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- Today's Alerts -

Why Organic Growth Is Better
It may lack the sizzle of M&A deal-making and stakeholders may not perceive it as transformative, but organic growth is now what is setting apart industry's growth leaders.

Rethinking Executive Comp for Tough Times
The financial crisis has thrust pay packages under the microscope and undermined the status quo, pulling CFOs deeper into compensation discussions.

Time to Tune-Up Wellness Programs
The biggest challenge for President-elect Barack Obama may not be the economy or the war in the Middle East, but the battle to stop smoking. For more read Laurie Brannen's Brannen in Brief blog at Businessfinancemag.com.

I Can See It: A Transparency Metric
There has been much talk about risk metrics in recent years, so why isn't there more discussion about a transparency metric -- one that measures how easy a company's finance and accounting story is to follow? For more read Eric Krell's Full Disclosure blog at Businessfinancemag.com.

IPOs Down -- And Out?
Global IPO activity fell off a cliff this year, according to Ernst & Young's year-end global IPO update. The U.S. markets may be headed for long-term decline.

Blagojevich Brings Attention to Bribery Risk
Bribery risks top Integrity Interactive Corporation's annual list of the 12 major corporate compliance concerns. For more read Eric Krell's Full Disclosure blog at Businessfinancemag.com.

With XBRL Comes Liquidity
Using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) could enhance the liquidity and alleviate some of the stress and uncertainty plaguing today's markets. Read Ventana Research's "Tag Fannie and Freddie with XBRL" in the BPM Resource Center.

- Today's Diverts -

Man Tells Year's Best Lie
A yarn about a sneaky baby and his diapers is the 2008 Champion Lie, according to the Burlington Liars Club. Winner Garth Seehawer said, "A good lie isn't just a tall tale or exaggerating. You have to have something fun, not believable but impossibly true."

Children Try to Elope to Africa
Two children, aged six and seven, eloped from Hanover, Germany, on New Year's Eve with the intention of marrying in Africa. They only made it as far as the local train station where police convinced the couple and the girl's younger sister that it would be hard to get to Africa without money and plane tickets. Police spokesperson Holger Jureczko said the kids are "very much in love and decided to get married in Africa where it is warm, taking with them as a witness Anna-Lena's little sister, aged five."

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