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I spent part of this morning in Bristol, Connecticut trying to get young Blazer Girl acclimated to the surroundings so she wouldn't be overwhelmed, but she appears to be doing just fine on her own.
Latest email from her:
"Fuck. And Yes. The bike rack is phenom. One of the gentleman running around (who said he spoke to you) and is in charge of this whole thing, i think, said he doesn't think the decoys (ed. note. these are the coyote decoys employed to spook the geese) are still out. But that he'll see if anyone knows where they're stored since I asked nicely."
She's a gamer.
Other things of note from my brief time at tWWL headquarters:
• Remember the movie Last Action Hero? With the one scene where the little boy takes that magical golden ticket to the Movie Land where all the movie characters just blissfully stroll around town in character like it's no big deal? That's kind of like Bristol. Here's a list of people I randomly bumped into or crossed paths with during my two hours on campus.
• Colin Cowherd, looking surly coming in for his morning radio shift.
• Howie "Don't Call Me 'Stump The'" Schwab wearing a baby blue Tomlinson jersey and eating a bag of chips.
• Skip Bayless, looking tense while prepping for First Take
• And a brief reunion with my ex-girlfriend Linda Cohn on the stairwell which resulted in a way too excited embrace on my part. I'm still not over it. I admit it.
• At one point I was trotted over to the Sports Center set and introduced to Hannah Storm and Josh Elliott who was very excited about the minor league Tim Tebow night. I wasn't even paying attention to him because I was mesmerized by Hannah Storm's radiance. That lady's impeccable.
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In our increasingly graceless culture, where can we find the motivation to give? And how do we learn to forgive when forgiving seems counterintuitive or even futile? A deeply personal yet profoundly thoughtful book, Free of Charge explores these questions--and the further questions to which they give rise--in light of God's generosity and Christ's sacrifice for us.
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"There he was, wonderful to the point of tears, rolled in to us in a crib. She took him and held him for a while in her arms, in a last maternal embrace. Then she handed him over to my wife Judy. In one simple act, painfully sad for her and wonderfully joyful for us, she gave him to us, and she gave us to him." (12)
I, too, was in tears.
One hour before this breathtaking act of pure generosity, he continues, Volf and his wife had had a strikingly different experience. Having accidentally driven down a one-way street the wrong way on the way to the hospital, they were pulled over by an gruff cop, barked at, and given a ticket. "Within the space of one hour," writes Volf, "I got a nasty ticket from a gruff cop, and a tender child from a loving mother." Gracelessness and profound grace shown in such a short period of time.
With this story, Volf begins a long, 247-page theological reflection on "giving and forgiving in a culture stripped of grace" that is often profound, sometimes touching, and--surprisingly--rarely dry. Steeped in Scripture and the writings of Martin Luther, Volf also draws on popular culture along with classical and modern literature to illuminate the necessity of and the challenges to living a life of giving and forgiving.
The structure of the book is unique, with deeply personal stories told in the prelude and the interlude, and a seemingly fictional dialogue with a skeptic in the postlude. These surround the two examinations that make up the bulk of the book--one on giving, the other on forgiving.
The giving half of the book discusses God's generosity as that which saves us and that which we are called to emulate. In Chapter One, he dispels two false images of God, namely God the negotiator and God as Santa Claus. It is tempting, Volf writes, to think of God as a negotiator--one who demands something of us before he will give. But this is wrong. "God doesn't make deals," Volf argues, "God gives." (26) On the other hand, we like the idea of a God who showers us with gifts without making any demands. But this, too, is wrong. Volf writes that we "conveniently forget that we were created in God's image to be in some significance sense like God...The true God gives so we can become joyful givers." (28) The struggle is coming to recognize ALL that God gives are, in fact, his gifts. In reflecting on his and his wife's years of infertility, he eventually came to see that it was, indeed, a gift. Volf goes on to say that we must come to realize that our call is not to assert our independence or to take pride in our achievements. Since God is a pure giver, our call is simply "to be grateful to the giver and attentive to the purpose for which the gifts are given." (36) In the rest of Chapter One, Two, and Three, Volf continues a clear examination of the theology and practice of Christian generosity.
The interlude, entitled "Daniel's Death," marks a poignant--if slightly forced--transition to a discussion of forgiveness. Volf recounts the story of his brother's tragic death at the hands of some careless off-duty soldiers who playfully allowed the young Daniel to ride on the back of their wagon. As Daniel leaned sideways from the wagon, his head was crushed between the wagon and a door post. What his parents had never told him, though, was that his Aunt Milica was partly to blame. She had been watching Daniel, but hadn't seen him slip away. Volf recounts what a beautiful gift it was that his parents had forgiven Aunt Milica (and the soldiers) so thoroughly that they had never hinted to him of her guilt.
