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Funny how this job works sometimes.
I was out to lunch with a few media types today (the AP's Howard Fendrich, WTOP's Craig Heist, the Washington Post's Adam Kilgore and Nats Insider's Mark Zuckerman), and in walks Nationals GM Mike Rizzo (Right fielder Willie Harris was also in the house - and that was after he informed us that Carrabba's, our first destination, was closed for lunch.)
Anyway, We're respectful reporters, so we left Rizzo alone for the majority of the time. But, we're still reporters. so we had to bug him for a couple things. Here they are:
First, Stephen Strasburg will make his minor league debut on April 11 at Altoona. As Jim Riggleman told reporters this morning, Strasburg will not pitch in the exhibition game on Saturday against the Red Sox; the Nationals thought about it, but decided in the end there was nothing to be gained other than a little attention.
The Nationals aren't in the Strasburg game for that; first and foremost, they're in it to develop the 21-year-old into the ace of a contending team. So he'll start the year at Double-A Harrisburg, and make his first appearance two weeks from yesterday.
And oh, by the way, the start lines up on the same day as the Nationals' fifth starter - meaning Strasburg could slide right into that spot when he reaches the majors. This is all very preliminary, and a pitching schedule can get bumped off-line by a rainout or a day off, but I'd keep my eye on June 5 against the Reds or June 10 against the Pirates for a Strasburg debut.
Second, the Nationals claimed catcher Chris Coste off waivers from the Mets. He will start the year at Triple-A Syracuse. The Nationals had tried to sign Coste last winter, but the Mets made a quick move for him. Rizzo said the 37-year-old (who wrote a book on his unlikely rise to the majors) still has an option left, which is why the Nationals wouldn't have to put him back on waivers to send him to Syracuse.
It's also why the Mets' decision to let him go was a little odd, but they had a surplus of catchers and decided they didn't need him. Coste's best year came in 2008, when he hit .263 with nine homers in 98 games with the Phillies, driving in 36 runs and posting a .748 OPS.
I have no plans to stalk Rizzo to dinner, so that's probably it for news for the day. I'll have a feature on minor leaguer Danny Espinosa and some adjustments he's making to his swing in just a little while though.


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we have Windows 2003 server (No AD and Domain) and a few Wondows XP Client machines in Workgroup environment. Server and all clients has a static IP address in same network. Server is just standalone not a member of any domain.
I am trying to run very basic and simple vbs script as follow:
time_out = 20 ' wait max. 20 seconds
title = "Warning"
button = vbOKonly ' vbOKOnly
' create object
Set objWSH = WScript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
objWSH.Popup "Server Maintenance Required", time_out, title, buttons
This script work fine. But I would like this script to be executed on remote machine from another machine. is there anyway I can do this? what I want to achive is to generate a popup dialogue on client machine to showup when there is some errors on server, so they can contact Administrator as soon as they see this message.
Server is running Open Manage software where i can add this script to run in case of any alerts.
Thanks to all in advance.
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May 5, 2009 at 12:00 UTC
Consider using NET SEND instead... you can send messages from scripts using that tool. From a CMD prompt type NET SEND /? for the command line variables.
You could also install IT Assistant (I'm assuming you have Dell, since you mentioned Open Manage) this will let you monitor the server remotely and I believe it has a richer notification capability. Pretty easy to setup too.
May 5, 2009 at 12:47 UTC
Try using PSTools, free from MS(used to be SYSINTERNALS). PSExec will execute commands on a remote machine. Check the help for the command for syntax. Includes parameters for running the remotely executed file as a specific user.
Also, if you decide to go with the NET SEND method, you will have to enable the messenger service on all machines that are XP SP2 and above. I would not recommend that as the messenger service can be too easily exploited.
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CAPWAP vs LWAPP
Hello all. I have WLC 4402 and Aironet 1522 AP's. Implementation includes mesh topology and ethernet bridging. I have configured LWAPP L2 in the very beginning. But then I have read that for ethernet bridging LWAPP L3 must be configured. Till now mesh is working fine, but AP that provides ethernet bridging some times goes down. Few minutes ago I have found this http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/technology/mesh/design/guide/MeshAP_52.html#wp1167834 where it says that in release 5.2 (and that release is on my WLC) CAPWAP replaces LWAPP.
So, what should I do?
Should I configure for ethernet bridging LWAPP L3 or what?
Thanks in advance!
Although CAPWAP is based on LWAPP there are some critical differences to note. First, control traffic is no longer contained in a AES encrpted LWAPP tunnel and data traffic in the clear. On a WLC 4400 data traffic is still in the clear and control traffic is in a DTLS encrypted tunnel. In the upcoming controllers it is proposed to enhance security by including ALL traffic in the DTLS tunnel. Second, the CAPWAP discovery process is much more robust than LWAPP. Third, dynamic MTU is part of CAPWAP. This allows for better communication between the controller and the network. This was a big issue with LWAPP and a much needed improvement.
Layer 3 is the ONLY method I would deploy in either LWAPP or CAPWAP as it truly enables the functionality of IP. I was a big proponent early on of Layer 2 for small offices but as IP Voice communications and applications continued to develope, the need for Layer 3 in all deployments became more evident. This became Cisco's plan as well and layer 2 is considered a out of date legacy method of configuring a WLAN.


