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Forschungszentrum Jülich and ThyssenKrupp VDM win 2012 Steel Innovation Prize
Jülich, 27 June – Forschungszentrum Jülich and ThyssenKrupp VDM was together awarded the 2012 Steel Innovation Prize in the "Steel in Research & Development/Processes" category for the new material Crofer® 22 H. Forschungszentrum Jülich and ThyssenKrupp VDM have been cooperating in the area of "high temperature materials for interconnectors" since 2001. The internationally recognised prize is awarded for particularly innovative projects of companies and institutions and cooperations between science and business that have been worked on in the last five years.
The new material Crofer® 22 H (1.4755 - X1CrWNbTiLa22-2) invented by Willem J. Quadakkers and Leszek Niewolak of Forschungszentrum Jülich in cooperation with Heike Hattendorf of ThyssenKrupp VDM meets all of these criteria. Its potential use in groundbreaking energy sources such as Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) increases the environmentally-friendly options for securing mobility and energy supply.
For efficient use and to build up high voltages, several fuel cells are connected in series. The individual fuel cells are connected to each other by an electrically conductive interconnector plate, which at the same time contains supply channels for fuel and oxygen and provides the whole system with the required mechanical stability.
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The material Crofer® 22 H possesses all of the properties required for the applications of SOFC interconnector plates, such as a coefficient of expansion adapted for the electrolytes, high corrosion resistance in air and wet fuel gas, high electrical conductivity of the oxide layers and good plasticity. Crofer® 22 H also contains additives such as niobium, tungsten and silicon which, by forming a very finely dispersed Laves phase, ensures particularly high temperature strength and creep resistance. The inner oxidation of the silicon that occurs with other materials and is harmful for SOFC applications is suppressed by an almost complete dissolution of the silicon in the Laves phase. The innovative alloy also provides improved oxidation resistance for thin-walled interconnectors due to the high creep resistance.
ThyssenKrupp VDM has already successfully melted Crofer® 22 H with the comparatively low-cost conventional steelworks technology and processed it into strips, wire and rods. The new material is therefore ideal for the low-cost manufacture of interconnector plates and can therefore promote the general spread of fuel cell technology.
The 9th Steel Innovation Prize is awarded in the categories "Steel in Research & Development/Products", "Steel Products", "Steel Components and Systems for Construction" and "Steel Design" as well as special price for "Climate Protection with Steel". This year 658 projects were submitted and assessed by the top-class jury of personalities from the worlds of business, research, architecture and design. In order to be eligible for an award, the innovations have to open up new areas of use for steel, allow efficient production, be environmentally advanced, improve the functionality of products or substitute other materials.
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Further information:
Press release Stahl-Informations-Zentrum (in German), 27 June 2012 - Neuer Werkstoff für die Brennstoffzelle von morgen Crofer® 22 H
Article "Robust Steel for the Most Exacting Demands", in: Forschen in Jülich 1/2012, p. 18-19:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Willem J. Quadakkers, Institute of Energy and Climate Research - Microstructure and Properties of Materials (IEK-2)
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Press contact:
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Record Sales for 2012, Plans for Future Expansion
DentalInsurance.com Announces Record Sales for 2012, Plans for Future Expansion
Repeat purchases and referral business from customers, their friends, family, and fellow union members drove record sales in 2012, DentalInsurance.com has announced.
Los Angeles, CA: February 06, 2013
Fulfilling a trend that was set in motion during the first quarter of 2012, DentalInsurance.com, a leading innovator and provider of dental insurance and discount protection to individuals and employers, today announced record sales from generic traffic for the past year. Dental insurance consumers are able to visit DentalInsurance.com for dental insurance quotes, comparisons, and apply for a wide variety of individual, family, and business dental insurance plans.
"The exceptional sales record for DentalInsurance.com in 2012 is a testament to the outstanding work of our customer care staff and affiliates," said Avery Smith, Director of Business Development at DentalInsurance.com. "Our focus on in-depth staff training has helped establish a solid reputation with customers, earning repeat purchases and referral business from our customers as well as from their friends, family members, and even fellow union members."
The exceptional sales record for DentalInsurance.com in 2012 is a testament to the outstanding work of our customer care staff and affiliates.
According to Smith, one component of the record sales for 2012 can be attributed to DentalInsurance.com's participation in private exchange insurance sales. "As record numbers of baby boomers retire, many retirees are using private exchanges to transition from group dental plans to individual plans," Smith explained. "Our growth in the area of private exchanges, especially with the retiree market, is a reflection of this growing trend."
With the advent of exchanges, continued growth is expected for DentalInsurance.com through 2013. The Company will also continue to expand coverage options in the year ahead with an additional stand-alone vision carrier. Moreover, DentalInsurance.com expects to see continued growth through future work with potential state and private exchanges and affiliate programs.
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Based in Los Angeles, CA, DentalInsurance.com has been the preeminent online exchange platform for dental insurance and discount dental plan comparison shopping since 2001. A leading innovator and provider of dental insurance and discount protection to individuals and employers, DentalInsurance.com was the first company to enable consumers to compare, apply for, and purchase dental insurance and discount protection from top-rated insurance carriers online via the company's website at http://www.dentalinsurance.com. Working diligently to deliver the most competitive carriers and plans nationwide, DentalInsurance.com provides individuals, families, and businesses quality dental coverage to fit every budget and lifestyle.

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Project Description
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) will acquire and install solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks being developed in the DOE's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) program to explore pure oxygen and elevated pressure operation up to 3 atmospheres. The Navy is developing SOFC-based power sources for unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) intended to operate in an air-independent environment. It will also provide data to support the work being done by SECA Industry teams.
Project Benefits
This project focuses on the performance of anode-supported planar solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) operating under pressurized conditions in an air-independent environment, consistent with UUV application. Pressurized operation is significant benefit for the UUV application, improving system efficiency and reducing system size. More broadly, data from pressurized SOFC operation will, beyond validating performance benefits, give insights into possible research and development necessary for eventual pressurized SOFC deployment in large, stationary power applications.
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Do you like to relax in the evenings with a mask on your face? Masks can be extremely beneficial to your skin and provide it with the nutrients it needs. I will be doing a post in the near future on some masks you can make using what you find in your fridge for you to try – watch for it! But if you are using a peel off mask – read on to see why this may not be a good idea for your skin.
Peel off masks are marketed to say that when you peel it off of your skin you should be bringing the blackheads and impurities with it. Not so true. Blackheads and impurities can be drawn out of your skin by regular cleaning and exfoliation. If your skin is at all sensitive – which most people find their skin is – peeling something off of your skin can damage it and irritate it further. You are pulling away at least a few layers of your skin, and while it is important to remove the top layers of your skin regularly to encourage cell turnover and reveal healthier newer skin – gentle exfoliation is a way better option for this. Sometimes with the peel-offs it removes too much skin – including the protective layer – and can make you more susceptible to sun damage. And if you use a peel off mask on acne it can pull at the acne and inflame it further – or spread the acne bacteria around the skin. Plus the ingredients used to make the peel off function can also be quite drying to the skin. And last but certainly not least, by peeling off the mask you also remove all of the little hairs on your face – which will probably hurt quite a bit!
A better option for exfoliating your skin, and getting rid of blackheads, is a gentle exfoliant such as the ZENMED AHA/BHA Complex. If you have normal skin with no issues your cleanser and a soft washcloth should do the trick. If you are looking for more of a comforting mask treatment – try the ZENMED Anti-Redness Mask. It's a great, moisturizing treat that helps to rid the skin of redness and give it a nice soothing treat. And be sure to check back for my healthy skin mask recipes soon!


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I took two characters and turned them to see what general characteristics they had in common,
and what features were specific to the particular design of each. Whatever they had in common might tell me about what happens to cartoon faces when rotated - and more, what happens when toys of cartoon faces turn in space. It's even more 3d than a model sheet turnaround.
