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March 24th, 2011 - 4:15 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges

University Senate Vote Boycotts Ties to Israel

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[...]

March 24th, 2011 - 12:24 pm § in Hypocrisy

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[...]

March 24th, 2011 - 11:51 am § in Misc.

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, […][...]

March 24th, 2011 - 10:44 am § in America, Hypocrisy

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[...]

March 24th, 2011 - 7:05 am § in Misc., UW

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![...]

March 24th, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Politics

Castro: The World in Running Out of Food.

Fidel Castro on world food supply: …….On Saturday, January 29, the Internet news bulletin which I receive daily reproduced an article by Lester R. Brown published on the Organic Way website and datelined January 10, whose content, I believe, should be widely circulated. Its author is the[...]

March 24th, 2011 - 6:39 am § in Uncategorized

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[...]