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The Netherlands have a relationship with water unlike that of any other country in the world. Since medieval times, the Dutch have been building canals for travel, trade and irrigation. Of course, internationally acclaimed Amsterdam is on every traveler's check list, but if encountering its splendid architecture, pretty bridges and historic canals never fails to impress, it fails to represent the coziness or – in Dutch – the "gezelligheid " of the Netherlands.
For a more intimate experience and authentic Dutch culture, I travel to Utrecht, a charming city relatively unknown to the mainstream tourist located only 30 minutes from Amsterdam by train. If you dream of sauntering across picturesque canals, exploring 2000 years of history through quaint medieval streets and indulging in cozy cafés you're in luck. Utrecht has it all.
Utrecht: Quintessential "Dutchness"
Back in the Middle Ages, Utrecht was a busy market town and an important commercial waterway along the Rhine. Masterpieces of Dutch ingenuity and engineering excellence, these are the only inner-city canals in the world to have a unique two-level street system allowing boats to dock and directly unload their cargo onto the wharf cellars lining the canal . Many of Utrecht 's 732 wharf cellars along three and a half miles of canals fell into disrepair in the 19th century when commercial transportation increasingly took place across land.
In 1948, thriving in the aesthetic beauty of these 13th century wharves running along the Oudegracht and Nieuwegracht, the city of Utrecht initiated a large scale restoration program. Today the cellars boast bustling restaurants, cafés, craft shops and trendy boutiques.
If the heart of the historic city is centered around the picturesque old canal, the skyline is dominated by the reigning symbol of Utrecht, the Dom tower is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands. Built as part of a Gothic cathedral on the site of an older Romanesque church over 600 years ago, this tower and the grand Domkerk across the Dom square are all that remain of the majestic cathedral.
The central section of the building was wiped out by a tornado in 1674 and never rebuilt. Standing at 112 meters high, the soaring Dom tower affords spectacular views of the city and far beyond – a breathtaking 360° bird-eye sight well worth the steep 465 steps up.
The capital of the Bishopric of Utrecht was part of the Holy Roman Empire and the religious center of the country since the 18th century. It is no surprise that gems of Christian devotion are peppered across the city. The Paushuize, the second oldest historic building of the city was built in 1517 by Adrianus VI, the only Dutch Pope in history. The majestic house was completed before he became a Pope, when he was attached to the court of Charles in Spain. Elected Pope in 1522, he died one year later in Rome and sadly never got the chance to live in his papal residence in Utrecht.
Spiritual serenity can be found in the enclosed Pandhof – the idyllic monastery garden of the Cathedral is tucked away from the bustling busy streets. An oasis of peace surrounded by a Gothic cloister and chaired by the central bronze statue of a 14th century priest. To delve even deeper into Utrecht's historic timeline, the DOMunder tours are a unique way to explore the cathedral's underground foundations, from the Romans's castellum Trajectum to the founding of the city by Willibrord in the 8th century to present day archeology taking place under the Dom square.
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WEST LAFAYETTE -- Following a special Ridgewood Local School Board meeting Dec. 21, it was announced that Jay Tingle will be replacing previous school treasurer Lori Statler.
The need for replacement came following Statler's resignation, which was effective Dec. 31.
Statler, who was employed as the Ridgewood school treasurer for the past three years, has reportedly taken a position with the Claymont City schools.
Tingle, a graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene College, recently held the position of director of support services for the Barnesville school system. Tingle resides in Guernsey County. His position with Ridgewood will begin Jan. 30 with his contract extending through January 2013.
According to school superintendent Rick Raach, an interim treasurer has been hired to cover the position from Jan. 1 through Jan. 30. The interim, Tamara Hess currently is employed as treasurer for the Coshocton County Career Center.
Other items discussed during the school board's meeting Dec. 20 included:
* Approved Heather Grace, classroom aide transferred to the Ridgewood Middle School. The transfer is for a nine month position, no benefits.
* Supplemental contracts for 2010-2011 were approved for Marie King, high school girls' basketball coach, and Tyler Hains, high school boys' basketball coach.
* Lincoln Humphrey was approved as volunteer wrestling coach for the 2010-2011 school year.
* Maggie Stewart was approved as a ticket taker and score keeper at $7.50 per hour, effective for Dec. 1.
* Tracy Allen was approved as substitute custodian.
* Lisa Knicely was approved to provide five hours per week of home instruction for a high school student that had recent surgery, effective Nov. 15.
The school board will have its 2011 organizational meeting at 6:15 p.m. and the next regular meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 10.


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When I first began to research cloth diapering I became over whelmed by all of the options. I wasn't familiar with many of the terms, and it took me a while to figure out how everything worked. Today I want to easily break it down for you and make a convenient guide, a dictionary of sorts. I hope that I have gathered everything, if I have forgotten anything please let me know.
Cloth Diaper Dictionary
Pre fold diaper
Prefolds- a prefold is pretty much what you think of when it comes to a cloth diaper. It's a rectangle, with a thicker center you can do many folds with it to wrap around the baby's bum. In the old days pins were used to keep the diaper closed, and a plastic pant was put over the diaper. Today, most people use Snappis and a diaper cover. Prefolds usually need to be prepped, meaning you need to wash and dry them 6 to 8 times before you can use them. Pretty much the more you wash and dry them the more absorbent they become. They can come bleached or unbleached, Chinese style, or Indian style.
All In One (AIO)- AIO diapers are pretty much a no work diaper. The diaper is just like a sposie, one easy step. (Very day care friendly diapers!) They can be line dried or put in the dryer, they tend to take a long time to dry. Like a diaper cover they can be OS, or come in various sizes. They also come in aplex or snaps.
