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Saturday, January 9, 2010
Coats and Steamers
On the way to the IntaCare (best invention ever), I took the opportunity in the car to lecture Neal about not wearing a coat. The temperatures have been well below zero in the morning when he goes to school and we are constantly fighting to get him to wear his coat. He usually takes it off as soon as he's out of the house. I told him the cold air wasn't good for his ear and probably exacerbated the infection.
We only had to wait a few minutes for the doctor this morning. He reminded me of a combination of my dad and my stake president. If you don't happen to know my dad or my stake president, just picture a good looking but slightly grizzled from too much time in the sun without sunscreen, clean-cut cowboy/farmer that gives it to you straight. This guy just happened to have the letters "MD" behind his name too.
He checked Neal's ears and sure enough he had a moderate infection in his right ear. While the doctor wrote a prescription for an antibiotic, I brought up the coat issue.
"Nah," the doctor said. "He doesn't need to wear a coat. His grandma might think so, but the cold won't hurt him. He's probably doesn't feel cold and if he is uncomfortable he'll put on his coat. I rarely wear a coat."
Neal gave me that look--that you-were-wrong-hahaha look and I knew right then that I will never be successful in getting him to wear his coat again.
On a lighter note, after the visit to the doctor Neal and I went to Walmart to get his prescription filled. While we waited we got some milk and diapers. Neal noticed that they had the Coconut Creme flavor of Coffee-mate and he begged me to buy it.
My sister introduced us to "Steamers" two winters ago and they have become a favorite in my house since then. Thomas calls it "hot milk" and asks for it on the cold mornings. It's just milk warmed up (I heat it up by the mug full in the microwave) with a tablespoon or so of the Coffee-mate added. (By the way, Coffee-mate does not contain coffee. If the word "coffee" bothers you, get the other brand--it's good too.) We've tried lots of flavors. Italian Sweet Creme with a dash of nutmeg and Belgian Chocolate Toffee have been our favorites.
Until Today.
Today we came home and we all tried the Coconut Creme flavor. Yum. The boys liked it plain. I added some Chocolate Nesquik to mine. It made me feel all toasty inside.
It's cold outside. Really cold. We still have months of winter ahead of us. And unlike some of my luckier neighbors, I don't have a trip to the warmer weather planned. The truth is depressing. But it gets a little more bearable with the thought that I can drink steamers in the mornings. And I, at least, will wear my coat.
7 comments:
- Candice said...
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- January 9, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- Kate Weber said...
Huh. I've never tried a 'steamer'. Sounds tasty. I'll have to look into it! Hope Neal's ear gets feeling better. Ear-aches are NO fun!
- January 9, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Booklogged said...
Guess we're going to have to try steamers. They sound good and just what the doctor ordered! A little joke thrown in. I had heard that coats don't make that much difference in catching a cold or ear infection. Sorry!
- January 9, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- Ammon and Jen said...
I think that I would call that dr. a traitor! I too want to try a steamer. I just got back from the store with some coffeemate
- January 13, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- The Prudent Homemaker said...
Steamed milk is yummy! I like it with vanilla syrup in it.
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On the Fourth Turning Forum, there is an interesting discussion going on about exactly when the last 2T ended and when the 3T began. Some readers wonder if the years of the Summer of Love, Woodstock, and the Chicago 7 could really belong to the same era as the first term of President Ronald Reagan. It's a good question.
My short answer is that the one big theme that ties both ends of this (or any) awakening era together is a society-wide determination to defy convention, shed constraints, and throw off every manner of social obligation. Early in the last 2T, this impulse erupted most strongly against cultural standards and social authority (giving rise to the "counter-culture," minority "power," and epic demonstrations and riots). Late in the last 2T, it rose up most strongly against fiscal burdens and economic burdens (giving rise to "tax revolts" and "deregulation"). The people involved in these movements were not the same, but they certainly overlapped and each group ultimately drew sympathy from across the aisle. Meaning: Even Republicans went along with the looser manners and mores that sprung up in the mid-60s, and even Democrats recoiled the horrors of dysfunctional statism during the stagflation of the late '70s.
A nice way to track this directional shift (from the culture to the economy) in the rebellion against authority is to look at the UCLA Freshman survey from 1967 to 1980: Boomer freshmen born in the late '40s were 3-to-1 more likely to say the most important goal in life is "developing a meaningful philosophy of life" rather than "be financially well off"; by the time to you get to last-wave Boomer and first-wave Xer freshmen (yes, Jonesers), the split is 2-to-1 the other way. Yet by 1983 and 1984, everyone started to climb onto the same page. Republican Ronald Reagan brought the Beach Boys to the White House (amazing to recall how controversial this was!), showing that the uptight GOP was coming to terms with Good Vibrations. And hippies were turning into yuppies (with "babies on board"), while a fair number of New Deal veterans were voting for lower taxes, showing that statist Democrats were coming to terms with Free Agency. In Reagan's first term, the battle was still raging. By the beginning of his second, the battle was over. And so a new turning was born.
For a long answer, take a close look at The Fourth Turning, pages 199 through 207. I think Bill and I did a pretty good job defending 1984 as a pivotal year.
In 1984 Steve Jobs' Apple came out with a lousy computer but a brilliant ad. The iconic slogan: "1984 won't be like 1984." The ad instantly appealed to everyone (hippies and yuppies) and showed just how much everyone agreed that the Establishment was dead—and how much everyone was comfortable with that.

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The Navy Begins Six-Month LiveSafe App Pilot Program
By Petty Officer First Class Gary A. Prill,
U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs
NORFOLK (NNS) -- United States Fleet Forces Command began a six-month pilot program Oct. 29 with the pre-launch of the Navy's newest tool to counter destructive decisions, the LiveSafe smartphone application.
The pilot program will allow Sailors and their families assigned to Hampton Roads, Virginia and Rota, Spain a chance to download and interact with the application prior to its release.
The LiveSafe app, developed in the wake of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shooting in April 2007, provides Sailors with consolidated resources in easy to use formats. The application also enables two-way communications between Sailors and their family or friends, along with emergency services and command services to improve their safety and security.
The application will provide region-specific maps displaying locations and hours for emergency services, Fleet and Family Support Centers, sexual assault response coordinators, medical services, victim legal counsel, chaplains, Naval Criminal Investigation Services, legal services, housing offices, and off-limits locations.
"The basic concept was to design a mobile app to help Sailors with prevention by providing a one-stop shop for all of their needs," said Capt. Charles Marks, U.S. Fleet Forces sexual assault prevention and response officer.
The app will also feature links to simplified program information associated with a variety of Navy programs to include sexual assault prevention and response, family advocacy, suicide prevention, drug and alcohol abuse prevention, and the latest updates and policy changes for each of the programs. Content will be available even when Wi-Fi or cell phone signal is not.
"All Hampton Roads and Rota Sailors are encouraged to download this free app and use it," said Marks.
The app, developed by LiveSafe with the Navy, is now available for free in Apple's App Store and the Google Play store.
Once downloaded, users will have access to local and base emergency services and a special "Walksafe" feature allowing Sailors to temporarily share their GPS location with someone of their choosing. As they travel, the Sailors will be able to communicate with their chosen person through phone conversation or silently, depending on the circumstances. Once the Sailor has arrived at their destination and are free of possible dangers, the GPS tracking can be disabled.
"The app, which launched in both the Apple and Android platforms, will be available to 44,500 Sailors; we want the fleet to test-drive the app and provide needed feedback," said Marks. "Safety of our Sailors and our families is one of the Navy's top priorities, and we expect this app to help us in that mission."
All Sailors in Hampton Roads and Naval Station Rota are encouraged to download the app, use it, and provide feedback during periodic focus group meetings reguarding the app's use and ability. Sailor feedback will be a crucial part of the pilot program to ensure the Navy knows the shortfalls and issues with the program prior to its Navywide launch.
Download at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/livesafe/id653666211?mt=8 or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livesafe.activities&hl=en
For more information, visit http://www.navy.mil, http://www.facebook.com/usnavy, or http://www.twitter.com/usnavy.


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Be proud that you quit smoking
Video discusses the importance of being proud of yourself when you are first quitting smoking.
Proud To Be A Smoker?
