I completely agree. Compare Prince with artists like Ted Nugent. He is almost always touring. He has a huge presence on the internet with his web sites and forums. This past weekend he had Amazon sell a special album for 76 cents. You may disagree with him politically, but he is a very savvy businessman and musician.
Judges, juries and legislatures support the police overwhelmingly on this issue
Honestly, why? What possible legitimate reason do the police have for wanting to keep things (at least things outside the station) off camera?
For the legislator's it's simple. If you vote against cops, it will be used against you by your opponents and the police associations/unions will tell their members to not vote for you.
As for the rest, most people are more likely to trust the word of a police officer over others. Unless the officer's behavior on the stand is just awful, he is almost always given the benefit of being considered more trustworthy.
I'm not sure if they will provide the amplification you need, but look at the electronic hearing protection offered for hunters. The in the ear models run anywhere from $30 to $400.
As to why the medically prescribed ones cost so much. That is simple. Insurance pays for them for most people.
I did notice that they would be charging if it was shipped outside the USA. I think Acer probably went with a single source for shipping the DVDs, instead of going with regional or country sources. This means that, if your are outside of the 48 contigous states of the USA, you pay shipping.
I recently purchased an Acer laptop (hey, it was cheap and I'm just using it for surfing). Since I didn't choose overnight shipping, it was free. I may not get the DVD for a week or so. But, I'm not in a hurry either. I think this really depends on the shipping you choose and the manufacturer you buy from.
In my almost 39 years on this planet, I have learned that as soon as someone says "It's for the children," I need to say no and make sure that my wallet is secure.
Due to activities of privateers and pirates in the past, many nations have laws against armed merchant vessels being allowed in their harbors and/or waters. This is the reason the companies want devices that won't be considered weapons by these countries, Afterall, what good does it do to arm the vessel if it can't dock anywhere.
This depends on the commander you have. Most commanders won't attempt to heavily enforce this regulation. However, there are commanders who will. They are what is commonly known as "micro-managers." They give their little subordinates little leeway, and often insist on making all decisions. Some of the micro-managers will give up because of the increased work load. However, some will just choose to blanket disapprove of all electronic communications.
I started out in the web field working for Microsoft supporting FrontPage, Vizact 2000 (their attempt to counter Flash at the time) and their photo editing program. I am now (7+ years later) a web designer. I will not be switching from the Adobe products to MS. As others have said, they will most likely drop (or not keep up on) cross platform support. This should be important for every web professional.
I use Thunderbird with GMail. So, I get the ability to work offline, the free virus and anti-spam that GMail provides and then scan it again when it gets to my laptop. Then, when I am away from an internet connection, I can still access and type up e-mails to be sent later.
so if 35 million people are poor in the US and 15% don't have Medical Coverage which is about 45 million people, how on earth can the average "poor" person "able to obtain medical care".
Because poverty isn't always an indicator of medical coverage. Most people obtain medical coverage from two places, their employer or the government. If you are self-employed (or independently wealthy), you may not choose to carry health insurance on yourself or your family. If you are poor, it is easier to obtain insurance from the government or your employer might provide the coverage. As an example, the county north of Dallas, TX has a deal with a chain of privately owned out-patient clinics that covers all county residents who meet the poverty guidelines. This means that all residents of the county who meet poverty guidelines have medical coverage. I have been in jobs where I met or fell below the poverty income level and had insurance from my employer. Medical coverage is not a simple matter of rich or poor.
"If you want a taste of how RvR and general game play will feel in WAR, compare us to DAoC, not anyone else."
I left DAoC because of to much RvR combined with constant "nerfing" of classes. Even on the non-RvR server, the game got old fast. It quickly degenerated into a constant killing of the same old things.
I completely agree with you. Some of his greatest novels dealt troubling or taboo subjects involving human nature. Some examples are:
Farnham's Freehold - Racism
A Stranger In A Strange Land - Religion
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress - Government
Time Enough For Love - Mortality, Love
The Long Patrol (may not be remembering the title right) - Duty
What I have always loved most about Heinlein's work is that it was never really about the technology. It was about people and how they interact. It was about what it takes to be a human being who is worth more than the chemicals that make up the body. Even in his juvenile novels, he wrote about what it takes for a boy to be a man.
The last unpublished Heinlein novel I tried to read (Requiem?) was horrible. I could see why he chose not to publish it. Hopefully, this one will be better.
If you notice, his gun burned up with the truck. This is the reason I never leave my gun in the truck. In the immortal words of Trace Adkins:
"Yes, that is a gun in that gun rack.
No, I don't have a permit for it.
Do you have a permit to ask stupid questions?"
(The end of the song Rough and Ready.
