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Samuel Adams Utopias 2011: An Early Taste
Andrew Nagy
Posted: January 28, 2011
Jim Koch, brewer and founder of the Boston Beer Company, is set to release the latest batch of the rare Samuel Adams Utopias, a powerhouse of a beverage that challenges the definition of beer with a unique taste, undefinable style and an astonishing 27 percent alcohol by volume.
A lot of patience and care goes into each batch of Utopias, now in its sixth release. Introduced in 2002, the original Utopias was 24 percent ABV and forced critics to give further credence to the "extreme beer" category because it was not only strong, but complex and drinkable. The laborious process to create Utopias takes place entirely at the company's Boston brewery and is arguably akin to the methodology the Belgians use to create their lambics.
Koch and the other brewers at Samuel Adams start with a malt that has been sweetened with maple syrup. The sweet wort is then balanced by the noble hops Spalter, Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Tettnanger—varieties considered by brewmasters to be the only hops suitable for traditional German lager. To further balance the wort, ale yeasts are then pitched in, as well as yeast strains that are typically reserved for wine and Champagne.
The resulting liquid, Koch says, is laden with the aroma of ethanol and so must be "smoothed away" to become drinkable. To do this, the liquid is aged in an array of barrels that once contained Bourbon, Cognac, sherry, port, muscatel and brandy. The final product is then a blend of these aged liquids.
The 2011 batch of Utopias was blended using the sherry casks (from Spain and Madeira) and the port casks (from Portugal), some of which have been resting for 18 years, Koch claims.
Only 53 barrels were used in the 2011 Utopias, so it goes without saying that it will be released as a limited-edition. To properly commemorate the release, the liquid has been bottled in individually numbered, kettle-shaped ceramic containers handcrafted in Brazil. Glassmaker Riedel has also created a special glass for the occasion.
If you can manage to track down a bottle, Utopias will sell for $150 and will start shipping in May.
Appearance: Noncarbonated beer means zero head. However, the dark brown liquid, approaching cognac in color, does leave legs on the side of the glass, much like a spirit.
Smell: Heated scent of toffee, berries, vanilla and honey.
Taste: Immediate alcohol replaced by port and berry flavors. Caramel and toffee notes balance the sip and a hint of vanilla on the finish adds complexity. Spice remains on the lips, too.
Mouthfeel: Coats the tongue and palette, but remains surprisingly light.
Drinkability: Gone are the piercing alcohol notes associated with previous versions, replaced by port and fruit flavors. With the feel of a cognac on the palate, this beer, simply put, is fantastic. Sweet, complex and fruity.
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stantine972 — January 28, 2011 8:10pm ET
I love Sam Adams, but they might have to change the name from beer to liquor if the PAV is any higher. If you get pulled over after drinking one of these beers, do you say "I just had one beer, really, really." You wouldn't be lying!
Don't drink and drive, especially after one of these. Stay home and drink with a nice cigar.
George - Commack NY
Alan Garcia — Dover, DE, USA, — January 29, 2011 3:47pm ET
I'm very curious about this one. Would love to try it, if at least to say I have. Will be looking for it. I agree with Stan - enjoy with a cigar and stay home... CAO Vision or Montecristo Afrique with this? Recommendations?
Joel Pegram — January 30, 2011 6:25pm ET
I think a LFD double ligero or maybe an illusione mk would be appropriate for such an occasion as this.
Thomas Puma — Staten island, New york, Usa, — January 31, 2011 6:41pm ET
Interesting. I'd definitely love to try this. But I'd also like to try a drinkable carbonated beer with the same alcohol content.
James White — Chicago, IL, USA, — February 3, 2011 1:10pm ET
Wow! Hey Joel I agree with you as far as the choice of cigar to go with this "beer". The LFD Chisel Maduro is powerful in its own right. I guess I also woul say start with a very large steak and make sure you have plenty time for this combo. Also at $150.00 a bottle, what size is that bottle( not 12oz I hope)
Andrew Nagy — February 3, 2011 1:18pm ET
Gentlemen, the kettle-shaped bottles hold 24 oz. Koch said an average pour is about 2 oz.
stantine972 — February 22, 2011 10:02pm ET
How much would a six pack be?
firstname.lastname@example.com — October 16, 2013 11:34am ET
The Cohiba 1966 limited edition + Sam Adams Utopias = a perfect combination.... Period
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Challenging Image for Post Processing
October 30, 2012, 07:00:05 PM »
So I have been working on this image. I think from a compositional point of view, it is great. I really like it. From a technical point of view, though, it has all sorts of problems with long exposure noise coming from pushing the original image way too far. I can, of course, oversample the image and make the pixel dimensions much smaller...making a smaller print, and it will look fine. What I want, though, is to maximize the pixel-level quality to get the most out of it that I can.
Metadata: OM-D, 12mm f/2 lens, shot at ISO 400, 30 seconds, f/11.
I tried doing some manual dark frame subtraction using dark frames taken after I returned home, and it helped a little bit. I tried using Olympus's RAW software which was awful. I can't use that software abomination. This is processed with ACR and then opened in CS5 where I used neat image to reduce the noise a bit more. All further manipulation (and there is plenty) was done in CS5. After hearing in another thread about Capture 1 V7's single pixel noise reduction, I downloaded a demo and tried it out. I'm not sure I am getting much more out of it.
I think right now that the biggest problems are the noise in the sky, the hot pixels in the shadows, and the muddy edges on the silhouettes of the trees. (that's a lot, and I am being really critical, I know)
This is an exercise in maximizing goodness. I know that this image will never print wonderfully at 13x19, but I want to get it as good as it can be before I cry uncle.
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October 30, 2012, 07:13:42 PM »
If you post the raw versions, I (and others) could struggle along with you.
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October 30, 2012, 07:16:44 PM »
Quote from: stormyboy on October 30, 2012, 07:13:42 PM
If you post the raw versions, I (and others) could struggle along with you.
Here ya go.
