Word: ruddering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...title of Bishop Allen’s debut album may be “Charm School”, but co-frontman Christian T. Rudder ’98 (and founder of the wildly successful website thespark.com) insists that it is not a winking reference to his alma mater: “[Charm School] is not an allusion to Harvard. Harvard is definitely not a charm school—if anything it’s the opposite...
Lack of grace notwithstanding, Harvard played an integral role in Bishop Allen’s genesis. Rudder met his future collaborator, Justin A. Rice ’99, in the basement of Pennypacker, where both honed their musical sensibilities as disc jockeys for WHRB?...
...political cartoonist labeled it the "Apology Address," and Tung had several reasons for mea culpas. In a poll released ahead of the address, 65% of respondents said they had no confidence in him and many in Hong Kong believe he lost hold of the territory's rudder when Beijing stepped in nine months ago to slam the door on the possibility of direct elections of his successor in 2007. With only 30 months left-by law, he isn't permitted to seek a third consecutive term-Tung's lame-duck slide has been accompanied by a startling rise in public...
...think White Knight has disappeared from sight, SpaceShipOne separates and ignites its engine, which is fueled by nitrous oxide and rubber, and a plume of white smoke shoots straight up into the sky. Unlike the computer-driven shuttle, SpaceShipOne is controlled by an old-fashioned mechanical stick and rudder. That makes the altitude climb hair-raising for the pilot. "It's going faster than a speeding bullet," says Melvill, who piloted the vehicle's first flight, "and you're trying to control it by hand...
...Powerhouse Stretch,” ths portion of the river is the straightest part of the racecourse. A coxswain with good steering can give his or her crew up to 1,500 meters of straight rowing—a distinct advantage since applying the rudder creates drag and slows a boat down...