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Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

bwv 1080


Baron Scarpia

Crypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life'

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43056744

The question that comes to mind is, which of these two uses of computational power is more idiotic?

Baron Scarpia

#2603
Tom Ashbrook dismissed from "On Point" by WBUR after an investigation validated claims that he created a hostile and abusive workplace environment (apparently not including sexual harassment).

http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/02/15/on-point-host-tom-ashbrook-dismissed-from-wbur

Karl Henning

Quote from: Baron Scarpia on February 15, 2018, 04:12:57 PM
Tom Ashbrook dismissed from "On Point" by WBUR after an investigation validated claims that he created a hostile and abusive workplace environment (apparently not including sexual harassment).

http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/02/15/on-point-host-tom-ashbrook-dismissed-from-wbur


Gosh.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Baron Scarpia

Well, some will attribute everything to cynical motives, but the left-leaning outlets don't give their own a pass on this sort of thing.

Wendell_E

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ― Mark Twain



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Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

Quote from: WikipediaLeland Jones Orser (born 1960/1961) is an American actor.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Spineur

Slovak journalist murder
https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/europe/196970-slovak-police-probe-murder-investigative-journalist
follows a similar case in Malta.  What is the organisation behind the murders of anti-fraud investigations?  This is very disturbing....

Spineur

#2615
Another disturbing news.  Israeli authorities decided to levy taxes on christian golgota shrine and consider churches as commercial property.  As a result the holy sepulcre shrine is now closed.

http://m.digitaljournal.com/news/world/church-at-jesus-s-traditional-burial-site-closed-for-second-day/article/515873

This christian shrine has existed close to 2 thousand years before the state of israel.  It has been a christian shrine for all this time...

kishnevi

Quote from: Spineur on February 26, 2018, 05:05:36 PM
Another disturbing news.  Israeli authorities decided to levy taxes on christian golgota shrine and consider churches as commercial property.  As a result the holy sepulcre shrine is now closed.

http://m.digitaljournal.com/news/world/church-at-jesus-s-traditional-burial-site-closed-for-second-day/article/515873

This christian shrine has existed close to 2 thousand years before the state of israel.  It has been a christian shrine for all this time...

To be clear: the taxes would apply to non church property owned by the Church, not to the property on which the church actually sits.

Full enforcement of Jewish law would require complete destruction of this and all other churches in Israel, since they are devoted to idol worship, in the eyes of Jewish law. Mosques would be untouched, since Islam is not idol worship.

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya


Baron Scarpia

Georgia Teacher Arrested after barricading himself in his classroom and firing a gun out the window.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/28/us/georgia-dalton-high-school-teacher-gunfire/index.html

Yes, if every teacher has a gun, that will solve everything.

Well, if the students have guns too, they can defend themselves against unhinged teachers.