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Nashville, Tennessee. -Two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the direct investigation said that investigators are investigating the explosion in Nashville on Christmas morning and now believe that the explosion may be the result of a suicide bombing.
Officials had previously stated that they had found the remains at the scene of the bombing in downtown Nashville. FBI officials said on Saturday that agents were not looking for another suspect.
FBI spokesperson Jason Pack told CNN that the agents were also conducting "court authorized activities"
; at their home in Antioch, southeast of Nashville. According to a law enforcement officer, a notice about a vehicle that exploded on Christmas morning brought the law enforcement officer to the home of Antioch.
Pack said bomb technicians have cleared the house to ensure that the evidence team can enter safely. Investigators are now waiting for the evidence team to arrive and enter. Pack cannot confirm who lives in the house, but neighbor Steve Schmoldt told CNN that his wife found a law enforcement truck nearby last night.
You can see a recreational vehicle in your home through the Street View on Google Maps. It matches the one that law enforcement requested the public to provide information. Law enforcement officials said that investigators believed that the RV seen in the photo was the same as the explosion center.
The explosion occurred at 6:30 am on Friday, when the parked RV made computer sounds, urging people to evacuate, warning that the vehicle would explode within a few minutes.
The explosion of the RV caused at least three injuries. Several other vehicles caught fire, destroying many buildings in the neighborhood and destroying wireless services in most of the area.
Law enforcement officials provided little new information on the progress of the investigation at a press conference on Saturday, but agent Douglas Korneski, the head of the FBI, said investigators were dealing with "multiple fronts." This case.
This work involved the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Division in Quantico, Virginia, and approximately 250 FBI personnel working on the scene with law enforcement partners.
Several law enforcement officials told CNN that as the investigation continues, there is no sign that anyone is actively conducting a search, which shows that investigators are not looking for people who are still dangerous to the public.
Korneski said: "We cannot identify any individual or anyone we have identified, and we are not yet ready to identify any individual."
Kornieski also said that investigators have no indication that they are looking for another subject. He added that there were no signs of other "explosive threats" and no other explosive devices were found during the sweep of the area.
The source said that one of the questions investigators tried to answer was whether the target of the explosion was the AT&T transmission building that was damaged in the explosion.
When asked if the AT&T building was the target, Konensky said: "We are looking for all possible motivations."
The damage is "shocking"
Officials said they believed the explosion was "intentional." Nonetheless, the Christmas day, the early morning timing, and the unusual warning on the loudspeaker before the explosion all indicate that this is by no means an attempt to murder a massacre.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper (John Cooper) said on Friday: "Obviously, it is done when no one is there.
No one died from the explosion. However, investigators found organizations that they thought might be human remains near the explosion site, said John Drake, chief of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
The explosion blew up at least 41 businesses on Second Avenue in Nashville that were full of historic buildings. Taking into account the structural integrity of the affected buildings, the city blocked the area and did not allow anyone to enter until Sunday afternoon.
Cooper said: "It will take some time before Second Avenue returns to normal."
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Saturday that he had visited the website in the morning of the same day and asked President Donald Trump to file a federal emergency declaration.
The governor said: "The loss is shocking. It is a miracle that no residents were killed."
Early morning gunshots before warning
Several local residents told CNN that they heard gunfire early on Friday morning. Police said they were called to the location after gunfire was fired around 5:30 in the morning.
After arriving at the scene, the police found a white RV parked in front of the AT&T transmission building at 166 North Second Avenue. The police said the RV repeatedly broadcast warning messages, warning that the explosion would occur within 15 minutes.
Betty Williams, who lives in an apartment on Second Avenue, said: "This car will explode in 15 minutes." One minute after repeating the message, the voice went on to say that the car would explode in 14 minutes, and the countdown continued from there.
The six uniformed policemen who heard the news immediately began knocking on the door and evacuating residents. Mayor Cooper praised them as heroes and said that their quick actions saved lives.
According to a surveillance video taken from a building on the opposite side, as the countdown came to an end, the RV information changed.
The voice said at about 6:30 in the morning: "If you can hear this, please evacuate immediately."
Then, the vehicle exploded under bright lights.
Officials said the three civilians have been hospitalized and are in stable condition. Police spokesman Don Aaron said the force of the explosion killed one police officer and caused another hearing loss. But no official suffered serious injuries.
Officials have no information about whether anyone was inside the RV when it exploded. At 1:22 on Friday morning, when the RV entered the area, the police also posted a Twitter photo.
CNN law enforcement analyst and former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe (Andrew McCabe) said that as the investigation continues, officials will carefully search the area for any physical evidence. However, given the scale of the explosion, important evidence may be scattered throughout the scene.
McCabe said that the most important question to answer this time is the person behind the explosion.
He said: "We need to know who put this thing there and detonated it." "Only after figuring out that we started talking about motivation or purpose, etc.,"
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Witness Williams told CNN that she and her family were sitting in the car when the RV exploded into a fireball.
She told CNN's Anderson Cooper: "Everything, I mean, everything is shaken.
Three cars caught fire. The tree fell. There are bricks and glass everywhere. Another resident said that the destruction of the scene is like a doomsday movie.
AT&T spokesperson Jim Greer told CNN that the company's network hub in the city was damaged in the explosion and services in the Nashville area were affected. AT&T is the parent company of CNN.
The company said on Saturday that staff worked around the clock to restore the outage caused by the explosion. However, the on-site team faced challenges, including having to evacuate the building due to a fire at night.
AT&T announced Saturday afternoon that it has distributed more than six portable cellular transmitters in Nashville to assist communications, including providing communications for responders and recovery teams, and adding resources on the road. The power to the facilities in the building is restored through generators.
This street is located on the edge of the reception and tourist area in the historic part of Nashville.
The FBI special agent Matt Foster said that technical experts and evidence response teams from FBI laboratories have been brought in from across the country to "help deal with this large-scale crime scene. ."
ATF special services director Mickey French said his agency has activated its national response team and is working with the FBI and the Nashville police. The agency has explosives experts, chemists and engineers involved in the evidence recovery process.


