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It would be a stretch to say that everybody on Earth likes to laugh. It might not, however, be such a reach to suggest that laughing is a universal language – something that transcends barriers of race, religious affiliation and countless other social barriers. Oftentimes, the funniest moments come unexpectedly, riding the wings of whim. Maybe that's what makes the Redding Improv Players such a funny group.
For those who have never been to an improv show, it's time to check it out. "I still meet people who have no idea we even exist," says Samantha Clark, a founding member. "We're going to step it up this year, try to get more in everybody's face about it."
Improv(isational) comedy is as unpredictable as live performances come. But perhaps more in this setting than other live performances, the likability of a show directly correlates with the levels of energy and participation of the audience. "I just like making people laugh. I was never that big of a fan of learning scripts and lines. Following blocking is more of a challenge," says Joe Parks, who's been with the group for eight years.
During a performance (for the past decade the group has performed at 8 pm the third Saturday of each month at Old City Hall), select members of the group participate in quick-witted games. Each month, the members rotate and take turns as host. The host chooses his or her favorite games to feature and then selects a cast who will best fit the games. Some of Parks' favorites include "derailment" (a conversation between two people and when the host rings a bell the conversation topic must be changed on the fly), and the home shopping channel and dating games, which are mock versions of their TV counterparts. In a given night, the crew will run through 15 to 20 of these games.
Material is kept at a PG-13 level. In the past, the Players have allowed for one "blue performance," where the material is more adult-oriented and risque. "For most of our shows, we kind of hold back with some of the material and language," Clark says. "For that one show, it's hard to make that switch. It sometimes feels like we say stuff just because. It's funnier to walk the line than to completely jump over."
The Players group has been around more than 10 years and includes: founding members Samantha Clark, Russell Piette, David Rutherford and Lisa Drafall; longtime members Joe Parks, Sean Sampson, Bryan Crum, Susan Daugherty, Cannon Knapp, Ablan Roblin, Larry Solberg, Scott Warriner; and newcomers Jonah Taylor, Chris Gomez and Bil Woodford, who have joined in the past four months.
"If everybody would come and see it (the performance), they would realize this place isn't big enough for the talent," Taylor says of the 150-capacity performance area upstairs at Old City Hall. New to the group, Taylor is enjoying his time with the Players. He says they can't practice like, say, a baseball team: "You never know what the audience might throw at you," and that's what makes improv exciting, he says. But the experience is also a bit humbling. "Being quick and funny at work is easy. Here, not so much. You've really got to grow," he says.
Traditionally, December is the off month for the group. However, last year was a different story. The Players - the majority of whom have extensive experience in performing arts – performed a play instead of the traditional comedy. The Players plan to do more performances of that style, eventually more than once a month. •
Who: Redding Improv Players. www.reddingimprov.com What: Improv comedy every month. When: 8 pm the third Saturday of each month. Where: Old City Hall. Cost: $5.


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Anniversary contest
To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the organization is hosting an artwork contest for local students to showcase the history and importance of agriculture and conservation within Miami County. The contest is open to any student in Miami County and a $100 prize will be awarded. The artwork will also be on display and used by the organization for its information displays. The deadline for the project is March 30.
For more information, visit www.miamiswcd.org.
MIAMI COUNTY — In the Dec. 18, 1943, edition of the Troy Daily News, a small announcement is buried among the dozens of World War II headlines of the day — the birth of the Miami Soil and Water Conservation District.
The organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary of providing assistance to local land owners to preserve and protect the soil and water in the Miami Valley. The organization was founded on a national level after the Dust Bowl devastated farmers in the Plains in the 1930s, which caused more than 850 million tons of topsoil to be swept away due to drought and poor farming practices.
The Miami County Soil and Water Conservation District was officially formed on Dec. 16, 1943, following a vote on Dec. 9 to create the district — with 96 percent in favor of the initiative.
Today the office is located at 1330 N. County Road 25-A, in Troy, and employs five people to serve the county with their soil and water issues. Staff, including drainage technician Gavin Alexander and district technician Jennifer Korte, helps provide the public with solutions such as drainage projects and conservation easements. The office also offers rain barrels and county plat books to the public.
The current board of supervisors are: Dan Batdorf, Don Hiegel, Andy Shuman, Diane Yingst and Jeff Shoup.
The Miami Soil and Water Conservation District has scrapbooks of photos and news articles that reflect the organization's dedication to conservation over the last 75 years.
The organization's first board members were Emmett Brush, Springcreek Twp.; Bert Favorite, Concord Twp.; Dr. Harry Ronicker, Union Twp.; William Thompson, Elizabeth Twp.; and Ernest Weaver, Newton Twp. Favorite was the first chairman.
The office's first employee was Ralph Harrod and the first newsletter was published in 1952.
The first Miami County conservation plan was developed for the 205-acre farm of Dr. Ronicker, at his request. The plan called for a four-year rotation of corn, grain, and two years of alfalfa-grass, strip cropping, terraces, pasture seeding and tree planting.
A highlight in the organization's history was the election of Sam Studebaker Sr. as the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation District president from 1958-1959. Studebaker then went on to become the first Ohioan to serve as the National Association of Conservation District president from 1966-1969.
Studebaker was from Bethel Township and received his bachelor's degree in agriculture from The Ohio State University and a year of graduate work in education administration at the university. Studebaker was a high school principal and then superintendent of schools until 1932. Studebaker operated a 450-acre dairy farm near Tipp City.
According to Studebaker's biography, "He was credited with bringing a new sense of unity and common purpose to the district movement during the period when diverse objectives and geographical difference had threatened the National Association of Conservation District."
Studebaker was once quoted saying, "Conservation is now everybody's job. It has changed from the former agricultural concept to one involving the whole community."
The MSWCD has a variety of programs from educational opportunities, scholarships to tree and shrub sales and other activities throughout the year.
Linda Raterman, public relations specialist and educator, assists Miami County teachers as well as other youth groups in spreading the message about natural resource conservation and preservation.
"Education is vital in the area of conservation. We help educate 3,000 to 3,500 students in all of the county schools about what natural resources are and how they play a role in protecting their soil and water, too," Raterman said.
Raterman said education opportunities align with school curriculum in a variety of areas and she brings many hands-on learning opportunities along with her to local classrooms.
Raterman presents groups with games, books and soil surveys to partner with the lesson plans.
The organization has a variety of models on-hand to help bring lessons to life, including: Enviroscape, Ground Water Flow, Stream Table and a Stream Simulation kit.
For more information, visit www.miamiswcd.org.
A soil conservationist reviews a soil sample with a local farmer in a tobacco field near West Milton in a photo
dated Aug. 5, 1969.
A soil scientist classifies soils in a tomato and corn field in Miami County on Aug. 5, 1969.

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Fair Herald, a five-man indie rock band from the Midwest, performed at Knox College on Tuesday, May 19. Each of the band members is a college freshman, and they were taking the opportunity to play free shows at each other's respective colleges. Fair Herald drummer Dave Brankin is a freshman at Knox.
The band is playing free shows at colleges in order to get their name out. While they are obviously still developing their sound, the band is technically quite good, producing a clean rock sound reminiscent of The Presidents of the United States of America, The Miggs, and the Rolling Stones. They are also heavily influenced by R.E.M. and Wilco.
About fifty people turned out to hear the band's concert on the lawn in front of Old Main. After the concert, vocalist and bass player Sean Bacastow, keyboard, harmonica and percussion player Jimmy Bloniarz, and guitarist and vocalist Mike Bellis talked about the band's plans for the future.
"This summer we're going to try and play as many Midwest shows as possible, hopefully do some recording through the summer and winter [.…] We've been together all through high school; we're all college freshmen. This is our summer job. We're trying to make it more of a day to day thing."
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President Michael Sata has recycled Barbara Chilangwa and sent her to represent Zambia in Angola.
Sata has also sworn in one Ibrahim Mumba as ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
"Angola and Saudi Arabia have similarities in wealthy. Angola is rich in diamonds while Saudi Arabia is endowed with oil. Diamonds and oil are very tempting and remember that you are going there on oath. We shall know your activities and government here at home and where you are going will monitor you," President Sata said.
