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Participating lovingly in the dance of creation
Community | Facilitation | Systems | Transformation
Writing from Kaurna country, nowadays the Adelaide plains
Photo is Arrernte land, near Alice
This certainly isn't the first tiny house blog that has gone quiet when building starts.
Progress has come in waves, but things are coming along well now, and we're getting into the final run of key bits that we need in place before we transport it from the build site to its next resting place. We haven't yet secured a home for it, and aren't sure whether this will be a temporary or semi-permanent move…
I have learned an immense amount and really enjoying all the new tiny house people and owner builders that are appearing, lending a hand, and taking these experiences to help them plan their own building. There is quite a network of helpful builders forming.
I haven't been entirely slack in my postings – Michelle has set up a Facebook page for us, at fb.com/ownhometinyhousing. I have kept this updated every week or so with photos and main happenings, though I haven't been able to get into much detail. Perhaps when things slow down I'll go back over what we've done and start getting some of the good bits down…
Here are a few shots from the most recent update.
Take care
– John
I've been doing okay blogging here about some of our lessons, recording references and filling in our Hackpad wiki. But there's more to learn from than the 'lessons'… especially the sort of things that are easy to lose if you don't write them down. Its very hard to remember what it was like to be 'at the beginning'. So for posterity's sake, I'm starting a recount of the waxing and waning and shifts in perspective.
Way back when (12 odd months ago, in March 2015) I knew what a 'tiny house' was, but that was about it. I didn't have all that much interest in them, if I'm honest. There weren't many around, and they weren't overly relevant to me. I'm the kind of person that dismisses stuff that isn't relevant. I had recently started working in construction (as a side income to running my own business as a facilitator and engagement consultant), but I was there specifically so that I could keep my intellectual and creative attention focused on my business.
So when a half dozen or so different friends expressed their fascination with tiny houses over the course of a month, a little switch flicked over. I had dismissed all of this talk… none of them was actually going to build one, so I had mostly glazed over when they came up. But I realised that… well there's no good reason that we couldn't. On an individual level, building a tiny seemed novel, but overly difficult. Together, on the other hand… surely we could pool our resources and it would be a walk in the park?
This was the first little shift in the tiny house journey; and if my reading of tiny house forums is anything to go by, 98% of people willing the movement on never get this far.
This idea also presented itself as a perfect foil. When I proposed to my friends that we should get together and build ourselves houses, I was certain they would all admit that their tiny house musings were pure fantasy, and next time the topic came up I would have the required ammunition to shoot the conversation down and move on to something more pragmatic.
Well they showed me. Without fail, each one of them considered it for a moment and responded "hmmm… you know what Baxter, a tiny house builders co-op is pretty cool idea; I'd be part of that." Which meant, I supposed, that I was in too.
So over a couple months of testing chats, strategising, lining up "first movers" and "potential builders", business models and project pathways, I somehow found myself convinced that there's actually something in this tiny house thing, and in particular in cooperative models for self-determination in housing. Not only something that's doable, but something that is really worth doing, that is engaging, and that I'm in a position to get on with.
Of course the inevitable 'project pathway' was some variety of over-ambitious stagnation. Nobody was really ready, or as keen as I had interpreted. Everybody realistically couldn't fit becoming a (tiny house) builder into their current planned pathways. And building their own tiny house was something that would be happening later, when they were "ready".
None of this was surprising, but I was somewhat put back by the difficulty in finding a compelling path to move forward and build the momentum.
I was by this stage convinced at least, that there is something in (tiny) housing for me to be doing, so I plugged on. I booked in for a 6 day tiny-house-on-wheels building course in Victoria, knowing that that sort of experience would be useful in any case, even though I was in no position to start building myself.
Before the workshop even started though, I had realised that the workshop was actually a crutch for a disability that didn't exist. If I had wanted to —and more importantly, made the decision to do it— I could have been building a tiny house already. By the time the workshop came around, I had a good mix of hands on experience (and had demonstrated that I had the aptitude for navigating building projects), and knew as much as most in Australia about tiny house planning, approvals and issues. I was under no false impression that I had the experience of an actual builder or carpenter (nor will I for some time), but that depth of experience isn't needed to make a start. If anything, the workshop was my excuse to put off making a commitment until some point "in the future"; because I made the workshop out to be more critical a component than it really was.Much as I talk down the importance of the workshop, it was a great experience, and these two guys are legends. We built Emmet Blackwell's house, with the help of carpenter Nick Matyevich. I loved how they ran the workshop so much that we're bringing Nick to SA to run the workshop on our own build.
So this was my second little shift; realising that the only thing I needed to start building tiny houses was a house that needed building, and the willingness to commit to doing it. This was September/October 2015.
I still had no idea what the 'first project' would be, but I had decided for better or for worse, that the best way to 'get started' in tiny house building, and start to grow the momentum needed to establish a building program of real merit, was to build a tiny house, of any description.
I'm not exactly sure where I was at in my thinking over the next couple of months, but I focused on researching possibilities for programs of affordable tiny housing, understanding the housing system and challenges of affordability, and potential ways to pilot some sort of a build program. This doesn't exactly sound in hindsight like the "getting started" step that was supposed to happen next, but there was still one particular piece of the puzzle that was needed for that: a tiny house worth building.
