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- M. Philip Rolston,
- W. Orvid Lee and
- Arnold P. Appleby2
Volunteer legumes from seed in the soil may contaminate seed lots of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). No herbicides are available to selectively control these volunteers. Experiments were conducted in western Oregon to determine the potential of using activated carbon applied in 25-mm bands over the seed row during planting to protect the crop from nonselective herbicides applied to control volunteer legumes. Control of volunteer legumes was estimated visually, and white clover stand and seed yields were measured. Greenhouse and field experiments democstrated that both red clover and alfalfa can be established with carbon bands and diuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea]. Tolerance of red clover to diuron varied with the season of establishment; the greatest injury occurred when diuron was applied in the fall to soils that were wet on the surface. Seed yields for red clover established with carbon bands and 0, 2, and 4 kg/ha diuron averaged 566, 560, and 348 kg/ha, respectively, across all treatments. Seed yield for the two legumes established in 30, 50, and 80-cm row widths were: alfalfa, 264, 354, and 424 kg/ha, respectively; and red clover, 635, 584, and 376, respectively. In the greenhouse, EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) granules at 10 mg/m of row applied as a mixture with the alfalfa seed, controlled perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in the carbon band without reducing the number or weight of the alfalfa seedlings. Atrazine [2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine] or diuron at 1 and 3 kg/ha, respectively, controlled 85 to 99% of red clover volunteers.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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theta360.biz pilot service is available in North America only through an exclusive invite-only program. Request an invite today by clicking https://goo.gl/forms/URxPTg48JA2c300y2 and completing the request form.
THETA360.biz enables you to save 360 degree images from the RICOH THETA in the cloud and then use HTML code to embed a 360 degree image viewer on your website. This allows your customers to view 360 degree images without using a special application. theta360.biz can easily create 369 image tours with a special tool that is provided.
Camera and cloud are optimized to work together. Firmware updates for the THETA can be quickly supported by the cloud service. The service is monitored and managed by Ricoh 24 hours a day.

This is a repost of a review of the service that I wrote a while ago during the beta test phase in Japan. It illustrates how easy it is to create 360 tours with theta360.biz. I updated some parts of the post for the new system.
I created a mockup of a used car marketing system using the trial account. It only took me an hour. I created the demo to encourage @jcasman and my son to help me finish the Raspberry Pi controller bits to take the images of the car with a single-purpose standalone portable system. My intent was to use the theta360.biz API to upload and manage the images. Sadly, the two other people on the team (my son and @jcasman) pulled out of the challenge before we were able to win a hackathon Here's an example of the system we were working on. I also finished the Raspberry Pi controller prototype with touchscreen, but did not connect it to the theta360.biz API. Though, I'm now thinking of doing this again with an improved interface based on JavaScript, not the SDL graphics system in the video.
RICOH's commercial 360 image hosting system is designed for businesses. It is optimized for use by staff in industries such as real estate, travel, and automotive sales. The system is in large-scale production use in Japan by large companies. People in the US can gain access to the pilot system.
Graphical tool to easily build and host sites. Suitable for use by non-technical staff.
THETA image spheres can be attached to a navigational map with drag and drop ease.
Upload a catalog of 360 images that can be attached to your map with your mouse. The map can be areas of a car, the floor plan of a house, the rooms in a restaurant, or other.
Field of view can be shown on map.
There is also a decent amount of analytics included, with data represented graphically. Data can be downloaded in CSV format for use in spreadsheets. Time periods can be customized. This should be useful for many different types of business applications.
The site also allows basic security roles and permissions to be easily configured by the administrator. This allows quick setup for larger teams with various roles.
Sample image POST.
The web API documentation was recently updated a few weeks ago.
There's some technical documentation that still is only in Japanese. These are:
The documentation is accessible here:
If there's interest in an English translation, @jcasman and I can take a crack at it.
Yep, happy to help with Japanese to English translation needs! I've registered with theta360.biz, too, so when I (hopefully) get my credentials for access, I'll be working through it, too.
I have not received my credentials yet either from the new form I filled out yesterday. I'm using the test account I received during the beta period when I filled out the Japanese form a while ago.
As the API documentation is only in Japanese, we could create a wiki on this site and work on the translation together. Any idea where to place the wiki?
I think we could use the wiki functions in Discourse. Or we could try using some wiki software like Mediawiki. Here's a post on installing Mediawiki on Digital Ocean.
I think we should use the wiki functions in Discourse. If you get a chance to look at the API document, feel free to get it started on Discourse. If it put it on DigitalOcean, it's one more service we need to maintain.

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The August 11, 12 and 13 Charity Event has Matured into a Bona Fide Hit among Festival Goers
ARCADIA, Wis. – West Central Wisconsin is a hotbed for summer music festivals, which have become staple annual retreats for astute concert aficionados from Madison to Minneapolis, and Rochester, MN to Wausau, WI.
One of these festivals doesn't quite fit the mold – or garner the same amount of public recognition as some of the others – yet has quietly attained a cult following of sorts among its growing fan base. It's called, "Ashley for the Arts" and it's held in Arcadia, Wisconsin; population 2,925.
So, why would you be interested in attending, you ask? This may sound cliché, but there just may be something for everyone. Oh, and there is one more thing: The cost of admission to this three-day event is a whopping 10 dollars.
So, what do you get with your ten-dollar admission wristband?
Let's start with the music. This year's headliners include 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chicago, as well as American Authors, X Ambassadors, Kellie Pickler, Craig Morgan, LOCASH and High Valley. Eclectic, right? And that's just the headliners.
OK, what else?
The venue is perhaps the most awe-inspiring aspect of Ashley for the Arts. The 54-acre Memorial Park serves as the backdrop for the event. It has open green spaces, mature trees, and a beautiful outdoor amphitheater; and also features Soldiers Walk, one of the premier war memorials in the U.S. outside of Washington, D.C. This park is certainly not one that you would expect to see in an isolated rural community. Among his many philanthropic contributions, Ron Wanek, founder and chairman of Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., was the lead benefactor and architect of this majestic park.
And Memorial Park is more than capable of handling large crowds. Two miles of walkways subtly direct pedestrian traffic by art and craft vendors, four music stages, a car show, hot air balloon launches, two air parks (featuring bouncy houses and obstacle courses), an interactive art station, and a kids jungle gym and playground area. Each year, Ashley for the Arts also features a run/walk event, a bike race, a kid's obstacle course, a sky lantern launch during Friday's and Saturday's headline performances and an unforgettable fireworks show on Saturday night.
