An article in Newsweek says Russia has 10.5 million more women than men: “At birth there is an equal number of girls and boys; by age 30, men begin to disappear …. Fewer than a half of them survive until 65, … so millions of babushkas live alone for the rest of their life.” http://w[...]
Archive for November 3rd, 2014
November 3rd, 2014 - 7:10 pm § in Environment, The Ave Scene
Finally ,,, Bringing Rapid Transit to the PNW
Sound Transit floats $15B plan to expand mostly rail service As expected the Seattle Times kvetches about taxes. Of course they have no problem when developers want to use public resources to build and build and build, This time, however, everyone benefits. King County gets to be green by [...]
November 3rd, 2014 - 12:42 pm § in The Ave Scene
Wealthism
London – Overheating? London Sets Record With $237 Million Apartment Sale London – London’s red-hot property market has struck a new record with the sale of a 140 million pound ($237 million) unfurnished apartment, but… Read More » And Seattle? Are we becoming like this[...]
Hypocrisy of Capitalism
Republic’s Official: Western Businessmen Ready to Invest in Crimean Energy, Industry Foreign investors are showing increased interest in a number of Crimean projects, from the automotive industry to energy, Deputy Minister of Crimean Affairs Andrei Sokolov told RIA Novosti in an interview Frid[...]
November 3rd, 2014 - 9:35 am § in Misc.
Dishonest Police Department Caught Hiding Evidence In Racism Lawsuit
A black man from Lakewood, Washington, who settled a civil rights claim against a racist cop in 2009 for $27,000 has been awarded an additional $60,000 after a whistleblower leaked a police document to his attorney the police department illegally withheld during the original lawsuit. Darren Burgess [...]
November 3rd, 2014 - 8:48 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Microsoft Opens a Garage
The legend of the garage is part of the reason so many people are Apple fans. Google has a similar policy, touting the release time it allows Goolgeoids to work on their own projects. How to respond if you are stodgy Microsoft? Five years ago, Microsoft created its own Garage. Not a ph[...]
The Beginning of Winter Holidays Is Not a Happy Season for All
Muharram, a Muslim month devoted to mourning. Ashura, the tenth of the month, is a day of awe in Shi’a Islam, familiar in the west as scenes of self flagellation. In Shia Islam the month marks the schism from Sunni, when the Sunni caliph killed the last relative of the Prophet, Ali, and ended [...]
The Hypocrisy in The Terms “White” and “People of Color”
I am offended by the terms “people of color” and “white.” Last spring Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard ignited a controversy about campus diversity with his use of the word “white.” Conservatives picked on Dr. Shepard, saying “heR[...]