XPost: rec.music.makers.songwriting, uk.music.folk   
   From: robin@oddities.co.ro   
      
   On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:38:25 +0100,    
   wrote:   
      
   >"Rick Paul"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> BTW, I just delivered my latest single, "Bubble Gum", via TuneCore late in   
   >> the day on June 28th.  It was already in Napster on July 2nd -- less than   
   >> two business days -- and in Sony Connect on July 3rd (less than three   
   >> business days).  This is the fastest I've seen to this point, and I was   
   >> really surprised by the Napster one in that it didn't even have to go   
   >> through a Tuesday.  (My past experience had been that all store updates   
   >> happened on Tuesdays, in concert with the major label releases.)  I'm   
   >> still waiting to see what happens with the other stores.  I don't have   
   >> eMusic to check that one, but I'm guessing Rhapsody and MusicNet may come   
   >> on-line this coming Tuesday based on my results from last time.  I'm   
   >> hoping iTunes will be faster than last time around (6 weeks), but I've   
   >> been hearing they are still slow in delivering to iTunes (my first release   
   >> got there in 2 weeks, so I'm not sure why they slowed down so much).   
   >   
   >Bulstrode here.   
   >   
   >So Napster and Sony Connect are the biz. Any more?   
   >   
   >Musicnet and iTunes are a waste of money.   
   >   
   >(cross-posted to uk.music.folk and alt.music.alternative   
   >and also e-mailed to iTunes and labelrelations@ musicnet.com).   
   >   
   I have been considering pressing my local authority to supply free   
   contraceptives to all who require them. But I thought it might be of   
   interest to others and helpful all round to air this idea as wide as   
   possible.   
      
   Seems to me to be common sense to supply free contraceptives to   
   those who want them regardless of age, gender or creed as and   
   when needed  and/or requested. We already have a world wide   
   problem of over population which we can do something about with   
   our present technology and understanding of procreation. From what   
   I can gather over-population is one of the major "push" factors influencing   
   an individuals decision to go for another country. The control of this   
   factor would reduce population movement.   
      
   However the biggest beneficiary would be the planet. There   
   would be a decline the need for fossil fuels and other non-renewable   
   sources of energy. Less resources would be required and fewer   
   would need to be exploited. It is a great pity that this option, which has   
   so many advantages, has not really been explored in sufficient depth.   
      
   I know that this is a controversial subject and one which requires   
   careful and considerate handling. Your comments would be   
   appreciated.   
      
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