I agree. After thinking about it for several months, I picked up a Sirius receiver on sale at Target. I have not listened to terrestrial radio since that day. There were three stations that I used to listen to here in memphis and over the years, they all seemed to converge on the exact same playlist. I could switch from one station to the other and within 15 minutes hear the same song the previos station played. Also, I got really tired of listenting to the local DJs as well as the 15 minute commercial blocks every half hour (as it seemed).
I chose Sirius over XM because Sirius has a better overall selection of programming. Also, I did not want to support XM's choice of political talk programming offerings. It seems now that Sirius is the better choice. Since Howard Stern started with them their list of subscribers had increased dramatically. Their growth rate was neary 2x XMs rate last quarter. I do like Howard Stern, and have for years, but he was not my primary reason for switching.
Some people may think it's insane to "Pay" for radio, but I think it's insane to stick with terrestrial radio and having to listen to Kelly Clarkson every hour followed by that horrendous remake/cover/whatever of "Tainted Love" by whats-her-name. I'll gladly pay $13 a month for satellite radio, it's worth every penny. Just like pay television, satellite radio provides an alternative to people who do not want to put up with the limitations of "mass market" programming and the constant foolishness of the FCC.
The Press Release instructs you to contact the following people for more information. I invite anyone concerned about this to do so as soon as possible.
For further information:
Eddy Leviten, FACT Head of Communications: 020 8568 6646/ 07768 057464 eddy.leviten@fact-uk.org.uk
LA: Kori Bernards or Elizabeth Kaltman: (818) 995-6600 DC: John Feehery or Gayle Osterberg: (202) 293-1966
In a recent issue of "Bird Talk" magazine there was an article about wild budgerigars (budgies or parakeets in the US). These little guys use a sequence of whistles to identify their mates and other members of their flocks. I'll see if I can find the exact issue.
It's hard to say which is "wrong".. the map data or the image itself. NavTeq (the vendor who provides the street data to google) drives every road that is contained in their map to verify the geometry. However, there are still "errors" in digitizing and projecting the geographic data.
Regardless, it's really not a big issue for the purpose of these maps.:)
This link has some interesting information about the origin of HIV... including this:
Three of the earliest known instances of HIV infection are as follows:
1. A plasma sample taken in 1959 from an adult male living in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo
2. HIV found in tissue samples from an American teenager who died in St. Louis in 1969.
3. HIV found in tissue samples from a Norwegian sailor who died around 1976.
Analysis in 1998 of the plasma sample from 1959 was interpreted5 as suggesting that HIV-1 was introduced into humans around the 1940s or the early 1950s, which was earlier than had previously been suggested. Other scientists have suggested that it could have been even longer, perhaps around 100 years or more ago.
Here are a couple of examples of why someone would want to deep link: A competitor may want to deep link in order to directly compare rates for flights... similar to what Progressive does with car insurance. Or, some unaffiliated company (like a travel agency) may want to build their own travel web portal and simply use the Orbitz site to show/reserve flight information without Orbitz's permission.
One difference is that by using your VCR to record a program from your own TV is that you are recording the content from a source that has permission from the copyright owner to distribute the content. By downloading the same program from a P2P, you are getting the content from a source that does not necessarily have permission to distribute the content from the copyright holder... and that's illegal.
It's not surprising that you had a professor who hated Einstein. Scientists are notorious for hating one another- often for absurd reasons- but also often out of jealousy or simply from a difference of "professional" opinion. I once knew two research engineering professors, from the same department, who would try to get each others research grants cancelled simply because they disagreed on some theories.
I posted a similar response a little lower on the page... however... in Tennessee RoadRunner is available in the Memphis area, but not in some of the other cities. I believe Comcast provides broadband services via their cable network in the Nashville area and I think Cox does the same in Chattanooga. I don't know about Knoxville or some of the other areas.
It may be because RoadRunner is not universally available in the South. BellSouth, however, provides phone service throughout the South Eastern US. In Memphis, Time Warner does provide cable services so Road Runner is available, but in the other large cities in Tennessee another cable company provides broadband- in Nashville it's Comcast, I believe, and in Chattanooga, it's Cox. This is probably true in the other states as well.
BellSouth DSL is probably the only option that is available to the majority of AOL for Boradband customers in the affected areas.
I waited in line for about an hour this evening. It's raining here in Memphis and the line was out the door. People were huddled under umbrellas waiting for the line to move on inside.
