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The National tap Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent and more for new album
The National have commissioned a host of indie-music A-listers for their forthcoming album.
In a recent interview with Gothamist, the band's drummer Bryan Devendorf revealed that popular acts including Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark), Sharon Van Etten and more will be featured on the band's sixth studio LP "Trouble Will Find Me," which the band first announced back in February.
"There are some drum machines provided by Sufjan Stevens — he did some other things too, but he had this drum machine and he did some cool little parts on that," said Devendorf. "It's on a bunch [of songs], it's definitely on 'Demons,' there's some subtle stuff on 'Pink Rabbits,' and definitely on 'I Need My Girl.' But it's not like Daft Punk or anything."
As for the other acts they have lined up, "I know [Arcade Fire's] Richard Reed Parry did a lot of great stuff. [Doveman] Thomas Bartlett was all over it. ...[And] there are some great guest vocalists that did really awesome parts: [St. Vincent] Annie Clark, Sharon Van Etten, and Nona Marie Invie, from the band Dark Dark Dark."
"Trouble Will Find Me" is The National's first album since 2010's critically-acclaimed "High Violet." Devendorf described the mood of the new set this way:
"There's some songs that remind me of styles we've done in the past. One song in particular makes me think, "oh, it could be on [2004 EP] 'Cherry Tree.'" And there are some uptempo songs that are unlike anything we've done. I couldn't say what the mood is. I would say it ranges from upbeat to introspective, and it's kind of funny at times. The tone will sound super serious but what [Matt Berninger is] singing is actually funny."
You can check out a full tracklisting for the new album as well as the band's tour itinerary below.
"Trouble Will Find Me" is slated for release on May 21.
1. I Should Live in Salt
2. Demons
3. Don't Swallow the Cap
4. Fireproof
5. Sea of Love
6. Heaenfaced
7. This Is the Last Time
8. Graceless
9. Slipped
10. I Need My Girl
11. Humiliation
12. Pink Rabbits
13. Hard to Find
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5/16: State Theater Ithaca, NY
5/26: Boston Calling/ City Hall Plaza Boston, MA
6/05: Barclay's Center Brooklyn, NY
6/06: Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
6/07: Mann Center for Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA
6/08: The National Richmond, VA
6/10: Red Hat Amphitheatre Raleigh, NC
6/11: Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
6/13: Lachine Canal Montreal, Canada
6/14: Yonge Dundas Square Toronto, Canada
6/15: The LC Pavilion Columbus, OH
6/13-16: Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Manchester, TN
6/21: Hurricane Festival Scheessel, Germany
6/22: Southside Festival Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
6/25: Cirque Royal Brussels, Belgium
6/28: Live At The Marquee Cork, Ireland
6/30: Parco Della Musica Rome, Italy
7/01: City Sound Festival Milan, Italy
7/02: Salata Zagreb, Croatia
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Lynx must get through No. 3 Indians to reach state for first time in 11 years
February 29, 2016 WEBSTER CITY — Webster City has been there, done that. A Class 3A substate game on the campus of Buena Vista University in Storm Lak. more »»
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Chuck DeVore Was Right on Low Turnout, Wrong That It Would Propel Him to Victory
Termed-out Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) on Monday afternoon presented supporters a strategy to victory in the race for the GOP nomination to face U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in November. Though he was polling somewhere below Chuy Bravo's kneecaps, DeVore reckoned a record low voter turnout in California could propel him to a stunning, come-from-way-way-waaaay-behind win.
DeVore got his wish, kinda sorta.
Chuck DeVore's screen shows the turnout.
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The final tally is not in, but a poll published Tuesday by the Field Poll organization estimated turnout would be lower than the previous all-time primary election low in 2006, when 33.6 percent of voters came out.
He went on to say Tuesday's election would come down to the wire, with the winner based on who could get the most voters to the polls. That would be DeVore, according to DeVore, because Tom Campbell and Carly Fiorina had "no ground game."
