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The Reality Of PR: Smile, Dial, Name Drop, Pray.
in Wangtam, on July 6, 2009
...p, Pray.
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• Independence Day Logos Around the Web
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The Invisible Hook by Peter Leeson
in Sox First, on April 29, 2009
...cracies long before it became the standard in developed economies, long before the declaration of independence and suffrage in Britain. To keep captains in check, they were duly elected on the bas...
Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on April 19, 2009
...been serving businesswomen for over a decade now. Adam also mentions Count Me In (for Women's Independence), Freelance Mon and another dozen sites that serve businesswomen.
You can look at a...
Who will buy Twitter? Google or Murdoch?
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
...one has left the markets guessing, playing it both ways , claiming the company wants to retain its independence but talks to other parties all the time. It's an interesting space to watch because...
Non-profit newspapers? No way!
in Sox First, on March 25, 2009
...c's views and turning them into non-profits, in effect supported by taxpayers, undermines their independence. It also opens the door for Federal officials to grill proprietors and journalists when...
The New Ho Chi Minh Trail
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 25, 2009
...e up a corrupt regime in the South.
Ho Chi Minh continued to inspire his people to fight for their independence and the re-unification of North and South.
The government of North Vietnam began to fu...
Royal Caribbean International stellt Europa-Programm 2010 vor
in Kreuzfahrten, on March 20, 2009
...asse:
Royal Caribbean International bringt 2010 acht Schiffe nach Europa. Unter anderem die Independence of the Seas, das derzeit neueste Schiff der Kreuzfahrtmarke, die Brilliance of the Seas, die ...
Accounting reshuffle
in Sox First, on March 19, 2009
...egulator" who would do all the standards and set the rules. The banks have a real problem with independence. And they have friends in high places. Which is why Democrat Ed Perlmutter and Republic...
Squeezing accounting independence
in Sox First, on March 18, 2009
... the rules and let the banks hide their losses. The trouble is the IASB has already compromised its independence and could very well cave in again. If that happens, accounting will be in even more tro...
Interview with Warren McGregor, IASB board member
in Sox First, on March 11, 2009
...has expressed concerns about the world's biggest market adopting global standards and about the independence of the IASB. Isn't that a problem for the IASB and doesn't it mean we are less ...
GM death watch
in Sox First, on March 6, 2009
... written, 2009 will go down as the year of the dead man walking. The New York Times reports that auditors Deloitte say GM's survival is in serious doubt, and that's even with $30 billion of...
The Bootstrapper's Fable: Is a VC Hunting You?
in BootStrapMe, on February 28, 2009
...aluable assets.
Scott's message is simple: as a Bootstrapper, your most valuable asset is your independence. When a venture capital firm sinks its money into you, it also sinks its teeth into you...
Kreuzfahrtschiffe einmal anders
in Kreuzfahrten, on February 27, 2009
... wurde.
Nummer zwei ist kurz aber sehenswert, denn hier kann man die Größe der grandiosen Independence of the Seas erleben.
Zuletzt noch ein Blick auf den neuen Central Park bei Royal Ca...
Satyam: do we need a global Sarbox
in Sox First, on January 21, 2009
...ad intentionally overestimated, to $1.4bn, the value of the company's assets. The company's auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers have been replaced. A good rundown of the story from the New York T...
Reshaping governance: interview with Lord Michael Hastings
in Sox First, on January 9, 2009
...e meaningful decision making. This has to be built into future frameworks. There is a need to bring independence of voice into board decision making and investment decisions and that independence of v...
Outsourcing safely
in The CIO Weblog, on January 9, 2009
Implicit in the conflation of agile operations with fragile support is a requirement that your users have access to services which are at once flexible and scalable and which are also efficient for your business to provide. When you put those three words together, the next thing you come to is i...
Biofuels May be Obsolete Before We Can Make Enough to Matter - Part III
in IfEnergy, on January 2, 2009
From Seeking Alpha , back in February: The Energy Bill requires that 3% of ethanol be derived from cellulosic sources by 2012, and 44% by 2022. That means, by my estimates, we'll need to produce 405 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol in 2012 and 15.84 billion gallons in 2022.... I'd cons...
