Almost every single major corporation is incorporated in Delaware-- to avoid paying taxes. Overseas, many companies have paper headquarters in the Caribbean or Dubai for tax savings purposes (eg just look at Arcelor Mittal Steel -- most of the operations are taken care of from UK but the head quarter is in the Neatherland Antillies... Another one: Ikea is a Swedish Company but with its paper headquarters in the Netherlands). Also many American companies get screwed because they are taxed on global income-- not just the income generated from within sovereign boundaries-- as a result many American companies have multiple incorporations and various tax shelters...
I guess its just part of corporate nature to avoid paying taxes using creative yet accepted accounting principles.
Personally I think the US has done a phenomenal job of keeping the internet as open to the average joe as possible. By transferring control, they will probably just manage to mess things up, and find some way to add an additional cost.
Although this program seems to give the students warm and fuzzy feelings about engineering, it seems to miss out on the fundamentals of engineering itself. In order to know what is possible and why is grounded in know the basics of math, physics, chemistry, and (depending on the major) biology.
The next step would be implementation and applying them to real world practical problems. This is where an engineer differs from a hobbyist.
Though I must say, the pay of an engineer isn't nearly as good as what peers get in finance or consulting (then again I am in the NY area, and those two fields seem to eat up all the smart technically inclined people).
Well yeah, thats just basic operation. Driving a car also involves know what each road sign is and when to yield and right of way. Thats when the hard stuff comes along. I think it would be more appropriate in your analogy to include those aspects of driving a car
Well at this stage in your life, I guess it depends on what you already have saved up and what you want to accomplish. I personally would take a couple year sabatical from any real work and go either to see the world or try to make a difference some how. Become a teacher, do some charity, or anything else that would make you feel good about your self, and the feeling of satisifaction of giving back.
This my sound a little sappy... But seriously you are hear for 70 or so years on the Earth. 20 are gone in youth, the next 20 are gone in service. Spend the next few in giving back.
On your point regarding University education:
I agree it is more expensive than what you have in Europe, however the American state schools are still a viable option. They cost roughly 2-4k depending on the school and state you are in. For example, a local state school in my area is listed in the following link:
http://www.purchase.edu/departments/AcademicProgra ms/ce/RCC/TuitionAndFees.aspx
In addition, you always have the option of apply for financial aid grants if you do decide to go to a private institution.
In my opinion, the worst thing is other drug companies are going to be hesitant in creating drugs that can suit diseases in the Brazilian market. Brazil is a tropical country, the last time I checked and has numerous other diseases that affect that area, which are less likely to affect those in cooler climates. Now as a pharma company, why would I want to invest in creating drugs if my IP laws aren't protected against?
IMO, Canada is the worst place to build a solar panel facility. During the winter months, it probably gets less than 10 hours of sunlight a day. Basically, they should look to other sources of energy, instead of wasting tax payers money on such projects.
The US has Motorola and Qualcomm, other two major telecom companies. It also has TI the largest DSP manufacturer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments) which are crucial in any sort of cell phones.
IANAL, but different regions in the US have specialized in different manufacturing/service industries. For example wines are made primarily in California (although NY, Oregon, and others do make some). A state is free to establish a tax/duty on wines. That would only hurt the producing state. There is no direct duty laid out on specifically californian exported wines, but wines in general. In addition a state is free to make the distinction between imported and domestic wines, and layout a tax plan accordingly.
I personally believe the solution to this is for Dell to create there own Linux distrobution. I know, there are tons already available, but since Dell has a huge stranglehold on its suppliers, it could easily demand drivers for Linux. In addition for support, it could create a remote access support through ssh or something.
I personally believe that it will be a folly to use food as a fuel device. There have been numerous studies done that show it isnt feasible in lattitudes beyond those that are tropical areas. In addition, this will only result in further pressure in food costs for humans. It is better, imo that we use energy sources that cannot double as food production.
Can a cell phone be forced to sell its phone (the hardware) without an os installed? Thats is what the rammification of this ruling would be. In essensce, all personal electronic gadgets that have some sort of OS cannot come with the device.
Well yeah, there are dozens of PCs out there that have linux preinstalled. But most people will still choose the windows system because thats what they are used to.
Plastics. Metals are inherently strong than plastics and can resist wear and tear. But plastics are much easier to form and have lower cost in machining and formability. In the 1920s steel was king and many consumer electronic goods had a metal casings. These days, its hard pressed to find the same except for a few scenarios.
They produce nothing I want. I despise their sheep-like following of fashion, I despise their inability to think for themselves, and I despise their taste in music.
Sounds like another adult is bitching about the kids again. Seriously this has happened before with every generation.
to call their friends is the right age to get them a cell phone. Usually like 7-8ish is probably good enough where they can learn to use a phone adeptly enough. However, since some kids do develop slower than others, it may be wise to delay giving those kids a cell phone until they are older. Also, give them a prepaid plan, even though this may cost more per minute, it will help teach them about responsibilty and that nothing, not even phone calls are free.
Although I would like to be able to monitor who they are calling....
Actually, at current world food production levels, you could feed roughly 9 billion people. The only thing is, currently most of that food goes and becomes cattle feed. As the food prices rise, meats will become more expensive and more and more people will turn to a mostly vegitarian diet-- as they already do in many parts of India and China, where the costs of meat for the average person become prohibitive.
