text:
Professional Development
GSC strives to provide informational meetings, workshops and forums that enhance the professional development of graduate students. The council promotes interdisciplinary activities to enrich graduate students' education beyond their own disciplines. The council also sends out information on various seminars held across campus every week to the Council members, to be shared with their graduate student groups.
If you have any questions, contact the GSC officers: firstname.lastname@example.com
Fall 2013 Events
Sept. 6
Donald Asher: Maximizing Your Graduate Student Experience
Donald Asher is an internationally recognized author and speaker – and he is coming to K-State! On Friday, Sept. 6th he will be presenting an interactive seminar to first and second year graduate students to help them learn how to get the most out of graduate school. So make the first step in getting all you can out of your graduate student experience at K-State, attend this interactive seminar.
3:00-5:00 pm, Forum Hall
Sept. 16
The Library & Your Research: Understanding Refwork
Doing research? Let Hale library help! Attend this first seminar of the series and learn how Refwork works, and how it can help you in your research.
1:30-2:30 pm, Library 301
Sept. 24
(CES) All-University Career Fair (Employers A-J)
Visit with over 200 employers for career, intern, and co-op positions. Bring multiple copies of your resume, dress professionally and visit both days! Visit Career and Employment Services website for more information.
11 am- 4 pm, Bramlage Coliseum
Sept. 24
Industry Leaders Career Panel on Jobs in Industry
Get connected with Industry Leaders courtesy of the GSC. This is an opportunity for graduate students to ask questions and learn from prominent leaders in industry. If you are even thinking about a job in industry, don't miss this event
5:30- 7:00 pm, Justin Hall 163
Sept. 25
(CES) All-University Career Fair (Employers K-Z)
Visit with over 200 employers for career, intern, and co-op positions. Bring multiple copies of your resume, dress professionally and visit both days! Visit Career and Employment Services website for more information.
11 am- 4 pm, Bramlage Coliseum
Sept. 26
(GTA PD) The NY Times and College Teaching
The New York Times in the First Year is designed to support efforts to develop new students' knowledge, competencies and skills while enhancing engagement outside the classroom. Tamra from the NY Times will let us know how we can use the NY Times to help learning in first year students. Great for all majors.
11:00am-1:00pm Hemisphere Room Hale Library
Oct. 1
(GTA PD) This is your brain on being a GTA
Using what we know about how the brain learns to maximize learning experiences in the classroom. Quick and useful tips to engage your classroom for better learning
3:30-4:30pm Hemisphere Room Hale Library
Oct. 3
Victoria McGovern – Communicating Science to the Public
Dr. Victoria McGovern is Senior Program Officer for the Burroughs Welcome Fund. She has significant experience as a researcher and program officer for a private foundation. She has presented at numerous professional meetings and has interacted with graduate students and postdocs throughout her career.
Note - Graduate students attending the lecture will be given a copy of the book: "Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty" 2nd Edition.
3:30-5:00 pm, Town Hall, Leadership Studies Bldg
Oct. 7
(CES) $tart $mart Negotiations Workshop (For Women Graduate Students)
AAUW works with the WAGE Project to offer $tart $mart workshops so that college women approaching the job market will have the knowledge and skills to negotiate salaries and benefits. Through this interactive workshop, you will learn the resources for benchmarking salary and benefits for a particular position; position titles and their functions; the basic tactics and strategies of salary negotiation, as well as preparing a "bare bones" budget for living expenses based on your salary.
There is no cost to attend, but space is limited to 40 students. This workshop is particularly designed for female students who will be entering the work force in the next year, i.e. 2013-2014 graduating seniors, graduate students or post-docs.
NOTE: If registration exceeds capacity, participants will be chosen through a random selection process and notified about their participation by Monday, September 30. If not selected, you are encouraged to participate in forthcoming workshops that will be available later in the year.
7:00-10:00 pm, Leadership Studies Town Hall
Oct. 8
(CES) CVs & Resumes for Graduate Students
Learn how to start, create, and use a curriculum vitae or resume to market your skills to potential employers.
4:00 – 5:00 pm, Union 227
Oct. 14
The Library & Your Research: Effective Database Searching
1:30-2:30, Library 301
Oct. 17
(CES) Are you LinkedIn?
Come receive valuable insight on the benefits of using LinkedIn. You'll learn how to network successfully, how employers use LinkedIn to recruit, and strategies to make your profile stand out.
4:00-5:00 pm, Union Big 12 Room
Nov. 4
The Library & Your Research: Know Your CopyRights!
1:30-2:30, Library 301
Nov. 7
(GTA PD) Keep calm and game on: Gaming and Education
Ben Ward, Instructional designer will talk about Game-based learning is gaining momentum in higher education with its promise of making learning more engaging and motivating for students. Come share in the opportunity to experience this first-hand through both game play and the exploration of the fundamentals of game design. Be prepared to participate in learning creative and innovative ways to approach teaching, even if you don't plan to use games in your classroom
3:30-4:30pm, Hemisphere Room Hale Library
Nov. 7
Negotiating Brown Bag Lunch with breakout sessions for industry and academic jobs
Come receive valuable insight on how to negotiate your first job from those who know. There will be breakout sessions for graduate students looking for a job in industry and for those continuing in academia. This is an event you do not want to miss.
12:00 – 1:00 pm, Union 226-227
Dec. 2
The Library & Your Research: Preparing Your Electronic Thesis, Dissertation, or Report
1:30-2:30 pm, Library 301
Dec. 3
(GTA PD) T'was the night before Finals
Come join the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) to have some hot chocolate, Christmas treats and a great informal discussion of upcoming finals issues that you may experience as a GTA .
3:30-4:30pm Fairchild Hall 215


text:
Incredible Team Performance Leads Wildcats to NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Title
Villanova has three of the top four finishers to earn sixth consecutive NCAA bid
Caitlin Bungo Leads Wildcats at Friend Big Five Invitational
Villanova opened up 2013 season at Belmont Plateau on Friday evening
On Bungo: Strong distance runner who will look to make progress during the coming year and become a team contributor in meets.
2013 Cross Country: Made great strides as a regular member of the team's lineup ... Top performance came at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, where her time of 21:47 was a personal best for a 6,000 meter course ... Finished in 77th place at the regional meet ... Was the sixth Villanova finisher at both the BIG EAST Championships and the NCAA Championships ... Came in 42nd at the conference meet with a time of 22:46 and finished with a time of 23:10.2 in the national championship race ... Competed at the Pre-NCAA Meet and registered a time of 22:52.0 ... Opened the season at the 4,000 meter Friend Big Five Invitational and finished in eighth place with a time of 14:46.31 ... Placed 13th out of 86 runners at the three-mile Main Line Invitational (17:37.09).
2013 Outdoor: Redshirted.
2013 Indoor: Runner-up in the Mile at the Jack Pyrah Invitational with a time of 5:18.10.
2012 Cross Country: Redshirted.
Sewickley Academy: Captain and four-time MVP of the track & field team ... Earned all-state honors indoors in the 3000 meters as a senior ... Named the school's top female athlete ... Also played soccer and was a team captain and first team all-section pick ... Chosen as a WPIAL All-Star as a senior ... Academically was a recipient of the Scholar-Athlete award and achieved High Honors status ... Four-time class vice president ... Finalist in the Ralph Munn Creative Writing Non-Fiction contest.
Personal: Born 7/24/93 ... Younger of two daughters of Michael and Shirlene Bungo ... Has an older sister, Tayler, who attends Wake Forest ... Has yet to declare a major.
Mile 5:18.10 2012 Jack Pyrah Invitational 3000 Meters 10:08.30 High School 6000 Meters (XC) 21:47 2013 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
CAREER AWARDS (Academics)
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2012-13

subset: commoncrawl


text:
This FanPost is dedicated to those of you who don't regularly comment on The Short Fuse. This place has a pretty good commenter base, but there are many of you who are registered who don't comment much, if at all. So I wanted to make this FanPost about you, the occasional/never commenter! C'mon out. It's OK! We're all friends here!
If you don't comment much, why not? Is commenting just not your thing? Is it the strange obsession with baseball? Is it the utter lack of seriousness with which many of us take things after about 5 minutes? I want The Short Fuse to be as appealing as possible to as many people as possible, so if you're new to the site or if you registered a while back and just never got into the commenting habit, here's a great place to start! Wade into the shallow end of TSF, find out the water's fine, and before long you'll be DEENCHing with the rest of us (whatever that is!).
Here's a prompt to get us all - regulars and new commenters - started. It's May now, which seems like an odd time to bring this up, but did any of you make New Year's resolutions? I usually don't but this year I did - I resolved to lose somewhere between 40-50 lb by October. And in the interest of keeping myself on track by publishing my results, I'm still on track - I've lost 21 lb since mid-January. What about you? Any resolutions or life changes you're making? How are they going?
Anything else anybody wants to talk about?


text:
And, of course, the fine print:
Get free shipping on your next order when you spend over $100. The discount will be automatically applied to your purchase; no promo code required. The subtotal of your purchase must be $100.01 or greater after any promotional discounts have been applied. Additional fees such as tax or shipping and handling do not apply toward your minimum subtotal requirement of $100.01. Offer applies to standard shipping only. Certain items that require additional shipping and handling are excluded from this promotion and do not apply towards your $100.01 subtotal minimum. Offer subject to change.
As it turns out, looking daggers isn't always a bad thing. Not when we're looking at this stunning pair of industrial earrings, anyhow. They're handcrafted from matte black industrial rings and antique-finish brass daggers, which catch the light just so.
- Antique brass French hooks
- Measures 3" in length
Shipping: This product ships from the maker within 5 days * , via USPS
Return Policy: Full refund issued for items returned within 30 days of receipt* Although products are shipped within the time frame specified above, actual time of delivery can vary depending on the carrier and delivery method


text:
added to your cart.
added to wishlist.
added to compare products.
Skip to Main Content »
Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge
Item# : FF-ETE2b
Add Your Review
Just 3 items left. Order Soon.
The Tree of Life is a beautiful symbol of love, life and interconnectedness. These artistically designed earrings can be worn as a reminder to live with compassion for all beings… as we all come from the same roots.Handmade in the USA: no two items are exactly alike, minor difference in size or color may be apparent. Made of nickel and lead-free pewter.