There are additional music entertainers and many family-friendly off stage performances throughout the Friday and Saturday portion of the event, including a wheel of death, fire poi, juggling, balloon sculptures, bubbles, Wild West-themed performances, a living statue, and a scavenger hunt. A Mexican Dance group dressed in traditional attire will perform on Saturday, as well.
As if the family friendly aspect of this event weren't already self-evident, here's another golden nugget: With their ten-dollar admission wristband, children can gain unlimited access to all on stage and offstage performances, the air parks, the jungle gym playground area, the interactive art activities area, and scavenger hunt activities, and they are provided with many FREE giveaways and prizes. So, outside of the food and drink, Mom and Dad can rest assured that they won't need to break the bank if they bring the kids along.
With food and beverage booths (and bathrooms) aplenty, free parking and free bus shuttles to nearby parking areas and the county campground just North of Arcadia, one can begin to understand why attendance for this festival has grown by an average of 50% per year since its inception in 2009.


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Ride Info
Dunnville Tours
Gear Store
DGT Tour Guide 2016
Volunteer Opportunities
The Dunnville Grand Tour will launch and finish at the Dunnville Lions Park (free parking is available).The tour will guide you on 25, 50, 75, 100 and 160km routes along the shores of Lake Erie, the Grand River and other scenic roads within Haldimad County. The area is famous for it's flat geographical road conditions and minimal elevation changes.
The Dunnville Grand Tour is a recreational tour and not a race, which allows you to experience the scenic routes at your own pace. The ride take place on paved roads which are clearly marked with arrows.
Riders will receive maps and turn-by-turn instructions for their chosen route. Rest stops along the way will provide refreshments, fruits, granola bars, snacks, and washrooms. A pasta lunch will be served at the end of the ride. During the tour, SAG vehicles will patrol the road and offer assistance to riders. Last year's tour offered the most amazing weather conditions. Hopefully we will experience the same weather this year, however the tour will take place rain or shine.
The 2017 Dunnville Grand Tour is sponsored by Atizu Cycling Apparel. Tour jerseys will be available for purchase the day of the ride, but supplies will be limited. We recommend you order in advance to ensure availablity.
Download the Dunnville Grand Tour Guide. Everything you need to know about the tour.
Ride Schedule
Aug 19 & Aug 20
7 :00 Registration and check-in
7:30 Departure of the 160 km ride groups (Sat Only)
8:00 Departure of the 100 km ride groups
8:30 Departure of the 75 km ride groups
9:00 Departure of the 50 km ride groups
9:30 Departure of the 25 km ride groups
11:00 - 16:00 Spaghetti lunch at the Country Chip Wagon
Rest Stops every 20-30 km
Online Registration
Registration on-line is the easiest way to register for the Dunnville Grand Tour. Major credit cards are accepted.
Please note: a small administration fee applies.
Simply click the online registration icon below.
Registration starts soon
Registration at the event
You can register in-person at the event.
Please note: We can only accept cash or cheque.
Early registration (before July 1st)
$45/day or $85 for 2 days
At the event and after July 1st
$50/day or $90 for 2 days
For group (5+) rates please contact us.
Other activities
(additional costs may apply)
Explore the Grand River on kayak
Visit one of the largest outdoor pools in Ontario at Byng Island Conservation Park
Fish at the Port Maitland Peer
Visit one of the area's golf courses
Dunnville Fair Aug 18 -19
Guided Night Tour (Up to 50km)
Aug 18th (Friday) 8:00 PM
Experience the Grand River and the shores of Lake Erie like you've never experienced before.
On a bike in the dark!
You must have your own bicycle, helmet, headlight ( min. 300 lumens) and tailight .
The ride will have a support vehicle traveling behind the riders to ensure safety.
The support vehicle will have water and snack bars.
Participants will be riding in groups with one assigned guide.
15-20 riders per group (Dependent on speed and fitness level)
Riders will be assigned to groups by speed. ( slower then 22km/h, 23-26km/h and faster then 27km/h)
Each group will have an assigned guide.
Please note, there will be limited number of spaces available for the night ride, so please register early.
Dunnville Grand Tour 2017 ROUTES
Aug 18th Guided Night Ride
Aug 19th Saturday
Aug 20th Sunday
PLEASE NOTE! Routes are proposed routes and may change without notice. Please confirm routes before you start your ride.
Just watch for our directional arrows and you will be guided along the tour
If you have any questions regarding the Dunnville Grand Tour, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Safety Information
Helmets must be worn by all riders, at all times.
Alcohol is not permitted on the course.
Rides must be completed by twilight to ensure rider safety. A SAG driver will be available to transport riders to the nearest rest stop or back to Lions Park.
Hydration is critical no matter the riding conditions. Appropriate beverages are available at each rest stop, but riders are encouraged to carry their own drinks as well.
All riders must sign a liability waiver or they will not be allowed to participate. Riders under the age of 18 must have their waiver signed by a parent or guardian in order to participate.
All distances are approximate. Final course maps will be available the day of the event. Markings will be available along each of the routes to provide directions. Please note, all distances and routes are subject to change based upon road conditions and other determining factors.
Rider Essentials & Rest Stops
First Aid Stations provide free basic medical supplies for registered riders, but these are not staffed with skilled medical personnel. Basic medical supplies include: bandages, gauze, adhesive tape, antiseptic, cold packs, gloves, sting and bite treatments, Tylenol and Advil, scissors and tweezers. Non-emergency transportation will be available at aid stations for riders who need to return to Dunnville Grand Tour staging area as necessary.
Riders are encouraged to carry medical cards/health insurance information with them at all times. If a rider requires transportation to a local hospital, payment for such transportation and subsequent care is their financial responsibility.
Rider Safety Handbook
3rd Annual Dunnville Grand Tour Aug 18-20, 2017


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I created Mom's Cancer, which won an Eisner Award and was published by Abrams. Other honors included a Harvey Award and the German Youth Literature Prize. My second book, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, was nominated for Eisner and Harvey awards and won the American Astronautical Society's Emme Award. Recently did an Eisner-nominated webcomic, "The Last Mechanical Monster." I'm grateful.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Anyway, it's an honor--one of those neat honors I never get used to--and I just wanted to mention that I'm readily available to answer questions about my book(s). My e-mail link is in that "About Me" profile box at upper right, or you can leave comments on the blog. I won't write your entire essay for you, but I'll reply as honestly and completely as I can.
