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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
A week late and a comment short
I'll say this, though: I've got nothing against lurking. I do it all the time myself. If you'd like to continue to lurk, know that you're welcome to and that no judgments will be made. If, however, you've wanted to pop up for air but you haven't known what to say, please take your cue from Marilyn and surface!
I was mining the archives of Bub and Pie recently, and stumbled upon this post, in which bubandpie writes:
I have been lurking for awhile on some blogs by mothers of autistic boys, but I don't feel comfortable yet poking my head out to say hi, perhaps because I don't really know how to introduce myself. "Hi, I'm the mother of a son who probably isn't autistic (but might be)!"
That sounds like a great introduction to me.
If the open-ended "say anything" invitation is too ambiguous and you'd like to have something to respond to, then tell me something you enjoy reading - a book you love, a magazine you keep in the bathroom, a comic strip you never miss, the best cereal box in your cupboard, a blog that makes you laugh out loud - anything! (And "regulars" are welcome to pipe in, too!)
Or not. It's all challenge-by-choice around here.
48 comments:
- liza said...
Hi, Mom-NOS. I'm a devoted lurker and mom to a 6 year old with PDD-NOS diagnosis. You're incredibly cool, and I love hearing your accounts of daily life NOS. Thanks for putting the effort into the blog- I know how much work it must be. It's a tremendous support to me.
Thank you!
- January 18, 2007 10:53 AM
just read 'fairest' by gail carson levine. not sure if you're into the YF books, but i was sorely disappointed.
that is all.
- January 18, 2007 11:21 AM
Hi Mom-NOS and Bud. I've been lurking here for a year or so, ever since I really started wondering about my little guy, who has since been officially diagnosed autistic. Reading about Bud gives me such hope for my guy. Bud obviously has a happy life and that's all I want for my son too. So thank you for writing here, and letting people like me peek into your world.
- January 18, 2007 11:55 AM
Hello. I'm a big lurker. I seldom post any comments on any blogs, but I read many of them on the Autism Hub everyday. I have two autistic boys, ages 5, and 3. I love reading your blog, thanks for taking the time to write it. (I know that isn't always easy!)Any blog that has coffee in the main topics is my kind of blog!
- January 18, 2007 12:43 PM
I am a lurker as well. I really enjoy your blog. I am a mother of a 7 year old son with autism.
- January 18, 2007 12:50 PM
- Jessica said...
Hi Mom-NOS, I'm the mother of a 3 year old boy with a PDD-NOS diagnosis. I've been lurking for a few months and love reading about you and Bud. Your blog has helped me see just how wonderful my son is too!
- January 18, 2007 12:54 PM
- Mom without a manual said...
Hi! I have been lurking regularly for a few months. A fellow Autism mom referred me to your site saying that your Bud reminded her of my son. Sure enough I see a lot of similarities.
So I figure since you and Bud are a few years ahead of us I can lurk and see what joys and trials may be coming our way!
Thanks for the inspiration!
(Proud Mom to 2 boys: JP(age 5 with Autism) and T, age 1 (meeting all his milestones :-> our fingers are crossed! )
- January 18, 2007 12:54 PM
- Bea said...
I'm a semi-lurker, still - but you do know already how much I love your blog.
Reading the remark you quoted from my post reminded me of how much things have changed for me in the last few months. Reading about RDI (here and elsewhere) has made me so much less invested in labels and more interested in just identifying the areas where my son needs some extra support and then figuring out ways to provide that. I almost never engage in the is-he-or-isn't-he debate anymore - instead I'm focusing on "How can we help him develop his episodic memory?" or "How can I help him to reference facial expressions?"
It's a really good thing you're doing here (you and others) - even aside from what a fantastic writer you are.
- January 18, 2007 1:07 PM
Hi. I am a lurker and have been for a long time. I love this blog and have adapted a "buds-eye-view" to many things in our world. Thanks for the humor, coffee, music, interactive posts, links, and great stories.*putting on my earbuds now*
- January 18, 2007 1:25 PM
- mjsuperfan said...
I love the de-lurking idea. I'm mom to twins, just turned two, with some degree of PDD (waiting for official diagnosis). I also have an almost-three-year old boy who is eccentric, but NT.
As far as a recommendation:
I like reading "More" magazine, because it features women on my side of forty doing all kinds of cool things. I used to love "Walking" magazine, because it made me feel athletic for basically just getting out of bed in the morning. Unfortunately they discontinued it.
Love your blog...reading about Bud's progress always bucks me up when I'm feeling blue.
- January 18, 2007 1:26 PM
Liza, Jennifer, Shawna, Karen, Jessica, Shawn, Mommyof3, momontheverge - thanks so much for popping up! (I have to admit that I had a moment of panic after I hit "publish" and thought What if no one comments?) And thanks, too, for your kind words. Heaping praise upon me was not a prerequisite - though it's most definitely appreciated. :-)
Liza, blogging takes a lot of effort, but I don't really see it as work. In fact, it's more helpful to me than anything else - it's helped me to connect with some great resources, it gives me (almost) instant feedback when I'm feeling unsure about something, and even just the act of getting things down in writing helps me to clarify my thinking.
I love that Bud makes some of you feel hopeful. He really is as fantastic as I make him sound!
Kirsten, I'm not sure what YF books are - Youth Fiction? (love 'em) Youth Fantasy? (not so much, unless Harry Potter counts)
bubandpie, yes, I clearly plucked that out of your archives and quoted you out of context (sorry about that!) I'm making my way through your (rich and wonderful) archives currently so I lose track in my head of what is actually recent information.
momontheverge, I've never heard of More magazine, but I think I have to check it out (since I'm now on the the other side of 40!)
- January 18, 2007 1:45 PM
Hi Mom-NOS,
I lurk most of the time. I have two boys. My youngest, Patrick, is 4 yrs old and has an autism diagnosis.
I just love reading about Bud!
- January 18, 2007 2:35 PM
- KathyIggy said...
I mostly lurk too..my daughter w/ASD is 11 yo and many of your stories about Bud remind me so much of when she was his age and Megan's unusual way with words. Reading the "autism hub" blogs is a great and thought-provoking part of the day.
- January 18, 2007 3:22 PM
So glad you posted about de-lurking. I have been reading your blog for some time and just love it. I don't recall how I first stumbled on it, but I have little first hand knowledge with the world of autism and your blog has really educated me a lot. I often tear up when I read your posts, and Bud just seems like such a wonderful little boy. Thanks for allowing me to better understand PDD-NOS and glimpse into your lives. You seem like a wonderful mother.
- January 18, 2007 3:39 PM
- Maddy said...
Lurk? Perish the thought!
- January 18, 2007 4:57 PM
- Chris and Erin said...
Hi! I've been lurking for a little bit- I find everything you write about life with Bud fascinating- I am a Special Education Teacher who worked in the past with families with Autistic members- currently I teach students with severe developmental delays. I find it inspiring to see first hand everything that families do to make things as good as they can for their children. Congrats on Bud- he sounds like quite the amazing kid!
- January 18, 2007 5:10 PM
Hello Mom-Nos-
I am also lurker and appreciate your comments. I have a 4 yr old son and 2 yr old daughther both somewhere on the spectrum. You have open my mind to new ideas and provide inspiration in some off my darkest times. I also appreciate the links to websites, books, articles, etc. I am so happy you continued to blog about your son and know that Bud will continue to do well.
- January 18, 2007 5:46 PM
- lizziehoop said...
Hi I've been lurking for a few months now. Never really sure of what to say or how to say it. I am the mom of a 9 year old boy with autism. Can't relate to everything you talk about since I am Canadian and I can't stand coffee (please don't throw your mug at me!!) but if everyone in the world had the same opinions and views that would be a pretty crappy place to live. Keep up the great work on your blog - know that for every person that does comment that there are dozens of us who don't. Thanks for the glance into your world - it feels good knowing there are others with similar hurdles and victories.
- January 18, 2007 7:00 PM
I read your blog every day. It has been very helpful.
I just finished reading "George and Sam" and "Letters to Sam".They were interesting but I like your blog better!
- January 18, 2007 8:17 PM
- Laura said...
Hi, I'm a new lurker as well! I just added you to my blog role. I'm mom to two boys - the oldest, 5 1/2, has Autism and the youngest, 2 1/2, is NT. Looking forward to more good reading!
- January 18, 2007 8:38 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Wow. I am really, really moved by the kind things you folks are saying. I can't begin to tell you how much it means to me, and how humbled I am by it.
Welcome jill, ladystargazer, 4evashopping & Liz!
And welcome back mumkeepingsane, KathyIggy, mcewen & dori!
Liz, I agree with you completely - diversity is what it's all about! If you don't like coffee, I will happily make you tea. And the very first time I saw Paul McCartney in concert was in Montreal. I've been a big fan of Canada ever since.
- January 18, 2007 8:45 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Welcome, Laura! I'm discovering that one of the perks of this "de-lurking" post is that I'm going to have some great new blogs to check out! Look for me on your... I'll be the one lurking in the shadows! :-)
- January 18, 2007 8:47 PM
Hello Mom-NOS, I'm another devoted lurker. I've been reading your blog for months. I'm the grandmother of a 6 year old boy named Elijah. Elijah is autistic and wonderful. My life would not be the same without him. I wanted to be called Nanna when I found out my daughter was going to have a baby but when Elijah entered the world he decided that I was Nina and I've been Nina ever since. Bud reminds me of Elijah in a lot of ways. I really enjoy your tales and I share them with any family member that will listen. Thanks! Martha
- January 18, 2007 10:02 PM
Hi Mom-Nos:
I want to de-lurk to say I love your blog. Your writing is simply wonderful and I just love Bud. I do not have a child w/autism, but I did experience the loss of a child in 1996. Christopher was 22 months old and was born with a Chromosome #11 duplication. His main issue was a trachea disorder (made of bone, not cartilidge and would never grow w/him). He was and still is my life inspiration. I was lucky enough at the ripe ol' age of 40 to have another son Ben who is 18 months old and keeps me moving.
I came across your blog from reading Susan Sentator's blog. I have no personal relationship to autism, but I feel like I know both of your sons (Nat and Bud)and feel quite priviliged to have a peak into your world.
Also, I am a HUGE Macca fan and also gave my husband a word of warning when he and Heather's divorce was announced! ;-)
Jamie from Portland Oregon
- January 18, 2007 11:40 PM
- MarilynC said...
I got in on the ground floor! Woo-hoo!
Thanks for the in-post mention, Mom-NOS. It's fun to see your name in linky-underlined "lights". :)
- January 19, 2007 1:06 AM
Well, I suppose now is as good of time as any to delurk... hi. I'm just a random reader. I don't even remember how I ended up reading your blog, but I keep reading it because I love hearing the stories of you and Bud. I hope when (if?) I have kids, I can be as good and loving as a mom as you seem to be, and have children as happy as Bud seems to be. It's also really nice to hear that you seem to LIKE Bud, as well as love him. I love hearing the stories; he sounds like a really cute kid.
Happy delurking week!
- January 19, 2007 4:14 AM
- Kev said...
See what I meant about audience vs commenters? ;o)
- January 19, 2007 6:32 AM
Hi MOM-NOS. I've been a devoted reader since March '05 (I was tipped-off by Adventures in Autism blog). I mostly lurk, but have made a few comments here and there. I feel a little rude that I never introduced myself before. It must be those autistic tendencies I have where it didn't even occur to me that you would have any interest in me. I am a mother of two boys. My older son just turned 6 and has sensory integration dysfunction w/some language delays (literal thinking and wh- questions, etc.). My younger son is 4.5 yrs. old and is PDD-NOS. He had a complete loss of language and eye contact when he was 21 months old. He was never typical developing though. He always had developmental delays and he also had two birth defects --craniosynostosis (premature fusion of a bone in his head) and a palsy of the 4th cranial nerve in each eye. His expressive and receptive language is still severely delayed, but he is actually talking now :-). His eye contact is fantastic and he is the happiest kid you'd ever meet. Thank you for all the wonderful things you write about in your blog! Linda H. Indiana
- January 19, 2007 7:43 AM
Hi, MOM-NOS. I've been reading your blog for about a year and I love Bud. He makes me smile. I've got 4 kids (16, 14, 10, and 4) and my 14yo has Asperger's Syndrome. Sometimes the things Bud does remind me of Chris at that age (and sometimes even now)--the tableaux with stuffed animals especially. Keep up the good writing.
Elizabeth J
- January 19, 2007 9:07 AM
- rachelblue said...
Hello, I'm a lurker too :) I just finished my master's degree in Child Development and I spent a lot of time this past semester studying autism. It has been so nice to read your blog and get away from the "textbook" view of autism, which doesn't compare to the personal perspective. Bud sounds like a fantastic little guy and I love reading about his adventures (although personally, I'm a Ringo girl).
- January 19, 2007 9:57 AM
Hi, MOM-NOS. I've been a dedicated lurker for over a year now. I have a four-year-old son with autsim, and an 18-month-old son who is developing typically at this point(my fingers are positively sore from being so firmly crossed for so long). I really appreciate the balance, affirmation, and hope that you bring to your blog. Thank you for opening up your life to us. You are a source of support, and you know how much that means.
- January 19, 2007 11:36 AM
Hi Mom-NOS. I'm an avid reader of your blog and enjoy every minute of it. I'm the mother of a four year old girl with autism who reminds me of Bud so much. You've made me laugh, you've made me cry but most of all you are one of the things the keep me sane. Thanks for the free therapy you provide!
- January 19, 2007 2:03 PM
- gretchen said...
Damn! I'm going to have to stop commenting so much, now that I know all these other people are reading! :-)
- January 19, 2007 3:14 PM
- Club 166 said...
OK, since you've asked, I'm outing myself.
My name is Joe and I'm a dedicated lurker who totally enjoys your posts. I especially enjoyed the "Google" post from a couple of days ago. I'm the dad of a great 7 y/o boy on the spectrum (who has tried to order "free" bowling balls online), as well as a 4 1/2 y/o NT girl.
Keep it up!
- January 19, 2007 5:01 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi Mom-NOS, another devoted lurker here. I've commended anonymously once or twice, but am happily coming out today to let you know just how big your audience is! I routinely give your blog address out to "new" folks just starting on this journey as an example of a mom, and child, who are constructing a happy, functional, and hopeful life. You have no idea how much joy and solace your blog brings to those of us whose kids are younger, because PDD-NOS itself is such a young diagnosis. I'm also grateful to you for linking to other wonderful blogs, like Autismland and Autism's Edges.
It's George Bailey day on Mom-NOS, and I am pleased and proud to be one of the people showing up at the Christmas party to tell you how much you matter to all of us!
- January 19, 2007 5:43 PM
My 7 yr old PDD-NOS son has come so far that he's losing his "French" accent a little, which is great, but I miss it sometimes.
I, too, have directed friend and family NOS's to your blog as a pretty balanced and honest view of having a kid on the spectrum. It's really, really hard, but entertaining and epiphanic also (for the parents as well as the child, I believe). Thanks for reflecting that aspect of parenting "the French", and reminding us of it when we forget.
- January 19, 2007 8:40 PM
Ok my comment isn't so much on the topic of "lurking" although I am certainly guilty of it. Still learning how this whole Blog thing works. I feel like I know some of you guys personally after reading so much of your writing. Anyway, as I encounter things in my life as a Special Education Teacher and Mom of an autistic boy, I often wonder how people like "MOM-NOS" or some other Bloggers might react. For example, any opinions on the recent episodes of American Idol where they are being cruel and mean to young people who clearly have some sort of disability???
As I watched the episodes this week, I couldn't help but think of my son. I had to turn it off after a while. It brought me to tears the way the made fun of these kids. Anyway, I'm not much of a writer, but if anyone could do this story justice, its you!! Not even sure if you watch the show, but its still an interesting (disturbing) topic.
- January 19, 2007 9:39 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Welcome Martha! And Jamie! And Anonymous! And Elizabeth J! And Rachel (or are you the same Rachel who has popped in before?)! And Shelly! And Other Anonymous! And Joe! And Sarah!
Welcome back Marilyn! And Kev! And Linda H! And Gretchen! And kjoel! And kristen!
I'm completely overwhelmed. That's not false modesty. It's completely genuine. I am totally and completely overwhelmed. (I actually feel a little like Sally Field at the '85 Oscars: "You like me! You really like me!")
Martha, Bud and his Nana have a very special relationship, too. Elijah is lucky to have you.
Jamie, I'm so sorry about the loss of Christopher. But I do know what you mean – the babies I lost are with me, and shape my life every day. You can't measure the meaning of a life in time. And, also – should you end up with Paul, could you at least invite me over to play Scrabble or something?
Marilyn, you are a trendsetter.
Anonymous, you are absolutely right. I really LIKE Bud. I enjoy his company. I'd be his friend even if I wasn't related to him.
Kev, nobody likes a know-it-all. :-)
Linda, I'm most definitely interested in you and your boys. We just hit a WH- question milestone… which will be in a post sometime soon!
Elizabeth: 4 kids and you still find time to read blogs! Amazing!
Rachel, I apologize for the snide remark I made recently about Ringo's album tracks…
Shelly, it sounds like maybe you and Shawn (above) should connect. I've got my fingers crossed for both of you.
Anonymous, isn't it amazing when you read about a child who sounds like yours? It first happened to me when I read Beth Kephart's A Slant of Sun, and I felt like I'd found a long-lost cousin.
Gretchen, don't even jest…
Joe: Hide the credit cards.
Sarah, it really DOES feel like George Bailey day. It's staggering. But also very cool. I just wish I could convey it to Bud. Someday, it's going to knock his socks off.
kjoel: Merci!
kristen: YES! YES! YES! I had the same reaction as you to this week's Idol. It was exploitative, mean-spirited, and cruel. I'll follow the links (thanks for those) and I'll mull over a post. Thanks for the idea (and the vote of confidence!)
- January 19, 2007 10:12 PM
hi, I'm yet another lurker "de-lurking" themselves..
I found your blog through a bunch of other autism blogs.
I'm 13 and have been volunteering with kids with autism for the past 3-4 years.
I really like reading your blog and stories about Bud..keep writing!!!
- January 20, 2007 10:53 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
peermodel, that is SO COOL! You are doing really important work. So glad to see you here!
- January 21, 2007 6:32 PM
Hi Mom-NOS, I am yet another addicted lurker. I read all the time and I love hearing about Bud. He is so funny and smart and it gives me so much hope for my four year old, who is also on the spectrum.
Thanks for saying all the things I want to say and can't put into words!
- January 22, 2007 5:54 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Eithne, thank you - and welcome!
- January 22, 2007 10:23 PM
- charmian said...
I lurk because I can't type, I'm tired when my little guy goes to bed (real late) and I just figured out Yahoo groups then blogs appeared.
I found your blog because of a search for the words "progressive" and "autism". Serendipity! I'm still trying to figure out where you live though, rural with great schools...sounds like Brigadoon...or do I mean Camelot?
May I say a couple more things? I too, loved SLANT OF SUN (my best autism book) and I'm reading Paul Collin's book now because of your site. And I'm progressive and worship my coffee pot...all good things. Right?... But,
here goes...
Lauren Thierry (the producer of Autism Every Day) was so wonderful to me when my son was diagnosed that it kills me when I read things about her by people who don't know her. I feel so powerless to defend her but I need to say she's an incredibly smart, strong, good and kind woman who loves her son, and children with autism, passionately. I was a stranger to her and she really held my hand when I was so lost 5 years ago.
I just had to say that, for what it's worth.
- January 24, 2007 11:18 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Charmian, thanks for popping in! And thanks, especially, for your words about Lauren Thierry. My concerns are with her film, and not at all with her personally. I hope that nothing I've written has sounded like a personal attack, because none of it was meant to be.
I don't know her, but I assume that she would have to be a smart, strong woman who loves her son to be working so tirelessly in her efforts. It's just that she and I come from different philosophical perspectives. But, as many have said in the comments before, it's through talking about - and listening to - different perspectives that we are likely to make the best progress for our kids.
And, that being said, I have a hunch that if Lauren Thierry and I ever found ourselves in conversation with each other, we would discover that we have more in common than not.
P.S. I do live in Brigadoon... how did you guess? :-)
- January 25, 2007 10:12 AM
- Kaethe said...
Well, I think I've posted before, but I've been away for several months, so I'll pop up and say "howdy", too. I've been reading you for quite a while. I can't remember now how I got started, although there is a Readerville.com connection.
I have two NT daughters, the eldest Bud's age. What I enjoy so much about your blog is that you don't try to compare Bud to anyone else. Your focus is solely on what he wants and what he needs and what is his bliss. That's a marvelous parenting strategy, and I'm trying to learn from you.
Recent book recommendation: Pirates! In an Adventure With Communists.
Recent YouTube fave: Christopher Walken dancing for Fatboy Slim Be sure and share with your mom.
- March 21, 2007 12:25 PM
- Mrs. Knight Rath said...
So I came across your blog in a google search - now I don't even remember what I was searching for. In any case, I started reading and decided I might as well start from the beginning. And now I'm up to this post, so I figured I'd de-lurk a year or so later. I'm a graduate student in English and haven't really had any experience with autism, but now I feel like I have! Thank you :)
- July 18, 2008 11:28 PM
- Natalie said...
Hi, Mom-NOS! I found your blog from The Ryan Files, which I found through some other blog... it's an endless cycle. I like to read blogs from the very beginning, so if you have a visit on your stat counter that lasts for days and days, it's probably me. I know this comment comes three and a half years after your post, but I thought it would be appropriate to de-lurk. I have loved your stories and insights!
- September 07, 2010 2:43 AM
- Chelsea Anderson said...
I know this is years late, but I thought I'd finally come out and post my first comment. I just finished my first year teaching a jr high study skills class with about half NT students, half "sped/504" students (as my administration refers to them), most of which are on the autism spectrum. When I started the school year, I had NO experience working with students with autism and it was kinda like baptism by fire!
I fell in love with one particular 7th grade boy with Asperger's (who reminds me SO much of Bud) and got to be great friends with his mom, who sent me a link me to your "toaster brain" entry a few weeks ago. I thought your words were amazing and explained everything so well. I read a few more posts here and there and loved them so much I decided to start at the beginning and read EVERYTHING! There have been so many times I've been able to relate to things you've written (the airplane meltdown, the sympathy breakthrough, the computer sneakiness...I could go on forever), but I've always been too chicken to post (and I figured the posts were so old no one would ever see them).
Anyway, I learned a lot my first year teaching, but I feel like I've learned SO much more from reading your amazing blog. I only wish I would have found it sooner :)
Thanks for sharing your awesome journey with your adorable boy Bud! Sorry to make my first post a novel!
- June 28, 2011 1:18 AM