With 99.1 percent of California precincts counted, the tally stands at Fiorina with 56 percent of the vote, Campell with 22 percent and ground Chuck at 19 percent.
How's that hopey, changy thing working for you, Chuckie?
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Dynamic Semantic Publishing for News Organizations
Paul Wilton was Technical and development lead for semantic publishing at BBC News and Sport Online during the 2010 World Cup. Currently he is the Technical architect at Ontoba. In this interview, a supplement to "Dynamic Semantic Publishing for Beginners", Paul describes the current landscape for DSP as it applies to news organizations. Q. Are […]Read More →
rNews 1.0 is an Official Standard!
[UPDATE – November 9, 2011: the IPTC rNews version 1.0 documentation is now available.] Today (Oct. 7, 2011), at a gathering of the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC), rNews took the step from being a proposal to being a formal standard. rNews was created by the IPTC and made its public debut earlier this year […]Read More →
Schema.org: First, The Good News
When it comes to schema.org, there's some good news – and some 'eh' news. Let's start with the positive stuff. Today at the schema blog, the news was released that schema.org has added to its NewsArticle and related types such as CreativeWork new properties for mark-up based on the rNews standard from the International Press […]Read More →
Schema.org Workshop – A Path Forward
A room full of interested parties gathered in Microsoft's Silicon Valley Campus yesterday to discuss Schema.org, its implications on existing vocabularies, syntaxes, and projects, and how best to move forward with what has admittedly been a bumpy road. Schema.org, you may recall, is the vocabulary for structured data markup that was released by Google, Microsoft, […]Read More →
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We recently have given coverage to the new rNews standard from the IPTC, but two things today caught our eye: First, from Beet.tv, a brief video from Mike Dunn, VP and CTO of Hearst Interactive. The video serves as an introduction to the value of rNews in the media industry, and does that well. That […]Read More →
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James Mattis
|James Mattis
|"Chaos" (callsign)[1]
"Warrior Monk"
"Mad Dog Mattis"[2]
September 8, 1950
Pullman, Washington, U.S.
|United States
|United States Marine Corps
|Years of service
|Commands held
|U.S. Central Command
U.S. Joint Forces Command
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
I Marine Expeditionary Force
U.S. Marine Forces Central Command
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
1st Marine Division
7th Marine Regiment
1st Battalion, 7th Marines
|Persian Gulf War
Invasion of Afghanistan
Iraq War
• Invasion of Iraq
• First Battle of Fallujah
• Second Battle of Fallujah
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with Valor device
James N. Mattis (born September 8, 1950)[3] is a retired United States Marine Corps general who last served as the 11th commander of United States Central Command. Mattis is known for implementing the COIN strategy. Before President Barack Obama appointed him to replace David Petraeus on August 11, 2010, he previously commanded United States Joint Forces Command from November 9, 2007 to August 2010 and served concurrently as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation from November 9, 2007 to September 8, 2009. Prior to that, he commanded I Marine Expeditionary Force, United States Marine Forces Central Command, and 1st Marine Division during the Iraq War.[4] Mattis retired on May 22, 2013, after 44 years of service.
- 1 Early life and education
- 2 Career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Awards and decorations
- 5 In popular culture
- 6 See also
- 7 Bibliography
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Early life and education[edit]
Mattis was born in Pullman, Washington on September 8, 1950.[3] He graduated from Columbia High School, Richland, Washington, in 1968 and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1969.[5] He later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Central Washington University[6] and was commissioned a second lieutenant through ROTC on January 1, 1972.[7] Mattis during his service years was considered something of an intellectual among the upper ranks, with his personal library numbering more than a thousand volumes. Major General Robert H. Scales (ret.)(PhD), described him as "....one of the most urbane and polished men I have known." Reinforcing this intellectual persona was the fact that he carried on his person a copy of the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius throughout his deployments.[8]
As a lieutenant, Mattis served as a rifle and weapons platoon commander in the 3rd Marine Division. As a captain, he was assigned as the Naval Academy Preparatory School's Battalion Officer (composed of Enlisted Midshipman Candidates and its Company Officers and Enlisted Staff), commanded Rifle and Weapons Companies in the 1st Marine Regiment, then Recruiting Station Portland, Oregon, as a major.