Thanks, and thank your teachers for me. I appreciate it.
2 comments:
- The Old Maid said...
I've gotten 13 hits in the past 10 days ... your recent cluster must be St. John's University in Jamaica, New York. May God bless them, and you for writing it. It doesn't bring back those we have lost, but may it be some comfort to you that new doctors may be better armed to fight this disease and and to better connect with their patients.
- November 29, 2012 at 9:23 AM
- Brian Fies said...
Yeah, St. John's is one of them. There's also another college poking around.
I remember your review of "Mom's Cancer" very well and appreciate it. Thanks for that and your comment now. All my best!
- November 29, 2012 at 10:09 AM


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Silk head scarf measuring 10" (25 cm) wide by 15.5" (39 cm) long with covered elastic measuring 1" (25 mm) wide by 6" (15 cm) long.
- Woven fabric, like lightweight cotton, linen, silk chiffon, or silk charmeuse
- 1" (25 mm) wide elastic–you'll need a length of about 6" (15 cm), but you can wait to cut it until the fitting stage
- Safety pin or loop turner
Measuring and Cutting
- Main Piece: Cut 1 rectangle from your fabric as shown in Diagram 1. You can vary the width quite a bit depending on how much of your head you want covered; I'd say 6" (15 cm) to 13" (33 cm) is the general range for this style.
- Connector Piece: Cut 1 rectangle from your fabric as shown in Diagram 1. The 2.75" (70 mm) dimension is sized for 1" (25 mm) wide elastic. If you choose a different width for your elastic, update this dimension by multiplying the width of your elastic by 2 and adding 0.75" (19 mm).
Note: Any grainline orientation should be fine, but laying the long sides of the rectangles crosswise (i.e., perpendicular to the selvage) will use the least fabric yardage.
Diagram 1
- Hem the long raw edges of the main piece by folding each raw edge 0.25" (6 mm) to the wrong side twice, as shown in Diagram 2. Sew along the upper edge of the hem. If you are using a very lightweight material like chiffon and/or using a rolled hem presser foot, you can sew a narrower 0.125" (3 mm) hem.
- Pleat or gather the short, raw edges of the main piece so that they are the same width as the elastic, 1" (25 mm) in this case. See Diagram 3. To gather, sew a gathering stitch (i.e., a long, straight stitch with the tension loosened) within the 0.5" (13 mm) seam allowance, leaving long thread ends; pull the thread ends to gather the edge to the width of the elastic and then tie the threads. To pleat, try using overlapping knife pleats and sew a basting stitch within the 0.5" (13 mm) seam allowance to hold down the pleats.
- Fold the short sides of the connector piece in half with right sides together and, using a 0.25" (6 mm) seam allowance, sew the long raw edges together to create a tube as shown in Diagram 4.
- Turn the connector piece right side out with a safety pin or loop turner and press so that the seam is positioned at center back (CB).
- Fold and press the raw edges of the connector piece 0.25" (6 mm) to the inside of the tube.
- Insert the elastic inside the connector piece tube and pin the connector piece onto the elastic so that the elastic sticks out on both ends.
- Overlap one end of the elastic 0.5" (13 mm) onto one of the raw ends of the main piece and sew them together as shown in Diagram 5. Test the fit by trying on the headband while stretching the elastic to the unattached end of the main piece. Cut elastic to desired length. Overlap and sew the unattached ends of the elastic and main piece like you did on the other side.
- Slide the ends of the connector piece just past the elastic ends, keeping the raw edges of the connector piece folded inside the tube. Topstitch next to the folded edge of one of the connector pieces. Topstitch again about 0.25" (6 mm) further down the connector piece. See Diagram 6. Repeat the topstitching on the other side.
Diagram 2
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29 July 2013
Gift For A Friend
I am looking for something unique and fancy because she is one of my friends who has always been there in my ups and downs. She has been a loyal friend to me all this time and what better way to acknowledge that but to give her something like silver quarters or jewelry to commemorate her birth anniversary and to show her how much her friendship means to me.
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Race and the Good War: An Oral History Interview with Calvin D. Cosby, World War II Veteran
Calvin D. Cosby was born in 1918, in Knoxville, Tennessee, which was my hometown as well. I first knew Calvin Cosby as the husband of my beloved second-grade teacher, Mrs. Ima Bradford Cosby. Mr. and Mrs. Cosby and their daughter attended the same church that my family did and our families shared a deep connection. However, despite that close relationship, it wasn't until the year 2001 that I discovered Mr. Cosby was a World War II veteran, a captain in the US Army Medical Service Corps, attached to the 2nd Battalion of the 92nd Division. He was a wonderful man and a hard worker, devoted to his family and very much representative of his generation in his reticence regarding his war experience. My mother—who was very persuasive when she used her "teacher voice"—finally convinced Mr. Cosby to sit down and talk to me about his service. It was a wonderful interview, conducted on December 28, 2003, three years before he passed away, chock-full of humor, sadness, and modesty. Twelve years and three laptops later, I was unfortunately only able to find a portion of his interview, but his candid answers to even these few questions illuminate the issues of race and African American life during the World War II period.
Cecelia Hartsell: Mr. Cosby, what was your draft experience? Do you remember your first days in the service?
Calvin Cosby: I sure do! Let me tell you this first. I finished college in 1940 and was headed to Atlanta University for my master's. If I had gotten enrolled someplace, I could have gotten a three-month deferment. Anyway, I didn't do that and I was called up in February of '42. Well, I got down to the draft place and my name wasn't on the entry form. They tried to get me on the train anyway! I said, "Are you crazy? I'm not that stupid!" But they got me—I was called up again three months later. Two hundred sixty-five of "us" left Knoxville that day! You know, that was a lot for a little town like ours. They took you whether you were crippled, lame, whatever—they were sweeping the streets—they were desperate for people! They took people like that every two months for a while!
Mr. Cosby's answer possibly speaks to two issues. First is the ambivalence of many African Americans about fighting the war, an ambivalence stoked by the racial violence of the period. Second is the US Army's initial structural inadequacy in maintaining segregated facilities. When Mr. Cosby was called up in 1942, America had gone to war with a segregated military. That fact was a bitter pill for African Americans who had watched black veterans of the First World War return home in 1919 to violence against them, many still in uniform.
