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How Far Should National Park Rangers Go To Safeguard Your Life?
This is probably one of those questions for which there is no good answer. Rangers and other park employees cannot guarantee the safety of all visitors. Most visitor accidents can be traced to a couple things: unfamiliarity with conditions--it's harder to climb down than up or streams run quickly, or hypothermia robs one of the ability to make wise decisions, etc.--or carelessness--overloading boats, not controlling small children, diving into shallow water--or not properly assessing the potential results of one's actions--getting too close to wild animals, under estimating the physical difficulty of backcountry trips. Your post reminds me of the long discussion on the Traveler about the hike up Half Dome and what the NPS should or shouldn't do to protect visitors. We had a similar thread on Angel's Landing in Zion. The truth is that a visit to a national park takes people out of their comfort zones and puts them in places where their decisions can have tragic consequences. Most of us know what parts of town we don't visit after dark We are familiar with this. Most visitors don't have the same instinctive knowledge about what works and what doesn't work in a park. Professor Joe Sax argues in his book, Mountains without Handrails that if we overengineer parks to make them safe we lose the wildness that makes them special. I agree with him.
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How Did The National Park Service Err So Badly On the Yellowstone Winter-Use Plan?
Wow, all this talk when their is a simple answer, Political Pressure.
Archaeological Survey At Big South Fork River National River and Recreation Area
Hmm......Good for them now only if we could do the same at the park I volunteer at, The Boston Harbor Islands. In fact the lack of action is somewhat sadding in the park because it was the site of concentration camps during the king phillp's war, and qurrantine hospitals. On one of the island their are an estamated 4,500 bodies buiried but no one has looked.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Celebrates Its "Stand-Alone" Birthday and Kilauea Provides the Fireworks
To see an example of what Jim is talking about, see the photo at this site. I took a similar photo on Chain of Craters Road in 1992, but darned if I know what I did with it.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Celebrates Its "Stand-Alone" Birthday and Kilauea Provides the Fireworks
Thank you for the coverage of the national parks in Hawaii.
These are some of the most exciting parks in the System. Beyond all the wonderful things about them, I will never forget the experience of standing a only few feet back on the Big Island watching the lava flow wipe out a section of road as it moved down to the sea.
What was exciting was seeing the newest land in America being created right before my eyes.
"Hidden Fire" Continues To Burn In Sequoia National Park
This lightning caused fire is burning in an area that was last burned in 1926. 82 years is a long time to let the fuel load to build up. This heavy fuel load creates a very hot fire that will kill even the fire resistant Giant Sequoia. The survival of this unique species requires much more frequent "cool burning" fires to not allow heavy fuel loads to build up.
Shame on the Federal Agencies that continue to practice "suppression" over "control".
Trigger-happy Man Shoots Another Rustling in the Brush
Guns and booze don't mix well in the National Parks. Period!
Trigger-happy Man Shoots Another Rustling in the Brush
What was the point of posting about this incident?
The offender did not, according to any report, have a license to carry, nor was he carrying a concealed weapon (a .22 rifle is not concealable nor is it useful for self-defense).
This is not related to concealed carry in national parks.
When this rule is approved (which will be in early October, from what I've heard) the one big difference that you'll notice in the National Parks is that nothing will have changed. Here in Texas, the media predicted blood in the streets when the CHL law was enacted in 1995. It never happened here, nor has it happened anywhere else. In fact, what studies (by THE GOVERNMENT) have shown is that CHLs (permit holders) are an exceedingly law-abiding group. If you don't understand that, check the annual report put out by the Texas Department of Public Safety which compares conviction rates for CHLs vs everyone else. You'll find that conviction rates, particularly for violent crime, are near zero for license holders.
This is not a surprise. When you apply for a license in Texas, the government comes in and examines your history with a fine-toothed comb. To get my license, I had to go through a two-month background investigation which included individual checks by the state, the feds, and each county that I'd lived in for five years. I was fingerprinted, and the prints were run by the state and the FBI. In Texas, not paying your student loans and/or your child support are justification for denial of a license. Alcohol and substance abuse problems are grounds for disqualification. Some states utilize reference checks and cultivate a history that way. Training and testing are mandatory. Taken as a whole, the process is a pretty strong assurance that those being licensed are of good character and are law-abiding. The State of Texas vouches for me -- who vouches for you, Kurt? No one? That's what I thought.
The people you need to worry about are not the people who went through the hassle, fees, and training required to legally carry concealed. If you're in a state which allows concealed carry, you already interact with armed licensees on a regular basis. You pass us on the road, you walk right past us at the grocery store, and we're traveling through state parks and national forests (concealed carry is already legal in national forests...don't recall hearing of any disasters).
