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As I write this article on Chicago gardening laws, I can’t help but wish I were outside. I am currently sitting in Detroit Michigan, under a quarantine that prohibits gardening. So, I keep thinking, “Well, if I could be working outside right now, what would I want to know?” Since we are all stuck indoors during this beautiful spring season, I thought I could serve my readers by discussing Chicago gardening laws. With the hope that your crops grow plentiful and your social distancing is a success, let’s get to it.

Most of the laws on agriculture in Chicago date only from the last few years. Since 2017, Chicago has tried to promote new, more effective, and more sustainable rules on agricultural production. The purpose of Chicago gardening laws is to provide community involvement through responsible land use. However, Chicago regulated these ordinances to prevent impact on the city’s vibrant neighborhoods from gardening or farming. Given that, we’re going to dive into the Chicago gardening laws and discuss how you can start your own growth project(s)!

Community Garden or Urban Farm?

Community gardens are typically owned or managed by public entities, civic organizations or community-based organizations and maintained by volunteers. Plants grown on-site are intended for personal use, for charity, or for community beautification purposes. Urban farms grow food that is intended to be sold, either on a nonprofit or for-profit basis. Due to their commercial purpose, urban farms require a business license.

City of Chicago – Planning and Development

Now, if we look closely at Chicago gardening laws, we see that these laws are not focused on growing crops in your backyard. Rather, public spaces like community gardens or urban farms are the central focus of Chicago’s gardening laws. However, Residential homeowners will contend with some limited ordinances that we discuss later. With that said, I do want this article to talk about inclusive spaces that are accessible to many Chicagoans.

As a general rule, if it is temporary, you can place it on your property, but if it is permanent you will need to apply for permits to the building department. Any permanent structure you are putting on your backyard will need to meet the building and fire code(s). Now, moving on, we will talk more about public spaces and the regulations there.

To begin, there are two types of spaces for large scale gardening, community gardens, and urban farms. The key difference is that a community garden is a small plot of land in a public space while an Urban Farm is a commercial business. Chicago regulates its community gardens more because access is more public. Conversely, Chicago regulates urban farms less because they fall under commercial activity. Co-ops are usually community gardens. Businesses are usually urban farms. Chicago gardening laws regulate each of them quite differently.

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What are the Chicago Gardening Laws regarding Greenhouses?

To start, let’s discuss Chicago’s city ordinance on greenhouses. Under Chicago gardening laws for single-family residences, greenhouses are deemed an accessory structure on your property. Chicago treats greenhouses like a garage or shed, even though they usually don’t contain hazards. Most other jurisdictions call these types of structures “improvements,” but here in Chicago, they are accessory structures.

Generally, Chicago permits you to grow your greenhouses as your operation grows. Specifically, residential greenhouses are not tightly regulated, community garden greenhouses have some regulation and urban farms are treated as commercial structures. The Buildings Department reviews permit applications for both residential greenhouses and community gardens. However, the Zoning Department and City Corporation review plans for urban farms.

Therefore, if you want to erect a greenhouse, the Chicago gardening laws are going to limit you to certain buildings in certain places. Notwithstanding, the City of Chicago ought to grant your greenhouse permit if you ask for it and pay the fee.

If you wish to put up a greenhouse in a community garden, you may build one so long as it does not exceed 575 square feet in area. Conveniently, that is anything smaller than 24 feet by 24 feet. This applies to many similar structures, like sheds and farmstands. Chicago gardening laws state that any permanent structure under 24×24 serving as a greenhouse will be approved if the permit is paid and it meets the fire code. So, if you are working with a community garden, all you have to do is ask for the permit.

Residential Greenhouse Ordinance

If you want to put up a greenhouse on your own property, you will need to obey Chicago’s Building Ordinance 13-96-570 building standards. The building department must approve the greenhouse you plan to erect on your property. The ordinance requires this.

Chicago gardening laws are going to make sure that your greenhouse structure is as safe as any other. Contrary to community gardens or urban farms, the maximum allotted size for a residential accessory greenhouse is 20 ft x 20 ft x 15 ft. Greenhouses require the same standard as a news stand, shed or farm stand. The fire code applies to these structures. Further, the ceiling must be made of proper skylights unless, or until, the structure exceeds 10 feet in height. Again, while greenhouses are not a garage, they are still free-standing structures and come with regulation.

What can I Legally Put in My Backyard?

With that said, hoop houses are perfectly legal to put up on any property you own, without a permit. The difference? While greenhouses are permanent structures, hoop houses are temporary. If you want to put a greenhouse in your backyard, you’ll need to pull permits for the structure. If you want to put a hoop house in your Chicago back yard, you just need to stake down the plastic.

This is a general rule with Chicago gardening laws. If the structure will come down before Winter, it is a temporary structure and will not need permits. However, most other structures are going to fall under the Chicago Building Ordinance for Sheds and Shelter Sheds. Those structures are contemplated for storage of materials only, and should rarely see foot traffic.

Animals and Insects

Now, something that is quite exciting. You may legally put chickens in your backyard under Chicago’s gardening laws. You heard me, it is perfectly legal to keep chickens for eggs and soil rotation on your property. Still, it is illegal to slaughter them, it is illegal to eat them, and it is illegal to resell them once you do have them on your property. Those limitations are strict, but having a few eggs every other morning is a great way to achieve self-sufficiency!

Even more, you can freely “grow” a certain insect in your backyard. Homeowners have free reign to keep honeybees! You may keep up to five hives or colonies of honey bees for accessory use. However, beekeepers must register with the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

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What Can I Grow in My Garden?

When I started writing this article, I had no idea how big of an issue this was! We were able to find no conclusive answer, whatsoever, about what kind of garden crops, and what lot size of garden plot is legal under Chicago’s gardening laws. What we did see was the uproar over the millions of dollars Chicago makes each year on noxious weeds. You can certainly find much more on this subject on any gardening forum.

Chicago’s ordinances on health and safety govern the plants you may grow in your yard. Those Chicago gardening laws are so vague that the city makes millions of dollars each year by citing homeowners with wildflowers and prairie gardens.

Any person who owns or controls property within the city must cut or otherwise control all weeds on such property so that the average height of such weeds does not exceed ten inches. Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to a fine of not less than $600 nor more than $1,200. Each day that such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense to which a separate fine shall apply.

Chicago Municipal Code 7-28-120 Weeds – Penalty for violation – Abatement – Lien

Surprisingly, the City of Chicago does not have gardening laws on what constitutes a weed. There is no regulatory guidance on which crops are weeds. Nor is there guidance on what density is noxious, or how you can transform the land into gardens. I could not find anything about the crops, but I did find some Chicago gardening laws on compost. Seemingly, the rule for plants is solely based on the average height of the stalk of the plant. This seems deeply unsatisfying as an answer.

Chicago’s Gardening Laws on Composting

Similarly, the Chicago gardening laws on compost are hard to follow. As far as I could tell, if your compost operation needs to comply with three rules to be good. It must be (1) small, (2) use only landscape or food waste, and (3) not attract rodents. If you do those three things, you’re probably complying with Chicago’s gardening laws.

