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Nesta – Make It Local event this Friday
26th July 2010
We've been looking at the Nesta – Make It Local call for local authorities to release public data in a linked way.
"Make it Local aims to encourage collaboration between local authorities and digital media developers, to provide innovative, web-based services for their communities."
Friends will know that this gets us very excited.
It certainly seems to have enthused a lot of other people too, judging by some of the conversations online and offline I've been having in the past week or so. And, having attended WMRO's excellent Open Data: Challenges and Opportunities event the other week I'm sure that the region is going to be entering some great bids.
I've floated the idea of an event to get likely bidders from the region together and people have been generally positive about the idea. So, Digital Birmingham are inviting anybody who is from
to come to Digital Birmingham's place at Faraday Wharf, Holt Street, on Birmingham Science Park, Aston this Friday from 1pm onwards. We've set up an Eventbrite page so that we have an idea of who we are catering for in advance, so please do sign up.
The aim of the afternoon will be to get people together to come up with some ideas about bids for the funding. But it is also about getting these three groups of people together anyway. I certainly think that we could do with establishing links between open data types, both inside and outside local authorities, and representatives of people who receive public services.
Personally, I am hoping that we can try and work something out that has a group of Local Authorities willing to work across boundaries and open up common data sets. At the risk of stating the obvious, the full value of Linked Data will only
become apparent with an increase in the links that are made. In Local Authorities, we are often running similar reports out of the same database applications, it ought not be beyond our collective intelligence to come up with some common ways of creating some RDF from them.
So, see you Friday? There will be chocolate biscuits and everything.


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My Stained Glass Window3 Reviews
My life is a stained glass window...
My life is a stained glass window;
An infinity of broken, mismatched fragments.
On their own, they're ugly, jagged;
My own unharmonized crucible.
But pieced together, they make something
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Categories > Books > Harry Potter > Oliver Wood and the Muggleborn's Wand
Basic Thuganomics0 Reviews
Oliver's decided to get away from it all...and that means something pretty specific for a wizard.
Chapter 3: Basic Thuganomics
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Oliver didn't really feel settled in yet.
It was probably because he wasn't even done unpacking, but mostly, he figured it was due to the fact he'd moved out of his parents' house for the first time, and was more than a little frightened. To top it off, he had moved into a Muggle community, and if that didn't bring with it its own sense of dread and problems...
It was worth it, though. He wanted to get away from everything. Everything except Quidditch. He couldn't wait for practice to start, even if it only meant that he was practicing to sit on the bench while the team went out and kicked up a storm.
The flat was fairly plain and drab, but well-sized for having only one bedroom. He certainly planned on putting enough stuff up on the walls (mostly Quidditch-related,) but the walls weren't exactly in pristine condition.
Setting down his last box, freshly brought in via apparition from his parents' house, Oliver pulled his wand. There was a hole in the wall near the window where a nail had been carelessly extracted by the previous occupant. "Repairo." Other patches of the soft beige wall had been run over with something thick and white that Oliver didn't know the name of, covering other small holes. It took him a few tries to get the color-changing charm just right.
He looked back at his boxes, all neatly piled into the corner near the door. He wanted to unpack them by hand, both for the satisfaction of it and because he didn't really trust himself with magic that required a maintained, steady wand motion. One-shot spells and charms were more his forte.
At the same time, he didn't want to do it right now. There was a certain urge to procrastinate after actually getting them here, even by apparating. Sparing one last glance at his belongings, making sure he had both his key and his shiny new cell phone tucked away into a pocket, Oliver walked through the door.
After he locked it, he glanced up and down the short hallway, as well as up the small set of stairs leading outside. He knew he was being paranoid, but sometimes, the mundane way Muggles did things left him that way. His stuff, meager and un-plentiful as it was, seemed oddly more vulnerable in its current state. He found himself shrewdly pulling his wand from his pocket, getting a slight rush out of being sneaky, even if there was no one around he had to hide from at the moment.
"Colloportus," he pointed his wand at the door knob. Upon hearing the very un-door-like sound the spell gave off, Oliver tucked his wand away and allowed himself a smile while he walked outside.
He still carried Katie's wand in one pocket, though what had been his inside-robe pocket was now the rather deep, left pocket of his baggy jeans, his own wand finding a home on the other side. He hadn't felt right just packing her wand away with everything else, though once he had the place set up, he planned on setting it out somewhere.
Pulling the hood of his sweatshirt over his head, Oliver wondered where Summer had gone. It wasn't even September yet and the cool air was definitely unseasonable. Not really having a direction in mind, Oliver ambled down to the end of Woodland; it was a dead end in the other direction anyway.