Sata urged told Chilangwa and Mumba to ensure that Zambia benefits from Angola and Saudi Arabia through enhanced trade ties and strengthened bilateral relationship.
Chilangwa, a former Permanent Secretary in various Ministries including that of Education during the late President Levy Mwanawasa regime, pledged to work hard and link Zambia to Angola in economic, political and social sectors.
"I have worked in government before and my new role is to work hard with integrity and diligence and l have no worries about corruption," she said.
Before her new appointment was Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) Executive Director, a local nongovernment organisation that advocates for the girl child rights and education.
And newly appointed Zambia's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Mumba, also pledged to work hard and negotiate for the reduction of the price of crude oil from that country to Zambia.
Mumba said his first assignment in the rich Middle East country is to woo Saudi Arabia investors to invest in Zambia's key sectors of the economy.
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ISLAMABAD: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan could only afford to send one athlete to feature in the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships, which will also serve as a qualifying round for the...
ISLAMABAD: The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) could only afford to send one athlete to feature in the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships, which will also serve as a qualifying round for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
AFP President Maj Gen (r) Muhammad Akram Sahi said the World Athletics Championships is scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, from September 27 to October 7.
"According to the available resources, AFP could only send Asian Games bronze medallist javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem to feature in the extravaganza," he told APP.
Arshad won the bronze medal in javelin throw with an 80.75 metres mark at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The last time Pakistan won a medal in an Asian Games athletics event was in 1994 when Aaqarab Abbas took a bronze in the hammer throw event and since then the country has been unable to produce any talent in athletics.
The AFP chief said Arshad had good chances of excelling in the World Athletics Championships therefore we could only send our best in the mega event.
"We wanted to pitch more athletes in the World Athletics Championships but we have not yet received grant from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), therefore the federation could only bear expenses of one athlete," he said.
Sahi said Arshad would depart to Qatar on September 24 and his competition in the championships would be held on October 4 or 5. "We would be sending Arshad in the event a week before so that he could prepare for his competition in Qatar," he said.
To a question, he said the federation would hire the services of a Chinese coach to prepare athletes for the South Asian Games scheduled to be held in Nepal from December 1-10.
"We have been in talks with our Chinese counterpart and as soon as we find the best coach available, we would finalise him for the team," he said.


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Guardian News Archive for March 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Minister Laments Inadequate Personnel In Science
Amaechi Lauds LG Polls, As Thugs Rattle Action Congress' Candidate
Why Yar'Adua Can't Sign Budget, By Minister
An Eternal Pencil In God's Hand
Budget '08: Not Yet New Dawn For Ordinary Folks
NFA Settles Medical Bills For Injured Akusobi, Okolo in German Hospital
Martins Takes Goal Hunt To Tottenham
Man. United Consolidates, As 10-Man Arsenal Beat Bolton
Saturday, March 29, 2008
SSS Arrests Gaadi, Winner Of N41.8b Against Govt
Opposition Loses Bid To Stop Rivers Council Polls
China, Nigeria Sign $50b MOU On Infrastructural Development
Outages, A National Shame, Says Mark
Kogi By-Election: Daunting Challenge For INEC, Test Case For Nation's Democracy
Liverpool Co-Owner Reveals Split
Siasia admits dream team has midfield problem
Anichebe's mum confesses standing between son and country
Friday, March 28, 2008
Yar'Adua urges mass participation in revival of economy
Path to credible polls, by Ajibola, Momoh, Ofeimun, others
Nigeria, Britain discuss more routes, frequencies for airlines
Govt releases warrants for pre-budget spending
Muhammad's promise to Sura'aqah fulfilled
For Kelani at 60; Fosudo at 50, a highlife party
INEC, Kogi politicians battle to restore credibility in electoral process
Exchange slams full suspension on Afroil, Capital Oil
FCT Queens dare First Bank in opener
Martins vows to stay on with Toon
Anichebe dedicates goal to parents, restates commitment to Nigeria
PEF raises panel on riverine equalisation scheme
U.S. regulators to strengthen workforce against bank failures
Jonathan harps on job creation as antidote to crime
Nigeria's advertising industry worth N5 billion, says APCON
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Robbers raid bullion van, bank, cart away N50m
Knocks, kudos trail health ministers' exit
PDP raises 18-man team on Ekwueme's report
Police intercept arms in Kogi, to quiz Atiku's ex-aide
How N100 excludes poorest children from basic education, by Action Aid
Bi-Courtney explains pact with govt on MMA2 concessioning
How traditional foods boost mental health, by researchers
Insurers collaborate to enforce discipline in business underwriting
'Cloned' embryonic stem cells heal stroke, Parkinson's in mice
Tibetan protests rock the Olympic boat
Volume, indices shrink on the Exchange
Okota prepares for Cardinal Okogie
FIFA bans Sierra Leone Stadium
Teams begin battle for top prize, continental tickets
Nigeria's U-23 lands in Beijing
Orascom acquires 20 per cent stake in Notore
Govt not making efforts to achieve MDGs, says CAN
David-West wants legislators to probe Rivers' N60b power project
Sosoliso crash victims' families get compensation this week
Towards an improved women's development
Oil prices perch above $101 per barrel
Nigerian, Rotimi, heads U.S. genetic research centre
Career diplomats decry non-appointment to head missions
Fashola seeks retention of Land Use Act
How Obasanjo dictated fuel prices, by NNPC boss
Nigeria may co-opt neighbouring countries into war against water hyacinth
How to reposition cement sub-sector, by forum
The financial market crisis and the global economic outlook
High interest rate: Monster to be tamed through law enactment?
Spiderplow, DCL adopt technology for Celtel's office fibre
Global leaders meet on impact of ICT onclimate change
Oando implements N600 million pact with Oracle Corporation
Equipment manufacturers introduce new funding strategy for power turbines, others
Towards an improved women's developmen
Investors, brokers seek operators' agreement on Afroil, Capital Oil suspension
A centre's new tactics against HIV/AIDS
Gambian officials for Olympics qualifier today
African champions, Egypt, to host Argentina in friendly today
Battle toughens for football tickets across the continent
NEPC, CBN, partner others to boost cashew export business
Oil prices steady above $101 per barrel
BPE set to pick advisers for fresh recapitalisation of NITEL
UK opens 50, 000 five -year visa window for Nigerian businessmen
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
CBN, banks to tackle ATM hitches
Removal of immunity is bad for good governance, says Izinyon
Monday, March 24, 2008
Obudu airstrip was last to contact missing plane
Japan to promote Africa's growth at Tokyo confab
UNDP to train govt officials on budget, others
CBN, banks to tackle ATMs' hitches
Airports' concessioning plan: Fresh assault on human capital?
