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schiit audio
Mjolnir Headphone Amplifier
as reviewed by Al Chieng
The Hammer
In an ever complex world of global economics, one must make choices about what business model will be most successful. For the consumer it comes down to choices; be they brand name, price, origin of the manufacture, etc., we ultimately make the dollar vote. The producer tries to accommodate this and it is through innovation, and sometimes a little luck, that we see companies succeed. I am a sucker for the little guy that tries to bring something interesting to the market and does not necessarily have the regular run-of-the-mill goals in mind.
My journey began with the obligatory search on the internet. I was looking for a solid state headphone amplifier and DAC to complement my system. I kept coming back to an amusingly named company called Schiit Audio, founded by two audio industry veterans who have created products that do not necessarily fit the common mold. The uncommon part of this company lies in a number of key aspects. First, Schiit builds all of its electronics in the United States. Second, they do not offer any special promotions or sales, offering instead one price to all customers while passing the savings, according to sales literature, to everyone. Third, instead of coming into the market with a state-of-the-art, cost- no-object kind of product; they have slowly developed a catalog that caters to many individuals looking for better sound, but with a definite budget.
Enter Thor's hammer, or the more aptly named Mjolnir (I also received the Gungnir, but this article will focus on the headphone amplifier, so stay tuned). For those who do not know what Thor's hammer is I cry geek tears for you. [Editor's Note: Mjolnir is the Norse name for Thor's Hammer, a weapon so powerful it could level mountains.] The Mjolnir is a solid state fully balanced amplifier that claims to be an "end game" amp with a relatively low price point. The topology of the amp can be found on the Schiit website, but I was curious and asked co-founder Jason Stoddard what went into the design process. His reply is as follow:
"Lots of hours and many mistakes. Or, more seriously, a lot of critical choices relating to the end goal, which is discussed below.
When we started the Gungnir/Mjolnir project, we went into it aiming to create products you could comfortably consider "state-of-the-art," without the ridiculous price tags associated with most state-of-the-art projects. Bringing that in at lower cost entailed a complete re-think of what we were doing at them time, which was relatively inexpensive (but well-received) components.
In the case of Mjolnir, we always knew we wanted it to be a balanced design. Balanced amps, though, usually have one or more drawbacks that compromise balanced operation. They're usually "bridged" amps, where one side is driven by the inverted signal from the other side's feedback—with a different gain structure. Other balanced amps simply don't output a balanced signal if driven single-ended, a pure approach, but not ideal, in our opinion. Still others, using Nelson Pass' "supersymmetry" topology, are truly balanced amps, but at the cost of low-input impedance and possible interaction with the volume pot, without buffers in the signal path.
This led us to a very old topology—the Circlotron. This inherently-balanced topology offers significant benefits--not only bypassing the limitations of other balanced topologies, but also allowing us to use only N-channel MOSFETs. N-channel and P-channel MOSFETs in a conventional output stage don't match exactly. An all N-channel design sidesteps that nicely. Also, we were able to use only a single voltage gain stage, for a very simple amp that still offers excellent measured performance--even without overall feedback.
Of course, Circlotrons require heroic work on power supplies, and cannot be "made" single-ended. So this meant Mjolnir would have to be a balanced-only amp. No single-ended headphone outs, and no RCA outs for the preamp, either. Adapters are a no-go. We considered this an acceptable trade-off to get "end game" balanced performance, at a price that doesn't make the wallet bleed.
High power was a given, with the current popularity of orthodynamic designs--which means Mjolnir drives pretty much anything on the market, including the HiFiMan HE-6. It's also quiet enough to be used with IEMs (with balanced cables, of course) thanks to a very exotic, low-noise gain stage JFET, which I believe we purchased the world's supply of. It's out of production, but we have enough to make a decade's worth of Mjolnirs (and in the process of developing Asgard 2, we've found some alternatives for when we're out of stock.)
In the case of Gungnir, the design process entailed the analysis of the currently available D/A conversion ICs on the market, a close look at the limitations of both computer and conventional transports, and—again—balanced. But not balanced like most inexpensive balanced DACs. We went for both full hardware balancing (two DACs per channel, one each per phase) and hardware summing back to single-ended to preserve many of the benefits of balanced, even with single-ended output.
Then, to keep costs down, we wrapped both Mjolnir and Gungnir in simple chassis with a minimum of ornamentation and gewgaws. No displays, no touch-screens, no integrated preamp functionality on the DAC, nothing but what you need. This is the main compromise we made to keep cost from soaring."
Thus, the design process done by the Schiit team has been intricate and well-conceived. Although the headphones I currently have are not what you call power hungry, my Audeze LCD 2 and 3 headphones did benefit from a little extra juice and from the balanced topology of this amplifier.
