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Me & My Car: '47 Cadillac's ownership…
Me & My Car: '47 Cadillac's ownership has quite a history
Brothers won vehicle in 1963 poker game
John Coffin of Walnut Creek shows his 1947 Cadillac Convertible. (Photo by David Krumboltz)
The 1947 Cadillac Convertible. (Photo by David Krumboltz)
Interior of the 1947 Cadillac Convertible. (Photo by David Krumboltz)
The 1947 Cadillac Convertible is powered by a 346-cubic-inch flat head V8 engine rated at about 150 horsepower. (Photo by David Krumboltz)
By David Krumboltz | Columnist
PUBLISHED: January 13, 2020 at 5:00 am | UPDATED: January 13, 2020 at 11:46 am
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Henry Leland, the father of Cadillac and later of Lincoln, was born in Vermont in 1843. Early in his career, he worked for Samuel Colt, the gun manufacturer, from whom he learned how to build parts with precision. In 1890 he moved to Detroit, where precision machining was virtually unknown at the time. Six years later and partnering with Robert Faulconer, their firm manufactured steam engines for Detroit streetcars and gas engines for marine use.
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Cadillac, named after French explorer Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac — who founded a settlement that later became Detroit — has been around for 118 years. Having been formed in 1902 after Henry Ford's disagreement with his investors' management ideas for Henry Ford Co., Ford sold out and left the company. The remaining investors brought in Henry Leland to sell the assets, but instead he convinced them to build cars using the superior engine that Leland had designed but that were rejected by Oldsmobile because of the tooling time required. Using Ford's old plant, the first Cadillac was produced on Oct. 17, 1902.
That first Cadillac was a good one, and it was taken to the week-long New York Automobile Show the following January. By the middle of that week, the company had taken 2,286 orders and announced that Cadillac was "sold out." The price for the car was $750, or about $22,425 in today's dollars. The early cars earned a reputation for quality, reliability, maintenance costs and climbing and pulling power.
Cadillac introduced safety glass in 1927 and earned the reputation of being the "Standard of the World" for automobiles in 1930s. That was when Cadillac introduced the first V16 engine, which was one of the quietest and most powerful engines in the country. They also developed the fully synchro-mesh manual transmissions and introduced the V8, and V12 engines. Hydra-Matic automatic transmission was introduced in Cadillac vehicles in 1941, one year after Oldsmobile.
Following World War II, the Cadillac models were largely carry-over styling from before the war. One way to tell a 1947 Cadillac from a 1946 model was the full wheel covers referred to as "sombreros" because of their size and shape. Hydraulic power windows were available, and Cadillac became even more of a luxury car, selling 61,926 for the 1947 model year. Packard outsold Cadillac from 1947 to 1949, but starting with the new 1950 models, Packard was never in the running again, and Cadillac clearly was again the "Standard of the World."
John Coffin, of Walnut Creek, acquired this issue's Cadillac from his two brothers, and it has quite a history. Originally owned by Mrs. Hale of Hale's Department Stores, a large department store chain headquartered in Sacramento, the car was purchased from J. J. Jacobs, the Sacramento Cadillac dealer. Some years later she bought a new Cadillac and parked this one in the garage.
"A friend of my brother was dating her daughter," Coffin said, "The friend somehow acquired the 1947 Cadillac. My brother and friends did a lot of gambling then (1963) and were always playing poker. One night there was a group in a poker game, there were three of them left in the game — it was 'high-low.' One of my brothers went 'high,' and one went 'low'. It cost $25 to join the pot (to stay in the game)." The third guy, Bill Thompson, didn't have the $25 in cash, so he threw the Cadillac car keys in for his $25, thinking he had the winning hand, but he lost. Coffin's two brothers then owned this Cadillac convertible, and Coffin has owned it since 1970.
"I've rebuilt the engine and transmission, and it has original horsehair seats under the seat covers."
He hasn't refinished the window sills or the steering column, as he wants the car to keep the car as original as possible.
"I just like the character of the car," he said.
This Cadillac is powered by a 346-cubic-inch, flathead V8 engine rated at about 150 horsepower.
"They used these from 1937 to 1947, and they were used in World War II in the Sherman tanks," Coffin said.
It has the Hydra-Matic transmission in the gear selector order of "N-Dr-Lo-R" with no park gear ("reverse" also serves as "park"). It has hydraulic power windows and a hydraulic-powered top. Power steering and air conditioning were available but not purchased by Mrs. Hale. Without those options a new 1947 Cadillac Convertible had the list price of $2,902 or about $33,950 in today's dollars. Coffin's car also has a spotlight, AM radio, regular heater and a heater under the front seat.
I got to take a short ride in the car, and it is surprisingly tight with no rattles or squeaks. The large bench seat is comfortable, and it has a beautiful dashboard.
"It's fun to drive in the mountains," he said, "you can cruise 70 to 80 miles an hour, and you can drive in it all day."
Coffin estimates the current market value for this car at about $100,000, but he has no plans to sell it.
"I'm a collector," he said. "Not a seller."
Have an interesting vehicle? Contact David Krumboltz at MOBopoly@yahoo.com. To view more photos of this and other issues' vehicles or to read more of Dave's columns, visit mercurynews.com/author/david-krumboltz.
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Have an interesting vehicle? Contact David Krumboltz at MOBopoly@yahoo.com. To view more photos of this and other issues' vehicles or to read more of Dave's columns, visit mercurynews.com/author/david-krumboltz.
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Since having Leo it's amazing how many mums I've come across who are not only fantastic mothers juggling busy schedules, but who are also putting their creative talents to good use by running small businesses and making extra cash via Facebook!
Lets face it the baby market is a big consumer business and I'm so impressed by the mums I know who have taken the leap and are producing beautiful, home-made products with the personal touch you don't get from big companies.
This is the first FB business I came across via a uni friend. Marni has an ingenious way to make use of your baby's first clothes which they grow out of so quickly. As a new mum I was loathed to throw ANYTHING of Leo's away (I still am). So what better way to cherish those tiny outfits than by turning them into a unique and handmade keep-sake bear. This little fellow sits proudly on Leo's shelf and always reminds me of my amazing first months as a mummy.
I met Charlotte at my NCT classes. What I didn't know is that she is an absolute wizard at crochet. Her business is quite new but from what I can see is already booming. She makes snoods, bears, blankets, dog coats and my personal favourite, beautiful personalised bunting in gorgeous, tasteful colours.
A travel PR friend of mine not only has her own PR business, www.mcenroepr.co.uk, she has also just added another string to her bow with handcrafted, personalised and framed scrabble pictures.
Lastly, I also wanted to give mumsmeanbusiness.net a plug as it's a local enterprise which brings working mums together to share experience,build relationships and gain inspiration.


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Susanna Foo is a Chinese chef best known for her work in Chinese/French fusion at her self titled Susanna Foo restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has also owned and run other restaurants in Philadelphia and Atlantic City, and is a two-time James Beard Foundation Award winner.

Career
Susanna Foo was born in the Inner Mongolia area of China, and grew up in the Shanxi province. Her father was a General in the National Revolutionary Army, and so during the latter stages of the Chinese Civil War, she moved to live on Taiwan. While in college in Taiwan studying for a bachelor's degree in history she met, and would later marry in 1966, E-Hsin Foo. Together they moved to the United States, so he could study at Carnegie-Mellon University. Initially, she worked as a librarian. She was not taught how to cook by her mother, and took a cooking course in Taiwan prior to travelling to the United States as part of her preparations.

They moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1979, to help his family run their Chinese restaurant Hu-Nan. Prior to this, Susanna had never worked in a professional kitchen. When Jacob Rosenthal of The Culinary Institute of America dined at the restaurant, he was inspired by her work. He arranged for her to dine at the best Chinese restaurants in New York City, and for consultants to train her in French cuisine, as well as inviting her to attend the Culinary Institute itself. She would later dedicate her first cook book to Rosenthal, saying that he changed her life.

Foo decided to move away from traditional Chinese food, when in 1987, she opened her self titled Susanna Foo restaurant, serving a fusion of Chinese and French cuisines. It was named the best new restaurant of the year by Esquire magazine, and Food & Wine magazine named her the best new chef in 1989. In 1995, her first cook book was published, entitled Susanna Foo Chinese Cuisine: The Fabulous Flavors and Innovative Recipes of North America's Finest Chinese Cook.

This won her a James Beard Foundation Award for best international cookbook, and she won a second James Beard Foundation Award in 1997 for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic region. She opened a new restaurant, named Suilan, within the Borgata, a hotel and casino complex, in Atlantic City in 2003. A second cook book followed in 2005, Susanna Foo Fresh Inspiration — New Approaches to Chinese Cuisine.

In 2009, she made the decision to sell Susanna Foo after running it for 22 years. Her husband had fallen ill, and she still had another restaurant closer to home in Radnor, Pennsylvania, Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen. Foo's husband died a year later, and she closed the Radnor restaurant in 2015.

At the age of 72, Foo came out of retirement in 2016 to open a new restaurant, Suga, with her son Gabriel. He had wanted to open a restaurant, and Foo felt that she was not yet finished with demonstrating modern Chinese cuisine. Some of the dishes are an evolution from those served in her previous restaurant, while others are inspired by her frequent trips to China.

