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To: sea_urchin who wrote (21802)	10/31/2004 10:07:32 PM
From: philv	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 80990

On a slightly different subject, one which you undoubtedly know something about, I wonder what your opinion is regarding patented grain seeds. Specifically the requirement of farmers to buy the seed every year from the supplier. There is a case, right here in Canada, where a farmer was convicted of growing a crop from patented seed for which he hadn't paid Monsanto. It is illegal to keep the seed from genetically engineered crops and plant them. sfgate.com Happily, for the biotech companies, Iraq has silently been pulled into this wonderful arrangement. todaysalternativenews.com I remember in my youth, the equivalent of which is now Agriculture Canada, developed grain seeds, suited for out climes, and they became standard fare, helping to feed the world. I am specifically thinking of northern wheat. Those days are over apparently, and I wonder how long before all seeds must be bought from these biotech companies. Free enterprise ain't so free, is it?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (21802)	11/1/2004 7:17:13 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 80990

> Talk is cheap but the gold price is telling another story. .. And it looks like the USD is preparing to go up whoever wins. In fact, a double-bottom on the USD Index at 85 will be a very strong base for an upmove. stockcharts.com[l,a]dalaynay[de][pd50,2][ilb14!la12,26,9] Presumably that's why the gold price couldn't hold above $430 and get through the "resistance". stockcharts.com[l,a]dalaynay[de][pd50,2][ilb14!la12,26,9]