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Ah, yes, I know all about this mess. It has been discussed and rehashed to
death in my orchid newsgroup. Mr. Kovach was also indicted, but I haven't been able to get hold of all the newspaper articles, so I don't know exactly what happened to him. First of all, the main reason for the hoo-ha was that Eric Christenson sicced the federal government on Selby to get revenge because they fired him. Secondly, remember that all the paperwork regulations in the world, both US and CITES, do not save species, especially plants, as long as habitat destruction continues. All the regulations do is to encourage smugglers to collect the orchids illegally. Third, the rules of taxonomy are independent of politics, & I hope they stay that way. Phragmipedium kovachii was legally named according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. I very much doubt that the botanical authorities will change the name. Are you going to change the name of Blighia becuse Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? Bottom line: why is the US government wasting the taxpayer's money on nonsense when our meat is inadequately inspected and the No Child Left Behind Act is underfunded? Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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Iris Cohen schreef
Ah, yes, I know all about this mess. It has been discussed and rehashed to death in my orchid newsgroup. Mr. Kovach was also indicted, but I haven't been able to get hold of all the newspaper articles, so I don't know exactly what happened to him. First of all, the main reason for the hoo-ha was that Eric Christenson sicced the federal government on Selby to get revenge because they fired him. Secondly, remember that all the paperwork regulations in the world, both US and CITES, do not save species, especially plants, as long as habitat destruction continues. All the regulations do is to encourage smugglers to collect the orchids illegally. + + + All too true. However, doing nothing is not even less likely to achieve anything. + + + Third, the rules of taxonomy are independent of politics, & I hope they stay that way. Phragmipedium kovachii was legally named according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. I very much doubt that the botanical authorities will change the name. Are you going to change the name of Blighia because Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? + + + Yes, that is a good point. I suppose it would be possible to try and have the name retracted, but I have never heard of such a case being brought forward for such a reason. If it was I would not dare guess at its chance of succes. Mere rejection would be easier, and pretty likely to succeed, if brought by the original authors, but still unprecedented. PvR + + + Bottom line: why is the US government wasting the taxpayer's money on nonsense when our meat is inadequately inspected and the No Child Left Behind Act is underfunded? |
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Iris Cohen schreef
Ah, yes, I know all about this mess. It has been discussed and rehashed to death in my orchid newsgroup. Mr. Kovach was also indicted, but I haven't been able to get hold of all the newspaper articles, so I don't know exactly what happened to him. First of all, the main reason for the hoo-ha was that Eric Christenson sicced the federal government on Selby to get revenge because they fired him. Secondly, remember that all the paperwork regulations in the world, both US and CITES, do not save species, especially plants, as long as habitat destruction continues. All the regulations do is to encourage smugglers to collect the orchids illegally. + + + All too true. However, doing nothing is not even less likely to achieve anything. + + + Third, the rules of taxonomy are independent of politics, & I hope they stay that way. Phragmipedium kovachii was legally named according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. I very much doubt that the botanical authorities will change the name. Are you going to change the name of Blighia because Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? + + + Yes, that is a good point. I suppose it would be possible to try and have the name retracted, but I have never heard of such a case being brought forward for such a reason. If it was I would not dare guess at its chance of succes. Mere rejection would be easier, and pretty likely to succeed, if brought by the original authors, but still unprecedented. PvR + + + Bottom line: why is the US government wasting the taxpayer's money on nonsense when our meat is inadequately inspected and the No Child Left Behind Act is underfunded? |
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Iris Cohen schreef
Ah, yes, I know all about this mess. It has been discussed and rehashed to death in my orchid newsgroup. Mr. Kovach was also indicted, but I haven't been able to get hold of all the newspaper articles, so I don't know exactly what happened to him. First of all, the main reason for the hoo-ha was that Eric Christenson sicced the federal government on Selby to get revenge because they fired him. Secondly, remember that all the paperwork regulations in the world, both US and CITES, do not save species, especially plants, as long as habitat destruction continues. All the regulations do is to encourage smugglers to collect the orchids illegally. + + + All too true. However, doing nothing is not even less likely to achieve anything. + + + Third, the rules of taxonomy are independent of politics, & I hope they stay that way. Phragmipedium kovachii was legally named according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. I very much doubt that the botanical authorities will change the name. Are you going to change the name of Blighia because Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? + + + Yes, that is a good point. I suppose it would be possible to try and have the name retracted, but I have never heard of such a case being brought forward for such a reason. If it was I would not dare guess at its chance of succes. Mere rejection would be easier, and pretty likely to succeed, if brought by the original authors, but still unprecedented. PvR + + + Bottom line: why is the US government wasting the taxpayer's money on nonsense when our meat is inadequately inspected and the No Child Left Behind Act is underfunded? |
