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New broadband minister snubs 'ugly' fibre cabinet gripes
Brits will no longer be able to object to the arrival of "ghastly" fibre optic cabling cabinets outside their homes: Blighty's new broadband minister has stamped her authority on moves to upgrade the nation's internet infrastructure that sidestep local councils. Maria Miller, who replaced Jeremy Hunt earlier this week during …
We used to be capable of designing things of beauty, or at least relatively attractive objects, such as post boxes.
Would it be beyond the wit of today's designers to make them attractive, or otherwise blend into the scenery in some way? Zero imagination seems to have been applied to this problem. A matter of cost, I guess. But perhaps residents could vote on a number of available designs and even pay a small amount, rather than have the annoyance of walking past an eyesore several times a day.
"We used to be capable of designing things of beauty, or at least relatively attractive objects, such as post boxes."
Those days are sadly long gone, for example several years ago there was a comission for a very important piece of artwork that would be plastered all over the country on merchandise and shown all over the world on television yet the final choice looked terrible and everyone ridiculed it.
What am I talking about? The 2012 Olympics logo...
Huawei != We
Sorry dude, Huawei != We at least as far as as subset of We equal to Me is concerned.
No thanks.
If in 1999 Comcast was to be believed, then every time my whole development experienced a blackout, it was because a motorist along highway 5 or 209 crashed into a cable box alongside the highway on a rainy or foggy/tuley fog night -- what an UNLUCKY box, poor thing. Sick of that lame excuse, I looked at a map, and hollered or curtly replied that that CO ("Central Office") box was 4 miles away. It was insane that a box would be alongside a busy freway, strikeable, and be one that was responsible for a development of 3,000 homes built and 2,000 more on the way. It was preposterous, especially given that these outtages seemed to be every few months -- for a car crash reason. When the outtage was not a box-strike or overheating failure,I think they were just pissed that I used Linux and flat-out refused to install their fracking spyware CD on my machines or even route my machines through a windoze box. Yeh, they made keyloggers (which I only suspect, cannot prove) for Win and Mac, but not for Linux. I even commented that AT&T and Comcast started out with a Unix history and as a matter of PRIDE they should have on stafff at least 3 or 4 UNIX/Linux-savvey people on staff. I even had to argue with them that ALL THEY NEEDED TO DO WAS TO PING my router, not be privileged to a persistent conversational link with my machine, sniffing my network, forcing me to block their probes.
So, maybe one reason for all those boxes is to make sure there is redundancy to sniff a home no matter how much bandwidth a greedy neighbor is sucking down, such as those playing Half-Life and other tournament games of the day, hahaha
Sometimes, phone and cablecos can be deeply invasive and evasive and intensive and endtensive pains in the rear.
Re: COMCAST
Oooo-kay. I think you need a dried frog pill.
I agree, the olympic logo looks like Liza Simpson giving head.
As for the relatively attractive objects, the red telephone box, pillar box and the police box have all become iconic parts of British culture, and not only due to the police box featuring in Doctor Who, and the other two appearing in DW spoofs. I'd rather see something along those lines.
Who ever down voted your post must be an absolute cock.
If people complain to the council's about the cabinets being eyesores and block installation permission then they have a few more issues they need to deal with first - like getting a life.
I would have thought these would be the very LEAST of the things that are classified as an eyesore.
DISCLAIMER - I have one about 3 metres outside my window.
An absolute cock for having a different taste with regard to a totally subjective thing like design of a logo?
Forgive me for not towing the commentard line and agreeing with everyone else.
Re: @Peter
I was fully expecting you to be one of these folks that inexplicably down vote a fairly innocuous post for no apparent reason. Kudos to you for replying, I retract my 'absolute cock' statement, although you obviously don't have enough conviction in your beliefs not to post as ac, otherwise I would have upvoted your post.
We all know what needs to be done...
I say make Jonathan Ive work to keep his bloody knighthood.
True, he might make them all look like iPhones, but at least lots of people seem to like that sort of thing.
Re: COMCAST rant
Mr dssf,
My mouse hovered uncertainly over 'upvote' and 'downvote' for a while, but sadly 'downvote' won the day. I wanted to upvote your insane diatribe, but couldn't be sure it was ironic. Ah well...
Your post box idea seems a start. :)
A round Fiber cabinet? Could rotate as well for easy access to cabling. :P
> We used to be capable of designing things of beauty, or at least relatively attractive objects, such as post boxes.
Excuse me Madam/Sir we would like to stick this large red phallus shaped pillar box right outside your home. It wont blend in or match the surroundings in any way and is, in fact, designed to stand out. What's that? You object? Tough, this is the 19th century and we can stick these wherever we want to. You might think these are bright garish monstrosities but in a hundred years or more peoples will think the designs are beautiful and will fight not to have them removed.
But some people dislike those, especially the nice bright red colour, and try to repaint them, beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;)
Re: Huawei != We
Maybe you would have liked Ferranti to make the boxes? Too bad, Iran-Contra and all that ;)
Re: We all know what needs to be done...
They'd be a pile of glass granules in no time :P
Re: Huawei != We
Gee, did you get a bad Kung Po Chicken sometime? ;)
The logo is OK
The logo is OK - it is a thing of beauty. If you compare it to the mascots of course.
And when the cable breaks?
