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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

"After a fire, hurricane, flood, or earthquake we immediately declare that 
this was a natural disaster, an act of God. Then we ask if we have 
insurance, or how soon will the government or U.N. come to help? And these 
are repeated and echoed in the media around the globe over and over again. 
But these are not the right questions. The right question is why did our 
house burn, fall apart, or get swept away? And when we have the chance to 
re-build it, why should we build it the same way and in the same place? 
Ultimately "natural disasters" are human created disasters blamed on nature."

This is a quote from Nader Khalili, the extraordinary architect of uncommon 
sense and sensibilities. Should you be contemplating a new building it will 
be worth your while to visit, view and read at his web site:
http://www.calearth.org/