"On February 17, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon on Leyte Island in
the Philippines disappeared. After several days of unusually heavy
rain, a massive landslide swallowed more than 350 houses and an
elementary school, burying more than 1,100 people. Residents of the
village, situated at the foot of a mountain, had no warning."

A quote from EarthObservatory: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LandslideWarning/

The article continues:

"The map revealed no surprises-the researchers already had a general
idea which regions of the world were susceptible to landslides. "The
most important factors are the slope and soil type. Steep slopes and
coarse soil types are more susceptible to landslides," Hong said.
"And, in terms of land cover, bare soil contributes more to
landslides." The landslide susceptibility map provides a background
against which the scientists could predict the effect of rainfall."

Most of that region of the Pacific has been the subject of illegal
logging. So now you know that you have killed more than a few monkeys
if you subsidised the crime. Unfortunately even countries with
stringent laws about environmental matters fall far below the mark.

And you will have difficulty tracking what timber is used in your
house or place of work.
Sucks, don't it?

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:05:59 -0700, Weatherlawyer
Weatherlawyer@hotmail.com> wrote:



"On February 17, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon on Leyte Island in
the Philippines disappeared. After several days of unusually heavy
rain, a massive landslide swallowed more than 350 houses and an
elementary school, burying more than 1,100 people. Residents of the
village, situated at the foot of a mountain, had no warning."

A quote from EarthObservatory:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LandslideWarning/

The article continues:

"The map revealed no surprises-the researchers already had a general
idea which regions of the world were susceptible to landslides. "The
most important factors are the slope and soil type. Steep slopes and
coarse soil types are more susceptible to landslides," Hong said.
"And, in terms of land cover, bare soil contributes more to
landslides." The landslide susceptibility map provides a background
against which the scientists could predict the effect of rainfall."

Most of that region of the Pacific has been the subject of illegal
logging. So now you know that you have killed more than a few monkeys
if you subsidised the crime. Unfortunately even countries with
stringent laws about environmental matters fall far below the mark.

And you will have difficulty tracking what timber is used in your
house or place of work.
Sucks, don't it?


Do they build houses from tropical hardwoods in your part of the
world? We don't here.

Do they build houses from tropical hardwoods in your part of the
world? We don't here.

"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlaw...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:1190720155.520184.81330@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...> On Sep 25, 6:22 am, Charles <ckr...@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote:

Do they build houses from tropical hardwoods in your part of the
world? We don't here.

You don't happen to live in the USA perchance? (Not that I believe for
one moment that USAns build their houses in their homes or places of
work. (Unless you are Bill Gates that is.))

I'm in USA, mountains of western North Carolina. This region has a lot of
dirt poor people as well as multi-multi-million dollar homes. You apparently
didn't read what I posted.

No it's not used in studs in the walls. It's used where it's seen, like
floors and decks and lasts forever.

I was researching some material that was used in building a dock (on the
water) that was said to last a lifetime. That's when I discovered most of
the old growth tropical forests, especially in the small island countries
have been totally decimated for the wood. To be honest with you, before my
research, I was not familiar with those tropical woods at all. I certainly
don't advocate using them, just a shame that the "bill gates" of the world
in a quest for those woods has led to their almost total destruction in the
last 40 or 50 years.

It's my understanding that most of the pacific islands have been virtually
stripped, with no old growth forests left. I detest that regardless of where
it's done.

It's not just the forests, "modern man" as torn this old world all to hell
in the last 100 years and it's not just the usa.

On Sep 25, 5:14 pm, "Phil" <p...@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlaw...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:1190720155.520184.81330@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...> On Sep 25,
6:22 am, Charles <ckr...@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote:

Do they build houses from tropical hardwoods in your part of the
world? We don't here.

You don't happen to live in the USA perchance? (Not that I believe for
one moment that USAns build their houses in their homes or places of
work. (Unless you are Bill Gates that is.))

I'm in USA, mountains of western North Carolina. This region has a lot
of
dirt poor people as well as multi-multi-million dollar homes. You
apparently
didn't read what I posted.

