Aor. twenty-four 's and 1980's,[5] and by the late 2000'oup homes were opened in local communities, often with site selection hearings, by state ginternational L'Arche, the local chapters of the Arc of the US (then Association for Retarded Children), United Cerebral Palsy local agencies, agencies belonging to state associations such as ACLAIMH (Health), and NYSACRA (New York State Association of Community Residence Administrators) in New York, and new, non-profit organizations in the field of mental health. Group homes are one category in a broader array, spectrum, continuum, or services systems plan for residential community services or Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS).
1 Types or Typologies of Group Homes
1.1 Residents and Services in Group Homes
1.2 Residential Treatment Facilities
1.2.1 Re1.3 Community Resources and Neighborhoods
1.4 Group Homes, Halfway Houses and Intermediate Care Facilities
1.5 Group Homes, Foster Care and Family Support for Children
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Types or Typologies of Group Homes[edit]
K. C[6][7] In 2014, typologies of residential services in intellectual disabilities include new categories of supported living, personal assistance services, individual and family support, and supported employment.
Residents and Services in Group Homes[edit] physical or even multiple disabilities because those are the non-profit and state-regional organizations which began and operated the homeses. Society may prevent people with signe residents sometimes need continual or supported assistance in order to complete daily tasks, such as takingand getting to work or a day service.
Group homes were revolutionary in that they offered individuals life opportunities to learn to cook and prepare meals (e.g., individuals with severe and even "profound" disabilities), budgetnd "carry out civic duties,"y. [8][9][10][11][12]
Some residents may also have behavioral problems that require a better daily routine, medical assessment for possible health care needs (e.g., pituitary problem, medication adjustment), environmental changes (e.g., different roommates), mental health counseling, specialist or physician consultation, or supervision; government may require a finding of involuntary care (i.e. dangerous to themselves or others) which is a hotly contested and disputed arena.[13] Individuals who move from psychiatric hospitals (and intellectual disability institutions) also may need medications reduced, with psychiatric symptoms often only moderately addressed ("modest efficacy") in this manner with known side effects of long-term use. The community living movement has been very successful in the US and other countries, and is supported in 2015[14] [15]
Prior to the 1970'rimary frameworks in the US undergirding group homes are often termed social and functional competency-based (e.g., community participation, social role valorization, social and community acceptance, self-determination, functional home and community skills) and another, positive behavioral supports (which may be considered overly structured for homes and home life). Positive behavioral supports were developed, in part, to assist with "management problems" of the residential facilities.[16] Group home residents may be found in workplaces, day services, parks and recreation programs, schools, shopping centers, travel locations, and with family, neighbors, community workers, coworkers, schoolmates, and friends.
In addition, new laws required that schools serve children with what was often known as "special needs" or "exceptional children" adapting school and afterschool programs to meet the needs of the new population groups.[17] Douglas Biklen in his award winning "Regular Lives" highlighted 3 schools in Syracuse, New York integrating the severely disabled in conjunction with his new book, ctive Mainstreaming.[18]
Residential Treatment Facilities[edit]
[19] Similarly, drug, addictions and alcohol programs may be time-limited, and involve residential treatment (e.g., Afrocentric model for 24 women and children, as part of Boston Consortium of Services).[20][edit]
[21][22][23] Restructuring of these systems was proposed to promote better prevention and family support for children in mental health systems [24]similar to international initiatives in "individualized family support program".[25][26]During this period, residential treatment was also compared to supported housing, also called supportive housing for its role in comprehensive service system developments, though often for adults who may need or desire services. [27]
Community Resources and Neighborhoods[edit]
eoup homes were often built in accordance with principle of normalization (people with disabilities), to blend into neighborhoods, to have access to shopping, banks, and transportation, and sometimes, universal access and design.[28][29] Group homes may be part of residential services "models" offerred by a service provider together with apartment programs, and other types of "followalong" services.[30] Yet, in 2015, the homes and personnel continue to meet the challenges of a changing multicultural society, and changing and norms in areas such as gender expectations.[31]
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About Atlas Restaurant
Dinner: Tuesday-Sunday: 5:00pm-10:00pm
We have a parking lot across from our restaurant, along with a parking lot at the corning of Pershing and Belt. There is also many spots available via street parking infront of and near or restaurant.
Atlas Restaurant Ratings and Reviews
We had a wonderful experience. My only ...
We will miss Atlas very much.
Not worth the money. The value is just not there. The food is not up to par with other restaurants and the ambiance and location is not worth the cost. The entree selections were not in the style of the food that I was expecting, it was over salted, small - very small portion. The dessert was also not what I expected.
It's your choice to try it or not but I didn't finish my food because it was not good. Would not recommend.
Great food, always consistent. So many c ...
Great food, always consistent. So many choices on the menu that we'd like to try. Service is always kind, friendly and never over the top. Reservations always honored. Even those of us who are over 60 can hear and we much appreciate that!
Excellent service ! We went to Atlas on Saturday night after Thanksgiving to take a break from turkey left overs- As always they delivered. Trout was cooked perfectly and the duck breast was very flavorful- the cauliflower purée that cane with the doc was out of this world!
We are not native St. Louisans, however this was our second visit. First time was very good, so we came back.
Location and room are nothing special. Service was fine.
It was ok at best. Mushroom app was very ...
It was ok at best. Mushroom app was very tasty. My wife's Gorgonzola encrusted steak was good. My lamb chop came out so undercooked that the waitress said "that's not good. You can't eat that." By the time it came back from the kitchen, my wife was done eating. We spent a date night watching each other eat dinner.
My husband and I celebrated our 33rd anniversary at Atlas. It is evident that the chef gives full attention to every part of the meal, from the salad through dessert--all was exquisite. Even the complimentary glass of champagne was one of the best I've ever had! The wait staff was friendly, but never imposing. An all around enjoyable experience.
The gorgonzola encrusted sirloin was delicious. Friends had the pasta with meatballs, fettucine, and duck dishes and all were happy. Desserts were good as wellrecommend this as a relaxing spot for a casual dinner with friends.
The August 26 Atlas dinner was scheduled to celebrate the 88th birthday of a dear cousin. Other than my wife and I, the group of six were not Atlas regulars. All were blown-away by the excellence of the food and the attentiveness and professionalism of our server, James.
Unfortunately, the restaurant was entirely full at 6 PM. This taxed both the serving staff and the kitchen and resulted in a long delay for our meal. Management recognized the problem and "comped" our drinks. We shall try to make earlier reservations on Friday and Saturday nights.


