I have collected meteorite rocks that have landed in England, Scottish Highlands and the United States. They are worth a lot of money and have been verified by my mate who works for the European Space Agency as legitimate meteorite rocks.
I'm worried that they might seize it and won't give the money for the time I spent collecting them and storing them - I want my money's worth. I've heard of stories on website forums of the British Museum undervaluing people's treasures they found in their land such as the British gold coins.
Many thanks.
I had to go to the Emergency Room last night and was waiting for my turn in triage. I was sitting close enough to the Patient Registration Desk to hear an ENTITLED IDIOT demand the medical details on another patient. The hospital employee explained that HIPAA forbids that disclosure. Instead of accepting that answer regarding Federal LAW, the ENTITLED IDIOT replies: "I WANT TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN CHARGE!"
I'm rolling my eyes so hard that I could almost see my brains! I wanted to tell this FOOL: "DUDE, the Emergency Room Manager is going to tell you the EXACT SAME THING regarding HIPAA!! WHAT PLANET are you living on?!?
Shaking my head!!!!
For many, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a turning point in radio. It led to the deregulation of the radio industry, as big corporations like Clear Channel/iHeartMedia bought thousands of stations across the U.S. and could now own more stations in the same market.
As a hypothetical, let's say the Telecommunications Act of 1996 never happened... how would the radio industry have played out from then to now?
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Would more independent, locally owned and focused stations survive?
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Would there be more creativity in station formats, rotations, or imaging?
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Would there still be a decline of day-to-day operations staff (jocks, board-ops, producers, etc.) with the rise of automation and voice-tracking?
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Would salaries for programming staff or management be higher in the hypothetical timeline relative to today's radio reality?
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Or does the inevitability of some inventions (satellite radio, podcasts, spotify, etc.) doom terrestrial radio, regardless of the Telecommunications Act of 1996?
Feel free to add anything else. Would love to hear people's thoughts or ideas.
