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So why don't we talk about or promote iced tea more often? There is a certain mystique about hot tea that iced tea doesn't have. No exotic names like Darjeeling or Lapsang Souchong. No attractive product like gunpowder tea. Even when we drink an iced tea, we usually "gulp" it down rather than breathe in its aroma and sip it slowly. But nonetheless, iced tea is extremely profitable.
Here, some eye-opening mathematics on the profits of iced tea, as well as some ideas on how to increase these profits and minimize losses:
I hope you are now saying to yourself, "maybe I should start looking more seriously at this iced tea idea and see how I can increase my profits". But before you focus on making more profits, here are some tips to help you avoid dreaded profit stealers:
Equipment and Cleaning
No matter which iced tea equipment you use, make sure that it is operating and brewing properly. This means ensuring that the equipment brews at no more than 200 degrees and no less than 185 degrees, and that the brewing equipment is filling to the proper amount (ie. 3, 4 or 5 gallons). Even more important, make sure your staff is properly dismantling, sanitizing, and cleaning your brewing equipment.
One side note on equipment: Many customers brew their iced tea product through their coffee machines. This is perfectly fine, just be sure to use a different brew basket for tea. Otherwise, the coffee oils will get into the tea and you will have coffee-flavored iced tea.
The Tea Product You Buy
I am always amazed when customers decide to sacrifice quality just to save few extra dollars. Let's use the profit calculations from above. Let's say "product A" is a very good tea that costs $33 a case and that "product B" is a lower-quality tea that costs $30 per case. By selling only 4 - 5 glasses per week of the lower quality beverage, your "savings" are covered. But, more importantly, you stand the risk of losing sales of up to 10 glasses per day or $3,000.00 per year by using cheap tea. So you're actually costing instead of saving yourself money. When you serve a cheaper quality tea, your consumers order less.
Holding and Serving Tea
This affects both beverage quality and food safety. As soon as iced tea is brewed, the quality starts to diminish although this is not really noticeable until after about four hours. Iced tea should be held for no more than four hours, which means that when you finish a shift (lunch or dinner), then you'll need to discard that tea and make a new container to start the next shift. Along that same line, never refrigerate tea.
Now that we know some of the profit stealers, let's focus on some profit builders:
Encourage Your Staff to Sell More Iced Tea
Next time a customer asks for water, have your wait staff respond saying that you just brewed some fresh iced tea, assuming you did. You can also mention the brand name if you think that will help sell it or even offer a flavored tea along with the regular to give the customers a choice. If even half of the customers who traditionally order plain water substitute iced tea, you will make an additional $8,769 a year!
Merchandise the Dispenser
You could use the valuable space on the outside of your iced tea dispenser to sell more tea and make more profit. Take your iced tea urns and merchandise them, either with generic iced tea wraps or wraps your tea supplier can provide you.
The premise: A case of 24 3-oz. teabags costs $34 and each bag produces 3 gallons of iced tea, which equals 72 gallons or 9,216 ounces of finished iced tea product per case.
3 gallons of tea per bag
X 24 bags/case
72 gallons per case
X 128 ounces per gallon
By dividing the case cost ($34) by the number of ounces per case (9,216) you will get the cost per ounce.
$ 34 per case
÷ 9,216 oz.
Let's say an average store serves iced tea in 20 oz. glasses. Usually half of the glass is ice so the actual glass has 10 oz. of iced tea. However, to be generous, we'll say that the glass holds 12 oz. To be realistic, let's say each of your customers gets two refills. Therefore, an average customer consumes 24 oz. of iced tea, which costs a whopping nine cents ($.09). To get this number, multiply cost per ounce from the paragraph above by 24.
.00369 cost (dollars) per ounce
X 24 ounces of iced tea consumed (2 - 12 oz. glasses)
That's right, those pennies you see in the little convenience store "give a penny take a penny" jar, could probably pay for one of your customer's servings of iced tea.
We now know that it will cost us about nine cents to serve one customer his or her iced tea for a meal. Let's assume that we price our iced tea at $1.25 per serving.
$ 1.25 price per 12 oz. serving of iced tea
X .09 cost to serve one customer iced tea
Subtract $.09 from $1.25, and you make a net profit of $1.16. Continuing with our assumptions, we'll say your operation averages 75 customers a day purchasing tea and that you're open 360 days of the year. Multiply $1.16 by 75, and then multiply that number by 360. That equals $31,320 a year in net profits. Not bad for something usually gulped down.
$ 1.16 profit from iced tea for one customer
X 75 customers per day
Of course, this calculation doesn't take shrinkage or other items into account, but you can include those factors by using BUNN's Beverage Profit Calculator. The bottom line: this is a pretty easy way to make profits of about $30,000 a year.
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The Metamorphoses
by Ovid
The Metamorphoses Theme of Transformation
OK, so the poem is called The Metamorphoses; it doesn't take a genius to figure out that "Transformation" is going to be the most important theme. That said, you might be surprised by the wide range of transformations that happen in Ovid's book. The most obvious, of course, are the physical transformations, in which a living being or material object acquires a new form. This often happens through supernatural means, such as – to take one example out of very, very many – when the nymph Daphne is transformed into a laurel tree. That said, Ovid also includes a range of other types of transformations, including changes in human culture (such as in the changing meanings of words) or in the natural world (such as through floods, or when a creature goes through a unique life-cycle). Ovid's most basic point, which he puts in the mouth of the philosopher Pythagoras, is that the only constant in the universe is change. In light of this, it makes sense that his own definition of "transformation" keeps transforming.
Questions About Transformation
- Does Ovid portray transformation as mostly natural or supernatural?
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—– Coach Pete DeBoer said at today's "Cats Cookout" that assistant coach Jim Hulton and goalie consultant Robb Tallas, whose contracts are expiring, will be retained for next season, as will video coach Jamie Pringle.
DeBoer said he's extended an offer to return to assistant coach Mike Kitchen, but that Kitchen for now is checking out other opportunities such as head coaching jobs. "He didn't want to box himself in yet," DeBoer said. "I would like to see him back."
—– GM Dale Tallon said he spent the whole day yesterday with former GM Randy Sexton. Tallon said he has interviewed some people to be assistant GM and that Sexton is "one of the top candidates." Tallon said he expects to make a decision on that by July 1.