Late in 2015, sitting out the back of Sophia MacRae's place, the opportunity in that backyard was impossible to avoid. Sophia's a planner and local councilor into sustainable design and housing options (among many things), and even though she was only renting there, she sees the opportunity in the lot and is churning away on ways to make something good come of the inevitable redevelopment. But in the meantime, the backyard presents itself as a perfect opportunity for the 'pop-up suburban infill' that I have come to see as the greatest potential for growth of tiny affordable housing.
She was predictably enthusiastic about putting the backyard to use for tiny-housing, and this became the most promising route to get things rolling.
We still didn't know what house would be built there. Michelle and I aren't in tiny housing because we have a compelling dream to live in one ourselves. Our apartment is fine, we like living in the city, and living in a beautiful little tiny house probably isn't worth the effort to build it.
While in Sydney for Christmas I couldn't help but face up to the obvious conclusion, though. The 'first project' we were trying to find would of course be our own tiny house. We could have spent a long time weighing up options and implications, and being critical of this idea, but by this point, 9 months on from the start of my tiny house journey (and maybe 4 months since I realised I was "ready" to start building), I had done enough thinking and it was time to commit to something that would push the tiny housing project forward. It didn't take much time to come to see this was the next step we "had to take"… (which by now was of course a "we", whether Michelle liked it or not).
Okay, I've written enough for this morning and am going to leave it there – I'll be back shortly to bring the story up to speed with where we are now in the project and some of the to-and-fro that has come with actually building a tiny.
We are hosting an informal meetup and questions / chat session with Nick Matyevich, the carpenter who we're bringing over from Victoria to run our build workshop.
6:30pm Thu 21 April
Details on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1098498723525420/
Michelle and I had a lovely weekend in the Happy Simply House down in Aldinga. It's not really set up, and is without running water, toilet facilities and other such comforts, but we basically glamped indoors and got a feel for designing a space like that.
In particular, we could test ideas about loft headroom dimensions.
I have tried to find decent articles considering headroom online, wasting a fair amount of time in the process. There seems to be very little out there; and anything I could find dimensions for were US tiny houses with gable roofs (pitched to a steep point in the middle), unlike the gentle shed-type skillion roof slope of our place.
So here are our take-aways…
You don't need much headroom at all to feel 'spacious' enough and to fit most of the things you'll do. The ceiling was low (like 80cm to mattress in the high/head end, 50cm in the foot end), but it was never really an issue. You can get around on your knees (including climbing over a sleeping* body) fine with that much height.
Michelle does like to sit and read in bed, so it was too low for that, and you know, other things happen, but… hey, you know, creative constraints ; )
So we're probably going to go a bit lower than we thought, at around 95cm from mattress, which is measured as 5cm higher than the top of our heads when sitting up in bed.
If you didn't need to sit up and chill out in bed I reckon 75-80cm would probably be fine.
We've also been warned to consider the irregular things you need space for, in particular for making the bed. But having made the bed a couple of times we found that with a futon style mattress it's easy with little space at all – you can pull the edges up easily while you kneel on it. No problem!
While it wasn't as plush as we're used to at home, we were happy enough with the futon mattress (or at least, with a couple of cheap futons stacked together), and it definitely makes a difference in making the bed, and in creating more headroom (mattresses are thick!).
So there will be no more jumping on the bed, but otherwise I think we just about have the bases covered.
Initially posted to Tiny Houses – Adelaide on Facebook
It's possible to get a 'tiny house' planning approved in SA, as long as you don't call it a house. But it might still remain a fringe option.
We are seeking approval for our tiny as 'dependent accommodation' in the Norwood Payneham & St Peters' (NPSP) council area, i.e. as a granny flat that is attached to a main dwelling.
There are a few of other options that could be whole articles of their own… the tiny house village might be possible, but sure as hell won't be easy, especially not near the city. A tiny house on its own block is possible too, but probably isn't viable in urban areas either. So I think the tiny house 'granny flat' holds most hope for bringing tiny houses in from the fringe.
Note that for the time being I am only talking about planning approval (zoning and the like), not building code compliance (structure, fire, how it all goes together). The building code shouldn't stop us, but it's far too massive a beast to comment yet.
We also haven't asked after the status of tiny houses on wheels, since ours won't have any; though I can confirm there is no distinct treatment for manufactured / transportable housing in the SA planning system.
We still have a few hoops of uncertainty to jump through, but it looks like our project should go ahead smoothly (touch wood).
In a sense that's a great sign for others who want to legally live in a tiny house. Especially given we aren't trying to work out how to dodge around the system (like most tiny houses do), but instead we are working out how to get our future home approved as legitimately as possible.
But hold your applause… the progress so far is not without qualifications.
Fortunate Circumstance
We have a lot of good quality help, from planners, builders, architects and council staff – the sorts of help most people can't depend on (not without thick wallets). Council's planning staff have been fabulous, helping to clarify how the approvals process works, and what the critical factors are for us to address (and the remaining uncertainties). It would be very easy for staff to have sniffed a grey area and to have decided they were going to find every way they could say no, instead of how we could work out a solution that was going to work.
