Your comment made me wonder what taxes the federal government collects from state governments. As far as I can tell, the IRS does not collect from state governments, but does collect from the residents and businesses of a state.
So while I agree that these states should fight back, I don't think they have any payments that they could withhold. I hope they find a variety of other ways to fix this though.
I hate to defend Disney here, but based on the evidence presented by this article (maybe the actual filing is better) this is hard to see as plagiarism.
Both stories are based on the same cultural stories, so they automatically have similarities there. Maui typically uses a hook in those stories, so of course that is a common element. A portal in a whirlpool is a known trope: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PortalPool
Monster in a mountain is obviously a trope (e.g. Smaug, etc).
Read the first sentence again. It was filed in a US district Court. The number was converted to pounds for the convenience of the BBC's intended audience. The damages are in excess of 75000 so that it could qualify for federal, not state court.
A law firm capable of handling such a suit would probably bill at a rate of $2000/hr, or more.
If your numbers are right, then they could afford to pay for 20 hours of work. That's probably not enough to even file the suit. Again, this assumes your numbers are right but even if they were 10x this it may still not make sense to file a suit.
Unfortunately, I don't think the math works out in their favor.
Yes, orange oil is a solvent. It has other uses as a natural solvent and it smells great! Handy to have around the house regardless.
In my experience, tung oil can take up to a month to fully cure.
If you used pure tung oil, then it will likely take that long. Cutting it with orange oil can help a bit next time.
The only thing you can do now to speed it up is to keep it somewhere warm. However, it has probably cured enough that you could start using it now. Just give it another wipe down.
There are fundamental differences between allowing minors to access health care that they require in a timely manner and letting a 19 year old rent a car.
Healthcare should be a right afforded to all people. Privileges are not rights and it is perfectly reasonable to restrict them based on age.
I don't hate you for your opinion, but I do think you are misinformed on the subject.
Yep, you're right. Had the 2 on the wrong side. Fixing.
It is either a ~~30~~ 60 or ~~60~~ 120 Hz flicker, depending on how they built the electronics. It is ~~30~~ 60 Hz if they didn't include an inverter and ~~60~~ 120 Hz if they did.
Without an inverter, it will be off for 50% of the time. With an inverter, it will always be on, but sometimes dim.
With better electronics, it will be steady on, but that's not common in christmas lights.
What show? Was it good?
Article 1, sec. 8, clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; . . .
And the tenth amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Such a law as you propose would be unconstitutional and the state government could not protects its citizens from the consequences that would come from withholding their taxes. While we're talking about taxes here, the tenth amendment is also what protects citizens in deep red states from their oppressive state governments (despite their best efforts).