Biofuels May be Obsolete Before We Can Make Enough to Matter - Part II
in IfEnergy, on December 29, 2008
A few days ago we talked about ethanol - about how we're stuck with corn and sugarcane based ethanol because of the huge investment that's been made in it and the desire the industry has to at least recoup that investment even if ethanol production is ultimately a bad thing for the planet...
Biofuels May be Obsolete Before We Can Make Enough to Matter - Part I
in IfEnergy, on December 26, 2008
...The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 calls for the U.S. fuel market to use 100 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel in 2010, according to Justin Moresco over at Red Herring. And accordi...
The Madoff scandal: now for the auditors
in Sox First, on December 23, 2008
Yesterday, I did a blog entry on how the Madoff scandal had out accountants in the gun. The view now is that no-one could have pulled off a scam as big as this, and kept it going for so long, without some outside help. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that investigators have jumped on a ...
Will there be more Madoffs?
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
... protect investors because it was all too hard, and one that allowed him to get away with complicit auditors. And the other point too is that Madoff would never have been able to get away with it for ...
How Madoff played the SEC for suckers
in Sox First, on December 15, 2008
...d not be nearly replicated by our quant analyst. The feeder funds had recognized administrators and auditors but substantially all of the assets were custodied with Madoff Securities. This necessitate...
PCAOB to auditors: turn up the heat
in Sox First, on December 9, 2008
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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has put auditors on notice. in the wake of the economic meltdown, they need to exercise extreme scepticism. The PCAOB has put out a report tellin...
Auditors slam bailout
in Sox First, on December 3, 2008
The Government Accountability Office has raised questions about the transparency of the US Government's $700 billion rescue package for profligate banks. In its report , the GAO says nobody really seems to be tracking how the money is being spent. "The banking regulators indicated t...
Auditors can't beat fraud
in Sox First, on November 25, 2008
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Some 12 months ago, I did a blog entry suggesting that it might be easy to pull the wool over auditors' eyes when it comes to fraud.
Now a piece in CIO Today, Investigations or Audits: Fr...
Relios Jewelry Pueblo Patterns Collection
in The Jewelry Weblog, on November 13, 2008
...ch W. Made in New Mexico, USA.
$155
About the Designer
Carolyn Pollack embodies the strength and independence of the American women whom she celebrates in her jewelry. Her design process is driven ...
Fair value battle escalates
in Sox First, on October 29, 2008
...as been summoned to Westminster, to discuss fair value. And as Financial Week notes, the future independence of the financial accounting Standards Board might be at stake here. It reports some...
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in Wangtam, on October 27, 2008
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Traditional Students Complain About Online Class Requirements
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 22, 2008
...tesy of iStockphoto , Demid Borodin
Online learning is known for offering students flexibility and independence. However, not all traditional students are pleased with the integration of online class...
AIG's dodgy accounting
in Sox First, on October 8, 2008
...d to corporate management by AlGFP (AIG Financial Products) and other key subsidiaries may lack the independence, transparency, and granularity needed to provide effective risk management oversight.&q...
Neuer Katalog Royal Caribbean International 2009/2010
in Kreuzfahrten, on September 17, 2008
...Seas zu Winterkreuzfahrten aufbrechen. Auf Mittelmeerrouten können Reisende auch auf der Independence of the Seas die größte Schiffsklasse der Welt testen, zu 7-Nächte-Mittelmeer-Klassikern aufbrechen...
Anna Whitmore Designer Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 20, 2008
... the artist, featuring symbolically important flowers, leaves, and seed pods - White Oak leaves for independence, Stonecrop flowers for tranquility, Olive leaves for peace, Cedar cones for strength.
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Risk managers come clean
in Sox First, on August 11, 2008
...y played a big part. The risk department had a separate reporting line to the board to preserve its independence. This had been reinforced by the regulators who believed it was essential for objective...
SEC is wrong on short selling
in Sox First, on July 29, 2008
...vored "nationally recognized" credit-rating agencies. It is the agency that watched while auditors became corporate consultants, selling the kind of services that audits should detect and re...
Managers' behavior and fraud: warning signals
in Sox First, on July 25, 2008
...ions. The authors say that these variables need to be incorporated into auditing standards to give auditors enough of a warning sign....
