Your problem is right there in the second sentence. You work IT for a LEGAL firm. Nobody wants to write software for lawyers without charging big bucks, because lawyers tend to sue people who piss them off. You need the extra money to pay for the inevitable legal fees you'll incur just for having lawyers for clients.
It's not just in fertilizer, but in soaps and industrial products. From what I hear, the algae blooms from the industrial runoff was choking the Chicago River at one point.
1. You should learn; it isn't that difficult. I was changing my mother's car's oil at 15. Just make sure you don't drop the drain plug in the pan:) 2. In my state, any reputable mechanic can do warranty repairs. You should check with your local mechanic to see if you have similar laws on the books.
As a rule, I never go to a dealer for anything except for warranty repairs, but those are extremely rare since I've only owned one car with an actual warranty (and it was a Honda). Dealers will charge you double for parts and extra for labor, and they screw up oil changes fairly regularly -- usually by over-tightening the oil filter.
Beware of local guys, though. Some will try to rip you off, but if you find a local guy with integrity and establish a good relationship with them, you'll be much better off than going with a dealer.
not including the position of that inadvertently and negligent action being intentional through the orders of someone in change.
The problem inherent to your post here is that if it is merely inadvertent or negligent, then it can't be malicious. If you can prove malice, then you do indeed have a criminal case against the party or parties at the corp, and no corporate shielding is available to them.
You are both right and wrong. The law in the US separates criminal and civil liabilities. If a company's actions wind up killing someone, as in the Board of Directors meets and decides to order a hit on a rival CEO, then people will go to jail, and no amount of corporate shielding will help. However, if the actions of a corporation cause damage, either inadvertently or through negligence, then only the corporation can be sued, not the board, and not the CEO. Say they use Chemical X for making baby nipples, and everyone thinks it's safe. Then somebody comes and sues because he his kids have turned into PowerPuff Girls and are trashing his house, the law says that the plaintiff can recover civil monetary damages only from the company, not from the employees or officers personally. Make sense?
Teachers in my state make $55,629 on average, nearly double the average wage in this state, and they still get three months off per year in which to suppliment their income in other ways.
The misconception that teachers don't get paid enough to do what they do needs to stop.
I guess I can't really answer which one is more important -- it depends on what you're trying to do. Want to raise consumer spending? Cut individual taxes or provide tax breaks to consumers. Want to boost job growth? Cut corporate taxes.
You and I have completely different perspectives on the no-bid contracts and such. Here in this part of the country, the Democrats are the ones giving their cronies the no bid contracts in exchange for political favors and campaign cash, and the democratic voters are the ones who keep voting for them.
I also see the democrats as being, classically, the big spenders. Guys like LBJ with his Great Society and Carter's stagflation come to mind. Clinton did ok, but I think that had more to do with the Republican congress torpedoing things like Hillary Health Care. Regardless, I'm sure you and I agree that the Republicans totally failed us fiscally during W's term. They had both houses and the presidency, and they should have used that power to slash spending on entitlements -- a classic Republican party plank -- but instead they chose record deficits as they would rather pull as much federal funding as they could into earmarks (bridge to nowhere) and foreign aid (Iraq). I personally find it funny that the Democrats are now the party promising to balance the budget while calling for universal healthcare. Good luck doing that without a massive across the board tax increase...
Kickbacks are illegal as far as I know, and any politician receiving a kickback from a sweetheart contract needs to go to jail. In this part of the country, that's mostly Chicago democrats who are guilty of this. Chicago, with its one party rule, is perhaps the most corrupt city in the country. Name one other state where the governor can be named in a massive pay-for-play scheme to channel funds directly into his campaign coffers in exchange for political favors, and not be impeached or forced to resign.
We need to stop tax breaks for companies that are profitable. We should invest money in research and companies who provide promising technologies that will keep our technological edge, but only when the private sector fails to take care of this. However, taxes do limit a company's ability to grow itself. Companies, when making out their yearly budgets, take their net income and invest it back into their company for growth. This creates new jobs and makes existing jobs higher paying, which grows the individual tax base. When you tax a corporation, this restricts the amount of money that the company can invest, restricting job growth, which raises the unemployment rate and at the very least doesn't help the average worker's salary at all. At the same time, however, it's still bullshit that corporate executives make tens of millions in bonuses and incentives from companies. I firmly believe that something must be done about this, because these companies are being sapped by their own executives.