Figuring that it wouldn't be very exciting to just walk around the residential district, he took a right at the end of his street, crossed traffic and headed down Station Road. He had not moved into a very populated area; indeed, he wasn't sure he could've handled central London, but he knew a good portion of anything going on in this town was probably going on at Station Road. The Wizard's Guide to Muggle Living had said that about this town, but very little else. That was one of the reasons he'd chosen it, since there clearly wasn't much going on here. It was peaceful.
Immediately upon seeing the first restaurant, Oliver realized he hadn't eaten in awhile. He fought back the urge to gorge, though...primarily because, after he'd finally wrapped his head around Muggle money, he knew he didn't have much to go on until the season started and he was being paid again.
Still, he could afford to splurge once or twice; he just didn't want it to be on food.
Continuing down the street, Oliver thought it resembled Diagon Alley, if he ignored the paved blacktop with cars driving by. There weren't many people, but they still filled the sidewalk, bustling about with their everyday business. A particularly shiny, expensive looking car parked in front of a pub reminded Oliver that he was definitely going to pass a driving test, even if he ended up never buying one.
That could wait for later, though. When he had the faintest idea of where one went to learn how to drive, and probably when he had a better idea of why random people every so often gave him weird looks. Sometimes downright rude looks; he wondered if he was making some sort of fashion faux-pas.
About halfway down the left side of the street, Oliver stopped on a dime when something in a store's window caught his eye. It was a comfy-looking jacket, not too thick, probably good for everything but the coldest months of winter. There was an empty nametag on the right side, and he found the pattern of colors very strange, with seemingly random splotches of Navy Blue everywhere over off-white. What grabbed Oliver's attention most of all was the blue; it was a dead ringer for Puddlemere United's blue, as if it was lifted from his team robes.
A goofy grin came over Oliver's face. I have to have it. The idea of brazenly wearing his team colors in full view of Muggles was nearly intoxicating. Glancing up at the store's sign that read "King's Guard Surplus," he went inside.
Most of the clothes for sale, he was surprised to discover, shared similar patterns to the jacket he wanted, in all kinds of varying colors. The boots displayed on one wall were downright scary, too. The knives in the display case near the register looked more harmful than the one once thrown at him. Seeing that moment in his head again, he was glad that Death Eaters tended to discard anything Muggle-related as worthless.
"Can I help you with anything?"
"Huh?" Oliver snapped out of his flashback. "Oh...oh, uh, I saw a jacket in the window, the blue one..."
The clerk behind the register, an honestly helpful young man about Oliver's age but much skinnier, put down the magazine he'd been reading. He leaned over the counter enough to eye the object Oliver had been referring too. "Right-o. Funny, never thought anyone would want those colors...anyway, if you're interested I'll go find one you can try on. What's your size?"
Fortunately, Oliver had grown up in a family that found Muggle clothes useful as casual-wear, and he didn't need to stumble over this one. "Large," he said, still grinning. That grin faded, however, when he realized he needed to know the price. He couldn't splurge too much. "Uh...how much is it?"
"Got me," the clerk hopped out from behind the desk, "Old Man Duke doesn't put price tags on the window stuff. Says it makes it look more upscale, getting daft in his old age, I think...we'll certainly find out, anyway."
Waiting patiently, Oliver shuffled his feet a little. Can't be that much, can it?
Soon enough, the clerk (Conner, Oliver read on his nametag) came back from the storeroom, carrying two coats. "Here we go...I brought an Ex-El, too, I think your arms might be a little too much for the large. Seventeen-thirty-six, by the way."
"Oh, thanks," Oliver took the large one first. His fears were assuaged; that was less money than he had in his wallet, certainly affordable. He eagerly pulled his hoodie off, a bit clumsily since he was already trying to hold onto the jacket with one hand as well, though Conner's level of customer service was again demonstrated when he held out his own free hand, offering to hold it. Unfortunately, Oliver noticed immediately what he'd been talking about; he could feel the seams at the top of the arms strain against his skin. "I think you're right."
The extra-large, however, had no such problem. The bottom hung an inch or two below Oliver's waist, the arms were a perfect fit, not baggy but not strained at all. He crossed his arms over his chest as far as he could, testing the back. "Perfect...it's perfect, I'll take it."
Again hopping over the desk, Conner set the extra jacket aside and punched the requisite numbers into the register. Oliver fished a twenty from his wallet, quickly closing it when an image of himself standing with Percy Weasley waved back at him from the middle. Maybe carrying around a wizard's photograph in the thing wasn't the best idea after all. I should probably fix that, or get them to stop waving in public...
