While the cause was not directly BP's fault, they were looking the other way while the work got done. It is not like the stumbled into these problems, they ignored them and blamed others for their lack of involvement.
Simple question, who would have been getting the oil and selling it if everything worked out? BP, so they should bare ultimate responsibility because they were going to be the ones who profited.
our CFO's will outsource the 'mundane' coding, sure. but sensitive stuff? any smart CFO will rethink this.
Yeah right, the executives that work their way up to CxO are the guys who would save a nickel today to get their bonuses and take a golden parachute out tomorrow when the company tanks.
You wanted to be the greatest source of ICT Professionals in the world.
Just because their resume said that they had 20 years of experience with Halo and Starcraft, I would not be so quick to try and get them a visa to be on your team!
Companies that do mergers are only able to make the aquistion work out about half the time, so it is rarely a good investment. If it is not good for the company then why does it happen?
Management often gives themselves bonus paychecks and golden chutes abound. I worked for Anthem (health insurance) when the CEO bought someone (forgot who) and he gave himself a $40 million bonus for completing the transaction. It will be the shareholders that get left holding the bag.
Them Duke boys will now be asked to make those supply runs for the military. I just hope that there are enough dirt ramps in the middle east for them to succeed!
They needed a new school, and it had to deal with a number of special issues. For example,
global raw material shortages caused costs to skyrocket to an average of $600 per square foot in 2006 and 2007 -- triple the price from 2002
Methane mitigation cost $33 million
$15 million preserving historic features
It is not like this an investment property that they could keep putting off. So the costs of the materials, who knew how high it was going to go? It is not like they could have predicted it was going to go way back down. Also this is Los Angeles,
Construction costs at LA Unified are the second-highest in the nation -- something the district blames on skyrocketing material and land prices, rigorous seismic codes and unionized labor
It is not like they could build it anywhere they want. At the very least, it was an investment in our youth which is better than the proposed "Bridge to Nowhere" (price tag of $398 million).
The Lesson: Don't file income on small stuff like the $5 you earned blogging because the state does have common sense. If you go ahead and file this income then neither do you.
misuse of company funds is also serious but not on the level of sexual harassment
HOW do you figure that? Sexual harrassment can be minor or it can be a major, in this case we have no idea what level this could have been considered.
On the other hand, we have $75,000 thrown away on non-work related stuff. This is not like taking a sticky pad home with you or using the business copier for your own use. If this was any other employee in the company not only would they be frog marched out the door, they would have called the cops and had them arrested for stealing company property. But this is the CEO who was just paid $40 million for walking away why would we hold him to the same standards as other employees.
For those who feel that playing the Taliban is offensive, I order you off the property because I am releasing the Dickwolves and you better hope you are not caught.
If this offended you, please read Gabe and Tycho's response while you are being herding to the mines.
How do you figure? A laser can be disbursed by the atmosphere like any other light wave and just because it travels in straight line does not mean that it can effectively hit that target. Unless the airplane is flying in a straight line, it can miss just like anything else. Guided missiles are effective in that it gets close enough to the target to limit the targets options for evasion. Unless you have some super computer that perfectly track a moving target the whole this is total BS.
Unlimited ammunition
A laser would require energy, how much energy, I don't know how much but I doubt it is a pair of double AA are powering the thing so lets not pretend it has unlimited ammunition.
You also ignore the obvious, projectile weapons are going to be easier to maintain. A laser? Who the hell knows? This is not Star Wars it is just fantasy crap.
It is not the lack of income taxes that is reducing the wages of legit workers. The income tax for people below 24,000 K is pretty non-existent. It is the fact the employers of these immigrants are ignoring all the rules that they had to follow to protect workers. Unemployment benefits, Social Security, vacation, Health Care, training are all gone. Not to mention if they are going to do all this stuff, they might as well cheat on their accounting as well.
The fact is, these employers are don't want to hire human beings, they want robots. If they get sick or broken they can throw them away. They don't care about government, they are only worried about getting their share and screw everyone else. These are the people who we should be kicking out of the country.
OK, then be sure to let us, the users know the REAL NAMES of the moderators, business managers, sales staff, marketing gurus of your business and I am sure that openness will be embraced by all!
The fact is companies like to treat most jobs, excluding management positions, as unskilled labor. Not unskilled as in 7-11 but as one programmer is the same as any other programmer. This does not apply just to programmers but a large range of positions.
So even though you maybe the best of the group in your company, they will not care because they are not willing to expend the energy to find out. You are all the same as far as they are concerned.
offering legal services to those who photos are used in violation of whatever the licensing terms are
They may take care of the legalality of a photo but don't expect them to extend an resources to address Copyright violations. And if they do, you can beat that they are going to keep the money they get. Photographers are SOL.
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While the cause was not directly BP's fault, they were looking the other way while the work got done. It is not like the stumbled into these problems, they ignored them and blamed others for their lack of involvement.
Simple question, who would have been getting the oil and selling it if everything worked out? BP, so they should bare ultimate responsibility because they were going to be the ones who profited.
our CFO's will outsource the 'mundane' coding, sure. but sensitive stuff? any smart CFO will rethink this.
