Didn't see this coming. New paint is being developed for US Army armored vehicles (M1's, Brads and Strykers). Ground Vehicle Coating System offers lower IR emmisions and is resistant to chemical agents. Looks similar to current paint but still a bit distinct. Whose gonna be first to offer the new paints to the modeling world?
Is it just me or is the green a little brighter?
Very Chieftain-esque with the wheels, and British with the wavy barrel. In fact, in the last Brad photo the Green almost looks like the British Bronze.
We are looking at FOUR colours (black, brown and two greens), not the usual three.
Didn't notice that before but you're right. Pretty cool to see something new, been staring at NATO-Flauge M1's for close to 40 years now. Will be interesting to see more pics of these vehicles once they are widely deployed and in varying light conditions. I wonder what they'll do for the ERA bricks? Kinda defeats the purpose of developing a new scheme, just to cover it up with mono-tone ERA.
Wheels and sprockets seem in dark green, not black.
You're correct, I saved the pic and lightened it up, same olive color as the center green, not the lighter color. This is all very interesting, can't wait to see the end result of all this.
I'm sure the colors are applied by air using templates. The very tight color separation will be a little challenging in model scale, especially 1:72.
I wonder how much IR signature they think they will reduce from a hot metal box.
Scroll down the comment section, pics of the turret, looks like the turret has been extended out a few inches to the front.
US Army is making it a priority to repaint all those tan European based combat vehicle. Not sure if this Brad has the new paints or not but it definitely has a different pattern than the old NATO-flauge scheme. I like.. (although I do have to wonder if most of this scheme will then be lost under tan or solid green ERA blocks).
Going to need someone to offer up those new paints as well!
The Bradley in the above article is painted in standard NATO 3-color camo.
[quote]The Bradley in the above article is painted in standard NATO 3-color camo.
You might be correct. To me it looked like the green and brown were a different, light shade. Also, in the case of this Brad, doesn't it look like they are using a different pattern from the standard NATO-flauge paint scheme used from the cold-war forward?
EDIT - in looking at some older pics, I think I'm mistaken on the pattern. It does appear to be unchanged.
Still am curious if they are going to repaint all the tan ERA blocks in 3 color camo. If not, kinda pointless to spend the time painting the sides, etc since if they ever go to war, those areas will be covered up with tan or green bricks.
Service says), rainy, snowy, sand-stormy, thunder-stormy, etc.
I agree completely. I've foolishly taken paint color advice from other modelers, only to determine they must be color blind. I'm sure that's not actually the case, it's more likely they do their modeling under florescent lights. I switched over all my lighting to LED 5K lighting and it changed my perspective on modeling.
That's the first thing I thought of too. In the Army, They told us our BDUs would be IR resistant too. Until you washed them twice.
The Advent of thermal imaging makes it a bit obsolescent?
You know, IMO, the new AK-INTERACTIVE "REAL COLORS" are WAAAAY too light when compared to the REAL THING, which I've done. Could it be that someone at AK was color blind..?
Or is it just me..?
Is there a specific color you have observed as being off? I've compared some of their colors to the MM enamel equivalent and they are very close matches.


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Please Tell Black Lives Matter to Shut Up and Go Away!
by Lloyd Marcus • August 16, 2015 • 14 Comments
Born in 1856, Booker T. Washington was an amazing black educator, orator, author and adviser to US presidents.
Isn't it interesting that black men and women in America way back then were achieving extraordinary success? Meanwhile, liberals and Democrats claim America is such a hellhole of racism that blacks need cradle-to-grave welfare, affirmative action, lowered standards and numerous other special concessions to survive. Why am I seemingly the only black person on the planet highly offended by the Left's bigotry of lowered expectations? Actually, I know other blacks who share my frustration with blacks who think liberals and Democrats are their friends.
Booker T. Washington so succinctly and perfectly described black race profiteers, I am convinced he personally knew Al Sharpton. Thus, Sharpton must have a portrait of himself in his attic like Dorian Gray. The portrait collects Sharpton's plethora of sins and keeps his appearance from reflecting his true age. I suspect this despicable race hustling conman has been peddling crap/hate for a very, very long time.
Washington really nailed Sharpton and the Black Lives (Lies) Matter movement in his following quote.
"There is another class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs – partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs."
Can you believe Washington said that back in the late 1800s? Black "losers" (a little Trump lingo) were exploiting race and looking for a free ride. As the saying goes, there in nothing new under the sun.
So, here we go again. To commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of black thug Michael Brown, Black Lives Matter thugs trashed Ferguson again. Liberals still advise government to walk on eggshells to appease the BLM terrorists.
Michael Brown robbed and assaulted the clerk of a convenience store. He died attacking a police officer. Period. End of subject. Why in the name of all that is righteous would intelligent people, black and white, reward this thug with civil rights hero status? How offensive is that? What a slap in the face to the legacies of real civil rights icons?
Black Lives Matter thugs are allowed to roam the country wrecking havoc. At a major speaking event, liberal Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders allowed BLM thugs to storm the stage, take his microphone and run him off his own stage. How wimpy is that?
Democrat presidential contender Martin O'Malley also allowed BLM thugs to hijack his event. O'Malley wimped out and pandered to the rude thugs. O'Malley's attempt at appeasement emboldened the thugs to demand that he apologize for daring to say "white lives and all lives matter." O'Malley complied.
Sanders and O'Malley displayed typical Democratic Party weakness and politically correct liberal thinking. Liberals believe because blacks were slaves in America, whites must be careful not to offend and have no moral authority to ever tell blacks no.
These two Democrats immediately waving the white flag of surrender to BLM perfectly illustrates why Democrats must never be in-charge of our national defense.
Black Lives Matter thugs are bullying everyone because they can. These evil hate-filled race profiteers ignored the facts in every incident in which a black is killed. The movement is a scam. BLM is really about gaining political power. It is not about resolving issues or racial unity. Nor do they want as Washington brilliantly stated, "the Negro to lose his grievances…"
The insidiously evil movement is unworthy of respect from the American people. Pandering to BLM is a huge mistake; emboldening them to behave more outrageously and make more absurd demands.
In Boston, BLM banned whites from a public forum.
At a Chicago suburb high school white students were barred from attending a Black Lives Matter event.
BLM leaders say they will "shut down" the Republican National Convention.
In Denver, BLM bullies say screw history, we want the name of the city's Stapleton neighborhood changed.
BLM thugs began digging up a confederate general's grave. .
BLM launched a campaign to deface civil war monuments across America.
BLM thugs are burning American and confederate flags.
BLM has intimidated numerous major corporations. Cowering in fear, major store chains have stopped selling confederate flags.
What continues to boggle my mind is why do liberal activists always fight for symbolic changes which do not impact blacks' lives in any way. And yet, not only do liberals ignore, they verbally beat up anyone who dares to address real issues plaguing the black community. What is up with that?
Bottom line, America needs to stop pandering to Black Lives Matter haters and race profiteers. Tell these terrorists no. Tell them to shut up and go away. If not, the infectious BLM disease will continue to grow and spread, nurturing racial hate, pounding on it's chest and poisoning our great land.
Chairman, Conservative Campaign Committee
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14 comments for "Please Tell Black Lives Matter to Shut Up and Go Away!"
Charolette
This is MOB RULE straight up !!!! Meet our demands or cities will be looted and burned and cops shot ? ALL BECAUSE….laws are for EVERYONE ??? And being black does not exempt you ? NO candidate should meet with these thugs….FIRST OFF …the more concessions or promises you make….the MORE they will DEMAND and EXPECT …..SECONDLY……Just ACKNOWLEDGING that you are willing to "negotiate" with these domestic terrorists gives them a sense of "victory" and legitimacy / relevance…….
check out the guy they are protesting for in oakland right now
thank you !!!!!!!!!
"Pandering to BLM is a huge mistake; emboldening them to behave more outrageously and make more absurd demands." > Absolutely !
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Lloyd, the quotation from Washington is downright eerie.
But this fro you is downright hilarious (still laughing): "Booker T. Washington so succinctly and perfectly described black race profiteers, I am convinced he personally knew Al Sharpton. Thus, Sharpton must have a portrait of himself in his attic like Dorian Gray."
