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Archive for April, 2015
April 30th, 2015 - 1:51 pm § in Uncategorized
TPP in a nutshell
The Trans-Pacific Partnership summarized: “One huge flaw is that while classical economics has a fair amount to tell us about the wealth of nations, it doesn’t say much at all about the wealth of the individual people inside the nations. A trade deal that enriches Americans who own lots [...]
April 30th, 2015 - 1:38 pm § in Uncategorized
Cops: Freddie Gray killed himself
Baltimore, despite having a black mayor and a black police commissioner, is one of America’s worst-run cities and has one of the country’s most notoriously corrupt and abusive police departments. This week’s Baltimore riots — which pitted rock-throwing kids against riot polic[...]
April 30th, 2015 - 11:06 am § in The Ave Scene, UW
AAUP Investigation Condemns Phyllis Wise and UI for Violating Steve Salaita’s Academic Freedom
In a nutshell, the national AAUP has found that there is no evidence that Phyllis Wise made her decision about Salaita based on any valid concern with his scholarship. What basis could there be other than pressure from advocates for Israel? This is not new behavior to those of us w[...]
April 30th, 2015 - 8:57 am § in Misc.
FREE ROCKETBOOK
This is a really cool new gadget, It is a reusable notebook and pen that upload what you write to a phone or tablet and the web![...]
April 30th, 2015 - 8:39 am § in The Ave Scene
Isis’s travel agent traced to Seattle Woman
Seattle’s channel 4 reports that a Seattle woman, known as @_UmmWaqqas, seems to have risen to a top position in ISIS’ travel agency. The ISIS online “travel guidebook” tells recruits to get in touch with this lady to learn how to get to Turkey and then cross the border. Cha[...]
Ann Coulter Engaged to Korean Great Leader
Ann Coulter, the attorney and Fox News commentator, has announced that she is going to marry Kim Jung Un of Korea. The couple met in April at a secret rendezvous arranged by mutual friend Dennis Rodman. The Korean leader has said he expects to apply for US citizenship after the wedding. The wedding [...]
April 30th, 2015 - 1:19 am § in The Ave Scene
WASTATE Teachers Threaten to Strike
The continued meme of the teacher’s unions is that teachers are overworked and underpaid. That claim is likely not true. For one thing, the cries that teachers work hard seem a bit much in society where many others with equal qualifications work more than one job or get along as contract wor[...]
Best player since 1998
Tim Duncan is the best player in the NBA since 1998. Although he is no where near the scoring talent that Kobe is, Duncan is just as dedicated to his craft and more consistent. Tim Duncan’s defensive presence, selflessness, composure, competitiveness, his durability, and his basketball I.Q.[...]