Please do not think that a massive intake of cash by the lawyers in this case doesnt lead to quite a bit of cocaine purchasing power. Thats right kids, a dollar spent on apple products buys at least 10 cents of cocaine.
this made me laugh. I know the look. In fact, last week I witnessed my 17 month old drag a steel outdoor chair across the deck about 20 feet to get the bubbles from the middle of the table. The chair has to weigh more than her. The fact that it was not anywhere near the table just increased her joy in defeating me.
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that looks dangerous. I want to build up the ice comet spell again now... The level cap at 50 makes that a hell of a challenge.
Blu ray is a horrible way to show movies to kids. Do you realise that a 2 year old has the attention span of a gnat on speed? They want a movie NOW. Any time spent between asking for the movie and the damn thing playing is time spent hearing a kid lose their mind. Or dad losing his mind due to the kid freaking out because they want the movie. Media destruction take a distant second place to the reason that I rip content.
I worked with man who had grown up fairly poorly in India. He was absolutely shocked when he had a dent or hole in his garage door, that someone wouldnt come out with a welder and some scrap metal who could do a decent repair of the damage. The only fix available was to throw the entire thing away and replace it. The talent or interest just isnt there in the US.
the cost of batteries drives me crazy. I have toys for my kids that I know I paid less for than the cost of replacing the batteries. Then the batteries I buy last only a third of the time that the originals did. I guess having children means you should instantly find a wholesale supply of watch batteries, and hope that you can use 10,000 or so during the first few years.
if the pilot is dead, then it is always pilot error. He cant defend himself, or point to any incorrect training or manuals or flight characteristics. PR will always point at the dead guy in these cases, until the same thing happens multiple times, or blame can be pinned on somebody outside of the company like in the valuejet crash.
the large scale impact of plane hijackings that you describe are impossible now. The crashing into buildings and taking 1000s of lives bits were only possible as the previous policy had been to comply with the hijackers. In one case now, the hijackers decided to force their way into the cockpit and take control of the craft. Two big problems exist with this plot now... 1) the doors are locked and hardened, and policy is to not open them no matter what. 2) the idea of complacency among the travelers is gone, and simple weapons such as small knives will be overwhelmed quickly by passengers. Best case scenario for a hijacking is a high head count inside the plane, and certain death the moment you land. There is a much higher rate of return by bombing the lines at security, which makes any of this current structure obsolete. The TSA is fighting the last war.
The thing is , it wont stop the terrorist plan that accounts for these machines. The machines stopped you from wearing a belt buckle and carrying your train pass through. There are documented cases of metal blades getting through. Fortunately the blades ( and your belt buckle ) were not intended for maicious use. It is also forutnate that in both of these cases the hardened cockpit doors would have prevented a major tragedy that is only possible on or with an airplane. You could use the knife to hack up people in a confined area, but you can also do that in a shopping mall or high school.
If you want to just call this a jobs program for all those tax payers, then that is fine, but there is no reason to actually use the crap that those people have built.
it is fun to dismiss this so casually, but when you look at the fact that the company that was awarded the money is tightly integrated, if not owned outright, by former members of government, then this becomes corruption of the highest order. Just by having a few friends in good places, you can get a $90 million contract for things that dont do their primary purpose as well as what was already in place. In government terms, this isnt a huge amount of money, at the personal level of the crooks pushing this scam on us, it is an enormous amount of MY money. Hang them I say
now that you put it that way , all we should do is sacrifice a virgin to a volcano every full moon. TSA gets their headcount, and the rest of us can just board planes without the hassle.
good advice for most people. I have found many of my triggers, and after starting a serious course of running regularly, they have almost gone away completely... I think this is blood pressure related. I can still trigger on extended stress ( the day after any long stress period is a killer for me) , mixing sugars ( beer + wine = bad. Even jack and coke will kick one off. but jack + jack + jack + jack is cool:) ) the other big one is bright contrast lights... reading in sunlight, or time on the beach or snow is likely to set one off. I can feel these coming usually, and if possible i retreat and at least minimize the effects. crappy flourescent lights can flicker badly as a cause also. thankfully no other foods. Finding these things can be tough, but it makes a huge difference in quality of life.
this is the problem with a paranoid government agency that no one is allowed to question. You do not challenge their authority by offering a different way for them to do their job. This would be interpretted as asking to go through a pre-determined method to successfully defeat their measures. They have no reason to believe the doctors note is REALLY a doctors note, and have a false authority syndrome that they always know what is best, and should not be questioned.
This sounds more like one really bad agent. hopefully it was a new one that just made a stupid mistake. I gave up on giving them the benefit of the doubt long ago however.
this is pretty much dead on. It is funny when they tell me I shouldnt drive during a migraine, and that the odd happenings are the headache and not the pills. While a lot of what is being perceived is a symptom, I am sure that the things that only ever happened after taking these pills are related to the pill!
the triptans sure do make them some money though
Im not sure about Tylenol1 #1, but the pain isnt my big thing. it is the light sensitivity, auras, and being unable to actually filter out background noise. I am lucky enough to actually have pain from lights in my dreams, while sleeping in a totally darkened room.
i dont think that normal basic econ applies to big pharma. The manufacturing facilities are VERY expensive to license or re-tool, so the production level is not easily or quickly adjusted to demand. This moves things in the opposite direction than you would expect. Also, they have no reason ( especially if patented ) to reduce price for any reason. Look at the prices of the same drugs in the US and Canada. The difference in cost isnt only based on the Canadian government kicking money into the pool, a lot of it is a collective bargain with the drug makers to limit the price. This happens across the world, the price remains as high as the market will bear, at all times.
My migraine meds cost more than $35 a pill. This is under insurance. The pills that work better with less side effects are more expensive, and I havent had insurance that covers my preferred drug in 3 or 4 years. Cost + side effects means that I actually dont take medication when needed, and adjust my life around the headaches when I can. At least my condition has a possibility of being suffered through with little impact. Some of the maintenance drugs they are looking at cant be skipped when inconvenient. (sorry to go off topic there)
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hopefully only as contractors. Once they are in house, the HR costs shoot right on past the initial purchase price.
look monkey, you are to do, not to question. If you question, then you are no longer a monkey, and you will be fired.
If monkeys can do it, then just outsource it to them . I see a huge lack of perspective just from that idea alone.
Please do not think that a massive intake of cash by the lawyers in this case doesnt lead to quite a bit of cocaine purchasing power. Thats right kids, a dollar spent on apple products buys at least 10 cents of cocaine.
well, they are going to see somebody else's dangly bits on the internet eventually.
this made me laugh. I know the look. In fact, last week I witnessed my 17 month old drag a steel outdoor chair across the deck about 20 feet to get the bubbles from the middle of the table. The chair has to weigh more than her. The fact that it was not anywhere near the table just increased her joy in defeating me.
that looks dangerous. I want to build up the ice comet spell again now... The level cap at 50 makes that a hell of a challenge.
Blu ray is a horrible way to show movies to kids. Do you realise that a 2 year old has the attention span of a gnat on speed? They want a movie NOW. Any time spent between asking for the movie and the damn thing playing is time spent hearing a kid lose their mind. Or dad losing his mind due to the kid freaking out because they want the movie. Media destruction take a distant second place to the reason that I rip content.
true, i worded it wrong. The talent is there, but the price to kindle the interest is higher than just replacing the entire unit.
I worked with man who had grown up fairly poorly in India. He was absolutely shocked when he had a dent or hole in his garage door, that someone wouldnt come out with a welder and some scrap metal who could do a decent repair of the damage. The only fix available was to throw the entire thing away and replace it. The talent or interest just isnt there in the US.
the cost of batteries drives me crazy. I have toys for my kids that I know I paid less for than the cost of replacing the batteries. Then the batteries I buy last only a third of the time that the originals did. I guess having children means you should instantly find a wholesale supply of watch batteries, and hope that you can use 10,000 or so during the first few years.
if the pilot is dead, then it is always pilot error. He cant defend himself, or point to any incorrect training or manuals or flight characteristics. PR will always point at the dead guy in these cases, until the same thing happens multiple times, or blame can be pinned on somebody outside of the company like in the valuejet crash.
or as Bobby Hill screams " thats my purse, I dont know you" . and a swift kick to the nuts
it is a shame that the windows will have to be covered also.