Only In Las Vegas: Opera Singers With A Mariachi Band
in Play Las Vegas, on July 7, 2008
...cido Domingo will perform in concert with a mariachi band to commemorate the anniversary of Mexican independence.
Domingo will also perform with University of Las Vegas Nevada Symphony Orchest...
Madeira: Wine of our Forefathers
in Celebrate Wine, on July 4, 2008
... What were george washington , Francis Soctt Key, and the signers of the "Declaration of Independence" drinking when they were finished with their work of creating a nation for the day...
Nanotechnology and Freedom
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 4, 2008
... I feel very fortunate to be living in the United States of America. Here, we celebrate freedom and independence on the 4th of July. Today is more than a national holiday. It is a reminder that we hav...
Happy 4th of July!
in Home Based Business, on July 4, 2008
... food and fun and give thanks for the freedoms you enjoy thanks to the brave men who fought for our independence all those years ago, and to the ones who continue to defend this great country! This is...
Happy 4th!
in I got Spam?!, on July 4, 2008
... food and fun and give thanks for the freedoms you enjoy thanks to the brave men who fought for our independence all those years ago, and to the ones who continue to defend this great country! This is...
Happy 4th of July!
in BlogWealth, on July 4, 2008
... food and fun and give thanks for the freedoms you enjoy thanks to the brave men who fought for our independence all those years ago, and to the ones who continue to defend this great country! This is...
Limited liability for US auditors coming in?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2008
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Last week, I looked at how European auditors were on the way to getting limited liability . Now it looks like their US counterparts are going to get the same thing with reports that the Securi...
Computing is Bigger in Vegas
in Bizinformer, on June 12, 2008
... see if I could justify a convention trip on the business tab. No dice. The Institute of Internal Auditors have the next big convention out there in July (with the exception of a June seminar on Acc...
Peanut Detector Dogs
in Allergies, on June 12, 2008
...loving, the "Peanut Dogs" are excellent for anyone, and are allowing children a new-found independence. These confident and disciplined working dogs, trained to be comfortable in and accusto...
Auditor liability caps
in Sox First, on June 11, 2008
...o, I wrote about some disturbing developments where a European study pushed for liability caps for auditors . There is an issue of moral hazard here. Auditors should be held accountable and not havin...
Bringing accounting firms to account
in Sox First, on June 11, 2008
...nsparency. But CFO.com raises one obvious problem in its great headline: But Who'll Audit the Auditors' Reports? ...
Ma Dame Deyn
in Daily Beauty, on June 9, 2008
...at women have to have long hair to seduce a man. But [cutting your hair] means something-an independence, that women don't always have to seduce a man. They can seduce a woman, if they want."...
The audit cartel
in Sox First, on June 4, 2008
...r medium-sized firms. They could insist on compulsory retendering or company audits and rotation of auditors. They could invite new players to the audit market. The Securities Exchange Commission or t...
Failed audit in Iraq
in Sox First, on May 24, 2008
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No surprises that US government auditors have found that the contracting practices in Iraq are deficient. And a complete waste of taxpayers' money. The New York Times reports that the us ...
Michele Watches
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 23, 2008
...erent experience to the table. "After watching them grow up, go through college, declare their independence, and travel, they've returned as complete individuals who have a great deal to offe...
The Higher Costs of Single Living
in The Dating Weblog, on May 12, 2008
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Being single can mean many things: fun, spontaneity, independence, loneliness, and even higher living costs. A new article from the Guardian UK says " Who Can Afford to Be Single Now ...
新的 iPhone 2.0 将支持 YouTube
in Wangtam, on May 9, 2008
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Cinco de Mayo Food and Drink
in Do you like to cook?, on May 2, 2008
...in U.S. cities with a significant Mexican population. It is not, as many people think, Mexico's Independence Day, which is actually September 16. - Mexonline.com - The holiday, which celebrates ...
Average 2007 SOX compliance bill: $1.7 Million
in Sox First, on May 2, 2008
...revenues of $4.7 billion. And while compliance costs are actually slipping, that hasn't stopped auditors from cashing in big time. According to the latest Financial Executives International surv...