The section on forgiving parallels the first section with two false gods unmasked, the Judge and the Doting Grandparent, that vie for our allegiance. Here Volf describes the forgiveness made available to us through Christ and the transformed life we now live through union with Christ. Volf here stresses the centrality of repentance and the confession of sin. The entire section on forgiveness, also spanning three chapters, is full of wisdom that is stunning in its simplicity. For example, in discussing what it means for us to release debt, Volf begins with God. "To forgive means, first, not to press charges against the wrongdoer. That's what God has done for sinful humanity. The story of Christ's death tells us that God doesn't press charges against humanity. Instead, on account of Christ's unity with God, Jesus Christ bears human sin. No punishment will fall on us. The divine Judge was judged in our place. We are free of the charge." (169)
The book concludes with a postlude that appears to be a fictional conversation between Volf the theologian and a skeptic. The first line begins "Do you really believe all that stuff you've written about?" What ensues is a delightful conversation on the merits of the Christian life. Volf's central argument with the skeptic is disarmingly simple, yet startling for those who share his convictions. Volf commends Christianity simply because the Christian life--the life of giving and forgiving--is a beautiful life, a truth that the skeptic concedes. The living God, he concludes, can be found "not at the end of an argument, but in the midst of a life well lived." For those who claim the name Christian, this immediately convicts us. If our lives are truly seasoned with gracious giving and forgiving, then the beauty of Christ will be immediately apparent to those who do not believe. The reader is left to examine her conscience: is my life so seasoned with Christ's character?
In the afterword, Volf describes what he has done in four ways: Free of Charge is an invitation to the Christian life; an interpretation of the apostle Paul; a reading of Martin Luther; and, finally, a theologically informed spiritual writing. I am certainly not qualified to assess Volf on the second and the third points, but as a spiritual work that invites the reader to the Christian life, in which it certainly succeeds. In a genre that today includes much shallow sentimentality, Volf's theological depth and biblical grounding disclose a wisdom that comes only through a life wisely lived. For those seeking counsel in the way of Christ, one can find few contemporary guides like Miroslav Volf. Highly Recommended. Dan Olson, Christian Book Previews.com


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After the five-day organized trip ended, most of the group headed into town (Green River) to Ray's for a burger and a few pitchers of cold brew. Nothing like a bacon cheeseburger after a few days on the trail, not that the guys didn't feed us well. Believe me, we were never wanting for food or beverage. But sitting at a table after having showered and put on a dress to show off my new tan (it wasn't just dirt) made me feel pretty darn special.
The next day, Lori, Bev and I bid farewell to our friends, got a few items in Green River (including some luscious melons) and hit the road, heading south toward Moab. We made a side trip into Arches where a half-hour hike turned into a nearly two-hour adventure (I don't know how that happens) to Delicate Arch. We visited a few more arches before retreating to the car and driving to Moab to get food for the next few nights of camping out.
Heading south, we noticed some deer crossing signs and had our eyes peeled, but the first time I spotted one, standing sideways in the middle of the highway, I slammed on the brakes and we were all a bit stunned. After the deer left the roadway, I saw three or four more waiting in the ditch next to the guardrail. We would have to be vigilant. We'd spot a deer, slow down and hope for no collisions.
In Blanding, a closed visitor center had us a bit worried since we hadn't yet figured out where to camp, but outside the restroom Lori found a brochure with a list of sites. Could we make it before dark? Luckily we could and we did, watching for deer the entire time!
Bev and Lori enjoy coffee at Comb Wash.
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I chatted with a few geologists who were making sketches at one of the switchbacks. Students? Turns out they were working for an oil company studying the layers of the rock formation because it resembles a formation that is submerged in the ocean and is a prospect for drilling. Interesting.
Moving along, we skipped a canyon hike in Page in favor of getting closer to Zion so we could spend the next day there. We did stop in Kanab for camping information and to have dinner at Nedra's Too, a little Mexican place which had outdoor seating and wifi. My, how times have changed since Jon and I first rolled into that town over 10 years ago. Of course I wished we had more time to check out the town, but we needed to find our campsite.
When we reached the campground at Coral Pink Sand Dunes we learned it was full! Now what? I asked the ranger if there was anything else nearby. He gave directions and sure enough we had passed a small dry campground (no water available) on the way to that one. We quickly set up our tents in the fading light then Lori and Bev gathered enough wood for a small fire where we could toast our final night of camping.
The moon had yet to rise and the stars shone through the clear skies as the temperature dropped. We made plans for an early start and retired to our tents. I jotted down some notes, then read for awhile, but it seems I had a very good sleep that night, one of my best sleeps of the entire trip, but that's another story. The next day, we would drive the tunnel into Zion, spend the afternoon in the park then head south for our final night.
The thing about Zion. Zion was crowded. Maybe not by summer or Lower-48 standards, but for me it was crowded. The shuttle buses taking us up the road to the short hiking trails were nearly full . We chose a hike to some pools. It was a rocky trail, a slightly challenging hike for people who don't hike at all, but pretty easy for us. But when we got to the pools, they were noisy with families and children yelling. I don't know what I expected, but our destination was not a peaceful respite.
Continuing our thru-hike, we stopped off the side of the trail for a little lunch then took a little side trip on a trail that soon dead-ended.
washout. Nobody was there. The pond drained over the ledge...