Private landowners will also be told that fibre can be laid under or above their land, with the government doing away with "the bureaucratic burden of long-running negotiations"
Lawnmowers, spades etc. and the whole neighbourhood goes dark? Who would be responsible for repair? Who will keep chopping cables because they resent being told it is going on their land whether they like it or not?
Re: And when the cable breaks?
Exactly - this is only going to end in tears. Although I suspect wealthy Tory land owners will be spared...
Re: And when the cable breaks?
I don't have anything to say regarding the resentment and cable chopping but the home owner should not be totally defenseless with regard to the land usage. Art 11 of the EC telecommunications directive holds that the rights of way may not be used to discriminate in either direction i.e. against land owner and telecommunications provider. So while the directive allows to use rights of way to lay cable it does not seem to allow for carte blanche for the telecoms or Ms. Miller either.
Re: Chris007
...and nothing to do with the wealthy socialist landowners? Blair? Mandelson et al...
and don't forget the prime example of wealthy socialists - everyone's best buddy Robert Maxwell...
Re: And when the cable breaks?
End in tears in the cable. Boom boom.
Re: And when the cable breaks? @Chris007
"Although I suspect wealthy land owners of any political persuasion will be spared..."
There, fixed it for you!!
Re: And when the cable breaks? @kiwimuso
Thanks to all those who corrected me - I was obviously just picking on the current govt (sorry libdems but you don't count...).
Must admit, the new cabinet that covers my house is stuck in the middle of a piece of grass, across the road from the old box, which is also in teh middle of a piece of grass. I don't understand why they couldn't put the new ones next to it's analogue cousin, maybe somebody can enlighten?
Maybe they don't want to dig up around the old box and risk breaking analog cables that are not placed exactly where they expect them?
Maybe they are being nice to the local dog population?
Maybe the solitude helps them think more clearly and plan world domination and extermination of the simians better.
most of the time is due to getting Power to the Cab its far cheaper to dig up the road them self and stick it on the other side of the rd then it is to get the power company to do it
Not living in one of leafy suburbs mentioned, I've not had the pleasure of seeing one of these ginourmous cabinets, clicking back through the links to previous Register articles does not bring up a photo, can someone point me in the direction of one installed and looking horrible? I just want to see what the fuss is about.
Re: Pictures?
The fibre one is the one on the left.
Re: Pictures?
There are a few varieties of both old and new cabinets, the new full size ones look like this:
Random people next to one for scale:
Re: Pictures?
BT cabinet in leafy suburb coming up:
Re: Pictures?
Thats it? I've seen those! I was expecting some great hulking wardrobe type of thing. I admit the cabinet photo with the two random people is perhaps a little obtrusive if you live in that property, but they are not as bad as I believed them to be.
If those suburbs don't want them, move on, use them somewhere else and they can wait till the end of the upgrade list.
Re: Pictures?
Hah! I live in surrey and the complained abour "impeded" sightlines are still gloriously open compared with what passes for "safe" at various intersections.
Radio Active, perhaps.
Be of good heart and brave; if your manufacturers are as good at skirting regulations as some I've seen here, the boxes will be so far above EN 55022 they'll be noticed as soon as a police car drives by.
Not that Ofcom has a good reputation for protecting radio users. Remember PLT?
Re: Pictures?
Ah! The picture explains it. They had to stop using the analogue design because of the rounded corner patent.
Re: Radio Active, perhaps.
You beat me to it! I bet the people who are whining about these beautiful cabinets being lovingly situated outside their homes are quite happy to fling electromagnetic shit at their neighbours by using PLT.
It seems strange that there wasn't this hullabaloo when Virgin deployed their service, maybe because their cabs are a lot smaller and are sited with more respect for the surroundings than Bastard Telecom?
Re: Pictures?
The random's appear positively chuffed with their shiny new green box :)
Re: Pictures?
I'd be chuffed if I had one right outside my place. The speed boost would be fantastic.
Re: Pictures?
Please can i have one in my street, I wont complain promise !!
Re: Pictures?
But what's that godawful ugly brick box in the background, have they no style? ;)
Re: Pictures?
It looks no worse than a traffic-light controlling box, and considerably cleaner, for now ;)
Re: Pictures?
Are they going to "conserve"'the fugly concrete wall topped with steel railings,, reinforced concrete pillars at the side of the road (with reflective moderno red stripe in them, classy!) 3 to 4 metre-high reflective metal roadsigns and speed limits on tubular metal posts, yet another brick box monstrosity "traditional house", and scuzzy badly maintained fading painted road markings for "School" - think of the children! Oh and the threadbare grass and rather dismal amateur looking tarmac "footpath". Is it a "park" ? :P Go to the Nordics or Switzerland and see how it's done, especially the road markings.
Other than that, yeah, it's totally a rural idyll :P
OK I am being a bit ironic, I have seen much worse I suppose. No doubt the area is worth a fortune too.
Re: Pictures?
You are missing the point.
The biggest idiocy about these boxes is that they are not designed to serve full capacity. It is (like _ALL_ BT broadband products before it) designed to be killed by its own popularity.
1. The box can handle only a fraction of the households in the wiring coverage area. You will have to raise a whole "high rise district" of these if everyone takes the "Infinity"
2. The box must coexist with the old wiring box because the vested interests in UK telecoms sector require that the old copper infrastructure is _RETAINED_ in parallel with the fiber to the curb.