BRT system and a city's quest for transformation
Unilever returns to profitability, proposes 25k dividend
Tears, blood trail raid on bakery
Vieira, Henry join France's casualty list
South Africans arrive, Nigerians asked for prayer
NSC, NOC asleep as Olympics flame comes on
Bayelsa gets new 31 megawatts gas turbine
ANAN, Crown Agents to collaborate on capacity building
Nigeria EU seal £4m pact on poverty reduction, economic growth
Power probe: Govt 'll implement report, says Aondoakaa
Aviation workers tackle govt over airport concession,BOT
Govt allays fears over funding of foreign missions
Scores killed, wounded in Afghanistan, Iraq violence
G-21's push for reforms in PDP receives support
Pope, at Easter, urges end to injustice, violence
The trouble with the advertising industry
Nigeria launches International Year of Sanitation, targets one million latrines
Lagos picks South African firm for BOI demolition contract
Saving the nation from bad fuel havoc
Seven companies present audited results to the Exchange
It's Easter...of fun, furore for Lagosians
United makes Liverpool pay dearly for Mascherano's red card
Drogbas's brace guns down Gunners
Power probe: Committee assures fairness
Aviation workers tackle govt over airport concession, privatisation, BOT
Ondo Assembly demands list of projects in oil belt
Nigeria's market demand for cement may hit 40 million tonnes a year
Sunday, March 23, 2008
EASTER: Yar'Adua Urges Nigerians To Be Patient
Nigerian-Born American Footballers: Their Impression, Expectation On Nigeria
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Oshiomole Seeks Divine Intervention For Nigeria
Let Us Insist On Doing Right, Says Jonathan
Govt Invites U.S., U.K, Others
EASTER: Yar'Adua Urges Nigerians: To Be Patient
Group Advocates Enthronement Of Moral Justice
Aiyegbeni Scores As Keegan Earns First Newcastle Victory
Nigerian-Born American Footballers: Their Impressions, Expectations On Nigeria
Problem With Nigeria Sports:Beyond the Coaches
Cleric, On Good Friday, Tasks Leaders On Sacrifice
Bears Sustain Lead In Equities Sector, Blue Chips Record Losses
NDLEA arrests woman, 50, three others, discovers cocaine in garri
Two Feared Dead In Naval Ship Yard Blast
Power Plants: Motion Without Movement
Delta Faults Fasuba's Claims, As Manager Apologises
Aiyegbeni: NFA Protests To FIFA Over Agent's Statements
Enyimba Host Tanzania's Simba, As Gombe Hits Yaounde For Cotonsport
Friday, March 21, 2008
Stockbrokers defy SEC's order, trade on Afroil, Capital Oil shares
Govt okays N64.68b fertiliser contracts
Yar'Adua may seek Supreme Court advice on budget row
$482m power funds spent as loans
The whole world is my base, says Beautiful Nubia
Tales of woe as bandits overrun the nation
Missing aircraft puts aviation on the spot
PDP: Report of the National Reconciliation Committee (3)
Stockbrokers defy SEC's order, trades on Afroil, Capital Oil shares
Message of love, hope at Easter
Elephant Girls stake title at Zenith Basketball League
Three home-based Eagles for S'Africa tie
Relegation fears delay Martins' new deal
New free trade zone underway in Sokoto
Imo plans to build petroleum refinery
Workers want oil windfall invested in rail system
Auto makers want rise in vehicles import duty
Thursday, March 20, 2008
SEC suspends trading on Afroil, Capital Oil
Soludo lists woes of banking sector
Fashola, others urge Moslems to emulate Mohammed
Ladoja faults Oyo polls tribunal's verdict
Nigeria wants UN posts to reflect troops strength in peace missions
Nigeria cannot develop without non-formal education, insists Olagunju
Don links selfless leadership with development
Plant-based diet may halt spread of prostate cancer
Insurance brokers body reads riot act to fake operators
Blood discovery: New haemoglobin type found
Five firms present scorecards to the Exchange
Gift of sight, from Lagos to Ibusa
Ondo wins national school games
NFA scribe stingy with truth, says Okolo
Nsofor, Apam doubtful as S'Africa names squad against Nigeria
U.S. boosts Nigeria's agric sector with N1.3b grant
SEC suspends trading on Afroil, Capital Oil shares
Union seeks govt's buy-over of Michelin factory
Pencom projects N1.7tr income in three years
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Yar'Adua wants recall of ex-PDP BOT members, Ekwueme report
Ugwuh lists imperatives of petrochemical plants to industrial development
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Mark, Aondoakaa seek nuclear power to tackle outage
Senate worries over missing plane
Yar'Adua wants recall of excluded PDP BOT members, execution of Ekwueme report
Reps begin work on new House panels
NPA enforces compliance with safety requirements, lifts ban on jetties' operations
Ugwu lists imperatives of petrochemical plants to industrial development
SMEEIS scrapped amidst rising foreign reserves
Salvaging a ravaged economy through loot recovery
ITU to strengthen collaboration with space industry
Global regulators adopt guidelines for telecoms investment growth
Nigerian firm commissions power plant in Sierra Leone
Global Energy signs N384m production contract on oil blocks 907, 917
Groping under the power of darkness
Exchange approves listing of ARM Growth Fund
For Maiden Ibru, a gold from Greece
FIFA extends Madagascar's deadline
Globacom pledges support to U-23 team, Super Falcons
Group plans follow-up on NEITI Act
Envoy tasks Nigeria on economic diversification, liberalisation
Capital market reforms inevitable, Al-Faki tells Senate
U.S. economy in 'tough time', Bush admits
Controversy over missing plane
Only Supreme Court can reverse sack of 49 lecturers, says NUC
Witness links militia leader to ex-minister, PDP
Tribunal upholds Alao-Akala's election, voids 93, 173 votes
Paradox of dwindling skilled manpower in financial sector
The testimony Orji could not validate, by Kalu
Microfinance credit as antidote to poverty
Recapitalisation: Senate vows to stop SEC
BRT bridges Ketu-CMS in 45 mins
A'Ibom spends N500m on Uyo Stadium
Beijing air safe for athletes' health, says IOC
Lack of youth programmes may hamper Nigeria's reign
U.S. economy in 'tough time' Bush admits
Actis boss lauds Nigeria's business climate
Akwa Ibom, foreign firm to build $5.2b port
Lack of infrastructure may hinder Vision 2020, says Bankole
Monday, March 17, 2008
PENGASSAN may begin nationwide strike Wednesday
Nigeria, Ukraine move for stronger ties
David Mark cautions against delays in budget implementation
Nigerians seek probe of Obasanjo, others over energy contracts
World-class media centre takes shapes for G-8 Summit, 3000 journalists
24 cities for one-hour global black-out, at Earth Hour climate campaign
FHA, others battle CITEC over Abuja Mount Pleasant Estate
N100b IPO: First Inland Bank to allot full value to subscribers
A city in the grip of armed banditry
Aiyegbeni's shady transfer puts Nigeria in bad light
Gebrselassie takes Lisbon Half Marathonin solo run
NSC unveils package for elite athletes
Customs law set for review, says Comptroller-General
Oil prices slide marginally from record $111 a barrel
IMF calls for action on current global financial crises
Insurance firms may consolidate for energy business
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Judges' Appointment Ignites Indigenes' Debate
Power Behind The President: New Boys-In-The-Hood
Judges' Appointment Ignites Indigenes' Discourse
How Katsina's New Emir Emerged
Four Feared Dead, As Plane Goes Missing
Mixing Prosperity With Faith Is Wrong-Headed, Says Daniels
Governors As The New Dictators
Heartland, Pillars Tango In Owerri
Uwak's Brace Takes Super Falcons To Third Olympics' Appearance
More Champions On The Way in Niger Delta, says Peter
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Ebonyi Councils Oppose Deduction Of Allocations
Bears Shrink Stock Indices By 1.7 Per Cent
Reps Vow To Recover N100b NDDC Arrears
Obasanjo Awarded NIPP Contracts Without Tenders Board, Says MD
Ogbulafor: The Race Isn't Often To The Swiftest...
NCF Unveils North-West Africa Tourney Logo
Falcons Plot Black Queens' Fall
Friday, March 14, 2008
Ogbulafor meets Anyim, Egwu, urges revisit of Ekwueme's report
Ministry denies awarding 300 energy contracts
Police foil bank raid, kill four armed robbers
INEC bars indigenes from Kogi guber polls
Muhammad, the Al-Ameen, trustworthy
War and highlife...a no love situation
Peter's victory rekindles the passion for excellence in boxing
Airline merger: Route to global survival
WAMI countries' representatives visit NSE, plan integration
Wadata: Where looking good comes cheap
Dolphins gives up on promotion, focuses on FA, Confederation Cups
South Africa toys with home-based national team
Nigeria, Israel move to strengthen bilateral ties
Addax announces success at oil mining lease 123
Afenifere urges Yar'Adua to probe Wema Bank crisis
Oil prices sustain record rising profile, hit $111 a barrel
Thursday, March 13, 2008
U.S. report queries voting rights abuses in Nigeria
Oyo explains chief judge's reinstatement
Past leaders caused Niger Delta crisis, says Gowon
Senate panel halts recapitalisation of broking firms
U.S. report decries voting rights abuses in Nigeria
How nomadic education is being re-focused, by Muhammad
Mobil, PENGASSAN differ on workers' sack
How Black pepper boosts sex drive, skin health, others, by researchers
Insurers renew call for protection against risk
Researchers record major breakthrough in biofuel technology
Endless bug of human trafficking
Exchange lists International Breweries' 1.6 billion shares, boosts capitalisation
'What agents of evil have done'
Bada, Edet disagree with Igwe over Fasuba
South Africa's top professional wrestlers arrive Nigeria
NFA names Eagles' coach by month end
Nigeria raises oil supply to Ghana
IFC seeks wider investment windows for Nigeria's pension funds
Govt disbursesN18 billion to 19 states for pro-poor projects
Conoil, Total sign pact on oil block 257
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Senate probes police killing in Kogi
G-21 accepts Ogbulafor, insists on reform
Ajasin's widow, Babafunke, dies at 94
Yar'Adua insists on refund clause in contracts
NPA, tank farm owners in conflict over safety requirements at jetties
Will Ugwuh's slow pace win industrial revival race?
