keepthefaith

Watching Hillary stare straight ahead as Trump is seated, priceless. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/at-george-h-w-bushs-funeral-trump-clintons-dont-shake-hands

Maybe Trump, Pompeo and Mattis should simply state the truth which is that they really don't care. Bigger fish to fry and not really our concern.

Obviously Trump is pissed about not getting a favorable Trump Tower deal in Russia so he's sticking it to Vlad now.

Interesting. Didn't know it could be produced that thin. Yes, picking it out and getting it perfectly vertical to the naked eye in the stand.

Maybe someone in Hollywood can produce a movie where Trump gets nabbed for impeachable offenses and is exiled to Russia. That should soothe you and millions of others. These ticky tack daily articles aren't enough.

Weird how all the best people keep being contradicted by data. . Yeah but that money goes immediately into the economy and they get free birth control. Signed, Nancy Pelosi

Anyone that is 22 years old should be able to improve with training and practice any athletic activity (except for maybe female gymnasts who seem to peak at younger ages).

He looked small, slow and outclassed while chasing Allen.

This is very true. Maybe a minor assault/battery charge and maybe underage drinking for a couple of them at which point the girls might prefer that the incident not be pursued criminally.

Admitting the mistake and committing to change is the first step. He's got a long way to go. Police came to hotel, checked it out, nobody hurt so they didn't pursue it (a mistake on their part). Now it's being dealt with as it should have been earlier. The whole thing is now at the beginning.

I disagree with Terry. A price should be paid by Hunt and quite likely will be, but he should be able to resume his career once he's made amends and demonstrates that he can be a positive to a team on and off the field. The incident on film certainly isn't good but it's not one which deserves total exile from one's living IMO. Hunt's public responses already have been very positive and remorseful.

Did Hughes threaten the ref? Evidence of that?

Fully support Hughes regardless of repercussions. Sometimes in life you have to stand up for yourself or a group and let someone have it verbally face to face. Really let them have it. Quite often it's effective and in this case he will likely have team ownership and management on his side this upcoming week.

Yes, but the chances of him getting a decent contract are declining by the week.

Yeah Jones was mugged. Can't believe Clay didn't catch that last pass. He's all by himself, facing the ball, catch it!

Ouch!

Yes and they can even require the police to get a court order before viewing it. Probably varies by state but here in Illinois the police have to use a court order even for a bank robbery if the bank simply doesn't want to hand the video over.

Tougher to dispense from an ATM though. Oldie but goodie right there.

It's price collusion that I'm accusing them of based on the statute that was referenced several posts ago. I'm sure the law is more complicated than those few sentences and that I don't fully understand the law. Truly believe though that their practices are very questionable and it's clear that they don't like talking about it, that it comes up with customers regularly and that their representatives are schooled on responding to the subject.

So if once a year for the past 15 years or so, you and I looked at a pricing matrix from both companies with rates for all zones and package sizes and weights and ran the sheets through an excel compare, we'd find them identical each year or with such minute differences we'd call it identical. Then every fall over the same period we'd receive what I call the annual love letters from both companies announcing their identical rate hikes. Additionally, every time 1 company changed a fee, the other would follow suit and the timeframes of these changes are so close together you'd have to question if either company could have made the same independent decision on their own so quickly.

Posted about DHL also. Yes, barrier to entry in package business is very high. Amazon is coming into the market but will be a long time before they have a nationwide service that delivers packages other than their own. Drones though!

DHL no longer has a domestic package delivery service and hasn't in many years. They have a good international service and a boutique domestic service partnered with the postal service. There isn't any stagnation in the market. Just 2 dominant competitors with identical pricing structures and rates who raise prices by 4.9% every year within weeks of each other.

Well I could gather and post all of the rates and terms and conditions for both companies but not worth the time. I live with this relationship everyday. We spend well into 6 figures a year with shipping companies. Quite familiar with the subject. What they are doing is very obvious. The #3 is USPS but they aren't a serious competitor. Their existence though probably helps keep the other two from anti-trust trouble.

The writer uses the term "monopoly" but the data the writer submits is more about market domination rather than monopolies. A Duopoly is market domination by 2 companies. That's what I'm talking about. Further, I'm accusing Fedex and UPS of pricing collusion in violation of this statute. From the link: "Price fixing is an agreement (written, verbal, or inferred from conduct) among competitors that raises, lowers, or stabilizes prices or competitive terms. Generally, the antitrust laws require that each company establish prices and other terms on its own, without agreeing with a competitor." https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/dealings-competitors/price-fixing Further, I've accused both companies across from my desk on at least 6 occasions of being guilty of this which I truly believe has helped me in my annual negotiations with them. They don't like the conversation and have clearly been coached up by corporate on addressing it and yes they both have plenty of lobby power in Washington. "Inferred from conduct". That's what they're doing.

Duopoly is a real term. Yes, they work in unison by their actions. Probably just a wink between the 2 CEOs at a golf outing at this point. Literally 15 years in a row of identical price increases, aligned price schedules and identical surcharges on many things. USPS is certainly a shipper but they don't compete with UPS/Fedex on larger packages.