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There's been a lot of press lately about an incredible-sounding new ebike product called the FlyKly Smart Wheel. We see gushing headlines such as "This Smart Wheel Makes Cycling in the City a Breeze", "Effortless Pedalling Through Our Cities' Streets", "Keeps You Looking Fly", and "This ground breaking invention just may be about to revolutionize commuter cycling forever". The Smart Wheel is an electric hub motor similar to other hub motors that have been available for over a decade, but with a twist: the motor and all the electronics and batteries fit inside the wheel. Furthermore the wheel is controllable through a bluetooth connection to a smart phone. This connectivity enables some interesting features like a speedometer that appears on your handlebar-mounted smart phone, a way to lock the bike electronically, and a way to track your bike if it's stolen. Pretty cool, but is the Smart Wheel too good to be true? Is it just hype? Decidedly no, it is easily for real. I'd say for people who haven't yet tried an electric bike, this product will easily live up to the hype. Ebikes in general are impressive; this product is doubly so. And even for those of us who have been using electric bikes for years, Continue reading →
Nov 2013
The FlyKly Smart Wheel: Too Good to Be True?
Jun 2012
Why I Invented an Electric Bike for Carrying Adult Passengers
"On June 4, 1896 in a tiny workshop behind his home on 58 Bagley Street, [Henry] Ford put the finishing touches on his pure ethanol-powered motor car. After more than two years of experimentation, Ford, at the age of 32, had completed his first experimental automobile…The two cylinder engine could produce 4 horsepower…achieving a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h). Ford would later go on to found the Ford Motor Company and become one of the world's richest men."
I'm gradually reducing my car dependance. I enjoy traveling to meetings, hauling groceries, and taking my kids to their dental appointments all on my bike. But one of the few remaining compelling reasons for using my car is to carry adult passengers. For a variety of reasons my adult friends and family do not feel comfortable hopping onto my longtail cargo bike. Can bicycles ever fulfill the role of carrying adult passengers? I believe they can, and (like Henry Ford) I've built an experimental vehicle to test my conviction.
Here are the design goals I began with: build a bike that can safely and comfortably carry both a 200-pound driver and a 200-pound passenger at an average speed of Continue reading →
Apr 2012
Shawn's Electric Yuba Mundo
Today's article comes from a guest contributor, Shawn McCarty of Venice, Florida. Shawn is an avid cyclist who has completed bike tours through various parts of the United States and Europe. His blog (aworldspinning.com) has some nice photos of his European adventure. And his custom electric cargo bike is amazing!
If you have biking facts, photos, or a story you think our readers would enjoy, let us know. We're interested in presenting a variety of topics and points of view as we build our biking community.
Oct 2010
Sweat Is Your Friend
This summer was one of the hottest summers on record. Several people have asked me how I managed to survive. My response: I didn't notice. I didn't notice it was unusually hot in spite of spending much of my time outdoors training for a marathon and doing my errands by bike. I didn't notice precisely because, counter-intuitively, these activities caused me to sweat and my sweat kept me cool. How could this be?
For some reason our culture has an aversion to sweat. Our media keeps up a constant barrage of messages about how we must avoid sweating and that if we do somehow err by sweating we must hide it at all costs. Of course there is a place for personal hygiene and we must take care not to impose our old smelly sweat on our fellow citizens. But we sweat for a reason–to keep ourselves cool–and furthermore we are very good at sweating.
A recent Scientific American article described how one of the most basic ways our human ancestors gained an advantage over other predators is by our ability to sweat. No other animal sweats as well as we do. This ability enabled our ancestors to track large game until it fell over from heat exhaustion, a technique known as persistence hunting. Many other animals can outrun us for short distances. But we are the masters of long distance running on this planet. A human can run a marathon faster than a horse, because the horse will keel over from heat exhaustion before it gets to the finish line. And so how do we make use of this great ability of ours in modern times? Do we augment our ability to keep cool in some way as we have done with so many of our other abilities? No, instead we vilify anyone who sweats in public. It is outrageous to me that we subvert this great advantage we have for dealing with hot weather, then complain about the weather, then build big machines to make ourselves cooler, and finally watch complacently as these machines contribute to the very climate warming we were complaining about.
I propose that instead of looking at sweat as the enemy we learn to harness it for its intended purpose: to cool us down. It is much more energy efficient to cool ourselves individually (perhaps with motion or fans) than to use big energy-intensive machines to cool down entire rooms and buildings. And it is the height of hypocrisy and inefficiency that our cars are designed to be basically greenhouses on wheels. As a result they must carry massive air conditioning equipment to keep their occupants cool. Instead, cars could make use of our natural abilities to cool ourselves by sweating and combine that with the built-in breeze of their forward motion.
Air conditioning will be one of the first superfluous accessories jettisoned by our lightweight/narrow/slow cars of the future. What will replace it? Think about the vents cars have now and how they could be improved. It seems that no one in our bone-headed auto industry has taken the time to reconsider the simple air vent. What are some ways it can better put a breeze where it's needed? For that matter, where is the breeze needed? Sweating effectively requires having airflow over one's back. Current cars place your back squarely in a cushy seat with no possibility of air flow. What if for starters cars had mesh seats? What if we had the vents blow directly from the seat onto our backs? Or better yet, what if we had ventilated clothing that clipped directly into the car's cooling system? And we won't need any kind of sophisticated automatic temperature control. Just provide a steady air flow and your body will sweat or not as necessary to keep itself comfortable.
You are probably wondering "What if I don't have one of those lightweight/narrow/slow cars of the future? How can I keep cool by sweating while traveling?" If such is the case I propose that you make do with an electric cargo bike, which is the next best thing to a lightweight/narrow/slow car of the future. Here are my tips for sweating more effectively in hot weather:
- Use an electric bike. Moving on an electric bike is especially nice since it can provide a breeze without so much exertion. And if you are on foot, my experience is that someone can actually stay cooler by running slowly and efficiently rather than walking. The faster airflow from running combined with sweating kept me cooler than the slower airflow (but less exertion) of walking. However, running efficiently takes practice. It probably also helps to be thin.
- Don't wear a backpack while biking. Backpacks block air flow. Get a cargo bike so you can carry your stuff off your body.
- Wear sunscreen.
- Go shirtless. Don't be a prude dude. Let the sweat out. But carry a jacket for when you stop.
- Carry twice as much water as you think you'll need. You'll need it.
- Only stay in the sun if you are moving. The airflow will keep you from overheating.
- Cool down in front of a fan after biking. You will notice a surge in body temperature after you stop biking, with a corresponding surge in sweat output. Don't waste that sweat! Cool down with whatever breeze and fan and shade you can find. Only after the sweat has completely evaporated should you take a shower if circumstances require.
So this summer by following these simple tips I actually looked forward to biking and running as an opportunity to go outside and cool down. I did not let the weather reports dictate whether or not I could go outside. Don't believe me? Try befriending your sweat!
