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woodyDa Boss
It's still in the Microsoft Update Catalog, but I'm seeing more and more reports that it's not available through Windows Update. I wonder if this has
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Just checked Win7 VM
as expected, KB4462923 is not completely pulled, they just moved it behind the scenes
they did that before with multiple rollups that have issues
it won't show up normally, need WUMT or a vbs script to ignore download priory attribute
or hiding/clearing all other updates in WU
probably they are waiting or trying to figure a way to fix WU metadata and solve the SSU dependency issue
cyberSARAskWoody Plus
Just checked one of our machines set to check updates but not install. KB4462923 was listed as important update and ready to install. After hitting check for updates it was removed and KB3177467 was the only update available.
Edit to add – When checking installed updates, KB3177467 was already installed on 08/23
geekdomAskWoody Plus
New version of KB3177467, referred to here as KB3177467-v2, is now available. Whether or not the new version is necessary is open to speculation.
We are at DEFCON-1 and patches are yet young. Wait to patch.G{ot backup} BetaTest
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Just ran WU and KB4462923 is showing but the box is unchecked.
fernladyAskWoody Lounger
KB4462923 was checked yesterday and hidden but when I did a restore it came back in as unchecked. Do I hide it again or leave it in the queue?
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We are at DEFCON-1; don't patch unless you have a good reason or you like beta testing.G{ot backup} BetaTest
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On my Win 7 Pro 64-bit, on WU, there were two updates listed, but I re-checked for updates and one of them disappeared. 8:25am in NYC.
Always pays to procrastinate!
Hey – when I re-checked for updates this morning on my Win 7 Pro 64-bit machine, and the number of updates changed from two to one, I didn't realize it, but in fact BOTH updates had disappeared and were replaced by "2018-10 Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3177467)".
I will run that now. I want my service stack to be like a greased pole.
But if you never hear from me again, you'll know I bought an Apple.
Ran KB3177467 and still alive.
On a re-boot and re-check, only one of the original two updates is now showing, and it's "2018-10 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2 for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB4459922)".
But not doing no nothing until we get to DefCon 3.
pmcjr6142AskWoody Plus
In my case, KB4462923 has gone to Important and unchecked. I've already hid the .Net rollup which came out initially as Important but unchecked. I wonder if KB3177467 V2, the SSU update, is necessary to install if you already have v1?
Yes, install it, regadless the "current" necessity
they could make all future rollups depend on it
what drove us to this situation is because enterprises and users thought KB3177467 v1 was not necessary
i can't understand why some think a "critical" update is less important than "security" update
weedacresAskWoody Plus
My W7 laptop which is set for check but don't download or install had it pending.
Did a check for updates and it's now gone.
laidbacktokyoAskWoody Lounger
I don't see any issues with KB4462923 & KB3177467 V2.
KB3177467 V2 has been not offered by Win7UC at all in my case, and then downloaded from m$ catalogue and installed manually prior to install of KB4462923 thru win7 update center.
A good point is that you don't need to remove KB3177467, if installed earlier, before an install/update KB3177467 V2. Win7 accepts its straight install right over the previous version installed.
It's tested on 2 win7sp1x64 laptops + 1 desktop on Tue & Wed w/o any glitch.
P.S. All 3 win7sp1x64 above are built/updated w/o KB3125574 – Convenience rollup update.
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KB4462923 was on my Windows Update yesterday, now today it is gone.
Speculating it was pulled due to potential problems?
pmcjr6142AskWoody Plus
Question for Woody….if you already have the SSU update KB3177467 installed, do you see a reason to install KB3177467 v2? Another poster has said you can install v2 over it if deemed necessary.
All of my Win7 computers have had KB3177467 v1 installed since October 2016.
Yesterday I manually installed KB3177467 v2 on my primary Win7 computer. V2 installed just fine, replacing the previously installed v1.
This morning I decided to see how Windows Update presented updates on one of my Win7 laptop computers. Windows Update showed that the October Rollup and the October .NET updates were available. After I hid these two updates and did another check for updates, only then did Windows Update offer KB3177467 v2.
I also wanted to see if I would encounter any issues of installing v2 over v1 via Windows Update. Windows Update installed KB3177467 v2 over v1 without any issues. I then reviewed the details for this installed update in the Windows Update history. The details do mention that you may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect. I am pretty sure that this restart requirement only applies if you did not already have v1 installed.
Given that I already had KB3177467 v1 installed and that Windows Update offered the October updates, it does not appear that it is necessary to install KB3177467 v2 — at least for the time being. It is possible v2 could include tiny tweaks to the servicing stack code, yet I really don't think so or otherwise I would have been asked to restart my computer in order to apply the update.
v2 don't have anyting new compared to v1, none, nothing, zero 🙂
whoever had v1 will only get v2 packages and catalogs installed
it's just an update, a security update this time
neccessary or not, what difference it make not to install it?
v2 is not offered because it's exclusive, won't show up until you clear all other updates queue
just install it 😀
KB4462923 was on my Windows Update yesterday, now today it is gone. Speculating it was pulled due to potential problems?
Check Programs and Features >> View installed updates and see if you have the original KB3177467 installed. I suspect that you do not have it installed. Do another check for updates in Windows Update and see if KB3177467 v2 now shows up in Windows Update.
Both yesterday and this morning, I un-hid KB4462923. KB4462923 did not disappear in Windows Update after un-hiding it. This may be due to the fact that I had the original version of KB3177467 installed. I have now installed KB3177467 v2 on my Win7 computers. I just repeated the same test of hiding KB4462923, checking for updates, and then un-hiding KB4462923 and again checking for updates. KB4462923 did not disappear.
My guess is that Microsoft changed the installation logic to offer KB4462923 only if KB3177467-v2 is already installed. Or they temporary removed KB4462923 to give users some time to install KB3177467-v2 before offering KB4462923 again later.
Win 7 Pro
Checked yesterday and it was there along with MSRT.
Today only the MSRT shows up.
I have KB3177467 Sept 2016 installed. It was installed in September 2016. Yesterday all the October updates from windows update were there from windows update for install, but as a Group B installer I usually let them sit there until I install the Security Only updates from the catalog. After that I hide the monthly cumulative update. I always wait for the same reasons that every other consumer does – I refuse to be a beta tester.
Today, I received the October 2018 updated version from Windows update, but all of the updates that were there yesterday have gone. That includes net, monthly updates and the removal tool. So, Microsoft is insisting that the October version of KB3177467 be installed even if you have the September 2016 version installed. Do we obey?
