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nice presentation
Thanks Max
Thanks Max for this valuable presentation.
Thank you Maxfield
Refresher for me after college back in 90s
Hello to archive from Oregon
In slide 11, the wave form in and the out wave aren't the same. Hopefully if the double conversion is performed correctly, they would be the same. Or is this just an illustration and isn't meant to be scaled, etc. I would also think it would be more complex to design a DAC than a ADC. Yes/no?
thanks for accept my request
okay session. see you next time.
I cannot see an url
I am an engineer who went into software. I am getting back into electronics as a hobbyist.
Take care all and we'll see you next time.
ahh another interesting presentiation from Max.
ready for another rousing lecture
hi all
I am new to the industry. I learned a lot from this part 2. Thanks
Thanks Max Bye
Great story on the mechanical calculator
I just purchased a sound card oscilloscope probe for 25.00 on ebay I'm hoping to use it to look closer at a simple RC circuit for picking the right capacitor
Ive got the slide rule image up
I'm an electronic engineer but make my living with programming interfacing with embeded systems. I'm moving into learning arduino functionality and am building a stronger foundation.
Hello ready for another interesting enjoyable lecture
belated thanks
Thanks Max. Hope we'll get more details on DSP vs DSP in next lectures
Good story of Curta, Max!
There is a Curta calculator display in Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.
Finally got the time to catch up on Max's classes!
My name is Harold, and I am a novice. I will be listening and taking these courses
Referesher familiar with Max and his expertise.
Here are the set:
look for the http:// values posted by Max in the stream of comments below (first one is about 1/2 the way down)
where is the link that clive said to see in the "chat window"?
where is the chat window?
I'm 63. Ex-field service repairing medical equipment to componant level. Now I volunteer at a High School Skills Center helping electronics students.
Viewing your presentation for as a review.
I am a nooby. I have a background in clinical biochemistry but have always had an interest in electronics.
It is an enormously powerfull tool. Edwin S. Katz in hot, humid Houston
where was the link to see slide-rule and computer
i am staying on power point screen.
Thanks Max! I like your approach! It seems that you could add more beef to these segments - you have our interest and then you drop us off - like watching a TV show that ends with a clif hanger! Please request more time, and I was unable to see information in the window. I clixked on HTML and still could not see. I'll update my Flash player and see if that helps. See you tomorrow and thanks again. HCH
Sorry I'm late for class, was working on a project.
I'm using this as a refresher course and to pick up on some missing items.
To answer the question regarding the background of the participants:
FW engineer for high power conversion systems for mainframes with a Comp Eng degree. Using this as a refresher for the actual HW.
Still updating -- I think we'll leave the rest until tomorrow -- thansk everyone for (a) attending and (b) the kind words -- C U tomorrow -- B there or B square :-)
isn't it funny that the faster the technology goes the more time we spend waiting for it... (I'd put a smiley, but I'm not sure I'm joking... :)
no I did not see
I will have to go, and will be back tomorrow. Tchau!
can not see
@MAX, I know the feeling. This interface has its shortcomings. Same thing happens if you loose the connectionb and have to reload the page.
how do you capture the 15 to 30 Hz signal easily?
I'm really sorry about this -- now I'm up to th emessages saying what everyine is doing, like looking for a refresher course or being a student -- this could take ages before I'm caught up -- I think we'll have to leave it until tomorrow -- so if you have any questions from today's course -- post them here and I'll read them later and i'll try to answer them tomorrow
Ah ... now I'm seeing the message from folks saying that they are seeing the first image I put up -- give me strength!!!
hey max 1 Q
how to track the low frequency signal(15 to 30 Hz) from beneath the ground surface accurately?
We use pig transmitters that emit low frequency signals and a receiver is supposed to accurately track that signal but our receiver catches any undesired low frequency signal which is not necessarily the one from the transmitter. What is the ideal way to get rid of this problem?
see you soon
The analog Computers that I've worked with used a transistorized chopper drive circuit to sample the input signal before either differentiation or integration signal conditioning, or processing.
@#$%$ Computers :-)
bye for now
good day to all
thank you
good info
Time to go..see you tomorrow.......................................................................................................................................................
@You will have to be patient with me -- I lost my broswer and now I'm back it's refreshing every message ... one ... at .... a ... time .... it's painfully slow -- I'm still seeing the oribginal ones saying "hi" -- give me a minute or two ...
How does band width of MSO relate to clock speed of mpu or mcu in sut? e.g. if using an mcu at 100MHz, what is the minimum bandwidth mso i can use to get a clear picture of what's happening in the overall device? Thanks.
OK I'll stop asking you about sampling and Fourier coefficients.
That was me. Will do ThxAGAIN Can I have ONLY Max or the moderator answer this PLEASE !!!!!!!!The link given earlier for "Analog Computer" http://bit.ly/MFRTkM does NOT workThis redirects to http://www.clivemaxfield.com/area51/do-not-delete/analog-computer.png and there is only a placeholder for the image.ALL other links worked.
I just messed up my browser and lost all the messages -- re th eperson who can;t see that analog computer (or any of the images) -- email me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll email you back the image
So when do they bring back acoustic couplers :)
Refresher course
Are you still there, Max?
back to sampling frequency and number of bits per sample..how do they relate to the coefficients in the Fourier series for the waveform?
@"I saw one for sale a couple of months ago. $65K"
You are kidding me! That must have been one from the second world war -- mine is post-war (they were used by companies to encrypt messages for at least 10 years after the war)
how to track the low frequency analog signal(15 to 30 Hz) from beneath the ground surface accurately?
AGAIN Can I have ONLY Max or the moderator answer this PLEASE !!!!!!!!The link given earlier for "Analog Computer" http://bit.ly/MFRTkM does NOT workThis redirects to http://www.clivemaxfield.com/area51/do-not-delete/analog-computer.png and there is only a placeholder for the image.ALL other links worked.
Re ENIGMA: just like an old teletype, mmm.
I do believe we have a full hour of audio, can you please let Max speak the full hour. Thanks, Max Mott
Re the ENIGMA Machine -- when you open the case on mine you still get that "machine oil" smell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYsOi6L_Pw4 CURTA instructions!!!
$50 Logic Analyzer?
This ???:
Here's a link to the Red Hot Chili Pipers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwrvHnYpwkk
got a couple of USB temperature sensors to track temps while I burn-in Xboxes after repairing 'em
Re the $50 logic analyzer -- thsi is FPGA-based -- remind me on that day (I think we're doing thsi on Thursday) and I'll get you a link to their website
@PCB Jack" Don't talk to me about temperature sensors -- if you are not careful I will be ranting and raving for hours!!!
I would really like to see an ENIGMA machine without going to Bletchley Park (but will go one day, too much history to resist).
I am interest the $50 logic analyer. Please let us know! Thanks!
Where do you guys get an Enigma machine? I saw one for sale a couple of months ago. $65K
hold a match (unlit of course) between your teeth when chopping onions...NO CRYING
Max has single-handedly raised the prices of Curtas today, now that they are in greater demand!
Max IS an Enigma
Q: What's the similarity between throwing the javilin and playing the bagpipes?
A: You don't have to be very good to get noticed!
Very interesting Max - as usual
You have an ENIGMA too!
Thank You Max
Need to get me a CURTA for Christmas, Thank you Max & Digi-Key.
Thanks Rich, Max, and everyone.
Garbage In, Garbage Out (re: I have a temperature to voltage converter which is an unstable analog signal, question is how do we convert that to a stable digital signal?)
Great, some background music for us
before the lecture starts to remind me
to turn on the sound / amplifier / spkrs...
Re: "I googled CURTA and found sale prices between 2k to 8.5k !!!"
Don;t get me started about the ENIGMA machine I have in the corner of my office
if you chew gum while chopping an onion, you wont cry
Q: what's the difference between playing a bagpipe and swinging a cat?
A: People like cats.
come on.... bagpipe joke 2 please!
aw, Max, that's mean! poor bagpipes... and if you use sharp (*sharp*!) knives, you won't cry when cutting an onion...
thanks Max, Rich and DigiKey...see you tomorrow
EVERYNE: who was the host today? Perhaps the name is in front of my eyes and I don't see it.
Re the question on talking about dynamic range in dB ... that's a bit beyond the scope of this introductory talk
is the sound of a bagpipe digital or analog?
loooooool. max is too funny. awesome lecture
This is great. Glad for the archive. Thanks.
