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This is the single most striking conclusion derived from information provided by The PACE key client healthcheck. The 40-point questionnaire addressing ten core aspects of key client management was sent to managing partners and heads of marketing in one hundred and fifty of the largest professional firms in the UK during December 2000. Some 42 firms responded including 13 accountancy firms.
While it is critical that every client receives an excellent 'base' level of service, key clients should receive additional levels of service excellence.
The value of these clients to the firm, whether measured in fee income, profitability or prestige value, dictates that the firm should put more effort and resources into retaining and developing the business of key clients.
By and large, accountants are content that their firms provide an excellent 'base' level of service to all clients, have taken conscious decisions as to which clients should be more heavily focused upon and have developed an understanding of what these clients want from their advisers.
The message of 'key clients first' will only flourish successfully if this value is not in conflict with other values held by a firm. Accountants are convinced that this message is so well embedded that they have an articulated ideology that makes the client the focus of all they do and they have identified and captured the values that they expect the people within their firms to demonstrate.
Accountancy firms recognise that: the successful management of key client relationships is fundamental to the achievement of their chosen strategy; the focus on building strong relationships is championed by people who lead accountancy firms; and people at all levels within accountancy firms 'buy in' to the concept of proactive key client management.
Therefore the motivation to focus effort and energy on consciously selected key clients appears to exist – and firms believe their values support this client focus. Also the accountants' perception is that all clients are well looked after – but that they have a special understanding of the needs of key clients.
But firms do have weaknesses in this area. Seamless delivery of excellent key client relationship management can be likened to the smoothly sweeping hands of a precision-made Swiss watch.
We know the accurate movement of the hands is only delivered through the intricate micro-engineering that sits behind the watch face. Most of us care not about how the watch mechanics work. We wish to see the super-smooth hands moving across the face and to know the time displayed is super accurate.
It is obvious that if the watch's mechanical components are substandard, or if they are not synchronised precisely, the watch will fail. The same principle applies to key client management. Clients only experience seamless and excellent service if the processes and planning underpinning this service are of high quality and are well synchronised.
Accountants responding to the key client healthcheck say their firms do not measure up so well on the 'cogs and springs' criteria. Most key clients are large and complex organisations, requiring the delivery of many services. This means numerous people from the firm are often involved in shaping the client's experience and in contributing to the management of the relationship.
The nature of key clients usually demands a team approach to the management of the relationship and the delivery of the service experience. To work synchronously requires that the whole team has access to information. Everyone needs to know what is happening. And finally, if a firm decides it should invest extra time, effort, resources and money to develop a special relationship it should be able to measure its success in this venture – from the client's perspective.
Accountancy respondents perceived that they are weak in managing internal teams that are supposed to work together to plan and execute the function of relationship management. If the internal processes are weak, delivery can never match the intention, or, more importantly, the promise.
The weakest point in the whole healthcheck related to the management of internal meetings focused on reviewing and planning the approach to key clients. These were not seen to be structured or productive and participants appear to have received little training in meeting skills or protocols.
Anyone responsible for managing the relationship with a complex key client needs real-time information as to what is happening between the client and the firm – across departments, disciplines and potentially, international borders. While a few years ago this would be a pipe dream, today technology makes this a reality.
Accountants hold a low opinion of their technological support. Firms suffer from having multiple (and possibly conflicting) databases. Client database information does not integrate well with information on other systems and accountants don't believe their database provides an accurate and comprehensive view of the historic client / firm relationship.
Accountants rated themselves more highly than their counterparts in other professional services firms in nine out of the ten core aspects of key client management. But their perception of their use of technology as an enabler of effective key client management was a notable exception.
Perhaps accountants' understanding of the art of the possible in this aspect is better developed than their legal, consulting engineering and chartered surveying co-professionals. This heightened understanding of management systems may have led to this critical evaluation of supporting technology.
One of the statements respondents rated their firms against was: 'We have objective and measurable ways of knowing the strength of the relationship we have with each of our key clients'. Out of the 40 statements this one received the fourth lowest overall score from accountants. It is perhaps surprising that a profession that is steeped in the processes of accurate measurement believes that it has a weakness in objectively measuring the strength of the relationship it possesses with its most important clients.
The results emerging of the PACE key client healthcheck suggest accountancy firms perform most strongly in the conceptual, early stages of managing key client relationships. If a firm has the motivation to get close to its most important clients and believes this is in accord with the fundamental beliefs and values of the firm, then strong foundations are in place. However, the foundations have to be built upon.
The detailed nuts and bolts that turn intention into experience have to be delivered. Real ongoing, accurate measurement of the relationship has to be put in place.
This gives the basis for targeted plans that will take the relationship forward.
Equally real investment in (and commitment to) information systems that will aid in the process of key client management have to be made. Finally, those involved in managing and working with key clients must turn their theoretical and conceptual acceptance of teamworking into day-to-day reality and practice. Intentions and beliefs are not enough. Clients evaluate on delivery.