Snappi- Snappi's are used to keep prefolds together.
Diaper Covers- Diaper covers are made with a leak proof material (PUL). They can come sized (small, medium, etc) or one size fits all. If they are os then the diaper usually snaps down to a smaller size, then as the child grows you can snap to a medium size, after leave totally unsnapped for a large size. Diaper covers can last from 8 lbs to potty training. They either come with hook and loops or snaps. Some people hang dry covers (they dry pretty quickly), but they can be thrown in the dryer for a quick dry. The covers do need to be resealed in the dryer to prevent leaks, I reseal mine about once a month.
Fitted diaper- A fitted diaper is an absorbent material that looks like a diaper but is not water proof. They wrap around the body and are very soft and comfy. However they are NOT water proof and require a diaper cover. They can be snapped or aplexed. They can take a while to dry but not as long as an AIO. A fitted diaper can be made from hemp, bamboo or other absorbent fabrics.
Contour diaper- Contour diapers are very similar to fitteds. Except that they usually do not have elastic bands around the waist and legs.
Hybrid/All in two (AI2) diaper
An AI2 diaper is a diaper cover with an insert that sits (or snaps) inside.) The insert can be cloth or flushable (making it a hybred). So when the diaper is soiled you can replace the insert and wipe the cover clean (the wet does not sit on the PUL fabric) and the cover can be used again. Most people replace the cover during changes and let the other one air dry, then they use the cover for the next change. Also the cover is usually put in the pail/wet bag when its pooped on. (These are the diapers I use most, and in my opinion are the best for your buck.)
Pocket Diaper
Pocket diapers are probably the most popular form of CD's right now. The outside is a waterproof fabric, it is then lined with a soft material that wicks moisture down to an insert that is stuffed inside of the diaper. Meaning baby is not really sitting in wet! These diapers can be prestuffed which makes them great for daycares, baby sitters, and lets not forget about dads! They can be hung dry or put in the dryer. They come sized or one size, with snaps or aplex. Also, some people prefer to stuff pockets with prefolds.
Inserts are used to either stuff a pocket diaper or lay in an AI2. They can be made from micro fiber, bamboo, or another absorbent fabric. Microfiber should NOT touch baby's skin (it will severely dry the skin out). So if the insert is made for an AI2 then it will have a materiel that is suitable for baby's skin that will wick the moisture down (similar to the top layer of a pocket diaper.) Inserts may also be disposable, most true CD users only use these flushable liners for travel or a diaper rash. Some inserts can either snap or fold down to fit a OS diaper.
Doubler's/soakers- These can be stuffed with an insert for more absorbency, or layered under an insert/fitted/prefold. They look similar to an insert.
Liners- Liners can be laid under baby's skin, they are very soft and wick the moisture down. Liners are made from various material including fleece and raw silk. They can be cloth or disposable, many people use them at night and when diaper rash cream is needed. *Note- when using Shiny Heiny Bum Butter, a liner is not needed!
Wet bags/ pale liners- Wet bags and pale liners are made of waterproof PUL. Some are zippered/draw stringed/ or just left open. Dirty diapers are placed in the bag, then the whole bag is dumped in the wash, including the bag. They come in numerous sizes, including small to fit into a diaper bag.
Diaper pales- Some people store dirty diapers in diaper pales. They are usually lined with a pale liner that is made out of PUL. (Old fashioned wet pales use to contain water, this is a HUGE safety hazard and for the most part is no longer practiced.) You can buy a pale from a CD retailer, or use a plastic trash can.
Wipe Solution- This solution can be bought or home made, many just have a tad of baby wash to make cleaning easier. I have a peri bottle from the hospital that I put water in to wet my wipes, I also have a spray bottle for the diaper bag. Honestly though most of the time I just wet my wipe in the sink before use. Also some people wet a few wipes and keep them in a container, if this is done they need to be used/replaced frequently to keep them from becoming moldy.
Cloth wipes
Many people who CD use cloth wipes (including me)! They can be made or bought. I made mine from thin Gerber burp clothes, I cut them into six pieces and had instant wipes. Cloth wipes tend to clean more then a sposie wipe. I use one cloth for every three sposie. They are just thrown into the wet bag, and washed with the diapers.
Diaper Sprayer- Many people buy diaper sprayers to clean CD's. You hook them up to the toilet and use it to spray of waste. This does not need to be used until baby starts on solids. Some people dunk the diaper in the toilet rather then spraying. You can also "plop"/scrape the waste in. Many people also just put a liner down and plop the solid in the toilet
Fleece/Wool Diaper Covers
Fleece and wool are both unique fabrics, in that this wick away moisture, being water proof. Some of covers may have snap or hook and loop others like ours pull on. Fleece and wool can also be longies, they are pants that second as a diaper cover.
My favorite diaper products would have to be my fleece diaper covers and longies. Not just because they are our products, but because of how soft and breathable they are. I also think that they are Lady Petunia's favorite since she gets so excited when I put them on her.
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Laborama Expo is the all-encompassing trade fair for the laboratory sector in Belgium and Luxembourg. With more than 100 exhibitors, visitors will find not only companies that focus on analytical equipment, but suppliers of software, clean rooms, consumables, furniture, reagents, and more.
In addition to the broad offering of exhibitors, there are plenty of side activities as well. We see the return of the 2 live labs. Visitors can also participate in 2 different routes. The Water Route takes the visitor by exhibitors with products or services aimed at water research or treatment while the Life Science Route exhibitors contains that offer the newest measuring and analysis techniques for the life science sector.
