conarb
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The head of the NFPA makes $800,000 a year, the head of the ICC only $500,000 a year, why?
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The Ten Billion Dollar A Year Industry
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The head of the NFPA makes $800,000 a year, the head of the ICC only $500,000 a year, why?
mark handler
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I have been a strong supprter of Carl Malamud, for years
I have put his website on this website before http://ftp.resource.org/codes.gov/
I have put his website on this website before http://ftp.resource.org/codes.gov/
Glennman CBO
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No. But I would like to be.
permitguy
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Sooooooo . . . .
The federal government should take over the process and either raise taxes or borrow the money to administer that process, then produce and distribute the code to everyone who wants a copy for free?
Or, we should tell private organizations how much they can pay their employees, and how much revenue is too much?
Socialist much?
The federal government should take over the process and either raise taxes or borrow the money to administer that process, then produce and distribute the code to everyone who wants a copy for free?
Or, we should tell private organizations how much they can pay their employees, and how much revenue is too much?
Socialist much?
Federal building code
Yea that should be just a little thicker then the present building code
Can you say tax code
2006
According to the US Government Printing Office, it's 13,458 pages in total. The full text of Title 26 of the United States Code (the part written by Congress--available for an additional $179) is a mere 3,387 printed pages, bringing the adjusted gross page count to 16,845.
Yea that should be just a little thicker then the present building code
Can you say tax code
2006
According to the US Government Printing Office, it's 13,458 pages in total. The full text of Title 26 of the United States Code (the part written by Congress--available for an additional $179) is a mere 3,387 printed pages, bringing the adjusted gross page count to 16,845.
conarb
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If they are going to remain private they need some competition to keep the costs in line. Now that Malamud has published the codes again I wonder if the ICC will take him to court like they did Veek? I think they are letting him go because they fear losing.
Coug Dad
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The ICC allows you to look at the codes for free
http://publicecodes.citation.com/icod/index.htm
They do not, however, allow you to cut and paste like the Malamud site does.
NFPA also allows you to look at thier codes for free
http://www.nfpa.org/AboutTheCodes/List_of_Codes_and_Standards.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
http://publicecodes.citation.com/icod/index.htm
They do not, however, allow you to cut and paste like the Malamud site does.
NFPA also allows you to look at thier codes for free
http://www.nfpa.org/AboutTheCodes/List_of_Codes_and_Standards.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
permitguy
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It would be interesting to see an adjusted cost comparison of the the current IBC to the last editions of each of the legacy codes (when there was competition).
Of course, re-introducing competition would be the beginning of the end of private code development.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
I can copy and paste from the free ICC site without any issues. Am I just lucky?
Of course, re-introducing competition would be the beginning of the end of private code development.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
I can copy and paste from the free ICC site without any issues. Am I just lucky?
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mark handler
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I too, can copy and paste from the ICC site.permitguy said:
FM William Burns
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Me too and and with tables or figures remember to use "special paste"
I downloaded NEC08 from Malamud site, but can't copy-paste from the shaded content.
Also I can't do it from ICC free site.
FM, what is "special paste?"
BTW, I am an XP refusnik, and still haven't moved thru Windows to 7.
Is that the problemo?
Also I can't do it from ICC free site.
FM, what is "special paste?"
BTW, I am an XP refusnik, and still haven't moved thru Windows to 7.
Is that the problemo?
mark handler
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Jim
Not all PDF's are created equal, are you trying to copy an image or text, somtimes text is an image.
Not all PDF's are created equal, are you trying to copy an image or text, somtimes text is an image.
conarb
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While Mark is correct, you will also find that there are different PDF viewers, for instance I can't copy from Firefox's PDF viewer, but I can copy and past the URL into I.E. and copy, in others they are protected, yet I can download to my hard drive and copy, if that fails I can open it in Acrobat and run OCR and copy. But there is no way you can copy an image as Mark says, the best you can do is use a program like SnagIt (which I highly recommend and couldn't live without) , copy the image and post it as an attachment.
BTW, besides SnagIt there is another program that is very useful in copying and pasting that I couldn't live without, it's called M8 Multi Clipboard, download the free version first, I guarantee you will buy the larger version, you can copy several sentences, store them in the clipboard and past them where you want.
BTW, besides SnagIt there is another program that is very useful in copying and pasting that I couldn't live without, it's called M8 Multi Clipboard, download the free version first, I guarantee you will buy the larger version, you can copy several sentences, store them in the clipboard and past them where you want.
FM William Burns
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Jim,
It's a pasting tool (Paste Special) that one uses when copying tables, charts and figures from text materials. It allows one to paste it in a format as it appears when copied. In documents one usually needs click on the "Unformatted Text" feature when prompted to paste it so one does not have to go back and format the material. You can also use paste in HTML or RTF using the Paste Special feature. We used it back in the days on Technical Committees since we cut and pasted lots of tables and figures and everything was about speed. It's a Windows tool and I don't know if other OS have a similar tool.
Like others ConArb & Mark mention, images are different beasts just like "right clicks" different tool applications.
It's a pasting tool (Paste Special) that one uses when copying tables, charts and figures from text materials. It allows one to paste it in a format as it appears when copied. In documents one usually needs click on the "Unformatted Text" feature when prompted to paste it so one does not have to go back and format the material. You can also use paste in HTML or RTF using the Paste Special feature. We used it back in the days on Technical Committees since we cut and pasted lots of tables and figures and everything was about speed. It's a Windows tool and I don't know if other OS have a similar tool.
Like others ConArb & Mark mention, images are different beasts just like "right clicks" different tool applications.
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