ATM banking service and its blues
UNILAG gets digital centres from USAID, Zinox, others
Local software vendors flex muscles with foreign brands
FCMB partners Afren on exploration, production
Gas supply crisis hits PHCN again
Seeking new management for the nation's leading airports
Recapitalisation: Operators seek options to meet deadline
Beautification comes home in Ejigbo
NFL delegation for Soccerex, English Premier League
Okorodudu, Ejiofor task government on facilities
Ojokolo dumps 'Endurance' for 'Victory'
Govt targets 774 farm-gate cassava processing centres
Akwa Ibom monarchs appeal to Senate on oil spill
Commission plans Nigeria's nuclear power plant
NIGCOMSAT may roll out 20 million phone lines in 2012
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Intrigues stall Senate debate on local content law in oil sector
Financial independence of the judiciary is essential for successful democracy, says Akaraiwe
NNPC orders Venezuelan heavy crude for Kaduna refinery
Govt plans new deadline to end gas flaring
Intrigues stall Senate debate on local content law
Mark, Amaechi inspect arms cache in Ateke Tom's hide-out
Ogbulafor assumes duty, holds talks with Ali
At 30, NLC counts gains, challenges of struggles
Financial independence of the judiciary essential for successful democracy, says Akaraiwe
'On the concept of a new Nigerianna'
SEC issues guidelines on brokers' recapitalisation, insists on Dec deadline
Peter's victory will open doors for Nigerian boxers, says Oboh
Vogts may replace Trapattoni at Salzburg
Austrian group to resume oil and gas exploration in Bauchi
Why U.S. investors shun Nigeria, by Soludo
Poor returns by microfinance banks worry NDIC
Monday, March 10, 2008
Exchange lifts technical suspension on three stocks
Wanted: Life bridges across Lagos
How govt will reduce poverty through new industrial policy, by minister
Senate probes N23 billion ecological fund
G-21 meets tomorrow over PDP convention
Peter knocks out Maskaev, confirmed WBC heavyweight champion
Buhari lists 20 fresh grounds to void presidential polls
Investigative Journalism... reclaiming the pride of pen profession
EU, UN-HABITAT in regeneration deal for 89 cities in Nigeria, others
Lagos, Nigerian Prison tango over beautification project
Dithering over investor's funds
Three European cities vie to host Play the Game conference
The Ibadan Boy, Odejayi, who shot down Chelsea
'I'm the best heavyweight in the world', says Peter
Insurance firm releases strategy to exploit opportunities in the sector
Minister lists how govt will reduce poverty through new industrial policy
Work out funding modalities, Yar'Adua directs ministry, Shell
World Bank power projects in Nigeria gulp $400m, says official
Saturday, March 08, 2008
How Electorates Encourage Leaders To Steal, By Suswan
Food Shortage Worries North West States
Ali Wants PDP Godfathers Checked
Without The Church, Nigeria Would Be In Serious Trouble, Says Ademowo
VP Applauds Ogbulafor's Emergence
Gabros, Anambra United Battle For Neros Cup
Odejayi's Strike Ends Chelsea's Run, Ferguson Rues Defeat
Falcons Thrash Namibian Gladiators 10-1
Friday, March 07, 2008
IATA Okays MMA2, Virgin Nigeria Adamant
Lagos PDP May Not Participate In Today's Congress
Ohakim Beats Araraume Again, As Tribunal Upholds Imo Gov's Election
...As Governors Back Ogbulafor
PDP: A Party And Its Many Controversial Conventions
Union Bank Commissions Swimming Pool
Nigerians In Mexico Rally Support For Samuel Peter
Painful queue...the years after
Yar'Adua okays Ogun free trade zone
Nigerians honour Awolowo, set benchmark for new leaders
Senate probes sale of Ajaokuta steel firm
Muhammad, the posthumous child
Muse, mimesis, and period eye: The gods as arbiters of societal mores
The battle for the soul of PDP climaxes in Abuja tomorrow
Air travel and pilots' age limit
Golden Securities becomes public liability company
Nigerians fall on ITTF ranking
Nigeria searches for new beginning at WJC in Egypt
Nigerians are outsiders as championship begins
Govt urged to harmonise clearance procedures at ports
IBTC Chartered Bank, Diamond Bank to aid $360m Abia power project
Rising cost of raw material threatens industrial firms
NPA threatens Lagos fuel supply over safety concerns
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Govt to enforce accident insurance laws
How gene mutations leads to longer lifespan, by Einstein researchers
Anxiety grips workers over planned privatisation of airports
Govt okays N5b loan for agric sector
President may drop nine ministers
Govt files treason, terrorism charges against MEND leaders
Ogebe at Senate panel, explains nomination for Supreme Court
We have repositioned UNN, says VC
Researchers tackle diabetes, hypertension, others with plant extracts
Mutual introduces cheapest insurance product
Barriers against Lagos traffic monster
Serena returns to action with win
Why Team Nigeria may not be Beijing
Why I quit Team Nigeria, by Okereke-Onyiuke
NECA lists conditions for continued contribution of private sector to ITF
FAO invests N47.2 billion in agric sector
Exchange records N283b transactions in January
NCC reels out more sanctions against errant GSM operators
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Kano court insists on trial of Ohuabunwa, others over Pfizer victims
Danjuma faults Obasanjo on steel mills
DPR fingers Oando over bad fuel
Gunmen kill soldier, kidnap kids, German
Govt worries about state of ports' environment
How to bring down cement prices, by WAPCO chiefs
IT challenges to e-payment system
The Nigerian tax regime and issues in equipment leasing
Microsoft to launch servers 2008 in Nigeria, Ghana
NCC, USPF link 500 schools to Internet
EXPRO wins N6.4b engineering contract
Oil and gas reform tailored towards Vision 2020, says Egbogah
Stockbrokers seek U.S. support on multilateral training
Hope dims for 13-year-old quest for light
Ntiero may drag NFA to court over unpaid salaries
Onigbinde denies interviewing coaches
NFL orders Heartland, six others to pay coaches, players N37m
ITF, Singapore conclude talks on industrial training scheme
Oil prices slip to $102 a barrel
Council to promote Nigeria-U.S. trade
Budget 2008: Again, Senate, Reps disagree
PDP govs raise panel for consensus candidates
Holmes, Norton, other legends to watch PeterHolmes, Norton, other legends to watch Peter fight
Monday, March 03, 2008
Ali, Ciroma clash over PDP aspirants
Govt got N1.47 trillion revenue in fourth quarter, says CBN
Four airports for concessioning
Experts link economic growth to productivity
Activities of some judicial officers are reprehensible, says Jegede
NHIS: A scheme in need of new lifeline
Standard Bank receives $5.5 billion equity investment
Ahead of the rains, worry over Lagos canals
Ekoku backs Keshi to coach Eagles
Holmes, Norton, other legends to watch Peter
Court decides Mikel's case next week
HSBC records $17b loss to credit crisis
Insurance firms raise capital base beyond minimum regulation
Odu'a, Swiss firm seal pact on Premier, Lagos Airport hotels
Repairs on vandalised electricity towers to take nine weeks
Britain to sanction oil firms over gas flaring in Nigeria
Britain to sanction oil firms over gas flaring in Niger Delta
Bankole faults commission over Clerk's appointment
Britain may sanction oil firms over gas flaring in Niger Delta
Buhari heads for Supreme Court
Nigeria's first pilot, Hayes, lists ways to better air safety
Bankole faults N'Assembly commission over Clerk's appointment
A Daidaita Sahu... communicating with grassroots in their own language
$150m Merrill Lynch lifeline revives Lagos Royal Garden Estate project
Supreme Court raises alarm over Abuja N500m traffic lights project
Operators fault allotment procedures for new issues
Pharoahs to donate Nations Cup bonus to charity
Everton beats Portsmouth to remain fourth
Westerhof may return as Eagles' technical adviser
Envoy lauds Nigeria's economic growth outlook
Govt inaugurates committee on cassava production
Total gets approval to develop new oil field in Akwa Ibom
Nigeria commences review of agric policies, says Yar'Adua
Saturday, March 01, 2008
ASUU Threat: FG Threatens No Work No Pay
Yar'Adua Shrugs Off Further Challenge To Victory
Militants Attack Monarch's Home, Kill One
Adebayo, Haruna Tackle Danjuma
My Goal Is To Foster Inter-religious Tolerance - Ayodele
Congress: New Challenges For Ebonyi PDP
Four Premiership Clubs Jostle For Omotoyossi's Signature
Enyimba Seeks Double in Congo, Gombe Fights For Survival
Birmingham Bushwhack Tottenham, Arsenal Slip Again
Friday, February 29, 2008
Don Seeks Investment In Chemical Industry
WHO Boosts Nigeria's Anti-River Blindness Drive
Pomp, Accolades As TOS Benson Goes Home
Outages To End By 2011, Says Yar'Adua
A Season Of Election Tribunals Verdicts
ITTF Tightens Players' Eligibility For World Title Events
Nigeria Waits On ATTF For Olympic Ticket


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Sharp Dressed Fan: Billy Gibbons Of ZZ Top's Favourite Albums
Kiran Acharya
, September 14th, 2016 08:38
As ZZ Top take their live greatest hits album on tour, their lead singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons talks Kiran Acharya through his top 13 LPs, setting aside some of his more well-worn classics in favour of recent favourites
Carlene Carter – Carter Girl
Rick Rubin embraced Johnny Cash when he was floundering without a label. Rick thought this was unthinkable. He started soliciting writers beyond the country community and they did two great, odd, dark records. I wound up writing a song called 'I Witnessed A Crime' without knowing that Rick was going in this more contemporary vein. I later discovered it was too mid-'50s; too perfect for old-school Johnny Cash. So it didn't reach release until it was bootlegged out of the studio and found its way to YouTube.
