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Welcome to my website, and thanks so much for reading! I sincerely hope my website will help you choose the music school best for you, succeed as a music student and beyond. Follow me on Twitter @musicschoolcent
Some musicians desire to go to school at a large university with thousands upon thousands of students. Think University of Michigan.
Others wish to go to a conservatory, a small school with usually less than 900 students whose lives are completely inundated with the performing arts. Think Juilliard.
But some students want to have a school with the academic & cultural variety of a university with the intimacy of a conservatory. That is where liberal arts colleges come into the picture.
When we think of the finest music schools in the country, we usually think about conservatories like New England Conservatory, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Curtis. Or perhaps universities like Indiana, University of Southern California, and Northwestern.
It may surprise you, but many of the nation's top music programs are housed in liberal arts colleges.
Some colleges that I profile in this article are leaders in fields such as Music Education, Musical Theatre, Classical & Jazz Performance, and even World Music.
They all have one thing in common that may not always be present in a large university – a strong, unique sense of community informed by academic culture relevant not only to artists, but to general humanity.
To qualify as a liberal arts college, the school must be fairly small with around 1,500 – 3,000 total students, although I did let one school slip in on this report that has slightly more than 3,000 students. It has to have academic majors outside of music and the performing arts.
When making this blueprint, I looked at a number of criteria, including the strength of the school's faculty, what recent alumni have accomplished, the diversity and accomplishments of the school's oeuvre of programs, the academic requirements & reputation of the institution outside of the music program.
I also looked to see if the school had something outstandingly unique about it; a massive multi-million dollar budget that goes toward furthering entrepreneurial musician initiatives, an unusually intensive & significantly accomplished program in Musical Theatre, and a scholarship collaboration with a major American orchestra are a few things that you will see noted in the schools on this list.
Without further ado, here are the top 10 liberal arts colleges in the country for music.
Wesleyan is an interesting choice for the music student. According to US News and World Report, Wesleyan ranks among the top 15 liberal arts colleges in the country, making it ideal for any academically competitive student, musician or otherwise, to pursue studies at this storied institution.
Wesleyan is one of the strongest choices of any college in the country for students who wish to study World Music as a major, which is the study of music stemming from multifarious & diverse cultures. Many of the ethnomusicologists on the faculty are leaders in the fields of European, Indonesian, South Indian, Chinese, Korean, African, and Caribbean music.
Some recent theses that Wesleyan ethnomusicologists have written about include the guitar playing of Mali, Balinese Music as it is seen throughout the world, and a study of Colombian musicians living in New York City.
Additionally, Wesleyan has one of the most expansive collections of world-music instruments. You can see pictures of all sorts of unique instruments in the university's Virtual Instrument Museum.
The school has a deep history with experimental music that continues to this day. John Cage, one of the most controversial (he wrote a piece that was completely silent) yet critically acclaimed experimental musicians, had an ongoing affiliation with the school for over 40 years, collaborating with artist-faculty, publishing his manuscripts under the Wesleyan publishing company, etc. The tradition of experimental music continued with Wesleyan composers Alvin Lucier and Jon Barlow.
Additionally, the school boasts an unusually high number of alumni who have become prominent professionals in the music industry. These include both members of the indie-rock chart-topping sensation MGMT, and Tierney Sutton, a jazz vocalist who has been nominated for three Grammy awards. You can check out this wikipedia link to see the large number of of prominent musicologists, jazz performers, composers, and classical musicians studied at Wesleyan.
St. Olaf has a rich history in its acclaimed music program. For example, in 1906. the school's well-known St. Olaf Band was the first college music ensemble in the US to perform internationally. To this day, the St. Olaf Band remains an impressive ensemble, having recently toured Norway & Japan.
St. Olaf's most noted ensemble may just be the St. Olaf Choir, a 75-voice group that has toured France, South Korea, Australia, New York City, and New Zealand. They even were invited in 2005 to perform at the White House for the Bush family. Its complete discography throughout its history includes 27 discs of choral music, an impressive number for any ensemble professional or collegiate.
While doing research for one of my college consulting clients lately, I learned that the school has one of the top teachers in the country for jazz vibraphone, an instrument increasingly more unique at any college or conservatory. David Hagedorn, percussionist extraordinaire and big band director, led the school's Jazz One ensemble to winning a Downbeat magazine award for "top undergraduate large ensemble" in 2011.
Overall, the level of talent of the student body at St. Olaf is only outmatched by the school's longstanding commitment to music. It is an essential choice for any student looking into a top liberal arts college for music.
I am surprised that for St. Olaf College, there was no mention that 1/3 of the student body is involved in music either in lessons or ensembles. Ensembles include 9 choirs, 2 orchestras, 2 bands, 3 jazz bands, 3 handbell choirs, and numerous other ensembles. I'm also surprised that there was no mention of the highly acclaimed annual Christmas Festival that has appeared on PBS numerous times, or that the college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Why no mention of church music in the opening paragraphs of the article?
Why would there be mention of Church music?
Many of these colleges don't even have church music.
I would also like to give a shoutout to the many, many Luther College music education majors in top-notch international schools around the world. These gifted teachers are not only sharing their gifts of music in schools in Norway, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, India, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Indonesia and other places I am not aware, but these graduates are also terrific ambassadors for the best of what it means to be "Called to Serve." This is ranking is well-deserved for the program and for the graduates of this nationally recognized program for music and for music education excellence.
No mention of Simpson College? If Opera is what you want there isn't a better program in the country.
Simpson's opera rep is good but the music program as a whole does not encompass a large portion of the student body and do not perform in an impressive manner on the global scene. Same thing for Wartburg. They don't have credentials that Luther has.
You blew it…you didn't mention Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. Living in southern Minnesota and having heard ensembles from all of he Lutheran Colleges in Minnesota and northern Iowa, plus ensembles from other private colleges, I would list Wartburg as one of the best – year after year!
Well, I liked your article quite a bit, Bill! What a bunch of negative Nellies your commenters are. Go write your own articles, then.
Ithaca College, just so everyone knows, isn't located in New York, New York. It's 4 hours away, in the Finger Lakes region of the state.
Several of these were just listed elsewhere on a list of worst value for the price. But it sounds like their schools of music might actually be worth it.
Actually, my school, Baldwin-Wallace (#4 on this list) was just ranked as one of the best values for price. The tuition itself isn't cheap, but the school tends to be very generous with scholarships and financial aid, so it's really doable. And yes, both the conservatory and the musical theatre programs really are amazing. Cleveland may not be much for sports, but we know a thing or two about the arts 🙂
My daughter attended and graduated SU Conservatory as a Music Therapist Major in 2011. It is truly an awesome institution. The faculty, resources, the diversity and the wonderful connection with peers within the Conservatory is amazing. I can truly say, the education she received from Shenandoah prepared her very well for the workforce employed as a Board Certified Music Therapist. Not to mention the life long friends from all disciplines within the Conservatory. It's so wonderful to have met such wonderful students from a parent's perspective , which, I can call my SU daughters and sons. The campus environment is so calm and relaxing but, immersed in the intensity of the student's musical lives.
…Setnor school of music @SU isn't a conservatory. Nor would SU be considered a liberal arts college.
Why is Wesleyan College not mentioned ? Wesleyan is known for their music programs.
I agree that St. Olaf College should be much closer to the top of the list. While all the schools mentioned have wonderful programs, St. Olaf has one that is outstanding as many students participate, the Christmas Festival is one of the best, and everywhere people walk on campus, music rings in their ears.
The College of Wooster has a formidable music education program.
Are they the ones that used to give full scholarships for bagpipers? Do they still do that? I always thought that was kind of cool.
What about Berklee College of Music?
