This “chick” is A. CGI creation for upcoming Jurassic Park V. B. Newborn penguin. C. Parrot chick rejected by its mom. D. First cloned turkey. E. New US Air Force Academy mascott. [...]
Archive for April, 2013
April 18th, 2013 - 4:09 am § in The Ave Scene
APPLESAUCE: Well … Microsoft’s surface pioneered the hybrid tablet … is this leading to Apple taking the bait?
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April 18th, 2013 - 4:03 am § in Misc.
SMS Commentary: Ethnic Forces War Over the National Mall
National Museum for Hispanics? Ethnic politics has hit the national mall. First we added a museum for our first peoples .. the indigenous folks largely exterminated or trivialized as American culture spread across the country. Fair enough … and even more so when we added a museum dedicated t[...]
April 17th, 2013 - 11:12 am § in Misc.
THE WHO?
A suspect has been identified in the Boston Marathon bombing, an unidentified law enforcement source tells CNN. The station reported that officials believe a video from a department store and a TV station helped identify the suspect. It’s yet unclear whether a suspect has been located and appr[...]
April 17th, 2013 - 9:13 am § in Misc.
Protect yourself .. BUY A GUN
Imagine how much safer the Boston Marathon would have been if the people around the bombs were all armed! Breaking News: Senate votes 54-46 in favor of expanded background checks measure, failing to reach 60-vote threshold Texas Senator Offers ‘National Conceal-Carry Reciprocity Legislation[...]
April 15th, 2013 - 12:26 pm § in Misc.
Patriotism
TAX DAY: Tina Turner ‘to become Swiss, give up US passport’ US singer Tina Turner arrives for the Emporio Armani fashion show in Milan, on February 26, 2011. Turner — who has been living in Switzerland since 1995 — will soon receive Swiss citizenship and will give up her US p[...]
April 15th, 2013 - 9:57 am § in Misc.
Pasta with truffles, for $2000
A high-end Midtown restaurant is serving up the city’s priciest plate of pasta — a $2,000 dish of homemade tagliolini complete with fresh lobster and black truffles and served on a gold-leaf platter designed by late fashion icon Gianni Versace. Bice Restaurant, at 7 E. 54th St., is charging an a[...]
April 15th, 2013 - 3:29 am § in Misc.
Making Money on Tax Day
18 Butterfly Labs Jalapeno Bitcoin Miner $745 from Amazon » Butterfly Labs’ entry level Jalapeno Bitcoin miner sells with a mining rate of 5 G/Hash per second, as well as with an upgrade that bumps its performance to 7 G/Hash per second. And while both are pretty paltry in comparison…[...]
ANDREW APRIKYAN CONVICTED BY THE NIH
I have written a lot on THE-Ave.US and n this listserv about Andrew Aprikyan. Andrew is a scientist who was accused of fraud by an anonymous UW faculty member. The case was muddied because of patent issues involving the UW and, I assume, his accuser. The UW conducted its investigation in a manne[...]