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right now "the court yard" is cleaner than ive seen in past year BUT there r certain staff members and "new" rules that just dont work FOR the homeless community.....wer is the compassion when me and 23 others have to go to work with huge bags that basically pronuonses your homeless with printed I.D. number on side....where is the hope when i see poor girl that was semi normal but now completely on another planet SLEEPING AND LIVING next to trash can infront of office.....where is the new beginnings when another woman i know is now picking cig butts out of facility ashtrays but wait 4 mths ago she was on her way to college with a grant and was coherant to conversation...wat makes this SAD is all this goes on infront of staff and security every day,and night...wat you folks need is a working suggestion box....Noneprofits?????why do you always need last four digits of social securuty number.....because thats how they receieve gov, state, city or even private grants and funds...every time u use your card or ur s.s number....in real life there is no commpassion for the homelesss...theses r my words and sentaments towards our community leaders....god bless and god speed to all my homeless bros. and sis.
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I am amazed at what Haven for Hope has accomplished in the short time (~4 years) they have been in existence. Their staff and volunteers are tirelessly dedicated to impacting homelessness in Bexar county. They continually seek to improve their processes and results, with a one-stop approach to identifying and treating the root causes of homelessness. They meet each person right where they are, loving them and providing them with case-specific help. That's exactly what Jesus did when he walked on this earth...He met each person's needs individually...and loved them right where they were. I am forever changed by what I have witnessed on this campus.
Making an investment in Haven for Hope was, and continues to be, the greatest decision for our family. To see the incomparable impact made on the individuals/families transforming at Haven for Hope truly redefines awe-inspiring.
My journey with Haven for Hope started on 6-11-2010 when I came to Haven for Hope in need of shelter. I had previously battled drug addiction and mental health issues and needed to separate myself from a situation that was going to draw me back into darkness. Haven for Hope allowed me to sever ties to my old life and start my life over. I utilized the services at Haven and got a better foundation for my recovery and got into my own apartment. I decided to give back to Haven by volunteering my time at Intake and found myself productive and firm in my recovery. On June 11, 2012 I was offered a job at Intake as an Intake Specialist and I have never been happier or more fulfilled. Not only am I stable mentally and free from substance abuse, but I am now married to an amazing woman and have three beautiful daughters. My experience with Haven for Hope has enriched my life and made it exponentially greater that I could have ever imagined.
I came to Haven for Hope a recovering alcoholic/addict with a fresh felony and severe major depression. A year prior to coming to Haven for Hope I felt so hopeless with life that I hung myself. After 20 years of addiction and no self esteem, self pride or self confidence I flat gave up. I lived through my suicide attempt, spent 9 months locked up and came out with a fresh felony, none of the things that I just described helped me believe in myself one bit. I end up at Haven for Hope's intake office and meet with an intake specialist that listens to what I have to say, gives me her card so that I can call her if I need someone to talk to if I get depressed and offers me clothes and hygiene products and sends me to Prospects Court Yard. Prospects Court Yard is an emergency outdoor shelter that provides you minimum services but provides the necessities(food shelter and clothing). While I was there I did a daily chore in the morning and then stayed active the rest of the day. Did bad things happen in Prospect Yard? I am sure they did. Did I see them? No because I was to busy trying to get on with my life that I didn't stick around to see them. I did see a lot of people in there battling addiction and mental illness and sadly that was inspiration for me to take better care of myself. After 32 days I was admitted onto the Haven for Hope Transformational Campus where I received a case manager. This is one person that believed in me no matter if I believed in myself. She got me linked to private counseling that Haven for Hope has on campus and I started working on my depression, She got me a dental appointment at the Christian Dental clinic that is on Haven for Hope's campus. The dental alone helped boost my self esteem because I can smile again without embarrassment. I had a fresh felony so she helped enroll me in an on the job training program that helped me build references and honestly I felt like a human being again. She also got me linked to Alamo Colleges where I gained part time employment and made the honor role. I am 3 years and 8 months sober living in my own apartment and helping others with the same struggles I went through and all of that is with the help of Haven for Hope.
Some people are getting help and that's good but I see lots of prostitution in their parking lot. Security won't do anything about it. I see lots of bums pissing and pulling there dicks put in front of people abandon cars that been there for years that people use to shoot up and get drunk and fight in. I seen many child sex offenders around kids. People selling cocaine in the lot and what do you all do about it nothing. Do something and fence up the damn lot and all problems would be solved. As a matter of fact I already seen to prostitutes having sex in cars today. So do something before I go to the FBI for help to shut you all down
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My name is Craig Dohrn.Haven For Hope is an awful place.They make you sleep outside on a dirty mat.Their idea of cleaning the mats is spraying them off with a water hose.See,the food is horrible.It is not enough food for a 5 year old kid.I do not know where the money goes but I sure would like to know the staff salaries?They have a wharehouse full of clothes and they decide who they give clothes too.I am on my feet again,working and I have spent the last year going downtown around Haven,passing out food,jackets 2-3 times a week.I allways run out and have to turn people away.It is so sad.They only let people in the courtyard sleep inside when it 32 degrees or colder.40,50.....you sleep outside.When they do sleep inside they kick them outside at 6:00 in whatever clothes they have on or not.Last time I checked it is still very cold at 6:00 in the morning.I spent 6 months at this so called 'Haven for the homeless'.I just wish someone would call me who can get this information out to the public so they know that their donations,money are really going into salaries while the homeless are abused everyday.My number is 1210-305-2170.
