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Download Compliance is of primary concern to financial service, healthcare, and government organizations. Meeting compliance regulations have historically been perceived as an onerous burden. Today, leading companies are taking a broader approach to meeting compliance and are even embracing the benefits compliance offers. Meeting compliance must be a systemic process that touches all aspects of an organization. Most governmental regulations deal with the handling of business and personal information. Regulations are designed to protect against a diverse array of risks that span different industries, disciplines, and government agencies.


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Young Ecuadorian cycling superstar Juan Carlos is dead, and Tessa, one of the last people ever to speak to him, is left with nothing but questions. The media deems Juan Carlos's death a tragic accident at a charity bike ride, but Tessa, an aspiring investigative journalist herself, knows that something more is going on. While she grapples with her own grief and guilt, she is being stalked by spies with an insidious connection to the dead cycling champion. Tessa's pursuit of an explanation for Juan Carlos's untimely death leads her from the quiet New England backwoods to bustling bike shops and ultimately to Ecuador itself, Juan Carlos's homeland. As the ride grows bumpy, Tessa no longer knows who's a suspect and who is an ally. The only thing she knows for sure is that she must uncover the truth of why Juan Carlos has died and race to find the real villain—before the trail goes cold.
Diana Renn writes contemporary mysteries for young adults. Tokyo Heist, an Indie Next Pick, was published in 2012. Diana has published numerous short stories and essays, and she is also the Fiction Editor at YARN (Young Adult Review Network), an award-winning online magazine featuring short-form writing for teens. A Seattle native, Diana now lives outside of Boston with her husband and young son.
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Take Charge of your Card – Switch to a Credit Card that Supports People & the Planet
Today, Green America is proud to announce our newest campaign: The "Take Charge of your Card" campaign urges consumers to move their money away from mega-banks with questionable environmental practices, restrictive fees and interest rates, and outlandish executive compensation and into smaller community development banks and credit unions. One of the best ways to remove support from banks that fail to serve people and the planet is to reject their line of credit and start using a "green" credit card to make your purchases.
Mega-banks collect upward of $60 billion each year on credit card transaction charges alone – just a few different institutions control a very significant piece of the credit market. By diverting the charges collected each time you swipe your credit card from a mega-bank to a bank that serves communities in need, you can be confident that your money is actually supporting something good.
And increasingly, consumers have a choice of where their transaction charges can go. Green America has compiled a list of socially responsible credit cards that direct funds to support education, green businesses, local development projects, and the environment. This means that the next time you swipe your credit card, a portion of that purchase could fund environmental protection efforts in the Amazon Rainforest, rather than going towards an extravagant executive salary. Community cards increasingly offer benefits like points that may be used for travel or merchandise, in addition to the causes they support.
Green America urges you to check out our resources on socially and environmentally responsible credit cards. You can find useful information on the pros and cons of different types of cards, a list of community development banks and credit unions offering credit cards, and resources on how to ditch your mega-bank and redirect your transaction charges to a purpose that benefits people and the planet. With your help, we can weaken the influence of large financial institutions, strengthen responsible banking, and promote a forward-thinking and green economy.
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August 8, 2011 in Sports (E)
[prMac.com] Sydney, Australia - Independent developer Darko Sancanin today is pleased to announce MMA Stream for iOS, a Sports app that allows users to easily follow tweets from professional MMA fighters and associations. Part of his Stream Apps Suite, which includes twitter clients that track pro Basketball, Tennis, Hockey, and Baseball athletes, MMA Stream gives users a first hand look into the lives of pro fighters. All the tweets from UFC and Strikeforce fighters are available to view. The app also allows users to follow community reactions and opinions via Twitter keyword hashtags. MMA Stream has no affiliation to any of the fighters, or associations listed in the application.
Feature Highlights:
* MMA Stream is the dedicated Twitter client for following pro MMA fighters
* View tweets from a huge list of fighters
* Reply, retweet, or quote a tweet
* View tweets from selected Favorite fighters
* Follow community tweets about fighters via hashtags
* Open links from tweets directly within the app
* View a fighter's Twitter profile
* Users may view their own Twitter page and tweets
* Send new tweets
* Search Twitter
* Automatic data updates
* The Stream Apps Suite also includes: Hoop Stream, Baseball Stream, Tennis Stream, and Hockey Stream
MMA Stream operates only in portrait orientation, and at launch defaults to its primary screen, Streams. Streams are simply a collection of twitter users. Two stream categories are displayed: Fighters & Other. The Fighters category lists all the fighters alphabetically, the Other category lists associations and people related to MMA. Tapping any stream brings up a scrolling list, with tweets in message boxes on the right, and the tweeter's photo, name, and posting time on the left. The 20 most recent tweets are displayed in a scrolling list, and reaching the end automatically loads the next 20, allowing users to browse as far back in time as they like.
Touching the tweet brings up the fighter's name and Twitter address, the tweet, and the tweet to which they were replying. Touching the large box containing the fighter's name activates a slide transition to a window containing the following data: the fighter's biographical info, Internet web page, number of Followers, and total number of tweets. Below the data window are four navigational buttons: Add Fighter to Favorites, View Fighter's Tweets, Search Mentions of the Fighter on Twitter, and View Fighter's Twitter Page. Web and Twitter pages may be viewed from within the app, allowing users to continue browsing through tweets. A Share button allows users to easily Reply, Quote, or Retweet after viewing any tweet.
Present at all times on the bottom Tab Bar are five navigational icons: Streams, Favorites, Hashtags, My Stream, and More. Streams is the default screen, with the rest providing additional functionality. Favorites allows the user to view tweets from fighters they have previously selected for the in-app Favorites List. Choosing the Hashtags button brings up the same fighter listings as the Stream screen, but only tweets containing hashtags related to the fighter are listed. The app allows users to touch any hashtag or username in a tweet to follow and search these threads. The My Stream icon takes the user to a screen listing their own tweets, and the More button provides access to a Search function, as well as user-adjustable settings.
"MMA Stream is the ultimate app for fight fans, allowing them to follow all the tweets from every MMA fighter on Twitter," stated developer Darko Sancanin. "Following their tweets from day to day really gives you great insight into their personalities and into the daily lives of pro fighters."
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later
Pricing and Availability:
MMA Stream 1.2 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Sports category.