Jun 2010
Tension, Integrity, and the Design of Lightweight Vehicles
I've been trying to wrap my head around guy wires. No that doesn't mean wires made by guys. It means a tensioned cable used to brace parts of a structure or vehicle. For example have you ever noticed the cables forming Xs between an old biplanes' wings? Those cables prevented the two wings from moving relative to each other. They also made it possible for a biplane to be lightweight. As biplanes' motors became more powerful weight has not been so much of a factor and you don't see as many or any cables on a modern biplane. However you do see cables on ultralight aircraft as shown. More and more you see cables used in architecture. I argue that we need to use more cables—and parts under tension in general—in the design of our cars.
I recently needed to add guy wires to my Bike Wagon canopy design because when I put my solar panels on top of the canopy, the added weight made the canopy wobbly. A few cable Xs solved the problem. It got me thinking about how the design of ultralight airplanes and bicycles and lightweight vehicles in general requires using tensegrity. Say what? "Tensegrity" is a word that American architect and inventor Buckminster Fuller made up by combining the word "tension" with the word "integrity" to describe a new building technique. The basic idea is that you can make way cool lightweight structures by combining something with structural integrity (such as a hunting bow) with something that is under tension (such as the bow string).Tensegrity structures can have the unnerving property that the beams of the structure don't actually touch each other (see the Tensegritoy below). Our bodies themselves use tensegrity: our bones provide the structural integrity and our ligaments and muscles provide the tension.
The bicycle wheel is another good example of tensegrity. Back in the day wheels were constructed using wooden spokes. The spokes needed to be thick and heavy. The bicycle wheel, in contrast, uses tensegrity. The rim provides the structural integrity and the spokes provide the tension. This design creates a very strong lightweight wheel. A car wheel (excepting the occasional MG) does not use tensegrity; it is solid metal. A car's large powerful internal combustion engine overwhelms any need for weight savings. Incidentally there are commercially successful bike frames that use tensegrity.
Tensegrity is a revelation in architecture. The first large buildings relied on gravity and the compression strength of stone to hold themselves up. Then with the invention of the steel I-beam, buildings could use the structural integrity of the I-beams to hold themselves up. More and more architects are experimenting with tension components such as steel cables and fabric. Some of these structures are what the layman would call a tent. However, we're talking tents that are very large permanent structures such as the 1,200 ft. wide (365 m) Millennium Dome. Two related ideas are tensile structures (elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending) and tensairity structures (pneumatic structures that use inflated airbeams and attached stiffeners or cables).
I believe road vehicles need to undergo a similar transition—from compression to tension components in their construction—so that they can become light enough to be powered by humans and by sunlight. Contemporary cars have structural integrity mainly by virtue of the strength of steel. I envision lightweight slow small vehicles that use aluminum poles, cables, and fabric to give them shape. Is this possible? It can't hurt to dream big. In 1930 Buckminster Fuller's own car invention, the Dymaxion Car, weighed less than 1000 pounds and could carry 10 passengers.
May 2010
The Once and Future Microcar
I've been sharing with people my ambition to turn my Xtracycle "cargo bike" into a microcar. This has led me to ask what exactly is a microcar? And what would it take to give an Xtracycle the functionality of a microcar?
Microcar 101
It turns out microcars are not a new idea—they've been around since the dawn of the twentieth century. They are basically very small cars, usually between 150 and 1,000 pounds, powered by a 49cc to 500cc motorcycle-like engine or an electric motor, and often they are three-wheeled. They tend to be very cute and have become the objects of desire for many collectors and clubs. Various forces have caused microcars to wax and wane in popularity. For example they flourished after both World War I and World War II, perhaps as a way for people to economize. They also tend to flourish in places where their small size gives them tax, insurance, or drivers' licensing advantages. Because of these economic forces, microcars are more popular in Europe and Japan than the U.S. For example in Austria and France they have a reputation for being the vehicle of last resort for people who lost their driver's license for drunk driving. In some European countries, they became popular because taxes and insurance used to depend on engine displacement or power. Modern Japanese microcars, called Kei cars, are designed to exploit local tax and insurance regulations, and in more rural areas are exempted from the requirement to certify that adequate parking is available for the vehicle.
I believe (and others believe) the time is right for the microcar to rise again, and I believe the bicycling community will have a hand in that transformation. There is a vacuum forming in our transportation system for a slow narrow vehicle that weighs between 100 and 1000 pounds. The car manufacturers don't seem interested in coming down from their planet-wrenching upper end of the weight scale. It's left up to the bike manufacturers to come up from the low end, to produce an intermediate-sized vehicle. My electric-assist "stoked" Xtracycle already has some of the specs of the smallest microcar, the Peel P50. The P50 weighed 130 pounds; my stoked Xtracycle with a canopy enclosure and other amenities will weigh about the same. The P50 has a 4.2 horsepower (3,131 watts) motor; my electric motor can put out 750 watts, which, along with some human power thrown in, might sometimes reach half that power on a good day. We've got the beginnings of a microcar here.
Furthermore, bicyclists can give birth to a new kind of vehicle because we are unhindered by the constraints that the auto industry has. For example the side impact laws—necessary for vehicles that go highway speeds—make it technically impossible for the auto manufacturers to make a car that weighs less than 1000 pounds. Also the car industry is constrained by the limitations of mass production. Before the car industry can roll a microcar through it massive factories it must first ensure that there is a very large market for it. Bike shops, in contrast, only have to convince a few hundred people to buy one of their hand-crafted microcars which they can build from off-the-shelf parts. This situation is similar to the pre-mass production era when many small shops produced only a few hundred of their often eccentric cyclecars, the original microcars. Cyclecars were small inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and the late 1920s. They were called cyclecars because they often incorporated motorcycle parts. They were very inexpensive for cars; the Buckboard cyclecar cost as low as $200 ($2,800 in 2010 dollars).
The auto industry must also overcome peoples' expectations that all cars must be able to drive at highway speeds and highway distances. There is a movement among environmentally-minded manufacturers to create a new class of cars called Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, which weigh less than 3,000 pounds, typically have a range of 30 miles and have a top speed of 25 mph. But given what I know about American culture I don't think this movement will succeed. People balk at the idea of a car that only goes 25mph, but a bike that goes that speed is cool.
So what is stopping a bike shop from making a microcar? Two things: the legal definition of a bicycle, and technical constraints. For an electric-assist bicycle to be legally considered a bicycle (rather than a motorcycle or car) it's motor must be less than 750 watts, it must have functional pedals, it's maximum speed must be less than 20mph, and it must have two or three wheels. This last constraint is important: if you give a vehicle four wheels it seems the full weight of automotive regulations falls upon it. There is some hope that these legal constraints will rise. For example I read recently that the motor limit in New York has been raised to 1,000 watts.
So is it technically possible to build a vehicle within those legal constraints that achieves the same functionality as a microcar? I believe it is. My Xtracycle cargo bike is almost there. Why hasn't anyone done it before? Maybe because electric motor and battery technology wasn't so well developed until now. Maybe the consumer base wasn't there. Maybe the gas price, tax, insurance, and licensing forces weren't in alignment. I sense that they are coming into alignment now.
What would it take to turn a cargo bike into a microcar?
