On Nov 9, 2011, at 7:42 AM, Terry Blanton wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Susan Gipp wrote:
>
>> In Italy too
>
> Is that a bamboo bong on Lisa's shoulder?
>
> Not that I would know what a bong is, mind you.
>
> T
>
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On Nov 10, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Dusty wrote:
> That sounds about right! SCAM!
>
> Mary Yugo wrote:
>
>> http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/11/10/nasa-engineer-explains-why-rossi-demos-failed/
>>
>> "According to a slide presentation given by NASA engineer Michael A.
>> Nelson, which New Energy
test -- please disregard
On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:50 PM, Michele Comitini wrote:
> Quite different from what we are used to:
>
> http://science.nasa.gov/media/medialibrary/2001/09/03/ast07sep_2_resources/bubble0g.mpg
>
> Full article here:
>
> http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa
Yes, it is.
Here is how it works: Such emails are broadcast by the scammers, and those
who have 'eskimo' accounts believe they have received it because they are
customers, and a so a few of them respond, thus providing the scammers with
the info needed to use the user's computer as a 'zombie.'
LOL! I suppose the poor spelling and grammar may be another tip-off!
-Original Message-
From: j...@mail941c35.nsolutionszone.com
[mailto:j...@mail941c35.nsolutionszone.com] On Behalf Of Taylor J. Smith
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:58 AM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: [Vo]:Re: Has
I was visiting a lab in Cambridge and met a senior, well-respected, and
highly intelligent researcher who had at MIT unsuccessfully tried to
replicate the original CF experiments. He was now quite dismissive of the
possibility of CF advances and clearly wanted to keep distance between
himself and t
-framing'? Or does the above give you an adequate sense of what I am
talking about?
Lawrence
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From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:55 AM
To: debiv...@evolutionaryservices.org
Cc: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Obama visi
Jed, and others, thanks for your responses.
I wasn't clear. My apologies. This person does not rank his own early
research as being either superior or definitive or adequate. Indeed, he
agreed that his effort had been tentative and sandwiched in among other
research, that it may well have been fla
Original Message-
From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:11 PM
To: vortex-L@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Obama visiting MIT to discuss energy
Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
>Like it or not, he IS a scientist, and quite
>prominently respected as one
to:a...@lomaxdesign.com]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 1:09 AM
To: debiv...@evolutionaryservices.org; vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Obama visiting MIT to discuss energy
At 06:40 PM 10/22/2009, Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
>I don't think books will do I what I believe needs to be done,
: debiv...@evolutionaryservices.org; vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Obama visiting MIT to discuss energy
At 11:03 AM 10/22/2009, Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
>What do you think? Does this make sense? Do you want me to say more
>about 'out-framing'? Or does the above give you a
I like these lines of thought, Abd ul-Rahman.
"Communities-of-practice" are similar to what, as I understand it, you are
proposing and thinking.
A substantial amount of thinking and experience has now emerged around the
communities-of-practice idea, and several such communities have received
sign
Captain Crunch, and then there were tone voice whistlers, and blue, black
and red boxes
-Original Message-
From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:58 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com; vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Need to reach Jeff Kooist
Jed, a point of information, from this non-scientist:
I understand that you are saying that heat, above all else, is the required
product, and that any other products are of secondary importance when it
comes to asserting that the effect has been produced.
Separately, you are saying that e
Thanks for the pointer to the Infinite Energy ICCF15 articles, Jed.
Nagle and Macy have done a great job covering the conference for those of us
who could not be there. And it is warming to see Martin Fleischmann
recognized and in fine fettle, and to know that he is in such good hands
with Dardik
Many thanks, Jed.
Would there be any utility to taking your text and adding some formatting to
resemble the actual report? (I'm not suggesting that you must be the one to
do it.)
Lawry
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From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 200
Wozniak also said that he thinks the problem is a software one, rather than a
mechanical one.