Most law enforcement officials I've talked to about concealed carry greatly prefer to interact with CHLs. We're a known quantity to them and we've been vetted. They know to expect good behavior from us. A poll in Police Magazine a few years ago showed about 90% support for concealed carry by law enforcement. I realize the National Association of former Park Rangers (or whatever it's called) is opposed to concealed carry in National Parks. The problem I have with their opinion is that the vast majority of their members did not serve in a law-enforcement capacity in the Parks. They cleared brush and gave tours. That makes them completely unqualified to comment on the impact of this rule.
It's fantastic that many people feel the parks are safe and there's no need to carry weapons. I guess that means they don't have worry about the inconveniences of carrying concealed firearms. Personally, being a resident of a border state with border parks (i.e. Big Bend NP) I feel a little less safe than they do. Odds are I'll never need to use a concealed handgun, but I will welcome the ability to protect myself in a park which quantifies its safety by promoting itself as "as safe as Houston." In Big Bend, as in many parks, if something happens, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. There's no cell coverage and the isolation is great enough that law enforcement will not be in a position to help you if you need help.
Supposedly low crime rates are wonderful until you're the one who's victimized.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Celebrates Its "Stand-Alone" Birthday and Kilauea Provides the Fireworks
Not guilty. There was no separate Hawaii Volcanoes National Park until 1961. Only in 1961 did HAVO finally split away from Haleakala and become a stand alone unit of the National Park System. In light of this, the National Park Service specifies September 22, 1961, as the official date of HAVO's establishment . Visit this site to confirm this. We use the official NPS date here at Traveler when we do these anniversary articles, and that's why we didn't use the August 1, 1916, date you prefer. That said, I agree with your basic gripe.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Celebrates Its "Stand-Alone" Birthday and Kilauea Provides the Fireworks
How did you come up with 47th anniversary? The park was established in 1916 (yes, same year as the NPS) and is planning for its centennial in 2016. There was a name change (from Hawaii National Park) and split from Haleakala a while ago, perhaps 47 years, but don't take away half the park's history!
Collapse of "Wall Arch" Proves Gravity Does Work at Arches National Park
We just returned from a Utah vacation, which included a trip to Wall Arch. We originally saw it in 2006 and never gave any thought to it collapsing in our lifetimes. Surprising that other seemingly more fragile arches are still standing, and this one fell. A reminder that you can't always tell the substance of things or people by looking on the outside.
Sunset Over Flat Mountain Arm, Yellowstone National Park
Great sunsets must be easy to come by at Yellowstone Lake. I took this shot on Yellowstone Lake also in early September on the way back from Glacier, though this photo doesn't quite have the paddle-equity yours does: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coloradobobby/2838423015/in/set-72157607174777205/
"Hidden Fire" Continues To Burn In Sequoia National Park
Not all Yellowstone fires are extinguished. The LeHardy fire that started earlier this summer north of Fishing Bridge was pretty much coaxed into the backcountry and allowed to burn there, although it was fought to prevent it from sliding south to Fishing Bridge.
"Hidden Fire" Continues To Burn In Sequoia National Park
We will never learn. Natural fires need to take a course. As forest are overgrown, the price is being paid. Control instead of suppress. In Yellowstone fires are still extinguished instead of being allowed to burn.
Help Ken Burns Chronicle the Parks
In Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, many old Hispano families claim their land grants were stolen and are now managed by the National Parks System. Will your documentary cover this? Latinos say you have a blind-spot to their history in this country. This seems like a good opportunity to make up for it.
Musings From Yellowstone National Park
The issue of race in the national parks is not a new subject on Traveler. As a point of reference, please see this link and the ensuing discussion that Wayne Hare touched off. Look closely at the links to the research done by Dr. Nina Roberts on this issue (listen to this audio piece at http://www.wildebeat.net/index.cgi/2007/01/25#E073 and read this pdf report at http://nature.nps.gov/helpyourparks/diversity/pdf/RMNP_FinalTechnicalRpt_Dec04.pdf.)
This is a very important issue that needs more attention; however, if we are going to do so, it would be helpful if we look back at what has already been said here about it.
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I'll go out on a limb and propose that non-white people (as opposed to the "white" people Kurt speaks of) don't have a cultural interest in conservation or nature like many segments of the white community do. Maybe this is an artifact of the way minorities have gravitated to urban areas - not because they love the city, but because the city loved them. Regardless the reasons, it seems to me if you look at the naturalists with conservation societies, the students in environmental programs at universities, the employees that go on the company canoe trip where I work, and yes, the rangers in the National Parks, you see white people. Does this mean non-whites are excluded? More likely it means they have little interest in these things. So we should force them to like it, right? We should spend a lot of money making sure we have some non-white rangers in high profile positions so little non-white kids can become more "white" and learn to love nature?
Saying we need more non-white rangers so we'll get more non-white park-lovers sounds like a desire for homogenization of cultures and of races. Let's quit trying to make everyone like the things white people like.
