As David Brin has pointed out in multiple places, one of the important lessons to learn from 9/11 is how well the average "armature" person was able to respond to a crisis. Self forming and self organizing groups of "common" people outperform the professionals time after time.
Some of you might have already read this, or know more details but I thought it was worth drawing attention to: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38306-2005Apr8.html Yes these armatures work with the professionals, but that is a feature not a drawback. John _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