In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 desegregating the US defense industry, a move precipitated by the actions of the March On Washington Movement (MOWM). In 1941, A. Philip Randolph, who had cut his teeth organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union in the 1920s, organized the movement. Its goal was to press President Roosevelt to defend democracy with a desegregated military and defense industry. When lobbying the President did not help, Randolph hoped to achieve those ends by organizing an African American protest march in Washington, DC. President Roosevelt had no wish to advertise America's issues with race on an international stage, but he was also unwilling to "fight two wars at once" by desegregating the US military. He compromised and was able to hold off the march by desegregating the defense industry and creating the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC). That would prove to be a complex solution, as bringing recalcitrant defense industry workers and unions along on that path would not be as simple as issuing an executive order and establishing a grievance committee. However, it was a start and a victory for the MOWM, and it planted the seeds for a similar movement in 1963.
Racial violence was rampant in southern military training camps and large cities in 1942. In the industrial centers of New York, Detroit, and Los Angeles, where large-scale race riots occurred during the war, the Great Migration continued to bring large numbers of African Americans out of the South in pursuit of a better life up North. In vying for decent housing, employment, and education, African Americans were often perceived as a threat to native-born whites and immigrant groups following those dreams in close proximity. In the training camps, military police, local police, and white civilians clashed with black soldiers, and these conflicts spilled over into organized violence against African American civilians in the local communities as well. This violence threatened America no less than the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous year and it exacerbated the feelings of ambivalence about the war within the African American community.
The Army attempted to manage the racial issue. It pressured the Selective Service to abide by Army directives limiting the number of African American draftees and volunteers in correlation to "available accommodations and facilities." This meant that unless segregated facilities were available, those draftees would be put on hold and volunteers turned away by local draft boards. That policy had the potential to damage the war effort and did cause collateral damage in the soldiers' hometowns. The presence of able-bodied African American men at home sometimes created the perception among white residents that those men were shirking their duty in the war effort, and this resulted in violent confrontation. The war had barely started for America and the country was already having trouble reconciling the fight for democracy with the fight to maintain its racial barriers. The conflict would continue to have an effect on the artificial construction of race. The Army's structural issues may have created the "clerical error" when Mr. Cosby was initially called up. Once a segregated solution was in place, the Selective Service was cleared to actively bring in African Americans. This may have accounted for Mr. Cosby's perception that the Army was "sweeping the streets" in May 1942. In any event, he completed his basic training in segregated facilities at Fort Benning, Georgia.
CH: So, how was basic training?
CC: Well, it was ok. What happened was, I was sent to the Induction Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, and they assigned you according to your profile. I had a college degree, so they said, well this Negro can read, we can use him. So, they sent me to service school—a medical training school. A lot of those boys with me at first, at Fort Benning, couldn't read or write, so I was lucky to have that kind of profile. Otherwise, they turned you loose in infantry and taught you how to shoot.
CH: When did you go to Europe and how in the world did you make the transition from civilian life to the military?
CC: I went in September '44. I was assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 92nd Division. It's a matter of survival, really. It was relatively easy. Once you got in the pitch of things, you had to put up or shut up. When I got in, I tried to make the best of it, do my duty. I took every advantage to upgrade myself. It was much better higher up the ladder than at the bottom.
Mr. Cosby's responses reflect his generation's conservative vision that education was the linchpin of achieving civil rights. This idea had a long history in the African American community, but the concept of "racial uplift" honed during the Progressive Era would have influenced Mr. Cosby's generation. The proponents of racial uplift embraced what they referred to as "self-help" strategies. One of the most important of these was utilizing educational training to enhance prospects of attaining employment, achieving success, and ultimately, gaining broader citizenship rights. Those individuals who succeeded would help move the race forward collectively.
CH: So, tell me about Europe, Mr. Cosby. You were stationed in Italy for most of the war, right? How did you go in?
CC: Well, we went into southern Italy in Liberty Ships escorted by destroyers. Boy, those ships rocked like a cradle out there in the Atlantic! (Laughing) They were "Liberty Ships," but they were segregated. The Atlantic was covered by Jerry U-boats. We went in just above Naples. By the time I got in, they had made a few advances, but I joined then in the middle of it. I got off the boat and went right into the mountains to fight.
Mr. Cosby's answer underscores the emphasis placed on maintaining the color line in the theaters of war, as well as at home. He described going in on Liberty Ships, which were ostensibly earmarked for transportation of cargo and supplies, not troops, and he indicated that the African American troops were segregated from the crew and other personnel. However, the circumstances of combat had a way of destroying those boundaries. During the war, there were instances of white and African American servicemen who, although separated by race on board US transport ships, were forced to work together to survive when attacked. This provides a powerful example of war's ability to break down racial barriers. But had those groups been transported back home, the racial lines would have been restored.
CH: I have to ask you about this story my Mom told me about your time in Italy—the one about the rumor that black soldiers had tails?
CC: (Laughing) That's right, I did tell your mother that story! What happened was, the white soldiers told the Italian women that the Negro soldiers had tails, so they'd stay away from us. One woman did lift up my coat to see! But they flocked to us anyway, because we were different.
Mr. Cosby's story demonstrates how the maintenance of the color line abroad continued to be a priority during his service in Italy. It was also a priority in Great Britain. A number of historians have noted that the British government—in an attempt to preserve its relationship with the United States—was quietly supportive of the extension of Jim Crow practices across the Atlantic. However, most Britons responded positively to the presence of African American units stationed in their country. In fact, Britons often disregarded racial boundaries, causing white American servicemen to take action to secure them. This led to restriction of the movements of African American servicemen and harassment of British citizens—especially women—who refused to honor Jim Crow practices. The resulting tension between African American and white American GIs erupted into violence on a number of occasions, including during the months preceding the invasion of Normandy in June 1944. For example, earlier that year, the Leicester Mercury published a story indicating that white American soldiers rotating into Great Britain to train for the invasion were upset to see members of black quartermaster units—who would have come in much earlier to set up facilities—fraternizing with local white women. As a result, a number of serious altercations occurred between black and white American servicemen in Leicester, including one on February 28, 1944, in which at least twelve soldiers suffered knife wounds. Shortly afterward, the black service units were transferred twenty-eight miles away. With invasion plans ramping up, soldiers would have felt increased pressure, desperate to maintain any familiar social boundary in an uncertain world. The ultimate futility of such violence was reflected in Mr. Cosby's anecdote.[1]
CH: What were your expectations when you got back to the United States?
CC: Well, I'd been in the furnace and it was still hot! I was hopeful, but it was the same old sixes and sevens. I went back to a secondary job, but in '47, I took the postal exam and went to work.