So as a result you have an "unsightly erection" rising right in the middle of your neighborhood. So do you like it or not the NIMBYs have a point here. In any case, driving them down their throat is also wrong. What the "dear minister" should do is drive them (and NTL boxes) down the utllities throat. There is a place in every neighborhood which has power, is out of sight and has enough space to house the whole high rise - the local power distribution substation. These are fenced off so even something as butt ugly as the current cabients can happily live there.
How ugly can it be?
It's just a rectangular box with rounded corners. I believe such things are regarded as paragons of aethetics in some quarters.
Re: How ugly can it be?
Someone I know, has pictures of the different cabs..
See them here: http://www.robertos.me.uk/html/street_cabinets_etc.html
Re: How ugly can it be?
I should've added its the Huawei and ECI cabs that are currently being deployed.
Re: How ugly can it be?
It's just a rectangular box with rounded corners. I believe such things are regarded as paragons of aethetics in some quarters.
and copyrighted! BT, b-ware!!! :D
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By 2016 she'll be 69. She'll have been a national figure for almost a quarter of a century. Will she be seen as wise and experienced, or someone from a different era?
Clearly, much of her future will depend on the condition of the country in 2016, who the Republicans can run, and the attitude of the Obama wing of the Democratic Party. Obama himself doesn't show much loyalty, and I can't believe he really wants Hillary to succeed him as president. No matter what we might think of her, she'd outshine him from the first day.
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What will she do next? I can't imagine her sitting around, but I can't see her writing her memoirs either. Maybe a college presidency would be the right fit. But beware the knife in the back. This knife may have "Benghazi" written on it. For those who want to end Hillary's career, and that may well include members of her own party, that knife is being sharpened.
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May. 23, 2013 at 11:59am
Benefits of Singing and Dancing
I love brainstorming new and fun ways to stay active and exercise. One day I thought to myself, "I wish there was some way to combine my favorite reality TV shows with exercising." Luckily for me, singing and dancing are great ways to gain the same physical and emotional benefits as exercising. Both singing and dancing help you stay healthy and happy.
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May. 20, 2013 at 11:36am
All Praise Is Not Created Equal
I recently finished reading Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's book "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children." The opening chapter reminded me of something that, as educators, we often take for granted: all praise is not created equal. In classes, workshops, staff trainings, and our daily interactions with visitors, our education team strives to give the right kind of praise.
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May. 7, 2013 at 9:42am
Become an Inventor!
Have you ever made or invented something that you thought of? I imagine that you have. Everything from making sandwiches to space travel happens because of inventiveness.
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Apr. 18, 2013 at 12:04pm
Hands-on History
Eastside Farm Life
Join Eastside Heritage Center on Thursday, April 18th from 5pm-8pm for more hands-on history fun! We will be featuring our brand new chicken coop complete with look-alike chickens and eggs. There also will be the corn shelling machine with grinders to make chicken feed.
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Apr. 15, 2013 at 10:18am
Using Citizen Science to Engage Children in Nature Play
Engaging children in inquiry and nature play allows them to make early connections to the world around them and to help instill a sense of curiosity and wonder.1 Families play an important role in science education outside the learning in the classroom where only 5% of people's science learning comes.2 Research has found that children, with the help of an adult, can make observations that are equal to and often be even better than scientists because of lack of assumptions and prior knowledge.3
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Apr. 2, 2013 at 9:51am
Favorite Children's Books
Reading is an integral part of a child's development. It improves a child's vocabulary, helps develop their imagination, and teaches children about the world around them. Reading is not only enriching to child development, it is also fun! Children go on adventures when reading about an inspiring train engine or their favorite family of bears. As fun and education books may be, every child has their favorite book. Below are a few children's books that are the favorites of some KidsQuest staff members.
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Mar. 27, 2013 at 10:36am
QuestClub Themes
Bubbles, inventing, and forces….oh my! What do all of these exciting science concepts have in common? They're all themes from QuestClub at KidsQuest Children's Museum?
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Mar. 21, 2013 at 11:54am
Hands-on History
Remembering the Past, Looking to the Future: Personal Time Capsules
Join Eastside Heritage Center on Thursday, March 21st from 5pm-8pm at KidsQuest Children's Museum for some hands-on history fun! Remember the past and look to the future by making a personal time capsule using a traditional canning machine.
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Mar. 20, 2013 at 2:15pm
Dads Meet-Up: Cardboard Contraptions
Dads Meet-Up: Cardboard Contraptions series focuses on S.T.E.A.M (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) and fosters children's imaginations, focusing them on problem solving and cooperative play. Children will also enhance their fine and gross motor skills. This class is beneficial in a child's life because one-on-one time with a male figure will help their social and emotional development, while nurturing healthier relationships and ultimately helping your children become more compassionate individuals.
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Mar. 18, 2013 at 2:22pm
What is a kid kit?
A kid kit is a staff led activity designed to increase staff and visitor engagement. These fun and educational activities allow our staff to explore a wide variety of important early learning concepts while using interesting tools and materials (and having a really good time).
KidsQuest staff tries to do at least three kid kits every day because we love getting the opportunity to interact with our visitors in fun and educational ways.
