Most of those arrest warrents are for people who haven't paid traffic tickets, or who have skipped jury duty! For that, they can be arrested and forced to pay fines, but it's just not worth the government's time to track them down. They'll just wait until the next time they happen to get pulled over for a broken tail light or something.
The DoA wants to DESTROY wheat, because they've decided that there's too much of it! All the poor farmers are going out of business, so the government has decided to step in and pay them to burn bushels of wheat, or sit on their asses and do nothing at all. That way, the supply is restricted, the price of food goes up, and all the farmers are happy. Poor people the world over thought, get screwed because food is now more expensive than it would be otherwise.
Life-saving? Huh? Don't you mean death-prolonging? Now, instead of 10 years, they have 15 or 20 to go around infecting people. Okay, life extension is a noble goal, but don't make it out like these people are saving those who would otherwise die. They'll still die, it'll only take a little bit longer.
Everyone knew there were 5 major european powers (England, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia). Otto Von Bismarck, father of the German nation, and a brilliant statesman, knew that it was vitally important to have two allies, so as always to be in a group of three, allied against a group of two. Thus, Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia were allied through about 1900.
Unfortunately, Kaiser Wilhelm II never paid much attention to Bismarck's teachings, and was something of an idiot besides. So, despite his blood relations to the Tzar (he was also related to the British royal family, and used to spend his summers there as a boy), he neglected the alliance, and drove Russia away. Russia, not wanting to be isolated, entered into alliance with France and England.
Now then, you're right that they were not steadfast allies. Had Germany not invaded France, England would not have joined the war. They told the Kaiser as much, but the Kaiser's millitary advisors said that the troops were too close to the Belgian border to recall. Had England not joined the war, France probably would have likewise disregarded their treaty obligations, and not taken advantage of any weakness in the German western border.
Yeah, and OS X is a lot more advanced of a windowing system than that developed by Xerox (or so I assume. To use an example more people would be familiar with, OS X is more advanced than MS Windows 1.0). And museums often have touchscreen equipped computers. I don't think you really refuted his point.
There were some preliminary talks about them joining NATO or the EU (forgotten which) but these broke down when NATO started bombing Yugoslavia. The majority of the Russian population is Slavic, and so they have historically protected the Slavs in the Balkans. That's how WWI started, when A-H wanted to retaliate against Serbia, Russia stepped in to defend the Slavs (so Germany supported A-H by attacking France, an ally of Russia, in a pre-emptive strike, and the rest is history).
55 mph was during the 70's oil crisis, for fuel preservation, not safety. That's why it's being loosened now (gee, only took the government 20 years to get around to that one...). Highway funds was also the threat for raising the drinking age to 21 (normally I'm a fan of Reagan, but that one pisses me off).
Of course, the froggies invented numerical street addresses (Paris was the first city to number their buildings, for postal purposes), so they'd be able to charge licensing fees on mail sent too...
Am I the only one who absolutely hates the term "killer app?"
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How about the ability to attach peripherals? A USB output port could let you plug in a Twiddler, a bigger monitor when you dock, whatever. We have the power to make these into ultra-small laptops, or even wearables now. I know the have USB input, but has any palmtop added usb output yet?
Unlike now, where anyone with a radio scanner can listen in on your cell conversations? Unencrypted cellular communications have never been secure, and this is no worse than how it works now.
Jesus, I was thinking "that thing's been at Mars since I was in high school! It's STILL not done aerobraking?" Well, good to know then that aerobraking is just sort of slow, rather than ludicrously slow.
Oooh! Oooh! Don't forget, Clinton "accidentally" ended up with the complete FBI files on the leading Congressional Republicans. Just, y'know, in case anyone was starting to get the impression that the conservatives are the only ones doing it.
How much would such a refit cost for your average commercial aircraft?
The simple answer is way the Hell too much. The airline industry (and the leasing industries associated with it) operate on very tight profit margins. Just look at how disasterous the last month has been for the airlines. They are NOT going to be paying to design, much less paying to install, an entirely new type of engine. The bill would be trememdous!
My father runs a small aircraft leasing business, and basically the industry, which already had a glut of aircraft, is looking at total and utter devestation. This is an industry where every time the government imposes new noise level limits for aircraft, firms go out of business by the dozens. His firm is small enough to find a way through it, and well diversified besides, but the firms that own most of the aircraft that the airlines fly, firms like GE Capital, are going to take huge hits. There simply will not be any money available for refits, and barely enough to meet government mandated maintainence checks, much less a project of this magnitude.
The archers story is that during the 100 Years War, the British longbowmen were among the most feared troops. Of course, you need your first two fingers to draw a bow, and so whenever the French would take British prisoners, they'd chop off the middle finger, so that they would never be able to draw a bow again. And so, in turn, the British would show the French their middle fingers as a taunt.
