current time

• Question:-Current time??
  what is the current time now in Iowa U.S.A? What is the current time now in Poland Europe?
  
  Answer:-The link is a time-zone calculator
• Question:-How do I tell the reaminng/elapsed or current time off a vinyl record, is it possible?
  I was just wondering how I can tell the exact remaining time or elapsed time on a vinyl record (Using Numark turntables) is there any mixers with a display unit telling elapsed time/remaing/current time off the vinyl playing?
  Note: Trying to avoid using MP3's or PC software as much as possible.
  Thank you in advance.
  
  Answer:-Try this scenario. Take any number. Cut it in half. Now, cut the remainder again in half. Now take that remainder and cut it in half. Continue to keep cutting the remainder in half.
  
  No matter how small it gets, there is still always a remainder. Vinyl operates on the basis of contact. It's that contact that determines the wear of the vinyl. Some are harsher, others are nearly non-existent. Although the TIME of contact also has a relationship, it's not the primary factor. And no one has yet established at what point it's been agreed that the amount of wear has rendered the vinyl unusable.
  
  Furthermore, except for harsh, uncaring playing conditions, it's not so much the wear of play that destroys vinyl, but conditions of storage and exposure to the elements.
  
  So, essentially, there is no known time limit for vinyl records. Some records stamped back in the 1920's, and played as much as ones from the 1970's, have still lasted longer due to a wide variety of factors.
  
  All that can safely be said is that vinyl records will suffer wear over time. If you want to avoid that, use devices which eliminate wear, such as CD's or MP3's. If you're a purist who considers digital recordings to be inferior in quality, consider that it takes lab conditions to actually measure any deficiencies for a properly-created digital recording.
• Question:-How to insert the current time into a text box when clicked upon.?
  I am making a windows forms dispatching program in visual C#. When the user clicks on a certain text box, I want the current date and time to be inserted into that text box (ideally in 24hr format, but it does not have to be). What do I need to do to achieve this?
  
  Answer:-
• Question:-How can observations taken at the current time tell us about stellar evolution?
  Since individual stars can live for millions or billions of years, how can observations taken at the current time tell us about stellar evolution?
  
  Answer:-Our understanding of stellar evolution comes from a combination of theory and observation. Theory tells us how stars produce energy through fusion, and how the fusion processes change as the star evolves. Comparing these predictions with observed behavior enables us to understand where a star is in its development.
  
  In broad terms the theory fits the observations well, but there are many theoretical details that have been refined by observation. In addition, observations of some of the short-lived processes that occur towards the end of a star's life are hard to come by.
• Question:-What kind of influence did Homer have during his time and our current time?
  I need to know how Homer (author of the Odyssey and Iliad) was influenced by history and how he had an influence upon history, politics, art, music, science, philosophy or psycology of his time and our current time. Much appreciated if someone can please answer this question. It's really hard to do research on Homer since very little is actually known about him according to records but please please if someone can answer my questions, I would be so grateful.
  
  Answer:-he had a positive influence.
• Question:-What are the current time frames for USCIS to process form N400?
  What are the current time frames for USCIS to process form N400? Their WebSite says "The case is pending ". Excluding the time spent to process previous cases, how long does it take to process a certain N400 case ?
  Thanks to all !
  
  Answer:-not to sure, i searched N400 on visajourney...see if any of these links will help:
  
  http://www.visajourney.com/search/index.php?cx=007424365766759747816%3Auy9flr-th5y&cof=FORID%3A10&q=N400+&sa=Search#1246
• Question:-Without having a knee jerk or emotional reaction who is the greatest politician of the current time?
  Suppressing your ideals, emotions, and political affiliation who do you honestly think is one of the greatest politicians of the current time?
  
  Provide a logical academic sound reason as to why you named that person.
  
  If you just say "I like him/her because I agree with them" reveals an emotional approach. Think hard and logically who you feel is one of the greatest politicians of the current time.
  
  Answer:-Bill Clinton - fiscal responsibility, good foreign policy, brave enough to give us Real welfare reform.
  
  Dwight D. Eisenhower - warned us against going into a Cold War with the Soviets.
  
  Ronald Regan - because I Love HOLLYWOOD Cowboys (okay, that was a little emotional)
• Question:-Is there a scientific calculator that also displays the current time?
  Looking for a scientific calculator that can display the current time with the press of a button. Does anyone make such a device?
  
  Answer:-no
• Question:-Greyhound Bus: Are the times on the schedule listed in my current time zone?
  Are the times on the schedule listed in my current time zone? Like, if it says i'll arrive at my destination at 8 pm, is that 8pm my time, or 8pm destination time?
  
