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Archive for February, 2011
Beck on Egypt’s Caliphate
“This is Saul Alinsky. This is STORM from Van Jones,…The former Soviet Union, everybody, radical Islam, every—this is the story of everyone who has ever plotted to or wanted to fundamentally change or destroy the Western way of life. This isn’t about Egypt. Everything is up on th[...]
Cuba Blocks Expansion of Caliphate by Jailing Jew
Havana, Cuba – State media say prosecutors will seek a 20-year jail term for detained American contractor Alan Gross for “acts against the integrity and independence” of Cuba. The state-controlled website Cubadebate says that a trial date will be set shortly and that Gross’s family and U[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 6:28 pm § in Misc.
UW Senate Blog
Link here to Senate Blog. Because the UW Senate Blog is published behind the UW firewall, those Ave readers can not directly access this public record. As a service to the wider community, we will periodically, repost the blog here on the Ave. UW faculty, students and staff should be able to acces[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 10:12 am § in Schools & Colleges
Faculty Strike with Students at University of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Puerto Rican Association of University Professors is staging a 24-hour strike in support of students who have clashed with police during protests over a new fee.[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 8:19 am § in Uncategorized
MAP II: Republicans Update Target Map
Seattle’s conservative blog updates the infamous “target map.” Click the map to see it in full scale or click here to see the entry at Sound Politics. The frightening part of this is that the author is not an anonymous troll. He feels confidant enough of this sort of thing to pos[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 6:25 am § in Misc.
Need for workers, emancipates women during war
EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN Your browser does not support iframes.[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 5:12 am § in America
Map I: First USA Map, Sold!
First map of the original states. Created right after the Treaty of Paris, which marked the formal end of the American Revolutionary War, the Buell map shows the 13 new states and territory east of the Mississippi River. Virginia extends from the Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio River. The map was given[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 12:36 am § in Politics
Thanks to government we have …
Don Smith, Ave Contributor Conservatives love to hate government. But thanks to government, we have police, the courts, contract law, potable water, the Internet, seat belts, childhood immunization, and so many other public and private goods. I’m collecting reasons to be thankful for governmen[...]