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In his original appearance, Jonathan Crane was a professor of psychology. He was shunned by the other teachers for not dressing well, as he spent all his money on books. Crane was fired when he shot a gun in class, while teaching the psychology of fear. He then became the Scarecrow, to represent the combination of poverty and fear. In this incarnation he was shown as a good hand-to-hand fighter, but he used a gun rather than fear gas.
The Scarecrow's history was greatly expanded on in Batman/Scarecrow #1, and Batman/Scarecrow Year One. Unloved by his mother and abandoned by his father, Crane lived mostly with his grandmother, who was a religious zealot. Whenever Crane would do something she disapproved of, she would lock him in a church, where he would be attacked by crows. At school, he was also picked on, due to his skinny body and long extremities. One day, Crane secretly watched his grandmother, who was preparing the suit he was forced to wear when he was sent into the church. He learned how she managed to get all the crows to attack. Later, he snuck into the room his grandmother had strictly forbidden him to enter. He found a library. Without his grandmother's knowledge, he learned all he could about all types of sciences, particularly chemistry. He developed his own version of the mixture his grandmother had used to attract the crows. He tested it out on one of the bullies at school. He was attacked by birds, and half blinded. When he realized Crane's involvement, he beat him up again, leading him to develop stronger chemicals. Eventually, Scarecrow killed his grandmother.
When Crane was in high-school, he was still being mocked. In addition to being called Scarecrow, he was compared to Ichabod Crane. Eventually, Crane had had enough. Fueled with the fury at having been rejected - by Sherry Squires - and having put up with the torment most of his childhood, he dressed as a scarecrow and took a gun to the senior prom, brandishing it in the parking lot. He frightened a car driven by Bo Griggs, the leader of the bullies, off the road, leaving Griggs paralyzed from the waist down and his girlfriend - Squires - dead.
Crane finds that he takes tremendous pleasure in scaring people, literally to their deaths. He moves on to become a psychology professor at Gotham University but gets fired from his position for harming a student during a demonstration of his theories. He chooses to take the persona of the Scarecrow and use the emotion of fear as his main weapon to take vengeance on those responsible for his dismissal from the university.The Scarecrow leaves straws as a calling card much like the Joker's playing card.
During 2012 the DC Universe was reboot in the New 52, in this new version of the DC Universe, Crane was raised by his father, Dr. Crane, after his mother's untimely death. His father was working on a Fear Toxin for the U.S. Government. Part of his experiments was to lock his son, Jonathon in a basement full of scary objects, like dead bodies and creepy masks. Dr. Crane would then monitor his son's bio-levels. Then one day Dr. Crane died while Jonathon was locked in the basement. Several days later, police came to the house to find Dr. Crane and discover his dead body and Jonathon locked in the basement.
Do to this or for other reasons, Jonathon developed a studded, a fact that made him targets for bullies in school. He learned to push past it and became a professor at a college until he was fired for throwing spiders on a co-ed. He was trying to cure her Arachnophobia with a practice called Habituation.
He then started a private practice and became a psychologist, but after killing a patient he decided that wasn't the career for him. He then "practiced" on others, honing the persona of Scarecrow.
While he made very two appearances in the Golden Age. One being in World's Finest Comics and one in Detective Comics. However in the Silver Age he returned and became recurring villain in Batman's rogues gallery.
He was frequently a member of the Injustice Gang. During this time Scarecrow was sometimes shown with a trained crow named Nightmare. During the Knightfall story arc, Scarecrow teamed up with the Joker to hold the mayor hostage. Fed up with the Joker's tricks and games, he tried to use his fear gas on him. However, the Joker was immune, and hit Scarecrow with a chair. He appeared again whenAzrael was acting as Batman. Scarecrow planted fear gas bombs across the city, and threatened to detonate them if he was not declared the god of fear. He was stopped by Azrael and Anarky.
In Batman: Hush, Scarecrow worked with Hush and the Riddler.
During The Long Halloween, The Scarecrow worked with the Mad Hatter to rob a series of banks on Independence day. The plan was orchestrated by the Falcone crime family. They were taken down by Batman and Catwoman. It is revealed during Dark Victory that The Scarecrow was selling children's toys that had fear toxin in them. Batman confronts him but scarecrow flees into a car and drives it into the lake. The body was never found which means that he got away. He is seen at the end with The Joker and Two-Face at the final battle during the climax of the story.
During the As the Crow Flies story arc, Scarecrow was turned into the vicious Scarebeast. This was caused by genetic tampering byFright, Scarecrow's lab assistant, following orders from the Penguin. The Scarecrow only made one other appearance as Scarebeast: During the War Games story arc, Scarecrow was betrayed by Black Mask. In his fury he transformed into the Scarebeast.
Scarecrow was a member of Alexander Luthor's Secret Society.
One Year Later, Scarecrow confronted Batman and Robin, revealing their fears of their parallel selves from other parts of the Multiverse, as well as Robin's fear of Superboy -Prime.
In Superman/Batman: Torment, Scarecrow works with Desaad to capture Superman. He succeeds, but then turns on Desaad. He is captured, but later rescued and brought back to Earth by Superman and Batman.
During the Absolute Terror story arc, Scarecrow decided to stop using his fear toxin. He used his training as a psychologist to spread fear throughout the city. When confronted by Batman at his hideout, Scarecrow accidentally ran into one of his own scythe-swinging scarecrow machines, and was disemboweled. At the hospital, the doctors managed to save him.
During the Gotham Underground series, Scarecrow is apprehended by the Suicide Squad. However, he had rethought his decision to abandon his fear gas, and used it to escape. He teamed up with the Ventriloquist's gang. However, he betrayed them, leading them into a dead end surrounded by Tobias Whale's men. Whale then betrayed him, beating him up and hanging him, hurt but alive, up like a Scarecrow.
He later appeared in the Heart of Hush story arc. When he was younger, and interning at a mental institution, he met Thomas Elliot, later known as Hush. He taught Hush the power of fear, and had him released from the institution early. During the period before Batman R.I.P, when the Heart of Hush story is taking place, Scarecrow again teams up with Hush. He distracts Batman while Hush prepares. When sent back to Arkham Asylum, Batman shows up and forces Scarecrow into telling him Hush's hideout.
Scarecrow is one of the villains forced to work for Black Mask during Battle for the Cowl.
During Blackest Night, Scarecrow is immune to the Black Lanterns due to his inability to feel emotion. He claims that only Batman can scare him, and tries to lure Batman to him so he can feel something. During this time he is selected by the clone of Sinestro's ring to be a member of the Sinestro Corps for 24 hours.
Post Flashpoint
The Scarecrow, Scavenger, The Cheetah, Captain Cold, Weapons Master, and The Key are attacked, captured, tortured, and interogated to find out information on members of The Justice League.
