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Hi there everyone,
Wondering why there is never a discussion about a carbon handle bar on an mtb.
Safety issue? And when, please give some advice on brands etc.
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Hi there everyone,
Wondering why there is never a discussion about a carbon handle bar on an mtb.
Safety issue? And when, please give some advice on brands etc.
Rgds Josef
They're great. I don't use one, but my friend does. He uses an Easton Monkeylite carbon riser bar. He's crashed it a bit with no problems.
I've seen carbon wrapped bars, but not full carbon. Keeping score within my circle of friends in The Aussie Thread, there's been one cracked CF road bike frame, and one busted CF seat post. I prefer my custom titanium bars - the only CF I own is headset spacers. You can argue all you want, but to me it's not worth the risk.
I've been really thinking hard about getting a Carbon Fiber monkeylite bar in the near future. They seem to be pretty popular and i've not read anywere about lots of broken bars or injured riders because of them.
My drinking buddies have a racing problem !!!
i have an ANSWER over sized carbon bar. yeah...it's pretty much like the BEST bar ever madeOriginally Posted by balibiker
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Last edited by mx_599; 11-25-05 at 11:46 AM.
There was an article in one of the bike mags about carbon fiber bike parts. The thing about carbon is that when it fails, it fails catastrophically. Because of that, Easton builds its carbon fiber handlebars 10 times stronger than their aluminum ones. Imagine how light they would be if they didn't have the huge safety factor built in!
Still, I'm a retrogrouch and won't be putting any carbon fiber anything on my bikes. I've seen plenty of pictures of snapped carbon seatposts. Carbon seems like just the latest marketing ploy to remove cash from easily duped consumers. Its kind of like what happened to steel frames - aluminum was so sexy because of Klein and Cannondale so all the bikes became aluminum. Go ride an aluminum framed hardtail back to back with steel and you'll quickly see why this was just a marketing driven thing rather than an improvement.
Originally Posted by Thor29
I agree with your comment about carbon fiber use in MTBs, but I'm having a problem about your comparison between steel and aluminum. We have two fairly high end, older Chro-moly (full frame and fork) MTBs (GF Hoo Koo and Nishiki Ariel) along with an 02 Trek Chro-moly MTB (820) and one 05 Rockhopper. The Rockhopper is the lightest of the group, has the best balance, and handles the best. And we all know the Rock hopper is not the top of the line, albeit a good bike. I guess I'm saying I think the trade off from aluminum to steel is worth it for the weight savings and I don't see any performance difference. If anything, the aluminum bike is superior.Originally Posted by Thor29
I know you can point out that the Rockhopper has better geometry and frame design than the older Chro-moly bikes, that has evolved through the years and I would readily agree. But, I don't see ANY high or mid-range MTB manufacturers returning to much less expensive steel. If it was truly superior or performed the same, someone would be re-introducing chro-moly MTBs. As it is, only a few still make chro-moly bikes like the Trek 820 and their all less expensive.
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Im sure everyone has heard of the instant & catastrophic failures of carbon. Some manufacturers say; if you really ding carbon, even clamp it too tight, it should be replaced as the integrity of the material has been compromised and this will eventually be your point of structural failure.
On a road bike, carbon bars absorb a bit of road vibration but on a MTB, I dont believe it provides much effect especially off road. I think that carbon bars are OK on X/C applications but I dont recommend carbon bars on DH / Free ride bikes. The forces on the bar are severe while pounding down a slope or when landing drops and the chances of a getting good ding while DH or FR is great.
Im not completely sold on carbon bars as they are not much (if any) lighter than aluminum bars and the risk of catastrophic failure would always be in the back of my mind thus making me timid to do some of the crazy things I like.
Hold on there partner. Just because some of the major manufacturers don't produce steel framed bikes anymore don't assume steel is cheaper and/ or an inferior frame material.Originally Posted by roccobike
The list of frame builders and larger bike companies that are currently offering steel hardtail frames is too extensive to list. They are mostly high end frames with beautiful ride characteristics that aluminum can not produce. Aluminum frames generally are lighter and stiffer. Generally. Great for XC racing but a little less than forgiving on long rides. It depends on what you want to do with your frame.
Each material has its benefits but you can not claim either is superior/inferior globally.
This is a good thread and it's making me ponder the idea of actually getting a Monkeylite set of bars. I only do XC riding and no DH or big jumps.
Can someone post that they have broke or cracked a carbon fiber bar????? No replies of cousins, uncles, best friends, neices, little buddy once heard of a bar cracking. I want a members of this site to state that they have broke these bars....
Last edited by Quadzone.com; 11-28-05 at 08:18 AM.
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I had a hairline crack along the seam on an Easton monkey lite carbon low rise bar about four years ago, it was promptly warranteed by Easton. It was actually a common problem at the time. Since then, carbon bars have improved. I just replaced the bar that I received from that warranty a few months ago. It wasn't cracked or dented or anything, it just had quite a few scrapes on it. It still performed great I just figured it was about time to replace it.Originally Posted by Quadzone.com
I may be fat but I'm slow enough to make up for it.
I feel that carbon is a material, like any other it has it's good and bad. It is not for every rider, as titanium or aluminum or steel isn't either. Many times I've seen mention of carbon maybe breaking where it has been chipped or scratched, "like the old graphite fishing poles" but it's important to remember that carbon uses multi directional fibers in oriented layers, so that a nick or scratch shouldn't affect the integrity of the frame unless the damage is significant. I like the ride characteristics and stiffness of it, but know that it won't work for everyone. My race bike has carbon bars, seat, seatpost, and frame.You can bet I'm hoping for the best!
if you're only doing XC, than why not....?Originally Posted by Quadzone.com
I wreck alot...Originally Posted by mx_599
My fear is wrecking and damaging the bar and I don't see it. I"m hammerin down a trail and hit a rough section and snap. I had this happen on my ATV except I was in control of a 400 lb machine at 30 MPH with no steering..... It was aluminum bars and not carbon though.
The carbon bars also look pretty dam good....
