“The Department of Homeland Security posted a contract request this week for ‘Media Monitoring Services,’ which will compile a database of hundreds of thousands of journalists, bloggers and ‘media influencers’ for the federal government,” CBS News reported Friday [...]
Archive for April, 2018
April 6th, 2018 - 10:41 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
A Message from The Losing Candidate for Superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools
Jeanice Kerr Swift did not get our top job, but she sent a message that Superintendent Juneau should hear! A friend criticized me for opposition to Jeanice Kerr Swift .This friend, an advocate for the current Board’s directions, caused me of being out of by Ms. Swifts’s diminutive height[...]
April 5th, 2018 - 2:14 pm § in Misc.
Facebook trolled hospitals for patient data
“Facebook has asked several major U.S. hospitals to share anonymized data about their patients, such as illnesses and prescription info, for a proposed research project. Facebook was intending to match it up with user data it had collected …,” CNBC reported Thursday. [...]
April 5th, 2018 - 10:35 am § in Misc.
THE AVE CHALLENGE: Who is this?
A. Muslim terrorist B. Former TV star C. Transgender activist D. King of Jordan E. Undocumented immigrant. [...]
April 5th, 2018 - 9:24 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Seattle Chooses a New Superintendent of Public Schools
Denise Juneau, the former Montana superintendent of public instruction, will take the reins of Seattle Public Schools in July. I am happy about this. Superintendent Juneau stood out from the other two candidates in three ways .. 1. Experience She has worked not just as a teacher and administrator [...]
April 5th, 2018 - 1:53 am § in Misc.
Kim Jung Un: “Think Different” Tags!
Apple’s Success Continues Read more about the inspiring role of Apple in the People’s Republic of North Korea.[...]
April 1st, 2018 - 5:56 pm § in Donald Trump
Hitler draws better than Trump
Okay, so Adolf was a crappy politician. We all know that. Contemporary critics panned his artistic efforts, too. But at least his pictures didn’t look like crayon drawings by a kindergartner. [...]