Years ago when I worked on payroll systems, there were provisions in CA overtime rules (which was really screwed up compared to other states, IMHO) that exempted several industries from these rules. IIRC, most tech related companies were exempt. That may have changed since then and this is probably just going back to an earlier form. I guess no one remembers Apple's "working 80 hours a week and loving it" t-shirts?
It can still be intuitive and represent a break from the way that you've always done things. It depends on how easy it is to pick up on the new way of doing things. From what I've seen it does do that. If one is used to operating a phone by touch, then that's just too bad. None of the touch screen devices are for you. Keep what you've got, enjoy the functionality that it has, and buy a competing product with keys if you ever need to upgrade. Personally, I have no use for an iPhone, a Blackberry, an Android, or Treo, etc. etc. Most of them are good at what they do and can be useful for their owners, but I don't have a need for one. There is no "one true device" out there. Why people have their own little holy wars over these machines can be funny or annoying.
Giant tortoises are land dwelling animals. Having seen a few of them at Reptile Gardens, I really doubt that they could swim. The young ones are surprisingly quick though. I'm curious why they are going for traditional cross breeding techniques instead of using the start of the art genetic manipulation.
It was nice and responsive on a 486 based appliance machine that we had for some reason at work. Depending on how much bloat was added since that version, it should scream on an Atom.
Each puppet has a set of strings leading to the entity that is controlling them. Given the Democrats' cozy relationship with the entertainment industry, I seriously doubt that net neutrality or any sort of copyright or DRM reform will see the light of day.
If you wanted portability for CE, then developing the applications using the.NET Compact Framework 2.0 would probably be the way to go. I think 3.5 is only available on Windows Mobile 6 devices and 1.0 is slow.
It's less of a resource hog than XP and should be quite fast on that hardware. I'd like to see a review that benchmarked it and compared it to XP & Linux.
I played around with a little appliance 486 based PC at work that ran Windows CE. It could have overlapping, non full screen windows. It was quite responsive, even the version of IE. It was about like Win95 on a fast Pentium.
That depends on what sort of "value added" work that they did. I wouldn't have a problem if they took something that needed some work, fixed it up, and then sold it. The ones that just bought on the speculation that the price was going to go up a few weeks or months later...that seems to be a slimy way to make money.
William Yuan's bright idea to create a new, more efficient solar cell earned him top honors as Oregon's only 2008 Davidson Fellow.
As part of the honor, the 12-year-old Bethany boy will be flown to Washington, D.C., for a reception Sept. 24 at the Library of Congress where he will receive his award and a $25,000 scholarship from the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.
"William's work was evaluated by university professors and environmental scientists," said Tacie Moessner, Davidson Fellows program manager in a call from Reno, Nev. "They look for the project's potential to benefit society and make sure it is socially relevant. Generally, the projects need to be at the graduate level."
Yuan worked on his project for the past two years with the encouragement of his science teacher Susan Duncan; support of his parents Gang Yuan and Zhiming Mei; and counsel of professional mentors Professor Chunfei Li of Portland State University's Center for Nanofabrication and Electron Microscopy, Fred Li of Applied Materials Inc. and Professor Shaofan Li of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of California - Berkeley.
"He is our youngest fellow in science that we've ever had," Moessner said. "He is really spectacular.
"His project will really make a difference in advancing the technology of solar cells. You would never know he's 12 looking at the quality of his work." Young talent
William Yuan is a seventh-grader in Meadow Park Middle School's Summa options program.
He is an active member of the school's Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Club, First Lego League team and participant in the Science Bowl and MathCounts programs. He is also a two-time, second-place chess champion for the state.
Recognizing his interest in science, math and engineering, Yuan's science teacher encouraged him to tackle a challenging engineering project for the Northwest Science Expo after introducing him to nanotechnology and renewable energy research.
"We learned about some great energy and environmental issues," Yuan said. "To try to help, I researched the application of nanotechnology and renewable energy.
"I felt they would best complement my background knowledge and experience. After extensive research and community outreach, I wanted to work on a project to find a solution for some of the problems of the world."
Yuan decided to focus his project on finding the most efficient way to harness the sun's energy.
"I felt solar energy had large potential but it was underused," he explained. "Fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas are only finite and are slated to run out by 2050.
"We need to make solar energy more cost effective and efficient."
