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Not Your Average Live-Aboard Sailor – Honest.

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Bruce

Wretched conditions on sailboat lead to child abuse charges [Keep in mind that wind chill conditions the past 6 weeks have frequently been below 10 degrees F.] Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 10:00 am | Updated: 11:48 pm, Wed Feb … Continue reading →

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CDC Expert Says Chikungunya Likely to Spread in USA

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Bruce

From the University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy: <http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/02/expert-says-chikungunya-likely-keep-spreading&gt; Expert says chikungunya likely to keep spreading Robert Roos | News Editor | CIDRAP News | Feb 18, 2014 aedes_aegypti.jpg CDC / Prof. Frank Hadley Collins An … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Them Clean Up the Chesapeake . . . . .

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Bruce
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NYTimes: Chikungunya Fever is Advancing thru the Eastern Caribbean

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Bruce

from the Americas section of the Sunday NY Times: <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/world/americas/virus-advances-through-east-caribbean.html?_r=0&gt; Virus Advances Through East Caribbean By FRANCES ROBLESFEB. 8, 2014 Launch media viewer The Aedes aegypti mosquito carries Chikungunya fever. James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Small Island Trivia. . . .

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Bruce

Just in case you were wondering. . . . . bluenose A native of Nova Scotia: a colloquial designation. A Nova Scotian vessel. A puritanical person; a prude. This word as a Nova Scotian nickname comes from an allusion either … Continue reading →

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Good News — if You Want Many More Cruiseship Passengers in the Caribbean

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bruce

This from the Washington Post Travel section, Sunday, 26 January 2014. Tens of thousands of new cruise berths for the Caribbean in coming months. . .

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Star Democrat Article on Sea Grass Loss Doesn’t Mention Stormwater Runoff, Watershed Restoration, or Rain Tax

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Bruce

Apparently the Star Democrat <http://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_be81513f-74f1-5bb4-ab50-b87c8d28ae33.html&gt; assumes that pure thoughts will solve the Chesapeake’s loss of Sea Grasses, or submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in scientific jargon. There is nothing in the article that would imply this is a social and economic … Continue reading →

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Snowy Owl in VT

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Bruce

Denis — Thanks Heard the story below on As It Happens, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. telephone interview show that WAMU broadcasts at 11:05. Birders welcome more snowy owls to Atlantic Canada but it may not be good news for the … Continue reading →

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21st Century Craftsmanship

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Bruce

Eight year old, million-dollar (original price) house in Kingsport with mold/algae on exterior wall because of condensation caused by poor insulation.

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Ideas Your Legislator Can Use . . . .

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bruce

[the headline above is intended to be ironic. . . but . . . . from <http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2127057/how_ag_gag_laws_target_those_exposing_horrors_of_factory_farming.html>%5D Special report How ‘ag gag’ laws target those exposing horrors of factory farming 21st October, 2013 Andrew Wasley Faced with threats, draconian gagging … Continue reading →

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