I'm using stats from the US Census Bureau
https://www.census.gov/newsroo...
You can also review
https://www.pewsocialtrends.or...
The latter source also shows that a majority of Americans live in areas defined as "suburban", and the population of "urban" areas is double that of "rural".
How long before reel to reels or 8 tracks make a comeback?
In high end audio circles, reel to reel has been back for a while. Go to any audio show, and a lot of the Ferrari priced systems will be using reel to reel as a source. You can even buy new reel to reel decks - those only cost as much as a good used car.
I'm going to the Axpona show outside Chicago in about a month, and expect to see some reel to reels there. But I doubt I'll see any cassettes, and I'm sure I won't see any 8 tracks - most high end audio folks don't have much of a sense of humor
The Foxconn plant will be in Mount Pleasant, which is in Paul Ryan's district. I'm sure it was just coincidence that they decided to locate the plant in the district represented by the Speaker of the House.
The way banks make money on these millisecond information advantages is by learning in advance about pending orders big enough to move the market, and trading on that knowledge before the big order comes through. This is called "front running", and used to be illegal. The law hasn't changed, it just isn't enforced anymore.
They're apparently giving him free use of the Block 37 transit center in the Loop, which Daley spent something like $250 million to build, and which has sat empty ever since. Musk is not exactly building it all out of his own pocket, but he does apparently get to keep all the revenue in his own pocket.
Personally, I preferred Block 37 when I could catch a kung fu movie at the United Artists, and then play some pinball at the Treasure Chest magic shop down the block.
You forgot the Fusion, which is Ford's best selling sedan in the US, and third best selling model overall behind the F150 and Escape. It also outsells every GM model other than the Silverado. They sell the same car in Europe as the Mondeo.
I traded in my 5 series on a top of the line Fusion last year. It's a very good car.
As many have pointed out their stunt is not depicting net neutrality but simply standard tiers of Internet service. Net neutrality would be more like if Burger King accepted payment from Pepsi to hamper (or block) Coca-Cola sales. And obviously Burger King would never do something that since they are signaling the proper non-discriminatory virtues. Oh, but wait, that is exactly what they do entering into exclusive drink supplier contracts. Can BK spell hippocritical?
Burger King may or may not know how to spell hypocritical, but you can't
New music has always sounded crap. It's a case of Sturgeon's Law (90% of everything is crap) combined with survivor bias (the 10% that isn't crap is more likely to be remembered and still played much later). For every great song you can remember from a prior decade, there are nine more that were such complete crap that you don't even remember that they were briefly popular.
This is clearly a lot of what's going on here. In the US, in 1969 the top single for the year was "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies. The Beatles' top single was at #25 - "Get Back". There were better selling singles that year by Tommy Roe, Three Dog Night, The Cowsills, and Tommy James and the Shondells (twice!). How many of those bands have you heard lately?
As others have noted, you can currently get to the main terminals at O'Hare on public transportation in about 40 minutes. The only issue with that is that there's no where to put your luggage, since the trains are the same kind which run on all the other El lines. But that could be easily fixed.
If they really want to reduce actual travel times, spend the money on getting people through O'Hare more quickly. It's not much of a benefit to get folks from the Loop to the airport 15 minutes faster, if you still have to get to the airport 2 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart (assuming that it departs on time). If the time to get through the airport could be cut by half an hour (more check in and security capacity, more capacity to get flights in and out, especially when the weather doesn't cooperate, etc) it would save travellers more time. All travellers, not just the ones coming from the Loop. And it would likely be a lot cheaper.
I had the same issue in my 2008 550i. It cost me US$2000 to have fixed. That was using an aftermarket coolant pipe designed to be replaced without having to pull the engine. The original factory part can only be replaced by pulling the engine and taking it half apart, just to replace a couple of $2 rubber gaskets. The coolant pipe and gaskets are in the bottom of the V of the V8, so they get hot enough that the rubber has to be expected to fail eventually. It takes superior German engineering to make replacing $2 gaskets a $10,000 job!
Gaskets, too! I just got rid of my 2008 5 series with 90K miles I'd owned from new, because of gasket issues. In January I paid $2500 to fix some oil leaks, including one from behind the alternator mounting bracket (a known issue with this engine!). Then in June I paid $2000 to replace two rubber gaskets from the cooling system (these were in the bottom of the V in the V8, and so could be expected to fail, but the intake manifold had to come off to get to them!). And last month I was quoted another $1900 to fix a couple of more minor oil leaks. These quotes were all from a good independent shop, not inflated dealer prices. I passed on the last repair, and dumped the car. I'm driving a Ford now, after 15 years in BMWs. Half the money to buy, still good to drive and lots of safety features. I did go for an 8 year warranty, though, in case it's no better built than the Bimmer.
No, the law is clear here. While you have the right to speak, the first amendment doesn't give you the right to speak anonymously. The courts have been clear that speakers can be required to identify themselves, since that's a crucial element in letting the listener judge whether the speaker can be trusted.
