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Shawn Vestal: School letter fails in its own right
Fri., Aug. 29, 2014
We were invited to leave our school this month.
Our school, it seems, has not made "adequate yearly progress" on standardized tests. Our school, it turns out, is "in School Improvement."
"We must inform you," read the letter from our school, "that you may choose to transfer to nearby school that is not in a 'step of improvement.' "
Uh … yes, please? Or … no, thank you? Would it be possible to have a school that is both adequate and improving? Would it be possible to get an interpreter to put all this into the English language? Or shall we just accept those two average test scores at the bottom as the ultimate measure of the worth of our school and assume it ain't worth much?
The letters going out to parents all over the state right now are the ripe, rank fruit of the No Child Left Behind Act and the misbegotten, punitive push to elevate standardized testing to the center of the public education. In theory, the ideas behind all this sound virtuous: Hold schools to high standards, give parents choices, measure progress.
But as a practical matter for parents, these letters are useless – perhaps worse than useless, because they might erroneously appear to be saying something useful.
They purport to tell us of "failing schools" but what they are telling us is the oldest story in the book: Schools with more children living in poverty fare worse than richer schools on standardized measures. They also tell us that schools showing great improvements will still be deemed, under the all-or-nothing standards of NCLB, to be failures. And they are offering a solution that is no solution: the chance to move to a nearby school that will almost certainly be deemed a failure itself within a year.
The story of these letters begins with President George W. Bush and his NCLB law. It required states to adopt a standardized test and to eventually reach a 100 percent pass rate. This is a wonderful, laudable goal. Is it a possible goal? Shall we equate falling short of that goal – by even a sliver – a failure?
Here's the way Lorna Spear, executive director of student intervention and support services for Spokane Public Schools, put it: "It's a good bar. We should be doing that – 100 percent of all our children. But it's a high bar."
The NCLB requires school districts to report to parents on "Adequate Yearly Progress" of their school, and to offer them the chance to move their kids out of schools that fall repeatedly short of AYP at district expense.
Most states have waivers from this final requirement, based on various efforts to improve. Washington lost its waiver this year over the teachers unions' refusal to accept student achievement measures as one of several factors in performance evaluations. This line in the sand seems extreme. One wonders why the Washington Education Association could not swallow such a tiny pill, however bitter, for the greater good.
But they couldn't, so neither could a majority in the Legislature – and so parents and districts are paying this price.
Spokane Public Schools sent out 13,000 letters to parents in recent weeks. About 170 parents have asked to be moved to a school with better test scores, said Spear.
That's a pretty small number, in context, and it might reflect the fact that most parents recognize this process for what it is: a lousy way to measure their school's quality. But it might also reflect something else: the impenetrable nature of what these letters and this system are saying to us about schools.
Perfection is a fine and worthy and impossible goal. Based on the NCLB metrics, Spokane schools have a long, long way to go. Of the district's 34 elementary schools, 22 fell short of AYP to such a degree that they had to offer parents the option of moving. But the complicated matrix of measurements involved – in which Title I schools carry a different level of requirements, for example – produced such inanities as this: Parents in the Cooper Elementary district were offered the chance to move to schools with worse test scores.
Meanwhile, each of the district's middle schools is also in this "step of improvement," requiring the district to offer parents a chance to move, but making it impossible for the district to do so.
This is preposterous. My school's test scores are not good. There is no question about it. And the school – and the district and all the districts in the state and country – should certainly be focused on evaluating and improving the way they operate, especially for kids who arrive at the classroom with the largest life burdens from outside it. But what the tests measure – and what they do not – does not tell the story of my school or of the quality of education I believe my child is receiving there.
I think we'll stay.


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Thank you to everyone who turned out to our Monthly Neighborhood meeting last night. It was refreshing to see so many people interested in our neighborhood.
Below is a letter from our neighborhood leadership to the North Clackamas School District concerning their proposal to close our neighborhood elementary school. We encourage our neighbors to attend the School Board meeting this Thursday, March 17th.
March 1, 2011
Superintendent Tim Mills
North Clackamas School District
4444 SE Lake Road
Milwaukie OR 97222
Dear Dr. Mills:
I am the Chair of the Hector Campbell Neighborhood Association and am writing on behalf of our association with regard to (1) the pending decision to close Hector Campbell Elementary School, and (2) our desire to improve communication between our association and the school district.
First, we understand that the decision to close any school is difficult for everyone and that many factors are considered before a final decision is made. I'm sure you are aware that our children are happy at Campbell and that Principal Curtis Long's leadership has been a major factor in the marked improvements to children's test scores and the safe and supportive environment at Campbell. Our association has worked hard to support school events, we have joined the PTA, and we have spent many hours researching pedestrian, biking, and vehicle traffic and school zone safety issues and a variety of projects to improve those concerns with funds that have been made available by the City of Milwaukie's new Walk Safely Milwaukie Program.
Often, people express their desires to smaller groups but may feel it is hopeless or too difficult for them to communicate individually with the district. Therefore, as Chair of the Neighborhood Association, I want to share with you that many neighbors have expressed a strong desire for Campbell to remain open even though we understand the issues that have made closing a possibility. In this case, history and community play a big part in our desire to keep Campbell open, as well as the necessity for moving so many children in three different directions (four, if you count the change placing 6th graders in middle school) – even some who just came to Campbell last year due to boundary changes.
Second, we are disappointed in the lack of communication between the school district and Hector Campbell Neighborhood Association, and want to take whatever steps we can to improve our relationship. Many were disappointed that the meeting notice to talk about closing Campbell was to parents only, and felt that the Neighborhood Association officers should have been informed and invited.
Our goal is to work harder to establish better communication with the district in the future, and hopefully, to be more involved earlier in the discussions of any changes that affect our neighborhood. This would include plans relating to maintenance of the building and grounds, and future plans to lease the use of the building and/or grounds. We are also very interested in the future transportation plan for the children of our neighborhood and intend to continue looking at safe routes to school(s) and other traffic related issues which need addressing. Better communication with you about these and any other shared neighborhood issues will allow us to (a) provide accurate and timely information to the neighbors who do not have school age children, (b) anticipate needs which we may be able to assist in meeting through neighborhood resources, and (c) support a variety of school and district activities in the future.
Our association would appreciate your suggestions for how we can improve communication with the district in the future. We already receive the district email letter and list of highlighted activities. This year we purchased a membership in the HC PTA in an attempt to connect more closely with the activities and needs of the school. We are concerned that approach is not going to work very well if our children are divided among 3 new schools.
We welcome your comments and suggestions either in a written reply or by attending one of our association meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 PM. Please contact Linda Hedges (email@example.com) to be added to our agenda anytime it is convenient for you or your representative.
We are looking forward to your response.
Mary Weaver, Chairperson
Hector Campbell Neighborhood Association
A Neighborhood District Association (NDA) links the neighborhood together to create a vibrant local democracy and a stronger community. Every person who lives in the City of Milwaukie belongs to one of the seven NDAs. They are powerful resources for all of us. They are the officially recognized voice of the neighborhood and the basic building blocks of democracy in Milwaukie.
