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Today in History, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012
First Ladies of Disco to perform at Wall Street Theater
Norwalk Film Festival returns Friday with focus on inclusivity
Norwalk drag club among CT sights featured in Netflix show
Behind the scenes of the Maritime Aquarium's 4D theater
CT's Charli D'Amelio, Mark Ballas win 'Dancing with the Stars'
USA Today: Two CT homes are best 'Holiday Historic Home Tours'
Dixie D'Amelio shares premenstrual dysphoric disorder diagnosis
Geena Davis cancels Norwalk book tour appearance
SoNo's Eco Evolution hosts free open mics night, community events
Trailer out for Netflix, Stephen King movie filmed in CT
Today is Friday, Aug. 31, the 244th day of 2012. There are 122 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Aug. 31, A.D. 12, Caligula, who was Roman Emperor from A.D. 37 to A.D. 41, was born.
On this date:
In 1886, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, S.C., killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In 1954, Hurricane Carol hit the northeastern Atlantic states; Connecticut, Rhode Island and part of Massachusetts bore the brunt of the storm, which resulted in nearly 70 deaths.
In 1962, the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago became independent of British colonial rule.
In 1972, at the Munich Summer Olympics, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his fourth and fifth gold medals, in the 100-meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle relay; Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut won gold medals in floor exercise and the balance beam.
In 1986, 82 people were killed when an Aeromexico jetliner and a small private plane collided over Cerritos, Calif. The Soviet passenger ship Admiral Nakhimov collided with a merchant vessel in the Black Sea, causing both to sink; up to 448 people reportedly died.
Five Points shows feature paintings, sculpture
CT's Girls with Impact hosts concert on International Women's Day
In 1987, the Michael Jackson album "Bad" was released by Epic Records.
In 1991, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan declared their independence, raising to ten the number of republics seeking to secede from the Soviet Union.
In 1992, white separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that had claimed the lives of Weaver's wife, son and a deputy U.S. marshal.
In 1997, Prince Charles brought Princess Diana home for the last time, escorting the body of his former wife to a Britain that was shocked, grief-stricken and angered by her death in a Paris traffic accident hours earlier.
Ten years ago: Vibraphone virtuoso Lionel Hampton died in New York City at age 94.
Five years ago: Mike Nifong, the disgraced former district attorney of Durham County, N.C., was sentenced to a day in jail after being held in criminal contempt of court for lying to a judge when pursuing rape charges against three falsely accused Duke University lacrosse players.
One year ago: The Wartime Contracting Commission issued a report saying the U.S. had lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan and stood to repeat that in future wars without big changes in how the government awarded and managed contracts for battlefield support and reconstruction projects.
Today's Birthdays: Japanese monster movie actor Katsumi Tezuka is 100. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson is 77. Actor Warren Berlinger is 75. Rock musician Jerry Allison (Buddy Holly and the Crickets) is 73. Actor Jack Thompson is 72. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 67. Singer Van Morrison is 67. Rock musician Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions) is 64. Actor Richard Gere is 63. Olympic gold medal track and field athlete Edwin Moses is 57. Rock singer Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) is 55. Rock musician Gina Schock (The Go-Go's) is 55. Singer Tony DeFranco (The DeFranco Family) is 53. Rhythm-and-blues musician Larry Waddell (Mint Condition) is 49. Actor Jaime P. Gomez is 47. Baseball pitcher Hideo Nomo is 44. Rock musician Jeff Russo (Tonic) is 43. Singer-composer Deborah Gibson is 42. Rock musician Greg Richling (Wallflowers) is 42. Actor Zack Ward is 42. Golfer Padraig Harrington is 41. Actor Chris Tucker is 40.


