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A Matter Of Interpretation
Leaf By Niggle is one of J. R. R. Tolkien's short works, and one of his obscure ones. I find this obscurity unfortunate, because Leaf By Niggle is the most magnificent allegory I have ever read. Allegory has in some quarters a reputation for being heavy-handed, but the more subtle allegories give readers leeway to make their own interpretations.
I experienced a striking instance of this in Leaf By Niggle. The broader allegory of the story is obvious; the long journey that Niggle does not want to take is death, the Mountains are heaven, and Niggle's painting is what Tolkien would have called "subcreation." One pivotal scene, however, offers itself to many different understandings.
In this scene, Niggle—having taken his long journey—listens to two mysterious Voices discuss his fate (who, or even where, they are is unstated).
"Now the Niggle case," said a Voice, a severe Voice, more severe than the doctor's.
"What was the matter with him?" said a Second Voice, a voice that you might have called gentle, though it was not soft—it was a voice of authority, and sounded at once hopeful and sad. "What was the matter with Niggle? His heart was in the right place."
"Yes, but it did not function properly," said the First Voice. "And his head was not screwed on tight enough: he hardly ever thought at all. Look at the time he wasted, not even amusing himself! He never got ready for his journey. … A bad case, I am afraid. I think he should stay some time yet."
"It would not do him any harm, perhaps," said the Second Voice. "But, of course, he is only a little man. He was never meant to be anything very much; and he was never very strong. Let us look at the Records. Yes. There are some favourable points, you know."
"Perhaps," said the First Voice; "but very few that will really bear examination."
The Voices then make the examination, one searching for the good in the Records and the other pointing out the bad —and both, it is plain, equally correct. At the end, the First Voice says,
"It is your task, of course, to put the best interpretation on the facts. Sometimes they will bear it. What do you propose?"
"I think it is a case for a little gentle treatment now," said the Second Voice.
Niggle thought he had never heard anything so generous as that Voice. It made Gentle Treatment sound like a load of rich gifts, and the summons to a King's feast. Then suddenly Niggle felt ashamed. To hear that he was considered a case for Gentle Treatment overwhelmed him, and made him blush in the dark. It was like being publicly praised, when you and all the audience knew that the praise was not deserved.
This debate between the unseen Voices, in which both are right but one secures treatment for Niggle quite beyond his merits, has always reminded me … I won't say of the Trinity. That would put it too strongly. But it reminds me of an aspect of the Trinity—Father and Son, intercessor and judge, a voice for justice and a voice for mercy, "the talk of the Three in One."
I wouldn't guess that this is what Tolkien himself had in mind, and I don't expect other readers to make the same associations that I did. My interpretation is not the interpretation, but it is an interpretation. All fiction is seen through the prism of each individual's beliefs and knowledge and experiences. Consequently, all fiction—and especially speculative fiction, with its departure from strict facts—may easily mean different things to different people.
The diverse interpretations of stories is part of the fun of stories. As long as readers remain within the bounds of the text, and remember that what is in their heads is not necessarily what was in the author's head, no one has any cause for complaint.
It's been sooo long since I read Leaf By Niggle, I'd pretty much forgotten it's existence and don't remember the story at all. I'm going to have to dig it out and read it again.
I've never read Leaf by Niggle, but your post makes me want to. The part you posted reminded me of Lewis's The Great Divorce or Til We Have Faces–the end.
It is somewhat like The Great Divorce, but more symbolic and more of a story. Warmer, perhaps. The Great Divorce has some passages that are outright didactic, as Lewis explains in the dialogue what is wrong with the ghosts. I enjoyed it … but I enjoyed Leaf By Niggle more.
I wouldn't guess that this is what Tolkien himself had in mind, and I don't expect other readers to make the same associations that I did.
I share your hesitancy to label interpretations of Tolkien imagery, but I do see that association quite strongly. One could go much further and make a case for the whole thing as Purgatory based on Tolkien's Catholicism, but that's unnecessary. I don't think that's the real point of the story or the allegorical imagery.
I don't think I've ever related more strongly to any single fictional character than I do to Niggle. I wept the first time I read the story — I was so burned in college and felt so completely useless. And even today, I resonate with not having my head screwed on right, not even able to get enough of a grip to amuse myself as my small amount of free time slips away in a blur.
I can see the Purgatory interpretation, but I don't like to interpret the story so strictly. Tolkien almost certainly believed in Purgatory, but his story is obviously concerned with more than that.
I know what you mean about letting time slip away! I have calculated, while at work, all the things I have to do before I can write. Then, when I can write, I seem to always begin by wasting time. One of the things I love about Leaf By Niggle is the reminder that our work isn't just earthly and we need to be about it … and also the hope that in heaven, we will finally be and do everything we were meant to. That there's an ultimate fulfillment, and we don't even have to deserve it.

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Since 2008 or so, movie-making season has tended to hit Pittsburgh in the spring. Last year was an exception when movie-making season (for pay) didn't start until late August.
But, this year anyway, with the start of production of Fathers and Daughters, movie-making has returned to Pittsburgh with the robins. Fathers and Daughters marks Russell Crowe's return to Pittsburgh. He make The Next Three Days here five years ago. In Fathers and Daughters he plays a novelist who has a difficult relationship with his daughter, played by Amanda Seyfried.
Nancy Mosser is handling extra casting and put out a general call for extras for this week:
Extras needed for upcoming scenes on Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried and Aaron Paul film, Fathers and Daughters next week. Pay is minimum wage for the first 8 hours and time and a half after that. MUST HAVE A CAR TO GET TO SET AND LIVE IN OR NEAR THE PITTSBURGH, PA AREA. Calltimes could be early morning or could be overnight. We have no way of knowing yet so please don't submit yourself for a certain day unless your 100% available.
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Fathers and Daughters is due to be shooting through the end of April.
If you've never done extra work and if you love the movies, you may really enjoy these opportunities. You have nothing worse to lose than a day, for which you'll be paid. If you find it wasn't for you, you don't have to go back. But, if you enjoy being on set, meeting other filmworkers and watching the being-the-scenes workings of movie-making, it can be loads of fun.
One of the great things about being on set is hearing about other movie-making opportunities. So it turns out the Fathers and Daughters may not be the only flick being shot in Pittsburgh early this year - Antoine Fuqua's next directorial effort, Southpaw, may be shooting in Pittsburgh in June (though this may be on the level of "unconfirmed rumor"). Fuqua is probably best-known for directing Denzel Washington to a Best Actor Oscar in Training Day. Fuqua is a Pittsburgh native, and Southpaw's reported star, Jake Gyllenhaal, shot the wildly entertaining flick Love and Other Drugs here a few years back. So I hope this moves beyond "fascinating rumor" soon!