The Hectorcampbell NDA meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30pm in the Community Room of the Public Safety Building: 3200 SE Harrison Street, Milwaukie, OR
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Letter to North Clackamas School Dist. from our Neighborhood Leadership, concerning the future of Campbell School
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Can you feel the good vibrations? The Beach Boys are getting around. Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, two of the group's original members, will play at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland on Saturday to help a local cause.
Can you feel the good vibrations? The Beach Boys are getting around.
Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, two of the group's original members, will play at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland on Saturday to help a local cause.
Love said he enjoys playing at benefit concerts. "It's more a community spirit kind of thing," he said. "There's a lot more community involvement in that sort of concert. For me, it's more rewarding to be able to do that. Every concert, we give it our best, but when you're doing something in conjuncture with a bunch of people who are doing things that benefit the community, that's a bonus."
The playground at Lake Parker Park is in need of new equipment and Pam Page, Lakeland Parks and Recreation deputy director, said some of the money to renovate the playground will come from the city, but the more Lakeland's Rotary clubs raise, the nicer it will be.
Proceeds from the fifth annual Lakeland Rotary Club Child of the Sun Music Festival and 5K on April 11 also benefited Hernando's Landing, but The Beach Boys concert is expect to be the project's largest fundraiser.
Club member Alyssia Totten and Ron Myers, Flying Tigers director of Florida operations, both wanted The Beach Boys to play at Joker Marchant for years and the stadium's capacity allows for a large crowd.
Love said the band's sustained popularity is partially thanks to John Stamos.
"He had us on his program 'Full House' several times and those 'Full House' reruns have introduced us to successive generations," he said. "New fans are made every time they play the episodes of 'Full House' that we're on."
And many of those fans will want to hear the classic songs that made the band famous. Johnston said the show will not disappoint.
"Some people go out when they have a new album out and they'll go play the new album live and think everyone's going to know the songs," Johnston said. "No possible chance ... The weather will be great, Joker Marchant Stadium will be awesome and it will be really fun. We'll load it up with tons of hits."
Totten said the concert will not raise all of the money needed to build the playground, but it will help raise awareness for the project.
The city plans to spend $200,000 on updating the playground but asked Lakeland's clubs — Lakeland Christina Rotary Club, Lakeland North Rotary Club, The Lakeland Rotary Club and Lakeland South Rotary Club e_SEmD to raise an additional $350,000.
Early plans for the playground, drawn by Littlejohn Engineering Associates in Orlando, show a wooden ship, treehouse and zip line.
"The point of the show is to raise a good bit of it and raise awareness in the community," Totten said. "I feel really great that we've done both of those things."
Totten's husband, Scott, has been a member of The Beach Boys for 14 years and currently is the lead guitarist and musical director. He said he is looking forward to the concert and raising money for a place kids can enjoy.
"It's such a community-driven, friendly kind of town so when my wife came up with the plan for this show and got people involved and got word out, everybody wants to see the show and be involved and help with the park," he said. "It's just that kind of town which is why we love it."
Johnston said he does not like to call it charity, but playing concerts that benefit a cause makes him proud.
"I like to give and be able to do music and have the music give back on more than one level," Johnston said. "You go home and you think, 'I actually sang the songs they love and people had a great time and some of the profits will go to creating this playground for little kids.' I think that's really great."
[ Lance Ferguson can be reached at email@example.com or 863-802-7533. Follow @Lance_Ferguson on Twitter. ]


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Currently reading 📖 Outside the Lines by Emily Goodwin.. half the books; I've read by this author was actually good. Not sure I'll read the others. Since the ones, I've looked at and read the description didn't catch my attention.
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Outside the lines?! Hmm 🤔
This book was good.
•••Wait hold up may be some spoilers in it.•••
So like I said it might be spoilers in this book; depends on what I'm thinking while typing up this review. I know that I liked this book it was pretty good; the description of the book gave that away. But anyways, I would like to the point out that I've read a few of Emily Goodwin books; and I want to say that Ben lasted way longer than the other dudes during sex. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I just had to say that because usually when I am reading books. The kissing and licking and talking are to dang long and the sex parts are like 2 minutes 😂 just a blink of an eye.
So with that being said; I like how Ben didn't care that Felicia was a nerd and weird; he loved her regardless. That made Mindy so jealous and wanted what Felicia had. Though they did sex a few times; that is not what he wanted. Mindy was the devil she was pure evil. I think she was jealous of Felicia in high school and as an adult. She was so bitter; it was ridiculous and she tried to clown Felicia a few times, but no one didn't care what she (Mindy) thought and wasn't on her side. Even though, her sister gave those side glances. I bet Mindy believed that Ben would leave Felicia but got fool when she found out they were together. I bet she left her husband so that she could be with Ben. But in the end; Felicia got the man. I did thought she was going to be pregnant half towards the end, but it never happened oh well.
Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2259110149
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Alternate Cover Edition: ASIN: B017T2AQ4G
A standalone romantic comedy from NYT Bestselling Author Emily Goodwin
Nerd. Geek. Loser.
Words spoken to me on a daily basis. Words that used to hurt me, but have lost their power. I've embraced who I am, and if science fiction and gaming makes me uncool, well then I don't wanna be.
So when a talk, dark and handsome stranger runs into me—literally—at a coffee shop and spills my iced mocha down the front of my shirt, I assume he'll laugh it off, not ask me out on a date that I politely decline. When things seem too good to be true, they usually are. Because Ben has it all. Good looks. A job as killer as his abs. Great hair and great skills in bed. There's no way someone like him can be interested in someone like me.
Ulterior motives? Probably. Professional stalker? Most likely. Why else would he be interested? Yet when we see each other again, there's an attraction I can't deny. I might be taping my very own "kick me" sign on my back when I agree to go out with him. My dream guy, interested in me for real?
Because guys like Ben don't fall for girls like me.


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Something happened tonight, like it did another Wednesday not that long ago. Nothing particular happened, really, nothing except a few low-keyed conversations, a few cryptic text-messages, and some Magick ceremonies in the attic.
What does it take, really, to reach a state of excited inspiration and a sense of destiny approaching, a Magick feeling of fire and shadow burning within you?
It doesn't necessarily take much. Usually it's something big, like a Journey, actual and physical to new and foreign beaches and forests and mountains and seas, but occasionally it's something quiet and subtle and virtually unnoticeable. The day and even the night start off completely ordinary, but at some point or more something happens. You cross a boundary, take one crucial step in your mind, and you're there.
The world is so big, and your own fire so powerful. This isn't wishful thinking, but a fact, but you need to remind yourself of that occasionally.