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Even as the fiscal cliff negotiations drag on, the public has decided who is the "good guy" and who is … well, not.
Just 25 percent of all voters and a surprisingly small 38 percent of Republicans approve of House Speaker John Boehner's performance in the talks to resolve the budget stalemate that is gripping Washington, according to today's ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Boehner is losing two battles — among party loyalists and among swing voters.
"Independents, for their part, split evenly on Obama's efforts, versus a nearly 2-1 negative rating on Boehner's, 25-46 percent approve-disapprove," reported ABC News polling analyst Gary Langer. "Among political moderates majorities approve of Obama's performance (53-36 percent) and disapprove of Boehner's (22-54 percent)."
If Boehner is looking for help from the GOP core, it's not forthcoming. While four in five Democrats and liberals are sticking with Obama, fewer than 40 percent of Republicans and conservatives are in Boehner's corner. Indeed, the only thing that conservative Republicans agree on is that they disagree with Obama.
Obama has a deeper well spring of support because of his personal popularity. Boehner's national approval ratings at 25 percent; Obama is at 49 percent (with 42 percent disapproval).
Additionally, there seems to be a consensus among Democrats that Obama's victory provides him with a mandate on the fiscal cliff, even though in 2008 the president himself said that "a 51–48 victory" should be seen "as a call to humility and compromise rather than an irrefutable mandate." Obama was re-elected with a 51 to 47 percent victory.
Polls consistently have shown that the House Speaker is also more likely to get blamed if the negotiations fail, reported CNN/ORC in November.

