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Landing at home
Airline pilot 'flunks retirement' and builds a specialty lumber business
Bob McEowen
Bob McEowen
Bob McEowen
Owner Bill Seitz prepares to cut a beam on his sawmill. Since retiring from commercial aviation, Bill has built a specialty wood products company on his family's farm.
Some people land where circumstances take them. Others set a goal and take the steps necessary to arrive at their intended destination. Bill Seitz is someone who knows where's he's going.
During 26 years in the cockpit for Delta Airlines, he safely piloted passengers to their destinations. A military pilot prior to his commercial career, he left the family farm near El Dorado Springs in search of adventure and to escape what he then perceived as the drudgery of home. At age 60 and retired from aviation, Bill is back home on the farm, guiding a growing business toward success during a time of economic uncertainty.
Three years ago, Bill launched Cedar Creek Timbers, a specialty wood products business on the 600-acre farm where he was raised. Utilizing a portable sawmill, a computer-monitored drying kiln and a well-equipped woodworking shop, the company offers everything from custom-cut lumber to finished products such as home furnishings, handmade cabinets and even caskets for beloved pets.
The exact nature of Bill's retirement business and the products it offers has changed since he first hung a shingle in his yard in 2007. The purpose of the endeavor, however, has not.
"My goal was to find something that I could enjoy doing and provide a service to people in the community that they couldn't get elsewhere," he says. "That would make them happy and me happy, too."
Like a flight that has been redirected and delayed by turbulence, Cedar Creek Timbers has experienced diversions as the economy has soured, but Bill keeps his destination in sight. Originally intending just to improve the family farm, Bill soon launched a sawmill business, only to begin building finished products out of necessity as demand for building products declined.
Together with Tom Reel, a talented woodworker with years of experience, Bill has steered Cedar Creek Timbers through the storms of a rough economy by adapting and providing customers exactly what they need. Along with rough-cut lumber, paneling, millwork and flooring made from local hardwoods, the business supplies mantel pieces, bar tops, engraved mail box posts, decorative clocks housed in solid walnut, custom cabinets and furniture built entirely of local hardwood to customers searching for that something special in wood.
"You have to respond to the customers' needs, not the other way around," the Sac-Osage Electric Cooperative member says. "You can make things all day long, but if you aren't able to sell it or market it, it's not going to do you a bit of good."
Woodworker Tom Reel sands a section of walnut kitchen cabinets in the climate-controlled workshop of Cedar Creek Timbers near El Dorado Springs. The shop offers finished products as well as processed lumber.
Dan McGrew, a retired builder and land developer from Oronogo, first contacted Cedar Creek Timbers in search of cedar beams for a home he's building on Spring River. Bill not only supplied the timbers, but he also will manufacture barn wood-style paneling for the project.
"He made some 8-by-8 cedar timbers and some 13-by-13 cedar timbers," McGrew says. "He did everything he said he would do. He had it ready when he said he would have it ready, and I'm pleased with the product."
McGrew says he also was pleased with the extra level of service Bill provided. After taking delivery, the builder cut one of the timbers incorrectly and needed a replacement. Bill was able to have a new beam cut in the time it took McGrew to drive the hour and a half from the job site.
Bill wasn't always so attentive to the needs of others. Growing up on the farm, he felt oppressed by farm chores. "I worked on this farm as a kid and thought I was terribly abused and mistreated. I found out later on that I probably wasn't," he says.
Determined to escape the farm and see the world, Bill headed off to college at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State). Bill joined the Army ROTC program and earned a commercial pilot's license while still in school. Upon graduation, he transferred to the Air Force, which put him to work flying F-105 fighter-bombers. Following military service, Bill flew passenger jets for Delta until retiring in 2005.
After all those years in the cockpit, traveling from city to city, Bill's wanderlust was satisfied. "I loved going to all the different places that I never did as a kid," he says. "By the time I retired, I was ready to unpack a suitcase and settle down. It only seemed natural to me to come back here."
Suddenly, home and the farm seemed pretty attractive. Bill and his wife, Jeni, sold their home in Denton, Texas, and moved back to the farm his great-great grandparents settled in 1859. A state-designated Century Farm — the deed was signed by President James Buchanan — the land had sustained the family for generations with crops and cattle. It also rooted the family in Cedar County, where Bill's father (also Bill Seitz) served as county clerk.