If it is a religious ceremony, why do you need a license from the state to get married? Also, you can have a civil ceremony that is just as valid as one performed by a religious leader. A "marriage" as it exists today is a contract between two consenting adults. Same sex couples deserve the same rights as heterosexual couples.
Bush's opposition of Gay Marriage is based entirely on his fundamentalist christian views and nothing more. I have not heard one single argument against Gay Marriage that did not boil down to "because god says it's bad".
You are totally correct. I grew up in a very small town with several "mom and pop" retailers of various types. Their prices were high, their customer service was often horrible, and they basically had an attitude of "buy it from us or do without". The majority of the people I knew growing up would drive 35-40 miles to a larger town near by that had a Wal Mart and KMart (and now a Target). The cost of the gas was more than made up for by the lower prices at the big retailers. When I go back to that town, I see that several of these "mom and pop" stores are now closed, but I can't say that I feel bad about it.
I was 10 when it blew in 1980. I don't remember much except that some people made a lot of money selling the ash as a soil supplement for gardening. One of the teachers also had gotten one of the souvenir vials of ash and was showing it off one day at school.
I typically do the same thing when registering for a media-type web site. I use a throw-away yahoo.com address that I rarely check and a fake name. I also generally use the street address of the Criminal Justice Center in Downtown Memphis as my mailing address. For Memphis's local paper, I used a different fake address, though. I thought they might figure out my fake one.
I am not so sure that this would be considered "shooting yourself in the foot". It's actually in the best interest of the Insurance company as well as the Client to know the potential risks involved with purchasing a policy. It helps the Insurance company set rates as well as gives them the ability to guess at whether or not they will have to ever pay out a claim. It also gives the client the ability to determine whether or not they think the cost for the insurance policy is worth the benefits.
To follow along with your car insurance analogy... for the same driver an insurance company will have different rates for a brand new sports car than they would for an older station wagon because of the perceived risks involved.
You are not alone. I enjoyed the films when I saw them in the theater and I catch a repeat on cable from time to time... they are good, but better films have been made. I've never been able to read any of the books... they always bored me to tears. I tried when I was a kid (and I was an avid reader) but got bored with them pretty quickly. I tried a year or so before the first film was released and they still bored me to tears. I just don't care for his style of writing. The length of the book does not matter to me, nor does the intricate detail (I've read nearly all of James Mitchner's books and they are huge)... it's just Tolkien's style that bothers me. I avoid other authors for similar reasons. For example, I've never been able to read any of Anne Rice's books without falling asleep after a couple of pages. To each his/her own.
Many conservatives apply the word "pornography" to anything they "think" is offensive. One man's "pornography" is another man's art. Robert Mapplethorpe's photography is a good example of this. Some conservative religious fanatics in this area actually tried to get the producers of "The Vagina Monologues" to change the name of the play... because they thought the word "vagina" was indecent.
Conservative religious fanatics defaced many ancient Greek & Roman sculptures because they were offended by seeing a penis or a bare breast. Many conservatives consider Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue to be "pornographic".
Many conservatives also puff out their chests and talk about the right to free speech... until someone says something they do not "agree" with... then they try to place limits on so-called "free speech".
There are many times when I am on public transportation, on an airplane, or "stranded" (for lack of a better term) in a public place with strangers. Often I am not in the mood to listen to or chat with Joe Random about. I spend a large amout of my day around people and I relish every opportunity I have to enjoy a little "alone" time... it that means missing out on Joe Random's interesting insight into life, then so be it. I, however, don't feel that I am missing out on any wonderful experiences and to be honest, given my experiences, it's unlikely that I care about anyhting the Random Stranger sitting next to me thinks. In my experience, Random Stranger wants to convert me to his/her religion, debate politics, complain about the weather, or something equaly trite. You can call me an elitist snob, but discussing the War in Iraq or the pros/cons of Gay Marriage with Random Stranger on the bus is really not something I am interested in.
There is a time and a place for social interaction. Also, everyone chooses when they are willing to interact with other people - just as I am choosing to reply to this message. Many people can not accept the fact that the people around them are open to interaction at the same time. I think it is very disrespectful to interrupt someone who is sitting quietly listening to music, reading, or just sitting and thinking simply because you feel the need to interact or you feel the need to share your interesting insights.
