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Topic: Another Record ($147.27) |
alokin
Replies: 308
Views: 20817
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:58 am Subject: Re: Another Record ($147.27) |
Oil is down because the dollar is up,at least partly.
But why is the dollar up? And why are all the investors seeing silver linings on the horizon?
All this seems to me VERY strange. Something mu ... |
Topic: [Economics] PO Jobs |
alokin
Replies: 172
Views: 50731
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:40 am Subject: Re: [Economics] PO Jobs |
I guess now woman will have money for breastfeeding advice. If considered as normal (and it will be) you will just do it.
The amount of midwifes needed will be just the same, if they work in hospital ... |
Topic: Marc Faber - dire prediction for Australia |
alokin
Replies: 1
Views: 352
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Forum: Australia & New Zealand Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:28 am Subject: Re: Marc Faber - dire prediction for Australia |
good article(lateline is the only news on TV worthwhile looking, it's only a bit late)
I hope that interest rates do not rise infinitely!
Some think that the Asian market itself is big enough that ... |
Topic: seed quality |
alokin
Replies: 11
Views: 445
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:09 pm Subject: Re: seed quality |
| We have winter veggies (European) and summer veggies (Mediterranean to tropic), that's nice. |
Topic: [Location] Intentional Community |
alokin
Replies: 212
Views: 47398
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:51 pm Subject: Re: Eco Villages |
| what pstarr says is maybe right. We visited an eco village once and it seamed to be dead, nobody outside during the day (commuting?) Even we in our small suburban plot have a much bigger veggie garden ... |
Topic: seed quality |
alokin
Replies: 11
Views: 445
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:03 am Subject: Re: seed quality |
In gardening when it counts he advices only to save yourself self pollinating seeds. He tells that you must have a gene source that is big enough to maintain the quality of the seed.
There is a secon ... |
Topic: Rabbits and Chickens? |
alokin
Replies: 16
Views: 454
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:54 am Subject: Re: Rabbits and Chickens? |
I must admit that we didn't eat our chickens until now.
I guess that I would not let the kids watch. |
Topic: [Location] Intentional Community |
alokin
Replies: 212
Views: 47398
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:46 am Subject: Re: Eco Villages |
I don't know much about eco villages. Which ones are really self sustainable? Isn't it the case that most of the members are either retired or commute to work?
All advertisements I read, for eco vill ... |
Topic: Rabbits and Chickens? |
alokin
Replies: 16
Views: 454
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:17 pm Subject: Re: Rabbits and Chickens? |
| I didn't consider rabbits until now, because I think it is difficult to kill them, especially when you have kids. But I know that during WWII, everybody had rabbits and people still had rabbits back i ... |
Topic: Unusual food plants |
alokin
Replies: 118
Views: 8764
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:11 pm Subject: Re: Unusual food plants |
| Ludi, maybe you write you location a bit more exactly - in which climate zone is your village of idiots? |
Topic: Unusual food plants |
alokin
Replies: 118
Views: 8764
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:19 pm Subject: Re: Unusual food plants/Yacon |
Yesterday I dug out my first Yacons (I've bought only one plant and have now more to plant) and they are yummy.
In my opinion the taste lots better than the Queensland Arrowroot (canna edulis) howeve ... |
Topic: Planning for the avian flu pandemic. |
alokin
Replies: 63
Views: 4089
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:50 am Subject: Re: Planning for the avian flu pandemic. |
| well if you really think that there is something (I have to investivgate further) I'll buy some eucalypt oil and some tea tree oil (the first is a good stain remover anyway) |
Topic: US gives Iran 2 weeks or face war |
alokin
Replies: 63
Views: 3436
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:45 am Subject: Re: US gives Iran 2 weeks or face war |
| Cashmere, this is maybe the behaviour of a 4-year old, but a halfway intelectually developed person should be able to understand that the wish to feel safe is on both sides, hence one has weapon x the ... |
Topic: Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times |
alokin
Replies: 32
Views: 2796
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Forum: Planning For The Future Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:07 pm Subject: Re: Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times |
cavemandoom, if I would live in a climate like this, what you describe as "like Germany" I would do the traditional thing hoeing etc. and not mulching because slugs are a real problem.
The "modern ... |
Topic: US gives Iran 2 weeks or face war |
alokin
Replies: 63
Views: 3436
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Forum: Current Events Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:57 pm Subject: Re: US gives Iran 2 weeks or face war |
I don't think they will attack Iran. I think the military would be against it, as it would be suicide. Bush left his office halfways yet so he might not begin something "big" now.
For the Iran side ... |
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