Bill's original plan was simply to clean up the farm that his parents, now deceased, left him. He bought a bulldozer and began clearing land, only to realize that the timber — most of which had never been harvested in his lifetime — was too valuable to push over and burn. He bought a sawmill and began cutting lumber for his own use.
A few of the company's products are on display in the lobby of the shop.
The mill led to a kiln, shipped to Missouri from Maine, for drying lumber. Bill received training in timber processing from the National Hardwood Lumber Association in Memphis. Soon area residents began bringing logs for him to cut and before he knew it, he was too busy cutting other people's lumber to tend to his own property. As customers requested more processing, he added new machinery and began offering different services.
"I'm just about to flunk retirement completely," Bill says, recalling how a retirement woodcutting hobby quickly turned into a full-time building products business.
Initially, most of the output from Bill's sawmill headed out of state. More recently, local builders and homeowners have turned to him for lumber, including white and red oak, black walnut, hickory, sycamore, maple and even Osage Orange.
Although he keeps an inventory of materials on hand, customers also bring him timber harvested from their own property.
"They like the idea of being able to take their logs somewhere, get them sawed, get them processed, get them turned into a table or trim or paneling, or whatever it happens to be," Bill says. "They point to it in their house and say 'This came off of my property.'"
As the housing market collapsed, Bill found that custom sawing and millwork could not sustain the struggling business. Thanks to the experience of Reel, whose family owned a cabinet shop in Kansas City, he's been able to offer finished products like furniture and cabinets.
"I should have realized it's not a good time to start this business, but I didn't know any better," he says. "So we've diversified and used our resources and talents to come up with some ideas and do some things."
As with the specialized lumber-cutting services Cedar Creek Timbers offers, customers have come to Bill's business in search of one-of-a-kind finished products as well.
Bill examines boards drying in his temperature- and humidity-controlled kiln. The kiln, manufactured in Maine, allows him to dry 7,000 board feet of lumber within a few weeks.
"This is pretty unique," Reel says as he works on a set of kitchen cabinets made completely from native walnut — not even the drawers or cabinet backs are made with plywood or particleboard. "It's specialty stuff. It's what they can't go to Home Depot or Lowe's to find."
The same can be said for the wide hardwood flooring and handcrafted furniture Cedar Creek Timbers supplies. As an example, he recalls a customer who wanted a cedar log mantelpiece for a new home. "They had the opportunity to come down and pick their log, and then we cut it and got it ready. When she came to look at it, she had tears in her eyes," Bill says. "She was happy."
Later, when the customer held a Christmas open house to present their new home, Bill was among the invited guests. That's a sign, he says, that he's on course to arrive at his business destination of providing meaningful work on the family farm, while satisfying his customers' needs.
"It is rewarding," he says of the past three years supplying wood products to builders and homeowners in southwest Missouri. "That makes us feel good that they are happy."
For more information about Cedar Creek Timbers, call Bill Seitz at 417-876-0227 or log on to www.cedarcreektimbers.com.
Fit for man's best friend
Bill Seitz, owner of Cedar Creek Timbers, places the lid on a handcrafted pet casket, while employee Juan Campos of Humansville looks on. Seitz developed the unusual product to supplement his business providing materials to the building trades.
In searching for products to utilize leftover materials, and to provide new opportunities in a troubled economy, Bill Seitz and employee Tom Reel have come up with some unique finished products. Without a doubt, the most unusual is a line of hardwood pet caskets.
Cedar Creek Timbers offers three sizes of handcrafted caskets. Each is available either unlined or with satin upholstery. The company also offers handcrafted wooden urns for devoted pet owners to keep a beloved animals cremated remains.
The company is slowly introducing the product, unsure how to market caskets without offending pet owners. Bill is pretty sure he won't sell many to his neighbors. "Cedar County is probably not my market," he says.
Instead, Bill envisions demand for pet caskets to come primarily from the urban pet owners, who he says often view companion animals differently than rural people do.
"It's probably a bit of a misnomer to say that city people care more for their pets, but they have a different attitude about them," Bill says. "There's a different way of life there. There are people whose pets never go to a kennel. They hire house sitters or dog sitters."
