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Two weeks of two-a-day practices paid off Saturday for Marion Bratton's Lady Raiders.
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On this page I am trying to capture different designs, problems and solutions around Version Range processing in Mercury project. Please also read the dev@ list discussion on the subject: http://www.mail-archive.com/search?q=mercury+version+range&l=dev%40maven.apache.org
Mercury uses a standard OSGi definition of a version range, defined in OSGi core specs 4.1,
page 39 in April-2007 PDF available on OSGi site - http://osgi.org.
The gist of it is:
Please note, that multi-range definition, like <version>[1,3),(3,8]</version> is gone.
Dependency Builder component of Mercury is responsible for
It uses RepositoryReader components to get all the data from repositories, in particular call readDependencies() produces a List<ArtifactBasicMetadata> which is a POM-ordered list of GAV*s. Each *V then is treated as a version range and a call is issued readVersions() for each range to produce all found range GAV's
Main discussion point is Maven notion of release vs. snapshot. We are used to lineups such as:
1.2, 1.3-SNAPSHOT, 1.3-alpha-1, 1.3-alpha-2, 1.3-beta-1, 1.3
Question to answer: what constitutes the range [1.2,1.3) and how flexible this implementation should be?
Various options:
All 3 options have use cases behind them, how general those use cases are and should all 3 options be implemented - remains open.
In order to cover all the use cases regarding the upper limit of the version range, I introduced a Quality Range to Mercury. This allows us to configure Version Range to accept
As a result all 3 cases could be configured into Mercury
Everybody seem to agree that plugin versioning should be identical to regular dependency versioning, so the discussion really applies to both.
Mark Hobson wrote:
Welcome to the debate I say that a version range should only
resolve to a snapshot if it is included as an explicit boundary. See http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-3092
You may also be interested in the other issues on my hit list for
being able to use version ranges in Maven: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2994 http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRELEASE-262 http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRELEASE-318
Michael McCallum wrote:
To be well rounded we should consider other approaches to dependencies
its worth having a look at how gentoo does versioning with ranges and slots... http://www.gentoo.org/ http://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/dependencies/index.html http://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/slotting/index.html
Stephen Connolly wrote:
A slightly unrelated question:
Will there be support for version ranges with many parts (not just the three
parts that maven currently has) so that
[184.108.40.206.22,) will not pick up 22.214.171.124.9
The following unit tests pass fine in Mercury:
Michael McCallum wrote:
3). Declaration [2.0, 2.1) should exclude 2.1-SNAPSHOT, but include 2.1-alpha-1, etc
Should most definitely not inlude 2.1-alpha-1 consider this scenario...
module Z released as 2.X
a dependent module Y specifies X [2,3)
you now make a breaking change and release the alpha version of Z 3.0-alpha-1
and BAM module Y is using it when it explicitly said I only want major
version 2
Michael McCallum wrote:
2). I strongly feel that failing any explicit ranges, containing snapshots is a good thing. For instance, dependency declaration 1.2-SNAPSHOT is a range by definition, so I'd rather fail anything like [1.2-SNAPSHOT,2.0) or [1.0,1.2-SNAPSHOT)
if you don't allow 1.2-SNAPSHOT how do you actually include them
lets assume that 1-SNAPSHOT < 1-alpha < 1-beta < 1 < 1.1 < 1.1.1
and i say [1,2) then -SNAPSHOT, alpha and beta will not match
I always start my versions at 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 for the lower bound... otherwise
you end up with not being able to use the first snapshot of a new major
version in a range
And I use the -! syntax for the upper bound which stops the next major
versions first snapshot from creeping into a range for the previous major
Mark Hobson wrote:
Regarding Michael's suggestion of using repositories to control
whether ranges resolve to snapshots or not: the problem with this is
that it's an all or nothing approach.