I was pleasantly surprised with the understated industrial design of the product, really simplicity at its best, and although solidly built, the unit was still very manageable to move around through the entire review. I used my LCD 2s and 3s as well as a highly modified pair of Grado SR 60s. The Mjolnir has a soft start feature, something I believe all amps should have to prevent the dangers of the initial power turn-on process. The front consists of a smooth volume pot and connections for either four-pin XLR balanced, or two three-pin XLR balanced configurations. The back is where the flexibility comes in. The Mjolnir has balanced and unbalanced inputs as well as a balanced pre-out. This makes the amp a possible preamp in a system. What I also like is the possible upgrade paths that the back of the amp presents in terms of what type of DAC you may have, or what you may want in the future. The required IEC socket and on /off switch are located on the back plate as well. Although through the entire time of my review I encountered no mechanical problems with connections or switches, if I were to nit-pick I would have installed a beefier on/ off toggle.
This amp is not for you if you require a fuller, warmer tone. Although highly capable through and through, it was not smooth and syrupy. I found at times the amp can be a little grainy at the extreme top-most treble region. Since most music happens in the mid region of the frequency spectrum I never really sweated the small stuff. In addition, instrumental music could have had more separation, but I was brought back down to earth by the very reasonable price tag (for a state-of-the-art component) and the strong attributes that this amp brings to the table. Schiit was not kidding when they said power, and the volume pot barely got past 9 o'clock. I think for most headphones a wider gain adjustment would make this amp even better.
The Mjolnir, paired with my Cambridge DacMagic and hooked up to my home office system, sang with a very dark background. Music and vocals came out very clear with no hint of hiss or hum. Although not a real-world test, the anal-retentive side of me likes to play "no music," and raise the volume on the device simply to hear if there is any noise generated by the amp; the answer is quiet on all fronts. I started out listening to some female vocals, and queued up the song "Deep Water" by Jewel, from her album Spirit. The amp presented the music with a lot of clarity, and I believe it resolves quite well in this manner, showing you the quality of your recorded material. Jewel's voice was well portrayed, and the pop singer's intonations and emotions were heard and felt. Getting involved with the music is important, and I found that whatever music I played through the Mjolnir, it pulled me in. One of the amp's strengths, besides the dark background, was keeping up the rhythmic pace and timing. For that test I listened to Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" from Traveling Without Moving and got involved with Jay Kay and his acid jazz brand of music. The amp did not miss a beat, and gave believable presentation of his voice coupled with his eclectic ensemble. The backbeat of this song is infectious, and lesser amps have had trouble mixing this with his voice to form a cohesive whole.
Fans of electronic music will not be disappointed, as my next track took me to "The Game Has Changed," from the Tron Legacy Soundtrack. Daft Punk strikes again with authority and a unique sound that the amp captured. Strong swings from high to low are heard throughout, without breaking up, and showed this Schiit has the power to drive the changes. Guilty pleasure time was in order, hearing the magnitude of the bass portrayal, I threw in Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' But A G Thang" to hear the mid to high bass. Studio produced to bring out the mid to high bass, I found it entertaining, but not out of control. Vocal flow from Dre and Snoop Dog (Aka Lion) was never stifled, and I half-wished I could travel back in time to counsel myself on improving my car stereo all those long years ago. I guess nostalgia brought me to The Faces "Ooh La La" from their last studio album by the same name. The simple arrangement highlighted the range of genres that this set-up was able to portray. Light and upbeat vocals were accompanied by various instruments which were solid and honestly reproduced by the Mjolnir.
In the end, this amp gives you the tools to make up a serious listening package. Schiit Audio definitely put time in creating something that is capable of making someone happy for the foreseeable future. What is even better is that both guys are determined to provide the best customer service and support. The added forward-thinking of additional chassis space for upgrades proves they intend not to leave their customer hanging when the upgrade bug hits. Thor's hammer delivers and strikes a blow for those looking to go balanced and have a sneaking suspicion that a little more power is necessary to make your headphones come alive. Al Chieng
Take care.
Mjolnir Headphone Amplifier
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Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-55)
- Accession Number:
- BZS.1958.106.623 (formerly DO 58.106.623)
Previous Editions
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Half-length representation of Christ bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and in the left hand a book ornamented in center of the cover with two pellets. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
Half-length representation of Constantine IX bearded, wearing a crown with a cross and pendilia and a loros. He is shown holding a long cross scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
Cωns<t>ant(inos) basil[eus] R(o)m(aion).
Cωnstantinos basileus Romaion.