Also, the right to free speech is not absolute. The example first year law students all learn is that you can't shout "fire" in a crowded theater, because that poses a clear and present danger to the public.
While 150 years ago no one could establish a corporation without showing it would serve the public good, that is no longer the case. In fact, current US legal theory is that a corporation can only consider the interests of its shareholders (including top management) - any public good can only be incidental to making the owners richer. If management considers the interests of the employees, customers, environment or the general public, the shareholders can sue them for not trying to squeeze out every possible drop of profits.
The current legal rules were devised by sociopaths, of course, but they are the law.
Nope. Apple has stashed much of their cash in an Irish company which is not taxed anywhere, in a manner that they didn't have to pay any tax before they stashed it there. The latter point is what the EU objected to, claiming that Ireland allowed them excessive deductions for the "royalties" they paid to the stateless company, to the tune of US$13 billion of tax not paid.
They would have to pay US tax if they dividended these funds up to the US, but not any tax anywhere else. And they're busy lobbying Congress (along with lots of other multinationals) to let them bring it all back at a 5% tax rate, rather than the 35% everyone else has to pay.
Ireland has changed their laws to prevent anyone using this particular trick in the future, but there are other places you can still use.
FWIW, I have over 30 years experience as an international tax attorney. I've never worked for or with Apple, but the description above is what's been in the tax professional news, and it's all plausible to me.
A lot of the political motivation for the 1960s space program is that it was a convienent cover for developing missles with military uses, especially with the Soviets doing the same thing. That's why the US space program didn't get going seriously until after Sputnik. The civilian spinoffs were a fortunate accident, not a major motiviation.
The US will get not serious about a moon base until after the Chinese announce their base project.
Which will be a terrible shame for the thriving re-issue industry that currently gives us reasonably priced high-quality CDs of pre-1960 classical, jazz and early rock recordings, especially as the budget labels that do this often treat the material with much more care and respect than the original copyright holders. See for example:
I think the record companies are scared to death that the early catalogs of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, etc are going to start coming out of copyright in the UK over the next few years. They want to you be more like the US, where Enrico Caruso is still under copyright!
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I'm using stats from the US Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/newsroo... You can also review https://www.pewsocialtrends.or... The latter source also shows that a majority of Americans live in areas defined as "suburban", and the population of "urban" areas is double that of "rural".
Over 80% of Americans live in urban areas. Less than 20% of the population doesn't define "mainstream".
How long before reel to reels or 8 tracks make a comeback?
In high end audio circles, reel to reel has been back for a while. Go to any audio show, and a lot of the Ferrari priced systems will be using reel to reel as a source. You can even buy new reel to reel decks - those only cost as much as a good used car.
https://tapeproject.com/
http://www.ballfinger.de/tape-...
https://www.unitedhomeproducts...
I'm going to the Axpona show outside Chicago in about a month, and expect to see some reel to reels there. But I doubt I'll see any cassettes, and I'm sure I won't see any 8 tracks - most high end audio folks don't have much of a sense of humor
The Foxconn plant will be in Mount Pleasant, which is in Paul Ryan's district. I'm sure it was just coincidence that they decided to locate the plant in the district represented by the Speaker of the House.
That's Cuba
Actually, 3 of the 5 Watergate burglars were born in Cubs
The way banks make money on these millisecond information advantages is by learning in advance about pending orders big enough to move the market, and trading on that knowledge before the big order comes through. This is called "front running", and used to be illegal. The law hasn't changed, it just isn't enforced anymore.
Personally, I preferred Block 37 when I could catch a kung fu movie at the United Artists, and then play some pinball at the Treasure Chest magic shop down the block.
You forgot the Fusion, which is Ford's best selling sedan in the US, and third best selling model overall behind the F150 and Escape. It also outsells every GM model other than the Silverado. They sell the same car in Europe as the Mondeo. I traded in my 5 series on a top of the line Fusion last year. It's a very good car.
He inherited millions from his dad.
As many have pointed out their stunt is not depicting net neutrality but simply standard tiers of Internet service. Net neutrality would be more like if Burger King accepted payment from Pepsi to hamper (or block) Coca-Cola sales. And obviously Burger King would never do something that since they are signaling the proper non-discriminatory virtues. Oh, but wait, that is exactly what they do entering into exclusive drink supplier contracts. Can BK spell hippocritical?
Burger King may or may not know how to spell hypocritical, but you can't
New music has always sounded crap. It's a case of Sturgeon's Law (90% of everything is crap) combined with survivor bias (the 10% that isn't crap is more likely to be remembered and still played much later). For every great song you can remember from a prior decade, there are nine more that were such complete crap that you don't even remember that they were briefly popular.
This is clearly a lot of what's going on here. In the US, in 1969 the top single for the year was "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies. The Beatles' top single was at #25 - "Get Back". There were better selling singles that year by Tommy Roe, Three Dog Night, The Cowsills, and Tommy James and the Shondells (twice!). How many of those bands have you heard lately?