My drinking buddies have a racing problem !!!
if you like carbon i would get them. they're not porcelain!! give them a shot...if they develop a problem than you can be anti-carbon in the future. i think you'll be fine. the oversized ones are pretty coolOriginally Posted by Quadzone.com
Yeah, aluminum scares me as much as carbon does. They both fail fast. A friend of mine was going downhill on pavement one night when the right side of his Al bar just came off. It didn't bend or fold first, it just popped off. Luckily he wasn't going fast and there was no traffic. The manufacturer later recalled that bar, which raises another point. If any part made by a major manufacturer was a real threat to the user, it would get recalled if it was released at all. No company wants to kill its customers. Except maybe those insane weight weenie companies in germany.Originally Posted by Quadzone.com
Yeah, aluminum (or any material, really) can fail just as suddenly as carbon. I find the "catastrophic carbon failure" stories true, it's just that they're overreported compared to other mtb parts failures. Not sure about bars and posts, but carbon frames will generally let you know before they go. They creak, and if you ignore it long enough, sure they will fail in a more exciting way. I am running an Aerus mid-rise over-sized bar on my Enduro, which I regularly do 3ft drops on. Also have a friend using the same bar. No problems yet. I have another friend who has broken at least 3 seatposts, all aluminum. Each failed quite suddenly.
http://www.twofortythree.com/html/bi...6/frframe.htmlOriginally Posted by roccobike
Some frames are steel for a reason.
http://www.guava-jelly.jp/news_img/2...1085908017.jpg Also a frame I'm looking for.
I want a Ritchey Niti -Nickle\Titanium\Chromoly as an XC bike.
As far as being high end -not sure, costs close to 900 US for the frame.
They are still made, and more expensive than you might think.
Since the Balfa Minuteman frame is chromoly, I can probably buy a used one and safely ride it to hell and back without it snapping.
I think most are used -the company closed.
Last edited by jeff williams; 12-02-05 at 12:36 AM.
I'm a Clydesdale and I run Maxm carbon bars on both of my bikes. The thing I like about them is the aramid (read Kevlar) net structure that's bonded to the inside of the bar. Supposedly this adds strength to the bar. I don't know if this is true or not, but it makes me more comfortable as does the lifetime warranty they have for the bar. They rate the things for DH use so I'm pretty confident using them on XC trails.
I still have an Aluminum bar for each of them, but that's more out of being a bike parts packrat than any real paranoia about the part
Ouch! Good thing I run carbon now, I think.Originally Posted by jimmythefly
I'm keeping score of carbon failures on The Aussie Thread. One frame, one seatpost, a stem, and now a fork steerer. No thanks, I'll stick with titanium.
My big ol' self wouldn't be caught with any of those made of carbon.Originally Posted by Expatriate
Now I'll take my bars and if I really wanted to get geeky and save a whopping 10 grams each over my current Profile Kages I'd swap them for the CF counterpart. On second thought I'd lose more weight if I took a dump before a ride
If you look real closely at my avatar, you can see the CF headset spacers.


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A person enters name and chooses a state then submits the form.
A description of the state comes up and gives you another form to choose a city in that state and asks you to submit.
After you click the city submit it should pop up with a description of that city.
What happens is it gets stuck in an infinite loop after I try to submit the city.
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California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east – from the Redwood–Douglas-fir forests of the northwest, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast. The center of the state is dominated by Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), and has the 3rd longest coastline of all states (after Alaska and Florida). Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire: about 37,000 are recorded annually."; echo "

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Today, San Francisco is one of the top tourist destinations in the world, ranking 35th out of the 100 most visited cities worldwide, and is renowned for its cool summers, fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of architecture, and landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Alcatraz Island and its former prison, and its Chinatown.
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Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley.
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Nicknamed the City of Angels, Los Angeles is a leading world center of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, and education, and has been ranked the third richest city and fifth most powerful and influential city in the world. The city is home to renowned institutions covering a broad range of professional and cultural fields and is one of the most substantial economic engines within the United States.
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Orlando is nicknamed 'The City Beautiful' and its symbol is the fountain at Lake Eola. The current mayor is Buddy Dyer. The city is also sometimes nicknamed, 'The Theme Park Capital of the World', as it is best known for the Walt Disney World Resort (located approximately 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Downtown Orlando in Lake Buena Vista), founded by the Walt Disney Company in 1971, the Universal Orlando Resort (which consists of two parks, Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, as well as other attractions, including City Walk), SeaWorld, Gatorland, and Wet 'n Wild Water Park.
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Miami is a major center and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2010, Miami was classified as a Alpha- World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked thirty-third among global cities.
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Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) (east), Sigsbee Park (north, originally known as Dredgers Key), Fleming Key (north), and Sunset Key (west, originally known as Tank Island). Both Fleming Key and Sigsbee Park are part of Naval Air Station Key West and are inaccessible by civilians. Key West is the county seat of Monroe County. Key West is the southernmost city in the Continental United States.
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In the Hawaiian language, Honolulu means 'sheltered bay' or 'place of shelter'. The old name is said to be Kou, a district roughly encompassing the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city has been the capital of the Hawaiian islands since 1845 and gained historical recognition following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor near the city on December 7, 1941.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.2 km2), of which 9.3 square miles (24.0 km2) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), or 20.44%, is water. It is considered to be the South Side of Maui, located on the leeward side of Haleakala. The climate is arid, receiving no more than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain per year.
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Hilo is the county seat of the County of Hawaii and is located in the District of South Hilo. The town overlooks Hilo Bay, situated upon two shield volcanoes; Mauna Loa, an active volcano, and Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano upon which are sited some of the world's most important ground-based astronomical observatories.
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Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine. It is the principal city of the Bangor, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Penobscot County.
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Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,297. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination. It is a departure point for the Maine State Ferry Service to the islands of Penobscot Bay: Vinalhaven, North Haven and Matinicus.
