Nudges~Tools of choice for libertarian paternalists and choice architects. Examples include default rules, structured choice systems, incentives (market-based or socially created), feedback mechanisms, social cues, frames, and transparent designs.
Panel backs proposal on Charity Hospital~Jordan Blum
Residents, experts express concerns at LSU design meeting
~Save Charity Hospital.com
SLABBED (weekend edition)
Liprap's Lament - The Line
NAS IPET Study Member Shows How Stupid Is As Stupid Speaks, Parrots Smart Talk for the Corps
~Living on Earth
~"For 80 billion bucks you could do a lot of other things that might be a lot more beneficial than rebuilding levees or making them higher. You might be able to relocate people. You might be able to create jobs in areas that are substantially at less risk.
It requires some additional analysis that has not yet been publicly released. It requires some additional analysis that has not yet been publicly released. It requires some additional analysis that has not yet been publicly released. It requires some additional analysis that has not yet been publicly released. It requires some additional analysis that has not yet been publicly released."~Dr. Moreau, National Research Council expert committee member, co-author: Water Resources Development: Recent Trends in the Decision Making Process <-published by the Institute for Water Resources, Corps of Engineers
"The committee recommended that in fact the IPET staff actually hire a firm that specializes in communicating with the public to take the findings and translate those into common, everyday language." ...A Fantasy Island of Dr. Moreau
~Editilla parabellas~ The sound of broken record spin.
"It requires some additional analysis that has not yet been publicly released." breaks all records for spin.
Redundle! Redundle! Let down your fey airs!
We are getting goddamn tired of this game with the Corps and their fellow engineers, to wit: Spend more money for One More Study of what went wrong with the Corps engineering failures on 8/29/05, wait soooooo long for them to delay the release of this expensive study report,,, and all we get again is "Hello! You have a problem? We Hear You! We'll get on it and Get Back To You --since we need MORE STUDY on The Problem...Oh! And btw we gonna need $80 Buttzillion More Dollar$$$ to do this New $tudy for more assessment on methods of decision-making research into modeling real gibberish... or we get this creepollero Corps researcher/water biz spinner-bait from the NAS committee making ass-stupid statements like that last one in the article --over and over and over and over and over, in Kafkan Pile Driver Rhetorical Syllodomy. More Study, more study... we have waited sooooo long on this IPET Report report, for the Fat Lady to Sing, and all we get is a Fat Man in the Bathtub!
Corps to unveil plans for Bonnet Carre spillway~Matt Scallan
St. Clair study won't end dispute ~Tina Lam~The Georgian Bay Association Foundation report said that 1962 dredging by the Army Corps of Engineers not only enlarged the river, but allowed continuing erosion, making its outflow into Lake Erie faster. The report likened it to an enlarged bathtub drain that let billions of gallons of water flow out too fast, hence leaving Lake Erie levels tending higher than levels of lakes Michigan and Huron.
What Does the St. Louis Corps of Engineers Say to $250 Million Stimulus Check? ~Chad Garrison
Esplanade Avenue near Fair Grounds puts on a parade of Creole finery ~Stephanie Bruno
New Orleans~Quincy
~"I had the wonderful opportunity of going to New Orleans from April 22-26 with my high schools jazz band. We did SO many extraordinary things--the city is amazing. Here's just a few photos to share."
Swine Flu Fears Doesn't Stop Jazz Fest
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