I do pay my fair share; My finances just happen to work out that after the 'educational expenses' deduction to my tax return, I have very little taxable net income.
As for your 50% figure; I'm not sure where you pulled that out of. I get my refund at the end of the year; I still pay regular taxes on every cheque.. typically in the neigbourhood of 17%. Even with a straight addition of 7% for GST, that puts me at 24%. There's no provincial tax in Alberta; so theres nothing additional there.
I may end up paying more in taxes after I graduate; but it's still a percentage; and when the difference is between a $35,000 per year job with 25% tax, and a $70,000 per year job with even 50% tax, I'm still coming out ahead by roughly $9000/year. Divide that by four (for the number of years I get an education deduction) to get $2250 per year; which isn't too far off what I get back in refunds now. So even with a ridiculously high 50% income tax on the better job, and a comparitively low paying job for my field (engineering construction management) after a little over a year, I still come out ahead in the long run. But hey; I'm young so I must not know how the world works, right?
"Green all year, no mosquitos.".. *cough cough*.. Well, I suppose if you count them as helicopters...
Honestly though; I'm quite happy in Canada, even if I'm in the most conservative province in the country (Alberta).. We've got privatized health care, and the Klein gov't intends to use the nothwithstanding clause to duck the same-sex marriage issue (stupid on Klein's part, IMO) The education system is great; especially the tax breaks; I've made $22,000 in a year as a student (8 months work); and been given back -everything- I paid in taxes. As for Chretien; between him and Bush, I'd say we have the lesser of two evils.
I took a course in surveying a couple years ago at university; the US gov't has a masking signal they can apply to gps satellites to give purposely inaccurate data. It essentially changes the coordinate values by a random number, and the results can put you out by as much as 200 m. As soon as this signal was switched off, you were good to a mere couple meters. I don't, however, know how they're getting accuracy to less than an inch.
What if you needed it to get a job (in the scary world that many predict).
heh. That isn't just a prediction; it's already happened in many sectors. I worked for the Canadian portion of a multi-national pipeline company; every single person we had working in the field was subject to random drug/alchohol screenings. Mind you; when you're dealing with multi-billion (US) dollar facilities, a little caution should be expected.
Also, IIRC, most heavy construction companies require you to submit to the same testing if you're operating any machinery.
Well, unless the shirt was absolutely skin tight, you'd have loose fabric; as soon as the bullet hits, it's going to pull that loose fabric after it. If the shirt was totally skin tight, you'd never be able to get it on, because by design, it wouldn't be able to stretch; as soon as it did, you'd again have fabric following the bullet.
*cough cough*.. I can't speak for all guys, but I'm willing to bet most don't want a condom all that 'stiff' either. That job's supposed to be provided by something else;)
That's all fine and dandy, but a bullet proof piece of clothing 'as light as a t-shirt' wouldn't so squat. Kevlar is a pretty light material too, the reason bullet proof vests are so heavy is because of the large impact absorbing plates. Without some impact absorbance, the bullet would just end up dragging a whole bunch of cloth into the gaping hole in your chest. You have to have something to absorb the kinetic energy; and a t-shirt just doesn't cut it.
What's your point? I'm I civil engineer. The fact that you've got a B.Sc. or maybe an M. Eng, doesn't mean you're qualified to give legal advice either. Frankly, as the defendant didn't file wrongful dismissal, Intel probably doesn't have much to hide.
Granted, the email sent wasn't of a commercial nature, so probably couldn't be considered spam. You have to wonder though; at what point do 'damages' begin. This guy sent email to 30,000 people, on a more than on occasion. That's got to waste some company time.
On a side note, he was also complaining about employment practices, and suggesting that people get a job elsewhere. I'd call that 'damage'. I'd also seeing about filing a libel suit.
At first I had visions of people not being able to hold a view they actually wanted; but since there's a button you have to press to access each of these features, I like the idea. Probably works based from an electronic gyroscope of some sort.. cool.
I don't know about that so much; the "basic transcendental human rights" only became recognised as such because of the "morality" of the populace.