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What's Your Rupture? is pleased to announce the signing of Brooklyn art rock unit BODEGA. With wild minimalism and sharp wit, BODEGA revitalizes the rock and roll vocabulary under the influence of post punk, contemporary pop, hip-hop, kraut rock, and folk-derived narrative songwriting.
With the eyes of filmmakers, Ben Hozie (guitar, vocals) and Nikki Belfiglio (vocals) turn the documentary on themselves, finding the political in the personal. Formerly of prankster rock collective Bodega Bay, known for its outlandish critical stunts, their blend of essay and confession bears witness to the harsh poetry of being human in the digital age.
Joined by Montana Simone (drums), Madison Velding-Vandam (guitar) and Heather Elle (bass), BODEGA are unveiling their debut single, "How Did This Happen ?!," a standout from their many live shows around New York City. Accompanying the single is a 360-degree interactive video showcasing the band's unique live performance.
"How Did This Happen ?!" is the first song from BODEGA's forthcoming debut album due out this summer. It was recorded and produced by Austin Brown (Parquet Courts) on the same Tascam 388 tape machine used for their LP Light Up Gold. It was mixed and mastered by Jonathan Schenke at Dr. Wu's.
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If you follow me on Instagram then you may have seen that I recently underwent a major haircut! I'd been growing out my hair for a while with the express purpose that I wanted to donate it. There are so many people out there who are battling cancer and sometimes it feels like there aren't too many things outsiders can do to help. But when I thought about donating my hair, I realized that it was something I could do and felt that if my hair can help even one woman who's struggling, then I am more than happy to do it. I thought that some of you might have questions about hair donation, so I decided to do a Q&A rather than my traditional blog post format.
What company did you donate to and why?
The hair donation company that everyone thinks of is Locks of Love, but I decided to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. I chose Pantene because I really liked that they donate their wigs free of cost, which isn't the case with every organization. I also like that Pantene is geared towards women with all types of cancer and is very inclusive.
How many inches did you donate?
I'll admit that I went in thinking I was going to donate the minimum, which is 8 inches. However, once I was in the chair, my stylist and I decided to just go for it, and I donated 15 inches of hair!
How long did it take for you to grow your hair out?
My hair grows really fast and grew over a foot in just over a year. To keep it healthy and growing, I tried to really limit heat products and if I used them, always used heat protector. For more info on how I got my hair to grow, check out this post with my top 5 tips.
Can I donate if I have colored hair?
The last time I colored my hair was more than a year ago, but the length was obviously still included. I think most people think that if you have colored hair, then you can't donate but that isn't actually the case. The restrictions are for bleach and permanent hair color, and unless you are covering gray, most hair stylists use semi-permanent color on hair, which is what I had in the past.
How do you donate the hair?
It's actually really simple! You just have your hairdresser make a ponytail and cut above the hair tie. Then you take your dry ponytail and send it in a padded envelope to the address Pantene provides.
How did you feel when the chop happened?
I was really excited but of course, a little nervous too! Prior to going in, everyone was telling me how much they loved my long hair which made me feel a little conflicted but I remembered why I was donating and stuck to that! When my hair stylist cut the first part of the ponytail it felt kind of odd and much lighter… I also knew at that point that there was no going back!
How short do you have to go?
Your haircut can be any length, as long as the ponytail you are donating is 8 inches of length, not including layers. When my stylist cut my ponytail, my hair naturally fell in an a-line shape and we both loved it immediately so we decided to go for that!
How are you adjusting to the short hair?
When I first came home from the salon, I absolutely loved it! I was so happy with the finished product and excited for something new. That lasted until the next morning when I woke up and looked in the mirror and realized just how short my hair really was! There was about 36 hours where I wasn't sure of my decision, but after that I started loving it! It's been a really long time since I have had short hair and I love how swingy it is! It's also super healthy, looks thicker and makes me feel sassy! Also, because it's not long enough to pull into a bun or braid (it can fit in a small ponytail) I've started finding new ways to style it which has been really fun!
I hope that I answered any questions that you might have about hair donation! If you have any others you can email me or comment below and I will update this post with them! If your hair is long enough, I highly recommend donating it to such a worthy cause. It takes at least 6 donations to make a wig, so every donation counts!
Since my last post was a little on the wordy side, I thought in this one I'd show you a few pictures of some of the better days from the past year. I'll be back with more regular content soon!


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Once a week we will be focusing on an orphanage, place of safety or day care in need that we support. This is to ensure that people can see where their donations go and also to ensure that we receive future sponsorships for these organisations in need, as not all of them have websites etc.
This week we are featuring RESTHAVEN BABY SANCTUARY, in Rosettenville. Resthaven was one of our very first orphanages we helped (drop off 06 April 2013, and subsequently in June 2013). Resthaven is run by Shahieda and her very dedicated members of staff. They normally house between 8 and 12 babies who have been abandoned or orphaned. If you'd like to contact them directly to donate please email us at info@thegracefactory.co.za and we will put you in touch.


