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The Hackett Group, Inc. invites you to participate in the 2016 Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, February 21, 2017
The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 30, 2016 on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 after the close of regular market hours.
Following the release, the senior management will discuss fourth quarter results in a conference call at 5:00 P.M. ET.
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Yes, it's Monday after the holidays and none of us are happy back at the grindstone. But it could be worse: At least you're not the driver of this truck in China left dangling over a gorge after a wreck.
These photos apparently date from early last year, given their flow through the undercurrents of the Internet. Still, these shots leave us with dozens of questions. Aside from a half-debeaded tire, what exactly is keeping this truck from dropping a few hundred feet? Also, it was nifty that the road engineers put those Jersey barriers on the edge of the bridge to keep cars from plunging off, but maybe there should have been a barrier that was just a skosh taller?
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The head of the Coastal Riverine Group 2 relieved two senior leaders on Friday, bringing to three the number of high-profile sackings that took place last week.
A Navy press release said Capt. David Hunter, commander of the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 12, and the unit's Command Master Chief, Gregory Krumholz, were relieved of their duties Friday.
The Navy reserve unit is based in Williamsburg and is currently forward deployed to the Navy's 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain.
The release said Coastal Riverine Group 2 Commander Capt. James Hamblet fired Hunter because of "mismanagement of personal matters and unprofessional behavior." Krumholz was fired for "substandard performance of duties" and unprofessional behavior, the statement said.
Hunter will be relieved permanently by Capt. Robert Perry, the release said. Capt. Erich Diehl, Hamblet's deputy, will assume command of the squadron until Perry is able to step in.
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Weeks, who came into the game with only seven hits in 72 at-bats, singled and doubled before connecting for his three-run blast in the eighth inning as the Brewers won for the 12th time in 15 games.
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SANTIAGO, Cuba — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba on Monday in the footsteps of his more famous predecessor, saying he holds great affection for Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits and heartfelt hopes for reconciliation.
President Raul Castro warmly greeted the pope, who said he was coming as "a pilgrim of charity" as he arrived at the sweltering airport in Santiago, Cuba's second largest city.
The pontiff, who last week said Marxism "no longer responds to reality," gave a more gentle tweak to his hosts by expressing sympathy for all islanders, including prisoners.
"I carry in my heart the just aspirations and legitimate desires of all Cubans, wherever they may be," he said. "Those of the young and the elderly, of adolescents and children, of the sick and workers, of prisoners and their families, and of the poor and those in need."
In his own remarks, the Cuban leader assured Benedict his country favors complete religious freedom and has good relations with all religious institutions.
"The Cuban Constitution consecrates and guarantees total religious freedom for all citizens," he said.
He also criticized the 50-year-old U.S. economic embargo and defended the socialist ideal of providing for those less fortunate.
"We have confronted scarcity but have never failed in our duty to share with those who have less," Castro said.
The two men greeted each other with clasped hands and wide smiles after the pope arrived on a special Alitalia flight that flew Cuban and Vatican flags from the cockpit as it taxied along the airport tarmac.
Benedict's three-day stay in Cuba will inevitably spark comparisons to John Paul II's historic 1998 tour, when Fidel Castro traded his army fatigues for a suit and tie to greet the pope at Havana's airport and where John Paul uttered the now-famous words: "May Cuba, with all its magnificent potential, open itself up to the world, and may the world open itself up to Cuba."
In his remarks 14 years ago, John Paul singled out Cuban political prisoners jailed for their ideas, something Benedict did not do in Monday's speech.
Cuba has released dozens of political prisoners in recent years — often through agreements with the church — and denies it holds any now. Officials refer to dissidents as stooges in the sway of its U.S. enemies. Human rights groups say some Cubans remain jailed for their political activities, and note that harassment and brief detentions of dissidents is on the rise.
Unlike in Mexico, where multitudes showed up to greet the 84-year-old pope at the airport, normal citizens were kept away from Cuba's tightly controlled arrival ceremony, which took place on the tarmac in steamy, 88-degree Fahrenheit (31-degree Celsius) weather.
The pontiff was scheduled to travel through town in his glassed-in popemobile and then rally tens of thousands of believers at an outdoor Mass in the colonial city's main square on a blue-and-white platform crowned by graceful arches in the shape of a papal miter. Benedict will spend the night in a house beside the shrine of Cuba's patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of Cobre.
Benedict will only be in Cuba for a little over 48 hours, and his limited schedule is sure to disappoint many who want a piece of his attention, from the dissident community, to practitioners of the Afro-Cuban Santeria faith, to returning Cuban American exiles and even representatives of imprisoned U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross who are hoping the pontiff will intercede on his behalf.
The Vatican has said the pope has no plans to meet with any of them, citing his advanced age and need for rest. More likely but still unconfirmed is a face-to-face with Fidel Castro, who stepped down in 2006 but remains the father of the revolution and is still referred to as "El Comandante." A new wildcard entered into play with the arrival Saturday of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is getting radiation therapy for his cancer.
The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, was asked about reports the pope might meet with Chavez while in Cuba and said that as of Sunday morning, there were no such plans.
Despite the challenge of meeting the expectations of so many, Benedict has demonstrated an ability to surprise during his first visit to Spanish-speaking Latin America.
In Mexico, which remains devoted to John Paul, Benedict appeared to lay to rest the impression that he is a distant, cold pontiff whose appeal can never compete with that of his predecessor.
"Some young people rejected the pope, saying he has an angry face. But now they see him like a grandfather," said Cristian Roberto Cerda Reynoso, 17, a seminarian from Leon, Mexico, who was among an estimated 350,000 people attending Benedict's Sunday Mass. "I see the youth filled with excitement and enthusiasm."
