Thursday, January 9, 2014

Mountain Lions/ Bribery/ Promise Zones/ Prison Rape



“The purpose of the winter 2012-2013 mountain lion research in the southern Bitterroot was to estimate the abundance of independent mountain lions in HD 250 and HD 270. Concurrent with this effort, we monitored elk calf survival rates throughout the winter of 2012-2013, and are continuing to monitor elk calf survival in 2013-2014. Our long-term goal is to return to HD 250 and HD 270 several years after the liberalized mountain lion regulations are implemented and again estimate mountain lion abundance to evaluate the extent to which mountain lion abundance is controlled by harvest management prescriptions.”

“Alcoa World Alumina LLC, a majority-owned and controlled global alumina sales company of Alcoa Inc., has agreed to plead guilty later today and pay $223 million in criminal fines and forfeiture to resolve charges that it paid millions of dollars in bribes through an international middleman in London to officials of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).”

Fact Sheet: President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative
“The first five Zones, located in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, have each put forward a plan on how they will partner with local business and community leaders to make investments that reward hard work and expand opportunity.  In exchange, these designees will receive the resources and flexibility they need to achieve their goals.”

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