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Rockets: Research and Design Proposals
Lesson 5 of 6
Objective: Students will be able to utilize the design process to design a solution to a problem based on Newton's Laws.
Big Idea: It's not rocket science.....oh wait, it is! Students use the design process to create a water powered bottle rocket that can launch hundreds of feet into the air!
This lesson takes students through the entire design process including research, sketching, decision matrices, designing solutions, 3-dimensional modeling, constructing, testing, and revising design solutions. Completion of this lesson will take multiple days.
This lesson is designed to address the following NGSS and Common Core Standards:
MS-PS2-1 Apply Newton's Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
MS-PS2-2 Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.9 Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Scientific and Engineering Practices:
2 Developing and Using Models Students should be able to develop and/or use a model to predict and/or describe phenomena.
6 Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
- Apply scientific reasoning to show why the data or evidence is adequate for the explanation or conclusion.
- Apply scientific ideas or principles to design, construct, and/or test a design of an object, tool, process or system.
- Undertake a design project, engaging in the design cycle, to construct and/or implement a solution that meets specific design criteria and constraints.
- Optimize performance of a design by prioritizing criteria, making tradeoffs, testing, revising, and re-testing.
7 Engaging in Argument from Evidence Construct, use, and/or present an oral and written argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support or refute an explanation or a model for a phenomenon or a solution to a problem.
Crosscutting Concepts:
Systems and System Models: A system is an organized group of related objects or components; models can be used for understanding and predicting the behavior of systems.
Structure and Function Structures can be designed to serve particular functions by taking into account properties of different materials, and how materials can be shaped and used.
In my classroom, I begin each class by asking the question, "What are you going to learn today?". Students respond by referencing the Essential Question, "How can I demonstrate science and engineering literacy?". This EQ is located on their Literacy Unit Plan as well as on the front board of my classroom.
Then, I have students rank themselves on each of the skills included in the unit plan. Students rank themselves on a scale of 1 to 4 (4 being mastery). Students will continue to update these scores over the course of the unit. I emphasize that it is ok not to be at a "4". Learning is about growth! We will use this starting point to track the growth in their learning.
Notice in the student work below, that the student updates his scores over the course of the unit as he grows in his level of mastery.
I explain that the focus of the lessons over the next days are Skills 2 and 3. Students will be using the design process to design and launch a rocket as well as create a 3 dimensional model of their rocket in an Auto-Cad/engineering software.
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Design Brief and Research
I explain that scientists and engineers always research before developing a design solution. Their solutions are based on evidence and research; they do not just 'guess', their ideas are based on mathematical and scientific evidence. I further explain that the previous lessons have provided us a base of information that we can use to create a design solution to design a water powered bottle rocket.
It is important for students to have a vision of what the final product may look like - especially how the launch system works. Without this, they will develop ideas that will not fit the constraints of the launcher. I show the students the launcher. (Here is where I purchased my launcher. Don't have money in your budget? This is a great project to write a grant for! It's STEM, it's reusable, and can be used by a lot of students - all criteria many grants look for!)
Then, I show the students that we will be using 2 two-liter bottles. One of these bottles will remain full and the other will be cut. I point on my example rockets where the full and half two liter bottles are. Next, I attach a rocket to the launcher so they can see how the system works. Tip: After this initial day, remove all example rockets from the room. I find that that leaving these out can hamper creativity. Students end up picking and choosing characteristics of each rocket instead of doing their won research or coming up with their own ideas.
I emphasize that the full bottle must be a two liter bottle; if they use a one liter or 3 liter bottle, it will not fit on the launcher. Then, I show my students a video of a rocket launch from a previous year. Here is one you can use if you have never done this before:
I say something like,
"In the real world, engineers have clients that come to them with problems. They must develop a solution that meets the constraints the client provides. Moreover, engineers don't just get to build whatever they want. They must provide their clients with a "Design Brief" or "Design Proposal". You will have to research and write a "Design Brief" to present to your client (me). Your challenge is to design a water powered bottle rocket that will fly the highest distance in the air."
Then, I go through what must be included in the brief. I emphasize that when writing a design brief there are important headings that must be included.
Rocket Design Brief
Client: Who are you designing the rocket for?
Designer (s): Who are the designers of your rocket?
Problem Statement: Describe what your challenge was.
Constraints: What were the rules guidelines that you had to follow?
Deliverables: What could you produce or "turn in" to your client to show your work and success in this project?
Design Statement:
Heading 1: Explain how the rocket in general will be able to take off into the air. In your explanation, you must connect to your scientific reasoning. This includes how Newton's 1st Law, Newton's 2nd Law, and Newton's 3rd Law allow the rocket to take off.
Heading 2: Explain the reasoning behind your decision in how you designed your rocket in considering the following four aspects:
- Stability
- Overall Mass
- Fins
- Nose Cone
In your explanation, you must connect to your scientific reasoning. This includes discussing things such as friction, air drag, center mass, center pressure, surface area of the rear of the rocket, and Newton's 2nd Law.
You must provide SPECIFIC examples from each of the resources provided (readings, videos, and notes) at some point in your 2 (or more) paragraph design statement.
Each source is going to be given a number. The key is as follows:
- Design Considerations for Water-Bottle Rocket Reading
- Rocket Reading from class
- Website "How to Build a "Water-Powered Bottle Rocket"
You must cite the reference you are connecting to by writing the corresponding number in parenthesis at the end of each sentence that refers to one of these sources.
***I worked with the Language Arts teacher on my team with this. We simply cited our sources with a number in parenthesis, for example (2), and then they learned proper citation in their LA class and replaced the numbers with appropriate citations and created a works cited page.
I provide students with graphic organizers to help them organize their research. These graphic organizers are explained below.
Heading #1 Graphic Organizer: "Three Square"
In each box, write the evidence and connections that you find as you research. Any information that you come across that you want to include in your final response should be written in this graphic organizer. The graphic organizer DOES NOT have to be written in complete sentences.
