Re: New Material Grabs More Solar Energy

2004-05-09 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Erik Reuter wrote: The zero'th order assumption, until further information is available, would be that the cost would eventually be roughly comparable to Si cells. No by any scientific law of Nature, such as Murphy's Law Alberto Monteiro ___

RE: The Lost Hearts and Minds

2004-05-09 Thread Mike Lee
Gary Denton, disowning responsibility: Mike Lee ignoring the title and head of the post. This is what we have now caused our supporters in Iraq to think. You posted that crap with your full stamp of approval. It's disgusting that you now try to sidestep on that. And worse that nobody else

[scouted] Parents ordered not to have any more children

2004-05-09 Thread Jim Sharkey
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/08/conception.banned.ap/index.html The couple has four children, and all four have been place in foster care. The three that were tested for cocaine tested positive. The judge isn't forcing contraception on them or requiring them to get abortions. He did offer

RE: What America Does with its Hegemony

2004-05-09 Thread Ritu
Gautam wrote: Gautam has spent long enough on this list that his patience is entirely worn out, which occasionally shows up in unwarranted sarcasm. That's perfectly understandable. :) Please feel free to take an occasional swipe at me. After all, it lets me do the same and there *are* times

Re: Disturbing evidence of torture

2004-05-09 Thread The Fool
-- From: Gary Denton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat, 8 May 2004 23:11:39 +, Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why would the USA torturers _document_ the torture? When we had state-sponsored torture in Brazil, back in the 70s, when we were fighting communist by closing brazilian

floating homes and businesses....

2004-05-09 Thread Gary Nunn
I ran across an interesting article about some homes being built in the Netherlands that will float in a flood. I did a search and found quite a few articles. I really wanted to find a webpage for the company that is building these homes. It sounds like an awesome idea, especially for the flood

Re: Disturbing evidence of torture

2004-05-09 Thread Keith Henson
At 04:10 PM 08/05/04 -0500, Dan Minette wrote: snip Even now, State is being shut out of the loop. One day Powell tells the Black Caucus there will be no request for additional funds for Iraq, the next day there is a request for 25 billion. I can't deal with a number that large. Let's see.

Hi! :-)

2004-05-09 Thread kneem
Looking forward for a response :P pass: 80513 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Hi! :-)

2004-05-09 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking forward for a response :P pass: 80513 OK, I think someone who has been subbed at some point (may even still be subbed) has a virus. This is *so* un-Kneem like. Could folks please do virus scans and take steps to clean up their systems? Especially those

RE: What America Does with its Hegemony

2004-05-09 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Ritu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for the 'unobjective' bit, that wasn't posturing. It was my honest opinion. I wasn't challenging the validity of your sources, just your interpretation of the news. I don't mean to offend, but I do think that your enthusiasm for this project

Re: Hi! :-)

2004-05-09 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Hi! :-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking forward for a response :P pass: 80513 OK, I think someone who has been subbed at

Party Set for Andy Kaufman, Just in Case

2004-05-09 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://makeashorterlink.com/?B20A23048 Andy Kaufman died of lung cancer on May 16, 1984, but according to legend, the eccentric comedian said if he were faking, he'd resurface 20 years later to the day. So, just in case, a party is being planned by Bob Zmuda, Kaufman's best friend and partner,

Re: The Lost Hearts and Minds

2004-05-09 Thread Gary Denton
On Sun, 9 May 2004 06:05:17 -0700, Mike Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unappreciated Messiah wrote: Gary Denton, disowning responsibility: Mike Lee ignoring the title and head of the post. This is what we have now caused our supporters in Iraq to think. You posted that crap with your full

Re: Darwin's Radio

2004-05-09 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 5/8/2004 7:57:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I suppose I'm glad I finished it, since the journey to the end was entertaining enough; the characters were nicely drawn, and Bear is hard SF so I feel like I learned a little too. But overall, I felt

Trolls etc, was: Re: The Lost Hearts and Minds

2004-05-09 Thread David Hobby
Julia Thompson wrote: ... You know, Dan, I don't buy your sock-puppet theory. Please demonstrate conclusively to me that Mr. Lee is, in fact, a sock puppet. Julia How's this? A direct quotation from an old post! See!? It proves... O.K., it doesn't prove

Nigeria: 'christians' kill 600+ 'muslims' in revenge bloodbath

2004-05-09 Thread The Fool
http://allafrica.com/stories/200405070681.html More than 600 people were killed when militiamen from a mainly Christian ethnic group attacked Muslims in a small town in central Nigeria last weekend, a Red Cross official said on Friday. A heavily armed group of militiamen from the mainly

Re: New Material Grabs More Solar Energy

2004-05-09 Thread David Hobby
Julia Thompson wrote: ... I don't think that is true anymore. You can see solar cells in applications out on the street these days. A good example is the School Zone flashers (Hush Ronn! G) where using a solar panel to charge a battery is almost universal around here. Satellites,

Newsweek - The Price of Arrogance

2004-05-09 Thread Gary Denton
In a war that could go on for decades, you cannot simply detain people indefinitely on the sole authority of the secretary of Defense http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4933882/ The basic attitude taken by Rumsfeld, Cheney and their top aides has been We're at war; all these niceties will have to wait.

'We are living in an American democracy' - March 2004

2004-05-09 Thread The Fool
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/040508/481/bag12505081948 An alabaster sculpture which bears a striking resemblance to shocking photographs from Abu Ghraib prison, made by Iraqi artist Abdul-Kareem Khalil in ~~~March 2004~~~ is seen on display at a gallery in Baghdad, Iraq ( - ),

Re: Party Set for Andy Kaufman, Just in Case

2004-05-09 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 5/9/2004 10:33:48 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kaufman was best known as the lovable foreign-car mechanic Latka Gravas on the '70s TV sitcom Taxi. xponent I thought he could also repair American made cars? Vilyehm

Re: Hi! :-)

2004-05-09 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Hi! :-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looking forward for a response :P pass: 80513 OK, I

Re: What America Does with its Hegemony

2004-05-09 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: RE: What America Does with its Hegemony If I usually argue that certain reports on the list that things are disastrous are not true,

Re: Hi! :-)

2004-05-09 Thread The Fool
-- From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virus wrote: Looking forward for a response :P pass: 80513 OK, I think someone who has been subbed at some point (may even still be subbed) has a virus. This

Re: New Hate-Mongering Chick Tract is out

2004-05-09 Thread Gary Denton
Old fashioned traditional marriage http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/opinion/tolestom/?name=Tolesdate=20040331 gary ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l