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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (42)	3/19/1999 4:09:00 AM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 302

Better check out that press to see if the Peace Corps has a patent on it - looks like the CinvaRam from the '68 Whole Earth Catalogue to me. Same concept anyway, it's called 'rammed earth'. It's simple - you take dry indigenous earth, mix a very little Portland cement into it, add a little water, tamp it into a press, apply very high pressure with a long lever and a clever gearing mechanism, and then stack it to dry. With four or five people and three sacks of cement you can turn out 300 bricks or more in a day. It's excellent appropriate technology - all you pack to the site are the ram, hand tools, and the cement. Ken Kern goes on about it in one of his books, Stewart Brand and crew had several, the UN and the Peace Corps both had programs going in multiple countries in the sixties and early seventies. It's not a new concept, I know of a block press in La Paz BCS that looks very well made with heavy-duty cast parts, probably over sixty years old at least, it could be made to serve with a little oiling and a new pole for a lever. Barriers to entry? - well, you need steel and a welder and a design. You can find the first two in any Mexican town with over ten thousand people, and you could likely find a design concept on the net in twenty minutes, maybe even a specced-out design. So, what exactly do they expect to sell? ..... let me guess - share paper? -g-

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (42)	3/19/1999 8:23:00 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 302

Dear Feeling Lucky in LaLa Land, If you are willing to invest your last dollars on a pick from a 15 year old, you do not respect your position as father and provider to your family. BTW, forget about the "block technology" for investment purposes. Dear Tonto, I am a 45 year old father of four who works 6 days a week, 10 hours a day to make ends meet. I have a mortgage, car loan, and my credit card is almost maxed out. Recently I came into some money from an insurance claim and was hoping to double or triple it very quickly in the stock market. I see this 15 year old Whiz Kid has made ABFG his next pick. The stock went up 23% alone on 1,150,000 shares which is more than four times normal. He said there is big news coming tomorrow before the bell and someone else confirmed it!!! The company says "Based on this strategic plan ABFG Management has determined that its goal of annual revenues exceeding $1 billion within five years is attainable." The stock is only at .48 now. Is that undervalued or what!!!!!! ABFG has rights to mine sapphires in Madagascar and there are even pictures on their website abfg.com to prove they are real. Even better than that, they have this amazing new technology for these things called e-blocks which are "a very economical substitute for conventional construction materials such as brick, lumber, or concrete and as a building product for the future." abfg.com My question is how much money I should spend when I place my market order at the open tomorrow? Should I just use the insurance money or should I also max out my credit card and get a cash advance? Sincerely, Feeling Lucky in Lala land