[Mind's Eye] Re: Venus of Cyrene was returned to Libya in August-2008/Will it be shattered?

Then a toast to your mother's good health :)

On Jun 24, 10:12 am, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Same as ever, as my mother would say. And hopefully will say for many more
> years.
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> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 2:06 AM, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Really?
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> > On Jun 24, 12:11 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Corruption seems to be coming our way more and more.
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> > > On Jun 21, 1:51 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > I hear you; but we cant throw out the baby with the bathwater, can we?
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> > > > On Jun 20, 8:14 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > I'm just watching a documentary on the WWF - and the reporter has
> > > > > found huts being burned down and the dark under-belly of
> > > > > 'conservation'.  I deeply suspect charities.
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> > > > > On Jun 19, 6:47 pm, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > Couldn't agree with you more; there's just no running away from
> > human
> > > > > > nature.
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> > > > > > Higher ideals are no real mystery to me; honesty, integrity and
> > regard
> > > > > > in dealing with others, as a mirror reflection of a proper regard
> > for
> > > > > > self.
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> > > > > > I've long thought that "Enlightenment" is to be found in the
> > rarefied
> > > > > > mountain air of the difference between "can do" and "will do".
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> > > > > > On Jun 19, 1:17 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > The "higher ideal" would be to not wreak other countries to begin
> > with
> > > > > > > but man is a competitive animal- look how democratic nations have
> > > > > > > wreaked themselves internally. Forget the "body snatchers"- we
> > should
> > > > > > > fear the "money snatchers".
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> > > > > > > Nope.
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> > > > > > > On Jun 18, 11:03 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > I daresay 200m a year is more salve than salvation; in any
> > case, i
> > > > > > > > never really felt restitutive payments were the best expression
> > of a
> > > > > > > > will to higher ideals in this regard; some great "gifts" have
> > been
> > > > > > > > made over the past 20 years; sovereign debt write offs / write
> > downs
> > > > > > > > for example, and the recent global immunisation initiative, to
> > name 2
> > > > > > > > sterling examples that make the reparation case more difficult
> > to
> > > > > > > > make, generally speaking.
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> > > > > > > > You sure you're not one of those great philanthropic
> > benefactors of
> > > > > > > > the Arts we read about in the news occasionally? :)
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> > > > > > > > On Jun 17, 6:10 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > I doubt colonial powers/USA felt the agreement for
> > reparations amusing
> > > > > > > > > though I suppose those payments are now frozen. Libya has a
> > high grade
> > > > > > > > > of oil and proximity would be one of several reasons for
> > taking
> > > > > > > > > control by NATO but there is probably a lot we do not know.
> > Let's
> > > > > > > > > watch the flow of immigrants and find out. Actually, Turkey
> > is a
> > > > > > > > > better target for jobs than Europe with a 9% GDP.//Yes- some
> > of those
> > > > > > > > > sites were new to me although I do have a 20" marble copy of
> > that
> > > > > > > > > Venus- so I do feel attached to the original. :-)
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> > > > > > > > > On Jun 16, 12:07 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > Amusing article; though the thought of the destruction of
> > historical
> > > > > > > > > > artifacts really isn't.
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> > > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me why the North Atlantic Treaty
> > Organisation is
> > > > > > > > > > staging this outdated production of David and Goliath?
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> > > > > > > > > > On Jun 16, 3:29 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > "Italy Seals Libya colonial deal"
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7589557.stm
> > > > > > > > > > > Time magazine is also running photos of Roman ruins in
> > Libya that may
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