text:
- Mobile site
- E-Newsletters
- News feed
- Find us on Twitter
News, sport and entertainment from all over East Lancashire
All the latest news from Blackburn Rovers
All the latest news from the Clarets
Latest news from Blackburn
Latest news from Burnley
Latest news from Darwen
Latest news from Hyndburn
Latest news from Pendle
Latest news from Ribble Valley
Latest news from Rossendale
Lancashire Telegraph Sport
- Find us on Facebook
The Lancashire Telegraph
News, sport and entertainment from all over East Lancashire
New lease of life for Colne youth centre (From Lancashire Telegraph)
When news happens, text LT and your photos and videos to 80360. Or contact us by email or phone.
New lease of life for Colne youth centre
8:00pm Tuesday 20th November 2012 in News By Tyrone Marshall, Reporter
A YOUTH club in Colne which nearly shut two years ago has reopened following a major refurbishment.
Waterside Youth Club was severely run down and became unfit to use following a flood in the winter of 2010.
With concerns over a lack of funding, it was feared that the centre could be forced to close.
But at the weekend it reopened its doors to youngsters following a £20,000 restoration.
The effort was a joint project between Asda, Colne Town Council, Pendle Borough Council, Groundwork Pennine Lancashire and Lancashire Police.
Ruth Shorrock, a youth project officer from Groundwork Pennine Lancashire, has been in charge of the project since April.
She said: "It has been great to see the transformation at Waterside Youth Club.
"We will be using every opportunity to utilise the base and serve the local community in the best possible way.
"We will be opening the youth club on at least two evenings a week for people aged between eight and 19.
"Young people will be able to come and relax, play pool or table tennis and take part in a range of activities such as DJing, cooking, gardening and art sessions. In addition to this, we are already delivering a film-making project on Tuesday afternoons.
"And we plan to work with Pendle Leisure Trust to provide football training sessions for both boys and girls."
As well as funding from Colne Town Council and Pendle Borough Council, the Asda Foundation contributed £11,000 to the scheme.
Diane Springthorpe, from Asda in Colne, said: "This has been a real partnership between private, public and community sector organisations.
"All are all keen to make a difference to the lives of young people locally.
"Great work is already under way, but now that the new centre is up and running, we can reach more families and have an impact on more young people."
Comments are closed on this article.


text:
Cupola Cabin 2BR/3BA Ski Mountain~ Family Getaway! in Gatlinburg
- bedrooms 2
- baths 3
- sleeps 4
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Cabin
- community Chalet Village
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 651 - $ 896 / week
vacation rental description
About gatlinburg vacation rentals - cupola cabin
Welcome to cupola cabin, located in the chalet village area above gatlinburg. You'll enjoy your weekend getaway or vacation with this comfortable chalet as your mountain retreat.
When you enter the main living area of cupola cabin, your eyes will quickly be drawn to the great view of the smoky mountains and inviting balconies outside. Besides the view, the warm living area also offers a stone wood-burning fireplace and 42" plasma t.V. It's a nice place to relax and soak in the smokies at the end of the day.
You'll enjoy the comforts of home with a full kitchen and dining area for those comfortable meals in.
While enjoying the two decks in back, you can take in the views from the craftsman rocking chairs or from the hot tub. The cozy front balcony area makes a great place to enjoy a book or that first morning cup of coffee.
The master bedroom suite features a king-sized bed and a 28" t.V.
The second bedroom also offers a king-sized bed and a 25" t.V.
Cupola cabin offers a pool table room with t.V. Additionally, you'll discover cupola cabin's nice surprise when you venture to the very top of the stairway: a private indoor jacuzzi spa with a view through the large window.
Other features include wireless internet, and washer and dryer. Additionally, with your stay, you'll also have access to three chalet village community pools and lighted tennis court.
Also: for larger groups, firefly is right next door, even sharing a driveway. Combined they offer a total of 5 bedrooms and 6 baths, perfect for vacation with friends or extended family.
From cupola cabin, you've got easy access to all the fun and excitement of the smokies. You're only a half mile from the ober gatlinburg, 2.6 miles to downtown gatlinburg, 2.7 miles to the great smoky mountain national park, and 11 miles to dollywood and the excitement of pigeon forge.
Call today to reserve your mountain getaway at cupola cabin!
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 09-2-2014 at 4:06 AM.
email owner view full calendar
Dennis Stark 615-354-4697
cabin rental amenities
Parking: Covered, Dogs: No, Cats: No, Smoking: No, Minimum Age: 25
Amenities: Air Conditioning, BBQ Grill, Cable, Coffee Maker, DVD, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Full Kitchen, Hair Dryer, Ice Maker, Internet, Laundry, Microwave, Private Hot Tub, Refrigerator, Stereo, TV, VCR
vacation rental rates
Base Rate
Non-seasonal trips
$109.00 /Daily $651.00 /Week Security Deposit: $100
Rental Deposit: 35% Cleaning Fee: $90
Minimum Stay: 2 Nights
Jan 3 - Feb 14
$109.00 /Daily $651.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 2 Nights
Valentine's Day Weekend
Feb 13 - Feb 15
$119.00 /Daily
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights
Late Winter & Spring
Feb 15 - May 26
$109.00 /Daily $651.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 2 Nights
Memorial Day Weekend
May 23 - May 25
$119.00 /Daily
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights
Summer In The Mountains
May 27 - Jun 30
$119.00 /Daily $714.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights
Late Summer
Jul 1 - Sep 1
$119.00 /Daily $714.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 2 Nights
Fourth Of July Weekend
Jul 3 - Jul 5
$149.00 /Daily
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights
Labor Day Weekend
Aug 29 - Aug 31
$119.00 /Daily
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights
Early Fall
Sep 2 - Sep 29
$119.00 /Daily $714.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 2 Nights
Fall Colors
Sep 30 - Oct 31
$129.00 /Daily $770.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 2 Nights
Nov 1 - Dec 18
$119.00 /Daily $714.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 2 Nights
Holidays In The Smokies
Dec 19 - Jan 2
$149.00 /Daily $896.00 /Week
Minimum Stay: 3 Nights
Available - YEAR ROUND
*Taxes and Fees apply
*Rates Subject to change without notice
Dennis Stark 615-354-4697
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center


