Monthly Archives: September 2013

Interesting Graphic and Article about Corruption in Defense & Security Agences of 19 Countries

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bruce

from Transparency International: <http://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/two_thirds_of_parliaments_fail_to_be_watchdogs_of_defence_corruption&gt; ANNEX 1: OVERALL RESULTS If the countries analysed were parliamentarians, and the levels of corruption risk they displayed were political parties, the distribution of seats in the global parliament would look like the image below. VERY … Continue reading →

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Chesapeake Region Featured in Site-Specific Non-Point-Source Pollution Control

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Bruce

Precision Conservation September 9, 2013 Agriculture conservationmagazine.org/2013/09/precision-conservation/ If we treat agricultural pollution with a scalpel instead of a hatchet, we might have a fighting chance of cutting the flow of fertilizers into rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. By John Carey … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Old Tradition on the South River . . .

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Bruce

from the Baltimore Sun: <http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-09-21/news/bs-md-ancient-south-river-club-20120921_1_charter-members-cell-phones-settlers&gt; Old South River Club has met for more than 320 years For more than 300 years, the Old South River Club has fostered “fellowship and fulsome discussion” and a social way of life The Old … Continue reading →

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Geekoid Tip for “Information Providers” — How to be (more) user friendly. . . . .

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Bruce

For the past month I’ve been taking a free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course — this course is “Data Driven Journalism” and it’s highly recommended — very likely to be offered again in both English and Spanish), presented by the … Continue reading →

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