Newsvine - Fisher Capital Management Scam Reviews | DHS: Imported Gadgets Possibly Include Malicious Software

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A Homeland Security official confirmed last week that tech components imported from overseas, many of which end up in some of the most popular American gadgets, are often infected with malicious software.

“This is one of the most complicated and difficult challenges that we have,” Greg Schaffer, acting deputy undersecretary at DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate, said during a Thursday hearing.

Schaffer was responding to questions from Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations.

“Clearly, supply chain risk management is an issue that the administration is focused on,” Schaffer said when asked how the U.S. was battling this problem. When pressed for details, Schaffer was reluctant to expand except to say, “I am aware that there have been instances where that has happened.”

“The range of issues goes to the fact that there are foreign components in many U.S. manufactured devices,” Schaffer continued. “There is a task force that DHS and DOD co-chair to look at these issues with goals to identify short-term mitigation strategies and to also make sure that we have capability for maintaining U.S. manufacturing capability over the long term.”

Chaffetz expressed concern that the private sector was not in the loop with what the government was doing on this issue, but Schaffer insisted that DHS does indeed consult its private-sector partners.

This is not the first time this issue has been raised. In a 2009 Cyberspace Policy Review, the White House said “a broad, holistic approach to risk management is required rather than a wholesale condemnation of foreign products and services. The challenge with supply chain attacks is that a sophisticated adversary might narrowly focus on particular systems and make manipulation virtually impossible to discover.”

Of course, while “foreign manufacturing does present easier opportunities for nation-state adversaries to subvert products; however, the same goals could be achieved through the recruitment of key insiders or other espionage activities,” the White House said.

“The best defense may be to ensure U.S. market leadership through continued innovation that enhances U.S. market leadership and the application of best practices in maintaining diverse, resilient supply chains and infrastructures,” the administration concluded.

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Fisher Capital Management Warning News- 8 Relationship Myths that Might be Happening to You | Newsvine

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You might be experiencing relationship myths that do not really contribute to a having a good relationship with your partner. Here are a few eye-openers from Fisher Capital Management to help you understand your partner and your relationship better.

Myth 1: You do not need to work hard to establish a good relationship. Having a good relationship will need both parties to do a lot of hard work. A clinical psychologist compares a relationship to a garden. It has to be nurtured by both parties to make them happy.

Myth 2: Partners who are in love understand the feelings and needs of each other. Your partner knows what you want and how you feel if you speak out. Constant communication is the key to understanding your partner.

Myth 3: Passion will never fade if you are madly in love. Romantic movies and books express that genuine love initiate passion. However, as partners are accustomed to their routines, passion gradually diminishes. Fisher Capital Management suggests you put creativity and playfulness to keep the passion burning.

Myth 4: You need to have a child to strengthen your marriage. Partners need to discuss and plan ahead when having a child. This should be partnered with responsibility. They must know how to strengthen the relationship especially that a child binds the union.

Myth 5: When you are jealous, you truly love and care for your partner. A good partner never finds ways to have his mate jealous. Jealousy is insecurity which can be healed when you reassure your partner that he is the only one in your life.

Myth 6: A relationship is ruined because of fights. Good fights help partners establish what they want for each other. Resolve the dispute with solutions to understand your partner better.

Myth 7: Your partner must change to make a successful relationship. To make the relationship work, partners need to change for each other. Learn to accept for what he/she is if you want to show your love and respect for him.

Myth 8: Your relationship is in trouble if you undergo couples therapy. Couples therapy does not mean your relationship is in trouble. Discussions with a counselor help resolve problems. This gives you a better view of your partner and your relationship.

Fisher Capital Management| Boiler Room :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews

"Boiler Room" tells the story of a 19-year-old named Seth who makes a nice income running an illegal casino in his apartment. His dad, a judge, finds out about it and raises holy hell. So the kid gets a daytime job as a broker with a Long Island, N.Y., bucket shop that sells worthless or dubious stock with high-pressure telephone tactics. When he was running his casino, Seth muses, at least he was providing a product that his customers wanted.

