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Oh and just to make Irina happy, we should both be saying "oral contract" not "verbal contract" (written contracts involve words too, though I know what you meant and used the same term the same way);
Very true - sorry, sloppy expression.
and I have no doubt you are involved in contracts all the time without legal representation you just don't think about it
True - but I haven't yet found myself needing legal representation in the acceptance of an offer to treat during the purchase of groceries. In this ever more litigious age, of course, that day may yet come
I'll get back to your latest QM post when (if!) I ever get round to getting some sleep - sorry, my brain packed up and shipped out some time ago.
I would only believe this theory if someone told me some science behind it rather than just numbers and data. Try this NASA link nasa.gov/ftp_docs/Global_Warming.pdf
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Psimagus,
Oh and just to make Irina happy, we should both be saying "oral contract" not "verbal contract" (written contracts involve words too, though I know what you meant and used the same term the same way); and I have no doubt you are involved in contracts all the time without legal representation you just don't think about it
Oh and just to make Irina happy, we should both be saying "oral contract" not "verbal contract" (written contracts involve words too, though I know what you meant and used the same term the same way); and I have no doubt you are involved in contracts all the time without legal representation you just don't think about it
We would rather pay farmers not to grow corn then flood the market with free corn.
It's more complicated than that. Small farms do not make very much money at all. Part of the reason for government subsidies is so that farms can survive without charging an arm and a leg for their products. Since everyone depends on farms, it is vital to keep them running and keep the prices to the consumer down.
Also, the land needs to be recharged periodically; left fallow. So "being paid not to farm" is more often "being paid to let the land recharge itself." There are exceptions, and people who take advantage, yes. But don't knock farm subsidies. Without them, there would ONLY be huge corporate farms.
[My grandparents were all farmers, so this is a bit of a sore point for me.]
Oh, my grandma once leased out some of her farmland to a univeristy research program. They were looking for ways to control cheat grass. Grandma drove by every so often, and noted that they'd gotten very good at growing cheat grass.
It's more complicated than that. Small farms do not make very much money at all. Part of the reason for government subsidies is so that farms can survive without charging an arm and a leg for their products. Since everyone depends on farms, it is vital to keep them running and keep the prices to the consumer down.
Also, the land needs to be recharged periodically; left fallow. So "being paid not to farm" is more often "being paid to let the land recharge itself." There are exceptions, and people who take advantage, yes. But don't knock farm subsidies. Without them, there would ONLY be huge corporate farms.
[My grandparents were all farmers, so this is a bit of a sore point for me.]
Oh, my grandma once leased out some of her farmland to a univeristy research program. They were looking for ways to control cheat grass. Grandma drove by every so often, and noted that they'd gotten very good at growing cheat grass.
Ulrike, Point taken. I am not actually against farm subsides. I just think that making ethanol from corn won't really be taking food out of anyone's mouth.
My Uncle had a dairy farm up in northern Wisconsin we used to visit every summer. His children didn't want to keep up the farm after he got older, so now most of that land belongs to a large corporation. I know exactly what you mean.
My Uncle had a dairy farm up in northern Wisconsin we used to visit every summer. His children didn't want to keep up the farm after he got older, so now most of that land belongs to a large corporation. I know exactly what you mean.
coolchimpk, Look at the two picts at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6908719/site/newsweek/ That should say a lot with out facts and figures. Also look at
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/photogalleries/global_warming/ and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15003895/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/photogalleries/global_warming/ and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15003895/
Very true - sorry, sloppy expression.
True - but I haven't yet found myself needing legal representation in the acceptance of an offer to treat during the purchase of groceries. In this ever more litigious age, of course, that day may yet come
I'll get back to your latest QM post when (if!) I ever get round to getting some sleep - sorry, my brain packed up and shipped out some time ago.
'Twas only a joke, Bev. I have every confidence in your good judgement, self-control, and general savoir faire.
Oh, and just to make you feel very good, Coolchimpk, I just saw this on a general law site: Is Global Warming the Hot New Litigation Frontier? http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1173625811180&rss=newswire
I should have phraseed that better. By science I mean I want to see how the CO2 reacts with the ozone layer. I lot of times when you see enviromentalists on TV they don't even explain how it works.
Prob123: I believe that global warming is happening I just don't necesarily believe humans are causing it. There are many bigger things that could be a factor; The fact that we are still in a thaw from the last iceage,the sun's life cycle and possibly natural occurences contribute. Mt.St.Helens released energy equivalent to 27,000 atomic blasts over Hiroshima.
Also, weather has been unpredictable for years. Now that we know the globe is warming (or thawing) All kinds of unpredictable weather is blamed on greenhouse gasses. When It's too hot, it's global warming. When it's too cold it's global warming.When it's too windy, it's global warming.
Prob123: I believe that global warming is happening I just don't necesarily believe humans are causing it. There are many bigger things that could be a factor; The fact that we are still in a thaw from the last iceage,the sun's life cycle and possibly natural occurences contribute. Mt.St.Helens released energy equivalent to 27,000 atomic blasts over Hiroshima.
Also, weather has been unpredictable for years. Now that we know the globe is warming (or thawing) All kinds of unpredictable weather is blamed on greenhouse gasses. When It's too hot, it's global warming. When it's too cold it's global warming.When it's too windy, it's global warming.
CO2 does not react with the Ozone layer (that I know of). It traps heat in the earth's atmosphere. i.e. less of the heat radiates back out into space.
CFC's, HCFC's, and some others react with the ozone layer, which is actually on the mend (from what I've read recently). The ozone layer blocks some of the harmful UV from the sun (which causes skin cancer, and tends to bounce back as heat, and then get trapped by extra CO2 and other greenhouse gases).
CFC's, HCFC's, and some others react with the ozone layer, which is actually on the mend (from what I've read recently). The ozone layer blocks some of the harmful UV from the sun (which causes skin cancer, and tends to bounce back as heat, and then get trapped by extra CO2 and other greenhouse gases).
For info on what greenhouse gases are and why they increase heat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect#The_greenhouse_gases
For how CFC's destroy ozone:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_depletion#Ozone_cycle_overview
For how CFC's destroy ozone:
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