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how can I make concrete molds ?
Is there any info on making concrete molds ? I was wondering about taking a stuffed animal and spraying it with a rubber type solution ( is there such a thing? )or almost anything that could be sprayed all over like a coating and after the coating stuff drys I would like to peel or cut it off for use as a mold that I could fill with lite weight concrete,or something .
can anyone help with this ?
Thank You
Hi Xcaret, nice to see another Calgary person here. If you check over in the hypertufa forum you will likely get some info on making molds. Michaels will have latex products available for molds, and depending on what you are making the hypertufa mix is a good light weight choice,check out the faqs section there. Good luck Cindy
I am really hoping that this link works, but they have some recipes, (I guess you could call them) for making rubber type molds. Haven't tried them myself....yet! Hope this is of some help
Here is a link that might be useful: rubber mold recipes
I've never heard of any rubber spray on product...we use brush on latex that you build up with several coats. If there was an easier way, we'd sure like to know it! Bear in mind that any mold you make with latex (rubber) is going to pick up EVERY SINGLE DETAIL. So if you made a mold of a stuffed animal, the mold would be fuzzy textured. Plus, the latex would stick and it'd make a HUGE mess. You're better off casting a mold from a ceramic or plaster piece that has been sealed.
Creating a 3 dimension mold takes work...you can make cute molds that would be relatively flat very easily...but to make statuary molds is a lot more work and costs more than actually buying a finished piece sometimes!
Product information can be found at the website below
Here is a link that might be useful: latex mold material
If you are really wanting all the texture of the stuffed animal you could use a spray shellac that dries in a very short time. Apply several coats to all the surfaces. Then either use the latex mold materials that are applied in several coats and you may need a mother mold dependent on how complicated your object to mold is. The latex will still pick up every detail but will not stick to the shellac coated object.
There are other mold materials that can be used as mentioned, however most of them will stick to fabric so the shellac method would still need to be employed before creating your mold.
I am attaching my webshots page that shows two different pillow molds one made with a poly urethane mold material the other with the brush on (about 10 layers) from Michaels.
You will need to go forward from the pillow picture using the arrows. I have used the latex mold several times since and it is still doing a good job. The person who owns the polyurethane mold has made about 20 pillows so far and she recently told me the mold has its limits, is tearing and she will likely have to make another. I hope when she makes the next mold she will really invite me to make a mold at the same time. Dena
Here is a link that might be useful: concrete pillow
This book will tell you almost everything you would want to know about mold making.
Here is a link that might be useful: Mold making handbook
Love the concrete pillow!!! I'm having great success with decoupage on my fresh rhubarb leaves. How would shelac interact on top of decoupage? Do you use a release over the shelac? Do you only get one use of the item to make a mold or can you get more than one mold from the shelaced item?
I still have the pillow that I made the round mold from, and it could be reused to make a new mold. when I put the latex on the pillow that had been shellaced I did not put a release on. When I use the latex mold, I spray a mold release on it before putting my concrete mix in.
I am not sure I understand what you are doing with the rhubarb leaves, decoupage? please explain. Dena
Oh, yes, you are correct, that didn't make sense. I am brushing 'decoupage' on one side of my large rhubarb leaves, after they turn the beautiful red/brown color, to preserve the leaves for molds to make concrete leaves. They are beautiful to enjoy while they wait, and my objective, prevent the leaves from dry brittle fragility. They are remaining flexable enough to curve for the depth of the concrete steps I want.I am waiting for a leaf to color, and will decoupage it, still on the plant and see if I can preserve the true shape of the leaf even more. Is this making any sense? I am very pleased with the results so far!
All my decoupage preserved leaves are still beautiful and flexable. The ones I preserved with shellac are not terrible, but more fragile than the decoupage, and they are still new. The first decoupage leaf is several months old and still lovely for when I attempt to make a group of molds.
Has anyone else tried this?
I would like to give this liquid latex a try. When choosing such a product can you suggest what strength to select? I gather I would need something that can remain flexible in order for me to peel back the rubber coating. I'd like to be able to pick up details from a sea shells for example or the footprints of my little one.
I have used a latex product called Mold Builder from ETI in Fields Landing, CA 707-443-9323. I just got it off the bottle, don't know if they have a website.
Tip: Brush on a couple layers of the latex rubber, letting dry between layers (time doesn't seem to matter). Then brush on another layer, & lay cheesecloth or plain rolled woven cotton bandage material (can be tricky to find -- ask your vet or doctor) into this WET layer, carefully pressing or lightly brushing it to embed it into the wet latex. Cover the cheesecloth/bandage material with several more layers of latex. More is better & stronger.
I haven't done this for quite a while, but I remember the latex can be strengthened with heat. I THINK you can put the finished mold in a large vat of hot water, or there are other ways. There's more info somewhere. I'm pretty sure it's called "vulcanizing".
I recently visited an art supply store that sold a latex product however I learned this wasn't compatible with children. It may contain substances that could be harmful to children. However they did suggest I explore that compound (the name escapes me for the moment) that dentists used to prepare teeth molds and the same type used for making masks and the likes.. I haven't checked it out yet, but thought I'd pass on this piece of info. Just in case there are folks out there who'd like to take imprints of their little ones.
The dental molding material is called alginate. Another "body casting" material that is safe is moulage. Both of these are available at:
They seem to have the better prices in my limited search. I have not tried either so far but plan to over the winter months. The moulage is especially interesting to me because it is suppose to be reusable. However, in reading the recommended casting materials, they suggest the heaviest to use is plaster of paris. Has anyone used this yet? I'll give it a try with HT and if it doesn't work, I do plaster of paris then do a latex mold of that. I'm looking to do face castings of my daughters to use in centers of leafmen or windman type castings and want to pick up a lot of detail so they will be keepsakes for them.
Plaster of Paris heats up and can cause burns. There is a specific type that can be used for body casting...don't get the stuff they sell at home improvement stores if you're going to cast body part!
Latex on skin can cause reactions too...it's got a lot of ammonia in the mix. There are some latexes that can be used on skin, I'd do a search for latex mold material and read their specs. My uncle works in special effects in Hollywood and his colleagues do a lot of body casting...there are lots of web sites devoted to materials for that use. Unfortunately, the stuff is not very cheap, but for a keepsake item, it would be worth the cost.
Hi All, just a little update;
the rhubarb leaves coated with Royal Coat Decoupage are still lovely and flexable, many months later. However, the leaves I shellaced, are brittle, dry and not at all flexable. My objective was to preserve lots of leaves and then take a day to make lots of molds or leaf stones, so the decoupage is a huge winner in my opinion. I can curve my flexable leaves to create any thickness I like. Please try this, and let me know what you experence. Thanks!
