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Oberlin is making the news again for granting tenure to an Iranian professor who apparently covered up Iranian mass executions while he was an ambassador to the UN. From a letter to Oberlin: We have also learned that several hundred families of victims of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran brought Mr. Mahallati’s… Continue reading

The Governor of Utah is getting rid of degree requirements for government jobs in lieu of actual demonstrated competence.   Wow!  What a concept!  He’s following in the footsteps of the Governor of Maryland. Gov. Cox said that eliminating bachelor’s degree requirements will broaden access to qualified talent and expand employment opportunities to attract diverse candidates,… Continue reading

 As you probably have seen, word is out that Consumer Reports has indicated that a whole bunch of dark chocolates have what they call high levels of lead and cadmium.  Most of the chocolates they mention are single source or blended and most are from Latin America. However, they used California standards, which are about… Continue reading

 There are some good things that came out of the Buffalo blizzard.  One of them is the story of ‘Merry Christmas Jay’.  He got stuck in the snow and after a futile attempt to find shelter in nearby houses, gathered two others who were also stuck and they slept in his car until he ran… Continue reading

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Just a few to start the new year right My hope for everyone:   May the worst day of 2023 be better for you than the best day of 2022.   Continue reading

  Happy New Year Everyone!!  Glad to see the end of 2022! Continue reading

 In The Lancet, a study was published on monkeypox in women.  However, half the ‘women’ in the study were actually biological men. In the study published in the world-class medical journal on November 17, researchers analyzed data for a total of 136 individuals with the monkeypox virus infection across 15 countries. There were 62 “trans… Continue reading

A plane crashed into a frozen creek in Maryland on Monday.  The pilot got onto the wing, but was in danger of freezing in the icy water.  A couple of enterprising folks took to their kayaks to get to the plane.   Since the water was frozen, the oars would not propel them so they used… Continue reading