I don't live in the same place you do, but where I live the cameras are run by the Police, not private companies. My sister got a speed camera ticket, and she was really sure she had not been speeding at the time so she spoke to a lawyer she knew.
His answer was to indicate on the ticket that she was going to plead not guilty, and request the maintenance records for the camera involved. No lawyer is needed at this time as the forms are all online.
She got a letter a few weeks later saying that the matter had been dropped, and she's never paid a ticket since.
I had the opposite experience, sort of. When I got married and started my family, I was paid for overtime, time and a half, and double time after 3 hours (I think that's right).
Like most young couples we were hard up and the paid overtime helped keep us afloat. The stupid boss however decided that his staff should all go onto salaries and not be paid overtime, as if we couldn't count or something. There was no negotiation, it was presented as a fait accompli and when some of us said no, threats were made, so within a few months we were all either working at the competition, or in other industries.
Stupid boss went out of business.
Growing your own veges is a great idea if you've got the space. I've just watered my chillis, beetroots, coriander, and blueberries.
I'm in the Southern hemisphere though.
Lots of people grow a few veges and herbs, but the point I was making is that bugs have failed to take off several times that I can remember. At least in the West.
There was an attempt a few years ago where I live to regulate all the "Nutritional Products" and "Supplements" companies, but there was a huge backlash and it never happened.
I can't remember the arguments against proper testing and labeling but the minister involved backed down and it all went away.
Someone was even on the radio defending homeopathic remedies, and I remember her stating something along the lines that the manufacturers would go out of business if they were forced into having independent testing, and that statement went completely unchallenged. Weird.
Of course this about companies saving money. They have bought the rules, as set by government, in such a way that there's some sort of fig leaf protection for American jobs, but really the system is designed to drive the cost of labour down.
There's no proof, and the "Global Competitiveness" crap in TFA is irrelevant to the millions of Japanese SMEs, because they are not competing globally.
The point of Japanese business is to keep the people of Japan working, and so they employ people to do jobs that machines could do cheaper, because if you lay them all off, they will be a burden on society.
I knew a guy who worked for his Japanese Father-in-Law's business for a couple of years, and was told on his first day to forget about doing anything smarter or better, but to make sure everyone was doing their job, because the company existed to provide jobs.
He quite liked Japan, but his Japanese wife became homesick for New Zealand, and they had to move back.
So the Chinese have gone about this the wrong way. They should have spent the money on some Congressmen or Senators to be their mouthpieces, because as we all know, politicians are happy to be anyone's whores.
The primary goal of the European Parliament is to create a political union that works to prevent a repeat of the march to war that led to world wars 1 and 2. It has worked well for a long time.
Europe was at war with itself from the collapse of the Roman Empire until 1945, with very few years of peace. When the most efficient way of killing people was to hit them with a sword, and the economy was largely agrarian, wars didn't really kill lot of people.
With the rise of the modern state, and industrial revolutions, wars killed progressively more and more people, ( the 30 years war of 1618 to 1648 killed maybe 25% of the population of Germany for instance).
Wars also became steadily more global, with the Napoleonic Wars for example fought everywhere Britain and France had interests.
The French and the Germans were very wise setting up the European Union, in my view. It has succeeded in it's original aim of preventing the tanks from rolling.
I can very much believe that we need more sleep because we process way more information.
I'm not sure about some hunter gatherers in Africa or where ever, but I know that I need 8 of sleep, because if I don't get that much I'm tired the next day and don't function very well.
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Was supposed to be a joke, didn't work I guess.
People are fucking retarded sometimes.
That's a bit harsh. Everyone knows you can't edit jpg's, so problem solved.
I don't live in the same place you do, but where I live the cameras are run by the Police, not private companies. My sister got a speed camera ticket, and she was really sure she had not been speeding at the time so she spoke to a lawyer she knew. His answer was to indicate on the ticket that she was going to plead not guilty, and request the maintenance records for the camera involved. No lawyer is needed at this time as the forms are all online. She got a letter a few weeks later saying that the matter had been dropped, and she's never paid a ticket since.