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Tourists visit Portland's historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, at the mouth of the Fore River and part of Casco Bay, and the Arts District, which runs along Congress Street in the center of the city. Portland Head Light is located in nearby Cape Elizabeth and marks the entrance to Portland Harbor.
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Austin is the capital of the state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, Austin is the thirteenth most populous city in the United States of America and the fourth most populous city in the state of Texas. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. Austin has a population of 820,611 (2011 U.S. Census). The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan area, which had an estimated population 1,783,519 (2011 U.S. Census), making it the 34th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the fourth-largest in Texas.
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Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of 656.3 square miles (1,700 km2). Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with over 6 million people.
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Living with #HIV and #hepatitis C coinfection: catie.ca/en/practical-g… #HCV 14 hours ago
Meet the woman who cared for hundreds of abandoned gay men dying of AIDS out.com/positive-voice… #HIV 18 hours ago
Disclosing your HIV status to your children is a very personal decision that depends on a number of things. It is definitely different than telling adult family or friends. Trust your instincts about when and how to tell your children, and ask for support if you want it. Don't worry about infecting your kids with HIV. Hugging, kissing and cuddling with them doesn't put them at risk of getting HIV because HIV transmission doesn't occur through casual contact.
Children often sense that 'something is up' when a parent tests positive for HIV, but you might not want to tell them until they are older. If you think it's time to talk to your kids, other moms have found the following questions are helpful in deciding. You may not answer "yes" to all of them, but they could help you imagine what it would be like to tell your kids and how things might change afterwards.
You can introduce the information gradually, like explaining how you have a virus that affects your health without saying "HIV". As they grow older and understand more, give them more information. When they are old enough, tell them about HIV transmission and safer sex.
Because disclosure to kids is a big deal, some women end up talking about it and planning for months in advance. We can help you through the process when you are ready. It's your call.


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Wiki > Main > SamsungYH92xPort (compare)
Difference: SamsungYH92xPort (r18 vs. r17)
Samsung YH-920, 925 and 820 port page
Player info
For information about the player itself see SamsungYH920?
Port Status
Due to the similarites to various PP and iriver Players, the Port is already pretty advanced.
A bootloader and main binary can be built using code in SVN. The port is mostly functional (see below), but keymaps could use more work.
Currently, the bootloader replaces the OF. Dual boot is supported by booting either /.rockbox/rockbox.mi4 or /SYSTEM/OF.[mi4|bin]. /SYSTEM/OF.[mi4|bin].In order to boot the OF, press the left button immediately after the Rockbox bootloader pops up (a half second before may work also, it needs some timing).
Current Status
** Note that charging is entirely done by hardware, Rockbox has no control over it.
Battery Runtime
See SamsungRuntime for a collection of battery benches and charging curves.
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Honor Guard
The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office established an Honor Guard in memory of Lt. Michael Lutz and Deputy Robert Tanner, who died in the line of duty. The mission of the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard is to honor all men and women serving in the military and law enforcement by preserving tradition and instilling pride throughout the community at a variety of ceremonies including funerals, parades and other special activities.
The Honor Guard, formed in 2006 under the authority of Sheriff Robert J. Stephenson, is available upon request to appear at ceremonies and events.
The Honor Guard is comprised of Det. Brady Hittle, Dep Jay Lawhorne, Dep Tony Angelo and Dep Ryan Williams.
For more information on the Honor Guard, contact Sheriff Lutz or Det. Brady Hittle at 740.452.3637 or by email.


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2014 Opening Day scenes
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Stuck in the office on Opening Day? Don't fret, you can do the next best thing and take in all the sights from around the league. You might not be there, but you can keep an eye on all of the action with our Opening Day images.


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JLeuze thank you for this lovely plugin.
I recently started having problems with the last step in adding a slide "Use as featured image". I'm able to upload the file and see the thumbnail in edit slide screen, but when I click "use as featured image" the link turns to Saving... and just hangs there and doesn't return to Done...
My site is a multisite installation of WordPress and I was able to add a few slides before this happened.
I've checked that I have title for the slide and that the images I'm uploading are the same size as meteor settings.
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1. Extending the CMS: Examples¶
From this point onwards, this tutorial assumes you have done the Django Tutorial (for Django 1.6) and will show you how to integrate the tutorial's poll app into the django CMS. Hereafter, if a poll app is mentioned, we are referring to the one you get after completing the Django Tutorial. Also, make sure the poll app is in your INSTALLED_APPS.
We assume your main urls.py looks something like this:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from django.conf.urls import *
from django.contrib import admin
urlpatterns = patterns('',
(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
(r'^polls/', include('polls.urls', namespace='polls')),
(r'^', include('cms.urls')),
1.1. My First Plugin¶
A Plugin is a small bit of content that you can place on your pages.
1.1.1. The Model¶
For our polling app we would like to have a small poll plugin which shows a poll and lets the user vote.
In your poll application's models.py add the following:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from django.db import models
from cms.models import CMSPlugin
# existing Poll and Choice models...
class PollPluginModel(CMSPlugin):
poll = models.ForeignKey('polls.Poll', related_name='plugins')
def __unicode__(self):
return self.poll.question
django CMS plugins must inherit from cms.models.CMSPlugin (or a subclass thereof) and not models.Model.
Run manage.py syncdb to create the database tables for this model or see Using South with django CMS to see how to do it using South.
1.1.2. The Plugin Class¶
Now create a file cms_plugins.py in the same folder your models.py is in. After having followed the Django Tutorial and adding this file your polls app folder should look like this:
The plugin class is responsible for providing the django CMS with the necessary information to render your Plugin.
For our poll plugin, write the following plugin class:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
from cms.plugin_base import CMSPluginBase
from cms.plugin_pool import plugin_pool
from .models import PollPluginModel
class PollPlugin(CMSPluginBase):
model = PollPluginModel # Model where data about this plugin is saved
name = _("Poll Plugin") # Name of the plugin
render_template = "polls/plugin.html" # template to render the plugin with
def render(self, context, instance, placeholder):
return context
plugin_pool.register_plugin(PollPlugin) # register the plugin
All plugin classes must inherit from cms.plugin_base.CMSPluginBase and must register themselves with the cms.plugin_pool.plugin_pool.
