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A lot of the other EU countries delayed letting the newer nations have full working rights. I think Germany only fully allowed Poles last year.

If you are in the EU but outside the UK (and I think Germany), you have to order books from Amazon.com. A free book costs $2 to deliver over whispernet

here is a good study on that [pdf] http://www.cramton.umd.edu/papers2000-2004/00jre-collusive-b... Essentially people try and convey information to the other bidders through the am…

Former Reliability Engineer here. Not sure for bulbs, since my experience was automotive, but I imaging it is similar. In general, we tried to determine all the factors that lead t…

The entire Rock of Gibraltar was turned into a fortress during the war. The civilian population was evacuated, and additional tunnels and artillery placed in the rock. I am not sur…

The website appears to have been created in response to the inability of the police to bring the person, allegedly responsible, into a courtroom to explain why he is in possession …

For number 2. you could argue that they are mercantilist. Most of the enterprises are state backed, much like the Dutch or British East India companies. So the state takes a pretty…

Canada, Australia, most countries with a points based immigration system are much easier. My story was much like the grandparents. Moved to the US at 14 and bounced around between …

To be fair, if your engine is running rich, soot will prevent spark plugs from being able to spark.

I think if you dig a bit deeper into most people's motivations for wanting to be rich, you will find out that independence is the really reason. Without any evidence I think that p…

I would put it more on par with Brasil, there is still a large amount of poverty in SA.

I think that is one way, but not the only way. Apple is able to release products that are generally well received by the market. In fact Apple understands the market for their indi…

One of the major reasons for these trucks and the locomotives having electric motors, is that maximum torque is available from 0 rpm in an electric motor. A diesel or petrol engine…

Michael Hartl's Rails Tutorial is a good start http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ Also Railscasts is a fantastic resource.

I worked for a supplier. We had some teething problems once on a new vehicle. We ended up helicoptering parts to the final assembly plant, so we wouldn't shut it down.

They are mostly looking for foodstuffs, or anything that can introduce an agricultural or environmental pest.

Price discrimination doesn't have to be on just cutting prices, although it is often used this way to increase your potential pool of customers. I believe Amazon was using their kn…

Stainless steel is also quite hard which means it can be a bit more brittle than milder steels, and probably not appropriate for some applications. Springs come to mind and any tim…

This is just simple price discrimination. They could just add $50 to the price of each chip and then people who didn't want improved performance pay it anyway. This way those who w…

You still need to file tax returns, even if you are under the limit to prove that you owe no tax.

Well large corporations often get tax breaks in the US to locate a headquarters or factory in a state. But I think unless you are bringing several hundred jobs to the area, you are…

The business practices of De Beers have been less than stellar, however De Beers was founded in South Africa, has been headquartered in South Africa and is 15% owned by the Governm…

The business model for Foursquare requires that both users and businesses find their respective propositions valuable. So essentially you have two sets of customers and you would h…

Rent is the main factor that makes London expensive, so if there is someway to get free housing, your other costs won't be too bad.