Oh thank god someone else get's it. If reducing greenhouse emissions was the true goal of cap-and-trade, then the European model is indeed lacking. If [a portion of] the effort of cap-and-trade is simply to move money around from the producers to the non-producers, then the European model is a partial success.
Regarding the French nuclear power solution, I both admire and envy them that they have accomplished what they have. Are there no hippies in France or what?:)
People that are more likely to pursue every option available to them to achieve their goals in life are more likely to both ask for all available treatments and pray more.
People less likely to pursue every option available to them to achieve their goals in life are more likely to roll with the punches and accept death more willingly.
I never saw this as a viable business model regardless of the economy. Like many social programs the OLPC concept is rooted in feeling good about participating in the pursuit of a dream. The hungry children in Ethiopia that are handed some hardware instead of a bag of rice are really just a side-effect.
A lot of taxes are avoided by immigrants requesting to be paid in cash. Also, illegals can dial 911 just like anyone else, can still access our free education system, and (contrary to political rhetoric) are NOT turned away from Hospitals! What other direct benefits are you referring to? Welfare? THE NET EFFECT ON THE US ECONOMY BY THE AVERAGE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IS NEGATIVE. Read it again. That being said, I don't believe they are really a significant cause one way or the other of our current problems. Why you think "no-bid" gub'mint contracts are some looming cancer on our economy is beyond me.
I would submit that these types of cons are more prevalent because they alleviate any feelings of guilt from the con men, not because they are more effective. Also, if and when the con gets busted the jury is more likely to go easy on the perpetrators because they were apparently preying on 'would-be predators'...
The article's author suggests that we must take into account the value of all future potential life that is being "killed" with our extinction. Using this logic, every act of coitus interruptus should be punishable as a multi-homocide.
I'm a marketing consultant and I've dealt with the auto warranty industry extensively. We (they) have recently started a new watch-dog group called the Automotive Warranty and Service Contract Association, and one of their purposes is to stop the "robo-calling" and caller ID spoofing. Have your friend send an email to Larry Hecker, Executive Director of AWSCA. His email is [his first name] at warrantybestpractices dot com. Good luck!
When the TRUE agenda differs from the STATED agenda, I have a problem. Conservative talk radio, Planned Parenthood, the NRA, and the DailyKos have their agendas but it doesn't bother me because they seem consistent. What bothers me is when proclaimed non-political entities seem to have significant political bias driving their actions.
I'm not saying that Paul Krugman does not deserve a Nobel Prize, but I would like to point out that the judging and awarding process of said prize is subject to the political agenda of those involved, just like the wording of this submission.
Stat theory eh? Read Hatta's post carefully and tell me exactly how a computer can "be declared human as often as humans are, and declared a computer as often as computers are."
So, if the average hit ratio is 9 out of 10, then 90% of the time the computer is declared human, and the other 90% of the time the computer is declared a computer?
I know that it's popular to mix "black box voting" with Diebold and Republican corruption but I can't for the life of me figure out whether a Democrat or Republican got the 1500 "phantom votes". My suspicion is that it was a Democrat, otherwise the issue would have been made clear...
No offense, but you are naive in your youth. Read about Domino Theory and the spread of Communism. To think that the US was immune from it is simply false. Yes, the ideal of Socialism is appealing (to some), but I challenge you to show me a practical application of it (now or ever) in a country that you would prefer to live in. Cuba??
Michael, you're playing the moral equivalence card which is irrelevant. I said that by defining evil as a threat to one's way of life, then we were evil in the eyes of the USSR. What the hell does "just as bad as the Russians" have to do with anything? I'm talking about preferable WAYS OF LIFE for citizens! By the way, the UK is not Socialist. Plus, it's a bit apples-to-oranges to compare such a homogeneous place with such a diverse one as the US. How do you think the descendants of the UK are doing in the US compared to those still living in the UK?
Phroggy, the USSR is and was not evil, it was simply a threat to our way of life. Some people describe that as evil, but by that definition the USA was evil to Russians. TRUST ME, young man, the American way of life is preferable. Also, don't be so quick to call fear of Socialism "irrational".
Or they are well adjusted enough to be in touch with and acknowledge what scares them...? Why do you apparently give credibility to one study result but not the other?
TFA says that "most" of the Independents surveyed are in Academia, which has a noted lean to the left in America.
It is the economists on WALL STREET, not those on campus, whose lives directly depend on a strong economy. I have a strong feeling that if they were polled the results would be heavily skewed towards the candidate that is not announcing large tax increases...
Speaking of which, one of the issues asked of the economists is which candidate would "raise taxes on the wealthy". Does anyone contend that there is dispute on that issue? Also, doesn't posing that question imply that it is a presumed virtue of a candidate?
This survey is not seeking truth, it is seeking to influence political opinion of those reading it.
Give the concerned users an option of turning off the "shrinking screenshot" animation that occurs when the Home button is pressed (which is why the screenshot is cached in the first place).
No. It has been declared that the official term must again evolve so as to include warming effects, cooling effects, changes in general and (most recently) the ABSENSE of changes.
It has been determined that the latest term to be used shall be "weather". Just TRY to debate against the existence of that, biatches!
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Oh thank god someone else get's it. If reducing greenhouse emissions was the true goal of cap-and-trade, then the European model is indeed lacking. If [a portion of] the effort of cap-and-trade is simply to move money around from the producers to the non-producers, then the European model is a partial success. Regarding the French nuclear power solution, I both admire and envy them that they have accomplished what they have. Are there no hippies in France or what? :)
Completely off topic, but is it pure chance that the capitals in your sig spell "catch SARS"??
