AIESEC is an international work exchange program for internships. It's not the same as the Peace Corp. It's run by students in 85+ countries. In AIESEC, you could end up working for a multinational corporation in one country or a non-profit organization in another. Chances are, you won't be able to chose the country that accepts you, but you might be able to chose the general region in the World you may end up working in. It comes with a built-in social network and a support group of University students wherever you go, but the drawback is that this kind of support can vary widely from chapter to chapter.
Seems strange that they want to prevent the people who know how to stop snipers from helping. As long as the assistance is purely technical...
They could receive the same kind of technical assistance from private citizens who were trained as snipers.
As it has been proven in Waco Texas, the military doesn't limit itself to giving purely technical advice.
Don't get too excited by any speed improvements. In France for example, bullet trains are not allowed to go at their optimal speeds because some of the rail tracks might have some people walking on them.
The appeals court doesn't need to chastise Microsoft. There is really no point in chastising someone until their proceedings are over.
There was also no point in Jackson chastising Microsoft *before* the case even began. Jackson was about to have complete control over Microsoft. Did he really need to "educate" us about Microsoft at that time? Is anyone falling for this excuse.
If you are forced to sign a contract at gunpoint, or otherwise under duress, is it not legally invalid?
So, the question is. Did this really happen? Is a guy smart enough to pay for the successful development of a rocket belt not smart enough to know something like this.
"...pernicious anemia in humans is caused not by a vitamin B12 deficiency in the diet but rather the absence of a substance called the intrinsic factor, ordinarily secreted by the stomach and responsible for facilitating the absorption of B12 from the intestine. When a person's body cannot produce the intrinsic factor, the standard treatment today is to inject vitamin B12 directly into the bloodstream.[...]" http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0861824.html
The right to life. The right to live well. The right to die well. The right to voice one's opinion without fear of imprisonment or death. Free software? Sure, it can help human rights workers. But is it a right?
Living well may be a right, but forcing others to make you live well is not a right. I had to say this because many people actually believe that Free Healthcare should be a right.
Along similar lines. Writing and distributing free software is a right, but forcing others to write free software for you is not a right.
Of course people lose their jobs in tech! Hell, can you imagine if you were, say, a plumber, and all of a sudden these people with extra time and money on their hands decided to open a plumbing business that charged $0? That's *exactly* what's happening in tech, and I don't understand why people are putting up with this.
It's more like a kid plumber charging $30 per hour because the work involves using standard parts and standard published techniques to do the work.
When you go to an independent car mechanic, that's what the mechanic is doing as well. He is also using standard parts (not necessarily produced by the same manufacturer) and standard published techniques to do the work.
This may make our jobs less secure, but it does increase exponentially our standard of living.
For a good harsh critic of online education, take a look at the book called "The Social Life of Information". The authors even talk about educational programs like this one, partially online and partially live.
If she used her credit card, she could have asked for a "charge-back" from her credit card company. Just be sure to make the request in writing.
My pager company went out of business when I still had one year of service left with them. I had originally gotten and prepaid for a two year contract. My Discover credit card refunded me the full amount, so I didn't even end up paying for the first year of the pager service.
I got nailed by a fraud auction (guy was selling items he didn't have in stock. Promised next day delivery...that was 3 months ago.)
Did the guy (seller) have many positive recommendations? I have to ask because I've been wanting to buy things from Ebay and I never got around to it. Is there any way for me to avoid this kind of problem by only chosing the sellers with the highest ratio of positive recommendations?
On the topic of your credit card company, I recommend that you stop calling them and start writing them. Ask for a "charge-back" on the fraudulent charge you incurred. Banks don't like doing charge-backs, but it's within their powers and they'll do it if you ask in writing.
I wouldn't say it's a myth and offers no protection.
You could send yourself an unsealed envelope. The post office doesn't have a problem with that as long as the envelope flap is tucked in.
It would still be your word against someone else's.
Yes I have. On the other hand, you had not included such a key phrase. Based on your one accurate example, you initially made the sweeping false conclusion that "You can put 'Patent pending' on anything for any reason." That's what I took issue with, although I'm sorry I called you a moron.