Cheers,
Lawry
On Mar 15, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
> This is off topic but it is related to technology, and to the latest
> bruouhaha in the news. People have called into question the rep
LOL
On Mar 16, 2010, at 12:14 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
> Also on this subject, perhaps it is time for Toyota to re-think their
> advertising slogan: Moving Forward
>
> - Jed
>
Below-median IQ.
I wonder what percentage have above or below average IQs.
Does anyone know if IQ has a discovered genetic basis? What happens to IQ as a
person grows older?
On Mar 24, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Terry Blanton wrote:
> It's frightening to think that half of the people of the world hav
Irv Dardik is no quack. He has developed an approach to human health and
performance that is based on extensive experience with the US Olympic effort,
an inquiring and astute mind, and a considerable track record. Like many new
things, it has its skeptics, but I've looked into it and it makes a
There is a lot of wisdom in Islam, Abd ul-Rahman. Many thanks for elaborating
on the thought.
Lawrence de Bivort
On Apr 1, 2010, at 12:50 PM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
> At 08:22 PM 3/31/2010, Terry Blanton wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
And what would be their motive?
Suppressing CF? This requires that the 'bad guys' perceive CF as a serious
threat. I have heard it argued that the 'energy companies' would wish to
suppress CF, but much more likely is that they will if CF shows any promise
commercially simply buy the intellectua
Congrats, Jed. Good job, and a great service to us all.
Lawry
On Jun 1, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
> I updated the download and visit count for the first time in a few months:
>
> http://lenr-canr.org/News.htm#Downloads
>
> The number of visits exceeded 2,007,000. Total downloads s
France mounted a nuclear weapons program when it decided that it shouldn't rely
on the US nuclear umbrella and established its 'force de frappe' policies.
Israel detonated at least one atmospheric test off the coast of South Africa
and in conjunction with the then apartheid/Boer government of So
n cooperation was covert -- and caught, as you will readily see if you
read the Polakow-Suransky book, and look at the VELA materials.
On Jul 31, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
> Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
>
> France mounted a nuclear weapons program when it decided that it sh
I read this quickly and think it is pretty good. The FAS people do good
research and have a lot of good sources to draw on.
Note that the 1990-2020 nuclear weapon projections are just that, projections
made by the DIA back in 1999. For what it's worth, I believe the estimate that
Israel has ab
I am guessing that the propeller propels a belt/chain which is geared into the
wheels.
Lawry
On Sep 21, 2010, at 1:26 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
> I do not see how this can work! They are going with the wind, so if they
> start to travel at the same speed as the wind, the propeller should stop
vertically, with the wind providing the forward thrust.)
Interestingand impressive to a sailor like me who has often cursed
down-wind speeds.
Lawry
On Sep 21, 2010, at 2:41 PM, Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
> I am guessing that the propeller propels a belt/chain which is geared into
> the
Sailboats vary enormously in terms of their favored point of sailing. I would
guess that most sailboats do best with the wind on their beam (90 deg.) My
boat is best on that point, and I can also sail into the wind to about 28
degrees without pinching, which is exceptionally. Downwind is slow
You guys have it all wrong.
The Iranian arsenal consists not only of the aforementioned nukes but about 85%
of Saddam Hussein's WMD stash. These will be delivered via secret faith-powered
gravity tunnels that now link Iran and Tel Aviv (the Gaza "tunnels" are just a
cover for this construction
Damn. You are right. back to the drawing board.
On Sep 23, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Esa Ruoho wrote:
> doesnt sound plausible. where's yellowstone supervolcano, missing
> suitcase-nukes and ye olde pulse..
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Lawrence de Bivort
> wrote:
Greetings, all,
Yes. It is human nature when things are complicated and much unseen to
conclude that the situation must be caused by a cabal or a conspiracy.
Usually, though, these perplexing and often frustrating human-based
situations are the result of inadvertent patterns of interaction and
co
Virtually ALL cost-accounting ignores secondary and tertiary effects of an
operation, even though some of these might easily outweigh the cost elements
of the operation itself.