– The Benchmarking Report is derived from information provided by the December 2000 PACE key client management healthcheck, published in March 2001. The report is free to firms that participated in the exercise and is available for #200 to non-contributors. Contact The PACE Partnership on 01932 260062.
HEALTHCHECK SAMPLE QUESTIONS Finding the motivation All the people in our firm feel they own the process of managing our key clients. Key client management initiatives are not just imposed by those who run the firm. We have real buy-in.
Meeting client expectations We always deliver everything to our clients on, or before, time.
Cross-selling to clients When our professional staff attempt to cross-sell another of our firm's capabilities, they are able to give the client the specific benefits of this collaboration from the client's perspective.
Key client planning We have objective and measurable ways of knowing the strength of the relationship we have with each of our key clients.
Using supporting technology Our client database integrates with all of our other information systems.
Managing key client relationships Meetings to discuss key clients are well structured and productive. People attending these meetings have received specific training in meeting skills and protocols.
– The healthcheck can be completed free of charge by any large or medium-sized firm and a copy is available on request on 01932 260062. (c) Copyright The PACE Partnership 2001.
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Hertz (HTZ) is going to have to try a lot harder than this. Hertz stock tumbled more than 10% Wednesday morning after the car-rental company slashed its full-year guidance on a litany of woes.
After a great 2013 in which HTZ stock rose more than 60% to beat the broader market by a whopping 30 percentage points, the car rental company has hit the skids. Although volatile throughout 2014, Hertz stock was up 23% for the year-to-date before Wednesday's drubbing. HTZ stock is now flat YTD.
Confidence in Hertz stock is shot.
Where to begin? Hertz essentially withdrew its full-year profit forecast, saying results will be "well below" projections because of costs to review its accounting (always a bad sign) and industry-wide vehicle recalls (thanks, General Motors [GM].)
Hertz stock had recovered losses and then some after disclosing the accounting issues in June. The company said an internal audit found three-year's worth of problems. In addition to restating 2011 earnings, Hertz has to revise results for 2012 and 2013 too.
That was bad, but the market forgave Hertz pretty quickly — that is, until today.
Hertz Stock Hurting on All Fronts
Costs related to the audit were only one piece of bad news Hertz dumped on the Street Wednesday. The company doesn't have a big enough fleet to meet demand in wake of recalls because GM and other manufacturers have recalled 44 million cars worldwide this year.
Other operational pressure have conspired to raise costs at Hertz, the company said, so say goodbye to margins.
If that weren't enough, Hertz said it may have to delay the spinoff of its equipment rental business, which was slated for the first quarter of 2015.
Taken all together, there is no shortage of reasons to dump Hertz stock. The Street is flying blind on this year's estimated results and can't trust prior periods either. The first- and second-quarter numbers are still pending after series of delays. It's a mess.
At least two analysts have already downgraded Hertz stock to hold from buy, and even that seems charitable. The Street won't know what to do with Hertz stock until the audited numbers are in. It's looks like 2013's amazing run was built on bad information.
This accounting debacle is going to hover over HTZ for some time. It's rare to find a stock worth buying or holding amid an accounting scandal, since there's no telling how it will all shake out. Why bear that risk?
That makes the market's knee-jerk reaction looks reasonable enough. Sell Hertz stock.
As of this writing, Dan Burrows did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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The film revolves around a young boss who is very annoying and not-attractive. After meeting a man who messed up all her life, she became a beautiful and sensitive woman.
Actor: Ga-in Han, Seok-Hwan An, Hye-bin Jeon
Director: Jun Ki Sang
Country: Korea
Episode: 16/16 eps
Duration: 60 min
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Release: 2007
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September used to give me nightmares. Others welcomed the milder weather and the emerging fall colours, but my Septembers were angst-filled.
Adjusting to a new slate of teachers was always Worry No. 1. I obsessed for weeks one summer about whether I would get the steely-eyed science teacher who was famous for exploding if you dared to yawn.
Wondering who would be my locker partner, which lunch break I would be assigned or what I should wear on the first day were all big-ticket worries for a timid student like me.
The night before school started was always fitful, and usually culminated in a horrific dream in which I cowered, naked, at the back of the class, having been unable to decide what to wear.
Those angst-filled Septembers didn't vanish when I graduated, alas, because I became a teacher.
My worries were no longer about lockers or lunch rooms, but there was still a long list of what-ifs: What if the new textbooks didn't arrive on time? What if the principal didn't like my proposal for the school musical? Would I get stuck with early-morning yard duty again? Worse still, what if the students hated me?
The dream was still present, but now I was standing naked at the front of the room.
I had no reason to believe things would be any different the September in the mid-1990s when I moved to a new school in a new community.