We need to take more personal responsibility with regards to our own behavior, our financial situation, etc. People need to provide for themselves and not depend on the government to do everything for them. Yes, there ought to be some help for the sick and old who are physically incapable of providing for themselves, but we shouldn't reward people for their lack of planning and foresight with government pensions because they could have saved money for retirement but didn't.
We need to encourage people to work and not to have more babies so they can get fatter welfare checks. Bill Clinton may have been an idiot in my opinion, but the best thing he did in office is to sign the welfare reform bill.
I could go on, but you get the drift. In my view, all of this is common sense, but I'm sure in your view it's nonsense.
CANADIAN!?! I heard you read Marx to your children as bedtime stories (printed on 100% hemp paper, of course) in between hits of acid while simultaneously protesting the global capitalist system which pays your salary (most of which is consumed by taxes to pay for a broken health care system). Oh, wait... My mistake. I forgot you get paid more to go on public aid than you do to actually get a job. Hippies!
On a more serious note, I throw a lot of crap at the left side of the aisle, but it's all in fun. People who take politics too seriously are disturbing.
Keep in mind, though, that it's the US and it's military dominance that allows other western countries, like Canada and the Netherlands, to spend all of their revenue on social programs while nearly ignoring their militaries (and yes, I know Canadian special forces are among the best in the world, but you still don't have any aircraft carriers). Aggressive countries like the former Soviet Union, China, and Putin's emerging Russian authoritarian state can only be kept on their side of the border by the threat of retaliation.
I knew I wasn't going to get away with that rant without attracting some flames.
Republican voters are very turned off by the 'borrow-and-spend' policies of this administration -- note that Bush's approval rating is below the percentage of presumed Republican voters. I know I am. We should be cutting entitlement spending and balancing the budget, not borrowing from foreign governments so we can afford to bail out an unfriendly country with military aid.
No, this part of the state is heavily republican. I ought to know -- I voted for Foster in this election. He was the first Democrat I've ever voted for, and I still feel a bit dirty about it. As heavily as Chicago goes for Democrats, the suburbs go for Republicans.
The real reason Foster won this election is not because the district is jumping on the magic bus with the rest of the leftist hippies, it's because his opponent, Jim Oberweis, is an ass who has been trying to buy himself into office for years. He's lost three consecutive primaries -- the party faithful can see right through him -- but since he's a big contributor to the party (he's made millions off his dairy business, which turns out an excellent product, by the way), he convinced the bosses to let him run for a fourth time in a rigged primary for a 'safe' Republican district. They rigged the primary by not allowing any serious competition for the seat -- the only two opponents Oberweis had was an idiot who just wanted to be on the ballot and didn't even live in the district, and a state legislator who pissed off just about everyone in the state legislature. Then, when it came to campaign time for the special election, I was recieving two to three pieces of hate filled negative campaign fliers in the mail each day, which just turned me off. Foster, however, barely sent anything out. The DNC ran some TV ads, but not nearly as many as the RNC. In the end, though Oberweis won the primary (barely), he lost the election because there were enough Republicans in the district, like me, who hated him enough to vote in a baby killing, tax and spend, socialized medicine advocating, way out on the left wing commie liberal democrat (no offense to any baby killing, tax and spend, socialized medicine advocating, way out on the left wing commie liberal democrats reading this).
I hope the Republicans in this state realize their mistakes with this race and throw Oberweis under a bus before the November election. He won the primary for that election, too, so we'll have a repeat of Oberweis vs. Foster in November unless they fix this.
This OS doesn't really run any applications at all. It's not intended for commercial use, and will not be the next Windows. All it is, is a test bed for future technologies. Think of it as an IT equivalent of a concept car. It doesn't really run, but it's nifty to look at to get ideas for future projects.
Maybe you should start buying banner ads that say "FACT: 4 out of 5 children are never exposed to any sexual conversation online" and flip the statistic around on them.
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More like the Moonies. Didn't you know Rev. Moon supplies most of the sushi we eat?
He sent Indiana Jones after them.
is contact lenses with built in nanoscale light sources that can project microtext and images directly onto my retinae.
Your problem is right there in the second sentence. You work IT for a LEGAL firm. Nobody wants to write software for lawyers without charging big bucks, because lawyers tend to sue people who piss them off. You need the extra money to pay for the inevitable legal fees you'll incur just for having lawyers for clients.
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Isn't EAC based on cdparanoia? If so, that would be a bit redundant...