I also wanted to know not just how to reproduce superficially something visual that I memorized - but more important, did I understand what I supposedly learned? The eye copies what something looks like on the surface, but it takes the brain to comprehend it. That's the trickier part for me. Why does something look the way it does? - not just what does it look like?
Could I make a drawing that feels like a toy and not just a 2 dimensional drawing of the characters as they appear in cartoons? I'd have to have an understanding of what makes a character look like a toy.


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Billy Gibbons & Co., 'Oh Well' – Song Review
Just days after the announcement of a new Fleetwood Mac tribute album, fans can hear the first offering. ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons fronts a group that slows down and swampifies the 1969 hit 'Oh Well.'
No one will accuse Gibbons, Matt Sweeney and Blake Mills of being intimidated by the already bluesy rock song. Their version is an original, born from the mud of Mississippi Delta.
This new power trio stretch a two or three minute cut (original version) to nearly five minutes of rootsy rambling with bare bones percussion and organ garnish. Gibbons is a burly behemoth on vocals, which don't begin until almost 90 seconds into the song.
"I can't help about the shape I'm in / I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin," Gibbons begins, commanding your attention like an eight foot gorilla. "But don't ask me what I think of you / I might not give the answer that you want me to."
The new version may not play well with Fleetwood Mac's most loyal fans, as the legendary group rarely made music this dirty. Much of Gibbon's singing is over little more than a cymbal click or hallow acoustic guitar. The familiar riff that carries the song isn't muted, only slowed down to allow one space to savor the other ingredients during the extended jams. The song almost stops at 3:05.
"Now, when I talked to God I knew he'd understand / He said stick by my side and I'll be your guiding hand," Gibbons begins again, growling the title like 'Oh Well' was one from his Texas twosome's catalog. Sweeney has another cut on 'Just Tell Me That You Want Me,' available Aug. 14. This song makes you want to hear it immediately.


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Recently moved to Worcester and while scoping Lake Park (across from Quinsig) for MTB and Cross riding I came across a large hilltop boulder split in two. Will for sure yield a few problems. Anyone got any beta on it.Thanks.
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My friend and I were talking in class and we began to ponder what would everything be like after death.
He proposed this question: "Do you remember what it was like before you were born"
"Obviously not" I said
"That's what it is going to be like after death"
I have a theory that you are in a hazy, dream like state after you die.
What are your thoughts?
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I have a theory that many people are in a hazy, dreamlike state before they die. It is the result of religious belief - of living ones life and expecting to live for eternity after death.
After you die, you become a memory to those who knew you. Those who liked you will think of you favorably; those who didn't, unfavorably ( hence, heaven and hell ). When there is no-one left on earth to remember you, you cease to exist. My epitath will read All ye who pass here speak my name that I might attain immortality.
to do that you need RELIGION! LOL
The world continues on as it had before I was alive.
i believe you start to lose the ability to do certain cognitive functions as you would when your dieing. And then everything ceases thats the end.................................. game over
I agree with the person asking the question- based on everything we know, after we die there is almost certainly nothing- similar to before we were born
i would believe in some form of reincarnation before a true afterlife. The reason being, the atoms of your body have to go some where. but at the end of the day i'm expecting a sweet dmt trip before a big black lights out, which im looking forward to
Do you think every animal that's ever lived also exists in a hazy, dreamlike state? If no, what makes you or I so special? Just because we have consciousness and big brains, we don't "die" and cease to exist just like everything else? Where do our hazy consciousnesses exist? Did they exist before we were born?
Your theory opens up a metaphysical can of worms and has no more supporting evidence than God does. It also reeks of hubris, sorry to say.
I believe in a sort of reincarnation, based upon the law of conservation of energy. I believe 'I' live on only for the reason that I do not believe 'I' am this body, or this mind, but rather the electrical energy that passes through my synapses at any given point in time. Every person's brain has an individual pattern of neural connections, and I believe that as energy passes through a brain, that brain believes that it is me, when in fact I am just passing through it. So in essence I believe I am everything, and when this body dies I will experience the release of my consciousness from this mind's thoughts while my energy morphs into its next form. Just my opinion though, obviously cannot prove any of that.
For your energy theory to hold any water, you'd have to also believe in something that maintains its boundaries, feeds in more energy as energy is used up, and so on. That would be the function of the body in a living person. What do you think performs this function in the absence of the body?
Do I feel a reference to a "soul" coming on?
Your belief is of a religious nature, even if one can't ascribe it to one of the established religions.
Energy does not need "boundaries" to exist, energy is everything in the universe including matter (as Einstein showed with E=mc^2) and it exists in a constant amount. The energy in my body and will dissipate back into its countless other forms without being destroyed, that is the law of conservation of energy. The experiences and personal knowledge that is contained within the brain structure of this body will cease to exist when not being powered by energy, of course, but I know that 'I' am not this body or this mind due to the scientific fact that all the molecules in my body are constantly being replaced (including the ones that make up my neurons), and every 5-7 years I have an entirely new body. I realize that these beliefs are somewhat religious, but I do not believe them because I was told to; I came to these conclusions on my own based upon my scientific knowledge of the universe and a handful of psychedelic experiences (all natural), and I do not attempt to force them upon anyone as the beliefs would have no meaning without the underlying knowledge from whence they came
It need boundaries to of any use. If you want to use your laptop out in the park, all the energy in the universe is useless to you other than the energy captured and held (bound) in your laptop battery.
Or does your laptop work with unbounded energy?
A boundary of sorts exists that allows you to continue to exist despite the constant loss and replenishment of cells. Otherwise your energy would spill out of you and not be available to you.


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I was raised up believing
I was somehow unique
Like a snowflake, distinct among snowflakes,
Unique in each way you can see.
But, now, after some thinking, I'd say I'd rather be
A functioning cog in some great machinery,
Serving something beyond me
But I don't, I don't know what that will be.
I'll get back to you someday soon, you will see.
What's my name; what's my station?
Oh, please tell me what I should do.
I don't need to be kind to the armies of man that would do such injustice
To you.
Or sit down and be grateful and say,
"Sure, take all that you see,"
To the men who walk only in dimly lit halls and determine my future for me.
Oh, I don't, I don't know who to believe.
I'll get back to you someday soon, you will see.
If I know only one thing,
It's that everything that I see
Of the world outside is so inconceivable,
Often I barely can speak.
Yeah, I'm tongue-tied and dizzy, and I can't keep it to myself.
What good is it to sing helplessness blues?
Why should I wait for anyone else?
And I know, I know you will keep me on the shelf.
I'll come back to you someday soon, myself.
If I had an orchard...
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The leading cause of a traumatic brain injury can happen by way of car accidents, sports injuries, slips and falls, and head trauma. Also called a TBI, a traumatic brain injury refers to the damage of brain tissue that can lead to bruising, torn nerve fibers, and internal bleeding inside the brain (subdural hematoma). These types of brain injuries are severe and can impact a person's life dramatically. Brain injuries, even when fully recovered, can still lead to a loss of life including amnesia, loss of bodily function, and even permanent coma.
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An evolutionary war is being played out between the bat, which uses ultrasonic calls to locate insect prey, and the moth, which uses microscale ears to listen for the approaching bat. While the highest known frequency of bat echolocation calls is 212 kHz, the upper limit of moth hearing is considered much lower. Here, we show that the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella, is capable of hearing ultrasonic frequencies approaching 300 kHz; the highest frequency sensitivity of any animal. With auditory frequency sensitivity that is unprecedented in the animal kingdom, the greater wax moth is ready and armed for any echolocation call adaptations made by the bat in the on-going bat–moth evolutionary war.
