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To: goldworldnet who wrote (65)	5/30/2008 8:59:25 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 3816

Technically I think he's put in place for violating a judicial order. But the idea that the judge can order such a thing is IMO bizarre, and (at least if the practice was widespread) totalitarian.

To: goldworldnet who wrote (65)	6/6/2008 2:17:27 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3816

Why does this sound too good to be true? ======================== Africa's Hot Deserts Could Power Entire Continent AFP Harnessing Hot Sun June 5, 2008 -- Solar power from Africa's deserts could supply all 600 million citizens currently without electricity and even export power to Europe, a green energy conference in Nairobi heard Thursday. The ferocious desert sun could provide the energy equivalent of 1.5 barrels of oil per square kilometer, said Gerhard Knies, project manager for Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC), at a meeting of nine African states. "The largest source of energy is the solar radiation (and) the best place to receive solar radiation is the desert," he told reporters at the start of meeting of 20 parliamentarians in Kenya. "Deserts get 700 times more energy per year than all human kind is using," he explained. "It is as if a layer of 25 centimeters (10 inches) of oil is falling down in the deserts year after year." The legislators from Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda Tanzania, Uganda and the Seychelles are at the conference to discuss energy access for the poor. "There is great need to provide the poorest people in east Africa with electricity," said Nicholas Dunlop, founder of the "e-parliament" conference. "But at the same time there is an urgent need to combat climate change." Dunlop explained that the technology needed to provide solar thermal energy was simple and clean compared to extracting and processing fossil fuels. "A combination of mirrors and pipes to concentrate the sun's heat to boil water and drive an old fashion steam turbine." "One you have built your mirrors and pipes ... your costs are finished. The good Lord does the rest," he said. He added that solar energy costs were steadily coming down as the industry expanded, notably in Europe, while "oil is famously going through the roof." "Now renewable energy is considered as a supplement to fossil fuels. We have to look at fossil fuels as supplements for renewable (energy)," said Knies. Stephen Karekezi of the Environment and Development Network for Africa said high oil prices were fueling the drive for alternative and cleaner energy sources. "We are quite excited by this opportunity... that the high oil prices begin to turn our policy makers to actually contribute and push for renewable (energy)." dsc.discovery.com

To: goldworldnet who wrote (65)	11/19/2008 1:16:09 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3816

Thread: For the past several years I've made pot pies for the Thanksgiving dinner. My goal is to come up with a new recipe each year. This year I am thinking of trying either a tomatoe base or cheese sauce. I will have one that is made with the more traditional white sauce, so I don't worry if the new recipe is a flop. Any ideas for making one or the other of these new recipes work would be appreciated. I usually include the basic root stock and tasty vegies. I've never tried a pot pie with pasta, can you do that? Past years I've tried differen't crusts but it seems everyone prefers traditional pie crust. Roled bread crumbs turned out terrible. Some of my novel ideas from the past have been... Manly man pot pie: lots of hot peppers and stuff. Girly man pot pie: Bernaise type sauce. Garlic and herbs sauce. Lime and creamcheese sauce. Regular meat and sauce but with Italian veggies