The welcome was inevitably less fervent in Cuba, where only about 10 percent of the people are practicing Catholics. Still, the government is helping bring out crowds by offering special transportation and giving residents a paid day off to attend the Mass in Santiago, and another on Wednesday in the capital.
The political overtones of the Cuba leg are more pronounced than they were in Mexico.
Benedict has been sharply critical of socialism in the past, and when he began his journey to the Americas last week, he told reporters it is "evident that Marxist ideology as it was conceived no longer responds to reality." He exhorted Cubans to "find new models, with patience, and in a constructive way."
In his speech Monday, Benedict balanced that by criticizing capitalism for leaving "humanity devoid of values and defenseless before the ambition and selfishness of certain powers which take little account of the true good of individuals and families."
Cuban leaders have so far responded diplomatically to Benedict's comments. The island's Communist government never outlawed religion, but it expelled priests and closed religious schools after Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba in 1959. Tensions eased in the early 1990s when the government removed references to atheism in the constitution and let believers of all faiths join the Communist Party.
John Paul's 1998 visit further warmed relations.
But despite years of lobbying, the church has virtually no access to state-run radio or television, is not allowed to administer schools and has not been granted permission to build new places of worship. The island of 11.2 million people has just 361 priests. Before 1959 there were 700 priests for a population of 6 million.
The Catholic Church has long sought greater access to the airwaves, including its own radio station. It also wants permission to open religious schools and build new churches and seminaries. In his speech, Benedict noted "a new spirit of cooperation and trust" between the government and Catholic leaders but added that "greater progress can and ought to be made."
Despite its limitations, the church is now the most influential independent institution in Cuba, thanks in no small part to Cardinal Jaime Ortega, the archbishop of Havana. He has negotiated with Raul Castro for the release of political prisoners, given the government advice on economic policy and allowed church magazines to publish increasingly frank articles about the need for change.
The pope left Mexico Monday as a mariachi band serenaded his plane and a crowd of hundreds waved flags and Vatican-yellow balloons.


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For centuries it has been the dream of ordinary women to be treated fairly and to participate in social activities just as their counterparts did. Yet, "liberty, equality, fraternity" were out of reach. Only at the turning of the 19th century with the French women's demand for suffrage, the first steps were taken.
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Nevertheless, great achievements have been made in the Arab women's struggle for equal rights. Today, a group of Kuwaiti women demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Justice protesting Parliament's refusal to grant equal political rights to women.
Another courageous step has been taken by a group of Egyptian women professors who traveled from Cairo to Lebanon on Tuesday in order to join their Lebanese colleagues on this special day and celebrate it with them - yet, protesting the fact that they have always been the ones to bear the burden of taking care of their families when the husbands got arrested for political activities when Southern Lebanon was under curfew.
On this International Women's Day, a great achievement by the women of the world - Algeria (11 groups), Egypt (6 groups), Iraq/Iraqi Kurdistan (3 groups), Islamic Republic of Iran (17 groups), Palestine (6 groups), Jordan (24 groups), Lebanon (6 groups), Morocco (64 groups) and Yemen (35 groups) are proudly taking part in the Canadian World March of Women 2000. This is no simple matter, especially in light of the still unfortunate fact that Arab parliaments are dominated by those against extending the rights to women.
© 2000 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)


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Rowena Morrill - "The Iron Dream" Cover Original Art (Pocket, 1982). Norman Spinrad's novel The Iron Dream is the purported science fiction masterpiece of an Adolph Hitler who, after briefly dabbling in German radical politics, emigrated to the U.S. and became an author. Hitler's book is The Lord of the Swastika, a fever dream sword and sorcery epic, gripping in its action and pathology. Spinrad's over-the-top Nazi saga (which was banned in Germany for eight years), is potently portrayed in this cover illustration by fantasy mistress, Rowena Morrill. Painted in oils on heavy illustration board, this art has an image area measuring 15.5" x 26" and, aside from a few minor blemishes, the work is in Very Good condition.
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1. This Auction is presented by Heritage Numismatic Auctions. Inc.; or its subsidiary Currency Auctions of America, Inc.; or their affiliate, Heritage Auctions, Inc. d/b/a Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, Heritage Art Auctions, Heritage Fine & Decorative Arts Auctions, Heritage Comics Auctions, Heritage-Slater Americana, Heritage Vintage Movie Posters, or Heritage Sports Collectibles Auctions, as identified with the applicable licensing information on the title page of the catalog or on the Internet site (the "Auctioneer"). The Auction is conducted under these Terms and Conditions of Auction and applicable state and local law.
2. On bids placed through Heritage, a Buyer's Premium of fifteen percent (15%) for Heritage Numismatic Auctions Inc, Heritage-CAA, and Heritage Comics Auctions and Heritage Movie Posters or nineteen and one-half percent (19.5%) for Heritage Sports Collectibles, Heritage Music & Entertainment Memorabilia, Heritage Art Auctions, Heritage Americana and Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers of the hammer price will be added to the successful bid. If the bid is placed through eBay Live a Buyer's Premium equal to the normal Buyer's Premium plus an additional five percent (5%) of the hammer price will be added to the successful bid up to a maximum Buyer's Premium of Twenty Two and one-half percent (22.5%). There is a minimum Buyer's Premium of $9.00 per lot.