Constantine, basileus of the Romans.
For similar specimens see Seibt-Zarnitz, no. 1.1.6, and Likhachev, Molivdovuly, pl. LXXVI, no. 14.
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This painting is one of almost 6,000 objects from Australia and the Torres Strait islands in the British Museum. This is a growing collection; the Museum continues to acquire contemporary indigenous Australian works.
Ilkurlka was painted by Simon Hogan, a senior custodian of Linka, where he was born and raised in Western Australia, known as Spinifex country. The Spinifex people, or Pila Nguru, live in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia, adjoining the South Australia border.
Hogan's paintings tell stories from his land, depicting places in Spinifex country. As is often characteristic of this genre, the painting collapses time: it shows several successive events on top of each other. The large U-shape in the painting is a rockhole with water in it known as Ilkurlka and the trees are mulga trees (wanarii). When describing it, Hogan explained: "Those trees belong to that place."
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Dracenmarx (pronounced ˈdʀakn̩mɑːrks), also known as Blackdrake, and as Riot Heidenstam on Second Life (Born in 1987), is a writer, artist, musician and professional software developer from Germany, who lives near Heidelberg.
Fandom involvement[edit]
Dracenmarx considers himself being a proud member and part of the furry fandom since 2003. Dracenmarx currently does not own a fursuit or partake in furry conventions.
Dracenmarx was earlier known as blackdrake on FurAffinity from 2006 to 2009, where he created 3D renderings of dragons, and he colored inks/sketches of other artists (fan colorings) in co-operation with painkiller16. Unfortunately, many of these fan colorings were never published since some artists have not reacted to emails asking for permission to publish the colored pieces.
At deviantART, several exclusive commissions as well as some self-drawn artworks, designs and nature photography can be found here, from 2010 to 2012.
Dracenmarx has reserved accounts at Weasyl, SoFurry and FurryNetwork for future use.
The name dracenmarx (first letter not capitalized) has its origin in a self-created phonetic notation, where dra¢enmarx or draçenmarx describes the pronunciation of the German word "Drachenmarsch" (translated "march of dragons").[clarify] The nickname is often abbreviated as dracen (translated "dragon").
The previous name blackdrake (first letter not capitalized) simply meant "black dragon".
Characters and fursonas[edit]
Although dracenmarx has created several characters for his fantasy universes (approximately 30[1]), only a few specific characters became his main fursonas. Dracenmarx switched his fursonas very often, due to the change of interests, preferences and inspirations.
Timeline of used fursonas:
- Sunny del Sol (Medieval World of Torronia)
- Soleil del Sol (German Dragon Army in the "Modern World")
- Solar del Sol (Post-apocalyptic "Fallen World")
- (Soleil del Sol again)
- Aftab Sheng (Mongolian Dragon Army in the "Modern World")
- Lewis Resmond (Storyline of the Truckers in the "Modern World")
- Lewis Wilmot (Medieval Ironclaw/D&D world)
Furry projects[edit]
- In 2008 dracenmarx started cooperation[2] with two (now-defunct) websites: the image board FurPiled.com (formerly Antropomorfos.org) and the furry community Antropomorfos.com. He developed the FurPiled Suite, a software collection for Windows that simplifies the uploading and downloading as well as the data storage of the image board FurPiled. In 2009, he was additionally occupied as administrator of the German portal, as well as a moderator of the English board and was one of the coders of the image board.
- In 2009, dracenmarx helped with the development[2] of TheREDColour (now-defunct), a small furry art/community platform by Marvin Raptor aka NX-3000.
- In 2015, dracenmarx has created a free web service which periodically searches FurAffinity for specific keywords, and emails the results to its users. It allows for configuration of which keywords to search for, as well as how often to send the results. (The permission of operating a bot was given beforehand).
World building[edit]
Dracenmarx is a world builder, creating a lot of "fantasy universes" with a lot of stories, illustrations, maps, designs and even fictional languages. Alas, due to limited free time, only a small part of the work-in-progress works has been published yet, and a large portion of stories have not been translated from German to English.
At the moment, dracenmarx has created following fantasy universes[3]:
- The medieval world of "Torronia" (inactive)
- "The Modern World" - Storyline "The Life of the Soldiers (GDA vs MDA)" (inactive)
- "The Modern World" - Storyline "The Canadian Wastelands" (inactive)
- "The Modern World" - Storyline "The Life of the Truckers" (active)
- A small gimmick universe
All fantasy universes created by him take place on the planet "Earth", although there are some differences towards our real life planet (e.g. different country names, completely different history or added continents).
The fantasy universes contain a lot of defined species, for example "Sun Dragons" and "Mongolian Dragons" as well as defined cultures and history for these species.
