Discover card lets you obtain a seperate number for each merchant. The number can be used multiple times by that merchant, but not by anyone else.
You get a new Secure number by logging onto Discover and requesting one, or you can have a destop version that stays active for 15 minutes.
Works for me.
When looking for how-to information, the query should be posed as the answer, not the question.
The page that has the information you want will contain phrases such as, "... when installing the foorbar, be sure to..."
Think about the answer, not the question.
While there may appear to be may sources reporting, check the byline and you will often find that most are just rehashing the AP or Reuters feed.
There is very little independent international journalism, even on "national" newspapers.
(Placing his beloved inflatable-Lucy aside, troglogeek responds.)
You did say, " . . . but if you were to ask most women in the US--especially those with school-age kids--if they were willing to permit changes in the laws that would give more power to policing agencies, they would support it. Go ahead and ask, I guaranteee (sic) you that any "soccer mom" would answer in the affirmative.", right?
While I think I sense your sentiment, might I suggest you review last year's Supreme Court decision, Atwater et al. v. City of Lago Vista etal. 99-1408 before proposing further erosion of your rights.
The gist of the complaint centers on the following scenario:
"Texas law makes it a misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine, either for a front-seat passenger in a car equipped with safety belts not to wear one or for the driver to fail to secure any small child riding in front. The warrantless arrest of anyone violating these provisions is expressly authorized by statute, but the police may issue citations in lieu of arrest. Petitioner Atwater drove her truck in Lago Vista, Texas, with her small children in the front seat. None of them was wearing a seatbelt. Respondent Turek, then a Lago Vista policeman, observed the seatbelt violations, pulled Atwater over, verbally berated her, handcuffed her, placed her in his squad car, and drove her to the local police station, where she was made to remove her shoes, jewelry, and eyeglasses, and empty her pockets. Officers took her mug shot and placed her, alone, in a jail cell for about an hour, after which she was taken before a magistrate and released on bond."
Read the decision for the answer to the exciting question, "But what happened to the children who were with her in the truck?"
OK, I've perused (well, maybe skimmed) the 175 page 36,000-word draft resolution "USA Act V2.0." (a.k.a. PATRIOT Act in the House Judiciary committee). I've extracted one proposed section that, in my judgment, epitomizes its import:
SEC. 507. DISCLOSURE OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS.
Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), is amended by adding after subsection (i) a new subsection (j) to read as follows:
''(j) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM.--
''(1) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding sub- sections (a) through (i) or any provision of State law, the Attorney General (or any Federal officer or employee, in a position not lower than an Assistant Attorney General, designated by the Attorney General) may submit a written application to a court of competent jurisdiction for an ex parte order requiring an educational agency or institution to permit the Attorney General (or his designee) to--
''(A) collect education records in the pos- session of the educational agency or institution that are relevant to an authorized investigation or prosecution of an offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18 United States Code, or an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in section 2331 of that title; and
''(B) for official purposes related to the investigation or prosecution of an offense described in paragraph (1)(A), retain, disseminate, and use (including as evidence at trial or in other administrative or judicial proceedings) such records, consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary, shall issue to protect confidentiality.
''(2) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.-- ''(A) IN GENERAL.--An application under paragraph (1) shall certify that there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the education records are likely to contain information described in paragraph (1)(A). ''(B) The court shall issue an order described in paragraph (1) if the court finds that the application for the order includes the certification described in subparagraph (A).
''(3) PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONAL AGENCY OR INSTITUTION.--An educational agency or institution that, in good faith, produces education records in accordance with an order issued under this subsection shall not be liable to any person for that production.
''(4) RECORD-KEEPING.--Subsection (b)(4) does not apply to education records subject to a court order under this subsection.''.
Due to the current financial restraints, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.
Silly as it is to expect fiction to mirror reality, although more frequent with science-fiction than other genres, somehow I just can't see these personalities on a shuttle mission.
The other side, the military part, is even more strained. Those who reach the higher ranks in the military -- just like their counterparts in business -- know when to keep their mouths shut, rarely tell you what they are thinking, are not confrontational and tend toward the political: think Colin Powell, not John Wayne.
But as entertainment, it is off to a good start with unlimited opportunity for nit-pickers, voyeurs and SiFi buffs.
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Discover card lets you obtain a seperate number for each merchant. The number can be used multiple times by that merchant, but not by anyone else. You get a new Secure number by logging onto Discover and requesting one, or you can have a destop version that stays active for 15 minutes. Works for me.