"That good?" Oliver said, handing over his payment. He knew the amount was fine, but he wasn't sure if Muggles had weird issues over exact change or not. He figured he was just being paranoid and jumpy again, the same way moving here away from his parents made him feel.
"Yeah, I have plenty of change," Conner said, counting it out as he did so. "Nice day then, eh?"
"Thank you," Oliver dropped the coins into his pants pocket, where they jiggled at the tip of his wand. He shoved the one-pound notes in there too, not wanting to open his wallet again.
His hoodie folded and tucked under one arm, Oliver left the store and continued his stroll down the street, now feeling like he owned the world. It was amazing, absolutely amazing, what a nice new thing to wear could do, and Oliver was pretty sure he even looked good in it. Touching the end of Katie's wand, he felt like she'd have approved. Or rather, he felt like she would laugh, hug him and then say he was an incorrigible jock.
For a brief second, Oliver could swear he felt her arms around him.
The second passed. He stopped walking, realizing that he'd completely forgotten where he was, and needed to get his bearings. A man walking a little too close behind him bumped as he passed, leaving with a curt "Pardon," though Oliver barely noticed.
It was a happy memory. Thinking of Katie made him sad and happy at the same time, because he tried to only remember the happy things. Of course, the bad naturally came along with it. Sometimes it came even more clearly: the huge fight they'd had when she'd thought she might've been pregnant, the look in her eyes when he'd said he wanted to run away from the "revamped" Ministry instead of fight.
Still, the good far outweighed it, as Oliver also remembered when he'd first asked her out and stumbled over his words while they stood in the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch, or when he'd dropped to his knees and held up the ring. It scarcely mattered that the Death Eaters had interrupted them soon after.
Realizing he was standing in front of a diner, Oliver decided it was worth spending the extra money to make himself feel better. It wasn't like he'd gone grocery shopping and had food waiting for him at home anyway. Besides, he thought it might've been a good idea to go back to that handy copy of Wizard's Guide to Muggle Living and make sure there wouldn't be any surprises there.
It wasn't a busy diner, at least not at the moment. Oliver took a seat at the counter and fidgeted, somewhat nervous that he was somehow giving himself away. He remembered taking the prep lecture at the Ministry required for all wizards with plans to live in a Muggle community...it should've been a whole detailed course, Oliver thought. Still, one useful thing he'd learned was how natural it could be to feel like one was giving himself away just by standing around.
Or in Oliver's case, sitting around. Thus, he was a little startled when one of the waitresses came from out of nowhere, saying, "What can I get you, hon?"
"Uh," Oliver blinked. Her nametag read 'Jessica.' "I, uh...I've never been here before..."
"Oh, well, that's okay," she said, grabbing a menu from in-between a pair of napkin holders not two feet from Oliver's hands. "Everything you'd expect from a place like this, really. Want something to drink first?"
Feeling rather foolish, Oliver said, "Well...just water."
"Sure thing, coming right up."
While she ran off, Oliver fumbled through the menu. Looking down at his arms, he was reminded of the jacket he'd bought not ten minutes ago, so easily forgotten while he'd been thinking about the past. Yeah, it does look good.
He didn't stutter anymore when she came back with his water, but instead of saying anything, she fixed him with a long, pointed stare. Before it grew to higher levels of awkwardness, he said, "Is something wrong?"
"You just look familiar," she answered. "Have we met?"
"Oh, doubt it," said Oliver. "I just moved here...over on Woodland Road. Haven't even unpacked yet."
"Oh!" She actually snapped her fingers. "I remember now. We live in the same building, I saw you there last week, you must've been checking out the flat."
"That'll do it, I guess," Oliver smiled, sipping his water.
It was nice to have a normal conversation with people again.


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Beating the Man in Volkswagen's slippery XL1
James Tate heads to Germany to drive the world's ultimate hybrid that, unfortunately, we'll never be able to buy.
Before driving the Volkswagen XL1, I heard one journalist after another rant about how ridiculously loud it was as each got out of the cockpit. And the truth is, yeah, it's a little noisy when the diesel engine kicks on.
It's sort of like puttering around a lake in a small outboard motorboat. Believe me, you'll get over it. This diesel-electric plug-in hybrid gets 261 mpg on the European cycle, which Volkswagen says makes the XL1 the most efficient production car in the world.
These journalists had me thinking it was like a Colombian drug submarine in there, and it's just not. It's a little noisy, but what were you expecting from a 2-cylinder diesel engine that's a stressed member, mounted a couple feet behind your head? There's the occasional vibration, too – for you racy types, think of it as what your car feels like with stiffer engine mounts.