Dracenmarx has also created characters for the following predefined worlds (not created by him):
- "The Fallen World" post-apocalyptic world (inactive)
- Ironclaw / D&D world: The story of "Lewis Wilmot" (active)
- ↑ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16328260/ "1000 watchers" submission with headshots of most created characters
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/768215/ blackdrake's FA journal "Changes in Life: Health, fandom projects and future plans" of June 2009
- ↑ http://www.dracenmarx.com/ Official website with a small outline of the created fictional worlds
External links[edit]
|This person is a WikiFur user:
- Dracenmarx's personal website
- Dracenmarx on Fur Affinity
- Blackdrake on Fur Affinity (inactive)
- Dracenmarx on deviantART (inactive)
- Dracenmarx on Weasyl (on hold)
- Dracenmarx on sofurry (on hold)
- Dracenmarx on furrynetwork (on hold)


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The large set of concentric circles in this acrylic painting represents the waterhole at Naruingya. Gathered around are senior lawmen, indicated by the U shapes, conducting ceremonies at the site. The smaller circles are the camps of younger men, with connecting lines indicating the cohesiveness of the groups taking part in the ceremonies. The squiggly lines around the edge of the painting represent snakes. The painting by Yumpuluru Tjungurrayi measures 760 mm x 605 mm. This resource includes a map showing sites of significance.Educational value
Yumpuluru Tjungurrayi (c1930-98) came to Papunya in 1964 and was one of the original Papunya Tula shareholders. He came from the Pintupi language group. As a boy, Tjungurrayi travelled with his family over the country between Jupiter Well and Kiwirrkura in the Gibson Desert, before making contact with non-Indigenous Australians. In 1981 he joined the Pintupi in their move back to their traditional lands at Kintore, later settling in Kiwirrkura. He painted a few small boards in the 1970s, often distinctive for their quirky designs.
The Papunya artists explain that their paintings come from the Dreaming. Like the natural features that mark out the journeys of ancestral beings and the ceremonies that re-enact these journeys, the paintings are both part of the Dreaming and part of the physical world. Papunya artist Benny (Pinny) Tjapaltjarri says, 'The Dreaming is our explanation of how the landforms appeared. A Dreaming character would come along and stay at a place and then turn into a hill or stone. Sometimes his tracks would become a soak or perhaps a rock hole ... People were also created by the Dreaming. You see, we are all born from our mothers ... but we still come from the Dreaming ... the Dreaming came first'.
By painting the designs and stories that represent their particular Dreaming places, the artists assert their rights and obligations as Central and Western Desert landowners, entrusted with the ritual re-enactment of the events that occurred at these sites. As part of these ceremonies, elaborate ground paintings are constructed using a symbolic language of U shapes, concentric circles, journey lines and bird and animal tracks. This unique visual language is also used in designs painted on the skin, and is the same language made familiar by the Papunya painters.
The Western Desert art movement, which began at Papunya, is considered to be the genesis of contemporary Aboriginal art. Geoffrey Bardon, a young art teacher who worked at Papunya School from 1971 to 1972, is often credited as the founder of Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd, which was incorporated in 1972. He encouraged the senior men of the various language groups living at Papunya to develop ways of adapting their traditional art to Western materials.
The Australian Government played a crucial role in supporting the painting movement in the years following Bardon's departure from Papunya. In 1973 the Whitlam government formed the Aboriginal Arts Board, with members who were all Indigenous Australians. It fostered Aboriginal arts, literature, theatre, dance, music, painting and craft, and also provided grants for Aboriginal communities to employ managers and to help preserve and sustain Aboriginal culture, arts and crafts. Many large Papunya works were commissioned by the Aboriginal Arts Board during the 1970s as part of its exhibition program in Australia and overseas. This collection was transferred to the National Museum of Australia in 1990.


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Remember the saying "April showers bring May flowers"? Well we've stuck through the showers… so where are the flowers? Look no further than another summer of Aires Libres 2011 in Montreal's Gay Village starting May 18th!
Montreal's Gay Village is amazing no matter what time of the year it is. With the in vogue restaurants, unique boutiques, and cozy cafés, the Village is always a thriving cultural scene. However, nothing is as spectacular as Aires Libres. This is when the gays have been cooped up for too many months, and just burst out into the summer in style. The gays go big, or they go home. So what exactly is it?
Aires Libres is when Rue Ste. Catherine between Berri and Papineau closes down to automotive and cycling traffic and becomes a pedestrian paradise. Themed decorations go up, terraces on every single restaurant, café and club roll out and the gays come on down for another summer of fun. Aires Libres has been such a smash success that every year it gets longer and more impressive. This year, Aires Libres will be stretching deep into September!