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Alabama Gardens: Botanical sculpture
Can something beautiful also be useful? Absolutely, especially in the garden! Take, for example, espaliers.
Espaliering (espalier is a French word derived from the Italian term spalliera, meaning "something to rest the shoulder (spalla) against") is the technique of growing a woody plant on a flat plane using the plant's trunk and limbs to form a pattern against walls, fences or other structures or as a freestanding work of botanical art.
The practice of espaliering dates back to ancient times when it was first used to grow fruit-bearing vines and trees in small spaces, such as inside castle courtyards or along crowded medieval streets. By growing these plants against southern or western facing walls and fences and pruning them into an open pattern, early agriculturalists also harnessed more sunshine, which lengthened the plants' growing seasons and increased fruit yields and quality.
While this cultivation practice is functional, it also affords an opportunity to create something beautiful. An espalier is a great way to enhance the looks of bare outside walls or fences, or you can build a freestanding trellis anywhere in the yard to create an espalier. All it takes is a little bit of forethought, some basic tools and a wee bit of patience.
The first step is to pick a plant to use and the options are numerous. Many fast-growing trees, shrubs and woody vines can be espaliered, including fruit-producing plants such as apple, pear and citrus trees, figs and grape vines as well as ornamental plants such as camellias, gardenias, magnolias, hollies, crape myrtles, roses, jasmine, wisteria and honeysuckle (though choose non-invasive varieties of these last two).
The next step is to pick a pattern for your espalier, and those pattern options are also numerous, ranging from simple T- U- and V-shaped designs to more intricate basket-weave, Belgian fence, step-over, palmate (fan), chevron or candelabra shapes or even less formal patterns such as serpentines or naturalized free-form designs. Once you've decided on a pattern, draw it on a piece of paper, then use that drawing to develop a support system that will be used to train the plant's shape as it grows.
To create a simple support system, all you need are rust-proof eye-hooks or galvanized or masonry nails and thin galvanized steel or copper wire. Using your pattern, mount the hooks or nails to the wall in a grid then use the wire to link the nails or hooks to one another in the desired pattern. Another option is to erect a freestanding trellis or support system made from wood or pipe in front of a wall or fence. This technique can be a bit more time consuming or may require more tools, but because it allows the plant to grow a bit away from the wall, it can provide better air circulation around the plant and easier access for plant maintenance or to pick fruit if you're planting a fruiting tree or vine.
Once you've set up a support system, plant your chosen shrub, tree or vine six to eight inches away from any permanent structure so the plants' roots have plenty of room to grow. (For more intricate designs you may want to use more than one plant and you can also use a potted plant as long as the pot is big enough to support the plant's root system for a number of years as it grows.)
Allow the plant (or plants) a couple of weeks to become established in this new location, then remove any branches that do not fit your design needs. Many experts suggest removing all but two shoots on each branch, then attaching the remaining shoots to the wires with twist ties or string.
Snip off unnecessary shoots a couple of times of year and secure new tender shoots that fit your pattern to the guide wires. (Follow pruning recommendations for your specific plant choice.) When the trunk reaches the next wire up, allow two side shoots to develop (remove the rest) and attach them to the wires and keep doing this until your espalier is complete.
This is where patience is a virtue, if not a necessity — it may take two or three years before your espaliered plant reaches its perfect form — but the botanical art you create will be well worth the wait.
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- Take notes or draw a map of your beds and landscape highlighting what worked and what failed in this year's garden for use as you plan next year's garden.
- Plant fall and winter vegetables and root crops, such as cabbage, collards, celery, garlic and onions.
- Continue to mow and irrigate lawn as needed.
- Plant winter grass seeds on bare areas.
- Plant perennials and biennials and spring-flowering bulbs.
- Divide perennials and thin or transplant irises and daylilies.
- Clean bird feeders and birdbaths and keep them filled throughout the fall for resident and migratory birds.
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We eat the same meats again and again: pork, salmon, chicken, beef, and shrimp repeat.
I fall victim to the easy, familiar and accessible though I have cooked and eaten: frog legs (does not taste like chicken), alligator (does not taste like chicken), kangaroo (definitely does not taste like chicken) and guinea pig (most definitely does not taste like chicken). However, I cannot claim that any of these alternatives occurs with any regularity on my dinner table even with my desire to less the burden on the genetic and environmental stress by consuming a mere fraction of the animals available to us.
I am trying to expand the repertoire of our nightly meals incorporating duck, goat, and buffalo. And, most recently rabbit. I remember the first time I was served rabbit. I was eighteen and on a solo trip to Paris, right out of High School. I accepted an invitation to dinner at a friend of a friend's apartment. I bought a bottle of vin de table feeling all French and sophisticated, and climbed the four flights of stairs to the tiny apartment.
We chatted awhile and not once did I feel the sting of disdain due to my lack of any native language skills. Then dinner was served – Lapin au Moutard. Sounds delicious. Then I was offered the translation, and all I could think is that is a bunny's foot is not all that lucky. I eat the meal, being a polite guest and not wanting to tip my hand as being a culinary Neanderthal. It was good; reminded me of chicken.
Braised Rabbit – yeilds 4 servings
Appox. 2-1/2 pound rabbit -cut into 6 pieces
2-tablespoons all-purpose flour
3-tablespoons coconut butter
1-large onion – sliced thinly
1 fennel bulb – sliced thinly
4-small carrots – sliced julienne
¼-cup freshly chopped parsley leaves
2-tablespoons roughly chopped loveage
½-teaspoon lavender
2-heaping tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Toss the rabbit with the flour and season with salt and pepper.
Heat a 10-inch skillet over a high heat, and add the coconut butter. Brown the rabbit on both sides – doing this in two batches. Remove the rabbit from the pan to a bowl and hold.
Add the onions, fennel and carrot into the skillet, and cook until the vegetables start to wilt. Then mix in the parsley, thyme, loveage, lavender and mustard. Return the rabbit to the pan, and pour over a ½-cup of water. Reduce the heat to low, and cover with a lid.
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"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book." – Irish Proverb
I couldn't finish off the this month without covering humor and
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Smile – for no reason. Laugh – at yourself.
Be childlike – not serious. Read – the funny pages!