But I did enjoy the sun and the heat and sitting on a green lawn at the visitors' center. Another hike in a canyon followed by a bus ride back to the parking lot and we were ready again to hit the road, driving through Hurricane and hopping on the interstate, navigating through Las Vegas until finally we reached Boulder City. I'm a creature of habit: when I find something I like, I keep going back. Pulling into the parking lot at El Rancho was one step from being home.
The room at El Rancho had plenty of space to spread out. Before we did anything else, we packed our bikes back into their boxes for the next day's flight. I was tired and hungry and irritable. I didn't know what I wanted to do next: dip in the pool, eat dinner, crash? So I took a walk. I walked toward downtown where cafes have sidewalk seating. It's a town Jon and I have visited several times as we've begun or completed vacations in the southwest. I took a seat in front of a breakfast cafe, melting in the 90 degree heat even though it was after 8pm. I wasn't just tired and hungry; I missed Jon and I was ready to go home.
Back at the hotel, Bev and I ordered food from a local restaurant. When it arrived, I looked at it and wondered why I'd ordered so much. The kabobs and rice also came with a huge salad. Plus the woman at the restaurant had talked me into the key lime cheesecake. I'd set up my Thermarest on the floor near the unused tv and Bev and I ate while Lori hung out at the pool. Bev finished her meal and I was still at it. Lori came and went. I ate half the dessert, thinking maybe I'd share it with Lori. It was not to be. I devoured it!
I guess I sometimes forget how much I travel on my stomach, Jon never lets me go so long without eating. I'd better tell my friends that if they want to keep me from getting cranky, they'd better keep sending the food my way.
I've had over a week to reflect on this trip, to consider the bike riding, the hikes, the road-tripping. It's great fun to take a trip like this with the girls, but there's still nobody I'd rather travel with than Jon. Even though he drives me crazy in the same ways I probably drove my friends crazy (such as not knowing where we'd spend the night until we're pitching our tents). Guess I didn't realize how alike we've become in our travel styles. Or maybe I was like that all along.


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It's very frustrating when somebody says... "I'm going to take this number one show and hand it over and hope that the next guy makes it a number one show, and then doesn't and says things like, "Well I didn't have any choice. They wouldn't let me out of my contract." You know how multi-millionaires are always being forced to do things they don't want to do."
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Among the rolling hills of
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weathered and worn structure seems to have a personality all its own as
it sits there with a bit of a tired lean, waiting for friends to arrive.
Since 1940, the township of
Champion has served as home to Hensons General Store. And unless
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of a paved road, not particularly close to anywhere. Champion isnt
even on some Missouri maps, says store owner Betty Henson.
The old general store is located
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Her husband, Duane, told her about the general store his parents ran in
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Ed and Anna came and
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In the early 1980s, Duane and Betty began helping his dad with the store
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stores to shop at, says Betty.
While the old store has never
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They can leave their letters for the postman to pick up when he drops
off mail and takes his morning break.
As rural as it is, Hensons
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Betty stocks food staples and sundries, sells livestock and pet feed and
local produce when its in season. She sells propane and gasoline,
too. For the thirsty soul, she offers a variety of chilled pop. And for
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This past January, Bettys
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Betty keeps Hensons open
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known to open earlier and stay later if someone needs something.
The stores particularly
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up a few sacks of feed. Another farmer stops by to fill his tractor with
gas. And then theres the businessman who, obviously lost, buys a
cold pop and asks for directions.
Like clockwork, postman Bob
Cardwell arrives with the mail, offers a cheery hello to Betty and gets
a soda. He and patron Jack Coonts sit on the liars bench, made from
old wooden pop boxes, and discuss politics and the economy. I
think people like coming here because its old and has history,
says Betty. It reminds them of someplace they knew back home.
As remote as it is, Hensons
has been a resting stop for many visitors. Betty has kept a log over the
years, noting where folks are from. National Geographic even gave it a
mention in their 1982 Americas Hidden Places book.
Weve had visitors
from as far away as Rio de Janeiro, Peru and just about any state you
Betty drives into town once
a week to restock her stores shelves. When shes heading to
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he happens to be delivering to and Betty buys her potato chips. The only
delivery trucks which actually stop at Hensons General Store are
the gas man and the Pepsi man. And she says its quite a sight to
see Pepsis semi make a delivery at her little store.
One patron, C. D. Upshaw, has
been coming to the store for what seems like ages. He was the mailman
on Hensons route for more than 40 years. Old
timers used to stop by the store whether they needed anything or not,
he says. It was a place where people loafed a lot and socialized
to keep up on what was going on.
While peoples schedules
are more hectic these days, many people still make time to stop in and
chat with Betty and visit Boots, one of the stores three cats.
There are some people
who come in here two or three times a day, says Betty. If
they dont come in some day, I start wondering whats wrong
and then Ill think, oh, thats right, they had a doctor appointment
in Springfield today. We all keep up with each other. Thats nice.
About the only thing you wont
find at Hensons General Store at the moment is a public rest room.
We used to have an outhouse, says Betty, but the flood
this past May took it somewhere down Fox Creek.