But around town, you're going to be in electric mode, which is good for about 31 miles of driving on the car's 5.5-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, which needs about an hour and a half to recharge on 220 volts. In other words, you ain't gonna be paying much for your daily commute.
It's not really that slow, either. That little diesel engine puts out 48 horsepower and 89 ft-lb of torque, and the electric motor does about 27 horsepower and 103 lb-ft of torque (total system power is 68 horsepower and 103 lb-ft of torque). A 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox really helps to leverage the limited oomph.
When you look at the XL1 from the outside, you really think you're about to get into a cobbled-together kit car. But that's just not the case. You'd be hard pressed to find differences in the fit and finish compared with the company's best-selling Golf. I'm a bit of a minimalist, so I like the fact that the controls inside the XL1's 197-pound carbon monocoque cabin are so intuitive. There's the familiar Volkswagen switchgear and a simple climate control system. There's also a big button for air conditioning and a small screen for your Garmin navigation, as well as the more-or-less standard suite of hybrid data-visualization stuff.
The rear view mirrors are "e-mirrors," which display on LCD monitors inside each door. There's no power steering, but it just doesn't matter in a car that weighs 1,753 pounds, and besides, it means there's feedback in the wheel! (With today's electric power steering racks, I'd almost forgotten what that felt like.) The column itself is manually adjustable for reach. The one-piece carbon fiber seats are adjustable for tilt and fore/aft only. The windows crank open with a flip-out manual winder, and they don't open much. Think Subaru SVX.
The other gripe I keep hearing from my colleagues is that the XL1 isn't fun to drive, which is also nonsense. Like Porsche says about its 911 GT3 to justify the lack of a proper manual transmission, it's just a different kind of fun. In the case of the XL1, there's a chuckle that comes from knowing that you're sticking it to the Man – like you're getting away with something because you spend less on gas than you do on paper clips in a year.
And the feeling of beating the system comes often, like when you delicately ride the carbon ceramic brakes toward a stop sign, knowing that you're charging the battery in the process. Or when you get going about 70 mph, then let off the gas and the XL1 just coasts for what feels like forever, eerily unimpeded by friction. With the tiny 830cc engine switched off in traffic, the XL1 feels like a glider among a sea of Boeing 727s, sailing effortlessly from one thermocline to the next.
The XL1 isn't going to set any handling records with its very narrow (and very proprietary) Michelin tires (115/80 R16 up front and 145/55 R16 at the back), but there is something entertaining about piloting it off an exit ramp, just because you feel everything. You know what the chassis is doing and exactly where the wheels are aimed.
As you might expect, the XL1 turns heads. This aerodynamic jellybean really does look like the car of the future, and everybody – I mean everybody – does a double take. I told you about the e-mirrors, but everything about the XL1 is designed to cut drag, netting an incredible .189 Cd (for reference, a Prius does about 0.25). The XL1 boasts a completely flat underbody, and even the engine cooling, for example, is done from the back of the car, where the air is most turbulent.
Cool air is sucked in through the diffuser, and hot air goes out the top, aided by a SPAL "puller" fan set atop the tiny diesel. As long as we're talking about the rear end of the car, I should mention that there's a tiny trunk – enough for a small carry-on bag and a laptop bag on top of that. Even the wiring in the XL1 has been converted to aluminum to save a few pounds – and the dashboard is partially wood.
There are no plans to bring the XL1 to the United States (these cars cost Volkswagen a fortune to build, and as a populace we aren't exactly receptive to small cars), but you should wish they would. I'm completely shocked to find myself a fan.
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Toyota Aygo diesel got 91mpg in a test in the UK. It is a production car that costs about $15,000 US. Not made for US market, and why is that? Who is not allowing that car to be manufactured here in US? Of course, it wouldn't be that great of mileage here because of the EPA regulations and such. Besides, stupid Americans like driving big trucks and SUV's. They have no right to bitch about anything then. If we would have continually pressured Congress and the government after the first "oil crisis" in the 70's about the CAFE standards by raising them just 3%/year, the average manufacture's fleet would be getting 43 mpg instead of the 25 or so they are now. How proud they are when they design a 40mpg car!!! American ingenuity at its best!!!
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Addrenaline Introduces UK Band Schwab Through Social Media
In between bands at a concert on Toronto Island this summer I heard a track I loved. It had a raunchy guitar riff that was simple and bold, and had a groove that was undeniable. I had never heard the song before and had to get it.
I spent the next day previewing song after song on iTunes in hopes of tracking it down, but I couldn't find it.
Then along came this summer's Ford Fiesta commercial. I saw the commercial for the first time two days after the concert and had found my song… but I had no way to get it, and no idea who the band was.