I am thrilled to see the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory on this list as #4!! As an alum, I can say that BW prepared me to thrive at a top tier graduate school and have a successful career in the music field. I am so grateful to have attended a smaller undergraduate Conservatory that was housed in a liberal arts university… and just minutes from Cleveland! It was truly the best of both worlds! BW has incredible alumni in major orchestras (Cleveland Orchestra, Philidelphia, Detroit, Dallas, Cincinatti, & Baltimore just to name a few), students graduate and land leading roles on Broadway, and the Music Education program has a 100% job placement rate. Alumni also sing leading roles with the Metroplitan Opera, are published composers & authors, and are practicing music therapists. I'm glad to see that BW is getting the notice it truly deserves!!
Yale University (a large liberal arts college) has historically attracted accomplished musicians who participate in the Symphony, Jazz Band, Glee Club and numerous independent groups, whether majoring in music or not. It doesn't hurt that the Yale Graduate School of Music hosts numerous faculty luminaries.
Curious why you didn't mention SUNY Purchase, Music Division?
What are your feelings on Rollins Liberal Arts College in Winter Springs Fl.?
Thanks for this article, Bill! There is tremendous value in majoring in Music at a liberal arts college rather than a conservatory. Exciting things have been happening in the Music Department at Occidental College in Los Angeles, as well. For example, Occidental Assistant Professor of Composition, Adam Schoenberg, was just named among the top 10 most-performed living classical composers in the United States. The College has as a notable vocal music program which includes several vocal ensembles. Instrumental ensembles include the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos, Chamber Music Ensembles, Son Jarocho Ensemble, Afro-Cuban Drumming Ensemble, and the brand new Occidental Sinfonia.
As a graduate of Baldwin Wallace, I am proud to see my school listed 4th. It is interesting to note that #2 Oberlin is only about 20 miles to the west of Baldwin Wallace. The article also mentioned the famous Cleveland Institute of Music. Many people may not realize the wealth of music education and professional representation (the Cleveland Orchestra, and Playhouse Square theaters) that the Cleveland area provides. Cleveland isn't just the home of the resurgent Cavs and the woeful Browns. It is home to the arts.
Oberlin isn't near a cultural center such as Chicago or Ann Arbor??? Ann Arbor????? Really ???????
Oberlin is 35 miles southwest of Cleveland where you will find the Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Museum of Art and as well as a few other world class institutions.
St. Olaf does have a marvelous music program and the Christmas program and touring opportunities for the choirs, bands and orchestra are amazing!! It's not amazing for every musician, though. Make sure to cement your position in one of the top ensembles before you sign on because the spots are limited and competitive. You could find yourself being an usher at the Christmas program and watching other students going on international tours while staying behind (and you wll pay a premium price).
The author of this website is very Bard-centric. Obviously he has a personal connection with Bard and Contemporaneus.
Hello. Thanks for this information, although it doesn't exactly answer a question that I have. I have a daughter who plays the flute seriously, but does not intend to major (or minor) in music. However, at whatever liberal arts college she ends up attending, she would like to have access to quality instructors for private lessons and participate in high-caliber ensembles, be they full orchestras, symphonic wind ensembles, and/or small chamber groups. Any feedback on the following schools would be appreciated. She is applying to all of these based on academics and other factors unrelated to music:
– Pomona (CA): I believe they subsidize private lessons for all interested students. (Also, should we consider the other Claremont colleges for balance of academics and music?)
– Swarthmore (PA)
– Haverford (PA)
– Bowdoin (ME)
– Carleton (MN)
– Williams (MA): I believe they have a strong orchestra and subsidize private lessons for all interested students.
– Amherst (MA)
– Middlebury (VT)
– Wesleyan (CT): known for ethnomusicology and contemporary music, but not so much for classical
– Oberlin (OH): She's applying to the College of Arts and Sciences, which has a separate orchestra from the Conservatory. CAS students usually don't have the privilege of studying under Prof. Alexa Still, for example.
Larger universities such as the Ivies, Northwestern, and University of California campuses typically have a lot of opportunities, given their size and scope. However, she prefers smaller LACs.
And mind you, this is assuming she has the good fortune of getting into any of them. 🙂


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Welcome to Project Life Post #22!!
This post is through August 15, 2013.
Just a reminder, I do Project Life like I would do a regular scrapbook: chronologically and I do one whole page or two pages of the same theme/occasion, but many times my pages have random pictures too. I still do Project Life weekly (really I will work on my albums almost every day) but I have several pages per week instead of a 2-page spread per week.
Here we go...
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Left Side: Swimming at our neighborhood Pool (this page was in last week's post but I added it to this week for the full layout)
Right Side: Random Pictures
Left Side Close Up
(this page was in last week's post but I added it to this week to see the full layout)
Right Side Close Up
Random Pictures
I am going to reprint this picture because you can't see the journaling on it. It says:
After our swim, we had a little picnic by the lake outside the pool. But we don't get too close to the lake because there are signs posted all around the lake that say "Watch for Alligators" and Kendyl is deathly afraid that there are actually alligators in there. We have lived here for 10 years and I've never heard of anyone actually seeing one, but we don't take any chances!!
Love this picture of Miley. Every morning after Matt leaves for work, Miley sleeps on his pillow.
Eye doctor appointment
Kendyl's new glasses from the Geek Chic Collection (that is actually the name)
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Left Side: Girl Scout Pizza Party
Right Side: Physical Therapy
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Girl Scout Pizza Party
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Physical Therapy
I know I have a lot of pictures of physical therapy in my project life albums, but it's a huge part of our lives right now because we go 3 days per week and I take pictures of everything so we can remember the exercises to do at home too.
Oopsie! This exercise involved her stepping on her weak leg so she fell a lot.
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End of Summer Pool Party
Get ready for picture overload!
We had such a great time and I took tons of pictures and I had to include them all!!
Lots of inserts!
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End of Summer Pool Party
Right side 6x8 insert of the party table
Back of 6x8 insert
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Back of insert
Left side of this picture is an insert (3 4x6 insert)
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They were playing "hot potato" with a beach ball and Miley stole it and ran off!
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Having recently collaborated on their sell-out Vegas residency, with more shows yet to come, Reba and Brooks & Dunn next team up on the CMA Awards stage. The legends and long-time friends are the latest to join the roster of all-star collaborations for the 49th Annual show. Hank Williams, Jr. will kick things off with Eric Church, before seguing into Keith Urban's stage time with John Mellencamp. Thomas Rhett performs with Fall Out Boy, while Dierks Bentley will play with electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling.
Reba and Brooks & Dunn share another interesting distinction — both acts have hosted the show before. Brooks & Dunn helmed the broadcast from 2004 until 2006, while Reba did the honors in 1992 with Vince Gill.
The 49th Annual CMA Awards airs live from Nashville's Bridgestone Arena next Wednesday, November 4 at 8 p.m. ET.
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Sunday I remarked to Mary how pretty all the candles on the horse chestnut trees were as we cycled along the Thames path: huge white flowers with little pinks dots.
Monday I was cursing them. Tree pollen is sharp stuff and the light breeze whipped up a continuous mist all the way home. It was like cycling through fine cinder dust. Gritty stuff and my eyes are still sore today. I pity any hay fever sufferers who are allergic to the stuff.
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When you get a list of "Undefined" entities/Accounts, this means that there are source records in the file that is imported that do not have mapping entries in FDM.
When you receive "invalid Member", it means that the member you are mapping to in the target system is invalid for the intersection.


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The White Sox made their Opening Day roster official Wednesday with moves that included the placement of Jake Peavy on the 15-day disabled list.