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Magnús hvalmagi
Magnus performing at Beowulf the Roadshow, Pennsic 40
Or, a gurges gules and on a chief sable three sheaves of barley Or
|Award & Office Badges
Magnus hvalmagi (called Magnus the Stout) joined the SCA in May 2010 (at the insisting of his lady Finnguala), attending the War of the Roses in Concordia as his first event.
As the nickname may suggest, Magnus enjoys brewing of all sorts - beer is his specialty. He is also a storyteller and poet in the skaldic tradition. He is apprenticed to Master Toki Redbeard, is a resident of the Vestfell Farmstead, and resides in the Barony of Concordia of the Snows. Magnus has a student - Phobos - who is learning the art of brewing. Phobos is a strapping young lad who also enjoys fighting and being inordinately tall.
As the nickname may further suggest, Magnus likes to play around with cooking, and is known for having ample, tasty meat.
In the mundane world, Peter Olsen is a food safety microbiologist working for a government regulatory agency. He is particularly interested in sensible food production practices, adequate and accessible food safety communication, and the debunking of various public health myths - including many tied to food.
Peter's other interests include tabletop gaming (board games, pen-and-paper RPG's, card games, etc), electronic gaming, metal music (the louder the better!), cooking, baking, beer brewing, meat curing, and driving too fast.
Magnus' family fled Norway in 925 to get away from the tyrant Harald; following in the steps of many other, they settled in Iceland. Magnus was born in 982 in southern Iceland.
Magnus is a pagan who strives very hard to preserve the old traditions. He doesn't have a problem with Christianity per se - he just sees very little need to change his outlook on life.
Offices & Positions
Baronial Bard of Concordia - 2012 -
Chatelaine of Concordia - 2013 -
Award of Arms - Gregor III and Kiena, Fall Crown Tournament, November 2011
Order of the Friends (Baronial) - Pierre de Tours, War of the Roses, May 2012
Companion of the Troubadour - Edward II and Thyra, Coronation, October 2012
Companion of the Maunche - Gregor IV and Kiena II, Northern Region War Camp, July 2013
Event Staff
Random conscripted labor
Deputy Autocrat - Winter Nights 2012
Autocrat - Winter Nights 2013
Projects & Publications
Brewing Projects and Links:
On the Quarter of Malt and the Hogshead of Beer
A Redaction of Gervase Markham's "March beer" - War of the Roses 2011 Brewing Competition winning entry
The "March beer" re-done with a more accurate grain bill - June 2011
A Redaction of Gervase Markham's "ordinary beer" - War of the Roses 2012 Brewing Competition winning entry
Brewing Your First "Period" All-Grain Beer - handout from class taught at War of the Roses 2012
"Drykkjabýdrapa" (Song of the Drunken Bee) - A Redaction of an Ethiopian Honey and Bread Beer, Originally Documented by Archbishop Olaus Magnus
More Information
The Draughts are Deep - my project blog compiling beer and poetry/story work


