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Grumant and Fuglefjellet (bird cliffs)

An abandoned Russian town and the summer bird residence.

During my solo trip to Svalbard in June 2019 I booked a boat trip to Barentsburg and Pyramiden, two Russian coal mining towns deep in the Arctic wilderness. However, we passed so many interesting spots on the way, that I just had to make another separate post to share them with you.

The first notable place we passed on the way from Barentsburg was Grumant. Much like Pyramiden, Grumant is an old abandoned Soviet coal mining town, located at the shores of Cole’s bay in Isfjorden, not far from the main Norwegian town Longyearbyn. Although it now lies in ruins, Grumant used to be the largest settlement on Svalbard in 1951-1952 with about 1000 people and was one the earlier coal mines on Svalbard, dating back to pre-World War I.

The town owes its name to the Russian Pomori, who used to call the entire Svalbard archipelago Grumant, which was likely a corrupted form of the word Greenland, because the two Arctic lands were often confused with each other. Pomori or Pomors were early Arctic explorers, hunters, fishermen and traders from the shores of White Sea in Russia, who established small hunting outposts allover Svalbard and were one of the first people to discover it. They came for the whales and stayed for the coal, which is why Russia still owns land on Svalbard today (Barentsburg, Pyramiden and Grumant).

Impressions of Grumant from afar

Grumant was established in 1912 as part of the first Russian coal mining expedition to Svalbard. That summer 25 men started extracting coal in Cole’s bay and the town continued to grow slowly until 1931, when it was bought by Arktikugol, a newly founded Russian company, which now handles all Russian Arctic interests and owns the mining towns. They significantly increased the production of coal and Grumant’s population grew accordingly. Although the coal mining efforts were briefly interrupted by the Second World War, when everything but a water tower was destroyed, Grumant continued to produce coal until 1961. However, the coal quality was steadily diminishing, so the Russians decided to pull out of Grumant and focus their efforts on the freshly established Pyramiden mine, which started to produce coal in 1955. By 1967, Grumant was completely evacuated and abandoned.

It is located at a rather inaccessible location, which must have made the coal mining logistics quite painful, and today you can only visit it by boat, with a snowmobile or if you hike there. As far as I know boats don’t go ashore at Grumant, but they do take you to another abandoned coal mine instead, the Norwegian Hiorthhamn. My boat trip didn’t include that one, so you’ll have to check it out on your own. Also, Grumant has a graveyard, which contains some of the last graves on Svalbard. It is now illegal to die (be buried) on Svalbard, because the bodies don’t decompose in the cold, which is why the graveyard at Grumant has apparently been severely disturbed, both by animals and humans.

After we got a good look at Grumant we continued our journey towards Pyramiden. You can see some of the photos I took on the way in the gallery below, because Svalbard is one of those destinations where everything just looks amazing.

On the way from Grumant

The next sight we encountered after Grumant was Svenskhuset, i.e. the Swedish house, which is the oldest building on Spitsbergen. It was established by Swedes as a safe haven for hunters and explorers during the harsh Arctic winters, but has since been tainted by a 19th century tragedy. In 1872 some Norwegian seal hunters got stuck on the island and sought help from baron Nordenskiöld, the Arctic explorer after whom the Nordenskiöldbreen glacier next to Pyramiden was named (you can see it in the Pyramiden blog post – coming soon).

His group didn’t have enough provisions for everyone, so 17 men without families were selected to go and spend the winter in the Swedish house. When a Norwegian ship set out to find them in the summer of 1873, they found only the dead. The house was locked from the inside with a warning not to enter and the bodies of all 17 men were found either outside wrapped in cloth or inside, still lying in beds or sitting on the chairs. At first it was believed that they’d died of scurvy, which is caused by lack of vitamin C and was a frequent disease of sailors and explorers, so the men were accused of being careless and negligent. However, in 2008 the bodies were examined by a doctor and his team found that they had actually died of lead poisoning. Lead was a commonly used in tin can sealants back in those days, in quantities as high as 50%, and since all they had to eat were cans the men must have ingested a huge amount.

The Swedish house is located somewhere next to the dark, flat mountain that you can see in the photos below, but my phone’s zoom was not up to capturing it, so you can see a better photo here.

Svenskhuset (kind of)

Our final stop of the boat trip were Fuglefjellet – the bird cliffs/the bird mountains. We actually saw them after coming back from Pyramiden, but I had to divide my boat trip blog posts somehow, otherwise it would’ve been one long novel of a post. This spot is known as bird cliffs, because it is the nesting place of thousands of birds, which stay there during the Arctic summer. It is literally packed with birds and the cliff sides are unusually green for Svalbard, as the abundance of plants, moss and lichen is facilitated by all the bird poop. The birds also make plenty of noise, so it feels like coming next to a whirlwind or a very overcrowded Middle Eastern market and I was pretty glad I was on a boat at a safe distance.

Fuglefjellet bird cliffs

I’m not much of a bird person, but I was told there are lots of different species living at the bird cliffs, such as little auks, geese, common guillemots, black guillemots, gulls, fulmars and sometimes even the Svalbard ptarmigan.

Here’s one of my favourite photos from Svalbard as the cherry on top of this post.

Bird travel tips: If you’re a bird lover, I’d really recommend one of the bird watching trips (like this), because the birds were so distinctive and interesting that even I could tell there was more than one species (trust me, that’s a success). Fuglefjellet is the most easily accessible bird watching destination, because you can even hike there from Longyearbyen, but if you want to really go for the whole bird experience, then the Alkefjellet bird clifs located further north are the way to go.

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A chronology 1660-1832 The Restoration Settlement

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The Restoration Settlement

1660: May, Convention a full and legal Parliament; act for confirming judicial proceedings passed; July,crown lands excluded from land sales bill; act of general pardon, indemnity and oblivion; act confirming ministers of religion inpossession; new Navigation Act; disbandment of army begun.Worcester House conference between anglican and presbyterian representatives; October, conciliatory Worcester House Declaration, but in second session of Convention Parliament legislation based on it failed. Irish land settlement announced.

1661: January, rising of Fifth Monarchists in London. General election (Jan-Feb). Apr, Savoy palace conference between anglicans and presbyterians,which ended in deadlock. May, first session of the 'Cavalier' Parliament; bishops readmitted to House of Lords.Quaker Act. Irish Parliament sat, for only time beteen 1660 and1685, to ratify land settlement. June, alliance treaty signed for marriage of Charles and Catherine of Braganza. Charles's army brought up to 6,000 men. July, Militia Act gave crown supreme control of militia and armed forces. Dec, Corporation Act passed giving crown power to purge the disaffected.

1662: March, uncompromising prayer book accepted by Parliament which passed Uniformity act. Hearth tax imposed. Session ended 19May, and king failed in attempt to suspend Act of Uniformity. 24Aug, ejection of non-conforming ministers. Charles's army increased to 8,000. Sale of Dunkirk to France. Dec, Charles's first declaration of indulgence.

1663: Feb, Parliament reassembled and rejected crown's right to dispense with penal laws. Attempted republican rising in Ireland. July, unsuccessful attempt to impeach Clarendon. Aug, republican conspiracies discovered in Yorks and Durham. Sept, Scottish Parliament dissolved after restoring Lords of the Articles andarmy of 22,000.

