1910 At American League Park II in Washington, D.C., William Taft becomes the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Senator legend Walter Johnson one-hits the A’s, 3-0 in the season opener.[...]
Archive for April, 2013
April 14th, 2013 - 9:16 am § in Christianity
Sunday Revelations: Women rape men in name of religion
3 Zimbabwean women charged for raping men, collecting sperm for ritual Submitted by Jamie Williamson TopNews, India. Washington, Nov 29 : Three women in Zimbabwe have been charged for raping at least four men to get their sperm for traditional rituals. The women, who have been charged with 17 counts[...]
April 12th, 2013 - 4:21 am § in Misc.
The AVE Challenge: What is a “maharat?”
Who is this? a. leader of feminist Hindu sect b. dean of an orthodox yeshiva for females who function as rabbis c. grand daughter of the Maharajah of Gondal d. Sufi Iman reformer from Qatar e. Sara Hurwitz, star of new Netflix series set n 1840’s India[...]
April 11th, 2013 - 10:17 am § in Misc.
Did the God of fallen fliers visit the UW?
Looking for pictures of Boeing’s yacht, the “Daedalus” I ran across this. It appears that the Daedalus is tied up to the canal wall just south of the UW School of Medicine! This is all very odd. Why does Boeing have a mega yacht? Why did the name it after an entrepreneur whos[...]
April 11th, 2013 - 8:06 am § in America
Did Jefferson Explore The Appalachian Trail?
Mark Sanford on career-politician charge: ‘I don’t think anybody would describe Thomas Jefferson as a career politician’ Read more: http://dailycaller.com/#ixzz2NFBabPn1[...]
April 11th, 2013 - 4:00 am § in Misc.
GUNS: 44 VERY Evil People Who Voted to Block Gun Check Legislation
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April 9th, 2013 - 6:42 pm § in Misc.
Watson Plays Seer
DNA pioneer James Watson takes aim at “cancer establishments” Reuters By Sharon Begley | Wed Jan 9, 2013 6:34am EST (Reuters) – A day after an exhaustive national report on cancer found the United States is making only slow progress against the disease, one of the country’s[...]
April 9th, 2013 - 8:11 am § in Misc.
Is Balmer Killing the Surface?
Balmer Blunders On …A Fellow Surface User Closes His Blog It’s been a fun ride I started his blog largely as an experiment, and largely with the hope that Microsoft would truly make a commitment to something different. I had a blast working on this blog and getting involved in the Microsof[...]
April 8th, 2013 - 1:40 pm § in Misc.
Scott Brown Exaggerates … repeatedly.
“Heading back to dc. Just learned that the Pres. reached out to Senate GOP leadership with a proposal. It is the first such proposal to be put forth. Eager to see why it is. How it is serious,” Brown wrote on his Facebook page. Whatever Brown was talking about, no one else in DC can [&he[...]
April 8th, 2013 - 12:51 pm § in The Ave Scene
The Ave Scene:mayoral campaigns and chiefs of police
SEATTLE — Seattle Police Chief John Diaz will step down from his post, multiple sources told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. A source said that Assistant Chief Jim Pugel will be the interim chief. An official announcement is expected to be made at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Watch it live on KIRO 7, at kirot v.c[...]