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Patients Prescribed Long-Term Corticosteroids Often Do Not Receive Therapy To Prevent Osteoporosis
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In a small study from a referral center for dermatology, most patients receiving prolonged oral corticosteroids for chronic skin diseases were not receiving therapies to prevent osteoporosis that may be caused by the drug, according to an article in the January issue of the Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Oral glucocorticoids, or corticosteriods, are prescribed for a variety of chronic skin diseases, as well as other conditions, according to background information in the article. "Independent of the reason for their use, all patients receiving long-term glucocorticoid treatment have an increased risk of developing osteoporosis," a decrease in bone mass that can lead to fractures, the authors report. Research has demonstrated that medications known as bisphosphonates can boost bone mineral density (BMD) and help reduce the risk of osteoporosis. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have guidelines recommending their use alongside specific doses of glucocorticoids, though no such guidelines exist for dermatologists, the authors write.
Rosemarie H. Liu, M.D., Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, and colleagues reviewed 35 patients with chronic skin diseases referred to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after October 1995. Each was taking glucocorticoids for at least one month before they were referred. The researchers obtained information about the participants' prescriptions during their clinic visits, by reviewing medical records and sometimes by telephone.
Twenty-eight (80 percent) of the patients were not taking bisphosphonates at the time they were referred. "The low rate of bisphosphonate use prior to referral and prolonged time interval until initiation of prophylaxis are disappointing because bisphosphonates are agreed to be the most efficacious agents known to prevent glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP)," the authors report. "This may be due to variations in knowledge about GIOP among different physician specialties."
"Unless there is a specific contraindication, bisphosphonates should be prescribed concomitantly with the initiation of corticosteroid therapy in diseases for which long-term glucocorticoid use is anticipated as part of the standard of care," they conclude.
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One of my ongoing and endless frustrations with web forms is the constant insistence on knowing my gender, particularly on social media. When I discuss this issue with socially progressive programmers, they grind their teeth in solidarity with me and express similar frustrations with the ubiquity of mandatory gender markers on web forms. But when I encounter their brogrammer counterparts, things get more complicated, and even more infuriating.
Mainstream programmers usually have two reasons for defending the use of gender tickboxes on web forms. The first is that they want to know a user's gender to provide more accurate and better service, a particular issue on a form for any service that includes ads. They wouldn't want to serve tampon ads to men, for example (because men never have periods, right?). While ad tailoring doesn't start and end at gender, it can be a good rough tool to start narrowing down which ads are served.
There are, of course, much better ways to refine ad service. For example, programmes like Hulu use an ad rating system to note which ads consumers do and don't respond to (although I don't know how reliable this system is because Hulu seems to think I need to quit smoking and feed my dog despite my protests to the contrary). And, of course, though I view them as a gross invasion of privacy and I find them upsetting, I'm well aware that cookies are used to track user activities on websites and they can be used to refine ad service to target audiences effectively; if I'm reading home and garden articles in the New York Times, for example, I can't be surprised when I start to see ads for gardening supplies on the site, because it's responding to my user profile.
Okay, but, programmers say, there's another important reason we can't do away with the tickbox, allow people to state their own genders, or allow people to decline to state. That's because they need to know which pronouns to use.
They present this argument with a look of triumph, as though they think this is a mic drop and they can now walk away, 'conversation' concluded. Why they think this incredibly gender essentialist, lazy, and fundamentally boring argument is in any way persuasive is beyond me, because it's not just irritating, it's also wrong. For one thing, you could easily include a dropdown asking which set of common pronouns the user would prefer, and you wouldn't even need to demand a gender marker. You could also avoid the use of pronouns altogether, or revert to singular 'they' in cases where no gender is provided. All of these tactics are easy to implement, and there's no reason not to use them, unless, of course, you're stuck on the idea that gender is a binary, that everyone wants to share information about their gender, and that no one has a complex relationship with gender.
Okay, but, they say, even if we did this, there are languages other than English that are highly gendered, where the gender of a person performing an action can affect conjugations, declensions, and various parts of speech. So we need to know the gender of a user in order to accurately render visible updates like 'Lise is at the beach with Hans.'
The first part of this claim is correct: it is in fact true that when it comes to gender, English is a highly malleable language, and it doesn't have the gendering problems that plague some other languages. I don't need to know the gender of the actor to describe an action, and I can even create a sentence without the use of pronouns if I have to, although it may sound stiff and awkward at times, and may require some verbal gymnastics. Hooray for English.
That doesn't mean that highly gendered languages are bad and should feel bad, it's simply a reflection of the incredible diversity in spoken languages around the world. Which, when you think about it, is actually pretty awesome. But here's the thing: real people actually live and work and act and do things in countries and regions where these languages are spoken. And some of those people, I can guarantee you, are members of gender and sexual minorities who have been thinking about the gendering issue, because it troubles them to be working within the framework of a gendered language.
And those people are working on solutions. Some of them are clunky. Some of them are in formative stages. Some of them are appearing in the form of minority linguistic movements that are working to rethink gendering and language. And those people would be good people for programmers to talk to, to find out what is possible and what is not, and to work together on solutions for the gendering issue. Ultimately, some languages may indeed be impossible to work with without engaging in some gender essentialism, but programmers might be surprised if they actually bothered interacting with activists who are working on this issue. If they did, they might learn that gendered language doesn't always have to be gendered, and that there are many people out there right now who are eager to change the way language is used.
I'm tired of hearing mainstream programmers engage in and defend gender essentialism. I thought they loved challenges and puzzles and unique situations that pushed their skills to the limit. I didn't realise they were lazy, uninspired, and determined to uphold the status quo.


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WPSAWNC: Diabolik Lovers More, Blood Episode 05
WPSAWNC stands for: WATCHED POTENTIALLY SHIT ANIME WITH NO CONTEXT.
Why did I watch this episode?
In my attempt at downloading Dance with Devils, I ended up grabbing Diabolik Lovers More, Blood Episode 05 instead. Since it was there, I figured I might as well watch it and write a post on it to try and pull myself out of this blogging slump.
That and well, the few screenshots I have from Diabolik Lovers S1 are pretty popular on my random screenshot tumblr.
Note: If you weren't aware, Diabolik Lovers is a fairly messed up series. Read the rest of this post at your own discretion.
WPSAWNC: Sword Art Online Episode 24
WPSAWNC is an abbreviation I just made up. It stands for: WATCHED POTENTIALLY SHIT ANIME WITH NO CONTEXT.
I have also taken the liberty and made this post a pseudo tutorial for episodics. The only problem is that I don't cover anime episodically.
