The shame is, that people have been trying to turn them off thinking "we're done" when the cost to operate is a freaking drop in the bucket compared to the colossal waste that is the space shuttle. A better comparison would be not to the cost of a space program that does something entirely different (LEO), but rather to the cost of sending something else out that far for the same purpose.
Clearly you did not read my comment. I said there's more than one way to punish a person.
Although it would seem that in the U.S., it is no longer the responsibility of judges to actually judge what would be an appropriate penalty, as most crimes have specific fines and/or jail times--fines which don't discriminate whether you make seven figures or zero.
Somewhere in Bentonville, Arkansas, a Wal-Mart executive is deciding how to respond to this pricing move. When the decision is made, calls will go out to record companies, telling them what Wal-Mart is willing to pay. That's what really scares the RIAA. Yes, and this will force the record labels to raise their prices for stores like HMV, forcing HMV to raise their prices again.
Is this new Science curriculum anything like the "Reform" Mathematics Curricula being taught in many US elementary schools since the 1990s?
This video explains how these "reform" methods are somehow "better". Like how 65 pages of travel and 35 pages on calculators are supposed to give children an understanding of math actually works.
For a start, why don't you come up with a less biased source then GREENPEACE.ORG... My immediate reaction was the same, but his biased reference beats out the absence of one for the view he is challenging.
Instead of claiming someone has poor evidence, why don't you be productive and provide better evidence that contradicts his?
You know, I might actually RTFA this time. Well, not to read it, per se; more just to increment their hit counter to make the pain all that little bit worse when Getty sues for damages.
I wonder if this is how foreign nations plan to break the U.S., by bootlegging our digital commodities and harming our most influential industry? What, exactly, does this have to do with the defense industry? Their latest album? Tanked.
Russia has been flexing it's muscles lately in many fields, to re-establish itself as a power in the world. I would not be surprised if this is part of that muscle-stretching exercise. While they might be doing this to piss off the Americans, I doubt it, because they'd be more interested in corporate money than U.S. politics.
However, even if they were, and if the U.S. politicians fell for it, it would just incite the U.S. politicians to oppose this even more diametrically, to prove to U.S. citizens that their way is the one true "democratic" way. The populace would suffer from it.
Bush: "Hey Dick, I think I figured out the problem why nobody likes Alberto Gonzales: Too many of the Attorney Generals so far were selected because they were Attorneys. How about we appoint a General instead"
Cheney: "You mean from the Army?"
Bush: "No, not that kind of General, that would be too obvious... I want that guy down the block who manages the General Store. Yeah, he'd be good. Heh heh."
In virtually every executive-appointed office, Bush has installed people who are not qualified to do the job, but are unconditionally loyal to him and his party. Ho hum. So Bush appointed people who reflect his most notable characteristics, in this case incompetence and infatuation with George W. Bush. Don't most leaders do that?
and probably smart enough not to get caught perjuring himself Really? I just figured that the Administration, which is dropping like flies, were resigning in declining order of intelligence.
The smarter they were, the earlier they could tell that they were on a sinking ship. (Or the smarter they were, the earlier they were pushed out...)
How many Alberto Gonzaleses does it take to change a lightbulb?
Actually, a $6 billion no-bid bulb-changing contract was already given to Halliburton. True, but if you read the fine print, the $6 billion doesn't include the cost of the lightbulb.
The reason the Daily Show is such a reliable source of news is that it makes no claims to authority.
Since their MO is to scrutinize the media, they must hold up to an equal level of scrutiny from their viewers.
Instead of shoving their opinions down the viewers' throats without supporting evidence, they provide the raw materials--such as video clips of a politician contradicting himself--and have the viewers draw their own conclusions.
I think the point is that voting on its own does little.
One must vote, and be active in other ways. For example, raising awareness of things that should piss off other voters. Or contributing (in time or money) to the campaign of a candidate.
Saying "I voted; I did my part for society" is like saying "I changed an incandescent lightbulb with a compact fluorescent one; I did my part for the environment", it's a good step, but an incredibly small one.
Don't lose despair yet--Industry lobbyists are working very closely to get Parliament to pass U.S.-style copyright restrictions.
When Reagan visited Canada while President, he said it was like being in the U.S. of two or three decades earlier. I can only hope he's right, because it means we still have time to avoid making the same mistakes.
But how will Americans find their "real sex partners" without this valuable service? They'll have to get away from their computers and go for a drive downtown like everyone els--
I mean, a relationship is about loving someone unconditionally, not sex.
The problem is that people make the claim that wal-mart replaces high paying jobs with lower paying jobs, and that simply isn't true. The opposite is true. Assuming they do pay higher wages on a per-person basis, I would expect that the ratio of total payroll:sales would be lower. Which is to say, fewer people are employed for the same amount of merchandise sold.