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Mar. 14, 2013 at 9:22am
Learning a Foreign Language
We all know that children are constantly soaking up everything around them, and this especially holds true to language learning. It's even been shown that exposure to foreign language can improve children's attention spans and standardized test scores. What's even more remarkable about this is the changes that happen to infants' brains in the first SIX MONTHS of life!
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Feb. 27, 2013 at 12:18pm
Foods That Children And Parents Love
There aren't a whole lot of things parents and kids can agree on; bedtime, acceptable toys and when it's time to leave KidsQuest are topics often up for debate. The one thing you don't want to disagree with your youngster about is the food they eat.
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Feb. 19, 2013 at 11:01am
Easy Ways to Help Your Child's Motor Skills Develop
As a child who grew up running and jumping and playing for hours on end it is great to know as an adult that all this running around was wonderful for my brain and my concentration at school! It sounds crazy but it is true. Motor development (the way we move in our bodies) is directly connected to how we learn.
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Feb. 12, 2013 at 12:09pm
Clean Teeth Are Happy Teeth
Dental health can affect your overall health. Most of the bacteria in you mouth are beneficial, but without proper care, your mouth's protection may be compromised and allow harmful bacteria into your bloodstream at a higher rate. It's important to instill dental health practices in children as early as possible, but properly caring for your child's teeth can raise a lot of questions. Here's a bare-bones guideline for milestones to look for in your child:
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Dec. 26, 2012 at 3:27pm
Importance of Early Learning Classes
KidsQuest's Early Learning Classes nurture the curious nature of your child and help build the early learning foundation vital to success in school and later in life.
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Dec. 6, 2012 at 10:53am
Children & Technology
Technology is all around us. Tablets, smart phones and computers are just some of the tools that are becoming common items in our homes. Items in our homes tend to end up in our children's hands and the question then becomes, "How much technology is too much for our children?" This topic has continued resonate with parents and educators alike. What does this mean for children's learning and development?
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Oct. 17, 2012 at 2:42pm
Fun Autumn Activities
I've been writing a lot lately about how the simplest activities are often the best. A walk in the crisp autumn air is one of my favorites. Strolling around your neighborhood can be one of the most educational, satisfying, and cheapest ways to explore fabulous fall! Plus, it's a great way to get those bodies (both tiny and adult size) moving.
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Aug. 30, 2012 at 10:49am
Back to Basics: Why Everyday Activities are Awesome
We did some amazing experiments at least week's Science Explorers Camp. We made a giant volcano erupt, mixed up a chemical reaction to blast off a rocket, observed real animal pelts, and explored everything from pipettes to petri dishes. However, one of my eager campers reminded me that sometimes the simplest experiences can teach us the best science lessons.
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Aug. 10, 2012 at 1:36pm
Make Your Own Gak!
At KidsQuest, summer camp means science experiments, artistic creations, stories, games and, oh, so much museum fun. This week's Animal Explorers Camp was no different, but when one of my campers commented: "I wish I had gak at my house," I thought, why shouldn't you? We love making gak in camp, both in big batches for our swimming sea creatures and in small individual cups for making gak monsters! So, here's our favorite gak recipe. Now you can create some of the fun of KidsQuest summer camp at home!
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Jun. 1, 2012 at 3:31pm
KidsQuest Staff Hard at Work...Playing!
What's roaring, buzzing, shaking, bouncing and oozing in the KidsQuest party room? The KidsQuest party staff!
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Apr. 11, 2012 at 9:25am
Why I Love NanoDays
An expert tells us what exactly is so great about nanotechnology (and KidsQuest!)
Children are often told they are too small to do or understand things, but children have an amazing power: they can show adults a different way of viewing the world. Nanoscience, the science of the small, is changing the way scientists and engineers view the world too. At this scale, the materials we see and use every day have vastly different properties. They can change color, become water resistant, or conduct electricity. Nanotechnology utilizes these new properties to create new products and improve materials we use every day like computers, electronics, medicine, cosmetics, and clothing.
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Apr. 6, 2012 at 8:45am
Hands-on History: Eastside Farm Life
Bellevue as a farming community
One hundred years ago, the city we know as Bellevue was a farming community. There were a variety of crops grown including lettuce, squash, corn, strawberries, and even grapes. Spring was the beginning of the growing season as the days grew longer and warmer. It was also the time when baby chicks were hatched. Corn was dried and the kernels were removed and ground for feeding, as the chickens could not eat whole kernels.
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Mar. 28, 2012 at 10:16am
What are Pysanky?
The History, Legends and Art of Making Ukrainian Eggs
A pysanka (plural: pysanky) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using beeswax and dyes. Pysanka is often taken to mean any type of decorated egg, but it specifically refers to an egg created by the written-wax method and utilizing traditional folk motifs and designs. There are several other types of decorated eggs in Ukrainian tradition, including:
All but the krashanky and lystovky are meant to be decorative (as opposed to edible), and the egg yolk and white are either allowed to dry up over time, or removed by blowing them out through a small hole in the egg.
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Mar. 1, 2012 at 9:03am
Make a Personal Time Capsule!
Eastside Heritage Center brings Hands-On History to KidsQuest
Today we think nothing of opening a can of some exotic or out of season food. We rely on tin cans to bring us products from all over the world. Not that long ago supermarkets were not as well supplied as they are today, especially during the winter months. To save money and to make sure certain fruits and vegetables were available beyond the summer months, many people turned to canning their own produce. Here on the Eastside, people could take their garden products and can them safely at local canneries.
