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If you missed it 7/15/2010
If you missed The Morning Rokit on 94.1 The Rock this morning, you missed……….
Joke Of The Day
John invited his mother over for dinner. During the course of the meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how beautiful John's roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between John and his roommate, and this had only made her more curious.
Over the course of the evening, while watching the two react, she started to wonder if there was more between John and his roommate than met the eye.
Reading his mom's thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you Julie and I are just roommates."
About a week later, Julie came to John saying, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?"
John said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just to be sure."
So he sat down and wrote: "Dear Mother, I'm not saying that you 'did' take the gravy ladle from my house, I'm not saying that you 'did not' take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here for dinner."
Several days later, John received a letter from his mother which read: "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Julie, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Julie. But the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now."
Dumbass Of The Day
Two boys, age 15 and 16, who stole money from a tip jar moments after filling out job applications for that store. A clerk at Pat's Ice Cream Parlor in Valparaiso, Indiana told police the boys were heard rummaging through a tip jar as she was filing away their job applications. The employee told police she chased after one boy and he turned over $2.
Today's FTW
An intoxicated 36-year-old Australian man who broke into a reptile park and jumped on the back of a crocodile after being kicked out of a local bar. The drunken man scaled a fence at a wildlife park, entered the crocodile enclosure, approached one croc and tried to give it a drink of beer before jumping on the back of a larger one, named Fatso. The animal turned and grabbed hold of the man's right leg. The man was taken to a hospital for severe lacerations.
A 36-year-old man who set a 1982 Mercedes-Benz on fire and then posted photos of the burning vehicle on Facebook. The man told officers he saw the car with a "small campfire" in the back seat and took pictures. Too bad surveillance tapes from a local store showed otherwise. Police said the owner of the non-working car had been trying to sell it.
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Listen for Christmas in July all month long here on 94.1 The Rock. Each weekday morning during the Morning Rokit we'll play a rockin' Christmas track and if you're the 9th caller you'll score the gift of the day. Gifts include brand new CD's (even some that aren't out yet!), t-shirts, and more! It's Christmas in July on 94.1 The Rock!
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My Mommy is one of 6, kind of like my hubby. She had 4 sisters and 1 brother. I love each of my aunts. Each of them has a special place in my heart for a different reason. (I'm going to have to go find pictures of my Aunties to post with this blog.)
My Auntie Paula is the oldest of the six. She is the sweetest, most down-to-Earth woman I've ever known. She works as a Court Services Officer. At least that's what I call her role based on my television legal lingo. 🙂 She works for a judge here in town as his secretary and a little bit of everything else. Her special place in my heart is filled with memories of her scratching my back, arms and face until I would fall asleep. (When I'm really stressed I'll go to her and she'll still do this for me.) She took Gavin and I and allowed us to "hide" when we moved home after I left Nick. When I was married to and living with Nick, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She handled it with such style and grace. I hope I am able to handle my life in such a way. She's caring, compassionate and so generous. She is an amazing woman and I feel honored every day to know her and have her as my Auntie.
Next in line is my Aunt Carol. Ever since I was a little girl, Aunt Carol has felt more like a friend than an Aunt. She's funny and gives amazing hugs! When I was a kid she lived "far away" (I was convinced that she lived like 3 hours away. In reality, she lived maybe an hour away. lol) so I didn't get to spend the night at her house as much as I would have liked. They lived in the country at the time and had gobs of land, which I thought was very cool. I remember once she got my cousin Sam and I gifts from Odd Lots. I was so impressed with Odd Lots I couldn't wait to shop there when I grew up. (lol) Sadly we still don't live "close" to one another. She's still about 45 minutes away so I don't get to see her as often as I would like. However, she does work in the hospital where I go to delivery my kids. Which usually means she gets to see them first. 😉 lol She even got to see Elliott in the NICU. (I think. Those 10 days are kind of hazy.) She is super sweet and funny and affectionate and I just love her to bits!
My Mommy is the next in line. 🙂 Since I'm writing about everyone else it only feels right to include Mommy. Let's see…my Mommy a wonderful mother. Although sometimes I don't think she believes this. She is such a peaceful and beautiful soul. All that I am that is hippy, I got from her, a fact she's proud of. My love for reading and books, I got from her influence. She always nutured my love of books, although at times she seemed confused by the fact that her tween/teenager would rather have books than anything else. (lol) She is an amazing grandmother to my children. She has a very special bond with Gavin. In part because she helped me to raise him until Gavin and I moved into an apartment with Rob. They also have a special bond because she was my birthing coach. She helped me to bring him into the world. And that is a gift I am forever grateful for. (I'm tearing up just thinking about it.) She is such a generous soul. She loves to bake (and is by far the best baker I've personally ever known) and she does so for birthdays for friends and family all the time. In all honesty, I don't know that I would be the woman I am today without my Mommy.
Half way there! 🙂
Fourth in line is my Auntie Sharon. The lady who started this whole blog/post in the first place. (lol) My Aunt Sharon and I tend to be a lot alike. We are both free spirits and very outspoken about our beliefs, opinions etc. We've had pretty similar life experiences as well. There has been a time (more than one) when we clashed horns and had a battle of the wills. (We're both incredibly stubborn.) Sometimes she just drives me insane but I still love her. I have a special place in my heart for her because we are so much alike. She has certainly be dealt an interesting hand in life but she just rolls with the punches. Some how she always seems to come out on top, at least to me. (lol) She also always seems to find a way to be generous and make others feel special.
This elephant paperweight is a gift from her. When I was little I loved elephants, I don't know why. She remembered that wanted me to have this paperweight. It's of what I like to think are a Mommy and baby elephant. Elliott loves it because of the bubbles in the glass portion, which is why it's up high in the window. This way I can enjoy it and he can't break it. (lol)
Fifth in the list of siblings is my Uncle Mark. This blog is all about the Aunts though so I guess I'll take about my Aunt Terri here. She is my Uncle Mark's wife. Honestly, I don't know her very well. She very sweet and kind. I know that growing up she was really close to my cousin Maddy. But I just never really got the chance to get to know her.
Last (but certainly not least) is my Aunt Susie. Susie is the youngest of the six. She is also a mother of seven. (Brave woman!) I honestly don't know how she does it all. Six of her seven children are still in high school through grade school. My Aunt Susie just amazes me (yes, they all amaze me in different ways) with everything she manages. All of the different balls she keeps up in the air. I have nothing but the utmost love and respect for her, as a woman and as a mother. She's just phenominal!
And those are my wonderful, amazing aunts. This started out as a blog about the beautiful, thoughtful gift my Auntie Sharon gave me and somehow it's morphed into this. 🙂

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Be sure to set your clock ahead 1 hour Saturday night!
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Join us after church for a fun time of food, fun, and fellowship! Share a meal, catch up with old friends, and meet some new people. See you after service Sunday in the Lounge!