Rick called me up – I live just walking distance from house-to-house: "Can you come over?" I said, "Well, you still got that old Fender guitar down there? If you let me play it I'll come on down." He had this stunning Fender Esquire from 1954. I walked down and the door opened up, he ushered me into the living room and sitting on the sofa was Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. I was dumbfounded. So we sat down this close and he said, "I like that song." June started welling up and said, "Ooh, you played the solo just like Luther Perkins." I said, "Well, I'd like you to help me get through it." We wound up singing it across the table. Little did I know that Rick had hidden microphones, capturing the whole thing.
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I wrote up a brief description of creating a custom enclosure for a difficult document over at Erin Fletcher's Flash of the Hand blog. Hopefully it will give folks some ideas for tackling their own enclosures.
Interview on Bookbinding Now
If you have not been listening to Susan Mills' Bookbinding Now podcast, you should should go ahead and subscribe. Every other Wednesday, Susan posts an interview with a practitioner of some type of book work. Book artists, conservators, printers, calligraphers, bookbinders – there is something for everyone. While we are on the subject of podcasts: I also really enjoy Steve Miller's Book Artists and Poets.
In early December, I was interviewed for Susan's podcast by my former classmate Erin Fletcher. If you would like to hear me babble about books and conservation for half an hour, you should head over to the site and check it out… then stay and listen to Susan's interviews with more talented and interesting folk:)
Limp Bindings from the Vatican Library
Trade Binding with Modern Adaptations
In the spring of this past year, I was asked by a friend to create a nice binding for a copy of St. Augustine of Hippo's Confessions. He had an idea for a traditional looking binding with more modern design elements, and working together, we came up with this:
The forwarding is essentially the same as the 18th century trade binding I described in my last post: sewn on five single raised supports, undecorated edges, and two color sewn endbands.
The spine and corners of the binding are covered in undyed calfskin and the siding-up is a stone pattern marbled paper that I created during the workshop with the St. John's. The finishing is very simple: blind tooling on the spine and faces of the boards, and a brown goatskin lettering piece, done with handle letters.
In order to do this binding, I needed an edition that was composed of sewn sections, rather adhesive-bound sheets. We found a modern Knopf printing that looked nice and was suitable.
This binding was intended as a gift, to be given during a tour through Italy. Working collaboratively, we created a design that would make the book unique and document the trip. The insides of the boards feature blue calfskin panels, pressed with woodblocks and tooled with palladium. St. Augustine appears on the inside of the front board, while the back board shows a map of Italy with the location of each stop on the trip marked in silver dots. I'll describe how the panels were made below. At the time, I did not know how to do doublures or leather hinges, so my method is probably a bit odd.
As I was making up the boards, I built a well into the inside of each.
After covering and trimming out, I adhered the pastedowns, carefully working the paper into sides of the well. In a tight-joint binding in which the pastedown and flyleaf are composed of paper with no additional leather hinge, the pastedown will come up short along the fore-edge. This gives an uneven appearance, since the visible turn-in (i.e. the square) on the fore-edge is much larger than those at head and tail. To compensate for this, I trimmed the head and tail of the pastedown so that the squares would match with the fore-edge. The cut goes to about a board thickness away from the joint and the transition is mitered at a 45 degree angle. This allows the full length of the endsheet to go over the joint, while leaving a neat transition. What I have described is most visible at the tail part of the joint in the above photo.
My friend is an accomplished woodworker, so he carved the woodblocks for the front and back board, drawing inspiration from depictions of St. Augustine.
A basswood block, shorter and narrower than the wells, was cut in shallow relief. The blue calfskin was flat pared so that it was thinner than the depth of the well – I did not want it to sit proud of the board surface when done. It was then dampened, pasted up, and worked into the well. While the leather was wet, I simply aligned the woodblock and gently pressed it into the leather using a nipping press.
I got the idea from Katherine Beaty's presentation on Islamic bindings at last year's GBW Standards meeting (see her handout here). I repeated the process for the map of Italy on the back board.
When dry, I added some tooled lines at the edges of the leather in palladium and also marked the stops on the trip with tooled dots. I was very pleased with the way the woodcuts came out on the leather. The calfskin takes the grain of the wood beautifully, and after polishing the surface a bit with a heated iron, these panels really look great. My only complaint in this binding is the edge between the paper pastedown and leather panel; I wished it could have been a bit cleaner. If I was going to do this again, I would forego the paper and do it as a sunken doublure. I did not know how to do doublures at the time, so it couldn't really be helped. I will definitely be using woodblocks for future bindings, however.
It is time to wrap up and say goodbye to 2012. This has not been the easiest year for me personally, but I learned a great deal and got to work with some very talented folks. Quetzalcoatl didn't rise up and destroy the world either, so I think overall we can judge it a successful year. In this moment, I'm feeling setup for a pretty great 2013 – in a couple weeks I will be moving to the Midwest and starting a new job. I am sure that I will have plenty of material from my upcoming adventures to share here .
Wishing you and yours a safe and pleasant New Year!
18th Century Trade Binding
One of the first full leather bindings that I did at NBSS was a calfskin binding in the style of trade bindings popular in the 18th Century. The textblock is sewn on single raised cords that are laced into the boards. The leather is sprinkled and tooled in a style that is known as the "Cambridge Panel".
I'm going to admit upfront that I don't know all that much about the history of this style of binding. I know that they are common for the period, as they are quick to execute and, depending on the extent of decoration, were probably rather inexpensive for a full leather binding. I will venture to guess that a lot of the form in this structure evolved from demand for print and speed of production, availability of materials, and working conditions within the binding trade at the time. Since a great deal of information surrounding the book trade in England and France in the 18th century is still up for debate, and we are working with completely different materials today, this model is really a poor approximation/composite derived from examining secondary sources and historical examples. In the end, it probably looks and acts very differently from an authentic binding of the period.
A list of references will appear at the end of this post. If you wish to learn more about this style of binding, I encourage you to read some of those – or attend one of Jeff Peachey's lectures or workshops on the subject. The NY Chapter of the GBW has a nice review of one of those workshops here.
