RE: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Ritu Ko
Dan Minette wrote: Why I can see being opposed to attacking Iraq, I'm rather surprised by your language. Could you specify the exact portions please? 1) Do you think that Iraq is not in material breach of the provisions that ended the Gulf War? My understanding is that Iraq agreed to

RE: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Ritu Ko
Robert Seeberger wrote: With that being said, has anybody noticed that the United States has now let the United Nations deliberate for nearly two months (and counting) on its dispute with Iraq? g ..the US has *let* the UN deliberate...? Interesting terminology there,

Re: Chocolate chip cookie recipe

2002-11-05 Thread Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten
Julia Thompson wrote: p.s. the same sheet of paper also has recipes for sugar cookies (which I thought at the time came out a little dry, but everyone else liked them just fine) and peanut butter cookies (which no one found fault with). Let me know if either of *those* ought to be posted. Of

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten
Ritu Ko wrote: Well, the meaning was clear in any case. But the problem is that I don't see how I could have changed the way it was perceived. I mean, I know why I wrote the above comment, I included a 'g' and ':)' to indicate I was joking Would ';)' have been a better emoticon? I've

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 11:21:53AM +0530, Ritu Ko wrote: No more credit than the world gave other countries for not provoking an unnecessary war in an unprecedentedly irrational manner, no. Interesting terminology there, Ritu, but I guess to be expected. Isn't it ironic that the world's

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Erik Reuter wrote: Interesting terminology there, Ritu, but I guess to be expected. Isn't it ironic that the world's largest democracy treats every else's concerns as a joke? ;) Does India treat every else's concerns as a joke? But if you count the largest democracy by the number

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 09:59:48AM -0200, Alberto Monteiro wrote: But if you count the largest democracy by the number of direct votes given to the President, then the title does not belong to India, but to Brazil :-P Great, next

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Erik Reuter wrote: But if you count the largest democracy by the number of direct votes given to the President, then the title does not belong to India, but to Brazil :-P Great, next thing you know you'll be wanting veto power

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 10:19:45AM -0200, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Why one-country-one-vote? This is stupid, companheiro. It should be one-working-class-one-vote. There would be No, it should be one-vote-for-average-number-of-pieces-of-clothing-worn. :-) --

RE: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Ritu Ko
Erik Reuter wrote: On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 11:21:53AM +0530, Ritu Ko wrote: No more credit than the world gave other countries for not provoking an unnecessary war in an unprecedentedly irrational manner, no. Interesting terminology there, Ritu, but I guess to be expected. sigh Okay.

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Erik Reuter wrote: Why one-country-one-vote? This is stupid, companheiro. It should be one-working-class-one-vote. There would be No, it should be one-vote-for-average-number-of-pieces-of-clothing-worn. :-) Hmmm... Let me see how many votes a typical

RE: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Ritu Ko
Alberto Monteiro wrote: No, it should be one-vote-for-average-number-of-pieces-of-clothing-worn. :-) Hmmm... Let me see how many votes a typical brazilian girl would have: panties (1), miniskirt (2), microblouse (3), bellybutton piercing (4), necklace (5), wristlaces (6)

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Russell Chapman
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Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 10:56:49PM +1000, Russell Chapman wrote: /8qT5dS: Permission denied Ding! -- Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 10:35:33AM -0200, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Hmmm... Let me see how many votes a typical brazilian girl would have: panties (1), miniskirt (2), microblouse (3), bellybutton piercing (4), necklace (5), wristlaces (6) and (7), anklelaces (8) and (9), ...