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celebrated conductor Bramwell Tovey walked away from the opening ceremonies this week after being asked to prerecord music that would then be mimed by others during the live, lavish spectacle. Yesterday, Mr. Tovey called the plan fraudulent, likening it to Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson’s “faux gold medal” at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mr. Johnson wa“In our field, for you to plagiarize somebody else’s recording – to mime it and pretend that it’s you – is absolutely on a par with Ben Johnson’s fraud. … It’”
Their muzzling, and forced miming alongside ringers is so terribly cynical I’m seriously concerned about the sad lesson they’ll be learning on that stage. What are we teaching them? What are the Olympic values they will learn on that stage?
I’m embarrassed for our city that this generic, faux-celebration is being substituted in place of a celebration of everything that makes us great and authentically different from every other place on this earth.
Perhaps it is time to find a permanent home for what the IOC is becoming. If these latest revelations are any indication of the values of the organizers, following on the extra-legal harrassment of c, I can suggest a number of places they might feel right at home.
Those responsible owe Maestro Tovey, the Grammy-winning Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the conductor and musicians of the Vancouver Youth Orchestra and all other participants in their Potemkin Opening Ceremonies an apology.
Shame on VANOC and shame on the IOC.
UPDATE I (Dec 21, 2009
So I find myself in the same column as the gentleman referred to in the article who was once so enthusiastic and now finds himself withdrawing from the opening ceremonies and dropping out of the parade, so to speak. So, I wanted to make clear that I speak from bitter disappointment that these things have not been better handled, not from an anti-Olympics stance.
3 thoughts on “A Potemkin Olympics?”
Sean, I applaud your article and I agree that an apology ought to be forthcoming.
The apology to my thinking should address the complete lack of respect for the individual artists of all ages in these two cornerstone music organizations of Vancouver.
What kind of standards and bench marks are being set by the Executive Producer, of the Olympic Opening/Closing Ceremonies, (as the final decision maker), where “legal considerations” take precedence over the artistry of live music?
Is this the example that should and “must be” for our younger generation of musicians to follow?
The millions of dollars that go into the producing of Olympic Opening/Closing Ceremonies could easily fund many, many, many, long term live music programs in our schools. After all to read a music score, or orchestra part in an orchestra, you need to know how to “count” bars, basic math, no?
Bravo Maestro Tovey for saying “NO”.
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I've written before about being an empath. Not of the supernatural variety, but of the highly sensitive, deep feeling, empathetic to a fault variety. It may be why I startle easily. It probably contributes to my over-apologizing. It absolutely causes me to feel things differently than others. And, like anything in life, it has its good parts and its bad parts.
The big thing to know is that I feel things deeply. Sometimes unnecessarily so, or to my own detriment, but it's just how I've always processed emotions. And it's not always a bad thing) in hopes that it'll bring them a smile. It's why I don't really like cooking or baking for just myself because the real joy I find in it is when someone else enjoys what I've made. It's why I get weirdly attached to characters in shows, movies, and books (like when I cried because Weebo "died" in Flubber) and go through a brief mourning period when I end a particularly good series and why I like to rewatch and reread those series so I can visit those characters over and over. Whether we're lifelong friends or new acquaintances, if I feel like we've connected, then you're part of my circle - that means you have my friendship, my respect, and my loyalty (even if I don't have yours).
On the other hand, it's why when my depression starts spiraling, it often happens so quickly that I can't even recognize what's going on until it's too late. It's why the thought of my friends or family in pain makes me hurt - sometimes physically - especially when there's nothing I can do to help them or nothing I can say that will ease that pain. It's why things that may cause small amounts of anxiety in some people result in me having panic attacks (or damn near) out of the blue. When my heart breaks, it takes a long time for me to pick up the pieces, and I've probably even lost a few bits along the way.
 Of ced? Yep, that happens, too. Nonetheless, strong feelings and a tender heart don't mean I'm incapable of thinking rationally and reasonably. Logic and emotion are not mutually exclusive, nor are they inverses of one another.
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Q: English slang for "bochar" I'm looking for some possible slangy words that are equivalent to this Ríoplatense term:
To fail a student after they had taken an exam or a course.
(a short example, please)
The word is used mainly for focusing on the person who graded you, often with bad connotations, as if even you didn't have a chance to take the exam or course because the teacher didn't like you.
A: No aprobar a alguien tras haber rendido un examen o cursado una asignatura.
As a translator, and therefore, as my own reference:
Not pass someone after they take an exam or a course
They flunked him in literature.
II.   1.  tr. Ar, Ur. Reprobar alguien a un alumno en un examen o asignatura. est.
The slang term in English is to flunk (someone)
The professor flunked me.
I flunked the exam.
flunk is the slang equivalent.


As The Hill is reporting, via Newsweek, that Penn landed back in Kyiv on Thursday, just as Russian forces began conducting airstrikes and other attacks in the country. Penn has been working on a documentary about Russian aggression in Ukraine since at least November 2021, and it's reportedly a VICE St.
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In 2010, Penn founded a nonprofitwhich most recently helped hurry aid to victims of Hurricane Ida last summer, and has helped facilitate free COVID testing and vaccinations through the pandemic. The organization grew out of the need for relief efforts in Haiti following the major earthquake there in January 2010.
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Bears. They’re in zoos, they’re on t-shirts and they even appear as mascots for sports teams. But why are bears so cute?
It’s hard to say for certain, but there is something about bear’s furry bodies that makes them so cute. Another reason for this is because bears have a very “cute” facial expression, which is created by the way their fur hangs over their eyes and noses.
There are many other species of bears besides pandas and polar bears that might not be quite as cuddly looking but still manage to hold our attention with their own type of cuteness.
Bears are also the largest land-based mammals left on this earth. They have a lot of power so it can be hard not to love them!
In this blog post, you’ll hear about some of their characteristics and why we think bears are so cute.
They’re fuzzy and cuddly
They have big, adorable eyes
Their paws
They have such a big personality for their size
They are playful and clumsy
Pretty much all animal babies are adorable. But only a few remain as cute when they are adults.
Adult bears are just big babies. They retain the proportion of the cubs, and they even become more furry and soft. This gives us an additional impression that bear hugs would be soft, warm, and pleasant.
I’m sure we’ve all seen a bear at some point in our life. But did you know that they can actually be friendly?
I have been going to the zoo for years and I’ve never seen Ursus get too close to humans, but I always see them up on their hind legs just trying to get a better view of what’s going on.