First, your compost pile may not exceed the maximum size of 10 cubic yards set by law (far more than any homeowner will ever generate by herself). Secondly, you may only use landscape debris, organic food waste, and non-carboniferous charcoal in your pile. Finally, there is an express prohibition on any compost pile that attracts rodents. Ultimately, it might not be up to you, but solely in the little paws of Chicago’s critters.

What are Chicago’s Gardening Laws Regarding Materials?

Now, while many states have strict materials requirements for your gardening beds, Chicago’s gardening laws make few mentions of materials for construction. Really, the only thing we could find was a statement that the municipal fire code still applies to every structure you may intend to erect, even on a temporary basis. While that fire code is far too long to list out here, we will try to give you some quick highlights on which materials are permitted under Chicago gardening laws.

Exterior Accessory Fire Code

While not quite a Chicago gardening law, the fire code does touch many aspects of gardening home improvement. If you are building a small structure of non-combustible construction (most common materials that aren’t wood), you must separate your structures by twelve feet, or use materials with a fire-resistance rating of two hours or longer. This will include most greenhouses as we spoke about above, and most sheds that open on the long side. I have included these specific rules quoted from the ordinance, below:

  • (j)   Buildings of unprotected noncombustible construction having a horizontal separation of 30 feet on all sides. Walls having a horizontal separation of less than 30 feet but not less than 12 feet shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than one hour. Walls having a horizontal separation of less than 12 feet shall have a fire resistance rating of not less than two hours;
  • (k)   Greenhouses not exceeding 400 square feet in area and not more than 15 feet in height erected on the same lot with and accessory to a building of another occupancy;
  • (l)   Sheds open on the long side, not more than 15 feet in height nor more than 400 square feet in area, located at least ten feet from buildings and from adjoining lot lines;
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What do Chicago’s Gardening Laws say about my Front Yard?

Chiefly, Chicago’s Landscaping Ordinance oversees the laws and ordinances about the front yard. This article is more focused on Chicago gardening laws, rather than on temporary structures and accessory buildings. If you made it this far, and followed along, all of your improvements are likely either temporary structures or accessory buildings. This means that there would be no ordinance that applies to your front yard. So, you may plant anything you wish in your front yard (so long as it isn’t over 10″ high).

For example, if you wish to put flower beds in your front yard, you may! Again, if you want to grow non-native species, you may! Even still, if you want to dig up your lawn and replace it with prairie sod, you may! Front yard use is one of the most permissive Chicago gardening laws.

Street-facing Landscaping Ordinances

However, if you fall short of some of the requirements I’ve listed here, you will need to follow the Chicago landscape ordinance. Mostly, this landscape ordinance concerns keeping the Windy City lush with trees. In short, here are the requirements:

  • Parkway Trees: The ordinance requires the planting of one shade tree, at least two inches in caliper, for every 25 feet of frontage.
  • Vehicular Use Area Screening: Parking lots must have a two- to four-foot-high hedge within a five-foot landscaped setback. The required setback is 15 to 20 feet if the lot is located in a residential district. Screening alongside or rear lot lines by a wall, fence or hedge between five and seven feet.
  • Vehicular Use Area Internal Planting: Shade trees at least two inches in caliper must be planted in landscape islands of at least 165 square feet The total landscape area must equal five percent of the vehicular use area. One tree must be planted for every 250 square feet of interior landscaped area.

If you are just doing small-scale gardening, we doubt this will apply to you. The best thing to do is to get dirty, put the seeds in the ground and wait for May to roll around so we can be outside again!

Conclusion – Chicago Gardening Laws are Weird.

Chicago gardening laws are so complex and touch so many parts of the city ordinance! We did not find a single article on questions commonly raised by gardeners. We hope this article helped you avoid buying a permit by having compliant structures on your land. Just remember to obey the fire code, keep it temporary if you can, and don’t make anything too big! With that, you’ll have plenty of cute home improvement projects to tide yourself over until the coronavirus is done. I hope this discussion on Chicago gardening laws helped you grow in knowledge.

City of Chicago Landscape Ordinance FAQ – For those renovating or developing a building

City of Chicago Urban Agriculture FAQ – For those putting in an urban farm or community garden

Chicago’s City Ordinances and Building Codes – Am Legal – For those who want to read the actual text of Chicago gardening laws


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“Black Friday” In Downtown Lake Worth

Time: November 26, 2010 from 10am to 9pm
Location: Downtown Lake Worth
Phone: 561-588-8344
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On Friday, November 26 from 10AM to 9PM, Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, a non-profit artist cooperative in Downtown Lake Worth, will be filled with hundreds of shopping bags full of gifts and coupons from the shops and restaurants of the downtown Lake Worth business district. All day and evening many galleries, shops and restaurants will be offering gifts and discounts for all who come to town. The gallery is located at 605 Lake Avenue in down town Lake Worth.

Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery is a non-profit cooperative of 28 local artists. As the title suggests, the works are a varied collection of one of a kind art created by some of the finest artisans in the county. Prices range from $2 to $55,000. Within every price range are works of art and gifts that will be unique and delight everyone on your gift list. Help yourself to chips and dips throughout the day as you dart in and out to pick up your gift bags and visit the many wonderful Lake Worth shops.

Make Downtown Lake Worth a full day and evening of shopping, snacking and dining. The shops and galleries of Downtown Lake Worth offer some of the most original, unusual and affordable gifts all of Palm Beach County. The many restaurants offer some of the county’s finest food at prices to suit any pocketbook.

When visiting Lake Worth start with a new hair style or manicure from the several salons within town. With your new hairdo, go out for a breakfast or brunch at the host of Lake Worth's bistros, cafes and restaurants. Visit the antique shops, galleries, curio shops, jewelry, clothing, shoe and specialty shops. They are “mom and pop” owned stores with unique merchandise not found at malls. “Theatrics” at 705 Lake Avenue offers costumes for every occasion. Studio 205 at 600 Lake Avenue is the store you loved as a child with trinkets and treasures of all kinds and a healthy juice bar to satisfy your thirsts. Paws on the Avenue at 525 Lake Ave will send your pets into doggy heaven. Be sure to get tickets for the Lake Worth Playhouse as part of your evening of fun, capped off with a delicious, after theater meal at one of Lake Worth’s many fine restaurants. Check out the gift bags you picked up in the Clay Glass Metal Stone gallery for the many discounts offered by the restaurants and shops. End your evening with desert, Italian ices or fine chocolates found on Lake and Luzerne avenues. End up at Clay Glass Metal Stone for a complimentary glass of wine.

For additional information call the Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, 561-588-8344.

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“The bees knees” is an urban term that means “the height of excellence”. Although the Bible clearly teaches that Jesus Christ is the eternal “I Am” Who far surpasses all that is (John 8:58; Colossians 1:15-19), might a sinful subject who tags the King of Glory with such a flippant term be guilty of blasphemy? In this part 2 of our series, we talk truth with two skeptics on the street before opening Scripture in the studio to study Christ’s self-declaration that He is Savior.

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Five Things to Look For When Buying a Rolex

You’re a man amongst men. You command respect. Folks admire you for the things you do. A person that desires and gets nothing however the perfect ought to have one of the best timepiece ever made.

