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Jim Sharkey writes:
Julia Thompson wrote:
How much time do you spend reading articles?
Julia
who hates
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 10:47 PM
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 10:40 PM 5/31/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
who hates hearing about plonking on-list, actually
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2947018.stm
The race to find life on Mars is set to begin on Monday with the launch of
Europe's first voyage to another planet.
Three probes are leaving Earth this summer, starting with the European Space
Agency's Mars Express mission.
It carries the Beagle 2
Erik Reuter wrote:
So, how far do you have to drive to fill up the tank with
natural gas, compared to the nearest gasoline station?
and Matt Grimaldi responded;
Well they're not on every other corner like gasoline stations, but
there's about 50 or so refueling stations in the
http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Jun/06012003/nation_w/62146.asp
Since 1960, humans have lobbed roughly 34 unmanned spacecraft at Mars, in
part lured by the prospect that the Red Planet may harbor extraterrestrial
life.
Life has yet to be found by the spacecraft, most of which died a robot's
death
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Subject: one for Nick: networks, funding, agenda, Scaife
Who's Behind the Attack on Liberal Professors?
http://hnn.us/articles/1244.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2941826.stm
Claims have re-emerged that the US space agency (Nasa) did find signs of
life on Mars during the historic Viking landings of 1976.
Dr Gil Levin, a former mission scientist, says he now has the evidence to
prove it, just days before the US and Europe
At 02:31 PM 6/1/2003 +, you wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
So, how far do you have to drive to fill up the tank with
natural gas, compared to the nearest gasoline station?
and Matt Grimaldi responded;
Well they're not on every other corner like gasoline stations, but
there's
At 09:33 PM 5/29/2003 -0700 d.brin wrote:
He said the oversight was a lesson about unforeseen tools being used.
No. The lesson is to let all passenger KEEP their pocket knives.
thanks for showing this.
db
So, do you also agree that there was a recent lesson that teachers in
school should
The ability of the Right to rationalize their rants, without ever
stepping back to notice the FACT of their emotional triumphalism,
almost exactly cloning that of Britain in 1910, amazes me.
Fact: we were lied to about Iraqi WMD by people holding up briefcases
full of evidence I can't show you
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 11:08 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Fasten, then zip or . . .
I thought about titling this post I hate you . . ., but then I
thought
about the
Kevin Tarr wrote:
What I'm wondering, I hear JMS complaining about the direction the new
shows he tried to make were forced to go, too much sex* or other reasons. I
know he can't finance 22 episodes of a series, but couldn't he have gotten
enough backers that would let him do whatever he
Robert Seeberger wrote:
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 10:47 PM
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 10:40 PM 5/31/03
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 02:20:10AM -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote:
already and I doubt you'd really stimulate the economy (more on this*). I
*A lot of people engage in feel good economics and ignore reality. Of
course it would be an instant good if the poor or middle class or
parents had more
At 11:42 AM 6/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Kevin Tarr wrote:
What I'm wondering, I hear JMS complaining about the direction the new
shows he tried to make were forced to go, too much sex* or other reasons. I
know he can't finance 22 episodes of a series, but couldn't he have gotten
enough backers
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 11:42:20AM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Brokers prefer to work with bigger blocks.
I've seen little evidence of this in the past 5 years. What do brokers
care about whether you buy 1 share or 100 or 1000? They've got their
commission schedules set up to make money either
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 01:00:08PM -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Maybe I'm thinking of the wrong term. Would a bond be a more
reasonable vehicle?
No, bonds pay fixed interest. If you want to participate in the upside
of the business, you need equity (or a convertible bond, which is
essentially
At 02:20 AM 6/1/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Now a tangent. Along the same lines, I don't like people saying 'it takes
two incomes to do X'.
How about the argument that it takes two incomes because one of the
couple's member's earnings is essentially going to pay taxes, i.e., when
you add up
All of it?
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--- d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There is a big
difference between pen knives - which can be overcome by a roused
majority if brandished by an idiot... and guns which allow an idiot
to cow a majority.
