Or, instead of subsidy, the gov't can use the same dollars to buy up dry grains in good years and store them for the bad years when they can release them back onto the market at a fixed price.
Also known as an "Ever-normal Granary". This was exactly the policy in the U.S. used following the post Great-Depression era, until it was ended during the Nixon years.
Asked to estimate how much of the federal budget goes to foreign aid the median estimate is 25 percent. Asked how much they thought would be an "appropriate" percentage the median response is 10 percent.
In fact just 1 percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid.
In terms of percent GDP, the U.S. is already among the more miserly of the developed nations. And don't forget, giving foreign aid is not done simply for humanitarian feel-good reasons. It is often done to secure political and military co-operation from third world nations.
the thing is that looking into the way that it works: it's hard to see any straightforward way for most of these viruses to evolve a resistance.
It targets dsRNA which is very central to their life cycle.
First question you might then ask is, "if dsRNA is so central to their life cycle, then why haven't organisms evolved to use this as a defense?" Answer would be, they do. Anti-dsRNA mechanisms are central to some forms of innate cellular immunity to viruses. In fact, this drug mimics this natural Anti-dsRNA defense.
As such, an infection must evade or disable these natural defenses to successfully replicate. Resistance to DRACO would most likely stem from an adaptation of these existing viral mechanisms to this new challenge.
"Consistently in this world, inferior products with better marketing win over superior products." So how did Japan's superior quality autos displace Detroit crap in the 1970s and 1980s -- sometimes even at higher prices?
After reading the article, I'd have to say Lutz's view of car quality prioritized big impressive engines and macho styling, while poo-poohing things like fuel economy and environmental concerns. Hence he would consider the Japanese autos to be an inferior product.
Most Asian cuisines have Jellyfish dishes. Some US fisheries even export Jellyfish to Asian countries.
The problem is, preparation of Jellyfish for food is very time and labor intensive, due to the absurdly high water content that needs to be dealt with. Asians eat it, but not as a major dietary protein source like fish. So while it may support some small Jellyfisheries, there will never be huge fleets capable of making a dent in their populations.
The human lung cilia and mucus are able to expel fiberglass fibers. This is not the case with asbestos
Quite so. I had a professor (an MD) who did quite a bit of work relating to asbestos carcinogenicity. He had a story about a research group who cremated a deceased mesothelioma patient (or maybe just cremated his lungs, I don't remember exactly). The patient had been exposed to asbestos many decades ago.
After sifting through the ashes, they extracted a tiny pile of perfectly intact asbestos fibers.
Better than standard metal is "memory metal", aka Flexon-- bend them, and they snap back into shape.
Oddly, I've had the opposite experience. While the individual segments of memory alloy are near indestructible, I've had 2 pairs of memory alloy frames fail at weld points, with no repair possible. On the other hand, my current Monel alloy (Nickel-Copper) frames have lasted about a decade without problems (except for some greenish corrosion near the nosepieces).
You realize that hydrogen is purely created using electricity right?
It's not, not on any appreciable level. Hydrogen is already manufactured by the mega-ton as a chemical feedstock; almost all of that is from natural gas. It's a pretty mature and well optimized technology, so it's unlikely to be displaced anytime soon either.
I use Sneakemail.com, which pretty much does the same thing. Only problem is that they're no longer a freemium service, pay-only now but still reasonably cheap.
Yeah, but don't forget a large part of that money is borrowed.
There was a Chinese economist on NPR recently who pointed out an interesting factoid -- our total expenditures in Iraq and Afghanistan are approximately equal to our total government debt to China.
Deep below the workshops in Baghdad's cramped, rundown jewelry district, unemployed men spend their days scouring the city's sewer system for the one thing they say can bring them money: flakes of gold. Several times a month, men desperate for an income descend as far as 15 feet into the dark in search of gold bits that have been washed down the drain by craftsmen cleaning up after a day of etching and molding jewelry.
What an idiot... You can get treatment at any hospital.. with or without insurance...
The law you're thinking of, "EMTALA", guarantees evaluation and stabilization, that's all. For instance, suppose someone comes in with an acute bleeding episode, and is found to have leukemia. The hospital is obligated to treat the bleeding until the patient's life is not imminently in danger, and that's it. In this case, the underlying leukemia doesn't get treated unless the state has some unpaid care aid program, or the hospital is willing to eat it under charity care (some non-profits do, as far as their finances allow).
"The taxonomic position of a bacterial strain isolated from the femur of the remains of Jost Lucembursky, margrave in Moravia, Brno (Czech Republic), was investigated by phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular taxonomic methods..."
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Okay, so who apart from HP sells netbooks with matte-finish screens and Linux?
Lenovo does, for their business-oriented models. I don't know about Linux, but they'll sell you systems with just DOS loaded, at a modest discount.
Or, instead of subsidy, the gov't can use the same dollars to buy up dry grains in good years and store them for the bad years when they can release them back onto the market at a fixed price.
Also known as an "Ever-normal Granary". This was exactly the policy in the U.S. used following the post Great-Depression era, until it was ended during the Nixon years.
An anwer of "Cut foreign aid" is usually the first sign someone doesn't have a very good grasp of just where our budget goes:
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/brunitedstatescanadara/670.php
Asked to estimate how much of the federal budget goes to foreign aid the median estimate is 25 percent. Asked how much they thought would be an "appropriate" percentage the median response is 10 percent.
In fact just 1 percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid.
In terms of percent GDP, the U.S. is already among the more miserly of the developed nations. And don't forget, giving foreign aid is not done simply for humanitarian feel-good reasons. It is often done to secure political and military co-operation from third world nations.