For More information see: Knight Terrors
Several Arkham inmates have been injected with a toxin, much like Scarecrow's fear gas mixed with Bane's Venom, and Batman has to investigate. His investigation leads him to Harmon Island where he is ambushed by Scarecrow. The Scarecrow sprays him with fear gas, just enough to make Batman lose his focus long enough for Scarecrow to inject him with the Venom/fear gas concoction. After Batman has been injected, Scarecrow sneaks away before Superman shows up. After Superman and Batman fight, due to the Venom/ fear gas, coursing through his veins, Batman finds Scarecrow sitting with the White Rabbit. Before Scarecrow can blast him again, Batman forces the fear gas into Scarecrows face and is able to tie him up.
For more information see : A Court of Owls
While Batman investigates Dan Matthews, a guard at Arkham Asylum who maybe on the take, Dan in a desperate attempt to get away, opens several of the inmates cells. Scarecrow is one of those inmates seen attacking the Batman before the Joker appears to come to Batman's aide and the pair work together to beat back the group of rampaging inmates.
The Scarecrow has been kidnapping children from all around Gotham. He then takes them to his hid out and sprays them with Fear Toxin and harvests their sweat. He uses their sweat to create a super Fear Toxin called Super Toxin 451-A. When Batman shows up to stop him, Scarecrow injects Batman and tries to torque him, but Batman is able to escape. In a odd twist Scarecrow saves one of the children he kidnapped from being blown up. But Scarecrow is badly hurt and turns to the Penguin to finish his plan.
On Christmas eve, during the Gotham City Christmas parade, Scarecrow sprays the crowd from a blimp, with Super Toxin 451-A. Batman swoops in and saves the day, and later tracks the Scarecrow down to one of his hide outs. There Batman kicks down the door and finds the Scarecrow passed out from the injury he received earlier.
Scarecrow is then taken to Arkham Asylum, but he has a plan for escape, one last vial of 451-A sewn in his costume, but it breaks while he is in his air tight cell and he falls victim to his own Toxin.
For more information see: Death of the Family
Scarecrow is one of Batman rouges, that the Joker uses in his plot to make Batman a better man. Scarecrow attacks Batman on the stairs in Arkham Asylum, as Batman asends the stairs to the room the Joker is held up in. The Joker refers to Scarecrow as Batman's physician.
Scarecrow has appeared in several Elseworlds stories. He has also appeared in some Batman crossovers, including one with Daredevil, and one with Judge Dredd.
Scarecrow appeared in Alex Ross' Justice.
Scarecrow also has a brief appearance in Sandman. He is one of the inmates that's in the same mental hospital as Doctor Destiny.
Scarecrow briefly appears in the Injustice Gods Among Us comic, killed and affected by Joker Gas near the same warehouse where Lois was kidnapped.
Scarecrow is a master chemist, able to create powerful fear toxins. In some incarnations he is shown as a decent hand-to-hand fighter, though in others he is shown as physically unintimidating. During Knightfall Scarecrow says he knows his own style of fighting(dubbed Crane Style) which he uses against Jean -Paul Valley.
As the Scarebeast, he has immense strength and endurance. He is also able to breath a powerful fear toxin. Scarecrow is unable to feel emotion and says Batman is the only one capable of scaring him. He has just recently obtained a clone of Sinestro's ring and was a member of the corps for 24 hours, meaning he would have the regular abilities of one with a Sinestro power ring.
The Scarecrow made his first animated appearance on the Batman/Superman Hour voiced by Ted Knight.
Scarecrow's next appearance was in the 1978 animated series Challenge of the Superfriends voiced by Don Messick. He was one of the members of the Legion of Doom lead by Lex Luthor. In this series it is shown he controls a flock of Crows.
In episode 4 of Super Powers Team Galacitc Guardians titled "Fear" Scarecrow is using a arsenal of Fear Transmitters on Gotham City. He also has trapped Batman in Crime Alley making his foe relieve the the night his parents died. In this series he was voiced by Andre Stojka.
In the 90's Batman cartoon voiced by Henry Polic II. The Scarecrow was far more competent as an enemy of the Dark Knight. In several episodes he has caused Batman to nearly succumb to his greatest nightmares and fears such as being a failure to his father, the death of his parents, his enemies triumphing, or him failing his duties as the Dark Knight. His second appearance on the show he received a minor design change. He used his fear gas with adrenalin and uses it on Gotham's athletes, rendering them unable to play; and would bet against their teams in order to earn money to buy more chemicals to make his fear gas. He also made a cameo in "Joker's Wild" playing chess with the Mad Hatter.
In The New Batman Adventures he is given a much more sinister character design with a harsher voice, a noose aroud his neck and a strange and gruesome mask making him look like a corpse. In this series he is voiced by "Re-Animator" star Jeffrey Combs in the episode "Never Fear" and later voiced by Jeff Bennet in the episode "Over the Edge".
Scarecrow appeared in Batman: The Brave and the Bold during the opening teaser of the episode "Trials of the Demon". He was working with Scream Queen to use Jack-O-Lanters filled with fear gas to terrorize a town on Halloween but were foiled by Batman and Jay Garrick. In this series he is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
1. Trials of the Demon! (March 20th 2009)
The New Batman Adventures
1. Never Fear (October 1st 1997)
2. Over the Edge (May 23rd 1998)
Batman The Animated Series (1992)
1. Nothing to Fear (September 15th 1992)
2. Fear of Victory (September 29th 1992)
3. Dreams in Darkness (November 3rd 1992)
4. Joker's Wild (November 19th 1992)
5. Harley's Holiday (October 15th 1994)
6. Lock-Up (November 19th 1994)
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardian
1.The Fear (October 2nd 1985)
Challenge of the SuperFriends
1. Wanted: The Superfriends (September 9th 1978)
2. Invasion of the Fearians (September 16th 1978)
3. The World's Deadliest Game (September 23rd 1978)
4. Trial of the Superfriends (October 7th 1978)
5. Secret Origins of the Superfriends (October 28th 1978)
6. Swamp of the Living Dead (November 11th 1978)
7. The Final Challenge (November 25th 1978)
8. Doomsday (December 9th 1978)
Arkham Asylum
This version of him wears a gas mask resembling a hooded scarecrow, and a glove retrofitted with syringes. He appears numerous times in the game, and you have to fight him while under the influence over his fear gas. On one of his patient interview files you can hear the names Dr. Murphy and Dr. Combs. They are most likely references to his past portrayals, Jeffrey Combs and Cillian Murphy.
He also appears in the Batman Begins video game, voiced by Cillian Murphy
He also was in a not advisable to buy PlayStation 1 game Batman Gotham City Racer.
The Scarecrow also appeared in the video game Batman Rise of Sin Tzu. He was the first boss you fight.