I guess I could build a reasonably good stun gun from my 1960's camera strobe light.
When looking for how-to information, the query should be posed as the answer, not the question. The page that has the information you want will contain phrases such as, "... when installing the foorbar, be sure to ..."
Think about the answer, not the question.
While there may appear to be may sources reporting, check the byline and you will often find that most are just rehashing the AP or Reuters feed. There is very little independent international journalism, even on "national" newspapers.
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(Placing his beloved inflatable-Lucy aside, troglogeek responds.)
You did say, " . . . but if you were to ask most women in the US--especially those with school-age kids--if they were willing to permit changes in the laws that would give more power to policing agencies, they would support it. Go ahead and ask, I guaranteee (sic) you that any "soccer mom" would answer in the affirmative.", right?
While I think I sense your sentiment, might I suggest you review last year's Supreme Court decision, Atwater et al. v. City of Lago Vista etal. 99-1408 before proposing further erosion of your rights.
The gist of the complaint centers on the following scenario:
"Texas law makes it a misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine, either for a front-seat passenger in a car equipped with safety belts not to wear one or for the driver to fail to secure any small child riding in front. The warrantless arrest of anyone violating these provisions is expressly authorized by statute, but the police may issue citations in lieu of arrest. Petitioner Atwater drove her truck in Lago Vista, Texas, with her small children in the front seat. None of them was wearing a seatbelt. Respondent Turek, then a Lago Vista policeman, observed the seatbelt violations, pulled Atwater over, verbally berated her, handcuffed her, placed her in his squad car, and drove her to the local police station, where she was made to remove her shoes, jewelry, and eyeglasses, and empty her pockets. Officers took her mug shot and placed her, alone, in a jail cell for about an hour, after which she was taken before a magistrate and released on bond."
Read the decision for the answer to the exciting question, "But what happened to the children who were with her in the truck?"
". . . In short I have decided that America no longer needs my august presence, America can go fuck itself. . . ."
That was august in its usual sense of, "marked by majestic dignity or grandeur" right?
OK, I've perused (well, maybe skimmed) the 175 page 36,000-word draft resolution "USA Act V2.0." (a.k.a. PATRIOT Act in the House Judiciary committee). I've extracted one proposed section that, in my judgment, epitomizes its import:
SEC. 507. DISCLOSURE OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS.
Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), is amended by adding after subsection (i) a new subsection (j) to read as follows:
''(j) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM.--
''(1) IN GENERAL.--Notwithstanding sub- sections (a) through (i) or any provision of State law, the Attorney General (or any Federal officer or employee, in a position not lower than an Assistant Attorney General, designated by the Attorney General) may submit a written application to a court of competent jurisdiction for an ex parte order requiring an educational agency or institution to permit the Attorney General (or his designee) to--
''(A) collect education records in the pos- session of the educational agency or institution that are relevant to an authorized investigation or prosecution of an offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18 United States Code, or an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in section 2331 of that title; and
''(B) for official purposes related to the investigation or prosecution of an offense described in paragraph (1)(A), retain, disseminate, and use (including as evidence at trial or in other administrative or judicial proceedings) such records, consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary, shall issue to protect confidentiality.
''(2) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.-- ''(A) IN GENERAL.--An application under paragraph (1) shall certify that there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe that the education records are likely to contain information described in paragraph (1)(A). ''(B) The court shall issue an order described in paragraph (1) if the court finds that the application for the order includes the certification described in subparagraph (A).
''(3) PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONAL AGENCY OR INSTITUTION.--An educational agency or institution that, in good faith, produces education records in accordance with an order issued under this subsection shall not be liable to any person for that production.
''(4) RECORD-KEEPING.--Subsection (b)(4) does not apply to education records subject to a court order under this subsection.''.
Due to the current financial restraints, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.
Right up there with Reagan naming the ICBM's Peacemakers.
Silly as it is to expect fiction to mirror reality, although more frequent with science-fiction than other genres, somehow I just can't see these personalities on a shuttle mission.
The other side, the military part, is even more strained. Those who reach the higher ranks in the military -- just like their counterparts in business -- know when to keep their mouths shut, rarely tell you what they are thinking, are not confrontational and tend toward the political: think Colin Powell, not John Wayne.
But as entertainment, it is off to a good start with unlimited opportunity for nit-pickers, voyeurs and SiFi buffs.