Propping up manufactured role models is not - and never has been - the answer to anything. Picture two rangers: Ranger A is a white woman who grew up hiking in the woods and has a life-long love affair with nature and conservation. Ranger B is a African American woman who became a ranger because it was a good, secure government job and a diversity program existed to make it easier for her to get the job, and her career counselors highly recommended it. Now, a group of young minority children from the city go on a tour to the park. Do you want Ranger A or Ranger B to talk to them? I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts the kids come out more enthusiastic from Ranger A's tour. And if they don't, then they don't because the subject doesn't appeal to them, not because the ranger was pasty white. Cultural differences, tastes, and traditions will continue to make the world go round.
-Kirby.....Lansing, MI
A Section of the Appalachian Trail Designed for Wheelchair Access Opens in Vermont
As a disabled person who wants to keep hiking as I did when I was younger, I am thankful that Merryland's attitude is not shared by the masses. Wheelers (hikers using mobility devices) should be able to experience a few of the exceptional trail opportunities out there.
Musings From Yellowstone National Park
I rarely comment on any posts, but I feel I must this time. Kurt made a statement. A mere observation. An observation of fact. Nothing more, nothing less. And now he is called out for his statement. Why? Is it because he said, "The King isn't wearing any clothes."? A fact is a fact. Instead of condemning his statement, why not find out what the federal goverment/NPS has to say about it. Where are the minority rangers? Aside from a few women, I can't ever recall seeing one. The federal government loves to tell every agency, state, county and local, what ratio of minorities they must have or face the consequences. This appears to be a case of "Do as I say, not as I do." What's next, is the anti-alcohol crowd going to get upset over the review of the beer?
I'm done...
Sunset Over Flat Mountain Arm, Yellowstone National Park
WOW!!! What a great photo. Its like De Ja Vu all over again.....
Yellowstone, Grand Teton Officials Searching For Snowmobile, Snowcoach Solution
I own a snowmobile but I do not live in that area. With all the national forest land to ride in why do people want to ride in there; if its to see the sights I have a an idea. Use a fleet of snowcoaches like a bus route and take your snowshoes or x-country skis get off at one of stops on the route and see the sights and the animals instead of distrubing them. I go into the national forest where I live by and get out and walk in my snowshoes so I can enjoy nature without scaring the H**l out of it. Bottom line is there's plenty of land out there to go on with snowmobiles have senseable rules I have proposed the sightseers can still see the park that way, if they are just there to snowmobile it's wrong.
Sunset Over Flat Mountain Arm, Yellowstone National Park
Thanks for sharing a lovely shot. This was one of those moments that made all that paddling on the lake worthwhile :-)
Musings From Yellowstone National Park
I'm glad to read your article on Yellowstone; I enjoy learning more about parks, and your writing usually informs as well as entertains. However, I think you might be turning readers off by making comments like "distressingly white". From Wikipedia: "Rather than a straightforward description of skin color, the term white functions as a color terminology for race." So using "distressingly white" was interjecting race into the discussion of Yellowstone. This was not a reference to "cultural diversity" (unless that is a new code word for "race") as it is impossible to identify someone's culture just by looking at her skin color.
As for who will pay for the parks in the future, let us now embark on an experiment to make parks more self-supporting as the NPS founders intended.
Musings From Yellowstone National Park
My attention was caught by your comment about the two guys who drove up in the Norris parking lot and "asked whether there was anything interesting to see."
Long-time Yosemite naturalist Carl Sharsmith is quoted as giving the following response when he was asked what he would do if he only had a day to see Yosemite. "Madam," he replied, "I'd sit by the Merced River and cry."
I can only hope there are more Carl Sharsmith's in the world today than are apparent to the casual observer.
Thanks for taking the time - and effort - to get out into the backcountry in Yellowstone.
Musings From Yellowstone National Park
You, not I, inserted "race" into the equation. I merely made an observation to diversity, with the unstated but understood (at least to me) implication of "cultural" diversity.
I don't think there's any argument that Yellowstone is a beautiful setting. But who will protect that setting years down the road when Caucasians are a minority and few head to the parks? If Yellowstone and the other national parks are to be protected, shouldn't it be by a unified effort with input from all Americans, regardless of their color, creed, or culture, and not from one declining segment of that population?
You seem to consider soap in bathrooms a higher priority than a broader cultural network in the parks, whether that be reflected in the NPS staffing, concessionaire hiring, or visitation. While cleanliness shouldn't be overlooked (and no, there was no soap in the NPS outhouses), nor should role models, and those I think should come from all cultures.


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"I still think the Superkick is the best finisher ever. It was just so good. There's so many [favorites]. I think Antonio Cesaro's finish right now is cool. I always loved the Piledriver, so an adaptation of the Piledriver is very awesome to me. I've always loved submission holds, so I love the Sharpshooter, that sort of thing. I love Dean Malenko's Cloverleaf. The things that I never really liked as finishers were the stuff that was wacky, stuff like the Von Erichs, who did the Tornado Punch, you know what I mean? The Ultimate Warrior, even though he was my favorite as a kid, had the Press Slam, and then he'd hit the ropes a couple of times and give 'em the Big Splash, the Hulk Hogan Legdrop, stuff like that was all stuff where I was just like, 'Eh.' To be fair, I honestly always hated the Rock Bottom. To me, it was just like, 'Uh, that's weird and stupid.'"