Unlike in rural areas, city ordinances often prevent burying deceased pets in the backyard. Bill hopes urban pet cemeteries will discover his handcrafted pet caskets and offer them to their customers. The caskets range in price from $189 for an unlined economy model to $465 for a deluxe version made from black walnut, red oak, cherry, pecan or other native hardwoods.
"There is a niche," Bill says. "Now whether or not we will be able to capture that, I don't know, but we wanted to offer a high-quality product to try to take advantage of that."


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MTV Releases Video Supporting Anti-Police Riots
From Mask Magazine
You know shit is getting crazy when even MTV's viral-video sex educator is like: let's talk about riots. Yesterday, Laci Greene posted this short video "Is Ferguson like Mockingjay?"
In a clever bait and switch, Laci entices us with The Hunger Games, and then 30 seconds in starts talking about the legacy of riots in the US. She discusses the Haymarket and Stonewall Riots, taking what otherwise might be seen as boring history and makes it accessible to MTV viewers.
This video signifies the shifts happening in discourse around tactics as the frequency and brutality of police violence becomes harder to explain or comprehend, with major publications and cultural institutions defending rioting – even militantly anti-police riots – in unprecidented ways.

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Posted October 15 2018, 11:00 AM PDT by Marilou Ubungen
Help Homeless Youth Stay Warm This WinterPosted in Seahawks, Community, and Windermere Foundation by Marilou Ubungen
Windermere and the Seattle Seahawks have come together for another season to help #Tacklehomelessness in our community.
As part of that campaign, Windermere is hosting a "We've Got You Covered" winter drive for YouthCare, a non-profit that provides support and services to homeless youth throughout the Puget Sound area.
We are collecting NEW hats, scarves, gloves/mittens, and warm socks.
From October 15 through November 9, you can drop off donations to participating Windermere offices in King and Snohomish Counties**. Our friends at Gentle Giant Moving Company are generously donating their time and trucks to pick up all of the donations from our offices. Donations can also be dropped off directly to YouthCare, Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm, at 2500 NE 54th St, Seattle, WA 98105.
Each night, over 1,500 young people are homeless in King County. Please help them stay warm during the cold winter months by dropping off your donations to our participating offices.
Feel free to contact your Windermere agent or local office for more information, or email email@example.com.
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As the first of the Jazz Vespers series, which will take place at the church once a month starting in September, Heath and pianist Jeb Patton were invited to help kick off this special event.
Amid the brief thunderstorm that temporarily clouded up the sky, people arrived at the fifth and final stroke of the church bell for an evening of soulful music.
Many of the audience members were avid listeners of jazz music and were very eager to attend the performance after seeing Heath's name on the brochure.
In his career, Heath has produced over 100-recorded albums and composed over 125 compositions, many of which have become jazz standards.
Jeremy Sporn, a resident of the neighborhood came to the church for the first time yesterday for the performance and thought it was an interesting setting for the show.
"I know Jimmy and I like the music," Sporn said. "This [the church] seems like a nice place for a concert. They should have more concerts in the church."
Soon after people took their seats, Heath, the 86-year-old saxophonist, picked up his instrument and walked to the center of the room. Without further introduction, he smiled at the audience and started playing.
As the deep, smooth sound from his saxophone resonated through the room, Patton's fingers started dancing along the piano keys. In a matter of a few seconds, the church was filled with the warm melody of jazz.
Helen Howey, a member at the church said this was her first time participating at a jazz event.
"I came out of curiosity, but I think I will like it," Howey said.
Heath and Patton played a number of songs, and a very special one at the end called, "A Mother's Love." Heath composed this piece for his mother, and wanted to perform the song as a way of commemorating all mothers over Mother's Day weekend.
When asked what kept him so passionate about jazz and performing, Heath said, "Music is life and life is music."
He said he came from a family of musicians, and each of his siblings played a different instrument. "Music is in my family," Heath added.
The Jazz Vespers hopes to get more people involved in the community through their performances, and provide a way for people to enjoy great live music from talented performers without spending a fortune.
Reverend Noel Vanek, also involved with Jazz Vespers, said, "We are trying to connect to people who may like jazz, and who aren't sure whether they are interested in a church experience."
Bill Gati, the co-organizer and booking person for Jazz Vespers, complemented on how well the event went.