Great session. Many thanks.
Neat story on the Curta
I googled CURTA and found sale prices between 2k to 8.5k !!!
I have a temperature to voltage converter which is an unstable analog signal, question is how do we convert that to a stable digital signal.
Max, thank you - this was a wonderful class! And love the stories!
what is the relationship between the number of bits used in quantization, and the coeficients in the fourier series?
Bagpipe Joke #1
Q: What's the difference betweeen chopping up an onion and chopping up a set of bagpipes?
A: Nobody cries when you chop up a set of bagpipes! :-)
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See you tomorrow. Thanks!
Thanks Max - Enjoyed the memories
Thanks Max.
Thanks Max!
Thanks Max and Rich. See all tomorrow.
Good presentation
Thanks Max and Rich as well as Digikey.
there are quite a few Curta calculators on ebay - ranging around $1000; many higher, a few lower
thank you Max,
question: touch upon large dynamic range handling in dB?
Thanks for the session today, Max.
What is the URL for that calculator?
great story!
@MAX: This is an amazing holocaust story to learn about.
vai corinthians!!!
electronics engineer refresing to enter into electronics industry
eBay has Curta calculators!
Thank you
Max - love the URL - .../area51/... :)
Digikey actually sells a Logicstudio16 from LeCroy that plugs into a laptop.
Thank you, great presentation, keep them coming!
Excellent once again, Max.
Thanks too, was a presure!
Thank you!
Thank you, see you tomorrow
Wow... just looked-up Curta on eBay... it goes for ~$1300.-
Thank You Max.
Love the Curta... I've got both a Curta series I and II.
Great job, Max, very interesting!
great presentation
Thank you for today's presentation Max
Thank you so much for your excellent presentation!
Thank you Max, another great presentation
*much* faster (not *must* faster)
Thank you Max
Thanks Max, It's very great pt.
Thansks, Max
Review, Electronics Engineer
thk you max!
Great Pres.
@richnass: speech must faster than typing :)
Max, thank you for a great lecture!
yes, curta!
thanks Max
Curta Handheld Mechanical Calculator http://bit.ly/MDVou1
@Max: yes, the Curta! and the bagpipes. Not out of time!!!
Thanks again be back tommorrow
Thanks MAX
Any industry samples for usage of the IPAD signal application?
NI also announced the iPhone based Apps.
@Max - tell me the story of the Curta. And how William Gibson knew about them (_Pattern Recognition_)
Max - thanks! That'd be fun to play with..
If we have an unstable analog signal how do we convert that to stable digital signal?
First mechanical computer? http://www.antikythera-mechanism.com/
thanks Maz... congratulations... see you tomorow!
How does band width of MSO relate to clock speed of mpu or mcu in sut?
@richnass: Just go to the oscium.com web site and take a look.
Not expensive at all! Go look at the cost of any half decent osc.! I personally purchased an academic grade osc. for the Apple two in 1984, and it cost me US$750!
5MHz bandwidth only, a bit on the low side
It's the hardware that is important
Use a MPC555 from freescale
I've seen a FPGA-based DIY scope
There is information on similar scopes at www.scopejunction.com in discussions of USB scopes and such.
FPGA analyzer - how many channels?
sweet! a real reason to buy an iPad... :)
or frequecy range or response?
wow, thats a great toy for an ipad
what is the App called?
what is the spec for that device?
Oh my gosh--is that a Tektronix 535 on the right? Memories, memories. . .
It works for me LinRJo
i have one here!!! =P
The link given earlier for "Analog Computer" http://bit.ly/MFRTkM does NOT work
Analog Computer http://bit.ly/MFRTkM
@gordonmx - good one...keep them coming
@MAX: Sorry, I meant PARABOLIC.
Nemos - samples on horizontal are the digital value for that sample - not time value (else it'd be 000 001 010 011 etc)
I had a friend who was addicted to brake fluid. He told me not to sorry, he can stop any time.
@MAX: Do you know why didn't they use a aprabolic reflector with a single microphone in its focus?
Screen out all the other speaker?
That would be great for debates. ;-)
@Nemos..they all looks correct to me as well..those values are signal range or value..it is not graph value or incremental of axis.
The markers on the x-axis aren't describing the time, they're used to say what the digital value of the wave is at that point in time.
Slide 16 depicts what was/is called "tremolo" (varying amplitude) as opposed to "vibrato" (varying pitch). Think surf music.
in the time domain
after 100 is 110
@MAX: all I got was to the
yes Alan there are some errors
Nemos - which number do you mean? (which horizontal one?) they look correct to me
In the telecom world, analog signal is "sampled" every 8,000 times per second X 8 times = 64,000 or the famous 64K
I think that represented a T1 and a phone conversation. I might need some help on that.
hot hot chili pipers?
Oh god
@Nemos: not sure what you mean -- which 4 on what part of what slide is presented as 111, and why should it be 101?
Though, I'm an MA in Comp Lit, so... my understanding is... let's say "elementary"... to be kind to myself...
@luizcosta: thanks for the info! :) I'm just remembering my physics course which attempted to be taught as both Algebraic-based and Calculus-based at the same time, and certain things seemed better fit to one or the other...
Max, is a Amplifier involved in the A/D processing?
@MAX No I never really hear any lies, YET! ):o
the 4 should be 101 instead of 111
is the link for the archive courses
@JOSEPH: I beg to disagree with the analogy, for in both worlds of analog and digital (continuous and discrete math) algebra and calculus are equally applied.
Does this course qualify for a PDH for a PE license?
Good afternoon, everyone
@dfruges - yes, you can access all past presentation in the archive link at top of page
yes, all classes are available in the archives
audio is available soon after class ends (hour or so?)
If we miss a 2:00 PM class any day this week -- is the class recording available for listening at a later time?
It seems like a preference for one over the other would be analogous to a preference for calculus vs. algebra...
get the images from the URL Max has posted in this chat...find them below in the chat...
Max, if you still are not a grandfather, you will be a wonderful one; full of stories to tell.
classic haven't seen one since college
long delay... no link yet
where is the place for getting these images??
Max, we go back to the beginning of all this
dont confuse analog or early computers with OEM (off line electronic machines) which processed punched cards. a different machine for different functions such as: sorting, printing, merging, calculating
Curta - that's cool!
never seen one
Hi from Ohio
You have to cut and paste from his post...
Not really that big covered the side of my dads work shed.
I remember my dad bringing home the analog computer patch panels and programming them in the evenings to get the jump on the next day's work.
I can not see what you post.
Harvard Mark 1 Relay Computer http://bit.ly/SSfQIz
how do you get theURL image?
wow!! that's *awesome*!! how big was it???
I see it
Build my first analog Computer in 68.
neat pic
I used punch cards but nothing that looked like your picture
Old meaning of the "Computer Room"
Electrical Engineer Intern
That's why I flunked my first computer course
@max - can see the analog computer
a little larger than my laptop
Just like down in the basement. Use it to warm the house in the Winter!
Z1 Mechanical computer http://bit.ly/MkT9ZP
wow... that's old school!
Max, you and I are eaqually young!
Sorry dealing with the bane of the digital world email while listening.
Yes it is there.
Good afternoon folks.
slide roler
calculator? only in my 3rd year of engineering school.
still have Dad's old bamboo slide rule.
Some of us are here.
Yes, I can see it.
looks good, i missed using one by 5 years
(I actually have a slide rule on the bookcase behind me!)
YES slide rule
si si yes
Yes I dont see it
I get a blank screen
looks a lot like an analog calculator to me.
Can see the pic fine
Yes I see it!
Works for me - a slipstick
yepp - the link works
slide rule
I see the slide rule!
looks like the slide rule i have at home
Yes, I have it
can see it
yes, we can see the sliderule
Cant see it
Thats not a K&E is it?
Yes, got it
got it!
i see it
see it
yes see slide rule
I saw it
@max - yes can see the slide rule
good grief!!! a slide rule!!!
Yep, it's there
Yes, I can see it... brings back old memories
i can see it
got it
@Max: I can see the image of the slide rule.
I can see it
got the image
Loads fine.
Looks good
Slide Rule http://bit.ly/Qht4Ry
(re reading the slides) YES! I hate lectures like that too!! (thanks for not doing that!)