The classroom I shared with my Grade 3 pupils was in a creaky old building.
The high ceilings, with their elegant turn-of-the-century details, could not compensate for the sloping floors, pockmarked woodwork and drafty windows. Pushed into one corner among the mismatched furniture was a huge blue piano we would eventually dub Baby Beluga.
At first viewing, there seemed little to cheer about.
That is, until I discovered a dusty old radio in a walk-in closet at the back of the room. It had a full, rich tone and could receive FM stations clearly.
This relic became my secret guilty pleasure. It would serenade me from its perch in the closet as I prepared my lessons.
When my timetable had been finalized, it turned out that some of my planning periods coincided with CBC's music request show, As You Like It. On the days when my students were in gym class, host Bill Richardson offered me 30 minutes of bliss.
Once a week, the focus was on opera. Bill had just promised to fulfill a listener's request for Dvorak's glorious aria Song to the Moon when I heard thundering footsteps on the stairs, signalling the return of my class. It seemed a pity to turn off the radio, so I just lowered the volume and closed the closet door as the children filed in.
When they had settled into solving some math problems, I headed back to the closet. The door, partly obscured by Baby Beluga, swung over the sloping floor and shut silently behind me. Song to the Moon was just beginning.
The acoustics in the high-ceilinged closet were so sublime, and soprano Lucia Popp's voice was so transporting, I turned up the volume slightly and let myself be enveloped by heavenly music and perfect peace. At the end of the aria, I sighed and opened the door.
Emerging from behind the piano, I was greeted by 31 awestruck faces and 62 admiring eyes.
Finally, one child voiced what the others had apparently been thinking.
"Mrs. Butler, we didn't know you could sing like that!"
What could I do but take a bow?
Eventually, they realized that it could not have been me singing, and we had a good laugh about it. But once my closeted treasure had been revealed, there was no turning back.
Music became a regular and expected part of our classroom buzz. The children begged for music for entering class, music for exiting, music for body breaks, music for silent reading. Bach joined us for math drill, Tchaikovsky made our paint brushes swirl, and Debussy set the mood for writing poems.
Baby Beluga and I pumped out ditties to celebrate test scores and Pizza Day and the first snowflakes of the year. As my students worked to the music, I could almost feel their young brains churning.
An operatic aria escaping from a storage closet illustrated what brain gurus such as Vancouver's eminent Terry Small have been preaching to educators and parents around the world – listening to classical music can improve concentration, memory and creativity.
My students may not have known that the increased blood flow to their brains was maximizing the way they learned, but I knew that it was dramatically altering the way I taught.
And, perhaps best of all, I was learning that September isn't such a bad month after all.
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Facing flak over the toppers scam, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is upgrading its rudimentary exam process to a technology-enabled platform right from registration of students to evaluation of answer-sheets. This process of migration, it hopes, will plug loopholes in the system and restore its credibility, the BSEB said. "We are about to change the entire structure," BSEB chairman Anand Kishor said ."Answer-sheets will now change to horizontal; also there will be a provision for OMR (optical mark recognition) with bar-coding."
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1 SUGARCANE APHID CONTROL SMALL PLOT INSECTICIDE TEST T. E. Reagan, F. R. Posey, and G. E. Coburn Department of Entomology and Pest Management Enterprises, Inc. Nine insecticide treatments were evaluated for control of two aphid pest species in sugarcane, the sugarcane aphid (WSA), Melanaphis sacchari, and the yellow sugarcane aphid (YSA), Sipha flava. An RCB design with five replications of three-row plots (0.01 acre each) in a field of plant sugarcane (variety LCP ) was set up at the Henry Corley farm near Cheneyville, La. Insecticide treatments were applied in water using a solo 3-gal. hand pump pressurized backpack sprayer with an 8004 T-Jet flat fan tip nozzle with 32 psi spraying both sides of the sugarcane row on July 7 or 8. Relatively uniform pretreatment infestations averaged WSA and 8-10 YSA sampled on the 3 rd or 4 th leaf below the whorl. Post treatment counts were made on the 3 rd or 4 th leaf below the whorl with random samples of 10 plants per plot. Results on the sugarcane aphid (Table 1) indicated that the higher trending treatments, Aphistar (.25 lb) and Furadan (.75 lb), were not significantly different from the other rates of Furadan (.5 and.25 lb), Karate (.03 or.05 lb), or Orthene 75S (0.5 lb). Except for Danitol (181.6 g) with YSA, all treatments for both species were significantly different from the untreated check. Table 1. Sugarcane aphid response to small plot insecticide test at Cheneyville, La, Treatment (ai/acre) Sugarcane Aphid (WSA) Melanaphis sacchari Number of Aphids Per Leaf Yellow Sugarcane Aphid (YSA) Sipha flava Aphistar (0.25lbs) 0.4d 0c Orthene 75S (0.5lbs) 1.4cd 0c Furadan 4F (0.25lbs) 2.0cd 0c Furadan 4F (0.5lbs) 0.6cd 0c Furadan 4F (0.75lbs) 0.4d 0c Karate Z (0.015lbs) 6.2cd 2bc Karate Z (0.03lbs) 5.6cd 2bc Knack (50g) 35.2b 3abc Danitol (181.6g) 21.8bc 5.8ab Check-Untreated 65.6a 6a Ten plants randomly sampled leaves per plot (50 per treatment) (P < 0.05, LSD). 103