Deception of consumers is a crime regardless.
I agree. But in the eyes of the government, decepting advertising about filing a patent application is not the same as deceptive advertising. It's listed as a separate criminal offense. This separate criminal offense carries a separate criminal penalty and this separate criminal penalty sure has lots of teeth.
I heard another good way to date an invention is to send a letter to yourself (certified would probably be even better) with it in there and do not open the envelope. Doing this gives you a date and everything from the USPS
Not true. You can put "Patent pending" on anything for any reason. You can even put it on products that have been denied a patent. There is no law or regulation that disallows it.
Please someone mod the above post down! (not up!) That guy is a *moron*.
"Falsely indicating that a patent application is pending, for the purpose of deceiving the public, can result in a fine of not more than $500 'for every such offense'. Any person may sue an alleged false marker and collect half of any fine paid, with the other half going to the U.S. Government." http://www.lawnotes.com/patent/patmark.html
The US is a first-to-invent not a first-to-patent country, so make sure you have a hardcopy of your invention description dated and notarized.
Then let some Net crypto people beat on your idea, make sure you say "Patent Pending."
Use those words without an application and people like me will make sure that you go bankrupt by the end of the week.
It's a criminal offense to use the words "patent applied for" or "patent pending" (they mean the same thing) in any advertising when there's no active, applicable regular or provisional patent application on file.
As far as coming up with the $20,000, find a lawyer that will draw up a rock solid non disclosure agreement and then shop it around to rich businessmen and patent lawyers after you get a signed NDA.
Before you go to a lawyer, start an invention journal, document your invention, document how you thought up of the invention, and have two trusted friends read/understand/sign/date every page of it. If the need arises, those two friends of yours have to be credible in a court of law, so don't ask your girlfriend or your family to do this. Then you can go to a lawyer to ask for further advice.
No, they don't. One company claimed it could make a disposable cell phone out of paper and sell it for less than $30. The company's claim was even touted, as one of the most brilliant innovation of next millenium, by Times magazine I think.
The company was a complete sham. After a year of R&D, they encased $200 Nokia phones into cardboard bodies, and they tried passing it off as their own prototypes that they could sell for less than $30. Not only that, but the founders of that company already had an history of starting fake companies and running off with the money of their investors.
It's barely possible. The chances of finding 10 tracks in the same album which aren't badly encoded, labelled wrongly or sampled at 96kbps is extremely high.
Some people buy CDs because of only one song that they like on the CD, so it may not really matter if they can't download the other songs.
PS: This doesn't mean that I think file sharing cuts into their profit. I believe quite the opposite actually.
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AIESEC is an international work exchange program for internships. It's not the same as the Peace Corp. It's run by students in 85+ countries. In AIESEC, you could end up working for a multinational corporation in one country or a non-profit organization in another. Chances are, you won't be able to chose the country that accepts you, but you might be able to chose the general region in the World you may end up working in. It comes with a built-in social network and a support group of University students wherever you go, but the drawback is that this kind of support can vary widely from chapter to chapter.
They could receive the same kind of technical assistance from private citizens who were trained as snipers. As it has been proven in Waco Texas, the military doesn't limit itself to giving purely technical advice.
Don't get too excited by any speed improvements. In France for example, bullet trains are not allowed to go at their optimal speeds because some of the rail tracks might have some people walking on them.
The appeals court doesn't need to chastise Microsoft. There is really no point in chastising someone until their proceedings are over. There was also no point in Jackson chastising Microsoft *before* the case even began. Jackson was about to have complete control over Microsoft. Did he really need to "educate" us about Microsoft at that time? Is anyone falling for this excuse.
So, the question is. Did this really happen? Is a guy smart enough to pay for the successful development of a rocket belt not smart enough to know something like this.
"...pernicious anemia in humans is caused not by a vitamin B12 deficiency in the diet but rather the absence of a substance called the intrinsic factor, ordinarily secreted by the stomach and responsible for facilitating the absorption of B12 from the intestine. When a person's body cannot produce the intrinsic factor, the standard treatment today is to inject vitamin B12 directly into the bloodstream.[...]"