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Any help please? i want to stop this. Is Safari opening a website on startup? search since Safari refuses not to stop. They keep on opening non-stop. Press the Windows Key once. Step 2 Disable System Icons. Click the "All add-ons" option in the Show portion of the menu. Third, go download and run the free version of MalwareBytes. stop paying for your home phone – let google do it for free! - duration: 13:53. In the "Internet Options" screen select the Advanced tab. In the Internet Options dialog, click the "Security" tab. Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc. ru redirect (Virus Removal Guide) This malware removal guide may appear overwhelming due to the amount of the steps and numerous programs that are being used. Many of the common recommendations on the Internet are useless or nearly so. The explorer. The most common self-inflicted auto-dial is in Internet Options in either Internet Explorer or Outlook Express. I cannot locate how. How to stop automatic opening of websites in Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome If lots of unwanted websites popping up in your internet browser then most probably that your PC is affected by an adware (also known as 'ad-supported' software). I did notice that whenever a new Internet Explorer window opens I see the. Internet Explorer-only Boolean attribute which may open the window in fullscreen. Use Microsoft Edge as your primary browser and open all intranet sites in IE11. xxx/" with the. However, when I tried to open a webpage in Safari, it said Safari couldn't open page. Hello, I am searching across the internet to find a solution to fix the svchost. up vote 0 down vote. Windows 10 is great, but it has its issues, from unpredictable reboots to Cortana. Windows Explorer also changes the folder tree or file list in the right-hand pane to the IE home page. I think this is a function of the code (Java) telling it where to open the window, so unless I have programming change it, there is not much I can do. They use the personal data to generate advertisements on Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer it feels users are most likely to click on. I can't get this window to go away. This FastAnswer handout will help your users set Internet Explorer to open links in a new window automatically. Is Internet Explorer constantly opening several thousand different website boxes? Find out how to fix it by reading and following the directions in this article. Step 1, Realize that it's not the browser that is the problem, but it is that your firewall may very well be the cause. You can find the Open with Internet Explorer option at any time on the Edge Try right-clicking on the web page itself, and see. Most of PC Matic's utilities are installed automatically when needed by Internet Explorer and don't have an entry in "Add/Remove Programs". Every time I open the browser that spam window is the first one to open. exe and nothing else. Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. The 2020 Ford® Explorer XLT SUV offers SYNC®, LED Signature Lighting, Intelligent Access with Push-Button Start and more. On the Advanced tab, there is an option in the bottom of the dialog that will reset all Internet Explorer settings to defaults. >To update your Internet Explorer, first, open the Internet Explorer. The original source for all things Internet: internet-related news and resources, domain names, domain hosting and DNS services, free website builders, email and more. I eventually recovered my computer back to a previous date, uninstalled Google Chrome, and went to use IE. Most chat and meeting software have a configuration option to select the video source for the webcam feature. and i can o: folders keep reappearing on C drive. Compressed files download faster, so ZIP can be an advantage if you know how to un-ZIP the files when they arrive on your computer. Endpoint Security. STEP 1: Track down D. apps opens but attempting to launch any apps results in pop-up. Stop Apps From Opening Automatically On Mac Using Dock. Go back to the Manage Add-Ons window and turn on each item, one-by-one. Another method for preventing files from automatically opening is to press the ESCAPE key (but do not press and hold). What it does is pops up a command prompts and overloads the computer and the computer CRASHES!!!FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY!!!!!. Microsoft Edge is the new and lightweight default Web browser in Windows 10 Operating Systems and it is designed to replace the Internet Explorer in the future. This is a peer to peer community where your questions are answered by users like you. # It is possible that the infection you are trying to remove will not allow you to download files on the infected computer. Here's how to fix some of the more irritating quirks with Microsoft's latest operating system. We have a customer whose Outlook keeps opening by itself. I clicked on the IE icon and it came up as Google Chrome. Click Tools and select Manage add-ons. Sometimes Internet Explorer automatically opens on startup Windows 10. Whenever i press for example w or esc it opens up things like onenote, microsoft. when i open a website i find that there are a lot of sites being opened by itself behind my site window. when i click link to open child window, parent page refresh automatically. Popup Blocker: Displays the Popup button. the old-school joys of Internet Explorer,. Internet Explorer: Disable "Do you want to open or save this file?" download prompt Posted on July 10, 2013 July 26, 2015 by Luca Sturlese Recently I was asked to disable the "Do you want to open this file?" or "Do you want to open or save this file?" prompt in Internet Explorer for all InfoPath Template files (. If you are not sure where the image is located, try My Pictures. Since last update Internet Explorer opens every time I switch on computer. Internet Explorer opens, flashes, and then closes immediately when you start it Von Microsoft bereitgestellte Inhalte Gilt für: Internet Explorer 10 Internet Explorer 11 Windows 10 Windows 8 Windows 8. In the Reset Internet Explorer settings dialog box, select Reset. Sometimes they want to open up files with the strangest programs. On your PC, double-click the My Computer icon or click Start > My Computer. SDHC Card keeps opening Windows Explorer. exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 66% dangerous. While running CIS (latest update 2813) in Kiosk mode the Conduit Virus slid in via a Windows 8 desktop application. Change Internet Explorer language settings January 20, 2014 By Richie 1 Comment If you have ever wanted to change or adjust your web browsing language settings in Internet Explorer then this guide will show you how. Internet Explorer is a component of the Windows operating system and the most current version will continue to follow the specific support lifecycle policy for the operating system on which it is installed. A browser makes itself known to the web server via a so called "User Agent String". But be careful. Using this method, you may receive one or both of the following messages:. If you hate Internet Explorer, feel free to include the below sample code on every page of your own site. The page offers a general search, bookmarked links as well as adverts about the need to repair your PC, even when that isn't the case. I double checked to make sure that it was plugged in properly and everything seems okay. How to Disable Internet Explorer in Windows 7. Additionally and unfortunately, there are still some web pages that work best - or work only - in Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer runs multiple instances on purpose. Click the Advanced Tab. In the Internet Options window, click the Programs tab. Your customizable and curated collection of the best in trusted news plus coverage of sports, entertainment, money, weather, travel, health and lifestyle, combined with Outlook/Hotmail, Facebook. Internet explorer keeps refreshing itself by teknofobe | September 10, 2008 9:58 PM PDT When I open Internet Explorer, the page keeps refreshing itself over and over, which doesn't allow you to go. Top 3 fixes for: Internet Explorer won't start, IE7, IE8, IE9 opens then closes immediately I have been having this issue for years and I found the final solution just yesterday! So I thought I would post it here and hopefully help out thousands of other people like me. com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer. From there choose Folder Options and select the File Types. Complete the given below directions to clear File Explorer or Windows Explorer history in Windows 10. Is it possible to stop this window from. Another method for preventing files from automatically opening is to press the ESCAPE key (but do not press and hold). How to remove Adware from Internet Explorer. Delete File Explorer history in Windows 10. Whenever I try to play a game (League of Legends), Internet Explorer suddenly opens. exe and press enter ) 2. exe process restarts. After you are done with the hosts file, go to your desktop and hold together the Start Key and R. exe, which is the core process for carrying Windows Explorer. It is designed for Windows 10 to be faster, safer, and compatible with the modern Web. Scroll to the right and locate the Windows System section. Learn from this video about how to fix Microsoft edge problem. I haven't yet tried, however it looks to me, from the instructions, that this may stop EXPLORER from being in the window, that opens automatically at start up. This will open a new command prompt screen on the desktop.


Racing all-electric cars is the rage these days with the Formula E, but there is a lot more than just extreme driving skills needed to get the cars to the finish line.
In part 2 of a six part series, Marc Priestley (armed with a thermal camera) takes us through all the various systems employed by Formula E teams to keep their all-electric racers cool.
Every Formula E team is faced with multiple challenges to overcome in order to succeed on the racetrack. One such obstacle is the fact that these single-seat racers have no built-in fans, forcing the teams to be inventive with how they cool the car's battery after each session. Presenter Marc Priestley uses an innovative thermal camera to show how hot these cars actually get.
Getting the temperature just right is crucial as there's a tight operating-temperature window. With regenerative braking only adding to the heat of the battery, the team's strategy for cooling the race car has to be effective or the temperature will rise too high, likely marking an end to their race.
In the global market, this information is vital to electric vehicle manufacturers when developing vehicles that are safe for the roads.


Discussion in 'iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting' started by Johan Seseri, Jun 15, 2012.
I have an 8 GB Iphone 4 and I have jailbreaked it. I wanted to get Max Payne through Installous.I check that I have 2.2 Gb left in my iphone but my Icloud storage is full.(5 Gb/5 Gb) What to do? It won't let me to install that game.
My friend Piracy is not supported on this forum. as for your iCloud its full because of pictures/videos you may have uploaded stored on your phone which get backed up to iCloud so start deleting.
Max-Payne and similar apps range from 600MB-1.9GB now days. So don't be shocked your out of space. Also on a 8GB iPhone 4 you only get approx 6.6GB of usable storage if I'm correct.