1.1.3. The Template¶
You probably noticed the render_template attribute in the above plugin class. In order for our plugin to work, that template must exist and is responsible for rendering the plugin. You should create a new file in your poll-app's templates folder under polls called plugin.html.
The template should look something like this:

{{ instance.poll.question }}

<form action="{% url 'polls:vote' instance.poll.id %}" method="post">
{% csrf_token %}
{% for choice in instance.poll.choice_set.all %}
<input type="radio" name="choice" id="choice{{ forloop.counter }}" value="{{ choice.id }}" />
{{ choice.choice }}

{% endfor %}
<input type="submit" value="Vote" />
We don't show the errors here, because when submitting the form you're taken off this page to the actual voting page.
1.2. My First App (apphook)¶
Right now, external apps are statically hooked into the main urls.py. This is not the preferred approach in the django CMS. Ideally you attach your apps to CMS pages. This will allow the editors to move your page, and the attached application to different parts of the page tree, without breaking anything.
For that purpose you write a CMSApp. That is just a small class telling the CMS how to include that app.
CMS Apps live in a file called cms_app.py, so go ahead and create it to make your polls app look like this:
In this file, write:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
from cms.app_base import CMSApp
from cms.apphook_pool import apphook_pool
class PollsApp(CMSApp):
name = _("Poll App") # give your app a name, this is required
urls = ["polls.urls"] # link your app to url configuration(s)
app_name = "polls" # this is the application namespace
apphook_pool.register(PollsApp) # register your app
NOTE: If your polls module is not in the root of your project folder, then you may need to adjust the line above urls = ["polls.urls"] accordingly.
Now remove the inclusion of the polls urls in your main urls.py so it looks like this:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from django.conf.urls import *
from django.contrib import admin
urlpatterns = patterns('',
(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)),
# delete the polls entry that was here, no longer needed!
(r'^', include('cms.urls')),
Restart your server so that the PollsApp will now register.
Now open your Django Admin in your browser and navigate to the CMS app, then choose Pages. This should display the "page tree". From this page, create a page called "Polls". Save the page with the button: "Save and continue editing". Next, press "Advanced Settings" and choose "Poll App" in the drop- down menu labeled "Application". Finally, in the field named "Application instance name", enter "polls" and "Save".
Unfortunately, for these changes to take effect, you will have to restart your server (this is automatic when using runserver, but not other servers). So do that and afterwards if you navigate to that CMS Page, you will see your polls application.


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The NCHC Portz Scholars Program began in 1990 to enable NCHC to acknowledge John and Edythe Portz's many contributions to honors education. We continue to honor their memory by selecting the top four research/creative papers by undergraduate honors students who have been nominated by their institutions for their outstanding work.
In addition to the NCHC Portz Scholars Program, the Committee on Awards and Grants annually awards several NCHC Portz Grants in recognition of and support of innovation in honors programs and colleges.
The Committee on Awards and Grants is pleased to announce the 2012 NCHC Portz Scholars for the 23rd year of the competition. Members of the Committee read approximately 39 outstanding papers during the first part of the summer and selected the top four NCHC Portz Scholars student papers.
The four 2012 NCHC Portz Scholars will present summaries of their research during the NCHC Portz Scholars Presentations on Saturday, November 17, from 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM in Berkeley A/B. They will also be honored at 9:30 AM following the Business Meeting in Constitution Ballroom A. Each will be awarded a $250 stipend and complimentary conference registration.
The 2012 NCHC Portz Scholars are:
Adee Benartzy, University of Central Florida
Honors Dean, Dr. Alvin Wang
"The Pastel Medium: Communicating Sexuality and Promiscuity in Late Nineteenth Century Paris"
This paper focuses on the use of pastel in art in late nineteenth-century Paris and the distinctive characteristics of the art that defines that period – the hypersexuality of the Parisian prostitute. The paper argues that, while the use of pastel holds a traditionally subsidiary position to other historically primary media, the pastel medium prevailed in communicating the sexuality, sensuality, and promiscuity of the sinful female in Paris at the close of the century. The paper also emphasizes the unique advantages and overall credence of the pastel medium.
Jeffrey Cisneros, University of Texas San Antonio
Honors Dean, Dr. Richard Diem
The Reception of John Boswell's Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality in the Academic and Public Spheres
This paper presents both a historiographic examination of John Boswell's Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality and an investigation of the social and cultural turmoil of the times that contributed to reactions to the book. The paper details how the emergence of the modern "culture wars" and the removal of homosexuality from the list of diagnostic mental disorders made the conditions right for a sharply divided reaction to a book about gay history.
Connor Favreau, University of South Alabama
Honors Director, Dr. Michael Doran
A Christian Existentialist Approach to Euthyphro's Dilemma
This paper addresses the Christian existentialist, Søren Kierkegaard's insights on, Euthyphro's Dilemma, which asks whether things are good because God commands them or whether God commands them because they are good. The paper argues that Kierkegaard denies God's moral efficacy, holding that God's command functions only suggestively, which allows Kierkegaard to secure the ultimate moral freedom of the individual.
Andrew Paul, University of Mississippi
Honors Dean, Dr. Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez
"The River Thief: A Collection of Short Fiction"
This work contains a collection of short stories linked through their emphasis on Southern Jewish identity and the influences of Eastern European folktales.
This year's Portz Scholars were selected by Victoria Bocchichio (Kent State University), Kate Bruce (University of North Carolina, Wilmington), Tracie Burke (Christian Brothers University), Ann Eisenberg (University of Texas at San Antonio), Melinda Frederick (Prince George's Community College), Leslie Heaphy (Kent State University), Cynthia Laurie-Rose (Otterbein College), Virginia McCombs (Oklahoma City University), Pamela Mertz (St. Mary's College of Maryland), Greta Pennell (University of Indianapolis), Brian Railsback (Western Carolina University), and Betsy Yarrison (University of Baltimore).


