Dan Schofer '00
1-29-2013Indoor Track. 28 minutes. 4 miles.Easy run on indoor track. Felt pretty good.
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Prototype to Reality: Super Space-Saving Bedroom Set
[ By Steph in Design& Furniture & Decor. ] Starting as a compact rectangle measuring just 13 square feet, the Matroshka all-in-one furniture set just continues to unfold, slide out and...
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Erik Brooks: The Slow Days, Fast Friends eBook!
SLOW DAYS, FAST FRIENDS went out of print in early 2012. However, through the wonders of modern technology (and the reversion of rights clause in these older boiler plate contracts of mine!) I can now...
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1-30-2013Indoor Track + Treadmill. 62 minutes. 9 miles.Easy 2 mile run on the indoor track, then treadmill 6 mile run at 1.0% incline in 41 flat, then 1 mile on the indoor track. Felt a little tired...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Interpreting clues in China
This is just a minor example of the subtlety of the clues that are used by outsiders to figure out what's going on in Chinese politics. Don't even think of transparency. I added a bit of bold face so...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #145: Conked Out on Cooler
So, my tulips are coming up.I stand and scream at them, “Go back under the sheltering soil, you numbskulls!” But tulips are not the smartest of the flowers (I bet you didn’t know that?) and they...
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Kevin Draper '10: Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Best Case Scenario...
What is the best case scenario for Paul Pierce, post Rajon Rondo injury? The realistic scenario?Kevin Draper: Best case scenario is that he gets traded to a team looking for the “final piece”, and...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Modernist Birdhouses Sing Mid-Century Melodies
[ By Delana in Design& Fixtures & Interiors. ] Modern architecture is the height of contemporary living – so why are we still putting out dowdy old birdhouses for our feathered neighbors?...
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1-30-2013Indoor Track. 36 minutes. 5 miles.Easy shakeout run. Felt fine.
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Erik Brooks: Sleepdog Sightings!
I painted 15 Sleepdog commissions in the month of December. Now that I won't be spoiling anyone's holiday surprise, I'm finally getting around to posting a few of them here on the blog. In no...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: How an Idea Becomes Law in Great Britain
Ken Halla posted a link to a helpful six-minute video on the Parliament web site titled "How an Idea Becomes Law in Great Britain." (Green papers, committees, white papers, royal assent, etc. all...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Incredible Shrinking Building: Top-Down Demolition in Style
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture& Cities & Urbanism. ] Japanese culture is commonly thought of as being centered around quiet politeness and public respect. If so, this may be a physical...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Knights Unable to Take Down No....
Taylor Hanson was one of four Knights in double figures, but the Carleton College men’s basketball team could not avoid its first home loss of the season, falling 74-52 to No. 2-ranked University of...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Basketball: St. Thomas Hands Knights Another Loss
Senior Jessa Youso came off the bench to lead the Knights in scoring as the Carleton College women’s basketball team absorbed a 69-35 loss at the hands of the University of St. Thomas.
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1-31-2013Treadmill + Indoor Track. 62 minutes. 9 miles.New 6" of snow on the ground, 7 degrees, and very windy! Easy 8 miler on the treadmill at 1.0% incline in 55 flat, then 1 mile on the indoor...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Proposal to nowhere?
It's probably a good thing that I'm not an Iranian politician. I would never bother to propose to the rulers that they change a system that keeps them in power. I would never expect any positive...
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Darth Bitsy '06: Project, what project?
One of the things on my task list is to try to organize my academic life in a way that make what I am doing and not doing visible to people who are cheering me on. I was going to create a new journal...
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Kevin Draper '10: Finally, Something Big.
One of the bigger failures of the NBA’s marketing wing has been the “Big” ad campaign, which has manifested itself primarily in the form of commercials over the past two seasons. In each “Big”...
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1-31-2013Indoor Track. 28 minutes. 4 miles.Easy shakeout run. Splits: 7:38, 7:14, 6:53, 6:47. Felt pretty good.
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: City Camouflage: Ugly Public Buildings in Disguise
[ By Steph in Architecture& Cities & Urbanism. ] Electricity substations, bathrooms and other less-than-aesthetically pleasing public buildings can stand out as eyesores on the street, taking...
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