But sometimes you don't need to. You know you've crossed a threshold on your path, one long time in coming and longed for. It's not one thing, but many, working together, creating a cohesive whole, teaching you something, making you realize something you didn't know or realize before… pushing you beyond a point you've strived to reach for some time. It's fickle, but it's There, aiding you further on your Path.
It may fade again, at least for a while, but return ever stronger, ever more powerful. I sit in the attic, at the center of my pentacle of mist and shadow, reading the Book of Fate. Everything I am, storyteller, witch, pagan, musician, Human Being, rebel, shaman, warrior poet, wild man, nomad and a thousand other things is joined, becoming one, and I know, yet again, better than I did the path ahead.
I see, briefly, overwhelmingly The Invisible Labyrinth, the Winding Ways of a witch, of a human being.
Moments of joy are moments few and rare, but right now it doesn't really feel that way. I go Deep, dive deep into the true life of the Human Being. The time of change is once again upon me.
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from the reign of Henry the 4th to the death of Charles the 1st. She indicated that it was "By a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant Historian" and "N.B. There will be very few Dates in this History." The date of this work is "Saturday Nov: 26th. 1791".
She deals with the Tudors in several swift, opinionated paragraphs (emphasis, for no real reason but whimsy, added):
Henry the 8th
It would be an affront to my Readers were I to suppose that they were not as well acquainted with the particulars of this King's reign as I am myself. It will therefore be saving them the task of reading again what they have read before, & myself the trouble of writing what I do not perfectly recollect, by giving only a slight sketch of the principal Events which marked his reign. Among these may be ranked Cardinal Wolsey's telling the father Abbot of Leicester Abbey that "he was come to lay his bones among them," the reformation in Religion, & the King's riding through the streets of London with Anna Bullen. It is however but Justice, & my Duty to declare that this amiable Woman was entirely innocent of the Crimes with which she was accused, of which her Beauty, her Elegance, & her Sprightliness were sufficient proofs, not to mention her solemn protestations of Innocence, the weakness of the Charges against her, & the King's Character, all of which add some confirmation, tho' perhaps but slight ones when in comparison with those before alledged in her favour. Tho' I do not profess giving many dates, yet as I think it proper to give some & shall of course make choice of those which it is most necessary for the Reader to know, I think it right to inform him that her letter to the King was dated on the 6th of May. The Crimes & Cruelties of this Prince, were too numerous to be mentioned, (as this history I trust has fully shewn;) & nothing can be said in his vindication, but that his abolishing Religious Houses & leaving them to the ruinous depredations of time has been of infinite use to the landscape of England in general, which probably was a principal motive for his doing it, since otherwise why should a Man who was of no Religion himself be at so much trouble to abolish one which had for ages been established in the Kingdom. His Majesty's 5th wife was the Duke of Norfolk's Neice who, tho' universally acquitted of the crimes for which she was beheaded, has been by many people supposed to have led an abandoned life before her Marriage — Of this however I have many doubts, since she was a relation of that noble Duke of Norfolk who was so warm in the Queen of Scotland's cause, & who at last fell a victim to it. The King's last wife contrived to survive him, but with difficulty effected it. He was succeeded by his only son Edward.
Edward the 6th
As this prince was only nine years old at the time of his Father's death, he was considered by many people as too young to govern, & the late King happening to be of the same opinion, his mother's Brother the Duke of Somerset was chosen Protector of the realm during his minority. This Man was on the whole of a very amiable Character, & is somewhat of a favourite with me, tho' I would by no means pretend to affirm that he was equal to those first of Men Robert Earl of Essex, Delamere, or Gilpin. He was beheaded, of which he might with reason have been proud, had he known that such was the death of Mary Queen of Scotland; but as it was impossible that he should be conscious of what had never happened, it does not appear that he felt particularly delighted with the manner of it. After his decease the Duke of Northumberland had the care of the King & the Kingdom, & performed his trust of both so well that the King died & the Kingdom was left to his daughter in law the Lady Jane Grey, who has been already mentioned as reading Greek. Whether she really understood that language or whether such a study proceeded only from an excess of vanity for which I beleive she was always rather remarkable, is uncertain. Whatever might be the cause, she preserved the same appearance of knowledge, & contempt of what was generally esteemed pleasure, during the whole of her Life, for she declared herself displeased with being appointed Queen, and while conducting to the scaffold, she wrote a sentence in latin & another in Greek on seeing the dead Body of her Husband accidentally passing that way.
This woman had the good luck of being advanced to the throne of England, inspite of the superior pretensions, Merit & Beauty of her Cousins Mary Queen of Scotland & Jane Grey. Nor can I pity the Kingdom for the misfortunes they experienced during her Reign, since they fully deserved them, for having allowed her to succeed her Brother — which was a double peice of folly, since they might have foreseen that as she died without Children, she would be succeeded by that disgrace to humanity, that pest of society, Elizabeth. Many were the people who fell martyrs to the protestant Religion during her reign; I suppose not fewer than a dozen. She married Philip King of Spain who in her Sister's reign for [sic] famous for building the Armadas. She died without issue, & then the dreadful moment came in which the destroyer of all comfort, the deceitful Betrayer of trust reposed in her, & the Murderess of her Cousin succeeded to the Throne. —
It was the peculiar misfortune of this Woman to have bad Ministers —— Since wicked as she herself was, she could not have committed such extensive Mischeif, had not those vile & abandoned Men connived at, & encouraged her in her Crimes. I know that it has by many people been asserted & beleived that Lord Burleigh, Sir Francis Walsingham, & the rest of those who filled the cheif Offices of State were deserving, experienced, & able Ministers. But oh! how blinded such Writers & such Readers must be to true Merit, to Merit despised, neglected & defamed, if they can persist in such opinions when they reflect that these Men, these boasted Men were such Scandals to their Country & their Sex as to allow & assist their Queen in confining for the space of nineteen Years, a Woman who if the claims of Relationship & Merit were of no avail, yet as a Queen & as one who condescended to place confidence in her, had every reason to expect Assistance & protection; and at length in allowing Elizabeth to bring this amiable Woman to an untimely, unmerited, and scandalous Death. Can any one if he reflects but for a moment on this blot, this ever-lasting blot upon their Understanding & their Character, allow any praise to Lord Burleigh or Sir Francis Walsingham? Oh! what must this bewitching Princess whose only freind was then the Duke of Norfolk, and whose only ones are now Mr Whitaker, Mrs Lefroy, Mrs Knight & myself, who was abandoned by her Son, confined by her Cousin, abused, reproached & vilified by all, what must not her most noble mind have suffered when informed that Elizabeth had given orders for her Death! Yet she bore it with a most unshaken fortitude, firm in her mind; Constant in her Religion; & prepared herself to meet the cruel fate to which she was doomed, with a magnanimity that could alone proceed from conscious Innocence. And yet could you Reader have beleived it possible that some hardened & zealous Protestants have even abused her for that Steadfastness in the Catholic Religion which reflected on her so much credit? But this is a striking proof of their narrow souls & prejudiced Judgements who accuse her. She was executed in the Great Hall at Fotheringay Castle (sacred Place!) on Wednesday the 8th of February — 1586 —— to the everlasting Reproach of Elizabeth, her Ministers, and of England in general. It may not be unnecessary before I entirely conclude my account of this ill-fated Queen, to observe that she had been accused of several crimes during the time of her reigning in Scotland, of which I now most seriously do assure my Reader that she was entirely innocent; having never been guilty of anything more than Imprudencies into which she was betrayed by the openness of her Heart, her Youth, & her Education. Having I trust by this assurance entirely done away every Suspicion & every doubt which might have arisen in the Reader's mind, from what other Historians have written of her, I shall proceed to mention the remaining Events that marked Elizabeth's reign. It was about this time that Sir Francis Drake the first English Navigator who sailed round the World, lived, to be the ornament of his Country & his profession. Yet great as he was, & justly celebrated as a Sailor, I cannot help foreseeing that he will be equalled in this or the next Century by one who tho' now but young, already promises to answer all the ardent & sanguine expectations of his Relations & Freinds, amongst whom I may class the amiable Lady to whom this work is dedicated, & my no less amiable Self.