We're also lucky that NPSP has fairly amenable planning regulations around dependent accommodation. My reading of the situation is that people around here just aren't building granny flats – especially not to rent out. Most (wealthy) land owners are building massive studios or sheds out the back (or just rebuilding their whole home to suit); the sorts of backyard building that neighbours never complain about… so Council's never had much call to police them.
These advantage aren't entirely unique, but they're not exactly reassuring for other builders out there… if you luck out with your local planners, no matter how much you try to work constructively, it's quite possible you'll remain totally stuffed. That's the catch with grey areas in the rules!
There are also a few things to share back about the planning system that can be applied across the state, and give a sense of the viability of tiny houses going mainstream.
The Outbuilding Option
The first is that anywhere in SA, it is possible to build a 40 square metre 'outbuilding' without even seeking council approval. (Dev't Regs Part 1, 5AA and Sched 1A, 3(1)) The main catches with this for tiny houses are that these don't apply to buildings where human activity is their primary purpose, and even if you want to be shifty regards purpose, there are height limits that may not work (3m external wall height). Sheds, carports and storage areas are fine. A 'tiny house' which you live in is not. A studio might fit (a place you hang out but where you don't permanently sleep)? But that could be pushing it.
(I have also heard about a 15 square metre rule, which may apply to studios or dependent accomodation, but I couldn't find it in the regs. ? Someone please enlighten me if you know more.)
So the 'outbuilding' route might work for some, but it's still pretty fringe.
The Uncertain Dangers of Dependency
Secondly, getting somewhere you're going to live approved as 'dependent accommodation', like we are, is always going to be a tenuous grey area. It may matter less what is in a council's development plan than it does how assessors (or the courts) interpret the undefined concept of 'dependent'.
I was initially very optimistic, based on readings of a number of council's Development Plans (where all the local zoning and planning rules are kept), that it would be easy to get a granny-flat-tiny approved in quite a number of councils… and just as reassuringly, that it's pretty easy to review a development plan to find the rules and work out which ones.
That got a bit more complicated when I started calling up council planning officers asking about tiny affordable housing options (mistake #1 – don't call it a house!), who promptly told me that it's not possible to rent out a granny flat – or some other seemingly arbitrary condition for 'dependency' which wasn't referenced in their development plan.
It wasn't until sitting down with Matt from NPSP that I appreciated why. Recent cases have established that definitions in councils' development plans don't actually carry that much weight. Rulings always favour what is in state regulations… or sometimes even a common dictionary definition!
So when a council's development plan says dependent accommodation is detached accommodation which is "connected to the services of the primary dwelling", you can probably just treat this as an advisory comment. Don't think you can connect up to the sewer and electricity and think you're sweet.
Whether fortunately or not, there isn't an alternative definition of 'dependent' to refer to in the state regulations. What there is is a definition of "dwelling": ' a building or part of a building used as a self-contained residence' (Dev't Regs 2008 Sched 1)
For all intents and purposes, it doesn't matter much whether you fit council rules for 'dependent accommodation'; if you are viewed as being 'self contained' then kiss your dependent accommodation / granny flat status goodbye.
Seeking approval for a dwelling is a whole different kettle of fish to building a granny flat. In the zone we are building in it would be prohibitively difficult, and in other areas you might be forced to subdivide the property… and either way, you trip the need to meet all of the planning requirements for an independent dwelling (and likely building code implications as well), with bigger setbacks, driveways, private open space, storage, laundry… you name it. I guess you could do it, but you don't want to – you won't be building tiny affordable housing any more, you're subdividing and redeveloping. You could maybe do it on a cheap rural block of land, but I couldn't see anyone doing it as an inner-suburban backyard option.
Everything hinges on the fuzzy interpretation of whether your proposal is 'dependent' or 'self-contained'.
We have a constructive relationship with council, and some project specific things going our way (e.g. a prior relationship with the other tenants with whom we will be effectively sharehousing in an external bedroom; it looks like a dependent relationship). We're optimistic of a positive assessment.
So as long as we get through the next few hurdles, I guess we'll show that development approval is possible.
But does it really establish what we want?
We want to establish a precedent for a viable, repeatable (tiny & environmentally responsible) affordable housing option. I don't think we're there.
We are actually a unique and possibly unreplicable story, which is a 'tiny house' in form; while we try not to mention 'house' to any of the wrong people for fear it will push us further into the grey zone.
If anything, I'd say we've learned that state planning regulations define and deal with 'dwellings' in a way that will force tiny houses to remain a fringe option, whether we're successful or not. Our positive progress comes with more than a tinge of sadness too.
A few of the usual questions about the 'Tiny House 1' build
What is it?
'Tiny House 1' is the first build initiated by John Baxter, the 'founder' of Own Home.
The house will be home to John and his partner Michelle Wigg. And yes, they will own it. : )
The main reason we decided to do this was to have a tangible demonstration project and to test out ideas and solve problems on ourselves before working with other people. Building something for ourself was just the quickest way to get started!
