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List of One Direction members
There are five members in the London-based English-Irish pop boy band One Direction: Niall James Horan, Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik, Liam James Payne, Harry Edward Styles, and Louis William Tomlinson.
Malik, Payne, Styles and Tomlinson are from England; Horan is from Mullingar, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland.
Below are profiles of the group, in alphabetical order.
Niall Horan
Niall James Horan, born Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.[1] Born to Bobby and Maura Gallagher,[1] he has an older brother named Greg.[2] Their parents divorced when he was five.[1] He and his brother lived between each of their homes for a few years before eventually deciding to live with their father in Mullingar.[1] Horan was a pupil at Coláiste Mhuire, a boys' Christian Brothers school.[3][4] He was in his school's choir, performing seasonally around Christmas.[5][6]13 September 1993 , is from
Prior to participating in The X Factor, he performed around his homeland, including as a support act for Lloyd Daniels in Dublin.[7] Horan has been playing guitar since his childhood.[8] Horan has also stated that he is a "big swing" fan, citing favourite artists Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Michael Bublé.[9] Horan liked rock music and is a fan of The Eagles, Bon Jovi and The Script.[10][9]
Zayn Malik
Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik,[11] born 12 January 1993 , is from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.[12] His father, Yaser Malik, is British Pakistani, and his mother, Tricia (née Brannan) Malik, is of Irish and English descent.[13] He has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa.[4][14]
He grew up in East Bowling,[12] was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School, and went to Tong High School, a state comprehensive school.[15] Malik did not fit in at his first two schools due to his mixed heritage. Malik has stated that he started taking pride in his appearance after moving schools at the age of twelve.[7] Upon auditioning for The X Factor, he stated: "I was looking for an experience".[16] He cites urban music as his main musical influence, growing up, he was into R&B and rap.[7][16] He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator."[17] Malik is a heavy cigarette smoker; in late 2011, he expressed his desire to quit.[18] Malik is Muslim, and once affirmed that by tweeting "La ila ha ill lalla ho muhammed door rasoolalah" (declaration of faith, meaning: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah").[19] In June 2012, Malik's approach to Islam was criticised by blogger Debbie Schlussel, who accused him of advertising Islam to young fans; at the same time, he was criticised, on Twitter, by conservative Muslims, for not taking Islamic doctrine seriously enough.[20][21]
As of 18 August 2013, Malik is engaged to singer Perrie Edwards, of the band Little Mix.[22]
Liam Payne
Liam James Payne,[23] born 29 August 1993 , is from Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.[1] Born three weeks early, to Karen and Geoff Payne,[1][24] he has two older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.[4] Until the age of four, Payne had regular tests done in hospital as doctors noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional.[24] To help cope with the pain, he had 32 injections in his arm in the morning and evening as a child.[24] As a student, Payne was heavily involved in sports.[7] Payne was bullied in secondary school and took up boxing lessons at the age of 12.[7] He was a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College.[25]
Payne had once performed in front of a crowd of 26,000 at a Wolverhampton Wanderers football match.[5][6] Payne first auditioned in 2008 to The X Factor's fifth series when he was fourteen.[25] He made it to the judges' houses, but Cowell thought he was not ready for the competition and asked him to come back in two years.[25] Payne cites Justin Timberlake as one of his biggest influences.[26] He also said that he draws inspiration from Take That member Gary Barlow when performing.[26]
Payne is currently in a relationship with Sophia Smith, from Wolverhampton.[27]
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles, born [28][29] is from the village of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England.[30] He is a former pupil at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, a state comprehensive school.[30] Born to Anne Cox (née Selley) and Des Styles,[1][28][31] he has one sibling, his elder sister Gemma.[4] He was seven when their parents divorced; his mother subsequently remarried.[32] Following the divorce, Styles, his older sister and mother moved further out into the Cheshire countryside.[7] At the age of 12 he moved back to Holmes Chapel.[7] Prior to participating in The X Factor, the then 16-year-old Styles had a part-time job at the W. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel.[33]1 February 1994 ,
Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny.[30] They had once entered a Battle of the Bands competition, which they won. As a child, Styles loved singing, noting Elvis Presley as one of his influences. He also cites Presley for his musical beginnings.[7] Styles cites contemporaries such as Foster the People, Coldplay and Kings of Leon among his influences.[10] Styles stated that "The X Factor gave him 'a lot more' [confidence]" as a performer.[7] He often looks to Coldplay front man Chris Martin for inspiration when performing on stage.[26] Styles has stated that The Beatles had an influence on him growing up, as his father often played their music.[34]