Then you hear stories like the one about the 16 year old kid with the broken back who was tasered 19 times by the police for failing to stand up when ordered
It's not just in fertilizer, but in soaps and industrial products. From what I hear, the algae blooms from the industrial runoff was choking the Chicago River at one point.
Right -- Phosphate free soaps have been on the market for environmentally minded people for years: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/ask_treehugger_whats_the_dirt_on_phosphate-free_soaps.php
The City of Chicago even banned (but can't enforce) phosphates in soap since the 70's: http://whoshomewithyourkids.blogspot.com/2007/07/dish-washing-detergents.html
Two thoughts on that.
1. You should learn; it isn't that difficult. I was changing my mother's car's oil at 15. Just make sure you don't drop the drain plug in the pan :)
2. In my state, any reputable mechanic can do warranty repairs. You should check with your local mechanic to see if you have similar laws on the books.
As a rule, I never go to a dealer for anything except for warranty repairs, but those are extremely rare since I've only owned one car with an actual warranty (and it was a Honda). Dealers will charge you double for parts and extra for labor, and they screw up oil changes fairly regularly -- usually by over-tightening the oil filter.
Beware of local guys, though. Some will try to rip you off, but if you find a local guy with integrity and establish a good relationship with them, you'll be much better off than going with a dealer.
in full control of your faculties, able to socialize, to date, to start and raise a family
If you think this is the kind of people who hang out here, you must be new.
If this makes it past vaporware, I'll dance a jig.
The problem inherent to your post here is that if it is merely inadvertent or negligent, then it can't be malicious. If you can prove malice, then you do indeed have a criminal case against the party or parties at the corp, and no corporate shielding is available to them.
I'll agree with the rest of your post, though...
You are both right and wrong. The law in the US separates criminal and civil liabilities. If a company's actions wind up killing someone, as in the Board of Directors meets and decides to order a hit on a rival CEO, then people will go to jail, and no amount of corporate shielding will help. However, if the actions of a corporation cause damage, either inadvertently or through negligence, then only the corporation can be sued, not the board, and not the CEO. Say they use Chemical X for making baby nipples, and everyone thinks it's safe. Then somebody comes and sues because he his kids have turned into PowerPuff Girls and are trashing his house, the law says that the plaintiff can recover civil monetary damages only from the company, not from the employees or officers personally. Make sense?
Teachers in my state make $55,629 on average, nearly double the average wage in this state, and they still get three months off per year in which to suppliment their income in other ways.
The misconception that teachers don't get paid enough to do what they do needs to stop.
Here's the wikipedia entry.
Because Canada has become one of the top exporters of Marijuana to the United States.
I guess I can't really answer which one is more important -- it depends on what you're trying to do. Want to raise consumer spending? Cut individual taxes or provide tax breaks to consumers. Want to boost job growth? Cut corporate taxes.
You and I have completely different perspectives on the no-bid contracts and such. Here in this part of the country, the Democrats are the ones giving their cronies the no bid contracts in exchange for political favors and campaign cash, and the democratic voters are the ones who keep voting for them.
I also see the democrats as being, classically, the big spenders. Guys like LBJ with his Great Society and Carter's stagflation come to mind. Clinton did ok, but I think that had more to do with the Republican congress torpedoing things like Hillary Health Care. Regardless, I'm sure you and I agree that the Republicans totally failed us fiscally during W's term. They had both houses and the presidency, and they should have used that power to slash spending on entitlements -- a classic Republican party plank -- but instead they chose record deficits as they would rather pull as much federal funding as they could into earmarks (bridge to nowhere) and foreign aid (Iraq). I personally find it funny that the Democrats are now the party promising to balance the budget while calling for universal healthcare. Good luck doing that without a massive across the board tax increase...
All of the above. Really.
Kickbacks are illegal as far as I know, and any politician receiving a kickback from a sweetheart contract needs to go to jail. In this part of the country, that's mostly Chicago democrats who are guilty of this. Chicago, with its one party rule, is perhaps the most corrupt city in the country. Name one other state where the governor can be named in a massive pay-for-play scheme to channel funds directly into his campaign coffers in exchange for political favors, and not be impeached or forced to resign.
