I think you see it to black&white, obviously/. was set up in the US but from a very early age there was a noticeable international input.
And with subjects like the present there is ample notification what it's about and who could be affected.
The Americans are stuck with their banking system the way we are stuck with slow pizza delivery but as you can see from the postings no one is stopped from making his own observations known, maybee with enough push from their customers some American banks might see an opportunity in enhancing their systems.
In the mean time I go to collect the pizza by myself and have a chat with the nice Italian lady in the restaurant.
I can second that, as a matter of fact in most Western European countries it's the bank that protects you against wrongful withdrawals, similar to what a credit card company can do but much cheaper.
Here in The Netherlands it's mainly the cable company UPC that gets in the news for continuing monthly withdrawals after cancellation of a contract but the banks sort these problems without cost for the individual.
Last month it was thirty years ago I got a credit card because I experienced the hard way it was a necessity for international travel. To get it (from American Express) my bank needed to mediate and I was the first person with one for this local branch.
Even then it was the normal thing to do to (fully) pay the credit card off every month by Direct Debit.
I have never had any interest payments due to a credit card company because of this system, after all, when needed, a bank loan is much cheaper than a CC overdraw.
In the present age even the credit card is not needed any more, virtually anywhere in the world I can use my bank's debit card to get cash as they are associated with Maestro.
Cheques are generally not used in The Netherlands as they are not guaranteed and you have to wait up to 14 days to get your money, it is only from the UK or the US that you sometimes see these expensive, worthless and outmoded things coming in, the IBAN system is much more efficient.
Interesting, a machine that might become a mainstream configuration well over a year from now is able to satisfactorily run Winamp and Office on an OS released over a year ago...
Just imagine the speed gain when running XP on this beast.
There's very little regional about the climate change in the Sahara and it certainly has nothing to do with a change in course by the Nile.
This region in Niger is 2400 kms. to the west (upwind for most of the year) of the Nile and the changes in the course of the Nile during the period discussed were only some 25 kms.
The Sahara desert covers an area of at least half a million sq. kms, that's about the size of a continent.
With adjacent arid regions added it more than doubles.
And therefore it's called a Public Broadcaster, a system that makes most Europeans, especially the Brits, very happy.
But It is certainly no tax, it's sooner a usage/consumption fee.
I do think the British collection system is silly, the trouble involved in the checking of the licenses is a great burden in a time where nearly everyone can receive these programs.
In the Netherlands this was realised years ago and the licence became part of the general tax.
Tough luck for the oddball that does not see TV or listens to the radio.
Yes that's how simple it is, the Government collects the licence and passes it on to the broadcaster who is free to spend it within the limits of the regulations.
And it's a very foolish or brave legislator who'd try to tamper with these regulations.
As the BBC must have a competent legal department I really wonder what the real reason for their reluctance to use certain codex is.
Personally I'm even more pissed off the Dutch public broadcasters have elected to use some Microsoft product called Silverlight in addition to the existing.wmv streams.
Most power plants operate at about 35%-40% efficiency on their primary turbines. If they have secondary steam turbines, they add another 15%-20% giving an overall about 60% efficiency at converting heat into electricity. The only way to get above that is to sell the "waste" heat to someone who needs it.
Yes, that's a reasonable estimate, though the primary chain can be better and a tertiary generator is usual.
In Europe it is common to sell the remaining heat, maybe to industry or often to nearby cities but I've also seen fish ponds.
In certain parts of The Netherlands even (part of) the CO2 is piped to greenhouses.
There are strict and significant demands on the construction of the bike, especially regarding size and weight.
A bit comparable with the anti-doping rules, certain medicines are allowed, as a matter of fact some otherwise banned drugs can be allowed when the individual needs them.
A lot of educated people will probably agree with you.
Here in the UK we've had a bunch of morons sitting around outside a power station protesting about it burning coal. Fair enough, thats only mildly moronic but when they are also rabidly against any nuclear power alternatives it becomes stupidly moronic and when they suggest that everyone currently working in the power industry should be forced to move to the Shetlands and build wind farms it's unbelivably moronic.
Also people like Prince Charles speaking out about GM crops sets everyone a bad example.
A lot of educated people will probably disagree with you:)
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And with subjects like the present there is ample notification what it's about and who could be affected.
The Americans are stuck with their banking system the way we are stuck with slow pizza delivery but as you can see from the postings no one is stopped from making his own observations known, maybee with enough push from their customers some American banks might see an opportunity in enhancing their systems.
In the mean time I go to collect the pizza by myself and have a chat with the nice Italian lady in the restaurant.