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 06:05:35PM +0530, Ritu Ko wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: Isn't it ironic that the world's largest democracy treats every else's concerns as a joke? ;) chuckle Imo, the world ought to be grateful. Look at the mess we have made of handling our own serious concerns. ;)

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/02 5:06:06 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But if you count the largest democracy by the number of direct votes given to the President, then the title does not belong to India, but to Brazil :-P

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Richard Baker
William said: The UNSC might actually work better with the men drunk and the females naked. Ah, the old Yeltsin-Clinton approach to statesmanship! Rich VFP Cheap Shot ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/02 5:39:35 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nope, I think that's unfair. It ought to be one vote for a certain amount of fabric used in dress. Ritu GSV 5 Yards To A Saree **buzzer** Saree, your answer is Sarong. William Taylor

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
William wrote: The UNSC might actually work better with the men drunk and the females naked. OK, I just got an image of Jeanne Kirkpatrick naked. You bastard, I'm coming to kill you for that. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silence. I am watching television. - Spider Jerusalem

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 22:22 04-11-2002 -0500, John Giorgis wrote: I know that the US, especially under the current Administration, is often-criticized for having unilateralist tendencies, and disregarding the opinions of the international community. With that being said, has anybody noticed that the United States

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:29:23 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK, I just got an image of Jeanne Kirkpatrick naked. You bastard, I'm coming to kill you for that. See Richard Baker for the cost of the ammunition. And it was Alberto Monteiro who first

DING! DING! (was Re: UN Security Council Reform)

2002-11-05 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
Jeroen wrote: Oh, I am familiar with the subtlety of Giorgis -- he is about as subtle as a sledgehammer. and: given Giorgis's history on this list, I had (and still do not have) any reason to see his post as anything other than yet another display of his usual arrogance as well as: The only good

I Voted.....

2002-11-05 Thread J.D. Giorgis
and if you've done your homework, so should you. Personally, given the stakes associated with control of the Senate, I can't imagine how anybody could *not* vote if you live in a State like South Dakota, Missouri, Colorado, Louisianna, New Hampshire, Minnesota, or Arkansas. Anyhow, for those

Re: I Voted.....

2002-11-05 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: J.D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: I Voted. The other huge difficult with my votes this year is that I am opposed to building the Inter-County Connector, a new superhighway that is

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
Me too. My wife and I took both kids to the polls - Franny sat with me, while Melissa and Drew were right next to us. I ended up voting mostly Democrat, with the exception of John Carter for Congress (you have no idea how giddy with joy I am that I no longer have Lamar Smith as my rep). There

RE: Question Simpsons, the answer

2002-11-05 Thread Horn, John
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:julia;zurg.net] Oh, if you haven't had kids yet, when the time comes that you *do* have them, if you want to watch TV, closed captioning is *great*. I agree totally. It's almost impossible to watch TV and understand a show with quick lines like the Simpsons or

Re: I Voted.....

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 8:15:54 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The other huge difficult with my votes this year is that I am opposed to building the Inter-County Connector, a new superhighway that is being proposed. Using the same criteria, you would have a

RE: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Horn, John
You want US unilateralism. I'll give you US unilateralism: In the immortal words of Randy Newman: Political Science No one likes us I don't know why. We may not be perfect But heaven knows we try. But all around even our old friends put us down. Let's drop the big one and see what

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:45 AM Subject: RE: US Unilateralism You want US unilateralism. I'll give you US unilateralism: In the immortal words of Randy Newman: Political Science While

Re: I Voted.....

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 9:49:44 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Then again, I'm one of the people who voted for a dead guy 2 years ago... Is he still registered as a voter? I loved the British Labour comedy bit where lack of brainwaves was not used to determine

vitamin C [L3]

2002-11-05 Thread The Fool
http://web.archive.org/web/2930151442/http://www.healthyideas.com/heal ing/spotlight/allergy/cblocks.html Vitamin C Stops Histamine There's no doubt that vitamin C can help tame allergic reactions, at least under laboratory conditions. Several studies have shown that high levels of vitamin

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 09:26:38AM -0800, Matt Grimaldi wrote: All of this negotiation, etc. should have taken place or at least been wrapping up before the President made it a public issue. Absolutely not. Lots of secret negotiations behind closed doors that the citizens don't know about? No