In addition, be sure to include the "Reference #" with each piece of information you record. I have provided one example in the box for Newton's 1st Law. VERY IMPORTANT: When taking notes, write what you want to say in your own words, don't just copy word for word from your reading, video, or notes. If you take the time now during your planning to write in your own words, not only will you understand the material better, but you will avoid plagiarizing later when you write your actual response.
Follow the same steps as you followed on the Paragraph #1 "Three Square" Graphic Organizer. Your focus for this organizer is:
Heading #2 Graphic Organizer: "Four Square"
Explain the reasoning behind your decision in how you designed your rocket in considering the following four aspects: Stability, Overall Mass, Fins, Nose Cone.
In your explanation, you must connect to your scientific reasoning. This includes discussing things such as friction, air drag, center mass, center pressure, surface area of the rear of the rocket, and Newton's 2nd Law.
Taking effective notes and citing sources is challenging for middle school students. In order for them to effectively fill out these organizers, I model how to enter research for them. Here is a video that I created as a resource for students to look back at when researching. If you are interested in what the modeling process might look like, you could watch this video.
This is a lot to take in all at once. I actually used Camtasia a couple years ago to capture some of the important points I make in this introduction to the design brief and post it on my website. This way, students can return to it and hear the directions and watch the modeling again if they need to. The video is 16 minutes long, but if you wanted to see what I did, feel free to take a look at the Rocket Design Brief Introduction Video. This is a video is directed towards students.
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After researching, I have students take individual time for sketching. Although they will be creating their rockets in small groups, each individual student must create a sketch. We will evaluate multiple design ideas before deciding on a design to build. It is always better to see multiple ideas!
One important aspect of the sketches that I have them create is that I have them add reasoning to their sketch for each part of their rocket. This is where you can formatively assess if the students are actually applying their research to their design. I ask the students to note their reasoning for the following design decisions on their sketch:
- Shape of the nose cone
- Shape of the fins
- Number of fins
- Height of rocket
- Weight of rocket
- Center of Mass (Where is it? How will you "move" it to that location?)
- Center of Pressure (Where is it? How will you "move" it to that location?)
**In my experience, the center of mass and center of pressure are the most important factors in rocket success. However, they are the most challenging to understand and students have a hard time understanding how to design their rockets to effectively for these criteria.
Here is what is important about center mass and pressure:
1. The rocket must be top heavy. The center of mass should be towards the top of the rocket. Adding mass to the top in the form of clay inside the nose cone can help with this.
2. To test if the center mass is in the right place, you can try to balance the finished rocket on two fingers (with the rocket horizontal/length of the rocket parallel to the floor.). The rocket should balance about at the place where the half two liter bottle attaches to the whole two liter bottle.
3. The center of pressure should be towards the rear of the rocket. The best way to do this is to add surface area to the rear of the rocket. This can be done by placing the fins as close to the bottom of the rocket as possible.
Here is one of the sketches my students created:
Notice that this student has scientific reasoning for all of his design decisions. Take special note of how the student addresses center mass and center of pressure.
After each student creates their own sketch, students meet in groups to determine which design will go into construction. The decision matrix is a great way to help students evaluate different design ideas based on criteria. I review the procedure for completing the "Decision Matrix".
- Get together with your group of 2 -3 for the rocket design challenge.
- The student that represents Design #1 shows the group their sketch and talks about all 7 points of reasoning that they put into their rocket (nose cone, shape of wing, # of wings, height, mass, center of pressure, and center of mass). The other members of the group do not talk until the Design 1 student is finished with all 7 points.
- Group members then ask any needed follow up questions about Designer #1's design.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 for Designer #2.
- If you have three members in your group, repeat steps 2 and 3 for Designer #3.
- In the decision matrix on the back of page 2, each member of the group should rank each design (including their own) based on the criteria on the matrix. This should be completed in silence. No one in the group is to talk until every group member has ranked every design.
- Total the scores for each design to determine the design with the highest score.
- As a group, determine the final design that will be constructed next week. It could be the winning design or the winning design plus specific elements that seemed to be successful of the other designs.
Below is a video of students explaining how they evaluated design ideas and chose a final deign solution.
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Over the course of days, students write their design briefs. When they think it's finished, they self-edit by going through the checklist to make sure they have included all of the required information. After self-editing, students schedule a time to conference with me about their papers. I meet with the students and provide them with feedback on their writing. Students then can make corrections based on my feedback.
You will notice in the student work that they are typed. I chose to have students type these in Google Docs and share them with me as it is a large culminating activity for our "Scientific Literacy" unit. Google Docs also provides me with the ability to provide them with feedback from home that they can resolve while they are writing.
Below are some links to a variety of students' Rocket Design Briefs:
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Resources (1)
Have students swap papers with a partner. Have the partner go through the checklist and "put their finger on it" for each item in the checklist. For quality peer feedback, I find it important for students to actually "put their finger" on the sentence, phrase, or word that meets the checklist requirement.
If they cannot physically put their finger on it, it isn't there! Students then provide feedback to their peers. Students then edit their papers based on the peer feedback. After self-editing, editing based on my feedback, and peer editing, the students have the opportunity to go through the entire writing process as they have to continually go back to their writing and make improvements.


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Arriving in our nation's capital, our heads were still in work
mode but slowly we started to switch our thoughts to the coming
days as we exchanged ideas on hot political topics. The spring
crispness snapped us into political mode as we all speculated about
what we were going to encounter and how our politicians may receive
us and our questions. With the privilege of this opportunity,
I was primed with questions and information that I was seeking
answers to.
Overall what emerged for me were four key themes - some that I
expected and some not so expected.