- Daniel Bryan discussing finishing moves and how he hates the one used by Rock
Japanese star Kenta Kobayashi, the wrestler who made the Go 2 Sleep finisher internationally famous, could be signed to a developmental deal with WWE soon. He was recently spotted at the WWE Performance Center, where he was given a tryout by officials.
While Daniel Bryan was able to dish out a lot of punishment towards his foe, it was Bray Wyatt that stood victoriously at the end of their match at Royal Rumble 2014. Wyatt got the pin fall victory after nail his finisher twice, once of which was done outside the ring.
While he doesn't get to show it off very often on Monday Night Raw or Smackdown, Jinder Mahal does actually have a finishing move. It's the camel clutch submission, and it has been recreated in the new WWE 2K14 video game.
Since being released by TNA, Wes Brisco has worked a couple of shows on the independent wrestling circuit, and it appears that he is hoping to expand his horizon by working overseas. He already has a connection to New Japan through Luke Gallows, his former Aces and Eights teammate.
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WASHINGTON Chinese copper imports are set to drop sharply as the country rebalances its economy after a booming period of growth, an analyst at Commodities Risk Management Associates (CRM) said.
Copper imports in recent years have been sitting in warehouses for financing purposes, but have since been re-exported to London Metal Exchange warehouses, Far Hills, N.J.-based CRMs Nicholas Sarro-Waite said.
The Chinese government is clamping down on the shadow banking sector that financed the imports and metal warehousing, he said, adding that this is already having serious consequences for copper in terms of stocks.
"Visible warehouse stocks have risen above the 2009-11 peak. Just how big is this iceberg under the water?" he asked.
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Sunday, November 2, 2014
Tomorrow is always new
As hard as a day can be I always go to sleep thinking tomorrow is a new gift. I know we are told to live in the moment. but there is something magical about the infinite possibilities in tomorrow. They are, today, just that, possibilities and we get to model them in our heads and dress them up or down as our imagination wants. whether they come true or not the next day, at least we'll always have the possibilities of tomorrow!
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Happy Halloween-why do we dress as witches
Halloween, All saints, Toussaint, Eid Al Adha, Shemini Atzeret what do they have in common? Read on.....
This watercolour witch is riding a watercolour paintbrush....
Interestingly, halloween matches the French "Toussaint" where you traditionally go with your family to visit the tomb of your ancestors/departed family. It involves a lot less candy.....
So why is this holiday asssociated with witches and grim reapers?
In astronomy, halloween represents the halfway point between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice, the last of four "cross-quarter" days on the solar calendar. It was the end of the year, beginning of the new one for the celts. And in esoteric tradition the day of the year where the veil between the living and the dead is the thinnest.
The Celts believed that at the time of Samhain, more so than any other time of the year, the ghosts of the dead were able to mingle with the living, because at Samhain the souls of those who had died during the year traveled into the otherworld. People gathered to sacrifice animals, fruits, and vegetables.
Shemini Atzeret in the Jewish religion is around the same time and marks the end of the year's weekly readings of the Torah (Five Books of Moses) in the synagogue, and the beginning of the new cycle of reading.
Eid Al-Adha for Muslims concludes the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.
Many more religions have major celebration linked to end/beginning of year around Halloween.
We will be spending Halloween going around West Hampstead and Hampstead with a group of Pokemon dressed teenagers. I guess it good that these happy teenagers don't really like to dress in ghoulish styles. But I'll be sure to explain to them why they shouldn't look too cheerful when going to bed less the Hallloween spirits find them too delicious! (That a good halloween scary story isn't it!)
I'll be dressed as a witch, like every year before!
(Cropped picture below to see better cheeks and ragged hat!)
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Edible French Preview
We received yesterday the watercolor originals back from the Editor with the first hard copies of Edible French! JOY! :)
Clotilde created a mini-site here with a preview. It is on sale on Amazon.com or Amazon UK if you are so inclined and Anthropologie in the US is set to carry it.
Clotilde created a mini-site here with a preview. It is on sale on Amazon.com or Amazon UK if you are so inclined and Anthropologie in the US is set to carry it.
Monday, August 4, 2014
Latest from the vegetable patch
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Dream Map
This is a little island I made up. Nice to go there for the holidays. But cliffs of pirate hazards to be avoided!! What is your ideal spot?
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Pasteils de Nata
This is "tarte au flan" in a miniature, richer and cinnamony-er version. Lots of egg yolks for a deep yellow soft set custard, with a slightly burnt sugar crust on top. The dough is flaky crunchy and buttery. No short crust here.
They are all over in Lisbon, on every cafe counter, and often served with a deep black expresso. These ones were still hot when bought them.