The Village undergoes a serious facelift as well. Themes in the past have been really cool! Two years ago was a "come hang out in the village" with hanging clotheslines, and vines to make the Village look like a cute European alley. Last year appeared to be a Wonderland Rose Garden with huge planters of roses, and tiny lights strung throughout the streets. It was all very romantic and enchanting. Judging from the Aires Libres 2011 website, we can expect a "pink bubble" theme, but only on May 18th will we know for sure. Urban outdoor architect Claude Cormier (the artistic creator for Aires Libres 2011) must have come up with something dazzling!
Aires Libres is an important part of Montreal's summer. It acts as a stage for the many events that happen in and around the Village. From Divers/cité, Pride, and Community Day, to the Fireworks every Saturday night where crowds gather near Papineau under the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Aires Libres has become a yearly tradition that not only has economical importance, but ecological as well.
So who wants to hold my hand and take a stroll this summer down Aires Libres with me? We can explore the terraces, and watch the street performers!
Aires Libres
May 18th – September, 2011
Rue Ste. Catherine between Berri and Papineau
Guest blogger: Alex Dunphy
Photo credit: SDC du Village, Tourisme-Montreal


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April 9, 2007
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Fresh off becoming the first Southeastern Conference team to sweep rival Georgia in Athens, Ga., since 2001, No. 1 Tennessee (43-2, 14-2 SEC) will put both its 78-game non-conference regular-season winning streak and 18-contest victory skein on the line by stepping out of the league for a single contest against the Memphis Lady Tigers (23-15) on Tuesday at the rare early start time of 2:30 p.m. ET. The original game time was altered to avoid conflicting with an athletic department event.
The Big Orange and Lady Tigers have never met on the softball diamond during an official campaign, but UM has visited Tyson Park the last two years for the annual Lady Vol Fall Tournament. UT is a perfect 5-0 this season against in-state foes with victories over Tennessee Tech (4-0 & 12-0 in five inn.), Austin Peay (2-0) and East Tennessee State (13-3 & 8-0 both in five inn.), while the Lady Tigers are even better at 9-0 with three wins over Middle Tennessee and a pair of triumphs each over Lipscomb, Tennessee-Martin and Belmont. Memphis is 0-4 all-time against ranked opposition and 0-3 during the 2007 slate.
The Lady Tigers enter Tuesday's match-up at 23-15 overall having been swept in their most recent action by Tulsa over three contests from April 6-7. Head coach Windy Thees' charges have registered a .275 team batting average with 164 runs scored and 28 home runs, while permitting the opposition to hit at a .253 clip with 150 tallies and 25 big flies. Senior Kara Ross guides the offensive effort with a .324 average in 37 starts with two homers and a team-high 27 RBI. Fellow senior Bridgette McNulty is the only other Lady Tiger above the .300 mark at .302 and has contributed a team co-best five home runs with 22 tallies knocked in. Sophomore Leila Dolfo (.294, 15 RBI) has equaled McNulty in power shots with five big flies, while junior Lindsay Kelso is hitting .293 with four HR's and 18 RBIs. The pitching staff has totaled a 3.07 ERA while allowing 113 earned runs in 257.1 innings of work. Senior Jenna Kubesch has seemingly been the ace of the staff with a 14-7 mark, a 2.89 ERA, three solo shutouts, and 126 K's in 133.1 frames. Senior Nicki Johnson has been the obvious second choice by compiling a 9-8 record with 80 punch outs in 119.1 innings and a 3.11 ERA. The defense has compiled a .953 fielding percentage with 53 errors to undermine the pitching staff's efforts by helping contribute to 37 unearned runs.
Tennessee made quite a statement this past weekend with its sweep of Eastern Division rival Georgia in Athens as UT became the first SEC program since 2001 to perform that feat. During the three-game set, senior left fielder India Chiles hit a remarkable .833 (10-of-12) at the dish while recording a triple and three RBI. The Louisville, Ky., native raised her batting average from .427 to .467 at UGA and is now hitting an incredible .561 counting only SEC contests after entering the weekend at .448. As a team, the Big Orange hit at a .381 clip and the Tennessee pitching staff limited the Bulldogs to just a .082 average. Senior center fielder Lindsay Schutzler registered a .500 (8-of-16) stint versus Georgia and upped her hitting streak to a career-best equaling nine games. Since drawing a start six games ago on Friday, March 30, in the first game of a doubleheader against East Tennessee State, sophomore slapper Lillian Hammond is leading the squad in hitting at .688 (11-of-16) with six runs scored, three RBI and two doubles. Over that same stretch, junior first/third baseman Tonya Callahan has recorded a .429 mark with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI. Senior pitcher Monica Abbott was chosen as the new SEC Pitcher of the Week (4/9) after throwing her sixth career perfect game in the 10-0 (five inn.) whitewashing of Georgia in the series opener, while junior Megan Rhodes was 2-0 last week with victories over Tennessee Tech and UGA while posting a 0.00 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 11 innings of work to improve to 11-1 on the campaign.