I checked the usual channels, a youtube search of "Ford Fiesta Commercial" turned up nothing, which surprised me. Finally I found a clue on UK music site bandcamp.com – the band that recently "got" a song on a ford commercial was Schwab – previously known for a track that was on the It's All Gone Pete Tong movie soundtrack called DJs In A Row.
I was able to search for the band and found they at least had a MySpace page – that was it though – and it had 6000 views over 4 years. They were literally non-existent in social media circles (or on the web for that matter as their site had been hacked). I contacted the band through the page and pitched Addrenaline's plan for global domination.
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Our first step was getting the track up on YouTube as audio only. If I was trying to find that song surely other like-minded folks were too. Within eight hours of posting the track (which we titled: Schwab Mole Man – Canadian Ford Fiesta Commercial) we had 1200 views. This was achieved without any advertising, promotion or assistance – just knowing what an audience was looking to find.
Because of the song's exposure in the commercial, people across Canada were after that song and also the band. By including the words "commercial" and "Ford" in our title we threw a net around those searchers and reeled them in. We were able to track the YouTube geographic visits and pinpoint countries where the commercial was airing. It was a Canada-only commercial when produced but made its way around the world.
The next step: Make Money and Reach More People
We developed the platform schwabmob.com and linked our YouTube post to this site. Visitors could do a few simple things: hear the song, buy the song, join Schwab on youtube, facebook and myspace – that was it.
To date our youtube posting is approaching 50,000 views from around the globe. By tracking the shipping address of those who bought the instant download through paypal we could quite literally monitor where Ford (and their agency) had decided to air the commercial. What started out as a Canada-only piece moved on to air during Wimbledon on all NBC affiliates, then air in the UK, Asia and South America.
Why us?
We are a small company in the grand scheme (when compared to Coke, Ford, and Microsoft) but why did it take "the little engine that could" (us) to do this properly? Ford's agency is irresponsible for not getting that commercial posted to youtube prior to its first airing and making sure they owned the rights to the song.
The song The Mole Man could have become their exclusive property for much less than I bet Ford would imagine, they could have leveraged the song on the Fiesta website and made that groove synonymous with their brand. Instead they followed traditional channels and were left behind. They should have used a bit of intelligence and social media wherewithal to "own" this campaign.
Lucky for Schwab perhaps, they now still own the rights to the song, we made the song available on iTunes in addition to schwabmob.com, and they are still reaping the benefits of the commercial which is still airing regularly around the world.
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I am a space advocate and sci fi junkie. I look at the night sky like a teenage boy peeks at Playboy. The curiosity and wonder within me burns as red as that elusive rocky world next door.... And now, in this glorious age of technology, the dreams of Kim Stanley Robinson and geeks world round is finally becomming a reality. The colonization of Mars is just around the corner, and although many are thrilled, some are hesitant and even sour about the prospect. An argument aganist a human-occupied Mars is based on the belief that Earth has far too many problems, that are far more urgent and necessary to address, then the satisfication of curious scientists and hopeful investors. So, what do you think? Shall humanity step beyond our watery world and onto a rusty alien desert, or should we focus our efforts on Earth and find solutions to our dire issues before considering such a endeavor?
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Aug 13 2013: I propose three ideas forgive me for my ADD thinking. But I envision a world where human beings actually covered the four corners of the earth not just aboveground or below ground underwater but all and eventually overcome most the known universe? I know mankind is at a precipice of its future or it's destruction where technology strives hand-in-hand with our ingenuity and imagination! Some people may ask when have we overstepped our own bounds, but if you ask me there's no bounds or limitations just drive on and create new ways and adapt and build. kind of sounds like the thinking of a virus or disease but they are hardest to kill? With ability to adapt. I know people are going to live on mars in mars-one people have lived on the space station for 11 years or so but what a bout right here on earth in are very own oceans I know we stay on summering's but what about permanence A underwater city with a clear doom and under water vehicles that go from land to sea easily so it is like going to any big city that is my vision my dream
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - From high school to college ball and the pros, football players take a beating on their bodies.
Many might tell you they've had their bell rung more than once.
The NFL has reached a tentative $765 million settlement over concussion related brain injuries with 4,000 former players.
"The players are getting bigger and stronger and faster and so a settlement like today I think might be a rock for the future," says former NFL player Paul McFadden.
Former NFL player Paul McFadden's two sons play the game, one at Poland High School, the other at Youngstown State University.
Part of the settlement involves more research on how to make the game safer for all ages.
"When someone gets hurt, it's not what anyone else wants to see happening. We need to find ways to make it safer," McFadden says.