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Federal Prisoner Sentenced to 15 Years for Assault of Federal Corrections Officer
|U.S. Attorney's Office October 16, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS—Anthony L. Vaughn, 35, Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute, was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison today by U.S. District Court Judge Larry J. McKinney, announced Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. Vaughn pled guilty to aggravated assault of a federal corrections officer after a joint investigation by the FBI and Federal Bureau of Prisons.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney James M. Warden, who prosecuted the case for the government, on April 23, 2009, Vaughn, apparently upset because the officer asked him to stop prohibited activities, threatened and then attacked the officer with an illegal, homemade knifelike weapon. The officer was stabbed at least seven times and suffered numerous stab wounds to the head and neck, but will recover.
Vaughn's sentence will be served after completion of his current sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Judge McKinney also imposed a supervised release period of an additional three years to be served after Vaughn's release from prison.


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Impact of Big Data, Cloud, Mobile and Regulatory Pressure on your IT Risk and Governance Model
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Impact of Big Data, Cloud, Mobile
and Regulatory Pressure on your IT Risk and Governance Model.
This 30% decrease was established by optimizing and
automating the risk process, end users are now able to complete the whole risk
cycle in one platform with risk identification, risk assessment, risk
management, risk reporting (real time!) and risk monitoring.
2. Customer decreased their manual IT control test
effort with 140 hours per week only for Segregation of Duties and access
management. This was done by automating control tests.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM Europe
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LinkedIn : http
Independent researchers positive on IBM's approach to Risk Management
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In the last 2 months three independent researchers have given their opinion on IBM's approach to risk management. All 3 are very positive towards the areas of Innovation, Market Presence, Functionality and Enterprise GRC capabilities.
Forrester in the Forresterwave EGRC 2011: The OpenPages platform remains one of the most consistently strong enterprise GRC platforms on the market today. The company's vision is to enable senior management to make strategic risk and reward decisions to improve business performance and reduce exposure to risks and loss on investments. The OpenPages platform's GRC management and analytics features are just one example of where this mission will play out."
Gartner in its September update: The OpenPages platform has solid capabilities in all the core functions, has above-average support for ERM and ORM, and is rated very high on financial reporting integrity compliance. It continues to execute consistently on a well-planned road map."
Chartis published its Risk Top 100 last November with IBM ranked the No.1 vendor in the area of Risk Management. With special rewards for Functionality, Market Presence, Innovation, Fund & Asset Management, Market Risk, Operational Risk and Enterprise GRC.
In the Chartis RiskTech 100 IBM was measured for the first time along the qualitative and quantitative risk capabilities (read the acquisitions of OpenPages and Algorithmics). In the Gartner and Forrester publications the latest Algorithmics acquisition was not taken into account.
Interesting enough researchers praise IBM for immediately adding value to its acquisitions. One year ago IBM was ranked number 7 in the RiskTech 100 and now IBM is on top of the list. Not because the individual products are that good but because the minimal overlap and immediate integrations create added value for customers.
Adding Risk to the area of Business Analytics (Business Analytics is one of the 4 key initiatives of IBM towards 2015, driven by our new CEO Gini Rometty) is a great step into Smarter Risk. Capabilities like predictive intelligence, driver based planning, regulatory reporting, scenario testing, forecasting, dashboarding, scorecarding, reporting and analysis will give a great boost if you apply this to risk. This is where the convergence of performance management and risk management create great value for our customers.>
Blog post from Erwin Boeren, Governance Risk & Compliance Leader IBM Europe
Looking back at a great IBM Vision 2012, Orlando FL
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Looking back at a great Vision 2012,
Vision 2012 was a great event with many customers speaking, partners and market analysts.
Customer Advisory Board
The IBM Customer Advisory Board came together in Monday, the day before the event officially kicked off to discuss the IBM Integrated Risk roadmap and to prioritize future development initiatives.
Keynotes were presented by Les Rechan (General Manager IBM Business Analytics), Mark Loughridge (CFO IBM) and Alison Levine.
Les opened with an energy level high as always! Mark gave a great insight in the financial transformation IBM has gone through and the road ahead. Alison delivered a key note where the whole room hung on her every word. Astonishing how Alison can present and what an inspiring lady she is.
this is available in recordings on : http
OpenPages version 6.1 released
At the risk keynote on day 1 by Patrick O'brien and Gordon Burnes the new version 6.1 of OpenPages was released. New features can be found on the IBM OpenPages 6.1 landing page :
A new leader for the IBM Risk Analytics pillar
Michael Zerbs has been appointed as the new leader to run the IBM Risk Analytics organization. Michael was the President and COO of Algorithmics. He is a recognized expert in risk management for market and credit risk, and has an in-depth understanding of the key risk management challenges that the financial industry faces today. He has authored several papers on pricing models and risk management and is a co-author of Mark-to-Future: A Framework for Measuring Risk and Rewad.
Market Analysts impressed by IBM Risk Portfolio
analysts could be found in
Operational risk is still strong as ever but Policy & Compliance management, IT Risk & Governance and Audit capabilities have grown to such maturity level that IBM is top in Risk Analytics.
Customers are expanding on their GRC Environment
Clients speaking at the 2 main event days were all expanding their platform to multi discipline risk. Especially risk convergence, standardization, enterprise risk management, IT Risk & Compliance and Fraud & Financial Crimes were topics that came across many times.
IBM implemented OpenPages
IBM has implemented OpenPages herself, and demonstrated that at day 2. Deborah Dunagan, IBM Transformation Executive demonstrated how IBM reduced her risk cycle times with 30% using IBM OpenPages!
With all this excitement we are looking forward to another great year and client success in Risk Analytics.
Blog post by Erwin Boeren
Senior Governance, Risk & Compliance specialist IBM
Twitter : http
LinkedIn : http
Not Going to IBM Vision 2012? Better "Think Twice."
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Do you really understand the reasons you make decisions?
