Comments for From Davos to Seattle http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com "Before you've finished your breakfast this morning, you'll have relied on half the world." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:16:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on A black swan? by euandus2 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/a-black-swan/#comment-402 euandus2 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:16:15 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=319#comment-402 I don't think the reform being considered by Congress goes far enough because I don't think they (and we) know the extent to which bankers will go to get their way. BTW, I recommend the following: http://euandus3.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/advantage-banks/ I don’t think the reform being considered by Congress goes far enough because I don’t think they (and we) know the extent to which bankers will go to get their way. BTW, I recommend the following:
http://euandus3.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/advantage-banks/

]]> Comment on Guest post: What I’ve been reading this week by Barbara25 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/guest-post-what-ive-been-reading-this-week/#comment-401 Barbara25 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:46:02 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=912#comment-401 Levush that one may eat before davening only if one is VERY hungry. , Levush that one may eat before davening only if one is VERY hungry. ,

]]> Comment on Guest post: What I’ve been reading this week by Daddy82 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/guest-post-what-ive-been-reading-this-week/#comment-400 Daddy82 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:39:32 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=912#comment-400 I think shows the end result of this. , I think shows the end result of this. ,

]]> Comment on Where has the money gone? by The Destroyers http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/where-has-the-money-gone/#comment-397 The Destroyers Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:51:16 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=970#comment-397 Thanks for picking up on this... we love playing it out, and mean EVERY WORD OF IT!! Btw, it's on our new album, out now (i tunes, amazon etc..) and will be being performed live next sunday at Birmingham Town Hall. tata. Thanks for picking up on this… we love playing it out, and mean EVERY WORD OF IT!!
Btw, it’s on our new album, out now (i tunes, amazon etc..) and will be being performed live next sunday at Birmingham Town Hall.
tata.

]]> Comment on Where has the money gone? by James http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/where-has-the-money-gone/#comment-395 James Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:10:20 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=970#comment-395 These guys are great, saw them summer 08 at various festivals and wanted to see more. Glad they are getting the coverage These guys are great, saw them summer 08 at various festivals and wanted to see more. Glad they are getting the coverage

]]> Comment on Introducing… the Save Darfur Thong by Mark it zero! « Save Darfur Accountability Project http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/introducing-the-save-darfur-thong/#comment-370 Mark it zero! « Save Darfur Accountability Project Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:25:50 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=897#comment-370 [...] look at the recent brouhaha over those stupid thongs, which SDC doesn’t manufacture but the proceeds of which are donated to [...] [...] look at the recent brouhaha over those stupid thongs, which SDC doesn’t manufacture but the proceeds of which are donated to [...]

]]> Comment on Introducing… the Save Darfur Thong by Deontologist http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/introducing-the-save-darfur-thong/#comment-369 Deontologist Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:54:29 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=897#comment-369 Oh, it’s true. See, Café Press automatically puts whatever picture a designer submits on every single item they offer, including thongs. Whoever submitted the design should have chose not to put it on the thongs (Café Press also lets you unselect whatever items you don’t want to sell) but obviously they did not. On a related note, the ENOUGH Project has a YouTube video about sexual violence in Congo that features two actresses suggestively eating popsicles. Perhaps using sex to “sell” African conflicts is a growing trend in activism. http://savedarfuraccountabilityproject.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/celebrity-activism-blows/ Oh, it’s true. See, Café Press automatically puts whatever picture a designer submits on every single item they offer, including thongs. Whoever submitted the design should have chose not to put it on the thongs (Café Press also lets you unselect whatever items you don’t want to sell) but obviously they did not.
On a related note, the ENOUGH Project has a YouTube video about sexual violence in Congo that features two actresses suggestively eating popsicles. Perhaps using sex to “sell” African conflicts is a growing trend in activism.

http://savedarfuraccountabilityproject.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/celebrity-activism-blows/

]]> Comment on Boutros-Ghali: IMF reform flagging by strategies http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/boutros-ghali-imf-reform-flagging/#comment-339 strategies Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:43:26 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=826#comment-339 OHH Every now and again I find a web site that is a real source of useful information and content. This is one of those. A rare beast indeed. Keep up the good work. Kind regards OHH Every now and again I find a web site that is a real source of useful information and content. This is one of those. A rare beast indeed. Keep up the good work. Kind regards

]]> Comment on Cheese eating/beef hormone dodging protection monkeys by The new transatlantic dialogue, trade wars, China and the IMF « From Davos to Seattle http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/cheese-eatingbeef-hormone-dodging-protection-monkeys/#comment-303 The new transatlantic dialogue, trade wars, China and the IMF « From Davos to Seattle Fri, 08 May 2009 12:26:05 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=507#comment-303 [...] epic beef-hormone conflict looks like it is coming to an end, while the nascent cheese war seems to have been nipped in the bud [...] [...] epic beef-hormone conflict looks like it is coming to an end, while the nascent cheese war seems to have been nipped in the bud [...]

]]> Comment on A few thoughts on apocalypticism and the financial crisis by apocalyptic in media « No, ki a kommunikátor?! http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/a-few-thoughts-on-apocalypticism-and-the-financial-crisis/#comment-292 apocalyptic in media « No, ki a kommunikátor?! Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:34:50 +0000 http://davostoseattle.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-292 [...] in media 30 04 2009 apocalyptic violence at publiceye apocalypticism and financial crisis 2012 apocalypticism superpower syndrome CNN fixated on Apocalypse predictors left behind series culture, religion, [...] [...] in media 30 04 2009 apocalyptic violence at publiceye apocalypticism and financial crisis 2012 apocalypticism superpower syndrome CNN fixated on Apocalypse predictors left behind series culture, religion, [...]

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