Team physicians at YSU say diagnosis is the key.
"Even the hardest hit. You don't have to get a concussion and a hit that doesn't look that hard can lead to a concussion. It's tough to diagnose sometimes but that's why we tell the players you've got to tell us to keep you safe," says Jim Shina, YSU physician.
The trainer for Campbell's football team encourages parents to look for the warning signs.
"Look for any kind of change in cognition, change in sleeping patterns, any kind of headaches," says head trainer Mark Rasetta.
To prevent concussions, football players are now trained not to run with their heads down and to tackle by striking the lower part of the body, but some argue that could lead to career ending leg injuries.
"I think all in all, all the rule changes and those things that are taking place are in the best interest of the students," says YSU Athletic Director Ron Strollo.
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Macon – A proposal to allow Georgia High School Association schools to compete against teams from the Georgia Independent School Association was narrowly defeated at the GHSA Executive Committee spring meeting in Macon on Monday.
The rejection was part of an overall trend of maintaining the status quo on the playing field.
Another proposal, brought up during the new business portion of the meeting, to change the basketball playoff brackets so that teams from the same region could not meet until the semifinals was overwhelmingly rejected
And proposals to adopt a new classification system and bring back a multiplier for private-school students were "received as information" by the reclassification subcommittee and not debated by the full executive committee. Those proposals, which would not have taken effect until the 2014-15 school year, or some variation of them are likely to be among the hot topics at the GHSA's fall meeting as the association begins its biannual reclassification process.
The initiative to allow GHSA schools to play GISA teams failed by a 30-25 vote. It was the only one of 43 proposals to come out of a subcommittee that was rejected by the full executive committee. One other item, involving time limits on softball games during invitational tournaments, was tabled for later consideration.
"There are some people who believe that there's value to belonging to this association, that if you're going to enjoy the benefits of this association then you need to be involved in this association," GHSA executive director Ralph Swearngin said of the GISA debate. "And there are some practical things, too."
Among the items Swearngin mentioned were eligibility and transfer issues, different sets of rules and the process for appeals.
The executive committee approved a timetable for selecting a new executive director to replace Swearngin, who previously announced that he will step down on July 1, 2014, at the end of his current contract. The job will be posted on May 1 this year, applications will be accepted through Aug. 1, and a decision will be made next January. Swearngin has worked in the GHSA office since 1992 and held his current position since 2001.
Other proposals that were approved by the executive committee included:
*Revising the "bonus points" awarded in the Class A football power rating system for schools playing teams in higher classifications. The new system will reduce the points awarded for simply playing those teams and place more emphasis on winning those games.
*Increasing the percentage of money from the football championship games at the Georgia Dome allocated to Class A schools from 14 to 16 percent. The Class A money is divided four ways because of the separate public- and private-school championships, so each school's take increased from 3.5 to 4 percent.
*Allowing players to wear shoulder pads at summer camps for linemen upon approval by the executive director. Swearngin expressed concerns that it would be seen as a step back from the past work done by the association to prevent heat-related injuries, but the measure was approved by a 40-15 vote.
*Granting the executive director the authority to adjust the schedule of the basketball semifinals and finals from the way it is printed in the brackets so that a school whose boys and girls are both playing on the same night can have their games back-to-back whenever possible.
April 15th, 2013
3:38 pm
Will the GHSA ever let the high school football teams play against other school during the spring instead of have a color code game like colleges do. Florida and other states allows it. working hard all spring and playing in a color code against each other sucks for the kids and coaches. at lease let the play in a 2 quarter jamboree.
April 15th, 2013
5:05 pm
Fark the GHSA unlubed. Only the NCAA is more corrupt.
April 15th, 2013
10:44 pm
The GISA should take a look at the private catholic leagues of New Jersey. For better competition they should allow recruiting, out of state competitions with public and private schools, and encourage televised games over tv networks and the internet. If the tv networks wont televise the games then you go with the latter of the two, which happens to be way cheaper. If they don't make a move soon then the GISA will cease to exist which happens to be the goal of the GHSA.
April 16th, 2013
5:11 am
Many of these GISA schools are just private schools that were started to keep little Johnny and Suzie from having to go to school with those darker people. It is sad really. Take note that many of them are in small rural areas. They have sports for the simple fact that their mommies and daddies want their 120 lb unathletic kid to be able to play football because daddy wasn't really all that good and can't give up the dream that he never accomplished. If they have to play with those"other" people, the closest they can get to the field is as a water boy, not the starting running back. I will say this, at least a few of them have given up on some of the bigotry and racism that they were founded on years ago. Let's hope that continues because it is time for that sentiment to be completely crushed in our world today.
