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Archive for January 10th, 2014
January 10th, 2014 - 1:22 pm § in Misc.
The most unpardonable sin an academic can commit
Even outsiders like me know academic freedom has limits. So, what’s the worst thing an academic can do? What is the single act that will get him/her in the hottest water? I.e., fast-track a faculty member to Academic hell? Misplaced footnotes? Outright plagiarism? Doctored research? Well, all [...]
January 10th, 2014 - 9:28 am § in The Ave Scene
Wealth: Perhaps Norway Might Buy Ballard?
All Norwegians become crown millionaires, in oil saving landmark By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) – Everyone in Norway became a theoretical crown millionaire on Wednesday in a milestone for the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund that has ballooned thanks to high oil and gas prices. A p[...]
January 10th, 2014 - 4:55 am § in Misc.
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: On abortion
Mitt Romney Scolds Planned Parenthood After The Conviction of Dr. Gosnel President Mitt W Romney, waded into the debate on April 26, became the first sitting president to call on Planned Parenthood to respect life. Planned Parenthood is the leading provider of abortions in the U.S. “Planned [...]
January 10th, 2014 - 3:39 am § in Misc.
On Shabbat: A Story of Teshuvah .. Redemption
Holocaust Survivor Meets Her Liberator Nearly 70 Years Later The Star-Ledger | By Naomi Nix of the Star Ledger in New Jersey Reports Tonight my wife will light Shabbat candles. After they are lit we will wish “Shabbat Shalom” to each other, to our guests and to Marsha Kr[...]