The Globe and Mail has an interesting story about the first computer virus, created by Rich Skrenta in the 9th grade as a prank, the "Elk Cloner" was a self replicating program that was in effect the world's first "boot sector" virus. Skrenta has gone on the bigger and better things as a coder and business man but will likely always be known for this dubious honor. Little did he know what he had started!
CBC News is reporting that Sharp has developed, and will mass produce, touch-screen glass that is about half the thickness of today's generation of screens, and because it does not use a film covering it will produce sharper images. The technology embeds an optical sensor in each pixel of the screen, will allow for multiple touch points on a single screen at the same time, and has scanning technology built in. The screen will go into production next year and can be made up to ~30 centimetres in width.
The folks at G4's The Feed have gotten their hands on the new Xbox 360 peripheral, Messenger. It's a tiny keyboard that snaps onto your existing controller and allows for a more familiar typing experience. It looks a little clunky but apparently works great! A recent e-mail that I received from Microsoft had it's price pegged at $34.99 CA which seems reasonable since it comes with a wired headset. Check it out here.
Since the iPhone's release earlier this summer there has been much speculation about the next generation of iPods, after all Apple has done little to the product line in nearly 2 years and the holiday season is quickly approaching. The wait appears to be nearly over though as Apple has sent media outlets an invitation to an event in San Fransisco this coming Wednesday. The invitation (see here) reads "The beat goes on" and features the infamous iPod user silhouette. Can't wait to see what's in store!
Get a bonus entry in the iPod shuffle giveaway! Send me an e-mail identifying the book publisher that is publishing one of my flickr photos in an upcoming text book. E-mail your entry to greatbiggeek@gmail.com.
Hint: It's in the archives!
Science News online has a wrap up of over 70 soft drinks and their respective caffeine content. If you judge your cola by it's kick you might like to have a view. The research was conducted by Auburn University and I'm not sure whether or not recipes change from country to country but it's a an interesting comparison. Many of the brands represented are not available here but the big names are!
Labels: caffeine, pop culture, soft drinks.
c|net's news.com NewsBlog has had a sneak peek at a new Yahoo! service that is being tested amongst college students. Being dubbed Kickstart, the service is a social network geared towards finding you an in with employers. The idea is to hook you up with someone within an organization who has something in common with you, say, graduated from your school, is from the same town, shares interests, etc. The features are reported to be typical amongst the social networking crowd but the focus is definitely on job finding. Sounds interesting, hope it stays the course and remains focused on employment, otherwise do we really need another social networking site?
Microsoft to buy Research in Motion?
Research in Motion (RIM), the Canadian manufacturer of the Blackberry hand held device is the rumored target of a buyout by Microsoft. The stock markets reacted to the rumors by briefly pushing RIM stock to record highs. The Globe and Mail's reportonbusiness.com has the complete story.
Another YouTube star is born - how embaracing!
This video has been viewed more than 8.6 million times! I fell sorry for the young lady, I just wish I could figure out what the heck she was trying to say? In all fairness there must be intense pressure to think on your feet like that, in front of a large audience, and on a topic for which she obviously was not prepared to comment on.
NY Times writer Michelle Slatalla has written a great roundup on where to find used and/or cheap text books online. According to Slatalla, the average cost of new books is $700 to $1000 per year, so it's worth having a look around... particularly on a student's budget!
The Register has a story about the opposition of labour unions in the UK to the growing trend in IT departments of blocking social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace. Brendan Barber, General Secretary of The Trades Union Congress is quoted as saying "It's unreasonable for employers to try to stop their staff from having a life outside work, just because they can't get their heads around the technology." I think perhaps he's missing the point a bit, the problem is workers crossing the line between outside life and work duties. Blocking sites is not necessarily the answer either, but having a clear Internet usage policy would go a long way to avoiding abuse.
U.S. commanders request ray-gun, for real!
Called the "Active Denial System" it's been under development for over a decade and effectively deals with unruly crowds without firing projectiles. Instead, it mounts on a vehicle such as Humvee and fires an invisible beam that gives the receiver the sensation that their skin is burning, and crowds disperse without harm. Military commanders are asking that it be deployed to Iraq but the US government is reluctant to put it into action. Military lawyers have deemed it legal for use under current conditions in Iraq but the public perception of such a device is negative, especially since all documentation regarding testing and legal reviews is classified. According to this Globe and Mail article, "The Active Denial System is a directed-energy device, although it is not a laser or a microwave. It uses a large, dish-shaped antenna and a long, V-shaped arm to send an invisible beam of waves to a target as far away as 500 yards.
The beam penetrates the skin slightly, just enough to cause intense pain. The beam goes through clothing as well as windows, but can be blocked by thicker materials, such as metal or concrete."
Sounds like something straight out of the comic books.
If you've got a couple of months and about $4300.00 perhaps you to can build "The Device". From Popsci.com photographer John Carnett comes the ultimate micro-brewery machine complete with taps. It's pretty incredible and worthy of envy... mmm... beeeer! Check it out.
If you are in the market for a wireless network you many wish to take a look at ars technica and their roundup of 802.11n routers. They've completed a fairly comprehensive look at 3 offerings from competing manufacturers and weigh in on the pros and cons of each device. I was a little disappointed to see that my Netgear Rangemax fared the worst in ars technica's review. Considering that I've had mine for a year or more and that it was an upgrade from 802.11b, I really have no complaints. The range is exceptional in my experience and the only problem that I've encountered is that my neighbours have all jumped on board the wireless band wagon, and the space has gotten a little crowded. Ever since I switched channels to something less busy, I have been extremely happy and the Rangemax has preformed very well. One of the knocks on the device, according to ars technica, was it's performance at close range, I have not personally encountered that as the devices I have nearest the router are all wired to it. If I'd had this review to consider when I made my purchase decision I may not have gone with Netgear, but in short I am quite satisfied at the moment.
I have been at this for a couple of months now and I have made a conscious decision to keep my blog and my work life separate, that is to say I don't discuss my company or its clients. It's a personal choice, and while I do work in the IT industry and some of the work we do might be relevant material, it's a line I have chosen not to cross. Many bloggers take a more personal approach to blogging and sometimes forget that they are putting things out there that their superiors or clients might not like aired in public or may take offense to. Steve Rubel has 5 short pieces of advice on how to run a corporate blog, posted at Wired's How to Wiki. A quick read and some good common sense advice.
It seems the New Jersey teen who cracked the iPhone has changed his mind about people profiting from his hack. In this Globe and Mail article that I linked to last week, George Holtz was quoted as saying "That's exactly, like, what I don't want,... I don't want people making money off this." however today on his blog he has announced "I traded it for a sweet Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones." Best of all he traded it to a Kentucky-based mobile phone repair company, that has apparently also offered him employment! You can't blame the kid for wanting to secure employment but perhaps he should have chosen his words more carefully.
Changes are coming but are we ready?
The following quote is also interesting, "In a Telematics Research Group review of 2008 car models, 70 percent have voice-activated Bluetooth communication capability and 80 percent offer navigation systems as either options or standard equipment." Sounds like you might want to wait a few months if you are contemplating a car purchase.
e-bay a bargain for investors?
With all of the YouTube, Google, Yahoo!, and Facebook talk of late it appears as though the investing world has forgotten about e-bay. The Globe and Mail's Report on Business quotes Tim Boyd, an analyst with American Technology Research, as saying "Their stock is undervalued relative to all of the large-cap Internet peers," With a current price of around $34, nearly half of it's 2004 high of $60, and Boyd's target price of $42, it may be time to take a second look at e-bay?
Toyota and Sony team up to develop robot cars?
Toyota and Sony have announced that they are teaming up to produce an innovative, intelligent, single-seat vehicle. Sony is apparently selling some of its technology and loaning researchers to Toyota to assist in the project. Sounds a little like a one seat Smart Car, but I think the most interesting part of the deal is represented in this quote, from The Globe and Mail, "Toyota is introducing as a guide at its showroom at headquarters TPR-Robina, a womanlike robot-on-wheels it has developed. The robot can dodge obstacles, sign its name, carry on simple conversations in Japanese and deliver preprogrammed information in an electronic voice..."
Here's some big news for those of us who like to gaze skyward! A total lunar eclipse will be taking place tomorrow morning and will be viewable to those in North and South America, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand. It's the second such occurrence of the year, the first being 5 months ago and more prominent on the east coast of the continent. According to the CBC, "The partial eclipse will begin at 1:51 a.m. PT and end at 5:24 a.m. PT, with the total eclipse beginning at 2:52 a.m. and ending at 4:22 a.m. Skywatchers in the eastern time zone will only have a brief opportunity to see the total eclipse — which begins at 5:52 a.m. ET..."
Thursday marked the 8th birthday of Blogger, the platform that I am using here at Great Big Geek. To celebrate the event, or perhaps coincidentally, Blogger announced on Friday a new video upload feature that will allow bloggers to upload and store video podcasts or skateboarding dog videos. This is great news to me as I've been contemplating following the likes of Morgan Webb and Cali Lewis by publishing a brief video version of Great Big Geek. Don't' get too excited though, it will be a little while coming and I'm probably about as easy to look at as the Cranky Geeks (sorry guys but we can't compete on looks with the likes of Morgan or Cali, we'll just have to rely on content).
Bagger's restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany may be the world's first fully automated restaurant. Patrons order their meals on touch screens, are updated as to when they might receive it, and when it is ready their plate glide along the rails to customers, propelled by gravity. According to Spiegel Online International "The setup is more reminiscent of a post office sorting room than a traditional restaurant". I'm not sure how the food is but the restaurant gets 5 stars for geekiness! Thanks to Engadget for this one.
Is auto racing a sport?
I had a discussion yesterday, amongst my family members, regarding the World Series of Video Games tour stop in Toronto and whether or not video gaming can be considered a sport, as many of the participants believe. A television report that we had watched showed gamers at their PCs receiving instruction from their "coaches". The discussion drew comparisons to NASCAR and Formula 1 racing, so I thought I'd do a little research and I think this video proves that indeed auto racing is a sport, and therefore video gaming which puts a human participant in control of a machine can also be considered sport. Enjoy!
Researchers at the University of California in San Diego have out done themselves, literally. They have broken their own record for the world's highest-resolution computer display, with a massive 220 million pixels! "HIPerSpace provides a unique environment for visual analytics and cyberinfrastructure research and we are now seeking funding to double the size of the system at UC San Diego alone to reach half a billion pixels with a one gigapixel distributed display in sight." OMG... imagine playing Gears of War on that! Here's the press release. Thanks to Morgan Webb at WebbAlert for this one.
What would you like to see in a new iPod?
Matt Rosoff over at c|net NewsBlog is not too impressed with the thought of a new generation of iPods said to be on it's way. Rumours have been rampant since the release of the iPhone and Matt is asking the questions "What would make you buy a new iPod?". His argument, there is not much you could do to the iPod to make most users want to shell out more money to upgrade to the next generation. I'm not so sure, I think we are all subject to a tiny bit of new product envy regardless of how trivial the updates may or may not be.


Please allow us to first wish you a very happy new year. May year 2017 be a year of all success, new learning about Software Testing, and maybe new challenges. Who knows what will be the future of testing? Software dev and test in 2017, what's next?
New year always comes with good resolutions too.
Another year is about to end, and this will be our last list of reading recommendations until 2017.


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Only prosecutions can ensure future election integrity
By Daniel G. Jones
Nations in Action, a good-government advocacy group, reports that a prosecutor in Naples is working on a case involving hacking of the U.S. presidential election by a foreign power.
Sadly, that prosecutor works in Naples, Italy, not Naples, Florida.
An attorney in the case has issued an affidavit attesting that Arturo D'Elia, an Italian tech expert working "under instruction and direction of U.S. persons working from the U.S. Embassy in Rome," used cyber-systems satellites to switch votes in what would have been a "significant margin of victory from Donald Trump to Joe Biden[.]"
D'Elia was the head of I.T. for Leonardo SpA, the tenth largest defense company in the world. Its U.S. division, which contributes more than half of the company's revenues, is headed, coincidentally, by William Lynn III, a former undersecretary of defense during the Clinton administration.
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte and U.S. ambassador to Italy Lewis Eisenberg may have been personally involved in this voting heist, according to Riccardo Corsetto of L'Unico newspaper.
Imagine a prime minister, an ambassador, and a defense giant conspiring to take down an American president. It sounds like a Tom Clancy thriller, but I've seen nothing about this in the media. General Michael Flynn has commented on this case, but his video was removed by YouTube.
It would be comforting to think our FBI and Department of Justice are investigating this, but they don't comment on pending cases, so we have no way of knowing. In any event, the Biden administration is unlikely to pursue any leads. U.S. justice is less transparent than Italian justice.
We needn't depend solely on the federal government, however. Local prosecutors can work the case from the ground up by investigating the very public violations of election laws in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Detroit, and elsewhere, and indicting local election officials as appropriate.
Such prosecutions would send a message across America: if you break election law, you will be punished. Threatened with prison terms, local officials will implicate those higher up the chain who gave them their instructions. Ultimately, we may discover the true extent of this conspiracy to overturn an election for the president of the United States.
At the very least, a string of prosecutions will help ensure that future elections will be counted honestly.
Let's pray that there are a few prosecutors out there who are as appalled by U.S. election fraud as this fellow in Naples, Italy.
Image: Pixabay.