Myself, I lay a great deal of what has happened to black Americans at the feet of the treacherous LBJ.
I understand that the Black Lives Matter clowns are funded by George Soros in yet another of his many schemes to sow chaos, division and racial hatred in the U.S..
Herein lies the reason why this country is on a collision course with self imposed degradation. There is a total disregard for ethics…morals…principles…respect….honestly…empathy…truth…apology….responsibility…independent thought…fairness….sincerity…and most
of all God. Greed…..people are doing anything…and I mean anything for a buck…they are literally selling their children's blood for profit. This blood sucker here first clouds his motive with all this devisive crap and them asks for money to continue to perpetuate his poison into the veins of the most vulnerable…the youth…the elderly…and yes… the uninformed. He stated he is doing God's will….those annointed by the Almighty are already provisioned and because he is not is a good indicator that he is not only foolish….he is a liar. NEWSFLASH…sitters on the fence…if there is still genuine love for this country…it is about time you stood up. It is "all hands on deck" time because people like this vampire and the top one percent does not love this country….they only wanted profit off of its dying heaves. Will you allow this democracy to go quietly into the night? Will the real America please stand up!!!
I am standing! I will continue to stand. I will continue to pray!
So you refer to the BLM supporters as thugs yet you've said nothing about a true thug like Dylan Roof. NOTHING! I guess you would have bought him Burger King too.
It's not a surprise that you would quote a "go along to get along," figure like Washington who constantly clashed with W.E.B DuBois and Marcus Garvey who believed in forming our own institutions instead of begging to be included in theirs.
BLM has nothing to with Sharpton or Jackson. If you actually paid attention to the movement, it is created by Generation X and Y'ers who don't follow Sharpton and Jackson as you would have these people believe.
Well, enjoy your pat on the back from your social media followers.
Moist Von Lipwig
Just Me – your post is a joke. BLM is a racist organization, pure and simple. It is also thuggish in its behaviour and your talking about Dylan Roof is completely irrelevant.
Dylan Roof is a psychopathic monster. He's a thug. He is sub-human. He's every horrible thing imaginable. That goes without saying. No one is celebrating him or using him to make some kind of political statement.
Also, regarding your "Burger King" comment — read this: http://m.snopes.com/2015/06/22/dylann-roof-burger-king/
He was given food in order to prevent him (or his attorneys) from claiming his rights were violated, which would give them a possible "out".
Finally. This needed to be said. Go throw bricks at the people who carjacked the tuskeegee airman or killed Jamyla Bolden in St. Louis. Be just as mad as the criminals who kill innocent people. This has become a giant joke.
Not a closet Republican
Last year in January, BLM was giving a lecture about Martin Luther King-I tried to tell them that MLK was a conservative Republican-but they wouldn't listen-talk about misinformed-MLK must be turning in his grave
Grammatical error at the end…should be "its" just saying!

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Billy Champion dies at age 69
Shelby native and former Major League pitcher Billy Champion died Saturday at the age of 69.
The 1965 Shelby High School graduate, also a former Post 82 American Legion standout, started his MLB career with the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-72).
He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers before the 1973 season, where he spent his final four professional seasons.
Champion struck out 70 batters and posted a 5-10 record in his rookie season in 1969. With Milwaukee in 1974, he had arguably his best season - going 11-4 with a 3.62 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 161 innings.
Before breaking into the Major League ranks, he had two especially impressive seasons in the Phillies' farm system. With both Huron in the Northern League (1965) and Tidewater in the Carolina League (1968), he fashioned the top Earned Run Average in those respective leagues.
According to his obituary, following his pitching career, Champion worked as a coach and a scout for Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers organizations. In addition to providing instruction to local pitchers, he also worked for Major League Baseball International Development in China for several years, retiring in 2015.
- See Champion's full obituary on Page A4. Look for more on Champion's career in an upcoming edition of The Star.


Chris is a Melbourne-based creative with a schwing for illustration, writing, and old Italian typewriters. He recently downgraded his pudgy console empire to the leaner, meaner 'Dream Team' of a SNES, a Dreamcast, and a slim PS3. He still cannot beat Super Star Wars.


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Smokey Mountain Ultimate Tournament
Arriving on Saturday morning we could tell that it was going to be a hot day. Luckily we were given a shade tent and played near a big tree that we later labeled "Home Tree". We setup and started to warm up and get ready.
Our first game was against Knoxville A which they didn't get there on time and had only 2 women to start. Since the TD decided that the tournament was 5-2 we made the other teams women play all game tiring them out. We came out a bit slow turning some discs that we didn't need to. We traded points to 4s and then they got a break on us. Not liking that we then scored and got back that break. The rest of the game the other teams lack of subs showed and we went on a few more runs with the other team scoring once in a while. We ended up winning the first game.
Our second game was against a weaker team, Deep Fried. This team was from the area and there was not much to say about this game except that we cleaned up our offense and clamped down our defense to take half with some good work. After half we started playing better and finished it out.
The third game was against a Knoxville High School team which had one sub so we played 5-2 where they played 6-1. It was a sloppy game and we had plenty more turns than needed but after a few close calls we were able to bagel them.
Our next game after some rest was against our #1 seed in our pool Nooga Please! We started by pulling to them and after a bit of work they were able to score it. We started off very strong playing close to their handlers and hard defense. We scored the next two. Then they took the break back and we traded points until we broke out and took half. It was a very fast paced game and we played very well in the first half. The second half started with us receiving and we promptly scored. Trading points again we found ourselves up by 3 at the soft cap. During the next point there were many D's and it was a long point. It lasted till hard cap and they ended up scoring but it didn't matter because we were still up and won the game at cap.
Pool Shenanigans and Sunday write up to come.
Steamboat hosted their own tournament this weekend with 4 local teams competing for the acclaimed CHUBBY crown. They started the day off against a combination team of Cincinnati high school players and alums. The team was able to use their experience to their advantage and take control of the game early. Making sure not to let up, Steamboat went on to win 13-2. This set up a second round match-up with Motorboat in a battle for waterway supremacy. Both teams obviously knew each other well, so the level of play was intense, to the point that many players were even going down with injuries. Steamboat was able to overcome this challenge and win a harder game than the score would indicate, 13-1. The final pool play game was against a team of pick-up players from around the Cincinnati area. Steamboat was clearly the better TEAM and used their cohesiveness on the field to overcome the talent of the individual players on the other side. In methodical fashion, Steamboat won going away, 14-2. Finally, they had one more game for the CHUBBY championship in a rematch against the first team of the day. The score got a little closer, but the result was the same. Steamboat was able to shake off some first half rust and win the title, 13-6.
This tournament had a different perspective than other tournaments for Steamboat. Some Steamboat roster players played for Motorboat most of the day, the competition was not what the team hopes to be competing against later in the season, and the nature of a one-day tournament plays very different than a full weekend. Despite these facts, the team was able to focus all day and gain from the experience. They did a good job of not playing down to the level of the other teams or the tournament in general. Although the turnovers increased as the day went on which is something to improve upon, Steamboat showed no problems and will hopefully use this as momentum going into next week's tournament in Michigan, where the competition will dramatically improve.
As a side note, this year CHUBBY was setup as a fundraiser and awareness event for the American Cancer Society. Donations were collected and the beneficial cause added some extra significance to the tournament. Thanks to Matt Dudash for his efforts to make this happen. Also, thanks to Eddie Mack for running the logistics of the tournament. It was a great success all around.
Motown Throwdown
Steamboat headed up to Michigan this weekend for their first big tournament against sectional and regional competition. After making the trip up I-75, the team came out firing early on Saturday with three straight victories in pool play. There were ups and downs, but Steamboat stayed focused and was able to take control of each game when it mattered most. This of course was all accomplished despite the fact that Jeff Haney travels every time he throws the discs. Following pool play, they had to crossover with a new team in the region from Michigan, Overhaul. The team could never really find any sort of momentum and Overhaul was able to take control of the game early. Despite a less than favorable result, this is a great opportunity to learn from and improve going forward.