"I think this was very successful," Gati said. "The music and worship committee is going to be supporting it from now on."


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At MadFun we have years of experience in designing and building these climbing frames from Action and this sets us apart from our competitors. We can help and advise you on what is possible and even offer a "Design Your Own" play centre service. Due to our expertise, the manufacturers of these climbing frames, Action, have awarded us the 5 Star Stockist Accreditation. For further information please click here
We also offer a complete 'peace of mind' build service by a team that has been working with these play centres for years. Please click here for more details and contact us on 01342 833 464 for further details.
Should you decide to build it yourself we are able to offer valuable advice and answer any questions you may have. We have also supplied some quick tutorial build videos and details of how our MadFun Mega Climbing frame is built. Please click here for details.
Phone us now on 01342 833 464 for some "hands on", experienced advice. We believe we are competitive on price but will beat any genuine advertised price.
The Arundel Twin Compact climbing frame is designed for lots of fun and adventure at a reasonable price. It is more compact that the Arundel Twin Towers, but the Arundel Twin Compact Wooden Climbing Frame still offers two 90cm square wooden towers connected by a wooden 1.6m Clatter bridge, two pine wood swing seats, commando net and a 3m wavy green slide so you have lost none of the fun – Action have simply removed the sections of the frame that are more suited to the younger child age range such as the sand pit and stairs and, because this is an Action Climbing Frame, if you want to add some more fun climbing frame accessories or another Action add-on, there is no end to the possibilities. The Arundel Twin Compact is perfect for even long thin gardens as you can set it up in a number of formats from a straight line or into a more compact shape to work round an existing garden feature or boundary. Detailed assembly instructions and all necessary fittings are provided to make construction a straight-forward DIY job. Please note that the dimensions supplied correspond to the layout in the photos, and will change if you choose to assemble the unit in a different configuration.
Features of the Arundel Twin Compact
2 x Square wooden towers
2 x Square wooden platforms
Wooden climbing rungs
Commando net
Double Swing Arm 3m long
3m green wavy slide
1.6m long Clatterbridge
- Towers dimension
- height - 3.2m
- length - 90cm
- depth - 90cm
- Platform height: 1.5m
- Overall Height: 3.2m
- Overall length: 6.34m
- Overall depth: 5.9m
- Wooden roof
- User weight limit on any single component part = 10stone
- Warranty
- 10 year guarantee against rot and insect infestation on all timber sections
- 1 year on ropes, accessories and slides
- Approximate build time: 6-8 hours
Additional Information
|Double Swing Arm
About the Wood
The Action climbing frames are manufactured from PEFC sourced timber (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) meaning that only timber from sustainable forest is used. As wood is a natural material, over time cracks or splits may appear - this is usually caused by the fluctuating moisture content in the air and ground, therefore splitting is unfortunately inevitable. Although it will not affect the structural stability of your product, Action have tried to minimize them by only machining rectangular sections. These are stronger than the alternative round sections and contain less heartwood meaning the chance of cracks and splitting will be greatly reduced. All the Action climbing frames use top grade PEFC pine; this timber is not only a beautiful material it is also a high quality.
To preserve the life of your climbing frame Action take a number of steps to ensure its longevity. Once the chosen timber has been selected and machined all rough edges are planed smooth and rounded and all fixing holes and recesses pre drilled. This entire process is carried out to 1mm precision to ensure maximum quality. Finally, the timber is pressure treated using a non-toxic chromium / cadmium / arsenic-free solution specifically approved for children's playground equipment.
Please note: All Action climbing frames are suitable for home domestic use only.
|Try adding a Trapeze Bar instead of a standard swing to add interest and challenge on your swing arm. Lots of other swing choices including tyres and baby seats can be found on our Accessories page.
|Give your little monkeys something more to challenge them with our choice of climbing ropes, ladders, walls and cargo netting.
|For a burst of colour and fun in your garden choose from our range of coloured slides.
|Aid your little ones' creativity with something from our range of imagination accessories. They can turn their tower into a ship, a car, a shop and much more. Please take a look at our Accessories page.
|Want to add a tower to your existing set up? It's easy to make your playcentre grow with your children - just add a bridge and the play opportunities become even more exciting.
|No space to increase your playcentre outwards? That's okay - you can always add a play space beneath your existing tower with a choice of a picnic table on the Arundel or sandpit seats (plus sand if you want to) on any of the towers.
|To make your play space safer and attractive you can purchase play matting or play bark from our website.
|If you need more hardware or different length ropes you can find them on our website.