For a thorough discussion of QM vs SR you may read my thoughts on it in the following thread: http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=91001
People that are more likely to pursue every option available to them to achieve their goals in life are more likely to both ask for all available treatments and pray more.
People less likely to pursue every option available to them to achieve their goals in life are more likely to roll with the punches and accept death more willingly.
"...but we'll make up for it in VOLUME!"
I never saw this as a viable business model regardless of the economy. Like many social programs the OLPC concept is rooted in feeling good about participating in the pursuit of a dream. The hungry children in Ethiopia that are handed some hardware instead of a bag of rice are really just a side-effect.
A lot of taxes are avoided by immigrants requesting to be paid in cash. Also, illegals can dial 911 just like anyone else, can still access our free education system, and (contrary to political rhetoric) are NOT turned away from Hospitals! What other direct benefits are you referring to? Welfare? THE NET EFFECT ON THE US ECONOMY BY THE AVERAGE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IS NEGATIVE. Read it again. That being said, I don't believe they are really a significant cause one way or the other of our current problems. Why you think "no-bid" gub'mint contracts are some looming cancer on our economy is beyond me.
Lisp.
I would submit that these types of cons are more prevalent because they alleviate any feelings of guilt from the con men, not because they are more effective. Also, if and when the con gets busted the jury is more likely to go easy on the perpetrators because they were apparently preying on 'would-be predators'...
The article's author suggests that we must take into account the value of all future potential life that is being "killed" with our extinction. Using this logic, every act of coitus interruptus should be punishable as a multi-homocide.
As an American I offer you and your country congratulations and welcome to the Moon Club! It is indeed a feat to be proud of.
It's DEEP web, not dark. This is the internet not astrophyics.
I'm a marketing consultant and I've dealt with the auto warranty industry extensively. We (they) have recently started a new watch-dog group called the Automotive Warranty and Service Contract Association, and one of their purposes is to stop the "robo-calling" and caller ID spoofing. Have your friend send an email to Larry Hecker, Executive Director of AWSCA. His email is [his first name] at warrantybestpractices dot com. Good luck!
When the TRUE agenda differs from the STATED agenda, I have a problem. Conservative talk radio, Planned Parenthood, the NRA, and the DailyKos have their agendas but it doesn't bother me because they seem consistent. What bothers me is when proclaimed non-political entities seem to have significant political bias driving their actions.
I'm not saying that Paul Krugman does not deserve a Nobel Prize, but I would like to point out that the judging and awarding process of said prize is subject to the political agenda of those involved, just like the wording of this submission.
Stat theory eh? Read Hatta's post carefully and tell me exactly how a computer can "be declared human as often as humans are, and declared a computer as often as computers are."
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Think about it...
So, if the average hit ratio is 9 out of 10, then 90% of the time the computer is declared human, and the other 90% of the time the computer is declared a computer?
I know that it's popular to mix "black box voting" with Diebold and Republican corruption but I can't for the life of me figure out whether a Democrat or Republican got the 1500 "phantom votes". My suspicion is that it was a Democrat, otherwise the issue would have been made clear...
No offense, but you are naive in your youth. Read about Domino Theory and the spread of Communism. To think that the US was immune from it is simply false. Yes, the ideal of Socialism is appealing (to some), but I challenge you to show me a practical application of it (now or ever) in a country that you would prefer to live in. Cuba??
Michael, you're playing the moral equivalence card which is irrelevant. I said that by defining evil as a threat to one's way of life, then we were evil in the eyes of the USSR. What the hell does "just as bad as the Russians" have to do with anything? I'm talking about preferable WAYS OF LIFE for citizens! By the way, the UK is not Socialist. Plus, it's a bit apples-to-oranges to compare such a homogeneous place with such a diverse one as the US. How do you think the descendants of the UK are doing in the US compared to those still living in the UK?
Phroggy, the USSR is and was not evil, it was simply a threat to our way of life. Some people describe that as evil, but by that definition the USA was evil to Russians. TRUST ME, young man, the American way of life is preferable. Also, don't be so quick to call fear of Socialism "irrational".
Or they are well adjusted enough to be in touch with and acknowledge what scares them...? Why do you apparently give credibility to one study result but not the other?
TFA says that "most" of the Independents surveyed are in Academia, which has a noted lean to the left in America.
It is the economists on WALL STREET, not those on campus, whose lives directly depend on a strong economy. I have a strong feeling that if they were polled the results would be heavily skewed towards the candidate that is not announcing large tax increases...
Speaking of which, one of the issues asked of the economists is which candidate would "raise taxes on the wealthy". Does anyone contend that there is dispute on that issue? Also, doesn't posing that question imply that it is a presumed virtue of a candidate?
This survey is not seeking truth, it is seeking to influence political opinion of those reading it.
Give the concerned users an option of turning off the "shrinking screenshot" animation that occurs when the Home button is pressed (which is why the screenshot is cached in the first place).
No. It has been declared that the official term must again evolve so as to include warming effects, cooling effects, changes in general and (most recently) the ABSENSE of changes.
It has been determined that the latest term to be used shall be "weather". Just TRY to debate against the existence of that, biatches!
Oh I get REDUNDANT? It wasn't redundant when I posted it, dammit! He just types quicker..