In addition to designing the slider for the site homepage, I also made an about page for the IMRC fab lab, found here. http://portal2.nmdprojects.net/imrc-fab-lab/
Lexicon Research
Urban apiary: Bees from urban apiaries are often reported to be healthier than their rural counterparts, a pattern that is often attributed to cities’ having higher floral diversity and lower pesticide prevalence than rural-agricultural landscapes. This pattern remains anecdotal, though, and a recent empirical study of honey bee success patterns in Ohio, USA, found a weakly negative […]
Internship Update
I have created a svg based upon the design for the Tau Kappa Epsilon coat of arms to be used for the purposes of laser cutting into a sign for the fraternity. Due to size constraints of the Logilase machine, it will have to be made in modular pieces and assembled with wood glue after […]
Internship results
I have been collaborating with a friend who is a published author known as Killoran Mazur. She commissioned me to design the book covers for her writing series. The first two are published with cover and all; the third is currently pending. There was the idea of these covers growing darker with each book to […]
Hawaiian Watersheds & Antibiotic Free
HAWAIIAN WATERSHEDS Hawaiian watersheds are to be described as a Hawaiian rain forest, which captures and saves large amounts of water. Total value of a single Hawaiian Watershed = $7.4-14 Billion Unfortunately, Hawaii’s watersheds are deteriorating and under attack by animals like pigs, goats and deer and aggressive non-native weeds. With government funding scarce and […]
Lexicon Show Th 11-2 APPE
Instructions for the show: Greet visitors and have them sign Guestbook Give them “Handout 1” (Velma or I will have these) Ask them to answer the 1-2 questions BEFORE they enter the show–brief answer ok. Let them walk around show, and let them know you’ll be happy to answer any questions to the best of your […]
Lex Show Help Wed 1-3pm APPE
I’ll be hanging th Lexicon show in APPE from roughly 1-3 pm today. Could use a few hands to measure, pound a few nails and clip posters. Show Thurs will be 11-2; so the 10-11 crew might pitch in if you can, of if you can’t mann show thursday.
Lexicon Show Schedule
Lexicon Show APPE Space Thur April 30, 11-2 Tell ALL your friends/roommates/neighbors to stop by. We want LOTS of visitors!
Shannon Meserve – Lexicon Research
Humane Slaughter Human Slaughter is growing to become an important topic. The emergence of awareness and concern for animal suffering when is a crucial topic for societies that want healthier meat in their diet. As a part of raising animals ethically they must be respected in life and death. It is important give animals […]
Grass farmer Research (parts unedited)
What is “Grass Farming”? (The practice is based on the tenet that the diet of all the animals on a farm should stem from grass—the cows eat grass, the chickens eat grass and peck through the manure of the cows, which came from grass, etc. A viable grass farm uses a sophisticated system of animal […]
KevinBoucher_News
Issue Magazine, a magazine used to tell people about small events in a dieing mill town whether it be about basketball games or New Media night at university of Maine Orono. A local Magazine for local events.
Aidan Bauer’s Lexicon Research – Gleaning and Experiential Learning
Gleaning What it is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers fields after they have been harvested History practiced since biblical times as an act of charity, where it was required that farmers leave the corners of their fields unharvested so those less fortunate would have something a legal right for cottagers in England […]
Know Your Farmer + Seed Sovereignty
Know Your Farmer – In our society, we are often greatly disconnected from the people we interact and purchase things from on a daily basis. It used to be commonplace for people to trade or barter food, and do so on a personal level with farmers in their area. Nowadays, shopping at a local supermarket […]
Lexicon Research – Salmon Safe – Wild Harvest
Salmon Safe Salmon Safe is the encouragement of the adaption of ecologically sustainable agricultural practices that protect water quality and spawning grounds of native salmon and trout. David uses natural locations for his fish, he uses large trees with roots around his spawns in order to keep the banks solid even during the spring and […]
Dustin Morse – New Media Europe Trip
Before departure to Europe, students will meet with a variety of accomplished researchers, artist and new media artists via Skype sessions. The New Media Trip to Europe is a great opportunity to see different types of Media. You will travel to Venice (Italy), Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Zagreb (Croatia). You will visit a wide variety of […]
Humane Slaughter and Urban Apiary/Agriculture
Humane Slaughter From what I have gathered for research of Humane Slaughter, I have come to the conclusion that it is not just about how we slaughter the food that we eat, but also how we treat the food when it lives. It is just as important to treat the animals with care and compassion […]
Pastured Poultry + Grass Farming
Grass farming and Pastured Poultry really go hand in hand, so I feel as if I can combine them into one research bout. Both practices are being done by Joel Salatin on Polyface farm in Virginia. This is a farming practice in which livestock is brought up in fields and pastures eating grass or their […]
Using CSS
CSS STYLING with classes **NB. To change any styling, you need to do this in 3 steps: 1) create a CSS class in the “appearance–>Edit CSS Stylesheet editor. eg I have added a new class called “accent” to the stylesheet: .accent { color: red; font-weight: bold; } 2) Then I went to the curriculum page, […]