No it's not used in studs in the walls. It's used where it's seen, like
floors and decks and lasts forever.

I was researching some material that was used in building a dock (on the
water) that was said to last a lifetime. That's when I discovered most
of
the old growth tropical forests, especially in the small island
countries
have been totally decimated for the wood. To be honest with you, before
my
research, I was not familiar with those tropical woods at all. I
certainly
don't advocate using them, just a shame that the "bill gates" of the
world
in a quest for those woods has led to their almost total destruction in
the
last 40 or 50 years.

It's my understanding that most of the pacific islands have been
virtually
stripped, with no old growth forests left. I detest that regardless of
where
it's done.

It's not just the forests, "modern man" as torn this old world all to
hell
in the last 100 years and it's not just the usa.

I was referring to the other poster. He seems remarkably lacking in
insight. Sorry I insulted your nation but "you" did vote for a chimp:~)

"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlaw...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:1190720155.520184.81330@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...> On Sep 25, 6:22 am, Charles <ckr...@SPAMTRAP.west.net> wrote:

Do they build houses from tropical hardwoods in your part of the
world? We don't here.

You don't happen to live in the USA perchance? (Not that I believe for
one moment that USAns build their houses in their homes or places of
work. (Unless you are Bill Gates that is.))

I'm in USA, mountains of western North Carolina. This region has a lot of
dirt poor people as well as multi-multi-million dollar homes. You apparently
didn't read what I posted.

No it's not used in studs in the walls. It's used where it's seen, like
floors and decks and lasts forever.

I was researching some material that was used in building a dock (on the
water) that was said to last a lifetime. That's when I discovered most of
the old growth tropical forests, especially in the small island countries
have been totally decimated for the wood. To be honest with you, before my
research, I was not familiar with those tropical woods at all. I certainly
don't advocate using them, just a shame that the "bill gates" of the world
in a quest for those woods has led to their almost total destruction in the
last 40 or 50 years.

It's my understanding that most of the pacific islands have been virtually
stripped, with no old growth forests left. I detest that regardless of where
it's done.

It's not just the forests, "modern man" as torn this old world all to hell
in the last 100 years and it's not just the USA.

"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlaw...@hotmail.com> wrote in message

I was referring to the other poster. He seems remarkably lacking in
insight. Sorry I insulted your nation but "you" did vote for a chimp:~)

Ya, probably so, but you played follow the leader !

"On February 17, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon on Leyte Island in
the Philippines disappeared. After several days of unusually heavy
rain, a massive landslide swallowed more than 350 houses and an
elementary school, burying more than 1,100 people. Residents of the
village, situated at the foot of a mountain, had no warning."

A quote from EarthObservatory:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LandslideWarning/

The article continues:

"The map revealed no surprises-the researchers already had a general
idea which regions of the world were susceptible to landslides. "The
most important factors are the slope and soil type. Steep slopes and
coarse soil types are more susceptible to landslides," Hong said.
"And, in terms of land cover, bare soil contributes more to
landslides." The landslide susceptibility map provides a background
against which the scientists could predict the effect of rainfall."

Most of that region of the Pacific has been the subject of illegal
logging. So now you know that you have killed more than a few monkeys
if you subsidised the crime. Unfortunately even countries with
stringent laws about environmental matters fall far below the mark.

And you will have difficulty tracking what timber is used in your
house or place of work.
Sucks, don't it?

On Sep 25, 6:05 am, Weatherlawyer <Weatherlaw...@hotmail.com> wrote:



"On February 17, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon on Leyte Island in
the Philippines disappeared. After several days of unusually heavy
rain, a massive landslide swallowed more than 350 houses and an
elementary school, burying more than 1,100 people. Residents of the
village, situated at the foot of a mountain, had no warning."

A quote from EarthObservatory:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LandslideWarning/

The article continues:

"The map revealed no surprises-the researchers already had a general
idea which regions of the world were susceptible to landslides. "The
most important factors are the slope and soil type. Steep slopes and
coarse soil types are more susceptible to landslides," Hong said.
"And, in terms of land cover, bare soil contributes more to
landslides." The landslide susceptibility map provides a background
against which the scientists could predict the effect of rainfall."