Darko Sancanin is an independent software developer who has a strong interest in the iOS platform and sports. Located in Sydney, Australia, Darko works as a development manager for a privately held company. Copyright (C) 2011 Darko Sancanin. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Hey Knox,
Anybody ever tell you that vocabulary is the signpost of a man's character?
like the title says my dad got me a ruger lcp for christmas, it has the diamont stamped in the hammer well so its post recall whew.... im going to the range to sling some brass monday but im going to use remingtons instead of that slutty (dirty) ass ammo the range uses so ill see how it shoots, i dont expect it to be as accurate as my glock but we will see. im guessing nothing past 10 yards
merry christmas
Hey Knox,
Anybody ever tell you that vocabulary is the signpost of a man's character?
so is the ability to read and comprehend, and i believe the forum rules state to stay on topic
The LCP is an excellent concealed carry pistol. I'm sure it was designed with that function in mind. I would focus my practice with it at about five yards or so; basic armed citizen distance. Mine shoots accurately out to ten yards and I haven't shot it further. The only rounds mine has balked at is the Power Ball 90 grain stuff. I had a few failures to feed.
Congratulations on your excellent gift. If you are a CCW person you have an outstanding and realiable weapon. Good shooting.
I have no problems at all shooting the LCP with the stock magazine. If I get one of those pinky things I'll remove it. I like the LCP for its concealment. I have no recoil or purchase difficulties with it at all.
I can use another magazine though. So hopefully they'll send one. Surely I can remove that extension. Mine should be back shortly after the new year I guess. After letting Ruger have it for work unknown, I'll have to test it again. Buck 32, did you notice any difference in the way your's shoots?
yes im a handgun cary permit holder in the great state of tennessee and i also have my state armed guard license so this will also be my back up weapon on my ankle. i normally carry my G19 everywhere i go but i get funny looks sometimes cause i always carry open in a blackhawk.
and yes it did come with the pinky thing on the mag but my hands are to big so my ring finger rest on it instead lol, is it normal for the firearm to only come with 1 mag and no spare, and does anyone know if places like gander mtn cary spares?
hope everyone is having a great christmas!!!!!!!
Nice.....and congrats. This is probably going to be my next purchase. It or the Kel Tec P3AT.
Let us know how is does at the range
The letter states they have upgraded it with the latest release updates. I do not know what that means and it almost sounded like they were upgrading it like a computer. Haha.
Anyway, I would like to know what else they did to it but will probably have to call Ruger.
Knox, I do believe it only came new with one mag. I purchased an extra then got the pinky extension for x-mas. I now have two mags with the extension and one without.
Yes it comes off. Just push the little indentation in the bottom of the mag. You will need the bottom cap to replace the finger extension.
im going to shoot it tomorrow so ill let u know how it shoots, i really want to start carrying it, but i have a problem carrying a gun iv never shot before so i guess tomorrow is the big day\
hahahaha yea i call the reloads at our indoor range slutty lol, it shot great, no ftf or jams, it just shot lol, just a note i cleaned it very good before i shot it for the first time and cleaned it again afterwards so its ready to go next time, groups were tight out to 10 yards just as i thought \\


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Cervantes' Homers Lead UK to 5-1 Victory
Feb. 13, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz. - Sophomore Brittany Cervantes smacked a pair of home runs to lead the Kentucky softball team to a 5-1 victory over Western Michigan Saturday morning in Tempe, Ariz.. The multi home run game is the first of her career and the first for a UK player since Brooke Marnitz had two against Western Kentucky in 2006.
Cervantes led the squad with 10 home runs in her freshman season and already has three in four games this season. Senior Molly Johnson also blasted her second homer of the season as the duo each hit homers in a four-run fourth inning for the Blue and White.
Kentucky improves to 3-1 on the season and earned the victory behind sophomore pitcher Rachel Riley who earned her first decision of the season. Riley matched a career-high with six strikeouts in the game and allowed just one run in her first outing of the year.
Johnson led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo blast over the left-center wall. Natalie Smith singled up the middle and then moved to second on a Megan Yocke sacrifice bunt setting the stage for Cervantes. The sophomore drilled a ball over the center field fence for her second long ball of the game. Kentucky's fourth run of the inning rounded home when Western Michigan's shortstop muffed a catch when she was bumped into by the second baseman allowing Jennifer Young to round home and give UK a 5-1 edge.
Western Michigan struck for a run in the top of the first inning to begin the game. The leadoff batter posted a single into centerfield and rounded home on a stolen base and then back-to-back wild pitches for the 1-0 edge.
Kentucky had a prime opportunity in the bottom of the first, but could not push across a run. Smith charted a one-out double that laced the right field line. Yocke then drew a walk and the runners both stole a bag to place runners into scoring position. Cervantes drilled a well hit ball into right-center, but the Bronco's right fielder made a tremendous running snag to deny the Blue and White. Riley then posted a walk to load the bases, but the inning ended with a groundout to the second baseman.
Riley sat down the order in the top of the second forcing three Bronco groundouts. Samantha DeMartine opened the bottom of the frame with a bomb to the right-center wall, but the Broncos' right fielder made a leaping grab and took out the removable fence in the process denying DeMartine of a home run. Freshman Kara Dill then posted her first collegiate hit when she out ran the throw from short to get on base. Dill swiped second, but then had to stay at second when Annie Rowlands earned a base with a chopper to third. After a fielder's choice, the runners advanced into scoring position. Smith earned a walk to load the bases, but the inning ended with UK stranding three runners on a fly out to right.
Riley retired the first two batters, one of which was a beautiful snag by Meagan Aull in centerfield in the fourth. After allowing a two-out double, Riley picked up her third strikeout of the game to prevent the Broncos from adding to their lead.
Cervantes tied the score at one apiece with a solo shot over the left field fence for her second home run of the season in the bottom half of the stanza. Riley was denied a homer when the center fielder made a leaping grab and took out the fence for the second time in the game. DeMartine walked and then moved to second on a wild pitch. Dill charted her second hit of the game when she sent a little dribbler back to the pitcher putting runners on the corners. The inning ended with a fielder's choice as UK left two more runners on base.
After picking up two quick outs on grounders, UK committed an error to allow a base runner. The Broncos looked like they might bring in a score with a double into right-center, but the relay home was spectacular as Aull hit Johnson at the cut off and Johnson zipped the ball home to Cervantes who swiftly tagged the runner and ended the inning preventing a score.
