What happens if you have two ideas a strange as Zionism and Faculty Governance? Some call it democracy. Ed. I am a Zionist & a firm believer in faculty governance. I believe that Israel has as much right to exist as France or Egypt and a lot more right to exist than such post colonial [&hellip[...]
Archive for March 24th, 2011
University Senate Vote Boycotts Ties to Israel
WA: HANFORD v. FUKUSHIMA: HANFORD A TIMEBOMB
Der Spiegel: “The nuclear catastrophe unfolding in faraway Fukushima has led many to raise questions about the safety of America’s nuclear reactors. But one of the gravest threats lurks deep in the ground at Hanford, The lambs were born without eyes or mouths. Some had legs that had grot[...]
Law: online law schools?
As time goes on, there is a growing number of tech solutions that allow for more of the legal industry to go digital. For example, Remote Legal allows for a large number of court proceedings to be done online to help save time for lawyers. You can view their website here but the point is, […][...]
HUMOR: Banning Art … Stalinism Spreads to Amerika
Ed. One of the common features of Hitler and Stalin was their incredible good taste in art. As we all know, their era led to some of the greatest art works of all time. Since the fall of totalitarians, the art world has decayed into a morass of immoral “works” that discourage us al[...]
UW .. free online courses!
Last week The AVE reported on the online university called Western Governors University. A lot of our concern was that WGU courses are very expensive. This week we looked to see what free online course ware the Udub offers. This is just beginning, but very much worth a look and .. IT IS FREE! Enjoy![...]
FOOD: Burgers
Seattle has gotten burger happy. You can get everything from ground Kobe to frozen and chewed leather. Some places that get lots of hype, e.g. the Red Mill, serve something vaguely like the cheap hamburgers of my childhood. Dicks outdoes McD’s for the best fast food version of a burger. Ot[...]