On Sunday, Steamboat struggled to assert themselves in games against a few teams that they should be able to play with. An occasional lack of focus led to runs by the opposition that were too much for this boat to overcome. After losing the first two games of the day, the team finished the tournament with a win to take 7th place. This was after coming into the tournament seeded 4th overall. But for now, Steamboat is going to take their 4-3 record on the weekend as an end cap to the first half of the season. With plenty of things to take away from this weekend, the team can surely improve and make some noise at the remaining high profile tournaments on their schedule. Here is a list of the results for the weekend.
Cooler Classic 22
Steamboat headed north again this weekend for another chance to compete against some top level regional competition at a high profile tournament. The team came into the tournament seeded 6th, but definitely saw an opportunity to break that seed. They had a favorable schedule that gave them a first-round bye and a sequence of games building up against the #4, #3, and #1 seed in their pool. Careful not to overlook their opening game, Steamboat came out playing hard against Milwaukee's Beast. After some early breaks, the team took half just in time for some reinforcements to show up. Playing consistently and not letting up, the team finished off a 13-8 win. This set up a second game against The Alliance. Steamboat made sure to take control of the game and eliminate any confidence that the opponent may have had early on. Building on the momentum from the previous game, they went on to win again, 13-5. In their final pool play game, the team would go up against Pelican Breach. Although Pelican Breach was the #1 seed in the pool, they were coming off of a loss to Milwaukee's Beast. That meant Steamboat had a golden opportunity to capitalize and win the pool. The team showed confidence that they not only could, but should win the game. With no signs of letting up yet, Steamboat would win again, 13-5.
This put the team in a 1 v. 1 crossover with Drag'n Thrust from the B-pool. Drag'n Thrust is one of the elite teams in the region, and this would prove to be an excellent measuring stick of the level that Steamboat was playing at. They were not fazed by who they were playing and took control of the flow of the game. With everyone working extremely hard, the roster depth was a major difference. Steamboat continued to put out fresh legs and found themselves up 10-8 late in the game. At this point, a few costly errors brought the score to 11-11. In a marathon point, Steamboat had their opportunities to take a strangle hold on the game, but came up just short. Drag'n Thrust would eventually take the point and use the momentum to get a break in the last point of the game, winning 13-11.
Despite that result, Steamboat had successfully navigated the Saturday schedule and found themselves in the quarters of the championship bracket, exactly where they wanted to be. Another first-round bye allowed them to rest up and sufficiently prepare for their first game on Sunday. The opponent was Gambit, a team that Steamboat knows well that was coming off of a slightly disappointing Saturday themselves. With both teams battling it out in slightly windier conditions than the day before, Steamboat was not willing to give up ground. Coming out quickly, they got an early lead to force a Gambit timeout. This did not disrupt the team's momentum as they continued to fight for every point. Steamboat methodically wore down the other team and would win convincingly, 12-7. Coming off of this victory, the team got a chance to challenge CLX, who had not been pressured all weekend to that point. Steamboat would work to get the first score, but that was as far as their lead would go. CLX proved to be the better team on this day and despite increasing winds, had no trouble controlling the disc en route to a 15-3 win. This left Steamboat to play for 3rd place against Prion, a team they had seen just a couple weeks ago in Michigan. Wanting the end the weekend strong, Steamboat was not about to walk through the motions in this game. Both teams fought hard in a back-and-forth game until Prion got a late break to go up 12-11. Steamboat answered with an offensive point to tie the game at 12 apiece. With the cap on, this was the final point. Pressure from the defense forced a drop by Prion. Once they had the disc, Steamboat was very patient working the endzone offense until a breakside throw was available. The disc floated beyond the reach of the defender and Jen Golan was there to catch the winning score.
The ending to the weekend was a perfect way to cap a successful trip for Steamboat. All weekend the buddy system helped to pick each other up and the goals for every game helped to keep us focused. Breaking seed and earning a legitimate 3rd place at Cooler Classic is an amazing jolt of confidence for the team at this point in the season. There is still plenty to work on, and the team will use the next month until CHC to address those needs. Now that everyone is playing together and the team is finding its identity, the opportunity is there for Steamboat to make some noise in the region. It will begin in Naperville the second weekend of September. Good start to the second half of the season, Boat!


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You will never leave where you are, until you decide where you'd rather be
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Striding Forward With Confidence – Competitive Examinations
The energetic and self-motivated learning environs of our school urge and enable students to bond with the world outside of the school premises. The competitive examinations at the school facilitate and expedite the building of this connection. Our school gives it students the necessary assistance required for these examinations by providing opportunity, additional coaching and training. Our teachers and faculty are exceptionally trained and experienced providing students with the best training possible. We are aware of the importance of both entrance and competitive examinations in order to achieve success in one's career. Students are encouraged to work hard and smart and prepare for important milestones in their future.
List of Competitive Examinations
Students are egged on to take at least one of these examinations to ascertain their level of expertise in a particular subject and also gain insight into the testing methods used for entrances in various fields. We implore parents to guide and assist their children in the preparation of the chosen examination. The dates of the examinations are provided in the detailed examination brochure. These dates are subject to change if the conducting authorities so deem.
National Talent Search Exam conducted by the Directorate of Education – Class VIII
National Cyber Olympiad, International Mathematic Olympiad & National Science Olympiad conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation – Classes III-XII
International English Olympiad and Regional Maths Olympiad conducted by Science Olympiad Foundation – Classes VI to XII
IBT conducted by Australian Council for Educational Research – Classes III-X
All India Talent Search Examination by Children's Education Trust – Classes V-XII
ASSET Conducted By Educational Initiatives – Classes III-XII
Junior Science Talent Search Examination conducted by NCERT – Class IX
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Students may purchase the books for these examinations from anywhere they wish. These can be made available in the school bookshop upon request and payment.
Fee for these exams must be paid at the school via cheque only. Parents are requested to state the name of the examination, name of the child, class, section as well as the mobile number behind the cheque.
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For students appearing for the State Government School Scholarship Examinations, the school conducts extra coaching classes for classes IV and VII. Please contact the school office for fee and time related details. Sample question papers are readily available at the school library and students can avail this facility on every Saturday. Please contact the librarian or assistant librarian for any help you may require.


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Journey Through Music
They say that music is the language of the soul, and nothing could be truer for this Band. Composed of a group of inspirational musicians and skillful performers, the artists behind Jah Movement have earned their reputation as a talented band to look out for. From live gigs to studio sessions and more, they continue to touch fans around the world with their distinct and enjoyable musical style. Explore the site and check out their music below.
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When mind and music come together, a masterful album like This Takes Two is the end result. Digging deep into their musical soul, Jah Movement created a perfectly paced album, with a compilation of powerful lyrics and harmonious melodies that transcend its theme. Jah Movement hope you enjoy these excellent tunes, so please feel free to listen, share, and send them your comments.
TO YOU I PRAY
After taking a short break, Jah Movement returned to the music scene fiercer and more committed than ever. This single reflects a new turn in their career as a progressive Band. With To You I Pray, Jah Movement created some of their most compelling work to date. Listen and enjoy the superior sound quality that this single has to offer.
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Scanning through the world of the most renowned graphic artists of the moment, if you want to meet the non-standard artist and the most down to earth and professional thinking artist, well, I guess that would be Hydro74. Hydro has passed over the word "freelance", giving it the connotation that it deserves, so that along with work, goals and professionalism, it has become a way of living.
He shares his reason that he believes it made him so popular: his goals. He also encourages every designer to set goals, for a month, a year and so on, because without goals, you can't reach higher than you are right now. Secondly, a strong portfolio is absolutely crucial, but that still means little you don't get in touch with powerful companies that can get you the ticket to be known. He chose the name Hydro because it was so easy to spell and had nice resonance, and 74 is his birth year. So the association became personal, easy to remember, and almost turned into a trend, because many people have the tendency to name their sites with a simple name followed by a number.
Hydro74 does designs for a wide variety of things, like CD covers, magazine illustrations and snowboards. His work can be found all over the world, in most famous brands out there, even if they are clothing brands, bands or game companies. Here are some of them: Nike, Osiris, Vans, Electric, Ezekiel, DCMA, XGames, Smashing Pumpkins, Tribal Gear, Scion, etc. He is also the founder and co-curator of the t-shirt exhibit, "Back in Black".