Persian Gulf War[edit]
Upon promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel, Mattis commanded 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, which was one of Task Force Ripper's assault battalions during the Persian Gulf War.
War in Afghanistan[edit]
As a colonel, Mattis commanded 7th Marine Regiment. He led the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade as its commanding officer upon promotion to brigadier general. During the initial planning for the War in Afghanistan, Mattis led Task Force 58 in operations in the southern part of the country, becoming the first Marine officer to ever command a Naval Task Force in combat.[7]
While serving in Afghanistan as a brigadier general, he was known as an officer who engaged his men with "real leadership". A young Marine officer named Nathaniel Fick cited an example of that leadership when he witnessed Mattis in a fighting hole talking with a sergeant and a lance corporal: "No one would have questioned Mattis if he'd slept eight hours each night in a private room, to be woken each morning by an aide who ironed his uniforms and heated his MREs. But there he was, in the middle of a freezing night, out on the lines with his Marines."[9]
Iraq War[edit]
As a major general, Mattis commanded the 1st Marine Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent stability operations during the Iraq War.[10] Mattis played key roles in combat operations in Fallujah, including negotiation with the insurgent command inside of the city during Operation Vigilant Resolve in April 2004, as well as participation in planning of the subsequent Operation Phantom Fury in November. In May 2004, Mattis ordered the Mukaradeeb wedding party massacre, which resulted in the deaths of 42 men, women and children who were attending a wedding ceremony. Mattis states that it had taken him 30 seconds to deliberate on bombing the location.[11]
Following a U.S. Department of Defense survey that showed only 55% of American soldiers and 40% of U.S. Marines would report a colleague for abusing civilians, Mattis told U.S. Marines in May 2007 that "Whenever you show anger or disgust toward civilians, it's a victory for al-Qaeda and other insurgents." Reflecting an understanding of the need for restraint in war as key to defeating an insurgency, he added that "Every time you wave at an Iraqi civilian, al-Qaeda rolls over in its grave."[12]
Mattis popularized the 1st Marine Division's motto "no better friend, no worse enemy", a paraphrase of the famous self-made epitaph for the Roman dictator Sulla,[13] in his open letter to all men within the division for their return to Iraq. This phrase later became widely publicized during the investigation into the conduct of Lieutenant Ilario Pantano, a platoon commander serving under Mattis.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
He also was noted for a willingness to remove senior leaders under his command at a time when the U.S. military seemed unable or unwilling to relieve under-performing or incompetent officers. During the division's push to Baghdad, Mattis relieved Colonel Joe D. Dowdy, regimental commander of Regimental Combat Team-1, and it was such a rare occurrence in the modern military that it made the front page of newspapers. Despite this, Mattis declined to comment on the matter publicly other than to say that the practice of officer relief remains alive, or at least "We are doing it in the Marines."[9] Later interviews of Dowdy's officers and men revealed that "the colonel was doomed partly by an age-old wartime tension: Men versus mission—in which he favored his men" while Mattis insisted on execution of the mission to seize Baghdad swiftly.[20]
Combat Development Command[edit]
After being promoted to lieutenant general, Mattis took command of Marine Corps Combat Development Command. On February 1, 2005, speaking ad libitum at a forum in San Diego, he said "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them. Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right upfront with you, I like brawling." Mattis's remarks sparked controversy and General Michael Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps, issued a statement suggesting that Mattis should have chosen his words more carefully, but would not be disciplined.[21]
U.S. Joint Forces Command[edit]
