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The author of 'Cryptonomicon' and the Baroque Cycle offers a ripping good yarn about philosophy.
WHEN C.P. Snow delivered his famous lecture on the "Two Cultures" in 1959, he pointed out that the sciences and the humanities seemed to be running along increasingly disconnected tracks. But what if these two cultures were separated not just by...Tags: Applied Physics, Clubs and Associations, Society, Applied Science, Fiction
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Connecticut Online: Excerpts From State Blogs
SWICK SPEAK www.swickspeak.blogspot.com Palin: A Great Choice McCain-Palin. I like the sound of that. I also like the confusion it creates for the Democratic Party. So much for their change of nominating two ultraliberal males, one who has no track...Tags: Movies, Dan Quayle, Bob Adams, Joe Biden, Ted Stevens
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Chicago desperate for a winner
Question: Is it possible to talk about a resurgent sports scene in Chicago when the Bears aren't likely to be very good this season? Or when the White Sox just lost their best player, possibly for the season? Or when the Cubs are picking a very bad time...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Chicago Bears, Lou Piniella, National Basketball Association, Patrick Kane
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Rick Morrissey: Chicago city of champions? Not quite
Question: Is it possible to talk about a resurgent sports scene in Chicago when the Bears aren't likely to be very good this season? Or when the White Sox just lost their best player, possibly for the season? Or when the Cubs are picking a very bad time...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Chicago Bears, Lou Piniella, National Basketball Association, Patrick Kane
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The Audacity To Take A Chance
MIAMI HERALDHaven Kimmel knows, as all writers do, that successful authors must approach their craft with as many useful tools as possible: patience, stamina, exemplary research skills. But in her case, she jokes, a healthy dollop of something else is helpful. "I...Tags: Freedom of the Press, North Carolina, Indiana, Mental Illness, Books and Magazines
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Most Doctors Exhibit Dedication To Patients
My parents adhered to the "play hurt" philosophy of child raising. Any illness or injury was to be shrugged off. Even my beloved mother prescribed "you'll get over it" for nearly every ache and pain. My parents raised two rambunctious boys close in...Tags: Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Family, Medicine, Injuries, Employees
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Life goes on, but fears remain at NIU campus
Associated Press WriterFreshman Miraynda Castro was reminded during her first week at Northern Illinois University that she didn't begin her college career at just any campus. Castro's philosophy teacher asked students for a show of hands: Did they want the classroom door...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Society, Students, Bolingbrook, Juvenile Delinquency
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Chemistry examination
The Ravens have a rookie quarterback and a young offensive line. They have a mostly new coaching staff with a rookie head coach. And they have most of those unhappy veterans from a year ago who were happy to see the former coach leave. It's a good mix of...Tags: Derrick Mason, Ethics, Trevor Pryce, Ray Lewis, Veterans Affairs
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Let's call it Dog Gone Drive
I asked readers a while back to suggest alternative names for Allentown's Mack Boulevard, since there won't be a Mack World Headquarters there any more. This was sparked by a friend who sent me the following suggestions: Back-Stab Street. Drop-Dead...Tags: Transportation, Employees, Road Transportation, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment
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Harbaugh was born for this
John Harbaugh can't say when he first realized his dad, Jack, was a football coach.
The old man never sat him down and explained what he did. Harbaugh just assumed all kids got stuffed into lockers by college stars or baby-sat for sideline legends....Tags: Brian Dawkins, Veterans Affairs, Sid Gillman, Indiana Hoosiers, Baseball
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Life goes on but fears remain at shooting campus
Associated Press WriterHer first week of classes at Northern Illinois University made it clear to freshman Miraynda Castro that she wasn't beginning her college career at just any campus. Her philosophy teacher asked for a show of hands: Did students want the classroom door...Tags: Northern Illinois University, Society, Students, Bolingbrook, Juvenile Delinquency
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Riley and Parcells express their mutual admiration
South Florida Sun-SentinelPat Riley received plenty of congratulations upon his selection into the Basketball Hall of Fame, which will hold its induction ceremony Friday night. Few words resonated with him as much as those on the "wonderful note" he received from Bill Parcells....Tags: New York Knicks, Basketball, Pat Riley
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