Richard Locke, a political scientist at M.I.T. who is an expert on global supply chains and the author of the new book "The Promise and Limits of Private Power," told me, "Instead of buying lots of inventory with long lead times, brands wait as long as possible before ordering".
"There are legal criteria for ordering preventative detention, such as preserving the public order or guaranteeing the continuity of an investigation.
The London Criminal Justice Partnership sees the approach as a way to head off the belt-and-braces approach sometimes taken in ordering forensic tests by police officers and prosecutors second guessing the defence.
An Ulster Unionist motion before the Stormont parliament on Tuesday notes with "extreme concern" allegations of Gerry Adams's involvement in ordering the disappearance of Jean McConville in 1972.
The world community responds predictably: diplomacy, sanctions, supporting the internal dissent in the terrorist "safe haven" countries, eventually ordering special military units to deploy and retaliate.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 2.55pm BST14:55 Petacchi isn't the only one with a bee to contend with - race leader Marcel Kittel has one buzzing in his bonnet, tetchily ordering the crowd out of the way as the pack begin the climb to Holme Moss.
He complained to the information commissioner, who ruled in his favour in 2012, ordering that the receipts be disclosed.
But the last straw for many came last week when team Cameron let it be known that the party was likely to impose a three-line whip on Monday's vote, ordering MPs to oppose the referendum that so many of their constituents want.
Patrons are 99% men ordering schooners and ordering themselves: don't look at their breasts, don't look at their breasts.
He deserves credit for making the right call, as he does for ordering Seal Team Six to kill bin Laden.
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