Though of a different profession, and shining in a different sphere of Life, yet equally conspicuous in the Character of an Earl, as Drake was in that of a Sailor, was Robert Devereux Lord Essex. This unfortunate young Man was not unlike in Character to that equally unfortunate one Frederic Delamere. The simile may be carried still farther, & Elizabeth the torment of Essex may be compared to the Emmeline of Delamere. It would be endless to recount the misfortunes of this noble & gallant Earl. It is sufficient to say that he was beheaded on the 25th of Feb:ry, after having been Lord Leuitenant of Ireland, after having clapped his hand on his Sword, and after performing many other services to his Country. Elizabeth did not long survive his loss, & died so miserable that were it not an injury to the memory of Mary I should pity her.
Obviously, Mary, Queen of Scots was the real heroine of this section of the history! Which is of course, most of it because she discusses James I and Charles I but briefly, and without many dates.


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Timing not only gives music forward motion; its subtle variations contribute greatly to emotional expression. Proper tonality has myriad benefits. Composers carefully choose their orchestration to convey emotional content through instrumental colors. The contrast between those colors is essential to enabling listeners to follow interleaving melodic lines. And obviously the tonal inflections of, say, a singer's voice is a primary conveyor of emotional intent. Finally, without dynamics we would lose the subtle sweep that defines a melodic line, as well as the grand sweep of an orchestral movement or entire piece.
Of course, there are many other sonic attributes that we associate with high-end sound, like resolution, speed, spatiality, imaging, and frequency extension. There is no doubt that these add to the engagement factor—but engagement can occur without them. In contrast, the troika of timing, tonality, and dynamics is essential.
I hope I do not appear to be "dumbing down" my standards for affordable gear. The essential sonic elements I have described are not easy to come by! I regularly hear products—even expensive ones—that fail in one or more of these areas. So finding affordable gear that gets them all right is a find indeed. The new Rotel stack, I am happy to report, gets them all right.
Listen, for instance, to the Praga CD of Dvorák Serenades from Bohemia. If the timing isn't just so, these octets stall faster than a Jag XKE. If the timbres aren't spot on, instrumental lines become blurred, and if micro-dynamics aren't fully captured, the interplay between musicians and the lilt of the music is lost. But through the Rotel stack, all of these elements are fully present. Strings are properly rich, bass is weighty, and the piano possesses a lovely round tone. Microdynamics and tiny tempo variations come through clearly, allowing the listener to hear the give and take among the players. Strings may be a touch more strident than would be ideal, but that is a small trade-off—and small trade-offs are precisely what we hope for in affordable components.
This is all great news, but there is icing on this cake because the Rotel stack makes very few apologies even in non-essential categories. Point the laser to Mary Guathier's "Falling Out of Love" from Mercy Now and you will be amazed at not only the grittiness of her voice, but also the broad soundstage, well-placed images, and the rock-solid bass—all of which suck you right into her slithery world. Similarly, on the terrific Analogue Productions hybrid disc of Dave Brubeck's Time Out, the Rotels not only get the infectious timing and tonal characteristics of the instruments right; their tinkling top piano notes are also airily unrestrained. Again, this last element is not essential to fully digging the music here, but it goes a long way toward hinting at that "real" quality we high-enders seek.
The sound only gets better with high-resolution digital sources. With such material, the RC-1570 exhibits a level of purity that is a skosh higher than it attains when handling the RCD-1570's analog output. With high-res digital sources, instruments and singers step farther forward from a quieter background, adding to the drama of the listening experience. Apparently, Rotel has not lost its touch with DACs.
Modestly priced audio products may not be able to produce the "absolute sound," but the best of them can fully deliver the heart of the high end. Rotel's 1570/1552 stack falls decisively into this category, forming an incredibly affordable, versatile system that conveys all the music you could want—and more—with very few trade-offs. Rotel is back, my friends. And it is good.
RCD-1570 CD Player
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Dimensions: 17" x 5.25" x 13.4"
Weight: 31.6 lbs.
Price: $999
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SO Victor led our trek down the mountainside and back to the village where I attended his mom's church that night–which is right on my street! She has services seven nights a week and I went on the prayer meeting night–and no one showed up except Victor, his mom, a brother and sister and some other familia. But they had a good Spanish prayer session and I got a Spanish lesson out of it. More pictures of services at that most modest but fascinating little "night church" of Victor's mom's church down the street from me will be posted here soon.
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Contaminant Transport from an Array of Sourcesby C. L. Kim, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA,
P. L. Chambré, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA,
W. W.-L. Lee, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA,
T. H. Pigford, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA, USA,
Document Type: Proceeding Paper
Part of: Hydraulic Engineering
The authors show analytic solutions to the problem of contaminant dispersion from an array of point sources in a waste disposal site. These solutions are for waste sources in a fluid-saturated porous medium, and may be for isotropic or anisotropic dispersion. The solutions are illustrated through isopleths of contaminants for a planar array of point sources perpendicular to ground-water flow. The concentration fields several meters away from this plane can be approximated by equivalent plane sources.
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New Horizon
Date: 1 Aug 2015 — 7 Aug 2015
Location: University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA
New Horizon is a fantastic event that we love being part of. Come sun or rain we shall be there so do make sure you pop along to see us.
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Cycling Bear Creek Road: One of the most scenic bike climbs in California.
Along with Highway 198 and Whitaker Forest, Bear Creek Road is among the greatest bike climbs
involving California's Giant Sequoias.
Photo: The lower half of the photo is the Bear Creek Road section of Giant Sequoias.
This a simply a remarkable climb and experience. Now, truth be told, the first 6 ½ miles of this stout 16 mile climb are nothing much to speak of. However, keep the faith because we promise you that this will be a memorable climb if you stick with it all the way to the top, off the "main" road, along a narrow dirt road through giant Sequoia Redwood Trees -- AWESOME views available nowhere else on earth.