1664: April, new Triennial Act; act passed against conventicles.Nov, end to separate clerical taxation, in return for which clergy allowed to vote in future elections. Dec, Parliament voted £2.5m towards anticipated war against Dutch.

1665: March, English declaration of war against Dutch. June, naval victory over Dutch, but in Oct. reconstituted Dutch fleet blockaded the Thames. Plague in London forced Parliament to sit at Oxford. Five mile Act passed against dissenting preachers and teachers. Clarendon's 'non-resisting oath' of loyalty to church and state narrowly rejected by Commons.

1666: Jan, France allied with Dutch against England; Naval defeat in May followed by victory in July. Sept, Great Fire of London. Bitter parliamentary disputes over money and growth of opposition to court.
The Cabal

1667: Buckingham dismissed for parliamentary opposition. Death of Lord Treasurer Southampton allowed treasury to be put incommission. June, Dutch inflicted humiliation on ships in the Medway. July, Peace of Breda ended the war. Dismissal of Clarendon, who was impeached in Oct. and fled to France in Nov.

1668: Apr, Triple Alliance concluded between England, United Provinces and Sweden; but followed by French diplomatic manoeuvres, both public and private, to negotiate an alliance with Charles.

1669: Duke of York converted to Roman Catholicism, and in January Charles allegedly revealed his own catholic and pro-French sympathies at a secret meeting with York, Clifford, Arundel and Arlington. Clandestine negotiations with France. Dec, Charles prorogued Parliament to block a Conventicles bill (to replace the act which expired in May 1668).

1670: Feb-Mar, Second Conventicles bill passed; additional duty on wines granted for royal ordinary revenue for eight years. May, Duchess of Orleans (Charles's sister) met king at Dover and secret treaty with France was signed, including clause declaring king a catholic. Oct, Commons endorsed Triple Alliance policy but in December a public treaty with France was signed, omitting the secret clauses about catholicism. The new treaty declared intention to attack Dutch in Spring 1672.

1671: Feb, further revenue granted for six years. Parliament prorogued in Apr before passage of a Test Act (which would have excluded catholics from office)

1672: Jan, Stop of the Exchequer. Mar, declaration of indulgence issued, and war declared against Dutch. Heavy losses at nava battle of Sole Bay. June, William of Orange became Stadhoulder ofUnited Provinces. July, allied fleet dispersed by storm.

1673: Feb, Shaftesbury (now Lord Chancellor) declared the Dutch to be 'England's eternal enemy'. Commons voted that 'penal statutes in matters ecclesiastical cannot be suspended but by actof Parliament'; voted £1.2m for war but delayed supply bill until religious grievances redressed. Mar, Charles abandoned declarationof indulgence and assented to Test Act; York and Clifford resigned offices. Naval setbacks. Sept, marriage of York with catholic Mary of Modena. Oct, Parliament reassembled in anti-war mood, Nov, disintegration of Cabal.
Danby’s ministry

1674: Jan, Commons attacked Arlington, Buckingham and Lauderdale; voted against standing army. Parliament prorogued to prevent passage of anti-catholic legislation. Feb, Treaty of Westminster ended war. Danby ascendant as minister.

1675: Jan, announcement of new measures against Catholics and dissenters. Apr-May abortive impeachment of Danby. Defeat of Court's 'non-resisting test'. Aug, Louis XIV secretly promised to pay Charles a subsidy to keep Parliament prorogued. Parliament met, but rejected proposal to pay royal debts.

1676: Jan, Compton census of religious opinion. Feb, new secret treaty between England and France, which Danby refused to countersign. July-Aug French military victories over Dutch.

1677: Parliament recalled but four lords sent to Tower for arguing that it was legally dissolved. Mar-Apr MPs urged anti-French and pro-Dutch foreign policy, but Charles made alliance with France in return for 2m French livres to keep Parliament prorogued and Danby gave consent. Nov, marriage of William of Orange to Princess Mary (daughter of York). Dec, Anglo-Dutch treaty concluded.
Crisis 1678-1681

1678: King ratified Anglo-Dutch treaty but used it to obtain more money from France. Feb, Parliament granted £1m for anti-French war. May, further secret agreement between Louis XIV and Charles. Commons voted to disband army. July France and UnitedProvinces made peace.

1678: Sept, Titus Oates revealed Popish Plot to murder the King and massacre protestants; 17 Oct, Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey found murdered; Nov,Cavalier Parliament passed Second Test Act excluding catholics (except duke of York) from Parliament. Dec, Ralph Montagu revealed to MPs Danby's secret negotiations with France; Danby impeached.

1679: Jan, dissolution of Cavalier Parliament. General election went against the Court. Mar, York sent into exile in Brussels by Charles. Apr, Privy Council remodelled to include Shaftesbury and court critics; Danby committed to Tower. May, first exclusion bill introduced and passed second reading but prorogation of Parliament prevented further progress. Habeas Corpus act passed; Licensing law lapsed. June, Rebellion in Scotland defeated by Monmouth. Parliament dissolved. Aug, King's serious illness prompted return of York.Parliament deferred after defeat at polls for Court.

1680: Jan, petitions presented unsuccessfully calling for Parliament to meet. Resignation of key members from privy council. Apr, 'abhorrences' of petitions presented. Oct, James exiled to Scotland. Nov, second exclusion bill passed Commons but defeated in Lords. Parliament discussed 'limitations' on a popish successor. Bills for comprehension and toleration introduced.

1681: Jan, Parliament dissolved. Mar, French agreement withCharles concluded; Parliament met at Oxford for only a week before dissolution. Apr, Charles issued Declaration justifying the dissolutions. July, Shaftesury sent to Tower on charge of treason. Scottish Parliament confirmed James's right of succession. Purges of local office holders signalled start of 'Tory reaction'.
Partisan politics 1681-8

1682: May, James returned from Edinburgh. July, Tories won rigged London election for sheriffs. Nov, Shaftesbury fled to Holland.

1683: Jan, Quo Warranto issued against London charter which (June) was declared forfeit. June, Rye House Plot discovered, leading to execution of Algernon Sidney and Lord Russell.

1684: Mar, Charles ignored Triennial Act and failed to summon Parliament. May, James restored to Privy Council in defiance of Test Act. Quo warrantos continued against local corporations.

1685: Feb, accession of James II. Mar-Apr rout of Whigs at election. May, Parliament granted king further ordinary revenue. May, Monmouth rebellion; July, Monmouth executed; Aug-Sept, 'bloody assizes' lead to 300 executions. Oct, Louis XIV revoked Edict of Nantes. Nov, second session of Parliament protested against catholic appointments in army. Press Licensing act renewed.

1686: Tyrconnel began purging Irish army of protestants. June, Godden vs Hales case established royal dispensing power. July, Ecclesiastical Commission set up to strengthen royal control over church. Sept, Bishop Compton suspended for refusing to silence anti-catholic preaching in London. Dec, Rochester dismissed as lord treasurer.

1687: Feb, Declaration of Indulgence in Scotland followed in Apr by one in England. James began attack on Magdalen College, Oxford. Oct-Dec, 'Three Questions' asked regarding support for repeal of Test and penal laws. Remodelling of corporations.

1688: Apr, second Declaration of Indulgence issued, and ordered in May to be read in all churches. May, Archbishop Sancroft and six other bishops refused and were prosecuted for seditious libel (acquitted June); birth of Prince of Wales. 30 June, invitation issued to William of Orange to intervene by force.