Remember, if you have a technical problem, send an email to email@example.com
engineer hw/sw/fw
@garysxt.... I appreciate your initiative
Loged in QaPro
Engineer, Refresher
College Student: mostly a refresser but learning some of the finer points.
intrested in DSP
Engineer HW and SW
I have a strong electrical background but week on electronics.
Engineer, refresher
Engineer of >30 yrs. Enjoyed Max's lectures previously and wanted to join in again.
and enjoying Max's lecture.
Hello All, I Am Electrical Engineer, refresh knowellage is good
refresh - update!
Engineer, hopping over from programmableplanet.com, just because I'm a Max fan.
product engineer and this is refresher
This is a refresher course. But I may decide to build a device in the near future.
Embedded systems engineer. Refresher.
Just a Refresher
Hobbyist, amateur radio and by day a systems administrator (IT)
1st yr drafter (currently in eng school, but freshman level) = NOVICE!!!!
using as a refersher course.
just here for the English accent (smile)
Hey, from Tucson. Review for in job.
I am a non-degreed engineer specialized in analog design and some digital design. Most of my career was in testing.
I'm waiting for the later parts where FPGAs and the various digital logic families are discussed. I'm an experiance designer and physicist.
Engineer - looking for good ways to relate info to newbies.
@rich - enjoy all the DigiKey presentations - EE want to be
some is a refresher looking to learn something new
I'm sitting in because Max is so entertaining. My professional carreer in electronics began in the 70's with tubes (valves for Max). tubes. Have been designing analog, digital and embedded control systems.
engineer refresher
@richnass: semi-refresher, semi-fill-in-the-gaps
i'm a software guy who did hardware 30 years ago when in the us navy and immediately thereafter. i'm getting back into hardware largely because of the arduino. i
yes I am an experienced mechanical engineer and i'm looking for some electrical education/refesher
Engineer, need to refresh
mostly refresher
engineer, mechanical converting to electrical
I am a newby in terms of understanding electronics as a field itself, but familiar with its applications used in the HVAC engineeringfield
How can I see the slide? document?
Dom Fruges -- I am a marketing professional who has worked in the tech world. So, I'm not a "hands-on" engineer or tech person.
I'm a Corp. Comm. Specialist (public relations) and routinely write press releases about electronic components. Definitely learning for the first time.
MC embedded
Ima nub
And I will post using invisible ink.
i am a software engineer and want to get some electronics background
30+ years of design engineering, good refresher
I'm software, but have played with hardware for a long time (back to building an Imsai 8080, etc)
Refresher, and to see a different perspective on things.
Novice, in marketing field.
Engineer refreshing knowledge I _should_already know.
amateur with some embedded development experience - 12 years ago
Electrical Engineer... never to old to learn!
Engineer, just refreshing and enjoy listening to Max
engineer, refresher
BSEE hanging on every word Max speaks! :)
I am engineer taking this course as a refresher course.
Design Engineer...Refresher
Enginerd... refresher
Learning for the first time
Engineering technician, using it as a refresher
Medium- hobbyist, engineer, but i don't design electronic cirucuits professionally
project manager, no engineering background but surrounded by electronics and engineers
Capturing not for me, but to pass on to others who are novices.
Mechanical Engineer, using as refresher and to expand my understanding of electronics.
Engineer teachimg grad school systems engineering
In case you didn't hear the beginning, download the slides from the link above "Today's Slide Deck"
I'm totally green.
using this as a refresher course
I just love hearing Max talk
This is a refresher course for me, essentially continuing ed.
Engneer, refresher, and fun with Max.
Hi form Vancouver island
i'm a complete noobie
@Rich - yes, I'm an engineer and use this as a refresher... and really enjoy listening to Max
Novice, learning this "for the first time"... (my HS Physics class shouldn't count...)
I am a control systems engineering looking for a refresher
engineer, refreshing
the sound is too Low
I'm in grade 12.
Engineer... refresher course
hello from sunny MIAMI...
Hello from Raleigh
hello Max...welcome back and anticipating the WOW
Hi all
Good Morning from Oregon
Hello Everyone -- hope you are all having a WONDERFUL day!!!
Great job yesterday, Max! Really enjoyed it.
hi all,
Hello everyone!
Hello all
Hi Rich and Max..
good day
hello to all
Hello from Honduras
Hi Max" Welcome back!
Hello from Ogden, UT
Hi Max
Hi from NJ
Spread the word about Max's 'Wowser coming up today!
Rad tebya videt from Chernobyl!!!
Hi There from CA.
hello all
Hello, from Columbia SC
nearly went overtime yesterday, but really missed the story telling from the 1st semester sessions Max did.
Hi from Berlin!
Hello from Virginia!!
San Francisco, here!
hello all..
Hi from San Diego
Good day all
Hi from Dom Fruges
pcbJack: not a problem. I have a thick skin and appreciate the feedback
Hi from NW Minnesota
dont say THAT, he will talk FOREVER!
Spread the word to your friends and co-workers
"Wow" is happening here!
Hi from steamy Virginia!
Can we let Max go as long as he needs to today?
rich, sorry for sounding rude yesteray about interruptions... you are doing a good job!
How can we download the audio recording of the lectures ?
@Rich: "Max has assured me that he's going to wow you today."
I said no such thing!!! (Grin)
good afternoon
Hello from WY
wELCOME Back.......
Max has assured me that he's going to wow you today.
Good morning from Tucson
five minutes. I'm excited.
Good morning from overcast and cool Edmonton
Hello. Feel like a party!
Hello from sunny Florida!
Hi from Montreal
Hello All
Max in Mesuqiet NV
Hello from Sunny San Jose, CA.
@rick.curl - email at firstname.lastname@example.com send now and I will respond. I have been able to capture these audio files from the archive using IE 8. not sure about other browsers.
Hello from Jarrnail in Calgary, AB Canada
jl- dumb question- how do I contract you directly?
Hello again from sunny and warm Cleveland Ohio!
Does anyone know if these lectures can be used for professional development hours for a professional engineer license?
hello everyone...looking forward to another great presentation by Max
contact me directly on how to save a local copy of the audio files to your PC
Almost 100 deg F in SC
Does anyone have any tip about how to save a local copy of the audio stream? These lectures are great!!!
Good morning from California
Hello from Texas
Hi Rich- Any chance you could put up some audio a bit before start time so we can make sure all is working?
Looks good!
Hello from sunny Lake Simcoe area Onatrio, Canada.
Howdy folks!! :)
yes me too
Looking forward to today's lecture!
I know the capital of every american state
Hello all from hot but partly cloudy Killen, Alabama. Looking forward to this presentation!
good idea
I listened to it again at least twice after work because I was unable to take notes and keep up with the live stream, so today I will just listen and try to absorb as much as I can live, but tonight will really get into it.
share not search
Class yesterday was great and I do not mind if we go over again as the wealth of information Max has to search is apperciated.
I agree about yesterday's class Rich
If you experience a technical problem with this class, send an email to email@example.com.
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Make sure you download the slides before the class. See link above (under Special Educational Materials).
Part I yesterday was an awesome class. Looking forward to part II today.
I am not getting the aduio.
Test, test. Good morning! I hope I can get the class presentation through the firewall (etc).


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The technology focus for wind turbine operators is squarely on refining operating efficiencies and minimizing downtime -- in pursuit of the ultimate goal of a 20-year design life. By providing a window into the details surrounding the operation of the gearbox and turbine blades, automation and motion control is at the forefront of the technology push.
Conditioning monitoring is the new buzz phrase as automation and control suppliers work with turbine operators to maximize system performance and develop tools for remote software troubleshooting and diagnostics.
The 20-year design life target
"The key issue in terms of new technology for wind turbines is increased reliability, which automatically leads to the need for conditioning monitoring and a process for taking preventive actions," Parveen Gupta, regional vice president of renewable energy for Bosch Rexroth, told us. "One way to increase reliability is to have a continuous indication of operating conditions and the ability to take corrective or preventive actions based on the conditions."
In terms of reliability, the target design life for gearboxes used in wind turbines is 20 years. But operators in the field are finding that gearboxes typically need major repairs or replacement in five to seven years. Replacing the gearbox means both a significant cost and downtime for the turbine owner.
If the operator can monitor the turbine's condition and performance, it makes it possible to reduce downtime by identifying damage and developing plans to minimize the time required for a gearbox replacement. In some cases, if the damage is caught early, it can be repaired without replacing the gearbox. The overall focus on reliability and condition monitoring is a way for operators to guarantee investments will perform effectively over the long haul.