Well, there you go, that's the story anyway. Take from it what you will.
Did you know Nixon alrealy had the speech written in case the astronauts weren't able to come back from the moon?
Well, I would certainly expect so. After all, if the mission failed, the country would have been pretty hard hit. Apollo was the first time that America pulled ahead of Russia in the space race. Had it failed, an awful lot of people would have started to wonder if we were really on the winning side. So, a deep, stirring, well written speech would be a must. I imagine he spent much more time on the "if it fails" speech than the "if it succeeds" one.
Speaking of historic events, I'd really like to see video footage of Kruzchev (sp?) banging his shoe on the table at the UN. Anyone know where such a thing could be found?
Republicans are funded by industry (Coke, oil companies, Ford, etc.), the Democrats are funded by lawyers and media companies. So, in the case of this law, Republicans would be more likely to appoint Supreme Court justices that will strike the SSSCA down than the Democrats.
Furthermore, conservative judges tend to be strict constitutionalists (they've been striking down laws right and left not because they're bad laws, but because they are not permitted by the constitution. A recent example is a law against spousal abuse. Because it does not affect interstate commerce, they decreed that it was under state, rather than federal, jurisdiction). Liberal judges, otoh, tend to do more moral wrangling. Roe vs. Wade is a classic example of a liberal Supreme Court decision. Most of us are very happy with the outcome, but I think it's pretty obvious that the decision was was on exceedingly thin legal ground.
Actually, I think it's c*(w^5), where w is the warp speed, in TNG. In TOS, they used a different scale, where the speed is c*(w^3). This is why the Excelsior could hit warp 12 no problem, but the Enterprise D can't.
Two points: First of all, I'd dispute your statement that there's no social pressure for gays couple with those of the opposite sex. Maybe in the heart of the Castro, San Francisco, kids are brought up to believe that it's perfectly normal to have sex with whoever they feel attracted to, and to keep an open mind. In the rest of the world, you're indoctrinated from birth: you will grow up, get married, and have kids. Many people dismiss or supress homo- or bi-sexual urges simply because it conflicts with the way they're expected to live their lives. Furthermore, I was mainly referring to the last few centuries. Up until maybe, what? 20 years ago? homosexuality was considered a psychological disease, and ruthlessly hunted down. The last decade or two hasn't been enough time for the gene to work itself out of the pool.
As for nature vs. nurture, there are countless influences in the development of a person, from the time of conception through early childhood that go beyond what we can remember later on. Influences ranging from a mother's diet while pregnant to the color of the baby's nursury, the effects of each are impossible to predict. This is why nature vs. nurture is such a sticky issue. A recent study claimed that those people whose mothers used painkillers during birth were three times as likely to become addicted to narcotics in their teens. This stuff can be crazy.
Yes, these few paragraphs have been written by a straight man (albeit, one who lives in San Francisco, and is dating a bisexual girl), but I don't think that fact has colored my rationality:)
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They are publicly traded. They're on the French Marche Libre (or something like that), and the symbol is MAKE.PA. Their website shows current prices.
No no, you sell the old one AFTER you've got your new, renewed one. They let you keep the old one.
Most of those arrest warrents are for people who haven't paid traffic tickets, or who have skipped jury duty! For that, they can be arrested and forced to pay fines, but it's just not worth the government's time to track them down. They'll just wait until the next time they happen to get pulled over for a broken tail light or something.
Who cares if the robot goes out of control? Just get her the Hell up there!
Renewable sure, but non-pollutant? Your floor says otherwise...
The DoA wants to DESTROY wheat, because they've decided that there's too much of it! All the poor farmers are going out of business, so the government has decided to step in and pay them to burn bushels of wheat, or sit on their asses and do nothing at all. That way, the supply is restricted, the price of food goes up, and all the farmers are happy. Poor people the world over thought, get screwed because food is now more expensive than it would be otherwise.
Which one would this be? Do you have a link by any chance?
Life-saving? Huh? Don't you mean death-prolonging? Now, instead of 10 years, they have 15 or 20 to go around infecting people. Okay, life extension is a noble goal, but don't make it out like these people are saving those who would otherwise die. They'll still die, it'll only take a little bit longer.
Unfortunately, Kaiser Wilhelm II never paid much attention to Bismarck's teachings, and was something of an idiot besides. So, despite his blood relations to the Tzar (he was also related to the British royal family, and used to spend his summers there as a boy), he neglected the alliance, and drove Russia away. Russia, not wanting to be isolated, entered into alliance with France and England.
Now then, you're right that they were not steadfast allies. Had Germany not invaded France, England would not have joined the war. They told the Kaiser as much, but the Kaiser's millitary advisors said that the troops were too close to the Belgian border to recall. Had England not joined the war, France probably would have likewise disregarded their treaty obligations, and not taken advantage of any weakness in the German western border.