I have aluminum siding on much of my house. I am going to ground it when I get home to see if my neighbors routers suddenly stop showing up.
the large scale impact of plane hijackings that you describe are impossible now. The crashing into buildings and taking 1000s of lives bits were only possible as the previous policy had been to comply with the hijackers. In one case now, the hijackers decided to force their way into the cockpit and take control of the craft. Two big problems exist with this plot now... 1) the doors are locked and hardened, and policy is to not open them no matter what. 2) the idea of complacency among the travelers is gone, and simple weapons such as small knives will be overwhelmed quickly by passengers. Best case scenario for a hijacking is a high head count inside the plane, and certain death the moment you land. There is a much higher rate of return by bombing the lines at security, which makes any of this current structure obsolete. The TSA is fighting the last war.
depending on who you ask , there are up to 311 million .
The thing is , it wont stop the terrorist plan that accounts for these machines. The machines stopped you from wearing a belt buckle and carrying your train pass through. There are documented cases of metal blades getting through. Fortunately the blades ( and your belt buckle ) were not intended for maicious use. It is also forutnate that in both of these cases the hardened cockpit doors would have prevented a major tragedy that is only possible on or with an airplane. You could use the knife to hack up people in a confined area, but you can also do that in a shopping mall or high school.
If you want to just call this a jobs program for all those tax payers, then that is fine, but there is no reason to actually use the crap that those people have built.
it is fun to dismiss this so casually, but when you look at the fact that the company that was awarded the money is tightly integrated, if not owned outright, by former members of government, then this becomes corruption of the highest order. Just by having a few friends in good places, you can get a $90 million contract for things that dont do their primary purpose as well as what was already in place. In government terms, this isnt a huge amount of money, at the personal level of the crooks pushing this scam on us, it is an enormous amount of MY money. Hang them I say
now that you put it that way , all we should do is sacrifice a virgin to a volcano every full moon. TSA gets their headcount, and the rest of us can just board planes without the hassle.
good advice for most people. I have found many of my triggers, and after starting a serious course of running regularly, they have almost gone away completely ... I think this is blood pressure related. I can still trigger on extended stress ( the day after any long stress period is a killer for me) , mixing sugars ( beer + wine = bad. Even jack and coke will kick one off. but jack + jack + jack + jack is cool :) ) the other big one is bright contrast lights... reading in sunlight, or time on the beach or snow is likely to set one off. I can feel these coming usually, and if possible i retreat and at least minimize the effects. crappy flourescent lights can flicker badly as a cause also. thankfully no other foods. Finding these things can be tough, but it makes a huge difference in quality of life.
this is the problem with a paranoid government agency that no one is allowed to question. You do not challenge their authority by offering a different way for them to do their job. This would be interpretted as asking to go through a pre-determined method to successfully defeat their measures. They have no reason to believe the doctors note is REALLY a doctors note, and have a false authority syndrome that they always know what is best, and should not be questioned.
This sounds more like one really bad agent. hopefully it was a new one that just made a stupid mistake. I gave up on giving them the benefit of the doubt long ago however.
they are relying on that 1 in 30,000,000 person being a terrorist. that way we all win.
this is pretty much dead on. It is funny when they tell me I shouldnt drive during a migraine, and that the odd happenings are the headache and not the pills. While a lot of what is being perceived is a symptom, I am sure that the things that only ever happened after taking these pills are related to the pill!
the triptans sure do make them some money though
Im not sure about Tylenol1 #1, but the pain isnt my big thing. it is the light sensitivity, auras, and being unable to actually filter out background noise. I am lucky enough to actually have pain from lights in my dreams, while sleeping in a totally darkened room.
i dont think that normal basic econ applies to big pharma. The manufacturing facilities are VERY expensive to license or re-tool, so the production level is not easily or quickly adjusted to demand. This moves things in the opposite direction than you would expect. Also, they have no reason ( especially if patented ) to reduce price for any reason. Look at the prices of the same drugs in the US and Canada. The difference in cost isnt only based on the Canadian government kicking money into the pool, a lot of it is a collective bargain with the drug makers to limit the price. This happens across the world, the price remains as high as the market will bear, at all times.
My migraine meds cost more than $35 a pill. This is under insurance. The pills that work better with less side effects are more expensive, and I havent had insurance that covers my preferred drug in 3 or 4 years. Cost + side effects means that I actually dont take medication when needed, and adjust my life around the headaches when I can. At least my condition has a possibility of being suffered through with little impact. Some of the maintenance drugs they are looking at cant be skipped when inconvenient. (sorry to go off topic there)
thank you. the law and the law enforcement are not the same thing. This applies to pretty much every aspect of life.