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I came to H4H in April of 2012. My health had deteriorated and I had no job, no access to health care and no where to live. Haven For Hope gave me a list of employers who were likely to hire me without an physical address (A huge barrier for many people who are homeless and seeking work). I landed a job that same day. I was told that I could stay in Prospects Courtyard or seeing how I was employed stay with the Salvation Army for a small fee until I could get into H4H's program/Transformational Campus.
Like clockwork, I was able to stay at Salvation Army until a bed opened up for me on the campus. While I was there they treated me, the whole person. I had a case manager, I received counseling, and I had a mental health evaluation. My health slowly became to a point where my health was being managed and not managing me. Although I had a lot of shame and regret for the choices I made that led to my homelessness H4H showed me that dwelling there and not moving forward would cost me more than learning from my mistakes and moving past the land of regret.
Shame turned to pride. Pride turned to me reaching out to anyone I could and encourage them as best I could. Although I did not graduate from the program, I am alive and well and employed and am remarried. My life has purpose and meaning and I have moved past hurts and regrets. I can truly say that H4H treats the entire person and finds the individual reasons that caused the person to become homeless.
My name is Tammy Meehan. I graduated from Haven for Hope in 2011. When I came to heaven for hope I was afraid and didn't know what my next step would be. There was no room in the dorm area when I first arrived. So I had to sleep in the courtyard side. That means that I had to sleep outside. It wasn't long before I begin volunteering and there became space on the member side. I was giving directions and told classes to take and soon I met my case manager. I could tell right off the bat that she truly cared about me and was listening to the words that I was saying. we set up a plan to try to restore my life we did this t
ogether she did not dictate to me what she thought that I should do. I was very inspired by this. while at Haven my spiritual needs we're
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We live in a time of unprecedented interconnectedness, mixed with atomized loneliness. This globalized individualism and excess of opportunity must be resisted with hand-me-down leftist bromides, mixed with some pictures of Nazi statuary and quotes from George Fitzhugh.
I am the Modern Prometheus.
I awake at 10 AM, stale Doritos and defeat on my breath. It's not happening. Again.
Ennui wraps around my soggy, shitty figure as I blunder into the bathroom. I can hear the pernicious, hook-nosed businessmen cackling over their piles of reserve notes, as I again submit to their infantilizing hygiene ritual. I submit to being another flowery cog in their crushing, Capitalist machine.
The microwaved Hot Pocket tastes of molten cheddar and a benighted age. I burn my tongue, and chastise myself for allowing Consumerism to erode my self-restraint. I must resist my inevitable fall to Modernity.
I prostrate myself before the fiber-optic Jew, booting up the Social Network. I bear witness to hundreds of narcissists, unaware of the punishment they are receiving. Unaware of the world they are missing.
The Hot Pocket has finally cooled, though my burned tongue blunts the sensation of mass-produced flavor. A blessing and a curse.
I decide to update my status with an Aleksander Dugin quote. At least, I am pretty sure it was originally written by Dugin. Does originality even exist anymore, or are we not merely copies of copies of copies? Is there really a point to read or learn, when all we have is regurgitation?
I note that Pornhub is down, and accept that I must settle for XHamster. Another compromise in a world without absolutes.
After several hours of gaming I return to find that three people have liked my Dugin post. Four men against the world. A grim prospect, indeed.
I take a shit.
Another day over, I retreat to my dingy bedroom. I have survived another day, though I'm not entirely sure how.
Laying in my bed, nasheeds playing in the background, I mourn the death of man, the utter subjugation of the noble savage by Modernity. Nietzsche's Blonde Beast, reduced to a soulless beta, a salaryman.
Technology has alienated and all but destroyed the social bonds of a more primitive golden age. Material excess has rendered the human actor all but obsolete. Truly, everything is meaningless. The Left has won. Reality has been supplanted by Absurdity.
Somehow, I find myself freed by this knowledge. I emerge from the existential crisis a better man. For tonight, at least.
I drift into a dreamless sleep. My EBT is refilled tomorrow.


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Dots Free
By Optime Software LLC
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
Put away your pencil and paper, now you can play the classic Dot Game right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Dots Free is the highest quality Dots and Boxes game available for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and we're giving it away for free.
Dots and Boxes is a very simple game. Two players take turns drawing lines between dots on the game board. When a player draws a line that completes a box, the player "owns" that box. Whoever owns more boxes when the game board is full is the winner.
Dots Free supports one player and two player gameplay, so you can play against another human or against your iPhone. If you're really bored, you can even put the game in demo mode and watch your iPhone play itself.
Dots Free offers a host of exciting features, including:
* Killer graphics and awesome sound effects
* Configurable player names and score tracking
* Configurable 1 player difficulty level
* Undo function
* Automatic save when you exit the app or receive a phone call
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What's New in Version 1.55
* Fixed issue which was causing back and new buttons not to function properly on iOS 6
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Great, but easy
This game is so much fun and a really great version of dots. Playing with others is great and easy and it's pretty rare that I'll put a line down and have it go somewhere else, which is pretty common in other dots for the iPhone (plus it has undo if this ever does happen)
BUT the computer is way too easy! Medium is just not challenging enough. I haven't lost once yet, but all my victories are so hollow
TL;DR it's a great game but it needs harder difficulties
Good basic game
Pro: Execution is good; program works well, DOES have undo button to fix mistakes; DOES indicate whose turn it is; no crash issues yet; a good download.
Cons: Computer player is easy to beat; at its largest setting, board is not big enough for a good competitive game. But, of course, the programmer must balance board size with iPod/iPhone screen size. Refine these items and I would give it 5 stars.
Like I have said before......