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11. Auctioneer's Execution of Certain Bids. Auctioneer cannot be responsible for your errors in bidding, so carefully check that each bid is entered correctly. When identical mail or FAX bids are submitted, preference is given to the first received. To ensure the greatest accuracy, your written bids should be entered on the standard printed bid sheet and be received at Auctioneer's place of business at least two business days before the Auction start. Auctioneer is not responsible for executing mail bids or FAX bids received on or after the day the first lot is sold, nor Internet bids submitted after the published closing time; nor is Auctioneer responsible for proper execution of bids submitted by telephone, mail, FAX, e-mail, Internet, or in person once the Auction begins. Internet bids may not be withdrawn until your written request is received and acknowledged by Auctioneer (FAX: 214-443-8425); such requests must state the reason, and may constitute grounds for withdrawal of bidding privileges. Lots won by mail Bidders will not be delivered at the Auction unless prearranged in advance. The decision of the Auctioneer and declaration of the winning Bidder is final.
12. Caveat as to Bids. Bid increments (over the current bid level) determine the lowest amount you may bid on a particular lot. Bids greater than one increment over the current bid can be any whole dollar amount. It is possible under several circumstances for winning bids to be between increments, sometimes only $1 above the previous increment. Please see: "How can I lose by less than an increment?" on our website.
13. Bidding Increments: The following chart governs current bidding increments.
Bidding Increments
Current Bid Bid Increment
< $10 $1
$10 - $29 $2
$30 - $59 $3
$60 - $99 $5
$100 - $199 $10
$200 - $299 $20
$300 - $499 $25
$500 - $999 $50
$1,000 - $1,999 $100
$2,000 - $2,999 $200
$3,000 - $4,999 $250
$5,000 - $9,999 $500
$10,000 - $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 - $29,999 $2,000
$30,000 - $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 - $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 - $249,999 $10,000
$250,000 - $499,999 $25,000
$500,000 - $1,499,999 $50,000
>= $1,500,000 $100,000
14. Notice of the consignor's liberty to place reserve bids on his lots in the Auction is hereby made in accordance with Article 2 of the Texas Uniform Commercial Code. A reserve is an amount below which the lot will not sell. THE CONSIGNOR OF PROPERTY MAY PLACE WRITTEN RESERVE BIDS ON HIS LOTS IN ADVANCE OF THE AUCTION; ON SUCH LOTS, IF THE HAMMER PRICE DOES NOT MEET THE RESERVE, THE CONSIGNOR MAY PAY A REDUCED COMMISSION ON THOSE LOTS. Reserves are generally posted online about 3 days prior to the Auction closing on Internet-Only Auctions, and 7 days prior to the Auction on Signature Auctions. Any successful bid placed by a consignor on his consigned lot on the Auction floor or by telephone during the live session, or after the reserves for an Auction have been posted, will be considered an unqualified bid, and in such instances the consignor agrees to pay full Buyer's Premium and Seller's Commissions on any lot so repurchased.
15. The highest qualified Bidder shall be the buyer. In the event of any dispute between floor Bidders at a Signature Auction, Auctioneer may at his sole discretion reoffer the lot. Auctioneer's decision shall be final and binding upon all Bidders.
16. Auctioneer reserves the right to refuse to honor any bid or to limit the amount of any bid which, in his sole discretion, is not submitted in "Good Faith," or is not supported by satisfactory credit, numismatic references, or otherwise. A bid is considered not made in "Good Faith" when an insolvent or irresponsible person, or a person under the age of eighteen makes it. Regardless of the disclosure of his identity, any bid by a consignor or his agent on a lot consigned by him is deemed to be made in "Good Faith".
17. All items are to be purchased per lot as numerically indicated and no lots will be broken. Auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw, prior to the close, any lots from the Auction.
18. Bids will be accepted in whole dollar amounts only. No "buy" or "unlimited" bids will be accepted. Bidders will be awarded lots at approximately the increment of the next highest bid. No additional commission is charged for executing bids. Off-increment bids may be accepted by the Auctioneer at Signature Auctions.
19. Auctioneer reserves the right to rescind the sale in the event of nonpayment, breach of a warranty, disputed ownership, auctioneer's clerical error or omission in exercising bids and reserves, or otherwise.
20. Outage Policy: Auctioneer occasionally experiences Internet and/or Server outages during which Bidders cannot participate or place bids. If such outage occurs, we may at our discretion extend bidding for the auction up to 24 hours. At our discretion, Auctioneer may consider two outages that occur very closely to one another to be one outage when extending such Auction. This policy applies only to widespread outages and not to isolated problems that occur in various parts of the country from time to time.
21. Scheduled Downtime: Auctioneer periodically schedules system downtime for maintenance and other purposes; this scheduled downtime is not covered by the Outage Policy.
22. The Auctioneer or its affiliates may consign items to be sold in the Auction, and may bid on those lots or any other lots. Auctioneer or affiliates expressly reserve the right to modify any such reserve bids on these items or any others at any time prior to the live auction or the online closing based upon data made known to the Auctioneer or its affiliates. The Auctioneer may extend advances, guarantees, or loans to certain consignors, and may extend financing or other credits at varying rates to certain Bidders in the auction.
23. The Auctioneer has the right to sell certain items after the close of the sale. Items sold by Auctioneer post sale shall be considered sold during the auction and all these Terms and Conditions shall apply to such sales including but not limited to the payment of the buyer's fee, return rights and disclaimers.
24. All sales are strictly for cash in United States dollars. Cash includes: U.S. currency, bank wire, cashier checks, travelers checks, and bank money orders, all subject to reporting requirements. Credit Card (Visa or Master Card only) and PayPal payments may be accepted up to $10,000 from non-dealers at the sole discretion of the auctioneer, subject to the following limitations: a) sales are only to the cardholder, b) purchases are shipped to the cardholder's registered and verified address, c) Auctioneer may pre-approve the cardholder's credit line, d) a credit card transaction may not be used in conjunction with any other financing or extended terms offered by the Auctioneer, and must transact immediately upon invoice presentation, e) rights of return are governed by these Terms and Conditions, which supersede those conditions promulgated by the card issuer, f) floor Bidders must present their card. Personal or corporate checks may be subject to clearing before delivery of the purchases.