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via Getty Images' Jonathan Klein: "We need new economic models" – British Journal of Photography.
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3 things women need to succeed in their career – according to women
Sisters are doing it on their own ... and with a little help from their employers
Image: Unplash/Tim Gouw
Bob Moritz Global Chairman, PwC
Sharmila Karve Global Diversity Leader, PwC
More than two centuries. That's how long it will take to achieve gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum's latest Global Gender Gap Report. There is widespread agreement we can't wait that long.
Organizations have talked about gender balance for a very long time, yet progress is slow. As a result, many professional women are skeptical of talk of change. At the same time, the #MeToo movement has put the spotlight on some of the very real challenges women face in the workplace and beyond.
So what needs to change? And what can leaders do to support gender equality and foster a workplace where women can thrive?
Image: Reuters/Brendan McDermid
To mark International Women's Day on 8 March 2018, PwC carried out a survey aimed at findings answers to these questions.
Over 3,600 women around the world from employers representing 27 different industry sectors shared their views on their career experiences and aspirations. We focused on women aged 28-40, because it's at this stage that we start to see female representation gaps widen and the challenges of combining personal and career priorities increase.
The survey revealed some positive findings.
Women are more confident and ambitious than ever: 82% are confident in their ability to fulfil their career aspirations and 77% in their ability to lead, while 73% are actively seeking career advancement opportunities. Women are proactively pursuing their career goals by negotiating for raises and promotions, and seeking out the experiences seen as critical to advancing their careers. And our survey showed it's working – the women who negotiate are getting what they ask for.
But the survey also highlights that we still have a long way to go.
We've identified three strategies that are essential to creating a more inclusive working environment where women – and men – can succeed. But these cannot be addressed in isolation. Leaders need to work on all three strategies simultaneously as part of their broader efforts to create real change:
1. Transparency and trust matter. A lot
Many of the women we surveyed said they don't trust what their employer is telling them about career development and promotion, or what helps or hurts their career. To improve career development opportunities, they identified greater transparency (58%) as the critical step employers can take.
This means offering employees a clear understanding of the expectations on both sides of the employment equation, including information about career progression, and open conversations as to where they stand and what is expected of them to advance their career so they can make their own case successfully and trust the feedback they get.
Greater transparency won't only benefit women – it will foster a more inclusive environment which gives men and women greater opportunities to fulfil their potential.
2. Support networks go a long way
Women won't succeed without formal and informal support networks. They need the proactive networks of leaders and peers who will develop, promote and champion them as they pursue their career aspirations, both at home and in the workplace.
Women need dedicated sponsors and role models of both genders. Lack of support from male colleagues will stall progress. Providing this level of support may seem complex, but it can be done. Men have had it for years.
3. Tackling the motherhood and flexibility challenge
Women universally across the globe said working in a job they enjoy (97%) and having flexibility to balance the demands of their career and personal/family life (95%) was important to them. But many also feel nervous about the impact starting a family might have on their career (42%).
And many new mothers felt overlooked for promotions and special projects upon their return to work (48%). This was particularly true for new mothers from ethnic or racial minority groups (63%) and new mothers in Asia (68%).
Employers must pay special attention to these groups and proactively address their concerns, or they and their female employees risk facing a lose-lose situation: highly skilled talent will leave and women, meanwhile, will not fulfil their full potential. There is a clear concern over what women see as a motherhood and flexibility penalty.
Why paying mothers more could fix the gender pay gap
What is the gender gap (and why is it getting wider)?
Women need employers to rethink their approach to balancing work, life, parenthood and family care, to prevent bias, and to provide organisational solutions that work. Employers must recognize that everyone is making flexibility demands – it's not a life-stage or gender-only issue – and help and encourage their people to take advantage of the programmes in place. A culture shift that recognizes performance over presence and overcomes outdated assumptions that women want to step back or opt out of their career when they become mothers is fundamental.
These three strategies won't serve to only benefit women. They'll make workplace cultures and talent systems more inclusive for everyone.
One thing is certain: there is a lot to be gained from creating a more equal working world. Gender equality in the workforce brings opportunity and prosperity for all. Enabling all genders to contribute equally in business and their personal lives makes for a more prosperous and functioning society.
Find out more about PwC's 2018 International Women's Day (IWD) research here. You can read Bob Moritz's blog in support of #MentorHer here. And find out more about PwC's role as a HeForShe Corporate Impact Champion here.
Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC
Sharmila Karve, Global Diversity Leader, PwC
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using namespace Gdiplus;

// Global Variables:
extern "C" {
extern HINSTANCE hInst;
}

static HWND hwnd, hwnd_dialogbar;
static HWND hwndTB;

static TCHAR szTitle[MAX_PATH];			// The title bar text
static TCHAR szWindowClass[MAX_PATH];		// The title bar text
static char *FilePathBuffer;
static char *BmpFilePathBuffer;
static char TmpBmpFilePathBuffer[MAX_PATH+1];
static RECT *imageWindowDim;

static char *SigFileLabel = "File Signature";
static char *GuidStr = NULL;

extern INT GetEncoderClsid(const WCHAR* format, CLSID* pClsid);  // helper function
extern INT ConvertBmpToPng(char *bmpFilePath, char *pngFilePath);

extern PBITMAPINFO CreateBitmapInfoStruct(HWND hwnd, HBITMAP hBmp);
extern void CreateBMPFile(HWND hwnd, LPTSTR pszFile, PBITMAPINFO pbi, HBITMAP hBMP, HDC hDC);

// CreateAToolBar creates a toolbar and adds a set of buttons to it.
// The function returns the handle to the toolbar if successful,
// or NULL otherwise.
// hwndParent is the handle to the toolbar's parent window.
HWND CreateOKToolBar(HWND hwndParent)
{
   TBBUTTON tbb[3];
   char szBuf[16];
   int iOK;
   INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX icex;

// Ensure that the common control DLL is loaded.
   icex.dwSize = sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
   icex.dwICC  = ICC_BAR_CLASSES;
   InitCommonControlsEx(&icex);

// Create a toolbar.
   hwndTB = CreateWindowEx(0, TOOLBARCLASSNAME, (LPSTR) NULL,
        WS_CHILD | CCS_ADJUSTABLE | CCS_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, hwndParent,
        (HMENU) NULL, hInst, NULL);

// Send the TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE message, which is required for
// backward compatibility.
   SendMessage(hwndTB, TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE, (WPARAM) sizeof(TBBUTTON), 0);

// Add the button strings to the toolbar's internal string list.
   LoadString(hInst, IDC_SIGOK, szBuf, 15);
//Save room for second null terminator.
   iOK = strlen((const char *)szBuf);
   szBuf[iOK+2] = 0;
   iOK = SendMessage(hwndTB, TB_ADDSTRING, 0, (LPARAM) (LPSTR) szBuf);

