Over at the AAUP. Amy Hogopian has posted this thoughtfull letter. I am not sure how the letter relates to search for yet another administrator, but I do wonder about her comments about privatization. If PCE is supposed to be self supporting, why shouldn’t the UW treat it like the Athletic[...]
Archive for March, 2014
March 27th, 2014 - 3:02 pm § in China
CHINA: Imperialism
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — A Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that China will firmly safeguard its territorial sovereignty as the Philippines ramps up its rhetoric about its rights to the Ren’ai Reef. Geng Yansheng made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to[...]
March 27th, 2014 - 1:48 pm § in The Ave Scene
The Times Kvetches About Losing T Mobile.
The Seattle Times is kvetching* that our area may lose the corporate headquarters of T-mobile. The extremely creative T-Mobile, after its failed take over by AT&T came back fighting with new consumer friendly plans. These have meant that the Seattle based company is growing. Meanwhile Spr[...]
March 27th, 2014 - 8:47 am § in Misc.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Why does ANYONE want to live there? The Maps Part IV
South Carolina is NOT the state with the least number of people who have college degrees![...]
March 27th, 2014 - 8:39 am § in Misc.
BUCHENWALD 29: THE Ave Challenge: a yiddish phrase
Which of the following is “Eine Shanda fur die Goyem!” a. the story of Shabbatai Zvi b. the fight over kosher vodka in Poland c. the Schwartz family feud over the Buchenwald pictures d. the role of Judah P. Benjamin in the confederacy e. the story of Bernard Madoff[...]
March 27th, 2014 - 3:36 am § in Misc.
Liberal Hypocrisy
(Saudi Arabia’s Arab News) CAIRO: More than 40 women on their way to Gaza as part of a delegation for World Women’s Day are staging a sit-in inside the Cairo International Airport after being refused entry into the country since Tuesday, airport officials in Egypt and activists said Thursday[...]
March 26th, 2014 - 6:42 pm § in America
Nanny Government Saves Lives
The loss of an entire community can only be described as a heart-rending tragedy. Especially when it’s foreseeable and preventable. Imagine how different things would be now if Snohomish County had a nanny government, instead of a laissez-faire building department, that hadn’t let thos[...]
March 26th, 2014 - 2:17 pm § in Misc.
The AAUP Should Take a Stand For Unionizing the Huskies!
Northwestern U. Football Players Can Unionize, Labor Board Rules The UW chapter of the AAUP has been very supportive of the working rights of non-tenured faculty. The argument has been that these faculty function as workers and therefore need the protection of a union. While I wish that need did n[...]
March 26th, 2014 - 1:16 pm § in America
SOUTH CAROLINA: Why does ANYONE want to live there? The Maps Part III
Well … one good reason is that the Cradle of the Tea Party, first state to secede, home of the union free workplace and no minimum wage … is #10 on the list of states getting bucks out of Uncle Sugar! Lessee … low taxes, lots of guns, plenty of teen births, ..and government doles [[...]
The Scot: High tech recording
Vinyl Tap By: [email protected], Categories: Words & Images, 0 comments In an era when the latest releases are downloaded digitally at the touch of a button, the idea of music recorded on to a groove in a piece of vinyl (as shown in this photo of an antique vinyl recorder I discovered r[...]