They don’t seem like they want anything bad to happen!
I’ve been a fan of bears for about as long as I can remember. They’re so cute and cuddly-looking, with their big brown eyes that are just begging to be petted.
It’s no wonder why we give them names like Teddy or Paddington because they’re just too adorable not to love!
When they look at you with those sweet eyes, especially cubs – it feels like they can see right through you or into your soul.
Bears have long noses that they use to sniff out food. They are also used for detecting danger in the forest.
The bear’s nose is a cute little button on their face, and many people will say “aww” when they see one. Bears have really cute noses that puff up when they smell something good or are scared.
Every time I see a bear; the first thing I notice is its nose because it’s so adorable and unique to every bear.
The next thing I always wonder about is what does their nose feels like? What if we could touch our noses together? What would that be like? When you think about it, bears noses are one of the cutest parts on them!
Bears are adorable, but they have a secret. They also have paws! Their paws look like soft pillows, which makes you want to hug them all day long!
All bears have different paws, and each paw is unique to the bear’s species. Some of these paws look like big hands, while others are more cat-like with claws.
Their claws are longer on their front paws compared to the ones on the back. Which can be used for climbing trees or digging in the soil looking for food.
Bears are just like us. Why? They sleep, eat, play, wave, and walk on two legs! They have the same basic needs that we do – food, water, shelter, and space to live.
The only difference is they’re usually bigger and better at finding their own food! But there is also so much we have in common with these creatures!
They love to eat and will usually overeat just like us too! Bears are clever problem solvers and use their paws to make tools just like we do (even though it looks more awkward). And lastly, not only do bears enjoy food but they’re really good at storing it too – which is something that we should try out from time to time!
It is fascinating to see how big of a personality bears have for their size. They are just so cute and cuddly, but also very dangerous when they want to be.
Bears are one of the most recognizable animals. They are a symbol of strength and power, but they also have a quiet side to them. There is something about bears that make us want to hang out with them and call them our best friends.
Bears are clumsy and playful creatures. They’re always on the move, exploring their habitat in search of food. But they don’t like to share! Bears will often chase each other around trees and bushes, trying to get ahold of that tasty honey.
There is also something special about cubs, when they walk around, follow, and imitate adult bears. Just like human babies. These clumsy first steps and getting to know the world is super-cute to watch. As they roll, fall over, get up. Again and again.
I don’t know if it’s the way they lumber around or their adorable face, but there is something about bears that make them so cute. I’m not sure if anyone else feels this way, but to me, a bear just seems like an oversized teddy bear – which can never be anything but cute!
It doesn’t matter what kind of bears you’re talking about either: polar bears, grizzly bears, or pandas all these creatures are just so darned cute, and cuddly.
Who doesn’t want a bear hug?


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Do you even understand HOW vaccinations work?Are you able to explain with any degree of scientific knowledge what effect injecting live, inactive or altered pathogens/antigens has (or supposedly has, as you may say) on the body?
Can you tell us what was the Mumps viral Genotype in these outbreaks?And could you quote the last paragraph of the discussion, so we can all enjoy reading your “science”?
Jenson: wait, I’m terribly confused: antibiotics are ok, but vaccines are not?How odd, i just assumed you were living in the dark ages of blood letting and expelling various rumours. This brings the question of Health are vs Sick Care iinto the picture. Do you have any information from studies on antibiotic overuse/misuse and the development of superbugs?Or is that more foolishness in your mind?More lies made up to clontnud the gullible ublic?Well, it’s fun to know you have a point at which you believe in modern medicine…


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system. Part 1.1 is not yet in force pending new regulations to clarify the application of the Minister’s powers. These are proposed in Chapter 5 of this consultation paper. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW Domestic Considerations AML/ATF STAKEHOLDERS Discussions with Regime partners have generated proposals that could improve the Regime. The proposals included in this paper are directed chiefly at building on and improving the fundamentals of the Regime and strengthening the contributions of Regime partners to its success. Various proposals would also respond to the concerns of private sector stakeholders including the Public/Private Sector Advisor10-YEAR EVALUATION OF CANADA’S AML/ATF REGIME An independent consultant conducted, which was released in March 2011 and is posted on the Department of Finance website 4egime had improved over the 10 years of its 4 Strengthening Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering 6 and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime operation and that it continues to support Government priorities. It also concluded that the Regime has created an environment that is hostile to money laundering and terrorist financing, thu criminals to underta. The report also identified areas of potential improvement. It recommended that the Department of Finance lead discussions with Regime partners to determine future steps for continuing tt was recommended that these discussions should include an examination of legislative barriers that may limit the ability for Regime partners to effectively share information. SPECIAL SENATE COMMITTEE ON ANTI-TERRORISM The Special Senate Committee on Anti-Terrorism was established in 2010. In March 2011, the Senate Committee released an interim report entitled . The report recommended that the definition of “monetary instruments” under the PCMLTFA be expanded to recognize prepaid cards and mobile devices, and that consideration be given to reducing the $10,000 threshold that currently applies to cashs that must be reported to FINTRAC. The report also raised concerns that the restrictions on FINTRAC disclosing to national security agencies its own analysis of financial intelligence or written explanations justifying disclosures, requires CSIS to duplicate this analysis. AIR INDIA REPORTwas established in May 2006 to examine the events surrounding the bombings, the subsequent investigation into the bombing, and to identify remaining gaps in national security. The Commission's y, was released in June 2010. The report raised concerns that restrictions on information sharing, which are intended to protect the privacy of Canadians, have hindered the legitimate need for information to be shared by Regime partners, most notably the inability for FINTRAC to disclose its own analysis of a particular case to another agency. As well, transactions involving the small sums needed to finance terrorist acts are not likely to be discovered through the routine collection and processing of information by FINTRAC and the CRA. PRIVACY The proposals and issues discussed in this paper seek to maintain a balance between the legitimate need to gather intelligence to assist withith, the privacy r7 (Charter) and Canada’s privacy legislation. The proposed changes recognize that appropriate safeguardn should be maintained, while still providing flexibility for the legislative framework to evolve with the needs of public and private stakeholders and Canadian society in order to address new challenges presented byrends. As well,FINTRAC, there is a legislative to perform, every two years, a privacy audit of theunder the PCMLTFA. The OPC reports the results of such reviews to Parliament. The most recent final audit report was released in 2009. In this report, the OPC found that FINTRAC had rnd its use and