Re: Steiner Beehives
Dear Wes, Gunther Hauk in New York State is doing a lot of research into hexagonal supers, etc. for beehives. [EMAIL PROTECTED]Business Information: Company: Pfeiffer Center Address: 260 Hungry Hollow Rd. Chestnut Ridge NY 10977 Phone: 914-352-5020 ext. 20 Let me know the latest. I haven't seen a Bee Symposium for a least three years on this list. jim jensenE-mail Address(es): [EMAIL PROTECTED] was the bee symposium umpire. Cheers, Michael - Original Message - From: Wes Watkins To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 4:33 PM Subject: Steiner Beehives Hello BDNOW Listers- I am a novice beekeeper just starting with topbar hives. I'm curious to learn of 'Steiner designs' that may be different or provide improvements oftopbar and Langstroth hives. I have just run a websearch for 'steiner beehives' and among the returns was the following URL: http://csf.colorado.edu/archive/1999/bdnow/msg00149.html (this is also how I learned of the BDNOW site) From the article presented at the above site (THE BIODYNAMIC HONEYBEE SYMPOSIUM), I tried looking for past Symposiums which were supposed to be available at the link: http://www.igg.com/bdnow but it returnedthe following URL: http://pending.easydns.com/index.php3?FROM=www.igg.com titled _Easy DNS_ (?)Are there other URL's that might provide me with past BD Honeybee Symposia ? Thank you. - Wes
Re: Brits: What do you think of Greg Palast?
Yup, that is exactly what the IMF and World Bank had in mind. That is why the Asian countries have never really recoverd because the 2 organizations took over the whole country. They want to prevent too much growth and keep the countries in lots of debt, so that ensures the US has less competition. M. - Original Message - From: Merla [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: BD Now [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 11:11 AM Subject: OFF: Brits: What do you think of Greg Palast? Brits: I recently received an email with a partial rendition of an interview of Greg Palast (author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy) on the Alex Jones Radio Talk Show. The accusations were strong that there was a deliberate plan by the IMF, World Bank to bribe public officials in developing counties, wreck their countries and take over Economy, Water, Agriculture, Enron being an IMF tool and Clinton and GWB involved. But the gossipy libelous tone bothered me. Can you speak to this? What is the credibility of these men? Is this kind of sensationalism a big part of the British culture, an attempt at news-entertainment or is this just tongue-in-cheek gallows humor? It's so different from the NGO-type tone. It's like Mike Moore, whom I have not read yet. The URL is...www.INFOWARS.COM Greg Palast is at the bottom of the page. Merla
Off/ Amazon forest cutdown/global climate change/ change to new crops?
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OFF/ US Jet bombs Canadians in Afganistan. Several killed and wounded
Pres. Bush managed to not mention for 2 days (even then a footnote) that an American warplane sent a laser-guided bomb in an area south of Kandahar known to be used to soldiers on exercise. It was the Canadians who were out there that night on the ground. 4 were killed, 8 wounded. Silence from the Whitehouse Michael
OFF/Enron again
Dear Jane, Last night, on 60 Min. (do you watch it?) one of the stories was on Enron's escapade in India with a hugh power plant. Enron was buying Enron's own CNG from Quatar (when cheap coal was available in India) for fuel for this plant, which would charge 4X the rate to the Indian gov't that the gov't was used to. An new Governor of that Indian State where the power plant was being built wanted to stop the project and did so after elected. Enron then sent the US Ambassador to India and CEO of Enron (a pretty woman) to charm officials, arm twist, and threaten officials to re-open the project, which they did. The US Ambassador's threats included that US investment woiuld dry up if the project would not go ahead. It went ahead and then was closed down as too expensive to run. The US. Ambassador to India later retired and got a cushy job with a subsidiary of Enron, while the Miss Pretty CEO left Enron for another cushy job in Houston. Michael
Re: list BDNOW: List Message Rejected
check out www.gastips.com. I follow the charts in hope of gassing up at the bottom of the dips. The prices are def. manipulated. If $3/gallon sounds bad, it is nearly $5/gal here in Canada, and still cheaper than Europe, etc. Michael - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:21 AM Subject: Fwd: list BDNOW: List Message Rejected This should be especially appealing to all of you old (or wanted-to-be) anti-establishment types. GAS PRICES I hear we are going to hit close to $3.00 a gallon by the summer. Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea: Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do!! Now, don't wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of people!! I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300)... and those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers! If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! If it goes one level further, you guessed it. THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!! . . Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people. That's all. How long would all that take? If each of us sends this email out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you? Acting together, we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on. PLEASE HOLD OUT UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES AND KEEP THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THE JUMP IN PRICE FOR SPRING TRAVLEL. YOU KNOW SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND THEY LOVE HOLIDAYS AND SUMMER TRAVELERS.