Arkham City
Although he doesnt appear directly, his mask appears near amusement mile, as a Riddler challenge. Scanning it unlocks his bio. A boat with a trap door can also be found in the river near Amusement Mile. After opening it with the Cryptographic Sequencer, a large corrider can be found, with the body of a henchman strapped to a chair. After zooming in on the henchman, he screams in and dies instantly. Next to the corpse is a clip board, stating Medical supplies have been succesfully ship to Professor Crane by the Falcone shipping company. Finally, during Protocol 10, dead henchmen can be found on rooftops, wearing costumes not resembling any of the current Arkham City crime bosses (Two-Face, Joker or Penguin). His bio reveals that after Batman defeated Joker and police scrambled to capture all the villains, Scarecrow fled into the sewers to avoid capture. Unfortunately, he ran into Killer Croc, who (according to rumor) ate him alive. Many prisoners can be heard saying somethings haunting their dreams, or they start feeling afraid like their under fear toxin.
Lego Batman
His powers in game, are the ability to scare people for a short amount of time, and to unlock some areas where mind control is needed. (He is the only character besides The Riddler and the Mad Hatter that can do this) He does not have a scythe weapon in the game, only his fists. He also has a biplane; his biplane is the only aircraft that can go into areas filled with green gas.
DC Universe Online
The Scarecrow appears in as one of the first villains encountered by the heroes. He wears his more traditional Scarecrow outfit, and goes about terrorizing civilians by pumping fear gas throughout the city. In addition to the many hallucinogenic effects he uses to fight you, he also wields a machine gun. After getting his toxin of the streets, Scarecrow captures Batwoman and tortures her with fear gas. While fighting him, he attempts to show you his favourite phobias, such as Herpetophobia (fear of reptiles) and uses Killer Croc hullucinations, Philophobia (fear of betrayal) and uses hallucinations of Bat-Family members, and Astraphobia, fear of lightning.
Injustice Gods Among Us
Scarecrow appears as a stage hazard in the Arkham Asylum stage. After hitting the opponent into an intensive care room, Scarecrom injects them with fear toxin, then turns giant. He impales them with his syringe claws, then throws them through the floor to the next stage. Like other Arkham inmates, he appears in his Arkham Asylum costume.
In the Nolan series of movies, Dr. Crane (Portrayed by Cillian Murphy) is a corrupt psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum in cahoots with the mob and working under Ra's Al Ghul. He aids Carmine Falcone by keeping his criminals out of prison by falsely diagnosing them with insanity, while Falcone smuggles drugs needed for Crane's fear toxin for him. Crane then takes these drugs and dumps them into the Gotham Water System. When his activities are discovered by Rachel Dawes, he gives her a lethal dose of his toxin. Batman saves her, however, and Crane is sent to prison, after getting a taste of his own medicine.
When the League of Shadows appears in Gotham, they begin to enact their plan to destroy Gotham City through the fear-inducing effect of Crane's toxin, by vaporizing the poisoned water supply with a microwave-emitter that they stole from Wayne Enterprises (the toxin only works when inhaled). The league frees Crane as well as the various psychopaths from Arkham. While Batman defeats Ra's and saves the city, Crane is free at the end of the movie.
Crane appears briefly in the Dark Knight, confronting one of his customers who complained about drugs he sold them laced with his toxin.Suddenly a group of copycat Batmen armed with shotguns show up and crash the party. Once the real Batman appears, Crane attempts to escape. Scarecrow is then captured and left for the authorities.
In the Dark Knight Rises, Scarecrow acts as the judge of the sentencing court. He determines whether the 'guilty' should be killed or exiled...which almost inevitably ends in death. He attempts to stop Batman from getting to Bane, but is punched aside.
In all three movies he is played by Cillian Murphy. He is the only recurring villain.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Happy Halloween!
Today isn't just Halloween for me anymore. I will always remember October 31st as the day I found out I was pregnant! Ivan was home from work and really sick. I hadn't even missed my period yet (yeah, now I'm talking about my period on my blog) but I was feeling really off so I decided to take a pregnancy test. When I say "feeling off" what I really mean is that my boobs hurt a lot. I already mentioned my period so I might as well throw boobs in there too. I took a test in the afternoon and it was positive. I was surprised but not surprised at the same time. We were trying to get pregnant but I think it is always surprising when you find out you actually are. I went to the couch to tell Ivan who had a high fever and who I wasn't even sure would understand what I was saying. I said, "This might not be the best time to tell you this but I took a test..." His response was, "That's nice!" in a sick, smiley, happy as he could get, voice.
It is so strange to think back to that time and then look down at Milo snoozing on me in the wrap. A year ago he was so small you couldn't even see him and now he is a big, happy, healthy four month old. I feel very lucky.
What was the point of this post again? Oh yeah, Happy Halloween!
ETA: I should be clear that I am not currently pregnant. I found out last Halloween that I was pregnant with Milo. Just to be 100% clear! Ha!
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BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking a third term in Sunday's German election, when she faces a challenge from center-left rival Peer Steinbrueck. Leaders of Germany's smaller parties also will play a part in determining how Germany's next government looks. Here is a look at the major players.
ANGELA MERKEL, 59: Germany's chancellor since 2005, the first woman to lead the country and its first leader who grew up in communist East Germany. She also has broken with her predecessors in leading two different coalition governments: a "grand coalition" of right and left in her first term and a center-right alliance for the last four years.
Merkel has built up strong personal popularity as a consensual national leader credited with steering Germany through the 2008 financial crisis and protecting Germans from the eurozone debt crisis. That differs greatly from her negative image in much of Europe, where she's viewed as the enforcer of painful spending cuts and unpopular economic reforms.
The leader since 2000 of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, Merkel has frequently reached out to centrist voters, for example by abandoning military conscription and speeding up Germany's exit from nuclear power.
PEER STEINBRUECK, 66: Merkel's challenger from the Social Democrats, Germany's main center-left party. Steinbrueck was a well-regarded finance minister in Merkel's first term and was her co-pilot in combating the 2008 financial crisis.
Steinbrueck served in then-West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's chancellery in the late 1970s and later held a string of jobs in regional governments; he was the governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, from 2002 to 2005 before losing an election there.
Steinbrueck has cultivated a plain-speaking image, once saying when he was finance minister that neighboring Switzerland faced the threat of the "cavalry" in a dispute over Germans' undeclared assets in Swiss banks. The image hasn't always had the desired effect: Shortly before the election, he drew criticism when a magazine published a photo of him holding out his middle finger in response to a question about campaign gaffes.
PHILIPP ROESLER, 40: Merkel's vice chancellor and economy minister; the leader since 2011 of the pro-market Free Democratic Party, the junior partner in the coalition government.
Roesler became leader after his party made a much-criticized start to its time in government, failing to secure promised tax cuts. He has struggled to turn around its fortunes, but an unexpectedly strong performance in a January state election allowed him to wrong-foot critics and squash talk of another leadership change. Roesler portrays his party as a bulwark against tax hikes and a softer approach to the eurozone debt crisis.
Roesler was born in Vietnam and adopted by a German couple as a baby.
JUERGEN TRITTIN, 59: The most prominent figure in the environmentalist Green party, the ally of Steinbrueck's Social Democrats. Environment minister from 1998-2005 under then-Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, when Germany set in motion plans to phase out nuclear power.