"We are developing new products and testing them with selected wind turbine OEMs in the areas of both blade and gearbox condition monitoring," Gupta said. "Blade conditioning monitoring is aimed at detecting problems such as an ice deposit or a crack in the blade."
Most of the focus has been on integrated systems (both hardware and software). Hardware includes RTDs that are installed in the gearbox and sensors that can be embedded into the wind turbine blades to sense additional deflection or added weight. The software constantly monitors these functions and interprets the data to decide when to take corrective action. With blades that are cracked, for example, it's possible for the system to check for different vibrations or frequency responses. This type of monitoring might be integrated into a package for end customers to upgrade the monitoring capabilities of turbines in the field.


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No. 1 North Augusta (70)
The Yellow Jackets (3-0) remain the pollsters' unanimous pick for the top spot after another blowout win – 45-0 over Greenbrier – did nothing but enhance their standing as the area's top team through three games.
Up Next: vs. Grovetown
No. 2 Strom Thurmond (63)
The Rebels (2-0) faced a daunting challenge on the road at Saluda, but rode what might be the area's top running game to a 28-17 victory. They might have to wait until their Week Five showdown at North Augusta to have the chance to climb to the top spot they owned all of last season.
Up Next: vs. Batesburg-Leesville
No. 3 Silver Bluff (56)
The Bulldogs (2-1) racked up their second-consecutive blowout win – a 34-0 shutout of Southside Christian. Although they have one of the thinnest rosters among area teams, the Bulldogs get more contributions from top to bottom than just about anybody else.
Up Next: vs. South Aiken
No. 4 Fox Creek (36)
No team has climbed further in this poll than the Predators (2-1), who were ranked 10th in the inaugural tally this season. Back-to-back blow out wins – including Friday's 41-7 stomping of Branchville – have supplied the fuel for the ascension.
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No. 5 Wagener-Salley (35)
The War Eagles (2-1) were upset, suffering their first loss of the season when Pelion closed Friday's 30-27 win with 17 unanswered points, including a last-minute field goal for the win. The War Eagles haven't looked crisp and have some serious questions to answer if they're going to live up to the lofty expectations placed on them at the start of this season.
Up Next: at Whitmire
No. 6 Ridge Spring-Monetta (34)
The Trojans (2-1) bounced back from a late collapse against Saluda with a resounding 24-0 win over Dixie. The best sign for the Trojans in the win was the emergence of an improved running game, taking pressure off QB Reggie Preston and the defense.
Up Next: at McCormick
No. 7 Midland Valley (33)
The Mustangs (1-1) got their first win of the season in the best game of the week, a wild 38-32 victory over Allendale-Fairfax. In spite of too many turnovers, the offense got on track and helped the Mustangs recover from a disheartening loss to North Augusta and avenge last year's loss to Allendale-Fairfax.
Up Next: vs. Aiken
No. 8 Williston-Elko (27)
The Blue Devils (1-2) aren't accustomed to being this low in this poll and won't stay here for long if they replicate the performance that earned them their first win of the season – Friday's 30-9 whipping of county rival Barnwell. QB Dalton Mundy had his best game of the season and the defense made big stops to go with the strong running game and put the Blue Devils back on track.
Up Next: at Denmark-Olar
No. 9 South Aiken (24)
The Thoroughbreds (1-2) were dominated in every way imaginable in a 65-7 rout at the hands of Northwestern – possibly the best team in South Carolina. There's no time to hang their heads or lick their wounds as the T-Breds schedule is among the most difficult in the Palmetto State. The offense isn't too far off, but just needs to avoid penalties and finish drives to allow the T-Breds the chance to quickly climb the standings.
Up Next: at Silver Bluff
No. 10 Aiken (7)
In spite of a vastly improved performance, especially by the defense, the Hornets (0-2) are stuck in the cellar after their 21-0 loss to Beaufort. While the offense must find a way to improve and get points on the board, the main focus should be remaining united and following the game plan put forth by first-year head coach Brian Neal.
Up Next: at Midland Valley
What do the rankings mean?
The Aiken Standard power rankings is a system designed by our sports staff to rank the strength of the 10 area high school football teams. Seven voters – Noah Feit (sports editor), Jeremy Timmerman (sports writer), Eric Russell (sports writer), Kyle Dawson (sports intern), Scott Rodgers (North Augusta Star editor), Ed Girardeau (ASTV play-by-play voice) and Ken Brace (ASTV analyst) – ranked each team 1-10, based on the teams' strength within their class. Ranking Wagener-Salley ahead of Aiken, for example, isn't a prediction that the War Eagles would win the head-to-head battle between those two clubs, but instead an indication of the voters' belief that Wagener-Salley is a bigger force within Class A than Aiken is within Class AAAA. A team received 10 points for a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, eight for a third place vote, etc. The votes were then tallied, and the teams were put in order based on their point totals. A new poll will be released every Monday throughout the season.


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Watery bottles. Using a special salt blast technique, these textured matte Waterscape Vases have the look and feel of sea glass that's been weathered by the waves. Group different shades together to create your own sea-inspired vignette.
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Change log
- Profit Estimation has been added. This will become more useful and configurable in future betas. Right now it only supports AuctionLite for auction data.
- Revision 2 of the Tradeskill window UI. More information at your fingertips.
- New profit estimation included in the tradeskill window.
- Some minor optimizations to try to prevent the amount of work the add-on does in response to events firing.
- TOC update for 3.3.0
- Reverts back the change from 0.5.1 where we block the Blizz UI from loading. Instead we just hook Blizz UI, and only override its display.
- Tradeskill windows should use the tradeskill icon for its portrait rather than the player icon. This makes a bit more sense in a world where tradeskills can be linked, and we won't even be able to get the portrait of the character with that tradeskill.
- Moved the tooltip when hovering over a recipe so it is more visible when browsing.
- Library cleanup
- Ackis Recipe List support (Requires r2509 of Ackis or later).
- Fixes for DockingStation for the menu
- Fixes in the Tradeskill UI to remove some script errors.
- Minor tweak to the positioning of the drop-down tradeskill menu to match the old DewDrop positioning.
- Fixes so that MrTrader can load correctly when everything else is disabled.
- No longer hook TradeSkillFrame_Show before the blizzard add-on is loaded. Should lead to causing fewer problems with other addons that hook this API.
- Convert drop-down menus to UIDropDownMenu and remove dependency on DewDrop-2.0 for more memory savings.
- Removal of debug spew.
- Fixes for the 'remember selected category' feature which was broken with regards to category/inventory slot filtering.
- Updated changelog to actually include what changed.
- MrTrader-side support for LilSparky's Workshop
- Ability to whisper back more than 1 version of a tradeskill at a time (if you have multiple characters with the same tradeskill). Has a privacy option of also whispering back the character name, which is disabled by default.
- Ability to remember which category on the left side of the window was selected by the user.
- Fixes on the hooks to make them a bit more robust in more uncommon situations.
- Fixes for the search bar to make it a bit more robust when switching tradeskills.
- Fixes a stupid bug introduced when making the tradeskill window independent from Blizzard's.
- Fix for some refreshing issues (bag related and so on) with the tradeskill window.
- Fixes an issue where trying to use Market Watcher's tradeskill filtering wouldn't work.
- The tradeskill window is now a module and is loaded on-demand. MrTrader will also prevent the Blizzard UI from being loaded at all if you don't want it to be used.
- Big new functionality: A replacement Tradeskill window. Comes with the following features:
- New filter selection UI based on the Auction House
- Difficulty Filtering
- Custom Groups
- Context menu support for manipulating filters and tradeskills
- Search as you type for all filters
- Blizzard UI-parity
- Can be turned off in the configuration to remain compatible with other Addons
- Partial translations for French and Simplified Chinese (Thanks for submitting localizations guys!)
- Fix for a bug with !link and alts without any tradeskills to track.
- Cleaned up Config GUI.
- New icon for menu.
- Some more fixes so that certain combinations of addons don't cause MrTrader to fail.
- You can now configure MrTrader to also respond to commands over guild, or raid/party chat. It is off by default and must be enabled by the user.
- You can now turn off secondary skills (Cooking, First Aid) and unlinkable skills (Runeforging, Smelting) from showing up on the list of tradeskills for your alt's. The character you are logged into will always show all your tradeskills.
- Fixed the AceLibrary dependancy... really.