For example, say I need to fix a bug in Project A 3.0 that depends on
Project B 2.0, amongst many other dependencies. I take A 3.0 and
determine that the bug is in B 2.0, so I want to update the dependency
of B in A to 2.1-SNAPSHOT. Assuming that this range was initially
declared as B[2.0,3.0), using the repository approach I would just
enable snapshot repositories for the range to resolve to my new
work-in-progress B 2.1-SNAPSHOT. This works, but it would also open
the gates for all other ranged dependencies to resolve to snapshots
too, which I certainly don't want. Whereas if ranges behaved as I've
described, then we would just update B to [2.0,2.1-SNAPSHOT) during
development and then reinstate [2.0,3.0) once the fixed B 2.1 has been


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Baye, Michael R., Babur De Los Santos and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest (2013), "Searching for Physical and Digital Media: The Evolution of Platforms for Finding Books," NBER's Economics of Digitization, ed. by S. Greenstein, A. Goldfarb, and C. Tucker. University of Chicago Press, forthcoming. Read Abstract ››
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HIGH POINT, N.C. Pfeiffer University's Briana Oliver has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Womens Tennis Player of the Week during week six of the 20122013 Tennis season. Oliver (Austin, TX) clinched both Conference Carolinas victories this week at #5 singles as the Lady Falcons scored a pair of 5-4 wins at Barton and Mount Olive over the weekend.
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Wednesday - 11/21/2012, 6:12pm EST
By ROBERT BURNS
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Navy said Wednesday it will temporarily shrink its aircraft carrier presence in the Persian Gulf area from two to one because of a mechanical problem with the USS Nimitz, a carrier based in Everett, Wash.
The Nimitz was scheduled to deploy in January to relieve the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, but that will be put off until summer in order to complete repairs to its propulsion system. The problem was discovered while the ship was doing pre-deployment maneuvers.
As a result, the Navy made the unusual decision to bring the Eisenhower home to Norfolk, Va., in December and resurface its flight deck so it can go back to the Gulf area in February and remain for four months. That means that in December and January the USS John C. Stennis will be the only carrier in that area, although there are other naval forces there, including Marines aboard a three-ship contingent led by the USS Peleliu.
In announcing the moves, the Navy said none are related to the conflict between Israel and the Hamas militants in Gaza - or any other security threats or contingency planning. The nation's fleet of Navy ships has endured much wear and tear during more than 11 years of war; the Stennis, for example, was called on to accelerate its deployment schedule last summer.
The decision to leave a two-month gap in the normal two-carrier Navy presence was approved Tuesday by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, officials said. The carriers are a key feature of the U.S. military strategy for the Mideast; they are considered important in deterring Iran, for example.
This will be the first such gap in the Gulf region since at least December 2010, the Navy said.
The Stennis, which deployed from its home port of Bremerton in late August, is due to head home in March. The current plan calls for it to be replaced then by the USS Harry S Truman.
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While in discussion with a Christian pal recently, I asked if the Bible had any guidance to offer in the area of teenage sexuality. He had claimed that it's a very positive tool for teaching teens about how to handle their desires, and I naturally found that claim rather dubious. My search had brought up nothing but forbidding, shaming, threatening or downright creepy sexual references. Where was the feelgood stuff?
Finally, he whipped out the Song of Solomon—famously read at many a wedding, and held up as a sacred dialogue between husband and wife.
Except for the unfortunate fact that the author—King Solomon himself, supposedly—is a total hound. As you all probably know (but I sure didn't, until recently), good old Sol really fancied the ladies, and is said to have had 700 concubines and 300 wives. I'd say that's a tad embellished, but this is biblical canon, after all, and who are we to question God's tally of the King's conquests. God says Sol shagged a thousand chicks, so I take him at his word.
Based on that knowledge alone, to hold this up as a "sacred" text is simply beyond hilarious. How do they do it with a straight face? Dude was the Hugh Hefner of his day, and his sexed-up, drunken ramblings to one of his mistresses is presented to us as the most romantic words ever spoken in the name of the Lord. I'm especially baffled when it gets trotted out at Catholic weddings :?. Kind of makes my skin crawl.
While doing a little googling in prep for getting back in conversation with my friend, I found this graphic. Hope you enjoy—I think they covered most of the relevant anatomy. Get a load of those teeth :mrgreen:.
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Switzer said there is adequate room for expansion on the
"We have about 30 acres," he said, and it is possible property near the school could be bought at some point.
The news release from the two schools said they will be looking for help from an "independent school merger expert" to work toward combining the schools.
Barefoot said leadership at each school will "spend the next few
The name for the new school is one of the details to be worked out.