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"The past is so tenacious," the most talented of the ironically self-proclaimed "Interestings," who bond as teenagers at an arts camp in Meg Wolitzer's wise and expansive ninth novel, comments decades later. "Everyone has basically one aria to sing over their entire life," he adds.
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Among the Interestings are beautiful, rich Ash Wolf, an aspiring stage director, and her handsome, arrogant ne'er-do-well brother, Goodman, whose parents' sprawling Central Park West apartment becomes the group's off-season headquarters and a seductive home-away-from-home for those from less robust families. These include the talented gay son of a famous Joan Baez–like folksinger who's been traumatized by one of his single mother's colleagues, and the homely but extraordinarily gifted cartoonist Ethan Figman, the only child of perpetually squabbling divorced parents.
Along with the unpredictability of converting talent into success, Wolitzer explores the baffling arbitrariness of physical attraction. Jules repeatedly rejects Ethan's advances, though they bond as soul mates for life. Wolitzer explains, "She'd valued him highly, but she just hadn't wanted him." It's a decision Jules often thinks about – especially after he turns his attentions to Ash and becomes fabulously rich from his "Simpsons"-type animated television show, "Figland," and again when life with her cuddly bear of a husband is most severely tested – but never really regrets.
"The Interestings" is anchored in details like the Chicken Marbella everyone cooked in the early 1980s, and rich in ethical discussions about entitlement, child labor, sexist attitudes toward rape, and women's limited power in the theater world. Its many subplots take us to Iceland, a Moonie farm in Vermont, a factory in Jakarta that manufactures licensed Figland products, and a conference of movers and shakers in Napa, California. It stresses the importance of "doing what you love" but also of doing what's needed in the world.
Wolitzer's novel is especially good at capturing friendships that feel almost incestuous in their intense complexity. Like Mary McCarthy's "The Group," it follows a circle of friends over the unpredictable arc of their lives, and like Wallace Stegner's "Crossing to Safety" (which I wrote about in my November 2012 column), it captures the vagaries of chance and health and the sense of responsibility to close friends even as it addresses the jealousies that can arise between them. Martha McPhee's "Dear Money," about a writer fed up with living hand-to-mouth who accepts a "Pygmalion"-type dare to become a high-flying bond trader, is another novel that dramatizes how the career choices we make affect our lives, though it takes the toxicity of financial envy among friends even further. Readers may also enjoy comparing "The Interestings" with Claire Messud's "The Emperor's Children," which shares its Manhattan setting and concerns three ambitious, entitled graduates of Brown (which happens to be Wolitzer's alma mater as well) who are convinced of their own importance as they approach their thirties and 9/11.
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And so, too, does "The Interestings." In probing the unpredictable relationship between early promise and success and the more dependable one between self-acceptance and happiness, Wolitzer's novel is not just a big book but a shrewd one.
Heller McAlpin is a New York-based critic who reviews books for NPR.org, The Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, and other publications.


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Pat Moore originally from Holderness
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Nice benchmark, and interesting numbers.
I am using KDE 4.6.3, with a GTX 460 and although I use compositing most of the time I have to turn it off even when playing games like gnujump in windowed mode since it causes horrible performance.
The problem is of course even worse in more demanding 3D games.
I take it the performance in your benchmark is due to using the (by default in most distros) "undirect windows" option and fullscreen benchmarks, which isn't much different from benchmarking the desktop without compositing.
It would be interesting to see compositing benchmarks in KDE without using this option, or running the benchmarks in windowed mode, and then comparing it to suspended compositing (Alt+Shift+F12).


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As the official game of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver 2010 is an accurate depiction of the biggest event in alpine sports.
The graphics convey a great sense of speed, whether you're hurtling down a slope or careering along the bobsleigh track. This effect is accentuated by subtle vibration from the DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller. Details such as the trails left in the snow by skiers also add realism and the sound effects, like the eerie breeze as you're about to begin a jump, add atmosphere.
In between events you can enjoy the game's upbeat soundtrack that features current indie and rock acts such as The Dollyrots and Sum 41.
Vancouver 2010 brings 14 Winter Olympic events to your PlayStation 3, each with their own control systems to master and strategies to perfect. The alpine skiing events include the men's super-g and the ladies' giant slalom. On the starter's signal, you must repeatedly tap the X button to build up speed and then negotiate your way through a series of gates using the left stick. You can lean forward to accelerate down the slope or lean back to carve around tight bends.
There are snowboard variations on these races and two jump events - the men's individual large hill and the ladies' aerials. The former is all about distance and you must time your button presses perfectly and consider the wind direction to win the gold medal. The latter is scored on style. After selecting your routine, you must time your approach and rotate the left stick and right stick according to the on-screen prompts to pull off twists and turns with maximum finesse.
In Bobsleigh, Skeleton and Luge, you must keep your sled under control as you hurtle around an icy track at speeds of up to 100km per hour. On the ice rink, there are two speed skating events, the ladies' 500m and the 1,500m, in which you must negotiate tight corners to stay ahead of the pack.