—– As far as director of player personnel, Tallon said he has talked to some people and he's waiting until June 30 when contracts expire and more candidates become available.
—– DeBoer said it meant a lot to him that Tallon flew out to Germany to meet with him at the World Championships and really started off their relationship the right way.
"As a coach, when you hear that your general manager is not coming back and you have a new general manager, you want to talk to somebody," DeBoer said. "To not have to pick up the phone, to actually get a face-to-face meeting, to have him as his first priority get on a plane and come over there and meet with me was pretty important to me. It was much better than just a phone call."
DeBoer described Tallon as "a straight shooter" and noted "he gives you the confidence your opinion matters and to bring it to him and be open about it."
—– Since the draft lottery, it's been clear that unless the Panthers move up from their No. 3 spot, they'll likely miss out on prized forwards Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin, who're expected to be snatched up by the Oilers and Bruins to start the draft.
Said DeBoer: "I think there's a little bit of a misunderstanding, in that those aren't the only two guys. Those are the guys that get all the talk, but there is always more. Last year it was [John] Tavares and [Victor] Hedman and Matt Duchene, who went third, might have been the best of that group. There is always more than a couple players in the draft than the ones the media talks about."
—– DeBoer on his experience at the World Championships in Germany as an asst. coach for Canada: "It was great. A lot of beer, a lot of sausage. I told [former Panthers defenseman] Dennis Seidenberg when I ran into him that I didn't see a vegetable within 30 feet of me over there. But you know what, the hospitality was great, the people were great, it was a great experience. We didn't finish where we wanted to, but got to work with [Steven] Stamkos and Tavares and Duchene and Tyler Myers — all the young and upcoming guys in the NHL. You learn a lot about different players in those types of settings."
—– DeBoer said talked with goalie Jacob Markstrom over in Germany. "There's no doubt in my mind he's the real deal," DeBoer said.


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User reviews on Soul Surfer
AWESOME movie, would see it again!! For the people who think that it is too Christian based and is having Christianity pushed down their throats, I would say just walk out as I would do if it were a "dirty" movie or if there was a lot of foul language.....
Wow, what a touching movie! The acting was a little uneven and forced, except for the main character, maybe, but even so this was a tearjerker. I hear the book is even better. Great for audience members of all ages.
When I went to see this movie on $1 Tuesdays I had no idea what this movie was about When i seen the movie it was the best $1 i ever spent. I recommend any one of any age to see this movie, It is definitely a Life changing move.
this movie is truly amazing and inspirational and some people can really respond to it because they are in the same state a lost arm or leg or what ever but this movie is a job well done :)
is this movie good? i hear this movie is great!
This film was definitely made for faith based communities and while the story is very inspiring and touching, I do not like films that are preachy and films that try to stuff their religion down my throat. Christianity is like another character in the film and it always reminds the audience that Bethany persevered because of her faith and that the accident was a part of some bigger plan (which is ridiculous). The film is beautiful visually and the cast did a solid job with their characters. The film is also very well produced and it is a good and clean family film.
There should be more movies like this one. An amazing true story of Bethany - a teenage competitive surfer whose arm is bitten off by a shark. She and her family support each other, and their spiritual faith supports them in overcoming this huge obstacle. This story is inspirational and a great lesson about putting our difficulties in perspective. Great for teenagers and adults. The shark bite and blood might give young children nightmares. The filming of the Hawaiian oceans and the surfing are beautiful and amazing. See it on the BIG screen to take in the full impact of it. I can only guess that because this movie has not advertised or not much, that it hasn't hit the top of the charts. I will see this movie again and that is rare.
This is an incredibly moving story of faith about Bethany Hamilton who has her dreams of being a pro surfer setback at the age of 13 when her left arm is bitten off by a 14 foot Tiger shark while surfing. Fighting all odds Bethany returns to surfing and becomes a champion. The film is very entertaining with a fine cast, including Anna Sophia Robb as Bethany, with a wonderful supporting cast of Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid as her parents and the film debut of Carrie Underwood as a youth counselor. All in all this is a grade A movie. In fact, I liked it so much I am going to see it again tomorrow.
It was a pretty incredible story: 13 year old surfer loses most of her arm to a shark and comes back a month later to surf again. It would have made a great movie...WOULD have. Instead, we're stuck with Soul Surfer, a religious after school special disguised as main stream entertainment. The biggest problem with Soul Surfer is that it's just too sunny, too glossy. Bethany, our heroine, goes through what, I imagine, is one of the most horrific things a human can go through, yet, there are no speed bumps on her road to recovery. Her faith keeps her going. I'm not the most religious person in the world, but I have some faith, and even I, in my times of weakness, go through some dark nights of the soul. Bethany never does. Neither do her parents, or, really, anyone in this film. All of the so called drama is very superficial, and you're never far from a joyous, faith based moment. A film that included some actual soul searching would have been pretty interesting. This movie is just pandering to a demographic.
I really really liked this film and I highly recommend seeing it in the theaters. I felt inspired and stronger after this film and it is definitely an amazing story about courage and strength and passion. i love movies like that, when you see a film and you feel inspired and uplifted. the actors in the film did an a amazing job and I think AnnaSophia Rodd is a great young actress and and she has a great futre in Hollywood. Helen Hunt was amazing as always and I enjoyed Denise Quaid as usual. Overall, I loved this film and would probably see it again.
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"Shamrock Shenanigans" results featuring Flash Flanagan
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"Shamrock Shenanigans"
– 3/19/11 Shelbyville, IN Results
1) Hillbilly Jedd beat Brian Klass
After the match, Hillbilly Jedd gets on the mic and
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last month.
2) Dylan Bostic beat Tyson Judge
After the match, Judge jumped Bostic and left him
laying out cold. Then NEW Champion Shawn Cook comes out with a bucket full
of names. He says that he is a fighting champion and would pull out a
random name and would defend his title. He chooses Bostic and demands to
start the match right now. Bostic then kicks out of the pin. This
lead to Cook and Judge double teaming Bostic until Flash Flanagan makes the
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men for the main event tonight.
3) Darlin' Niki beat Camron Star by DQ in a
women's match
Camron had won the match by submission, but the
decision was reversed after she refused to release her hold.
