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George Foster
- Position(s):
- Born:
- December 1, 1948
- Bats:
- Right
- Throws:
- Right
- Height:
- 6' 1"
- Weight:
- 180 lbs
- Major League Debut:
- 9-10-1969 with SFN
- Allstar Selections:
- 1976 AsMVP, 1977 MVP, 1981 SS
When menacing George Foster finally had the opportunity to play full-time for a full season, he became a .300 hitter. In his second full season, the quick-wristed slugger led the majors with 121 RBI. In his third full season, Foster used his trademark black bat to launch 52 homers and drive in 149 runs for the "Big Red Machine." He eventually led the major leeagues in RBI three consecutive seasons, while hitting at or near the .300 mark. He had ten seasons of 2 or more homers, and he retired with 348 on his ledger.
Foster excelled in track, football, and baseball at El Camino College in California, drawing the attention of the Giants, who made him their third pick in the January 1968 draft. It took seven seasons in the majors and minors, with two organizations, before Foster arrived with Cincinnati to stay. The 6'1" 180-lb outfielder soon became an important cog in the Big Red Machine of the 1970s.
Foster became a regular in 1975. A mediocre fielder at best, Foster had a strong but inaccurate arm. He was a better than average baserunner. But he made a name for himself as a powerful, productive hitter who had five of the best seasons of any player of his time. Foster's three consecutive RBI championships (1976-78) tied a ML record. In 1977, his MVP year, he hit .320 with 149 RBI and 124 runs and blasted 52 HR to become only the seventh NL player to hit 50 or more in a season. He hit three straight homers in a July 14 game that season, and his 31 road homers set the ML record for righthanded batters. In 1978 Foster again led the NL with 40 HR.
After eleven seasons and three World Series with Cincinnati, Foster was traded to the Mets in 1982. Signing him to a five-year contract worth over $10 million, the team's new owners, Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon, showed their willingness to spend money to rebuild the Mets. He hit just 13 HR that year, 28 the next, and was considered a disappointment. Word got around among NL pitchers that he wouldn't lay off low curveballs, and he regularly struck out on curves in the dirt. Foster was released by the Mets in August of their World Championship 1986 season. The struggling veteran, hitting .227 at the time, claimed he was the victim of racism, but he failed to regain his stroke after the White Sox picked him up. He retired tied for tenth in career grand slams with 13.
- Tagged:
- George Foster


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The last week has seen an upsurge of violence and terrorism in the Middle East with Syrian forces continuing to kill innocent civilians in Syria, mass suicide bombings in Iraq and terrorists in Gaza continuing to randomly launch rockets into southern cities in Israel. Many news pundits have claim the "Arab Spring" is the reason for the increased violence in the region, but these talking heads have failed to see that the real and sole culprit behind the violence is Iran's fundamentalist Islamic regime! The Islamic Shiite clerics controlling Iran have been funding and arming militia groups in Iraq loyal to them to create unrest in that country, so Iraq's quasi-democracy will remain weakened so that Iran can gain control of that country. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard for the past several months has been pouring in technology and weaponry into Syria to help Assad's henchmen murder Syrians calling for his ouster. As if the Iranian mullahs' weren't causing enough chaos in the region, they have tried their best to divert the world's attention for the slaughter in Syria by calling on their terror proxies in Gaza to launch new missile attacks on Israeli civilians. The hope of the Iranian clerics is to have Israel launch a full scale invasion of Gaza and release some of the world's mounting pressure on Assad's regime that is teetering on collapse.
Yes, of course when there is chaos in the Middle East the Iranian government's leadership can rest easy knowing that they can hold onto their influence and power in the region. Yet what the Iranian mullah's have underestimated this time is the will of the people in Syria seeking freedom and not stopping until they have overthrown the Assad regime. At the same time it seems as if the Israeli government has had a measured response to the attacks from Iranian backed groups in Gaza, but not played into the Iranian hands with an over-the-top offensive. Lastly the entire free world and the Arab world seem to be behind the people of Syria yearning for freedom and not behind Iran who continues to fuel this hellish fire in that country. The Iranian clerics know that if Assad's Syria fails, not only will they loose their main foothold in that part of the Middle East, but they will be humiliated from a public relations standpoint in the eyes of the world and the people of Iran for backing Assad. So the stakes are high for Iran in Syria and the desperate Iranian clerics are trying to pull out all the stops to prevent Assad's demise.