To that end, we will have discussion events, publish lessons here, try secure some PR, and host a build workshop.
What sort of a house is it?
It is a transportable 'tiny house' not-on-wheels.
It will be around 2.5 by 6m long, and around 3.5m high.
This is similar dimensions to what others are building on trailers (similar to a caravan). Because we are getting development approval and plan to only move every couple of years (at most!), it makes more sense to us to put it on the back of a truck than pay the $6,000+ for a custom trailer! (You would be surprised how cheap this is – $400 or so to truck it within the metro area.)
We are building with as much salvage as possible, ideally from demolished old buildings, but also offcuts and unused materials from new construction, pop-ups and the like.
It will be a 'shed style' skillion roof slanted to one side, with beautiful, window-filled north facing main wall, tin roof and partial cladding, with a recycled timber clad front 'feature wall'.
Where possible we will incorporate visual elements derived from the historical architecture of inner Adelaide (except of course all the stone walls!).
Where will it be?
If all things go according to plan it will be located in a friend's backyard in inner Adelaide (with all the permits and approvals you could ask for!).
We hope to build it in Norwood, on the site of a generous community organisation with the desire to offer their unused resources to support a worthy cause. (The agreement still to be formally confirmed)
Unique features
Possibly the first development-approved (& building code compliant) 'tiny house' in the country. We haven't yet confirmed anything that fits the 'tiny house' mold that have gone this route.
As such, this may well be the smallest, most affordable and most environmentally sustainable building in the country that has been approved as a detached dwelling.
We are also pioneering a number of housing features such as unique models for
So what do you consider a 'tiny house' anyway?
We don't follow a fixed definition (see some of John's thinking here) but the most important factors are:
Is this a business or non-profit what?
The 'tiny house 1' build is a pretty straightforward owner-built housing project.
As far as how this fits into 'Own Home' and later building, it's too early to say. It will probably play out somewhere in between.
John loves the idea of making a living helping people create modest housing that they can afford, that makes them happy, and that respects the planet.
So far the only people making money out of anything are the insurance companies, and maybe parts suppliers: John and Michelle are building their own house, with their own money, and mostly their own time (but with plenty of volunteer contributions!).
Some professionals will be paid for support such as running workshops, plumbing and electricals (though we are always happy to find volunteers!)
Apply to join the workshop by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
1. What do tiny houses mean to you and where are you at in your tiny house journey?
2. Where does this workshop fit in?
3. What talents and tools can you share at the workshop?
4. Can you attend the full 4 days?
5. Is there anything else we should know about you?
There is a limit of 12 places
Cost is $300
We hope to have made offers by 20 MarchWe had 9 out of 12 places filled on the 20th – you may not have missed out just yet!
Any questions email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 0405 447 829.
Our first tiny house build is all about demonstrating what can be done and sharing the experience with as many people as possible.
We don't know what the future of tiny houses is, but we know they have a lot to teach us about housing and living more responsibly!
We have the chance to involve and educate people throughout the build process. What better way than to run a workshop with an experienced tiny house carpenter?
I went to Victoria in late 2015 to participate in my first tiny house build. Even though I have plenty of hands on experience, actually seeing how a build comes together made all the difference to my confidence that I actually can apply my skills to tiny house building. Even those that came to the workshop with no experience on tools left with the same sense of achievement — and a massive set of new skills!
The workshop was run by carpenter Nick Matyevich (with Emmet Blackwell, whose house we worked on). In addition to Nick's decades of industry experience and tiny house expertise, what I really loved was his warm attitude and clear passion. Nick has transitioned into tiny houses after doing a PDC and converting to permaculture. He's not 'just a carpenter' involved in the tiny house fad.
While I know there are some other fine builders out there running workshops (mostly in Victoria – none yet in SA!), I couldn't go past Nick for the perfect intro to tiny house building.
Nick is working out his new tiny-house career path while building his own transportable home/workshop at the moment, so we're lucky he has the flexibility to come over and run this workshop with us in April. Yee-ha! : )
Workshop details
Friday 22 – Monday 25 April
8am-5pm each day
(This includes a regular Friday and ANZAC day holiday Monday.)
Salvaged, timber framed, passive eco designed house.
Workshop covers
— structure from floor to roof
— cladding and waterproofing
— tools
— building to meet planning, code, transportation & sustainability requirements, and to be comfortable in a tiny space!
Healthy lunch and snacks inc vegan options
A secret Norwood location, with easy bus access and parking, a short cycle from the CBD
Our build site is on Kaurna land
Who is it for?
The workshop is designed for those from no to moderate hands-on experience.
This is a chance for everyone to pick up the skills to build themselves, with hands on instruction and pro tips and advice from Nick.
Experienced carpenters and builders are welcome to get in touch about assisting with the build and spending some time with Nick to learn more about the tiny house trade.
There will be plenty of opportunity to join in free working bee days outside this workshop, if you just want to muck in and get things done.
More about the first Own Home tiny house build
North American Alan Durning launches a scathing and insightful attack on our planning system and its impact on housing affordability.
He starts by lamenting NIMBY attitudes to highrise housing in his local neighbourhood. He's given up on the significant expansion of highrise development in the near term.