Definition of "No Context"
"No Context" is a rather liberal phrase in this particular case. I read a few posts by other bloggers on this most popular of anime and I kept up with some discussion on Twitter. I watched the first few episodes of SAO (otherwise known as Sword Art Online). I also watched the episode in which Kirito and Asuna move in together in the hopes of seeing Kirito deposit 2 years of sperm inside Asuna. Unfortunately, the staff behind the anime are sissies so they didn't animate it.
Why did I choose SAO episode 24?
Well, everyone that blogged it said it was horrible. It seems to have been an episode that induced a gag reflect in many of my fellow bloggers. Given how bad everyone said it was, I had no choice but to see if it really was that bad or not.


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Whitney Comer, nurturing leaders and building traditionsby Russell Alston
Whitney Comer, director of the Office Student Activities and Leadership (OSAL), may have the best and the busiest job on campus, and that's no accident.
"When I first got here, the goals were to increase the activities and the leadership opportunities for students," she says. "We have enough activities; now let's start creating some traditions."
Comer and her staff have been busy establishing or maintaining a litany of traditions at Coastal Carolina University: Teal Tuesdays, CINO Day, Relay 4 Life, the First 54 Initiative, Chant-A-Thon, Elect Her and the Student Activities and Leadership Awards.
"She's led some great efforts, looking to establish traditions for our students," says Debbie Conner, vice president of student affairs.
Establishing traditions was Comer's plan when she arrived at CCU in February 2010, looking for a "broader experience with more responsibilities." Her wish has been granted. As director of OSAL, Comer works with student organizations to accomplish their mission and achieve their goals. This includes assisting in managing student organizations, hosting training seminars on fundraising ideas and providing advice on management of funds.
Comer also oversees CCU's Fraternity and Sorority Life, working with fraternities and sororities to accomplish their goals of academic excellence, leadership on campus, community service and philanthropy, in addition to the traditional dedication to brotherhood and sisterhood.
When she's not attending student organization meetings, Inter-Fraternal Council meetings, National Pan-Hellenic Council meetings or budget meetings, Comer can be found at Student Government Association sessions or tagging along with SGA to Columbia for conferences. Being pulled in so many directions requires a delicate balancing act, but Comer is used to the "ebbs and flows" of the students' needs. She isn't a one-woman band, however. "I have a staff of eight employees I couldn't do without," she says.
What she is most proud of are the leadership programs initiated during her tenure: CINO Quest for freshmen, CINO Ignite for sophomores and the new CINO Legacy for upperclassmen. "This is what's important to me," she says. "Providing leadership training to students who may not get it every day."
Tyger Glauser, assistant director of student activities, praises her boss' tireless effort "for two-and-a-half years to grow OSAL into a more dynamic force on and off campus. Whitney is the unsung hero of Student Activities and Leadership."
Glauser's words could also apply to Comer's personal life, since her favorite hobby is "helping people."
Comer's position on the Horry County Habitat for Humanity board of directors best exemplifies this. She assisted in the construction of a habitat home in Longs as part of Student Affairs Volunteer Day. She is currently organizing a fundraiser for a bed race in April, where teams will construct a vehicle made out of mattresses. "I believe it's a fun way to get the community involved and to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity, " she says.
Free time is spent enjoying her monthly massage, catching up with old college friends and traveling with her husband of four years, Brent Comer. Destination points include a trip to the Grand Canyon, attending Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis and, more recently, an outing to Washington, D.C., with her 12-year-old niece and 15-year-old nephew.
"We took them to the Smithsonian, Arlington National Cemetery, Ford's Theatre and all of the monuments along the National Mall," she says. "We saw a lot of D.C. in those four days." The best stop, however, was at Georgetown Cupcakes, made famous on the TLC reality series "D.C. Cupcakes," her niece's favorite show.
Comer's favorite vacation, however, was to Australia in 2007. Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef and watching baby penguins return to their nest were highlights of "an amazing trip."
"She is an outstanding supervisor and always keeps a level head, which is much needed in the high-paced world of OSAL," says Glauser.
"Whitney is always evaluating herself and her department," says Conner. "It's refreshing to have someone who's always looking at how we can do things different."
For Comer, these are necessities, which makes her perfect for the position. "The thing that energizes me about my job is that it's something different every day," she says. "The same thing over and over again? I don't do well with routine."


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The main purpose of the course is to give students the ability plan and implement big data workflows on HDInsight.
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By Bob Blumberg, chair, Downtown Development Authority.
Input on the proposed plan is certainly welcome as the intent has always been to enhance the customer experience in relation to the parking dilemma in Rome. The points outlined are on target in relation to your concurrence as to the need for paid parking and the need for "parking relief."
However, the answer is not addressed by the proposed usage of License Plate Readers as this has the intention of first and foremost harassing customers into submission rather than providing them with a choice. Additionally, the enforcement action represents a short-term fix that would dissolve over time.
Consumer surveys point to three areas of major concern (over 70 percent of respondees):
- Need for additional "free parking."
- Need to eliminate the two-hour parking limit per day.
- Need to address the overall deficiencies within the decks in relation to safety, cleanliness etc.
The plan delivers against these three areas:
- The shift from 412 to over 1,400 "free parking spaces."
- The elimination of the two-hour parking limit
- Action plan for parking decks: enhanced security, a cleaner environment and the elimination of gates at entry and egress points.
Another area needed to be addressed is the average parking duration on Broad Street. The statistics are a shock even to those on the parking committee:
- Less than 1 hour – 80%
- Between 1 & 2 hours – 15%
- Over 2 hours – 5%.
We will review and evaluate the need for another supply and demand study. We have addressed 80% of visitors with our plan.
The "rush job" statement" is simply inaccurate as the parking committee has been working on a plan of action for many years with the culmination of the proposed plan now before the City Commission.
With approximately 130 business licenses on Broad Street representing over 4,000 restaurant seats, a larger amount of customers frequenting retail outlets as well as over 3,000 employees, the 412 parking spaces cannot begin to accommodate the demand. Accompany this with the potential development of new commercial and residential projects highlighting that downtown development has not even achieved 60% of its capacity represents the real need for "visionaries" to secure our future.
We have a good problem! Change and a shift in our approach is required to maintain our growth trend and to eliminate business departures from downtown.
Bob Blumberg is the owner of the Johnny's New York-Style Pizza franchise at 233 Broad St. as well as the building that houses it. He also owns Seasons at 208 Broad St.