Yeah right, the executives that work their way up to CxO are the guys who would save a nickel today to get their bonuses and take a golden parachute out tomorrow when the company tanks.
You wanted to be the greatest source of ICT Professionals in the world.
Just because their resume said that they had 20 years of experience with Halo and Starcraft, I would not be so quick to try and get them a visa to be on your team!
Dumbledore shot first!
Companies that do mergers are only able to make the aquistion work out about half the time, so it is rarely a good investment. If it is not good for the company then why does it happen?
Management often gives themselves bonus paychecks and golden chutes abound. I worked for Anthem (health insurance) when the CEO bought someone (forgot who) and he gave himself a $40 million bonus for completing the transaction. It will be the shareholders that get left holding the bag.
Them Duke boys will now be asked to make those supply runs for the military. I just hope that there are enough dirt ramps in the middle east for them to succeed!
Political blogging is a business and business is good!
They needed a new school, and it had to deal with a number of special issues. For example,
It is not like this an investment property that they could keep putting off. So the costs of the materials, who knew how high it was going to go? It is not like they could have predicted it was going to go way back down. Also this is Los Angeles,
Construction costs at LA Unified are the second-highest in the nation -- something the district blames on skyrocketing material and land prices, rigorous seismic codes and unionized labor
It is not like they could build it anywhere they want. At the very least, it was an investment in our youth which is better than the proposed "Bridge to Nowhere" (price tag of $398 million).
The Lesson: Don't file income on small stuff like the $5 you earned blogging because the state does have common sense. If you go ahead and file this income then neither do you.
misuse of company funds is also serious but not on the level of sexual harassment
HOW do you figure that? Sexual harrassment can be minor or it can be a major, in this case we have no idea what level this could have been considered.
On the other hand, we have $75,000 thrown away on non-work related stuff. This is not like taking a sticky pad home with you or using the business copier for your own use. If this was any other employee in the company not only would they be frog marched out the door, they would have called the cops and had them arrested for stealing company property. But this is the CEO who was just paid $40 million for walking away why would we hold him to the same standards as other employees.
For those who feel that playing the Taliban is offensive, I order you off the property because I am releasing the Dickwolves and you better hope you are not caught.
If this offended you, please read Gabe and Tycho's response while you are being herding to the mines.
I counter your Python with Britney Spears!
http://www.google.com/trends?q=python%2C+Britney+Spears&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Of course the Czechs are a weird bunch, bucking the trend of pop stars for programming languages but without Google Trends WHO WOULD HAVE KNOWN!
So...
What are you going to buy that is worth stealing?
I was going to say Fight Club, but I guess learning a new language would work too.
Longer range & Better accuracy
How do you figure? A laser can be disbursed by the atmosphere like any other light wave and just because it travels in straight line does not mean that it can effectively hit that target. Unless the airplane is flying in a straight line, it can miss just like anything else. Guided missiles are effective in that it gets close enough to the target to limit the targets options for evasion. Unless you have some super computer that perfectly track a moving target the whole this is total BS.
Unlimited ammunition
A laser would require energy, how much energy, I don't know how much but I doubt it is a pair of double AA are powering the thing so lets not pretend it has unlimited ammunition.
You also ignore the obvious, projectile weapons are going to be easier to maintain. A laser? Who the hell knows? This is not Star Wars it is just fantasy crap.
That it could be so bad here! I guess that is why they keep KDawson, they cannot find a replacement!
It is not the lack of income taxes that is reducing the wages of legit workers. The income tax for people below 24,000 K is pretty non-existent. It is the fact the employers of these immigrants are ignoring all the rules that they had to follow to protect workers. Unemployment benefits, Social Security, vacation, Health Care, training are all gone. Not to mention if they are going to do all this stuff, they might as well cheat on their accounting as well.
The fact is, these employers are don't want to hire human beings, they want robots. If they get sick or broken they can throw them away. They don't care about government, they are only worried about getting their share and screw everyone else. These are the people who we should be kicking out of the country.
More like 1 act of self-defense does not negate the 100 murder's, robberies and suicides.
But don't let facts stop you now!
OK, then be sure to let us, the users know the REAL NAMES of the moderators, business managers, sales staff, marketing gurus of your business and I am sure that openness will be embraced by all!
I don't know which is scarier, that story or the fact it was modded "Informative".
Bill Gates: IE9 will support ALL browsers
that's right both of them.
IE6 AND IE7!
And yes I like country music!
You make it sound like this is a bad thing!
Not only are we stupid, We don't even know how stupid we are!
The fact is companies like to treat most jobs, excluding management positions, as unskilled labor. Not unskilled as in 7-11 but as one programmer is the same as any other programmer. This does not apply just to programmers but a large range of positions.
So even though you maybe the best of the group in your company, they will not care because they are not willing to expend the energy to find out. You are all the same as far as they are concerned.
They may take care of the legalality of a photo but don't expect them to extend an resources to address Copyright violations. And if they do, you can beat that they are going to keep the money they get. Photographers are SOL.