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Large Marine Ecosystem Governance Presentations at Woodrow Wilson Center

Large Marine Ecosystem Governance Presentations at Woodrow Governance of Marine Ecosystem-Based Management: A Comparative Analysis September 29, 2008 : 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Nygiel B. Armada, Fisheries Management Advisor, Fisheries Improved for S… Continue reading

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Dining and Dressing Hints: Coudersport

After walking about the village of Coudersport last Saturday afternoon (see the pictures at //tinyurl.com/5b94rt ) — we decided to splurge and had dinner at what had been described as the fanciest restaurant in town. Food was okay and service was… Continue reading

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Opportunity to Influence Assistance Request for CC & Biodiversity in the Caribbean

Following is a message that was just posted on the CCCCC web site regional forum at http://www.caribbeanclimate.bz/e107_plugins/forum/forum_post.php?nt.5 or, the easy way — http://tinyurl.com/4ghpcr Posted: Tue Oct 07 2008, 08:53PM from the web site at… Continue reading

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Pew proposes Coral Sea Heritage Park

This article from the “Official MPA Blog” at http://officialmpa.blogspot.com/2008/09/pew-proposes-coral-sea-heritage-park.html Pew proposes Coral Sea Heritage Park On 10th September 2008, the Pew Environment Group and partners launched a report wh… Continue reading

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Here’s where we went

Two good places to visit in Alaska. — — 35 Years of Environmental Service to Small Tropical Islands — Island Resources Foundation Fone 202/265-9712 1718 “P” St NW, # T-4 fax 202/232-0748 Washington, DC 20036 Potter cell: 1-443-454-9044 — — –… Continue reading

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Approved Footware for Alaska

Since our vacation to SE Alaska, many people have asked if you really need knee-high rubber boots to get around — this is the authoritative answer. Continue reading

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Major Opinion Piece in Washington Post Outlook

The lead article in the Washington Post OUTLOOK section for Sunday, August 31 at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/29/AR2008082902337.html Elizabeth Becker will be on-line on Tuesday, September 2nd to answer questions ab… Continue reading

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Potemkin Climate Change Adaptation

So Shankar Vedantam has it right in this article from the Washington Post, 17 May 2008. — read the excerpt below, or the whole story with illustrations at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051603612.html?hpid=… Continue reading

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Costs of Medical Practice

— but Should they “Practice” More? [from my friend Daniel, who is a lawyer, not a Doctor, or, gracias a Dios, a statistician] INTERESTING STATISTICS! Doctors (A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000. (B) Accidental deaths caused by Ph… Continue reading

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Rundy Hamblen, age 80+, in her Jet ski on the Chesapeake . .

Rundy Hamblen, age 80+, in her Jet ski on the Chesapeake . . , originally uploaded by bpotter1942. This is definitely the kind of photo I want to have in my obituary — assuming it’s publishable in a family newspaper (assuming, I guess that there … Continue reading

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