2 ASSESSMENT OF INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT IN LOUISIANA SUGARCANE T. E. Reagan, F. R. Posey, M. E. Salassi, and W. H. White Department of Entomology, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, and USDA-ARS Sugar Research Unit, Houma, La. To determine an experimental assessment of insect pest management in Louisiana sugarcane, eight production regions were selected for comparison of sugarcane borer (SCB) Diatraea saccharalis spring deadhearts, SCB and other insect pest insecticidal control, end-of-season bored internodes (and adult emergence), and yield. In each area, two management units were selected to compare two-plantcane and two stubble fields in SCB susceptible varieties versus moderate or resistant varieties. A total of 117 fields were sampled across the primary Louisiana sugarcane production areas. The varieties sampled were LCP or HoCP (SCB susceptible) and HoCP85-845, CP70-321, LCP86-454, or LHo (SCB resistant). With cooperation from the respective growers and/or licensed consultants and county agents, spring deadheart sampling, stand counts, insecticide use, and end of season SCB bored internode frequency and adult emergence holes were compared to the yields of the sampled fields. During the deadheart survey, borer larvae were collected and reared out for parasite (parasitoid) determination. Out of the 5,350 stalks (65,081 total internodes) evaluated for the eight areas, 1,331 of the internodes were bored, given a total average of 2.05%, and SCB spring deadhearts averaged 277 per acre for the 2000 growing season (Table 1 provides an analyzed mean of the summary for each area). Results indicated a year of very light insect pressure with most fields receiving only one or less application of insecticide because of the severity of the drought that farmers faced during this growing season. An exception to the drought occurred in the Central Louisiana area where early rains were received (Table 2 compares above normal rainfall versus drought conditions), and some fields required three applications for SCB control with infestations reaching as high as 20% live larvae in the leaf sheaths at times, and one field required four applications of insecticide. Some of these same farmers were also faced with an outbreak of the newly discovered white sugarcane aphid Melanaphis sacchari (Zehtner) and the yellow sugarcane aphid Sipha flava (Forbes) requiring additional insecticide treatments. 104
3 Table 1. Deadheart Assessment and SCB Injury in Louisiana Sugarcane Industry for Selected Areas SCB Deadhearts/ Acre % SCB Bored Internodes Central 675a 4.10a Southwest 167b 2.91ab Upper River 150b 2.77ab Upper Lafourche 406ab 2.51abc Lower Lafourche 113b 2.04bc Vermilion 248b 1.33bc Teche 219b 1.26bc Lower River 238b 0.68c Each value represents a mean of 16 fields (P < 0.05, LSD). Table 2. Integrated Pest Management Comparison of Three Areas of the Louisiana Sugarcane Industry for Area Rainfall (Inches) Apr & May Jun & Jul Aug & Sep # of Insecticide Applications % SCB Bored Internodes # of Deadhearts/ Acre Central a 675a (+/-) from normal Lower River (+/-) from normal c 238b Vermilion b 248b (+/-) from normal Weather data was gathered from Climatological Data Louisiana 2000 (P < 0.05, LSD). Central = Rapides and Avoyelles parishes, Lower River = St. John and St. Charles parishes, and Vermilion = Abbeville and Youngsville areas including all of Vermilion parish. 105
4 SMALL PLOT ASSESSMENT OF INSECTICIDES AGAINST THE MEXICAN RICE BORER IN TEXAS SUGARCANE T. E. Reagan, F. R. Posey, C. Blanco, R. Miller, and J. W. McGee Department of Entomology and Rohm and Haas Co. Three insecticides and an untreated check were evaluated in an experiment for Mexican rice borer, Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) control at Duda farms near Donna, Texas, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. An RCB design with six replications was used in a field of first ratoon sugarcane (variety CP ). Insecticide treatments were applied to three-row plots (0.01 acre each) using a 3-liter CO 2 pressurized backpack sprayer with two hollow cone nozzles delivering 25 gpa at 30 psi. To obtain the maximum possible coverage, both sides of each row were sprayed with the two-nozzle wand held approximately 45 degrees to the horizontal. Seven applications were made to each side of the cane row at approximate three-week intervals. The initial treatment was made on 27 Apr when the MRB larval