You can attempt these events individually in practice mode or take on an entire Olympic campaign. There are also 30 challenges to complete, such as skiing down an alpine slope, avoiding snowmen and landing between two markers on the men's individual large hill piste.
You can play through the Winter Olympics against up to three other competitors online. Either jump into a quick game if you want to get straight onto the piste, or set up your own game tailored to your own preferences.
Whether you're a speedy snowboarder or a skating supremo, you can select any combination of events, in any order. Then it's just a case of waiting for other players to join and striving for those world records.
And with competitive leaderboards for all of the individual events, you can see how your scores and times stack up against the world's best virtual Olympians.
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Our study highlights the importance of taking into account executive incentive plans in improving the understanding of auditors' risk assessment and pricing decisions, in support of the current professional audit standards. The findings that auditors respond to CEO and CFO equity incentives differently have significant implications for the corporate governance reforms and the design of optimal corporate executive compensation policies. Following the accounting scandals in the early 2000s, there has been increased regulatory and legislative scrutiny on corporate governance. Especially, regulators have recognized CFOs as the individuals bearing responsibilities for the integrity of financial information. Our paper lends support to the regulatory inclusion of CFOs as accountable individuals, and to concerns that firms should exercise caution in compensating CFOs using equity-based tools.
For more information on this study, please contact Yonghong Jia.
Billings, B. A., X. Gao, and Y. Jia. 2014. CEO and CFO Equity Incentives and the Pricing of Audit Services. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory 33 (2): 1-25
The analysis shows that (1) equity incentives are more effective in reducing company-level control problems; (2) restricted equity provides greater incentives than unrestricted equity; and (3) CFO incentives have a more significant impact on the quality of internal control than CEO incentives. These insights have important implications for compensation committees who make compensation recommendations and the full board of directors who ratifies those recommendations. They suggest that both the level and type of equity incentives should be considered in compensation design to motivate managers to invest in strong internal controls.
Balsam, S., Jiang, W., Lu, B. 2014. Equity Incentives and Internal Control Weaknesses. Contemporary Accounting Research 31 (1):178-201.
The results emphasize the importance of the composition of the compensation committee. Specifically, results suggest that boards should consider appointing financial experts to serve not only on the audit committee but also on the compensation committee, as it would improve the oversight of the CFO. The results reveal that CFOs are held accountable not only for their managerial duties as reflected in firm financial performance, but also for their fiduciary duties associated with accurate financial reporting and high-quality internal controls.
Hoitash, R., Hoitash, U., & Johnstone, K. M. 2012. Internal Control Material Weaknesses and CFO Compensation. Contemporary Accounting Research 29 (3): 768-803.
The findings shed some light on the PCAOB proposal to require auditors to obtain an understanding of executive compensation plans. The PCAOB asserts that auditors may not adequately consider the earnings manipulation risk arising from compensation arrangement. The study finds that auditors do not charge a fee premium for delta risk. Whether that result reflects auditors' neglect of the risks of delta or their professional diligence and an assessment that delta incentives do not pose a significant risk is unclear. The authors find that auditors charge a premium for vega incentives and that the premium is diminishing with residual auditor business risk. These results suggest that auditors are cognizant of the risk implicit in compensation arrangements and price that risk in a manner that is consistent with incentive-compatible compensation schemes.
Kannan, Y. H., T. R. Skantz, and J. L. Higgs. 2014. The Impact of CEO and CFO Equity Incentives on Audit Scope and Perceived Risks as Revealed Through Audit Fees. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 33 (2): 111-139.


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Receiver Josh Gordon was suspended without pay for the first two games next season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the second year in a row that the Cleveland Browns will be missing a key player because of a drug-related punishment.
Gordon also was fined two additional game checks on Friday. He'll miss games against the Dolphins and defending Super Bowl-champion Ravens, and is eligible to return for a game against the Vikings.
Gordon said in a statement that he used cough medicine containing codeine -- a banned substance -- while recovering from strep throat in February. The league could have given him a four-game suspension.
"The policy terms are strict about unintentional ingestion, but the NFL has not imposed the maximum punishment in light of the facts of my case," Gordon said. "Therefore, I have chosen to be immediately accountable for the situation. I sincerely apologize for the impact on my team, coaches, and Browns fans."
It's the second year in a row that the Browns have a key player suspended early in the season. Cornerback Joe Haden was suspended four games last season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Haden acknowledged taking the stimulant Adderall. The Browns lost their four games without him.
Gordon caught 50 passes as a rookie last season, developing into the Browns' best deep threat. He led the team with 805 yards receiving and five touchdowns.
The Browns selected him in the second round of the supplemental draft, taking a chance on a player who had major problems at Baylor. He was dismissed from the Bears after getting suspended twice for using marijuana. He transferred to Utah but didn't play there after failing another drug test.
Gordon will be able to practice with the team and play in the preseason games.
"Obviously, we are all disappointed in this news," coach Rob Chudzinski said. "In our short time with Josh, he has done everything that we've asked him to do and he has exhibited substantial improvement.
"We believe that he will continue to work diligently through training camp and the preseason. I am confident that others will step up in his absence."


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LOS ANGELES - Undaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex.
Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. 'Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million, besting last weekend's No. 1 film, Disney's animated fable 'Frozen.'
Melting down to the No. 2 position, 'Frozen' earned $22.2 in its third weekend, bringing its impressive overall domestic ticket total to nearly $164.4 million. Internationally, the Disney hit gained $31.5 million.
Despite its first place position, 'The Desolation of Smaug' fell short of topping its prequel's debut. 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' which opened this same weekend last year, gained $84.6 million. It earned $131.2 million in international sales.
''Hobbit' rules this date and Warner Bros. has linked this brand to this time of year very effectively,' said box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Rentrak.
'We had an excellent weekend,' said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros. 'Of course, it could have been a little better, but the weather back East was really tough last night and probably took a couple million dollars out of my pocket. But our box office will survive. We are right on target to do very similar numbers to the last 'Hobbit,' which grossed a $1 billion worldwide (overall).'
Lionsgate's holiday-themed 'Tyler Perry's a Madea Christmas' came in third place with $16.2 million.
'All of the Tyler Perry movies have done in that $20 million plus range, but the weather was a factor in some of the performances of these films,' said Dergarabedian.
Another Lionsgate film, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' earned $13.2 million for the fourth place slot. To date 'Catching Fire' has grossed $739.9 million, surpassing the worldwide box office total for 'The Hunger Games,' which brought in $691 million.
Disney's super hero sequel, 'Thor: The Dark World,' continues to thrive as it remained in the top five with $2.7 million, bringing its domestic total to $198.1 million.
In its second weekend, Relativity Media's redemption drama 'Out of the Furnace,' starring Christian Bale and Casey Affleck, dropped to the sixth place position with $2.3 million after opening in the third place slot.
Disney's comedy 'Delivery Man,' with Vince Vaughn as the lead, dropped in at No. 7 in its fourth weekend at the box office with $1.9 million, bringing its domestic total to $28 million.
The Weinstein Co.'s 'Philomena,' starring Judi Dench, who received a best-actress Golden Globe Awards nomination for her performance as a nun in search of her son, landed in the No. 8 spot at the weekend box office with $1.8 million.
In its sixth weekend at the box office, Fox's Nazi Germany-set 'The Book Thief,' starring Emily Watson, Geoffrey Rush and Sophie Nelisse, held the ninth position with $1.7 million.
Coming in at No. 10 was the Jason Statham and James Franco-starring Open Road crime thriller 'Homefront,' which gained $1.6 million in its third weekend. Its total domestic gross is now $18.4 million.
Opening in limited release in just six locations, David O. Russell's con artist tale, 'American Hustle,' scored $690,000 over the weekend. This aces the success of his Oscar-winning film 'Silver Linings Playbook,' which saw $27,687 during its opening weekend in December of 2012. 'American Hustle,' featuring stellar performances by Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, has been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The overall gross of this weekend's ticket sales is expected to surpass the $136.5 million gained the same weekend last year. 'All films this weekend should estimate $145 million,' said Dergarabedian.
With only a few weeks left in the year for moviegoers to populate the multiplex, the wide selection of impressive films fares well for eclipsing 2012's box office record of $10.8 billion.
'We are half a percent above last year,' added Dergarabedian. 'And we have a really strong crop of films with some notable titles still yet to open in wide release, like 'Anchorman 2,' 'American Hustle' and 'Saving Mr. Banks,' among others.'
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday:
1.'Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,' $73.7 million ($131.2 international).
2.'Frozen,' $22.2 million ($31.5 million international).
3.'Tyler Perry's a Madea Christmas,' $16 million.
4.'Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' $13.2 million ($19.5 million international).
5.'Thor: The Dark World,' $2.7 million ($1.3 million international).
6.'Out of the Furnace,' $2.3 million.
7.'Delivery Man,' $1.9 million.
8.'Philomena,' ''$1.8 million. 9.'The Book Thief,' $1.7 million.
10.'Homefront,' $1.6 million. Estimated weekend ticket sales Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:
1. 'Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,' $131.2 million.
2. 'Frozen,' $31.5 million. 3. 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' $19.5 million.
4. 'Firestorm, '$15 million. 5. 'Gravity,' $8 million.
6. 'Way Back Home,' $4.9 million.
7. 'No Man's Land,' $4.5 million.
8. 'About Time,' $4.2 million. 9. 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2,' $3.9 million.
10. 'Captain Phillips,' $3.2 million.
Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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It's a few hours after I attended a screening the new comedy "21 & Over," yet I'm still sitting at my desk pondering it. I'm not thinking about the script's wit, or the directors' abilities to coax strong performances out of their actors. No, I'm wondering how this thing got made, and then released.
It's a few hours after I attended a screening the new comedy "21 & Over," yet I'm still sitting at my desk pondering it. I'm not thinking about the script's wit, or the directors' abilities to coax strong performances out of their actors. No, I'm wondering how this thing got made, and then released.