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Feb. 23, 2012 at 1:23pm
Taking Care of Your Child's Teeth
Making a Dental Health Plan for Your Kids
When do I start flossing? How often should I brush? When should I start looking for a dentist?
There is so much to think about when it comes to kids. Figuring out the appropriate health routines can be enough to drive you crazy. Below are the basics for making a dental health plan for your child so that you can get them started on the right path to strong, healthy teeth.
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Nov. 4, 2011 at 10:01am
Early Settler Life
Think you know your history? What about the history of daily life for early Washington settlers - maybe not so much? Luckily Eastside Heritage Center will be at KidsQuest tonight for some hands-on learning. Read on to refresh your history knowledge and then join us tonight from 5-8pm!
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Oct. 26, 2011 at 8:56am
Halloween is Coming!
Get ready with some spooky and kooky ideas from the KidsQuest staff...
Leaves are dropping, grocery stores are filling up with candy, and horror movies are in full force at the theaters. Let's face it - Halloween is all but here. This year, the KidsQuest staff has put together some ideas for ways to celebrate the season with little ones, minus the sugar headache and horror stories.
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Oct. 19, 2011 at 11:51am
QuestClub - Why science is so important!
Science education sometimes takes a back seat with the push of reading and math being so strong, but science is a part of our daily life. Everything we do and deal with in life is science: cooking, playing ball, growing a garden, understanding how technologies work, watching a rain storm and more. Understanding science helps kids appreciate and relate to the world around them.
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Oct. 7, 2011 at 9:59am
The Benefits of Sign Language
Not talking? Not a problem.
It's never too early or too late to begin sign language with your child. For infants, you can begin anywhere from six to ten months of age. It will take a younger child longer to produce the signs than an older child, but exposing them to sign language early on is great way to help them understand the signs receptively before they do expressively. Recent studies indicate that by using signs in tandem with spoken language, parents can start the process of two-way communication with their babies as early as eight months and enhance the verbal language development of their babies in the process.
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Sep. 6, 2011 at 4:17pm
Focus on Family: Focus on Health
Teaching your kids to cook - daunting but worth it.
How do you teach your kids about healthy eating AND make dinner at the same time? Get them involved. You know the phrase "Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you'll feed him for a lifetime?" It's like that. EXACTLY like that.
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Aug. 26, 2011 at 9:04am
The Importance of Play
The number one answer we get when we ask patrons why they purchased their membership is: "My children love the museum." We love hearing that. We all want to make our kids happy. But playtime is important in other ways too - it helps foster healthy minds and healthy bodies.
Want to learn more? Below are some highlights from an article by Kim Mulford from USAToday about the importance of play.
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Aug. 24, 2011 at 11:07am
Storybook Theater Camp
Oh, the drama...
You know summer is coming to an end when camps are all over, classes are on the horizon, and it's almost time for the older kids to go back to school. As one last reminder of how much fun we had at summer camp this year, our Storybook Theater teacher, Anne Zanatta Kline, is going to give us the rundown on what happened in her August camp.
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Aug. 10, 2011 at 9:39am
Art Explorers Camp
I love art. It's perfect for children, giving them the chance to use their imaginations, create, problem solve, count, work on their fine motor skills, learn about color chemistry, and so much more! It's limitless what you can do with a little paper and paint, or glue and recyclables.
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Aug. 5, 2011 at 10:42am
Where's the Math? Everywhere!
Great activities to keep math going all summer long!
Learning math is not limited to the one-hour-a-day, five-days-a-week, nine-months-a-year school experience. Math is everywhere around us and we need to take advantage of that with our children. The more they see math in their everyday surroundings, the more comfortable they'll be with it. Here is a list of things you can do to make math engaging and meaningful for your children. These activities barely scratch the surface of what you can do - you're limited only by your imagination.
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Aug. 3, 2011 at 10:15am
Fanciful Fairies
We had a VERY magical week last week. Not only did we get dramatic with our Storybook Theater camp, but we also welcomed some very fanciful fairies into the museum for five days of fairy stories, fairy songs, fairy dances, fairy crafts – everything fairy!
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Jul. 27, 2011 at 9:17am
Dino-Mite Dinos!
Last week was the highly anticipated Dino-Mite Dinos Camp (and I do mean anticipated – this camp has been sold out since April!). Our Dino-Mite mornings were devoted to circle time, storytime, discovery stations, social interaction, museum playtime, experiments and, of course, lots and lots of dinosaurs!
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Jul. 18, 2011 at 2:24pm
Museum on the Move!
On the go with the KidsQuest van...
Have you spotted the brand new KidsQuest van yet? Be on the look out, because we are packing up and heading out to a school near you this summer! KidsQuest Children's Museum is on the move with our Field Trip to Go program, and we are filling up classrooms with fascinating ooey-gooey science experiments, inventing our own modes of transportation, investigating local wildlife and even doing our own prehistoric digs!
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Jul. 15, 2011 at 1:01pm
Animal Explorers Camp
What do Animal Explorers love best? Take a wild guess.
I'll give you a hint:
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Jun. 29, 2011 at 1:25pm
Nature Explorers Camp
Last week was anything but dull at KidsQuest – the new Waterways exhibit opened, we had a furry visitor at Animal Encounters Storytime, and it was the very first week of summer camp!
