Re: different language games

1999-02-03 Thread Brian McAndrews
Eva, in part, wrote: "I thought there was progress in art as well as in science. Both in it's function and it's technology." What lead you to think this, Eva? What counts as evidence and proof for you in this matter? If you and I were looking at paintings by Michaelangelo, lets say his 'The Fa

ICFTU statement on Global Social Policy

1999-02-03 Thread Michael Gurstein
(One thing of particular interest in this is the self-definition by the ICFTU of itself as an NGO...As the relations between NGO's and Unions has not always been the most mutually supportive...this is potentially of considerable interest, particularly if out of this could develop common positions

TUs on the Global Economic Crisis

1999-02-03 Thread Michael Gurstein
Note: This Statement was developed and endorsed by a number of international Trade Unions International Trade Union Statement On the Global Economic Crisis The Deepening Crisis 1. The Asian and Russian economic and financial meltdowns have pushed a third of the world economy into recessio

[Fwd: FW: Re fwd - How science is really done]

1999-02-03 Thread Ray E. Harrell
Eva, I was saddened to hear that my friend and coach Gabor Carelli just died. Your wonderful verse made me think of him and I decided to touch base. That was how I learned of his passing today from another Hungarian friend who knew him and works with the consulate here. Gabor was a tenor at t

IP: HUMOR: Historical perspective (fwd)

1999-02-03 Thread Michael Gurstein
An interesting random walk through contemporary US culture... M Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 09:57:32 +0800 To: (humor-select) From: Dave Crocker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: (Humor Select) Subject: HUMOR: Historical perspective A few years ago, Jackie pointed item #33 to me. It was quite a sho

Re: Re:democracy

1999-02-03 Thread Victor Milne
I am not prepared to give up democracy, though I will concede that your scheme of an assembly chosen by lottery would be an improvement on what we have now. However, what is needed to make the system of representative democracy workable is reform of political financing. No corporation should be

[corp-ethics] The Case of Rover Ultimatum (fwd)

1999-02-03 Thread Michael Gurstein
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 10:00:00 +0200 From: Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [corp-ethics] The Case of Rover Ultimatum Hi All, Just a quick glance at the modern faces of informational cap

From the Horse's Mouth (fwd)

1999-02-03 Thread Michael Gurstein
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:06:58 -0700 From: Emilie Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: From the Horse's Mouth I think the USCIB has made it pretty clear that they are accountable to NO ONE. So what can we expect from "business leaders

Re: Democracy

1999-02-03 Thread Thomas Lunde
From: Ross James Swanston who wrote: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >But democracy is not about consensus, it is about strategies and tactics by >those wielding the power including vested interests and lobby groups ( >multinational corporations, employer groups, unions, etc), some of whom >wield a very po

Re: Re:democracy

1999-02-03 Thread Thomas Lunde
Thomas: This is a good little essay and touch's on some very important observations. Victor wrote: >As I recall, this thread got started with a comment about many of the voters >seeming to be neither intelligent nor well-informed.I'm sure from many of >his postings that Ed Weick did not mean th

Re: FW: Re fwd - How science is really done

1999-02-03 Thread Ray E. Harrell
Durant wrote: > Sorry Ray, I cannot possibly deal with long > posts like this. The few paragraphs I did read were > totally incomprehensible to me... Oncc I retire > I'll have more time... meanwhile, if it is not > possible to sum it up, I have to leave it... > (I have to make a living... If anyo

Re: FW: Re fwd - How science is really done

1999-02-03 Thread Durant
Sorry Ray, I cannot possibly deal with long posts like this. The few paragraphs I did read were totally incomprehensible to me... Oncc I retire I'll have more time... meanwhile, if it is not possible to sum it up, I have to leave it... (I have to make a living... If anyone offers me some money for