Fw: OFF/ [Fwd: Fw: This made my Day]
- Original Message - From: Marilyn Riopel To: Richard Riopel Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Fw: [Fwd: Fw: This made my Day] This is quite a story. Love, Marilyn We all need the little "birdies" On July 22nd I was enroute to Washington, DC for a business trip. It was all so very ordinary, until we landed in Denver for a plane change. As I collected my belongings from the overhead bin, an announcement was made for Mr.Lloyd Glenn to see the United Customer Service Representative immediately. I thought nothing of it until I reached the door to leave the plane, and I heard a gentleman asking every male if they were Mr. Glenn. At this point I knew something was wrong and my heart sunk. When I got off the plane a solemn-faced young man came toward me and said, "Mr. Glenn, there is an emergency at your home. I do not know what the emergency is, or who is involved, but I will take you to the phone so you can call the hospital." My heart was now pounding, but the will to be calm took over. Woodenly, I followed this stranger to the distant telephone where I called the number he gave me for the Mission Hospital. My call was put through to the trauma center where I learned that my three-year-old son had been trapped underneath the automatic garage door for several minutes, and that when my wife had found him he was dead. CPR had been performed by a neighbor, who is a doctor, and the paramedics had continued the treatment as Brian was transported to the hospital. By the time of my call, Brian was revived and they believed he would live, but they did not know how much damage had been done to his brain, nor to his heart. They explained that the door had completely closed on his little sternum right over his heart. He had been severely crushed. After speaking with the medical staff, my wife sounded worried but not hysterical, and I took comfort in her calmness. The return flight seemed to last forever, but finally I arrived at the hospital six hours after the garage door had come down. When I walked into the intensive care unit, nothing could have prepared me to see my little son laying so still on a great big bed with tubes and monitors everywhere. He was on a respirator. I glanced at my wife who stood and tried to give me a reassuring smile. It all seemed like a terrible dream. I was filled-in with the details and given a guarded prognosis. Brian was going to live, and the preliminary tests indicated that his heart was OK, two miracles in one and of themselves. But only time would tell if his brain received any damage. Throughout the seemingly endless hours, my wife was calm. She felt that Brian would eventually be all right. I hung on to her words and faith like a lifeline. All that night and the next day Brian remained unconscious. It seemed like forever since I had left for my business trip the day before. Finally at two o'clock that afternoon, our son regained consciousness and sat up uttering the most beautiful words I have ever heard spoken. He said, "Daddy hold me" and he reached for me with his little arms. By the next day he was pronounced as having no neurological or physical deficits, and the story of his miraculous survival spread throughout the hospital. You cannot imagine how we felt as we took Brian home. We felt a unique reverence for the life and love of our Heavenly Father that comes to those who brush death so closely. In the days that followed there was a special spirit about our home. Our two older children were much closer to their little brother. My wife and I were much closer to each other, and all of us were very close as a whole family. Life took on a less stressful pace. Perspective seemed to be more focused, and balance much easier to gain and maintain. We felt deeply blessed. Our gratitude was truly profound. The story is not over (smile)! Almost a month later to the day of the accident, Brian awoke from his afternoon nap and said, "Sit down Mommy. I have something to tell you." At this time in his life, Brian usually spoke in small phrases, so to say a large sentence surprised my wife. She sat down with him on his bed, and he began his sacred and remarkable story. "Do you remember when I got stuck under the garage door? Well, it was so heavy and it hurt really bad. I called to you, but you couldn't hear me. I started to cry, but then it hurt too bad. And then the 'birdies' came." "The birdies?" my wife asked puzzled. "Yes," he replied. "The birdies made a whooshing sound and flew into the garage. They took care of me." "They did?" "Yes," he said. "one of the birdies came and got you. She came to tell you I got stuck under the door." A sweet reverent feeling filled the room. The spirit was so strong and yet lighter than air. My wife realized that a three-year-old had no concept of death