The movie is the writing and directing debut of Ben Younger, a 29-year-old who says he interviewed a lot of brokers while writing the screenplay. I believe him. The movie hums with authenticity, and knows a lot about the cultlike power of a company that promises to turn its trainees into millionaires, and certainly turns them into efficient phone salesmen.

No experience is necessary at J.T. Marlin: "We don't hire brokers here--we train new ones," snarls Jim (Ben Affleck), already a millionaire, who gives new recruits a hard-edged introductory lecture crammed with obscenities and challenges to their manhood. "Did you see `Glengarry Glen Ross'?" he asks them. He certainly has. Mamet's portrait of high-pressure real estate salesmen is like a bible in this culture, and a guy like Jim doesn't see the message, only the style. (Younger himself observes that Jim, giving his savage pep talks, not only learned his style from Alec Baldwin's scenes in "Glengarry" but wants to be Baldwin.) The film's narrator is Seth Davis (Giovanni Ribisi), an unprepossessing young man with a bad suit who learns in a short time to separate suckers from their money with telephone fantasies about hot stocks and IPOs. Everybody wants to be a millionaire right now, he observes. Ironically, the dream of wealth he's selling with his cold calls is the same one J.T. Marlin is selling him.

In the phone war room with Seth are several other brokers, including the successful Chris (Vin Diesel) and Greg (Nicky Katt), who exchange anti-Jewish and Italian slurs almost as if it's expected of them. At night the guys go out, get drunk and sometimes get in fights with brokers from other houses. The kids gambling in Seth's apartment were better behaved. We observe that both gamblers and stockbrokers bet their money on a future outcome, but as a gambler you pay the house nut, while as a broker you collect the house nut. Professional gamblers claim they do not depend on luck but on an understanding of the odds and prudent money management. Investors believe much the same thing. Of course, nobody ever claims luck has nothing to do with it unless luck has something to do with it.

The movie has the high-octane feel of real life, closely observed. It's made more interesting because Seth isn't a slickster like Michael Douglas or Charlie Sheen in "Wall Street" (a movie these guys know by heart), but an uncertain, untested young man who stands in the shadow of his father the judge (Ron Rifkin) who, he thinks, is always judging him.

The tension between Seth and the judge is one of the best things in the film--especially in Rifkin's quiet, clear power in scenes where he lays down the law. When Seth refers to their relationship, his dad says: "Relationship? What relationship? I'm not your girlfriend. Relationships are your mother's shtick. I'm your father." A relationship does grow in the film, however, between Seth and Abby (Nia Long), the receptionist, and although it eventually has a lot to do with the plot, what I admired was the way Younger writes their scenes so that they actually share hopes, dreams, backgrounds and insecurities instead of falling into automatic movie passion. When she touches his hand, it is at the end of a scene during which she empathizes with him.

Because of the routine racism at the firm, Seth observes it must not be a comfortable place for a black woman to work. Abby points out she makes $80,000 a year and is supporting a sick mother. Case closed, with no long anguished dramaturgy over interracial dating; they like each other and have evolved beyond racial walls. Younger's handling of their scenes shames movies where the woman exists only to be the other person in the sex scene.

The acting is good all around. A few days ago I saw Vin Diesel as a vicious prisoner in the space opera "Pitch Black," and now here he is, still tough, still with the shaved head, but now the only guy at the brokerage that Seth really likes, and trusts enough to appeal to. Diesel is interesting. Something will come of him.

"Boiler Room" isn't perfect. The film's ending is a little too busy; it's too contrived the way Abby doesn't tell Seth something he needs to know; there's a scene where a man calls her by name and Seth leaps to a conclusion when in fact that man would have every reason to know her name; and I am still not sure exactly what kind of a deal Seth was trying to talk his father into in their crucial evening meeting. But those are all thoughts I had afterward. During the movie I was wound up with tension and involvement, all the more so because the characters are all complex and guilty, the good as well as the bad, and we can understand why everyone in the movie does what they do. Would we? Depends.

Fisher Capital management Warning : Imperial Tobacco issues Spanish profit warning

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Imperial Tobacco (IMT.L) today warned profits from its Spanish division could drop by up to £110 million for the year ending 30 September 2011 compared to previous guidance.