With those caveats, onto the discussion of how I produced this model. I started by folding down sheets of Gutenberg laid paper to make sections. Rather than relying exclusively on pressing to condense the textblock, traditionally the sections are beaten with a large hammer on a marble slab. The beating compresses the paper and allows the sections to form into one another. After pressing, the kettle sewing stations are sawed in and the endsheets added before sewing onto single cords. For this model, I made endsheets composed of a single folio of marbled paper nestled inside a single folio of plain paper. The literature, however, describes a few variations for endsheet structures.
For larger books, there would be more sewing supports; however, this model is extremely small, so I stuck with five. This textblock was sewn without pre-punching the sections. The textblock was then rounded and backed.
Book board during this time period was very different from the manufactured board we typically use today. To give the book a more appropriate feel, pasteboards were made from cotton linters using Alan Puglia's method (1996). Rather than making two separate boards the size of the book, I made a single large board and cut it in half, holding the knife at a 45 degree angle. This produced two boards, each with a bevel that would fit into the shoulder of the textblock. The picture below was taken before the final spine shaping, but illustrates the cut of the boards.
The ends of the sewing supports were frayed out, and twisted to points with a bit of paste and the boards are laced on. My model is done in more of a French style, so the lacing is done in a 3-hole pattern common to French bindings. English bindings from this period make use of a two-hole lacing pattern.
With the French board lacing, the cord on the inside of the boards can be "cross-mounted", so that the end threads back under itself and is essentially locked in place. The lacing is hammered on a hard, flat surface to close up the holes and flatten the boards.
Bindings from this period exhibit a range of different spine linings: from no linings at all, linings at just the head and tail panels, to full parchment transverse spine linings. I went with the latter, but cutting the parchment into a comb shape that passes through the lacing, rather than fighting with individual patches (see above and below). According to some of the manuals, these parchment linings were put on before backing the book. That seems really difficult to me, so I ended up rounding and backing mine a bit before lining, then finishing the spine shaping off as I was adhering the parchment.
When the spine is shaped and lined, the plain and marbled folios of the endsheets are made together with wheat starch paste and left to dry under weight. Now it's time for trimming and edge decoration. The head and tail of the textblock are plowed in boards, shifting the boards down a board thickness each time to create a square. Next, the boards are pulled back and wooden trindles are pushed between the boards and spine to temporarily flatten the round out.
The fore-edge is plowed and the trindles removed to reshape the spine. The fore-edges of the boards can then be trimmed to the appropriate length in the plow.
As for edge decoration, I know of four styles that were popular during this period and ranged in price: all edges red, sprinkled, marbled, or gilded. Vermilion was most likely the pigment used to create red edges – but since that substance is toxic, I decorated my edges with watercolor. After edge decoration, single core, two-color endbands are sewn on (pictured far below).
At this point, the textblock is ready and now the leather must be prepared. A piece of undyed calfskin is cut out, leaving about 1″ for the turn-ins, and is marked up for paring. After edge-paring with the knife, I created a long bevel out along the edges of the leather and thinned the spine area using a modified spokeshave. This is not an 18th c. tool, but it certainly makes life easier. After paring, the leather is dyed to an appropriate brown with analine or sellaset dye.
The covering process is unremarkable, except for the corners. In a modern leather binding, careful attention is given to mitering the corners and doing the turn-ins so that where the leather meets at the corners does not show. For this model, the corners are just cut with scissors after the leather is turned in. Crude, but quick. After covering, the book is tied up for 10-15 minutes to make sure the leather is adhered around the raised bands.
After drying overnight between felts, the book is opened and the joints are set.
A few of the bindings that I have seen from this period have either leather patches or are covered with two or more joined pieces of skin. I thought I would give the process a try with this model, so I selected a piece of calfskin for covering that had two sizable holes. After covering, I pared around the edges of those holes and inlayed more dyed calf. The result was not totally seamless, but is was more or less effective and ends up looking way better after decoration and polishing.
The Cambridge panel design for this binding is created through sprinkling the leather and then tooling it. As with the edge decoration, I have foregone the traditional chemicals for sprinkling in favor of black leather dye. The panel design is created through a series of templates that can be easily lifted away.
The boards are opened and the textblock is placed in a lying press. After masking off the area around the book…
… the two center panels are placed on the boards. Not wanting to spray leather dye all over good weights, I taped some old piano tuning pins together to hold my panels down.
The leather is then lightly sprinkled evenly across the areas of board and spine that are exposed. Now the inner panel is removed and the outer-most panel is placed on. A little tent is also made to shield the spine. The inner-most panel is heavily sprinkled with dye. The result looks like this:
I got a little overzealous with the brush and ended up with a few large dots; ideally the sprinkling would be much finer.
The tooling pattern is fairly simple, but with a great deal of variation in historical examples. Using double or triple line fillet, pin-dot rolls, or other decorative rolls, the sprinkled panels are outlined. Fleurons typically appear at the corners of the outer panel. Here is a photo taken after the first set of lines.
The edges of the boards are often tooled as well, either in blind or gilt. I used a decorative roll with a floral design that is wider than the board thickness.
I decorated the spine with double gilt lines on the sides of the bands and a red lettering piece.
Titling on 18th century books is done with handle letters rather than a type holder, so there is a bit of movement in the letters. It also appears that most finishers didn't plan out their titling before starting, so their spacing and layout seems very odd to the modern reader. I copied the titling for my model from this first edition of Candide from 1759.
After the finishing, the pastedowns are adhered inside the boards. Since this is a tight joint binding, this structure of endsheet comes up short at the fore-edge, giving pretty uneven squares. The paper pictured below comes from The Marbler's Apprentice. This is one of their older papers, so the pattern is a bit too large for the size of this book; however, I understand that they are now offering these same papers in smaller patterns as well.
I'm thankful that the long weekend has given me some time to put together a post for November. As always, I have a number of other topics in the works – stay tuned.
Bennett, S. (2004). Trade bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800 (1st ed.). New Castle, Del.: British Library.
Dudin, M. (1977). The art of the bookbinder and gilder. Leeds: The Elemente Press.
Gauffencourt, J. (1987). Traite de la relivre des livres: A bilinqual treatise on bookbinding. Austin: W. Thomas Taylor.
Hobson, A. (1954). The literature of bookbinding. Cambridge: University Press.
Pearson, D. (2005). English bookbinding styles 1450-1800 : a handbook. London: British Library ;
Pollard, G., & Potter, E. (1984). Bookbinding manuals: An annotated list of technical accounts of bookbinding to 1840. Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society.
Puglia, A. (1996). Pasteboards. The Book and Paper Group Annual, 15. Retrieved from http://cool.conservation-us.org/coolaic/sg/bpg/annual/v15/bp15-13.html
How to Fancy-up a Book
Despite how hectic things have been this summer, I'm committed to getting a post in for the month of August. It's also my 50th post! This one is a brief "instructable" for making a fancy leather binding out of a not-so-fancy trade paperback. Unfortunately, I only took one in-process photo of the book, so much will be left to the imagination.
This past spring I was in a gift-making mood and had a devious idea for a good friend of mine, who is a bibliophile and connoisseur of the occult. I started with a common edition of The Book of Lies by Aleister Crowley. It is a perfect title for this structure…
This book is what you would call "perfect" bound – single sheets attached with only adhesive and covers composed of a single piece of printed or laminated card adhered along the spine. Since the book is completely square, I could not simply stick a leather case binding on it. There is no round in the spine and, because of the lack of sewing, there is no swell. In order to put on boards of any thickness, a false shoulder had to be constructed on the book.
After tearing off the paper covers, I placed the textblock in the job backer and, using the hammer, rounded the spine a bit and formed a small shoulder. A piece of thin cord is then saturated with PVA and stuck to spine edge of the textblock at front and back to further build the shoulder. The spine and false shoulders are then lined with Japanese paper to consolidate and hide the cord. If the for-edge of the book remains flat after shaping, a round can be sanded into it with sandpaper and an appropriately sized piece of dowel.