One is left wondering when the Obama administration and the current State Department will finally come out to call to attention Iran's current push for violence and terror that has engulfed the Middle East? Is there any "hope" Obama will call for real "change"— that is, regime change in Iran? The violent events of the last week that has been fueled on by Iran's clerics are only further proof of the need for that the regime to be deprived of nuclear weapons and to be totally uprooted from power before plunging the Middle East into a full scale regional war.
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I installed Ubuntu from Windows. When it tried to reboot, the computer started with the following text on the screen:
init[1]: segfault at ....
kernel panic - not syncing. Attempted to kill init! ...
panic occurred, switching back to text console
The computer then failed to start until I rebooted from a boot CD. It then opened normally in Windows.
I installed from: ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS
My hardware is as follows:
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5500 @ 2.80GHz, 2803 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
Video controller: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
I have not tried rebooting again.


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|Probable Pitchers
|Won, 3-1;
Lost, 1-0
|vs. Scranton/WB,
7:00 p.m.
|Lannan (7-10, 5.03) vs.
O'Connor (2-6, 3.76)
|Lost, 7-2
|Lost, 7-0
|vs. Wilmington,
7:05 p.m.
|Karns (8-3, 2.06) vs.
Pounders (4-4, 5.43)
|vs. Hickory,
7:05 p.m.
|Rauh (1-2, 5.49) or
Jordan (0-2, 5.63) vs.
Martinez (6-6, 4.75)
|Won, 8-4
|GCL Nationals
|@ GCL Marlins,
12:00 p.m.
|TBD vs. TBD
|DSL Nationals
|vs. DSL Giants,
10:30 a.m.
|TBD vs. TBD
Syracuse 3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 — GAME ONE
• Maya (W, 11-8) 5IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, K, HR
• Garcia (SV, 9) 2IP, H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Rivero 2-3
• Hoffpauir 2-3, RBI
• Teahen 1-3, R, 2RBI
Yunesky Maya continues to give up solo shots, but also continues to win as Syracuse took the first game against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-1. Maya gave up a first-inning HR then threw four scoreless innings to get the win (#11), finishing with one run on three hits and no walks. Jarrett Hoffpauir's RBI single tied it in the 2nd while Mark Teahen plated the winning runs with a two-run single in the 3rd. Christian Garcia went the final two frames to earn his 9th save and lower his ERA to 0.36.
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Syracuse 0 — GAME TWO
• Atkins (L, 6-9) 3IP, 4H, R, ER, BB, 3K, HR
• Lehman 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Perez 2-3, OF assist at HP
• Leon 1-2, BB
Mitch Atkins also surrendered a solo shot, but the Yankees' pitchers were able to keep the Chiefs off the board for a 1-0 shutout. Atkins allowed four of the five Scranton/Wlikes-Barre hits, walking one and striking out three over three innings. Eury Perez was the sole Syracuse batter to collect multiple hits, going 2-for-3 and gunning down a runner at the plate. Roster move: RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx released.
Binghamton 7 Harrisburg 2
• Demny (L, 6-7) 2⅔ IP, 8H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 2K
• Broderick 3⅓ IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, K, HR, 3-0 IR-S
• Nicol 3-4
• Bloxom 2-4, BB, RBI
A four-run third chased starter Paul Demny as Harrisburg fell for the sixth time in seven games, 7-2. Demny was buffeted with eight hits while walking three and left the bases loaded with two out in the 3rd. Brian Broderick was able to strand them but eventually gave up two runs of his own. Harrisburg racked up 10 hits but continues to struggle with getting runners in, leaving 10 runners on and going 2-for-9 with RISP. Sean Nicol led the hit parade with a 3-for-4 afternoon, followed by Justin Bloxom's 2-for-4 effort. Roster moves: RHP Erik Davis was promoted to Syracuse with RHP Zech Zinicola activated from the DL to take his place on the 25-man roster.
Winston-Salem 7 Potomac 0
• Meyers (L, 2-1) 6IP, 4H, R, ER, 0BB, 7K
• Olbrychowski 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Kelso 1-2
• Keyes 1-3, BB
• Rendon 0-2, 2K (ejected after 2nd AB)
In case you missed it: Sunday Afternoon In Woodbridge.
