For some reason, all calculations showing wind to be “low cost” conveniently ignore exorbitant subsidies, augmentation costs, power adjusting, additional transmission costs, and so on. Independent analyses of actual costs have concluded that (when ALL applicable wind-related costs are accurately calculated) wind energy is MUCH more expensive than any conventional source we have.
Rents are rising in New York and one by one, diners, with their low profit margins and neglible cool factors, are shutting down. Younger generations are less willing than than their parents to put up with gruelling, low-profit work. And New York’s foodie craze has rendered traditionally comfort-driven diner fare less commercially desirable.
The placename Shangri-La was coined by the English novelist James Hilton (1900-54), but the name has a firm Tibetan etymology. Shangri-La in Tibetan means “Shang Mountain Pass,” from Shang, the name of a region in Tibet; ri means “mountain,” and la means “pass.” Beyond the name itself, everything associated with Shangri-La is pure speculation and fantasy. Shangri-La entered English in 1933.
Average per-pupil spending nationwide is about $11,000 per year, but according to the National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, D.C., was spending an average of $27,460 per pupil in 2014, the most recent year for which these data are available. While most states spend about half of their funds on instruction — California is typical, expending $11,043 per pupil, with $5,757 going to instruction — the District spends only about a third of its total on instruction. It vastly outspends all of the other states. The next-biggest spender is New York at $21,213 ($14,124 on instruction).
Where does the money go? "A great chunk seems to wind up in administration," according to the Cato Institute's Neal McCluskey.
For some reason, all calculations showing wind to be “low cost” conveniently ignore exorbitant subsidies, augmentation costs, power adjusting, additional transmission costs, and so on. Independent analyses of actual costs have concluded that (when ALL applicable wind-related costs are accurately calculated) wind energy is MUCH more expensive than any conventional source we have.
The claim that wind energy is “green” or “environmentally friendly” is equally goofy. Consider just one part of a turbine, the generator, which uses a lot of rare earth elements (2000± pounds per MW). The mining and processing of these metals has significant environmental consequences that are unacknowledged and ignored by the wind industry and its environmental surrogates.
Rents are rising in New York and one by one, diners, with their low profit margins and neglible cool factors, are shutting down. Younger generations are less willing than than their parents to put up with gruelling, low-profit work. And New York’s foodie craze has rendered traditionally comfort-driven diner fare less commercially desirable.
Ten years ago there were 1,000 diners in New York. Now there are fewer than 400.
The placename Shangri-La was coined by the English novelist James Hilton (1900-54), but the name has a firm Tibetan etymology. Shangri-La in Tibetan means “Shang Mountain Pass,” from Shang, the name of a region in Tibet; ri means “mountain,” and la means “pass.” Beyond the name itself, everything associated with Shangri-La is pure speculation and fantasy. Shangri-La entered English in 1933.
Average per-pupil spending nationwide is about $11,000 per year, but according to the National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, D.C., was spending an average of $27,460 per pupil in 2014, the most recent year for which these data are available. While most states spend about half of their funds on instruction — California is typical, expending $11,043 per pupil, with $5,757 going to instruction — the District spends only about a third of its total on instruction. It vastly outspends all of the other states. The next-biggest spender is New York at $21,213 ($14,124 on instruction).
Where does the money go? "A great chunk seems to wind up in administration," according to the Cato Institute's Neal McCluskey.
Who is....Kevin de León?
A recent NYT article points out the NRA's influence is not financial. The N.R.A. directly donated a total of just $1.1 million to candidates for federal office in 2016, with 99 percent of that money going to Republicans, while giving a total of only $309,000 in direct contributions to state legislative candidates in 2016 and 2017, according to tallies by the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks federal donations, and the National Institute on Money in State Politics, which tracks state-level donations.
The N.R.A. spent $20 million in that year’s election cycle on ads and other campaign tactics intended to persuade voters to reject Hillary Clinton and an additional $11 million to support Donald J. Trump — money that is not marked down as a direct contribution to Mr. Trump, because the N.R.A. spent the cash on its own. Compared to the annual union contributions--annual, not just election year--that is a pittance.
So, what is the NRA's influence? It does not change opinions, it organizes and directs existing opinion. That is quite a different matter.
Canada’s corporate leaders are pushing the government to cut taxes, fearing they will lose investment after last year’s sweeping U.S. tax overhaul. (wsj)
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The Soviet Union launched its first satellite, Sputnik I, October 4, 1957. The 183-pound, basketball-sized satellite orbited the earth in ...
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So, having not been able to do much to influence the murderous tendencies of the tiny deranged murderous subset, the society has decided to follow the advice of children. And the position "Do something, anything" is seen as reasonable.
The Pens have forced the game to a speed game and a lot of teams have adapted. The playoffs will be brutal.
Investors should shrug off the idea that the Federal Reserve has any special insight into what will happen a year from now. Central-bank prognostications should be treated not as a guide to the economy, but merely as a guide to how officials might react to what actually happens. (wsj)
‘...trade wars are good, and easy to win.’ --President Trump
This is getting scary.
Passing minimum wage laws are popular to do and self-righteous. More, they are based on a Good and Kind Idea. The fact that most studies show they damage young entry-level jobs is never a problem because the Good Kind Idea hurts disorganized poorly informed non-voters. But have that Good and Kind Idea be a protectionist tariff, then everybody who understands what's going on votes--by selling.
Good and Kind Ideas applied to complex problems--so satisfying. So rewarding.
"The beauty of the modern age is that you can just turn on your TV and witness live how cronyism works.
Just a few hours ago, President Trump hosted a “listening session” with steel and aluminum executives, whom he had summoned to the White House. Right there, on live TV, we witnessed these CEOs pleading for government support that will inevitably result in higher prices for consumers of steel and aluminum. And, as we all sat there, stunned, we watched the president grant their demand and make policy on live TV."--de Rugy
In 1776, General George Washington ordered American artillery forces to begin bombarding Boston from their positions at Lechmere Point, northwest of the city center. This was the culmination of the New England rebellion where the revolt slipped from control of the town philosophers and pragmatists into the hands of the more radical rural folk. It is very hard to understand how this happened. Samuel Adam's hardcore Sons of Liberty was never mainstream until the rural people acted.
Alcohol may have been involved.
AAAaaaaannnnnndddddd....a graph:
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