The seminars in 2018 are a must-see for every visitor. With speakers such as Iwan de Koning (Janssen Pharnaceutica) and professors Jan Tytgat (KUL), Peter Van Eenoo (UGent) and Olivier Vandenberg (LHUB-ULB), the Conference Room will be buzzing with activity.
On the Nova Square, visitors can find new companies that exhibit for the first time.
Laborama Expo 2018 is held on the 15th & 16th of March in Brussels Kart Expo.
Registration for visitors open on the 2nd of January, while interested companies can already register via the Laborama Expo website.
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start here, by reading this post, and go backwards and still understand what's going on in the conversation. Links to Part 1, "The Flipped Class: What it Is and What it is Not," and
Part 2 - "Are You Ready to Flip?," and other related links can be found below.
- C.J. Westerberg
"The classroom environment and learning culture play
a large role in determining the best pedagogical strategy."
The idea of the flipped class started with lecture and direct instruction being done at home
via video and/or audio, and what was once considered homework is done in class. So, the order of the "lecture" and "homework" components of the class are, well -- flipped.
Now, it is becoming much more than that.
The main reason, maybe the only reason, to flip a class is to provide more class time for learning and that is the major shift that we are seeing as the flip gains popularity across
content areas. Other than that, a good flipped class should be like any other in which
good teaching and effective learning take place. Flipping the class is not the end-all
solution to finding the "best use" of class time, but it does allow for varied forms of
instruction. And after all, doesn't anything that results in more in-class learning a move
in the right direction?
A lot of flipped class discussions focus on moving away from a traditional lecture format.
While some lessons lend themselves better to a lecture format, others will be more
appropriate as a flipped lesson. The classroom environment and learning culture play
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The best way to understand how the method works is to see it in action. If you are interested
in the Flipped Classroom, you are not alone...find and begin building a support network at
The Flipped Class Network. Look at the network resources, connect with other professionals, or even visit a class and see what the buzz is about. Chances are the flip will be coming
soon to a school near you, if it hasn't already.
Brian Bennett is a second year teacher that just finished his first year of flipping with no intentions of going back to a traditional class. His focus is on using the flipped model to build collaborative classes that integrate technology to foster the growth of 21st century learners. Brian has spoken on the Flipped Class at conferences in the United States, South Korea, and Malaysia.
Jason Kern is the Director of Technology at The Oakridge School in Arlington, TX. Jason has been an educator for 14 years. He is the curator of TEDxYouth@Metroplex, a Google Certified Teacher, and a Powerful Learning Practice Fellow. Jason went back into the classroom this year to help implement a flipped Economics class to seniors. He has also trained Middle School science and math teachers to begin to flip their classrooms.
April Gudenrath is an English teacher at Discovery Canyon High School in Colorado Springs, Co. April started her career in the IT industry training for Wal-Mart, Oracle, and Microsoft. She then left the technology field to follow her dream to be a high school English teacher. Currently she teaches 9-12 in both the International Baccaularet Middle Years and Diploma Years Programme and has created blended classes across grade levels. In addition, she teaches the IB epistomology class Theory of Knowledge, which she has also blended, and is an IB assessor in that area.
Philip McIntosh is a Learner-in-Chief for mathematics and science at Challenger Middle School in Colorado Springs, CO. He is entering his 9th year as an educator and he went all in on the flipped model and mastery learning in his 7th grade pre-algebra and algebra classes in 2010.
of things - but this is more than a start.
- C.J. Westerberg
Related posts The Daily Riff:
Part 1 - "The Flipped Class: Myth vs. Reality" by Jon Bergmann, Jerry Overmyer and Brett Wilie
Part 2 - "Are You Ready to Flip?" by Dan Spencer, Deb Wolf and Aaron Sams
How the Flipped Classroom is Radically Transforming Learning by Jon Bergmann
Teachers Doing the Flip to Help Students Become Learners
Private School Math Teacher Flips Learning by Stacey Roshan


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The book is BUTTER, and the author is Erin Jade Lange.
This one gets two thumbs up from me for sure. If you dig the synopsis, you'll definitely dig the book. The characters are truly multi-dimensional and come alive on the page, and the story gets a powerful message across without coming off as an after school special.


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Devon schools trial American teaching to cut disruptive behaviour
Teachers from 80 Devon primary schools will trial American teaching methods in a bid to reduce disruptive behaviour in the classroom.
Organisers said it was about building on teacher's knowledge and offering additional support.
Researchers from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) are behind the scheme.
The schools will be involved in a five year study from September to see how effective the project is.
The PCMD has received £1.7m from the National Institute for Health Research to test the scheme.
The course, which is called the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (TCM), has already been trialled on 40 teachers in Devon.
Dr Tamsin Ford, clinical senior lecturer at PCMD, said the results from the trial were positive.
'Powerful and effective'
She said the scheme was about "refining what teachers are doing" and offering additional ways of dealing with disruptive pupils while building on their social and emotional skills.
Ruth Dixon from Hayward's Primary School, in Crediton, who took part in the initial pilot study, said: "The ideas were very practical, some were very simple and others included very detailed plans for pupils who struggled with their behaviour.
"The strategies have allowed us to keep very positive and share good practice," she added.
Dr Ford said "Over the last 20 to 30 years there's been a gradual increase in the level of disruptive and antisocial behaviour.
"Our initial study showed the project has the potential to be a powerful and effective tool in education in the UK.
"By taking it forward into a larger study we hope to be able to draw conclusions that will be of benefit to teachers, their pupils and their parents."
Teachers from reception to year four classes will be involved in the study.
Dr Ford is looking for more schools to take part in the project from September 2013.


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The Swan Pond showing the Marble Love Temple. The structure was modeled after a Vitruvius and Augustan design, students of architecture.