Science Playgroup
Tuesdays from 10:30pm to 12:30pm
The science playgroup is for parents and caregivers with their children ages 0-5. Contact Karen for details (see contact form below).
Tribe Mom's Group / Playgroup @ Tribe Nursery
Thursdays from 10:30am to 12:30pm
An informal playgroup for kids age 0-5 and their parents. Connect with other local moms while the kids play. The playgroup time is the perfect space to invite your neighbor moms to join us. Address: 2509 Hillegass Ave, Berkeley, 94704. Contact Tamela for more information (see contact form below).
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A man on Sunday killed 26 people when he opened fire in a Texas church.
The San Antonio Express-News reported the gunman walked into the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a town that is roughly 35 miles east of San Antonio. The newspaper cited local officials who said 15-20 people were wounded.
"May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas," tweeted President Trump, who is currently in Japan. "The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene."
May God be w/ the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. The FBI & law enforcement are on the scene. I am monitoring the situation from Japan.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2017
Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin in a statement said his organization's "hearts go out to those impacted by this senseless tragedy today in Sutherland Springs, Texas."
Sunday's mass shooting took place slightly more than a month after a gunman killed 58 people and injured nearly 500 others during a country music festival in Las Vegas.
A gunman killed 49 people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on June 12, 2016. The massacre was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history until last month.
Eight people died on Oct. 31 when a rental pickup truck plowed into a bicycle path in lower Manhattan.
Reports indicate the man who was driving the truck shouted "Allahu akbar" once he was outside of it. The so-called Islamic State later described the man — a native of Uzbekistan who was living in New Jersey — as a "soldier of the caliphate."
"Heartbreaking news out of Texas," said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer on his Twitter page. "Our community grieves with Sutherland Springs and sends our support."
Heartbreaking news out of Texas. Our community grieves with Sutherland Springs and sends our support.
— Mayor Buddy Dyer (@orlandomayor) November 5, 2017
LGBT groups renew calls for gun control
Griffin on Sunday reiterated his organization's support for gun control.
"Whether in an LGBTQ club or a Texas church, gun violence is plaguing our country," he said in his statement. "Unless Congress acts, no community in America can be safe."
"Make no mistake about it, what happened in Sutherland Springs this morning could have easily happened in any other town across America," added Griffin. "The murder of innocent people across our country should move Congress to realize there is an overwhelming and indisputable need for action. It's time for Congress to stand up to the NRA. We will continue to demand action until our lawmakers either hear us — or we have new lawmakers."
Jason Lindsay, executive director of the Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, a political action committee that formed in response to the Pulse nightclub massacre, echoed Griffin.
"Our hearts go out to the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas, who are suffering today from an unimagined horror," said Lindsay in a statement. "Today's massacre is another reminder that no one is safe when access to guns is so easy. While the investigation continues and details continue to emerge, we must face the reality that one more American town is just the latest in a growing list of cities ravaged by senseless gun violence."
Members of Gays Against Guns, a group that formed after the Pulse nightclub massacre, on Monday are scheduled to hold a "disruptive demonstration" at the Hart Senate Office Building. The Gays Against Guns protest was planned before Sunday's mass shooting in Texas.


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Lazy Monday
It's a Lazy Monday and I haven't an idea in my head - and taxes to figure - so instead of a blog post, I'm going to link to articles that I found interesting in the last day or so.... Over at the Guardian, an author points out a bit of hypocrisy ... Philip Hensher stirs debate among authors after refusing to write for free
How long until someone busts 2 hour marathon? ... Kimetto Smashes Course Record to Win Chicago Marathon
I made my own corned beef over the weekend ... It was a hit, so here's the recipe ... Corned Beef and Cabbage with Horseradish Cream Sauce Recipe
I came across a comment on a political blog yesterday that piqued my interest as a writer. Probably would make a good thriller if I wrote thrillers ... or we might discover it was too true.
Why didn't NSA detect the LIBOR rigging by the big banks? Why do they only seem to see small potato type malfeasance while entirely missing the felonious and sometimes treasonous activities of the major players? Is it because they're not competent, or are they compromised? Or do they see their mission as one of protecting the "haves" from the "have nots?" Exactly who are they protecting, and from whom?
Come to think of it, NSA is in a perfect position to make a killing in the market based on their access to "insider knowledge." Perhaps there's a symbiotic relationship here - they don't drop on the big guys simply because they're making too much dough off them. I dunno, but it stinks.
Oldsters like me will remember Zola Budd ... and Mary Decker before she was Slaney ... if you were wondering what happened to Zola, she still runs. So does her daughter ... Zola Budd's Daughter Runs Fast in Her Footsteps ... Check out the last paragraph. It sounds like she's every bit as good a Mom as she was a runner.


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There is no nicer way to start the new year than to find a glowing review for The Beetle Collector's Handbook in the January edition of BBC Wildlife magazine.
"…as delightful as it is educational…" says Sally Ann Spence.
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The Scariest Sacrament
Kent Bush | @KentBush
Nothing makes adults at church squirm more than hearing a pastor tell them to turn to Malachi 3:9-10 ("You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need." As soon as they hear it, they know the collection plate has been a little light lately and it is time to hear the tithing message.
But as a 10-year-old, the Malachi sermon never scared me. My tithe was a quarter and dad gave it to me on the way to church. That's a good deal and if we could figure out a way to do it as adults, tithing would be a lot easier.
But as a kid, I can tell you I knew about stress at church. It wasn't tithing. It was that Sunday night service when you walked in and saw something stacked on the table up front with a sheet draped over it.
Failing Heaven's Entrance Exam
Jeff Weddle | @anti_itcher
Heaven seems like a pretty sweet place. Much better than earth. I want to go to there.
Several times over the years of listening to sermons, the idea is presented that there will be an entrance exam to get into heaven. God will ask you a question and you better have the right answer, or else no heaven for you!
Usually the question is along the lines of, "Why should I let you in?"
Lukewarm Lent
Robert Stevenson | @ap_527
Due: February 7th; to post: February 9th.
This was the mandate for my first contribution to BackRowOnline and I was not looking to disappoint. Other ministry commitments demanded that I have the article in earlier than the due date, so I got to work as soon as I could. I wrestled over which type of article to write, decided upon a Twitter Spotlight, and then spent more hours combing through tweets than a Spaceball with a broken afro pick. It was not until the night I ultimately submitted the article that I realized *I* would have the last humor piece posted before the Lenten season began. There are many Christians who would forego social media and/or pinch down their web browsing altogether during the next forty days; I would get to be one of the last voices they read before turning the faucet down or off completely. Looking to backtrack my missed opportunity, I thought to myself, "I should write something profound, yet laughter-producing. Deep, yet dedicated to a smile. Soul-searching, yet side-splitting."
"Nuts to that. I'm almost done with this article and I ain't startin' over. I haven't even finished my Sunday School lesson yet!" **SEND**
I am not discounting the Twitter Spotlight, nor the hilarious The Sarcastic Pastor (@RevSarcasm) who we showcased. But I was stuck with this question: How did Lent slip by me?
