Summary Of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002 Home· The Enron Crisis The AICPA, The Profession The Public Interest· Summary of SarbanesOxley act of 2002. Summary of Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002. http://www.aicpa.org/info/sarbanes_oxley_summary.htm
Extractions: The Board will have five financially-literate members, appointed for five-year terms. Two of the members must be or have been certified public accountants, and the remaining three must not be and cannot have been CPAs. The Chair may be held by one of the CPA members, provided that he or she has not been engaged as a practicing CPA for five years. The Board's members will serve on a full-time basis. No member may, concurrent with service on the Board, "share in any of the profits of, or receive payments from, a public accounting firm," other than "fixed continuing payments," such as retirement payments. Members of the Board are appointed by the Commission, "after consultation with" the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and the Secretary of the Treasury.
N O L O G O . O R G News on the politics of brand hegemony and corporate power, and of acts of organized and disorganized resistance from all over the world. A forum for discussion and debate, and for sharing information, strategies of subversion and creative alternatives. http://www.nologo.org/
Balancing Act News Update - African Internet Developments Balancing acts News Update covers connectivity developments in Africa and this week goes out to 7067 subscribers in government, the private sector, civil http://www.balancingact-africa.com/
Extractions: Thuraya offers a real "Anywhere" phone for Africa but can the price drop anytime soon? Real "anywhere" remote location technologies like Thuraya and Regional BGAN are currently expensive, niche market applications. But didnt the mobile phone itself start out that way? The Thuraya is already becoming the phone to have for the ever mobile Yoruba trader so is it too hard to imagine a cheaper, more widely distributed product costing less to use? As ever the incumbent telcos who are agents for it in Africa are often the first to keep prices high. But the company reckons prices will come down in five years time as the subscriber base grows and it has various telcos experimenting with Thuraya powered payhones. Russell Southwood talks to Rashad Bey Al Morabi, Senior Sales Manager - Marketing and Sales, Thuraya.
New Page 1 Robbie Williams tribute act featuring Matthew Holbrook and his dancers. http://www.dansatak.com/millenniumpage.htm
Extractions: MILLENNIUM - The No.1 Robbie Williams Tribute Let Me Entertain You Rock DJ Angels Supreme No Regrets Better Man Kids Strong Old Before I Die Millennium Lazy Days Shes The One Its Only Us Let Love Be Your Energy Road To Mandelay Eternity plus all his very latest hits! CHECK OUT THESE SOUNDBYTES Millennium - 9 secs version Millennium - 30 secs version ... 30 second version New Zealand press described him as Robbies Clone , Norwegian press as Fantastic , and the British press as Perfectionism' where he closed the whole show with Rock DJ! Recent overseas corporate engagements have seen him at Disneyland Paris, the Prague Hilton, and Switzerland. Millennium can currently be seen appearing in the real Robbie Williams music video - 'Something Beautiful'!!! NB: This show is available in three formats: solo, with 2 backing dancers, or with live band! A promotional video of his appearance on Channel 5 Televisions 'Night Fever' is available upon request. Visit Millennium's own website by clicking here P: LB/PB: PB EP: MDP, MIC
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Of 1998 (COPPA) Center for Democracy and Technology, Children s Online Privacy Protection act of 1998 (COPPA) October 23, 1998. 1306. ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABILITY OF act. http://www.cdt.org/legislation/105th/privacy/coppa.html
Extractions: SEC. 1302. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (i) among the several States or with 1 or more foreign nations; (I) another such territory; or (II) any State or foreign nation; or (iii) between the District of Columbia and any State, territory, or foreign nation; but (B) does not include any nonprofit entity that would otherwise be exempt from coverage under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45). (A) the release of personal information collected from a child in identifiable form by an operator for any purpose, except where such information is provided to a person other than the operator who provides support for the internal operations of the website and does not disclose or use that information for any other purpose; and (i) a home page of a website;
The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act 1997 (Testimony) Congressional testimony from Roger Pilon, Ph.D., J.D., Senior Fellow and Director Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute, before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, June 11, 1997. http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-rp061197.html
Extractions: United States House of Representatives June 11, 1997 Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the committee: My name is Roger Pilon. I am a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the director of Cato's Center for Constitutional Studies. I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for inviting me to testify before the committee on H.R. , the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 1997. Your recent book on forfeiture, which I am pleased to have edited and the Cato Institute is proud to have published, is a refreshing call for reform. You are to be commended for having written it, for having introduced this bill, and, more generally, for having taken up the issue of forfeiture reform when so many in Congress have ignored it. That the state of our forfeiture law today is a disgrace is hardly in question. A body of "law" that enables law enforcement personnel to stop motorists and seize their cash on the spot, to seize and sometimes destroy boats, cars, homes, airplanes, and businesses in often fruitless drug searches, and even to kill and maim in the course of seizure operations is out of control. Even lawyers who come upon this area of the law for the first time are taken aback by the injustice and utter irrationality of it all. About the only people who defend forfeiture law today are those in law enforcement who benefit from it, either as a "tool of their trade" or, more directly, by keeping the goods they seizea conflict of interest so stark that it takes us to another age. In fact, that is just the problem with modern forfeiture law: in practice as well as in theory, its roots are in notions that have no place whatever in our legal system, animistic and authoritarian notions that countless people have died over the ages to bury and replace with the rule of law.