What can a microcar do that a cargo bike can't do? One big difference is speed. We can make a cargo bike faster by adding an electric motor, but we still have the 20mph legal limit. For me this is not a problem. Carrying capacity is more important than speed for me, and electric motors have an advantage over internal-combustion engines in this regard. For a given horsepower, electric vehicles such as my bike tend to be slow but with great carrying capacity, whereas internal-combustion-powered vehicles tend to be faster but unable to carry as great a load. For example my bike has a 400-pound carrying capacity and a maximum speed of 20mph, whereas the P50 described above probably can't carry much more than one 200-pound person but it can carry them at 38mph. I would much prefer a microcar that can carry a lot rather than a microcar that is fast.
The next biggest functionality a microcar has that a cargo bike doesn't have is a canopy. I've outlined my design criteria for an Xtracycle canopy in a previous post. Bicycles have a long history of incorporating canopies; bikes with a canopy are called velomobiles. However, again, velomobiles seem to be built for speed rather than cargo capacity. Another design direction that incorporates a canopy with a bike is the bicycle car, which typically means a pedal-powered vehicle with four wheels. A pedicab is a similar idea.
Other advantages of a microcar have to do with comfort and ease of use. Bicycling manufacturers are used to asking the bicyclist to conform to the bike. Our microcar must instead incorporate some of the same human-centered design that makes Apple products such big hits. Bicycle manufacturers haven't yet begun to explore the design opportunities that come from having an electric motor and a big honking battery on a bike. An obvious opportunity is to power the bike lights from the central battery rather than have separate batteries and switches for each light. Now that we have a canopy we can begin to think about how to keep passengers warm. Another set of design opportunities comes from the cyclist no longer having to be thrifty with power. For example I took the toe clips off of my Xtracycle since any minor advantage they offer is overwhelmed by what the motor can do. And it now becomes possible to consider a shaft drive instead of a chain drive, since its minor inefficiency pales in comparison with the advantage of not having a greasy chain.
Here are some general microcar design criteria with some ideas about how they might be satisfied. Got ideas of your own? Please comment and I'll add them to this post.
My microcar can carry the driver and one passenger comfortably. The biggest design choice here seems to be having people sit side-by-side or front-back. I like front-back so that the vehicle is narrow. This is important so that the vehicle can ride on the shoulder since it is slow. But a side-to-side design, particularly a recumbent trike, could be explored.
My microcar protects the occupants from rain, wind and cold. The traditional microcar uses sheet metal or plastic. I think cloth is the best material since it is lightweight. A cloth cover can be changed to fit the season. The winter cover could be insulated. And it may be possible to integrate electronics into the cloth, such as tail lights and headlights.
My microcar is easy to maintain.
My microcar weighs between 100 and 1000 pounds.
My microcar is powered by a 500 to 1,000 watt motor. Now that New York will have a 1,000-watt maximum motor size, I am imagining an Xtra-cycle microcar that has a tricycle attachment replacing its rear wheels. And each wheel of this trike attachment has a 500-watt electric motor hub. Now we're talking.
My microcar has a top speed of 20mph.
My microcar costs less than $5000.
My microcar has a 400 pound total cargo and occupant capacity.
Feb 2010
Bicycle Canopy Research
I've been doing a little research on bicycle canopies. There are surprisingly few examples out there. Here are a few that come up on the top of a web search.
(Update: check out my own canopy design and instructions for making it.)
The Environmentalist
Top of the list is the Bicycle Canopy Company. The name sounds promising but the product does not look much better than my prototype. Owner Jill Nerkowski writes "I joined my landscaping and gardening experience with bicycle mechanics and came up with my idea for a traveling greenhouse…This bicycle canopy can be constructed in your home, with ordinary household tools and easy to purchase materials." You have to give her credit for her massive amounts of hutzpah. She looks like a lovable kook but hey, there but for the grace of God go I .
The Seeker
Farther down the list is someone who back in 2005 announced his search for any sort of bicycle canopy. He concluded that most of the work being done so far to create a weatherproof bike has been the creation of velomobiles: short bullet-shaped bicycles with a hard enclosure. Velomobiles don't seem to be good car-replacement vehicles. The tend to emphasize speed, they are expensive and they weigh a lot. I can't imagine them carrying cargo or a passenger.
The Bent
I came across this guy Joe Kochanowski who has made over 50 recumbent (a.k.a bent) bicycles over the last twenty years, some of them enclosed like a velomobile. He writes "I am not married so I can do things like overhaul a car engine in my living room without anyone complaining." I admit to a bit of envy. Go Joe.
The European
As usual the Europeans are way ahead of us in bicycle technology. The French have brought to market what appears to be the only commercially successful bike canopy I've seen.
Here's a cute review by a young citizen:
I'm concluding that the bike canopy field is wide open. My design has many elements that I haven't seen elsewhere: integration with the open-source Xtracycle standard; cold-weather insulation; use on an electric cargo bike; and the highly flexible conestoga design. What I've seen is canopies designed for either speed or light rain protection. I haven't seen any designs that are a serious approach to car-replacement.
For some reason I haven't seen any Xtracycle canopies. You'd think this would be a popular idea in rainy Portland Oregon which is a nexus of the bike movement. I think the Xtracycle is uniquely suitable for a canopy because both the driver and passenger are on the same bike. This allows one large canopy. The main protection needs to be for the passenger and cargo (perhaps using aerogel insulation which is extremely efficient, thin, and lightweight and may someday be available transparent). The driver, who will be hot from exertion, just needs to be protected from rain and wind. (In my experience I get quite hot biking even in the coldest weather. Maybe a very well insulated canopy could allow the driver's excess body to warm the passenger.) I think a design that emphasizes covering a passenger will also be easier for the general public to accept. People have already seen plenty of bike trailers with such coverings. With an Xtracycle, it's a small step to extend the passenger covering to the driver.
Another design opportunity is that the Xtracycle allows you to connect a canopy much farther forward and back than other bikes. The forward connection can even be to the sides of the pedals without interfering with the pedals. If you've ever carried lumber on an Xtracycle equipped with the Long Loader accessory you know what I mean.
Another design opportunity: the canopy provides a place to put your flexible thin-film solar panels.
Another design opportunity: the power of an electric bike makes it possible to have a heavier perhaps wooden "wagon" that you can just chuck stuff into or even lock it up. I can imagine a pick-up truck like bicycle. Maybe the bottom of the wagon should be curved like a Conestoga wagon so the cargo doesn't fly out. Then you just attach a canopy when necessary.
I commend the brave souls noted in this post for the work they've done to advance the cause of making bicycles practical for year-round use. I am perplexed that this cause has been completely abandoned by industry, government, and yes, even bicycle manufacturers.