As my wife is fond of saying about holidays in general, "It comes at the same time every year!" Our church has done a forty-day corporate "Daniel-fast" every year for the past nine or ten years. From the beginning of Ash Wednesday till the end of Easter Sunday, we are in God Mode. No… no, not "God Mode" like invincible, code-bending, unlimited power-up having… no. Like, "focused-on-God" Mode. Dedicated-to-the-Lord Mode. Jesus-take-the-wheel Mode.
The pastor had already prepped us about fasting from the pulpit. I had discussed Lent season sacrifices at length during a Bible study not even a week prior. My body is already pre-trained to say "so long, lasagna; praise the Lord, cantaloupe!" Yet, and still, the fast seemed to sneak up on me. I was still pondering these things after the fast started when the answer became loud and clear while going through Francis Chan's "Crazy Love" audiobook.
You're lukewarm, homie.
You are not hotly, fervently seeking God during this time. You are religiously box checking. You are not cold either. You did not say "I ain't doin' the fast this year." You said "eh… I'll think about it." It was kind of a given, but not given much thought. "Yeah, I guess I'ma do it. I mean, everyone else is too, right? The guys at work know I'm Christian, so shouldn't I be walking in the cafeteria with cashews and a veggie burrito bowl? I mean, if wifey's fasting I guess I will too. She does the grocery shopping after all, right?"
Lukewarm people ride the fence, but I have yet to meet a man that can comfortably straddle a picket fence. Lukewarm Christians make Jesus want to puke (Revelation 3:16). Do you know what IS lukewarm? Boiled hot dog water that has that film over it because it has been sitting on the stove for six hours. Now picture yourself drinking a 20oz. bottle of that (my apologies if you hurled all over your device).** Gross, right? If we would not drink that, why would we expect God to drink that?
Brody the Puppet | @BackRowBrody
It never fails. There I am on Sunday morning, enjoying the sermon like I always do (gotta love that Kevin Welborn!), when all of a sudden, a scream so high-pitched Matt Coker's glasses shatter hits my ears and doesn't let up for what feels like 17 months.
Church babies. They are the worst.
So, a couple years ago, I decided to confront one particular baby who was giving me active grief week after week. Here is how that interview went:
Brody the Puppet is a puppet. Named Brody. He's been fired from the Church's Puppet Ministry and has been banned from Children's Church. He takes no guff and pulls no punches. He thinks Elmo is a straight up punk. He is also infrequently on Twitter. Currently, you can contact him at @BackRowBrody.
Corey Wade | @cwadepga
I have a confession to make: I enjoy secular music. Now take a minute to collect yourself … It's okay, I can wait.
Ready to continue? Are you sure? Alright.
So as with any self-respecting Christian with such a dirty little secret to hide, I have had one of two choices: 1) Develop a Biblical worldview that allows for the listening of edifying non-Christian music, or 2) Find a way to make my favorite secular songs more Jesus-y.
As with most of you, I chose the latter. Here is my guide to baptizing your favorite songs by genre:
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Throughout the week, we take to Instagram to bring you some of our best, most hilarious, 100% original, Christian and church-themed memes! Every couple of weeks, we like to showcase what we've been posting on the website. So, here's what you've been missing!
Kent Bush | @KentBush
Remember when the biggest controversy in Christian music was whether the kiss when heaven met earth was sloppy and wet or merely unforeseen?
Those were the good old days.
As Christians we deal with serious and life altering issues. I wish we didn't deal with them in such silly and cynical ways.
Because most Christians have faith that is as narrow as their own minds and as deep as a summer puddle, it is much easier for them to judge others and cast aspersions than offer any degree of kindness or understanding.
People of faith really need to stop looking through the walls of their glass houses and put down the magnifying glass that they use to inspect the actions and motives of others' beliefs. We would all do better spending that time looking in a mirror, but we don't.
Facebook is filled with blogs about "why people don't sing in church anymore" or articles critical of singers who perform rather than leading worship in a church services.
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"Mystery of the Christmas Star" Returns to the Appold Planetarium
The Mystery of the Christmas Star returns this holiday season to the Appold Planetarium at Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., in Sylvania. During the stunning show, guests will journey back 2000 years to Bethlehem and discover a scientific explanation for the star the wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. The Mystery of the […]
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Boarding Passes Contain Sensitive Information
Boarding passes may seem like just another bit of junk paper to toss as soon as they've served their purpose, but those boarding passes contain information that can be useful to bad guys and harmful to you.
The vulnerability in these passes lies in that QR code, the square bit filled with unintelligible squiggles. QR stands for "quick response" and QR codes can do lots of nifty things.
In fact, travel agents can use QR codes as part of their marketing arsenal!
But the QR code on boarding passes encodes personal information about the traveler.
Anyone with a QR scanner on an Apple iPhone or Android smartphone [links do not constitute an endorsement from me] can scan that code and gain access to the traveler's personal information. That information can, in turn, be used for all sorts of nefarious purposes.
Here's more, courtesy of USA Today:
Boarding Passes – Dos and Don'ts
Here is the received wisdom from security experts.
- Do keep your boarding passes safe and on your person until such time as you can dispose of them safely.
- Do not leave boarding passes lying around while in transit.
- Do not take a smartphone photo of your boarding passes and post them online. (Why anyone would do this is beyond me, but apparently it happens all the time.)
- Do not toss your boarding passes into publicly accessible waste receptacles.
- Do dispose of your boarding passes in a way that minimizes the chances of them becoming compromised. Maybe tearing them in itty bitty pieces and mixing them with food scraps in your household garbage would do the trick, but..
- Do shred your boarding passes for maximum security.
Boarding Passes and Your Clients
It's a good idea to share these tips with your clients.
It's also a great marketing strategy because you establish yourself as caring about your clients' personal privacy and safety.
You can quite easily prepare a letter or small brochure to share with all your new clients. Or send them these tips by email whenever they are starting a journey.
If you have a website, it is a simple matter to embed the YouTube video above on a page devoted to travel tips or travel security.
You might even offer a service to shred your clients' passes when they return home. Not everyone has a home shredder, but most well-equipped travel agents do. However, this could prove to be cumbersome for you and your client. (I will confess that it is not a service I offer.)
The bottom line is that professional travel agents have an obligation to provide their clients with information that will make their travel easier and safer. Too few do. Doing so will set you apart and become an important element of your "brand identity."
(Boarding pass graphic courtesy of WTSP News.)
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At Rimrose Hope, we take very seriously the fostering and encouragement of a spirit of generosity and responsible citizenship among our pupils, and so every child is given the opportunity to partake charitable initiatives.
Through our Epraise reward system, we provide the children with the opportunity to donate their hard-earned points to a charitable cause. Epraise provides the children with the opportunity to make informed decisions as to which charity they wish to contribute towards.