General Manager Ikon comes out with the NEW
Tag Team Titles. He says that Cruel Intentions victory for the titles last
month doesn't stand and the titles were on the line tonight. The match
starts with Tom Van Zant & Donny Idol vs. Cruel Intentions, but Troy Van
Zant & Jon Wall come out and demand to be in the match.
4) Tag Team Championship: Tom Van Zant &
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During the match, Hillbilly Jedd comes out and attacks
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5) Bobby Black beat "Poison" Appollo
6) Damian Cole beat Baron Von Kane to keep his job at
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unconscious Cole on top of him and pins himself. Baron then gets on the
mic and says how he realized an N.E.W. without Cole wouldn't be fun for him and
muttered something else in German. Cole now will get a N.E.W. Title shot
in the future.
7) Flash Flanagan & Dylan Bostic beat N.E.W.
Champion "Sexy" Shawn Cook & Tyson Judge
Bostic pins Cook to get the pinfall for his
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If the menacing album art, which features a cobra primed for the attack, is any indication of the music itself, we can expect an all out assault of the senses, with a tendency towards the venomous and psychedelic.
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A player's shirt number can be seen to represent many things; a position, or even favouritism from the manager for example. Moving into the summer transfer window, could shirt numbers lend a hint as to how players will figure under the manager during the upcoming season, if at all?
As you'll know from my biography section on footyblog.net, i'm a season ticket holder and life long fan of Norwich City football club. So when the club announced its squad numbers fresh for the new season on Tuesday July 1st, it got me thinking. Is the number 20 'just a number' as striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel tweeted?
Let me explain. The first major change that I noticed when I scrolled down the list was that last summer's £8.5m signing from Sporting Lisbon had been dethroned of his number nine shirt by new signing Kyle Lafferty, recently signed from Italian side Palermo. In response to this, Ricky tweets 'Yes I have been given number 20 I guess it's just a number'. Now, can we interpret this as newly appointed manager Neil Adams taking Ricky's sole goal return from last season as a sign that he is not number one material in the striking department, and instead has brought in the lanky Irishman Lafferty as one of 'his signings' in preference over the Dutchman? And can we interpret Ricky's tweet as a sign of frustration, or him not reading too much into the situation? On the one hand, he was heavily advertised when he signed last year as 'the big bad wolf' who would score plenty of goals with an impressive record of goals scored in Portugal. So you could understand any potential frustration if any existed from him being stripped of the prestigious number nine shirt at a lower level following City's relegation. On the other hand, one national counterpart in Robin van Persie has been known for wearing the number 20 shirt and maintaining a high goals return at the highest of levels. Perhaps it's a sign of 20 goals a season to come from the big bad wolf? Whether it's a push out the door, or a kick up the backside of motivation from Adams to van Wolfswinkel, if he does the business on the training ground and on the playing field, he'll be in the team. You've got to believe there is some justification there in such a high price tag, and Norwich would be foolish to just discard him after one transitional season in England.
The next noticeable number change is perhaps a bit more conclusive than Ricky's situation, and that is that of one Sebastien Bassong. Known as ex-manager Chris Hughton's man, City's team captain of last season has been displaced of his number five shirt, and been shifted right the way down to the lower reaches of the pecking order, to number 30. Simply put, if he was still in the manager's plans, he would not be given such a low number as 30. Heavily anticipated to be captain come the start of the new season, Russell Martin has swapped his number two jersey for Bassong's number five, which could be seen as the biggest hint yet that he will be captain for the upcoming season, and be deployed in more of a central role, as players holding the number five shirt traditionally are. Failing to appear for a single game under Adams at the end of last season, all the signs seem to point to a summer exit out of Norfolk for Sebastien Bassong.
So who takes Russell Martin's vacated number two? Fellow Scotsman Steven Whittaker has taken over in that department, which suggests he will be City's regular right back for next season. He vacates the traditionally left back number (a position which he has played numerous times for Norwich in previous seasons), and you would have expected either Martin Olsson or Javier Garrido to snap that up wouldn't you? Wrong. The number remains vacant. Is it a hint that Adams is in the market for another left back? Is Olsson (who has been linked with a move back to the Premier League this summer with West Ham and West Brom) or Garrido (who was back up to Olsson last season and rarely featured) on the way out of Carrow Road? Or perhaps, just perhaps, a shirt number really is just a shirt number if they are happy to retain the same digits on their backs as last year.
From out of favour players, to suggested playing positions, take notice of your teams number list for the 2014/15 season once released, and see if you can try and decode it like I have with Norwich City. One can speculate, but of course we won't really know what is going on in the manager's mind until matches are played and line-ups are named. But up until that moment of clarity, shirt number lists can make interesting reading.
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Mareike Gast studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in Industrial Design in 2005.
During her studies she passed internships with paper designer Eriko Horiki (Japan), the wind-up-radio company Freeplay (South Africa), Vogt+Weizenegger (Berlin) and Carmeq / subsidary of Volkswagen (Berlin). From 2006 to 2010 she worked as a freelancer inter alia for Nicola Stattmann (Frankfurt), responsible for many product developments.
Since 2011 she runs her own office with an emphasis on new materials and technologies.
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Three different material- and technology concepts show alternative possibilities for an innovative input device for large appliances. For best usability, high-quality and longevity as well as the possibility to customize the input device various display and touch technologies were compared. Furthermore technological concepts in order to blind-control capacitive touch displays were identified and developed further.
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This year's special exhibition with more then hundred inspiring, specialised and often unique exhibits from international research institutes, companies and designers gives an overview on current technological developments from the topics Manifold Foldings, Digital Fabricators and 3D Spraying – as a starting point for an innovative product development and in order to stimulate the exchange between designers and material and technology scientists.
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Digital Fabricators: The future of digital production using printers and robots
3D-Spraying: From sprayed 3D geometries to highly functional sprayable surfaces
Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2013
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Interaction studies based on product concepts for printed organic electronics
Polytronics – printed organic electronics is a forward-looking field of research and an advanced cutting edge technology. It represents an entire new way of electronics. It ultimately results in qualities such as ultra-thin, flexible, foldable and allows new interaction principles. So far mass production is still in its infancy.
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Paperweight - letter scales
Through the flexibility of the substrates and printed strain gauges combined with a a numeric display a letter scales is created..
Snooze – alarm clock
As the entire alarm clock becomes a snooze-switch – the whole product turns into one interface to interact with.