See, for a fuller treatment of this theme, ECOCIDE, on Russia's deadly
failure to include environmental and toxic impacts
Stay safe. Might think about keeping a cell phone and whistle handy.
Flashlight, too. We'll be thinking about you and your family.
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: OrionWorks [mailto:svj.orionwo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:58 PM
To: vortex-l
Subject: [Vo]:OT: Manhunt in
A comment and a query.
Some of the phrases in the draft seems too defensive and resentful. For
example, "We have to self fund our experimental activities.
Worse, there is also a well documented pattern of suppression of this
technology. I will probably have to leave America in order to bring thi
Solo sailors at sea, and especially in shipping lanes, learn to wake up
every 20 minutes or so to take a look around the horizon. We do this whether
we are sleeping during the night or day.
It creates a sustainable rhythm without, it seems, impairing sailing
adeptness, personal energy or boat per
There used to be US gov't funding some years ago, but it was discontinued.
The fact that it received such funding is being used to bolster current
claims to credibility.
-Original Message-
From: leaking pen [mailto:itsat...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 1:02 AM
To: vortex-l@esk
Interesting hypothesis.
Some 'substitutes' for racial bigotries come readily to mind: anti-Muslim
(from evangelical Christians and current American society); anti-Semitism
(eg from the Nazis); anti-Palestinians (from Israelis). Perhaps
anti-Liberals?
The need to assert individual or group superio
Someday, I imagine, humankind will rue having burned oil for fuel, realizing
that it was far more valuable as material feedstock for plastics than it is
as fuel. It may be our children who come to realize this, and they may
wonder why their parents and grandparents didn't realize it and why they
di
Hi, Robin,
Agreed that carbons can be used to make carbon compounds. But, as you point
out, there is non-trivial the matter of energy consumed in the process and,
I would add, the non-trivial matter of economics.
There is a reason we aren't making carbon-based materials out of CO2. And
this same
LOL. Thanks, Horace. I was trying to figure it out.
I like the idea: treat CO2 as an asset from which to produce a useful
material, rather than as a pollutant to be released into the environment.
That would present a double advantage. I'll go check the website. I hope it
has some preliminary eng
It seems to me that there are, for our purposes here, two very different
"politics."
There is political commentary dealing with the world at large. Sometimes it
is informed commentary, sometimes it is rant, and sometimes it is mere
labeling and insult.
And then there is the 'politics' of CF, or o
Welcome back, Jed.
I'm hoping for clarification, too, on the appropriateness of discussion
regarding the political management of CF, vs the appropriately banned
general political discussion.
Lawrence
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From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, Jun
Or, one could run VoB by the rules you are proposing for VoT, and not run
any list at all for trolls posters.
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: OrionWorks [mailto:svj.orionwo...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:24 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Discussion/Debate:
Agreed. If there is a general will to ban trolls from our discussions, why
feel obligated to provide them with a list of their own?
Clearly, there is a desire to have a list that is able to go beyond specific
science and research discussions--and VoB, troll-less, could be readily used
for this pur
This sounds like another run-of-the-mill scare-story to me.
1. There is no 'forced-vaccination' program being proposed.
2. The use of live virus in the making of vaccines is routine. Some
vaccines, like the Salk polio vaccine, is made with attenuated live virus.
These kinds of vaccine
I love this stuff!
Let's take one assertion at random: "The WHO in 1985 documented that one of
its' primary goals for the use of a sterility vaccine disguised as a
smallpox vaccine was to "eliminate 150 million excess Sub Saharan Africans".
(Fact, 1985-ongoing)"
Please provide your primary
N for Bioterrorism and Intent to Commit Mass Murder
Find a different one to take issue with, one to do with the current
situation.
I got some of it including that from:
http://www.rense.com/general86/whdo.htm
Though it has no more detail.