Posted this on the tiny bubbles thread as well,please go into detail on how you are decoupaging leaves, if I remember right, decoupage is a 50/50 mix of white glue and water? Are you doing it to still planted leaves or cut them then decoupage? Both sides? We're getting near the end of growing season and all idea's on preservation are needed!
Maybe we should move this thread to hypertufa or link it, I'm sure all the posters there would enjoy this one too!
I'm finally getting time to get back on this forum and read the posts. I thought you might be interested to know that I used Aileens Tacky Glue years ago on small leaves and leaves from historical places. I made earrings and crafts from the leaves (and acorns, etc.) and they are still pliable all these years later. The glue was a little thick, but if decoupage is a combination of white glue and water, I may try watering it down, especially on large leaves. I'm also anxious to try the decoupage method.
I love this forum. Barbara
very interessting....I was in a course of study at the Art Institute of Seattle, in 93' and one of the classes was 'sculpture'. We were instructed in the use of all of the above mentioned materials. Alginate, a very good source, though a bit expensive, for fine detail. Liquid latex, easy to use, and need to do one layer at a time, for a good buildup and for best detail. I had a very creative man, who taught me the art of making special effects make-up, when we did zombies for a haunted house. The teenagers were more than willing to be the 'victims', while we applied the liquid latex on their faces. Some of the kids did have reactions and had a sunburned looking face, for about a day afterwards. We were careful to comb back their hair and put vasaline on any part, like eyebrows, upperlip, around the eyes, or wherever we knew it would be extra sensitive. when the liquid latex was on them and it had a chance to dry, it started to shrink, giving them the look of aged, decomposed skin. Then came the fun....putting on the make up. The dark colors, to make their eyes seem to sink, into their faces.....
Another material, is a craft roll of plaster, like a dr. would put on a cast, for a broken leg. If you know an orthopedic dr. personally, then the supplies are readily available, otherwise, it's the craft store that has it in rolls for under $5.
I made molds, by buying 25 pounds of clay in a bag (much cheaper that way) for about $7. create what you want and you can save clay and keep it lighter by making a base of crumpled tin foil and chicken wire, for the armature. Then mold the clay around it. If it's only for mold making, that's enough, to let it dry and make a mold form around it. That's where the book that Irish Hermit suggested, would be extremely helpful. I believe you can request it at the library. I have a copy of it, so haven't had to search.
To back up, though, is to review your original question and that was for making a cement mold. What exactly, in cement are you wanting to make? The troughs, for planting? Like in hypertufa? or steps, or blocks? that would make a hugh difference, as far as just what kind of a mold you're after. I'd guess if you're after something similar to what you can buy at HD, but want to keep the cost down, then that's a bunch more simple. You'd need a hammer, saw, wood, cut to lengths you choose, bags of cement, a hose and lots of space to spread out. You could create a yard of tiles, Mexican style, ready to construct a house, if you wanted. Let them sun dry, in rows, till they've cured and it's time to build.
Hi, Everyone,
Becky (strawberrygoat) -- Could you recommend a brand of clay? I'm interested in buying 25 pounds of clay for under $10 to play around with. Also, do you have any idea what kind of clay would be needed to do what the artist at the website below did: carved the designs in reverse in clay and then used the clay mold to do the casting. Would the clay "mold" have to be fired?
Here is a link that might be useful: Bearded-face Fireplace Surround Cast in Clay Mold
eva~~~I have good news and I have not so good news~~~
good news is, that you can get ahold of clay, somehow, somewhere, but being in IL., I can't direct you, other than to give you info, for a number for the store, that is local to me.
The not so good news, is that the clay I use, Portland Red, is manufactured here in Tacoma and sold around the West Coast and I don't know how far east. You'll need a terra cotta clay and if you check any art supply warehouse, they'll know where it would be, for that many pounds, to keep the cost down for you. It'll need to be fired, in the cone 4 to cone 6 area, for stability and strength. There you could find someone who fires bisque dolls or ceramics, in a small shop, instead of going to some large business. Look for a listing in the phone book for someone who makes ceramics at home. Once you get your clay piece done, you'll be making a negative mold, from plaster. Finally, you'll get to the point of being able to put the cement into the mold of choice and end up with what you're after. Lots of steps, lots of mess and even lots more patience! e-mail me and I can give you the # of the supply house I go to. Shipping would be cost prohibitive, to IL. but you'd get some name brands, for your search. Hope to hear from you
sure there are....called "paper clay" it's a clay, that's used alot for faces, hands and other small detailed work, for dolls, or little animals....check out paper clay art, on a google search....I have that book, too...can't remember the author...it's really good for step by step instructions. It's a guy, who makes the dolls, in it. I know Sculpy makes a clay, too....I think when I was looking around in the beginning, it was google, that had all I could ever read. Have fun......another good source for books and instructions, besides the library, is a used book store...I've saved so much cash, by getting them at a "musty dusty" or "moldy oldy" book store....just love 'em!
Desiderata, wouldn't the plaster mold need to be coated on its interior with liquid latex or waterseal so the mold could be reusable? I got my local ceramics shop to donate two small molds to my experiment as I wanted to see if this would work.
The only other thing I have read about using plaster molds for cement is that of the crafter using a hammer to break it off or water to dissolve it off which would make it a one-time-use-only mold. That is disappointing.
I also have a (bought as greenware)Greenman face that is at the shop waiting to be glaze-fired with the intention of using IT to create a mold for cement using latex as well or plaster coated with latex. Or would a simple waterseal product work?
You can't pour concrete into a plaster mold. The plaster will leach out the water and the concrete will adhere to the plaster. Learned this the hard way years ago.
To do your greenman face you could have it glazed (or sealed well with paint and sealer) then make a very simple flat mold. To do that you make a box (you can even use a cake pan if the piece will fit inside it) and pour in enough latex to sufficient depth to press the face into. Let this dry (a few days depending on depth) and you have a nice mold for casting concrete in.
For flat molds, this is the easiest method. Flat means it's not upright or with a lot of deep undercuts. We use this method for making wall plaques all the time.
I know that concrete needs to keep the moisture in in order to cure while the purpose of using plaster for ceramic slip is to pull the moisture out. That is why I was asking if it would work if I completly sealed the plaster with many many coats of latex inside & out and then used Pam as a release agent?
Thanks for the tip on how to do the greenman face. I'll have to make a trip to the craft store soon : )
I think that if you coated the plaster with latex, you could practically make the mold from the positive you cast in the plaster mold first. (off the bisque piece) then use the plaster mold as the backing to the latex to keep it from bulging out of shape. Perhaps if you just paint the plaster piece with several coats of a latex based paint...maybe seal it first with a polyurethane, then latex paint...it could work. It's worth a try if you are willing to experiment with a plaster mold.