text:
You will get the best results and more heat per wood volume when burning the highest density (heaviest) wood you can find. Dense firewood will produce the highest recoverable BTUs but all wood must be "seasoned". Seasoning lowers the moisture content and less energy is used to drive off water which limits heat efficiency.
The best burning firewood species:
- Hickory - 25 to 28 million BTUs/cord - density 37 to 58 lbs./cu.ft.
- Oak - 24 to 28 million BTUs/cord - density 37 to 58 lbs./cu.ft.
- Black Locust - 27 million BTUs/cord - density 43 lbs./cu.ft.
- Beech - 24 to 27 million BTUs/cord - density 32 to 56 lbs./cu.ft.
- White Ash - 24 million BTUs/cord - density 43 lbs./cu.ft.
I have listed the best wood to burn and the least desirable burning wood by tree species: What wood species gives off the most heat?
- November 5, 2007 at 2:40 am(1) Doug Hargett says:
Elm as quality firewood? I've always heard that elm is lousy firewood, giving as little as 1/3 the heat as oak or hickory.
What's the story here?
- November 5, 2007 at 8:32 am(2) forestry says:
You are right, kinda. Rock elm and some dense maples can burn as efficiently as many oaks. Density is the key. If you read my report further, you will see that the range of energy produced by an elm is better than all conifers and many soft hardwoods.
- November 5, 2007 at 8:35 am(3) jess says:
Surprised not to see White Ash on the list!
Also — I've heard that Black Walnut is a bad choice for firewood because the chemical (juglans?) that it contains can cause allergic reaction in some people. Is that a myth?
- November 5, 2007 at 8:51 am(4) ken peffley says:
Yes, I have heard to that Ash is at the top, but didn't make this list?
- November 5, 2007 at 11:43 am(5) Bob Hassoldt says:
"Ash wood wet or ash wood dry, a King will warm his slippers by." Don't know who made up the verse but it is true. If you can have only one firewood pick white or green ash, white preferably. Ash splits like a dream and can be safely burned green or cured unlike any other wood that I know of. The moisture content of just cut ash is only a few percentage points higher than it is when cured and so it will burn readily in your woodstove with no start up or creosote problems. It also has good heat value though not as high as the oaks or hickories. Its desireablity is in how easy it is to split, hancle and burn np matter how wet or dry it is.
- November 5, 2007 at 2:07 pm(6) Gerre Guerrant says:
What about osage orange?
- November 5, 2007 at 7:04 pm(7) chris says:
I always thought black locust burned the hottest and longest for the value..
- November 5, 2007 at 10:09 pm(8) Donna says:
A lot of the top woods you listed aren't readily available out here in CA.
I don't burn wood, but my friends who do like almond, eucalyptus, and "valley" & live oaks.
- November 6, 2007 at 5:38 pm(9) forestry says:
Hi Bob! I went with just the BTUs produced by the denser woods and white ash falls just below sugar maple. Still, I think I will eliminate elm/maple and only include white ash as what you and others say makes sense (especially splitting ease)….
- November 6, 2007 at 10:34 pm(10) jess says:
Just to return to the walnut — has anyone had any particularly positive or negative experiences using black walnut as firewood?
- May 23, 2008 at 9:53 pm(11) zach says:
Is peach wood good to burn
- June 10, 2008 at 8:48 am(12) ethan says:
Y isn't maple on the list. i have a wood stove in my house and we usually get maple to burnn in it.
- November 3, 2008 at 2:46 am(13) will says:
walnut can be good burning but it has to be dried to get best results my opinion. green walnut does not burn so well but will burn if you have hot enough coals. White ash burns well and is good wood but seems it does not last long enough. take care
- November 3, 2008 at 5:04 am(14) Ilyan says:
Gerre Guerrant asks about Osage Orange. I have some growing in Carmarthen, Wales. It does not grow as fast as Eucalyptus. But as its firewood can be a by-product from a vicious thorn hedge that is bull, horse, and hog proof, and was the prototype for barbed wire, also providing durable fence posts for that successor, it should be high on the firewood ratings.
The reason it is not could be that all the wood was used for making bows to shoot arrows, and things like guitars, and the value of the chemicals that can be extracted from the wood.
One of my sources said it is the nearest thing to coal for burning, so could be so used in a desperate survival situation.
I am trying to remember who told me that Coal is too precious to burn. That was about 65 years ago in an area where Alfred Russel Wallace had lived, and Mond had a Nickel smelter. Either could have originated that idea about coal that I now apply to the timber's extractives. It was almost part of the folklore around Neath.
- November 3, 2008 at 9:51 am(15) Murray says:
What about apple? I have heard it burns well but maybe it is just the aroma of the wood that delights people.
- November 3, 2008 at 11:08 am(16) Mark says:
I'm not certain of the facts, but I see alot of people seem to prefer White Ash as you have it listed in your top five. I have seen many an article done on the disappearance of White and/or Green Ash as a result of insect infestation (emerald beetle?). It has been the preferred wood that has been used for over one hundred years in the manufacturing of baseball bats. Is this true? If so, should you be encouraging people to burn ash or to preserve it? Maybe a footnote is in order? Thanks.
- November 5, 2008 at 6:41 pm(17) Bob from Maine says:
I have been searching around for a place to ask this question, and this seems like the spot. How long do you season Osage Orange for before burning? I was thinking it must be longer than a year since it is dense, but remember reading somewhere that it actually takes less time to season.
- November 19, 2008 at 10:57 pm(18) Doug says:
I have lots of elms that are dying, or have died in the last couple years on my lot. I need some wood for burning this year. I know that Elm is not the best, but is it OK to burn in a normal fireplace?
- November 20, 2008 at 7:45 pm(19) bob says:
is sycamore good for fire wood?
- November 20, 2008 at 11:00 pm(20) Art From Nebraska says:
Regarding Osage Orange as firewood- It produces tremendous amounts of heat, but it sparks often and forcefully, so it can send hot embers through a fireplace screen or through the air vent at the bottom of a firebox. It needs watching. Also, as others say, it's so useful that only the trimmings are burned. And it's not easy to split.
- November 24, 2008 at 9:20 am(21) Ryan says:
We have some Orange Osage that we harvested from a downed tree. The trunk was about 3+ feet in diameter. It had been hit by lightning and the owner of the property sold it to us cheap, we just had to harvest it. The logs we got were luckily straight – the grain on Orange Osage is very very straight and splits super easy, unless you have twisted or knotty wood. It burns like NO OTHER WOOD I have burned. It burns hotter and lasts much longer. One downside is the way it goes through saw blades when you are cutting it into logs.
- November 26, 2008 at 10:09 pm(22) Gary says:
major league baseball now uses maple bats because of the shortage of ash, and you can really tell the difference when you watch a game…shattered bats all the time, showing no comparison to the ash bats. I've burned black walnut for years. You have to make sure it is seasoned well or it will soot up your stove pipe and could cause a chimney fire, but that's why you shouldn't burn any wood that is still unseasoned. What I like most about burning black walnut is the aroma in the house.I just picked up almost a cord of free elm trunk pieces. They're 18-20 in long and around 16 in diameter. I used a splitting maul on the freshly cut wood and it splits easier than any wood I've ever found. Will have to see how it burns after I let it season.
- November 28, 2008 at 10:18 pm(23) Kate says:
We moved into a drafty, poorly insulated farmhouse in KY a few winters ago with a woodstove as our primary heat source. Without a doubt, Osage Orange (also known as Hedgeapple) has been our favorite so far, especially paired with Locust and/or Oak. It just gives off so much heat, which makes a huge difference in a house like ours. Hard to split, yes, but worth the effort.
- December 1, 2008 at 8:42 pm(24) em says:
Black walnut is a very valuable wood–you could send your kids to college with a single tree! If you have one and must cut it down, someone would pay you good money for it. Another valuable wood is red maple. Too valuable to burn.
- December 16, 2008 at 8:52 pm(25) Janet says:
What makes wood spark? My firewood is poppinga and shooting sparks– what causes this? Anyone know?
- December 18, 2008 at 7:09 pm(26) Steve Wilson says:
I will take a truck load of red elm over oak, hedge, ash or black locust. It drys down on the stump, vigorously burns to a clinker and splits fairly well. I just cut the pieces shorter if I get into a tough tree. I save it for January. Some woods pop and spark alot and hedge is one of them.
- December 20, 2008 at 11:51 am(27) Timberfeller6 says:
Locust is the all around winner without a doubt, but I'll burn anything except Catalpa. (stogie tree). If you want to burn a house down this would be the wood of choice! No other wood blasts non-stop firey projectiles like this open fireplace nightmare wood. Stay away from this stuff!
- December 20, 2008 at 9:46 pm(28) Marc Bautista says:
I was hoping to get some insight on how good is peach and nectarine to burn? I have not burned it before but the price is better then Almond and is easier to handle not so big and dirty. I would think that it should burn similar to Almond due it is a very similar tree.
- January 17, 2009 at 3:19 pm(29) Robin says:
I have heard that osage orange (hedge) can be used as soon as it is cut. Is this true? We have an outdoor wood-burning furnace, so sparks, etc. are not an issue. Neither, really, is creosote build-up in our chimney. Please comment asap. We under-calculated for this cold winter and are running out of split wood but have an unlimited supply of osage orange at our disposal. Thank you!!
- January 28, 2009 at 12:49 pm(30) Angel says:
Our neighbor has offered us a HUGE dead sycamore that finally fell a couple weeks ago. Is is good firewood for a fireplace insert? Someone asked awhile ago and never got an answer. Thanks, Angel
- January 30, 2009 at 10:20 am(31) blackswampman says:
Is the wood heavy is it dry can you lite a match it will burn good. I see why there are so many house fires now. Remember a woodstove is a area heater not a whole house furnace. You burn a reasonable fire to heat an area. I burn 2 stoves when cold, in 2 areas. My house is 2100 sq.ft. If it had an open floor plan I would have one large stove. Its been 15 below here and I have been warm, no furnace at all. You just have to be home to feed it, at -15 its hungry. Be safe be smart be alive come morning, God bless and keep you safe.
- February 2, 2009 at 11:03 am(32) blackswampman says:
Oh I almost forgot, my favorite wood to burn so far is Eastern Hornbeam. Heavy hard and small trees make nice long burning rounds.
- February 13, 2009 at 1:48 pm(33) John Redden says:
I have been told not to burn Hedge in my fireplace because it puts off too much creosote. Is this true?
Thank you
- May 26, 2009 at 2:51 pm(34) Gary Schultz says:
Good answers from all, but I am wondering if anyone has heard of a catalpa tree. And what wood family does it belong too. Also is it a fair to good wood to burn in a wood stove. Thanks
- October 18, 2009 at 6:56 pm(35) burn baby says:
should the bark be removed from any tree before using to burn in a wood stove?
- October 21, 2009 at 5:56 pm(36) SJames says:
How about discussing the specific topic of how property owners can sell the timber/wood/firewood. I see loads of information about buying wood and what it can be used for-but not on the former.
Research I done indicate the selling of wood/timber is a fog, with many deceptive practices. In Florida, I have 5+ acres loaded with mature trees (oak and pine); aged over 75 years. What I've come across so far are tree 'dealers' that leave one's property damaged and indebted for the removal of wood stumps and trash.
- October 26, 2009 at 1:31 am(37) Jack Leary says:
You don't mention any of the wood we have out here. But spiting wood will always give you a good Idea what it will burn like. Actually it's imposable to live anywhere for long before you know what's what in your woodland.
- October 26, 2009 at 2:53 pm(38) Jon from Scotland says:
Personally I think Walnut is too nice a wood to burn – better for furniture and shotgun stocks.
I have a friend who has a lot of dead diseased english elm on his property and when dried it seems to make pretty decent fire fuel, provided you have a reasonable heat going before you put any on.
- October 26, 2009 at 10:07 pm(39) Nivram Zips says:
Osage Orange and Locust have very high BTU, according to Kansas State Univ Extension Service. It "pops" alot so it not as highly desired for a fireplace, but in a stove it is tops. I've burned a good amount of black walnut with no problem. Another preferred species is Celtis occidentalis, or common hackberry. And more plentiful in eastern Oklahoma than Osage Orange.
- October 27, 2009 at 10:07 am(40) Fred Martin says:
My experience with Walnut as a firewood is that it puts off alot of smoke. Hickory is my choice.
- November 25, 2009 at 8:50 pm(41) matt turner says:
Ash wet or dry, a king will warm his slippers by. – this comes from an old Scottish poem that describes the burning quality of various woods. I saw the poem on the wall of the Dunkeld House Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland several years ago. I have looked for it elsewhere a few times with no luck.
- December 15, 2009 at 11:55 pm(42) Tracy says:
We live in So Cal. We have Eucalyptus and Orange (citrus) and Avocado wood. What is your opinion of these woods as fire woods?
- December 27, 2009 at 12:38 am(43) Matt says:
Burn the good 'ol black stuff. COAL! No seasoning, no splitting, no sparks, very abundant, just good 'ol BTU's that will run you out of your house!
- December 29, 2009 at 4:58 pm(44) Randy says:
several comments from Kansas:
Red elm is excellent wood to burn. White elm is soft and doesn't give much heat. Catalpa (we used to call them coffee bean trees) goes up in flames pretty quickly, but you would be surprised what pretty wood it is when used for woodworking projects. i've always been told walnut emits a lot of creosote and can soot up your chimney badly, but i still like to burn some each year (mixed with other wood) because it smells wonderful! DO NOT use hedge (osage orange) in anything but a woodstove! not even in an open campfire. it spits large sparks a very long way, and WILL burn someone or something. my woodstove choices here in kansas: oak, hickory, ash, red elm, hedge.
- January 27, 2010 at 5:22 pm(45) Bruce says:
In Southern Vermont we burn oak, white ash, maple, cherry; locust is good too, but ash is the easiest to split. The Elms don't get big enough to split anymore, but the rounds burn hot. Hickory is fairly rare up here. I agree Walnut is too nice to burn, sell it and buy some dry ash.
- February 22, 2010 at 3:31 pm(46) West Virginia Mountain Man says:
Osage Orange sets off sparks like the 4th of July. It's great heating wood but I would not use it other than in a closed burner, such as a wood stove or boiler. Locust gets my vote for best heater. I love the stuff.
- March 28, 2010 at 2:48 am(47) kathy m-d says:
I've just had 9 alders and 1 large maple cut down. The alder is super simple to split – but the maple is like trying to split cement!
Does the maple need to sit for a year or so, or should I just keep fighting with it?
- May 7, 2010 at 8:31 am(48) Vicdel says:
I have made an oven in my backyard and it's producing a lot of soot is there any ingrediant or filter one can purchase to eliminate soot because soot then come on to my food that is being cooked.
Does Red Deal which I can easily get from a friendly carpenter good for burning – will it produce soot ?
- December 18, 2010 at 12:03 pm(49) d russ says:
I have a wood burning insert with a small 1.9cuft firebox, and i purchased a cord of mixed hardwoods (not sure exactly what kinds) that are supposed to be oak, ash etc (NJ wood, purchased from a tree service company). The wood burns good and all but, i am left with a lot of hot coals that are just not as hot as a nice sized fire and doesnt heat my whole house when its reduced to coals, i find that i have to empty the stove often or i will eventually end up with a firebox FULL of hot coals and a box full of hot coals just does not produce an adequate amount of heat. what can i do?
- December 19, 2010 at 3:19 am(50) Don says:
Actually the coals are the hottest part of the fire but ash and/or other pieces of wood placed on top of them block their radiating their heat.
We have a 15″ by 7″ piece of 1/2 inch square screen that we use to sift through the ashes and coals when the wood has burned down to nothing but some coals. I take a hearth shovel and push the ashes and coals toward the back of the insert and as much over to one side as possible. Then we start sifting through the ashes and coals tossing the coals we salvage over into the are we cleared. After we have separated out the coals worth keeping we shovel the rest into our ashes bucket. Then we spread the hot coals out in the firebox and add some new wood on top of them.
- December 30, 2010 at 7:25 am(51) roger says:
To answer the question about burning peach wood. Any fruit tree burns well and has a nice aroma. Needs to seasoned at least a year. If you want to burn some real nice wood, try dogwood also. The only wood that I've used so far and not liked is Poplar. Alot of work for a little heat.
- January 9, 2011 at 9:39 pm(52) jared says:
I burn hedge and ash in my wood stove and i have to open doors and windows when it gets hot. also hackberry burns long and hot.
- November 1, 2011 at 8:48 am(53) Isaac Brown says:
Ok well I am a student from CSA a tech school in Indiana I know a little about wood and other things as such but I dont know anything about maple in specific the Autumn Blaze Maple so I was wondering about a few things does maple burn well, does it have a good or bad smell or none at all, how well it soaks liquid, and how well it dries. Your probably wondering why I am asking these questions well we are doing a project on well basically fun wood which is a wood that can be entertaining when burned and we are going to be adding copper nitrate, lithium nitrate, and barium nitrate these are just basic chemical salts that are non toxic when burnt but the point is we need to find a suitable wood to use and you guys seem to know your stuff so please help.
- November 3, 2011 at 1:12 pm(54) Nick says:
I live in Eastern Ontario, not far from Ottawa. I have a 2400 square foot log home and heat with wood exclusively. It has been my experience that of all the fire woods available in this area, Oak in both red or white is the most sought after. Next would be maple and iron wood.
As far as burning elm is concerned, I love using the stuff. I have enough standing dead dried elm on my place to last me a lifetime. When dry, it is nearly impossible to split by hand, but burns very nicely, gives off plenty of heat, and leaves little ash. It is also very easy to light. This year I will be heating with nothing but elm. [ Why buy fire wood when I have so much of it already dried and ready to go into the stove? ]
None of this makes me an expert on the topic, but I thought I'd share my experiences with others for what it's worth. A quick side note on splitting elm. Do it when the wood is green. I don't know why but it is much easier. Either that or use a wood splitter.
- November 13, 2011 at 4:27 pm(55) Hal says:
Is it allowed to transport firewood in Michigan? I have just cut up a large ash tree (killed by the emerald ash borer) and want to transport it to deer camp.
- November 22, 2011 at 11:15 am(56) glenna says:
Hi. I had terrific wood from this guylast year. This year I waited and waited for it. Last year, when the fire was going, I wore shorts all winter in side, this year, ( and I know he cut it late this year) now I am lucky to get the whole house warm, the wood sometimes sizzles when I put it in the stove…I am not getting half the heat I got last year…. is this because he did not cut it and its still fresh and wet??? I am really dissappointed this year.
