Keling a word used to describe people originating from the Indian subcontinent by native Malaysians and Indonesians – originally merely descriptive, it has come since the 1960s to be considered offensive by a majority of Indians Kike Honkey term for Jews. Kraut (from Sauerkraut) (North Amer[...]
Archive for August, 2014
August 13th, 2014 - 12:02 pm § in Misc.
South Carolina fails to make it in the top ten of racist states.
Vote for your favorite racist state in the U.S. Take Part in this poll: I was surprised not to see South Carolina, proud home of the confederacy and the state where a confederate general (enactor) walks around in costume with his own slaves after being appointed President of a State college. Good o[...]
August 13th, 2014 - 9:35 am § in Misc.
How we choose our generals
This guy is scary! He wants muslims to not have first amendment rights, claims that Obama is a muslim activist, etc. etc Now he is the “executive vice president at the Family Research Council, one of those “family friendly” radical right wing groups, Lt. General Gerry Boykin was wa[...]
August 13th, 2014 - 4:45 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Do That! Willies vs. Bourbon and Bones
A couple of days ago Barbara and I went to a new, fancy “Nawilns” style BBQ place in Ballard. Bourbon and Bones, it is called. No complaints! Bourbon and Bones was more than OK. The barbecue is kind of North Carolina style , vinegar-based, OK but the grits, the smoke chicke[...]
August 12th, 2014 - 12:19 pm § in Misc.
August 12: Study Sections Created!
On August 12, the Research Grants Office became the Research Grants Division (later renamed Division of Research Grants). The division was instructed by the National Advisory Health Council to establish study sections for scientific and technical review of research grant applications, and to explore[...]
August 12th, 2014 - 10:27 am § in Uncategorized
Human Diversity
TOPNEWS: ‘Real-life’ Mattell doll Alina Kovalevskaya not in talking terms with human barbie Submitted by Jamie Williamson on Sat, 07/12/2014 – 13:13 Washington, July 12 : Alina Kovalevskaya, a real-life Mattell doll who claims that she has never gone under the knife, has revealed[...]
August 11th, 2014 - 1:01 pm § in Environment, Misc.
The Oreo Calendar Predicts ….
Here is the view based on the Oreo calendar[...]
Is Israel/Palestine Peace Possible?
Rina Castelnuovo for The New York Times Israel Quietly Tends to Syria’s Wounded By ISABEL KERSHNER 8:33 PM ET As the civil war in Syria rages, scores of casualties have been discreetly spirited across the hostile frontier for lifesaving treatment in Israel, an enemy country.[...]
August 11th, 2014 - 9:58 am § in Misc.
When Lawyers Sell Out Their Clients
A federal judge made headlines last week by rejecting a $324.5 million settlement negotiated by attorneys for tech giants Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe, and 64,000 present and former employees who claimed they were underpaid by the firms as a result of a labor-market-rigging conspiracy. Lucasfil[...]