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After all the anticipation and wait, the day finally arrived. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as the next transit of Venus will happen in the Christmas of 2117. The weather decided to play menace, with threatening clouds and high heat. However, we weren't just going to cringe and we went to the planned location with a camera and solar filter anyway. With the clouds showing up every now and then, the temperature at 96 F, and after 958 photos it was a tough day, but in the end it was well worth the pain. Here are few of the memorable photographs from the rarest of the celestial event of our time.
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Why can't I use a ND filter to photograph the transit of Venus?
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Summary: Although you can probably use (a combination of) photographic neutral density (ND) filters to reduce the same amount of light as a typical solar filter (e.g. Baader solar filter), it is not SAFE for your eyes as it will not filter out the harmful Ultraviolet (UV) and infra-red (IR) light.
The table below shows the reduction in light intensity obtained by using different filters — both photographic ND filters of various Optical Density (OD) and the Baader solar filter. Just from the standpoint of intensity reduction, it is evident that one would require a 12-stop ND filter (OD 3.8) to match the Baader Photographic AstroSolar film. However, the following reasons undoubtedly makes the photographic Neutral Density filters unsuitable for solar photography:
How big will Venus be in my camera?
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Summary: Estimate the apparent image size of the solar disk and Venus in pixels for certain camera and simulate the ideal observed image.
Disclaimer:In this post, all discussions are based on the apparent image SIZE of the subjects — solar disk and Venus. I have not discussed any issue of resolving fine details, which is very important, and that shall be discussed in another post. Whether you will be able to capture the fine details such as the Granule, Lanes and Bright points on the solar spots, will depend on the ability to resolve fine details called the "spatial resolution". The spatial resolution that you can achieve depend on the quality of the lens, quality of the sensor, pixel size of the sensor, the focus, presence (or absence) of vibration during the exposure, and lastly but perhaps the most limiting of all in the case of astro-photography is "seeing." For today's discussion we are not concerned with any of those, assuming our camera is the perfect camera and there is not air-turbulence.
You may have been wondering whether the focal length of the lens that you have will be "good enough" (see disclaimer) for taking photographs of the transit. The answer to that question really depends on what you want to photograph and the focal-length of the optics that you have at your disposal. While a 300 mm lens attached to a camera with APS-C sensor will suffice (not ideal) for taking pictures of the entire solar disk with Venus (see the simulated images below & some photographs of the Sun that I took during the past few days), you will need focal length beyond 2000 mm if you want to take frame-filling close up Venus in front of a partly visible solar disk.
It's only 7 more days and the weather Gods are being merciless
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Summary: What can you do if it is a cloudy day?
My attempt at practicing solar photography yesterday evening was a mega disaster! I had only taken 3 to 4 photographs, when the western sky was filled with thick layer of dark clouds (rain came later in the night). So I came back home feeling very gloomy. The photograph below pretty-much sums up my feelings, as well as the weather conditions of the day.
What happens when you prepare for a long time for a certain photograph only to be disappointed to find the weather conditions are not the way you wish it were? For example, what would you do if you see clouds filling the sky on the afternoon of June 5 (in Northern America) or the morning of June 6 (in Europe)? Of course, I guess that you will not be very happy, especially if you had been waiting for this moment, waiting for a chance to see the last Venus transit of (most of) our lifetime?
Recommendations on photographing the transit of Venus
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As the big day is approaching, I think it is important that we have a strategy in place in order to make the best of the situation with whatever constraints we have. Some of us may have the best equipment and some of us may not. Our (gadget) limitations must not stop us from trying what we want to do. In fact, sometimes we can get incredible results if we apply our knowledge and creativity to make use of the constraints. But understanding and preparation is a must. In this post I am going to outline a few general comments that I think we must keep in mind if we are seriously interested in photographing the transit of Venus. Since I do not have a telescope, and I will be photographing the transit of Venus using a D-SLR, my comments may not be applicable if you are going to use a telescope. These comments are generally from a standpoint of using a D-SLR to photograph the transit.
I will be more than happy to welcome anyone who is interested in writing a few tips on photographing the transit of Venus using a telescope.
Also, if you are going to use a point & shoot camera and a telescope to make photographs, here is a great resource.
[Don't forget to see some of the practice shots that I took yesterday evening at the end of this page]
So, without further adieu, the following are my comments:
Making of Solar Filter from Baader AstroSolar Film
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In my previous post, I mentioned my reasons for ordering the Baader AstroSolar film in preparation for photographing the transit of Venus. In this post, I will describe the process that I adopted for making a solar filter. The filter can be fitted to any D-SLR lens using a standard Z-PRO Cokin ND filter holder. My design choice was primarily dictated by the fact that I will be using my D-SLR with a telephoto zoom lens (most likely my Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM) instead of a telescope, and I already have the Z-PRO filter holder. The Baader film came with instructions on how to construct a Filter Cell for using any telescope; you could also follow their instructions to construct your own filter. I don't think, from an image quality standpoint, that there is any fundamental difference between the two ways of mounting the filter in front of your lens. Their recommended way is suitable if you are using a telescope, or you don't have a filter holder like one mentioned here.
The picture below shows all the material that you may need (I actually ended up using a blade too and didn't use the gloves at all) to construct the filter. I was extra careful not to touch any part of the film with my figures. Things to note in the picture are two 4×6 size photo mat that I bought from Michaels, the AstroSolar film (unrolled slightly), and the Z-PRO Cokin filter holder on the top right.
Let's photograph the transit of Venus
On June 5, (or June 6, depending on your Geo-location) the lovely and beautiful Venus will pop up in-between the Earth and the Sun, eclipsing a tiny portion (1/32 the size of the solar disk) of the Sun. The rarest of all eclipses, known as the "Transit of Venus," last happened in 2004. So, you may think — why is it labeled "rare," as it is repeating after only 8 years (not so significant compared to the average human life-span)? Well, it is predicted that the next transit will only happen again in December 2117 which is about 105 years from now, making this transit of Venus the last one of this century. As it turns out, this rare celestial event is also one of the most accurately predictable one! The transits happen in pairs which are separated by 8 years and the pattern of paired-transit itself repeats every 243 years.


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A Colorado woman has been charged with homicide by vehicle in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident that took place in Lancaster Township in June.
Teresa Lim of Greenwood Village, Colo., is also charged with reckless driving, careless driving and limitations on driving on the left side of the road, according to a news release from the Lancaster Township Police.
David Vandoren, 50, of Lancaster Township was killed in the accident on June 29. Chief Deputy Coroner John Hanovick said the cause of death was blunt force trauma and the manner of death was accidental.
Lim is accused of driving her vehicle to pass Vandoren's motorcycle in a no passing zone and speeding, according to the police.
Lancaster Police were assisted in the investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Butler County District Attorney's Office. A preliminary hearing on the charges against Lim will be held in District Judge Wayne Seibel's office later.


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Whoever greenlighted that Michael Jackson hologram thing knew what they were doing.
The Billboard Music Awards, which took place last night, haven't always gotten the press the Grammys get. But last night's show got people talking by taking the hologram performance concept that first gained notoriety in 2012 when a hologram Tupac performed at Coachella and applied it to none other than the late King of Pop.
I'm not sure how horrified to feel by this. The hologram looked pretty real, but at no point was I fooled into thinking that was Michael Jackson moonwalking across the stage, and judging by audience reaction in the video, I'm not alone. I think the hologram thing is a fluke that will go away. This notion that we're gonna just replace dead rock stars or those who can't be there with holograms and sell out arenas and tours is a little ridiculous—it's a fad. At least "Slave to the Rhythm" is a pretty good song, from the better than expected posthumous release Xscape, although it's not quite as good as "Love Never Felt So Good," which should win "best song of 2014 that was mostly recorded in 1983" at some award show.
See a partial list of the Billboard Award winners below:
Top Artist: Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Song: Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell – "Blurred Lines" (off the album Blurred Lines)


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Korea's Showbox/Mediaplex has clinched a pre-sale on action thriller Hwayi, which has gone to Wild Side Films for French-speaking Europe.
Directed by Jang Joon-hwan, the film is about a boy raised by five criminals who discovers the truth behind his mysterious past after being involved in a contract killing. Kim Yun-seok heads the cast of the film which is scheduled for release in Korea this autumn.
Wild Side president Manuel Chiche said he acquired the film based on the strength of the director's acclaimed 2003 debut Save The Green Planet, the casting and the subject matter.
Showbox has also concluded further deals on North Korean assassin thriller Commitment, which has gone to Avex Entertainment for Japan, Vietnam Media Corp for Vietnam and PT Prima Cinema Multimedia for Indonesia.
Starring K-pop star Choi Seung-hyun, the film previously sold to Well Go USA for North America and Splendid for Germany. It is scheduled for release across Asia starting with Korea this autumn.


