You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics. -Erma Bombeck, author
I joined an on-line writing course and, so far, have been really disappointed.
Chris, in a post-op enthusiastic haze, played softball last night and got run over--but not hurt. There was some excitement, though.
On Monday, Barr told reporters that he had recused himself from the case involving billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested over the weekend on charges of sex-trafficking minors, according to the Washington Times. Barr says that he used to work for one of the law firms representing Epstein "long ago," though he did not name the firm.
Coal has historically been the largest energy source for America’s electricity generation, and provided more than 40% of the nation’s electric power in every year between 1949 and 2011, and more than 50% in 43 of those 59 years. During the last full year (2018) natural gas provided 35.5% of electric power versus 27.7% for coal, its lowest share in the history of this data.
But any proposal by economists or others to cut tax rates, including reducing the tax rates on higher incomes or on capital gains, can lead to accusations that those making such proposals must believe that benefits should be given to the wealthy in general or to business in particular, in order that these benefits will eventually “trickle down” to the masses of ordinary people. But no recognized economist of any school of thought has ever had any such theory or made any such proposal. It is a straw man. It cannot be found in even the most voluminous and learned histories of economic theories.--Sowell on the mysterious "trickle down" effect thesis
As Walt Disney, AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Apple prepare to enter the crowded streaming-entertainment market, they are racing to stand out with eye-catching shows that cost as much for a season as a big-budget movie. An episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ costs Disney nearly $15 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
In a 1973 Gallup poll, just 4 percent of whites and 9 percent of blacks chose busing from among a variety of means of achieving integration.
From a published article on the need for stronger hands on America's reins written, I suppose, by a grownup: "Given the stakes—famine, war, extinction—nothing less than a complete reorganization of society is required at this point. Most of what we in the techno-industrial world are doing now must be drastically curtailed or eliminated: the military, consumption-based economics, debt, animal agriculture, baby making, just to name a few..... So how do we implement change on such a level? Won’t it require centralized decision-making and top-down implementation? And not just a regulatory authority—à la the UN with teeth—but a “benevolent dictatorship,” to invoke a well-worn phrase? Don’t humans need to be forced to do the right thing, at literal gun point if need be? Some people think so.....
So yeah, maybe we need a dictatorship—we here in the US—but if so, it’s not up to us to install it. If it’s time for us to take orders, it’s got to be from people who aren’t saddled with our shit. People who aren’t US Americans."
We have moved from dictatorships to fulfill idealistic fantasies to dictatorships to fend off horrible fantasies. Evolution. And the propaganda of stupidity.
On this day in 1925, in Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called Scopes Monkey Trial began with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate and a fundamentalist hero, volunteered to assist the prosecution. Soon after, the great attorney Clarence Darrow agreed to join the ACLU in the defense, and the stage was set for one of the most famous trials in U.S. history.
Men and Women and Soccer Money
I joined an on-line writing course and, so far, have been really disappointed.
Chris, in a post-op enthusiastic haze, played softball last night and got run over--but not hurt. There was some excitement, though.
On Monday, Barr told reporters that he had recused himself from the case involving billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested over the weekend on charges of sex-trafficking minors, according to the Washington Times. Barr says that he used to work for one of the law firms representing Epstein "long ago," though he did not name the firm.
But any proposal by economists or others to cut tax rates, including reducing the tax rates on higher incomes or on capital gains, can lead to accusations that those making such proposals must believe that benefits should be given to the wealthy in general or to business in particular, in order that these benefits will eventually “trickle down” to the masses of ordinary people. But no recognized economist of any school of thought has ever had any such theory or made any such proposal. It is a straw man. It cannot be found in even the most voluminous and learned histories of economic theories.--Sowell on the mysterious "trickle down" effect thesis
As Walt Disney, AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Apple prepare to enter the crowded streaming-entertainment market, they are racing to stand out with eye-catching shows that cost as much for a season as a big-budget movie. An episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ costs Disney nearly $15 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
Lucy Jones on earthquake "magnitude:" "'Well it was a magnitude 7.1 in Ridgecrest, what is it here?' You can't actually answer it, it's a 7.1 everywhere, 7.1 doesn't have a location type. That is the number representing the total amount of energy released by the earthquake.
It's like saying, I can see that house across the street. It's 20 feet tall over there. How tall is it over here? It has a certain size and it is what it is.
What you feel is a different quantity called seismic intensity, and the intensity depends on location. The Japanese maybe do this in a better way, when they talk to the public they only talk about intensity. It was intensity VII over here and intensity V in Tokyo, for example. In this one, we would say it had a maximum intensity of IX and in Los Angeles it was a III.....If I could start things over, I would wipe out magnitude and only use intensity and just do it this way."