- New logic for matching partial skill names. Any part of the full name can be used, as long as it is unique to the skill 'black' or 'smith' will both match Blacksmithing. 'alch' will match Alchemy, as well. The name of the skill matched is localized.
- Removed some debug code which would spew text into a chat window if you had linking alt's tradeskills turned on.
- Supports '!link' in addition to '!full' to get a skill link.
- Responding to whispers can be turned off in the options.
- Cleanup of the localizations, removing old phrases.
- Support for German and Russian translations.
- A fix that should address errors when someone doesn't have AceLibrary.
- Support for '!full <skill name>' as a whisper command, to be similar to CraftList2
- Options for turning off showing opposite faction alts, and for having '!full' search your alts skills when responding.
- Fixes to adding a link, so that it won't fail if you don't already have the chat editor up.
- No changes, was accidentally released without any.
- No longer claims to be incompatible with 3.1
- Items in the menu now have better tooltips
- Characters of the opposite faction will now show up in the menu, tinted red.
- You can now ignore characters and remove them from the list until you decide otherwise. For now you will need to log into the ignored character and select 'Unignore' from the menu to undo this.
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- Allows removing a character from the menu, so you don't get deleted characters clogging up the menu.
- Cleanup of the code to make WoWAce and lib owners happier.
- MrTrader should use spellIDs now, so we can let WoW localize skill names for us.
- Fixed a debug spew issue.
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The people in your life are gonna foul up on occasion — but you and your Nuggets are perfect! Keep a confident air about you and the power of Denver on your side in the the Double Bonus 210 fitted hat from adidas. It features a 3D embroidered team name across the front with an NBA logo at the center. No one will question your Nuggets spirit or your determination. S/M fits 6 7/8 - 7 1/4 and L/XL fits 7 1/4 - 7 5/8. Sizes are approximate.
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I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that this is the only historic postcard I have of Alton, Hampshire. I shall probably remedy this in the future, but for now you will have to make do with just this one.
This is the church in Alton, Hampshire where Henry SHORNDEN/WRIGHT and his wife Sarah had most of their children baptised and where both Henry and Sarah were buried. The postcard has not been used, but probably dates from between 1905 and 1910. The blank space in the top right-hand corner being used to write your message in if your were going to send the card abroad, when all of the back was needed for the address.
The back of the card also bears the name of the publisher/photographer, W.P. Varney of West End Studio, Alton. A bit of time spent in the trade directories for Hampshire would probably enable me to find out when W.P. Varney was trading.
I hope to get back to Alton this year and spend a bit more time exploring the area. I did pay the town a very brief visit last year when I took the photo below of St. Lawrence Parish Church as it looks now.


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Friday, October 25, 2013
Jerry Blackmon believes the time is ripe to develop an opportunity for the City of Georgetown.
He and his wife Irene own Goat Island, which roughly parallels Harborwalk and most of the rest of the waterfront in the Sampit River.
He spent 10 to 12 years buying the six parcels of land that make up the larger of the two islands that people call Goat Island.
He will turn 85 in December, and he would like to complete an arrangement to give the land to the City before the end of the year.
The opportunity is for the City to develop Goat Island as quite an amenity.
He would like a boardwalk to be erected along the side of Goat Island facing downtown Georgetown. Tied to that could be boat slips to provide a place for transient boaters to tie up while they're visiting South Carolina's third oldest city.
A conceptual plan presented recently to City Council by architect Steve Goggans of SGA Architecture of Pawleys Island also shows nature trails, dry restrooms, camping areas, an observation tower and tree canopy restoration.
Thursday night, Georgetown City Council was to review a plan for the recreational use of Goat Island.
Boating and mooring buoys
For at least a decade, several public and private groups have advocated plans for placing mooring buoys in the Sampit River. Such buoys would give additional places for boats to sit at anchor for a few hours, or days or even weeks.
One significant drawback to many such proposals has been the difficulty of placing mooring buoys where they would not interfere with the boating channel in the Sampit River. The mooring buoys are supposed to have a circumference of 160 feet. While the distance across the river is 500 feet or more in most places, the buoys could impede using the channel.
Dredging and steel mill
On Wednesday, a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act. If that version of the bill is reconciled with a Senate version and keeps a provision inserted by 7th District Congressman Tom Rice, the local port stands a good chance of getting funding to dredge the Georgetown Harbor and the federal channel through Winyah Bay.
Such funding and dredging could mean greater use of the Port of Georgetown. Potential users could include ArcelorMittal's Georgetown steel mill.
While that is an attractive prospect for keeping existing jobs and even adding other jobs to the local economy, Blackmon says plans for Goat Island could be an added boost.
So long as the steel mill remains operational, Blackmon said last week, the jobs of the 200 or so workers there are quite important to the city, county and region. He doesn't want to see anyone lose a job.
But at the same time, Blackmon notes, the steel mill is about 45 years old. The aging plant is still capable of producing a lot of steel but he doesn't expect those jobs will last forever.
"I'm concerned about the employees at the steel mill. If that goes, the employees could lose their jobs."
One day, he expects, the steel mill will make its final 2,500-pound coil of steel. He neither knows nor predicts when that might happen, but when it does it's important for the future to have other industries providing jobs for the local workforce.
Part of the solution
Georgetown County has seen vast wealth in its day with naval stores, indigo, rice, agriculture, lumber and pulpwood. It's also seen deep poverty as those products and raw materials have changed with changing times.
To help brighten the future, a diversified economy is key. Blackmon believes that recreational boating and taking advantage of the natural beauty of the area will help attract and hold even more business and industry.
Good education is another part of the solution, and good jobs for those well-educated young people of Georgetown County will help them return to their home area after earning college degrees.
Natural and man-made beauty
Blackmon first started coming to Georgetown in the 1950s. As with many other people, he was attracted to the beaches, the oak-lined roads, the pine forests and more. Some 25 years ago, he noted, he made a turn off U.S. Highway 17 onto Broad Street.
"But if you don't know Georgetown, you wouldn't know Georgetown is here." Long taken with the beauty of the town and its Historic District, Blackmon had a simple notion.
"I think now is the time Georgetown needs to open up a little bit."
Developer Vernon Good has worked with Blackmon on a number of projects over the years.
Now, he's helping his friend and business associate with Goat Island.
"We need a vision about what can be done with Goat Island," Blackmon said.
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That vision includes the walkway and boat slips mentioned earlier. There needs to be a way to control the boating. Otherwise, he noted with a nod towards existing derelicts, "People will just tie up their boats and abandon them."
Part of the agreement Blackmon wants to reach with the City of Georgetown is to have someone — either a city employee or a contract harbormaster — who will check on the boats, make sure no more are abandoned on or near Goat Island, and help give people a chance to enjoy the view of the island, the waterfront and the harbor.
He first bought a part of Goat Island about the time Hurricane Hugo struck the coast of South Carolina in September 1989. There are recollections and photos of boats driven by the waves and tides of Hugo that ended up along Front Street, down by the steel mill and in other places.
"If that were to happen again, [such] boats would do a huge amount of damage, plus an environmental impact."
Boat slips and a secure boardwalk would lessen such damage, Blackmon said.
Juice it up
"Goat Island would open Georgetown up. It would juice up Georgetown into something special. It would bring in the Maryville section."
He said the ground — much of Goat Island is wetland — "is not worth as much as the riparian rights. And that's the real value."
"If you do this, people will not just abandon boats over there," Blackmon told the Georgetown Times.
"A fair amount of boating action goes from North Carolina to Charleston.
"This could be a destination. It could be an industry."
"Boat slips could be put in as needed," Vernon Good said. He suggested there could be 50 to 60 boat slips to start.
"They really do need to have a management program for boating," Blackmon said. "They really don't have it" now.
"If you get people over there," Good continued, "they will look out for their own property and for their neighbors."
There also needs to be a pump-out. "You don't want to have boats coming in here and pumping sewage out in the Sampit River," Good said.
"This isn't on the main channel," he said of the portion of the Sampit River holding Goat Island. "This is basic recreational. Small family boating."
"This is a charming town. It has all the amenities."
Right kind of vision
With his ownership of the building where Thomas Café is at 703 Front Street, and the building at 701 Front Street, Blackmon is familiar with the downtown area.
"I see a lot of vacancies on Front Street. I know taxes are big. There's a lot of turnover.
"Retailers are having a hard time in making it."