Try living in a society of people who pathologically lack a conscience; your 'fundamental' rights dissapear pretty quickly.
I'm willing to bet too, that if the vast majority of people in North America were vegetarian/vegan, then cows would have their own 'fundamental' rights.
Um.. typically the phrase 'mutual mistake' refers to a situation where all parties involved have made said mistake. Fast talking would be a mistake on the part of one of the parties; not both. I don't know if you read the full doctrine, but the gist (from my understandand, and IANAL), was that if a transaction takes place that is inherently in violation of the contract meant to govern it, that transaction can then be considered null and void. If anything, this means to stop people from getting a good deal by sheer dumb luck. Interesting that it hasn't been applied to the accidental sale of picasso's in flea bargains, but hey, what do I know.
I spent a brief stint working with a major international pipeline company as a student. Due to my inexperience, I was submitted to a very thorough 'safety' orientation; including some lovely videos showing the ignition of an NGL (Natural Gas Liquid) leak. As has been mentioned, hydrocarbon gasses are heavier than air, and are far more dangerous than a hydrogen leak would be.
Additionally, the 10 to 20% loss figure is absurd; even in current pipeline systems, a 'large leak' is often anything larger than 20 barrels.. compared to the throughput of these pipelines, the actual loss percentage is miniscule. Interestingly enough, when these leaks do occur, they are generally repaired in a matter of days (use of the line is halted immediately upon detection), and the failed pipe section has to be completely retested before being returned to service. The spills are usually 'cleaned up' by a controlled burn.
I don't know about that.. there's senoir instructors in my karate club that'd whoop my @$$ if I tried to tell them I had comparitively "increased physical stamina"..
That might just fall back to the 'old age and treachery' comment tho..;)
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I do pay my fair share; My finances just happen to work out that after the 'educational expenses' deduction to my tax return, I have very little taxable net income.
.. typically in the neigbourhood of 17%. Even with a straight addition of 7% for GST, that puts me at 24%. There's no provincial tax in Alberta; so theres nothing additional there.
As for your 50% figure; I'm not sure where you pulled that out of. I get my refund at the end of the year; I still pay regular taxes on every cheque
I may end up paying more in taxes after I graduate; but it's still a percentage; and when the difference is between a $35,000 per year job with 25% tax, and a $70,000 per year job with even 50% tax, I'm still coming out ahead by roughly $9000/year. Divide that by four (for the number of years I get an education deduction) to get $2250 per year; which isn't too far off what I get back in refunds now. So even with a ridiculously high 50% income tax on the better job, and a comparitively low paying job for my field (engineering construction management) after a little over a year, I still come out ahead in the long run. But hey; I'm young so I must not know how the world works, right?
"Green all year, no mosquitos." .. *cough cough* .. Well, I suppose if you count them as helicopters...
.. We've got privatized health care, and the Klein gov't intends to use the nothwithstanding clause to duck the same-sex marriage issue (stupid on Klein's part, IMO) The education system is great; especially the tax breaks; I've made $22,000 in a year as a student (8 months work); and been given back -everything- I paid in taxes. As for Chretien; between him and Bush, I'd say we have the lesser of two evils.
Honestly though; I'm quite happy in Canada, even if I'm in the most conservative province in the country (Alberta)
I took a course in surveying a couple years ago at university; the US gov't has a masking signal they can apply to gps satellites to give purposely inaccurate data. It essentially changes the coordinate values by a random number, and the results can put you out by as much as 200 m. As soon as this signal was switched off, you were good to a mere couple meters. I don't, however, know how they're getting accuracy to less than an inch.
What if you needed it to get a job (in the scary world that many predict).
heh. That isn't just a prediction; it's already happened in many sectors. I worked for the Canadian portion of a multi-national pipeline company; every single person we had working in the field was subject to random drug/alchohol screenings. Mind you; when you're dealing with multi-billion (US) dollar facilities, a little caution should be expected.
Also, IIRC, most heavy construction companies require you to submit to the same testing if you're operating any machinery.
Don't forget about Pillars of Creation, the (afaik) most recent in the series. Just went paperback a few months ago, I think..