disclosure practices complied with the PCMLTFA and the Privacy Act. However, the report did identify gaps in FINTRAC’s privacy management framework. International Considerations The FATF is the key international standards in these areas through its Forty(40+9 Recommendations),timely countries, including Canada, have made a political commitment to implement these Recommendations. The Mutual Evaluation process is the primary instrument by which the FATF monitors progress made by member governments to implement the Recommendations and suggests areas for improvement. Canada was last evaluated in February 2008 and its progress in meeting the FATF’s standards in specific areas has subsequently been monitored. The Canadian Regime is in the top tier of FATF members in terms of compliance with the FATF standards. However, enhancing Canada’s compliance with the standards remains a priority to ensure that Canada remains aour financial system is not vulnerable to abuse. Outside of the FATF, the G20 has committed to lead by example in implementing the G20’s Anti-Corruption Action Plan. As part of this work, the G20 has emphasized the use of AML tools in the fight against corruption, and has supported updating and implementing the FATF standards calling for, inter alia, due diligence for politically exposed persons. Canada has also made commitments, with respect to implementing strong AML and ATF controls. If implemented, the proposals contained in this paper would contribute to strengthening Canada’s AML / ATF Regime. As such, they would contribute to improving Canada’s overall compliance with the FATF’s 40+9 Recommendations on AML/ATF, thereby helping to Strengthening Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering 8 and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regimenote thatre constantly evolving as criminals develop new ways to exploit the financial system and legitimate businesses for their criminal purposes. As a result, the international standards are also reviewed and updated from time to time. Indeed, the FATF standards are currently being reviewed for the third time since they were first developed following the creation of the FATF in 1989. While the revised standards are not yet approved, the consultation process will allow for consideration of these in due course. OBJECTIVES OF THE REVIEW In this paper, the Government is putting forward a number of proposals that may be considered for future legislative or regulatory amendments. The intentionreact to these proposals, including for the benefit of the Parliamentary Committee that will uPCMLTFA in 2012, as required under the Act. The proposals in the paper are organized around the following key headings: • strengthening CDD standards; • closing gaps in Canada’s AML/ATF Regime; • improving compliance, monitoring and enforcement; • strengthening information sharing in the Regime; • introducing a list of potential countermeasures; and • other amendments. The proposals will affect all persons and entities subject to the PCMLTFA (also known


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Sorrell, Martin S. (1945- )
Martin Sorrell was born Feb. 14, 1945, in London. A, Mr. Sorrell wrote for New Cambridge, an alternative paper, and covered the 1964 U.S.for that publication. In the late 1970s and early '80s, however, Mr. Sorrell gained while at ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi. A brilliant financial statistician, he engineered the brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi's acquisitions of other agencies, marketing research firms, international management consulting firms and public relations agencies, until Saatchi & Saatchi became one of the largest agencies in the world.
Mr. Sorrell also invested in a company called Wire & Plastic Products, which manufactured wire shopping baskets.
In 1986, he left Saatchi & Saatchi to work at WPP, where, as chief executive, he began to expand the company's holdings. By the end of the year he had purchased several small firms that specialized in marketing services and renamed the company WPP Group.
In 1987, he proposed to purchase the JWT Group, which owned, among other ad agencies, J. Walter Thompson Co. JWT was one of the oldest and largest ad agencies in the U.S. Although senior executives at JWT disagreed among themselves about the initial proposal, Mr. Sorrell offered $566 million, which they eventually accepted. As a result, Mr. Sorrell and WPP acquiredlong with MRB Group, one of the largest marketing research firms. But the takeover had repercussions. Mr. Sorrell angered Dick Lord, who headed Lord, Geller, Federico, Einstein, a JWT Group subsidiary since 1974. Mr. Lord and five other executives resigned and started another agency, Lord Einstein O'Neill & Partners. Within a year, JWT lost several major accounts, which resulted in more than 100 employees losing their jobs. Some of these accounts and employees went to Lord Einstein, which ultimately prompted Mr. Sorrell to file a suit against Mr. Lord in which Mr. Sorrell claimed that Mr. Lord had sabotaged Lord Geller. Mr. Lord countersued, claiming that Mr. Sorrell was interfering with his new agency.
Mr. Sorrell was derailed only temporarily in his efforts to amass more businesses. Although he had purchased several firms before he announced a proposal to acquire the Ogilvy Group in 1989, it was the latter move that captured the attention of the business press. For several months before he announced an offer, Mr. Sorrell watched while the media speculated about a bid, a strategy that caused the value of the company's stock to increase. Executives at Ogilvy Group reacted as had those at JWT Group. David Ogilvy emerged from retirement to oppose the takeover, but Mr. Sorrell again offered more money—$864 million—and eventually Ogilvy succumbed. Once the deal was finalized, many in the industry claimed that Mr. Sorrell had paid too much, a criticism that had also been levied earlier about his acquisition of the JWT Group. (When Mr. Sorrell purchased JWT Group, the company's revenue had been $580 million. By the time he purchased Ogilvy Group, JWT Group's revenue had increased to $665 million.) Ogilvy Group came along with Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide and Research International, and its addition made WPP Group the world's No. 2 advertising, public relations and marketing conglomerate.
Prior to 1991, WPP's stock increased in value by 2,000% in two years. Like other marketing communications holding companies, however, WPP experienced financial problems in the early 1990s. Mr. Sorrell had borrowed millions of dollars from numerous banks to acquire other businesses and, when agencies experienced a recession in the early '90s, WPP's agencies also felt the pinch. WPP's before-tax profits dropped almost 40% in 1991. The company's stock value dropped more than 10% over a period of a few months during the same year.
Also in 1991, in an attempt to placate lenders, Mr. Sorrell announced the restructuring of WPP's financing, the suspension of some shareholder dividends and a decrease in other dividends. The conglomerate's agencies acquired more new billings than those of any other global firm in 1991, and its creditors postponed the company's repayment on the loans, which totaled almost $1 billion, until 1993.
By 1992, however, WPP had not rebounded as Mr. Sorrell expected, and he was obliged to renegotiate with WPP's leading bankers and shareholders. He succeeded in heading off two consequences that might have been his downfall, namely, the takeover of a substantial stake in WPP by banks willing to write off the company's almost $300 million of debt and a sharp decline in the value of WPP stock.
By 1995, Mr. Sorrell had cut WPP's mountain of debt in half and before-tax profits had increased considerably. By the following year, the company's debt was down to about $260 million, while profits prior to taxes were up 40%, or more than $100 million. Mr. Sorrell continued to expand WPP. In 1997, the company opened Hong Kong-based MindShare, the merged media operation of JWT and Ogilvy, as well as Savatar, a U.S. technology marketing and consulting firm. WPP also invested in businesses in Europe and Asia. In 1998, WPP acquired consulting and marketing firms in the U.S., Canada and England, including Conway/Milliken, a research company,ing research firm.