As expected, both Lastings Milledge and Brent Lillibridge made the club as bench players, while the pitching staff will go with 11 arms to start the year instead of the 12 manager Ozzie Guillen had hoped to have.
Also going on the 15-day disabled list was infielder/outfielder Dayan Viciedo. Both DL moves were retroactive to March 22.
Jeff Marquez, who was expected to be the 12th pitcher until some late-spring struggles, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte. In one last move, catcher Donny Lucy was reassigned to minor league camp.
The final roster is as follows:
• Pitchers (11): Mark Buehrle, Edwin Jackson, John Danks, Gavin Floyd, Phil Humber, Matt Thornton, Sergio Santos, Jesse Crain, Chris Sale, Will Ohman and Tony Pena.
• Catchers (2): A.J. Pierzynski, Ramon Castro.
• Infielders (8): Paul Konerko, Gordon Beckham, Alexei Ramirez, Brent Morel, Mark Teahen, Omar Vizquel, Lillibridge and Adam Dunn.
• Outfielders (4): Juan Pierre, Alex Rios, Carlos Quentin and Milledge.
The White Sox open the season Friday afternoon at Cleveland with Mark Buehrle on the mound.
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One of the perks of writing a blog is that I get to control content. Oooh, the power! But, with great power comes great responsibility! That's why I sometimes have an annoyingly long internal dialogue before settling on a topic. Here's a partial transcript of this week's dialogue:
"It's almost time for the Kentucky Derby. But you just wrote about the Kentucky Derby. Yeah, but I love the Kentucky Derby! Hey, I could write about a famous horse that competed in the Derby. Sure ya could! Or you could write about the most famous horse to NEVER compete in the Derby—Man o' War! Hey, I could write about Man o' War! He was a great horse and he reinvigorated horseracing, back in his day. Plus, I really like to type the " o'"! I would like to declare Man o' War this week's topic. All those in favor, say, 'o'. O'! The o's have it!"
Now that you have been privy to the inner workings of my creative process, I would like you to forget everything that you just read and focus on Man o' War.
Genealogy of a Legend or Belmont's Stakes
Man o' War was foaled in Lexington, Kentucky on March 29, 1917. He was owned and bred by August Belmont Jr. Yes, I'm talking about that Belmont family; the Belmont Stakes was named after August Belmont Sr. Man o' War was the second foal delivered by the high-strung dam Mahuba. Right from the start, Man o' War was a formidable creature: He was tall, bright chestnut, and had with a star on his forehead. He took after his sire, Fair Play.
Mahuba herself had won a race before retiring to the breeding shed. You know how it is with the nervous types; she just wasn't cut out for life at the track, even though her family tree was filled with winners. She was by the British Triple Crown winner Rock Sand, whom August Belmont Jr. purchased and imported, in 1906. The purchase price was $125,000. In today's money, that would be well over $3,000,000! Ooh, Belmont already had quite a big at stake in this bloodline!
Fair Play had been a successful (though notoriously bad-tempered) racehorse until an injury cut short his racing career. He gained most of his fame in the breeding shed, having sired eight multiple stakes winning horses during his career. Man o' War was in Fair Play's seventh foal crop.
Man o' War received his name from Mrs. Eleanor Robson Belmont, who named all of her husband's horses. She originally chose the name My Man o' War in honor of her husband, who enlisted for service in the Army, during World War I, at the age of sixty-five! Somewhere along the way, the "My" was dropped. (As long as she kept the "o'" I don't care!)
Growing into Big Red
Military service inspired Man o' War's name and it was also responsible for a new owner. Due to his military service, Belmont made the decision to sell all of his 1917 yearlings. Samuel Riddle, owner of Glenn Riddle Farm purchased the colt for $5000 and Man o' War was sent to his farm in Maryland to be trained by Louis Feustel, who had trained both Mahuba and Fair Play. Ah, the circle of thoroughbred life!
While at Glenn Riddle Farm, Man o' War, well, shall we say… He grew into his own! At 3 years of age, he was a strapping 16.2 hands (about 5-foot-6) and weighed about 1,125 pounds with a 72-inch girth. His appetite also was huge, as he ate 12 quarts of oats every day, or about three quarts more than the average racehorse. He ran in big bounds as well, with his stride measuring an incredible 25 to 28 feet.
Man o' War's size and striking color earned him the nickname of "Big Red." He was a fan favorite, and with good reason. People like winners and Man o' War was most definitely a winner. During his racing career, he ran twenty-one races . . . he won twenty of them, losing only one by a nose! And he would win resoundingly . . . one race by 20 lengths, another by an incredible 100 lengths. He carried more weight than his competitors, 130 pounds, and even 138 pounds. He won under all conditions, rain, mud, drought, heat. He whipped a Triple Crown champion by seven lengths in a match race. When he retired, he held five American records at different distances and had earned more money than any thoroughbred. He electrified a nation, brought hoards of people to the race tracks to see him race and he became a national sports hero . . . he was the Jack Dempsey of horse racing!
Many people believe Man o' War would have easily won the Triple Crown, if he had been raced in the Kentucky Derby, but he didn't run in the Kentucky Derby because his owner didn't like racing in Kentucky! Since the Triple Crown as such did not exist at that time of his eligibilty, the decision to not run him in it wasn't as crazy as it sounds today.
"De Mostest Hoss that Ever Was"
When Man o' War's racing career ended, he was sent to Lexington's Faraway Farm, where he proved himself to be quite the prolific stud. In fact, he sired an impressive 379 foals! Shoot! That's an impressive number of offspring for a housefly, let alone a thoroughbred!
It was in 1930 at Faraway Farm that Man o' War met the man who was to become his longtime groom and companion, Will Harbut. Will had a deep melodic voice, large, soft hands and an easygoing demeanor. . .the perfect counterpart to the stallion's sour temperament. Will quickly became Man O' War's everything. . . the first face he saw in the morning and the last he saw at night. Will fed him, bathed him, mucked out his stall, groomed him, hand-walked him, brought him water and turned him out into his paddock. It was Will who brought him to the breeding shed or led him out to meet the steady stream of admirers who came to visit. And it was Will who reminded him to be gentle with the children that brought him a carrot or a lump of sugar and Will who admonished him to behave himself, which he did by snapping the shank and demanding, "Stand still, Red" or "Stop fidgeting, Red" or "Stop messin' around, Red." Harbut liked to describe Man o' War as, "de mostest hoss that ever was". The two pals built up quite the act and visitors flocked to see them. But more important, they developed the kind of love and trust that all horsemen hope to experience, just once in life.
When Will Harbut died suddenly, in October 1947, Man O' War was heartbroken. The horse pined after his companion, faded and died one month later.
Man o' War was such a beloved national hero that when he died, his body was embalmed and he lay in state for several days in a casket lined with his racing colors. An estimated 2000 people attended his funeral. It was front page news. Racing fans still visit his grave at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington today. His gravesite is difficult to miss; it's marked by a larger-than-life, bronze statue of Man o' War. Buried nearby are some of his foals, including Triple Crown winner War Admiral.
Joseph Alvie Estes, editor of The Blood Horse, was inspired to write an epic poem about Man o' War, which was published in the October 23,1937 issue. The full poem, entitled "Big Red," graces a plaque at Man o' War's gravesite. Here are the first lines of that poem:
The days are long at Belmont.
Speed they never learn.
And it's many a day since Man o' War
Has looped the upper turn.
Yes, it has been many a day, but the legend lives on. So, I thank you, Man o' War. And, by the way… Cool name!
Watch this remarkable video with documentary footage of Man o' War!
Happy Trails, y'all!


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A printing assembly comprising a printhead; a feed mechanism for feeding pages past the printhead; an adhesive application station for applying a two-part adhesive onto opposite sides of each page; and a page-binding tray for receiving the printed pages and binding the pages together.