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Put brakes on parking plan to detour PR nightmare; offer two hours of free parking before the meter starts.
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An Interview with Eileen Fry-Bowers, Scholar in Residence Participant in NCSBN's Regulatory Scholars Program
In the spring of 2017, NCSBN began an exciting new initiative, the Regulatory Scholars Program. Its purpose is to develop the field of nursing regulation by building regulatory experts and researchers, providing high-level evidence for nursing regulatory and policy decision making, and encouraging scholarly dialogue and publications.
The program consists of three positions: a Scholar in Residence, a CRE Grant Program for Doctoral Students and an unpaid Graduate Internship. Leader to Leader spoke with Eileen Fry-Bowers about her time spent this summer in the Scholar in Residence position.
Eileen Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP-PC, is an associate professor at the University of San Diego who teaches graduate health policy and research methods courses. Building on her knowledge base of policy and legal issues, Dr. Fry-Bowers took the Scholar in Residence position because she was interested in integrating nursing regulation and related policy issues into her teaching.
Describe your position as associate professor at the University of San Diego.
I teach a course in research methods to doctoral students and I teach two health policy courses, one for master's students and a health policy research seminar for PhD students. My teaching focus is in both research and health policy. I have six or seven courses in my portfolio, but in any year, I teach about four different courses.
Additionally, I have a mentorship role for PhD students, and I serve as their chairperson for their dissertations. I mentor doctor of nursing practice (DNP) students and serve as their chair for their final projects, and I work with master's prepared students who want to take on extra projects. I also have university responsibilities; I was just placed on the university senate to represent the school of nursing.
What prompted you to apply for the Regulatory Scholars Program?
I have an extensive background in health policy and my clinical specialty is pediatrics. My scholarship and clinical work has always been focused on the care of children, and not so much on the laws that affect nursing practice. But I realized I had a gap in knowledge with regard to regulation of the nursing workforce. And with some of the other duties I have, such as sitting on committees for various national nursing organizations, I realized I needed a better sense of how the various boards of nursing work and what they do. I thought the opportunity to come to NCSBN would give me a great occasion to have a national perspective on what is currently happening with nursing licensure, regulation, discipline and other topics I hadn't had the chance to explore previously.
Tell us about your activities at NCSBN while you were in the Regulatory Scholars Program. How was your experience overall?
I had the chance to work on specific projects that were all very great learning experiences, including:
- Developing a proposal for a DNP program in nursing regulation;
- Designing in-depth outlines for courses in health policy and law in regulation that may be used in NCSBN's new Global Academy;
- Researching and writing a literature review related to substance use preventative programs;
- Collaborating with staff on the Delphi study for the Nursing Education Outcomes and Metrics Committee; and
- Researching the ethical and regulatory challenges associated with conscience protections for health care providers, including nurses.
However, I think one of the most valuable aspects of the position was to sit and participate in a number of meetings and just hear the conversations occurring about salient issues. For example, sitting in on meetings about the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), and hearing about the processes and challenges involved in that, was very interesting. Being that California is not currently a compact state, I did not previously have much of an understanding of how it works, both on paper and practically. It is important for all educators to understand it because we have students who are going on to work in compact states.
I had the opportunity to sit in and participate on some of the government affairs and policy conference calls, learning about what was happening from a larger policy and regulatory perspective, at both the state level and federal level. Additionally, I spoke individually with each of the attorneys at NCSBN. Those one-on-one conversations about how things work are the kinds of experiences that you're not going to learn from just reading an article. The experiential learning that just happens with the day-to-day activities of an organization, for me, was profoundly valuable.
What was your favorite part of the Regulatory Scholars Program? What was the biggest challenge?
Working on my projects was very informative and I learned a lot from those, but my favorite part was the actual day-to-day conversations with people, being face-to-face on important issues. I think that is the real value with these kinds of experiences — you get to live and breathe the organization. That's where the unique aspect of the learning occurs.
The biggest challenge was probably coming into a new organization from a background of academia. It is a different structure. Having a sense of comfort and being able to step in and work in a new environment can be challenging, but really, I was able to slide right into the role because NCSBN was so welcoming.
What surprised you about the work of NCSBN?
Before the Regulatory Scholars Program experience, my knowledge of NCSBN was limited to its website. I had really no understanding of the depth of NCSBN's activities, how much NCSBN is involved in and the amount of work the organization does. If you were to ask a lot of faculty about NCSBN, they might say "they do the NCLEX." For me, as I don't teach undergraduate students, my frame of reference was more around the work that's been done with the APRNs and the scope of practice work because that's what I myself have been using NCSBN's resources for. But there is so much more than that, including system planning, concerns about substance use among nurses, and the Marijuana Guidelines for nurses to utilize for care of our patient populations. In fact, I've shared the Marijuana Guidelines with some of my colleagues in California because we are a medical and recreational marijuana state. I think just the sheer breadth of work that NCSBN does was eye-opening.
Is there any aspect of the program that you would change to be more applicable to your line of work?
No, I think the value in the Regulatory Scholars Program is the flexibility. It allows people to take advantage of their backgrounds and their knowledge. Working on both the DNP proposal and the detailed course outlines for the Global Academy gave me a chance to capitalize on both my academic experience and my legal background. I was able to inject into the proposed DNP program areas that I knew were needed to beef up in academia — coursework in policy, regulation and law — that I knew nurses weren't getting and could benefit from.
I think when somebody comes to the Regulatory Scholars Program, being able to work on a project of their interest that utilizes their existing expertise is a win-win, for the scholar and for NCSBN, because you're tapping into that person's specific expertise.
What advice might you give others who apply for the scholars program?
Don't be put off by thinking you can't make it work. The value of the opportunity is well worth any effort, and there are ways to make it work. I came from California and lived in Chicago for eight weeks. Don't be afraid to try something new and step out of your comfort zone. I definitely got a return on my investment. Being able to live in a big city and take advantage of a different lifestyle was valuable as well. I live in southern California, the land of freeways, so being able to walk to and from work in 20 minutes was an enormous surprise to me. From a personal standpoint it was an enjoyable experience, to have an opportunity to live a little differently, and I don't think that can be discounted. It's important to stretch yourself and experience new things in life, at any age and any stage of your career.
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Did you ever try to do something you thought would be good, but it ended up backfiring? That's what happened to me earlier this week.
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I was trying to accomplish two things in one outing, but it didn't work. Still working on last week's challenge I needed a break from the house.