There were many tips and ideas that were shared with us from
officials from various levels and interests. No matter what
industry or sector we may have been representing, there would have
been ideas to implement or improve on. I found getting back
to basics and keeping to the high level when writing or presenting
your idea or policy was an important reminder as we can all get too
caught up in the detail at times to keep this at the fore.
Answering the 'so what?' question and then testing this via the
'elevator test' was essential in the political realm but also for
all of us to take away.
I was reminded of - and would like to see more - solution
focussed organisational approaches where an identified problem is
celebrated, but not dwelled on, and where emphasis is placed on the
solution. As our speakers inferred to us, a 'blame culture' is not
productive, especially in government.
In today's changing media landscape it was also interesting and
insightful to hear about the influences and changes it has brought
to modern politics. The rapid rise of social media and its
impact was a theme across all speakers and the way it has probably
caught us all off guard. A senior journalist we spoke with
described the change in our attention spans, and the need to fill
the content vacuum of the 24 hour news cycle, as a big influencer
of the current trends in media today and important for us all to be
wary of.
Many of the people we spoke with couldn't underestimate the
impact that good relationship management skills had on their work
in government. Most stated when asked about the key
leadership skills in government that relationships were pivotal in
all aspects of their work. I don't think that this would be
any different from other sectors, however it reinforced the fact
that, even in today's digital space, the need to foster genuine
human relationships will probably never be redundant. The
political arena will always be a 'human' place and we can all bring
more respect and courteous behaviours into our workplaces.
I also took some excellent advice from an ex-Senior Advisor -
that bringing positivity to the table and doing the 'little things'
that make a big difference for people, goes a long way to forming
key co-beneficial relationships. This complemented other
speakers we heard from who advised that good and effective
listening was key to successful relationship building and
I also reflected on the contrast between corporate leadership;
with its control and decision making authority, and political
leadership; where the emphasis is on bringing everyone together,
effective communications and relationship building.
I think I had underestimated the extent to which tradition
dictates much of the system and processes that we see in today's
political environment. For our group, this was demonstrated
to us as straight off the plane we visited Menzies House (the
Headquarters of the Liberal Party). Built in the 1960's -
with all the regal and stately furnishings, it was sitting at the
big round table - that had undoubtedly seen discussions (both
amicable and blood thirsty) that have shaped our recent history -
that confirmed my view of the powerful traditions at play.
This symbolism and tradition was also exhibited through the expanse
of Parliament House, as we toured the manicured gardens and walked
on the polished floors.
I thought a lot about one of the speakers comparing politics to
the judicial system and this set the scene for our time visiting
Parliament House. Despite 'Question Time' providing the element of
theatre that we are all familiar with dominating our screens.
The behaviour exhibited was inconsistent with the respect and
honest collaboration that I saw during our time in Canberra.
I do, however challenge the archaic nature of some of these
traditions, as in this modern environment some of the processes and
systems seem to be in dire need of refreshing and questioning of
their relevance.
The Leaders for Geelong group heard from a Brigadier in the Army
and following his insights I now hold up my own leadership
philosophy that 'the more diverse the team, the more powerful - as
long as everyone is bounded by common values'. Another
reflection that stood true with me was the importance of obtaining
contestable advice and that long-term thinking is vital in creating
opportunities for communities.
Overall, I was overwhelmed by the privileges and amount of
access we had during our time in Canberra. I highly respect
our politicians and government officials for their common purpose
and goal for Australia and respect that they have different
approaches and methodologies on how to achieve this vision.
This couldn't have been more apparent after hearing politicians Tim
Wilson and Tim Watts providing a lively and colourful debate on one
of the current issues facing the government - the plebiscite on
marriage equality. I also understand more about the mechanics
of a political party and have a lens on the political landscape
both past and present. I believe I am more engaged with
political processes and I feel that we as a community should
embrace trying to find the point of unity, not the point of
difference, when thinking about a political issue. I would
love to see everyone in our community more engaged with our
political systems and policies both at a local and national
On behalf of all the Leaders for Geelong participants in the
2016 delegation, I sincerely acknowledge the considerable amount of
work and effort that Rosemary White, Committee for Geelong's
Leadership Manager, together with James Baird and Karen Cartwright
of StratHouse, put into the logistics of this trip and I thank them
for the opportunity to participate in this aspect of the
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Ryan Phillippe's Deleted Gay Kiss Scene from '54' Leaks Online!
Ryan Phillippe heads out to one of his favorite restaurants, Craig's, for dinner on Thursday evening (October 3) in West Hollywood, Calif.
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This week, ÉCU is excited to fly to Germany to attend Snowdance Film Festival. Two years ago Europe saw the birth of this new, independent film festival which has his headquarters in Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria, Germany. Its aim, from the beginning, is to support brave, independent films that received little or no state funds, welcoming submissions from all over the world. Snowdance and ÉCU share the same vision of what an independent manifestation should be: a place where cinema lovers and filmmakers can meet and discuss, with no red carpets or special events reserved to VIP.
In just two years Snowdance has managed to become a hotspot for bold filmmaking that manages not to be influenced by major studios or mainstreaming trends. Its director is the famous German actor Heiner Lauterbach, who is assisted by creative director Thomas Bohn and has the support of many creatives coming from the German cinema environment. Independent feature productions (longer than 70 minutes) and independent documentary productions (longer than 40 minutes) are the main categories of the competition, but the festival is also open for short films (no longer than 15 minutes) and music clips (no longer than 7 minutes).
The event is also blessed with beautiful locations in Landsberg, including Stadttheater, the historical city theatre where the opening night, the award ceremony and the projection of feature-length movies will take place. Another wonderful historical building will be used as a headquarter for the reception and the many panel discussions.
ÉCU's founder and president Scott Hillier will be a guest at the festival and, on the morning of Saturday 30 January, he will take participate to a panel discussion on the topic of "Independent international". The other guests of the held discussion will be Randall Good (Slamdance Film Festival), Shaila Quadra (Sydney Indie Film Festival) and Tom Bohn from Snowdande. Each one will talk about the current situation of the independent film scene.