When I arrived at the 92 acre Morris Arboretum, it was a very stormy day, but that was not going to stop me from seeing the gardens. I had just stopped at The Camera Store (really its name) to purchase a 'raincoat' for my Nikon. And it came in quite handy. I even was lucky to have one for myself in my Jeep.
The 1908 Pump House used to push water uphill to the garden fountain and Compton Mansion. Also, it was used for the livestock in the fields. See the darkened sky?
Another view of this pretty structure, set in an idyllic setting. Love the exfoliation of the birch to the left and the bridge to the right, real designer touches.
While I was at The Camera Store near Philadelphia, the salesman who was waiting on me, mentioned that he was from Reading (sixty miles away), the city nearest where I grew up. The salesman coincidentally lived ON MY GRANDFATHER'S ESTATE in Jacksonwald, PA, near Reading, in a new development that was built there on the huge property after its sale many years ago!!! I went to see the new builds there too. I was so sad to see all the forests and fields gone.
I was literally dumbstruck to say the least, about what was built, and that someone I just met was living there. What was the chance? This was the same property where I originally grew up as a youngster in one of the tenant houses (still there as the big property was parceled off). Actually it was a summer cottage (so said by my parents), but estate workers lived in the other two homes in this scenic area, so to me it seemed like a house for the staff. Our house was only a pinch nicer than the other two with a full wrap around porch. But the odd meeting does not happen to stop here, no.
When I was at Chanticleer, I also ran into a couple from Reading, near the home that I previously owned before moving here to NY. Now the Chanticleer garden is 60 miles away from my former home and this seemed really odd that I would meet people living so near and on where I was living in Pennsylvania. To make the story even more strange, this couple, a doctor and his wife, are coming up to NY wine country this summer. They will be traveling onto Canada and Niagara on the Lake. That is really close to where I now live. I had wished I had a business card to give them, because I would have surly met up with these really nice people. We chatted for a really long time at Chanticleer. Small world.
The Rose Garden is a mix of perennials, roses, annuals, and wood plants. Ornament is placed throughout.
The Log Cabin was once a private retreat of the owner, Lydia Morris. It is sited in the woodland, beside a babbling stream.
This view reminds me so much of one of the places that I lived. I get so homesick going back to PA.
The long views and pathways are stunning.
The trees and ferns are so lush. PA was getting a lot of rain.
The Oak Allee.
So many driveways where I am from are similar to this view. Remember the Daniel Boone drive? But none would have this creative graphic application applied.
Graphic on the asphalt mimics the branching above.
Nothing like a Spring show!
Can anyone say healthy roses? In Niagara Falls the roses are still disease free, but not for long I am guessing. Here they are full and healthy.
This garden is a great example of mixing roses with other plants. I myself often mix roses with Nepeta and Lavender. And like below, where conditions allow, foxglove and lupine.
But not everything was coming up roses. And it was getting ready to down pour. More dark skies.
I just thought the view was nice. It is a pretty stone archway, so typical of Pennsylvania landscapes.
The grazing sheep greet visitors as they drive into the property. They are silhouette cutout sheep on the north facing slope which also houses the Magnolia collection.
I wonder if people visiting do a double take. I knew the sheep were cutouts, but I bet the kids go wild when they see them.
The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania.
I hope you enjoyed the views. I have the Out on a Limb: A Tree Adventure exhibit to show you coming up. It is a very creative project. One, like architecture students might have designed, yet was created by seasoned architects and engineers. Can you guess what you are seeing by the image below? A true arboreal experience from 50 feet in the air.
The Train Garden is coming to show you too. They are two really unique features to the Morris Arboretum. The trains and buildings where not yet in place, but it really was a fascinating display in miniature. One super big and one small, the power and mystery of scale in design.
Next post: Is Home Where You Were Born?, a look at where I lived before and what it means today.
Then off to Chanticleer.


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The Western Conference has already kicked off it's final round, and done so in style. The East has its time in the limelight now.
The Rangers and Devils will at least from the perspective of travel both get to play as many home games as it takes to finish the series. That rest could come into play for both teams. The Rangers while a much younger team overall, have had several overtime games including that triple overtime game against the large and physical Capitals. The Devils.
The Devils have the advantages of two less games, notably less overtime, and more rest since the end of a not very taxing series with the Flyers. They may need it. They have a much higher average age, but also have their own rookies in the lineup. In addition to a legend in goal who is playing some of his best hockey in a decade, they have the most skilled player left in the playoffs Ilya Kovalchuk.
The breakdown:
- Lundqvist is having hands-down the best post season of his career, one concern might be that the Devils take more shots per game than anyone the Rangers have faced, and part of his success is that the Rangers typically allow very few shots.
- Brodeur looks more like the legend than we've seen in recent years. This could be a tipping point either way. If he reverts to the player of the last two or three post seasons that will be the death-knell for the team. If however he has two strong games to start the series he will be in the head of a team who mostly grew up watching him.
- The Rangers forwards have been enough to get the job done, but not spectacular. How well they do will be determined by how well Gaborik and Hagelin use their speed, and players like Callahan and Stepan distribute the puck in a timely manner.
- Kovalchuk, Parise, Zajac need to push through a much better defense than they have seen this post season. I expect the adjustment to be harder for Clarkson and Henrique, which means it's just about time for Ponikarovsky to come out of his coma and contribute.
- The Rangers defense is the most reliable component of the team. McDonagh and Girardi have been huge, Staal has rounded back into Norris-like form, and Del Zotto has been key figure, as a six man unit a defense doesn't play much better. The question will be how well they handle some of the big, skilled, bodies of the Devils in a seven game series after all the hard play of the Caps, and extra time.