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2014 Peugeot 408 reborn as Chinese electric car with swappable battery
The Peugeot 408 was a good car - it didn't excel in any department specifically but it was good. It had tons of room, it was comfy as a sofa, it was quiet and it depreciated faster than Twitter's workforce. You could buy a 2-year model with less than 50,000 km for less than half of its original price. Despite that it didn't sell in huge numbers and was updated in 2018 and is still sold in China after yet another facelift in 2022.
This isn't the Peugeot 408 though - despite technically actually being a Peugeot 408. This is the Dongfeng Fukang ES600 and it has just been launched in China at a starting price of just over $23,170. And it is electric and it has a swappable battery.
Fukang is a brand owned by Dongfeng-Citroen joint venture that was formed between PSA and Dongfeng way back in 1992. Fukand used to release Citroen models in the Chinese market but its recent sales performance is less than exciting - 5,627 vehicles sold in October under Citroen name is nothing to be cheerful about.
This ES600 is not the first electric version of one of the PSA vehicles, the company sells Fukand e-Elysee which is an electric model of the Citroen C-Elysee. The ES600 joins its gas-powered sibling that was introduced in March of this year.
The exterior is Peugeot 408 with new badges, the interior skips even on that detail and proudly wears the Peugeot logo on the steering wheel. There is a new, largish screen in the center console and the rotary gear selector gives the game away - this is an electric car.
The performance of the Fukang ES600 is on par with the old 408 - 150 hp powering front wheels and 0 to 100 km/h in 10.7 seconds feels right at home, in the warm arms of Peugeot 408. The battery has 51 kWh capacity and is produced by CATL. CLTC approved range is 410 km but there is a bigger battery option - 53.6 kWh with 430 km of range but that option is not swappable.
Fukang ES600 can swap its batteries at the EVOGO and Aulton swap stations which are popping up in new locations around China faster than mushroom after rain. Dongfeng is a partner at Aulton New Energy and CATL, which supplies the ES600 with its battery, owns the EVOGO network.
The Chinese automotive market is a very different place, seeing the 8 year old design getting new technology fitted in and being given probably another 4, maybe 5 years of life is a good thing. May not be pretty but the costs saved on design and development of a new car are passed on to the customer - where else can you get an electric sedan for just over $21,000? If we are pushing for global electrification, maybe this is the way? But then again - would you pay $21,000 for an 8 year old Peugeot 408?
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THOR: Surveillance of occupational stress and mental illness (SOSMI)
SOSMI was a surveillance scheme that started in 1999 collecting information on cases of occupational stress and mental illness reported by consultant psychiatrists. The UK Health and Safety Executive funded data collection for SOSMI until the end of 2008 with COEH funding a further year of data collection (2009) before data collection stopped. A total of 500 consultant psychiatrists returned case reports to SOSMI; most reported for one randomly selected month each year with a core group of about 11 reporting every month of the year.
For further information, see: Map showing distribution of SOSMI reporters
For each reported case, psychiatrists were asked to provide information on diagnosis (assigning their case to one or more of six main diagnostic categories*), age, sex, region, job, industry and the event that was believed to have precipitated the illness.
*The six main diagnostic categories were as following:
Anxiety/depression
Other work-related stress
Psychotic episode
Other (e.g. Chronic fatigue syndrome, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Agoraphobia)
A total of 3,641 case reports were collected by SOSMI during 1999-2009. The collection of the valuable data by this surveillance scheme helped to identify the areas and occupational categories at greatest risk from occupational mental ill health. Although data collection from psychiatrists has now stopped, data on work-related mental ill-health are still collected from occupational physicians reporting to OPRA and from GP's reporting to THOR-GP, with approximately 40% of the cases reported to OPRA and 39% of the cases reported to THOR-GP being mental ill-health. These data are important because stress and mental illness has become one of the common causes of work sickness absence, and greater knowledge of these illnesses should help provide improved working conditions for future prevention.
Key outputs from SOSMI
Data collected by psychiatrists reporting to SOSMI have been used in numerous outputs ranging from requests for information from reporters and other interested bodies to annual provision of statistics for publication on the Health and Safety Executive website. Key outputs include:
Annual counts and incidence rates of mental ill-health (by age and gender, geographical region, occupation, industry and precipitating event) published on the Health and Safety Executive website
Peer reviewed publications using SOSMI data
Interim and annual reports for participants in THOR (THOR username and password required)
For further information regarding SOSMI, please contact Dr Melanie Carder.
We would once again like to extend our thanks to all the psychiatrists who participated in SOSMI
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A total of 3,641 case reports were collected by SOSMI during 1999-2009.
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ATMOS: Holodeck Training
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ABOUT ATMOS: HOLODECK TRAINING
ATMOS: Holodeck Training is a co-op puzzle game for PC and phone/tablet. The PC controlling player is the "Cadet" who must explore a holographic simulation of a space station solving various jobs. The phone/tablet player is the "Captain" whose job it is to guide the cadet through the puzzles with the aid of the ATMOS Guide. The Cadet cannot see the ATMOS Guide and the Captain cannot see the holodeck. Use effective communication to clear the scenario of jobs without causing the station to destabilise.
A variety of game modes are available, including a co-op campaign, a "Free Play" mode for hours of replayability, a "Safe Mode" for training without time pressure and an "Endless Mode" where the jobs just keep coming and you fight for survival for as long as you can.
ATMOS: Holodeck Training is approaching Alpha stage, but a playable demo is available from itch.io, with the ATMOS Guide available for Android devices from the Google Play Store or at the link below. An iOS version is currently in production.
ATMOS GUIDE
If you do not have access to the Google Play Store or compatible device, the ATMOS Guide can be accessed directly through the browser. Its functionality and content is identical to the mobile version.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ATMOS GUIDE IN YOUR BROWSER
You can download the ATMOS: Holodeck Training demo right now from itch.io. The ATMOS Guide is available from the Google Play Store for Android devices, or at the link above.
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With a desire and passion to create products that people can use in their everyday lives, I decided to take the act of painting and apply it to a simple but very useful accessory, the Tote Bag. These bags are hand dyed, designed and painted by Sean Martorana. Some can be found at THE_STUDiO_STORE for purchase.
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Darrell Bridges, a Chattanooga, Tenn. native, had the opportunity to play in his hometown for the first time since high school in Saturday's game against the Mocs. He rushed for 89 yards in the contest, giving him 176 rushing yards in two career games against UTC.
The Presbyterian College football team wraps up a three-game road trip to start the season with its second-ever meeting against Campbell on Saturday, September 17.
• The Blue Hose and Camels met for the first time on the gridiron last season, as PC took the 23-13 victory in Clinton.
Darrell Bridges rushed for 132 yards and a career-high two touch- downs in the victory, as PC finished with 298 yards of total offense.
• The PC defense forced three turnovers in the win, while holding the Camels to 1-of-12 on third downs. Obinna Ntiasagwe recorded four tackles, including 1.0 of his 5.5 sacks last season.
• Steve Osondu returned a blocked extra point the length of the field for two points in that contest, the first such score in PC history.
Sixth-ranked Chattanooga topped the Blue Hose, 34-0, in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Saturday afternoon.
• PC held UTC without a third-down conversion in the contest, as the Mocs went 0-for-9 on third downs.
Darrell Bridges rushed 18 times for 89 yards to lead the PC offense against his hometown team. The running back added 10 receiving yards and 66 kickoff return yards in the game.
• Khari Rosier was a standout on defense, recording a career-high eight tackles, including 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss.
Redshirt junior running back Darrell Bridges, a first team All-Big South selection in 2015, has been the primary target of opposing defenses in the early going this season.
• Through two games, Bridges has managed 128 yards on the ground on 39 carries, an average of 3.3 yards per carry. Comparatively, through two games last season, Bridges had totaled 187 rushing yards on 49 carries for an average of 3.8 yards per carry against two FBS opponents.
• The Chattanooga, Tenn. native had the opportunity to play in his hometown for the first time since high school in Saturday's game against the Mocs. He rushed for 89 yards in the contest, giving him 176 rushing yards in two career games against UTC.
Bridges has proved versatile, recording a team-high six receptions for 18 yards on the year and three kickoff returns for 66 yards.
The Blue Hose and Camels met for the first time on the gridiron last season, as PC took the 23-13 victory in Clinton.


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During our second private workshop for AnyKey, we discussed strategies that might be help to address the issue of online harassment and the daunting task of online community moderation.
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Society friend Chermaine Pang took us back to the swinging 60's at her birthday bash on the January 26 this year. Not only did she bring in a beautiful pale blue scooter and sidecar to decorate the private area at restaurant Alma by Juan Amador, she made sure that the band was on point, playing upbeat tunes that took us back in time. Naturally, this also meant that dancing was on the cards, with many leaping to their feet in between courses to do the twist. The guests were also all decked out according to theme, with brightly coloured shift dresses and cute headbands galore. There was lots of fun and delicious food to be had—what better way to spend your birthday, right?


