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I recently purchased a set of speakers for my computer. They are not anything fancy… just something I can listen to the cd’s I’ve burned and/or downloaded over the years. Nevertheless, I certainly expected them to work longer than a week!
It seems the power supply has gone bad. I don’t know if I can get the power supply repair shop to fix it or if I should just take them back to the store for replacement. Either option leaves me irritated as it means I have to make the hour-long trip into town to get it done.
Of course, now I also have to find the blasted receipt! DRAT!
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Many publicly traded companies face having to comply with the new Sarbanes-Oxley financial disclosure act. This act requires publicly traded companies to disclose their earnings in a precise way that adheres to the strict guidelines of the act. The law was brought about in light of the many scandals surrounding huge corporations that were overstating earnings in order to keep stock options high while the major stockholders unloaded the stock before the true state of their finances became public and the stock value plumeted. SOX compliance is now part and parcel of most financial reporting software packages.
If your company is publicly traded, you MUST comply with SOX-404.
While the intent of this act is a good one — it’s never a good thing to enter into an endeavor that cheats people out of their savings — it’s implementation and the subsequent audit processes and orders of compliance can be costly and ponderous. I believe that it will prove to be the millstone that breaks many corporations over some of the requirements that don’t always fit the business model of the company it’s affecting.
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I grew up in Orlando, Florida, so it’s quite possible that if you look closely enough, you’ll see my mouse ears. I was there when Disney bought the property close to Kississimmi and was at the grand opening of the park. I had friends who worked there — one designed and made the costumes for the people who performed on stage and throughout the park! It was grand fun — my son was little and it was just delightful to see his eyes light up at the magic of the Magic Kingdom. Now, when we go with the grandchildren, we have to find an Orlando vacation rental as I no longer have any family or friends in the area.
That’s a bummer, but the park is still very special for the little ones!
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Ken and I have done a lot of talking about retirement and what we want to do and where we want to live. We’ve taked about buying some NC waterfront property and moving dogs and all, but I think we’ll probably end up just making that a vacation or summer home rather than our year-round residence. It’s a nice dream and I hope we can make it come true. I’ve always wanted to live lakeside (no oceans for me!) or at least have a pond or creek running through my property.
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