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First Membrane Controlled By Light Developed 33
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Something interesting about these optically-actuated gateways is that they are (more or less) locked to open or closed by each of the different frequency "keys" shifting their state, not requiring continuous illumination:
When purple light illuminates the surface of the membrane, the dye molecules straighten out and the liquid crystals fall into line, which allows gas to easily flow through the holes. But when ultraviolet light illuminates the surface, the dye molecules bend into a banana shape and the liquid crystals scatter into random orientations, clogging the tunnel and blocking gas from penetrating.
When the gas that the membrane controls can be made to emit one or another of the frequencies when its physical or chemical properties change, this material will become a "gas transistor", which will allow gas to control its own distribution determined by what physical/chemical state it's in.
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State court: Workers' comp OK for kickball injuryState court: Workers' comp OK for kickball injuryHave you ever been hurt in a company softball or kickball game? The South Carolina Supreme Court says you may be entitled to workers' compensation.OUTDOORS REPORT
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It takes a special kind of person to truly understand and fully love Disneyland. It's such a special place, in all its aspects. The charm and beauty is unmatched, even by other Disney parks. I think that the very design of Disneyland is based on generating positive feelings. Walts opening speech so perfectly depicts what Disneyland is.
For most of us, time moves too quickly, and that's what is so great about Disneyland. Like Walt said, "Here age relives fond memories of the past". When we enter those gates, we all can turn back time. In a world that is so fleeting, Disneyland gives us the ability to reconnect with our past and relive that same joy and happiness that made us fall in love with Disneyland when we were children. I believe, that single fact is what separates those who love Disneyland, and those who can never understand it. Most adults lack the ability to remember what it was like to be young and innocent. So many people I talk to about Disneyland miss the point of Walt's dream entirely. To Quote my brother, "If some one ever starts off with, 'well the rides...' you know they will never be able to really love Disneyland". Peoples lack of attention span leads them to be blinded by flashy shows of loops and twist and end up losing out on the greatest joy and thrill of all, being a child at heart! There is nothing greater than getting yelled at by a cast member for running down Main Street, or laughing so loud you draw the attention of everyone near you. It is said that youth is wasted on the young, but Walt managed to even the playing field, but only for those who are young at heart!Originally Posted by Walt
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MIC: The Node Grabs Attention of Tech World
Editor's Note: We also featured Variable Technologies on November 12, 2013 because they are one of three finalists for the Chattanooga Area Chamber's 2013 Spirit of Innovation Award.
Chattanooga is living up to its Gig city name, by helping new tech companies make a splash in the high-tech world. In fact, one local business is getting so much attention, national publications are calling it the next tech product to watch. You'll find a lot of big ideas with just a glimpse inside the Hamilton County Business Development Incubator. But you can find the most acclaimed inside Variable Technologies.
"Business Week called us the coolest gadget for Christmas for 2012," owner George Yu says. "CNN money calls us the coolest gadget they have seen." Yu is a former NASA employee who set up shop in the incubator when his idea for the Node took off. "We created the Node to be a device that's capable of talking to your smartphone wirelessly and enables you to sense your environment through your smartphone." The Node uses Bluetooth technology to send information from a device the size of a roll of quarters to your iPhone.
Inside the start-up's miniature manufacturing facility, the Variable Tech team starts with a sheet of tiny circuit boards. A robot adds components to create the Node's sensors, making it almost as customizable as a Swiss army knife. "It's a modular device so you have sensor modules," Yu explains, "one on each end that will allow you to customize it to sense different things." Once the sensors are ready, they attach to the "brains" of the unit that come pre-assembled from Colorado.
"This part tells the green part what to do," Yu says, "and what information to get. Then the information comes into the brain part, gets processed and gets sent to the phone." The finished product can measure movement, giving the Node the ability to let you know when your washing machine cycle is complete. "Once you start shaking it you can see the vibrations. Once you stop, it will stop," Yu demonstrates. It can also determine humidity or the exact hue of a color.
But one thing the Node can't measure is how much Chattanooga's gig city effect is helping tech companies like this one thrive. "Things are changing," Kathryn Foster, the Director of Small Business and Entrepreneurship with the Hamilton County Business Development Center says. "Everything's going to be technology-based and we have got to get behind emerging businesses that need that support."
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From left, Donna Worsham, Westwood coach Ross Worsham, senior quarterback Mason Worsham and freshman running back Chason Worsham call themselves a "Football Family" — and no one would argue. (email@example.com)
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Ross Worhsham is the coach — his sons, Mason and Chason, are two of the team's star players — but the glue that holds the First Family of Football together at Westwood is none other than wife and mother Donna, who is unquestionably their biggest fan of all.
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The funny thing about this Westwood Football season, is that exactly 10 years ago in 2001, Westwood's Football team was about to vie for another back-to-back State Title. With two perfect, undefeated seasons, just like this one. We've done it before and we can do it again! Go Wildcats!!


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Hidden Countertop Support Brackets
Hi. I'm putting in a peninsula that is 72 inches by 39 inches. Part of the granite will be supported by 3 cabinets that I have underneath (that are 24 inches deep by 57 inches wide). I need to support the rest of the island. And I would like it to be hidden (so no legs).
Yes, I know there is stuff on the GW about hidden countertop support brackets. I know because I've found information about it months ago but now that I am searching for it again because I need to order stuff, I just can't seem to find anything other than a post about the speedbrace by stealth.