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1. A printing assembly comprising: a printhead; a feed mechanism for feeding a plurality of pages past said printhead; an adhesive application station comprising: a first adhesiveapplicator loaded with a resin component of a two-part adhesive, said first applicator being configured for applying the resin component onto one side of each page; and a second adhesive applicator loaded with an accelerator component of a two-partadhesive, said second applicator being configured for applying the accelerator component onto an opposite second side of each page; and a page-binding tray configured for receiving printed pages having said adhesive applied thereto and for binding saidprinted pages together.
2. The printing assembly of claim 1, further comprising a vibrator positioned for vibrating said page-binding tray.
3. The printing assembly of claim 2, wherein said vibrator is positioned below a corner of said page-binding tray.
4. The printing assembly of claim 1, further comprising at least one pressure plate for applying a pressure to a stack of printed pages in said page-binding tray.
5. The printing assembly of claim 4, wherein said adhesive is applied along one edge of each page.
6. The printing assembly of claim 5, wherein said at least one pressure plate is configured to apply pressure to said edge.
7. The printing assembly of claim 1, wherein the adhesive application station is located downstream of the printhead so that said adhesive is applied to the pages after printing.
8. The printing assembly of claim 1, wherein the adhesive application station comprises a pair of opposed first and second adhesive applicators between which pages can pass to have adhesive applied to opposite sides.
9. The printing assembly of claim 1, wherein said printhead is a pagewidth inkjet printhead.
The following invention relates to a page binding support tray having vibratory page alignment. More particularly, though not exclusively, the invention relates to a page binding support tray to receive a number of pre-edge glued, uniformlysized printed pages and to ensure alignment of those pages prior to pressing the pre-glued edges together.
It is well known to print individual pages of a volume to be bound, then to place all of the printed pages into a stack, to then crop one or more edges of the stack and to then bind the pages together by applying a binding adhesive to an edge ofthe stack of pages. This is a time consuming and labour-intensive process.
It would be more efficient to provide pre-cut, uniformly sized pages, to print one or both surfaces of each page and to provide a strip of binding adhesive to one or both surfaces of each page adjacent the edge to be bound, to accurately placethe printed and pre-glued pages in a stack, and to press the pages adjacent the spine so that the adhesive binds the page edges together.
It would also be desirable to provide a page binding support tray having vibratory page alignment to ensure alignment of the pages prior to pressing.
It is the object of the invention to provide a page binding support tray having vibratory page alignment.
There is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising:
a support tray for receiving a stack of printed pages having binding adhesive applied adjacent an edge of at least one of the pages, and
a vibrator interacting with the tray so as to induce vibration therein to assist in alignment of the pages of the stack.
Preferably the tray has a support surface having one corner that is lower than other portions of the support surface.
Preferably the tray has at least two side walls extending substantially perpendicularly to each other and against which perpendicular edges of the pages bear for alignment of the pages within the stack.
Preferably vibration of the tray is dampened by dampers.
Preferably the tray is supported by a frame.
Preferably the tray is suspended from the frame.
Preferably the dampers extend from the tray to the frame.
Preferably the vibrator is a subsonic vibrator.
Preferably means are provided to alter a level of the support surface of the tray so as to ensure that an upper page of the stack is situated at a predefined level for interaction with an edge-pressing device.
There is further disclosed herein a method of aligning pages in a stack of pages, the method including the steps of:
delivering pages one upon another to a tray so as to form a stack of pages, and
during and/or after said step of delivering, inducing vibration in the tray.
Preferred forms of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a page conveyed along a path and passing a pagewidth print head and an adhesive applicator;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a page having an adhesive strip adjacent one edge thereof,
FIG. 3 is a table, schematically illustrating the principles of five alternative adhesive application methods;
FIG. 4 is a schematic elevational view of a number of pages with all but the top page having a strip of adhesive applied to an upper surface adjacent to an edge to be bound;
FIG. 5 is a schematic elevational view of a stack of pages with all but the bottom page having a strip of adhesive applied to a lower surface thereof adjacent to an edge to be bound;
FIG. 6 is a schematic elevational view of a stack of pages with a first part of a two-part adhesive applied to the upper surface of all but the top page and a second part of a two-part adhesive applied to the bottom surface of all but the bottompage,
FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a page binding support tray situated immediately down-line of the adhesive applicator,
FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional elevational view of the page binding support tray of FIG. 7 showing a first page having a strip of adhesive adjacent its edge at an upper surface en route thereto,
FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional elevational view of the page binding support tray and page of FIG. 8, with the page closer to its rest position,
FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional elevational view of the page binding support tray and page of FIGS. 8 and 9, with the page at rest thereon,
FIGS. 11, 12 and 13 are schematic cross-sectional elevational view of the page binding support tray showing a second page as it progresses to rest upon the first page,
FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional elevational view of the page binding support tray having a number of pages resting thereon to be bound, with all but the top page having an upwardly facing strip of adhesive adjacent an edge thereof,
FIG. 15 shows the progression of a page-binding press toward the edge of the stacked pages,
FIG. 16 shows the page binding support tray with pages bound along their edge by application of the binding press,
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional elevational view of the page binding support tray having a number of individual volumes resting thereon, with a top volume ready to be pressed,
FIG. 18 is a schematic cross-sectional elevational view of the page binding support tray and volumes of FIG. 17, with all volumes having been pressed, one upon another,
FIG. 19 is a schematic perspective illustration of a number of volumes having been bound,
FIG. 20 is schematic elevational view of a page binding support tray having an alternative press,
FIGS. 21 and 22 are schematic perspective views of a portion of the alternative press of FIG. 20, and
FIG. 23 is a schematic elevational view of a page binding support tray having an alternative press at a trailing edge of a stack of pages to be bound.
In FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings there is schematically depicted a path 10 of a page 11 passing through a printer incorporating an adhesive applicator.
Page 11 is driven to the right at a driving station D. Driving station D might comprise a pair of opposed pinch rollers 12 as shown. The page 11 then passes a printing station P and then an adhesive application station A. As an alternative, theadhesive application station A might precede the printing station P, but it is preferred that the adhesive application station follow the printing station so that adhesive on the page 11 does not clog the print head or print heads at printing station P.
For single sided page printing, the printing station P might comprise a single print head 13. The print head 13 might be a pagewidth drop on demand ink jet print head. Alternatively, the print head might be that of a laser printer or otherprinting device. Where the page 11 is to be printed on both sides, a pair of opposed print heads 13 might be provided.
Where the print heads 13 are ink jet print heads, wet ink 15 on page 11 might pass through the adhesive application station A.
An air cushion 14 at either side of the page 11 as it passes printing station P can be provided by means of air passing through an air flow path provided in each print head 13.
The adhesive application station A can comprise an adhesive applicator 16 at one or both sides of the page 11, depending upon which side or sides of the page to which adhesive is to be applied.
As shown in FIG. 2, a page 11 having matter printed thereon by printing station P also includes a strip 17 of adhesive as applied at adhesive application station A.
As can be seen, the strip 17 can be applied adjacent to the leading edge 27 of page 11. The application of strip 17 adjacent to the leading edge 28 is suitable for those situations where the adhesive applicator does not contact the page, orcontacts the page at a velocity accurately matching that of the page 11 as it passes the adhesive application station A. Alternatively, the strip 17 could be applied adjacent to the trailing edge 28 of page 11 and this position might be more suited toadhesive applicators that make some form of physical contact with the page 11 as it passes adhesive application station A.
A margin 29 of about 1 to 2.5 mm is desirable between the strip 17 and edge 27 or 28 of page 11.