  Answer:-Times listed for transportation are almost always listed in the local time for that stop. That is, if you fly from NYC to San Francisco and it says you leave at 8 a.m. and get there at 1 p.m., that means, you leave at 8 a.m. NY time and arrive at 1 p.m. SF time.
• Question:-How to get current clock time?
  I need to get current system time in an assembly program. How do I call clock to get current time in seconds? I am using NASM 32-bit.
  I am using windows 7. Thanks for your reply and sorry for inconvenience but I am a little new so I don't know exactly what to tell you
  
  Answer:-Hi,
  
  As with the other question, you'll need to specify your exact platform. Do that for both questions and I will edit my answers appropriately.
  
  Cheers,
  Bogdan

national grid

• Question:-Who is National Grid and what do they do?
  I saw a cute polar bear commercial and I believe it is for National Grid. Who are they and what do they do?
  
  Answer:-Somebody's gotta run the power lines, right? They're not run by the government. They're owned and/or operated by various utility companies, and in the northeastern US that's a company called National Grid.
  
  It's not actually "national" in the sense of being the whole US. In fact, it's not even a US company at all. They're a British company, originally formed when the British privatized their national power grid in the early 1990s. They took over the work that used to be run by Keyspan Energy in the US a few years ago.
  
  So what they do is build power lines, maintain power lines, measure power flowing through lines, and make sure that the power gets from the power plant to your house (and that you've billed appropriately for it). They also connect to OTHER power grids, to make sure they have power during failures.
  
  They also do some side business in natural gas.
  
  The commercial is presumably part of a "don't blame us for global warming" charm offensive, with the intent of laying the groundwork to keep people from voting to regulate them too harshly. They've got a horrifyingly bad flash-only web site on the subject at the source below.
• Question:-Why are transformers used in the National Grid to produce high voltages for transmission?
  Why are transformers used in the National Grid to produce high voltages for transmission?
  
  Answer:-There is less power loss if you push a small current with a high voltage than if you push a high current with a small voltage.
  
  A transformer will increase (or decrease) the voltage depending on how it is set up. A transformer is basically a metal doughnut usually iron cos being magnetic is very important. The doughnut has coils of wire wrapped around it that will have a current passed through it. The electric current induces a magnetic field and will induce an electric current in another coil wrapped around the core.
  
  Vs/Vp = Ns/Np
  
  is the equation where Vs is the induced voltage in the secondary coil Vp is the voltage in the primary Ns is the number of coils in the secondary coil and Np is the number in the primary.
  
  So... with a higher voltage less current will pass through the wires meaning that less of the energy is lost due to the resistance of the wire.
• Question:-The cost due to heat loss in the cables of the National Grid goes down as the cable is made thicker. Why?
  And also:
  The cost of installing the cables of the National Grid goes up as the cable is made thicker. Why?
  
  These questions are in relation to transformers.
  
  Answer:-According to Laws of Resistance,
  Cross sectional area of conductor is inversely proportional to the resistance of the conductor.
  So, the thicker is the cable, the less resistance it offers and consequently less heat (loss) is produced.
  
  But certainly thicker cable needs more money than a thin cable. So, cost goes up in this case
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• Question:-Does National Grid control all of the electricity in the US, or are there other electric companies in the US?
  I heard that the National Grid was the only company in the US that controls the electricity. Is this true or are there other companies other than National Grid that control the electricity?
  
  Answer:-There is a national grid but it is owned by several companies. There is no monopoly.
• Question:-How long has national grid been in business for?
  How long has national grid been in business for?
  
  Answer:-2 years.
• Question:-Do I need a generator while I receive adequate power supply from national grid?
  I heard people saying that you should have a generator for better performance. But my national grid power supply is sufficient. Do you think that I should think of buying a generator?
  
  Answer:-Hardly you can find anybody who didn’t face the harsh reality to watch his favorite electrical goods damaged by power fluctuations. National grid offers sufficient power supply at very economic rate and is available almost everywhere. So, everybody uses this power supply and so you think.
  But, the situation is not always so comfortable as you think. Due to several reasons, the power supply may interrupt suddenly, there may be burn out or wire damages or transformer damages. The sudden fluctuation or huge spike can damage your electrical goods. You may see your favorite refrigerator crashed or TV burnt out or room heater spoiled. To get rid of these calamities, you need to use a device that can ensure consistent power supply at fixed frequency. A generator can do this for you, it ensures the frequency level with it built in AVR technology.
• Question:-how does a small wind turbine feed current into the national grid?
  For instance if the turbine has 2 spare amps of current, how could this be fed into a national grid of several hundreds of amps? A car charger works by exceeding the charge voltage of the battery, but of course you can't do this to the national grid.... can you?
  
