The Fair Debt Collections Act (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf) specifies the rules for practices that are allowed. The challenge is that say a company violates this practice, the person whose rights have been impinged upon then has to decide if it is worth the cost to pursue action.
While I haven't had to deal with this very often I have had a couple instances where I disputed a debt claim. The challenge is that even if you dispute the claim the collection agency doesn't care. Once they've had the account transferred to them it just goes in the harassment hopper. In my experience if you email or snail mail them, even if you cite the Fair Debt Collections Act you will be ignored. However, I have found that if you send your response by registered mail (someone has to sign for it), the collection agency cannot pretend they didn't receive it. I don't know if getting the registered mail flags the account as someone that is serious about taking action, but the two times that I have disputed a debt, sending the registered letter and noting violating actions put an end to the harassment .
The irony in the case of this story (company that is washing their hands of the problem) and the company handling the washing is just too sweet.
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Though to clarify there are essential fats, and essential proteins, but your body can manufacture glucose from either fat or protein. There are no essential carbs.
Let me be the first to say though, 9 tons of processed plant matter should not be worth $250 million. Isn't that $14k/lb? Who the heck is snorting it at that price?
I think the formula for street value takes into account that the 9 tons of cocaine will be cut with other material after it reaches its intended market and then sold.
I loved the Silmarillon and though I did struggle a bit with creation portion of the story. (It took a couple reads to get the gist of that), but on the whole I think provides Middle Earth with a tremndous depth and context to the struggle that plays out at the end of the Third Age. The Silmarillon effectively creates a prequel that becomes a pattern that is followed by significant authors that follow, i.e. Asimov, Jordan, to add backstory or fill in the blanks of their works.
Where I agree is that Jobs has created a cult of personality. While he and Apple have been successful to a point, this shows a leadership limitation. Perhaps Jobs has been grooming someone for the job and this will be revealed in due course, but I doubt it. So, yes, investors should be worried. One of the first jobs anyone has, regardless of level, in terms of leadership, is identifying and grooming your succesor. You can't move up unless you can be replaced (of course for those that worry about being replaced or outsourced, yeah, being good at your job helps avoid this).
Where I disagree is that just because one makes a leadership mistake does not entitle the rest of the world to stick their nose into his private business.
Something strange has been going on at Redmond, WA lately. And I like it. It seems like a reversal of roles for Google to be reducing end-user choice and Microsoft to be making up for it.
I work in the utility industry and I had a similar feeling in the smart grid standards development arena. IMO Google went the "standards don't really apply to us" route, and then early in their product development effort in this arena, had a press release on their effort that really amounted to a bunch of FUD. I was taken aback and couldn't help think, "how Microsoftian".
I have suspected that Google just wants to be Microsoft when they grow up. Including playing by Microsoft "rules" (market behavior patterns). It will be interesting to watch whether this represents a few missteps, or a continuing pattern.
If you post good videos, they're still good regardless of who you are, your agenda, or if everything in your profile is made up. I don't see how they're manipulating anyone.
Dang it! You've tricked me into watching good content! Damn you!
You could have written this post for me. You only missed my age by one year but captured my sentiment and my usage patterns, my core group (anti-social nerd), and the number of friends EXACTLY.
Back in the day when AOL 2.0 came out it made it so easy to connect our family that was spread across the USA that I ended up talking EVERYONE into joining the service. AOL was a champ at dumbing down the world wide web. Well... is it any surprise that only dummies are left?
Eventually Steve Case convinced me to leave and I was the first to go.
Everyone in my family has moved onto Facebook as the means of inter-family communication except for one sister. I wouldn't normally consider her a "dummy" but she "likes the experience".
Now if they would just go into the PC repair business. They could lay on hands to heal broken technology. I hear Dogbert may be willing to loan them his sceptre so that they could drive out the demons of stupidity. Of course that may result in the occasional bishop being beat to death, but I'm willing to risk it.