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October 30, 2012, 07:32:09 PM »
Have you tried inspecting the individual channels in Photoshop to see which is the noisiest and blurring that channel a bit? Also, this may be a case where converting the image to L*a*b* could be helpful, to see whether more of the noise is luminance (in the L* channel) or colour ( in the a* or b* channels). As most of the detail is in the L* channel, a lot of luminance noise would be problematic to deal with in terms of preserving detail, but colour noise, less critical. Then again, one doesn't need to preserve detail in the sky or in the very deepest shadow tones where not much detail would be revealed anyhow, and you would prefer whatever does get revealed not to be simply noise, so more aggressive noise reduction becomes desirable in those areas. With some masking in Photoshop you can select which areas to exclude from the most powerful noise reduction strategies. I'd also recommend you download and test a copy of Topaz DeNoise. I've found it handles the trade-off between noise reduction and detail retention remarkably well.
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October 30, 2012, 10:12:04 PM »
Quote from: fike on October 30, 2012, 07:16:44 PM
Here ya go.
Thanks for uploading the raw file. I used Lightroom, Photoshop and Noise Ninja. I tried to work on the elements you mentioned. I don't know that I helped your vision, but I surely needed the practice.
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October 30, 2012, 10:24:04 PM »
RAW converters can only do so much and much more heavy lifting has to be done in Photoshop IMHO. Of course, one way to do it is to use different gamma value to brighten up the shadows a bit. You can either create a fake RGB color profile with a different gamma value, or you can simply use Exposure command or adjustment layer. After you get a reasonably OK gamma correction, stamp and duplicate the image. Put the duplicate in CMYK since you're going to use Black channel for further rescue. Now bring the Black channel back to the RGB image as a layer and set it to Luminosity blend mode. You can add an inverted Black channel for the mask. Blur the masks with healthy dosage of GB for better feathering effects. Now, you can use your denoising skills and sharpening skills for the rest.
I just worked on your attached jpeg images to illustrate my point. If you need PSD, please let me know.
Last Edit: October 30, 2012, 10:59:02 PM by mshi2008
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October 30, 2012, 10:52:33 PM »
Nothing special. Processed in LR .2. In PS used Topaz Denoise 5 at strong. Still a little noise in the sky but if you remove too much it becomes plasticy. The amount of noise remaining should print fine. I think you can get a good 13x19 print from this.
PS It is a night shot and should look like night time. Very Dramatic.
PSS You are using my tools! I think they are great. Why f11? With this format and wide lens, f8 should have been plenty. I would have shot it both ways to be sure. f8 would have given you a stop more exposure which this shot could have used.
I did not notice the hot pixels but looking again I see them predominately in the cliffs. I would just use the spot healing brush at a small size and kill them all. It would take a little time but not as much as you would think. If I were working this for a really good print, I would do that and also clean up the artifacting around some of the trees with the stamp tool. Use the stamp tool with mode darken. At 13x19 I am not sure that this stuff would even show up in the print. I'll run a test print and check.
Print came out fine (Golf Fiber Silk). Could make out a couple of hot pixels only with aid of magnifying glass, at one foot distance not visible. Grain in sky is fine almost not visible. Note that I rendered darker and did not push as much in the shadows and midtones, thus less grain to deal with. This is the tonality I prefer. There is still plenty of shadow detail but a more dramatic feeling than the lighter versions. I would hang this on my wall with just some minor clean up for the final print.
Last Edit: October 30, 2012, 11:39:44 PM by leuallen
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October 30, 2012, 11:13:29 PM »
Gave it a try in ACR 6.7.
I found the Grain tool in Effects panel got rid of the blotchy texture while Color slider in Detail Panel got rid of most of the hot pixels. Lot of trial and error due to the fact I've never worked on such a dark, noisy image before.
I have to say that is one incredible capture considering the level of under exposure and/or lack of light in the scene. Those back cliffs near the palms have so much useable detail that I was tempted to lighten it to reveal more rock texture but then it might not look like it was taken at night.
I'll have to post screen shots of the tool settings I used which comprised both curve tools and tonal slider adjusts. WB was As Shot.
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October 31, 2012, 01:05:35 PM »
Thanks for all the attempts everyone.
What have I learned: So far nobody has shown anything dramatically better in the main areas I was worried about. There are some good suggestions about noise reduction on individual color channels, possibly with masks. I also hadn't considered converting to LAB color and doing noise reduction there. I will have to try that.
Is anyone good at Capture 1 Pro7 that can try that tool and see if it gets more out?
Why was it at f/11? Give me a break. It was dark. haha
Seriously, f/11 is generally highest aperture I use frequently on the OM-D (unless I am trying to emphasize rain or get better stars on point-light sources). But you are right that I could have shot it at f/8 and ISO 200 and that might have gotten me slightly less noise. I do have versions at ISO 200 and f/8, but the waves didn't cooperate and my flashlight work wasn't as good. This kind of stuff is often kind of trial and error.
...and yes, it definitely was dark, so my interpretation of the image should remain overall a low-key one.
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October 31, 2012, 01:36:24 PM »
Played with the raw for a while, but I can't get anything that looks much better than your first sample. Yours looks good in that small version, but I can see the problems in full rez.
Some hints:
For the long exposure hot pixels, try the old Photoshop Dust and Scratches filter (under Noise) with a radius of 1 and threshold of 0. That worked very well for me removing the hot pixels in the cliff and trees. But it also degraded the foreground rocks a little, so mask off that area.
For the sky noise, I found that an agressive noise reduction in ACR did a pretty good job. I used Lum=43, Lum detail=65, Color=100. This, followed by some more masked noise reduction in Photoshop created a fairly smooth sky (I use Imagenomic Noiseware, but anything will do on sky). But be carefull not to take out too much noise. A little noise is good thing.
For the muddy edges on the trees, I've had luck with this technique:
First make a selection of the trees with a very hard edge. Try quick select, magic wand, selective color range with low fuzziness, or some other method. Modify this selection to contract it by around 1 to 5 pixels, just enough to cut into the trees and thus carve away the "muddy" portion. Then maybe feather this selection by something less than 1 pixel. Finally use that selecton as a mask (inverted) on a new blank layer, and then clone stamp the sky around the edges.
I once had a number of sunset beach scenes with palm trees than had wind blur. This technique, while very time consuming, created sharper and more distinct edges.