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The Zimbabwe-born British singer-songwriter had always been passionate about music, but in February 2014, when friends posted his song "Call You Home", it got more than a million hits in 24 hours and made Kelvin Jones a pop star virtually overnight. Lufthansa Magazin peeked into the 22-year-old musician's bag at Berlin's Tegel airport.


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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Round 2: NASCAR vs. NFL
Mark Martin and Juan Pablo Montoya put on a great show from Loudon last week but that was not enough to keep NASCAR fans watching on TV. The first week of the NASCAR vs. NFL match-up resulted in record low TV ratings for ABC and some serious head scratching.
There is no doubt that the NFL is on a roll. They are a sophisticated league with great media awareness and a dynamic television package. This Sunday, the same match-up happens as Allen Bestwick takes the NASCAR Countdown pre-race show and goes up against a huge slate of regional 1PM NFL games.
Bestwick has his usual partners alongside in Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty. Wallace is always opinionated while Daugherty has overstayed his welcome. He is now merely a cheerleader who is a little too excited and a little too loud. That is a shame because his presence originally made a strong statement back in 2007.
ABC's pre-race show repeats what fans have already seen on ESPN2's NASCAR Now and SPEED's RaceDay morning programs. After three hours of pre-race information, there is very little Bestwick can do to keep fans from watching the first hour of the NFL games.
Sometimes, the NASCAR on ESPN team actually replays the same features from the Sunday morning NASCAR Now program on the pre-race show. The live ESPN news reporters sometimes also offer the exact same information from that morning, often using the exact same words. The bottom line is that it is simply not working.
By the time 2PM rolls around and NASCAR gets the cars ready to start, many fans are engrossed in the NFL games and simply record the race for later viewing. Without the side-by-side commercials, that later viewing usually involves fast-forwarding through about one-third of the entire race. That is the percentage of commercials to content.
While the NFL is an organized TV assault that is simply designed to dominate, NASCAR TV is a quagmire of agendas, egos and issues. This Sunday there are eleven hours of national TV that will contain primarily NASCAR content. That is a powerful platform for one brand and for one single event.
Recently, Mike Helton confirmed that NASCAR is looking at moving the start times back to 1PM for Sunday races in the Eastern Time Zone. As fans may recall, it was David Hill from Fox who made the loudest argument to push the times back as far as possible for TV purposes.
By now, it may have dawned on NASCAR that Hill's TV network is offering one of the 1PM NFL games that has pushed NASCAR to the back burner. Hill and his bunch are long gone from NASCAR and probably chuckled as they thumped ESPN's offering on ABC last Sunday.
Dover is a dynamic racetrack with great competition and non-stop excitement. Again this year the challenge of getting that feeling across to the TV viewers falls to Jerry Punch. This track requires a lot of work from the play-by-play announcer as the action is non-stop. Punch will have Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree alongside.
The ESPN production team cannot go to the Tech Garage for Tim Brewer under green flag conditions. They cannot play back driver soundbites while racing is under way. They cannot take in-car cameras live under green. The potential to miss critical action during the Chase is too great.
This is going to change the way the race is produced. A focus on hardcore racing action throughout the field is the only way to keep the existing viewers interested and perhaps get some back who have been watching football. No bells, no whistles and no lapses in intensity from the announcers.
The NASCAR vs. NFL challenge is even harder under this 2PM scenario because the race continues even as the second round of NFL games gets underway at 4PM. Again, viewers have a choice and it is up to the ESPN producer to reset the scene at that time and provide a recap for TV viewers who may be just checking on the race.
Dover may offer a solid opportunity for NASCAR to make a dent in the NFL dominance and bring fans back simply because of the great racing. The challenge for the ESPN team is to stand back and let it happen. Not doing too much in TV is often a bigger challenge than not doing enough.
There are great stories unfolding, the track offers good racing and the teams are poised to tackle one of the biggest challenges of the Chase. Round 2 of NASCAR vs. the NFL should be a good one.
We welcome your comments on this topic. To add your opinion, just click on the comments button below. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting. Thank you for taking the time to stop by, we will be live blogging the race at 1PM right here on TDP.
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- Smokey_14 said...
I need to say this right now. NASCAR Performance on SPEED is the best NASCAR tech-splanation show, period. When Larry Mac, Chad Knaus, Bootie Barker and Doug Richert explain race strategy, what's under the hood of a car, or anything else in the technical side of NASCAR, they know what they are talking about because they know what it's like, being crew chiefs for their race teams week in and week out. I thought they nailed it tonight with how car inspection (pre-race and post-race) works. I really liked it. I dare Tim Brewer and ESPN's stupid tech center try to top that. Overall, NASCAR Performance on SPEED is all the NASCAR tech-splanation that I need. This show, and tonight's episode put Tim Brewer and ESPN's Tech Center to shame.
- September 27, 2009 at 1:58 AM
- Sophia said...
Agree about N Perf. I just wish they would run it before the race instead of TWO HOURS of Rday. NP deserves a PERMANENT time slot.
What the heck am I saying? We can't even get consistent time slots for the races which adds to the fuzzieness of NFL vs NASCAR. I hardly watch NFL except in bits and pieces casually. It usually always wins out..but with ESPN *&^% annoying camera work, Sunday may see me watching 4pm game. Bengals vs Steelers...just to read the local Tweets as folks go nuts over the game. :) and my room mate is huge Steelers fan..thankfully we've two LRoom tvs
I think more folks would tune in to watch the races if they 'understood' more of what's going on via NAS Perf over the pre race puff/filler pieces tho I do understand we are talking two different networks. Just sayin.
- September 27, 2009 at 2:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
Na$car needs to make up their mind who they want to keep---the pre-2000 fans or the post-2000 fans. The days of trying to dick around in the middle are over.
- September 27, 2009 at 2:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
Even if I had a TV it would be NA$CAR regardless. If I get frustrated I have Netflix DVDs still to watch or Hulu :) Heck there's gotta be paint drying somewhere *giggle*
I only like Hank Williams Jr's MNF song and I might tune in the last bit but for the rest of it I can do without it.
I'm hoping DTV does their "mistake" again and does the radio audio. Even though it won't match the pictures they give me the pictures in their call of the race.
Yes NP was great tonight! They speak to us like the grown race fans we are and even as "basic" as some of the information is we walk away learning something. Unlike with Tim who speaks as though we're all 5 and have never heard of NA$CAR before he came on. And we walk away not learning a thing all thinking "Thank You Captain Obvious!!"
More often than not in his "explanation" he's said the EXACT same thing the booth just said!
- September 27, 2009 at 2:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
Finally a song on NRD that I recognize hehehehehe
- September 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- ken said...
I think a 1:00PM start time would help but it won't help with the greater problem. The way commercials are shown and the fake 'debris" cautions give viewers numerous opportunities to switch over to football where they get interested and don't switch back. If the comercials were side by side with the action and if all cautions were true cautions, there would be less temptation to change channels. Of course, nothing helps if the telecast is done poorly or the race is a boring follow the leader event.
- September 27, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Dot said...
@ Anon 2:38, Ditto.
Why oh why did NASCAR listen to Hill about the start times? Prior to the big TV deal, I loved that the races started at 9:30/10AM.
Too bad NASCAR only saw $$$$$ instead of what the fans wanted.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- Dot said...
@ ken, I read elsewhere that prior to 2003 there were mostly single digit cautions during a race. After that, double digits.
Didn't the Emperor take over in 2003?
- September 27, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- Andrew said...
@Dot - There are definitely a lot more debris cautions flown now then there used to be, which is probably the reason for the double-digits. Now that could be due to any number of things - more cars on the track, more damaged cars still running and dropping parts, or "show" cautions, to name a few.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new post up for the live race blog.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Dot said...
@ Andrew, you forgot one. To show more commls. :)
- September 27, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Please move your comments up to the new live blog post. Thanks.
- September 27, 2009 at 12:36 PM