1. Introduction
Many species of moth have evolved ultrasound-sensitive ears owing to the predation pressure of echolocating bats—this system is one of the best known examples of an evolutionary 'arms-race' between predator and prey [1–3]. As both bat and moth respond to adaptations in each other, a wide variety of mechanisms have evolved in both animals. In an attempt to avoid the detectability of their ultrasonic signals, some bats are known to emit very high ultrasonic echolocation calls—some species have frequency content up to 212 kHz [4]. In the moth, some species have evolved unique mechanical tuning mechanisms to adjust frequency sensitivity and follow the spectral changes in bat calls during a hunt [5]. However, there is currently no known insect that is capable of detecting the highest frequencies used by bats. The highest known hearing in an insect, to the best of our knowledge, is another species of moth, the North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, which can hear frequencies up to 150 kHz [6].
The use of very high frequencies by certain bats led us to ask the question: are any moths keeping up in the evolutionary arms-race? We chose to investigate the hearing of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella, figure 1a,b), which as a worldwide apicultural pest may come into contact with a wide variety of bat calls. Audition in greater wax moths is used for bat detection and also for intra-specific communication, where the males of the species produce trains of ultrasonic pulses for courtship [7]. The tympanal ears of moths are simple auditory mechanoreceptors that have only one to four receptor cells within the hearing organ [8]; the greater wax moth has four auditory receptor cells [9]. We investigated the upper limit of G. mellonella hearing using two different experimental methods: laser Doppler vibrometry to record the tympanal membrane mechanics, and electrophysiology to record the neural response of the auditory nerve. Both experiments were done 'separately or simultaneously' to record the mechanical response of the membrane and the neural response of the ear.
2. Material and methods
(a) Animals
Larval greater wax moths were obtained from Livefood UK, and kept in an incubator at 25°C on a 12 h photoperiod before pupating and emerging. Before experimentation, adult moths were placed in a refrigerator to immobilize them. They were then sexed and pinned to a Plasticine block using staples. Sound stimuli were produced using a custom-built air-coupled transducer (see the electronic supplementary material). The sound level was altered using an attenuator (JFW Industries, 50BR-009) which allowed the sound to be increased or decreased in steps of 5 dB SPL (sound pressure level, re 20 µPa). All frequencies and sound levels of auditory stimuli were randomized.
(b) Laser vibrometry
The vibration displacements of the tympanal membrane were recorded using a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer (Polytec PSV-300-F), using a close-up attachment on a OFV-056 scanning head. Animals were placed onto a metal holder on top of a tripod, and the mesothoracic segment was held back to expose the tympanal membranes. The right tympanal membrane was used for all moths tested as it was positioned nearer to the sound source owing to the layout of the equipment. The SPL was measured using a calibrated microphone coupled to a preamplifier (Bruel and Kjæl, Microphone: 4138, Preamplifier: Nexus 2690). The microphone secured in the holder could be adjusted so that it was as close to the tympanal organ as possible. Single-frequency sine waves were created using a function generator (Tektronix, Dual Channel AFG 3102), which were passed to the transducer, powered by a high voltage power supply (Brandenburg, 475R). SPL was altered in steps of 10 dB SPL using an attenuator (JFW Industries, 50BR-009). The displacement of the membrane surface was recorded, and using the PSV software, an animation of the membrane vibration could be created.
(c) Electrophysiology
The moths were dissected to expose the auditory nerves which run parallel to the abdominal connective of the metathoracic ganglion [9]. One of the auditory nerves was hooked with a tungsten wire electrode, and a reference electrode was placed in the abdomen. The ultrasound transducer was set in place directly above the moth. Sound pulse signals were produced by a function generator (TTI Instruments, TGA12102), with each sound pulse lasting 20 ms; all sounds used were a continuous single sine wave; frequencies ranged from 50 to 300 kHz. Auditory nerve action potentials were measured via the electrodes and passed through an amplifier (WPI, DAM 50), and then to an oscilloscope (Tektronix, DPO 2014), the oscilloscope recording was transferred to a LabVIEW program (National Instruments, 8.6.1) which saved the data as a text file from the oscilloscope, raw data have been deposited in Dryad [10]. Using another custom-built LabVIEW program, the data were analysed after the electrophysiology data were filtered to remove noise. The threshold of the A1 cell was then calculated from the recordings using criteria from previous electrophysiological studies of greater wax moths [9], i.e. two or more auditory spikes are present in eight out of 10 sound stimuli, to overcome potential false positives owing to the auditory cell's spontaneous firing coinciding with the sound stimulus; see figure 2 for examples of neural traces. Only the neural threshold of the A1 receptor cell was analysed. Experiments recording simultaneously the mechanical and neural responses at high frequencies were also carried out; see the electronic supplementary material.
3. Results
Using a micro-scanning laser Doppler vibrometer, a highly sensitive (10 pm amplitude resolution) non-contact optical technique, we found that the membrane moved maximally at the point of the receptor cell's attachment [11], this was noted for each frequency tested, 50–300 kHz in steps of 5 kHz for each moth tested, n = 20. Galleria mellonella membranes had oscillation amplitudes over 1 nm at all frequencies tested (50–300 kHz), at a sound level of 90 dB SPL (figure 1c). As the auditory sensory cells are mechanoreceptors, it is thought that a minimum displacement of the membrane is required to activate a neural response; previous studies in noctuid moths have shown that the minimum displacement required to generate a neural response is approximately 100 pm [12]. The largest membrane displacement took place at 90–95 kHz (16.4 ± 3.3 nm; mean ± s.e., n = 8, 90 dB SPL), occurring in the females of the individuals tested. This tuning matches the male moth's calling frequency ([7]; figure 1c), suggesting that the female moth hearing is mechanically most sensitive to the intra-specific communication sounds. The greatest mechanical sensitivity in males occurred at a higher frequency, 125 kHz (14.9 ± 5.5 nm, n = 8, 90 dB SPL), although this difference in the displacement curves was not statistically significant (one-way ANOVA, p > 0.1, n = 8 for each sex).
Neural auditory-threshold responses were calculated for 20 individuals, 10 of each sex (figure 1d). The greatest neural sensitivity of our measurements was at 80 kHz (54.9 ± 1.0 dB SPL; mean ± s.e., n = 20), matching earlier studies [9]. The results of our electrophysiological experiments demonstrate that the majority of moths tested would produce a neural response for stimuli up to 300 kHz. However, not all moths were found to react to tones of 280 and 300 kHz: at 280 kHz, two out of 20 individuals did not respond at 90 dB SPL (figure 2d), and in five out of 20 individuals tested, 300 kHz sound pulses at 90 dB SPL did not elicit nerve spikes. The auditory-threshold level for the moths that did respond to these high frequencies matched the trend: at 280 kHz the auditory threshold was (82.9 ± 2.2 dB SPL; mean ± s.e., n = 18), and at 300 kHz, it was (86.8 ± 2.6 dB SPL, n = 15). It is conceivable that at higher SPLs not examined in this study, neural responses would be elicited at these frequencies by moths that did not hear at 90 dB SPL.
4. Discussion
Auditory sensitivity up to 300 kHz is unprecedented. Physical constraints on sound propagation suggest that above 200 kHz, attenuation (on the order of 10 dB per metre per atmosphere) renders such signals suboptimal for bat echolocation [13]. Furthermore, there is no known bat capable of producing such high frequency calls or indeed listening to them. Therefore, the reasons for the exceptional frequency sensitivity in this moth are unclear. We suggest two possible explanations. It is possible that the range of spectral content in bat calls is underestimated—the extreme acoustic beam directionality at these frequencies and technical difficulties in detecting them could mean that this spectral content may have been missed. It is known that multiple harmonics of bat chirps exist—for the moth, enhanced sensitivity to these harmonics could be beneficial by increasing the energy capture from the signal, thus improving the moth's ability to detect the bat.