After helping win the war for democracy, Mr. Cosby returned home to a country where his access to citizenship rights remained virtually unchanged. Historians regard that generation of African American veterans as seeding the civil rights movement, for many of them were unwilling to accept the status quo when they returned from war. Mr. Cosby's statement reminds us that there were many ways to resist that status quo. Historian Robin Kelley maintains that it is possible to see signs of African American civil disobedience in what he refers to as the "hidden transcript"—ordinary acts of resistance by ordinary people that demonstrate an unwillingness to be cowed by the social injustices of their day. Mr. Cosby did not elaborate on his postwar activities, but he did say that he just got on with things, doing what he had to do to make a living and support his family. That dedication to duty and family defined him. After taking the postal exam in 1947, Mr. Cosby began his career with the US Post Office as a mail carrier, working his way up to the position of branch manager by the time he retired in 1980. In fact, he was the first African American postal branch manager in our hometown. That really sums him up—a quiet trailblazer, as so many of his generation were.
[1] Adam Wakelin, "The History of Race: Riots on the Streets of Wartime Leicester," Leicester Mercury, April 24, 2015, accessed July 25, 2015, http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/hidden-history-race-streets/story-2638....
Cecelia Hartsell is a researcher of American history, specialising in twentieth-century war and society. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and is completing her doctorate in American history at Fordham University in New York City. Her doctoral research examines parallels between the political struggles of Irish nationalists and African Americans during World War I.
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Equake is a panel plugin which monitors and displays earthquakes each time
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WWW: https://sourceforge.net/projects/equake/
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Our goal today is to discuss ways we can deal with and manage stressful situations at work including conflict with others and managing our workload…and hopefully, we'll have a little fun in the process!
Stress created due to change in relationship with another person, customers, colleagues, parents, students, supervisors.
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Sarasota, FL (PressExposure) June 02, 2011 -- Sarasota, FL - HDR (or High Dynamic Range) is a photography technique that has been around for decades, but is just now beginning to really get it's footing in the world of digital photography due to advances in HDRSoftware - and it's becoming accessible to almost anyone with a camera. You might be wondering, "what exactly is high dynamic range?" Its best to use an example to illustrate the concept.
If you are on a beach at sunset taking photographs, you know you can't capture the entire range of lights and darks that you would normally see with your eye. Due to camera limitations, you have to decide whether or not you want to expose for the darker beach foreground, or the brighter sunset on the horizon. Sure you can do your best to find a middle ground, but inevitably one part of the scene will be under or over exposed.
Enter high dynamic range or HDR. HDR processing allows you to increase the range of light you get for a given composition by combining a series of at least three images together that were each taken at various exposures.
By taking one image that is overexposed, one that is under exposed and one at mid-exposure, you capture the full range of light. Then using HDR software, you are able to combine the series to create one perfectly exposed image that is a more realistic depiction of what your eye actually sees at any given time.
Previously, this was a very laborious and time-consuming process in the darkroom. Now, digital photography and ubiquity of HDR software has turned the technique into something that almost anyone of any skill level can do. There are a variety of tools and programs on the market to help you create HDR photos, however some are better than others. HDR Soft's Photomatix has been the industry standard for many years. Newer programs like Nik Software's HDR Efex Pro and Adobe Photoshop CS5 have made competing products that are pushing the industry forward.
Each program has various strengths and weaknesses, so if you're new to this technique start by reading this Photomatix review and then decide from there what tool is best for your needs (there is even a Photomatix coupon code that allows you to get the software at a discount).
Using HDR software in tandem with Photoshop and various noise reduction plugins can help you to create the most spectacular photos of your life, with much less technical knowledge and work than you might think, and give your photos that "wow" effect that was only previously available to professional photographers.
Sean Ogle is author of this article on HDR software.
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Magneto Films is a specialist video production company providing services for corporate brands, charities and health organisations.
Every film we make is designed to do something. To inspire. To be shared. To educate. And most importantly, to move people to action.
Our films often feature real people's stories. They create authentic emotional connections and communicate brand values in a deeply personal way.
Real People. Real Stories. Real Impact.
Beating Bowel Cancer commissioned us to make this charity awareness film to support their Hidden Heartache campaign.
We worked with the charity to recruit a young family and then shape their story into an intimate film that shows the impact cancer can have on the whole family.
Magneto Films took our brief and brought it to life – they worked hard to create a moving narrative that told the real story of what life is like for patients and their families. It was a difficult subject matter and the team sensitively handled our case studies. The film has helped amplify our campaign and we'll be using it for a long time to come!
We were commissioned to produce a video to launch a major conference on AI and robotics to be held at the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
We created a punchy, stylish film that aims to bring home some of the realities of artificial intelligence.
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We featured a number of beacon practices and used real patient stories to bring the videos to life.
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The University commissioned us to make a film to encourage donations from alumni.
We made a charming film that featured one of their first students – who'd left a legacy – meeting one of their latest students – who'd benefited from a bequest.
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Engaging stories. Expertly told.
Video is a wonderful way to capture people's stories and the amazing things that they say. But it takes skill and experience to help people come across in a natural way on camera and to speak in their true voices.
Magneto's founding partners, Gaby and Jeremy, are both BBC trained film makers and everyone in the team is a broadcast professional, with credits that range from X-Factor to Compare the Meerkat adverts. They bring skills of high quality film production to everything we do.
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Barack Hussein Obama just has nine days left until he should hand over energy to Donald Trump. Presently, the way he wants to spend his last minutes as president have been uncovered, and they may astonish you.
Western Journalism announced that Obama is wanting to spend his last minutes in the White House facilitating Trump and his significant other Melania for coffee before they all go to the initiation. This declaration was made by Tom Barrack, director of the inaugural advisory group for President-elect Donald Trump, who said that the president and First Lady mean to submit to what has turned into a pre-introduction custom.
"They'll go to the White House, welcomed for espresso or tea, they'll spend … 30 minutes there or somewhere in the vicinity, and after that they'll go together," Barrack said. "That is an incredible minute, that is an extraordinary minute."
Sleeping quarters included that the welcome was "exceptionally benevolent."
After their meet, the Obamas and Trumps will ride to the initiation together. There, Trump will be confirmed as the 45th president of the United States, and Obama will then need to move out of the White House totally by the evening.
