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Simulate Your Robot Before You Build It

[Nurgak] shows how one can use some of the great robotic tools out there to simulate a robot before you even build it. To drive this point home he builds the tutorial off of the easily 3D printable and buildable Robopoly platform.

The robot runs on Robot Operating System at its core. ROS is interesting because of its decentralized and input/output agnostic messaging system. For example, if you leave everything alone but swap out the motor output from actual motors to a simulator, you can see how the robot would respond to any arbitrary input.

[Nurgak] uses another piece of software called V-REP to demonstrate this. V-REP is a simulation suite for robotics and has a few ROS nodes built in. So in order to make a simulated line-following robot, [Nurgak] tells V-REP to send a simulated camera image to the decision making node of the robot in ROS. It then sends the movement messages back to V-REP which drives the pretend robot around.

He runs through a few more examples, proving that it’s entirely possible to become if not a roboticist, at least a really good AI programmer without ever dropping the big money on parts to build a robot.

Air Quality Surveillance for Whole Cities

Air quality is becoming a major issue these days, and not just for cities like Beijing and Los Angeles. It’s important for health, our environment, and our economy no matter where we live. To that end, [Radu] has been working on air quality monitors that will be widely deployed in order to give a high-resolution air quality picture, and he’s starting in his home city of Timisoara, Romania.

[Radu] built a similar device to measure background radiation (a 2014 Hackaday Prize Semifinalist), and another to measure air quality in several ways (a 2015 Hackaday Prize Finalist and a Best Product Finalist; winners will be announced next weekend). He is using the platforms as models for his new meter. The device will use a VOC air sensor and an optical dust sensor in a mobile unit connected to a car to gather data, and from that a heat map of air quality will be generated. There are also sensors for temperature, pressure, humidity, and background radiation. The backbone of the project is a smart phone which will upload the data to a server.

We’ve seen other air quality meters before as well, and even ones based around the Raspberry Pi,  but this one has a much broader range of data that it is acquiring. Its ability to be implemented as an array of sensors to gather data for an entire city is impressive as well. We can envision sensor networks installed on public transportation but to get to all parts of every neighborhood it would be interesting to team up with the Google Streetview Cars, Uber, or UPS.

Resource monitoring solution

Electricity, Gas and Water – three resources that are vital in our daily lives. Monitoring them using modern technology helps with conservation, but the real impact comes when we use the available data to reduce wasteful usage over time. [Sébastien] was rather embarrassed when a problem was detected in his boiler only during its annual inspection. Investigations showed that the problem occurred 4 months earlier, resulting in a net loss of more than 450 cubic meters, equivalent to 3750 liters per day (about 25 baths every day!). Being a self professed geek, living in a modern “connected” home, it rankled him to the core. What resulted was S-Energy – an energy resource monitoring solution (translated) that checks on electricity, gas and water consumption using a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino, some other bits of hardware and some smart software.

[Sébastien] wanted a system that would warn of abnormal consumption and encourage his household folks to consume less. His first hurdle was the meters themselves. All three utilities used pretty old technology, and the meters did not have pulse data output that is commonplace in modern metering. He could have replaced the old meters, but that was going to cost him a lot of money. reflective-power-meter-sensorSo he figured out a way to extract data from the existing meters. For the Electricity meter, he thought of using current clamps, but punted that idea considering them to be suited more for instantaneous readings and prone for significant drift when measuring cumulative consumption. Eventually, he hit upon a pretty neat hack. He took a slot type opto coupler, cut it in half, and used it as a retro-reflective sensor that detected the black band on the spinning disk of the old electro-mechanical meter. Each turn of the disk corresponds to 4 Watt-hours. A little computation, and he’s able to deduce Watt-hours and Amps used. The sensor is hooked up to an Arduino Pro-mini which then sends the data via a nRF24L01+ module to the main circuit located inside his house. The electronics are housed in a small enclosure, and the opto-sensor looks just taped to the meter. He has a nice tip on aligning the infra-red opto-sensor – use a camera to check it (a phone camera can work well).

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Time for the Prize: Environment-Related Ideas

You should already know about the 2015 Hackaday Prize, but have you submitted your entry yet? All it takes to get started is talking about one idea you have to address a problem faced by a large number of people. To help get the ball rolling we’re giving away some prizes to three entries that discuss possible solutions to Environment-Related problems.

For your chance at this week’s goodies all you need to do is document your idea on and tag it “2015HackadayPrize”.

This Week’s Prizes:

On Monday, March 30th we’ll take a look at all the entries tagged 2015HackadayPrize and choose three that best fit the topic of Environment-Related. The best will receive the SmartMatrix 32×32 RGB LED matrix along with a Teensy 3.1 to drive it. The next pick will receive a Bus Pirate and probe cable. The final prize will be a Hackaday Robot Head Tee.

An Idea is All You Need for Entry

shower-toilet-tank-ideaWe’re not messing with you; all you need to win these early prizes is an idea. One of the most powerful pieces of the Hackaday Prize is the pollination of thought. Your idea might be the tipping point for someone else’s breakthrough or vice-versa. Start a project on and add the tag “2015HackadayPrize”.

Pictured to the right is a whiteboard sketch by [MechaTweak] which illustrates one very simple shower water-saving idea (we think this was prompted by our column on the topic last week). The idea here is that instead of running water down the shower drain as you wait for it to heat up, the water cold be sequestered in a holding tank and used for flushing the toilet the rest of the day. This will certainly be in the running as it addresses the issue of water conservation. Going along with our Environment-related topic you might also tackle alternative energy production, helping detect or curb pollution, making recycling easier, reducing waste, etc.

As we move along we’ll be awarding bigger and better prizes. Submitting an idea now will give you an early start on your planning. You’ll still be eligible for future prizes, and you may submit as many entries as you like.

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2015 THP Inspiration: The Environment

It’s not as flashy as Tesla coils or electric vehicles going 200 mph, but the environment is more important than a bunch of cool baubles and sparks flying everywhere. When it comes to this year’s Hackaday Prize, you’re going to need a project that matters, and what’s a better way to do it than with something to help the environment?

While not traditionally a domain that rocks people’s socks, there are a lot of cool builds that can help the environment like this hyperspectral imager that’s a mashup of a spectrometer and a camera, or something that takes an image of an object, complete with the spectral data of each pixel. It’s useful for everything from farming, to forestry, to medicine.

aquaponicsPerhaps you want to get your hands messy by mucking about in the dirt. You’ll probably find something interesting to build for this year’s Hackaday Prize, like the modular farmer’s market we saw in Detroit last year. How about an urban farming and aquaponics setup? Tilapia do well in giant buckets, you know.

If robots are more your speed, then how about an RC tractor or an entire robotic farm? You could always eradicate invasive plants with a quadcopter if flying around is more suited to your expertise. There are plenty of ways to do something that matters for this year’s Hackaday prize, but we’d be lying if we had all the answers. That’s where you come in with your entry for The Hackaday Prize.

Arduino Gives Your Toilet Options

toilet water saver

With the severe drought going on in California with no end in sight, [TVMiller] decided he could put an Arduino and a toilet together to try and save at least a few gallons of water per day. The invention fills a toilet to the minimum level, saving around two gallons per day for the average “user”.

A typical toilet functions by using gravity and moving water to create a vacuum, sucking the waste down and out of the toilet. As long as there is nothing, uh, solid in the bowl, the toilet will be able to function on the reduced amount of water. The Arduino cuts the flow of water off before the toilet fills up the entire way.

In the event that anyone -ahem- needs the toilet’s full capacity, there is a button connected to the Arduino that fills the reservoir to capacity. [TVMiller] notes that if 1,825 hackers installed this device on their toilets, we could save a million gallons of water per year and be well on our way to saving the planet.

The project site is full of more information and puns for your viewing pleasure. We might suggest that the “2” button would be very easy to integrate with the toilet terror level indicator as well.

