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Old 11-02-2018, 08:46 PM   #2026
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60 + 40 + 2 = 102, where's the other 30?
I had a same question. Actually the sum comes closer to 110 million. But those were only the top three. PATH NY/NJ has other terminals - that were not listed.

Point is the many NY region airports are high on the list.

I am surprised Dallas (with so many runways) was not listed. My experience at night is Dalla/ FW sky have many planes simultaneousl. At one point I counted something like 20 in approach or departure at the same time.
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Old 11-03-2018, 01:23 PM   #2027
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Wouldn't O'Hare be Chicago (Chigo)?
I was thinking more of whole continents and hemispheres not on the map.
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Old 11-03-2018, 03:48 PM   #2028
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Yes, O'hare. I didn't notice my creative spelling of Chicago until it was too late to change it.
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Old 11-14-2018, 08:46 PM   #2029
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Bet you've wondered why...

Table #2 has the least popular reasons like, save my job, get a raise, and give someone an STD.
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Old 11-16-2018, 05:31 PM   #2030
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Old 11-17-2018, 07:10 AM   #2031
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Old 11-17-2018, 07:28 AM   #2032
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Is that the world's biggest sanitary sewer system?
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Old 11-17-2018, 03:08 PM   #2033
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A great graphic of the most important engine of US development.
There was another here a ways back that showed all the major drainages.
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Old 11-17-2018, 09:12 PM   #2034
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A human on a bicycle (reasonably flat terrain, not like mountain goat Griff) is still the most energy efficient travel.
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Old 11-17-2018, 09:50 PM   #2035
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Old 11-17-2018, 10:26 PM   #2036
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How about blowfly?
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Old 11-19-2018, 01:16 PM   #2037
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Income inequality decreasing, all income levels seeing improvements



source (Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post) (paywalled)
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Old 11-19-2018, 04:09 PM   #2038
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Stupid question, but are they showing the 2000 incomes in 2015 dollars?

If not, incomes have effectively dropped by 5%, 16%, 17%,16%, and 17% from top to bottom. All categories going negative, but the "least" negative on the poorest quintile.

I guess the question for that lowest quintile is, "how well were the poorest people in the country doing in 2000, " followed by, "are they able to survive while doing 5% worse"? Five percent of a millionaire's income doesn't affect whether they can afford food/shelter/medicine, five percent of a poor person's income probably does.

Losing 16% of effective income for the person making 40 grand is *definitely* hurting them.
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Old 11-19-2018, 04:29 PM   #2039
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Flint is right. Change measured in percentage terms means very little when a loaf of bread costs the same for everyone.
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Old 11-19-2018, 06:40 PM   #2040
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