The ticker symbol has to be 4 letters because they chose to list on NASDAQ. They could have had GLE if they had chosen to list on the NYSE. The exchanges have different rules and trading methods, and although it's not the choice I would have made, I'm sure there is a reason they went NASDAQ.
The lion's share of the money goes to the investment bankers who bring the company public. There's also money that must be paid to regulators and listing agencies, money for publicity, money paid to lawyers and accountants who prepare the documents, and stuff like that. Here's more info, but the important thing to remember is that there are multiple banks involved in this deal, and everybody wants a piece of the action.
Unfortunately, the Trusted Traveller System is not a get out of the security line free card. People having such cards will still have to go through the security line. They might get a special line at a limited number of airports (which will slow all other lines down, so the airlines won't like that). Some of the airports with the worst security line problems -- McCarran in Vegas comes to mind -- don't really have room for this special line, so they are unlikely to be implemented there. The "advantage" is that people with such cards will not be singled out for additional searches. That is, unless they set off the metal detector. Here's more details.
So anybody thinking "Gee, I ought to get one of those cards so it won't be a big deal when the metal in my replacement hip sets off the machine" is in for a rude surprise.
20yrs - 44 yrs?! I thought the draft was for 19 year olds! This is really scary stuff.
Welcome to the exciting world of being a trained professional. There's no such thing as a 19 year old with 10 years industry experience (1337 hax0ring does not count).
Computer experts are not the only ones with a longer than average draft eligibility. Doctors can be drafted until they are 35 (assuming there is a draft at all).
Oh heck, this can be abused in the "right hands" too. So you need a "business license" to get this? Easily obtained.
And lets say you are a manager someplace that has access to this information, and your college aged daughter has a new boyfriend? Easy enough to check up on him, isn't it. Oh, and it isn't abuse of the system because it's to protect your little girl.
As long as you are using the company equipment, have a neighbor you don't like? Easy enough to find out more about who he really is, too. And it's just to protect your family.
The "Two IDs" sketch of "Amazon Women on the Moon" and that brokerage commercial where the guy is freaked out by his blind date knowing everything about him are not far away from reality now.
Seriously, I tried really hard to make a top notch biryani for years. Turns out it comes in a jar.
Most "curry" blends in India are proprietary family blends (ditto Garam Masala). A passable Garam Masala recipe can be found in Jeff Smith's book on international cooking. Warning your house will smell like an Indian restaurant for days.
But the bottom of the pot always burns. Anyone know?
Are you by any chance cooking on an electric stove? If so, you might want to move it off the burner for the last minute or so. Might also be that with the olive oil on the bottom, you are effectively frying the bottom grains of rice. I assume you give it a good stir?
Also, be sure you rinse that rice until it runs clear before you do anything else to it. Unrinsed rice is probably the number one cause of American rice failure.
National and Zojirushi are where it's at for cooking rice, IMHO. The nice fuzzy logic models make such tasty rice. The finished product can then be made into fried rice, biryani, or whatever. Alton Brown disagrees, however, and he is the one with the cooking show. He made a tasty looking pilaf last week.
Don't forget his new wife: Jane Marie Average-Public, who is still trying to get her Social Security Card re-issued with her married name. Double the fun if she answers to her middle name, triple if people routinely mispell any part of her name (Jayne Mary?)
About a decade ago, back when we were poor student and sucky job having types, we used IRC as a means of communicating when one of us was out of town. It was cheaper than long distance at the time.
We still IRC some, because we have friends there. And we do use AIM around the house, mainly for slinging urls back and forth.
Ever hear of "tacking", ever wonder why ship sails can be moved around or they have rudders?
You still have to know what direction the wind is going in order to get your boat where you want it to be. Or have I completely misunderstood the nature of sails?
The wind made a great impact on where a ship of that era was going to end up (no engines, so no ability to point the ship one direction and just go). The fact that these ships ended up more or less where they were headed -- as evidenced by the fact that there are records to look at -- indicates that the observations must have been close enough. Indeed, a ship's record indicates when they arrived at what ports. The article also mentions that multiple ships in convoys reported the same weather conditions. So if one pilot was wrong, then everybody else was wrong too.
Keep in mind that most of what I know about seafaring comes from reading Shogun and Tai-Pan.
I should learn more Japanese than "Dozo, ichi biru! Hai! Domo arigato" and the names of assorted foodstuffs. Even Largo knows more than that, wakarimasu ka?
And if you are really romantic and she is kinda geeky, you and your girlfriend can even play games together on the PS2.
Can I recommend Gauntlet: Dark Legacy? Yes, if the warrior is seriously low on food, it does say "The Warrior Needs Food Badly!" Much fun spent in this household.
Crud, I have now branded myself as a Geek Girl with Knowledge of Olde.
The current models fit my jacket pocket just fine, thank you kindly. And it holds lots more music.
My only thought is that by getting into the ~$100 range, that makes it something parents will buy for spoiled teens more readily. That would make it pocketbook sized. Assuming there is any truth to the rumor, of course.