"I am a smoker." Saying that 25 years ago was a way of showing yourself to be glamorous, sophisticated, grown-up, and even intelligent. It merely meant that you had a simple practice of lighting cigarettes–a habit you shared with over half the men and over a third of the women in our country. But times have changed! Being a smoker today makes you feel as popular as a leper in ancient times. In 25 years, smoking has gone from being a perfectly acceptable, even desirable, habit to a socially unacceptable, demoralizing behavior.
But smoking is more than a habit–it is an addiction. Being a smoker is synonymous with being a drug addict. This creates a whole new set of problems. A smoker doesn't smoke by choice, he or she has to smoke. The smoker must smoke in certain time intervals. If not, he or she will experience withdrawal symptoms. This posed no threat 25 years ago. A smoker could smoke at home, work, restaurants, hospitals, doctors offices, actually anywhere and anytime he or she wished. It was the perfect drug for an addict. The only time a smoker faced withdrawal was through carelessness–like running out of cigarettes in the middle of the night–but this did not happen often.
However, slowly over the years more and more restrictions have been placed on where a smoker can get his or her "fix." In the beginning it was enforced by "radical" family members or friends. Restricting the smoker's right to smoke was considered to be in poor taste by most smokers and non-smokers alike. These early activists were often criticized and ostracized by those sympathetic to the smoker's plight.
But then the effects of second-hand smoke became an issue. With the possible health implication for non-smokers becoming apparent, the anti-smoking forces had powerful ammunition to support their contention that they had the right to a smoke-free environment. More people banned smoking in their homes. Then small municipalities and whole states started regulating mandatory non-smoking areas in public places. But the strongest threat was not the restriction on smoking in public areas. A smoker could avoid such places or limit the times there.
The newest and greatest threat is now becoming an all too common reality. No-smoking rules are being enforced in the one place the smoker has to be for extended periods of time–the office where he or she works. Some employers are providing out-of-the-way areas where smokers can smoke at breaks. But other companies are totally banning smoking on the premises. This creates the problem of 8-hour withdrawal periods on a daily basis. A smoker may wish to change his or her place of employment to avoid such regulation, but there is no guarantee that the next company won't eventually enforce a similar policy.
Today, chronic withdrawal is becoming a way of life for a smoker. Smoking is a hassle at home, at social gatherings, and now, due to the enforcement of new smoking policies, even at work. Where is it all going to end? The simple fact is that, for the smoker, it isn't. Smoking is beginning to interfere with all aspects of the smoker's life, and every smoker must now ask him or herself the same question, "Is smoking worth it?" If you don't think so, then – NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!
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From AmeriCorps VISTA to CNN Hero
Today's post originally appeared on the Corporation for National and Community Service National Service Blog on November 27, 2013, and was written by Dana Forde.
By: Dana Forde
Blair Brettschneider didn't plan on creating her own nonprofit. But something she imagined had never been done before. So Blair decided to make a change.
"There was nothing in Chicago really dedicated to improving education for teenage refugee girls and expanding opportunities for them," said Blair, an AmeriCorps VISTA alum.
That's when the 24-year-old launched what is now GirlForward, an organization that offers mentorship and educational opportunities for girls who have been uprooted from their war-torn countries. Blair credits her experience with the AmeriCorps VISTA program for exposing her to the plight of refugee youth and their families. She is an example of how national service programs are molding a new generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders.
Blair served as an AmeriCorps VISTA member from 2010 to 2011. As part of her responsibilities, she completed fundraising development projects at RefugeeOne, a refugee resettlement agency in Chicago. She then joined a former VISTA member in creating an after-school mentoring and tutoring group for teenage girls. Blair quickly started pairing students with hand-picked mentors. Later, she began processing mentorship referrals for other agencies.
But expanding on this progress meant Blair would need to commit to a full-time plan and make GirlForward an official organization.
"I wanted a summer program. I wanted a place where the girls could go after school," Blair said. "If I had held back and waited for funding, nothing would have happened. Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith."
Her optimism paid off. What started as a modest enterprise has now grown to one that helps more than four dozen girls. In fact, GirlForward's success prompted media giant CNN to name her one of its top 24 CNN Heroes for 2013. Airing on December 1, CNN Heroes is a yearly television broadcast that celebrates remarkable and inspiring contributions to humanitarian causes and community endeavors.
Still, Blair's newfound celebrity has not fully resonated yet.
"When I see people sitting in the office I think, 'Wow this is an actual organization,'" Blair said. "I'm really proud of everything that we've done and I'm also really thankful for all of the support we've received."


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Wikitravel talk:Romanian Wikitravel Expedition
Moved from Talk:Main Page by Evan
I think we should have multilingual versions of Wikitravel, just like we have Wikipedia in many languages. For example, there could be Romanian version, as there are many Romanian contributors who would make a very worthwhile travel guide.
Moved from travellers' pub by Evan
I am planning to start a version of Wikitravel in Romanian. How would that be? Can anyone tell me how it is possible? Is it the same as starting a foreign language version in Wikipedia?
Ronline, 23 Oct 2003
OK, translation finished. How do I send it to you? Ronline, 9 Nov 2003
OK - I've sent you the translation of the script. When the server is updated (the hosting is changed), tell me and then the Romanian Wikitravel can be launched. I've got quite a few articles prepared already ;-) Ronline, 16 Nov 2003
Did you get the interface translation script I sent you via e-mail? By the way, my e-mail doesn't work in the meantime (I seem to not receive any messages due to a problem with the Junk Mail Filter), so when you receive the script, it is best to comment on it here. -- Ronline, 22 Nov 2003
What's happening with the launch of the Romanian Wikipedia - I sent you the localization script - now what's happening? There will soon be Romanian versions of Wikibooks, Wikiquote and Wiktionary, so we need the RO-Wikitravel!! -- Ronline, 16 Dec 2003
Moving the goalposts[edit]
So, I think I've worked out the technical problems with doing the Romanian and other versions. I've started a page on our Wikitravel:Language version policy. If folks could take a look, see if it seems OK, and then get started on the Wikitravel:Romanian Wikitravel Expedition, it'd be great.
Yes, I realize that this is moving the goalposts, and it's probably not fair. --Evan 12:45, 19 Dec 2003 (PST)
I'm very excited about how things are going here. --Evan 00:24, 23 Dec 2003 (PST)
A couple more things I need[edit]
First, I wanted to point out that we're not going to have fr.wikitravel.org, ro.wikitravel.org, etc., at least to begin with. The different language versions are going to be at www.wikitravel.org/language/ instead. This is mostly a technical issue to keep me from going insane.
Second, I want to know a couple more things for the technical side:
Thanks, --Evan 11:41, 23 Dec 2003 (PST)
Time to close this expedition?[edit]
So, now that Romanian Wikitravel is launched, is it time to end this expedition? It seems to have reached its goals. --Evan 09:38, 27 Dec 2003 (PST)
What's happened to the Romanian Wikitravel?[edit]
Moved from travellers' pub by Evan
I hopped over to the Romanian Wikitravel to link the English phrasebook there with the one in French, and found:
By contrast, in fr:WT, many people are active, articles are being translated as well as created anew, and I've seen Seb, Yann, and Evan on both en: and fr:. -phma 07:18, 4 Mar 2004 (EST)
As to automatic tools, someone thought my translation sounded like Babelfish, which it isn't. In Tokyo, Babelfish turned a sentence of English baraguin into worse French baraguin. I correct other people's spelling, others correct my style and vocabulary, and we make good French together. -phma 20:03, 5 Mar 2004 (EST)
Future of Romanian Wikitravel[edit]
So, there hasn't been a go-between report for Wikitravel since Nov, 2004 -- 5 months ago. There was one edit in the month of February, and a handful at the end of March.
I'd like to know that someone's interested in keeping this site going. Having a barely-edited site with no connection to the rest of the Wikitravel community is not the goal, here. --Evan 19:28, 29 Mar 2005 (EST)


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About that title. According to Akron/Family's press release, 'no, we have no idea what that means'. So that bodes well for making sense of this album, then…
In the best possible way, S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT is a very daft album indeed. Opener 'Silly Bears', dedicated to all the fun and frivolity of Friday night socialising, is quite literally asking bears where they found their honey. Because apparently we are calling giant forest-dwelling bears silly now. Not something I would do when faced with something huge with pointy teeth wanting to eat me, but then again it's not my album. I imagine the Akron/Family fellas laugh in the face of impending digestion, so they can get away with such things. Although by 'honey' I suspect they might actually mean 'booze' so there may be a considerable amount of Dutch courage going on during this particular human/bear confrontation.