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LA VERNE – University of La Verne football coach Andy Ankeny is going to find out fast just how much his Leopard team has improved.
The Leopards, just 1-8 in Ankeny's inaugural season in 2007, dropped their season opener to Whitworth (Wash.) two weeks ago 22-13. That was the defending Northwest Conference champion so it was a moral victory of sorts.
But the tests won't get any easier. Today Willamette (Ore.), which plays in the same conference as Whitworth, marches in for a 1 p.m. showdown at Ortmayer Stadium. The Bearcats (3-0) moved into the D3 football national rankings this week at No. 25.
Then next week the Leos open SCIAC play against No. 20 University of Redlands.
"We've decided to play as many ranked teams as possible," Ankeny said sarcastically.
"But this is really exciting for us as a program. What better way to see exactly where we are and how we stack up?"
It will be the first meeting between the two schools. It will also be the second against a SCIAC team for Willamette, which bested Cal Lutheran 31-17 two weeks ago in Thousand Oaks.
The Oregon team will have one big advantage. Willamette, coming off a 31-23 win over Southern Oregon, will be playing its fourth game while La Verne will be playing just its second.
The Bearcats return 12 starters while La Verne has a steady mix of veterans and newcomers but hasn't had quite the chance to see how the rookies will fare.
Willamette is also making the road trip which might neutralize its other advantage.
La Verne also had an extra week to prepare.
"It's tough flying and then playing, no matter where you're going to or from," Ankeny said. "It makes a big difference. Hopefully that will be to our advantage."
The Leopards will be looking to get more out of the running game than they did in the opener. They are averaging 195 passing yards a game, ignited by junior quarterback Anthony Andre, a product of Riverside Poly High school and Riverside Community College.
But the running game is averaging just 34 yards per game.
Willamette is the opposite. It is averaging 219 on the ground and 79 in the air.
Ankeny recognizes that the tough early schedule might mean his team's progress may not be reflected in the win column. But he likes what he is seeing from his players.
"Our guys are working hard and they are coming in expecting to win. We know it won't be easy but we're ready to compete," he said. "They have bought in to what we're trying to do. Now we'll see where we really are."
It is a light schedule this week among local colleges. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1-1), Pomona-Pitzer (1-1) and University of Redlands (3-0) are all idle this week.
Injury-riddled Chaffey (3-0) will hit the road for a 1 p.m. game at Grossmont (1-2). It will be the final tuneup before the Panthers start National Division Central Conference play next week.
San Bernardino Valley College (0-3) will travel to Victor Valley (0-3) for the first game of American Division Mountain Conference action.


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Playboy Marfa, the attraction featuring a 1972 Dodge Charger planted on a cinder block next to the Playboy logo outside the middle-of-nowhere West Texas town of Marfa, has caused plenty of trouble since it went up. The state ordered it to be taken down. Now, it may take a more famous roadside icon with it.
The backstory, in case you haven't been following so far, goes like this. Playboy installed the attraction outside of Marfa, a tiny, artsy town near the Mexican border, in hopes of somehow reinvigorating their flagging brand. It kind of pissed everyone off. Then the Texas Department of Transportation decided that it was an advertisement, not art, and one that went up without a permit to boot. They demanded it get taken down.
But the attention on Playboy Marfa has also dragged Prada Marfa into the fight. That would be the freestanding Prada store about 30 miles down the road, a well-built, visually jarring roadside attraction and art exhibit that has since become something of a Texas icon. No, you can't go inside it, but it's full of Prada purses and shoes, and it looks pretty amazing.
Thanks to the Playboy drama, Prada Marfa has also been declared illegal advertising, according to Texas Monthly:
Nearly eight years after opening, Prada Marfa has been classified by the Texas Department of Transportation as an "illegal outdoor advertising sign" because it displays the Prada logo on land where that is prohibited. This could lead to forced removal of the installation, although the department has not yet decided what action it will take.
[...] From the state's perspective, the logo is defined by state and federal law as a sign. And because the "sign" sits on unlicensed land bordering federal highway U.S. 90 and lacks a permit, it violates the 1965 Highway Beautification Act signed by president Lyndon B. Johnson and championed by his wife, Lady Bird Johnson.
In their defense, the state is being fair here because many have asked why Playboy's attraction had to go but the Prada installation did not. Its defenders claim it is art, meant to be a critique of the luxury goods industry, but the state doesn't see it that way. The installation was not commissioned by Prada directly, like Playboy was, but it was done with their blessing and support.
For me at least, having seen both of these in person, the problem here is less of a logical one and more of an emotional one. Prada Marfa looks great. It is extremely well-crafted and well-executed, and it's a clever and fun roadside attraction that will catch an unaware motorist off guard as they pass by it in the desert.
Playboy Marfa, on the other hand, is stupid. It looks cheap and cheesy and reeks of crass consumerism. I'm not even sure what they're trying to say exactly with the Dodge on top. It's just kind of dumb.
TXDOT hasn't yet decided what course it will take with Prada Marfa, but as an ex-Texan (I guess you're not really ever not Texan, right?) I do hope it finds a way to stay up.
Playboy Marfa can stay or go. I call dibs on the Charger if they decide to take it down, but otherwise it's no great loss.
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Last week, the Panel for Education Policy voted to close 24 schools across the city. That makes 44 schools in the city marked for closure since February of this year, more than in any previous year.
Sure, it wasn't exactly the mayor who voted to close the schools, it was instead the panel, which is roundly criticized as being a rubber stamp for the mayor's agenda under the guise of operating under as an independent body.
Regardless, 24 schools will now enter what is called the "turnaround" model, which will relieve half the staff at some of the city's largest high schools and close the schools, replacing them with a series of smaller high schools in the same building.
Nobody is arguing that New York City's education system isn't in need of some help. Many schools struggle to get just over half of its students into a cap and gown on graduation day, which is unacceptable.
Unfortunately, closing these schools isn't just about the education of our children, it's just the latest battle in an ongoing war between the mayor and the teacher's union.
The mayor claims that the city was forced into this situation because it was losing out on $60 million in federal Race to the Top funds because the city and the teacher's union failed to come to terms on a teacher evaluation system, a stipulation to receiving the money.
But earlier this year, the governor and the unions came to terms on an evaluation system, meaning that the funds were restored to the budget and should go toward helping these schools implement programs to raise graduation rates.
But it's not just the mayor who is at fault. The teacher's unions have been equally stubborn when it comes to change, preferring to keep the status quo and protect their jobs. The only difference is that they get to portray themselves as being on the side of our kids.
Which isn't to say that teachers equal teacher's unions. There are plenty of hardworking teachers in our school system that care about providing a quality education, we're just not always sure that's really what union leadership is concerned about.
So, now that the vote has been cast, we'll see if the "turnaround" model produces results, or instead forces schools that were making modest gains in a different direction.
The unfortunate thing in all of this is that the mayor in his time in office hasn't really put a sustainable system into place, and you can bet that when a new mayor is elected in 2013 and takes office, they will have their own ideas about how to "fix" the education system and the upheaval will start all over again.


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So I thought I'd present something relevant to the occasion: here's a terrific historical series describing the founding and early history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ("The Mounties") by one of Canada's top illustrators of the 20th century, Tom McNeely.
These illustrations appeared in a book called Historic Headlines, published during Canada's Centennial, 1967, by McClelland & Stewart.
In his introduction to the book, editor Pierre Berton wrote, "This book contains no photographs. We have preferred, instead, to ask contemporary Canadian illustrators to act as if they were on an urgent journalistic assignment - rushed to the scene of each incident with pad and pencil in the manner of a war artist..."
"... finishing certain work at their leisure..."
"... retaining the rest of it in sketchbook form."
"The result, we hope, is a new kind of Canadian history book."
Berton continues, "Certainly it is designed to tell the non-academic reader a good deal about the kind of country this has been over the past century."
I can assure you, editor Berton's efforts were successful - at least for this non-academic Canadian reader.
Since this blog concerns itself chiefly with the history of illustration - and not with Canadian history - I won't go into the details surrounding the formation of the RCMP (or "North West Mounted Rifles", as it was originally intended to be called).
Suffice to say, it is a remarkable story of larger-than-life characters engaged in harrowing circumstances and undertakings far more daunting than anything you or I will ever encounter in our genteel everyday lives. I was amazed to read what had transpired in the early days of our country.
Berton writes, "I find it both significant and ironic that every one of these true Canadian tales could provide the background for a major motion picture... but we modest Canadians have tended to downgrade our own past to the point where even strangers have failed to sense the excitement of it."
Sadly, that's too true. But hopefully these great illustrations by Tom McNeely hint at some of that exciting history and inspire some of you to seek out these stories on your own. For my part, I'll continue presenting more of the artwork in this book on future occasions.
* I had the great fortune of sharing studio space with Tom McNeely for several years. He's not only a gifted artist, he's a warm and intelligent person - a real gentleman I'm very honoured to call my friend.
If you're interested in seeing more of Tom's artwork and reading about his career, just click on the links below:
Tom McNeely, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5


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I don't know if this news proves we live the in the best of all possible nerd worlds or the end times, but I know it proves something: Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions will turn the 1983 barely-cult non-hit TV show Manimal into a movie.
Manimal, for the many, many, many of you unfamiliar with it, is about a man who can turn into any animal and uses this power to fight crime. It was canceled after eight episodes. Please watch the original opening credits introduce its protagonist, Dr. Jonathan Chase ("master of the secrets that divide man from animal, animal from man — Manimal!"), and see how seriously this show took itself:
It's safe to say that Ferrell and McKay's Manimal won't be quite so earnest, although Deadline says original series co-creator Glen A. Larson will help co-produce it. In even better news, Key & Peele executive producers Jay Martel and Ian Roberts will write the script, which is an extremely promising sign.
But who will play Crane? Who could bring the necessary gravitas to believably turn from a man into a panther? I welcome your suggestions in the comments.