25. Payment is due upon closing of the Auction session, or upon presentment of an invoice. Auctioneer reserves the right to void an invoice if payment in full of the invoice is not received within 7 days after the close of the Auction.
26. Lots delivered in the States of Texas, California, or other states where the Auction may be held, are subject to all applicable state and local taxes, unless appropriate permits are on file with us. Bidder agrees to pay Auctioneer the actual amount of tax due in the event that sales tax is not properly collected due to: 1) an expired, inaccurate, inappropriate tax certificate or declaration, 2) an incorrect interpretation of the applicable statute, 3) or any other reason.. Lots from different Auctions may not be aggregated for sales tax purposes.
State Coins Currency All Other Collectibles
Texas Residents Under $1,000 only Yes Yes
California Under $1,000 only Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in CA Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in CA
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois No sales tax No sales tax Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in that state
New York, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in that state Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in that state Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in that state
Missouri No sales tax Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in MO Applicable state sales tax on Signature Auctions ONLY if held in MO
Oregon No sales tax No sales tax No sales tax
*Unless an approved resale form is on file with Heritage.
27. In the event that a Bidder's payment is dishonored upon presentment(s), Bidder shall pay the maximum statutory processing fee set by applicable state law.
28. If the Auction invoice(s) submitted by Auctioneer is not paid in full when due, the unpaid balance will bear interest at the highest rate permitted by law from the date of invoice until paid. If the Auctioneer refers the invoice(s) to an attorney for collection, the buyer agrees to pay attorney's fees, court costs, and other collection costs incurred by Auctioneer. If Auctioneer assigns collection to its in-house legal staff, such attorney's time expended on the matter shall be compensated at a rate comparable to the hourly rate of independent attorneys.
29. In the event a successful Bidder fails to pay all amounts due, Auctioneer reserves the right to resell the merchandise, and such Bidder agrees to pay for the reasonable costs of resale, including a 10% seller's commission, and also to pay any difference between the resale price and the price of the previously successful bid.
30. Auctioneer reserves the right to require payment in full in good funds before delivery of the merchandise to the buyer.
31. Auctioneer shall have a lien against the merchandise purchased by the buyer to secure payment of the Auction invoice. Auctioneer is further granted a lien and the right to retain possession of any other property of the buyer then held by the Auctioneer or its affiliates to secure payment of any Auction invoice or any other amounts due the Auctioneer from the buyer. With respect to these lien rights, Auctioneer shall have all the rights of a secured creditor under Article 9 of the Texas Uniform Commercial Code. In addition, with respect to payment of the Auction invoice(s), the buyer waives any and all rights of offset he might otherwise have against the Auctioneer and the consignor of the merchandise included on the invoice.
32. If a Bidder owes Auctioneer or its affiliates on any account, Auctioneer and its affiliates shall have the right to offset such unpaid account by any credit balance due Bidder, and it may secure by possessory lien any unpaid amount by any of the Bidder's property in their possession.
33. Title shall not pass to the successful Bidder until all invoices are paid in full. It is the responsibility of the buyer to provide adequate insurance coverage for the items once they have been delivered.
34. A MEMORABILIA lot (Autographs, Sports Collectibles, or Music, Entertainment, Political, Americana and/or Pop Culture memorabilia): The Auction is not on approval. When the lot is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (or its equivalent) from an independent third party authentication provider, buyer has no right of return. Under extremely limited circumstances not including authenticity (e.g. gross cataloging error), a purchaser who did not bid from the floor may request Auctioneer to evaluate voiding a sale; such request must be made in writing detailing the alleged gross error, and submission of the lot to Auctioneer must be pre-approved by Auctioneer. A bidder must notify the appropriate department head (check the inside front cover of the catalog or our website for a listing of department heads) in writing of the purchaser's request and such notice must be mailed within three (3) days of the mail bidder's receipt of the lot. Any lot that is to be evaluated for return must be received in our offices within 30 days after Auction. AFTER THAT 30 DAY PERIOD, NO LOT MAY BE RETURNED FOR ANY REASONS. Lots returned must be in the same condition as when sold and must include the Certificate of Authenticity, if any. No lots purchased by floor bidders may be returned (including those bidders acting as agents for others). Late remittance for purchases may be considered just cause to revoke all return privileges.
35. COINS, CURRENCY, COMICS AND SPORTSCARDS Signature Auctions: The Auction is not on approval. No certified material may be returned because of possible differences of opinion with respect to the grade offered by any third-party organization, dealer, or service. No guarantee of grade is offered for uncertified Property sold and subsequently submitted to a third-party grading service. There are absolutely no exceptions to this policy. Under extremely limited circumstances, (e.g. gross cataloging error) a purchaser, who did not bid from the floor, may request Auctioneer to evaluate voiding a sale; such request must be made in writing detailing the alleged gross error, and submission of the lot to the Auctioneer must be pre-approved by the Auctioneer; bidder must notify Ron Brackemyre, (ext. 312) in writing of the such request and such notice must be mailed within three (3) days of the mail bidder's receipt of the lot. Any lot that is to be evaluated must be in our offices within 30 days after Auction. Grading or method of manufacture do not qualify for this evaluation process nor do such complaints constitute a basis to challenge the authenticity of a lot. AFTER THAT 30-DAY PERIOD, NO LOTS MAY BE RETURNED FOR REASONS OTHER THAN AUTHENTICITY. Lots returned must be housed intact in the original holder. No lots purchased by floor Bidders may be returned (including those Bidders acting as agents for others). Late remittance for purchases may be considered just cause to revoke all return privileges.