Various methods of applying adhesive to the page 11 are envisaged, some of which are schematically depicted in FIG. 3.
Method 1 in FIG. 3 is a non-contact method of applying adhesive to the moving page 11.
In this method, a stationary adhesive applicator 16 sprays adhesive on one side of page 11 as it passes the applicator. The adhesive applicator might be formed integrally with the print head 13 or might be located upstream or after the printhead.
Method 2 also applies adhesive to one side of the moving page 11, although this time using a contact method. An adhesive applicator 16 is pivotally mounted about a fixed pivot point and is caused to move at a speed matching that at which thepage 11 passes through the adhesive application station. A reaction roller 30 comes into contact with the underside of page 11 as the adhesive applicator 16 applies adhesive to the page.
Method 3 applies adhesive to both sides of a page 11 as it passes through the adhesive application station. A pair of pivotally mounted adhesive applicators 16 move pivotally at a speed corresponding with that at which the page 11 passes throughthe adhesive application station. They both come into contact with the page 11 and mutually counteract each other's force component normal to the page 11.
Method 4 employs a pair of adhesive applicator rollers 16 spaced from either side of the page 11 until activated to apply adhesive whereupon they move toward and touch the page 11, leaving a strip of adhesive 17 at either side of the page. Therollers would mutually counteract each other's force component normal to page 11.
Method 5 employs a pair of adhesive spray applicators 16, one at either side of page 11. The applicators do not contact page 11. Each applicator would apply one part of a two-part adhesive to a respective side of page 11 so as to apply strips17a and 17b. Like Method 1, Method 5 could employ an adhesive applicator formed integrally with the print head. That is, a channel for the flow of one part of a two-part adhesive might be provided in each print head.
Also, the use of a two-part adhesive could be beneficial in situations where there might be some delay in the printing/binding operation. For example, if there were a computer software or hardware malfunction part-way through a printing/bindingoperation, the use of a two-part adhesive could provide sufficient time within which to rectify the problem and complete the binding process.
FIG. 4 illustrates a stack of pages 11 with all but the top page provided with an adhesive strip 17 at an upper surface adjacent one edge to be bound.
An alternative is depicted in FIG. 5 wherein all but the bottom page has an adhesive strip 17 applied to its bottom surface adjacent an edge to be bound.
In FIG. 6, a stack of pages is shown with part A of a two-part adhesive applied to the upper surface of all but the top page and the second part of the two-part adhesive applied to the bottom surface of all but the bottom page.
When the stacks of pages of FIGS. 4 and 5 are pressed together, adhesion of the pages occurs once the adhesive 17 has dried.
When the pages 11 of FIG. 6 are pressed together, the respective parts of the two-part adhesive in strips 17a and 17b combine so as to react and set.
Where print head 13 is an ink jet print head, and non-contact adhesive application Methods 1 and 5 are employed, the adhesive strip 17 is applied to page 11 before ink on the page passing through the adhesive application station 10 has dried. Air passing through air gap 14 accelerates the drying process. That is, adhesive is applied to the page as it passes out of the print head 13. The velocity of the page 11 does not change as a result of the application of adhesive strip 17.
Where the strip 17 is applied alongside the leading edge 27 of the page 11, any alteration to the velocity of page 11 would adversely affect print quality. Hence application of adhesive strip 17 alongside the leading edge 27 is only possiblewithout adversely affecting print quality using non-contact adhesive application methods or methods where the velocity of the adhesive applicator coming into contact with the page is very close to that of page 11.
Where the adhesive strip 17 is applied alongside the trailing edge 28 of page 11, a non-contact method or method of very close speed matching is also desired. For example, if the speed of the adhesive applicator of Methods 2 to 4 was faster thanthat at which the page 11 was passing the print head, the page could buckle.
A most desirable embodiment of the present invention would use a two-part adhesive and would incorporate the adhesive applicators within the print heads themselves. That is, a passage or passages for the flow of adhesive through the print headwould be space and cost-effective.
The likelihood of adhesive "gumming" and blocking such channels would be diminished where a two-part adhesive was employed. That is, only one part of the two-part adhesive would pass through any particular channel or channels of the print head.
Where respective parts of a two-part adhesive are applied to opposed sides of pages 11, those respective parts could pass through dedicated channels in the respective print head at either side of the page. This would greatly reduce thelikelihood of adhesive blockages in the flow channels.
The adhesive or respective parts of a two-part adhesive can be provided in a chamber of a replaceable ink cartridge providing ink to the print head.
The print head 13 should be as close a possible to the pinch rollers 12. This is because the rollers 12 provide a mechanical constraint upon the page 11 to enable accuracy of printing.
The pinch rollers 12, print heads 13 and adhesive applicator 16 are illustrated in FIG. 7 alongside a page support tray 18. That is, the page support tray 18 receives pages 11 that exit the paper path 10. The tray 18 is suspended from a frame21 by means of respective dampers 22 at each corner. The dampers could be elastomeric dampers or small hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders for example. The floor of tray 11 is not level. It has a lower-most corner 23 beneath which there is provided avibrator 19. The vibrator 19 might be a subsonic vibrator (ie a vibrator having a frequency below 20 hz) or an out-of-balance electric motor for example. A binding press 20 is situated above the tray 18 over the at-rest position of the respectiveleading edge of the pages 11. However, as an alternative, the binding press 20 could be provided so as to be situated over the trailing edge of the pages.
In FIG. 8 a first page 11 is shown in its trajectory toward tray 18. Page 11 has a strip of adhesive 17 on its upper surface adjacent the leading edge. The page 11 might tend to catch a pocket of air beneath it as it floats into position andthe leading edge 28 might strike the vertical wall 31 as shown in FIG. 9. The vibrations of the tray 18 as a result of the vibrator 19 will cause the page 11 to come to rest with edge 27 alongside the lower edge of wall 23 and with a right angled edgeof the page touching the front wall 32 of tray 18.
In FIG. 11, a second page 11 is shown in its trajectory toward tray 18. In a motion similar to that of the first page, the second page comes to rest upon the first page in a position perfectly aligned therewith. The second page comes to restinto the position depicted in FIG. 13. Where the pages have the adhesive strip 17 applied to the upper surface, the final page is provided without any adhesive and it comes to rest at the top of the stack as depicted in FIG. 14. If, instead, themajority of pages 11 had the adhesive strip 17 applied to their bottom surface, the first page (ie the page at the bottom of the stack) would have no adhesive applied to it. This would be suitable for multiple binding compressions.
As shown in FIG. 15, the binding press 20 commences downward movement toward the stack of pages 11 over the aligned adhesive strips 17. The stack is then compressed to a bound volume 24 as shown in FIG. 16.
It should be noted that no subsequent edge trimming of the bound volume is required so long as standard-sized pages 11 had initially been used. This is because the vibrator 19 has aligned the pages into the lower-most corner 23 of tray 18 asdescribed earlier.
In FIGS. 17 and 18, multiple volume 24 are shown stacked on upon another with the upper-most volumes being progressively compressed by repeated application of press 20.
The binding press 20 is shown schematically in the Figures and could be pneumatically or hydraulically driven, or could be driven by other mechanical means such as rack and pinion, electrical solenoid or otherwise. An alternative embodiment asdepicted in FIGS. 20, 21 and 22 incorporates a plurality of semicircular disks 203 each spaced apart, but fixedly mounted to a common rotatably driven shaft extending along an axis of rotation 26. Each disk 20 could pass through a respective verticalslot 32 formed in the end wall 31 of tray 18. That is, there would be as many vertical slots in wall 31 as there are disks 20. The disks could commence in the orientation depicted in FIG. 21 and upon rotation of the shaft pivot to the orientationdepicted in FIGS. 20 and 22 so as to press down upon the pages.