The lunacy doesn't stop there. 'Fuji I (Global Dub)' has an intro straight out of the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon soundtrack, before launching straight into classic Seventies Americana rock. Its sequel 'Fuji II (Single Pane)' opens on pouring rain, moves into children playing on a soaked neighbourhood street, settles on atmospheric bongo-driven ballad and finishes up with what sounds distinctly like a sax solo. 'Everything but the kitchen sink' doesn't come close to this.
Given the album's sprawling landscape, it's not always an instant success. 'A AAA O A WAY' - no, my keyboard's not broken - is the most overtly 'Experimental! Fuck yeah!' moment on the album. You'd be forgiven for thinking you'd wandered into a test lab filled with shamanic robots reinventing scales. There's a few moments like that dotted through the album, their saving grace always being that they end up giving way to melodic euphoria: the raindance before, well, the rain. It's not always an easy listen, but fortunately there's more than enough on offer here to overcome the occasional blip and keep even the most casual listener hooked.
The album's highest points comes smack bang in the middle. 'Another Sky' is a joyous stomp through the excitement and fear of starting new relationships and starting over old ones: "And though we can't deny the fear that grows of being swallowed whole / We will row to sunny shores and start again / Beneath another sky...". 'Cast A Net' is the polar opposite, a luscious yet folksy and somehow haunting sing-song around the campfire. And between the two sits 'Light Emerges', starting as a lullaby on glockenspiel before bursting into life with dirty squealing guitars, tribal drums and gigantic harmonies, tailor-made for the band's inevitable explosion into the festival mainstream. The trio are the most immediate examples of the album's average-Joe musings about life, love and narcotic honey sessions with bears, while sounding like they're from a completely different solar system.
By conventional wisdom, this album shouldn't work. Indeed it's extremely rare that any album wearing such disparate influences, so openly, ever avoids sounding like anything other than a mess. The insane thing is that here it not only works, but the result is an absolute triumph. It's almost certainly the most fun, albeit of the bewildered and slightly confused kind, that you'll have listening to any album this year.
So then, back to that title. Completely nonsensical, yes; yet also the perfect way of describing this album as the whimsy-filled journey through life it is. Drenched in atmosphere, it's very difficult to listen to this album and not find yourself transported to some remote pocket of American desert, ruled by the mystics, awaiting the return of this week's Messiah from Neptune. And if it felt anything like listening to this album does, that would be a wondrous place to be.
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Endeavour's astronauts began an eight-hour sleep period at 5:36 a.m. Central time following a full night of activity in which they checked out equipment that will be used in the assembly of the first two components of the International Space Station.
With the Russian-built Zarya Control Module orbiting about 16,000 nautical miles in front of Endeavour, Mission Specialist Nancy Currie successfully checked out the 50-foot-long robot arm she will use to grapple the Unity connecting module late this afternoon. Currie will lift Unity out of the shuttle's cargo bay and carefully position it perpendicular to the shuttle, ready for latching to the Orbiter Docking System in the front portion of the bay. Currie moved the robot arm around the cargo bay last night, offering an extensive television survey of Unity and its pressurized mating adapters.
Astronauts Jerry Ross and Jim Newman successfully tested all three of the space suits carried on Endeavour. They will use two of the suits during three space walks to hook up electrical cables and other connectors between Unity and Zarya. With the help of Pilot Rick Sturckow, the space walk choreographer on the flight, Ross and Newman also checked out a pair of jet-powered backpacks they will wear during the space walks as a precaution in the event they become untethered during their work in the void of space.
Endeavour's cabin pressure also was lowered to 10.2 pounds per square inch to set the stage for the space walks, which begin late Monday afternoon.
Commander Bob Cabana monitored the work as the astronauts extended the outer ring of the docking system on which Unity will be mounted later today, and Russian Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev checked out other gear that will be used during Sunday's rendezvous to catch Zarya for its mating to Unity.
Endeavour is orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 202 statute miles, preparing to climb to about 240 statute miles for the rendezvous Sunday with Zarya. All of Endeavour's systems are functioning normally.
The astronauts are scheduled to be awakened at 1:36 p.m. Central time to begin their third day of work on orbit. The next STS-88 status report will be issued following crew wakeup.
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The flight controller (also known as conn, conn officer, or astrogation plotter) was the crewmember on a Federation starship assigned the duty of piloting the vessel. This position combined the roles of the navigator and helmsman used previously. The term "conn" is also used to refer to the flight control station itself. (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
In 2371, the USS Voyager lost its astrogation plotter when the ship was brought to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker. A replacement was required when the ship began its course back to the Alpha Quadrant. (VOY: "Parallax")
List of flight controllers Edit
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Geordi La Forge (2364)
- Lieutenant Torres (2364; relief)
- Chief Miles O'Brien (2364; relief)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Worf (2364; relief)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Orfil Solis (2364; relief)
- Ensign Haskell (2365)
- Ensign Clancy (2365)
- Ensign Gibson (2365)
- Acting Ensign/Ensign Wesley Crusher (2365-2367)
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard (2366; briefly)
- Ensign Tess Allenby (2367)
- Ensign April Anaya (2367)
- Ensign Graham (2367)
- Ensign Felton (2368)
- Lieutenant Ro Laren (2368-2369, 2370)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Monroe (2368; relief)
- Ensign Sariel Rager (2367-2369)
- Ensign McKnight (2367-2369)
- Ensign Gates (2366-2370)
- Ensign Dern (2370)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Sam Lavelle (2370)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Jae (2371)
- Jadzia Dax, Kira Nerys, and Nog provisionally served as conn officer at various times.
- Lieutenant Stadi (2371)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade/Ensign Tom Paris (2371-2378)
- Ensign Culhane (2375)
- Ensign Jenkins (2375)
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Ayala (2378)
- Commander Chakotay (2378; relief)
- Lieutenant Hawk (2373)
- Ensign Kell Perim (2375)
- Lieutenant Branson (2379)
The Star Trek Roleplaying Game Player's Guide describes the flight controller as having to be knowledgeable in atmospheric craft, subspace field geometry, complex mathematics, space sciences, astrogation, system operation of the flight console, and systems repairs at the level of a technician.
External linkEdit
- Flight controller at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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First we showed you how to get it done on the iPad, and now it's the iPhone's turn. For those of you fans of the Jailbreak underworld, the time has come. Evasi0n was finally released today for all iOS 6 compatible devices, and it's as easy and stable as the most popular Jailbreaks we've seen in the past. Jailbreaking will allow you to side-load applications and services to iOS 6 that Apple has either not intended or not considered for your device. And as we historically know, many of these solutions have served to make iOS what it currently is since Apple has hired a couple of the developers behind some of the apps being offered.
It's hard to answer the question: Why Jailbreak? In a simple answer, iOS 6 is boring and it's great to have the chance to do something about it.
Yes, this is an Untethered Jailbreak so you only need to perform it once, but since we know many of you are new to using an iPhone or an iPad, we decided to provide you with a quick video walk-through of the whole procedure, this time on the iPhone.
Step 1 – Before watching the video, make sure you download evasi0n.
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By Robin Schmahl
Milk prices for the remainder of the year are looking a bit more positive. In fact, the August Class III price will be announced on Friday and should be the highest price so far this year. The futures market is anticipating an August price of $11.22. This will not put the mailbox price in profitable territory, but will be better than what we have had.
It certainly is taking longer for higher milk prices to materialize than what was anticipated earlier this year. It was expected the herd reduction efforts by Cooperative Working Together (CWT) would tighten milk supply in conjunction with normal culling. However, this has not had the desired impact as production per cow has increased and demand has not picked up as much as projected.
Cheese and butter in cold storage continues to accumulate. The USDA's July "Cold Storage" report showed American cheese stocks at 626.2 million pounds, the highest since 1986. Total cheese stocks were 982.5 million pounds and the highest since 1984. Butter stocks at 264.0 million pounds are not burdensome, but showed the first increase of stocks in July since 2004. Seasonally, butter stocks should be declining. Supplies are readily available and with inventories at these levels, it will be difficult for prices to rally significantly. Weekly cold storage reports suggest August inventories may begin to show a decrease, but this report is not as accurate due to the nature of data collection. The weekly report only surveys select storage centers across the country.