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text: Greetings good gentles and youth Wiesenfeuer's Yule revel is 2 weeks away. With that in mind, I have put the schedule of Children's Activities together. This year we will be having a Youth A and S championship as well as the Youth Bardic Championship. Kids bring your crafts to display ( no documentation necessary) and your best bardic piece and join in the fun. We will also have a Subtlty Making class and competition again this year! Bring your ideas to play with chocolate! Here is the Schedule: After Morning court: Youth A and S set up. (place to be announced in a later e-mail) (Populace vote) 10ish - 11:30(or after morning court and A and S set up) Subtlty Making class and Competition (Populace Vote) 11:30 - 1 Luncheon break 1-2:45ish Youth Bardic (Panel of Judges) 3ish - 4ish Courtly Dancing with Baroness Adina Terricsdottir 4ish a visit from Father Winter. If you wish for your child to recieve a gift from Father Winter please bring a wrapped gift with your child's name on it and his helpers will make sure that it is in his sack of goodies.


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2014 BMW 320i
When BMW switched its entry level 3 Series, the 328i, from a naturally aspirated, 3.0-liter six-cylinder to a turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder, we weren't entirely sure what to think. Sure, from a pure numbers perspective, the new 2.0-liter cooked the old 3.0's goose, delivering more torque at far more accessible engine speeds while boosting horsepower and fuel economy. While we miss that revvy six-pot, the numbers for the 2.0 were just way too good to pass up. Then we received news of an even less-powerful 2.0-liter 3 Series – the 320i. This was interesting, as it saw BMW de... Read More
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The Chinese like long-wheelbase versions of sedans, because execs like to be able to stretch out while the drivers ferry them about – and the country, if you didn't know, has a whole lot of executives. Audi sells a stretched A4 there, and BMW evidently feels the market looks robust enough for a long-wheelbase 3 Series Li. Why not just get a 5 ...
BMW is continuing to work away on the 2013 3 Series, and our spy photographers managed to click off a few photos of what appears to be the 335i sedan cranking out a few hot laps at the Nurburgring. The shots show a vehicle with slightly less aggressive camouflage than anything we've seen in the past, though details as to what we can expect from the ...
The next-generation BMW 3 Series has been out stretching its legs before its official debut, and our tactical team of spy photographers was quick to snap a few photos before the vehicle returned to the automaker's lair. These photos give us a more complete look at the new 3er for the first time as its shed more of the psychedelic-swirl camouflage than in ...
There aren't words to convey just how happy this makes us. With Spring officially licking at the sanctified asphalt of the Nürburgring, testing season has kicked into high gear. Our elite squad of spy photographers has set up camp to take in the action and happened to catch this bizarre beastie obliterating its tires amongst a herd of other BMW ...
Lately, we've been hearing a lot about BMW's plans to expand its model line with more niche models like the X6 and 5 Series Gran Turismo. We've heard talks of a new X4 crossover, a 3 Series GT and even a hatchback M3. It's all a bit maddening, yes, but never fear – BMW has not forgotten about its core models, especially the all-important 3 Series ...
The 3 Series is BMW's bread-and-butter volume model, so with each new generation, the folks at Bayerische Motoren Werke have to be extra careful to keep the car's intrinsic goodness intact. Even though the all-new 3er isn't due to drop for a couple of years, we've already seen various prototypes out on the road in both sedan and wagon form, and when it ...
The 3 Series is perhaps the most important vehicle in BMW's lineup, and though the automaker has given it a few minor tweaks for the 2011 model year (fascia nip/tuck, new N55 single-turbo mill), an all-new version is in the works for 2012. We've seen photos of the next-generation sedan all covered in BMW's signature swirly paper, but our spies have just ...
If you love the idea of the 5 Series Gran Turismo but don't want a vehicle quite that large, BMW's got something baking in the oven that you may very well be interested in: a 3 Series Gran Turismo. Just like its larger sibling, this wagon that's masquerading as anything other than a wagon will sport a fastback-like rear roof design that covers up a larger ...
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Spy_Shots_Next_generation_BMW_3_Series_Swathed_in_Swirlies'; This morning we get our first "clear" look at the next generation BMW 3 Series as one of our intrepid spy photographers captured one sitting on a trailer somewhere in Germany. The newest version of BMW's mainstream model is expected to debut sometime in 2011 ...
The 3 Series coupe and convertible have had a little surgery done and been caught post-op. The actual changes aren't monumental, but up front appear to have quite an effect on the looks. We'll wait to see the uncovered version without the tape over the headlights before final judgments are issued, but from the three-quarter view the increased sweep, the ...
Global Motors just posted some spy pics of what is believed to be a next-generation BMW 3-Series mule. The taped up rear and chunky fender flares distinguish it from a stock 3. If you're scratching your head thinking we just got a new 3-Series from the Bavarians, you're right. The E90 debuted in 2006 and just received a freshening for '09, so we don't ...
For those fond of delving deep into E90 minutiae, these are the best shots yet showing off the subtle changes coming to the BMW 3-series. For the rest of us, the tweaks are largely inconsequential. World Car Fans has unearthed some of the clearest shots yet, and the change that most people will notice are the taillamps, which look to get a slightly ...
Although the BMW 7-series has undergone some mild styling tweaks over the past few years, it seems that more is on the way, all in an effort to tighten the reigns of the mangled Bangled versions that caused drivers to bleed from their eyes.Although some hope that the Concept CS will influence future 7s, the 2009 model will be more of an evolution, likely ...
Sources close to Cadillac spilled the beans to AutoWeek about the addition of a coupe to the CTS lineup when the sedan's second generation debuts in 2008 as a 2009 model. While not officially approved, Lutz the car czar reportedly "really wants it" and since the lion's share of its components, sheetmetal and powertrains would come straight from the CTS the ...
These photos of an unmasked E92 coupe appeared over the weekend on E90post.com, courtesy of an alert BMW fan at an air cargo terminal.The photo car appears to be a 335, and should be powered by BMW's new turbocharged six (note the cannon-sized exhaust pipes and the extra ventilation in the front fascia). The official debut of the new coupe is said to be set ...


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Behind-the-scenes on Dior's "Lady Blue Shanghai" saga
With just one day to go until David Lynch unveils his 12-minute film for the latest Christian Dior's Lady Dior handbag campaign installment, here is some behind-the-scenes footage for you to ogle. Starring Marion Coitllard once again, the third chapter in the saga "Lady Blue Shanghai", was photographed for print by Steven Klein and filmed for TV by Lynch. The commercial will officially launch tomorrow in conjunction with Dior's cruise collection, which John Galliano will show in Shanghai.
Recalling a memorable moment on the set, which didn't make the final cut, Lynch said: "The floor was uneven and [Marion] was in high heels, so she fell over. It was scary and funny, both."