- November 30, 2011 at 3:06 am(57) Davd H says:
Colorado. Pinon, juniper. Super heat. Wonderful scents. Just harvested some today. Both are excellent wood heat sources.
- December 14, 2011 at 2:18 pm(58) Tam says:
Beechwood fires are bright and clear
If the logs are kept a year,
Chestnut's only good they say,
If for logs 'tis laid away.
Make a fire of Elder tree,
Death within your house will be;
But ash new or ash old,
Is fit for a queen with crown of gold
Birch and fir logs burn too fast
Blaze up bright and do not last,
it is by the Irish said
Hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.
Elm wood burns like churchyard mould,
E'en the very flames are cold
But ash green or ash brown
Is fit for a queen with golden crown
Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
Fills your eyes and makes you choke,
Apple wood will scent your room
Pear wood smells like flowers in bloom
Oaken logs, if dry and old
keep away the winter's cold
But ash wet or ash dry
a king shall warm his slippers by.
- December 24, 2011 at 6:46 pm(59) Peerfly says:
I come back to forestry.about.com every single day!!
- December 26, 2011 at 8:22 pm(60) Mark says:
Doug, I have burned Elm over the last several years and it burns good when dried. Wet elm sucks. Its BTU rating isnt terrible but it does leave more ash than your regular stove woods like any locust or oak. I have this theory that if it is easy to get at and dry it burns good. I like good wood but burn what I can get and I have never went wrong with elm when I am starting a fire and laying down hot coals in a hurry.
- December 28, 2011 at 7:50 am(61) Jan from UK says:
UK wood:
Beech when dried out is best. Lights easily and stays hot, splits easily when freshly cut, but turns to rock when dry. Grows clean straight shapes, so its quick to process.
Ash is fine but not half as special as everyone makes out. You can quench a fire with fresh ash logs just like anything else. Doesnt burn as long as Beech or Oak.
Birch is great for starting, takes half the time of ash to burn out and sometimes smells of dogs pee when it burns. Grows quickly and is easy to lift, saw and split.
Leylandii and other conifers smell musty when burning like sweat and takes forever to season, like all softwoods once its dry it weighs next to nothing, and burns too fast.
Horse Chestnut burns too quick and the bark is very thick and again can smell acrid like Birch.
Oak is nice but it is so stringy it can be a bit more hassle to split and weighs so much that its hard to lift.
Cherry is very nice, the bark is so thick and waterproof you have to split it or it will rot from the inside.
Stories of fruit trees smelling nice, is over rated, I didn't find apple smells any nicer than ash or beech.
Shrubs like Laurel and Holly etc are hard to split all knots and the grain running all over the place. Doesnt grow thick enough to have to split so they burn well. Rotting Laurel fungus kills other English trees so best to burn it.
Hornbeam, Whitebeam and other Sorbus trees you will recognise from housing estates, split and burn nicely, there are plenty of them being taken down as they grow quick but die easily.
Hawthorn etc are more trouble than they are worth, too hard to cut and too nasty to handle, but once you manage to light them (not that easy) they burn long and well.
We don't have Hickory, or much Walnut.
Sweet chestnut is the easiest thing to coppice and split and burns well.
Yew is very heavy and takes time to season, is so heavy I am never sure if its ready to use, it is too valuable and should probably be used for woodworking.
Ivy burns well.
- December 28, 2011 at 7:52 am(62) Jan from UK says:
If it is wood it will burn! If you have a fire place it will burn, but all you are doing is heating up your chimney and the sky above it. Any wood burner is much better than a fireplace, and a wood burner if positioned correctly away from walls and windows will not burn your house down, where as a chunk of pine spitting away can send a golf ball sized ember at your curtains, and dramatically increase the chances of a chimney fire setting light to your carpet.
My policy is start the fire with dry rotten logs and twigs, then once it is hot, you can happily throw any wood at it. That includes wet wood sitting around outside without cover, and freshly cut wood, although too much too fast can put a fire out.
Some people use pine to start a fire but I find it too creosotey and prefer to use split birch or any old rotten wood.
The rotten wood starts well but tends to fade into dusty embers too quickly to run your fire on it all the time, but there is nothing wrong with it and pound for pound is a lot easier to collect, process and light. In fact a large semi rotted branch that would normally need a chainsaw, can be broken up in seconds by just whacking the side of the chopping block, so it has its distinct advantages, also as there is no creosote or sap left, it doesn't smell, as long as its dry. It dries much faster than any other wood.
Remember you split the wood to fit it in the fire or to make it light more easily, but don't split all your wood into small bits, you will spend all evening filling the burner, and it might get so hot that it causes a danger, where as if a big block of wood can fit in without causing a risk, of falling back onto the glass, or something, then it is the right size to burn. Get a good bed of embers and dump in a nice big block of whatever, and it will burn long and slow, the way a fire is supposed to be.
Hope you find this lengthy post helpful.
- December 28, 2011 at 8:03 am(63) Jan from UK says:
glenna, Yes, you are spending all your wood on boiling the sap inside the wood.
But hey look at it this way. If you don't burn it, its gonna be even colder, so what choice do you really have, its winter now.
When you can hear wood whistling, hissing or steaming, then it was not really ready, and if it is too big then it might put the fire out, so get a decent size bed of embers going before putting too much wood on it.
But now the good news, is that it will burn much more slowly, as all the sap and water is stopping it from bursting into flames, so although it doesn't get as hot, you will eventually burn it all and for much longer and probably offset more of your alternative heating supplies like Central heating etc, rather than heating your house to 26C and loosing it all in a couple of hours.
Wood needs wind and light to dry it out, sheds are not the best place for them, better a clear plastic roofed lean-to or even just a square pile of wood with a smallish clear plastic sheet on the top to keep out the worst of the rain.
- January 2, 2012 at 1:12 pm(64) JCar says:
I am currently helping renovate an old building for a new home for the spca. The thought that has been put out there is that we ought to use the old wood in a fireplace that we are not going to use in the building. My thoughts are that this old wood might have some toxic chemicals in it. Anyone have any thoughts on the subject. The building was built in the 50′s. Thanks for your thoughts
- January 4, 2012 at 3:55 pm(65) Ross says:
Everything is chemicals. All chemicals are toxic. It is a matter of amount and in what combination. Try burning hophornbeam. For that matter, try finding hophornbeam. Prettiest wood to watch burn in a fireplace is birch, but not the white kind, black. Ash is a very special wood, everything they said about it up above is true, but also it is the go-to wood when it is not especially cold weather but just damp and you want to take off the chill. Ash will burn easiest and curiously, does not leave much in the way of ashes.
Beech is also great for watching it burn in an open fireplace. Red Oak splits way easier than white oak, epecially when it is fresh cut, but white oak is denser and henser is right up there with hickory (shagbark), hornbeam and hophornbeam for hot, long lasting burns.
- January 23, 2012 at 4:00 am(66) unurayael says:
get dvd to samsung converter for promotion code dvd to samsung converter to your friends
- February 22, 2012 at 10:38 am(67) Pammi says:
I just acquired my parents property in Antelope Valley.
My father has a lot of older buildings wood items etc on theproperty.
My husband has started burning all wooden objects in the stove burning fireplace including pieces with nails. As the property hasnt been occupied in several years its very dusty extremely dusty.
I find I am coughing more and was wondering if burning dusty wood can be harmful to your health.
Thank you so very much.
- February 22, 2012 at 6:34 pm(68) john bones says:
how long does oak need to cure 6 months long enough ? ….. I took down a big ash tree was dead with that bor .still get creasote? any ideas…
- March 1, 2012 at 11:58 am(69) Smitty says:
We purchased a Pacific Energy woodstove 7 years ago and it has been the best investment we have ever made, much superior to any previouse stoves we have owned . These are not the cheapest stoves on the market but well worth the money. I cut my own wood and have burned everything from popular to ironwood but mainly burn ash and swamp maple. Elm is a good wood to burn but very hard to split by hand. I am currently cutting some red oak which I have burned in the past and found that it is an excellent wood, splits well but it must be seasoned for at least 2 to 3 years . We have also burned some black walnut from a tree that had blown over in a storm and did not find it to be that great. I constructed a lean-to that currently holds 8 cords of wood. The wood that I store in the lean-to has usually been stored outside under cover with a tarp for 1 to 2 years. The lean-to is a great asset as the wood is always dry and easily accessible. I believe the secret to burnig any wood is to have it properly seasoned.
- September 14, 2012 at 7:19 pm(70) Me says:
Question. Can you burn ash wood in an inside woodburner that died due to ash disease? Will the disease/bugs harm wood inside the home?
- October 10, 2012 at 2:09 pm(71) Doc says:
Other than the spark issue there isn't a hotter wood than osage orange. I have used it as a blacksmith to heat steel! A good stove with air control and spark arresters is the best way to go. I have repaired pot belly stoves where the wood got hot enough to bow the top. Less wood and steady air flow will heat well.
- October 19, 2012 at 9:14 pm(72) Tim says:
I've heard that you can burn ash wood while its green without having to worry about buildup in your chimney. Is that true?
- October 25, 2012 at 5:34 pm(73) Smitty says:
I have burnt ash within a couple of months of cutting it and never found it to have any build up. Usually wood will make a " sizzle " sound and you can visibly see the sap coming out the ends when it is burning if it is too geen or wet.
Not only for the best heat but for safety reasons, all wood should be properly dried and seaoned before burning.
- November 28, 2012 at 5:35 pm(74) andrew says:
Re: best wood to burn…
IMHO, there's a lot of misunderstanding in the comments about wood heat. Here's a web site with some good figures:
The key is it's all about the BTUs. Some woods such as white birch, elm (very hard to split) or aspen will burn hot but they don't burn very long because they're not as dense and don't have a lot of BTU.s Others like Hickory, Maple, Apple, and Beech are much denser (thus heavier) which means they will burn a lot longer. Pick up an equivalent sized piece of white pine versus maple and you'll feel the difference.
If you're just looking for a blast of heat, aspen works fine. If you need to get a stove through the night, a load of maple or beech is the trick.
According to Vermont's BTU chart, and my own experience as a long-time wood burner, here's the order of BTU winners, starting with the best: Locust, Hickory, Beech/Maple, Oak, yellow birch, then ash. Ash does produce fine coals, it's just not as dense as the other hardwoods.I just cut a couple down today (Nov. 28) getting wood for next year and ash splits like a dream, even big trunks, Beech and maple are not quite as easy.
Apple, by the way, is a super firewood – burns real hot and long. It's not usually listed because it's not common to find it. I use the branch prunings from spring for barbecue. Aroma and taste are great too.
Hope this helps.
- December 15, 2012 at 1:38 am(75) Brian says:
I burn white ash and Osage orange (hedge) in my fireplace. It is an all mason open fireplace that the house was built around in the 40′s. I find that two pieces of ash and one hedge make for a very hot and long lasting fire. If burning all day I will usually burn around ten to fifteen pieces, if just for a few hours and to get me through the night and have coals for the morning I'll go through maybe six and still have some of the hedge burning and a few coals.
The hedge I have has been seasoned for 2-3 years and doesn't pop hardly at all. It will spark when moved around but, stops after I'm done poking the fire. When it does pop it's from a knotty half log. The straight logs I don't have a problem with.
These are the woods I burn for the heat I need and want, just my opinion of what I burn. Here is a website that I found informative.
- December 19, 2012 at 1:16 pm(76) dlux says:
tell your husband not to burn that stuff near you.
You don't know what it is or what's been done with it.
Tear those buildings down and have them hauled off.
- December 19, 2012 at 7:58 pm(77) Bob Hassoldt says:
I can't say how well peach or nectarine wood would burn since my peach and nectarine trees are currently too valuable producing fruit. I've got a client that's a commercial orchardist though that has probably cut some and will ask him the next time I see him.If they are anything like plum though, and since they're in the same family that would be a high possibility, they'll take forever to cure out. I've cut lots of wild plum on my place out here and stems that are 2-5 inches in diameter take about two years to cure out. Trying to burn plum that's only cured for 6-12 months is a real exercise in futility. It'll burn okay once it cures out but it takes so long and hawthorn, if you can stand the thorns, is better.
- December 24, 2012 at 7:06 am(78) Doug from Northern Ont says:
Have been reading at lot of your comments and find them very good.However when talking about hardwood verses soft wood a lot of people do not realize any tree with leaves on them are classed as a hardwood.The trees with needles are soft wood ie conifers such as jack pine spruce balsam/white pine.
.The one tree with needles that is classed as a hard wood is tamerack because they loose all there needles in the fall.
Pound for pound all wood will give you the same amount of BTU's.
I guess we are stuck with what is a/v were we live.
Were I live I have to burn birch/pine/poplar.They all burn ok when seasoned(dry).
You should not burn wet wood or green wood unless you have an outdoor furnace.It is the moisture in the wood that causes cre
asode to build up and cause a chimney fire.
- January 25, 2013 at 8:19 am(79) jan burda says:
I've been a serious woodburner (cooking and heating) since 1970. I've also been trained as a scientist (chemistry and physics). Despite all the myths and old wives tales….a pound of dried wood, is a pound of wood. The heat (btu) value, within a narrow range,is the same for all species, per pound, when seasoned. Go for the dense, easy to split species….and beware firewood salesmen. Fuel wood should be sold by weight. A 'cord' can vary way too much. You may be buying a lot of expensive air.
- February 15, 2013 at 11:23 am(80) Hannah says:
i am working on a science project and it involves burning wood, but i need to know how to find out how much heat is being let off… how did you do it?
- February 27, 2013 at 11:57 pm(81) Sue says:
If you're coughing more, it could just be a consequence of burning wood. Even with excellent EPA stoves like Pacific, you can't get away from the fact that you are adding more dust from the ashes to the air inside your home – nothing to do with the dust on the outside of the old wood. If you're reacting that badly, you shouldn't be in a house that burns wood – sorry. That said, you shouldn't be burning any wood that is painted, stained or treated in any way. The dioxins and other chemicals produced from this precipitate out and end up in our food supply, contributing to cancer. Burning old wood with nails is fine, provided you don't spread the ashes and the nails in your driveway !
- March 17, 2013 at 3:32 pm(82) Kenny L says:
Presently we are in our fifth heating season using an outdoor wood burning boiler. Being in SW Minnesota, ash firewood is most common. The emerald ash borer has not yet been detected this far west.
I store seasoned firewood in an old single car garage sized shed. A full shed of mainly ash and elm is what it takes too last a normal Minnesota winter. But one heating season I had maybe half maple in that shed . By March 1st the wood shed was empty. Maybe maple around here isn't that great of a firewood?
On the Subject of walnut.
I have in the past cut down walnut, ash, oak, and cottonwood trees and had them milled. First off let me say that it is a lot of work with heavy expensive equipment needed just to get your logs delivered to a sawmill.
Chances are if you sell your trees to someone to mill, you may not get that much for a tree? The money made in the lumber business is made by who does the work.
- March 17, 2013 at 3:47 pm(83) KennyL says:
For thos e of you think your walnut or oak tree will be worth a lot of money, think again. Yes they are both beautiful hardwoods, but the money made in the lumber industry is mostly made by the guys cutting and milling that tree, not the land owner.
A friend of mine just purchased an acreage with 50 walnut trees on it. I am guessing they are 60-75 years old trees. Many are hollow or twisted badly. These trees are all getting removed to make way for new buildings.
About 10 trees would make decent walnut lumber. Best offer he has is $50-$100 a tree for the best trees.. The rest will be firewood.
- November 11, 2013 at 1:24 am(84) thea says:
I don't know, but when I pick up wood from our various stacks that are arranged (by my husband and kids) apparently according to age/green-ness/dryness/ etc., I decide from feel, weight, lack of smell, and density what will burn the longest in the stove while I'm out doing errands, I choose elm, ironwood, and beech… but it seems a heavy, dry piece of maple is about the same as a younger (more water???) piece of beech. One of my chores as a kid in Vermont was starting the kitchen wood stove on weekends. Started with maple, and when fire got really hot an hour or so later, added ironwood that burned slower (but it seemed, anyway, even hotter). But, while living here in NH, tend to use our more available beech and oak. But, the elm is great once the fires been going a couple hours. It takes a long time to burn, but seems to be hot enough that c
reosote (sp?) doesn't accumulate. But, again, I am just commenting as a layman, and not as a forester.
- November 15, 2013 at 8:02 pm(85) dousmo says:
Osage-orange Has the highest BTU output of all wood 32.9 million/cord with low smoke, excellent coal, fragrance and overall quality.
- November 19, 2013 at 8:28 am(86) Joe says:
Apple makes a beautiful fire. Entire log turns into an almost translucent coal and lasts for hours.Not as hard to come by as formerly as the producing orchards are disappearing here in the Shenandoah Valley
- November 26, 2013 at 9:32 pm(87) Cliff says:
If its not pecan wood I wont burn it……
- November 28, 2013 at 3:31 am(88) Henry says:
Hawthorn isn't mentioned, I imagine as it is a small tree and not as abundant. However it is, alongside Yew the hottest burning firewood available in the UK.
- December 1, 2013 at 7:39 pm(89) Don says:
Standing dead elm trees make excellent firewood. Low moisture and bark falls off leaving a very clean, hard wood. I prefer elm as you are removing trees that have died and provide the qualities listed above.
- February 12, 2014 at 3:10 pm(90) ROB FRAWLEY says:
I recently changed the doors in my house can I burn them in a domestic fire ? Red deal I think they were called
- March 19, 2014 at 3:27 pm(91) Mike says:
Is there any difference in the branches versus the trunk of the tree in terms of BTU's? is one better than the other?
- April 6, 2014 at 11:27 pm(92) tree stump says:
You said it very well!
- May 13, 2014 at 5:18 pm(93) Dylan Russwell says:
your actually wrong no offense but when burning firewood if the wood is the same size then it will burn for approximately the same time