36.Exclusively Internet, Internet Currency, Amazing Comics Auctions, Amazing Sports Auctions, Continuous Internet and Online Session auctions: THREE (3) DAY RETURN POLICY. All lots (Exception: Third party graded notes are not returnable for any reason whatsoever) paid for within seven days of the Auction closing are sold with a three (3) day return privilege. You may return lots under the following conditions: Within three days of receipt of the lot, you must first notify Auctioneer by contacting Customer Service by phone (1-800-872-6467) or e-mail (email@example.com), and immediately mail the lot(s) fully insured to the attention of Returns, Heritage, 3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor, Dallas TX 75219-3941. Lots must be housed intact in their original holder and condition. You are responsible for the insured, safe delivery of any lots. A non-negotiable return fee of 5% of the purchase price ($10 per lot minimum) will be deducted from the refund for each returned lot or billed directly. Postage and handling fees are not refunded. After the three-day period (from receipt), no items may be returned for any reason. Late remittance for purchases revokes all Return-Restock privileges. 37. All Bidders who have inspected the lots prior to the auction will not be granted any return privileges, except for reasons of authenticity.
38. Postage, handling and insurance charges will be added to invoices. Please either refer to Auctioneer's website HeritageGalleries.com for the latest charges or call Auctioneer.
39. Auctioneer is unable to combine purchases from other auctions or Heritage Rare Coin Galleries into one package for shipping purposes. Successful overseas Bidders shall provide written shipping instructions, including specified customs declarations, to the Auctioneer for any lots to be delivered outside of the United States. NOTE: Declaration value shall be the item(s) hammer price together with its buyer's premium.
40. All shipping charges will be borne by the successful Bidder. Due to the nature of some items sold, it shall be the responsibility for the successful bidder to arrange pick-up and shipping through third parties, as to such items Auctioneer shall have no liability. Any risk of loss during shipment will be borne by the buyer following Auctioneer's delivery to the designated common carrier, regardless of domestic or foreign shipment. Any request for shipping verification for undelivered packages must be made within 30 days of shipment by Auctioneer.
41. In the event an item is damaged either through handling or in transit, Auctioneer's maximum liability shall be the amount of the successful bid including the Buyer's Premium. On the fall of Auctioneer's hammer, Buyers of Fine Arts and Decorative Arts lots assumes full risk and responsibility for lot, including shipment by common carrier, and must provide their own insurance coverage for shipments.
42. NO WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY DESCRIPTION CONTAINED IN THIS AUCTION OR ANY SECOND OPINE. Any description of the items or second opine contained in this auction is for the sole purpose of identifying the items for those Bidders who do not have the opportunity to view the lots prior to bidding, and no description of items has been made part of the basis of the bargain or has created any express warranty that the goods would conform to any description made by Auctioneer.
43. Auctioneer is selling only such right or title to the items being sold as Auctioneer may have by virtue of consignment agreements on the date of auction and disclaims any warranty of title to the Property.
44. Translations of foreign language documents are provided as a convenience to interested parties. Heritage makes no representation as to the accuracy of those translations and will not be held responsible for errors in bidding arising from inaccuracies in translation.
45. In the event of an attribution error, Auctioneer may at its sole discretion, correct the error on the Internet, or, if discovered at a later date, to refund the buyer's money without further obligation. Under no circumstances shall the obligation of the Auctioneer to any Bidder be in excess of the purchase price for any lot in dispute.
46. Auctioneer disclaims any warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purposes.
47. Auctioneer disclaims all liability for damages, consequential or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the sale of any property by Auctioneer to Bidder. No third party may rely on any benefit of these Terms and Conditions and any rights, if any, established hereunder are personal to the Bidder and may not be assigned. Any statement made by the Auctioneer is an opinion and does not constitute a warranty or representation. No employee of Auctioneer may alter these Terms and Conditions, and, unless signed by a principal of Auctioneer, any such alteration is null and void.
48A. COINS – Coins sold referencing a third-party grading service are sold "as is" without any express or implied warranty, except for a guarantee by Auctioneer that they are genuine. Certain warranties may be available from the grading services and the Bidder is referred to them for further details: ANACS, P.O. Box 182141, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2141; Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), P.O. Box 4776, Sarasota, FL 34230; Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), PO Box 9458, Newport Beach, CA 92658; and ICG, 7901 East Belleview Ave., Suite 50, Englewood, CO 80111.
48B. CURRENCY – Notes sold referencing a third-party grading service are sold "as is" without any express or implied warranty, except for a guarantee by Auctioneer that they are genuine. Grading, condition or other attributes of any lot may have a material effect on its value, and the opinion of others, including independent grading services such as PCGS Currency, PMG, and CGA may differ with that of Auctioneer. Auctioneer shall not be bound by any prior or subsequent opinion, determination, or certification by any independent grading service. Bidder specifically waives any claim to right of return of any item because of the opinion, determination, or certification, or lack thereof, by any independent grading service. Certain warranties may be available from the grading services and the Bidder is referred to them for further details: Paper Money Guaranty (PMG), PO Box 4711, Sarasota FL 34230; PCGS Currency, PO Box 9458, Newport Beach, CA 92658; Currency Grading & Authentication (CGA), PO Box 418, Three Bridges, NJ 08887.
