The current culture in social studies and humanities places great value on the acceptance of work by publishers. The problem is that all publishers need to make money, this is even true of university presses. The opinions and decisions of the editors working for those businesses must be drive by t[...]
Archive for February, 2014
February 7th, 2014 - 11:22 am § in Misc.
New Nazis: Greece
Golden Dawn may form new party Greek far-right activists say they will form National Dawn if they are prevented from standing in elections[...]
The Sochii Toilet Rules
From realhousewifeofaiken .. Toilett Etiquette in Sochii Maybe something was lost in translation, but, if not, it might explain why the major complaints have been about the bathroom conditions. About those bathrooms. These have to be the most confusing, frustrating and comical facilities o[...]
February 7th, 2014 - 4:28 am § in Misc.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Estate Wants His Daughter, Bernice King, To Give Up Nobel Peace Prize
Family Feuds: Schwartz style. A law suit has been filed against Bernice King, Martin Luther King Junior’s daughter, because she has “secreted and sequestered” Dr. King’s medal and Dr. King’s Bible in violation of the agreement that the property inherited from the c[...]
February 7th, 2014 - 1:49 am § in Uncategorized
Whatever the causes of being gay, they are not identified with genes. Being gay is NOT the same as being Black.
New Study Fails to Prove a Genetic Link For Male Homosexuality I have always been confused about the debate over whether being gay is a “choice” or something that is built in to the individual. The issue is important because the Gay civil rights movement has tried to equate being Gay to [...]
February 6th, 2014 - 6:31 pm § in Misc.
Tulalips Get Authority To Prosecute Non-Indian Domestic Violence Perpetrators In Tribal Courts
Back in 1978, the Supreme Court ruled tribes can’t prosecute non-Indians for crimes committed on reservations, but also said Congress could give tribes such authority. (Oliphant v. Suquamish Tribe) Congress did exactly that in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which gives[...]
February 6th, 2014 - 2:07 pm § in Uncategorized
Can the Republicans still run rational candidates for office?
A Moderate, Corporatist Republican: Man Bites Dog? Former US Treasury official in the Bush II era, Neel Kashkari, is attme0ting to run as a Republican candidate in California. Kaskari, an Indian-American. was the architect of the bank bailout during the 2008 financial crisis. Last year, he qu[...]
REPOST: Superbowl attracts kid prostitutes
CHILD AB– USE Huff post reports that Super Bowl and other big sporting events provide potentially lucrative opportunities for sex traffickers. <click image> Like the investigators , I too read several “package” ads that offered tickets, drugs and escorts. These were fou[...]
February 6th, 2014 - 10:21 am § in Misc.
Thanks Coke for use of your logo!
Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl ad and copyrights Coca-Cola’s superbowl ad may get the company’s logo more attention that it intended. Because the ad included gay people as patriotic Americans, to the tune of ” America the Beautiful”, sports fans are reportedly offende[...]
CSI: Huskies
According to news reports in several local media outlets: Incident #1: A man walking with his girlfriend near campus alleges he was beaten up by two men who got out of a car, asked him if he’s a Seahawks fan, and attacked him when he told them he is. Incident #2: A woman alleges she […][...]