I have to hand it to the author (Carla) she nailed this. IT management does need to be proactive, rogue sys admins are a nightmare situation, but that is something that you manage in all the ways that she pointed it. The story reminded me of the old adage, "What do you do with the indispensable person? You fire them." The indispensable person typicably has consolidated too much control, hoarded information, and does not delegate enough. (Not to say that some people aren't forced into this situation by overwork). But again, this goes back to good management.
It also reminds me of a "leadership" book that was required reading for one of my graduate classes, "Leading Geeks" (I'm not going to post a link because the book was a turd, why this drivel was required is beyond me). It's foundational premise was that somehow IT people "geeks" were a special breed of human with all the negative sterotypes noted it the original article and then went on to perpetuate them. Geeks aren't special other than they are talented, which is no different than any other type of field where talent is required to be successful.
If you're one of these clueless managers, buy a clue.
If you work for one of these pointy-haired bosses, get a new job as soon as the economy makes that feasible.
I suspect the reason smart grid related activities wasn't included is because NIST's smart grid expansion was last years news. This release reflected new marching orders for the coming year.
Not so loud! The Amiga1000 that I have in the garage can hear you and you hurt its feeling.
While good for multitasking in 1987 the emotion chip wasn't developed until Star Trek TNG so the Amiga1000 was limited to a single emotion; that of feeling superior to their pc-brethren.
They (Microsoft) would REALLY really need to prove that they could build a reliable storage device that wasn't noisy as all get out before this consumer buys another one. Perhaps the most annoying thing about the Xbox fiasco (and believe me - I was a HUGE Xbox fan - at one point claiming I would not buy any other console), when the drive failed I want to put in a QUALITY device but the hack was a pain in the ASCII. You (Microsoft) want to lock me into your crap? Pass.
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The Fair Debt Collections Act (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf) specifies the rules for practices that are allowed. The challenge is that say a company violates this practice, the person whose rights have been impinged upon then has to decide if it is worth the cost to pursue action.
While I haven't had to deal with this very often I have had a couple instances where I disputed a debt claim. The challenge is that even if you dispute the claim the collection agency doesn't care. Once they've had the account transferred to them it just goes in the harassment hopper. In my experience if you email or snail mail them, even if you cite the Fair Debt Collections Act you will be ignored. However, I have found that if you send your response by registered mail (someone has to sign for it), the collection agency cannot pretend they didn't receive it. I don't know if getting the registered mail flags the account as someone that is serious about taking action, but the two times that I have disputed a debt, sending the registered letter and noting violating actions put an end to the harassment .
The irony in the case of this story (company that is washing their hands of the problem) and the company handling the washing is just too sweet.
Though to clarify there are essential fats, and essential proteins, but your body can manufacture glucose from either fat or protein. There are no essential carbs.
Let me be the first to say though, 9 tons of processed plant matter should not be worth $250 million. Isn't that $14k/lb? Who the heck is snorting it at that price?
I think the formula for street value takes into account that the 9 tons of cocaine will be cut with other material after it reaches its intended market and then sold.
Explaining the knowledge gap in a nutshell (apologies to the many fine teachers I know).
Those who can, do > those who can't, teach > those who can't teach.... report
The reporter probably should have brought along an interpreter.
That's what you get when you use Wikipedia for research. ;-)
Well, now we know where the creature in the black lagoon came from.
An improvement in audio quality is nice, but could they put an end to randomly corrupting songs?
I loved the Silmarillon and though I did struggle a bit with creation portion of the story. (It took a couple reads to get the gist of that), but on the whole I think provides Middle Earth with a tremndous depth and context to the struggle that plays out at the end of the Third Age. The Silmarillon effectively creates a prequel that becomes a pattern that is followed by significant authors that follow, i.e. Asimov, Jordan, to add backstory or fill in the blanks of their works.
I partially agree and partially disagree.