With a game lost to the rains, the focus is on the loss column in the Sally League North, as the Suns, Crawdads, and Power each have 22. It's the last series between Hickory and Hagerstown this week as the two teams match up for three this week before the Suns head out to the shore to face Delmarva while the Crawdads head home for a seven-game homestand. As of now, the schedule favors Hickory as they still have four games left against West Virginia while the Suns will be done with both after this week.
Auburn 8 Mahoning Valley 4
• Fischer (W, 2-3) 5IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 5K
• Henke 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Pleffner 3-4, R, RBI
• C. Lopez 1-4, R, HR, 4RBI
• Marrero 1-3, 2R, 2B, BB, RBI
Carlos Lopez's grand slam highlighted a five-run first as the Doubledays doubled up the Scrappers, 8-4. David Fischer got the win with two runs over five innings on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Shawn Pleffner led the hit column with a 3-for-4 night, scoring a run and driving in a run. Chris Marrero walked, doubled, scored twice, and drove in a run in what could be his final rehab appearance before rejoining Syracuse.
An 8-2 run thus far in August has put the G-Nats in a position to climb out of the GCL East cellar, and perhaps even make a run at .500.
After a 3-3 week, the D-Nats play the Giants, the "Redbacks," and Pirates2 squads with home games on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
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I know he's almost 27 and has had TJ surgery twice, but Christian Garcia is really intriguing.
That ERA is preposterously low and he has a fairly low walks per 9 (3.0) and a very high Ks per 9 (12.1) and strikeouts per walk (4.07) while throwing in the high 90s.
He's Henry Rodriguez with much better control. At least in the minors.
Ladson just reported today that Garcia is going to get the call when the rosters expand.
Thanks for that.
Here's the link for those that want to see it. (Scroll down past the SS talk.)
I'm curious to see how the Nats create a spot on the 40-man roster for him. I assume they'll DL or DFA Wang, but it could be something else.
DFA'ing Wang seems to make the most sense as barring multiple injuries he is not going to get any starts and is virtually useless out of the bullpen.


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Tolerant Oppression: Why Promoting Tolerance Undermines Our Quest for Equality and What We Should Do Instead
On the surface, tolerance seems like an innocuous concept. We've heard it before in relation to diversity, acceptance, and other key words that denote something positive. However, a deeper look into the idea reveals a mess of conflicting messages and confusion. For those who have never considered the concept of tolerance from this perspective before, Dr. Scott Hampton provides a handbook of sorts that critically assesses tolerance. Each of the 110 mini-chapters works to debunk the idea that tolerance is enough in order to achieve harmony.
Hampton uses quotes from respected leaders and a variety of exercises to illustrate and demonstrate his points, making this a light and quick read. In fact, its format makes it a useful teaching tool for those looking to challenge their own or others' views on tolerance. The point is driven home all throughout, but the exercises allow for readers to reach their own conclusions as well.
To explain how tolerance simply isn't enough, Hampton draws on a variety of controversial and hot button issues such as sexism, suicide, human trafficking, and more. The moral and ethical arguments surrounding these issues serve to support his points and give him an opportunity to present ideas such as, "Tolerance is politically correct hatred." He suggests alternatives to tolerance like acceptance, understanding, and respect, because these words are less likely to be confused and more accurately describe what a person typically means when they say tolerance.
Many who are part of traditionally oppressed groups will see the logic to Hampton's claims. Being tolerated isn't enough, and it only serves to further enforce differences. Tolerance perpetuates the idea that one group or person is superior to another rather than challenging that very idea. On one hand, this might seem like a simple case of bad word choice, but given the fact that many people and organizations hold tolerance up as the goal or hoped-for end result, it is worthwhile to take a moment to identify what we truly want (justice, equality, etc.) and how we might better achieve it.


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We're making Democracy stronger by fighting for voters' rights and holding politicians accountable.
- Voter Rights & Election Reform: Until every vote is fairly represented and secure, Forward Montana will be working to protect constituents rights.
We're using face-to-face communication to elect the next generation of young leaders in Montana.
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Mommar here.
Tomorrow is patch day for 5.3. The race will be on to get the new achievements and new scenarios. I"ve always prescribed to the wait and see what happens when it comes to the first day of a patch.
This isn't my first rodeo when it comes to new patches. Four expansions with at least 4 patches in each expansion has taught me a few things.
1. Be prepared to wait.
Problems with the patch will happen. Some patches have had little problems other than a few bugs but none of the patches have ever been implemented that didn't need any type of quick fix.