Nerds Helping Sea Turtles

Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring Device

Life as a sea turtle can be rough. Not only are turtles trying to survive predators, destruction of habitat, fishing nets, and pollution, but only about 1% of hatchlings survive to face those challenges in the first place. Enter [Samuel Wantman] and a new volunteer hacker group called Nerds Without Borders, with their first order of business of creating an egg-shaped monitoring device for sea turtle nests.

Sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act, which goes to great lengths to protect certain species from human activity. The ultimate goal of the project is to help people and sea turtles better coexist under this law by more accurately predicting hatching times. A suite of sensors and a cell network antenna are placed in a plastic “egg” that can be buried in a nest after a sea turtle lays the real eggs. The sensors detect vibrations within the eggs as the embryos grow, which is an indication that the tiny turtles are about to break free of their eggs and head for the open ocean!

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BumbleBees' Soccer

Kari is playing soccer this spring. Her team is the BumbleBees and their first game is April 1st. Here are a few pictures from practice.

Coach Walt gives the team some important instructions.

Cody and Noah are already worn out and they weren't
even practicing.

Kari's turn to shoot a goal! She made two that practice!

Practicing a drill.

Kari dribbling down the field.

William is ready to guard his goal!

Coach Walt is giving Kari some valuable advice as she runs
a drill.

Kari LOVES shooting goals!

BumbleBees on 3...1....2..3! BumbleBees!
Check out their website Rick created for the team.....!

The Circus 2007

Kari and I went to the circus with her preschool class on March 9. We rode the light rail downtown to the arena. Kari was very excited about the circus and I realized that I hadn't been to the circus since I was about her age (bad Momma never took Josh to the circus?!).

Kari is ready for the Circus of Dreams to get started!

Kari with her $10 cotton candy and floppy hat. I did not
get a picture of the $9 snow cone in a clown cup, though.

Kari enjoyed all of the animals and the different tricks
they could do. Tigers were pretty cool.

The elephants did a hip hop routine. We were pretty
amazed when this one stood on its head. That is a lot of
elephant to balance.

The cyclists in the sphere were pretty neat, too, but very
loud. I still can not believe there were 7 in there at the
same time.

The whole idea behind the theme of the circus was to dream
big and you can be whatever you want to be - they "picked"
a "family" from the audience and they each became a part of
the circus. Kari said she would want to dance or be a tightrope
walker in the circus. Her class performed a circus at the end of
the month (pics posted later) and she got to be a dancer.
Dreams do come true!

A Day in D.C.

On the first Saturday in March, Rick, Josh and Cody met Rob and David White in Washington, D.C. for the day. Rick will add comments and such later. For now, enjoy the pictures!

Cody's Birthday Weekend

On Cody's birthday weekend, Amy and Angie came for a visit. Rick, Cody, Amy and Angie went snowtubing on Friday in PA. Rick left his camera on the bus, so was unable to capture photos of Cody's mad snowtubing skillz.

Cody on the bus
up to the snow
tubing lodge.
Lovin' the goggles!*

On Saturday, Cody, Amy and Angie headed to Washington, D.C. to see the Capitol and some of the other historical sites.

Cody and Aunt Angie matched their clothes so they would
not get lost in D.C. Just kidding. They just happened to be
dressed alike.

Cody on the
tour bus in D.C.*

Cody and Amy.*

On Sunday, we had cake and icecream and opened presents after a lunch at Mikie's.

Cody and his

Ready to blow
out the candles.*

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"84", but we
didn't have a '1'
and '2' for "12", so
we used "8+4" instead!*

Cody's iSound.*
Over Super Bowl weekend, we celebrated the family birthdays at the Wyatt's house. Here are a few pictures.

*I have no idea why some of the pics are so small, but I didn't feel like resizing them, so, yeah.


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Padiham Last Match

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Premier Division

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400 up for Martin

Wed 11th January 2017 | Padiham
By Rob Moss

Saturday saw 28-year-old Padiham FC captain Martin Parkes make his 400th appearance for the club, in a career that's spanned over twelve seasons.

The central defender made his debut back in 2005 after being spotted by manager Steve Wilkes in the Under 17s, playing his part in a thrilling 3-3 draw down at New Mills.

"He was a fantastic young player, " said Wilkes,  "and it was a no-brainer to put him into the senior side. He's always been a strong, intelligent and clinical player, and is arguably the best centre-half in the league. On top of all that he's a lovely fella and great captain. He's been a fantastic asset to the club, and will figure strongly in our plans for years to come."

Players spending twelve years at the same club is a rarity nowadays, and Parkes has some great memories from his time at Padiham.

“Winning promotion from the second division in 2009 with a team made up completely of local lads was a great achievement, but the title winning season of 2012/2013 was second to none. The team spirit, standard of players, passion, commitment and togetherness is the best I've felt in my time at the club.

"We had no right to win the league that year, there were better squads paying more money but they didn't have our spirit. The crunch games away at Maine Road and Runcorn Linnets typified this at the end of a long season. Getting my hands on the trophy at Runcorn Town - despite missing the game through suspension - was the ultimate feeling, and the best I've experienced on a football pitch."

Anyone involved with Padiham will recognise Martin’s proud dad Dave, who’s an ever-present on the terraces, even spawning the promotion season chant of “Parkesey is a legend...his Dad said so!” Martin and wife Hannah have recently had their first child, Thea Grace who came along to support dad at Saturday's game.

“The support I've received from my family throughout my time playing for Padiham has been unwavering, especially from my Dad", said Martin.

"He loves the club and has followed Padiham home and away for the past 12 seasons. What people may not realise is that he gives up his time during the week and works with a dedicated team of volunteers to get the pitch ready, paint the stands, sweep leaves, paint the lines on the pitch plus so much more. That team of people are the unsung heroes of the club and their contribution isn't always recognised.

"My wife, Hannah, is also very supportive, and although she doesn't attend many games she has to put up with me giving her the match report after a win or sulking after a defeat! One of Padiham's newest fans Thea Grace Parkes, our beautiful little girl, was also in attendance to see her first Padiham game!”

Padiham Chairman Shaun Astin and Assistant Manager Steve Pickup are pictured presenting Martin, accompanied by daughter Thea Grace, with a trophy and bottle of whisky prior to Saturday's game.


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There is a long held belief that free trade is the guarantor of world peace. But Japan’s dispute with China over a small group of islands in the East China Sea puts this idea to the test. Over the last twelve months, there was been a drop in trade by 14.1 percent as each of the countries ramp up the bellicose rhetoric against the other.

On the ground, Japanese car-makers have found their showrooms in China vandalized as the government plays the jingoist card. Car sales have dropped by as much as a third, and it is starting to affect the Japanese economy.

Japan is no innocent bystander in this unofficial trade war; exports of Japanese machine tools, which China needs to run its factories and feed its global supply chain, have dropped by 29.1 percent.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) was supposed to stop such trade wars. China has cleverly got around its rules by surreptitiously encouraging its State Owned Enterprises to boycott Japanese goods. These enterprises are able to do as they please, arguing that they are private entities whose commercial decisions are beyond the jurisdiction of WTO. Such actions make a mockery of the WTO, and if China is allowed to get away with such measures, the world trading system faces a major crisis.

This is not the first time that China has flexed its muscles. In 2010, Beijing limited rare earth mineral exports to Japan to punish the country over its claims that it owns the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which China has claimed.

There is data to back the thesis that politics affect commercial decisions made by State Owned Enterprises. Two academics at the University of Goettingen published a report that showed that Beijing punished those countries whose governments held official meetings with the Dalai Lama.  The authors found that the offending country’s exports to China fell by 16.9 percent and remained depressed for two years after such a meeting.

The China-Japan dispute flies in the face of the theory put forward by liberal economists who argue that where goods cross borders, armies won’t go.

In 1909 the British journalist Norman Angell published a book called The Great Illusion. Its thesis was that the integration of the European economy, and by implication the global economy, had become so all-embracing and irreversible that future wars were all but impossible.