Epraise charities, which have been selected, have been chosen by the children through assemblies and PHSE work. Charities have also been chosen by parents and carers during Parents' Evenings.
As a school we actively promote the Christian value of Service and Stewardship and parents and children are encouraged to speak to School Council members if there is a local or national charity they wish school to support.


text: leo - which stands for Leonardo Lina - is a collective of one person, who attended the School of Visual Arts Parque Lage (BR) and is finishing their degree in Fine Arts at the University of Arts Berlin oriented by Prof. Dr. Hito Steyerl. Her works are focused on the edition of dichotomies such as presence and absence, inside and outside or real and unreal. In 2014 they were granted the scholarship "Science without Borders" following one year of studies at the Hochschule fuer Kunst, Design und Populaere Musik in Freiburg (DE).


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From the Advocate:
William Most, the attorney representing the plaintiffs in the Baton Rouge Metro Council case, emphasized in the lawsuit that Baton Rouge has a history of suppressing speech, particularly the voices of black citizens. The suit references a 1965 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was wrong for Baton Rouge police to arrest a peaceful protester standing on a sidewalk.
He added the Council already restricts citizens to three minutes of comments.
"What does it say about Scott Wilson if he can't bear to hear three minutes of talk he doesn't like?" Most asked.
Read more at: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_789b7aae-fcaa-11e7-87a6-5f2c70d99c58.html


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WASHINGTON - Where is home?
Home can be just the building where you sleep at night, or it can be the place where you feel loved and secure. Artist Do Ho Suh tries to express the feelings of home in his new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
The highlight of this exhibit, called "Almost Home," is three connected structures, called hubs, that visitors can walk through. They are hand-sewn, brightly colored fabric re-creations of homes Suh has lived in. The hub representing his childhood home in Seoul, South Korea, is blue. The hub representing a New York apartment is pink, and one for Berlin, Germany, is green. Suh doesn't explain the color choices, but in other installations, he has said that blue symbolized the sadness he felt when living in Seoul.
The hubs are created using traditional Korean sewing techniques along with computer modeling. Suh calls them "suitcase homes" because they are lightweight and designed to be moved from museum to museum.
"[With this] I could carry my home with me wherever I go, like a snail that carries a shell - its house - wherever it goes," Suh said in a talk on the exhibition's opening night.
The details in the homes are striking. Flowerlike patterns wrap around the radiator of the hallway in his New York apartment. Doorknobs and locks are re-created to include cosmetic flaws.
Surrounding the central hubs are sketches that inspired his works and three-dimensional objects from his homes, such as a fabric fire extinguisher whose stitching reproduces the fine print on the label word for word.
One reason the Smithsonian wanted to showcase Suh's art is that people are talking about what home means for immigrants.
"As we all move around from one country to another, from one city to another and from one space to another, we are always crossing boundaries of all sorts," Suh said in his public remarks. "And with this constant passing through spaces, I wonder how much of one's own space one carries along with oneself."
Suh uses art to express how immigration and moving homes has affected him. The inspiration for his series of homes came from when he moved to New York after college, and the sounds of the city made it difficult for him to sleep. Wanting to remember the last home in which he had a good night's sleep, he thought back to his childhood home in Seoul.
"I'm interested in the space through which I feel good, protected, comfortable and liberated," Suh said. "And I'm interested in the space which is imposed on me and therefore oppresses, confines and alienates me."
You may have lived in only one home so far, but Suh's exhibit may spark kids and adults to consider the small textures or imperfections in their house and to think about how they live with them. Sometimes your memories of these details can be a home worth visiting.


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Hi, Here is another photo of a rough diamond plate metal texture. Bit of blue paint and the very beginnings of some rust
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Hi, Welcome to my site. My name is Phil. About me - Husband, father, geographer, traveller, photographer and all round nice guy :) I have love of the oddities, doors, windows, textures etc and am used to the strange looks I get when taking a photo of a wall, the grass, a road or a something I find interesting. Some of those images end up here and I hope you find them useful. Please remember the licence!


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Oberlin College has received three separate gifts totaling $12 million that will be used to advance environmental stewardship and to help finance construction of a new home for jazz studies. The three gifts were for $4 million each. Oberlin is a place where solutions to environmental issues are explored, and where the frontiers of music are expanded, president Marvin Krislov said in a statement. These gifts celebrate the leadership, creativity and innovative spirit found throughout Oberlin College. A Cleveland-area family, which wishes to remain anonymous, committed $2.5 million of its $4 million gift for an endowed chair in environmental studies. Oberlin has agreed to match this gift with a second endowed chair. The colleges Environmental Studies Program currently has one endowed chair, the Paul Sears Professorship held by David Orr. An additional $1 million of the $4 million gift will be dedicated to technological upgrades within the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies. The remaining $500,000 will be earmarked for environmental planning grants to be shared by the College and the city of Oberlin. The two other gifts will be applied toward construction of the Phyllis Litoff Building, the new home for jazz studies. The Litoff Building is intended to be the first music facility in the world to attain a gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating. Clyde McGregor of Chicago, a 1974 Oberlin graduate, pledged $4 million to the Litoff Building in honor of his mother, Lilly Marie Smith 43. Another Oberlin grad (1957) from Chicago, Joseph Clonick, pledged $4 million to support a recording studio and performance space for the project. Mr. Clonick previously pledged $1 million to support construction of the Litoff Building. Both $4 million gifts will augment the commitment by Cleveland businessman Stewart Kohl, a 1977 Oberlin grad, and his wife, Donna, who launched the Litoff Building project in 2005 with a lead gift of $5 million the largest private gift in support of jazz education at a U.S. college.
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Hungary's parliament approved measures on Tuesday to detain asylum seekers for the duration of their application process, and transfer refugees and migrants in the country to repurposed shipping containers for housing.
Human rights groups have blasted the policy as illegal and inhumane, in what they argue is part of Hungary's continued crackdown on refugees and migrants. These latest measures, they say, mark an escalation of the government's already draconian measures to deter people from crossing into Hungary.
"Plans to automatically detain some of the world's most vulnerable people in shipping containers behind razor wire fences, sometimes for months on end, are beyond the pale," Gauri Van Gulik, Amnesty International's deputy director for Europe, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Amnesty claims that blanket detentions are in violation of international and EU laws, and such measures should instead be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
"Detention of asylum-seekers should always be a last measure and should not be applied arbitrarily and without judicial review and access to remedy. Children must never be detained solely on the grounds of their immigration status," Amnesty stated.
The U.N. refugee agency also voiced its opposition to Hungary's plan, saying that it was "deeply concerned" about the new law.
"In practice, it means that every asylum-seeker, including children, will be detained in shipping containers surrounded by high razor wire fence at the border for extended periods of time," the agency said in a statement.