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[07:53] Nick change: blindcod1r -> blindcoder [08:04] netrunner (firstname.lastname@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [08:17] <stf^rocklinux> moin [08:24] <netrunner> moin, 2 [08:52] <blindcoder> moin moin [10:07] kensai (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: "Leaving" [11:40] <th> linux26 package fails if no mkinitrd is found. can we somehow introduce an option so that it is possible to not have mkinitrd run? [12:01] <blindcoder> th: pkgcheck rockinitrd? [12:49] <th> so this would make initrd and irfs mutual exclusive [12:49] <th> hmmm [12:50] <th> ah ok well. not necessarily [12:50] <th> but somewhat [12:51] <th> + choice ROCKCFG_PKG_LINUX_FIRSTSTAGE initrd \ [12:51] <th> + none 'Do not perform any creation of early stage images' \ [12:51] <th> + initrd 'Use mkinitrd to create an early stage initrd' \ [12:51] <th> + ramfs 'Use mkinitramfs to create an early stage cpio (EXPERIMENTAL)' [12:51] <th> how about this one? [12:51] <th> in package/base/linux/config-500.in [12:52] <blindcoder> sounds fine [12:52] <th> okay [12:52] <netrunner> what means earlystages? why not just skip it? [12:54] <blindcoder> netrunner: initial ramdisk? initial ramfs? every heard? [12:55] <blindcoder> netrunner: for stuff like root-on-raid and such [13:07] <th> netrunner: you cant skip it if you do more sophisticated things than just boot from /dev/[sh]d[abc...] [13:13] rocklogbot (email@example.com) left irc: Remote closed the connection [13:13] rocklogbot (email@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [14:10] <netrunner> blindcoder: I know what is a ramdisk. but what means early stage? like stage <3? [14:11] <netrunner> i.e. build stage? [14:12] <blindcoder> netrunner: no, not ROCK stage [14:12] <blindcoder> netrunner: boot stage [14:12] <blindcoder> netrunner: bootloader -> kernel -> early boot stage (initrd/initramfs) -> real root -> init [14:16] <netrunner> so what is the late boot stage? [14:16] <th> the one running init [14:17] <netrunner> aha. [14:17] <th> handling runlevels and such [14:17] <netrunner> does initrd break swsusp btw? [14:17] <th> propably [14:17] <th> but i dont know much aboutit [14:18] <th> it would be good to trigger sw-unsuspend by userland [14:18] <th> so it's possible to do so in early stage [14:18] <netrunner> I just noticed that on my old x40, whith the ide driver on the initrd, he never resumes from hibernation. [14:19] <blindcoder> IIRC swsusp is handled by kernel parameters (resume at least) [14:19] <th> yes [14:19] <blindcoder> so unless you do funny things to your swap, you should be fine [14:19] <th> well [14:19] <th> swap on lvm [14:20] <blindcoder> kernelexec? [14:20] <blindcoder> or kexec it's called I think [14:21] <th> well and how does the lvm-swap become real swap in the new kernel? [14:24] <netrunner> blindcoder: the kernel resumes from the swap on hdd on ide. so it needs to know how to talk to ide. if that is a module on initrd ... [14:25] <th> netrunner: swsusp only works from ide??? [14:26] <th> or from scsi as well? [14:26] <netrunner> th: no. but the kernel needs the driver [14:26] <th> ok [14:26] <th> so as soon as you need some userland-initialization to get your swap.. your hosed [14:26] <netrunner> th: e.g. swap on lvm [14:26] <th> jupp [14:27] <th> can i have some comments on the subversion-static removal proposal mail? [14:30] Action: netrunner agrees [14:30] <netrunner> :) [14:36] <blindcoder> th: that's why I talk about kexec [14:36] <blindcoder> th: I don't know how good it is [14:37] <blindcoder> th: but it might be worth a look [14:37] Action: netrunner finds kexec also interesting [17:03] Pilot (email@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [17:03] Pilot (email@example.com) left irc: Client Quit [17:04] Pilot (firstname.lastname@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [17:05] Pilot (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: Client Quit [17:06] Pilot (email@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [17:07] <Pilot> hello, ppl [17:21] <blindcoder> moin Pilot [17:21] <blindcoder> Pilot: how're the japs? [17:23] <Pilot> well [17:24] <Pilot> i am busy all the time here [17:27] ripclaw_ (i=DE43741@nat/ibm/x-a74e42e606e5b391) joined #rocklinux. [17:28] <ripclaw_> ehlo [17:28] <ripclaw_> since a number of people are already in #23c3 - anyone in to registering a project for rocklinux at 23c3 ? [17:29] <daja77> i thought there is no registration this year [17:30] <blindcoder> moin moin ripclaw_ [17:30] <blindcoder> Pilot: good busy? [17:30] <blindcoder> Pilot: or "I want to go on a rampage and kill some idiots"-busy? [17:30] <blindcoder> ripclaw_: there's no hackcenter registration this year [17:30] Nick change: ripclaw_ -> ripclaw [17:30] <ripclaw> oh, didnt know [17:30] <ripclaw> was just thinking about "as usual: register ahead"... [17:30] <blindcoder> first come, be lucky and be first served [17:31] <ripclaw> ok. will bring hardware for sparc compile. [17:31] <ripclaw> any idea which of the mirrors work again ? [17:31] <blindcoder> I wonder who of us will be at 23C3 anyway [17:32] <ripclaw> <<-- 23c3 [17:32] <ripclaw> i`ll be there 26-29 [17:32] <blindcoder> I'll be there 27-30 [17:33] <ripclaw> if it is desired, i can take over some organisational stuff again, as from the 16c3-20c3 times. [17:34] <daja77> well there were lots of non rock ppl at our place anyway [17:34] <ripclaw> i assume that after 31.12. i`ll hopefully will be able to do regular stuff again. [17:34] <daja77> and to be honest i don't want to pay that much for sitting around there in the cellars [17:35] <blindcoder> hmm, how much is there to organise? [17:35] <blindcoder> be there, be lucky? [17:35] <daja77> blindcoder: hehe :) [17:35] <ripclaw> me neither - i want to go to some of the talks, maybe have food with some of you folks, etc. [17:35] <ripclaw> or work on some hardware related stuff in rock [17:35] <ripclaw> (don`t get to do that a lot lately, i`ll need to take a day off for that) [17:39] <Pilot> blindcoder, both ways [17:39] Pilot (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: Remote closed the connection [17:40] <blindcoder> well, I'll probably be offline for a few days next week [17:40] <ripclaw> damn... tm won... he`s #135, mine is #270 [17:40] <blindcoder> I hope to be able to work on the new installer during that time [17:40] Pilot (email@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [17:40] <blindcoder> tm? [17:41] <ripclaw> some guy from my last contract. [17:41] <blindcoder> hmm [17:41] <blindcoder> I don't get what you mean [17:41] <ripclaw> www.top500.org - he won the contest for who`s grid is faster [17:41] <blindcoder> ah [17:43] <ripclaw> also i plan to take the big box online during 23c3 - if we get the power-company ok to take it online. [17:44] <ripclaw> in that case we may use 64cpu for the sparc compile. [17:44] <blindcoder> let me put it carefully [17:44] <ripclaw> but i`ll have to set up a local pkg mirror for rock in the datacenter# [17:44] <blindcoder> sparc64 has not been done in years [17:44] <ripclaw> i know that [17:45] <blindcoder> just wanted to make sure [17:45] <ripclaw> frankly i really expect it to break, thats why i plan to have a _bunch_ of CPUS... [17:45] <ripclaw> otherwise i`ld just take along a ultra5 [17:45] <blindcoder> hmm [17:45] <ripclaw> plus it isn`t portable, at 860kg [17:45] <blindcoder> you also know that we don't use multiple CPUs for one package? [17:46] <blindcoder> but rather n CPUs for n packages? [17:46] <ripclaw> i can have up to 16 distinct machines at 4 cpu each in the box. [17:46] <ripclaw> its like a bunch of VMwares in hardware which i can configure at will [17:47] <blindcoder> yeah, I'm also a bit familiar with the whole architecture [17:47] <blindcoder> but in stages 0-2 it won't matter if you have one CPU or 100 CPUs [17:47] <ripclaw> there are 2 e10k two 450 a bunch of 240s and such avialable. [17:48] <ripclaw> yes, but ram helps with ramdisks. we can run a 16g ramdisk nfs e.g. [17:48] <ripclaw> this will definitely speed up 0-2 [17:49] <blindcoder> there have never been 'scientific' measurements wrt. ramdisk usage for compiling [17:49] <blindcoder> I'm sure it'll help, though :) [17:49] <ripclaw> read/write from ram is faster than from disk. with a bit planing i can have gbit fibre network in ther [17:50] <blindcoder> sweet ^^ [17:50] <ripclaw> i collected a bunch of sick hardware and i plan to use it... [17:50] <ripclaw> > 1 Tflop is not a nice thing to waste [17:51] Action: blindcoder nods sagely [17:51] <ripclaw> plus in case we only use one cpu - its the 8meg mirrored cache 400mhz ones, backbone speed in the box is 40,92gb/s max [17:52] <ripclaw> should be a definite up from a single box. [17:52] <blindcoder> that reminds me [17:52] <blindcoder> I have to bring down a few 8x0 and blades next week [17:52] <blindcoder> blade 150s, that is [17:52] <ripclaw> (thats point to point backbone speed from any cpu to any other unit in there, except outgoing connect [17:52] <ripclaw> bring down ? [17:53] <ripclaw> i have a 150, too. but at 500 its not a big advantage over a big iron... [17:53] <ripclaw> 8x0 ? [17:56] <blindcoder> customer ordered a system for evaluation [17:56] <blindcoder> now they don't want it because it's 'too complex' [17:56] <blindcoder> just five racks [17:56] <blindcoder> 880s IIRc [17:57] <ripclaw> cool. free for take ? [17:59] <blindcoder> no, will probably be reused for another customer [17:59] <blindcoder> 'repurposed' as they say [18:00] <ripclaw> oh... what a pity :) could use some ;) [18:01] <blindcoder> heh, get back in line. Yes back there. behind the other 12,438 people in this queue. [18:01] <ripclaw> hehe... i have good arguments :) [18:03] <ripclaw> any idea to have a multi-dimensional array in shell ? define -a won`t cut in bash. [18:03] rocklogbot (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: Remote closed the connection [18:03] rocklogbot (firstname.lastname@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [18:04] <ripclaw> uargs... der logbot is wieder da... [18:05] <blindcoder> eww, never did arrays in shell [18:05] <blindcoder> joar, der ist schon seit ner ganzen weile da [18:05] <blindcoder> gibt sogar zwei davon [18:05] <blindcoder> rockbot und rocklogbot [18:05] <ripclaw> :-P [18:06] <blindcoder> rockbot ist aber nicht meiner [18:07] <blindcoder> und nein, kicken hilft nichts, der kommt in fuenf minuten wieder [18:09] <ripclaw> :-) [18:10] <ripclaw> register kickbot :D [18:11] <blindcoder> heeh [18:11] <blindcoder> well, the rocklogbot logs are nonpublic as of now [18:11] <blindcoder> the rockbot logs are on www.rl.net [18:13] <daja77> this chan has been logged for ages, so what [18:17] <ripclaw> i know - and i never liked the fact :) [18:22] <ripclaw> ok folks, gotta go... [18:22] <ripclaw> cya [18:23] ripclaw (i=DE43741@nat/ibm/x-a74e42e606e5b391) left irc: "TinyIRC 1.1" [18:41] Pilot (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: "Leaving" [19:04] rocklogbot (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: Remote closed the connection [19:04] rocklogbot (firstname.lastname@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [19:37] Demian (firstname.lastname@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [19:37] <Demian> hi [19:38] <blindcoder> moin Demian [20:23] <stf^rocklinux> th: I'm fine with removing subversion-static, as I've never needed it. But you may want to ask Clifford as well, he added the package iirc. [20:25] <th> daja77: 2006112114050583380 is applied and no longer open, correct? it's still open in smng [20:34] <th> checking for LIBASSUAN - version >= 0.9.3... yes [20:34] <th> checking LIBASSUAN API version... okay [20:34] <th> checking for libassuan-config... (cached) /usr/bin/libassuan-config [20:34] <th> checking for LIBASSUAN pth - version >= 0.9.3... no [20:34] <th> that's fatal for gnupg2 [20:36] kensai (firstname.lastname@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [20:50] <daja77> th: gv? [20:51] <th> daja77: yes [20:51] <daja77> yep [20:52] <daja77> that applying in web frontend is a brak in the workflow somehow ... [20:54] <th> that's why i never do this. [20:54] <daja77> you see ... [20:55] kensai (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: "Leaving" [20:55] <th> why would you want to do it there? [20:55] <th> i use `smap 2006112114050583380` to apply a patch [20:56] <th> it applies to subversion and marks applied in sm [20:56] <daja77> must be a newer version of smap .. [20:56] <th> why? [20:56] <th> of course you need a smap.cfg in `pwd` for this: [20:57] <th> set -- -M -C -l "$@" [20:57] <th> URL=https://www.rocklinux.net/submaster [20:57] <th> USER=... [20:57] <th> PASS=... [20:57] <daja77> yes [20:57] <daja77> i have that one [20:57] <daja77> but smap doesn't ack the patch in sm only applying to svn [20:57] <daja77> hm [20:58] <th> that's what the -M should do [20:58] <th> do you have the permissions to mark it applied in svn? [20:59] <daja77> hm no idea [20:59] <th> what output do you get with that smap? [21:00] <daja77> erh can tell you tomorrow .. [22:31] kasc_ (firstname.lastname@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [22:33] <th> daja77: qemu still only builds with gcc3.x ? [22:33] <daja77> afaik yes [22:41] ija_ (email@example.com) joined #rocklinux. [22:42] kasc (firstname.lastname@example.com) left irc: Read error: 110 (Connection timed out) [22:42] Nick change: kasc_ -> kasc [22:46] <th> 574 builds total, 573 completed fine, 1 with errors. [22:46] <th> thats trunk with (pretty small) journal 2006-11-20-th [22:46] <th> only gnupg2 failed [22:47] ija (email@example.com) left irc: Read error: 145 (Connection timed out) [22:48] <daja77> th: shall i update pth? [22:49] <th> checking for PTH - version >= 1.3.7... yes [22:49] <th> checking whether PTH installation is sane... yes [22:49] <th> i think that's not the real problem with the gnupg2 build [22:49] <th> but i'm not sure [22:50] <th> checking for LIBASSUAN pth - version >= 0.9.3... no [22:51] <daja77> ah libassuan [22:51] <daja77> all in my repo ... [22:51] <daja77> d'oh [22:51] <th> checking for LIBASSUAN - version >= 0.9.3... yes [22:51] <daja77> weird [22:52] <th> 2006111715145229941 did update libassuan [22:52] <th> -[S] Alpha [22:52] <th> -[V] 0.6.10 [22:52] <th> +[S] Stable [22:52] <th> +[V] 1.0.0 [22:52] <daja77> they wrote about gpg 2 that it needs the latest from everything [22:52] <th> word from SMP would be helpfull here [22:53] <daja77> oh perhaps this is an a broken configure skript [22:53] <daja77> something that checks for > 0.93 but can't hande 1.0 or sth [22:54] <th> yes. it smells like it a bit. although: checking for LIBASSUAN - version >= 0.9.3... yes [23:39] blindcoder (i=blindcod@gateway/gpg-tor/key-0x384243C9) left irc: Remote closed the connection [23:40] blindcoder (i=blindcod@gateway/gpg-tor/key-0x384243C9) joined #rocklinux. [23:59] <th> http://www.rocklinux.net/people/teha/rock-dist/2006-11-20-th.iso [23:59] <th> this is r8068 plus journal "2006-11-20 th" [00:00] --- Wed Nov 22 2006


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The traffic suggests that the Internet was most active during the Mexico-South Africa game and stayed heavy through the France-Uruguay game. It's also very likely that today being a workday had more people turning to their office computers to follow the action, instead of their TVs.