In my thinking if I could drop off hubby at the cardio rehab for an hour, he could visit (not work out) and I could go do some errands in town. Seemed like a perfectly good idea at the time.
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Turn Around Bright EyesThe plan was set, so on Monday (May 18th, 2015) we visited the people who worked out during the same time schedule as my husband. This way he could catch up on how they were doing and I would have someone watching him for about an hour.
We were there a few minutes and I was about to leave, when one of the nurses commented on how pale my husband was. "You need to get him home right away and let him rest. He shouldn't be out yet."
I thought he was looking better and the conversations would help his thinking. His eyes were brighter and he was even laughing with one of his "buds." Nevertheless, I took her advice. We turned around and I took bright eyes home. Thus my errands never got done.
Litter Buckets for Jesus
Come Tuesday I needed to run a different errand, taking empty litter buckets to a lady who said she used them for nesting hens.
At first the plan was to take my husband with me, but after the botched idea from yesterday I figured he would do better at home. Surely he would be OK for an hour or so.
By now I was really getting agitated because I was falling behind on my work and home duties. To say that my attitude was sweet when I left the house would be misleading. I needed to get so many things accomplished in a short amount of time and couldn't afford any delays.
The time was set to meet in the Walmart parking lot at 11:00 am. Nearly 20 minutes had passed and the lady was a no show, so I decided to give her a call. She apologized that it slipped her mind and she would be there as soon as she could.
It was a nice day so I didn't mind waiting in the car for a few minutes. As I sat behind the wheel with one leg hanging out the door resting on the pavement, I watched the people in the car in front of me. They seemed to be enjoying their time together, sisters I think, and were smiling as they talked.
After they went into the store I sat there listening to the sounds around me when I heard in my spirit, "You are waiting to be a blessing." Right then my impatient attitude was put into check, and I began to question how many times did God have to wait on me in order for Him to deliver a blessing?
I was chosen to bless a woman I met for about 20 seconds a few days before with something she wanted that I had. God placed me in position to fill a need in her life that seemed really small to me, but it wasn't to her. Was my attitude going to show Christ or my desire to get this done in a hurry because I have stuff to do?
... I Listen and Learn
Forty-five minutes later she finally arrived and dashed out of her vehicle singing the sorry song. I helped place the containers in the back of her truck and noticed another lady in the passenger seat. Saying a quick hello, nice to meet you greeting, I was about to leave them when Alice explained why she was late.
Her sad story behind the migraines led back to her abusive adopted childhood and suffering head injuries. Before long her friend and I struck up a conversation as well including why she didn't attend church. The verbal exchange opened a door for me to witness and share the gospel.
As Alice continued, listening I began wondering if she really believed what she confessed she believed, so I asked her this question: "Do you believe in God and that Jesus is God's Son and our Savior?"
One told how she believed in God and that Jesus was His Son, but not the only way to Heaven. Leaning into the cab of the vehicle I asked her friend of seventeen years, "Do you believe the way she does?" Her response made me smile, because it clearly caught her off guard. "This is the first I heard about that, I don't know what she's talking about. I believe Jesus is God's Son and the way to Heaven."
Glancing at my watch I noticed that it was 12:30 pm. In a short time God had blessed me with being able to be a vessel He could use for a physical and spiritual need. Who would have thought litter buckets could be used for sharing Jesus?
Burdens Are Lifted
It was Wednesday and I still needed to do those local errands, but this time I focused on a scripture that I had written down earlier that week.
In prayer I asked the Lord to "Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not." (Psalm 17:5 KJV) The day went much better as you can imagine.
First we went to the bank, then to the pharmacy where I needed to pick up a case of Ensure for hubby because he still isn't eating much. As I was about to leave, the cashier grabbed the box and said, "I'll carry that." When I told her it wasn't heavy she insisted replying, "I need a break from here."
Boy could I relate, so I gladly praised her for lifting a burden from me as she placed the package in the back of the car.
I Don't Work Here
During our last errand God allowed me to be a blessing to those around me. All I needed to buy was a loaf of bread and strawberries, but you know how that goes. While I was standing near the produce display an elderly lady came up to me and asked, "Does this store carry greeting cards?"
Now let me give you a little clue to something. I wear scrubs all the time (practically anyway). With my scrub jackets I am often confused with being an employee at the hospital, store or place of business.
Usually I tell people that I don't work there and then give them the answer they want. However, that day I just said, "No. We've talked about it at corporate, but nothing's set in concrete yet."
Of course I didn't say that, but felt like it. Instead I figured why bother wasting all those words and simply smiled while saying, "No they don't." My husband suggested I get a name tag that says my name and "I don't work here." I came up with "You don't need to know my name 'cuz I don't work here."
Somehow I don't think it would be God ordained, do you?
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It wasn't a minute later when another shopper saw us looking at some rather unloved six inch potted plants that were marked down to forty-nine cents. Our cart was loaded with sixteen (what appeared to be) rather weak tomato, pepper and basil hopefuls.
The sale was only hours old. Do these plants look weak, battered and dead to you? They are strong and healthy and were set aside for me to follow God's path that day.
My new friend whispered in my ear, "All they need is a little water." I saw her bopping up and down at the remaining selections. Obviously she still wanted more plants, so I scoured the two sales carts for the best ones. Then I took the selections she had made and placed them in the plastic carrying containers they came in originally, making it easier for her to tote them.
God had the store put those plants on quick sale not just for me, but so I would share the blessings and favor with others. On our way home I took a side street to the cardio center to bless the nurses with beautiful and fragrant plants.
My week of being delayed and out of synch was not wasted, but allowed God to use "my goings" to be a blessing in waiting for those that would cross His path.
"Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not."
Be a Blessing in Waiting
It's easy to be a blessing to someone when it doesn't take us out of our way or cost anything. However, in order for us to receive God's favor we have to be willing to share the bounty and goodness given to us with others without hesitation.
Our challenge this week may seem corny, but it's rather rewarding if you go about it with the "be a blessing" attitude. The goal will be to bless as many people with a "favor sale" item as possible.
As you walk around a place of business, take notice of some of the things God has put on sale for you. These are bargain blessings with super sale prices like never before seen. Is there someone (besides family) that could use the same item? Pick up a few extra and be the blessing someone is waiting for along God's path.
Think of it like this. If you needed the item anyway you would be paying full price for it, but God had plans for that particular thing this week. The product isn't on sale just so you can stock up on it for yourself. The Lord wants you to share this favored price with someone who may have missed it.
Those nurses were at work and the product was almost gone. They would have never seen the plants, because it wasn't put before their eyes. God wanted me to give those gals something they would have bought if given the opportunity.