Hungarian parliament approved the plan by a vote of 138-6, with 22 abstentions. It calls for all current and future asylum seekers to be held in detention camps along the border with Serbia. Children traveling with parents, as well as all adult migrants regardless of gender and vulnerability, will be subject to the measures. The only exceptions are for unaccompanied minors below the age of 14.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed at a ceremony for hundreds of new border guards on Tuesday that the forced detentions would keep borders safe, and said the country was "under siege" from immigration. Orban has made opposition to immigration a key part of his populist platform, appealing to ethno-nationalist sentiment and calling migration a "poison" for Hungary.
Hungary has long been antagonistic toward European Union asylum policy, and has repeatedly opposed EU attempts to mitigate the migration crisis through refugee resettlement plans. Hungary held a referendum in October of last year in which voters overwhelmingly opposed EU migrant quotas, but the vote was deemed invalid because of the extremely low turnout.
In recent months, Orban has become even more adversarial toward the EU in both his actions and rhetoric. Orban met with Russian President Vladimir Putin early last month and denounced Western sanctions put on Russia. Weeks later, Hungary began construction on a second border fence to keep out migrants in mid-February, which added to the initial barrier it erected in 2015.
Orban also made an inflammatory speech last week in which he told a crowd at the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry that "ethnic homogeneity" was key for economic success.
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Visit the largest boat show in Quebec and be the first to enjoy the 2016 season's exclusives.
Held from February 4th to 7th, 2016 at Place Bonaventure by the Quebec Marine Association (QMA), the 17th edition of the Montreal Boat and Water Sports offers you the opportunity to meet professionals of the boating sector, speakers, sailors and retailers across the province.
With an exhibition area of 300,000 square feet, the 2016 Montreal Boat Show will host 275 exhibitors and more than 450 boats spread around a couple of themes including:
• Powerboats
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• Sailing
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Come and receive professional advice and shop for your next boat during an event dedicated to boating in all its forms.


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Here is a scholarship from the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan for students studying in Japan. Check out the details for the photo entry and the video entry below. Seems like something that a student of visual anthropology should be able to put together either as a new project or from a previous blog entry. Please note the tight deadline of February 15, 2010. Go for it and good luck!
The Swadesh DeRoy Scholarship is the annual scholarship award by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ). It was created in honor of a respected long-time journalist member to encourage and support university students interested in entering the journalism field. Any current undergraduate or graduate student in Japan, or any Japanese student enrolled in an overseas journalism program, is eligible to apply. The award money is intended to help students further their journalistic pursuits and should be used for such purposes (e.g. language courses, travel, computer purchase, books, living expenses during a journalism internship).
Students are not required to provide receipts or a detailed financial accounting of how the money was spent, only a report to the Scholarship Committee of how they used the funds.
For 2009-2010, First Prize will be 300,000 yen, Second Prize will be 200,000 yen, and Third Prize will be 100,000 yen. Additional prizes totaling a half million yen may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.
Entries must be submitted no later than February 15, 2010.
Entries will be judged by a panel of veteran journalists in print, television and photography. The winning entry will be published in FCCJ's monthly magazine No. 1 Shimbun. Winners will also be asked to submit a short article (200-300 words) detailing how the scholarship money is helping them in their journalism pursuits by June 30 for publication in the club magazine (comments may also be used in FCCJ promotion and fundraising materials).
Please see below for entry details and background on the FCCJ.
(Students interested in journalism are also invited to apply for the FCCJ's Student Membership Program. Accepted students will be given a limited complimentary membership to the club for one year.)
Students can apply by submitting an application form, resume, copy of their student photo ID, a brief statement explaining what you would use the prize money for, and ONE of the following:
PRINT ENTRY: An 800-1,200 word unpublished article in English on one of the topics listed below. Applicants are encouraged to include photos with their text, but are not required to do so.
NOTE: Priority is given to print entries that express original ideas, are clear and concise, and are well-researched, not to essays that are grammatically perfect. Non-native English speakers are free to consult with native speakers prior to submitting their articles, but there should be a minimum of outside editing. Entries from non-native speakers suspected of having been heavily rewritten by native speakers of English will be subject to investigation by the Scholarship Committee and to possible disqualification.
PHOTO ENTRY: A 200-250 word written introduction about what the photos are meant to convey as a journalistic work and a selection of at least ten 8x10 photos (color or black and white) on one of the topics with captions. Students may also submit a contact sheet or a group of digital photo thumbnails in addition to the photos. Entries must be printed photographs. Digital images on CDs and DVDs will not be considered due to the nature of the judging process.
VIDEO ENTRY: 1.5 minute – 3 minute television story package on one of the topics. Video contributions should be in spirit and principle the sole work of one individual although cited assistance from outside sources is permitted.
THE TOPICS (Choose one): NEW MEDIA versus OLD MEDIA: What Japanese Youth Think About The Future of News in Newspapers, TV, and the Internet
GRAND PRIZE: 300,000 yen
Second Prize: 200,000 yen
Third Prize: 100,000 yen
Special Mention Prizes: Up to a half million yen
REVISED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: The deadline has been revised to February 15, 2010 (Overseas applications received after Feb. 15 will still be accepted as long as a copy of it is emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com by the deadline)
An announcement will be made in early February and awards will be presented at a dinner honoring winners at the FCCJ in March or April.
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2009-2010 SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS: Catherine Makino, Eric Johnston
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Time to think again on Named Person
Liberal Democrats originally supported Named Person but, in the light of recent events and a collapse in public confidence we believe a fresh look is needed.
We did support the Children and Young Person's Act which includes the Named Person requirement when it was before Parliament in 2014.
Our initial view was that this seemed like a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Surely, we thought, when resources are tight, we should focus on the most vulnerable. Yet this proposal had been developed by professionals on the ground rather than as a knee jerk measure from a nationalist administration that has tended to seek control as an answer to most questions.
That is why it deserved further consideration. My colleague Liam McArthur examined the proposals in detail on the Education Committee. We were persuaded that as it was primarily about making it easier for families to access services and support and that it did not shift the balance between the responsibilities of the state and families it should receive our cautious support.Read more
First Minister is risking the pro-EU consensus
At the Turriff show today I met plenty of farmers who are worried about what the Brexit vote means for them. So far we have seen little in the way of reassurance or detail from the UK or Scottish governments. That needs to change. We need to see a focus on finding solutions.
The First Minister reached out to other parties to build a consensus and a joint effort following the result of the EU referendum. She put party divisions on other issues to one side so that the parliament could speak loudly and clearly.
Yet now she risks wrecking that consensus.Read more
Taking Scotland Forwards
Earlier this week, during the Taking Scotland Forwards debate, I set out our hopes for the next five years of SNP Government, where we can work together and where we think they need to do more.
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A little update for my loyal fan base, all 6 of you. The podcast is definitely a go. I have been reading a ton of nerd shit to figuring out what I need and how to make it happen. I am going to be ordering equipment as I go because I know I may seem like a millionaire, I am not. And that shit is expensive! Good news is all I will need is a decent microphone to get started and I have that coming to me via Amazon.