World prices have a large part to play in U.S. milk prices. World cheese prices have been lagging the increase in U.S. prices, resulting in continued interest in importing. According to the Foreign Agricultural Service, cheese and curd imports increased 7.7 million pounds or 30 percent, during the month of June. Cumulative imports for the first half of the year were 2.1 million pounds, or one percent higher than the previous year. This is adding insult to injury. Now, we need to realize that some varieties of cheese will always be imported, but when it is cost effective for companies to import versus purchasing from domestic suppliers they will many times do it. The USDA estimates imports to rise slightly in 2010, according to their latest "Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry" report, while exports are expected to continue to decline compounding the problem. They also expect milk production per cow to partially offset the reduction in herd size limiting the impact of overall production decline. Feed costs are expected to decline allowing for continued strong milk production potential.
The year ahead is full off uncertainty and much will be determined by the economic situation. An economic recovery will do a lot for improving milk prices. As consumer confidence rises so will demand. We are not out of the woods yet, but there are some signs of improvement.
Upcoming reports to watch for are the California 4a/4b prices on September 1; the August federal order class prices on September 4; the World Supply and Demand report on September 11; and fluid milk sales on September 11.
--Robin Schmahl is a commodity broker and owner of AgDairy LLC, a full-service commodity brokerage firm located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He can be reached at 877-256-3253 or through their Web site at www.agdairy.com.
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Great headboard ideas can completely transform the look and feel of your bedroom! If you don't believe us, just check out the 25 creative designs in the gallery below. But first, enjoy other similar Freshome posts, like these bedroom designs guaranteed to rock your world, these ocean-view bedrooms and last, but not least, some quality Scandinavian inspiration.
Now that we got your attention, let's expand a bit on the subject. As you guys are probably aware, headboards are available in a variety of sizes and fabrics on the market. You can either buy a simple ready-made one to match your bed, or you can improvise and come up with a headboard that takes the originality level in your bedroom sky-high!
Don't have enough room for books? Store them neatly near your bed and crate a very…knowledgeable headboard. Or open up the books and post them on the wall, for easy access to any famous quote. Mirrors, wallpapers, old wooden panels, an aquarium and even skis- when it comes to designing your perfect headboard, there are no limitations.
Unless your sleep partner is not all that much into extravagant bedroom features- you guys should probably have a chat first. From traditional to modern, the headboard ideas below will surprise and inspire you. As usual, please feel free to leave a comment and let us know which design is your favorite!
Recycled Object Headboards
If you're on a budget, the recycled headboard is often the coolest and least expensive headboard style. Some headboard ideas made from recycled objects include:
–A wall of books (above)
–Salvaged wood slats
–Leftover wood flooring pieces
–Bamboo poles
–Old doors
To create a sleeker, contemporary headboard look, sand and slightly whitewash the wood slats (image below) so they don't feel rough, look dirty or too rustic in appearance.
For extra design appeal, offset your headboard for an assymetric effect like the image below.
Furniture-as-Headboard Ideas
Take furniture and home accents and give them new life as a headboard. Some furniture-as-headboard ideas include:
Floating Furniture as a Headboard
If you have the space, float a dresser, cabinet or desk in the room with enough space to open the drawers on one side and with the back of the furniture piece as your headboard. The best part is that you can sit lamps or other objects on the dresser to shine over you when reading in bed. If you're dresser back is unfinished, paint it or line it with wallpaper.
Area Rug as a Headboard
Add a soft touch of texture to your bedroom by hanging a rug on the wall as a headboard alternative. A standard 5×8 rug is wide enough to match a queen size, 60" wide mattress. An Indian dhurrie-style rug (shown above) is the easiest type of rug to work with, since it's lightweight and thin.
Converted Room Divider as a Headboard
Find a unique wall panel or room screen and hang it as a headboard. Geometrically-patterned screens or room dividers create the most contemporary impact. For extra contrast, remove the screen's boring paper backing and paint the screen's frame in a color that ties into your bedroom's decor.
Fabric Headboards
There are many types of headboards you can create using fabric. To give your headboard a finished look there are several ways to create an easy, simple one:
Fabric Panel Headboard
Cut a thin wood panel in the size you'd like for your headboard, spray glue some foam batting to pad the wood a bit and wrap your fabric nicely in the front while stapling in the back. Headboard ideas that are contemporary include creating a long headboard panel that not only frames your bed, but your nightstand, too, like the room in the image above.
Narrow Vertical Panel Fabric Headboard
Another non-traditional way to create a cool, modern headboard is by using the panels unconventionally. Hang the panel vertically instead of horizontally. Group two narrow, vertical panels with a gap in-between.
The headboard design above is not only different, but changes with the bedding. The homeowners remove the coordinating striped runners and replace them with new ones that go with the fresh, new bedding.
Fabric Mosaic Headboard
Buy thick foam, somewhere between 2-5" thick. Have the shop cut it for you on squares or rectangles of your choice. Wrap each panel with fabric and mount on the wall with easily removable Command hanging strips. For a unique look, use different sized shapes and varying color fabrics to create a custom mosaic-effect headboard.
Three Dimensional Fabric Headboard
Take cardboard boxes and panels of all sizes, "gift wrap" them in your favorite fabric(s) and hang them with Command hanging strips to create a three-dimensional headboard wall, like the headboard wall wrapped in Indian silk above.
Corner Fabric Headboard
If your bed is up against a corner, add a low-profile headboard to two walls creating a corner headboard. For an elegant, finished look like the room above, add a modern, tailored bed skirt in the same headboard fabric to your bed.
Artistic Headboards
Create a headboard that is bold and artistic with the following headboard ideas. If you want to give your room a contemporary look, go with a big scale. That means building your headboard up to the ceiling or using oversized art.
A Work of Art as Headboard
A wall mural or painting can be a great headboard. If you're wanting a softer more padded effect, paint or print your art on a large canvas, mount it to a frame and pad the backside for a custom, upholstered art headboard.
An Artsy Collage Headboard
Use a collection of smaller art store canvases to create an artsy gallery headboard wall. Paint them in a semi or high-gloss, bold color for a contemporary look, like the bedroom shown below. You could also used recycled cardboard boxes if pre-stretched canvases are expensive. Paint the sides in a contrasting color to add dimension.
A Pillow Headboard
Our final suggestion takes the pillows off your bed and mounts them on the wall. For a one-of-a-kind look, hang a collection of pillows on the wall as a headboard to sleep stylishly and well tonight. Below are some other great headboard concepts for you to consider.


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The big news today. Upcoming on the Ginsberg site, we're working on a number of upgrades and changes. Stay tuned (and bear with us as we iron out all of the issues of transition). Starting next week, we'll no longer be with blogger, the blog will be accessible, instead, via a newly-vamped and considerably-improved ginsberg.org site. We anticipate a few problems vis a vis access to some of the older posts (the archives), but, don't worry, we're on the case with this and we'll have everything back up, accessible and better-than-ever, before too long.
Meantime, a quick Friday Round-Up
[Tom Hayden (1939-2016)]
Tom Hayden's passing this week. We continue to mourn.
The New York Times obituary is here, the LA Times obituary is here
Here is Democracy Now! 's memory and celebration
Here is his 30,000 word Port Huron Statement (the key text that he was instrumental in drafting in 1962 for the SDS) - Tom Hayden, a prescient voice of conscience against the Vietnam War.
Several decades later - August 2 1993, Allen to Gary Snyder:
"Returned tonight from Naropa - saw Tom Hayden who was addressing our Ecological Studies section. We mentioned Peter Warshall's work in unbuilding a dam in Maibu. Hayden said he'd got the money out of state legislature for some project (but hadn't met Warshall except maybe briefly). Interestingly, he seemed to've moved (as an ex-Catholic) to spiritual ground for ecology, focusing on local politics. Knew your work and had read Rick Fields (who was present at the lecture) - strange circles.."
Strange circles.
Looking back to December, 1967
Alan Ziegler (who we've featured here before) posted, earlier this week, a delightful Allen Ginsberg remembrance - "Tales of the Sixties: Allen Ginsberg's Three Days In Schenectady". Among the recollections:
(Bob) Dylan's Scarf: "Allen notices the album jacket for Dylan's John Wesley Harding propped against our stereo speaker, and points to the scarf worn by one of the people standing next to Dylan. "Dylan gave it to me," Allen says, extending the scarf he is wearing". (and) Dylan's Poetry: "We discuss (Bob) Dylan as poet: " 'The motorcycle black Madonna two-wheeled gypsy queen!'" Allen declaims. "That's as good as anything I've written!"