The trick I was told is to make the sides of the puff pastry crust thicker by taking a disk and flattening the center to push the dough to the sides.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Artist in Residence-Fortune Green
The Friends are dedicated to making the green beautiful and useable. During its history this green was threatened and the residents pulled together to buy it in the late 19th century. More of its history can be found Here
It remains a public park to this day and local resident still care for it through the Friends of Fortune Green.
I made a first painting representing a map of Fortune Green. Oddly it is in the clear shape of a fox's head. There is a fox sculpture in the western area and I was told it is a fox hangout at night! A good coincidence!
Watch out for my sketching class in the green on July 31. Should be fun!
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Procedure for working curved tree trunks by chipping into timber products, such as boards and cants, in which procedure the trunk (T) is crook-chipped and a straight side board (S1) is edged at the same time. The invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing the procedure.
1. A method for working a curved tree trunk into timber products, comprising the following steps performed in the following order:
measuring the geometry of the trunk;
based on the geometry establishing a working axis of the trunk as a function of distances from a selected surface of the trunk, an optimal position of a center axis of at least one side board relative to the working axis, and an optimal width of the at least one side board;
feeding the trunk along a working machine while supporting the trunk on the selected surface such that the working axis passes between a first pair of working cutting heads and a second pair of working cutting heads and such that a tangent to the working axis is parallel to a center line of the working machine at a given point on the machine;
trimming the trunk with the first pair of working cutting heads and the second pair of working cutting heads so as to form opposite side surfaces and top and bottom surfaces; and
sawing the trunk with at least one sawing element and chipping the trunk with a pair of chipping heads of an edging unit so as to sever the at least one side board from a balk of the trunk and edge the at least one side board, the chipping heads being adjusted to a selected width of the at least one side board and the edging unit being moved according to the optimal center axis of the at least one side board.
2. The method according to claim 1 and further comprising the step of turning the edging unit about an axis perpendicular to the optimal center axis of the at least one side board regardless of the position of the trunk.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of sawing the trunk precedes the step of edging the at least one side board.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of edging the at least one side board precedes the step of sawing the trunk.
5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the at least one side board and the balk are moved together and kept at a distance from each other by a dividing element proximate to the chipping heads of the edging unit.
6. A machine for working a tree trunk into timber products, comprising:
feeding and guiding elements for moving the trunk in a predetermined path;
two pairs of chipping cutter heads for trimming at least parts of the sides, top and bottom of the trunk while leaving dull edges at corners of the trunk;
a sawing element for severing a side board from the trunk and leaving a balk; and
an edging unit having a pair of chipping heads for chipping dull edges on one side of the trunk to form the edges of the side board, the edging unit being mounted for pivotal movement about an axis transverse to a center line of the machine.
7. The machine according to claim 6, wherein the sawing element is disposed before the edging unit relative the direction of movement of the trunk.
8. The machine according to claim 6, wherein the edging unit is disposed before the sawing element relative the direction of movement of the trunk.
9. The machine according to claim 6, and further comprising:
a control unit for controlling the feeding and guiding elements, the pairs of chipper cutter heads, the sawing element, and the edging unit; and
a measuring device for determining the geometry of the trunk and providing measurement values to the control unit.
10. The machine according to claim 6, wherein the control unit controls the pivotal movement of the edging unit about the axis transverse to the center line of the machine so that the axle of the edging unit is substantially perpendicular to a defined center axis of the side board.
11. The machine according to claim 6, and further comprising a second sawing element and a second edging unit for forming a second side board on a side of the trunk opposite from said side board.
The present invention relates to a procedure as defined in the preamble of claim 1 for working tree trunks by chipping. The invention also relates to an apparatus as defined in claim 5.
In prior art, solutions are known in which a tree trunk is first crook-chipped, whereupon the side boards are sawed off the log. The side boards are then edged by means of a separate edging device. Transporting the side boards to a separate edging device requires specific conveyor and other equipment, involving additional expenses both for the equipment and the space needed.
The object of the present invention is to achieve a completely new type of procedure and a new apparatus for the sawing of boards or equivalent from logs. The procedure and apparatus of the invention are characterized by what is presented in the claims.
The procedure of the invention has numerous significant advantages. By applying the procedure of the invention, it is possible to combine simultaneous curvilinear chipping and edging of side boards so that a crook-sawn balk and a straight board are produced simultaneously in a controlled manner. By tilting the axle of the edging unit, a smooth and clean edge surface of the side board is achieved. The procedure can be applied regardless of whether the edging is performed before or after the sawing of the side board. The apparatus of the invention takes up less space than conventional apparatus. Moreover, only one profile measurement is needed to obtain blade settings for side boards as well, because the side boards remain in the same position relative to the balk. This also enables the board width to be quickly adjusted for each trunk. Side boards sawn from the same trunk can be different widths.