   // Fill the TBBUTTON array with button information, and add the
// buttons to the toolbar. The buttons on this toolbar have text
// but do not have bitmap images.
   tbb[0].iBitmap = I_IMAGENONE;
   tbb[0].idCommand = IDC_SIGOK;
   tbb[0].fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
   tbb[0].fsStyle = BTNS_BUTTON;
   tbb[0].dwData = 0;
   tbb[0].iString = iOK;

   SendMessage(hwndTB, TB_ADDBUTTONS, (WPARAM) 1,
        (LPARAM) (LPTBBUTTON) &tbb);

   SendMessage(hwndTB, TB_AUTOSIZE, 0, 0);

   ShowWindow(hwndTB, SW_SHOW);
   return hwndTB;
}

//
//  FUNCTION: MainWndProc(HWND, unsigned, WORD, LONG)
//
//  PURPOSE:  Processes messages for the main window.
//
//  WM_COMMAND	- process the application menu
//  WM_PAINT	- Paint the main window
//  WM_DESTROY	- post a quit message and return
//
//

LRESULT CALLBACK SigFileWndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	int wmId, wmEvent;
	PAINTSTRUCT psPaint;
	RECT window_rect;

	HDC hDC;

	PBITMAPINFO	pbmi;
	HBITMAP	bitmap;
	HDC		hdcCompatible;
	int Width, Height;

    RECT rcClient, tmpRect;                 // client area rectangle

	char TempPath[MAX_PATH+1];
	static int labelWidth;
//	static GdiplusStartupInput gdiplusStartupInput;
//	static ULONG_PTR gdiplusToken;
	BSTR bstrFilePath;

USES_CONVERSION;

	switch (message)
	{

		case WM_SIZE:
			GetClientRect(hWnd, &window_rect);
			SendMessage(hwndTB, TB_AUTOSIZE, 0, 0);
			InvalidateRect(hWnd, NULL, TRUE);
			break;

		case WM_COMMAND:
			wmId    = LOWORD(wParam);
			wmEvent = HIWORD(wParam);
			// Parse the menu selections:
			switch (wmId)
			{
				case IDC_SIGOK:
					hDC = GetDC(hWnd);
					hdcCompatible = CreateCompatibleDC(hDC);
					GetClientRect(hWnd, &window_rect);
					GetClientRect(hwndTB, &rcClient);
					Width = window_rect.right - window_rect.left;
					Height = (window_rect.bottom - window_rect.top) - (rcClient.bottom - rcClient.top);

					bitmap = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hDC,
													Width,
													Height);
					SelectObject(hdcCompatible, bitmap);

					BitBlt(hdcCompatible, 0,0, Width, Height, hDC, 0,0, SRCCOPY);
					pbmi = CreateBitmapInfoStruct(hWnd, bitmap);

					// Create a temporary file.
					GetTempPath((DWORD)MAX_PATH+1, TempPath);
					GetTempFileName(TempPath, // dir. for temp. files
									"IMG",                // temp. file name prefix
									0,                    // create unique name
									(char *)TmpBmpFilePathBuffer);          // buffer for name

					CreateBMPFile(hWnd, (char *)TmpBmpFilePathBuffer, pbmi, bitmap, hdcCompatible);
					GetTempFileName(TempPath, // dir. for temp. files
									"IMG",                // temp. file name prefix
									0,                    // create unique name
									FilePathBuffer);          // buffer for name
					ConvertBmpToPng((char *)TmpBmpFilePathBuffer, FilePathBuffer);
					DeleteFile((const char *)TmpBmpFilePathBuffer);

					ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC);
					ReleaseDC(hWnd, hdcCompatible);
					DestroyWindow(hWnd);
					break;

				default:
				   return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
			}

		case WM_DESTROY:
//			GdiplusShutdown(gdiplusToken);
			PostQuitMessage(0);
			break;

		case WM_PAINT:
			RECT windowRectSize;
			if (hDC = BeginPaint(hWnd, &psPaint))
			{
				GetClientRect(hWnd, &tmpRect);
				GetClientRect(hwndTB, &rcClient);
				windowRectSize.left = imageWindowDim->left;
				windowRectSize.top = imageWindowDim->top;

				if ((tmpRect.bottom - tmpRect.top) < imageWindowDim->bottom)
					windowRectSize.bottom = windowRectSize.top + imageWindowDim->bottom + rcClient.bottom;
				else
					windowRectSize.bottom = windowRectSize.top + tmpRect.bottom + rcClient.bottom;

				if ((tmpRect.right - tmpRect.left) < imageWindowDim->right)
					windowRectSize.right = imageWindowDim->left + imageWindowDim->right;
				else
					windowRectSize.right = imageWindowDim->left + tmpRect.right;

				bstrFilePath = A2WBSTR((LPCSTR) BmpFilePathBuffer);
			   // Create a RectF object that specifies the destination of the image.
			   RectF destRect(0, 0, imageWindowDim->right, imageWindowDim->bottom);

				Graphics graphics(hDC);
				Image image(bstrFilePath);
				//SetWindowPos( hWnd,
				//			  HWND_TOP,
				//			  windowRectSize.left,
				//			  windowRectSize.top,
				//			  windowRectSize.right - windowRectSize.left,
				//			  windowRectSize.bottom - windowRectSize.top,
				//			  SWP_SHOWWINDOW);

				graphics.DrawImage(&image, destRect);
				SysFreeString(bstrFilePath);

				labelWidth = rcClient.bottom + 50;
				tmpRect.top = windowRectSize.bottom - windowRectSize.top - labelWidth - 16;
				tmpRect.left = 0;
				tmpRect.bottom = tmpRect.top + 16;

				labelWidth += 16;

				SetTextColor(hDC, RGB(0x00, 0x99, 0x99));

				DrawText(hDC, SigFileLabel, strlen(SigFileLabel), &tmpRect, DT_LEFT);

				tmpRect.top = tmpRect.top - 14;
				tmpRect.bottom = tmpRect.top + 14;
				labelWidth += 14;

				DrawText(hDC, GuidStr, strlen(GuidStr), &tmpRect, DT_LEFT);

				EndPaint(hWnd, &psPaint);
			}
			break;

		case WM_CREATE:
			CreateOKToolBar(hWnd);
			// Initialize GDI+.
//			GdiplusStartup(&gdiplusToken, &gdiplusStartupInput, NULL);
			break;

		default:
			return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
   }
   return 0;
}

BOOL SigFileInitApplication(HINSTANCE hinstance)
{
    WNDCLASSEX wcx;

    // Fill in the window class structure with parameters
    // that describe the main window.

