Jeffrey Kirk

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-04-03

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Apr 032011

space tech info: Close inspections of space shuttle set to begin http://bit.ly/ifORcg #
from UNHCR: Chinese actress Yao Chen shares refugees' stories with millions of fans http://bit.ly/hkUlCm #
from UNHCR: On the verge of retirement, UNHCR veteran returns to where it all began http://bit.ly/g75Fqd #
space tech info: NASA to check for shuttle damage after hail storm http://bit.ly/hrcrYw #
space tech info: One more time: NASA sets contest for final shuttle wake-up call http://bit.ly/dG9TiW #
from UNHCR: Ivorian exodus spreads in West Africa as crisis deepens http://bit.ly/eQM6su #
from UNHCR: Key Graphs : Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries 2010 http://bit.ly/hsc6nL #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-03-27

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Mar 272011

from UNHCR: Escalating violence fuels dramatic rise in displacement in Côte d'Ivoire http://bit.ly/g3Vi8K #
space tech info: Giffords doing 'remarkably well,' astronaut husband says http://bit.ly/i6wWTz #
from UNHCR: Fears mount that Côte d'Ivoire conflict could spill into Liberia http://bit.ly/fgx9Sn #
space tech info: News conference set for shuttle Endeavour crew http://bit.ly/hRvAZ3 #
from my blogs: Chocolate Raspberry Mousse http://bit.ly/f0G8re #fb #
from UNHCR: Vulnerable refugees get ATM cards under new UNHCR scheme http://bit.ly/hYZv24 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR calls for action to alleviate humanitarian situation on Lampedusa http://bit.ly/fk5EGL #
from UNHCR: Ivorian masses desert Abidjan following call to war http://bit.ly/hSapzk #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-03-20

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Mar 202011

from UNHCR: UNHCR and IOM appeal for urgent support to sustain humanitarian evacuation operation http://bit.ly/ihpbvK #
from UNHCR: More than 800 Afro-Colombians flee to Colombia's main Pacific port http://bit.ly/hvSZN1 #
from UNHCR: Congolese victims of sexual violence call for help from the international community http://bit.ly/dKodS8 #
space tech info: Work resumes at space shuttle launch pad where worker died http://bit.ly/fv8e7P #
from UNHCR: Boat arrivals on Lampedusa http://bit.ly/hO75ro #
from UNHCR: Helping communities who are helping Haiti's displaced http://bit.ly/eND1yE #
space tech info: Worker falls to his death at Kennedy Space Center, NASA says http://bit.ly/dNfBT6 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-03-13

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Mar 132011

from UNHCR: UNHCR warns that Côte d'Ivoire needs going dangerously overlooked http://bit.ly/gOYInJ #
space tech info: Spokesman: Giffords plans to attend husband's shuttle launch in April http://bit.ly/hNQqe0 #
from UNHCR: Somali labourer flees from discrimination and violence in Libya http://bit.ly/ialsxA #
space tech info: 'Skylon' space plane aims to fill void left by Discovery http://bit.ly/iaaYjD #
from UNHCR: IOM and UNHCR chiefs call for continued humanitarian momentum as fighting in Libya escalates http://bit.ly/erIpkF #
space tech info: Discovery nears end of final mission http://bit.ly/fXzzm8 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR says lives at risk in Côte d'Ivoire, calls for opposing groups to support humanitarian efforts http://bit.ly/hQ3BUj #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Contributing to peace-building in Kyrgyzstan http://bit.ly/hthgg6 #
space tech info: Capt. Kirk wakes up shuttle crew http://bit.ly/hjCX2c #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-03-06

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Mar 062011

from UNHCR: UNHCR warns that 'humanitarian space' is shrinking fast in Côte d'Ivoire http://bit.ly/ico2sP #
space tech info: Obama calls shuttle, space station astronauts http://bit.ly/efU5Qo #
from UNHCR: Thousands of people flown home from Tunisia as evacuation begins http://bit.ly/hEUP4B #
from UNHCR: Angelina Jolie, UN refugee agency Goodwill Ambassador, issues appeal for civilians and refugees in C… http://bit.ly/fKIB3B #
from UNHCR: UNHCR urges humanitarian access for people trapped by fighting in Côte d'Ivoire's Abidjan http://bit.ly/dZX8f3 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees urges evacuation of people trying to leave Libya http://bit.ly/eE91yo #
space tech info: Shuttle astronauts hold pre-spacewalk 'campout' http://bit.ly/i58zmg #
from UNHCR: UNHCR emergency teams supporting Tunisians and Egyptians to respond to tens of thousands fleeing vio… http://bit.ly/hUyGpP #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-02-27