Uncle Allen: "Allen walks by the poster of him wearing an Uncle Sam hat. He stops, backtracks, and signs his name on the ribbon."
Bathtub: "I awaken in the middle of the night and step into the bathroom, startled to see Allen Ginsberg in his underwear crouching over the bathtub. He is washing his blue jeans."
For more sacred and profane revelation, (crumbs, but nonetheless interesting crumbs) - see here
[Postcard from Allen Ginsberg to Alan Ziegler: "Dear Mr Z, I don't know my schedule as it's made up by others while I stay home & avoid correspondence and do my work - poesy, solitude as much as I can get. See you I guess, there. I'll keep your address & number. Thanks for good cheer - Allen Ginsberg"]
Congratulations to Allen's (ex-) student, Paul Beatty, 1989 alumnae (MFA) of Brooklyn College, winner of the prestigious 2016 Man Booker Prize
" Allen Ginsberg's generosity, his oddball stories, and his boundless love for poetry and process, always left me grateful and thinking, 'I didn't know you could to that…
' [Paul Beatty]
and, still in the environs of the UK,
Allen's reading of "Who Be Kind To" at the Albert Hall in 1965 at the International Poetry Incarnation is featured in this brief clip from BBC radio - here


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Contribution Checklist
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- Bugzilla Entry
- Contribution Email Subject Line
- Properly Identified Contribution Scope
- Detailed Explanation of the Patch
- Check For New Warnings
- Testing
- Try to Identify Related Changes
- FSF copyright Assignment
- Update Copyright Information
- Attribution
- Properly Formatted GNU ChangeLog
- Properly Formatted Changes
- Proper Formatted Unified diff of the Changes
- Ping and Keep Pinging
A contribution to the glibc project should always be sent to the appropriate mailing list for the contribution scope:
- libc-alpha (Core glibc)
- libc-locale (Locale change discussions only, send patches to libc-alpha)
- libc-stable (Discussions around stable branches and backported patches only. Send new patches to libc-alpha)
- libc-help (Need help? Any glibc question is a valid question on this list)
If you are contributing a new architecture port, see additional information on such contributions.
A high-quality contribution includes the following things:
1. Security
If you believe the bug could be a security issue please follow the security process. If the reporter follows the security process then the project will provide an attribution in the NEWS for the release (see Committer checklist).
2. Bugzilla Entry
A bugzilla entry for a bug should be created and should contain everything a high-quality mailing list submission would contain.
If your contribution fixes a user-visible issue we strongly suggest it should have a bugzilla entry.
If you are contributing a locale related change, please see the Locales page for additional instructions.
Please follow the bugzilla procedures.
3. Contribution Email Subject Line
Your contribution email subject line will become the first line of the commit message for your patch.
A high-quality email subject line for a contribution contains the following tags:
For a Single patch contribution (see below for adding a bug number):
[PATCH] <Subsystem>: <Short description>
For Multi-part patch set contributions where [PATCH 0/2] is used to described the forth coming patches:
[PATCH 0/2] <Optional unique prefix e.g. "String cleanup:"><Subject related to the patch set e.g. Cleanup all broken string routines.>
[PATCH 1/2] <Optional unique prefix e.g. "String cleanup:"><Distinct subject line for this patch e.g. Cleanup strstr.>
[PATCH 2/2] <Optional unique prefix e.g. "String cleanup:"><Another distinct subject line for this patch e.g. Cleanup strncmp.>
Notes: http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-ports/2011-11/msg00025.html
For a request for comments that doesn't have to be a patch at all:
[RFC] <Short description>
For a request for comments on a patch or patch set:
[RFC][PATCH] <Short description>
For a patch that fixes a bug filed in bugzilla (add BZ# suffix):
[PATCH] <Subsystem>: <Short description> [BZ #NNNN]
For a patch that affects a particular architecture only (use the arch as the subsystem):
[PATCH] powerpc: <Short description>
[PATCH] aarch64: <Short description>
For a patch that is the Nth version of an earlier patch:
[PATCH vN] <Subsystem>: <Short description>
For a patch that is the Nth version of an earlier patch with multiple patches (follows the git send-email format for multiple patches):
[PATCH vN 0/25] <Subsystem>: <Short description>
For a patch carried on a non-canonical namespace branch, but not necessary in-line in the patch body:
[PATCH namespace/branch] <Subsystem>: <Short description>, e.g., [PATCH roland/arm-memcpy] ARM: Make multiarch memcpy always use NEON when compiler does
For a patch that is already committed:
[COMMITTED] <Subsystem>: <Short description>
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As of glibc 2.27 there is only one ChangeLog file for whole project located in the base directory and all changes should be indicated in that file. However, if you want to make sure that this documentation is up-to-date or if you are working with old stable branches run find . -name ChangeLog. Normally the output should show only one file:
Please note that old stable branches may have one or more legacy ChangeLogs still in use. The find . -name ChangeLog command may show multiple ChangeLog files which help identify the scope of your contribution, e.g.,
./localedata/ChangeLog ./libidn/ChangeLog ./ChangeLog
If you've touched code in any of the directories these ChangeLogs are found you can use the directory(s) to identify the scope(s) of the patch. Please be aware of that when submitting patches to stable branches.
If you have modified code in more than one than one scope you need to generate separate patch sets and separate ChangeLog entries for each scope.
- If possible keep a patch to a single scope.
4.1. Base
- Any modification to code not in the Add-ons scope should be considered part of glibc base scope.
- Send base scope patches to the libc-alpha mailing list.
As of glibc 2.27 the project toplevel ChangeLog is for all changes. For the old stable branches it is for anything in the base scope that doesn't have it's own ChangeLog.
All entries for the toplevel ChangeLog file should be relative to the base directory and all patches under this scope should apply with patch -p1.
4.2. Add-Ons (NPTL, localedata, posix, libidn, et al)
- Patches to add-on projects (like NPTL) should be sent to the libc-alpha mailing list.
As of glibc 2.27 any changes to the add-on directory should be indicated in the project toplevel ChangeLog file.
On old stable branches some add-ons have their own ChangeLog files so any changes to the add-on directory should be indicated in <add-on>/ChangeLog.
On old stable branches only: all entries for the <add-on>/ChangeLog file should be relative to the <add-on>/ directory.
All Add-on patches should be formatted such that a git am is sufficient to apply the patch onto master. Typically using git format-patch is a good way to generated patches.
For locale changes to the Localedata add-on please see the Qualifications section in the Locales page.
4.3. Ports
The ports/ directory is no longer used as of glibc 2.20. All code has been merged into the core project. If you have patches for ports/ please rebase them against the appropriate new directories.
For patches to stable branches that still use ports/ please send ports patches to the libc-alpha mailing list.
On old stable branches the ports/ project has its own ChangeLog file so any changes to a ports platform should be indicated in the ports/ChangeLog.
All entries for the ports/ChangeLog file should be relative to the ports/ directory and all patches should apply with patch -p1.
5. Detailed Explanation of the Patch
The detailed explanation will become the body of the commit message for your patch. Please keep this in mind and format accordingly or indicate to the reviewer which part of the email should be the body of the commit message.
5.1. General Patch Requirements
- Explain the steps required to reproduce the problem.
- Extra points are awarded for a test-case which demonstrates the problem and can be used in the test-suite to demonstrate success of a fix.
- Explain the observed versus expected behaviour.
- Quote relevant standards, whenever possible give section or URL reference.
All patches for consideration must have ChangeLog entry updates (see below).
If the code in question is a Request For Comment (RFC) please indicate as such in the email subject. Explicit RFC emails aren't constrained by the ChangeLog rules but they won't be considered for inclusion until they comply.
5.2. Documentation
If your patch adds a new interface then that interface should be documented in the glibc manual.
Where possible please additionally contribute a manual page to the Linux man-pages project: http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
6. Check For New Warnings
Check the make log for new warnings. Any new warnings generated should have the cause corrected before submission of the patch.
7. Testing
Explain any regressions in the test suite.