He gets his inspiration first of all from outer world, after inspecting what are the new trends and by guessing in which directions those trends will go further. He also can find inspiration in anything, like old books, graffiti digital art and Japanese culture. Actually, the anime style is very familiar to him, because at the beginnings, his style was anime, and he declares that he still keeps influences. But, as many artists from all kinds of domains and arts, the process of creating is the one that sets the passion free, because after his piece of art is completed, he already hates it. And that is because he thinks he could do better.
He has decided to stay away from what "artist" may mean to some (chaotic, weird thinking, tattoos that may be out of fashion someday, ego-centrism) and chose to remain connected to his high standard principles that granted him the popularity he has today.
Thanks so much for sharing, I love HYDRO's works so much!
A good post is always fun to read. Yours was fun and educative so thank you for posting it.


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A Couple of Quick Bookmarklets For Viewing a Suspended / Deleted Twitter User
As I move away from Facebook I'm spending more time on Twitter. Not that Twitter has some kind of claim of moral authority over Facebook, and I'll probably move on to more MeWe/Mastodon eventually, but in the meantime I'm using Twitter and it has one big annoyance for me: Twitter jail.
Twitter kicks people off its platform like many social media sites do, but Twitter jail is when someone is temporarily suspended. The Tama Tonga example is the best non-political example I could find. Professional wrestler Tama Tonga got into a pretty fierce online altercation with a fan, then had his account locked by Twitter for a period of time (24 hours? 48? It's not clear) after which he came back to Twitter looking for the person who got him suspended. Twitter will also apparently lock your account if you tweet too much within a certain time span.
When I'm on Twitter I'll see tweets like "So and so got suspended," or "So and so deleted their account," or "So and so is in Twitter jail." Naturally this makes me curious. Who were they? What were they talking about? Whether you can see someone's tweets and activity is dependent on things like whether or not you're following them and what kind of penalty they're experiencing, so I made a tool that lets me look at a suspended/deleted/vanished Twitter page without using Twitter at all.
It's a quick bookmarklet that looks like this:
javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Please enter a Twitter handle", ""); if (q!=null) location="http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:https://twitter.com/" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0
I have this bookmarklet on my Chromium bookmarks bar; it's called Twitter Jail. To put one in your own browser, right-click on the bookmarks toolbar, choose Add page… , paste the JavaScript into the URL field and give the bookmark a name. It works the same way in Chrome, and similarly in Firefox except when you right-click on the bookmarks bar, you should choose New Bookmark….
Here's how it works. You either highlight the name of the Twitter user and click on the bookmarklet, or you click on the bookmarklet without highlighting and enter the Twitter username. (Do not include the @ sign; it makes things wacky. If you use upper case letters instead of all lower case you might have problems, too.)
So if I wanted to see the tweets from my friend Daniel Gray I'd type mpgomatic in the search box:
And get Google's cache of his Twitter page.
Google does not cache Twitter user pages with a uniform speed; when I tested the bookmarklet I found accounts that had been cached within the last 12 hours and other accounts that hadn't been cached for over a day. But you will get a sense of the Twitter account without having to dig around looking for mentions and retweets.
But it is just a sense. It won't give you a deep dive into the user's account. For that I'll give you another bookmarklet.
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine archives Twitter and other Web pages going back. Way back. I found the best example for this is the Arby's Twitter account. But first, the JavaScript for the Wayback Machine bookmarklet:
javascript:q = "" + (window.getSelection ? window.getSelection() : document.getSelection ? document.getSelection() : document.selection.createRange().text); if (!q) q = prompt("Please enter a Twitter handle", ""); if (q!=null) location="https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://twitter.com/" + escape(q).replace(/ /g, "+"); void 0
Looks much like the other bookmarklet only it's opening a different URL. In this case when you enter a Twitter username you're taken to the Wayback Machine's entries for that Twitter account. (In testing this I did not find any Twitter accounts that weren't covered by the Wayback Machine.)
Use arbys with this bookmarklet and you'll get a map of all the times Wayback Machine indexed the Arby's Twitter page.
If you look at individual dates you'll see that the Arby's Twitter handle was apparently owned by some random person in 2010. And they really wanted a phone from SquareSpace.
Then in the summer of 2010 the content on the Arby's Twitter account disappeared.
And by the fall of 2010, Arby's was the Twitter account we all know and possibly love depending on your opinion of roast beef sandwiches and suchlike.
Twitter is not without (lots of) problems, but I still find it an invaluable source for information on new databases and archives (not to mention the cool people I've met.) These two bookmarklets make it a little easier to get the backstory on a user when they're in Twitter Jail or you need more context than just a couple pages of tweets.
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MEETINGS between the ministers of police, labour and mineral resources with labour unions regarding violence related to a strike in west Johannesburg's Carletonville were set to continue today in an effort to resolve the four-month strike.
The inter-ministerial committee met with the Association of Mineworkers & Construction Union (AMCU) and its rival union, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on March 14 following prolonged violence in the region.
AMCU called a strike at the premises of Sibanye-Stillwater's Driefontein mine on the west Rand and in the Free State province at the company's Beatrix mine in November. Since the strike was called, there have been incidents of intimidation, violence to property as well as union member fatalities.
"Under normal circumstances, a strike is resolved through collective bargaining by the relevant unions and management, however, the situation in Carletonville has become abnormal and escalated to violence, hence the decision to bring in the Minister of Police," the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) said in a statement.
"The main priority is to ensure that the strike is resolved and that the situation around Carletonville can be stabilised and return to normality," it said. "Peace and stability are critical for the long-term sustainability of the sector, and government continues to urge all parties to engage in a manner that is peaceful, with respect and tolerance for different views," it said.


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About Zeina Zakhour
Fellow, Global Chief Technical Officer, Cybersecurity, Atos and member of the Scientific Community
Zeina Zakhour is the Global CTO for cybersecurity in Atos, creating , by day and a few nights, innovative solutions to be a step ahead of cybercriminals. Not an easy task you might say… But she is putting her 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity field to good use. Zeina covers the end-to-end spectrum of cybersecurity from security advisory, to security integration, managed security services and IoT and big data security. She worked closely with Fortune 500 companies to advise them in their security strategy and secure their infrastructure and protect their data. She holds a Bachelor of Engineering in C.C.E from Notre Dame University Lebanon, a M. Sc. From Telecom Sud Paris and an Executive MBA from HEC. She is member of Atos Scientific Community and a Fellow in cybersecurity. She is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a certified ISO 27005 Risk Manager. Yet she believes that when it comes to cybersecurity, we never stop learning.
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Security by design: the new cyber security paradigm
We are living in remarkable times as ongoing digitalization transforms the world in which we live. It is estimated that by 2025, an average person will interact with connected devices around 4,800 times per day – that's one interaction every 18 seconds. This speed of innovation is, however, also expanding the 'attack surface' and creating opportunities for threat…
Tech a minute video: How can AI help fight cyberthreats
Last November, two hospitals in Ohio and West Virginia turned patients away due to a ransomware attack. At the time, many asked what the hospitals could have done to prevent this. Many organizations are starting to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to allow them to remain secure. Research shows that 60% think AI has the ability to find attacks…
Prescriptive security: using the haystack to find the needle
In our increasingly data-driven world, organizations are engaged in a race to gather operational and customer data and apply analytics to transform that data into valuable business insights. Yet one important application that is still rarely addressed is cybersecurity data analytics. From proactive to prescriptive We regularly hear about major cybersecurity breaches and wonder whether they…
What does the future of privacy hold?
In 10 years, will privacy be dead as Cassandras have been predicting? Has the volume of private data shared / used / overused exceeded the tipping point that, unless you were born in 2018 or living in a deserted island without internet connection, you cannot pretend to have any privacy left? Or are we at a critical crossroads where…
Data Privacy Day: Searching for the Lost Trust
A commemoration of what could have been? Or a celebration of trust reborn? Today, the 28th of January, is International Data Privacy Day. 11 years after its creation, countries and organizations have come together to put trust back at the core of the digital revolution. 2018 was indeed the year where personal data protection moved at the top…
"We are dealing with a hostage situation" - Could your city be held hostage by hackers?