In 1999, WPP Group acquired Intelliquest Information Group in the U.S. as well as other marketing communications agencies in England. That same year the conglomerate's pretax profits were more than $200 million and Mr. Sorrell revealed his controversial "Leadership Equity Acquisition Plan."
The plan proposed to reward 15 senior executives, including Mr. Sorrell, with a payout of $100 million or more at the end of five years. According to terms of the plan, Mr. Sorrell and the other executives would invest $20 million worth of WPP shares in other ventures. At the end of five years, the stock was to be returned, plus bonuses, depending on how well their investments performed. In 2000, Mr. Sorrell and WPP purchased agency giant Young & Rubicam for $4.2 billion in stock, then in 2001 bought Tempus, a media-buying group, for $491 million. In 2001, WPP's four chief agency networks were Y&R, Ogilvy, JWT and Red Cell, the former Conquest. In August 2003, WPP acquired various marketing services companies.
For 2003, WPP Group was the world's second-largest advertising organization with worldwide revenue of $6.8 billion, up 16.9% from 2002. In the U.S., it had revenue of $2.8 billion, up 12.8% from 2002. Its J. Walter Thompson Co. was the leading U.S. agency brand, with U.S. revenue of $456.2 million, up 15.9% from 2002.
Born in London, Feb. 14, 1945; earned B.A. at University of Cambridge, 1966; earned M.B.A. at Harvard University, 1968; earned M.A. at Cambridge, 1970; hired as a consultant at Glendinning Associates, Westport, Conn., 1968; moved to Martin McCormack Organisation, London, as VP, 1970; named director, James Gulliver Associates, London, 1975; appointed group finance director, Saatchi & Saatchi, London, 1977; purchased stake in Wire & Plastic Products, 1985; became group chief executive of renamed WPP Group, London, 1986; knighted, 2000.


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The military on Monday disclosed a rising trend amongst residents in the north-east. They reported that there’s been a high rate of refusal within the locals in the area reports, at least 43 farmers were killed in a gruesome way in .
The Major-General John Enenche, disclosed that reason why the effort of the Military hasn’t been effective is because some of the locals have refused to provide necessary information when quizzed.
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In response to the reports of the United Nation, stating that 110 people were killed in the Zabarmari attack, Enenche said the military’s casualty count still stood at 43.
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Campbeltown Running Club is a club in Kintyre for people who enjoy running and interested in being part of a group regardless of running ability. It was formed in 2010 and the aim of the club is to help improve members' running, giving advice and support to fellow runners as well as providing a friendly social aspect to the sport. We are affiliated to Scottish Athletics which gives benefits to members including gaining club entries to major races including the London marathon.
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Behold! This week Jester King Craft Brewery shall release unto the world Thrash Metal Farmhouse Strong Ale, the greatest creation mankind has ever known. This beer, if we can even dare to call it a beer (the TABC says we can’t) contains over 5000 lbs or hops per barrel, and emerges with a whopping 93% alcohol by volume. Well, okay, none of that’s actually true, except for the part about us releasing a new beer called Thrash Metal Farmhouse Strong Ale, and the TABC saying that we can’t call it “beer”.
The rest is just the sort of stuff we thought craft brewers were supposed to say to impress the geeks. What Thrash Metal actually is is a golden colored, high gravity (O.G. 1.074) ale, brewed with pilsner, wheat and caramunich malts, along with a good dose of American hops and fermented with Jester King’s farmhouse yeast, finishing at 9% alcohol by volume. It is a hop forward beer with dank, resinous hop flavor and aroma, balanced by lightly kilned malt flavors, farmhouse yeast esters and a bit of warming alcohol.
If you were to drop in on us unannounced one day (which we kindly request that you do not), it wouldn’t be unusual to hear songs from bands like Kreator, Overkill and Exodus echoing throughout the brewery. Although we consider Thrash Metal a sibling beer to Black Metal Farmhouse Imperial Stout, unlike Black Metal, it won’t be part of our regular lineup. Thrash Metal is a limited release/occasional rarity from Jester King that we’ll only brew when the mood happens to strike us, and to be honest, we’re not sure if or when that’s likely to happen again. We’re very happy with the way the beer turned out, but this sort of thing just isn’t as exciting to us now as it was when we first started working on it, especially given some of the other projects that we now have planned.
As you can see from the full name of the beer, we had to edit out one of the words. Federal and state regulations prohibit us from using words that refer to the strength of the beer. However, the stylistic designation we chose for Thrash Metal is rooted in centuries of tradition during which brewers around the world have made special, strong ales and labeled them as such.
Thrash Metal will be available on draught beginning this week at select locations in Austin and on Saturday, December 17th in our tasting room. In the coming weeks it will be available on draught at select locations throughout the state, followed soon thereafter by a wider release in 750ml bottles, naturally conditioned through re-fermentation in the bottle.
Consider yourselves forewarned!


The Vietnamese government has continued to strengthen its anti-corruption action in the neary dismissed or recommended a number of predecessors and current officials involved in corruption cases or violations, including former Vice Premier Wu Wenniabove ruling yesterday after convening the 35th meeting of "Discussing and Dealing with Disciplinary Actions of Relevant Organs and Individuals" after three dayisciplinary actions of the Party Groupofficials had a negative impact on the party's prestige, "to the extent that it should be punished" and recommended that the superiors take appropriate disciplinary measures.
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Today is Monday, May 26, the 146th day of 2014. There are 219 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance.
On May 26, 1954, explosions rocked the aircraft carrier USS Bennington off Rhode Island, killing 103 sailors. (The initial blast was blamed on leaking catapult fluid ignited by the flames of a jet.)
In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating the Montana Territory.
In 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal on the remaining charges.
In 1913, Actors’ Equity Association was organized by a group of actors at the Pabst Grand Circle Hotel in New York.
In 1940, the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II.
In 1942, the U.S. War Department formally established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). The Tule (TOO’-lee) Lake Segregation Center for Japanese-American wartime internees opened in northern California.
Ten years ago: Nearly a decade after the Oklahoma City bombing, Terry Nichols was found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the attack. (Nichols later received 161 consecutive life sentences.) Fantasia Barrino was crowned the winner of “American Idol” in the Fox TV talent contest.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. California’s Supreme Court upheld the Proposition 8 gay marriage ban but said the 18,000 same-sex weddings that had taken place before the prohibition passed were still valid.