Angell’s timing couldn’t have been worse as he published his ideas on trade and peace five years before the First World War.

This idea was revived by Thomas Friedman whose books and columns in the New York Times enthusiastically promote globalization. His theory is called “The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention,” which argues that no two countries with a McDonald’s franchise had ever gone to war. Friedman skips over history and argues that the world has grown up and asserts that globalization is now the underwriter of world peace.

This dispute may well prove that the promise of greater prosperity, through cooperation, will not be sufficiently strong enough to overcome the base emotions stirred up by nationalism.

As the Chinese and Japanese economies account for about a fifth of the world’s economic output, pursuing trade brinkmanship threatens not only the stability of the two countries involved, but the world’s economy. The timing could not be worse as the world is trying to recover from the greatest financial crisis since the Second World War.

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Testing the e-book waters

With so many Kindle readers being sold and success achieved by writers like J.A. Konrath and Lee Goldberg, I am testing the waters with a couple of e-book releases. The first one I have planned is "Burial To Follow," a novelette originally appearing in the Cemetery Dance anthology Brimstone Turnpike. It's a test case to sort out formatting, but it's also one of my Top Five works ever, and the original release was limited to 626 copies. So this is a chance to get the story into the hands of many more readers, which of course is the real point. It also doesn't hurt that the money flows directly to the writer's bank account.

I am divided on e-books and I remember in the 1990s when everyone said e-books were the immediate future (indeed, some said it was the present). I guess along with personal jet-cars and robot house servants, we'll just have to wait a while, but the undeniable truth is that bookstores are closing, paper books cost money to bind and ship, and distribution is still the largest single barrier between a good writer and an audience. Like Konrath and Goldberg, I still say writers should get the agent/major publisher paper deal and try the most difficult path possible before taking the easy way out and slapping up a bunch of e-books and hoping someone will recognize genius.

Another undeniable truth is that a lot more e-readers are being produced and sold, not just the Kindle. If you use one of these devices, I'd love to hear from you. If my "Burial To Follow" experiment proves worth the effort, look for possible re-releases of The Red Church and a story collection. Now time to go last-minute shopping (no Kindles in the stocking this year, though.)

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I've been earning about $500-a-month on Kindle editions of my out-of-print books. That really adds up...especially since the alternative would be to earn nothing off the books. I really had nothing to lose. But, like you and Joe Konrath, I have the benefit of already being an established writer. I would never recommend that an aspiring writer put his unsold novel on the Kindle. He might earn a couple of dollars, but it's not going to be nearly enough compensation for the likely harm he will do to himself by circulating a lousy, amateurish piece of work.


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Home Security Camera System: should you install one?

There is a saying that talks about how our home is our castle, and that is nothing far from the truth. The safety of our family is the most important thing in our lives, especially if you are the breadwinner in the home. The statistics don`t lie, there is a report out from the Alarm System Report agency that says over 2 million home burglaries are reported in America every year, that means a home robbery happens 240 times an hour, that’s about 6,000 a day.

home security camera systems

We definitely don’t think that will ever happen to our home; that’s because we live in a reactive society and not a proactive one. That means we wait until something happens to us to make a decision to install a security system. So unfortunately only about 14% of the population have some type of home protection, either an alarm system or a camera system.

Here at HD cameras USA we do not sell alarms nor alarm monitoring services, but we do sell security cameras. The reason we don’t like alarms is because of the monthly fees and the set-up fees, all those costs add up to too much money for just a few door contacts. Remember; the big cable and internet providers are not really looking into your best interest, what they are looking for is a monthly contract for long term revenue. So make sure you are making the right decision when thinking about protecting your home. The best for overall protection is a combination of both, an alarm and a surveillance system.

 Why you should install a Home Security Camera System

With the installation in home security cameras systems you can actually monitor everything that is going on at your house when you are not there; every time your kids get home from school or if you have a nanny babysitting your young ones, maybe even a caregiver taking care of an old parent. But most importantly it`s to watch what is happening when we are not there. There are many types of cameras one can use for the different types of applications, some indoor cameras will see what`s happening inside the home, those are usually installed in the hallways pointing at the main entrance of the house or inside the bedrooms, there are also outdoor cameras and that will monitor what`s going on outside the house, and those can also be waterproof with night vision in order to see perfectly clear who is roaming around your house in the dark.

Going back to statistics, there is an FBI study from 2005 that says we can lose up to $1,725 in one single burglary, that`s the average you will spend protecting your home, so if you are still asking yourself if it`s really worth it, you bet it is! Peace of mind is a great feeling to have, so as long as the system pays for itself there is no reason you shouldn’t do it specially because you can actually lower your home insurance cost by presenting the invoice to your insurance provider.

So If you think you are ready for a home security camera system installation give us a call today, and we will help you choose the best type of product for your needs.


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My Core

I was searching for myself,
thinking of my roles:
wrote two dozens of them
on small pieces of paper.

Then I began to search for my core.
I could easily throw away
a number of roles:
away with the fighter,
that of eldest son was gone
and so was the adventurer.

I continued until I had only four:
one to care for others,
one cared for,
a friend
and a forgiver.

This was my essence - I thought.
Then I started stripping off
the remaining roles one by one,
crying as I removed three of them.

Only one remained:
that of a forgiver.


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There are two main groups of muscles around the shin: plantar flexors and dorsiflexors. The plantar flexors consist of the gastrocnemius medial head, gastrocnemius lateral head, soleus, plantaris, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, fibularis longus, and fibularis brevis. All of these muscles function to plantar flex, or extend, the ankle, causing the foot to point downward when standing or sitting. The dorsiflexors consist of the tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, and fibularis tertius, all of which function to dorsiflex, or flex, the ankle, causing the foot to point upward when standing or sitting. To build the plantar flexors and dorsiflexors, you need to perform ankle extending and flexing exercises, respectively. You must do these exercises under resistance, which can be provided by free weights or machines.

Standing Machine Calf Raise (for Plantar Flexors)

Position your toes on the edge of the machine foot platform, keeping your heels off the platform.

Put your shoulders under the machine shoulder pads and stand with your body upright.

Grasp the machine handles for support.

Extend your ankles by pushing your feet down to raise your body as high as possible on your toes.

Flex your ankles to lower your heels until you feel a slight stretch in your plantar flexor muscles.

Seated Dumbbell Reverse Calf Raise (for Dorsiflexors)

Place an exercise platform in front of the flat bench. The exercise platform, also called an aerobics platform, is a rectangular piece of equipment with a flat surface, and its height is often adjustable. Choose a platform height of about 1 foot for this exercise.

Hold a dumbbell in each hand, sit on the end of the flat bench, and position your heels on the outside edge of the middle of the exercise platform with your knees bent.

Place the dumbbells over your lower thighs.

Raise your feet as high as possible by flexing your ankles.

Lower your feet by extending your ankles until you feel a bit of a stretch in your dorsiflexors.

  • For each exercise, use the heaviest weights you can handle to do three to five sets of 10 to 12 repetitions to failure, meaning until you cannot do additional reps per set. You should take a two-minute break between each set to allow the working muscles to recover. You can, however, perform back-to-back sets, known as supersets, with the calf raise and the reverse calf raise. In other words, perform a set of calf raises, followed by a set of reverse calf raises, then take a two-minute break, and repeat the sequence.

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Richard Choueiri is a fitness and nutrition expert and the author of "The Human Statue Workout." He began writing professionally in 2007 and his work has been featured in and "Physique Magazine." Choueiri studied exercise science and nutritional science at Rutgers University. He holds an American College of Sports Medicine CPT, and a National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association CMMACC.

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Announcements Week of February 1st to 5th

posted Feb 1, 2016, 3:14 PM by Robert Odell
First, there will be no tutoring tomorrow in the media center, Monday, February 1st, due to a staff meeting.   Tutoring will resume on Tuesday.