In the following, the invention is described by referring to the attached drawings, in which
FIG. 1 presents the apparatus of the invention in a simplified side view, and
FIG. 2 presents as an auxiliary illustration of a tree trunk being worked by the apparatus and cross-sections taken through it at different working stages.
FIG. 1 presents a diagram representing an apparatus according to the invention. The apparatus is preceded in the feed direction by a measuring device 9, which measures the geometric data relating to the trunk and transfers the information to a control unit 10. Based on the measurement data and other data fed into the control unit 10, the system determines an optimal working axis A and optimal side board widths for each log as well as the centre lines As1 and As2 of each side board.
The apparatus preferably comprises feed wheels 1 placed on opposite sides of the trunk T, the trunk being fed in between the wheels. After the wheels there are log guides 2 and after these a first set of chipping cutter heads 3, between which the trunk is fed in by means of the feed wheels 1 and the log guides 2. After the first pair of chipping cutter heads 3 there is a second pair of chipping cutter heads 4, so when the log has passed through between the latter chipping cutter heads, it has four trimmed surfaces. However, the corners of the piece of timber thus produced still have unmachined dull edges.
After the second set of chipping cutter heads 4 in the feed direction in the apparatus there are driving rollers 5 and after these there are sawing elements 6, such as circular saw blades, by means of which the side board is sawed in such a way that at least part of the dull edge remains on the side board S1, S2.
The dull edge remaining on the side board is machined by means of the chipping head 7 of an edging unit. The side board S1, S2 is moved together with the balk T3, T4 so that the side board S1, S2 remains during the edging operation in the same position as before the sawing.
Alternatively, the sawing elements 6 of the apparatus may be placed after the edging units 7.
The edging unit has preferably two chipping heads 7 on opposite sides of the trunk T, in which case the side boards S1, S2 on both sides of the trunk can be edged at the same time. The chipping heads 7 are arranged to be movable in the direction of their axis of rotation. The chipping heads 7 can be turned about an axis 11 transverse to the centre line of the working apparatus. The chipping heads are turned by means of a regulating unit (not shown) controlled by the control unit 10.
In the figure, the directions of motion of the feeding, handling and regulating elements are indicated with arrows.
In the apparatus, driving rollers 8 draw the sawn central section T4 together with the side boards S1, S2 away from the working apparatus.
Applying the procedure of the invention, the tree trunk is treated as follows:
First, the geometry of the trunk T is measured. Based on the measurement, a three-dimensional model of the trunk is created, showing the diameter, curvature and conicity of the trunk. The measurement can be performed e.g. by directing a laser line at the trunk at an oblique angle and using a camera perpendicular to the trunk to measure the form of the laser line projected onto the trunk. The trunk is moved forward and measurements are performed at certain intervals, thus obtaining measurement data for the whole trunk. When corresponding equipment is provided on both sides of the trunk, a three-dimensional model based on the measurement data is obtained for each trunk. The measurement is known in itself and it may be performed by any method that enables the geometry of the trunk to be determined. The measuring device 9 is connected to the control unit 10, which is used to control the working apparatus and the associated feeding, working and guiding elements 1-8. Based on the measurement, values describing the path of each device supporting the trunk are preferably calculated in advance, and these values are used to control the device with respect to the movement of the trunk.
The curvature of the log T is turned to a desired direction using e.g. a mechanical turning device (not shown). In the case illustrated by the figures, the curvature has been turned downward.
Based on the geometry measurement, the chipping axis A is determined in terms of a distance from a known surface, e.g. the lower surface of the trunk.
An optimal position for the centre axis As1, As2 of the side board S1, S2 relative to the chipping axis A as well as an optimal width of the side board S1, S2 are determined. Thus, for each trunk, an optimal handling scheme and direction are defined. The optimization can also be based e.g. on value yield and not merely on optimizing the volume.
The trunk is guided by holding it by a known surface, e.g. the lower surface, between working devices such as the chipping cutter heads 3, 4 so that the chipping axis A passes between the chipping cutter heads 3, 4, and so that the tangent to the chipping axis is parallel to the centre line of the working apparatus at a given point on the machine. The trunk is supported by the feeding and guiding elements 1, 2, 5, which are controlled by the control unit 10 on the basis of the geometry data for each trunk.
The chipping heads 7 are adjusted to the optimized width of the side board S1, S2 and preferably so controlled that they will move symmetrically relative to the defined centre axis As1, As2 of the side board. In the case illustrated by the figures, the centre axis of side board S1 is straight, whereas the working axis, especially the chipping axis A is curved. The centre axis of the side board S1 may differ from a straight line e.g. in cases where there is a need to anticipate the deformation resulting from tensions.
