[Fwd: A question]
Mike Kinman
time to plumb the collective wisdom of this group. Got this inquiry from a friend ... any thoughts?
Christ's peace,
Mike+
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| Subject: | A question |
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| Date: | Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:20:09 -0600 |
| From: | Helen <candl...@earthlink.net> |
| To: | Mike Kinman <mki...@gmail.com> |
-- The Rev. Mike Kinman Executive Director, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation MKi...@gmail.com + 314.348.6453 http://www.e4gr.org + http://www.e4gr.blogspot.com
Evelyn Piety
Interesting question. This article http://www.thedoctorweighsin.com/journal/2008/1/30/plumpynut.html had some good comments at the bottom. The one about allergies does give one pause.
This article brings up another consideration: http://globalhealthreport.blogspot.com/2008/05/demand-for-plumpynut-outstrips-supply.html If there’s so much demand, how come our government has been paying out billions of dollars in subsidies to peanut farmers? I understand that Rep.Terry Everett (R-Alabama) longtime chief supporter of the subsidy, is planning to retire. That might help.
It seems to me we would need a lot more plumpynut research before we got too involved. Best we not do it with pennies anyhow; wouldn’t want to compete with the Church Periodical Club, would we?
Blessings,
Evelyn
West Tennessee
“Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; nor the hope of the poor be taken away.”
Ann Finch
main points:
Nutriset claims that net profit is reinvested in research, but I've
been unable to determine how "net" their "net" is. (I.e., Michel
Lescanne may or may not be socially responsible when it comes to his
own paycheck.)
There was a Wall Street Journal article on PlumpyNut/Nutriset in April
(possibly March) 2005, but I don't have access to it, just saw a
reference.
At any rate, Christine Gorman has another blog, Patents and Peanut
Butter," at http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/pbpatent/ that provides more
conversation on the matter. It refers to other formulations for
similar products.
My personal take? It's best for EGR to steer clear of fundraising for
this commercial enterprise.
Although I do get a chuckle picturing a short, rotund sidekick for
Planters' Mr. Peanut®,..
On Jul 23, 1:28 pm, "Evelyn Piety" <epi...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Interesting question. This articlehttp://www.thedoctorweighsin.com/journal/2008/1/30/plumpynut.htmlhad some
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> To:
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> Mike Kinman <mailto:mkin...@gmail.com> <mkin...@gmail.com>
> Plumpy-Nut fits exactly in something I am writing. But as I check it out on
> the Internet I see that it is patented by Nutriset and that company chooses
> which countries it will license to produce it.
>
> Sounds -- you should pardon the expression -- nuts!
>
> Before I write about it, I wonder what your take on it is. Could little
> children in our country collect pennies and send them to the address on your
> website with the expectation of tiny, starving children being fed this
> amazing compound?
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Helen Barron
>
> CANDLE PRESS
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> www.candlepress.com
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> --
> The Rev. Mike Kinman
> Executive Director, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation