Just so you know, the state of Michigan tried a 3% tax on gross receipts on physicians... It got shot down in the state senate after the house passed it. They're trying it again in by hiding it in a new budget bill.
I bring this up because it's in the same idea of trying to find new tax sources, that affect a small population to make it not unpopular... And it helps if that particular group is perceived to be "well off." It's poor policy to make one profession bear the burden of the masses (IMHO). It's a great way to try to drive business out of an area. It's also a great way to pass the burden onto the consumer without and claim that taxes have been raised.
FTA: Google edition: The agencies cited exemptions at least 466,872 times in budget year 2009, compared with 312,683 times the previous year, the review found. Over the same period, the number of information requests declined by about 11 percent, from 493,610 requests in fiscal 2008 to 444,924 in 2009. Agencies often cite more than one exemption when withholding part or all of the material sought in an open-records request.
So, the number of requests declined 11% and the number of exemptions was much higher.
I've seen the HUD system already, and it's just a super bright screen mounted in the dash that reflects against the windshield. This system with lasers should look sharper, and have more area available to it.
I can't wait to see the integrated Shark(TM) mounting system.
No company will choose to roll out their own wires because wire-rolling is a natural monopoly.
I assume you meant "very few." Because I do know of locals that have decided to roll out their own wires. I've even had clients use one. And, as I said before, fiber providers are rolling out their networks right now. Granted that's mostly Verizon and AT&T, who are very big players. But saying nobody will do it isn't the case, even today.
I don't particularly care if a company chooses to roll out their own wires, or if certain areas require leasing of existing infrastructure. Simple fact of the matter is that when someone doesn't have to compete, and thus keep their prices under control, there's no stopping them from charging the maximum of what people are willing to pay vs what the market says is a good price.
Now, I may be wrong, but I hardly think that a cable company is necessarily a natural monopoly. Last I checked, some telecoms were rolling out fiber TV/internet service... Which does introduce competitive pressures. In most neighborhoods in my town, there's a choice now among low latency connections. So... I'd say let a municipality decide how they want to enforce competition (if they choose to) and I'll avoid trying to legislate from a forum.
As a resident in a Comcast-only area, my option is to pay more for the same speed ($60 for internet only vs $53). It's $100/mo for 22/5. Not all of us get the same pricing options.
Wow this guy needs to get off his high horse. This post doesn't make you intelligent either.It makes you look like a pedantic douchebag. This must be an attention grab?
You don't know what the circumstances were. The mother may have been trying to get to the child to prevent the shooting... The article is quite vague.
I do not know whether or not the other child should remain with them... I'm no judge nor lawyer... Nor am I a parent. All I do know is that the dude really messed up. He's going to have to live with that the rest of his life.
If that's how you feel, I'd suggest looking around for a new MD. There are still MDs out there that handle the workload themselves, they just tend to run smaller practices. My primary handles all his own office calls.
Actually, they did cause a lot of that situation. IE 6 was implemented to use completely proprietary standards, and it was a focal point for MS vendor lock-in. It was designed to pretty much launch anything that said "you should launch me." Years were spent patching its numerous security holes, and that comes back to the team that developed and supported it.
Yes, they might not be at fault for the discontinuance of development. Yes, newer editions may have lessened the impact. But the browser was designed, built, and forced down on many of us for years, and they made it that way.
AC is dead on. You'll look good for making everything "easier to manage" and you'll get this tool off your back. Of course, if that's not an option (let's face it, if it's a small shop spending money isn't a high priority), then use toolbox's system as the central repository until you can get it justified.
Based on your summary here - You're not terribly fond of the boss and the director either. Are you looking at moving elsewhere in or out of the company?
Not to be obnoxious... Just pointing out that I read it too fast to begin with as well. Just double-back next time and try a re-read... well... unless you're frist prosting...
Indicates that the McBride is interested in brains... He's not. He's interested in trying to exploit patents that he had nothing to do with and not contributing anything back.
Yet another case where elected officials aren't really thinking, or they don't understand what they're doing.
1) They think everyone can still have free Wi-Fi in public places, but it'll be "protected." or 2) Someone's paying them off... Maybe the ISPs since they can swoop in and say, "Hey! Even though you can't offer free (beer) wi-fi, we can help you out! We can set it up so any BT subscriber can use your wi-fi, and that's like X% of the population. That'll be almost as good."
The region currently has a power-generation surplus of 4,000-5,000 megawatts, meaning it could lose up to 16 percent of its generation and not face a power deficit.
The article seems to take very lightly that the region has enough spare capacity to power only 3-4 Deloreans...
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Just so you know, the state of Michigan tried a 3% tax on gross receipts on physicians... It got shot down in the state senate after the house passed it. They're trying it again in by hiding it in a new budget bill.
I bring this up because it's in the same idea of trying to find new tax sources, that affect a small population to make it not unpopular... And it helps if that particular group is perceived to be "well off." It's poor policy to make one profession bear the burden of the masses (IMHO). It's a great way to try to drive business out of an area. It's also a great way to pass the burden onto the consumer without and claim that taxes have been raised.