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November 01, 2012, 04:34:44 PM »
Hi Marc. Nice location, and understand where you were headed with the light painting. First thing I did in LR 4 was level the sea, kept being distracted by land vs water. Then was thrilled to discover that working through Schewe/Digital Negative twice cross referencing with M Evening's LR 4 that what Jeff had said was true...it's meant to be fun. Quickly working through your image I found that Jeff had expanded possibility in ways I had not realized. using the histogram panel first globally brought it to a working space that could be worked through. The cool thing about Jeff using so many underexposed images in the advanced processing chapter was that you got a real feel for ettl images being finessed to the right and because of the resulting noise increase the ways of addressing that in LR4 or ACR. the big takeaway for me was the incredible reward of following the global with the adjustment brush using auto mask to refine locally. zoomed to 400% adding or subtracting in specific areas is a breeze. Going positive or negative allows the local optimizing that you would want here. This is also one where adding some grain back in from the Effects panel was helpful. If you play with the size of the grain (smaller than the original) you will be amazed to see how this can mitigate the flatness of those ares where the higher noise reduction was necessary. It's always a compromise between the noise reduction and loss of detail, but working locally altering only the noise settings with either the adjustment brush or graduated filter has been a real eye opener for me. Even the ways Jeff moved the exposure right has gotten me thinking differently. Of course the optimum exposure out of camera is the way to go but as Jeff says...Hey...you perfect?
All the above worth poking around in, and if you haven't gotten Jeff's book in your hands, just the fact that it meant something to you to work this image would make his book worth it.
Also, one other little tidbit...when I'm doing those long exposures I try to work low ISO as possible but sure you had your reasons...also the hot pixels have a way of creeping in with the heat generated in camera. Sometimes a break with camera off helps (or shoot where it is really cold ;-) ) If you already were aware of the back and forth adjustments via brush , sorry for the intrusion...just a reaffirmation then... Envy the location. Pat
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November 02, 2012, 08:01:19 PM »
Here is a conversion in DXO 8. I usually do not try to extract a "final" image from a raw conversion, but I tried with this image. The noise in the image is composed of three elements - the color noise (and splotchiness), the luma noise and the dead and hot pixels. I tried to leave as much luma noise as I could while suppressing color speckles and dead/hot pixels. I'm not sure what the overall look is that you are going for in terms of color, but the general gist of the shot seems to be a light painting exercise so I tried to keep tonal increases in the center of the light-painted area. I've included 100% crops of some of the areas that you identified as problems in your original post, and I've also posted a screen shot of my settings in DXO. I also corrected the tilted horizon so the image has a slight crop to it.
I noticed that conversion to sRGB plugged shadow tones, so for a piece for print, I would stick with AdobeRGB. Here is a link to the large size version of the image:
Please let me know if you would like me to remove the image from my SmugMug - I just did not want to post a large JPEG here as an attachment.
Last Edit: November 02, 2012, 08:23:26 PM by kirkt
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November 02, 2012, 08:51:34 PM »
A little bit of a different look, this time with C1 v7.
to full res.
Last Edit: November 02, 2012, 08:54:46 PM by kirkt
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November 02, 2012, 09:14:03 PM »
And, here is ACR 7.
to full res.
Last Edit: November 02, 2012, 09:18:15 PM by kirkt
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November 02, 2012, 09:36:18 PM »
Here is a second DXO version, with a, overall increase in tonal values, similar to the ACR conversion.
to full res.
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November 02, 2012, 09:41:27 PM »
Hi Kirk, these are all helpful. Thank you.
I don't mind these being posted temporarily for our discussion, but after the discussion tails off I would prefer if you took down the full resolution copies from your smugmug account. We can leave the web-sized postings that are here. Nobody is going to be able to do much with them.
BUT, don't take them down yet because I need to study what you have done. You have some stuff that looks really good....more luminance noise (almost like grain) than I have been trying to get, but the chroma noise is much better under control.
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November 02, 2012, 10:01:41 PM »
I could always up the luma NR - let me know if you would like to see the results.
If you want to, save the Original res JPEGs from my SmugMug to your computer so you have them locally, and then I will take down the images. Or I can email them, etc.
In any event, let me know when you would like them to come down and I will delete them immediately.
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After Neitzel flew along the baseline for a reverse layup, Cook drew a foul on Welsch, his second, on a blockout, prompting a timeout from Burmeister.
Coming out of the timeout, Welsch blocked Cook's shot, leading to a Wolverine possession.
The Wolverines worked the ball inside to Welsch, who tried to drive baseline on Cook. When Cook cut that lane off, Welsch spun back toward the lane and put up a jumper, which Cook swatted out to Taylor, sending the Panther crowd into a frenzy.
Taylor dribbled upcourt and sent a skip pass to Trey Thomsen on the opposite wing, who buried a 3-pointer in transition to bring the Panthers to within 19-15.
"He blocked that shot, and it kind of set the tone that we're back, we're in this game now, let's get going," Hiatt said. "We got down the floor and Trey hit a big three for us. Nodaway Valley got back on their heels a little bit."
"I thought 55 (Cook), when he came off the bench and blocked Alex's shots, I think Alex got a little out of sync," Wolverine head coach Darrell Burmeister said. "Once we get Alex a little further away from the basket, he can do that reverse pivot and then attack. But when he just turns and pivots and shoots, that's the first time that's happened. We saw a lot more athleticism and more height than we did all year."
Cook, who finished with six points and five blocks, said Hiatt's words to him as he entered the game motivated him.
"That motivated me to get out there and do what I needed to do," Cook said. "I knew (Welsch) blocked a shot, so I had to get back at him and get that."
Cook's block ignited a 21-3 Panther run as Creston scored 28 points in the second quarter and took a 33-26 lead into halftime.
The buzzer-beater
The third quarter was a back-and-forth affair that saw the Panthers stretch their lead to as many as nine points at 37-28, but the Wolverines battled back to within three at 42-39 after a missed layup by the Panthers led to a Welsch layup for two of his team-high 12 points.
Creston quickly inbounded the ball to Thomsen, who raced into the frontcourt and put up an off-balance 3-pointer from about 30 feet away to put the Panthers up 45-39 at the end of the third quarter.