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Abby Reeder and Brayden Belden play a game during the 2013 StreetFest in Ticonderoga. The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership is now planning the 2014 StreetFest and other events.
The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership is planning a number of events and projects this year designed to attract people to downtown Ticonderoga.
"The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership with its partner, the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, continues to strive to promote activities, events and visual projects throughout the entire length of Montcalm Street," Bob Dedrick, TMSP board member, said.
Led by its design committee, the partnership is working to light LaChute Falls in Bicentennial Park this year.
"We hope that our newest endeavor, to light the Bicentennial Falls, will come to fruition in the spring," Dedrick said.
The committee is also working with PRIDE to erect a services sign on Route 9N to attract people downtown. Other design committee projects for 2014 include streetscape improvements.
"I am proud to be a committee chairperson in an organization striving to preserve, promote, protect and enhance the historic Montcalm Street corridor," Joyce Cooper, TMSP design committee chairwoman, said.
The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership will again host its two major events, the Best Fourth in the North celebration and StreetFest.
The 2014 Best Fourth in the North will be July 1-4 and will include live music and entertainment, amusement rides, games, food and vendors in Bicentennial Park as well as a parade and a fireworks display. The Best Fourth committee is chaired by Debbie Barber.
The celebration costs between $25-30,000 with the majority of the funds being raised by the committee. Fund-raising events such as the annual Ti High Alumni Basketball Tournament, Best Fourth in the North Night at area businesses and a coin drop are planned.
StreetFest will be held Saturday, July 26, with a variety of business specials, promotions and sidewalk sales as well as vendors, live music and entertainment, family activities, food and more. The StreetFest committee, chaired by Darlene Treadway and Leslie Midgley, is planning for the event. Businesses and vendors can get registration forms from the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce. All 2013 participants will be mailed a registration form for the event.
The 2014 StreetFest will be held in conjunction with the "Ticonderoga, The First 250 Years" celebration.
Chaired by John Bartlett, the group's promotions committee has a varied agenda.
The annual WinterFest will not be held this year, but the panel is reviewing past events with hopes to returning WinterFest in 2015. A Community Clean Up Day is scheduled Saturday, May 17. The TMSP promotions committee will coordinate efforts.
The promotions committee is also planning the annual Street Art project with an auction slated Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Best Western Plus; HalloweenFest Friday, Oct. 31; a shopping effort to help stock the Ticonderoga Food Pantry; and the annual North Country Christmas Shopping & Dining Night in December.
The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership reorganized last year, contracting with the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce for services and creating an executive board composed by committee chairs with one additional board member. There is also a TMSP board of volunteers and downtown businesspeople.
TMSP leaders to expand participation in the organization in 2014. People interested in serving on committees should contact the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce office at 585-6619.
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Lenses and perspective, or distortion on a face for beauty.
Q. Why do you use long lenses and what's the advantage or disadvantage for it?
A. I use them because the allow for a more comfortable working distance, and more importantly, they diminish distortion of the face and the compression allows for a more flattering perspective. What does that mean? well the best and fastest way to see it is to first click here STRIPPAGE and read that, it says what is below here as well, but offers two views to choose from as well as larger images to compare, they are all from the camera, no retouching, only thing was the addition of the text to identify which focal length was used for each.
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On a 35mm full frame 24mm x 36mm chip or piece of film.
I use them because the allow for a more comfortable working distance, and more
importantly, they diminish distortion of the face and the compression allows
for a more flattering perspective.
Lens tip to subject, not making allowance for background here.
Lens tip to subject 7 feet
300mm 11inches
200mm 17inches
135mm 24inches
85mm 40inches
50mm 65inches
average head from tip of head to chin 10 1/2 inches
1 inch above head to nipple line of average large (tall) woman,
average 6'2inch male, 18 1/2 inches
Now realize, if the background were behind them by several 3 1/2 feet the angle of view would mean if you gave 1 inch head clearance your image would have approximately 5 inches above the head in frame.
Look at my work and the close up face shots for some great examples of long lenses and the flattened face you all say is present and tell me if a bigger nose and further backset ears would be better for you.
By comparison a 50MM on the same 35MM format Full Frame gives the following realize that a full face as stated above from tip of the head to the chin is 10 1/2 inches you would need to be almost but not quite 1 foot from the subject just to fit the whole head in frame, and closer if you crop into the head at all
50mm ___24inches at 3 feet 36inches
50mm____17inches at 2 feet or 24inches
50mm ____9.5inches at 1 foot or 12inches
I suggest you try this at the next shoot. Take a len maybe a zoom is best, and shoot the same straight on face shot at the widest you can get (maybe 24mm) than again at say 35mm, than at 50mm than at 100mm than at the longest you can get maybe 200 or better 300mm and keep the framing of the head and face the same for all shots, that's important to see this easily. It does not take a lot of room really if you are shooting a face top to bottom, so you do not need a huge studio to try this. Important things to do is keep the same framing of the face for all shots and keep the lighting the same for all the shots, you may need an extension tube or close up step to keep the same framing on all shots with all the lenses as some may not allow you to focus as close as you would need too.
Next with the face in the same framing, look through the images one by one to see the face change dramatically. That will make you more aware of what to look for, and also determine what your preferences are. OR BETTER YET CHECK HERE OR EVEN HERE
Yes, moving in closer allows for you to cheat perspective at times, as there is no reference to go by, but in general if their is a reference like a nose, ears, eyes, forehead, there is perspective that alters and the viewer can see it, it may be what you want, or it may not, you choose how to use it and for what purpose. There is no right or wrong, only what you want to achieve and get across to the viewer.