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Almost every single major corporation is incorporated in Delaware-- to avoid paying taxes. Overseas, many companies have paper headquarters in the Caribbean or Dubai for tax savings purposes (eg just look at Arcelor Mittal Steel -- most of the operations are taken care of from UK but the head quarter is in the Neatherland Antillies... Another one: Ikea is a Swedish Company but with its paper headquarters in the Netherlands). Also many American companies get screwed because they are taxed on global income-- not just the income generated from within sovereign boundaries-- as a result many American companies have multiple incorporations and various tax shelters... I guess its just part of corporate nature to avoid paying taxes using creative yet accepted accounting principles.
Personally I think the US has done a phenomenal job of keeping the internet as open to the average joe as possible. By transferring control, they will probably just manage to mess things up, and find some way to add an additional cost.
for 15 bucks an hour, just hire a local high school student to teach you.
The next step would be implementation and applying them to real world practical problems. This is where an engineer differs from a hobbyist.
Though I must say, the pay of an engineer isn't nearly as good as what peers get in finance or consulting (then again I am in the NY area, and those two fields seem to eat up all the smart technically inclined people).
Well considering his background from Mexico, yes I think it is fair to assume that English isn't his first language.
Shorten the patent life in software/hardware to 5 years,
I think you will only need to wait till 2100
just my two cents
essentially the car companies would see their market slowly fade away as cars lifespans would be longer and longer.
Well at this stage in your life, I guess it depends on what you already have saved up and what you want to accomplish. I personally would take a couple year sabatical from any real work and go either to see the world or try to make a difference some how. Become a teacher, do some charity, or anything else that would make you feel good about your self, and the feeling of satisifaction of giving back. This my sound a little sappy... But seriously you are hear for 70 or so years on the Earth. 20 are gone in youth, the next 20 are gone in service. Spend the next few in giving back.
On your point regarding University education: I agree it is more expensive than what you have in Europe, however the American state schools are still a viable option. They cost roughly 2-4k depending on the school and state you are in. For example, a local state school in my area is listed in the following link: http://www.purchase.edu/departments/AcademicProgra ms/ce/RCC/TuitionAndFees.aspx
In addition, you always have the option of apply for financial aid grants if you do decide to go to a private institution.
In my opinion, the worst thing is other drug companies are going to be hesitant in creating drugs that can suit diseases in the Brazilian market. Brazil is a tropical country, the last time I checked and has numerous other diseases that affect that area, which are less likely to affect those in cooler climates. Now as a pharma company, why would I want to invest in creating drugs if my IP laws aren't protected against?
IMO, Canada is the worst place to build a solar panel facility. During the winter months, it probably gets less than 10 hours of sunlight a day. Basically, they should look to other sources of energy, instead of wasting tax payers money on such projects.
The US has Motorola and Qualcomm, other two major telecom companies. It also has TI the largest DSP manufacturer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments) which are crucial in any sort of cell phones.
IANAL, but different regions in the US have specialized in different manufacturing/service industries. For example wines are made primarily in California (although NY, Oregon, and others do make some). A state is free to establish a tax/duty on wines. That would only hurt the producing state. There is no direct duty laid out on specifically californian exported wines, but wines in general. In addition a state is free to make the distinction between imported and domestic wines, and layout a tax plan accordingly.
I personally believe the solution to this is for Dell to create there own Linux distrobution. I know, there are tons already available, but since Dell has a huge stranglehold on its suppliers, it could easily demand drivers for Linux. In addition for support, it could create a remote access support through ssh or something.
Just my two cents
I personally believe that it will be a folly to use food as a fuel device. There have been numerous studies done that show it isnt feasible in lattitudes beyond those that are tropical areas. In addition, this will only result in further pressure in food costs for humans. It is better, imo that we use energy sources that cannot double as food production.
Can a cell phone be forced to sell its phone (the hardware) without an os installed? Thats is what the rammification of this ruling would be. In essensce, all personal electronic gadgets that have some sort of OS cannot come with the device.
Well yeah, there are dozens of PCs out there that have linux preinstalled. But most people will still choose the windows system because thats what they are used to.
Plastics. Metals are inherently strong than plastics and can resist wear and tear. But plastics are much easier to form and have lower cost in machining and formability. In the 1920s steel was king and many consumer electronic goods had a metal casings. These days, its hard pressed to find the same except for a few scenarios.
Sounds like another adult is bitching about the kids again. Seriously this has happened before with every generation.
Although I would like to be able to monitor who they are calling....
Actually, at current world food production levels, you could feed roughly 9 billion people. The only thing is, currently most of that food goes and becomes cattle feed. As the food prices rise, meats will become more expensive and more and more people will turn to a mostly vegitarian diet-- as they already do in many parts of India and China, where the costs of meat for the average person become prohibitive.
I always thought that a copyright has to be an original work
as a result, the so called 'tune' of silence would not qualify as being original.
Have you ever stepped foot into Gamestop? Checked if someone is auctioning it on Ebay?
They sell used games there if u want to play it on your NES system
other than that buy the adapter for gamecube and play it on the TV screen