As others have noted, you can currently get to the main terminals at O'Hare on public transportation in about 40 minutes. The only issue with that is that there's no where to put your luggage, since the trains are the same kind which run on all the other El lines. But that could be easily fixed. If they really want to reduce actual travel times, spend the money on getting people through O'Hare more quickly. It's not much of a benefit to get folks from the Loop to the airport 15 minutes faster, if you still have to get to the airport 2 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart (assuming that it departs on time). If the time to get through the airport could be cut by half an hour (more check in and security capacity, more capacity to get flights in and out, especially when the weather doesn't cooperate, etc) it would save travellers more time. All travellers, not just the ones coming from the Loop. And it would likely be a lot cheaper.
I had the same issue in my 2008 550i. It cost me US$2000 to have fixed. That was using an aftermarket coolant pipe designed to be replaced without having to pull the engine. The original factory part can only be replaced by pulling the engine and taking it half apart, just to replace a couple of $2 rubber gaskets. The coolant pipe and gaskets are in the bottom of the V of the V8, so they get hot enough that the rubber has to be expected to fail eventually. It takes superior German engineering to make replacing $2 gaskets a $10,000 job!
Gaskets, too! I just got rid of my 2008 5 series with 90K miles I'd owned from new, because of gasket issues. In January I paid $2500 to fix some oil leaks, including one from behind the alternator mounting bracket (a known issue with this engine!). Then in June I paid $2000 to replace two rubber gaskets from the cooling system (these were in the bottom of the V in the V8, and so could be expected to fail, but the intake manifold had to come off to get to them!). And last month I was quoted another $1900 to fix a couple of more minor oil leaks. These quotes were all from a good independent shop, not inflated dealer prices. I passed on the last repair, and dumped the car. I'm driving a Ford now, after 15 years in BMWs. Half the money to buy, still good to drive and lots of safety features. I did go for an 8 year warranty, though, in case it's no better built than the Bimmer.
No, the law is clear here. While you have the right to speak, the first amendment doesn't give you the right to speak anonymously. The courts have been clear that speakers can be required to identify themselves, since that's a crucial element in letting the listener judge whether the speaker can be trusted. Also, the right to free speech is not absolute. The example first year law students all learn is that you can't shout "fire" in a crowded theater, because that poses a clear and present danger to the public.
While 150 years ago no one could establish a corporation without showing it would serve the public good, that is no longer the case. In fact, current US legal theory is that a corporation can only consider the interests of its shareholders (including top management) - any public good can only be incidental to making the owners richer. If management considers the interests of the employees, customers, environment or the general public, the shareholders can sue them for not trying to squeeze out every possible drop of profits. The current legal rules were devised by sociopaths, of course, but they are the law.
Nope. Apple has stashed much of their cash in an Irish company which is not taxed anywhere, in a manner that they didn't have to pay any tax before they stashed it there. The latter point is what the EU objected to, claiming that Ireland allowed them excessive deductions for the "royalties" they paid to the stateless company, to the tune of US$13 billion of tax not paid.
They would have to pay US tax if they dividended these funds up to the US, but not any tax anywhere else. And they're busy lobbying Congress (along with lots of other multinationals) to let them bring it all back at a 5% tax rate, rather than the 35% everyone else has to pay.
Ireland has changed their laws to prevent anyone using this particular trick in the future, but there are other places you can still use.
FWIW, I have over 30 years experience as an international tax attorney. I've never worked for or with Apple, but the description above is what's been in the tax professional news, and it's all plausible to me.
It's only an agreement of good will...
That's why Trump rejected it - he's been anti-good will his entire life
Is this shortage happening in countries with "socialized medicine", or just in free market America?
69 degrees is the right temperature for a medium done steak, not for the weather!
A lot of the political motivation for the 1960s space program is that it was a convienent cover for developing missles with military uses, especially with the Soviets doing the same thing. That's why the US space program didn't get going seriously until after Sputnik. The civilian spinoffs were a fortunate accident, not a major motiviation.
The US will get not serious about a moon base until after the Chinese announce their base project.
NT
'Copyright in recordings lasts for 50 years.'
Until we (and the rest of the EU) approve this draft legislation:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/eu-extends-musical-copyrights-by-20-years-eyes-movies-next.ars
Which will be a terrible shame for the thriving re-issue industry that currently gives us reasonably priced high-quality CDs of pre-1960 classical, jazz and early rock recordings, especially as the budget labels that do this often treat the material with much more care and respect than the original copyright holders. See for example:
http://www.naxos.com/labels/naxos_historical-cd.htm
I think the record companies are scared to death that the early catalogs of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, etc are going to start coming out of copyright in the UK over the next few years. They want to you be more like the US, where Enrico Caruso is still under copyright!
So now we're going to have the old ladies in their 1989 Cadilacs also talking on their cell phones while driving?