The second, and in our opinion more probable, conjecture is that this frequency sensitivity is a by-product of a need for greater mechanical temporal acuity [11]. The response time of a mechanical oscillator to a force is inversely proportional to the bandwidth—so this preternatural mechanical sensitivity provides the moth with a faster temporal response than a sharply tuned tympanum, which would aid the moth in both predator avoidance and possibly courtship. We calculated the temporal acuity from the average displacement curves measured with the laser vibrometer (figure 1c). The normalized data were fitted to a Lorentzian model to calculate the effective mechanical resonant frequency (ω0) and dissipation (γ) of the greater wax moth ear. From this the quality factors (ω0/γ) were calculated as 1.35 ± 0.13 and 0.94 ± 0.13 (mean ± s.e.) for males and females, respectively (n = 8). The quality factor can be interpreted as the number of cycles needed to reach maximal displacement (or the time taken to dissipate 99% of its energy), and so the temporal acuity can be calculated as 10.21 ± 0.95 and 8.96 ± 1.19 μs (mean ± s.e.) for males and females, respectively. These values are faster than the values of temporal acuity previously recorded in other moths such as the lesser wax moth between (20–50 μs [11]) and noctuid moths (60 μs [14]).
In the future, behavioural studies would aid the understanding of the purpose of this high frequency hearing and establish if the moths respond to these very high frequencies. In any case, the greater wax moth's auditory capability mean that, in the context of the on-going bat–moth evolutionary war, should the calls of bats adapt to even higher frequencies, the wax moth is pre-armed. Such extreme auditory frequency sensitivity is unmatched in the animal kingdom.
We thank S. Whiteley and T. Mutasa for technical assistance and helpful discussions. Thanks go to J. Sueur and S. D. Gordon and two anonymous reviewers for their comments on the manuscript. This work was financially supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (J.W., grant no. BB/H004637/1), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (H.M.M., grant no. EP/F01371X/1 and J.C.J., grant no. EP/H02848X/1) and the Royal Society (J.W., grant no. RG080039).
- Received March 15, 2013.
- Accepted April 16, 2013.
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PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten female athlete of the year award no longer is named for the Olympic track star from Wisconsin who later acknowledged working as a prostitute.
Big Ten spokesman Scott Chipman said Tuesday that Suzy Favor Hamilton's name was removed from the award after discussions between the league and Wisconsin.
Minnesota hockey player Amanda Kessel was named the winner last week. Kessel was also the national player of the year after leading the Gophers to an undefeated season and a second straight NCAA title.
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Chess McCartney, without a doubt, is the most famous 20th Century folk icon of Middle Georgia and perhaps even the Southeast. For decades the wandering evangelist traveled with his tribe of goats all over the country, spreading the word of God and earning a meager living in the process. For all of us who lived along Highway 80, McCartney, known simply as "The Goat Man," we were privileged to see him on a regular basis. The really lucky ones got to talk to him and pet his goats.
Many people have read about "The Goat Man" in books and magazines. So, when I set out to tell his story, I enlisted the aid of my Facebook friends. These are their memories of the heavily bearded man who lived in a kudzu-covered ravine near the village of Fitzpatrick in northwestern Twiggs County and who walked along the highways and towns of America, including right here in Dublin.
When Barbara Lewis Barroso was five, she remembered hearing that the "Goat Man" was coming down Highway 80 near the VA. "All the kids on my block would run across the alley between our houses and through the yards of the houses behind us, cross the street and go to the edge of the highway," Barbara recalled. "I remember all the pots and pans hanging down from his wagon. I remember him talking to us, but don't remember anything he said." she added. He was a man ruff in appearance with his scruffy beard and clothes, but he had this magical charisma that charmed and delighted us. Those of us that had that experience were lucky that we lived in such a place and time that we were worry free. I think kids today would be afraid of him and run the other way. Tommy Martin remembered the pots and pan too, "He came down Mincey St. on a fairly regular basis with his old wagon, pots and pans hanging thereon, and of course, a herd of goats. We actually bought things from him from time to time."
Barbara's sister, Mary, recalled the time the "Goat Man" stopped at a gas station near their Highland Ave. home. "He and Mr. Brown were arguing because he wanted his goats to use the bathroom. It was memorable because two grownups were arguing and there were all these goats, and they were pooping all over his station," an amused Mary remembered.
The Whipple sisters, Suzanne Hagan and Jennifer Whiddon, had fond closeup memories of McCartney. Their father, Lucian, would take his family to see "Goat Man" whenever he was in town. Lucian, a prolific photographer, took many pictures. His son, Miles, took some and made them into a scrapbook. Whipple, also an adept conversationalist, talked to the folk icon as if he were just an ordinary person. Jennifer has never forgotten the banging noises of his clanging pots, which to her was as exciting as the ice cream man coming down the street. Suzanne had a more up close experience. "When I was in my first year of nursing school, about 35 years ago, I was assigned to him as a student nurse," she remembered. Weak and frail, Chess required delicate personal care. "When we were learning basic nursing cares such as giving a patient a bed-bath, I remember drawing up his bedside basin and I set it next to him on the table beside his bed. I explained to him that I was going to give him a bath. Well, he very distinctly told me that he didn't need a bath that day and refused it stating that he never bathed on any kind of regular schedule. My nursing instructor wanted me to be a little more assertive in this matter. Well, I tried again but he refused and that was that. However, he was very kind and friendly but simply was not interested in being bathed. Now, he could have used a clean bath as he had a long white beard and looked very rugged and smelled like his goats but in the end he won and did not have to take a bath that day."
Kim McCoy Wyatt also encountered McCartney in a Macon hospital. While visiting her aunt, Kim went down the hall to look for something. "I bounced right back into her room I thought!. There I was face to face with the Goat Man... I knew it was him the minute I saw him. Long white beard & hair.... I will never forget it. We were eye to eye... I said, 'I'm sorry. I'm in the wrong room.'He was very nice and sweetly said, 'that's all right child & smiled."
Dwight Stewart used to go by his house to hear him preach. " I went in the house and stood. I didn't want to sit down. His goats came in and out of the house as they wanted too," Dwight reminisced. Leaving the house and its pretty strong odor behind, Preacher McCartney got his Bible and from his podium preached a sermon to Stewart and his friend. To pay his bills, McCartney sold postcards to his admirers. "I bought two of them. I still have them." Stewart fondly remembered.
Kim Kirz and her family traveled from Dublin to Macon every Sunday for Sunday school. Whenever possible, the Kirz family would stop and visit. "The goat nursery under his wagon was our favorite thing to check out," Kim said. Lynn Alligood begged her daddy to stop by the "Goat Man's" school bus house every time they came back from Macon. Lynn also remembered seeing him across from the old drive-in theater. "People were lined up to get their pictures made with him," Alligood remarked. Jan Stanley Edwards also remembered the clanging pots and thought to herself that when she grew up, she wanted to be like the "Goat Man." Marilyn Freeman Dailey also visited the "Goat Man" at his home, but also remembered seeing him during a vacation on U.S. Highway 1 near Daytona.
Cindy S. Brown's daddy was in a bank in Dublin one day when the "Goat Man" came in to cash a check back in the early to mid 50's. "The 'Goat Man's check was for $500, a good bit of money back then. The banker called Macon to verify that the check was good and was told that his check is good up to fifty thousand dollars," Cindy recollected.