Next, this week we will be hold our 1st Semester Awards Assemblies. 6th grade will be held on Tuesday from 8:40 to 9:20.  7th Grade will be on Wednesday from 8:40 to 9:20.  8th grade will be on Thursday from 8:40 to 9:20.  We are holding the Semester Awards Assemblies during the student's ASAP class.  We will be recognizing students for 4.0, Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance.  Parents are encourage to attend.

Next, this week is National Counselor Week.  Our counselors are Mrs. Roybal, (M-Z)Mr. Rodriquez (A-L) and Mrs. Barrows, (RTI).  They help support students in a variety of different ways.  If you or your child needs additional support, please see them or make an appointment.  Please check out their web page on the Heaton website, and click on Counseling Page tab on the top Right of the page.

Finally, this last message is for our 8th grade students.  The high schools are beginning to host 8th grade parents nights during February.  I would strongly encourage you and your child to attend these events as they provide a great deal of information about the programs each school offers.  Centennial High School is thisWednesday, February 3 at 6PM.  East's Parent night is Monday, February 8 at 6PM.  Central's is February 17 at 6PM and South's night is February 22 at 6:30PM  If you and your child are not sure what school they will attend these are great opportunities to be part of.

A representative Counselor will be at Heaton on Wednesday, February 17 to register 8th graders for their freshman classes.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Please contact the school if you have any questions.  Thank you


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This is what you need to know before you order your morning coffee.

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Fat is essentially the worst thing you can put in your body, right? Well, not quite.

There’s new research to suggest that we actually should be opting for full fat in our milk, cheese and yoghurt, instead of their skim counterparts.

According to the European Journal of Nutrition, there is little observational evidence that high-fat dairy sources increase obesity or cardiometabolic disease. In fact, this study’s researchers suggested that diets that include high-fat dairy content is inversely associated with the risk of obesity.

Additionaly, the Circulation Journal found that intake of dairy fatty acids is associated with a decreased risk of diabetes. And hey, a creamy cup of coffee is a pretty good place to start, we say!

RELATED: How I lost 20kg – without dieting

But before you go and devour a grande full-fat milk latte (and all of the cheese. Yes, all of it), we asked Dietitian’s Association of Australia spokesperson, accredited practicing dietitian and President of Sports Dietitians Australia, Simone Austin, whether this is all legit – and if it’s fine to step right up and enjoy.

“The biggest message [from these findings] is that milk is not a high fat food,” Austin explains. “It’s still only 3.8 per cent fat. It’s not as high in fat as something like cream, which we would still call a discretionary food at 35 per cent fat.”

So is demonising milk is a little unfair?

“What we are learning from the research, and what we need more research on, is the fact that saturated fat in milk along with all those other components (like protein and calcium) is not acting the same as saturated fat in a commercial biscuit or cake, which would more negatively affect your cholesterol.”

Basically, the way the fat interacts with the other components in milk makes it less harmful than other foods with the same kind of fat element.

Austin also adds that full cream milks are also more satiating, and can stop you from snacking on unhealthy foods. This is because full cream milks are more filling. Unless, of course, you have an allergy or an intolerance to dairy, in which case, you should follow the advice of your health care practitioner, who will be able to advise the best way forward for you.

This is also the case with cheese, which many people often cut out. Austin stresses that the Australian dietary guidelines leave room for cheese, yoghurt and milk in your diet. (Phew.)

RELATED: Red meat, dairy, eggs: Do we need to stop demonising fats?

Of course, this is not the go ahead to eat an entire wheel of brie. Instead it’s the cue to live a little and enjoy what you like, as long as it’s within moderation.

“I think there are bigger things to worry about in your diet,” says Austin.

“So include milk – which ever one you like. Most of us don’t have enough calcium in our diets, anyway, so it’s really important to not cut this out.”

RELATED: Boost your metabolism with ingredients you probably already have in your fridge

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Buffy and Angel Fan Fiction

Each story has a graphic made just for the story by me (or will as soon as I get them all made). Don't use any of them without asking (not that anyone would likely want them). Also, just so you know, even the stuff within the series' can generally be read as stand-alones for the most part. So if the first two stories sound dumb but you want to read the third one, it won't hurt anything. I've also added commentary about each story, in case you've just always wanted to know what I think about my own work.

Blood and Fire: Doyle and a new Slayer fight a growing attraction while saving the world from the reincarnation of Mordred. [PG-13;Doyle/other;AU]

Change of Heart: A Caroline in the City/Buffy crossover. Gotta read it to believe it. [PG;Spike/Dru, Richard/Caroline;AU]

Christmas Cheer: The Angel gang celebrates Christmas. [PG;Cordy/Gunn]

Comfort Food: Xander comforts me when Spike runs off with Drusilla again. Answer to Beatle Spike's challenge. [PG;Spike/me, Xander/me, Spike/Drusilla;AU]

Focus: Buffy visits Xander's grave on their wedding anniversary. [PG;Buffy/Xander]

God's Children: An angel tries to save Spike's soul. [PG-13;Spike/Drusilla]

I Love You: Buffy realizes her true feelings for Xander. Sequel to "Silver Moon." [PG;Buffy/Xander;AU]

Jailbreak: I attempt to spring Spike from his "prison" at Giles's house. [PG-13;Spike/me;AU]

New Topic: Buffy, Xander, and Willow have an interesting conversation. Response to BuffyChallengeFic challenge #1. [PG-13;Buffy/Riley, Xander/Anya]

No Angel: Spike offers Buffy comfort after the episode "Fool for Love." [PG;none]

Philosophy of Loss: When Angel returns from L.A., Xander fears he may lose Buffy. [PG-13;Buffy/Xander;AU]

Power of Two: Cordelia works to bring Doyle back from the beyond with a little help. [PG;Cordelia/Doyle]

Remembrance: Angel helps an amnesiac Drusilla find her past. Response to BuffyChallengeFic challenge #2. [R;Angel/Drusilla;AU]

Revenge of the Bobs: A fic about me and Xander and my blue talking lizards. Why I try not to drink Mountain Dew late at night anymore. [G;Xander/me;AU]

Silver Lining: Buffy receives a mysterious gift on Valentine's Day. Response to BuffyChallengeFic challenge #5. [G;Buffy/Riley,Buffy/?]

Silver Moon: Buffy is comforted by Xander when Angel leaves for L.A. [G;none]

Starless Night: Xander and Cordelia meet up after twenty years. [PG;none]

Surprise Endings: Buffy visits Xander after twenty years apart. [PG;Buffy/Xander, Xander/other;AU]

Taste Death: Riley gives up. Alternate season 4. Quite angsty. [R;Riley/Buffy;AU]

Temptation Waits: A Buffy/Vampire Hunter D crossover. Dracula returns to Sunnydale, and Buffy gets a new ally to fight him. [PG-13;Buffy/D]

Turn of Events (in progress): When marital problems and personal grief become too much, Cordelia walks out on Doyle. [PG-13;Cordelia/Doyle;AU]

Who Knew?: Doyle receives a surprising phone call. [PG;Cordelia/Doyle;AU]

Buffy & Spike: Friends and Enemies

Truce: Buffy and Spike get caught together in a rainstorm. [PG;none]

All Too Well: Spike's thoughts about a certain Slayer. [PG-13;none]

A Night in the Life: Spike and Buffy go patrolling. [PG;Buffy/Xander;AU]

Buffy & Spike: Something More

Christmas in Sunnyhell: The gang (plus Spike) decorates Giles's house. Response to Nightbird's challenge. [PG-13;Anya/Xander, Buffy/Spike]

The Whole Shebang: Spike writes Buffy a letter revealing his true feelings. [PG-13;Spike/Buffy, Buffy/Riley]

Sleep Together: Spike and Buffy get it on. My only smut piece. You'll see why. [NC-17;Spike/Buffy]

Satin and Skin: Buffy is ready to give Xander everything he ever dreamed of... [Buffy/Xander, Buffy/Riley, Anya/Xander]