1688 Oct, William of Orange issued Declaration to justify his impending invasion; James II cancelled elections but restored charters and jps. First invasion fleet repelled by storms, Sunderland dismissed. 5 Nov, second invasion attempt succeeded. Churchill deserted James and royal army retreated from Salisbury without fighting. 8 Dec James' commissioners contacted William to negotiate terms; 11-15 Dec, James' first (abortive) flight, 18-22 second (successful) flight. 28 Dec. Convention Parliament summoned.

1689: Jan elections gave Whig majority; rebellion in Ireland. 13 Feb, Declaration of Rights and joint sovereignty offered to William and Mary. Scottish Jacobite uprising suppressed. 5 May war declared against France. Toleration Act.
1690-1694 confused politically:

In 1689 William appointed a mixed ministry, with a slight preponderance of whigs. Disillusioned radical whigs and William increasingly disillusioned with Whigs. Turn to Tories for 3 years. Then to Whigs.

1690: Jan, Whig Corporation bill lost. 6 Feb, Parliament dissolved. Tory gains at election (Feb-Mar). July, Battle of Boyne victory for William over Franco-Irish army.

1691: Oct, surrender of Limerick ended war in Ireland.

1692: Churchill (now Marlborough) dismissed from commands on suspicion of Jacobitism. Predominantly Tory administration. May, victory at La Hogue ended fear of French invasion.

1693: Mar, king vetoed Triennial bill. Sunderland, June, began to exert influence over William.

1694: Jan, place bill vetoed by William. May, changes of ministry in favour of Whigs. Dec, Triennial bill passed, death of Queen Mary.
1694-1698 dominance of Whigs

1695: Attack on corruption. May lapse of Licensing Act. Oct-Nov, general election - Whig gains.

1696: Feb, Plot to assassinate William revealed; Parliament adopted Whig proposal for an Association, declaring William as 'rightful and lawful king'.

1697: May, peace congress opened at Ryswick. Dec, criticism of standing army.

1699-1702 Loosening of party divisions

1699: Jan, disbanding bill passed. Junto under attack.

1701: May act ofsettlement, providing for a Protestant Hanoverian succession. Impeachment of Junto Whigs, but acquitted by House of Lords. France recognised James III.
1702-1704 Tory Government.

1702: Mar, death of William III, accession of Queen Anne. July general election gave Tories a decisive victory.

1704: Fall of High Tory ministers. Moderate Robert Harley appointed secretary of state. Nov, third occasional conformity bill.
1705-8 Moderate Party Government

1705: general election, Whig gains leaving parties equally balanced.

1707: Mar, royal assent to union with Scotland.

1708: Fall of Robert Harley after attempt to institute a moderate Tory government. Apr, Anne split with erstwhile favourite, the duchess of Marlborough. Oct, death of Anne's husband George weakened her opposition to the Junto. Somers and Wharton re-entered cabinet.
1708-1710 Whig party dominant

1709: Nov. Henry Sacheverell preached against 'false brethren in church and state' and impeached.

1709: 5 Nov, Henry Sacheverell preached against 'false brethren in Church and State'. Dec, Whigs voted to impeach him.
1710-14 High Church/Tory power

1710: March Sacheverell found guilty but received very light sentence. Tories won landslide victory at general election.

1711: May, Harley created Lord Treasurer. Sept preliminary peace terms signed. Dec, government defeated in Lords over 'no peace without Spain'; crisis resolved by creation of 12 new peers and dismissal of Marlborough. Dec, 4th occasional conformity bill passed.

1712: Oct, clash in cabinet between Oxford (Harley) and Bolingbroke (St.John).

1713: Mar, Peace treaty signed. Whigs lost election.

1714: Tories split over succession. Oxford dismissed (July) but death of Queen prevented Bolingbroke seizing power. 1Aug, George I proclaimed king. Sept-Oct sweeping government changes in favour of whigs. Oct, George I's coronation accompanied by some pro-Jacobite disorders.
1714-16 Succession and Jacobitism

1714: 1 Aug, George I proclaimed king. Sept-Oct sweeping government changes in favour of whigs: treasury in commission under Halifax and rest of junto in cabinet plus Walpole as paymaster-general. Oct, George I's coronation accompanied by some pro-Jacobite disorders.

1715: Jan-Feb, Whig electoral victory. Bolingbroke fled to France. May-July Jacobite riots, requiring Riot Act to be passed. Deaths of Wharton and Halifax. June, motions to impeach Bolingbroke and Oxford; July, latter committed to Tower. Sept, Jacobite rebellion in Scotland. Oct, Walpole appointed first lord of treasury.
1716-1720 Whig Schism

1716: Apr, remnants of rebellion in Scotland suppressed; Septennial act extended life of Parliaments to seven years. Sept, intrigues among whig ministers (Stanhope and Sunderland vs Townshend and Walpole) began 'whig schism'.

1717: arrest of Swedish minister Gyllenborg for Jacobite conspiracy. Mar, Bishop Hoadley preached controversial sermon ('My kingdom is not of this world'). Townshend dismissed and Walpole resigned after opposing supply for possible war against Sweden. Walpole and his supporters began to harrass Stanhope-Sunderland ministry. July, Oxford acquitted. Dec. Prince George ordered by king to leave St James's Palace.

1718: Dec, Stanhope introduced bill to repeal occasional conformity and schism acts; Britain declared war on Spain which had refused the European settlement.

1719: bill to repeal occasional conformity and schism act narrowly passed. Feb peerage bill introduced (to replace Scottish representative peers in Parliament with hereditary ones, but thereafter no more than six new peerages to be created) and passed in Nov. in Lords but defeated in Commons, largely due to Walpole.

1720: Mar, Irish Declaratory act declared Ireland 'to be subordinate unto and dependent upon the imperial crown of Great Britain, as being inseparably united and annexed thereto'; Westminster to have power to make law for Ireland. Spring, reconciliation between Walpole/Townshend and Whig ministry. Sept, South Sea Bubble burst. Oct, proclamation by the Pretender. Dec, Walpole devised rescue package for stock market.

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  • 24v & 240v with battery back proving full redundancy against power loss
  • Independent Earthing System
  • Design and qualified on ASN OALC4 cable and land joint technology (PEL)

Sensor and Alarm Unit:

The first part of the system is a truly mobile unit containing active current sensors and alarms. Designed and tested to the highest standard this part of the system provides continuous monitoring for current on the cable throughout the entire repair operation.

Built with full redundancy against power failure, the system will activate upon the sudden presence of a current above 100mAmp or 250mAmp (selectable). The bespoke switching unit is rated to 10kV (tested to 25kV for 1 minute), has passed 28kV impulse +/- 15 times and has been tested to 400A.

Tools and Equipment:

The second component of the system are the earthing tools and equipment. Again designed specifically for this application the tools provide continuous earth protection to each power conductor within the cable. Tested to 400A the simple to use tools provide effective and complete protection for the operator. Ease of use means quicker operational times.

Operational Procedures:

The third component of the system are the comprehensive procedures which are used in conjunction with the jointing procedures and cover nearly all current cable types in use. Those cable types not currently covered can be easily and quickly introduced as and when required. Full training for all users and operators ensures that the system is used both safely and effectively, maximising the cable operation.