Re: [globalnews] Chemtrails - Barium, Aluminum, Titanium CONFIRMED In Rainwater
Here on the British Columbia coast, Western Canada, we have them all the time. Many people have complained about flu-like sicknesses. Seems to be happening all the time. I wonder if that is contributing to our crazy weather, not to mention HAARP. Michael - Original Message - From: Nancy Geffken [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 8:54 AM Subject: Re: [globalnews] Chemtrails - Barium, Aluminum, Titanium CONFIRMED In Rainwater How can I distinguish such normal condensation trails from these chemtrails ? Tony N-S. Tony, I've heard William Thomas interviewed a few times (a reporter who has been researching chemtrails). He says that the chemtrails form a grid pattern in the sky and will not dissipate - rather, a clear sky will become completely clouded over with them. There also seem to be attendant outbreaks of flu-like symptoms. I haven't seen any of this yet in Nova Scotia, just the regular contrails in straight lines along the normal flight paths, fading away. William Thomas has a website (lifeboatnews.com(?), Jane had a reference to it awhile back, I think. As if the regular jet traffic wasn't enough to screw up the atmosphere Nancy Geffken -- __ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
Re: OFF:Fw: [globalnews] denver police raid activist files
I wonder what the CIA and US Intelligence have on a file on BDNOW? M.
Re: Electronics and cancer
I assume by scalar waves you mean the Standing Waves set up by fascilities such as the HAARP Project in Alaska. I had heard that the Soviets had the technology and were setting it on their own citizens to see what ailments arose. Michael - Original Message - From: Jose Luiz Moreira Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:24 PM Subject: Electronics and cancer Not at all. If it was any frequency from the spectrum then the several experts from several american universities that have been to Moscow to investigate the matter would have found. Also the protection installed in the embassy was almost like a Faraday cage and did not resolve either. My guess is that the commies were working on scalar waves which is something totally different than any other frequency already known. Don´t forget that all the writtings from Tesla were taken into the USSR by a relative of him which by the way was as red as a ripe watermelon ( the pulp not the skin ). Jose - Hi Lloyd, My sister's father in law died of a brain tumor when in his early 60s. So did many of his work mates. They had all worked at the US Embassey in Moscow and were under what was probably microwave bombardment if I remember correctly. This would involve high frequency waves (maybe UHF in fact). Best Tom From: Gil Robertson you could build an small electronic device to produce the same frequency for a few tens of dollars and install in under cover. Not in a million years!!! Gil This comment above has raised something that I have been considering putting to the list for a while There used to be an electronic device you could buy to put in the roof or a lot of farmers got them to keep rats and mice out of their combine harvester (header to us aussies). It worked by putting out a continuous high frequency (I think ) transmission and was very effective. My mother lived with one of these things in the kitchen ceiling for several years before she was eventually diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, and I have always blamed that, at least partly for her death. (my father has survived lung cancer and prostrate cancer since) I know in circumstances like this we always look for somewhere to place the blame but it would be very interesting to know if there are others out there with similar stories to tell. Cheers again Lloyd Charles
Re: Electronics and cancer
I don't know if they would be called sub-nature forces, but, these ELF's, were around 6-8 hz, often 666 hz (number of the Beast in the Apocolypse, from Judaic tradition, 666 is the number of the Sun Demon or Anti-Christ). These frequencies have been shown to be the natural frequencies of our various organs, hence their destructiveness. Michael - Original Message - From: Thomas Schley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does this mean they are sub-subnature forces?