Sometimes the mind wants to unconsciously push us into a certain decision when there's a better way to think about it.
That's the premise of the book, Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition, written by Michael Mauboussin, Chief Investment Strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management and a keynote speaker at IBM's upcoming Vision 2012 conference in Orlando, May 14-17.
Vision is IBM's global conference for finance and risk professionals to help improve planning, budgeting and forecasting, identify and mitigate risk, and meet the demanding requirements of XBRL, IFRS, Basel II and Solvency II with greater confidence.
I talked to Mauboussin about his book, making data-driven decisions, some common pitfalls as decision makers, and his upcoming talk at Vision.
"What's very exciting is that in the last half dozen years, we've had a real influx of data, and we're now just learning how to tap that data for the benefit of better decision making," said Mauboussin. "Now we can create a better intersection between value creation and making decisions."
The problem however, according to Mauboussin, is that we still have the same cognitive makeup and the propensity to make common mistakes.
"We often think about our own decision making as being objective and fact based and rationale. And we tend to underestimate systematically how important the social context is for our decision making," said Mauboussin.
To illustrate this point he told an interesting story from his book.
Researchers went into the wine section of a supermarket and set up French and German wines next to each other that were roughly matched in price and quality. Over a two week period they alternated playing distinctively French and distinctively German music to see if it would have any influence on purchase decisions.
Surprisingly, they found when French music played people bought French wine 77 percent of the time, and German wine 73 percent of the time when German music played. When asked if music affected their selections, the consumers unanimously said no.
"This basic experiment can be extrapolated to a lot of organizational settings where we think of ourselves as trying to be conscious and mindful as we make decisions. But indeed what is going on around us can be deeply influential to our decisions," said Mauboussin.
So what do we do?
According to Mauboussin, integrate more data into quality decisions. However, there is still a tension between the intuitive, go by the seat of the pants experience group versus the analytically-minded group.
"Either extreme is not going to work but a blend between the two is right way," said Mauboussin.
Read the rest of the interview with Michael Mauboussin on the Business Analytics Blog here.
For more information:
· Register here for the upcoming Vision 2012 conference
· Download the Vision conference guide for background on keynotes, elective sessions, demos & workshops
· Read a previous blog post on minimizing risk and improving performance
Opposite Ends of the FCPA Spectrum
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Chief Compliance Officers, General Counsels and other business executives have long been pushing regulators to provide clarity around the FCPA and more consistent (and appropriately fair) enforcement. Well, companies finally have something reasonably definitive to look at which shows how a well-constructed compliance program implemented in good faith can have extremely positive consequences – it's the recent Morgan Stanley case, which we'll get to in a moment.
At the other end of the spectrum is the Wal-Mart fiasco. You know the story – senior Wal-Mart executives knew of millions of dollars being paid to government officials in Mexico to aid expansion in that country, but shut down an investigation. The Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are all over this, and things will not go well for the company. The last thing the DOJ or SEC looks favorably on is executives not reporting a suspected or known violation, and not conducting a full and comprehensive internal investigation. Now proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis, as well as major public pension funds, are recommending that Wal-Mart shareholders vote against members of the board of directors for neglecting their responsibilities. And there are indications the bribery might extend beyond the Mexican subsidiary. The stock price has taken a hit, the company faces potentially huge fines, executives could wind up in prison, and investors are suing. As is often the case, it's not so much the bad action, but the cover-up. And it's also whether the system, here the compliance process, was well designed, implemented and maintained.
Now to Morgan Stanley. The DOJ and SEC have long said that in enforcement actions they give credit to companies for already having a good compliance system in place, but we've seen little direct evidence of that. But now we have a game changer. The problems at Morgan Stanley reportedly arose when Garth Peterson, a managing director, successfully pushed for the firm to sell a real estate interest to a Chinese state-owned company, but it turned out to be a shell company in which Peterson had a direct interest, with related cash payments to himself and a Chinese official. Peterson pleaded guilty, facing a potential six-figure fine and five years in prison. But what happened to Morgan Stanley, or didn't, is the real story here. The DOJ and SEC decided not to bring an enforcement action against the company. The reason – Morgan Stanley has had a strong compliance system, including relevant internal controls. It regularly updated controls to reflect risks of misconduct, and provided extensive training to its personnel, compliance reminders, annual confirmations by personnel, and continuous monitoring. And, when evidence of misconduct surfaced, the firm immediately began and conducted a thorough investigation.
So, there we have two well-known brand-name companies, one of which is likely to pay a high price, the other none at all and whose reputation is enhanced. The message now is clearer than ever. Engage in a cover-up, and deal with forceful regulators and angry shareholders. Have an effective compliance system and do the right thing, and the regulators and others will indeed look favorably upon the company.
Risk Reporting and Dashboarding now available on your desktop!
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With the brand-new IBM Cognos Insight you can now connect to your IBM OpenPages environment from your desktop. You always have that moment that you need the information on a report but just a bit different than the standard report provides to you. The solution is here now, IBM Cognos Insight!
Insight is a powerful, intuitive desktop solution, that can read many different data sources from Excel to datawarehouses. Even your real time IBM OpenPages environment!
And it is not only reporting and dashboarding but it also lets you create what if scenarios on the fly! How would my risk exposure be if in one risk category the loss impact increases with 15%? Two clicks and you know the answer! And then you can comment on your report, which gives your colleagues more information on the context the moment you share your workspace.
How easy can risk reporting be???
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SEC Expanding Compliance Investigations to Boards of Directors
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The head of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Carlo di Florio, recently spoke about what his 900 professionals look for in conducting examinations of a wide range of financial institutions – noting the OCIE is breaking new ground. In carrying out its mission to improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risk, and inform policy, di Florio's office is expanding its focus to include boards of directors. In considering a firm's compliance culture, the OCIE is entering into direct discussions with boards of directors, to get a sense of the board's as well as senior management's attention to and focus on regulatory compliance issues. di Florio didn't name names, but media reports say such discussions already have taken place with the likes of Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Wells Fargo. He did say that the new focus is due in part to the fact that a firm's compliance culture is an "elusive concept and a real challenge," having a huge impact on the extent to which a firm engages in ethical conduct, also noting the need to integrate compliance within risk governance processes.