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The purple ladies mountain bike was stolen from a communal hallway at Herries Court in Heathhall.
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Ingestion of food initiates the exocrine functions of the pancreas. Exocrine acinar cells secrete digestive enzymes that begin to break food down into smaller particles, making them easier to digest and absorb when they reach the small intestine. These enzymes include pancreatic proteases, amylases, lipases and nucleases that digest proteins, carbohydrates, lipids (fats) and nucleic acids, respectively. Damaged acinar cells lead to a deficiency or absence of these enzymes, causing food to remain in macromolecule form. The loss of digestive enzymes leads to malabsorption of necessary nutrients.
What Is Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency?
Proper digestion of food and its nutrients requires the systematic breakdown of ingested food to microscopic molecules that are easier for the body to absorb. The exocrine function of the pancreas plays a vital role in this process by secreting enzymes that assist in the deterioration of large food molecules. A condition known as Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) results when the pancreas' exocrine function fails, leading to numerous health problems when the body does not receive the nutrients it needs.
Pancreatic Exocrine Function
EPI in Humans
The main causes of EPI in humans include cystic fibrosis, pancreatic cancer, trauma to the pancreas and chronic pancreatitis. Acinar cells have a significant functional reserve, as enzyme secretions remain sufficient until about 90 percent of acinar cells are damaged. This phenomenon means that an individual can have EPI for years before displaying any indications of the disease.
EPI in Dogs and Cats
EPI most commonly occurs in dogs and cats, though much more often in dogs. The deterioration of acinar cells, a condition called acinar cell atrophy, causes EPI in dogs, while chronic pancreatitis is usually the cause in cats. Like humans, dogs and cats can have EPI for years before showing clinical symptoms. Certain breeds of dogs, including German Shepherds, develop EPI more often than other breeds because of a genetic predisposition to the disease.
Signs and Symptoms
Humans and animals exhibit similar signs and symptoms of EPI. These include polyphagia (compulsive hunger) and diarrhea. In animals, vomiting may occur as well. Stools are often loose, frequent and contain an excess amount of fat, a condition called steatorrhea. Maldigestion and malabsorption of food also leads to weight loss and vitamin deficiencies, which can lead to a number of other conditions as the body does not have the proper nutrients to carry out necessary processes.
Pancreatic enzyme supplements make up the most common EPI treatment for both humans and animals. Usually given in powder form to animals and pill form to humans, the supplements contain extracted pancreatic proteases, amylases, lipases and nucleases. In humans, the supplemental amylases and proteases effectively digest carbohydrates and proteins, respectively; however, the lipases do not break down fats as efficiently, and malabsorption of fat still occurs. The reason for this phenomenon is currently being researched. For animals, a second, though rarer, treatment involves feeding dogs and cats about one to three ounces of fresh, raw bovine pancreas, in which enzymatic activity lasts for months when stored properly.
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390 Gurthalak or 397 Ataraxis ?
I have both http://us.battle.net/wow/en/item/78487
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I made my way over to the test dummies, and im seeing about 4-5k loss using voice over ataraxis according to recount.
I went into config, and it appears recount is registering the proc.... kinda? it dosnt show up in my abilities, but if I sperate pets, it then shows the damage. the avg appears to include the proc regardless, but in any event..... my dps seems a good 4-5k lower.
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[1961/1962] 92′ / 82′
country: Denmark / United States
directors: Poul Bang and Sidney Pink
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Deep in Lapland a strange discovery is made – the disembodied tail of some enormous prehistoric reptile is found by a mining expedition, perfectly preserved in the icy muck underground. The remains are flown to Copenhagen, where a freak accident allows them to thaw. Scientists and authorities alike are stunned when a full creature begins to form from the tail, which was thought to be dead. Precautions are taken to ensure that the beast doesn't escape, but not nearly enough it seems. The monster, dubbed Reptilicus, goes on a rampage, attacking Hamburg and Stockholm. But Reptilicus soon returns to Copenhagen, where the Danish military is waiting . . .
REPTILICUS is a terribly serious affair – hence the terribly serious synopsis above. And I can't stress enough how terribly seriously it was taken by those responsible for making it. Co-produced between Denmark's Saga Studio and Pittsburgher Sidney [BWANA DEVIL, THE TWONKY, THE ANGRY RED PLANET] Pink, with international distribution rights handled by legendary schlock house American International Pictures, REPTILICUS was a big deal for all involved. The production received unprecedented cooperation from the Danish armed forces, and there's no end to shots of tanks rolling through fields or anti-aircraft cannons lining deserted city streets.
Experienced Saga Studio director Poul Bang got first crack at Danish-American Ib Melchior's screenplay, producing a reasonable [compared to what was to follow] if entirely unremarkable blend of science fiction, romantic drama, and comedy that was marketed with much fanfare as 'the first Danish science fiction fantasy film in Eastman Color'. But thanks to the particularly awful failing of its inexperienced special effects crew [more on that in a bit] the film was met with a mix of indifference and incredulity by Danish audiences, who must have wondered what all the fuss had been about.
Sidney Pink had the second round, directing an alternate English language version of the Melchior screenplay to be distributed world-wide by A.I.P. Unfortunately Pink was far less experienced [or talented] than his Danish counterpart, and the cut he presented to American International executive Sam Arkoff was reportedly awful to the point of being unreleasable. Never one to let a bad film go to waste, Arkoff set about re-working Pink's abysmal production into something approaching marketable. The dialog was re-looped and the narrative edited considerably, but the most noticeable difference was in the special effects department. Arkoff must have spent a good chunk of change here, as the finished American REPTILICUS is loaded with new optical work, notably in the addition of the titular monster's ability to projectile-vomit globs of bright green glop. It's a stupid effect to be sure, but just the sort of thing the film needed to get its school boy demographic talking about it.
