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October 9th, 2014 - 8:32 am § in The Ave Scene

Planets, Planets, more Planets

“M-Dwarf Planet Multiplicity” A talk by Dr. Sarah Ballard UW, October 7th, 2014 —– It’s time again for ‘Astrobiology’ lectures , this one by Dr. Sarah Ballard, who holds a ‘Carl Sagan Fellowship’ at UW.  She spoke well, rapidly and informatively[...]

October 9th, 2014 - 7:08 am § in Uncategorized

Will Kim Be There?

UPDATE: No news yet as of 8AM PDT Washingon Post speculates that Kim has been deposed.  UPDATE:  10/10.  Still no word. 30 Minutes from Now it Will Be Midnight in PyongYang (TA News, 700 AM Pyongyang, North Korea) Friday is the 69th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s Workers’[...]

October 9th, 2014 - 2:29 am § in Misc.

A Short Educational Film: “How The Economic Machinery Works”

Do you feel intimidated by economics?  Don’t be! This 31-minute animated film by Ray Dalio does an excellent job of explaining how the economy works, what caused the recent crisis, and how to fix it. Most money consists of credit created through lending and borrowing, not currency printed by [...]

October 9th, 2014 - 1:08 am § in America, Hypocrisy

The Hypocrisy of Islamophobia

Ben Affleck’s recent televised outburst is an example of the “Islamophobia” slur that attempts to condemn rational voices that criticize Islam.  Religion ought to be treated no different than any other human organization of belief .. there were very good communists (still are some[...]