- The Devils defense has seen its defensive defensemen earning the most ice time. It's a formula that's worked thus far. The Devils will need timely contributions from the more offensive minded defensemen in order to advance.
Neither team has had to come back from being down 0-3 or run into a game they had to come back from four goal down to win or golf. But neither has had an easy post season, the Devils went the distance with the scrappy Panthers in the opening round, the Rangers will play their fifteenth game of the second season against the Devils. After health which becomes a huge drain this late, depth is going to be huge in deciding the series. Both teams have five players who have scored three or more goals in the post season. The Devils however who have played less games have gotten at least one goal from 15 players, while the the Rangers have had only 11 light the lamp.
These division rivals could also see the return of good scraps to the playoffs. 22 Fighting majors in six regular season games isn't the type of emotion you can smother in the playoffs.
"Lazy Russian Count"*
- Rangers: 1
- Devils: 2
"Good Canadian Boy Count"*
- Rangers: 10
- Devils: 7
*Both counts taken from current rosters as displayed on team websites.


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We had the opportunity to go to a Pow Wow in Mount Currie near to Pemberton. When we arrived it was just starting: the Chief was doing the opening of the celebration. The Community Hall was divided in different parts: all around were small stands where we could buy hand made clothes or jewels, in the center was an open place for the dances and between, around the dance area, there were several groups with big drums or pow wow drums. There were 3 groups from different tribes and they were playing those pow wow drums each after the other. They could play each time two or three songs per tribe, or to be more precise per family, and per category of dancers: teenage girls or boys, traditionals or animals, women or men... Each group had between five and ten members as well as young or old. Two or three were leading the songs and others were repeating. They were all playing perfectly coordinated to a unique rythm. The drums were so powerful I could feel the beats in my chest. It makes you want to stand up and go to dance with them. The pow wow drum is definitely the main musical instrument for the dances of a Pow Wow.
"The beat of the drums helps the people dance. The big drums are more than just musical instruments. They are special objects. They must be treated with respect. First Nations people have pounded their drums for thousands of years. They still do so today. They come together for powwows. Drummers play and sing. The people dance to the beat of the big drums."
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The first experience we had of Bali was of its sounds. We arrived late at night and got to the house in a taxi so the next morning we had no real idea where we were. Glimpsing nothing in the blue pre-dawn light but the outline of a heavy mosquito net, I could hear the dense, tropical raindrops, relentless as static, broken by the distant, almost imperceptible chanting of the call to prayer. I listened for a while as the light just began to creep through the delicate latticework of the windows. I hadn't yet seen anything of Bali, and I was already seduced.
Taking advantage of a break in the clouds we stumbled out with the cocks still crowing, jetlagged and hungry and looking for breakfast. Just outside the house on the street I saw my first Balinese offering (Canang Sari), a skilfully folded palm leaf filled with brightly-coloured petals, sticks of incense, a beautiful pearl-coloured frangipani and topped off with something resembling a cream cracker. I took about twenty pictures from all angles until I saw more petals strewn along the street leading to another offering, and then another. Canang Sari's are everywhere in Bali – on front porches, cars, garbage dumps, so that at all hours of the day you're hit by wonderful, unexpected wafts of sandalwood and patchouli. The offerings aren't just there to look pretty; the preparation of these little baskets is a constant ritual that makes up a large part of a traditional Balinese woman's daily life. In fact, Ca Nang derives from the Kawi language Ca – meaning beautiful, and Nang – meaning purpose. They are offerings to the Hindu God Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, as a form of thanks for the peace given to the world.
We ate at a local warung and had nasi campur with fish sate lilit. Balinese cuisine is incredible in its taste and dizzying variety. Nasi campur means a dish which has a little bit of everything on offer, and Sate lilit is something of a sweet and savoury popsicle – a satay made from minced pork, fish, beef, or chicken, which is then mixed with grated coconut, shallots and lemon juice and wrapped around lemongrass sticks to grill. We loved the food at the warungs (and its price), and even though I did get Bali belly I'm convinced that it was from the tap water rather than the food. J was fine and we always share our dishes, whereas I ALWAYS forget to not rinse my toothbrush with tap water – Every. Time.
The next day the friend whose house we were staying in invited us to a healing festival she'd organised. Keen to see this other side of Bali we agreed and made our way towards Ubud. This was when we met our driver, Apel, who we used for the rest of our time on the island. Meeting and talking to Apel was one of the highlights of the trip. It's a good thing too when you're fond of your driver in Bali as the increasingly heavy traffic means you end up spending a lot of time with them. Apel told us more about the history of the island as well as that of his own family. He explained that his real name was actually Ketut, which means 'fourth son'. In Bali, the first son in a Hindu family is called 'Wayung', the second 'Made' and by the time the fifth son comes around the name becomes 'Wayan Balik' – meaning 'Wayan again'!
Apel also explained a bit about the Balinese philosophy of Rwa Bhineda – the philosophy of balance and origin of the concept of Yin and Yang. The most I knew about yin and yang was of the ubiquitous black and white symbol plastered on kitschy spiritual paraphernalia in vaguely alternative places like Camden Town market. But Apel and his family lived by the concept; he never said that anything was 'bad', and if he did he checked himself and sought out the good that may have come of that thing's existence. Similarly, he said that you cannot know what pleasure is if you haven't experienced the lack of that pleasure. While it's easy to realise this, it was the first time I ever saw someone actually living by the idea. You'll see that a lot of spiritual symbols in Bali are decorated with Black and white chequered cloth – like the famous Yin/Yang symbol. The black stands for evil and the white for good. For the rest of the trip, any time we said anything negative Apel lightheartedly told us off and encouraged us to see what good may have come of it. Difficult at first, it became easier each time.
