Wal-Mart started this practice many years ago. All of the high-volume retailers do it now. Typically, the exclusive SKU will have a slightly reduced set of features, for the same or lower price as the "equivalent" from the same manufacturer through Amazon. The customer is less likely to leave the store and order on-line, and wait for shipping, just to get a couple of features that he or she might not need, anyway.
Which is a completely false headline, if you actually read the police newsletter that it references. Even if it *were* true that the London police had classified them as terrorists (which, I repeat, they did not), that's still a far cry from the hysterical "Occupy movements all over the world have been labelled as terrorists by the authorities" claim in the summary of *this* article. Geez, people, take a breath between your rants.
So, repeat after me: correlation does not imply causation. If you don't know this, you have no business being a scientist.
...but are still well-qualified to be a journalist.
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I am the son of a doctor, the grandson of a doctor and the brother of a doctor. I can assure you, physicians usually make similar choices for their family members' care as they would choose for themselves.
Unfortunately, they have to consider everyone else as a potential plaintiff.
First of all, the article doesn't seem to have anything to back it up except a few anecdotes. Second, the author's perception of high school reunions seems to be based, to a large degree, on fictional ones. The gist of the article is that classmates who have been in touch through Facebook are less likely to have "dramatic" reunions like the ones in the movies (Peggy Sue, Romy & Michelle). It might come as a shock to a writer, but reunions never have been like the ones in fiction.
My hometown cohorts recently held a very successful reunion--successful enough to raise some money for a local charity. Facebook was a vital part of organizing and publicizing the event. Tangentially, one of the reasons that it was successful was that they did not limit it to one school--the history of the community was such that many childhood friends ended up at different high schools.
Anyway, reunions simply are what you make of them. Facebook has not changed that one bit.
This is NOT "already paid compensation". These are UNVESTED restricted stock units. If you quit, retire, are fired or laid off, the unvested shares do not vest. That's pretty standard for "golden handcuffs".
It's also quite common for restricted stock and option grants to include non-compete conditions which would be completely illegal in an employment contract. Your acceptance of a grant is purely voluntary--it's not a condition of your employment--so they can attach whatever strings they want to it.
Answers.com did NOT make Facebook the only way to log in. They are eliminating support for three centralized login services, which should make you happy. They probably kept Facebook because too many people would have complained. However, the only thing you need to maintain an account on Answers.com is an e-mail address, which should also make you happy.
Montgomery County is rural (pine forest) and suburban. The county covers a large area; the population density is relatively low. The only large crowds are at high school football games. The population tends to be affluent and very conservative. The county does have to deal with fleeing suspects and fugitives (particularly from Harris County, to the south) fairly frequently, and helicopters are often used to track them on the roads and in the woods. The pine forest does not have a dense canopy--in many areas, looking down on it is the best way to find someone. I can see that a UAV could be a much less expensive way to address that need than a manned helicopter (although the fact that the vendor just happens to be a local business raises suspicion of cronyism). The speculation of how such a platform might be armed was an easy way to sensationalize the story.
I blame Percival Lowell more than H. G. Wells. Wells just took Lowell's ideas and made a novel out of them. Lowell, being a respected astronomer, caused people to think that it could be true.
I disagree with difference #2. There is a strong likelihood that the OWS movement will be co-opted by the Democratic Party exactly the same way that the Tea Party Movement was co-opted by the Republican Party. Since they have not published a list of objectives, the Democrats will publish it for them. (I know there are lots of lists of demands floating around; none of them have been endorsed by the OWS General Assembly).
With regard to #3, money will flow in, once the movement has been brought under the control of the party.
As far as I know it has never been illegal, in any country at any time in history, to make a secured loan to people who have a high risk of default. It's stupid, but not criminal. It's not apparent to me why you would think that it is illegal or why you think that it should be.
That being said, the sale of a mortgage to an underwriter based on false or misleading documentation should be prosecuted as fraud. None of the hundreds of thousands of borrowers who committed mortgage fraud on their applications have gone to jail, either. One study showed that as many as 90% of stated-income applications submitted by your "everyday people" were fraudulent.
No one involved at any level of the chain, right down to the borrowers, wants to see fraud charges filed because none of them have clean hands. Besides, the court system would never be able to process all the cases.
That is all history, now. Where were these protesters two years ago, when the banks and mortgage insurers were being bailed out? For the most part, the loans made to the banks by the government have been paid back, with interest.
A few of the protesters *are* focused on the root problem: the fact that corporations have used their money and power to completely and irreparably corrupt BOTH ruling political parties. (And yes, they do rule jointly). The government is totally dependent on the revenue that comes from huge sums of money circulating in the financial system, amplified by the leverage in the shadow banking system. (It is impossible for me to believe that the Federal Reserve was not aware of the expansion of the money supply provided by unregulated, non-depository institutions). I have yet to hear any constructive idea from them which might lead out of this situation. The protesters' plan seems to be revolution first--their agenda will be revealed later. I do not find that plan inspiring.
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Shouldn't all science be questioned? If we unanimously accept a scientific theory to be fact, is it still science?
If AGW is not a testable theory and it does not produce a falsifiable hypothesis, is it scientific at all?
I think someone fed this old canard to Fox... and they FELL FOR IT!
Wal-Mart started this practice many years ago. All of the high-volume retailers do it now. Typically, the exclusive SKU will have a slightly reduced set of features, for the same or lower price as the "equivalent" from the same manufacturer through Amazon. The customer is less likely to leave the store and order on-line, and wait for shipping, just to get a couple of features that he or she might not need, anyway.