According to TM, in 2009, George W. what's more, Laura Bush facilitated the Obamas at the White House before his initiation. In spite of the fact that numerous A-rundown big names performed at Obama's introduction, Trump experiences experienced issues securing any to perform at his. Garisson huts, in any case, said this was a piece of the arrangement from the beginning…
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• The Redbacks formed in 1995 playing their first game in 1996 in the Darling Downs Competition.
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• Have fielded teams in every available age group since 2008.
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Overview of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Foster and adoptive parents frequently hear from physicians that a particular child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The diagnosis itself does not educate us as to what ADHD is, what it means for a child, or how it will impact our families. It is my sincere hope that this training module will support you as you work to find appropriate help for your child or children. I know how frazzled parents of children with ADHD can be at the end of a day. I hope you can find some quiet time to read through this material so you can think about how you can apply the information to your family.
If you will click on [Overview] (at the top of this page), you will be able to read information I have written about ADHD. Because there are several excellent sources for current information about ADHD on the web, I have provided many links to those sources. You may read all of them, or choose to read those topics you may need help with right away and return to read the rest on another day. If you conduct your own web search, be aware that there are some sites on the web that include out dated information that perpetuate myths and try to undermine sound medical treatment for children with ADHD. In the content of some web sites, you will find claims that have no scientific research as support. Most of the sites that are problematic usually try to sell you something - either services or products. I have carefully selected sites with credible information so that we can start our discussions from the same information base.
One of the most important concepts that I hope you will keep in mind as we look at information on ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is that this condition has been and is presently being researched extensively by professionals in many different fields. There are a lot of things that we know about ADHD, but there are certainly many things that we do not know about ADHD. What you learn about ADHD today may provide a building block for new understanding for tomorrow's research, or it may be completely replaced with better or more complete information in a few months or years. It is important that parents keep updated on new research on ADHD. The more you know about ADHD and how it affects your child, the better prepared you will be to parent effectively!
ADHD is a disorder of numerous inconsistencies. You may find numerous statements and descriptions of children with ADHD that describe your child perfectly; but you may also find statements and descriptions of children with ADHD that do not describe your child at all. As researchers are finding different abilities in children, all labeled ADHD, you will become aware that some children are very hyperactive, while others are quiet and under active. Some children with the ADHD label have serious behavior problems and have few friends, while others have rarely caused problems for parents or teachers and are well liked. Some children with ADHD may have specific learning disabilities, while other children with ADHD are gifted students. We must all remember that our child with ADHD is first of all a child who needs our love and understanding support. The more we learn about this disorder, the more we can help.
After reading some basic information about ADHD, you may want to return to this page and then go to the discussion page. If you have questions about any of the readings, or comments about any of the materials you find about attention deficit disorders, please let me know. We can learn from each other!
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J. Marlene Snyder, Ph.D. is an independent educational consultant from Whitefish, Montana. If you think you have seen her before, you probably have! Marlene is a native Nebraskan and previously was the Curriculum and Human Resource Specialist at the Center on Children, Families and the Law at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL). Marlene was a member of the Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau and has delivered many presentations throughout the state as Clara Bewick Colby.
In 1989, as a volunteer parent, Marlene founded CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) of Southeast Nebraska and served as its coordinator for six years. She served on the National CH.A.D.D. Board of Directors from 1992-1997. She conducts teacher training entitled, Accommodating the Child (Teen) with Attention Deficit Disorders for elementary school teachers and Teaching Teens with ADHD for secondary school teachers. Dr. Snyder provides consultation to school administrators and elected school board officials regarding the school district's responsibilities to students with ADHD. She has also provided training about attention deficit disorders for child protective service workers and foster and adoptive parents. Dr. Snyder also presents Unique Challenges, Hopeful Responses; Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System to people working in the justice system. This training module explores ADHD and other disabilities relative to the juvenile justice system


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Is a way of life for me.
Someone says something, you say the opposite of what they expect you to say.
Someone does something, you react how they didn't think you'd react.
Someone gives you a choice, you make the wrong one.
On purpose.
[size=+2]Because You Can.[/size]
Sounds like a cop-out answer I know, but just think about it for a second.
Right now, sitting at your computer, you have almost limitless oppurtunities and possibilities.
You can have smalltalk with someone who lives in Puerto Rico, play online chess with someone who lives in Siberia or you could turn off your computer, walk out of the door and do almost anything your body will allow.
[size=+2]If you want to.[/size]
Such is the nature of Free Will that you are capable of so much irrelevance, but not willing to act on it.
Someone once told me that our free will is what separates us from Animals. This is wrong. Any sentient being has free will, some just tend to act on theirs more.
In the words of Arnold Rimmer: "What separates us from animals is that we don't use our own tongues to clean our genitals."
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How to Be Successful on YouTube in 10 Easy Steps
Chief Marketing Officer Alhan Kesser reveals 10 steps to planning a YouTube campaign
In a few short years YouTube has gone from being an entertaining curiosity filled with funny videos to the world's second largest search engine. During that span the company (along with Google) manged to harness its initial popularity to create an increasingly lucrative marketing hub as more viewers and advertisers migrated from television to the Internet.
No longer strictly the domain of film geeks and funny video aficionados, the network, which boasts more than 2 billion video views monetized per week, can also provide a low-cost to no-cost way to create a social marketing channel for your business.
If you aren't effectively leveraging the network, you're missing the viral video boat. However, as with most things in life, success isn't often attained with a haphazard, slapdash effort. Being successful on YouTube takes planning.
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The movie Attakathi will take a peek-a-boo into the lives of immigrants living in the suburbs of Chennai , trying to earn their living. The movie has debutant actor Dinesh and actress Swetha hailing from Karnataka playing the lead duo. Even though there was lot of talks of the film releasing on February 10th, the official date of release is still in the hanging.
The latest is that the theatrical rights for the movie have been purchased by leading distributors Studio Green. The reputed banner saw the flick recently and felt that it had the right ingredients of commercial cinema mixed well with an original plot. Director by Ranjith, a former assistant of Director Venkat Prabhu, it's one-line theme is about what might happen if the Attakathi (fake knife made of paper or plastic) imagines itself as a real one (actual knife).Venkat who got to see the first cut along with the Studio Green people says, "Proud of my assistant Director Ranjith. Just watched and enjoyed thoroughly!!" The music for the flick has been scored by Santhosh Narayanan, who promises to bring in something fresh for the project. For the audio album, Santhosh has welcomed suggestions from one Leon Zervos, a Grammy winning guy, who has worked for top artists including Lady Gaga and Ennio Morricone.
