The law in most places in the U.S. (Virginia in my case) is the patient owns the content, the doc owns the paper its recorded on, and the doc may exclude only certain pieces (mostly psychiatric observations). The principle issue is the cost of having the doc's office reproduce the records.
It doesn't matter what the docs think--it's settled law.
Actually the state has a very limited say as well. In the U.S., once the cell phone companies, or the WiMAX companies, or just about anyone else has their federal license to use the airwaves, every other government level must reasonably accommodate the licensee. This attempt at NIMBY will fail miserably as soon as it hits federal court. The losers here are the whiny taxpayers who enrich lawyers to argue cases they cannot win.
The call to the police is what happens when you entrust the education of your children to a bunch of underachieving liberal arts majors.
The extraordinarily poor journalism is yet another monument to the very best in liberal arts education.
The only good thing to come of this: it will definitely push the obviously bright 11-year-old and his cohorts into the hard sciences and engineering. That's one mark for the good guys.
- In the U.S., individuals do not own the airwaves--the people do. - The Federal Communications Commission regulates the airwaves on the behalf of the people. - No one may legally jam or interfere with a licensed radio service. - The FCC routinely fines individuals who break these rules (and others) roughly $10,000 for each instance of interference.
By the way, the "must accept any interference" line applies to incidental radiators. Cell phones transmit as a licensed service so they are protected from interference on their licensed frequencies. The must accept language means that if the phone generates too much noise outside of its licensed band(s) (place an AM radio very close to your computer or monitor to hear an example), then too bad.
The hazards of RF exposure are controversial at best, with widely varying opinions in the medical community and no real, controlled studies
RF and magnetic exposure are understood based upon rigorous studies. Take a look at OET65 for both what is regulated as well as references to the hard science behind it.
I've been driving a 2001 Toyota Prius that the wife and I picked up in September 2001. It's a very good compact with reasonable power, fantastic gas mileage, high reliability, and certain location-specific advantages. As to your specific questions:
Are they a good alternative to conventional vehicles, or just a geek toy? If you didn't know it was a hybrid, you wouldn't see any difference.
Do they perform well in the city? Other than getting used to not hearing the engine run while driving in slow traffic, you won't notice a difference.
How about on long road trips?No difference from any other car. The numbers on the car are roughly 115 horsepower for 2765 pounds empty weight
FYI, the location-specific advantage deals with how certain states classify hybrids with respect to high occupancy vehicle (HOV) restrictions. My current state, Virginia, allows me to pay a little extra for my registration and with "clean special fuel" plates run HOV with only the driver in the car. I understand California does something similar.
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The law in most places in the U.S. (Virginia in my case) is the patient owns the content, the doc owns the paper its recorded on, and the doc may exclude only certain pieces (mostly psychiatric observations). The principle issue is the cost of having the doc's office reproduce the records. It doesn't matter what the docs think--it's settled law.
Actually the state has a very limited say as well. In the U.S., once the cell phone companies, or the WiMAX companies, or just about anyone else has their federal license to use the airwaves, every other government level must reasonably accommodate the licensee. This attempt at NIMBY will fail miserably as soon as it hits federal court. The losers here are the whiny taxpayers who enrich lawyers to argue cases they cannot win.
USAA allows account holders to take a picture of a check with an iPhone and has for about a year. Now if I only had an iPhone... .
The call to the police is what happens when you entrust the education of your children to a bunch of underachieving liberal arts majors. The extraordinarily poor journalism is yet another monument to the very best in liberal arts education. The only good thing to come of this: it will definitely push the obviously bright 11-year-old and his cohorts into the hard sciences and engineering. That's one mark for the good guys.
Gee--the two most difficult support organizations join forces. I'm glad I let my JBoss support contract lapse... .
Well, let's take a look at karnal's comment.
- In the U.S., individuals do not own the airwaves--the people do.
- The Federal Communications Commission regulates the airwaves on the behalf of the people.
- No one may legally jam or interfere with a licensed radio service.
- The FCC routinely fines individuals who break these rules (and others) roughly $10,000 for each instance of interference.
By the way, the "must accept any interference" line applies to incidental radiators. Cell phones transmit as a licensed service so they are protected from interference on their licensed frequencies. The must accept language means that if the phone generates too much noise outside of its licensed band(s) (place an AM radio very close to your computer or monitor to hear an example), then too bad.
RF and magnetic exposure are understood based upon rigorous studies. Take a look at OET65 for both what is regulated as well as references to the hard science behind it.
Doesn't changing another's content violate copyright?
Are they a good alternative to conventional vehicles, or just a geek toy? If you didn't know it was a hybrid, you wouldn't see any difference.
Do they perform well in the city? Other than getting used to not hearing the engine run while driving in slow traffic, you won't notice a difference.
How about on long road trips?No difference from any other car. The numbers on the car are roughly 115 horsepower for 2765 pounds empty weight
FYI, the location-specific advantage deals with how certain states classify hybrids with respect to high occupancy vehicle (HOV) restrictions. My current state, Virginia, allows me to pay a little extra for my registration and with "clean special fuel" plates run HOV with only the driver in the car. I understand California does something similar.