With an out in the top of the fifth the Broncos got a base runner on with a single up the gut, and then an error by UK made it look like there would be two runners on base. But, UK had another tremendous relay as Destinee Mordecai tossed it to Dill trying to get the lead runner. During the throw, the batter who reached on the error attempted to move to second but, Dill found Johnson who placed the tag on the runner. Riley then got her second strikeout of the inning to end the scoring threat preserving UK's four-run advantage.
In the top of the seventh the Broncos earned back-to-back singles to open their final at-bat. Riley forced the first out into a foul out to Dill at third. She then forced a chopper back to her and she calmly tossed it to first for the second out. The final out came with a consecutive out back to the pitcher to close out her first win of the year.
Kentucky concludes action in Arizona against California at 6:30 p.m. ET later this afternoon.


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Understanding Large Codebases with Software Evolution
InfoQ interviewed Adam Tornhill, author of Your Code as a Crime Scene, about software evolution and mining social information from code and how to use this to increase the understanding of large codebases, how to create a geographical profile of code, and the benefits that can be gained from techniques like mining social information and geographical profiling.
Zoeticx Middleware API Unifies Incompatible Electronic Medical Records
Zoeticx has written middleware which can unify data from any current provider into a single common format. Their newly released API provides easy access to that middleware, enabling developers to easily write applications against multiple databases storing records in different formats.
A Few Highlights from QConSF2013- Part 1 of 2
On each day of the 3-day conference at the inviting environs offered at the Hyatt there was a jam-packed schedule of speakers, exhibits and activities that made for some difficult decisions as to which tracks and what happening to attend.
Healthcare.gov Performance Analysis by AppDynamics
Augmenting the roster of tribulations haranguing Obamacare and the healthcare.gov website comes a technical deep-dive performed by leading performance monitoring organization AppDynamics that paints a picture of a sophomoric development initiative used to build that site.
New Relic iPhone App Adds Improved Chart History and UI Improvements
New Relic has recently updated their iPhone App with improved chart history and includes several bug fixes. It enables you to monitor plugins and get alerts as and when they are generated by the monitoring engine.
Android Stats and Tricks from OpenSignal
One blog of note that is furthering the efforts of today's mobile application developers can be found at the OpenSignal web site. Their recent Android Fragmentation Visualized report offers some unique perspectives on the challenges of writing Android apps.
Coverity 2012: How to Get a Low Defect Density
This article contains the testimonies of several project leaders detailing the process used to achieve a low Coverity Scan defect density.
AppDynamics Lite 2 Released - Adds Monitoring Support for Free
Application Performance Measurement (APM) vendor AppDynamics has released AppDynamics Lite version 2.0, bringing new features from their commercial product into the free version.
New Relic Offers Real-time Performance Monitoring for Heroku Java users
New Relic is bringing its well-regarded web application performance service to Java applications running on Heroku's PaaS. The add-on is offered in two versions, a free standard version, and a professional subscription service currently costing $0.06 per dyno hour. New Relic have also announced Python support for their stand-alone product.
JProfiler 7: Probes, Threads and Heap Inspections
ej-technologies GmbH has released JProfiler 7.0. JProfiler is a Java SE/EE profiling tool which features CPU profiling, memory profiling, thread profiling and VM telemetry. Version 7.0 comes with an improved heap walker, custom probes and built-in probes for JDBC, JMS, JNDI, Servlets, files, sockets and processes.
New Relic Has Released RPM for .NET and PHP
New Relic has released two new variants of its performance tool: RPM for .NET and RPM for PHP. RPM offers performance monitoring and analysis for web applications running on premises or in the cloud.
NDepend 3.0 Is Integrated with Visual Studio
NDepend 3.0 comes integrated with Visual Studio analyzing code in real time, can analyze code over multiple VS solutions, supports editing of multiple CQL rules at one time, and comes with enhanced search and performance.
JProfiler 6.0 Supports Dynamic Instrumentation and Locking History Graphs
The latest version of JProfiler supports dynamic instrumentation, locking history graphs and exceptional method run analysis. The company behind JProfiler, ej-technologies, recently announced the release of version 6.0 of the java application profiling software. The tool also allows monitor profiling and thread dumps view.
NewRelic RPM 2 Adds Java Support for Performance Monitoring
NewRelic just released RPM 2, the latest version of their performance monitoring software. RPM, which is available as SaaS (Software as a Service) now supports monitoring Java web/JEE applications as well as Ruby on Rails applications. We talked to NewRelic's Lew Cirne about the new release.
Performance Monitoring Roundup: Rails Core and New Relic Cooperate, FiveRuns TuneUp Supports Merb
NewRelic announced a cooperation with the Rails Core team to improve Rails performance. An opt-in feature allows to make performance data available to the Rails Core team, which can use it to figure out Rails bottlenecks in real world Rails apps. Also: FiveRuns' TuneUp performance monitoring tools now supports Merb.


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They were the people who had the caliber not to take failure lying down: to pick up and try again.
If you could throw a parade of any caliber through the Zappos office, what type of parade would it be?
It's a polite request, the kind that stars of Kline's caliber don't normally make.
Valtro 12 gauge tactical shotgun, Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol, Century International Arms Inc.
I hope my performance was of the caliber he desired and that I did not let my director down.
You must remember, Doctor, that the power of a gun increases as the cube of its caliber or diameter of its bore.
Even a twenty-two caliber may prove effective at short range.
For target shooting, the .22-caliber pistols will be found admirably suited for beginners.
caliber—diameter of the bore; also used to express bore length.
Judging from the caliber of the rifle that we later found or become acquainted with, this would more resemble a wound of entry.
1560s, "degree of merit or importance," a figurative use from Middle French calibre (late 15c.), apparently ultimately from Arabic qalib "a mold for casting." Arabic also used the word in the sense "mold for casting bullets," which is the oldest literal meaning in English. Meaning "inside diameter of a gun barrel" is attested from 1580s. Barnhart remarks that Spanish calibre, Italian calibro "appear too late to act as intermediate forms" between the Arabic word and the French.
caliber cal·i·ber (kāl'ə-bər)
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'"I think it's gonna be better then last year. They did sign all their key players; Jason Pominville to a great deal, Thomas Vanek and Ryan Miller," said Sabres fan John Dudek of East Aurora. "The team doesn't really have to prove anything now, they can focus on winning instead of trying to pad their paycheck."'
Fans hopeful Sabres will return to playoffs
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I Don't Work Here Does Not Work Here
(I work in a library, but I had forgotten to take my name tag off after work when I went shopping.)