"There are a number of things that we can do to collaborate now," Switzer said. The
Barefoot said the two schools already share a core philosophy of education, believing that in addition to strong academics, students should have opportunities in the arts, sports and community service.
"They are already so similar that it really makes sense for us to work together," she said.
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Jean Genet's play, The Balcony, has a considerable history of adaptation in its short life. It was first published in 1956 in fifteen scenes; it was subsequently published in 1960 in nine scenes. (This is the version available here in translation.) Its first production was in English - London, 1957-over the author's violent protests about the way it was produced. It was first pre- sented in New York, off Broadway, in March, 1960 and was condensed before the opening; it was presented in France the following May and was condensed after the opening.
Long Day's Journey into Night (Embassy) Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night is the full statement of the early autobiography that he had disguised and used partially in several plays. Beyond the Horizon (1918) is about two brothers, one of whom is tubercular; the doomed couple in All God's Chillun Got Wings (1923) have his parents' first names; other plays contain further references and derivations.
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Expecting the unexpected is par for the course when rescuing animals from cases of cruelty. But little did we know that two turtles would become part of the story of thousands of birds rescued from a cockfighting bust earlier this month.
Outside the raid site in Queens, Julia Blue, an ASPCA responder, discovered an abandoned red-eared slider. Julia took the turtle, whom she named Spalding, to her home, where her bunny, a hare named Jack, was not thrilled with his new slow-and-steady companion.
Meanwhile, a New York Times reporter, who was covering the raid, also found a turtle, encrusted in snow and ice, at the scene. She contacted the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society (NYTTS), and the organization agreed to find placement for the lucky reptile, who was named Ice-T by Times readers.
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Glad the two old friends were reunited.
What a wonderful story. I love reptiles, and we certainly have our share of them here in Miami. Even though they are not really cuddly, they still deserve the same good treatment that dogs and cats deserve. Well, snakes can be cuddly, if you get the constricting kind. My boa loves attention.
Always great to hear happy news about animals being rescued! Keep up the great work you do! :)
I used to pet sit for 4 red-eared sliders, and they were great! One got so excited about an upcoming meal that he flipped himself right out of the large tank! Luckily he didn't get far before I picked him up and returned him to his family. Turtles are wonderful animals, and, as noted by others, deserve respect and wonderful care.
As much as I liked the idea of a hare and turtle co-habitation, I'm happy to hear that the turtles are back together and residing at a much safer and nurturing abode.
Great story to read vs. all the negative in the news. Hope to hear such story on TV.
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DATE & TIME: Saturday, Nov. 3, 12:21 p.m. (et).
FACTS & STATS: Site: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) --
Fayetteville, Arkansas. Television: SEC Network. Home Record: Tulsa 5-0,
Arkansas 2-3. Away Record: Tulsa 2-1, Arkansas 1-2. Neutral Record: Tulsa 0-0,
Arkansas 0-0. Conference Record: Tulsa 5-0, Arkansas 2-3. Series Record:
Arkansas leads, 53-15-3.
GAME NOTES: The Tulsa Golden Hurricane will step away from their Conference
USA schedule to face the Arkansas Razorbacks of the SEC this Saturday in
Tulsa is 7-1 overall and 5-0 in conference, to lead C-USA's West Division. The
Golden Hurricane are coming off a bye, as they earned a 28-24 win over Rice in
their latest outing. They have won seven in a row since a season-opening loss
at Iowa State.
Arkansas has won at an 80 percent clip at home since the beginning of the 2009
season, and this weekend's tilt is Homecoming. However, the Razorbacks saw
their modest two-game win streak snapped in last week's 30-27 home loss to Ole
Miss. Saturday's tilt will conclude their three-game homestand.
Arkansas holds a commanding 53-15-3 edge in the all-time series, as Tulsa's
last win over the Razorbacks came back in 1976.