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O-Bayes 2013: Celebrating 250 Years of Bayes
Fri, 2011-12-23 01:17 | by mclyde
Location:Durham, NC USA
This meeting is a 250 year celebration of Bayes' paper introducing Bayes theorem (the first O-Bayesian) and a nearly 200 year anniversary of Laplace (the primary O-Bayesian) making this a historically memorable anniversary for the conference. O-Bayes 2013 will be held in conjunction with the Bayes 250 Day, and other Bayes 250 events, at Duke University in Dec 15-17, 2013. Go to http://bayesian.org/sections/OB/obayes-2013-celebrating-250-years-bayes for more details and to register.
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Grade Level: Late Middle/Early High School; Type: Earth Science/Life Science
The point of this project is to determine exactly how much of an effect road grade has upon a cyclist's speed and to determine if the effect follows a predictable mathematical trend.
Research Questions:
- What is slope, both mathematically and physically?
- What is the difference between speed and velocity?
- What is topography?
- How do you read a topographic map?
- What are 'contour lines', and how do they show elevation on a two-dimensional map?
- What is the difference between linear and exponential growth? Linear and exponential decay?
- How do you calculate grade, in terms of road steepness?
Lance Armstrong may be the singular force that popularized professional cycling in the US. As he consistently garnered title after title in the Tour de France, Americans became interested in the sport, and our roadways began to flood with all breeds of cyclist.
As the sport gains popularity, more and more attention is being paid to the technical details; bikes are becoming lighter, gearing equipment is becoming more and more refined and tires change style every year- all in the name of shaving off seconds and remaining competitive.
All of this technical detail belies one simple truth- the real problem with speed is the fact that hills are hard to ride up. The question still remains- how hard are they to ride up? More to the point, is there a predictable mathematical pattern in speed vs. slope?
A bicycle
Topographic maps of your area
A length of string and a ruler
Experimental Procedure
The first part of this project- selecting which segments of roadway to use- is the real work of this project, and it takes some math, map reading, and instinct in equal measure. Let us outline a procedure for this portion alone, before going out and collecting data. Before we even do that, here's something you need to know: you have to consider all of these aspects simultaneously while figuring out how best to move forward. Bear in mind, the procedures outlined below are, at best, suggestions. You will need to translate them to fit your needs.
- Find several topographic maps of your area. You are looking for both information on elevation, and readability- you will need a decent map scale to calculate distance.
- Check the map scale. Calculate one mile. Cut a length of string to the equivalent of one mile (i.e. if 1 inch=1 mile, cut off one inch of string)
- Now it's time to start examining the map. You will need several roads that ONLY GO UPHILL, for at least a mile. Use the contour lines to make sure that this is so.
- Uphill roads are often windy. You will need the piece of string to press to the map if this is so- you need an accurate representation of the road length. Chose your road, press the string to the map directly on the road, and mark the starting and finishing points.
- Chose several more roads- with varying elevation changes- and mark them on your map.
- Calculate the rise/run of your chosen routes. Enter them in a data table, leaving a column for time. If you've done everything correctly, your 'run' should be one mile each time.
- Ride one of your routes every day, at the same time of day. Record the time it takes you to do it, and enter this in your data table.
- Graph your data as a function of slope vs. time, using a line graph.
- Examine your graph. Is it a linear function or an exponential function?
- Draw a conclusion- why did you see the results you did? This is the time to say what you think about your data.
Terms/Concepts: Speed; Velocity; Road grade; Topography; Contour lines; Contour interval; Linear relationship; Exponential relationship; Map scale
A topographic map of San Francisco: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.775&lon=-122.41833


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Wheel class was pretty awesome (and terrifying) today. Jude is continually making progress and becoming more confident while also learning more complicated elements and making my heart jump into my throat. So.
Wheel class was pretty awesome (and terrifying) today. Jude is continually making progress and becoming more confident while also learning more complicated elements and making my heart jump into my throat. So.
Yesterday, Josh borrowed our wonderful neighbor's car and drove to our local hardware store to rent a carpet cleaner. On his way out the door, I asked him to pick up some scrap wood and nails for Jude to play around with. Jude is always eager to help Josh with whatever home project Josh has undertaken, so I figured this would be right up his alley.
