Should the UK Emulate US Pay to Study University System? from Times Higher Education by Anthony Glees, director of the Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies, University of Buckingham. One of many claims our vice-chancellors regularly rehearse is that American universities are the best in the [...]
Archive for June, 2011
June 28th, 2011 - 6:31 am § in Schools & Colleges
What a rip-off! US-style fees undermine British Higher Ed
June 27th, 2011 - 9:09 pm § in America
America .. the World’s Tax Haven
Our Citizens and Corporations Pay Much Less Than They Once Did and Much Less Than in Most Other Countries Taxes for the wealthy, and superwealthy like Warren Buffett, have plunged in recent years. SOURCE: AP/Paul White from AP and Center for American Progress by Michael Linden, Seth Hanlon, Jordan E[...]
June 27th, 2011 - 6:19 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
BREAKING NEWS: Inslee announces for governor
Ed. Darryl Holman of Horsesass is a real treasure as a commentator. While he is an eminent UW Professor of Anthropology, Darryl is also a political junky and a scientist with the statistical expertise to analyze political data. The best thing about Darryl, however a race is going, always bring[...]
June 27th, 2011 - 12:06 pm § in Politics, The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Netroots Come to Seattle!
Ed. “Netroots” is an ingroup word for liberals and progressives who see the web as their primary tool for bringing about political action. The community is very, very impressive and I strongly recommend anyone interested in poltics attend this. It is also a great chance to meet Jay Insle[...]
June 27th, 2011 - 10:19 am § in The Ave Scene
N’Awlins Food on Leary Way!
What a surprise! What the hell does “LE BON TON ROULÉ” mean??????????? Here are some possible answers from the Intertubes Let the good times roll (cajun) Laissez les bons temps rouler The Bon Ton rolls (Google tranlsation from French) Le Bon Ton ROULÈ is a cigar company in Fort Worth B[...]
June 27th, 2011 - 9:46 am § in Politics
Hard Choices for Three Muslim Leaders
from Dar al Hayat Fri, 17 June 2011 Raghida Dergham, Antalya (Turkey) Three men stand at the crossroad of choices this month. Time will judge each of them for the extent of boldness, wisdom, leadership and partnership they show with their people, as they draft their future and the future of their co[...]
June 27th, 2011 - 9:00 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Who Owns My Gravitas?
The public sees the University of Washington as the home for an elite faculty. They, the public, expect us to hold forth in our areas of expertise. In effect we are paid to use the UW brand to promote our ideas. The tricky questions is how doe s0one define expertise? That question has came u[...]
June 27th, 2011 - 8:17 am § in Misc., Schools & Colleges
How to Cut College Costs
The American Enterprise Institute has published a facile analysis of the costs of higher education. What is missing in their report are the answer sto two questions: 1. Why have costs escalated faster than inflation? 2, How will the efforts to cut costs affect America’s tradition of equal oppo[...]
June 26th, 2011 - 9:32 pm § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Gaddhafi May Be Under an Arrest Warrant
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is seeking an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddhafi’s for crimes against humanity. Source: Getty Images Awaiting a verdict on Gaddafi in Libya Watch Libyans await International Criminal Court’s request for arrest warrant for [...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Protecting the sanctity of body parts.
This image provided by MGMbill shows the cover of the second edition of the “Foreskin Man” comic book series. With his thick flowing, thick blond hair and muscles bulging beneath a blue cape, “Foreskin Man” takes on circumcising doctors and Orthodox Jews in a comic book serie[...]