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Every year, here at Simply Paving, we hold our photo competition and every year we receive such a wide range of entries demonstrating just how creative our customers can be with the products that we supply. This year has been no different, with great skill exhibited both in terms of design and workmanship.
We have had such a difficult time choosing who to award prizes to, as all the entries deserve recognition for the work that has been put in. This year, we have chosen one outright winner who will receive a cheque for £500, three second place runners-up who will receive a cheque for £200 each and seven further runners-up who will each receive a cheque for £100.
From everyone in the Simply Paving team, we'd like to thank all who entered the competition and we're certain that the images will provide a great deal of inspiration for our future customers.
The only thing to do now is reveal the results...
The winners of our first prize and the recipients of a cheque for £500 are Mr Malcolm Bescoby and Mr Michael Blood of Nottinghamshire who used Bradstone Tile Paving in Mellow Terracotta to further enhance their already stunning Edwardian style garden. As we're sure you can see from the images, Tile Paving, with its rich terracotta shade, works perfectly with garden features such as pots and planters. The repeating pattern using both the square and diamond tiles adds a certain formality that is perfectly balanced with the worn and weathered appearance of the tile itself.
As for the garden itself, the red brick walls and brilliant white cast-iron furniture provide the perfect backdrop to the beautiful shrubs, hostas and topiary.
If you want to see the garden for yourself, it will be open to the public on Sunday 26th June 2016. All of the money raised from the open day will be donated to charity. Keep your eye out on our Facebook Page where we will confirm details closer to the time.
Congratulations, this is a garden to be incredibly proud of.
And now for the three second place runners-up, who each fully deserve their cheque for £200.
Mr Steven Harding of Gloucestershire has created a wonderful dining area using Bradstone's Carpet Stones in Rustic Red. The colour of the cobble works beautifully with the wooden fencing and summer house to create a really charming garden.
In these photographs, Mr Robert Goldsmith of West Sussex shows that practical can be beautiful. Using Bradstone's Driveway Infilta Permeable Block Paving in Brindle they have been able to create a driveway that is not only very pleasing on the eye but also conforms to the legislation regarding paving the front of your home.
Mrs Sally Escrader from Norfolk, featured on our Facebook Page at the end of 2015, with a superb series of before and after images showing the transformation of the rear of her property using Bradstone's Natural Slate Paving in Vijaya Gold. As you can see Natural Slate Paving offers outstanding natural beauty with every individual slab unique in appearance featuring its own distinctive colours and shades.
Our seven deserving runners-up, each receiving a cheque for £100, are as follows:
Mr Phil Turner of Aberdeenshire has created a contemporary outdoor space using Bradstone's Natural Granite Paving in Silver Grey and Mid Grey. The combination of the two colours is both classic and contemporary, whilst the product has been expertly laid using the three available sizes.
Mr Adrian Wood from Berkshire has created a lovely raised patio area using Bradstone's Old Riven Paving in Autumn Cotswold. We're sure that you'll agree that the combination of the paving, decorative aggregates and lawn make this an attractive garden that's also perfect for family use.
Our next entry is from Mr Marc Prema-Ratner of Greater London with the ultra contemporary Bradstone Grand Natural Sandstone Paving in Imperial White. The sandstone really compliments the outside of the property, looking good both day and night.
Mr Roger Gissing of South Yorkshire has used a combination of products purchased from Simply Paving to totally transform his patio area. The products on display are Bradstone's Liscia Paving in Cream together with Bradstone Pitched Walling and Textured Coping both in the buff shade. The entry shows that these products really complement each other well.
Here we have a further example of Bradstone's Natural Slate Paving in Vijaya Gold, this time demonstrating the beauty of the product in both the dry and the wet. We think you'll agree that Christina Randall from Hampshire has created a stunning patio area which really highlights the natural beauty and variation exhibited in this stone.
Our next entry from Rebecca Warden of Rhondda Cyynon Taf again demonstrates how using Bradstone's Natural Granite Paving in Silver Grey and Mid Grey can create a superb contemporary outdoor space. For contemporary minimalist style with maximum effect, Natural Granite Paving is hard to beat.
Last but by no means least, Dawn Swepstone from Nottinghamshire has used the Bradstone Ancestry Paving in Abbey Brown with matching Circle and Accessory Kit to create a traditional feeling to the garden. The whole look of the paved area is perfectly complemented by the slate chippings and potted plants.
Congratulations to all of our winners and again, thank you to everyone who entered the competition. You will find many of the images entered into the competition will be featured on our website and in our gallery, hopefully proving to be a source of inspiration to all of our customers.
Make sure you keep an eye out for more fantastic competitions from Simply Paving over the coming months.


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The carnival barker stood at the ticket booth summoning one and all to purchase the little piece of paper that would be their passport to fun. One by one, or in small groups, people strolled up and bought their ticket. At last, everyone was gathered and the show could begin. The ``Tunnel of Love Express`` was ready to pull out for another three-hour rock `n` roll ride.
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In this post we wanted to take a step back and give you some fast action tips that you can use if you want to be a better player on Call of Duty Infinite Warfare. Of course, we have covered a lot on this blog but you can never have enough tips to become a better player and we are going to give you 5 of them that will allow you to make the quickest progress.
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- Keep Moving – for our 1st quick action tip that will make you a better player we would recommend moving a lot. The main thing that you need to do is make sure that you are moving but you also have a plan. Don't just run around the maps without thinking what you are doing actually think about it in terms of "lines" – this way you can plot lines and when you are moving you will be moving fast but you will also be moving to a plan!
- Radar! – This is really overlooked and just by using your radar you will be able to pick up people that are firing at you and also see where they are on the map. The problem is when you are caught up in a firefight is very hard to then use the radar. Make sure that you use this as a pre-emptive manoeuvre and keep a look on what's happening.