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Everyone has had one of those moments when you realize that you shouldn't have sent that e-mail. Maybe you sent it out of anger (or drunkenness), it was sent to the wrong person (that was not supposed to go to the boss!), or it was just plain incomplete. A recently announced e-mail service called BigString hopes to eliminate sender's remorse by offering users a way to send "self-destructing, recallable e-mail." We were intrigued by some earlier reports on the service and decided to dig into it a little more to see what it was all about.
BigString has three tiers of service: a free, web-based account, a premium account with POP3 access, and a business account that can send from corporate e-mail addresses. Through the service, users can specify any number of criteria by which the message might expire: it can expire automatically after a certain number of minutes, it can expire after a certain number of times the recipient has opened the e-mail, or it can simply be set to be "recallable," so that the message will no longer be accessible whenever the sender feels like deeming it so.
But how is it possible? E-mail messages sent through BigString are actually encoded into images that are hosted off of BigString's servers and linked in an e-mail to the recipient. This not only makes it difficult for the recipient to copy and paste the content of the message, it also makes it easy for BigString to track how many times the image been viewed, how long it has been on the server, and whether it's been viewed by people at different IP addresses (to prevent forwarding of the message). When the sender decides to destroy the message, the image is merely removed from the server and disappears from the e-mail message on the recipient side; the message is still sitting there in the inbox, and the recipient still knows that someone tried to send him or her an e-mail, but it no longer has any content.
BigString also offers several other features with its e-mail packages. For example, users can track when and how many times a message has been viewed and edit sent e-mails for typos or corrections (which updates the image on the server). There are several annoyances with using BigString, however, as it practically removes all searchability of the e-mails you send. We suppose this is part of the "point," but it's annoying nonetheless for practical e-mail use.
But for the uber-paranoid who are willing to annoy their friends, BigString's services do offer the ability to virtually turn back time and take back words sent by mistake. "[E]veryone from executives to job seekers to college students to online daters will have the luxury of being able to correct and retract emails that may have typos or other errors, or were sent in anger, haste or an altered state," said BigString CEO Darin Myman upon the launch of BigString 3.0. "Our service gives the sender total control, so they do not have to worry that their personal videos, photos or messages are being indiscriminately bounced around cyberspace, ending up on Web sites for the whole world to see."


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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced continuing progress on its two remaining Phase 3 trials of the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System being studied in post-operative pain. The first of those studies in patients after major abdominal surgery completed the last patient earlier this quarter, and is expected to provide data later this quarter. The second study, in patients after major orthopedic surgery, continues to enroll patients, with the last patient expected to enroll around the end of the first quarter of 2013, and data expected in the second quarter. A New Drug Application (NDA) submission for the NanoTab System remains on track for the third quarter of 2013. In addition, a Phase 2 clinical trial with ARX-04, a sufentanil formulation for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain, has completed dosing and results from this study are expected to be available in the second quarter of 2013.
"We look forward to sharing the top-line results from our abdominal surgery pain study with our lead product candidate, the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System, later this quarter and remain on track for an NDA submission later this year," said Richard King , president and chief executive officer of AcelRx.
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About AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain. AcelRx's lead product candidate, the Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System, which is currently in Phase 3 clinical development, is designed to solve the problems associated with post-operative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia which has been shown to cause harm to patients following surgery because of the side effects of morphine, the invasive IV route of delivery and the complexity of infusion pumps. AcelRx has two additional product candidates which have completed Phase 2 clinical development: ARX-02 for the treatment of cancer breakthrough pain, and ARX-03 for mild sedation, anxiety reduction and pain relief for patients undergoing painful procedures in a physician's office. AcelRx has completed enrollment in a Phase 2 study for a fourth product candidate, ARX-04, a sufentanil formulation for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain, funded through a grant from USAMRMC. For additional information about AcelRx's clinical programs please visit www.acelrx.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to the process and timing of anticipated future clinical development of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals product candidates, including the release of ARX-01 clinical trial data, the release of ARX-04 clinical trial data, the potential submission of an NDA for ARX-01 and the timing hereof, the therapeutic and commercial potential of ARX-01 and the anticipated timing and therapeutic and commercial potential of other AcelRx Pharmaceuticals product candidates including ARX-04. These forward-looking statements are based on AcelRx Pharmaceuticals' current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals' actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to: the ability of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals to successfully complete the final clinical trial for ARX-01; the duration of time required to assess clinical trial results once the dosing of patients is completed; the success, cost and timing of all product development activities and clinical trials; the uncertain clinical development process, including the risk that clinical trials have an effective design; the final Phase 3 study enrolls a sufficient number of patients, or be completed on schedule, if at all; any delays or inability to obtain regulatory approval of its product candidates in the United States and Europe; its ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals of its product candidates; the market potential for its product candidates; the accuracy of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals' estimates regarding expenses, capital requirements and needs for financing; and other risks detailed in the "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in AcelRx Pharmaceuticals' U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 7, 2012. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.
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The mission of Unity College has never been more relevant or necessary. We know that our students will face a world of converging environmental and economic crises.
Through a curriculum emphasizing sustainability science, we are committed to providing students with the capacity to address these looming global changes successfully. Sometimes, traditional academic programs overlook the fact that learning is essentially experiential. Our hands-on approach, combined with our small class sizes, means that at Unity fieldwork is the rule rather than the exception. For information about Unity College Online Degrees, click here.
On any given day, your classroom might be a whale-watching expedition, an animal shelter, a hunter check station, or the top of a mountain. Your lab time might include farming, camping, animal handling, ropes work, building, rock climbing, first aid, or any number of other activities.
In addition, our core Environmental Citizen Curriculum connects all students and degree tracks together with a science-based liberal arts foundation. Which means you will learn to read deeply, write and speak effectively—and think.
Surpassing "Sustainable"
It seems that everything is "sustainable" these days. Even colleges are getting in on the act, offering "Sustainable XYZ" courses and programs that are more remarkable for their differences than for their similarities. Overuse of the word has made it seem vague and meaningless. At Unity College, sustainability science trains students to translate knowledge into action. This makes it hard for colleges to frame a holistic sustainability approach. And while many sustainability programs do a good job of identifying problems, they fail to give students the tools with which to consider and enact practical solutions.
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We realize that every academic discipline—every subject—supplies just one piece of the complex puzzle needed to solve the problems our students will face in an uncertain future. While we offer students a choice of several distinct baccalaureate degrees, each degree program includes courses in the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities: an integrated framework known as sustainability science.
Sustainability science focuses on the critical question of how we should use earth's limited resources. This scientific inquiry is enriched by a connection with the humanities, providing students with the philosophical and ethical context necessary to resolve human dilemmas. Our transdisciplinary approach to sustainability science unites knowledge from diverse disciplines, ensuring that our students can develop practical solutions to complex problems in their world.


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Favorite Cranberry Apple Crisp
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 40 min.
Makes8 servings
- 6 cups chopped peeled tart apples (about 7 medium)
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Vanilla ice cream
- In a large bowl, combine apples and cranberries. Add syrup and lemon juice; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish.
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Stir in egg until blended. Sprinkle over fruit. Drizzle with butter; sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender. Serve warm with ice cream.
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Nov 25, 2014
This was GREAT!! I had to skip the cranberries since they were at home and I was at the cabin, but it was a delicious dessert anyway. Better than the typical apple crisp because of the unique topping--crispy and chewy. I used Rome apples which had a nice flavor and consistency. I will definitely be making this again--with the cranberries!I have made this two more times with cranberries, and it was great! Might try with blueberries... Works well with any cooking apples. A new favorite at our house.
Oct 21, 2014
So good. Topping crisp and pretty. I wondered if the maple syrup would be enough to sweeten the apples and cranberries, it was perfect.My whole family thought it was one of the best crisps they have eaten.
Nov 30, 2013
This was a real hit! I asked my sister to help review it and she said words like "refreshing". "light", "like candy". We also liked the unique topping - not just the usual brown sugar variety. It reminded my sister of a "brittle" almost. The cranberry/apple combination was great!


