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Archive for September, 2015
Russia Rattles Sweden
Sweden asks Russia to explain ‘Nato warning’ 15 hours ago Foreign minister Margot Wallström has called on the Russian ambassador to Sweden to explain exactly what he meant when he said that the Nordic country would likely face military action if it were to join Nato.[...]
September 11th, 2015 - 12:00 pm § in Misc.
Apple’s Thinks Different, Imitates Microsoft and Samsung
So .. Apple is a copy cat The dirty secret about Apple is that the company has never been inventive. Steve Jobs’ talent was always taking others work, packaging it brilliantly and then claiming to be the INVENTOR Can Apple keep this up sans Jobs? from CNet (abridged) Apple co-founder Steve Job[...]
September 11th, 2015 - 4:35 am § in America
THE Ave Challenge: Where is this?
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September 11th, 2015 - 1:11 am § in Misc.
So ..WHO is the real world terrorist?
WikiLeaks Documents Reveal Saudi Effort to Undermine Iran Thousands of Saudi documents recently released by WikiLeaks detail an extensive government apparatus dedicated in recent years to undermining Shiite Iran while spreading Saudi Arabia’s strict version of Sunni Islam. Meanwhile the right wing[...]
September 10th, 2015 - 10:27 am § in Religion
Proof that Kim Davis is crusading for bigotry, not religious freedom
“Supporters of Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples due to her religious beliefs, said on Wednesday that any of her deputies who provide the documents without her permission should be fired.” No one, not even the federal judge who jaile[...]
September 10th, 2015 - 10:17 am § in Misc.
Fox buys National Geographic
Sadly, this isn’t satire or a joke. It’s real. It’s the end of National Geographic as we’ve known it. Rupert Murdoch’s Fox empire yesterday acquired controlling interest of National Geographic Society’s publications and media, including National Geographic magazine, a[...]
September 10th, 2015 - 10:01 am § in The Ave Scene
Rent an apartment for only $6400
$6,400 a month for a one-bedroom in South Lake Union? – Puget Sound Business Journal The rent for the apartment, which a corporate housing company operates, is a good example of how Amazon is driving the Seattle real estate market. BIZJOURNALS.COM[...]
Stop filtering the Black Lives Movement
Instead of disregarding the fact that 93% of all homicides committed against African Americans are committed by another African American. We should acknowledge it. Why not make that an issue that the Black Lives Matter movement looks to address? It seems ridiculous not to hold all people t[...]