Customer: "What aisle is baking powder?"
Me: "Huh? Oh, I think it's that way somewhere. I'm not really sure."
Customer: "Well you'd better find out for me. Isn't that your job?"
Me: "Oh, no, I'm sorry. I don't work here."
Customer: "Yes you do! You have a name tag on!"
Me: "Oh! No, I'm sorry, I work at the library, I just forgot to take this off."
Customer: *very angry* "I don't want excuses! Just tell me where the d*** baking powder is!"
Me: "I don't know where it is. Go ask someone who works here."
Customer: "You're going to tell me or else!"
Store Manager: "Can I help you folks?"
Customer: "Yes! Your employee here is being very rude!"
Store Manager: "Sir, he doesn't work here. Is there something I can help you with?"
Customer: "Oh!" *turning to me* "Well why didn't you say so?"
Me: "I did. You were being a moron!"
Customer: *turning back to manager* "You let your employees curse at customers like that! I want him fired right now!"


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vent pipe
I am a housewife and I have a quick question? Do you need a vent pipe if that's what you call it above the exhaust fan in tha kitchen? Is there such a thing as ventless exhaust? Thank you:wink:
There is no such thing as a "Ventless Exhaust". There are self venting range hoods that are very common. A self venting hood will not vent to the outside of the house but back into the kitchen. There are special charcoal filters that are used in this setup. I prefer to vent to the outside of the house, however there are some good arguments to be made for venting back into the room. The first is that you do not need to have a vent to the outside installed, thus you may save some money on that installation. On the other hand the charcoal filters will cost a little more to keep maintained. Another reason to vent back into the room would be for the efficiency of your heating and cooling. You can pull a great deal of air through your exhaust fan.
The reason I like a hood that vents to the outside is because I am tall and when I turn a self venting range hood on it is usualy blowing right at or slightly above my face.
A recirculating fan doesn't eliminate the moist air from cooking. A fan that vents outside gets rid of the smells and the moisture. You'd be surprised how much damage and mold occurs from all that extra humidity from boiling spaghetti :)
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Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world and never will.Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Novelists are perhaps the last people in the world to be entrusted with opinions. The nature of a novel is that it has no opinions, only the dialectic of contrary views, some of which, all of which, may be untenable and even silly. A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although he may be permitted to be an intellectual."Anthony Burgess
The public buys its opinions as it buys its meat, or takes in its milk, on the principle that it is cheaper to do this than to keep a cow. So it is, but the milk is more likely to be watered.Samuel Butler
We form many of our political opinions through reading papers and unconsciously absorbing the rhetoric of the journalists. Later, we spout the same opinions as our own. This parallels the way we respond to any authority and its something politicians understand well.Derren Victor Brown
You cannot drag a man's conscience before any tribunal, and no one is answerable for his religious opinions to any power on earth.Napoleon Bonaparte
Novelists are perhaps the last people in the world to be entrusted with opinions. The nature of a novel is that it has no opinions, only the dialectic of contrary views, some of which, all of which, may be untenable and even silly. A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although he may be permitted to be an intellectual.Anthony Burgess
It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinions; it is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ive always wondered if people who block each other from expressing their opinions do so because they have so little confidence in their own. To me, encountering an opposing point of view is a chance to gain a deeper understanding of the issues at stake... and develop my own point of view. But the first thing youve got to do is youve got to let people speak and youve got to listen. And thats what the first amendment is all about. Thats what really distinguishes this country from others.Michael Bloomberg
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society.Edward Bernays
Opinions derived from long experience are exceedingly valuable, and outweigh all others, while they are consistent with facts and with each other; but they are worse than useless when they lead, as in this instance, to directly opposite opinions.Peter Barlow
Derived from this celebrated society for propagating the faith, the name propaganda is applied in modern political language as a term of reproach to secret associations for the spread of opinions and principles which are viewed by most governments with horror and aversion.W.T. Brande
The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.William Temple
I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.Thomas Jefferson
How often in this world are the actions that we condemn the result of sentiments that we love, and opinions that we admire.Anna Jameson


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Thanks for the heads-up.
Unfortunately there are some real creeps and crims in this world.
IME most people are reasonably honest, decent, etc, but any theory of human nature that fails to include the fact that some are not is doomed to failure ...
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Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind
by Colin Renfrew
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Disappointing. More of a history of archaeology then the story of the making of human mind.
A survey of pre-historic archeology, advancing the argument for a period of human speciation followed by a period of culture change, termed the tectonic phase of human development. The speciation mainly took place in Africa. About 60,000 years ago, a relatively small number of homo sapiens, already possessing the same basic anatomy and genome of modern humans, spread across Asia and Europe, and beyond. The Neanderthals were mainly in Europe, and might have been an indigenous speciation from an earlier group. There are regional differences in development, with cave art being more prominent in Europe, only one site known in Africa. Finds of artifacts interpreted as evidence for use of symbolism, like decoration, occur very early, and are evidence for mind. The ability to learn tool making and transmit culture probably existed prior to language, enabled by human abilities to imitate others. The transition from wandering as hunter-gatherers to sedentary life and agriculture, marked in the archeological record by the finds of houses and pottery about 9000 years ago, allowed development of writing, social structures and civilization.
The history of recent academic controversies dominated the first part of the book, and I found myself reading the same sentence several times as the author addressed different aspects of prior topics, but a recent (copyright 2007) overview with interesting pictures was welcome
There is no doubt Colin Renfrew has written an easily read account of prehistory. He is a distinguished professor of archaeology and this is his field of specialization. Hence he is very knowledgeable about research into prehistoric times. Yet the narrative generates a general unease. Perhaps he just tries too hard to bolster a sense of mystery. Certainly his emphasis of concrete aspects is unsettling. Indeed at times he sounds too much like a logical positivist of the early 20th century. Consequently one commonly gets the impression that the author is probably missing important considerations.
Thus he is often quite unconvincing eg when he criticizes memes, or when he assigns pre-eminence to just one of many factors. Furthermore he does not clearly distinguish speculation and reasoned opinion. Nevertheless in spite of these concerns, the book eventually ends well.