Trittin joined the Greens in 1980, the year the party was founded. He's a left-leaning favorite with activists, who chose him alongside centrist Katrin Goering-Eckardt to lead this year's election campaign. He is a co-leader of the Greens' parliamentary group.


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Drug use is bad. Arresting people for using drugs is worse. With the states of Colorado and Washington leading the way, the federal government should drop criminal penalties against those who produce, sell, and consume drugs.
The so-called Drug War has been a violent, often deadly, assault on the American people. There's no obvious moral reason to demonize the use of mind-altering substances which are widely used around the globe. Obviously, drugs can be abused, but so can almost anything else.
Some people still may abhor drug use as a matter of personal moral principle, but the criminal law should focus on inter-personal morality, that is, behavior which directly affects others. Basing criminal strictures on intra-personal morality essentially puts government into the business of soul-molding, a task for which it has demonstrated little aptitude.
Moreover, whatever one's moral sensibilities, drug prohibition has allowed extremely high use while yielding all of the counterproductive impacts of criminalization. The direct enforcement costs run more than $40 billion a year and affect every level of government. Forgone tax revenue is even greater. Attempting to suppress an enduring and profitable trade also has corrupted virtually every institution it has touched—police, prosecution, judiciary, Drug Enforcement Agency, and even military.
As I point out in my article for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute,
Perhaps the most perverse impact of the Drug War has been to injure and kill users. Far from protecting people from themselves, prohibition actually makes drug use more dangerous. For instance, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman chose to use heroin, but he could never be certain as to its quality, purity, and potency.
Threatening addicts with jail also makes them less likely to seek assistance. The drug war encourages needle-sharing by IV drug users. Congressional lawmakers fight to keep marijuana off-limits to the ill.


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About the bill
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A bill to encourage serious negotiations between the major league baseball players and the owners of major league baseball in order to prevent a strike by the players or a lockout by the owners so that the fans will be able to enjoy the remainder of the baseball season, the playoffs, and the World Series.
Legislative action may be ocurring on one of these bills in lieu of or in parallel to action on this bill.
Referred to Committee
Last Action: Aug 12, 1994
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The "S." in "S. 2380" means this is a Senate bill in the United States Congress. A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
The bill's title was written by its sponsor.
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text: Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=11626&th=2351#msg_11626 The reason I thought of this is because I have some rings on my shapeways shop with a markup of about $1-$2. I was checking out other rings that are simpler (but still very cool) that cost $20+ dollars. So, should I be charging that much for my rings? I have sold a few, but I know that I personally would have a hard time paying for them at the $20 mark because they are so small. Or should people be charging less for their rings so that they can sell more of them. This is just one example of things ive seen, mostly because its the easiest to realize the markup on a small model. Let me know what you think, and be sure to leave comments below. I think this could be beneficial to all Shapeways members because we will all know how we should price our models. Some other things that I think would be interesting to know: 1.) How many items do you order from other modelers? 2.) What would you consider you "budget" for other models? 3.) Why to you choose to buy someone elses model? (Useful, Cool, too hard to make yourself..etc) 4.) How did you find the models that you purchased? (cruising the gallery, homepage exposure, shops, outside website, etc) I dont want people to post info they would deem as "private" and I dont want people to think that I am trying to get private information. I am just really interested to see what people (in general) are willing to spend so we can grab some basic demographics and price our models accordingly. Thanks everyone! (feel free to add more Polls to this thread, i can think of 10 more that I want to post. haha)]]> rawkstar320 2010-04-10T14:49:34-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=11630&th=2351#msg_11630 As to your question : Kinda depends on the ring I guess, who's to say the markup on $20 rings is that much more ? A stainless steel ring at 2cc is not that far fetched I think ? I personally have a very limited budget, so little room to order from other shops, but I do occasionally treat myself to such gifts My most recent order from another shop was a little over $25. Ordered, because I just really liked the model. ]]> virtox 2010-04-10T15:14:45-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=11637&th=2351#msg_11637 rawkstar320 2010-04-10T17:23:06-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=11651&th=2351#msg_11651 According to the paypal-emails we get, some people are apparently way up there in sales, hence I added the ludicrous multi-zero options Last month was reasonably good to me, but I do seem to suffer from an incredible drop in sales this month; I only sold one model I could think of a million reasons why, but wondering how do others fair in the current months compared to previous ? Do others have a steady stream of sales, or is it also erratic? ]]> virtox 2010-04-10T20:58:45-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=11655&th=2351#msg_11655 The pricing sensitivity is very clear. The model that gives me the most personal satisfaction, and that I'm most proud of, is also $149; I've sold one. The model I made because people kept asking for a less expensive model (although it did turn out really well after a couple revisions) sells for $23, and I've sold seven. No surprises about the ratio, I'm sure. Since I never really set out to sell anything -- I'm only doing it because Shapeways is kind of set up to encourage selling -- anything more than zero sales makes me happy. No marketing costs, no administrative costs; how bad could that be?]]> dadrummond 2010-04-10T22:28:00-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=11658&th=2351#msg_11658 I was thinking down the lines of making sure models werent overpriced, because we want as many people to be able to get what they want. And we dont want stuff underpriced, because there is no point in getting less than you deserve(well...that statement was a tad loose..but work with me..) And finally... the more people that are able to buy stuff, the more money Shapeways makes, the more money we make, the more materials that are offered, the cheaper materials are offered, the more happy people that are in the world. right? ___ Ive always tried to keep my models under the $25 mark so that they were most affordable, but I was curious to see if i should be charging more. As of now, my highest markup is $6.]]> rawkstar320 2010-04-11T04:02:54-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12431&th=2351#msg_12431 rawkstar320 2010-05-03T20:04:43-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12825&th=2351#msg_12825 jeff 2010-05-14T00:21:43-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12830&th=2351#msg_12830 Im not really getting the participation that I hoped for though. Which is why I was hoping that at some point, shapeways would put out a survey and maybe release some of that info to shop owners. I only recently started getting ratings....and its only because i have been pushing my custom iPod Case so hard on Facebook and Twitter. (Feel free to become a fan or follow either of those. ) Still, not very many sales. I only recently broke the $30 in markups, so I am hoping to get a payment next month. I think as i get more followers, convince more people that Shapeways is legit, that I can sell more (oh, and i need more stuff too. ) Anyways, thanks for participating!]]> rawkstar320 2010-05-14T03:46:43-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12839&th=2351#msg_12839 What answers would you guys be most interested in?]]