How about the fact that these wonderful Border Patrol agents shot the guy in the back as he was running away. Or, the fact that there fellow Border Patrol agents are not standing up for them? Or the fact that they tried to destroy the evidence of the crime they committed? Being a police officer does not give you a license to shoot people in the back.
1. The tobacco and cotton growers have powerful obbying groups in Washington DC. If hemp was legalized, it would be a strong competitor to these groups.
2. The vast majority of people have been brainwashed by anti-drug programs in school. They have been lead to believe that if you even are around a burning marijuana cigarette, you will become a brain dead drain on the economy who is hooked on crack and heroin.
3. How was the prohibition originally sold to the USA? Through racism and scare tactics. There is an actual black&white film titled "Reefer Madness" (not the musical by the same name) that has young white women smoking marijuana and then throwing themselves at black men.
BS! This is people not having the strength of character to stop playing a fricking game. If it was heroin or some other drug that made actual chemical changes in the brain, I would say it is an addiction. But, it is a fricking computer game. The people who are "addicted" to it don't have the stregth of character and self discipline to meet their other obligations. I lay this squarely at the feet of the people who raised them.
That's because the politicians in power aren't true conservatives. They want to many government programs and to interfere in local politics way to much to be considered true conservatives.
"The reson folks are illiterate is that we refuse to fund our schools sufficiently, or pay teachers enough to hire qualified ones."
I repectfully disagree. It is a cultural problem of people not caring enough to set a good example for their children. I was reading by the age of 3 and by 10 I could read and write at a college level. My mother is a high school graduate and my father dropped out of high school. However, they both read for entertainment and encouraged me to read from the earliest age. Throwing more money at reading programs will not convince children and their parents that reading is important. And, as to the fresh vegetables, where I shop fresh, canned and frozen vegetables are cheaper than junk food. They are not always easier. It is much quicker to stop by McDonalds than it is pick up the material for a good meal and cook a decent dinner.
Slave labor until he's earned back every penny of his upkeep and restitution for all. However, while he (and anyother non-violent felon) was appealing his sentence and had not received his sentence yet, I have no problem with him being out on his own recognizance. He had already proven he wasn't going to skip town when he was out on bail.
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So, in order to see the original trilogy in 3D, we have to pay Lucas to see the horrible crap he foisted on us as "prequels."
I completely agree. Compare Prince with artists like Ted Nugent. He is almost always touring. He has a huge presence on the internet with his web sites and forums. This past weekend he had Amazon sell a special album for 76 cents. You may disagree with him politically, but he is a very savvy businessman and musician.
Judges, juries and legislatures support the police overwhelmingly on this issue
Honestly, why? What possible legitimate reason do the police have for wanting to keep things (at least things outside the station) off camera?
For the legislator's it's simple. If you vote against cops, it will be used against you by your opponents and the police associations/unions will tell their members to not vote for you. As for the rest, most people are more likely to trust the word of a police officer over others. Unless the officer's behavior on the stand is just awful, he is almost always given the benefit of being considered more trustworthy.
I'm not sure if they will provide the amplification you need, but look at the electronic hearing protection offered for hunters. The in the ear models run anywhere from $30 to $400. As to why the medically prescribed ones cost so much. That is simple. Insurance pays for them for most people.
I did notice that they would be charging if it was shipped outside the USA. I think Acer probably went with a single source for shipping the DVDs, instead of going with regional or country sources. This means that, if your are outside of the 48 contigous states of the USA, you pay shipping.
I recently purchased an Acer laptop (hey, it was cheap and I'm just using it for surfing). Since I didn't choose overnight shipping, it was free. I may not get the DVD for a week or so. But, I'm not in a hurry either. I think this really depends on the shipping you choose and the manufacturer you buy from.
In my almost 39 years on this planet, I have learned that as soon as someone says "It's for the children," I need to say no and make sure that my wallet is secure.
It also means no reason to own the merchant ship. These companies are in business to make a profit, not shoot pirates.
Due to activities of privateers and pirates in the past, many nations have laws against armed merchant vessels being allowed in their harbors and/or waters. This is the reason the companies want devices that won't be considered weapons by these countries, Afterall, what good does it do to arm the vessel if it can't dock anywhere.
This depends on the commander you have. Most commanders won't attempt to heavily enforce this regulation. However, there are commanders who will. They are what is commonly known as "micro-managers." They give their little subordinates little leeway, and often insist on making all decisions. Some of the micro-managers will give up because of the increased work load. However, some will just choose to blanket disapprove of all electronic communications.