I have had no issues after installing KB3177467 v2 on all of my Win7 computers. aboddi86 is correct that v2 adds nothing new, other than being re-flagged as a security update.
I liked @Speccy's approach. This demonstrates clearly the number 188.8.131.52 which will be the future cross reference number used in WU metadata. Massive assumption made in that statement. But I believe it makes sense to have that version on board going forward.
I do not suggest anyone take action until MSDEFCON rises, and Woody's recommended action is described in his Computerworld article du mois.
Win 7. All x4 WU installed, just fine.
But then, I don't run much on my PC, to generate conflicts.
GeoAskWoody Plus
I downloaded 467 V2. Went back and saw that V1 was installed. Tried to install V1 from the catalogue and a notice came up "not applicable"
It appears so. I had the monthly rollup offered yesterday, but today I no longer see it. I do have KB3177467 installed, though I assume it's v1 since it was installed October 2016.
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KB4462923 catalog entries are revised (whatever had changed)
just checked WU, no change, and it's not showing with other updates
It disappeared from Windows Update on my Win 7 machine. I saw it there earlier in the week.
OK so I had installed KB3177467 back on 12/27/06.
September updates installed with no problem.
Yesterday my WU showed KB4462923 and MSRT, both checked.
Today my WU shows only MSRT, checked.
So what am I suppose to do? Manually go to the Catalog and find KB3177467 v2 and install it before I get KB4462923 back?
I recommend you WAIT until it is clear what is going on with the October patches. We are at DEFCON-1, which means DO NOT PATCH yet. It is still no clear wheat MS is doing with the October patches.
Unless, of course, you LIKE finding the problems for the rest of us.
if you clear all updates in WU (except the above two)
What above two? I now only have MSRT showing.
I use WUMT with "Include superseded" checked, which will give all updates offered by WU for all situations
i then hid them all except KB4462923 & KB3177467
ran update search through normal WU, and KB4462923 is offered unchecked
after i hide it and search again, KB3177467 is offered
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On a test Windows 7 system. Was not offered the Oct rollup KB4462923. After hiding other windows updates, was offered KB3177467 as an unchecked and important update. There was no verbiage in the title or description of KB3177467 that this was a security update. If it wasn't for Woody's site I could have easily have hidden and forgotten about this update. KB3177467 was originally installed on this PC in 11/2016, but I decided to install KB3177467 v2 just in case or "just for sport" as Jan K would say:) I reran Windows Updates later this evening and am still not being offered the Oct rollup KB442923. Note this was done on a test machine. Woody is at Defcon 1, so this fyi only and is NOT advice for others to install anything.
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OCTOBER UPDATES — Win 7 pro x64 computers Running I5 intel processors
2018-10-10 — Offered this morning by Microsoft.
KB4462923 — Security Quality Monthly rollup for win 7
2018-10-11 —
KB4462923 has been removed this morning
KB4457144 — 2018-09 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64 based systems — has been offered in its place.
The NIC problem still remains
I have checked all my machines and KB3177467, (the last Servicing Stack Update for Windows 7) was installed in October 2016.
Does anyone know what is going on — Does MS know what is going on??????
All my computers are updated to December 2017.
so far MS has stopped offering KB4462923 thru WU, as I already ran WU scans on at least 3 computers running Win7 moments ago – on 1 computer it was offering KB4457144 on WU instead.
Just received KB3177467 via WU by checking updates manually. I also checked yesterday and only got the .NET rollup.
Still no sign of KB4462923
KB4462923 first appeared on Wed. in Windows Update, then it was gone on Thursday, now on Friday it is back but unchecked.
What the h*** is going on? No one seems to have any answers.
Going to Microsoft more info page, it lists known issues as- "After you apply this update, the network interface controller may stop working on some client software configurations. This occurs because of an issue related to a missing file, oem<number>.inf. The exact problematic configurations are currently unknown."
So, installing KB4462923 has unknown risks depending upon the system hardware and configuration.
Also here in Germany KB4462923 is not offered via automatic updates! Previously KB3177467-v2 was installed via automatic updates, but KB4462923 is not offered!
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Here in the UK I got offerred KB3177467 via windows update, but after installing no sign of KB4462923. Rather worringly going to the Windows Update Catalogue and downloading KB4462923 manually results in the installation file getting stuck on "initializing", so doesn't get installed.
yup, KB4462923 is still not showing up on Windows Update as I checked after 10am today 10/12.
best to follow PKCano's advice and not bother getting it for a while until the Defcon level changes to 3 or higher
RockJohnyAskWoody Plus
So does the Defcon 1 apply to the Office, Outlook, Word, etc updates?
I haven't found much mention of those…
ChessieAskWoody Lounger
Win 7 64-bit.
I am in Australia. KB 4462923 is still offered checked today . After reading certain posts today, I checked Update history then Installed Updates and KB3177467 was installed on 14th October 2016. (That was long before I discovered AskWoody website.)
Probably then safe for me to install the former, but think I will wait and watch for a while.
Has Microsoft corrupted windows update on W7 by sending out KB3177467 V2 to consumers who already have V1 installed? It would be nice to know if the enterprise clients who already had V1 installed, also got V2 pushed out to them via their support services. V2 was released primarily because some system admins in the enterprise chose not to install a service stack update because it was not designated a security update. Hence SSU 2 being re-categorized as a security update.
Both V1 and V2 have the same KB number. V2 does not over write V1. If both are installed, they will have a different version number. The question being asked is, should V1 be removed? It is a valid question that should be answered by Microsoft and not left up to the user (specifically the consumer). Microsoft should resolve it and not leave W7 vulnerable.
KB3177467 is a service stack update, designated as a permanent update. Non-removable and uninstallable by users. The user can not uninstall a permanent update via the control panel. There is no uninstall button presented. Yes, I know there is a DISM command prompt that will remove an update from the windows update install list, but there is the risk that system files will remain when an permanent update is removed – this may corrupt windows update which could render it unusable (no more updates). Hacking the 'mom file' that comes with the msu is more effective and it requires specific cleanup commands be run afterwards. If you want to take the risk make sure you have a full system backup image in place before doing so.
At this time, those who did the right thing (installed V1) are in the lurch. The ball is now in Microsoft's court – will they play it properly or retire from the game.
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@anonymous: What does the V1 and V2 refer to? I must have missed that somewhere. I can visualize a "version 1", and a "version 2" so hope that it what this means. Thank you for any clarification you can provide.
