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Troy

Friday, September 23, 2011
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Troy

Recent events have caused me to reflect on things, one of those things is the death penalty. Those who’ve known me for a long time know that I’ve been a fairly active member of Amnesty International for a long time. Anyone who knows Amnesty’s work well will know that they are opposed to the...
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Square in a Square

Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Square in a Square

For those of you who don’t wish to read 2000-something words of me pontificating about terrorism, here’s a nice little puzzle: The large square has a side length of 1. All of the lines within the square begin at the corners and end at the midpoint of an edge. The question is: What is...
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Nine Eleven

Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Nine Eleven

"A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center" someone said, anticipating my query. I watched the live report for a short while, and as I was about to leave (it was about 11 at night) the second plane crashed into the south tower.
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Super 8

Thursday, September 8, 2011
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Super 8

Nostalgia. Not for certain time, but for a certain kind of film making. J.J.Abrams has been criticized for making films very much like the “old” Steven Spielberg films, but I think that’s silly – those were very good films. The premise is simple enough, a group of kids in a small town is shooting...
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Technical Discussion: The Difference Between Ice and Inline Speed Skating

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Technical Discussion: The Difference Between Ice and Inline Speed Skating

In this article, I will try to examine and determine the root causes for these differences, not only as a recreational, observational exercise, but as this examination may hopefully yield useful information for technique development in both ice and inline skating.
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An Inliner’s Guide to Getting Into Ice Part 1: Gear

Sunday, August 28, 2011
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An Inliner’s Guide to Getting Into Ice Part 1: Gear

There are many reasons why an inline speed skater would want to have a go at ice skating. Whatever your reason, in this article I hope to provide some useful tips into making the transition into what may at first seem like a very alien new environment.
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