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Archive for March, 2013
March 8th, 2013 - 6:02 am § in Misc.
Day of the Woman
International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year.[1] The first national Women’s Day was observed on 28 February 1909 in the United States following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America.[2] In August 1910, a[...]
March 7th, 2013 - 9:22 am § in Misc.
PRESIDENT ROMNEY: Basketball Diplomacy to Open North Korea
Presidential spokesman, Tagg Romney, has welcomes thte role of Dennis Rodman as an ambassador of peace. Ambassador Rodman tells Kim Jong Un he has ‘friend for life’ SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Thursday on the third day [...]
March 7th, 2013 - 8:49 am § in The Ave Scene
Meet Up for Seattle Progressives
Progressive Community Building Event Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 1st Ave (Map) Seattle, WA 98121 Saturday, March 9th, 2:00 PM Click here to RSVP and get more information.[...]
Massachusetts Senator Supports Slavery
On this day 163 years ago, famed orator Daniel Webster delivered one of the most memorable speeches of his remarkable career. Standing to address the Senate in support of the Compromise of 1850, the congressional effort led by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas to resolve the issues propelling the Unite[...]
March 7th, 2013 - 4:57 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
Women’s Rights in Arabia
Saudi- 18 lingerie shops closed for failure to employ women (MENAFN – Arab News) The Labor Ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs this week closed 18 lingerie shops in shopping centers east of Riyadh after they failed to employ Saudi women. “We’ll[...]
March 6th, 2013 - 11:44 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Nukes Proliferate In Arab World
Jordan close to commissioning two nuclear reactors, declines to sign accord with U.S. 53 min ago – Jordan is close to commissioning two nuclear reactors, to be built about 100 kilometers south of the Syrian border, as atomic energy spreads through the Arab world, even as uprisings convulse the[...]
March 6th, 2013 - 8:43 pm § in Misc.
Street Food in Pakistan
from Chapati Mystery by sepoy on April 12, 2011 · 12 comments in homistan Lahore, if you want to believe me, is a city about food. The second most popular gossip in Lahore is about specific sites/corners in the city and the specific foods available there. The first most popular being a vehement dis[...]
March 6th, 2013 - 5:23 pm § in Misc.
The AVE Challenge: Who is this?
A. Wealthy Saudi Prince b. Gina Lollobrigida’s son c. Heir to the throne of Dubai d. Star of new version of Pink Panther in French e. Sonya Nehru’s grandson[...]