Yesterday KB3177467 V2 was the only windows update in the queue on my W7/32 laptop. This morning it has gone – no longer offered. Pulled?
I did install V1 back in September 2016, so maybe V2 was sent to me in error.
The net update has returned and there are two new security updates sitting there are checked and important, KB3146706 and KB3153171.
This morning I installed KB3177467 but KB4462923 still not offerred. I downloaded the package for KB4462923 and ran it through Virustotal". I then disconnected from the Internet and attempted an instal.As per my earlier post it got stuck on "initializing". I thought I would wait , not hoping for much. However after 10 minutes or so the update installed and asked for reboot etc. I then did a search on my computer for KB4462923 and this resulted in well over 200 entries,similar to last months update. The interesting thing is that checking details for this update in my list of updates states:
Security Update for Windows (KB4462923)
Installation date: 13/10/2018 11:12
Installation status: Successful
Update type: Important
Fix for KB4462923
The important bit being "Fix for KB4462923".
This is like jack in the box. KB3177467 V2 disappeared from windows update today and 4 important recommended updates replaced it. The net update, 2 security updates and the MSE definitions update. After the MSE update auto installed itself all the other patches disappeared from windows update and KB3177467 V2 came back. It is currently the only update being offered to me right now.
I have V1 of KB3177467 installed, but I cannot install V2 even manually, nor can I get offered kb4462923.
v2 don't have anything new compared to v1, none, nothing, zero whoever had v1 will only get v2 packages and catalogs installed it's just an update, a security update this time necessary or not, what difference it make not to install it? v2 is not offered because it's exclusive, won't show up until you clear all other updates queue just install it
After extracting and comparing all files in the old v1 and new v2 versions of KB3177467, I can confirm this. All of the servicing stack files in v2 are identical to v1 and have the same time stamps and calculated MD5 checksums. The .cat and .mum and .manifest files which are used for installing the servicing stack files have had their version number updated from 184.108.40.206 in v1 to 18.104.22.168 in v2. The release type in v1 was simply "Update", whereas the release type in v2 was changed to "Security Update".
The upshot is that absolutely none of the v1 installed servicing stack files are updated at all. Yet the installed name for KB3177467 (as seen in Programs and Features >> View installed updates) changes from "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB3177467)" to "Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB3177467)". The name change appears to be important. I think that this name change is what Windows Update now looks for when deciding whether or not to display this month's Rollups and perhaps all future Rollups.
Finally, I note that v2 of KB3177467, just like v1 of KB3177467, is compatible with both Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 7 RTM since "_SP1" and "_RTM" sections are present in the file names and file contents of the .cat and .mum files. In other words, KB3177467 (v1 and v2) is backwards compatible with Windows 7 RTM and Windows 7 SP1 installation media. The upshot is that you can manually install this v2 update immediately after installing Windows 7, and before installing any other updates. In this scenario, a reboot will be required before you then check for and install other updates, since the original RTM or SP1 Windows Update servicing stack files will be updated.
I plan to install KB3177467 v2 the next time I install or re-install Windows 7 in order to prevent the occasional hiccup or two which I encountered once or twice when installing updates to get the new Windows 7 installation up to date.
Installed Update panel reads updates description from the main mum file
it change to security update because v2 become active, and panel reads its description
WU check for installed updates through CBS api
actually, *_RTM branch files are for Windows 7 SP1 WinPE images, not Windows 7 RTM 7600 🙂
This is like jack in the box. KB3177467 V2 disappeared from windows update today and 4 important recommended updates replaced it. The net update, 2 security updates and the MSE definitions update. After the MSE update auto installed itself all the other patches disappeared from windows update and KB3177467 V2 came back. It is currently the only update being offered to me right now.
You are totally safe to install KB3177467 v2. It appears that v2 being installed is going to be a requirement from now on with Windows Update. Yet since we are at Defcon 1, for the time being do not install the Monthly Rollup or the .NET Rollup until we get the "all clear" from Woody.
I see that you have taken a very close look at KB3177467 V1 and V2 and compared them. I do not doubt your findings. The classification of this KB has changed and V2 is now a security update. From your post you assume that Microsoft will use V2 as the defacto standard when issuing future updates on W7 and that V1 will be ignored as long as V2 is installed. The problem is that we are expecting this ancient, mostly broken windows updates engine to figure this out.
Please accept the fact that I am not trying to be difficult. Microsoft coughed up this fur ball, not you. You are trying to make sense of it. I understand that.
I do not think that we can make definitive recommendations to the consumer at this point concerning V2. From my own experience I believe that Microsoft will communicate with the enterprise over the next few days as to what they should do concerning V2. It comes down to whether the enterprise goes ahead and installs V2 if they already have V1 installed. Those that do not have V1 will no doubt install V2 as they have nothing to loose. If Microsoft says that there will be dire consequences if V2 is not installed, even if they have V1 installed, they will schedule it. Otherwise, I can not see them going with V2. I also think that the enterprise will avoid (at all costs) having to manually remove V1 (they will tell Microsoft to take a hike on that).
Further to my posting of October 13th at 6.44am I believe the installation was successful and believe me I am normally the pessimistic type.
Before running KB4462923 from the Microsoft Catalog (X86 Win7) I ran a freeware program called Belarc Advisor which checks your computer for uninstalled Windows Updates amongst other things. I believe it mentioned three or four updates that needed to be installed, these updates formed part of KB4462923. After installing KB4462923 Belarc indicated that all my updates were up to date. I am confident in Belarc and although I have no association with the company.Its just (very) good freeware.
I also made a syustem backup before and after instal so can go back to an earlier time if my suggestion wasn't the solution.
KB4462923 Win 7 October 9th rollup-
No clear answers here from users or Woody about the safety of this update.
Microsoft says-
"Symptom- After you apply this update, the network interface controller may stop working on some client software configurations. This occurs because of an issue related to a missing file, oem<number>.inf. The exact problematic configurations are currently unknown."
Solution-"To locate the network device, launch devmgmt.msc. It may appear under
Other Devices.
- To automatically rediscover the NIC and install drivers, select Scan for Hardware Changes from the Action menu.
- Alternatively, install the drivers for the network device by right-clicking the device and choosing
Then choose
Search automatically for updated driver software
Browse my computer for driver software
Seriously? I hate to go without security updates, but can't find much info about the safety of this update here or searching the web. Seems to be a dropped subject here.