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"Iris Cohen" wrote in message ... Ah, yes, I know all about this mess. It has been discussed and rehashed to death in my orchid newsgroup. Mr. Kovach was also indicted, but I haven't been able to get hold of all the newspaper articles, so I don't know exactly what happened to him. First of all, the main reason for the hoo-ha was that Eric Christenson sicced the federal government on Selby to get revenge because they fired him. Secondly, remember that all the paperwork regulations in the world, both US and CITES, do not save species, especially plants, as long as habitat destruction continues. All the regulations do is to encourage smugglers to collect the orchids illegally. Third, the rules of taxonomy are independent of politics, & I hope they stay that way. Phragmipedium kovachii was legally named according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. I very much doubt that the botanical authorities will change the name. Are you going to change the name of Blighia becuse Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? Bottom line: why is the US government wasting the taxpayer's money on nonsense when our meat is inadequately inspected and the No Child Left Behind Act is underfunded? Iris, I am sorry that your meat is not being adequately inspected; but mine is, and I'm gratified. As to the "No Child Left Behind Act", "underfunded" is a hideously loose term open to broadband interpretation. Would you care to express what you would consider "funded" to be? You may use either dollars and cents or percentage ratios of budgeted indices to place your assessment. --Or any other solid index you choose, as long as it does not induce flowery images (note botanical connection) which are themselves open to wide interpretation. Thank you. --Geno |
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"Iris Cohen" wrote in message ... Ah, yes, I know all about this mess. It has been discussed and rehashed to death in my orchid newsgroup. Mr. Kovach was also indicted, but I haven't been able to get hold of all the newspaper articles, so I don't know exactly what happened to him. First of all, the main reason for the hoo-ha was that Eric Christenson sicced the federal government on Selby to get revenge because they fired him. Secondly, remember that all the paperwork regulations in the world, both US and CITES, do not save species, especially plants, as long as habitat destruction continues. All the regulations do is to encourage smugglers to collect the orchids illegally. Third, the rules of taxonomy are independent of politics, & I hope they stay that way. Phragmipedium kovachii was legally named according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. I very much doubt that the botanical authorities will change the name. Are you going to change the name of Blighia becuse Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? Bottom line: why is the US government wasting the taxpayer's money on nonsense when our meat is inadequately inspected and the No Child Left Behind Act is underfunded? Iris, I am sorry that your meat is not being adequately inspected; but mine is, and I'm gratified. As to the "No Child Left Behind Act", "underfunded" is a hideously loose term open to broadband interpretation. Would you care to express what you would consider "funded" to be? You may use either dollars and cents or percentage ratios of budgeted indices to place your assessment. --Or any other solid index you choose, as long as it does not induce flowery images (note botanical connection) which are themselves open to wide interpretation. Thank you. --Geno |
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"Iris Cohen" wrote in message ... Ah, yes, I know all about this mess. It has been discussed and rehashed to death in my orchid newsgroup. Mr. Kovach was also indicted, but I haven't been able to get hold of all the newspaper articles, so I don't know exactly what happened to him. First of all, the main reason for the hoo-ha was that Eric Christenson sicced the federal government on Selby to get revenge because they fired him. Secondly, remember that all the paperwork regulations in the world, both US and CITES, do not save species, especially plants, as long as habitat destruction continues. All the regulations do is to encourage smugglers to collect the orchids illegally. Third, the rules of taxonomy are independent of politics, & I hope they stay that way. Phragmipedium kovachii was legally named according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. I very much doubt that the botanical authorities will change the name. Are you going to change the name of Blighia becuse Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? Bottom line: why is the US government wasting the taxpayer's money on nonsense when our meat is inadequately inspected and the No Child Left Behind Act is underfunded? Iris, I am sorry that your meat is not being adequately inspected; but mine is, and I'm gratified. As to the "No Child Left Behind Act", "underfunded" is a hideously loose term open to broadband interpretation. Would you care to express what you would consider "funded" to be? You may use either dollars and cents or percentage ratios of budgeted indices to place your assessment. --Or any other solid index you choose, as long as it does not induce flowery images (note botanical connection) which are themselves open to wide interpretation. Thank you. --Geno |
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(Iris Cohen) wrote in message ...
Are you going to change the name of Blighia becuse Admiral Bligh was a convicted sadist? That's an inaccurate example based on the fictional movie versions of Mutiny on the Bounty. Historians have found that Bligh used less physical punishment than other ship captains of his era. Bligh was never convicted of sadism. Caroline Alexander's recent book and several others make it clear that Bligh was a hero, not the villain, in the Bounty mutiny. If not for Bligh's sailing skills, he and the loyal crew set adrift by Fletcher Christian would have perished. Christian sent Bligh and the others to what he thought was a certain death. He and the other mutineers were the villains. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.ht...eviews/2119940 http://www.seacoastonline.com/1999news/7_11d.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/discover...tures/05.shtml |
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