Tulsa is posting a healthy 39.5 points per game while ranking ninth in the
country in rushing offense (248.8 ypg). The team has gained at least 200 yards
rushing in six of eight games this season. Running backs Ja'Terian Douglas
(87.8 ypg), Trey Watts (72.4 ypg) and Alex Singleton (61.9 ypg) have combined
to carry the load. Singleton is third in the nation with 15 rushing touchdowns
on the season, and his 34 career rushing TDs stands as a school record. He
scored twice against Rice, including the game-winner with 1:31 remaining. That
late TD was set up by a 75-yard run by Douglas, who finished with 169 yards on
the ground. Sophomore Kalen Henderson made his first career start at
quarterback in place of Cody Green (shoulder), the Nebraska transfer with a
10-1 career record as the starting signal-caller. Henderson made some plays
but completed only 8-of-23 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown. Green is
considered questionable for this weekend's tilt.
Tulsa's defense leads the nation with 35 sacks (4.4 per game) and ranks second
with 75 tackles per loss (9.4 per game). With three more sacks, the Golden
Hurricane will tie the single-season school record, which was set in 2008. In
addition to generating QB pressure, Tulsa has been rock-solid against the run,
holding opponents to 121.1 yards per game (21st in the nation) and just 3.0
yards per carry. The team has held three opponents to less than 35 yards
rushing this season. Senior linebacker DeAundre Brown paces the unit with 82
tackles, including 58 solo. His average of 7.25 solo stops per game is
currently tops in the nation. Brown also ranks ninth in the nation with eight
sacks and is 16th with 13 tackles for loss.
Tulsa's defense will face a stiff test against Arkansas' offense, which paces
the SEC and ranks 17th nationally with an average of 309.6 passing yards per
game. Arkansas is the only SEC team and one of 16 in the country to pass for
400 yards in multiple games this season. It all starts with quarterback Tyler
Wilson, who holds 26 school records, including career completion percentage
(.619). Wilson leads the SEC with four 350-yard passing games this season. But
the Razorbacks are not just a one-trick pony. They have also rushed for more
than 100 yards in four straight games and are averaging 146.5 rushing yards
per game over that stretch.
The defense has been a whole different story for the Razorbacks, as they rank
12th in the SEC in both points allowed (30.9 ppg) and yards allowed (424.6
ypg). Against Ole Miss, Arkansas evened the score at 27-27 with two minutes to
play in regulation behind the legs of Dennis Johnson, who finished with 161
yards on the ground. However, the defense allowed Ole Miss to engineer an
eight-play, 61-yard drive in those final two minutes, setting up a game-
winning field goal from 31 yards out as time expired. The Rebels were held to
77 rushing yards on 37 carries as a team, but they made up for that in the
passing game as Bo Wallace picked apart the Arkansas secondary for 278 passing
yards on 29-of-37 accuracy.
Arkansas has won six Homecoming games in a row, including a 44-28 victory
over 10th-ranked South Carolina last season. In order to extend that streak,
the Razorbacks must find a way to bottle up Tulsa's potent running game.
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Springbok backline coach Ricardo Loubscher says the team showed its true potential in the first half of the second Test against England.
There weremixed reactions after the Springboks' 2-0 series victory over the Poms in June. There were moments where the Springboks impressed and dominated proceedings, but also moments where plans and tactics were executed poorly because of individual errors and team inconsistencies, especially when it came to the breakdown battle and tactical kicking game.
However, it has to be noted that the Boks only had several days to prepare for the three Tests against England. So the erratic performances were somewhat expected. And the fact that Heyneke Meyer's charges sealed a series triumph was a commendable achievement.
But it will be interesting to see where this leaves the Boks ahead of the Rugby Championship. With the absence of key players and certain vulnerabilities exposed against England, the Boks will face a tougher challenge against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina.
However, Loubscher believed that they have the variety in their arsenal to do the job during the tournament. In the opening 40 of the 36-27 victory over England at Ellis Park, the Boks proved this with their breakdown dominance and their upper hand at the collisions.
'We definitely showed our true potential during the first of the second Test,' Loubscher told keo.co.za. 'We proved how effective our game plan is when we do it right. The trick is to get that momentum going for two halves.
'I think the biggest lesson we can take out of the series against England was our counter-attacking abilities. We scored a couple of good tries on the counter-attack,' he continued. 'That's something that I'm very excited about and we will take that into account during our preparations.
'If you think about it, you only have an average of five scrums per match, with two of them being attacking scrums. You'll have a couple of more lineouts to work from. So you have limited chances from set pieces. So when you have counter-attacking opportunities, you have to use them and turn them into points.
