But way down on the litany of to-do is one particular item that many find as offputting as coal in a Christmas stocking: clean the house.
Harris says that as part of this process, the lender will take into account items that, in many cases, it wouldn't previously have viewed as a commitment.
There is no longer time for words and meetings but a need for focused discussions that lead to action items that involve many people.
Mary Ellen Fise, the federation's general counsel, said many of the recalls were on items that lasted for many years like bunk beds, cribs or playground equipment.
He brings history to life, beginning with one of those innocuous news items that have inspired many a science fiction movie ("some astronomical discoveries of the most wonderful description, by means of an immense telescope of an entirely new principle").
It is the process of counting the number of occurrences of a set of items that happen across many transactions.
"James Dean's life was so short, so there aren't that many items that are left from his lifetime," said Evan Zimmermann, president and chief executive of Antiquorum, the Swiss specialist vintage watch auction house that sold the Dean watch.
For example, a person with high levels of negative affect is more likely to choose higher values (as, "this item describes me completely") on the Likert type item that says: "Many times, I feel nervous".
"If you look at China in particular, there's been so many food scandals, and so many items that may be counterfeit, and may not deliver what they promise.
The companion guide to Tekkit, http://tekkitlite.wikia.com, explains many of the items here in great detail, and also explains many items that are not included here (such as different tools, advanced machines, NanoSuit and QuantumSuit armour, etc).
