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Follow-up AA | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. December 4, 2006. At 6:25 pm by ndsmith. So, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could overturn Brown v. Board of Education. In this case, residents of Louisville, KY. are complaining that their children aren’t able to attend the schools of their choice because of that state’s efforts to racially integrate schools. NPR’s Nina Totenberg has her usual balanced and in-depth report. Of a student being tasered for not carrying a library card. Enter your co...
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Are the Current Approaches to Global Warming a case of ‘too little too late’? | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. May 2, 2007. Are the Current Approaches to Global Warming a case of ‘too little too late’? At 4:21 pm by ndsmith. 2 Comments ». May 2, 2007 at 7:35 pm. Monbiot has written yet another awesome piece, that’s for sure. What’s in there though should scare the hell out of us and make us wonder about how wise it is to keep on to industrialization as it is without erasing our species from the face of Earth while all the while pretending that we tackle the problem. Philosophy Confer...
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Why Republicans should not go ga-ga over Fred Thompson | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. June 1, 2007. Why Republicans should not go ga-ga over Fred Thompson. At 5:01 am by ndsmith. I understand why many Republicans welcome the possible entry of Fred Thompson into the Republican primary race. But I think that this is backward looking rather than forward thinking. 1 Comment ». June 1, 2007 at 3:21 pm. Fred is a joke. He cant “act” his way into the White House. He is NOT a leader. However I did hear he played one on TV. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You are commenti...
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“Support the ‘Oops!’” | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. May 10, 2007. 8220;Support the ‘Oops! At 3:48 am by ndsmith. That line has nothing to do with this post. It’s a quote from Stephen Colbert. Also: Jon Stewart’s recent interview with George Tenet is one of the best I have ever seen. Stewart gets Tenet to address the real issues involved in the publication of his new book, At the Center of the Storm. 1 Comment ». May 10, 2007 at 9:18 pm. It is an antidote to Tenet’s blather! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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Teaching a Fish to Swim | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. June 6, 2006. Teaching a Fish to Swim. Posted in Higher Education. At 9:22 pm by ndsmith. In a real sense, what we do as teachers is not much: we simply try to let our students be what they already are. Yet there is also no doubt that letting things be what they are requires a determined will and a sharp mind. 2 Comments ». Thorin N. Tatge. April 28, 2007 at 5:04 pm. From the comments « The Piraeus. May 10, 2007 at 4:22 am. 8230;] link […]. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Philos...
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From the comments | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. May 10, 2007. At 4:22 am by ndsmith. I recently got a comment on an old post of mine from Thorin. Is there a name for this kind of thing? This post was shortly after starting my blog. I feel like I’ve gone through so many phases in my view of my blog that it was interesting to see an old post. What I had to say related to my thoughts on education. He also got me thinking about Douglas Hofstadter. Which was cool. I remember that discovering Gödel, Escher, Bach. Doping and Pro...
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The Tour | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. July 29, 2007. At 12:34 am by ndsmith. Haven’t been blogging for a while, but it’s ironic that the most recent post was on doping in professional sports because the final day of the Tour de France offers a good time for reflection on just these issues. I like to watch this kind of competition and I hope that it stays around for a long time. 2 Comments ». July 29, 2007 at 5:43 am. July 29, 2007 at 1:33 pm. I’m really impressed with Evans. He’s just surged up t...You are comme...
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Changes in Patent Policy | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. May 1, 2007. Changes in Patent Policy. At 4:22 pm by ndsmith. 2 Comments ». May 1, 2007 at 7:49 pm. May 2, 2007 at 3:59 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Doping and Professional Athletics | The Piraeus
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A port of exchange for ideas. June 24, 2007. Doping and Professional Athletics. At 7:26 pm by ndsmith. That prompted my thinking. Here he is, ladies and gentlemen, Barry Bonds — No. 25 in your program, No. 2 on the all-time home run list, and a Big Zero in the hearts of those who love baseball and its most cherished records. And those of us in the press box celebrated the home run chase of ’98 without challenging its authenticity. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. A Very Upbeat War.