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Composers haven't introduced new semi-tone notes, located between B and B-flat
Composers haven't had to introduce them -- they've always been there. (cf. Charles Ives's stories about his father's attempts to match the sound of the local church bells on his piano. cf. also non-Western music which makes great use of microtones.)
Oh, and the distance between B and B-flat is a semitone.
Sorry, there is no place (with the possible exception of NYC) that $75,000 isn't enough to cover NORMAL living expenses and provide some level of savings
I live in NYC. Both Boston and San Francisco are more expensive than New York. Chicago isn't too far behind, I'd imagine. As to your other points, I drive a '90 Honda Accord. If I don't want it broken into, I have to pay for a garage space. In NYC, if you aren't renting you're probably living in a co-op (~75% of non-rental housing) or a condo. Free-standing houses exist but they're prohibitively expensive. My 1-bedroom co-op cost less than your house did, but I was lucky -- the same apartment cost twice what I paid just one year later when my mother needed to buy a place. All real estate in NYC is ridiculously expensive.
Commutation costs as well (subway fares were just increased 33%, and my firm is moving us to Hoboken so I'll also have PATH fares to pay; bridge & tunnel tolls have risen too), not to mention laundry, dry cleaning (gotta keep the work clothes clean), gas & electric, and those pesky taxes that eat almost half of each paycheck (plus my firm doesn't entirely pay for health insurance).
Or you are already rich (ie. $75,000/year and higher)
$75k rich? Oh, that's rich. You obviously don't live in any urban area in the US. $75k barely covers the essentials. I'm lucky to have anything left over after paying for housing and transportation, let alone the other monthly bills.
In other news, as others here have said repeatedy, the US is a republic. (Some might go so far as to call it an oligarchy.)
When you call a cup of coffee "strong," are you referring to its caffeine content or to its darkness? The longer you roast a coffee bean, the less caffeine remains. Therefore, espresso has less caffeine than lighter roasts. What most people consider "strong" coffee (Charbucks, for example) is really burnt coffee.
I have yet to go through a checkpoint, or been searched. Nothing has changed. Sure my temperature may rise when I see an asian/indian/non-american, but thats simply becuase I cant understand what there saying. Speaka my language and I'll be happy. Oh, and stop with that stinky ass currie already, sheesh. We eat steaks n' shit here.
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Commutation costs as well (subway fares were just increased 33%, and my firm is moving us to Hoboken so I'll also have PATH fares to pay; bridge & tunnel tolls have risen too), not to mention laundry, dry cleaning (gotta keep the work clothes clean), gas & electric, and those pesky taxes that eat almost half of each paycheck (plus my firm doesn't entirely pay for health insurance).
I reiterate, $75k isn't rich any more.
In other news, as others here have said repeatedy, the US is a republic. (Some might go so far as to call it an oligarchy.)
When you call a cup of coffee "strong," are you referring to its caffeine content or to its darkness? The longer you roast a coffee bean, the less caffeine remains. Therefore, espresso has less caffeine than lighter roasts. What most people consider "strong" coffee (Charbucks, for example) is really burnt coffee.