Yeah, and OS X is a lot more advanced of a windowing system than that developed by Xerox (or so I assume. To use an example more people would be familiar with, OS X is more advanced than MS Windows 1.0). And museums often have touchscreen equipped computers. I don't think you really refuted his point.
There were some preliminary talks about them joining NATO or the EU (forgotten which) but these broke down when NATO started bombing Yugoslavia. The majority of the Russian population is Slavic, and so they have historically protected the Slavs in the Balkans. That's how WWI started, when A-H wanted to retaliate against Serbia, Russia stepped in to defend the Slavs (so Germany supported A-H by attacking France, an ally of Russia, in a pre-emptive strike, and the rest is history).
55 mph was during the 70's oil crisis, for fuel preservation, not safety. That's why it's being loosened now (gee, only took the government 20 years to get around to that one...). Highway funds was also the threat for raising the drinking age to 21 (normally I'm a fan of Reagan, but that one pisses me off).
Hello? See the adequacy.org link in the .sig? Don't feed the trolls.
Of course, the froggies invented numerical street addresses (Paris was the first city to number their buildings, for postal purposes), so they'd be able to charge licensing fees on mail sent too...
Am I the only one who absolutely hates the term "killer app?"
How about the ability to attach peripherals? A USB output port could let you plug in a Twiddler, a bigger monitor when you dock, whatever. We have the power to make these into ultra-small laptops, or even wearables now. I know the have USB input, but has any palmtop added usb output yet?
Unlike now, where anyone with a radio scanner can listen in on your cell conversations? Unencrypted cellular communications have never been secure, and this is no worse than how it works now.
Jesus, I was thinking "that thing's been at Mars since I was in high school! It's STILL not done aerobraking?" Well, good to know then that aerobraking is just sort of slow, rather than ludicrously slow.
Oooh! Oooh! Don't forget, Clinton "accidentally" ended up with the complete FBI files on the leading Congressional Republicans. Just, y'know, in case anyone was starting to get the impression that the conservatives are the only ones doing it.
The simple answer is way the Hell too much. The airline industry (and the leasing industries associated with it) operate on very tight profit margins. Just look at how disasterous the last month has been for the airlines. They are NOT going to be paying to design, much less paying to install, an entirely new type of engine. The bill would be trememdous!
My father runs a small aircraft leasing business, and basically the industry, which already had a glut of aircraft, is looking at total and utter devestation. This is an industry where every time the government imposes new noise level limits for aircraft, firms go out of business by the dozens. His firm is small enough to find a way through it, and well diversified besides, but the firms that own most of the aircraft that the airlines fly, firms like GE Capital, are going to take huge hits. There simply will not be any money available for refits, and barely enough to meet government mandated maintainence checks, much less a project of this magnitude.
Well, there you go, that's the story anyway. Take from it what you will.
Well, I would certainly expect so. After all, if the mission failed, the country would have been pretty hard hit. Apollo was the first time that America pulled ahead of Russia in the space race. Had it failed, an awful lot of people would have started to wonder if we were really on the winning side. So, a deep, stirring, well written speech would be a must. I imagine he spent much more time on the "if it fails" speech than the "if it succeeds" one.
Speaking of historic events, I'd really like to see video footage of Kruzchev (sp?) banging his shoe on the table at the UN. Anyone know where such a thing could be found?
Furthermore, conservative judges tend to be strict constitutionalists (they've been striking down laws right and left not because they're bad laws, but because they are not permitted by the constitution. A recent example is a law against spousal abuse. Because it does not affect interstate commerce, they decreed that it was under state, rather than federal, jurisdiction). Liberal judges, otoh, tend to do more moral wrangling. Roe vs. Wade is a classic example of a liberal Supreme Court decision. Most of us are very happy with the outcome, but I think it's pretty obvious that the decision was was on exceedingly thin legal ground.
Actually, I think it's c*(w^5), where w is the warp speed, in TNG. In TOS, they used a different scale, where the speed is c*(w^3). This is why the Excelsior could hit warp 12 no problem, but the Enterprise D can't.
As for nature vs. nurture, there are countless influences in the development of a person, from the time of conception through early childhood that go beyond what we can remember later on. Influences ranging from a mother's diet while pregnant to the color of the baby's nursury, the effects of each are impossible to predict. This is why nature vs. nurture is such a sticky issue. A recent study claimed that those people whose mothers used painkillers during birth were three times as likely to become addicted to narcotics in their teens. This stuff can be crazy.
Yes, these few paragraphs have been written by a straight man (albeit, one who lives in San Francisco, and is dating a bisexual girl), but I don't think that fact has colored my rationality