text:
Current NBCUniversal Store Shows.
Classic NBCUniversal Store Shows.
Best Sellers.
New Arrivals.
Shop New Arrivals
(2 reviews)
In Stock
Ships within 3 - 5 Business Days
User Reviews
(based on 2 reviews)
Reviewed by 2 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-2
Back to top
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
Good qualityr & listing was a good
By AJ in Arizona
from Glendale, AZ
About Me Jumping on the wagon
Best Uses
Comments about this product:
Nice item to add to my growing collection in the office.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- You may also flag this review
Comment on this review
Beautiful Poster Fit For Any Trekkie
By Mariketa
from Illinois
About Me Die Hard Sports Fan
Love this poster! I plan to buy more posters from this site.
In Stock
Click here to see our Shipping Policy
Click here to see our Shipping Options & Charges
Please note: This item can only be shipped domestically. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please note: This item cannot be paid for with PayPal. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
* For United States orders which contain media items, the Media only shipping rates below will apply for Standard shipping option.
** 2-Day and Next Day shipments are sent via Federal Express. Please note that '2-Day' and 'Next Day' does not include order processing time..
To find about other shipping zones, please click here.
Customer Service.
Newsletter Sign-Up.
Save 15% when you sign up for our store newsletter!Privacy Policy
My Account.
About Us.
Join Us On.
We Accept.
Order 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.Customer Service in the US 7 a.m. - 1 a.m. EST Monday through Friday
©2014 NBCUniversal. All rights reserved. Any use reproduction, modification, distribution, display or performance of this material without NBCUniversal's prior written consent is prohibited.
Powered by , Inc. ©2014 All Rights Reserved.
Delivery Agent, Inc. is the seller of all NBCUniversal Store merchandise and is solely responsible for all aspects of your purchase. NBC is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage incurred by you as a result of your dealings with Delivery Agent.
Be the first to learn about exclusive products, limited-time offers, discounts & more.
You are now subscribed. Be sure to check your inbox for our exclusive "Thank You" offer!
Please tell us more about yourself, so we can send you more of what you like.
Create an account now to save time when you checkout.
* Optional


