You neglected to mention that the IB program is optional. My high school had an IB program and I chose not to participate in it; as a result, I didn't have to perform any community service at all.
Please understand that the "mandatory" community service you're talking about wasn't mandatory at all.
... but most of the money goes to men and material. That money goes right back into the economy, since the men are American and the material is mostly sourced from the US.
Sure, the materials may be US-made, but they are paid for by taxing Americans who would otherwise use that money to make other, more useful things.
Remember that WW2 is often credited as being a major force in lifting us out of the depression.
That was a figure plucked from the air by a journalist. It came from counting the number of CCTV cameras in one small section of the main street of a particularly unpleasant part of London, and then scaling that up by the total length of roads in the whole of the UK.
Does the local government not make this information (the number of CCTV cameras in London) publicly available? Why does this journalist have to extrapolate in the first place?
DEFINITION: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows.
Take all that for what you will; the parent still makes a great point. Politicians and pundits on both sides of the U.S. political divide often say we're the "most generous" nation in the world. But defining "generosity" as "total aid" certainly seems like an inept measure here--unless, of course, you're a talking head with a book to sell or politician with an election to win.
I went to college in the age of Facebook and Myspace, so many of my goofy misadventures have been well-documented on some social networking site or another. It's something I've had to keep a close eye on, of course, because some employers do extensive internet searches on their potential employees.
But older job applicants haven't really had to monitor their search engine profiles to the same degree. I can easily be traced back to certain political groups I was affiliated with in college, yet some who grew up in the 60s is not so easily researched.
Yeah, good point--you'd better go with a gold wedding band instead. Gold has a completely unblemished reputation and has never been involved in any large losses of life.
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I decidedly think helmet laws are your strongest point... because the people who die without them have some balancing effect on the people who live with more debilitating injuries with them.
It's also been suggested that safety features like seat belts and helmets lead to more collisions, because drivers who think they're well-protected respond by being more reckless (see moral hazard). So, despite making crashes less lethal on the average, motorcycle helmets may have the unfortunate effect of increasing motorcycle-related injuries.
Not that most adults in Iraq will ever have a beer, either.
Muslims generally view alcohol as haraam (forbidden by God), and despite the overturning of Saddam's outright ban on booze, there are still few who dare to sell the stuff.
(Good comment though--sorry to sidestep your point.)
Japan's suicide rate is not 91 per 100,000 people. The actual rate is closer to 25 per 100,000--a little less alarming, but still cause for concern.
According to TFA, 91 is the number of suicide pact-related deaths in Japan in 2005. That is, 91 out of the entire population of Japan (around 130 million) died via suicide pacts (which encompass only a portion of total suicides). The 2003 data quote in the article gives a more realistic rate of ~27 per 100,000 and the WHO lists the 2002 average rate at 24 per 100,000.
I've gone ahead and compiled a similar list with respect to/. posts:
Golden: "insensitive clod," "tinfoil hat," "Soviet Russia," "overlords," and "M$"
Kiss of Death: "the honorable Jack Thompson," "the RIAA acted appropriately," etc.
And according to the National Geographic article,
"The photo sequence... shows the squid homing in on the baited line and enveloping it in 'a ball of tentacles.'" [source]
Apparently, the best way to occupy a giant squid is to involve him in a real life game of Katamari.
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I'm a fan of the wedding ring theory as well.
Nobody says you can't drink or drive
Unless you're Amish.
You neglected to mention that the IB program is optional. My high school had an IB program and I chose not to participate in it; as a result, I didn't have to perform any community service at all.
Please understand that the "mandatory" community service you're talking about wasn't mandatory at all.
Well, it's a safe bet as long as the wager isn't held in escrow. =P
Sure, the materials may be US-made, but they are paid for by taxing Americans who would otherwise use that money to make other, more useful things.
Remember that WW2 is often credited as being a major force in lifting us out of the depression.
Please read up on the broken window fallacy.