> joris 2010-05-14T05:30:23-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12873&th=2351#msg_12873 Take the username, append a password and take the first five tokens of the MD5 hash of that. That way, you'd have a non-reversible user identification string. This would allow shop owners to track returning customers without disclosing their identity. Country would also be nice. Just for kicks. I'm very proud I have customers in Russia, Australia, the States, Norway, Hungary, Germany... That's just from my private sales, but I'd like to know about my shop sales as well. Other than that, I would like to get some basic statistics about my shop. How many visitors and hits do I have, where are my customers referred from? Which products are most popular? And on the order overview, seeing the referring website attached to the sales would also be nice.]]> TomZ 2010-05-14T20:58:54-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12906&th=2351#msg_12906 average price of the items that have been sold only, on Shapeways. This would help us to understand if we have a price tag too high or too low (in average). And also the average markup for items that have been sold. Once again, it would be help full to understand if we aim the wrong direction. I did this calcultion recently for my shop and, the average price of the items I sold is $10 (excluding taxes) and my average markup (excluding taxes) is 20%. I was quite surprise of the nearly "round" result for the average price, because I always try to have nearly round prices but with the prices including taxes We could also do a poll on those topics although even for our own shops, getting this figures is not easy since we do not have a column with the item price in the Excel file... ]]> Magic 2010-05-17T05:53:49-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12911&th=2351#msg_12911 Some items tend to sell well because they showcase a material well and both low cost and high cost items do well depending on how they are positioned. For example: a person might pay a $30 mark up for an art piece but not for a character. So I don't know if thats the right thing to be tracking. We could also do: number of first time buyers? Or focus on conversion ratios: what percentage of the people that visited your page bought?]]> joris 2010-05-17T09:50:17-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12920&th=2351#msg_12920 It really makes sense to me, that a more artsy item would sell for more. Info wise: - it would be nice to see the number of visitors to our shop - Where they were refereed from (web link) - some info regarding WHO purchased WHAT (even if it was a tag or something..so we can see return buyers) - What about (instead of an overal average markup), a price breakdown that went by Category, and price range. So, for example... Models in the "Puzzles" Category between $0-$100 showed a markup of $XX - $YY and make up TT% of this category. Maybe that is more info than Shapeways is willing to give..but i figured i would include everything so you can trim out what you want. On that note, if something of that nature was done - what about a monthly sales report site wide? It wouldnt reflect total dollars of course, or maybe it couldnt have any dollars. But it could show if Puzzles sold more last month than Characters. Thanks for helping out Joris! ]]> rawkstar320 2010-05-17T14:44:40-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12946&th=2351#msg_12946 Rawkstar320 for the details by categories, I am afraid we will have the problem of the model belonging to more than one category than would prevent us from any comparison (if you have a Rubik's cube with the shape of Omer Simpson it will be a Characer and a Puzzle thus you cannot really say if Puzzles sold more than Characters if some items are counted twice)...]]> Magic 2010-05-17T18:45:14-00:00 Re: Pricing Analysis http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=12966&th=2351#msg_12966 I suppose my thinking was that there are so many different models out there selling, it would be helpful to know if a $10 Puzzle sells more times than a $5 character.]]> rawkstar320 2010-05-18T14:21:58-00:00


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February 10th, 2010 #1
Dark Razvan's Sketchbook (quest for improvement yay!)
Hey there!
KAy dunno how to start lol.. well..
I'm Razvan, that's the nickname I choosed to have, and I like being called that way (not telling my real name >,>! lol) ... anyways, I started a sketchbook a log time ago but didn't ealy updated it, besides I was really a noob in art, but for the last year and a half I'verealize I needed to do a little re-start, relearn the fundations, and really pus myselfto the next level.
I've kinda neglected the need of studies, or sketching, not because I don't liked itbut because 'I didn't had time to do so' (I believe it before -.-u), since I was mainly doing commission stuff, and a lot of works I really don't like.
That burned me down really bad to a pint where I didn't really wanted to draw, mainly because of that, but also because of some personal stuff.
So I'm really wantig to start all over again, but this time in the right way (and try to do the same thing wih the other aspects of my life), so I'm starting this newsketchbook, with the hope to be a really good arist, do stuff for myself (which I've been barel do foryears, and I regret that).
I'll try to update this on a daily basis, even if it's just a drawin, since I work from 8 am o6:30 pm... so basically all my day is spent on my job -.-.. but I have lunch time yay! so I'll work on those times to get my studies nd everything done =)
Also, I tagged this a sexual situation since I'm gonna post that kind of stuff in the future since I'm also a ecchi/hentai artist x.x, and really wanna draw that shit good enough.
Kay no more words and let's go to the real deal!
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberFebruary 10th, 2010 #2
Ohhh, It's lovely and sensual and just absolutely delectable. I'll take him home now. My only thing I can find that seems off.... The pectorals seem to be a bit too dark beneath them, giving him the slight impression of firm breasts.
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February 10th, 2010 #3
OK, I realize I suck at drawng, since I've been focusing more on my digital painting skills for the past year, so now I'm trying to work it all, starting with the lines first, so I'll be doing this for a while I guess, not sure if I'll colour'em up .
Any suggestions?is it better to do line/structure studie>value monochromatic studie>colour studie of the same pic, or just do several pics for each stage?
Anyways there we go, some studies I've been doing while at lunch time at my crappy art job -.-
All of 'em are done in SAI, the House one isn't done yet, gonna keep working on it, and do then the colour study =), I really want to do that in colour(loves colour! )
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February 10th, 2010 #4
February 10th, 2010 #5
Sucks having to work a job you hate. No possibility to get outt of that and into a better one?
Anyways, I really like the realism in here, and the realism inspired anime ( I guess teh first ine is an originally anime character?)
Anyways, his "breasts" should be flatter, just lighten them up more (but leave a pretty harsh shadow.
The colours are very nice, the mouth is also pretty perfect but the eyes need more work as does the nose. Try breaking the eyes and nose into planes. Reference can be good for that, try googling.
February 11th, 2010 #6
Hi, I recognise your username from back when I was active on dA. I think I faved a couple peices of yours there :3
Really love that first image, his face is just... difficult to stop staring at. haha. Great work on the eyes, it's so easy to make them look dull and lifeless, but his seem really alive, to me at least.
So you use SAI? I know hardly anyone who uses it xD It's my preferred program, but most people prefer ps or Painter. I really love how smooth and flowing your lines are.
February 11th, 2010 #7Sketchbook
I use MSPaint.
February 11th, 2010 #8
Oh, and another thought, haha. You asked about the process of studies. When you say 'value monochromatic studie>colour studie' are you referring to doing a greyscale version, then adding colour over the top with layer modes, or do you mean first painting it in monochromatic, then painting a seperate colour version without using the value study?
I would recommend painting colour seperately, either way. I used to do all my studies in greyscale first, then use colour over the top, but now I find that when I try to start with colour, I almost always end up painting things too dark and desaturated. And I don't think I learnt a lot about colour using that method.
Also, as for which studies to do in what order. Not exactly sure I understand the question, but her are some thoughts.
I don't usually focus on doing a ton of line studies, then a ton of colour studies when I feel I have improved my line work. I try to do a bit of each all the time, because if I do a ton of lines, then none for a while, then try to go back to them, I find it a lot harder.
