Archive for May, 2007
Sunday, May 27th, 2007
Here is a portion of what Vice President Cheney said as part of his commencement address to the United States Military Academy at West Point:
As Army officers on duty in the war on terror, you will now face enemies who oppose and despise everything you know to be right, every ...
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Friday, May 25th, 2007
If you follow basketball, you probably heard earlier in the week when the NBA draft lottery took place. In this year's NBA draft, there are two players who are considered far and away the best in the draft: Greg Oden of Ohio State University and Kevin Durant of the University ...
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Monday, May 14th, 2007
I just finished reading a book titled The Life and Legacy of G.I. Taylor[1] by George K. Batchelor. G.I. Taylor is one of the best known and most respected fluid mechanicians in that field's history. And being a computational fluid dynamicist, I have a particular affection for the great scientists ...
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Have you ever heard the refrain that the high scoring basketball team simply can't play any defense? The canonical example in recent times has been the Phoenix Suns. They seem to win games 115-105 or something similar. They win a lot of games, but their opponents are routinely scoring 100 ...
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Monday, May 7th, 2007
It's time for another grammar rant. I like to think this is a pet peeve of mine, but I catch myself doing it every now and then as well. I still get pissed at myself for doing it, though, so I suppose I can count it as a pet peeve. ...
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