- Combat Rig – there is no easy way to tell you which combat rig to use and it does depend on a lot of factors. Your play style, the map etc… But if you want to get going quickly we highly recommend checking out our combat rig guide. Also check out the full Guru guide will give you all of the combat rigs we recommend to make you a better player online.
- Go for the objectives – if you're looking to make faster progress through the game make sure that you will also check the objectives and use the as you will be able to make far faster progress by completing these and also unlock lots of good stuff too!
- Know The Maps – this is a little bit like knowing which combat rig to use you do need to know the maps this will help you improve your game. Check out our full map guide on the site that will help you.
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In the not-so-distant future, five portals suddenly appeared acting as gateways to alternative worlds. However, these five worlds are actually the same world, but in different timelines. As the situation becomes increasingly dire, the inhabitants of each world will stop at nothing to ensure the survival of their own timeline, even at the expense of the other timelines. The key to survival lies in one card-shaped device..."
Zapuni unites Japanese visual artists with world-renowned musicians to create works that will bring good things to children affected by disaster. Our first project has yeilded two anime-music videos created - one by UrumaDelvi with David Byrne and the other by Yutaka Yamamoto with Sigur Ros. Our goal is to raise money for charity programs like School Music Revival using the videos. Chaired by Ryuichi Sakamoto, School Music Revival supports music education for children in the Tohoku region in Japan affected by the 3.11 earthquake.
Every thousand years, mamodo descend upon earth to conduct the ultimate battle. The winning mamodo becomes the king of the mamodo world. In order for the many mamodo to use their powerful spell books, they need a human partner. Kiyo is a brilliant but aloof 14-year old. Kiyo's father, an archeologist, finds a mamodo child named Zatch unconscious in a forest. He sends the goodhearted Zatch to be his son's mentor. It is up to Kiyo and Zatch to discover this together. The unsuspecting Zatch and Kiyo must defend themselves against the ambush of mamodo-king wannabees.
On the blue and green planet of Aquafall: a storm of meteorites blasts through the atmosphere towards this peaceful planet, delivering an unknown scourge threatening all living creatures with extinction. Syrop makes a plea to enlist all the strongest of this world to join the Aquafall Defense, for she cannot save the planet alone. While traveling, Syrop encounters three very talented warriors from the three dragon clans: Jörmungand, Bahamut, and Leviatan, each with a unique set of abilities that just might save the planet from its destruction.
What would you do if you could see death? Michiru Kita can see rings around other people's necks, and when those rings turn black, death follows. So when two boys from her class, Chika Akatsuki and Shito Tachibana, show up with black rings around their necks, Michiru doesn't know what to do. She tries to warn them, but they don't need it--because they are the ones death needs to hide from! With a certain loan keeping them alive, they need money to pay back the debt, and when the two zombie slayers learn of Michiru's unique ability, they decide to use her for their own profit and gain.


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Fishing at Alijos Rocks was slow, horribly slow, said Excel skipper Shawn Steward at Fisherman's Landing May 31. So he tried the banks some ten miles away, and found over 100 big, freshly-spawned yellowtail there on a seven-day trip with 20 anglers. On the way home they had a day for nearly 100 albacore.
Ed Mezzardi of Brooklyn won first place for a 41-pound yellowtail he bagged with a sardine on a 3/0 Mustad hook on 60-pound Momoi line, an Avet 4/0 two-speed reel and a seven-foot Calstar rod.
"I got the fish in ten minutes," he remarked. "It was my first yellowtail."
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Clifford Brown of Anchorage, AK took second place for a 40.8-pounder, and Ray Sosnowski of Ft. Murray, NJ won third place for a 37.2-pound mossback yellowtail.


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Corporate tax freedom day continues to get earlier with each passing year thanks to generous government tax cuts, the Canadian Labour Congress says in a report issued Tuesday.
While most individual Canadians don't earn enough to pay off their taxes until sometime in late June, the labour group says the country's businesses will have reaped sufficient revenue to pay their year's share by Jan. 30.
The calculation is for 2011, but the CLC says that was two days earlier than in 2010 when it came on Feb. 1, and notes that it was not long ago when so-called "corporate tax freedom day" came much later in February.
It was likely even earlier in 2012 and will be again this year, since in 2011 Ottawa had not as yet reduced the federal corporate tax rate to 15 per cent. That was accomplished in January 2012.
The new report, released Tuesday, attempts to make the case that Canadian firms have benefited greatly from years of Conservative and Liberal government tax policies, which have cut business levies more aggressively than personal taxes.
In the new analysis, the labour group says business taxes represent only 8.3 per cent of the federal and provincial revenue in 2011, down from 8.8 per cent in 2010 and around 11 per cent in the 1960s and 1970s.
It attributes most of the change to a steady reduction in the federal corporate tax rate, from 28 per cent in 2000 to 15 per cent today. Provincial rates have also declined, but not as dramatically.
But while the rationale for reducing corporate taxes is to encourage investment and job creation, the CLC says most of the money has gone to fatten corporate bank accounts and to pay the high salaries of executives.
Quoting Statistics Canada data, the labour group notes that cash reserves held by private non-financial corporations in Canada ballooned to $575 billion in the last quarter of 2011 from $187 billion in the first quarter of 2001 — despite three of those years being deep in recessions.
Between 2010 and 2011, corporate cash reserves grew an extra $72 billion, while the federal government was reporting a $33 billion deficit.
As well, compensation to chief executives in Canada's top 10 non-financial firms averaged $11.9 million in 2011, the CLC says.
"Corporations in Canada are taking advantage of corporate tax cuts, but they are not necessarily using them to invest in productivity and jobs," the report argues.
"Instead, they have accumulated billions of dollars in cash reserves."
It estimates that had the federal corporate tax rate stayed at 21 per cent, where it was when the Harper government came to power in 2006, Ottawa's revenues would be $13 billion higher, which would allow it to eliminate the deficit sooner.