'That's the kind of thing that makes the All Blacks such a good team. They use their chances. They have set the benchmark in this regard.'
During the interview, some journalists were stressing about the Boks adapting to the wet weather in Cape Town. Over the weekend, we saw WP struggling in the rainy conditions under the high ball against the Sharks and conceded three soft tries in their 25-23 defeat at Newlands.
The weather forecast predicts a clear day in the Mother City over the weekend, but Loubscher said the Boks will prepared for any scenario.
'Before any game, you have to consider the weather and conditions. If it rains, we have a "Plan B" to follow,' said Loubscher. 'A good tactical kicking game is important at Test level. And it is very effective when it's executed correctly. We just need to prepare properly, and prepare to defend it too.
'Our focus right now is on Argentina. We don't have a lot of information on their players, but some of their guys have played for the Pampas XV in the Vodacom Cup and for their national sevens team. From what I've seen, they're very physical and they will punish you with ball in hand if they get the opportunity to do so.'
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supporter and opponents of stricter gun control measures are facing off at the year's first Senate hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage at an elementary school.
The two sides were squaring off Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose own members are divided in a microcosm of the debate that gun limits will face on their way through Congress. The hearing is a direct response to the Dec. 14 shooting rampage that killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and transformed gun control into a top-tier issue in the country.
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama proposed a package that includes banning assault weapons, requiring background checks on all firearms purchases and limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
Among those testifying will be Mark Kelly, husband of wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a retired astronaut. Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, received a severe head wound in a 2011 shooting as she met with constituents outside a Tucson supermarket. Six people were killed and 12 others wounded.
Kelly and Giffords, a gun owner, formed a political action committee called Americans for Responsible Solutions to back lawmakers who support tighter gun restrictions.
The senate panel will also hear testimony from Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, the influential gun rights lobbying group which has led past efforts to block stricter gun regulations.
In testimony prepared for the hearing but released Tuesday, LaPierre said gun control measures had failed in the past. He instead voiced support for better enforcement of existing laws, beefing up school security and strengthening the government's ability to keep guns from mentally unstable people.
The chairman of the panel, Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, said little Tuesday about the direction his committee's legislation might take. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated that whatever the committee produced wouldn't necessarily be the final product, saying the package would be debated by the full Senate and senators would be allowed to propose 'whatever amendments they want that deal with this issue.'
Despite the horrific Newtown slayings, it remains unclear whether those advocating limits on gun availability will be able to overcome resistance by the NRA and lawmakers from states where gun ownership abounds. Question marks include not just many Republicans but also Democratic senators facing re-election in Republican-leaning states in 2014. They include Max Baucus of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas.
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a Judiciary Committee member, has already introduced her own legislation banning assault weapons and magazines of more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
'The time has come to change course,' said Feinstein, one of Congress' leading gun-control advocates. 'And the time has come to make people safe.'
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said he would listen to proposals and agreed that reviewing the issue was timely.
'But I'm a strong supporter of the Second Amendment,' he said Tuesday, citing the constitutional provision that guarantees the right to bear arms, 'and I don't intend to change.'
Knowing that television cameras would beam images of the hearing nationally, both sides were drumming up supporters to attend Wednesday's session.
A page on an NRA-related website urged backers to arrive two hours early to get seats, bring no signs and dress appropriately. The liberal BoldProgressives.org urged its members to attend, saying the NRA 'will try to pack the room with their supporters to deceive Congress into believing they are mainstream.'
The massacre in Newtown has also set off a national discussion about mental health care, with everyone from law enforcement leaders to the gun industry urging policymakers to focus on the issue as a way to help prevent similar mass shootings. The issue of mental health has arisen in four recent mass shootings, including Sandy Hook, the Tucson shooting, the incident in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater last year and Virginia Tech in 2007.
'Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals,' LaPierre said in his statement. 'Nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families.'
While not yielding on specifics, much of LaPierre's statement had a milder tone than other remarks the NRA has made since Newtown.
That includes an NRA television ad calling Obama an 'elitist hypocrite' for voicing doubts about having armed school guards while his own children are protected that way at their school. While Obama's children have Secret Service protection, officials at their school have said its own guards don't carry guns.