The game is very fun and addicting. Though after some time it (as others have said) can get kinda boring. I suggest maybe adding cool backgrounds and levels of difficulty and such (but PLEASE don't make it so you can upgrade to have more backgrounds for $.99 and stuff!!) Then it may seem a lot less boring to a lot of people instead of just seeming kinda plain. But GREAT GAME ;)
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- Version: 1.55
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- Languages: English, Danish, French, Japanese, Serbian, Spanish
- Seller: Optime Software LLC
- © 2012 Optime Software LLC
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Computing HND
What makes Computing HND at Worcester special?
This practical, future-oriented course explores exciting aspects of creative multimedia and cross-platform mobile applications alongside core computing topics.
You will be taught in a highly supportive and welcoming environment by experienced academics and practitioners specialising in database management, information systems, networks, programming and web development. You will have lots of opportunity to engage with employers, showcase your work, develop practical skills, enhance your job prospects and start to build a professional network. You will also have access to our dedicated Media Lab where you can develop solutions for local business clients. Additional Tutor support is available for all HND students.
Key features
- Opportunities to gain industry-relevant practical, creative and technical skills in a supportive environment, with the support of experienced practitioners from academia and industry.
- On completion of your HND you will have the opportunity to progress to the final year of BSc (Hons) Computing at the University of Worcester, including the option to take a one-year paid work placement.
- The course has been designed in consultation with employers, aligned with industry standards (ACM, BCS, IEEE), and taught by experienced computing professionals.
- 24/7 access to excellent IT facilities, including dedicated PC and mac labs featuring industry-standard software.
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64 UCAS Tariff Points and Grade C in GCSE English Language and Mathematics
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Develop and sharpen key employability skills such as:
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- Practical Skills which allow you to design and develop software systems which address real-world problems
- Appreciation for lifelong learning and the need to keep your skill set relevant
- Awareness of and ability to address key challenges such as security, performance and user experience
- Ability to innovate though the use of novel approaches and new technologies
- Fluency in your ability to communicate, collaborate and share your ideas
All of these skills are achieved through a rigorous curriculum designed and taught by experts working closely with industry partners. Modules make use of the latest technology and advancements and are taught by highly experienced academics with backgrounds in applied industry and research.
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Worcester is a place where you will be able to reach your full potential as a self-directed learner supported by staff renowned for their friendly, approachable and accessible nature. You will progressively develop your expertise, skills and knowledge through a practice of enquiry based learning, leading to a portfolio of work that will demonstrate your technical and creative achievements addressing relevant and contemporary challenges in the Computing discipline.
The course offers a variety of module options and assessment patterns which will enable you to tailor your learning to fit your career aspirations and personal interests. With strong industry links we also provide ample opportunities for you to engage in work-based learning through real-world projects and placements.
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Target: President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission
Goal: Protect Roma from forced segregation and allow them basic human rights.
Despite advances in racial equality in Europe, Roma (also known as Gypsies, although this is considered a derogatory term) communities have been forced from their homes and frequently relocated to polluted or clearly sub-standard housing. Often unable to afford private rents, Roma are also denied other housing options, including homeless shelters and social housing. In 2013, it's hard to believe that many European countries that consider themselves progressive still turn a blind eye to the open discrimination of a large group of people who consider Europe their home.
Roma children attend segregated Roma-only classes, or enroll in schools for "mentally disabled" students where the curriculum is reduced. The Roma students who are not segregated are usually victims of bullying, both by fellow students and teachers. According to one Romani student, "We are not primary school children, we are practical school children."
Their parents don't have it any easier, as they are denied jobs and access to employment training and services. Those who are "lucky" enough to be employed often have menial, barely minimum wage jobs without benefits or even time off. Most adults didn't receive proper education either. With no education, no job training and no money, the Roma are forced into a vicious cycle.
After so many human rights violations by countries belonging to the European Union, one must wonder why the European Commission hasn't taken swifter action. The Commission has clearly shown the ability to pass quick proceedings and rectify any violation. However, no action has been taken to stop discrimination of Roma. The European Union prides itself on being founded by liberty and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, but this is not translated into reality for one of Europe's largest minority groups.
The current widespread political slogan of the EU ("It's about Europe, it's about you") must be valid for all people, and not exclude one particular group. The Roma have been victims of hatred and oppression for far too long. It's time the European Union hold its members accountable for the treatment of the Roma people and bring liberty to all.
Dear José Manuel Barroso,
For far too long, the Roma people have been victimized and oppressed. I am appalled by the fact that in 2013, there is still a large group of people whose human rights are constantly being violated, and the European Commission doesn't even acknowledge it. Children are segregated and bullied because of who they are. Many do not receive a proper education so that they may better their lives. Their parents are often not employed, can barely afford a roof over their heads, and are denied access to training and healthcare.
What does this say about Europe? Although you claim to be founded on the principles of liberty and respect for human rights, you fail to uphold those by not holding members of the European Union responsible for open and hostile discrimination. This hatred of the so-called "Gypsies" has to stop. Not only are you hurting them, you are also hurting Europe.
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Deloitte & Touche LLP has taken knocks when it comes to Nortel Networks Corp., but new documents filed by U.S. regulators show the outside auditor helped uncover the alleged accounting fraud.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that former top Nortel executives repeatedly misled, withheld information and ignored advice from its number crunchers, and that Deloitte eventually set off the alarm bells that led to the unravelling of the scheme.