The Pentagon announced on May 31, 2006 that Lieutenant General Mattis was chosen to take command of I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.[22] On September 11, 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that President George W. Bush had nominated Mattis for appointment to the rank of general to command U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. NATO agreed to appoint Mattis as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. On September 28, 2007, the United States Senate confirmed Mattis's nomination, and he relinquished command of I MEF on November 5, 2007 to Lieutenant General Samuel Helland. Mattis was promoted to four-star general and took control of JFCOM/SACT on November 9, 2007. He transferred the job of SACT to French General Stéphane Abrial on September 9, 2009, but continued in command of JFCOM.[23]
U.S. Central Command[edit]
In early 2010, Mattis was reported to be on the list of U.S. Marine generals being considered for selection to replace James T. Conway as the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.[24] In July, he was recommended by Defense Secretary Robert Gates for nomination to replace David Petraeus as commander of United States Central Command,[3][25] and formally nominated by President Barack Obama on July 21.[26] His confirmation by the Senate Armed Services Committee marked the first time Marines had held billets as commander and deputy commander of a Unified Combatant Command.[27] He took command at a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base on August 11.[28][29][30]
As head of Central Command, Mattis oversaw the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and was responsible for a region that includes Syria, Iran, Yemen.[31] The Obama administration did not place much trust in Mattis, because he was perceived to be too eager for a military confrontation with Iran.[32] He retired from the Marine Corps on May 22, 2013.
Personal life[edit]
Mattis is a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the National War College. Mattis is also noted for his intellectualism and interest in military history,[10] with a personal library that once included over 7,000 volumes,[1] and a penchant for publishing required reading lists for Marines under his command.[33][34] He has never been married and has no children.[1] He is nicknamed "The Warrior Monk" because he devoted his life to studying and fighting war.[35]
Since retirement, Mattis has worked for FWA Consultants[36] and is an Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution.[37] He also serves as a Member of the General Dynamics Board of Directors.[36]
Mattis is a board member of Theranos, a controversial Silicon Valley biotech company with criticized corporate governance practices.[38] On December 2, 2015, The Washington Post reported that the exploration of a partnership and possible field test with the Department of Defense had led to issues being found with the company's blood testing device and a request that the FDA investigate. The CEO of Theranos reached out to Mattis via email to see if he could help with this matter with the Department of Defense. Mattis put his support behind Theranos and via subsequent emails asked how the current obstacle could be overcome. After Mattis' retirement he joined the board of directors of Theranos. In a letter from the Department of Defense approving his future and possible employment by Theranos, Mattis was given permission with conditions. He was cautioned to do so only if he did not represent Theranos with regards to the blood testing device and its potential acquisition by the Departments of the Navy or Defense.[39]
Awards and decorations[edit]
He is also the recipient of several civilian awards, to include:
- 2009 – Center for National Policy's Edmund S. Muskie Distinguished Public Service Award[3]
- 2010 – Atlantic Council's Distinguished Military Leadership Award.[3]
- 2013 – World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads "Ryan C. Crocker Global Citizen of the Year" Award[36]
- 2014 – Marine Corps University Foundation Semper Fidelis Award[36]
- 2014 – Washington College honorary doctor of laws degree[40]
In popular culture[edit]
- Mattis is portrayed by Robert John Burke in the 2008 HBO mini-series Generation Kill.[41]
See also[edit]
- Reynolds, Nicholas E. (2005). Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond: The U.S. Marine Corps in the Second Iraq War. p. 5. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-717-4
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.
