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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: China's military budget
Beverley Clinch has uncovered another gem of a teaching tool. China's military budgetIt comes from the Chinese government news agency, so we have to assume it presents things as the government wishes...
View ArticleKelly O'Brien '12: "I found that every single successful person I’ve ever...
““I found that every single successful person I’ve ever spoken to had a turning point and the turning point was where they made a clear, specific, unequivocal decision that they were not going to live...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Poem Written On The Inside Of My Skull
You’ve been hereyou’ve done thisyou know that now…no more surprises?that question answersitself….no more questions, maybe…you had a teacher that chiseled thatright here. POEM SCRIS ÎN INTERIORUL...
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Thomas Glessner Weaver '69: Orchards and Apples - Emma Esther Eicher's...
The past few weeks, prior to the centennial of the Greater Miami River Flood Centennial, I have been transcribing the journal of my great aunt, Emma Esther Eicher that she wrote from 1921 onwards....
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Tuesday Media Roundup: The Diss Everywhere, Basketbloggers...
None of the pieces below deserved to be the focus of an entire piece, but all deserved to be mentioned in some way or another. Hence, the Monday Tuesday Media Round Up.The Diss All Around the Web Last...
View ArticleKelly O'Brien '12: In the quiet solitude of seat 32K — window seat,...
In the quiet solitude of seat 32K— window seat, gluten-free meal, yes to the blanket and no to theonboard entertainment —I am so grateful to have slippedSo easily from your arms built of frothy waves...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Self Snuggling: 7 Super-Cozy Full Body-Wrapping Seats
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Furniture & Decor. ] Forget your chair-and-blank combination – with these ultra-warm wonders of domestic design, curling up with a good book has never seemed more...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Waste Not: 1890s Urinal Turned into a Sandwich Shop
[ By Steph in Architecture& Offices & Commercial. ] Sit at a counter embedded into a wall of urinals and enjoy a nice sandwich at Attendant, an eatery in London built in a former men’s...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Golf: Chesley and Rohrbach Among Foursome Atop...
Brian Chesley and Ned Rohrbach were among four players to post scores of 79 at the Myrtle Beach Shootout. The duo finished in a tie for second place following a comparison of scorecards. As a squad,...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Baseball: Knights Drop Opener of Spring Trip
The Carleton College baseball team tallied eight runs on a dozen hits but failed to start their spring break trip with a victory, falling by a final score of 13-8 to Grand View University. Cody Bohlman...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Another woman like Thatcher in the UK?
According to a Wikipedia article, about a quarter of the world's countries have had female heads of government. Amelia Gentleman, writing in The New York Times, doesn't think it's likely that another...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
3-19-2013Abbe Hills Loop. 51 minutes. 7 miles.Cold and windy! Relaxed and easy run. Felt OK.
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3-19-2013Treadmill. 35 minutes. 5 miles.Easy run at 1.0% incline. Felt fine.
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
3-20-2013Treadmill + Indoor Track. 55 minutes. 8 miles.Easy 4 miler at 1.0% incline in 28 flat on the treadmill. Then 4 miles on the track in 27:04. Felt pretty good.
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Margaret Taylor: IMG_1206
Happy first day of spring, everybody.Because apparently I live on Hoth.
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Kevin Draper '10: Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: March Madness Edition
In anticipation of March Madness, this fiercely anti-college basketball blog decided to ask its contributors what they thought. Disappointingly, nobody took a shot at Christian Laettner.How many...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: NCAA D-III Swimming & Diving Championshps Info
The NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships will be held March 20-23 at the Conroe ISD Natatorium, Shenandoah, Texas. The Knights have five swimmers participating. Each day includes the...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: A little late for international women's day
Guy Kawasaki, entrepreneur and publicist, posted this link on his Google+ account.It has great potential for teaching about political roles of women around the world. It's a Gapminder-like interactive...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Stop Shops: Virtual Store Shelves in Subway & Bus Stations
[ By WebUrbanist in Conceptual & Futuristic& Technology. ] If you are going to have to wait for a ride anyway, why not do some shopping? No, not on your laptop or that tiny screen of your...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #152: Cuddly Contortionist
I’ve been doing really well about getting to the gym lately, so YAY ME! As a result, I’m looking and feeling better. I think all that regular stretching is doing me a lot of good, what with the...
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