That was a figure plucked from the air by a journalist. It came from counting the number of CCTV cameras in one small section of the main street of a particularly unpleasant part of London, and then scaling that up by the total length of roads in the whole of the UK.
Does the local government not make this information (the number of CCTV cameras in London) publicly available? Why does this journalist have to extrapolate in the first place?
I did some poking around and found the data the parent poster is referring to:
Aid donated per capita
Aid per $ of GDP
And here's how aid is defined in this context:
DEFINITION: The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows.
Take all that for what you will; the parent still makes a great point. Politicians and pundits on both sides of the U.S. political divide often say we're the "most generous" nation in the world. But defining "generosity" as "total aid" certainly seems like an inept measure here--unless, of course, you're a talking head with a book to sell or politician with an election to win.
I went to college in the age of Facebook and Myspace, so many of my goofy misadventures have been well-documented on some social networking site or another. It's something I've had to keep a close eye on, of course, because some employers do extensive internet searches on their potential employees.
But older job applicants haven't really had to monitor their search engine profiles to the same degree. I can easily be traced back to certain political groups I was affiliated with in college, yet some who grew up in the 60s is not so easily researched.
Maybe this will level the playing field a bit?
say you get a measly 5% return on your investment and you have an investment that calculates it's interest once per month.
do the math.
So let's see: 5% nominal interest, annually ... 5.6% annual inflation ...
Well sir, "the math" says your real interest rate is -0.6%. Good luck hitting your $1 million goal.
Yeah, good point--you'd better go with a gold wedding band instead. Gold has a completely unblemished reputation and has never been involved in any large losses of life.
Oh wait...
"Unfortunately using flippant names to describe new species is rather frowned upon these days."
But it's not too frowned upon.
I decidedly think helmet laws are your strongest point... because the people who die without them have some balancing effect on the people who live with more debilitating injuries with them.
It's also been suggested that safety features like seat belts and helmets lead to more collisions, because drivers who think they're well-protected respond by being more reckless (see moral hazard). So, despite making crashes less lethal on the average, motorcycle helmets may have the unfortunate effect of increasing motorcycle-related injuries.
Are you suggesting we let silverbacks host our files?
Smashing, indeed.
6 km/h does seem awfully slow, especially considering its main competition can hit 20 km/h.
The link you provided says the Senate passed the Telecom Immunity Bill. Not just Bush.
What's more, Obama voted the same way that Bush did. And had he voted, McCain would have almost certainly voted the same way, too.
Reminds me of a South Park episode...
Not that most adults in Iraq will ever have a beer, either.
Muslims generally view alcohol as haraam (forbidden by God), and despite the overturning of Saddam's outright ban on booze, there are still few who dare to sell the stuff.
(Good comment though--sorry to sidestep your point.)
I loved that Dent's lucky coin was a Peace Dollar. Talk about symbolism.
There's a video of the DelFly Micro in action here. It takes flight about a minute and a half in.
7337 neologism
Your misspelling (misnumbering?) of 1337 is strangely appropriate.
According to TFA, 91 is the number of suicide pact-related deaths in Japan in 2005. That is, 91 out of the entire population of Japan (around 130 million) died via suicide pacts (which encompass only a portion of total suicides). The 2003 data quote in the article gives a more realistic rate of ~27 per 100,000 and the WHO lists the 2002 average rate at 24 per 100,000.
I've gone ahead and compiled a similar list with respect to /. posts:
Golden: "insensitive clod," "tinfoil hat," "Soviet Russia," "overlords," and "M$"
Kiss of Death: "the honorable Jack Thompson," "the RIAA acted appropriately," etc.
And according to the National Geographic article, ... shows the squid homing in on the baited line and enveloping it in 'a ball of tentacles.'" [source]
"The photo sequence
Apparently, the best way to occupy a giant squid is to involve him in a real life game of Katamari.
is that the file-sharers in question are avid Jane's Addiction fans!
You might even say that only 12 notes are needed to form any chord you'll ever hear on popular radio.
Obviously, the best way to keep trespassers at bay are dogs, or bees. Or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you.