By the time we got to the New Earth healing festival I could already see why so many people are attracted to the Balinese 'philosophy', and it was interesting to see how people personally interpreted it. The festival offered various options to achieve healing; via movement – Tai Chi and Yoga; via nutrition – all the food was vegan and organic; via 'Mind, body and Spirit – aromatherapy and sound and crystal therapy. There was also a strict no electronics policy (ie no mobile phones – which I was fine with although from what I could see nobody else was) and an absolutely no drugs policy, including no alcohol at the 'awakening' music festival later. Me and J almost ran for the hills. I'm kidding of course – if I could do veganism, no electronics and no drugs anywhere in this world it would be Bali. After one breakfast bowl of raw chocolate, dragon fruit and coconut yogurt I was ready to convert. Also, they made an exception for coffee, understandably, because no-one wants violence at a healing festival.
The next day, reluctant to leave the stunning villa where New Earth was held, we headed to Ubud town and the sacred Monkey Forest. Whilst the main attraction here is obviously the wildlife, the location itself is beautiful, featuring a rocky stream that flows through a steep ravine in the middle of the rainforest. Dense, tangled vines and tropical vegetation cover the various Hindu statues. We were warned upon entering not to look at the monkeys directly in the eye, and to be very careful with our possessions; apparently, they are very adept at snatching your stuff and then holding it for ransom in return for food. Thinking I could out-wile them, I managed to sneak in a few shots on my cameraphone, before I was spotted and had to frantically stuff it back into my rucksack before being attacked. They look deceptively cute in those pictures though.
It's easy to see why Ubud has become Bali's artisanal and cultural capital; every few metres, the treelined, cobbled streets are dotted by stunning Hindu temples and their hidden, rambling family gardens. Our hotel room was in the middle of one of these secret gardens, and in the morning we'd wake up to the smell of rain, coffee and incense from the Ganesha statue by our balcony. We happened to be there for Tumpek Landep – a holy day that celebrates objects made of metal. All over Bali, motorbikes and cars are bedecked with beautiful baskets of flowers. The ceremony also celebrates other useful everyday objects containing metals – including laptops, phones and fax machines!
Our last few days were spent visiting rice terraces and temples. While we did go to the Tegallang rice terraces, I'd say they're a bit of a tourist trap. I'm pretty sure no rice has been harvested there for quite a while. I'd recommend a less busy and equally beautiful terrace like Jatiluwuh instead. Much more remote, here you can really enjoy the peace of the still water of the paddies and impossibly green steps of the terraces.
While all the temples we visited were stunning, my favourite was actually the smaller, less dramatic temple of water – Tirta Empul. Discovered in AD 962 and believed to have magical healing powers, the springs bubble up into a beautifully clear pool within the temple and stream out through spouts into a separate bathing pool. Here, people perform a cleansing ritual to wash away their sins. You can feed the thousands of Koi fish in yet another of the temple pools. Make sure you don't kiss or cuddle your partner in the temple – our driver told us off.
On our last day we visited the stunningly dramatic sea temple at Tanah Lot. Perched on a rock in the middle of the ocean, Pura Tanah Lot is an incredible sight. The steep cliff walk to the west of the temple grounds offers the most spectacular views. It also offers some very impudent monkeys. Knowing full well how photogenic they look along the cliff wall, they pose and wait for innocent passersby that stop to snap a photo so that they can snatch their stuff. One poor tourist had his eyeglasses stolen and chewed and mangled in front of him. He tried to bribe the monkey with food, which of course it took and then proceeded to return the favour by chucking the glasses over the cliff. I guess that's one good example of Yin and Yang. The stealing of the glasses, that was bad – but the hilarious Schadenfreude it caused the crowd, that was definitely good.


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On Lincoln's birthday, 1962, an LOD team visited Paradise, Kentucky, to watch a Bucyrus-Erie 2,700-metric-ton crawler-shovel in action. Albert Zeiler's report compared the crawler favorably to LC-34's service structure. The work platform, stabilized by hydraulic cylinders at the four corners, varied no more than one-half degree from level. Nearby, Bucyrus-Erie was constructing for the Peabody Coal Company a larger crawler-shovel which would have a load-bearing capacity in excess of the expected weight of the Saturn C-5 and its support equipment. Although minimum speed for the existing crawler was only 6.1 meters per minute, more speed could be built into the new model. Impressed with the crawler's potential, the LOD representatives asked their hosts to propose a study program for LC-39.27
Bucyrus-Erie began such a study one month later. An LOD phone call on 23 March requested preliminary information for Petrone's congressional briefing that afternoon. Thomas Learmont, Bucyrus-Erie's chief design engineer, provided tentative estimates: the crawler, jacks, hydraulic system, and steering mechanisms would cost $3,650,000, the umbilical tower $1,500,000, the box structure (launch platform) $800,000. The crawler figure reflected the cost of Bucyrus-Erie's new model with few changes. Later Bucyrus-Erie incorporated a redundant power system and a more sensitive leveling mechanism, raising estimates an additional million dollars. Although the crawler's reliability and flexibility were attractive the cost was a major disadvantage. LC-39 plans called for five launcher-transporters, putting the price of the crawler units at nearly $25 million. In early April, Buchanan suggested separating the launcher from its transporter and building only two crawlers. The proposal would increase total launcher-transporter weight (the separate crawler would require a heavy platform), but the cost savings more than compensated. After Buchanan's idea won approval, LOD supplemented Bucyrus-Erie's contract to include a "separate crawler" investigation.28
By May the crawler was scoring the highest marks of the three transfer proposals. On the 10th Poppel, Buchanan, and Duren inspected barge tests at the model basin and reviewed the adverse findings from the wind tunnel. The following day Bucyrus-Erie's final presentation was well received by NASA personnel. The crawler would go 1.6 kilometers per hour under load. Its turning radius was 152 meters. The hydraulic leveling system would keep the platform within 25 centimeters of the horizontal when moving on a 5% grade. The Jacksonville engineering firm of Reynolds, Smith, and Hills reported crawlerway costs per mile of $447,000 on high ground and $1,200,000 across marsh. The latter figure included the cost of removing 6 meters of silt so that a firm roadway could be constructed. The estimate was close to the eventual cost of $7.5 million for ten kilometers of crawlerway, On 15 May, Harvey Pierce summarized Connell's rail study. Although the new railbed appeared sound, it was unproven and twice the cost of a crawlerway. Perhaps more important, the switching arrangements looked like trouble to operations personnel. 29
The crawler received a further boost from a 1 June Corps of Engineers report. During a three-week study, the Jacksonville office focused on Merritt Island's ability to support the different transporters. Rail fared the worst.