I had the opposite experience, sort of. When I got married and started my family, I was paid for overtime, time and a half, and double time after 3 hours (I think that's right). Like most young couples we were hard up and the paid overtime helped keep us afloat. The stupid boss however decided that his staff should all go onto salaries and not be paid overtime, as if we couldn't count or something. There was no negotiation, it was presented as a fait accompli and when some of us said no, threats were made, so within a few months we were all either working at the competition, or in other industries. Stupid boss went out of business.
Who's with me? Speaking English just encourages this sort of nonsense.
I'm in the Southern hemisphere though.
Lots of people grow a few veges and herbs, but the point I was making is that bugs have failed to take off several times that I can remember. At least in the West.
At least I would if it wasn't so expensive. I've got a Raspberry Pi that can do all that for less than half the price.
Or maybe not.
I can't remember the arguments against proper testing and labeling but the minister involved backed down and it all went away.
Someone was even on the radio defending homeopathic remedies, and I remember her stating something along the lines that the manufacturers would go out of business if they were forced into having independent testing, and that statement went completely unchallenged. Weird.
The Nutraceuticals part sounds all sciencey and healthy too, but means nothing really.
their share of $75M is much higher than their share of the bankrupt company
Which is why Pandora are nuts paying $75 M for it.
Yup, I first read this article in a magazine in about 1989. Bug eating has failed to happen.
Second question, why is anything they have worth $75 million? It's bankrupt.
Of course this about companies saving money. They have bought the rules, as set by government, in such a way that there's some sort of fig leaf protection for American jobs, but really the system is designed to drive the cost of labour down.
If it were legal to buy slaves
But slaves are expensive to maintain. What the modern executive really wants is a bunch of slaves who he doesn't have to feed house or clothe.
The purpose of a business to generate profits for the owners
Not in Japan, not as an absolute.
The Lump of Labour fallacy is an unproven economics opinion. Not to be confused with a fact.
A big problem in Japan, is that to open a new shop...
This is not considered a problem in Japan.
The point of Japanese business is to keep the people of Japan working, and so they employ people to do jobs that machines could do cheaper, because if you lay them all off, they will be a burden on society.
I knew a guy who worked for his Japanese Father-in-Law's business for a couple of years, and was told on his first day to forget about doing anything smarter or better, but to make sure everyone was doing their job, because the company existed to provide jobs.
He quite liked Japan, but his Japanese wife became homesick for New Zealand, and they had to move back.
So the Chinese have gone about this the wrong way. They should have spent the money on some Congressmen or Senators to be their mouthpieces, because as we all know, politicians are happy to be anyone's whores.
Seriously AC there's no need for that.
The primary goal of the European Parliament is to create a political union that works to prevent a repeat of the march to war that led to world wars 1 and 2. It has worked well for a long time.
Europe was at war with itself from the collapse of the Roman Empire until 1945, with very few years of peace. When the most efficient way of killing people was to hit them with a sword, and the economy was largely agrarian, wars didn't really kill lot of people.
With the rise of the modern state, and industrial revolutions, wars killed progressively more and more people, ( the 30 years war of 1618 to 1648 killed maybe 25% of the population of Germany for instance).
Wars also became steadily more global, with the Napoleonic Wars for example fought everywhere Britain and France had interests. The French and the Germans were very wise setting up the European Union, in my view. It has succeeded in it's original aim of preventing the tanks from rolling.
The one issue all parties in Parliament seem to agree on is tougher copyright laws.
Dianne Feinstein is one of the Senators pushing this. Pretty sure she's a Democrat. Not that there's any real difference.
By the way, today is 'Back to The Future' Day on this side of the Atlantic.
Today has been Back to the Future Day on this side of the Pacific for 15 hours as I write this.
I can very much believe that we need more sleep because we process way more information.
I'm not sure about some hunter gatherers in Africa or where ever, but I know that I need 8 of sleep, because if I don't get that much I'm tired the next day and don't function very well.
I'm sure you're correct. Also lots of poaching in Pacific Island nations' waters