MILAN (AP) — A ship carrying up to 600 migrants trying to flee Libya has sunk just off the coast of the North African country, the U.N. Refugee Agency said Monday, citing witness accounts. Read more.[...]
Archive for May, 2011
May 9th, 2011 - 7:25 am § in Schools & Colleges, Science
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Calling All Scientists
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Calling All Scientists A report by the National Academies, which advises our country on science and technology, last fall found that the U.S. ranks 27 out of 29 wealthy countries in proportion of college students with degrees in science or engineering. It called on federal and s[...]
May 9th, 2011 - 7:10 am § in Uncategorized
Osama:Obama Humor from The Bushes, Iran, et al.
Bush: Andy Card, President Bush’s former Chief of Staff during the “Mission Accomplished” era, , w says President Obama has “pounded his chest” too much over the success of the bin Laden raid and shown too much “pride.” Iran: Iran’s Intelligence Mini[...]
May 9th, 2011 - 6:43 am § in Schools & Colleges
Huff Post: What’s Wrong With American Higher Education?
“[One problem is] inequality — not just racial and ethnic — but also class inequality, which is something that is often overlooked in the literature. What is not getting attention is that since the 1980s class inequality in higher education is rising,[as a result of rising] tuition[...]
Climate Gate: A physicist tries to disprove global warming.
Sad to say, the worst fear of the science crowd, has come true. A real scientist, has gotten funding to prove his point. Richard Muller, a physicist from UC Berkeley and critic of climate science, has been funded by Bill Gates and David Koch! Watch the video to see how this research turned out.[...]
Chinese dissident writer Liao Yiwu has been barred from travel
from the Australian Chinese authorities have barred Liao Yiwu from travelling to Australia for a festival for “security reasons” and advised him against publishing his works abroad, organisers said Monday. The outspoken Liao had been slated to appear several times at this month’s S[...]
May 8th, 2011 - 6:08 pm § in Misc.
Marijuana
At Cornell Hood’s one-day trial, the evidence presented by the prosecution included a digital scale and about a dozen bags that had contained marijuana before being seized from the house, testimony showed. Jurors deliberated for less than two hours and convicted Hood of a reduced charge, whi[...]
May 8th, 2011 - 2:40 pm § in UW
The Private Colleges: America’s Class System
Ed, The WA legislature’s decision to allow the UW free range in setting its tuition, is a large step toward privatization. As we go that route, we need to ask ourselves how is a pubic university, funded by tuition, different from a private university? This difference between private and pu[...]
May 8th, 2011 - 12:55 pm § in The Ave Scene, UW
Speculation: Will Robert Gates be active in the Repubican party?
UPDATE: Friday 9 Sept. Just learned that Robert Gates will be th new President of William and Mary. Big loss for WA. Soon to retire as Defense Secretary, Robert Gates gave a commencement address at WSU. This is not just a May visit by an eminent graduation speaker. Gates is committed to living in [...]
May 8th, 2011 - 9:23 am § in America
Germany 6.3% Canada 7.6% unemployment:: US 9% unemployment
from CBC Canada’s unemployment rate slipped 0.1 percentage points in April to 7.6 per cent as the economy added 58,300 jobs, Statistics Canada reported Friday. With the gain, full-time employment has returned to its level in October 2008, when the recession was starting. April’s job-crea[...]