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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Absolutely Absurd: 18 Playful Furniture Pieces for All Ages
[ By WebUrbanist in Design& Furniture & Decor. ] The humor starts with the name, but definitely does not end there. Straight Line Designs produces just about anything except works that are...
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Kevin Draper '10: Smoke Machines & Expensive Mirrors: Joe Lacob Still Has to...
Today is December 18th, which means almost nine months ago I was sitting in Oracle Arena, giggling at my Chris Mullin bobblehead. Less than a year ago, on the eve of his jersey retirement ceremony,...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Roaringly Realistic Animal Chairs by Maximo Riera
[ By Steph in Design& Furniture & Decor. ] Jet black and richly detailed, Maximo Riera’s sculptural Animal Chair collection consists of an octopus, a rhinoceros, a lion, a whale, a walrus and...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Efficient law enforcement
Law enforcement in China would lose much of its efficiency "if the police lose their ability to detain perceived troublemakers without the interference of judges or defense lawyers," according to law...
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Kevin Draper '10: Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses: Grab Bag Edition
Choose something random. No peeking.John Wall recently had an interview with the media, and revealed he might be out the whole year. Will any player from the 2010 NBA draft get a max contract...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Basketball: Theisen Tabbed for D3hoops.com...
Despite playing out of position due to an injury along the Knights’ fronctourt, senior wing Scott Theisen turned is a pair of spectacular performances last week and earned one of five spots on the...
View ArticleCarleton News: Feature: Carleton Astronomer Designs Time Map To Be Sent Into...
In a day and age when much of a person’s work and recreation is archived on various digital platforms, seemingly saved for long periods of time, a Carleton College professor’s project has been launched...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: DIY Civilization: 40-Part Post-Apocalypse Construction Kit
[ By WebUrbanist in Gadgets & Geekery& Technology. ] Worried about the end of the world? A group of engineers has created a series of do-it-yourself machines for building (or reconstructing)...
View ArticleJamie Foehl '99: Academic: Noun or Adjective?
All industries have lingo and titles that shortcut where you exist in your organization. There's certainly some value in this.So, schools. To me the term "academic" refers to someone who is in...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: The best and the brightest
When over 50% of the non-farm jobs in a country are government jobs, no one should be surprised that attracting applicants is easy. But even Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission was...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Persistent voting
There's just no way to get some people to vote and no way to keep some people from voting. For One Russian Lawmaker, Bequeathing 31 ‘Aye’ VotesVyacheslav K. Osipov, a governing party lawmaker, was...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: The 2010 Draft Class: Not as Bad as You Think
On yesterday’s Wild Speculation and Outlandish Guesses, The Discussants were skeptical when asked if any member of the 2010 draft class would receive a max extension this off-season. Furthermore,...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Shell-Shaped Shoffice: Backyard Shed/Office Combo
[ By Steph in Offices & Commercial. ] Part backyard office, part storage space, part sculpture: the ‘Shoffice’ by Platform 5 Architects is a multi-functional pavilion that curls over itself like a...
View ArticleCarleton News: Weisberg Talks to Pioneer Press on End of World Predictions
Joel Weisberg, the Herman and Gertrude Mosier Stark Professor of Physics and Astronomy and the Natural Sciences at Carleton, spoke with the St. Paul Pioneer Press for its Dec. 19 story about the...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Pixelated and Underwater: Azuma Makoto’s Bonsai Art
[ By Steph in Art& Sculpture & Craft. ] Bonsai trees are beautiful, but most require a very dedicated person to tend to their needs – unless they’re made of Legos. Artist Azuma Makoto has not...
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