I would recommend using mineral oil diluted slightly with rubbing alcohol on rubber molds. Vegetable oil (PAM) could get rancid and cause nasty stuff to the rubber. The latex molds we use cost a small fortune so we have to ensure they last! NEVER use any petroleum product around your latex, such as vaseline or motor oil...you'll end up with rubber mush.
Good to know about using PAM on latex (as well as vaseline or motor oil)! Thanks.
Yes, I am willing to experiment on the plaster as these were donated to me by my local ceramic shop. I simply asked them if they had a discard pile for broken molds and they showed me a pile of good discards and let me choose two small ones.
I just bought a 16 oz. jar of rubber latex ($10...Jeez!) so I will carefully choose what I use it on before investing in the gallon size. I'm glad you suggested sealing the plaster first as I probably would have wasted alot of latex as the plaster would have slurped it up.
Hey Guys!
Just wanted to let you know, there is a similar thread going on in the hypertufa forum (I probably should have posted it to this thread) titled Decoupaged leaf and silicone mold report. Please check it out and add some of your expertise if you would!
Last night I decoupaged quite a few leaves; canna, taro, lotus, water lily (hardy & wild), ginko, hydrangea, hosta and summer squash as an experiment.
The ginko, hosta, hydrangea & canna covered beautifully. They remind me of thin supple leather.
The squash leaf I ended up throwing away before finishing. The back of the leaf seemed to repel the treatment & frustrated me almost immediately.
The lilies and the taro covered nicely but today they pathetic shriveled things with curled and withered edges.
The lotus covered like a dream on its backside that turned into a nightmare when covering the front. For anyone not familiar with lotus, the topside has a lovely water repellancy that allows water to bead and roll around on the surface. This same water repellant feature made coverage quite difficult. I did it though but the dried results are much the same as the taro & water lilies; not very pliable, curled edges...very disappointing.
I have a pitcher of a smiling man and the face is life size. I spent last Friday night covering it with about 12-15 coats of latex (lost count as I was wall papering a border in between). It turned out great (both projects!) although the jar recommended 8-10 coats that just didn't seem as though it would be thick enough for me so I just kept going until it did.
I haven't used the mold yet as I'm still trying to figure out the best way to support it. I've read that packing peanuts will do the job but I'm sceptical. I may just press the pitcher itself into a mound of damp sand, press the mold into that and pour.
I will attempt it this weekend and post pics if I do.
Ditzzy...that is the best way to cast that. I'd be skeptical of the peanuts..latex will bulge out and you'd end up with a lumpy face!
Depending on how deep the undercuts in the face are, you could make a plaster backing...pour plaster into a box deep enough to let the mold fit...then push the latex covered master into the wet plaster. You could put a coat of oil on the latex to keep it from sticking to the plaster. Let it stay there until the plaster hardens and you'll have backing.
Yeehaw! I'm excited. I did as desribed & pressed the pitcher into damp sand, lined the depression with thin plastic, slipped the coated latex mold into that, poured and unmolded 24 hours later and he turned out great!
Not sure what I want to do with him yet; keep him as is and tuck him in amongst the flowers so he can peek out or embellish him with leaves for a jovial greenman or better yet with rays for a sunface. But that creates yet another question...can you add to a piece that's totally cured? Or must it still be green? And what would be used to attach fresh cement to a curing/cured piece? And lastly, when applying color, may I color/tint/paint while he is curing or should I wait until fully cured? Sorry for all the questions & I didn't mean to be unprepared, I just didn't expect an experimental piece to turn out so well : D
I originally made some cement hands by pouring into latex gloves. I then had to cut off the latex to get the finished product. I then stuck the hand into a crevice and it welcomed humans and wildlife into my garden. I had put corn in the hand for the squirrels. But I'm ready to go to a more permanent rigid mold made from my hand that would be cut into two pieces to get the finished product out when it hardens. Any more thoughts on products to use?
When pressing the greenmans face into the latex in the flat mold would you need to use a release agent of any kind? My greenman is really nice and I wouldn't want to ruin it. I'm learning alot from all of you in these pages. Keep up the great work. Thanks.
I'm a newbie at this forum and have been reading all the posts with great interest. I've recently been interested in creating concrete ornaments for my garden and have learnt alot here. If someone can help me out here. A ceramic supply company just went out of business near to where I live. They are not only selling off their ceramic ornaments but also the ceramic molds. I've picked up some ceramic pieces like gargoyles and dwarves, but would like to make molds of them so I can make more of these ornaments. I've learnt from this forum that I can't use the ceramic molds to pour concrete directly.
1. Could someone advice me if I should spend more money and try get the ceramic molds(if they are availabe) to make a latex mold. The reason why I'm lost here is that this is not a flat piece like a mask but an object with just a flat base.
2. When I'm making the latex mold, what kind of a sealar should I use so that I don't destroy the unfinished but "fired up" ceramic piece?
3. Do I make a 2 piece mold or can I just make a 1 piece?
I'm planning to use hypertufa to make more ornaments. This will be my first time. I'm using the cold weather that we have now to be my learning period before I attempt at anything.
This has been very informative as I am interested in making a cast of the hand of my infant. I saw a website called weelittlepiggies.com. I was on this site last night and I remember seeing a mould or cast being made from a transperency, and formed using silicone,it included a great step by step guide that included pictures. Can anyone tell me where I can find this forum. Any helpful suggestions would be great as well, this forum is so helpful!
If I'm following you I believe you may be remembering some instructions posted by Buddyfly on the hypertufa forum. In a nutshell, she printed pictures from the computer on transperancies, then rubbed them onto plaster of paris. From she "carved" the image into the plaster then made a mold from silicone. This is not what you want to use for life castings (hands, feet, face). These molding materials can be bad for the skin. The only thing I would trust to the sensitve skin of an infant would be alginate, the molding material dentists use. Search the web for life casting to find more suggestions.
You can buy stuff from craft stores specifically for casting baby's hands, feet etc, Safe for baby's skin! They sell it in kits.
Also, I asked about casting my own face here a few months ago and was told to use regular old plaster of paris. Below is a site I was told to visit:
Apparently it heats up but just pleasantly so, not to the point of discomfort, supposedly it feels kinda good! Anyway make sure you use vaseline on your eyebrows and eyelashes and don't cast a guy's face if he has a beard!
Here is a link that might be useful: molding faces
Here is a link to a method for making urethane molds. It sounds easy- Has anybody tried this?
Here is a link that might be useful: Blanket Mold Link
WOW...that mold making process seems a heck of a lot more complicated that how my DH makes his!