That timepiece would be a Rolex. And also you deserve the real thing and not some good lookin’ pretend that you picked up for about $700.

With all of the hype about Rolex watches, there was a surge in the replica Rolex industry. In reality, there aren’t many days that go by and not using a few spam emails in my inbox trying to get me to purchase a pretend Rolex or other Swiss-made replica luxury watch.

This article was written to help guys like you purchase the Rolex watch that you have been wanting and just haven’t had the time to research sufficient to know you are not getting scammed. Rolex sellers, master watchmakers, and sure, fake makers, have provided us some helpful suggestions that might save you each big bucks and big heartaches.

1. Only a licensed dealer can sell a brand new Rolex watch with a factory warrantee. There are not any exceptions to this!

2. Straight bands are good bands and kinked bands are bad. First off, if the bracelet doesn’t obviously match the watch, move on down to the subsequent dealer. The bracelet can inform you whether or not that watch is a real or a fake. Pick up the watch and hold it over a soft surface with the watch going through down. Take a look at the links within the bracelet. Are they hanging nice and smooth or are they all kinked up? Those bracelet links might stretch a bit over time, however they just don’t kink. If the bracelet is kinked, it is probably a fake.

3. One of the most telling facets of Rolex fakes is that the second hand “ticks” second by second across the dial instead of running smoothly as it might on a real Rolex watch.

4. Another notable function of a genuine Rolex is the bubble-like date window that magnifies the date on the GMT, Submariner and other models. If the date number showing in that window or the magnifying bubble itself are crooked or a bit of off center, you are looking at a fake.

5. Genuine Rolex timepieces have a Hologram-encoded sticker on the back of the watch. There’s reference number unique to the watch and above is a hologram Rolex crown logo. While faux Rolexes might have stickers on the back, they’re often not true holograms and do not change look when rotated or considered from totally different angles.

If you want to order a used Rolex online; to keep away from being swindled, read these tips:

1. Check the Web site’s address and make sure it ends in .com or something else familiar. Additionally guantee that the website isn’t hosted by a free domain firm like Geocities or Tripod.

2. When shopping for from EBay, always check that sellers ranking and read a few of their most up-to-date feedback. Send multiple emails with questions about the item. The place did it come from? What’s the serial number? When was it last serviced? Is it keeping good time? If they do not reply, they aren’t your seller. There’ll always be one other seller with another used Rolex that can work perfectly for you.

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Meeting Place

Canada #33 Wendake

Huron-Wendat people, traditional owners of the territory they call Nionwentsïo, have lived on the banks of the Akiawenrahk River for centuries. Also known as the Saint-Charles River, it teems with brook trout, eel and Atlantic salmon; in the Wyandot language of the First Nations people the river’s name means trout.

The river flows through the Huron-Wendat reserve of Wendake, home to more than 1,000 residents. But it’s not only the people who gather on the tree-lined banks of the river. The rushing water, cascading in a series of rapids and waterfalls known as Kabir Kouba or Silver Serpent, divides two ancient geological zones which meet here.

From the viewing platform above the river both formations are clearly visible. On the far side of the river above the falls is the Canadian Shield. The granite gneiss, formed more than one billion years ago, is hard and impervious to the erosive force of the water. Below the falls the sedimentary limestone of the Saint Lawrence Lowland, laid down 455 million years ago, has been worn away by the water, relentlessly carving deep gullies and polishing the riverbank’s stony surface.

With abundant animal and plant life and the beauty of the river, it’s easy to see why Huron-Wendat people made this area their home.

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“I . . .” Khai swallowed, and pulled a handful of black powder from the pouch at his waist. “I’m here to kill you.”

Gailan gave him a long, slow look. “I know.”

“You should–” There were words for this sort of thing. Khai felt that he ought to know them, that he’d heard them before in some heroic story. “You should meet your death with courage and honor. For your name and your House. Lynx will reward you and take you up in glory and you’ll be reborn as, as . . . as someone great.”

Gailan almost smiled. It looked awful, on that ruined face. “Do I have Lynx’s blessing, then?”

Khai sucked in his breath, hard. It kept catching in his throat. “Not if you just stand there crying. Come on, fight me!”

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Spinach Salad Recipe with Blueberries & Walnuts

This spinach salad recipe is loaded in super foods – spinach, blueberries and walnuts. These are super nutritious and absolutely delicious. We are going to dress it with a balsamic vinaigrette which will enhance the flavors of the blueberries and complement this salad very nicely.

We are also going to toast the walnuts with some garlic powder, salt and pepper. This will not only coat them it will bring out their flavor. I always toast nuts when I add them to salads. I do think it makes a huge difference.

This is what you are going to need in order to make this super healthy spinach salad recipe:

Serves four
¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 tsp. olive oil
½ tsp. garlic powder
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
4 cups baby spinach leaves – washed and dried
½ small red onion – peeled and thinly sliced
¾ cup blueberries – washed and dried
1 cup cherry tomatoes

Place the oil in a small skillet and let it get hot. Add the walnuts, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Toast the walnuts, stirring often, until they become fragrant. Be careful not to burn them as they will burn fairly quickly. Set them aside.

1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper

Whisk all the ingredients together.

Place the spinach, onion, blueberries, cherry tomatoes and toasted walnuts in a bowl. Drizzle the salad dressing on top and toss carefully so as not to mash the blueberries and tomatoes. Serve and enjoy!

CALORIES 391.40.; FAT 33.55 grs (sat 4.01; mono 15.85; poly 12.52); PROTEIN 5.93 grs ; FIBER 4.99 grs; CARBS 19.96 grs; CHOLESTEROL 0.00 mg; IRON 3.21 mg; SODIUM 921.84 mg; CALCIUM 93.84 mg

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Why take a risk when it comes to your face? Every facial filler and neuromodulator on the market has unique properties. Treatments such as Botox, Xeomin, Dysport, Juvederm, Restylane, Radiesse, or Belotero should only be trusted to qualified, skilled injectors. The Graivier Center is the perfect choice for the discerning patient seeking highly qualified professionals.

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Stubborn weight is easy to conceal during the winter, but with warm weather around the corner, hiding behind bulky sweaters will no longer be an option. At The Graivier Center, we certainly believe that eating right and exercising are the cornerstones of being fit and having a bikini-ready body. Of course, there can come a point when diet and exercise seem to lose effectiveness, and you’re left with frustrating fat that won’t seem to go away. Here are three treatments that will get you bikini-ready just in time for summer.

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for your healthiest Ramadan!
Having a healthier Ramadan isn’t about eating salads and avoiding all the cultural foods you enjoy.

Instead, it is about optimizing your nutrition in order to have a more energized and productive month of fasting. How you feel during fasting is strongly linked to what you are eating during non-fasting hours.

Below is a comprehensive list of resources to help you have a healthier and more energized Ramadan.

Ramadan Recipes

Indian Spiced Egg & Hashbrown Waffles

Strawberry Chocolate Overnight Oats

Power Pancakes: A dietitian's take on 2 ingredient pancakes

Savoury Oatmeal

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  1. i can understand his happiness. i found a dinky ghetto asian market near school and i was already happy!

