He proved the original charge was right…
Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
Clearly you have zero knowledge of the Japanese Criminal Justice System….
I'm pretty sure the authorities looked the other way as he snuck out in an instrument case and let him leave rather than have their 99% conviction rate challenged by the entire developed world. No OECD country in the world has a conviction rate close to that, yet many authoritarian and autocratic countries do. Hmmm.
Did he cheat taxes? Of course. Did he do it the exact same way every other Japanese mogul does? Absolutely. Did he do it at the advice of Japanese financial planners? Of course. Would they arrest the Japanese CEO's of the same offenses? Never in a century. Maybe two. He was targeted specifically because they were tired of the Peugeot-Nissan alliance (which they agreed to) and the control the French had. Nothing more, nothing less. He has been under house arrest for 18 months with no charges - how much longer should he wait?
I'm pretty sure the authorities looked the other way as he snuck out in an instrument case and let him leave rather than have their 99% conviction rate challenged by the entire developed world. No OECD country in the world has a conviction rate close to that, yet many authoritarian and autocratic countries do. Hmmm.
Did he cheat taxes? Of course. Did he do it the exact same way every other Japanese mogul does? Absolutely. Did he do it at the advice of Japanese financial planners? Of course. Would they arrest the Japanese CEO's of the same offenses? Never in a century. Maybe two. He was targeted specifically because they were tired of the Peugeot-Nissan alliance (which they agreed to) and the control the French had. Nothing more, nothing less. He has been under house arrest for 18 months with no charges - how much longer should he wait?
The 10 Least Consequential Athletes of the Decade (featuring two Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim!)
still in the market for a coup
the nanny can take an uber with the lil' one
the nanny can take an uber with the lil' one
For the third year in a row, total consumption growth was up double-digits. The 13.5% growth in 2019 in total consumption was fueled by the continued growth of on-demand streams…..As a result of consumers continuing to move more towards streaming music, ondemand stream consumption now represents 85% of all music consumption in the United States; a 7.6-point jump over 2018 (77%). On-demand audio stream consumption in 2019 set a record high with 705 billion streams, up 32% over 2018’s 534.6 billion audio streams. While album sales and song sales continued to decline, 23% and 26% respectively…
It's not all rosey though:
"vinyl album sales in 2019 experienced another double-digit growth year; up 10.5% over 2018."
#shakesmyhead
https://www.buzzanglemusic.com/buzzangle-music-2019-report-on-u-s-music-consumption/
It's not all rosey though:
"vinyl album sales in 2019 experienced another double-digit growth year; up 10.5% over 2018."
#shakesmyhead
https://www.buzzanglemusic.com/buzzangle-music-2019-report-on-u-s-music-consumption/
vansmack wrote:vansmack wrote:
Disney+ will be $7.99
Check that.
Disney+ will be $6.99.least-racist-hatch wrote:
Had not heard that…kids have been asking for it and I was already paying for Hulu…I'm going to be obvious when I say that… ESPN adds absolutely zero to the purchase for me
Kinda thought Disney+ was going to be $10 a month, so this sounded like a deal
You mean, the purpose of a bundle is not to save you money, but instead for you to pay what looks like a discount for something you might not ever use? I've never heard of a such a thing.
Disney is dropping the Fox name, and is rebranding to 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures.
I'm wrote:
Disney is dropping the Fox name, and is rebranding to 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures.
No surprise here. It might even have been part of the sale contract as to not confuse the brands, and those were the original names before being acquired by Fox, or being rebranded as Fox in the case of Searchlight. I am a bit surprised they stuck with 20th Century though, given that we're well past that timeframe.
If Fox's 4K pregame show is any indication of what to expect for the big game, I'm going to be down with 4K streaming sports….
vansmack wrote:Seconded.
If Fox's 4K pregame show is any indication of what to expect for the big game, I'm going to be down with 4K streaming sports….
Chef Dominique Crenn is engaged to actor Maria Bello.
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that inspired me to watch some of the best scenes in "history of violence"
which led me to find out about
Falling is a 2020 film written and directed by Viggo Mortensen in his feature directorial debut
which led me to find out about
Falling is a 2020 film written and directed by Viggo Mortensen in his feature directorial debut
AKA things that "Elias Leight" wants you to know:
‘The Whole System Collapsed’: Inside the Music Industry’s Ongoing Distribution Crisis
‘It’s amazing how a company most have never heard of can bring the U.S. music industry to its knees,’ said one label exec struggling to get his artists’ records into stores
‘The Whole System Collapsed’: Inside the Music Industry’s Ongoing Distribution Crisis
‘It’s amazing how a company most have never heard of can bring the U.S. music industry to its knees,’ said one label exec struggling to get his artists’ records into stores
This really is a crisis…my local store is always having problems stocking the vinyl they need
You should all be saying thank you and investing your savings in something that might actually be beneficial….
For example: For Hutch
For Sweetcell
Smackie is also for the children.
For example: For Hutch
For Sweetcell
Smackie is also for the children.
vansmack wrote:
You should all be saying thank you and investing your savings in something that might actually be beneficial….
For example: For Hutch
For Sweetcell
Smackie is also for the children.
dude, no need to get your 529 in your state of residence… our current one is in Utah.
vansmack wrote:
You should all be saying thank you and investing your savings in something that might actually be beneficial….
For example: For Hutch
For Sweetcell
Smackie is also for the children.
didn't think I'd get to use this again…
sweetcell wrote:
dude, no need to get your 529 in your state of residence… our current one is in Utah.
Well, I wasn't going to do the research for you…
But any resident of VA who doesn't deduct the contributions to their VA 529 from their state taxes would be a fool. And yes, while Utah does allow you to deduct against your income and Washington does not, just what Utah income are you hiding from us, sweetcell?
I'll go first: Mormon Boys Tabernacle Choir Director?
vansmack wrote:sweetcell wrote:
dude, no need to get your 529 in your state of residence… our current one is in Utah.
Well, I wasn't going to do the research for you…
But any resident of VA who doesn't deduct the contributions to their VA 529 from their state taxes would be a fool. And yes, while Utah does allow you to deduct against your income and Washington does not, just what Utah income are you hiding from us, sweetcell?
WA doesn't have a personal income tax, so there is nothing to deduct against. thus, it becomes a question of which state's 529 offers the best terms, most flexibility, etc. UT's ranks very high, if not the highest.
thanks for the insights. we have a real financial advisor, FYI.
I had a weird ass dream about Smackie last night. For some reason, it was Thanksgiving and I was super down in the dumps. I was lying online about attending the Egg Bowl to make it seem like I was doing something fun. Then all of a sudden, Vansmack showed up at my door and said he was there to cheer me up. I was like "it's Thanksgiving, you have a wife and kid. Why would you fly across country to see me?" And he was all "you are one of my oldest and dearest friends". And I was too polite to say it but I was thinking "wait, no I'm not. This doesn't make sense." Then I woke up.
It was a weird dream. No sex happened.
It was a weird dream. No sex happened.