A. Roman bed pan B. Pendant from Minoan necklace C. Lamp showing menorah D. Aztec royal hat E. Fish line weight from Peru[...]
Archive for April, 2019
April 16th, 2019 - 8:34 am § in Foreign Affairs
Kim Jung Un Sets Conditions for Further Talks With Don John Trump
(Global Times, 4/12/2019) During First Session of the 14th Supreme People’s Assembly, Kim Jong-un said he is willing to meet the US president again on certain conditions. Kim was re-elected as chairman of the DPRK’s State Affairs Commission (SAC). “If the United States adopts a[...]
April 15th, 2019 - 11:14 am § in UW
TRADITION: UW Nobel Winner dies .. WHO CARES?
David Thouless — Nobel laureate and UW professor emeritus — dies at age 84 David James Thouless, UW professor emeritus and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016, died in Cambridge in the U.K. on April 6. Thouless was a theoretical physicist whose most well-known work focused on the pro[...]
April 15th, 2019 - 10:43 am § in Misc.
Firefighters Saved the Structure and Artwork
But the interior is gutted As shocked Parisians watched helplessly, fire destroyed the roof and wooden interior of the Notre Dame Cathedral, but firefighters say the structure, towers, and priceless artwork survived. Sixteen copper statues of the Apostles that normally occupy the roof peak were remo[...]
April 15th, 2019 - 1:44 am § in America
We Need a Wealth Tax
I am not all that interested in a progressive income tax. For one thing “income” is very easy for the rich to hide. For example, money earned as stock options may never be taxed until they are exercised but it can be used to take loans at low rates .. and the interest on those [&hellip[...]
April 15th, 2019 - 1:14 am § in Misc.
THE SEATTLE TIMES GOES DEDUCTIBLE
The Seattle Times has now become a charity .. at least as far as support for investigative journalism. In an email today, the Times announced that in addition to paying for a subscription, not tax-free, I can pay for the salaries of its reporters and get a tax deduction! The Seattle Times, owned by [...]
April 15th, 2019 - 1:07 am § in The Ave Scene
WA State ranks in the dismal 13 for worst taxes
Life magazine has rated WA state as among the 13th worst for tax burden. This puts the Evergreen States in a basket with Kansas, New York, Massachusetts and Texas. We come just one notch WORSE then Mississippi! Alaska, Delaware, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada are the best five states in the U.S. w[...]
April 14th, 2019 - 4:56 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Jesus rises in Argentina’s Tierra Santa
One of the main attraction at Tierra Santa .an Argentinian Christian Theme Park, is a 40-foot Jesus, who rises and ‘resurrects’ from inside a mountain every hour. When he reaches the top, the robot closes his eyes and rotates his palms while Handel’s “Messiah” plays in [...]
April 14th, 2019 - 1:53 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Evolution in Space
Microbes stuck in the International Space Station are adapting to survive’. Apace has made problems for the flat earthers and intelligent designers. As long as life was confined to the surface of Earth. the believers could feel safe. God never mentions space and DNA can not replicate in a tr[...]