Independent Verified Earth:

No part of the system is any more or any less important than the other. However, it is reasonable to say that in terms of providing the best levels of protection and safety the system can only operate as good as the earth that it is attached to. In the ship board environment this is easily achieved by connecting to a permanent ships earth.

However, in a terrestrial location this is clearly not possible. To overcome this situation, a specialised process has been devised to provide a verifiable earthing point close to the point of operation and thus providing the principle point of protection.


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Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Bites

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Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Bites can be an appetizer, a mid-day snack, or a cheesy-bread to go along with a full meal. Key to these wonderful morsels is the cheeses you use, they must be excellent quality, and the inclusion of sriracha sauce – no other hot sauce will quite do.

Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Bites

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Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Bites Recipe-

  1. To make the buffalo chicken mixture, in a small bowl, combine the chicken, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, melted butter and sriracha sauce, then set aside.
  2. Heat the milk in a the bowl of an electric mixer, then add the 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and stir until the sugar is all dissolved into the milk. Place in the bowl in the mixer, and fit the mixer with its dough hook.
  3. Add 2-1/2 cups flour and yeast into the bowl, and mix on low speed until a soft dough forms. If necessary, add up to 1/2 additional flour, to achieve good doughy consistency.
  4. Let the dough set up in the mixer bowl for 5-7 minutes, then take the dough out, place on a flat, lightly floured surface, gently knead it a few times, and then form it into a smooth ball.
  5. Place the dough ball into a lightly oiled clean bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise at room temperature (in a draft-free place) until the ball has doubled in size and bubbles are appearing on the surface – this should take about 2 hours.
  6. Preheat your oven to 400°F, and place the rack in the oven’s middle position. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  7. Place the dough onto a lightly floured flat surface and cut into 4 equal pieces.
  8. Dust your hands with a little flour, then gently roll and stretch 1 piece of dough to form a 12-inch-long rope.
  9. Flatten the dough ropes and arrange (one rope at a time) so a long side is nearest you, then lightly flour a rolling pin and roll them out to make an approximately 12″ X 4″ rectangle.
  10. Press one fourth of buffalo chicken mixture gingerly into lower third of each rectangle, leaving a 1/2-inch border along bottom edge. Stretch the bottom edge of the dough rectangle up and over the filling, and press together firmly to seal, then roll up as tightly as you can, to again form a rope.
  11. Now cut each rope into 12 pieces and place them onto a baking sheet pan. Allow to rest at room temperature, uncovered, for half an hour, you will see the dough rising a bit.
  12. Bake your Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Bites in the preheated oven for 5-7 minutes or until the tops are turning a nice light golden brown.
  13. Remove from the oven. Some of the bites may have cheese oozing out, if so trim them for appearance. Brush the tops of all the pieces with melted butter.
  14. Serve your Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Bites while fresh out of the oven and still nice and warm.


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strategically fighting poverty

Please take a few minutes to read this.  We can’t save the world but we can make a difference.

It’s in the news all around us:  the situation in Darfur; the cyclone catastrophe in Burma/Myanmar; unfathomable hunger in North Korea; the food crisis in numerous places around the world, and the list can and do go on.  Over 3 billion people live on less than $2/day; About 1 billion live on less than $1/day; Nearly 1.1 billion people do not have access to clean water; About 27,000-30,000 children die daily due to poverty.  Staggering and numbing statistics.

While it’s awkward to make a public appeal and broadcast of our vision, that is the decision that we’ve made – for better or worse.  We do care what others think which is why we didn’t want to be in this situation but we also realized that in order for us to pursue what we feel called to do, we simply can’t do it alone.

As some of you already know, we are birthing a non-profit & non-religious Humanitarian organization to fight global poverty.  It has begun and we’ll be using the next several months to ramp up to our offical launch.  While we’re not ready to yet reveal the name of our organization, this is our goal:

Our hope is to create a grassroots, global, and viral movement by integrating three key elements: human relationships, compassion & justice, and technology & creativity.

Our goal for the organization and website is to create a global community for the purposes of: 1) information and education, 2) collection and distribution, and 3) collaboration and innovation. Our goal is to give away 100% of all donations to small organizations and partners around the world that are already fighting extreme poverty. While not exclusive, our vision is to focus on small ngos (<$100k budget) around the world and engage in larger grants of microfinance, and granting seed money for future ventures. Our goal is to raise $1 million by 2010, $5 million in 5 years and $25 million+ in the next 20 years. Ideally, our goal is to raise as much money as possible and redistribute 100% of those funds around the world to the fight of global poverty.

  1. We are set to receive tax-deductible donations. If you are interested in making a donation, contact me to receive the support letter. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $66,000 to help with the operation expenses. We’re asking for folks to consider giving $250, $500, $1000, $5000, and what the heck, anything helps. As you know, we’ve personally committed $100,000 to get this started. You can click here to read more.
  2. Join this FACEBOOK GROUP and help spread the word.
  3. Join us for the upcoming INTRO MEETING. Date forthcoming.
  4. If this is your vibe, please keep us in PRAYER.

  1. Finish up the last leg of paperwork.  Thanks to one of our lawyer friends, this seems to be in good hands.
  2. Set up office in the next 2-3 weeks and get the beta website up by the end of this month.  We’ll need to go through multiple versions.
  3. Organize an INTRO MEETING for anyone interested in learning more and meet up with potential advisors, volunteer and paid staff, and board of directors.
  4. To work our asses off during our sabbatical which begins in about 5 weeks [3 months].  Before we head off to Asia, Minhee and I [likely myself] will be off to Haiti to make some connections and learn first hand about the global food crisis.

Our vision cannot eradicate poverty.  But our simple hope is to be moved and move others into action because while we can’t save the world, we can help one child, one family, one village…  We can make a difference.

And yes, as I shared before, we are simply joining in what is already going on around the world.  We are not the first and thankfully, we will not be the last.  Nevertheless, our hope and prayer is that our Foundation and NPO can provide a unique opportunity for many around the world to engage this fight.

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  1. i wanna help too. this is a great cause. i had never really understood what was going on around the world, when i was living in the states. Now that i’ve seen more of the world, i see things need done.
    good luck.

  2. Like Nike says “Just Do It”..Here is my prayer for a great start and a successful launch. You might like to visit some sites like which is an organization
    in the process of filling up stomachs for scholars in primary class. It is the single largest non government poor feeding done for 8.5 million (yes 8.5 million) kids EVERYDAY.

    May all the prayers of all the children join you in your efforts.

  3. This is a magnificent vision, and I hope it is fulfilled beyond your wildest dreams for it.

    But there’s one fairly obvious question to ask here: namely, why isn’t anything explicit about the Gospel of Jesus and his Kingdom among the “key elements” of this plan? Why is it a good thing that this is a “non-religious” project? This seems like an odd selling point from the perspective of an ECC pastor.

  4. Greetings from St. Louis! PLEASE let me know when this website kicks off, I’d love to help spread the news over the web-waves. And thanks for helping answer the question of “Who is your neighbor?” I’m flat broke myself, but would be happy to help in ways non-financial. Godspeed!