As a result of the nonhomogeneity of the foundation materials, differential settlement is inevitable along any long embankment. The effect of such settlement would be most detrimental to any system using rails or concrete slabs. Flexible pavements would be less affected and the effect on canal design would be negligible.30
A barge transporter would entail high construction costs for a launch basin and docking facilities at the vertical assembly building; the Corps of Engineers estimated $20,000,000 for the launch basin alone. The crawler presented no serious problems.
The decision to use the crawler came at an LC-39 conference on 12 - 13 June. Representatives from NASA Headquarters, the Manned Spacecraft Center, Marshall divisions, and private industry joined LOD at the Cape meeting. The launcher-transporter's crucial role placed it first on the agenda. After reviewing LOD's search, Donald Buchanan compared the three major contenders. Although the barge concept offered the best growth potential, there were unresolved design problems with propulsion, steering, platform stability, and placement at the Launch pad. Buchanan noted, "If meeting a tight schedule has any bearing an the choice of modes, it would be difficult to assign a low enough value to the barge to illustrate the situation as it now stands."31 The barge's operational shortcomings included a vulnerability to blast and a slow reaction time (evacuating the rocket in an emergency from the launch pad). While both the rail and crawler systems were within the state of the art, the latter enjoyed advantages of cost and flexibility. Buchanan's crawler recommendation met no serious objections.32
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The complexity of LC-39 planning dictated formal program management. Debus moved to provide this in the summer of 1961 with the establishment of the Heavy Space Vehicle Systems Office. Rocco Petrone and two assistants constituted the primary working force at the outset. J. P. Claybourne, a Minnesota native and New York University graduate, had handled program management with Petrone in the Saturn Systems Office the previous year. William Clearman, raised in Georgia and educated at Georgia Tech, had served with naval aviation during and after World War II. By early 1962 Petrone's office was providing other LOD offices with program criteria: details such as hook height, service platform levels, umbilical tower service arm heights, and weight loads for the transporter. This involved frequent liaison with MSFC, Houston's Manned Spacecraft Center, and NASA Headquarters.33
The vertical assembly building received much of the Heavy Vehicle Office's attention. As Petrone noted in a March 1962 congressional briefing, "the building is our most expensive item. On this item we put forth greatest study."34 At the time Petrone estimated the VAB would cost $129.5 million of a total of $432 million for the entire complex. The earliest plans for the VAB envisioned a circular assembly building with a turntable to position the transporter. An alternate scheme resembled Martin Marietta's Titan II assembly building design with high bays in line. LOD's October 1961 study placed the high bays back-to-back with the transporter routed down the middle of the VAB. Martin's C-3 study proposed a box-shaped VAB in which six high bays enclosed water channels - transportation by barge was still being considered. There were two unattractive features. An extensive canal system within the VAB would hamper operations and raise the humidity. Negotiating right angle turns into the high bays with the barge would require a floor plan of 204 x 303 meters, nearly 50% larger than the eventual VAB. LOD vetoed the design in January 1962.35
At the LC-39 conference 6 February 1962, the Launch Facilities and Support Equipment Office agreed to compare open and enclosed VAB designs. Much of the subsequent study was performed by Brown Engineering Company of Huntsville. Ernest Briel directed 20 men investigating two VAB concepts with a barge transfer: one, a fully enclosed box structure with outward-opening bays; the second, an open, in-line structure with silo vehicle enclosures for the launch vehicle. R. P. Dodd supervised the Brown effort; James Reese performed liaison. Brown's reports on 2 April rated the enclosed VAB good for operating characteristics but poor for expansion potential because of canals on three sides and a low bay on the fourth. With the in-line version, the canal would run along the front side, permitting expansion. Low cost was a second advantage; Brown engineers placed a $65 million price tag on the open VAB, $10 million less than the enclosed version. Since a major reason for the remote assembly building was protection from the weather, operations personnel opposed the open concept. 36
The operations group carried the day at the 13 June LC-39 conference. Gruene led the attack against the open design, arguing that environmental control would be a problem because of the umbilical openings; lightning would be a hazard in an open VAB, particularly if a rocket returned from the pad with ordnance aboard; with the silo enclosure open during assembly, high winds could curtail operations; and work at umbilical arm heights would be difficult. The conference agreed to a closed VAB, but no choice was made between an inline and a box design. 37
While selection of the crawler simplified VAB planning, the design remained tentative the rest of the summer. At an 18 June meeting, Deese presented a design of six high bays in line and a low bay to the rear, the high bay areas to be constructed in three increments. The low bay, completely air conditioned, would provide checkout areas and aisle space for the upper stages and spacecraft. After erection of the first stage on a launcher-umbilical unit (accomplished by a 250-ton crane at the barge unloading dock), the crawler would carry it into a high bay through a 43 meter wide door and position the launcher on a set of concrete piers. Mating of the remaining stages would take place in the high bay where five retractable platforms provided access to the rocket. The launch control center and the central instrumentation facility would probably be housed within the VAB, using the roof as an antenna platform. Deese stated that an early definition of requirements was needed for both facilities. 38