April 16th, 2013
7:34 am
in todays america most private schools exist because of the dismal track record of academics and discipline of public schools not to mention the curiculum that is taught.many as you call them darker people when they have the ability, send their children to private school.prime example,the president and his wife send their children to one of the most prestigious private schools in america.remember,one of the first thing's he did when he took office was stop the federal funding for inner city kids in washingto dc to receive vouchers to attend that very school.the president also attended the most private upper class school when he was living with his grandparents in hawaii as well as michelle attending a private school in chicago.
their motto apparently is "dont do as i do,do as i say".to suggest that kids with lesser athelectic ability shouldn't have the opportunity to play is very bigot of you.
btw:my kids go to public schools in a system that is 74% aa.i belive in a free society you have the right to associate yourself with whom you want and rear your children the best way you see fit.
April 16th, 2013
8:34 am
the comment about GISA schools is true but it is also true for anyone with white flight or a kid at marist or Lovett or any other big money private school. Instead of just blacks those schools avoid all the elite 's idea of Rif raf. You know like your kid. On the other hand the rural schools had nowhere else to go because there was one public school and the academy. When i lived in south Georgia my wife and i were committed to public school althoughour daughter was the only white child in the kindergarten. When we sent her lunch money they sent it back with a note saying she was the only child in school not getting a free lunch and it was not worth the hasssle to colledt her 45 cents. So shut up if you have not lived through something like that.. Oh by the way shes a doctor now and had the best lindergarten teacher I ever saw. Now the first grade was taught by an illiterate fortunately we moved shortly after that. Hats off to counties like Wayne who tried to be a real public school. It was not perfect but they did not run from the issue.
April 16th, 2013
8:50 am
we use to have spring games in the 80's. I know officials worked them for free.
April 16th, 2013
8:54 am
We had a spring jamboree when I played in the 70's in Georgia. Played a quarter each against 3 other teams then the following week played a spring intersquad game. Schools made some money, players were happy because we got a break from hitting teammates. I am not sure what the coaches thought about it.
Since the state of Georgia is even more crazy about football could this be a good time to revisit this?
April 16th, 2013
8:58 am
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April 16th, 2013
9:39 am
Private schools should have their own private leagues.
April 16th, 2013
10:11 am
GISA is sad…wow, how clueless can you be? I played at a GHSA school, played in college, coached in college, coached in GHSA, and coached in GISA. For starters, most of these GISA schools are in metro areas. Second, most of these families want their kids to receive quality education…something you don't see at a lot of public schools. Third, many of these school are religious and parents want that to be a part of their education. Fourth, you are right in that parents do what their kids to play sports. But, what is wrong with that? The lessons that they learn from sports last a lifetime, and that is something I am all for
April 16th, 2013
11:07 am
To GISA is sad, the GISA was started so that children could get higher education which includes christian learning. Which is band from the GHSA. No prayers before games or morning devotional before class in GHSA. The only bigotry you crush is the christian learning atmosphere.
April 16th, 2013
11:44 am
Wow. I only had to read 4 comments to find the simpleton who played his only card. Clearly GISA exists only to have racially pure waterboys. Or should I say waterpeople? Gotta be PC!
April 16th, 2013
3:50 pm
If you lived in Dougherty County, you might understand the academic need for private schools. On the other hand what's wrong with parents of the 120 lb kids wanting their kids to play sports? It's the only place they have a chance to play.
April 16th, 2013
4:36 pm
Why not let home schoolers play too, they might get a ride to a good home college, graduate and work at a home job.
April 16th, 2013
4:47 pm
I grew up in Albany during the 90's. I went to public school in Dougherty County. I went on to recieve my degree in Business from UGA. I don't know what DownInAlbany is talking about, must be a parent that pays to send there child to Deerfield-Windsor Private School. If you are not from Albany should really go down there and find out the real reason why private schools exist in Albany. Trust me its not for the education.
April 17th, 2013
7:14 am
GISA is sad? I coach at a GISA school. I had 4 kids from the 2013 graduating class sign to play their sport at the collegiate level. That makes 5 out of 7 graduates in the last 3 years reach that distinction. The GISA has some great athletes and competitive teams. It is all about money. The GHSA is afraid to let us compete with them; they want everyone to come to their league so they can make more money for themselves. The GHSA is the sad one.
April 17th, 2013
7:48 am
GISA coach, scared is you.


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In August we ran a short series on how to make a Jonathan Edwards blank bible – how to cut and rebind a bible with blank pages interwoven for note taking (see part 1, 2 and 3). I was hoping at least 10 of my friends would find it useful. At least a few readers would be entertained at some hombre loco who took a table saw to new bibles.
