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Tag: GCCF Methodology

British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

Brown shrimp season starts with a whimper…

Despite reports by experts that initial testing had proved positive, the brown shrimp season has gotten off to a poor start. A government source confirms the catches are down dramatically, and because of the high cost of gas and the low price for gulf shrimp, some fisherman have already given up one week into the season. “It’s the worst I’ve ever seen for a shrimp … Continue reading Brown shrimp season starts with a whimper…

Drake ToulouseMay 24, 2011May 24, 20116 Comments
British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, New Orleans, Oil Spill

I wonder, did the GCCF’s methodology take into account the opening of the Bonnet Carre?

When Ken Feinberg was fending off criticisms of his methodology, he inferred the process was open to alterations should conditions in the Gulf require it so…well, in the case of the oyster business, looks like we’ll soon find out if that was true because for them, the conditions have changed. With the swelling of the Mississippi River, no doubt many of you are aware of … Continue reading I wonder, did the GCCF’s methodology take into account the opening of the Bonnet Carre?

Drake ToulouseMay 14, 2011May 14, 20111 Comment
Blogs, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

The GCCF Statistics…What Ken’s editorial doesn’t report…

Ken Feinberg has been getting a lot of flack from people in the Gulf Coast regarding his claims process. The accusations are flying a mile a minute, some of them coming from various members of Congress, the Justice Department and the Attorneys General of Alabama and Mississippi. Apparently having had enough of this, Feinberg wrote an editorial in last Sunday’s Press Register, where he took … Continue reading The GCCF Statistics…What Ken’s editorial doesn’t report…

Drake ToulouseMay 4, 2011May 4, 201110 Comments

By putting ourselves below everyone, we're building in a defense mechanism. Protecting against real engagement. By imagining that no one wants us, that all others are so different from us, we're privileging our own point of view.

Charles Yu

The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flowerpot from a high window.

William Burroughs

The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have the chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' - this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.

Aldous Huxley

Have a nice day...

- Drake
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