Maybe they should just simply have named it "V&".
Communist zombies? Those are slated for the sequel. Everyone knows you never put communist zombies in the first release.
"Workers of the World Unite! You have nothing to lose but your braaaaains..."
the thing is that looking into the way that it works: it's hard to see any straightforward way for most of these viruses to evolve a resistance.
It targets dsRNA which is very central to their life cycle.
First question you might then ask is, "if dsRNA is so central to their life cycle, then why haven't organisms evolved to use this as a defense?" Answer would be, they do. Anti-dsRNA mechanisms are central to some forms of innate cellular immunity to viruses. In fact, this drug mimics this natural Anti-dsRNA defense.
As such, an infection must evade or disable these natural defenses to successfully replicate. Resistance to DRACO would most likely stem from an adaptation of these existing viral mechanisms to this new challenge.
"...suspenders! Haberdashery! Quilting! Blacksmithing! Books! A Cupcake Car! Gomp! Beer! Remote control turtles! A giant hay bailer! "
Ah, I see CmdrTaco took the Maker course in Exclamation-Smithing.
Looking for an invite too! Thank you.
G u p p e h (at) gm
Sounds like some kind of dance.
Yes, it's called the Safety Dance.
"Consistently in this world, inferior products with better marketing win over superior products." So how did Japan's superior quality autos displace Detroit crap in the 1970s and 1980s -- sometimes even at higher prices?
After reading the article, I'd have to say Lutz's view of car quality prioritized big impressive engines and macho styling, while poo-poohing things like fuel economy and environmental concerns. Hence he would consider the Japanese autos to be an inferior product.
Most Asian cuisines have Jellyfish dishes. Some US fisheries even export Jellyfish to Asian countries.
The problem is, preparation of Jellyfish for food is very time and labor intensive, due to the absurdly high water content that needs to be dealt with. Asians eat it, but not as a major dietary protein source like fish. So while it may support some small Jellyfisheries, there will never be huge fleets capable of making a dent in their populations.
The human lung cilia and mucus are able to expel fiberglass fibers. This is not the case with asbestos
Quite so. I had a professor (an MD) who did quite a bit of work relating to asbestos carcinogenicity. He had a story about a research group who cremated a deceased mesothelioma patient (or maybe just cremated his lungs, I don't remember exactly). The patient had been exposed to asbestos many decades ago.
After sifting through the ashes, they extracted a tiny pile of perfectly intact asbestos fibers.
Better than standard metal is "memory metal", aka Flexon-- bend them, and they snap back into shape.
Oddly, I've had the opposite experience. While the individual segments of memory alloy are near indestructible, I've had 2 pairs of memory alloy frames fail at weld points, with no repair possible. On the other hand, my current Monel alloy (Nickel-Copper) frames have lasted about a decade without problems (except for some greenish corrosion near the nosepieces).
You realize that hydrogen is purely created using electricity right?
It's not, not on any appreciable level. Hydrogen is already manufactured by the mega-ton as a chemical feedstock; almost all of that is from natural gas. It's a pretty mature and well optimized technology, so it's unlikely to be displaced anytime soon either.
I even dialed 800-Goog-411 the other day to get a phone # and it was gone.
Yup, they shut that down after getting enough voice search data. 1-800-Bing-411 should still be up, though.
I use Sneakemail.com, which pretty much does the same thing. Only problem is that they're no longer a freemium service, pay-only now but still reasonably cheap.
We've known this for some time, but it is nice to see it confirmed mathematically. Pop "music" is indeed getting louder over time.
Indeed. "The Loudness War":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ
Yeah, but don't forget a large part of that money is borrowed.
There was a Chinese economist on NPR recently who pointed out an interesting factoid -- our total expenditures in Iraq and Afghanistan are approximately equal to our total government debt to China.
Nerd Rage! Nerd Rage! Aaaaaah!
Just because someone spent a lot of time and effort working on something doesn't mean it's GOOD.
Hey, no reason to bring Duke Nukem into this!
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-06-09/news/29638632_1_gold-dust-gold-rush-jewelry-district
Deep below the workshops in Baghdad's cramped, rundown jewelry district, unemployed men spend their days scouring the city's sewer system for the one thing they say can bring them money: flakes of gold. Several times a month, men desperate for an income descend as far as 15 feet into the dark in search of gold bits that have been washed down the drain by craftsmen cleaning up after a day of etching and molding jewelry.
What an idiot... You can get treatment at any hospital.. with or without insurance...
The law you're thinking of, "EMTALA", guarantees evaluation and stabilization, that's all. For instance, suppose someone comes in with an acute bleeding episode, and is found to have leukemia. The hospital is obligated to treat the bleeding until the patient's life is not imminently in danger, and that's it. In this case, the underlying leukemia doesn't get treated unless the state has some unpaid care aid program, or the hospital is willing to eat it under charity care (some non-profits do, as far as their finances allow).
I dunno, I'd feel pretty silly leaning over a grocery checkout counter and yelling "eeeEEEE Ksssssssshhhh.."
Interesting where this bacterium was isolated from:
Rhodococcus jostii sp. nov., isolated from a medieval grave.
"The taxonomic position of a bacterial strain isolated from the femur of the remains of Jost Lucembursky, margrave in Moravia, Brno (Czech Republic), was investigated by phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular taxonomic methods..."
Who do they think these guys are going to learn from? Most of the "hacker underground" just wants some lulz or quick and easy cash these days.
Given North Korea's perpetual shortage of hard currency, this last part may very well be exactly what they're looking for.