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Adolescent Connections

What causes young people to decide to end their lives?  That’s an important question, of course, just as suicide prevention programs and crisis hot lines matter.  But it’s equally important to examine the environment, to map the terrain that almost all of our adolescents occupy, because that environment may be harmful—and sometimes fatal—for our children.  I believe that some of our organizational structures, not just our behavior, are negative influences on children.  My particular concern is the way we isolate our children by age and grade, from kindergarten through senior year of high school.

Teen SuicideI’ve spent the last week in and around Palo Alto, California, where five high school students have ended their lives violently in the past two years—and more than a few others have been prevented from trying, often at the last minute, by observant adults.  That community is in shock but is determined to find out all it can and make whatever changes are needed to keep tragedy away.  Experts are conducting an in-depth ‘forensic audit’ of the community’s strengths and weaknesses, with that report due in next spring.

Palo Alto is a high-achieving community, and many parents expect their children to do as well or better than they did. Many kids face the pressures so powerfully depicted in “Race to Nowhere,” the film I recently reviewed here.  In one sense, that film is a “call to inaction” because it says to schools and parents, “’Back off!’ You are endangering your children’s health.”

No argument there, but backing off will not be enough, according to the film, the Youth Development Initiative and some community leaders in Palo Alto.  They list 41 so-called “Developmental Assets” that, if present, provide the roots and life lines that are particularly important to those who are in the middle of huge life changes—such as adolescence. These assets are both ‘external’ and ‘internal,’ but the list makes it clear that it takes a village to raise healthy, grounded children.

The list emphasizes ‘constructive use of time,’ which may be creative activities like music, theater or other arts; youth programs; religious community activity; and time at home and hanging out with friends ‘with nothing special to do.’

In early September a teacher at Gunn High School, where the suicide victims were in school, wrote an open letter to the community.  I urge you to read it.

The writer makes any number of critical points. Perhaps the most important is the observation that kids need to be connected, not ‘independent,’ whatever that may be.

“There’s a basic truth of all our lives that we all sense, even if we can’t prove it on a spreadsheet. If we know someone loves us, we have a clue to loving ourselves. If somewhere someone cares about us in such a way as we can’t deny, we can care, too. If someone wants to listen to our feelings, we can begin to listen to them, too.”

That’s impossible to argue with: we all need to be loved and to be able to talk openly with people we trust, and a thread that runs through the list of Developmental Assets mentioned above is the importance of community, which I interpret to mean ‘Get outside of your peer/age group.’

Adolescence is often defined as the time when youth separate from their parents. They push away because that’s what’s expected and even encouraged.  It’s an important step toward independence, or so they are led to believe.

Unfortunately, that’s a dangerous oversimplification. What does ‘independent’ really mean? Is that a worthy goal, or illusory?  Isn’t real maturity the healthy balance of independence and interdependence, and enough confidence in yourself so that you are able to form relationships with many others across a range of ages and interests?  But how can you form those relationships if you’ve been told that you’re now supposed to be ‘independent’?

Unfortunately, ‘independence’ for today’s adolescents turns out to mean that, once they turn their backs on their parents, they are left alone with their peers–and no one else. Since Day One at school, they’ve been segregated by age, never encouraged or required to function beyond that artificial boundary.  The very structure of most schools is pressuring them to be something that we, the adults, neither are nor wish to be.

Schools segregate children by age for the convenience of the adults who run the system, but we will have stronger, more resilient children when we encourage and reward cross-age activity as much as possible. We can make cross-age tutoring, group projects, community service with adults, and so forth part of the basic curriculum.

Organizing by age may make sense, but isolating by age is counter-productive and unnecessary. Instead, administrators should assign every new student, regardless of grade to one of three clubs, say Alpha, Beta or Gamma.  Throughout the year these clubs would be competing, with so many points for Gamma when one of its members makes the honor roll, wins a varsity or JV letter, earns a part in the play or a position on the Board of a student publication.  In the spring, each club might put on a play, with the faculty and staff awarding one club the ‘Oscar.’  And so forth, until at year’s end one club wins the annual trophy, its to defend for the year ahead. In a school run that way, students of all ages and grades get to know each other in the easiest way possible, through real activity.  Across-grade hazing (by seniors toward freshmen, say) is less likely when every freshman belongs to a club that includes one-third of the school’s seniors.

The way things are now, the typical adolescent is left with his or her peer group, and we all know intuitively, experientially and from “Lord of the Flies” just how unreliable peers and peer groups can be.

Because it takes a village to raise healthy children, we need to understand that human connections across a range of ages are as important as independence. Telling kids that they need to be ‘independent’ flies in the face of what their hearts tell them—that they want to feel connected.  We need to support connections beyond the peer group.  And it’s not enough to just ‘encourage’ these connections; let’s rebuild our institutions so that they happen naturally. Our kids will be stronger and healthier.

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  1. We’re working together in Palo Alto to make the 41 Developmental Assets a part of the fabric of our community. The Developmental Assets are a terrific framework for involving a community, not just its schools, in the well-being of its children and youth. The Search Institute, which did the research behind the assets and their effects in kids’ lives ( and Project Cornerstone, which acts as catalyst and provides support (, are potent resources to any school, community, or organization seeking to increase the positive influences in the lives of its community’s young people.

    Thanks to John for his thoughtful and constructive assessment of the relationship of kids to their communities. Grouping kids by age in school may not be something to be changed soon, but it shouldn’t stop us from avoiding the horizontal trap of stratification and encourage us to increase the vertical integration of schools and communities. Young adults, the middle-aged, and seniors can each see in the Developmental Assets ways in which they can be asset builders. Intergenerational connections have dried up in recent years, and we need to replant and irrigate those connections for the sake of ourselves and our kids.

  2. With 2 recent high school suicides in our county, your blog could not be more timely. Last night I listened to worried parents after a screening of Race To Nowhere, reinforcing to them the importance of staying involved with adolescents, and being their advocates for an emotionally healthy school environment. A model for the inter-age group that you suggest might be the one that has a long record of success at Jefferson County Open School in Colorado. Rick Posner’s book “Lives of Passion, School of Hope” describes the way the school makes sure that each student has an adult advocate who stays with him or her all the way through the high school experience, plus guides a mixed age support group with a real mission of inclusion.

  3. Glad you picked up on this, John, and I hope you’ve enjoyed your time back in Palo Alto. As a fellow blogger and a Palo Alto teacher, I’ve been sitting on the same idea for a future blog post about developmental assets – and I’ll get to it eventually! One key point about those developmental assets is that older (secondary school) students self-report that they lack those assets much more than younger (elementary school) students. There’s something that happens in adolescence that has profound and troubling implications. Perhaps it has always been this way, and perhaps it’s related to some natural separation and maturation issues. Still, I’ll go into some detailed survey results and consider the implications for teachers and schools.

    Also, to make some of the above information more precise, I believe that among the five suicides, three involved students who “were in school” at Gunn. One would have been an incoming freshman, and one was a recent graduate. Minor difference in terms of the tragedy and the loss, but just wanted to clarify.