Additional optical effects, like the inclusion of flames or smoke in the foreground, seem to have a dual purpose – to make the original shots more exciting and cover up at least some of their inherent limitations. What limitations, you ask? The miniature work utilized for both the Danish and American versions of REPTILICUS is easily some of the least effective ever to grace a major motion picture. The buildings of the table-top Copenhagen sets rarely appear fully detailed, more often looking like the squat and misshapen cardboard boxes they are. That the setups are, without exception, photographed in a full-on flood of light only makes matters worse, showcasing every one of a seemingly endless supply of defects.
Bad as the miniature city scapes may be, REPTILICUS' biggest failing is definitely in its depiction of the menace for which it is named. Forget the magical space buzzard of THE GIANT CLAW, Reptilicus beats it hands down for the title of Worst Monster Marionette. While interesting enough in the design department, seemingly inspired by the mythological sea serpents of old, its implementation leaves a lot to be desired. Reptilicus wriggles and wobbles as though propelled by a single technician holding a single string and, thanks to standard speed photography, has about as much visual weight as one imagines a puppet a scant few feet long would. A more detailed hand puppet of the monster's head fares only slightly better, its manner of manipulation all too obvious.
American International did much to refine REPTILICUS in regards to its special effects, but for every step forward the company seems to have added a new technical blunder to the pile. Chief among these is a truly awful process shot meant to show Reptilicus devouring a poor Dane. Just one glimpse of a static photo of the victim disappearing down the monster's hatch is enough to illicit howls from even the most jaded of bad movie veterans. More obnoxious to me is A.I.P.'s tendency to repeat close-ups of the beast ad nauseum, and more often than not in awful step-printed slow motion. The optical slime effect also grows tiresome through over-use, losing its initial "neat" factor early on.
Sidney Pink [the man responsible for JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET] liked to claim that American International ruined his picture through their meddling, but the dollar signs certainly add up in A.I.P.'s favor. Business for REPTILICUS was good, in spite of its stilted dramatics and awful effects, and it continues to be a cult favorite here in the states. American International's release made it to VHS courtesy of the defunct Orion, which is how I first encountered it many years ago, and was released on DVD as part of MGM's Mignight Movies series in 2001. That disc looks to have since been discontinued.
As for myself, I've become rather partial to Poul Bang's Danish version of the film. There's no questioning that the dramatic aspects of Ib Melchior's screenplay are better handled here. The emphasis is shifted away from the titular menace in favor of the romances that form around its discovery. Considerable time is spent fleshing out the relationship between Svend and the young Karen Martens [there's some wonderful subversive dialogue early on, like Karen asking her father for permission to thaw Svend out], though the conflicting love interests of General Grayson are left largely unexplored. Too bad, as Grayson is the one person in the picture who could have benefited the most from expansion of his character, and the Danish trailer reveals that at least some material in that regard was produced. The only note on Grayson's love life to be had is when we see him embrace Lise Martens at the end of the picture, just before it dissolves to an underwater shot of Reptilicus' twitching disembodied foot.
Nearly all of the romantic footage is either excised in the A.I.P. cut or was never re-filmed by Pink to begin with, including a couple of scenes in which Svend and Karen frollic at the beach [stills of which were circulated by American International]. Replacing such material in the American cut are lengthy spools of travelogue footage, including an extended tour of Tivoli [limited to the Tivoli Nights musical number in the Danish release] and pontification on the bike-riding habits of Danes. The main cast is the same through both versions with the exception of potential General Grayson love interest Connie Miller, who is played by Bodil Miller in the Danish cut and the considerably [ten years] younger Marlies Behrens in the A.I.P. release.
Still, the Danish REPTILICUS plods along at a tedius pace, and you'll find that half of the film has passed before the monster finally makes a living, breathing appearance. Once the beast does enter things, there's much less of him to be seen here than in the A.I.P. cut [not necessarily a bad thing], though a good amount of what is here is alternate footage not found in that cut. Most notable amongst this special effects footage are the infamous flying sequences, in which Reptilicus awkwardly attacks Hamburg and Stockholm in the night before sailing into Copenhagen. Arkoff was probably wise to cut them from his release [I can only imagine how they must have dragged on in Pink's original cut as compared to here], even if some of his own additions proved just as ridiculous.
Then there is the odd case of Dirch Passer, the Danish comedy legend who plays a night watchman named Mikkelson [renamed Peterson in the A.I.P. release]. Passer is much better represented by the Bang film, obviously being more comfortable working in Danish than English, with the egregious exception of his show-stopping song-and-dance number. Passer meets up with a gaggle of school children in a park and tells them, through the magic of song, about the terrifying monster 'Tillicus [the joke here is that the kids aren't scared in the least, and call Passer a little baby for being afraid]. I don't find this to be nearly so bad as many other reviewers seem to and really quite enjoy it, though its placement here is questionable all the same. The rest of the Sven Gyldmark musical score for the film is pretty good, the somber opening theme in particular. Only the unfortunate inclusion of a slide whistle to the orchestra detracts from things, making the "intense" monster scenes even more ludicrous. Gyldmark's score was augmented by Les Baxter [PANIC IN YEAR ZERO] for the A.I.P. release.
The Danish version of REPTILICUS was once quite hard to come by, but Sandrew Metronome Video and Saga Studio did much to rectify that by releasing it to region 2 PAL DVD in 2002. The transfer on display is a fine full screen and progressive one. Colors seem a bit faded at times and there are instances of minor damage, but the source elements look to have been in otherwise good shape. Contrast and detail fair very well and the single layer encoding is solid [the compressed screen caps really don't do it justice], though I did detect some edge enhancement. Audio is presented in a strong Dolby Digital monophonic track in the original Danish. Dialogue and sound effects are clear and the Gyldmark score has definite punch. The track is augmented with Danish SDH subtitles, but there are, unfortunately, no English subtitles to match. Extras are limited to an original Danish trailer [which wisely opts not to show the monster], some text biographies, and a text history of Saga Studio. Both the menu and the packaging are adorned with a huge cartooney logo announcing REPTILICUS as a Dirch Passer Film – that he would be of more appeal than the rest of the film to potential Danish customers isn't really surprising.
The Sandrew Metronome Video / Saga Studio disc is currently readily available from a variety of online Danish video retailers, and I purchased my copy through dvdoo.dk. While the checkout was a bit difficult to navigate, being in Danish only, prices were good [I paid only $18 for the dvd, shipped] and service was impeccable.
I hated REPTILICUS when I first saw it as a child, and wondered for days about just why I'd shelled out my hard-earned change on a VHS of it in the first place. Since then it's grown on me, and I've even added it to the long list of terrible films I commonly screen for friends. Bad as both versions may be, there's something undeniably amiable about this monster opus born out of international co-production hell. Odds are it won't thrill you or chill you, but you might just find yourself entertained in spite of it. I'm giving it an overall recommendation, and heartily encourage fans to take the time to track down the Danish release version.