Publication
November 6th, 2008
Publication
“Me obey the law, too? But I’m tenured!”
Should a tenured professor at a state university be required to attend sexual harassment training as a condition of his continued employment? Alexander McPherson, a professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at UC Irvine, thinks not. He writes: I believe the training is a disgraceful sham. As f...
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Tags: The Basement
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(more...)Perpetual Million Dollar/Year Subsidy for the Alerus Center!
With so many restrictions in place, Council President Hal Gershman considered using the sales tax surplus to build an endowment for the Alerus Center, a fund that earns enough interest to pay for building improvements long past 2029. The question is how large would such an endowment need to be? In 2...
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Tags: North Dakota News
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(more...)What is the legitimate upside to having Hillary Clinton at the State Department? I keep trying to come up with the best case scenario, but I just can't convince myself. It's being sold as a bold move, but it looks more like a possible castration. Meanwhile, several sources said [Ret. Gen. Jim] Jones...
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(more...)Quick hit: Aboriginal languages are like Deafness, and condoning either is “criminally insane”
Eric Brodrick from Alice Springs has a piece in Crikey this week titled “What’s the Pitjantjatjara word for computer?” His argument boils down to this paragraph: Not being able to speak the major language of a country is a disability equivalent to being profoundly deaf. Limiting a ...
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Tags: English, Language, linguistics, deaf, disability, Bigotry, indigenous, Aboriginal, bilingualism, Alice Springs, linguist, babylonian, indigenous languages, tom calma, race & racism, Australian languages, cultural purity
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(more...)Not really a surprise given that the UN is more anti-Israel than the Palestinians: This Monday, November 24th, the UN will commemorate its annual International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People with a film depicting Jews as Nazi-equivalents and a public exhibit mourning the sixty years o...
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Tags: Israel, Anti-semitism, Gaza, Hamas, United-Nations
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(more...)I am in the thick of formulating an academic scholarly paper for my Pastoral Ministry class. My paper is a precursor for my practicum next semester. And I am writing on the subject of the Pastoral Care of Gay young people and what their parents can do for them, what not to do to them, and how spirit...
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Tags: Family, Church, Religion, Community, Human Rights, Friends, Christianity, Faith, Gay, Relationships, Theology, leadership, Ministry, montreal, All About Me, God, Life Lessons, Civil Rights, Homophobia, Writers, Helping Others, Alchemy, Tradition, Spiritual Direction, integrity, homosexual, LGBTQ, Academic writings, pastoral ministries, Human Kindness
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(more...)Why Buy? (Booking through Thursday)
http://btt2.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/why-buy/ I've asked, in the past, about whether you more often buy your books, or get them from libraries. What I want to know today, is, WHY BUY? Even if you are a die-hard fan of the public library system, I'm betting you have at least ONE permanent resident of...
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(more...)General affiliate discussion :: Just another MORON who thinks he is an affiliate marketer
Author: quest Subject: Just another MORON who thinks he is an affiliate marketer Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:47 pm (GMT 0) Topic Replies: 0 Quote: This is an enquiry e-mail via "http://mysiteurl/" from: sleelluth <kermade@mail.ru> My email - If You want to delete your site from my spa...
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(more...)Jason Notte: Cheer Up, Axl, You're Not that Irrelevant
Sometime in the near future, a young man will ride the L train between Brooklyn and Manhattan wearing a bandanna around his neck, $100 jeans with a studded belt and a crisp, new Guns 'n' Roses T-shirt. We hate to break this to you, Axl Rose, but this person has no intention of buying Chinese Democra...
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(more...)Hello Blogtalkradio.com this is your President Barak Obama - Nov 22,2008
Hello, Blogtalkradio. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It's the answer told by lines...
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