GregW-
Their economy hadn't been able to compete since the early 70's. Increasing demands for disparate consumer goods stressed the central planned economy. The military buildup was also a factor, but that started under Carter.
That's what I thought, but $1.2 million from the rest of the climbs and Summit Haus seams a bit small The WSJ's usually excellent about sales, profit, etc.
We trained the, we funded them, we gave them arms. We're not responsible for their actions, but we'd be stupid to do it again.
Communism was on it's way out before Afghanistan.
Huh? Jail Overcrowding lets other criminals out, usually non-violent offenders. As it's cheaper to give someone life than to execute we could use the money to buy more jails/prisons.
The IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) has 780,000 members.
The IEEE (EE prof association) has 360,00 members.
A unionized workforce is less flexible than a nonunion workforce - less firing, and less hiring.
Criminals that get caught are for the most part dumb. That's why they get caught.
How exactly is someone sentanced to life w/o parole going to get out?
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Some canyoneers have started using barrels instead of drybags because things don't get crushed. Same reason why pack baskets are still somewhat popular canoeing
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