Action has been producing climbing frames for many years and their experience means they have designed a range of climbing frames which will suit boys and girls of any age, ability or interests. The Action range will ensure that your children will get maximum play value out of their climbing frame by allowing your children to explore their imagination at play but also challenge their physical demands whilst keeping them safe. All the Action climbing frames exceed the European EN71 safety standards.
MadFun are proud to offer the full range of Action complete climbing frame sets. They are specially designed play centres ensuring guaranteed FUN for your children. We also offer a complete 'peace of mind' build service by a team that has been working with these play centres for years. Please click here for more details and contact us on 01342 833 464 for further details.
Should you decide to build it yourself we are able to offer valuable advice and answer any questions you may have. We have also supplied some quick tutorial build videos and details of how our MadFun Mega Climbing frame is built. Please click here for details.
At MadFun we have years of experience in designing and building these climbing frames from Action and this sets us apart from our competitors. We can help and advise you on what is possible and even offer a "Design Your Own" climbing frame service which takes advantage of the modular nature of all Action Climbing Frames and Accessories. Due to our expertise, the manufacturers of these climbing frames, Action, have awarded us the 5 Star Stockist Accreditation. For further information please click here.
We believe we are competitive on price but will beat any genuine advertised price.
Phone us now on 01342 833 464 for some "hands on", experienced advice and / or read on for more information about Action Climbing Frames.
Safety is at the heart of our design specification. From the substantial timber sections used for the frames through to the accessories and fixings, all components meet the stringent EN71 regulations for children's play equipment. Our standard Climbing Frames Designs are put together in a safe but challenging combination to ensure children are at minimal risk when playing. Our Products are CE marked and meet and exceed all British and European Toy Safety standards BS 5665/ EN71. We strongly recommend that all fixings and fastenings are checked at least annually to ensure they are in good condition and secure.
Action Climbing Frames are made from wood; one of the most environmentally freindly material available. The wood used for our frames is selected top grade pine from forests approved and managed under the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification scheme (PEFC). This guarantees that our products are made with wood from sustainably managed forests. Management of these forests involves protection of the environment, respect for the social rights of local communities and forest workers and economic viability.
The seasoned timber used on all Action Modular Climbing Frames is machined, planed smooth with rounded edges and finished with 1mm tolerances. All fixing holes and nut recesses are pre-drilled. The Timber is pressure treated to preserve its life, using a non-toxic chromium / cadmium / arsenic (CCA) free solution which is approved for children's playground equipment. Substantial 70mm x 70mm timber sections are used for the frames (ramparts are 90mm x 90mm) and70mm x 90mm timbers are used on all the swing beams.
Wood is a natural product and as such is subject to the influence of the moisture content of the air and ground. Sometimes cracks or splits may appear, but this will not result in weakening of the structural stability. These cracks and splits are minimized by machining into rectangular sections and are more common in round section timber. Knots and grain variations are a normal component of all timber products.
Garden Games Limited and Action limit the use of man made materials wherever possible within the design of our climbing frames. We offer wooden seats, wooden roofs, polyhemp ropes and wooden clatter bridges. We use high quality ASH hardwood rungs on our monkey bars for nonslip all year round. All necessary fixings, fasteners and ropes are included and are either galvanised or stainless steel. Plastic material is used on all our slides to prevent degradation and is tested to ensure that it presents no danger of toxicity.
Installation and Assembly
Before purchasing and installing your climbing frame, measure your space carefully. Add an additional unobstructed perimeter of 1.5m around the frame for safety and access with a clear zone 2.5m in front and behind swings. Your frame should not be placed closer than 2m from any boundary of your property. All sections come flat-packed in manageable packages. Rather than use ground anchors, all structural beams such as frames and swing-arm supports provide an extra 30cm length to be buried in the ground. Building and installing your climbing frame is best done with at least two people. You will also need some tools, in particular a 13mm & 17mm box or socket spanner, cordless drill / screwdriver, level and tape measure. Build times are set out in our product descriptions and assume a reasonably level garden and ground clear of rubble.