Brush on latex is faster, easier and could be done in no time for a lot less expense! But I warn you, mold making isn't as easy as it seems. Flat stuff is easy, but upright molds require expertise. Unlike candle molds, or ceramic molds that bolt together, to make molds to cast upright concrete (statuary) your molds MUST be flexible and have a rigid, lightweight backing.
The business includes 40 molds, 550 of stock, vibrating table, and mixer for $16,000. I though that might be extreme, but I haven't looked at it yet. I don't know what to look for other than if the mold are in good shape. Would it be worth my while to look?
Here's a forum you may want to check out. These folks are in the business you're considering and may have some advise for you.
Here is a link that might be useful: Ornamental Concrete Forum
Check Martha Stewart.com... She just had something on last week or 2 at the most of making a mold out of Branches of trees and made coat hooks out of them. It looked like it worked very very well. It was the first time I had actually really seen it work to be inspired that I could do it myself. I'm sure it would work.
I'm way behind the dates shown above, but have copied all the info and ready to dig in...mold in. one question I don't think was answered. How to make hands. The latex gloves sounded ok, but she suggested there were problems separating the 2 agents. any ideas??? and thanks
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I think this would be the perfect way to preserve the leaves used for the cement and hypertufa objects all of you are making.This really works.A florist friend told me about this.
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This information is great, but could you give me advice on
making a small ( 12"x 12" ) cement cottage? I have nothing to make a mold FROM and I'll be starting from scratch. I'm pretty sure I'd be making the roof and walls seperately,
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The best book on Sufi metaphysics is the Koran, for as mentioned above, it is, in its own words, a detailing of everything (Koran 12:111) meaning not physical details that human beings can find out for themselves, but rather those things that no one can know, except by being informed of them by the Divine, matters that are precisely meta or beyond the physical. The Koran is higher reality itself, a single atom of which is worth a cosmos of human literature. The books of the Sufis but point up the proper manners of the spiritual traveller vis-à-vis this reality. Books in English About the Path The true literature of the tariqa has been discussed above on page 3, and what follows consists less of Sufi texts than maps of Sufi texts, though maps too have their worth. The following English titles can be listed before some concluding words on the place of books in general in the spiritual path. A.J. Arberry. The Koran Interpreted. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986. (The Koran defies any attempt at imitation or translation; if the fallen giants of those who have tried are many, Arberry with his Koran Interpreted must number among the mightiest of the fallen.) Mawlay al-Arabi al-Darqawi. The Darqawi Way. Tr. A'isha Abd al-Rahman al-Tarjumana. Norwich: Diwan Press, 1979. (Letters to disciples by the great Moroccan sheikh whose name our tariqa bears. The translation conveys much of the hal or spiritual state of the author. The present writer is expositing the Arabic original in a taped series of lessons in Amman called the Darqawi Letters Interpreted, to which this translation is a useful adjunct.) Shahidullah Faridi. Inner Aspects of Faith. Karachi: Mahfil-e Zawqia, 1406/1986. (An English convert to Islam, the author when forty years old was authorized as a murshid by his own sheikh in the Chishti tariqa in Karachi, where he taught until the end of his life at sixty-three years of age in 1978. Though some points of practice and theory differ from the Shadhili path, there are many insightful passages, particularly on the general aspects of Sufism and its relation to Islam.) Nuh Ha Mim Keller. Interpreters Log. Amman: 1992. (An unpublished manuscript of conversations with sheikhs and dervishes of the Shadhili tariqa in Syria and Jordan.) . Invocations of the Shadhili Order. Amman: Author, 1418/1998. (An English translation with Arabic text of the authors Awrad al-tariqa al-Shadhiliyya, (1417/1997) containing the main wirds of the tariqa.) . The Hadra. Amman: Author, 1420/1999. (A treatise on the hadra or public dhikr of the Shadhilis and other Qadiri orders in light of Islamic law and the spiritual path.) Ibn Ata' Illah al-Iskandari. Wisdoms of Ibn Ata' Illah. Tr. Nuh Ha Mim Keller. Amman: Translator, 1999/1420. (An English translation with Arabic text of al-Hikam al-Ata'iyya, the principal book of suluk or spiritual travel in the Shadhili path.) Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri. Reliance of the Traveller. Tr. Nuh Ha Mim Keller. Abu Dhabi, 1991. Revised Edition. Beltsville, Maryland: Amana Publications, 1999. (The first half is an English translation of a classic Shafii fiqh manual, while the second contains appendices (especially p, q, r, and s) needed by every traveller.) Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri. Principles of Sufism. Tr. B.R. Von Schlegell. Berkeley: Mizan Press, 1990. (A translation of important parts of a great book of the path.) Jalal al-Din al-Rumi. The Mathnawi of Jalal al-Din al-Rumi. Tr. R.A. Nicholson. 3 vols. London 1926. Reprint. London: Luzac and Company, 1977. (Of tariqas whose books have been successfully translated into English, Rumis is perhaps closest to the path of Abul Hasan al-Shadhili. His symbolic poetry is replete with lessons in the inward manners (adab) of the tariqa. Although the translation is sometimes tediously thorough, Sidi Muhammad Isa Waley, who has translated poems from the same genre and language, says it is preferable to the contemporary popular translations which take liberties with accuracy in order to New Age the material.) . Discourses of Rumi. Tr. A.J. Arberry. London: John Murray, 1961. (A good translation of an excellent collection of Sufi mudhakara or teaching sessions. In some ways, more accessible than the Mathnawi because it is more explanative. As in other works above, the translator is sometimes forced to bluff when he cannot penetrate the authors intent, resulting in English that merely mystifies.) William C. Chittick. The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1983.) (A workmanlike exposition of the metaphysics of Rumis spiritual path, it touches on points of the ontology of experiential Sufism for those who stand in front of that door, as explained in the following section The Books of the Path.) Abd al-Khaliq al-Shabrawi. The Degrees of the Soul. Tr. Mostafa al-Badawi. London: Quilliam Press, 1997/1417. (Many insights into the nature and growth of the ruh are inferable from the stages of the Khalwati way taught by the author. Sheikh al-Hashimi mentions in a teaching poem the same seven stages, although the means for progressing differ in the Shadhili tariqa, and the dhikrs the author has mentioned are not taken from books, but only from living teachers.) Hasan Lutfi Shushud. Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia. Tr. Muhtar Holland. Moorcote (Yorkshire): Coombe Springs Press, 1983. (A powerful English rendering of a hagiography of early Naqshbandi masters that contains much Sufism and useful lessons in both the form of the path and its content, its manners (adab) and experience (dhawq).) Ibn al-Husayn al-Sulami. The Way of Sufi Chivalry. Tr. Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi. 1983. Reprint. Rochester ( Vermont): Inner Traditions International, 1991. (An accurate translation of a valuable treatise on the altruism of the spiritual traveller.) The Books of the Path Among books by sheikhs of the path there are two complementary types, which interpenetrate and overlap, corresponding to two complementary endeavors in Sufism, the journey to Allah, and the journey in Allah. (1) The first endeavor is the sphere of Tasawwuf amali or practical Sufism, which consists in perfecting the expression of ones love for the Divine by freeing oneself from blameworthy traits and acquiring praiseworthy ones. Its literary counterpart is found in many manuals of Sufism such as Imam Ghazalis Ihya ulum al-din [Reviving of the religions sciences], al-Suhrawardis Awarif al-maarif [Knowledges of the illuminates], the books of Abd al-Qadr al-Jaylani, those of Imam al-Haddad, and so on. Their keynote is not literature, but rather tahqiq or realization, meaning to persist in successive approximations of the hal or noble quality as transient experience, until one becomes characterized (muttasif) by it as maqam or permanent attribute. Such books are translatable into English, and the book list above mainly confines itself to them, as practical Sufism is the basis for all the rest of the path. The benefits of reading them include learning ones din, breaking bad habits, renewing ones striving, and absorbing something of the spiritual ambition of those before us by reading about their works. Other than fiqh, however, one should not take daily wirds or other works from books, but rather from ones sheikh. So although the list of books above is not exhaustive or even extensive, it provides more than enough reading, for most of us already know what we have to do. (2) The second endeavor, the journey in Allah, is the sphere of Tasawwuf dhawqi or experiential Sufism, the knowledge of which is its practice. Among the first principles of its literature is that authors confine themselves to what they have personally experienced. The real benefit from such books, aside from mere targhib or encouragement to do what the authors have done, presupposes that the reader has experienced something of what is being described. This in turn is the fruit of practical Sufism; of leaving the wrong, of annihilations from the self at the hands of a murshid, of folding up the physical and spiritual worlds to know at first hand what is beyond them. In other words, books of experiential Sufism are only valuable after ones heart has been opened. But if this experience is a precondition for benefiting from such books, it in turn presupposes ilm or sacred learning, since students can only take what their sheikh has, and only if his kashf or illuminatory perception corresponds to the traditional ontology (ilm al-tawhid) of the tenets of faith of orthodox Sunni Islam can he be depended upon to safely guide students to the Absolute. The path of true Sufism is extremely high, and the drop on either side is horrendous, stretching as it does into infinity, for which reason many sheikhs confine themselves to practical Sufism, and with every right, for they are responsible to Allah for the people who follow them. Our sheikh emphasizes that the ilm al-tawhid of traditional Ashari works of tenets of faith, with its knowledge of what is possible, necessary, and impossible of Allah Most High, is the metaphysics presupposed by high Sufism. Little of the literature of experiential Sufism has been mentioned above except passages in works of practical Sufism, for the very good reason that there are few reasonable translations. Such works probably cannot be translated with complete fidelity without an ijaza or formal authorization to speak in this discipline, for speak an interpreter must. But even given good translations, one cannot become Ibn al-Arabi by reading Ibn al-Arabi. The fewness of such books in English has led the present writer to produce tapes to serve in their stead until disciples strength in Arabic enables them to read the original. Orientalist Studies of Sufism Works on Sufism by Orientalists can be recommended against without apology or reservation, for any analysis that subtracts the reality of God from the spiritual phenomena it seeks to explain will be little better than its premises; meaning absolutely worthless. Their Creator describes them as deaf, dumb, and blind, so they comprehend not (Koran 2:171). Now, a sane person finding a group of deaf, dumb, blind, and uncomprehending people on his doorstep would not let them in to shampoo his rugs, let alone teach him his din. So how should someone with a spiritual path? The distortional factors in Orientalists work range from basic incomprehension of the Divine, to ignorance of matters of fact, to unadmixed contempt for Allah and those He loves. For example, the verses by Abd al-Rahman al-Majdhub (a sheikh of our initiatic chain) about avoiding the dangers of ostentation in the path: Bury your secret in the earth, seventy fathoms down, / And leave all men in doubt [about you] until Resurrection Day (Ibn Ajiba: al-Futuhat al-Ilahiyya, 46), move French authority on Sufism Louis Massignon to say, The enduring power of Islamic mysticism is not in the haughty, morose isolation in which Majdhub proclaims: Bury your secret in the earth, seventy cubits down, / And let all creatures moan until the Last Judgement (Essay on the Origins of the Technical Language of Islamic Mysticism, 11), reading yashku (complain, as of illness [moan]) for yashukku (doubt)which joins between blindness to the whole point of the verses, deafness to their meter, and incomprehension of the eternal consequences of ghiba or slander against one of the awliya' or friends of Allah. 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• The news director of KUNM in Albuquerque, N.M., has written another explanation and apology for the charges of plagiarism the station has faced recently. In a letter to CPB Ombudsman Joel Kaplan reposted on KUNM.org May 9, Elaine Baumgartel cited the slow "personnel disciplinary process" at the University of New Mexico as a factor in the station's delayed response to the charges. She also admitted that she had not thought to make audiences aware of the charges immediately. Baumgartel denied a listener's allegations that the station's slow response was tied to a need for funding.
• Five public media programs enjoyed the taste of being James Beard Award winners when 2013's food-themed awards were announced Monday. PBS's Martha Stewart's Cooking School won for best television program in a studio or fixed location, while the network's Anthony Bourdain–hosted The Mind of a Chef won for best TV program on location. The pubTV documentary Eating Alabama, funded by CPB, Alabama Public Television and the Independent Television Service, won for best special/documentary, and the "Art of Food" segment on WHYY's Friday Arts won for best TV segment. A This American Life story about pig intestines sold as calamari won for best radio show/audio webcast.
• Canadian Broadcasting Corp. CEO Hubert Lacroix wants to have a "national conversation" about the pubcaster's future role in Canadian society. In an appearance at the Canadian Club of Montreal Monday, Lacroix addressed the staff and funding cutbacks the network made in recent months. He said the CBC will have to revisit its original mandate to determine its place in modern Canadian society, according to the Canadian Press. Lacroix wants to involve CBC employees, Canadian citizens and television and Internet providers in the discussion.
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@RWisalmostGod. I have to say I loved your comment.
p.s. I love ur username too :)
What A Hoot ! loved it...
I wasn't as nervous as i thought i was going to be...Until The friggin sliding door wouldn't open....
