(Caution: This article contains language unsuitable for children.) From CBS News: “BASED ON A TRUE STORY: It’s a boast that can be a plus for a movie during Oscar season. Whether the claim holds up to scrutiny is another matter altogether. … ‘I think I can look at the story a[...]
Archive for February, 2016
February 28th, 2016 - 10:23 am § in Misc.
CROSSCUT: Are charter schools the fix for Washington’s broken education system?
Excellent article by by Tom James at Crosscut. Robin Lake head of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, at the University of Washington has conducted numerous studies of charter schools nationwide. “There’s a certain segment of folks who really want their own space. Who really want to[...]
February 28th, 2016 - 10:14 am § in Politics
Why Obama’s right and GOP isn’t about Iran
Many reasons, including this one: “Partial results released Sunday indicate that Iranian reformists will win all 30 parliamentary seats in Tehran, handing hard-liners an embarrassing defeat in the first elections held since last year’s nuclear deal. The deal is expected to bolster moder[...]
February 28th, 2016 - 10:00 am § in Misc.
Being Pretty
Restart gallery More Photo Galleries At the Breadfarm bakery, ‘we’re always trying to make the perfect loaf’ Macklemore and Ryan Lewis pop into West Seattle’s Easy Street Records Here’s looking at you, pig Related Stories Mother, son slain in Belfair had planned a food-truck [...]
February 28th, 2016 - 9:29 am § in Misc.
Who is flying drones over the Bangor submarine base?
On Feb. 8, a drone was seen flying above Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor .. home to the Pacific Fleet’s 14 ballistic-missile submarines. Each can carry up to 24 missiles with multiple nuclear warheads. The Navy said, “It’s our intent to support the investigation and prosecution of [...]
February 28th, 2016 - 9:04 am § in Misc.
The Oscars: Rebirth of “The Birth of a Nation”
Fox Searchlight pays $17.5m for slavery drama The Birth of a Nation Just in time for t this year’s Oscar list free of Blacks, Fox and actor/director Nate Parker are bringing a redo of “Birth of a Nation” to your local multiplex. READMORE Review at The Guardian.[...]
February 28th, 2016 - 8:16 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: CHINA Launches Second Space Station
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — China will send its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 into space in the third quarter of this year, which is expected to dock with a cargo ship scheduled to be launched in the first half of next year, sources from the manned space program said Sunday. As part of [...]
February 28th, 2016 - 8:11 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Iran Moderates
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won a strong vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could speed up the Islamic Republic’s emergence from years of isolation. While gains by moderates and reformists in Friday’s p[...]
February 28th, 2016 - 8:02 am § in Misc.
Now, use your smartphone to find an electronic toilet
Everything from taxis to laundry and now toilets can be ordered via a smartphone, in Bengalore. Now citizens can find the nearest electronically controlled self-cleaning toilets or e-toilet through an app, which was launched by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Wednesday. Through the [...]
February 28th, 2016 - 1:58 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: slavery as a way of making everyone free.
From Aristophanes’ Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι . –[...]