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Archive for April, 2014
April 24th, 2014 - 2:34 pm § in Misc.
Booze in Afghanistan
Dawn Lloyd is a guest columnist at the University of Oregon’s Ethos Magazine. She spent a most of a year in Kabul, Afghanistan. previous entries entries can be found here: #1, #2, #3, #4 Although I don’t drink myself, I’m often asked about alcohol use in Afghanistan. One might think [...]
April 24th, 2014 - 8:26 am § in America
Is Clive Bundy Working for Putin?
Two Rebels Ponomaryov, “people’s mayor” of Slaviansk, is cagey about his Cold War military service and his business affairs, even his age, but shows greater authority over the gun-heavy separatists who have taken effective control of the entire city. Long feared by officialdom[...]
April 23rd, 2014 - 11:33 pm § in Misc.
South Carolina: to arm fetuses?
Proposal to Include Fetuses in ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Moves Forward in SC Emily Crockett for RH Reality Check April 16, 2014 – 7:00am A South Carolina bill that passed a senate committee on Thursday would expand the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law to allow pregnant wome[...]
CHINA: As China Inc Follows in the Path Once Trod By the Birtish Navy
Search for MH370 reveals Future Directions for Chinese Navy The sun never sets over the British Empire. The classic quote was almost true for the empire but utterly true for its Navy. It is equally true for today’s US Navy. This article by Reuters points out want I suspect will be the n[...]
April 23rd, 2014 - 9:40 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: New house sales falling!
According to the US Commerce Department, sales of new homes declined 14.5 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000. That was the second straight monthly decline and the lowest rate since July 2013. New-home sales have declined 13.3 percent over the past 12 months. [...]
April 23rd, 2014 - 3:56 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
AAUP: Universal Scholarships?
Last week, over n the AAUP listserv. Robert Wood referred to an NPR article describing a program in Michigan where philanthropists in Kalamazoo fund universal college tuition. Rob asked, “Imagine if we were able to set one of these funds up statewide in Washington? How much would it cost? [...]
An End of Passover Letter to Hugh Schwartz, Bill Quick About The Logo
Dear Hugh and Bill Happy Pesach. I am writing to you as Passover ends about two matters I know you both care about: Israel and the misuse of the UW logo. I have written a lot her about your efforts to prevent my father’s experiences in Buchenwald, his amazing writings and pictures, from co[...]