This book was more a book on the history of prehistory (that is, a look at how modern scholars' research into prehistory has developed since the discipline began in the 19th century) than a book focused specially on prehistory itself. Although that was not what I expected when I picked the book up and initially began reading, it was exactly what I needed and I'm very grateful for that now. I'm very widely read in history, especially in intellectual history (that is, the history of the human mind and its ideas), but this is the first book that I've read focused specifically on prehistory. I was not, however, in any way overwhelming or confused. Dr. Renfrew is quite clearly writing for the non-expert and does a great job in introducing new subjects and defining specialist terminology. His look at the origins of the human mind and what it is that makes us uniquely human was a very interesting and enjoyable look. My only complaint is that I wish there would have been more!
This is a nice introduction to how humans evolved their life and culture before the time of written records. Part 1, the Discovery of Prehistory is very well written and an engrossing read. Following mankind as they evolve from the paleolithic through neolithic stage and into the bronze age is fascinating. Looking at how human groups evolved in the Indus Valley, Mespotamia, the Yucutan Peninsula, and various sites in China and Europe shows how a lot happened and we have only some sparse data to track it properly.
The second part of the book, the Prehisotry of the Mind, was not quite as fulfilling, as the author has to speculate a bit more as to how the mind really functioned thousands of years ago, how economies worked, how tools were used, what the function of rituals were. I sometimes wish we could time travel back and observe our ancestors.
All in all, this was a good summing up.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0679640975, Hardcover)In Prehistory, the award-winning archaeologist and renowned scholar Colin Renfrew covers human existence before the advent of written records–which is to say, the overwhelming majority of our time here on earth. But Renfrew also opens up to discussion, and even debate, the term "prehistory" itself, giving an incisive, concise, and lively survey of the past, and how scholars and scientists labor to bring it to light.
Renfrew begins by looking at prehistory as a discipline, particularly how developments of the past century and a half–advances in archaeology and geology; Darwin's ideas of evolution; discoveries of artifacts and fossil evidence of our human ancestors; and even more enlightened museum and collection curatorship–have fueled continuous growth in our knowledge of prehistory. He details how breakthroughs such as radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis have helped us to define humankind's past–how things have changed–much more clearly than was possible just a half century ago. Answers for why things have changed, however, continue to elude us, so Renfrew discusses some of the issues and challenges past and present that confront the study of prehistory and its investigators.
In the book's second part, Renfrew shifts the narrative focus, offering a summary of human prehistory from early hominids to the rise of literate civilization that is refreshingly free from conventional wisdom and grand "unified" theories. The author's own case studies encompass a vast geographical and chronological range–the Orkney Islands, the Balkans, the Indus Valley, Peru, Ireland, and China–and help to explain the formation and development of agriculture and centralized societies. He concludes with a fascinating chapter on early writing systems, "From Prehistory to History."
In this invaluable, brief account of human development prior to the last four millennia, Colin Renfrew delivers a meticulously researched and passionately argued chronicle about our life on earth, and our ongoing quest to understand it.
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This title looks at the gradual discovery only 150 years ago of a remote human past going back tens of thousands of years and the subsequent dramatic growth of the study of prehistory.
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Is this for the big supermarkets that stay open 24 hours a day, apart from a short break period on Sunday?ReplyDelete
In the photo, I think it is confusing that you have the "open past midnight" (neat graphic, BTW) and "closes midnight" on Monday.
How about replacing the closes with a dash, to signify no closing time. You could then turn the "open past midnight" graphic the other way round to lead from the end slot on one night to the start slot on the following day. This then makes the flow of information very logical.
Yeah, that would make more sense. I should have also illustrated the situation where something stays open to say 2am, at present this shows as being open until midnight then the next day from midnight to 2am, so leaving out the closes and opens and adding the graphic will hopefully make it clearer.ReplyDelete
To be honest, I didn't think it was confusing before.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, I definitely don't understand the screenshot above!


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NY knish factory fire leads to nationwide shortageBy FRANK ELTMAN and VERENA DOBNIK , Associated Press
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COPIAGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A fire at a factory billed as the world's biggest maker of knishes has created nationwide shock and oy for those who can't seem to find the Jewish treats anywhere.
This undated photo provided by Gabila Food Products, Inc. shows their original Coney Island square knishs, which have been off the market for at least six weeks. A fire at a Long Island factory billed as the world's biggest maker of knishes has led to a nationwide shortage of the fried, square doughy pillows of pureed potatoes and other fillings. (AP Photo/Gabila Food Products, Inc.)
This undated photo provided by Gabila Food Products, Inc. shows their original Coney Island square knishs, which have been off the market for at least six weeks. A fire at a Long Island factory billed as the world's biggest maker of knishes has led to a nationwide shortage of the fried, square doughy pillows of pureed potatoes and other fillings. (AP Photo/Gabila Food Products, Inc.)
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In this Nov. 8, 2013 photo, a food cart in midtown Manhattan in New York sports signs offering square potato-filled Jewish snacks. But since a fire in the Long Island factory that makes them, there has been a knish crunch, and some vendors have had to resort to selling round knishes. (AP Photo/Verena Dobnik)
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Kvetching has been going on at delis, diners, food carts and groceries since the 6-week-long shortage began, but lovers of the square, fried, doughy pillows of pureed potatoes may not have to go without much longer. The factory promises an end to the knish crunch by Thanksgiving, which coincides with the start of Hanukkah.
"Our customers ... are calling us saying they are literally searching supermarkets and stores and they're all asking when we'll be back," Stacey Ziskin Gabay, one of the owners of the 92-year-old Gabila's Knishes, which sells about 15 million knishes a year.
A fire Sept. 24 at the Gabila's plant in Copiague, on Long Island, damaged the machinery that makes the company's biggest seller — "The Original Coney Island Square Knish," which also come filled with kasha or spinach.
Gabila's, which also makes matzoh balls, blintzes and latkas, sells the knishes both online and at retail outlets around the country, with New York, Florida and California leading the sales.
"For the last month I haven't had any knishes — my heart is broken," said Carol Anfuso, a native New Yorker who has been without a knish to nosh since the BJ's Wholesale store near her Atlanta home suddenly stopped stocking them.
But Anfuso didn't learn of the shortage until she visited her sister for lunch at the Pastrami King restaurant in Merrick, Long Island, and found that it was out of stock, too.
Pastrami King owner Joe Yamali said he normally sells about 2,000 knishes a month.
"It brings you back to your childhood and they're just so delicious," Yamali said. "Gabila is square and fried. You bite into it and the potato oozes out. It's very good."