- Explain for which targets the test suite was run.
- Adding a test-case to the test suite may increase the likelihood of acceptance of your patch. In some cases it may be necessary. All test cases begin with a comment that contains a one line explanation of the test and the FSF copyright header.
7.1. Testing Locales
Please see the Testing Locales section in the Locales page.
8. Try to Identify Related Changes
Specific functionality in glibc is often implemented separately for different configurations, such as different operating systems or processor architectures. When identifying and fixing a problem in one of these implementations, the same reasoning might also apply to the others, and the same or a similar fix might also be needed there. You should try to identify these cases, and draw attention to these in your submission (»similar changes to [this] are probably needed [here], too«), or if the case is simple enough try to fix all occurrences at the same time and propose a possibly untested patch, too. Especially for nontrivial issues, it is of course fine to defer to the respective maintainers for help -- we don't expect you to fix SPARC assembler code when you're fixing an issue in an x86 assembler implementation, and neither do we expect you to be able to test a patch for GNU/Hurd when you're fixing an issue in glibc's GNU/Linux-specific code.
9. FSF copyright Assignment
Why does the FSF get copyright assignments from contributors?
The Free Software Foundation (holder of the glibc copyrights) requires copyright assignment for all legally significant changes by a particular author (read not a company). This webpage describes the copyright assignment requirements.
- Explain your current FSF copyright assignment status.
In the event that you have not previously completed an FSF copyright assignment, a glibc developer or project steward can direct you to a FSF copyright assignment request form that's best suited to your contribution under the guidelines on this gnu.org webpage. To find a glibc maintainer or project steward see the MAINTAINERS page or ask for help on libc-help.
Note: the following list is quick reference links for developers and project stewards. They will send you the correct form.
Copyright assignment is not required for localedata changes.
For GNU C Library Stewards: Template Email for Copyright assignment issues
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When non-trivial, i.e. legally significant, changes are made to a file the copyright date must be updated in the file. This GNU Copyright-Notices webpage indicates the proper format for the copyright notice and how to update the dates:
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To add 'year6' following 'year5' simply add ', year6' between 'year5' and the copyright-holder, e.g.,:
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For glibc, spanning of consecutive years IS allowed. Therefore, when adding a third (or more) consecutive year to the copyright statement (like 'year7'), you may replace individual consecutive years with a year range, e.g.,
Copyright (C) year1, year5-year7 copyright-holder
For glibc, collapsing of years between 1991 and the present IS allowed (See this thread on libc-alpha). Therefore, when adding a second (or more) years to the copyright statement (like 'year7'), you may collapse years with a year range given that the range starts at or after 1991, e.g.,
Copyright (C) year1-year7 copyright-holder
Do NOT abbreviate dates into two digit year format, i.e., don't abbreviate '2008' as '08'. As indicated in this thread on libc-alpha, the maintainer does not like the two-digit year format.
- The copyright notice of some files indicates a copyright holder other than the FSF (such files have been copied from another project). In those cases, leave the the non-FSF copyright notice as is, and add a new line for the FSF copyright. If there's already an FSF-copyright line, simply update it, adding it a year as usual. If the two copyright notices disagree for other reasons, e.g., licensing information, keep the notices separate. E.g.,
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This should not be part of the change diff; put it right before the diff. (The git-show-gnu script can be used to produce the standard format for posting a patch once you've done a git commit on a local branch.)
- Files that were regenerated should be identified and the change should say "Regenerated."
The GDB folks have a tool called mklog to help generate ChangeLogs.
Per this comment, every change line in a ChangeLog should start with a capitalized word and end with a period.
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The Codys, a dysfunctional family of criminals from the hardscrabble streets of Melbourne, Australia, go through a white-knuckle self-immolation in "Animal Kingdom," a film featuring a tour de force performance from Jacki Weaver as the most protective mother this side of "Alien."
The action begins with a young man, James (James Frecheville), calmly calling the police to inform them that his mother has died of a heroine overdose. He's is unnervingly unmoved by the turn of events. With nowhere else to go, he then calls his estranged grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody (Weaver), matriarch of a band of brothers/thieves. At the same time that James is drawn into the families web, a chain of events is set off that ultimately pits him against the only family he has left.
Writer-director David Michod's film takes a hard look at social Darwinism and the will to survive from a number of angles, a topic he makes plain with both the title of his film and the opening shot, which shows a bas-relief jungle scene with a roaring lion front-and-center. But Michod is smart enough to acknowledge that it's not just the strong that survive, as his characters' fates are also moved by luck and guile.
Michod expertly approaches his topic with a subtlety that only falters once, when James gets a talking to from Det. Nathan Leckie, played by Guy Pearce, whose performance manages to overcome the hilarious Ned Flanders push-broom he sports for the film. The speech -- a soliloquy, actually -- is clumsy and pedantic and obvious.
The greatest, most effective trick of the narrative is the sleight of hand Michood employs in presenting Pope (Ben Mendelsohn), the eldest of the Cody boys, as an abject sociopath. Your contempt is so focused on this miscreant, you almost fail to realize that it is Smurf who is the true monster, willing to do anything to ensure the safety of her brood. There's a moment toward the end of the film when Smurf explains her logic in deciding her course of action -- it is hard, cold, deadly and almost impossible to dispute.
As a member of the Blue-Tongue collective, a group of filmmakers that includes Joel and Nash Edgerton ("The Square" and the short "Spider" both of which we loved) and Spencer Susser ("Hesher," which was flawed but still good), Michod has been honing his skills as a writer. Here, in his first feature-film as a director, he shows a talent for working with actors and behind the camera as well. As good as Weaver and the rest of the cast are, "Animal Kingdom" is Michod's movie, and it's an audacious debut.


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Where is the Kirkhof Center located?
The Kirkhof Center is located on the Allendale campus approximately one mile from the main entrance. It is directly south of the Carillon Clock Tower.
Who can reserve space in the Kirkhof Center?
Both on-campus and off-campus clients are allowed to reserve space in the Kirkhof Center. There is a charge for off-campus clients to use the Kirkhof Center facilities.
How far in advance can I reserve space?
Departments and Off-Campus clients can make reservations up to one year in advance. Students and Student Organizations can make reservations on a semester basis.
What rooms are available to reserve?
There are a wide variety of rooms available to reserve in the Kirkhof Center, anything from a small conference room for 8 or a large banquet room for 350. Click here for the rental rates of our larger rooms. For the rental rates of our smaller conference rooms please call Event Services at (616)331-2350.
What does the room cost cover?
The cost of the room covers the use of the tables and chairs and the room setup. Catering and audio/visual is an extra charge. For more information on catering, please call (616) 331-3342.
What kind of audio/visual equipment is available for use?
Microphones (podium, floor, and lavalier), LCD projectors, laptops, TV/DVD/VCR, CD player, sound equipment, etc. Please call (616) 331-2350 if you need anything that you don't see listed. You must request audio/visual equipment prior to your event. NOTE: There is an additional charge for all audio visual equipment.
When can wedding receptions be scheduled in the Kirkhof Center?
Wedding receptions can only be scheduled from the first weekend in May to the third weekend in August.
Can I use my own caterer for my event?
No, Grand Valley State University is contracted with Aramark and they must be used for all events held on Grand Valley's campus.
Is alcohol service available in the Kirkhof Center?
Yes, the Kirkhof Center holds a liquor license for certain rooms in the building: Grand River Room, Pere Marquette, 2215/2216, Thornapple, the Solarium, and the lobby.
Who is responsible for providing decorations for the room (in the event that decorations are wanted)?
Each customer is responsible for decorating the room that they are using. All decorations must be cleaned up after the event. No glitter or confetti may be used and candles must be in a fire safe container. NOTE: The only adhesive that may be used is painters tape, to help prevent damage to our facilities.
Where is parking available for the Kirkhof Center?
Parking is available in Lot H or in the metered parking in front of the building.
Are parking permits required for the parking lots?
Yes, parking permits are required for all parking lots on Grand Valley's campus, except in the metered parking, weekends, and after 6:30pm on weekdays. Parking in the summer does not require a parking permit. If you require a parking option prior to 6:30 PM on weekdays, please coordinate with Event Services by calling (616) 331-2350.
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I cloth diapered for more than a year before I had a decent comprehension of certain cloth diaper terms. The most mysterious ones for me were wicking, PUL and stripping.