When you deliver the item(s), be sure to share that you have been blessed, and that the favor of God was abundant in your household to be a blessing for His glory. Go do something and be a blessing of favor this week.
Enjoy the path that God places you on for someone else's benefit. You will discover that living a blessed life begins with a generous and obedient spirit.
I have been blessed
Until next time, favor sales are waiting to share.
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Do It Now: Stop Making Excuses for Procrastination
Many people ask me, with so much going on now, how I make time for so many different activities. How do I prioritize health? Family? Work?
My philosophy on this subject all stems from three simple questions, "If you had one hour to live, whom would you call? What would you say and why not now?" That's how I prioritize. I ask what I would do in an impossible time crunch and consciously decide not to make any excuses about putting those tasks or interactions off any longer.
Do It Now Philosophy
I believe in 'doing it now' because chronic procrastination, something that affects 1 out of every 5 people, impairs our ability to be successful. Chronic procrastination can affect your work, personal life, financial status, and even your social relationships. Not only is procrastination scientifically proven to cause you to be more stressed, but it can also impact your long-term self in other ways too, like missed medical appointments (which then turns into a more serious issue) or inadequate retirement savings.
Procrastination has been shown to cost companies – big time. A study of 10,000 Americans found that the average worker self-admitted to wasting over 2 hours per day on non-work-related activities. This, in turn, results in costing companies more than $10,000 per employee per year! And this habit has only grown in prevalence among individuals; with so much content at our fingertips, we are more distracted than ever. You must combat this bad procrastination habit, using your own self-awareness as a tool to stop avoidant behaviors.
Ask the Right Questions
If you think about what you might do in a situation where you have just one hour to live, you learn more about the people and priorities that are most important to you. When you contemplate the people in your life that are valuable, you are better able to prioritize them and their personal values. When you think about what you would do with limited time, your prioritized activities become evident. It becomes very easy to prioritize your health. It becomes very easy to prioritize meditation. It becomes very easy to prioritize the people that you surround yourself with. It becomes very easy to prioritize the ideas that you want to surround yourself with. Putting yourself in the "1-hour left situation" forces you to utilize the mission equation and allows the vision for your life to become clearer. You are encouraged not only to "do it now," but also to do it every single day with efficiency, effectiveness, and statistical success.
Where do you focus?
By applying the focus of a compelling event, like knowing you only have one hour to live, you can tap into the exponential results that focus yields. By aligning your daily actions with what is genuinely most important to you – those people you would call and those things you would do with only an hour – then you are becoming the truest version of yourself and accessing more of your potential. The power of intention, that "do it now" perspective, is an accelerator of everything that you want. Using the power of intention every day helps to drive your success, so make sure that you think about prioritizing each day as if you have one hour to live. Whom would you call? What would you say? And why not now?
Now, pick up your phone and dial your success. Attract it into your life and do it now!
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Archive for March, 2016
FCIAC Sportsmanship Award
March 8, 2016 Leave a comment
Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Wilton Warriors Wresling Team. We have received the FCIAC award honoring outstanding sportsmanship as voted by the league coaches. Well done! Coach Foldeak
2016-2017 Schedule
March 7, 2016 Leave a comment
Wrestlers and Parents,
Here is our schedule for the 2016-2017 season. Although practice and competition times are subject to change, I don't anticipate many changes. We have filled all
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Wilton Bulletin Article
March 4, 2016 Leave a comment
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I am missing several singlets and headgear. Please bring any equipment you still have to the banquet on Wednesday. Thanks, Coach


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And what better way to celebrate than with some gorgey Irish/Irish-American hotties? And there is loads of music in this post too.
And yeah, I know, I missed some people. Deal with it.
First off, you better listen to this song because it took me ages to not be an idiot and figure out how to share it with y'all. I mean, really, I planned to post this in December, but... didn't happen. Also, it's really kind of funny and fantastic.
It's called "I Dig Redheads" and it's written/sung by this kid I know. He tried to date my hot redheaded friend and told my bestie, who is often confused as a redhead by blind people, that she'd "look really good as a redhead" in a creepy way. And, yes, he did marry a redhead.
Also, I had to put a pic to accompany the song to make a video, so I put a picture of Alyson Hannigan (her father is of Irish descent).
Example: One of my female church youth group leaders once said, "Hell, I'd do her."
Anywho, Catherine Zeta-Jones was born in Wales and her mother was an Irish seamstress.
The sisters' father is of Irish descent and their mom is of Lebanese descent.
Also, I have to include this because... well, look at who is in this picture AND where Elizabeth Keener's hand is.
Okay, Zooey irritates me a little because of She & Him. Yes, she's a talented musician, but She & Him means that M. Ward isn't doing his solo stuff (which, I think, kicks Zooey's face in with awesomeness). But I do like this song... mostly because my bestie used to sing it all the time.
And I had to include the picture of Marcia Cross because she's a redhead (although not Irish) and I totally shipped Bree/Katherine.
And I'm still ridiculously in love with her.
P.S. I would totally go straight for Wade Robson because he is so frakkin' brilliant.
You may have heard her songs on Pretty Little Liars, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, ER, or another show.
The song is "Kiss Me, I'm Shitfaced" and it's obviously NSFW... or for small children... or for my very Mormon roommate. But I think the song is hilarious.
Anyway, have a green beer and a great day!
P.S. Angie has a little Irish in her too :)


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Defense Digest
On the Pulse…Marshall Dennehey Is Happy to Celebrate Our Recent Appellate Victories*
Defense Digest, Vol. 23, No. 2, June 2017
Shane Haselbarth (Philadelphia, PA) succeeded in defending a favorable summary judgment ruling in the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida. The plaintiff was a homeowners association whose members made up one-quarter of the membership of an umbrella organization club that operated recreational facilities for the common use of all its members, across four networked communities. The plaintiff association voted by a slim majority to except its entire membership from their dues obligations to the club. For years these dues were understood to run with the land under Florida law. The trial court rejected this improper attempt to alter membership in the club because it was attempted by one-half-of-one-quarter of the club's overall membership and was contrary to the club's governing documents. After plenary briefing and oral argument, where Shane asserted that the attempted change in club membership came from the wrong voting members via an improper procedure, inequitably and too late, the DCA saw no issue and issued a per curiam order affirming the judgment for Shane's client. Placida Pointe Home Owners Ass'n v. Placida Harbour Club, Inc., 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 3065 (Fla. 2d DCA Mar. 8, 2017).