The tray 18 might be provided with a floor of adjustable height so as to always present the top page in the tray closely to the pressing device. This would reduce noise levels by minimizing the stroke length of the binding press 20. Furthermore, the binding press 20 could be fixed and the tray could be pushed upwardly toward it to press and bind the pages.
The floor of tray 18 can be driven so as to move downwardly as each page 11 is delivered thereto. This would ensure that the upper-most page always resided at the same level. This could result in reduced noise of movement of the press bar 20 asit need not move very far to effectively bind the pages.
Where the pages have applied thereto adhesive strips alongside the trailing edge 28, the press would be provided to the left as shown in FIG. 23. In this embodiment, a pressing bar 20 is provided. Any pressing arrangement could however beprovided.
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The Director of Elections in Greenville County is debunking claims voting machines used in absentee voting are defective.
7 NEWS received several calls from voters over the weekend claiming the machines they used to cast their ballot registered a checkmark next to the candidate they didn't vote for.
Those voters also claimed it was corrected after a poll workers entered a special pin.
But Conway Belangia says that's isn't true. He tells 7 News that none of the machines experienced any mechanical problems and the machines allow voters to change any errors before their votes are confirmed.
"In your review screen, if you see something that is amiss or that is not the way you wanted it, then go back and make the correction," Belangia said."
Belangia walked 7 News Reporter Dave Jordan through the voting process using the same voting machine. The touchscreen worked as director.
Belangia said if a machine does malfunction, a poll worker will shut it down, remove it and allow the voter to cast another ballot. No poll worker can enter a pin to change a vote because the ballot is secret, Belangia said.


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I love the cake on the home page with the roses and calla lillies. Where could I find a picture that shows the whole cake. I would love to do a dummy for my shop like it. TIA
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wow, i can't wait to see how yours turns out. btw, where did you learn to decorate cakes?
My mom taught me. She was taught by a french chef.
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Today I decided to fake being sickso I wouldn't have to go to school. My mom believed me, and here I am in bed. But the funny thing is, just a few minutes ago, I threw up from eating too much food last night. Ah, the irony!
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Nebraska Slogan Will Stay
'Nebraska...The Good Life' is the state's unofficial title, but we're known for it.
A recent bill to change the state's official tourism slogan has been officially pulled, but it got people talking about how the state presents itself to the rest of the nation.
Many people told NTV they weren't in favor of changing anything.
"I'm not a big person for change, I think if it works why change it?" said Kearney resident Yvette Hazen.
"Because it's Nebraska, the Good Life," said Hildreth's Connie Jelden. "It's a good place to live, a good place to raise your family, and I think the slogan fits."
"I like to live in the Good Life," said Minden resident Alice Krewson. "It's the slogan that lifts your spirit. I'd like it to stay that way."
Senator Heath Mello, who withdrew the proposal, says the intention was not to do away with the popular slogan. He says he was working with the Nebraska Tourism Commission to give the agency the power to adopt a new state symbol and slogan to replace the official slogan: 'Welcome to NEBRASKAland.'


text: Spent a glorious week in Key West. Loved the weather and the food. Some bad to report but mostly great. Inn we stayed in recommended the Roof Top Cafe but we were originally put off by the look from the street. Second recommendation was Hot Tin Roof. We were travelling with a celiac and needed gf. Call to HTR, never returned, second call, still no answer. Called RTC and got a great reception. We ate there twice, great tomato salads and unusual ceasars as well as two great special salads, one with pear, one with duck and seaweed. Both masterfully combined. Lots of seafood, scallops cooked to perfection, bison strip, great surf, surf and turf, lobster, shrimp and fillet, can't quite get used to the warm water lobster (from Maine) but dish was great. Topped off with key lime pie and two gf dessert, choc torte and a custard, both great. Service top notch, drinks ample and well presented. Highly recommend. Still waiting to hear from HTR, maybe business is so good they don't have to worry???


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Monday, December 27, 2010
THE EMPTY POT by Demi
Monday, August 23, 2010
Halloween is a holiday that can provoke such emotions and argumentation, especially among Christians; to partake or not to partake. There are many who have strong opinions about this holiday. What is the right path to take, what should we do, should be participate and possibly feel like we are "selling out" on our faith or not participate and feel like we are the scrooge of this holiday.
When my husband and I first had our daughter it really wasn't even a question or a concern because during the first four years of her life she was so sleep sensitive that she was in bed usually before all the hub-bub was even started. But as our child has gotten older trying to see eye to eye on the matter has been a challenge. Do we partake in a holiday we feel is rooted in darkness thus feeling like we are being unfaithful to our walk with Christ. Or do we ignore it like it doesn't exist. Does ignoring it alienate the children in the neighborhood? Is it even more un-Christ-like to ignore the "pink elephant" in the room?
Thus the pursuit to guidance and some nitty-gritty research lead me to these three books. They opened my eyes to the history of Halloween. Gave us (our family) some definite ideas on how we want to approach Halloween in our future years of raising a child in this crazy world.
Why three books? They each give a slightly different approach and each very helpful. Now you may decide after reading the first book review/overlook because you agree totally with those authors or disagree vehemently and don't want to proceed. I ask you to please read through all 3 discussions before you give way to any conclusions.
THE FACTS ON HALLOWEEN by John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Dillon Burroughs
This book definitely approaches the topic with the sense that it is a holiday we should not participate in as Christians. It also gives some negative light to the Catholic faith; but it lays out the history and facts very well.
Thru this book you are able to understand it's rooted by the Druids. The Druids were an ancient cult of the Celts. The Celts celebrated each year on October 31, the lord of the dead. This time of the year for them was the winter festival, the Samhain. This was a time for the dead to mingle with the living.
Halloween is rooted in paganism thus many of the traditions are also rooted in pagan rituals. The jack-o-lantern has many stories behind it. One of them is that witches would put candles in skulls to light the way to a coven meeting.
The authors ask: if Halloween today is truly an innocent practice for young children? It is pointed out on page 23 and 24 how even though churches of past have tried to Christianize Halloween it is still a very important day for witches, neo-pagans, and Satanists. This day is dripping with pagan occult practices of the past and the present.
CHAPTER 5 asks if Halloween can be entirely innocent and how does this holiday relate to the Bible? Some questions that need to be asked are:
1. Who might be influenced? Are we glorifying God thru this practice?
2. By participating are we mimicking evil practices?
3. Are we condoning evil practices just by participating?
4. Are we opening a door for our children to possibly want to dabble or experiment with darker elements when they get older?
5. Are we allowing our children to be involved in a night that some use as a way to cause fear or destruction?
The authors give many biblical references on pages 37-39 on why we shouldn't participate; such as Deuteronomy 18:9, Romans 12:9, 3 John 11. These are naming just a few. The question is brought up on page 40 on how we can honor God if we are participating in this holiday.
The last section of this book goes into great detail on Halloween, haunted houses, poltergeists, and witches.
I think we can all agree these evils do exist. But let's take a look at the next book to see a more tempered point of view. This author isn't telling the reader to participate or to not participate; he is asking you to understand the grey area of this topic.
HALLOWEEN: WHAT'S A CHRISTIAN TO DO? By Steve Russo
This author also starts his book out with the history of Halloween to bring awareness and understanding of the past and present use of the holiday. He also discussed how faiths have tried to Christianize it over the years.
I want to skip ahead to chapter 5, Everybody's Doing It. This chapter begins with a guest speaking on a radio show explaining that we as Christians need to be in this world but not of this world. And that if we ignore Halloween it will go away. But the reality is: Halloween is not going anywhere! Are we going to be ostriches and bury our heads in the sand?