Is wicking good or bad?
Do I say P-U-L or pull?
Wicking is so simple you'll kick yourself.
Is it good or bad? Both.
Wicking is the transfer of moisture from one place to another. It is good when moisture is wicked away from baby's skin through a stay-dry fabric like microfleece, suede cloth, microchamois (pronounced micro-SHAMY) or athletic wicking material.
Wicking is a bad thing when moisture finds a weak spot or exposed area to leak out of. For example, if your pocket insert isn't full tucked in the diaper the wet insert will wick (transfer) to clothing or the outer fabric of the diaper. Or if the inner fabric around baby's legs isn't rolled in moisture will wick to clothing, sheets, furniture…
Another very common instance of wicking occurs during oversaturation of the soaker material. This crosses over into more of a leaking issue but the same concept occurs.
At this point the moisture can transfer freely to the stitching and then outer fabric. All of this is easily visualized when considering how the capillaries in our body work or if you have ever performed carnation and dye experiment.
How do you prevent wicking? Make sure everything is tucked in nice and neat to the waterproof cover and change baby often.
I say potAYto, you say potAHto
Personally, I call polyurethane laminate P-U-L. But, many a diaper-making friend call it pull.
Polyurethane sounds bad, right? Let's look at what it actually is and then you can call it whatever you want.
Polyurethane laminate is 100% waterproof, flexible and durable. A great combination for diapering products.
To make PUL it is laminated by the use of heat onto a (most commonly) cotton, polyester or polyblend fabric.
I'm no chemist but I know polyurethane is not natural.
Polyurethane is a polymer — a class of chemicals derived from petroleum. Polymers are created when small chemicals called monomers chemically react to other monomers and form a long chain of compounds. This chain is known as a polymer. The precursor monomer for polyurethane laminate is toluene 2, 4-diisocyanate, known as TDI. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health'sInternational Chemical Safety Charts, this substance is possibly carcinogenic to humans. Prolonged inhalation exposure of the substance may cause asthma or skin sensitization. Polymers are generally stable, but some people worry that the toxic monomers can break down and become reactive. Other people see no hazards in using PUL, even on a baby.
Firstly, all of the fabrics used in these diaper covers meets or exceeds US Government CPSIA standards indicating that there are no diisocyanates present in the polyurethane lamination. Diisocyanates are a respiratory hazard for which inhalation and dermal contact should be avoided. Other potential toxins that are standard for CPSIA testing include hydrogen cyanide, pthalates, formaldehyde or lead. While these are not expected to be present at any level in PUL testing confirmed that the levels of these potential toxins were zero.
On the making of PUL – PUL is formed by reacting polyol with diisocyanates in the presence of suitable catalysts and additives. This makes the thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) from initial stages of the polymerization. This process is completed in a factory within a controlled environment. Once the polymer is made, these initial substances cease to exist as they were and have formed another compound known as TPU.
The newly created TPU is an inert material.
The Material Saftey Data Sheet for TPU states that it only releases harmful chemicals above 428F degrees. This is true for all plastics. If any TPU was heated to such a high melting point, they could release toxic fumes but this is not the case in a stable product with regular use.
Now I'm feeling a bit better about my cloth diapers with PUL/TPU.
When shopping for PUL use these tips from Jaime of Celtic Cloths:
The solid color PUL fabric I sell is a thin 100% polyester knit fabric laminated with 2 mil of the polyurethane film. The prints vary and may be 100% polyester knits, a cotton/polyester blend, or 100% cotton wovens. All are laminated with 1 mil of polyurethane and are coated with a durable water resistant coating. The reason for the difference is that the woven cottons result in a less pliable fabric once they are laminated. Using a thinner laminate helps keep the fabric as stretchy and soft as possible. Whenever you have a cotton fabric outer, you have a greater opportunity for leaks, the water resistant spray gives extra waterproofing properties to compensate for the cotton content. If your child is a heavy wetter, or you want the stretch and reliablility of the solid color PULs, choose a print that is a 100% polyester knit.
The breathability is still lacking in either of these compounds which can cause problems for long periods of time like overnight. Alternatives to PUL and TPU are wool and fleece.
Why do cloth diaper moms always talk about stripping??
Before you get your panties in a wad, stripping cloth diapers is completely G-rated.
Stripping simply means removing the detergent, rash cream, ammonia crystals, minerals or other yuckies that have built up over months of using and washing your cloth diapers.
I say "simply" but there are times when this process is anything but simple.
How do you know if your cloth diapers need to be stripped? If they smell like an animal died, ammonia that burns your nose hairs, leak suddenly and furiously or don't appear clean through other signs then you should consider stripping.
Always strip cloth diapers that are cleaned. Then run a hot wash with no detergent.
The method you use for stripping your diapers can vary depending on whether you have hard or soft water.
For soft water, vinegar is a great stripper. The acid in vinegar neutralizes pH, breaks down the urea and alkaline detergent buildup in your cloth diapers.
When I lived in far north Dallas I would do a vinegar soak about once a quarter. I had a top loader at the time and soft water. By adding 3 cups of vinegar to a full basin and soaking the cloth diapers for a few hours I would eliminate the severe ammonia buildup.
A 1/2 to 1 cup of vinegar can also be added to the final rinse of the stripping process to ensure all the soap is released.
However, vinegar can react with the minerals in hard water and cause yellowing and stink issues. If you have been using vinegar and have hard water, stop using it, strip and see if that helps your problems.
Other popular methods for stripping cloth diapers are the use of RLR, Funk Rock or Calgon.
Calgon is a water softener and helps to break the "seal" on the diapers from hard water minerals therefore, allowing the fibers to be cleaned. RLR and Hard Rock are used by soaking diapers and causing buildup to be released from the fabric.
RLR can be purchased from many cloth diaper stores or Amazon. Simply follow the directions on the package for use.
According to the Rockin Green website you should not soak items with PUL/TPU longer than 1 hour. Microfiber, bamboo and hemp can be soaked for longer periods safely.
Soaking in an HE machine isn't impossible. When the water pours in press pause and add 3TB Funk Rock for a soak. If you have a top loader simply fill the basin and stop machine.
After doing all these things it is important that you take steps to prevent buildup. Are you using a cloth diaper safe detergent, cloth diaper safe rash cream and rinsing THOROUGHLY?
These 3 steps will eliminate many hours of problem solving!
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Microsoft Pulls The Plug On Encarta
"On October 31, 2009, MSN® Encarta® Web sites worldwide will be discontinued, with the exception of Encarta Japan, which will be discontinued on December 31, 2009. Additionally, Microsoft will cease to sell Microsoft Student and Encarta Premium software products worldwide by June 2009."
I remember being favorably impressed by Encarta back in the day. Before the World Wide Web... before broadband... before Wikipedia... Encarta nicely scratched the computer encyclopedia itch. It was convenient and useful though often suspect in its attention to detail and speed of correction.
Before Encarta students were required to actually type the words they were plagiarizing from encyclopedias! Welcome to the brave new world.
As is so often the case for Microsoft products Encarta wasn't the first CD based encyclopedia (Academic American Encyclopedia) nor was it Microsoft's own original scholarship burned onto the CD (Funk and Wagnalls). It did carry Microsoft's reputation which was enough to help it drive well established paper and lesser known digital encylopedias to the curb. Now it joins them there.
As much as I want to be a smart ass this is sad as another piece of computing history passes silently into the night.


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Copenhagen-born Carl Poul Petersen (1895–1977) trained under the renowned Danish master Georg Jensen, and his silver combines the stylish simplicity of Jensen's modern aesthetic with organic Art Nouveau elements. Based in Montreal, Petersen introduced modern Danish silver design to Canada, his work offering a striking contrast to the British and French revivalist styles that dominated the market at that time. Petersen's designs are characterized by elegant silhouettes with decoration generally restricted to points of termination, such as finials, feet, and handles. Emphasizing the handmade element of his silver-making earned Petersen a niche market for custom domestic silver. Although his designs often involved mechanical processes to produce the initial shapes, the objects were hand-finished by the silversmiths in his employ, the hammer marks clearly visible.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Atlanta VegFest!!!
This was the first-ever Atlanta VegFest, and I was thrilled to have been invited to do a cooking demo! I'd never been to Atlanta, and I'd never attended a VegFest (the only other one I know of in the South is in New Orleans). So I was way super excited!