infestation was approximately 5% live larvae on the plant surface and in the leaf sheaths, and MRB adult pheromone trap catches adjacent to the test averaged greater than two moths per day. MRB damage was assessed by counting bored internodes and the total number of internodes per stalk from 120 randomly selected stalks of sugarcane (20 stalks/ plot) on the center row in each treatment (2 Nov). All insecticides were applied with Latron CS-7 at 0.125% v/v. Following ANOVA, separation of means was by LSD. Based on percentage of MRB bored internodes, all three insecticide treatments significantly suppressed plant injury with the reduction in boring varying from 65-87%. Plant injury from the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, which is distinctively different, was never more than a 5-8% proportion of that attributed to MRB. Table 1. Effect of insecticides against the Mexican rice borer in sugarcane, Donna, Texas, Treatment/ formulation Rate per acre Percent bored internodes Fury 1.5 EC 3.83 oz 2.12b Confirm 2F oz 3.63b Intrepid 2F 8.00 oz 5.93b Untreated 16.53a Means in a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at 5% level (LSD). Seven applications with a CO 2 backpack sprayer at approximate three-week intervals initiated
5 SMALL PLOT ASSESSMENT OF INSECTICIDES AGAINST THE SUGARCANE BORER T. E. Reagan, F. R. Posey, and W. H. White Department of Entomology and USDA-ARS Sugarcane Res. Unit, Houma, LA Eleven insecticide treatments were evaluated for control of sugarcane borer (SCB), Diatraea saccharalis (F.) in an RCB design with five replications in a field of plant sugarcane (variety) LCP , at St. Gabriel, La. Insecticide treatments were applied to three-row plots (0.01 acre each) using a CO 2 sprayer mounted on an all-terrain vehicle on 13 Jul and 4 Aug. Three 8005 flat fan spray tips per 6 feet width of row delivered 20 gpa at 35 psi. Initial treatment was made when the SCB infestation exceeded Louisiana s economic threshold level (5% of the stalks containing live larvae in the leaf sheaths); the succeeding application was made when re-infestation began to appear in the Confirm 2F treatment. Prior to test initiation, one application of Lorsban 15G was broadcast (15.0 lb/acre) to suppress red imported fire ant predation on SCB larvae (10 Jul). SCB damage was assessed by counting the bored internodes, moth emergence holes, and total number of internodes per stalk from 100 randomly selected stalks of sugarcane (20 stalks/plot) in each treatment (27 Oct). All of the Confirm 2F and Intrepid 2F treatments were applied with the surfactant Latron CS-7 at 0.25% vol/vol. Following ANOVA, means were separated with LSD. Except for Intrepid 2F at the 4 oz per acre rate, all insecticide treatments resulted in less than 10% bored internodes (economic injury level) [Table 1]. All treatments were significantly different from the untreated check of 18.42% bored internodes. Because of unseasonable drought conditions, borer infestations were abnormally low during the summer of Experience shows that the most reliable untreated check approaches 25% bored internodes. Table 1. Effect of small plot insecticidal test on (SCB) Diatraea saccharalis (F.), St. Gabriel Research Station, Treatment/formulation Rate (amt/acre) % Bored internodes No. of exit holes/acre a Fury 1.5 EC 3.2 oz 2.50d 5,674c Karate Z 1.92 oz 3.73cd 5,158c Danitol 2.4 EC 21.3 oz 4.91cd 7,221c Confirm 2F b 8.0 oz 5.31cd 8,252bc Knack 16.0 oz 5.71bcd 8,768bc Asana XL 5.8 oz 5.94bcd 10,315bc Intrepid 2F b 6.0 oz 6.37bcd 14,957bc Intrepid 2F b 2.0 oz 8.05bcd 17,536bc Tracer 3.0 oz 8.70bc 18,567bc Tracer 2.0 oz 8.70bc 19,083bc Intrepid 2F b 4.0 oz 11.81b 25,272ab Untreated Check a 40,229a Means followed by same letter in a column are not significantly different (P < 0.05, LSD). 107
6 Insecticide plots were treated on 13 Jul and 4 Aug. a Number of exit holes reflect moth emergence. b + Latron CS-7 at 0.25% vol/vol. 108
7 ASSESSMENT OF VARIETAL RESISTANCE TO THE SUGARCANE BORER T. E. Reagan, F. R. Posey, and W. H. White Department of Entomology and USDA-ARS Sugar Research Unit, Houma, La. Sugarcane resistance to the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, (SCB) is categorized as a combination of physical characteristics that hinder boring (i.e., rind hardness, leaf-sheath appression), cultivar specific tolerance to boring, and antibiosis mechanisms that contribute to differences in survival of bored in larvae. The extent of this resistance is also influenced by the severity of infestations. Heavy borer pressure results in more bored internodes even in cultivars considered highly resistant. Several factors contribute to seasonal areawide SCB infestation levels such as weather conditions, predator and parasite numbers, and indigenous borer populations. Expansive acreage of cultivars with elevated moth production increases endemic SCB populations and imposes additional pressure on the remaining resistant varieties. For this reason, we also report moth production for each cultivar in these tests. Test plots for assessing SCB varietal resistance in the 1997 HoCP and 1998 L series