"We are dealing with a hostage situation" were the words used by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in a statement in March of this year. The city of Atlanta had suffered a major ransomware attack which crippled computers and wireless networks and blocked access to important data.…
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: Is this the data wake-up call we've all needed?
There has been a cultural shift in the last week with regards to our personal data. Suddenly we all feel vulnerable, exposed and maybe slightly regretful. Perhaps even Mark Zuckerberg. We're now beginning to realize that we've been willing participants in what has turned into a huge social experiment…
8 lessons learned from CloudHopper, WannaCry, NotPetya, BadRabbit
Since 2016 with CloudHopper, then WannaCry, NotPetya and BadRabbit more recently in 2017, cybercrime has risen in volume and sophistication but what are the lessons learned from the biggest ransomware attacks of these last couple of years? Take a look at our graphic below to show you our vision on how to protect your business from any attack……
Prescriptive Security: the journey to self-learning cyber security
In June 2017, over 200 million records were publicly leaked worldwide, putting sensitive data at risk and undermining trusted relationships between organisations, citizens, partners and other stakeholders. In 2016, 87% of organizations reported at least one cyber attack. With cyber threats expected to continue to grow in size, frequency and complexity, the annual global cost of cybercrime could…
Leading the fightback against ransomware
In a blog post earlier this year, I said that ransomware was a potential goldmine for criminals and that it was urgent for organizations to update their risk assessments and to proactively prepare for an attack. We did not have to wait long to see the threat from ransomware materialize on a global scale. The WannaCry malware attack in May was one…
GDPR, a challenge at the heart of digital transformation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted on April 27th 2016 by the European Parliament aims at updating, strengthening and harmonizing the personal data protection framework. Starting May 25th 2018, all companies - with over 250 employees handling personal data (physical, cultural, social…) of European citizens, whether they are customers, suppliers or employees - will have to adopt it.…
How to Deal With Advanced Persistent Threats
As organizations become more digitally focused, the question of cybersecurity becomes even more pertinent. Not only are systems more complex, heterogeneous, decentralised, and therefore difficult to protect, but their increasing value makes them of increasing interest to cybercriminals leading to a corresponding increase in attacks. Most worrying of all is a rise in Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). Unlike traditional…
Under Threat: Why Your Organization is at risk
In honour of International Data Protection Day I have been looking at the security implications of Big Data: the challenges and possible solutions for businesses. Today I'll be looking ahead; here are the malicious techniques and tools that future hackers will use to target your business… When it comes to cybersecurity, there are two types of organizations: those…
No Compromise: Securing Big Data
Big Data platforms have become increasingly important to an organization's daily operations. IT departments must quickly adapt, ensuring that the platforms are optimised for users as well as managed efficiently and in line with the continuously changing demands of IT infrastructure. One aspect, however, must remain constant during all the change: there can be no compromises when it comes to security. Whether…
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UCL comment on Lord Young's Enterprise for All report
Commenting on the recommendations included in Lord Young's third and final report to the Prime Minister on enterprise, Enterprise for All, Timothy Barnes, Director of UCL Advances - UCL's centre for entrepreneurship - said: "Lord Young's report has looked at the complete path of enterprise education, from the early school years to university, for the first time.
There is real value in doing this. UCL is an international leader among Higher Education in providing enterprise skills training and direct support for entrepreneurial students looking to start a business. Bringing Higher, Further, Secondary and Primary education together is timely and welcome."
The report calls for every university to have a plan for student enterprise, credit-bearing enterprise courses available to all students, an enterprise society, a student business start-up programme, support for social enterprises and for their participation in initiatives to measure the quality of these activities.
UCL is cited in the report as a university that has "a strong commitment to student enterprise, through a package of entrepreneurship training for all its students, as well as student business advisers, investment funds, incubation space and support for social enterprise."
"We believe it is vital that entrepreneurial talent is nurtured wherever it is found - and I'm pleased to see that Lord Young's report recognises that," Barnes added. "Ultimately, we want to offer an enterprise experience to every student that wants one, in every year of their studies."
"Arguably, the activities proposed for universities in Enterprise for All, should really be seen as the minimum standard that the sector seeks to attain. By having a dedicated department in UCL Advances that reaches across the university, UCL has delivered all of these activities for several years and we are now looking to explore new initiatives that will expand the envelope."
We believe it is vital that entrepreneurial talent is nurtured wherever it is found - and I'm pleased to see that Lord Young's report recognises that. Ultimately, we want to offer an enterprise experience to every student that wants one, in every year of their studies.
Timothy Barnes, Director of UCL Advances
Lord Young, a graduate of UCL, has also recommended the Fiver Challenge be rolled out in schools across the country. UCL is also supportive of promoting entrepreneurship in schools and is already working to promote enterprise in schools through our Citrus Saturday initiative.
"Over the last three years, we've had hundreds of children take part nationwide in setting up their own lemonade stands through the tools we give them to learn about and set up their own business," said Jack Wratten, manager of Citrus Saturday.
"Our approach to promoting enterprise is a real success story - changing the lives of young people across the country and inspiring many others to pursue a future as an entrepreneur. It's been such a successful approach that it is being run this year across Europe and as far afield as Mozambique."
Citrus Saturday was founded in 2011 by Timothy Barnes, Director of UCL Advances, UCL's centre for entrepreneurship. The aim of the day is to inspire young people to consider setting up their own business. Following a pilot project run by UCL in Camden, London, the initiative has since gone global, with Citrus Saturday running in Ireland, Spain, Greece, Swaziland, Germany, France, Greece, Belgium and Mozambique as well as locations across the UK with larger events in London and Edinburgh.
Designed to be as realistic as possible to starting a new business, Citrus Saturday participants repay a small start-up loan then keep the profits. They work to plan their business, design a strategy then make and sell their products. The idea is that keeping their profits re-enforces the link between working hard and earning money and in doing so, can help change attitudes to work and the belief that children can change their own futures. This year, International Citrus Saturday will be on 5 July.
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An emergency responder and volunteers push a man in a wheel chair after he was injured in an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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Boston Marathon Injuries Echo War Zone
Treating the Boston Marathon's injured is like operating in a battlefield.
ByNeil Sheafor National Geographic News
On a sweltering July evening in 2006, a young Marine arrived in Lt. Commander Erin Felger's emergency department at a forward base in central Iraq. His body was shattered, his left arm amputated by a bomb blast. There wasn't much time to think. The Marine was awake, but losing blood fast. So Felger, a Navy surgeon well into a seven-and-a-half-month tour, let something deeper guide her—the memory of training, reflexes rooted in experience. She ordered her team to crack open the Marine's chest and clamp an artery shut.
It was a big risk, balanced against a bigger need to stop his bleeding. And it worked. Exactly the kind of rapid action that doctors in Boston almost certainly faced this week, Felger said, as they struggled to save lives and limbs after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing 3 and injuring more than 170.
"You make sure the patient is breathing," Felger said. "Then you close the holes and see what you can save."
The attack used bombs similar to the improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, common on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, and many have compared the carnage in Boston to the chaos of a war zone. For a deeper look at what patients and doctors endure after such trauma, we talked with Felger, who was featured in an earlier National Geographic video on combat medicine. Now an endocrine surgeon at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., Felger spoke about the decisions and dangers of trauma treatment, and what doctors have learned during the nation's decade of war.
What thoughts came to you upon hearing of the bombings?
I was at a meeting in Chicago. My husband, who is an active-duty Marine, emailed me and said two IEDs went off in Boston, and my heart just sank. Even though the news didn't use that term, it's clearly what it was. I had the feeling I used to get in Iraq when we'd have a call letting us know that wounded were coming in.
What is the most destructive aspect of such an attack?
It depends on the blast itself. Is it a high-explosive or is it a low-explosive [bomb]? From what I can tell, this is a lower explosive than what we'd see in Iraq. You can still have blast injuries to the lungs, to the intestines. But a lot of what they're seeing is to the lower extremities.
You experienced firsthand modern wars' so-called "signature injuries," mostly resulting from IEDs. The Boston bombings appear similar, and we're reading of amputations in emergency departments there. What are some of the challenges surgeons face?