Calc – calculator
The good old-fashioned calculator – reinterpreted. A two-dimensonal paper-like substrate turns into a 2½-dimensional calculator forming a haptic numeric pad with a tactile response.
Time – wall clock
A big wall clock – made of ultra thin flexible tiles – turns into an unobtrusive and playful dedicated display.
Dim – folded light
Due to the inherent properties of the technology and the materials used, hand-shaped electronics becomes possible. Through folding and bending delicate lighting comes into existence, based on traditional shapes yet reinterpreted.
One Crease – folded bedside lamp
Ultimately the lamp becomes sculptured lighting.
Input and output – a touch screen and a display, the basic components of interaction develop into lightweight, flexible and economic devices through the use of printed organic electronics.
Designers' Open Leipzig / curator of the conference and special exhibition 'smart technology - new design'
After the successfull conference and special exhibition at DO/Industry 2011 we are going into a second round. This year's topics were natureTEC, ENERGetic and inMOTION: Growing mobility and an increase in energy demands with diminishing resources mean that designers are facing stirring challenges.
download the conference programme >
download the special exhibition flyer >
inMOTION // In a world that is always moving faster, the demand for mobility constantly increases. But how much mobility does a human being really need? Where does our constant need for mobility throughout the world come from? And how can we assuage it today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? inMOTION takes a look at new technological possibilities for the design of intelligent systems of mobile data, mobile areas and environments and products meant for a mobile society.
ENERGetic // Where does our energy come from? And why do we need it? What does real alternative production and clean use of energy look like? In the future, will we remain dependent on determined power networks or will we be able to supply ourselves? ENERGetic spotlights self-sufficient production processes and products as well as their utilisation, explores design possibilities, looks into new approaches instead of energy sources for the masses, and discusses the potential of new energy sources such as algae.
natureTEC // We make bread with yeast-bacteria and wash our clothes with enzymes, but nature has so much more to offer. What would products created by microbes, glowing through movement or self-producing their energy, look like? What happens when natural movements and transformations serve as a manufacturing process and a means of design? natureTEC examines nature carefully as a provider, model and producer. Focus will be made on themes such as evolutionary and bionic principles, renewable resources, self-production, self-repair and self-destruction.
Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012
Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012
Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012
Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012
The historic Textilmanufaktur is moving into a new building - back to its old site and origin: the design school Burg Giebichenstein. For the fassade design and a sun shield the idea evolved to create a custom-made textile. This would not only turn the inside of the building outside and give the Textilmanufaktur a unique and particular appearance but also shift the Textilmanufaktur's tradition of handmade textile art into forward-looking technical textiles, which however retain their artistic quality.
In order to make this possible I developed a concept for suitable materials and technologies. The research focussed firstly on technical aspects such as UV-, weather, tear- and fire resistance. The second practical parameter was the feasibility despite small quantities and customisation. The third – of course – the broad design-ability transferred from other textile industries. The results reach from PTFE and coloured glass fibres to fire-resistant and tensile PES yarns in combination with 3D-knitting, multi-axial technology, leno weave, warp knitting and hand weaving.
warp knitting samples
material and technology concept book with sample box
Textile design and textile art students developed in a week's workshop first ideas based on this research. In a competition 5 designs were selected. The realisation of a prototype is the next step.
by Robert Filipski
by Robert Filipski
winning entry by textil art student Robert Filipski
Designers' Open 2011, DO/Industry from Jan Hartmann on Vimeo.
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current projects are confidential during development but will be shown here soon
work as a freelance product designer at Nicola Stattmann:
collaboration in the following projects:
Bauerfeind / Development of the innovative insole ErgoPad weightflex
For the renowned manufacturer of medical products Bauerfeind a long-time development led to the innovative insole ErgoPad weightflex. Using complex tooling orthotic cores are manufactured with variable stiffness thanks to the implemented weightflex-X. Therefore the insoles are adaptable to different body weights and shoes with higher heels.
The two-component injection moulding with specially modified materials allows a high range of variations for individual foot conditions despite the automation of the manufacturing process.
Visually the product communicates its high quality and complex functionality and thereby appeals to not only the orthopaedic technician but also the enduser. The insoles evolve from medical supplies to a elegant premium must-have.
The development process was supported creatively and intensely from the first idea to the serial production.
for and with Nicola Stattmann
Volkswagen AG / Concepts for Future Car Engineering
research of new materials and technologies / lightweight construction, integration of functions, reduction of components, energy efficiency / discussion and substantiation with international researchers and institutions / development of two technology concepts / roadmap
Book: UNFOLDED Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry
editorial staff of the material and technology section based on the exhibition PaperLab
Bauerfeind / Development of Orthopedic Shoe Insoles and Diabetic Shoes
development and design of new products in the field of foot orthoses / use of the latest technologies and materials
Wilkhahn / Material Concept for Chair Chassis
Samsung Design Europe / New Materials / Technologies for Mobile Phones
development of compendium of future technologies and material srelevant for mobile phones / smart and lightweight materials – with a minimum of ecological harm, less size, less weight, less energy consumption combined with more capabilities / development of concepts, which demonstrate these material-technology-combinations and their possible effect on form, function and aesthetics to communicate the potential innovation
PaperLab - Funtional Paper for 3d Products / Special Exhibition on The Design Annual
100 exhibits of high-tech paper and paper technologies for lightweight constructions with integrated functions in product design and architecture / including foamed, ceramic, robot-folded and injection moulded paper
Merten / Schneider Electric / New Materials for Switches and Sockets
development of a material- and technology-strategy / combination of several materials in one collection / finding an overall material language and aesthetics
Broken Shelves
the new structure that appears through the broken shelves gives space to differently sized books and allow them to lean. one element provides a place to sit and read inside the shelves.
material: black mdf, oiled / steel t-profile frame, powdercoated
the shelves are constructed like a sandwich, made of two steel frames consisting of t-profiles and grooved black mdf inbetween. the construction allows a very easy assembly and the transportation as a flatpack, which reduces the size to a third.
in areas, where no electricity is available, communication over long distances is by far more difficult. especially in refugee camps reliable information is difficult to obtain.
for such a context I have designed the refugee radio. it is energy-atarkic since it is run by the radio-waves themselves. the necessary technology is cheap, very reliable and relatively environmentally friendly.