It will be some back alley quality for a while. Sorry I'm not Joe Fucking Rogan. I am excited and hope you are too.
I think the title sums it up perfectly. I have been kicking around the idea for a while now and I have started to do some research on how to even do a fucking podcast. Now clearly, I am going to start small and it won't be a big budget gig. I think I have a lot to say and hopefully it will be entertaining. I was always told I have a face for radio. Get it? But radio is fucking dead so the new saying is you have the face for podcasting. Eh, doesn't have the same zing to it. I will do it once a week, maybe two if there is a big story that breaks, I am still figuring out where to host and what equipment I will eventually need to purchase, but all signs point to it being good to go.
I can't promise you will like my voice. I also can't promise you will like the show. BUT I can promise that I will sneak some kind of dick joke in every episode, it is my bread and butter! You stick with what got you there!
Let me know how this sounds to you MMA Takes nation. I will post on the website when and how to listen.


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Recently I was going though my iPod listening to songs beginning with the letter "e" (which really is an awesome letter btw: Enchantment by Lily Frost, Enchantment Passing Through from AIDA, The End by Mayday Parade…) when I stumbled upon"The End and the Beginning" from Forgive Durden's musical Razia's Shadow.
I discovered Forgive Durden just as Razia's Shadow was being released, right after all the band members quit. I don't know exactly what happened but the drift I got from reading various webpages is that Thomas Dutton (the only original remaining member) is both crazy and a musical genius. One of those people that is impossible to work with but creates amazing things.
The End and the Beginning
Anywho, Brendon Urie (Panic! at the Disco) sings on several of the tracks which made me love it immediately. It is very dark and intense but I love that an indie rock musical has been created! I love it when things I love come together.
The final song in particular has some really moving lyrics.
Please listen to my last words, before I fade away.
This is my gift to you: live for your love every day.
Please don't let your tired heart stop beating.
You're bleeding. Just keep breathing.
That line reminds me of the end of Godspell (which isn't surprising because the sentiment is the same). The whole show is a bit of a Christian allegory if you ask me, but it's an interesting story (betrayal, sacrifice) so can see why it's been reincarnated some many times.
So this is my cue of where to leave you.
Now it's your story to retell and pass on.
Because an idea is only relevant if it's being thought upon.
So remember, never surrender.
'Cause the unrelenting constancy of love and hope
Will rescue and restore from any scope.
The percussive movement in this song is so awesome, I love it and I hope you give it a listen : )


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Beginning with "Open Season" in 2001, the straight-arrow Pickett has juggled life as a devoted husband and father with the hardships that come with being a state employee who lives paycheck to paycheck. Crossing paths with some of the more …
Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett — the blue-collar protagonist of a series of Western crime novels by Wyoming native C.J. Box — has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong (or right) time.
Beginning with "Open Season" in 2001, the straight-arrow Pickett has juggled life as a devoted husband and father with the hardships that come with being a state employee who lives paycheck to paycheck. Crossing paths with some of the more unsavory characters in contemporary fiction, Pickett has battled corrupt politicians, organized crime, eco-terrorists and a truly frightening mother-in-law, all in the name of enforcing Game and Fish regulations. He once arrested the sitting governor for fishing without a license.
Only in Wyoming.
Exploring the writing process
Debuting at No. 2 on The New York Times Bestsellers list last month, "Vicious Circle" marks the 17th book to feature Pickett and his usual cast of characters, as well as the return of a pair of his fiercest adversaries — disgraced rodeo champion Dallas Cates and Cates' mother Brenda.
In Billings last week for a book signing event, Box reflected on the challenges of creating an everyman's hero while making each story seem fresh and new.
"I read a lot of series, so I see how other authors do it," the Cheyenne-area resident said, settling into his chair at the Barnes & Noble Cafe. "Some don't keep it fresh; they start writing the same book over and over. One of the things that makes these books different is that the characters age in real time. The family has grown up in front of us over the years: Joe's oldest daughter Sheridan was 7 in the first book, and in this one, she's a University of Wyoming graduate. Because of that, the dynamics change, giving each book a little different approach."
Another technique Box uses to keep readers engaged is to base each book around a hot-button issue or controversy — be it wildlife management, the Endangered Species Act or renewable energy, to name a few.
"When you approach it from that angle, it's not about the whodunit, it's about what's going on at that moment," he explained. "You have to suspend disbelief to stick with a series like this anyway. How can this guy go through so many adventures in his life? In order to make it more realistic, writing it in real time and with current issues and events adds to the realism of the series. Obviously, no game warden or anyone else could have gone through all these things."
Bad guys (and gals) and a local connection
The latest novel is a bit of a departure in that it's more of a straightforward revenge tale, as opposed to an issue-driven narrative. Dallas Cates, the antagonist of the novel "Endangered," was last seen swearing revenge on the Pickett family as he was carted off to prison. Two books later, Cates has served his time and is looking for a little payback. Box said he enjoyed writing Cates because he represents a classic Western outlaw.
"Even though he's a rodeo champion, and most rodeo cowboys are very upfront, great guys, Dallas is an exception to all that," Box explained. "I really liked the idea of writing a modern-day Western, kind of a showdown. It's shades of 'High Noon,' where he gets out of prison and recruits two ex-cons, then heads north to go after the guy he blames for destroying his family."
A few key scenes in "Vicious Circle" take place in Powell, as Pickett's middle daughter April is a member of the Northwest College women's rodeo team. A frequent visitor to Park County, Box said he chose NWC as a plot device based on a visit to the college a decade earlier.
"I always try to bank experiences, and it was maybe 10 years ago, I got invited to do a talk on the Northwest College campus," said Box, who grew up in Casper. "I still wear all of the NWC stuff that they gave me at that visit. As I was researching the book, I found that NWC is one of the schools that has a women's rodeo team, so it was a perfect fit."
Long-time readers of the Pickett series will welcome the return of the enigmatic survivalist Nate Romanowski, master falconer, ex-special forces operative and Pickett's best friend and protector. A well-written supporting character can carry his or her own storyline, which Box proved with 2012's "Force of Nature," putting Nate center stage with Joe Pickett in a supporting role. With Romanowski, Box has created an ally for Pickett with a rich back story, plenty of demons and a moral compass that often skews left of center.
"I based the character of Nate on a friend of mine from high school," said Box. "He was a big blonde kid, star linebacker on the football team who went to join the military and special forces. He was the one who introduced me to falconry, and the interesting world in which they live."
Though devoted friends, Pickett and Romanowski's relationship has been at times tenuous, due to Nate's inclination to operate outside the parameters Joe has sworn to uphold.
"That's fun to write, because their relationship changes throughout the series, sometimes to the point where they're at odds with each other," Box said. "I didn't want to have a traditional sidekick type relationship. In the new book, Nate is trying to
go straight, and not really enjoying the process. But as usual, the few scenes he is in, mayhem ensues."