So I am looking for hidden brackets that will be attached to cabinets to support granite. I've attached a rough drawing of my peninsula. Also, if anyone knows how many I will need, I'll take that advice too. Thanks.
Reposted from a 2011 thread:
"Hopefully this will help future readers looking for answers. The post by Buehl is all over the conditions of needing support as recommended by the MIA (Marble Institute of America).
This is for "Single-Level" counters with cantilever overhang:
For 3cm stone: any overhang over 10" will need additional support; spaced every 36" or less.
For 2cm stone: any overhang over 6" will need additional support; spaced every 24" or less.
For "single-level", the goal is to support the cantilever. We do this with CONCEALED SUPPORT. Single-level concealed supports use the mass of the supported material to "reach out" and support the un-supported material. "
I remember there were rules like any 3 cm stone with an overhang over 10" will need additional support. But how do you know it needs to be spaced every 36"? Doesn't that depend on what type of support you use?
Also, I am looking for recommendations for actual concealed brackets? Does anyone have any recos? or can someone provide a link to a thread about this? Many thanks!
Freedom bracket by Federal Brace. That's what we have.
Here is a link that might be useful: freedom bracket
Check with your granite installer if you have one. My island has corbels but the KD didn't include enough so the fabricator added a small bracket that you barely notice. It was $50 and they installed it with the countertop. The GC had to add a little support behind the decorative panel for them to nail it into.
My husband went to a metal store near us & basically fabricated our own support bar. The "T" was two separate pieces that he had welded together.
Edited to say that my husband told me "T" needs to be rotated 45deg counter clockwise. :-)
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So after doing a bunch of further research, I realize the type of bracket you will buy will depend on the type of installation. For example, my granite is going to be installed partially on top of cabinets, so the bracket/brace will be attached to the cabinets. Whereas some people will attach it to a pony wall.
There were three concealed/hidden brackets recommended on this site.
1) Freedom Bracket by Federal Brace. One of the popular ones for islands/peninsulas with cabinets supporting part of the island. They recommend that you use one bracket no more than every 18" (starting 4" from the end), so I would need 7 brackets, right?
2) Counterbalance plates by Chemical Concepts. They actually recommended that I use two of the Counterbalance Crossbars. Not sure if that makes sense to me. I have to think that through more. Their supports are not suppose to be spaced more than 16" to 20".
3) StealthSpeedBrace. They recommend that I need the 24" brace (for a 15" overhang?) and to use 4 of them.
I'm going to do more research. I'll let you know what I end up with.
Yesterday I ordered the Freedom Bracket. I ordered the 12" x 12" length for the 15" overhang. And I ordered 6 six of them: two for the 39" side and 4 for the 72" side. Since I am in NY, they said that I should opt for normal shipping because it only takes two days to get there after they process the order (which takes 1-2 days).
I got a freedom bracket, too. I included the link where I got them below. It was super fast and when I needed help with the purchase they had good customer service. I have purchased from this company before with GREAT success so since they sold the supports, I got them there, too.
Here is a link that might be useful: freedom bracket - excellent service
Cabinet type plays a major role as well. Many of these brackets work fine for framed cabinets but not frameless. Design also plays a role in how that bracket will be secured to the cabinets.
I have a peninsula and frameless cabinets. I went with a brackets from amastin.com
You might consider Fastcap's Stealth SpeedBrace. I haven't used it, but I've been keeping it in mind if I need to.
Here is a link that might be useful: Fastcap Stealth SpeedBrace


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Weather and disease has significantly affected Florida citrus production.
However, said Keck, the average number of boxes per tree "suggest that the news is not all bad. The hurricanes blew the fruit off the trees, reducing output, but this damage is swiftly repairable.
Globally, Keck said world inventories of frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ) are at their lowest level since 1994, representing about eight and a half weeks' supply in producing countries. The U.S. and the EU are the top users, with U.S. consumption at 4.4 single strength equivalent (SSE) gallons per head. U.S. consumption is down 7.5% at 1.215 billion gallons in 2006/07, from 1.468 billion gallons in 2003/04. Total U.S. orange juice revenue has been flat over the last couple of seasons at slightly over $3.50 billion.
Keck also was reasonably positive about Florida's likely reduced orange juice output. "If we keep preaching the health and wellness message, we believe that we can at least hold the line," he said.
Florida's grapefruit acreage is down to 60,000 acres from a peak of over 140,000 acres. Last year's final hurricane, Wilma, at least missed the critical Indian River grapefruit groves, and Keck said he thought the trees could recover. Fruit per tree levels are already back to 1994/2004 levels.
Keck said one reason for the fall in U.S. grapefruit sales was the lack of promotion. "Over the last three years grapefruit growers didn't in any significant way pay for grapefruit marketing promotion," he said. "They opted not to significantly invest in promotion. This year, the writing is on the wall and the growers voted for a 35 US cents tax on every 85lbs box."
Mike Yetter, spokesman for the Florida Department of Citrus, said the forecast total was "a little less than what we had put in our initial plan." The higher grapefruit forecast may not mean greater availability of juice. According to Yetter, the quality and appearance of the fruit is excellent, and much will go to fresh markets. However, Florida's grapefruit juice inventories remain high.
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An assembly has a conductive trace on a substrate and at least one conductor electrically coupled to the trace. First and second gaps arranged such that one gap is on either side the trace, allowing control of electrical characteristics of a signal path formed of the conductor and the trace.
