Monthly Archives: July 2012

Homework Assignment

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Bruce

Using materials from this case study in the Sunday NY Times, 14 June 2012, and your common sense, fine two things right and 14 things wrong with the US economic and financial system.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/business/goldman-sachs-and-a-s… Continue reading →

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Vibrio Toxin May Be More Common Because of Global Warming

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Bruce

I think these things work about the same on both sides of the Atlantic. . . . from Reuters — http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/22/us-climate-oceans-bacteria-idUSBRE86L0ET20120722Have not seen any data from Chesapeake Bay Program on water war… Continue reading →

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Next, the Humanitarian of the Year Award, presented by the Kalisnikov Foundation.. . . .

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Bruce

UNESCO set to award science prize sponsored by African dictatorfrom Nature News Blog by Brian Owens Continue reading →

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Explanations of the Banking Scandal: One via The Economist; the other from Woodie Guthrie

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Bruce

Here’s what the Economist says: — when you feel your eyes glazing over jump to the bottom to see Woodie’s answer:The LIBOR scandalThe rotten heart of financeA scandal over key interest rates is about to go globalJul 7th 2012 | from the print edition Continue reading →

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