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I hope you've all read the review for The Final Empire because this is the second book in the trilogy; The Well of Ascension.
A terrible evil has just been defeated, the battle has been won. But the war has only just begun…
They succeeded in doing what no one else could do before. The defeated the Lord Ruler, a tyranic being whose rule over the lands have lasted a thousand years. But what of our heroes?
"The Lord Ruler had been…everything. King and God, lawmaker and ultimate authority. He had been eternal and absolute, and now he was dead."
Vin is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land. She spends her days and nights with a kandra, Ore Seur, by her side – much to her displeasure. She prides herself on protecting the city but more importantly protecting the one she loves, Elend Venture.
"I am also afraid, however, that all I have known – that my story – will be forgotten. I am afraid for the world that is to come. Afraid that my plans will fail. Afraid of a doom worse, even, than the Deepness."
Elend is now king, but with three armies outside the city walls, assassins entering the city every night and more trouble brewing on the horizon, how long will he stay in power? He loves Vin and despite having marriage proposals turned down, he must somehow build a healthy new society in the ashes of the fallen empire.
"A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them."
When all hope seems to be gone and there's nothing left to do, an ancient legend brings the slightest glimmer of hope, but that's all you need right? The Well of Ascension. But does it really exist; and if it does, where can they locate it and what powers will it bestow?
"She had accepted her place as a knife. But what was a knife, but another tool? It could be used for evil or for good; it could kill, or it could protect."
But legends can be confusing and tricky to translate and one mistranslation could prove costly…
"In the end, my pride may have doomed us all."
Who would have thought that ending the Lord Ruler's reign and killing him was the easy part…
"He commanded kings, and though he sought no empire, he becomes greater than all who had come before."
I honestly love Vin, Elend, Ore Seur and Sazed's characters and their relationships with each other. I love how they are written because it honestly makes you want to be on their side and fight with them. Vin reminds me a lot of Arya in Game of Thrones – a solo heroine, priding herself as protector, guardian and killer.
I preferred this book to The Final Empire. It was faster paced, more action and more intrigue – you weren't sure what was going to happen next, what decision would be made or if people were who they said they were.
You go through a range of emotions reading this book – sadness, shock, love, joy, anger. A book that makes you feel and a book that enables you to feel connected to its characters and its plot is an excellent book indeed – that is why I give this book 5 stars.
"Books have great value…"
"Actions have greater value."
You can find this trilogy on Amazon
Until next time where I will be reviewing the final book in the trilogy, The Hero of Ages.
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Camera company Giroptic based in Lille, France, have just launched a Kickstarter capaign to fund the launch of its new 360 degree view HD video camera. The device can record 360 degree video at the simple click of a button and using WiFi capabilities, can stream live over the internet so that you can watch from your computer or smartphone in real time.
The device has 3 fish eye-lens cameras which have 185 degree viewing angle and the three videos are synchronised and seamlessly stitched together in real time so that you can view a live stream through any WiFi enabled device. This completely eliminates the post production stage of panoramic trimming, making 360 degree panoramic shots as simple as clicking a button.
Weighing in at just 180 grams this egg shaped rugged device fits comfortably into your hand, offering up to 30 fps recording. It is also has an IPX8 waterproof rating with its goggles attachment meaning you can record your own true fish-eye video underwater.
There are also many neat little features making this device stand out. It can be connected to tripods and accessories with the universal mounting capabilities but the guys at Giroptic have also created an add-on allowing you to screw the device into a lightbulb socket. This means that it can be easily and perfectly placed for room security with 360 degrees of view. Of course as the device streams live over WiFi you can check in on your property from any computer, smartphone or tablet with internet capabilities.
Of course if you want a local strage solution you can insert a microSD card of your choice and record away. You can also create your own street view with the Google Photosphere compatible GPS geotagging feature.
A gyroscope also allows image stabilisation so that the twists and turns of the camera are not visible on the playback; this also keeps the image upright when mounting upside down using the lightbulb socket attachment.
Kickstarter backers will get the first units for $249; final retail may be substantially more, although under $500. (GoPros range from $200 to $400.) The company plans to get the first shipment out in November this year. The design is superb and a lot of thought has gone into details and tricks here, making this a damn cool device.
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The dad dilemma - The Age newspaper, published 13th Sept 2013
Most Australian men are present and active at the birth of their children. But not
everyone believes this is a good thing, writes Thea O'Connor.
The birth of Prince George to Kate Middleton made history in Britain. William was
reportedly the first royal father to be at his wife's side during labour. This makes the royals about 40 years behind Australia and the rest of the developing world, where more than 90 per cent of births are attended by men, says Professor Hannah Dahlen, the national spokeswoman for the Australian College of Midwives.\
Since the 1970s when women started inviting men in, blokes from all walks of life have
opened the door to the delivery room, and seem unlikely to leave any time soon. Now it's expected that dad will be there, too – "If she's going through all of that, the least you can do is be there".
Most fathers want to be at their child's birth, Dahlen says, and most mothers want
them there, too, but not everyone is in favour. Michel Odent, a French obstetrician known for advocating water births, claims men "disturb" the birthing process. Odent, who has 50 years of birthing experience, justifies his position with physiology. A labouring woman, he says, needs to be protected against any stimulation of the thinking part of her brain – the neocortex – for labour to proceed with ease. But the man's questions, reassurance, advice and anxiety denies her the quiet mind that she needs. Odent has also observed that at the time of birth, men cannot help but say something or try to touch the baby. But this is when the mother needs a few moments alone with her infant so that her oxytocin levels can peak to assist delivery of the placenta.
The problem isn't men themselves, argue several Australian birth educators, it's the
fact that men aren't properly engaged, educated and supported.
"We've gone from zero men present at births to over 90 per cent in such a short space
of time, but the space hasn't evolved along with it," says Darren Mattock, a birth educator for expectant fathers. "Antenatal education is still focused on mother and baby, leaving men on the fringe."
No wonder many men don't know where to stand or what to do when labour sets in, so
fidget, text and pace the room instead, as Dahlen's research has found.
Other men can try to take over, as midwife and childbirth educator Pip Wynn Owen has
observed. "Some dads try to be Mr Fix-It or Super-Coach, constantly talking and asking questions. But his real job is to make her feel calm, loved and safe, and if he can't do that, he can slow the labour.
"If a man is not helping the woman relax, or if he's getting very anxious, then that increases her stress levels triggering the release of adrenalin, which increases pain and tension, interferes with the release of the labour hormones and slows down labour."
However, with support and education, a father's involvement with the birth "is lovely to watch", Dahlen says. "When dad is part of a continuum of care model, knows the midwife, feels listened to and has attended training and education with his partner, he comes in really engaged and not feeling like a spare part in the room. He'll suggest things, offer food to eat, know the right pressure points to push and when to leave off. These dads engage quickly with the baby and with parenting. They also have great admiration for the mother's power."
That's what Dahlen's own father, Peter, felt when he was present for two of his six children's births. Disappointed that the British administration forbade him to be at Hannah's birth, which took place in Yemen, he was keen to be there at the next.
"It never entered my mind not to be there, it felt very natural," says Peter, now 85. "Having that intimate fellowship with Margaret in her pain and watching what mothers go through – it brings you into a deeper connection, love and affection with your wife."
So what does modern, man-friendly birth education involve? For Alex Booth, 22, a
medical student and father of a nine-month-old boy, it involved attending a Beer & Bubs group at a Lismorepub. "There were men of all ages and in different types of relationships," he said. "It had structure, but was also fluid, allowing us to talk about our fears and expectations. An hour later, I walked out feeling more prepared. This confidence had a roll-on effect when our baby was born in establishing a bond." This is the type of antenatal preparation dads want, according to a 2002 survey of 140 New Zealand men. All wanted a dads' group with advice from men who had been there.
Mattock, a former facilitator of Beer & Bubs who now runs "Becoming Dad" groups for
expectant new fathers in the Northern Rivers of NSW and online, says it's easy to overdo the practical preparation and under-do engagement with men. "Attachment science says that the greatest opportunity for bonding is in the birth space," he says. "Levels of oxytocin [the "love" hormone] are never going to be so high, including in men, so I aim to give men the presence and confidence to get in there. To do that, they need to address their own fears.
"The most basic fear men have is whether birth is safe and if partner and baby are going to be OK. So we talk about that.
"Some are concerned that being at the birth might affect the way they view their partner sexually. I get them to think about where they want to stand at the time of birth – at the woman's head or the other end? When they stop and think about it, it usually becomes pretty clear – either, 'I think the head will be just fine!' or, 'No way – I want to be there!' "
Even though the male libido is considered robust, for some couples the experience can be sexually scarring, especially if the birth is traumatic. One father, who took part in research conducted by the School of Health Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand, spoke of needing to indulge in sexual fantasy in order to perform after witnessing the "playground massacre" of the birth scene.
"After that experience, my relationship with my woman's sex organs was profoundly affected," he recalls. "The woman is biologically equipped to forget that experience; the male carries the memory perfectly and vividly."
Another father recalled how sex with his wife was seriously restricted after the birth. He witnessed the placenta being released with lots of blood. "I have never discussed how it impacted on me . . . it interfered with sexual activity for years . . . I can still see that 'gush' today."
When the birth isn't easy, Owen believes fathers can play a critical role in stemming rising intervention rates. She prepares them for this job by role-playing what they can say in different situations.
She suggests that if medical staff think it's time to intervene, the father should ask four questions. "These are: If you do intervene, what are the risks? Are there any alternatives? What happens if we do nothing? How much time to do we have to decide?"
But what if the father isn't up for this role or simply doesn't want to be there? "Whatever the reason, don't pressure him into it," Dahlen says. "It'll potentially do harm, especially if we don't prepare him."
And what if the mother doesn't want him there? "It should be the right of the woman to invite the man to the birth, and the right of the man to refuse and be given a 'safe out'," Mattock says.
After all, it's hardly a risk-free experience. Men can be hard-hit, especially when things go wrong. Being present at a traumatic birth is not formally recognised as a risk factor fo depression or post-traumatic stress (PTSD) in new dads, but some qualitative researchers are discovering links.
Midwife Dr Rakime Elmir from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, is interviewing men who were present at a traumatic birth. Common themes
include the men feeling powerless or impotent as they were unable to fulfil the male role of supporting their partner, and often felt distant and disconnected from the infant as they weren't able to bond properly.
"Some men experienced flashbacks and nightmares and one man spoke of bursting into tears while driving as he vividly recalled his partner having an eclamptic fit [seizure], due to high blood pressure and haemorrhage," Elmir says. "Another father spoke of his experience 22 years ago and was clearly still affected."
This echoes the findings of Professor Marian Knight, of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford University, who found that witnessing a life-threatening birth had a profound impact on men's long-term health. This included experiencing depression, flashbacks, a breakdown or PTSD even years after the event.
The mental health of new dads is a critical element in the health of a family. "If dad is depressed, the mother is more likely to be too and vice versa," Dahlen says. "Poor psychological heath of mum and dad means the child is more likely to have development problems and anxiety."
Providing men with opportunities to talk about their experience can aid their wellbeing, Elmir says: "Many fathers said it was cathartic for them to talk to a researcher because they felt they couldn't talk about it with their partner, and that it was a sign of weakness if you showed emotion about the birth."