I gave consideration to the adaptability to different situation and the cultural context: the radio works in its paper packaging, but can be adpated in the long run by replacing the cover with different materials.
who does not like to sit near the radiator on cold winter days? this radiator is the updated version of a tile stove which is possible due to modern low temperatur heatings. it is especcialy useful in long cold school corridors during break time.
Mikrobielle Zellfabriken sind bereits jetzt im Einsatz: Cyanobakterien wandeln dank DNA- Bausteinen der arktischen Makrele Kohlendioxid aus der Luft und Wasser in Biokunststoffe um – einzig mit der Energie der Son- ne. Genetisch veränderte Hefe produziert Vanillegeschmack, andere natur-identischen Rosenduft. Weitere Mikroorganismen stellen mittels natürlicher Stoffwechselprozesse Ethanol-Treibstoff her. Dank der synthetischen Biologie, die über das Züchten und Kreuzen hinaus DNA gezielt verändert, wächst die Vielfalt der Möglichkeiten rasant: Maßgeschneiderte Proteinmaschinen in Bakterien, Algen, Pflanzen als auch Tieren und Menschen produzieren maßgeschneiderte Materialien, Strukturen und Funktionen. Wie verändert die Biotechnologie – die Schlüsseltechnologie des 21. Jahrhunderts – den Gestaltungs- und Produktionsprozess? Wie sieht die Tätigkeit des Industrie- designers aus, wenn er mit DNA- Bausteinen statt CAD-Daten arbeitet? Welche völlig neuen Produkte und Anwendungen begegnen zukünftigen Herausforderungen?
Ziel des Kurses war es, nach intensiven Workshops und Gesprächen mit Biotechnologen sowie selbständiger Recherche realistische wie zukunftsfähige Produkt-, Produktions- und Anwendungskonzepte für das Jahr 2084 zu entwickeln, die die Potentiale der Biotechnologie aufgreifen, kritisch beleuchten und in konkrete Szenarien überführen. Diese sind hier dargestellt und stellen Ihnen bewusst die Frage: Was wäre, wenn....?
Wir freuen uns auf eine intensive Diskussion und Ihre Reaktionen.
Here the complete results in a pdf >
and here our project blog >
o Neobiotika: Project by Konstantin Hinkel and Clara Fernau on the possibility of digesting cellulose
o Sense_Vision: Project by Christoph Unbescheidt and Martin Schmidt about additional senses such as night-vision
Rotation moulding and shaping of chocolate diamonds in the air by Laura Pelizzari, Paulina Gellert, Hauke Odendahl on Vimeo
stapeldich: rotation moulding on a record player by Anne Löwenstein, Christine Kröhnert, Katerina Kagioglids on Vimeo
Schokodrucker: A rotation moulding inkjet printer by Hongki Keam on Vimeo
During the two-weeks experimental workshop the students gained an insight in the potentials of bio-composites. They created extremely lightweight stools by weaving, knitting, braiding, crocheting and folding natural textiles, yarns or fibers and coating them with self-made bioplastic.
knitted stool bionically inspired by Radiolaria sceletons consolidated with bioplastic by Hrefna Sigurdardottir + Indre Bylaite (still in the drying process)
folded woolen stool consolidated with bioplastic by Audur Akadottir + Birta Ros Brynjolfsdottir
interlocking folds made of hemp + cotton + bioplastic by Kristin Sigudardottir + Geir Konrad
paper stool consolidated with bioplastic by Emilia Björg Sigurdardottir + Vedis Palsdottir
HTWK Leipzig / Teaching the interdiscipliary student group from the departments museology, business science and architecture
developing an exhibition architecture, communication concept as well as a marketing strategy for the exhibition 'smart technology – new design' for the Designers' Open 2013
supported by the Leipziger Stiftung für Innovation und Technologietransfer
o architectural model for exhibition architecture of the special exhibition 'smart technology – new design'
Academy of Visual Arts Frankfurt / Teaching the Seminar: Adaptive Surfaces with Flexible Organic Electronics
The results were presented on the conference "Printing Future Days" and published in the accompanying book "Printed Electronics meet Design".
Project N'RUN by Jennifer Neumann and Benjamin Appel – almost immaterial sport devices for runners.
Project VISIBLIZER by Jennifer Salize and Nora Fischer – an interative city guide giving the user views behind facades.
Iceland Academy of the Arts / Teaching the Seminar in Industrial Design: biocomposite stools
experimental workshop using selfmade bioplastic + natural textiles
by Harpa Hrund Palsdottir and Elsa Dagny Asgeirsdottir
During the two-weeks experimental workshop the students gained an insight in the potentials of bio-composites. They created extremely lightweight stools by weaving, knitting, braiding, crocheting and folding natural textiles, yarns or fibers and coating them with self-made bioplastic..
winded stool by Elisabet Kristin Oddsdottir and Kristin Klara Gretarsdottir
the workshop aimed at small architectural concepts by upcycling left-overs, waste and used materials. making use of just one process step product like dwellings derived – with a completey new aesthetics
outdoor shower made of recycled cork for its antibacterial qualities by Ina Asmussen, Anita Dirmeier, Therese Schmid
bike rack made of used packing straps with winding by Andreas Rottmaier, Sebastian Merkl, Philipp Mayer, Johannes Harkness
Iceland Academy of the Arts / Teaching the Seminar in Industrial Design: BIOBOWLS
experimental workshop using selfmade bioplastic
During the three weeks workshop the first year students experimented with selfmade bioplastic using and inventing various recipes. Taking the simple bowl shape as a starting point they molded, pressed, baked or reinforced the plastic with flakes, wool, different threads, made sheets to use in origami foldings and loads more. These experiments led to three great concepts:
Picknick Basket: reinforced bioplastic with woven/knitted cotton or woolen thread
by Búi Bjamar A∂alsteinson, Sigrí∂ur Halla Gu∂mundsdóttir and Ingvar Björn Þorsteinsson
Rose Seed 'Bomb': special soil and nutricious bioplastic to grow a rose first inside and then plant it outside
by Kristín Gu∂mundsdóttir, Sigurjón Axelsson and Katrín Magnúsdóttir
Rabbit House: building puzzle made with rabbit food to take a bite from
by Björk Gunnbjörnsdóttir, Ágústa Sveinsdóttir and Thelma Hrund Benediktsdóttir
Organic electronics, being one of the most promising fields in material and technology research, are especially interesting for industrial designers since their new possibilities will not just change the products but also their handling, interaction and service completely. In Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, where Halle is located, great research activities in the field of organic electronics are taking place. Visiting several companies and institutes around Halle was the starting point of this project.