I'll tell you what the biggest challenge is—and I saw it in Iraq—do you take the limb or do you not take the limb? We're always taught, in everything that we do, that it's life over limb, life over limb. In theory that seems pretty black and white. It never works that way in real time. I saw other surgeons I worked with in Iraq struggle over whether they should amputate.
The end result is that often people would be better off with an amputation. If they go on to have a nonfunctional limb, that's worse. You lessen their quality of life if they've got a nonfunctional limb.
The bombs were apparently packed with ball bearings and other material. How do surgeons deal with that?
You have to get the wounds clean because the other thing that's packed in with all that metal is bacteria and dirt and all this other stuff that was propelled into the tissue. These folks probably have a lot of this inside them now. It turns out that metal fragments can be left in. You're not necessarily going to dig it out because all you're going to do is open up the wound more.
And after surgery, what lies ahead for patients and doctors?
I think the patients are going to have a lot of things to work through. I think the doctors are going to have their own feelings to work through. You could call that PTSD. And the process isn't over when you come out of surgery. If you lose a leg, that's not one surgery. I would say that could be ten surgeries. You've got to repair skin, repair nerves, cover the end of the limb. This isn't going to be done in a week or two. This is going to be months.
We've come a long way in understanding such injuries after a decade of war. What are some of the things we've learned?
We've learned that time is not on our side. The quicker you can get to a facility, the better off the patient is. The "golden hour" has gone to more like the golden 30 minutes. We've gotten so much better at using speed.
We've also figured out how to deal with extremity injuries. We were able to keep almost all the soldiers alive, get them to the next point. We've figured out how to deal with these injuries pretty squarely. I think it's easy to translate that knowledge to people who haven't done a lot of it. For these people in Boston, I'm sure they're reaching out to colleagues who had battlefield experience.
How is this sort of event different from what trauma doctors routinely see?
If you look at the scope of trauma in this country, the majority is blunt trauma: things like car crashes and falls, assaults. Then there's the penetrating trauma: gunshots, stab wounds. At the end of the day, we see more blunt trauma. So this trauma in Boston is penetrating and blunt. It's a very specific trauma to the mechanism, the IED, the bomb. Even the bomb blast in Oklahoma City was a different kind of bomb.
This has its own signature. It's polytrauma that we're just not used to in this country.


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US, UK Issue Travel Advisory for Andhra Pradesh
Wed, Dec 30 2009 09:08:15 PM
NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (PTI): The US and UK have issued travel alerts asking their citizens to defer non-essential travel to Andhra Pradesh in wake of the violent incidents taking place in the state over Telangana statehood issue.
"The (State) Department recommends that US citizens defer all non-essential travel to Telangana and certain parts of Hyderabad (especially the Assembly and Secretariat, Osmania University, Panjagutta, and Ameerpet areas)," the US said in its travel advisory.
In its advisory, the UK Foreign Office said "the tension in the state of Andhra Pradesh, led by some groups for and against the formation of a separate state of Telangana, has provoked some incidents of violence.
"It is likely that the situation in some parts of AP will remain tense in the period ahead. Visitors to Hyderabad and the state of AP are advised to avoid crowded areas and public places, to check transport arrangements with their airline or hotel if arriving or departing from AP and to monitor the situation through the local media."
The US advisory said American citizens, resident or traveling in Andhra Pradesh during this period, are reminded to maintain a high level of security awareness at all times and avoid political rallies, demonstrations and large crowds of any kind and should monitor the situation via media sources, including TV and radio, and via the internet.
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Definition and Application of Deontology and Utilitarianism
Organizations have over the years received numerous criticisms due to their impractical theories and policies that prove insignificant to our current economy. While many important theories are crucial to efficient ethical systems, authors mentioned in this essay provide background information that helps us understand how certain predisposition such as laundering money, fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice contribute to pressure within our institutions. Basic findings gathered from various databases including AICPA, SEC and IFRS suggest theories that define the relationships between deontology and utilitarianism. The publication of Interpretation or Ethics Ruling in Journal of Accountancy constitutes ethical standards of the CPA society, State Board of Accountancy, Securities and Exchange and government agencies to ensure compliance with the set bylaws and related regulations. The main focus on deontology and utilitarianism is based on the notions of good and right that help us understand primary terms and their applicability to various institutions. The essay will also examine Enron and WorldCom frauds that did not seek the best interest of collective well being of the community, institutions and profession it served. In this case, we suggest that policy makers should propose amendments that would acknowledge the existing gap between ethical standards and accounting standards to accommodate both public and private sectors interests as well as the economy as a whole.
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Deontology and Utilitarianism
Accounting moral philosophy is often intertwined between the two great traditions of utilitarianism and deontology. Although there has been considerable work defining utilitarianism, deontology is more often criticized that analyzed. Concepts of deontology have been advanced in accounting standards, leading to differences in classifying ethical theories. Many theorists have defined deontology as the class of non-teleological theories. The aspect of teleological justifies the right, moral duty or obligation on the grounds to promote what is good. Teleology theory defined deontological to include the production of good consequences as the decisive feature of morally approved behavior. This means that organizations should adhere to moral status since their actions and consequences depend on consideration other than the total goodness or badness of all consequences and immediate. Theoretically, ethical theory in deontological depends on if and only there exists some action whose moral status depends on the consideration. This implies that consideration in this case is not part of total goodness or badness of all the consequences. In theoretical view, if a theory yields any judgment that depends on the mentioned consideration, then the theory is deontological (Reiman, 1990, p.191).
Utilitarianism theories insist that following rules is necessary in order to realize organization's net value. It also theorizes that action is wrong when it violates a good promoting rule. In affirming this claim, Stuart (1979) clearly stated in Gaus (2001) that moral theory "is a wrongful act if a coercive rule against it is justified. An act's wrongness, then crucially depends on its violation of a good-promoting rule, even if the act itself optimally promotes the good" (p.2). This simply means that the moral standard of a theory depends on conformity to, or conflict with, a good-promoting rule. The two theoretical rules are contradictory in nature since deontological affirms the sense of non-maximizing while utilitarian complain that the rule is a rule worship Fried, 1978).
Davis (1991) takes a more classical approach by defining deontology in two perspectives; 1). He defines deontological theory as the theory that denies that right, obligation and the moral good of a theory. The theories are either implied directly or directly, what analysts perceived to promote the greatest balance of good or evil of a society or the world as a whole. Davis (1991) considers deontology "to include features that makes the rule right, or obligatory besides the good or badness consequences" (p.30). On the other hand, Davis (1991) links deontology to teleology since they "believe in one and only one basic rule or command, or ultimate right-making characteristic that incorporates the comparative value of what is, or probably will be, or intended to be brought into being" (p.30).
Reiman & Gerwirth (1978) on the other hand replicates analysis with similar data on deontology, with further analysis on how it concentrates on good promoting rather than the sole right-making characteristic while many philosophers say that utilitarian rule is based entirely on teleological which requires what Olson (1967) states "obligatory and the morally good are wholly, whether directly or indirectly, a function of what is nonmorally good" (p. 342). This makes indirect theories or rules, utilitarianism teleological. Therefore if a theory is teleological even though the good promoting rule is a right making feature of an action, then the theory in this case should be a good promotion in the right making feature of actions.
Deontology and Justice
When constructing utilitarianism and deontology theories, philosophers often try to draw a distinction between the two, linking utilitarianism to the rule that promote good while deontological as an act of rules of justice. Reiman & Gerwirth (1978) further states that "a theory is especially prone to b e deemed deontological if an act can be right when it distributes a good in the proper way at cost of the total amount of goodness produced" (p.15). Equating deontology with justice helps us capture the idea of that justice be done whenever a wrongful act is committed. As applied in property law, Scanlon (1978) states that "equality of distribution and fairness of processes are among the property that makes states of affairs worth promoting" (p.99). In his explanation, Scanlon links utilitarian theory to fairness and equity. Fairness and equity are often linked to morally desirable features of states of affairs or social institutions. It departs from deontological theories which bring fairness and equity as specific moral requirements rather than moral goals.