Feinstein said Tuesday that she will hold her own hearing on gun control because she was unhappy that three of the five witnesses testifying Wednesday are 'skewed against us.'
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he would wait to see what legislation Democrats produce. Republican leaders of the House of Representatives have expressed similar sentiments.


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For the past couple of weeks we have examined the critical issues facing some members of the EU. The need to properly address the unfolding crisis cannot be overstated, with a failure to calm developing market fears potentially impacting every other major economy around the world, including the United States.
While final decisions regarding the mechanisms to be used to forestall the impending default of Greece (were no additional aid to be provided), the potential insolvency of EU banks, and the "tapped out" nature of the EFSF remain extremely murky, the few details that have emerged could suggest a number of problems as time progresses. At least a few underlying (and potentially unresolved) issues seem reasonably clear at this point.
First, should the EU decide to increase the financial firepower of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) through a leveraging effort, the 10-to-25 percent loss guarantee becomes extremely problematic in both design and implementation. Regarding the design, is this loss guarantee for all purchases of the debt instruments in both primary and secondary (resale) markets? If it applies to only original (primary) purchasers, would this limit secondary market activity as time progresses, and thereby reduce demand and price (and thereby causing the loss guarantee to "perform" if the purchaser wishes to sell the sovereign debt instrument)?
In terms of the implementation of the loss guarantee, would there be some time limit placed upon the buyer's ability to utilize the loss provision. Does it only apply to those who hold the sovereign debt instruments to maturity? If so, wouldn't this produce an investor mindset to avoid long-term debt instruments in favor of short term instruments? In the case of the long-term instruments, would a provision to provide loss coverage only at maturity cause a drop in demand for long-term instruments, with resulting higher long-term interest rates? And can countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Ireland afford the higher interest rates that would come with such a policy implementation? And if it applies to all maturities at all times, might this not cause speculation in the market for such securities, produce wild price (and interest rate) gyrations, which might then allow the loss guarantee provision to bleed the EFSF of its funds?
And what happens if the losses far exceed the ability of the EFSF to repay its obligations to provide a 10-to-25 percent loss guarantee? Such a scenario is not all that improbable, particular given the 50 percent "voluntary" reduction financial institutions are now being asked to absorb to keep Greece from defaulting on its obligations. What happens if future investors in primary or secondary markets ignore the call for more "voluntary" reductions?
Other issues in the bailout effort of Greece (or any other country receiving some sort of aid via the EFSF efforts) involve "asymmetric information" issues. One possibility is the emergence of a "moral hazard" on the part of governments receiving assistance, that is, once aid is provided (in whatever form), governments change their behavior and become less diligent in solving their underlying financial imbalances, under the belief that should problems develop in the future, another bailout will result.
A second problem might ensue in the form of an "adverse selection" of parties interested in purchasing the sovereign debt instruments of nations with financial difficulties. Since a loss guarantee would be provided by the EFSF, those purchasing the sovereign debt instruments (or even those helping to recapitalize EU banks) may include investors with little experience in evaluating the risks involved in such market transactions. Should this occur, the initial interest rates associated with the sovereign debt instruments of Greece, Italy, and the like might be held down, and cause (over time) a greater opportunity for losses as interest rates rise to more appropriate levels. This might then deplete funds from the EFSF and endanger the entire stabilization/bailout effort.
Of course, I could be exaggerating these (and other) potential problems with the EU bailout. Should this happen to be true — with final decisions regarding the implementation of the EFSF proving effective — a great deal of time will likely be required for planning and implementation of EFSF actions. In the meantime, financial markets will undoubtedly remain highly agitated as markets attempt to anticipate outcomes. This uncertainty could produce wild swings in U.S. (and worldwide) stock markets and keep many investors on the sidelines via U.S. Treasury (and German sovereign debt) securities.
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As it turns out, he wasn't seeing things.
Because of an injury epidemic that has left the Tar Heels' linebacking corps dangerously thin during preseason camp, Tabb has become a 6-foot-3, 240-pound insurance policy working out with the defense.
"Jack is probably one our brightest football players," coach Larry Fedora said after Monday's workout. "We feel like we can throw Jack over, let him learn base defense as a linebacker, learn some things about it, bring him back in 3-4 days, put him back in at tight end and he'll know it like it's nothing.
