birdwatcher

Dec. 7th, 2013

— Много говорят и пишут об агрессивности российской школьной среды. Вы это видите?
— Я этого не вижу. Хотя, конечно, в совсем уж неблагополучных школах я сейчас не работаю, не знаю, что там творится. И раньше мы в школах дрались и выясняли отношения, только разговоров об этом было меньше.

+еще много познавательного
http://www.rosbalt.ru/main/2013/12/04/1207437.html

Current Mood: amused

Forbes -- Lawmakers also forgot to repeal a provision of the tax law exempting employees of Communist organizations from having to pay Social Security taxes on their wages. (They are similarly forbidden from collecting Social Security benefits derived from those wages, since wages and benefits are linked for all of us.)

When enacted, the Social Security provision was intended to be a punishment; lawmakers didn’t think people trying to overthrow the government should be able to participate in that same government’s premier social program. In fact, the provision was prompted by press reports that jailed Communists were happily collecting Social Security checks while sitting in their cells.

But today, it’s hard not to wonder if young Communists might not actually welcome their banishment from Social Security. As tax lawyer Libin Zhang has pointed out: "What was a penalty in the 1950s might be a blessing today. Younger employees nowadays might prefer to forgo paying Social Security Tax and give up on the fragile likelihood of receiving Social Security checks in their retirement".

Current Mood: good

Я, конечно, в день новостей заказал, и вот результат:

Dear 23andMe Customers,
Thank you for your recent 23andMe purchase.
At this time, we have suspended the health-related part of our service to comply with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s directive on November 22, 2013 to discontinue new consumer access during our regulatory review process.
As a result, this means we will not be able to provide you with access to the 23andMe health-related results from your purchase.
We will be able to provide you with both ancestry-related genetic information as well as your raw genetic data, without 23andMe’s interpretation.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
We understand this is not the product you purchased. If you would like a full refund for your order, we encourage you to click here and follow the on-screen instructions.
Please stay tuned to the 23andMe blog for additional information during the regulatory review process.
Sincerely,
The 23andMe Team

Ну, раз им деньги на борьбу не нужны, попрошу вернуть.