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Frankly the tone of this discussion has deteriorated to a level that I do not wish to partake in it any longer. And for your information, so there are no misconceptions. I am German, with a US MBA and a German MS in Biology, working in Marketing for a Pharmaceutical Company, not a lawyer. I happen to be married to a lawyer from the US with a speciality in tax law, rather than torts, so have no personal nefarious interest in the matter. But...

I say two months and a newer sense of badass from him

I expect to see AT&T to do the same thing soon. It is all follow the leader. AT&T started with forcing Data plans on the iPhone and people accepted it. Verizon saw this and saw that they could just force data plans on all smart phones. Then the others copied it. AT&T with in 6 months will raise there ETA fee up to $350 to match.

Quote: Originally Posted by Unspoken Demise If it moves and shouldnt, use duct tape. If it doesnt move and should, use WD-40. Its the manly way. Amen, brother!

mkrishnan, you're absolutely right, there is NO evidence that people who work in psychiatry, psychology, or social work are particularly immune to them. In fact, several studies suggest that physicians in general may be at higher risk of depression and suicide than the general population. I don't think there have been any studies that have identified psychiatrists as being at particularly increased risk compared to other physicians.

Quote: Originally Posted by Gregg2 That's a good thing. Other studies have shown that a bad attitude can shorten your life expectancy. But you will get everything done sooner, so you won't need that extra time. ... I mean no wait, I want that extra time

Quote: Originally Posted by Grimace Verizon raises Early Termination Fee to $350 for smart phones Wow... Verizon forces its customers to pay a "termination fee" but American taxpayers bailed out banks that keep Verizon afloat and Verizon itself paid no termination fee for federal aid. Imagine that! Want to punish Verizon for its termination fee? Don't buy Verizon...

Quote: Originally Posted by Acorn They are probably doing this because of blackberry and the waves of people pouring over the storm 2 (just like the first version) then backing out when they realize its not the greatest. (just like the first version). Thankfully, people still get 30 days to back out (after a purchase) before the ETF comes into play. I really think the majority of people that this new ETF will effect are the people scamming...

News conference from base. 12 dead, 31 wounded. Gunman dead and 2 others, described as suspects, apprehended.

Wirelessly posted (Nokia 5800 Tube XpressMusic : Mozilla/5.0 (SymbianOS/9.4; U; Series60/5.0 Nokia5800d-1/21.0.101; Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 ) AppleWebKit/413 (KHTML, like Gecko) Safari/413) Quote: Originally Posted by Unspoken Demise Quote: Originally Posted by dmr727 Gadgets have instruction manuals? I'm from the old school - f with it until it works. If it moves and shouldnt, use duct tape. If it doesnt move and should,...