The cigarette manufacturer said it was responding to price cuts from competitors in recent weeks, which have impacted all market participants in the Spanish market, and the company has moved to protect its market position.

Included in the £110 million cut in forecast, the company said £40 million of this represented a one-off non-recurring impact on the logistics division.

The company’s share price dipped last month when members of the Spanish media reported that its Altadis subsidiary was planning to cut the price of its blonde tobacco brands following an aggressive pricing move by rival Phillip Morris.

In a statement delivered to the London StockExchange, the company said it is continuing to monitor the position closely.

Despite today’s announcement, Imperial maintained that the overall group performance is unlikely to be materially impacted when the financial results are released on 30 September, saying they remain in line with the board’s expectations.

Throughout Western Europe, Imperial has a presence in most markets through its Davidoff, West, JPS and Golden Virginia brands.

As at 0845hrs, Imperial Tobacco was already trading down at 2,059, 1.25 per cent down on Friday’s close.

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Fisher Capital Management Scam Prevention News - Zimbio

Investors buying a level annuity with a pension pot of £80,000 will spend their entire monthly income on basic living costs within seven years of retirement, according to new statistics.

Standard Life researchers have warned that many people could see their retirement income consumed by the basic costs of living as the effect of inflation eats into the money they set aside for retirement.

The FTSE 100 company’s retirement team today warned that investors to take financial advice or risk losing out from inflation restricting living standards in the future.

John Lawson, head of pensions policy at Standard Life, said the cost of living is rising fast for most people in the UK, but this can be particularly acute for pensioners.

He explained, ‘Their spending habits are driven by commodities such as food and fuel bills and these inflation rates are much higher than the overall UK inflation rate.

‘People need to consider how to protect their buying power in retirement from the ravages of inflation over a long period of time, which could be 30 years or more.

‘If pensioner inflation remains at around 6 per cent a year, people with a fixed income could lose almost half of their spending power within a ten year period.

‘There are many options to consider at retirement which could minimise the impact of inflation on your income, so seeking professional financial advice is vital.’

Fisher Capital Management Warning: BOK issues blanket warning on debt

Bank of Korea Governor Kim Choong-soo, right, holds a meeting with chief executives at the BOK’s headquarters in central Seoul yesterday. Korea’s central bank governor cautioned companies, individuals and the government yesterday on the danger of taking on an unreasonable level of debt. During a meeting with corporate executives yesterday, Bank of Korea Governor Kim Choong-so said, “corporations, the government and individuals should pay close attention to how much debt they take on.” The BOK’s 25 basis point rate hike last Friday will increase interest payments for debt holders. Kim also commented on Korea’s mounting household debt. “We should keep an eye on those who take out loans that have no ability to pay them back.” Yet he expressed confidence that Korea’s record household debt – which recently exceeded the 800 trillion won mark – is manageable. A number of the country’s largest conglomerates were represented at the meeting, including Kim Young-chul, Dongkuk Steel president & CEO; Alfred S. Koh, Samsung SDS CEO; Huh Chang-soo, GS Engineering & Construction chairman; Huh Myung-soo, GS E&C president & CEO; and Yoon Young-doo, Asiana Airlines chief executive. “The housing market doesn’t look so optimistic,” said GS E&C’s chairman, blaming it on financial authorities’ tight management of project financing loans, causing builders to suffer from unsold apartments. Regarding the airline industry’s outlook, Asiana Airlines Chief Executive Yoon said: “The industry was sluggish in March and April due to Japan’s massive earthquake, but after hitting bottom in April, the number of visitors to Japan is on the rise. And since oil prices have stabilized, the industry is likely to do fine in the third and fourth quarter when demand peaks.” Meanwhile, S&P’s downgrade of Greece’s credit rating to the lowest possible level did not negatively affect the local stock market. The Kospi rose by nearly 30 points on relief over China’s inflation data. “The local market was buoyed by relief over the index that had been giving fears the most to the market,” said SK Securities analyst Kim Young-jun. He added that S&P’s credit rating downgrade of Greece did not negatively affect the local market as much since, “Greece had already received non-investment grades by credit rating agencies before the most recent downgrade in its sovereign rating by S&P. So large institutional investors had not been able to invest in Greece anyway.”