- ^ a b c Kovach, Gretel C. (January 19, 2013). "Just don't call him Mad Dog". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Boot, Max (March 2006). "The Corps should look to its small-wars past". Armed Forces Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 111th Congress" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Garamone, Jim (August 11, 2010). "Gates: Mattis brings experience, continuity to Central Command". American Forces Press Service. Headquarters Marine Corps. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ Mattis, James (September 25, 2013). General James Mattis, "In the Midst of the Storm: A US Commander's View of the Changing Middle East". Dartmouth College. Event occurs at 80:10. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Official website". United States Joint Forces Command.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Nicholas E. (2005). Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9781591147176. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ Ricks, Thomas E. (August 1, 2006). "Fiasco". Armed Forces Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Thomas E. Ricks (2012). The Generals : American Military Command from World War II to Today. New York: Penguin Press. p. 405. ISBN 9781594204043.
- ^ a b Thomas E. Ricks (2006). Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq. New York: Penguin Press. p. 313.
- ^ Bing, West (2008). The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq. New York, NY: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6701-5., p. 245
- ^ Perry, Tony (May 17, 2007). "General Urges Marines To Add A Friendly Wave To Their Arsenal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Durant, Will (2001). Heroes of History : A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 131. ISBN 0-7432-2910-X.
- ^ "Top 10 Stories of 2005: Pantano, roads, Olchowski are 10-7". Star News Online. December 28, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ Quinn-Judge, Paul (February 28, 2005). "Did He Go Too Far?". Time. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ Phillips, Stone (April 26, 2005). "Marine charged with murders of Iraqis: Lieutenant claims self-defense in shooting of detainees". MSNBC. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ Jeff Schogol (November 16, 2005). "Marine acquitted in Iraqi shootings will publish a book". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ Walker, Mark (July 1, 2006). "Pantano case has parallels to Hamdania incident". North County Times. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ Charen, Mona (February 25, 2005). "Is the Marine Corps P.C.?". townhall.com. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ Cooper, Christopher (April 5, 2004). "How a Marine Lost His Command In Race to Baghdad". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ Guardiano, John R. (February 11, 2005). "Breaking the Warrior Code". The American Spectator.
- ^ Lowe, Christian (June 12, 2006). "Popular commander to lead I MEF". Marine Corps Times. p. 24.
- ^ a b c "French general assumes command of Allied Command Transformation". Allied Command Transformation Public Affairs Office. USS George Washington (CVN-73): NATO. September 18, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
- ^ Gearan, Anne (June 22, 2010). "Gates announces nomination of Amos for CMC". Marine Corps Times. Associated Press. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ Cavallaro, Gina (July 8, 2010). "Pentagon picks Mattis to take over CENTCOM". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "Obama backs Mattis nomination for CENTCOM". Marine Corps Times. July 22, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ "Petraeus' replacement at Central Command confirmed". The Fayetteville Observer. Associated Press. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "Mattis takes over Central Command, vows to work with Mideast allies in Afghanistan, Iraq". Fox News. Associated Press. August 11, 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Robbyn (August 12, 2010). "Mattis takes over as CentCom chief". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "Mattis assumes command of CENTCOM". U.S. Central Command. August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ Mattis interview: Syria would fall without Iran's help April 12, 2013 USA Today
- ^ Panetta, Leon; Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace (Kindle Locations 6368-6370). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition
- ^ "LtGen James Mattis' Reading List". Small Wars Journal. June 5, 2007.
- ^ Ricks, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, p. 317
- ^ North, Oliver (July 9, 2010). "Gen. Mattis: The Warrior Monk". Fox News Insider. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "About General James Mattis". FWA Consultants. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "General Jim Mattis, Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow". Hoover Institute. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "A singular board at Theranos". Fortune. June 12, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ Carolyn Y. Johnson (2 December 2015). "E-mails reveal concerns about Theranos's FDA compliance date back years". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "Convocation Will Honor Marine General James Mattis". Washington College. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Character Bio". HBO. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
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Tuck Everlasting
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Generalized Form of the Sonar Equations34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918166View Description Hide Description
A form of the sonarequations is obtained which is applicable to short transients as well as to pulsed cw waveforms. The equations, in terms of the energy density of the source, are independent of the wave shape of the generated transient and of the echo. They reduce to the ordinary sonarequations for relatively long pulses of constant intensity, and are particularly useful for prediction purposes in applications like explosive echo ranging.
