Word: ued
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There is also an intense rivalry between the University of Utah -- the U, for short -- and Brigham Young University, located just 50 miles away. Although the U is the state-supported university, Utah's majority Mormon population identifies far more strongly with church-run Brigham Young. It was at least partly because a Brigham Young physicist named Steven Jones was nearing an announcement on cold fusion too that Pons and Fleischmann called their surprise press conference. They had been urged to go public by University of Utah administrators, who were apparently fearful that archrivals at Brigham Young would steal...
Karsten Solheim revolutionized the sport in 1984 with his controversial Ping Eye2 irons. Until then the grooves found on most clubs were V shaped, but Solheim, a mechanical engineer, discovered that squaring out the grooves gave players greater control. The square or U-shaped grooves work so well, in fact, that the P.G.A. tour has announced that it will ban their use in its tournaments next year. But amateurs continue to shell out $600 to $1,500 for a set of Ping clubs. Sales at privately held Karsten Manufacturing have grown 10% to 20% a month since...
...Noriega pay." To show its disapproval, the U.S. could restrict visas issued to pro-Noriega Panamanians, refuse to recognize the newly seated government, and turn away any ambassador sent to Washington by the Duque administration. The Administration wants to tighten sanctions, but further economic deterioration might fuel an anti-U.S. backlash. "When have economic sanctions ever toppled a regime?" asks Ambler Moss, a former U.S. Ambassador to Panama...
Thirumalaisamy wins the name of the week award. Its a good thing the Terriers don't put their names on the back of the uniforms. Then again, they probably removed the names when T-h-i-r-u-m-a-l-a-i-s-a-m-y made the team. Credit Sports Information Director Jeff Bradley, who had to pronounce the name four times...
...spent my life almost constantly devoted to mathematics--with the exception of spring 1969 when I worked full time on the strike. Sometimes when the U. S. government does something particularly nasty, my first inner reaction is a fear that I'll have to spend another semester on politics."--Robert MacPherson...