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Corporate Claims That Retirees are a Liability to Business
is "Morally Offensive" says Retiree Leader
Lately economists, talk show hosts, journalists and even politicians are blaming America's retirees and union workers for the economic downturn, labeling their earned retirement health coverage as "legacy costs" and calling them too burdensome. "I and tens of millions of retirees like me worked decades to earn those benefits," said C. William Jones, a retiree from Verizon Communications and President of the 100,000 member Association of BellTel Retirees. "For companies to now imply that retirees are a liability to them and America is morally offensive and absolutely inaccurate."
Mr. Jones is just one of the retirees calling on the 111th Congress to act immediately towards passage of a bipartisan bill, titled The Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act (in the 110th Congress), which would prohibit employers from making post-retirement cancellations or reductions of health benefits that retirees were entitled to, without placing mandates on the employers as to what health plans they provide or monetary ceilings on the amount of health benefits.
According to Paul Miller, Executive Director of the national retiree group ProtectSeniors.Org, the situation is as dire as the bailout for the automakers, banking industry and Wall Street. Working the halls of Capitol Hill, the rapidly growing coalition has already garnered the support of retirees from 285 companies, 36 unions, 14 retiree associations and 76 governmental retiree groups.
"There are currently an estimated 18.5 million American retirees and baby boomers with their health benefits being significantly threatened. If cancelled by the corporations they once worked for, most would be dumped into the federal and state healthcare systems. In effect this means their former employers would be getting an additional back door federal bailout at the expense of the taxpayer."
The health care coverage Miller is referring to is earned retiree benefits that tens of millions of Americans earned and paid for during their working years. He says that for whatever reason, many corporations never socked that money aside and are using the current financial turmoil to threaten further cancellations and reductions.
Miller estimates, "if just half of these people (over 9 million) see their earned retiree health care benefits cancelled or significantly cut, it would overwhelm an already overburdened government health care system."
Retirees say companies used the promise of post-employment health care to induce employees to stay with that employer or, in some cases, to take early retirement. Companies did not agree to pay retiree benefits out of the goodness of their hearts or social well-being; there were significant financial benefits and tax breaks for them. Employers benefited financially by not having to pay Social Security and payroll taxes on these benefits and funding these benefits could be deferred by companies in years when earnings were low, unlike payroll that must be paid on time. Since pensions are based on a percentage of wages, companies also saved on long-term pension costs.
This past September 25, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held its first hearing on the legislation. At the time University Of Alabama School Of Law professor Dr. Norman Stein, an expert on the nation's ERISA pension law testified in favor of the bill, saying Congress should pass legislation "that would make it difficult or perhaps impossible for an employer to terminate retiree health benefits after an employee has retired." The long time advisor to AARP and the Pension Rights Center advocated Congress to "level the playing field for employees with clear, reasonable, and consistent rules."
Without action from Congress to protect America's retirees during the worst economic climate since the Great Depression, a nightmare scenario looms for older Americans that has already claimed retirees of several large corporations. "America's retirees are not here asking for a handout or a bailout," said Mr. Miller. "We merely want companies to live up to the promises they made. Give us the health benefits we earned and paid for over decades of loyal service."
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Joseph E. Brandle - Coldwater, MI
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Joseph E. Brandle - Recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions during the American Civil War. Burial location: Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Michigan Section 2, Lot 84
posted by: woolsox
location: Michigan
date approved: 7/28/2016
last visited: 8/5/2016
MM2 George Francis Henrechon - Bloomfield, CT
The grave of Medal of Honor recipient Machinist's Mate Second Class George Francis Henrechon is located in section F of Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield, CT.
posted by: neoc1
location: Connecticut
date approved: 7/11/2016
last visited: never
Edwin Goodwin - Medal of Honor Recipient - Portland, MI
Edwin Goodrich - Medal of Honor Recipient
Awarded for actions during the Civil War.
Portland Cemetery,
Ionia County
His remains were cremated at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois before being returned to Portland, Mi
date approved: 7/1/2016
last visited: 2/16/2017
John Kelley - Jackson, MI
: John Kelley - Recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions during the American Civil War. Burial location: Mt. Evergreen Cemetery Jackson, Michigan Section Y, Block 10, Lot 11
date approved: 5/23/2016
last visited: 6/1/2017
Elliott Malloy Norton - Recipient of the Medal of Honor - Alamo, MI
On April 6, 1865 Second Lieutenant Elliott Malloy Norton U.S. Army, 6th Michigan Cavalry, rushed ahead of his column and captured the flag of the 44th Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.) at Sailors Creek, VA.
last visited: 5/28/2016
John A. Barnes III, Brookdale Cemetery - Dedham, MA
John A. Barnes III served in the Vietnam War and selflessly died saving his fellow soldiers.
posted by: NorStar
location: Massachusetts
date approved: 4/16/2016
John King - Hot Springs, AR
John King was awarded the Medal of Honor twice for his efforts during two separate boiler accidents. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Hot Springs, AR.
posted by: QuarrellaDeVil
location: Arkansas
date approved: 12/30/2015
1SGT David H. McNerney, US Army -- Texas State Cemetery, Austin TX
Medal Of Honor recipient David H. McNerney, 1Sgt. US Army, is buried in the Medal of Honor section of the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.
posted by: Benchmark Blasterz
location: Texas
date approved: 11/18/2015
last visited: 8/23/2015
William S. Bond - Sunrise Memorial Cemetery - Vallejo, CA
This Medal of Honor recipient received his citation from actions during the Civil War.
posted by: thebeav69
location: California
date approved: 10/27/2015
Charles Howard Roan - Claude, TX
A government-issued headstone serves as a cenotaph for Claude native, Charles Howard Roan, in Claude Cemetery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously in 1945.
date approved: 10/16/2015
General Douglas MacArthur - Norfolk, Virginia
Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 26, 1880 and grew to become one of America's most famous military figures. It was during the battle for the Philippines that General MacArthur was award the Medal of Honor.
posted by: Sneakin Deacon
location: Virginia
date approved: 8/18/2015
last visited: 8/5/2010
Pvt. Abraham Greenawalt - Alliance, Ohio
Medal Of Honor recipient Abraham Greenawalt was laid to rest at Alliance City Cemetery.