text:
Regions › Central Virginia
RK&K to relocate to a new space in downtown Richmond
- July 20, 2011
- |
RK&K (Rummel Klepper & Kahl LLP) has signed a lease for a new and expanded space in downtown Richmond. Steve Zentz, a partner with the Baltimore-based civil engineering and construction consulting firm, said the company will move 40 employees in late November from its current Richmond location at 801 East Main St. into a 15,152-square-foot- office in the Edgeworth Building at 2100 E. Cary St. "We like the space, the location, and it's more in keeping with our RK&K brand," said Zentz. Brian K. Berkey and John P. Duffy Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented RK&K in lease negotiations.


text:
Event Details
"Faith, Hope, Love" giving day
HFHSC will be visiting a local elementary school within Saline County and working with the special needs classes. We will be talking with them about Habitat and how we give back to the community. We will also have a project where each child will make a "Faith, Hope, Love" card for a future homeowner to be delivered at the partner family's dedication.
Contact: Laura Nix
Phone: 501-315-5434
Email: email@example.com


text:
Sorry, What you were looking for is not here.
Posts By: Scott S
OWS in the News
- Bank Of America Agrees To Pay $16.65 Billion To Settle Mortgage Charges August 21, 2014Bank of America has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with U.S. regulators to settle charges that it misled investors into buying troubled...
- A Night of Relatively Calm Protests in Ferguson August 21, 2014The demonstrations on Wednesday night ended without the clashes between the police and protesters that have been a regular occurrence.
- Oakland Marchers Hold Up Mirrors To Officers In Protest Over Ferguson, Police Shootings - CBS San Francisco August 21, 2014Demonstrators gathered at Oakland Police headquarters on 7th and Broadway and faced off with officers in riot gear.
InterOccupy News
- #HandsUpWalkOut Planning Call TONIGHT at 8pm ET/7pm CT August 22, 2014
- Hands Up Don't Shoot Demands August 22, 2014
- Ferguson Solidarity: Ways to Support the Fight August 22, 2014


text:
Last Update: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
|DECOR SCORE- Choosing Art to Live With Is a Real Art Indeed
|Written by Rose Bennett Gilbert Creative Syndicate
|Thursday, 06 September 2012 02:49
Footloose and fancy free: Flip-flops framed in Lucite make fun art for a beach house breakfast nook.
Q: We just finished fixing up our little place at the shore ... a lot of hand-me-downs from our city house, plus neat stuff from local yard sales. With the walls all newly painted, I haven't hung anything on them yet. My husband would kill me for too many nail holes (just kidding). But seriously, what kind of art is most appropriate for a lake house?
A: The answer is the same for any house anywhere: What's appropriate is what you like.
Hanging art on the wall is like accessorizing a dress: It's the finishing touch that completes the outfit. It's also an expression of your individuality and taste. And, in the case of a second home, the "accessories" could logically relate to the home's location: Think seascapes, canoe paddles, fishing gear ... you get the idea. Have fun shopping, but don't rush the process. Make each selection contribute to the overall personality of your little place. Here's inspiration from designer Phoebe Howard (aka "Mrs. Howard," the design columnist), borrowed from her attractive new book, "The Joy of Decorating."
She made the "art" she's hung in this seaside breakfast nook: four pairs of bright Bernardo flip-flops framed in Lucite boxes. She found them at an antique show, Phoebe writes: "thirty pairs ... all in size 7-anda- half and all in perfect condition.
I loved imagining their former owner — clearly a woman after my own heart when it comes to shoes!" Following her example, you could frame anything from a shell collection to sand dollars to ship miniatures — there's almost no end to the nauticalbut- nice options.
In fact, the more eccentric the art, the more interesting the interior. I just visited a new housing development in a former lumber mill in Richmond, Va. (Beckstoffer's Mill Lofts & Apartments by the nonprofit Better Housing Coalition), where antique woodworking machinery is revered as sculpture.
There's a huge molding jointer in one apartment complex lobby, a band saw preserved in another.
Sir James Dyson the English inventor ("cyclonic" vacuum cleaners, bladeless fans and the like) may be one of the world's richest men, easily able to buy any old masterwork he desires.
But when he and his wife renovated the antique mill on their 300-acre estate in Gloucestershire, they refurbished the giant old waterwheel and made it the looming focal point of their dining room.
The bottom line — and a good lesson for every home decorator: Art is whatever you can envision.
Q: What do you think of covering books in matching paper so they all look alike on the shelf? I saw this done at a designer show house last month. The designer wrapped all the books in chartreuse paper. It looked great but somehow it seems wrong. What do you think?
A: What do I think of blinding books for decorative purposes? Not much. Sure, it makes a design statement, but what it says to me is "Duh. We really don't read."
Rose Bennett Gilbert is the coauthor of "Manhattan Style" and six other books on interior design.
|Last Updated on Thursday, 06 September 2012 02:53


text:
Funding opportunities
Development of a device for the identification and quantification of cancer stem cells
Funding Type:
Early Translational I
Grant Number:
Funds requested:
$5 739 450
Funding Recommendations:
Not recommended
Grant approved:
Public Abstract:
Regenerative medicine holds great promise for the treatment of a host of human diseases. The remarkable regenerative potential of stem cells puts them at the forefront in terms of options in regenerative medicine. The use of pluripotent stem cells to generate tissue (sometimes called adult) stem cells is one of the most promising strategies for success in development of novel cell-based therapies and diagnostics. However, the generation of tissue stem cells, from pluripotent stem cells, for potential applications must employ laboratory methods for cell generation, maintenance and expansion that increase the risk of generating cancer stem cells. For example, many pluripotent human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines are known to be contaminated with cells that have undergone cancer-causing mutations. Furthermore, substantial numbers of mice reconstituted with islet cells derived from induced pluripotent cells (iPSCs) developed tumors. Thus, a critical bottle neck in bringing any pluripotent cell-based therapy to the clinic is overcoming our limited ability to identify malignant cells that contaminate cell cultures intended for regenerative medicine. In addition to applications in regenerative medicine, another aspect of stem cell biology has immense potential for novel therapeutic applications. In order to develop a clearer understanding of breast cancer biology, our group has begun to apply the principles of stem cell biology to breast cancer in humans. Data generated from our laboratory has demonstrated that many common cancer tumors contain populations of tumorigenic, immortal, cancer stem cells (CSCs), as well as and non-tumorigenic cancer cells. Indeed, as few as 100 CSCs were able to form tumors when injected into immunodeficient mice and these resultant lesions contained the full, phenotypically-heterogeneous population of CSCs and non-tumorigenic cancer cells found in the patient's original malignancy. Since our evidence suggested that stem cells drive tumor development, we hypothesized that resistance of the CSCs would contribute to relapse after cytoxic radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This prediction has now been borne out. Recently, using single cell analyses of stem cell pathways, we have developed a novel way that should make it possible to accurately identify and count cancer stem cells in both pluripotent stem cell cultures and biopsy specimens. This opens the door to a rapid and simple assay that could be used to quickly determine the risk and effectiveness of a treatment regimen for an individual patient.
Statement of Benefit to California:
This research has the potential to significantly benefit the State of California and its citizens. First, this research could solve a potentially serious complication for the use of stem cells in the clinic. For example, transplantation of insulin-producing cells has the potential to cure diabetes. However, there is a risk that the laboratory grown cells used for such treatments could become cancerous. If successful, our studies will reduce this risk and thus help to enable clinical trials to proceed with less risk of this serious complication. Next, this research should lead to a new diagnostic that can be used to optimize the therapy that a patient with cancer receives. This would reduce the side effects that a patient is exposed to and would increase the chances that a particular treatment will be effective. Finally, if these projects are successful, they will generate new instrumentation that must be commercialized. This will lead to more high-paying jobs for the State of California.
Review Summary:
The primary goal of this proposal is to fabricate a device that can estimate the frequency of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in complex mixtures of cells derived from patient tumors, and in populations of cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that are intended for transplantation. The applicant proposes three aims. First, the applicant proposes to identify CSCs by determining genes differentially expressed between CSCs and non-tumorigenic tumor cells. Second, the applicant proposes to identify genes that differentiate CSCs that propagate tumorigenesis from undifferentiated hESCs and iPSCs in pluripotent SC populations. Finally, the applicant proposes to create a device that can be used to provide quantitative estimates of tumorigenic cells in complex mixtures of tumor cells or cells derived from hESC or hiPSC. Reviewers recognized the importance of development of a clinical tool for rapid and accurate detection of tumorigenic cells in complex mixtures of tumor cells, or in pluripotent SC populations derived from hESCs or iPSCs that are intended for transplantation. Reviewers stated that the knowledge gained from the project may lead to an understanding of molecular differences that impact prognosis, and judged the potential impact of the project to be high. Reviewers commented that through the better characterization of these tumorigenic cells proposed in the application, it may be possible to reduce the complexity of present cancer stem cell assays toward a more pragmatic test for "real-world" clinical use. Reviewers praised some aspects of the research plan but felt that others were underdeveloped. The proposal was judged to be innovative, and based on a strong foundation of CSC biology from the Principal Investigator's (PI's) laboratory. Reviewers praised the applicant for an articulately described plan to develop the single cell analysis devise (SCAD) for the identification and quantification of CSCs in Aim 3. However, reviewers had concerns that its success was dependent on Aims 1 and 2 to develop robust genetic signatures. In several cases, the proposal lacked experimental detail to inspire confidence that the goals of the first 2 aims could be accomplished. Reviewers were concerned that the description of the analysis to identify CSC markers was unclear. They commented that a more rigorous, in vivo characterization would be needed to validate the link between the target genes and cancer initiation. One reviewer commented that the current armamentarium of CSC-specific cell surface proteins and antibodies is not yet sufficient to permit the adequate purification of cell populations needed for discovery of CSC-specific markers, and therefore progress on Aims 1 and 2 would lag. Another serious concern of a reviewer was that the proposal did not address CSC heterogeneity, supported by published evidence that leukemic SCs from individual patients differ; this property of CSCs undermines the implicit assumption in Aims 1 and 2 that all CSCs from particular malignancies or hESCs and iPSC lines are the same, and could significantly impact the experimental plan. Finally, reviewers raised questions as to whether the ambitious goals could be accomplished in the intended time frame. Reviewers were consistent in their praise for the PI and noted his/her prior contribution to the field of CSC biology. Reviewers noted that the research team included highly qualified investigators in bioengineering, stem cell biology, and biostatistics. In addition, the facilities were judged to be outstanding and would fully support the research contained in this proposal. In summary, the proposal was judged to be innovative with potentially high impact to the field. However, the lack of experimental detail did not inspire confidence that the ambitious proposed work could be accomplished in a three-year time frame.