1. An assembly, comprising:
a conductive trace on surface of a substrate, the substrate having a ground plane;
a structure external to the substrate having at least one conductor with at least one shield;
the conductor electrically coupled to and arranged upon the trace;
the shield electrically coupled to and planar with the ground plane; and
first and second gaps arranged such that one gap is on either side of trace on the surface of the substrate, wherein a width of the gaps is based upon a selected signal characteristic and the gaps have varying widths in a region adjacent an area in which the conductor is electrically coupled to the trace.
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13. A method of manufacturing a cable assembly, comprising:
forming a trace on a surface of a substrate and forming gaps in the surface of the substrate on either side of the trace, the gaps having varying widths in a first region adjacent to where the conductor is attached to the trace, and having constant widths in a second region on a side of the first region away from an edge of the substrate;
stripping a jacket on a cable external to a substrate to expose a conductor and a shield;
placing the cable against the substrate such that the conductor is arranged upon the trace and the shield contacts a ground plane in the substrate; and
attaching the conductor to the trace and the shield to the ground plane.
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When mating two conductors of electricity, impedance and other parameters may become mismatched due to the transitions from one conductor to the other, as well as characteristics that vary between the conductors. Parameter mismatch may lead to signal degradation and losses, resulting in a lower quality signal path than desired. This may impact the speed and performance of electrical circuits.
An example of such a mismatch occurs when a conductor in a cable, such as a co-axial or twinaxial cable, connects to a printed circuit board trace. As the signal travels the signal path, the path characteristics of the conductor may vary as the path travels a portion of the cable that has a jacket and shield, to a portion that just has the shield, to a portion of the cable that lies bare. Further transitions occur when the conductor bends to connect to the trace on the PCB. All of these transitions may result in a characteristic mismatch that in turn has an effect on signal quality.
Embodiments of the invention may be best understood by reading the disclosure with reference to the drawings, wherein:
The signal path of the conductor 22 and 12 must go through several different environments, each of which may affect a particular signal characteristic. A signal characteristic, as that term is used here, may include such characteristics as impendence, insertion loss, return loss, cross talk, and s-parameters. S-parameters can be defined for any collection of linear electronic components. They are algebraically related to the impedance parameters and to the admittance parameters, and to a notional characteristic impedance of the transmission lines.
The signal path transitions from an environment in which is it shielded by a jacket, the shield and the dielectric, to an environment where it is just surrounded by the shield and the dielectric, to an environment where it is surrounded by the dielectric to an environment where it is surrounded by air. Further, in the environment where the signal path is surrounded only by air, the signal path curves to attach to the trace of the circuit board. It then transitions from the conductor to the trace itself. Generally, the impedance or other signal characteristic is not controlled or managed in any of these transitions, resulting in characteristic mismatches that can degrade signal quality.
It is possible to control the signal characteristics in these transitions and to manufacture the assembly such that the signal characteristics of the coax cable are minimally affected by transitions in the signal path. A side view of such an assembly is shown in
A notch, discussed in more detail later, has been formed in the substrate, such that the coaxial cable can be positioned to control the signal characteristics in the conductor 22. The jacket 16 has been stripped back to expose the shield 18. Further, the shield is electrically coupled and planar with to the ground plane trace 14, in this instance by solder 26. It must be noted that the dielectric shown in
As will be seen in further discussion, each of the transitions is modeled and manufactured with a predetermined characteristic as part of the manufacture. For example, in the assembly of
One aspect of the assembly that allows this control is the positioning of the cable relative to the substrate. An alternative embodiment of the assembly is shown in
In order to enable this connection, it may be necessary to remove selected portions of the substrate to expose a ground plane. In one embodiment, shown as a top view in
The trace 44 traverses the substrate 10 to electrically couple to the paddle finger 42 in the example of
This characteristic may change with the addition of the conductor, as will be discussed further. An embodiment of an assembly using direct wire attach is shown in
It must be noted that the use of a coax cable is for ease of discussion only. As will be discussed further, application of the embodiments of the invention may be made to twinax cables, as well as many other types of cables that have conductors with and without shielding.
At 60, a substrate is prepared by forming traces and gaps adjacent those traces, including controlling the width of the gaps adjacent the region where the conductor and the trace are to couple. For shielded cables, a notch may be formed in the substrate at 62. If a notch is formed, portions of the notch may be covered with a conductive material. For example, vertical portions of the notch may be plated with a conductive material to allow the shield to be electrically coupled to the ground plane or planes of the substrate. This is an optional process and may be unnecessary for cables without shielding.
To prepare the cable, the jacket is generally stripped back at 70 to expose the shield, wherein the length of the shield exposed is based upon the length of the notch and the center conductor is also a predetermined length. At 72, the conductor is exposed of a predetermined length to match the desired electrical characteristic for which the variable impedance line was formed. If the cable does not have shielding, the jacket is merely stripped to expose the conductor. As previously mentioned, the dielectric of the cable is not exposed in embodiments of this invention.
The contacts are then attached at 76 and 78, such as by soldering. While the order shown is to attach the shield and then the conductor, it is possible that these may be done in either order. Further, if the cable has no shielding, then only the center conductor is attached. Other methods of attaching the contacts are of course possible, such as conductive paste, etc.
In addition to cables having shields or not, embodiments of the invention may be applied to different configurations of conductors, including multiple conductors, differential signaling conductors, etc.