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Great looking panhead from a late 60s Cycle Guide article. I really like how the Indian Chief girder looks on this bike!
More angles from same article!
Dan's Preunit - Rebirth of a Show Stopper!
Max's Shovelhead - The Panoramic View!
Reach for the Sky Pipes - INSANE!


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China's ag policy impact unclear for Australian grain
Grain Central, February 14, 2019
CHINA's changing agricultural policy presents new opportunities and challenges for Australia's dairy, grain and meat exporters, according to "The future of Chinese agricultural policy" report released today.
Acting ABARES executive director, Peter Gooday, said a clear understanding of the policy environment would help Australia's agriculture industry to make the most of opportunities in China.
"China is one of the world's great agriculture producers, importers and exporters and a valuable trading partner for Australia," Mr Gooday said.
"What happens in China can affect global agricultural markets and this can impact on Australian farmers and exporters in different ways."
Mr Gooday said in recent years China's agricultural policy had been changing and the emphasis was now on supply-side structural reform and revitalisation of rural areas.
"These changes will likely be positive for Australian beef and dairy exports, but could have mixed implications for grains," he said.
"China's food demand will keep growing and consumption will move towards western-style diets and higher intake of dairy, beef, sheep and goat meat, fruit and vegetables.
"Improved food safety standards will see an increased demand for meat from countries like Australia, where high food safety standards are already in place.
"Policies to increase beef production and beef and dairy genetics could support increased demand for live feeder cattle, bovine semen and breeder cows.
"China is also aiming to increase milk production by 6 per cent and dairy product production by 28 per cent by 2020, which could support increased imports of milk powder.
"For grains, their focus is on improving domestic grain production and the outlook for import demand is unclear at this stage."
Source: ABARES
The full 'ABARES Insights – Analysis of the Future of Chinese agricultural policy' report is available at agriculture.gov.au/abares/publications/insights/future-of-Chinese-agricultural-policy.
The majority of the information presented in this report is also included in 'The Future of Chinese Agricultural Policy' report, which is available at agriculture.gov.au/abares/research-topics/trade/future-Chinese-agricultural-policy.


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To enhance the safety of nuclear reactors after the Fukushima accident, researchers are developing various types of accident tolerant fuel (ATF) to increase the coping time and reduce the generation of hydrogen by oxidation. Coated cladding, an ATF concept, can be a promising technology in view of its commercialization. We applied 3D printing technology to the fabrication of coated cladding as well as of coated pellets. Direct metal tooling (DMT) in 3D printing technologies can create a coated layer on the tubular cladding surface, which maintains stability during corrosion, creep, and wear in the reactor. A 3D laser coating apparatus was built, and parameter studies were carried out. To coat pellets with erbium using this apparatus, we undertook preliminary experiments involving metal pellets. The adhesion test showed that the coated layer can be maintained at near fracture strength.
Lamarsh, J. R. and Baratta, A. J., "Introduction to Nuclear Engineering," Prentice-Hall, 3rd Ed., 2012.
Kim, S. W., "Incore Fuel Management," Hyungseul, Vol. 44, No. 22, 2010.
Idarraga-Trujillo, I., Le Flem, M., Brachet, J.-C., Lesaux, M., Hamon, D., et al., "Assessment at CEA of Coated Nuclear Fuel Cladding for LWRs with Increased Margins in LOCA and Beyond LOCA Conditions," Proc. of LWR Fuel Performance Meeting/TopFuel, pp. 860-867, 2013.
Nieuwenhove, R. V., Daub, K., and Nordin, H., "Investigation of the Impact of Coatings on Corrosion and Hydrogen Uptake of Nuclear Components," Proc. of NUMAT, DOI No. 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.09.041, 2014.
Bragg-Sitton, S., "Development of Advanced Accident-Tolerant Fuels for Commercial LWRs," Nuclear News, pp. 83-91, 2014.
Brachet, J. C., Olier, P., Vandenberghe, V., Urvoy, S., Hamon, D., et al., "Microstructure and Properties of a 3-Layers Nuclear Fuel Cladding Prototype Containing Erbium as a Neutronic Burnable Poison," Proc. of 17th International Symposium on Zirconium in the Nuclear Industry, 2013.
Kim, H. G., Kim, I. H., Jung, Y. I., Park, D. J., Park, J. Y., et al., "High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Cr-Coated Zirconium Alloy," Proc. of LWR Fuel Performance Meeting/TopFuel, pp. 842-846, 2013.