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Determinants of Access to Legislative and Executive Branch Officials: Business Firms and Trade Policymaking in the U.S
We examine the characteristics of business firms that gain access to legislative and executive branch officials in the trade policymaking area. Our empirical analysis of over 1200 manufacturers reveals that legislators were most attracted to firms with foreign market expertise, firms which actively participated in politics with outside lobbyists and campaign contributions, and firms with significant employment in the state and/or district. Executive branch officials were responsive to firms with foreign market expertise, firms from industries that had previously received tariff protection, firms using in-house government affairs specialists and outside lobbyists to convey information, and firms making campaign contributions to members of the trade oversight legislative committees. Our results largely support the political market framework and provide insights about the attractiveness of certain demanders to suppliers of trade policies from the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. federal government.
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Williams names Adam Parr as future successor
Sir Frank Williams has named Adam Parr, the Oxfordshire based team's current chairman, as his obvious successor.
69-year-old founder Williams remains the major shareholder and team principal, but he has already handed over the day-to-day running of the once-great outfit to fellow Briton Parr, 46.
"If for whatever reason I couldn't come in to do my job, Adam would fill the gap," Williams told the British magazine F1 Racing.
"He's not a racer but, in a way, that's probably an advantage in these distinctly commercial days," he added.
Parr began his career with the investment bank Barclays de Zoete Wedd, and later worked for Rio Tinto.
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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/486,975 filed Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,714,202.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to methods of making new and improved multi-layer coatings for gas turbine engine parts that are exposed to elevated temperatures, such as blades and vanes in the high pressure compressor and turbine of multi-stage aircraft engines. The invention comprises application of a diamond film over thermal barrier coatings such as yttria-stabilized zirconia, improving the erosion resistance of the thermal barrier coating.
2. Background of the Invention
This invention relates to improving the erosion resistance of thermal barrier coatings used on certain gas turbine engine parts such as combustion chambers, transition ducts, afterburner liners, blades and vanes. Such parts are exposed to very high temperatures during engine operation and to thermal cycling when the engine is started up or shut down. Yet, still higher gas temperatures lead to increased thermal efficiency of the turbine engines themselves. There is a need, therefore, for further improvements in thermal barrier coatings for critical parts of such engines.
It is known to protect critical gas turbine engine parts with thermal barrier coatings made of a variety of low thermal conductivity refractories. U.S. Pat. No. Re. 33,876 (Goward, et al.), for example, discloses plasma spray coatings of refractories comprising zirconia, preferably stabilized in its cubic form by addition of Yttria, La2 O3, calcium oxide or magnesium oxide. Such coatings typically are desired to be applied over nickel- or cobalt-based superalloy such as Hastelloy X, TD-nickel or Haynes 188. Because of mismatch between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the refractory ceramic coating and the alloy, however, an intermediate bond coating of alloys of the base metal with Cr, Al and Y (termed MCrAlY bond coatings) are used to help reduce spa ling of the refractory. Typically a very thin surface layer of such MCrAlY bond coatings is in oxidized form. In addition, the concentration of stabilized zirconia in the refractory coating may be graded continuously, from zero adjacent the MCrAlY bond coat up to 100% at the external surface of the refractory. The foregoing technique, however, produces discrete metal alloy particles within the refractory oxide coating. In use, oxidation of the metal particles can increase their size, causing unacceptable stress in the refractory coating.
Another proposed solution to the problem of thermal expansion coefficient mismatch between the superalloy and the refractory coating is to segment the refractory coating in some fashion, for example by means of bonding tiles or other discrete shapes of refractory to the metal. In this approach, which is generally applied to large articles, the segments are not bonded to each other, and the gaps between the tiles permit accommodation of the thermal expansion of the metal. Such an approach (the application of individual segments) would not be practical in the case of gas turbine engine components in which extreme operating conditions will be encountered and which a multiplicity of small complex parts must be coated at a reasonable cost. Additionally, in the use of such a segmented ceramic approach, there still remains the problem of obtaining a good metal-ceramic bond.
Still another approach to the application of thermal barrier coatings to gas turbine engine parts has been to use physical vapor deposition, for example electron beam physical vapor deposition (EBPVD) (a technique described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,087,477) to create a ceramic coating is comprised of many individual columnar segments which are firmly bonded to the article to be protected, but not to each other. By providing gaps between the columnar segments, such EBPVD refractory coatings are said to allow the metallic substrate to expand during engine operation without causing damaging stresses in the ceramic. Such columnar refractory coatings are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,321,311, which also suggests applying them over an MCrAlY bond coat having a thin oxidized surface. Preferable refractory ceramics for EBPVD application with columnar morphology include zirconia (preferably stabilized with a material such as yttria), alumina, ceria, mullite, zircon, silica, silicon nitride, hafnia, and certain zirconates, borides and nitrides. The columns are said to be about 0.1 mils in cross-section, with thicknesses of 1 to 50 mils. The EBPVD coating process is preferably carried out in such a way as to avoid reduction of the ceramic; a stoichiometric oxide coating (not deficient in oxygen) is desired. One advantage of these columnar coatings is that they are pure refractory without metal alloy inclusions.
The columnar morphology used by other workers, however, has drawbacks. Among them is wear caused by the direct exposure of the refractory to the extremely hot and erosive gas present during gas turbine engine operation. Spalling may be reduced by the ability of-the individual micro-columns of refractory to flex relative to each other without cracking, but the columns remain exposed to erosion due to particulates in the surrounding air or combustion gas.
Diamond, diamond-like carbon and diamond-like hydrocarbon coatings have been employed both to provide hard faces on engineered materials and as erosion-resistant coatings on articles made from such materials. Typically such diamond films and/or particles are applied using some form of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The high thermal conductivity of diamond, however, has resulted in its being regarded in the past as unsuited for applications requiring thermal insulation, as in coating internal parts of gas turbine engines.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional drawing of a part to which the multi-layer coating of this invention has been applied.
We find that thin diamond coatings can be applied over columnar or graded refractories such as are conventionally used for thermal insulation of gas turbine engine parts, thus dramatically increasing the erosion resistance and life of such coatings without materially affecting their ability to provide thermal insulation.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide composite engineered coatings especially suited for use in coating metal parts that are exposed to high temperatures and/or thermal cycling as well as erosive wear, in which the outermost layer of such coatings comprises diamond, diamond-like carbon or diamondlike hydrocarbon.