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Tecolotito is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The word "Tecolotito" has its origin in the Nahuatl language. Adopted into Spanish it means "small owl." The population of the community was 232 as of the 2010 census, of which 213 people were of Hispanic origin.

Geography
Tecolotito is located at , near the junction of the Pecos River and Tecolote Creek. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all land. New Mexico State Road 386 passes through the community

Demographics

Education
Its school district is Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools.

References

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Men LIFESTYLE December 1, 2020
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The founder of the world-famous Al Sheikh farm, Mohammad Sheikh Suliman, has always been passionate about horses. The global businessman is also an investor in start-up companies and a qualified horse trainer, launching his farm in 2016 and rapidly making his mark in the Arabian horse world. Over the last four years, the company has gained international recognition for its breeding program, winning world championships.
Outside of the equestrian world, Suliman, a keen sartorialist, is also a philanthropist focusing particularly on education. Speaking to Vogue Man Arabia, he reveals all about his love of horses, his donation campaigns, and his ultimate style tips.
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When did your passion for horses begin?
My interest and love for Arabian horses stem from a very young age. I used to visit my grandfather and he would show me his Arabian horses. Ever since then my love for Arabian horses has grown. Four years ago I got my first horse, and over the past year and a half, I acquired 30 more, and each one of them is considered a big part of my life. My love for horses comes from religious motives as well. I truly believe that God blesses all those who take care of horses.
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How did you establish your first farm?
Al Sheikh farm was founded in 2016 with the help of Raphael Curti and Uri Shaked. It did not take long for Al Sheikh to be recognized as one of the most successful and fastest-growing farms in the world, winning the silver trophy in its very first year and most recently winning the Arabian Horse World Championship in 2018 and 2019. Al Sheikh horse farm has also achieved great success across the Middle East, but it is in Paris where the farm's horses have really dominated and made the farm's name famous worldwide. The dedication and passion the team has for the Arabian horse breed made Al Sheikh an internationally recognized farm.
Tell us about your philanthropy projects.
My main philanthropic contributions are through donations and grants to several schools and organizations. My donations have gone mostly towards fellowships and scholarships for deserving students in the fields of engineering and computer science, especially to Arab students studying in foreign universities. I believe that donating and raising awareness of the importance of education in our community will make a remarkable impact. I'm also a main sponsor for other national institutions. Every year, I run donation campaigns. For example, one of them is called Sufficiency. It provides for families who are in need of food.
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What is next for your company?
I can't say – it will ruin the surprise. What I can tell you is that we are working on one of the biggest technological projects that you will see in 2021. Headquartered in Cyprus and the UAE, we will make a huge impact that's going to reach smart devices all over the world.
Tells us about your style.
Whenever I select pieces to wear, I follow my current mood and consider other people's opinions last. Before looking nice, the outfit needs to be comfortable and whenever I buy clothes, I don't really pay too much attention to the brand. Every occasion and every event demands a different dress code, and each person has their own taste and style, whatever suits them best.
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There are two distinct basins separated by the Rocky Point peninsula. The deep west basin was the original lake. The shallow east basin was a marsh with a creek running through it until a 6-foot dam was built at the outlet.
Pewaukee is noted as being most productive in spring and fall when boating traffic is down. The western basin is better known for walleye, muskie and smallmouth, while largemouth and northern pike are the main species in the eastern basin.
For a more detailed lake map and up-to-the-minute fishing reports, follow the Pewaukee Lake waterway page on Fishidy.
For largemouth bass, efficient weedline fishing is a key to success. Look to weed pockets, inside weed edges, deep outside weedlines or differences in weed species or density as potential casting targets. Texas-rigged worms and lizards, jig/worms, jig n' pigs, weedless spoons, spinnerbaits and top-waters are preferred lures for working a weed environment.
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Item 8739 - Artemus Ward, Boston, ca. 1862
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Charles Farrar Brown, who wrote and performed as "Artemus Ward," was the son of Levi and Caroline E. Brown of Waterford.
Levi died when Charles was 13, and Caroline apprenticed him to a printer in Littleton, New Hampshire (she had previously done the same with his older brother Cyrus). He went on to work in Skowhegan and Norway, Maine, then in Boston, and then meandered west, moving from job to job as printers did in the 1840's and 1850's.
At age 23, in 1857, he arrived at the Cleveland Plain Dealer offices where he became associate editor. In 1861 he became editor of the leading national comic weekly Vanity Fair, in New York.
Ward was by that time reinventing himself as a comic "lecturer," and when the magazine failed he turned to full-time performing. By the end of the Civil War he was regarded as America's best humorist, and when he was able to travel to London to perform at the end of 1866 it was a confirmation of his status.
But he was already seriously ill with tuberculosis when he arrived in England, and died on March 6, 1867, aged 33, mourned on both sides of the Atlantic.
Title: Artemus Ward, Boston, ca. 1862
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A year post-Katrina, a group from our church was in New Orleans to help with rebuilding. On our last day, four of us decided to journey to Houma, Louisiana, to check out another volunteer location. Pastor Z was driving, Pauline and Edda were in the back seat, and, of course, I was in the Navigator's seat .
I don't recall exactly what road we were on, probably I-10 or I-310. I do recall that we were all tired from a week of work we weren't accustomed to, but also fulfilled by the feeling of making a difference in the lives of at least a few people. It was a busy Saturday morning and we were in unfamiliar territory, but I was armed with my map and some sketchy directions from our Houma connection.
We were staying with traffic on the interstate and approaching a "Y" in the road — a couple of lanes peeling off to the right and a couple more peeling off to the left. I made the usual comment, something like "move over to the right" or "stay in your lane, but we'll be exiting off to the right." Whatever comment I made, PZ questioned, "Are you sure? I think we should go left." By now I am using the airplane landing gestures I learned from my father in an attempt to guide the van over to the right. In my most calm Navigator voice I continue to say, "Right lane, right lane, right lane!" But the steering wheel didn't budge; he just couldn't do it. We came to a screeching halt — in the middle of the emergency area between the lanes curving right and left.
"Trust is a strong word," PZ said back. Edda and Pauline just sat in the back seat, quiet witnesses.
Since that day, I've thought a lot about trust. It is a strong word. When you're the MapReader, it is important that you are trusted. The relationship between the Pilot and the Navigator must include trust, or you'll end up stuck in the middle, not knowing which way to go.
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Torbay Council has made an application to repossess a seafront car park where a large number of Romany Gypsies have set up camp.
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\section{Introduction}

Precision measurements of $A_0$, the correlation between the electron
momentum and the initial spin of the neutron in neutron $\beta$-decay,
remain vital as they determine with highest sensitivity
$\lambda\equiv \frac{g_{A}}{g_{V}}$, the ratio of the weak axial-vector to vector coupling
constants present in the hadronic current. Although $a_0$, the correlation between the
electron momentum and the neutrino momentum, and $A_0$ offer comparable sensitivity
to $\lambda$, measurements of $a_0$ require the difficult task of reconstruction of the
neutrino momentum via detection of electron-proton coincidences \cite{Darius17} or
measurement of the proton energy spectrum \cite{Byrne02}.
Under assumption of the conserved vector current (CVC) hypothesis,
experimentally determined values for $\lambda$ directly determine
$g_{A}$. This serves as a benchmark for lattice QCD calculations and determines
the relationship among parameters of the weak hadronic current.
Recent improvements in lattice QCD calculations
\cite{bhattacharya16,berkowitz17,capitani17}
show promising agreement between theory and experiment,
and thus further motivate precision measurements of neutron correlation parameters, as a comparison of experimental values for $g_A$ with
lattice values by itself constitutes a new physics test of non-standard
couplings \cite{gonzalez-alonso} and the lattice value for $g_A$
serves as an important constraint in recent limits placed on right-handed
currents \cite{Alioli}.
Also, results for $\lambda$ when combined with results for the neutron lifetime
permit a test of the standard model \cite{cirigliano13,bhattacharya12}
via, for example, an extraction of the CKM matrix element $V_{ud}$.

