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To: stockman_scott who wrote (161735)	5/11/2005 2:03:31 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Friedman has been on [either C-Span or CNN] recently and talked at some length about the flat world. That's the real news out there, folks. And it's not funny. IMO, the outlook isn't that good. As he did in this article, he has a strong emphasis on engineering. Though I think he goes too far in claiming that if you're in engineering you'll be fine. Engineering can be outsourced easier than manufacturing. Sooner or later, it comes down to labor rates for engineers. Plus, he seems to ignore that not everyone has the capacity to be an engineer or doctor or whatever highly educated career he wants to imagine. What the heck happens to all the people with an IQ below 100. That's half the population. Maybe someone with an IQ can become a doctor? I don't want him/her as my doctor. While it's true that old jobs get phased out for new jobs and new inventions happen every day, improved productivity has a negative overall impact on jobs. Somewhere around the web, there's an article that points out that over the last decade there's been a global net loss of manufacturing jobs. We're producing more, with less people. In the service sector, which is where the economic world is evolving towards, a similar phenomena occurs. Fewer bank tellers replaced by ATM machines. On-line banking replaces tellers. Purchasing over the web replaces the needs for sales people. Pump your own gas eliminates gas station attendants. There's not anything we can do about that curve short of everyone working for the government.... a global WPA program. It's not something I expect to see in my lifetime ... maybe another 30 years or so, but population growth and improved productivity are headed on a collision course. And in terms of the timeline of human history, it's not that far away. jttmab

To: stockman_scott who wrote (161735)	5/11/2005 5:48:38 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 281500

BOLTON FUROR GROWS Larry Flynt: Bush UN nominee won't answer questions about troubled marriage RAW STORY The controversial Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt has waded into the conflict surrounding the nomination of Bush hawk John Bolton to a UN post by revealing Bolton's divorce records and unanswered questions about his sexual past, RAW STORY has learned. The following release was issued early this afternoon. RAW STORY will provide more details as they become available. The records show that Bolton's wife left him during a trip to Vienna in two weeks in 1982 and never returned. The records further show that she took most of the couple’s furniture. The records do not disclose details about Flynt's claims. Bolton's ex-wife was not present at the time of the testimony. RAW STORY has an outstanding call to the State Department but does not anticipate any response. ### From Mr. Flynt's release: Corroborated allegations that Mr. Bolton’s first wife, Christina Bolton, was forced to engage in group sex have not been refuted by the State Department despite inquires posed by Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt concerning the allegations. Mr. Flynt has obtained information from numerous sources that Mr. Bolton participated in paid visits to Plato’s Retreat, the popular swingers club that operated in New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s. “The first Mrs. Bolton’s conduct raises the presumption that she fled out of fear for her safety or, at a minimum, it demonstrates that Mr. Bolton’s established inability to communicate or work respectfully with others extended to his intimate family relations,” said Mr. Flynt. “The court records alone provide sufficient basis for further investigation of nominee Bolton by the Senate.” These court records are enclosed here as an attachment. Mr. Flynt continued, “The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations must be free of any potential source of disrepute or blackmail.” Mr. Flynt has contacted the State Department asking that they confirm or deny the allegations of Mr. Bolton’s prior conduct concerning his wife and the alleged paid visits to Plato’s Retreat. He has also called upon the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to conduct an inquiry into the very serious evidence concerning his first wife’s fear of him. Neither the State Department nor the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has yet responded to Mr. Flynt’s inquiries. The Hustler magazine publisher demanded an immediate response from Mr. Bolton. Mr. Flynt has personal knowledge about sources corroborating the allegations of nominee Bolton’s misconduct, and he has called upon these persons to publicly come forward with their information. “First wife Christina Bolton has understandably remained silent on what led her to flee her husband of 10 years and to take the family belonging with hers. A full inquiry would necessarily involve meetings with Mrs. Bolton to uncover the circumstances of her flight and the Committee should subpoena her in private session,” Mr. Flynt said. Mr. Flynt has no further comment at this time, except to ask that the press examine the attached court document pertaining to Mrs. Bolton flight from her home. Mr. Flynt is awaiting further leads regarding Mr. Bolton’s private behavior, at which point he will have more information to convey. Article originally published May 11, 2005. rawstory.com Rascal @BetGannonGetsTheGet