cultivars and three commercial varieties were planted September 22, 1999, at Glendale Plantation, Killona, La. A randomized block design replicated four times was used with each block containing two plots of the commercial cultivars CP70-321, HoCP85-845, and LCP and one plot for each block of the HoCP-97 and L-98 cultivars. No chemical controls for SCB were applied in the test and natural control from fire ants was suppressed by applying granular Lorsban in late June. A 15-stalk sample was cut from each plot on October 12, 2000 (four replications = 60 stalks per each of HoCP-97 and L-97 cultivar and 120 stalks per commercial cultivar). Sample stalks were examined to determine the number of bored internodes, moth emergence holes, and the total number of internodes. Cultivars HoCP and L had the most bored internodes (10.47% and 12.65%, respectively). LCP had the highest moth production with 23,426 moths per acre produced, and is seven to eight times higher than HoCP and L (P < 0.05, LSD). Commercial cultivar LCP also had a higher level of bored internodes at 9.69%. HoCP had the lowest bored internodes (3.59%), followed by CP70-321, and L at 4.18%, and 6.01%, respectively. Host plant resistance to target pest insects remains an important component of the sugarcane IPM system, providing growers with a proven methodology for minimizing the economic impact of the sugarcane borer. Resistant varieties reduce pest damage at little or no cost to the grower. Our research now provides additional assessment criteria for selecting resistant cultivars. Incorporating the cultivar s pest survival rating better allows us to flag varieties that will enhance SCB populations in an area. Quantifying the impact of adult SCB emergence involves little additional data collection and enhances the efficiency and value of the entomological component in sugarcane breeding and varietal development at the LSU Agricultural Center. 109
8 Table 1. Sugarcane borer damage and moth production on 1997 HoCP series, 1998 L series cultivars, and three commercial varieties during 2000, Glendale Plantation, Killona, La. Test was planted September 22, 1999, and samples cut October 12, Variety % Bored Internodes Stalks/Acre* Moths/Acre Production HoCP d 30,799 3,337b CP d 33,493 5,582ab L cd 57,934 3,862b HoCP bcd 42,754 11,401ab LCP abcd 46,851 23,426a HoCP abc 40,561 19,605ab L ab 49,163 10,652ab Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05, LSD). * Based on stand counts provided by Dr. Kenneth Gravois, Sugar Research Station. Acknowledgment: The sugarcane entomology program would like to express appreciation for help from other members of the sugarcane variety development and breeding program for their assistance in cutting the seed-cane, planting, and harvesting the plots. 110
9 EFFECTS ON NON-TARGET ARTHROPODS FOLLOWING INSECTICIDAL WIREWORM CONTROL IN SUGARCANE T. E. Reagan, F. R. Posey, M. Ramaswamy, and E. A. Ostheimer Department of Entomology Granular insecticides were spread with a tractor-mounted Gandy applicator in open sugarcane (Saccharum spp. (Interspecific hybrid) LCP ) furrow at planting of a 32-acre field of Vanderlick Farms near Lecompte, La., November 16, 1999, to evaluate effect of wireworm insecticides on non-target arthropods. Treatments assigned to 1.6 acre plots in an RCB design with five replications were Aztec 2.1G, Mocap 20G, Thimet 20G, and an untreated check. Particular attention was given to constructing drains and water furrows so that pesticide-treated soil would not drain into adjacent plots. Three pitfall traps (pint jars filled with 150 ml of 70% ethylene glycol in water) were embedded 10 m apart on the center of the middle three rows of each plot and covered by a 22 cm diam metal disc supported on a tripod 3 cm above the jar and soil surface. Non-target arthropods [Araneida (Spiders), Gryllidae (Crickets), Formicidae (Ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren)] were collected in pitfall traps during sampling periods for early (Mar 3-15), middle (Jun 23-Jul 5, and Jul 5-25) and late (Aug 8-30) season. The ant collection early season showed a 25% suppression in Aztec plots (P < 0.05, LSD). Midseason spiders were suppressed approximately 30%, and crickets 50-60% in all insecticide treatments (P < 0.05, LSD). S. invicta was significantly reduced 30-50% in Mocap and Aztec treatments, with a trend for a 30% reduction in Thimet plots mid-season [Table 1]. In this experiment differences were not detected with late season sampling of arthropods, among any other arthropods throughout this study, or in yield of sugarcane. Table 1. Pitfall trap collection of non-target arthropods following insecticidal wireworm control in sugarcane, Lecompte, La., Non-Target Arthropods Treatment/ Solenopsis invicta Spiders Crickets Formulation Early Mid Late Early Mid Late Early Mid Late Thimet 20G 35.2a 67.1ab b ab 18.3b 65.6 Mocap 20G 24.8ab 62.1b b b 18.0b 75.0 Aztec 2.1G 22.8b 48.3b b a 13.8b 84.6 Untreated 30.2ab 92.7a a ab 34.8a 70.2 Mean number per three traps per two-week sampling period (comparatively adjusted for sampling interval). Each insecticide applied at 9.0 lb formulated material per acre. Means followed by same letter in a column are not significantly different (P < 0.05, LSD). 111