posted by: lonewolf5929
location: Ohio
John Freeman Mackie - Arlington Cemetery - Drexel Hill, PA
The first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor.
posted by: jennyanykind
location: Pennsylvania
date approved: 7/27/2015
PVT William J. Crawford, Colorado Springs, CO
PVT Crawford and his wife Virginia are buried in the U.S. Air Force Academy cemetery, Colorado Springs, CO, Area 3, Row D, Plot 68.
posted by: garmin_geek
location: Colorado
date approved: 6/29/2015
John H. Fisher, 1st Lt. - Longmont, CO
1st Lt. John H. Fisher is buried in the family plot in Longmont's Mountain View Cemetery.
posted by: Outspoken1
date approved: 4/12/2015
last visited: 10/18/2016
Joseph E. Vantine – New Castle, Delaware
Gravesite of Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor at Glebe Cemetery in New Castle, Delaware
posted by: BruceS
location: Delaware
date approved: 3/15/2015
John E. Jones, USN -- Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette LA
Medal of Honor recipient J. E. Jones, US Navy, quartermaster officer of the USS ONEIDA, is buried at the US National Cemetery in Chalmette LA
location: Louisiana
date approved: 2/14/2015
last visited: 12/28/2014
Amos Chapman - Seiling, OK
Civilian Scout, sometimes call Indian Scout, which for him was not the case.
posted by: YoSam.
location: Oklahoma
date approved: 2/3/2015
Private David F. Day - Denver, CO
Eighty-one of the survivors of the storming party that Day participated in were awarded the Medal of Honor - the most every awarded on one day.
date approved: 11/24/2014
Captain George V. Kelley - Denver, CO
George V. Kelley was 20 years old when he enlisted on July 23, 1862, just after the First Battle of Bull Run (a Union loss) as a 1st Lieutenant. He mustered out June 17, 1865 at Greensboro, which means he served and survived the US Civil War.
James Roberts - Bath, NY Nat'l Cemetery
James Roberts, U.S. Navy died Oct 19, 1908. This marker is in Section I of the Bath National Cemetery.
posted by: sagefemme
location: New York
date approved: 10/22/2014
Sgt. William H. H. Crosier - Syracuse, NY
Medal of Honor recipient William H. H. Crosier is interred in section 56 of Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse, NY.
date approved: 10/7/2014
last visited: 7/16/2017
Harold I Johnston, Sergeant (Private First Class at time of honor) - Denver, CO
Johnston was presented the Medal of Honor by General John J. Pershing on February 9, 1919, at Chaumont, France.
date approved: 9/8/2014
John Davis, Private - Denver, CO
Private John Davis distinguished himself during the Civil War by capturing the Confederate Flag during battle. He is not buried here. He was originally buried in Cotopaxi, Colorado, which no longer exists.
date approved: 9/7/2014
Maximo Yabes, First Sergeant - Denver, CO
Yabes served 15 years in the U.S. Army before making the ultimate sacrifice to save his fellow soldiers.
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Megyn Kelly's bosses have her back. After Donald Trump said she shouldn't be allowed to moderate the upcoming Republican presidential debate, Fox News came to Megyn Kelly's defense.
"Megyn Kelly has no conflict of interest. Donald Trump is just trying to build up the audience for Thursday's debate, for which we thank him," a Fox News spokesperson told Business Insider on Saturday.
"She's very biased. She's very biased. She has a conflict I think. Her hatred and her bias, I think, gives her a conflict. So maybe she'll drop out as a professional. And she's a professional," Trump told his supporters in Pella, Iowa on Saturday afternoon. It was Saturday morning he took to Twitter to say Megyn Kelly shouldn't serve as one of the debate's moderators.
Based on @MegynKelly's conflict of interest and bias she should not be allowed to be a moderator of the next debate.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 23, 2016
The Republican presidential debate will take place on January 28 in Iowa. Megyn Kelly will join Chris Wallace and Bret Baier as one of the debate's moderators--whether Donald Trump likes it or not.
Donald Trump says Megyn Kelly should skip the next GOP debate. Fox says she'll be there. https://t.co/C5ruJm1SME pic.twitter.com/y8vwZ4eELz
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 24, 2016
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Scarlett's sixteenth birthday is coming up on November 28, 2004 and we here at Sparklet are putting together a project to help make her Sweet Sixteen memorable. However, to make it wonderful, we'd like your help!
The first part of the project is a memory scrapbook that we will create for Scarlett. We invite you to submit letters to Scarlett and pictures (of yourself, your pets, your hometown, or whatever you'd like) for us to put together in the scrapbook. Heather will collect the items for the scrapbook, so please email her at firstname.lastname@example.com for information on how to submit the items.
The second part is a fundraiser for the American Lung Association. The ALA works for the prevention and treatment of breathing conditions such as lung disease and asthma. This charity is very important to Scarlett, as her grandfather died of lung disease when she was young. All funds collected will be donated in one lump sum in Scarlett's name to this organization.
If you would like to send a direct monetary donation toward our fundraiser, you can pay via credit card or echeck on paypal.com by sending the money to firstname.lastname@example.com. Paypal is simple, safe, and easy to use. Or, you can mail a check, cash, or money order to Heather. Again, contact her at email@example.com for information.
We will also be holding ebay auctions which will go toward the fundraiser. If you have items you wish to donate to the auctions, please contact Heather. Or, just keep your eyes posted to Sparklet or the Scarlett Pomers Club on Yahoo ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thescarlettpomersclub), as we will be letting you know when the charity auctions are up so you can bid!
We hope that you will at least be able to send in letters and photos to make the scrapbook extra special for Scarlett, and we also hope that you will be able to give to the fundraiser for the American Lung Association to be donated in Scarlett's name. We know that Scarlett's birthday is a long way away, but it is a big project that will take a long time to put together, so we would appreciate it if you could send letters, pictures, and donations at your earliest convenience. We'll be giving you periodic updates on the progress of the project in the coming months.
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The Egyptian Embassy here today reported that one of the 13 Jews now on trial in Cairo as "Zionist spies" has committed suicide. The Egyptian report said that Max Bennett was found early today with his wrists slashed. Before his arrest he had been an employe of the Anglo-Egyptian Motor Company.