Similarly, differential signaling could be configured on either side of the substrate 10. In this case, the gaps are controlled between each signal trace and its dual ground references, such as between signal trace 112 and the ground traces 110 and 114. This allows for differential signaling to be configured in this manner, yet still be controlled for a particular signal characteristic.
Thus, although there has been described to this point a particular embodiment for a method and apparatus for controlling signal characteristics through transitions in an assembly, it is not intended that such specific references be considered as limitations upon the scope of this invention except in-so-far as set forth in the following claims.
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Whispers in eastern Canada about palms and bamboo along the British Columbia coast were words of taboo. Nowadays exotic flora in coastal BC can be enjoyed by the entire country. The author of this channel names plants while he displays them on his channel. It's great for the BC coastal gardener.
The wonders of BC contradict Canadian gardening as a whole. Think of Hong Kong as being a different part of China. Now think of BC as a SAR zone but for gardening rather than politics. Every Canadian gardener should experience BC gardening with at least a visit.
Here is a link that might be useful: Video of a BC coast garden
If I were in BC I would visit your gardens but to visit BC just to see them--that would be a no thanks.
Frankly I get no kick out of visiting a garden that has a temperate climate and it is easy to grow things. Any fool can grow a garden in those circumstances. What I would get a kick out of is visiting an arctic garden and seeing how they do things and deal with an inhospitable climate.
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Den, I have visited this garden, I felt like I was standing in a tropical jungle, really impressive.
A lot of palms and bananas are starting to pop up in gardens in the city where I live. I'm more of a cottage style gardener myself but I still stand in awe when viewing these majestic plants, thanks for sharing.
Den Vic,
It's nice looking garden and sure it's remarkable given that it's in BC - and not in California.
I have been in BC and actually lived in the interiors for at least a year. I love the climate of the interiors and of the island but I just couldn't stand the rainy weather in the coastal areas. Back then (~30 years ago) tropicana types couldn't survive the area. I can only think of climate changes that allow tropical plants to survive there. If so, that is worrisome. In some areas of Toronto, even the Japanese banana manage to survive. It's either the heat of the city or again climate change. or the El Nina effect. One can only look at the devastation in China and Pakistan to see how bad the climate has become.
However, of course it can also be that plants were developed to tolerate colder zones. I know the Japanese bananas trees is one such case. In my old tropical country, we do have palms growing in the highest mountains which are colder areas and so I can see how some plants from a more cooler climate can be developed further for cold tolerance.


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Now I know your initial reaction to the news will more than likely be "awww pish!", but I just wanted to make one thing clear.
This MMO has been in the works for over 4 years now. Zenimax, the owners of Bethesda, setup a new department called Zenimax Online to act as their MMO specialists and this department is separate from Bethesda Studios. So the important thing to take from all this is; an Elder Scrolls MMO being in the works hasn't, and won't, detract from the games Bethesda release. Skyrim is proof of that. So if you're worried an Elder Scrolls MMO means that Fallout 4 or the Elder Scrolls VI will be delayed or cancelled, don't worry. Of course I'm not speaking with authority on this, but that makes logical sense.
Personally I think an Elder Scrolls MMO is a nice little side game that I can play while waiting for the next single player Elder Scrolls and Fallout games to come out. It can serve as a distraction, in a world filled with lore I already partially understand. And I think if Zenimax Online are clever, they'll have designed the game to be as good single-player as it is multi-player so it can catch all you folks who are sworn off MMOs to part with a fee each month.
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Tim Hetherington (1970-2011), one of the world's most distinguished and dedicated contemporary photojournalists, was killed while covering the Libyan Civil War. This book is a compelling portrait of Hetherington's life and career, exploring the risks, challenges, and thrills of contemporary war photography. Hetherington's dedication to his career led him time after time into war zones, and, unlike some other journalists, he did not pack up after the story had broken. In 2003, after the Liberian civil war ended, Hetherington stayed in the country for three years, helping the United Nations track down human rights criminals. He was profoundly interested in the relationship between young men and war, and the "feedback loop" that images of war create: many young soldiers he encountered seemed to be emulating the images of warriors they'd seen in photos and on television. Hetherington continued his investigation of this theme in Libya, where he travelled to the most dangerous part of the frontline on what would be his final assignment. Only his photographs and video footage survived. This book is a testament to the tireless work of Hetherington and photographers like him, people who risk--and sometimes lose--their lives in order to give a voice to those devastated by conflict.--From publisher description.
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It depends on who you ask. Citigroup's Yaron Werber notes that sales of Gilead Sciences (GILD) hepatitis-C treatments–Harvoni and Sovaldi–are doing better than he expected but are still below the Street consensus. He explains:
During the week of Feb 13th, Harvoni weekly [total prescriptions, or] TRx increased 5.2% and [new prescriptions, or] NRx increased 11.2%. TRx scrips are 8,832 up from 8,396 and NRx scrips are 4,277 up from 3,876 last week.
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Can u give a Hummer too much sugar??
Hi, my question is...Can u give a Hummingbird too much sugar in the mix? I have an 8oz Hummingbird feeder and i mix 6oz of sugar to about 3oz of water. Is that too much sugar for them?? They really seem to love it. I only have 3 Hummers and i have to refill it every 5 days....but i don't want to hurt 'em in any way.
There aren't many studies that prove that a high sugar concentration is NOT harmful. If you google "sugar concentration for hummingbird" many sites will be listed, most suggesting a 1-to-4 ratio. There was one person who postulated that too much sugar may cause crystallization which attracted bacteria on their beaks which could lead to "bill rot", but I'm not sure if that theory is well-accepted.