I also don't always do studies from the same picture, for example... If I draw a portrait for line practice, I don't always do a colour version, or a value study, using my line study. Sometimes I just pick a different photo and use that as my colour study, without doing lines. I don't think either way is more beneficial, I think I just get bored of looknig at the same piece for too long xD
Hopefully some of this has been helpful to you :3 I look forward to seeing you update with more art.
February 12th, 2010 #9
Janos:yeah it totally sucks, I hate to just being tracing stuff with illustrator -.-... sadly I can't get a better job =/
kay got it, gonna work more o the ees and nose, already noticed the nose was bad, wasn't aware of the eyes thou, thanks for he advice!
Azekariel: Yeah I love Sai so far, bee using it for a couple weeks and it works really smooth, I love to experiment with different software, btw thanks for te advice on the studies, thou I really like working on the same pic at different stages,never got bored lol, thou that's an amazing advice on not colour over the top of the grayscale, also I have to do many many colour studies sice I had the bad habit of colourpicking for a couple years and it's hard for me to get the colours right now lol >.<
Kaileighblue: well I mean, I suck at getting the propportions right in the drawing, I struggle with it, thats why I say that, specially on the face and feet, that's why I'm focusing on portraits atm, going to do different stuff later on.
Aaaaaanyways, here's some update, a studie of a photo, and some 30 secs poses from posemaniacs.com... jeez I suck now at gesture drawing xD, excuse me for the shitty lines, thou it was a nice exercise, gonna do it everyday from now on!
February 12th, 2010 #10
The last painting is amazing. Don't be so harsh on you about drawing. Keep up the good work
February 12th, 2010 #11
leanunlibro : I'm glad you liked it dude!
Here's an study I just finished,my very first rel colour study... god it was hard at the beginning x.x... really wa to work more this way!
There you go!Hopefully I'll do another one when I get home,if no I have tomorrow to work on stuff since I just workuntill 2pm on saturdays x.x!
February 14th, 2010 #12
Nice job on the colour study! Yeah, they're tough at first, but they help a ton. And besides, you learn more if you challenge yourself :3
Looking forward to updates :3
February 18th, 2010 #13
azekariel: thanks dude, and hell yeah, now I'm really starting to challenge myself and I'm struggling but it's paying off!
Anywayas, here's n update, sory for not beingto keep up the daily updates thelast days, but my monitor died, so I just work now in my jobs laptop whichs sucks.. but at least now with his studyI learned many many things, specially cuz I was really screwing it u, and I wanted to give up cuz it looked horrible, but I said to myself 'man you got to do it or else you won't improve' so I did... and I fixed a lot of the mistakes it had, it still has but now I want to move on to anothr new study , since I actually learned a lot with this one, andI Wanna use this new knowledge in my upcoming pieces.
expct some hetnai stuff comnig up x.x... lol it's been a while so I'll have to do some studies on it lol
February 18th, 2010 #14
whoa... some very cool stuff here. me likey...
February 18th, 2010 #15
This is so cool! It's great that you can really paint from live images and have the patience to go all the way! My suggestion (and this is just personal taste so dont take it too seriously) is to give it some real dramatic lighting and push your darks and lights. But the softness of the lighting that you do now is awesome too, so whatever works for you is fine with me
Check out my sketchbook, pwease
February 18th, 2010 #16
I like the goth girl and how you painted the guy in red. awesome.
February 20th, 2010 #17
One tip: Treat edges in a painting always differently. Light and dark edges look different. Use them to draw attention to certain areas!
February 20th, 2010 #18
i like your style of coloring its very clean and looks realistic,
i especially like the first drawing
gooooood job
February 20th, 2010 #19
i like your style of coloring its very clean and looks realistic,
i especially like the first drawing
gooooood job
February 23rd, 2010 #20
Boo!: thanks!
CarlaEspana:I'll take that into consideration and apply it in soe of my upcoming pieces =)! thans!
zerdron: thanks!
Janos: not sure what you mean by dark and light edges, could you explain that to me please >.<?
Schapen: thanks!
Anyways, one more update, kinda challeging, butdamn I spent to much in this one, and it was supposed to be just a quieck study >.<... oh well..
February 23rd, 2010 #21
Beautiful sketchbook! I also like the way you color! My favs are the first one (great expression) and the monochrome painting in post #9. Keep up the great work
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February 23rd, 2010 #22
Very nice Sketchbook. You have a wicked sense of values and colors. Just keep drawing and posting!
My sketchbook here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...75944&page=999
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February 23rd, 2010 #23
Cyprinus: thanks a lot!
Myllys: thanks dude!
And here's another study, this time after Rembrandt!eek I dunno how to crop a canvas in sai lol ...I need to work more >.<!
February 26th, 2010 #24
More studies, now I'm focusing solely on drawing, and make it quick since I suck at drawing and i take me ages to do anything just in lines, I'm getting better hou with this exercises.. expect some more stuff in a fe hours and hopeflly some stuff from imaginaion tomorro =)!
February 26th, 2010 #25
Great work. I love your contours. Great digital work too. Itz a bit hard for me to draw from life and pictures. I never can i just right for some reason. Any tips? Post more tho, your very good
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Love the colors and lines in your portraits! Keep it up!
February 26th, 2010 #27
Excellent stuff at the moment, and I think that you could add some perspective, composition, etc. studies into the mix.
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February 27th, 2010 #28
Awesome stuff here! The third color is looking very, very good but try and use rounder, harder brushes to make it seem less.... fluffy? I don't really know how to explain it. Other then like this!
artwork © Wen-Xi Chen (acidlullaby on deviantart.com)
See how her artwork is very refined and sharp? Your edges are a bit too blurry and too... Bright, I suppose. Try placing these two side by side and kind of seeing the difference. Her portraits are a little "unrealistic" but it has the same idea.
Awesome line drawings too, by the way!
February 27th, 2010 #29
hats off
April 18th, 2010 #30
Wow! Wonderful sketchbook! You have a wonderful style, really clean. I really like your portrait work. It is very very good! I totally understand what you were saying about commissions. I got away from them almost completely. Now I paint what I want and only take on projects that are close to what I do for myself. I'm MUCH happier. Commisions drove me away from art completely for a few months. I don't make as much from commission, (actually not at all lately- my situation prevents it) but my art is much better now. Anyhow, great work! Would love to see more.


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Despite his full awareness of Wenger's wishes, Wilshere previously stated that he would play for his country any opportunity that he had. Stuart Pearce, the England U-21 manager, had long expected Wilshere to be included, joining fellow Gunners Kieran Gibbs and Henri Lansbury for the European tournament.
Apparently, Arsenal's sophisticated GPS tracking systems, used to calculate work rates and distance covered during training and matches, indicated that the heavy load on the teenage sensation had taken its toll, and he had regressed in performance in the latter stages of the season.
Wenger once again discussed the situation with Wilshere, this time armed with the performance data from the GPS systems, and told the midfielder that the results indicated he may risk injury and his prospects for the club season if he didn't heed the advice to rest.