"Were a little bit thin right now with a couple guys down in practice, so why not take advantage of that and let him get some reps."
UNC's linebacking/bandit corps took a serious blow recently when sophomore Shakeel Rashad suffered a knee injury that required season-ending surgery. Junior Tommy Heffernan, who started nine games and ranked fourth on the team with 73 tackles, and freshman Nathan
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"Jack could play on either side of the ball," Fedora said. "He's talented enough to do it."
Although Tabb has been strictly a tight end since arriving at UNC, catching 12 passes for 144 yards, a touchdown and a two-point conversion last season, he is no stranger to playing defense.
He doubled as a linebacker, credited with 52 tackles and two sacks as a junior at Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic High School in 2009. Because is already familiar enough with the offense, Tabb will practice exclusively with the defense for the next few days so he can make up for lost time on that side of the ball.
"I'm just in there trying to learn as fast as I can to contribute as much as I can," he said. "I kept my head on a swivel, trying not to get de-cleated and go get the ball."
Tabb said he was excited about the move when Fedora first approached him about it Sunday night — especially since he's not going to have to turn in his blue offensive jersey to do it.
"It's honestly an honor to play both ways in college, because not too many people get to do that," he said. "It makes you feel a little bit special."
It also felt a little strange, especially the first time he saw fellow tight end Eric Ebron coming across the middle on a pass route. As much as Tabb needs to practice his pass defense and tackling, quarterback Renner made sure to remind his two-way teammate not to get too physical until he lines up against a hostile opponent.
"I told him to take it easy, because he's a great player and he knows all the plays," Renner said. "We're looking forward to having him go both ways."
In addition to Tabb, sophomore wide receiver Damien Washington has also been moved to defense, where is now working out as a safety. It's a move that was made necessary by the loss of Sam Smiley to a season-ending foot injury last week.
"He's doing some nice things in just the few days he's been back there," Fedora said.
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A quality profile is a set of source code requirements. Sonar enables to define several quality to fit various types of projects. Indeed, the requirements are usually not the same when starting to develop from scratch an application or when maintaining an application which is 10 years old, when developing a technical library or a web application. A quality profile is also a set of visual alerts on measures. Here is an example of alert : "Highlight the complexity by method measure in the project's dashboard when this complexity by method is greater than 3."
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A rule can be activated or deactivated in a single click. Its severity and configuration in the profile can be changed as soon as it is activated.
Some "Bulk Change" actions are also available to quickly activate or deactivate a set of rules. For instance, you can easily add all Findbugs rules to an existing quality profile by : selecting this profile, searching for Findbugs rules and launching "Activate all" action :
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This means that the quality profile inherits all rules defined in the parent. This is shown visually in the rules configuration screen by a small blue marker next to the rule :
A rule inherited from a parent cannot be de-activated but it is possible to change its parameter(s) and / or is severity. As soon as one of those is changed, a red marker replaces the blue marker
To revert the changes done on an inherited rule,
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This backup/restore mechanism is useful for instance to promote a quality profile from a test environment to a production environment or to share quality profile with contractors.
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The federal government avoided making $47 billion in overpayments over the last three years. In addition, the governmentwide error rate dropped from 5.4 percent in fiscal 2009 to 4.3 percent in fiscal 2012.
Adding in the number of improper payments avoided during the same three-year period by the Department of Defense in commercial contracts, the overpayment savings rise to $70 billion and the governmentwide error rate sinks to 3.7 percent.
Danny Werfel, the controller of the Office of Management and Budget, announced these figures Wednesday in a blog post.
Werfel wrote that error rates dropped in major programs across the government, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps). He added the Department of Labor is also working with states to reduce improper payments of unemployment insurance.
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"In total, the government has so far avoided over $47 billion in improper payments over the past three years, almost hitting the President's ambitious goal of avoiding $50 billion in improper payments by the end of FY 2012," Werfel wrote. "The administration also surpassed, by more than double, the President's goal of recapturing for America's taxpayers $2 billion in overpayments to contractors by the end of FY 2012."
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"To give them an idea of what the rest of the world is like," Pace said, "and maybe give them a passion for service and giving back to the community."
Service is something the three friends started focusing on early on.
