Hurricane Irene: Stream Conditions at My House

So far the Bushkill Creek near Maltby Hollow is not as high as it was earlier this week, but the rain is coming down hard.  The state has a meter across the stream and it's still in the 2+ feet range. With one day, 4 inches rain I'll bet it goes over 3 feet by tomorrow.  Flooding here would require something over 9 feet, so there's nothing to worry about for us from this storm.  But wind is always a scare with all the trees around here. So far there hasn't been much wind, but I assume that will change by tomorrow morning.

Toward the Virtue-Based Business School

My article "Toward the Virtue-Based Business School" is about to appear in the forthcoming issue of The Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies.  The editor, Oskar Gruenwald, is very imaginative, a great scholar and a very nice guy. Dr. Gruenwald describes The Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies as:

a forum for dialogue across the disciplines, integrating knowledge, ethics and faith in search of solutions to panhuman dilemmas.  A peer-reviewed trilingual thematic annual, JIS seeks a reassessment of all the arts and sciences.  JIS explores the interfaces between facts and values, knowledge and faith, science and religion, while affirming the autonomy and methodological imperatives of diverse disciplines. The need for interdisciplinary approaches as a key to reinvigorating and integrating both teaching and learning is increasingly recognized in the academy...


My paper argues for a comptency-based approach to business education rooted in virtue ethics. 

Golden Fleece at Golden Hill: Which Ulster County Legislators Have Conflicts of Interest?

Via E-mail and Snail Mail

Mr. Mike Hein

Ulster County Executive

 PO Box 1800

Kingston, NY 12402-1800

Dear Executive Hein:

There are rumors circulating in Ulster County that there are several county legislators whose relatives reside at the Golden Hill Nursing Home on which the legislature is to vote concerning a capital investment of about $1,500 per Ulster County household, that is, $100 million.  Legislators with conflicts of interest may not vote in the best interest of the Ulster County populace.  All legislators with conflicts of interest ought to be required to disclose their conflicts to the Ulster County Ethics Board.   This would include disclosure of whether they have family members, including great grandparents, grandparents, in-laws, aunts, uncles and/or domestic partners who are employees or residents of Golden Hill.

Sincerely,


Mitchell Langbert, Ph.D.

Cc: Ulster County Board of Ethics

c/o County Executive's Office

PO Box 1800

Kingston, NY 12401

Change Obama Believes In

 I just received this from a friend. The British sinking to holocaust denial in their school curriculum is a good example of the kind of change Obama was talking about.

Subject: FW: Six Million Jews

In Memory of those who lost their lives and those who served and are serving now!

Six Million Jews When I was a kid, I couldn't understand why Eisenhower was so popular.  Maybe this will explain why.         General Eisenhower Warned Us [   It is a matter of history   that when the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Dwight Eisenhower, found the victims of the death camps he ordered all possible photographs to be taken, and for the German people from surrounding villages to be ushered through the camps and even made to bury the dead. He did this because he said in words to this effect: 'Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened' This week, the   UK debated whether to remove The Holocaust from its school curriculum because it 'offends' the Muslim population which claims it never occurred. It is NOT removed as yet.. However, this is a frightening portion of the fear that is gripping the world and how easily each country is giving into it. It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in   Europe ended. This e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, in memory of the 6 million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians, and 1,900 Catholic priests Who were 'murdered, raped, burned, starved, beat, experimented on and humiliated' while the German people looked the other way! Now, more than ever, with   Iran , among others, claiming the Holocaust to be a myth, it is imperative to make sure the world never forgets. [ This e-mail is intended to reach 400 million people! Be a link in the memorial chain and help distribute this around the world. How many years will it be before the attack on the   World   Trade   Center   'NEVER HAPPENED'     because it offends some Muslim in the U.S. ??? Do not just delete this message; it will take only a minute to pass this along.  FREEDOM ISN'T FREE...SOMEONE HAD TO PAY FOR IT   History provides a very valuable record of who we are and what we stand for!!!!!!!!