My wife flew today. She got the full body scan, and then got pulled for a pat down and explosive test. The reason given was that it was because she is diabetic and wearing a pump.
Is she going to secretly replace her insulin with something explosive?
I have DISH and I don't even know what the TV Everywhere plan is. If I and the DVR miss something I wanted to see, I go straight to the Torrent servers. My experience with Hulu is that recent shows are rarely available quick enough.
The school seems to be changing its story. When I first saw this last week they were claiming the purpose was to level the playing field, as not all kids had access to equal outside resources.
Not that that is any more acceptable of an explanation.
Neither of those situations is unique to government purchasing. Government, at least, as rules in place that are supposed to protect against fixed bids.
Boy Scouts are fond of singing around the campfire. Are they paying for the performance rights? The kids might get confused and believe it is perfectly acceptable to sing a song without paying for it.
"...I can't help but wonder why their anger and questions are directed at Craig, rather than those who sold them as prostitutes."
IAATM (It's Always About The Money). Craiglist's cash may be accessible via lawsuit to the prostitution victims. They won't be getting a settlement from the Russian Mafia or whoever might be running the prostitution operation.
The schools (in the US) have taken over deciding what kids should learn. To a large extent, they have taken over what kids should eat. They increasingly are getting involved outside the sphere of academic education and directing what the kids should think. Is it really any surprise that some parents are more than willing to pretty much outsource all parenting to the schools?
The correct answer to Mike's question is still no, but I expect school involvement outside of school will become more and more the norm.
I agree with jsl4980. I'm not a fan of enabling the studios stupid decisions, but I don't think this really hurts Netflix. Streaming is where their future is. People that want to see a movie as soon as it is available will see it in a theater or download it anyway.
Football contracts also aren't guaranteed. A baseball player with an $50 million contract will make $50 million, even if he is a bust or gets injured. A 5 year football contract is usually only guaranteed for the first two years or so. The numbers look good in the paper, and the Brees family certainly isn't worried about where the next meal is coming from, but pro football players do not have the same level of financial security as other sports.
My wife had a very interesting conversation at the ENT last week. Her ENT says there are some initial studies out there that show not just increased incidents of acoustic neuroma, but that it correlates to the side of your head that you usually hold the phone. He fully expects to see increased rates of brain tumors connected to mobile phone use, but that it might take 20 years for it to become commonly accepted.
Of course, nothing makes a board certifies surgeon immune from magical thinking, but his opinion, which is all that it is at this point, is definately interesting.
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Is she going to secretly replace her insulin with something explosive?
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Not that that is any more acceptable of an explanation.
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Neither of those situations is unique to government purchasing. Government, at least, as rules in place that are supposed to protect against fixed bids.
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What about campfire songs?
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The correct answer to Mike's question is still no, but I expect school involvement outside of school will become more and more the norm.
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Of course, nothing makes a board certifies surgeon immune from magical thinking, but his opinion, which is all that it is at this point, is definately interesting.
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