My son's house is now in danger of being burned to the ground by yet
another outbreak of new fires a lot closer to the centre of Sydney, so
FutureWorkers must excuse my concern.
The police have arrested 15 teenagers and young adults, but consider that
many more have been involved. No doubt the
The news that Argentina's Eduardo Duhalde, an old-style populist from the
Peronist party, has been elected by Congress to serve as the fifth
president in two weeks is not reassuring.
The Peronist party will almost certainly carry on the tradition of keeping
the people quiet at all costs by
A few things to consider re Arthur's question about the 50's vs now:
gambling has been completely embraced by the state i.e.
lotteries (' Imagine the Freedom'), casinos, sports betting, ...( have
you noticed the ' gambling problem' ads in the newspapers of late?
credit card use beginning before
Hi Ray,
Let me extract one paragraph from your latest message:
(REH)
I've been watching another possibility in the Life of the Pharaohs series
on public television.Egypt had an incredible run for a civilization
with a high degree of stability and affluence even amongst the commoners.
The
A recent official national survey announced today reports that one in four
adults in England cannot calculate simple financial transactions -- such as
working out the change required from buying a typical article in a shop
when tendering a banknote or a large denomination coin. In one question,
If you're old in England today and haven't children to look after you then
you face a grim future in the nursing homes. (Personally, I'd rather be
shot than ever enter one.)
If you're ill in England, then you'll have to wait an awful long time for
hospital treatment. (11 months in my case.)
If
One
element to put into the equation, for the US at least, is that beginning in the
early 70s, a growing feminist movement embraced the right and desirability of
women to work, and indeed tens of millions of women entered the work force, and
I believe now constitute a majority of college
I guess our
economy is not so much about business, rather it seems to be about
busyness.
-Original Message-From: Brian McAndrews
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002
6:17 AMTo: futurework-scribe.uwaterloo.caSubject: Re:
Very gentle reminder to Ed
Film maker (Roger and Me, Canadian Bacon) Michael Moore has a website worth
visiting.
Brian McAndrews
From: Michael Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Hail George, Conqueror of Evildoers!
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:03:46 -0500
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Hail George, Conqueror of Evildoers!
Ed,
I'm not sure that the term ideological applies only to those who oppose
welfare. It is just as ideological to support widespread welfare. My
ideology supports the entire removal of government welfare by making it
unnecessary.
Those really hurting can be handled by various charities.
Hi everyone!
I took the pants off Carol - well, not literally - but I really slammed her
for making a speech full of unsupported (and often wrong) assertions,
obviously designed for the converted who would never criticize the
nonsense, but rather lap it up.
So, I got replies.
Brad analyzed
I realize that the process might not have moved far enough as yet in
Argentina, but I wonder whether the quite extensive network of Telecentres
or public Internet access sites, is playing or could play a role in the
developments there.
I believe that one of the implicit objectives of
Chris,
You denied that privileged should be applied to the poor.
It makes all the sense in the world if you place the term privilege on
the defined concept of a private law (privi-lege) which is legislation
which benefits one at the expense of another.
Now if you want to use a different
Good idea Mike,
I believe strongly in change as a bottom up activity.That is why I write
and call my legislators as well as other politicians. I don't care who I
talk to. If I can stir a little attitude in the office of a politician
who doesn't seem to care then that is as good a place as
FW list,
Keith has revealed the source of his problem - his book shelf. Lol.
Damn. He'll probably take me seriously. I guess I'll never learn.
Bruce Leier
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Keith Hudson
Sent: Wednesday, January 02,
Keith,
I share you personal concern. I hope everything works out for your son.
On the reportage front:
- the BBC reported 80 fires;
- the charged were as young as 9 and I've been told local kids nor your
marauding bands of inner-city welfare hoodlums as you reported
What sociological
Keith,
Privatization really is the pits, isn't it. Really screws up a once good
thing.
Bruce Leier
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Keith Hudson
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 8:42 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Old, Welsh and ill
Good question...
Boredom? A feeling that the future has been set for them by the adults, who
have different values, without consulting the kids? A desire for true
attention? Anger at the cloying web of rules that surround kids? A feeling
of value-lessness that comes from constant exposure to
Weed trees are an interesting
concept.
Have any of you ever hiked or camped in a
mono-cultural woods? It is a very strange place.
Especially if the companies have used any sort of herbicide or
insecticide. Sort of like a library filled with the same
book.
I would recommend a book
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