One year ago: President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them “every step of the way.” A Nigerian tugboat carrying 12 crew members capsized and sank in about 100 feet of water; a sole survivor (Harrison Odjegba Okene) was miraculously rescued three days later. Tony Kanaan won the Indianapolis 500. Ten fans were injured during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway when a nylon rope supporting a FOX Sports overhead television camera fell from the grandstands onto the track surface. The lesbian romance “Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele” won the Palme d’Or at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.


hi there friends and neighbors and interested peoples of internet land. this post is a bit in depth and requires alot of thinking, if your not in the mood wait until you are ready to read it. I was musing latly about all the steps to the great tribulation Jesus spoke about and all the scriptures that refer to it and the evidence of it’s nearness. nearness is that a word? Hope I don’t sound confused lol.
the target? you and me, for what purpose? to worship this beast of course as the scriptures show. why do they want you to worship them? so you will slave for them for free thats why. they want you to be a human resource they can use at will for whatever purpose suits them regardless of it’s affects on you or the enviroment.
so what is the end of it all? revelation 17:15-17 Jehovah will put it into the hearts of those running the show, whoever they are to do a job for Jehovah and why not? they have reproached him blamed him for the suffering they themselves have caused, (I mean really, can you blame God for the 50 million killed under mao of china, or russia under stalin and lenin between them murdering 100 million? he didnt make them do that they did it on their own)so he will force them to do something they will later regret, and that is turn on babylon the great that rides the scarlet colored beast (united nations), why? who is this babylon? why based on the description she is false relgion, the clergy of christendom/and christendom being a dominate part. their belief system is based on the original babylon, started by nimrod who was a psychopathic creep who was only interested in being worshipped.


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However, Dangote Group’s Sales Director, Mr. Ekanem Etim, said, “Some years back, the preponderance of cement in this country was imported and the standard laid out by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, was that you cannot bring in any cement that was below 42.5. Upon domestication of the production, we believe that the standard should not be lowered.
We at Dangote Cement, remain steadfast in meeting up to that particular standard. We are a key player in this industry and we believe that Nigerians deserve the best in quality and service delivery. That is why we take exception to the statement by the coalition of civil society groups that all cement manufacturers are not meeting up to the standard”.
“On one breadth, we want to align with the Civil Society that there is need for standards to be maintained. If the Standards Organisation of Nigeria had insisted that imported cement should come in 42.5grade, every manufacturer, be it local or international, should meet that standard.
To that extent, we should all comply so that Nigerians can get the very best from what we produce in this country. SON should step in, do what is required of them, so that we can give Nigerians the best and nip the incidents of collapsed buildings in the bud,” Mr. Etim said.
He explained that all brands of Dangote Portland Cement have the 42.5 grade specification clearly written on the bags. On the education of cement users, he said the company has over the years, been conducting training and re-training programmes for block makers and cement users in all parts of the country. He assured that the exercise will continue because it is a permanent feature in the company’s operations.
“We believe that we have to give back and educate users so that incidents of collapsed buildings due to poor use of the products can be stemmed. Where the block makers or users of the cement are not educated to know the difference between 32.5 and 42.5, they may use it for what it is not meant for.
For example, 32.5 is meant for doing culverts, rendering (plastering) but when you use it for storey buildings, high storey buildings, bridges and all that, it cannot stand the test,” he said.
On the escalating price of cement, he claimed that despite the spiraling inflation, devaluation of the Naira and hike in energy costs, Dangote Cement has not increased the price of its brands in the last five years. He said the company achieved this because it invested heavily on logistics (transportation).
It would be recalled that the coalition of civil society groups and Built Environment Professionals, had last week, threatened to take its campaign to the National Assembly with a plea that the lawmakers probe manufacturers and importers of cement for compromising standards in the building and construction sub-sector.
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In the last few days, however, I've become less certain of that respectfulness. On two occasions, I've had to call the city to report graffiti on my pod, from a very small amount a few days ago, to a very blatant rendition today. Although I did not recall previous incidents, my daughter recalls an attack on our garage a few years ago, and has seen various offenses on block walls around the neighborhood. But I can't help but wonder if there's a reason my house has been targeted all of a sudden?
As Garth Brooks sang, "Thank G-d for unanswered prayers!
Admittedly, nothing out there will suit everyone. Take my favorite rant, organized religion. Millions of people belong to some sort of church, temple or other group for the purpose of guiding or living their spirituality. The mere fact that there is so much dissension between them is proof enough that one man's religion is not necessarily anothers. And what I believe, although it may bear a resemblance to one set of ideas or another, will not be an exact match for anyone's total picture. As I listen to speakers on the subjects of spirituality and self-improvement I find a lot of things I am able to embrace and attempt to put into practice (not all of my efforts have been successful thus far, but I do keep trying!
Major changes are upon us. We see it, feel it, taste it, smell it and touch it every day. Many of us have sixth senses that are doing anything from a quiet tingle to an almost unbearable itch. Simon and Garfunkel sang it in the 1960's, but they had no idea what was to come 50 years later. The times they are a'changin'!
I am incredibly excited with all of the possibilities before me...before US, all of us!It's been a very long time since we were expeditionists, blazing new trails. We have certainly had the usual front-runners who were embarking on newly created paths long before the rest of us, but now we are all on the edge of new discoveries, and these discoveries may or may not require major travel to reach them. So much of our travel will be along Spiritual paths rather than road and gravel. I feel the energy and I know that those around me do as well, as we go through our own particular versions of cleaning and decluttering. (although I could have done without the small, grey, furry hot-lunch-for-my-semi-ferals which came along with some of the clearing out I've done this week!) I know the changes are serious when I'm actually excited about attacking my hall closet tomorrow!I am truly looking forward to clearing out more spaces!


Norman Herrmann studied chemistry at the Westfälische Hochschule Recklinghausen (2011-2014). His bachelor thesis entitled "Operando FT-IR spectroscopic investigations on the influence of preforming parameters on the hydroformylation of olefins with ligand-modified Rh catalyst" was produced in the Marl Chemical Park at Evonik Industries AG. He did his master's degree at the TU Dortmund (2015-2017). In February 2017Oleo Compounds by Carbonylation Reactions in Aqueous Media". Furthermore, he made the state-certified chemical technician specializing in plant engineering at the evening school university of applied sciences for economics and management and completed the chemical technician with the topic "Planning of a solid / liquid extraction plant according to Solvay" at Evonik Industries AG. He completed his apprenticeship as a chemical production technician in 2003 at Infracor GmbH. He gained experience in instrumental analysis (fuel laboratory) at E.ON Engineering GmbH in Gelsenkirchen Scholven and in plastics production PVC (polyvinyl chloride) at Vestolit GmbH & Co. KG in the Marl Chemical Park.