I was right! Hooray!
After lunch, I gave Jude the rundown of what Josh had picked up at the store. We quickly talked about holding the hammer and how to start the nail before going to town with the hammering, and then he was off. His favorite bit seemed to be using the back side of the hammer to remove partially-hammered-in nails. It was magical for him, and it was magical for me to watch him.
Before leaving to do some work at a local coffee shop, Josh suggested that Jude might want to place the nails in a pattern and then string some yarn around the mostly, but not completely, hammered in nails. Jude though that sounded like a neat idea and decided that he wanted to draw the shape of a trident and use it as a decoration for his upcoming (*non-Skylanders*) birthday party. I'm excited to see how it turns out!
Jude loves a good party. Whether it's a birthday party (his or someone else's), a Christmas party, a Mardi Gras party, or just a really nice brunch with friends, Jude. Is. Down. Almost immediately after his birthday last year, he told me that *next* year he wanted a Skylanders birthday party. I told him it was just a touch early to start planning the following year's party. I really thought he'd change his mind. He has not.
So, with almost exactly three months to go until the big day, I'm starting to plan this birthday party. I'm scouring Pinterest, and trying to pay more attention to the details of the game while Jude and I play. I don't know if I'm up to this challenge. His Minecraft party two years ago really stretched my abilities, and in that case, we were working with cubes. This year I'm looking at making fondant cupcake toppers, decorative vines to hang around the place, and a Kaos pinata. And more!
I think my plan is going to be to buy a notebook (paper!) and start trying to make lists of activities/decorations/food and their corresponding shopping list, and then just dive right in. This year, we may go ahead and rent some space to hold the party, instead of having it outside like we normally do. (And all the party-goers rejoice! They won't have to spend three hours near the beach in the cold and wind this year!) Give than I have three months to work on it, I *should* be able to get it all done.
Often, when I'm having a string of tiring or trying days, or when I feel a bit under the weather, I half-joke about how I'm not allow to get sick. I'll go on and on about how my works never ends and how I never get a day off.
Then, days like Wednesdays happen, and I am reminded that I am surrounded by a family that cares for each other. Of course, when Jude or Ramona are sick, Josh and I work together to keep them comfortable and help them get well. When Josh is sick, he likes to be left alone, so I keep the kids occupied and get him water, food, and medicine as needed. And then, when I get sick, as I was on Wednesday, and as I have been in the past, Josh takes off work to let me rest. Jude helps as he can, playing with Ramona, getting water for me, and being incredibly sweet. Ramona does her part by being cute and spending time with me while I'm stuck in bed. I'm not alone, and the pity-parties I've had for myself in the past are uncalled for. I'm extremely lucky to have the family I have, and I'm going to do better about remembering that.
In the past three months, Jude has turned seven, Ramona has turned three, and I've been lucky enough to have at least one or two really wonderfully simple days with the kids.
For Jude's seventh birthday party, we created a pop-up adventure playground for him and his friends. For around two hours, the kids (and adults!) used different materials to create some really amazing things (houses, boats, etc.). We had huge cardboard boxes on that that we had picked up from a not-so-local recycling center; large cardboard tubes from bolts of fabric; paper bags; fabric; markers; tape; scissors; and a bunch of other things. Oh! Also, cupcakes. Lots of those, as well.
Ramona's birthday party was a bit more low-key than her brother's. We invited friends to join us at a local park and play there for a few hours. We decorated and brought snacks and coffee to share, of course. And THERE WERE MANY CUPCAKES, as well. It was a lovely morning that melted into a lunch out with friends (lovely!) and our first family outing to play putt-putt (so fucking miserable).
And then, today! We had such a nice day, today. Mostly, this summer has been lacking in the heat department, but today was 90-degrees-hot. To be honest, after testing the waters on a short 2-mile run this morning, I didn't want to take the kids out to get sweaty and tired. And, since Jude has circus camp in the afternoons, I figured that chilling out at home was a better idea than expending all his energy before four hours of constant movement and exertion. So. We stayed home. Jude spent a good bit of the morning Skyping with a friend while playing Minecraft with her on his Realm. Ramona and I worked our way through the awesome birthday gifts she was given: reusable stickers, a board game, some crayons and paper… Then, when I had to stop to wash dishes and make lunch, Jude happily took a break from the computer to hang out with Ramona, which was a real gift. We ate lunch, and then I helped Jude get ready for camp. After seeing him off, Ramona and I continued to play with her new toys. This time, water colors and paper tape and some sort of magnetic-y sand. And then, when I realized we needed to go to the market to get stuff for dinner, the girl happily got ready and walked along side me to the market.