With the right kind of vision, Blackmon and Good say, an already-charming city and waterfront could be even better.
"Can you imagine eating in a restaurant, and watching the 4th of July fireworks?"
Goat Island could be used to set up temporary tents to watch the Wooden Boat Show and other activities along Harborwalk.
A little pontoon ferry could be used to transport 10 to 15 people from Harborwalk to Boat Island.
"It becomes part of what Georgetown is — a destination."
Blackmon said it would be important to find money to provide the funds necessary to build a boardwalk, boat slips, the walking and nature trails and other simple amenities. "We don't want to put it on the taxpayer," he said.
The city should work with environmental groups and find ways to protect Goat Island and use it. "It needs to be environmentally clean."
"Once you get boats, you will get people," Good said. "They will keep the island clean and get it cleaned up."
"We've addressed the abandoned boat issue," he added, and have "given permissions" to deal with them through the appropriate state and federal agencies.
Good spot
"Georgetown is sitting in the catbird seat," Blackmon said.
"If I lived here I would love to see activities here. I could brink my kids back here."
"This becomes an amenity," Good added. "It's the icing on the cake you already have."
"My whole goal is to help the business community so you can help the housing side," Blackmon said, "and keep people here."
"If the tax base can be stabilized," Good said, then it will "increase and the businesses and the homes can grow."
Differing perspectives
Over the years, Blackmon has been active in the business world as an engineer, a business owner, a farmer and a tree farm owner.
He's also served on the Mecklenburg County commission in the Charlotte area for six years, in the North Carolina state senate for six years, and the state's Ethics Commission for a four-year term. He was actively involved in the Chamber of Commerce for a number of years.
These things allow him to see other things, like the planning that goes into a vibrant and successful community.
"Planning for the future needs to happen," Blackmon said.
Just across the Georgetown Harbor and around the curve of land occupied by the Bayview Community is the Cravens Grant development. Land there sold at high prices during the housing boom. Now, many of the lots have gone into foreclosure. A lot of people didn't realize the land was largely made up of dredging "spoils."
Blackmon said with proper planning, a person could buy a lot for perhaps $20,000. Spend another $50,000 to drive pilings and then build a house for $200,000. That investment of $270,000, multiplied by perhaps 50 houses that could go into the development, would increase the tax base.
Do the math, he suggested.
And that math works out to $13.5 million in home and land value for 50 such houses. That kind of investment could add to the tax base of the city.
The developer
Throughout a lengthy interview, Blackmon referred to "the developer" will help him with the transition of Goat Island to the City of Georgetown.
Vernon Good is that developer.
"Jerry and I go back a long time," Good said. "I get a kick out of this. I'm not going to get a nickel out of this.
"When I see the potential for the town and all it can do, I get excited."
He doesn't have a direct connection with Georgetown, but his wife was here for a number of years with Seaport Press and the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce.
"It's worthy for the city," Good said. "The city needs to own it."
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Lech Poznan kept their Ekstraklasa title hopes alive with a 3-0 demolition of Piast Gliwice on Monday.The visitors inflicted Gliwice's first defeat in six games to remain four points behind table toppers Legia Warszawa.
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany – Former UNC Asheville women's basketball player Kelli Riles has signed a professional contract recently in Germany to continue her playing career.
Riles signed with the team of evo Oberhausen. The team competes in the first division, which is highest level of professional basketball in Germany. Oberhausen is located in the eastern part of Germany on the river Emscher in the Ruhr area.
Kelli completed her career with 1,039 points and 1,037 rebounds. Her rebounds is the second most in school history and third most in Big South Conference play. She is one of just two UNC Asheville players to score more than 1,000 points and grab more than 1,000 rebounds. Kelli graduated this past May.
Head Bulldog coach Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick is pleased that Riles will continue her playing career.
"We are extremely excited for Kelli Riles and her opportunity to play professionally in the highest division of women's basketball in Germany next season," stated Kirkpatrick. "She has worked hard throughout her five years here and especially over this past summer to prepare for what's ahead. Not many players are afforded the chance to extend their playing careers and we have no doubt she will represent herself and UNC Asheville very well. A component of our program is to prepare student-athletes to be able to take their games to the next level if that is one of their individual goals. Kelli has accomplished her goal and now has to go experience the professional game while learning a new culture."


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Friday, August 6, 2010
magpie tales: the living, the dead & those in between
entering the children's section, i find the wooden swing hanging from the great tree gently rocking as if one of little spirits is taking a final turn to reach the sky. i sit, begging their pardon as i take their place. i come here for peace, and this section is my favorite place among the acres of the dead. it is on the highest peak, overlooking the remaining area.
i pendulum forward and backward, the old ropes creak as they bite into the limb that supports us. tilly, a pixie bob cat, guardian of the cemetery, winds her way up the hill, past the koi pond and old chapel, to greet me. she will follow me, as she does with most visitors, anywhere i go within her domain. her cries are tender, providing what comfort she can.
on the next hill, in the newer part of the cemetery, one grave catches my eye, seeming draped in color. tilly and i meander in that direction, through the tight packed regiments of identical marble tombstones where the civil war soldiers lay. as we draw near, i stop in the shadows of an old oak, leaning against its strength to watch what we now realise is a woman.
she lay prostrate across the green grass below the head stone, twisting her fingers through it as if it were her lover's hair. she is talking, though i can only hear small caches of words. spreading herself across the whole of the plot, she embraces what can only be the one to whom she is speaking.
retrieving clippers from a canvas bag, she delicately trims and shapes the turf, with the same care and intimacy of shaving another. i feel like a peeping tom watching her love making with whatever spirit still haunts her, but my feet refuse to uproot from their position, or my eyes avert from their attention. with a spade she bites into the soil on each side of the stone, turning it so she can plant fresh flowers, adorning her love in living jewels.
she accentuates and feeds them with glittering diamonds of water from an old metal watering can, spilling the remains across her hands, rivulets running brown with soil of her labors. now clean, she presses her wet hands to her face, absorbing the cool of the water, though doing little to quench the passion that still coils within.
again she covers the hallow ground with herself, then rolls onto her back staring into the cloudless blue sky. the spell is broken, and i slip once more back the way i came. i have found my peace for the day, though i am not sure about her. i don't know whether to pity her loss and the chains that bind her to it or to be happy she has that anchor still in this world until they meet again
my shoes ring on the cobblestone aisle that leads out of the wrought iron gates of the city cemetery, back to the land of the living.
This is a Magpie Tale
96 comments:
- CM said...
So descriptive, I feel like I was there leaning against an old oak tree too.
So many emotions this evoked for me. I wasn't really sure where you were going as you wondered through the cemetery. When you got to the children's section, I felt a knot in my throat for fear of where that was leading. Then, as you made your way to the newer section and saw the painful scene with the woman, I felt oh so much sympathy for her and her pain.
What a haunting and intriguing story, yet again. Great magpie!
- August 6, 2010 at 7:12 PM
- lakeviewer said...
Amother great tale of suspense and mystery. Love what you did with the watering can.
- August 6, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- Tattered and Lost said...
A cemetery really is for the living, isn't it?
Nicely done.
- August 6, 2010 at 7:20 PM
- Baino said...
Hmm not sure I'd go to a cemetery for medidation, then I don't visit the dead at all. I prefer to remember them as living. Nicely woven. You got all that from a watering can?
- August 6, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Brian Miller said...
it was really rather a surreal day...i do like to go to the city cemetary and this is a pretty apt description of it...and the lady was quite intriguing...i took my notebook and kept writing little verses along the way and kinda combined many of them into one for this one...
- August 6, 2010 at 7:29 PM
- The Bug said...
I like cemeteries - I like to imagine the lives those folks lived. But it's really hard to be among (or one of) the recently bereaved. My mom didn't want a grave because she was afraid that her best friend would come & obsessively sit by it. And she would have. I'm not sure we did her any favors though, taking away that place for her to go.
- August 6, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- TALON said...
Thanks for taking me along on your walk. I felt for that woman...and the love that binds her.
- August 6, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- AngelMay said...
Cemeteries are quiet. Good places for meditation. Their inhabitants are always well-behaved and never disturb your peace. Interesting scene, Brian. Well told.
- August 6, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- The Urban Cowboy said...
Very descriptive, I too felt as if I was watching the woman from a distance.
- August 6, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- Tracy said...
I so missed your posts.
