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Thermate911 Angel - now passed away
Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 1451 Location: UEMS
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject: Triodos 'waiting for googleads.g.doubleclick.net' |
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...sometimes for minutes on end, lost connection, etc.
Is it really necessary for this board to feed the NSA? I guess so on financial grounds but a real pain for some of us outside broad-broadband reach.
And I never see adverts for the only european bank worth using (www.triodos.com) although 'micro-finance' appears quite often (when I bother to notice!)
You're still the best general 9/11 site around these days, nevertheless ;-) _________________ "We will lead every revolution against us!" - attrib: Theodor Herzl
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TonyGosling Editor
Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 18335 Location: St. Pauls, Bristol, England
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Thermate911 Angel - now passed away
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Don't the ads help to cover running costs? I'll pm Jim if it doesn't open a commitee-can of worms ;-)
Sorry you feel that way about Triodos, Tony, as we've had nothing but good experiences with them. They funded some infrastructure for our co-op, no probs and we're in Spain.
I'm tempted by your challenge re: Steiner but prefer to 'remain aloof' just now. ;-) I will just say, please go compare a bunch of 16 year old Steiner students to an equivalant cross-section of state educated same. I would be most interested in your findings. Could be easy for you to do as there's a Steiner school just north of Stroud... _________________ "We will lead every revolution against us!" - attrib: Theodor Herzl
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TonyGosling Editor
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Thermate911 Angel - now passed away
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:53 am Post subject: |
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You strike me as a 'difficult customer', full stop ;-)
If only there were more of us...
Carroll Quigley is required reading around here, wretch that he was! How about some clips on that Culture Shop page?
But, Tony, I think Triodos are off on another route altogether, posers or not (and let's face it, bankers are posers by default; they don't have a clue about real life, just balance sheets - and I should know, having been one in my mis-spent yoof). _________________ "We will lead every revolution against us!" - attrib: Theodor Herzl
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scubadiver Validated Poster
Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 1850 Location: Currently Andover
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject: Triodos - A bank I could possibly believe in! |
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http://www.triodos.co.uk/uk/about_triodos/
Quote: | Triodos Bank is one of Europe’s leading ethical banks. Established in 1980 in The Netherlands, with a UK office following in 1995, Triodos Bank enables money to work for positive social, environmental and cultural change.
Triodos offers a comprehensive range of banking services for social businesses, charities and groups along with a variety of savings accounts for individuals. Triodos Bank only lends money to organisations and businesses pursuing positive social, environmental and cultural goals.
Triodos Bank is a public bank with thousands of customers and shareholders. Our principles and independence are guaranteed through a special share-holding trust which protects the social and environmental aims of the bank. We have offices in the UK, Belgium, Spain and The Netherlands as well as an International Development Investment Unit which finances fair trade and microfinance in developing countries.
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