Not to be negative or anything, but an awful lot of CRM work in many states 
is for private development--thus NOT taxpayer funded.  Although it is 
mandated by state, local or fed regs.

Lucy Wayne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meli Diamanti" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: Is HISTARCH on vacation?


> And if you work for a CRM firm, the taxpayers are probably paying for it 
> anyway.  After all, where does most of our funding in the US come from? 
> You guessed it.
> But I have learned a lot from this list, including finding good references 
> and making useful contacts.  Keep up the good work.
> Meli Diamanti
>
> MORGAN A RIEDER wrote:
>> HISTARCH and other archaeological listservs combine scholarly discourse 
>> with idle chit-chat.  There's nothing wrong with that (indeed, that's the 
>> nature of our listservs), but I think it's appropriate to confine the 
>> chit-chat to our free time after working hours.  Otherwise, the company 
>> has to pay for it (if you're employed by a CRM firm) or the taxpayers 
>> have to pay for it (if you're a federal employee).
>> Just my 2 cents' worth.
>>
>> Morgan Rieder, RPA
>>
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