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Feb 272011

space tech info: Shuttle Discovery docks with space station for 13th and final time http://bit.ly/gJnazF #
from UNHCR: Displaced Somalis cornered by latest fighting http://bit.ly/eI6s3P #
space tech info: Shuttle Discovery scheduled for its last flight http://bit.ly/eXUuC5 #
from UNHCR: 57 deaths reported in boat tragedy in Gulf of Aden http://bit.ly/gMmhdy #
space tech info: CNN Exclusive: Talking space with NASA's administrator http://bit.ly/hxurGa #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Spanish clowns make refugees laugh with their favourite girlfriend http://bit.ly/hWSubZ #
from UNHCR: UNHCR fears for the safety of refugees caught in Libya's violence http://bit.ly/gAk2V8 #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-02-20

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Feb 202011

space tech info: Discovery's final flight scheduled for Thursday http://bit.ly/h2Ycj6 #
from UNHCR: UNHCR launches relocation of Ivorian refugees to new camp in Liberia http://bit.ly/f3rh2C #
from UNHCR: UNHCR and Caribbean partners work to raise awareness of "invisible" refugees http://bit.ly/gAoovx #
from UNHCR: UNHCR starts work on new camp for internally displaced in Côte d'Ivoire http://bit.ly/fjRX5E #
from UNHCR: UNHCR and partners working to help manage Tunisian arrivals in Italy http://bit.ly/fDVf2P #
from UNHCR: Another aid airlift arrives in Liberia as flow of Ivorian refugees continues http://bit.ly/esKqAw #
space tech info: Russian Mars mission lands on red planet – virtually http://bit.ly/dSFgJA #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-02-13

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Feb 132011

from UNHCR: UNHCR says help needed for Sudan displaced following referendum result http://bit.ly/hcN7CN #
from UNHCR: UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for urgent resolution of Côte d'Ivoire crisis http://bit.ly/fj8MSB #
space tech info: Spokesman: Giffords recovering part of her ability to speak http://bit.ly/iblOAB #
Great article about chocolate and wine pairing. Be sure to watch video too.
http://www.jsonline.com/features/food/115525794.html #
from UNHCR: UNHCR airlifts aid to Côte d'Ivoire; internally displaced population nears 35,000 http://bit.ly/fQHJWY #
from UNHCR: More aid headed for Côte d'Ivoire as IDP population grows http://bit.ly/h4gGaM #
space tech info: Utah rocket builder ATK joins commercial space race http://bit.ly/hSLDZ0 #
space tech info: NASA says its pockets not deep enough for new rocket http://bit.ly/esfflS #
from UNHCR: Continuing insecurity threatens civilians in North Kivu http://bit.ly/fpejTV #

Twitter Update: week ending 2011-02-06

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Feb 062011

from my blogs: Valentines Day Chocolate Car? http://bit.ly/gQhT5B #fb #
from UNHCR: UNHCR condemns killings and displacement of civilians in Mogadishu http://bit.ly/hVHC5s #
space tech info: NASA to make announcement about space shuttle commander http://bit.ly/g1Xio1 #
from UNHCR: Q&A: Jewish agency in US marks 130 years of protecting the persecuted http://bit.ly/dRwNRK #
from my blogs: Blizzard 2011 – The Flakes of Wrath http://bit.ly/h4rItP #fb #
Going out to shovel the driveway to make a dent in the Flakes of Wrath. #blizzard #fb #
from UNHCR: In assisting Haiti quake survivors, start at the beginning: A birth certificate http://bit.ly/hgtp4j #
It's still only a blizzard watch. If it's real can we call it the "flakes of wrath"?The previous "1/2 inch blizzard" just wasn't worth it. #
from UNHCR: UNHCR chief addresses European Court of Human Rights http://bit.ly/dGFbD1 #

Blizzard 2011 – The Flakes of Wrath

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Feb 022011

The blizzard began in late afternoon on February 1, 2011, following a pretty heavy snowfall that just ended that same morning. Unlike the “1/2 inch blizzard” we had earlier in the season, this one felt like a real blizzard: lots of snow, lots of wind, really interesting to be outside.

Tradition would have it that our blizzard party would be followed by a midnight shovelling experience. But we were getting too tired already, so we went outside somewhere between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m.

Here’s a first-hand look at the storm…

About 9:30 a.m. on February 2, I headed out to see the effects. The video that follows is shot from the garage. There’s clear driveway where the wind whipped around the corner of the garage and blew the snow away. You also see a drift right outside the garage, and the snow at the end of the driveway, courtesy of the snow plow.

The next video, shot just moments later, gets out near the street for a look back to the house as well as a closer shot of the snow in the driveway.

Finally, here’s a view in the street with the kids digging a fort into a snow bank and then a view of the neighborhood. A few neighbors are still working to clear their driveways 4 hours after we began.

Hey, this is Wisconsin! We’re supposed to have a good snow storm from time to time. OK now, where’s the ibuprofen?

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