Scanlon (1978) moves from claiming that goodness of fairness and equity are kind of goodness which pertains to states affairs and does not make individuals better off to the claim that it is kind of moral goodness. In this case, equity can be identified as a moral requirement in which utilitarianism promotes moral good. It also qualifies as deontological since it identifies a right making feature which is not good-promoting. Teleological theory promotes good features of state's affairs, the right in which it maximizes its complex good and gives certain trade off rates among the goods. Deontology on the other hand is inked to fairness, justice, respect for rights, and recognition of goods (Reiman & Gerwirth, 1978, p. 48). In another deontology definition, Olson (1967) states that
deontology theory of ethics is one which holds that at least some acts are morally obligatory regardless of their consequences for human weal or wore. The popular motto 'Let justice be done though the heavens fall' coveys the spirit most often associated with deontology theories (p.343).
On this avenue, deontology is only justified when a wrongful act is done. Some philosophers emphasize that deontology rule are those things you must do no matter what (Friendman, 1978, p.9). On the other hand Donagan (1977) maintains that "it is absolutely impermissible to commit murder" and "even for a good end, it is impermissible for anybody, in conditions of free communication between responsible persons, to express an opinion he does to hold" (p.88). In sum, deontologists take an approach of refraining individuals from violating wrongful acts as refusal to do so will have very bad consequences.
Deontology as the Priority of the Right over Good
Like many other philosophers, Goodin (1995) equates utilitarianism to the rule that limits reasons. In his definition, Goodin argues that situations require that we abandon the impossibly complex aim of optimizing each time we act, and accept guidelines of rules. This is to mean that the good is nevertheless prior to the right and our knowledge of the right is entirely depended on the notion of good. Therefore an individual can only practice good if they only knew what good is and how complex is the matter to optimize it, then they can see the need to be guided by rules. This statement theorizes that utilitarian is teleological while deontological is a non-optimizing rule. The standard definition of utilitarian theory may be taken to imply that the theory is in the end optimizing. It explains that breaking the rules is sufficient for wrong doing eve if it's meant to yield better results could be achieved by violating them.
Since deontology is linked to the moral obligation of the basis of desire to promote good, it's generally agreed that moral intuitionism is a claim that intuitions are in some way self-evident. According to Prichard (1978) perception "the sense that we ought to do a certain thing arises in our unreflective consciousness, being an activity of moral thinking occasioned by various situations in which we find ourselves" (p.16). Self-evidence goes beyond the degree of justification to constitute knowledge. Self-evidence is therefore endorsed by both deontology and utilitarian theories in which the relevant moral intuitions are generated by principles and moral judgments. This is to say, moral intuitions preserve the status of institutions. Another deontologist such as Benn (1988, p.58) gives a more detailed analysis by explain that different principles should be traded off against each other and against values to accommodate moral judgments in specific cases. The word trading off implies that the rules are not absolute. This interpretation allows a coherent and systematic rational choice among conflicting duties (Prichard, 1978).
Prichard (1978) provides us a strong interpretation of the priority of the right over the good without relying on the knowledge of what is good. Deontologists such as Gauthier (1988) tries to bridge this gap by explaining that "describes a form of justification in which first principles are derived in a way that does not suppose any final human purposes or ends nor any determine conception of the human good" (p.341). This statements emphasizes that the requirement that deontological justifies does not determine conception of the good and a justification can only be a deontology if it relies on a non-determinant notion of the good. It only requires the general idea that each person's good is to be understood in terms of maximizing the satisfaction of her preferences (Gauthier, 1988). The claim that the principle of right is based on the satisfaction of preferences based on some knowledge of good or non-determinant qualifies the theory as deontology. This is to assert that justification begins with non-moral concept of the good and the right is defined in terms of rules or principles that have certain promoting relations to the good so conceived (Gauthier, 1988; Gaus, 2001).
Grounded Values
Deontologists employ an approach of justifying moral principles by first observing the values and moral principles of organizations and how they justify the moral principles. The conceived relationship between two aspects assumed the existence of moralized relations. This is to mean that our understanding of moral good is depended on the colored moral convictions about the way people are treated and the way they treat others. Deontologists draw attention to the limits of ranking in terms of priority the intertwined concept of the right and good. The principles of right and duty are prior to our conception of the goods or values that help us affirm that the principles of right derive from our values. Our values of the social world are deeply informed by moral principles and to reject our moral principles we will undermine the rational basis of our values. This simply means that the theory of deontology derives from our moral values. The main focus on deontology and utilitarianism is based on the notions of good and right and helps us understand the primary terms of types of reasons to act (Gert, 1988, p.70).
It has long been argued that ethical systems are either utilitarian-right based or deontological-fairness and justice. Utilitarian ethics accepts the foundation of moral utility. Straurt (1979) defines utilitarian ethics as " those actions that are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness and wrongful acts tend to reverse happiness (p.15). Sidgwick (1966) gives a more comprehensive analysis by stating that.
By utilitarianism is here meant the ethical theory, is that conduct which, under any given circumstances, is objectively right, is that which will produce the greatest amount of happiness on the whole: that is, taking into account all whose happiness is affected by the conduct (p.10).
In other words, Sidgwick (1966) utilitarian approach implies that an action can only be right if its yields happiness. In this aspect the author takes the position that morality and efficiency are consistence. In affirming this argument Posner (1983) states that "the criterion for judging whether acts and institutions are just or good is whether they maximize the wealth society" (p.15). This is to mean that an act of an institution may only be deemed ethical if it is more sufficient than any other alternative. Therefore if an act of policy results to misallocation of resources, it is deemed unethical and reduces efficiency. Utilitarian is defined in terms of definite and measurable units, where choices are ranked makes it hard to determine the precise measurement values. On pubic policy aspect, utilitarian argue that all the illegal acts are against public policy as they do not promote public interests or for the common good of individuals. This is to the reason that nonsmokers have smoke free restaurants and workplaces and to the interest of smokers to smoke in work places and restaurants and to the interest of prostitutes to earn a living in the interests of their clients to be able to use their services. In this case, moralists would ban prostitution if they could but other segments of the industry would like to the use the same services to make a living. Other stake holders and employees would like to see legislation passed to protect them against illegal activities (McGee, 2004, p.89).
Accounting Ethics in AICPA adoption
In determining the relationship between utilitarianism and deontology in today's economy, research gathered here assesses public interests and the degree of economic freedom by reviewing AICPA regulatory policies and their impact on employees and beneficiaries of their services. According to Hale (2002), ethical values are foundations on which a civilized society is based on. On business aspect, Hale (2002) states that "ethics are designed to direct activities of an organization and employees are required to abide by a code of conduct that facilitates public confidence in providing products and services" (p.10). Accounting ethics are both applied in a normative and descriptive discipline when we think about accounting ethics; the first thing that comes into mind is financial statements, frauds, insider transactions, security frauds, bribery and executive conceptions. All these areas cover ethical aspects of accounting standards.
To develop and determine the role of deontology and utilitarianism, its important to determine their applicability in financial institutions and the public as a whole. Accounting ethics as applied in code of professional conduct is composed of composition of by laws, applicability and compliance. The Code of Professional conduct is incorporated in the America Institute of Certified Public accountants consists of the following sections; 1) Principles and; 2) Rules. Bylaws provide Rules and standards that members of the organization are required to adhere to. This refers to the theory of deontologist. Professional ethics laws designed to provide guidance and rules to all members in educational sectors, both private and public practices and the government (AICPA Professional Standards, 2008, p.10).
In following rules and regulations, disciplinary measures are also put in place to punish members who fail to comply with the rules. Ethics rulings consists of formal rulings and its interpretation as adopted in state societies, practice units and other interested parties is depended on the willingness of party application which is not limited to the scope. The AICPA Professional Standards (2008) also states that "members who depart from such guidelines shall be a burden of justifying such departures in any disciplinary hearing" (p.10).
Ethics Ruling in Journal of Accountancy comprise different, but related bodies in explaining the relationship between ethical standards and accounting profession. According to AICPA Professional Standards (2008), members of accounting professional standards are applicable to the "CPA society, State board of accountancy, Securities and Exchange and government agencies that regulate client businesses and evaluated clients' compliance with the set bylaws and related regulations (p.10).