    (P.S. My favorite line: “To work our asses off during our sabbatical…” Ironic and incredibly biblical at the same time… love it)

  5. i can’t speak for PE, but i will say this in response to emjay’s question about not being a religious organization. the corporation i work for likes for its employees to participate in community building, non-profit work, etc… but will only participate in employer matching type programs for non-religious organizations. there are a lot of companies that have similar requirements/restrictions.

    anyway, i certainly don’t really have any answers, but it kinda reminds me of this passage in the old testament (hehehe, time to do some studying) somewhere that the people of Israel were all coming to their one leader for help to settle their disputes. his father in law who was not of the people of Israel advised him very wisely to delegate the responsibilities to other wise elders amongst the people. and in this way, the people were cared for.

    i guess i just don’t think things have to have the word Christian stamped on it to be doing God’s work. just my opinion, though… 🙂

    PE, i’m REALLY excited to read about this…. looking forward to hearing more as more details get ironed out.

  6. @emjay: this is what i wrote in an earlier entry…

    “This organization is a non-profit and non-religious organization. Couple pastors I’ve spoken to have pushed back and shared honestly [which I appreciate] that they couldn’t support our endeavor because it is not a Christian organization. Minhee and I love Christ. I am a pastor. But this will not be a Christian organization per se. While we know we’ll partner and support many Christian organizations, the fight against global poverty is not just a Christian issue – it is a humanity issue. We care about preaching the gospel but we care equally if not more about demonstrating the gospel. We don’t care who you are. If you care about human suffering and are involved in the fight against global poverty, we want to collaborate with you.”

  7. Eugene, This is very encouraging and inspiring. I look forward to helping spread the word and sent you an email asking for more info.

  8. I love your comments that “it’s a humanity” issue….and about “demonstrating the gospel.” Really look forward to hearing more and seeing how to support what you and Minhee are doing….love that it’s doing, not just talking about doing! Good news to the poor….sounds like something Jesus was into?

  9. I love your vision, being the hands and feet of the body of Christ……hearing the cry of the oppressed. We are blessed beyond measure and it’s time to bless others. I will put the word out and do what ever I can to help. peace be with you!

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This Is What Makes Collaborative Philanthropy an Effective Approach

This Is What Makes Collaborative Philanthropy an Effective Approach

Philanthropists are continually seeking out ways to make their giving more effective, from creating unique giving structures to working closer with the communities being assisted. One of the oldest strategies for increasing impact is collaboration, which is evident in large community organizations like United Way Worldwide.

In recent years, the number of independent funder collaboratives has skyrocketed, which begs the question of how much collaboration really helps. Several researchers have begun looking at collaboratives to see how they function effectively and identify the reasons they might fail or succeed.

A team of researchers recently set out to find concrete answers to this inquiry and published their results in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Here is more information about their findings.

Uncovering What Drives Success in Collaborative Philanthropy

The researchers identified more than 125 articles and reports addressing philanthropic collaboratives. They then conducted an analysis of their findings to make recommendations about what these organizations should do and what they should avoid. Ultimately, the team uncovered important knowledge gaps, especially when it came to the question of whether or not collaboratives are effective structures for giving.

Perhaps it is not surprising that these knowledge gaps exist. One of the inherent difficulties in studying collaboratives is that there is no perfect control group for comparison. Furthermore, structures across collaboratives vary dramatically, and leaders often prove reticent to speak openly about their failures.

Next, the team decided to look deeply at 10 relatively successful collaboratives and 15 that had experienced considerable setbacks to help fill in the identified knowledge gaps. All of the included collaboratives pooled resources to fund initiatives rather than providing support while members pursued their own, individual philanthropy.

The successful collaboratives all had existed for at least three years, which gave leaders adequate time to reflect on their processes. The researchers conducted dozens of interviews and received surveys from hundreds of relevant parties. In the end, the team found that collaboration can drive incredible returns when executed well and effect results that no one could have accomplished on their own.

The Importance of a Unifying Investment Thesis in Collaboration

Of course, no consistent recipe for success exists for collaborative philanthropic organizations. However, the researchers did find one prominent thing that all 10 successful organizations had in common: the presence of a clear primary investment thesis.

This thesis lays out exactly how the collaborative will achieve an impact that could not be accomplished by the individual members alone. This thesis also explored how the team could create value for both funders and grantees based on the types of goals that it hopes to pursue.

Everyone involved with the collaborative needs to be on the same page about the investment thesis, which is not an easy thing to get right. Collaboratives should prioritize a primary thesis, according to the researchers. That way, everyone works toward the same goal.

These theses took one of several forms. Some theses focused on organization funding, which means finding proven, capable grantees and trusting them to develop their own programming. Other theses want to build more resilient fields by changing practices slowly over time to help organizations more easily carry out their strategies. A third thesis strategy involves working toward achievable milestones on the road toward population-level change. These three strategies are all valid, but very different, which is why it is so critical to get everyone in agreement.

Deciding on the Optimal Investment Thesis for a Collaborative

The next question deals with how funders go about finding the right investment thesis for their collaboratives. The researchers found that this agreement usually came out of a discussion of how the collaborative members want to make an impact and the values they wish to bring to their work. When all of this information is on the table, it becomes easier to figure out a strategy that capitalizes on everyone’s individual strengths and allows them to work together toward a common good.

Every collaborative goes through a startup phase, which is the ideal time for addressing this sort of question. One of the significant strengths of a collaborative is the different experiences, knowledge, and insight brought by each member. However, this strength can lead to downfall if balance is not found, and expectations made explicit, early.

While the conversation about strategy should happen early, that does not mean plans should not evolve over time. Another key aspect of success for collaboratives involves flexibility. Each of the successful collaboratives studied by the researchers when through significant strategic modifications later in its lifecycle.

Often, successful collaboratives were distinguished from failed ones by the ability to identify the need for change and the ability to achieve a new consensus. Both internal and external circumstances will shift and the investment thesis may also need to change as these shifts occur. Such a change will keep the value proposition high for donor-members so that everyone stays invested in the organization. When an organization does not change, people may start to withdraw and the collaborative will crumble.

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EU to unveil summer holiday plans amid Schengen fears

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The EU's external borders will be shut down until mid-June as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, although cross-border travel within the bloc could be resumed earlier.

The European Commission is set to announce a three-phase approach on Wednesday (13 May) to gradually reopen internal borders.

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"The main criteria that must be used [by member states] to keep or lift internal border is the approximation of the epidemiological situation in different countries," the head of the commission's directorate-general for home affairs, Monique Pariat, told MEPs in the committee on civil liberties ahead of the announcement.

"The process will be complicated. Member states have introduced different measures in a very uncoordinated manner and unwinding these different national decisions will take some time," Pariat added.

"The challenge which lies ahead of us is to restore the integrity of the Schengen area, in concretely by returning to the unrestrictive freedom of movement of persons, goods and services," she warned.

In the first phase, internal borders controls should be lifted in a coordinated manner, in which member states should inform each other of their intentions to ease restrictions to limit the impact on the internal market, transport sector and free movement, the Croatian minister of the interior Terezija Gras, whose country holds the EU's council presidency, told MEPs on Tuesday (12 May).

"Restrictions on travel should first be eased between areas with a comparable low circulation of the virus, although regional specificities should be considered," she added.

After internal borders are reopened, restrictions on the EU's external borders would be lifted. This combination "will eventually lead to restoring the normal functioning of the Schengen area," Gras also said.

Earlier this year, the EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said that travel bans and border closures were not seen by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the most effective measure to halt the spread of the virus.

'No bilateral deals'

Meanwhile, the commission has spoken against bilateral agreements between member states - stressing that all EU citizens should be allowed to cross a border once is open, regardless of their nationality.