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0861824.html
Living well may be a right, but forcing others to make you live well is not a right. I had to say this because many people actually believe that Free Healthcare should be a right.
Along similar lines. Writing and distributing free software is a right, but forcing others to write free software for you is not a right.
It's more like a kid plumber charging $30 per hour because the work involves using standard parts and standard published techniques to do the work.
When you go to an independent car mechanic, that's what the mechanic is doing as well. He is also using standard parts (not necessarily produced by the same manufacturer) and standard published techniques to do the work.
This may make our jobs less secure, but it does increase exponentially our standard of living.
Stephan
For a good harsh critic of online education, take a look at the book called "The Social Life of Information". The authors even talk about educational programs like this one, partially online and partially live.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the number of medical degrees capped by the American Medical Association anyway?
Go to South America, at least there, you'll be able to go to medical school without an undergraduate degree and you'll be learning from real cadavers.
My pager company went out of business when I still had one year of service left with them. I had originally gotten and prepaid for a two year contract. My Discover credit card refunded me the full amount, so I didn't even end up paying for the first year of the pager service.
Did the guy (seller) have many positive recommendations? I have to ask because I've been wanting to buy things from Ebay and I never got around to it. Is there any way for me to avoid this kind of problem by only chosing the sellers with the highest ratio of positive recommendations?
On the topic of your credit card company, I recommend that you stop calling them and start writing them. Ask for a "charge-back" on the fraudulent charge you incurred. Banks don't like doing charge-backs, but it's within their powers and they'll do it if you ask in writing.
Have you ever heard of formatting your text before submitting it.
May be, he should get a patent on that.
You could send yourself an unsealed envelope. The post office doesn't have a problem with that as long as the envelope flap is tucked in.
It would still be your word against someone else's.
Yes I have. On the other hand, you had not included such a key phrase. Based on your one accurate example, you initially made the sweeping false conclusion that "You can put 'Patent pending' on anything for any reason." That's what I took issue with, although I'm sorry I called you a moron.
Deception of consumers is a crime regardless.
I agree. But in the eyes of the government, decepting advertising about filing a patent application is not the same as deceptive advertising. It's listed as a separate criminal offense. This separate criminal offense carries a separate criminal penalty and this separate criminal penalty sure has lots of teeth.
You're assuming that she is getting special treatment. She is not. Do your homework next time.
That's a myth and this way offers no protection.
Please someone mod the above post down! (not up!) That guy is a *moron*.
"Falsely indicating that a patent application is pending, for the purpose of deceiving the public, can result in a fine of not more than $500 'for every such offense'. Any person may sue an alleged false marker and collect half of any fine paid, with the other half going to the U.S. Government."
http://www.lawnotes.com/patent/patmark.html
Use those words without an application and people like me will make sure that you go bankrupt by the end of the week.
It's a criminal offense to use the words "patent applied for" or "patent pending" (they mean the same thing) in any advertising when there's no active, applicable regular or provisional patent application on file.
Before you go to a lawyer, start an invention journal, document your invention, document how you thought up of the invention, and have two trusted friends read/understand/sign/date every page of it. If the need arises, those two friends of yours have to be credible in a court of law, so don't ask your girlfriend or your family to do this. Then you can go to a lawyer to ask for further advice.
No, they don't. One company claimed it could make a disposable cell phone out of paper and sell it for less than $30. The company's claim was even touted, as one of the most brilliant innovation of next millenium, by Times magazine I think.
The company was a complete sham. After a year of R&D, they encased $200 Nokia phones into cardboard bodies, and they tried passing it off as their own prototypes that they could sell for less than $30. Not only that, but the founders of that company already had an history of starting fake companies and running off with the money of their investors.
Some people buy CDs because of only one song that they like on the CD, so it may not really matter if they can't download the other songs.
PS: This doesn't mean that I think file sharing cuts into their profit. I believe quite the opposite actually.
France requires the users of encryption to file for a permit before using encryption. And one wonders why France is still in the dark ages.