Louis Tomlinson
Louis William Tomlinson, born Louis Troy Austin on [35][36][37] is from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.[1] Born to Johannah (née Poulston) and Troy Austin,[1] his parents split up when he was young and he took the surname of his stepfather, Mark Tomlinson.[1] He has one younger half-brother and six younger half-sisters, two of whom had roles as babies in the television series Fat Friends, on which he appeared as an extra. After Fat Friends, he attended an acting school in Barnsley.[7] He had small parts in an ITV1 drama film If I Had You and BBC's Waterloo Road. He was a sixth form student at Hall Cross School, a state comprehensive school, and a former pupil of the Hayfield School.[7] He failed his first year of A levels at the Hayfield School and ended up going back to Hall Cross and starting A levels again.[7] He had a number of jobs, including at a Vue cinema and at Doncaster Rovers football stadium as a waiter in the hospitality suites.[7][38]24 December 1991 ,
As a student at Hall Cross, Tomlinson appeared in several musical productions.[6][39] Playing Danny Zuko in the Hall Cross musical production of Grease motivated him to audition for The X Factor.[6][40] Tomlinson cites Robbie Williams as his biggest influence and idol.[41] In an interview with Now magazine, he said: "I've always loved Robbie. He's just so cheeky, he can get away with anything. His performances are unbelievable."[41] He also admires the recording artist Ed Sheeran, describing him as "phenomenal".[42]
Tomlinson is currently in a long term relationship with Manchester student Eleanor Calder.[43]
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Since 1959, when Good Samaritan opened its doors, there has been care available for the pediatric patient. As the hospital expanded, so did the Unit. Medical breakthroughs, advanced technologies and a dedicated subspecialty support staff all added to the level of care that was available for infants, toddlers as well as adolescents. During the 1990s, great strides were taken to create a unique, comprehensive continuum of care for pediatric services. The Pediatric Unit served as the cornerstone to the evolvement that expanded to include a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the Center for Pediatric Specialty Care and the first pediatrician-staffed, 24 hour-a-day Pediatric Emergency Department in Suffolk County.Return to Top
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The state-of-the-art Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the only dedicated PICU on Suffolk's south shore. The PICU is supervised by full-time board certified pediatric intensivists, a medical specialist whose training is to treat the critically ill child.
The unit was designed under the guidance of a pediatric intensivists, right down to the last details of choosing the finest cardiac and respiratory monitoring systems, as well as making the rooms non-threatening and child friendly.
The patient-to-nurse ratio is no more than 2:1, enabling nurses to respond on a minute-to-minute basis to meet the medical needs of a critically ill child. The nursing and support staff are all trained in pediatric critical care, offering years of experience and caring. The PICU staff is always willing to communicate with children and their parents to ease them through their experience with compassion, caring and lots of hugs.Return to Top
Pediatric Sedation Services
Good Samaritan's pediatric sedation service is administered by board certified pediatric intensivists and pediatric critical care nurses. Sedation is typically required for the pediatric patient who is unable to remain still because of age, development, fear or simply the nature of the procedure being performed. Examples of the procedures in which sedation has been utilized include: CT scan, MRI, EEG, echocardiology, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, VCUG and various nuclear medicine scans.
The sedation service is available for elective procedures, inpatient as well as outpatient, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. The patients are evaluated on the day of the procedure. Monitoring of the patients begins at the time of sedation and continues through the recovery period. The patient will require a referral/precertification for the procedure requiring sedation.
For further information, call Pediatric Services at (631) 376-3094.Return to Top
Pediatric Transportation Program
With a phone call to 376-KIDS, the fully staffed transport team, able to provide sophisticated medical services, will transport the smallest of patients to Good Samaritan. Here at Good Samaritan, a full array of pediatric subspecialties is available, as well as general pediatric attendants to care for varying pediatric illnesses. There is also a full staffed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) available when needed.
The service was implemented to enable families and their children to obtain state-of-the art pediatric care close to home. Activation occurs when a call comes into the designated number in the PICU and physician contact is made. An ambulance is then dispatched carrying personnel trained in pediatric care, including a physician, EMT, paramedic and respiratory therapist. In this way, the team is able to continue medical care en route, using a virtual mobile pediatric intensive care unit.Upon arrival at Good Samaritan, the patient is immediately taken to the appropriate unit. A full evaluation is initiated or continued. The patient's private pediatrician is immediately contacted to report the transfer to Good Samaritan and continues to be actively involved in the patient's care.