Configuration and Warranty
Most of our climbing frames provide more than one configuration. Some changes are easy to achieve, others may require a small amount of input from you. Please contact us if you would like advice regarding major changes. We have the confidence and experience with our products to offer a no-quibble 10 year guarantee against rot and insect infestation on all timber sections. All ropes, accessories, slides and faulty workmanship are guaranteed for 1 year, subject to correct installation and normal use.
The Action 5 Star Stockists Accreditation has been awarded to MadFun as we are one of the best Action Climbing Frame retailers in the UK.
Through the efforts and hard work of the MadFun staff, qualification for this award was given to us as we were able to satisfy all of the following criteria:
- To have good knowledge of the products and delivery procedures and to be able to discuss these with potential customers.
- To have good experience of designing and building climbing frames to the customers requirements using the Action range.
- To offer a good service level to its customers.
- To promote the values of the Action brand.
- To advertise the products under the "Action" brand name and display the brand logo.
- To have a display site where we have an Action Climbing Frame available to see (upon request).
- To offer customers the full Action product range.
- To be contactable in person from 9am-5pm Mon – Friday as a minimum.
- To provide a contact telephone number on the website.
Therefore as a customer of MadFun you will be given the best expert advice on all aspects of Action climbing frames.
Items weighing less that 200kg will be delivered on a 3-5 working day service to England, Wales and parts of Scotland. Other areas will have a delivery surcharge (dependent on the postcode) added automatically during checkout.
Items weighing more than 200kg will be delivered on a 7-10 working day 2 man service to England, Wales and parts of Scotland. Other areas will have a delivery surcharge (dependent on the postcode) added automatically during checkout.
*Please note that if you purchase a climbing frame that is less than 200kg but then add additional items to it which takes the combined weight over 200kg there will be a delivery surcharge applied at checkout. All deliveries over 200kg will be delivered by a 2 man service and may take up to 10 working days.
All climbing frames arrive in flat packed parcels and for easy checking, parts are clearly labelled 1/9, 2/9 etc and are arranged in the order you will need them when assembling. Included in the climbing frame packaging will be a detailed set of assembly instructions and a drill bit for preparing screw frames. Packaged in a sealed white pack will be your instructions and fixings.
We're sorry we can't ship directly to the rest of the world but we are happy to liaise with a UK freight forwarder to arrange delivery overseas. To do this simply enter your freight forwarder's details in the delivery address at checkout. If you have any queries please contact us.
If you are exporting this product, we can provide you with documentation to enable you to reclaim the VAT. Please contact us for more information.


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Business Analyst
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Jacques Babinet
Catholic physicist. He is best known for his work in optics. Inventor of the Babinet compensator used in the study of elliptically polarized light. He also invented an air-pump, a hygrometer, and a goniometer. Developed Babinet's theorem, which deals with the diffraction of light.
- 21 October 1872 in Paris, France
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It may well be that "forgoing physicality, readers of e-books defraud themselves of the communion which emerges from that physicality." He thinks that smelly books further that communion. I have always found that this particular physicality is standing in the way of any kind of "communion," but I may well be idiosyncratic here.[1] Mind you, I like--no love--books, but there is nothing wrong with electronic books either. I love them as well. He just seems to think they are very useful when traveling.[1]
But there is one point where I find he is just wrong:
Cram your home with books, and you're lovingly called a collector; cram it with old newspapers, and you're derisively called a hoarder. But be honest: The collector is a hoarder, too—a discriminating and noble-minded hoarder, perhaps, but a hoarder just the same.What is the genus and what is the species? Are all hoarders collectors or are all collectors hoarders? One might be tempted to argue that it's either the one or the other, but I would like to resist that temptation. I would want to argue that a hoarder "collector" in the relevant sense. "Collection" has many meanings, of course. Just think of the "garbage collector," or of the coffee grimes "collecting" in the drain. A "hoarder" is collecting things in that way, but a "collector" of books (or pencils) is discriminating. He selects according to some principle(s) what will become part of his collection and what won't. That this principle is not always conscious presents a problem, and it may lead to the collector becoming a hoarder, but it does not negate the difference. The collector is not a hoarder.