The Princess and the Pauper: Sir Xander saves Princess Buffy's kingdom in return for her hand in marriage. [PG;Buffy/Xander]

Death of Innocence

Slow Chains: An alternate ending to "Lover's Walk." Spike makes Willow a vampire. [PG-13;none]

Falling Star: Spike and Willow adjust to their new roles. [PG-13;none]

Old Love, New Love

Mistakes: The story of Spike's past. [PG-13;Spike/other, Spike/Dru]

Out of the Ashes: Spike finds love in the form of the newest Slayerette. [PG-13;Spike/other]

Blast from the Past: Spike's past comes back to haunt him and threatens to destroy his future and that of the Scoobies. [R;Spike/other, Buffy/Xander]

The Return

Blue Christmas: Cordelia ponders the loss of Doyle on Christmas Eve. [PG;none]

Opportunity Knocks: A strange old woman offers Cordelia the key to getting Doyle back. [PG;none]

Paid in Full: Cordelia gets her wish. [PG;Cordelia/Doyle]

What the Hell

Beer Not So Bad: When Xander and Spike get drunk together, interesting things happen. [PG;Spike/Xander]

Dating the Devil: Xander makes Spike take him out. [PG;Spike/Xander]

* Back to the Hellmouth

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10 hours ago

Open the door to your heart
A world without war
A new start
Where love and oneness are accepted more
Turn the page on your rage
Free us from the cage
Of the minds programming
Which is a failed system
Snatch utopia from the ashes
Of heart shaped gashes
Cuts that bleed
Feed love instead
Grow peace in your head
and like a Phoenix fly
From death
Take that one new breath
and think like you've had an epiphany
A realisation reborn into rebirth
Utopia on this earth.

#love   #war   #freedom   #heaven   #earth   #free   #minds   #utopia   #snatch   #trumps
11 hours ago

The platypus in the crisp clean water,
Fish dressed in mail, but never a clink.
The bears sauntering through the thick woods,
Surveying the land for a meal, a morsel.
Deer sprinting through the verdant forest,
Carrying with them their children of the trees,
From the birds and avian creatures high up,
To the worms and insects cavorting underground,
All converge together, An orchestra of biology,
Filling the man's ears,
With the songs and sights of mother earth.

#love   #hate   #pain   #time   #woods   #nature   #earth   #environment   #trees   #suffering
Timothy hill
21 hours ago

Beyond the moon your soul recites.

Cold space bright sun limitless from current place.

Zooming all ways forward.

Your beauty is so great.

Words can't describe the beauty you dictate

Sun space moon life galaxies stars plants
#love   #sun   #moon   #world   #stars   #earth   #planets

I take care of all everything in this world
They can’t stop me
From I used to be
You know I could kill a million trees

These people on earth need me but
I don’t need them, if I throw disaster
In their mouths and their bodies shut
You know in this earth I am your master

You just live in an edges
A tsunami like an ocean of wedges
Don't try to play with me
And you know what consequences it may be

Messenge from our Mother Nature.
Saint Titus
Saint Titus
1 day ago

I am scarier as an imitational being
Draw me a context and watch me come to life
Strive with me, we will be friends
Come and watch as unity does commence

Try and wake up in Arcadia
Try waking up in Arcadia
The rings of Saturn turn
And the world turns downright cold
But you won't wake up in Arcadia

Trust me; I've never been so timid
Every grin grimace is as lifeless as my own
Even our souls have begun to tendril shut
Forward thinking and forward feeling
Did I take you? Sorry, I didn’t mean to

Try and wake up in Arcadia
Try waking up, try waking up at all
The rings of Saturn turn
And the world will someday burn
But you don’t wake up
In Arcadia
Try waking up, try waking up at all

The eyes once drawn apart
Have found their way together
Right and left
Every breath
Working on into forever
Like it or not
And I'm sure you don’t know
We will surface soon
And then we will float

Try waking up in Arcadia
You will never wake up in Arcadia
The rings of Saturn turn
And the world became void
But the dream is all there is
You have been awake
There is no awareness
I am doomed

I don't know what i was thinking
#hell   #fire   #death   #ice   #earth   #afterlife   #nirvana   #cold   #arcadia   #spawn
Shofi Ahmed
3 days ago

Tomorrow we have all
the good reasons to wake.
The earth’s column
down the sky will stay high!
The sun will return and align
upon the face of earth
on every new sunrise!
But for now it’s present,
don’t go away!

The same old first light will break out,
unveiling once more the face of earth.
Log on now it’s present,
don’t let it vanish away!

Many a time rallies of clouds
shroud the blue sky.
There is no need for anyone
then just to turn away.

The stars too illume
the sky with dim lights.
Maybe the chaste moon
then comes out swimming low
in the orb of the night.
So the sun, too, for a while
goes off into the hide.
Only to show up soon and align
above the earth’s column.

Atop a blooming new dawn
with the rose facing the sun
aligning to it’s shining polished line
passes through the present time.
So don’t just let it slip away!

#future   #earth   #now   #tomorrow   #present
Hailey Allen
Hailey Allen
3 days ago

Water rushes
Hear the brook
And imagine
That no fish were hooked
Hope that's a page in the Earth's book

Hunters shoot
You must look
And imagine
That no deer were cooked
Hope that's a page in the Earth's book

Owls swooped in
It's mice they took
And imagine
That animals were not like crooks
Hope that's a page in the Earth's book

And even if sin on Earth never ends,
Don't forget that Jesus is coming back again!

Don't let sin on Earth keep you feeling down.
#poem   #hope   #book   #earth   #jesus
JJ Cooke
JJ Cooke
Mar 18

She rests in the emptiness,
full of love, full of pain.
She spins in the light,
She shines.

Full of love, full of greed,
She cries in the darkness.
Full of love, full of hate,
She shines.

She twirls through the void,
full of love, full of love.
She suffers a birth,
She shines.

She screams to her children,
full of love, full of fear.
Her children don't listen,
She dies.

She is dead.
She is dead.
She is dead.

Her children are fading,
full of fear, full of pain.
She spins in the dark,
they die.

She rests in the emptiness,
full of love, full of pain.
She spins on forever,
She shines.

#love   #dream   #life   #future   #nature   #earth
Mar 18

The sky seems to yawn a bit herself,
the fading blue of her soul hinting at a new day
one she is not ready for.
Outside the moon is slipping away
saying goodbye to the 6 am blanket he hides behind
one he often finds comfort in.

It is a March morning yet snow decorates the trees,
time has all but been destroyed
and the sadness of winter has become a guest overstaying their visit.
Branches slink with the fatigue of an exhausted patient,
and the birds songs are tinged with melancholy tunes
ones they are growing used to.

Every March morning the sky seems to take a deep breath
whispering out to the plants and deer,
I'm still here
Every March evening, the moon gets a bit shyer
knowing it's time to go,
but desperate to stay, a soul so dire.

The sky seems to yawn a lot lately
her restless body struggling to exist for time
time she does not have.

as always my poem makes no sense
it's been so long
happy "spring"
#self   #sadness   #nature   #winter   #sky   #me   #earth   #spring   #reflection   #march

this growing town
perhaps it will learn
fallen seedpod

Recently I saw while on a walk two seedpods; one lay cracked and empty, while the other was whole still. There were no other seedpods about, except high in the tree. This struck me as so poignant a scene, that I could not help but write this verse around it.
#love   #peace   #home   #beauty   #earth   #understanding
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009

"Show not tell" we're always being told. "Told", not shown, you notice. Well, tough - I'm going to tell you how to show not tell.

1. Go easy on the adverbs. Adverbs, used lazily, are an immature writer's stock in trade. Yes, they roll off the tongue, but so does dribble.

"Listen," she whispered conspiratorially.

"What?" he interrupted eagerly.

"Nothing," she replied, hesitantly, deciding that she was not going to tell him after all.
She leant towards him, her hair brushing his cheek. "Listen. I ..."

His pulse quickened. "What?"