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The federal government this week launched its proposed changes to food labels, intended to more accurately reflect the nutritional value and calorie content of packaged foods. The proposed changes will be published in the Federal Register on March 3, then will be open for public comment for 90 days prior to final rulemaking and implementation.
The proposed rules, which represent the first major overhaul of food-nutrition labeling in 20 years, will make the total calorie count for a serving of food more prominent and will list more realistic serving sizes. Today, calorie counts per serving can be misleading for consumers. A product might, for example, be packaged in a way that appears to be a single serving, and the label might claim "100 calories per serving. Upon closer examination, the label might also say the package contains 2.5 servings. In other cases where food is packaged in multi-serving containers, the listed serving size is unrealistic based on today's eating habits
The rules also would update the list of nutrients that are required or permitted to be declared on food labels, require listing the amount of added sugar and require listing types of fats and update minimum daily requirements for some nutrients and maximum daily intake for ingredients such as sodium.
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Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE – Specifikacijos apžvalga: 1.2Ghz Dual Core 5.3 colių "Android" 4.0.9 Dual SIM
If you are up for a bigger screen smartphone, just like the official Samsung Galaxy Note phablet, then this latest MT6577 tabphone at 5.3″ ekranas from Haipai is a good device to check out. Read more for the rundown on Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE good points and clear specs review.
The Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE sporto MT6577 Dual Core lustas, clocked 1.0GHz. Partnering it up with PowerVRTM SGX Series5 3D GPU, with this in pack yields an impressive 5270 score apie Antutu benchmarking test.
It runs Androidas 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich " (ICS) out of the box, supporting the following languages: Anglų, Italijos, Prancūzų, Ispanų, Rusijos, Tailando, Vietnamo, Arabų, Vokietijos, Indonezijos, Kinijos, Turkų, Portugalų, Malajų, kiti.
The Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE has a 1GB RAM ir 4GB ROM. That is more than enough for an ICS phone. The 1GB RAM allows you to multitask seamlessly and the 4GB ROM gives you more internal storage for your use. Memory can be expanded with a Micro SD Memory Card (TF Card), MAX support 32GB.
It also has a 5.3 inch Capacitive Multi-touch Screen prie 5 taškų touch. Same screen size like the Samsung Galaxy Note. Ji turi WVGA resolution, having 800 x 480 pikselių ir 16 milijonų spalvų.
It is also a Dual SIM device, that supports 3G on all carriers worldwide. Tačiau, having 4G LTE on name; I am not sure if it really has 4G/LTE support.
The X710D also has impressive set of snappers at 8.0 megapikselių on back and 2.0 megapixel front-facing fotoaparatas.
Battery is also impressive, it has a Polymer Li-ion battery prie 2800mAh rating. That means, a single charge could possibly last up to 3-4 days on usage. This is much more than the older released Android ICS devices, only having a 1650mAh battery rating.
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- CPU: MT6577 Dual Core 1.0GHz
- GPU: PowerVRTM SGX Series5 3D
OS: Androidas 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich " (ICS)
Kalba: Multilanguage
- Micro SD Memory Card (TF Card), MAX support 32GB
- Dydis: 145 x 85 x 12 mm
- Svoris: 190 g
- 5.3 inches Capacitive Multi-touch Screen (5 taškų)
- WVGA resolution (800 x 480 pikselių)
- 16 milijonų spalvų
- Dual SIM
- 2G:GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- 3G:WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
- Palaiko GSM paslaugas visame pasaulyje
Spalva: Juodas
- GPS Built In GPS & A-GPS
- Connection Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- "Wi-Fi" : IEEE 802.11 b / g
- mikro USB 2.0
- Dual Camera
- Atgal 8.0 megapikselių
- Priekis 2.0 megapikselių
- Supports recording of video
Baterija: 2800mAh Polymer Li-ion battery
- Ausinės / 3.5 mm audio jungtis
- USB kabelis
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Kaina: USD192.00
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Here's a 3D gaming demo of the Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE . No doubt that with its high-performance CPU chipset and powerful GPU, almost any games you want to play will have no problem being played on this device.
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The Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE has a form factor design, very slim and not too bulky even with all that packed specs. Not too much space is taken by the bezel linings, over-all the Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE has a classy and premium design.
The Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE is really a classy-looking phablet, very similar with the elegant design of the Samsung Galaxy Note.
Even the back portion has a very nice design, curvaceous edges and textured back cover makes it more easy to grip and ergo at par with its bigger size than normal smartphones.
The Haipai X710D Evo 4G LTE also have some good and not cheap looking accessories set. Two batteries on package, that means more power for you on the go. The headset, cables and charger are all white; making it look a premium set.


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New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Opposition parties Saturday attacked the government on rising prices with the BJP going to the extent of asking it not to raise "false hopes" among the people.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Prakash Javdekar questioned the government's optimism on the economy benefiting from a good monsoon this season.
"How can you benefit all of a sudden from the monsoon. There are states in the eastern parts which have had floods. Don't give false hopes," he said in the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on price rise.
"You are transforming special economic zones into real estate, how will exports and manufacturing increase. Exports increase only when countries innovate," he added.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) member Prasanta Chatterjee said prices have risen all-round.
Trinamool Congress member Sukhendu Shekhar Roy raised the issue of the huge debt burden of West Bengal.
Communist Party of India's D. Raja said the economic crisis and the depreciation of the rupee are the results of the policies pursued by the government. "Unless the government reviews these polices and undertakes course correction, the economy cannot be saved and I do not see any hope for the revival of the economy," he said.
N.K. Singh of the Janata Dal (United) said: "Parliament should have an opportunity to review the 12th five-year plan".