He offers instead some planning changes that can, with substantially less political capital, achieve greater density, and greater availability of affordable housing, without 'upzoning'. Essentially by removing unnecessary regulation which only exists to protect the interests of the privileged.
It's hard to work out how realistic he thinks these changes are… which he paints as relatively easy, but which clearly are entrenched — if not as clear as opposition to highrises, then at least twice as subtle.
I can't do better than to quote a few paragraphs from his introduction:
"Each of these strategies has the potential to win political acceptance soon in cities far and wide. Each costs cities basically nothing to implement. Each requires no public spending, just that the city clerk use the delete key on various lines of municipal code. Each would step up residential concentration
organically, without big changes in architectural character. …
Above all else, each of these strategies could unlock homes for people who need them. They could generate thousands and thousands of units of inexpensive housing dispersed across entire metropolitan areas—in the form of new and converted boardinghouses, empty bedrooms rented out for the first time,
and basement apartments and newfangled garden huts tucked among the detached houses that make up the overwhelming majority of Northwest residences. In fact, these strategies might generate far more units of inexpensive housing than public subsidies currently supply…"
"At root, the problem is the too-powerful classist impulse for better-off people to exclude renters, people of pinched means, recent immigrants, students, and others who cannot afford to buy single-family homes. This impulse manifests itself in complicated and even subconscious ways. Sometimes it is even expressed
as a form of concern for vulnerable people. This theme will recur throughout the book. For now, an analogy will suffice.
Poor and working-class people tend to wear inexpensive shoes. They buy their kicks at places like Payless or Goodwill, not Nordstrom. Payless and Goodwill shoes are known for their low prices, not their sturdiness or fashion. Still, they do their job. To improve footwear among those without funds, banning
the sale of inexpensive pairs would do no good. Sending shoe inspectors to Payless to confiscate "substandard" clogs and Oxfords would eliminate them from stores, it's true. But it would do nothing to make good shoes affordable to people who do not have much money. Sure, some low-income people would buy nicer shoes, by spending extra on shoes and less on other things. Others would buy cheap shoes
on the black market. Still others wouldn't buy footwear at all: they would go shoeless.
This scenario is essentially what housing policy does in North America."
"If everyone knew that a major purpose of city land-use laws—also called zoning—was to choke off the bottom end of the private housing market so that middle- and upper-class people would not have to live near renters, recent immigrants, and other working-class citizens, we might do better. We might rise up
and throw off these unjust rules. But, unfortunately, almost no one understands how land-use laws work. …
The immodest goal of this book is to lift the fog off the legal doors to common-sense, green housing solutions. Enabling reformers to find these doors is the first step toward unlocking them."
Yes he is writing about 'Cascadia', the pacific north-west of the US and Canada… but I don't think there is much difference to our situation here in Australia, terminology aside.
Hard hitting, well informed, clearly argued and concise, Durning's book is well worth a review.
You can find it as a free pdf in various places online, as well as much of the material as blog posts on Durning's own website (Sightline Institute, Sightline.org – e.g. this article on Vancouver's supposed successful legalization of ADUs / secondary dwellings).
It's worth the $3 for the ebook though.
I studied maths and literature once upon a time, I've worked in government, and while this was valuable and rewarding, I eventually needed to move on to find a better way to contribute. I moved on to facilitate community projects and help launch social startups - and out of all this experience I am synthesising a new role.
These days I do cocreation.
Our world is already inherently cocreated... but we need to work better together to do it well.
Our challenges demand new methods of cocreation that reflect this realisation. They are based on principles of collective empowerment and systemic, holistic perspectives of change.
I provide strategic support and facilitation of cocreative processes. I help people to realise the visions they care about by embracing cocreation - taking an approach that responds to the context for their work, and empowers them to work together in a way that has a lasting impact.
Deceptively simple on the outside, my work often challenges traditional models and perspectives, and is built on the diversity of my experience. Projects often cross industry divides - between community and stakeholder engagement, community development, and collaboration internally or in a radically open way. I also cross different mediums - from face to face workshops, to mass online collaboration.
You can explore what this really means on the ground on my business page at realise.jsbaxter.com.au, or by checking out projects of mine like cocreateadl.com
I moved from Sydney to Victoria to complete the state public service graduate program at the start of 2010, with a substantive position in performance analysis at the audit office. I left that position in 2012 and moved to Adelaide where I see the opportunity to do great work and contribute to the local ecosystem - and a step towards a more global perspective.
Facilitation, collaboration, cocreation, engagement, workshops - working together to bring our visions into reality.
Team member contributing to performance audit projects
Core activities: Background research and audit project scoping; information reviewing and analysis; synthesising information into briefings and reports; project planning and tracking; stakeholder relations
Secondment/rotation as part of the VPS grad scheme
Core activities: council liaison; ministerial briefings; grant program administration; event coordination
I was involved in a broad range of policy development and ministerial support activities, including doing financial modelling for cabinet briefings, coordinating parliamentary questions and ministerial briefings, contributing to discussion papers and writing correspondence
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Sometimes I sit and watch my balance depleting, and wonder what my work adds up to. I'm investing all my energy, my time, my money - for what? I'm going nowhere. Then something catches my attention, I remember 'me' from a year or two ago - and I think maybe I'm doing alright after all. Most of the change in me come from one thing: aspiring to be more like the heroes that are my friends.