Having gained an insight in the current developments but also in the developments to be expected within the next years, the students were asked to develop and design ultra-lightweight, energy-autarkic, mobile and forward-looking products which make use of printed, organic electronics in their broadest sense.
Hereby questions arose, like: Does a cheap technology like printing necessarily produce cheap disposables or how do printed high-end products look like? Can a flexible substrate like paper or foil with organic electronics be shaped with traditional methods and what is the result of that contrast? How does the user interact with flexible electronics? What if printed organic electronics are recyclable or bio-degradable? How do products function and look like that are custom-printed?
Here the complete results in a pdf >
The results were presented in the Poster Session on the LOPE-C, Large-area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention, in Franfurt 06/2011:
students discussing their ideas with scientists
Walburga Quittel, Natalia Wiebe: circus with 2d/3d embroidered functional yarns
Beate Popfinger, Cordula Bayer: mobile, energy autarkic ice-cream stand using printed funtionality on EAP foil, which folds like Origami
Olga Batt, Stephanie Müller: extruded open-plan chicken house from clay and
self-made rotational moulding machine
Moritz Heller: hot water bottle
Florian Schweitzer: shower gel container that can be fixed to the tiles
Anja Neidhardt: watering-can for elderly people
die form: Article on Material Research
Farbwechsel – Colour Change
Bauhaus Universität Weimar
talk: Living Composites
die form: Article on Material Research
Leder Alternativen – Contrasting Emotions
die form: Article on Material Research
Der Stoff der Zukunft – Made from the Bast
Water – The Circulating Resource
die form: Article on Material Research
Kettenwirken – Warp Knitting
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
talk at workshop for smart3 project on new materials in innovative products: 1+1=3
die form: Article on Material Research
Farbstoffsolarzellen – From DIY to Solar Chic
die form: Article on Material Research
Papier geformt wie Plastik: Paper Injection Moulding
die form: Article on Material Research
Algen als Rohstoff – Algae as raw material producer
die form: Article on Material Research
Handwerk und Hightech – Man and Machine
Symposion "Displaying Futures" by Merck
"Adaptable, Elastic, Resilient – printed electronics for future displays – a workshop"
talk about design processes, ideation and creativity together with Stefan Karp
Article in "Displaying Futures – Ubiquitous Interaction" by Antonia Henschel for Merck
Flexible, mallaeable, multi-colored, edible, cheap? Environmentally friendly! What was once science fiction is now everyday life – printed organic electronics
Publisher: Trademark Publishing
Bayer Materialscience Speed Talk on the K2013:
Speed Talk about: "Design meets Science – Creating Visions Together for Tomorrow"
Photo: Bayer MaterialScience
die form: Article on Material Research
Advanced Origami – Self-Folding Structures
Printing Future Days / TU Chemnitz
Organisation Committee, Jury and Chair
For the very first time a dedicated session "Printing Future Days Design" was held during which students from the Bauhaus University Weimar, Academy of Visual Arts Frankfurt/Main, and Dresden University presented a joint approach to new product ideas for "Printed Electronics".
die form: Article on Material Research
Biomineralisation – Bauen wie die Natur und mit der Natur
die form: Article on Material Research
Printed Organic Electronics
(Dünn, Flexibel, Bunt, Transparent)
Publication in the book 'Seemless Transitions' in the series 'displaying futures' by Sign Kommunikation
of the project 'POLYTRONICS / Electronic, Autarkic Products – Printed like a Newspaper' for the Burg Giebichenstein Halle
in the article 'We are surrounded – When computers seemingly disappear and things learn to think' by Luzia Kälin and Didier Knösel
die form: Article on Material Research
Our Textile Futures
(Die Suche nach der textilen Zukunft)
EMPA, Schweiz
talk: "Future Visions with New Materials and Technologies from a Designer's Perspective"
die form: Article on Material Research
Pump It Up
(Pneumatische Textilien)
die form: Article on Material Research
Green Polystyrene
(Partikelschaum – ultraleicht und jetzt auch grün)
Medientechnisches Kolloquium TU Chemnitz pmTUC:
talk: Design + Research = Cross Innovation
Innovationswerkstatt Wirtschaft in Dresden: Surfaces
talk: Functional Surface – Innovative Surface Materials and Technologies from a Designer's Point of View
> link to HighTech Startbahn Netzwerk
die form: Article on Material Research
Intelligent Fabrics, E-Broidery, Energy Skins
(In neuem Gewand)
Hessen Nanotech: Materialien für Neue Energien
talk: Polytronics – printed, organic electronics for autarkic future products
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
Jury: GiebichenStein Designpreis
Iceland Academy of the Arts
lecture on: Tomorrow's Materials - from Today's Waste
die form: Article on Material Research
Upcycling: From Crab Shells to Orange Skins
Smart Materials for Design and Architecture / red dot design museum Essen
talk: POLYTRONICS – Electronic, Autarkic Products - Printed like a Newspaper
visit the website >
Printing Future Days / Technical University Chemnitz
poster session chair and lecture: Polytronics: Thin, flexible, colourful, transparent, foldable - the potentials of printed organic electronics from a designer's point of view
visit the printing future days website >
Hönnunarmiðstöð Íslands / Iceland Design Center
lecture: Polytronics: Thin, flexible, colourful, transparent, foldable - the potentials of printed organic electronics from a designer's point of view
Museum of Communication, Frankfurt / Berlin
refugee radion in the exhibition: DIY - Die Mitmach-Revolution
Galery Stihl, Waiblingen
lecture: paper goes 3d...the versatility of paper in product design
contractworld Hannover
lecture: new materials and technologies in product design
AIT: Innovation Award "Architecture and Floor"
memeber of jury
School of Art and Design Kassel
lecture: sustainable materials / technologies for kitchen tools
Publication in the book "Furnish" by Sophie Lovell / Gestalten Verlag
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Can Seaweeds Reduce Blood Pressure?
by Dr. Simi Paknikar on September 16, 2011 at 2:38 PM Health Watch - G J E 4
Seaweeds are a part of traditional Japanese food. Animal studies have found that intake of seaweeds or an extract of seaweeds lowers blood pressure. Its relevance in adults has however not been established due to inconsistent results from various conducted studies.
