..., the cost of that management was calculated by the traders, who if they did not like it, went some other way. Machiavelli speaks glowingly of the German city states he saw, where a competent craftsman could, and did, vote with his feet to those which were better run. A city in Bavaria, whose name escapes me, stood without invasion for 1000 years. It produced the finest armor that the...
...labor shortage that any competent man could name his price. To be sure, this kind of thing happened in earlier epidemics. Then too, as Machiavelli pointed out in the city states of Germany, a craftsman could, and did, vote with his feet to wherever the taxes and cost of management was lower. All these elegant designs you read about were written by the scribes in the pay of the warrior...
... interacting with both the seen and unseen aspects of reality. Part of being a Druid is being a magician of sorts. Other parts of it are being a philosopher, being a poet, being a craftsman, being a scientist, being a judge, being a counselor, being a priest and being a kind of notary or witness. That's what I mean by Druidry. Searles O'Dubhain I would suggest ...
...> The Romans had no patent system. If a Julia Inventia invented a better mousetrap, there was no practical way to profit by it. Each household might duplicate such a device on a common design, or a craftsman might stock a shelf with a few dozen, but mass production of an item was not going to occur. Also, a yoke around the shoulders of two slave kids was going to be a cheaper ...
...-12 skilled S-P Craftworkers as well as contractors. Maintain a supportive relationship as a primary point of interaction between maintenance operations and our clients. Responsibilities: * Supervise skilled craftsman across multiple trades (i.e. pipefitters, welders, mechanics, electricians, sheetmetal, HVAC & painters) and coordinate all plant maintenance efforts between our clients, in-...
... Diploma or equivalent Trade School Diploma. Must have passed the UN entry-level test for Trades and Crafts given by OHRM in New York. Work Experience Several years of experience as a skilled craftsman in the trade or in related field. Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge ...
... called Aeons. One of these was Sophia, a virgin, who in turn gave birth to an defective, inferior Creator-God, also known as the Demiurge. (Demiurge means "public craftsman" in Greek.) This lower God is sometimes called Yaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth Jaldabaoth -- from Aramaic words meaning "begetter of the Heavens." This is Jehovah, the God of the ...
... called Aeons. One of these was Sophia, a virgin, who in turn gave birth to an defective, inferior Creator-God, also known as the Demiurge. (Demiurge means "public craftsman" in Greek.) This lower God is sometimes called Yaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth Jaldabaoth -- from Aramaic words meaning "begetter of the Heavens." This is Jehovah, the God of the Hebrew ...
... called Aeons. One of these was Sophia, a virgin, who in turn gave birth to an defective, inferior Creator-God, also known as the Demiurge. (Demiurge means "public craftsman" in Greek.) This lower God is sometimes called Yaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth Jaldabaoth -- from Aramaic words meaning "begetter of the Heavens." This is Jehovah, the God of the Hebrew ...
... beings called Aeons. One of these was Sophia, a virgin, who in turn gave birth to an defective, inferior Creator-God, also known as the Demiurge. (Demiurge means "public craftsman" in Greek.) This lower God is sometimes called Yaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth Jaldabaoth -- from Aramaic words meaning "begetter of the Heavens." This is Jehovah, the God of the Hebrew Scriptures...