With that thought in mind, Yuan got to work.
"Current solar cells are flat and can only absorb visible light," he said. "I came up with an innovative solar cell that absorbs both visible and UV light. My project focused on finding the optimum solar cell to further increase the light absorption and efficiency and design a nanotube for light-electricity conversion efficiency."
Yuan invested countless hours in his research, seeking out new resources in the field to find a workable real-world solution.
"He has worked very hard in the past couple years," his father Gang Yuan said. "We're grateful that he had great mentors and teachers to guide him.
"When he started on his research, he had great curiosity and wanted to dig into it more. As his parents, we looked for experiences to help him."
Watching his dedication impressed William's parents.
"This generation's sense of urgency is much stronger than my generation's," his father said. "They are thinking about the future and want to know how environmental issues will impact their generation." Promising future
Tapping into that talent and giving gifted youth the opportunity to excel is what the Davidson Institute is all about.
The national nonprofit organization recognized 20 students this year for their
I know the house flipper speculators loved some of these types loans because it reduced the amount of capital required to get into that business. They didn't expect to hold on to a property for very long, so as long as they could sell the houses. Of course, that's the kicker in all of this. What about lobbyists/activists for groups pushing for loosening up loan requirements in order to close a "housing gap" among different demographic groups? IMHO, they share some of the blame here too. Like you said, there wasn't a law against it, so the a civil lawsuit would probably be the only legal recourse.
They can be a great deal as long as the interest rates have a downward trend or don't go back above the rate when you got it. Personally, I'd rather have a fixed rate so at least that expense can be consistent. I find it odd that there are some countries where you have to get an ARM in order to get anything other than a short term loan.
18 months later and suddenly it's all house price crisis. Negative equity is everywhere. Foreclosures are everywhere.
I suppose your parents are saying "Now's the time to buy when things are cheap". Home ownership isn't a requirement for living, but it does make sense financially if you keep your head and don't go overboard. Eventually the mortgage will be paid off, it will be considered an asset, and you can invest the funds that would otherwise be spent on the loan. While renting doesn't have the commitment, you will never stop having to cough up the periodic rent payment.
I agree. Heads need to roll for the architects of this mess. Any repercussions for those individuals who got a loan they couldn't afford to begin with and then just walked away when the ARM readjusted? Is even worse credit rating for 10 years punishment enough?
What a lot of people don't understand is that this is occurring in other nations too. I'm sure any Slashdotters from the UK can chime in on the Northern Rock bailout and the condition of their real estate market.
So the current mess is due to trying to be politically correct when it comes to approving mortgages? If anything good comes out of it, I hope it's the lenders getting back to using only the applicant's financial data in a rigorous application process.
It's too bad that not enough people are interested in drastically cutting govt spending and then cutting taxes after a few years of surpluses. Unfortunately spending == power to most politicians.:(
Does the TDI have a Jacobson or exhaust brake included with it? If not, engine braking doesn't help as much as it does with a gasoline engine. That's why many trucks have them installed.
I would love to have a car with a nice efficient diesel, but I can't afford one at the moment.:(
New Trailer Park Boys Movie
August 27th, 2008 by Gilbert Seah
GUESS WHO'S OUTTA JAIL? AGAIN!
TRAILER PARK BOYS 2 BEGINS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Halifax - August 27, 2008 - Alliance Films is pleased to announce that the sequel to the box office record breaking TRAILER PARK BOYS - THE MOVIE commenced principal photography in Halifax on August 25th, 2008. TRAILER PARK BOYS 2 is helmed by writer-director Mike Clattenburg, co-written by John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, Mike Smith and Timm Hannebohm and produced by Barrie Dunn, Michael Volpe and Mike Clattenburg. Alliance Films will distribute the film across Canada.
TRAILER PARK BOYS 2 begins with Julian, Ricky and Bubbles newly released from jail and brimming with optimism about their prospects for the future. However, when they return to Sunnyvale, they encounter a leaner and much meaner Park Supervisor Jim Lahey who has some big changes in mind for the park, changes that don't exactly go over well with the Boys, who will now face their biggest test since Grade 10.
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Years ago when I worked on payroll systems, there were provisions in CA overtime rules (which was really screwed up compared to other states, IMHO) that exempted several industries from these rules. IIRC, most tech related companies were exempt. That may have changed since then and this is probably just going back to an earlier form. I guess no one remembers Apple's "working 80 hours a week and loving it" t-shirts?