The decay rate of polarized neutrons can be written in a simplified manner as \cite{jackson57}
\begin{equation}
  dW = \Gamma (E_e) \Big(1+\langle P \rangle A(E_e)\beta\cos\theta\Big) dE_e d\Omega_e
  \label{eq:decay_rate}
\end{equation}

\noindent where $\Gamma(E_e)$ is the unpolarized neutron differential decay rate,
$\langle P \rangle$ is the average polarization, $\beta=\frac{v}{c}$,
$v$ is the electron velocity, $\theta$ is the angle between the neutron spin and the emitted
electron momentum, and $A(E)$ is the energy dependent asymmetry parameter
\cite{gardner01,wilkinson82}.
Neglecting corrections from recoil order and radiative effects,
$A(E_e)$ may be expressed as $A_0$, where \cite{jackson57}
\begin{equation}
  A_0=\frac{-2(\lambda^2-|\lambda|)}{1+3\lambda^2}.
\end{equation}

The UCNA Experiment, located at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center,
is the first to measure a neutron angular
correlation coeffecient using ultracold neutrons (UCN).
The 800 MeV LANSCE linear accelerator strikes a tungsten spallation target.
The resulting spallation neutrons are moderated by cold polyethylene, and are
subsequently down-scattered to UCN energies by a solid ortho-deuterium crystal \cite{saunders13}.
The UCN are guided through a 7~T polarizing magnet and through
an adiabatic fast passage (AFP) spin flipper \cite{holley12} allowing for selection
of either $+$ (spin flipper ``on'') or $-$ (spin flipper ``off'') spin states.
The UCN, held within a 3 m long
superconducting spectrometer (SCS) \cite{plaster08}, have spins aligned ($+$)
or anti-aligned ($-$)
with a 1~T field about which the decay electrons spiral while heading towards
one of two detectors placed at each end of the SCS.
The electron detector packages consist of a multiwire proportional chamber (MWPC) \cite{ito07}
for position reconstruction and backscattering identification and a plastic
scintillator for timing and energy reconstruction. We also detect background muons
using a combination of plastic scintillator paddles and Ar/ethane drift tubes \cite{rios11}
and 15~cm diameter, 25~mm thick scintillators placed directly behind the electron detectors
(the ``backing veto'').
A schematic of the experimental apparatus is presented in Fig. \ref{fig:setup}.

In this work, we present a more precise determination of the average
polarization of the neutrons in the decay volume, a new method for
quantifying the uncertainty in energy reconstruction, and a more robust
determination of the systematic uncertainties from Monte Carlo corrections
to the electron detector response. These
improvements coupled with better statistics reduce the overall
uncertainty relative to previous UCNA results \cite{plaster12,mendenhall13,pattie09,liu10}.

\begin{figure*}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.32]{UCNAFig.pdf}
\caption{Schematic of the UCNA experimental apparatus. The external muon veto and ``backing veto'' are not pictured.}
 \label{fig:setup}
\end{figure*}

\section{Polarimetry}

UCNA utilizes a run-by-run monitor of the depolarization of the
neutron populations in the decay volume, with a statistics-limited
uncertainty in the extracted
polarization \cite{holley12,mendenhall13,plaster12,liu10,pattie09}.
For this work, we present an update of our polarimetry method based on the
implementation of a shutter between the decay volume and polarizer/AFP magnet
(see Fig. 1), with further details in preparation as a
forthcoming publication.  Our methodology for preparing the spin state is
essentially identical to previous versions of the experiment, in that the
UCN are first polarized by traversing a 7~T magnetic field region. The
potential energy barrier to the low field-seeking spin state ensures UCN are essentially 100\%
polarized immediately after passing through this region. Beyond the high-field
region, the adiabatic spin flipper is used to select the spin state loaded
into the decay volume, operating with single-pass spin-flip efficiency in excess of 99.9\%.

The run-cycle was composed of a 50~min interval in which beta decay data
was obtained with neutrons prepared in a given spin state (the spin state for successive runs
alternates in such a way so as to cancel linear
drifts in subtracted backgrounds and detector efficiencies \cite{plaster12}),
followed by a procedure to measure the equilibrium population
of depolarized UCN in the decay volume.  This ``{\it in situ}'' procedure utilized the
shutter to store UCN in the decay volume while guides were emptied of UCN, and a UCN
detector located below the switcher to measure the depolarized UCN.  Because the
polarization is close to unity,
it is sufficient for us to
measure the depolarized fraction with modest precision.
For the results we present here, our
measured polarization is independent of detector efficiencies and UCN transport
to first order.  The results of our polarimetry measurements for the 2011-2012 and
2012-2013 run-cycles are presented in Table \ref{table:depol}, with a more detailed
overview of our polarimetry analysis presented in the Appendix.
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{8pt}
\begin{table}[h]
  \caption{Results for average polarization fractions for each dataset in spin-flipper off ($-$)
    and spin-flipper on ($+$) states.}
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{c c c c}
    \hline \hline \\ [-1.75ex]
    \multicolumn{2}{c}{2011-2012}&\multicolumn{2}{c}{2012-2013} \\ [0.5ex]
    $P^-$ & $P^+$ & $P^-$ & $P^+$ \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline \\ [-1.75ex]

    0.9970(30) & 0.9939(25) & 0.9979(15) & 0.9952(20) \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline
  \end{tabular}
  \label{table:depol}
\end{table}

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.42]{AsymmetryVsEnergy.pdf}
\caption{Top: Electron energy spectrum from 2011-2013 with
  background-subtracted data (open circles), \texttt{GEANT4} Monte Carlo (solid line),
  and background (solid
  circles) included. Residuals between Monte Carlo and data (units of mHz/keV)
  are below.
  Bottom: Fully corrected asymmetry as a function of energy
  for the two separate run periods. The fit is over
  190-740 keV, as determined via minimization of the total uncertainty. The
  errors on the indicated fitted values are purely statistical.}
 \label{fig:asymm}
\end{figure}

\section{$\bm{\beta}$-Decay Data Set}

The $\beta$-decay data were separated into 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 datasets.
There were minor changes in spectrometer design between the two
run periods, most notably the use of 130~nm and 180~nm 6F6F thick \cite{hoedl03}
decay trap foils on the east and west sides respectively in 2012--2013,
which replaced 500~nm thick mylar foils used in 2011--2012, all of which were coated
with 150~nm thick layer of beryllium. Such changes affect the backscattering
of the electrons and angular acceptance of the detectors, which allows for further
exploration of the systematic effects from the decay trap foils, a leading
uncertainty in past analyses. This required separate
simulations of both calibration and $\beta$-decay data, calling for development of
separate Monte Carlo systematic corrections and energy uncertainties for each dataset. The
resulting electron energy spectrum averaged over both datasets can be seen in Fig.
\ref{fig:asymm} along with the Monte Carlo spectrum
and the subtracted background distribution, with the residuals between the
Monte Carlo spectrum and data plotted underneath.

\section{Detector Calibration}

The detector calibration for the current result begins with
pedestal subtraction and removal of time dependent gain fluctuations
as measured by a $^{207}\mathrm{Bi}$ gain monitoring
system \cite{morris76}. We then determine the position dependent
light transport of each scintillator during several periods of each run cycle
by filling the decay volume with neutron activated xenon
gas and fitting the endpoint of the $^{135}\mathrm{Xe}~\frac{3}{2}^+$ $\beta$-decay spectrum
in position bins determined
using the MWPC.
Then the position dependent response factors
are calculated by normalizing the response in
each position bin to the response at the center of the scintillator.
Upon correction of the position dependence, we
utilize the conversion electron lines from (with dominant $K$-shell energies listed) $^{137}\mathrm{Ce}$
(130.3 keV), $^{113}\mathrm{Sn}$ (363.8 keV), and $^{207}\mathrm{Bi}$ (481.7~keV and 975.7 keV)
sources. At intermittent periods during the run cycle, these sources were translated
in a calibration fixture inserted through a side port in the
SCS across the detector face,
providing a linearity mapping from detector response to expected light output as provided by
simulation of each run. Combination
of the linearity mapping and the position dependent light transport values
converts detector
ADC response to reconstructed electron energy, $E_{\mathrm{recon}}$ \cite{plaster12}.

Upon completion of the calibration procedure,
we then analyze each of the conversion electron source runs using these calibrations
to determine a reconstructed peak energy. Concurrently we apply the detector response
model to simulations of these conversion electron runs, and from this extract a
simulated reconstructed energy. A comparison of the reconstructed energies from data
and simulation in the form of a residual ($\mathrm{Residual} = E_{\mathrm{data}}-E_{\mathrm{MC}}$)
then provides a measure of the efficacy of our calibration procedure at the
discrete conversion electron energies, which are the points plotted in Fig.
\ref{fig:error_env}.

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.45]{energyErrorEnvelope_color.pdf}
\caption{Plot of energy uncertainty vs. reconstructed energy. The points plotted are the mean
  and $\sigma$ of the residual distributions from
  reconstructed calibration peaks of Ce, Sn, and the lower and
  upper Bi peaks in that order. The bands represent the energy uncertainty
  at any given electron energy for the two data sets.
}
\label{fig:error_env}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.42]{TOTAL_MC_Corrections_anaChC_5BinAve_color.pdf}
\caption{Total Monte Carlo corrections vs. energy, where
  $\Delta_{\mathrm{backscatter}}$ and $\Delta_{\mathrm\cos\mathrm{\theta}}$ have been combined.
  The correction has been averaged over 50~keV increments for plotting purposes, while
  the correction is actually applied on a 10~keV bin basis. The uncertainty band reflects
  the effective statistical fluctuations on a bin-by-bin basis, as well as the true
  Monte Carlo statistical uncertainty and the uncertainty on the correction as
  determined by spectral agreement between data and simulation for each event type.
}
\label{fig:MCcorr}
\end{figure}

The error bands in Fig. \ref{fig:error_env} represent our
assessment of the accuracy to which we reconstruct
the initial energy of an event as a
continuous function of
the true initial energy,
where the error band is determined by allowing for all
quadratic calibration curves which could produce the $1 \sigma$ residuals
extracted from calibration of the source runs \cite{hickerson17}.
This method inherently yields
an asymmetric error band due to the residuals being nonzero, so the worst case
uncertainty as shown in the figure is one
where at every energy the largest deviation from zero residual
is taken and plotted symmetrically
about the zero residual line.
When weighted by the observed
$\beta$-decay electron energy spectrum,
following the edge of the energy uncertainty curve produces
fractional uncertainties on
$A_0$ of $0.17\%$ and $0.25\%$ for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 respectively, with the difference
attributed mainly to the offset of the $^{113}\mathrm{Sn}$ peak reconstruction which causes
the energy uncertainty band to broaden in the region of our final energy analysis window.

