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Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
What is blocking the tunneling machine?
The Seattle Times reports ideas from Fifth Graders Fifth-grader Marina Sanchez, writing that she felt “a bit like Nancy Drew,” captured the spirit of the essay like this: People are buzzing about what could be beneath our very own city … monster, a haunted boat, a train car. It could be ma[...]
Tomorrow The Machinists Vote
Tomorrow the machinists vote on their contract. Follow this link for live coverage of the vote. However it comes out, I hope that Governor Inslee is wooing Aerobus to build a plant here. Imagine all the good things that would mean ..Aerobus gets all the advantages of Washington’s investment[...]
Hopes for the New Year
Click the image to see what it will cost to go to the Superbowl .. or, if my wife’s team (the Seahawks) wins … come to our house for free![...]
Happy New Year Tolly Style
Boating and Tollies .. One of the best parts of living in the Northwest. BTW .. that is not our boat, the Aquila. This 34′ tricabin, however, is bow down at rest. Must be something to ask Mr. Tolly about on his second coming! We still miss his birthday parties every January.[...]
What Kiev and Fremont have in common
Lenin Statue Toppled in Kiev Protests, World News Crowds toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin attacked it with hammers on Sunday in the latest mass protests against domination of Ukraine by a post Sviet regime with ties to and mored preserved from the fascist regime created by St[...]
Microsoft
Ex-Skype chief Tony Bates Silicon Valley’s choice for new Microsoft CEO Despite the announcement by the Ave that Alan Mulally is the anew CEO of Microsoft, Silicon Valley is holding out for ex- Skype president Tony Bates. Tech leaders as well as several top Microsoft execs have Ba[...]
BARGAINS: FREE MOVIE!
You are invited to a FREE screening of the film We’re Not Broke on December 15th at Northwest Film Forum. In the midst of the economic recession, lawmakers often cry, “We’re Broke!” as they slash budgets for the social safety net, education, transportation, and public safety. Meanwhile, mult[...]
WHO OWNS THE UW LOGO?
THE Ave Has Been Asked to Change Its Logo In response to a post on the UW AAUP listserv The UW is non profit but its components certainly can bring in more than their costs. Consider the sales under the UW logo. Who makes money off of that? Who actually owns the logo … the […][...]
Boeing workers vote Jan 3 .. what were they expecting for Christmas?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unionized workers at Boeing Co (BA) will vote on January 3 on the company’s latest proposed contract, according to a statement issued by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers just before Christmas, Cartoon is a mashup derived from work by [...]