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Archive for February, 2016
February 9th, 2016 - 5:16 pm § in Uncategorized
The Rubiobot short-circuits again
February 9th, 2016 - 12:10 pm § in Misc.
Police Blotter, Weird Crimes Unit
A Florida man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for throwing a live alligator through the drive-up window of a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant as a prank. Read story here. He could get more time than the “Affluenza Teen” who killed 4 people while driving drunk, but I [...]
February 9th, 2016 - 10:26 am § in Misc.
CHARLIE: Black Girls in Durham Schools Denied Right to Honor African Heritage
This is a huge issue to me because the only way my race can rise up is to feel GOOD about ourselves and we are continuously told that it makes white uncomfortable or some nonsense. Its time to put on the head wraps and be who we really are AFRICAN PEOPLE and un-apologetically Black. TheRoot.com [&he[...]
February 9th, 2016 - 9:47 am § in Misc.
The SEIU Debate Is Bitter
James Tweedle from AAUP listserv There is so much confusion in Sarah Stroup’s latest treatise that it would be impossible to respond to all of it. A few points will have to suffice. First, she agrees that The Seattle Times opinion piece by Ed Lazowska and Paul Hopkins is marked by what she calls a[...]
February 9th, 2016 - 8:12 am § in Misc.
SEIU 925, the Union Behind the SEIU/UW Effort, Fined For Action as a Polictical Party
SEIU 925 TO PAY NEARLY $32,000 AFTER AG LAWSUIT OVER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING DEFICIENCIES OLYMPIA — Service Employees International Union Local 925 (SEIU 925) will pay the state $31,715 after an Attorney General’s Office lawsuit over its improper reporting of in-kind and cash campaign contrib[...]
February 9th, 2016 - 7:29 am § in Misc.
Chinazor: Benin vs Yoruba
Chinazor Onianwah :As far back as 1450 AD, the reigning Oba Ewuare of Benin refused to sell slaves to the Portuguese. I am super thrilled that history is becoming an interesting topic of discussion in Nigerian social media especially during Black History Month in the US. Let me chip in here- regard[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Man as God: Humans Engineering Evolution
From the NY Times Biologists in the United States and Europe are developing a revolutionary genetic technique that promises to provide an unprecedented degree of control over insect-borne diseases and crop pests. The technique involves a mechanism called a gene drive system, which propels a gene of [...]
February 8th, 2016 - 11:26 pm § in Misc.
A Scam .. What is “Microsoft ?”
MICROSOFT ASSURE PLAN – A SCAM?? I too purchased this plan, and my credit card called me immediately saying it was being billed outside of the United States, saying Microsoft was an American company within American borders. They were calling to ask me to be sure this was the REAL Microsoft com[...]
Catholic-style academic freedom