If you've encountered Carlo di Florio, you may have observed a soft spoken, gentle demeanor and charming personality. But that shouldn't be misinterpreted for anything less than a hard-nosed and rigorous approach on the part of him and his staff. Having worked with him in our "past life," I can assure you that he is not only thoughtful and creative in approach, he can be relentless in pursuing objectives.
OCIE's approach is multifold, focusing first on review of a firm's polices and related procedures, including policy management and flexibility in dealing with evolving conditions. There's focus on effectiveness of communication and training, and on such matters as how a firm assigns responsibility and handles accountability. Also in its sights are monitoring and testing processes, protocols for communicating issues upstream, and internal whistleblower processes. di Florio notes that the better the internal processes, the less OCIE will need to do. Highlighting its insightfulness, OCIE looks at such critical matters as where the power lies – the business side or legal/compliance – how bonus pools are allocated, independence of compliance staff, and involvement in critical decision-making. Also, the extent of compliance contributions of business units in performance assessment and reward processes are considered.
With all this, the focus on board of directors is consistent with attention to the tone at the top of a firm. Carlo di Florio is moving the lines, and I've no doubt he and his staff will have a sharper focus on and greater insight into what drives compliance.
Smarter Project Risk
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Smarter Project Risk
Last week I came across project risk, and not for the first time! So, time to spend some words on this topic.
Especially organizations in Energy&Utilities and Manufacturing have huge risks in their assets and in their projects. You think you have all risks identified through the standard risk identification process and you just missed that elephant?! This might impact your yearly financial result or worse!
This is why more and more clients start to look at Project Risk methodologies. My client happened to use the PMBOK methodology. In this methodology you consider standard project phases including standard risks and controls. This is great, since you have most of the standard risks covered. But what about that risk that is just not standard? This is where gate reviews will help you. These gate reviews are held after every project phase. Each gate review contains questions used to identify risks, holds monitoring methodologies to check status and behavior and contains audit like activities. Key element here is that all findings roll up to top level so no significant risk can be missed.
all works for what we call manageable risks, but what about risks that you
cannot manage? How will you anticipate on this? Well these risks can be covered
by sensitivity analysis, simulations and business continuity management.
Especially sensitivity analysis and business continuity analysis will help you.
For simulations you will need data, and a significant amount of data. Only in
case you have many similar projects running in a regular cycle you will be able
to generate enough risk identifications and losses to be able to make a sensible
calculation like
Now the system is in place, and now we are in control? Wrong! This is where the real work starts. How do I get my organization to adopt risk in her daily business? How do I get input with the right quality? How do I make everyone a risk manager? This takes time and effort. Guide your people in how to make the assessments and make them part of it. Give them back where they contributed to, and make their life easier. That is what we call Smarter Risk.
IBM OpenPages and Deloitte have put together a Risk Methodology for project risk where all these technologic and organizational aspects come together and can be integrated in your enterprise risk platform.
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Solvency II and the need for Operational Risk
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The Fed's New Proposed Rules on Risk Management
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If you're in or work with the financial services industry, you probably know about the late December holiday "gift" from the U.S. Federal Reserve – proposed rules implementing provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act which could have a profound effect on how boards and managements deal with risk. In any event, you'll want to keep in mind that the Fed is accepting comments only for the next month – until March 31.
The proposed rules are far-reaching, including requirements for risk-based capital and leverage, liquidity, stress tests, sing
The risk committee is required to "document and oversee, on an enterprise-wide basis, the risk-management practices of the company's worldwide operations." The committee would be chaired by an independent director, and at least one member needs to have risk-management expertise commensurate with the company's size, complexity, and other risk-related factors. Further, its members are expected to understand risk-management principles and practices relevant to the company, with specified experience in risk management. And there are rules for a committee charter, meetings, and documentation.
The committee's responsibilities include reviewing and approving an appropriate risk-management framework commensurate with the company's size and other factors. The framework's scope is outlined, including requirements for risk limits appropriate to each line of business, policies and procedures for risk-management practices, processes for identifying and reporting risks, monitoring compliance with risk limits and procedures, and specification of management's authority and independence to carry out risk-management responsibilities. Additionally, the larger covered companies will need to appoint a chief risk officer in charge of implementing and maintaining the risk-management framework and practices approved by the risk committee, with the rules specifying responsibilities and qualifications for the CRO and reporting relationships.
If not already under way, now is the time to analyze the proposal and its implication, and let the Fed know what changes are needed. If interested, you might want to tune into the upcoming IBM OpenPages webinar where I'll be discussing the proposed rules, their implications and the challenges they present – March 8, 2:00 pm Eastern Time.
Vision 2012, 1068 Managing IT Risk and Compliance with IBM OpenPages ITG
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Managing IT Risk and Compliance with IBM OpenPages ITG (Track 1068)
At IBM Vision 2012, Tuesday May 15th, 1:15 – 2:15 pm I will be presenting Managing IT Risk and Compliance with IBM OpenPages IT Governance.
In this session I will take you through the results of the IBM CIO Study 2011 that was recently published and guide you through the IT Risk related subjects.
Do you want to understand how Big Data, Cloud, Regulatory Pressure, Business Continuity Management, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Segregation of Duties, Automated Controls and Endpoint Controls will influence your GRC strategy?
This all comes together in IBM Smarter IT Governance, Risk and Compliance.
Hope to see you in Orlando next week!
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Whistleblowing Worries On the Rise
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The SEC's final rules implementing Dodd-Frank's whistle blowing provisions failed to remove angst among compliance officers and general counsels. While there are some incentives for potential whistleblowers to first report alleged misconduct via internal reporting channels, there's no requirement to do so – and many are concerned the internal channels will be bypassed. And going outside is on the rise. It's been reported that in only seven weeks after the SEC's program began, there were 334 whistleblower filings. Compliance officer concerns are well founded – that bypassing internal channels will deprive the company of being able to investigate and fix problems before they grow, and company personnel will need to play catch up with investigations in reaction to SEC probes.
