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January 23rd, 2013 - 11:11 am § in America, Science

Sequencing Sasquatch!

Researchers at Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology in Switzerland are asking yeti enthusiasts or anyone with samples thought to be from the creature alternatively known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch to share them for DNA analysis as part of the Oxford-Lausanne Collateral Hominid Project, [...]

September 18th, 2012 - 6:07 am § in America, Jews

Rosh Hoshana: First Jew and First Puppy

Genetic study confirms: First dogs came from East Asia Researchers at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they have found further proof that the wolf ancestors of today’s domesticated dogs can be traced to southern East Asia — findings that run counter to theories placi[...]

September 12th, 2012 - 8:54 am § in America, China, Jews

The Jewish Ancestors of Colorado’s Indians

from Xinhua News  Mesa Verde Indians descended from Jewish ancestors  The idea that Native Americans are descendents of the “lost tribes” is a fundamental part of Mormonism and intrinsic to a lot of British and American ideas about the relationship of ancient Israel to the idealistic v[...]

October 6th, 2011 - 8:08 am § in America, Politics, The Ave Scene

More News on Seattle Center

American Indian restaurants are all but nonexistent. By Hanna Raskin Wednesday, Jun 29 2011, Seattle Weekly Plans for the Northwest Native Cultural Center, which gained new momentum in June when Seattle Center indicated interest in supporting a proposed 15,000-square-foot development, call for Seatt[...]

September 2nd, 2011 - 11:14 am § in The Ave Scene, UW

The AVE: a vision for Seattle’s new waterfront.

Any successful effort to create a marvelous waterfront park for Seattle should include turning Elliot Avenue into a grand entrance into the city.  Once you cross the Ballard Bridge, there are fields, a very underused shopping center, warehouses, and amazing access to three great attraction … [...]