Re: Seeds key to rebuilding devastated farms.
Dear Barb, Circling Dawn in eastside Vancouver has such a program. I had arranged to get seeds to Russia many years ago. Mojave used to be the coordinator. I don't know if she still is. Cheers, Michael - Original Message - From: Aurora Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 9:28 AM Subject: Seeds key to rebuilding devastated farms. Merla: Thank you very much for posting this. The actual headline was: Seeds key to rebuilding devastated farms. Here at Aurora Farm we have been trying for weeks to find a way to get some seeds to Afganistan, into the hands of the smallholders. Our offering would be a pittance alongside the 100s of tons of seeds this article says is needed, but ours are grown by Rudolf Steiner's methods and include healing herbs and food-for-the-soul flowers. Even this very specific article does not give us much help in getting seeds there. We've contacted Abundant Life Seed Foundation's World Seed Fund, and have had no response yet. We contacted James Twyman, the Peace Trubador, who was scheduled to go there, and received the reply that they couldn't even get James into the country, much less our seeds. Any ideas, anyone? Seed Savers Exchange? Woody and Barbara Aurora Farm is the only unsubsidized, family-run seed farm in North America offering garden seeds grown using Rudolf Steiner's methods of spiritual agriculture. http://www.kootenay.com/~aurora -Original Message- From: Merla [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: Restoring soil and dealing with drought in Afghanistan I was so glad to see that BD is active in India. Are there any BD farming aid groups that could help in Afghanistan? (see article below) I would think that the radionics people could be very helpful in a drought. Some good BD food might go a long way toward easing all the anger and anguish in that area of the world. Are there organic projects like the one in India in developing and least developed countries? * * * * * * * * * * * * Financial Times ASIA-PACIFIC: Seeds are key to rebuilding devastated farms: A massive plan to replace seeds lost to drought and war has been unveiled, writes John Mason Financial Times; Feb 14, 2002 By JOHN MASON The long-term recovery of Afghanistan's farming, devastated by three years of extreme drought and 23 years of war culminating in the recent US bombing campaign, depends on one thing above all else - seeds, say leading food scientists. Plans to launch the largest-ever programme to replace a region's lost and damaged seed stocks were announced yesterday by a consortium of respected international agricultural research institutes and others. The consortium's goal is to create the critical mass of seed needed for Afghan farmers to then produce their own seed supplies and so achieve food security. Some 125,000 tonnes of seed are required, a target that could be reached within three years, say scientists involved. Adel El-Beltagy, director-general of the Syrian-based International Centre for Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), which is leading the effort, said: Right now, the seed situation in Afghanistan is critical. We believe the majority of the country's seeds were lost when farmers planted the 2001 crop. When the rains failed for the third year in a row, it put an end to their ability to stay on the land. The trick the scientists are trying to pull off, under difficult circumstances, is to build the foundations for a long-term, sustainable recovery. What they hope to avoid are the short-term emergency responses of some development agencies that often fail because they are technically inappropriate. If Afghanistan is going to get back on its feet, and if we are going to diminish dependency on food aid programmes, development programmes are going to have to make sure that they provide Afghan farmers with appropriate technology and policies, said Mr El-Beltagy. However, launching such a programme in the current climate in Afghanistan has risks, Mr El-Beltagy concedes. Uncertain political stability outside the capital of Kabul and minefields and other physical legacies of years of war provide constraints. Mines are risks we are well aware of. After the temporary Afghan government, there will be a permanent government. We will link up with them and try to have a proper dialogue. But there are risks, yes, he said. Although Dollars 12m has already been committed to the project, further funding will also be required, he said. Seeds will include those of traditional varieties of wheat, maize, barley, chick peas and lentils, which have been used for centuries. In 1992, Afghanistan's national agricultural gene-bank, which stored seeds and other plant material, was destroyed during