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Probate is a process by which a decedent's Last Will and Testament is presented to a court in order that the court may establish its validity. One of the goals of the probate process is usually the issuance of Letters Testamentary to an executor (most frequently named in the will). Letters Testamentary allow an executor to title the decedent's assets in the name of the beneficiaries, as dictated by the will. When a decedent dies without a will, a similar process called Administration is utilized and the decedent's assets pass as dictated by New York State's intestacy statute. In some situations, probate may not be necessary. In cases where all of a decedent's assets pass "outside" the will, probate is not necessary. Property that is held jointly with rights of survivorship, insurance policies with named beneficiaries, "in trust for" accounts, some retirement benefits and "transfer on death" accounts are examples of assets that pass "outside" of a will. Additionally, if an estate has a gross value of $30,000.00 or less and the decedent passed after January 1, 2009 ($20,000.00 limit for decedent's passing before January 1, 2009), a simplified procedure is available. A probate proceeding is often commenced by the filing of a Petition for Probate in a state court (e.g. New York State Surrogate's Court; each New York County has its own Surrogate's Court.) In most cases, the probate proceeding is brought in the Surrogate's Court in the county of the decedent's domicile at the time of his death. A filing fee is paid to the Surrogate's Court and is based on a sliding scale that can range from $45.00 to $1,250.00 dependent upon the estimated size of the gross estate. As part of the probate proceeding, all interested persons must be notified and given an opportunity to oppose the will prior to its admission to probate. Most frequently, those individuals are beneficiaries of the will and those who would have inherited if there was no will under the laws of intestacy. Among other potential persons to be noticed are interested trustees and guardians of the person and property of the decedent and beneficiaries. To avoid this notice requirement, you may avoid probate by having all assets pass "outside" of the will, as discussed earlier, or by utilizing a living trust, which may require no such notice. Occasionally, unexpected delays occur during the probate proceeding. For example, a contesting of the will itself, an objection to the action(s) of the executor or the identifying of a previously unknown creditor, may slow the probate process and possibly lead to litigation. Once an executor has distributed all of the estate's assets and paid the expenses of the estate, the executor is required to file a document with the Surrogate's Court that evidences that the estate's assets have been delivered to the beneficiaries, the type of assets held by the estate and date of death values of those assets. The executor may also be required to file an accounting and pay estate tax contingent upon the size of the estate. It is important to retain reliable and knowledgeable attorneys in the probate or administration of an estate. New York State has a strict and formal probate process that is best navigated by professionals.
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Forested riparian zones play a key role in determining stream channel morphology. Their root structures can help stabilize streambanks, and the woody debris they contribute to streams can protect banks by absorbing flow energy.
Because urbanization often results in riparian alteration, it is difficult to separate the effects of general watershed urbanization (e.g., increased stormflows) on channel morphology from those of riparian alteration. Hession et al. (2003) tackled this issue, using a paired design that considered forested and nonforested riparian reachs on both urban and nonurban streams. They examined the effects of urbanization and riparian vegetation on channel morphology in 26 unchannelized mid-Atlantic streams (Fig 5), and found that:
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<< Gee, I recall one of the screenwriters claimed she deliberately did -not-
reread the trilogy prior to writing the screnplay so it wouldn't distort her
conception of how the story should be told (?!?!?!)-maybe i could find the
original interview, but maybe someone else saw this? How idiotic...
I haven't seen that -- certainly Jackson and Walsh reread the trilogy, and I
gather that many dog-eared copies were used copiously on the set (although
viewers may disagree with how respectfully the text was adapted). I'd be
interested to see that interview!
That Jackson was afraid to read 'Bored of the Rings?'? how silly.... >>
Well, if it really would have messed with his reading of Tolkien, why is it
silly? Various people here have said that various artforms "interfere" with
their vision of the work more than others. Don't we all have the right to
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6 tablespoons oil
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Has anyone had a problem with the Henry lever action Model H001 jamming if the lever is not worked fast enought. The nose of the round seems to pop up above the entrance to the barrel. Seems to happen with any brand of 22 LR standard Fedeeral to CCI Stingers, shorts on the otherhand feed normally.
Never had that issue with my Henry, no matter how fast I cycle it. Henry's have a ridiculously simple action, which is why they're usually so reliable. The cartridge is lifted by the lift gate only high enough for the the bolt to pick it up coming forward. And when operating properly, the cartridge should be laying flat in the action until the bolt pushes it forward into the feed ramp and then up into the breach. My first guess, and it's just that, a guess, is that their may be a catch or nick in the feed ramp. It's really soft metal and easily damaged. Or possibly some dirt, metal filing, etc. Some sort of obstruction that prevents the bullet from riding smoothly up the ramp and into the breach. If there is some sort of obstruction, the bullet could catch on it, causing the nose to pop up and stub against the top of the breach, as you are seeing. The only other thing I can think of is that something is obstructing the lifter as it rises. It's spring loaded and if it caught on something and then came free it would snap up rather than rising smoothly, which again could cause the bullet to pop up like that. Make sure the feed tube plunger isn't coming too far back into the action and catching the front of the lifter. It should stick out about a 1/4 of an inch into the action, but should stop short of the lifter. Again, all just guesses. Not much to go wrong with those things.
Thanks, I think you nailed the problem. I have made arrangements to return it to Henry for fixing the problem. Still love that little rifle. I noted that in two of my friends Henrys that they don't have the problem.
Never had a problem with my Golden Boy either, no matter how fast or slow you go with it.
Good to know it is not a common problem. I'm sure Henry people will fix it. I really like this little rifle otherwise.
Henry's customer service is awesome. They will make it right, and turn around will be quick. They are a lot of fun to shoot.
I have 2 questions, Is the gun new and also if you short stroke the lever it could cause the problem. If it's new and you haven't shot it much it maybe needs more time to break in, with both mine the Hoo1 and Hoo1M we started out working the lever with a little more authority and things really smoothed out after a few hundred rounds. But if you have to send it back Henry will make it right, best customer svc in the biz. Hope this helped. Also check the tube plunger to make sure it's color is orange, I've heard of very rare occurrences but has happened you might have gotten one for the H0901M.
I would have waited until I'd passed the 500-round mark...lots of things need a little time to "wear-in"...
much like car/motorcycle engines need the first few thousand miles to get working right.
Of course, for me, that's One Day at the range...I can crack thru 500-1000 rounds pretty easily :D
I bet, especially with that Calico in your pic. Saw one at a gun show the other day and wanted it so bad, but they wanted too much for it.
Henry lever action 22's shouldn't need a break in though. That action is just too simple and so reliable that if its not working, something is wrong.
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When you dine out, you may not realize the person preparing your meal often has your back when it comes to healthy eating.