  4. Decades ago, Larry Cremin, later President of Teachers College (Columbia), rejoiced in relating how American schools got 8 grades. The first graded school in America, the Quincy School in Boston, was built in 1847, and the contractor, siting the building, built 8 rooms.

    I’ve often thought that age segregation was a patrician way of breaking up the surge of Irish immigrants in that same year, and was reflected in many other kinds of segregation (and silos) in schools ever since. In contrast, Montessori, of course, has three year cycles, with oldest teaching youngest in a continuing pattern. Yet even she had little advice for kids from grades 7-8-9, the most vulnerable, and suggested they work in fields or in highly strenuous activity to distract them from adolescence.

    A few years ago there were a rash of suicides (accidental, deliberate, drug or depression related), largely of children of white, low income, long term community residents, facing a bleak future of competition with a wave of Yuppies and immigrants. After 8 or so died in 18 months, it ended, largely because everybody got too scared and their peers came together to care for each other, access abuse counsel, and find more common cause. In a community of colleges (Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Lesley, for just a few), one might think older peers could have helped. Class has its costs, however, and the kids had to do it themselves.

  5. I’m glad you’re sponsoring this topic. I am a college psychology professor, author, counselor, mother of two children raised in the Palo Alto school system, and a presenter at a conference hosted at Stanford University each year through the Department of Education entitled “SOS” – Stressed Out Students. In the few years Dr. Denise Pope has been sponsoring this conference participation and awareness have grown exponentially. Many community members nation- wide are very concerned about the stress we see in our children. About 15 years ago Mary Pipher, author of “Reviving Ophelia” was a guest speaker and school observer at the same high school where the 5 students committed suicide. Parents and teachers at that time were concerned about self abuses, including cutting, anorexia, drug use and other problems in the school community. Dr. Pipher found their fears were more than justified and students engaged in these practices at a phenomenally high rate. Sadly the problems and pressures have only increased. I teach at a community college and have engaged the students in discussions about this topic. Some say they feel tremendous pressure but others say they think it is an inability to deal with either stress or perceived failure that lead to these actions by their peers. As they mature, they gain perspective. Some of these students could be wonderful resources for students at the high schools. We know that teenagers lack experience and can be very ego-centric, leading to impulsive and extreme responses. Dr. Pipher, in her down home way, stated her assessment that the students needed more connections with people of all ages. She maintained “we have a [child] killing culture”. That children lack roots and other adults besides their parents who deeply care for them, know who they are, and can be resources for their worries. Research has shown that students who adjust best in learning institutions are those with support, extended peer groups and meaningful connections. When I newly moved to Palo Alto I was in a conversation with a school psychologist who said I was the FIRST parent he’d talked to who said she’d be happy if her children earned “B’s” and went to a community college. He was actually fascinated at this novelty. I resisted the pressure for AP classes and encouraged my children to do extracurricular activities in their areas of interest. Some of their most meaningful experiences were through scouting, the YMCA student leadership program, the church, dance or other classes, and part time jobs. When my daughter went to a SAT prep class in the community that was meant for high school sophomores she came home and told me she was the only one in the class that was high school age – the rest were still in junior high school and she was the only one who didn’t have a book already pre-marked with the answers to the practice test questions. She said many of the students were from other cultures and their parents didn’t realize that they hadn’t had the requisite math classes yet to be able to do well in the SAT class. I think there is a lot of confusion from parents who want their children to succeed and think there is only one path to accomplish that. But I don’t blame the parents. I think our way of life clearly sends the message that winners and headline grabbers are the only people who count. We moved to Palo Alto because of its reputation for valuing education, and were not disappointed. But as pressure and competition increase, perhaps we are trying to hard to live up to our reputation and missing some of the other important aspects of becoming a responsible adult and well adjusted person.

  6. Thanks John for your concern about this issue. I write as a researcher of adolescence, a parent and grandparent, and a philanthropist who cares about youth around the world. While schools clearly have an important role to play with adolescents, parents are even more important. Because of our insistence on independence, it is all too easy for parents to become irritated with their sometimes obnoxious or abusive young adolescents, and back away. While young people may talk as if they don’t need their parents, significant research evidence suggests just the reverse: parents are, if anything, even more important to young adolescents than to children. That quote that goes roughly “get out of my life but first will you take me and … to the mall?” resonates because similar words are spoken all too often during the early adolescence years. Obviously young people will generally figure out how to cope should their parents be taken from their lives — as demonstrated by many remarkable young people globally who survive horrific conditions without parental support and guidance. But many do not, or they survive these years with major scars, sometimes physical but always psychological. Parents can survive the adolescent years of being told they are hopeless, dumb, and have no sense of how to dress, especially knowing that all this will change with time. Standing by their children through these rough years will yield rewards later, as their young mature knowing the power of love and wisdom. It’s not always easy but its the least we can do for the next generations.

  7. I appreciate the thoughtful responses to my post, largely because the writers almost always deepen and sharpen and improve what I have been trying to say.
    The first response above is from the man who showed me the list of 41 Assets, over breakfast in Palo Alto on Saturday. Ray Bacchetti is an old and dear friend as well as a mentor. Moreover, he walks the walk; he’s working hard to persuade the community to embrace the idea of developmental assets, and he’s also part of the group of volunteers that watches over the railroad crossing where the young people ended their lives.
    As it happens, I know a fair amount about the subject of adolescent suicide, both as a reporter and as an older brother, and so Ray found a willing audience when he showed me that list.
    The glib saying, that suicide is “a permanent solution to a temporary problem,” is off base. For one, we don’t know what lies beyond, as Hamlet notes in his famous soliloquy. For two, the problem is transferred, or at least the pain is.
    Anne Petersen’s sage counsel deserves a wide audience. Amy Valens, who praises ‘Race to Nowhere’ in her comments, is herself the subject of a wonderful film, “August to June.”

  8. I believe teachers now unintentionally make many students feel their only value is in the standarized test scores they can achieve. We (teachers) are rarely able to take the time to nuture students and demonstrate that we value them as individuals even in grade school. By the time students are in their teens, they must feel even less valued by adults at school. If they don’t get the strokes they need from parents or friends, bleakness may seem to surround them. I can see why suicide is on the rise for high school age students.

  9. No. One of the major problems with school reforms is that the reformists don’t realize that the easy reforms have mostly been done. Reforms now, when universalized, privilege a particular cohort at the expense of others.

    “Instead, administrators should assign every new student, regardless of grade to one of three clubs, say Alpha, Beta or Gamma. ”

    This is your personality speaking. It’s of the utmost importance that reformists have enough understanding of individual, interpersonal *and* organizational psychology to begin to expect the unexpected repercussions of their reforms, and be able to adapt those reforms as needed.

    I’ll tell you straight that implementation of such an idea as this without an easy, and maybe even default, way to “opt out” would have driven me from school and into a GED.