Here in The Netherlands it's mainly the cable company UPC that gets in the news for continuing monthly withdrawals after cancellation of a contract but the banks sort these problems without cost for the individual.
Last month it was thirty years ago I got a credit card because I experienced the hard way it was a necessity for international travel. To get it (from American Express) my bank needed to mediate and I was the first person with one for this local branch.
Even then it was the normal thing to do to (fully) pay the credit card off every month by Direct Debit.
I have never had any interest payments due to a credit card company because of this system, after all, when needed, a bank loan is much cheaper than a CC overdraw.
In the present age even the credit card is not needed any more, virtually anywhere in the world I can use my bank's debit card to get cash as they are associated with Maestro.
Cheques are generally not used in The Netherlands as they are not guaranteed and you have to wait up to 14 days to get your money, it is only from the UK or the US that you sometimes see these expensive, worthless and outmoded things coming in, the IBAN system is much more efficient.
Just imagine the speed gain when running XP on this beast.
There is one oddity with it, none of them is known for being a democracy. (Including Servia at the time of the cleansing)
And YOU want to compare them with the USofA...
Well put, could have said it myself :)
This region in Niger is 2400 kms. to the west (upwind for most of the year) of the Nile and the changes in the course of the Nile during the period discussed were only some 25 kms.
The Sahara desert covers an area of at least half a million sq. kms, that's about the size of a continent.
With adjacent arid regions added it more than doubles.
I also believe that the plant life in the oceans turn the gases coming out from the planet's core into breathable air
Reference or citation needed...
Hmm bad memory, does that mean it's now modified, then we have another charge!
Compare that with the southern tip of Sweden just above 55 and Stockholm and Oslo north of 59 degrees.
Most of the Canadians live on a latitude comparable to Italy with Rome at about 42 degrees...
I was talking about the Dutch system where the licence has been replaced by a tax.
No change at my ISP: http://www.xs4all.nl/en/veiligheid/statistieken.php
But It is certainly no tax, it's sooner a usage/consumption fee.
I do think the British collection system is silly, the trouble involved in the checking of the licenses is a great burden in a time where nearly everyone can receive these programs.
In the Netherlands this was realised years ago and the licence became part of the general tax.
Tough luck for the oddball that does not see TV or listens to the radio.
And it's a very foolish or brave legislator who'd try to tamper with these regulations.
At the same time European law is quite clear that software, being mathematical formulas, can never be encumbered with patent claims.
As the BBC must have a competent legal department I really wonder what the real reason for their reluctance to use certain codex is.
Personally I'm even more pissed off the Dutch public broadcasters have elected to use some Microsoft product called Silverlight in addition to the existing .wmv streams.
And that with taxpayers money!
where you get free Linux along with (much-needed) licenses to use patent-restricted codecs
As software licenses are in most places (outside of the USofA) at best good for trolling I see a problem.
Maybe Linux distro's would in this scenario get a DVD-like Region Code.
Conclusion: unlikely.
Oh yes, following your example nearly 300 megawatts would be thrown away at a large 800 megawatts plant, since 1973 not done.
Most power plants operate at about 35%-40% efficiency on their primary turbines. If they have secondary steam turbines, they add another 15%-20% giving an overall about 60% efficiency at converting heat into electricity. The only way to get above that is to sell the "waste" heat to someone who needs it.
Yes, that's a reasonable estimate, though the primary chain can be better and a tertiary generator is usual.
In Europe it is common to sell the remaining heat, maybe to industry or often to nearby cities but I've also seen fish ponds.
In certain parts of The Netherlands even (part of) the CO2 is piped to greenhouses.
But the grid is, depending on the distance as bad as So the total still pans out around 1/3th, about the same as a modern (non US) car.
its also very unsafe to be driving around with a tank full of highly exlposive gas...
Wrong, all viable H2 systems store it in a chemical bond, not 'just' compressed gas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_storage
The eternal optimist in me feels some will see this as a step too far.
But don't expect these guy's to get away with it would the next match be in France.
That's what is referred to as a 'Level Playing Field'.
A bit comparable with the anti-doping rules, certain medicines are allowed, as a matter of fact some otherwise banned drugs can be allowed when the individual needs them.
It's not black and white.
It's not just the yanks suffering from this.
A lot of educated people will probably agree with you.
Here in the UK we've had a bunch of morons sitting around outside a power station protesting about it burning coal. Fair enough, thats only mildly moronic but when they are also rabidly against any nuclear power alternatives it becomes stupidly moronic and when they suggest that everyone currently working in the power industry should be forced to move to the Shetlands and build wind farms it's unbelivably moronic.
Also people like Prince Charles speaking out about GM crops sets everyone a bad example.
A lot of educated people will probably disagree with you :)