Extractions: Home PCAOB Firms Jobs ... Login Oversight Information Gain access to a cross referenced index of filers, firms, offices (cities), CPAs, and services/fees. Go here to get started. Database Total filers Total firms Total offices SEC Filings EY-US PWC-US KPMG-US ... DT-US Looking for the Weekly Scorecard ? The complete thread index is right here PCAOB-Online PCAOB-Online provides a central resource to access CPA registration filings and research standards and regulations as mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley. Click here to view CPA firms/personnel registered with the PCAOB. Go here to browse through the public company GAAS/QC/IN standards. Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sarbanes-Oxley Sarbanes-Oxley allows firms to stay abreast of the proposed and final rules and regulations issued by the SEC to implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Get a free SOX 202 audit fee disclosure calculator. Go here for details. Click here to access the newest SEC rules and regulations with cross-references to specific SOX sections. Access and search, by section or key-word, the complete annotated and indexed on-line Act here Accounting Oversight
Safety -- 1 Agency responsible for the health and safety of almost all employees in the state. It achieves its aims through inspection, information, training and consultation services. http://www.lni.wa.gov/wisha/
U.S. Department Of State FOIA Electronic Reading Room Displays (a) frequently requested documents released under the Freedom of Information act (FOIA), (b) special collections of continuing public interest, and (c http://foia.state.gov/
Extractions: Provides reference points for State Department records and information access programs. Is maintained by the Bureau of Administration, Office of IRM Programs and Services. Displays (a) frequently requested documents released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), (b) special collections of continuing public interest, and (c) regulations, policy statements, administrative rulings and manuals, and other reference materials. Links to other web sites related to FOIA and State Department/Foreign Policy records and publications.
Human Rights Act 1998 Full text of the act which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into English Law subject to the final discretion of Parliament the act was designed to retain sovereignty. http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm
Extractions: Human Rights Act 1998 1998 Chapter 42 Acts of Parliament printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament. It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Acts of Parliament does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Act which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Act on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document. The text of this Internet version of the Act is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament and has been prepared to reflect the text as it received Royal Assent. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the Human Rights Act 1998 , ISBN 10 544298 4. The print version may be purchased by clicking here . Braille copies of this Act can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail: customer.services@tso.co.uk
Extractions: Thursday, April 29, 2004; Page A17 The American Civil Liberties Union disclosed yesterday that it filed a lawsuit three weeks ago challenging the FBI's methods of obtaining many business records, but the group was barred from revealing even the existence of the case until now. The lawsuit was filed April 6 in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, but the case was kept under seal to avoid violating secrecy rules contained in the USA Patriot Act, the ACLU said. The group was allowed to release a redacted version of the lawsuit after weeks of negotiations with the government. "It is remarkable that a gag provision in the Patriot Act kept the public in the dark about the mere fact that a constitutional challenge had been filed in court," Ann Beeson, the ACLU's associate legal director, said in a statement. "President Bush can talk about extending the life of the Patriot Act, but the ACLU is still gagged from discussing details of our challenge to it." A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on the case.