"We gave them the ball right before that, and I went 'oh no,'" Hiatt said. "Trey hit that and got us going again. It was one of those games where it's all about runs. When teams get hot and get going, it's who can control it and keep going. Those games like that come down to big shots — who can hit the big one and when. And the one Trey hit there was a huge one."
Thomsen, who came off the bench, scored 11 points for the Panthers.
Twice early in the fourth quarter, Nodaway Valley cut the lead to three points and had a 3-pointer for the tie, but both times the shot missed.
"We had a couple shots for the tie," Burmeister said. "We do shoot the 3-ball pretty well. Sometimes tonight, when we shot the three, they got blocked. Size really made a difference. We don't have that kind of size in the guard court in the Pride of Iowa. Their guards really had an impact on our shooting tonight."
Nodaway Valley, which entered the game shooting 51.8 percent from the field and 33.7 percent on 3-pointers, shot just 30.4 percent from the field and 20 percent on 4-of-20 shooting from 3-point.
The Wolverines cut the lead to four points with 1:02 to go, but Creston hit all six free throw attempts down the stretch to hold off Nodaway Valley.
Burmeister said another key to the game was Creston's ability to keep the Wolverines from getting any points out of its press defense and on fast breaks.
"This was the most disciplined I've seen Creston, of the tapes we had," Burmeister said. "I thought they could be a great team if they got more discipline, and I thought they got disciplined tonight."
Creston improved to 12-2 overall with this win and its 79-51 win at Shenandoah on Friday. Nodaway Valley fell to 14-1 for the season.
The Panthers return to action Friday at Denison-Schleswig.
NODAWAY VALLEY (49) — Alex Welsch 4 4-5 12, Dean Frank 4 1-1 11, Brad Baudler 3 3-4 9, Dan Ehrsam 3 1-1 8, TJ Bower 2 2-2 7, Tim Hansen 1 0-0 2. Totals — 17 11-13 49. 3-point goals — 4 (Frank 2, Ehrsam 1, Bower 1). FG shooting — 17-56 (30.4 percent). Rebounds — 30 (Welsch 9, Frank 7, Bower 6, Ehrsam 6). Assists — 8 (Baudler 6). Steals — 8 (Frank 3, Ehrsam 3). Turnovers — 11. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — Welsch.
CRESTON (59) — Luke Neitzel 7 4-5 18, Colby Taylor 5 4-4 17, Trey Thomsen 4 0-0 11, Ryan Cook 3 0-0 6, Briar Evans 2 0-0 5, Caleb Thompson 1 0-0 2. Totals — 22 8-9 59. 3-point goals — 7 (Taylor 3, Thomsen 3, Evans 1). FG shooting — 22-53 (41.5 percent). Rebounds — 27 (Neitzel 7, Thomsen 5, Thompson 4, Taylor 4, Evans 4, Cook 3). Assists — 3 (Neitzel 1, Thompson 1, Thomsen 1). Steals — 3 (Taylor 1, Kainen Somers 1). Blocked shots — 7 (Cook 5, Taylor 2). Turnovers — 10. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — None.
Creston — 5 33 45 59
CRESTON (79) — Colby Taylor 6 2-3 18, Trey Thomsen 6 2-3 15, Jay Wolfe 5 1-2 11, Ryan Cook 4 0-2 8, Luke Neitzel 3 0-1 6, Cole Crawford 2 0-0 5, Zach Powers 1 2-2 4, Bryce McIlravy 2 0-2 4, Caleb Thompson 1 0-2 3, Brandon Phipps 1 1-2 3, Kainen Somers 0 2-2 2. Totals — 31 10-21 79. 3-point goals — 7 (Taylor 4, Thompson 1, Thomsen 1, Crawford 1). FG shooting — 31-63 (49.2 percent). Rebounds — 30 (Cook 9, Thomsen 5, Thompson 4). Assists — 13 (Neitzel 4, Taylor 3). Steals — 14 (Taylor 4, Neitzel 4). Blocked shots — 2 (Cook 2). Team fouls — 19. Fouled out — None.
Shenandoah — 17 22 33 51
Creston — 30 48 59 79
The Creston junior varsity boys picked up a pair of road wins over the weekend, defeating both Shenandoah and Nodaway Valley to improve to 11-2.
Christian Groumoutis and Cole Crawford each scored 11 points to lead the Panthers past Shenandoah, 67-34, on Friday. Jay Wolfe added nine and Trey Benson scored six points.
The Panthers outscored Shenandoah by 25 points in the second half after holding just an eight-point lead at halftime.
Creston then defeated Nodaway Valley 68-38 on Saturday.
Crawford had a hot hand from behind the 3-point arc, scoring 22 points to lead Creston. Wolfe added 10 points with five steals and four rebounds. Groumoutis and Alex Nielsen each scored nine points. Cole Thompson added eight points with six steals.
CRESTON (67) — Christian Groumoutis 11, Cole Crawford 11, Jay Wolfe 9, Trey Benson 7, Alex Nielsen 6, Brandon Phipps 5, Nick Noecker 4, Sam Hartsock 5, Maxx Walters 4, Evan Nielsen 3, McClain Haines 2. Rebounds — Wolfe 4, Haines 4, A. Nielsen 3, Noecker 3. Steals — Haines 3.
CRESTON (68) — Cole Crawford 22, Jay Wolfe 10, Christian Groumoutis 9, Alex Nielsen 9, Cole Thompson 8, McClain Haines 6, Trey Benson 2, Sam Hartsock 2. Rebounds — Wolfe 4, Evan Nielsen 3. Steals — Thompson 6, Groumoutis 3, Haines 3.
The Creston freshmen fell 40-32 to Nodaway Valley here on Saturday, falling to 0-10 for the season.
"The boys made a run late in the fourth quarter, but came up just short," freshman coach Larry Beaman said.
Sam Eagan led the team with 10 points, including two 3-pointers. Josh Reed scored eight and Brandon Jones added seven.
Creston returns to action tonight at Bedford.
CRESTON (32) — Sam Eagan 10, Josh Reed 8, Brandon Jones 7, Nick Walsh 5, Ryan Kucera 2. 3-point goals — Eagan 2.


