in order to cling on to an outdated, un-needed and useless section of the constitution.
What you and many others on the gun confiscating left may not know is that this right can be removed at any time. Just get 2/3's of the congress to approve an amendment and then have 2/3's of the states ratify that amendment then you can confiscate all the guns that you want. Until that time the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
The constitution has set up the finest form of government the world has ever seen. If there are areas that you do not happen to like get it changed. And no I do not believe that the constitution is a living-breathing document. It needs to be interpreted in a very literalist way. The government over the last 70 years (since FDR) has been slowing eroding those principles in the constitution and acquiring more power that should be in the hands of the states and the people.
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The Abrams tanks will auto aim your gun you just have to identify the target. The Phalanx is much more autonomous in tracking and killing incoming missiles.
By law in most states you the customer is required to pay the amount of taxes owed for the items purchased via mail-order or over the Internet to your state. I know in the Commonwealth of Virginia where I live this is part of your yearly income tax form you have to declare all mail-order and Internet items and the taxes owed will be added to your tax yearly obligation. Failure to comply can result in charges of tax evasion though the Commonwealth rarely prosecutes because of the amounts evolved.
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Taxes and the tax code is one reason that companies have moved labor off shore. If we were to change the tax code so as to disallow any deductions in off shore plants, all costs of production and labor would have to be borne by the company. This would be an incentive to move production back to the US where deductions for capital and labor would be allowed.
Microsoft's Tony Pierce is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors what better way to stem the tide of Open Source than to remove a valuable reference tool.
In the first stages of sectors recovery, companies are still a little skittish to hire new employees. So, existing employees are asked to take up the slack (mandatory overtime, more responsibilities). Once enough work is in place for a long enough time frame, and management feels that workers are being overburdened and some employees start leaving for other work with better conditions hiring will resume. Now unfortunately we do not know how long this period of overwork will continue. That really is dependent on how fast the economy moves.
But all in all this is a good sign that the tech sector is starting to make rebounds.
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Worst Buy does this bait and switch with their advertised specials as well. If you try to buy one of their advertised specials you will find that they only have 10 for the whole metro area and they sold out 2 days ago. I have been tricked into their store twice now. In nether case I bought anything.
We as consumers have all the power, just refuse to do business with Best Buy. If they do not change their ways enough customers will bail and they will go out of business.
You would think. But Prodigy is owned by SBC the parent company of Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell, Ameritech, Nevada Bell and SNET. And I would imagine that they have very deep pockets see link
You seem to be espousing a theory the masses know best. If we allowed this kind of democracy the rights of the minority would be trampled. Look at the south in first half the 20th century as an example of the masses violating the rights of the minority. Eventually it took some brave people working with the rule of law to reverse the evil of discrimination (I am not saying that we are finished with this task). Masses can create great evil as well as great good.
I get incensed in people ranting that America is a Democracy it is not, it is a Republic. That is we are a society of laws not majority rule. At times this form of government can break down and fail the minority. This has happened but mostly because of the outcry of the majority or the powerful circumvents the rule of law. Where you speak of the common good we have it, it is enshrined in our laws, we as a people elected representatives to deliberate on our behalf to create laws that should be applied fairly and evenly to all citizens. Where we fail as a society is in the choice of those representatives and enforcers of the law.
The world's breadbasket shifts to Canada and Siberia. With long days, warmer temps, higher CO2 levels, and a longer growing season plants grow faster and better in these northern latitudes. The market economy will cause the shift of food production to those areas that there is a competitive advantage to the production of food. Also, new hybrids that resist drought currently in production will be improved. Total food production will increase following the trends of the last 200 years. More and more food can be produced on less and less land.
Companies have no loyalty only people are loyal. I have been loyal to those managers and supervisors if they are competent and have earned my respect. My loyalty is to the people and customers not the company.
In the situation you describe the management has shown gross incompetence you owe them no loyalty at all. You can empathize with your friends and coworkers but you must think of your career. If staying in a dieing company is a good career move then stay, otherwise take the offer and try to bring as many of your friends along as possible.
As a proud father I am not very impressed with this story. My son is only 26 months old and has learned to put in the CD of his choice in the computer find the start program button and move around and do everything that he wants. (Jump-Start Toddler, Reader Rabbit Toddler, Teletubbies) Alex has quite fine mouse motor skills, he has been using the computer since he was about 11 months. He is now moving on to the preschool learning programs designed for 3-5 year-olds.
Children learn very rapidly, mimicking adult actions, exploring their environment. Reinforced by positive feedback from adults, children do those things that garner praise from adults. These actions are no different than that a 3 year-old that has learned how to build a tower out of blocks. Chris Hammel
Check this out. http://www.psxnation.com/news/030299a.html
According to The Japanese site Gamespot it has been reported that the PlayStation 2 will use the operating environment of Linux for development! As Linux prepares to host its first huge convention this week at Linux World, this is huge news and pits Dreamcast with Windows against PlayStation with Linux. Gamespot also revealed that the specs for the CPU have been bumped up from the 250Mhz announced at the IEEE conference to 300Mhz. PSX Nation will have much more tomorrow and throughout the week
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The constitution has set up the finest form of government the world has ever seen. If there are areas that you do not happen to like get it changed. And no I do not believe that the constitution is a living-breathing document. It needs to be interpreted in a very literalist way. The government over the last 70 years (since FDR) has been slowing eroding those principles in the constitution and acquiring more power that should be in the hands of the states and the people.
