WASHINGTON — Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling for the elimination of college athletic scholarships, saying the move is necessary to “de-professionalize” college athletes. “As we near the exciting conclusion of `March Madness’ – which would more accurately be descr[...]
Archive for March, 2011
March 30th, 2011 - 9:25 am § in America
Sweeping Layoffs Will Improve Education?
By SAM DILLON, NY Times School authorities across the nation are warning thousands of teachers that they could lose their jobs in June, raising the possibility that America’s public schools may see the most extensive layoffs of their teaching staffs in decades. Though many of the warnings may not [...]
BECK … a petition
FROM BLATHERWATCH. If you want to hear Glenn Beck’s violent, paranoid rants, tune in every weekday from 6 am to 9 am on Seattle’s KTTH AM 770 — or the 8 other radio stations in Washington that broadcast Beck. Maybe that’s one of the places that Charlie Wilson, who was arrested la[...]
March 30th, 2011 - 1:18 am § in China
Scams: Invite to China
Received in my email. Note, no plans to pay my way! I go, pay them to talk! Someone must bite, I get a couple of these every week! Please feel free to respond for yourself, just don;t use my name! BIT’s 9th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST) Theme:[...]
March 29th, 2011 - 4:05 pm § in Uncategorized
Pritzker Prize
Eduardo Souto de Moura wins 2011 Pritzker Prize for Architecture. More images here:[...]
March 29th, 2011 - 1:03 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
Recruiting in China Pays Off for U.S. Colleges
By JACQUES STEINBERG, excerpted from NY Times Dozens of American colleges and universities are seeing a surge in applications (and similar brochures) from students in China, where a booming economy means that more families can pursue the dream of an American higher education. read more. By Karin Fis[...]
March 29th, 2011 - 7:32 am § in Misc.
Is The Japanese Nuclear Debacle a Secret War on the US?
from the Seattle Examiner Independent scientist Leuren Moret in an exclusive March 27, 2011 interview with Alfred Lambremont Webre has stated that the west coasts of the United States and Canada, Mexico, and Hawaii are being intentionally targeted by dangerous radiation from the March 11, 2011 tecto[...]
March 29th, 2011 - 12:49 am § in America
Local Reporter Makes it in Real Journalism, al Jazeera!
Over at Blatherwatch, Michael Hood reports on a local reporter who has made it. Dorothy Parvaz is now in Iran working for Al Jazeera. This gig comes after being an investigative reportet for the PI. In that role she tweaked noses enough to get on Hannity, leading to O’Reilly to eventuall[...]
March 28th, 2011 - 10:53 pm § in Schools & Colleges
PETITION: Stop Cashing In On Low-Income Students
There are now 47,572 signatures on this petition aimed at the Washington Post, owner of Kaplan University. Many of the concerns driving this petition are similar to those I have raised here about Western Governors University. While WGU has the claim of being non profit, it seems to me that the eff[...]