Republicans support “changing the way that the decennial census is conducted, so that citizens are distinguished from lawfully present aliens and illegal aliens.” I actually like this one. Each 700,000 people get to select one representative to Congress. The Congressional Districts w[...]
Archive for September, 2012
September 27th, 2012 - 1:11 pm § in Misc.
ROMEYISMS: The Republican Platform Proposes Fewer Republican Congresional Districts
How to Fund a Major University
A serious challenge faces all of us at the UW. What are we going to be? How do we attract new, young faculty competitive enough to eventually win a federal grants or stimulate their students to greatness? The desperate reaction to Washington state’s cuts to higher education have led, rig[...]
Is Mitt Romney playing Richard III?
Human remains discovered in search for King Richard III A team from the University of Leicester is today (Wednesday September 12) announcing a dramatic development in the search for King Richard III. The search, which has entered a third week, has uncovered evidence of human remains — the fir[...]
September 27th, 2012 - 3:18 am § in The Ave Scene
Bill and Melinda make #1 again!
The top 10 people on this year’s Forbes 400 list are: — Bill Gates, $66 billion — Warren Buffett, $46 billion — Larry Ellison, $41 billion — Charles Koch, $31 billion — David Koch, $31 billion — Christy Walton & family, $27.9 billion — Jim Walton, $26.8 billion — Alice Walton, [...]
September 26th, 2012 - 10:56 pm § in Misc.
Mormons Fast so God Will Help Mitt.
Mormons Plan To Fast For Romney Mormons circulate an e-mail calling for a day of fasting and prayer on September 30th for Romney to do well in the debates.Asking God to rain blessings on a struggling candidacy. —– Original Message —– > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:52:22 -060[...]
Asking Forgiveness Without Conditions is The Tradition at Yom Kippur
Photo: AP JEWS DO BAD THINGS TOO: Last year Israelis and Palestinians protested together after a firebomb was thrown at a synagogue followed by two dozen Muslim and Christian graves being vandalized by graffiti in the mixed Arab Jewish neighborhood of Jaffa, Israel, October 8, 2011, Yom Kippur, [...]
September 26th, 2012 - 11:29 am § in Misc.
Commentary by Halstead: Climate Change
cloud/temperature feedbacks Professor Roger Davies, University of Auckland, NZ gave a talk yesterday describing satellite [*] global measurements of cloud coverage, cloud heights, liquid water content,and reflectivities for a dozen years since ~2000 [**], and their effects on temperatures at the sur[...]
COMMENTARY by SMS: Are we witnessing the rise of Islamic Demcracy?
The AP reported yesterday that Egypt’s new president Mohammed Morsi gave a very strong speech at the UN dedicating himself and his country to the end of the Syrian dictatorship. The first leader elected by the Muslim Brotherhood in an open election called on all nations to join an effort to st[...]