The public interests
Members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants are required to execute public interests as their primary responsibility. Members are for this case required to carry out their responsibility to the public with integrity irrespective on the intense pressure they are being subjected to. In cases of solving conflicts, these members are required to subject their professional responsibility with integrity, objectivity and due profession care and are expected to provide equality services and should in all manner demonstrate a level of professionalism consistence with the Code of Professional Conduct. In this aspect, members should always demonstrate their dedication to professional excellence (AICPA Professional Standards, 2008, p.17).
The AICPA code of Professional conduct is applied by member of accounting profession for purposes of seeking both the public and organizational interests. Members are required to not to subcontract people to act on their behalf when executing their duties. If such happens, then, the subcontractor will be held responsible for the acts of all persons associated with him (AICPA Professional Standards, 2008, p.29).
Enron's auditor's actions were unethical since they were against the current SEC regulations of misrepresenting financial status of the company. As provided by AICPA Professional Standards (2008), the US legal system allows companies to manage their own employee pension funds and the fraud conflicted with public interest because the company had obligatory duty to use funds in a way that benefited them even if they were sinking into losses (p.11).
The managers and executives also conflicted with public interest because they had a duty to act in the best interest of the company and its stakeholders (AICPA Professional Standards, 2008).
The management violated several accounting rules that conflicted with accounting law, SPE laws and AICPA code of Professional conduct when it bend the accounting rules to satisfy their own desires of profit making and completely ignoring the interests of stakeholders, employees and the business. Most of the problems experienced by the company derived from immoral and unethical actions by top authorities of the company to achieve personal gains. Therefore in order to prevent reoccurrence of future unethical issues, there's need to emphasis on the integrity of executives. To help prevent the looming frauds such as Enron and WorldCom, SEC enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley bill to help prevent loopholes within the accounting and financial disclosures. Due to the increasing frauds in our economy today, several organizations are trying to reorganize their employees towards remaining loyal to the ethical standards demanded by AICPA and SEC (Rollings et al, 2005, p.18; US Securities and Exchange Commission, 2001)
Enron's Influence and Ethical concern
Enron's scam demonstrated the need to reevaluate the ethical system of business culture within organizations and reconstruction of accounting laws concerning these misconducts. Ethical issues faced by Enron range from systematic, organizational and personal levels. On personal level, the individual's greed and ill conceived acts to fraud the public went against the State's and public interest. Organizational level describes the causes of unhealthy and unethical decisions made from top management, while the systematic level describes the eternal influences. In incorporating ethical values in institutions, personal level calls for character evaluation of both Enron executives and managers and the accountant that conspired to commit the fraud (Rollings et al, 2005).
Since AICPA laws express the profession recognition responsibility to the public by accepting to adhere to the provided regulations to extend their responsibility to clients, the public and their colleagues, the chief financial officer Andrew Fastow was held responsible for creating several SPEs strategically designed to transfer debts to and from the company and for removing debts off the books. He was also charged with federal charges of laundering money, fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. Fastow along with several others were involved in engaging in financial gaming activities totaling to $ 161,000. Former CEO, Kenneth Lay was also charged with civil charges in regard to a wide range of schemers o fraud by overstating the company's financial results and misleading public representations about the company's performance. Enron's editor, Arthur Anderson was also accused of committing unethical conduct by trying to retain the loyalty of the company executives. He was later charged with criminal charges of obstruction of justice and by destroying and deleting computer files crucial to the case. Many of the charges directed at these individuals are clear indication of deontological theory. The greedy managerial act of acquiring profits based on self interest did not promote moral good, an act that can be linked to utilitarian theory. The ethical issues come to question the characters of these individuals as they place the company's future at risks for personal gains (Rollings et al, 2005).
On the group levels, many individuals are swayed to act a certain way based on the influence of fellow group members. The interactions that take place among group members have the tendency to formulate group think. This means that individual decisions are greatly influenced by ideas generated by the group and characterizes conformity to prevailing points of view. Individuals are in this case tied to corporate culture, adopted their ethics associated with their roles as managers. Evidently, many Enron scandals were committed by managers who felt that they were obligated to act so as demanded by the pressures of their managerial roles, which caused them to act in unethical manner. The close relationships that were formed among leading top executives at Enron and the board of directors grew arrogant, thinking they were invincible. These frauds formulated by these executives created a corporate culture that focused more on profitability and success at any cost. These corporate cultures created norms that led to humiliation and mistreatment of Enron whistle blowers. The company's corporate culture promoted "up-or-out", where the company CEO would step on other people to maximize profits (Rollings et al, 2005, p.17).
On systematic level, external factors such legal and regulatory structure were said to have contributed to instability of the company, individuals making decisions contradictory to what they normally do. With sound ethical system in place, people like Anderson would not have frauded the public. SEC regulations require accountants to present true values of companies in auditing accounting books, which was obviously not represented. Most companies have code of ethics that that prevent managers and executives from getting involved with other businesses, which was not the case for Enron (Rollings et al, 2005, p.17). Due to lack of regulations in companies, these codes are voluntary since board of directors can set them aside whenever they wish to. Here, the managers are faced with conflicts of interest because they have a duty to act in the best interest of the company and shareholders. Utilitarian argue that all the illegal acts are against public policy as they do not promote public interests or for the common good of individuals. However, there are no rules that prevent managers from acting on their own business judgment about what is best interest of the company (Rollings et al, 2005, p.18; US Securities and Exchange Commission, 2001).
Ethics Rulings and Responsibility to clients
Professional service members including directors and members of the firm are required not to have relationships with other firms tat could impair members' objectivity. AICPA Professional Standards (2008) provide exceptions cases where "members believe that the professional services can be performed with objectivity and relationships is disclosed to and consent is obtained from all the appropriate parties, performance of the service shall then be permitted" (p.12). In view of these factors it's unethical for a member of public practice to accept a position as bank director where the member's clients are likely to engage in significant transaction wit h the bank. If a member is engaged in public practice, members are required to avoid high profitability of a conflict of interest or interference with member's ability to serve the clients interest objectivity and in complete confidence (AICPA Professional Standards, 2008, p.12).
Deontology and utilitarianism have received considerable criticism and its significant number of deregulations in organizations, which brings us to the question, how do we address the impracticability of organizational bylaws to frauds on the markets? Here we do argue, however, that policy makers should examine in context the shortcomings of the ethical standard and consider in the future whether to undertake a project that would eliminate the differences that exist in the applicability. Since Enron and WorldCom frauds did not seek the best interest of collective well being of the community, institutions and the profession it served, policy makers should propose for amendments that would acknowledge the existing gap between ethical standards and accounting standards to accommodate both public and private sectors interests as well as the economy as a whole.
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6.4 Reports Produced Daily by EE's.
Above is what's calculated every day on the report for a single department. The recipients of this report would like to have one tidy number that can provide information about the previous day's production. Is there a way to report a single number or statistic that provides a measurement/correlation/or relationship between actual vs. expected production? Or a stat that provides information on the effect of missing staff on completion rate? I'm not sure that what I need even exists. Originally, someone started reporting a number called the Staff/Completion Differential, which equaled (% Completion Rate/% Staff Availability) - 1. Needless to say that number told us absolutely nothing.
I hope my explanation makes sense. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or help, it's greatly appreciated.
Ah yes, the "holy grail" of a single number that tells you everything you need to know.....doesn't exist. You can certainly do it, but most often it needs to be "unraveled" in order for anyone to make sense of it.
I produce monthly metrics for my department - how many? Try 15. A lot, yes, but I categorize them into logical sets (Productivity, Quality, Incoming Volume, Turnaround Time, etc.).
What you should do is create a trend plot (managers love pictures) of the key items, with maybe a small table underneath it so that you can see the daily numbers and how they change over time.
Specifically with your data, I would focus on comparing report % completion rate to the % available staff, and also plot trends of the actuals vs the expected standards, especially the 6.4 reports per staff, which seems to be the key productivity metric.
Thanks for the reply. I figured that finding one number that explained the entire department's production was just a pipe-dream. I also report metrics for the entire operations division of my company, both daily, monthly and quarterly - 7 departments and each one has numerous metrics that are calculated for each report. This department has a monthly report that utilizes a small graph to track the month-to-month trends, we are just looking for an additional way to report the day-to-day progress.