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Federal Courts › Courts of Appeals › Fifth Circuit › 1966 › K. D. Kyle, Appellant, v. Ernest L. Stewart, Trustee of P & M Manufacturing Co., Inc., Appellee
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K. D. Kyle, Appellant, v. Ernest L. Stewart, Trustee of P & M Manufacturing Co., Inc., Appellee, 360 F.2d 753 (5th Cir. 1966)
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 360 F.2d 753 (5th Cir. 1966) May 17, 1966.
John P. Corcoran, Jr., William E. Henson, Jr., Tampa, Fla., for appellant.
John R. Trinkle, Jr., Tampa, Fla., Allen, Dell, Frank & Trinkle, Tampa, Fla., of counsel, for appellee.
Before PHILLIPS,* JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This case presents again the frequent problem of summary jurisdiction versus a plenary suit in a Trustee's efforts to recover property (or proceeds) of the Bankrupt Estate. Kyle, the Respondent-Appellant, was a principal stockholder, the executive vice-president, and a director of the corporate Bankrupt and received the properties in question as a result of a prebankruptcy liquidation agreement executed by all of the three stockholders. The Referee, affirmed by the District Court on petition to review, upheld summary jurisdiction. We agree and affirm.
Although the Appellant cannot submerge the desire to digress into facts and a half dozen other claimed errors, ours is a single question, and accordingly the facts, neither complex nor conflicting, may be severely compressed.
The stockholder-directors of P & M1 the corporate Bankrupt, were Kyle, the Appellant, owning 25% with Mills and Black owning the remaining 75%. Mills and Black were also the owners of Southern Gas,2 although the relevance of that fact to this appeal is difficult to discern.
Whether on February 18, 1962, P & M was insolvent in either the bankruptcy or business sense, the Company had, by that time, come on hard times, business was not good, current losses were being incurred, and it was tardy in the payment of many of its current obligations. At that time a "liquidation agreement" was executed by all three persons signing as "stockholders." Its opening paragraph declared that it "has been agreed between the stockholders of P. & M. Mfg. Co., that the following steps will be taken towards liquidation of the said company." This major theme was reiterated in its closing lines. "It is agreed by the stockholders that the liquidation of P. & M. Mfg. Co. will be completed as rapidly as possible." The agreement consigned the complete inventory to Kyle for sale by him, the proceeds thereof to be paid over to P & M for distribution by the corporation to creditors and stockholders in a specified order of priority.3 The corporate debts included three promissory notes payable to Kyle aggregating $7,500 for funds advanced the corporation.
Thereafter, about March 24, 1962, Kyle sold all or part4 of the inventory. He did not, however, pay over the proceeds to P & M for distribution as called for by the liquidation agreement (paras. 2 & 8, note 3, supra). Rather, by the sort of self-help which generates so many bankruptcy problems, preferring the bird-in-hand with little care for the one-in-bush and apparently relying on "the validity of the old saw that possession is 9 points of the law," American Mannex Corp. v. Huffstutler, 5 Cir., 1964, 329 F.2d 449, 455, Kyle by-passed P & M to distribute to himself (see para. 8(3), note 3, supra) the amount of the notes plus interest.
As near as we can understand his theory, Kyle does not contend that this direct distribution was authorized by the agreement. Indeed, and to the contrary, his justification seems to be that all forgot the procedure prescribed in the formal agreement and what he did was largely in retaliation for similar self-help activities by fellow stockholders Mills and Black.5 In short, what Black-Mills could do, he could do better.
Falling back on the frequent, much overworked and way too simplified, proposition that summary jurisdiction can reach only property in the possession, actual or constructive, of the bankrupt at the time of bankruptcy, Kyle asserts that since he, not the corporation, had possession on March 24, 1962, a full week before Mills and Black filed the voluntary petition in bankruptcy on April 1, the case had to be tried in a plenary suit. But as we pointed out in some detail, American Mannex Corp. v. Huffstutler, supra, 329 F.2d at 451 & n. 4, the physical possession — here uncontradicted — is not the statement of the solution, it is the beginning of the problem. Rather, "the question" is "whether the party has a legal right to maintain the actual, physical possession." Ibid. (emphasis in the original). In testing whether that question may be resolved in a summary proceeding, "the mere assertion of a claim by an outsider," such as Kyle, "does not stop the bankruptcy proceeding in its tracks." Id. at 453. Rather, we have often held, " [a] preliminary inquiry is necessary and appropriate to ascertain whether the case is one for a summary proceeding or a plenary suit." Ibid. And in that preliminary inquiry,
" [s]ince the mere assertion of a claim by an outsider is not sufficient to oust summary jurisdiction, it follows that the claimant must go further. Of course he need not prove the basis for his claim to the point where he obtains a favorable adjudication of it. But he certainly must go far enough to show, first, that there is an arguable factual basis for the claim, and, second, that on such factual basis there is some plausible ground for thinking that the law will afford redress."
Applying this test, we think the District Court was clearly right in affirming the Referee's decision as to summary jurisdiction. There are, of course, instances in which an officer, director, or stockholder of a bankrupt corporation is entitled to a plenary suit. One such situation is where an incorporator and majority stockholder possesses property which he owned individually before incorporation and which he claims was never transferred to the corporation. See, e. g., In re M. H. Bekkedal & Sons, 7 Cir., 1935, 81 F.2d 337; In re Joseph R. Marquette, Jr., Inc., 2 Cir., 1918, 254 F. 419. Another such situation is where a minority stockholder, director, or officer possesses what was once corporate property under a claim that he rightfully received it from the corporation, not to hold as a stockholder, director, or officer, but as a third party in payment of services performed for or money lent to the corporation.6 But this case is not such a case. To be sure, Kyle was a minority stockholder. But he did not come into possession of the corporate property either as a creditor, a minority stockholder, or by virtue of action on his own. To the contrary, this liquidation agreement represented concerted corporate action by all of the stockholders, directors, and officers for them to act as liquidators. And in no sense was this a possession for his own interest or in his own right. The agreement very plainly prescribed that the inventory was "to be consigned" to Kyle and he, in turn, was to pay over the proceeds received on the sale of the inventory for further distribution by the corporation. That under paragraph 8(3) these stockholders out of self-interest undertook to prefer stockholder-creditors over trade accounts payable (para. 8(4), note 3, supra) does not change the character of either the undertaking or the obligations resting upon the stockholders acting as liquidators.
As the agreement so plainly states, its purpose, and the purpose of the stockholders acting under it in the receipt and handling of corporate property, was to effectuate a liquidation of the corporation. At this juncture, Florida policy has a decisive impact. This agreement, being in writing and signed by all of the stockholders, was effective as corporate action to set in motion a dissolution. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 608.27(2). When a corporation is dissolved or ceases to exist in any manner whatever, it is plain that subject only to a priority as to some State claims for taxes, etc. (see Fla.Stat.Ann. § 608.27(1) (b)), and the payment of costs of any judicial liquidating proceeding, the corporate property is held for the payment of debts due creditors either in full or ratably, the stockholders receiving only the balance remaining after the payment of all debts and expenses.7
This strong Florida policy is manifested in the statutory machinery which keeps a dissolved or expired corporation alive for a three-year period and imposes upon the directors of the corporation at the time of the dissolution the obligations of statutory trustees. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 608.30. In this structure serious obligations as fiduciaries are imposed upon these statutory trustees, one of the most important being the payment of all debts of the corporation. See Gould v. Brick, 5 Cir., 1966, 358 F.2d 437 [Apr. 6, 1966].
By virtue of the liquidation agreement re-enforced by this stringent Florida policy that creditors are to be paid first, the assets of the corporation held by Kyle, as well as those turned over to or taken by Mills and Black, were not held for the benefit of any such stockholder. Rather, they were held for the benefit of the corporation for distribution by it to creditors and, if any balance remains, to the stockholders. Kyle and his fellow stockholders were therefore put in the position of fiduciaries subject to the duty of either surrendering the property to the bankrupt or accounting for its proceeds since "property held or acquired by others for account of the bankrupt is subject to a summary order of the court which may direct an accounting and a payment over to the trustee * * *." May v. Henderson, 1925, 268 U.S. 111, 115, 45 S. Ct. 456, 458, 69 L. Ed. 870, 873. And the cases fully support the statement 2 Collier, Bankruptcy #23.06 [3], at 503, that "the possession of corporate property by the officers and agents of a bankrupt corporation will be deemed the possession of the bankrupt, and they are not adverse claimants."8 We recognize, as we did in South Falls Corp. v. Rochelle, 5 Cir., 1964, 329 F.2d 611, 617, that those, as the stockholders here, in control of the bankrupt corporation, are within their rights "in exerting the control incident to * * * exclusive ownership" of the enterprise. But when they act "in this role, whatever control or possession * * * [they] had of the corporate bankrupt's * * * [property] was that of and for the Bankrupt itself. Such possession or control would not be sufficient to clothe * * * [such stockholders] with the status of an adverse substantial claimant."
In light of our holding that Kyle's possession was that of a fiduciary, no more than in May v. Henderson, supra, 268 U.S. at 118-119, 45 S. Ct. at 459, 69 L. Ed. at 875, did the debt owed him by the Bankrupt entitle him to a set-off under § 68, 11 U.S.C.A. § 108.9
With equal brevity, we may dispose of Kyle's further contention that since this liquidation agreement was not made for the benefit of all creditors, it did not amount to a general assignment for the benefit of creditors which, if made within four months of bankruptcy, would itself constitute an act of bankruptcy. § 3(a) (4), 11 U.S.C.A. § 21(a) (4). Granted, of course, that to constitute an act of bankruptcy the assignment must be general, 1 Collier, Bankruptcy #3.403, at 484, #3.404, at 486-87, our conclusion does not rest upon an implied finding that the liquidation agreement constitutes such a general assignment or that its execution and performance amounted to an act of bankruptcy. It is the fiduciary status created by the liquidation agreement that gives rise to the duty to account and which is enforceable in the summary proceeding.
Implicit in all we have said is, of course, our further conclusion that once summary jurisdiction is sustained, there was ample basis for the Referee's findings that this property, or its proceeds, or both, constituted property of the bankrupt for which Kyle had to account. And since the obligation to account and pay over does not rest upon any holding of a § 60(b) preference, 11 U.S.C.A. § 96 (b), the sufficiency of the evidence concerning known insolvency is immaterial.
We do not pass upon the many other arguments and contentions relating to the acts or conduct of Mills or Black or both. We are confident that the Bankruptcy Court will hold each of them fully accountable as a costockholder fiduciary with Kyle under the principles we have discussed.
Senior Judge, Tenth Circuit, sitting by designation
P & M Manufacturing Co., Inc., of Tampa, Florida
Southern Gas Equipment Company located in Macon, Georgia
The agreement provides:
"1. The complete inventory of P. & M. Mfg. Co. to be consigned to K. Kyle, with minimum prices and approximate quantity, shown on schedule A attached to this agreement.
"2. Payment for the inventory sold by K. Kyle will be made to P. & M. Mfg. Co., on the Monday following the week in which the inventory was sold. With the exception of authorized credit accounts.
"* * *
"6. Payroll
"P. & M. Mfg. Co. to pay employees, with the exception of K. Kyle, through February 21, 1964. K. Kyle came off payroll, as of February 15, 1964.
"7. Utilities:
"All utilities to be discontinued or assumed by others on or before March 1, 1964.
"8. Proceeds of liquidation to be disbursed as outlined below:
"(1) Personal endorsed notes:
"(2) Utilities:
"(3) Notes of K. Kyle and Richard M. Mills
"(4) Supplies Invoices:
"(5) Balance to be distributed to stockholders after providing for the liability of the lease."
The way this case was presented the record is very confusing as to just what part of the inventory was sold, stored by Kyle in a warehouse, or allegedly transported by him to New Orleans. But under our affirmance, it does not matter. Whatever Kyle had, whether property, proceeds, or both, he must turn over
This included taking possession of a truck, some $2,000 worth of inventory, collection of outstanding accounts receivable without accounting, the making of distorted intercompany bookkeeping charges as between P & M and their corporation Southern Gas, and the like
See, e. g., Ford v. Magee, 2 Cir., 1947, 160 F.2d 457, cert. denied, 1947, 332 U.S. 759, 68 S. Ct. 58, 92 L. Ed. 345 (officer and minority stockholder claiming he received the property in satisfaction of advances he made to corporation); In re Franklin Brewing Co., 2 Cir., 1920, 263 F. 512 (minority stockholder and officer claiming he received property in payment for services rendered to corporation); In re Superior Cutter Co., S.D. Cal., 1954, 122 F. Supp. 585 (officer claiming he received property for cancellation of notes corporation gave him)
Fla.Stat.Ann. § 608.29:
"(1) When any corporation organized under part I of this chapter shall be dissolved or cease to exist in any manner whatever, the circuit court * * * on application of any creditor of stockholder * * * at any time, may either continue such directors as trustees, or appoint one or more persons to be receivers * * * to take charge of the estate and effects thereof * * * and to do all other acts which might be done by such corporation * * * that may be necessary for the final settlement of the unfinished business of the corporation. * * *
"(3) Such trustees or receivers, after payment of all allowances, expenses and costs, and the satisfaction of all special and general liens upon the property and funds of the corporation * * * shall pay the other debts due from the corporation if the funds in their hands shall be sufficient therefor, and if not, they shall distribute the same ratably among all the creditors who shall prove their debts * * *. They shall, if there be any balance remaining after the payment of such debts and necessary expenses * * * distribute and pay the same to and among those * * * who shall be justly entitled thereto, as having been stockholders of the corporation."
The payment of corporate debts to creditors before distribution to stockholders is many times emphasized. See, e. g., Fla.Stat.Ann. § 608.30, F.S.A.:
"(3) (a) The trustees shall take charge of the estate and effects of the corporation. They shall act with reasonable diligence * * * to collect the debts due and property belonging to the corporation and to pay such debts and claims as may be established against it so far as assets coming into their hands permit. * * *.
"(b) After paying or adequately providing for payment of the corporate debts, liabilities and obligations, they may divide the remaining assets ratably among the stockholders or, with the written consent of a majority of the voting stock, they may sell the remaining assets * * * and distribute * * * [the proceeds] ratably among the stockholders. * * *.
"(5) * * * Nothing in this section shall relieve the stockholders from ratable contribution, from any assets received in distribution, toward payment of any valid and enforceable claim made against them as distributees, or against the corporation, or relieve property coming to the hands of the trustees from any valid claim of lien or claim of right therein, * * *."
See, e. g., Lunsford v. Haynie, 5 Cir., 1949, 175 F.2d 603; Rabinovitz v. Oughton, 3 Cir., 1937, 92 F.2d 297; cf. In re Rosenberg, 7 Cir., 1942, 128 F.2d 924; see also Bagley v. Rowley, 7 Cir., 1942, 127 F.2d 139; In re Wein, D. Mass., 1926, 13 F.2d 426
The authorities pressed by Kyle, In re Boston-Cerrillos Mines Corp., D.N.M., 1913, 206 F. 794; In re Lebrecht, W.D. Tex., 1905, 135 F. 878, are not to the contrary
of Fifth Circuit opinions.


