Ideally one big motor is the way to go. But their are reasons for using more than one. The Falcon 9 has an engine out capability so having on of the motors fail is not game over. Also they did it for production reasons. They use the same motor with some minnor modifications for both the first and second stage which saves money. You have one production line for both motors and one stock of most of the parts for the motors.
The Falcon 9 is interesting because it is not the most "efficient' design but the most cost effective. They could replace the steel tanks with LiAl allow and save a good amount of weight, replace the second stage with a LH/LOX burning second stage, or even replace the first stage with a liquid CH4 first stage with a large single motor.
The Flacon is built more like a DC-3 than say the Hughes H-1.

I've been installing only two brands of LED:
Phillips and Sylvania, both have long guarantees (based on a date stamp on the base) IIRC it's 5 and 7 years.
So far I have had one failure on a bulb that was installed over a year ago and when I went to submit an RMA I got a response back in one day confirming shipment of the replacement (a newer model too:) without me needing to do anything. (they take the serial # on the bulb).
I asked if they wanted it back to the e-mail and they said the first gen bulbs were not needed back for an RMA (I think this means they knew there was an issue, but with how painless they made it I won't bitch).

All in all I have ~ 15 LEDs installed and aside from that one failure I've really been pleased.
I buy when they are on sale only. The sale prices can be over 50% off still as a new model comes out and they liquidate the old units.
-nB

I think the bar should be much higher than it is on average for capitol punishment, however, it is possible to only convict those who are guilty, with the tradeoff that very few will be hanged. This is ok. There are some for which recovery is impossible, a return to society impossible, and reprieve impossible. These should be hanged by the neck until dead.

There should never be *any* doubt prior to a capitol conviction (IMHO). If the prosecution has proven beyond a reasonable doubt then ok, incarcerate them. If the prosecution has proven beyond any doubt and the crime is that heinous, then hang them.

From a monetary aspect, however, I believe the death penalty is not sustainable.
-nB

The HOA did it wrong, in the same meeting they reopened the pool there should have been a fees increase to cover the cost of reopening and ongoing operation of the pool and related facilities/areas. Then she would have had to hold a sign saying "re-open the pool without me paying for it" ;)

HP at this point has no identity. They tried selling off their PC division while publicly saying there was no future for the PC market, which was fucking idiotic. Way to devalue what you're trying to sell off. They abandoned their WebOS investment way too early and never captured developer interest even for a moment. They still make good servers and laptops, but they don't own those markets.

Either HP makes a bold move to salvage the mess up to this point, or they die out.

That's their IM platform which goes through RIM's servers. The email goes through your Exchange/whatever mail servers.

A few points that come to mind:

* Detailed alerting rules. I don't want every email waking me up in the middle of the night, but I can configure a rule for an audible alert with specific emails when I'm on call.
* Detailed filtering rules.
* Search that's worth a damn.
* Being able to delete all emails that fit those search results.

That's part of what spurred the thought process. I think HP and Google could work together to integrate some WebOS UI concepts into Android to improve it.

HP is convinced they need to embrace the 'post-PC' world. They could actually salvage part of their 2 billion investment of Palm and Web OS. BB has a terrible platform right now and is dying, but they have a great brand name, and some great apps. Their mobile email client is absolutely the best.

If HP was smart, they'd reach out to Google to help develop Android phones and tablets with some Web OS influence (some great UI concepts actually) and a BB email client. Honestly, wouldn't that be a legit Apple killer than enterprise shops would embrace en-masse?

Shortly after Afghanistan was liberated from the Taliban, they not only allowed female voters for the first time ever, but they elected female officials. I don't live in Afghanistan, but I'd be hesitant to suggest violent oppression of women is the predominant view, even if it was practiced by the Taliban previously. Sometimes a violent minority rules the masses, but does not reflect the views of the people.