Likewise, the commission warned European countries that have introduced 14-day quarantines for travellers entering their territory that this measure must be "proportional and non-discriminatory".

"Member states will first lift restrictions at home based on objective criteria, not on nationality or proximity. Once member states allow travelling to an area they must not discriminate," warned the commissioner for home affairs, Ylva Johansson, on Tuesday.

However, Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz, for one example, said last week that he intends to open the borders this summer for tourists coming from "safe countries" like Germany or the Czech Republic.

And recent reports indicate that several countries - Australia, Austria, Israel, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Singapore and New Zealand - are working to open "possible travel corridors" between each other for this summer, what could mean that travelling this summer from Greece to Israel could be easier than from Greece to Italy.

Death of Schengen - again

"The serious risk we are facing today is the death of Schengen, we simply cannot afford this," warned socialist MEP Tanja Fajon.

"It is in a very poor and problematic state. It has been hit years ago by the refugee crisis and the virus delivered another blow," she added

The principle of free movement of people in the EU was first in serious danger in 2015 when some member states introduced border checks due to the migration crisis - some of them even kept those controls in place.

"The freedom to move across and around Europe without check-in borders and restrictions is one of the major achievement of the EU integration and restore it as soon as possible is a priority for the commission - also taking into account the economic cost of border restrictions," said director-general Parait.

The commission pledged to prioritise tourism in an EU recovery plan as it is estimated that the tourism industry could face loses of up to €400bn.

EU Commission clash with countries over travel refund

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New rules coming for Europeans' summer travel

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Insights into the Norwegian History Competition

Karsten Korbøl | Photo: Caroline Reistad / Fritt Ord
Karsten Korbøl | Photo: Caroline Reistad / Fritt Ord

»An Opportunity to Express Yourself«
Looking back on 20 years of EUSTORY Norway

The first Norwegian History Competition took place in 1999/2000. Karsten Korbøl is a teacher of History and Civics and has been serving as the coordinator of the competition since 2006. Additionally, he is working as teacher trainer at the University of Oslo.

In an interview with Katja Fausser, Managing Director of EUSTORY, he reviews the competition’s impact and the specific role history is playing in his country.

The EUSTORY Network is about sharing different perspectives of the past in Europe. What is special about the way history is dealt with in Norway?

»Some countries have more history than others«– I am afraid this sentence is true. Of course, new interpretations of the Norwegian resistance movement during the Second World War always stir up debate when they tamper with what we believe were our heroes. But compared to other European nations, Norway has a low level of conflict in its society. In many regards, our society is based on the idea of compromise which predominantly is the basis of our political culture.

Having said that, the 2011 attacks – a bomb in Oslo and the execution of 69 young summer camp participants on the island of Utøya – totally shocked Norwegian society. We experienced how hard it is for us as a society to cope with the violence. This terrorist attack is hardly mentioned in school lessons yet as teachers are finding it difficult to moderate classroom talks about it. The attack is a national trauma and, obviously, the wounds are still fresh. But we have to find ways how to talk about it – as historians we know that nothing good comes from avoiding discourses about traumatic and difficult topics in society.

The Norwegian history competition project has been existing for two decades now. Which current developments tell you that it is still relevant?

National surveys indicate an increase in the number of young people in Norway who state that the value of living in a democracy is not important to them. The numbers are not dramatic yet, but given the rise of populist and non-democratic parties and movements in many European countries we should continue investing in history and civic education in Norway.

For me as well as for “Fritt Ord”, the foundation that has been providing the resources for the history competition since 2002, the history competition project is an opportunity we offer to our young generation to express itself and to get ready to take part in the public debate  – something the foundation is fostering in all its activities.

Over the years your topics have varied, but for the last 13 years it has been »My family in the light of history«. Why is that?

Our aim is for all student to be able to participate and to feel welcome to do research on topics that are important to them. In our opinion, narrowing down the topic might push some students away. We needed to find a topic that all students felt comfortable with and that would inspire them to write their own story. If the topic had been, let’s say “The resistance during the Second World War in Norway”, many students with immigrant backgrounds, for example, possibly would have found it too distant from their lives and experiences, and therefore would have found it harder to engage in and to relate to.

From your experience, which obstacles might the competition project have to face?

Of course family history can be very tricky. Some students may not like to write about personal stories because sometimes families can be very complicated, and we do not want to push anyone into topics that are sensitive to them. In such cases, pupils can write about a local topic instead, such as how life in their apartment building changed with people moving in and out. We accept all entries as long as they offer the bottom-up perspective.

Looking back, what have been the favourite topics of the Norwegian students?

One obvious thing is that young people want to write about things that were dramatic, such as conflict between the good and the bad. That is why the Second World War has topped all topics. Pupils were writing about heroic family members in the past. In recent years, more students have written about family members who had joined the Nazi party, a fact which was easier to talk about for pupils from the second generation after the war. With only a few survivors of the war-time generation left, the number of entries related to the war is now declining.

What are other topics pupils focus on?

Migration is another important topic. Emigration to America, for example, or immigration to Norway. The growing number of students whose families have backgrounds other than Norwegian use the opportunity to write about how and why their families came to Norway. They are including new stories to the national historical narrative. We believe that the history competition project contributes to that.

What other contribution did the competition make to the teaching of history in your country?

The competition helped history teachers to realise that historical research is not just another tool for teaching history but a way of learning, a way of developing critical thinking. The competition also changed how we work with sources in the classroom. A student once said that for the longest time she had perceived working with sources to be just another task that was given to her by a teacher. When she was working on the historical project, finding sources became an exciting challenge, and composing her own narrative made history relevant and interesting for her.

What effect did your job as organiser have on you?

I would say that the competition influenced my own historical consciousness. It has triggered my own interest in researching my family history: Many of my ancestors were workers and famers. Nonetheless, my grandfather on my father’s side went to Wismar in Germany in the early 1920s. How was it possible for a farm boy to go to Germany to study at that time? Furthermore, my mother was the first member of her family to go to University. My professional work as a historian has benefitted from the fact that I reflected on my personal background, and the knowledge of my family history influenced my perspective on the Norwegian education and welfare system.

Do you remember a situation related to your work at EUSTORY which has led to sudden insights?

I admire people who are willing to take a risk in order to organise the competition. I am really impressed by the organisers of the Russian history competition – how they struggle with the government. An eye-opener for me was the incident at the EUSTORY Annual Network Meeting in Moscow in 2016, when guests of the Russian award ceremony were attacked by nationalists while they were entering the venue. At that moment I literally physically understood how explosive history can be. Some people have to fear history when it is not in line with a weak or fake official master narrative. To me it confirms the necessity of having the opportunity to express different views on history.

If you had one wish – what would it be?

Except for peace on earth, you mean? I wish that ministries of education as well as the public in general realise the importance of history education in schools. History provides us with so many necessary skills required for maintaining a decent and critical public debate – the real fundament of a functioning democratic system. With historical knowledge and tools we are better prepared to discover and act on fake news and hate speech. On top of that, history gives us joy and meaning in life.

Knowing our history makes it possible for us to dream about change in the future. It should not be too much to wish for, should it?

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      Internal Auditor Basic Training Workshop - Chicago - Loop, IL

      Internal Auditor Basic Training Workshop
      About this Event
      Join us for a unique, interactive course that "walks you through" the Internal Audit process. The instructors focus on bring out the "tradecraft" needed to be an effective and efficient internal auditor.