OFF/ spell cheque poem
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Fw: Companions for apples in NZ/inc. parasitoids of leafroller/Canadian. apple biocontrol
- Original Message - From: Michael Roboz To: michael roboz Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:25 AM Subject: Fw: Companions for apples in NZ/inc. parasitoids of leafroller/Canadian. apple biocontrol - Original Message - From: Michael Roboz To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: Companions for apples in NZ/inc. parasitoids of leafroller/Canadian. apple biocontrol UNDERPLANTING COMPANION PLANTS WITH APPLES AND VINYARDS IN NZ; INCREASING LEAFROLLER PARASITOIDS Buckwheat (fagopyrum sp.) was selected for interplanting in apple and vinyards because it is an annual that germinates in 3 days, has flowers in 6-7 weeks and has lots of easily accessible nectar for parasitoids (beneficial parasitic wasps). Fava bean (Vicia faba) was selected for its early spring extra-floral nectaries. Other fava (Phacelia sp.) was selected in part because its unique pollen morphology allows easy tracking of insect movement ( eg. Syrphid fly gut analysis). Buckwheat underplanted with apple trees increased leafroller parasitoid numbers by 1000%.Fecundity (reproducibility) of the parasitoids increased by 300% and longevity by 600%; all in comparison with other underplantings such as clover and rye. Dr. Stephen Wratten, Lincold U, Canterbury, NZ) Beneficial and pest populations in apple orchards were monitored over a 3 yr. period with underplantingfs of yarrow, tansy and Alaska white chrysanthemum. Change is slower with planting as cover crops in existing orchards as opposed to spraying pesticides at the beginning of the trial, which "changes the entomological zoo overnight". Companion planting redu;ced damage from apples pests such as tarnished plant bug (Lygus sp.), apple sawfly and plum curculio (Conotrachelus neuphar from 64% to 2%). Parasitic wasp and fly populations increased 400-500%. About 20-25% of the area was set aside fro companion plants, which were planted about 6 meters from the orchard trees. Noubar Bostanian, Apric. Agri-Food Canada, St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada) IPM Practitioner, V. XXIV, $1, Jan. 2002
Re: become member of anthr. soc.
Dear Steve, Not all BD practitioners are meant to be anthrops. and Allan like the bd part but not necessarily the rest. Spiritually, he seems to be coming more from the Buddhistic stream, note his question regarding the Delai Lama, etc. Then again, Zajonc has led the American Anthr. Soc. in a direction towards that of embracing Buddhism as well. Then again, Artur is stepping down from Gen. Sec. to devote more time to the Section, partly because of differences of opinion with some new Vorstandt members and Artur. Cheers, Michael
lady bugs no yen for aphids
Sorry, had not come to the posts re: Jap. lady bugs. Instead of aphidized plants, keep their regular prey around to direct them away from the house. Michael
future of preps/Copake Village
Actually, I thought this conference on future of preps. (incl. Gunther Hauk, etc) is at Copake Village, further upstate NY. If anybody attends who is on the list, would appreciate some reports. cheers, Michael
irradiated food contamination
Actually, the fact is that when food is irradiated either by C0-60 Gamma rays or Electron Beam, the food itself DOES NOT become radioactive. So what made these people sick? Not sure that this story is really kosher. Michael
shipping BD horns across borders
Dear List, Has anyone experience with sending bd horns across the border from US into Canada.? Is there any restriction? If so, a way around it? cheers, Michael
Re: shipping BD horns across borders
From US to Canada-M. - Original Message - From: Allan Balliett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 12:12 PM Subject: Re: shipping BD horns across borders Dear List, Has anyone experience with sending bd horns across the border from US into Canada.? Is there any restriction? If so, a way around it? cheers, Michael Which way are you going, Michael? -Allan PS I mean 'which way are the HORNS going?'