Nortel's accounting scandal, discovered in 2004, led to a plunge in the company's shares from which it has yet to recover. Deloitte is among the parties that have been sued by investors over the crisis, but little has been said about the auditor's role until this week.
The allegations were contained in a complaint released by the SEC after it filed civil fraud charges on Monday against former Nortel executives Frank Dunn, Douglas Beatty, Michael Gollogly and MaryAnne Pahapill (who now uses her maiden name Poland). The first three executives also face a hearing by the Ontario Securities Commission, which alleges they used improper accounting policies.
None of the allegations have been proven in court. Mr. Dunn wouldn't discuss the SEC's allegations. He plans to comment further along in the OSC's process.
Mr. Dunn, Nortel's chief executive officer until he was fired with Mr. Gollogly and Mr. Beatty in April, 2004, said he wants the truth to come out. "The only way that's going to come out is when you get to sit in a room and see the facts presented," Mr. Dunn said. "That's important. Then I'll answer questions.
"I would love this process to go at a very quick pace," he added, referring to the OSC hearing that starts in May. "I've had three years of doing nothing, and I want to put the issue on the table."
Lawyers for Mr. Beatty and Mr. Gollogly didn't return calls. Ms. Pahapill couldn't be reached for comment. A Deloitte spokesman said it would be "inappropriate" to comment on a continuing investigation. Nortel declined to comment.
Nortel's accounting saga began in 2000, when demand for telecommunications gear slumped. Despite the changing market, Nortel did not back away from its full-year revenue forecast and began looking for ways to achieve that target.
Controller Mr. Beatty and assistant controller Ms. Pahapill started considering bringing back so-called "bill and hold" transactions, which allow revenue to be booked even though it hasn't yet been delivered. They asked Deloitte for information on "bill and hold" rules in October, 2000, the SEC alleges.
Deloitte presented a set of charts regarding "bill and hold" transactions to the two executives on Nov. 2, 2000. But Mr. Beatty and Ms. Pahapill disregarded that advice and Deloitte's request to include it when they distributed their own charts to some Nortel accounting and finance employees, the SEC alleges.
"Indeed, prior to Nov. 7, 2000, Deloitte had reviewed the charts and warned Pahapill that the guidance was too brief and did not give the intended users sufficient information to always make the correct assessment of the appropriate accounting," the SEC alleges in its complaint.
The outcome was that Nortel was allegedly able to pull forward more than $1-billion (U.S.) in revenue in 2000 to meet its targets. Mr. Dunn provided Deloitte with a letter that the SEC alleges included false statements about 2000 results, including that they complied with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). A few years later, the SEC alleges, another accounting scheme emerged. In the first quarter of 2003, CEO Mr. Dunn, chief financial officer Mr. Beatty and Mr. Gollogly directed the release of "reserves" (liabilities) in order to post a profit, triggering bonus payments, the SEC alleges.
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On July 24, 2003, Deloitte told Nortel's audit committee that there was a "reportable condition" concerning accounting weaknesses, the SEC said. Nortel's top management, including Mr. Dunn and Mr. Beatty, wrapped up a restatement in December, 2003, that didn't address the "revenue recognition fraud" from 2000 or all of the improper use of reserves, the SEC alleges.
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... (now being sequeled with a TV series), Mark Kermode raises the question of why a film that incorporates an educational message should be given an '18' classification by the BBFC - on the grounds that it includes a bit of racist language and a few violent scenes.
Meadows makes the point that there are plenty of all-action flicks that qualify for a '15' cert while involving slaughter on a vast scale, and I'm sure I don't need to rehearse all sides of this argument for you again.
But for me, the interesting revelation is that a lot of local authorities chose to overturn the BBFC decision and instead apply a '15' certificate for local showings.
It's news to me that this can happen - and I think that it opens up all kinds of possibilities in terms of cultural autonomy. What I'd like to know (and I'll look into it if I get time - unless someone wants to explain it to me) is this: What is the process by which a local authority reviews the BBFC's classification, changes it and then communicates it to local cinemas?
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- Mil said...
It's an interesting example of localism in action. Not sure whether any government would dare to implement it now, though.
You *could* contemplate devolving it even further - to, for example, individual (free?) schools or even parents themselves.
The latter is how it's done in Spain. There's a rating for all films but as far as I know, anyone can see any film they like, whatever their age. And they generally do. With the explicit approval of their parents. (Well, actually, they simply don't care.)
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"It's news to me that this can happen "
That's because you didn't grow up in Torbay and turn 18 when Tarantino was at his peak.
Don't know the process, but several councils banned Dogs and Fiction outright, necessitating a trip to Plymouth to get a viewing.
There were also instances the other way around a few times, IIRC a Spiderman film got a reduced certificate for some reason. And of course there's the notable campaign by the mayor of Aberystwyth to ensure the citizens of her town could see her naked on screen (in Life of Brian).
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The price of EUR/USD after some consolidation above 1.2300 and the lower limit of the downward channel has sharply increased and now is consolidating below 1.2400, above which the price was unable to gain a foothold earlier. In case of continued growth, the price can reach the top of the channel. Despite the upward impulse, we expect a further drop in prices in the medium term, and recommend holding short positions with a stop above 1.2500 and target levels 1.2200 and 1.2000.
Nearest resistance levels: 1.2500, 1.2560, 1.2600, 1.2700, 1.2825, 1.2925, 1.3000, 1.3160
Nearest support levels: 1.2360, 1.2200, 1.2000
The price of GBP/USD continues to consolidate within a triangle and is gradually reduced. We recommend opening short positions in case of fixing the price below 1.5600 and the long ones in case of fixing above 1.5750. Today is forecasted the rise in volatility. The medium-term trend remains negative, but the downside potential is reduced. We recommend to wait for the signals for opening positions.