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There are 13 comments on the The Wall Street Journal story from Jun 27, 2012, titled Obama Prepares Three Speeches Ahead of Health-Care Ruling. In it, The Wall Street Journal reports that:The White House has kept its preparations for the Supreme Court's decision on President Barack Obama 's health care law close to the vest.
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#1 Jun 27, 2012
Arrest this guy - he's a liar and usurper!
#2 Jun 27, 2012
Not another speech!!!! That' ALL that will be talked about ALL WEEKEND!!!!!! That's the ONLY TIME I get, to set, relax, and watch TV!!!! Don't want to see his mug all weekend!!!!!
Hey OWEbama, give the teleprompter guy the weekend, so he can check it so it doesn't make a fool of you again, when it tells you to talk about your "sons"!!!!
"Liberal Teachers ruin Kids"
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#3 Jun 27, 2012
He will say its Bush's fault
#4 Jun 28, 2012
It's the happy speech:
From SCOTUSblog:
"The bottom line: the entire ACA is upheld, with the exception that the federal government's power to terminate states' Medicaid funds is narrowly read."
#5 Jun 28, 2012
Supreme Court's Obamacare decision hands federal government unlimited power to force you to spend 100% of your paycheck on things you don't even want
Regardless of whether you agree with the fundamentals of Obamacare, the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled the federal government has the power to tax Americans into mandatory purchases of private industry products means an end to economic freedom in America. Why? Because it hands the federal government the power to force the American people to buy anything the government wants or face tax penalties for refusing to do so. It is the equivalent of announcing a federal monopoly over all private purchasing decisions.
"The Affordable Care Act's requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts, in his majority opinion. "Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness."
Thus, the government can force Americans to buy anything it wants by simply characterizing the forced payment as a "tax."
#7 Jun 28, 2012
self-styled patriots usually don't know what they are talking about and often repost crap from others who thingk they do.
"Liberal Teachers ruin Kids"
Since: Mar 09
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#8 Jun 28, 2012
Today the Supreme Court wrongly concluded that Obamacare can stand.
The Supreme Court Ruled Against the American People
Wounded Knee all over again
#9 Jun 28, 2012
#10 Jun 29, 2012
Yeah, like you're "forced" to spend money on car insurance, flood insurance (in some areas), mortgage insurance, etc. etc.
Think of it as a directive to people too stupid to know they need health insurance and who'd otherwise expect the rest of us to pay through added medical costs handed off to US. Maybe that'll make it easier for you...:)
#11 Jun 29, 2012
LOL...love the hysteria. Why weren't you like this about the Citizens United decision, which was much, much worse?
"Liberal Teachers ruin Kids"
Since: Mar 09
Paradise Valley Arizona
#12 Jun 29, 2012
No it wasnt!!!!
#13 Jun 29, 2012
"TAX and CARE"
Democrats lost the house because of obamacare, libtards lost Kennedy's seat, the bluest seat because of obamacare, Republican governorships increased because of obamacare, libtards lost the economy and jobs because of obamacare, occupy wall street lost because of obamacare, the unions lost because obamacare, occupy obama loses re-election because of obamacare...
Everything liar obamacare touches, libtards lose because of "Tax and Care"...
A carbon copy of libtard loses and failures during the 2010 campaign. Now again a front page libtard loser, with the economy, and 2012 Tax and Care losing everything...
Scotus "TAX and CARE"... The serendipitous sellout gift that just keeps on giving...
It's the culture...
#14 Jun 29, 2012
Care to provide a link to the FEDERAL LAW, that says you have to have home insurance? Flood insurance? Mortgage insurance??
Even car insurance is not a FEDERAL LAW! Plus, car insurance is a totally different ball game!! Show US a link to a State LAW, that says you have to insure "YOUR CAR" against theft!! "YOUR CAR" against fire!! "YOUR CAR" against storm damage!! "YOUR CAR" against stuff falling from space!!
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Severe Weather Rocks Eastern Seaboard
Severe thunderstorms spawning wind damage, flooding and tornadoes caused havoc late Friday across the Mid-Atlantic region.
A tornado touched down outside Pittsburgh on Friday evening, destroying some homes, and the severe weather also caused the collapse of a university sports dome. There were no immediate reports of injuries as storms swept across the state.
The tornado touched down around 5 p.m. Friday near Ligonier, about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh, causing heavy damage in surrounding areas, authorities said. National Weather Service crews confirmed an EF1 tornado hit the area, packing maximum winds of 105 mph.
"It's not pretty here," Westmoreland County Emergency Management spokesman Dan Stevens told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
The tornado left a path of damage eight miles long.
Elsewhere, the storms caused an inflatable dome at Robert Morris University, about 10 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, to collapse.
University spokeswoman Kyle Fisher said a microburst of high winds apparently tore the roof of the dome, causing it to collapse. About 10 people were inside at the time, Fisher said, but all escaped without injury. The dome is part of a larger sports complex located on an island in the middle of the Ohio River.
The dome was about 80 feet high and the size of two soccer fields, and about 12 years old, Fisher said. She said the school has not decided whether to rebuild it.
In Maryland, tower personnel at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport observed a tornado on airport property at about 7:20 p.m. Tree debris was observed flying through the air, but the twister did not strike any buildings at BWI.
Air traffic delays were extensive Friday as thunderstorms passed over major Northeast hubs and disrupted flight paths across the region.
Meanwhile, there was storm damage elsewhere, including:
Washington, D.C.: In addition to heavy rain, trees were reported down in a number of suburbs north of the Capital. Downed trees caused a power outage impacting train traffic between Union Station and BWI airport. PEPCO (Potomac Electric Power Company) reported at least 10,000 customers without power Friday, but that number fell below 800 by early Saturday. Major League Baseball's game between the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves was postponed because of rain.
Maryland: Flash floods were reported near Green Valley and Damascus. One bridge was reported to be flooded in the area. Authorities say strong winds bought down trees and branches across southern and eastern Carroll County. The county's public safety office said the areas affected include Sykesville and Finksburg. BGE (Baltimore Gas and Electric) reported over 25,000 customers without electricity at one point. In Fallston, reports of damage and possible injuries surfaced late Friday evening after a tornado-warned storm moved through.
Virginia: A tornado struck the city of Hampton shortly after 8 p.m., tracking along Chesapeake Avenue; NWS crews confirmed it was an EF1 with maximum winds of 98 mph. Numerous homes were damaged in the Merrimac Shores section of the city, and the Hampton Yacht Club also suffered damage. Elsewhere, trees were reported down across several areas of the state, particularly in central Virginia. In Petersburg, a confirmed EF0 tornado left five people with minor injuries. The NWS estimated that 5-10 tornadoes touched down in Maryland and Virginia during the storms.