Researchers in Japan conducted a study to assess the benefits of a diet of seaweeds on blood pressure in children between the ages of 3 and 6 years. This age group was selected keeping in mind that early control of blood pressure through diet could reduce the incidence of hypertension in adulthood.
AdvertisementBaseline blood pressure was recorded before the study. Height and weight were either recorded or the details were obtained from parents, and body mass index was calculated. Information regarding the child's lifestyle and health status was obtained from the parents. Physical activity was recorded based on an outdoor playtime checklist.
Food intake of the children was recorded by the parents for 3 days covering 2 consecutive weekdays and 1 weekend day.
Blood pressure was measured once in the midmorning.
Depending on the quantity of sea weed consumed, the children were divided into three groups - low, middle or high intake.
The study, which was completed in 417 children, found that boys with middle and high intake of seaweed had lower diastolic blood pressures as compared to those with low seaweed intake. Systolic blood pressure and pulse was not associated with seaweed intake in boys.
In the case of girls, those with high seaweed intake had significantly lower systolic blood pressures than those with low seaweed intake. The diastolic blood pressure of girls with low seaweed intake was also higher than those of middle and high intake of seaweed.
Intake of salt, other diet or lifestyle factors like sleep and physical activity, did not affect the apparent effect of seaweed on blood pressure.
The study thus indicates that seaweeds could influence blood pressure in children. However, it does have some shortcomings. The dietary record was maintained for a very small duration. Blood pressure was measured only once following the baseline measurement. Studies carried out for longer durations could provide a clearer picture regarding the benefit of seaweeds on blood pressure.
It appears to be very early to decide, based on this study alone, whether seaweed intake in children could affect blood pressure in later adulthood. Further studies are required to establish this beneficial effect of seaweeds.
1. Wada K, Nakamura K, Tamai Y, Tsuji M, Sahashi Y, Watanabe K, Ohtsuchi S, Yamamoto K, Ando K, Nagata C. Seaweed intake and blood pressure levels in healthy pre-school Japanese children. Nutr J. 2011 Aug 10;10:83.
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The long-distance transport of solutes in vascular
plants follows two functionally distinct pathways, the
xylem and the phloem, which closely parallel each other
throughout most of the plant body. Volume flow in the
xylem is much greater than in the phloem and is driven
by the tension resulting from transpirational water
loss. Solute concentration in the phloem is high; movement
is driven by a turgor differential between regions of
phloem loading ("sources") and unloading ("sinks").
Thus, solutes in the xylem move upward to sites of photosynthesis,
whereas movement in the phloem is metabolically directed
and variable in direction, depending on the relative
positions of sources and sinks.
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vein apoplast and is accumulated in the phloem by H+
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of oligosaccharides, however, the RSOs are synthesized
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than in the mesophyll.
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Wondering what kinds of chocolate dessert recipes you should make for Valentine's Day for your sweetheart? Brownie gifts are like love on a plate or in a tin if your sweetheart is a foodie.
Your brownie gifts for Valentine's Day can be fancied up by drizzling sauce on the plate. Or pack them up in fancy tins or in decorative V-Day boxes to make proper presents from them.
These chocolate desserts recipes are delish when you serve them with a sweet dessert wine or Champagne after your Valentine's Day dinner.
Below are five brownie gifts that you can make for your Valentine.
Want Something Besides Brownie Gifts? Try These Valentine's Day Dessert Ideas
- Valentine love quotes + easy sugar cookies recipes make sweet V-Day desserts
- How to make cookie pops: Heart-shaped cookie designs for Valentine bouquets
Chocolate Desserts Recipes for Valentine's Day: The List of Five
- My favorite Oreo fudge brownies with chocolate chip cookie dough is my favorite, because it's one of those delicious chocolate dessert recipes that you make with brownie mix. But these brownie gifts don't taste box-made. They're decadence on a plate.
- Your brownie pizza recipe includes delish toppings like slivered almonds, colorful, sweet maraschino cherries and cream cheese icing.
- Black and white brownies add a bit of a formal touch to your chocolate desserts recipes for Valentine's Day. This layered dessert is a lovely brownie gift anytime of the year, but tastes extra sweet at Valentine's Day.
- Chocolate chip cookie dough brownies make fun brownie gifts to wrap up or even serve in a clear glass cake plate. That's how pretty they look. And they taste even better. They're one delicious chocolate dessert I can't get enough of.
- Thin mint brownies combine brownies and Girl Scout Thin mints. I probably don't need to say more than that…
- Watch the video for a bonus brownie recipe by Kathy Lee.


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May 31, 2009
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - History was made Sunday at the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships at Cooper River Park in Cherry Hill, N.J. as Stanford claimed its first-ever team and I Eight national championships in thrilling fashion. With the team title coming down to the I Eight Grand Final, the last race of the day, the Stanford crew put to rest any memories of last season's tough defeat by jumping to a lead out of the gate and refusing to yield to Virginia over the entire 2,000-meter course, edging the Cavalier crew by 0.37 of a second to claim the individual gold as well as the team title.
Stanford claimed the team title with 88 points, three more than California and Yale, which each tallied 85 points. California claimed the silver in the team competition by virtue of a higher finish in the I Eight Grand Final.
The national title is the first in program history for Stanford, besting the team's previous top team finish of ninth place in 2003. For the No. 1-ranked I Eight, Sunday's national title bests the team's previous best of the silver medal, achieved at last year's NCAA Championships. The I Eight clocked a victorious time of 6:11.95, edging the times of second-place Virginia (6:12.32) and third-place California (6:14.76).
"We had a meeting at the beginning of the year and I asked [the team] if they believed they could win the NCAA's and they said `yes,'" said Stanford women's rowing head coach Yasmin Farooq. "We all knew it was a huge task, because our team has been notoriously small in numbers. The only people who stayed home were members of our novice eight. Every other viable rower was on our NCAA team, and every one of them stepped up when they had to. When the Four made the finals yesterday, we all knew we had a legitimate shot. They finished fifth in the nation today, and went off the line with such courage that they set the tone for the rest of our team."