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- Aaron Yang
- Plano, TX
- United States
High school Mathematics teacher,
This conversation is closed.
Do we need "losers" to have "winners" in life?
I have recently decided to pursue a career in education and am trying to prepare myself for the upcoming school year. Some of my fears include dispassionate students and the diverse learning curve in a classroom. Although I am wholly optimistic and seeing the best in everyone, I know others will not see the same way. This got me thinking about the success of every individual on this planet.
For there to be winners/successful people, there must be others taking the hit. My question is, do we need to have this structure of successful and non-successful people in the world? Would it be possible for global happiness if everyone received the same goods and services, such as in communism?
Others will argue that different individuals are content with different levels of prosperity. But, at their levels of contentedness will the world remain stable? Say one individual is content with being a gardener after completing 5 years of grade school, whereas another individual is content with being a surgeon after completing 25 years of schooling.
In our society, do we let the unmotivated fall, so the ambitious can rise? Or should we uphold an optimistic approach of everyone becoming successful and prosperous, is this possible?
EDIT::: perhaps this would be more clear.
"If everyone gave their best at whatever they choose, would there be a niche for everyone in society?"
Barry Palmer
Feb 6 2013: It seems to me that you are mixing up perception with actual performance.
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When you refer to winners and losers, you seem to be referring to the subjective, perceived satisfaction of the winners and losers. That is a very different matter than assuring that each of your students is progressing as quickly as possible.
Regarding peoples' attitudes toward winning and losing, this is an attitude problem that is shaped from early childhood through adult years. In part the problem comes from parents, but a bigger part is the culture of competition that envelopes all of us. Competition is good when limited to the appropriate areas. Our attitude with regards to competition needs improvement. The word loser has become a common insult, and some very competitive people say that coming in second place means you are merely the best loser. This attitude implies that only a very few, the very best, are successful and everybody else are losers. This attitude may be a great motivator for the most competitive among us, but it is not useful for the masses.
One of the big flaws in our attitude is that, In the USA especially, we tend to make everything into a competition. This is a huge mistake. Some aspects of life should be competitive, but many should not. Elementary school, especially, should not be competitive at all. This is a lesson that is not easy to teach. To some extent, competition is natural. We all want to feel that we are better than the next person. When raising children we must confront these attitudes and feelings and teach children both the positive and the negative affects of competition. This is a very important lesson that many people never learn.
Gail .
Feb 6 2013: You conflate "success" and "money" with success. You also have a very narrow view of humanity that you will grow out of through exposure.
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I know people with a PhD who have left your definition of success. The most brilliant is now a carpenter because he loves working with wood. Happiness does not appear just because you are economically equal. It appears when you choose it. No one need do without in order for you to choose it.
Feb 6 2013: So you think it's possible to create a seamlessly functioning society where everyone is satisfied with their place/occupation?
Barry Palmer
Feb 6 2013: Hello Aaron, I hope you and TED Lover do not mind if I throw in my answer to this very big question.
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No and Yes.
No, a "seamlessly functioning society" will never happen.
Yes, I think it is possible, over the next few centuries, to teach all people to have realistic attitudes about success and our place and occupation in life. This might not result in satisfaction, but it will result in acceptance.
I would much prefer to have been born rich and extremely intelligent. If I allow my satisfaction to be determined by what others have, that I do not, I will always be dissatisfied. But I do not have to think and feel this way. I am satisfied with the life I have. We can choose our attitude about these matters, and that lesson can be taught to everyone. Of course no one will be satisfied if they do not have enough for the survival of themselves and their family. Satisfaction does require minimal resources. IMO, we are approaching a time when this minimum will be available to everyone.
Feb 6 2013: "We can choose our attitude about these matters, and that lesson can be taught to everyone."
Thank Barry, what you said there cleared things up very well for me.
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Feb 6 2013: Nope, life is not a zero sum game
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Feb 6 2013: Aaron, you asked lots of questions here. I will respond only to a few.
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In the classroom, you will be pleasantly surprised at how much growth you will be able to see in EVERY student who actually comes to school regularly and even in some whose attendance is only sporadic. Math is extremely cool and can sell itself with a little help and a lot of energy from you.
You have to let kids engage with each other as you move around and you have to 'mix it up" so that you do a variety of things and come at material in a variety of ways. Be lively and encouraging, mix more challenging stuff with more readily accessible stuff...
In a classroom you can and should have all winners and no losers. It's not a football game.
If you have never watched a video or seen in person a great secondary math teacher interacting with his students, find an opportunity.
Feb 6 2013: I appreciate your input, I am just now entering an alternative teaching certification program.
Do we need a strong level of blue collar workers? The students that are ambitious tend to stray away from these kinds of jobs. Do you think there will be kids inspired to be a plumber?
Feb 6 2013: I think there will always be people drawn to trades and crafts. But in your work as a teacher, you are preparing students to have a range of choices of career (their aspirations, but also other options they may not have considered) as well as preparing them for life outside of career.
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Feb 18 2013: Since your main question is that "Can we teach the young students the concept of "everyone does his best and be satisfied in what he is rewarded from his work regardless of how he was paid/compensated for his effort". This concept of life have been advocated by almost all the popular religions as well as many philosophers. For religious teaching, the explanation is that one should be satisfied with whatever the "God" (In different terminology but essentially the same thing) gives him. However, the human nature would not allow that there won't be competition, envy and discontent among us regarding this "unfairness"; whether real or imagined. But there are somethings an educator can do to at least lessen such envious nature by imbed the concept of the joy of working hard for the fellow men for whatever compensation for one's effort. Usually, if one is really working hard and perform good work, he will be rewarded well with rare exceptions. In communist countries this concept of pay as what one's worth would be the root of new "envy", thus hard work would be discouraged.
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In my opinion, there are more things a teacher can do to cultivate good workers out of most students by showing the students of the "what", "why" and "how" to learn for their life. The usual teacher's function is to stuff lot of information or knowledge into the students' mind/brain, but neglecting the why and how to learn (efficiently). Once they learned the latter 2 concepts, they will naturally enjoy more creative life work, instead of being envious of why others are more successful than themselves. There are so many scientists and researchers who were working tirelessly in all their life without even thinking about the compensation they receive, because the joy of their ability to contribute their effort to improve the welfare of the human society was far more enjoyable than the compensation. I am sure that you and I, as educators, should understand this phenomenon quite well.Feb 7 2013: Hi Aaron,
This is a question I have been struggling with a lot recently, so I appreciate you forming this TED conversation. I think you raise a couple of ideas that are worth discussing.