The endsheets for this rebinding are composed of a plain paper folio, with a piece of thin leather or book cloth tipped to the outside of the fold. Decorative paper is then made to the outside of the folio, covering the edge of the bookcloth or leather, one board thickness away from the fold. This will be a tight-joint binding, with an island pastedown. We want the decorative paper on the fly-leaf to end at the seat of the shoulder and not ride up across the hinge. The finished endsheets are pictured below:
I used papyrus instead of decorative paper for this binding. The use of the material references the author's experiences in Egypt, but also adds a nice textural feel to the endsheets. Unfortunately the pull of the papyrus overcomes the paper I used for the folio, so the flyleaves don't lie flat. This isn't a fine binding, however, so no need to despair! The endsheets are tipped to the textblock and worked with the bonefolder to finish creating an even, 90 degree shoulder to the thickness of the boards.
Philip Smith (1974) describes a sturdier method for creating a false shoulder in which the cord is wrapped in pasted-out leather and formed into a triangle as it is adhered to the bookblock (p. 85). The endsheets are then over-sewn through the false shoulder. If this was a larger book, I would probably have employed Smith's method.
When the endsheets are on and the new shoulder is formed, the endbands are stuck on the spine. I made rolled leather endbands (to the height of the squares) for this binding in the same way that I did for the millimeter bindings. Once again, the picture below shows the final look. It's black goat on black goat… so a bit tough to see.
After endbands, the rest of the spine is in-filled and sanded to make it flat and smooth. A 1-on-2-off hollow is then constructed on the book and trimmed down so that it doesn't show over the endbands.
Next the false bands (or "sham-bands") are constructed out of strips of parchment laminated to full-thickness leather. These will give the book the appearance of being sewn on raised supports, encouraging the causal reader to think that I have spent considerable time and effort creating this binding. But remember – it's a book of lies! Regardless, this is a time honored tradition: bookbinders have been using false bands to fancy up their products while cutting production time since at least the mid-17th century (Pickwoad, 1994, p. 91).
To give the bands a crisp 19th-century look, I attached them with the parchment side out. I placed them where sewing supports would be along the spine of the book, centering them toward the head. The bands are put down with PVA and trimmed off flush with the face of the board.
Now we are almost ready for covering. The boards are cut to size and back-cornered. The leather for the spine and corners is flat-pared to 0.7 mm and then pared German-style so that the turn-ins are the thickness of the in-fill material. At this point, the leather for the corners can be put on.
The covering process for this book is a bit odd, because the boards are not laced on. After placing the boards on the book (aligned and squared-up), the book is secured in the lying press. The spine leather is dampened and pasted out. The spine of the book is sized with paste and a little PVA is brushed onto the bands to make sure they stick. When ready, the leather is molded over the spine by hand. The bands are gently set with band nippers to mark their place.
Quickly, the book is removed from the press and the textblock pulled away from the boards. The spine turn-ins are done, leaving enough leather to form the headcaps. The head and tail of the textblock spine should be re-pasted at this point so that the turn-ins will adhere, and the boards are placed back on the textblock. The leather can be really worked down now, and the band nippers are used to set the bands. Headcaps are formed and the leather is worked into the back-corners of the boards. After going back across the bands with the nippers, the boards are set by opening them back and re-seating them in the joints. Everything is then double checked to make sure nothing has moved. After about 10 minutes of drying time between felts, the book is triple checked! The result is something like this:
The above image is after trimming the leather, in-filling with card and siding up with marbled paper. I made the paper with with Chena River Marblers in our Marbling Workshop.
Leather covering on a book is certainly fancy, but adding a bit of gilding will make it that much better.
The finishing on this structure is actually much lower risk than a typical binding with laced on boards. At this stage, the paste along the spine is the only thing attaching the leather case to the bookblock. If something goes terribly wrong with the tooling or titling, you can just pull the covers right off and re-make them. You will lose some leather and some boards, but that is a small price to pay!
When the tooling is finished, the leather or bookcloth hinges are adhered to the insides of the boards to completely attach the case. The turn-ins and hinges are trimmed out and the insides of the boards are filled with paper to level the surface. Finally, the paste-downs are adhered to the insides of the boards.
This structure is not particularly sturdy, nor does it open all that well. It does, however, look a great deal nicer than the original paper binding.
I promised that this blog would endure and it will – although my posting schedule will probably remain erratic. I can commit to churning out at least one thing a month, though. Stay tuned – exciting times ahead!
Pickwoad, N. (1994). Onward and downward: How binders coped with the printing press before 1800. In R. Myers and M. Harris (Eds.), A Millenium of the Book (61-106). Delaware: Oak Knoll Press.
Smith, P. (1974). New directions in bookbinding. Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Parchment Over Boards
Back in February, Peter Geraty came to NBSS to teach a two-day workshop with the second years on parchment over boards bindings. Parchment has a reputation for being somewhat unruly as a binding material, and the goal of Peter's workshop was to provide us with a system by which we could more easily work with the material. In general, it was a fun couple of days and my confidence in using parchment on stiff board bindings has greatly increased.
These bindings are elegant and particularly satisfying binding to handle. The covers are cool to the touch and the visual texture of the skin is eye-catching. They are quite durable, chemically stable, and take gold tooling well. Parchment is hygroscopic, however, and dimensionally unstable (Wood, 1995). For this reason, covering stiff boards with parchment and keeping them flat can be quite challenging. It is much easier to use parchment in a limp, non adhesive structure (see my post on those here). When the book is finished, it must be stored at a stable temperature and relative humidity to keep the boards from warping.
Unfortunately, I was too busy trying to finish my model over those two days to take any photos during the binding process. Therefore, I will just share images of the finished binding and include a brief description of Geraty's method of construction at the end. Peter Verheyen has written a well-illustrated procedure for parchment over boards (see link at bottom), but as a case structure, rather than with the lacing that I will describe.
Spine and fore-edge views.
A view of the open joint, showing the lacing of the sewing and endband supports.
A detail image of the sewn endband and headcap.
The endsheets.
In the first step, we chose parchment for our book and cut it to size, leaving ~2.5 cm for turn-ins. Like the limp bindings, the thickness of the skin should be based on the size of the book. The skin that we used was quite thin and flexible, however, the opening may end up stiffer than one would like for a book of this size. We lined the flesh side of the parchment with text weight paper, using high bloom gelatin as an adhesive (available from Kramer). The paper lining reduces the transparency of the parchment (which will keep the color of the boards from showing through after covering) and stabilizes the skin, making it easier to work with later. Animal-derived glues are recommended for this step, as they are most similar to the character of the parchment and keep the moisture (and distortion) to a minimum.The laminate is then placed between Hollytex or Reemay and blotters and left under weight to dry overnight.
As the parchment dried, we prepped the textblock and boards. The endsheets for this model are a single folio of Hahnemuhle Ingres, hooked over a single folio of text paper. We also tipped Japanese paper hinges to the inside spine edge of the first and last sections; some binders call these loose guards, but I'm sure there are other names for them. The sections are sewn on 4 narrow (2 mm) parchment slips. Historical examples of this style of binding that I have seen are often sewn on much wider parchment slips. The binder would often then split the support at the shoulder, so that only a narrow portion of the tape laces through the cover at the joint. For a model of such small dimensions, wider sewing supports were not warranted. After sewing, the free ends of the Japanese paper guards are adhered to endsheets.
The textblock is squared up, the spine is pasted up with wheat starch paste, and the fore-edge trimmed. The book is rounded and backed, creating a 45° shoulder, and the head and tail edges are trimmed. If the book was getting edge decoration, now would be the time to do it. Simple, 2-color silk endbands (with a bead on the front) were sewn on two layers of 2 mm parchment for cores. The inner layer of parchment is trimmed to the width of the endband, while the outer is left long and will lace through the cover with the sewing supports.
When the book is rounded and backed, boards of the appropriate thickness can be constructed to fit the textblock shoulder. Geraty and Verheyen recommend making a "floating" board to control the warp from the parchment. This board is composed of a thicker base board with a thin board tipped to the spine edge (See Verheyen p. 5 for diagram). We used millboard (from Conservation by Design Ltd.) as the base and 10 pt. Bristol board as the thin board. Each were lined on both sides with text-weight paper. The boards were nipped in the press and left to dry under weight. When ready, they are cut to the size of the book and the thin board is tipped to the thicker with PVA.
