New Labour's management system

2003-01-24 Thread Chris Burford
Are you really suggesting that any management system [slight pause searching for meaning], business enterprise, does not need targets? Paul Boateng bright black lawyer in New Labour government, relaxed yesterday in reply to Conservative shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Michael Howard,

Re: Re: the business of war

2003-01-24 Thread soula avramidis
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Re: Istanbul addendum

2003-01-24 Thread Sabri Oncu
Louis wrote: Paul Buhle wrote: lou: the big issue in NEVER ON SUNDAY and just as much, Mercouri's earlier film (I now forget the name) was the incorporation of bazouki music that had previously been considered gangster aka Turkish influence, played in sailors' dives and so on. Melina

SOLICITING FOR BUSINESS

2003-01-24 Thread ANTHONY RUPANGO
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Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: RE: Re: tax theory/policy

2003-01-24 Thread dsquared
Jesus! That's 75 notes where I come from. Well I suppose that's one way of teaching undergraduate students a lesson. dd n Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Doug Henwood wrote: Devine, James wrote: Doug writes: Say Mankiw's book retails for $40, and he gets a 15% royalty. (Dunno the real numbers,

Re: New Labour's management system

2003-01-24 Thread dsquared
Are you really suggesting that any management system [slight pause searching for meaning], business enterprise, does not need targets? Paul Boateng bright black lawyer in New Labour government, relaxed yesterday Of course, when targets are targets for social equality, they are called

Re: UN constitutional crux on Iraq

2003-01-24 Thread Louis Proyect
Chris Burford wrote: With Germany taking over the presidency of the Security Council, we are set for a constitutional test case in the evolution of world government. It is rather like the clashes in the formation of the state in 17th century England. We certainly are not evolving toward a

RE: UN constitutional crux on Iraq

2003-01-24 Thread Devine, James
Title: RE: [PEN-L:34099] UN constitutional crux on Iraq controversies within the increasingly solid world ruling class (Germany/France vs. US/UK, etc.) are important to understanding the future form of a world state, but so is the process of resistance from the working people and the

FW: aals follow-up

2003-01-24 Thread Forstater, Mathew
From Neva Goodwin, in response to Jims question about the availability of their text. She is also working on a macro book. -Original Message- From: Neva Goodwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:42 AM To: Forstater, Mathew Our textbook is now

Bookman article

2003-01-24 Thread Dan Scanlan
Title: Bookman article [ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 9/29/02 ] The president's real goal in Iraq By JAY BOOKMAN The official story on Iraq has never made sense. The connection that the Bush administration has tried to draw between Iraq and al-Qaida has always seemed contrived and

in context

2003-01-24 Thread Forstater, Mathew
More on the in context text: Instructors can order an exam copy of Microeconomics in Context, Preliminary Edition over the web at http://college.hmco.com/cgi-bin/SaCGI.cgi/college/catalog.class?FNC=titleSea rch__Asearch_Results_html___3306 (Or, go to www.hmco.com, select College

corporate governance redux

2003-01-24 Thread Ian Murray
Top Executives Elusive for Prosecutors Underlings' Cooperation Is Vital to Cases By Carrie Johnson and Brooke A. Masters Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, January 24, 2003; Page E01 Prosecutors spent years building a case against Martin L. Grass, the former chief executive of Rite Aid Corp.

unemployment

2003-01-24 Thread Ian Murray
Slowdown Is a Global Out-of-Work in Progress U.N. Agency Sees 'Disturbing Trend' of Joblessness By Kirstin Downey Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 24, 2003; Page E04 The economic slowdown of the past two years is taking a toll on workers around the globe, according to a new report.

privatization or corporate militarism?

2003-01-24 Thread Ian Murray
[any William Reno fans out there?] http://www.latimes.com SHOWDOWN WITH IRAQ Privatized Army in Harm's Way An attack on civilians in Kuwait illustrates the dangers faced by those hired by the Pentagon. Critics question the costs of contracting out. By Mark Fineman Times Staff Writer January 24

Query Re. Rhode Island

2003-01-24 Thread Michael Hoover
let us now return to yesteryears of 1980s when credit unions made lots of 'questionable' loans, when developers could go in - and with little or no collateral - be given multiple millions of dollars to start new real estate projects... I understand rhode island has obscure state statute

Hilary does the protection rents tango

2003-01-24 Thread Ian Murray
[I've gotta stop reading Khan Komo's Rents, Rent Seeking and Economic Development] ADVERTISEMENT* Opportunities abound for growing your homeland security business. Find out how at Equity International's Homeland Global Security Summit March 4-5, 2003 Washington, DC Convention

Thu., 1/30: Camp Arirang Vieques

2003-01-24 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
Thursday, January 30, 7:30 PM Screening: _Camp Arirang_ and _Vieques: An Island Forging Its Future/Un Pueblo Forjando Futuros_ * _CAMP ARIRANG_ (Dir. Grace Yoon Kyung Lee, 1995, 28 mins.) From Hooker Hill in Seoul to American Town near the Kunsan Air Base, thousands of Korean women have been

Microchips and dematerialization

2003-01-24 Thread Louis Proyect
The Japan Times, Jan. 23, 2003 OUR PLANET EARTH Chips with everything makes for a hi-tech mess By STEPHEN HESSE If you think that your computer, being such a modern, hi-tech device, is -- or surely must be -- environmentally friendly, then think again. Researchers at the United Nations

It's war within weeks

2003-01-24 Thread Louis Proyect
The message from the Bush camp: 'It's war within weeks' Julian Borger in Washington, Ewen MacAskill and Simon Tisdall Friday January 24, 2003 The Guardian President George Bush is determined to go to war with Saddam Hussein in the next few weeks, without UN backing if necessary, according to

A letter from Cyprus to Istanbul

2003-01-24 Thread Sabri Oncu
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 03:38:38 -0800 (PST) From: barkIn karsLI Subject: War is NOT the answer – International Peace Forum War is NOT the answer – International Peace Forum in Turkey Istanbul, January 22 Peace activists from Britain, Greece, Germany, Israel, Sweden, USA, and

Edward Said

2003-01-24 Thread Ian Murray
When will we resist? Edward Said: The US is preparing to attack the Arab world, while the Arabs whimper in submission Saturday January 25, 2003 The Guardian One opens the New York Times on a daily basis to read the most recent article about the preparations for war that are taking place in the

fink on your students, now.......

2003-01-24 Thread Ian Murray
FBI Taps Campus Police in Anti-Terror Operations Student, Faculty Groups Fear a Return of Spying Abuses Against Activists, Foreign Nationals By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, January 25, 2003; Page A01 Federal authorities have begun enlisting campus police officers in the

Greg Palast: Beat the Press

2003-01-24 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
* Greg Palast: Beat the Press Hustler Magazine Saturday, March 1, 2003 Interview by Bruce David For those of us who've long suspected that our democracy is up for sale to the highest bidder, award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast has uncovered disturbing evidence confirming as