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PITTSBURGH—There are billions of neurons in the brain and at any given time tens of thousands of these neurons might be trying to send signals to one another. Much like a person trying to be heard by his friend across a crowded room, neurons must figure out the best way to get their message heard above the din.
Researchers from the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint program between Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, have found two ways that neurons accomplish this, establishing a fundamental mechanism by which neurons communicate. The findings have been published in an online early edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
"Neurons face a universal communications conundrum. They can speak together and be heard far and wide, or they can speak individually and say more. Both are important. We wanted to find out how neurons choose between these strategies," said Nathan Urban, the Dr. Frederick A. Schwertz Distinguish Professor of Life Sciences and head of the Department of Biological Sciences at CMU.
Neurons communicate by sending out electrical impulses called action potentials or "spikes." These spikes code information much like a version of Morse code with only dots and no dashes. Groups of neurons can choose to communicate information in one of two ways: by spiking simultaneously or by spiking separately.
To find out how the brain decided which method to use to process a sensory input, the researchers looked at mitral cell neurons in the brain's olfactory bulb — the part of the brain that sorts out smells and a common model for studying global information processing. Using slice electrophysiology and computer simulations, the researchers found that the brain had a clever strategy for ensuring that the neurons' message was being heard.
Over the short time scale of a few milliseconds, the brain engaged its inhibitory circuitry to make the neurons fire in synchrony. This simultaneous, correlated firing creates a loud, but simple, signal. The effect was much like a crowd at a sporting event chanting, "Let's go team!" Over short time intervals, individual neurons produced the same short message, increasing the effectiveness with which activity was transmitted to other brain areas. The researchers say that in both human and neuronal communication alike, this collective communication works well for simple messages, but not for longer or more complex messages that contain more intricate information.
The neurons studied used longer timescales (around one second) to convey these more complex concepts. Over longer time intervals, the inhibitory circuitry generated a form of competition between neurons, so that the more strongly activated neurons silenced the activity of weakly activated neurons, enhancing the differences in their firing rates and making their activity less correlated. Each neuron was able to communicate a different piece of information about the stimulus without being drowned out by the chatter of competing neurons. It would be like being in a group where each person spoke in turn. The room would be much quieter than a sports arena and the immediate audience would be able to listen and learn much more complex information.
Researchers believe that the findings can be applied beyond the olfactory system to other neural systems, and perhaps even be used in other biological systems.
"Across biology, from genetics to ecology, systems must simultaneously complete multiple functions. The solution we found in neuroscience can be applied to other systems to try to understand how they manage competing demands," Urban said.
Co-authors of the study include Brent Doiron, assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, and Sonya Giridhar, a doctoral student in the Center for Neuroscience at Pitt. Both are members of the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition.
The study was funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
For more information on CMU's research in brain, mind and learning visit http://www.cmu.edu/research/brain/.
The paper can be located using doi:10.1073/pnas.1015165108.
About Carnegie Mellon University: Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 11,000 students in the university's seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon's main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California's Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico. The university is in the midst of a $1 billion fundraising campaign, titled "Inspire Innovation: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University," which aims to build its endowment, support faculty, students and innovative research, and enhance the physical campus with equipment and facility improvements.
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ShowKhill necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Sound Killer
We are first time entrepreneurs based in Dublin Ireland.
Our product retro-fits existing cavity walls and ceilings with sound insulation via a custom engineered solution that is both eco-friendly and non-intrusive.
Apartment and home owners (young couples as well as older investors)
Owners of Commercial premises
Construction professionals.
The logo should be in line with contemporary design trends in terms of color and design...this years Web 2.0 whatever that's being called!
We are quite open-minded as to colors, fonts etc as we are starting pretty much from a blank slate.
We are a young, hip and tech savvy company so we want our visual brand to reflect that freshness...we don't need a sober design but neither do want an abstract design. Be bold but remember we are in the retail/construction business at the end of the day.
We will require both a logo and the words 'Sound Killer' included in the project.
We will require the final design files in layered psd format. If possible with the text and logo in separate layers in case we decide to alter the font at a later date. No clip art or stock images please!
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Having had experience with a huge number of headphones, the ESP/950s are in the running for my favorite ever, and certainly for best bang for the buck. If you swap the cables with stax cable (the O2 cable is frequently available, given their tendency to break at the strain relief. Makes them unusable on the O2s after that, but work great on the ESP/950) you can then use them with a stax amp. The SRM1mk2 is a great value amp that really makes a big improvement over the stock amp. I was slightly insane, and used a Blue Hawaii from headamp. I would put this combination (even with the srm1 instead of the BH) up against almost anything, and certainly anything in the price range.
Koss ESP/950 electrostatic stereophones
Because of their small size and the low output levels they're required to producewhich, because of the close proximity of the ear, can generate prodigious, even hazardous listening levelsdesigning a good pair of headphones would seem to be a trivial exercise next to the challenge of filling a room with loudspeaker sound. It isn't, of course, and headphones have never generated the kind of interest or devotion that loudspeakers do. Has the world of audiophilia demanded a Headphone Builder magazine? Do people flock to Stereophile shows to check out the latest development in headphones? Can you name a famous headphone designer? Noexcept perhaps for John Koss, who can certainly lay valid claim to bringing headphones into the world of high fidelity back in the early 1960s. But even he could not make the headphone challenge the loudspeaker.
The reasons, of course, center on the fact that headphone listening is a distinctly different experience from listening through loudspeakers. First, it is a decidedly solitary activity. Second, headphones can be uncomfortable, even claustrophobic for some listeners. Third, although headphone listening frees the listener from the minefield of room acoustics, it has a variable of its own: the cavity formed by the ear canal and the headset. The outer ear, or pinna, may or may not be a factor, depending on the design of the headphone, how much of the ear it encloses, and whether or not it disturbs the ear's natural lay. Therefore, listening to earphones involves certain user-dependent variables just as significant as the loudspeaker-room interface.
Then there's the actual quality of the sound presented by headphones. The best headphones can provide detail far more clean and precise than even the best loudspeakers, although that detail can be a mixed blessing. On the downside, I have found that, in general, headphones do not convey the power inherent in certain types of music as well as the best loudspeakers, nor do they often provide a truly convincing soundstage. More about the latter further on, but the matter of acoustical power is an unavoidable physical fact. Loudspeakers move air, lots of it, and often provide physiological cues other than through the ears; headphones cannot.
Despite these drawbacks, headphones have important applications. There is a bewildering variety availablejust ask Bill Sommerwerck, who spent much of 1990 scoping them out for his monster headphone survey in Vol.14 Nos.3 and 8 (March and August 1991). But the best of the breed, in my experience, have always been electrostatic in design. The principle here is the same as in electrostatic loudspeakers, except on a smaller scale. And with headphones, the electrostatic design and use challenges of power output, dispersion, and placement are neatly avoided.
Koss has been making electrostatic headphones as long as anyone, beginning with the ESP/6 in 1968. I still own a pair of the later ESP/9s, which unfortunately shared a disadvantage common to many early headphonesthey were heavy. I haven't used them for years. The new Koss ESP/950 is a different animal altogether. Like its ancestor, it is a circumaural devicemeaning that it encloses the outer ear completely within its padded earpiece instead of resting on it. But it is an open-back headphone, a feature it shares with most of today's electrostatic headphones and which eliminates, for all practical purposes, potential box colorations created by the sealed rear chamber of fully enclosed 'phones. Though the complete enclosing of the ear means that the rear radiation from the ESP/950's earpieces cannot cancel the front radiation (the side facing the ear cavity), it also means that sound will radiate into the room. It isn't very loud, but your taste in music will remain no secret to others in the same room (footnote 1).
The ESP/950 headset is extremely comfortable, even for those wearing eyeglasses. The earpads are high-quality vinyl of a soft, almost glove-leather consistency. They seem to breathe well, but I never had the opportunity to use them on a hot, sticky day, the latter being almost nonexistent here in Santa Fe (hot, yes; sticky, no). The headset is lightweight, seemingly a bit lighter than that of the similarly priced Stax SR-Lambda Signature T1. The headband adjustment is convenient, the only problem being that the earpieces do not swivel at all (the Staxes' do). I had no trouble with fit despite this, but each user will have to determine for him/herself if a comfortable fit is possible.
The earpieces connect to the small E/90 energizer/amplifier with a 47" cord; a 6' extension is provided. The energizer is a deceptively simple device with a front-panel volume control (with concentric, friction-locked controls for left and right channels). The front panel also sports a power switch, LED power-on indicator, a socket for the headset connector, and a stereo minijack input. The latter is in parallel with a set of RCA input jacks in the rear. The only other feature on the back is the socket for the 9V DC drive provided by one of those ubiquitous plug-in transformer/power supplies that you probably have a drawerful of at home.
Footnote 1: Those of us who have to walk though TJN's office to get to our own can attest to his tastes in music, thanks to the Kosses.JA & RL
Oh, this is the old stereophile review. You gonna tag it with the new measurements? Doesn't really sound THAT different from the Fostex, to me. Better resolution in the highs. Less resonance in the mids. More middle and upper mids than "warmth" overall. Maybe better bass extension. Fostex seems easier to EQ, while this just sounds worse the more you do that even though it lacks punch stock. The one I heard at CES was either busted (common issue, you and others said) or was being driven way past the amp's input tolerance. It sounded horribly bright, thin, metallic and possibly even IMD laced.