Those who can kill the most americans in the gladitorial arena at one time, I suppose...
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bagotronix >Tech Support >Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:02 PM >To: Brad Velander; Open Topic Forum >Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [PEDA] EU regs WAS: Finish: Matte tin vs ENIG ? > >CRTs are also exempted from ROHS. And they contain several >lbs. of lead each! I guess there's no better x-ray shielding >material than lead ;-) > >Network infrastructure is exempted until 2010. I wonder why? ;-) > >If they eliminate all sources of toxic waste and radiation, >where are all our future superheros going to come from? ;-) > >Best regards, >Ivan Baggett >Bagotronix Inc. >website: www.bagotronix.com > > >Brad Velander wrote: >> Ivan, >> In your list of improvements to the world you left out >the most important detail that makes this legislation so >totally ridiculous and ineffective to it's core. Electronics >products account for less than 0.5% of world lead usage. >> >> So the EU is restricting one of the smallest portions >of lead usage they could probably find while doing nothing or >little about the largest sources of lead in the environment, >consumer and car batteries. At the very least there should be >a significant refundable consumer deposit on batteries of all >types to ensure that people are sufficiently motivated to >return spent batteries for proper disposal/recycling. Yeah it >is not perfect or desirable but at least it would probably >have the greatest single impact on lead getting into the free >environment these days. >> >> On your issue of the US giving away sovereignty. The >answer is simple, stay home! Imparting your regulations or >lack thereof on others, is that not infringing on their >sovereignty? Be fair, you can neither impart your beliefs on >them nor they impart their beliefs on you without infringing >on other's but that is not sovereignty. Sovereignty is only >within your own borders, outside of your borders you have no >sovereignty. That is the key to the whole definition of >sovereign, it is only within the realm of your own borders. If >you want to go international you have to play by other's rules >or rules that you have agreed to with all the other players, >just as you expect them to play by your rules if they want to >come and play in your sovereign territory. The lack of >agreement between international parties doesn't co-opt any of >your sovereignty. >> >> Sincerely, >> Brad Velander >> Senior PCB Designer >> Northern Airborne Technology >> 1925 Kirschner Rd., >> Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. >> tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 >> fax (250) 762-3374 > >____________________________________________________________ >You are subscribed to the OT discussion forum > >To Post messages: >mailto:[email protected] > >Unsubscribe and Other Options: >http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/ot_techservinc.com > >Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > This e-mail transmission and its attachments may contain information from Avtron Manufacturing, Inc. that is proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any use, copying, retention or disclosure by any person other than the intended recipient or the intended recipient's designees is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the OT discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/ot_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