The axle of each chipping head 7 is turned e.g. about a transverse axis 11 so that it is substantially perpendicular to the centre axis As1, As2 of the side board S1, S2 regardless of the position of the trunk. The angle through which the chipping head 7 is to be turned is obtained e.g. by calculating the angle of the tangent to the chipping axis relative to the centre axis of the side board and tilting the axle of the chipping head to the same angle relative to the centre axis of the sawing machine. In this way, simultaneous curvilinear chipping of the lateral surfaces of the trunk and edging of the sideboard are achieved, producing a crook-sawn balk and a straight side board in a controlled manner. Tilting the chipping head 7 allows a smooth side board edge surface of good quality to be achieved. The procedure can be applied regardless of whether the edging is performed before or after the sawing of the side board. Where a lower quality or the side board surface is sufficient, the chipping head can be set to a fixed angle such that the clearing angle is preserved in all circumstances.
FIG. 2 presents a trunk T and its cross-sections at different working stages in FIG. 1. In the figure, the working axis A is depicted with a broken line. The centre axis As1 of the side board is shown with a dotted broken line at the right-hand end of the trunk in FIG. 2. Section I--I shows the trunk before the machining. Section II--II shows the trunk after it has been worked by the first set of chipping cutters 3. Section III--III shows the trunk after it has been worked by the second set of chipping cutters 4. Section IV--IV shows the trunk after the sawing of the side boards, and section V--V after the edging of the side boards. From FIG. V--V it can be seen that the sideboards S'1 and S'2 may differ from each other in width and that their centre axes As1 and As2 may lie at different levels in the vertical direction.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, but that it can be varied within the scope of the following claims.
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The UN is seeking $2bn this year to combat food insecurity in Africa's Sahel region, where 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of violence. UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos announced the appeal in Rome on...Al Jazeera 2014-02-04
Currently, more than 18 million people in the Sahel region of West Africa are facing a food crisis. Food supplies are nearly nonexistent. Prices for food are rising...Huffington Post 2012-06-20
Typically, the patterned coverage about Africa includes grim statistics about starving children coupled with archetypical images of sullen young faces and swollen bellies....Huffington Post 2012-06-18
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WASHINGTON, October 27, 2013- On the eve of two major agriculture summits in Mauritania and Senegal, the World Bank is urging African countries and communities in the Sahel and the international development community to help protect and expand pastoralism on behalf of the more than 80 million people living in The Sahel who rely on it as a major source of food and livelihoods....noodls 2013-10-27
4 September 2013 With some 11 million people in the Sahel at risk of hunger, the United Nations today appealed on the international community to increase support for food and livestock production in this vast region of Africa. "The recurrent food and nutrition crises in the Sahel in 2005, 2008 and 2012 have eroded the capacity of the poor to maintain or restore their...United Nations 2013-09-04
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian agency, has started a relief fund for the famine-threatened Sahel region of West Africa. Unless humanitarian aid is rushed in, eight countries which make up the Sahel region are at risk of mass starvation. The charity Save the Children has likewise started a relief fund for West Africa, urging the...The Examiner 2012-05-30
On June 3, 2012 I flew to Africa for the first time in my 22-year career as a UPS pilot. This trip was different than my usual flights. This time, the aircraft was loaded with 103,000 pounds of relief supplies including hygiene kits, tents, school supplies for children, and portable warehouse units to store food supplies. We were headed to Mauritania to deliver relief supplies...Huffington Post 2012-06-21
Eight million people are currently in need of emergency assistance, according to a new report from the European Commission. More than 18 million people are facing food insecurity and more than 1 million children under the age of 5 are at risk of severe, acute malnutrition, according to the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). You might think we're talking...Huffington Post 2012-06-28
(Source: UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification ) Africa's Great Green Wall Reaches out to New Partner - More partnerships and investment are needed to support the pan-African partnership to tackle desertification and land degradation Rome, 16 December 2013 - The Great Green Wall initiative is hosting an international forum to build new partnerships and...noodls 2013-12-17
(Source: UN - United Nations) UN food agency appeals for increased funding to assist 11 million people in the Sahel Improved seed is distributed to farmers in the Sahel. Photo: FAO/Issouf Sanogo 4 September 2013 - With some 11 million people in the Sahel at risk of hunger, the United Nations today appealed on the international community to increase support for food and...noodls 2013-09-04
Coordinates: 14°15′N 0°45′W / 14.25°N 0.75°W
Sahel is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001 and had a population of 808,928 in 2006. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces make up the region - Oudalan, Séno, Soum, and Yagha.


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Ferny Creek, Aus...
Made using the Meringue skirt pattern from the Colette Sewing Handbook. I added a lining, and adjusted the scalloped hem to suit the scale of my fabric. This also meant taking out a bit of width at the hem to avoid a half-scallop at the side-seam!
See more info on my blog!
Blue and white polka dot cotton poplin and an unknown white fabric for the lining.
Feb 8, 2013, 09.56 PMby Yuki M
Love the fantastic effect of the scallop !!!
Feb 8, 2013, 04.46 AMby buddingnaturalist
Love it!
Feb 7, 2013, 10.25 AMby pambox
Excellent fabric! Works perfectly with that hem.