\section{Systematic Corrections}

Backscattering identification plays
an important role in our Monte Carlo corrections and asymmetry extraction.
Based on which detector components trigger, we classify events
into those that do not backscatter
(Type 0) and those that do backscatter (Types 1, 2, and 3) \cite{plaster12}. Type 0 events
trigger one scintillator and one MWPC on the same side, while Type 1 events trigger
both scintillators and both MWPCs. For such events, we assign the initial
direction to the triggering detector for Type 0 and to the earlier triggering detector
for Type 1. Type 2/3 events comprise a class of events that backscatter and trigger both
MWPCs, but only trigger a single scintillator.
An important distinction, however, does exist between Type 2 and Type 3 events:
Type 2 events only pass through the MWPC on the
triggering scintillator side once, whereas Type 3 events scatter from
the scintillator, and therefore pass through the MWPC twice on
the triggering side. We can consequently apply a cut on the energy deposited in
the MWPC on the triggering side to statistically assign
Type 2/3 events to the correct side.
This drastically reduces
Monte Carlo corrections for such backscattering events as simulation indicates we
properly identify $>80\%$ of all Type 2/3 events across all energies using this
technique, a marked
improvement over the roughly $50\%$ misidentification rate without separation.

With much improved energy reconstruction and depolarization uncertainties,  we
revisited the conservative 25\% uncertainty on the Monte Carlo corrections from
the previous analysis \cite{plaster12,mendenhall13,pattie09,liu10}
in search of a more quantitative method. Our systematic corrections
take the form $A^{\mathrm{corr}} = (1+\Delta)A$, where a measured asymmetry $A$
is corrected for some systematic effect $\Delta$. The energy-dependent Monte Carlo
correction consists of a missed backscattering correction, $\Delta_{\mathrm{backscatter}}$,
and what we call the $\mathrm\cos\theta$ correction, $\Delta_{\mathrm\cos\mathrm{\theta}}$.
The missed backscattering correction accounts for events that are assigned the wrong
initial direction based on the detector trigger logic, a result of either the
efficiency of the detector or backscattering from components not part of the detectors.
Application of this correction increases the magnitude of the asymmetry, as the misidentified
backscattering events act as a dilution to the measured asymmetry.
The $\mathrm{\cos\theta}$ correction addresses experimental bias towards high energy,
low pitch angle events, which are more apt to trigger the detectors. The correction is named
for the deviation of $\langle \cos\theta \rangle$ over one hemisphere of the
spectrometer from its nominal value of $1/2$. Because low pitch angle, high energy events
carry more asymmetry information as seen in Eq. \ref{eq:decay_rate}, preferentially selecting
them will increase the measured asymmetry, thus the $\Delta_{\mathrm{\cos\theta}}$ correction acts
to reduce the magnitude of the measured asymmetry.
The improvement in quantifying the uncertainty in Monte Carlo corrections results from work
done to separate both $\Delta_{\mathrm{backscatter}}$ and $\Delta_{\mathrm\cos\mathrm{\theta}}$
into their relative
contributions from each individual event type, such that
$(1+\Delta_{\mathrm{backscatter}})=\prod_{i=0}^{3}(1+\Delta_{\mathrm{backscatter},i})$ and similarly
for the $\mathrm\cos\theta$ correction, where the subscript $i$ runs over all event types.
Then, for each event type, we conservatively apply
the maximal spectral deviations
between Monte Carlo and data within the final analysis energy window in conjunction with an effective
statistical fluctuation in the corrections as the contribution to the total uncertainty.
The effective statistical uncertainty comes from a functional fit to the binned correction,
where the rms between the correction and the fit defines the uncertainty. One should note that
the actual Monte Carlo statistical uncertainties are also included, but they are small relative
to the correction and did not account for bin-by-bin variations in the correction.
These individual contributions can be further propagated into a single uncertainty on
$\Delta_{\mathrm{backscatter}}$ and $\Delta_{\mathrm\cos\mathrm{\theta}}$. Figure \ref{fig:MCcorr}
shows the combined
corrections for $\Delta_{\mathrm{backscatter}}$ and $\Delta_{\mathrm\cos\mathrm{\theta}}$ for each data set.
While the final uncertainty on the combined Monte Carlo corrections is consistent with
the uncertainty from the previous UCNA result \cite{mendenhall13},
this method allows for
improved understanding of individual contributions to the overall uncertainty.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.45]{CorrVsUncorr_singleAxis_color.pdf}
\caption{Corrected and uncorrected asymmetries for various combinations of event types.
  Only $\Delta_{\mathrm{backscattering}}$ and $\Delta_{\cos\theta}$ are applied and error bars are
  statistical only. The
  first three combinations include Type 0 events which are identified as having not
  backscattered and make up roughly $95\%$ of the data. The remaining four asymmetries
  include only the various backscattering events. The inset
  shows a closer view of the first three points whose error bars are smaller than the
  markers in the larger plot.
  Top: 2011-2012. Bottom: 2012-2013.}
\label{fig:asymm_corrVuncorr}
\end{figure}

\setlength{\tabcolsep}{8pt}

\begin{table}[h]
  \caption{Uncertainty Table reported as \% correction on $|A_0|$.
    The uncertainties reported are the combined uncertainties from the
    two data sets as determined based on the respective weights of each data
    set and treating the systematic uncertainties from the two years as correlated.}
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{l c c c}
    \hline \hline \\ [-1.75ex]
    & \multicolumn{2}{c}{\% Corr.}&\% Unc. \\ [0.5ex]
    & 2011-2012 & 2012-2013 & \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline \\ [-1.75ex]
    $\Delta_{\mathrm\cos\mathrm\theta}$ & -1.53 & -1.51 & 0.33 \\
    $\Delta_{\mathrm{backscattering}}$ & 1.08 & 0.88 & 0.30 \\
    Energy Recon. & & & 0.20 \\
    Depolarization & 0.45 & 0.34 & 0.17 \\
    Gain & & & 0.16 \\
    Field Nonunif. & & & 0.12 \\
    Muon Veto & & & 0.03 \\
    UCN Background & 0.01 & 0.01 & 0.02 \\
    MWPC Efficiency & 0.13 & 0.11 & 0.01 \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline \\ [-1.75ex]
    Statistics & & & 0.36 \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline\\ [-1.75ex]
    \multicolumn{4}{c}{Theory Corrections \cite{bilenkii60,holstein74,wilkinson82,
      gardner01,shann71,gluck92}} \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline\\ [-1.75ex]
    Recoil Order & -1.68 & -1.67 & 0.03 \\
    Radiative & -0.12 & -0.12 & 0.05 \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline
  \end{tabular}
  \label{table:uncert}
\end{table}

\section{Asymmetry Extraction}

The asymmetry was extracted using a super-ratio technique utilizing counts in each detector
for spin flipped configurations, defined as
\begin{equation}
A_{\mathrm{SR}}=\frac{1-\sqrt{R}}{1+\sqrt{R}}=\langle P \rangle A(E_e)\beta\langle\cos\theta\rangle
\end{equation}
\noindent where $R=(r_1^+r_2^-)/(r_2^+r_1^-)$ and $r^{\pm}_{1,2}$ refers to the rate in one
of the two detectors (subscript $1,2$) with spin-flipper on/off (superscript $+/-$).
Separating the data into 10~keV energy bins, we divide out $\beta$, $\langle P \rangle$,
and $\langle\cos\theta\rangle$
and subsequently apply Monte Carlo corrections from Fig. \ref{fig:MCcorr} and radiative
and recoil order theory corrections
\cite{bilenkii60,holstein74,wilkinson82,gardner01,shann71,gluck92},
which produces $A_0$ as a function of energy
as seen in Fig. \ref{fig:asymm}.
The analysis was blinded using altered time stamps which are spin-state and detector
dependent and do not cancel in the super-ratio. This requires using two blinding factors,
$f_{1,2}$, such that $t^{\pm}_{1,2} = (1 \pm f_{1,2}) \cdot t$ where $t$ is the global time
and $t^{\pm}_{1,2}$ are the blinded times for each detector in each spin state. We completed
detector calibrations, all systematic corrections, and the polarimetry analysis prior to
unblinding, at which point all rates were recalculated using the proper global time $t$,
generating the asymmetries reported in Fig. \ref{fig:asymm}.

For the asymmetry as reported here, we utilized all event
types (0, 1, 2, and 3 with 2 and 3 separated using the aforementioned
MWPC energy deposition) subject to a fiducial cut
selecting events within $50$~mm of the center of the decay trap. The fiducial cut removes
events that could have potentially interacted with the decay trap wall, as the
maximum radius of the electron's spiral around the magnetic field is 7.76~mm and the wall
of the decay trap is 62.2~mm from the center.
Inclusion of any combination of the aforementioned event types
yields separate asymmetries, as can be seen in Fig. \ref{fig:asymm_corrVuncorr}. The
agreement between the asymmetries extracted using non-backscattering events (Type 0)
and backscattering events only (Types 1, 2, or 3) highlights the
credence of the Monte Carlo corrections for backscattering.