The known issue you site has been there for the Win7 Rollups since March 2018. If you have been updating with Windows Update since then, and experienced no problem, you are probably safe from that issue. But KB4462923 may have been pulled, and at least its status changed from checked to unchecked so it doesn't get installed automatically which indicates MS is not ready for it to installed .
However, because of the DEFCON system, we do not recommend updating until the DEFCON number is 3 or greater (see top of page). That way, we continue to collect any problems the updates cause before giving the go-ahead for safe patching. Also refer to Susan Bradley's Master Patch List.
Just noticed the last updated value for KB4462923 has changed to 10/15/2018. It had been 10/11/2018.
Haven't compared the files yet to see what's changed since last week.
Weird Bob
Win7 x64 Home
At the time of 16.10.18 in WU was KB3177467 (v. 126.96.36.199), I have installed it. KB4462923 still does not appear, there was only Preview of Monthly Rollup. I've installed KB4462923 manually form MS catalog (dated 15.10.2018). No problems found during or after installation
So…the October monthly preview rollups (KB4462927) have been released (notably 2 days later than normal)
Not seeing anything that specifically indicates "we've fixed the problems in KB4462923"
KB4462923 prevents our vSphere Client from connecting to our VMware ESXI 5.5 server indicating that it has a bad certificate, however a rollback of the patch allows successful connection.
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Frederick, 42, attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido, a town near San Diego. Her poem, posted several weeks ago on a class Facebook page, talked about a girl who "had love in her heart to share with all but no one wanted it."
She and two brothers grew up in a religious home that barred her from celebrating holidays and school functions, she said. She won't provide many details but said it was a rough childhood that sent her to school hungry enough to beg for food. She sometimes wore the same clothes two or three days in a row.
At school, "they would throw rocks and things at me, they would spit at me," she said.
From her poem: "The little girl who had to walk to school while others rode the bus/ Instead of asking why... you picked on her/ The little girl who had bruises and was dirty/ Instead of asking why ... you picked on her ..."
Kristi Malone remembered Frederick.
"Looking at her being bullied horribly and thinking ... I feel so bad for her," Malone told San Diego TV station KNSD. "But never thinking in my head that I could stand up for her, and not once did anyone back her up."
In 1987, Frederick graduated from school early, moved to Rochester, N.Y. and had three children. She wrote the poem to let old classmates know what had been going on.
Shawn Gordon, 43, of Escondido, said he got tears in his eyes when he thanked her for the anti-bullying message and showed it to his teenage daughters.
He remembered standing by as Frederick was taunted.
"One bully tried to keep tripping her," he said. "I could have said something; never did."
Thanks to the poem, Frederick said she has reconnected with people she now considers friends. Classmates are trying to put together an annual school scholarship in her name and have raised $800 to fly her out to California for the class reunion in July.
That will give her a chance to visit her father's grave, which she has never seen.
Meanwhile, Frederick has been giving advice to her own 14-year-old daughter, who's been bullied.
Her advice: "Tell them: 'Listen, if you don't like what I'm wearing or the way I look ... don't look!"
"We can't fix yesterday but we can try to fix today," Frederick said. "That's my new motto."

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Kia Introduces Space Babies and 'Babylandia' in Their Super Bowl 2013 Commercial
We wish our parents had been as imaginative as this guy when we were growing up. When we asked where babies come from, we were usually answered with a suspicious look, or, if we were really lucky, an admonishment to eat all of our dinner.
Babylandia, though, seems like a great lie to tell your kids. Right up there with Santa Claus and that the family dog has gone to live with a farmer who has lots of open land for him to run around on. Unfortunately for parents, kids will find a way to learn the truth, even if they don't realize until they're 23 that Admiral Sniffles never actually went to any farm. This is no exception. Fortunately, technology stifles the truth for another day, and we can all rest easy not having to get the birds and bees talk in the middle of the Super Bowl.


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It's a busy day at the Zuffa offices.
On the heels of a few massive announcements already made today, UFC president Dana White just announced that Josh Koscheck (15-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and Matt Hughes (45-8 MMA, 18-6 UFC) have agreed to meet in the co-feature of this month's UFC 135 event.
Koscheck is a late replacement for Diego Sanchez, who was forced to withdraw from the matchup with a broken hand.
"Diego broke his hand, so Hughes will now fight Koscheck," UFC president Dana White today stated on his Twitter account.
UFC 135 takes place Sept. 24 at Denver's Pepsi Center. A title fight between light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson headlines the pay-per-view main card.
Koscheck hasn't fought since a December 2010 title loss to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. He earned his title shot after winning three straight fights and four of five. The victories came over the likes of Anthony Johnson and Paul Daley. However, "The Ultimate Fighter 1" cast member and former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion then suffered a one-sided decision loss to St-Pierre in his first-ever title shot. He's been recovering from a broken orbital bone since the UFC 124 defeat and received clearance to resume full training a month ago, though he's remained active even during the recovery.
Meanwhile, Hughes hasn't fought since November 2010, when he suffered a quick, 21-second knockout to B.J. Penn. Hughes, who long had been considered the best welterweight in MMA history, briefly contemplated retirement in 2008 following back-to-back losses to St-Pierre and Thiago Alves. However, while fighting only occasionally, the UFC Hall of Famer had put together a three-fight win streak with victories over Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie and Ricardo Almeida before the recent Penn loss.
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The desk, worth at least £1 million, was designed in 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Walter Blackie, the mansion's owner, and is made from ebonised oak decorated with mother of pearl.
It is the first time for decades the two items of furniture have been on show together.
Hill House property manager Lorna Hepburn said: "Mrs Blackie sat at this desk to write letters to family and friends, reply to social invitations and deal with any business concerning any charities that she was involved with.
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"Seeing these stunning pieces in pride of place in the drawing room is a great treat, and we look forward to sharing this with our visitors throughout the coming months."
The desk was bought by Glasgow Museums and the National Trust for Scotland in 2005 for just under £1million, making it the world's most expensive piece of 20th century furniture. In 1994 it was sold for a then world record £793,500.
It is brought to Hill House from Kelvingrove Museum from time to time, but the chair belongs to Glasgow Museums, and this is its first return to Hill House since the Trust took over in 1982.
