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To: JakeStraw who wrote (29814)	7/3/2002 3:59:44 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 49843

Have a great 4th too. R ya working Friday??

To: JakeStraw who wrote (29814)	7/3/2002 4:02:07 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49843

In case you're not here Friday don't forget the anniversary our 15 minutes: #reply-13994387 BTW did I ever make you a video of it?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (29814)	7/6/2002 11:38:41 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49843

Earth 'will expire by 2050' observer.co.uk Our planet is running out of room and resources. Modern man has plundered so much, a damning report claims this week, that outer space will have to be colonised The end of earth as we know it? Talk about it here Observer Worldview Mark Townsend and Jason Burke Sunday July 7, 2002 The Observer Earth's population will be forced to colonise two planets within 50 years if natural resources continue to be exploited at the current rate, according to a report out this week. A study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), to be released on Tuesday, warns that the human race is plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life. In a damning condemnation of Western society's high consumption levels, it adds that the extra planets (the equivalent size of Earth) will be required by the year 2050 as existing resources are exhausted. The report, based on scientific data from across the world, reveals that more than a third of the natural world has been destroyed by humans over the past three decades. Using the image of the need for mankind to colonise space as a stark illustration of the problems facing Earth, the report warns that either consumption rates are dramatically and rapidly lowered or the planet will no longer be able to sustain its growing population. Experts say that seas will become emptied of fish while forests - which absorb carbon dioxide emissions - are completely destroyed and freshwater supplies become scarce and polluted. The report offers a vivid warning that either people curb their extravagant lifestyles or risk leaving the onus on scientists to locate another planet that can sustain human life. Since this is unlikely to happen, the only option is to cut consumption now. Systematic overexploitation of the planet's oceans has meant the North Atlantic's cod stocks have collapsed from an estimated spawning stock of 264,000 tonnes in 1970 to under 60,000 in 1995. The study will also reveal a sharp fall in the planet's ecosystems between 1970 and 2002 with the Earth's forest cover shrinking by about 12 per cent, the ocean's biodiversity by a third and freshwater ecosystems in the region of 55 per cent. The Living Planet report uses an index to illustrate the shocking level of deterioration in the world's forests as well as marine and freshwater ecosystems. Using 1970 as a baseline year and giving it a value of 100, the index has dropped to a new low of around 65 in the space of a single generation. It is not just humans who are at risk. Scientists, who examined data for 350 kinds of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish, also found the numbers of many species have more than halved. Martin Jenkins, senior adviser for the World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, which helped compile the report, said: 'It seems things are getting worse faster than possibly ever before. Never has one single species had such an overwhelming influence. We are entering uncharted territory.' Figures from the centre reveal that black rhino numbers have fallen from 65,000 in 1970 to around 3,100 now. Numbers of African elephants have fallen from around 1.2 million in 1980 to just over half a million while the population of tigers has fallen by 95 per cent during the past century. The UK's birdsong population has also seen a drastic fall with the corn bunting population declining by 92 per cent between 1970 and 2000, the tree sparrow by 90 per cent and the spotted flycatcher by 70 per cent. Experts, however, say it is difficult to ascertain how many species have vanished for ever because a species has to disappear for 50 years before it can be declared extinct. Attention is now focused on next month's Earth Summit in Johannesburg, the most important environmental negotiations for a decade. However, the talks remain bedevilled with claims that no agreements will be reached and that US President George W. Bush will fail to attend. Matthew Spencer, a spokesman for Greenpeace, said: 'There will have to be concessions from the richer nations to the poorer ones or there will be fireworks.' The preparatory conference for the summit, held in Bali last month, was marred by disputes between developed nations and poorer states and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), despite efforts by British politicians to broker compromises on key issues. America, which sent 300 delegates to the conference, is accused of blocking many of the key initiatives on energy use, biodiversity and corporate responsibility. The WWF report shames the US for placing the greatest pressure on the environment. It found the average US resident consumes almost double the resources as that of a UK citizen and more than 24 times that of some Africans. Based on factors such as a nation's consumption of grain, fish, wood and fresh water along with its emissions of carbon dioxide from industry and cars, the report provides an ecological 'footprint' for each country by showing how much land is required to support each resident. America's consumption 'footprint' is 12.2 hectares per head of population compared to the UK's 6.29ha while Western Europe as a whole stands at 6.28ha. In Ethiopia the figure is 2ha, falling to just half a hectare for Burundi, the country that consumes least resources. The report, which will be unveiled in Geneva, warns that the wasteful lifestyles of the rich nations are mainly responsible for the exploitation and depletion of natural wealth. Human consumption has doubled over the last 30 years and continues to accelerate by 1.5 per cent a year. Now WWF wants world leaders to use its findings to agree on specific actions to curb the population's impact on the planet. A spokesman for WWF UK, said: 'If all the people consumed natural resources at the same rate as the average US and UK citizen we would require at least two extra planets like Earth.' The world's ticking timebomb Marine crisis: North Atlantic cod stocks have collapsed from an estimated 264,000 tonnes in 1970 to under 60,000 in 1995. Pollution: The United States places the greatest pressure on the environment, with its carbon dioxide emissions and over-consumption. It takes 12.2 hectares of land to support each American citizen and 6.29 for each Briton, while the figure for Burundi is just half a hectare. Shrinking Forests: Between 1970 and 2002 forest cover has dwindled by 12 per cent. Endangered wildlife: African elephant numbers have fallen from 1.2 million in 1980 to half a million now. In the UK the songbird population has fallen dramatically, with the corn bunting declining by 92 per cent in the past 30 years.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (29814)	7/9/2002 8:40:44 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 49843