Feb 7, 2013, 02.57 AMby neveenkarnes
very nice skirt, love the hem very creative.. works very well!!!
Feb 5, 2013, 09.41 AMby pampula
lovely skirt, the fabric and scallops are very pretty! it really makes me think of blueberries:)
Feb 5, 2013, 12.05 PMby beataful
Mmm, blueberries and cream :)
Feb 5, 2013, 12.14 AMby spulford
Wow, what a great use of that fabric! Your pattern modifications and attention to the hem made for an amazing skirt! Now I wish we had that fabric in the states, too. :)
Feb 5, 2013, 01.26 AMby beataful
Thank you! You can probably find a fabric that would give a similar effect, maybe like this: http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=214d50b5-8419-4671-80e5-bd2ad2615d9d
Feb 5, 2013, 09.30 AMby spulford
That's a pretty good substitute. Thanks for the tip!
Feb 4, 2013, 09.08 PMby chillwear
Love, love this skirt! Wish I could find the same fabric here in the states. I think the skirt looks perfect!
Feb 4, 2013, 09.27 PMby beataful
Aww, thanks!
Feb 4, 2013, 03.55 PMby peipe
Very special and good looking! Wow
Feb 4, 2013, 09.27 PMby beataful
Thank you! :)
Feb 4, 2013, 03.41 PMby anikissed
Great idea. I have that exact fabric.
Idea stolen :D
Feb 4, 2013, 09.28 PMby beataful
Awesome, you will have to show me a picture of your version if you make it!!
Feb 4, 2013, 03.20 PMby cathysews
It looks really great.
Feb 4, 2013, 09.28 PMby beataful
Thank you!
Feb 4, 2013, 02.54 PMby Moimisie
I love how you positioned the fabric so that the scalloped edge came out just right…
Well done!
Feb 4, 2013, 09.29 PMby beataful
Thanks! It was a bit fiddly but I think it paid off!
Feb 4, 2013, 12.29 PMby Mary Athey
This.is lovely.and.the.scalloped.edge.is fab x
Feb 4, 2013, 09.29 PMby beataful
Thanks!! :)
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City Council Member Kevin Reich has found his home life under union scrutiny after he weighed in on a council resolution addressing the contentious labor dispute between Minnesota Orchestra musicians and management.
Reich, who pushed to delay the resolution at a meeting last month, lives in a Northeast home with a member of orchestra management, Cindy Grzanowski. Grzanowski is the orchestra's director of marketing.
Reich has been working behind-the-scenes to shape the document, which is merely a statement of the city's position, before a planned vote Friday morning. He did not disclose his relationship with Grzanowski when he voted to leave the item off the Oct. 19 agenda.
"There was a suggestion that there was a conflict of interest," Reich said. "And I sat down with our legal staff who reviews those matters…In review of that under both the state regulation around that and our own city ordinance around that, there was no finding of conflict of interest."
City conflicts of interest are generally defined as when officials have a financial stake in the outcome of a particular matter. Reich said the two do not have a joint bank account. Ethics rules say officials may participate in a decision when there is no financial interest, but if their partner is affiliated with the entity, they should disclose it.
Reich initially declined to answer questions about whether he lived with Grzanowski, but said during a subsequent phone conversation that she is a member of his household. He also said he sent her an e-mail after the Oct. 19 vote seeking factual information from her superiors.
"I just wanted to see if I could get a quick fact check from somebody who would know," Reich said, noting that the resolution is merely a "consensus document that is not picking sides."
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Hairy particles are composed of a core and a layer of polymer chains that are densely tethered by one end via a covalent bond (i.e., polymer brushes) on the surface of the core. These hybrid particles can be designed to respond to environmental changes, exhibiting different structures and properties under different conditions; examples include various stimuli (e.g., temperature, pH, and light)-responsive hairy particles and multicomponent polymer brush-grafted particles. In this talk, I will present several types of environmentally responsive hairy particles, particularly binary mixed homopolymer brush-grafted silica particles. Mixed brushes are composed of two chemically distinct homopolymers randomly or alternately immobilized by one end on a solid surface with sufficient grafting densities for both polymers. The fascinating responsive properties and the rich phase behavior of binary mixed brushes have attracted tremendous interest in the past two decades. We have developed a unique strategy to grow well-defined mixed brushes with controlled molecular weights and narrow polydispersities from asymmetric difunctional initiator-functionalized silica surfaces by using two different 'living'/controlled radical polymerization techniques, atom transfer radical polymerization and nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization. The use of silica particles as substrates allows for direct visualization by transmission electron microscopy of the nanostructures formed by self-assembly of mixed brushes. These hairy particles exhibit distinct morphologies under different environmental conditions. The effects of chain length disparity, overall grafting density, and substrate curvature on phase morphology of mixed brushes will be discussed. ***Coffee and cookies will be served. ****http://nanohour.beckman.illinois.edu


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