  Answer:-Of course it does - it has to - but what it really (normally) does is supply power to the house so the amount coming off the grid is reduced - the inverter from the batteries supplied by the wind turbine produces one volt or so more than the grid. If the wind turbine can produce enough power to meet all the needs of the local place, and the power company supplier allows it, then the turbine can "reverse" the meter and push amps into the grid to be used by someone down the street (commonly there are two meters to keep track of how much is fed back) who doesn't care where the amps come from as long as they cycle exactly in time with the grid.
• Question:-Why are the cables of the national grid carried high above the ground?
  Why are the cables of the national grid carried high above the ground rather than being buried underground? Thanks
  
  Answer:-In UK the national grid voltage is 400,000 volts or 400KV
  
  At this voltage the thickness of insulation required to make the cables safe would be huge. Just look at the size of the glass insulators on which they are suspended.
  
  Also the cables are uninsulated in fresh air so the wind helps to keep them cool
  
  In Large cities where 275KV cables have to be run underground they are very expensive often having hollow centres through which oil is circulated to cool the cables
  
  The simple answer is excessive cost compared to overhead system
• Question:-Is it possible to sell renewable energy to other sources other than the national grid?
  I am planning on setting up a wind farm in Africa and planning to export it to Europe in cannisters or cylinders. Will I be able to get a buyer even though I am not connected to any of the national grids?
  
  Answer:-You do realize that a wind farm doesnt harvest wind, it actually makes electricity. You cannot put electricity into cannisters or cylinders.
• Question:-Why is national grid sending a collection notice?
  Already get billed by LIPA every month and never got a bill from national grid before until last week for $50 something and now I've got one today for $60 something confused I'm going to call them tomorrow early morning also how is it that some tenants don't pay electric also
  Wrong section but help if you know
  
  Answer:-No idea - make the call and ask!

flat tax

• Question:-Flat tax???!?!?!?
  I need reasons that we should switch to a flat tax system....and what the benefits would be of this switch...
  
  Answer:-Well a flat tax certainly would be fair. The poorest person would pay at the same rate as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. It would be simple because all income would be subject to tax and there would be no deductions.
  
  But would it be a workable system? When the average middle class or poor taxpayer finds out his taxes are going up and taxes for the rich are going down, what do you think? Is it fair that a single mom with 2 children making $15000 a year who with the EIC pays no taxes now be able to make ends meet when she suddenly has to pay income tax? Is it fair that some with Social Security or a VA pension as their only income have to pay income tax? Why shouldn't some one who is rich not have to pay a higher rate than a middle class family? After all, hasn't this country been good to them?
  
  There is a flat tax proposal out there called the fair tax that is similar to what you are asking about. It proposes that all income be free of tax and instead a 30% sales tax be added to nearly every retail purchace. I don't like it because it is bad for the poor, families, the middle class, Social Security recieients and nearly everyone except the rich.
  
  By the way a flat tax won't make the IRS any smaller because some one still has to collect a flat tax or fair tax or what ever system we decide on.
• Question:-Flat Tax???
  What is flat tax? and how does flat tax adversely affect the middle class?
  
  Answer:-A flat tax would replace the current system with a single percentage for everyone. Right now, the system increases as income increases. For example, you only pay 10% tax on the first $10,000, then you pay 15% on the next $10,000. A flat tax would make it a single percentage, say 20%, for the full $20,000. Since the highest tax bracket is 35%, a flat tax would need to lower to avoid seriously harming low income people. This would allow for the wealthiest to receive huge tax breaks over the current system.
• Question:-flat tax...?
  what are the pros and cons of a national flat tax?
  
  Answer:-There are only CONS because a "Flat tax" or a "Fair Tax" would be anything BUT "fair." It would greatly benefit the very RICHEST of Americans and the very poorest Americans, but everyone else in the middle would feel the greatest squeeze.
  