The CLC notes that Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has also lamented the "dead money" phenomenon.
Business groups have dismiss the Carney's criticism, saying firms have increased cash buffers since experiencing a credit squeeze during 2008-9 recession. They add firms will invest more once there is less uncertainty.
The CLC report gives the top prize for corporate hoarding to Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) with $4.3 billion, followed by Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) with $3.8 billion, and by Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) with $3.3 billion.
The Top 10 also included George Weston Ltd. (TSX:WN), Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX), Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM), Husky Energy Inc. (TSX:HSE), Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G), Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K). and Magna International Inc. (TSX:MG).


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Is my house free hold or lease hold
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Hello Peter, I've actually written at length on how you can tell between a property being freehold or leasehold. It's quite long to cover all here, so I'll just link it below and you can contact me with any questions you have about the topic. Good luck and I look forward to hearing from you. Jonathan Rolande :-)
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I'd recommend you use the "find a property" feature in the Land Registry website. Give it the house number and postcode and it will offer you the choice to purchase the title register and title plan. You don't need to buy those, but under your address there will be a field called "Tenure" this will either mention Leasehold or Freehold.Answered on Nov 4 2015, Report content
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In a live broadcast, the mother of two brothers arguing on C-SPAN's Washington Journal surprised everyone by calling into the show.
"Oh God, it's Mom," Dallas Woodhouse said, as soon as the woman identified as "Joy" began speaking.
In the two minute call, the mother surprised her sons, Dallas and Brad Woodhouse, and pleaded with them to end the political arguing before they visit her at Christmas. Dallas is a Republican and Brad is a Democrat.
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Head of School Bradford Bates announced to the senior class that this year's graduation speaker will be Christopher Bedford.
Christopher Bedford is the Henry and Lois Foster Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. Since joining the Rose in September of 2012, he has organized exhibitions by Walead Beshty, Mark Bradford, Chris Burden, Mika Rottenberg, and Lisa Yuskavage, in addition to the new exhibition initiatives Rose Projects and Rose Video.
Bates told the seniors that he chose Bedford because he represents so many of the values that we hold dear at Dublin School and is a young leader making a difference in the world. Bates was introduced to Bedford through Trustee Dan Phillips and his wife Cathy (a former Dublin Trustee). According to Bates, "Bedford took the position at the Rose during a difficult time in the Museum's history and made a series of courageous and thoughtful moves to establish the Rose as a leading museum of contemporary art in Boston. His approach has been both bold and inclusive. He is a great example of a young leader making their part of the world a more reflective and thought provoking space. I am excited to hear his message to our students."
Prior to joining the Rose, Bedford was Chief Curator at the Wexner Center for the Art at The Ohio State University in Columbus. In his almost four years at the Wexner Center, Bedford organized numerous exhibitions including Hard Targets (a multimedia show exploring sports and masculinity); Mark Bradford, a major mid-career survey of the L.A.-based artist; a small Susan Philipsz show and an Alyson Shotz project. Major monographic exhibitions organized for the Wexner Center include Katy Moran, Erwin Redl, Tobias Putrih, Pipilotti Rist, Nathalie Djurberg, Ernst Caramelle, Elliott Hundley, Paula Hayes, Sarah Morris, David Smith, Omer Fast and Paul Sietsema. For the two years prior to joining the Wexner Center, Bedford was with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) as assistant curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, where he curated Contemporary Projects 11: Hard Targets—Masculinity and Sport (which inspired a similar traveling show organized and circulated by Independent Curators International, and which was a smaller version of the Wexner Center show). Before going to LACMA, Bedford served as a curatorial assistant and then consulting curator in the department of sculpture and decorative arts at the Getty Museum in L.A. Along with co-curators Jennifer Wulffson and Kristina Newhouse, Bedford was the recipient of the 2008 Fellows of Contemporary Art Curators' Award for the exhibition Superficiality and Superexcrescence. Bedford has published essays, book reviews, editorials and exhibition reviews in The Burlington Magazine, Artforum, Artforum.com<http://artforum.com/>, Art in America, Tema Celeste, Sculpture Journal, Frieze, The Art Book, Afterall, October, Word & Image, and caa.reviews, as well as numerous essays in anthologies and exhibition catalogues. In addition to completed volumes for Duke University Press and Sculpture Journal, he is currently working on an edited volume for the MIT Press and is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles-based contemporary art journal X-TRA. A citizen of the UK, Bedford holds a B.A. in art history from Oberlin College and an M.A. in art history from Case Western Reserve University.
Bedford has been in the news recently for his work with Mark Bradford, who was just chosen to represent the United States Pavilion at the renowned Venice Biennial in 2017.
Dublin School Graduation will take place on June 4th, 2016 at 10:00 a m.


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Collaborating on Content for American History Teachers
Effective collaboration is essential to successful implementation of Teaching American History (TAH) programs. Program leaders and partners need to collaborate well in order to effectively address problems, improve the program during implementation, and ensure that the program runs smoothly. Participants benefit from collaboration because it provides them an opportunity to learn from one another, and not just from the project leaders. Teachers, administrators, history education specialists, and historians bring different perspectives to the task of improving the teaching and learning of history in middle and high school classrooms. The experience of the Chicago History Project (CHP), shows that effective collaboration among all of these groups can contribute to programs that meet participants' needs.
The TAH grant program of the U.S. Department of Education funded the Chicago History Project (CHP) in 2002. The project involved several organizational partners, including the Newberry Library, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Chicago Historical Society (now Chicago History Museum), the Chicago Metro History Education Center, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. CHP leadership designed a project with components that allowed partners and participants to work together, provide feedback, and alter the program to ensure that it met the needs of its participants and the goals of the grant.
CHP aimed at addressing several problems in history education, including the lack of teacher preparation in the discipline of history. It also attempted to foster professional relationships among teachers by creating a program that linked 7th- through 12th-grade teachers with university history professors, history education specialists, museums, and libraries.