text:
Average cost in US: $6,725
Average cost in Voorhees: $5,900
Voorhees Brazilian Butt Lift reviews
100% of Voorhees reviewers said Brazilian Butt Lift was worth it
"33 Year Old Big Belly Small Bootay..."
I am looking for a Doc that can make me a brickhouse. I am 33 years old married with 2 kids and I need a make over. I've been looking at this sight for sometime now and finally decided to come from behind this computer and get the realself help that I need. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. more
"22 No Kids - Philadelphia, PA"
I'm 22 and I want to get BBL but I'm a little on the scared side. I'm just worried bout the cost and is my new body gonna come out rite . And I wanna how bad the pain is gonna be and how long I'm be out of work for and who is the best doctor in Philly to go to ? I haven't don't it yet I just need some advice . Thank you more
"23 Yo, One Children, Fiancé and Big..."
I have been slightly addictive to this site for a month or two. Just reading about peoples journeys. The ups the downs and what to expect during post op. I am now ready to follow thru with my dreams. Time for mommy to do something for self. Any advice or words of encouragement are greatly welcomed more
"After 3 Kids 5'6 190 Pounds I'm..."
Hello again so i was browsing through real self, and i ran across some reviews on Dr Gabay right here in Philly i too was going to travel and get it done but i was really skeptical i don't have much family here and i don't have anyone i trust rather than my fiancé, so i think I'm leaning towards Dr Gabay as their, any Gabay dolls out there thats satisfied, and open to talk about recovery, and... more
"Going with Dr. Baez bbl and Lipo -..."
Hello beauties so I live in thr philadelphia area and I have been thinking about lipo and bbl since I could remember I would say 10 years. I am going quite active I jog about 5to 10 miles and I bike. I look very youthful but my body wont budge. Lol I am very positive and open minded with a healthy self esteem which I think is important to ones outlook and expectation on body enhancement. ... more
"26, 1 Child, Wanted This, Not Really..."
Hi everyone! After researching for about 2 months I finally got my lipo-bbl. Everything happened so fast. I had a consolation on 4/25/15, had a pre-op appointment on 5/2/14 and bam!!!! Surgery on 5/7/14. It was originally scheduled for 6/4/14 but they had a cancellation and I took it lol. I'm trying to have my bikini on next month lol. So not much prepping time but I'm healthy so nothing stood... more
Hello RS sisters! For the past 6 months i've been researching and stalking this site. Most of you ladies posts were informative and helpfuL.I've made up my mind and I want to move forward with this. I'm from Boston MA 32 years old 5'2" , 140lbs no children.Dr. Neil Gottlieb quoted me $ 4,900 including anesthesia and facility. Hello girls, My surgery is scheduled for June 12th,I'm nervous,... more
"20 Years Old, 5'2", In Need Of A..."
I am in need of a bbl and lipo. I need suggestions on a doctor. I would like to know what is to be expected before, during and after surgery. What should I do to prepare for the bbl and lipo. I am excited about having this procedure done but I don't what to expect. For anyone who had this done please let me know how your experience was. Thanks! more
"I Have Butterflies in my Stomach and..."
I have 3 weeks to go I haven't got anything on my list yet due to me doing all the overtime I can since I will be taking off for two weeks after my fat transfer im driving myself crazy looking at but pics lol I know crazy right plus I cant stop reading reviews so I can know what type of pain to expect and I have to be able to drive at least a week after I have to figure out the best way to do... more
"The Count Down Is On - Philadelphia, PA"
Ok, Finally my time has come. Ive been seriously considering a BBL for six months now. Dr. Gabay is one of Philadelphia's leading Cosmetic Surgeons. He is triple board certified & has over seventeen years experience. It was easy to get someone on the phone & I was scheduled for my consultation within a week. I had my consult the staff was friendly. I filled out my paper work & waited 15... more
I'm nervous but committed... I've always been large breasted with no booty .... I want to turn my apple to an hour glass... My procedure is paid...my labs r in... I'm waiting for clearance from my cardiologist...my EKG is always a lil weird but I've seen the cardiologist before and have a clean bill of health... Smh my booty is so sad... It's square n flat Less than 3 weeks before my... more
"36 Years Old 3 Children and Going..."
Hi I'm 8 weeks into my surgery and I just found this website, and I wishes I would have found about it sooner, I got my stomach, back, and hips lipo and the fat transferred to my butt, well the over all experience was ok the pain was manageable, the results 75% satisfied I see stretch marks now that I didn't have or saw before, I feel that my back still needs a lot of work and my butt looks... more
"Going for Tt & Bbl , Need a Better..."
Hello rs, going with dr gabay deposit in now it's waiting time ...... ;) Havnt seen to many reviews but so far the ones I've seen is convincing ,. Going for a tummy tuck and bbl . I do hope he can work some magic and give a better look . Anxious and scared I just hope it's all worth it all at the end ... Love handles got to go ! I need more shape fullness more curves ... Ughhh girl... more
"All I Wanted Was a Big Booty!! -..."
I had my surgery on 2/7 ill be 4weeks PO on Friday. I like most of you did not like my body. I'm not gonna say I was the biggest but I def lost my shape and I always had a flat butt. I heard about this place in Philly called body arts & science center and I'm gonna tell you what I really think... I chose dr.Dimario because supposedly he sculpts your shape and knows ethnic body types. The... more
"Lipo and Brazilian Butt Lift -..."
Ok ladies and gents I have decided to improve my body. I never really had a butt so I'm going for it. My pop date is 2/19/14.. I'm nervous and excited all at once. I just a to know how it is. If there is anyone that used Dr Gabay respond to me please I just want to know what your experience was like Good news got a phone call from Dr Gabay nurse she said there was an opening today (2/18/14)... more
"Overall Body Goals Minus the BA -..."
Hopefully i have done this right but I am posting a few body wish pics. My BA goal is my avi. Click here to read my BA Review. Id like them to settle in nice and natural like Draya's. My body goals are Porsha Stewart from RHOA. She has a great body in my opinion. Once i get my courage up I plan on posting some selfies. Hopefully you ladies can tell me how realistic my goals are or... more
"30 Year Old Mommy in Need of Some..."
I'm new to "realself" but I figured that I join since this website has helped me through my journey. I have undergone a breast augmentation two years ago to enhance my child like breast so I am somewhat familiar with going under the knife. This time I am looking forward to getting fat transfer to my buttocks. I've been on this website all day and night for weeks looking for dr's who have the... more
"Want my Sexy Back - Bala Cynwyd, PA"
Hey rs im 33 years old 5'9 175 pounds no hips a little behind... I have been on this sight for at least a year im trying to get a bbl in july by carmen dimario in philadelphia.. I really want this procedure and my mind is made up so bbl here I come.I have been looking at pictures and I just don't know how much c.f. would fit my body, I don't want a big ass but a want a sexy ass coca cola body... more
Featured Doctors RealSelf Sponsors must meet eligibility requirements to qualify as a featured doctor.
Brazilian Butt Lift Expert
Andrew Jimerson, MD
4.5 out of 5 stars 372 reviews
Scheduling out of town patients
Call Dr. Jimerson (678) 929-5236 www.advancedplasticsurgerysolutions.com
Brazilian Butt Lift in Houston
Wilberto Cortes, MD
4.5 out of 5 stars 302 reviews
Scheduling out of town patients!
Call Dr. Cortes (713) 659-0314 www.rejuvenusaesthetics.com
Brazilian Butt Lift Specialist
Moises Salama, MD
4.5 out of 5 stars 783 reviews
Out of town patients, confidential
Call For Consultation (305) 809-8883 www.epsmiami.com
Welcome Back!
Join RealSelf
Join the world's largest cosmetic surgery community.