The Abrams tanks will auto aim your gun you just have to identify the target. The Phalanx is much more autonomous in tracking and killing incoming missiles.
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By law in most states you the customer is required to pay the amount of taxes owed for the items purchased via mail-order or over the Internet to your state. I know in the Commonwealth of Virginia where I live this is part of your yearly income tax form you have to declare all mail-order and Internet items and the taxes owed will be added to your tax yearly obligation. Failure to comply can result in charges of tax evasion though the Commonwealth rarely prosecutes because of the amounts evolved.
Taxes and the tax code is one reason that companies have moved labor off shore. If we were to change the tax code so as to disallow any deductions in off shore plants, all costs of production and labor would have to be borne by the company. This would be an incentive to move production back to the US where deductions for capital and labor would be allowed.
Microsoft's Tony Pierce is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors what better way to stem the tide of Open Source than to remove a valuable reference tool.
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This really is good news.
In the first stages of sectors recovery, companies are still a little skittish to hire new employees. So, existing employees are asked to take up the slack (mandatory overtime, more responsibilities). Once enough work is in place for a long enough time frame, and management feels that workers are being overburdened and some employees start leaving for other work with better conditions hiring will resume. Now unfortunately we do not know how long this period of overwork will continue. That really is dependent on how fast the economy moves.
But all in all this is a good sign that the tech sector is starting to make rebounds.
Worst Buy does this bait and switch with their advertised specials as well. If you try to buy one of their advertised specials you will find that they only have 10 for the whole metro area and they sold out 2 days ago. I have been tricked into their store twice now. In nether case I bought anything.
We as consumers have all the power, just refuse to do business with Best Buy. If they do not change their ways enough customers will bail and they will go out of business.
What costs,
Longer life, better health care, higher standard of living, less physical labor.
Show us the way and end your life and help save the planet.
You would think. But Prodigy is owned by SBC the parent company of Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell, Ameritech, Nevada Bell and SNET. And I would imagine that they have very deep pockets see link
You seem to be espousing a theory the masses know best. If we allowed this kind of democracy the rights of the minority would be trampled. Look at the south in first half the 20th century as an example of the masses violating the rights of the minority. Eventually it took some brave people working with the rule of law to reverse the evil of discrimination (I am not saying that we are finished with this task). Masses can create great evil as well as great good.
I get incensed in people ranting that America is a Democracy it is not, it is a Republic. That is we are a society of laws not majority rule. At times this form of government can break down and fail the minority. This has happened but mostly because of the outcry of the majority or the powerful circumvents the rule of law. Where you speak of the common good we have it, it is enshrined in our laws, we as a people elected representatives to deliberate on our behalf to create laws that should be applied fairly and evenly to all citizens. Where we fail as a society is in the choice of those representatives and enforcers of the law.
Where does your food supply come from?
The world's breadbasket shifts to Canada and Siberia. With long days, warmer temps, higher CO2 levels, and a longer growing season plants grow faster and better in these northern latitudes. The market economy will cause the shift of food production to those areas that there is a competitive advantage to the production of food. Also, new hybrids that resist drought currently in production will be improved. Total food production will increase following the trends of the last 200 years. More and more food can be produced on less and less land.
Companies have no loyalty only people are loyal. I have been loyal to those managers and supervisors if they are competent and have earned my respect. My loyalty is to the people and customers not the company.
In the situation you describe the management has shown gross incompetence you owe them no loyalty at all. You can empathize with your friends and coworkers but you must think of your career. If staying in a dieing company is a good career move then stay, otherwise take the offer and try to bring as many of your friends along as possible.
As a proud father I am not very impressed with this story. My son is only 26 months old and has learned to put in the CD of his choice in the computer find the start program button and move around and do everything that he wants. (Jump-Start Toddler, Reader Rabbit Toddler, Teletubbies) Alex has quite fine mouse motor skills, he has been using the computer since he was about 11 months. He is now moving on to the preschool learning programs designed for 3-5 year-olds.
Children learn very rapidly, mimicking adult actions, exploring their environment. Reinforced by positive feedback from adults, children do those things that garner praise from adults. These actions are no different than that a 3 year-old that has learned how to build a tower out of blocks. Chris Hammel
Check out Most Wired Towns. A city had to be of a certain size before it was rated. Yahoo then rated the most wired town for each state.
Check this out.
http://www.psxnation.com/news/030299a.html
According to The Japanese site Gamespot it has been reported that the PlayStation 2 will use the operating environment of Linux for development! As Linux prepares to host its first huge convention this week at Linux World, this is huge news and pits Dreamcast with Windows against PlayStation with Linux. Gamespot also revealed that the specs for the CPU have been bumped up from the 250Mhz announced at the IEEE conference to 300Mhz. PSX Nation will have much more tomorrow and throughout the week