North Carolina: In Elizabeth City a tornado was spotted on the ground by a law enforcement officer north of Highway 17 and Simpson Ditch Rd. The tornado lifted after several minutes.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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text: There won't be much electoral drama on the spring ballots in the Fredonia area.An extended filing deadline failed to generate interest in one of three village trustee positions on the Fredonia Village Board.Incumbents Fritz Buchholtz and Mark Edbauer Sr. are seeking re-election, but Scott Ehaney decided not to seek another term.When Ehaney was late in filing his non-candidacy papers, the deadline for nominations was extended from Wednesday, Jan. 2, to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7.That added time did not result in anyone filing for the office. The third trustee post will go to the candidate who receives the most write-in votes in the April 2 election.Incumbent Village President Chuck Lapicola is unopposed in his bid for a second term.The spring election will result in some shuffling of positions in the Town of Fredonia.Incumbent Clerk Janis Stemper is not seeking re-election, but Treasurer Dave Gorton has filed papers for the clerk's position.Waubeka resident Jean M. Willis is the only candidate for the treasurer's post.Incumbent Richard Mueller is unopposed in his bid for another term as town chairman. Chris Janik is also unchallenged in his bid for re-election as town supervisor.Incumbent Supr. Mark Schubert failed to file non-candidate papers, extending the filing deadline for candidates to Monday.As in the village, the extension failed to result in any additional candidates surfacing.With no one seeking the second Town Board position, Schubert has told town officials he will run as a write-in candidate.In the Northern Ozaukee School District, only incumbents filed paperwork for three expiring positions.The unopposed candidates are Kendall Thistle for the Town of Fredonia seat, Francis Kleckner for the Town of Belgium post and Rick Hamm representing the Town of Saukville.


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Posted by Clarence Villanueva on August 25, 2011
No other name in technology carries as much reverence as Steve Jobs. His departure as CEO of Apple combined with HP investigating a spin-off of their PC division has a lot of companies wondering what changes are in store. A few points:
1. In the face of the major market shifts, a strong case can be made for multi-sourcing your enterprise PCs. Recent events highlight the risks that enterprises face -- risk that will be more apparent in 1-2 years. Apple's product roadmaps have already been planned for the next 15-18 months (depending on the product line), so I don't expect to see any significant downside for Apple until this current roadmap is past. But when Apple's current roadmap is refined under new leadership, we'll start to see the effects on Apple's enterprise strategy. In addition to this news, more certainty exists with HP's spinoff of their PC division, and Dell will show their hand in how they plan to move forward in the face of these developments. The landscape in 2-3 years will be drastically different. Diversifying your PC suppliers via multi-sourcing can help mitigate that risk.
Posted by JP Gownder on August 24, 2011
First off, let me say this: I hope that Steve Jobs' health improves, and that he comes out of whatever challenges he's going through in the best of health. He's an amazing, visionary leader of a dynamic company -- and he's also a person with a family. Let's all wish him well.
While famously a CEO, Steve Jobs is also, it should be known, a product strategist par excellence. He's clearly been involved, in a deep way, in the development of Apple's product ideas, product designs, business models, go-to-market strategies, and responses to competition. These are the job responsibilities of product strategists. In his (and Apple's) case, product strategy has risen to the very top of the organization.
Product strategists of two different flavors are wondering how they might be affected by his resignation as CEO (and concomitant request to become chairman):
Posted by Sarah Rotman Epps on August 18, 2011
Minutes after the Wall Street Journal reported that HP plans to spin off its PC business, I'm already getting press inquiries. There's still a lot we don't know, and I hope we'll learn more on the earnings call tonight. Based on what we know now, here's my take on what product strategists at HP are thinking:
HP's PC product strategy is squeezed by two macro-trends: The commodification of the PC market, led by Asian manufacturers like Asus, and the transition to a post-PC era, led by Apple, Inc. (formerly Apple Computer). HP is the biggest PC manufacturer in the world, but its position will rapidly decline if it can't adjust its product strategy to combat both trends.
It makes sense that HP shareholders don't want its low-margin PC business dragging down its high-margin enterprise services business. As for HP's chances as a standalone PC manufacturer, it's tough to be a PC maker in a post-PC world. HP's competition is Apple on the high end, which has justified higher margins based on non-hardware offerings: service (Genius Bar, Apple Store reps), channel (Apple Store), and software (iTunes/App Store). On the other end, all of HP's competitors, other than Dell, are based in Asia and have very different manufacturing and labor economics. HP has been caught up in a race to the bottom as the PC market has commodified. Now it needs either to become comfortable with commodification or to build out the elements of an ecosystem to enable true competition with Apple.


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The first step to solving any problem is sizing it up. Doctors have medical records, police departments have COMPSTAT, and homeless providers have a system called HMIS.
The Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is an electronic database used to hold information on the characteristics and service needs of homeless people in the U.S. The program was developed in the 1990s in response to a mandate by Congress requiring states to collect data in order to receive funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address homelessness.
While Homeless Counts are essential for gathering counts of homeless people, they do not give us all the data we need to assess the breadth and scope of homelessness and plan for solutions. Broad utilization of HMIS can help provide a consistent and accurate snapshot of a region's homeless population, including a population count, information on service use, and a measurement of the effectiveness of homeless programs, as HMIS also helps track the number of chronically homeless clients and placements into permanent housing. This information can have important impacts on policy at the federal, state, and local levels.
Even with all of these benefits, HMIS usage has been low amongst homeless providers because its functions have not been the easiest to understand and like any software, it takes time to learn. To help, LAHSA is responding by working with a team from Abt Associates to improve functionality of LA's HMIS software and provide training sessions on how to make use of those functions. According to LAHSA's newsletter, as of October 2011 HMIS has reached over 58% bed coverage for Emergency Family and Single Shelters, 62% for Transitional Housing facilities and 35% for Permanent Housing facilities. Congratulations to LAHSA and to users of HMIS – these figures demonstrate that the region has exceeded the goal for HMIS use in 2011!
One of Home For Good's goals is to track the progress of individuals accessing housing and services and strategically allocate resources. HMIS will play an important role in reaching this goal and creating a system focused on rapid rehousing, thus Home For Good has set ambitious goals for HMIS ongoing system improvements and implementation (see: Home For Good Action Plan).