Measurement of the Thermal‐Noise Spectrum of Water34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918167View Description Hide Description
Experimental values have been obtained for the thermal noisespectrum of water in the 1.0–2.5 Mc frequency range. The procedure was based on measurement of the radiation resistance of thin‐disk transducers loaded by water. A comparison is made with the theoretical thermal‐noise spectrum of an ideal medium calculated by assigning equipartition energy to the acoustic modes. Agreement to better than 3.6% was found between the experimental values and the theoretical spectrum.
Effect of Correlated Phase Fluctuation on Array Performance34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918168View Description Hide Description
The response of a uniform array of point detectors receiving cw signals is computed under the assumption that there are correlations in the fluctuations of the phase of the signals. General formulas are developed for various ranges of correlation. It is shown that the peak response of an array is not appreciably reduced until the magnitude of the fluctuations becomes large. If the fluctuations are strongly correlated over many receiving elements, then the main lobe will be broadened.
Responses of the Auditory Nerve to Repetitive Acoustic Stimuli34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918169View Description Hide Description
Auditory nerve responses to short bursts of acoustic noise have been recorded by gross electrodes. For moderate stimulus intensities the amplitude of the response is independent of burst repetition rate for rates below approximately 10/sec. The curve of response amplitude vs rate then decreases except for a small "bump" in the curve near 600/sec. Synchronized responses were detected for repetition rates as high as 3000/sec by an average response computer. These data have been considered in terms of a model that accounts for the overlapping of the response waveforms. In terms of this model, the neural activity decreases monotonically with increasing rate above the rate 10/sec.
Rate Functions for Auditory Nerve Responses to Bursts of Noise: Effect of Changes in Stimulus Parameters34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918170View Description Hide Description
Rate functions for the amplitude of neural responses are presented as a function of stimulus parameters, such as burst length, intensity, and stimulus power level. The data show that the rate functions depend on all of these parameters in a manner that does not allow for a simple description. Rate functions are also reported for noise bursts in the presence of various levels of steady masking noise. Near visual detection level these rate functions exhibit characteristics that are well accounted for by a model that deals with the overlapping of successive neural responses.
Pure‐Tone Loudness Relations34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918171View Description Hide Description
A knowledge of pure tone loudness relations is of fundamental interest to all workers in the field of human hearing. Of these relations the pure tone equal‐loudness contours, three sets of which have been independently established, are probably the best known. These three sets of contours have the same general shape but show considerable deviations over parts of the auditory diagram.
Making use of the results obtained by different workers and assuming a recently established loudness‐stimulus relation to hold at all frequencies in the audio range, a new set of equal loudness contours has been calculated. A set of curves giving the loudness of equal stimulus contours has also been calculated.
Human Discrimination of Auditory Duration34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918172View Description Hide Description
A series of experiments measured human ability to discriminate between durations of auditory signals presented in a noise background. Independent variables were the signal voltage, the "base" duration T, and the increment duration ΔT. Separate experiments assessed the effect of each of these on discrimination. A decision‐theoretical model is presented, based on a "counting mechanism," which operates on impulses generated over the relevant durations. The source of these impulses is assumed to be random. Limitations on performance come from uncertainty regarding the end points of the time interval and from limited memory. The decision processes underlying the model are presented as a general theory of duration discrimination.
Resonant Side‐Branch Acoustic Filters for Liquid Piping Systems34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918173View Description Hide Description
Nondissipative side‐branch acoustic filters for liquid piping systems are discussed in this report. Simple spring‐mass resonators are used as branch elements. The filters are analyzed as lumped‐parameter systems for short pipe lengths and as distributed‐parameter system for long lengths. One‐, two‐, and three‐section filters are treated and results of tests under both flow and no‐flow conditions are given. Band rejection characteristics are obtained with attenuations up to 40 db for no liquid flow. Under turbulent flow conditions effective attenuation is found to be reduced by noise regeneration.