VAB design was again discussed at a 31 July meeting convened by Petrone. Hook height for a 60-ton crane to mate the upper stages was set at 139 meters; the door would extend 3 meters higher. The first of four high bays would be ready for use in January 1965. The launch control center would go either on top of the low bay roof or between the transfer portals that opened to the high bays. Matters were still unsettled at a mid-August briefing for the center director. When LOC engineering presented a VAB plan with four enclosed high bays in line, Debus expressed reservations about the number of bays and the in-line design. 39
The architectural-engineering consortium URSAM won the contract for detailed VAB criteria in late August 1962 and quickly went to work. On the 30th, URSAM received a set of documents from the Cape that included: "An Evaluation of an Enclosed in Line Concept of a C-5 Vertical Assembly Building," prepared by Brown Engineering Company; an evaluation of an open concept for the VAB, also prepared by Brown; NASA organizational charts and schedules; a general site plan of the Cape Canaveral missile test area; a "Geology and Soil Report" made by the Corps of Engineers the previous June; configurations of the C-5; plans of the retraction mechanism for the umbilical tower arms; general instructions; and discussions of the function of the VAB. 40
By September a Facilities Vertical Assembly Task Group consisting of Arthur J. Carraway, Jack Bing, and Norman Gerstenzang of NASA, and Wesley Allen and Ernest M. Briel of Brown Engineering, was busy defining requirements for URSAM - the general layout of the VAB, the needed shops, general support engineering, and work areas. Some 600 people were expected to work in the VAB, including 100 Pan American maintenance people. A variety of things had to be resolved, from the requirements for a cafeteria to the umbilical arms in the low bays. On 6 September the group worked out methods of obtaining critical and emergency power; the cable requirements from the pad to the VAB, from the launch control center to each high bay, and within each high bay ; the power requirements for the launcher umbilical tower; and the launch control center layout.41
Four days later an URSAM team arrived at the Cape and, in its first meeting, reached a major decision. It proposed that NASA place the bays in the VAB back-to-back rather than in-line, to gain the following advantages:
• Availability of all four high bays for vehicle erection and assembly without any restrictions.
• Reduction in the number of cranes required from seven to three.
• Elimination of extensive handling of the upper stages on railmounted dollies, thus avoiding complex turntable installations and differential settlement problems.
• Simplification of booster and upper-stage transfer and erection procedures.
• Greater adaptability for expansion.42
Another consideration, the paramount one for many LOD engineers, was the wind load factor. The huge assembly building would be subjected to tremendous wind pressures and a back-to-back design promised more stability. 43
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As some of you may recall, I've been having major issues with my employer and my LTD provider. Back in May, LTD sent a letter stating that I was to return to work on July 7, with a gradual return to full-time work schedule that would take me up until August 25, at which time my benefits would be cut off. You may remember this as being the time that P disclosed my personal medical information to my employer >:o(
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In my June 27 post, I stated I had just sent in my final reports and documents to LTD in the hopes that they would not cut off my benefits. When I talked to my case worker, J, she stated that my report on the FAE wasn't even relevant because I should have dealt with it at the time it happened. Well, from what I can recall, my doctor never received a copy of the original FAE report AND I was in no condition health-wise to be going over it. From that point, contact with J ceased.
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Many have asked us if we offer classes for kids and teens.
All our workshops are designed for adults who want to paint and can follow instructions.
Occasionally we have offered classes to kids as youth as young as 8.
Classes must be requested and scheduled in advance.
Classes can be scheduled Mon- Fri, 9 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM- 4 PM
Most of the time all participants have fun, learn some new skills and finish a painting.
We did face some challenges so as a result we thought it may be helpful to clarify what we DO and DO NOT offer.
When minors attend, they MUST be accompanied by an adult who also participates in the workshop. It is our policy not to accept parents or grandparents who only want to "hang out" and watch. We found that this is disruptive to the class.
What Cristi Fer art classes are:
Art classes, well structured and enjoyed by kids and youth who like to paint, and have a genuine interest in art and learning.
Our classes are CLASSES where the youth will be given direction and expected to have the ability to follow simple steps.
The adults accompanying the youth or group of youth must have authority and the ability stop inappropriate or disruptive behavior or language.
We are not a day care where parents may leave their kids or teens for several hours.
We do not imply or state that we will motivate uninterested kids or teens in participating.
We do not rent studio space where the youth may paint without instructions.
We do not accept kids or teens with behavior challenges.
The accompanying guardian is fully responsible to STOP any inappropriate behavior or language RIGHT AWAY. If they are unable to manage the situation they will be asked to leave asap.
To make this class and workshop pleasant and enjoyable for all participants and instructors, please make sure your children want to learn, follow directions, and love to paint. Only register and pay if they have a genuine interest in painting and learning.
Original Paintings Inspired by Mexico, Aztec and Mayan topics. Realistic, Expressionistic, Abstract Art.
Our Teaching Philosophy: We employ a mentorship approach. Each participant receives individual guidance, one day to one month workshop participants. Abstract, realistic, expressionist or sketching all have equal importance in your development as a Sunday painter or a professional artist.
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