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Arjendu Pattanayak: arjendu
On July 1 I will leave the Dean’s office at Carleton College and ‘revert’ to being a faculty member, at the end of my 3-year rotation as Associate Dean of the College.It’s a (somewhat) unusual thing we...
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3-11-2013Scobey + Lisbon. 30 minutes. 4 miles.Slow and easy shakeout run.
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Abandoned Power Station Transformed into a Roller Coaster
[ By Steph in Architecture& Cities & Urbanism. ] An abandoned power station that has been an iconic part of London’s skyline since 1933 is transformed into a playground and museum in the...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: U.S. Congressional Research Service on Mexico
The Congressional Research Service works out of the Library of Congress for Congressional committees, individual members, and staffers. CRS reports are valued as thorough and non-political. They're...
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3-12-2013Abbe Hills Loop. 58 minutes. 8 miles.Chilly (20s) and breezy. Another slow and easy run. Felt a little better this morning.
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Not A Poet, Just A Drunk With A Pen
I like words and alcoholin equal amounts…andyou don’t have to speak when you’re drunk to be obnoxious…so…..put upyour verbs and let’s seewhat you got….
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Street Fighting Man #2
1968 Rolling Stones…and many in theUSA were looking forward to it. It didn’t happen…why? Because power in America wasn’t ready…so…they let things happen and they got a little out of hand, such as...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Pirate Island Radio Station Invaded, Dismantled & Rebuilt
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture& Offices & Commercial. ] Few works of architecture can boast half so strange a history as this structure now serving as a restaurant in the waters of...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: New Mexican style of politics
NPR reporter Carrie Kahn offers a 4-minute report on the new Mexican president's new style if not substance. The report is a good reminder of the power of public relations and the limitations of...
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Kevin Draper '10: Proxy War.
Yesterday afternoon, Chris Hansen, the prospective owner of the Sacramento Kings who has every intention to relocate the franchise up north to Seattle, contacted his faithful followers sitting on the...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: What Am I Reaching For?
On my coffee table….computerdrink, lighter, pipe, cigarette…the world? Of course…we all are.What more to say? Sometimeswe get it…sometimes not.But we do know.
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #151 (+1): Groggy Gear
It seems like, no matter what, people continue to have opinions about moms, their choices, and their workloads. I just wish everyone would agree on the fact that moms, everywhere, are shouldering a ton...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Tentacle-Like Tubular Slide Swirls Through NYC Penthouse
[ By Steph in Architecture& Houses & Residential. ] A silvery steel tentacle swirls through four stories of a bright white renovated 19th-century penthouse in New York City. Architect David...
View ArticleAvery Morrow '10: Kure Tomofusa, on Mishima Yukio and devotion
A little translation about everyone’s favorite Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima today. Here’s a capsule summary of Mishima’s attempted coup, from Counter Currents:The General was bound and gagged. Close...
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Benjamin Lenzner: but dat's just 9...
...hep-goats!february 2013.kochi, keralalove & health to all...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Globalization of the elite in Nigeria
We often think of globalization affecting political, productive, and commercial elements in an economy. In Nigeria, Jon Gambrell, writing for the Associated Press, describes the globalization of...
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3-13-2013Scobey + Gillette Loop. 59 minutes. 8 miles.Cold (20 degrees) and breezy. Slow and easy run. Back of left knee was tight the whole way.
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