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To: tejek who wrote (4686)	4/11/2005 1:07:12 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7936

Given their route structure, the debt, and the poor equipment and track, there is no way that Amtrak can make money. The route structure is largely politically determined, you accept subsidies or a have a qausi government status and you get this kind of thing. The debt is partially a matter of them having lost money in the past, poor equipment and tract are also connected to these things. Given my background in prop. mgmt and development, I would see fat if there was a lot of it. You yourself have mentioned some of the fat (the route structure), and fat is not necessary visible to riders. Tim

To: tejek who wrote (4686)	4/15/2005 4:04:36 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

Amish futurists By Alex Tabarrok on Science The title of the post is not an oxymoron. The Amish have been enthusiastic adopters of genetically modified crops. Ironically, the higher productivity of the crop substitutes for the fact that the Amish harvest it by hand. Less ironically the GM crops use fewer pesticides and herbicides... marginalrevolution.com Amish Farmers Grow Biotech Tobacco, Potatoes Amish farmers in Pennsylvania say they can earn twice as much with biotech tobacco. whybiotech.com

To: tejek who wrote (4686)	4/15/2005 4:28:27 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

They will install this here over eveyone's dead body. IBM and Big Brother theagitator.com From TheNewspaper.com: IBM will begin installing a "Smart Box" system in vehicles in the United Arab Emirates next year, potentially generating millions in traffic fines for the Gulf state. The UAE signed a $125 million contract with IBM today to provide the high-tech traffic monitoring and speed-enforcing system in which a GPS-enabled "Smart Box" would be installed in cars to provide a voice warning if the driver exceeds the local speed limit for wherever he may be driving. If the voice warning is ignored, the system would use a GSM/GPRS link to beam the car's speed, identity and location to the police so that a ticket could be issued. The system would also track and monitor any other driving violations, including "reckless behavior." They'll be here, soon. Message 21232441