I thought the reoccurance of Duncan through the series was well done. In fact, I think he was the real 'hero' in the series since he lasts despite his own will.
Oh no, I was never tired of Herbert's style. I adored the books. I just couldn't get into "Heretics". "God Emperor" is my favorite behind "Dune".
I thought the series was good until after "God Emperor of Dune" if you can get that far. Many can't. I found it difficult to read after the fourth book because the characters I really enjoyed were all gone. I know that's not really the point of the stories, but it still makes it more difficult.
On that note, read the Sandman series eventhough its a graphic novel. Also, if you can get your hands on "Angels and Visitations" by Gaiman, read it. (Also, cherish it because its so hard to find)
Nine Princes of Amber and the other subsequent Amber books in the series by Zelazny. Eventhough I feel the series is unfinished in parts, I really enjoyed these books. Don't know if they're exactly what you're looking for, being a bit too fantasy-ish, but I recommend them to everybody. I also put Dune and Ender's Game on my recommendation list.
Ah but but the company I'm speaking of does... they mostly do this shit to make people want to quit so they don't have to worry about laying anybody off.
Same thing happened to my husband. He was at his company for two years. They came out with this non compete in their employee manual which everybody had to sign. Besides him not being able to go to another ISP anytime soon, his spouse couldn't work for a competitor either. So essentially, they limit who I can work for as well... He didn't want to sign it, but they were going to blacklist anybody who didn't. We both know that was intimidation and he'd have grounds to fight... neither of us have any ability to afford a lawyer though.
Since the contract was violated, I would think they could get you for the two years that were violated. I'm not sure what the penalties would be, but I believe they would have something to stand on.
Technically, what you did by changing the contract was give them a counter offer which they accepted. Changing any terms of the contract handing you invalidates that contract. They more than likely would have had some kind of grounds to stand of if they chose to not hire you on the basis of you changing that one section. However, its a moot point since they did hire you anyway. They accepted your terms and your counter offer.
In Business Law, we were taught that as long as a non-compete was fair then it can be enforced sinced it is a signed contract. If its absolutely ludicrous and prevents you from making any kind of living, then the courts can decide to change it or dispose of it. Also, if you were forced to sign it under duress, I do believe that could make it a void contract if you can prove the duress. IE, if they threaten to fire you because you didn't sign it, that could be considered duress with valid proof.
It basically comes down to a matter of interpretation by the courts.
Gee, Comcast already wants to charge me $60 because I refuse to use their crappy cable service. They're the one we get to choose from and if you don't use their cable services they charge you extra. I'm just curious how many customers in the Pittsburgh area they lost because of this.
Right, and then I won't see my Mail Admin. husband for weeks because the mail servers at his ISP are so bogged down from spam that he can't leave work. Spam should be illegal period. No ifs ands or buts. Its unfair for ISPs to have to burden the bulk of the cost because of the wear and tear on their servers. Its unfair to mail admins to have to be battling spam constantly.
I doubt its possible, but spammers should pay ISPs the cost of sending the emails. Then maybe they can let them through.
Alot of people haven't read any of them. There is a plethera fangirls who haven't read any of the books and only go to see the movies because "Legolas is hot."
I honestly took four years to read The Hobbit because I couldn't get into the style of the book. Since I couldn't get into The Hobbit, I never bothered to read the LOTR series. It took seeing the first film for me to be able to get into the style of the books. I gladly finished them all before Two Towers, and I definately regret not reading them before hand.
I don't complain about the junk from the US Post because thats only one or two fliers a day I easily dump in my trash. Spam ticks me off because I have to filter and delete potentially 100-200 message a day. That is alot more annoying to me than one "Have you seen this kid?" postcard or AOL disk in the mail.
EVERYBODY does not use Google. Google is not the only search engine out there, and people do not rely on just google to search things. Some people still have never heard of Google.
Yes, they're so much of a monopoly that 75% of the people I work with, or whatever never heard of Google until I recommended it to them. They were shocked to find out something was better than Yahoo...
Why is it such a crime anymore to just be good at something or to just have a good resource without people jumping down their throats saying it's a monopoly? Why is it a crime for them to have a GOOD TRADE SECRET? It's not hurting anybody.
