Monthly Archives: January 2016

Western Caribbean Yachts Negligent in Monitoring their Anchorage Practices

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Bruce

Fortunately stuff like this DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN . . . . from the Cayman Islands — https://www.caymancompass.com/2016/01/26/billionaires-yacht-blamed-for-coral-reef-damage/ Billionaire’s yacht blamed for coral reef damage By James Whittaker – January 26, 2016 Paul Allen’s yacht Tatoosh is … Continue reading →

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Financial Times on Financial Shenanigans Using the Cayman Islands

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Bruce

[After spending a couple of hours watching the movie The Big Short, this all seems pretty normal banking practice, but involving a small island sort of elevates it to a higher plane. Pun intended.  bp] FT Alphaville Why this subprime … Continue reading →

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Hamburg, NY

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Bruce
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Official Development Assistance (ODA) Again Fails to Meet Goals/Recommendations/Commitments

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Bruce

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has reported that official development assistance (ODA) for 2015 has decreased to the least developed countries, and as a percent of the Gross National Income of the donor states. Check especially the … Continue reading →

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The “Wise Use” Roots of the Bundy Seizure of the Federal Refuge in Oregon

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Bruce

The Sunday New York Times provides some of this background <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/opinion/sunday/the-ideological-roots-of-the-oregon-standoff.html?_r=0&gt;, but the 12-year-old piece quoted below from the September 2004 Sierra Club Magazine <http://vault.sierraclub.org/sierra/200409/wiseuse.asp&gt; is clearer about the links to Wise Use and militants in the West, including especially … Continue reading →

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Capital Gazette Profile: Erik Michelsen, Anne Arundel Watershed Protection and Restoration Program

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Bruce

An excellent profile of the man, and description of the program, by E. B. (Pat) Furgurson III at <http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ac-cn-people-watch-michelsen-0103-20160103-story.html&gt; People to watch: Erik Michelsen Watershed Protection and Restoration Program Administrator Erik Michelsen oversees the administration of the county’s multi-million dollar … Continue reading →

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Science Magazine 4 December 2015: Protected Areas and Global Conservation of Migratory Birds — p 1255

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Bruce

An article by Runge, Watson, Butchart, Hanson, Possingham and Fuller. at <http://www.sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagazine/4_december_2015?sub_id=CrFR7S2tnqdZl&folio=1255&pg=166#pg166&gt; Bruce bpotter

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First Confusing Health Note of 2016

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Bruce

from the Washington Post Wonkblog: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/31/the-surprising-thing-ancient-mummies-tell-us-about-what-to-eat/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_headlines&gt; Wonkblog The surprising thing ancient mummies tell us about what to eat By Peter Whoriskey December 31, 2015 A reconstruction of a 5,000-year-old man based on his mummified remains that were found in the … Continue reading →

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