Environmental awarenessimplementation of renewable resources in chemical processes. The homogeneous catalyzed hydroformylation as well as the hydroesterification of unsaturated long-chain oleo compounds are interesting strategies for adding value to renewables. In this context the recycling of homogeneous catalysts is a major challenge.
Fig. 1: TMS-system.
Fig. 2: General reaction to hydroformylation.
Fig. 3: Product bevor crystallization. Fig. 4: Product after crystallization. Fig. 5: Crystallized product.
Fig. 6: General reaction to methoxycarbonylation.
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and the forms of our poems must respond to that future that consistently eludes us but that also confronts us constantly and relentlessly. The challenges remain: How do we engage with other poets of color? How do we form coalition? Is community possible? How do we become more visible? More responsive to emerge as we move forward. My prediction? Based on the record already established by CantoMundo and other spaces, we will continue to link and network and to realize that there is strength in numbers, that together we can do more than by remaining isolated. That together, doing work that matters, as Gloria Anzaldúa urged, we can transform this historical reality, we can effect change, we can bring about social change and prove that the word is indeed powerful, que sí se puede, that yes, we can!
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1 Throughout the next twenty years or so, various writers joined the group. Among them were Victor Martínez (fiction), Rodrigo Reyes (playwright and other theater arts), Juan Pablo Gutiérrez (poetry and arts), Elba Sánchez (poet), Odilia Rodríguez Galván (poet), Martivon Galindo (poet and memoirist), and Ana Castillo (poet, fiction writer, and scholar).
2 Centro Chicano de Escritores merged with Aztlán Cultural (AC), an arts-service organization so they could use the latter's 501(c)(3) status to obtain grants to expand and connect with the smaller towns and cities in California; the idea was for the poets and writers to travel to the smaller Mexican and Latin American communities. Lucha Corpi became director of AC/CCE, and the group applied to NEA and received a grant to rent vans and transport six poets/writers at a time to visit and read at communities such as Marysville, Guadalupe, Salinas Valley, Santa Maria, and other small towns in Southern California. Although the program was a great success, the group could not sustain the demands of the organization as everyone had day jobs and was involved in a number of other activities.
3 Floricanto festivals were held mostly in the Southwest and many Chicana/o poets presented their work at these venues. I recall the one held in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the late 1970s where poets such as Dorinda Moreno and Lorna Dee Cervantes read their work.
4 Among the poets included in this list are: Eduardo Chirinos, Roger Santibáñez, and Mariela Dreyfus (Peru), Zulema Moret, Gladys Ilarregui, and Ezequiel Zaidenwerg (Argentina); Javier Ávila, Aurea María Sotomayor, and Johanny Vázquez Paz (Puerto Rico); Aurora Arias, Rei Berroa, Josefina Báez, René Rodríguez Soriano, Medar Serrata, and Rebeca Castellanos (Dominican Republic); Xánath Caraza, Arturo Dávila S., Olivia Maciel, Jorge Montiel, Febronio Zataraín, Gerardo Cárdenas, Jorge Ortega, and Elizabeth Narváez Luna (Mexico/U.S.A); Silvia Goldman and Marquesa Macadar (Uruguay); Natalia Gómez, Ana Merino, Fernando Operé, and Eduardo Urios (Spain); Andrea Cote Botero, Marta Cecilia Rivera, and Armando Romero (Colombia), Verónica Lucuy Alandia and Miguel Marzana (Bolivia); Jorge García de la Fe, Jesús Barquet, and José Kozer (Cuba).
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# 27 The Quisqueya Diaspora
## The Emergence of Latina/o Literature from Hispaniola
This essay explores aspects of the literary production of Haitian and Dominican writers primarily located in the United States. As these authors belong to a diaspora comprised of two populations of intertwined African and European descents, their combined inclusion here aims at challenging critical traditions in Latino/a studies that have tended to exclude Haitian-American literary production. For, if the much-contested term "Hispanics" refers primarily to a Spanish-speaking population, the more progressive term "Latina/o" should open up the umbrella to include people with a cultural background originating in all nations in the Americas whose primary language is derived from Latin, including French, and its own American derivation, Haitian Creole. Yet critical volumes of Latina/o studies have consistently excluded Haitian-Americans, many of whom write in English, seasoned with dashes of French or Haitian Creole. Considering that recent definitions of latinidad have expanded the concept to include Portuguese-speaking authors as well as writers who sprinkle their English-based works with indigenous languages, the exclusion of Haitian authors is egregious, especially considering the crucial historical role Haiti took in the independence of Bolivarian nations.1 Further, as Latino/a literary criticism has expanded to include Dominican-American authors, the exclusion of their Haitian counterparts prevents offering a larger, more complex perspective on Dominicans as a group. It also misses the potential offered by reading this unique diaspora from a Caribbean island whose multiple names (Quisqueya, Haiti, Saint-Domingue, Santo Domingo, Española, and Hispaniola) stand as residues of its colonial history and of the inextricable relationship of the two peoples that share its geographical space, blurring the line that divides them into the Hispanophone/Dominican, on the one hand, and the French/Creolophone/Haitian on the other. Certainly, few studies of anything Dominican can stand on their own without mention of Haiti and of the relationship between both nations, be it of their "conflict" or the very real collaboration that has permeated their histories for centuries between progressives of both sides and between the reactionaries as well. To be sure, efforts have been made to explore Haitian and Dominican diasporic literary production in tandem, but much remains to be done in comparing the effects of their condition as immigrants or second generation on their works. Except for Lucía Suárez (2006), Silvio Torres-Saillant (2006b), and, Manuel A. Victoriano-Martínez (2014), few have offered new insights on how these combined productions reveal the tangled dynamics of the island.2
This essay attempts partially to address these gaps by focusing on the relationship of these diasporic subjectivities to the homeland and to the "other side" of the island. In this sense, I argue that their shared condition as immigrants opens new, potential I also contend that the diasporic condition of many Dominican writers has been crucial in developing an empathy toward Haitian immigrants that the normalization of anti-Haitian sentiments prevailing in the Dominican Republic would seldom promote. Thus, this essay begins with a brief review of the intertwined history of both nations, the construction of Haiti as the "primitive Other" (Valerio-Holguín, n.d.) in the Dominican national imagination, and the great distance that, especially afterand Afro-Domin


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Like lots of social outcasts, Harley Quinn found her way to Brooklyn. Quinn got her own comic title that launched in 2013; in it, she inherits the building that houses the Coney Island Circus Sideshow and moves there to live above it, serving as landlady to the freaks below. She’s also good buddies with Poison Ivy, who pops by every now and then for girls’ night.