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Viewpoint: CIO Rick Thomas
The U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center is the headquarters for the Army's Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) department. CIO Rick Thomas is responsible for developing and managing systems that support the leisure activities of millions of active and retired servicemen and women and their families. The group offers such services as banking, investment management, human-resources management, legal services and risk insurance, as well as bowling alleys, golf courses and childcare centers. "We're basically a conglomerate, multifaceted headquarters working within the Department of Defense," says Thomas.
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Thomas reports that the process required extra work by the business constituents to define requirementswork they thought they were already done with. But by placing the initiative in an architectural framework, IT was able to determine that an off-the-shelf application would not only meet the business requirements but also save $125,000 in development and $40,000 in annual maintenance costsas well as incalculable expense if the wrong application had been chosen and then jettisoned.
The architecture team's next steps will be to flesh out the broader enterprise architecture as each new initiative appears, a process that will take some time. "The general I work for, I told him it takes five years," says Thomas. "And when you're done, you end up with a rectangle that's completely done, and that's your architecture."
Thomas suggests that one of the biggest challenges is change management, which involves keeping track of each time a business process is modified. "You have to capture every change," he advises. "If you don't, on day two your data is invalidated." But it's not difficult, he says, if you have the right notification procedures in place, and if IT can generate graphic depictions, or views, of business processes to review with business owners. "You send people views they can understand, and ask them whether or not they're still doing this," he says.
But he says the real value of enterprise architecture comes in making better technology investment decisions, and by weeding out inefficient business processes that can increase organizational productivity. "To me, that's where the architecture is really going to pay off for us when we finish."
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Miguel Perez Quintana, the Spanish play-by-play man for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, intimidation and criminal damage.
Awaiting the outcome of court proceedings, the D-backs immediately suspended Quintana, who allegedly threatened his wife Monday night.
The 53-year-old Quintana surrendered to Phoenix police on Wednesday and was jailed on $10,000 bail. His preliminary hearing is set for July 26.
"The Arizona Diamondbacks take this issue and these allegations very seriously and do not condone, nor will we tolerate violence of any kind," team spokesman Josh Rawitch said. "We have taken immediate action to suspend Miguel until this matter is resolved in court."
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There's nothing I like better than to discover a city on foot – case in point my many walking tours in Paris this past summer. Even with a city you know very well, on a walking tour led by a local, you'll learn something you didn't know. So when I was invited to Montreal to […]
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The Fed's Extremely Dovish Hike - Key Takeaways
- After seven years, the Fed finally ended its zero-interest-rate policy.
- Behind the 25 basis points hike, there are other key takeaways to consider, including the size of the Fed's balance sheet and the upcoming reverse repurchase agreements.
- Don't assume that just because the Fed raised rates, you'll be earning more on your deposits.
Maintaining the Size of the Balance Sheet
In my recent article, "These Charts Are Screaming 'Bear Market'," I showed the following chart, which I believe is key to understanding the driving force behind the 2009 to 2015 bull market.
The size of the Fed's balance sheet has been highly correlated with rising stock prices since the 2009 bottom. As the balance sheet rises, stocks tend to rise. As the balance sheet levels off, stocks seem to level off. From my perspective, the more important news than the 25 basis points hike can be found at the bottom of the Fed's press release in the following paragraph:
The Committee is maintaining its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments from its holdings of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in agency mortgage-backed securities and of rolling over maturing Treasury securities at auction, and it anticipates doing so until normalization of the level of the federal funds rate is well under way. This policy, by keeping the Committee's holdings of longer-term securities at sizable levels, should help maintain accommodative financial conditions".What does this mean? By reinvesting its principal in agency and Treasuries securities, the Fed will keep its balance sheet relatively stable. This, in turn, means the Fed's balance sheet, which could easily have acted as a major headwind for stocks, will possibly be less of a headwind for the time being. I will address why I used the word "possibly" in a bit.
Moreover, the following sentence from the Fed's press release indicates further dovishness:
The Committee expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant only gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run" [emphasis added].When combining the Fed's stance on its balance sheet with its stated belief that the strength of the U.S. economy will only warrant gradual hikes going forward, Wednesday's announcement was extremely dovish. The extreme dovishness was likely necessary for Janet Yellen to be successful getting everyone on board for a rate hike.
The Fed is Absolutely Not Data Dependent
For quite some time, the Fed has told us rate hikes will depend on the evolution of economic data. In other words, the Fed would be data dependent when determining whether to hike rates.
Specifically, two things lead me to believe this was hogwash:
First, as I detailed in my recent article, "These Charts Are Screaming 'Recession'," there has been a noticeable weakening in the U.S. economy. If the data wasn't strong enough to raise the federal funds rate at any point earlier this year, then the data is absolutely not strong enough to do so now.
In particular, the Fed has shown a special focus on labor market conditions. The words "labor market" were mentioned seven times in the Fed's five paragraph press release. According to the Fed, "The Committee judges that there has been considerable improvement in labor market conditions this year," despite the fact that the Fed's own "Labor Market Conditions Index," is down notably from year-ago levels and is dangerously close to dropping below zero, something that has preceded each of the past five recessions.
Data dependency doesn't appear to be the reason for this week's rate hike. But if the data didn't warrant a hike, why did the Fed hike? I believe Janet Yellen expressed the real reason for the Fed's decision, when, during Wednesday's press conference, she said the following:
One factor that we've talked about is the desirability of having some scope to respond to an adverse shock to the economy by lowering the federal funds rate. And so, it would be nice to have a buffer in terms of having raised the federal funds rate to a certain extent to give us some meaningful scope to respond".I think the Fed is scared of what might happen if the economy were to enter a recession with rates still at the zero bound. In such a scenario, not only would the Fed lose a ton of credibility because financial market participants would see that indeed recessions and bear markets are possible with rates at zero, but the Fed would also lose its historically first line of defense against halting the negative impacts of a recession (or other adverse shock); that being a cut to the federal funds rate.
A Quick Word on the Dot Plot
I'm confident you will hear plenty about the Fed's dot plot over the coming days, while commentators debate the future path of rate hikes. Those readers wondering how credible the Fed's dot plot of fed funds projections are might be interested in a brief history lesson. First, here's a look at the Fed's dot plot on September 13, 2012:
Notice where participants thought fed funds would be at year-end 2013, year-end 2014, and shockingly, year-end 2015. Here we are at the end of 2015. Needless to say, the Fed was horrible at predicting what it itself would/should do.
Next, let's look at the dot plot on September 18, 2013:
At that time, 2015 projections, collectively, were way off. And looking ahead, I doubt those 2016 projections will, on the whole, be anywhere close to reality.
