Archive for May, 2012
“Criminal intent is not based on intended outcome. It’s based on intended action.”
Corruption –> Cover-Up (Amanda Knox)
Bruce Fisher, Injustice in Perugia
Amazon reviews
Can’t find it– I thought one of the reviewers wrote something about corrupt prosecutors (officials) and rather than admit their mistakes, covered them up. It provided insight into corruption: cowardice.
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Nina Burleigh, The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox
“Childlike. Naïve. Passive. Callous. Oblivious”
Amazon reviews
CenturyLink
Outage and crappy service is documented in a WORD file, centurylink5-24-12.
I worry about strictly web-based e-mail until and unless they prove ABSOLUTE dependability. Even then, what if I don’t have internet service?
Noxious Weeds
http://www.northfortynews.com/colorado-noxious-weed-act-and-landowner-responsibility/
http://blogs.denverpost.com/style/2012/04/27/denver-parks-rec-plans-nix-noxious-weed/
Good identification link (PDF)
Larimer County – Why is Jefferson County so…
Deer Damage in Hawaii
In Maui, deer have caused $1 million in damage during the past two years for farmers, ranchers and resorts, according to a county survey. They spent half that amount during the same time trying to eradicate the animals. On Lanai, deer that eat everything from Hawaii’s native ebony tree, the lama, to a native olive tree and a now-extinct mint helped turn a rich native forest into a desert-like landscape so desolate people compare it to the moon.
We’re Back
Wow. There have been serious problems with my web host. Finally the homepage and blog are back up.