2. Update your add-ons for the next week.
During the first week of the patch you should just add the time to your daily progress to update your add-ons. New items and additions to the UI interface wreck havoc on add-ons. Especially anything that changes buttons or customizes how the interface looks.
3. Players will want the best equipment and upgrades as fast as possible.
With the new shield heirloom items as well as new pvp weapons and cloaks, players will want to add more power to each item. This means not just direct enchanting will get a boost but also the materials will get a healthy boost at the start. Later on when the excitement is done and everyone is back to their reputation grinding prices should go back to their stable amount.
4. People will be grouchy.
Any problem with the patch will cause a ripple effect in the attitudes of many players. WOW has an instant gratification game in many ways. Players are getting used to the idea of login, go to a certain place and loot loot loot. This works to a certain point. But if something goes wrong, then players will tend to grumble and rant that things are too difficult or it takes too long. Keep this in mind and do not let it drag down your attitude.
5. There is gold out there.
New content brings back players into the fold. They want to see the next part of the storyline. So players who want some downtime will jump back into the fray and look to see the new shiny fun items. Look to sell to them. Gems, Enchants, patches, crafted quality weapons and armor. Return players can add a bit of coin to your coffers.
6. Have fun.
It's a game. Treat it that way. If things get too frustrating, then go and read a book and come back tomorrow. The game has been here for over 10 years, it will be there for another day.
Good Luck, Good Hunting and see you on the other side of the patch.
Patch 5.3: Preparing for the Arrival
Patch 5.3: Grasspicking World Order
Patch 5.3: Bring Out Your Miners
Enchanting Addons for quick flips
Prepping for 5.3: Profit lines
How Does Free Gear Effect The Market?
Pre Patch 5.3 Setup
It's Childrens Weak... I Mean Week
Patch 5.3 on the Horizon
Old World vs New World Profits
Bad Bad Robot.. The Warcraft Edition
Strengthen Your Google-Fu


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1.Can i get a backstory on the band/ band biography?
First off, allow me to thank you for your interest in us. Believe it or not, Nephelium was conceived on an absolute impulse. My buddy Zaid and I were out and about driving around and I felt this strong urge to play black metal. Having said that, I wouldn't call it 'divine' intervention but that's literally all it was! While on the road, I called Alex and told him what I wanted to do and without question, doubt or hesitation, he answered positively. We searched for musicians to complete the line-up (we had a keyboardist at the time - whattup Sameer! :D) and recorded our demo, Archaic Malevolent Sorcery and after several line up changes and hiatuses, put out our EP, Ignite the Wrath of Silence. After playing several local shows and spreading out music across the Gulf, Alex and I set our sights higher and wanted to play to die hard fan bases around the world and alongside the bands we grew up listening to. It was time to pack up and leave! Alex moved first and I quickly followed. During that interim period, Alex recruited Boyan and Dan and Jay was later introduced to the band through out current guitarist James. After Boyan, Dan and Jay parted ways, we had to stall again to find musicians. Alex finally got in touch with Flo and without a second of delay got him on board. I coincidentally bumped into James at a subway station and said that we were looking for a guitarist. Rehearsals began and the search for a vocalist continued. Soon after Devlin joined the unit, things snowballed. 15 years, a few periods of drought, countless line-up changes, a demo, an EP and most importantly, that phone call and here we are...:)
2. What lyrical theme do you guys use in your music? What message do you want to send?
The lyrics represent visions that the entity we speak of throughout the album receives from the memory base of a dying world. It saves these visions through means of the wire like attachment on its bottom right eyelid as seen in the artwork. The image of the tree is a mystical symbol and the only thing in existence at the time whose puzzle the traveler is trying to solve. Essentially, what the traveler sees is a conjured image of a failing mind. The lyrics are a direct representation of the traveler's journey.
3. How have the gigs you guys been doing been?
So far, so good! Following our next show in Toronto, we're looking into possibly setting up a few shows in and around Ontario and later this year, a North American and possibly a Middle Eastern tour.
4. What equipment do you guys use?
We use Shure microphones, Blakhart guitars, Dean guitars, Blakhart basses, EMG pickups, Furman power conditioners, Line 6 (POD X3 PRO, FBV shortboard, Relay G90 wireless systems), BBE sonic maximizers, Mesa Boogie power amps, Peavey amps, Gator rack cases, Vader cabinets, Monster cables, Dunlop picks, RMV Drums, Zildjian cymbals, Evans drumheads Axis pedals, Vic Firth drumsticks, LP percussion, Meinl percussion, Gibraltar racks and Pintech electronics.
