The word "bankruptcy" comes from banes rotta, Italian for broken bench. The custom was that when a medieval trader failed to pay his creditors, his trading bench was broken. Since bankruptcy was taken off the street and put into the statute book, it has become rather more complicated. Bankruptcy is as necessary for capitalism as profit; together they make up the stick and carrot which persuade businessmen to work. In Europe the accountants and lawyers who make a living from overseeing bankrupt companies expect the coming year to provide a bumper crop; in America bankruptcy courses are among the most popular at business schools. Only in Japan are experts talking about a possible decline in bankruptcies. Analyzing companies involves much the same task worldwide: look at the accounts and you will get some idea of how much or how little money a firm makes. Bankruptcy laws, however, vary enormously from country to country, mainly because each starts from different historical perspectives. Yet they all tackle the same issues—and the most fundamental is how friendly the law should be to the debtor. Countries whose bankruptcy laws are based on the British model view bankruptcy primarily as a way to recover creditors’ money. Typically, the courts replace the bankrupt firm’s management with a liquidator or a receiver whose mission is to pay back creditors as quickly as possible. England’s first bankruptcy law was an "act against such persons as do make bankrupt". For centuries British bankrupts went to debtors’ prison. Continental countries also took the creditors’ side. In contrast, one of America’s attractions to immigrants was its very lack of a debtors’ prison. Bankruptcy is still viewed in America as a side-effect of entrepreneurship. Managers of a bankrupt firm are often allowed to stay on. Cynics reckon that some well-know businessmen have made a career ont of taking companies into and out of bankruptcy. The aim of American bankruptcy law is rehabilitation: to reorganize the company so that it can continue to trade, rather than .to see that the creditors are paid off. Thus, while an ailing American company can opt for liquidation by filing under the chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, it can also file under chapter 11 to seek protection from its creditors. Once a firm has gone into chapter 11 its management has to produce a reorganization plan: the creditors are arranged into committees to vote on it. These can become scrums where the various creditors’ relative seniority varies according to their lawyers’ eloquence. Fans of the American system argue that it gives companies a chance to recover. Critics say that American law favors the same managers who bankrupted the firm, that it encourages lawyers to prolong bankruptcy protection, that it favors big bankers over smaller trade creditors, and that shareholders, the last to be paid in liquidation, gain at the expense of debt-holders. In Paragraph One, "Since bankruptcy was taken off the streets and put into the statute book" means______.
A. creditor no longer broke the bankrupt’s bench on the streets but wrote down his name
B. creditor had debtor’s name carved on a statue
C. the punishment on a debtor was bounded by law instead of spontaneous action
D. it took more procedures to ask a trader to pay his creditors
There are many benefits to using online distance learning environments. Online education is available any place, any time for global communities of learners based on shared interests. Online education with its group-based instruction and computer mediated communication provides an opportunity for new development and understanding in teaching and learning. Computer mediated communication encourages collaborative learning by not providing cues regarding appearance, race, gender, education, or social status, bestowing a sort of anonymity to participants. Distance also permits the expression of emotion (both positive and negative) and promotes discussion that normally would be inhibited. Yet, this same text-based positive aspect of online learning makes online education more cumbersome and therefore takes more time than face-to-face learning. In addition, the sheer bulk of messages can be overwhelming. The learner 0nly has the written text and no other non-verbal cues. This may confuse the learner and cause misunderstanding. Some students are not willing to take the time to go in and look up homework assignments and other online learning activities. ESL students shy away from online classes. They have expressed fear of having their work, viewed by others. In the road to dotcom in education, educators "have to slow down from their busy lives to be free to focus first on connecting with learners and connecting them to learning before they end up feeling like they are no longer using technology, but are being used by it". There is pressure to keep up with the times as well as "a cost-of-entry issue regarding technology in education. Without a certain level of technology services and learning options, many students will not consider attending a certain institution". Mark Milliron claims that "any technology has to prove that it will ultimately improve or expand learning". This will come about if educators "slow down, look around, and get on the road to dotcom—a place to thoughtfully engage and explore all aspects of technology, good, bad, or indifferent... A place with mindful focus on the people and passions that make life worth living". Should online learning be an issue of control or should students be convinced of its value as an authentic learning tool Fear and a threatening environment don’t enhance learning according to brain-based learning research. "How students feel about a learning situation determines the amount of attention they devote to it." "Positive emotions ensure that learning will be retained." It’s very. important to discuss with students how they feel about technology and online learning so that they feel good about what they are doing. The process of implementing online distance learning is a slow and delicate one. Change will eventually come about but it will take time. There are many good and bad aspects of online distance learning. One good thing about it is______.
A. easy to do
B. cheaper than face-to-face learning
C. convenient
D. very fast going
下列操作系统中, (47) 没有网络功能。Windows 95/98下,下面选项中 (48) 不正确。对于Windows NT而言, (49) 。Windows NT中的Internet信息服务中(IIS),通常不包括 (50) 服务。设置网卡端口地址的目的是 (51) 。
A. 为了IP寻址的需要
B. 为了暂存I/O数据
C. 为了与I/O端口通信寻址
D. 为了识别网卡类型
某商厦1993年10月竣工投入使用。商厦共6层,其中地下2层、地上4层,耐火等级为二级,占地面积3500m2,建筑面积8200m2,高20.4 m。商厦地下2层是家具商场和货物仓库。家具商场主要经营红木家具、沙发、席梦思床垫、办公桌椅等。地下1层主要经营副食品、百货等。地上1层主要经营小五金、小家电、文体用品、服装、日用品等;2层主要经营服装;3层仅有一些货架摊位;4层东侧和南侧为办公区,北侧有一间会议室,西侧为某歌舞厅KTV包间,中部为某歌舞厅大厅。火灾当晚歌舞厅内有400余人。 2010年12月25日20时许,员工王某在地下1层中部进行焊接操作时,电焊火花顺着钢板上的孔洞掉落到地下2层中部,引起楼梯上的沙发塑料泡沫等物品起火。王某等人发现起火后,用室内消火栓通过孔洞向1层浇水扑救,但火势没有得到有效控制,反而越来越大,他就同其他职工一起逃离现场。 21时35分公安消防支队接到报警后,相继调集31辆消防车、200多名消防人员赶赴火场,随后又请调公安、武警等单位协同作战。由于这次火灾起火部位在该商厦的最底层,东北和西北两个楼梯间上下贯通,着火后形成烟囱效应,在风压的作用下,大量有毒烟雾很快扩散到整个大楼。火灾发生后,该商厦有关人员盲目采取了全楼断电措施,楼内又未设置消防应急照明灯,致使全楼漆黑一片,给扑救火灾和人员营救带来了极大的困难。公安消防部队在火灾扑救中,共营救遇险人员106人。22时50分将火控制,26日0时37分将火彻底扑灭。这起火灾事故造成309人死亡、7人受伤,直接财产损失275.3万元。 根据以上场景,回答下列问题 手提式灭火器宜设置在挂钩、托架上或灭火器箱内,其顶部离地面高度应小于( )。
A. 1.00m
B. 1.50m
C. 2.00m
D. 2.50m
E. 3.00m