In Praise of Paper Ballots

2002-11-05 Thread J.D. Giorgis
http://www.techcentralstation.com/1051/techwrapper.jsp?PID=1051-250CID=1051-110502A = - John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED] First... to clarify what we

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Ritu Ko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:24 AM Subject: RE: US Unilateralism Dan Minette wrote: Why I can see being opposed to attacking Iraq, I'm rather surprised by your language. Could you specify the

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Matt Grimaldi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 11:26 AM Subject: Re: US Unilateralism John D. Giorgis wrote: I know that the US, especially under the current Administration, is often-criticized for having

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Jim Sharkey
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: No, it should be one-vote-for-average-number-of-pieces-of-clothing-worn. :-) Hmmm... Let me see how many votes a typical brazilian girl would have: panties (1), miniskirt (2), microblouse (3), bellybutton piercing (4), necklace (5),

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Kevin Tarr
As long as we are confessing: I just got back from voting. Only three races and one question. Governor, US Rep, and a lone Repub running for state house. Without saying who I selected, I'm only sure of one vote, the house race is a toss up, and the governor race is strongly to one side. I was

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jim Sharkey wrote: Hmmm... Let me see how many votes a typical brazilian girl would have: panties (1), miniskirt (2), microblouse (3), bellybutton piercing (4), necklace (5), wristlaces (6) and (7), anklelaces (8) and (9), ... Hmmm... Maybe it's a fair criterium Since when is a

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Jim Sharkey
My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little taste of what it's about. Jim ___ Join

Re: heading towards a singularity

2002-11-05 Thread Bradford DeLong
Brad asked: Now any suggestions on what I should tell the cybermasses? That they should give me their money. Or I destroy Tokyo. Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silence. I am watching television. - Spider Jerusalem A surprisingly small proportion of _Wired's_ readers live in Tokyo.

Re: heading towards a singularity

2002-11-05 Thread Bradford DeLong
- Original Message - From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brin-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:49 AM Subject: heading towards a singularity http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.11/view.html?pg=4 I started reading this and felt that I had read it before. I

Re: Market caps v. economy (was RE: Well, This Is Fun...)

2002-11-05 Thread Bradford DeLong
Who is the economics professor here? Nick Me! Me! Me! And it's spelled ekonomics perfesser! Brad DeLong ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 05:50:14PM -0500, Jim Sharkey wrote: My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little taste of what it's about.

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Ritu Ko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:49 AM Subject: RE: US Unilateralism Robert Seeberger wrote: With that being said, has anybody noticed that the United States has now let the United Nations

RE: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Horn, John
From: Jim Sharkey [mailto:templar569;excite.com] My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little taste of what it's about. I

Tourism in Brazil [was: US Unilateralism]

2002-11-05 Thread Alberto Monteiro
[[Parent Advisory: explicit content in this message]] Dan Minette wrote: BTW, I had never seen as many tourists as I saw today... I stayed in a hotel on the Copa when I was in Rio. The Copa = Copacabana. It looked very run down; there were hookers every block or so. They all looked like

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:19 AM Subject: Re: US Unilateralism Erik Reuter wrote: But if you count the largest democracy by the number of direct votes given to the President, then the

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 3:50:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths Do those things leave a paper tape or other record of individual voter

Re: Market caps v. economy (was RE: Well, This Is Fun...)

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 4:18:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Who is the economics professor here? Nick Me! Me! Me! And it's spelled ekonomics perfesser! Brad DeLong You mean he didn't see the tweed jacket with leather elbow patches, the

Re: In Praise of Paper Ballots

2002-11-05 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 06:07:31PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: (I don't trust the programmers not to stick in something that they could be bribed to fix. I might trust specific programmers once I got to know them, but I figure there will be a couple of bad apples in the bunch and so I don't

Re: Market caps v. economy (was RE: Well, This Is Fun...)