The best part of the day was that it ended as well as it began. Jude and I read for about an hour together-a rare treat these days. We usually top out at about 30 minutes or so. Because circus camp require so much energy, we try to make sure he can be in bed by 8pm, and we 're lucky if we're finished with dinner by 7:30pm. But, tonight Ramona wanted yogurt after she finished her ice cream, so I continued to read and read and read. Finally, the kids had used the bathroom, brushed their teeth, and changed their clothes… sleep came quickly for them both. Soon, it will be my turn.
Right now, my entire family is asleep. I'll be headed there shortly, but first, I wanted to take advantage of the quiet to think and write down some things I've been thinking about and experiencing lately. In no particular order…
Over the past few days, I've had the urge to write, but haven't had the time. This evening, I have the time but not much focus. So, instead of a cohesive story, I offer you some snippets and a glance into a few different aspects of our lives.
Today marked two weeks of Ramona not napping. I. Am. Exhausted.
During the past two months or so, the girl had been fighting her mid-day nap tooth and nail. Then, THEN, she would fight sleep for an hour (sometimes an hour and a half) at night. Ramona not falling asleep until 9:30pm meant me not going to bed until *at least* 11pm, and that just wasn't sustainable. So, Josh and I decided to see how the wildling would do sans nap. The result? Besides me being fucking tired all time time, you mean? Well, amazingly, it worked. Ramona can make it through the day (most days) without napping (unless we're traveling in a car-in that case, all bets are off), and only gets extra cranky starting around 6pm. However, she's also noticeably tired, which is something she hadn't been for a long time. Bedtime takes, at most, 20 minutes, but usually it's closer to 10 or 15. For Josh and me, this means we're getting to bed at a (slightly) more reasonable hour, even while feeding my Doctor Who addiction.
Two days ago, I snapped.
This winter has been the coldest, snowiest, and most miserable winter of my 32 years on this planet. Chicago has had more days with a high temperature BELOW ZERO than I'd care to count. The kids and I have been home (mostly) and dealing (mostly) all winter. We've read books and watched movies, played LEGOs and built forts. We've swung on our indoor swing and jumped on our trampoline. We've had dance parties. We've napped. We've painted pictures, played (Don't) Burp (Break) the Ice, mined in underwater caves in Minecraft, visited museums, and had coffee dates with our artist friends… but it's just not enough.
Lately, I've been spending much of free time (read: minutes stolen, here and there) delving into radical unschooling books (right now- Free to Learn by Peter Gray), listservs, and (egads!) Facebook groups. One piece of advice that keeps cropping up is "turn in." Turn in to your family. Look inward. Find joy within, rather than without. Since the beginning of this year, I've been being intentional in doing just that.


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Wednesday, 2 Oct 2013 | 4:00 PM ET In an exclusive interview with CNBC's John Harwood, President Obama says Wall Street should be concerned about the ongoing impasse between him and House Republicans over funding the government and the debt limit.
"This time is different," he says. Wall Street needs to be genuinely worried about what is going on in Washington, President Barack Obama told CNBC in a White House interview Wednesday. While gridlock in D.C. is nothing new, "this time I think Wall Street should be concerned," Obama said. "When you have a situation in which a faction is willing to default on U.S. obligations, then we are in trouble," Obama said.
While gridlock in D.C. is nothing new, "this time I think Wall Street should be concerned," Obama said.
"It is important for [Wall Street] to recognize that this is going to have a profound impact on our economy and their bottom lines, their employees and their shareholders," Obama said
"If we get into the habit where one party is allowed to extort, ... then any president who comes after me we be unable to govern effectively," Obama said.
Tenets of the bill are popular among "all races" the president said. "The majority of the people who will be helped by the ACA will be white," he said.
This is pretty bad even by his standards.
If you guys were smart you would hope the market falls so you can buy stocks at a bargain.
If you think the GOP actually give a frick about you, you're as bad as the liberals.
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Last City before leaving Brasil :(
... cheating backpacker!!!). By Brasilian rate that is a SUD$51 hotel, still realatively cheap. Not much to offer in Peurto Alegre apart from a cool marketplace with fresh produce, fish and anything else from mobile phone covers to George Foreman grills!!! ...


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Tenshi no Sekai
Love this, great female version of The Sorrow =3
like the concept but you should have gone for urban camo skirt, would fit the spirit camo more.
This is such a cute concept! And I like the fact you opted for a camo skirt with pouches unlike the traditional leotard the figures have! You make an awesome fem-sorrow!
very cool. well done!


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