Here in Washington state our two research universities are having a fight. The University of Washington, located in Seattle, has what is rated as the number one program for primary-care and rural medicine. To a large extent the high rating results from the fact that the UW offers a degree that can b[...]
Archive for November, 2014
November 17th, 2014 - 10:17 am § in Uncategorized
Applesauce
Touch-screen Mac unlikely, says Apple’s Federighi The head of Apple’s software business explains to CNET why we won’t be seeing an iMac or other Apple computers with a touch screen.[...]
November 16th, 2014 - 9:51 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Who Paid For $unday’s Seattle Times Ad Promoting WSU Medical School?
WSU has a half-page, full-color, advertisement promoting its proposed medical school on page A6 of the Sunday, Nov. 16, 014, edition of the Seattle Times. The ad features a photo of a smiling woman doctor examining a little girl with a stethoscope under the headline, “Washington needs more doc[...]
November 16th, 2014 - 3:06 pm § in Uncategorized
President Romney Sends Ground Troops To Iraq
President Romney said today the U.S. must send ground troops to Iraq to fight ISIS terrorists. He waffled a lot, saying stuff like, “No one wants that,” and “No one wants to see our ground troops there,” before saying “it would be wrong to rule out ground troops,”[...]
November 16th, 2014 - 2:49 pm § in Misc.
Pit Bull Owner Sues Victim Of Vicious Attack By Her Dogs
This is a man-bites-dog story (pun intended). A Texas woman has filed a $1 million tort claim against a neighbor whose dog was killed by her pit bulls for injuries she claims to have suffered while trying to restrain her dogs. Her dogs got through a hole in a fence into the neighbor’s yard and[...]
November 16th, 2014 - 12:57 pm § in China
CHINA: Can the US be forced out of East Asia?
Fate of U.S. airbase unclear as opponent wins Japan’s Okinawa governor election 11-16 23:21 Takeshi Onaga, a 64-year-old former Naha mayor and an opponent of the U.S. Futenma airbase relocation plan, on Sunday won the gubernatorial election of Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, [...]
November 16th, 2014 - 12:06 pm § in Hypocrisy
Where Prayer is Forbidden
While the rest of Israel has free speech, prayer by Jews is prohibited on the Temple Mount. Police patrol near the Temple Mount Photo: REUTERS Thirteen Jewish worshippers were detained and questioned by police at the Temple Mount Monday morning following two separate incidents of civil disobedien[...]
November 16th, 2014 - 11:38 am § in Uncategorized
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Nome May Be First Town In U.S. To Tax Its Churches
Taxing Churches Nome, Alaska, is a tiny town of less than 4000 people. Despite its size, its name is well-known, showing up in popular culture venues from “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” of the 1950’s, to “The X-Files,” to “The Simpsons Movie.” And Nome is the [...]
November 16th, 2014 - 11:13 am § in Uncategorized
Global Warming Deniers Are Unpatriotic
A Forbes article this weekend makes clear the Pentagon has regarded global warming as a national security threat since the 1980s: “The Military Advisory Board is dismayed that discussions of climate change have become so polarizing and have receded from the arena of informed public discourse[...]
November 16th, 2014 - 8:58 am § in Misc.
RADICAL REPUBLICANS
Rep. Trey Radel resigned from Congress on Monday, ending a once promising career that collapsed after the Florida Republican was caught buying cocaine from a federal law enforcement agent. Mr. Radel made a name for himself advocating drug testing food tamp recipients.[...]