Ture: ...however, the other side is
Without firearms people still kill.
Without
I agree with Jan. I had tried to convey similar thoughts in
http://www.mccmedia.com/pipermail/brin-l/Week-of-Mon-20030526/021080.html
He says, Without firearms the violent power is in the hands of those with
superior
size and/or years of training., and I would like to temper that statement.
On 1 Jun 2003 at 12:00, Jan Coffey wrote:
Since the UK has banned firearms violent crime (especially those
involving a perps with firearms) has gone up. Since Texas Nevada
have relaxed their concealed carry laws violent crime (especially
those involving a perp with a gun) have gone down.
On 1 Jun 2003 at 16:29, Han Tacoma wrote:
My Sifu (I trained in Kung-Fu -- let's not get into the multiple
spellings...) gave us a hierarchy of actions when faced with by a
situation (this over 40 years old.) 1. Run whenever possible. 2.
Interesting. How I was taught-
When conflict is
Andrew Crystall (Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:53:01 +0100) writes:
On 1 Jun 2003 at 16:29, Han Tacoma wrote:
My Sifu (I trained in Kung-Fu -- let's not get into the multiple
spellings...) gave us a hierarchy of actions when faced with by a
situation (this over 40 years old.) 1. Run whenever
On 1 Jun 2003 at 17:09, Han Tacoma wrote:
Andrew Crystall (Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:53:01 +0100) writes:
On 1 Jun 2003 at 16:29, Han Tacoma wrote:
My Sifu (I trained in Kung-Fu -- let's not get into the multiple
spellings...) gave us a hierarchy of actions when faced with by a
situation
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If someone facing me pulls out a knife, unless they're trained with
it, it's more dangerous to them than to me. A gun is a different
story - any idiot can be dangerous with a gun.
That isn't the same for all. A 100 pound woman when confronted by
On 1 Jun 2003 at 14:40, Jan Coffey wrote:
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If someone facing me pulls out a knife, unless they're trained with
it, it's more dangerous to them than to me. A gun is a different
story - any idiot can be dangerous with a gun.
That isn't the same
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 02:31 PM 6/1/2003 +, you wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
So, how far do you have to drive to fill up the tank with
natural gas, compared to the nearest gasoline station?
and Matt Grimaldi responded;
Well they're not on every other corner like
http://www.counterpunch.org/weiner05282003.html
A PNAC Primer How We Got Into This Mess
By BERNARD WEINER
Recently, I was the guest on a radio talk-show hosted by a thoroughly
decent far-right Republician. I got verbally battered, but returned fire
and, I think, held my own. Toward the end of
At 07:06 PM 6/1/03 -0500, The Fool wrote:
http://www.counterpunch.org/weiner05282003.html
A PNAC Primer How We Got Into This Mess
By BERNARD WEINER
[snip]
So, a large part of our job in the run-up to 2004 is to get this
information out to those able to hear it and understand the implications
of
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 07:06 PM 6/1/03 -0500, The Fool wrote:
http://www.counterpunch.org/weiner05282003.html
A PNAC Primer How We Got Into This Mess
By BERNARD WEINER
[snip]
So, a large part of our job in the run-up to 2004 is to get this
information out to those able
From: Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Fool wrote:
Instead, we need leaders with big ideas who are capable of creative
thinking. We need
peace and justice in the Middle East (to help alter the chemistry of
the
soil in which terrorism grows), we need jobs and economic growth at
home,
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Sorry guys. This is unadulterated BS. I swear, we'll all be doomed
if you smart guys don't
At 08:58 PM 6/1/03 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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[snip]
All other types -
including Assault
On 1 Jun 2003 at 20:58, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I think this typifies the murder problem in the south. Violence is
normally commited by the ignorant and those with loose control of
their emotions.