  By way of contrast, most states that have sales taxes have roughly a 50 percent tax base. With the FairTax’s 100 percent base, consumers would pay taxes on a great many things that may not intuitively seem like consumption. The list would include:
  Purchases of new homes
  Rent
  Interest on credit cards, mortgages and car loans
  Doctor bills
  Utilities
  Gasoline (30 percent in addition to current taxes, which would not be repealed)
  Legal fees
  
  At today’s prices, gasoline would cost almost $1 per gallon more. A $150,000 new home would run $195,000 – plus the 30 percent tax that the buyer would pay on the interest on the mortgage. In short, the FairTax taxes everything that one buys, with the one notable exception of education. Any exceptions to the tax base (for instance, eliminating rent or credit card interest from the tax base) would require an offsetting increase in the rate.
  
  When Athens was ruled by dictators, an era we now call tyranny, each person paid the same tax. This levy was an onerous burden for nearly all except the rich. Thinking about this tax burden eventually gave birth to the moral basis of tax- the more and individual gains from living in a civilized society, the greater his obligation to maintain that society with his taxes.
  
  Here's a little homework for you all. Visit a "fair" tax or "flat" tax website such as fairtax.org, visit their "about us" section and then google the founders of that organization. Just about ALL of them are BILLIONAIRES. Now ask yourself "Would a billionaire REALLY want "fair" taxation or just taxation that helps THEM out?" I think we ALL know the answer to that one...
• Question:-How would a flat tax system improve the economy ?
  Recently I asked how people felt about a national sales tax to replace the current IRS system of payroll/income taxes. Someone mentioned a flat tax system - I was wondering how a flat tax system could benefit the working poor and the middle class ? Would it be better for them , or would it just save the rich more money ?
  
  Answer:-we would still have the IRS - no improvement
  
  the original Income Tax WAS a flat tax - but congress changed that - no improvement
  
  in 1986 they tried a three tiered flat tax - but congress puts in 4000 changes a year - no improvement
  
  guess it's time for the FAIRTAX and get rid of the IRS
  
  BIG IMPROVEMENT
  
  takes 3% of our Gross Domestic Product just to comply with IRS regulations and rules (that's gross)
  
  takes us 24-30 hours just to prepare our taxes - and if we make a mistake - OH how we are liable!!!
  
  so let's all pay at the cash register! ALL! and all Americans will get a tax 'prebate' since we dop not pay on the poverty level of taxes.
  
  so for me - about $26k salary - would get 28% MORE take home pay including the prebate.
  
  It would bring in more taxes 1.4 trillion would go up to 2 trillion
  would pay for Social Security and Medicare and the Federal Govt
  
  And all would pay - even the visitors to the US!
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  11 Trillion $$$$ comes home from overseas savings banks
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  our goods cost 20% less overseas (and here) which should increase our economy WOWOWOWOWOWOW
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  but we will lose our home mortgage deduction (dangle the carrot)
  uhhhhhhhh remember Boss Hogg? 10% of 10% of 10%
  sounds like a lot
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  only 45 % of taxpayers file a schedule A -
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  we can only claim that amount over the 10,000 that IRS now
  gives us -
  annnnnnddddddddd
  we only get to keep the percentage that we go over that 10k
  soooooooooo would I rather have the 2% I might get back
  
  or the 28 % sure thing
  
  wow - I am really confused - 2 or 28 - - - - - - - - -
  
  let me have the cart load of carrots - and you can keep the one!
  
  all the best
• Question:-What are the cons of a flat tax amongst businesses?
  If we had a flat tax on all business income instead of the sales tax we have today, would we generate more income? I admit I do not know a lot about our business income tax laws, but what do you think?
  
  Answer:-I agree you don't know a lot about business income taxes.
  Business pay income tax, not a sales tax. They might pay sales taxes on items they consume, but for the most part, consumers pay the sales tax.
  
  The impact of a flat tax on business would of course depend on the rate. After all, there's a big difference between paying a 5% rate and a 55% rate. The first would bring joy, the second, many bankruptcies.
• Question:-Why would any person earning an average wage support a flat tax?
  Just to give you an idea of flat tax. The UKIP wants it in the UK. They advocate a flat tax of 33% for all incomes. Of course very low income earners may benefit from this as they may be bumped off the tax system, however the average wage tax bracket in the uk is 22% and the top bracket is 40%. So essentially a flat tax would give the normal workers a 11% tax hike and the rich a 7% tax cut. Why would anyone on a normal wage support ideas like this?
  
  Answer:-Because they're too stupid to see the sense of what you say? There have been many fringe nut cases in Australia who have suggested this sort of tax too...(in fact some of those fringe nut cases used to run the country under Howard). Pauline Hanson was another who thought flat tax was a great idea. She also thought Aboriginals were all cannibals, but that's another story.
  