Indeed. Sounds to me (from the writeup) that when they see "excessive" email they actually do the responsible thing of contacting the accountholder and finding out why.
I was just reading today about trojans and viruses that turn ordinary PCs into Zombie Spammers and Zombie DDoS Bots. I wish more ISPs would care enough to give a call and say "Excuse me, are you aware that you've sent 82 emails in the last hour?"
Someone commits one offence and for the rest of their lives their life isnt the public's hands? I guess if you can't do the time don't do the crime, but still...
If we as a society feel that people who commit certain crimes cannot be rehabilitated, then the answer is to incarcerate them for the rest of their natural lives with no hope of parole. Period.
If that won't do, let's just tattoo "SEX OFFENDER" in large red letters on these guys' foreheads if we have to release them. No wrong addresses, no vigilantes beating up the wrong guy cause they got the information wrong. Everyone will know exactly what the deal is when they see the Scarlet Letters. As for these large databases, which are prone to incorrect information, and yet may not be accessed by the very people who most need the information, I say wipe them clean.
Which makes me wonder something. Is there any evidence that the Diebold vote-a-matics are not subject to the same security problems? Or is such evidence of the "there hasn't been a viruse on 'em yet" variety?
If they are using a prepackaged OS for the ATMs, I assume they are also using a prepackaged OS for the voting machines. Yeah, I know what happens when you assume.
The Constitution and its Amendments to not enumerate a right to mail letters to your elected representatives, or a right to sing the blues, or a right to earn a living, or a right to be free of prison sodomy, or a right to drink clean water and breathe clean air either.
As far as I am concerned, the 4th and 5th Amendments do constitute a basic right to privacy, although not spelled out in so many words. Granted, the FBI had a warrant. This being the case they should have planted a listening device instead of disabling a safety device. They would of course risk the bug being found, but thems the breaks.
If you would like to know a whole lot more about the investigation, intead of one out of context ruling, try this.
Actually, the primary cause -- and make no mistake, it should not have brought down multiple states and provinces -- was tree limbs that had fallen on power lines. At least that is how it was presented in the half dozen or so articles I read on the issue.
The amusing thing to me is that we had a guy run for local office in Michigan on the platform of "no unnecessary tree trimming." I hope his wife and neighbors are reminding him of that now.
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The ticker symbol has to be 4 letters because they chose to list on NASDAQ. They could have had GLE if they had chosen to list on the NYSE. The exchanges have different rules and trading methods, and although it's not the choice I would have made, I'm sure there is a reason they went NASDAQ.
The lion's share of the money goes to the investment bankers who bring the company public. There's also money that must be paid to regulators and listing agencies, money for publicity, money paid to lawyers and accountants who prepare the documents, and stuff like that. Here's more info, but the important thing to remember is that there are multiple banks involved in this deal, and everybody wants a piece of the action.
Unfortunately, the Trusted Traveller System is not a get out of the security line free card. People having such cards will still have to go through the security line. They might get a special line at a limited number of airports (which will slow all other lines down, so the airlines won't like that). Some of the airports with the worst security line problems -- McCarran in Vegas comes to mind -- don't really have room for this special line, so they are unlikely to be implemented there. The "advantage" is that people with such cards will not be singled out for additional searches. That is, unless they set off the metal detector. Here's more details.
So anybody thinking "Gee, I ought to get one of those cards so it won't be a big deal when the metal in my replacement hip sets off the machine" is in for a rude surprise.
They didn't tell you to open and close all the Windows before restarting?
They didn't try to reinstall the car's operating system?
20yrs - 44 yrs?! I thought the draft was for 19 year olds! This is really scary stuff.
Welcome to the exciting world of being a trained professional. There's no such thing as a 19 year old with 10 years industry experience (1337 hax0ring does not count).
Computer experts are not the only ones with a longer than average draft eligibility. Doctors can be drafted until they are 35 (assuming there is a draft at all).
Oh heck, this can be abused in the "right hands" too. So you need a "business license" to get this? Easily obtained.
And lets say you are a manager someplace that has access to this information, and your college aged daughter has a new boyfriend? Easy enough to check up on him, isn't it. Oh, and it isn't abuse of the system because it's to protect your little girl.
As long as you are using the company equipment, have a neighbor you don't like? Easy enough to find out more about who he really is, too. And it's just to protect your family.
The "Two IDs" sketch of "Amazon Women on the Moon" and that brokerage commercial where the guy is freaked out by his blind date knowing everything about him are not far away from reality now.
Panak curry pastes.
Seriously, I tried really hard to make a top notch biryani for years. Turns out it comes in a jar.
Most "curry" blends in India are proprietary family blends (ditto Garam Masala). A passable Garam Masala recipe can be found in Jeff Smith's book on international cooking. Warning your house will smell like an Indian restaurant for days.
But the bottom of the pot always burns. Anyone know?
Are you by any chance cooking on an electric stove? If so, you might want to move it off the burner for the last minute or so. Might also be that with the olive oil on the bottom, you are effectively frying the bottom grains of rice. I assume you give it a good stir?