48C. COMICS – Comic books sold referencing a third-party grading service are sold "as is" without any express or implied warranty. Certain warranties may be available from the grading services and the Bidder is referred to them for further details: Comics Guaranty Corporation (CGC), P.O. Box 4738, Sarasota, FL 34230. Subject to sections 57 and 58, bidders who intend to challenge authenticity or provenance of a lot must notify Auctioneer in writing within thirty (30) days of the Auction's conclusion. Auctioneer's maximum liability shall not exceed the high bid on that lot, which bid shall be deemed for all purposes the value of the lot. In the event Auctioneer cannot deliver the lot or subsequently it is established that the lot lacks title, provenance, authenticity, or other transfer or condition issue is claimed, Auctioneer's liability shall be limited to recission of sale and refund of purchase price. After one year has elapsed, Auctioneer's maximum liability shall be limited to any commissions and fees Auctioneer earned on that lot.
48D. SPORTSCARDS – Sportscards sold referencing a third-party grading service are sold "as is" without any express or implied warranty. Certain warranties may be available from the grading services and the Bidder is referred to them for further details: Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA), P.O. Box 6180 Newport Beach, CA 92658; Sportscard Guaranty LLC (SGC) P.O. Box 6919 Parsippany, NJ 07054-6919; Global Authentication (GAI), P.O. Box 57042 Irvine, Ca. 92619; Beckett Grading Service (BGS), 15850 Dallas Parkway, Dallas TX 75248.
48E. MEMORABILIA – Auctioneer does not warrant authenticity of a memorabilia lot (Autographs, Sports Collectibles, or Music, Entertainment, Political, Americana and/or Pop Culture memorabilia), when the lot is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, or its equivalent, from an independent third-party authentication provider. Bidder shall solely rely upon warranties of the authentication provider issuing the Certificate or opinion. For information as to such authentication provider's warranties the bidder is directed to: SCD Authentic, 4034 West National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53215 (800) 345-3168; JO Sports, Inc., P.O. Box 607 Brookhaven, NY 11719 (631) 286-0970; PSA/DNA; 130 Brookshire Lane, Orwigsburg, Pa. 17961; Mike Gutierrez Autographs, 8150 Raintree Drive Suite A, Scottsdale, AZ. 85260; or as otherwise noted on the Certificate. Subject to sections 57 and 58, bidders who intend to challenge authenticity or provenance of a lot must notify Auctioneer in writing within thirty (30) days of the Auction's conclusion. Auctioneer's maximum liability shall not exceed the high bid on that lot, which bid shall be deemed for all purposes the value of the lot. In the event Auctioneer cannot deliver the lot or subsequently it is established that the lot lacks title, provenance, authenticity, or other transfer or condition issue is claimed, Auctioneer's liability shall be limited to recission of sale and refund of purchase price. After one year has elapsed, Auctioneer's maximum liability shall be limited to any commissions and fees Auctioneer earned on that lot.
48F. FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS – Auctioneer warrants bold-faced items in the descriptions, which are otherwise provided for identification purposes only. Subject to sections 57 and 58, bidders who intend to challenge the bold-faced authenticity or provenance of a lot must notify Auctioneer in writing within thirty (30) days of the Auction's conclusion. Auctioneer's maximum liability shall not exceed the high bid on that lot, which bid shall be deemed for all purposes the value of the lot. In the event Auctioneer cannot deliver the lot or subsequently it is established that the lot lacks title, provenance, authenticity, or other transfer or condition issue is claimed, Auctioneer's liability shall be limited to recission of sale and refund of purchase price. After one year has elapsed, Auctioneer's maximum liability shall be limited to any commissions and fees Auctioneer earned on that lot.
49. All non-certified coins, currency, and comics are guaranteed genuine, but are not guaranteed as to grade, since grading is a matter of opinion, an art and not a science, and therefore the opinion rendered by the Auctioneer or any third party grading service may not agree with the opinion of others (including trained experts), and the same expert may not grade the same item with the same grade at two different times. Auctioneer has graded the non-certified numismatic items, in the Auctioneer's opinion, to their current interpretation of the American Numismatic Association's standards as of the date the catalog was prepared. There is no guarantee or warranty implied or expressed that the grading standards utilized by the Auctioneer will meet the standards of ANACS, NGC, PCGS, ICG, CGC, CGA or any other grading service at any time in the future.
50. Since we cannot examine encapsulated notes or comics, they are sold "as is" without our grading opinion, and may not be returned for any reason. Auctioneer shall not be liable for any patent or latent defect or controversy pertaining to or arising from any encapsulated collectible. In any such instance, purchaser's remedy, if any, shall be solely against the service certifying the collectible.
51. Due to changing grading standards over time, differing interpretations, and to possible mishandling of items by subsequent owners, Auctioneer reserves the right to grade items differently than shown on certificates from any grading service that accompany the items. Auctioneer also reserves the right to grade items differently than the grades shown in the catalog should such items be reconsigned to any future auction.
52. Although consensus grading is employed by most grading services, it should be noted as aforesaid that grading is not an exact science. In fact, it is entirely possible that if a lot is broken out of a plastic holder and resubmitted to another grading service or even to the same service, the lot could come back with a different grade assigned.
53. Certification does not guarantee protection against the normal risks associated with potentially volatile markets. The degree of liquidity for certified coins and collectibles will vary according to general market conditions and the particular lot involved. For some lots there may be no active market at all at certain points in time.
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2006 January Comic Auction - Dallas, TX. Signature Auction #819.
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3/4 cup water
1/2 cup valrhona cocoa
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp bittersweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp espresso powder
1 cup plus 2 tbsp all purpose flour
1 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 large eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp kahlua
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Coffee Buttercream:
1.5 tbsp kahlua
1.5 tbsp valrhona cocoa
1.5 tbsp vanilla extract
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
3 3/4 cups icing sugar
3 tbsp egg beaters
pinch of salt
Chocolate Sawdust:
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp valrhona cocoa
Preheat the oven to 350 and line 2 cupcake pans with liners.