Connie Dominy wrote, "He used to camp out on 80 in the area right across from where Bank of America is. There is a car dealership there now. We use to go up and hang out with him. His wagon had car tags from different states all over it. He also had other things, like pots and pans hanging off the side. I remember he would straddle a goat, milk it and then turn the mason jar up and drink it. He would offer us kids some. Underneath the wagon was his nursery area for a better word. That is where the babies and sometimes the mama's would ride. He and the goats would sleep in the wagon. He would make a campfire and cook beans and stuff. He was a preacher and would always preach some. He was a gentle man and would take time with us kids. He would let us hold the little baby goats and of course pet the others. He would sit on an old bucket while talking to us. He had about eight goats that pulled his wagon and would tie others up to walk behind the wagon. I remember the look and smell. Once his son was with him. I remember the son went into the woods and came out smelling like baby powder. Every time he came through and stopped up there, we would all go up and hang out with him. As a kid, I was not afraid of him at all. He was so gentle. He used to tell us about places he had traveled. I also remember going up 80 and stopping at his house outside Jeffersonville. And his house had a school bus and little church on the grounds."
As for me, I wish I had the writing bug thirty five years ago, for I could kick myself all the times I drove by him as I was coming home from college. Let that be a lesson to us all.
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Here's a brief look at the highlights of the third week of the college football season, which again featured big upsets and outstanding performances.
No. 1 Florida, 23, Tennessee 13 – Everybody expected a blowout for Florida and the spread was as high as 30. Tennessee stuck with the Gators despite passing for just 93 yards.
No. 2 Texas 34, Texas Tech 24 – Texas wins the revenge game, but Texas Tech rookie QB Taylor Potts throws for 420 yards.
Major Upsets:
Florida State 54, No. 7 BYU 28 – Bounces the Cougars from No. 9 to No. 20 in the coaches' poll.
Washington, 16, No. 3 USC 13 – Lots of injuries for USC, but still the fourth straight year with a loss to an unranked Pac-10 team for the Trojans – and Washington was winless in 2008, including falling 56-0 to USC. Husky quarterback and Manning Award Watch Lister Jake Locker led the game-winning drive, while kicker Nick Folk (pictured above) knocked home the game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
No. 20 Miami 33, No. 14 Georgia Tech 17 – Not a huge upset, but Miami goes to 3-0 and jumps to No. 13 in poll. Jackets drop out of poll.
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Auburn 41, West Virginia 30 – Not a shocker, but Auburn is 3-0 and putting up major points.
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No. 4 Alabama 53, North Texas 7 – Some pointing to Alabama as possible top team in the country.
No. 10 Boise State 51, Fresno State 34 – Broncos climb to No. 8 in poll.
No. 5 Penn State 31, Temple 6 – Lions have first "real" game this week at home against Iowa.
No. 15 TCU 56, Texas State 21 – TCU remains undefeated, at Clemson this weekend.
Notre Dame's Michael Floyd, possibly the best WR in the nation is done for the year with a shoulder injury.
South Florida QB Matt Grothe, the Big East all-time leader in total offense, tore his ACL and is done for the year.
This Week's Key Games
No. 13 Miami at No. 12 Virginia Tech – Huge game comes early in ACC.
No. 5 Ole Miss at South Carolina – Rebels try to stay in top 5 with short week prep for SEC road game.
Arkansas at No. 3 Alabama – Will Arkansas' Ryan Mallet be able to throw for big yards against Bama?
No. 8 Boise State at Bowling Green – Boise expected to be favored in remainder of games.
No. 14 TCU at Clemson – Frogs picked to play in Sugar Bowl by Bruce Feldman.
Texas Tech at No. 23 Houston – Win here puts Cougars in excellent position to challenge for BCS.
Iowa at No. 4 Penn State – Both undefeated, first legit foe for Penn State.
No. 6 Cal at Oregon – With USC loss, Cal is considered BCS frontrunner from Pac-10.
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In his third and final session of the day, Huff was matched up against Evan Yenolevich (14-2) of Kutztown. The score was locked in at 0-0 after the first three minutes, as the two wrestlers clashed in an even match. Eventually Yenolevich would be awarded one point for an escape, which would ultimately provide him with a 1-0 win over Huff as neither wrestler could tally any more points.
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My husband and I like to call our aesthetic "Gathered" because we've collected bits and pieces from our travels, flea markets, thrift stores, and our family and friends. We put them into our home in a (hopefully) cohesive way. We are very careful about what comes into our home…
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We are lucky to have found a really beautiful old apartment here, which can be difficult to find in a city as new as Denver. The wood floors, high ceilings and arched doorways are rare here, and I was thrilled to see that they had redone the bathroom and kitchen in the late 1940's and hadn't touched it since - we still have the original stove from the kitchen redo. You have to light the oven with a match but it cooks better than anything else I've ever used!
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Re: Engraver Identification
Reply #10 on:
December 08, 2010, 01:49:00 PM »
Hi Daniel
I've heard of a limited edition of between 1 - 100 pieces regarding EXPO, but never 250.
A vase of this size and dimensions would surely be restricted as to the amount produced simply because of the work involved in it production, to produce this particular vase in any great quality or quantity would need at least 350+ vase's blown before going on to be engraved. This figure is only based on the amount of pieces discarded because of slight imperfections in the blowing process i.e minute air bubbles, carbon deposits and flow lines etc. Simply because of Orrefors own quality ethics came in to play a lot of pieces were discarded before going even further down the process line.
Also many delicate pieces never made it passed the engravers wheel, as flaws in the glass caused many fragile pieces to brake up while being engraved.
This particular engraving is quite immense in size, and even with the use of outline template which were used as well as many other templates for intricate and highly detailed pieces the work and time involved in this vases production would limit the amount of pieces created. The very limited editions were completed freehand by the engravers, even then some pieces worked out to be so time consuming their batch totals were cut short mid flow because their production became economically unviable. A lot of the engravers were journey men and so being were paid on the amount of pieces they finished, and unlike the designers they would only sign off on pieces they were personally satisfied with just like any good artist worth his salt would. Like in any field of work the engravers had their elite craftsman and these men demanded higher fees, from their employers.
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Re: Engraver Identification
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December 08, 2010, 02:07:29 PM »
I'm sorry but 1-100 pieces is not enough.
Please remember that engraved pieces were only one part of the total expo production.
But like I wrote earlier, some of the pieces were only made in 20 examples or so.
They didn't have a 50% discard rate, less than that. I have been working at OF myself and also tried to both engrave and cut.
I know for sure that many engravers were employed at Orrefors for a long time.
Some pieces take a long time to engrave, some less. Yes templates have been used, that's what I tried with myself. Still found it very hard. :-)
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Re: Engraver Identification
Reply #12 on:
December 09, 2010, 06:09:34 PM »
Hi Daniel
Sorry my friend after reading your reply beforehand I assumed you were telling me that this particular vase was made in a quantity of 250 pieces. I had not realised you were actally talking about an intire EXPO run, I was told previously the EXPO run was made up of different designs from all the designers working within the factory at that particular time of any one year.
I was lead to beleive that each designer employed within Orrefors at the time, and that could have been as many as 15 to 20 designers at any one time, were asked to produce 25 examples of the design line they were working on. And although they had to be the same design they could vary in size if in deed they were actually produced in different sizes the same rule applied for different colours and also Artist engraved or not engraved depending on who the designer was. That would then mean that there would be a grand total of between 375 - 500 individual pieces produced under the EXPO label at any one time, with a very minamal minority of those pieces being identical.
A very good friend of mine the award winning glass artist Steve Bradly, who has his own glass blowing business in the West Country here in England told me this many years ago, and that information was again confirmed by another family friend and glass artist Max Lamb, some years later.
Daniel S
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Re: Engraver Identification
Reply #13 on:
December 09, 2010, 09:18:01 PM »
I'm sorry but that information is not accurate.
Orrefors have had several designers hired=agreed.
Expo pieces started to appear around 1944. The first production consisted of experiments, old 'never in production' pieces and mainly artglass pieces made for exhibitions.
From 44-75 approx 3800 EXPO models were made.