Though disappointed, Wilshere knew his club manager was looking out for his long-term career, and was correct about his desire for the youngster to rest his body over the summer to avoid burnout.
Asked about his thoughts on the matter, Wilshere was quoted in The Guardian,
"Missing the Under-21 tournament is not just about the Euros. It's about me looking after myself. Over the last few weeks I have been feeling tired and my GPS results have shown that. It shows I am heading for an injury and that is the last thing I want. Especially heading into the Euros. There are players like Steven Gerrard who have been injured while I have been playing and I want to keep my place in the team and I have to be 100% to do that."
"My high intensity work has gone down. My body load has got more, which means I'm more heavy when I'm running and that means I'm more likely to get an injury. It was Arsène Wenger and Tony Colbert, the fitness coach, who showed me the stats. It didn't really sink in at first but it just kept going down, on a downward spiral."
"It scared me a bit, made me realise that as much as I'm 19 and can keep going and going, there's going to be a time when you're going to hit the wall. Maybe that was coming. Over the last four games, after about 60 minutes, you feel a bit more tired than you did in January."
The youngster will surely be disappointed, but he has his eye on the greater prize, a successful club career, and cementing a regular place amongst England's senior squad. With his assured performances in the heart of Arsenal's midfield, Wilshere's future appears bright and he is likely wise to take the precautions at this early stage in his career.
A fellow Gunner, Theo Walcott, found himself in a similar predicament a few years ago, with Arsenal, and both England squads clinging to him as the young forward was developing as a teenager. Utilized in both the U-21 side, as well as the senior team, Walcott found himself at the center of controversy between Wenger and English National Team management in an eerily familiar scenario.
Walcott then struggled with injury over much of the next few years, solidifying Wenger's convictions on the matter. He certainly doesn't want to revisit such a scenario with Wilshere. With the potential departure of midfield maestro Cesc Fabregas always looming on the horizon, Wenger knows that Wilshere may very well be the engine that drives Arsenal over the next several years. His continued development, in addition to that of Aaron Ramsey, may hold the keys to the future of the Gunners.
Even at only 19, Wilshere has an eye on the future and knows that Wenger has his best interests in mind. With such a bright future ahead of him, young Jack will have years of opportunity to shine on the international stage, as well as in the heart of Arsenal.
Also missing out on the U-21 European Championships will be Liverpool's Andy Carroll. Following his injury-plagued season with Newcastle and Liverpool, the dynamic 22-year-old forward determined that his inclusion in both the English senior side and the U-21 squad might not be beneficial as he looks to be healthy for the upcoming EPL season.
With two of their brightest young stars opting out of the U-21 tournament, England may suffer in the short-term, but a little patience now may pay dividends over the course of the next decade.


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If you haven't yet, you may want to read this thread at the Moyer site:
It describes the process of checking and changing both the forward and reverse modes. Misadjustment could be making your neutral hard to hit.
I've noticed on my A4 that the shaft continues to rotate slowly unless my shifter is in an exact position. I'm tempted to mark that position at the shifter, but it hasn't caused any problems yet.
As noted in the thread above, exact neutral is when the prop shaft can rotate most easily. It could be possible that your starter is weak and won't turn her over unless the tranny is at the easiest/most neutral position.
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Geographic Range
Ara macao is found in southern Mexico, Central America, and South America. In South America, the species is found as far south as northeastern Argentina. Ara macao is most common throughout the Amazon basin. (Slud, 1964)
- Biogeographic Regions
- nearctic
- neotropical
Scarlet macaws are found high in the canopy of rainforest habitats below 1,ooo m (Slud, 1964).
- Habitat Regions
- tropical
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- rainforest
- Range elevation
- 1000 (high) m
- 3280.84 (high) ft
Physical Description
Scarlet macaws are brightly colored birds with feathers ranging in color bands from scarlet on their head and shoulders, to yellow on their back and mid wing feathers and blue on the wing tips and tail feathers. The face has short white feathers. This area surrounds the light yellow colored eyes. The long, thick beak is light on the top and dark black on the bottom. The legs and feet are also black (Aditays, 2000).
Body length is approximately 89 cm, with the tail comprising approximately 1/3 - 1/2 of this. Tail feathers of males may be longer than females. Also, bills of males may be slightly larger (Sick, 1993).
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- sexes alike
- Average mass
- 1200 g
- 42.29 oz
- Average mass
- 1040 g
- 36.65 oz
- AnAge
- Average length
- 89 cm
- 35.04 in
Scarlet macaws form monogamous pair bonds that last for life.
- Mating System
- monogamous
Breeding in Ara macao occurs about every one to two years. The clutch size is 2 to 4 white, rounded eggs with an incubation period of 24 to 25 days. Females mainly incubate the eggs. After hatching, the young may stay with their parents for one to two years. The male feeds the young by regurgitating and liquefying food (Sick, 1993). The parents will not raise another set of eggs until the previous young have become independent (Aditays, 2000). Scarlet macaws reach sexual maturity at three or four years of age (Sick, 1993).
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- year-round breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- oviparous
- Breeding interval
- Breeding occurs every one to two years.
- Breeding season
- Breeding may occur year-round.
- Range eggs per season
- 2 to 4
- Range time to hatching
- 24 to 25 days
- Range time to independence
- 1 to 2 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 3-4 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 3-4 years
Both male and female scarlet macaws care for their young. Scarlet macaws have an extended period of dependence on their parents, with perhaps some significant learning occuring before they become sexually mature and independent.
- Parental Investment
- no parental involvement
- altricial
- male
- female
- protecting
- female
- protecting
- male
- male
- female
- provisioning
- post-independence association with parents
- extended period of juvenile learning
Large macaws may live up to 75 years in captivity. Typical lifespans in the wild and in captivity are closer to 40 to 50 years.
- Range lifespan
Status: wild
- 33 (high) years
- Range lifespan
- Typical lifespan
Status: wild
- 40 to 50 years
- Typical lifespan
- Average lifespan
Status: captivity
- 64.0 years
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- Average lifespan
Ara macao individuals gather in flocks to sleep at night, but maintain a monogamous pair bond for life. Macaws are mostly found in pairs either in their nests or flying together. Mates may show affection by licking each other's faces and mutual preening. Once paired with a mate, they are rarely found alone except to feed when one bird must incubate the eggs (Sick, 1993).
Nests are made in hollowed areas in trees, usually in the upper canopy of rainforests. There, in the protection of the thick foliage, they are camouflaged so predators are less likely to spot them. Typical predators of Ara macao are monkeys, toucans, snakes, and other large mammals. If scarlet macaws are in the nest and frightened by something, they will cautiously inspect the scenario until the danger is gone. If the nest is directly threatened, the macaws will quietly escape to safety one at a time (Sick, 1993).
Scarlet Macaws, and parrots in general, frequently use their left foot in handling food and in grasping other things. The right foot supports their body when they are utilizing the other leg as an appendage to aid the beak. This left handed condition seems to be based on the same principle as the preferential hand that humans utilize. This may be due to the development of the macaw's right side of the brain over that of the left side (Sick, 1993).