2002-11-05 Thread Bradford DeLong
In a message dated 11/5/2002 4:18:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Who is the economics professor here? Nick Me! Me! Me! And it's spelled ekonomics perfesser! Brad DeLong You mean he didn't see the tweed jacket with leather elbow patches, the

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Erik Reuter wrote: On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 05:50:14PM -0500, Jim Sharkey wrote: My wife and I voted ealry today. One of the good things about voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths. We were able to bring the kids into the booths with us and give them a little

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Ritu Ko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:49 AM Subject: RE: US Unilateralism Robert Seeberger wrote: The point I'm trying to make is that your response has the effect of being

Re: In Praise of Paper Ballots

2002-11-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Erik Reuter wrote: On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 06:07:31PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: (I don't trust the programmers not to stick in something that they could be bribed to fix. I might trust specific programmers once I got to know them, but I figure there will be a couple of bad apples in

Re: I Voted.....

2002-11-05 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: Re: I Voted. - Original Message - From: J.D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 9:14 AM

Re: Market caps v. economy (was RE: Well, This Is Fun...)

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 5:15:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Liar! The tweed jacket does *not* have leather elbow patches (yet)! (It has, however, been relined twice.) The shoes do not have holes in their bottoms! (The left sole has, however, separated from

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Jim Sharkey
William Taylor wrote: In a message dated 11/5/2002 3:50:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: voting here in NJ is they still use the old lever-voting booths Do those things leave a paper tape or other record of individual voter choices? I assume it's a paper tape

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:22:38 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do those things leave a paper tape or other record of individual voter choices? I assume it's a paper tape or something. I have to be honest, though, I don't really know how they work. Jim

Re: US Unilateralism

2002-11-05 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 6:21 PM Subject: Re: US Unilateralism Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Ritu Ko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:32:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The rumors of the electronic machines in Dallas that would only record straight-ticket Republican wasn't enough? ;) The Devil lives in Dallas. Who else could

Re: vitamin C

2002-11-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://web.archive.org/web/2930151442/http://www.healthyideas.com/heal ing/spotlight/allergy/cblocks.html Vitamin C Stops Histamine There's no doubt that vitamin C can help tame allergic reactions, at least under laboratory conditions. Several

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The rumors of the electronic machines in Dallas that would only record straight-ticket Republican wasn't enough? ;) The Devil lives in Dallas. Who else could have designed the Central Expressway? It was a necessary evil in

Dallas the world turns, was Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:53:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It was a necessary evil in order to get to Half Price Books. Which one? The flagship store? With shopping carts? Yes. Also the old flagship store that was near the Dr. Pepper plant. And at

Re: vitamin C

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 6:54:09 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Debbi Daily Orange Juice And Green Leafy Vegetable Maru Not in the same glass, I hope. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: I voted

2002-11-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/5/2002 7:05:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: VFP Zoom Veterans of Foreign Pavement? William ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Dogs and Uplift

2002-11-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson wrote: snip If we have the dogs outside and want to *keep* them outside (or at least keep the darn door closed) we have to lock the outside door now. Our outside doors in this new house all have levers, and this past week, the dogs figured out how to open at least one

Re: I voted for vitamin C

2002-11-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Debbi Daily Orange Juice And Green Leafy Vegetable Maru Not in the same glass, I hope. Oh, eeuww! That would make a most unappealing brown color, even if it would be quite a healthy snack (except for the potential 'urp' factor, which might negate any

RE: In Praise of Paper Ballots

2002-11-05 Thread Joe Hale
Here in Georgia, the voting was completely automated. I'll admit I felt a little uneasy with no visible ballot. The touch screen voting machines installed over the last two years lack the advantage of transparency. How do I know that in the thousands of lines of programming code someone didn't

Re: Question Simpsons, the answer

2002-11-05 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Question Simpsons, the answer Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 23:43:36 -0600 (CST) Actually, it was the bit *after* he grabbed the time machine thing that we missed, and Jon filled us in on that now.