I'm going through a critical reflective phase with CoCreate at the moment. It's making me wonder how we really know whether we're doing anything meaningful. Though that's not a quandary unique to CoCreate. In a way, I have no doubt that it's a good thing. Michael Kubler and I edited a video yesterday from footage of the April CoCreate Adelaide event. (Video below.) There was some pretty
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TORONTO -- For a while, the Los Angeles Angels could justify sticking with Brandon Wood because his glove was working better than his bat.
He wasn't getting hits, he was striking out a bit more than they'd like, but at least he was making all the plays when the ball came rolling his way.
That line of defense started eroding about a week ago and it crumbled a little more in Saturday's 6-3 Angels victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Wood made back-to-back errors in the third inning to put the heat on Angels starter Joe Saunders. Wood whiffed on a backhander with a runner approaching and yanked a ball into the dirt past Kendry Morales.
So, why do the Angels keep running a guy with a team-high error total and a team-low batting average out to third base on a near daily basis? The reason just might be standing about 100 feet across from him on the diamond: second baseman Howie Kendrick.
Eventually, young players -- if they're talented and confident enough -- tend to figure it out. Trouble is, there's no telling when it will happen.
In Kendrick's case, the confidence arrived four months into his first everyday job last year. If you'll recall, it was Kendrick who looked like the shaky rookie in the first half of 2009. After mashing a deep two-run home run and going three for five with three RBIs on Saturday, Kendrick could afford to give veteran advice to Wood, who is batting .088 with 11 strikeouts in 34 at-bats.
Kendrick and Wood were minor league teammates. Whether they remain major league teammates much longer will depend on Wood's progression, but Kendrick figures he has a fighting chance. Kendrick's turnaround happened after the Angels demoted him to Triple-A shortly after a tough series here in Toronto last June.
They don't have that outlet with Wood, who is out of options.
"I think things are going to work out for him. One day, he'll wake up and things are going to happen," Kendrick said. "The game's crazy. It'll turn around on you in a second."
The Angels seem to be rallying around Wood. Saunders waited for him after the inning in which two unearned runs scored after Wood's gaffe. Saunders patted Wood on the back side near the first-base line as he jogged past.
"I always try to stay positive with the defensive guys, because they make so many plays for me," Saunders said. "Like I've said before, they don't shake their heads when we give up dingers, so why should we shake our heads when they make mistakes? That's what makes a good team is the fact you can pick up your guys. He's in a little tough time."
Manager Mike Scioscia likes to call starting pitching the heartbeat of his club. For the first week, it was an irregular heartbeat.
Angels starting pitchers were giving up lots of home runs and tons of walks, putting their offense in a hole and their bullpen into scramble mode. But after Saunders' eight-inning mastery Saturday, the Angels have gotten dominant starts in three of the past four games.
Saunders is not unlike Joel Pineiro in that he pitches best when he works fast and coaxes plenty of groundballs. Both pitchers feature a sinking fastball.
"He was out there with a purpose the last two starts," Scioscia said. "I think the energy kept his delivery together and you couldn't pitch much better than Joe did this afternoon."
Lost in the shuffle
There's at least one thing Mike Napoli does well on defense: He blocks the plate.
Napoli weighs 215 pounds and he had his left foot planted firmly in front of the dish when Alex Gonzalez tried to score on Adam Lind's single in the eighth inning. Gonzalez clearly beat Reggie Willits' throw, but he couldn't get his left hand to the plate and umpire Marvin Hudson called him out. It looked to be the right call.
Gonzalez and Toronto manager Cito Gaston didn't win the ensuing argument.
Scioscia said Napoli can do more than block the plate when he has his defensive game in order. Jeff Mathis has caught nine of the Angels' first 12 games because of his superior defense.
"Nap has the tools to catch at a high level. He does," Scioscia said. "I think he showed signs of it when he first came up and he showed signs of it last year."
Quote of the day
"No problem. I know he's the closer. He's hurt right now, but that's Mike's decision. Whatever he says, I'll try to do it." -- Fernando Rodney, who has retired all nine batters he has faced in going three for three in save chances while Brian Fuentes is on the disabled list.
Looking ahead
Ervin Santana blamed umpire Hunter Wendelstedt's strike zone in part for his eight-hit, five-walk game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. He had better hope that story didn't reach the umpiring crew for this series, though Santana said he's not worried about retaliation from umpires.
Santana's stuff has been fairly sharp early, but he hasn't gotten results. He's 0-2 with a 6.94 ERA.
The Angels run into Toronto's best pitcher, Ricky Romero, a native of East Los Angeles and a graduate of Cal State Fullerton. Romero (1-0, 1.80 ERA) couldn't have started much better. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against Texas in his first start, then struck out a career-high 12 batters against the White Sox on Tuesday.
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The U.S. invaded Iraq 10 years ago next week. Was it worth it?