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Program for January 18th
McKinley Williams of Contra Costa College
McKinley Williams, President of Contra Costa Community College will discuss why CCCC is considered one of the premier community colleges in the nation. He will also talk about current and new programs at the college, and will provide an update of the long-term facilities planning scheduled to occur over the next 10 years.
MEETING OF January 11, 2008
Glenn asked for a moment of silence for Peace, Freedom and Justice.
Henry, in honor of the Reno trail trip admonished us to "Drink often and drink a lot."
Doreen Covell of the Pinole Club
Mark Howe brought Ulrich Weissenberg of Micronized Ultra Tech, Inc.
Bill K reports that our former Sunshine Chair, David K, is enjoying retirement and is probably in his bathrobe and slippers instead of getting dressed and coming to the meeting.
John Niccol admonished the Reno trippers to be on time.
E.J. reminded us that the Pinole Club will be honoring Jon Lawlis on January 24.
Hank Covell reminded us of the Crab Feed on January 26 (flyer). We must commit; no "maybes" accepted, because we have to commit to the crabs, who are, after all, giving their all for us.
Judy Morgan announced the Chamber's installation dinner, at which our own Tom Waller will be installed as Chair, on January 25 at the Hotel Mac, and the Chamber Crab Feed on February 1.
Margaret, once again, had not received any information about birthdays and anniversaries and club membership anniversaries, so she asked for volunteers. No one spoke up, but what are the odds that out of about 50 people there were no birthdays, wedding anniversaries or club membership anniversaries?
Ted was happy that it was his umpteenth half birthday and his granddaughter's first birthday.
David Brown wanted everyone to know that he is not the David Brown on the School Board and if you insist upon confusing him he'll walk out of the meeting.
Tom Waller was happy to be the new Chair of the Chamber of Commerce.
Josh Genser (there are two of us now so a last name or an initial is required!) was happy upon the birth of his grandniece.
Don Lau was happy that his son's Salesian High School basketball team won a 5-overtime game.
Beaver came out of the woodwork to announce that he cares about USC and to thank David for the donation receipts provided to each member. It might have been just a bit of hyperbole, however, when he said that these receipts mark a high point in the history of Rotary Club treasurers.
Syd ransomed Tom Waller's badge.
Raffle Results
Don Hardison drew a white ball.
Protecting endangered species in our back yard
Nick introduced our speaker, Brent Plater, an environmental attorney who teaches at Golden Gate University.
Brent introduced us to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a national park stretching along the northern California shoreline from Marin to San Mateo Counties. Within the GGNRA are found more endangered species than in any other national park on the mainland USA, 33 species of plants, animals and fish.
This year, 2008, has been designated the GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year. Modeled on bird watching contests, the Big Year is a contest to see who can not only spot each of the endangered species, but engage in an activity to help each species survive.
For more information, see www.ggnrabigyear.org.
- Rotating Editor, Josh Genser.
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Revisited, presented by (who else?) Kilimanjaro Joe.
The Last Train Trip
Yep, that's what the organizers say. If you're interested, act now. The date: Sunday, Jan. 13th. Details and schedule
Richmond Crab Feed
January 26th, 6:30PM
Salesian High School
$40/person
For reservations:
Earl Brown, 510/233-6291
Hank Covell, 510/222-9454
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Joseph Kelman
Rafael Madrigal
Herbert Cole
Lesa McIntosh
Donna Adkins
Richard Brandes
Lydia Stewart
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Bright and vibrant colors on people's faces. Large platters and mouths are filled to the brim with the festive food. Gulaal 'colored powder', water balloons filled with colored water — some balloons are being hidden behind the back secretly and some are in hands, eyes waiting for the right time to attack, and many tiny hands are waiting for a chance so that they can drench grown-ups in colored water.
Some kids are holding water spray gun in hands and spraying at each other continuously, as if there is a competition who uses more water. Some 'Thandai' and other cool and colorful drinks are nicely placed on a stall, flooding it.
People are surrounded by a bevy of friends and family. Local DJ playing loud bollywood music, people frolicking, singing and dancing amidst a cool spring breeze as if there is no tomorrow.
Any idea about what this romantic-colorful scene could be? The scenario describes the best about any holi party. Holi is our most favorite and one of the biggest Indian festivals. It's known as the festival of colors worldwide.
Holi, the Indian festival of colors, is coming in a couple of days. For those who don't know about Holi — it is a spring festival also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love and happiness.
Festival of Holi is one of the beloved festivals among all age groups. Holi is a spring festival.
The celebration of Holi without sweets, snacks, and drinks is totally incomplete.
March brings Holi, and the momentum of this coming celebration, keeping the spirits alive, I have compiled a list of 80+ delectable and must have holi recipes which you should definitely try this year. These delicacies are just perfect to make the auspicious occasion of holi even more special and memorable.
Top 15 Healthy & Modern Holi Recipes You Should Try This Year!


Time for a roundup of random stuff.
1. I've started a Bible study series at our church based on Kris Lundgaard's book, The Enemy Within (@ Monergism). Lundgaard's book is based on two of John Owen's works on sin. I read it a few years ago and rereading it for this series. Very helpful book. Justin Taylor points to some of Lundgaard's audio messages on The Enemy Within.
2. Watched the movie Click with my wife yesterday. It was moderately funny. Best part of the movie is what Adam Sandler does to David Hasselhoff (there's a bad word here, so don't watch if you can't handle it).
3. Speaking of video, the Smiling Addiction video is great. It's an original piece (including original music) by Crossroads Community Church in GA. I think Joe Thorn first pointed me to this.
4. It looks like Paradox, a music venue at Mars Hill Seattle but not run by Mars Hill, is no more. This article doesn't really give Mars Hill's perspective in a good light, but the news was worth mentioning.
5. Have you taken a trip on Line Rider yet? Throw on a scarf and go!
6. Alan Hirsch is blogging.
7. Tim Keller wants to help you know how to "Work." Great sermon. Keller provides Dorothy Sayers' definition of the biblical doctrine of work: "Work is the gracious expression of creative energy in the service of others." Other TK Resources.