For example No 312-57, a common Tulip glass by Landberg, made in several hundred possibly thousands.
Landberg and Palmqvist together designed approx half of the grand total. Hald, Lundin, Öhrström and Selbing made the rest.
When you mention 25 pieces you probably think of the Gallery production. It first appeared during the early 80's. Each artist had one or several designs in a special catalogue. Some of the listed items in these catalogues were made in 25-50 editions. For example, 1984, 13 artists had designs in the that catalogue. But that also included non working like Sven Palmqvist and Simon Gate.
Feel free to ask any questions. As mentioned before my grandfather worked there for 37 years, he held a major position.
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Re: Engraver Identification
Reply #14 on:
December 10, 2010, 10:09:11 AM »
Hello Daniel
Firstly allow me to thank you for taking the time out and corresponding with me on this subject, I really do appriciate it. And I am greatful to you for giving me an insite into the daily workings of the Orrefors Factory.
Getting back to the subject of this vase of mine, taking everything on board of what you have detailed regarding Expo pieces, do you think or now this vase was made in any great numbers, I only ask because after 22 years of dedicated collecting from all over the world this is the first vase of its type that I have ever come across, not only because of its grand scale but also because of the quality of the engraved design by Gustavssen.
Hopefully next year all going well I would like to visit Sweden and the Orrefors factory, I have always put it off because of my business here in England. Because I have always championed their creative work and each individual glass artist who has devoted their working lives to the factory name, I think its on the list of "must do! before I die"! Things.
Daniel S
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Re: Engraver Identification
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December 10, 2010, 12:49:36 PM »
I'm very glad to help if I can. Sometimes these glass terms are hard for me to translate to good English. So if you don't understand just ask again.
You are probably right concerning your piece. The exact quantaties are to my knowledge not researchable. In this case my guess would be that feew were made. With that I mean 20-50 pcs.
Today at OF and any other glassworks the engravers are very few, most place don't have anyone.
If you like engraved pieces you are lucky, not many do and they are easy and affordable to collect. Especially the mid to low end stuff.
At the OF factory you will be able to look at the glass blowing hall, no other parts are open to visitors.
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Re: Engraver Identification
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December 10, 2010, 03:29:25 PM »
Just to add my thanks for your explanations of the Expo and Gallery process. I think I have a far better understanding know than I got from looking at numbers in a book. Your knowledge and patience is very much appreciated.
Scandimad: I'm not a collector of engraved glass, but the quality on this piece is very impressive. I just don't see that quality on any of the Orrefors pieces I come across. It's a piece I would treasure, perhaps not so much for its economic value, but for the quality of its workmanship and rarity. The only engraving currently being done of that quality that I have seen is by individuals in studio glass whose works is very expensive.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Re: Engraver Identification
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December 11, 2010, 02:14:24 PM »
Hi David
Glad you like the piece, I've been collecting Orrefors for over 22 year now and not just engraved items and I'm still finding pieces now and again that astound me in the way they were produced and worked on by particular designers and artist engravers alike. The engraving on this particular vase is simply breath taking when you consider its all the result of one mans work on a copper engraving wheel. It isn't that there was a production line of wheel engraver who completed a section and then it was passed onto the next engravers bench and so on. The finished engraved picture was completed by one single artist which in this case was Bertil Gustavssen. I can never imagine in these days that there is a glass engraver who would even contemplate starting, let alone finishing a piece of this grand nature and quality. Some of the cuts involved on this engraving would have to be judged within a thousandth of an inch, one slip and it would all be over. Can you imaging just handling and maneuvering this piece with its great size up to and against the cutting edge of the spinning copper wheel for any length on time, it weighs in access of 4.5kg and the walls of the vase are not the thickest I've seen on a vase this size. All together it tremendous workmanship and definitely something to behold.
Any way David, where in Canada are you based, I only ask because I have close relatives who are now long term naturalised Canadians living there in places just outside Toronto on the lakeside of Lake Ontario, my close cousin Mike and his family live in a place called Unionville, Markham. And more on the West Coast near Vancouver, one has a peach grove up in the Rockies, and another has a boat building business in Whale Town on an island called Cortes, in Vancouver bay.
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City officials misled us on paver color
The recently redesigned Plaza is disliked by 65 percent of Ashlanders just polled by the Sneak Preview, including over 500 petitioners. Nearly two out of three people say it's dull, lifeless, unwelcoming. It looks like a parking lot.
During the Plaza redo, checks and balances were disregarded: Why were salmon-colored paver renderings shown to the public and press throughout the design process, but gray installed instead? Why does Administrator Kanner say he didn't know about the gray paver choice? His staff liaison was at the Arts Commission meeting specifically to learn of this. Wouldn't she have told him? Why was this decision kept from the public and press until after the pavers were installed? Many here feel we've been deceived.
Petitioners talked to Plaza contractors who knew city staffers were aware of the gray pavers many months before the public was ever told. Just when did each of the councilors learn gray pavers had been picked? Except for Councilor Carol Voisin, they've refused to say.
Official explanations for the gray pavers have been sketchy, misleading, nonexistent or false. For instance, last May, Voisin expressed concern that Covey's color renderings showed salmon pavers, not gray. Kanner explained the salmon colors were due to "software limitations."
Petitioners asked Travis Scott, a regional computer renderings expert to study these color renderings. His comments to us noted that over 14 colors are shown. Gray, or any color, not just salmon, could easily have been used for pavers. Therefore Kanner's statement, that software limitations obliged the use of salmon for pavers, is false.
Then city staffers claimed Plaza rendering didn't show the actual colors. But we plainly see: gray for street, green for plants and salmon for pavers. For over nine months, these official color renderings were shown to the public and press as representations of what the Plaza would look like. Showing renderings of salmon pavers for nine months is the same as promising them.
The sudden appearance of gray pavers on the Plaza was shocking! The council majority and some city staff violated the public's trust. To add insult to injury, council and staff give either false or misleading explanations to the public and press, deny there's a problem, made us pay for it, and have just put Plaza restoration near the bottom of the list for downtown improvements. (Mr. Kanner stated at a recent council meeting that his "staff have visually spent the TOT funds" dedicated for downtown improvement.)
This is far more than just a beef over a pile of bricks; it's about the look and feel of our town, and the accountability and integrity of our City Council and staff. Our councilors and city staff owe it to the public to keep their promises: deliver colored pavers and more greenery to the Plaza.
We sincerely encourage the new Downtown Beautification Committee to take into consideration the city of Ashland's past representations of the Plaza's colored pavers and lush greenery, made to the Ashland public and press.
David Sherr
Petitioners for Restoration of Our Plaza
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what would you do?Monday, March 12, 2007
Okay fellow bloggers, just curious as to what you would do in this certain situation. I made a pair of fingerless gloves for my hair stylist for a Christmas gift. He adored them and told me that he wore them everyday. A short while ago, I received a phone call from him explaining how devastated he was that he lost one. Is there anyway I could make him another pair? "Of course, not a problem!" Then while talking to some friends, the question arose, "how much are you going to charge him?" Hmmm, I didn't think of that, but it would be nice to make a little money. So, let me know what you would do.
A. Don't charge him. It is not like you have anything better to do. The dust on that table can always wait.
B. Don't charge him. You should replace this gift out of the goodness of your heart.
C. Charge him $25. $8 for the yarn, $17 for labor. Your time is valuable and he doesn't give you his services for free. It is not like you lost his glove. You actually pay him quite a bit and tip generously and in the 7 years he has been servicing you he has never even given a free blow dry. (not that you ever even expect it)
D. Ask him to take $25 off the price of your next haircut.
E. Tell him to have a Starbucks waiting for you the next time you come in for a cut.
I am very curious to hear from you. Thank you! :) I plan on delivering those to him tomorrow. Let me know if you want the pattern. I promise, I won't charge you! :)
Over the weekend I finished this hat for a friend who recently had a baby. I think these Debby Ware Hats are too cute. They are either sold as a kit, or you can buy just the pattern and use some of your stash. I just love those curly Q's.