      "This course is not just for auditors or new auditors. It is for anyone who wants an understanding of the relationship between business objectives, risk, control, assessment and reporting."
      This comprehensive internal audit training course is for anyone who wants to have a strong base of knowledge and understanding of the essential audit and the personal skills to become a successful internal auditor.

      We present the "Audit Life Cycle": Discover how audits are planned (based on an assessment of risk); how audits are conducted (fieldwork including interviewing, identifying internal controls, methods of testing, audit sampling, workpaper documentation); how audits are reported (identifying, prioritizing and communicating internal control deficiencies); and how to follow up on audit findings.

      Relax and learn through expert instructor presentations, group discussions, role-playing, audit exercises, white-board diagramming and simulations.

      We present this event in over 40 locations each year to an average of four attendees per event. We have this delivery approach to allow for a focus on individual development and learning from our very experienced auditor educators.

      This timely, three-day CPE training seminar is designed for the new internal auditor and individuals who have to create effective audit workpapers in performing internal audits and then communicate the results to management.

      Seminar Highlights

      . What are Auditing Standards?

      . Understanding Risk Assessment.

      . Understanding the elements of an effective organizational culture.

      . Best Practices in creating an internal audit function.

      . Best Practices in conducting audit fieldwork.

      . Best Practices for testing internal controls and business processes.

      . Audit verbal and written communications defined.

      . Best Practices for testing internal controls.

      . Best Practices in creating internal audit reporting tools.

      . What to include and not include in each audit report.

      . Essential sections of each type of audit report.

      . How to properly document credibility determinations.

      . Principles of clear and concise reporting.

      Event Learning Objectives

      . Understand why the internal audit function exists as a major entity level control.

      . Review the different standards that can be applied to the audit function: IIA, PCAOB, Yellow Book, Green Book, COSO, ISACA, ISO, NIST, etc.

      . How to identify risks at all levels in the Enterprise Risk Model.

      . How to categorize risk and construct an effective internal audit plan that has both strategic and tactical goals.

      . Understand how auditors are not the managers of an organization.

      . Learn the Dr. Kotter's Eight Stage Process to guide the internal audit functions role in creating positive changes in an organization.

      . Understand how an audit is conducted.

      . Understand how to use the S.P.I.N (Situation - Problem - Implication - Need) in interviewing and documenting audit findings.

      . Understand how to create mature business and administrative processes using the elements of a maturity model.

      . How to evaluate and document internal controls.

      . Knowledge of the best techniques for gathering audit evidence.

      . See the importance of preparing quality workpapers.

      . Discuss interpersonal and team-building skills.

      . Understand how to motivate management to create effective "Management Action Plans" concerning audit findings.

      . Review how to create an effective executive summary that calls for executive action concerning audit findings.

      . Understand how to create effective communication elements.

      Key Issues on the Agenda

      . About Us and About Your Instructor

      . Who are You? What are Your Needs?

      . Three Lines of Defense

      . The Individual Audit Life Cycle

      . Tradecraft for the Internal Auditor

      Section 1 - Overview of Internal Audit Function

      . History of Auditing

      . Today's Internal Auditors

      . What is "Internal Auditing"?

      . The Effective Internal Audit Function

      . Predictions for the Next Ten Years

      . Professional Guidance Sources

      . The "Thing" About Standards

      . Guidance from the IIA

      . IIA Code of Ethics

      . Legislative Guidance: Sarbanes-Oxley Act

      . What is "Internal Control"?

      . COSO 2013 Guidance

      . Major Internal Control Regulations

      . Why Do Organizations Need Internal Controls?

      . Information Technology Framework - COBIT

      . What I/A Serivces Should Be Provided?

      . What Types of Internal Audits Are Conducted?

      . Accounting vs Auditing

      . Dr. Kotter's Eight Steps to Organizational Change

      Section 2 - Understanding Risk Management

      . Myth's About Auditing

      . What is Risk?

      . Layers of Risk Management

      . Dimensions of Risk at All Levels

      . Business Objective - Risk - Control - Residual Risk

      . What is the Maturity of the ERM Program

      . Recognise the Categoies of Internal Control

      . COSO Risk Assessment Principles

      . COSO Control Environment Principles

      . COSO Control Activities Principles

      . COSO Information and Communication Principles

      . COSO Monitoring Activities Principles

      . "Heat Map" the Risks

      . Pareto's Principle - The 80% 15% 5% Rule

      . How Does the SEC Look at Deficiencies

      Section 3 - Inside the Internal Audit Function

      . Responsibilities - Management - External Audit - Internal Audit

      . Internal Audit Department "Situation"

      . What is the Hierarchy?

      . Audit Committee Expectations

      . What Skills Should Auditors Possess?

      . Auditor Personality Profile

      . Audit Software

      . Flowchart the Process?

      . Internal Audit vs. External Audit

      . Does Your Orgnization Have a Financial Statement Audit?

      . External Auditors Focus on "Materiality" and "Misstatements" in Financial Reports

      . How to calculate what is "Materiality"?

      . To Comply with GAAS, the External Auditor Must.

      . To Comply with GAAS, the External Auditor Must.

      Section 4 - Planning the Audit Function Coverage and Assessing Risk

      . The Internal Audit "Life Cycle"

      . Internal Audit Must Look into the Future.

      . Conduct an "Internal Audit Risk Assessment"

      . COSO's Focus is on Risk Management

      . What are Management's Responses to Risks?

      . Strategic Audit Planning

      . Assess the Areas of Audit Risk

      . So.How can controls fail? Why?

      Section 5 - Detailed Individual Audit Planning

      . Individual Internal Audit Planning Process

      . Detailed Planning of Individual Audits

      . Review the "Business Process Narratives"?

      . Business Process Documentation

      . Control Self Assessment Questionnaires

      . Business Process Assertions

      . Recognize the Important Internal Controls

      . How Can Auditors Manage Risk?

      . Where Can We Obtain Audit Procedures?

      . Document Audit Procedures

      . Tailor Your Audit Procedures based on the.

      . Example of an Audit Procedure

      . Audit Planning Memorandum

      . Deliverables from the Planning Phase

      Section 6 - Conducting the Internal Audit Fieldwork

      . What Does "Audit" Mean"?

      . Start the Audit Fieldwork

      . Establish Fieldwork Guidelines

      . The Auditee Needs to Present Their "Heat-Map"

      . Conduct a "Walk-Through"

      . Obtain Departmental Procedures

      . Business Process Maturity

      . How Should We Communicate with Audit Clients?

      . Is the Interviewee Being Honest?

      . The Deception Detection Obstacle Course

      . What Deception Sounds Like

      . What Deception Looks Like

      . What "Fieldwork" Skills are Important?

      . The Effective Audit Interviews

      . "S.P.I.N." Audit Interviewing

      . "S" - Situation Questions

      . "P" - Open Ended Problem Questions

      . "I" - Implication Questions

      . "N" - What needs to be done?

      . Sort Through the Interview

      Section 7 - Testing the Controls in Business and Administrative Processes

      . Business Processes are Grouped into "Cycles"

      . Examples of Internal Controls for Business Processes

      . Examples of "Entity-Level" Controls

      . Fieldwork: Gather "Audit Evidence"

      . Quality of "Audit Evidence"

      . What are the Methods of Internal Control Testing?

