Archive for October, 2006
Ed Rendell and Educational Reform
For Governor Ed Rendell reforming/ funding education is one of his key issues. He has an educational reform plan, in which he wants to raise the amount of funding for the public schools, and educational programs. What comes into question is how will his plans be paid for, and will taxes [...]
PA District 17 Race
The Pa District 17 race began with Democratic incumbent, Tim Holden,campaigning against the Republican candidate, Matthew Arlington Wertzfor a seat in Congress. District 17 was considered a safe Democraticdistrict prior to the 2006 campaign and remains so today because ofgerrymandering. It is comprised of Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, andparts of Berks [...]
Blown:
Spencer Batchelder posted a photo:
Taken on a FOB (Forward Operating Base) I recently visited yesterday. Looks like an IED (improvised explosive device claimed this on.
Leaving the wire:
pedersend2003 posted a photo:
power:
ceebee23 posted a photo:
Michael A. Monsoor:
DBCondit posted a photo:
U.S. Navy SEAL Michael Monsoor (left) died Friday, Sept 29, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq when he threw himself on a grenade to save fellow SEALS.
(I didn’t take this shot.)
iraq american arm:
fotokros posted a photo:
As the political ads interrupt your favorite television broadcasts,they send messages either informing you of theupcoming elections. Between the positive reflection on their ownachievements followed by the many flaws they pull from theiropponents, it becomes very difficult to decipher who is actuallyrunning for which office and for whom you should vote. Currently,the race [...]
The early boat catches the fish:
Jim Birt posted a photo:
Father and son set their fishing net as the sun rises on the Shatt al Arab river. Basrah, October 2006.
Taking cover:
Jim Birt posted a photo:
A British soldier takes cover from a militia mortar attack. A daily occurance, the mortar fire’s accuracy varies. One week before this incident, a British army medic was killed by one. The bang of firing is often heard before the tell-tale whistle, which precedes the seemingly infinite wait for the [...]
The Jamestown Project- Small Tent April 16, 2009 dsilbey
- Votes Have Consequences, or Regionalization (continued) April 14, 2009 dsilbey
- What A Regional Party Looks Like April 7, 2009 dsilbey
- What Defeat Looks Like March 31, 2009 dsilbey
- The Wrong Question March 30, 2009 dsilbey
- silbey@h-war
- ANN: Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq Video Lecture Poste
- REPLY: Trinidad during World War II (3 Responses)
- CROSS-POSTED REVIEW: H-Net Review Publication: 'About Soldiers, More or Less'
- TOC: _Defence and Peace Economics_ , Volum e 20 Issue 3
- TOC: Journal of Conflict Resolution Table of Contents for 1 August 2009; Vol. 5
- Silbey@twitter
- silbey: You know it's the 21st century when your four-year-old uses the DVR remote control to pause the TV, gets candy, and then starts it again.
- silbey: @msilbey Or there's only a _Mother's_ Club: http://bit.ly/3vZVdg
- silbey: It's the 21st century when the local Jewish deli has wifi.
- silbey: @msilbey And gorilla!
- silbey: @thecline Sportsguy video: comedy gold. Extra bonus: the Doug Christie jersey he's wearing.
- silbey: @msilbey Hilarious. I think we should shout "Bingo" whenever the Redskins score from now on.
- silbey: @msilbey It's all about Vitamin D: http://bit.ly/2WlzpO
- silbey: Comedy gold: http://bit.ly/HmBm6
- silbey: @msilbey http://edgeofthewest.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/healing/
- silbey: @kdhopwood What she said.
