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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: High tech Nigeria
When headlines from Nigeria are full of corruption, terrorism, bombings, polio, natural disasters, and polluted environments, it's good to remind ourselves that Nigeria is a huge, diverse country. If...
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Dan Schofer '00
8-17-2012Adams Loop. 72 minutes. 10 miles.Early morning run. Out the door at 6:28 AM. Cool (56 degrees) and nice! Felt a little tired but eased into a decent pace for the last few miles.
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Promoting your brand
The story from the New York Times is about Chinese efforts in Kenya, but it's likely a model to be followed in places like Nigeria, Iran, Mexico, and Europe. A good reputation makes it easier to buy...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Face It! 12 Facebook Timeline Covers Worth Copying
[ By Marc in Design & Graphics & Branding. ] When Facebook added its timeline cover image, it was likely the first time users didn’t revolt against a Facebook change; it gave the flexibility...
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David Ocker '73: Cool and Warm, Dylan and Waldo at SFMOMA
Early this month I spent an afternoon wandering on my own through downtown San Francisco. I started with Bánh mì in Little Saigon where I happened upon this stone monster.Then I walked to the San...
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Cheryl Klein: "Security," by William Stafford
Tomorrow will have an island. Before nightI always find it. Then on to the next island.These places hidden in the day separateand come forward if you beckon.But you have to know they are there before...
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Karen Mardahl '79: I love you, Mom – up close and personal with dementia
Dementia reared its ugly head in a friend’s circle of acquaintances. I decided to write this post as a way of showing support. I felt that learning about the effects and consequences of...
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Dan Schofer '00
8-18-2012McClelland out and back. 56 minutes. 8 miles.Easy early morning run with the men's team. Chilly and nice. Felt pretty good. First 2 miles in 16:05. Last 6 miles in 40 minutes.
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Kevin Draper '10: Your Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader for Saturday,...
Between the Dwight Howard trade and the Melky Cabrera suspension, it's been a long week in the Diss' North Bay office. Hence, we discuss Vanessa Bryant, Jay-Z, blogging, untimely tragedies, and the...
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John Tischer '71: Alone
I’ve been with many people…. family, friends, housemates, lovers…. now that I find myself alone I find myself. I find myself part of the scenery no more important than what I’m seeing… The only...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Interior Aerial Photos: Room Portraits Show Personal Stories
[ By WebUrbanist in Design & Fixtures & Interiors. ] Day in and day out we see the same rooms in the same ways. But what if you could get a unique new view on your home, office, school or...
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Cheryl Klein: Some Lists about First Pages
A few months ago, I helped judge a contest where I read a bunch of first pages for YA novels all in one sitting -- about forty of them in the course of three hours. And by the end of it, I have to say,...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Magic Plan App Makes Amazing Automatic Floor Plans
[ By Delana in Gaming & Computing & Technology. ] Measuring the various rooms in your home is necessary if you want to remodel or redecorate, but it is quite a chore. Technology has...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Sneeze Box: Twelve Twisted Tissue Box Covers
[ By Steve in Design & Furniture & Decor. ] First World Problems don’t come tougher than choosing a tissue box cover, which is why we’re presenting a dozen of the odder redundant décor accents...
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Chet Haase: If Girlfriends Were Like Phone Companies
Going out with Jenny has been fine, but you really need to move on. You thought you were compatible during that early, blissful phase of the relationship when you passed out drunk on her floor every...
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Cheryl Klein: Five Things I Love about Leah Bobet's ABOVE
1. The voice. What got my attention first, from the second and third paragraphs of the book:It's half past three already, and nobody awake except for Hide and Mack and Mercy and me, unloading our...
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Kevin Draper '10: A Different Path: The WNBA and the Future of Sport.
Editor's Note: We are proud to present a guest post from Alex Maki. Alex is a Ph.D. candidate in Psychology at the University of Minnesota. This is his fourth submission to The Diss.*****My father...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Aging populations and government capacities
A brief press release from the office of Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, provides a good introduction to an analysis in The Economist. The topic should sound familiar to Americans listening to...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #113 – Seasick Sleeper
No matter how much I loved my babies, there are certain indelible sensory memories I do not wish to recall. Being a person who has always been profoundly affected by music, I may never recover from the...
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