A lot? For instance, I would say sending 3 probes past the orbit of Pluto is quite a feat.

And in (south american) Spanish it means "stupid", "idiot".

In the per capita list, Buenos Aires ranks 2nd, but the city population data they use are wrong. They say Buenos Aires population is 3 million, but that's only Buenos Aires city proper, the whole metro area has an estimated population of about 13 million. So Buenos Aires should rank lower than listed in that study.

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of a strong central government getting bad is China's "cultural revolution". If you don't mind a couple of million dead people, I guess, yes, you're right.

Adobe makes money with PDF authoring tools, not with reader. Since PDF is marketed as a universal format, I guess it is in Adobe's best interest for end users to have a seamless experience accessing PDF content in every possible platform.

As ohers have previously said, the problem here is that the tickets prices were not high enough (in a free market sense).

The solution would be to sell the tickets at the right price, that is, the price consumers are willing to pay.

I think a system like this would do the job

1. The day tickets go on sale, charge an outrageous amount (say, $100,000).
2. Then gradually decrease prices each day (or even every hour)
3. Last day the tickets would go on sale for $1

In that way, each person would decide which is the "right" price to pay. Do you *really* want to see this show? Would you risk missing it because you want to save a few bucks and wait until tomorrow? Do you think it would be a good deal to buy tickets now and resell them later for a profit? OK go ahead. How many tickets? At which price? Are you sure you will be able to sell them, considering that people willing to pay a higher price already had the opportunity to do so and refused?

Quoting from Wikipedia

The [Immaculate Conception] doctrine states that, from the first moment of her existence, Mary was preserved by God from the Original Sin and filled with sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth. Catholics believe Mary "was free from any personal or hereditary sin". Mary's immaculate conception should not be confused with the [virginal] Incarnation of her son Jesus Christ; the conception of Jesus is celebrated as the Annunciation to Mary. Catholics do not believe that Mary, herself, was the product of a Virgin Birth

Sorry, guys. This is the right way

You mean like this? http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/06/introducing-android-scripting.html

Indeed. Early versions of Eclipse had an icon in the toolbar to switch between a complete file view and an "only the method you are working on" view. I suspect that feature was introduced to allow a smooth transition from VisualAge. I don't think that icon is so prominent on current Eclipse incarnations, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is still there, buried somewhere.

Since when evolution guarantees an optimal anatomical structure? If the whale body is "good enough" to survive and reproduce under the environmental conditions whales tend to live in, then why they should have evolved the same microscopic hairs that we see in spiders?

Ever heard about reinarnation?

"will use innovative and interactive technologies to help taxpayers see where their dollars are being spent"

My advise? Set up a page with an animated GIF showing an odometer counting up with blurry numbers, and just take the $18 million.