Audrey Copeland (King of Prussia, PA) successfully defended the trial court's grant of summary judgment in a corporate negligence claim, which had sought wrongful death and survival damages for the decedent's death while a patient at Saint Vincent Medical Center. The Superior Court held that the plaintiff's claims were barred by the broadly worded Release executed in a previous suit against another hospital, Hamot, for the injuries that led to the decedent's hospitalization at Saint Vincent's and, ultimately, his death. The court noted that the plaintiff had released named and unnamed individuals and entities from any and all actions, causes of action, claims or demands for any known or unknown injuries, losses or damages they sustained that were "[r]elated in any way to any incident...on account of which a Legal Action was instituted by the undersigned in the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania at [docket no.], or at any other number or in any other Court." The court refused to "erase the expansive language contained in this general release" and held that the Release plainly extended beyond the claims made in the Hamot suit at the specified docket number. Slater v. Saint Vincent Medical Center, 2017 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1016 (Pa. Super. March 17, 2017)(nonprecedential).
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I was visiting a friend to get some wood for turning from a couple trees that had come down in a recent ice storm. While I was there he showed me his shop. One of the things that really caught my eye was a Tailstock Swing he used to move his tailstock out of the way when he was turning bowls. I had not seen one before so I had him show me how it worked. Long story short it immediately became a must have addition for my lathe.
I did some research on the net and figured out there were two types. Those that swing the tailstock to the side (most common) and those that swing it down at a 45 degree angle. I check with a couple other members of the club and sure enough there were those with both types. After trying both types I decided I wanted one that swing down. Next I took a look online to see how much it was going to cost. Long story short, I quickly decided the cost was more than I wanted to pay. So I decided to build my own.
First step was to figure what I needed to make one. I have had no experience working with metal so my 1st thought was to make everything out of wood with a heavy duty ball bearing hinge. After some thought, and considering the weight of the tailstock, I decided the plates had to be aluminum plate. I did some research on the net and decided I needed 3/8" 6061 aluminum plate for the hinged parts and 2" aluminum plate for the bed extension. I have a lot of scrape red oak form other projects so I decided to make the base of the swing out of laminated red oak.
Next I made a pattern for the hinged parts out of 1/2" plywood and an old hinge to be sure it would work. Good thing I did. My 1st pattern swing the tailstock out of the way at a 45 degree angle. It did not swing free of my 18" extension on the end of my lathe. Easy fix, I tossed that one and made another at a 60 degree angle. It worked perfectly.
Now I was set to cut the aluminum plate on my bandsaw and mount the hinges. Once I cut the plate drilled the mounting holes for the lathe and hinge I assembled the swing and mounted it to the lathe. It worked perfectly.
To build the base I made three laminated Oak sections. one for each side and one for the middle. Once the glue dried I used my planer to resize them so that when the fit together there was no need to have to cut out the center section. Once the glue dried I slanted bottom of the base to reduce the weight and give it some style.
Next I mounted the base to the swing and installed the draw catch that holds it in place. Now all I needed to do was cut the 2" rails that would hold the tailstock in place as it swing out of the way. Mounting them was a piece of cake, all I had to do was clamp them in place and mount them with wood screws.
I could not be happier with the results. I have a custom made Tailstock Swing that works perfectly on my lathe for under $75. Well worth the 2 or 3 days it took to build it.
-- Owlcroft
10 comments so far
#1 posted 05-08-2014 04:54 PM
very cool! great idea
-- Gridlockd
#2 posted 05-08-2014 07:18 PM
Wait, you've got a $50 bajillion Powermatic lathe and don't want to pay for a tailstock swingout? Penny wise and pound foolish?
Actually, this is just me expressing my envy at your $50 bajillion Powermatic lathe.
#3 posted 05-08-2014 10:02 PM
Had a good laugh when I read the bajizillian dollar lathe comment. Truth is I am retired on a fixed income so saving money where I can is necessary. I am also an avid Craig's list advocate where I found that lathe for significantly less than the bajillion dollars they want for a new one. Can't always judge a book by its cover.
-- Owlcroft
#4 posted 05-08-2014 10:58 PM
Nice lathe addition!! On an even nicer lathe, Powermatic is one of my dream lathes and you found it on Craigslist? some people have all the luck.
#5 posted 05-09-2014 12:46 AM
great idea, simple and effective
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#6 posted 01-08-2015 05:30 PM
Owlcroft – my 3520b is about a year old and I need one of these badly. Very nice job! Do you have any mord details of the build?
#7 posted 01-09-2015 07:23 AM
What more do you need? Once you make the pattern the rest is a matter of tracing the pattern onto the aluminum plate and cutting it out on the band saw. The aluminum plate should be available at a local supplier. I got mine from "Metal by the Foot" in Kansas City KS. The hinge you can pick up at any builder supply or on Amazon. The blade I used on my band saw was a Carbon Tool Steel Blade, 1/4" 0,0025" 10 Raker blade I got from Grizzly. Cut the Aluminum plate like butter. Grizzly part number G5181.
This was the 1st shop-made jig I made out of aluminum. Was a little intimidating at first. Just take your time on the template. Once it works properly (bottom picture on the left above) you can trace them onto the aluminum plate and cut the pieces you need on the band saw. I used my Ridgid Oscillating Edge/Belt Spindle Sander from Home Depot to smooth the edges of the aluminum Plate. Another must have piece of equipment in my shop.
-- Owlcroft
#8 posted 01-11-2015 10:50 PM
Now I am very envious of your Craig's List win. I have been looking at lathes on Craig's List for many months, and the only ones I see are the oldest, rustiest looking hobbyist's lathes known to man. I don't think I've seen a single one that doesn't have a reeves drive for speed variability. Oh, wait, I've seen plenty, those that require you to manually open them up to change the pulleys!
#9 posted 01-11-2015 11:13 PM
Wow. VERY cool! Color me impressed!
-- Perform A Random Act Of Kindness Today ... Pay It Forward
#10 posted 01-12-2015 05:52 PM
I must live in a great area for Graig's list and PM Laths. Right after I got the one I have a 3520B, with the bed extension and several other accessories came available just across the border in SC. Not only did it have all the accessories, but is was only a year old and included all the turning tools and several chucks. The guy had plans to really get into turning only to find he was not interested after a couple tries. Sold the whole setup for 4K lathe, accessories, tools, chucks, and more. If I had not already got the one I have I would have hocked the family jewels to get a deal like that.
-- Owlcroft
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