Word: fees
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...movement's cutting edge: they are developing an unprecedented, classified database of plants and animals that have commercial potential as medicines and foods. Companies that see a scientifically verified, patented discovery advertised on the database would pay--through the central government, to the appropriate tribe--a fee for the classified information. Afterward, should a new menstrual-pain remedy or strain of soybean be commercialized as a result, the company would then be required to pay the community royalties...
Embedded in the BPro is a sensor that picks up pulsations from the artery in the wrist and translates them into blood-pressure readings. Ting leases the BPro to doctors, who charge patients $80 a day to use it--a fee split with Ting...
...early years, the company focused on connecting government departments to villages. Using small kiosks outfitted with a computer hooked up to an intranet, it allowed rural dwellers to apply for a driver's license or request a copy of a birth certificate online. The company charged a small fee--25 rupees, or 55¢, to apply for a driver's license, say--but the applicant saved 10 times that amount by reducing the number of visits to a government office in an often distant regional center. The system worked well at first. "But we discovered that there...
...entrepreneur from the village, typically a man in his mid-20s. The cost of a kiosk package--computer, digital camera, Internet connection over a cell-phone line, and printer--is $1,500, which is paid back over a few years. Each entrepreneur also pays a fixed monthly fee of $11. For that, there is help if anything goes wrong with the hardware, special rural-focused online packages that Drishtee develops (like the matchmaking service) and regular visits from insurance-company reps. Drishtee and each village entrepreneur get a small cut for every new policy sold. Drishtee is also looking...
...states, incarceration still awaits even first-time offenders possessing small amounts of marijuana. In Connecticut, possessing a "usable amount" is punishable by a year in jail and $1,000 fine. Nevada sends its pot users - possessing any amount - into rehab or treatment and imposes a $600 fee. Federal law calls for a year in jail and $1,000 for anyone caught with any amount. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) says there are 65,000-85,000 people incarcerated in this country for cannabis-related reasons...