\section{Results}

The systematic errors for the two data sets are listed in Table \ref{table:uncert}.
The asymmetries from 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 are
combined to produce a single result utilizing a weighting method \cite{mendenhallThesis}
that considers the statistics of each result and treats the systematics as
completely correlated, producing weights for the 2011--2012 and 2012--2013 asymmetries of
0.67 and 0.33 respectively.
Fitting over an analysis window of 190--740 keV, which minimizes the total uncertainty,
yields $A_0=-0.12054(44)_{\mathrm{stat}}(68)_{\mathrm{syst}}$ corresponding to a
value for the ratio of the axial-vector to vector coupling constants of
$\lambda\equiv \frac{g_{A}}{g_{V}}=-1.2783(22)$, where the statistical and systematic
uncertainties have been added in quadrature.

We also report a combined result using our previous measurement \cite{mendenhall13} and a
similar weighting method as above, where all systematic uncertainties were
set to the smallest reported value between the
two measurements
and treated as completely correlated so as to avoid artificially small combined
systematic uncertainties.
We obtain the values $A_0=-0.12015(34)_{\mathrm{stat}}(63)_{\mathrm{syst}}$
and $\lambda\equiv \frac{g_{A}}{g_{V}}=-1.2772(20)$, with weights of 0.39 for the previous
result \cite{mendenhall13} and 0.61 for the result from this analysis.
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.45]{vud_vs_lambda_color.pdf}
\caption{Status of $V_{ud}$, the neutron lifetime, and $\lambda$
  measurements. The $\lambda$
  result bands (vertical) are divided into pre-2002 \cite{bopp86,yerozolimsky97,liaud97}
  and post-2002 \cite{mostovoi01,schumann08,mund13,mendenhall13}
  results, where the distinction is made using the date of the
  most recent result from each experiment. The right axis
  shows publication year for the individual lambda measurements
  included in the calculation of the $\lambda$ bands (closed markers for post-2002,
  open markers for pre-2002). Note that the result of this work (Brown \textit{et al.})
  is the combined UCNA result from \cite{mendenhall13} and the current analysis, and the
  Mund \textit{et al.} result is the combined PERKEOII result from \cite{abele02,mund13}.
  The diagonal bands
  are derived from neutron lifetime measurements
  and are separated into neutron beam \cite{yue13,byrne96} and UCN bottle
  experiments, which consist of material bottle storage \cite{serebrov05,
    arzumanov15,steyerl12,pichlmaier10,mampe93} and magnetic bottle storage \cite{pattie17}.
  The $V_{ud}$ band (horizontal) comes from
  superallowed $0^+ \rightarrow 0^+$ nuclear $\beta$-decay
  measurements \cite{pdg}. The error bands include scale factors
  as prescribed by the Particle Data Group \cite{pdg}.
}
\label{fig:vud}
\end{figure}

As shown in Fig. \ref{fig:vud}, one can constrain $V_{ud}$ using $\lambda$
\cite{bopp86,yerozolimsky97,
  liaud97,abele02,mostovoi01,schumann08,mund13,mendenhall13} and
neutron lifetime measurements \cite{yue13,byrne96,pattie17,serebrov05,arzumanov15,
  steyerl12,pichlmaier10,mampe93}
and compare to direct measurements
of $V_{ud}$ from  $0^+ \rightarrow 0^+$ superallowed decays \cite{pdg}.
When considering the discrepancy
between neutron lifetime measurements using neutron beams \cite{yue13,byrne96}
versus UCN storage experiments (performed with material bottles \cite{serebrov05,
    arzumanov15,steyerl12,pichlmaier10,mampe93} and magnetic bottles \cite{pattie17})
and the shift in $\lambda$ measurements after 2002,
one observes a striking landscape.
The older pre-2002
results contribute significantly to the $\chi^2$ of
the entire data set, leading the Particle Data Group (PDG) to apply
a $\sqrt{\chi^2/(N-1)} = 2.2$ scale factor to the current $\lambda$ error \cite{pdg}.
A common theme between the majority of the pre- and post-2002
results for $\lambda$ concerns
the size of the systematic corrections,
where the pre-2002 measurements (\cite{bopp86,yerozolimsky97,liaud97})
have individual systematic
corrections $>10\%$ compared to those from post-2002 (\cite{abele02,mund13,mendenhall13} and
this work) with all systematic
corrections $<2\%$.
For the future, we note that if the precision level of measurements of the beta
asymmetry achieve the roughly 0.1\% level required for direct
comparison with $V_{ud}$ extracted from $0^+ \rightarrow 0^+$
superallowed decays \cite{hardy15}, the pre-2002
measurements will not contribute to the Particle Data Group's scatter
calculations for the beta asymmetry, setting the precision level for evaluating
scatter and the global averages at the scale of the recent measurements
and those to come \footnote{\label{footnote:scaleFactor}The PDG only includes in
  the calculation of the scale factor those measurements that satisfy
  $\delta x_i < 3 \sqrt{N} \delta \bar{x}$,
  where $x_i$ refers to one measurement of quantity $x$ out of $N$ measurements and
  $\delta \bar{x}$ is the non-scaled error on the weighted average $\bar{x}$ \cite{pdg}.
Inclusion of a 0.1\% result for $A_0$ (yielding a 0.025\% result for
$\lambda$), removes the pre-2002 results for $\lambda$
from those that enter the calculation of the
scale factor.}.

\vspace{0.4cm}

\begin{center}
\textbf{ACKNOWLEDGMENTS}
\end{center}

This work is supported in part by the U.S.\ Department
of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics
(DE-FG02-08ER41557, DE-SC0014622, DE-FG02-97ER41042) and the National
Science Foundation (NSF-0700491, NSF-1002814, NSF-1005233, NSF-1102511,
NSF-1205977, NSF-1306997,
NSF-1307426, NSF-1506459,
and NSF-1615153). We gratefully acknowledge the support
of the LDRD program (20110043DR), and the LANSCE
and AOT divisions of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
We thank M.\ Gonz\'{a}lez-Alonso for comments on this work.

\vspace{0.4cm}

\begin{center}
\textbf{APPENDIX}
\end{center}

During $\beta$-decay running, an equilibrium population of spins develops.  We
characterize this equilibrium spin population by a depolarized fraction at time
$t$, with $t=0$~s at the beginning of a polarimetry measurement:
$\xi(t) = [N_{\mathrm {depol}}(t)/N_{\mathrm{load}}(t)]$, where ``load'' indicates the equilibrium
population of neutron spin states that developed in the decay trap (mainly the
spin state chosen by the spin flipper with a small depolarized contribution),
and ``depol'' indicates neutrons which have the opposite
spin state (nominally depolarized).  The polarization at time $t$ is
then $P(t) = 1 - 2\xi (t)$.  We determine the fraction of depolarized neutrons in a
given $\beta$-decay run by performing depolarization or ``D'' runs at the end of each
50 min. $\beta$-decay run.  In these runs, the loaded spin populations are determined by
direct measurement of the UCN population in the spectrometer decay volume just
before the beginning of a depolarization measurement.  Because depolarized
populations are small (smaller than 1~\%), the $\beta$-decay rate or the rate
in a UCN monitor attached to the SCS is sufficient to provide a reliable measure
proportional to the loaded spin population, $N^{\mathrm{SCS}}_{\mathrm{load}}(t=0\mathrm{~s})$,
where the
superscript ``SCS'' indicates measurement with either the UCN monitor or
electron detectors in the $\beta$-decay
spectrometer.

The depolarized spin population is isolated and measured in a procedure with five steps.
In step (1), we utilize a new component for the UCNA experiment: a shutter at the
exit of the decay trap (see Fig. \ref{fig:setup}).  The shutter dramatically improves
the signal-to-background
ratio in our measurement of the depolarized fraction, and permits a very clean
assessment of the systematic errors in our polarimetry analysis.  At time $t=0$~s,
the shutter is closed, preventing UCN in the decay volume from exiting the system.
When the shutter closes, the state of the switcher also changes,
routing UCN that exit from the decay trap through the polarizer/AFP magnet to a UCN
detector located below the switcher.  The signal in the switcher
detector during a polarimetry run is depicted in Fig. \ref{fig:swtdet}.  After the
shutter is closed,
the loaded spin population in the guides between the shutter and the switcher
detector are permitted to drain to the switcher detector, producing a large pulse
in the switcher detector.  In step (2), at $t = 25$~s, the state of the spin
flipper is changed, permitting depolarized UCN in the guides beyond the spin-flipper
to also exit to the switcher detector.  Note that, prior to this time, the
depolarized population is in a state which can not pass the high field region of
the polarizer/AFP magnet.  In step (3), at time $t = 30$~s, the shutter is opened,
permitting only depolarized UCN from the decay trap to traverse the high field
region in the polarizer/AFP magnet and be counted in the switcher detector.
After background subtraction, the number of UCN counted in this phase by the
switcher detector, $N^{\mathrm{SWT}}_{\mathrm{depol}}(t=30\mathrm{~s})$, is proportional to the depolarized population
at time $t=30$~s (``SWT'' stand for switcher detector).  In step (4), at $t= 130$~s,
the spin-flipper is changed again, permitting the initially loaded spin population to drain from the
decay trap.  Finally, in step (5) at $t = 310$~s, when all UCN have drained from
the trap, we take background data in the switcher UCN detector for 50~s.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.42]{Switcher_signals.pdf}
\caption{Switcher signal as a function of time, during ``D''-type runs: (1) the shutter
  closes and the switcher state changes, permitting UCN in the
  guide outside the decay volume to drain to the switcher UCN detector, (2) the AFP
  spin-flipper changes state, allowing depolarized neutrons in the guides outside the
  decay volume to drain to the switcher, (3) the shutter opens, permitting depolarized
  neutrons within the decay volume to drain to the switcher detector, (4) the AFP
  spin-flipper returns to its initial state, allowing the initially loaded spin state
  to drain from the decay volume, (5) backgrounds are measured after the UCN
  population in the decay volume has drained away.  The presented data were taken in 2011
  and UCN loaded into the decay volume with the spin-flipper off.}
 \label{fig:swtdet}
\end{figure}