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On Friday, June 28 Minden Post #94 First Bank Juniors were on the road traveling to Holdrege to take on the Holdrege Juniors and came up on the short end of a 12-6 decision to fall to 7-9 on the season in a four inning contest.
Brennan Runge took the loss pitching two and one-third innings allowing three hits and nine runs with four strikeouts and seven walks. Seth Hauserman relieved Runge and pitched two-third inning allowing six hits, three runs with a strikeout.
First Bank got off to a fast 3-0 lead in the top of the first beginning with a Cal Johnson walk and a Runge single and walks to Nolan Reed and Jamey Birkestrand. Evan Smith and Dallan Thompson ended the rally with a single and a walk with Johnson, Runge and Reed all scoring.

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Announcing the O Canada Blogathon 2016!

I had a blast on this one last year, as I scrambled to complete an epic series on Léolo. This coming year I will tackle two films: Pit Pony the feature version of the book that lead to the TV series, and Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.

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Announcing The Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon!

I will be covering The Swan for this one!

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Do you like blogging? Do you like blogathons? You think November is a boring month? Well, join me and participate in The Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon! After the success of The Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon, last August, I felt like hosting another one. I was thinking of waiting a little bit, but I couldn’t. The Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon will take place on November 11 to November 12, 2015, on Grace Kelly’s birthday. She won’t be celebrating her 100th anniversary or her 80th, just her 86th, but don’t we deserve to be celebrated at any age? Of course, Grace WOULD have been 86, because she tragically died in 1982 at the very young age of 52. 😦 Well, we’ll celebrate her heavenly birthday!

Grace Kelly is almost my favourite actress. She’s the first classical actress I discover and I’ve seen all her films. I just LOVE her and I’m quite…

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Updates: November 3rd, 2015

As you can confirm here on this Letterboxd list this year’s 61 Days of Halloween was a bust in terms of achieving the implicit movie-a-day quota.

As time goes on things change, and one thing that has definitely changed is in a desire to get scheduled ahead of time on the blog. This desire to allow myself more freedom to pursue longer-running projects and write the new content I want to write when I feel up to it, has made it more easy for me to view films in an eclectic manner.

This is not to say that the categories of 31 Days of Oscar, March to Disney, Poverty Row April, 61 Days of Halloween, Thankful for World Cinema and Year-End Dash will cease to be. It only means that they will not be wall-to-wall (as previous updates already indicate) but they will also not always be exclusive to the time period. Mind you, I will likely not change the names so they’re all still searchable for you.

Halloween (1978, Compass International)

Should new themes make sense for upcoming months that would be unique and make sense for short runs they will happen.

Stay tuned. In the meantime, I have new blogathon contributions to come. Which you will be able to see on upcoming reblogs.


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Laddie’s takin’ names and kickin’ ass

Friday 17 July 2015, 11.12am HKT

9.46am local time, 30°C (86°F) but the AC’s on (so it’s 19°/66°F)

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I’M not really one for naming anything that breathes at night, but it’ll do this time.

Yes, I know that sentence is ambiguous, — it’s NAMING things at night, not things that BREATHE at night, thankyouverymuch.

It’s English, c’mon.

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Darth Vader sockets and eyebrows

Thursday 16 July 2015, 7.25am HKT

7.05am local time, 29°C (84°F), few showers

SOMEBODY doesn’t believe me that Mr Newtype has Darth Vader eyebrows.

Wanna bet?

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Notice the Darth Vader sockets and eyebrows

“I find your lack of whatchamacallit disturbing…”

Shwunngg! Tsewww! Tsewww! Whoosh! Ziiiuunng!

(Taken on 10 July 2015)

Parents haven’t made up their minds yet about his name.

Notice he’s also got oldie hands.

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Wednesday 15 July 2015, 6.23am HKT

4.29am local time, 19°C (66°F) because the AC is on

THIS fella is the latest ‘newtype’ to the family works.

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Boy, and passing resemblance to Grandpa

To be named on Saint Swithin’s Day (15 July)

Notice he has the makings of Star Wars Darth Vader eyebrows

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Open in June!

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The New Free Store will be OPEN
starting Wednesday, June 3rd, Noon-4:00 PM

Following the governor's guidelines, our limits are:
*Only 1 member per family inside the Store
*Only 4 shoppers total at one time
*Face masks must be worn
*children are encouraged to wait outside with a caregiver

We are pleased to offer virus protection products including
small bottles of hand sanitizer
homemade fabric face masks
small bottles of bleach

We are also again accepting donations on Tuesdays from 11:00 - 3:00 and any day the Store is open

Open for Curbside Pick Up!

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We are pleased to announce
The New Free Store
Will be open for CurbSide Pick up of
monthly personal hygiene
and household cleaning products
beginning Wednesday, May 6th from noon-4:00PM.

Handmade fabric face masks will also be available
for any shopper in need.

Closed Until Further Notice

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Due to the COVID-19 crisis
the New Free Store will be closed until further notice.

We deeply regret that we cannot support our shoppers in this time of need.

We will also not be accepting any clothing donations
at this time.

Financial donations are always welcome and checks can be mailed to
The New Free Store
1420 M28 East
Marquette, MI 49855

Thank You Super One Foods!

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Many thanks to Super One Foods in Marquette for allowing our hard working New Free Store volunteers bag groceries on Saturday, February 1st.  Our collection jar for donations was quickly filled and we were most pleased to raise nearly enough funds to cover the rent for one month!  New Free Store greeters met grocery customers at the door with a short list of needed cleaning or personal hygiene products and the Super One shoppers generously donated over $200 worth of toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, laundry soap, dish soap and hand soap!  In addition, Mans, the Super One assistant manager, donated a large quantity of toilet paper and hand soap.  We are very appreciative of the generosity of our volunteers, Super One employees and the Super One shoppers!

Clothing Needed!

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Men's Sweaters
We still have MANY weeks (hopefully not months!) remaining this winter and The New Free Store is in need of men's long sleeve, cold weather shirts or sweaters!  Please look through your closets and consider donating pullover men's winter wear.  All sizes would be appreciated.

Boys Pants
And, we seem to ALWAYS be in need of boys pants in every size.

Donations Accepted
Please remember we accept donations on Tuesdays from 11:00 - 3:00 and during our open hours on Wednesdays or the 4th Monday evening.

Christmas at the New Free Store!

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Beginning Friday, November 29th, The New Free Store will offer Holiday Shopping.  As long as supplies last, we will have the following items for members of each household:

  • Christmas Stockings (or Stocking Stuffers) for children and teens
  • Christmas gift mugs for that special male or female on your shopping list
  • New gift items for all ages for those who reside in the household
We want our shoppers to enjoy the spirit of giving gifts in this upcoming Holiday Season however, supplies are limited and we request shoppers choose 1 gift per household member.

Christmas Shopping Dates
Friday, November 29th
Wednesdays-December 4th, 11th, and 18th

Hilltop Cinnamon Roll Fundraiser

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Order Your Fresh L'Anse Hilltop Restaurant Cinnamon Rolls TODAY!

The New Free Store is selling these famous sweet rolls for only $6.00 each
The huge rolls weigh one pound apiece!