    wcx.cbSize = sizeof(wcx);          // size of structure
    wcx.style = CS_HREDRAW |
        CS_VREDRAW;                    // redraw if size changes
    wcx.lpfnWndProc = SigFileWndProc;     // points to window procedure
    wcx.cbClsExtra = 0;                // no extra class memory
    wcx.cbWndExtra = 0;                // no extra window memory
    wcx.hInstance = hinstance;         // handle to instance
    wcx.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL,
        IDI_APPLICATION);              // predefined app. icon
    wcx.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL,
        IDC_ARROW);                    // predefined arrow
    wcx.hbrBackground = (struct HBRUSH__ *)GetStockObject(
        WHITE_BRUSH);                  // white background brush
    wcx.lpszMenuName =  (LPCSTR)NULL;// name of menu resource
    wcx.lpszClassName = "MainFileImageClass";  // name of window class
    wcx.hIconSm = (struct HICON__ *)LoadImage(hinstance, // small class icon
        MAKEINTRESOURCE(5),
        IMAGE_ICON,
        GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSMICON),
        GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSMICON),
        LR_DEFAULTCOLOR);

    // Register the window class.

    return RegisterClassEx(&wcx);
}

BOOL SigFileInitInstance(HINSTANCE hinstance, int nCmdShow, RECT *windowDim)
{
	char ErrorMsg[100];

    // Create the main window.

    hwnd = CreateWindow(
        "MainFileImageClass",        // name of window class
        "File Signature", // title-bar string
        WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, // top-level window
        windowDim->left,       // default horizontal position
        windowDim->top,       // default vertical position
        windowDim->right + 60,       // default width
        windowDim->bottom + 120,       // default height
        (HWND) NULL,         // no owner window
        (HMENU) NULL,        // use class menu
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Updated: Apr 06 at 11:59 a.m.
Antigonish Bantam 'A' female Bulldogs defeated the Pictou County Subway Selects 4-3 to win the Northern Conference championship and advance to the Provincial Day of Champions, in Truro, April 14.
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I requested a copy of this book 100% based on Claire's review last month, knowing I most likely wouldn't regret it since we seem to like the same books in the first place. And I wasn't disappointed. The Power turned out to be just as strong as she had promised in her review and I can fully agree that this story by Naomi Alderman is without doubt a perfect book club read. It's a story that will stay for you for a long time; it's been two weeks since I finished it and I'm still having difficulties putting my thoughts together somewhat coherently. I don't want to go too much into details to avoid possible spoilers, but the message behind The Power (please forgive the pun!) is just that: POWERFUL. It's a truly unique and clever example of speculative and science fiction at its best and the story will most likely surprise you. The prose is strong and the plot and plot twists are interesting enough, although the general idea behind this book is by far its strongest feature. Because while the characters might not be that memorable after a few weeks, I'm sure you won't forget about the essence and underlying message of The Power for a long time. I know I didn't! This book can lead to some interesting discussions, and I'm personally really curious about how male readers would interprete its message. Recommended!
The world described in The Power is recognizable enough to our own world, but something vital has changed. Suddenly, teenage girls have immense physical power and they can cause agonising pain and even death. The leading powers around the world don't know how to react to this sudden change in power, and will soon find out how much this small twist of nature will truly affect the world as they know it.
I'm glad I was pointed out to this title, because it is without doubt a powerful story that will stay with me for a long time. Naomi Alderman writes about an alternative world, but it's one still painfully close to our own and it makes you wonder about the true power of… well… power. I don't want to reveal too much about the plot because I'm afraid it will ruin the surprise, but I can definitely suggest reading The Power if you have the chance!
I'm currently reading two of the Goodreads Choice Awards finalists: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi. I'm not that far into the stories yet, but both look quite promising. I've also started my very first audiobook Secondhand Smoke by M. Louis (narrated by Colin Iago McCarthy), which was sent to me by Mindbuck Media Book Publicity in exchange for an honest review. It still takes time to get used to the whole audiobook idea, but there are definitely advantages to it.
*The first book I have managed to finish is Before You Leap by Keith Houghton, which turned out to be a really interesting psychological thriller. The prose was great and even though the story was a bit confusing in the beginning, I ended up really enjoying this read. I'm not too sure about the ending though.
* I then read It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, and boy, she has done it again. Those who know me are already aware of my not-so-good relation with the romance genre, but this one is an exception to the rule. This title just became the second 5 star CoHo book on my list. Why is it so brilliant? With a well written story, intriguing plot, strong characters and a very important theme, there isn't much that can go wrong.
* The last book I finished this week is The Power by Naomi Alderman, a title I requested based on Claire's review and turned out to be just as good as she had promised me. It's without doubt a very powerful read indeed and one that will stay with me for a while. Read this one if you have the chance!
I should really pick up another pending Netgalley ARC; most likely The Girls Next Door by Mel Sherratt. I also want to read both When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo since they are finalists in the Goodreads Choice Awards. I might read my latest TBR jar pick is still A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman first though.
I'm currently reading the Netgalley ARC Before You Leap by Keith Houghton and It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. I'm about 25% into each story and I'm loving both so far for completely different reasons! Basically, the only reason I haven't finished them yet is that I've had practically no time to read in the last two days.
* I first finished The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson, and I can definitely understand why so many people love this story. It was a bit too fluffy, cliche and predictable for me, but I LOVED the dogs, the fact that Clark is a fantasy writer and the geeky elements in general. Definitely recommended for contemporary romance fans!
* I then read the novella Lemon Sting by Collin Henderson, which turned out to be a fast-paced and entertaining thriller with without doubt a lot of action scenes. The prose was really easy to read as well and I liked the general plot.
* I also finished No Excuses Detox by Megan Gilmore, a cookbook which is to come out next year. I wasn't convinced by all of it and some of the things were a bit complicated to be called 'no excuses', but there are without doubt a lot of recipes I will be trying out.
* The last book I finished was Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, which kind of left me with a book hangover. IT'S SOOOO GOOD!!! I can't believe I haven't read this one before and it made it right to the list of 2016 favorites. Absolutely brilliant science fiction read.
The first book I'm going to pick up after I finish my current reads is The Power by Naomi Alderman. After I read Claire's review not that long ago and I can't wait to start reading it! I also want to read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, one of the books that's nominated for the Goodreads Awards… And The Girls Next Door by Mel Sherratt is another pending Netgalley ARC. My newest TBR jar pick is still A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. I need to read that one ASAP!