Carmelle took a breath. She paused. What if her informant was wrong? She shook her head, looked down at the stem of the glass pressed between her fingers. "Nothing."

2. Don't just tell us what someone is like: show him doing something. If you tell me what Fred is like, I may not trust you. See, you might have judged Fred differently from me. If you tell me he is cruel and callous, I'm struggling to understand what your definition of cruel and callous might be. But if you show me him ripping the legs off spiders and making a collage with them for his sister's birthday card, then I'm getting the picture. Thing is, you may be the author but I am so not interested in what you think and I don't want you to mediate more than necessary - I'll make my own judgements, thanks v much.

3. Go easy on the dialogue tags. They feel clunky and repetitive when over-used. And, as with adverbitis, it's so easy to tell the reader how the speaker spoke, but harder for the writer and often more satisfying for the reader when the attitude is revealed in action. Here's an example of horrible over-use of dialogue tags:
"Do you want to come in for coffee?" she suggested.

"Is coffee all you mean?" he wondered.

"What else would I mean?" she scoffed.

"Well, just that I thought you might have some biscuits as well," he responded.

"Aye, right!" she laughed.
Think about it: do we really need any of the words outside the speech marks? We can manage perfectly well with just the speech. Or, if you don't want the dialogue to speak, literally, for itself, how about this:
Carmelle looked straight at him. "Coffee?"

"Just coffee?" He stared back, streetlight shadowing his jaw.

"As opposed to?"

"Well, biscuits. I was thinking you probably do a mean chocolate digestive." How did he manage to make the word digestive sound so desirable?

"Aye, right!"
Do I make my point? Would you like a short writing exercise? I thought you would. Imagine you are me (buy some better shoes, eat more chocolate and learn to appreciate sparkly wine and you'll be more than half way there) and imagine you are writing this blog post. But imagine that you respect the rules of copyright and therefore can't use my words. So, come up with your own examples of dialogue to illustrate my points in 1 and 3 above.

Then, ask yourself how much longer it took you to write the example of good practice than the example of crappy writing. See, not easy being a good writer, is it?

Oh, I should probably say something very important about covering letters too: in your covering letter, don't tell us how brilliant you or your book are/is. Please, please, please. If you tell me it's wonderful or that it's told in a fabulously original voice, I will immediately not believe you. Let me be the judge of your quality. You're just the writer; you're not your own reviewer. So show me how good you are and then I'll tell you how good you really are.

Often, telling not showing is perfectly acceptable. No, forget that: it's never acceptable. When it's necessary and right, it's necessary and right, and therefore perfect; when it's neither necessary or right, it's crappy. All you need do is think precisely about every word and phrase you write and analyse why you are deciding to put it there, and then your writing will be just wonderful.

"All you need to do" - so easy! Trust me, though: thinking about every word is the only way to learn to be a great writer. If you don't think about every word, your readers certainly will and then they'll tell you all about it; and the thing about readers is that they both show and tell. Ruthlessly.

Stephanie said...

Great advice!!!! In my editing phase, I usually do an 'ly' search and reword as many adverbs as possible. I think it's very easy in the first draft to use adverbs as a crutch to get the story down fast....when thoughts are spilling from our brains and our fingers can barely keep up. It's later on when we go back and enhance the little details that taking those crutches out is so important.

Natasha Solomons said...

This is such good advice. I'm going to link to it from authonomy, if you don't mind. There was a discussion over there, but you have explained so much more succinctly than I managed.

Thanks so much, you left a comment on my blog a few weeks back and I rudely didn't reply. I've been rather lost in my second book (how on god's earth did you manage to write 90??) and periodically disappear to walk around the garden and panic.

I hope Deathwatch is all going well. You are probably writing book 1000 right now...

Paige Bruce said...

"All you need do is think precisely about every word and phrase you write and analyse why you are deciding to put it there, and then your writing will be just wonderful."

I think this just about sums up any piece of writing advice out there. This is so important. Every word needs a purpose, and if it fulfills that purpose, then you can break whatever rules you want.

Good article! Thanks!

Alex said...

This is fabulous advice Nicola, and probably crystallises in a few paragraphs, several thousand pages worth of "style" books.

PS, I am a 6 foot, fifteen stone Glaswegian and people are looking at me a bit funny as I traipse about the place in sparkly red suede stilletoes as I try to imagine myself in your shoes.

I find I write more while wearing them, but that could be because I'm afraid to leave the house. Advice please?

Nicola Morgan said...

Alex - you've got the sparkly mixed up with shoes: shoes should not be sparkly; only wine should be; and diamonds. However, if they keep you in the house, that's probably a good thing. By the way, from your comment/name you could be male or female - I am a little intrigued! Not that I'm propositioning you whichever you are, you understand.

Natasha - ah, I commented, did I? Was I reasonable? Yes, of course, do link from Authonomy - I'd be honoured. Oh, and don't worry, most of those 90 were not proper books; I'd tell you how quickly I wrote them but I'd rather no one knew. Mind you, I did once write a 55,000 word one in 11 days. Including research.

Paige and Stephanie - glad you agree!

BuffySquirrel said...

I would identify "telling" rather than "showing" as one of the major reasons why I reject stories from slush. However, another reason for rejecting promising stories is that they have weak endings. I'd even say that weak endings are becoming more common.

If you could do a piece on the importance of satisfying endings, I'd love to see it! :)

Ebony McKenna. said...

Like the way you show the parents in Deathwatch sneaking in a drink whenever they can.

It does my head in when I read adverbs at the end of a sentence. As you demonstrated, they are there to tell you how you should have read the sentence. In some cases, it means having to read that sentence again.

Which makes for bad writing.

behlerblog said...

Once again, Nicola, darling, we seem to be channeling each other's thoughts/blogs. I think that Smith woman is messing about with the space/time continuum again. Wench.

N Lumiere said...

Thank you, Nicola for a muscular, action-post that just kicked my short story into sharper shape.
Nora Lumiere

Nancy Coffelt said...

I received some excellent advice: EVERY SINGLE WORD MATTERS very early on in my writing so-called career. That worked very well in my picture book revision decisions - and you know - it works with novels, too. Yay!

Wendy said...

Best post I've read ever, ever. I realize I'm telling you that rather than showing, so... tough. But at least now I know I am :D

DOT said...

Being a lover of art as well as words I think in terms of painting when I write; in other words, the fact every mark made by any artist of merit is carefully weighed and deliberate.

Cezanne, in particular, could spend hours considering a single brushstroke.

Sally Zigmond said...

I have only three things to say to you, Ms Morgan.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

And I'd love to link this to Litopia, if I may, unless that Price woman has got there before me. (It's that meddling Smith woman again and her time continuum potion.)

Nicola Morgan said...

Ebony - gah, you spotted it! Well, they do say write about what you know ...

BuffyS - I will take you up on your (difficult) challenge.

Sally - Litopia, yes, wonderful. Please do. And at the same time can you help me understand how to find my way round it? I feel thick when I visit it.

Nora, Nancy, Wendy, Dot - hooray for agreeing!

Lynn - I always agree with you. When I die, if you and La Smith just carry on talking, the world won't notice my departure.

Alex said...

Thanks again Nicola for pointing out the pitfalls of my ventures into the world of sparkliness. I think that's where I've been going wrong. The shoes are sparkly, the wine isn't and the diamonds are from QVC.

PS - I am male, and run a writers' group in Glasgow which is proving to be great fun. I'm quoting extensively from your blog and referring as many people as I possibly can, including one fellow who can't quite understand why publishers aren't falling over themselves to sign him up on the basis of his sincere promise to write something really good - "much better than that Bourne Identity rubbish" - when he's got the time.

Romelle Broas Guittap said...

I found your blog through a link someone shared over the SCBWI discussion board. SO glad I took a peak. "Showing and not telling" has always been a struggle for me. You explained it here very well. I'm listing your blog on my blog. You have such wonderful and useful tips here! Love your humor too. Thank you!