Order your rolls today by calling:
The New Free Store, 906-362-3733 and leave a message
Call Laura at 906-361-0606

Pick up your fresh baked rolls on Saturday, December 7th
Between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Messiah Lutheran Church, 305 W Magnetic St, Marquette
Prince of Peace Church, M28, Harvey

A limited number of rolls will be available on December 7th without pre-ordering

Third Anniversary Celebration

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On October 10, 2019 over 100 people helped us celebrate three years of operation at our M28 location next to the Lion's Field in Harvey.  Most of the guests were shoppers, but we also had 18 volunteers and numerous Friends of the New Free Store financial donors.  We served hot dogs, chips, apples, veggies, donuts and apple cider to the hungry crowd from noon to 7:00 PM.  The treats were available thanks to donations from Walmart, Meijer and the Marquette Food Co-Op.  Pumpkins were also available to each shopping family thanks to a donation from Snyder's Drug Store in Harvey.

In addition to celebrating our third anniversary, we were especially pleased to distribute youth winter outerwear.  LakeState Industries allowed the use of their building space which was filled to over flowing with jackets, snowpants, boots, hats, and mittens from infant to teen sizes.  Much of this winter apparel was made possible thanks to a generous donation from the Marquette Breakfast Rotary. Many of our youth shoppers now have adequate clothing for our long UP winters!

Rummage Sale Extended!

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The New Free Store HUGE Rummage Sale

Saturday, June 22nd AND SUNDAY, June 23rd

10 AM - 3 PM

In the Lakestate and Free Store parking lot

Inside the Lakestate Building

1420 M28 East

Sale will be held Rain or Shine!

We have recived an abundance of wonderful donations and have already reached the capacity of our sales space.

Thank you for your generosity, but please no more rummage sale donations.

(The Free Store will continue to accept donations of quality used clothing and shoes for our traditional Store offerings)


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Dawn at Emberwilde by Sarah E. Ladd

Ladd, Sarah  Dawn at Emberwilde

Series: A Treasures of Surrey novel

Publication Date: May 2016

Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Netgalley.com

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  “There is nothing quite so lovely as dawn at Emberwilde.”

                     –Burns, ladies maid to Isabel Creston

Moving from life as a student to life as a teacher at the Fellsworth School changed very little in Isabel Creston’s life. The uniforms were a bit more drab and your hair had to be constantly tidy, but the same rigid regulations remained. Isabel is a beautiful young woman who likes to daydream and push the rules to the limits most days.

Nothing prepares Isabel, an orphan who serves as guardian to her younger half sister, for the arrival of the tall, handsome stranger that has been sent to escort her to Emberwilde to meet family that she never knew existed.

The novel gains momentum quickly with an intriguing plot that encompasses ghosts in the forest, smuggling, and mysterious events that occur without explanation. To further complicate the story, Isabel quickly learns that love often wears many faces. Nothing is quite as it seems at Emberwilde Hall.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The hint of romance appealed to me and the mysteries throughout the book kept my attention. The characters are reminiscent of Jane Austen’s characters and the setting and dark mysteries offer a bit of Charlotte Bronte. Read Dawn at Emberwilde to find out what mysteries are lurking in the forest!  Great book for readers of historical, Regency, and inspirational fiction!

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Simplicity Pattern Book Fall Winter 1949 Over 135 Fresh Styles to Sew Catalog

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Simplicity Pattern Book, vintage styles from Fall / Winter of 1949 for Women Who Sew. Throwback glamour, timeless beauties. The pattern book measures 10½ x 13 inches with 80 pages, it is filled with retro advertisements. Highlights include: Classics light the Autumn Scene, The Shirtwaist Idea, Start Now to Sew For Christmas, and Skirts Plus. It is in very good condition with some wear, the back cover has separated from the rest of the magazine while the front cover has a tear at the top right corner.

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Football Recruiting

Size and Athleticism of Alex Williams Convinced Urban Meyer

Alex Williams Ohio State Football Recruiting

Six months ago, it was looking like Ohio State would be bringing in a defensive end haul for the ages.

The Buckeyes were heavily involved with 5-star prospects Micah Parsons and Brenton Cox, as well as 4-star athletes Tyreke Smith and Jayson Oweh. Finding room for all four was possibly going to be a problem, but a problem that every coach would gladly sign up for.

Fast-forward to December, however, and Parsons stayed home at Penn State, and Cox did the same thing in Georgia. Smith and Oweh are still out there, with Smith the likeliest to become a Buckeye.

Right about this time, however, Ohio State also lost a pair of tight ends. Kierre Hawkins transferred to Youngstown State and A.J. Alexander’s OSU career came to an end due to injury.

So now the Buckeyes were headed for the early signing period with a need for defensive ends and tight ends.

Enter local prospect Alex Williams — a 6-foot-7 defensive lineman.

Williams, from nearby Pickerington North High School, was on Ohio State’s radar all season long, but Urban Meyer wanted to see how he progressed as a senior. Given the need, as well as Williams’ performance as a senior, Meyer finally decided to extend an offer.

“Yeah, he was one of those nights we came in and started — I wanted to see the Ohio guys, and I sat there and went through it myself over and over again, and this is right after I found out that A.J. Alexander was no longer going to be able to play football and Kierre made his move to move on, and we’re very thin at that position,” Meyer said. “And so I looked at the — I started watching him, and he’s a late developer player that I think he was hurt some of his junior year, and I like the fact he plays extremely hard and he’s a big athlete.”

The late blooming is something that Meyer sees every year from Ohio prospects, which is why he is not all that pleased with the early signing period.

Over the previous three classes, the Buckeyes signed Ohians Thayer Munford, Malik Harrison, Davon Hamilton, Rob Landers, and Brady Taylor due to offers late in the process. Every single one of those five names could be in the starting lineup next season, which is why Meyer is concerned that players like these won’t continue to stick around past the early signing period, choosing instead to play against Ohio State than for it.

Williams had been committed to West Virginia, so rather than wait to see if he would sign with WVU on the early signing period, OSU decided to offer him before a decision could be made. It obviously worked because Williams is now a Buckeye.

But where will he start his career? That has yet to be decided.

Where does Urban Meyer project eventually?

“Big athlete. I think he can do either,” he said. “I know there’s needs at both spots, but I don’t know, he’s just a big athlete. And you meet the young man, he’s a 3.8 GPA, he comes from an outstanding family, great high school program. That Pickerington football between Central and North and the rivalry there, that’s great football.”

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10 Little-Known Arabian Horse Facts- You Should Know

The Arabian horse, one of the most charming and graceful of animals, and the most famous horse breed is the stuff of legends. As the name indicates, the Arabian horse originated from Arabia-the the vast 2,590,000 sq km arid peninsula situated between the Persian Gulf and Red Sea-thousands of years ago.

Sagas and yarns about Arabian horses can be traced several millenniums back, graced by larger-than-life historical characters including kings, queens, and seers, and covering all continents.

The grace and elegance of Arabian horses have regaled and mesmerized both elites and commoners for ages. The Bedouins treasured the Arabian horse so tremendously that they frequently hid them in their marquees to dissuade robbers and bandits from stealing them. If truth is said, there are near-infinite intriguing Arabian horse facts that equine enthusiasts would find fascinating.

However, it is not possible to present all enthralling facts about Arabian horses in this blog. Nevertheless, we have tried to put together some of the most stimulating Arabian horse facts.

