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June 6th, 2014 - 12:53 pm § in The Ave Scene

How Balmer’s Ego Screwed Microsoft

Balmer sees  Clippers as  ‘America’s team’ Steve Balmer is bizarre.  He has just invested 20% of his 20 billion dollars in wealth. That money is likely a tax dodge.  He is never going to make a profit but gets to have a toy to please his ego at the expense of a public who gets […][...]

June 6th, 2014 - 9:15 am § in Misc.

Buchenwald 53: Some other pictures

John G. Morris, now 97 years old, was the editor at Life magazine who worked with the greats .. Roberta Capa and Margaret Bourke-White to show WWII to the world.  Stimulated by Capa’s work, Morris went into Europe with a Rolleiflex and 15 rolls of film. Now he has published his own work. The[...]

June 6th, 2014 - 8:21 am § in America

Buchenwald 52: Honoring Those Who Served with Robert at Normandy

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June 6th, 2014 - 3:30 am § in America, The Ave Scene

BUCHENWALD 51: “My brother’s hateful effort to destroy Robert’s pictures hurts especially on D day.”

Normandy landings en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_Landings D-Day – June 6, 1944    My brother’s hateful effort to destroying my father’s  pictures hurts especially on D Day. Today is June 6, the anniversary of D-Day and now four days after the anniversary of my father’s d[...]

June 5th, 2014 - 4:35 pm § in Misc.

RUMORS: Michelle Obama for Illinois Senator?

FLOTUS for Senate? Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Speculation-Builds-on-Michelle-Obama-Senate-Run-262032821.html#ixzz33oKhJGfy[...]

June 5th, 2014 - 4:27 pm § in The Ave Scene

BREAKING NEWS:Campus Gun Violence Comes to Seattle’s Christian Campus, SPU

Seattle police say there are multiple victims at the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University. At least four people were wounded, according to the Seattle Police Department’s Twitter account. One suspect was in custody while police were searching for a second possible suspect on Thurs[...]

June 5th, 2014 - 3:30 pm § in Misc.

Support Our Troops Bumper Sticker

Not all news events can be summed up in a bumper sticker, but this one can.[...]

June 5th, 2014 - 2:48 am § in Misc.

Marijuana: Brownies Good, Joints Scary

‘Lighting Up’ Causes So Many Diseases … Why Would Weed Be Safe to Smoke? Now that  WASTATE has made marijuana legal, I think folks should take a hard look at reasons to eat (or drink) the weed rather than smoke it.  The problem is this.  We know that burning marijuana generate [...]

June 4th, 2014 - 3:07 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Free Weddings in Israel?

Bill to ban rabbis charging money for weddings passes first reading[...]

June 4th, 2014 - 4:37 am § in America, Schools & Colleges

2:1 Bias in 2014 Choices of Commencement Speakers

                                                                 House:  Democrats:  8, Republicans: 5                                                                  Se[...]