Contemporary Halloween is really more about commercialism than anything else. What is the bottom dollar? How much can a business make on this one day a year?
To put it simply: SATAN IS EVERYWHERE. In Chapter 6, we are able to see that Satan doesn't just exist on Halloween. He is actually much more cunning and alluring through everyday life activities. We must be on guard for the "beautiful" temptations because they are much more subtle and dangerous than the blatant scary ghosts of Halloween.
Satan wants us to not grow closer to Christ. He wants to weaken our armor. We must be prepared for spiritual warfare ALL year long, not just one night a year.
We can discern and turn to the Bible for guidance:
1. Not everything is constructive. 1 Corinthians 10:23
2. Guard against unholy practices. Deuteronomy 18:10-13
3. Stay focused on what is good and pure. Philippians 4:8
4. Sidestep all evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:22
5. Be aware of the battle. Ephesians 6:12, 1 Peter 5:8,9
An important thing to understand is that Halloween falls in the grey area of Christian living. It is not spoken about directly in the bible, thus there is a lot of room left for interpretation. What we as Christians need to be aware of is not compromising our biblical principles. We also need to practice one of our great commandments of loving one another as ourselves. Thus not judge someone who does practice or someone who doesn't practice Halloween.
We as Christians try to live our lives in glory of God, so how can we glorify Him through this holiday?
Parents need to be very aware that the school systems have secularized this holiday so much that New Age and Occult teachings are being allowed to spill into some classrooms. Chapter 8 really goes into great detail on how to be careful of the influences the school systems can have on your children.
Chapter 9 brings out how we as Christians, if we want to participate in this holiday, can really make it more about our faith than about the pagan heritage of Halloween.
1. Reverse door to door evangelization.
2. Harvest Festival
3. Progressive dinner
These are just a few suggestions. We can create a light on a dark day if we use our imagination. Thus by turning on the light of Christ during Halloween we can overcome evil with our good actions and deeds on this day. And the best thing we can do as parents for our children is to ask God for guidance in how to guide and lead our children in this overly seductive world.
REDEEMING HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING WITHOUT SELLING OUT by Kim Wier and Pam McCune
This book is definitely my favorite out the three. Which you may be asking why I even bothered writing about the other two then? I felt it was only fair to make sure and present all 3 points of view given each from Christian authors.
This book is sold through FOCUS ON THE FAMILY. I know this means something to many Christians. I know it does to me. When I see anything sold, endorsed, or published by Focus on the Family it gives me pause to pay attention.
This book not only goes into the history like the other two books but it spreads it out through each of the chapters as each mom shares their personal stories in how they try to be a beacon of light for their children and for other children during this holiday.
Some of the great things they share in this book is how we as Christians can celebrate this season without feeling like we are selling out. How we can create traditions with our children that are very Christ focused and not geared around the pagan traditions.
Something that they brought out that resonated through me was the fact that Christmas and Easter each have pagan origins as well, yet we as Christians wouldn't dare abandon these holidays because we know the significance and importance of shining Christ's light not only during each holiday but each day of the year.
Some of the fun traditions they share in this book are:
- Decorating with Light: how we can light up our houses to be beacons of light during this time of the year, whether with luminaries, white lights, even the pumpkins. There is a devotional to do while carving the pumpkin. The devotional is how to rid ourselves of the "yuck" and sin in our lives to make room for Christ's light.
- Creating a movie night with the family where the focus is about faith heroes, missionary stories, or documentaries about martyrs.
- For your older kiddos an underground church party. Participants dress up as persecuted Christians and have reflection and game times sharing knowledge and a story about some the great Christians in history who sacrificed all for their faith.
- Fear not party is for the younger groups 7-12. It would consist of a scary story, but show how that Christian hero and took his/her faith to conquer their fears.
- Open your doors! Have it where your candy is wrapped with a biblical message that conveys Christ as the light of the world!
- Harvest baskets can be prepared and worked on during the month to then deliver to families from the church or community who are in need.
- And my all time favorite: build up to ALL SAINTS DAY! Use the month of October to not only share the history of Halloween with your kiddos but to also build up to the great saints who came before us and then commemorate them on November 1st, ALL SAINTS DAY!!!
I loved this book because it gives us as Christians the opportunity to spread the good news on a dark day, be a beacon of light, and most importantly it reminds us to be Christ-like in all we do, thus not judging those who do or don't partake in this holiday.
No matter what you choose to do this Halloween season with your family remember to "walk by faith….".
I leave you with some last lines from this book:
"As our families imitate the faith of those who kept their eyes on Christ, we can be assured that we are preparing our children to run with endurance no matter what challenges test their faith on the path of life. They, too, may be 'hard pressed, perplexed, persecuted, or knocked down,' but with our examples and the examples of those who went before, they will be able to get up again and keep going.""As you step out to reclaim a season with such an amazing spiritual heritage, may you discover the redeeming power of our Savior, not just at Halloween, but in every season."
Monday, August 9, 2010
FASTING BY Jentezen Franklin
What is fasting? I always believed fasting was basically starving yourself. Being a woman it meant I probably could lose some weight. I never truly made the spiritual connection behind fasting until I read this book. Maybe part of my willingness and openness to truly hear the message of this book was due to me finally being at a truly good place in my life where I WAS able to approach fasting for the right reasons: spiritually, a deeper connection with God.
This time around I have given you some quotes from each chapter but mostly summarized each chapter and given some personal reflection on how I interpreted what the author was trying to share with us.
CHAPTER 1: Fasting for Your Break Through
This first chapter really helped open my eyes to see how truly beneficial fasting can be for my soul.
pg 11 – "The 3 duties of every Christian are giving, praying, and fasting."
pg 14 – "When you faithfully follow the 3 duties of a Christian, God rewards you openly."
CHAPTER 2: Dethroning King Stomach
pg 20: "You will have to choose to dethrone that 'dictator within'."
Oh, how I understand that statement! I love cheese, bread, wine and too many rich yummy foods to even list off. Through this chapter I learned it is okay to enjoy and partake in wonderful foods but we need to also not be indulgent on a regular basis. We need to keep our meals tasty, yes, but not over indulge on "fine" foods all the time. When we do, it numbs our senses in what is truly good for us and what we need to truly focus on.
pg 26 – "God knows there is never a convenient time to fast."
I found this statement so true. We can always find an excuse on why we can't fast right now. It's the holidays; a birthday a vacation or I am just too busy with work. There is always an excuse on why to not make the sacrifice.
Job – 23:12 – I have not departed from the commandment of the lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
CHAPTER 3: - How Much? How Long? How Healthy?
pg 35 – "If it doesn't mean anything to you it won't mean anything to God."
There are several different types of fasts. It is not an all or nothing mentality. The 3 types of fasts that are talked about in the bible are absolute, normal, and partial.
Absolute is no food and no water. Normal is usually without food of any kind for a certain number of days. Partial means giving up certain foods for a designated length of time. A very popular partial fast is called a Daniel fast, you can read more about it in the bible in the Book of Daniel.
pg 32 – "Fasting is like spring cleaning for your body."
Fasting not only helps your soul, it puts into perspective what is important in your life. It also helps release you from any food or substance addiction or obsession.
It is a very freeing experience. It is important to always discuss with your doctor what you are wanting to do to ensure your safety. Some people with certain health condition need to be monitored closely by their doctor.
CHAPTER 4: Every Assignment Has a Birthplace
pg 47 - "Fasting keeps you sensitive to His spirit, enabling you to live holy."
pg 48 – "Fasting is what prepares you for a new anointing."
Fasting helps you hear what God is asking of you or telling you with greater clarity.