Until you know for SURE, it is safest to keep your sugar mix close to the naturally-occuring concentrations in flowering plants. The 1-to-4 ratio does this.
BTW, refilling every 5 days may be too long. In the heat of summer, the sugar mixture may go bad in less than 2 days.
If I understand your mix ratio correctly, instead of 1:4 sugar/water, you are using 2:1 sugar/water. That's 8 times the concentration that most folks use. I just mixed a batch using 2:1 - it looks like white Karo corn syrup! Why gamble with your little hummers?
Lori68...the hummers will not love a more concentrated sugar nectar, more than the recommended 4 to 1 ratio of water and sugar. I've been feeding the hummers for many years and have never changed the ratio. Just stick with this and your hummers will be very happy!
Lori68-- What everyone is telling you is true. Dont know if you know this, but hummers have a sense that tells them that flower nectar is perfect for them, in fact they will sample flower nectar and if it is not they will make a note of it and come back later to get that nectar. In that same note feeder nectar needs to be be in that same quality. Most of the time the ratio should be 1:4 but I do stray from that ratio two times of the year, when they first arrive and just before they leave for good, at that point I give them 1:3 , at those times I feel the need is there for a little extra. There is a big difference between that ratio and the 2:1 you have been giving. The feeder nectar should be refreshed every 2-3 days. So you can adjust the amount you give them to that , to save nectar and keep it fresh for them.
One of my first gardening blunders was along these same lines..."if some is good, more is better!" Seems logical at first thought. Well, my lawn did not appreciate the quadruple helping of Weed and Feed it received, and promptly died on me. That was many years ago, but I've followed the directions for fertilizing, cooking recipes, etc. to the T from then on! =)
That being said, I do give my hummers a little more sugar at the start of the season, not exceeding 1:3 sugar to water. But I switch to the good old 1:4 soon after, and the hummers are happy and healthy.
Oh no! I hope I'm not hurting my sweet little hummers! :( I have a confession~~~~
I've been giving them a 1:3 ratio. Whenever I use the 1:4 ratio, they don't come around but as soon as I go back to the 1:3, I end up having more hummers around than I can handle.
In fact, I have so many on a daily basis, I'm going to have to set up feeders on each side of my house and maybe in the front yard. I must have counted about 15 flying around at the same time every single day!
You're fine. Both the 1:3 and 1:4 ratios are within the range of naturally occurring concentrations in flowering plants. Here's some data from the Lousiana Ornithological Society Newsletter, March 2003, written by Dennis Demcheck. The 3rd number is the average percentage. The higher percentage may be preferred by birds but the number of total visits to a feeder may be higher with the lower percentage.
Sugar concentrations for selected plants, May 2001-November 2002
Plant Minimum % sugar Maximum. % sugar Average % sugar Number of Samples
Forsythia Sage: Salvia madrensis 28.2 33.6 *31.4 16
Anise Salvia: Salvia guaranitica 20.0 33.5 29.0 23
Remsens Sage: Salvia guaranitica hybrid 22.8 35.8 *29.1 24
Orange Mountain Sage: Salvia regla 26.6 >35 *32.0 11
Mexican Bush Sage: Salvia leucantha 27.2 >32 *31.2 10
Mexican Bush Sage, "Waverly" Salvia leucantha 26.6 29.0 27.7 4
Belize Sage: Salvia miniata 21.8 >32 *27.1 7
Lady in Red Salvia: Salvia coccinea 30.4 38.7 33.2 3
Red Hot Sally Salvia: Salvia splendens 16.5 18.9 17.6 4
Van Houttii Salvia: Salvia splendens 18.6 28.6 22.3 16
Winter-blooming Shrimp plant: Justicia sp. 23.0 >32 *27.3 9
Summer-blooming Shrimp plant: Justicia brandegeana 23.5 >35 *29.7 11
Trumpet vine: Campsis radicans 27.8 34.3 *31.2 10
Giant Turks Cap: Malvaviscus pendulaflora 17.0 24.6 20.5 14
SultanÂs Turban: Malvaviscus drummondii 16.0 >32 *22.2 7
Chinese Lantern, Orange variety: Abutilon pictum 14.9 26.0 21.7 23
Chinese Lantern, Pink variety: Abutilon pictum 19.5 40.1 *29.4 6
Cigar Plant: Cuphea ignea "David Verity" 24.6 28.0 26.8 6
Mexican Cigar: Cuphea micropetala 27.1 29.6 28.1 6
Yellow Justicia: Justicia aurea 22.3 25.8 24.5 3
Firespike: Odontonema stricta 15.6 21.0 19.2 10
Coral honeysuckle: Lonicera sempervirens 18.5 24.0 20.6 13
Firecracker vine: Manettia cordifolia 13.1 29.4 21.7 8
Firebush: Hamelia patens 20.2 22.4 21.3 4
LionÂs ear: Leonotus leonurus 15.3 19.2 16.9 3
Crybaby tree: Erythrina bidwillii 18.2 22.5 20.2 3
Note: * indicates that Greater Than (>) values were used in computing the average.
> 32% was averaged as 32%; >35% was averaged as 35%
Okay, I agree with the others 1:4 is the appropriate, but I admit I often add a little extra...full, not level cups of sugar. If they're still around, then I doubt any harm has come to them, simply adjust your recipe and enjoy the birds.