"We knew the Varsity Eight would have to win to seal the deal," Farooq continued. "That race was unbelievable. They went off the line like they were shot out of a cannon. Their conviction was real. Hats off to Virginia, who threw down an awesome final 500 [meters], and it came down to a foot in the final strokes. Our eight had to gut it out for the win and they did. They made it happen, and that win will be legendary in Stanford history. It took every single person that we have to achieve today's victory, and I hope that all of our alumni will be proud of this day for years to come."
The Cardinal II Eight and Four boats helped set the stage for the I Eight's dramatic victory, as the Four started the day with a fifth-place effort in its Grand Final. The crew opened the race in third position and held that spot over through the halfway point before being caught by Yale by the three-quarters mark. Over the final 500-meter sprint, the Cardinal tried to hold off a charge from the California boat, but found itself nipped at the line by 0.29 of a second by the Golden Bears and had to settle for fifth.
In the next Grand Final, that of the II Eight, the Cardinal found itself running second at the 500-meter mark, trailing California by just 0.26 of a second. Stanford held its position over the next 500 meters, but in the third 500, Yale made its move and surged ahead of both Stanford and California to move into the lead. Over a furious final sprint, the Cardinal managed to retain third place, holding off the challenging Brown boat to net a valuable top-three finish.
"The third-place finish by the Second Varsity Eight was another amazing and gutsy race," Farooq added. "They left it all on the racecourse, and that result helped us know that a national championship was within our grasp."
That set the stage for the I Eight Grand Final, which would not only determine the I Eight national champion, but would also decide the team title as well. With all of the pressure and focus on the six boats on the water, it was the top-ranked Cardinal that calmly set the tone and refused to let its destiny be taken away.
Stanford led the race in the early stages, being separated from Virginia in second and California in third by less than a second. Over the second 500, the Cardinal would push its advantage up to just over a second on the Cavaliers, while the Golden Bears would drop all the way to sixth.
The Cardinal maintained its one-second-plus lead over the Cavaliers heading into the final 500 meters, and there the two crews went toe-to-toe with the gold medal at stake. In the end, it would be Stanford that refused to yield, as the Cardinal crossed the line 0.37 of a second ahead of Virginia with a gold medal-winning time of 6:11.95.
The victory not only set off a celebration among the I Eight, but also among the Stanford contingent at the announcement that the Cardinal had claimed the big prize and was crowned the 2009 NCAA Champion.
NCAA Women's Division I Rowing Championships - Final Team Standings
School - Points
1. Stanford - 88
2. California - 85*
3. Yale - 85
4. Virginia - 78
5. Brown - 71
6. Michigan State - 54
7. Washington - 50
8. Ohio State - 49
9. Michigan - 48
10. Princeton - 46**
12. Clemson - 43
13. Wisconsin - 26
14. Harvard - 21
15. Oregon State - 14
16. Dartmouth - 12
* Cal wins tiebreaker (better I Eight finish) to edge Yale
** Princeton wins tiebreaker (better I Eight finish) to edge USC
Stanford NCAA Championship Lineups
I Eight (V8+) - Jenna Levy, Erika Roddy, Di Eaton, Elle Logan, Grace Luczak, Julie Smith, Lindsay Meyer, Michelle Vezie, Adrienne Fritsch
II Eight (2V8+) - Maura Moran, Susan Bryukhanov, Erin Radigan, Elise Guinee-Cooper, Cassie Kull, Katie O'Neil, Lauren Hofmayer, Sophie Aubrey, Kathy Altman (Assistant Coach Vaclav Kacir)
Four (V4+) - Tiffany Dao, Eva Sheridan, Alex Hasbach, Marielle Higgins, Carly Villareal (Assistant Coach Nate Rooks)
Alternates: Julia Thompson, Sarah Kaewert


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TSW Guides – "Blue Mountain Special"
Chaos / AR – Survival Build
407 Points
The Blue Mountain Specials are 400 point survival builds that are built around dps and healing. The builds are targeted at 400 points, which is approximately the number of points you will have at QL 6.
These builds are not intended to be "end-game" builds, they are solo friendly survival builds that should help you live longer when moving out of Savage Coast into the Blue Mountains. While these builds are not guaranteed to survive all fights in Blue Mountain (some fights in BM have special effects that hinder success with some builds), it is a good direction for progression.
Note: If you can not find the ability in your wheel, click on the menu to the right of your wheel screen, and do a search on the skill name.
Weapons: Assault Rifle and Chaos
Escalation – Builder
Fire at Will – AR Closer #1
Anima Outbreak – AR Closer #2
Karma – Chaos Closer
Tactical Retreat – Escape #1
Razor Wire – Escape #2
Anima Shot – Healing Builder, if needed
Perseverance (Sword)
Outbreak Alert (AR)
Immortal Spirit (Sword)
Shoot Em Up (AR)
Unholy Knowledge (Blood)
Fatal Flourish (Sword)
Leeching Frenzy (AR)
This build plays nearly identical to the previous "My first 60″ AR/Blade build, however instead of running with Sword, it uses Chaos. It does, however, branch OFF the AR/Blade "My first 60″, therefore it is intended to be a followup to that build. Once you complete the AR/Blade my first 60, you should start working to this build if you wish to run Chaos instead of Sword.
First, Be sure and start the fight with the rotation: 1x Anima Shot, followed by Anima Outbreak immediately so Outbreak Alert (reduced chance of glance) procs before you take any damage. Then you would build using Escalation, then close (as with the "My first 60″ AR/Blade build", close with an alternation of Fire at Will and Anima Outbreak. The Chaos Closer for the build is Karma, which has a Frenzy effect.
The primary focus of the build is to make sure of Frenzy attacks to proc Perseverance (Heal), Shoot Em Up (adds an affliction from a Frenzy), and Leeching Frenzy (Gives Leech effect on Frenzy). The Affliction from Shoot Em Up causes the effects - Dark Potency & Fatal Flourish (Gives Penetrate from Affliction), thus increasing your penetration rate. Finally, penetrations cause Immortal Spirit (heal from penetrate) to give you even more sustainability.
Your primary dps will be from your AOE attacks. If you wish to replace either with a single target attack, you will lose the Frenzy effects, so I would be leery of making this change.
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