I started out in the web field working for Microsoft supporting FrontPage, Vizact 2000 (their attempt to counter Flash at the time) and their photo editing program. I am now (7+ years later) a web designer. I will not be switching from the Adobe products to MS. As others have said, they will most likely drop (or not keep up on) cross platform support. This should be important for every web professional.
I use Thunderbird with GMail. So, I get the ability to work offline, the free virus and anti-spam that GMail provides and then scan it again when it gets to my laptop. Then, when I am away from an internet connection, I can still access and type up e-mails to be sent later.
They don't call them vegetables for nothing.
Does this mean that there are cave-martians?
so if 35 million people are poor in the US and 15% don't have Medical Coverage which is about 45 million people, how on earth can the average "poor" person "able to obtain medical care".
Because poverty isn't always an indicator of medical coverage. Most people obtain medical coverage from two places, their employer or the government. If you are self-employed (or independently wealthy), you may not choose to carry health insurance on yourself or your family. If you are poor, it is easier to obtain insurance from the government or your employer might provide the coverage. As an example, the county north of Dallas, TX has a deal with a chain of privately owned out-patient clinics that covers all county residents who meet the poverty guidelines. This means that all residents of the county who meet poverty guidelines have medical coverage. I have been in jobs where I met or fell below the poverty income level and had insurance from my employer. Medical coverage is not a simple matter of rich or poor.
"If you want a taste of how RvR and general game play will feel in WAR, compare us to DAoC, not anyone else."
I left DAoC because of to much RvR combined with constant "nerfing" of classes. Even on the non-RvR server, the game got old fast. It quickly degenerated into a constant killing of the same old things.
I completely agree with you. Some of his greatest novels dealt troubling or taboo subjects involving human nature. Some examples are: Farnham's Freehold - Racism A Stranger In A Strange Land - Religion The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress - Government Time Enough For Love - Mortality, Love The Long Patrol (may not be remembering the title right) - Duty What I have always loved most about Heinlein's work is that it was never really about the technology. It was about people and how they interact. It was about what it takes to be a human being who is worth more than the chemicals that make up the body. Even in his juvenile novels, he wrote about what it takes for a boy to be a man. The last unpublished Heinlein novel I tried to read (Requiem?) was horrible. I could see why he chose not to publish it. Hopefully, this one will be better.
If you notice, his gun burned up with the truck. This is the reason I never leave my gun in the truck. In the immortal words of Trace Adkins: "Yes, that is a gun in that gun rack. No, I don't have a permit for it. Do you have a permit to ask stupid questions?" (The end of the song Rough and Ready.
How about the fact that these wonderful Border Patrol agents shot the guy in the back as he was running away. Or, the fact that there fellow Border Patrol agents are not standing up for them? Or the fact that they tried to destroy the evidence of the crime they committed? Being a police officer does not give you a license to shoot people in the back.
1. The tobacco and cotton growers have powerful obbying groups in Washington DC. If hemp was legalized, it would be a strong competitor to these groups. 2. The vast majority of people have been brainwashed by anti-drug programs in school. They have been lead to believe that if you even are around a burning marijuana cigarette, you will become a brain dead drain on the economy who is hooked on crack and heroin. 3. How was the prohibition originally sold to the USA? Through racism and scare tactics. There is an actual black&white film titled "Reefer Madness" (not the musical by the same name) that has young white women smoking marijuana and then throwing themselves at black men.
BS! This is people not having the strength of character to stop playing a fricking game. If it was heroin or some other drug that made actual chemical changes in the brain, I would say it is an addiction. But, it is a fricking computer game. The people who are "addicted" to it don't have the stregth of character and self discipline to meet their other obligations. I lay this squarely at the feet of the people who raised them.
You've probably not looked at the current batch of Dell XPS computers.
That's because the politicians in power aren't true conservatives. They want to many government programs and to interfere in local politics way to much to be considered true conservatives.
"The reson folks are illiterate is that we refuse to fund our schools sufficiently, or pay teachers enough to hire qualified ones." I repectfully disagree. It is a cultural problem of people not caring enough to set a good example for their children. I was reading by the age of 3 and by 10 I could read and write at a college level. My mother is a high school graduate and my father dropped out of high school. However, they both read for entertainment and encouraged me to read from the earliest age. Throwing more money at reading programs will not convince children and their parents that reading is important. And, as to the fresh vegetables, where I shop fresh, canned and frozen vegetables are cheaper than junk food. They are not always easier. It is much quicker to stop by McDonalds than it is pick up the material for a good meal and cook a decent dinner.
Slave labor until he's earned back every penny of his upkeep and restitution for all. However, while he (and anyother non-violent felon) was appealing his sentence and had not received his sentence yet, I have no problem with him being out on his own recognizance. He had already proven he wasn't going to skip town when he was out on bail.