5. What bands have influenced your band and its sound?
We all come from various backgrounds of music but as a band I would say Death, Decapitated, Kronos, Dream Theater, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, the list could go on and on honestly...It's because of the music we listened to growing up. Again, it's probably a subconscious thing as we play what comes out naturally.
6. Do you remember your first show and what was it like?
Sharing the stage with Skinless was an absolute honor and more importantly, an all around good time! We definitely had a rush of adrenaline and pure energy as it was our fist ever Canadian show. Unquestionably a show we will never forget.
7.What made you guys decide to form a band?
As mentioned in answer 1, it was on a total impulse. We were part of other scattered projects at the time but never really had anything solid and as musicians, wanted to collaborate our ideas to see what we could churn out.
8.What is your opinion on sites posting your guys material and other bands material?
The music business is a risky one; one that every musician should be well aware of in its intricacies. In my personal opinion, if people want a service they should be willing to pay for it. Musicians put a hell of a lot of hard work into what they do and should be appreciated for it. On the other side of that coin, people who don't have the money or don't want to spend it if they do yet still want to listen to our music, tells me that above all else, they enjoy it…for what it's worth, that puts a smile on my face. :)
9.Is there any bands that you guys enjoyed playing with more then the others?
Absolutely not. We've had a great time in various capacities with all major and minor acts we've shared the stage with. Some we've learned from and some we've gotten drunk with…it has been enjoyment all around, all the time!
10. How do you guys feel about the classifications in metal? like deathcore, metalcore and other subgenres and how some get a negative rep.
It is what it is…personally, I'm not one to classify. When I listen to a song, you'll never hear me say "That's some sic grindcore!" You'd sooner hear me say "That's some awesome phrasing!" Or "That's a nice lick!" In this day and age, music is so opinionated. We tend to appreciate anything we listen to so as to enjoy and sometimes learn from it partially or in its entirety.
11. What song do you enjoy playing the most?
Without a shadow of doubt, "Burial Ground".
12. When not doing things with the band, what can you guys be seen doing?
"…we were trying different things, we were smoking funny things…" LOL! I made a funny! You'll usually find us, working out, going for drives or just chilling out by the lake or drawing really abstract, weird things…(here's a link to something Devlin found "inspirational"): Link That's right, he's a very sick man…
13.Your biggest band moment?
To date, when we each held a packaged copy of the record in out hands. It was heartfelt that we finally held the result of all our hard work. With how close we all are, there will definitely be more intense band moments in the years to come.
14. What is your opinion on the current state of metal?
Metal is a genre of music not only heavily driven by its fan base but also by lifestyle. The more people unite, the more a solid direction can be established. I feel that the masses take metal for granted and don't really take time to listen to it but rather bash it off the bat. This is where the unity of the fans in our genre comes in, whether it be putting shows together, helping friends in other bands, help with advertising or whatever else. It's the smaller things that collectively make the bigger difference.
15. How did you guys come up with your band name?
Alex's friend suggested to him over a conversation with a cup of coffee and a shisha pipe!
16. What can the fans expect to see from you in the future?
We have a few things to finalize and take care of before we hit the road next year but be sure to check our social networks like Facebook, Twitter, ReverbNation and MySpace for upcoming shown in and around your area. Work on our new album is already underway and in the traditional Nephelium vein, expect gut-wrenching havoc and technical sorcery that will fry your brain!


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"Dear Steve,
My wife and I have been trying for a long time to get out of debt. We are current on all the payments most of the time but nobody will give us a chance with a loan. We even tried Lending Club but they turned us down.
We are working all the hours we can and still can't get out of debt. We have no savings. I think we will be just making minimum payments forever and never be able to have a child or be able to afford to buy a house.
We have $45,000 in combined credit card debt and now we sometimes have to put grocerries on the cards because we don't have enough money left. The debt was primarily from stupid mistakes we made when we were younger but we learned our lesson and now know never to charge something we can't afford to pay off.
I think our lives are over and we are only 30 years old. How do I get out of debt with bad credit?
Dear Robert,
Heading down the same path you are on it might almost never be possible to get out of debt. Sorry, but that's just the truth. When you are stuck in minimum payment hell the only way to break out of that situation is to either increase income, reduce expenses, both, or some sort of intervention.