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The pyramid signifies strength and duration: The eye over it and the motto, Annuit Coeptis (meaning He, [Godj has favored our undertakings), allude to the many interventions of Providence in favor of the American cause. The Roman numerals below are the date of the Declaration of Independence. The words under it, Novus Ordo Seclorum (meaning a new order of the ages), signify the beginning of the new American era in 1776.
It's not the kids that are smart enough to program things to help them cheat that I worry about graduating from school, it's the kids who don't know where the United States is on a map, can't read past a fourth grade level, and don't know which war won our (the US) independence from England that I am more concerned about (you know, the ones who end up on Jay Leno's "Jay Walking")- most of whom, in my experience, are not smart enough to figure out how to program a calculator or PDA to help them cheat at tests. JMHO
Not really, in one of my requird math courses last spring, we had to do everything by hand. Our professor wouldn't allow us to use graphing calculators to do the work. Take it, it was only an Algebra course, but the point remains. Some teachers still don't let you graph on a calculator.
The little things were good, yes, but it didn't save the movie for me. I went back to see it hoping I'd like it more, but I almost fell asleep during it the second time. It was too slow, and nothing really happened. There really seemed to be no plot, just a huge leadup to Episode III.
It all depends on your lawyer. The law firm I work for is a big corporate law firm and you pay us no matter what (not that half the attorneys actually make their clients pay). But in Pittsburgh, there is one lawyer who is known for his one slogan: "We don't get paid unless we make money for you." Or something along those lines.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the taxpayers have to pay to maintain these courts that these stupid lawsuits are going through? So essentially, isn't this (like alot of things) wasting our tax dollars as well?
But Spider-Man isn't a LIVE broadcast. It's a work of fiction, a fictional story. In a world of fiction, you can't expect every little detail to be the same as our world.
Since when do we package Spider-Man as being real? I generally think that any movie like X-Men, Spider-Man, Superman, Batman... you generally take as being fiction whether it's based in a real world city or not.
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I thought the reoccurance of Duncan through the series was well done. In fact, I think he was the real 'hero' in the series since he lasts despite his own will. Oh no, I was never tired of Herbert's style. I adored the books. I just couldn't get into "Heretics". "God Emperor" is my favorite behind "Dune".
I thought the series was good until after "God Emperor of Dune" if you can get that far. Many can't. I found it difficult to read after the fourth book because the characters I really enjoyed were all gone. I know that's not really the point of the stories, but it still makes it more difficult.
On that note, read the Sandman series eventhough its a graphic novel. Also, if you can get your hands on "Angels and Visitations" by Gaiman, read it. (Also, cherish it because its so hard to find)
Nine Princes of Amber and the other subsequent Amber books in the series by Zelazny. Eventhough I feel the series is unfinished in parts, I really enjoyed these books. Don't know if they're exactly what you're looking for, being a bit too fantasy-ish, but I recommend them to everybody. I also put Dune and Ender's Game on my recommendation list.
After Ender's Game, definately check out Ender's Shadow - through the eyes of Bean. Very good book. I don't care for the prior sequels.
Ah but but the company I'm speaking of does... they mostly do this shit to make people want to quit so they don't have to worry about laying anybody off.
Which is why many people I know put their work under a significant other's name... They don't want their personal projects to be owned by the company.
Same thing happened to my husband. He was at his company for two years. They came out with this non compete in their employee manual which everybody had to sign. Besides him not being able to go to another ISP anytime soon, his spouse couldn't work for a competitor either. So essentially, they limit who I can work for as well... He didn't want to sign it, but they were going to blacklist anybody who didn't. We both know that was intimidation and he'd have grounds to fight... neither of us have any ability to afford a lawyer though.
Since the contract was violated, I would think they could get you for the two years that were violated. I'm not sure what the penalties would be, but I believe they would have something to stand on.
Technically, what you did by changing the contract was give them a counter offer which they accepted. Changing any terms of the contract handing you invalidates that contract. They more than likely would have had some kind of grounds to stand of if they chose to not hire you on the basis of you changing that one section. However, its a moot point since they did hire you anyway. They accepted your terms and your counter offer.