Another character back after a short absence is Joe's mother-in-law Missy, the embodiment of every evil stereotype one associates with the title. A question Box is often asked at book signings and events is if Missy is based on a real person.
"My cheap answer to get laughs is I say she's not based on my mother-in-law, because mine's worse," he said, laughing. "But that's not true, mine is actually a big fan. Missy was introduced in the third book, and it was just so much fun to write that character. It's like just when you think Joe doesn't have enough trouble in his life, she just keeps coming back."
Hollywood comes calling
Aside from the Joe Pickett books, Box has written five stand-alone novels, all released to critical and financial acclaim. His sixth stand-alone, "Paradise Valley," will be released in July. Box said the stand-alones give him an opportunity to explore stories outside of the Joe Pickett universe.
"With the stand-alones I have to kind of invent a new world each time," he said. "But the stand-alones are also kind of linked together. These books are darker, and they tend to take place outside of Wyoming. This next one will take place almost all in Montana."
When a series of books finds success, it's inevitable that Hollywood will take notice; the Joe Pickett novels are no exception. Production companies have circled for years around different Pickett-related projects, the most recent a proposed television series from a company headed up by a big-screen legend. Yet, despite assurances from producers that the series would follow the arc of the books, initial drafts took the story in a different direction, prompting Box to withdraw the project.
"It didn't so much as fall through, as my wife Laurie and I decided not to proceed with it," Box said. "Right out of the gate, the producers started coming up with their own ideas for the characters. We figured a TV series would be nice, but if we're unhappy with it, the readers will be unhappy with it, and what's the point of that? So I fired Robert Redford."
Hollywood remains interested in the Pickett books, however, and talks are underway with writer-producer David E. Kelley for a possible mini-series based on one of Box's stand-alone novels. Kelley is best known as the creator of such TV series as The Practice, Chicago Hope and Boston Legal, among others.
"David E. Kelley bought the rights to 'The Highway,' and is at this minute approaching networks with that," Box said. "He wrote the pilot, and wants to do a seven or eight-episode miniseries. We'll see how it goes."
Looking ahead, enjoying the present
For now, Box is content to finish up a busy signing tour for "Vicious Circle" and continue work on the next installment of the Joe Pickett series, which he estimates he's halfway through. Finding time to write while on the road can be a challenge, but Box said if he finds himself with a couple of hours to spare, he tries to take advantage.
"There have been times where I'll find myself with an afternoon somewhere, where I've been able to get some work done," he said. "But this tour has not been like that. It's been pretty crazy this time around."
After reading a selection from his new book at the Billings event, Box fielded questions from a few members of the standing-room-only crowd in attendance before sitting down to sign books.
Box's events "are always the biggest," said Lorrie Niles, community development manager at Barnes & Noble. "It's fun, because whenever he's here, it's like welcoming home an old friend. You like being around him, and he always has great stories to tell. He's very entertaining."
Questions touched on what goes into his writing process, whose work he enjoys reading and whether certain characters are based on actual people. Other questions were about Box himself.
"What does C.J. stand for?" asked one gentleman.
"Charles James," Box replied.
"Is Box your real last name?"
Box chuckled. "You think I'd make up a name like that?"


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Authentication requirements for Widgets
This article outlines the authentication pre-requisites, to build an Igloo widget that will connect and authenticate to your proprietary and/or 3rd-party software or system.
Warning: Authentication like this is only supported within the Integrations Widget framework.
Igloo Requirements
All that is required on the Igloo side is to Sign-Up for the Developer Program, and Verify the configuration of your Igloo-provided Azure instance.
3rd-party Requirements
OAuth must be configured in your corporate environment/greater IT solution prior to building an Igloo widget that will utilize the protocol to authenticate to your 3rd-party system.
Note: To save time, please make sure that all of these 3rd-party requirements are met 100% before attempting to build anything on the Igloo side.
Igloo uses 3rd-party OAuth tokens, and does not issue tokens.
Both Authorization and Implicit flow are supported, but only Authorization flow is recommended because it doesn't involve whitelisting IPs and is therefore a more scalable approach to widget design.
Follow this guide to learn how to configure and implement OAuth on the front-end of a web browser. This resource will help you implement OAuth in your Igloo widget after making the appropriate server-side configuration changes (assuming you are not configured for OAuth in your corporate environment/greater IT solution already.)
Useful links
The OAuth Community Site is the greatest online resource for OAuth 2.0 information.
Tip: Full client and server side walkthroughs are available for OAuth implementation at the above link.
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Returning to Our Roots // Chicken Coop Inspiration
Ever since we've come home from Country Living Fair, I've been slightly obsessed with planning for our chickens this upcoming spring. While we were there, we were lucky to meet Melissa Caughey of Tilly's Nest, who has the most helpful book published called A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens. Tad is still too little to read it, but it has been so wonderful for someone like me! The internet can be such a dangerous place to navigate if you want truthful and helpful information on a particular topic. I tend to not trust too many dot-com websites when it comes to learning new things, nor do I like to peruse through question and answer threads - too many opinions and not enough facts! Melissa's book is a really great purchase if you want to learn how to raise chickens, aren't sure where to start, and you don't want a bunch of chicken-jargon forced down your throat - just enough chicken-jargon to get you started. Because, let's be honest, we are definitely beginner chicken keepers over here! Along with learning the beginning steps, we also had no idea where to start when it came to picking which type of chickens we wanted. I'll save our breed choices for another post, but just to be clear for now, we want to keep chickens as pets. The eggs are simply a bonus!
If you missed our last post on plotting our kitchen garden, you can read it here. Last week, I talked about how we plan to make our garden look and what we plan to use it for. Along with the garden, we're hoping to construct a greenhouse and a small chicken coop. We believe our city ordinances state that you can only have three chickens on your property, but we've seen people with four and even six. I'm not sure if we have the number wrong or if our city is just a bit more lenient than others. With that in mind, I would love six, but I think three or four is a great way to begin! Only having a small number of hens is the perfect starting point to begin designing and constructing our chicken coop. We don't want to spend a lot of money on the coop, and we also want it to last a long time, as well as being functional for both us and the ladies.
How do you begin designing a chicken coop? We've already determined our amount of chickens, so the next step is figuring out the size. Because we will only have four hens, that means we won't need a lot of space. Melissa says that you need about 10 square feet per chicken. That would mean our coop would be about 40 square feet... that's pretty tiny! Along with the space of the coop, which is where the chickens sleep, lay eggs, and keep their feeder and water, you also need space for a run, where the chickens stretch their legs and explore outdoors. Runs are enclosed and are there to help keep your chickens contained. I hope to free range our chickens to some extent, though I'm not sure how well that will go considering we live in town and not out in the country. I know that chickens can be trained to not wander from their yard, but our backyard is not enclosed and does easily connect with the yards around us. Have you seen chicken tunnels? Hilarious! They're a great way of keeping chickens out of specific parts of your garden, and, I suppose, keeping them in your yard!