Last, let's look at the dot plot from September 17, 2014.
Just three months before the end of 2014, the majority of Fed members polled thought the federal funds rate would/should end up at 1% or higher by today. Furthermore, just 15 months ago, the overwhelmingly majority of those Fed members polled believed we would/should see rates at 2% or higher in 2016. The chances are pretty good that by this time next year, fed funds will still be a lot lower than 2%.
I don't plan to base my interest-rate assumptions on what the dot plot says.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
I think it will take a number of weeks before financial market participants are able to fully gauge the impact of Wednesday's Fed announcement. Even though the size of the Fed's balance sheet will remain relatively flat, there is something else of importance that investors need to consider. In the Fed's "Implementation Note," also released on Wednesday, it announced that beginning December 17, "the Federal Open Market Committee directs the Desk to undertake open market operations as necessary to maintain the federal funds rate in a target range of 1/4 to 1/2 percent." This will include overnight reverse repurchase agreements, which will drain liquidity from the financial system in an amount limited "only by the value of Treasury securities held outright in the System Open Market Account that are available for such operations and by a per-counterparty limit of $30 billion per day."
As an aside, the Fed defines a reverse repurchase agreement as "a transaction in which the Desk sells a security to an eligible counterparty with an agreement to repurchase that same security at a specified price at a specific time in the future. The difference between the sale price and the repurchase price, together with the length of time between the sale and purchase, implies a rate of interest paid by the Federal Reserve on the transaction." When the Fed sells securities to its counterparties, it is draining liquidity from the financial system. How much liquidity are we talking about?
In addition to the 22 counterparties on the Fed's "Primary Dealers List," the potential size of the upcoming reverse repos made it necessary to create an expanded "Reverse Repo Counterparties List" that includes 65 counterparties. With 87 total counterparties, this means the theoretical limit for overnight repos is $2.61 trillion (87 multiplied by the $30 billion per-counterparty limit).
The exact amount of liquidity that will need to be drained from the system in order to keep rates at the Fed's target level is an open question. It could easily be measured in the hundreds of billions. Even though the Fed isn't planning to reduce its balance sheet anytime soon by permanently selling securities or letting securities mature and roll off, the Fed will be temporarily selling some of its securities during reverse repos. As the Fed notes, securities sold from the System Open Market Account (which holds assets acquired by the Fed) in reverse repos "continue to be shown as assets held by the SOMA in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles . . ." But make no mistake about it; although the Fed's assets may remain at elevated levels, the liquidity drain that will be happening could have negative consequences for the financial markets. An operation of this size is something new and we'll all just have to wait and see how things play out.
The War on Savers Is Not Over
For the past seven years, there has been an outright war against savers. One of the deflationary effects of the Fed's zero-interest-rate policy was the billions of dollars in lost interest income that millions of Americans would have earned on their deposits, and subsequently may have spent in various parts of the economy. There was a hope that once the Fed started raising rates, depositors might finally catch a break and see their rates go up. Sadly, initial indications are that this will not be the case at some of the nation's largest banks. Several banks, including JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), PNC (NYSE:PNC), Citigroup (NYSE:C), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), among others, were quick to increase the Prime Rate they charge everyday people and small businesses on various types of loans. At the same time, CNBC reported that Wells Fargo indicated it will not be raising the deposit rate and a JPMorgan Chase spokesperson told CNBC "We won't automatically change deposit rates because they aren't tied directly to prime . . . We'll continue to monitor the market to make sure we stay competitive."
From the perspective of being a bondholder in JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Bank of America, I'm okay with this. A widening in the spread between loan rates and deposit rates is good for banks. With that said, from the perspective of being an everyday American who doesn't like being ripped off, what the banks are doing doesn't sit right. I assume the banks will be keeping a close eye on money market rates, some of which I suspect will be heading higher in the near future (and in some cases already have been). There will likely be plenty of people willing to shift their funds into money markets if banks decide not to compete on yield.
Wednesday's FOMC announcement was indeed a historic moment. It not only ended the zero-interest-rate policy that was a relic of the financial crisis, but it also marks the beginning of a historic liquidity-draining experiment that will play out in the weeks and months to come.
As I've mentioned before, I spent the past many months significantly de-risking my equity and high-yield bond exposure, raising cash for better opportunities on the horizon. I don't like picking up pennies in front of a potential steamroller. While it's too soon to tell if that's a steamroller coming into view, we do know that elevated asset valuations, a weakening economy, and an upcoming massive liquidity-draining experiment are reasons for elevated amounts of caution.
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Law enforcement in Massachusetts must get a search warrant before obtaining cellphone records to track someone's movements in most cases, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled 5-2 against prosecutors who wanted a murder suspect's cellphone records over a two-week period admissible as evidence.
The court ruled that obtaining cell site location information over such a long period without a warrant based on probable cause was an invasion of privacy and a violation of the state Declaration of Rights. Cell site location information shows which cell towers a user's phone communicates with at the beginning and end of a call, giving that person's approximate location.
"Even though restricted to telephone calls sent and received (answered or unanswered), the tracking of the defendant's movements in the urban Boston area for two weeks was more than sufficient to intrude upon the defendant's expectation of privacy," the majority said in the ruling.
Suffolk County prosecutors argued that the information was received from a third party, a cellphone company, and was not specific enough to amount to an invasion of privacy.
The ruling came in the case of Shabazz Augustine, a suspect in the August 2004 slaying of his ex-girlfriend.
Authorities obtained cellphone company records to try to determine Augustine's whereabouts in the days before and after Julaine Jules was killed. The evidence was suppressed after a Superior Court judge ruled that obtaining the records amounted to a "warrantless search."
Suffolk County prosecutors appealed.
Augustine was indicted in July 2011 and remains in custody awaiting trial.
"This decision is an enormous victory for everyone who cares about privacy," said Matthew Segal, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, which argued the case before the court.
"It says that people can have a constitutionally protected privacy interest in information about them even if that information is in the hands of a third-party service provider like their cellphone company," he said.
The decision leaves open a short window of time in which the records can be obtained without a warrant but does not specify exactly how long, he said.
He also noted that the Massachusetts decision is at odds with the federal government's justification for National Security Agency metadata collection- that the information is coming from third parties, specifically cellphone companies.
The Suffolk district attorney's office said it was pleased the case had made it so far through the court system.