Is Lotus Notes disqualified due to the "with reasonable granularity" requirement?
It can still be intuitive and represent a break from the way that you've always done things. It depends on how easy it is to pick up on the new way of doing things. From what I've seen it does do that. If one is used to operating a phone by touch, then that's just too bad. None of the touch screen devices are for you. Keep what you've got, enjoy the functionality that it has, and buy a competing product with keys if you ever need to upgrade. Personally, I have no use for an iPhone, a Blackberry, an Android, or Treo, etc. etc. Most of them are good at what they do and can be useful for their owners, but I don't have a need for one. There is no "one true device" out there. Why people have their own little holy wars over these machines can be funny or annoying.
Giant tortoises are land dwelling animals. Having seen a few of them at Reptile Gardens, I really doubt that they could swim. The young ones are surprisingly quick though.
I'm curious why they are going for traditional cross breeding techniques instead of using the start of the art genetic manipulation.
Has someone put a gun to your head and made you buy an iPhone? If you don't like the fact it doesn't have a physical keys, then don't buy it.
it doesn't help that they ban legal merchandise in order to be politically correct.
It was nice and responsive on a 486 based appliance machine that we had for some reason at work. Depending on how much bloat was added since that version, it should scream on an Atom.
Each puppet has a set of strings leading to the entity that is controlling them. Given the Democrats' cozy relationship with the entertainment industry, I seriously doubt that net neutrality or any sort of copyright or DRM reform will see the light of day.
If you wanted portability for CE, then developing the applications using the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 would probably be the way to go. I think 3.5 is only available on Windows Mobile 6 devices and 1.0 is slow.
It's less of a resource hog than XP and should be quite fast on that hardware. I'd like to see a review that benchmarked it and compared it to XP & Linux.
I played around with a little appliance 486 based PC at work that ran Windows CE. It could have overlapping, non full screen windows. It was quite responsive, even the version of IE. It was about like Win95 on a fast Pentium.
No kidding. I wonder if they were friends of his parents or relatives.
That depends on what sort of "value added" work that they did. I wouldn't have a problem if they took something that needed some work, fixed it up, and then sold it. The ones that just bought on the speculation that the price was going to go up a few weeks or months later...that seems to be a slimy way to make money.
William Yuan's bright idea to create a new, more efficient solar cell earned him top honors as Oregon's only 2008 Davidson Fellow.
As part of the honor, the 12-year-old Bethany boy will be flown to Washington, D.C., for a reception Sept. 24 at the Library of Congress where he will receive his award and a $25,000 scholarship from the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.
"William's work was evaluated by university professors and environmental scientists," said Tacie Moessner, Davidson Fellows program manager in a call from Reno, Nev. "They look for the project's potential to benefit society and make sure it is socially relevant. Generally, the projects need to be at the graduate level."
Yuan worked on his project for the past two years with the encouragement of his science teacher Susan Duncan; support of his parents Gang Yuan and Zhiming Mei; and counsel of professional mentors Professor Chunfei Li of Portland State University's Center for Nanofabrication and Electron Microscopy, Fred Li of Applied Materials Inc. and Professor Shaofan Li of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of California - Berkeley.
"He is our youngest fellow in science that we've ever had," Moessner said. "He is really spectacular.
"His project will really make a difference in advancing the technology of solar cells. You would never know he's 12 looking at the quality of his work."
Young talent
William Yuan is a seventh-grader in Meadow Park Middle School's Summa options program.
He is an active member of the school's Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Club, First Lego League team and participant in the Science Bowl and MathCounts programs. He is also a two-time, second-place chess champion for the state.
Recognizing his interest in science, math and engineering, Yuan's science teacher encouraged him to tackle a challenging engineering project for the Northwest Science Expo after introducing him to nanotechnology and renewable energy research.
"We learned about some great energy and environmental issues," Yuan said. "To try to help, I researched the application of nanotechnology and renewable energy.
"I felt they would best complement my background knowledge and experience. After extensive research and community outreach, I wanted to work on a project to find a solution for some of the problems of the world."
Yuan decided to focus his project on finding the most efficient way to harness the sun's energy.
"I felt solar energy had large potential but it was underused," he explained. "Fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas are only finite and are slated to run out by 2050.
