The program is a scam and does not pay for recycling of waste, the whole point of it was to setup more government agencies so that state union workers could have more jobs. This is why the money for the program goes the the general fund, to pay state workers. Just one more example of why this state is in the hole thanks to our incompetent legislature. Notice how this program is also considered to be a "high risk" for fraud, I wouldn't expect any less from this state.
"Using data from the last six-years, Dr. Ballon found that under EWRA:
* Recycling a single electronic item requires 12 distinct transactions across three separate agencies.
* Expenses have grown nearly three times faster than revenue from 2004-2008.
* Yearly payments now exceed $150 million.
* The California Department of Finance has identified the program as a “high risk for fraudulent activities.”
“Under the current system, recycling a piece of electronic waste depends on a complex maze of interactions with little accountability and loads of costs,” Dr. Ballon said. According to the study, EWRA contains no provisions to restrain rising fees and places this burden on consumers and taxpayers."
We already have "disposal" fees on electronics here in California, the money gets put into the general fund and never gets used for "e-waste disposal", just another one of our states scams.
The founding fathers never intended the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution to give the federal government the kind of power that it now uses the Commerce Clause as justification for. The whole point of the clause was to ensure that the states would be able to trade freely with one another and to ensure that the federal government could initiate trade with other countries and to allow the Indian tribes to have free trade with the states and federal government. The act does not say anything about allowing the federal government to regulate trade within a states borders, or interfere in people private lives (drug war, indecency laws, educational standards, minimum drinking age, etc). It is the sole basis of the federal governments claimed power to declare the war on drugs (a failed war that will never end), nobody seems to remember that alcohol prohibition took a constitutional amendment to begin and to end.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: “ [The Congress shall have power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; ”
The Commerce Clause Power is often amplified by the Necessary and Proper Clause which states this Commerce Clause power, and all of the other enumerated powers, may be implemented by the power "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." The Necessary and Proper Clause is the final clause of Article I, section 8. It must be noted, however, that the Constitution is more clear about the role of the Congress vis-a-vis interstate commerce in Article I, Section 9, Clauses 1, 5 and 6, though the interpretation of Section 8 and Section 9 could depend on the circumstances presented by specific cases-
No it is not, your RFID equipped credit card could be skimmed when you simply walk by a hidden reader. I wouldn't be hard for someone to walk around a city with a RFID skimmer in their backpack and read cards all day long. If you read the title you'd know that you can do this from over 100 feet away.
Since he wasn't under arrest he had no right to a phone call. Last time I checked, US Customs didn't need a reason to detain anyone crossing the border.
Frequencies on the ARS only become emergency frequencies during an emergency, and when announced as such. Perhaps you should go read through your study guides again?
It would also be a good idea to have a solar charger on your roof so you can keep the radio on the air. The solar panel will also make it easier for your vehicle to be spotted from the air.
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Use a strong password with AES-256 and it will take more years than there are atoms in the universe to crack it.
And you all missed this part FTFA.
"walls that become see-through at the touch of a button"
Sounds a lot like those windows you can make transparent or tinted at the push of a button.
The program is a scam and does not pay for recycling of waste, the whole point of it was to setup more government agencies so that state union workers could have more jobs. This is why the money for the program goes the the general fund, to pay state workers. Just one more example of why this state is in the hole thanks to our incompetent legislature. Notice how this program is also considered to be a "high risk" for fraud, I wouldn't expect any less from this state.
http://www.pacificresearch.org/publications/californias-e-waste-waste
"Using data from the last six-years, Dr. Ballon found that under EWRA:
* Recycling a single electronic item requires 12 distinct transactions across three separate agencies.
* Expenses have grown nearly three times faster than revenue from 2004-2008.
* Yearly payments now exceed $150 million.
* The California Department of Finance has identified the program as a “high risk for fraudulent activities.”
“Under the current system, recycling a piece of electronic waste depends on a complex maze of interactions with little accountability and loads of costs,” Dr. Ballon said. According to the study, EWRA contains no provisions to restrain rising fees and places this burden on consumers and taxpayers."
We already have "disposal" fees on electronics here in California, the money gets put into the general fund and never gets used for "e-waste disposal", just another one of our states scams.
All of "their" resources belong to the people.
As shown in the article the new stickers will not say ATI or AMD on them. They will simply say Radeon.
I think what he's trying to say is that he was Steve Jobs best customer.
The founding fathers never intended the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution to give the federal government the kind of power that it now uses the Commerce Clause as justification for. The whole point of the clause was to ensure that the states would be able to trade freely with one another and to ensure that the federal government could initiate trade with other countries and to allow the Indian tribes to have free trade with the states and federal government. The act does not say anything about allowing the federal government to regulate trade within a states borders, or interfere in people private lives (drug war, indecency laws, educational standards, minimum drinking age, etc). It is the sole basis of the federal governments claimed power to declare the war on drugs (a failed war that will never end), nobody seems to remember that alcohol prohibition took a constitutional amendment to begin and to end.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce_Clause#Text_and_pairing
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3:
“ [The Congress shall have power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes; ”
The Commerce Clause Power is often amplified by the Necessary and Proper Clause which states this Commerce Clause power, and all of the other enumerated powers, may be implemented by the power "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." The Necessary and Proper Clause is the final clause of Article I, section 8. It must be noted, however, that the Constitution is more clear about the role of the Congress vis-a-vis interstate commerce in Article I, Section 9, Clauses 1, 5 and 6, though the interpretation of Section 8 and Section 9 could depend on the circumstances presented by specific cases-
Those are the same thing.
No it is not, your RFID equipped credit card could be skimmed when you simply walk by a hidden reader. I wouldn't be hard for someone to walk around a city with a RFID skimmer in their backpack and read cards all day long. If you read the title you'd know that you can do this from over 100 feet away.
Yeah, because we all know that Google would never spy on anyone, or partner with anyone who does, like say the CIA.
http://www.dailytech.com/Former+Agent+Says+Google+and+CIA+in+Partnership/article4774.htm
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/141153
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/exclusive-google-cia/
Both of which are international airports, with entry to the United States. And then there's this.
http://www.aclu.org/national-security_technology-and-liberty/are-you-living-constitution-free-zone
If it's not a matter of life or death you can get in trouble, what was the emergency?
Since he wasn't under arrest he had no right to a phone call. Last time I checked, US Customs didn't need a reason to detain anyone crossing the border.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8w3fhYy6w4
Makes sense since SAR communications are often handled by HAM radio operators.
That's probably the reason a field day was held at a local high school recently.
Frequencies on the ARS only become emergency frequencies during an emergency, and when announced as such. Perhaps you should go read through your study guides again?
We are not an emergency communications service.
Actually, that's exactly what HAM radio exists for.
It would also be a good idea to have a solar charger on your roof so you can keep the radio on the air. The solar panel will also make it easier for your vehicle to be spotted from the air.
Plus airtime.
Amateur radio is dying on its feet. The average age of participants across the world is increasing year on year.
Of course the average age is increasing, they're getting older every year, same as everyone else on the planet.
He can also program the rangers frequencies into the radio for use during an emergency.
98% of statistics are made up on the spot.
Not to mention that the ADS is not a laser system designed to induce blindness.