"This is a key victory for prosecutors, who appealed the judge's order to the high court," the office said in a statement. "Notably, while the majority decision lays out a framework that now requires a search warrant to obtain such evidence instead of a court order, Suffolk prosecutors have been taking that tack for years and no other cases are expected to be implicated."
The dissenting opinion drew a distinction between the two types of cell site location information. The second type is called registration cell site location information, which is closer to GPS tracking.
"I believe that those differences have fundamental constitutional consequences with respect to both the reasonableness of the expectation of privacy under the third-party doctrine and the extent of the intrusion on privacy," Justice Ralph Gants wrote in the dissent.
This article was originally published on February 18, 2014.
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The stately Federal-style buildings of Beacon Hill, the Bunker Hill Monument or the market at Faneuil Hall are usually the sights that dazzle visitors to Boston. But during my own recent trip to New England, it was a bronze relief of black soldiers that captured my attention. The Robert Gould Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial, perched across from the Statehouse on the edge of the Boston Common, showed a group of staunch, noble and determined black military men on foot flanked by a lone white officer on horseback. I gazed at the bold expressions of this monumental work and thought: There is a story here.
And what a story. This 114-year-old bronze relief depicted one of the most moving chapters of American Civil War history: when blacks, banned from joining the Union Army, came to Boston by the hundreds from all corners of the country to join the all-volunteer 54th Regiment. After training under the leadership of Robert Gould Shaw, a white colonel, they set off for points south in May 1863 to defend the cause of abolition against the Confederacy.
The rare gathering of a throng of black soldiers in central Boston created such a spectacle that upwards of 100,000 locals lined the streets to see them off. The 1989 feature film Glory, starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Matthew Broderick, popularized the story. But for me, there was nothing like the real drama of standing in the midst of this piece of black America's past.
This and other intriguing episodes in African-American history that occurred in the early years of this stately New England city earn it a place on The Root's Black Bucket List of must-see destinations for travelers interested in African-American culture.
A Surprisingly Rich Black History
Although Boston's austere aura and mixed record on race relations have not made it a top destination for contemporary black travelers, it was, during the early 1800s, home to one of the most colorful, lively, politicized black communities in the country. One reason is that Massachusetts, the first state to abolish slavery in 1783, attracted the largest concentration of free blacks in the country.
Many of those residents in turn took up the causes of abolition, education of blacks and equal rights with an appropriate vengeance. Frederick Douglass could often be heard in Boston pulpits exhorting blacks to take up arms against slavery. Other locals sheltered escaped slaves in their homes, plotted to help abolish slavery and established some of the first black churches and schools in the country.
Eager to learn more about this era of history, I decided to take a self-guided walking tour of Boston's Black Heritage Trail, an excursion organized by the National Park Service. In all it has 14 stops, each of them a venue of significance in the city's African-American history.
A Hub of Abolitionists and Activists
Starting with the 54th Regiment Memorial, the trail winds through the streets of the city's vaunted Beacon Hill neighborhood for 1.6 miles. It took me around three hours to complete the tour; taking the time really helped me put into context the city's early black history and the characters who shaped it.
As I followed the trail, using a Park Service brochure and map, I was thrilled to learn of Boston's unsung black activists. One stop, a house at 66 Phillips Street, is now a private residence, but in the mid-1800s it was a hub of anti-slavery and the home of Lewis and Harriet Hayden, both escaped slaves. The couple frequently held abolitionist gatherings. They also sheltered escaped slaves before helping them gain passage across the Canadian border.
A few blocks away, at 86 Pinckney Street, was the home and occasional barbershop of John J. Smith. An outspoken critic of slavery, Smith turned his barbershop into a meeting place for community organizers and abolitionists.
Wandering through Holmes Alley, a narrow passageway, I could almost feel the ghosts of runaway slaves hiding in the stairwells, with their angry masters in hot pursuit and the hushed voices of the Underground Railroad patrons in the background.
One highlight of the tour is the African Meeting House, a towering brick building with four oversize arched windows. Constructed in 1806, mostly by black laborers, it was the first African Baptist church of Boston. Besides serving as the black community's main spiritual center, it was the center for educational and cultural activities and political meetings.
A long list of prominent abolitionists, led by Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, took to the pulpit here. And when locals began to organize the 54th Volunteer Regiment to help thwart the Confederate Army, the meetinghouse was used as a recruitment center.
Black history also hangs heavy in the Abiel Smith School, located next door. When Boston's growing black families needed a place to educate their children, this compact brick building became the first public school built for blacks in the country. Opened in 1835, it was the educational center for all black schoolchildren.
Two decades later, after a brutal battle for integration, blacks were allowed to enroll in white schools in the city. Boston's Museum of African American History owns the Abiel Smith School building (along with the African Meeting House) and uses it for exhibitions.
Black Boston Culture Today
Steeped now in local black history, I wondered about the city's contemporary black culture. A 10-minute taxi ride south brought me to Roxbury, the center of black Boston for the past several decades. Dudley Square, a settlement of cafés, bars and small businesses in low-rise buildings, is the heart of the neighborhood.
This is clearly a close-knit hood, where a mostly black population mixes easily with the Puerto Ricans and others who now make their home here. The Faces of Dudley — an oversize mural painted in bright colors along a building front across from the square's bus station and police precinct — captures the warm, lively aura of the area. There are grinning faces of current and past residents, highlighted by Malcolm X, who lived here as a teenager with his half sister. There is the Silver Slipper Restaurant and other beloved hangouts.
My first stop was The Haley House Bakery and Café, right on the square. Over a breakfast of scrambled eggs and home fries, I took in the crowd: a small group of young friends having coffee, a black mother and her two kids, a couple here, another there. More than a café, this is a community-based nonprofit that seeks to employ local residents and teach cooking skills. The whole place conveys the warmth of a caring neighborhood.
From there, it was a short walk past the Greek Revival and Victorian homes concentrated in Roxbury to the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists. Housed in a grand mansion with a High Victorian Gothic facade, the museum is dedicated to paintings, sculpture and all other forms of art produced locally, nationally and internationally by black artists.
This place exudes the soul of blackness. Outside in the courtyard is Eternal Presence, a commanding oversize sculpture of the head of a black man commissioned by the museum. Inside, among other works, is The Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death, a striking multimedia piece depicting a black Christ on a crucifix surrounded by other religious objects. A two-hour tour of these and other works kept me absorbed.