Grosvenor Americas (Grosvenor), one of four operating companies of the privately-owned international property group, Grosvenor Group, announced today that Bank of America, a tenant at its Class A, LEED® Gold Silicon Valley office property 560 South Winchester, has signed a lease expansion for the first, third, fifth, and sixth floors – totaling more than 60,000 square feet. Bank of America is occupying the first floor and will begin its new lease expansion on November 1 of this year.
The company has announced a number of similar consolidations across the country in the last two years.
Erik Hallgrimson and Steve Horton, both with Cushman & Wakefield, brokered the Bank of America lease agreement on behalf of Grosvenor.
Built in 2001 and purchased by Grosvenor, in 2013, the 99,124-square-foot property provides excellent visibility and direct access to I-280, which connects San Jose with Cupertino, Palo Alto, and San Francisco. Located on the same block as the vibrant mixed-use community of Santana Row, it is also close to I-880 and Highway 17, which serve areas to the east and south. The building is fully leased to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Trend Micro Incorporated, and Vectra Networks, Inc.
Grosvenor's other San Francisco Bay Area office assets include 180, 185, and 251 Post Street, 394 Pacific Avenue, and 240 Stockton Street.


Взгляд клинического онколога. Как повлияет морфологическое исследование опухолей толстой кишки, мочеполовой системы на тактику лечения?
Редкие опухоли любой локализации являются значимой проблемой как для морфолога в вопросе постановки правильного диагноза, так и для онколога в выборе терапии. Ведь ошибка в выборе лечения может быть чрезвычайно опасна для прогноза у пациента. В качестве примера можно вспомнить герминогенные опухоли, при которых при исходно правильном терапевтическом подходе наступает выздоровление пациента даже при отдаленных метастазах. Однако первоначально неверно выбранный режим химиотерапии (для лимфомы яичка, серозного рака яичников или внеорганной забрюшинной саркоме) снижает шансы выздоровления в разы. Таким образом, необходимо не только знать, какие особенности в лечении определяет диагноз редких опухолей, но и быть уверенным в работе морфолога. В данном обзоре мы сконцентрируемся не только на особенностях лечения опухолей толстой кишки, ассоциированных с наследственными синдромами, и редких опухолях мочеполовой системы, но и рассмотрим необходимость второго оценочного мнения патоморфолога для подтверждения диагноза с целью минимизации ошибки.
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Summit Point, WV – Brandon Newey grabbed the F1600 Formula F Championship Series pole at Summit Point Motorsports Park by just two thousandths of a second over his Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb/ Agajanian teammate of Garett Grist. Newey, the Championship leader, extends his points margin over Matias Koykka from eight to 11 with three bonus points for pole in his Mygale/Honda. Shae Davies, who has won three of the last four races, followed in third position.
For Newey, it was three valuable Championship points, and with his team controlling the front row, it should at least keep the Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing duo of Davies and Koykka behind for a bit.
Newey's pole time checked in at 1:13.728.
Davies, meanwhile, only ran a handful of laps in qualifying, clearly conserving tires as F1600 competitors must adhere to a strict six tire rule for the weekend. The Australian has a stellar record in the Series, having won three of out the four races he has started this year in his Spectrum/Honda, and could figure in for the overall Championship with a little bit of luck.
Steve Oseth qualified a season-best fourth in his Citation/Honda, at his home track, while Koykka, from Finland, sitting second in points, was fifth – some eight tenths of a second off the pole time.
Both Koykka and Davies commuted to West Virginia for the weekend, Davies from Australia and Koykka flying in from Finland. Both had never seen the track until this weekend.
Completing the top ten were Jeremy Grenier in his Citation/Honda, third in points, along with Roberto Lorena, from Brazil and driving a Van Diemen/Honda for Quantum Racing Services, John McCusker, Mike Scanlan and Art Foster.


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The way to get more done is to guard your most precious commodity: your time. Put yourself as priority #1 and block off that time on your calendar.
Many productive and successful people do their urgent and important tasks first thing in the morning. Answering emails or messages are reserved for a specific time of day. Notifications on devices are turned off. If you don't guard your time, you can be sure others will steal it from you.
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Your emotional frenzy may be robbing you of important productivity. As you go through your day notice your emotional state in conjunction with your tasks.
Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi coined the term "flow" to identify a state of mind in which you are completely absorbed in an activity and time seems to fly by.
To create a flow state, the activity must have a goal in which the tasks are clearly defined and those tasks require higher than average skills and present higher than an average challenge. With this mix of elements, you will be much more engaged and focused in the present moment and achieve a flow state.
Our brains have a capacity to operate in 90-minute cycles which mirrors our sleep cycle. If 90 minutes feels too long, attempt 50 – 60 minutes of dedicated focus time and then give your brain some downtime.
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If your brain knows it will be rewarded after a period of focused activity, then you are more likely to sustain the habit of prolonged focus attention on a specific task.
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Bitva o Monte Cassino (též zvaná Bitva o Řím či Bitva o Cassino) byla jedna z nejdelších a nejtěžších bitev druhé světové války, s těžkými ztrátami obou bojujících stran. Cílem Spojenců bylo prolomit tzv. Gustavovu linii a dobýt Řím.

Předcházející události
Související informace naleznete v článku Vylodění v Itálii a Italské tažení.

Poté, co 25. července 1943 padl fašistický Mussoliniho režim v Itálii a vládu v zemi převzal maršál Badoglia, který připravoval odevzdání země Spojencům, se 3. září 1943 se Britové pod velením generála Bernarda Montgomeryho vylodili na evropské straně Messinského průlivu a dobyli Reggio di Calabria. Wehrmacht jim však zablokoval cestu a spojenci tak postupovali velice pomalu. Zlom přišel 8. září, kdy Italský režim kapituloval a 9. září se Američané s těžkými ztrátami vylodili u Salerna, které o dva dny později dobyli. 9. září proběhlo též Britské vylodění v Tarantu. V prvních dnech Spojenci dokázali italskou kapitulaci využít, Němci jí však předem očekávali a předem naplánovali operaci Achse, tedy bleskové odzbrojení a obsazení Itálie.

Spojencům se i přes brilantní německou akci podařilo 19. září obsadit Neapol, 27. 9. Foggiu a 12. října i přes problémy s logistikou překročili řeku Volturno. V době, kdy Spojenci řešili logistické problémy a nevhodné počasí, tak polní maršál Albert Kesselring, velitel německé skupiny armád C, připravoval Gustavovu obrannou linii na řekách Sangro a Garigliano. Na pracích se podílela např. slovenská 2. pěší divize, po dezercích na východní frontě změněná na Technickou divizi a převelena do Itálie. Kesselring mezitím získal i velení skupiny armád B, která do té doby patřila Erwinu Rommelovi, jenž navrhoval stáhnout se za Řím a zde Spojence zastavit. Ten poté odjel do Francie, aby zde bránil plánovanému spojeneckému vylodění.

Aby Kesselring získal ženistům čas na vybudování opevnění, svedl se Anglo-Američany nejdříve bitvu u Neapole, poté zřídil menší linii na řece Volturno. Ta když byla proražena, tak již za ní stála další zábrana - Barbařina linie. Ani ta však nebyla uzpůsobena pro dlouhodobý boj a v prosinci byla proto kolem Cassina, nejslabšího místa Gustavovy linie, vybudována poslední zábrana, Bernhardtova linie, která na přelomu let 1943 a 1944 Spojence zdržela o dalších šest týdnů a vytvořila tím podmínky pro vznik ,,Italského Verdunu''.

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První bitva o Monte Cassino
17. ledna odpoledne zahájil britský X. sbor útok na levém křídle dělostřeleckou palbou, ve 21 hodin byl zahájen útok přes řeku Garigliano, kde se britská 56. pěší divize utkala s německou 94. pěší divizí. Britové dobyli Castelforte přes odpor německých tanků. Jeden skotský prapor se mezitím neúspěšně pokusil o obojživlený výsadek napobřeží Tyrhénského moře. Celkově ale první den skončil drtivým vítězstvím spojenců, 5. pěší divize ohrožovala německý bok a velitel XIV. tankového sboru Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin musel hroutící se 94. pěší divizi poslat na pomoc jeden pluk ze sousední 15. divize tankových granátníků (TG).

18. ledna mu však Kesselring poslal ze zálohy dvě divize TG, které dorazily o dva dny později a zaútočily ve chvíli, kdy se Britové přeskupovali, díky čemuž získali zpět Castelforte. Němci rovněž odrazili britskou 46. pěší divizi. 20. ledna zahájili zároveň útok Američané z 36. pěší divize pod velením Freda Walkera, proti Sant Angelu a německé 15. divizi. Američanům dělaly problémy nevhodné čluny, které využívali pro přepravu přes řeku Rapido a nešlo s nimi manévrovat. 143. pěší pluk se uchytil na druhém břehu a ženisté postavili lávku, kterou však německé dělostřelectvo zničilo. Z 141. pěšího pluku přežilo dvoudenní masakr pouhých 40 vojáků. Z celé 36. pěší divize zahynulo 2000 mužů bez výsledku (osminásobek německých ztrát).