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Lawrence de Bivort
wrote:
I
Eric Beinhocker examines a new model for economics in THE ORIGIN OF WEALTH:
The Radical Remaking of Economics and What It Means for Business and
Society. Pretty provocative and it may answer Richard's criterion.
Good weekend, all.
<>
Agreed. Also salient is the reality that different groups within 'racial'
categories seem to exhibit quite different general levels of societal
'intelligence'. Having said that, we are left with the task of developing a
metric of societal intelligence, and then assessing the actual performance
of d
There have been many studies of the relationship between cultural attributes
and economic or technological 'progress.' I think several things can be
said about this that these studies tend to miss:
1. As I see it, 'Progress' is itself a culturally defined notion. What
seems like progress
"The children of Joseph, Judah and Esau"
Can you say more about what you mean, Richard?
Cheers,
Lawry
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From: R.C.Macaulay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:50 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: [VO]: OT: New cities of the world
Howdy Vorts,
Fa
Does the force of a magnet 'run down' as it is used? That is, does it lose
internal alignment as a result of its countering interaction with other
magnetic bodies?
Lawry
-Original Message-
From: Terry Blanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:08 PM
To: vortex-l
al Message-
From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:42 PM
To: vortex-L@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:WAY OFF TOPIC Quote from Huckabee
Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
>Cool, if he means MY god! Not sure I'd trust his, whoever he is referring
I think he
Cool, if he means MY god! Not sure I'd trust his, whoever he is referring
to.
Do you have a source, Jed?
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:12 PM
To: vortex-L@eskimo.com
Subject: [Vo]:WAY OFF TOPIC Quote from Hucka
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:23 AM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] RE: [Vo]:WAY OFF TOPIC Quote from Huckabee
- Original Message -
From: Lawrence de Bivort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:32 pm
Subject: RE: [Vo]:WAY OFF TOPIC
Agreed, Jed.
We are, as a species, entering an age of globalized systems, and I think
tackling them will require a new set of linguistic skills. The language we
use in politics and policy today is still based on national models of human
organization -- one might almost say, tribal. My guess is tha
It would be quite a mistake to assume that terrorists are likely to be
Muslim, or that Muslims are likely to be terrorists.
It is true that this is what many Americans believe, and that they have been
urged on in this misimpression by some who wish Muslims poorly, so let us be
doubly vigilant to
feared: Al Gore
The UN security council needs to be reformed for starters.
Harry
On 28/1/2008 6:06 PM, Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
> Agreed, Jed.
>
> We are, as a species, entering an age of globalized systems, and I think
> tackling them will require a new set of linguistic skills. Th
I understand there are considerable sweet water aquifers under large
portions of the Sahara.
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: thomas malloy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:55 AM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Climate change 'significantly worse' th
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7234544.stm
The heat differentials expand or constrict wax, which provides energy for
propulsion.
Battery power needed to sensors and communications.
Lawrence
I only saw the referenced article, and had the same question. Perhaps it has
something to do with the densities produced by differing membranes???
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: Michel Jullian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:26 AM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
S
Here is a better explanation of how the glider works, from the Science
Notebook of today's the Washington Post:
Monday, February 11, 2008; Page A05
Motorless Sub Keeps Going
Scientists seeking to gather temperature, salinity and other data from the
oceans have long had two choices: steam out to
Having looked at quite a few 'terrorist threat' scenarios from technical and
political PoVs, my sense is that the 'single most serious threat to the
national security of the United States' is the election of another US
president who is both out of touch with international realities and
susceptible
But what use might this device be?
Random 'walks' through the ocean, which seems to be what it is used for, but
beyond that?
With only one knot of speed, no matter how it was guided, the thing if
caught in the Gulf Stream in Florida it would end up off the coast of
Portugal before its batteries r
Just for the Record, MY G-D is cool with me and has promised me and my
descendants for eternity all of France. I am allowed to bring up to 21
friends with me, and have decided the best way to proceed is to sell these
21 places to the highest bidder. What could be fairer? I mean, what is
Eternal Sa
Maybe someone will invent a 'stupid-people' virus and do us all a favor.