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Switch the "Badge App Icon" setting to "Off" if you don't want to be reminded of all the emails you haven't read yet.

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Conservation through cultivation

Use ornamental grass in your landscape to help conserve water

  • I recently attended a talk on ‘Water Savers in the Landscape’ by Linda Gay of Mercer. I’m not a big fan of ornamental grasses but there were several useful tidbits in the talk so I thought I’d cover them in one entry for those of you who do enjoy ornamental grasses.

Many ornamental grasses do not require added water. At least not in Houston. And many traditional xeriscape plants can’t handle Houston’s 50″ a year of rainfall.Â  So give them a thought while you are browsing through this winter’s garden catalogs.

Grasses go dormant in the winter here and many benefit from a hard pruning ( cut them right back almost to the ground ) late fall. But there are exceptions so be sure to see what is recommended for your grass.

Here are a few of the recommended grasses for the Houston area and some interesting tips on them:

Giant Reed ( Arundo dona variegata ) This comes in plain and variegated and can reach 18′ in height. It grows well near water and in well drained soil. If you have a variegated form you must cut it to the ground once a year to maintain the variegation.

Dwarf Pampas Grass ( Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’ ) You’re all familiar with this grass I’m sure. It was one of the first ones homeowners started incorporating into landscapes. Be aware that mice like to nest in it and you should cut it back in the fall to evict them. Leaves are razor like so wear leather gloves and body armor to prune.

Porcupine Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ( ‘Caberet’, ‘Cosmopolitian’ and ‘Strictus’)) all do well here ) Caberet can reach 6′ and needs to be trimmed or the stalks will lay down and look unattractive. Cosmopolitian is variegated and won’t flop on you. Strictus is more erect and spiky than the other two.

Sugar cane – I did plant some of this last fall and I love it. If you cut the canes you will have a nice upright grass cluster. Egads, I can’t imagine doing that, I like the canes better than the grass. They are very bamboo like. But do as suits you.

Muhly ( Muhlenbergia ( lindheimeri and dumosa ) ) Lindheimeri has blue green grass and dumosa has bamboo like culms ( but quite narrow ) Do not cut dumosa back! Leave it be and in the spring new leaves will push the dead brown ones off the plant. If you cut it back it will take a long time to recover.

Millet ( Setaria italica ) is the ornament grass that shows up every where as a decoration in the fall. It can reach 4′ tall.

Palm grass ( Setaria palmifolia ) maxes out at about 2′ tall. It reseeds itself and can take over an area so give it plenty of room. If you are cutting it back wear leather gloves and body armor. The soft hair on the leaves act like cactus spikes and will embed themselves in you and shred you. They are so fine you will likely not even notice them going in to your flesh.

On your grasses regular lawn fertilizer does just fine provided it is not a ‘weed and feed’ variety.


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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Just a hint of fall

Sourwood. Dogwoods are coloring, too.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Church picnics

Beautiful places for them everywhere around here, this is a nice one.

Southern videos

Over at the Knoxville News, online editor Jack Lail has a personal blog called Random Mumblings, mostly about journalism, but sometimes he points out things of local interest, like this great You Tube site from photojournalist Dan McCoig that he calls Dan Traveling.

Most of the videos are from places around the South, especially North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Lail's link was to a video on the great face jug makers at King's Pottery in Seagrove NC.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Apple time

My favorite time of the year, having grown up in an old apple orchard. Cider House, McCaysville Ga:

Monday, September 22, 2008

Fun with trains

Over at Mineral Bluff, Ga, they were having the second annual Ride the Rails festival. The old depot was renovated last year and now houses a growing model train layout.

On the outside, old timers and kids were having fun with trains.

(For some reason, size and layout isn't working today on my Blogger account.)

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Glorious days

With the occasional touch of menace....

Monday, September 15, 2008

More september scenes

Finally this year we have decent hydrangeas.

Figs are ripening

More berries, on Devil's Walking Stick. (Anyone know what the previous blue berries are? Some sort of vibernum (prunifolium?), I assume....)

Lynne is churning out beautiful baskets.

Sign outside a govt office, won't say which one.....

Saturday, September 13, 2008

September scenes

Ready for winter.

Turtle time.

Sunday, September 07, 2008

Weekend fun

At the Folk School, Friday night concert in the barn:

Featured Blue Ridge Grass.

Parksville/Ocoee Lake and the nearly 100-yr old dam.

The River was full of rafters, and the road with buses picking them up.

Monday, September 01, 2008

Heritage Fest

Saturday in Murphy, the annual Heritage Festival:

Old tractors racing.
At the music stage, Brad introduces...
Polecat Creek.
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Pirlo, Ambrosini, Emerson Is Ready To Comeback

Milan may have been dealt a massive blow by Gennaro Gattuso's severe injury that could keep him out for the season, but can take some consolation in that Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Ambrosini, and Emerson all seem to be back in action and injury free.

Pirlo, Ambrosini and Emerson Back In Full Training For Milan

The Rossoneri held a double training session on Wednesday in preparation for their crunch match against Juventus on Sunday evening and Pirlo, Ambrosini, and Emerson were all able to take part without any problems.

Ambrosini had been out of action for several weeks, but he has returned just in time as Milan will need his services in the absence of Gattuso. Meanwhile, Emerson injured his back in the recent 1-0 win over Catania, but has recovered.

Andrea Pirlo was out for two months and returned only to suffer another injury setback, but the deep-lying playmaker is now set to take part against the Bianconeri on Sunday.

Milan fans will be happy to regain their injured stars as Carlo Ancelotti's side is trying to keep up with Serie A leaders Inter, who are currently six points ahead of them.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

George Swinburne and his pipes

I bet the pipes are still there. No need to remove them unless they are in the way. Like Sydney tram tracks keep popping up out of various roads or appear when workers start digging, so might the pipes of Melbourne's high pressure water system.

What high pressure water system? Glad you asked. Eek, I am sounding like Brian.

George Swinburne, who later set up Swinburne Technical College in Hawthorn, along with his uncle, engineered a system of pipes and a water pump, possibly near Spencer Street, to circulate water under high pressure underground around the city, and the industrial areas of South Melbourne and North Melbourne.

The water pressure could be used to operate cranes on the wharves, wool presses, for firefighting and most importantly for lifts in buildings. Before the high water pressure was available to operate lifts, building heights were limited to how many stairs people were prepared to climb. The water pressure was even used in theatres to lift sets into place.

While other cities had similar systems, Melbourne's was said to one of, if not the, world's finest.

George's company, Hydraulic Service Power Company, under a sunset clause, was later transferred to Melbourne City Council and was renamed Hydraulic Service Power Department.

I would love to add a photo of a metal plate embedded in a city street bearing the initials HSPD, but I have never noticed any, although I believe there are still some around. Do let me know if you have noticed any and can recall where.

I believe there are still water powered lifts in Melbourne, but only powered by mains pressure, so they would not travel many floors.

Here is some info I have come across while looking for more information. I cannot vouch for its accuracy.

There was another pumping station below Dights Falls.

Originally the piston had to go to the depth into the ground of the building's height, so enormous holes had to be dug. A later system used gears and pulleys in conjunction with hydraulics, so such a deep hole did not need to be dug. The remains of some of the equipment can still be found in basements of many city buildings.

The digging of deep holes into the basalt was very difficult and expensive.

The system did not close until 1967.

Mains pressure lifts still operate in the Church of Christ Scientist building in St Kilda Road, that little church building next to the Army Barracks.

There was a total of seven miles of piping. (doesn't sound a lot to me)

A warehouse on the Victorian Heritage Register in A'Beckett Street has an operational mains pressure goods lift.

Somerset Place was a centre for Sci Fi fans in the 1960s. The McGills warehouse where Sci Fi fans met had an operational high water pressure lift. To operate, close the doors and just pull the rope set into a recess in the lift. To call the lift if it wasn't there, sing out loudly and hopefully someone will send it up or down. (This tells me it was a goods lift)

Just to wrap, our George Swinburne certainly was a high achiever. He had directorships of various companies around Australia, he went into state politics under the leadership of Tommy Bent and resigned soon after because of Bent's behaviour. He was involved in many areas of public service, including being a foundation member of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. I could go on but it is easy to find out about him on the net. Suffice to say, George sounds absolutely marvellous.