Design of High‐Pressure Blowoff Silencers34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918174View Description Hide Description
The problems associated with designing effective silencers for suppressing noise from high‐pressure gas blowoffs differ somewhat from those associated with jet aircraft noise suppression because of the high expansion experienced by the gas as it is reduced to atmospheric pressure. Using a combination of aerodynamic and acoustic theory it is possible to calculate the flowing conditions which exist in a silencer and then to correlate these with noise regeneration at the silencer exhaust. Similarly, the effects of silencer internals on attenuating noise introduced into the vessel can be approximated on the basis of field tests and acoustic theory for a wide range of operating parameters. Using the techniques discussed in this paper, both the noise transmitted through a silencer and that regenerated at its exhaust can be approximated, and the over‐all noise reduction characteristics of a silencer design can thereby be anticipated through the use of the analytical techniques or design charts presented.
Analysis of the Pulse Superposition Method for Measuring Ultrasonic Wave Velocities as a Function of Temperature and Pressure34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918175View Description Hide Description
A pulse superposition method of determining ultrasonicwavevelocities in materials such as single crystals is shown to be well suited to measurements for pressure and temperature variations. With this method the effect of coupling between transducer and specimen can be made negligibly small. Data are presented for longitudinal waves propagated in the X direction of quartz and for XY shear waves propagated in the Y direction of quartz.Pressure was varied from 1 atm to 30 000 psi at 25° and −195.8°C. Curves for facilitating the measurement of absolute velocities for a range of specimen impedances are shown in the Appendix.
Volume Viscosity of the Molten Chlorides34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918176View Description Hide Description
Measurements of ultrasonic attenuation were made in a series of molten chlorides. The data indicate the existence of a structural volume viscosity whose activation energy differed from that for shear flow by from 1 to 6 kcal/mol. The ratio of volume to shear viscosity is the highest found so far (for an isothermal process) in any liquid, lying in the range 17 to 27. It appears that this ratio rises with the strength of intermolecular bonding in the liquid. The logarithm of this ratio of volume to shear viscosity was found to be linearly related to the entropy of fusion. Application of the Eyring‐Hirai "hole" theory of structural relaxation yielded reasonably good agreement with the measured values.
Power Flow between Linearly Coupled Oscillators34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918177View Description Hide Description
The power flow between two independently and randomly excited harmonic oscillators is calculated assuming small linear coupling. It is found that for conservative coupling the power flow is proportional to the temperature (average modal energy) difference of the two oscillators. The constant of proportionality is symmetric in the parameters of the two modes and is positive definite although its magnitude depends on the relative sign of the inertial and stiffness coupling. An equivalent circuit for the energy flow between the modes is developed. Finally, we apply the formalism to obtain the motion transmitted through a two‐stage vibration isolator. The method is then extended to the problem where two multimodal systems interact. A particular application is the power flow between several structural modes and a reverberant acoustic field. The reverberant sound field is considered as a temperature bath in which the structural modes are immersed. Using this model the steady‐state partition of energy between the two systems and the parameters which govern this partition are computed. Analog circuits for this problem are also constructed. The radiation resistance for some of the normal modes of a beam are calculated and results of the formalism are illustrated experimentally.
Response and Radiation of Structural Modes Excited by Sound34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918178View Description Hide Description
The response to sound and consequent sound radiation ("radiation scattering") for one linear resonant mode of a part of a larger structure are analyzed for a general structure. A modal reciprocity relation is established between modal radiation resistance and the transfer function which relates incident sound pressure to modal ("generalized") force in the absence of motion. Response and resonantscattering are also analyzed for excitation by noise. When all angles of incidence are equally probable, the means‐quare response velocity is inversely proportional to modal stiffness and proportional to the fraction of total damping attributable to radiation; it is independent of all other characteristics of the structure.