Now that I've written that out, I guess we will be having a designated run. This is a place where the chickens can roam freely, stay safe, and be able to get outside even when we're out running errands. They also have easy access to head back indoors when it's time to eat, lay, or escape a predator. This space needs to be a bit larger than the coop! Some of my favorite runs are located underneath the coop, making the entire chicken home space more compact!
The next question is, what should the coop look like? Above all, it needs to be functional, which isn't too difficult considering chickens don't need anything too fancy. However, we will be making our coop to look absolutely darling just because I want it to be! If you are looking to spend the least amount of money, my favorite coops tend to be converted garden sheds or I've even seen one made out of a recycled wardrobe! You can get pretty creative in this department. The main focus you want to consider is what will be going inside the coop.
A standard chicken needs some specific pieces to their tiny home: nesting boxes (one per three chickens, though I think we'll definitely make more than one for our girls), feeder, waterer, and roosts. You'll also want a small door for the chickens to exit + enter, along with a human sized door so that you can get inside the coop to clean! If you live in a colder climate, it might be smart to insulate your coop, but you don't need to keep a space heater as chickens are cold blooded. We will be insulating our coop as we can get fairly cold winters in the Midwest.
Now that the function of the coop has been discussed, we can start dreaming of what the design will look like! There are so many adorable options; I tend to gravitate to the coops that look like little garden sheds, but I really love the compacted version where the run is either built underneath or around the coop. I have seen a lot of coops similar to ones that I like that have a succulent garden growing on the top of it - SO cute.
Along with the design of the coop, there's the design of the kitchen garden to put into consideration. It's totally okay for your chickens to eat from your garden, and they help to keep pests like beetles, slugs, grasshoppers, and larvae away. There are lots of creative treats you can make to feed your chickens, but they will be happy with several of the vegetables from your garden. This is where the chickens tunnels can come in handy so they can't eat plants you don't want them to!! I am hoping to create a tiny patch of garden make specifically for our girls, maybe located fairly close to their coop. I can just picture them exploring through our garden, Tad on their tails, and them all cuddling at the end of the day. It's a magical image that I can't seem to shake!! Spring cannot come sooner!
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Wisconsin dealerships can access state Internet applications by using the Web Access Management System (WAMS) - the same means of identification for all state Web applications.
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Fax the completed form to (608) 267-0323. You will receive a confirmation fax within seven days informing you that your dealership is ready to process Wisconsin vehicle title transactions. This confirmation will include the Internet address to access the eMV11 application.
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You will need the Adobe Reader to view and print eMV11 reports and receipts. For information about getting a free copy of Adobe Reader, visit the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's
software information.
Remember to change your Adobe Reader settings before processing applications. This allows you to process consecutive applications without logging back into the application.
Forgot your Wisconsin User ID or password? Account recovery is used to restore access to your account if you cannot remember your password or your Wisconsin User ID. You must know the answer to your secret question and you must have access to the email address on your account. A link provided in the email is used to recover your account information. It could be the next day before you receive the email with the account information.
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The Shelter Structures Advantage
Tensioned fabric buildings offer many advantages over traditional buildings. They can be relocated, erected on any surface, ready in weeks, use natural light, usually do not require permits, and are easily installed. Shelter Structures buildings offer several advantages over competitors buildings. These include…
Custom Designed – Any height, any length, any width. We will work with you to meet your requirements, or help you develop requirements that best suit your application in the most cost effective manner. Read an example from our Comtech Industries Project.
Heavier, Stronger Frames – Our heavier frames allow for 20′ truss spacing, which means fewer components, more floor space and quicker erection time. Wider spacing also means that if footings are required, there are fewer of them, resulting in further savings. Read an example from our DLA Distribution-Robins AFB Project.
No ground rails to create trip hazards – The space between the trusses can be fully utilized, which creates 4 to 6 feet more interior width than shelters with ground rails. Read an example from our White Rock Quarries Project.
Stronger connections – All connections on medium and full size shelters are made with galvanized A325 structural grade bolts. Many competitors use smaller bolts of a lower grade with lower tensile strength. Read an example from our CAF Large Fabric Structure Project.
Corrosion Protection – All base plates, connection plates and tabs are hot dipped galvanized to prevent corrosion. Some competitors use unplated steel, which they coat with cold gav spray paint after welding. These can rust quickly, sometimes before erection is completed. Read an example from our RES/BP Wind Energy Project.
Longer fabric life – Our shelters are designed to have the fabric tensioned along the length and sides of our shelters. This creates the level of tension needed to prevent the fabric from billowing against the frame in winds. Many other shelters are tensioned along their length using only cable in pockets over the ends of the shelter. This does not create proper tension, and the lack of tension results in shortened fabric life. Read an example in our Naval Air Station Military Hangars Project.
Ease of Installation – Fabric is tensioned using ratchets and fabric straps. This makes it easy to achieve proper tension in the shortest possible time. Some competitors use threaded rod for tensioning fabric, which makes the process time consuming and leaves a sharp hazard which can damage the fabric which is against it. Threaded rod also makes it difficult to remove and replace the cover in case of a hurricane. Read an example from our Cannon AFB Project.
Top Quality Fabric – All of our standard fabrics are coated, not laminated. Coated fabrics are more durable and provide longer life spans. Others use laminated fabrics which are cheaper, and usually not warranted beyond 1 year. Ask for the fabric manufacturers warranty and compare. Read an example from our Port-au-Prince Post Office Project.
Engineered Drawings – If you require engineered drawings, our drawings will be stamped and signed by an engineer licensed in the State where the shelter will be erected; not the State where the shelter was manufactured. Local engineering certifications are required by most permitting agencies. Read an example from our BCR Fellsmere Project.
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Prehospital and Emergency Department Ultrasound in Blunt Abdominal Trauma
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Blunt abdominal trauma is a challenging aspect of trauma management. Early detection has a major impact on patient outcome. In contrast to physical examination, computed tomography is known to be a sensitive and specific test for blunt abdominal injuries. However, it is time-consuming and thus contraindicated in hemodynamically unstable patients. Therefore, focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) offers a fast and easily applicable screening method to identify patients for urgent laparotomy without any further diagnostics. FAST detects, with high sensitivity, intraperitoneal fluid that accumulates in dependent areas indicating blunt abdominal trauma. FAST has been established as a gold standard early screening method for blunt abdominal trauma when performing trauma management in the emergency department (ED) based on the Advanced Trauma Life Support® algorithm. The development of hand-held ultrasound devices facilitated the introduction of FAST into prehospital trauma management. It was demonstrated that prehospital FAST (p-FAST) can be performed with high sensitivity and specificity, and can lead to significant changes in prehospital trauma therapy and management. Standardized training with both theoretical and hands-on modules is mandatory in order to gain the skills required to perform FAST or p-FAST well.
Key WordsFAST Abdominal trauma Ultrasound
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