From:
Tim Kerr
Date:
May 25 23:30 UTC
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Firstly Brian, I had better record that the letterboxes I set up as
replacements were new ones to replace some crappy ones that were not
suitable for a new fence I was having built - The replacement had nothing to
do with vandalism. It was just that I was surprised at the final cost.
The letterbox in our front yard was ripped off its mountings some months
ago - but it was not damaged. it was done by local pricks. (NOT boy
racers....)
A correlation does not mean there is a causal relationship so your stats
relating soy and meat pie consumption do not impress me.
I have other things to do than look up websites on this forum - so I have
not looked at the website references you have listed. Sorry. I do
occasionally - but like you say... I'm only being funny.
As an addendum to my ravings about focusing on sustainability while the rest
of the world ignores us... Well, it so happens there is an article in this
morning's "The Press" about the importance of "sustainability" in business.
While it is an interesting article, the fact is, a few years ago it was
"quality" - companies had to have "quality" systems - or they'd go broke....
and there have been a few more "grand principles" (my term) over the years.
In the end, a business survives - or doesn't survive - because it has a
market for its products or services.
However, I still maintain saving a few gallons of paint for re-use or riding
a bicycle will not save resources - just re-distribute them for someone else
to use.
As Nathan the Boy Racer contributor points out. My riding a bicycle only
allows his mates to fill their tanks up (not that they would get much petrol
from me....)
Oh and Brian, if you want to take stats from different sources, why not run
a few along the lines of the increased level of violence that has occurred
since 1: Boxing and wrestling were eliminated from school sports curricula,
2: school cadets and rifle drill were banned in schools. 3: Corporal
punishment in schools was banned. I'm sure you'd find a correlation if you
played around with the figures a bit.
I have an unpublished article called "Memories of Corporal Punishment" that
I would be happy to put on this site. Nathan, you could be interested
because it looks at the motives behind our behaviour relating to punishment
in the old days of strap and cane - and the rest of the forum readers -
well... unless I get a request from at least two participants I WON'T put it
on this site. It is humorous - but tries to explain an aspect of corporal
punishment ignored by the mycelium of workers for social change. And yeah...
I agree, it has nothing to do with Canterbury or e-democracy.
Cheers,
Tim Kerr
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Sandle" <<email obscured>>
To: <<email obscured>>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Canterbury Issues] Green political issues for Canterbury
> Tim Kerr wrote:
>> Dear Brian and Kennedy,
>>
>>
> [...]
>> I saw a few letterboxes lying in the Heathcote river this morning....
>> Having
>> replaced a couple of letterboxes a few years ago that bloody-near cost
>> $1000.00 I have little sympathy for the jerks who did it. Instead of
>> worrying about GE onions I rather pick up a few fart-arsed neighbourhood
>> kids and tack their ears to the lamp post. And no, I wouldn't be too
>> concerned if I'd picked on the wrong kids - justice has only to be SEEN
>> to
>> be effective. That is, if a few innocents get their ears tacked to the
>> lampost then a few of the perpetrators may feel a bit nervous IN CASE
>> they
>> get caught... Just a suggestion.... Oh, don't get me wrong! I wouldn't
>> remove the ears - I'd leave them attached to their empty little heads!
>>
>> What do other forum members think?
>>
>>
> I'm sure that this is a pretty funny post.
>
> Do you know if you have much soy in your food? It's used as a protein
> extender in pies & what not.
>
> Apologies for errors in this, but you goad me in to replying in a hurry:
> Using the following:
> http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/tables/totalstab.htm
>
> http://www.iomsa.org/leads/OMGoct04.pdf
>
>
> I have calculated:
>
>
> year homicides/100k soy production soy/person
>> *1960* 5.1 25 140
>>
>> *1965* 5.1 30 154
>>
>> *1970* 7.9 45 222
>>
>> *1975* 9.6 55 257
>>
>> *1980* 10.2 95 420
>>
>> *1985* 7.9 95 375
>>
>> *1990* 9.4 110 441
>>
>> *1995* 8.2 140 531
>>
>> *2000* 5.5 160 565
>>
>> *2004* 5.5 190 648
>
> There is quite a correlation between soy production (consumption) and
> homicides. Though it looks like some sort of correction is occurring
> after a generation or so.
>
> You might remember my article a few days ago quoting an i-sis article
> about spraying hormonal insecticide and its effects. I said how soy is
> also hormonal.
>
> The genetically modified soy is usually treated with more glyphosate and
> becomes more hormonal. So watch out for GM onions for one reason or
> another.
>
> I live near a rugby club and set my letter box in concrete years ago.
>
>
>
> Brian Sandle
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