We need to stop tax breaks for companies that are profitable. We should invest money in research and companies who provide promising technologies that will keep our technological edge, but only when the private sector fails to take care of this. However, taxes do limit a company's ability to grow itself. Companies, when making out their yearly budgets, take their net income and invest it back into their company for growth. This creates new jobs and makes existing jobs higher paying, which grows the individual tax base. When you tax a corporation, this restricts the amount of money that the company can invest, restricting job growth, which raises the unemployment rate and at the very least doesn't help the average worker's salary at all. At the same time, however, it's still bullshit that corporate executives make tens of millions in bonuses and incentives from companies. I firmly believe that something must be done about this, because these companies are being sapped by their own executives.
We need to take more personal responsibility with regards to our own behavior, our financial situation, etc. People need to provide for themselves and not depend on the government to do everything for them. Yes, there ought to be some help for the sick and old who are physically incapable of providing for themselves, but we shouldn't reward people for their lack of planning and foresight with government pensions because they could have saved money for retirement but didn't.
We need to encourage people to work and not to have more babies so they can get fatter welfare checks. Bill Clinton may have been an idiot in my opinion, but the best thing he did in office is to sign the welfare reform bill.
I could go on, but you get the drift. In my view, all of this is common sense, but I'm sure in your view it's nonsense.
CANADIAN!?! I heard you read Marx to your children as bedtime stories (printed on 100% hemp paper, of course) in between hits of acid while simultaneously protesting the global capitalist system which pays your salary (most of which is consumed by taxes to pay for a broken health care system). Oh, wait... My mistake. I forgot you get paid more to go on public aid than you do to actually get a job. Hippies!
On a more serious note, I throw a lot of crap at the left side of the aisle, but it's all in fun. People who take politics too seriously are disturbing.
Keep in mind, though, that it's the US and it's military dominance that allows other western countries, like Canada and the Netherlands, to spend all of their revenue on social programs while nearly ignoring their militaries (and yes, I know Canadian special forces are among the best in the world, but you still don't have any aircraft carriers). Aggressive countries like the former Soviet Union, China, and Putin's emerging Russian authoritarian state can only be kept on their side of the border by the threat of retaliation.
I knew I wasn't going to get away with that rant without attracting some flames.
Republican voters are very turned off by the 'borrow-and-spend' policies of this administration -- note that Bush's approval rating is below the percentage of presumed Republican voters. I know I am. We should be cutting entitlement spending and balancing the budget, not borrowing from foreign governments so we can afford to bail out an unfriendly country with military aid.
No, this part of the state is heavily republican. I ought to know -- I voted for Foster in this election. He was the first Democrat I've ever voted for, and I still feel a bit dirty about it. As heavily as Chicago goes for Democrats, the suburbs go for Republicans.
The real reason Foster won this election is not because the district is jumping on the magic bus with the rest of the leftist hippies, it's because his opponent, Jim Oberweis, is an ass who has been trying to buy himself into office for years. He's lost three consecutive primaries -- the party faithful can see right through him -- but since he's a big contributor to the party (he's made millions off his dairy business, which turns out an excellent product, by the way), he convinced the bosses to let him run for a fourth time in a rigged primary for a 'safe' Republican district. They rigged the primary by not allowing any serious competition for the seat -- the only two opponents Oberweis had was an idiot who just wanted to be on the ballot and didn't even live in the district, and a state legislator who pissed off just about everyone in the state legislature. Then, when it came to campaign time for the special election, I was recieving two to three pieces of hate filled negative campaign fliers in the mail each day, which just turned me off. Foster, however, barely sent anything out. The DNC ran some TV ads, but not nearly as many as the RNC. In the end, though Oberweis won the primary (barely), he lost the election because there were enough Republicans in the district, like me, who hated him enough to vote in a baby killing, tax and spend, socialized medicine advocating, way out on the left wing commie liberal democrat (no offense to any baby killing, tax and spend, socialized medicine advocating, way out on the left wing commie liberal democrats reading this).
I hope the Republicans in this state realize their mistakes with this race and throw Oberweis under a bus before the November election. He won the primary for that election, too, so we'll have a repeat of Oberweis vs. Foster in November unless they fix this.
Ars Technica says it all.
This OS doesn't really run any applications at all. It's not intended for commercial use, and will not be the next Windows. All it is, is a test bed for future technologies. Think of it as an IT equivalent of a concept car. It doesn't really run, but it's nifty to look at to get ideas for future projects.
Maybe you should start buying banner ads that say "FACT: 4 out of 5 children are never exposed to any sexual conversation online" and flip the statistic around on them.