Rehearsals went well..Though, Bodies isn't the easiest of songs to perform and getting back into the swing of things has felt somewhat alien. I did feel like "Yeah, i can pull this off"......
Anyway, Back in the dressing room waiting to go on Wasn't the dreadful anxiety fest that i thought it was going to be..
I hung out with the contestants,got my hair did, went and said hello to Simon, had some sushi and waited....
"All right Rob, It's time to go" Back pack's on It's working, Legs feel stable, head's in the right place...let's do it...
For extra confidence i started to hum the theme tune from Rocky in my head.....it was working...So relaxed, So excited, Goosepimply in fact.....
So i'm stood behind the Jumbo screen waiting to go and peacock...Dermot does a lovely introduction "Blah,blah,blah..lovely stuff and niceties...Ladies and gentlemen Robbie Williams!''
At this point in the rehearsals the music starts....The doors open.....BUT LIVE.....The music starts...The Doors don't open..
So we're a few seconds in And the doors remain closed a few more seconds and they're still closed......
Now i don't know if you've ever had 10 million (plus) people ready to judge you on your first performance back in 3 years....
But let me tell you, if the door between you and them isn't opening that's enough to throw you right off your stride..I don't know if you saw but i had to wedge it open myself...That wasn't part of the show..That was pure brute strength and now heavy nerves shifting something that i probably wouldn't be able to move in the cold light of day........
So there's a bad start..I had a whole pose planned and what not.. but that went out of the window...
Anyway i was so thrown that i started saying to myself...."OH GOD,what did God give me? shit Did he give me sunshine or a lay line?OH lord oh lord"
Then the mouth opened and by the grace of the big man himself the right words fell out......Oh praise be! I'm in!....
So after a bizarrely odd start to the 3.30 minutes i started to find my feet.....
The audience were Immense and the Love in the room was palpable......It all felt so electric....Like 3 years of anxiety leaving my body
So happy right now...So pleased...I think the boy's back
@RWisalmostGod. I have to say I loved your comment.
p.s. I love ur username too :)
I didn't think the boy was ever away?!?!?
You seem to give yourself too much grief ... still!
No need ...." the Love in the room was palpable", of this I have NO DOUBT.
Your audience adore you.....
Accept it!
Believe it!
Comprehend it!
Cause it is as easy as ABC.
Take Care xxxxxx
The boy never left my heart! Without the boy this woman would feel much like an old crone here LOL!!! What would it be like to sit in front of an open fire or a tiny bedroom with You...or is that being rather forward. I once was accused of being rather forward thirty years ago by David Essex of the cockerknee variety :-( p.s I dont care if this sounds slutty but i lurve your dove tatoos....slurp!!!
my name is alida,i was looking for a real and everlasting relationship and i came across your profle in this site and it attracted me to write to you.I will like you to write to me with my private email address (firstname.lastname@example.com) for more introduction and also to see my picture.
I will be waiting to receive your mail soonest,remember color,race,religion,etc does not matter in real love but care,love and trust matter a lot.Till then remained blessed.
Miss alida
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I am reading last news and blogs and I found this blog comment, is incredible! I saw this performance recently on youtube by chance, when I saw the start and doors don't open and Rob has to open with hands, I think what they he do with doors, What annoyance for him!! but I don't know also how important was this show for Rob... And now, months later I want to say you that you're fantastic and you were always! a big hug. :-)
I am reading last news and blogs and I found this blog comment, is incredible! I saw this performance recently on youtube by chance, when I saw the start and doors don't open and Rob has to open with hands, I think what they he do with doors, What annoyance for him!! but I don't know also how important was this show for Rob... And now, months later I want to say you that you're fantastic and you were always! a big hug. :-)
This is a nice post the bin looks good.
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Half of X-factor, half of my bodie, all my life...50% distance...is good enough for you, hhun?
Glad you're back - you've been missed!!
Linda...What an awesome Idea for the x factor final!! Love that......
Hi Robbie, just got done watching X-factor and Olly is in the top three on to the finals...I think his best week was when he did your song...I think you two should hook and do Angels for the last X-factor show...you two would bring the house down....Olly to win and love you Robbie.
Great reviews in the LA Times and in Entertainment Weekly. Now you need to come to Nashville and perform!!! I swear I will see you live someday! I'm 47, better make it soon, doll :) :) :) Sincerely, your biggest fan in the USA. And I have the bumper stickers on my ride to prove it. Sticks out like a sore thumb in the land of twang, however :)
hi robbie..you touched my heart with morning sun! it's the greatest song of you ever! greetings from germany eric
I haven't seen the performance but i'm 100% sure you were brilliant !!
you can do it darlin'! :)
Excellent you are back!!! You made me laugh, you looked like you was out of your tree on X Factor lol
Good job darling!!! so happy you're back!! you've no reason to be anxious...people who love you will always be there for you...never judge you...I'll always be there for you baby ^_^
WOO-HOOT! The man is back! Missed ya, hon! X


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The Legend of Dark Witch Coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop on Thursday
The Legend of Dark Witch is a 2d, action, platformer where you play as a dark witch named Zizou. The Legend of Dark Witch has similarities to Mega Man in that you can steal and use boss powers after defeating them. The ability to steal boss powers will undoubtedly be useful in your journey to collect the missing Syega Crystals. Also, you will be able to collect "Tres" that can be used to upgrade your abilities. In fact, it seems that this power-up system has been influenced by the classic shooter, Gradius.
The game promises to offer diverse, challenging levels, three difficulty modes, and additional bonuses for those that replay the game.
The Legend of Dark Witch will be released in North America on Thursday, October 16 for $3.99.