#1. The exact place of their origin is still not confirmed

Though the majority of historians, archaeologists, and chroniclers believe that the Arabian horse originated from Arabia, concrete evidence to attest the same hardly exists. What historians know with a fair degree of certainty is that the breed is more than 5000 years old, and the most purebred amongst all horse breeds. The Arabian horse was the first horse breed to be domesticated and tamed.

But nobody knows for sure where exactly the breed was spotted for the first time or where they hailed from initially. However, it is indisputable that this breed of horse was first raised with reasonable care in the Middle East.

The natives and aborigines of the Arabian Peninsula-the the Bedouin tribe- were the first to breed the Arabian horse two to three millenniums back.

Arabian horses are so-called because this equine species was initially bred in the arid plateaus and plains of Arabia. The horses were very amenable to training for battles and wars by cavalrymen, and they were also energetic enough to gallop for long distances. The Arabian horse was introduced to the rest of the world from Arabia.

#2. Oldest amongst all horse breeds

Almost all historians, archivists, and annalist agree that the oldest and the first registered breed of horse to inhabit the earth.  Some authoritative sources point out that the breed has been populating the lonely planet for the past three thousand years, while many reliable sources have reported that they have inhabited the earth from circa 5000 BC.

Nevertheless, there is enough archaeological evidence to corroborate and substantiate that Arabian horses were domesticated in the Middle East approximately 5000 years back.

#3. The Arabian horse is the forerunner of several horse breeds

Arabian horses have been crossbred with numerous other horse breeds, which have led to the evolution of many popular strains. Some of the popular crossbreeds include the Morgan, American Quarter Horse, Thoroughbred, Morab, Welara, and Quarab.

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#4. Uniquely striking appearance

Arabian horses have a perfectly chiseled form and a delicately set mien with innocent, somnolent eyes that make them endearing. Anybody who has even the slightest of predisposition towards horses will instantly fall in love with the Arabian steed owing to its muted yet imposing appearance.

The fact that Arabians tend to be very people-friendly and intensely loyal to their masters is what makes them so appealing to humans.

Their modest yet hot-blooded temperament of Arabian horses makes them perfect not only for domestication but also for competitions. You can quickly identify an Arabian horse from a distance owing to its unique and distinguishing appearance. Vaulted crest and neck, little backside, broad-set eyes and chest, and high tail carriage are some distinctive physical traits of an Arabian.

#5. Incredibly adaptable and enduring

One good reason why Arabian steeds are so famous and admired throughout the world is because of their incredible endurance. That the Arabian horse was initially raised and bred in the bone-dry deserts of the Middle East accounts for their astounding endurance power.

On the other hand, it is the unique skeletal structure of the horse that makes them quickly adapt to different climes. Unlike other breeds of horses that have rapidly twitching muscle fibers, Arabians have muscle fibers that contract and expand slowly.

The Arabian’s slowly twitching fibers enables the equine to use oxygen with greater efficacy, thereby letting the animal gallop or canter for long distances.

#6. Served as a mount for both noted and notorious historical characters

Turn back the pages of history books, and you’ll find that every seven out of ten famous historical characters preferred to mount on Arabians. Some of the most recognized and notorious historical figures that invariably chose Arabian horses as their mount included Genghis Khan, George Washington, Alexander the Great, Rana Pratap, and Napoleon.

Arabians have also regularly featured in movies, comic strips, novels, TV shows, and serve as emblems and motifs for several organizations.

#7. A skeletal structure like no other

Of all the Arabian horse facts, the steed’s exclusive skeletal structure is undoubtedly one of the most captivating. The Arabian’s skeletal structure is very much unique amongst all horse breeds.  The equine has only seventeen ribs, sixteen tail vertebras, and five lumbar vertebras, instead of the standard eighteen ribs, seventeen tail bones, and six vertebral bones.

Contrary to what you may think, the Arabian does not suffer from any congenital or hereditary health disorder. The Arabian is one of the healthiest of all horse breeds.

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#8. Arabian steeds inspire evolution and development of horse bows

Arabian horses have participated in some of the most significant wars and battle the human race. Also, the steed has inspired the evolution and development of some of the best horse bows, including but not limited to the Mongolian horse bow, Kainokai horse bow, and Hungarian style horse bow.

#9. Unique dietary needs

Talking about the Arabian horse’s feed for health, the equine can spend days without water, grass, and hay. This resilience stems from the fact that the Arabian was chiefly bred to be a warhorse. There’s no disputing that Arabian horses can survive and thrive for long periods without any water or food in comparison to other horse breeds.

#10. The most versatile of all horse breeds

Of all the Arabian horse facts we have listed so far, this one has to be the most interesting. Arabians have not only graced epochal battles and wars through the ages but have participated and done exceptionally well in numerous equestrian events, and endurance riding meets.

No wonder their adaptable temperament and intelligence have made them the most versatile of all horse breeds in the world.

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Why is Screening for Social Determinants Difficult?

By | October 16, 2019

In the present age of healthcare, we understand that social determinants play a critical role in health and wellness, as well as influencing our ability to treat illnesses. Those who identify with issues such as food insecurity, intimate partner violence, availability or quality of housing, and the ability to pay for necessities such as utilities like heat and water, area also more likely to struggle with psychological issues such as depression.

We have several tools we can utilize to screen for these, though our usage of them is presently minimal or non-existent. Why are we having such a difficult time?

Undoubtedly, one factor is the separation of public health, social services and medical care. There is nominal coordination or even understanding of what resources are present in the communities we serve. Simultaneously, as physicians, our training does not focus on such issues, so caregivers are less inclined to have such conversations with patients. Furthermore, there is a bombardment on offices with activities concerning “medical” care, which does not seem to leave enough time to delve into these social determinants. Hence, disallowing  us to care for “the whole person!” Also, there is a great concern that patients will be uncomfortable discussing such matters.

If we are going to do right by those we serve, we should ignore these barriers because understanding social factors is necessary for us to care for our patients. Regardless of the visit type, there is the procurement of temperature and weight. Why? Do they affect all situations? Of course not. Social determinants of health do. Having a list of local community services can satisfy the argument of a lack of resources. Open communication concerning issues that are central to those we serve will only enhance our relationships and thus improve our ability to diagnose and treat.

It is unnecessary for the screening to be completed by the physician. With technology, we can reverently ask the appropriate questions in multiple different ways and in numerous locations. The leading excuse I receive is, “Why screen for something I can’t fix?” This logic is flawed on multiple levels. First, how do I even know that a problem exists unless I ask? Second, how do I create care models without knowing the extent of the situation at hand? Lastly, why do I not wish to intervene when I know social determinants are so critical for health and wellbeing? Is it better for us to avoid the situation or, must we address our own biases?

Since, undeniably, health professionals are knowledgeable and serve others, let us solve these basic needs of those we are so honored to serve. Let us overcome our barriers, delve into the psychosocial axis of human frailty, and become holistic in our approaches.  If resources are scarce, let us solve the scarcity, not avoid the problem. If time is of the essence, let us distribute the tasks. At the heart of the matter is accepting the concept that without solving the social determinant needs, we will fall woefully short in our vocation of healing those in need.