In a 1973 Gallup poll, just 4 percent of whites and 9 percent of blacks chose busing from among a variety of means of achieving integration.
From a published article on the need for stronger hands on America's reins written, I suppose, by a grownup: "Given the stakes—famine, war, extinction—nothing less than a complete reorganization of society is required at this point. Most of what we in the techno-industrial world are doing now must be drastically curtailed or eliminated: the military, consumption-based economics, debt, animal agriculture, baby making, just to name a few..... So how do we implement change on such a level? Won’t it require centralized decision-making and top-down implementation? And not just a regulatory authority—à la the UN with teeth—but a “benevolent dictatorship,” to invoke a well-worn phrase? Don’t humans need to be forced to do the right thing, at literal gun point if need be? Some people think so.....
So yeah, maybe we need a dictatorship—we here in the US—but if so, it’s not up to us to install it. If it’s time for us to take orders, it’s got to be from people who aren’t saddled with our shit. People who aren’t US Americans."
We have moved from dictatorships to fulfill idealistic fantasies to dictatorships to fend off horrible fantasies. Evolution. And the propaganda of stupidity.
On this day in 1925, in Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called Scopes Monkey Trial began with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. William Jennings Bryan, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate and a fundamentalist hero, volunteered to assist the prosecution. Soon after, the great attorney Clarence Darrow agreed to join the ACLU in the defense, and the stage was set for one of the most famous trials in U.S. history.
Men and Women and Soccer Money
There is a lot of talk about a perceived gap in pay between Women’s World Cup competitors and their male counterparts. In absolute numbers, that is true. In relative numbers, when one looks at the pay in comparison to the revenues earned by the respective tournaments, women are overpaid.
For example, the winning team of 2014 World Cup, Germany, received $35 million, while the American women’s team which won in the final was given 17.5 times less, $2 million.
But, on average, 53,592 attended Brazilian stadiums for the men in 2014 and while the women attracted an average gate of 26,029 in Canada. For only five games,
And the 2014 men's World Cup earned $4.8 billion. Billion. The women's side earned a fraction of that.
But, on average, 53,592 attended Brazilian stadiums for the men in 2014 and while the women attracted an average gate of 26,029 in Canada. For only five games,
And the 2014 men's World Cup earned $4.8 billion. Billion. The women's side earned a fraction of that.
In 2011 the Women’s World Cup hosted in Germany had earnings of $72,818,500. The South Africa men's World Cup in 2010, had sales of $3.7 billion. That is 50 times greater.
When comparing the pay of the players relative to the event’s revenue, one sees the discrepancy, that women players gain a higher percentage of the event’s earnings than men. In 2011, the payout for women’s event was $10 million. This would mean the players earn 13 percent of total revenues.
In 2010 the total men’s prize money was $348 million, that is nine percent of that tournament’s earnings. It was even worse for men in 2014 when they received seven percent of the revenue.
So the Women's World Cup brought in almost $73 million, of which the players got 13%. The 2010 men's World Cup in South Africa made almost $4 billion, of which 9% went to the players.
So the Women's World Cup brought in almost $73 million, of which the players got 13%. The 2010 men's World Cup in South Africa made almost $4 billion, of which 9% went to the players.
This hasn't changed. The men's World Cup in Russia generated over $6 billion (Billion!) in revenue, with the participating teams sharing $400 million, less than 7% of revenue. Meanwhile, the Women's World Cup is expected to earn $131 million for the full four-year cycle 2019-22 and dole out $30 million to the participating teams.
There is an interesting bias here: The idea that participation deserves compensation regardless of production. It is reminiscent of the old Marxian idea that value is created by the producer and not assigned by the consumer, that something is of value regardless of whether or not its value is appreciated. So women's soccer is valued even though no one watches it. Even though the men's game is vastly more popular, somehow they should have similar "value."
But it is unlikely that there is any longing for Nineteenth Century revolutions here. This is a simple preoccupation with the fear of distinction, the separation of results on the basis of some un-agreed upon criteria--like preference or quality. These are dangerous ideas and concepts to undeveloped minds. Homogeneity is crucial when managing a herd.
There is an interesting bias here: The idea that participation deserves compensation regardless of production. It is reminiscent of the old Marxian idea that value is created by the producer and not assigned by the consumer, that something is of value regardless of whether or not its value is appreciated. So women's soccer is valued even though no one watches it. Even though the men's game is vastly more popular, somehow they should have similar "value."
But it is unlikely that there is any longing for Nineteenth Century revolutions here. This is a simple preoccupation with the fear of distinction, the separation of results on the basis of some un-agreed upon criteria--like preference or quality. These are dangerous ideas and concepts to undeveloped minds. Homogeneity is crucial when managing a herd.
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