Bear Creek Road is billed as a logging road, and rightly so. Our climb, and the road, begins at the intersection of Balch Park Road and Bear Creek Roads.
Start of climb, sign says "LOG TRUCK TRAFFIC AHEAD"...
. . . and they aren't kidding!
At about Mile 4 of this climb, we enter Sequoia National Forest. The last third of the climb is squarely within thickly forested surroundings rivaling those of Humboldt and Del Norte counties in Northern California.
Enter Sequoia National Forest at Mile 4
Established 1908 by President Teddy Roosevelt,
1,193,315 acres.
We cannot emphasize enough how incredible the last few miles of this ride are, giving us a glimpse into the past through the powerful,mighty, and ancient Giant Sequoias (see slideshow). The alpine setting begins around Mile 15 (we have sage, chaparral, oak, and grasslands from the beginning, giving way to Pine, Redwood and finally, Sequoia as we climb higher into the Sequoia National Forest).
Our first Sequoia at Mile 14, the final two miles are heaven!
The climb is very challenging, note the several purple/violet sections indicating double digit grades in the MapMyRide elevation grid, below!
Important Navigation Note: Bear Creek Road becomes Balch Park Road at mile 14.8 and you must take a very sharp turn to the right to continue on Bear Creek Road (video beginning at 50 second mark shows this turn) toward Shake Camp, Pack Station, and Tule River (there is a sign, facing away from us on the ascent, with these details); we have climbed this route twice and missed that turn twice!
Turn here at Mile 14.7.
After turning right onto Bear Creek at its junction with Balch Park Road, we climb another 1.2 miles at 5.8% grade through a breathtakingly spectacular Redwood/Sequoia forest (slideshow). This area is in the heart of Balch Park which offers camping and many recreational activities. About a quarter mile after turning right be alert for the Giant Sequoia named Oliver Twist -- it is MAGNIFICENT!
Oliver Twist.
After completing the final 1.2 miles of the climb, retrace your steps to Bear Creek/Balch Park road, turn right and travel another 0.2 miles to Balch Park Public Camp and enjoy the beautiful pond, hollow tree, and the unattended but very informative museum providing the history of Balch Park and turn of the century (19th, that is) logging photos and history (slideshow).
Traffic and Roadway Surface Report: The roadway surface, other than the first three miles, is poor, rutted, pot-holed, and with plenty of loose gravel, all combining to create a rough descent. There is very little traffic on the roadway and we experience a very quiet and peaceful ascent for 12 miles after entering the national forest.
There is plenty of lodging in Porterville, California, as well as camping in either Sequoia and/or Kings Canyon National Parks to the north.
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
Photo - from upper left clockwise:
Bear Creek; Mineral King; Hwy 198; Whitaker Forest;
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Wole Soyinka's Child of the Forest Goes To Japan
Accomplished South African based Nigerian filmmaker Akin Omotoso's special documentary film "Wole Soyinka: Child of the Forest" is one of the selected films showing at the 2013 Cinema Africa Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan.
This year's event runs from May 18 - 23, and the lineup of features, docs and shorts, includes several titles previously covered on this blog, like 2 films by Kunle Afolayan: romantic comedy Phone Swap, as well thriller The Figurine. Also docs on Ousmane Sembene and Wole Soyinka, amongst others. And shorts films like Wanuri Kanuri's sci-fi Pumzi.
CINEMA AFRICA is a nonprofit organization in Tokyo, Japan, established in 2006. Our mission is to develop
understanding and appreciation of Africa in Japan through African films made by African filmmakers or
producers. For this purpose, we have organized Cinema Africa in Tokyo, the only one African film festival in
Asia and the Pacific region.
We also recently started distribution of the films to non-profit organizations,
non-governmental organizations, and municipalities.
Today, we can see many films focusing on Africa, or filmed in Africa. But what we want to bring to you is the true voice of Africa, and not the films about Africa made in Hollywood or western media.
Therefore, we basically introduce African films made by African filmmakers/producers through their own perspectives, which is the only way for us to learn about them.
We cannot just sit and wait in front of our desks, or play with Google to capture the REAL Africa today. Or, we cannot just wait for major film festivals in Europe or US to make their own pick of 'best' African films.
We would like to tell Japanese people what WE found in Africa. We try to go as many times as possible to Africa to attend African film festivals, held in such places as Burkina Faso, South Africa,
Zanzibar, Rwanda, etc, to see with our own eyes and collect the latest films.


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In the early and intermediate stages of AMD, waste products from the retina accumulate underneath the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). These waste produces are known as drusen, and appear as fatty, yellow deposits. People with early and intermediate AMD typically have little or no impact on vision. However, the presence of drusen increases the likelihood of progression to late-stage AMD and vision loss.
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"Life is about balance. Be kind, but don't let people abuse you. Trust, but don't be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself." ~Nishan Panwar
Balance. Our brains can easily conceptualize this idea, right?
Bonnie and Clyde. Apples and oranges. The yin to your yang. Dualities. Opposites. Q&A. B&W. Balance.
I've had many experiences in life, and all the while I've had a pretty clear grasp on this idea of balance, mostly because I've always refused to be an either/or type of woman. Often I can't decide which label to occupy, and so I happily settle embodying a walking oxymoron. I'm an introverted extrovert. My practice is both strong and soft. I crave solitude and I crave people, equally. Half of me loves to feel life as a woman unafraid of the dark places on this earth and within my own Spirit, satisfied with the uncomfortable, and able to unapologetically open to the rush of the primal within – and the other half of me is logical, grounded, a puppet, so to speak, of my own (over)thinking. I'm all of these women. There is no either/or.
This week, set your intention on opening to your own dualities. See it all. Even when the crisp change of the weather mocks what feels like your own personal shift into darkness, look for the light. There's beauty in letting the dead things go. Examine your light and your dark. Look at both your wins and your losses, your blessings as well as your disappointments. Your greatest hurts can become your greatest teachers if you point your perspective toward balance. And yes, we really are that powerful!


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- They can take part in the seventh edition of the program Embark on your practice students in last year's Computer engineering, Telecommunications, Industrial and chemical, Math, Chemical Sciences, Administration and business management, Economy, Marketing, Journalism, Advertising, Graphic design, Communication and trade.
- The 45 selected candidates will have the opportunity to experience the challenges and satisfaction that involves working in a startup of technology-based.
- Practices will be held for two months in full-time (July and August of 2015) and they count with a help to the study of €800 per month.
- In the new edition of the program joins a startup located in Berlin to the 32 technology companies involved in the initiative and which are located in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, La Coruña, Avila and Mallorca.
- In their six previous editions have already participated 140 University Spanish.
The Fundación José Manuel Entrecanales (FJME) has opened the submission of applications to participate in the seventh edition of the program Embark on your practice, that will take place during the months of July and August of 2015, in 32 start-ups of technology based in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, La Coruña, Avila, Mallorca and, for the first time, also in Berlin.