22. ledna začala výsadková operace u Anzia a velitel americké 5. armády Mark Clark jí chtěl podpořit dalšími útoky na Gustavově linii. 24. ledna zahájil Francouzský expediční sbor útok proti kopcům Monte Cifalco a Monte Belvedere, nedostalo se mu však posil a německá 5. horská a 44. pěší divize jeho ofenzívu zastavily 31. ledna. 25. ledna také zaútočila americká 34. pěší divize severně od Cassina, přičemž se dostali téměř k údolí řeky Liri, kudy vedla dálnice 6 spojující Řím a Neapol. Němci však opět rychle zareagovali a přesunuli na ohrožený úsek fronty 90. divizi TG, zároveň na místo dorazili elitní padákoví myslivci a Kesselring nakonec 11. února Spojence porazil.

Druhá bitva o Monte Cassino
15. února v 9:45 ráno nalétlo na Montecassinský klášter 142 letadel B-17, dílo zkázy poté dokonala druhá vlna náletu, která se skládala z 40 B-26 Marauder a 47 B-25 Mitchell. Současně byl klášter ostřelován dělostřelectvem. Zahynulo zde 125 ukrývajících se civilistů, ale ani jediný Němec. Zničen byl kostel s freskami a varhany, zbortily se zdi, křížové chodby, na nádvoří vznikl kráter. Nálet Spojencům způsobil více škody než užitku, jelikož Němci poté trosky využili jako pevnost. V nálet spojenci nedokázali kvůli špatné informaci využít a do útoku šla jen jedna rota, která byla z poloviny zničena.

17. února začala operace Avenger, kterou vedl II. novozélandský sbor. Němcům se však předtím podařilo dobýt některé startovní pozice pro útok v místě indické čtvrté divize, která byla díky tomu snadno odražena. Po fiasku útoku pěti praporů se spojenci druhý den pokusili neúspěšně zaútočit jen s třemi prapory, kvůli indickým neúspěchům byli poté odraženi i Novozélanďané. Německé rozvědce se také podařilo zjistit, že britské jednotky se stáhnou ze svých pozic, pokud uvidí smluvené znamení amerických jednotek, tři zelené světlice. Němci tyto světlice odpálili a Britové opustili své těžce vybojované pozice.

V noci z 17. na 18. února zahájili Novozélanďané jiný útok na levém křídle, který vedl 28. maorský prapor. Překročili řeku Rapido, dobyli nádraží i malý pahorek vhodný pro obranu. Němci však zaplavili údolí řeky a navezli na cestu překážky, díky čemuž se ženistům nepovedlo postavit most ani odstranit trosky. Ráno jakmile vítr rozehnal kouřovou clonu, tak německé dělostřelectvo začalo opět masakrovat spojenecké vojáky. Když v odpoledne Němci nasadili do boje několik tanků, bitva byla rozhodnutá. Maoři byli zatlačeni do původních pozic. Novozélanďané měli vysoké ztráty, ani Němci však nevyvázli nepoškození a neměli dostatečné zálohy. Přesto se jim však podařilo bránit ještě rovné tři měsíce.

Třetí bitva o Monte Cassino
Měsíc po druhé bitvě panoval na frontě klid, ovšem ostřelování a bombardování pokračovalo. Vojáky trápilo špatné počasí. V noci z 19. na 20. února se spojencům podařilo zajmout šedesát německých vojáků ze 71. pěší divize bez výstřelu, jinak probíhaly zejména ženijní práce: Němci se opevňovali, Spojenci odstraňovali překážky pro pohyb tanků. Němcům přišly další posily v podobě výsadkářů, což Kesselringovi umožnilo stáhnout 90. divizi TG do zálohy.

V březnu se počasí lepšilo a Spojenci proto naplánovali operaci Dickens, která 15. března začala rozsáhlým bombardováním Cassina. Z tří set myslivců ve městě zahynulo 160 a z pěti samohybných děl zůstalo bojeschopné jen jedno. Sedmá rota disponovala jen 7 muži, pátá a osmá 20-30. Šesté rotě se podařilo zachránit v jeskyni. Po náletu následovalo rozsáhlé dělostřelecké bombardování a zdálo se, že tentokrát již je obrana prolomena.

Zpočátku doopravdy Novozélanďané postupovali bez odporu, poté však tanky nedokázaly projet hromadami trosek a také přeživší obránci se pomalu dostávali ke slovu. Spojenci nedokázali dobýt hotel Continental, v jehož přízemí se nacházelo funkční samohybné dělo, které bylo stále schopné spolu s dalšími ostřelovači držet Spojence na místě. Bitva nyní skutečně připomínala zrůdnosti Stalingradu, například jeden novozélandský sanitář byl při výkonu práce zabit německým ostřelovačem. Novozélanďanům se sice na pravém křídle podařilo obsadit Hradní vrch, když je však šli vystřídat Indové, tak utrpěli vysoké ztráty. V dalších dnech do města přišly německé posily a Novozélanďanům se ho již nepodařilo dobýt. Ani pokus Indů o útok proti kopcům nad městem nebyl úspěšný.

Parašutisté sice neměli dostatečnou dělostřeleckou podporu, ale pořád se odmítali vzdát. 3. parašutistický pluk dokázal skvěle koordinovat palbu ze svých mála děl s bateriemi okolních divizí. 36 hodin po náletu se však podařilo spojeneckým ženistům zprůjezdnit cesty pro tanky, poslední samohybka v Continentalu a přeživší myslivci je ale pořád dokázali udržet. 17. března se ale jednomu indickému praporu podařilo dobýt i přes špatnou situaci se zásobováním Šibeniční vrch a spojenecké tanky dobyly nádraží a odrazili německý protiútok.

19. března se němečtí parašutisté marně pokusili zaútočit na dvě roty nepálský Gurkhů držících Hradní vrch. Považovali je poté za tak rozbité, že již nebudou schopné se zapojit do bitvy, což se ukázalo jako fatální chyba. Německý velitel major Franz Grassmehl na kulometnou palbu 1. praporu Sussexského regimentu, zatímco mu do zad vpadli přeskupení Gurkhové. Přišel o 150 mužů, dokázal však spojencům způsobit vyšší ztráty, což přispělo k úspěchu obrany.

Novozélandský velitel generálporučík Freyberg za pomoci části britské 78. pěší divize 20. března zaskočil Němce 40 tanky krytou cestou ke klášteru. Padákoví myslivci ale i tentokrát rychle zareagovali a protiútokem zastavili podpůrnou pěchotu. Tanky mezitím musely na konci cesty překonat několik překážek, přičemž se staly jednoduchým cílem protitankových zbraní. Třetí bitva trvala ještě do 23. března, pokračovala však už jenom neúspěšnými útoky obou stran. Druhý den Indové vyklidili Šibeniční vrch, který dále namohli udržet.

Čtvrtá bitva o Monte Cassino
Po neúspěchu ve třetí bitvě se Spojenci rozhodli pro dlouhou přestávku, přičemž naplánovali novou operaci Diadém. Clarkova 5. armáda se spolu s americkým II. sborem přesunula k dolnímu toku Garigliana, odkud měla zaútočit přes pohoří Aurunci do údolí řeky Liri, kudy vedla dálnice Řím-Neapol. Současně chtěli zaútočit z anzijského předmostí. Akce byla zahájena 11. května odpoledne polskými dobrovolníky. Týden zde trvaly boje s těžkými ztrátami na obou stranách, stále se však nedařilo prorazit.

Francouzský sbor se ale probíjí přes pohoří Aurunci a druhý den dobývá Monte Faito. Německé 94. divizi tentokrát nestihly přijít posily. 13. května Francouzi stáli u Liri a zapojil se i britský XIII. a kanadský I. sbor. Němci stále kladli velmi silný odpor a Spojencům působili veliké ztráty, tlačilo se na ně však ze všech stran a 17. května dostala 1. divize padákových myslivců stáhnout se. V jedné rotě již zůstali pouze tři muži. 2. polský sbor, čítající 50 000 mužů pod velením Władysława Anderse, postupoval kryt dělostřeleckou palbou ke klášteru. Tehdy se vyznamenal ochočený medvěd Wojtek, patřící generálu Andersovi, který pomáhal nosit munici při nabíjení děl. Po úporných bojích zavlála 18. května nad klášterem vlajka polského státu.

