RE: Wal-Mart is evil, why it must be eradicated

2008-12-04 Thread Dan M
I think that I learned about it with hog > > prices...the fact that there is a time constant between the price of hog > > bellies and the ability to add new hog bellies to the market. This > leads to > > market volatility, since when prices are high, a lot of new little > piglets > > are raised, c

Re: Brin:Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread David Brin
Though "my" Sheldon does bicycle 30 miles a day. Again, the YouTube concerto is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4U7C1_dxCA&feature=related thrive From: Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2

Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread David Brin
This Youtubed concert shows the marvelous Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4U7C1_dxCA&feature=related But get better sound on a CD. I love the Itzhak Perlman recording. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. By the way, folks. Announcing my latest short story, now a

Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, d.brin wrote: > As for the Violin Concerto...? > > Matters of art are subjective, of course. But I deem Beethoven's > Violin Concerto to be the greatest work of music ever conceived by > Man. Can someone with good knowledge of this piece recommend a particular recording of

Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 3:53 PM, d.brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matters of art are subjective, of course. But I deem Beethoven's > Violin Concerto to be the greatest work of music ever conceived by > Man. I have to strongly disagree with you on this. I think the Piano Concerto #4 is the gre

Brin:Re: Epochal media: 200 years ago and next week!

2008-12-04 Thread Charlie Bell
On 04/12/2008, at 8:53 AM, d.brin wrote: > > Matters of art are subjective, of course. But I deem Beethoven's > Violin Concerto to be the greatest work of music ever conceived by > Man. Arguably. It's certainly a phenomenal piece of music. Your post has inspired me to go and find a good record