I'm also trying to imagine the pitch meeting, where the filmmakers shared their ideas with the studio. It was probably something like, "Well, it's along the lines of 'The Hangover,' but it's for college kids, and we're going to make it in the style of the Farrelly brothers."And maybe it sounded good at the time, or looked good as a one-page treatment. But it certainly didn't translate into anything that anyone is going to be proud of. Worse, it's nothing that anyone – college-age included – is going to like.
The flimsy plot has college senior Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) all set to go on a med school interview first thing in the morning. But on the day before, which is his 21st birthday, two old high school pals show up at his doorstep, ready to celebrate that milestone day. They would be Casey (Skylar Aston), who's supposed to pass as the film's voice of reason, and Miller (Miles Teller), a foul-mouthed fast talker, whose idea of fun is to spout of sexual innuendo and racial slurs to anyone who crosses his path. He's easily recognizable as the film's reckless holder-on of juvenile mentality."I can't go out tonight," says Jeff Chang (who is always called by both names). That's a signal, of course, for a night of drinks flowing and bars being hopped, despite the fact that Jeff Chang's stern dad is in town to get him to that interview.
An excruciatingly long-feeling 15 minutes of screen time later, Jeff Chang is out cold, and his still somehow sober pals are trying to carry him home, where he can sleep it off before that interview, when they realize they don't know where they are and they have no idea where he lives.In "The Hangover," our heroes lose a person. In this lame, painfully unfunny movie, they lose an address. That's it. They spend the rest of the film trying to get him back to wherever home is.
Here's a sampling of the barriers they come across during the night-long search: Casey meets cute but banal Nicole (Sarah Wright); both guys meet short-tempered and nasty cheerleader fellow Randy (Jonathan Keltz); there's a sorority house full of very angry Latino women; there's a rampaging buffalo; there's nudity and an inordinate amount of binge drinking, and Jeff Chang's dad, who's even angrier than those sorority sisters; and there's an extended sequence of slo-mo vomiting.It's one raucous scene after another, at least until, inexplicably, there are some serious moments that delve into the importance of friendship, along with hints that Jeff Chang has a "dark side." Everything about this movie is uneven. It's slapdash filmmaking at its worst, with very little thought given to making plot elements add up. The resolution of the momentarily intriguing Jeff Chang dark side business turns out to be inconsequential, and the forced, last-second happy ending is both absurd and completely unsatisfying.
Ed Symkus covers movies for GateHouse Media.21 & OVER Written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore With Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon Rated R


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The U.S. bond market outside of Treasuries is shrinking, and the lack of growth could very well reduce interest rate risk while benefiting some market sectors with attractive bond valuations and higher yields, according to Anthony Valeri, LPL Financial's market strategist, in a report published this week.
Valeri predicted that the 2012 bond market will see only "negligible" growth, in a repeat of 2011.
"We believe the bond market will exhibit negligible growth in 2012 in a near repeat of 2011," Valeri wrote in a note published Tuesday, The Incredible Shrinking Bond Market. "Consensus forecasts call for MBS, agency and commercial paper markets to continue to shrink in 2011, municipal bond market growth to be flat, and corporate bond market growth to be modest again."
Fed policy, economic growth and inflation expectation are the primary drivers of bond yields, but supply and demand factors are also relevant for bond investors because they can have a secondary impact on bond market yields and valuations, he noted.
"When it comes to debt market supply, steady Treasury issuance garners most of the headlines. A closer look at the broader bond market, however, reveals that the bond market is exhibiting virtually no growth, and after taking into account Federal Reserve purchases, the bond market is actually shrinking," Valeri wrote.
He pointed to the Fed's quarterly flow of funds data as of Dec. 31 in making his argument, which shows that the broad U.S. bond market saw almost no growth in 2011, expanding by "a paltry" 1%.
Fed data show that Treasuries grew 11% in 2011 versus 2010, to $10.4 trillion from $9.4 trillion. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) fell 2%, to $13.5 trillion from $13.8 trillion, while municipal bonds were off 1%, to $3.7 trillion from $4.8 trillion. However, corporate debt grew 4%, to $7.8 trillion from $7.5 trillion.
Bonds available for bond investors were reduced by the Fed's Treasury purchases from its second round of quantitative easing (QE2) as well as reinvestment of maturing Treasuries into additional Treasuries and government agency MBS later in 2011, Valeri said.
If the Fed initiates new bond purchases, growth may once again be negative, Valeri said, pointing to a Wall Street Journal article last week that suggested the Fed is considering a variation of "Operation Twist" quantitative easing that may expand long-term Treasury purchases beyond its current June 2012 expiration.
However, The Journal on Thursday reported that bond market investors are storming out of Treasuries and driving yields to their highest level since October "amid a view that the economy is picking up enough steam to keep the Federal Reserve from a new round of bond buying."
Investors interpreted the Fed comments from Tuesday on the stregthening of the U.S. economy as a sign that the Fed "may not feel so much pressure to prop up financial markets," The Journal said.
Read High-Quality Bonds in 2011 Saw Best Performance Since 2002: LPL's Valeri at AdvisorOne.


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"Hey, you're in the 6th grade and you still herd goats?" asked her friend mockingly. "Yes, I still herd goats. I love herding goats. In fact I'll herd goats forever," she replied with a cracked voice and a tear in her eyes, looking away and walking fast with her two favorite goats.