Later edit: The church in St Kilda Road is a bit south of the Army Barracks.

  1. How cool..thanks for the heads up on Mr Swinburne... and the operation of those lifts. Sounds like I would have been a fan of Somerset Place, had I been about in the 60's.

  2. Right, the mechanical geek in me wants to know how this shit operates. I had no idea such a thing even existed!

  3. Does sound like a fun place Cazzie.

    Mutant, while I knew about water powered lifts, I had no idea about the high pressure system. Only closed in 1967, amazing.

  4. Here you go Mutant. A bit more detail here.

  5. Great post, Andrew ;)
    George is on the "to invite to dinner" list, now ;)

  6. Thanks Jayne. I don't think George will eat much now.

  7. Anonymous12:24 am

    Didn't know any detail about the Melbourne one, BUT - do know that the remains of the system in central London were sold to one of the then new telecoms companies - the reason - a ready made network going into virtually every building, or past it - they ran fibre optic cable down them...

  8. Great idea Michael. Fibre optic remains but a dream here. When would London's system been turned off?


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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Whitney Port: Attends the Summertime Festival in Dublin, Ireland

Whitney Port arrived in Ireland yesterday to launch the month-long Summertime Festival at Kildare Village outlet mall.
But if the throngs of fans expected to find the young LA fashion designer dressed in clothes from her own Whitney Eve label, they were in for a surprise.
"I'm not wearing my range, the dress that I brought was rather short and I thought it would be inappropriate," she said.
Launching her limited-edition canvas tote bag with all proceeds going to the Barretstown children's charity -- Whitney posed yesterday wearing a cream Topshop leather-trimmed jacket, a Catherine Malandrino cuff, shoes from Margiella and a dress from Liberty in London.
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Lauren Conrad: Leaving a Party in Beverly Hills

Spotted: Lauren Conrad & bestie Lo Bosworth leaving a party in Beverly Hills on June 30, 2011
I LOVE her pedicure - how cute are those stars and stripes?!
Lauren did a fun 4th of July nail tutorial over at the Beauty Department. Click here to check it out.
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It looks like October 18 is going to be an even bigger day for DVDs as The Legend of Zelda 3-Disc set also hits stores that day.

A fun parody cartoon that gives us the rundown on House of M.

Hell, while we're at it, why don't you go ahead and watch X-Men : Death Becomes Them and then X-Men : Dark Phoenix Rising.

Batman Begins is coming to DVD on October 18 along with Batman : The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997.
As you might have guessed, I'll be buying both of these.

Feel free to also pick up George Romero's Land of the Dead on DVD the same day.

Or pick up The Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection 5 DVD Set that day as well.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

For those of you who don't understand why I like Superman so much, here's a link.

Sunday, August 14, 2005

Doug has alerted me to two things:
1) This link.
2) That he's started his own blog.
My suggestion would be to check both out. I mean, Doug knows magic. I wouldn't want to make him mad... would you?

More Danger Mouse is on the way!

A clip from the upcoming Family Guy movie.

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Colonial Women of Edenton Rebel

Not Your Typical Tea Party

On October 25, 1774, a group of women in Edenton, NC, formed an alliance to support the American cause against taxation without representation.

Mrs. Penelope Barker

Following the example set by the Boston Tea Party, fifty-one women, organized by Mrs. Penelope Barker and meeting at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth King, drew up resolves declaring their intention to boycott English tea and English cloth.

The custom of tea drinking was deeply instilled in the colonists’ lives. Almost every home had a tea service, and social occasions were often defined by the amount of tea served. So, swearing off tea was no small matter.

From the Morning Chronicle and London Advertiser, January 16, 1775, came the following account of the Edenton Tea Party and the only authentic list of signers of the resolutions.

Extract of a letter from North Carolina, Oct. 27:
The Provincial Deputies of North Carolina having resolvd not to drink any more tea, nor wear any more British cloth, &c. many ladies of this Province have determined to give a memorable proof of their patriotism, and have accordingly entered into the following honourable and spirited association. I send it to you, to shew your fair countrywomen, how zealously and faithfully American ladies follow the laudable example of their husbands, and what opposition your Ministers may expect to receive from a people thus firmly united against them.

As we cannot be indifferent on any occasion that appears nearly to affect the peace and happiness of our country, and as it has thought necessary, for the public good, to enter into several particular resolves by a meeting of Members deputed from the whole Province, it is a duty which we owe, not only to our near and dear connections who have concurred in them, but to ourselves who are essentially interested in their welfare, to do everything as far as lies in our power to testify our sincere adherence to the same; and we do therefore accordingly subscribe this paper, as a witness of our fixed intention and solemn determination to do so.

Abagail Charlton         Mary Blount
F. Johnstone                Elizabeth Creacy
Margaret Cathcart       Elizabeth Patterson
Anne Johnstone          Jane Wellwood
Margaret Pearson        Mary Woolard
Penelope Dawson       Sarah Beasley
Jean Blair                    Susannah Vail
Grace Clayton             Elizabeth Vail
Frances Hall                Elizabeth Vail
Mary Jones                  Mary Creacy
Anne Hall                    Mary Creacy
Rebecca Bondfield     Ruth Benbury
Sarah Littlejohn          Sarah Howcott
Penelope Barker          Sarah Hoskins
Elizabeth P. Ormond Mary Littledle
M. Payne                     Sarah Valentine
Elizabeth Johnston      Elizabeth Crickett
Mary Bonner               Elizabeth Green
Lydia Bonner             Mary Ramsay
Sarah Howe                Anne Horniblow
Lydia Bennet             Mary Hunter
Marion Wells               Tresia Cunningham
Anne Anderson           Elizabeth Roberts
Sarah Mathews           Elizabeth Roberts
Anne Haughton          Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Beasly

The Edenton Tea Party shocked the Western world, and when news of it reached Britain, because it was a political effort by women, it was met with ridicule and sarcasm.

Political Cartoon Regarding the
Edenton Tea Party

For example, in January 1775, Arthur Iredell wrote the following to his brother, James Iredell:

Is there a female congress at Edenton, too? I hope not, for we Englishmen are afraid of the male congress, but if the ladies, who have ever since the Amazonian era been esteemed the most formidable enemies: if they, I say, should attack us, the most fatal consequence is to be dreaded. So dextrous in the handling of a dart, each wound they give is mortal: whilst we, so unhappily formed by nature, the more we strive to conquer them, the more we are conquered. The Edenton ladies, conscious, I suppose, of this superiority on their side, by a former experience, are willing, I imagine, to crush us into atoms by their omnipotency: the only security on our side to prevent the impending ruin, that I can perceive, is the probability that there are but few places in America which possess so much female artillery as Edenton.

Although political resistance was common in the 1770s, an organized women’s movement was not. Until Mrs. Barker and her friends took their action, women simply did not engage in political discourse in the US or abroad. Their actions were even more extraordinary, for where the men of the Boston Tea Party wore costumes and face paint to hide their identity, these Edenton wives and mothers wanted to send the king a clear and strong message, so they courageously signed their names to their petition, knowing that they were committing an act of treason against British rule.

There was one unexpected consequence brought about by the Edenton Tea Party. Mrs. Barker’s husband Thomas was stationed in London as North Carolina’s appointed agent to Parliament. When word came that his wife had organized a rebellion at home, he was forced to flee to France and did not return to North Carolina until 1778.

Edenton Tea Party Monument

Sometimes called the Edenton Rebellion, the event later became known as the Edenton Tea Party and was one of the earliest organized women’s political actions in United States history. It was a valiant representation by American women of the frustrations with English rule and the need for separation and independence.

Edenton Tea Party Historical Marker

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