Nearest resistance levels: 1.5750, 1.5800, 1.5960, 1.6000, 1.6200, 1.6300, 1.6400, 1.6450
Nearest support levels: 1.5600, 1.5500
The price of USD/JPY after reaching the target level of 120.00, is consolidating around this mark. The price correction in the near future is limited by the lower boundary of the rising channel and the level of 119.00. In the medium term quotations may continue its upward movement within the channel and reach 124.00. We recommend holding long positions with a stop below 107.40 and maintain the medium-term positive outlook.
Nearest resistance levels: 120.00, 122.00, 125.00
Nearest support levels: 118.00, 117.40, 115.00, 114.00, 113.00, 112.00, 110.00, 108.50
The price of AUD/USD steadily decreases along the descending channel. At the moment, quotations are trying to gain a foothold below 0.8400. The growth of quotations is limited by the upper limit of the descending channel and the level of 0.8500. To continue the current trend, it is necessary to break through and fix below the target level of 0.8360. We recommend holding short positions with a stop above 0.8600 and maintain a medium-term negative view on the Australian dollar.
Nearest resistance levels: 0.8550, 0.8700, 0.8800, 0.8900, 0.9000, 0.9100, 0.9130
Nearest support levels: 0.8360, 0.8200
The price of NZD/USD corrected upwards and tried to overcome the level of 0.7825 and to fix above 0.7780, but after an unsuccessful attempt, resumed its decline. In case of further growth quotations may reach the upper boundary of the descending channel. We recommend holding short positions with a stop above 0.8000 and keep negative medium-term outlook for the New Zealand currency.
Nearest resistance levels: 0.7780, 0.7825, 0.7900, 0.8000, 0.8050, 0.8270, 0.8350
Nearest support levels: 0.7660, 0.7500, 0.7300


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An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Literature
By E. A. Wallis Budge
Dover Publications, Inc.Copyright © 1997 Dover Publications, Inc.
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THE Literature of ancient Egypt is the product of a period of about four thousand years, and it was written in three kinds of writing, which are called hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic. In the first of these the characters were pictures of objects, in the second the forms of the characters were made as simple as possible so that they might be written quickly, and in the third many of them lost their picture form altogether and became mere symbols. Egyptian writing was believed to have been invented by the god Tehuti, or Thoth, and as this god was thought to be a form of the mind and intellect and wisdom of the God who created the heavens and the earth, the picture characters, or hieroglyphs as they are called, were held to be holy, or divine, or sacred. Certain religious texts were thought to possess special virtue when written in hieroglyphs, and the chapters and sections of books that were considered to have been composed by Thoth himself were believed to possess very great power, and to be of the utmost benefit to the dead when they were written out for them in hieroglyphs, and buried with them in their coffins. Thoth also invented the science of numbers, and as he fixed the courses of the sun, moon, and stars, and ordered the seasons, he was thought to be the first astronomer. He was the lord of wisdom, and the possessor of all knowledge, both heavenly and earthly, divine and human; and he was the author of every attempt made by man to draw, paint, and carve. As the lord and maker of books, and as the skilled scribe, he was the clerk of the gods, and kept the registers wherein the deeds of men were written down. The deep knowledge of Thoth enabled him to find out the truth at all times, and this ability caused the Egyptians to assign to him the position of Chief Judge of the dead. A very ancient legend states that Thoth acted in this capacity in the great trial that took place in heaven when Osiris was accused of certain crimes by his twin-brother Set, the god of evil. Thoth examined the evidence, and proved to the gods that the charges made by Set were untrue, and that Osiris had spoken the truth and that Set was a liar. For this reason every Egyptian prayed that Thoth might act for him as he did for Osiris, and that on the day of the Great Judgment Thoth might preside over the weighing of his heart in the Balance. All the important religious works in all periods were believed to have been composed either by himself, or by holy scribes who were inspired by him. They were believed to be sources of the deepest wisdom, the like of which existed in no other books in the world. And it is probably to these books that Egypt owed her fame for learning and wisdom, which spread throughout all the civilised world. The "Books of Thoth," which late popular tradition in Egypt declared to be as many as 36,525 in number, were revered by both natives and foreigners in a way which it is difficult for us in these days to realise. The scribes who studied and copied these books were also specially honoured, for it was believed that the spirit of Thoth, the twice-great and thrice-great god, dwelt in them. The profession of the scribe was considered to be most honourable, and its rewards were great, for no rank and no dignity were too high for the educated scribe. Thoth appears in the papyri and on the monuments as an ibis-headed man, and his companion is usually a dog-headed ape called "Asten." In the Hall of the Great Judgment he is seen holding in one hand a reed with which he is writing on a palette the result of the weighing of the heart of the dead man in the Balance. The gods accepted the report of Thoth without question, and rewarded the good soul and punished the bad according to his statement. From the beginning to the end of the history of Egypt the position of Thoth as the " righteous judge," and framer of the laws by which heaven and earth, and men and gods were governed, remained unchanged.