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From: Rhong Dhong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:33 AM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:J. Mueller: nuclear terrorism unlikely
--- Robin van Spaandonk <[EM
tigating...
can thermal expansion or shrinking produce a significant force BTW? How
would one go about calculating this?
Michel
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From: "Lawrence de Bivort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Re: Ocean glide
com
Subject: [Vo]:Re: Sez Here, Entire U.S. Could Blow Up At Any Moment
LOL :) Are you of French ascendance as your name suggests BTW?
Michel
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From: "Lawrence de Bivort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Nick Palmer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm
"An engineer has promised that within a year he will start selling a car
that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in town.
The OneCAT will be a five-seater with a glass fibre body, weighing just
350kg and could cost j
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From: "Lawrence de Bivort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 9:32 PM
Subject: [Vo]:Compressed air car
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm
"An engineer has promised that within a year he will start
: "Lawrence de Bivort" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 1:51 PM
Subject: RE: [Vo]:Re: Compressed air car
How do I find my way to the archives?
Mike, many thanks for this first-hand account of the practical environments
in which manufacturing takes place. One of my 'hats' is that of an
organizational performance specialist and I can say that your description
rings absolutely true.
When embedded in complex systems, especially ones that ha
[Vo]:Re: "Tooo" obvious for Detroit?
--- Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
> My sense is that everyone does the best they can -
all the time. It is perhaps the greatest tragedy of
mankind that we can see better ways of doing things...
One the contrary, Lawrence, I strongly believe that
th
Jed, interesting. I have been focusing on future organizational aspects of
cold fusion.
What would inhibit the cold fusion 'community' from indeed organizing itself
along these or comparable lines?
Cheers,
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
I would propose that in any conflict involving human value and fears that
there are always MORE than 'two sides' to a story, and that it is our
cognitive propensity to think in terms of polarities or dualisms that
contributes to the difficulties thinking clearly and the mistakes we make.
The story
Hi, Jones,
You are right, we don't generally disagree, and I would add a couple of
comments:
1. Though Ford and GM are 'giant' and -- yes -- have or had the resources
needed to reorient themselves to the changing nature of the world and
American automotive markets, they failed utterly to do so, I
tex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: RE: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC In Vitro Meat Consortium
Lawrence de Bivort wrote:
>What would inhibit the cold fusion 'community' from indeed organizing
itself
>along these or comparable lines?
Actually, Bill Collis is probably doing the best anyone could
Good morning, everyone.
Robin makes an astute observation: layers of hierarchy are also past of the
problem.
The best solution that we have been able to find is decentralization of
large organizations, but decentralization with several sub-principles.
1. Each unit within the organization must ha
Bah!
Free-floating space stations and asteroid mining will free us from the
tyranny of gravity and the competition for territory
Lawrence
-Original Message-
From: Robin van Spaandonk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 11:22 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: [Vo
Robin, you are talking about planet-based society, right? I was thinking
about space, and how to go there. Free floating space colonies should be
able to grow their own food. All they have to do is park close enough to a
star for photosynthesis and energy, and mine low-gravity asteroids for
materi
Hi, all.
What I am thinking of are free-floating self-contained micro-gravity
permanent space colonies for quite small numbers of people -- ten-to
hundreds of thousands of people. These colonies could be produced in space
on a modular basis, and, in the end, inexpensively. Once people started
bein
Richard, have you seen any estimates of what gold would be worth if it was
not used by some as an investment strategy against currency fluctuations?
That is, if it were only used as a common material in manufacturing and
jewelry, what might it be worth?
Lawrence
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From: R C Macaula
One fully-loaded railroad car can carry as much (about 100 tons) as four
semi trucks. Between the cost of diesel (now around $4/gal) and the shortage
of drivers, rail transport is now significantly cheaper for distance
hauling.
Lawry
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT
Good morning,
Your letter seems truncated in this posting. Can you post the rest of it?