In a small pan, bring the water to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in the cocoa, chocolate chips and espresso powder and stir together. Set aside to cool for 20 minutes.
In a medium bowl, add flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add in the eggs, oil, kahlua and vanilla and add in the melted chocolate and espresso mixture. Mix together until the ingredients are all combined, fill each cupcake liner 2/3 full and bake for 20-22 minutes.
To make the buttercream, combine the espresso powder, kahlua, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt in a small bowl and stir together.
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add in the icing sugar and egg beaters and mix together. Add in the coffee and cocoa mixture and continue beating for for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth.
To make the chocolate sawdust combine the sugarand cocoa powder together in a small bowl.
Once cupcakes are cooled, frost with the coffee buttercream and top with a sprinkle of the chocolate sawdust.
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Siri sometimes says crazy things that don't quite match up with what you've asked. But the Verge has discovered that she has some pretty strong opinions when it comes to movies.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Siri has a lot to say about sci-fi, and seems to have a lot of admiration for the likes of Hal. She's less impressed, it appears, by movies like Toy Story. Scroll down to see what she has to say.
You can see more examples over on the Verge, but if you find any good ones, drop them in the comment section below! [Verge]


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Yesterday I read Beru's Tier 15 Resto-spective, and I thought I may as well break my blogging silence and write my own. I'm not going to talk so much about specific bosses or healing, but more about mechanics I enjoyed (or hated) like I did last tier.
The Raid Instance
I'm not a story person, but I did enjoy how the raid instance this tier had a lot of content tied in with it. Isle of Thunder gave backstory around Throne of Thunder and made it seem much more a part of the rest of the game than the raids from the previous tier.
However, I wasn't too crazy about the 4 section design (a decision which seemed to cater to LFR more than anything else). I found the 1st and 4th sections cohesive, while the middle 2 sort of came out of nowhere and seemed to have nothing to do with Lei Shen or the rest of the raid.
Some parts of the raid were visually interesting and a lot of the bosses were enjoyable. I'd rate Tier 15 about the same as Tier 11. Not nearly as enjoyable for me as Tier 6 (the ultimate in raid content), but better than a lot of tiers.
Healing as a resto Druid this tier was touch and go. There were fights that made me feel completely ineffective as anything but a dispel-bot (Heroic Horridon), and fights that made me feel like a superhero (Heroic Tortos). To be honest, I enjoyed healing in this tier more before we got buffed. I liked being able to ignore Mushrooms in 90% of situations because they were awful. The 25-man changes to Hymn/Tranq/Revival/HTT made raid bosses even more of a cooldown-stacking game. Healing was a lot more challenging (and therefore fun) before everyone got buffed and we were allowed to upgrade our gear again.
Good things
- Having other things to do. Example: Horridon's pink dinos, Twins' constellation drawing. I think I'm in the minority when I say I liked the dino mechanic. Mostly I just enjoy having something extra to do during some encounters. Managing healing, dispelling and knocking that dino back felt like a juggling act, which I found interesting.
- Pick your poison bosses. Example: Megaera, Council, Lei Shen. I like council-type fights that let each raid group choose how they'd like to tackle the fight. On Megaera, you could never kill the Poison head so you wouldn't have to deal with the AoE damage, but have to deal with increased damage from the other heads. Or you could cycle through killing each head so damage was more uniform. Giving players some control over how the fight works makes things more engaging.
- Novelty. Example: Tortos' crystal shells. The addition of this one mechanic made Heroic Tortos completely different than normal, especially from a healing perspective (and made it the only fight where my HoTs weren't 50%+ overheal). It's a mechanic I don't think I've ever seen before. Keep the new things coming.
- Meaningful dispels. Example: Megaera's Cinders. These dispels required thought and awareness about the position of the person with the debuff. You didn't want to dispel someone and have a flame patch drop in melee or on a group of people, but you also didn't want to leave the debuff up so long that it would kill the person it was on. I also liked that this debuff required action on both the part of the dispeller and dispellee.
- Awareness checks. Example: Durumu. I really like Durumu's maze. Sometimes it was a pain to see, but it really did test people's ability to not stand in the bad. I also really liked the Light Spectrum phase. Having the beams targeting random people and the fog positioning showing up briefly really showed who was paying attention.
- Group challenges. Example: Ji-Kun nests, Lei Shen transition quadrants. I like when the raid gets separated into smaller task forces. It's fun to learn to work with a sub-set of your raid to accomplish something in a fight.
Things that need to go away
- Awful trash. Example: Horridon's bridge trash, Ji'Kun's trash. Really, why put people through this? I think it took my raid longer to get through Horridon's bridge trash than it did to kill Horridon for the first time. This is not the way things should work. Since trash very infrequently has rewards, it should not be so much of a pain in the ass.
- Mechanics where 1 person can blow up your entire raid. Example: Jin'Rokh's Ionization. Seriously. This isn't fun. Not for the person who accidentally kills everyone or anyone else. These mechanics are not conducive to happy raids.
- Mindless, mass debuffs. Example: Horridon. Dispelling can be an interesting job that requires thought and planning (see above). Or, like on Horridon, it can be an annoyance. Having magics, poisons, diseases and curses going out on large amounts of people at quick intervals is not fun. Dispelling like this just seems like busy work.