- August 6, 2010 at 8:14 PM
- Joanna Jenkins said...
You brought the cemetery so alive. It was kind of haunting and kept me reading to the very end.
Nice job.
- August 6, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- Bernie said...
Brian I have been that woman lying across the grave with a broken heart willing my loved ones presence. You wrote as if you had my experience.....her grief is raw and eventually she will rise up to acceptance. Wonderful post my friend......:-) Hugs
- August 6, 2010 at 8:34 PM
- Stafford Ray said...
So glad she didn't see you. We do many things we would rather were private. Difficult in a cemetry. You captured her private grief and the simple act of planting flowers so well.
- August 6, 2010 at 8:36 PM
- Rene/ Not The Rockefellers said...
Whenever I visit my father's grave it is amazing how many people I run into that I haven't seen in years. There is also this one lady who still spends her Sundays with her beloved who has passed. There she sits on her folding chair, reading the Sunday paper.Yankee game on the radio..just another Sunday afternoon.
Peace ~ Rene
- August 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM
- kathew said...
wow- all that from a simple watering can! Well done-bravo!
- August 6, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Christina said...
You detailed words weave a picture in my mind. Reminds me of the old cemetery from my home town. Good one Brian.
- August 6, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Selina Kingston said...
Oh Brian, you have touched me so deeply with this - more than you could ever know
- August 6, 2010 at 9:45 PM
- sagirl said...
Beautifully written, Brian. I feel as if I was there too, watching the watcher, so to speak. You are so gifted.
- August 6, 2010 at 10:45 PM
- The Flying Chalupa said...
How refreshing and beautiful. A real event? A story? It doesn't even matter - it's captivating. Aren't cemeteries so mysterious and inviting?
ps - thanks for visiting the other day!
- August 6, 2010 at 10:51 PM
- LadyFi said...
Wow - so powerful and emotive. Very tender and moving!
- August 6, 2010 at 11:30 PM
- ninotaziz said...
And the narrator - were they ghost from the past too?
- August 7, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- Zuzana said...
This is one of my favorite pieces of yours. It was so wonderfully poetic, full of melancholic longing and sadness of a loss. You have a way with words, comparing grass to a lover's hair and water to diamonds.
I read it while the radio was coincidentally playing an instrumental version of *Moon River* and for some reason the sound complimented your words in an unusually impeccable way. Made me almost cry.,,
Have a lovely weekend;)
- August 7, 2010 at 12:46 AM
- Valerie said...
An emotional journey. I felt I was there, witnessing the pain of that woman. Your words conjure up a reader's emotions ... brilliant.
- August 7, 2010 at 1:28 AM
- Betty said...
venus slowly oxidizing in teal - beautiful!
- August 7, 2010 at 2:26 AM
- Claudia said...
You ARE a terrific writer Brian Miller!
All those emotions - the scenery - the atmosphere..
love cemeteries as well - especially the old ones and i love to read what is engraved on the stones - telling histories of the past
- August 7, 2010 at 2:26 AM
- Maha said...
i like that style ofyours in short stories, how youalways manage to make them mysterious.
- August 7, 2010 at 3:18 AM
- Dianne said...
This is so beautiful and moving... very nicely written...
- August 7, 2010 at 3:40 AM
- Paul C said...
You set the scene so perfectly in this story where a woman finds a vital connection.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:00 AM
- slommler said...
Beautiful with a nice surprise! The woman, laid out...embracing her loved one. She would have my rapt attention as well!
- August 7, 2010 at 4:04 AM
- Shrinky said...
Oh Brian, such imagery here. Your writing plucks the heart from our soul, you carry it gently in the palm of your hand, tho' careful enough never to bruise, you always etch a lingering mark there.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:07 AM
- TechnoBabe said...
Great writing. By standing back and witnessing the tender care and the emotions of a stranger she is no longer a stranger because you have shared something intimate. Even from afar. You write in such a way to tug at the heart. More than tug.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:23 AM
- Paul Andrew Russell said...
Very nice, Brian. I especially liked
'...a pixie bob cat, guardian of the cemetery, winds her way up the hill, past the koi pond and old chapel, to greet me. she will follow me,...'
Cemeteries are such peaceful and beautiful places that appear at odds with the sadness they represent.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:52 AM
- Birdie said...
I love the title so much Brian!! I have felt some times like 'those in between' ... as a child I used to go for a walk to the cemetery with my parents every weekend, to light the candles for those who have gone before us, there was something peaceful about these visits ... I also did love this sentence "so she can plant fresh flowers, adorning her love in living jewels." ... beautiful post Brian
- August 7, 2010 at 4:59 AM
- Tony Single said...
I'd love to have a Tilly following me everywhere... nice, Brian.
- August 7, 2010 at 5:11 AM
- Vicki Lane said...
Beautifully told, Brian! Love the image of Venus slowly oxidizing in teal!
- August 7, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- Systematic Weasel said...
An awesome story filled with description! Nice magpie!
- August 7, 2010 at 5:55 AM
- CatLadyLarew said...
How beautiful, Brian! What rich imagery you've captured.
- August 7, 2010 at 5:57 AM
- Jill said...
Oh the deep anguish of longing for one's love long gone. There is peace in caring for the place where their earthly remains lay...I love cemeteries and the many stories they tell.
Well done Brian.
- August 7, 2010 at 6:20 AM
- Nessa said...
Vivid and haunting and extremely Gothic.
- August 7, 2010 at 6:51 AM
- Sam Liu said...
Graveyards are haunting, yet beautiful, solemn and mysterious places. They fascinate me, when I went to visit a family friend's grave, I walked around for a while, reading the headstones. It was so breathtaking to read the names of people who have passed away - some had died only last year, and other headstones reported that their inhabitants had died many hundreds of years ago.
Your wonderfully written story completed brought me back to that memory. Your writing is transporting.
- August 7, 2010 at 7:10 AM
- Magpie said...
I, too, find peace in cemeteries. I love reading the headstones and thinking of the lives lived and lost.
As a testament to your writing skills, I blushed while reading about the woman tending the grave. As if I were there and caught spying somehow.
- August 7, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- Miss Nikki said...
Unbelievable! Your words are like magic. Great tale... Wonderfully written, I am an admirer!
- August 7, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- Mona said...
This reminds me of Philip Larkin's famous poem, "Church Going" where the author feels that despite the present day agnosticism, ppl will still visit churches to feel wizened in the company of the dead men buried there!
- August 7, 2010 at 7:53 AM
- Daniel said...
Though it was not the key part of your story, your description of the old swing got to me. ... "taking a final turn to reach the sky". I hate thinking about death or that I will someday join those ranks, but even worse is thinking about children in this regard. Although your words were beautiful, part of me wishes that I could erase these newly roused images from my mind.
- August 7, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- Lori said...
As I read it felt like I was there watching it all. A knot in my throat as I felt her pain. Great words Brian. Hope you and yours have a good weekend. :)
- August 7, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- william said...
cant get any better than this Brian, almost felt I was there, well I was your story was captivating, bravo :)
- August 7, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- God Whispers said...
I have always found cemetery's fascinating. My last job, I worked near one and on my lunch hour would always walk the path at the cemetery. A few times being a spectator myself at a funeral going on. Blessings to you Brian.
- August 7, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- Suz said...
great sense of place
- August 7, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- Tumblewords: said...
Haunting piece. I love your use of words.
- August 7, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- Lyn said...
Original and touching in so many ways...what world was she in, I wonder..you are a great observer!
- August 7, 2010 at 11:10 AM
- Angie Muresan said...
Oh, this is a beautiful read. Cemeteries, the old European ones, have fascinated me from a young age.
- August 7, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- Teri said...
It seems that the two of us (and probably more) have been in cemeteries lately, me with my post about Square Lockett, you with this. Always great stuff coming from you, Brian.
- August 7, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- sheri said...
to have watched her would certainly appeared voyeuristic but her obvious pain and longing made it seems as if he was simply drawn into the moment. this really was a beautiful piece, brian!
- August 7, 2010 at 2:37 PM
- Helen said...
Brian ... this was mesmerizing ....
- August 7, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- Tom said...
what a scene...
- August 7, 2010 at 3:30 PM
- ds said...
Lovely scene: I can see it, feel it all--from the pendulum (nice!) swing, to the woman. Wonderful magpie; wonderful story. Thank you.