I also wanted to write about the picture of the three birds feeding at one time...amazing!!!! I have only four birds and they fight like cats and dogs at the feeder.
I put in a little extra sugar last week when I got the 20 instead of my usual 3 after Hurricane Gustav. I knew they had not been able to eat during the hurricane because even before the feeder flew across the yard the wind was blowing too hard for them to stay hovering. They probably got a few mosquitoes but that is it. No nectar. Plus, they probably came up from the swamp which is somewhere in this parish (county) but a few miles away. It was still thin enough to dissolve and not be syrupy. I just felt that a little extra help was a good idea since an awful lot of flowers got blown away. It is no where near winter yet here, probably won't freeze until December or January and not at all if you are in New Orleans, which is only 60 miles.
Going along with the too much sugar idea. I have had a bad wasp problem and so I bought 3 plastic wasp traps and I make the ratio 1-1 and add chunks of overripe fruit to that. Well all summer I didnt have a problem, caught a couple hundred wasps. But since migration was heavy under way I caught some hummers able to get into the traps thru small vent holes , remember not intentionally. They would stick their beaks thru these tiny holes.
Hi everyone- I am new to this forum but I have had the exact same question about sugar formulas.
I am sure many of you are familiar with Sheri Williamson who wrote "Attracting and feeding hummingbirds" a few years ago.
I went to her website and I asked her that very question via email. Following I will quote her answer and a link to a site with research that has been done on nectar content of flowers. You may all be surprised to know that most hummingbird favored flowers contain more nectar than any of us thought.
Quote from Sheri
"Some hummingbird experts do (or did) insist on a feeder solution no stronger than 4:1, but I've never been a member of that camp. On page 40 of Attracting and Feeding you'll find that I recommend a solution of three to five parts water to one part sugar - a pretty wide range. Hummingbird-pollinated flowers produce nectar that ranges in sugar content from as weak as 10:1 to as strong as 1:1.
Both of the extremes are rare, and the average sugar content is close to 3:1.
Studies of the birds' physiology suggest that solutions stronger than 3:1 may not provide sufficient water in extremely hot, dry conditions and that solutions
weaker than 4:1 may not provide enough sugar for the birds to maintain their body weight when the weather is cold (stronger solutions also freeze at lower temperatures, which is very useful for people lucky enough to host hummingbirds year round). A 5:1 solution can be useful in discouraging bees or helping the
birds through extreme heat and drought.
When I wrote Attracting and Feeding eight years ago, I was deliberately
conservative in my recommendations to avoid upsetting a handful of my colleagues
in the hummingbird community who were adamantly opposed to solutions stronger
than 4:1. Since then most of them have changed their minds, thanks in large part
to the article that begins on page 7 of this issue of the Louisiana
Ornithological Society News:
I now feed 3:1 most of the year, except during the very hot, dry days of late
spring and early summer, and I do think it helps the southbound migrants and
overwintering birds. Using a slightly stronger solution may not be as important
to your feeding strategy with all the good natural food you're providing, but it
isn't going to do the birds any harm."
End of quote from Sheri
http://losbird.org/news/0326_201_news.pdf --please copy and paste this link and read and copy the article for the benefit of your birds. The nectar article begins on page 7.
I just noticed that Rita has referenced that article above in her comments.
Because of Sherri's email and that article I have been feeding 3:1 all summer. For the last couple days I have been feeding 2:1 to the last remaining migrating youngsters. Even though my yard is still full of natural food they LOVE the feeders.
I had too may birds to count all summer at my feeders here in Delaware using the 3:1 formula.
I kept 7 feeders up all over the yard and many times I have had six feeders at a time being used.
Several hot days when we were in drought I went back to a 4:1-- but only temporarily.
I plan on feeding 3:1 as my usual formula next year.
Please read the article and just use common sense. I am convinced 3:1 is very safe. That is the content of Trumpet Creeper and that was my hummingbirds favorite flower in the yard this summer.
Hi, Vicki. I'm one of those lucky enough to have hummers year-round. The resident Annas' are ever-present beautiful neighbors -- they nest in the arbor-vitae around the yard. I also switch to the stronger 3:1 mix in the cooler months, about Oct to May. When night temps dip below freezing, this ratio seems to stay liquid to about 28 degrees.
(I switch back to 4:1 mix in the warmer months so the 10 lb bags of sugar last longer! Doesn't it seem like the price of sugar is rising faster than other stuff? )
Yes, Rita the price of sugar does seems to be rising FAST--especially when I change my feeders almost daily!
I think I may have seen my last hummers of the season though.
I had two young migrating birds here through Oct.4 I have not seen any hummer since Saturday. I will keep my feeders up till November just in case!
I live in southern Delaware and only have the Ruby Throat from March through October.
Makes me sad but I guess I won't have to buy so much sugar from now till March.
I'm sorry but I don't understand people. I've read horror stories about what people give hummers. Can you give them too much sugar? Why take the chance? Be safe and don't cause them any harm. I've read too much sugar can DAMAGE their little KIDNEYS, I did not hear anything about this on this thread. Does anyone mention that "sugar" is not natural like flowers and giving them extra "sugar" may hurt them. Of course they are going to want it. Just like kids, they will eat all the extra sugar they can if you give it too them. Too much is bad for them. People are concerned about eating healthy, why not make sure the hummers are too. I personally will only do the 1 to 4 ratio because I do not want to harm them or damage their kidneys in any way shape or form. People who use red food coloring or use premixed stuff should be reading labels. Why give them anything with chemicals in it. Please people be concerned about their health, why take chances??!! Please keep their feeders clean and hang them only in the SHADE.