The event was held at Ambient Plus Studio, a loft-style photography studio with an abundance of natural light. When my mom and I walked in around 10:30 a.m., the place was already packed. And it had only been going on for 30 minutes! There were rows and rows of vendors offering free samples of all kinds of vegan deliciousness.
I immediately spotted my publisher peeps over at the Book Publishing Company table. They had a giant poster of my book cover, so I couldn't resist being a nerd and posing by it:
And Andrew and Liz from BPC were hard at work peddling books. They had all sorts of titles from classics like Tofu Cookery and the Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook to Miyoko's hot new Artisan Vegan Cheese cookbook:
My mom and I decided to walk around and try free samples and shop. One was the first tables we came to was for Dough Bakery/Gutenfleischers Deli, an Atlanta-based vegan bakery and deli (they have a vegan butcher, y'all!). I'll post more about this fab place tomorrow since we visited the actual bakery, but my first taste of their delicious treats were these vegan meats! There's roast beef, turkey, and ham!
As we made our way around, I noticed my favorite vegan potter Jeanette Zeis, the maker of VeganDish mugs, plates, bowls, and other ceramic kitchenware. I have several of her items already, and my mom bought me a couple more at her booth to put away as a Christmas gift for me:
You wouldn't believe how delicious these vegan dips by Judyfood were! Wow! Judy lives in Georgia, and she makes four flavors of delicious dip. They taste very Vegenaisey, but they don't actually contain Vegenaise. She makes her own blend using non-GMO canola oil, veggies, spices, and nuts:
I sampled a vegan scallop from Sophie's Kitchen:
And we got very generous sample scoops of Peanut Butter Gelato and Espresso Gelato from Revolution Gelatos. My mama raved about her PB gelato all weekend. She said it was her favorite thing she ate while in Atlanta:
After we filled up on samples, we watched Atlanta native/cookbook author Alicia Simpson (author of Quick & Easy Vegan Comfort Food and Quick & Easy Vegan Celebrations) talk about how to make vegan food lighter without sacrificing taste. Afterward, I bought her new book, Quick & Easy Low-Cal Vegan Comfort Food:
Next up, Terry Hope Romero showed us how to make Seitan Gyros with a cashew-based Greek sauce. Wow! The sample bite was soooooo delicious. Also, Terry is hilarious. During her demo, she actually forced someone in the audience to eat straight nooch. Anyway, I also bought her new book, Vegan Eats World:
Jenny Brown, founder of the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary was up next, but I had to miss most of her talk to prep for my own cooking demo, which started directly after her. I demonstrated how to make the Deviled Tofu Bites from Cookin' Crunk. I think this is a shot of me cheating and looking at my recipe:
And here are my lovely volunteers helping me fill a pastry bag with the "egg yolk" filling. They were so helpful! They even cleaned up my dishes while I signed cookbooks afterward!!!
I sold lots of cookbooks! And I met some amazing people ... including one guy who bought the book for someone named "Kyle" but he requested that I spell his name "Kale."
VegFest was a HUGE success! And the Atlanta vegans did such an amazing job keeping everything organized and on schedule. Here's Adrienne, who used her supreme organizational skills to manage the demo room:
I had a chance to chat with her more over dinner, and she is a truly amazing lady! Thanks Adrienne and Leigh and the rest of the VegFest folks!!!!
8 comments:
- Sheridan & Drew said...
I wish I could have come! You look so great and I love that big poster of your book! Looks like a fun event!
- November 12, 2012 at 9:29 PM
- Madison @ Veggieful said...
That is so awesome! I love the photo of you next to your book cover :)
- November 13, 2012 at 2:29 AM
- urban vegan said...
Looks like a whole mess of good food and fun! WIsh I were there instead of here in rainy Philly!
- November 13, 2012 at 8:13 AM
- vegan.in.brighton said...
That looks like such a fun day.
- November 13, 2012 at 9:26 AM
- Gabrielle said...
I was there, but after volunteering all morning, then seeing Terry and Jenny I had to take a break to walk around a bit before it was all over, so I missed your deviled "eggs"! Maybe I'll get a chance next year. Great post, such a fun time! :)
- November 13, 2012 at 10:07 AM
VegFest was a blast! I was totally blown away. I purchased your cookbook there & have a few receipes bookmarked. Will be making your tofu chicken tonight.
- November 13, 2012 at 11:06 AM
- greenveggies said...
I sure do hope they continue to have this each year. We used to live in Atlanta, and visit there every couple of years. Attending a VegFest there would be great!
- November 13, 2012 at 3:21 PM
- tamara said...
Ohhh! So jealous. I'm definitely heading down for the next one : ) Ambient Plus is the coolest, I'm glad they had the event there! (I secretly dream of getting married there, and now, I'm not engaged :)
I saw Adrienne's awesome post about the event too--truly looks amazing. Yay!
- November 13, 2012 at 8:07 PM


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Expert shares tips on dog training
Russ Dillon with Dillon's Dog Training says the most important thing when training an active dog is to make sure they know it's time to work.
"You want to tell her when you're going to do the training, not have her dictate when you're going to do the training," Dillon said.
Dillon has been working with dogs for 14 years, and uses a special collar instead of treats to train. Dillon says the collar is just another form of canine communication.
"It's how puppies play with each other, it's how mothers pick up puppies and move them around. They don't do it hard to each other, that's how they communicate," Dillon said.
Dillon says a pinch collar can work wonders with a hyper dog to create mutual respect between dog and owner.
"We've created a sense of calm and peace by doing this," Dillon said.
The collar also gives more power to your command, but only if it's used correctly.
"As long as we're being gentle with the collar, it doesn't cause fear but if you get heavy-handed with it, then you can break a dog," Dillon said.
Also, make sure the dog has your full attention when doing training drills. Dillon says the best time of day to train an active dog is early in the morning and right before bedtime. That way, the information is always fresh and it helps the dog focus.


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We want to offer our users a blog sectionwith general information regarding car insurance and other automotive related topics. Furthermore we are going to implement a car insurance- calculator which gives people a selection of the best carinsurances available based on their input
We are open to creativity. :)
There´s no specific color-scheme, that currently exists, but we would prefer less agressive colours , specifically either a blue, green oder grey coloured web-design.
We would like a tab navigation on Top.
In general we are looking for a clean three column design – but it is also essential that the theme does work with- one, two or three column styles, meaning the content area has to be expandable to the right or left, depending on if sidebars (left and/or right) are enabled.
We won´t put Banners on the right side, so all the space there can be used.
The right sidebar should have enough space for a Rectangle Ad (250x250). Also there should be enough space for "latest posts" (please wide enough so there are no linebreaks after just 2 words).
Maybe you can integrate a Real Word Car Insurance Calculator to this site?
We also would like a little grafical header Backround with changeable Brand-name text of course related to the subject at hand. Maybe something that reminds of a car and money, maybe wheels ??
We want a minimalistic logo that can be easily exchanged for use with other domains by just changing the domain / brandname and adding a different logo that has the same size. Not just a square icon with Text, please.
We would like to be able to add Buttons for Twitter, Facebook,... so this must be considered in the design. Other sidebar elements will be latest posts, categories, tags, RSS Feed, internal site search and archives.
Final Design should be delivered in a layered PSD file as well.


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January 06, 2014 12:00 PM
Orr delays freezing pensions as mediation continues
Kirk Pinho
An emergency order signed last week by Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr freezing accrued benefits and preventing new employees from joining the city's General Retirement System will be temporarily suspended, Orr's office announced Monday afternoon.
The order, which was signed last Monday and hasn't been posted on the city's website or sent to the media, is being suspended as negotiations in federal bankrupty court continue.
Orr reserved the right to reinstate the order retroactive to Jan. 1, according to a press release, if mediation is not successful.
"The City remains in a financial emergency, and to the extent that mediation can assist in finding a way to improve services for all of its 700,000 residents, then it is worth continuing," Orr said."But time is running short..."
The GRS, which covers nonuniform city employees and retirees, is one of two city pension funds that Orr estimates are at least $3.5 billion underfunded. The city, which filed for bankruptcy in July, has at least $18 billion in debts and pension and health care obligations, according to Orr.
Current retirees will continue to receive their pensions.
The city has about 22,000 retirees in the GRS and the Police and Fire Retirement System.
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