Which is a completely false headline, if you actually read the police newsletter that it references. Even if it *were* true that the London police had classified them as terrorists (which, I repeat, they did not), that's still a far cry from the hysterical "Occupy movements all over the world have been labelled as terrorists by the authorities" claim in the summary of *this* article. Geez, people, take a breath between your rants.
So, repeat after me: correlation does not imply causation. If you don't know this, you have no business being a scientist.
...but are still well-qualified to be a journalist.
I am the son of a doctor, the grandson of a doctor and the brother of a doctor. I can assure you, physicians usually make similar choices for their family members' care as they would choose for themselves.
Unfortunately, they have to consider everyone else as a potential plaintiff.
First of all, the article doesn't seem to have anything to back it up except a few anecdotes. Second, the author's perception of high school reunions seems to be based, to a large degree, on fictional ones. The gist of the article is that classmates who have been in touch through Facebook are less likely to have "dramatic" reunions like the ones in the movies (Peggy Sue, Romy & Michelle). It might come as a shock to a writer, but reunions never have been like the ones in fiction.
My hometown cohorts recently held a very successful reunion--successful enough to raise some money for a local charity. Facebook was a vital part of organizing and publicizing the event. Tangentially, one of the reasons that it was successful was that they did not limit it to one school--the history of the community was such that many childhood friends ended up at different high schools.
Anyway, reunions simply are what you make of them. Facebook has not changed that one bit.
"Last spring", in this case, means April, 2007.
Thank you. I read the decision. The Telegraph had nothing to do with it. The ESFA is insane.
This is NOT "already paid compensation". These are UNVESTED restricted stock units. If you quit, retire, are fired or laid off, the unvested shares do not vest. That's pretty standard for "golden handcuffs".
It's also quite common for restricted stock and option grants to include non-compete conditions which would be completely illegal in an employment contract. Your acceptance of a grant is purely voluntary--it's not a condition of your employment--so they can attach whatever strings they want to it.
ST:TNG season 5 episode 6, "The Game".
They read it--they just didn't understand it.
Answers.com did NOT make Facebook the only way to log in. They are eliminating support for three centralized login services, which should make you happy. They probably kept Facebook because too many people would have complained. However, the only thing you need to maintain an account on Answers.com is an e-mail address, which should also make you happy.
The summary states that all non-Facebook logins have been deactivated.
That is not true. One does not need a Facebook account to log into Answers.com.
Oh, so he abuses his children and then also doesn't support them financially, sounds like a real winner!
Clearly, she should have released this video years ago. Even if you believe in corporal punishment, this isn't it--this is abuse, plain and simple.
That being said, since when is any parent obligated to provide financial support to a 23-year-old? That kind of "support" is usually a very bad idea.
Montgomery County is rural (pine forest) and suburban. The county covers a large area; the population density is relatively low. The only large crowds are at high school football games. The population tends to be affluent and very conservative. The county does have to deal with fleeing suspects and fugitives (particularly from Harris County, to the south) fairly frequently, and helicopters are often used to track them on the roads and in the woods. The pine forest does not have a dense canopy--in many areas, looking down on it is the best way to find someone. I can see that a UAV could be a much less expensive way to address that need than a manned helicopter (although the fact that the vendor just happens to be a local business raises suspicion of cronyism). The speculation of how such a platform might be armed was an easy way to sensationalize the story.
If 51% of the population wants the constitution changed, then the constitution will get changed.
That's not what Article Five says.
I blame Percival Lowell more than H. G. Wells. Wells just took Lowell's ideas and made a novel out of them. Lowell, being a respected astronomer, caused people to think that it could be true.
All photography is staged unless the image has been captured unintentionally or accidentally.
I disagree with difference #2. There is a strong likelihood that the OWS movement will be co-opted by the Democratic Party exactly the same way that the Tea Party Movement was co-opted by the Republican Party. Since they have not published a list of objectives, the Democrats will publish it for them. (I know there are lots of lists of demands floating around; none of them have been endorsed by the OWS General Assembly).
With regard to #3, money will flow in, once the movement has been brought under the control of the party.
As far as I know it has never been illegal, in any country at any time in history, to make a secured loan to people who have a high risk of default. It's stupid, but not criminal. It's not apparent to me why you would think that it is illegal or why you think that it should be.
That being said, the sale of a mortgage to an underwriter based on false or misleading documentation should be prosecuted as fraud. None of the hundreds of thousands of borrowers who committed mortgage fraud on their applications have gone to jail, either. One study showed that as many as 90% of stated-income applications submitted by your "everyday people" were fraudulent.
No one involved at any level of the chain, right down to the borrowers, wants to see fraud charges filed because none of them have clean hands. Besides, the court system would never be able to process all the cases.
That is all history, now. Where were these protesters two years ago, when the banks and mortgage insurers were being bailed out? For the most part, the loans made to the banks by the government have been paid back, with interest.
A few of the protesters *are* focused on the root problem: the fact that corporations have used their money and power to completely and irreparably corrupt BOTH ruling political parties. (And yes, they do rule jointly). The government is totally dependent on the revenue that comes from huge sums of money circulating in the financial system, amplified by the leverage in the shadow banking system. (It is impossible for me to believe that the Federal Reserve was not aware of the expansion of the money supply provided by unregulated, non-depository institutions). I have yet to hear any constructive idea from them which might lead out of this situation. The protesters' plan seems to be revolution first--their agenda will be revealed later. I do not find that plan inspiring.
Or another Billy Sidis. Gave mathematics lectures at Harvard at the age of 12. Lived his adult life in seclusion.
Powerful alternating magnetic field. Cheap on eBay.
I wonder which geeky hobby is next up to be regulated into oblivion.
Writing programs for your own computer.