10 ASSESSING THE THREAT OF THE MEXICAN RICE BORER TO SUGARCANE AND RICE IN THE UPPER TEXAS RICE BELT AND WESTERN LOUISIANA T. E. Reagan, M. O. Way 1, and F. R. Posey Department of Entomology and 1 Texas Agricultural Research and Extension Center 1509 Aggie Drive, Beaumont, TX As a followup to pheromone trap sampling for the Mexican Rice Borer (MRB), Eoreuma loftini (Dyar) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), adjacent to sugarcane fields in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana in 1999, cooperative studies between Texas A&M and the LSU AgCenter were undertaken in the summer and fall of 2000 to define the insect s present range. Using twice weekly monitoring of pheromone traps in 12 Texas counties and seven Louisiana parishes, newly discovered MRB locations were in Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Waller, and Wharton counties in Texas. (See Figure 1 for relative locations). The insect still is not known to occur in Louisiana, but now appears in relatively high populations within miles of the new sugarcane production area near Beaumont, TX (See Table 1). In addition to pheromone trap assessment, larval infestations in rice and other grasses have been discovered in many of the newly invaded areas. Management studies involving varietal resistance and insecticide control were also assessed with cooperators in the USDA, LSU AgCenter, and Texas A&M Systems, as well as with chemical industry colleagues, and the Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers Association. The most promising MRB pesticidal controls in sugarcane, though inadequate compared to the sugarcane borer standards, were cyfluthrin (Baythroid (R) ) and the ecdysone agonist tebufenozide (Confirm (R) ). Replicated variety assessment to determine relative MRB resistance of rice and sugarcane has shown at least 4.5-fold differences in susceptibility among selected commercially available varieties. MRB has proved to be a very severe pest of sugarcane in South Texas and Mexico, and would be an especially serious problem to Louisiana growers under drought conditions similar to those experienced in recent years. Agricultural Extension agents together with the Texas and Louisiana departments of agriculture personnel have additionally assisted in these monitoring studies. 112
11 Table 1. Pheromone Trap Collections of Mexican Rice Borer (Eoreuma loftini) Moths in Southeast Texas, Texas Counties May June July August September October November NEW DISCOVERY Brazoria Colorado Fort Bend Waller Wharton PREVIOUSL Y KNOWN COUNTIES Calhoun Jackson Matagorda NO MRB COLLECTED Chambers Jefferson Liberty Orange Number of moths per two traps per month. Moths were removed from traps twice weekly; pheromone lures and insecticide strips replaced monthly. 113
12 Figure 1. Map of Mexican Rice Borer Pheromone Trapping in the Main Texas Rice Area (Southeast Texas), 2000.
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WordPress is known for being a culture that appreciates presentations and that can be seen by their popular WordCamps and meetups. It's meant to be a group setting where information can flow and be shared and in many cases, these presentations are filmed to be shared with the world. The main reason this culture has been created is because of the success behind WordCamps and WordCampTV that displays the presentations.
People now feel that they can watch these experienced people share knowledge and gain a ton of important information from these resources. Here is a look at a few of the classic presentations that have helped so many and how the WordPress platform was defined by classic video presentations such as these.
Why these presentations define WordPress
You may not have known that the idea behind the presentations done at WordCamp conferences is that they are meant to be local meetups that can take place worldwide in order to contribute to WordPress projects.
This scene is not only a worldwide resource but the meetup becomes a WordPress user gathering in which the presentations behind them attract all of these people. Now, people can access these classic video presentations and it's really defined WordPress and what it stands for.
State of the Word 2010
One of the hgihlights of WordCamps is State of the Word address by Matt Mullenweg back in 2010. A State of the Word address is known for being monotonous but in this case, it was something truly unique. This video announced the release of WordPress 3.0 Thelonius, a big occasion at the time because of its long awaited arrival.
The video was also a landmark shift for the platform because of the announcement of this newest version because all of the versions of the past gave troubles to users while one was a big step towards a software that was going to help people build their futures. The video also indicated a major theme reboot, a point made about the growth of the WordPress economy, and a confirmed establishment of the WordPress Foundation.