"We need to make solar energy more cost effective and efficient."
With that thought in mind, Yuan got to work.
"Current solar cells are flat and can only absorb visible light," he said. "I came up with an innovative solar cell that absorbs both visible and UV light. My project focused on finding the optimum solar cell to further increase the light absorption and efficiency and design a nanotube for light-electricity conversion efficiency."
Yuan invested countless hours in his research, seeking out new resources in the field to find a workable real-world solution.
"He has worked very hard in the past couple years," his father Gang Yuan said. "We're grateful that he had great mentors and teachers to guide him.
"When he started on his research, he had great curiosity and wanted to dig into it more. As his parents, we looked for experiences to help him."
Watching his dedication impressed William's parents.
"This generation's sense of urgency is much stronger than my generation's," his father said. "They are thinking about the future and want to know how environmental issues will impact their generation."
Promising future
Tapping into that talent and giving gifted youth the opportunity to excel is what the Davidson Institute is all about.
The national nonprofit organization recognized 20 students this year for their
I know the house flipper speculators loved some of these types loans because it reduced the amount of capital required to get into that business. They didn't expect to hold on to a property for very long, so as long as they could sell the houses. Of course, that's the kicker in all of this.
What about lobbyists/activists for groups pushing for loosening up loan requirements in order to close a "housing gap" among different demographic groups? IMHO, they share some of the blame here too. Like you said, there wasn't a law against it, so the a civil lawsuit would probably be the only legal recourse.
They can be a great deal as long as the interest rates have a downward trend or don't go back above the rate when you got it. Personally, I'd rather have a fixed rate so at least that expense can be consistent. I find it odd that there are some countries where you have to get an ARM in order to get anything other than a short term loan.
I suppose your parents are saying "Now's the time to buy when things are cheap". Home ownership isn't a requirement for living, but it does make sense financially if you keep your head and don't go overboard. Eventually the mortgage will be paid off, it will be considered an asset, and you can invest the funds that would otherwise be spent on the loan. While renting doesn't have the commitment, you will never stop having to cough up the periodic rent payment.
I agree. Heads need to roll for the architects of this mess. Any repercussions for those individuals who got a loan they couldn't afford to begin with and then just walked away when the ARM readjusted? Is even worse credit rating for 10 years punishment enough?
What a lot of people don't understand is that this is occurring in other nations too. I'm sure any Slashdotters from the UK can chime in on the Northern Rock bailout and the condition of their real estate market.
So the current mess is due to trying to be politically correct when it comes to approving mortgages? If anything good comes out of it, I hope it's the lenders getting back to using only the applicant's financial data in a rigorous application process.
It's too bad that not enough people are interested in drastically cutting govt spending and then cutting taxes after a few years of surpluses. Unfortunately spending == power to most politicians. :(
Does the TDI have a Jacobson or exhaust brake included with it? If not, engine braking doesn't help as much as it does with a gasoline engine. That's why many trucks have them installed.
I would love to have a car with a nice efficient diesel, but I can't afford one at the moment. :(
It certainly fit in with the original Sienfeld "show about nothing". Now we have a commercial about nothing paid by MSFT.
Do you have a specific set of pages for that resolution? If not, how can you determine what resolution people are using to browse the site?
New Trailer Park Boys Movie
August 27th, 2008 by Gilbert Seah
GUESS WHO'S OUTTA JAIL? AGAIN!
TRAILER PARK BOYS 2 BEGINS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Halifax - August 27, 2008 - Alliance Films is pleased to announce that the sequel to the box office record breaking TRAILER PARK BOYS - THE MOVIE commenced principal photography in Halifax on August 25th, 2008. TRAILER PARK BOYS 2 is helmed by writer-director Mike Clattenburg, co-written by John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, Mike Smith and Timm Hannebohm and produced by Barrie Dunn, Michael Volpe and Mike Clattenburg. Alliance Films will distribute the film across Canada.
TRAILER PARK BOYS 2 begins with Julian, Ricky and Bubbles newly released from jail and brimming with optimism about their prospects for the future. However, when they return to Sunnyvale, they encounter a leaner and much meaner Park Supervisor Jim Lahey who has some big changes in mind for the park, changes that don't exactly go over well with the Boys, who will now face their biggest test since Grade 10.