A set of dedicated, ``{\it ex situ}'' measurements called ``$P$'' runs are performed
for both flipper on-loaded and off-loaded UCN to determine the ratio of UCN
measured at $t=0$~s in the SCS to those measured after storing them for 30~s
behind the shutter and then unloading them to the switcher detector.  This ratio
is used (for the spin state corresponding to depolarized UCN in a given $D$ run)
to correct the switcher signal measured in the $D$ runs for storage behind the
shutter and transport to the switcher.  The resultant ``raw'' depolarized
fraction $\xi_{\mathrm{raw}} (t=0\mathrm{~s})$ is nominally independent of spin-transport and
detection efficiencies.

\setlength{\tabcolsep}{3pt}
\begin{table}[h]
  \caption{Results from measured raw depolarization fractions and the range
    of Monte Carlo correction values for each dataset in spin-flipper off ($-$)
    and spin-flipper on ($+$) states.}
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{l c c c c}
    \hline \hline \\ [-1.75ex]
    & \multicolumn{2}{c}{2011-2012}&\multicolumn{2}{c}{2012-2013} \\ [0.5ex]
    & $P^-$ & $P^+$ & $P^-$ & $P^+$ \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline \\ [-1.75ex]
    $\xi_{\mathrm{raw}} (t=0\mathrm{~s})$ & 0.0062(4) & 0.0099(3) & 0.0045(5) & 0.0070(3) \\
    MC Corr. & 0.15-0.275 &0.275-0.375&0.15-0.30 &0.25-0.375 \\ [0.25ex]
    \hline
  \end{tabular}
  \label{table:depol2}
\end{table}

A systematic multiplicative correction to the measured value of $\xi_{\mathrm{raw}} (t=0\mathrm{~s})$ is determined via
Monte Carlo simulation of the signals in our switcher UCN detector.  This
correction arises from two effects, the first being that while the depolarized spin
population is stored behind the shutter during a D-type run ($t=0$--$30$~s), it can be
continuously fed by depolarization of the initially loaded spin population.  We refer
to this as the ``DE'' or depolarization evolution correction, which can affect both
flipper-on and flipper-off loaded $\beta$-decay runs.  The second is due to the finite spin flipper
efficiency, and is referred to as the ``SFE'' correction. This causes a systematic
error only for flipper-off loaded runs, because it produces a continuous leakage
of UCN from the initially loaded spin population through the spin flipper when the
flipper is on (trapping the initially loaded spin population and nominally
preventing them from being counted in the switcher detector).  Our simulations
permit us to systematically explore the guide transport parameters (guide specularity,
Fermi potentials, and loss per bounce) as well as the magnitude and correlations
between the DE and SFE corrections.
The measured values of
$\xi _{\mathrm{raw}} (t=0\mathrm{~s})$ and the Monte Carlo correction factors are shown in Table \ref{table:depol2}, and the
polarization for the 2011 and 2012 LANL run cycles are tabulated in
Table \ref{table:depol}. The uncertainties for the polarization
determined for this work were dominated by the statistical uncertainties in the fitting
procedures used to determine the DE and SFE corrections, with these determined by
the counting statistics for UCNs in the switcher detector.

The uncertainties for the polarization determined for this work were dominated by the
statistical uncertainties in the fitting procedures used to determine the Monte Carlo
corrections.  In addition to the resultant statistical uncertainty in the Monte Carlo
correction factors, we also assigned a 15~\% overall systematic uncertainty to
the Monte Carlo correction factor due to the worst case disagreement between the
switcher signal simulations and Monte Carlo predictions.

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The albums are available on CD from the shoppe at foetus.org, where you can also listen to previews. The albums are also available digitally here, and also from iTunes, Amazon and regular digital outlets. The albums, however, are not available for streaming on Spotify, Pandora etc. All copies of SOAK come with a free sticker of a variation of the cover artwork, personally signed by JG Thirlwell.
WHAT IS SOAK?
The album kicks off with the beat-heavy "Red and Black and Gray and White", a celebration of the color scheme of Foetus album covers and an opportunity to proclaim them in the patriotic style of cheer-leading and military cadence. The track employs the drumming of Jeff Davidson, where exuberant paramilitary rhythms collide with chain gangs, big band brass stabs and call-and -response vocals kick off the album in a blistering breathless blast, echoing JG's intense action-packed scores for the Adult Swim cartoon Venture Bros. "Pratheism" continues JG's voyage into opera which began with HIDE's "Cosmetics", this time abetted by mezzo soprano Natalie Galpern. In the multi-movement composition, which will also appear in Thirlwell's forthcoming opera, heavy drums drive the bombastic orchestrations, propelled by urgent choral vocals and pulsing analog synthesizer. Singer Abby Fischer joins JG on the lilting seductive piece "Alabaster", also written for the forthcoming opera, the track being a paean to the singer's inanimate partner. JG's version of The Normal's electronic post-punk classic "Warm Leatherette" originally appeared in the 7″ box set collection Recovery along with the likes of Johann Johannsson, Fennesz and Alva Noto. JG was commissioned to record a cover version of John Carpenter's "Halloween" while creating the sound design for the website of the remake of the classic horror film. JG decided to resurrect it, merging it with an original piece "Turbulence". In the same way that Wendy Carlos' "Switched on Bach" took classical music and re-cast it in the electronic musical idiom, with his versions of "Halloween" and "Warm Leatherette", JG is taking classics of electronic music and recasting them in a symphonic idiom, reconfiguring them from the minimalism that made them distinctive at the time into a bombastic maximalism. "Kamikaze" is a post-millennial psychedelic meditation on Japanese suicide pilots, evoking a classic romanticism in it's Beatle-esque refrain. JG's eccentric interpretation "La Rua Madureira" follows, complete with balkanized mid-section and dream sequence, summoning the author of the song, tragic french chanteur Nino Ferrer, who shot himself in the heart in 1998. Following the twisting cinematic opus of "Spat", Secret Chiefs 3 remix the Foetus track "Cosmetics" , turning it on it's head and infusing it with some of their style while retaining the mad collision of opera and prog. The album closes gently with the meditation-cum-lullabye "Mesmerin", blurring the line between anti-depressants and religious awakening.
WHAT IS THE BLUE EYES SOUNDTRACK?
JG Thirlwell's chamber soundtrack to the film "The Blue Eyes" is also released on the same day. The original score was created for Eva Aridjis' Mexican-lensed supernatural thriller, and is performed with an ensemble which includes Manorexia alumni Karen Waltuch on violin & viola and Isabel Castelvi on cello plus Nathan Koci (Ensemble Modern, Bang On A Can etc) on french horn, James Ilgenfritz (Lukas Ligeti, Anthony Braxton ) on contrabass and Marcus Rojas (David Byrne, Steven Bernstein) on tuba and bass trombone, with JG on everything else, including piano, electronics and percussion. The film, set in Chiapas, Mexico, stars Allison Case (Hair, Mamma Mia, Nurse Jackie) and Zachary Booth (Taking Woodstock, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Darkhorse) and was released theatrically in Mexico.
Nino Ferrer Revisited
Author adminPosted on April 2, 2012 Categories NewsTags Bernard Szajner, Cocoon, Complot, David Fenech, Étienne Charry, JG Thirlwell, Klimperei, La Kuizine, Lefdup, Lefdup and Lefdup featuring Arthur Ferrari and Charlie Cole, Les Denise Glaser, Les Hautsdeplerfond, Molypop, Nino Ferrer, Non Finito Orchestra, Norscq, Optical Sound, Palo Alto featuring Laurent Pernice, The Garçon, Toupidak LimonadeLeave a comment on Nino Ferrer Revisited
Optical Sound, the label that brought you the Hydroze Plus 10″, has released an album of interpretations of the seminal late singer Nino Ferrer on April 2, 2012. Entitled Objets Noirs et Choses Carrees : Nino Ferrer revisited, the album feature JG Thirlwell's rendition of Ferrer's classic La Rua Madureira. Other artists covering Ferrer on the album include Norscq, Étienne Charry, The Garçon, Bernard Szajner, Complot, Klimperei, Molypop, Les Hautsdeplerfond, Les Denise Glaser, La Kuizine, David Fenech, Cocoon, Toupidak Limonade, Non Finito Orchestra. Palo Alto featuring Laurent Pernice and Lefdup, Lefdup and Lefdup featuring Arthur Ferrari and Charlie Cole.
Nino Ferrer was a popular French singer who began his career in the mid 1960's. He committed suicide in 1998.