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Judging from the amount of questions that we raised at the end of the series, I had not explained certain steps well enough. There was a lack of photographs. We needed better explanations on how to clamp the bible before cutting and more info on the paper we used. After the first series was done, binding experts sent their insights into alternate options for those who cannot (for example) use a saw to cut the original binding off.
It was obvious I needed a do-over. So this series is my attempt to go back and recreate that original series, to highlight all the steps involved and give better directions.
I am firmly committed to keeping my notes on Scripture as close to Scripture as possible. Ideally I have always wanted a bible that will provide me enough room to keep a lot of notes bound with the text in which they originate (this is the genius of the Jonathan Edwards blank bible). I have looked at some journaling bibles, but I needed more space. I have looked at bibles in three-ring binders but they are very bulky and awkward and need my entire desk cleared out to open it up (and those three rings are always in the way).
But there was a bigger hurdle in my search for the perfect blank bible.
Those in the bible publishing industry tell me the cost of bible paper continues to increase. And because a blank bible doubles the amount of paper, it is unlikely that a blank bible will be published due to affordability. In other words, if you want one, you need to be willing to make it yourself.
So that's what I did.
It wasn't hard, just a simple process of taking my ESV bible through eight steps: cut, rip, clamp, saw, slice, stuff, punch and bind [insert grimacing sound from Justin Taylor here].
This time I hope to explain (more fully and clearly) each step as we progress.
[BTW: This exact process is also useful to make 'blank books' (like the Valley of Vision) or, minus blank pages, to spiral bind a book fitted for a cardio machine at the gym.]
The bible
In our first blank bible series used the English Standard Version, classic reference edition. We ended up with three volumes. If I were to do it again I would use the same bible. The paper is very easy to work with in the binding process (and the center-column references are excellent, too). I continue to use that first blank bible (although it's funny that nobody asked me if my wife ever got her 'Karalee's blank bible').
Last time we heard from a number of readers who wanted to create a blank bible with interlinear bibles of the Old and New Testament. And so with the recent release of the long-awaited ESV English-Greek Reverse Interlinear New Testament, we believe it will best suit our needs (though just the New Testament, it will be larger than the previous bible project).
Because this interlinear will provide more space in the New Testament than the previous blank bible project, it will be most useful for taking sermon notes where much space is needed. The blank bible, having less space is most useful for personal study reflections where I have more time to think and express my thoughts concisely.
The series will be broken into three sections
1. Cutting, ripping, clamping, sawing
2. Slicing and stuffing
3. Punching and binding
Provided these turn out, we will conclude the series with a little contest.
Next time … DIY: Blank Bible (part 2) Cut, Rip, Clamp, Saw
Special thanks… This project is possible by the graciousness of Justin, Stephen and Kay (go Huskers!) of Good News and Crossway publisher. Not only is Crossway committed to publish books that are doctrinally accurate but they are also very generous with their materials. They reflect in character what they communicate in print. Thank you.
Posted on November 6, 2006, in Blank Bible, BR > Crossway, ESV, Greek interlinear, Jonathan Edwards. Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.
Tony – You mentioned a blank "Valley of Vision." Banner's general manager was just here at our U.S. office last week from Edinburgh, Scotland. When he joined our family for dinner one night, my middle daughter (who has Crossway's journalling Bible and loves it) asked if we would publish a similar version of that collection of Puritan prayers & devotions. Interesting idea. Well, if there is anything that I can do or send you from our U.S. office here at Banner of Truth with regard to a blank "Valley of Vision, please let me know (you wouldn't want to destroy a leather bound one, would you?). Personally, I would love to be in Omaha with you when you turn on that table saw. Can you connect a live webcam feed so we can see it in action? On a separate note, when you come visit us here at Banner of Truth next month, let's do a joint blog with photos, ok?
Grace & peace, brother —
i can't wait to see how this turns out. as calvin would say, "good luck!"
Simple question, why not use a already printed copy of a loose leaf bible and put pages in between it? Thats what I am planning on doing. This is not a slam, I love the idea but it seems like an awful lot of work, when there are easier ways to do it.
I work in a steel fab shop and this blank Bible project is the most fascinating thing I've ever seen, being that I love books. I haven't worked up the courage to try it yet but it's really bothering me now that I se what you guys have done so well. I'm going to do it! Thanks for the great instructions.
Sorry about the spelling. I got excited! LOL
A band saw to a Bible? Heresy!
My husband works at a copy center. I had him use their industrial paper cutter. It did it in one chop and cost a dollar. I like precision. Band saws are messy. LOL
Great blog and great concept. Thank you.
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