  And you would be amazed at how many on an average wage thought it was a good idea.
  
  They get told that if they work hard and earn more they will be better off under this system and that if the progressive tax system stays when their wages rise they will lose most of it to the tax man.
  
  And as I said they are stupid enough to believe it. They are also stupid enough to believe that hard work will get them the high wages. But no matter how hard you work on a process line, you're never going to be in the top marginal tax bracket, are you?
• Question:-Proponents of a flat tax believe that tax revenues can actually rise even when the flat tax is lower than curr?
  Proponents of a flat tax believe that tax revenues can actually rise even when the flat tax is lower than current income tax rates. How could this happen and why? What's your position on this issue?
  
  Answer:-Many proponents of the flat tax start at an income level which exempts minimum wage earners. Dependents are the only variable exemption. There are no interest payments, house taxes, sales taxes earned income credits or any other deductions. That net amount is subject to a flat tax rate and everyone pays. I like the idea and feel that the person who earns the most should keep the most. Even in the Communist society those in the know had all the benefits.
• Question:-Is the flat tax a liberal or conservative value?
  I can see great benefits in controlling the writeoffs that the rich use a corporate welfare. But the rate should be 25% not 17%. Are there any others liberals that support the flat tax?
  
  Answer:-IM GOING TO GIVE WALLSTREET MORE TAX CUTS AND BONUSES
• Question:-Would a flat tax bring in more revenue for the government?
  I am under the impression that there is a large portion of our society that pays no income tax at all. In fact, my neighbor worked six months out of the year last year and got back more than she paid in? Would a flat tax, along with the elimination of the IRS, bring in more revenue than our current system? Has anyone done any studies on this, and could you provide a link?
  
  Answer:-Absolutely not. The vast majority of our country's money is grouped with the richest 1% of the country. Increasing taxes among the poor will barely increase revenue and will just put them in a worse position. In the meantime, a flat tax would reduce taxes for the rich, which would drastically reduce revenue. Btw, about 40-50% of people pay no federal income tax. They still pay a myriad of other taxes to federal, state, and local taxes.
• Question:-Why wouldn't lowering the corporate tax as well as a flat tax for Americans work?
  I don't understand why Corporate taxes are so high?
  Why wouldn't a flat tax for Americans work?
  Why not lower the taxes to a bare minimum on the money offshore so It will come back to the USA?
  Why not do double back flips for small businesses.
  What am I missing here?
  
  Answer:-Serious questions take many words to provide a serious answer.
  
  A flat tax would be devastating to the middle and lower classes and the very wealthy would welcome it because their tax rates would fall even more.
  
  CONSIDER THIS: If you tinker with the WAY we collect taxes WITHOUT CHANGING THE TOTAL REVENUE, do you possibly think that the wealthy would pay more while giving tax relief to the working class? I doubt any reform does that.
  
  Dick Armay's flat tax plan only considered wages, salaries, and pensions as income, while all other wealth transfer, such as investment and business income completely escaped taxation.
  
  Warren Buffet, the wealthiest man in America, says that his secretary pays taxes at a higher rate than him. There are some honest rich people who recognize the already unfair tax system. Flat tax systems or VATs are not the answer.
  
  Over the past 30 years, Republicans have convinced the public that they should be grateful to the wealthy for thier jobs, proclaiming that without a rich investor there would be no jobs. But that could not be further from the truth. Without workers there would be no wealthy. They claim expiration of a tax cut on the wealthiest 3% would be a job killer. Michael Steele and fellow Republicans fail to show us how. Will Republicans hide their money in their mattresses after the tax increase or will they continue seeking the highest investment returns possible?
  
  I'll tell you about the injustice of the American tax system. The working class pays more in taxes than the investment class.
  
  Workers pay a marginal rate of 40.3% (25% federal, 15.3% FICA)
  
  The wealthy investment class pays a marginal rate of 15% (15% capital gains taxes, near 0% Social Security and Medicare).
  
  Ask yourself why workers are taxed at nearly triple the rate of investors.
  
  There are just four ways to create wealth:
  
  1. Sell natural resources, such as animal, vegetable, and mineral
  2. Labor
  3. Intellectual and creative invention
  4. Exploit someone else's efforts from no's 1-3 above
  
  Of all these, #4 gets treated most favorably by our tax system. Investors create nothing of value.
  
  The wealthy cannot make money off their investments without someone to raise the livestock, pick the crops, or mine the copper. They cannot make money without workers. Their investments will not grow without inventors designing products or writing movie scripts.