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Archive for April, 2014

April 18th, 2014 - 8:23 am § in Misc.

PRESIDENT ROMNEY: “No Knowledge” of Why Utah Plane is in Tehran

(WhiteHOuse, TA News April 18,2014) Tagg Romney, the spokesperson for the Romney administration, says that the White House is investigating a report in the New York Times about an American plane belonging to a bank in Utah appearing in Tehran.  Mr. Romney said that the FAA had told him that the pla[...]

April 18th, 2014 - 7:27 am § in The Ave Scene

Can I Tip at The Fast Food Drive Through Window?

Seattle is about to pass some form of $15 per hour minimum wage.   The debate is no longer about whether we will have such a wage but what to do about other forms of income such as tips or benefits. When we pass the $15 wage,  an obvious result will be … wherever possible… cuts […][...]

April 18th, 2014 - 4:28 am § in Misc.

BUCHENWALD 37: The Jews: Today is the anniversary of a heroic event

 SEVENTY years ago today, a group of young men and women fired the shots that began the largest single act of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. ¶[...]

April 17th, 2014 - 9:38 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene

Choosing the UW over Princeton?

The GPA to get into the UW is now around 3.7.  When I went to Harvard, Princeton was a notorious haven for the white elite.  That has not been true for some time.  Their great efforts to become a part of the diversity of America are reflected in the careers of Michelle Obama and [...]

April 17th, 2014 - 8:34 am § in Misc.

PRESIDENT ROMNEY? Why is American Healthcare so expensive?

In response to the latest report that Americans pay more for health care than any  other country ,  Presidential spokesman Tagg Romney said that the American public needs to elect a Republican Senate this year so the Administration can complete the overthrow of Obamacare.  Once that is done, Mr,[...]

April 17th, 2014 - 4:52 am § in Misc.

BUCHENWALD 36: 500,000 Soviet Jews served in the Red Army during World War Two,

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April 17th, 2014 - 4:49 am § in Schools & Colleges

Is Faculty Research Part of Their Teaching?

from Inside Higher Ed   Grant Quota to Be Paid Colleen Flaherty You study homelessness, or female sexuality, and are considered a leader in your field. You aren’t tenure-track but you’ve been a star teacher at your institution — one of the nation’s wealthiest — for m[...]

April 17th, 2014 - 3:31 am § in Misc.

UPDATE: The Seattle Times reports that Boeing engineers do not appreciate the compnay telling them to eat buffalo wings, even with dipping suce, are a good idea.

UPDATE from April 10. In December Boeing announced that it was breaking up its  advanced central research-and-development unit in Seattle.  Transferring jobs around the country.  The spin was that Seattle should be happy to be the place making the wings while Boeing spreads its R&D around th[...]

April 16th, 2014 - 3:31 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene

McCleary Report Due in Two Weeks

How in hell is the state legislature going to explain to the Washington State Supreme Court that we still are not fully funding public education as required under the Washington State Constitution?   READMORE at Publicola.[...]

April 16th, 2014 - 11:20 am § in America

BREAKING NEWS: Run Kathy Run!

 The New York Times reports that  Kathleen Sebelius   may be running for Senate  from Kansas! Former Secretary Sebelius is seen as  someone who could challenge Kansas’ current Republican Senator Pat Roberts,  who at 77 is running for a fourth term.  Sibelius may have a special motiva[...]