Tarulata loved goats. She still remembers the day she was returning from school. She saw an aged man walking with two goats. From a distance he looked like her grandfather. Eyes squinted, as though trying to recognize someone, she set into a small run towards the man and the goats. A smile stretched into a big one when she saw that it really was her grandfather. She ran and almost crashed into him and the bleating mammals. She went home, threw her bags, came out, took the goats and went off into the fields. She did this every day, until one day after few years her friends starting mocking and laughing at her. Taru - as she was called, loved taking the goats in the fields and in the jungle, humming a tune she would catch from the air. But deep down she felt ashamed too. She was in the 6th grade- a big girl. And that was the last day she herded goats. She went to school for another few years. She wanted to study Arts, but house finances and the sudden death of her father only allowed so much of education.
Growing years were tough. Her father had only inherited a small piece of land. To raise three studying girls with no steady income was not easy. He also had a small ration shop. Together the income of the house was mediocre. Taru didn't want to quit studies, but had to. She was angry. Angry at life, circumstances, and with her father after he went away to the other world. She grew up doing what other school dropped girls would do. Chores, kitchen and the house porch were her domain. She hated it. She hated her life.
There was a girl, whose mother's house was in the same village as Taru's. One day while chatting outside a shop she told Taru about a leadership training program for youth that she had done in Patamda in Jharkhand. She told her about The Art of Living and the amazing experience she had during the workshop, and she told her about this intriguing technique called the Sudarshan Kriya that she learnt and practices. There was a glitter in her eyes as she was telling Taru about her experience. "Take me with you," she told the girl almost instantly. "Of course," the girl said smiling in a whisper.
Six hundred rupees was the course fee, which Taru didn't have, neither did her mom. She went to her cousin and asked him if he could lend her the money. He agreed. Looking at her daughter's strong desire, Taru's mom agreed to send her too. This was the first time a girl from the house went so far, that too alone. Her father would never have allowed. Not even in her wildest of dreams. She went with her friend to Patamda and did the Youth Leadership Training Program (YLTP). Right after the course she realized one thing; she had to bring everyone she knew and didn't know to experience Sudarshan Kriya. It sort of became her mission. She also realized one thing, she didn't want to stay back at home. She wanted to come and stay at the Ashram in Patamda and work in the villages, with the Naxalites. But there was one thing that kept coming to her mind, "How can I bring people to experience Sudarshan Kriya without bringing my immediate family to experience it first? The people will laugh at me if they know." She went back home.
After she made her mother and sisters do the course in the year 2006, Taru left home for the Ashram in Patamda. That was where she wanted to be. That was her home now. She loved it there. "Six years in the ashram, I've seen times changing," she reminiscences. "Initially I was scared going around in the village. People met me with hostility, they made me feel like an outsider. And the drunk men couldn't be trusted. But I had dedicated my life for Gurudev's work. I knew he'd protect me, he still does. The atmosphere began to change. As we started our work, organizing courses, more and more people participated and transformation began to happen. Lives changed, families changed, the atmosphere in the village changed. People started coming to us. Started sharing their problems, began respecting us. Love and belonging sprang up from within them. Today almost everybody knows the ashram and the people who live in it. Not just this village but several villages all around this district. It is amazing how Gurudev works through us."
Once, in one of her blues Taru decided to leave everything and go back home. She went, and one day at home during meditation she thought, "why am I here…I've dedicated my life for my master's work…why am I quitting now…" she heard Gurudev's voice in her mind telling her that a lot of people are waiting for her, and she has to reach the Sudarshan Kriya to them. That's when she decided to become a teacher.
She remembers and shares an incident. There was a satsang organized in a village. It was night time and there was a group of Naxals who had come to the village from the jungle. When they saw a gathering they inquired and found out that it was Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji's satsang. They had heard of him, and wanted to meet whoever was in charge. News reached Taru, who was sitting in the front, and she came back and met the group. A lady comrade came up to her and started talking to her. She said that she had heard about Sri Sri and the Sudarshan Kriya. She said that what he was doing was good, and what they were doing was also good, only the medium was different. She said that we have 9mm pistols and that he had the Sudarshan Kriya. She wanted to experience it, and with a changed identity she did the course and she found out that Sudarshan Kriya was more powerful than the 9mm pistol.
"There has been a lot of interactions with the people who've lost their way. Many have done the course, many have gone back, but we still continue to urge them to drop their weapons. They are good people, they've just not been given a choice by the government. They don't trust the corrupt voting system. Somehow a bridge has to be built between them and the society. And Sudarshan Kriya is that bridge," explains Taru in the middle of sips of tea.
"Life is good," she says. "There are disturbances, but then I have Gurudev. He's my balm, my friend. I talk to him so much, that sometime I feel that I'm going crazy," she laughs as she spills tea on her pajamas. "I've surrendered my life to him, he decides where I go. There's a storm brewing," she says looking at the sky churning itself like a whirlpool, "lets go down…" We go down and drink some more tea.