      . How "Effective" is the Control?

      . How "Mature" is the Business Process

      . What is the Sample Size for Testing Controls?

      . Audit "Workpapers"

      . Key Elements for Workpapers

      . Essential Workpaper Characteristics

      . Check Your Workpapers

      . Workpaper Review - Common Issues

      Section 8 - Workpapers Concerning Internal Audit Findings

      . What is Professional Skepticism!

      . What is the "Criteria" to Define the Finding?

      . Document the Exceptions/ Findings

      . Describe the Issue - The "Six Cs"

      . Observations, Findings and Action Matrix

      . What is the "Condition" of the Finding?

      . Obtain a Confirmation of the Audit Findings

      . Getting to the "Facts"

      . Sample Workpaper: Summary of Findings

      . What are the SEC Deficiencies?

      . Examples of Risk-Ranked Findings

      . What is the "Cause" of the Finding?

      . Sample Workpaper: Summary of Causes

      . What are the Root Cause Analysis Methods?

      . The Five Whys

      . What is the "Consequence" of the Finding?

      . Sample Workpaper: Consequence

      . Consequence - What is the Risk?

      . Make the Recommendation SMART!

      . Management Action Plans (MAPs)

      . Findings Summary Table

      . Ending the Fieldwork

      . Deliverables from the "Doing" Phase

      Section 9 - Individual Internal Audit Project Examples

      . Operational Auditing

      . How Do We Perform Operational Audits?

      . Revenue Cycle

      . P2P and Supply Chain Risk

      . What are Compliance and Performance Audits?

      . Fraud Audits..Where Do We Start?

      . Categories of IT Controls

      . Documentation and Testing of IT Controls

      Section 10 - The Audit Communications Phase

      . How to Write a BAD Audit Report

      . What is a "Report"?

      . How Effective are your Audit Reports?

      . What is an "Status Report"?

      . Auditor Guidance for Report Writing

      . IIA Guidance on Internal Audit Reporting

      . So.Why Do We Write Audit Reports?

      . Change the Organization!

      Section 11 - Making Audit Communications Effective

      . Feelings

      . How Can We Improve Our Audit Communication Skills?

      . Say It Better!

      . Who are the Recipients of Our Audit Reports?

      . Write for Your Audience

      . Organize the Content for Your Audience

      . Is This Acceptable for Your Audience?

      . Improving "Audience Adaptation"?

      Section 12 - Components of the Audit Report

      . The Internal Audit "Life Cycle"

      . The "Audit Trail" to the Report

      . Sections of the Audit Report

      . Example of Dave's Cover Page

      . Executive Summary

      . Internal Audit Summary

      . Audit Findings

      . Management Action Plans

      . Appendices

      Section 13 - The High Level Focus: Executive Summary - Audit Summary

      . Summary Sections

      . Value Creator Executive Summaries

      . Executive Summary - Section One - Focus the message on Risk, Governance and Strategy

      . Executive Summary - Section Two - Focus the message on strengths, compliance and challenges

      . Executive Summary - Section Three - Focus the message on Action!

      . Summary Table of the Issues

      . Audit Summary

      . Identify the Audit Objectives

      . Audit Scope Limitations

      . Opinion Statement

      . How Can We Write Effective Summaries?

      Section 14 - The Hard Facts: Audit Findings

      . What is an "Audit Finding"?

      . Is the Finding Feasible?

      . How "Effective" is the Control?

      . What are the Deficiencies?

      . Examples of Risk-Ranked Findings

      . "We Have a Finding!"

      . How Can We Write More Effective Audit Findings?

      . "Condition" Statements

      . What is the "Condition" of the Finding?

      . Detailed Description of "Condition"

      . How Can We Write STRONGER "Condition" Statements?

      . What is the "Criteria" of the Finding?

      . What is the "Cause" of the Finding?

      . Proximate - Intermediate - Root Cause

      . What is the "Consequence" of the Finding?

      . Consequence - What is the Risk?

      . "Consequence"; "Effect"

      . The Root Cause Groupings Lead to Corporate Cultural Issues

      Section 15 - Audit Opinion and Ratings

      . What is an Audit Opinion?

      . Audit Rating, Score or Grade

      . Should Each Finding Be Risk-Rated?

      . "CMMI" Levels of Maturity

      . We Can Measure "Control Maturity"?

      . "CMMI" Levels of Maturity

      . Internal Control Reliability Model

      . Rating with the "Internal Control Maturity Model"

      Section 16 - Audit Report Formatting

      . Do We Have Audit Report Format Standards?

      . Font Type and Size

      . Text Justification

      . Format for the "Findings and Recommendations" Section

      . "Paragraph" Formal

      . "Mapped" Format?

      . "Matrix" Format

      . "Bullet" Format

      . Format According to the Audit Type

      . Special Reports

      Section 19 - Optimizing the Audit Report

      . Optimizing the Report

      . Apply the IPPF Guidance

      . Optimize the Visual Presentation

      . Optimize the Cover Page

      . Optimize the Report Structure

      . Optimize the Readability

      . Optimize the "Sequencing"

      . Optimize the Flow

      . Optimize the Wording

      . Optimize the Paragraphs

      . Optimize the Sentences

      . Optimize the Content

      . Clarity

      . Clarity and Conciseness

      . Coherence

      . Conciseness and Word Economy

      . Report Optimization - Verb Tense

      . Optimize the Tone

      . Proof Read Carefully!

      . Peer-Review the Report

      . Optimize Format to the Visual Person

      . Finalize the Report

      . Do We Formally Follow Up?

      . 10 Things Internal Auditors Should Not Say.

      Section 18 - Summary and Wrap-Up

      . The "Audit Life Cycle"

      . Dave's Keys to Being a Successful Auditor

      . 10 Keys to successful internal auditing

      . The Audit Report.

      . 10 Keys to Successful Audit Reporting

      . Stay "On Top of Your Game"

      . The Auditing Profession

      . Do We Maintain Ongoing Relationships?

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      Our programs are CPE for professionals with CPA, CGA, CIA, CFE, CISA, CMA and CA designations.

      Corporate Compliance Seminars presents CPE to auditors, compliance and IT professionals, Boards of Directors and Audit Committees. We examine the details of risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, Model Audit Rule compliance, auditing, internal controls, IT security and compliance, and fraud prevention and detection.

      Corporate Compliance Seminars allows the attendee to earn Official NASBA CPE credit.

      Our seminars focus on the details of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control Frameworks, ISACA's Control Objectives over Information Technology (COBIT), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Open Compliance & Ethics Group's (OCEG) Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) methodology, PCAOB's Auditing Standard 5 (AS5), AICPA auditing standards and the future conversion from GAAP to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

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The 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo Exhibitor Resource Center will be open and online in April 2019. This is your online resource for everything that you need to know to assist you in planning your exhibit at this year’s conference and will include information on:

  • Exhibitor Service Manual: The online exhibitor service manual includes information on service order forms, exhibitor deadline checklist, and more.
  • Freeman Online Ordering: Direct access to order product and services from our General Service Contractor, Freeman.
  • Booth Staff Registration
  • Lead Retrieval
  • Exhibitor Directory
  • Mobile App
  • Onsite Contact Form
  • Giveaways

If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Leahy, Operations Manager, at 800-564-4220 extension 6929 or meghan.leahy@spargoinc.com.


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