African Americans Off the Coast
Of course, Boston is not the only historic African-American stronghold in New England. In the late 1800s and 1900s, blacks found the northern corner of the U.S. more welcoming than other parts of the country and settled in various corners of the region, including Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts.
One of the most prominent black settlements started in the late 1700s on the island of Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts. Here, a mix of freed blacks and escaped slaves bought property and established a church, school and other buildings. The African Meeting House, used as a gathering spot for blacks from the early 1800s, features exhibits about early black life on the island.
Over the last century, the island of Martha's Vineyard, located off the southern coast of Massachusetts, has become a beloved vacation spot for prominent African Americans. Politicians Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Ed Brooke, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and actor Paul Robeson all vacationed here.
In the high summer season, the Martha's Vineyard town of Oak Bluffs draws a lively crowd of black professionals from New York, Atlanta and other urban areas. On any summer afternoon, they hang along the beach or at a cluster of black-owned shops and restaurants around town. The most beloved gathering spots include Lola's Southern Seafood restaurant, Cousen Rose Gallery and C'est La Vie, a gift-and-art shop.
Back in Boston, anxious to dig deeper into the contemporary culinary scene of the city, I dropped into Teranga, a popular new restaurant in the South End specializing in the cuisine of Senegal. Once I was inside, it was clear that this piece of Africa also told a story.
And as the evening progressed, parts of that story unfolded. The atmosphere, enhanced by African art and soft drum music, was calm and romantic. The crowd was mixed. But the key role was played by the food — dishes like accara (black-eyed pea fritters) and thiébou djeun (herb-stuffed white fish in a tomato stew). They brought the taste of Mother Africa straight to Boston, adding yet another layer to the city's rich black culture.
Gary Lee is a freelance feature writer specializing in the culture of urban areas in the U.S. and other countries. He is based in Washington, D.C., and can be reached here.


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But Hammond wasn't a police officer or sheriff's deputy. He wasn't even a licensed bail bondsman. Hammond was simply an admirer of law enforcement who pretended to be in their ranks-and his actions made him a danger to the public.
As a result of an investigation by the FBI, Columbus Police Department, and the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, Hammond is now serving time in prison.
For more than a year, Hammond, now 27, ran a company he called the Midwest Fugitive Task Force. He dressed in tactical gear and carried guns, a Taser, a badge, and a patch identifying him as an agent. At least eight times, he kidnapped people who had skipped bail and received payment from an actual bail bondsman for returning them. Hammond also falsely claimed on several occasions that he was a federal agent.
"He knew how to talk like a cop. He knew the lingo, and people believed him," said Officer Roger Dickinson of the Columbus Police Department, who serves on the FBI Cincinnati Field Office's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).
Bail bondsman licensing varies by state, and Hammond did not have a proper license to operate in Ohio. Hammond was an authorized employee of a private security company, but that license did not allow him to run his own operation.
Hammond wanted to imitate police officers but his behavior differed from that of legitimate law enforcement personnel. He carried an assault rifle, violated individuals' rights, and demeaned those he interacted with, investigators said. Hammond even once pointed an assault rifle at a young child while trying to capture a fugitive.
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Hammond came to the attention of the JTTF after he falsely claimed to be a federal agent investigating terrorism. And although Hammond was a fake officer, he had a real body camera-and he had recorded hours of footage of himself kidnapping his victims.
"He wore a body recorder and captured all of these incidents. We had a lot of disturbing footage of him," said Supervisory Special Agent Greg Naples of the FBI Cincinnati JTTF.
Through their efforts to locate Hammond, FBI agents uncovered additional criminal activity namely, wire fraud and interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle.
Hammond devised a scheme to defraud investors of more than $48,000, telling investors he had secured a government contract for $79 million to provide physical security to the Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia. Hammond represented that he needed start-up money for the business and legal costs until he would receive the $79 million a few months later.
Hammond pleaded guilty last year to kidnapping, impersonating an agent of the United States, interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, and wire fraud charges. He was sentenced in May to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay $48,000 in restitution.
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"Industrial policy has often been criticised as "picking winners"; it is argued that the government is particularly ill-suited to that task (…) The objective of government policy is to identify winning projects with large externalities. In this, they have had a history of notable successes."
These words by Nobel economics laureate, Joseph Stiglitz, in 1999, point to the crux of a common debate: Do governments need to use "industrial policy" to stimulate new sources of growth?
The term "industrial policy" is itself divisive: to some it means meddling governments, choosing national champions and cramping markets, to others it means simply that governments will sometimes need to make strategic choices about where to invest, be it in research and innovation, infrastructure or skills.
To be sure, any form of industrial policy has its risks. Subsidies and the promotion of industrial champions leave governments open to capture from vested interests, just as has happened with certain fossil fuel companies today. This leads to the dangers of lack of competition or allowing protectionism to creep in, with costs for producers, consumers and the wider economy. In fact, most evidence shows that losers are more likely to receive government support than winners, perhaps because they lobby harder.
On the other hand, since governments often end up helping losers, researchers may have underestimated any positive effects, leading to an over-pessimistic assessment of industrial policy. In other words, industrial policy can be made to work.
For a variety of reasons, there is a resurgence of interest in industrial policy, with some of it moving away from subsidies and the promotion of national champions, to "softer"–and potentially less distorting–forms of support or encouragement. Governments are also seeking to become more strategic in their policies, aiming to support the rebalancing of economies in the wake of the crisis.
Boosting renewable energy usage is the kind of project where such strategic interventions by governments could make sense: private returns may be (at least initially) low; its aims have a social and public benefit (clean air, lower carbon emissions, less fossil fuel depletion); there could be economic spinoffs (retrofitting buildings, new jobs), and it involves technologies that require further development and R&D funding.
Government may also have a strategic role to playing fostering clusters for regional development purposes, or to overcome market failures, in finance for instance. The OECD has started to look at the resurgence of industrial policy recently with an eye to improving its evaluation. The aim of this work is not to rehabilitate "old-style" industrial policies, but to strengthen the evidence on how governments can make strategic choices, and what measures are most likely to be successful and in what circumstances.
Good policy should avoid the inertia that can come with targeting particular firms, be based on competition, and support a range of technologies and players instead. They should deal with issues such as skill shortages and supply chain effects, promote accountability, assure public access and evaluation, and protect tax-payers money. They should set realistic goals–there is no point in trying to replicate Silicon Valley, but there is value in supporting basic research in local universities. In short, good design, competition and oversight are a winning formula for sensible "industrial" policies.
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