Matt Cutts – Whitehat SEO Tips for Blogs
Looking further back was the video by Matt Cutts back in 2007. It was a higher-profile talk from the earliest days of WordPress that made it on video. While all of the WordCamps are found online, the initial ones like this one weren't as often recorded. This video also represented that WordPress is SEO-friendly and ever since, SEO has been a major topic at WordCamp presentations.
Matt Mullenweg 2014 Q&A Presentation
In 2014, Mullenweg did a Q&A presentation with Om Malik that was captured on WordCamp. It proved the level of quality that WordCamp Europe offered which had only been around for two years. Since Malik is a leader in American technology writing, the discussion offered a talk before a European audience in a West Coast setting. It renewed a sense of leadership focus on WordPress.
Lastly, the presentation by Andrew Nacin in 2014 about the 'Future of WordPress is Global' and the presentation at the 2015 London WordCamp Q&A with some of the core developers are both really important and offer a good look at where WordPress stands and where its headed.
WordPress is really fortunate to have a global base of expert users with a huge passion for the site. They offer a willingness to share knowledge with other users through presentations and it's broadly impacted the platform.


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With the rapid advancements of new information technologies and computer equipment, it is no wonder companies constantly choose to improve their business by buying into those new products. With new technologies and processes put in place, there is a growing concern about IT security, data integrity and the safety of business information. As a result, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the hiring of IT security auditors should increase on a steady basis for the coming years. This prospect is good news for those who are looking to make a career in the field of computer and technology security.
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An IT Security Auditor tests the effectiveness of computer systems and their information security components, he provides detailed reports on the findings to his client or employer, and he issues recommendations on best practices to improve the security levels of the system in place. The main goal of an IT security auditor is to determine whether a computer system is safe enough to protect a company's assets and data integrity while allowing for the organizational goals to be attained through efficient use of IT resources. IT security auditors usually work in cooperation with others groups of an organization to ensure the security of all IT systems.
Most jobs postings for IT security auditors ask that candidates hold, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology combined with specific IT security certification. The certification program is recognized worldwide and requires the completion of a standardized security auditing course that leads to the certification.
IT security auditors are responsible for the verification of the effectiveness of their organization's security controls. They look out for mismanagement, waste or fraud by inspecting and evaluating their organization's financial and information systems, management procedures and security controls. An IT auditor can be asked to review company operation processes, evaluating their efficiency, effectiveness and compliance with corporate security policies and related government regulations. Once the audit is completed, he proposes recommendations to improve the organization's computer systems to make them more effective. Depending on the level of security auditing needed, the duties and responsibilities change. Some IT auditors perform their duties as external consultants while others are full-time staff members of an organization.
The rapidly changing nature of technology has affected the work of IT security auditors in a positive way. In the past, audits were done manually, but nowadays, special software packages help auditors by reducing the amount monotonous work associated with data management. Sophisticated computer programs enable IT security auditors to use their clients' or organization's computer systems to extract information from existing databases and the Internet. This phenomenon allows IT security auditors more time to analyze data, reflect on conclusions and develop sound recommendations.
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In a study published this week in Current Biology, Min and others analyzed historical data on lifespans of men in Korea. Apparently, back in the day, emperors would adopt eunuchs (men castrated before puberty) to live with and work with them. What better way to prevent the staff from sleeping with your family members? Well, it turns out, men without testes live 15 years longer, on average, than men with testes of similar socio-economic status. It seems that testosterone just isn't that good for you. So, if you want to live longer, just cut your balls off.


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NIFT Admit Card 2015
Applicants who are preparing for the National Institute of Fashion Technology may download the NIFT Admit Card 2015 through this page. Students may download the Entrance Exam Hall Ticket Online by following the procedure customized below.
4 Steps to Download NIFT Admit Card 2015?
- Applicants who want to download entry card may visit to the official website that is www.nift.ac.in/.
- Choose the appropriate link given on the home page.
- Enter the details such as Application No., DOB and email-id and then submit the form.
- Hall Ticket will be displayed on your screen. Download the entry Card and take a printout of it and bring it at the time of examination.
Procedure to Download Admit Card
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National Institute of Fashion Technology established in 1986 conduct the exam for admission in the different courses of the organization. Every year more than thousands of students appear for the entrance exam.
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Bob Stencil is a fictional ex-pilot best known for humorous coverage and interviews at the San Diego Comic Con. He is also popular for the humorous exchanges he's made while questioning Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof in the 2008 and 2009 Lost panels. He is also known for guest starring as an emcee with with surf-rock band Monsters From Mars.
At the 2008 Comic Con panel, he was rewarded with a six-pack of Dharma Beer, after asking if they had brought along some of the "Gin" they were talking about so much. At the following year's panel, he drank one of the beers during his turn for asking a question (claiming he "needed his constant" in order to grasp the plot of the show), after which Damon personally introduced Bob Stencil to the audience, and presented him with a t-shirt depicting a custom-made Dharma logo with his name on it.
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