Re: Storm Aftermath

2008-09-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:07 PM Saturday 9/13/2008, Rceeberger wrote: On 9/13/2008 2:47:37 PM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2008, Rceeberger wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Some pics I took just after the storm ended, all within 50 or 60 yards of my

Re: Storm Aftermath

2008-09-14 Thread xponentrob
There are still a few houses standing on the Bolivar penesula. Out of thousands. And there were those who opted to stay through the storm. May fate be meciful to them. xponent The Humanity Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Fair Trade

2008-09-14 Thread Jon Louis Mann
I'd like to see some numbers on how we could feed the existing mouths at a price they can afford to pay if the latter restrictions were enforced worldwide. Do you have any? . . . ronn! :) hell no!~) i said that we can't feed the world and dispense with agribusiness, but i hope we can

Re: Fair Trade

2008-09-14 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Sep 14, 2008, at 3:55 PM, Jon Louis Mann wrote: I'd like to see some numbers on how we could feed the existing mouths at a price they can afford to pay if the latter restrictions were enforced worldwide. Do you have any? . . . ronn! :) hell no!~) i said that we can't feed the world

free market

2008-09-14 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Technology in a free market has the potential for unprecidented levels of overwatch and control of supposedly free workers. Unlike in the past, where slave labour meant unhappy, unskilled unproductive labour it's perfectly possible to envisage a cradle to the grave company system of

Re: war on the environment

2008-09-14 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 11 Sep 2008 at 17:33, Bruce Bostwick wrote: But that choice places almost all of the power in the hands of the employer as far as deciding the terms of the agreement. The choice There are plenty of ways to ensure that while someone has the free choice to leave a company, they're