Range Dependence of Acoustic Fluctuations in a Randomly Inhomogeneous Medium34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918179View Description Hide Description
Measurements have been made to relate the acoustic fluctuations, resulting when a series of uniform sound pulses is transmitted through a medium in which there are random variations in space and time of the index of refraction, to the range from source to receiver, the acoustic frequency, and the parameters of the scattering medium. This paper considers the range dependence of the coefficient of variation (which is a measure of the acoustic fluctuations). A tank of water is heated from below causing the warmer, less dense, layers of water to rise by convection. This produces a medium of almost homogeneous turbulence with time and space variations in the temperature microstructure. Experimental results are in good agreement with a theory developed by Mintzer [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 25, 922 (1953)] which predicts that the coefficient of variation of the acoustic pulses varies as the square root of range from source to receiver. There is some evidence that this dependence may be correct under broader conditions than are required by the theory.
Dilatational‐Wave Transmission through a Viscoelastic Layer at Normal Incidence34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918180View Description Hide Description
The theory of transmission of a plane dilatational wave through an infinite plane layer is considered where the three media involved are assumed to be linearly viscoelastic, their properties being specified by four elastic constants. Relations for the complex transmission and reflection factors are obtained as well as for the intensity relations and specific acoustic impedance in the incident medium. The equations of state for a viscoelastic fluid and viscoelasticsolid are used to relate the basic elastic constants to the basic propagation constants for the media. The transmission relations are then given in terms of these propagation constants. Computed transmission characteristics for water through steel into air and for water through rubber into air are presented and the dependence of these characteristics on the dissipative properties of the media are shown. These numerical examples illustrate the transition of transmission properties in going from low‐frequency, thin plate conditions to high frequency, thick plate conditions. Special relations for these limiting conditions are also given.
Model Experiments with Acoustic van Atta Reflectors34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918181View Description Hide Description
A van Atta reflector consists of an array of radiators which are interconnected by transmission paths in such a way that the energy of an incident wave is reradiated back into the direction of arrival. Modelexperiments on backscattering from acoustic van Atta reflectors are reported. Airborne sound waves in the frequency range between 2.5 and 9.0 kc were used in these measurements. The acoustic van Atta array consists of 36 conical horns (aperture ) arranged on a 9×9‐sq‐in. flat surface. The horns are inter‐connected by plastic tubing with reinforced walls. In these measurements the van Atta reflector shows a uniform backscattering over a wider range of angular orientation than the conventional corner reflector in the frequency range between 2.5 and 6.0 kc. For higher frequencies the angular coverage of the van Atta reflector under test is limited by the directivity of the horns. Some tests on an assembly of two van Atta reflectors, mounted at an angle of 60° with respect to each other, are reported. They show a more uniform angular response as compared to a cluster of corner reflectors in the frequency range from 2.5 to 5.0 kc.
Preliminary Investigation of the Equivalence of Acoustically and Mechanically Induced Vibrations34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918182View Description Hide Description
Tests were run on small cantilever beams in a standing‐wave tube and on a mechanical shaker. Measurements were made of tip amplitude and root strain at resonance for a given sound pressure level and input acceleration. Comparison of these measurements indicates that the acoustic pressure required to produce the same root strain (or tip amplitude) that would be caused by a given input acceleration varies inversely as the cube of the specimen's natural frequency.
On the Perception of the Frequency Ratio 55:3234(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918183View Description Hide Description
The fact that untrained listeners categorize the musical interval between two tones having a frequency ratio of 55:32 as being a major sixth is shown to be a most reasonable outcome on the basis of present knowledge.
Radiation Impedance on an Unbaffled Piston with a Back Enclosure34(1962); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1918185View Description Hide Description
The radiation impedance on an unbaffled, rigid circular piston whose back side is surrounded by a small enclosure is deduced from published values of the impedance on oscillating oblate spheroids.