For instance, when Brian Annapolen - chef at The Reserve at Bally's Atlantic City - plans what dishes will be served from his kitchen on a nightly basis, there's always a nod toward healthy eating that informs his thinking.
"If you pay attention to your ingredients, there's really a lot you can accomplish at the cooking stage that will determine how healthy a dish can be," Annapolen, a 39-year-old who splits his time between Seaville and Pittsburgh, said recently at The Reserve. "People tend to make a lot of mistakes. For instance, not all fat is bad for you. You definitely need it in your diet. You just have to incorporate it in moderation."
Whether you're dining at a local eatery or shopping for meals at home, Annapolen says there are steps anyone can take to eat healthier.
"It starts in the grocery store by paying attention to the ingredients," he says. "For example, it can really be a boon to a meal to use fresh herbs. They're aromatic and flavorful, but also very good for you. It's just a matter of educating yourself and putting it into practice."
Over at McGettigan's 19th Hole in Galloway Township, executive chef Carrie Smith eagerly incorporates a healthy agenda into the food she offers customers.
"If you don't do it these days, you'll find you're behind the times," the 37-year-old Absecon resident said. "For instance, as a chef you can always try to use fresh vegetables. They not only have flavor, but they have nutrients and antioxidants that can be utilized by the body. There's a method to our madness sometimes."
These local food professionals have caught on to the fact that today's diners are very health conscious, and many of them will ask before an entree is prepared if better ingredients can be substituted. That sort of awareness helps chefs become even more accommodating to their customers.
"Look at me - I'm a lemon freak; I put lemon on everything," Annapolen says proudly while working in his kitchen at The Reserve. "That's just one healthy way you can raise the flavor factor in a dish. There are so many other ways. For instance, a mustard such as Dijon makes a great binding agent instead of using an egg. When you're making salad dressings or emulsions, it's good to use a light olive oil. All of these types of things, added up, can make a big difference."
Smith agrees.
"I like to use olive oil when I saute instead of using butter, and people can do that at home, too," she says. "I also like to use Parmesan cheese to thicken a sauce instead of a roux, which is a butter-and-flour combination. It's also a good idea to use multigrain pasta or brown rice when you can. They add a lot of nutritional value to whatever meal you're eating."
Annapolen says one way you can cut your intake of high amounts of fat and cholesterol is to consider the kinds of eggs you eat.
"Eggs raised on a free-range farm are significantly more healthy for you than the usual eggs you can buy in a store," he says. "And, when you eat out, you may not realize how many eggs you actually are eating. If you have a breaded item, chances are you've eaten an egg or two."
Annapolen likes to employ what he calls "retro cuisine" in the kitchen, and it pays big dividends when it comes to the overall health of a dish.
"Basically, what that is is breaking down the entree and putting it back together again," he says. "That process allows me to take a look at the ingredients and decide what can better serve the meal - and the body - and making sure that's an approach we can take. Part of that is just staying simple in the kitchen. When you overcomplicate the process, that can lead down a lot of bad roads."
Smith is on the same wavelength.
"It doesn't take a lot of effort to use a splash of white wine or fat-free chicken stock when you're cooking for yourself or your family," she says. "You can take matters into your own hands."
Annapolen is a fan of his boss' mantra at Bally's Atlantic City. Executive Chef/Director of Food Services Rolf Weithofer is always preaching the culinary gospel of food that accentuates your body's capability rather than inhibits it. In Annapolen, he has found a willing disciple.
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Tower's sales have sequential jump but losses continue
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Tower Semiconductor Ltd. today reported second-quarter sales increased 38% from the first quarter to $11.6 million, though expenses associated with furnishing a new state-of-the-art wafer fab contributed to another sequential net loss.
Net loss for the quarter was $11.3 million, or 39 cents a share, including non-capitalized Fab 2 expenses of $8.1 million. The loss was a slight improvement from the first quarter's $12 million net loss.
"Tower's increased sales this past quarter are due to increased demand from most of its customers for both established and new products," said Yoav Nissan-Cohen, co-chief executive of Tower in a released statement. "However, our customers continue to report lack of visibility and therefore at this point we cannot give firm indications for the fourth quarter and beyond. Despite these uncertainties, we currently foresee moderate growth in the second half of 2002."
Tower, based in Migdal Haemek, Israel, said cost cutting helped the company return operations of its older Fab 1 to a positive cash flow. Meanwhile, the pure-play foundry continued to gain financial support for Fab 2 from strategic partners. During the quarter, Tower secured a commitment for a $15 million investment from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The company said it is planning to raise additional funds by the end of September through a proposed rights offering.
Also in second quarter, Tower signed an agreement with a leading Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, not identified, to develop process technology for flash memory.


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Connecticut, which earned 10 first-place votes, earned an NCAA Championship berth for the 10th straight year in 2006. Leading Connecticut will be the Big East Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Julius James. Joining James, a first-team All-American in 2006, on the All-Big East Preseason Team are juniors O'Brian White and Akeem Priestley, both Jamaicans.
After a slow start and a third place finish in the 2006 Red Division, St. John's made a late run to win its seventh Big East title and advance to the NCAA Division I second round. The Red Storm is led by senior Jason Landers, the Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight season, and sophomore Ryan Soroka, the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the 2006 Big East Championship after scoring three goals and two assists in the team's four-game run.
Notre Dame was selected to finish second in the Blue Division in a close race with 102 points and four first-place votes. The Irish went the furthest of any Big East squad in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, falling to Virginia 3-2 in quarterfinal action. They will be led by senior Joseph Lapira, the 2006 Hermann Trophy winner who led the conference in scoring with 22 goals and six assists for 50 overall points and was capped by Ireland in the offseason.
After a second-place finish in 2006, Rutgers was picked second in the Red Division with 90 points and one first-place vote. After a two-year absence, Rutgers earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament.
West Virginia is picked to finish third in the Blue Division with 86 points and three first-place votes. The Mountaineers will be led by senior midfielder Andy Wright, a preseason pick.
USF grabbed three first-place votes and 81 points in the preseason poll to be selected third in the Red Division. The Bulls return forward Jordan Seabrook and midfielder Kevon Neaves, a pair of juniors.