Communication and Perception
Scarlet macaws communicate with a variety of vocalizations and postures. Mated pairs are engaging in tactile communication when preening.
Scarlet macaws have excellent vision and hearing.
Food Habits
Scarlet macaws primarily eat fruit and nuts, and will occasionally supplement their diet with nectar and flowers. Ara macao individuals are known to consume fruits before they are ripe. Premature fruits have a tougher skin and pulp that is difficult to access unless the bird has a beak large enough to tear into it. By accessing these fruits before they are available to other animals, they may gain a competitive advantage. Scarlet macaws are also able to break open the toughest nuts. Parrots have more movement in their beaks than do other birds, which allows for a more powerful bill. This ability creates an important food resource for the parrots because not a lot of other animals are able to access such a large variety of nuts (Aditays, 2000). There are structures on the inside of their beaks that allow scarlet macaws to press the hard seed between their tongue and palate and grind the seed so that it can be digested (Sick, 1993).
Scarlet macaws occasionally consume clay found on the banks of rivers. This aids in digestion of the harsh chemicals such as tannins that are ingested when eating premature fruit (Aditays, 2000).
- Plant Foods
- seeds, grains, and nuts
- fruit
- nectar
- flowers
As adults scarlet macaws may escape most predation by virtue of their size and flight. Young may be taken in the nest by arboreal predators such as snakes, monkeys, and other small carnivores. Adults and fledglings may also be taken by large cats, such as jaguars, and by eagles and hawks.
Ecosystem Roles
Scarlet macaws are important seed predators of large tree fruits in the ecosystems in which they live. They may influence the generation of forest tree species.
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
The illegal, international parrot trade brings in large revenues each year due to the high demand for these colorful birds. An individual scarlet macaw may be sold for more than $1,000. Also, birds may be hunted for meat and the feathers traded for money. Current law dictates that it is illegal to trade in Ara macao individuals due to their CITES Appendix I status (Ridgely and Gwynne, 1989).
Scarlet macaws are more valuable to people as valuable and beautiful members of tropical forests, where their presence has significant ecotourism benefits.
- Positive Impacts
- pet trade
- body parts are source of valuable material
- ecotourism
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
There are no negative impacts of macaw species on humans.
Conservation Status
The habitat of scarlet macaws is threatened due to forest destruction in the deep rainforest habitats where they live. Also, poachers seek out the parrots and will even cut down the tree where the nest is located to access the young or will shoot the adults for food (Ridgely and Gwynne, 1989). Cutting down trees to access macaws limits the number of places to nest and this practice will eventually limit the numbers of young raised.
Efforts have been made to slow population declines of scarlet macaws. The World Parrot Trust was formed in 1989 to protect parrots in their natural environment. Also, there is a trend towards breeders providing feathers from the birds that they sell so that other macaws will not be poached solely for feathers (Sick, 1993).
Nine of the sixteen species of macaws are listed on Appendix I of CITES, including scarlet macaws. Reproductive rates in the wild are low for a number of reasons, including a natural scarcity of suitable nesting sites. Some conservation organizations have found that macaw species will nest in artificial cavities and have supplemented certain areas with artifical nesting boxes. (Brightsmith, 2004; Ridgely and Gwynne, 1989; Sick, 1993)
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Federal List
- No special status
- Appendix I
Other Comments
The parrot family is so ancient that there is no information in the fossil record as to their closest relative. Through electrophoretic analysis of eggshells and egg whites it is currently thought that pigeons are parrots closest relatives (Sick, 1993).
Michelle Mijal (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Tanya Dewey (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
- Nearctic
living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. This includes Greenland, the Canadian Arctic islands, and all of the North American as far south as the highlands of central Mexico.
- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- altricial
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
- arboreal
Referring to an animal that lives in trees; tree-climbing.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- ecotourism
humans benefit economically by promoting tourism that focuses on the appreciation of natural areas or animals. Ecotourism implies that there are existing programs that profit from the appreciation of natural areas or animals.
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- frugivore
an animal that mainly eats fruit
- granivore
an animal that mainly eats seeds
- herbivore
An animal that eats mainly plants or parts of plants.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- monogamous
Having one mate at a time.
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- pet trade
the business of buying and selling animals for people to keep in their homes as pets.
- rainforest
rainforests, both temperate and tropical, are dominated by trees often forming a closed canopy with little light reaching the ground. Epiphytes and climbing plants are also abundant. Precipitation is typically not limiting, but may be somewhat seasonal.
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- social
associates with others of its species; forms social groups.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- tropical
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- year-round breeding
breeding takes place throughout the year
Aditays, J. 2000. "Scarlet Macaw" (On-line). Accessed March 13, 2000 at http://www.nesc.org/wildlife/aotm/archive/200001_smaccaw/.
Brightsmith, D. 2004. "Macaws, their Nesting Sites and the Macaw Project" (On-line). Rainforest Expeditions. Accessed February 06, 2004 at http://www.perunature.com/info01.asp.
Ridgely, R., J. Gwynne. 1989. A Guide to Birds of Panama. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Sick, H. 1993. Birds in Brazil, a Natural History. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
Slud, P. 1964. Birds of Costa Rica. New York: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, Volume 128.


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getting after itWednesday, March 18th, 2015
Recipe: bananas foster
Winter is coming and going, but mostly it's going. If I can stand on the deck at sunset in short sleeves, then winter is most certainly on her way out. The R-word has entered the forecasts… Rain. When I look toward the local ski resort from our house, I can see if there is weather over the mountain. But lately, the weather up the valley has been darker with more streaks. That's rain.
a late evening surprise sunset
We are both wondering if we'll be able to start lacing up our trail runners this month around here. April, sure. March? That's a little disheartening. And even though the sun and atmosphere have conspired to kill our snowpack, we're gonna ski until we can't. Besides, you can always count on getting that 1-2 foot dump the day after the local ski hill closes for the season. And it always manages to snow on Mother's Day. Plenty to look forward to. For now, we'll make due with what we've got.
high sun at 5pm
great views of the surrounding high country
ready for some turns
time to ski out and get some dinner
I am adjusting with the seasons. Jeremy always puts the kettle on when we get home from skiing. He sweetly asks me what I'd like: hot cocoa, hot cider, tea? Something to warm me up from the cold. Except it hasn't been very cold lately, so I politely decline and grab a glass of cold water – maybe drop two or three big ice cubes into it. That's how stupidly warm it has been. Jeremy still likes a mug of hot coffee or hot tea and won't transition to cold beverages until the dead of summer when you feel like your skin is going to go up in flames. This intermediate period is a good time for a compromise – hot and cold. Something for everyone. Like bananas foster!
vanilla, rum, amaretto, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon , salt, bananas
quarter the bananas
it goes quickly, so get your mise en place!
**Jump for more butter**


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