We can point to many resolved whistle blowing cases for clear evidence of the potential impact of the SEC's still relatively new program. One homeowner delinquent on her mortgage ultimately received $18 million for reporting suspected use of fraudulent documents in the bank's foreclosure process. It's said that in acting against this homeowner – an attorney and career insurance fraud investigator – the bank "picked the wrong person at the wrong time in the wrong place," but the robo-signing and other compliance failures were widespread and surfaced from a number of sources. Nonetheless, this individual was one of six whistleblowers receiving $46.5 million said to be part of the five-bank $25 billion settlement. In an unrelated case, a member of a major bank's quality control team who reportedly was displeased that the misconduct wasn't reported to regulators, decided to do so herself – ending up with a settlement of $31 million. And there are many more.
Worth noting is a recent survey that indicates more than one-third of American workers have seen misconduct on the job. While many instances of misconduct have been reported through internal channels, it appears the vast majority have not. Why? The survey shows it's because of fear of not being able to remain anonymous, and of retaliation. Those two factors, plus the possibility of monetary reward, are reported as key factors in incentivizing internal reporting. And the survey also shows two-thirds of respondents didn't know about the SEC's program – at least not yet.
Certainly it's in a company's interest to be first to know about alleged misconduct, and compliance officers are working hard to upgrade policies, training, communications, and the internal whistleblower systems, all to encourage internal reporting. Actions to ensure anonymity, with positive responses and nothing close to retaliation, are expected to help. Some companies have begun to pay bounties for valued reports. There are indications that when employees believe their reports will be taken seriously without adverse repercussions, there's increased likelihood for internal reporting. Law firms and others have provided guidance on which companies are acting. However, it remains to be seen the extent to which the possibility of a huge, life-changing payday by the SEC will be too much to resist. Time will tell.


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Since the reveal back in February, we knew that the PlayStation 4 would be launching late 2013. After E3, we found out that it would be holiday 2013, but with still no specific date. Now it seems that Media Markt might have slipped and revealed the date.
Over on the infamous NeoGAF forums, user Cyborg snapped a picture at his local Media Markt in Amsterdam, Netherlands of a PlayStation 4 ad. At the bottom, it clearly states, "Release: 13 November 2013."
That means PS4 drops on a Wednesday, which is a little odd. However, Media Markt is Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer. For people stateside like me, that would be like Best Buy having the same ad.
Could this be true? Does a November 13 release seem likely? Let us know in the comments below!


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I just decided to switch to Mystery of History (MOH) for our home education program, and I am really looking forward to diving into Volume 1 in a couple of weeks. In terms of connecting with other MOH users, I certainly appreciate the MOH yahoo group I joined and the Facebook page, as well as the MOH group on The Homeschool Lounge and the fact that Linda Hobar and others on staff with her are so accessible to customers.
But I'd also really love to connect with other homeschooling, blogging moms who use MOH. I asked around for a MOH Blog Roll, but no one knew of such a venue. Thus, necessity (or desire, I guess, in this case) being the mother of invention...I decided to grab that bull by the horns and create my own MOH Blog Roll, post-haste!
SO...if you use any volume of MOH with any age child(ren) and you have a blog that at least occasionally includes MOH/homeschool-related posts, please join up!
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- When you join the roll below, list your name and the MOH volume you'll be using this year (i.e., Tina H. - Vol.1), which will become a caption for your thumbnail in the linky;
- Then grab the button code above the linky tool to post on your blog (in a post about the blog roll and/or in your sidebar). Anyone who clicks the button will be directed here and can list her own blog and/or visit the blogs in the link-up...and you'll be able to quickly come back here to check out all the new entries in the coming weeks;
- Do take some time to return here often to visit others in the link-up! Let them know you were there and consider following those you find particularly helpful or interesting.
I can't wait to get to know you and to share our Mystery of History learning year together!
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Arnprior Regional Health
We are located in the Town of Arnprior, less than 30 minutes northwest of Ottawa. There are approximately 300 staff, 260 volunteers, and a growing number of medical staff providing exemplary care to over 30,000 residents of West Ottawa, McNab/Braeside, Arnprior and portions of Mississippi Mills.
Currently we are seeking 1 part-time Manager, Food Services to provide support and oversee the daily operations of the dietary departments for both the Hospital and the Grove Nursing Home.
The incumbent will be responsible for a wide array of duties at both sites, including but not limited to:
Planning, organizing and managing the schedule and work activities of staff in accordance with and ensuring compliance with applicable policies, standards and legislation
Working closely with the Clinical Dietitians to plan menus and prepare instructions for regular and therapeutic diets; frequent patient interaction to ensure meal satisfaction
Managing the Hospital's cafeteria & catering operations and other related programs and events (i.e., Meals on Wheels) as funding initiatives become available
Financial management and budgeting (i.e., preparing and monitoring the operating and capital budgets)
Measuring quality activities of the department and reporting on outcomes
Minimum 3 years of directly related experience
Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field
Membership in the Canadian Society of Nutrition Management and the Ontario Society of Nutrition Management
Excellent knowledge of Dietary legislation under the MOHLTC Act
Demonstrated experience in supervising/managing preferably in a healthcare environment
Ability to work under pressure and on concurrent projects
We offer a comparable salary, pension plan after 1 year of service
Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resumes.
This position has an anticipated start date of approximately early to mid March.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Keywords: Dietary needs Manager, Dieticican, Nutritionist, Nutritional Specialist, Kitchen Manager, Catering Manager, Restaurant Manager, Restaurant Management, ON, Ontario, Nepean, Kanata, Aylmer, Stittsville, Barrhaven, Manotick, Quebec, Gatineau, Hull, Arnprior, Mississippi Mills, Carleton Place, Perth, Smith Falls, Renfrew, Pembroke
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