Driven by the Fundación José Manuel Entrecanales (FJME), with the collaboration of the Fundación Universidad-empresa, This initiative aims to promote entrepreneurial culture among young people, support business initiatives with great potential, and offer added value for students training practices.
In the six previous editions of the program Embark on your practice they have already participated 140 University. This new call offers 45 squares for last years of computer engineering students, Telecommunication and Industrial, Math, Chemical Sciences, Administration and business management, Economy, Marketing, Journalism, Advertising, Graphic design, Communication and trade.
Practices will be held at full-time and successful candidates will receive a bag of aid to the study of 800 € gross per month and will be discharged in the General Social security scheme in accordance with the regulations in force.
Each of the selected youth will be incorporated for two months in one of the 32 startups participating in the program, all of them are very innovative and dynamic sectors-leading, with international reach, large teams of professionals and above all with great potential for growth. Through its participation in the program, students will learn – in a dynamic environment, creative and agile – How are solved problems and how we must adapt to a changing environment. Efforts shall also be taken into account, because many times in these small innovative companies the contributions of persons unrelated to the project are very valuable.
In the words of Pablo Ventura, Director of the FJME, "it is a program that", year after year, It has been consolidated as a key instrument to promote entrepreneurship, in a double direction: on the one hand, It is an incentive in the incorporation into the labour market and, on the other hand, It grants aid to global and innovative business projects through the impulse of young students".
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TEL AVIV – Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld, foreign press spokesman for the Israel Police, says he does not believe there is any connection between the increase in attacks in the last 24 hours and Vice President Joe Biden's visit here at the same time.
"I don't think there's a connection," Rosenfeld told Breitbart Jerusalem. "We've seen ups and downs for weeks. There are also changes on the ground at times with Israel Defense Force and police operations taking place. So the sudden attacks are not necessarily connected (to Biden's visit)."
Rosenfeld confirmed that enhanced security measures have been put into place for Biden's visit, including additional protection in Jerusalem, where the vice president is staying.
Yesterday, citing defense officials here, the Jerusalem Post reported Biden's trip to Israel "may have served as the trigger for Palestinian assailants to commit attacks against Israelis on Tuesday."
The Post provided no further information on the matter.
An American tourist was killed and at least ten others wounded, four seriously, in terrorist stabbing attacks perpetrated by the same individual at two locations in Jaffa, the port city located just south of Tel Aviv.
The attacks took place as U.S. President Joe Biden was in Jaffa, speaking at the Peres Center for Peace, Breitbart Jerusalem reported.
The Peres Center is located about half a mile from the section of Jaffa's port that was the scene of the attack. Jaffa is part of the Tel Aviv municipality.
Sources in the Israeli security establishment told Breitbart Jerusalem that immediately after the attack, massive police reinforcements were called in to help secure the ongoing event at the Peres Peace Center, which was already tightly secured.
The sources, who spoke minutes after the attack took place, told Breitbart Jerusalem at the time there was no immediate information to indicate that the stabber timed his attack to coincide with Biden's visit to Jaffa.
The Jaffa stabbing was just one of three attacks that took place within about two hours of each other. One Israeli was moderately wounded in a terrorist stabbing attack in Petah Tikva, located about nine miles south of Tel Aviv. Before that, two Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, one of the main entrances to the Old City.
On Wednesday, two terrorists from Kafr Aqab in eastern Jerusalem carried out a combined vehicular and stabbing attack near the Damascus Gate, one of the main entrances to Jerusalem's Old City and the scene of scores of attacks and attempted attacks in recent months. A Palestinian civilian was seriously wounded that attack.
Aaron Klein is Breitbart's Jerusalem bureau chief and senior investigative reporter. He is a New York Times bestselling author and hosts the popular weekend talk radio program, "Aaron Klein Investigative Radio." Follow him on Twitter @AaronKleinShow. Follow him on Facebook.


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Just in time for pre-holiday home spruce-ups, designers are going back to nature for inspiration. But this time there's a twist. Continue reading
Chic-er by the Dozen–12 Exquisite Eggs for Easter and Beyond
Easter and eggs go hand-in-hand. Each year, we dip, dye and hunt them with childlike glee. But this Spring, eggs are breaking with tradition and leaving their one-day glory story behind. Inspired by the organic shape of this simple orb, designers are whipping up an impressive range of furnishings that elevate the lowly egg to high style status. Here are 12 exquisite egg designs that'll give your home egg-quisite style for Easter and beyond. Continue reading
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Guys, it's time to shop for your wife (or girlfriend) and mom. If you dread the mall crawl, take heart. Here's a place to shop you may not have considered (and from the comfort of your La-Z-Boy recliner, no less!). It's the "Gifts for Men" section on websites. Continue reading


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Celebrations of Montreal's 375th anniversary are well underway with the recent launch of several new and ongoing events incorporating digital projections, banners and other types of graphics and signage.
Every night, 'Cité Mémoire' involves the projection mapping of poetic and dreamlike images and words inspired by the city's history (example pictured, above). The public is encouraged to encounter the projections throughout Old Montreal and download an accompanying app for further details.
From Feb. 23 to Mar. 11, 'Curling en Lumière' invited families to try their hand at tossing curling rocks outdoors against a brilliant backdrop of light and sound (pictured, right). Hosted in Place des Festivales and the Quartier des Spectacles, the activity was presented as part of the 375th Hivernales festival.
During the same period, the Illuminart project saw interactive and immersive illuminated installations placed throughout the Quartier des Spectacles and elsewhere in the borough of Ville-Marie.
From Mar. 13 to 28, the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier offers a series of creative workshops on canvas painting and printing, culminating in the collective decoration of a 1,400-m (4,593-ft) long garland for the streets of the Pointe-Sainte-Charles neighbourhood (concept pictured, left).
From Mar. 16 to Apr. 16, the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec (BANQ) is celebrating diversity with 'Aime Comme Montréal,' a photography project featuring images of 60 Montreal-based multicultural couples. The exhibition has been mounted in some of the city's most iconic locations.
On Mar. 20, the city's Notre-Dame Basilica debuted Aura, a unique, immersive digital multimedia experience designed by the award-winning Moment Factory. The show uses an illuminated path to draw visitors into the neo-Gothic building, followed by a mix of light and sound.
Finally, from May 17 to Sept. 2, Compagnie Finzi Pasca will present 'Montréal Avudo,' a free projection mapping show at the city's old port. Images representing the history of the St. Lawrence River will be projected onto 94 shipping containers, as well as on 30 x 11.5-m (98 x 38-ft) liquid 'screens' created by water jets (example pictured, below).


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MIT's Flatpack Furniture Assembles Itself in Seconds
Designers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology clearly don't get on with flatpack furniture.
Designers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology clearly don't get on with flatpack furniture.
