Sorry, been at the English Russia site a bit much.
Seriously, though - who was the turbine manufacturer?
According to some recent news reports, Texas is moving into windfarming in a big way. Oil isn't going to last forever, apparently. Once Texas is making money at it big-time, expect people who don't trust windpower now to love it.
Ohmygod. This guy is a genius. An evil genius because he has created something that will render players unable to ever shut off the Wii and return to rl.
If you are not the home's first owner, you have no way of knowing if the house you presently live in was the site of a horrific murder. While researching the public execution of women in my state, I discovered that a house still standing in the next town was the scene of a notorious murder in the 19th century. Should the current owners be informed?
Maybe Kip didn't see "Into the Wild" so he could realize how lame his stunt is.
Hopefully raising yourself from poverty through the dint of hard work, a good education, good health and the knowledge of a safety net should help you gain a sense of empathy for those less fortunate. Instead, it seems to be an excuse to indulge in the meanest of Scrooge-like impulses ("Have we no workhouses?")
Being beaten as a child encourages some people to say, "I will never do that to my child." Others say, "My parents did it to me and I turned out okay." Similar sweeping prognoses accompany poverty, illness, family size, race, educational deprivation, and the results of natural disaster. For a country that claims to value individualism, we are remarkably certain about how others can live their lives.
"Kip" (as opposed to Rasheed, Juan, or even plain old Joe) wrote this book because his "peers" feel deprived. Quell fromage! No trip to Goa for Spring break - just boring old Lauderdale! So now Kip has realized that broke people should eat cake when they are hungry.
Yes, this is how to get out of poverty - write a book about how easy poverty is to escape. Guaranteed lucrative publishing contract from Regnery.
Admittedly I have a knee-jerk negative reaction to "studies" that purport to prove how bad government regulation is, but in this case I am trying to restrain it. The posting here raises some immediate questions, including how are "government regulations" are defined. How many of these land-use regulations are the result of citizen demand? And when does citizen demand stop becoming part of "democratic action" and instead become part of faceless government bureaucracy? "Quality of life" regulations, especially those on a local or state level, are the direct result of citizen demand, and couldn't be passed or maintained without citizen support. (Just try proposing a school tax hike to "improve the quality" of local education.) Quality-of-life regulations and their attendant costs are willingly chosen by the residents, at least those who vote.
One has to remember that real estate is perhaps the one big area in life where the price is truly determined by the law of supply and demand, and the final price is the result of negotiation. Why are Seattle's housing costs so high? Because so many people want to live there. If they didn't, it wouldn't matter how much additional cost government regulation added, except as a brake to demand, because housing would be cheap. Obviously even the premium added by "regulation" hasn't quelled demand.
Why do so many people want to live in Seattle? Could the quality-of-life issues that inspired the regulations be part of the reason? Removing the regulations would change the quality of life, and thus lower demand, in this model.
If you have ever bought property, you know that you will pay a premium to get the neighborhood you want. After all, what are the three most important things in real estate? ("Location, location, and location.")
So, yes, "government regulations" may keep abattoirs, nuclear dumps, rubbish tips, open sewers, unpaved roads, deforested belts, massive above-ground parking lots, and other nuisances that cost money to regulate out of Seattle. Perhaps housing prices would be cheaper if development could proceed without limits or considerations. But would the result be what we think of when we think of "Seattle", and would so many people want to live there? Would so many businesses want to be based there?
Would there even be a Starbucks? (Another philosophical can of worms..)
The Terror Threat Color System is useful because it lets me know when some big potential scandal or clusterfeck is going to be emerging soon.
It is also useful because it lets me know when it's going to take additional time to commute into NYC, or when I should add three hours to boarding a flight.
Though Felix, you made me lol. Locats Shakespeare - whaddya think? All the actors dressed in cat suits, with the language translated into Lolcat. (Perhaps for just one act....)
Sorry, been at the English Russia site a bit much.
Seriously, though - who was the turbine manufacturer?
According to some recent news reports, Texas is moving into windfarming in a big way. Oil isn't going to last forever, apparently. Once Texas is making money at it big-time, expect people who don't trust windpower now to love it.
Hahahahahahha! Thank you for the best laugh I've had all day. "Anything is possible if you persevere!"
Hopefully raising yourself from poverty through the dint of hard work, a good education, good health and the knowledge of a safety net should help you gain a sense of empathy for those less fortunate. Instead, it seems to be an excuse to indulge in the meanest of Scrooge-like impulses ("Have we no workhouses?")
Being beaten as a child encourages some people to say, "I will never do that to my child." Others say, "My parents did it to me and I turned out okay." Similar sweeping prognoses accompany poverty, illness, family size, race, educational deprivation, and the results of natural disaster. For a country that claims to value individualism, we are remarkably certain about how others can live their lives.
"Kip" (as opposed to Rasheed, Juan, or even plain old Joe) wrote this book because his "peers" feel deprived. Quell fromage! No trip to Goa for Spring break - just boring old Lauderdale! So now Kip has realized that broke people should eat cake when they are hungry.
Yes, this is how to get out of poverty - write a book about how easy poverty is to escape. Guaranteed lucrative publishing contract from Regnery.
One has to remember that real estate is perhaps the one big area in life where the price is truly determined by the law of supply and demand, and the final price is the result of negotiation. Why are Seattle's housing costs so high? Because so many people want to live there. If they didn't, it wouldn't matter how much additional cost government regulation added, except as a brake to demand, because housing would be cheap. Obviously even the premium added by "regulation" hasn't quelled demand.
Why do so many people want to live in Seattle? Could the quality-of-life issues that inspired the regulations be part of the reason? Removing the regulations would change the quality of life, and thus lower demand, in this model.
If you have ever bought property, you know that you will pay a premium to get the neighborhood you want. After all, what are the three most important things in real estate? ("Location, location, and location.")
So, yes, "government regulations" may keep abattoirs, nuclear dumps, rubbish tips, open sewers, unpaved roads, deforested belts, massive above-ground parking lots, and other nuisances that cost money to regulate out of Seattle. Perhaps housing prices would be cheaper if development could proceed without limits or considerations. But would the result be what we think of when we think of "Seattle", and would so many people want to live there? Would so many businesses want to be based there?
Would there even be a Starbucks? (Another philosophical can of worms..)
I won't believe it until Snopes.com certifies it as real.
It is also useful because it lets me know when it's going to take additional time to commute into NYC, or when I should add three hours to boarding a flight.
Though Felix, you made me lol. Locats Shakespeare - whaddya think? All the actors dressed in cat suits, with the language translated into Lolcat. (Perhaps for just one act....)