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Ok, so it is estimated that many billions of dollars would be spent for Bush's space plan. Many people are whining about how the money could be better spent elsewhere.
Let me ask you a question, where do you think the money goes? It just doesn't evaporate into thin air. This money will be spent paying salaries and buying manufactured parts from hundreds of manufacturers. I'm sure that some parts will come from overseas, but most of the money will go right back into the US economy.
And I'll throw in how it will probably add some hi-tech manufacturing jobs.
The link you provided states:
"FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records"
I do not think a student's internet usage falls into this category.
"However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR 99.31):
To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;"
So he was trying to profit by offering the CDs as well?
I don't feel any sympathy for people who have collections like that. Don't get me wrong, the RIAA is a joke, but in their shoes, I would go after the people who were sharing a lot of files.
The dog collar that translates barking into English. http://www.bowlingual-translator.com/html/bowlingu al-inventors.php3
And coming soon, the cat collar that ranslates meowing into English!
Has anyone stopped to think how valuable that fuel is to the people at the base? They are living in Antarctica, their lives depend on that fuel.
The amount of food he consumes is probably negligable, but to give up that much fuel could potentially be a life or death decision. My house can be heated for an entire winter (in Ohio) by 60-70 gallons of fuel oil, what if the next shipment of fuel was delayed? Then that 100 or so gallons becomes a very big deal for those still at the base.
If the plane came from a kit, dis-assemble it and ship it back FedEx;)
The US is behind in broadband/mobile phone tech because of how much we are spread out.
In Europe, most towns/cities are quite old and the population density is much higher on average. This gives your companies a better chance at turning a huge profit from upgrading their systems. Plus you have to factor in who the large players are in the mobile techonology market: nokia, motorola... It should be quite obvious why Northern Europe is leading the mobile tech craze.
My town in Ohio is about 24,000 people and is flanked by corn and soybean fields. Yes, lots of people have cell phones, but the reception is iffy sometimes because of the lack of towers. Cable came to our area about 3 years ago, and dsl is still unavailable. Companies are unwilling to invest the millions of dollars in upgrades if they cannot recover the costs.
In terms of size, the US is still in the top 5 in land mass I believe. But I do admit that believeing the US is 3x larger than Australia is being naive.
$.25 per song does not seem unreasonable to me. I doubt I could even find 40 songs per month that I'd want to download.
But for those who claim they do a lot of browsing to find new songs, what if emusic would implement unlimited samples. Would you be satisified with a 30 second clip of every song?
And those who complain about the selection of songs. The only reason it has been so cheap to this point (and still very cheap in my opinion) is because of the limited Big Names which usually carry Big price tags along.
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Ok, so it is estimated that many billions of dollars would be spent for Bush's space plan. Many people are whining about how the money could be better spent elsewhere. Let me ask you a question, where do you think the money goes? It just doesn't evaporate into thin air. This money will be spent paying salaries and buying manufactured parts from hundreds of manufacturers. I'm sure that some parts will come from overseas, but most of the money will go right back into the US economy. And I'll throw in how it will probably add some hi-tech manufacturing jobs.
The link you provided states: "FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records" I do not think a student's internet usage falls into this category. "However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR 99.31): To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;"
So he was trying to profit by offering the CDs as well? I don't feel any sympathy for people who have collections like that. Don't get me wrong, the RIAA is a joke, but in their shoes, I would go after the people who were sharing a lot of files.
In a short time, I will no longer have to move my right thumb to change the channel on the television! Thumb cramps suck!
Manned mission to Mars for 55 million? The two rovers that are wondering around the surface cost 810 million.
The dog collar that translates barking into English. http://www.bowlingual-translator.com/html/bowlingu al-inventors.php3
And coming soon, the cat collar that ranslates meowing into English!
Has anyone stopped to think how valuable that fuel is to the people at the base? They are living in Antarctica, their lives depend on that fuel. The amount of food he consumes is probably negligable, but to give up that much fuel could potentially be a life or death decision. My house can be heated for an entire winter (in Ohio) by 60-70 gallons of fuel oil, what if the next shipment of fuel was delayed? Then that 100 or so gallons becomes a very big deal for those still at the base. If the plane came from a kit, dis-assemble it and ship it back FedEx ;)
The US is behind in broadband/mobile phone tech because of how much we are spread out.
In Europe, most towns/cities are quite old and the population density is much higher on average. This gives your companies a better chance at turning a huge profit from upgrading their systems. Plus you have to factor in who the large players are in the mobile techonology market: nokia, motorola... It should be quite obvious why Northern Europe is leading the mobile tech craze.
My town in Ohio is about 24,000 people and is flanked by corn and soybean fields. Yes, lots of people have cell phones, but the reception is iffy sometimes because of the lack of towers. Cable came to our area about 3 years ago, and dsl is still unavailable. Companies are unwilling to invest the millions of dollars in upgrades if they cannot recover the costs.
In terms of size, the US is still in the top 5 in land mass I believe. But I do admit that believeing the US is 3x larger than Australia is being naive.
$.25 per song does not seem unreasonable to me. I doubt I could even find 40 songs per month that I'd want to download. But for those who claim they do a lot of browsing to find new songs, what if emusic would implement unlimited samples. Would you be satisified with a 30 second clip of every song? And those who complain about the selection of songs. The only reason it has been so cheap to this point (and still very cheap in my opinion) is because of the limited Big Names which usually carry Big price tags along.