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Nephros Announces Closing of $1.2 Million Note and Warrant Offering
RIVER EDGE, NJ, June 9, 2016 /Issuer's Direct/ — Nephros, Inc. (OTCQB:NEPH) (the "Company"), a commercial stage medical device company that develops and sells high performance liquid purification ultrafilters and an on-line mid-dilution hemodiafiltration system for use with a hemodialysis machine for the treatment of patients with end stage renal disease, announced today that it has completed a private placement of unsecured promissory notes and warrants to purchase the Company's common stock resulting in total gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.2 million.
The outstanding principal under the notes accrues interest at a rate of 11% per annum. The Company is required to make interest only payments on a semi-annual basis, and all outstanding principal under the notes is repayable in cash on the third anniversary of the date of issuance. In addition to the promissory notes, the Company issued to the investors warrants to purchase approximately 2.4 million shares of common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.30 per share and are exercisable for 5 years from the issuance date.
"We expect to see the initial revenue impact of our new products in the third quarter with significant growth through the end of this year," said Daron Evans, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nephros. "We appreciate the continued support of our investors to provide working capital as we progress toward becoming a cash-flow positive company."
The securities offered in the private placement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or applicable state securities laws. Accordingly, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws. The securities were offered only to accredited investors.
This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.
Further details of the placement will be described in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC by the Company and all of the transaction documents will be attached to the Form 8-K.
Nephros is a commercial stage medical device company that develops and sells high performance liquid purification filters, as well as a hemodiafiltration system for the treatment of patients with End Stage Renal Disease. Its filters, which it calls ultrafilters, are used primarily in medical applications. Nephros ultrafilters are used by dialysis centers for the removal of biological contaminants from the water and bicarbonate concentrate feeding hemodialysis devices. Additionally, Nephros ultrafilters are used in hospitals and medical clinics as an aid in infection control by retaining bacteria (i.e. Legionella, Pseudomonas), virus and endotoxin from water used by patients.
This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such statements include statements regarding the Company's ability to generate positive cash flows, expected revenue from new products and other statements that are not historical facts, including statements which may be accompanied by the words "intends," "may," "will," "plans," "expects," "anticipates," "projects," "predicts," "estimates," "aims," "believes," "hopes," "potential" or similar words. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including potential delays in the regulatory approval process, changes in business, economic and competitive conditions, the availability of capital when needed, our dependence on third party manufacturers, regulatory reforms, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the availability of financing. These and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in Nephros Inc.'s reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including with respect to Nephros, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Nephros, Inc. does not undertake any responsibility to update the forward-looking statements in this release.
PCG Advisory Group
Kirin M. Smith, Chief Operating Officer
www.pcgadvisory.com


Almost three weeks after celebrating the birth of their first child, Fergie and Josh Duhamel are debuting their little bundle of joy to the world via social media.
Josh shared this photo (below) of baby Axl on his Instagram account on Tuesday, with: "Axl Jack Duhamel Day 1 Life is good :)#paparazziyoucanleaveourhousenow"
Meanwhile, Fergie released a photo of her young son wearing a set of headphones (could he be listening to the Black Eyed Peas?), with the caption: "Axl Jack Duhamel. Day 2 of life. Hearing test complete. All systems go. #chillin"
Named after Guns 'n Roses rocker Axl Rose, the little guy was born on August 29 via c-section in Los Angeles and weighed at 7 lbs. 10 oz.
Congratulations to the happy couple and their adorable new baby!