The substances used by the Egyptians for writing upon were very numerous, but the commonest were stone of various kinds, wood, skin, and papyrus. The earliest writings were probably traced upon these substances with some fluid, coloured black or red, which served as ink. When the Egyptians became acquainted with the use of the metals they began to cut their writings in stone. The text of one of the oldest chapters of the Book of the Dead (LXIV) is said in the Rubric to the chapter to have been "found" cut upon a block of "alabaster of the south" during the reign of Menkaur, a king of the fourth dynasty, about 3700 B.C. As time went on and men wanted to write long texts or inscriptions, they made great use of wood as a writing material, partly on account of the labour and expense of cutting in stone. In the British Museum many wooden coffins may be seen with their insides covered with religious texts, which were written with ink as on paper. Sheepskin, or goatskin, was used as a writing material, but its use was never general; ancient Egyptian documents written on skin or, as we should say, on parchment, are very few. At a very early period the Egyptians learned how to make a sort of paper, which is now universally known by the name of "papyrus." When they made this discovery cannot be said, but the hieroglyphic inscriptions of the early dynasties contain the picture of a roll of papyrus, and the antiquity of the use of papyrus must therefore be very great. Among the oldest dated examples of inscribed papyrus may be noted some accounts which were written in the reign of King Assa (fourth dynasty, 3400 B.C.), and which were found at Sakkarah, about 20 miles to the south of Cairo.
Papyrus was made from the papyrus plant that grew and flourished in the swamps and marshes of Lower Egypt, and in the shallow pools that were formed by the annual Nile flood. It no longer grows in Egypt, but it is found in the swamps of the Egyptian Sudan, where it grows sometimes to a height of 25 feet. The roots and the stem, which is often thicker than a man's arm, are used as fuel, and the head, which is large and rounded, is in some districts boiled and eaten as a vegetable. The Egyptian variety of the papyrus plant was smaller than that found in the Sudan, and the Egyptians made their paper from it by cutting the inner part of the stem into thin strips, the width of which depended upon the thickness of the stem; the length of these varied, of course, with the length of the stem. To make a sheet of papyrus several of these strips were laid side by side lengthwise, and several others were laid over them crosswise. Thus each sheet of papyrus contained two layers, which were joined together by means of glue and water or gum. Pliny, a Roman writer, states (Bohn's edition, vol. iii. p. 189) that Nile water, which, when in a muddy state, has the peculiar qualities of glue, was used in fastening the two layers of strips together, but traces of gum have actually been found on papyri. The sheets were next pressed and then dried in the sun, and when rubbed with a hard polisher in order to remove roughnesses, were ready for use. By adding sheet to sheet, rolls of papyrus of almost any length could be made. The longest roll in the British Museum is 133 feet long by 16 ½ inches high (Harris Papyrus, No. 1), and the second in length is a copy of the Book of the Dead, which is 123 feet long and 18 ½ inches high; the latter contains 2666 lines of writing arranged in 172 columns. The rolls on which ordinary compositions were written were much shorter and not so high, for they are rarely more than 20 feet long, and are only from 8 to 10 inches in height.
The scribe mixed on his palette the paints which he used. This palette usually consisted of a piece of alabaster, wood, ivory, or slate, from 8 to 16 inches in length and from 2 to 3½ inches in width; all four corners were square. At one end of the palette a number of oval or circular hollows were sunk to hold ink or paint. Down the middle was cut a groove, square at one end and sloping at the other, in which the writing reeds were placed. These were kept in position by a piece of wood glued across the middle of the palette, or by a sliding cover, which also served to protect the reeds from injury. On the sides of this groove are often found inscriptions that give the name of the owner of the palette, and that contain prayers to the gods for funerary offerings, or invocations to Thoth, the inventor of the art of writing. The black ink used by the scribes was made of lamp-black or of finely-powdered charcoal mixed with water, to which a very small quantity of gum was probably added. Red and yellow paint were made from mineral earths or ochres, blue paint was made from lapis-lazuli powder, green paint from sulphate of copper, and white paint from lime-white. Sometimes the ink was placed in small wide-mouthed pots made of Egyptian porcelain or alabaster. The scribe rubbed down his colours on a stone slab with a small stone muller. The writing reed, which served as a pen, was from 8 to 10 inches long, and from one-sixteenth to one-eighth of an inch in diameter; the end used in writing was bruised and not cut. In late times a very much thicker reed was used, and then the end was cut like a quill or steel pen. Writing reeds of this kind were carried in boxes of wood and metal specially made for the purpose. Many specimens of all kinds of Egyptian writing materials are to be seen in the Egyptian Rooms of the British Museum.
As papyrus was expensive the pupils in the schools attached to the great temples of Egypt wrote their exercises and copies of standard literary compositions on slices of white limestone of fine texture, or upon boards, in the shape of modern slates used in schools, whitened with lime. The "copies" from which they worked were written by the teacher on limestone slabs of somewhat larger size. Copies of the texts that masons cut upon the walls of temples and other monuments were also written on slabs of this kind, and when figures of kings or gods were to be sculptured on the walls their proportions were indicated by perpendicular and horizontal lines drawn to scale. Portions of broken earthenware pots were also used for practising writing upon, and in the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods lists of goods, and business letters, and the receipts given by the tax-gatherers, were written upon potsherds. In still later times, when skin or parchment was as expensive as papyrus, the Copts, or Egyptian Christians, used slices of limestone and potsherds for drafts of portions of the Scriptures and letters in much the same way as did their ancestors.