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I think Anonymous has a very good idea. Since you didn't say upfront that you would want to be compensated--and he didn't offer--it would be odd to ask for money now. Although I think it's odd that he asked you to replace a gift he lost. If you gave him a book for Xmas and he lost it, would he ask you to buy him another?ReplyDelete
Very tough call! It would be nice to be compensated for the yarn at least but I would not be able to ask for money.ReplyDelete
Personally I would hand them over as a gift and be done with it. Though I would make it clear that if the second pair went missing, I would be teaching him to knit his own.
The hat is really cute!!!
I agree with anonymous and Jessica: this is the perfect tip! Just make sure you say that... It would be hard to ask for $25 off your next appointment because he may not be able to fudge the sales slip. And it's difficult for you now to demand money if the subject has never come up!ReplyDelete
stuff like this happens to me all the time! i hate it when it happens too.ReplyDelete
i would give him the gloves and wait to see what he says. if he says nothing, consider them his tip for the day. if he offers to compensate you (which he really should), charge him the $25. give him the option of paying you or taking it off your tab. and remember next time someone asks you to make them something, quote them a price before you get started. (this is a reminder for me, too, since i am in the middle of making pillows out of someone else's needlepoint!)
Umm, I'm going to be the voice of dissent here a little. I think it is totally presumtuous, to ask someone to remake a gift and not expect to pay. So either give this as his tip, or tell him you want starbucks waiting and give it as his tip as well. I love my hairdresser to death, but if he did that to me, I hope he would at least ask to compensate me. You are making him money - without you, (or a lot of you's) he is without a job. And you would have a hard time purchasing a decent pair of fingerless gloves for $25 - and certainly not a nice, made with care hand knit pair!! So stand up for yourself -- which is much easier to say then to do, but you will feel better in the end! Good Luck! Let us know what you decide to do!!ReplyDelete
In this situation, I agree that you should give this second pair as a tip and also tell him "By the way, I sell my HAND-MADE items so if you would like anymore it would cost $25 for a pair."ReplyDelete
You make the cutest things! The hat is adorable.
O.K. first, OMG! That hat looks good enough to eat.ReplyDelete
Second, I would err on the side of caution and keep it friendly with option D -- the coffee. Maybe allude to the fact that the next pair is going to cost him. Realistically, if you have had as much trouble as I had finding a hairstylist who knows you hair and knows how to cut it, it would be bad kharma to sour that relationship.
So, to sum it all up, keep your stylist happy and have great hair.
You could sell your work too, so work him for some people you could make money on. They know everyone!
I like the idea of saying "here you go, know if you loose these I am going to have to teach you to knit your own pair & by the way if anybody raves about them i sell these for $25/pr"ReplyDelete
Who knows his sister or somebody he knows could of liked them & he was like "oh here take them I will just have her knit me another pair"
OH & don't tip him. I'm awful.
That would be hard for me to decide! I am sort of a pushover and do whatever I can to make people happy without expecting anything in return. Good things seem to come to those who do good things for others. Knitting takes a while though (for me anyway), and yarn is expensive. I just read some comments, and I love the idea of using it for his tip...you'll have to keep us posted on what you decide!ReplyDelete
I love the hat!
My cranio sacral healing friend does swaps with her stylist - she treats him and he does her hair. It's worked well for years. Maybe you could drop that into the conversation. I'm the wrong person to ask though, I cut my own hair!! ( see Flikr for proof ). Whatever you choose, just remembember to value your time, talent and money, whether you give the gloves as a tip a gift or a swap. And a pattern for me, please...ReplyDelete
Well, you've already told him you'd make him a replacement so I'd say that you can't expect any compensation from him this time. I'm assuming you still want to see him . . so maybe you can somehow tell him that if he loses another, it will cost him. But telling him that he would have to pay after you've already told him it would be no problem . . I don't think that would be appropriate.ReplyDelete
I love the hats - yours is just too cute!! Thanks for the link. :)
I would give it to him as his tip. Instead of giving him cash for the tip. That's a genious idea!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/13/2007
I think the answer would have to be "B" and then leave less of a tip than normal. While - depending on your relationship wiht your stylist and how friendly you are - it may have been presumptuous of him to ask, you didn't have to say yes, so charging money now feels weird.ReplyDelete
- Mimi3/13/2007
I guess it all depends on how much you love your haircut, doesn't it? :-)ReplyDelete
I say go with the Starbucks angle. If he's comfortable enough to ask you to replace the gloves, he's comfortable to order and deliver coffee for you.
There are three kinds of people in your life you should ALWAYS take care of...your nurse in the hospital, the person who does your payroll, and your hairstylist.
I LOVE your blog, by the way. (And the raspberry cookie recipe? DIVINE! Thank you!!!)
thank you thank you thank you for the adorable hat!!! It's even better in real life. HA! love ya,ReplyDelete
merrit :)
Hi there!ReplyDelete
I'd say do B or...what's the last one...E? If you have a friendly relationship with him, enough to have made him gloves in the first place, you don't want to make it awkward. If he ever does something like it again, I'd certainly take a different tack then.
p.s. I personally think you should be direct if you want payment, rather than passively mentioning that you also...ahem...sell you work. He might just feel guilty and unsure of what you really want.ReplyDelete
Somehow this reminds me of a client of mine who has said a number of times, "You get paid more than I do." Finally, I had to ask her what she wanted...a discount?. It cleared it up right away! (and with no discount offered on my point, I mean jeez.)


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Guarding the Borders or Blocking the Way? IAs to Be Banned!
Andrew Dillon is dean of the School of Information at The University of Texas at Austin.
He can be reached by e-mail at email@example.com
Hot on the heels of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in Houston in May where there was not a mention of information architecture (more on this later) I return to find an alarming message in one of the IA lists. Apparently the State of Ohio has decided that information architects should be banned, or at least renamed. Seems that the Board of Certification for architectural qualifications has a problem with the use of the term architecture in the IT sector since it might cause people to have erroneous expectations of the services IAs offer. I can just hear the jokes now! There is no official word yet on how they view cosmetics manufacturer LOreals use of the term lash architect, but no doubt some crusaders will get around to that eventually; after all, innocent people might get hurt.
Now this really does open up a can of worms. If you look hard enough, the term architect is used in some very original ways. Theres PHP Architect*, a magazine for PHP professionals (theres a group that needs a name change), interaction architects (splitters!), Spiral Architect (a band whose aim is, apparently, controlled anarchy) not to mention the more mundane but real job title couplings of chip architect, community architect, screen architect, digital architect, human resource architect, leadership architect, strategic architect . . . you get the picture.
I mentioned this tempest in a teapot to the dean of the School of Architecture recently, and he was similarly bemused by the apparent concerns of the certifiers. But this is not new in the emerging professions. Software engineers, for instance, have had trouble for years with people telling them they were not real engineers, but it hasnt lessened the demand or the use of the title. This battle has also raged in the HCI world where objections were raised to the title usability engineer, a term one still cannot easily use to describe a profession in Texas. Nothing personal, I always hated that term anyhow, but it strikes me as odd that people get upset by labels such as engineer and architect but pay little or no attention to the use of scientist which gets attached to the most unlikely fields of practice (but lets not go there). Heres hoping common sense prevails but what are the odds of that once the lawyers get involved?
