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May 4, 2007
how do you pronounce "Shiite?"
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One of the trickiest words imported into English, with a rare double vowel that is not a diphthong, followed by a silent "e." Rea...
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proud member of a "Dream Team"
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Apparently the teachers who worked on revising Capital's 9th grade English curriculum are going to be recognized as a "Dream Team...
reperfusion and apoptosis: or, everything you know about CPR is wrong
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Scientists are discovering that it's not lack of oxygen that kills heart cells; it's the return of oxygen into the cell that causes ...
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May 3, 2007
better living through science
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A little while back I linked to a Slate article asking neurologists and neuroscientists if and how understanding the brain has changed their...
I guess she figured it was a COLA
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Coat goes missing at an Oregon elementary school. Eerily similar coat appears for sale on eBay. Area teacher is caught selling the coat . ...
the General Will justifies violent revolution
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Affirmatives must justify violent revolution in the case of political oppression . To their aid comes William T. Vollman's masterful an...
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say hey, he's no Willie Mays
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Manny Ramirez is probably the most entertaining left fielder in baseball. Not only can he pound the ball--473 career dingers--but he can...
UW needs a graduation speaker
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Will you answer the call? While the UW is not turning to "American Idol" contestants quite yet, officials are feeling a little des...
Sal Cordova grabs a pick and a torch and heads down to the quote mines
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Ed is on the case. Sal has completely reversed the meaning of the article and I can't imagine he did so unintentionally. You simply cann...
May 2, 2007
Kant, violent revolution, and the social contract
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Some formative thoughts on using Kant in the "violent revolution" debate . Kant, generally, opposes violent revolution. As he wri...
a natural painkiller
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Yes, I have more than one brown paisley tie in my collection. (Here's the other . They're not the same.) Off to the dentist.
Not A Game, or not a clue?
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Chanced across this anti-gambling commercial while watching an M's game. It's slick, with great visuals and an appropriately stern...
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Sexson about to groove?
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A key 2-run homer last night: the beginning of something big ? Sexson would have had his 17th RBI on a sacrifice fly that traveled about 400...
May 1, 2007
David Sedaris doesn't understand the blogs
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Josh got there first. We sat for an hour, listening to his witty stories and delightful counterattack to the New Republic hit piece (disc...
I don't make as much money as a lot of people
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Good thing, too. I don't think I could handle it : You have to poke way down the list of best paid Washington state employees to find G...
on balance, violent revolution is a just response to political oppression: the NFL national LD topic for 2007
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Resolved: On balance, violent revolution is a just response to political oppression. In the coming days, I'll start posting detailed tho...
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Apr 30, 2007
Gig Harbor students protest candid camera
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This morning, students at the home of the Tides gathered to protest an illegitimate use of their school's security cameras. One student ...
new wine in old wineskins
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Why do we value fresh translations of older texts in other languages, but don't care too much for modern versions of classics in our own...
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Apr 29, 2007
much love for Cha Seung Baek
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In a vast improvement over his last outing , Baek took a no-no into the 6th before surrendering a single up the middle. He was yanked afte...
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which disciple was mean to Jesus?
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[From Matthew 12:46-50, Recently Revised Version] Jesus taught the multitude as his family waited outside, growing impatient as the minutes ...
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