G8 is now a club of wealthy Western countries, no more the club of major economic powers (i.e. economic equivalent of UN Security Council). No China, no India, no Brazil, no OPEC, and Russia only grudgingly. It would naturally represent the narrower interests of its members (or, you know, the parties that bought out the governments of the member countries).
Sorry for stating the obvious. It's remarkable to see the world order changing before our own eyes.
... I've always been confused how publicly traded companies can be considered "monopolies" in any situation except where your governments regulate them into becoming monopolies...
IBM was the monopoly, but they were chopped down by Compaq. Compaq was the monopoly, and they were chopped down by Microsoft. Microsoft was the monopoly, and they were chopped down by Google. Google's the monopoly, and they'll be chopped down by the next 18 year old college drop out startup that implants a realtime search engine in your sunglasses.
Compaq never was a monopoly, and Microsoft still is. Look it up in a dictionary sometime:
If you're not being paid a large sum of money to cook up such non-sense, you need a lobotomy. You're doing Obama campaign no favor by inducing vomit among voters.
When did begrudgingly accepting a compromise mean "being a sock puppet"? I swear, you people have this out of proportion.
It's difficult to blow this issue "out of proportion."
Frankly, with all the rancor on both sides, this country needs a little forgiveness if we're going to heal some of the hatred between the Right and Left.
I don't think we heal anything by sweeping crime under the rug and pretend it never happened. This isn't like Slick Willy blowjob affair.
Doubling of price doesn't mean supply dropped by half - demand is increasing. The recent accelerated increase in the price is bit puzzling to me too, but speculation in futures market should not drive the long-term price of oil - spot price and futures price converge. One reason suggested was that Russia, which had been increasing production more/less in lock step with the increase in demand from China/India, has failed to do so recently.
IN SHORT TERM, the demand is inelastic, but in the long term it need not be. We managed to reduce consumption after the shortage in the 70's, with 55MPH speed limit, buying Honda civics, etc. But it took a while and it took the whole system - gov't, consumers, auto industry (Ok, foreign auto industry, but you know) - to be on the same page to do that.
Bit more difficult this time, I think. The shortage is not artificial like in the 70s. And our gov't system is much worse, I think - and this is in comparison with Nixon time. Nevertheless, it's a great opportunity to SIGNIFICANTLY reduce our dependence on oil as energy source. At any rate, we need to think to think and act with long term scope.
It'd be fitting to see some fundy freak insist on promoting their religious (or whatever) freedom IN YOUR HOUSE. You'd both deserve each other.
"They hate us because we are free" YUCK.
Yeah, don't overthink and do stuff like this "study".
On the other hand, the summary tells nothing about "overthinking". Some kinda subliminal hint not to think at all. Is my guess.
Or am I overthinking?
...In all seriousness, if humanity lived forever we'd be screwed. We're not built, physically or mentally, to be able to survive more than a hundred years of changes...
We were not "built" to live till 70 and go senile, but we managed to do that by adaptation. Things change, we change things, and we adapt - none of us are "built" according to particular specs. I fail to see why people insist on dragging in their moral/religious belief onto everything.
Some of us, who favor gun control, do not have any problem whatsoever with this decision. It seems like a perfectly reasonable view of the constitution as written. Trying to say otherwise is intellectually dishonest.
What I question is the constitution itself: Is the right to bear arms really a key element to protest against excessive government control? India didn't gain their independence through guns. Today, we don't need them.
India gained independence largely due to the fact that it was more work than they were worth.
The day the Stormtroopers come knocking at your door, you'll wish you had a gun.
The people can only overthrow a tyrannical government if they have weapons which enable them to do so.
That's right - the weapon's the key. That's why we need the sharks with the freaking laser beams. Can you imagine overthrowing a gov'mnt without them? No. Ever wonder why there is nothing against sharks and the freaking laser beams (FLB) in the Constitution? Cuz. The founders wanted us to use the sharks and FLB to overthrow the gov'munt when, you know, it's necessary. Otherwise, they would have written something like "Hell, no, you can't have no sharks. FLB? Get the f*ck out." Now you know.
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It's the gross that matters, not per-capita. A billion dollar economy is still a billion dollar economy, with 1 person or with one billion people.
G8 is now a club of wealthy Western countries, no more the club of major economic powers (i.e. economic equivalent of UN Security Council). No China, no India, no Brazil, no OPEC, and Russia only grudgingly. It would naturally represent the narrower interests of its members (or, you know, the parties that bought out the governments of the member countries). Sorry for stating the obvious. It's remarkable to see the world order changing before our own eyes.
Compaq never was a monopoly, and Microsoft still is. Look it up in a dictionary sometime:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=monopoly&x=0&y=0/
True, dollar's sinking. It'll be a bleak time for a while.
If you're not being paid a large sum of money to cook up such non-sense, you need a lobotomy. You're doing Obama campaign no favor by inducing vomit among voters.
EEEWWWW!! That's so... Unamerican. Why do they hate America?
It's difficult to blow this issue "out of proportion."
I don't think we heal anything by sweeping crime under the rug and pretend it never happened. This isn't like Slick Willy blowjob affair.
Doubling of price doesn't mean supply dropped by half - demand is increasing. The recent accelerated increase in the price is bit puzzling to me too, but speculation in futures market should not drive the long-term price of oil - spot price and futures price converge. One reason suggested was that Russia, which had been increasing production more/less in lock step with the increase in demand from China/India, has failed to do so recently.
No dog in the fight, but will throw this wood in.
IN SHORT TERM, the demand is inelastic, but in the long term it need not be. We managed to reduce consumption after the shortage in the 70's, with 55MPH speed limit, buying Honda civics, etc. But it took a while and it took the whole system - gov't, consumers, auto industry (Ok, foreign auto industry, but you know) - to be on the same page to do that.
Bit more difficult this time, I think. The shortage is not artificial like in the 70s. And our gov't system is much worse, I think - and this is in comparison with Nixon time. Nevertheless, it's a great opportunity to SIGNIFICANTLY reduce our dependence on oil as energy source. At any rate, we need to think to think and act with long term scope.
Hmm... I went off the deep end here...
Listen to your suffering wife - stop posting drunk.
No. And screw druids.
And don't tell the computer to try it again, put a real heart into it this time, etc. You don't want that.
It'd be fitting to see some fundy freak insist on promoting their religious (or whatever) freedom IN YOUR HOUSE. You'd both deserve each other. "They hate us because we are free" YUCK.
Where you visiting? Gitmo?
Yeah, don't overthink and do stuff like this "study". On the other hand, the summary tells nothing about "overthinking". Some kinda subliminal hint not to think at all. Is my guess. Or am I overthinking?
Because there aren't enough lawyers to go around. Won't you think of the poor lawyers?!
We were not "built" to live till 70 and go senile, but we managed to do that by adaptation. Things change, we change things, and we adapt - none of us are "built" according to particular specs. I fail to see why people insist on dragging in their moral/religious belief onto everything.
"Go ahead, mod me as flamebait! I'm used to it."
Guys, don't be a dick. Mod this post "flamebait" like he asked.
"Please read 1984 before you talk about 1984. Thank you."
Hell, no. I saw the movie.
I don't mind fillers, but boring, repetitive fillers, on the other hand...
You must be the life of funerals... (what pun?!)
Nevermind - damn robot drank it with the camera off. Sublimate my ass.