Just on a side note, polyethylene is a fairly common material used in fibres to reinforce concrete, especially when the wieght of rebar isn't wanted.
Well, unless the shirt was absolutely skin tight, you'd have loose fabric; as soon as the bullet hits, it's going to pull that loose fabric after it. If the shirt was totally skin tight, you'd never be able to get it on, because by design, it wouldn't be able to stretch; as soon as it did, you'd again have fabric following the bullet.
*cough cough* .. I can't speak for all guys, but I'm willing to bet most don't want a condom all that 'stiff' either. That job's supposed to be provided by something else ;)
That's all fine and dandy, but a bullet proof piece of clothing 'as light as a t-shirt' wouldn't so squat. Kevlar is a pretty light material too, the reason bullet proof vests are so heavy is because of the large impact absorbing plates. Without some impact absorbance, the bullet would just end up dragging a whole bunch of cloth into the gaping hole in your chest. You have to have something to absorb the kinetic energy; and a t-shirt just doesn't cut it.
What's your point? I'm I civil engineer. The fact that you've got a B.Sc. or maybe an M. Eng, doesn't mean you're qualified to give legal advice either. Frankly, as the defendant didn't file wrongful dismissal, Intel probably doesn't have much to hide.
There's an image of his rosetta stone in the article,here:
http://www.substream.com/imag es/lords_prayer_big.gif [substream.com]
Read faster people; I've already read the first three pages, stop /.'ing the fourth!
Granted, the email sent wasn't of a commercial nature, so probably couldn't be considered spam. You have to wonder though; at what point do 'damages' begin. This guy sent email to 30,000 people, on a more than on occasion. That's got to waste some company time.
On a side note, he was also complaining about employment practices, and suggesting that people get a job elsewhere. I'd call that 'damage'. I'd also seeing about filing a libel suit.
At first I had visions of people not being able to hold a view they actually wanted; but since there's a button you have to press to access each of these features, I like the idea. Probably works based from an electronic gyroscope of some sort .. cool.
Can we say "Tilt" ?
I don't know about that so much; the "basic transcendental human rights" only became recognised as such because of the "morality" of the populace.
Try living in a society of people who pathologically lack a conscience; your 'fundamental' rights dissapear pretty quickly.
I'm willing to bet too, that if the vast majority of people in North America were vegetarian/vegan, then cows would have their own 'fundamental' rights.
"But neither should a government enforce morality..."
So murder is okay by you?
Courtesy of Douglas Adams; of course, under that premise, eventually our computer interface will be that of a european bistro....
Um .. typically the phrase 'mutual mistake' refers to a situation where all parties involved have made said mistake. Fast talking would be a mistake on the part of one of the parties; not both. I don't know if you read the full doctrine, but the gist (from my understandand, and IANAL), was that if a transaction takes place that is inherently in violation of the contract meant to govern it, that transaction can then be considered null and void. If anything, this means to stop people from getting a good deal by sheer dumb luck. Interesting that it hasn't been applied to the accidental sale of picasso's in flea bargains, but hey, what do I know.
I spent a brief stint working with a major international pipeline company as a student. Due to my inexperience, I was submitted to a very thorough 'safety' orientation; including some lovely videos showing the ignition of an NGL (Natural Gas Liquid) leak. As has been mentioned, hydrocarbon gasses are heavier than air, and are far more dangerous than a hydrogen leak would be.
.. compared to the throughput of these pipelines, the actual loss percentage is miniscule. Interestingly enough, when these leaks do occur, they are generally repaired in a matter of days (use of the line is halted immediately upon detection), and the failed pipe section has to be completely retested before being returned to service. The spills are usually 'cleaned up' by a controlled burn.
Additionally, the 10 to 20% loss figure is absurd; even in current pipeline systems, a 'large leak' is often anything larger than 20 barrels
Hydrogen is definitely a better way to go.
I don't know about that .. there's senoir instructors in my karate club that'd whoop my @$$ if I tried to tell them I had comparitively "increased physical stamina" ..
;)
That might just fall back to the 'old age and treachery' comment tho..