In Business Law, we were taught that as long as a non-compete was fair then it can be enforced sinced it is a signed contract. If its absolutely ludicrous and prevents you from making any kind of living, then the courts can decide to change it or dispose of it. Also, if you were forced to sign it under duress, I do believe that could make it a void contract if you can prove the duress. IE, if they threaten to fire you because you didn't sign it, that could be considered duress with valid proof.
It basically comes down to a matter of interpretation by the courts.
Gee, Comcast already wants to charge me $60 because I refuse to use their crappy cable service. They're the one we get to choose from and if you don't use their cable services they charge you extra. I'm just curious how many customers in the Pittsburgh area they lost because of this.
Right, and then I won't see my Mail Admin. husband for weeks because the mail servers at his ISP are so bogged down from spam that he can't leave work. Spam should be illegal period. No ifs ands or buts. Its unfair for ISPs to have to burden the bulk of the cost because of the wear and tear on their servers. Its unfair to mail admins to have to be battling spam constantly. I doubt its possible, but spammers should pay ISPs the cost of sending the emails. Then maybe they can let them through.
Alot of people haven't read any of them. There is a plethera fangirls who haven't read any of the books and only go to see the movies because "Legolas is hot."
I honestly took four years to read The Hobbit because I couldn't get into the style of the book. Since I couldn't get into The Hobbit, I never bothered to read the LOTR series. It took seeing the first film for me to be able to get into the style of the books. I gladly finished them all before Two Towers, and I definately regret not reading them before hand.
I don't complain about the junk from the US Post because thats only one or two fliers a day I easily dump in my trash. Spam ticks me off because I have to filter and delete potentially 100-200 message a day. That is alot more annoying to me than one "Have you seen this kid?" postcard or AOL disk in the mail.
Leon aka The Professional
EVERYBODY does not use Google. Google is not the only search engine out there, and people do not rely on just google to search things. Some people still have never heard of Google.
Yes, they're so much of a monopoly that 75% of the people I work with, or whatever never heard of Google until I recommended it to them. They were shocked to find out something was better than Yahoo... Why is it such a crime anymore to just be good at something or to just have a good resource without people jumping down their throats saying it's a monopoly? Why is it a crime for them to have a GOOD TRADE SECRET? It's not hurting anybody.
The pyramid signifies strength and duration: The eye over it and the motto, Annuit Coeptis (meaning He, [Godj has favored our undertakings), allude to the many interventions of Providence in favor of the American cause. The Roman numerals below are the date of the Declaration of Independence. The words under it, Novus Ordo Seclorum (meaning a new order of the ages), signify the beginning of the new American era in 1776.
According to the Federal Consumer Information Center
It's not the kids that are smart enough to program things to help them cheat that I worry about graduating from school, it's the kids who don't know where the United States is on a map, can't read past a fourth grade level, and don't know which war won our (the US) independence from England that I am more concerned about (you know, the ones who end up on Jay Leno's "Jay Walking")- most of whom, in my experience, are not smart enough to figure out how to program a calculator or PDA to help them cheat at tests. JMHO
Not really, in one of my requird math courses last spring, we had to do everything by hand. Our professor wouldn't allow us to use graphing calculators to do the work. Take it, it was only an Algebra course, but the point remains. Some teachers still don't let you graph on a calculator.
The little things were good, yes, but it didn't save the movie for me. I went back to see it hoping I'd like it more, but I almost fell asleep during it the second time. It was too slow, and nothing really happened. There really seemed to be no plot, just a huge leadup to Episode III.
It all depends on your lawyer. The law firm I work for is a big corporate law firm and you pay us no matter what (not that half the attorneys actually make their clients pay). But in Pittsburgh, there is one lawyer who is known for his one slogan: "We don't get paid unless we make money for you." Or something along those lines.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the taxpayers have to pay to maintain these courts that these stupid lawsuits are going through? So essentially, isn't this (like alot of things) wasting our tax dollars as well?
But Spider-Man isn't a LIVE broadcast. It's a work of fiction, a fictional story. In a world of fiction, you can't expect every little detail to be the same as our world.
Since when do we package Spider-Man as being real? I generally think that any movie like X-Men, Spider-Man, Superman, Batman... you generally take as being fiction whether it's based in a real world city or not.