Blue Division
1. Connecticut (10)
2. Notre Dame (4)
3. West Virginia (3)
4. Providence
5. Seton Hall
6. Georgetown
7. Marquette
8. Pittsburgh
Red Division
1. St. John's (9)
2. Rutgers (1)
4. Cincinnati (2)
5. Louisville (1)
6. Syracuse
7. Villanova
8. DePaul
(First place votes in parentheses)
Offensive Player of the Year
Joseph Lapira, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year
Julius James, Sr., D, Connecticut
Goalkeeper of the Year
Jason Landers, Sr., GK, St. John's
All-Conference Team
Matt Besler, Jr., MF/D, Notre Dame
Eliseo Giusfredi, Jr., F, Seton Hall
Amir Ikner, Sr., D, Cincinnati
Julius James, Sr., D, Connecticut*
Jason Landers, Sr., GK, St. John's
Joseph Lapira, Sr., F, Notre Dame*
Ryan Maduro, Sr., MF, Providence*
Akeem Priestley, Jr., MF, Connecticut
Ryan Soroka, So., F, St. John's
O'Brian White, Jr., F, Connecticut
Andy Wright, Sr., MF, West Virginia
*unanimous selection.


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Austin is back in the game, with 'no regrets' from UNC days
Posted August 14, 2011
Updated August 15, 2011
Charlotte, N.C. — Marvin Austin left the Bank of America Stadium field with an ear-to-ear grin. It was simply a preseason game between his New York Giants and
the Carolina Panthers, but Austin was finally back playing football.
The last time Austin participated in a game of any significance was on the same field 20 months ago in the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl. Little
did he know at the time it would be his final college game at North Carolina.
Jennings: Austin answers questions about UNC football
"I missed it so much," Austin said after the game. "You don't really understand how much you miss it until you have a chance to go back and play."
But it was Austin's own off-the-field mistakes that temporarily cost him the chance.
After the 2009 bowl game, he made a surprise move by turning down the NFL to return to UNC for his senior year. Months later, in May 2010, Austin posted on his Twitter account about parties he and teammate Greg Little had attended in Washington D.C. and Miami. To find out how the trips were funded, the NCAA began its investigation into the football program in July.
In what was expected to be a breakthrough season for UNC football under coach Butch Davis, 14 Tar Heels missed at least one game in 2010 for either alleged academic fraud or accepting impermissible benefits.
John Blake, Austin's defensive line coach and mentor, resigned after the team's first game in September. Blake was later found to be improperly
leading players to sign with his friend, Gary Wichard, who was then an NFL agent.
Austin never played a game his senior year.
He was dismissed from the team in October after the school determined he accepted improper benefits valued between $10,000 and $13,000
"Everybody has a tendency at times to make selfish (decisions)," Austin said after Saturday's game. "I made mistakes, and some things that I've done I'd say were selfish. But at the same time, I never intended to hurt anyone."
The NCAA determined the UNC football program committed nine major violations, which ultimately led to Davis' firing on July 27. The NCAA Committee on Infractions will meet with UNC officials on Oct. 28, in Indianapolis to hand out its penalties for the program.
"The biggest things is, I hate to see some of the fans have to go through some of the things they've gone through with this whole thing because they're the people who I went out there every Saturday and bust(ed) my butt for," Austin said. "The hardest thing for me is to see how some of my actions have hurt a lot of people because they love this university. People put a lot of money into that university rebuilding the stadium."
Austin also made a stir last month when his friend and former teammate Michael McAdoo unsuccessfully sought an injunction against UNC and the NCAA in an effort to play his senior year.The night after McAdoo was not granted the injunction he was seeking, a frustrated Austin wrote about UNC on Twitter: "I just wish the administration stood and stop the cowardly acts when the are in front of the NCAA just tell them what you told us...don't turn and twist your story to look appealing to the NCAA and pressure the 21 year old athlete to say and do things that aren't in there best interest...I'm so heated right now...justice will prevail..even if I have to spill the beans."
McAdoo's lawsuit against UNC and the NCAA seeking damages is still ongoing.
Austin has since backed off from the Twitter comments. "I'm over it. I had a little venting about it. I was definitely sad when I heard the news. That's where some of the stuff came from," he said. "I love the University of North Carolina. I went there when nobody was interested in going to North Carolina and had great times there."
Austin said he has no regrets about his actions at UNC. After signing a four-year $3.67 million contract with the Giants, Austin is ready to talk more about his future and less about his past.


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The Wicked Witch will live on once again this August here in Winnipeg.
That's when the touring production of the musical Wicked makes a 11-day run at the Centennial Concert Hall Aug. 20-31.
Details on showtimes and tickets have not yet been released.
Wicked tells the story of the witches of Oz -- the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good -- before Dorothy and Toto drop in for their famous silver-screen visit.
The musical, based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, has won three Tony Awards and one Grammy during its 10-year run on Broadway. Its touring production has been performed in more than 100 cities in 13 countries and has grossed more than $3.2 billion worldwide.


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This year represents a major milestone for the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as many companies around the world have now begun to use this new financial language for their external reporting. In July 2002, the European Union (E.U.) passed a regulation that requires public European companies -- those listed on E.U. stock exchanges -- to comply with IFRS for their group financial statements in 2005. Since then, many countries outside of the European Union have begun working to converge their national accounting standards with IFRS or requiring the adoption of IFRS.
The impact of the international rules is not limited to businesses that have headquarters in Europe. A mandate from the European Commission's Prospectus Regulation and the Transparency Directive will require most non-E.U. issuers of securities that are traded on an E.U.-regulated exchange, or organizations that make a public offer of their securities in Europe, to prepare and present their financial statements on the basis of E.U.-endorsed international accounting standards (IAS) or IFRS as of Jan. 1, 2007.
Only issuers whose (non-E.U.) home country's accounting standards are determined by the European Commission to be equivalent to IFRS will be allowed to bypass a second round of external financial reporting that meets international standards. On April 27 of this year, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published draft technical advice on the equivalence of U.S., Canadian, and Japanese GAAP to IFRS. The CESR determined that an organization preparing its external financial reports under any of these nations' rules would need to provide a combination of additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures in order to be equivalent to IFRS.