Next Tuesday will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Iraq war. The cost of that military adventure? Approximately 190,000 dead soldiers, contractors, and civilians, and a $2.2 trillion bill for American taxpayers, according to a new report from Brown University. Specifically, the research was conducted by "30 economists, anthropologists, lawyers, humanitarian personnel, and political scientists from 15 universities, the United Nations, and other organizations."
The initial cost estimate by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget in 2002: $60 billion. As we reported last week, that's the amount the United States ended up spending on reconstruction efforts alone, with $8 billion of it being wasted outright. The $2.2 trillion number cited by Brown includes the cost of caring for veterans, and could climb to $3.9 trillion by 2053 thanks to cumulative interest on borrowed funds.
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As for the 190,000 dead: Roughly 134,000 of them were Iraqi civilians.
Obviously, those numbers are pretty staggering. And they raise an obvious question: Was it worth it? Not according to the researchers. Reuters sums up the findings:
The report concluded the United States gained little from the war while Iraq was traumatized by it. The war reinvigorated radical Islamist militants in the region, set back women's rights, and weakened an already precarious healthcare system, the report said. [Reuters]
Particularly alarming, the report says, is the lack of access to healthcare after "more than half of Iraq's medical doctors left the country during the 2000s."
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Of course, plenty of people see the Iraq war as something of a success, albeit a costly one. And certainly, in the bloody days before the successful surge and Sunni awakening, it seemed that Iraq might never achieve the relative stability and fragile peace it has today. And, as Victoria Nuland, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, notes, U.S.-Iraq ties have at least improved.
Compared to where we were in the Saddam era, we now have a bilateral security agreement. We have deep economic interests and ties. We have a security relationship. We have a political relationship. [Stars and Stripes]
Of course, Saddam Hussein had few admirers. But did the United States really achieve its goal of making Iraq a free and democratic country? Not really, says the report. Iraq ranks 112th out of 165 countries in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index — classified somewhere between a "flawed democracy" and an "authoritarian regime."
SEE MORE: Why some ancient birds had four wings
And while things are better today than they were in, say, 2006, it's not like today's Iraq is violence-free. The same morning that the new figures were released, Reuters reported that coordinated blasts killed 25 people near the Green Zone in Baghdad.
The U.S. invaded Iraq 10 years ago next week. Was it worth it?
Iran is surrounded by Iraq and Afghanistan. Iran is close to having nukes and North Korea already has them. It's all downhill from here for Obama boyz!
Sentiment: Strong Sell


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January 14th, 2016
Oregon State launches humanitarian engineering program
Undergraduate students can now minor in this field
January 8th, 2016
OSU holds 34th annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The theme is "Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere."
January 8th, 2016
OSU participation in SNAP to help improve student food access
Oregon State University has become one of the few college campuses in the nation to participate in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
December 28th, 2015
New Emeriti Faculty
Effective Nov. 10.
December 23rd, 2015
Ford to leave Oregon State University for CFO position at Bastyr University
Ford will begin his new position in mid-February
December 8th, 2015
Saying farewell to 2015
A photo slideshow of some of this year's highlights
December 8th, 2015
Awards and honors
A number of OSU faculty are honored
December 8th, 2015
Scholarships support Oregon State students studying in Morocco, Bolivia and India
Four Oregon State University students have received support
December 8th, 2015
Oregon State University Students Receive Love of Learning Award
Phi Kappa Phi gives award to students
November 30th, 2015
OSU adopts stricter student transfer admissions policy to address sexual violence, campus safety
Beginning Jan. 1, full disclosure will be required from transfer students
November 15th, 2015
Meeting to discuss social justice, inclusivity Monday night
Meeting will be focused on creating an open, safe dialogue
November 12th, 2015
Invitation to Oregon State Meeting on Social Injustice and Inclusivity
A letter from President Edward J. Ray
November 5th, 2015
Dad's and Family Weekend at OSU Friday-Sunday
Comedy show, tours, football some of the highlights
November 5th, 2015
League of American Bicyclists names OSU a Gold-level Bicycle Friendly University
Only 12 universities have been named to Gold level
November 4th, 2015
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss gives Provost's Lecture at OSU
Beschloss will speak on "Leadership Under Pressure: A Historian's Close-up Look at Presidential Decision-Making."
November 3rd, 2015
Former OSU professor Don Bowman dies
He was a professor of Continuing Education.
October 28th, 2015
Oregon State University home page gets new look, becomes more mobile friendly
Switch happens Nov. 9
October 27th, 2015
New OSU parking lots replace spaces displaced by construction
A total of 118 new parking spaces added to the south and west sides of campus.
October 22nd, 2015
Strand Agriculture Hall re-opens after seismic, accessibility remodel
Celebration and tours
October 22nd, 2015
New pictorial history of Oregon State University reveals long-hidden treasures
Archivist and author Larry Landis unearthed many long-buried photos for the project.


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The scenarios for the conference race in the Big Ten are very cut and dry, so we can keep this short and sweet.
The Leaders Division is all wrapped up. Ohio State (11-0, 7-0) has won the division title outright. But since the Buckeyes -- and Penn State -- are ineligible for the Big Ten title game, Wisconsin (7-4, 4-3) will be going to Indianapolis regardless of this week's outcome.