Your question How do I get out of debt with bad credit? really resonates with me because the battle I see you having is not against the money part but against the loss of your life as you see it looking forward.
In my free book people can download, "The Path to Happiness and Wealth" I talk about the terrible fate of being stuck on the gerbil wheel of debt. For some it is a life sentence unless they take action.
While Lending Club does make unsecured debt consolidation loans, just like any lender they have screening criteria. If your credit score is low it can be tough to get a loan. And as you said you already tried that route and they denied your application. I know it is not going to comfort you, but many readers have been able to qualify for such loans and consolidated their loans successfully.
Considering the fact you have important future goals and wishes you want to achieve that are somewhat time sensitive, like have a family, then I think the most logical first solution to explore here is to talk to a local bankruptcy attorney and learn more about your ability to get a legal fresh start and second chance.
You can click here to find a local bankruptcy attorney and talk to them for free about your specific situation. Get the facts and then you can make an informed and educated decision if bankruptcy is right for you.
It sounds to me as if you'd be able to file a chapter 7 bankruptcy and clear away your debt in about 90 days. Following that you'd be able to immediately start building that emergency savings account to protect yourself. You'd also start to put yourself in a better position to think about how to achieve your future options, like having a child.
But there is no sense wasting a perfectly good mistake, I always say. Learn what you can from this situation and don't repeat those mistakes moving forward.
Also, consider a close examination of your income and expenses before you try to have a baby. You'll need to make sure you have a plan to live on just your salary or make some other arrangements before then.
Here are some more links that will help you learn about what bankruptcy really means.
Bankruptcy Articles and Posts You Must Read
To get ready to read the information below with the right frame of mind, please first read How Do I Get Out of Debt Quickly? Change Your Mindset.
Bankruptcy Advice
- Those That File Bankruptcy Do Better Than Those That Don't
- How to Know if You Should File Bankruptcy
- So You Are Going to File Bankruptcy. That's Great News. Congratulations.
- Easily Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy
- The Truth About Bankruptcy Success Rates
- How to Get Out of Debt Calculator
- How Avoiding Bankruptcy Can Backfire
- How Long After Bankruptcy Can I Buy a House?
- Is Bankruptcy Sinful and Bad or Right and Moral? An Examination
- What Does the Bible Say About Bankruptcy? Is Bankruptcy Scriptural?
- How to Get Out of Debt. The Honest and Unvarnished Truth
- The Emotional Seven Stages of Debt
- Getting a Job After Bankruptcy
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy – What is the Truth?
- Low Cost / Pro Bono Bankruptcy Resource Locator
- Bankruptcy Should Be the Last Resort Many Say. But That's Just Not True
- The Ethical Considerations of Bankruptcy
- Is Bankruptcy Right For Me?
- 14 Reasons You Should Not Avoid Bankruptcy
- How to Really Discharge Your Student Loans in Bankruptcy. Many Can. But Never Try.
- Life After Bankruptcy: How to Quickly Have Great Credit and Dumb Mistakes to Avoid
- How to Find a Great Bankruptcy Attorney
- You Have Not Failed if You File Bankruptcy
- The Saddest Avoidable Mistake People Make When Getting Out of Debt
Life After Bankruptcy
- How Long After Bankruptcy Can I Buy a House?
- How to Rent a Lovely Home or Apartment After Bankruptcy
- Life After Bankruptcy – The Truth
- How to Easily Rebuild Your Credit and Have Good Credit Again After Bankruptcy
Filing Bankruptcy Yourself
Please post your responses and follow-up messages to me on this in the comments section below.
Big Hug!
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Augment the Value of your Data (or time to replace the "attach" button)
By Thierry Bonfante on Jun 09, 2011
If you are a company operating in Engineering and Construction, Energy, Manufacturing, Facility Management or any other asset or product intensive industry, you are probably spending a huge amount of time reconciling or combining your structured and unstructured data. On one side, you have the numerous documents, drawings, floor plans and schematics while on the other side, your company has invested a significant amount of money to implement complex platforms to run its operations (ERP, BPM...).
Between these 2 data sets is the realm of "attachments and images". To connect files to processes and operations, such as part ordering or work orders, applications enable you to attach files as additional context to a specific task or display basic image renditions of whatever items you are trying to take action on. However, a lot of work combined with a little bit of luck will be necessary to get to the desired result as data will usually be out of date or simply not granular enough to be meaningful.
