They even have a web site: There is a lot to look at there, but let me start on page one, the “about WGUW” page. Over on the right they list two Washington state students who have praise for WGUW. Here is one of these: “WGU has been the perfect solution for me as it […][...]
Archive for June, 2011
June 16th, 2011 - 8:44 am § in Misc.
The Veil Ban
from VOA France Detains Several People Enforcing Veil Ban (excerpts) Since the ban against face veils or niqabs was enacted in France last month, the government says police have stopped nearly 50 women who have worn them in public. Of that number, about 27 have been given the option of a fine or tak[...]
June 16th, 2011 - 8:00 am § in Misc.
Iran’s Space Program
Iran plans to send a live monkey into space in the summer, the country’s top space official said after the launch of the Rassad-1 (Observation-1) satellite, state television reported today. “The Kavoshgar-5 rocket will be launched during the month of Mordad [July 23 to August 23] with a [...]
June 16th, 2011 - 6:52 am § in Misc.
The Untold History of Socialism’s Spaceplanes
As the US shuttle era comes to an end and assorted entrepreneurs claim to be making space flight an option for the megarich, this amaziong video tells a story of the last gasps of the effort of the Communists to build a spaceplane. One wonders how much of this China might do if there is […][...]
June 16th, 2011 - 6:40 am § in Misc.
Steve Ballmer’s approval rating plummets among Microsoft employees
from Geekwire , May 31, 2011 John Cook As the above chart suggests, it is not a pretty picture for the longtime CEO. Ballmer’s approval rating has dropped below 30 percent on a quarter-by-quarter basis, the first time that has occurred since Glassdoor started tracking CEO ratings in 2008. That c[...]
June 16th, 2011 - 6:09 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
The Decline and Fall of Education in Washington State
During WWII something pretty amazing happened here … A rural, hick state emerged at or near the top of America’s technocracy. Two war time efforts drove this transformation… Boeing built the airplanes that won the war and Hanford’s plutionium, dropped from one of those pl[...]
June 15th, 2011 - 8:21 am § in Misc.
Rod McKenna for Governor? Is he sane?
Our Attorney General, Rod McKenna is running for governor. Here is a liberal take on the wannabe Washington Governor. For a Jeffersonian like myself, McKenna is a problem. I keep saying that I want two parties as Jefferson did) and respect many conservative ideas … states rights, small bus[...]
June 15th, 2011 - 8:13 am § in Uncategorized
Political Correctness, Swedish Style
from The Local A 48-year-old man in Landskrona, reacted against a homemade graduation sign featuring the naked 3-year-old in a baby pool with his legs akimbo. He was so offended he decided to report the incident as a child pornography crime to the local police. “He (who held the sign) had in h[...]
June 15th, 2011 - 8:08 am § in Misc.
The $1,730,045.91 Biology Textbook
A few weeks ago a postdoc in my lab logged on to Amazon to buy the lab an extra copy of Peter Lawrence’s The Making of a Fly – a classic work in developmental biology that we – and most other Drosophila developmental biologists – consult regularly. The book, published in 1992, is out of pr[...]
AVE CHallenge: What is 白驹 (BiaJu)?
CLICK VIDEO from Wall Street Journal:[...]