The spine of the textblock is patch-lined with muslin and a hollow tube of handmade paper is adhered over that. After trimming the hollow to height, it is slit down the shoulder about 2 cm at the head and tail to allow for the turn-ins. The boards are attached to the textblock by putting dots of PVA on the extended muslin lining and putting the boards in place (leaving an open joint). This weak attachment is only temporary, and serves to hold the boards in place during the covering process.
The parchment must be marked out and prepped a bit before covering. The spine width is measured and transferred onto the parchment. Lines are scored with the bone folder at the spine markings. A Dremel or Foredom Flex Shaft with a sanding drum attachment is used to thin the parchment at the endcap area. This is much easier than trying to pare it with a knife. The spine of the textblock and spine area of the parchment are then brushed out with PVA, and the textblock put into place. After working the parchment down a bit with a teflon folder, the book is placed between press boards made with small dowels that fit the joints. This applies tension to the parchment across the spine and holds the book in place so that it can be really rubbed down with the folder. Proper adhesion is key. The faces of the boards are then glued out with PVA and the parchment is worked into the joint and across the boards. After doing the head and tail turn-ins (and forming the endcaps), the fore-edge turn-ins are done.
The sewing supports and endband cores pass through the covering material at the point of the shoulder and back inside the covers at the edge of the boards. The ends of the parchment lacing are then glued down to the inside of the board. After trimming out the turn-ins, the glue spot attachment between boards and muslin is pulled off. The textile is fully glued out and put down on the inside of the boards. The tapes and muslin are trimmed back and, to finish, the pastedowns of the endsheets are glued out and stuck down.
I keep hinting at the long list of projects that I have yet to write about and post. Rest assured, I'm going to keep 'em coming. Your patience will be rewarded!
Brockman, J. (1993). A Vellum Over Boards Binding. The New Bookbinder, 13, 43-53.
Verheyen, P. D. (2004). Vellum on Boards. Library Publications. Paper 16. (available for download here)
Wood, C. (1995). Conservation Treatments for Parchment Documents. Journal of the Society of Archivists, 16(2), 221-237.


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AD/CV: Clothes Washers, Polyester Staple Fiber, Steel Sheet and Strip, Tires
Large Residential Washers. Effective Feb. 6, the International Trade Administration has issued an antidumping duty order on large residential washers from China. As a result, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess AD duties and require AD cash deposits on appropriate entries of subject goods at the weighted average dumping margins, which have been revised and range from 38.43 percent to 57.37 percent.
This order covers all automatic clothes washing machines, regardless of the orientation of the rotational axis, with a cabinet width (measured from its widest point) of at least 24.5 inches (62.23 cm) and no more than 32.0 inches (81.28 cm), with certain exceptions. Also covered are the following parts used in large residential washers: (1) all cabinets, or portions thereof, designed for use in large residential washers; (2) all assembled tubs designed for use in large residential washers that incorporate, at a minimum, a tub and a seal; (3) all assembled baskets designed for use in large residential washers that incorporate, at a minimum, a side wrapper, a base, and a drive hub; and (4) any combination of the foregoing parts or subassemblies.
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Drama's in for summer — Alton Little Theater gives youth chance to hone skills; 'Fame the Musical' auditions Friday, Saturday
As the school year comes to a close, Alton Little Theater will sponsor the third annual summer youth drama camp from Monday, June 6, to Friday, June 10, and expand auditioning training for students who want to major in theater-related programs in college.
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Bosse High Class of 1962 sets reunion
Bosse High School class of 1962 will hold its 55th class reunion on October 13 and 14.
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Yesterday we gave you some basics on putting your garden away for the winter. There is a lot to do in getting a yard ready for the long fall and winter months. That doesn't mean that gardening is over. There are a lot of things gardeners can do to keep on gardening in the winter months. Take an inventory of the gardening tools and making sure they are clean, sharpened where need be, and properly stored. Clean and fertilize your indoor plants.
In addition to a time for celebrating the holidays, the winter solstice offers another celebration opportunity occurring on December 21. It is the shortest day of the year. Bringing flowers in doors is just one of the things to do to check the drabness outdoors that occurs when snow is on the ground.
Add some appeal to your winter landscape by making your home merry and bright by hanging welcoming holiday lights. Put small trees in planters outside of your front door.
Buy bulbs and start amaryllis and narcissus to make a big splash of holiday color with the red, shades of red-pink of the amaryllis and the white of the narcissus. Buy red poinsettias, bring in evergreen boughs, and sprigs of holly to make the house fragrant and add color. Hang some mistletoe for excitement. You can use all of these or a combination to make grow or create gifts for others.
Maintain and repair all your tools and your mowers. If you haven't done it yet ,tune up the mower by changing the oil and sharpening the blades. Clean all the tools with rubbing alcohol and store them. Disconnect hoses and drain water out of them before putting them away for the winter. Clean up the gardening area by putting away all fertilizers, pesticides etc and placing them out of children's reach. Cover the compost pile and turn it over until it freezes.
And now sit back and dream of your garden bursting forth with life again come spring. Now is the time to take out those garden catalogs and make notes for landscaping changes next year. If we can help, give us a call.


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Location: Bryan, Texas
The Scene: Applebee's U-Shaped Bar. Some locals are at one end of the bar talking about how crazy and bodacious it is to be a true Applebee's regular. Obviously, this is a great source of pride for these people.
I am on a business trip, dining alone at the only spot I can muster the energy to get to. I order a dollar draft. It's Miller Lite because I only have three choices and the other two are Budweiser.
An Excerpt from the book* I'm reading: "What's in a hole can be What did so-and-so do with his life? He is in that hole. What did I do last month? That question is in the hole. Where did the time go when I was young and carefree? If I look into that type of hole, I'll find all my youth...
...'Einstein,' he says, 'knew that time was matter. That time and space could be warped and bent, like the dip in a stretched sheet if you place a stone in the middle. Ever notice how everything slows down when you go over the handlebars of your bike?'"
I order another dollar draft.
*Schopenhauer's Telescope by Gerard Donovan
Thursday, February 05, 2009
A Hole
Location: Bryan, Texas
Posted by brinki dink at 5.2.09
2 comments:
- 123Valerie said...
Thank you, Miss B. I make a pledge to stop living in holes. Or around "a holes". Ha!
Also, my word verification is "breests." I love it.
Love you, too, lady.
- February 17, 2009
okay, so next time you are in Bryan,TX (or any other town in Texas) you must give me a call! I am only a couple of hours away, and the drive to meet you for dinner would be well worth it!
- February 28, 2009


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Spaniards hold mass anti-austerity demos
Thousands of protesters have staged rallies in Spain to express resentment against austerity measures, recession and the soaring rate of unemployment in the country.
Spaniards took to the streets in some 80 cities in trade union-organized Labor Day demonstrations on Wednesday. Large protests took place in the capital, Madrid, as well as Barcelona and Bilbao.
Demonstrators converged on the historic Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles Square) in Madrid with flags and banners. One banner read, "You ask for patience, Rajoy? You should become unemployed today!," referring to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
One protester said, "The saddest thing is we have been educating our youth for 30 years and now our youth has to immigrate to other countries, especially Germany, where they have a great workforce, because there are just no jobs here."
Another demonstrator stated that Spanish workers would "eventually have no rights at all."
"Everything we have fought for 40 years, they will just take it away from us in four years."
An estimated crowd of about five thousand people marched through the streets of downtown Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon.
Scuffles later broke out between police and protesters. Riot police used batons to disperse the crowd. Local media reported that two protesters were detained by the police.
Spain's unemployment rate is at a record high of 27.2 percent, and 57 percent for those aged under 25 are jobless.
Official data showed on April 30 that Spain's economy contracted further in the first quarter of 2013.
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) tumbled by 0.5 percent on a quarterly basis after a 0.8-percent drop in the final three months of 2012.
On an annual basis, the Spanish economy shrank by 2.0 percent between the end of the first quarter of 2012 and the end of March 2013.
Rajoy is battling to cut Spain's annual public deficit with austerity measures that have prompted mass protests.
The Spanish premier has introduced more than 60 billion euros (about $78 billion) worth of austerity measures since he took office at the end of 2011. The spending cuts have had an unpleasant effect on Spain's four million disabled people.
A survey published in early December 2012 showed that 85 percent of Spaniards had little or no faith in the governing People's Party.