Where I agree is that Jobs has created a cult of personality. While he and Apple have been successful to a point, this shows a leadership limitation. Perhaps Jobs has been grooming someone for the job and this will be revealed in due course, but I doubt it. So, yes, investors should be worried. One of the first jobs anyone has, regardless of level, in terms of leadership, is identifying and grooming your succesor. You can't move up unless you can be replaced (of course for those that worry about being replaced or outsourced, yeah, being good at your job helps avoid this).
Where I disagree is that just because one makes a leadership mistake does not entitle the rest of the world to stick their nose into his private business.
Something strange has been going on at Redmond, WA lately. And I like it. It seems like a reversal of roles for Google to be reducing end-user choice and Microsoft to be making up for it.
I work in the utility industry and I had a similar feeling in the smart grid standards development arena. IMO Google went the "standards don't really apply to us" route, and then early in their product development effort in this arena, had a press release on their effort that really amounted to a bunch of FUD. I was taken aback and couldn't help think, "how Microsoftian".
I have suspected that Google just wants to be Microsoft when they grow up. Including playing by Microsoft "rules" (market behavior patterns). It will be interesting to watch whether this represents a few missteps, or a continuing pattern.
If you post good videos, they're still good regardless of who you are, your agenda, or if everything in your profile is made up. I don't see how they're manipulating anyone.
Dang it! You've tricked me into watching good content! Damn you!
You could have written this post for me. You only missed my age by one year but captured my sentiment and my usage patterns, my core group (anti-social nerd), and the number of friends EXACTLY.
And you thought Y2K was a big deal.
Slow? What are you talking about? AT&T has the fastest network. How do I know? Well, they told me so that's how.
Back in the day when AOL 2.0 came out it made it so easy to connect our family that was spread across the USA that I ended up talking EVERYONE into joining the service. AOL was a champ at dumbing down the world wide web. Well... is it any surprise that only dummies are left?
Eventually Steve Case convinced me to leave and I was the first to go.
Everyone in my family has moved onto Facebook as the means of inter-family communication except for one sister. I wouldn't normally consider her a "dummy" but she "likes the experience".
Whatchagonnado?
Now if they would just go into the PC repair business. They could lay on hands to heal broken technology. I hear Dogbert may be willing to loan them his sceptre so that they could drive out the demons of stupidity. Of course that may result in the occasional bishop being beat to death, but I'm willing to risk it.
So what toy does a shark get with its Happy Meal?
It also reminds me of a "leadership" book that was required reading for one of my graduate classes, "Leading Geeks" (I'm not going to post a link because the book was a turd, why this drivel was required is beyond me). It's foundational premise was that somehow IT people "geeks" were a special breed of human with all the negative sterotypes noted it the original article and then went on to perpetuate them. Geeks aren't special other than they are talented, which is no different than any other type of field where talent is required to be successful.
If you're one of these clueless managers, buy a clue.
If you work for one of these pointy-haired bosses, get a new job as soon as the economy makes that feasible.
I don't see how this could possibly go wrong.
At the risk of sounding like a bitter old man, that's a load of fucking hippie bullshit.
I say we get Cartman on the job. He f'in HATES hippies. :-)
I suspect the reason smart grid related activities wasn't included is because NIST's smart grid expansion was last years news. This release reflected new marching orders for the coming year.
Not so loud! The Amiga1000 that I have in the garage can hear you and you hurt its feeling.
While good for multitasking in 1987 the emotion chip wasn't developed until Star Trek TNG so the Amiga1000 was limited to a single emotion; that of feeling superior to their pc-brethren.
They (Microsoft) would REALLY really need to prove that they could build a reliable storage device that wasn't noisy as all get out before this consumer buys another one. Perhaps the most annoying thing about the Xbox fiasco (and believe me - I was a HUGE Xbox fan - at one point claiming I would not buy any other console), when the drive failed I want to put in a QUALITY device but the hack was a pain in the ASCII. You (Microsoft) want to lock me into your crap? Pass.
LOL@MS
Its not far enough!
You can't have any pudding if you don't eat your meat. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat. - Pink Floyd
Sounds like all is well.