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What is today? It's a day of presentations for what I call the "intelligentsia" (Latin this time for:i) People interested in such things can get college education credits from the sessions today as professional types dissect issues such as transgender violence, prisoners, school students, partners, athletes and more. Then tomorrow and Sunday-is the time for the "not so intelligentsia" such as me and others who are - discuss another whole range of subjects.
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In summary, developing the 3 Ps and halving the time taken for all key decisions and actions will strengthen the ability of companies to navigate the VUCA world, and win.
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After successfully weathering the 2008/09 economic slowdown, we encountered the slowdown of 2012/13 and managed to sail through. Keeping the investment cycle and service quality, innovation, etc. ongoing was a result of starting from the worst so that you always land up with a good scenario.
Organisations need to carve a niche for themselves in a cut-throat market. One can be a niche player only if one offers something that is different, unique and relevant. A well thoughtout business plan, close monitoring, continuous innovation, adopting prudent and conservative measures to mitigate costs, and customer centricity will help an organisation navigate uncharted waters. Tough times call for tough steps and being prepared with a Plan B or C is the key to bouncing back in a slowing economyan


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These financial felons will speak at your company, university or church
To join The Pros & The Cons, a speakers’ bureau for white-collar criminals, one first must be convicted of embezzling money, committing securities fraud, or simply using company checks to pay off a personal credit card. Members of this exclusive club find that financial crime does pay—up to $5,000 a speech. They give talks at companies, colleges and even churches, recounting their stories for anyone who will listen. This summer, MarketWatch spoke to six white-collar criminals who work with the bureau, which arranges for them to speak about fraud prevention—on the condition that they own up to every rotten thing they’ve done. Over the last two decades, founder Gary Zeune, 65, has amassed a roster of more than a dozen convicts-turned-demotivational speakers, including a few involved in some of the country’s most widely publicized fraud cases. See also: ‘Aaron Beam: He fueled the scandal at HealthSouth.’ In some cases, it took these folks just a few minutes a day to ruin their own lives and those of their co-workers. “It takes a lot of people to build an organization, and all it takes is one bad decision to take the whole place down,” Zeune says. But it also only takes one person to blow the whistle. Roughly 42% of white collar crime is detected because of a whistleblower; the rest is discovered by accidentw(The Pros & The Cons also represents some whistleblowers and investigators.) White collar crime 101: How to defraud a company(3:39)
Some of the felons say they c or because they were following orders. Other say they were people-pleasers trying to help out family members or helping themselvesOne faced the courage to do time after watching Martha Stewart on television, looking happy and successful after her own stint in prison. See also: ‘Amy Wilson: An office manager who embezzled $350,000.’ Whatever their reasons, they now share a similar message: It could happen to you. Anyone can succumb to the temptation to commit fraud—which is why, the ex-cons say, they want to scare people straight. See also: ‘Confessions of an insider trader.’ Fraud numbers are dropping Zeune’s clients are hitting the stump at a time when white-collar crime is on the wane, at least by some measures. White-collar crime prosecutions were down 8% over the previous year, at 4,496 for the first seven months of 2014, and are down 13% over the last 1The Justice Department definition of white-collar crime includes the executive who manipulates the stock market and the doctor who files false Medicaid bills. It doesn’t include the home-office income tax cheat, but the office embezzler fits right in. Read: ‘Vernon Beck: The ex-pilot who embezzled $13.5 million.’ The category also doesn’t include the investment and mortgage-lending shenanigans associated with the recent financial crisis—many of which weren't technically illegal. So. “The FBI turned its guns on national security after 9/11,” says David Burnham, co-director and co-founder of TRAC. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reassigned an estimated 500 of its 2,500 white-collar crime agents to national security, says William Black, wUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City. The FBI didn't disclose actual figures, but acknowledged to MarketWatch that there was a “significant reduction” in resources to address what it calls “complex financial crimes” following 9/11. “We have regained some of those resources but we are still not back to pre-9/11 levels,” says Angela Byers, section chief of the Financial Crimes Section of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. But she adds, “Threats of higher priority tend to be more complex in nature, thus requiring more resources and often longer-term investigations. Although this may not result in quick accomplishments, it often means a more significant impact to high priority threats.” Few white-collar criminals commit a crime on the scale of Bernie Madoff, who operated a Ponzi scheme that resulted in more than $17 billion in losses—and is now serving a 150-year prison sentence. Read: ‘Chuck Gallagher: He stole from his accounting clients.’ Shepherding a flock of black sheep How did Zeune, an accountant turned CPA-trainer, wind up shepherding this flock of black sheep? While traveling in Washington, D.C. in 1993, Zeune happened across a copy of “Faking It in America” by Joe Domanick, a book about Barry Minkow, who served seven years for operating a Ponzi scheme (and, more recently, was convicted again on unrelated fraud charges). The book inspired Zeune to write his own tome about fraud for CPAs, which eventually led to the idea for the speakers bureau. For someone who wants to be part of The Pros & The Cons, Zeune has two requirements. First, they have to be out of prison, Zeune says. “Secondly, they have to admit what they did, take responsibility for it and answer any question that anybody puts to them.” He has rejected some of those who have asked to be part of his bureau. “I won’t give anyone a platform to say it wasn’t their fault,” he says. Such contrition does have its limits: When asked if he would ever commit another crime, one member said, “never say never.” R.’ a single speech. Zeune says he can sense when someone if someone hasn’t learned from their mistakes. “I grew up on a farm,” he says. “If a cow has just made a patty and you hit it with a stick, it will stink all over again.” MarketWatch spoke to 6 white-collar felons who say theyFrom the penitentiary to the podium: White-collar criminals for hire Sam Antar: The CFO behind the Crazy Eddie fraud Dan Bubalo: Accidental fraud landed him in jail  Vernon Beck: The ex- pilot who embezzled $13.5 million  Aaron Beam: He fueled a scandal at HealthSouth More from MarketWatch