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IT Directions '06
As a new year begins, Sarbox and governance converge — and new technology takes a holiday.
Bob Violino
First the bad news: Even if you're confident that your organization has mastered Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and absorbed the worst of the costs, you still face a growing list of compliance demands that will likely consume a big chunk of your IT (and other) budgets, and continue to command major time commitments from your finance and IT staffs. If you thought 2006 would spell an end to compliance issues, think again.
But there is good news: now that Sarbox is proving to be anything but a quick hit, it is driving what may be an enduring synergy between finance and IT, propelling "IT governance" to new heights, and giving organizations new insight into their own processes. The laws that were intended to make companies more transparent to the outside world have also made them more transparent to themselves, which may usher in a new, more sophisticated level of decision-making.
A related bit of good news: there appears to be little of interest competing for IT dollars or attention. Forrester Research Inc. predicts that the current tech slowdown will continue until 2008 as companies attempt to digest what they've already purchased. Other market-watchers such as Nucleus Research believe 2006 will be dominated by such trends as continued pricing pressure on vendors, a growing disillusionment with outsourcing, and the steady adoption of technologies that help stitch together current IT and Internet infrastructures. That is, with no paradigm-shifting technology in sight, the management of existing technology will get most of the focus.
And much of that focus will center on compliance. Gartner Inc. analysts Jorge Lopez and French Caldwell say that spending on compliance initiatives is growing at twice the rate of IT spending, and in some cases the entire discretionary portion of a company's IT budget is given over to compliance efforts, leaving virtually no money available to pursue other opportunities. They argue that a race between the U.S. government and the European Commission for "regulatory parity" will make compliance projects a fact of life for most large companies between now and 2010, a trend exacerbated by activity at the local, state, and regional levels as authorities at all levels attempt to exert controls that will affect businesses in a variety of ways.
This need not inspire total paralysis, of course. Southern Co., an Atlanta-based electric utility, is evaluating a number of major technology initiatives, including the adoption of Voice over Internet Protocol networking and a new general-ledger system that would integrate with Southern's entire supply chain. And as it does so, it is singing an increasingly common refrain. "One of the key things we've learned is that you need the business people and the IT people working shoulder to shoulder to make such projects successful," says Mike Harreld, executive vice president of Southern Co. and CFO of subsidiary Southern Co. Transmission. "The IT people don't have the experience in business, and the business people don't fully understand IT."
The Role of Finance
Sarbox has certainly brought finance and IT closer together, as our annual IT Directions surveys have found, although fewer CFOs this year than last (34 percent versus 48 percent) said that was the case. It's hard to say whether that decline reflects specific frustrations with Sarbox audits or the fact that at many companies IT and finance have been working together more closely for longer than a year. Either way, many CFOs say that finance-IT cooperation is becoming increasingly important and that it goes well beyond the shared mission of compliance.
"There's so much that our company does in IT that needs to be framed within the context of finance," says Michael Blake, vice president and CFO of the IT division at Kaiser Permanente, an Oakland, California, provider of health-care services. "IT is one of the few expenses that is almost 100 percent at management's discretion, and sometimes the best lens on that is finance," which provides guidance on when the company should boost or throttle back technology spending. Blake says the finance department at Kaiser Permanente works closely with IT management to allocate resources and manage projects.
As a not-for-profit entity, Kaiser Permanente isn't subject to Sarbox 404 rules, at least not yet. Nevertheless, it's using the stick of compliance to pursue the carrot of better IT governance. "IT and finance can work together on this, and if we do it right we'll be Sarbanes-Oxley compliant just by the fact that we govern appropriately under frameworks such as CobiT [Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies] and others," Blake says. "With the advent of compliance, all of a sudden governance is starting to take a front seat."
Indeed, when we asked CFOs about their IT priorities for 2006, the number one answer was "Maintain or improve service levels," followed closely by "Drive productivity/efficiency initiatives," reinforcing Gartner's view that companies will have less funding to investigate new technologies this year. One exception may be software that addresses compliance and IT governance, which Gartner says will become a $9 billion market worldwide by 2008. One priority at some firms will be to see how such expenditures can be leveraged to meet a variety of needs (see "Doing More with Sarbox Software" at the end of this article).
Even amid regulatory requirements, life goes on, and companies such as The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. are trying to balance the near-term demands of Sarbox with longer-range planning. Libbie Bock, vice president and CFO of The Hartford's eBusiness & Technology group, says that the company will spend more on IT in 2006 as it tackles "many more significant projects than we have in recent years." Many of those projects will be focused on a reengineered IT infrastructure that will allow the company to make greater use of emerging industry standards and to deliver IT services to employees and external partners more efficiently.
"We are now one year into a multiyear change effort to transform our IT organization," she says, "that will aggressively improve our total cost of ownership, enhance our operating model, and improve our talent."
Leveraging Sarbox
Part of that effort, inevitably, will be to address compliance issues — for example, the company is establishing policies on how best to classify and save data — but Bock says that while last year The Hartford was largely in a "reactionary" mode, this year it will move forward more thoughtfully as it establishes policies suitable for the long haul. As for where the company might be with its multiyear plan if there were no compliance issues to address, Bock says "the rigor required for Sarbox has better positioned us to move full speed ahead in our transformation. We invested time in 2004 investigating six general IT processes [physical access, logical access, release management, job processing, data transmissions, and data backup]. Now we can effectively leverage that base of consistent processes and policies."
Moving forward more thoughtfully is essentially what IT governance is all about, and analysts expect it to gain steam in 2006. At The Hartford, a Capital Planning & Portfolio Management group performs "benefit capture" audits as IT projects are completed to assess how well they delivered expected returns, says Bock. And the group approves all new projects by applying a consistent cost/benefit methodology so that capital is allocated based on an "apples-to-apples" comparison. But ultimately, she adds, finance plays a consultative role with IT, rather than being in a position of direct oversight.
That seems to be the way most CFOs want: our survey found that while 31 percent of CFOs believe IT should report to finance, almost twice as many (59 percent) think it shouldn't, but that the two groups should work closely on a range of strategy issues. (Only 5 percent thought that the two should collaborate only on matters of spending, while 6 percent thought they should operate independent of each other.) That issue will likely remain up for debate in 2006 as CFOs acknowledge that the relationship can be a balancing act.
"Finance has to play both an oversight and a consultative role, and play them both well," maintains Blake of Kaiser Permanente. "There are times you must have oversight and times you consult." But in an oversight role, he says, finance has to be discerning about budget decisions or risk thwarting strategic growth. For example, if the finance department issues a blanket reduction in all IT expenses, "you can start shutting down meaningful conversations that need to happen between finance and IT," says Blake.
Whatever happens, it won't entail a big increase in IT budgets. Numerous surveys indicate modest single-digit increases will be the norm. But expect companies to vary greatly in their ability to extract maximum impact from precious dollars.
Bob Violino is a freelance business and technology writer based in Massapequa Park, New York.
Searching for a Silver Lining
Doing more with Sarbox software.
Ask Tracy Schmidt, CFO at CNL Financial Group, about the many costs associated with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and his answer will resonate with many of his peers. "It's a high price for a questionable benefit," he says.
But as companies get past their first audits and look ahead, many are seeing a potential silver lining and believe that the IT component of Sarbox may pay off in unexpected ways. "Most companies are still trying to get comfortable with the changes brought about by Sarbox," says Forrester Research Inc. analyst Michael Rasmussen. "But a number of them — maybe 10 percent at this point — are beginning to try to leverage their Sarbox investments."
"After spending significant time, money, and effort," says Michael J. Schroeck, a partner and the global business intelligence (BI) leader for IBM Business Consulting Services, "companies have controls in place. Now they're asking how they can derive more value from their investments."
Research conducted by Deloitte & Touche found that 61 percent of CFOs plan to adopt a "beyond compliance" strategy in which compliance requirements are seen as an opportunity to improve business and gain competitive advantage, while only 17 percent intend to take a compliance-only approach.
Even the severest Sarbox critics concede that bringing their companies into compliance has yielded a number of positives. CFOs responding to the Deloitte & Touche survey listed a number of these, including streamlining operations, optimizing controls and related processes, and improving accountability through the organization. "I think most people would say that gaining a better understanding of their organization's internal controls has certainly been of benefit," says Schmidt, who had been CFO at FedEx Express before joining CNL.
Schmidt notes that prior to Sarbox, awareness of how financial processes interface with IT was often sketchy, or, as he says, "too much of a black box." As the result of compliance efforts, however, a level of understanding has been gained on both sides of the aisle. "You'll hear, 'Oh gosh, so that's what you really need, that's what you do with what we input [from finance],'" says Schmidt. "'If that's the case, here are some different ways we can do things faster, quicker, and smarter.'"
Now that most companies have controls in place and are in compliance, IBM's Schroeck says the next step is to add BI software to the mix. The logic? Why gather up lots of information merely to satisfy a legal requirement when you can also use it as the basis of better decision-making. "Companies will augment financial information with customer, product, and channel information in an effort to make quicker, better-informed decisions about business developments," he says. In 2006, expect vendor sales pitches to begin to emphasize this beyond-compliance idea. — Laton McCartney
What Else in '06?
We polled a number of IT consulting firms and asked what they see as the big issues for 2006. Here are some of the highlights.
While it's surprising that a mere 2 percent of CFOs responding to our survey want to reduce the number of vendors they deal with, they may understand that the market is simply doing it for them. IDC predicts that IT and telecom mergers will continue unabated, with infrastructure, data/content management, and services particularly ripe for consolidation.
IDC also believes that software-as-a-service will reach a notable tipping point as one or more of the major software vendors (SAP, Microsoft, Oracle) offer next-generation versions of their products in this model.
Outsourcing and offshoring will lose their luster, says Nucleus Research, although the company believes that clients of such services have learned valuable lessons regarding project/ contract management and collaboration, which they will extend through their internal operations.
Service-oriented architectures will gain ground and win over skeptics, says Nucleus, and also give companies a viable way to rebuild patchwork systems and kill legacy applications.
Specialization will become a handicap for IT workers, says Gartner, predicting that the market for IT staffers with expertise in a given technology will decline by 40 percent over the next five years. On the rise are "versatilists," who understand the business and whose multidisciplinary backgrounds and experience allow them to harness IT to ever-changing business conditions.