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Jun. 24, 2011 at 1:14pm
It's Always Sunny at KidsQuest
It's finally summer!
Summer is special here at KidsQuest, and a time when we get to do all sorts of things at the museum that we don't do during the school year. Here are some highlights:
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May. 26, 2011 at 9:02am
Wrapping up another year of Discovery Tots...
...and looking forward to Summer Camp!
We've just wrapped up another memorable year of our Discovery Tots classes! We witnessed a lot of exciting milestones, from "my first finger painting" to "my last class before kindergarten". Lately, I've also seen a not so exciting milestone that lets me know classes really are ending. It's the anxiety on a parent's face as the scheduled activities end and they think, "What are we going to do all summer!?" Don't Panic! Remember, fun and educational play activities don't need to be complicated. You just need a little creativity! Here are some great ideas that you can enjoy with you children (some taken straight from our class curriculum).
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May. 18, 2011 at 9:06am
Adventures in QuestClub
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Apr. 27, 2011 at 11:15am
Recycled Paper 3 Ways (+4 Ideas to Try at Home!)
Shred, Rip, Tear, Splash!
What's that noise? That's the sound of recycled paper preparations! Here at KidsQuest we are busily shredding newsprint in anticipation of Friday's Family Adventures in Recycled Paper Making workshop! Below are some of the fun things we're planning:
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Apr. 19, 2011 at 9:12am
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
How KidsQuest Reduces, Reuses and Recycles - And How You Can Too!
It's almost Earth Day, and everyone has "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" on their minds. Here at the museum we try to make environmentally conscious choices not only during Earth Week, but all the time. We find that making small changes works the best, and is a great way to get kids involved. After all, we don't care for the Earth just for ourselves—we do it for our children.
Below are a few small ways KidsQuest celebrates Earth Day every day:
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Mar. 30, 2011 at 9:03am
Recycled Art Week!
Get cookin' with recycled crayons!
As the Senior Museum Educator I have a reputation for doing strange things. You may find me screwing flamingos onto poles (for the Mad Hatter's Tea Party), stirring sand into paint (to make textured paintings), or even dropping a dozen eggshells into various liquids (to demonstrate their effect on tooth enamel for dental health week). Luckily, the rest of the staff is very understanding and has yet to comment on the towering pile of toilet paper tubes, broken toys, left over party decorations, and other bric-a-brac that is taking over my desk! They know that it can only mean one thing: Recycled Art Week at KidsQuest!
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Mar. 8, 2011 at 8:36am
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party!
I'm late! I'm late for a very important date!
Make sure you aren't too late for the craziest, zaniest, wildest party of the year, The Mad Hatter's Tea Party! Follow KidsQuest down the rabbit hole as we host a wild party full of silly fun inspired by Alice in Wonderland!
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Feb. 11, 2011 at 3:24pm
Teddy Bear Clinic
So many stuffed animals, so little time...
Teddy Bear Clinic was last Saturday and we saw our fair share of dogs, cats and teddy bears. Thanks so much to Group Health and Overlake Hospital for their support, and to Dr. Nohle, who shared his experience on his blog yesterday!
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Feb. 8, 2011 at 4:13pm
Science @ The Discovery Station!
Explore scientific concepts in a fun new way!
Children start thinking like scientists at an early age. They knock over blocks to see what will happen or roll a ball down the stairs to watch it bounce. Sometimes, however, a child's scientific investigations can leave parents baffled (When your child takes 15 minutes to wash their hands, because they're exploring bubbles or uses all of your baking supplies to do some "chemistry" in the kitchen.) If these stories sound familiar, you need to check out Science Hour at KidsQuest Children's Museum.
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Nov. 16, 2010 at 4:34pm
Field Trip FUN!
Hair raising screams! Experimenters in goggles. Oozing substances! No, you haven't wandered into a mad scientist's laboratory. It's just everyday fieldtrip fun at KidsQuest Children's Museum.
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Sep. 7, 2010 at 12:39pm
Eats & Beats w/ Brian Waite Band
Our final concert of the summer was awesome!
Dinner and a show, a classic Saturday evening brought to life here at KidsQuest Children's Museum. Around here, we call it Eats & Beats. For dinner; pizza from Jet City Pizza with lemonade for only $3 a person, mmmm...does it get much better!? How about family time and great music!! The marvelous Brian Waite Band, with their wonderful stage show was a fast favorite for the kids (and adults) with rock, funk, blues, even some reggae! The crowd was on their feet the whole night!
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Sep. 7, 2010 at 12:06pm
KidsQuest's Early Education Classes
It's back to school fun for kids and parents too!
It's back to school time, and just because your little ones aren't school age yet, doesn't mean they (or you) should miss out on the fun! Yes...fun! We offer a variety of early learning classes at the museum that focus on learning through fun, play, and experimentation.
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Jul. 21, 2010 at 12:21pm
Family Adventures in Claymation!
Check out the video we made last workshop:)
Tim Burton's stop motion feature film The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite movies, so I was thrilled when we decided to do a Family Adventures in Claymation workshop at the Museum! This quirky animation technique uses a camera to capture still images of clay figures. In between each frame the characters are moved ever so slightly. When the frames are played together, animation is achieved!
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May. 28, 2010 at 9:35am
Adventures in Homeschool Science...