By the way, the same holds for "information" or knowledge. There are those who are or would describe themselves as information hoarders. See here and here, for instance.
1. There are many others, like markings with ball point pens or highlighter, crumbling spines, stains, for instance.
2. "The e-reader is a godsend to those travelers who want to carry all eight volumes of Gibbon with them. (Although you can question if a traveler would really make use of Gibbon's dreadnought while traipsing through foreign climes."


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Angry Birds developers have an animated cartoon series and movie in the works based on the blockbuster mobile game.
Debuting this fall, independent Angry Birds developer Rovio will be releasing a 52 episode series of three-minute cartoons, according to CNET. The company said the series will be available on a variety of devices and platforms worldwide.
The animated series will serve to expand on the beloved fowls' backstory, Rovio's head of animation, Nick Dorra, told a crowd of entertainment producers and distributors at Marche International des Programmes de Television in France.
"It's about telling more engaging stories and deeper thoughts, deeper feelings of the characters, such as why are they always angry?" Dorra said.
At the MIPTV conference, Dorra promised developers that a feature length film was also in development. It's due to hit theaters in two years.
"Everything has gone in a huge, huge bigger direction than we ever thought it would be going in," Dorra said.
Angry Birds has soared in popularity since it was first released in 2009. Its most recent installment, Angry Birds Space, boasted 10 million downloads in 3 days when it was released last week, according to The Washington Post.
The series centers around catapulting a band of angry birds into pigs standing in a fortress.


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Pick your favourite from the Summernats 2019 Street Machine City Cruise
They're loud, proud, shiny and decorated all over … but never mind the drivers and passengers, check out those sweet, sweet rides parading for the Summernats32 City Cruise.
We popped out for a sandwich in the centre of Canberra this bright blue Thursday to find the civic heart of Your Nation's Capital crawling with its favourite summer species: the Summernats street machine.
Here are just a few of the gleaming, growling beasts on show along Canberra's usually demure thoroughfare, Northbourne Avenue, for the first day of the annual show-and-shine-and-burnout festival that is the four-day Summernats.
It's very pleasing to be able to report that plenty of Mustangs were taken out for a spin.
And, my, what a lovely day for a Pony ride!
Anyway, enough about mighty Stangs and how pretty darn awesome they look and sound.
Here is a grand old red classic with an engine simply too big for its hood.
We continue from here with an easy-to-follow colour scheme – makes and models not being our forte, sorry.
Green machines certainly made quite an impression on the cruise.
Vehicles motored about 12 kilometres along on Northbourne Avenue.
Police provided rolling road closures across intersections along the route to allow the hundreds of vehicles to roll through at low speed.
Like this pair of dinkum Aussie classics in orange and yellow.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast severe heatwave conditions for the weekend, when the Summernats festival takes over Canberra's Exhibition Park.
A possible storm is forecast on Saturday.
We hope this bloke in this flamin' hot rod has brought a rain hat.
They cruised the capital in royal purple – pumped up, handsomely inked and with elbows out, of course.
And right next to purple on the Summernats spectrum is a suitably regal blue.
Summernats32 organisers say about 1900 vehicles are involved this year.
Some are not registered for road use but were allowed to take part in the cruise or the burnout competitions or horsepower racing.
Many a black beauty galloped and pranced for the street parade.
The utes were beaut too.
"Smokinrat" was mighty loud and proved quite the crowd favourite.
This low-rider with a tall motor and a heavy back end gave quite a growl – even before it took to the burnout pad.
The Canberra Times is reporting that extreme ultra violet light conditions have been forecast for the Summernats weekend.
The ACT Cancer Council has recommended people use sun protection when UV levels are at level three and above. UV levels will be between 13 and 14 for the weekend.
So, we hope these pretty-in-pink paraders slapped on the sunscreen!
The ACT Ambulance Service has recommended people avoid drinking alcohol, tea and coffee because they cause dehydration.
The advice is to drink water and not wait until you are thirsty.
Sensible – just like this jaunty little family jalopy.
And, woot-woot that's the sound of the police.
Bringing up the rear of the cruising kilometres of growling chrome were the obligatory tow-trucks (for any mishaps) and the obligatory constabulary (for any mishaps).
Stay cool and moist in the sun, everyone.
And be sure to drive safely, Summernats fans!