OFf/HAARP
I've been aware of this project in Alaska for 20 years and Bertell has lectured in Vancouver about this several times. Question:How come there has so many disasters weatherwise in the US in the last few years such as hurricanes,etc? Could they not have been prevented by using HAARP? Or, is it not perfected enough to be accurate? Michael
Re: Clinton not Bush
So-called Democratic process. The primaries and the way the candidates are set up for election is not the most democratic system in the world. The British Parliamentary system (which Canada uses for now) is a little more democratic where anybody could run, even more than one candidate in the same party, if they had enough backing. That has not happened since the 1970's, but, it is possible. With the American system, only one candidate is brought forward from each party in the end, to be elected, by a small proportion of the electorate historically. Please note that Bush's daughters have gotten in trouble with the law and now his neice. Hardly made the news, but, if Clinton's daughter would have done the same thing, it would have been political fodder for a month. M from C - Original Message - From: Allan Balliett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: Re: Clinton not Bush It is the selection process that sets up Americans to sometimes elect the worst rather than better. As Tony N-S said, not only do Americans suffer for it, but, also the rest of the world. Michael What selection process, Michael? You mean like Gary Hart and his womanizing or John John Kennedy's plane going down days after he confided to friends that he was ready to enter politics? As with Hitler's rise, 30 years of assasination of the good and the bright will make most anyone look good to those who live the unreflected life
irradiated seeds/food
Dear List, Many years ago, Vancouver was slated to get a food irradiaton plant built. Luckily, the owners had many liens against them and it did not happen, though recently, I discovered a facility was built just recently in another part of town. I did extensive reserach into e-beam radiation and C-60 irradiation on food stuffs. I came to the conclusion that, economically!!, it was not worth it except for frozen meats and fish, and only by processing 24 hrs./day. Apples, raspberries were found to be more susciptible to bruising, molds, etc and made transport more difficult. This was true of other small fruits and pit fruits. Irradiation caused molecular changes which made the foods more susceptible to damage while in transport and disease in storage. It also changed taste and texture. Meats and fish were then re-processed to mitigate those taste changes-i.e., additives were needed. Spices were among the first to be considered and required very very high doses because of their low water content. That, I assume, is also true for seeds. Would the seeds be damaged under low dosage-I don't know if it is under the threshold for nuclear damage and other molecular damage? If there was a label excempting irradiation, then it must be used. Otherwise, bd/organic seeds would not retain their certification. In some cases, it was found that irradiation was the only way to kill certain bugs, eg. the Papaya worm (forget the actual bug), which until then (1980's) was only treated with double dipping (hot water dips). In the 1980's Canada financed the building of a food irradiation facility in Thailand, which then exported foods irradiated foods back to the US and Canada. The US and Canada were in the process to change regulations so that food irradiation was legal in N. America. I assume that has been done, as a plant exists here in Vancouver. At the time I was doing this research and active in protest, the financial arm of the Canadian Nuclear industry got so interested in myself and my research/protest partner that they sent someone out from Kanata, ON, to take us out for lunch. They actually considered us a possible threat and wanted to find out more about us. Anthr. articles appearing in Germany in German have confirmed the rumors that the US Gov't/CIA/FBI knew in advance of theNine-One-One attacks in advance, but, let it happen to drum up public support for attacks in Afganistan. It is quite possible that the anthrax attacks were also Gov't sponsored because the strain was only known to exist in Gov't labs and it required very high technical knowledge and finesse to grind the anthrax down to weapons grade. This is NOT the first time this has been done. It is now widely known (especially in German publications) that US gov't knew ahead of the Pearl Harbour attack, but, let it happen in order to get an excuss to enter the war and sway public opinion. These publications will NOT be widely circulated in N. America-I think you know the reason why. Cheers, Michael
Goldstein CEC
I would like to have it too! Michael
Re: Hawaii Farms
I believe that is still the case. M. - Original Message - From: jsherry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 11:07 AM Subject: Re: Hawaii Farms the young lady is already in touch with the bda. I thought Patrick who used to be on this list is a Hawaiin farmer? JS - Original Message - From: Michael Roboz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 1:03 PM Subject: Re: Hawaii Farms Dear Jane, You could contact Demeter Assoc. where the list of Hawaiian Demeter cert. farms are. You could then contact them and see if any want anybody. Michael - Original Message - From: jsherry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bdnow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:40 AM Subject: Hawaii Farms Does anyone know of any farms in Hawaii looking for an intern? A sweet young woman who worked part of the summer at Roxbury is looking for work in Hawaii. Thanks, Jane