It is a further object of this invention to provide composite engineered coatings especially suited for use in coating nickel- or cobalt-based superalloy parts of gas turbine engines that are exposed to high temperatures and/or thermal cycling as well as erosive wear, in which the outermost layer of such coatings comprises diamond, diamond-like carbon or diamond-like hydrocarbon.
It is a further object of this invention to provide such coatings comprising, in order: an optional MCrAlY bond coat; a cubic stabilized refractory coating having a columnar morphology or a graded composition applied to the bond coat, and a diamond film applied to the columnar stabilized refractory coating.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a method for producing such coatings comprising application of the optional MCrAlY bond coat by plasma spray; growing the columnar refractory coating by EBPVD and application of the diamond film by CVD.
It is still another object of this invention to provide an erosion resistant, thermal insulating coating of the types described, which further comprises a lubricating layer of chromium on the diamond film.
It is a further object of this invention to provide articles of manufacture having such coatings, including gas turbine engine combustion chambers, transition ducts, afterburner liners, blades and vanes, as well as other articles in which an erosion resistant, thermally insulating coating is desired.
Further objects of this invention will be apparent to those skilled in the arts to which it pertains from the following detailed description.
To manufacture diamond-coated articles using this embodiment of our invention, an article such as a gas turbine engine blade is first coated with a columnar ceramic thermal insulating layer using EBPVD or other suitable techniques known to those skilled in the art and disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,321,311; No. 4,401,097; No. 4,405,659 and No. 5,087,477, the disclosures of which are specifically incorporated by reference herein. The use of an intermediate MCrAlY bond coat between the metal substrate and the columnar ceramic refractory layer is optional.
Next, a diamond film, having a thickness of at least about 0.5 micro-meters and preferably at least about 1 micro-meter, is applied to the columnar ceramic refractory layer using CVD or other suitable technique. Suitable CVD processes generally use thermal decomposition of a mixture of hydrogen and carbon compounds, preferably hydrocarbons, into diamond generating carbon atoms preferentially from the gas phase activated in such a way as to avoid substantially the deposition of graphitic carbon. The specific types of carbon compounds useful for CVD include C1-C4 saturated hydrocarbons such as methane, ethane, propane and butane; C1-C4 unsaturated hydrocarbons such as acetylene, ethylene, propylene and butylene; gases containing C and O such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; aromatic compounds such as benzene, toluene, xylene, and the like; and organic compounds containing C, H, and at least one of oxygen and/or nitrogen such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, methylamine, ethylamine, acetone, and similar materials (see U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,286). The concentration of carbon compounds in the hydrogen gas can vary from about 0.1% to about 5%, preferably from about 0.2% to 3%, and more preferably from about 0.5% to 2%. The resulting diamond film in such a deposition method is in the form of adherent individual crystallites or a layer-like agglomerates of crystallites substantially free from intercrystalline adhesion binder.
Such CVD processes are known to those skilled in the art, and A ordinarily use some form of energy (for example, microwave radiation, as in U.S. Pat. No. 4,859,493 and in U.S. Pat. No. 4,434,188) to pyrolyze hydrocarbon gases such as methane at concentrations of about 1% to 2% in a low pressure (about 10 torr) hydrogen atmosphere, causing deposition of diamond or "diamond-like carbon" (a-C) or "diamond-like hydrocarbon" (a-C:H) particles or film on a nearby substrate. (Diamond and "diamond-like carbon" (a-C) coatings have an atomic hydrogen fraction of zero; for "diamond-like hydrocarbon" (a-C:H) coatings that fraction ranges from about 0.15 to about 0.6. Diamond coatings have atom number densities around 0.29 gram-atoms per cubic centimeter; "diamond-like carbon" (a-C) and "diamond-like hydrocarbon" (a-C:H) materials are characterized by atom number densities above 0.19 gram-atoms per cc.) It is also possible to assist the CVD process using a variety of techniques including (1) pyrolysis by a hot tungsten filament intended to generate atomic hydrogen near the substrate (HFCVD); (2) supplying electrons by negatively biasing the filament as in electron-assisted chemical vapor deposition (EACVD); (3) creating a plasma using microwave energy or RF energy (PACVD; see U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,504,519 and 5,382,293); (4) using an argon ion beam to decompose the hydrocarbon feedstock, as in U.S. Pat. No. 4,490,229 and (5) using direct-current electrical discharge methods. See, generally, John C. Angus and Cliff C. Hayman, "Low-Pressure, Metastable Growth of Diamond and `Diamondlike` Phases," Science, Aug. 19, 1988, at p. 913. The disclosures of the U.S. patents cited in this paragraph are incorporated by reference herein.
The ion beam deposition method typically involves producing carbon ions by heating a filament and accelerating carbon ions to selected energies for deposit on a substrate in a high vacuum environment. Ion beam systems use differential pumping and mass separation techniques to reduce the level of impurities in the carbon ion flow to the growing film.
The chemical vapor deposition and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition methods are similar in operation. Both methods use the dissociation of organic vapors (such as CH3 OH, C2 H2, and CH3 OHCH3) to produce both carbon ions and neutral atoms of carbon for deposit on a substrate. Plasma enhanced methods are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,382,293 and No. 5,403,399.
Where CVD is used to deposit the diamond layer, and an MCrAlY bond coat between the substrate and the ceramic thermal barrier layer is used as well (the preferred embodiment), the resulting structure appears schematically in FIG. 1. This cross-sectional view illustrates how the substrate material 1 (typically a nickel- or cobalt-based superalloy) is coated with an MCrAlY layer 2. This MCrAlY layer preferably is 1 to 10 mils in thickness and may have a composition similar to 18% chromium, 23% cobalt, 12.5% aluminum, 0.3% yttrium, balance nickel. It may be applied by plasma spray. Preferably it is polished to produce a polished outer surface 3. On this surface 3 there is formed an adherent alumina layer 4. A columnar ceramic layer 5 (preferably ytrria-stabilized zirconia) adheres to the alumina layer 4. Diamond coating 6, having been applied by CVD, covers the columnar ceramic layer 5.
The result is a thermal barrier coating having the desirable thermal properties of the zirconia or similar refractory, coupled with the erosion resistance of diamond film 6. Optionally, the wear properties of diamond film 6 can be further improved by means of a chromium layer, which can be applied as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,960,643; No. 5,346,719 and No. 5,224,969.
It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many changes and modifications could be made while remaining within the scope of our invention. We intend to cover all such equivalent articles of manufacture and processing methods, and to limit our invention only as specifically delineated in the following claims.
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