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Archive for January, 2012
January 5th, 2012 - 10:35 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libya
News report from India: The Arab Spring may quickly become an Islamist Winter in Libya, reads a new report circulated among federal law enforcement and written for policymakers on Capitol Hill. The report is titled “A View to Extremist Currents In Libya”, according to Fox News. The Arab Spring m[...]
January 4th, 2012 - 11:35 am § in Misc.
Anniversary
The Guardian: MOHAMED BOUAZIZI Like so many little people who trigger big events, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old fruit and vegetable seller in the nondescript Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, wasn’t seeking to change the world. All he wanted was a truck. So he worked hard and saved, but his reward w[...]
January 4th, 2012 - 3:14 am § in Schools & Colleges, Science
Berkely Blog: Faculty Struggling to Preserve The Promise
Nancy Scheper-Hughes, anthropology professor UC WHY BERKELEY FACULTY WENT ON STRIKE University professors (unless they have a large research grant) have no secretaries to prepare their manuscripts for publication or the hundreds of letters of recommendation, the purgatorial price professors pay for [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Sanders, Tonight, Colbert Report
At 11:30 pm (EST) he will be appearing on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” to talk about his constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s absurd Citizens United decision. His simple point: our democracy is seriously threatened when corporations can spend un[...]
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:19 pm § in Uncategorized
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Military Arts 321 (prerequ. Computer Assisted Design 201, Military History 120, Photoshop XXX, Highest Royal Security Clearance Required, level 7) Learn how to design weapons for the next war. Course begins with a review of the advanced military concepts developed by the Germans in WWII. For all the[...]
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:43 am § in Misc.
What Price Iowa?
Gingrich says Romney would ‘buy an election if he could’ Washington, Jan 2 : Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has launched one of his harshest attacks on rival Mitt Romney, saying the former Massachusetts governor would “buy an election if he could.” The former House sp[...]
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:25 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Muslim Brotherhood Threatens Israeli-Egypt Peace
Muslim Brotherhood vows not to recognize Israel By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REUTERS 01/01/2012 11:42 Egyptian party’s deputy leader tells ‘al-Hayat’ that they won’t negotiate with Israel, will seek to cancel peace treaty. I am skeptical. The Muslim Brotherhood, from my reading, [...]
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:42 pm § in Misc.
Iran v. US, Playing Dangerous Games With Big Kids Toys
A GAME OF CHICKEN Iran’s navy has started a 10-day drill in international waters near the strategic oil route that passes through the Strait of Hormuz. The exercises, dubbed “Velayat 90”, could bring Iranian ships into proximity with United States Navy vessels in the area. “[...]
Can You Define “Independent?”
A look at Washington state party identity Darryl Holman. UW Antropology About four years ago, I examined how party identity had changed in both the U.S. and Washington state over a two year period following the mid-term elections. Writing about Washington state in 2007, I pointed out: We have a so[...]