Does that include the 15% guilt tax on the people who vote for them?
I have. I still have a hard drive from 1992, running on a 486/33, running an old Redhat distro..
Why? Because I can.
FTA: Google edition:
The agencies cited exemptions at least 466,872 times in budget year 2009, compared with 312,683 times the previous year, the review found. Over the same period, the number of information requests declined by about 11 percent, from 493,610 requests in fiscal 2008 to 444,924 in 2009. Agencies often cite more than one exemption when withholding part or all of the material sought in an open-records request.
So, the number of requests declined 11% and the number of exemptions was much higher.
Awesome.
I've seen the HUD system already, and it's just a super bright screen mounted in the dash that reflects against the windshield. This system with lasers should look sharper, and have more area available to it.
I can't wait to see the integrated Shark(TM) mounting system.
No company will choose to roll out their own wires because wire-rolling is a natural monopoly.
I assume you meant "very few." Because I do know of locals that have decided to roll out their own wires. I've even had clients use one. And, as I said before, fiber providers are rolling out their networks right now. Granted that's mostly Verizon and AT&T, who are very big players. But saying nobody will do it isn't the case, even today.
I don't particularly care if a company chooses to roll out their own wires, or if certain areas require leasing of existing infrastructure. Simple fact of the matter is that when someone doesn't have to compete, and thus keep their prices under control, there's no stopping them from charging the maximum of what people are willing to pay vs what the market says is a good price.
Now, I may be wrong, but I hardly think that a cable company is necessarily a natural monopoly. Last I checked, some telecoms were rolling out fiber TV/internet service... Which does introduce competitive pressures. In most neighborhoods in my town, there's a choice now among low latency connections. So... I'd say let a municipality decide how they want to enforce competition (if they choose to) and I'll avoid trying to legislate from a forum.
Because: http://business.comcast.com/internet/plans.aspx
As a resident in a Comcast-only area, my option is to pay more for the same speed ($60 for internet only vs $53). It's $100/mo for 22/5. Not all of us get the same pricing options.
You know how the price per GB drops? more competition.
FTFY
Sadly the intersection of that population is way too small to matter to most of the politico...
So, if you have a twin, you need to off them in case they commit a crime.
Wow this guy needs to get off his high horse. This post doesn't make you intelligent either. It makes you look like a pedantic douchebag. This must be an attention grab?
There. Fixed... Oh that was a joke wasn't it?
You don't know what the circumstances were. The mother may have been trying to get to the child to prevent the shooting... The article is quite vague.
I do not know whether or not the other child should remain with them... I'm no judge nor lawyer... Nor am I a parent. All I do know is that the dude really messed up. He's going to have to live with that the rest of his life.
If that's how you feel, I'd suggest looking around for a new MD. There are still MDs out there that handle the workload themselves, they just tend to run smaller practices. My primary handles all his own office calls.
I'll assume that this won't work so well with prostate and GYN calls....
Wait wait wait... You can download beer? Can I order the equipment from NewEgg?
Actually, they did cause a lot of that situation. IE 6 was implemented to use completely proprietary standards, and it was a focal point for MS vendor lock-in. It was designed to pretty much launch anything that said "you should launch me." Years were spent patching its numerous security holes, and that comes back to the team that developed and supported it.
Yes, they might not be at fault for the discontinuance of development. Yes, newer editions may have lessened the impact. But the browser was designed, built, and forced down on many of us for years, and they made it that way.
Sadly, you have to posses the protection and know how to use the protection for it to be effective.
AC is dead on. You'll look good for making everything "easier to manage" and you'll get this tool off your back. Of course, if that's not an option (let's face it, if it's a small shop spending money isn't a high priority), then use toolbox's system as the central repository until you can get it justified.
Based on your summary here - You're not terribly fond of the boss and the director either. Are you looking at moving elsewhere in or out of the company?
Up 7 cents to 70... meaning it was at 63.
Not to be obnoxious... Just pointing out that I read it too fast to begin with as well. Just double-back next time and try a re-read... well... unless you're frist prosting...
Indicates that the McBride is interested in brains... He's not. He's interested in trying to exploit patents that he had nothing to do with and not contributing anything back.
I think it's because they're being paid to.
Darn it, all I can find is aluminum foil!
Curse you government! I see what you're doing!
Yet another case where elected officials aren't really thinking, or they don't understand what they're doing.
1) They think everyone can still have free Wi-Fi in public places, but it'll be "protected."
or
2) Someone's paying them off... Maybe the ISPs since they can swoop in and say, "Hey! Even though you can't offer free (beer) wi-fi, we can help you out! We can set it up so any BT subscriber can use your wi-fi, and that's like X% of the population. That'll be almost as good."
Or, it could just be innocent rampant stupidity.
The region currently has a power-generation surplus of 4,000-5,000 megawatts, meaning it could lose up to 16 percent of its generation and not face a power deficit.
The article seems to take very lightly that the region has enough spare capacity to power only 3-4 Deloreans...