First, you mention money and while I realize this was not your definition of success, the issue of wealth distribution in our world is very apparent. While having money doesn't necessarily mean you are happy, NO ONE is happy living in extreme poverty, or in poverty at all. With that being said, we can see that people do live in unfortunate circumstances today that are completely out of their control. This does not mean that the wealthy shouldn't get wealthier, but at the same time if it is 2012 and more than 50% of the population live on less than 1500 a year we are doing something wrong as a global society.
I wonder if this means that we are focusing immensely more on the success of few individuals rather than the happiness of the greater community.
Having the terms "losers" and "winners" just goes to show how far our society is from serving the needs of most people. Clearly, these terms are subjective. Moreover, I find it impossible to define a person as either a "winner" or "loser"...I find human beings to be more valuable than to be reduced to fit one of two narrowly defined terms. I think we need to be okay with not labeling everything, especially human beings.Feb 7 2013: Maybe i should have phrased my question better...lol.
If everyone gave their best at whatever they choose, would there be a niche for everyone in society?
Barry Palmer
Feb 8 2013: People who are willing to give their best can usually find a niche, but often it is not the niche they would prefer.Feb 7 2013: There are winners and losers as far as competitions are concerned; and as human beings we do measure ourselves against others (unfortunately). But how do we measure a football player against a surgeon? Or a Pastor against a Supermodel? Or a teacher against a Nuclear Physicst? Or a Gardener against an architech?
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Life and education is not about getting ahead of others; but about giving your best to whatever you choose to do.


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"A chicken and spinach lasagna with a creamy white cheese sauce. Great for any kind of pot luck. My kids love it."
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1/2 cup
onion, chopped
1 clove
garlic, minced
1/2 cup
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
2 cups
chicken broth
1 1/2 cups
4 cups
shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup
grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 teaspoon
dried basil
1 teaspoon
dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon
ground black pepper
2 cups
ricotta cheese
2 cups
cubed, cooked chicken meat
2 (10 ounce) packages
frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 tablespoon
chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup
grated Parmesan cheese for topping
I can't rave about this recipe enough! It was absolutely fabulous! I only added about 1 1/2 pks of the spinach, and mixed the spinach, ricotta & chicken together for easy layering. I used fresh (refrigerated), no-boil noodles and just let them cook in the sauce. I did add about 1/2 cup white wine to the sauce and added a lot more garlic. I did add almost twice the amount of ricotta and added a few extra cups of mozzerella. (There's no such thing as too much cheese in my house:) My husband and friend who came over for dinner couldn't get enough!. Definitely elegant and interesting enough to serve at a dinner party, but great for any family dinner as well. I was just really pleased with this meal.
**Addendum 8/24/04--I just wanted to add that recently I began using fresh spinach in this recipe and it improved greatly. I de-stemmed the spinach (about 1 lb bag) and then threw it in a pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cooked it down until it was tender and bright green. The frozen spinach is mostly stems, so substituting fresh spinach took care of that problem
This was okay and I will make it again but I think it needs some tweaking to make it really good. Next time, I will use a straight bechamel, using all milk and no chicken broth. I will probably use just parmesan cheese and skip the mozzarella, too. I think part of the reason I found this recipe so bland was that there was no nutmeg in the white sauce - for me nutmeg is a must, both for the bechamel AND for the spinach! Besides all the issues I had with the sauce, I made a couple changes to the "structure" of the lasagna - first putting sauce in the pan, then noodles, chicken with sauce, noodles, spinach with ricotta (I substituted cottage cheese), noodles, then the chicken mixture again, noodles, then the spinach mixture again, more noodles, finishing with plain sauce topped with more parmesan cheese. I used no-boil soft lasagna noodles throughout. I like to make lasagna on "swim lesson night" because I can make it ahead and have it bake and set before we get home, and my daughter doesn't like tomato-based lasagna so I will definitely make chicken and spinach lasagna again, but next time I'll do it "my way"...
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The only way I could describe this dish is havenly. It is pretty rich though so I won't be making it often and I felt like I dirtied every pan I own. I made a few adjustments and have a few more that I will try next time I make it.
For the sauce I added about two teaspoons of chopped garlic from a jar and thought it was perfect. I didn't chop my onions fine enough though. I recommend you chop them very fine. I only had one 10 oz can of chicken broth so I made up the rest of the two cups of broth with white wine. I used the amount of oregano and basil called for and thought that was perfect. But the wine may have hidden some of the taste. I added salt and pepper at the very end based on taste. I am not sure how much I added.
The recipe is not clear if the noodles should be precooked, so I used no bake noodles.
I baked the chicken in the oven with no spices. The chicken itself didn't have much flavor, but you don't miss it with everything else going on.
I used a 16 oz package of spinach and was still a little too much in my opinion. Next time I will use one 10 oz package.
I didn't pay attention to how the recipe said to layer, because it didn't make any sense to me. I put a third of the sauce in the pan, a layer of noodles, half of the chicken, spinach, and ricotta. Then another layer of noodles, 1/3 of the sauce, rest of the chicken, spinach and ricotta. The final layer of noodles and sauce. Then the mozzerella and parm. cheese.
Because I made ahead of
my sister absolutely loves this dish! whenever she comes to visit from college, she begs me to make it. to kick up the flavor in the chicken, i marinate it overnight in a combination of roasted garlic (garlic drizzled w/ olive oil and put in the oven until it's soft and sweet), FRESH basil (nothing compares to the flavor) olive oil, and a splash of lemon juice. then i grill the chicken for additional flavor. it really makes it rustic. I add a layer of sauteed veggies (onion, garlic, fresh garlic, mushrooms, matchstick carrots, and zucchini). Mine ends up going: sauce, noodles, ricotta/spinich mixture, chicken, sauce, noodles, ricotta/spinich, veggies, sauce, noodles, ricotta/spinich, chicken, sauce, cheese. It is so good!