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Quantum of Solace Sony Pictures Rated PG-13 Now Showing at: most major theaters. Review by: Larry Thomas For forty-five years, the opening of the newest adventure of James Bond has been reason for theatergoers worldwide to celebrate. Fans have flocked to most of the films, despite a semi-regular change of actors in the role, the tone of the story, and even the varying quality of the expected theme song. The quizzically titled Quantum of Solace should likely keep the track record of ticket sales on pace. Unfortunately, however, it's not a very good film. After a smashing debut as 007 in Casino Royale, Daniel Craig is back and is out for blood over the death of his beloved Vesper Lind in that film. In Casino, Craig had to re-image the Bond character so that viewers would believe him in the role…and succeeded admirably. In Quantum, he merely stalks…or runs…or speeds…through the landscape dispatching the bad guys left and right. In fact, Quantum of Solace is not so much a Bond movie than it is a Bourne movie, as it seems to owe much to the second installment of Matt Damon's Jason Bourne series. The plot is a jumbled mess of a tale that lurches instead of flows. The rhythm is car chase…scenery. Boat chase…scenery. Fistfight…scenery. Foot chase…scenery. And in between the action and the scenery, the filmmakers introduce the bad guys, the peripheral characters, and the plot…if you can keep up with it all. The villains and others are extremely bland with one exception…the brief appearance of British model Gemma Arterton as an agent named Fields. She makes the most of what little she's given to do, and steals every scene in which she appears. The returning stalwarts…Judi Dench as M, Giancarlo Gianinni reprising his role from Casino, and Jeffrey Wright as CIA agent Felix Leiter are fine, but there's nothing new for them to do. The many actions scenes are filmed with the now-dreaded "shaky-cam" style that can almost induce motion sickness in one's theatre seat. It's as if the director of photography had the camera strapped to his chest while having a coughing fit. The opening credits theme by Jack White and Alicia Keys is loud, tuneless, and instantly forgettable. The director of choice is Marc Forster, who helmed such acclaimed films as Monster's Ball, The Kite Runner, and Finding Neverland. He seems out of his element with a big-budget action thriller. If you expect to learn the meaning of the title Quantum of Solace, it won't come from the film. Instead, try doing a Google search for "meaning of Quantum of Solace" and you'll find ample explanation, if, by the time the film is over, you even care. And to add insult to injury, the first set of six Bond films in the high-definition, high-priced Blu-Ray DVD format has just been released in time for holiday gift-giving. They're not in chronological order, and with the exceptions of Dr. No and From Russia with Love, don't feature the best films in the series. Every Bond fan has his or her favorites, so it's an argument that could go on for days. Suffice to say, it's doubtful that For Your Eyes Only and Die Another Day would be anyone's first choices for Blu-Ray treatment. But Bond has survived every time over the years…a plethora of villains; the later, lame Roger Moore films; even George Lazenby, who played 007 one time in On Her Majesty's Secret Service to almost universal scorn, even though the film is one of the best in the series. So it's quite likely that 007 will survive this cinematic misstep. The good news is that the total running time of Quantum of Solace makes it the shortest of the Bond films thus far. The bad news is that it's not short enough.
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My chem professor gave me a B+ for a 89.85, is my arguement to get him to change it to an A- good enough?
Here is his message to me:
You are correct that you got 832/926. But that's 89.85, not 90.00.
As quoted from the syllabus
"39. GRADE CALCULATIONS: You can calculate your current grade yourself as follows (or ask me):
Letter grades are based on Numerical Course Grades of 94.00 to 100.00 being an A, 90.00 to 93.99 being an A-, 87.00 to 89.99 being a B+, 83.00 to 86.99 being a B, 80.00 to 82.99 being a B-, 77.00 to 79.99 being a C+, 70.00 to 76.99 being a C, 60.00 to 69.99 being a D, and anything below a 60.00 being an F.
Extra credit points up to 50 points are only added to the points you've earned."
I do not round up. Your course grade remains a B+.
Here is my arguement:
Thank you for your prompt response, I appreciate it. Yes, I finally noticed this part of the syllabus a day ago. I was under the impression that the college used a grading system that was based on whole numbers not fractions (only two sig figs instead of 4) as indicated in the college handbook and course catalog under academic policy and proceedure in the section where they discuss letter grades and how to calculate g.p.a (grading and notation system) Where it states:
A Equivalent to a numerical grade of 94-100
A- Equivalent to a numerical grade of 90-93
B+ Equivalent to a numerical grade of 87-89
B Equivalent to a numerical grade of 83-86
B- Equivalent to a numerical grade of 80-82
C+ Equivalent to a numerical grade of 77-79
C Equivalent to a numerical grade of 70-76
D Equivalent to a numerical grade of 60-69
F Equivalent to a numerical grade of 0-59
This would lead one to believe that if a numerical grade resulted in a fraction, that the professor would indeed need to round up or down while dropping figures to achieve a whole number numerical grade that fits into the college's standards for alphabetical grade. Because, according to the college, there is no established alphabetical grade for the fractional number 89.85, only an alphabetic grade for the whole numbers 89 or 90. Its clear how important it is to use one established system of grading across the entire college when looking at a numerical grade such as the fraction 59.85. If two systems are used than one student achieving a 59.85 may fail a course if the professor does not round to a whole number, yet another student with a different professor who does round to a whole number may pass the same course with a 60 which equals a D according to the college. Although, this is not an instance of whether or not I have failed the course, it is just as important to use the same grading system across the college.
No. There is no argument that will warrant an increase in your grade. The grading system was explained to you, in writing, at the outset of the class, and you could have dropped the course if you weren't happy with it. The fact that you only belatedly bothered to pay attention to a policy that you claim matters a lot to you does not help your position. And you do understand that 2 different professors will have different sets of readings, lectures, assignments, and exams, so that it's possible that a student who earned an 85 in another professor's class might still have learned more than you did, right? You are no longer in the world of standardized testing. I assume you're not arguing that your grade should be reduced to a B for that reason?
It's highly unlikely your professor came up with this syllabus without someone higher up in the department or the administration reviewing it at some point. If he's been teaching for more than one year, it's even more unlikely you're the only student who's tried this gambit. Although frankly, he's probably not going to read any of your argument after you admit that you didn't review his policies until now. Take the B+ and make sure you don't end up in a situation where you have to wrangle over tenths of a percentage point next semester.
good argument, but its to the wrong person. its like asking a cop to tear up a ticket after they wrote it. you do have a good point, but i would partition the dean of that particular college....
Sorry, I think the professor has the final say and his reasoning is sound. Some professors just don't round up or down and there are usually no real rules that say they have to. I've had this happen to me before. He already said "I do not round up" and it was already explained in the syllabus so you should just take it. I know it sucks, but if you try to argue against him, he might lower your grade even more.
Your argument is incorrect. Professors are not expected to round up, and many will not. The professor is not submitting a numerical grade; they are submitting a letter grade only. If you want to argue that point, you would take it up with the committee in charge of writing the handbook, not your professor. I do not suggest pursuing this any further. He has made it quite clear that your grade stands.


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It's bloodier than the beach party movies I remember, but it's got a certain wacky charm — and some nifty tunes. The geek-girl group Team Unicorn have created Alien Beach Crashers, a genre homage guest-starring Chuck's Zachary Levi and Abraham Benrubi as the Professor.
I'd watch this as a real movie! The group has also put together a dating site ad parody called superHarmony:
Love the "Mar's Attack" riff in Beach Crashers.
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Some graphical tweaks have been made, but you may notice some layout differences as well. That teleporter on the Blue base's balcony has been replaced with a man-cannon and some panels have been added up there for better cover when moving from building to building. Red side's had an extension added to the Engineering Hallway and lost a chunk of the ceiling in the Office.
