….a New Hampshire company is offering post-Rapture pet care for Christians who believe, according to the predictions of Christian radio personality Harold Camping, that Judgment Day is this Saturday. Those willing to pay the (recently increased) $135 fee for the service seem to be operating un[...]
Archive for May, 2011
May 22nd, 2011 - 8:55 am § in UW
A UW Ed Professor Defends the “Discovery” Curriculum.
from AAUP listserv. Matthew Weinstein, Professor of Science Education I’m on the science-ed side of the house and only know the math education issues schematically. My colleague Julia Aguirre could much better speak to the math issue. First, let me say, I love Cliff’s blog and have appre[...]
May 22nd, 2011 - 8:17 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Floods along Mississippi
How many have disappeared? In the meantime, events in Saudi Arabia confirm the predictions that Saturday, May 21 was a day of great change: RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Authorities detained a Saudi woman on Saturday after she launched a campaign against the driving ban for women in the ultracon[...]
May 22nd, 2011 - 8:10 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Did Steve Jobs assend into heaven?
from Crave: It’s a gorgeous day in the Bay Area, with perfect weather for the end of the world–unless, of course, you believe that fire and brimstone and thunderbolts come with the Rapture. But though things didn’t seem to go pear-shaped today, we hope that before you made your pre[...]
May 21st, 2011 - 11:44 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Mitch Daniels Not Running For President In 2012
“In the end, I was able to resolve every competing consideration but one,” Daniels said, disclosing his decision in an e-mail to supporters. “The interests and wishes of my family, is the most important consideration of all. If I have disappointed you, I will always be sorry.” That leaves a [...]
May 21st, 2011 - 11:17 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Ehud Barak on Peace With Palestine
Excerpts from an interview by Edmund Sanders of the LA Timne, With Israel’s Ehud Barak, Monister of Defense: Sanders: For two years, people close to Netanyahu have predicted that he would surprise the world by making a dramatic peace overture. Now some doubt it will ever happen. Barak: I don�[...]
May 21st, 2011 - 10:53 pm § in Misc.
Russia Will Never Run Out of Oil!
from Isvestia “However, there is an opinion that Russia’s oil resources are limitless – mainly because hydrocarbons continue being formed today.” The high oil prices no longer advance the Russian economy. This unsettling conclusion was drawn by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance[...]
May 20th, 2011 - 11:48 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: BLOGSTORM over censorship of Cliff Mass at KUOW.
Seattle Blogs are brewing a storm over KUOW’s censorship of Cliff Mass. Besides the series of posts on The AVE, posts have now appeared at Sound Politics, Of Paramount Importance, Save Seattle Schools, Economic Freedom, Publicola, and Crosscut. Perhaps the most acerbic of these comments co[...]