Stones Still Getting Satisfaction - 40 Years On Tue Jul 9, 6:58 AM ET By Paul Majendie story.news.yahoo.com LONDON (Reuters) - They get mocked as the Strolling Bones but the Rolling Stones don't give a damn -- they are still rocking just as hard as they did 40 years ago on Day One. That was July 12, 1962 when the founder members launched into a chorus of "Kansas City" at London's Marquee Club. Their fee for the night was 25 pounds. Now, four decades on, the elder statesmen of rock are ready to "Start Me Up" all over again with a round-the-world tour that will put yet more millions in their coffers. The Dinosaurs of Rock are in no danger of extinction and disc-jockey Tommy Vance, who accompanied them on their first U.S. tour in the Sixties, puts it all down to Mick Jagger, the workaholic frontman with rubber lips and swinging hips. "They are driven by a man who knows how to make a pound or two. On the road he has always had the ability to put on a damn good rock 'n' roll circus. They may not have sold many records recently but they can put on spectacular shows," he said. So why did they last 32 years longer than The Beatles? "They had one leader whereas the Beatles developed two leaders. They had a very good sergeant-major instead of two squabbling sergeants," Vance told Reuters. But not all memories are rosy. Recalling his first trip with the Stones, Vance said: "They were incredibly surly, unpleasant and unco-operative except for Brian Jones who was a gentleman." Jones, one of the group's founders, was found dead in his swimming pool in 1969. MARKETING MAN Pop biographer Ray Connolly said "From the very beginning, they understood the importance of marketing. Mick Jagger not only appreciated band management but brand management too. "The Rolling Stones deliberately set about selling themselves as rebellious -- an image which fitted to perfection their music as a pepped-up blues band." At 58, the singer for rock's "Satanic Majesties" has even signed on for The Establishment. Jagger, famed as much for his love life as he is for his outrageous stage antics, is to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth. On tour, Jumping Jack Flash still loves the adrenaline buzz -- and the cash, cash, cash. For him the attractions never fade. Recalling their 1972 tour, he said: "It was pretty wild. Girls, drink, you name it. Rock 'n' roll even." The craggy-faced Keith Richards, one of rock's kings of excess, was asked what on earth still motivated him to hit the road at 58. "Fun," was his simple answer. Drummer Charlie Watts, now 61, is astonished by their longevity: "When I started, it was going to be a three-month thing, then a three-year thing. I always said it wouldn't last." Bernard Doherty, the group's spokesman since 1988, said: "What they did was create a template for successive generations of rock bands. They were the original bad boys, the ultimate bar band that kept on going." He said tickets for the tour, which kicks off in Boston in September, sold out within 30 minutes across the United States. But not everyone is a fan lost in the mists of Sixties nostalgia. Andy Gill, writing in the Independent Review, said: "The sight of the wrinkled fop Jagger wiggling his bottom and clapping his hands like a fey flamenco dancer has become one of rock's greatest embarrassments."