- Fights that require spreadsheets to plan a strategy for. Example: Heroic Ji-Kun, Heroic Dark Animus. Seriously, fights like these make me feel bad for 25-man raid leaders everywhere. Complexity can make fights interesting, but when it involves knowing at exactly what second of the fight every nest activates and which of 10 possible places a guardian will spawn, or assigning all 25 raiders a specific place to stand in a room, it gets to be too much.
- Fussy positioning. Example: Dark Animus. One person stands a step too far to the right or left on the pull and it's a wipe. Most wipes on this fight happen right at the beginning, almost always due to positioning or an add running away and it's more frustrating than challenging.
- Stay x yards apart. Example: Ji'Kun, Primordius, Iron Qon, Twin Consorts, Lei Shen. This isn't a bad mechanic, it's just an overused way to challenge the ranged and healers. And it sucks a lot more for 25s than 10s.
What did you think of Tier 15? What were your most and least favourite things about it?


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Different shebang for server running as program and server running as a service?
Posted 15 December 2014 - 10:31 PM
Posted 17 December 2014 - 01:44 PM
Your solution "I can solve the problem using absolute" is correct! It is a requirement for Window XP.
However I noticed you are using Windows 7 there is a more elegant solution that allows you to use the Unix shebang "#!/usr/bin/perl" when running the servers either as a standard program or service.
Create two new files (link_create.bat and link_delete.bat) in folder UniServerZ with the following content:
rem working directory current folder pushd %~dp0 rem save us path set us_path=%cd% rem change to top level cd \ rem create link mklink /D usr %us_path%\core\perl rem restore original popd pause
rem working directory current folder pushd %~dp0 rem save us path set us_path=%cd% rem change to top level cd \ rem delete link rd usr rem restore original popd
Run link_create.bat (right click on file link_create.bat and run as administrator) allow program to make changes. This creates a symbolic link to the Perl executable.
Start UniController. From the Perl tab run "Force Unix Shebang" you only need to perform this once.
From UniController start Apache and check your Perl scripts run.
Close Apache and UniController.
Start UniService install and run Apache. Again check your Perl scripts run.
Note: To remove the link double click on file link_delete.bat
All the best
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Are they on their way? Lucky charm and double figures. Here are six things we learnt from Brighton & Hove Albion's 3-0 win over Reading.
Albion kicked towards the North Stand in the first half but the change of routine had no effect on the Seagulls. They recorded a seventh win in eight unbeaten home Championship games thanks to Sam Baldock's stunning opener, Jamie Murphy's coolly-taken chip and Anthony Knockaert's clinical finish.
The song grew louder and louder as the match went on, with the Albion supporters chanting about being on their way to the Premier League. The win took Albion to the top of the Championship with 13 matches to go, a point clear of Newcastle who head to the Amex on Tuesday.
Dale Stephens again proved to be Albion's lucky omen. Brighton have not lost any of the 22 league games the midfielder has started this season. He was his usual no-nonsense self in the middle of the park, earning a booking for a late foul on Reading striker Yann Kermorgant in the first half. He then set up Jamie Murphy for Albion's second in the second half with an outstanding slide-rule pass.
Sam Baldock became the fourth Albion player to reach ten league goals for the season when he opened the scoring after 35 minutes. It is the first time since the 1978-79 season that four Brighton players have scored ten or more league goals in a season. Glenn Murray (16), Tomer Hemed (ten) and Anthony Knockaert (11) had already reached the landmark this season.
For the second successive home game, Seagulls defender Shane Duffy was caught in the face with an aerial challenge. After suffering a broken nose in the 1-1 draw with Ipswich earlier this month, Duffy was caught early on when he jumped with Yann Kermorgant but was quickly back in action after a lookover from the physio - and his goal-line clearance at 1-0 proved crucial.
A minute's applause was held in the 45th minute for former Brighton defender Paul McCarthy, who died aged 45 on Sunday. He played for the Seagulls from 1988 to 1996 and was club captain in the 1995-96 season.


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HOUSTON — Microsoft has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement to buy Texas wind energy from RES Americas, as it joins Intel and Google in the technology race for carbon neutrality.
The Washington state-based software giant plans to buy all of the energy produced by the Keechi Wind project, a 110-megawatt wind facility 70 miles northwest of Ft. Worth. The deal's price tag was not disclosed.
The wind farm shares the grid with Microsoft's data center in San Antonio, and is part of its strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of its data centers.
"By placing a dollar value on a metric ton of carbon, Microsoft is building environmental sustainability in our long term business planning and creating a blueprint for more purchases of renewable energy like this one," the company wrote on its Microsoft Green Blog on Monday morning.
Keechi Wind will begin construction of the 55-turbine wind farm in early 2014 and expects to be operating the following year.
Renewable power: Google becoming big energy player
Microsoft buys about 2 billion kilowatts of green power annually, enough to cover about 80 percent of its electricity needs. Microsoft is the second largest purchaser of domestic green energy among companies participating in an Environmental Protection Agency program. This program, EPA's Green Power Partnership, helps participating companies identify sources of renewable energy and highlights their usage through public lists. It follows Intel, which uses renewable energy for all of its electricity needs, about 3.1 billion kilowatt-hours per year.
Texas wind farms are benefiting from the greening of the tech companies. In September, Google announced a deal with Chermac Energy Corp. for a 240-megawatt wind farm near Amarillo, Texas. It was the tech giant's second Texas wind farm investment this year, as it moves closer to its goal of using renewable energy to power all of its data centers.
Microsoft also installed a solar power system in 2014 for its Silicon Valley facilities that supplies up to 15 percent of the campus' energy needs.
The company also plans to build a biogas-powered data center in Wyoming that will run independently off the grid, using waste from a neighboring water treatment plant in Cheyenne to fuel its data center.


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