Následující události
Bitva u Monte Casina skončila spojeneckým vítězstvím, ovšem za velkých ztrát. Němci rozeseli po dálnici množství překážek a jako záložní postavení vybudovali Hitlerovu linii. Ta na rozdíl od Gustavovy nebyla součástí přírodních překážek, ale  vybavená těžkým zařízením. 19. května se kanadský sbor ukvapeně pokusil linii prolomit, ale byl odražen. 23. ledna se však znovu vyznamenal Francouzský expediční sbor, který postupně prorazil linii, a současně vyrazily spojenecké síly od Anzia. Heinrich von Vietenghoff stáhnul svou 10. armádu na sever, protože mu hrozilo obklíčení. 25. května ale udělal Mark Clark další fatální chybu, když rozkázal přesměrovat útok od Anzia k Římu, což umožnilo 10. armádě uniknout. 5. června vstoupili Američané bez boje do Říma, ale na severu Němci stihli vybudovat Gótskou linii, a válka v Itálii trvala ještě do jara 1945. Kvůli obraně Cassina Spojenci zanechali Vídeň Sovětům a přispěla částečně i k tomu, že Berlín byl namísto Spojenců okupován Rudou armádou.

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My organization wants to start using Cloud and I am concerned with my confidential data when someone can break into that Cloud. What is the most difficult evidence to find/get in the Cloud when conducting computer forensic investigation?
It would depend on the cloud technology and what they are after. Honestly, there is a whole bunch of low level hacks into the cloud where hypervisors are being overtaken. However, the application themselves do yield plenty of information for those breaking in.
The advancement of the cloud really does make knowing where the data is physically located at then traditional environments. Some countries make it illegal to store citizens' data outside of the country even using cloud technology. These countries want to make it easier for e-Discovery or ease-dropping on their citizens more then "protecting" the data.
The best way to get cloud data is use the native technology. For example, to extract cloud data from Google Drive, use the Google Drive APIs instead of something else. Same is true for other cloud services.
If you or your company is worried about theft of data, you can setup a private cloud and always encrypt data at rest and in-transit.
Cloud problems have not been resolved since their appearance and the use of the cloud is recommended only with full confidence in the owner, otherwise - do not even think about it.
You will be amazed how much stuff is really stored in the Cloud today. You might as well never use a computer.
Looks like you have 2 big questions.
For now, I'll just tackle your "concern if someone breaks into the "Cloud" and gets your confidential data?". First, someone could still get your 'confidential data' regardless of where it is stored. Those concerns should exist even if your data is stored on a system not connected to the internet. Perhaps a rogue employee copies files to a USB drive? Do you have auditing in place to track who is accessing what? And, if that storage location is accessible via an internet connection, isn't it basically in the cloud.
Next "the cloud" is a very general term. There are many different methods to setup your own "cloud storage" as well as many different cloud service providers. So, it's not really fair to say the cloud is secure or is not secure.
The security of it is highly dependent on a lot of factors (including a lot of human factors). However, it's quite possible that storing your data on "the cloud" is a far more secure option than your company's own managed network. For example, Microsoft and Amazon are spending billions on their cloud storage services (and related security), which likely is a lot more money & resources than your organization is putting towards protecting their network.
And in the case of a small business, they might have just one IT guy/gal who is running the whole network, purchasing software/hardware, doing updates & security, as well as taking daily tech support calls for all the staff. They might be a very talented person, but it's a lot of work for one person who is also then supposed to be tasked with securing all of the company's data. So, my point, "the cloud" might be the most secure option - but you need to choose the right cloud option.
@BIOS makes some excellent points about confidential data and the Cloud. I think the problem people are stuck on is that the Cloud is inherently insecure; however, if you read Ghost in The Wires by Kevin Mitnick, you will realize there are plenty of others problems with security outside of the Cloud.
You could use owncloud or nextcloud to self-hose your own cloud services which you can host directly in a data-center without external connectivity. One step further, encryption your storage would help secure it as long as the encryption method and process is secured. Echoing @BIOS: just choose the right cloud option [based on risks of the company].
I have been a single IT person for a small company and it is a pain. At that time, things like GSuite, Office 365, and other online tools were not even around. Microsoft products were greatly overpriced to use for an SMB; however, I had to convince the owner to purchase licenses for product to be legal and simplify the management of the process. I did have a Samba DC setup with centralized logins. I really need centralized patch management but that did not happen before I left. Also, I was on-call 24/7 for anything and everything. It was not a fun job.
My organization wants to start using Cloud and I am concerned with my confidential data when someone can break into that Cloud.
This is similar to a question we had from a client that was looking to host with us, but was worried about storing their data in the cloud.
Essentially, they stated that they would never host their data in the cloud.
What I attempted to point out to him was that the majority of internal work networks are connected to the internet and it only takes one improperly setup firewall to have access to your internal systems, including any On-Premises applications.
As @BIOS and @azuleonyx correctly point out, security of your data really comes down to the overall setup of the application and the cloud provider being used.
Microsoft, IBM and Google are betting their future on cloud services and as a result, they are spending billions to ensure it is secure and protected. One major breach into an IBM, Google or MS cloud service would dramatically slow down the adoption of cloud services which is expected to be $30+ Billion per year by the end of 2019 for just Microsoft.
These companies have a LOT to lose.
For some organizations, the cloud may not make sense, but for most small and medium sized businesses, they should strongly consider it for the majority of their applications that need to be accessible from multiple locations while being properly secured.
@azuleonyx waslike the majority of SMB techs, who are overworked and struggling to get the proper funds to secure their small networks.
Read the full article at: Is the Cloud Safe?
What is the most difficult evidence to find/get in the Cloud when conducting computer forensic investigation?
Once again this depends on the cloud provider and the agreements you have in place as a client.
Although I don't know if this is true, one of the complaints I have heard from those organizations that use Office 365 is that the base fee's don't include a lot of analytics to assist with detecting issues. As a result, you may be required to pay more to view analytics which may help you detect your own breach.
Remember, the majority of breaches are not detected for 6+ months. And even when detected, they are often detected by outside organizations.
However, if a major breach does occur and it looks like it may be a result of a service provided by your cloud provider, I am sure they will do what they can to assist to ensure the rest of their clients are protected. They have a vested interest in making sure they know how the breach occurred and what they can do to correct the issue.
Cloud providers like MS Azure are adding more and more threat detection systems and logs which if setup properly, can provide a lot of useful information.
One thing to remember, in most cases, the company who owns the data must secure it even in the cloud. Although, as stated by @RobertM that Cloud providers will help you and provide detection services, it is not their responsibility to secure your business data. In the end, they will do all they can (especially the larger companies) because in the end, it adds credibility to the service and to their bottom line.
Do you know any Cloud forensics that could help in investigation for organizition or for ourself cloud?
There are a number of great products out there.
It has worked quite well for the most part.
I've also heard good thing about Magnet AXIOM Cloud: Magnet AXIOM Cloud - Magnet Forensics Inc.
On their website, they state, "As enterprises of all sizes continue to shift more and more data into cloud-based content collaboration platforms, it's more important than ever to learn how to recover cloud-based data and perform forensically sound Office 365 investigations. " Haven't used it - but sounds like an interesting area to explore.
I'm know there are more... but hopefully others can chime in with their experiences or knowledge of other tools.
@azuleonyx : This is an excellent point and hopefully my original post was clear that I am only speaking from the perspective of the outside perimeter of security around your data. As a business, you are responsible for properly encrypting all sensitive data both in transit and at rest.
Cloud services like Azure and AWS offer HSM KeyVaults for encryption keys requiring all decryption to take place within the HSM. This isn't usually the actual data, but rather the encryption key used to encrypt the data. For example, we utilize a unique CEK (Content Encryption Key) for every record, which is a 256-bit Symmetric key. The CEK is then encrypted with a 2048-bit Asymmetric Public Key (KEK - Key Encryption Key).
In order to decrypt the CEK to then decrypt the data, the encrypted CEK must be passed into the Azure KeyVault. The PRIVATE KEK Asymmetric key only exists within the KeyVault. As a result, all decryption is then logged by the KeyVault service.
My point in providing the above is to show you that companies MUST use the technology available to properly secure their data. Azure and AWS will help detect potential breaches and will likely assist in determining how it happened, but it is up to every business to employ proper security to ensure their data is encrypted and secure.
Not only should you encrypt sensitive data in your database, the database should also employ its own encryption if possible. For example, Azure offers Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with its Azure SQL Databases. This further encrypts the data at rest.