Dissecting WORMS!
I was lucky enough to visit KidsQuest's Homeschool Science class as they tackled a very brave feat: worm dissection. Each student got their own long, thin, crawly thing (although, fortunately, they were no longer crawling), plus rubber gloves, safety goggles, plastic knives and dissection tongs. Here's how it went...
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Apr. 20, 2010 at 4:10pm
Hand sanitizer doesn't kill E.coli, 4th grade science project finds
From King 5 News
Thought you might find this article interesting...
OLYMPIA, Wash. - It has become second nature: see hand sanitizer, pump hand sanitizer onto your hands.
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Apr. 16, 2010 at 9:16am
National Volunteer Appreciation Week!
April 18-24th
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others.
~Author Unknown
Volunteers continue to be a vital part of our organization! From helping a child create art at the craft table, to mailing our membership cards, volunteers affect all levels of operations at KidsQuest Children's Museum.
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Mar. 23, 2010 at 11:57am
Letting Your Toddler Set the Pace
A recent article from
My mom gave me a subscription to "Real Simple" a few months back and as soon as it arrives in the mail I sit down with a cup of coffee and read it cover to cover. I love all the idea guides, articles and suggestions that really do fall under their Life Made Simple mantra. Although I'm not a parent yet, this article struck me as particularly interesting and possibly pertinent to our blog readers. It's not on the web yet - but you can find it here!
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Oct. 9, 2009 at 10:55am
Volunteering is important!
Did you know that our team of volunteers have dedicated over 3,000 hours of community service to KidsQuest 2009 alone?
KidsQuest has strong volunteerism roots starting with our founding board in 1997. Volunteers continue to be a vital part of daily operations at the museum. Aside from our volunteer Board of Directors, volunteers help maintain exhibits, prepare and facilitate arts and crafts activities, assist with office tasks, and enhance the overall experience of our visitors. It's clear to the staff here at KQ how important volunteers are to us, but I wanted to find out just how important KQ is to our volunteers.
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Sep. 25, 2009 at 2:31pm
Field Trip to NWAYM!
This past weekend I had the opportunity to head south to A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village for the Northwest Association of Youth Museums' Annual Conference. A.C. Gilbert's is a wonderful, fun-filled place to explore and we thank them for hosting this year's conference. NWAYM provides a great opportunity for museum professionals from more than 25 museums to learn from our peers, collaborate to make our museums better, and explore the museums we may not have visited before. We share stories, talk about our future goals and projects, and bring in professionals to suggest ways we can all improve.
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Will All Patients With Hiv Develop Full-blown Aids
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full blown aidsi wanted to know how long do u have to live if you have full blown aids? also me as a family member i just found out my brother has aids , he has not been able to tell us "family" that he is infected with aids....
Response from Keith Henry, M.D.
University of Minnesota, School of MedicineFull blown AIDS usually refers to the situation where an HIV infected person has a CD4 (T-helper) cel count less then 200 or has developed an infection or tumor that is seen only in the context of severe immune damage. In the areas of the world with... Read more »
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The local Golden Gloves contest hits the spot.
Bill Shoemaker, though small, stood as tall as any athlete.
Wouldn�t you like to be in their shoes?
Young fighters descend on Denver for the Golden Gloves.
Will Smith packs a punch in Ali.
He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?
While McGwire picked the right time to retire, Jordan tries to outrun the clock.
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Tiger, Tiger, still burning bright.
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Uncertainties over natural-gas prices, carbon regulation, and clean-technology alternatives are inhibiting investment in new power plants. An emissions "wargame" from Booz, Allen & Hamilton...
The Capture-Committed Power Plant
Moving coal forward requires a clear path to CCS.
to speculators acquiring the rights of way in order to extract payments from plant owners, which potentially could increase the cost of CCS.
Retrofitting CCS will mean that a portion of the net electric capacity and generation that formerly was available to the grid from the plant no longer will be available because some of the thermal and electric output of the plant will need to be diverted to the capture process. With the further development of CCS, this lost capacity and generation is likely to be lessened, but it still will occur. The plant also might be offline for some period during retrofit, although this may be reduced with an initial design that minimizes the switchover time. In states with regulated wholesale power markets, regulated utilities will need to make this up. This means making a plan that can be implemented when necessary to replace lost energy and capacity. This plan, however, may be modified as capture technology evolves prior to implementation. It should be noted that the interests of both the plant developer and the public are aligned in minimizing this loss.
Finally, from the perspective of the power-plant developer, the capture commitment obviously creates the risks that, by the time CCS is to be implemented, the technology would not be commercially viable, the regulatory framework would not be in place, or the value of CO 2 reductions would not be adequate. Adequate methods for mitigating these risks must be part of the legal-regulatory framework for capture-committed plants (see Figure 1) . The objective isn't to eliminate these risks, but rather to facilitate sharing them appropriately. Also, the plant developer will have the opportunity to earn a return on the power plant for at least several years prior to the implementation of capture. If the plant is project financed, that could be long enough to pay off a substantial portion of the project debt.
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Implementation of the capture-committed power-plant concept requires actions both to develop the basis for the capture-committed concept and to ensure broader progress on CCS.
Many of the actions necessary to develop the basis for capture-committed power plants lie within the authority of states, and others will be driven by the federal government.