Most of that region of the Pacific has been the subject of illegal
logging. So now you know that you have killed more than a few monkeys
if you subsidised the crime. Unfortunately even countries with
stringent laws about environmental matters fall far below the mark.

And you will have difficulty tracking what timber is used in your
house or place of work.
Sucks, don't it?

Sarawak the last of the free tribes in Borneo under threat from
loggers a video being shown on BBC 2 now.

Coming to a PBS near you shortly, the last episode of this series of
Tribe.

Coincidence or what? (The government of Indonesian settlers is robbing
the nomads because they don't accept the culture of millennia was a
farming regimen.)

On Sep 25, 5:14 pm, "Phil" <p...@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:

I was referring to the other poster. He seems remarkably lacking in
insight. Sorry I insulted your nation but "you" did vote for a chimp:~)

On Sep 25, 5:14 pm, "Phil" <p...@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:

I was referring to the other poster. He seems remarkably lacking in
insight. Sorry I insulted your nation but "you" did vote for a chimp:~)


You insulted the chimps. As a registered Repuplican I felt the
candidates wives were better qualified. It was a case of holding my
nose and voting 'for' the man who might not be as bad as both looked.

Oh for a ballot name1 2 3 .. writein & 'none of the above'.
Election requires 50%+1 of -all- votes cast.

On Sep 25, 9:08 pm, Weatherlawyer <Weatherlaw...@hotmail.com> wrote:



On Sep 25, 6:05 am, Weatherlawyer <Weatherlaw...@hotmail.com> wrote:

"On February 17, 2006, the village of Guinsaugon on Leyte Island in
the Philippines disappeared. After several days of unusually heavy
rain, a massive landslide swallowed more than 350 houses and an
elementary school, burying more than 1,100 people. Residents of the
village, situated at the foot of a mountain, had no warning."

A quote from EarthObservatory:http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LandslideWarning/

The article continues:

"The map revealed no surprises-the researchers already had a general
idea which regions of the world were susceptible to landslides. "The
most important factors are the slope and soil type. Steep slopes and
coarse soil types are more susceptible to landslides," Hong said.
"And, in terms of land cover, bare soil contributes more to
landslides." The landslide susceptibility map provides a background
against which the scientists could predict the effect of rainfall."

Most of that region of the Pacific has been the subject of illegal
logging. So now you know that you have killed more than a few monkeys
if you subsidised the crime. Unfortunately even countries with
stringent laws about environmental matters fall far below the mark.

And you will have difficulty tracking what timber is used in your
house or place of work.
Sucks, don't it?

Sarawak the last of the free tribes in Borneo under threat from
loggers a video being shown on BBC 2 now.

Coming to a PBS near you shortly, the last episode of this series of
Tribe.

Coincidence or what? (The government of Indonesian settlers is robbing
the nomads because they don't accept the culture of millennia was a
farming regimen.)

Not the Indonesians this time but the Malaysians are no different. And
the problem is identical in all the tropical forests.

Jim Lillie <jimlil...@comcast.net> wrote innews:i5GdnbbFnvA6DmfbnZ2dnUVZ_uevnZ2d@comcast.com:



On Sep 25, 5:14 pm, "Phil" <p...@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:

I was referring to the other poster. He seems remarkably lacking in
insight. Sorry I insulted your nation but "you" did vote for a chimp:~)

You insulted the chimps. As a registered Repuplican I felt the
candidates wives were better qualified. It was a case of holding my
nose and voting 'for' the man who might not be as bad as both looked.

Oh for a ballot name1 2 3 .. writein & 'none of the above'.
Election requires 50%+1 of -all- votes cast.

Actually, write in is a misnommer. It's not what most people
think it is. The write in line is only there to write in the
name of a valid and authorized candidate that is not listed
on the ballot simply because there isn't enough room to write
them all.

You cannot write anyone there you like, because if they are not
a legal candidate the ballot is tossed. You might as well not
have voted at all.

Brian
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