The only real drama is in the Legends Division, but it would take a major upset to create any real suspense. Nebraska (9-2, 6-1) can wrap up the division title and a Big Ten championship game berth by winning on Friday at Iowa. Because the Huskers own the head-to-head tiebreaker, Michigan (8-3, 6-1) would play an essentially meaningless game in terms of the conference race on Saturday at Ohio State unless Iowa wins. Not that Michigan-Ohio State is ever meaningless.
The Wolverines would also officially be considered Legends co-champs if finished tied with Nebraska, though that would probably not be a designation they would celebrate much in Ann Arbor.


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You've got to give it to Tichina Arnold – she knows how to keep a job.
Whether she's playing Gina's best friend on the classic 1990s Fox comedy, "Martin," or Chris Rock's mother on the acclaimed 2000s CW show, "Everybody Hates Chris," this two-time NAACP Award-winning actress is a mainstay on TV. And she's always in good company.
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On the southern shore of the Golfo de San Miguel, this 26,315-hectare (65,025-acre) wildlife preserve is owned by private conservation group ANCON. It contains species-rich primary and secondary forest, and is one of the best places in Panama to spot harpy eagles. Even if the big bird doesn't show, there's a good chance of seeing everything from three-toed sloths to capybaras, the world's largest rodent.
In the waterways, you'll almost certainly see brown pelicans, magnificent frigate birds and laughing gulls; bottlenose dolphins and humpback whales also frequent these waters. Other birds to keep an eye out for include terns, American oystercatchers and waders.
In the mangroves, you'll have a good chance of spotting Amazon kingfishers, white ibises and herons, as well as waders such as willets, whimbrels and spotted sandpipers. A specialty of the area is the black oropendola, which has a higher than normal frequency near Mogué. Late afternoon and early morning are good times to look for crab-eating raccoons venturing down to the water's edge.
A swampy flat near the ANCON lodge supports large numbers of capybaras, though a little luck is needed to spot them. This community of giant rodents attracts crocodiles and the elusive jaguar. Commonly spotted mammals include gray foxes around the lodge (especially at night) and tayras in patches of nearby dry forest.


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Cupcakes are still incredibly popular and the craze only seems to be spreading throughout the world. In this book you will find a less sickly-sweet take on the craze with sophisticated ideas like Chili-Chocolate or Earl Grey cupcakes alongside more classic buttercream-topped confections. Illustrations demonstrate icing and decoration ideas and techniques and equipment are clearly explained in the introduction.
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'Mockingbird' actress speaks to CV students
Mary Badham, the actress who played Scout in the 1962 movie, "To Kill a Mockingbird," paid a visit to students at Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Road.
Part of Spokane's 2010 Big Read project, Badham gave a presentation to the students to talk about her experiences when she filmed the movie, answer questions and asked students to read from the book by Harper Lee.
The visit was sponsored by the Spokane County Library District and the Spokane Public Library.
For more information about the Big Read, visit the Spokane County Library's Web site at www.scld.org.
School board interviews candidates
The West Valley School Board held a special meeting Wednesday to interview candidates to replace out-going board member Debbie Hjortedal.
The board interviewed Sam Andrews and Sandra Streeter-Bergman and is expected to make a decision during its next regular meeting Tuesday.
The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at the district conference center, 8818 E. Grace Ave.
The Spokane Regional Health District will offer free immunizations to students at area schools during the month of March.
The clinics will be offered at the following schools in the Greater Spokane Valley area: Centennial Middle School, 915 N. Ella Road, Spokane Valley on March 4 from 1 to 6 p.m.; Ness Elementary School, 9612 E. Cataldo, March 5 from 1 to 6.
There will also be clinics held in Spokane at Farwell Elementary School, 13005 N. Crestline, March 16 from 3 to 6; Shiloh Hills Elementary School, 505 E. Stonewall, March 18 from 3 to 6; Madison Elementary School, 319 W. Nebraska, March 23 from 1 to 6; and Arlington Elementary School, 6363 N. Smith, March 24 from 1 to 6.
The clinics will offer immunizations to anyone 18 or younger from any school district. Parents must be present.
Children needing the tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) series for the sixth grade must be at least 11 years old.
All vaccines are free, but the HPV immunization will only be available to those without private health insurance or if their plan doesn't cover it.
For more information, call the Spokane Regional Health District at (509) 324-1500.
Scholarship opportunity
The men's and ladies' clubs of the Painted Hills Golf Course will award scholarships to five students in April.
The scholarships are $1,500, and one will be awarded through the Spokane Community Colleges Foundation. Applications for financial aid from the foundation will be automatically considered for the scholarship.
The other four will be available to high school students in the area. Applications are available from the school's guidance counselors at high schools in Spokane Valley and at Painted Hills Golf Course, 4403 S. Dishman-Mica Road.
Applications are due by March 22.
For more information, call the golf course at (509) 928-4653.
Saving for the future
sponsored According to two 2015 surveys, 62 percent of Americans do not have enough savings to handle an unexpected emergency, much less any long-term plans.