First, policymakers must develop clear guidelines and requirements for capture-committed power plants. Potential plant developers need to know exactly what they need to demonstrate in order to have their plants be permitted and considered capture committed. This will, at a minimum, require action by state utility regulators and it also may require actions by environmental regulators and state legislatures depending on the state regulatory framework. All five of the criteria listed earlier for being capture committed should be addressed.
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Caption: This composite image shows the massive galaxy cluster MACSJ0717.5+3745 (MACSJ0717, for short), where four separate galaxy clusters have been involved in a collision, the first time such a phenomenon has been documented. Hot gas is shown in an image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and galaxies are shown in an optical image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The hot gas is color-coded to show temperature, similar to a temperature map of the Earth given in a weather forecast. In MACSJ0717 the coolest gas is shown as reddish purple, the hottest gas is blue and the temperatures in between are purple. The repeated collisions in MACSJ0717 are caused by a 13-million-light-year-long stream of galaxies, gas, and dark matter -- known as a filament -- pouring into a region already full of matter. A collision between gas in two or more clusters causes the hot gas to slow down. However, the galaxies, which are mainly empty space, do not slow down as much and so they move ahead of the gas. Therefore, the speed and direction of each cluster's motion -- perpendicular to the line of sight -- can be estimated by studying the offset between the average position of the galaxies and the peak in the hot gas.
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To the Citizens of Sonoma Valley,
As a long-time teacher in the Valley and current president of the Valley of the Moon Teachers Association, I would like to give a huge "Thank you!" to those who voted in our recent election to support public education and help pass Proposition 30. The end result from the money that Proposition 30 will generate for schools and colleges will hopefully mean a return to the kind of school year that does not include what our local public schools are facing in 2012-2013 – cuts in teaching and support positions, a dramatic reduction in custodial services and eight furlough days.
Monday, November 19 and Tuesday, November 20 were not school holidays. They were work furlough days. Sonoma Valley Unified School District employees were not working and, therefore, were not paid. Our students lost two days of important classroom instruction. Let's hope that with the passage of Proposition 30 and other important legislation to protect school funding, furlough days become a thing of the past and not our future.
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Record Sheets: 3058 Upgraded is the Printed Edition for record book for units found in Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade. This Record Sheet book includes only the primary BattleMechs, Vehicles and other assorted equipment profiled in that Technical Readout. The Record Sheet book includes two ready-to-play Scenarios, Rules Addendum section, and some rules from the Tactical Operations rulebook.
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Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade contains 49 pre-printed 'Mech record sheets that will have players firing autocannons, missiles and PPCs at each other in no time. More than 30 vehicle—as well as 20 battle armor—sheets bring the excitement of combined-arms game play to any table top. Two ready-to-play scenarios focus on the highlights of this volume, while an extensive Rules Addendum section, concentrating on massed infantry actions, provides a sneak peak of all the advanced rules options provided in Tactical Operations.
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Walking the red carpet at the World Premiere of Anna Karenina last night, Keira Knightley not only wowed the crowd in her Chanel couture gown - almost bridal in it's style, hue and femininity *hint hint* - but her effortless make-up and hair completed the ethereal look flawlessly. "I wanted to create a soft, pale and pretty makeup that had a romantic feel but was careful to add strength around the eyes so the overall look wasn't washed out against the dress. Above all, the makeup needed to be elegant and flatter Keira's naturally beautiful face." says Lisa.
Make up artist Lisa Eldridge was the lady behind the look and she spent the last two days making Ms Knightley (even more) beautiful for the film's press tour. Taking base camp in Claridges, Lisa has been tweeting about her early morning starts with the actress, as well as letting us in on the products she's been using.
Tweeting from the after party no less, Lisa let Keira's beauty addict fans know that the product behind those pretty petal lips came courtesy of Chanel's Rouge Allure in Evanescente. She teamed the soft pink shade with a soft, smoky eye - creating a look that would have worked just as well working down the aisle as it did on the red carpet. In fact, many fans were tweeting at Lisa that the look had inspired their bridal make-up. We don't blame this! So is this what newly-engaged Keira will wear for her own nupitals?
Back to last night's event. With a film dripping with Chanel's custom-made fine jewellery as well as the brand's cosmetics prettifying the lead actress' face - which looks incredible close-up on the big screen - Keira fulfilled her role as Chanel's beauty ambassador. She literally turned the red carpet into a Chanel catwalk. Here's how Lisa created Keira's look:
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Chanel's Perfection Lumière Foundation in 10 Beige was applied with a brush and buffed into the skin followed by Éclat Lumière in 20 Beige Clair and Lift Lumière Concealer in 10 Beige around Keira's eyes and on the high points to highlight, set with a light application of Poudre Universelle Libre in 20 Clair
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Lisa used Ecriture De Chanel in Noir liquid line along Keira's upper lashes, followed by powder shadow Ombre Essentielle in Ebony to soften.
At the outer corner she lifted and elongated the liner into a small kitten flick and then mixed Ombres Contraste Duo in Gris–Subtil across Keira's eyelid, and underneath the lower lashes for a soft shimmery silver smokey effect
Lisa also added Ombre Essentielle in Liberty, a pale pink shade at the socket line to blend and soften and also on the inner corners for a shimmery effect, finishing with lashings of Inimitable Intense Mascara in Noir plus a few individual lashes at the outer edge of her upper lashes.
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