Also, be sure you rinse that rice until it runs clear before you do anything else to it. Unrinsed rice is probably the number one cause of American rice failure.
National and Zojirushi are where it's at for cooking rice, IMHO. The nice fuzzy logic models make such tasty rice. The finished product can then be made into fried rice, biryani, or whatever. Alton Brown disagrees, however, and he is the one with the cooking show. He made a tasty looking pilaf last week.
Don't forget his new wife: Jane Marie Average-Public, who is still trying to get her Social Security Card re-issued with her married name. Double the fun if she answers to her middle name, triple if people routinely mispell any part of her name (Jayne Mary?)
They will also need fields for multiple relationship codes, such as Wife1/Cousin, or Daughter/Neice.
About a decade ago, back when we were poor student and sucky job having types, we used IRC as a means of communicating when one of us was out of town. It was cheaper than long distance at the time.
We still IRC some, because we have friends there. And we do use AIM around the house, mainly for slinging urls back and forth.
Yes, we actually speak to one another too.
Reason #83 that MD5 is an inadequate method of identifying MP3s. Hashsums are only "practically unique."
I wonder will he do any covers of songs by Shaka KHAAAAAAAAN!!!
Ever hear of "tacking", ever wonder why ship sails can be moved around or they have rudders?
You still have to know what direction the wind is going in order to get your boat where you want it to be. Or have I completely misunderstood the nature of sails?
The wind made a great impact on where a ship of that era was going to end up (no engines, so no ability to point the ship one direction and just go). The fact that these ships ended up more or less where they were headed -- as evidenced by the fact that there are records to look at -- indicates that the observations must have been close enough. Indeed, a ship's record indicates when they arrived at what ports. The article also mentions that multiple ships in convoys reported the same weather conditions. So if one pilot was wrong, then everybody else was wrong too.
Keep in mind that most of what I know about seafaring comes from reading Shogun and Tai-Pan.
I should learn more Japanese than "Dozo, ichi biru! Hai! Domo arigato" and the names of assorted foodstuffs. Even Largo knows more than that, wakarimasu ka?
And if you are really romantic and she is kinda geeky, you and your girlfriend can even play games together on the PS2.
Can I recommend Gauntlet: Dark Legacy? Yes, if the warrior is seriously low on food, it does say "The Warrior Needs Food Badly!" Much fun spent in this household.
Crud, I have now branded myself as a Geek Girl with Knowledge of Olde.
The current models fit my jacket pocket just fine, thank you kindly. And it holds lots more music.
My only thought is that by getting into the ~$100 range, that makes it something parents will buy for spoiled teens more readily. That would make it pocketbook sized. Assuming there is any truth to the rumor, of course.
Indeed. Sounds to me (from the writeup) that when they see "excessive" email they actually do the responsible thing of contacting the accountholder and finding out why.
I was just reading today about trojans and viruses that turn ordinary PCs into Zombie Spammers and Zombie DDoS Bots. I wish more ISPs would care enough to give a call and say "Excuse me, are you aware that you've sent 82 emails in the last hour?"
Someone commits one offence and for the rest of their lives their life isnt the public's hands? I guess if you can't do the time don't do the crime, but still...
If we as a society feel that people who commit certain crimes cannot be rehabilitated, then the answer is to incarcerate them for the rest of their natural lives with no hope of parole. Period.
If that won't do, let's just tattoo "SEX OFFENDER" in large red letters on these guys' foreheads if we have to release them. No wrong addresses, no vigilantes beating up the wrong guy cause they got the information wrong. Everyone will know exactly what the deal is when they see the Scarlet Letters. As for these large databases, which are prone to incorrect information, and yet may not be accessed by the very people who most need the information, I say wipe them clean.
I like the first idea better, don't you?
Which makes me wonder something. Is there any evidence that the Diebold vote-a-matics are not subject to the same security problems? Or is such evidence of the "there hasn't been a viruse on 'em yet" variety?
If they are using a prepackaged OS for the ATMs, I assume they are also using a prepackaged OS for the voting machines. Yeah, I know what happens when you assume.
Pardon me, I do stand corrected on this issue.
The Constitution and its Amendments to not enumerate a right to mail letters to your elected representatives, or a right to sing the blues, or a right to earn a living, or a right to be free of prison sodomy, or a right to drink clean water and breathe clean air either.
As far as I am concerned, the 4th and 5th Amendments do constitute a basic right to privacy, although not spelled out in so many words. Granted, the FBI had a warrant. This being the case they should have planted a listening device instead of disabling a safety device. They would of course risk the bug being found, but thems the breaks.
If you would like to know a whole lot more about the investigation, intead of one out of context ruling, try this.
Actually, the primary cause -- and make no mistake, it should not have brought down multiple states and provinces -- was tree limbs that had fallen on power lines. At least that is how it was presented in the half dozen or so articles I read on the issue.
The amusing thing to me is that we had a guy run for local office in Michigan on the platform of "no unnecessary tree trimming." I hope his wife and neighbors are reminding him of that now.
It's amazing how they got from "Collect Underpants" to, well, this!
Now lets see if they can pull off phase 3: Profit.