You mention 'peace negotiations' between Israelis and Palestinians, and
suggest that it might be The Peace. If that proves to be the case, then
indeed the laws of physics would have to be redefined.
Cheers,
Hmmm...would that be fast food?
Lawry
-Original Message-
From: Jones Beene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 10:39 AM
To: vortex
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Eye of the Gyre
At the risk of stirring up another Hundred Years' War,
let me opine that the British Taboo on horse
Greetings, all,
Without anticipating Robin's response, it seems to me that Bush as a 'plant'
in the quoted sense is right on target.
Having observed US presidencies closely for several decades, I can say that
I have never seen a US President so easily and egregiously manipulated by
others, in th
Even in Saudi Arabia Bush is a lame duck. Hm...I wonder if the Saudi
response has anything to do with Bush's lovefest with Israel???
-Original Message-
From: OrionWorks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:40 AM
To: vortex-l
Subject: [Vo]:More rejection!
CNN.com
The 'evil conspiracy of Big Oil' might seem less so if there were more
transparency in their dealings with US government officials. Why do you
suppose the participants in and gist of the conversations between Big Oil
officials and Vice President Cheney were refused release to the public?
Lawrence
The reality, I think, is that the business of governance has become too
complex for the institutions and people responsible for legislation.
Lobbyists feed into this complexity by suggesting that issues can be broken
down into independent issues, and tackled one by one with little attention
to the
Years ago, the EPA was given the mandate to carry out environmental impact
assessments on large federal projects. It would have been prudent and
forward looking for EPA some years ago to have studied the impacts of
large-scale solar paneling. There was nothing -- except a lack of
responsibility and
Jed, this may seem unconventional, but has a crowd-sourcing approach been
considered?
I know of at least one scientific program -- small, admittedly -- that is being
crowd-funded. A LENR proposal would appeal more broadly, I think, and might be
able to raise adequate research funding.
A key
Let's say that the kid's clock looked like a Hollywood bomb. The kid gets
accosted by school personnel. So far so good. But instead of handcuffing him,
belittling him, calling the cops, and suspending him, intelligent school
personnel would have looked at the clock seen that it was no bomb, warn
course, probably not. But maybe in your world, "maybe" is sufficient.
Cheers,
Lawry
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 18, 2015, at 8:45 AM, Eric Walker wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Lawrence de Bivort
>> wrote:
>>
>> Let's say that the
I don't forget it. I was directly affected by it.
Nor do I forget the atmosphere of bullying that the Columbine principal and
coaches fostered in the school, and how the students-turned-killers were the
standing target of that bullying.
When will people learn that when people are mistreated, so
The biggest tragedy is that adults have failed to learn an important
lesson--don't pander to your fears, don't embrace your bigotry, and don't throw
our laws (against false arrest, and the right of adolescents to have their
parents present when they are being interrogated) for example) and racia
rt these "nuances" are there to
justify anti-"anyone not exactly like me."
Lawry
On Sep 18, 2015, at 9:28 AM, Eric Walker wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Lawrence de Bivort
> wrote:
>
> Well, hell, Eric.
> Will YOU build a bomb next week and
" I don't want them reacting the way the ones in Texas did."
Thank you for this, Eric.
To react differently, people have to change their thinking, abandon their
emotional and cognitive scarring from the past, eschew their bigotries,
challenge their own assumptions and the assertions of "leaders
Good thing Sailer isn't hallucinating or mind-reading here!
Hmm. His dad ran for Sudanese president. How suspicious!
Hmmm. Kid builds a clock and this means he is…demonizing the West!
On Sep 18, 2015, at 12:31 PM, James Bowery wrote:
> Keep providing payoffs in terms of moral authority and
Hmmm. I think it is the native Americans who view the European immigration a as
the unmitigated disaster. Of course, it was the indigenous people around the
world who suffered from the European immigration a and colonizations. And it
still going on in several places in the world.
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