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When these rules are broken, the stress on debtors can be enormous. "I've had cases where law-abiding people are terrified to go out of their houses," says Richard Feferman, a consumer-rights lawyer in Albuquerque, N.M. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the number of complaints against third-party debt collectors, while just 15,819 in 2001 (the last year for which data are available), has been steadily rising...
Botterill and Ruggiero have each been a force on both ends of the ice this season. With 42 goals and 60 assists in 28 games this season, Botterill is on pace to break A.J. Mleczko’s single season-scoring record of 114 points. Ruggiero has broken her own scoring records for a defenseman with 26 goals and 50 points in 30 games this season. Only teammates Julie Chu and Botterill have scored more points per game this season...
...things you've learned to live with." The board is still weeks away from determining what caused Columbia to crash. But the overuse of the safety waivers hints that some blame may lie with NASA's approach to risk assessment. Many of the waivers, from snapped pins to broken foam, had been carried over from flight to flight during Columbia's 22 years of use. "Engineers are raising the same concerns they were years ago," says Sheila Widnall, who is on the investigation board. "I sympathize that you can't hold up a launch every time you have a concern...
...That's bad news for Europe's exporters, for whom the dollar's drop acts like an extra tax. But Snow's first instinct may have been right - with foreign investment in the U.S. down 85% since 2000, the currently wimpy dollar may yet be punching above its weight. Broken Records EUROBLUES It's not because I'm in competition with Thierry Breton that I announce these results," said Vivendi CEO Jean-René Fourtou), but the CEOs were locked in a race to the bottom, kicked off on Wednesday when Breton's France Telecom announced a €20.7 billion...
...respectful silence maintained by the crowd—unknown in the world of American sports—is broken by the occasional seemingly incoherent and very British announcements. “Wicket looks a beauty,” observes the announcer. Despite the beautiful wicket, a member of the Indian team makes a slip-up on the field. However, a group of physics concentrators in the corner downplay the fumble, noting that “Even [Nobel Prize winner Richard] Feynman made mistakes...