text:
The recent coverage given to lighting designer Andy Phillips — full page features in four British national daily newspapers — was simultaneously gratifying and sad. It was gratifying because someone who works in our field was getting so many column inches in a publication other than Lighting Dimensions. It was sad because the articles were obituaries marking Phillips' untimely — if not entirely unexpected, given his hearty history of drinking and smoking — death on September 18th.
For those who don't recognize the name, Phillips was a lighting designer who scythed his own route through the craft of lighting in the 1960s and 1970s. After training as an actor and then working as a prop maker and then as an electrician, he ended up as head of lighting at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1965. This was a period when the Court firmly cemented its reputation, established the previous decade with John Osborne's Look Back In Anger, as the heart of new British writing. Between 1965 and 1972, Phillips lit over 80 consecutive productions, most of them premieres by authors such as Edward Bond, Arnold Wesker, David Storey, and John Osborne.
With his deputy Rory Dempster — who passed away earlier this year — Phillips established a style summed up as "white light," using little else but correction filters to remove the warmth from tungsten light bulbs and carefully focusing precisely controlled areas of light from well set-up spotlights, the Strand Patt 264 being Phillips' declared favorite. Court shows also often removed all of the overhead masking, exposing lighting rigs arranged in a carefully designed pattern to make them an overall part of a show's stage picture.
That style was well known and often quoted in interviews by Phillips and other lighting designers and by the directors and writers who penned Phillips' obituaries. "He told me that he lit the whites of the eyes," recalled Edward Bond, describing a career that "changed the appearance of the modern stage and influenced the theatrical work of a generation." But, with Phillips and Dempster both now gone, do we actually know what that style was?
I never really knew Andy. I met him once. I only ever saw one of his shows, M Butterfly, a long time ago and also, in its bold monochromatic use of strong colors, a complete rebuttal of his image as a "white light man." His working methods were influential, though. He didn't write a book on lighting, as Richard Pilbrow did, but he did feature in a fabulous book called Theatre At Work, in which author Jim Hiley brilliantly documented every detail of the making of John Dexter's Life of Galileo at the National Theatre in 1980, including the hirings, firings, tantrums, and tempers. It was compelling reading for someone outside theatre craving information about it and would still be compelling now for anyone who can find a copy. It covered Phillips at his pugnacious best, difficult and demanding but, at the same time, committed and fully involved, all in the cause of making the show better as a member of a long-established creative team (Dexter, Phillips, and designer Jocelyn Herbert).
But that doesn't really tell us how Phillips lit a show. That's the thing about lighting. It's a talent unique to each practitioner. It's also the most ephemeral of arts. Anyone else who creates something leaves a legacy: the pictures or sculptures of artists, the words of authors, the sounds of composers. A lighting designer leaves nothing, apart from memories: an "insubstantial pageant faded" leaving "not a rack behind." The closest we get to anything more is, perhaps, via the images captured by the lighting designer's symbiotic partner, the production photographer. And it's sad to note that Phillips' death was closely followed by that of one of the best of that breed, the superb London-based photographer Ivan Kyncl.
Perhaps it's some subconscious fear of this lack of permanence that leads so many lighting designers to move on to other things that will leave something "permanent" behind. Think of the theatre consultancies of Richard Pilbrow and Jules Fisher and the auditoria they've been responsible for; the manufacturing companies set up by others; the books or the moves into education — a legacy created by passing on knowledge to the next generation. Phillips did something similar, too, founding, with Rory Dempster and John Simpson, a lighting rental company they named after their lighting style — White Light, which thrives to this day, though Phillips hadn't been directly involved with the company for some years.
As well as his vision for lighting, we've also lost a link to lighting history channeled through Phillips. Look at his fellow nominees in the two years he was nominated for the Tony Award in New York. In 1988, for M. Butterfly, he was alongside Andrew Bridge and Paul Gallo. In 1975, for Equus, one co-nominee was Abe Feder, a true pioneer of electric lighting. Phillips and the others of his generation are the bridge that links then to now. We need to capture that knowledge now so that it doesn't just vanish, leaving us without a full sense of how our profession was built. The ESTA/ USITT Oral History of Theatre Lighting and Its People project has done important work in this area in the US, and Paul Dexter's Road Cases project promises to extend this. It is arguable that other countries really need similar schemes.
But, perhaps, even if we can never precisely recreate his style, and if some of the history he carried is lost to us, we can continue to be inspired by Andy Phillips. He was arguably the lighting designer's lighting designer, dedicated to the art of lighting, though he preferred to refer to it as a craft. He was dedicated to serving the playwright and the actors, never drawing attention to his work, making it subservient to others. He refused to compromise on his principals or his preferred methods of working, lighting only with the actors on stage. He adopted technology when it was needed, rather than for the sake of it. He openly spoke his mind as part of a creative team to make the show better.
How many of us want to work like this but compromise along the way? Maybe Andy Phillips' legacy will be to remind us that, to create the best work in this most collaborative of art forms, we need to work with people who are as passionate and not compromise along the way.
Rob Halliday is a lighting programmer and designer. He can be reached at email@example.com.


text:
Steampunk, Medieval, Time-Travelers sent to the past. Any fantastical or sci-fi setting that takes place primarily in an imaginary past belong here.
Be you using magic rings or advanced robotics, living in a thriving utopia or post-Apocalypse, any RP with fantastical/sci-fi elements that take place in an imaginary future go here.
Modern world ain't so boring when you toss in a few vamps, aliens and elves, oh my! Modern-day RPs with fantastical/sci-fi elements go here.
Time has a tendency to be wibbly-wobbly and sometimes fantasy/sci-fi is hard to pin down. Any RP which doesn't fit anywhere else goes here.
Welcome to RPG-Directory. Please enjoy your stay here!


text:
Worldview & Culture
The King Without a Shadow
In The King Without a Shadow, Dr. R.C. Sproul tells of a king who hears of another King — one so great He casts no shadow. The first king embarks on a search for the Great King, a search that … Learn MoreHardcover $17.00 $13.60 Add to Cart
Also available in one other format
The Alphabet of Revelation
Music by J.A.C. Redford
J.A.C. Redford displays the remarkable phenomenon of how music has the capacity to suggest imagery. In three dynamic works, Redford draws on his extensive background scoring for stage and screen. The result is a listening experience heightened to a sense … Learn MoreCD $18.00 $14.40 Add to Cart
Choosing My Religion
Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul
Five 23-Minute Messages. In a world engulfed with false prophesies and theories, we would be mistaken to think our students are not burdened by them. In Choosing My Religion, Dr. R.C. Sproul addresses the promises that relativism and rebellion make but … Learn MoreDVD $25.00 $22.50 Add to Cart
Also available in three other formats
Singing and Making Music
Book by Paul Jones
Singing and Making Music is a collection of thirty-two essays by theologian, musician, and church music director Paul Jones, who contends that scriptural principles should inform a church's music ministry, that music can provide many of the same kinds of … Learn MorePaperback $17.00 $13.60 Add to Cart
What Is the Christian Worldview?
Book by Philip Ryken
As we are bombarded by the culture around us, it can be difficult to think according to the Christian worldview. This handy booklet summarizes the basics of the Christian worldview and develops the implications of creation, fall, redemption, and glory … Learn MorePaperback $5.00 $4.00 Add to Cart
The Prince's Poison Cup
Book by R.C. Sproul
With The Prince's Poison Cup, Dr. R. C. Sproul continues his series of books designed to present deep biblical truths to children on their own level. In this work, he focuses in on the atonement to show that Jesus had to … Learn MoreHardcover $18.00 $14.40 Add to Cart
The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth Lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World
Book by David Wells
"It takes no courage to sign up as a Protestant."These words begin this bold new work — the culmination of David Wells's long-standing critique of the evangelical landscape. But to live as a true Protestant — well, that's another matter. This … Learn MoreHardcover $26.00 $20.80 Add to Cart
Sammy and His Shepherd
Book by Susan Hunt
In Sammy and His Shepherd, veteran children's writer Susan Hunt takes youngsters on a delightful trip through Psalm 23 from the point of view of a sheep named Sammy. Sammy lives happily under the care of his faithful shepherd. But one … Learn MoreHardcover $17.00 $13.60 Add to Cart
Also available in two other formats
Reformation Heroes
Book by Various Authors
The Reformation did not happen instantaneously; it was something God patiently arranged over a number of years. As you read this book, you will learn how the Lord used some people to plant the seeds of church reform long before … Learn MoreHardcover $25.00 $20.00 Add to Cart
Hath God Said?
Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul
Six 23-Minute Messages. Have you ever been troubled by doubts about the Bible? Have you ever had your faith in God's Word challenged or dismissed? The temptation in the Garden didn't begin with promises of wealth or power. It began with … Learn MoreDVD $30.00 $27.00 Add to Cart
Also available in three other formats
Simple Gifts
Music by Saint Andrew's Strings
The gifts of God are both simple and profound. We see and hear the beauty of His world, yet such daily enjoyments are under girded by an awesome Providence. A strong and omnipotent hand sustains all we know. All things, … Learn MoreCD $14.00 $11.20 Add to Cart
Tearing Down Strongholds
Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul Jr.
Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr. has equipped Christians with the ammunition needed to counter the non-Christian philosophies that have made the greatest gains in our era. He also counters the primary criticisms lobbed against the biblical world-view. "My hope is to … Learn MoreCD $31.00 $27.90 Add to Cart
Also available in two other formats
Atheism Remix: A Christian Confronts the New Atheists
Book by Albert Mohler
A leading Christian intellectual explores the newest strain of atheism, its foremost thinkers, the cultural conditions that have bred it, and how Christians should respond. Something has changed in American culture. What for years was a little-regarded belief system—atheism—has now … Learn MoreHardcover $16.00 $12.80 Add to Cart


text:
From the Sublime to the...Differently Sublime
Who says we don't treat you right?
Read this link right here to get the full lowdown in the form of mighty blurbation from Marvel.com's friendly neighbourhood Ben Morse, but suffice to say this is... well, some might call it the Cosmic Avengers. If Guardians of the Galaxy was a team of misfits and mavericks desperately trying to save space and time from dangers that always fundamentally outclassed them, this is the other end of the scale: the most powerful Cosmic heroes in the Marvel cannon in one premier division team standing ready to protect and serve... the Universe. Safe to say this is probably the single most powerful team ever assembled. Okay, various Avengers or JLA line-ups might give them a tough time, but, seriously dudes, can you think of a superteam that could take them, no question about it?
So just imagine the threats Andy and I are dreaming up to make this star cast worthwhile.
Quite fun to be going from the sublime of The Annihilators to the... other end of the scale with Rocket and Groot. Very, very awesome compared to very, very silly. Also, for us, imagine the creative luxury and delight of being able to move from the super-cosmic, star-snuffing huge-osity (actual word) of Surfer and the Annihilators to the nitty, gritty, human vigilante street action of Heroes for Hire. Contrast: it exercises all sides of the imagination without ruining your appetite.
Speaking of the sublime to the something else, I want to thank Nik for her blog last time. I'm delighted that so many people loved her inside view of my passive aggressive, diva-like antics and--- kidding, I have no idea how it made you revise your estimations of me, but it was a great piece of writing and I'm glad you all dug it. If you haven't dug it yet, go dig it.
The deadline? Oh, that was for Embedded, which I am seriously pleased with. I am now eyeballs deep in Salvation's Reach, the next Gaunt, which should delight some of you (though I have a rather tasty Horus Heresy short story to finish first).
Speaking of the Heresy, a few dates have been announced for Prospero Burns signings in January. See the BL site here. PB is now shipping (as is Ultramarines, hooray!), so I look forward to defacing your copy in a store near you in the New Year.
Enough of my yakkin'. I know why you're really here. You can't hide it. I can see it in your eyes. God, you're so transparent! It's the weekend. It's "take a peak in the notebook" time.
Idea for a one panel cartoon #27
A wise and rather beautiful young carpenter's son from Galilee lathers up in front of the bathroom mirror.
Caption: Jesus shaves.
Idea for a one panel cartoon #631
A TV cooking show co-hosted by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. In the lavish kitchen, they are just adding chipolata funnels to a ship-shaped cut of beef that's sitting in a casserole full of stock.
Caption: Braise the Titanic.
Idea for a one panel cartoon #88
Young padawan Obi Wan and his Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn glare dismissively in the direction of the eternally irritating Gungan Binks, who is staggering around, knocking things over, and generally talking shit.
Caption: "There's whiskey in the Jar Jar."
Idea for a one panel cartoon #191
Several Chaos Anarchs, whose voices drown out all others, are partying down so much the club can't even handle them right now.
Caption: The Joy of Seks.
Idea for a one panel cartoon #42
A giant Cthulhoid lolcat with tentacled mouth studies his cook book.
Caption: The Necronomnomnomicon.