Hi Nancy-
please go to the site that I have given the web address for above and please read the article. Scientific studies have been done and cane sugar almost exactly matches what hummers get in flowers---and the sugar concentration in very many of their flowers is at least 33%. Some flowers actually have a 50% ratio of sugar. I would never use that in my feeders but rehabilitators sometimes use that formula for sick birds.
I know you are looking out for the birds but I think if you read that article it will give you peace of mind.
I really believe that dirty feeders are a much greater danger to our hummers.
stronger solutions help mama hummingbird
Posted by carolreese z7 TN (My Page) on Tue, Apr 21, 09 at 14:44
I meet with lots of resistance on this topic, but let me stress that I have read many scientific papers on hummingbird feeding and metabolism before I began making my solution 1 part sugar to 2 parts water. I will mention the scientific studies throughout, so that you may do your own investigations.
First of all, make it easy on yourself, you do not need to boil the water. The sugar will melt with a little extra stirring, and the solution will not be prevented from spoiling by boiling it. The first hummer to stick his tongue in it introduces microbes. Of course, the feeders should be cleaned and refilled anytime you see cloudiness, usually every few days.
If you read the studies, you will find that many of the flowers that hummingbirds prefer have nectar concentrations anywhere from thirty percent sugar to an astounding forty-three percent (jewelweed). Some of the desert salvias have even higher concentrations. Here is a link that will list a number of studies on this topic. http://www.springerlink.com/content/r12612v82625n115/
Researchers found that some of the "hummingbird flowers" that have lower sugar concentrations, are that way in order to discourage bees, which on certain floral structures are NOT good pollinators. Apparently the flower needs hummingbird business but not bees. If you average the sugar concentrations of the flowers a hummingbird visits, it runs around 31-33%.
For starters, I recommend reading a report by two scientists, Hainsworth and Wolf, biologists with Syracuse University. They studied the feeding habits of hummingbirds presented with different sugar solutions. They found that a hummingbird takes in about the same amount of calories per hour. If the solution is strong, they visit the feeder just a few times an hour. If the solution is weak, the birds visit much more often to take in the same number of calories. Here is the link. http://www.hummingbirds.net/hainsworth.html
Hummingbirds are actually insectivores, but require a lot of sugar to fuel their search, and fuel is the operative word. A hummingbird must take in an enormous amount of nectar, several times its body its body weight each day. The feeding day is a balance between energy expended for the calories gained. Thats one reason hummingbirds prefer feeders with perches. In fact, hummingbirds spend as much as 80% of the day perched, conserving their energy.
After learning this, I began making my solutions stronger, two parts water to one part sugar, or about 33%. Those who insist a solution this strong is dangerous, must be unaware of this study, or arent thinking it through. The little birds are eating the SAME AMOUNT of sugar per hour, they just dont have to work so hard to get it. I feel entirely comfortable making my sugar solutions stronger after reading that hummingbirds take in about the same amount of calories per hour regardless of the strength of the sugar solution. Weaker solutions just make the hummingbird visit the feeder more often, making it work harder, burn more fuel...and no, a thicker syrup is NOT hard for the hummers to lap up, this is another of those silly unfounded claims.
I want to make the case for a stronger solution helping out the mama hummer. She is a single mom, getting absolutely no help from the male. She alone incubates the eggs, and has only a few minutes away from them each hour to feed. Once the eggs hatch, she must struggle to keep the hatchlings fed as well, regurgitating nectar and small insects, as well as meet her own needs. A stronger solution means she has to work a little less hard.
Also realize that all hummingbirds actually need to put on weight later in the summer to bulk up for the coming migratory flight. Hummingbirds drop about 40% of their body weight during the flight south to Central America.
Speaking at a conference in Pennsylvania a few years ago, I made my case for stronger sugar solutions to an audience that apparently did not take it well.
A few days after returning home, I received a scolding email stating that my recommendations were dangerous for hummingbirds. One of the claims made in the email was that the hummingbirds might become diabetic. Apparently this person did not know about the study done by Dr. James Hargrove in Georgia that explored the reasons hummingbirds were able to take in so much sugar without becoming diabetic. You can read about it here. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1325055
Another claim made in the email was that the hummingbirds would need straight water after drinking such a rich mixture and would sip from puddles that might contain pesticides or radiator fluid, poisoning the thirsty little birds. Apparently they did not know about the studies by Drs. Hiebert and Calder, among others, that discussed the problems created by too much water intake. It seems that maintaining a balance of necessary minerals and salts is difficult for a bird that must drink so much fluid throughout the feeding day. Dilute nectar results in more frequent urination which results in loss of minerals and salts, just as you would lose electrolytes if you drank excessive amounts of water. Hummingbirds have occasionally been observed (Adams and Des Lauriers) licking soil, that was later tested and found to have high levels of phosphorous, potassium and calcium. Hmm, seems like a weaker solution is more likely to have birds licking up dangerous compounds, rather than the opposite - though that claim was ludicrous from the start.
I was also scolded for using more sugar since that might cause more land to go into sugar production. This is where I realize this person did not even understand the first study I recommended she read - where Hainsworth's research showed that the hummingbird will take in the same amount, I repeat, the same amount of sugar each hour, it is just that it takes fewer visits if the sugar mixture is richer. Maybe she can't understand that means that I am not using more sugar, I am just making the hummers caloric needs easier to satisfy. Of course the amount of sugar I use in my feeders compared to the sugar in the soft drinks, candy and cookies in this country is miniscule, so that objection was laughable to start with.