- August 7, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- daylily (Queenmothermamaw) said...
reminds me of a picture I just saw on the internet of a woman sleeping beside her dead solder husband's coffin while it was lying in state.
Such writing. I enjoy your stories so much and all from the watering can.
- August 7, 2010 at 6:08 PM
- sheila said...
Another reason to love cemeteries.
- August 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Teresa said...
I too felt like a peeping Tom as I read this. You are very descriptive. Awesome!
- August 7, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- Help! Mama Remote... said...
Wow. She would have scared me out of there!
- August 7, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- she said...
eerie, a bit creepy, sad, intense. My kind of writing, Brian. I like how you are not afraid to go to the dark part of your imagination when you write. I am the same way.
- August 7, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Patience said...
hauntingly beautiful and so sad. I felt like i was right there, walking the graveyard in the moon light. I reall enjoyed reading this.
- August 7, 2010 at 11:33 PM
- Susan Deborah said...
The last days the internet had bouts of mood-swings which made me unable to stop by and now I am glad. Glad to find that it is only a cobblestone path between the living and the dead. I like spending time in cemeteries as well. There is a strange kind of peace there. It is also a less crowded space of the city with abundance of shade and quiet.
Hope the Sunday is peaceful and happy.
Joy always,
- August 8, 2010 at 12:07 AM
- Arian T said...
wonderful story with insightful images. you're a maximalist writer brian. this reminds me of annie dillard's pilgrim at tinker creek.
- August 8, 2010 at 2:52 AM
- Felicitas said...
What a beautifully told tale, Brian! I REALLY enjoyed this one.
- August 8, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- Who Is Afraid of Alfred Hitchcock? said...
Hi! Brian-
Once again, I agree with the previous commenters...your story is very descriptive,very well-written,and very poignant.
Thanks, for sharing!
DeeDee ;-D
- August 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- only a movie said...
Very nice, brian. I can picture it...
- August 8, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- only a movie said...
Very nice, brian. I can picture it...
- August 8, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- signed...bkm said...
so much said here about our ties others - love that binds us and pulls at us until - with grace we meet again...well written indeed...bkm
- August 8, 2010 at 2:03 PM
- chiccoreal said...
Dear Brian: The observational descriptions of the grieving widow; so artfully rendered. The beginning (the prologue) and the end (the epilogue) a refreshing curtain call and scene change. Just in time to close the chapter on this woman's personal reaction to death and loss. The water can a stirring motif and a blessing of water;
"she accentuates and feeds them with glittering diamonds of water from an old metal watering can, spilling the remains across her hands". Original visuals, fantastic read, great depth of feeling and detail! Master class writing skills!
- August 8, 2010 at 2:05 PM
- Catherine said...
You painted quite a beautiful picture with your words. Loved it
- August 8, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Janice said...
Very powerful and moving. You have such an amazing style and are so cleverly creative...using pendulum as a verb, for example. I loved this magpie tale.
- August 8, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Caty said...
I've always loved cemeteries. It's nice to be in a place where people are at peace. This was a terrific story!
- August 8, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Linda said...
We took a walk one day and ended up in an old cemetery. Quite interesting imagining the people who once lived and stood there. Many graves were 1800's, and some earlier. So much history in a cemetery, and you captured some of it. People hundreds of years from now will wonder who stood there long ago.
- August 8, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- kkrige said...
nice magpie brian
- August 8, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- JamieDedes said...
Simply beautiful. Profoundly moving. Lovingly wrought. Thanks, Brian.
- August 8, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- PattiKen said...
This is hauntingly beautiful, Brian. And being a cat person, I love the little touch you added with Tilly. Cats know things.
- August 8, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- Lena said...
Wow Brian, that was a fabulous story - the detail was stunning.
'as if one of little spirits is taking a final turn to reach the sky'
That line gobsmacked me!
- August 9, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- madamebutterfly said...
Lovely sad post Brian
- August 9, 2010 at 10:51 AM
- Prayer Girl said...
It's a good thing I wrote and posted my first Magpie Tale BEFORE I read your offering OR I might have felt totally inadequate and just never did it.
However, in the spirit of fun and learning I am glad I took a try at it. I think your Magpie tale is exquisite.
- August 9, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- Everyday Goddess said...
you are just so amazingly good at this, i even forgot it was a magpie!
- August 9, 2010 at 7:07 PM
- Nakoah said...
Danse Macabre in words, Bravo.
Gets me in the mood to reread "The Graveyard Book"
- August 9, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- Mighty M said...
Stunning visualization. Great piece.
- August 9, 2010 at 8:12 PM
- moondustwriter said...
Watching seeming intrusive and yet at the same time healing; Preparing the speaker for days ahead.
Nicely woven my friend
- August 9, 2010 at 10:13 PM
- Chrissy said...
Brian this piece was so brilliant and touched me so deeply...
When I lost my son this past March I had a difficult time with the concept that I was leaving my baby buried beneath the soil rather than scooping him in my arms and carrying him home. I was so haunted by my thoughts and visions of his fragile body there beneath the earth. Especially on the rainy nights. I just wanted to go there and claw at the dirt with my bare hands until I reached him. I had wished we had, had him cremated.
Then as the weather started to warm a little...I knew I needed to get over my fear. I decided to go to some old local cemeteries and clean them up...picking up sticks, trash, raking etc... I started to see stories evolve from the headstones...especially the family plots. Families, where it was chronicled there in stone that parents had buried more than one baby, toddler, preschooler, teenager etc... Some families had buried ALL their children and young wives and their children with their 2nd wife as well. Just not meant to be for some I guess...
I did not know them yet I KNEW them all too well. I grieved for them as I raked and imagined all their pain and heartache. It was cathartic to know that I was not alone in my grief. That others who gone on before me and had long since passed away, had endured many losses and left their loved ones buried there beneath the earth as a testimony to LIFE!
After a few weeks of lending a hand in the cemeteries I was okay with the thought that my child would someday be a testimony for some other grieving mother who might happen to stumble upon his burial. I could finally rest in that knowledge. And was no longer haunted by desire to dig him up and bring him home.
A little gothic I know but grief is a strange animal...
Thanks Brian for reminding me how far I have come in my grieving process!!! <3 :)
- August 9, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- rel said...
Cemeterys and the watering can; conversations with relatives and friends, relatives mostly: from May to November is part of my weekly routine. Thanks for the stroll it felt good!
- August 10, 2010 at 1:20 AM
- Kavita said...
I am happy for her.. she finds solace in the soil there... for she knows, he is right by her side.. just a few inches away...
Such a fine read! The details in the description were amazing! It was like I was at the scene myself! It was almost poetic! Lovely!!
Very well done, Brian... Kudos!!!
- August 10, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- Syd said...
I have felt something similar when I visit the family cemetery in Virginia. But I remember that the soul has gone. I feel comforted to know that and not have to grieve broken dead flesh.
- August 10, 2010 at 5:48 AM
- Pat said...
I am blown away with your imagination and your descriptions - so vivid! I was standing right along beside you under that tree! What exquisite writing!
- August 10, 2010 at 6:25 AM
- Jennifer said...
As always Brian, your prose makes me smile with its gorgeousness. I love this story not because it's beautifully told, but because I find similar peace in cemeteries. Oh the ghosts that must be in that one!
And I love the water "glittering diamonds" - diamonds is a metaphor I've often used to describe the sun on water.
Always a pleasure.
- August 10, 2010 at 7:49 AM
- AmyLK said...
What a lovely story! I had the picture in my mind of it. You certainly are talented.
- August 10, 2010 at 8:17 AM
- Teresa O said...
This is an amazing story and one I've witnessed for real. I'd forgotten about the young woman who lay prone, spread-eagled over a grave in a cemetery her fingers just touching the headstone until I read your hauntingly beautiful story. Perhaps this is not as unusual as I thought it was at the time.
Superb writing!
- August 10, 2010 at 5:14 PM
- Marti said...
Love it. Well done! I am pleased to meet you...you came to visit my blog from the Magpie. Looking forward to reading more!
- August 10, 2010 at 9:23 PM
- annell said...
That was really an amazing piece of writing. I loved the introduction of the kitty, I think they are ministers to us. Thank you. It's never easy to talk of loss and death. Just too close to life, it is.
- August 11, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- willow said...
Lovely visions can be seen in cemeteries!
- August 11, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Marla said...
I have got to stop reading this stuff at midnight...
- August 11, 2010 at 10:21 PM


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