CHAPTER 5: Swatting Flies
Biblically speaking there is great significance in the number forty. It is peppered all throughout the bible. This cannot be by accident.
pg 61 – "There is a prophetic release that occurs in a church or an individual who fasts continually for forty days."
pg 62 – "Devils will start – you guessed it –dropping like flies!"
Remember how the devil tempted Christ in the desert, but Jesus did not give in, he completed his 40 days!
A fascinating tidbit: to truly eradicate a family of flies is to diligently spray pesticides for forty days to wipe them out; otherwise you only destroy the current generation of flies.
Fasting for long periods of time is the same in the sense it cleans out the evil spirits, devils, in your life as well as help purify the future generations. This scriptural cleansing helps wipe out future generations of demons that would otherwise plague your children.
pg 64 – "His rewards are waiting to be released, so what are you waiting for?"
pg 66 – "Can you for-go that snickers bar in the afternoon to be delivered from recurring sin?"
CHAPTER 6: God's coming to Dinner?
pg 72 – "Fasting is a constant means of renewing yourself spiritually."
pg 75 – "When you worship, you magnify God."
Do we just go about our everyday lives, hustling and bustling, saying our prayers, reading our bibles, doing all the "right" things but just going through the motions? Or are we really delving into making sacrifices, seeking a greater relationship, divine conversations, with God. Is our love for food more important than our desire to magnify the Lord? We should want to please Him with our worship and sacrifice.
CHAPTER 7: You Shall Be Filled
pg 80 – "When you hunger for God, He will fill you."
pg 83 – "Fasting stirs a hunger in your spirit that goes deeper than the temporary hunger you experience in your flesh."
CHAPTER 8: Rewarded Openly
Keeping it personal has a two-fold meaning to me. One: truly abandoning yourself to the fast, thus to the Lord, He will carry you when you feel weak if you just lean on him. Ask Him for help. Two: it is like in Matthew 6:1-4 – Don't boast about what you are doing for the Lord. Keep it private. Public praise isn't what we should be striving for.
Some amazing rewards are shared in this chapter of personal accounts from others.
pg 89 – "Fasting will break poverty form your life."
Remember poverty is not just a monetary issue. A person can be 'bankrupt' spiritually, physically, mentally.
pg 90 – "Health and healing will follow fasting."
CHAPTER 9: Nothing shall be Impossible – It Works!
pg 104 – "The Lord has assured me over the years that fasting will bring in the lost."
"Fasting makes you more sensitive to the timing and voice of the Holy Spirit."
INTRO: Why Is It So Hard?
Adam and Eve…temptation…they fell.
Jesus Fasted! Wow! Think, if He needed it, then we definitely need it!
We need to remember to do it for the right reasons. We aren't collecting points with God, this isn't a 'Christian diet', and we don't do it to get others to notice how 'good' we are being.
We can make every excuse why not to do a fast but we need to just do it because God asked us to in chapter 6 of Matthew in the Bible.
CHAPTER 10: He Pleased God
pg 118 – "Hungering for God brings with it a greater reward than satisfying the temporary hunger in my body."
pg 120 – "When the Holy Spirit calls you to fast, He is preparing you for what is ahead."
pg 123 0 If you want to please God, believe God.
So many of us are starving in our faith but becoming 'fat' on the world, on society expectations, thus resulting in empty lives.
pg 125 – "We walk by faith. We don't stay still, drowning in our misery."
CHAPTER 11: Garments of Praise
pg 140 – "There is power in corporate fasting and power in corporate praise!"
This makes me thing of the bible verse…"where two or more are gathered in my name…" When we give praise to God together there is strength in those numbers. There is a fellowship, a support, a growth. When we fast together as a community the rewards are even greater.
CHAPTER 12: Fasting, Faith and Patience
pg 149 – "Faith and patience must go together."
We can't possibly understand what God already does know. What we have to learn is if we wait long enough through our prayer we will eventually see the dots connect. We can then look at the bright trail God has led us down. In this moment we can smile and say, "Oh that is why He had me do that!" But this is where patience is pivotal. If we can't 'sit still' in his presence and let Him do his work through us then we are unable to see what He is doing all around us.
pg 152 – "we need to stop measuring our faith by the size of the problem."
Remember Peter, he walked on water for a brief moment. Now imagine if his faith has been stronger. Wow, what could he have accomplished then!
pg 154 – "The Lord will reward your diligence."
CHAPTER 13: God's Priorities
pg 158 – "There is no higher authority then to know the heart of God for a situation you are facing."
When you are fasting you are able to see clearer what God's will is for you. Your 'wants' become less important. You are able to focus more on what you truly need. It is hard sometimes to decipher between the two, we may pray desperately for a want but through fasting, faith, and payer we can see clearer that sometimes the want isn't what is NEEDED in our life.
pg 171 – "Do you remember the last time you were lovesick for God?
I like this quote. It makes it so clear to me just where our priorities should be. Think of the simplicity of saying grace before a meal. Do we rush through it or even skip it all together to just start shoveling food into our mouths? Or do we reflect on giving thanks not only for the food sitting before us, but for the fellowship of our family or friends who have gathered with us? Do we ever crave the companionship of God so much that food doesn't even become important? If not, why not?
CHAPTER 14: For the Little Ones
pg 176 – "We fast because we need to know the right way for our lives."
pg 180 –"We need to learn to trust the reliability of scripture when things get crazy."
By making sacrifices and truly walking in our faith we are strengthening the path for our children and their children. In today's crazy 'disposable' society we need to lean on the Lord even more.
pg 183 – "Anytime you fast it is a hunger strike against Hell."
We need to stand up like Ezra did in the bible and fast. We need to do it for our children; they need us to seek God for guidance and protection.
CHAPTER 15: Is Your Blade Sharp Enough
pg 192 – "It is time we set ourselves apart to seek the Lord and find understanding."
pg 196 – "When you fast and pray you sharpen the word of God in your mouth."
Nineveh was in apparel. Yet they turned themselves around. America can be compared, in a way, as a modern day Nineveh. Can you imagine what an even greater nation we could be if we took to heart what is printed on our currency "In God We Trust".
Pg 204 – "Keep your armor fit and your blade sharp!"
Fasts can be different; different levels, different types –short or long – partial or total – it is about what is in your heart. What is your intention behind it? Fasting isn't about making ourselves front and center. It is about keeping God upfront. By doing this we keep our armor strong, fit, and able to withstand anything! Because…ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!


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Radio DJ Zoe Ball has revealed that her drinking nearly put her in a mental home.
The 39-year-old original ladette has said that she thought she would end up in a psychiatric home if she did not kick the habit.
In an interview with Grazia magazine, Ball admitted that days of heavy drinking have taken their toll and she cant remember huge chunks of her life.
When she joined Radio One in 1997 she was happy to play up to her ladette image, confessing:
I started trying to live up to the label. I loved it at first. Hanging out with people who partied every day, woke at 5pm, had a few shots of vodka and a bag of chips, then went clubbing again."
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Balls therapist advised her to check into rehab but she was reluctant to go without her DJ husband, Norman Cook, who also had a problem with alcohol.
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Some mothers put their children first. Some don't. To survive in the trash of the Chureca, Central America's largest dump located in Nicaragua, three young women will have to determine whether their mothers are their best allies or unexpected foes. Dominga, 25 year-old glue addict, has terminal Aids. Eleven year-old Fabiola is caught in a struggle between loyalty to her mother and a group of evangelical Christians fighting for her to join a youth center far from the dump. At 19, Maryuri has ongoing health problems and is at risk of losing the second child she is expecting in the Chureca. BY MY SIDE (A Mi Lado) follows their quest for a better life.
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