If you already loved rearranging furniture, this shapeshifting sofa will take your addiction to a whole new level. Read More >>
New wooden wireless charger range goes on sale this month.
Cheaper than Vegas and easier to bail out of at the last minute by pretending your router's playing up.
Simple practical design looks to impress at upcoming Milan Design Week.
You: "I love this Han Solo coffee table." Me: "I know." – What better way to celebrate the charitable work of Star Wars fans, who visit hospitals in costume to cheer up sick patients, than build them an awesome film-prop replica? Read more >
The Swedish furniture maker's Melltorp model looks awfully like Emeco's 20-06 Norman Foster-designed seat.
So you can guarantee that your carefully-curated collection gets noticed by visitors.
Considering the pieces are made out of dozens of moving wood mechanisms, this is pretty great.
A mattress that rolls up into an extra chair during the day, so that you don't have to worry about finding somewhere to store it? What a thoroughly friendly piece of furniture. Read More >>
Building flat-pack furniture is a major pain in the ass, so much so that a MIT team has spent years and millions of pounds solving the problem.
When a company this big decides to make even a slight change to how it makes or sources its products, it's a massive undertaking. That's exactly what Ikea is doing right now—and I got an inside look at the process.
The metal toy sets are coming for Ikea. Meccano Home proposes, super-sizing the metallic construction toy so it can be used to build actual human-sized furniture. And it don't look too shabby. Read More >
Having a coffee table book that transforms into an actual coffee table probably isn't the worst idea we've ever seen. Read More >>
In this simple yet maddening Mac and PC game, Höme Improvisåtion, players are challenged to assemble flat-pack furniture. Because it's easy enough in real life? Read more >
French design team creates exercise equipment that can be disguised as everyday furniture.


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By CASEY JUNKINS – the Herald-Star
BEALLSVILLE – Coal miners at the American Energy Corp. Century Mine said they want President Barack Obama to stop what they term the war on coal – and to stop spreading mistruths about them.
Miners gathered Friday afternoon to express their opposition to Obamas energy and environmental policies, which they believe threaten their jobs. Miner Mitch Miracle read aloud a letter the miners mailed to Obama that outlines some of their concerns.
The miners said Obamas campaign team is running ads filled with blatantly false statements about the miners regarding their participation in Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneys August campaign stop at the Century Mine. These ads assert that the miners were forced to attend the event by the mines owner, Robert Murray.
There are numerous false statements and absolute lies concerning our participation in this event, mostly started by a local shock jock radio host, the miners letter to Obama states. Why would you (Obama) lie about the 500 working miners who have signed this letter? We, the employees of the Century Mine would request you immediately stop these false ads.
This summer, Murray Energy Corp., parent company of the Beallsville mine, cut or relocated 56 workers with the closure of the Red Bird West mine near Brilliant. Murray also cut 29 mining jobs from The Ohio Valley Coal Co.s Powhatan No. 6 Mine. All of this was done, Robert Murray said, because of Obamas war on coal.
Murray then hosted the August Romney campaign stop in Beallsville, during which many miners appeared behind Romney as the former Massachusetts governor spoke about the need to protect coal mining jobs. In response to the assertion some have made about the miners being forced to appear with Romney, the miners made the following points on Friday:
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It must be getting bad for obutthead when the unionized coal mine workers accuse him of being a liar. They have finally caught on to what most of us have long known from observing obutthead's lies.
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WORCESTER Wolves continue to strengthen their squad with a seventh signing ahead of the new British Basketball League campaign.
Ben Eaves joined on Thursday (August 20), with less than a month to go until the season gets into full swing.
Preston-born Eaves, has joined the Wolves from Manchester Giants where he averaged 12 points and eight rebounds a game last season.
The 27-year-old 6ft 7ins ace attended Connecticut and Rhode Island universities in America before spending one year with Plymouth Raiders and two stints with the Giants, while also representing England and Great Britain at international level.
Eaves joins an elite group of forwards, teaming up with Javi Mugica, Perris Blackwell and Pavol Losonsky to form a strong and athletic front court combination for Worcester.
"Ben is an extremely gifted and talented British player who I had the pleasure of working with through the GB futures programme a few years back," said Wolves head coach Paul James.
"We have been working on securing this signing throughout the summer and are thrilled to be bringing Ben to Worcester.
"With the right focus, approach and direction he can be one of the top players in the league."
Eaves said: "I am very excited about joining a team with the reputation the Wolves have.
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Despite making a number of flashy announcements, after almost three and a half years the Federal Government's Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has only given $5 million in funding to one project in far west Western Australia.
This was confirmed during Senate Estimates this week by Laurie Walker, CEO of the NAIF, who when asked how much funding has been given to NAIF projects said, "I think it's about $5 million."
No other project has received a cent and more has been spent on NAIF CEO, Board and staff salaries than has been invested in projects.
The Federal Member for Solomon, Luke Gosling, said he was disgusted with the Government's lack of urgency to get critical Federal Government infrastructure investment dollars flowing.
"Territory businesses are suffering from the economic downturn and they're screaming out for Federal infrastructure investment. Yet after three years, the Northern Territory has not received a single cent from the NAIF," said Mr Gosling.
During the Senate Estimates hearings it was revealed that almost $2 million has been spent on expensive consultant fees.
"The NAIF has spent millions more on executive salaries, travel costs and consultants in Sydney and Melbourne than it has on projects in the Territory," said Mr Gosling.
Mr Gosling said, "The NAIF is the most constipated organisation this divided, arrogant Government has ever set up."
"NAIF, the Darwin City Deal, NT BoM job cuts, GST, education and health cuts. The Federal Government is paralysed because they're focused on fighting each other – not on delivering jobs for the Territory and Northern Australia like they should be," said Mr Gosling.
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Turning three is a big deal.
So we had to dress him up like his favourite Blippi.
And then we all agree he is one blessed boy as our church uncles and aunties gave him this surprise birthday celebration.
Happy birthday Lil I!
We pray that you will be a man of His words. Pray for His wisdom upon you.
You know we love you so much!
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I really enjoy making these. A few months back I bought some inexpensive rough cut maple from a local lumber yard. Decided to mill some this weekend to see what it looked like. After seeing the spalting and colors, I decided on the ring bowl idea. Quick recap.
1 Get 2 boards that when joined together will be square and will be the size a bit greater than the rim of your finished bowl.
2. Joint the edges. Measure the thickness of the board.
3. Use painters tape on back side to join the boards together.
4. Find the center on the front of the board, I add a small piece of tape there as well.
5. Using a compass draw, circle which represents the bottom piece, I normally don't go smaller than 5" so you have a sturdier base.
6. Make the additional rings spaced the same as the thickness of your board. Then remove the tape.
7. Cut the outer edge of the largest ring on the bandsaw (90 degrees) Both boards.
8. Setup your bandsaw table at a 45 degree angle.
9. Starting with the next largest ring and cut the remaining pieces at the 45 degree angle. Its a little tricky at first so just take your time and go slow.