A roll of papyrus when not in use was kept in shape by a string or piece of papyrus cord, which was tied in a bow; sometimes, especially in the case of legal documents, a clay seal bearing the owner's name was stamped on the cord. Valuable rolls were kept in wooden cases or "book boxes," which were deposited in a chamber or "house" set apart for the purpose, which was commonly called the "house of books," i.e. the library. Having now described the principal writing materials used by the ancient Egyptians, we may pass on to consider briefly the various classes of Egyptian Literature that have come down to us.CHAPTER 2
"PYRAMID Texts" is the name now commonly given to the long hieroglyphic inscriptions that are cut upon the walls of the chambers and corridors of five pyramids at Sakkarah. The oldest of them was built for Unas, a king of the fifth dynasty, and the four others were built for Teta, Pepi I, Merenra, and Pepi II, kings of the sixth dynasty. According to the calculation of Dr. Brugsch, they were all built between 3300 and 3150 B.C., but more recent theories assign them to a period about 700 years later. These Texts represent the oldest religious literature known to us, for they contain beliefs, dogmas, and ideas that must be thousands of years older than the period of the sixth dynasty when the bulk of them was drafted for the use of the masons who cut them inside the pyramids. It is probable that certain sections of them were composed by the priests for the benefit of the dead in very primitive times in Egypt, when the art of writing was unknown, and that they were repeated each time a king died. They were first learned by heart by the funerary priests, and then handed on from mouth to mouth, generation after generation, and at length after the Egyptians had learned to write, and there was danger of their being forgotten, they were committed to writing. And just as these certain sections were absorbed into the great body of Pyramid Texts of the sixth dynasty, so portions of the Texts of the sixth dynasty were incorporated into the great Theban Book of the Dead, and they appear in papyri that were written more than 2000 years later. The Pyramid Texts supply us with much information concerning the religious beliefs of the primitive Egyptians, and also with many isolated facts of history that are to be found nowhere else, but of the meaning of a very large number of passages we must always remain ignorant, because they describe states of civilisation, and conditions of life and climate, of which no modern person can form any true conception. Besides this the meanings of many words are unknown, the spelling is strange and often inexplicable, the construction of the sentence is frequently unlike anything known in later texts, and the ideas that they express are wholly foreign to the minds of students of to-day, who are in every way aliens to the primitive Egyptian African whose beliefs these words represent. The pyramids at Sakkarah in which the Pyramid Texts are found were discovered by the Frenchman, Mariette, in 1880. Paper casts of the inscriptions, which are deeply cut in the walls and painted green, were made for Professor Maspero, the Director of the Service of Antiquities in Egypt, and from these he printed an edition in hieroglyphic type of all five texts, and added a French translation of the greater part of them. Professor Maspero correctly recognised the true character of these old-world documents, and his translation displayed an unrivalled insight into the true meaning of many sections of them. The discovery and study of other texts and the labours of recent workers have cleared up passages that offered difficulties to him, but his work will remain for a very long time the base of all investigations.
The Pyramid Texts, and the older texts quoted or embodied in them, were written, like every religious funerary work in Egypt, for the benefit of the king, that is to say, to effect his glorious resurrection and to secure for him happiness in the Other World, and life everlasting. They were intended to make him become a king in the Other World as he had been a king upon earth; in other words, he was to reign over the gods, and to have control of all the powers of heaven, and to have the power to command the spirits and souls of the righteous, as his ancestors the kings of Egypt had ruled their bodies when they lived on earth. The Egyptians found that their king, who was an incarnation of the "Great God," died like other men, and they feared that, even if they succeeded in effecting his resurrection by means of the Pyramid Texts, he might die a second time in the Other World. They spared no effort and left no means untried to make him not only a "living soul" in the Tuat, or Other World, but to keep him alive there. The object of every prayer, every spell, every hymn, and every incantation contained in these Texts, was to preserve the king's life. This might be done in many ways. In the first place it was necessary to provide a daily supply of offerings, which were offered up in the funerary temple that was attached to every pyramid. The carefully selected and duly appointed priest offered these one by one, and as he presented each to the spirit of the king he uttered a formula that was believed to convert the material food into a substance possessing a spiritual character and fit to form the food of the ka, or "double," or "vital power," of the dead king. The offerings assisted in renewing his life, and any failure to perform this service was counted a sin against the dead king's spirit. It was also necessary to perform another set of ceremonies, the object of which was to "open the mouth" of the dead king, i.e. to restore to him the power to breathe, think, speak, taste, smell, and walk. At the performance of these ceremonies it was all-important to present articles of food, wearing apparel, scents and unguents, and, in short, every object that the king was likely to require in the Other World. The spirits of all these objects passed into the Other World ready for use by the spirit of the king. It follows as a matter of course that the king in the Other World needed a retinue, and a bodyguard, and a host of servants, just as he needed slaves upon earth. In primitive times a large number of slaves, both male and female, were slain when a king died, and their bodies were buried in his tomb, whilst their spirits passed into the Other World to serve the spirit of the king, just as their bodies had served his body upon earth. As the king had enemies in this world, so it was thought he would have enemies in the Other World, and men feared that he would be attacked or molested by evilly-disposed gods and spirits, and by deadly animals and serpents, and other noxious reptiles. To ward off the attacks of these from his tomb, and his mummified body, and his spirit, the priest composed spells of various kinds, and the utterance of such, in a proper manner, was believed to render him immune from the attacks of foes of all kinds. Very often such spells took the form of prayers. Many of the spells were exceedingly ancient, even in the Pyramid Period; they were, in fact, so old that they were unintelligible to the scribes of the day. They date from the time when the Egyptians believed more in magic than religion; it is possible that when they were composed, religion, in our sense of the word, was still undeveloped among the Egyptians.
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