Its astonishing how some people react to new information, especially information that may question long held beliefs. When I asked the person who wrote the email for references to back her claims, she quoted several "hummingbird experts", people who had written books, for example. When I pressed her for the science that supported their recommendations, there was no response. I supplied her with my references, and hoped to hear that shed learned from their research. Im still holding my breath.
Thank you so much Carol for your info.--after much reading and a personal email from Sheri Williamson --I too began feeding a stronger sugar solution as I have stated above.
I have a 33% solution out now for the depleted and exhausted new arrivers.
I really wish people would do more research before they scold so loudly.
All new research is indicating that Hummers get more than a 20% ratio in many of their favorite flowers. I have a lot of trumpet vine on my property and it is a favorite for my hummers-Trumpet vine is about a 33% ratio and that is about all my Hummers will eat (other than my feeders)when it is in bloom!
I'm a little uncertain about the ratios involved here...is 33% necessarily equal to 2:1 water to sugar? The reason I ask is that I seem to recall that solids are not dissolved in equal parts into liquids. That is to say, if you were to convert sugar to a liquid form of equal viscosity BEFORE combining it with the water, you could use equal parts. But taking a solid form of sugar--as I think I can safely assume we all do--will result in a different percentage of sugar to water ratio, I think. It's the old "weight vs. volume" issue that culinary experts struggle with.
I'm speaking in generalities and with no expert knowledge...any chemists or chefs out there who can help with this? Very interesting discussion.
Hi mbuckmaster-
the formula I am referring to was given to me by Sheri Williamson and it is 1 cup of sugar to 3 cups of water. According to my understanding we do not have to be worried if we are a little over or a little under. Sheri is not some much referring to ratio, as to what the everyday unscientific person(like me) would understand.
I am only using 1 cup of sugar to 2 cups of water very temporarily for the exhausted migraters. So my solution is based on cups of water to cups of sugar and therefore not technically exact.
I am sorry to be confusing--the best way to say it is 3:1 or 2:1 water then sugar.
I am going to repost Her email to me below
Quote from Sheri
"Some hummingbird experts do (or did) insist on a feeder solution no stronger than 4:1, but I've never been a member of that camp. On page 40 of Attracting and Feeding you'll find that I recommend a solution of three to five parts water to one part sugar - a pretty wide range. Hummingbird-pollinated flowers produce nectar that ranges in sugar content from as weak as 10:1 to as strong as 1:1.
Both of the extremes are rare, and the average sugar content is close to 3:1.
Studies of the birds' physiology suggest that solutions stronger than 3:1 may not provide sufficient water in extremely hot, dry conditions and that solutions
weaker than 4:1 may not provide enough sugar for the birds to maintain their body weight when the weather is cold (stronger solutions also freeze at lower temperatures, which is very useful for people lucky enough to host hummingbirds year round). A 5:1 solution can be useful in discouraging bees or helping the
birds through extreme heat and drought.
When I wrote Attracting and Feeding eight years ago, I was deliberately
conservative in my recommendations to avoid upsetting a handful of my colleagues
in the hummingbird community who were adamantly opposed to solutions stronger
than 4:1. Since then most of them have changed their minds, thanks in large part
to the article that begins on page 7 of this issue of the Louisiana
Ornithological Society News:
I now feed 3:1 most of the year, except during the very hot, dry days of late
spring and early summer, and I do think it helps the southbound migrants and
overwintering birds. Using a slightly stronger solution may not be as important
to your feeding strategy with all the good natural food you're providing, but it
isn't going to do the birds any harm."
End of quote from Sheri
http://losbird.org/news/0326_201_news.pdf --please copy and paste this link and read and copy the article for the benefit of your birds. The nectar article begins on page 7.
Carol above uses a 2 water 1 sugar formula for everyday-- I am really going to think about that. I really believe it does no harm to the birds since much of their natural nectar is that formula.I also believe it is very beneficial to migrating birds, and I use that formula in spring and fall. The rest of the time I use 3 water 1 sugar.
It is NOT possible to give a hummer "too much sugar". Hummers only consume the necessary calories to survive - if you give higher concentration nectar (like 2:1 vs the "standard" 4:1), all it means is that the hummers have to visit the feeder half as much, allowing more time for rest and/or eating protein (bugs) or feeding their young.
I've been feeding my hummers 2:1 (water to sugar) for years. I go thru ~700 lbs of sugar a year, so using higher concentration nectar has been a god send - fewer refills and fewer cleanings, but the hummers get all the calories they need.
That said, I still have to fill my 48 oz Perky Pet "Grand Master" model 220's every day during the summer.
I saw on hummingbirds.net with a video on how a hummingbird drinks, they reported that a hummer will usually go for a sugar source 20 to 40 percent more than the regular recommended. It sustains there flight longer. Just reporting what the experts said. If they come back for more to your feeder, I don't think it is harming them.
My yard is quite small but I have many feeders up, including two in the middle of the empty bedroom upstairs which they seem to really enjoy.
I fill the feeders with different nectar ratios (3:1 ~ 5:1) and let the hummers decide which feeders they want to drink from.
Unfortunately, because they seem to prefer different feeder styles or its locations as well as the different nectar sweetness, I haven't figured out what their favorite might be.