Just as the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) defines the framework for U.S. GAAP, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) defines an equivalent platform for IFRS. Since 2002, convergence has been the goal of both standard-setting bodies, but today there are still differences between the two frameworks. The general principles are in harmony; the goal of both groups is to improve the quality of financial statements. But the devil is in the details of interpretation (see U.S. GAAP vs. E.U. IFRS, below). Companies that need to comply with both sets of accounting standards should understand their similarities and the differences between them.
Midsize and large organizations that are not now bound by IFRS should also be familiar with the rules because these companies will likely be affected by international standards in the future. They may merge with or acquire a business in the euro zone. Their home country's GAAP may converge with IFRS. And even if neither of these events happens soon, executives may need to discuss with investors and other stakeholders the potential impact on their business of reporting under IFRS as opposed to their GAAP.
In order to comply with IFRS or multi-GAAP reporting and ensure that their executives have the information they need to run the business, many companies are finding it necessary to transform their financial reporting processes.
Tactical Approach or Embedded IFRS?
Meeting the requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards is much more than just a technical accounting issue. As with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance, a company's issuance of its first IFRS report is a major achievement -- but one that should be the start of a journey toward obtaining business benefits from the shift.
In the first year, most companies' IFRS financial reporting was driven primarily by timing and resource constraints and secondarily by uncertainty about the impact of the change and the evolution of key standards. Organizations that chose to approach IFRS compliance from a short-term, tactical perspective generally produced their reports outside of their reporting systems, as a snapshot of the business. They reconciled IFRS numbers to their old GAAP, which remained the base language for internal management reporting. Many of them relied on manual intervention, spreadsheets, and ad hoc solutions to do so.
These changes had to be made quickly, and the overall robustness of the company's controls environment may have deteriorated as a result. In addition, the staff of companies that have taken a strictly tactical approach to IFRS compliance have most likely missed the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the rules. This approach to reporting may be contributing to reduced efficiency within these organizations. Although publishing their first financial statements under IFRS is an important goal for all organizations affected by the new standards, once this initial stage is finished, they need to consider whether they have just changed the numbers or whether they have managed to embed sustainable reporting into their performance management processes.
Some companies are already experiencing extensive benefits from their move to IFRS. These are the organizations that approached the change as an opportunity to position themselves for future success, rather than simply an exercise in meeting externally imposed mandates. They are integrating IFRS language into the measurement and communication, both internally and externally, of the financial performance of each of their impacted business units and corporate departments.
When the IFRS guidelines are the basis of internal management reporting, complying with them becomes business as usual. Reporting processes become less time-consuming than they would be if different entities within the organization reported under their different national GAAPs, and the company gains the ability to reconcile among several reporting bases on an ongoing basis. The business also benefits in terms of financial transparency, trust, quality, speed, the efficiency of its processes and controls structure, and the comparability of its performance. In a context in which the expectations of stakeholders and regulators are rising, the quality of a company's financial communication may even turn into a competitive advantage.
Steps to Sustainable Reporting
Organizations can use the shift to IFRS as a catalyst to improve the day-to-day management of their business. To do so, they must have the necessary organizational structure, strategy, processes, data capabilities, and people in place. These five key enablers of embedded IFRS reporting are the foundation of performance management. They do not all have to be addressed at the same time, and change can be phased in gradually through an incremental approach. The company's focus should be on immediate deliverables and priorities, but it should also consider each opportunity for greater effectiveness, efficiency, and control and should build in the capacity to accommodate future developments.
Processes and controls. Effective processes and efficient controls can ensure that reporting is timely and accurate, with a minimum of human intervention. For example, a company wanting to develop sustainable processes will regularly update its IFRS policies and procedure manuals and will optimize ongoing processes such as valuations or impairment testing, the period-end close process, and its reporting processes for reconciling between different reporting bases.
Data, software systems, and technology. The type and amount of data required for compliance with IFRS rules differs substantially from some countries' GAAP. It is not unusual to see the number of data points significantly increase in the move to IFRS, as new data may be required for financials and disclosures. In addition, a company may have some of the data required by IFRS but not have it saved in the right format or else may have only poor-quality information. At many companies data is scattered, derived from a range of sources, and distributed by e-mail or paper copies, which makes the information unreliable and difficult to use. Corporate management may need to tighten controls in some areas to obtain more accurate and timely outputs.
To achieve this goal, some companies establish a single enterprisewide planning and reporting system. They create a data warehouse for storing financial, performance, and industry data, then link that system to their intranet so that they can communicate essential information in real time. They may also establish common definitions for key business data and require all employees to use the same terminology. Such efforts to create integrated systems and verbiage ensure that employees and managers companywide have access to a single, reliable, and consistent source of information.
When such changes are implemented, management needs to keep in mind that reporting disciplines must be able to cope with the increased data collection that accompanies increased disclosure. Technologies such as extensible business reporting language (XBRL) may be useful in eliminating communication difficulties and in standardizing data. The data model on which these systems are built should be specifically designed to minimize rework and reconciliations. The amount of effort required to embed IFRS deep within an organization depends on the state and complexity of the company's current reporting systems. Fragmented systems -- those with a different subsystem for each part of the business, legacy systems inherited from recent acquisitions, or manual systems still operating in subsidiaries -- represent greater challenges than those that are modern and consolidated.
Embedding IFRS also means aligning internal management information systems with external reporting, using one common data flow. IFRS numbers differ from those produced under national GAAPs. Staff will need to prepare budgets and forecasts that make sense in the IFRS environment while simultaneously ensuring that management has a full understanding of the impact of its decisions on the business.
People. Properly educating the end users of IFRS-driven initiatives is critical to success. Many companies are already providing regular training and updates for their staff, but few have embedded IFRS so that it forms part of the organization's basic business language. IFRS needs to be used when and where business is done. All managers -- not just those in finance -- need to be aware of the requirements and implications of IFRS in order to understand what the rules will mean for the company's key data and ratios and what impact they will have on strategic business decisions. For example, all executives should be aware of the effects of international accounting standards on the organization's bonus and reward schemes, treasury operations, tax liabilities, and debt covenants.