CHP evolved over time based on participant feedback and increasingly provided teachers with programs, partnerships, and resources that increased the depth of historical content in their American history courses. The emphasis on collaboration helped develop communities of inquiry that strengthened teachers' pedagogical content knowledge.
The initial design of CHP put history content at the center with the belief that the translation of the content to the classroom would be done largely by the teachers. Program leaders viewed historians as the experts in historical content and the teachers as experts in pedagogy with history education specialists having a foot in both arenas, but CHP also included an emphasis on collaboration that was responsive to teachers' needs and strengthened teachers' pedagogical content knowledge. As a result, feedback from participants led to a more collaborative approach in planning and implementing program activities that improved the integration of content and method.
At the outset, CHP mixed middle and high school teachers together in teams to articulate the American history curriculum. The logistical challenges of coordinating cross-grade level partnerships of paired schools led CHP staff to base Cohorts 2 and 3 on school-based teams rather than pairing schools. This change allowed flexibility in cross-grade relationships and allowed teachers and schools with particular interests to work together. It successfully addressed the logistical problem without sacrificing the emphasis on increasing teacher collaboration.
The most significant change made based on teacher input was the redesign of the summer institute. Whereas Cohort 1 met as a single group for many sessions, Cohorts 2 and 3 were each divided into two seminar groups that met daily, meaning each group now had a consistent facilitator who could help them make connections between seminars and assist in building from one conversation to the next. In this context, the facilitator provided a consistent and constant resource in discussion, and the redesign of the summer institute allowed for small groups with more focused facilitation.
Teachers also noted specific benefits of collaborating with colleagues from their school and other schools. One teacher described it as providing "a richer sense of professional collaboration among fellow CPS teachers," while another saw the school partnerships as a way to ensure that materials from CHP would be integrated into the curriculum.
CHP provided collaboration across organizations and between teachers and historians and history education specialists. The partner organizations found participation in the Chicago History Project to be beneficial in a variety of ways. They appreciated the opportunity to interact with a group of dedicated teachers over a sustained period of time. The partner organizations forged closer relationships with many participants and saw significant crossover of CHP teachers participating in other professional development programs. Partners also noted that the long-term nature of CHP provided them with time to refine and tailor their offerings and materials to best suit the needs of CHP participants.
The commitment to a rich content-based program and the collaborative structure of the professional development project were instrumental in leveraging these changes. The response to teacher feedback and the commitment to provide teachers deep engagements with historical content made the project at once responsive and challenging.


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Hayward/GoldLine has to have the most incompetent marketing people in the entire pool equipment industry. I stumbled across these "New for 2008" products, but you would never know it by looking at the Hayward website. The only place these devices are mentioned is in the Hayward brochure section of the website. No clue as to the eventual pricing or release date.
The first item is a pH and ORP kit.
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Goldline Controls now offers Sense and Dispense™,
Total Pool Chemistry™.
This professional-grade ORP and pH
sense-and-dispense technology was
previously only available for commercial
pools. Goldline Controls now offers an
economical approach, with the same level
of accuracy, for residential pools. Unlike
others on the market, Sense and Dispense
uses a proportional feed algorithm that
continuously tests the water, sampling pH
and sanitizer activity, and adjusting chemical feeding on
a basis proportional to the demand. Other approaches
don't sample the water often enough and release larger
doses, which is far less effective and can create highs and
lows similar to a manual approach.
Adding the Sense and Dispense option to your Pro Logic™*,
Aqua Plus™ or Aqua Rite™ Pro is a fully integrated
solution – not an additional box that resides on your
pool pad – eliminating additional installation costs. It also
provides a single source for status reporting and control.
Sense and Dispense consists of two kits. The first kit
senses pH and ORP levels and dispenses a self-renewing
supply of pure chlorine generated from salt. pH dispense
can be achieved using the second kit which includes
a manifold that connects to a CO2 tank. CO2 is highly
effective in lowering pH. With salt-chlorinated pools,
pH tends to drift up. CO2 reduces pH to recommended
levels by forming H2CO3 (carbonic acid), a safe acid that
does not require handling. As an alternative to CO2,
Sense and Dispense also supports commercially available
peristaltic acid pumps. This approach does not require
the second kit to manage pH.
The second item is a beefed-up control system called "Pro Logic". New features appear to include the "Sense and Dispense" pH/ORP device, interface to home automation controllers, and better contol of LED pool lights.
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TitaniumJUST SOME OF THE MANY WAYS YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE YOUR CONTROLS.
Sense and Dispense™, Total Pool Chemistry™
The industry's only control line with an integrated Total Pool Chemistry option allows you to work
less and play more. Sense and Dispense continuously senses ORP and pH levels and dynamically
dispenses a self-renewing supply of fresh, pure chlorine – generated from ordinary salt – while
controlling pH levels. Now you can achieve the most consistent water quality possible, water that's
brilliant, soft and silky smooth, automatically.
Aqua Connect™, Home Automation
Now you can add pool, spa and other backyard functions to the array of functions your home automation system
manages. Pro Logic and Aqua Plus now offer an interface to popular home automation suppliers like AMX®
and Crestron®. You can now access Pro Logic and Aqua Plus from your home automation panel. There's no
need to buy an additional display for your pool and spa.
ColorLogic™, LED Lights
With the simple push of a button, you can bathe your pool in your choice of fi ve stunning
fi xed colors or choose from seven dazzling lightshows, featuring over 1,500 different
colors. ColorLogic's lightshows can have a sophisticated mood with Twilight or a
relaxing one with Tranquility. Get the party started with Voodoo Lounge, Gemstone,
Mardi Gras or Cool Cabaret. With ColorLogic from Hayward®, you can choreograph an
entire evening's entertainment.