PCAOB targets mortgage securities
in Sox First, on May 1, 2008
... at off-balance sheet transactions. The PCAOB has fired a shot across the bows of all audit firms. Auditors are on notice: the PCAOB has you in its sights....
PCAOB's fifth birthday
in Sox First, on April 27, 2008
...viewed in just five years, 700 inspections of small and large firms, 17 enforcement actions against auditors and firms and 17 Deloitte & Touche clients that had audit deficiencies in their 2004 au...
Chinese stock market pains
in Sox First, on April 8, 2008
... Chinese companies follow international accounting rules but there is a shortage of accountants and auditors, and the rules for foreign takeovers are murky and untested. Investors face risks in this ...
SOX-related boardroom changes and share price
in Sox First, on April 1, 2008
...re forced to overhaul their systems of corporate governance. A Raft of changes were introduced. Auditors were required report to audit committees, audit committee had to comprise directors who wer...
Fraud and IPOs
in Sox First, on March 31, 2008
...out misrepresenting information to outside investors. This study sends a message to regulators and auditors. You can't expect investors to stop or monitor fraud. All they want are good returns. B...
Biovail's fraud and SOX
in Sox First, on March 27, 2008
...n effort to conceal the fraud, Biovail's senior officers intentionally misled the company's auditors and the investing public, showing their complete disregard for their responsibilities to sh...
What's caused the explosion in restatements?
in Sox First, on March 21, 2008
...were usually the result of internal mistakes made by their own accountants and the failure of their auditors to catch them. The research, conducted by Marlene Plumlee of the University of Utah and ...
YouTube Blocked in China Because of Tibet Videos
in China Venture News, on March 18, 2008
It's a testimony to the power of the Internet. It's a reaffirmation of the Chinese government's commitment to the Great Firewall of China as a means of controlling what information reaches the Chinese public. It's a violation of International trade laws ( maybe ). Call it what you wa...
10.000 BC - steinzeitliche Langeweile
in Kinoplausch, on March 4, 2008
... Blockbuster-Kino ist sowieso nicht meine Sache. Und auch die bisherigen Filme Roland Emmerichs wie Independence Day , Stargate oder auch Godzilla gehören nicht unbedingt zu meinen Favoriten. Doch bes...
Pit bulls and other directors
in Sox First, on March 1, 2008
Sitting on a dysfunctional board is soul-destroying. But what are the pathologies? Some good insights from Beverly Behan at BusinessWeek in her piece Boards Behaving Badly . Types she identifies are the "pit bull" who is a hostile bully, the "deer in the headlights" who lack...
Jailbreak for iPhone 1.1.4
in M2 十字街口, on February 28, 2008
Jailbreak for iPhone 1.1.4 已经发布了，并且快速安装的软件包也推出了，不用说，这是针对 iPhone 1.1.4 固件升级 的。大家已经知道 iPhone SDK 计划于 3 月 6 日公布 ，无论对于哪个 iPhone 用户来说，都是好消息。
SEC-PCAOB arm wrestle
in Sox First, on February 27, 2008
...rding to Gillan, the SEC really pushed the PCAOB to water down standards, in particular the role of auditors in testing internal controls. The SEC, according to Gillan, wanted auditors to take a back ...
My Bills in Mexico
in Latina Viva, on February 22, 2008
... In my mid twenties I had experienced the cushy comforts of family life in Mexico and the independence of college life in the USA. The first time I set out to find lodging as an adult in Mexico, I r...
Feeding The Birds
in Do you like to cook?, on February 21, 2008
...ary is also the month in which Lithuania , Sri Lanka , Estonia and St. Lucia celebrate their Independence.
However, did you know that this month is National Bird Feeding Month ? (I realize I&...
Sponsored Post: SPAM, Viruses and the Blacklisting of Exchange Servers
in I got Spam?!, on February 19, 2008
...net gateway is infected and spamming.
Turns out that users with their own machines, which included auditors and sales reps plugged into the corporate network, not knowing they were infected with a SP...
Société Générale fallout: who's next?
in Sox First, on February 18, 2008
...n attack, either through deliberate targeting or through the failure of IT security staff and auditors who in the interests of saving a nail in their budget are prepared to risk the Kingdom. Société G...