343 also sent word on the next big title update for Halo: Reach, due on September 21. Initially, the title update won't change anything for you, but come October 4 a special beta playlist will become active with 4-on-4 Objective and Slayer game modes. Here is where 343 will monitor games so that it can continue to shape Reach.
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I was working at home today. As usual, I had my G19 in an open lock box on the living room floor. I heard a helicopter and stepped out my front door, which is about 30 feet from the curb. The helicopter was circling a street over. I watched for a few seconds and went back in. Within minutes it got louder, and I could hear a cop yelling through the megaphone. He was saying alternately, "Stop running and get on the ground." and "Suspect running North", etc."
I went back out the door and walked out about 10 feet from the street. Just like that this dude flew past, running right down the middle of the street. The closest of 3 cops chasing him followed about 100 feet back. The guy was actually leaving them in the dust, but there wasn't anyway he was going to get away. He ran straight out of my neighborhood and across the main street. A 1/2 minute later I saw a squad car drive up. A minute after that the cop in the helicopter yelled down through the megaphone, "I told you you weren't going to get away.
An hour later I was leaving to pick up my daughter from school and my next door neighbor was in his driveway. He told me that the guy had jumped the wall and tried to get in both his front and back doors. I gotta wonder what could have happened if he'd jumped into my yard instead. I was working at the kitchen table which is right at the back French door with 2 door sized panes of glass next to it. He could have been 5 feet away from me before I ever saw him, but if he'd tried to get through the locked door I think it would have been a bad day for him.
When I picked up my 16 yr old daughter, I told her the story and said that is exactly why we have the rules we have for when she is home alone. The alarm is always on and she does not open or unlock any exterior doors or windows. She keeps a land line phone with her (and we have 5 handsets throughout the house.) I don't know what else one can do against such random events? And, for the record, we live in a pretty nice area.


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The new Country Music Hall of Fame inductee was a golden girl in an off-the-shoulder metallic brocade gown. On her most memorable CMA Awards show: "My mother made my gown, my father wore the tux, and we felt pretty wonderful."
Members of the Country Music Hall of Fame close out their annual induction ceremony with a group number Sunday in Nashville.
This year, the Hall of Fame welcomed Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark and Charlie McCoy.
From left: Mandrell, Ralph Emery, Emmylou Harris, George Jones and Roy Clark.


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Several houses in Acton have been damaged by stormy weather. Pictured next to their damaged fence is Peter and Kim Baker.
Emma Brennan and
Richard Cornwell
Monday, January 27, 2014
Residents were still clearing up today after what they say was a "mini tornado" which swept through their communities.
At Acton, near Sudbury, wind ripped through a small area of Waldingfield Road at around 4.30pm on Saturday, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake, tearing up fences, snapping concrete posts and lifting a roof from a conservatory and a garden shed.
A light aircraft parked at a farm around a mile away also flipped over in the freak conditions.
Allotment holders at Leiston saw their plots ripped to shreds.
Kim Baker, who lives with her husband Peter in Waldingfield Road, Acton, believed it was a "mini tornado".
She said: "I was in the living room and all of a sudden the wind picked up, I saw a big flash of lightning and within seconds the wind was literally roaring down the chimney and it felt like the whole house was rattling.
"I heard a commotion outside and a loud bang. I don't scare easily but the force and noise of the wind was absolutely terrifying. The strange thing was that it was literally over in minutes."
Because it was dark, the couple did not see the full extent of the destruction until yesterday.
Mr Baker said: "I have worked as a builder for more than 20 years including during the '87 storm which was a prolonged period of high wind, but I have never seen anything quite as violent and as sudden as this.
"I am not easily fazed but when I went outside, there were literally bricks, tiles and debris everywhere. I was shocked the fence had come down because you need a lot of force to break gravel boards and snap concrete posts.
"A tile off someone else's roof had come off and broke our conservatory window, which is reinforced glass, and the guy who lives behind us had a tile that went straight through his car windscreen."
A spokesman for Norwich-based forecasters Weatherquest said the conditions were favourable for a mini tornado and it was possible that it was this that caused the damage.
However further investigation of the debris would be needed to say for certain, and it was more likely to have been "downburst" winds which move in a very straight line.
Also in the Acton area, an aircraft parked on a private landing strip at Cuckoo Tye Farm was flipped over by the tornado.
Rope and weights holding down the Cessna 172 four-seater aircraft were not enough to prevent the force of the winds from turning the plane onto its wings and smashing it.
Peter Miller, who has owned the aircraft for the past 14 years, is devastated by the incident. His wife Elaine said: "The plane did a cartwheel so it completely crumpled. I don't think it will ever fly again because the back rudder and other vital parts have been smashed.
"We followed the path of the tornado and it has run across the fields from the farm, through Brown's close and out to Waldingfield Road.
"It is so unfortunate that the plane was directly in the path of the tornado. I'm afraid it's a complete write-off. It is so unlucky – we are completely devastated."
Resident Ian MacPhereson said a similar mini-tornado struck part of east Suffolk, too, causing damage to properties in Leiston, knocking down trees, and wrecking plots at the town's allotments.
He said: "Whole sheds with lawn mowers and rotavators inside were lifted and smashed down several yards away. Double garage doors were sucked out and thrown across Valley Road."
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Well, it's not what you think – not from the alcohol, but from the end of another Movable Feast. After a year of planning, it came down to a four-hour party. By my calculations, that's about 520 hours of planning for every one hour of partying….wow! Ok, ok, I didn't spend the ENTIRE year planning, but towards the end, it sure felt like it! Anyhow, for those who came (and there were a lot of you), it looked like a good time was had by all. Look for pics coming soon.
Now comes the fun part; thinking about next year's theme! Just when you're ready to come up for air, you've got to get back up on that horse and start running again. If you have any fun ideas for next year's Feast, send them my way. My brain is on temporary freeze.


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I'm a night person (peak productive hrs 11pm - 430am) currently being held against my will and forced to live amongst the day people. They're strange people. I do not trust them.
p. daniels
credits all his success and longevity to the fact that he's a badass.
Estd. 1981
"Happy, humble, famous, or rich/You only get two, and only you can pick" -Uncle Kracker
i'm odd heh. i know i function better when i actually get up in the morning, but i still prefer to be up until ridiculous hours of the night/morning and sleep in til noon. so... short-term happiness, night person. long-term happiness, morning person.
~ solarfae
I think I'm both now. I stay up late and like to get up early. I won't be getting much sleep for a while, unless I can convince myself to give one way or another.
Even tho i put night (cause I love to sta up late)I love the morning too.