Regarding your second point, I highly doubt that higher wages in the unskilled-service sector will cause noticeable labour competition in the medical field. While I agree with you that the supply of medical-skill labour should be increased by removing artificial caps on enrollment, I don't believe your trickle-down argument sufficiently connects it to labour conditions in the unskilled labour sector.
I don't argue that wages at places like Wal-Mart should be increased so that the level of service Wal-Mart provides will increase; I argue thusly so that they are less competitive against stores that don't promote suburbanization, stores that provide useful service with the goods they sell, stores that operate at a level to interact with local producers (thus contributing to a sustainable local economy), and stores that are small enough that their employees don't have to unionize in order to stand up for their rights.
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Yeah, and the screen only refreshes every 2 seconds.
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Clearly you did not read my comment. I said there's more than one way to punish a person.
Although it would seem that in the U.S., it is no longer the responsibility of judges to actually judge what would be an appropriate penalty, as most crimes have specific fines and/or jail times--fines which don't discriminate whether you make seven figures or zero.
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The balance will be restored!
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To save other people the hassle of looking it up, "1H CY2008" parses approximately to "1st Half of Calendar Year 2008".
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Is this new Science curriculum anything like the "Reform" Mathematics Curricula being taught in many US elementary schools since the 1990s?
This video explains how these "reform" methods are somehow "better". Like how 65 pages of travel and 35 pages on calculators are supposed to give children an understanding of math actually works.
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In Canada, the phone number for the NRC time is unchanged at 613-745-1576.
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Instead of claiming someone has poor evidence, why don't you be productive and provide better evidence that contradicts his?
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I don't usually get on the ghg emissions bandwagon, but isn't a wood stove pretty polluting in that regard?
And inefficient, when only used at the household scale?
Also, what happened to the batteries you "upgraded" from in 2001? Did you just increase the bank size, or did you dispose of the old ones?
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You know, I might actually RTFA this time. Well, not to read it, per se; more just to increment their hit counter to make the pain all that little bit worse when Getty sues for damages.
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However, even if they were, and if the U.S. politicians fell for it, it would just incite the U.S. politicians to oppose this even more diametrically, to prove to U.S. citizens that their way is the one true "democratic" way. The populace would suffer from it.
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Meanwhile in the Oval Office...
Bush: "Hey Dick, I think I figured out the problem why nobody likes Alberto Gonzales: Too many of the Attorney Generals so far were selected because they were Attorneys. How about we appoint a General instead"
Cheney: "You mean from the Army?"
Bush: "No, not that kind of General, that would be too obvious... I want that guy down the block who manages the General Store. Yeah, he'd be good. Heh heh."
Cheney: "Hm, Good idea, waah!"
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The smarter they were, the earlier they could tell that they were on a sinking ship. (Or the smarter they were, the earlier they were pushed out...)
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Actually, a $6 billion no-bid bulb-changing contract was already given to Halliburton. True, but if you read the fine print, the $6 billion doesn't include the cost of the lightbulb.
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The reason the Daily Show is such a reliable source of news is that it makes no claims to authority.
Since their MO is to scrutinize the media, they must hold up to an equal level of scrutiny from their viewers.
Instead of shoving their opinions down the viewers' throats without supporting evidence, they provide the raw materials--such as video clips of a politician contradicting himself--and have the viewers draw their own conclusions.
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I think the point is that voting on its own does little.
One must vote, and be active in other ways. For example, raising awareness of things that should piss off other voters. Or contributing (in time or money) to the campaign of a candidate.
Saying "I voted; I did my part for society" is like saying "I changed an incandescent lightbulb with a compact fluorescent one; I did my part for the environment", it's a good step, but an incredibly small one.
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Don't lose despair yet--Industry lobbyists are working very closely to get Parliament to pass U.S.-style copyright restrictions.
When Reagan visited Canada while President, he said it was like being in the U.S. of two or three decades earlier. I can only hope he's right, because it means we still have time to avoid making the same mistakes.
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I mean, a relationship is about loving someone unconditionally, not sex.
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Aren't MacBooks already "more expensive"?
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They definitely should ban laptops from planes... at least, until they can develop flying bamalances.
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Regarding your second point, I highly doubt that higher wages in the unskilled-service sector will cause noticeable labour competition in the medical field. While I agree with you that the supply of medical-skill labour should be increased by removing artificial caps on enrollment, I don't believe your trickle-down argument sufficiently connects it to labour conditions in the unskilled labour sector.
I don't argue that wages at places like Wal-Mart should be increased so that the level of service Wal-Mart provides will increase; I argue thusly so that they are less competitive against stores that don't promote suburbanization, stores that provide useful service with the goods they sell, stores that operate at a level to interact with local producers (thus contributing to a sustainable local economy), and stores that are small enough that their employees don't have to unionize in order to stand up for their rights.
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