Few companies will have sufficient internal expertise to manage a transition to IFRS without implementing a skills development program for employees. Simply outsourcing the necessary skills and knowledge is not a realistic option, as it does not address the long-term need to embed the accounting changes throughout the organizational structure. Companies should supplement their use of consultants with knowledgeable internal resources in order to enable a strong foundation of knowledge.
Involving in-house staff in developing new systems, and then training them once the changes are in place, helps embed IFRS by extending its influence beyond the activities of preparing the external financial statements. Employees who work in investor relations, IT, corporate treasury, HR, and tax must also understand how to apply the standards. These people must learn the new processes and systems the company is implementing to support the modified accounting regime and assess how they change the business's day-to-day way of operating.
Organizational structure. The structure of the finance function should allow highly qualified finance teams to focus on adding value to the business -- for example, supporting management decisions and analyzing the key ratios -- rather than on closing the books. Frequent transactions should be standardized, simplified, and automated as much as possible.
To engage employees effectively in performance management, the company should train them on how to use its new or enhanced software tools. Those feeding data into the system, as well as those analyzing the information, must learn about the framework and components of the performance management process.
Planning strategies and reporting. Strategic planning, resource planning, operational planning, and performance monitoring should enable businesses to optimize the current and future activities of their finance function. The finance team must be able to make timely, proactive decisions about how to influence and cope with future changes. In practice, this means moving beyond the rudimentary annual budgeting process to establish a strategic plan for the finance group.
The finance department's planning, budgeting, and forecasting reports should model the impact of IFRS rules on the company's externally reported financial performance. Reconciling these internal reports to meet external reporting requirements should be straightforward, as all reports should be based on a single data set. It is important to ensure that there is consistency and efficiency in the way the company sets about meeting the reporting requirements of its various constituencies.
Preparations at the entity level are affected by whether IFRS is acceptable for subsidiaries' statutory and tax returns in different territories. Domestic subsidiaries in France, for example, must still produce national GAAP accounts for 2005 statutory reports, while corporate subsidiaries in the United Kingdom have a choice between IFRS and U.K. GAAP. In countries where IFRS accounts can be used for tax purposes in 2005, government tax departments have clarified their position on some IFRS interpretations, but other issues are still outstanding.
The reconciliation between multiple reporting bases is a key area in which a company should define up front its strategy for addressing both its internal business needs and its external regulatory requirements in a sustainable manner. This reconciliation includes the people, processes, and systems necessary to reconcile from the entity's primary GAAP to secondary reporting bases. It requires an organization to understand the differences between its different reporting standards (e.g., between IFRS, U.K. GAAP, and U.S. GAAP) and then to assess the changes it will need to make to its reporting processes to accomplish this reconciliation. For example, a company may be required to change its financial goals and reporting timetables, add reconciliations for interim reporting, design new reconciliation reports, and communicate these changes to the market and regulators.
The reconciliation among the different reporting standards used within the organization is such an important control that the head office of a multinational company may consider embedding it within its reporting systems, including those of its subsidiaries -- which, in addition, should minimize the risk that IFRS may increase the length of the overall reporting process.
Making the Change
Embedding IFRS throughout an organization by introducing sustainable and flexible solutions generates long-term benefits. In my experience, it is easy to underestimate the volume and complexity of the work involved in implementing IFRS. The move to new reporting standards is a significant journey, and one of such a strategic nature that it requires a rigorous change management program.
Because the journey has implications for stakeholders across the entire organization -- including the board of directors, treasury, human resources, investor relations, and the company's subsidiaries and employees -- it makes sense to include people from all of these groups in the change process, and to do so as early as possible. For example, changing to IFRS is likely to affect the treatment of pension plans. Many companies moving to IFRS will find that pension exposures must appear on their balance sheets for the first time, and the impact of pension obligations can be substantial. As a result, some companies may want to reduce the scale of their commitments by replacing defined-benefit with defined-contribution schemes. Stock-option plans are also treated differently under IFRS. Decisions about how to change share-based compensation or pension plans may affect a substantial proportion of a company's staff and may therefore call for sensitive handling.
Companies that tackle the challenge of moving to IFRS by employing best practices in change management have the best chance of success. This is also true for companies that first took a tactical approach to IFRS and are now working on fully embedding the rules. Setting a clear and sustainable vision at the outset, with the business units included in the design, will give the change program a clear direction and will help ensure that the key players are engaged from the start. It is essential that people understand the change management plan as incremental and achievable and see a strong sponsorship from the executive level of management.
Establishing clear managerial accountability from the start will help make the program more efficient. The effective handling of cultural and behavioral issues can also improve the success rate of embedding programs. For example, the change should fit the company's way of working and should not be seen as something imposed by corporate headquarters.
Another factor in every effective change program is particularly key in the context of IFRS: a clear communication plan. In addition to communicating the aims and outcomes of the initiative internally, external communications must identify and explain the significance of the changes in reports to external stakeholders such as governments, institutional investors, and financial analysts. Companies that engage key stakeholders in a dialogue about IFRS early in the transition have the most success in preparing the markets for the changes that will result in their reported profits or asset values. Failure to communicate well may lead to confusion or misunderstanding that can damage an organization's market value. Transitioning to IFRS is an opportunity to improve the quality of external communication in general -- and not just because a company is suddenly required to disclose more information.
An Opportunity To Face the Future
The only certainty for financial reporting in the coming years is that it will face continuous change. To thrive and succeed in such an environment, a company will require a sustainable reporting infrastructure, both in its finance function and throughout the rest of the organization. Companies that see the change to IFRS or to other requirements as an opportunity to streamline their reporting infrastructure -- whether by fully embedding the standards into their company culture or just by initiating the first incremental steps -- will be in a better position to face the future and to react to upcoming changes.
U.S. GAAP vs. E.U. IFRS
The United States' GAAP and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), now the mandatory rules for companies that trade on European Union stock exchanges, still have today some significant differences in the following areas:
Businesses with securities listed in both the United States and the European Union may need to remedy these differences through reconciliations, additional disclosures (narrative and/or quantitative), or supplementary statements.
For more information about the specifics of IFRS rules, visit www.cesr-eu.org
Dominique Bichut is a director with PricewaterhouseCoopers' global capital markets group in Belgium.