UW PROF FINDS THE MINOANS Archaeologists found the remains of farmers living in Crete by around 9,000 years ago. The civilization these people created, Minos, was among the the worlds first “high” civilization. Legends of Minos formed the basis for early Greek myths .. from the Minot[...]
Archive for May, 2013
May 16th, 2013 - 4:05 am § in Misc.
APPLESAUCE vs BALMER BLUES: The iPAD PRO
Given how bad MS has been at marketing the Surface …here is Tom Cox chance to ressurrect Steve Jobs: iPAD PRO with Airboard The PRO is a a version of the iPAD that can act as an iPAD or as a touch screen for the new Airboard. The Airboard is a keyboard, a screenless Mac […][...]
May 15th, 2013 - 11:04 pm § in Uncategorized
Parents spoiling children with chaperone ‘services’
JEDDAH: Parents and teachers have criticized the treatment of maids forced to accompany children to school and act as their personal assistants or chaperons. ……“As soon as students leave their classes, maids are usually seen waiting outside to carry children’s bags to the cars and of[...]
May 14th, 2013 - 9:48 am § in Misc.
Is the UW Exempt from Miranda Rights?
Even Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was read his Miranda rights … not so Andrew Aprikyan. This UW faculty member was tried and convicted of criminal activities without even being told of his rights. The President of the University, a man selected for his job based on qualifications to manage the a[...]
May 14th, 2013 - 8:29 am § in Misc.
AMAZON HAS A UNION? They are on strike?
Amazon Workers In Germany Strike For Higher Wages LEIPZIG, GERMANY – MAY 14: Amazon workers wearing bibs of the ver.di service industry labour union blow into whistles while striking outside the Amazon warehouse on May 14, 2013 in Leipzig, Germany. Approximately 5,000 Amazon workers at the Lei[...]
May 14th, 2013 - 8:20 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy
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May 13th, 2013 - 12:50 pm § in Misc.
People of Color: UC Berkeley
Indian wunderkid is youngest Berkley topper in a century Washington, May 11 : Kolkata-born Ritankar Das, a bioengineering and chemical biology double major at the University of California at Berkeley, has become the youngest student to receive the University Medal in more than a century. The medal i[...]
May 13th, 2013 - 12:56 am § in Misc.
Forcing Immigrants tp Speak Our Language
‘Why won’t Swedes hire English speakers?’ After six months in Sweden, US native Joe Beaumier reflects on the difficulties foreigners who speak English face landing a job in Sweden when they’re unable to speak advanced Swedish.[...]
May 12th, 2013 - 10:14 pm § in Misc.
RUSH: Not my fault.
Rush Limbaugh insists it’s not his fault that ad revenue has dropped at his flagship WABC radio station — and if his boss keeps saying it is, Rush just may pack up his megadittoes and leave. In New York, that would very likely take him to WOR, which would create the biggest shakeup in city [&hel[...]
May 12th, 2013 - 8:51 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: When Buddha and the Moms walked together
Five years ago, Tibetan monks and Cambridge mothers walked side by side through Central Square to celebrate motherhood and Buddha’s birthday. Siddartha Gautama himself was, sadly a mysoginist who saw maternal love as attachment, the root of all suffering. Read more: Mothers honored with Budd[...]