This was wonderful. I made the following modifications: made 1/3 more sauce. Used only 1 package of spinach, which I mixed into the ricotta. I layered in the following way: 1/4 sauce, 3 noodles, 1/2 ricotta/spinach, 1/2 chicken, 1/4 of sauce, 1/3 of remaining mozz/parm, 3 noodles, rest of ricotta/spinach, rest of chicken, 1/4 of sauce, 1/3 of remaining mozz/parm, 3 noodles, rest of sauce, rest of mozz/parm, sprinkled with fresh parsley.
This was fabulous! My husband enjoyed it so much he took leftovers for lunch the next day. I did cook 1/2 lb of chopped bacon until crisp, remove and drain on some paper towel. I then cooked 2 chopped raw chicken breast in the bacon grease until slightly brown and done and then drained on paper towels. Giving the chicken a slight bacony flavour. Then in layering I sprinkled the cooked bacon over the layer of spinach. It was great. It combined one of my favourite combinations, a classic, chicken, bacon and spinach. You must try adding the bacon.
DELICIOUS!! I used fat free ricotta cheese and couldn't even tell the difference. I also cut back on the spinach because I thought one package was more then enough. I was a little confused as to whether or not I should cook the noodles first. I chose not to and they cooked perfectly in the cheese sauce!! Great recipe.
I went on the fantastic reviews and made this dish for a group of 12 women without even testing it out first. I was scared, but I have nothing to be scared of! It was awesome!
I took the advice of others and added extra mozzerella on the top and used no-boil noodles. It all worked out perfectly and every single woman at my party asked for the recipe. I HIGHLY recommend this!
PS - My husaband like this recipe so much that he ate some for breakfast!
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I was told the Spanish word conmoción refers to a strong feeling of shock or emotion shared by a group of people rather than an individual. It seems like English doesn't have a single word or phrase that describes this whole concept. What would be the best way to translate conmoción when translating something from Spanish to English?
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Looks like the 24-36" will be thes sweet spot value wise. You jump from up 38 from the 12-18" 132 base price making it 171 for the 18-24, but only another 20 for the 24-36", then you jump 75 for 36-48", and another 50ish for 48-60"... strange that it isn't just a 20-30 dollar raise each time. I guess they are basing it off popularity of specific sizes and are discounting the 24-36" the most because they figure they'll sell the most of those???
I guess i'll probably be going with the 24-36" for most of my vivariums, then putting some old lights I have laying around on a timer to come on/off between the sunrise/sunset of the e-series to fill out/boost the light during midday.
|The going price at Kensfish.com for an Excotic Marine 36 inch long is about $180; so being that these two lights are approximately the same, I would imagine that the street price will be close to $180
|nice looking light . i wish they were more powerful. also can you hang theses or are they designed to sit on top of the tank?
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|Wow! you guys found the info quick! Here's the information on Ecoxotic's official webiste: http://www.ecoxotic.com/e-series-led.html
|Yep, definitely down for a pair of these! Like OVT, interested in what the retail price ends up on these guys.
"Oh and for people wondering about the spread, I swear I read somewhere the led's were 120 degrees... but I can't find that info now so don't quote me on it."
The Finnex Planted + is advertised at 120 degree spread.
I think with these lights it kinda boils down to how important the FX are for you. I love that kinda thing, and it will compliment some things I'm doing with vivariums. For others that just wanna light their tank maybe not. But seems like a fair number of people are buying 2 satellite + fixtures to light a tank and this is basically twice the light as one those and you get the equivalent of a dual or maybe even ramp timer pro so you have to factor that in (if sunrise/sunset etc.. is important to you). This is only one store's listing also... Maybe other places will be cheaper, the price will probably come down and sales will be run of course just like the + fixtures.
I plan on trying some BML's when they release the multi channel lights but the controller from BML is $100+ so again if sunrise/sunset is important you have to factor in that when comparing cost to the E-series. Also if you're holding out for the BML multi channel lights they'll likely be a bit more pricey then what BML currently offers. Apex and other controller/led fixture combinations are an option but that is a little intimidating for some people, both in price and on the technical side. This is plug and play for all us idiots
So anyways my 2 cents is this is worth it for people who care about FX and sunrise/sunset/moonlight functionality, but the satellite + just wasn't quite bright enough and/or automated enough.
Oh and for people wondering about the spread, I swear I read somewhere the led's were 120 degrees... but I can't find that info now so don't quote me on it.
PAR 60 at 18" is not bad for FW, but not earth shattering. I am personally more interested in spread, I.e. will I have to use 2 fixtures (again) to cover a 18" wide tank. 24" wide tank.
Upgrading 10+ satellite+ fixtures that I got less then 6 months ago will be painful. Lets see some retail prices.
I have the Satellite Planted plus 36" on my 26g long and I'm pleased with it. But I did not think that the Satellite Planted plus 48" would be enough for my 125g low tech tank that is 60Lx24Hx18D. Maybe two Satellite Planted plus 48" but I held out in making any decisions in purchasing a replacement fixture for my 125g and decided to wait for 48" E-120 Full Spectrum LED. But at $313.45, I might as well go for 60" from BuildMyLED that will cover the full length of my tank for $329!
Either way I'm glad I waited.
|$250 for a 36 inch....????? I'm out! Finnex Planted + looks a lot better to my wallet.
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Well it looks like the Ecoxotic e series RGBW's are going to be out around may 26th.
One site has them available for preorder, with some info/graphics...
12" - 18" E-30 Full Spectrum LED $132.95 (This is the base price, and u add the extra money below when you go up to that size (Keep in mind you would have to buy the Dual ramp timer to get sunrise/sunset/moon light with a normal satellite +, so when you factor in that cost, these lights are very comparable in price, but much more light)
18" - 24" E-45 Full Spectrum LED +$38.00
24" - 36" E-60 Full Spectrum LED +$57.00
36" - 48" E-90 Full Spectrum LED +$133.00
48" - 60" E-120 Full Spectrum LED +$180.50
(Kinda pricey but remember you get the ramp timer that allows for automated sunrise/sunset/moonlight instead of manual activation on the + fixture and it has FX too ...Looks like it is basically a freshwater version of the Orbit marine fixture. The "resume" feature is nice, so you can do your storm without having to reset the sunrise/sunset/moonlight schedule.