10. Glue each of the cut halves together to form a complete ring. I didn't use any clamps here just rub the joints together till the suction action occurs. I let them sit overnight.
11 . Run each ring through a drum sander if you have one, otherwise do your best with a ROS.
12. Make a glue block to fit your chuck and cut a round piece of brown paper bag.
13. Add glue to the glue block and bottom ring. Using the tail stock and the hole left from the compass, postion together and the bottom ring will be centered on your glue block. Use the brown paper ring between the 2 pieces it will make separating them easier later.
14. Glue and stack the remaining rings. I stagger the seams a bit for added strength and appearance. After about 2 hrs I glue the bottom and ring on the chuck to the rest of the stack and add some weight. Take you time and get the rings lined up as best you can. I let this sit overnight also.
15. Mount, turn and finish.
This bowl is 13" w x 4 1/2" tall.
Thanks for looking
-- Rick --------The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
7 comments so far
#1 posted 11-27-2017 04:59 AM
Very nicely done. Been meaning to try the bowl from a board technique for a while now.
-- Nathan, TX -- Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
#2 posted 11-27-2017 02:01 PM
Thanks for deatiled description of the process, bowl turned out realy great. When I look photos and read your instructions, it doesn't seems complicated.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#3 posted 11-27-2017 02:53 PM
nicely done and well described, wouldn't the angle depend on the thickness of the board
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
#4 posted 11-27-2017 03:16 PM
I've done a few of these using various board thicknesses. If you use the same ring width as the board thickness it works out every time using the 45 degree cut.
It is pretty simple, just have to take your time. I was looking over the joints where the ring halves were glued together using the friction method and there are no gaps and as I mentioned didn't use any clamps.
-- Rick --------The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
#5 posted 11-27-2017 03:36 PM
This bowl is a real beauty. Nice work!
helluvawreck aka Charles
-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
#6 posted 11-29-2017 05:10 PM
I like the bowl, but those weights caught my eye Rick. Looks like something my son would have in his shop!
-- John, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada.
#7 posted 11-29-2017 05:23 PM
My home gym is a room right off my shop !
-- Rick --------The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
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The vibrant nightlife in Porto Seguro is unlike any other. Whether you're looking for a comfortable bar, a wild nightclub or a beach party, you're sure to find it in this amazing beach city. The warm nights and relaxing sea breeze brought over the first group of young tourists in the 1970s. They saw Porto Seguro as a paradise where they could have bohemian parties lasting until the sun came up. Since then, thousands of people have visited this tourist destination to experience a vacation overflowing with excitement and music. Apart from Porto Seguro's nightlife, you can also visit nearby towns such as Arraial d'Ajuda and Troncoso, which offer a variety of unique bars, nightclubs and beachside parties. The fun in Porto Seguro never stops!
Passarela do Alcool
The city begins its transformation once the sun crosses the sky and sets behind the horizon. Most of the nightlife centers around Porto Seguro's main avenue, better known as "Passarela do Alcool" (Alcohol Runway). This stretch of road is made up of row upon row of old houses converted into bars, restaurants and nightclubs, where locals and tourists love to let their hair down. Here, you'll hear all sorts of Brazilian music mixed in with music from other countries, from local rhythms such as axe, forro and samba, to pop and heavy metal. Tourists especially love traditional drinks from Brazil and Porto Seguro, like caipirinhas, capetas, caipifrutas and more. You can choose between dozens of bars where you can spend a fun-filled night.
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The famous "barracas" of Porto Seguro are outdoor stages set up along the beach, used for concerts and performances. At night, the barracas fill up with partygoers while numerous bands and event groups use the platforms for performing small concerts.
After a dinner on Passarela do Alcool, you can take a walk to the southern part of the city and cross the river by ferry until you reach Ilha dos Aquarios, a private island with an amazing nightclub that, as its name indicates, has a fascinating aquarium theme.
On the northern beaches of Porto Seguro, you'll find some of the largest beachside nightclubs, like Toa-Toa, Barramares and Axe Moi. These places fill up with people dancing and partying all night!
There are also some popular theme nightclubs called Transilvania and Alcatraz. Alcatraz has various "prison cells" where you can dance to different types of music like techno, pop-rock, forro and more. Most of the barracas on the beach also give shows and concerts during the day, so no matter what time you wake up, the party will be waiting for you.
Arraial D'Ajuda
Don't be fooled by the size of this small town just south of Porto Seguro. Arraial has an enormous amount of bars, nightclubs and restaurants, not to mention the barracas and beach parties. The most famous barraca in this town is Parracho, which offers lounge music in the mornings, and at night it features shows and large beach parties. The street with the most bars and nightclubs is Mucuge, where you're sure to find something for everyone.
You can't talk about nightlife in Porto Seguro without mentioning the town of Trancoso. Situated about nine miles south of Porto Seguro, this town draws in many visitors. Trancoso is right by Praia dos Nativos (Native Beach), where you're always sure to find a moonlight beach party. One of the town's most popular spots is Para-Raio, a nightclub-bar that often features famous Brazilian musicians and talented DJs.
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2 Million Litres Of Honey Produced Yearly – SNV Adviser
By Jeff Ngawe Yufenyu
The Technical Adviser at the Northwest Regional Office of the Netherlands Development Organisation, SNV, Julius Niba Fon, has said about two million litres of honey is produced every year in Cameroon.
He made the statement during a workshop for stakeholders of the honey sector in the Northwest Region that took place on July 16 at the Presbyterian Church Centre, Mankon Bamenda. The workshop aimed at sharing some outcomes of studies undertaken in the honey sector around the Kilum/ Ijim forest area. It also analysed the sector in view of defining the way forward for wider capacity-building support to the honey sector in the Northwest Region.
Niba Fon, who supervised the studies carried out around the Kilum/Ijim forest area, said there were about 200,000 beekeepers with an average of about 50 hives per bee farmer. According to the Technical Adviser, the bee farmers could fetch an annual income of FCFA 2 billion. Fon regretted that most bee farmers look at bee keeping from the social point of view rather than from strictly a business perspective. He said, in the Northwest Region, honey is a great potential for income and for employment.
The SNV Adviser enumerated some challenges the bee farmers face to include low production, poor bottling, labeling and marketing. According to an SNV consultant, Isabella Ade, following the study carried out around the Kilem/Ijim forest area, the Fundong, Belo, Njinikom, Jakiri and Oku communities are the only places in Cameroon where the white honey brand is produced.
Isabella Ade stated that there are 16 groups with 648 white honey producers. These groups produce an estimated 19,792 litres of white honey annually, she said. A beneficiary organization to SNV capacity development services of Belo Rural Development Project, BERUDEP, Simon Ngwanmbi, shared the experiences of BERIDEP with other participants at the workshop.
The workshop that was moderated by William Shei Kanjo, a rural development consultant, was attended by stakeholders in the honey sector of the seven Divisions of the Northwest Region.
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