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Archive for September, 2011

September 14th, 2011 - 9:25 am § in Misc.

A Government of Gangs, Rather Than Parties

Jihad el-Khazen  Thu, 01 September 2011  alhayat.com I believe that Israel is a neo-Nazi, racist and occupation state that murders women and children and steals homes from the Palestinians every day, and I believe that its government is made up of crime gangs, rather than political parties. And be[...]

September 14th, 2011 - 8:45 am § in The Ave Scene, UW

Henry Gallery Exhibits Mt. Rainier Made of Seattle Junque

Image 2: David Herbert. Holy Mountain. 2011. Digital collage. Courtesy of the artist and Postmasters Gallery, New York. Seattle native David Herbert utilizes everyday materials, including Styrofoam, PVC pipes, and Scotch Tape, to create eccentric sculptural installations of iconic subjects. During a[...]

September 14th, 2011 - 8:21 am § in America

Bastiat proposed to the King of France that he “forbid all loyal subjects to use their right hands.”

If manufacturing job losses are a “problem” due to technology and productivity gains, an effective “solution” would be to forbid all American workers from using their right hands.  By adopting Bastiat’s proposal, we could immediately stop the “cratering” of[...]

September 14th, 2011 - 7:32 am § in Uncategorized

The AVE Challenge: What local firm has $200 million to build a ghost town in New Mexico?

What company located in Cle Elum is is planning to spend $200,000,000 o to build a 4.5 ,X 4.5 mile  model metropolis in the desert of New Mexico?   the ghost town will be big enough to house 350,000 people! The replica city would be capable of supporting a population of 350,000, but would be the [...]

September 14th, 2011 - 6:12 am § in America, The Ave Scene

BREAKING NEWS: Trouble, serious trouble, at Fort Lewis

At an Army base near Seattle, soldiers are committing suicide, murdering their families—and in one case, waterboarding their own kids. Winston Ross reports from a base on the brink. excerpts from The Daily Beast. Jonathan Gilbert had no idea what he was getting into—that he’d wind up in Iraq, [...]

September 13th, 2011 - 8:02 am § in Misc.

The AVE Challenge: Whose neck is it?

OK, these are three Republican candidates.  One of them is Bachmann .. easy, hunh? Now, try the other two.  To help I have cut it down to Romney and Perry. There is a definitve difference between the two men and that is shown here.[...]

September 13th, 2011 - 7:08 am § in America, Politics

An Indictment of the Repricans

What is a Reprican? Sorry, but I made up this word.  I needed a new word for the Republicans.  I consider myself a follower of Jefferson.  He created the “Republican Party.”  I needed a word to refer to what has become of the Republican party. I needed a term that combined “REP[...]

September 13th, 2011 - 6:35 am § in Misc.

The Ave Scene: Seattle School Board Flunks Again

Can anyone tell me why we have to have a Seattle School Board??? Last week the school board stopped the District from hiring  two Teach for America recruits. Teach for America is a program that puts idealistic, young Americans into schools as teachers.  These young graduates   bring a vigor we r[...]

September 12th, 2011 - 11:11 pm § in Misc.

Predicting the Nobel in Medicine: Yamanaka 山中 伸弥

from Eveloce March 12, 2011 Stem cells are almost magical in their power. It is possible to turn stem cells into all other cell types of the body, including brain, heart and kidney. This is why they offer so much promise for the regeneration and repair of diseased and damaged organs. But the most po[...]

September 12th, 2011 - 3:22 pm § in America

BREAKING NEWS: Jindall Endorses The Cowboy

Tampa, Florida (CNN) – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is backing Rick Perry for president, a major endorsement for the Texas governor as the campaign for the Republican nomination enters the crucial fall stretch of the primary calendar, a source tells CNN. Jindal is on his way to Florida and will be [...]