Legislation Model School Choice legislation follows common sense objectives. Childcentered funding follows students, empowering parents and teachers, without vouchers. http://4Brevard.com/choice/act.htm
Extractions: Test Scores Department of Education Statistics documents a crisis in U.S. schools. Gatto Angry! NY Teacher of the Year exposes the shocking origins of public education Teacher Pay Higher salaries based on results, flexibility, job satisfaction Kiwi Success New Zealand's overwhelming reform success began in the '70's Links Other Great Webb@4Brevard.com eMail School Choice Act An act relating to K through 12 education; creating the " School Choice Act "; providing purpose and definitions; providing for the value of credits and a child-centered delivery system; providing for certification standards; providing for distribution of Choice alternatives information; providing duties of the Department of Education and district school boards; providing an effective date.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Status & Analysis TOC Digital Millennium Copyright act. Spencer Bachus (RAL); Digital Media Consumers Rights act of 2002 (HR 5544, pdf format), introduced by Rep. http://www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/dmca.html
Extractions: November 11, 2001 - December 17, 2001 Purpose : This site is a web-based resource covering chapters 24-28 of the Book of Acts. My aim here is to make a contribution to the growing body of material on Acts currently available on the internet. Perhaps there will be others that would like to contribute in the near future to "filling out" the remaining chapters of Acts. If you are interested in pursuing this work or adding to this site, I would be interested in speaking to you about your ideas. The following multi-media creation traces Paul's footsteps and conversations through the period of history covered in these last five chapters of Acts. I will identify the who, what, when, why, how, and where included in the narrative account of Acts 24-28. You will find hyperlinks to existing materials on Acts in addition to the new material I am providing here. This site will also address interesting questions prompted by the text and suggest answers based on my research.
Arms Control Association: Arms Control Today Arms Control Today, Printer Friendly. Volume 34 Number 4. May 2004. Focus Curb Nuclear Weapons Excess Daryl G. Kimball. Features. Coddling http://www.armscontrol.org/act/
Extractions: Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) NATO has announced it is to take action to prevent any attempted link-up of extremist groups seeking a Greater Albania. It said it plans to decrease the size of the buffer zone on the border between Kosovo and Serbia that is being used as a safe haven by ethnic Albanian paramilitaries. The move is an effort to curb renewed violence in Kosovo, Serbia and Macedonia, a NATO official said. NATO commanders are negotiating with Yugoslavia on possible changes to the buffer zone, he added. IN-DEPTH Yugoslavia in Transition Disputed zone In Presevo Valley area of south-eastern Serbia On Kosovo's eastern boundary About 160 miles south of Yugoslav capital, Belgrade Buffer zone covers three miles (five kilometres) KFOR peacekeepers have no authority in area Serb police may only carry light arms Attacks on Serbs mounted by ethnic Albanian rebels ANALYSIS Mitrovica: 'Kosovo in microcosm' The Yugoslav government, on good terms with NATO allies after the fall of Slobodan Milosevic, says security in Serbia's Presevo Valley is hampered by the five-kilometre (three-mile) strip along the border of Kosovo where its forces may not go.
Extractions: What's hot for fall of 2003? Well, the USA Patriot Act , for one thing. Although it passed in Congress almost without dissent in the aftermath of Sept. 11, it's suddenly being revisited, and this time around some of the folks holding opinions have actually read the thing . Among its detractors are 152 communities, including several major cities and three states, that have now passed resolutions denouncing the Patriot Act as an assault on civil liberties . More than one member of Congress has introduced legislation taking the teeth out of its most invasive provisions. And in a huge shock to the Justice Department, in July the so-called "Otter Amendment"âwhich de-funded the act's "sneak-and-peek" provisionâpassed in the House by a vote of 309-118. Introduced by a conservative Republican congressman from Idaho, C.L. "Butch" Otter, the amendment revealed the extent to which the Patriot Act engenders jitters across the political spectrum. Then there are the lawsuits, including one filed recently by the ACLU, urging the court to invalidate provisions of the act that threaten privacy or due process. All these reforms are wending their way through the system and the national consciousness as Americans start to take a sober second look at what the act really unleashed.
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ACT: Association For Competitive Technology News Story, Industry Leaders Oracle and Verisign Join act. act announces the addition of industry leaders Oracle (NASDAQ ORCL) and http://www.actonline.org/
Extractions: Members About Join PRESS ROOM ... DoJs Case Against Oracle/Peoplesoft Merger Strikes Out Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) released an analysis of Department of Justices (DoJ) case against the proposed Oracle/Peoplesoft merger. The report exposes serious flaws in the DoJs case stemming from a contrived market definition that ignores serious competitors in the enterprise applications space. TEQI Plummets Nearly 4 Points During First Quarter In the first quarter of 2004, the TEQI plummeted nearly 4 points, creating a harsher environment for innovation, competition and growth in the information technology sector. The primary causes for this drop were the continued tug-of-war between state and federal authorities over tech policy and the haphazard enforcement of competition laws.