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I agree. After thinking about it for several months, I picked up a Sirius receiver on sale at Target. I have not listened to terrestrial radio since that day. There were three stations that I used to listen to here in memphis and over the years, they all seemed to converge on the exact same playlist. I could switch from one station to the other and within 15 minutes hear the same song the previos station played. Also, I got really tired of listenting to the local DJs as well as the 15 minute commercial blocks every half hour (as it seemed).
I chose Sirius over XM because Sirius has a better overall selection of programming. Also, I did not want to support XM's choice of political talk programming offerings. It seems now that Sirius is the better choice. Since Howard Stern started with them their list of subscribers had increased dramatically. Their growth rate was neary 2x XMs rate last quarter. I do like Howard Stern, and have for years, but he was not my primary reason for switching.
Some people may think it's insane to "Pay" for radio, but I think it's insane to stick with terrestrial radio and having to listen to Kelly Clarkson every hour followed by that horrendous remake/cover/whatever of "Tainted Love" by whats-her-name. I'll gladly pay $13 a month for satellite radio, it's worth every penny. Just like pay television, satellite radio provides an alternative to people who do not want to put up with the limitations of "mass market" programming and the constant foolishness of the FCC.
Here is a direct link to the Press Release (PDF) http://mpaa.org/press_releases/2006_05_09.pdf
The Press Release instructs you to contact the following people for more information. I invite anyone concerned about this to do so as soon as possible.
For further information:
Eddy Leviten, FACT Head of Communications: 020 8568 6646/ 07768 057464
eddy.leviten@fact-uk.org.uk
LA: Kori Bernards or Elizabeth Kaltman: (818) 995-6600
DC: John Feehery or Gayle Osterberg: (202) 293-1966
In a recent issue of "Bird Talk" magazine there was an article about wild budgerigars (budgies or parakeets in the US). These little guys use a sequence of whistles to identify their mates and other members of their flocks. I'll see if I can find the exact issue.
It's hard to say which is "wrong".. the map data or the image itself. NavTeq (the vendor who provides the street data to google) drives every road that is contained in their map to verify the geometry. However, there are still "errors" in digitizing and projecting the geographic data.
:)
Regardless, it's really not a big issue for the purpose of these maps.
The MP120 had the solar eclipse Easter Egg also. I remember seeing it for the first time and thinking "what the heck was that?" haha
"C3PO isn't gay... He's British" haha
(That's a quote from an episode of Will & Grace)
Here are a couple of examples of why someone would want to deep link:
A competitor may want to deep link in order to directly compare rates for flights... similar to what Progressive does with car insurance. Or, some unaffiliated company (like a travel agency) may want to build their own travel web portal and simply use the Orbitz site to show/reserve flight information without Orbitz's permission.
One difference is that by using your VCR to record a program from your own TV is that you are recording the content from a source that has permission from the copyright owner to distribute the content. By downloading the same program from a P2P, you are getting the content from a source that does not necessarily have permission to distribute the content from the copyright holder... and that's illegal.
It's not surprising that you had a professor who hated Einstein. Scientists are notorious for hating one another- often for absurd reasons- but also often out of jealousy or simply from a difference of "professional" opinion. I once knew two research engineering professors, from the same department, who would try to get each others research grants cancelled simply because they disagreed on some theories.
I posted a similar response a little lower on the page... however ... in Tennessee RoadRunner is available in the Memphis area, but not in some of the other cities. I believe Comcast provides broadband services via their cable network in the Nashville area and I think Cox does the same in Chattanooga. I don't know about Knoxville or some of the other areas.
It may be because RoadRunner is not universally available in the South. BellSouth, however, provides phone service throughout the South Eastern US. In Memphis, Time Warner does provide cable services so Road Runner is available, but in the other large cities in Tennessee another cable company provides broadband- in Nashville it's Comcast, I believe, and in Chattanooga, it's Cox. This is probably true in the other states as well.
BellSouth DSL is probably the only option that is available to the majority of AOL for Boradband customers in the affected areas.
I waited in line for about an hour this evening. It's raining here in Memphis and the line was out the door. People were huddled under umbrellas waiting for the line to move on inside.
If it is a religious ceremony, why do you need a license from the state to get married? Also, you can have a civil ceremony that is just as valid as one performed by a religious leader. A "marriage" as it exists today is a contract between two consenting adults. Same sex couples deserve the same rights as heterosexual couples.