For more information on HUD's Homeless Management Information System Initiative click here.
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Lady Cavs Upset #2 Seeded Warren 4-2
Payten Davis knocked in two goals while Samantha Watkins and Lexi Brown added goals as fifth seeded Chillicothe upset second seedd Warren 4-2 Thursday.
Zach Breth's Lady Cavs came up short in the first match with their former SEOAL rival in September, but jumped out to a 2-1 lead at the break and punched their ticket for the District Semi-Finals with the win.
The Cavs will face #6 seed Fairfield Union Tuesday at Jackson's Alumni Stadium. The Falcons were 1-0 winners over the third seeded Iron Ladies.
In the upper bracket of the Sectional, #1 seeded Hillsboro held off Unioto 3-2 and Circleville ended Zane Trace's season 2-0. Hillsboro will also play Circleville Tuesday at Jackson.


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In bankruptcy, debtors complete a Statement of Financial Affairs which asks them if they have recently used any legal alternatives to bankruptcy. One of these alternatives is a receivership. It's usually an option for business debtors, not individual debtors.
Title 13 of the Maryland Rules explain how receiverships work in state court. Sections 3-413 and 414 of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Maryland Code explain how a receiver can be appointed.
The Bankruptcy Court is authorized to appoint a receiver in an adversary proceeding (but not in the main bankruptcy case) under 11 USC 105(a), according to In re Memorial Estates, 797 F.2d 516 (7th Cir. 1986). The federal district court can appoint a receiver under Fed. R. Civ. P. 66.
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India harness fire within for a daring assault
INDIA dared to attack the Australians and it produced the tussle of the season. The hosts met blow with blow, creating a gripping contest between two committed and well-matched pugilists.
Except when India's part-timers were bowling, every run was hotly contested and every cricketer stretched to his limit. Until the last few runs came in a hurry, the result was beyond prediction. Slogathons are not nearly as entertaining. Even the pitch played its part, providing a fair surface that assisted the bowlers without unduly restricting capable batsmen.
Australia's innings was a thing of shreds and patches. Throughout its course the Indians played with conviction, making positive moves at every opportunity and sustaining their assault even as their hosts rallied.
Much could be gleaned from Mahendra Dhoni's handling of tyro paceman Ishant Sharma. Noticing that the MCG had provided a firm surface, he asked his raw youngsters to let rip. The message was clear. He believed in his bowlers and expected them to take wickets. Never mind that the opposing openers had been belting the ball around for a decade.
As might be expected from a novice, Sharma held nothing back, charging to the crease and mixing corkers with wides and no-balls. Youth knows nothing of mortality let alone fear. In his enthusiasm, he over-pitched and suffered as Matthew Hayden drove sumptuously. His first two overs cost 24 runs and the scoreboard was rattling along.
Now Dhoni faced his most important decision of the day. A lesser man might have withdrawn Sharma until his blood had cooled. Sri Lanka had made this mistake in the previous match at the SCG, scattering the field at the first sight of an antipodean charge. That's no way to beat these hosts. This is a confronting continent of fires and drought.
Dhoni proved his worth by telling Sharma to have another crack. Wisely, he did not ask him to cut his pace but instead suggested pulling back his length a foot or so (one of Ian Thorpe's pedals might have been required). Encouraged, Sharma produced a vivid spell that changed the course of the match.
Combining pace, cut and bounce, he asked a question with every ball. His first wicket was tinged with fortune as Hayden chased after a ball heading towards slip, but the delivery that removed Ricky Ponting landed on a length and took the shoulder of the bat. Intent on defence, the Australian captain was taken by surprise and departed with the kind of bemused air last seen when his favoured greyhound faded in the straight. A few gremlins have crept into the Tasmanian's work early in his innings.
After five blistering overs Sharma was rested but the break was short. Dhoni had grabbed his opponents by what President Nixon was once pleased to call "the short and curlies" and did not mean to let go. Before long the speedster was recalled and he promptly dismissed Andrew Symonds, who was unable to subdue a lifter. Hereabouts the youngster's rhythm was superb and his follow-through took him close to the batsman.
The Indians pressed home their advantage. Although not as slippery, Shantha Sreesanth bowled with the same intent and took wickets as much by upsetting the thinking of his opponents as by troubling their techniques. Irfan Pathan played his part with a probing contribution that spoke of his competitive character.
Harbhajan Singh, too, was impressive. The tumble of wickets gave him a chance to attack and he produced a testing spell. It took a seasoned knock from Michael Hussey to hold the innings together.
Between innings, the Indians must have fancied their chances of romping to victory. But the hosts regrouped and worked to a plan of their own devising: keeping a disciplined length just outside off stump and placing a tight field.
Moreover, Ponting had an extra pace bowler at his disposal, so the batsmen had to fight for every run. Mitchell Johnson beat the bat repeatedly, and with his comrades straining every muscle, the result remained in doubt until deep into the night. It was a fascinating contest between an established champion and a forthright contender.
Clearly the Indians have learnt how to handle these opponents. It is not a matter of words or gestures but conviction. The Aussies were stretched by a group of young, proud and sometimes hot-headed Indians prepared to stand their ground. In recent months Sreesanth and Harbhajan, especially, have let passion rule their heads. It is the fire within that counts.
Dhoni made a couple of mistakes, spreading the field for weaker bowlers and disrupting the batting order, but his fast bowlers were outstanding and eventually India found two warriors with the bat to take them to victory. The Australians worked well as a team and Hussey played the innings of the match. This enthralling day's cricket combined the tension of a Test match with the vigour of these one-day capers.
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There isn't an official reason for the delay, but it sounds like Boxee just needs a little more time to tweak the software. The company said its goal is for the Boxee Box to play 1080p videos from the Web or local network using hardware accelerating whenever possible, and to provide a TV browser experience that can handle things like Flash 10.1 all without the device feeling obsolete a year after folks buy it.
The Boxee Box is expected to ship for less than $200 and features include an Nvidia Tegra T250 SoC, HDMI, S/PDIF, and RCA connectors, two USB ports, an SD card slot, gigabit Ethernet, and 802.11n Wi-Fi. Naturally, Boxee's media software will be preinstalled and the machine will support a range of formats, such as H.264, MKV, DivX, and VC-1. It'll also ship with a pretty slick looking keyboard remote.