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The E-Series packs plenty of power thanks to a proprietary blend of RGBW LEDs. By incorporating two channels, one for growth and one for spectral control, weve created a light fixture that produces eye popping color rendition with vibrant shimmer and plenty of PAR for growth. The RGBW combination creates the perfect spectrum with minimal power consumption, keeping the fixture silent and cool without the need for fans. Utilizing 120 degree optics and a polished reflector, the light spreads uniformly over your entire aquascape and colors blend perfectly. No detail is missed, packaged in a sleek aluminum housing, the smooth black finish lends to a tone that doesnt divert your eye from the real reason we light our aquariums - whats inside! The E-Series is a brilliant lighting solution engineered for absolute control with a clean and powerful aesthetic appeal.
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Here are the stats for the old satellite +. You can see the new light is not quite twice as powerful, looks to be a significant step up though. The 48" might be nice for lighting a rack of 4 vivs, so they all have sunrise/sunset/moonlight and storm FX
[B][U]Model Fixture Size Fits Aquariums Dimensions Voltage Watts LEDs
4005 18 18-24 16.8 x 2 x 0.44 12Volts DC 13 36 White/18 RGB
4006 24 24-36 22.8 x 2 x 0.44 12Volts DC 18 48 White/24 RGB
4007 36 36-48 34.8 x 2 x 0.44 12Volts DC 25 72 White/36 RGB
4008 48 48-60 46.8 x 2 x 0.44 12Volts DC 30 96 White/48 RGB
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Model Light Total Lumens PAR@12" PAR@18" PAR@24"
4005 18"-24" Satellite LED+ 600 36 28 21
4006 24"-36" Satellite LED+ 1000 36 28 21
4007 36"-48" Satellite LED+ 1500 36 28 21
4008 48"-60" Satellite LED+ 2000 36 28 21
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Do you have any recommendations/pointers on soundproofing?
It sounds basic, but it's harder than one might think. My wife and I rent for now. We lived in San Francisco, NYC, and now Boston. Landlords buy the cheapest materials to build the houses and only patch them. Therefore, lowest sound proofing.
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This site is great: soundproofing.org, but I can't find anything on just basic, rental-type of homes.
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I looked into this about a year ago for a friend of mine. I found pretty much the same thing that you've found: not much. As far as I can tell, nobody has invented a thin, cheap, stylish wall covering that significantly absorbs sound. Short of gutting your apartment down to the studs in the wall, and rebuilding it following soundproofing design concepts and using expensive soundproofing materials, you're not going to achieve an overall noise reduction level that could be described as "soundproofing". If you can lower your expectations a bit, some combination of Sound Cancelling Machines, White Noise Machines, and Noise Cancelling Headphones might give you enough peace to keep your sanity.
Street noise: I have a friend who taped 2 layers of clear bubble-wrap and a layer of clear plastic sheeting to his windows for the winter, to save on his heating bill. It still let plenty of light in, and was unobtrusive because the window was covered by sheer curtains. He left them there when spring came, because they made his living room a bit quieter. Not a LOT quieter, but enough that he didn't want to give it up.
You don't need to spend a fortune ripping your apartment down to the studs to help sound proof your apartment. If it's neighbor nose you're worried about you can simply sister (attach) a 2×2 to each stud (right onto the drywall/plaster), install 1 1/2" rigid foam insulation (or another type of insulation as long as it's no thicker than your 2×2's and then cover that up with wall panels or drywall board, paint and add trim and your shared walls are at the very least sound suppressing if not sound proof.
This could work in the ceiling and the floors as well, obviously those applications would be far more expensive considering the flooring and electrical work that might be involved.
This is what my neighbor did ever since I started working from home because I choose to work in my spare bedroom/home office late at night
You may be able to build panels using 2×2's and soundproofing material as above. But instead of permanently attaching to the studs you may be able to use some sort of adjusters or maybe even Pool Noodles stuffed along the tops to hold them up. Not particularly attractive and you might not be able to hang stuff (or people (wicked grin)) on the walls but you could build freestanding racks for that. The main thing is how attractive you want it to be.
You may want to check out some industrial websites. Or possible look for something like a portable hearing testing booth. I'm guessing that there is a need for portable applications of soundproofing. Portable would mean light weight.
Check out Green Glue. I was told when I bought it that it is a soundproofing technology used in Trident submarines. I haven't seen any confirmation of this but I used it in my rental and got good feedback from my renter. You apply the product to the affected wall and install a second layer of drywall over the top. According to the Amazon description you don't even have to finish the drywall.
You're not going to be able to get "soundproofing" without either some major renovations (insulation) or ugly egg crates glued to the wall.
But you can significantly reduce noise levels by hanging carpets or heavy blankets from the walls. Shag carpet would be the most effective, though probably not that attractive, and there are some "Persian" rugs that would make nice looking wall hangings.
I installed a full height bookshelf on an internal wall in my studio and found that the books absorbed a lot of sound. The books, due to their varying depths really help deaden the room tone as well. Note: You have to really commit when soundproofing. Many folks leave power outlets uncovered and wonder whey their soundproofing isn't working very well.
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Just wanted to virtually pat ya'll on the back - and say thanks. Nothing new being said here - but the answers I get and support from Miller (I receive an actual phone call instead of an email response to a question - which impressed me and reinforced my decision to buy blue) are top notch. People on this forum are willing and ready to help with sound advice that is given from real experience.
Finally ran my MM211 on 220V last night - flux core wire - and it ran just beautifully - thanks to your tips on tension adjustment and general setup - NO wire slippage - and it just COOKED that metal. Super happy.
Getting my bottle filled today - and have a knurled drive roll 'on order' from cyberweld along w/some anti-spatter spray - although I read on weldingtipsandtricks.com that he recommends using PAM cooking spray - anyone else here use that?
thx again all,
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11-29-2012, 07:09 AM #1Senior Member
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Yeah PAM works fine... And is good to keep spatter from sticking to threads and stuff...