So what training with guns would you consider sufficient? My argument
would be that a
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm not sure what John has in mind for future benefits, but
one of the
impacts the legislation has had to date is on healthcare
portability. If you move
from one employer to another you can no longer be denied care or have
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Let me way in from the provider side of this debate. HIPA is
going to make the practice of medicine much more difficult
and more expensive. All of those forms patients are being
required to sign are forced on all of us by the government.
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On 1 Jun 2003 at 20:58, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I think this typifies the murder
At 09:13 PM 6/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
At 08:58 PM 6/1/03 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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[snip]
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 11:42:20AM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Brokers prefer to work with bigger blocks.
I've seen little evidence of this in the past 5 years. What do brokers
care about whether you buy 1 share or 100 or 1000? They've got their
commission
At 11:04 PM 6/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
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On 1 Jun 2003 at 20:58, Robert Seeberger wrote:
Naturally, I was in rant mode and I am glad you all took it with a
grain - or several - of gunpowder.
Still, some of you have read my essay on gun control. It's the 21st
century and time to stop hewing to inane left-right positions. I
want win-win scenarios. Home rifles may have a role in
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 02:20 AM 6/1/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote:
And the problem is now that everyone thinks needs, when they mean wants.
They need cable TV, a cell phone, two or more cars, a maid, a nanny, a day
care center.
How about a single parent who needs the latter in
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.counterpunch.org/weiner05282003.html
A PNAC Primer How We Got Into This Mess
By BERNARD WEINER
...
The talk-show host seemed to gulp, and then replied: If you really can
demonstrate all that, you probably can deny George Bush a second term
--- Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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[snip]
I think this typifies the murder
We have often discussed the use of cameras for law enforcement on the
list over the years, but I have some new questions.
I recently read that some US states DC in particular are still toying
with photo radars, which we call speed cameras, and that red light
cameras (which we funnily enough
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Behalf Of Jan Coffey
...
Everyone here is imaginative enough to write fiction I assume. So
Imagine a
situation where someone brakes into your home and quietly sneaks into your
room while you are asleep. Then you
Jan Coffey wrote:
The US is the top dog, we need to stay the top dog because no one else is
willing to stand up for human rights, democracy, social freedom, religious
freedom, etc.
The present administration has eroded these rights and freedoms to a
greater extent than any administration in my
Nick Arnett wrote:
be blowing your own head off. He is bigger and stronger than you and so he
takes the gun from you and pummels you to death with it.
If only you had a loaded handgun within arms reach...
Back to reality, what do you do? Don't think it can't happen to you, it's
happened to me
I'm sitting on this one I guess, but up and on another list so...
--- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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[Snip]
Back to reality, what do you do? Don't think it can't happen to you, it's
happened to me twice.
I'd hate to be the firefighter who comes into
From: Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- The Fool wrote:
http://www.counterpunch.org/weiner05282003.html
A PNAC Primer How We Got Into This Mess
By BERNARD WEINER
The US is the top dog, we need to stay the top dog because no one else
is
willing to stand up for human rights,
What about those who are right handed but left eyed? (like myself)It is very
hard to accurately shoot a rifle that must be rested on the shoulder. My aim
with that sort of rifle is very very bad. My aim and skill with a handgun is
superb.
Jan
Not for nothing, but a friend of mine shoots his
On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 11:05:20PM -0700, Jan Coffey wrote:
Back to reality, what do you do? Don't think it can't happen to you,
it's happened to me twice.
For those of us who thought it couldn't happen to us, could you describe
in more detail the two times that it has happened to you? (each
On 1 Jun 2003 at 23:05, Jan Coffey wrote:
What about those who are right handed but left eyed? (like myself)It
is very hard to accurately shoot a rifle that must be rested on the
shoulder. My aim with that sort of rifle is very very bad. My aim and
skill with a handgun is superb.
Me. I have
Oh I have to strongly disagree.
Most breakfast cereals sold at convenience markets are high sugar content
because it's very inconvenient when the kids start complaining.
Bran flakes just don't sell that well.
William Taylor
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When our good Dr. says
that he does not have the
http://www.sarahstirland.com/archives/mediacon.htm
It's a picture.
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