Lathan, now a student at
In high school they raised a $500 scholarship for a student who graduated ahead of them. They threw a ball for students to raise money and give young people a chance to feel special and act respectably while they had fun.
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Lathan's emphasis is on mentoring, and his personal foundation is in Christianity.
Pace is interested in teaching tolerance of different religions and understanding different cultures. He finds a lot in eastern religions.
McBroom, they said, is activism. He has rallied around a lot of causes, especially in east
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"I saw a lot of things that I had never considered before," Pace said. "I wanted to give that experience to someone else."
Seeing third-world poverty in person was eye-opening for Pace and tied into the sense of service he had since high school.
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When he made contact, he found out the orphanage is always looking for volunteers, and there will be families to host them in the Nepali village, giving them an immersion in a foreign country. Pace believes they will get a new perspective on what they should do for their own communities, too.
This would be a new experience for Lathan as well. Football has taken him to a lot of places in high school and college, but not out of the country.
He seems to want this trip to do more than broaden his horizons. Lathan talks about broadening his ability to serve.
"We're not only going to serve in another country," Lathan said. "We're doing this so we can come back and serve our own."
THIS IS THEIR biggest project and largest fundraising goal, they said.
In a month they have raised $3,260 toward the $15,000 goal.
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They had a gospel concert earlier in the year raising $550, and Christmas donations came to about $1,000.
The donation website, gofundme.com/prestigefornepal, lists a lot of those donations and names the donors who want to be named.
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They said they also want to have another ball in February to give young people a chance to dress up, tie a tie, "use utensils and properly court a lady," Lathan said.
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MOST OF THE cost will be for air fare since they will be staying with families and living expenses are low in
Pace said he has been talking to some of his old teachers about how to select the students for the trip. He said he is looking for students "who have already made a lot of their circumstances, because they will be the ones who will come and give back."
Lathan said they will ask interested students to write essays about why they want to go on this trip and what they hope to learn from it. Then will come an interview process, Pace said.
They will focus on low-income students who might not otherwise get the chance to see the other side of the world.


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My team is in trouble. I have no idea what to do, ive tried everything. 7-8 in my last 15.
My team is in trouble. I have no idea what to do, ive tried everything. 7-8 in my last 15.
"I don't know if people know I dislocated my pinkie finger. And [Tyreke] told me, 'You wanna go home or you wanna be here?' I want to be here. And he said, 'All right, then go tape it up and let's play. Let's go. We not stoppin' at no stores. Straight gas. That's what we do, just keep going.'"
Went 2 and 1. Beat the Grizz at home....hopefully my team get to 50 wins which is possible but in the final stretch I play a couple of tough teams. Steve Francis has been a beast this season.
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whoa 1-2 first ever sim not winning more games than I lost. Donyell Marshall really is important to my team. I really don't understand any of my losses to the Hornets. KG fouled out in 12 mins, yet Erick Barkley dominated Gary Payton, I have twice as many turnovers and lose by 5. I just realized I am 1-3 vs Hornets but have yet to play them without at least 1 of my starters out.
And I'm going to blame going from Miami to Sacremento in 2 days for a 30 point loss to the Kings.
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sweet 3-0 looks like I got a good chance at 6-7 seed with some easy games coming up.
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Went 3-0 this sim as well, beating both the Pacers and the Hornets big and squeakin' past the Blazers in a nailbiter. My front court is really stepping it up with the Law Firm of Divac, Davis, and Thomas scoring, rebounding, and defending really well. Arenas and Terry are both starting to facilitate more.
Next sim will be big as I play against the Bulls and Pistons (and the Kings, but they aren't in my division/nippin' at my heels for a playoff spot).
I'm 8-3 in my last 11 games... teams starting to mesh at the right time.
1. why are the times messed up, and 2. why only 5 days in this sim?
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3-1 without Rip Hamilton. No wonder AD23 wanted to get rid of him.
7-1 since trading for Keith Van Horn and now and 9-1 in my last 10. Finally at the #4 seed Maybe I could sneak into 3rd or even 2nd if I get lucky.
Damn! Gotta play catch up to the Bucks while finding a suitable plan.
Not yet mathematically eliminated from the playoffs! GO SONICS!
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