As we worked with customers on some of our visual application solutions, where AutoVue is leveraged within the context of specific business processes, we started to realize that we could take the concept further. How? By delivering a conceptually trivial but extremely powerful mechanism based on AutoVue's hot spotting technology that lets people augment the value of their data by literally combining visual and non visual, structured and unstructured data.
With AutoVue 20.1, we introduced the first Augmented Business Visualization framework. This 2 way communication between zones in drawings and the world of enterprise structured data opens an unlimited number of highly differentiated solutions.
In one way, users can now trigger actions in context directly by clicking on a specific area of a drawing, such as an office space on a floorplan or a specific item on a P&ID schematic. In the other, ERP data can be dashboarded directly onto a drawing for an intuitive grasp.
Imagine for a second that your company runs a large campus or office space and you have to evaluate the state of the windows, the carpet, or the heating system throughout the facility to plan maintenance. AutoVue enables you to walk around the buildings with a simple tablet PC with the floor plans all loaded onto the machine and directly right click on each office or room to enter whatever rating used in your organization. The data is then automatically transferred to your asset management system in ERP.
Imagine that you are the overall project manager and you now have all the information properly captured. Instead of running a report that will generate a long spreadsheet of office numbers with the different values or some kind of statistical pie chart, you can now navigate the floorplans directly inside AutoVue and get a visual rendition of the different ratings.
This is just one example of what can be achieved with Augmented Business Visualization. Stay tuned as more and more solutions are being implemented either internally at Oracle or in our vibrant partner ecosystem. ..


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San Bernardino's newly appointed Charter Reform Committee (now being called the Volunteer-Citizen Based Charter Committee) appears to have a big problem on its hands.
As currently established, the Committee clearly violates Section 51 of the San Bernardino City Charter.
Charter Section 51 reads as follows:
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the Common Council, shall appoint all officers, and all members of joint powers authorities, committees, and commissions, regardless of whether they are local, county, regional, state or otherwise, except those appointments made by the City Manager or by elected officials pursuant to this Charter, and except any other appointments for which this Charter expressly provides otherwise, and shall fill all vacancies in an elective office not otherwise provided for in this Charter…
The key take away here is this:
"The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the Common Council, shall appoint…all members…of committees,…regardless of whether they are local, county, regional, statewide or otherwise…except any other appointments for which this Charter expressly provides otherwise."
The Charter Committee is clearly a local committee where the appointment of its membership is not expressly laid out in the City Charter, therefore its total membership must be appointed by Mayor Carey Davis with a vote of consent on each appointment from the members of the San Bernardino City Council.
That's not how the nine members of the Charter Committee were appointed.
The City Council approved the creation of this Committee, but Mayor Carey Davis did not appoint its nine members.
Davis appointed two members and each of the seven City Councilmembers appointed one member to the Committee.
Under Charter Section 51 however, the seven committee members appointed by individual members of the City Council must actually be appointed by the Mayor with a vote of consent by the City Council as a whole.
The Mayor did not appoint these seven members and the entire City Council did not approve the appointment of each individual with a vote of ratification.
Similarly, while Carey Davis did appoint two members to the Charter Reform Committee, neither of his appointments were approved by a vote of the City Council as a whole as required by Section 51.
Since the appointment of the members to this Volunteer Citizen-Based Charter Committee does not comply with the specific letter of the San Bernardino City Charter Section 51, the meeting of the Committee tomorrow would be in violation of the City Charter.
To comply with the City Charter, any and all meetings of the Charter Committee should be postponed until Mayor Davis formally appoints the members of the Committee and the City Council gives its vote of consent. This will procedurally rectify the existing issues of the Charter Committee.
Additionally, had Charter Section 51 been followed as required, it would have enabled the Mayor and City Council to realize the lack of diversity in the in the Charter Committee's membership.
The makeup of the Charter Committee completely excludes the participation of women and Latinos – although women make up more than half of San Bernardino's population and Latinos account for 60% of our city's residents, according to the U.S. Census.
Perhaps by going back and complying with Charter Section 51 to make appointments to this body, the Mayor and City Council can correct this glaring matter of discrimination.


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PBAC Charge & Expectations
The Council's charges and expectations include the following:
The Council is advisory to the Chancellor and his cabinet. Ex-officio members will serve while they are in the position or governance role they currently hold. All other appointees will serve on the Council for a two-year term.