Perhaps the Ohio Board of Certifiers had already had a word with the ACM and IEEE because this years Joint Digital Libraries Conference was practically an IA-free zone. The great irony of this, to me at least, is that one goes to a conference where a community discusses digital libraries, organization of collections, user interface design, content management, large scale system creation and implementation, and there is not a single mention of IA in the presentations. Thats all right, you say they may not use the words, but they are really talking about IA anyway. Well, perhaps so, but who was listening? I did not meet anyone there who had been to the IA summit in Portland. How can this be?
Sadly, despite the belief and insistence that IA is a multidisciplinary field or the claim in the DL community that it takes multiple perspectives to bring such technologies to fruition, there is a form of community rigidity at play that keeps some highly relevant groups apart. I am not sure what the basis is exactly. Partly it may be history and funding (the JCDL series was originally populated largely by NSF grant holders or wannabes), partly it may be the old academic versus professional divide (the academic community have never been the largest group within IA, but they dominate DL conferences). Its not difficult to understand how professional groups are so concerned with establishing their own world view that divisions and lack of communication naturally occur. We have these divisions ourselves in IA, and if we could not call the profession information architecture I wonder how long it would be before those divisions dismantled the group?
Breaking out of these boundaries is never easy, but sometimes I wonder if it is even possible once a group has self-identified. Maybe the protection of turf is really a cognitive reaction to the flexibility required to see new perspectives, a natural defense mechanism in the face of ambiguous or challenging stimuli, a normal group response once we have self-selected and determined that we need to be distinct from others, with our own rituals, labels and credentials. Who knows? We would need a psychologist to figure that one out a licensed one only please.
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Bryce Harper's Absurd Ejection Exposes New Age of 'Diva' UmpiresMay 6, 2013
Being an umpire in Major League Baseball is a thankless job. If you do it well, no one knows who you are. If you don't and are constantly making a spectacle out of yourself, no one will respect anything that you do.
It is an interesting time to be one of the men in blue, as it appears that some of them are taking the approach where they must become part of the story just to see their name in newspapers, on websites, SportsCenter, MLB Network, etc.
Take, for instance, a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon. Bryce Harper, the biggest star on the team and one of the biggest in baseball, checked his swing on a pitch from Wandy Rodriguez.
Home plate umpire Bob Davidson asked for help from third base umpire John Hirschbeck, who has a history with players on teams managed by Davey Johnson.
Hirschbeck called Harper out on strikes. The Nationals outfielder disagreed and voiced his displeasure with Hirschbeck. Hirschbeck didn't waste time in throwing up his arms to let Harper know that he was going to show off the size of his ego.
After a few more seconds of Harper talking and tossing his helmet down, Hirschbeck decided that he wanted to toss the 20-year-old out of the game just to send a message.
And if that sounds like an exaggeration, here is what Hirschbeck told the Washington Post after the game.
I didn't like that he put his hands up with the bat. That's kind of what I yelled at him. He continued and threw his bat. I kind of pointed like, 'That's equipment.' And then, he still continued and slammed his helmet down. That's when I ejected him.
I was actually just being nice. Even the hands up in the air is showing me up, to me. I could have ejected him right then. I was nice enough to leave him in the game...
Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post did note that the MLB will be reviewing the video of Harper's ejection.
Adam Kilgore @AdamKilgoreWP
MLB is reviewing John Hirschbeck's ejection of Bryce Harper, including video of when Harper "slammed" his helmet. http://t.co/HrYcnGDenU
It wasn't long before the outrage—both in the stands and on social media sites—exploded in criticism of Hirschbeck.
Kristopher Watson made a sarcastic comment about what the 24,000-plus fans in the stands paid good money to see.
Kristopher Watson @KrisWatson22
Just brought my family down to the game paid $200 for tickets, food, and parking just to watch John Hirschbeck ump a game said no one ever.
Mick Gillispie wondered what a demotion would do to help Hirschbeck figure out what he is doing.
Mick Gillispie @BroadcasterMick
John Hirschbeck may need to repeat MiLB. People aren't paying to watch an umpire. There are 5 or 6 umps in the SL who get that call right.
Dan Kolko of MASN Sports noted, as did I, the history between Hirschbeck and teams that Davey Johnson manages.
Dan Kolko @masnKolko
John Hirschbeck has history w/ a couple #Nats: he's the ump Alomar spit on in '96. Davey managed that O's team, 1B coach Tarasco was an OF
Keith Law of ESPN, who has never been shy about criticizing umpires when it is warranted, made his thoughts known.
keithlaw @keithlaw
So, yeah, this Bryce Harper thing was a total #umpshow. Hirshbeck should be suspended for it, but won't, of course. http://t.co/uy3GsGOYFe
Whether Harper struck out or not isn't the point—it was called strike three and that's that. But when the umpire has to make a point of both throwing his hands up to jaw back at the player and then say that he ejected Harper for showing him up is where this gets ridiculous.
To make matters worse, Hirschbeck's display of egotism comes on the heels of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price and his spat with Tom Hallion in Chicago just more than a week ago.
Some umpires—it is unfair to say all of them because there are good ones who call the game the right way with no agenda—have made it their mission to become stars when no one wants to see them.
In fairness, we live in a time where making yourself look like the dumbest possible human being on earth can get you a multimillion-dollar reality television series contract. Umpires aren't exactly on that level, but a few are clearly putting themselves out there for an ego stroke.
And because the MLB wants to protect its umpires at all costs—yes, Hallion was fined for the incident with the Rays, but so was Price, Matt Moore and Jeremy Hellickson—nothing notable will, in all likelihood, come of this review.
Hirschbeck is going to continue to throw his arms up and jaw with players when he sees fit, while players, fans and analysts are going to wonder when one of these calls is going to decide a postseason or World Series game.
Even for a job that is thankless, umpires should try to remain as anonymous as possible.
For more umpire analysis, or any other baseball questions/comments you might have, feel free to hit me up on Twitter.


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In the context of rising health care costs, especially for prescription drugs, it is crucial to understand the price elasticity of these drugs. Indeed, given that one has to think about how to optimally design prescription drug coverage so that insureds have the right incentives. Indeed, the current regime of lump-sum co-pay (or zero cost) prevalent in so many systems quite obviously leads to overconsumption and excessive market power for drug companies.
Marianne Simonsen, Lars and Niels Skipper exploit extensive (20% of the population!) Danish data on drug use as well as the heterogeneity in the kinked price schedule Danes face to estimate the price elasticity for various consumers and drug categories. The general conclusions, demand is price inelastic, with elasticities ranging from -0.08 to -0.25. It should be no surprise that lower incomes are more price sensitive or that more useful drugs are less (life prolonging, preventing health deterioration), but I find it somewhat puzzling that less educated people are more price sensitive, given that income is already controlled for. Same for the lower price elasticity for the elderly. The authors conjecture that the latter has to do with lower life expectancy making investment in health less worthwhile. I am not completely convinced, as health issues are much more concrete for the elderly than for the young.
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Steve Watson
February 1, 2012
A new USA Today/Gallup poll indicates that of the four remaining contenders for the GOP nomination, only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are capable of challenging and defeating the incumbent president.
According to the poll, Congressman Paul trails Obama by just three percentage points at 49 to 46 percent. That is within the five point margin of error and could easily be overturned if Paul were to win the nomination.
The poll finds that Romney ties nationally with Obama in a direct head to head, with both receiving 48 percent.
In contrast, Rick Santorum trails Obama nationally by eight points, while Newt Gingrich lags even further behind with a 12 point deficit.
The poll clearly indicates that Gingrich and Santorum are polarizing figures and do not have the broad national electability that Romney and Paul have.
Ron Paul made the case during the Florida debate last week that he is the best placed candidate to go head to head with Obama in a general election.
"We have some pretty good evidence that I'll do quite well and have a better chance than the rest to beat him, because if you do a national poll, I do very, very well against Obama," the Congressman noted. This latest poll adds even more weight to those from previous months that have shown similar trends.
Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.net, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham in England.