Re: "simple living"

1999-07-11 Thread Dennis Paull
-- Hi all, Although I generally agree with Chris, I want to add my observation: [snip] >> P.S.: Is the computer you use to >> engage in this discourse part of the simple life?-:) > >This question had to pop up in this context, of course. Yes, my computer >represents the "simple life" ph

Re: VIPs

1999-07-11 Thread Durant
I don't think historical persons are as important as the historical circumstances they had a chance to exploit. A particular epoch manages to produce the particular scientist/polititian/philosopher to use the available information creatively or destructively - depending on the circumstances. Th

short article on pop. & devel.

1999-07-11 Thread Steve Kurtz
http://www.uexpress.com/ups/opinion/column/gg/text/1999/06/gg9906011832.html POPULATION GROWTH IS PIVOTAL ISSUE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Georgie Anne Geyer WASHINGTON -- It's not working. For years, people who were against family planning could argue, and hope, and pretend, and weave tales ab

Re: "simple living"

1999-07-11 Thread Christoph Reuss
On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, Brad McCormick wrote: > > > I am generally as suspicious of "virtue" as I am of vice. > > > > This is basically a wise attitude, but it shouldn't turn into paranoia. ;-) > > It is not paranoia to be afraid in a threatening situation (-: The question is what is threatening for

Re: World Bank: 200 million...

1999-07-11 Thread Thomas Lunde
-- >From: pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: FW: Re: World Bank: 200 million... >Date: Fri, Jun 4, 1999, 8:28 PM > > "Thomas Lunde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>This is a pretty complete about face from the neo-con - monetarist >>philosophy that has been domina

AFRO-NETS> The UNAIDS Report (fwd)

1999-07-11 Thread Michael Gurstein
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 08:01:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Pazvakavambwa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AFRO-NETS> The UNAIDS Report The UNAIDS Report --- Colleagues, The UNAIDS Report is out. It i

[GKD] ICT and Jobs (fwd)

1999-07-11 Thread Michael Gurstein
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 08 Jul 99 20:34:04 From: Roberto Verzola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [GKD] ICT and Jobs [***Moderator's note: Members may recall that in August 1998, we posted a summary of the ICT-JOBS Working