Bush's opposition of Gay Marriage is based entirely on his fundamentalist christian views and nothing more. I have not heard one single argument against Gay Marriage that did not boil down to "because god says it's bad".
You are totally correct. I grew up in a very small town with several "mom and pop" retailers of various types. Their prices were high, their customer service was often horrible, and they basically had an attitude of "buy it from us or do without". The majority of the people I knew growing up would drive 35-40 miles to a larger town near by that had a Wal Mart and KMart (and now a Target). The cost of the gas was more than made up for by the lower prices at the big retailers. When I go back to that town, I see that several of these "mom and pop" stores are now closed, but I can't say that I feel bad about it.
I was 10 when it blew in 1980. I don't remember much except that some people made a lot of money selling the ash as a soil supplement for gardening. One of the teachers also had gotten one of the souvenir vials of ash and was showing it off one day at school.
I typically do the same thing when registering for a media-type web site. I use a throw-away yahoo.com address that I rarely check and a fake name. I also generally use the street address of the Criminal Justice Center in Downtown Memphis as my mailing address. For Memphis's local paper, I used a different fake address, though. I thought they might figure out my fake one.
Absolutely true. But the insurance company has already factored the probablity of such a lawsuit into the cost of the insurance policy to the client.
I am not so sure that this would be considered "shooting yourself in the foot". It's actually in the best interest of the Insurance company as well as the Client to know the potential risks involved with purchasing a policy. It helps the Insurance company set rates as well as gives them the ability to guess at whether or not they will have to ever pay out a claim. It also gives the client the ability to determine whether or not they think the cost for the insurance policy is worth the benefits.
To follow along with your car insurance analogy... for the same driver an insurance company will have different rates for a brand new sports car than they would for an older station wagon because of the perceived risks involved.
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You are not alone. I enjoyed the films when I saw them in the theater and I catch a repeat on cable from time to time... they are good, but better films have been made. I've never been able to read any of the books... they always bored me to tears. I tried when I was a kid (and I was an avid reader) but got bored with them pretty quickly. I tried a year or so before the first film was released and they still bored me to tears. I just don't care for his style of writing. The length of the book does not matter to me, nor does the intricate detail (I've read nearly all of James Mitchner's books and they are huge)... it's just Tolkien's style that bothers me. I avoid other authors for similar reasons. For example, I've never been able to read any of Anne Rice's books without falling asleep after a couple of pages. To each his/her own.
Kindly define "pornography" and "decency".
... until someone says something they do not "agree" with ... then they try to place limits on so-called "free speech".
Many conservatives apply the word "pornography" to anything they "think" is offensive. One man's "pornography" is another man's art. Robert Mapplethorpe's photography is a good example of this. Some conservative religious fanatics in this area actually tried to get the producers of "The Vagina Monologues" to change the name of the play... because they thought the word "vagina" was indecent.
Conservative religious fanatics defaced many ancient Greek & Roman sculptures because they were offended by seeing a penis or a bare breast. Many conservatives consider Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue to be "pornographic".
Many conservatives also puff out their chests and talk about the right to free speech
Nah, you are not the odd man out. I liked them also and am looking forward to Episode III.
Tennessee does not have a state income tax. The legislature tried to pass one last year but failed. The sales tax in this area is 9.5% on everything.
There are many times when I am on public transportation, on an airplane, or "stranded" (for lack of a better term) in a public place with strangers. Often I am not in the mood to listen to or chat with Joe Random about. I spend a large amout of my day around people and I relish every opportunity I have to enjoy a little "alone" time... it that means missing out on Joe Random's interesting insight into life, then so be it. I, however, don't feel that I am missing out on any wonderful experiences and to be honest, given my experiences, it's unlikely that I care about anyhting the Random Stranger sitting next to me thinks. In my experience, Random Stranger wants to convert me to his/her religion, debate politics, complain about the weather, or something equaly trite. You can call me an elitist snob, but discussing the War in Iraq or the pros/cons of Gay Marriage with Random Stranger on the bus is really not something I am interested in.
There is a time and a place for social interaction. Also, everyone chooses when they are willing to interact with other people - just as I am choosing to reply to this message. Many people can not accept the fact that the people around them are open to interaction at the same time. I think it is very disrespectful to interrupt someone who is sitting quietly listening to music, reading, or just sitting and thinking simply because you feel the need to interact or you feel the need to share your interesting insights.