Month: July 2005

Renovating Academia, Part III

Not surprisingly, most academics want to focus on the work they are doing, some of which (and it is impossible to tell, now, what will prove so) will be extremely important to our future lives.  “Just let us alone;...

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Syria: The Next Cambodia?

Long ago in an insurgency far, far away the President and his advisors determined that the only way to gain the upper hand in their endless struggle with the rebel alliance and cripple its ability to continue the war was to...

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The Gaffe-tastic Ken Mehlman

I saw this story on a Daily Kos diary by KTinTX, Mehlman Clueless on Late Edition . Ken Mehlman, while being interviewed on Late Edition, actually said: The NAACP unfortunately in the 2000 campaign likened the president to James...

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Patchwork Glaciers

“Summer skiers now sweep by a patch of white polyethylene as big as a football field against the backdrop of majestic jagged peaks.. It works like a picnic cooler, deflecting the sun while keeping the contents cool.”...

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Closed:Froggy Bottom Cafe, see Happy Hour

Good Day Everyone and Welcome to the FBC. Newspapers by the door, coffee, pastries, tea and sandwiches for Eastern Time Zone. Hope everyone had a great weekend, perhaps you will tell us what you did.  Anyone see any movies,...

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