For further information, call (631) 376-KIDS.Return to Top
Pediatric Physical & Occupational Therapy
The goal of this program is to further a child's development and function in order to achieve the age appropriate skills necessary to perform daily life activities within the school and home environment.
For an infant, the therapist will work on achieving age appropriate development (motor) milestones including rolling, sitting, crawling and walking.
For a preschool aged child or an adolescent, the therapist will address gross motor delays, muscle weakness, balance/coordination deficits, gait deviations, impairments in fine motor skills and cognitive delays in order for the child to safely negotiate his or her environment.
For further information, call Rehabilitative Services at (631) 376-4109.Return to Top
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What you can do with the Photoshaper.
It's been a few weeks now since we have launched our latest Creator: the Photoshaper.
A lot of people have tried it out and ordered their very own Lightsculpture (= the print coming from the Photoshaper). I also had contact with some of you to get feedback on your experience with the Photoshaper. I was happy to hear that in general the feedback was positive and most of you are happy with the end result. Nevertheless there is always room for improvement and obviously that's the challenge we take on daily.
One of the improvements I am currently working on is a way to use and display your Lightsculpture in your house… office… etc. Below you can see what came out of my tests. They are quite easy to make and it makes the Lightsculpture come out beautifully… if I may say so myself.
If you have any ideas or suggestions feel free to post them here or simply send me (peterpaul[at}Shapeways[dot]com) a mail.
Frame your Lightsculpture
Get a picture frame of 13cm – 9cm (5,1in – 3,5in). The bigger the frame the better the result. A bigger frame size will give you the best light/dark contrast since the frame will block the light coming from the back and the Lightsculpture will allow it to go through.
Take out the glass and the back plate. Place your light sculpture in the frame and fix it.
Backlight your Lightsculpture
The result above will work really well. However you could also take it 1 step future by mounting a backlight on the frame. You will need to buy a fitting with mounting bracket and a power cord.
Attach the power cord to the fitting, mount the fitting on the frame, put a lamp in it (not to strong for the best effect but also for the heat to keep the Lightsculpture from melting!!) and ….
If you have any other suggestions, applications, examples, feedback, etc …. Let me know
Peter Paul
A lot of models and designs on Shapeways are immediately interesting. You can see from the thumbnail that this is going to be a fun, others are not so obvious.Take Edward Hibberd(ARHib)'s Kweijebo model. Look closely, the description should get your blood flowing though, "Antweight class robot 106g." Antweight is a "class of fighting robots under 150g." These tiny, light mean machines battle it out and Andrew made a chassis & body for one with Shapeways! This stuff really makes our day! Check out his awesome robot in action below.
That disc on the front, spins at 12,000 RPM! You can check out more pictures on the forum. Andrew has been building robots for five years and we hope he does really well in competition!
Arno just discovered a contextual ad fail. It is on the Netherlands' most popular news site nu.nl. The encircled ad is for a trip to Mexico. The article is about the Dutch government telling people not to go to Mexico. The ad is currently still live on the page, LOL. This is the second time we've discovered an ad fail too.
Shapeways is going to go the Bay Area Maker Faire on the 30-31st of May. If you're there come meet us!
To inspire people we would like to show off the best models that you can possibly make. Something that will make people go wow! Something that explains how 3D printing will change things. Something that someone will look at, hold in their hand and go..you can make this?
The Maker Faire contest is your chance to have your most amazing design made. Anything you want, anything that you think will inspire and amaze is game. The top 3 models will be 3D printed, exhibited at Maker Faire and then sent to the lucky winners. The winning designer gets an additional $300 in 3D printing from us.
The fine print: The contest closes the 15th of May. Enter by adding the tag: makerfaire to your upload. Your model has to be less expensive than $200.
It takes some additional work after you have received the package at home but this opens up much more possibilities that go far beyond standard stamps.
I still need to optimize the process to get the best stamp possible. I just wanted to share this with you guys because it makes me really enthusiastic when I think about all new possibilities. For all clarity we currently do not yet offer this material but if you are interested in making your own stamp feel free to let me know
I'll keep you guys posted.
As you can see I have ordered mine with the bronze finishing. Becasue I polished the very first one that was shown on the site some weeks ago and I loved the contrast of the shiny polished finishing on the outside and the rough, dark finishing on the inside/between the characters, I did the same with the one I just now received and this is the result.
The method:
First I used rough sand paper to remove the bronze finishing and make it nice and flat. I have a small (hobby) machine for that but manually this is also quite "do-able". You can start with a nr.200 sandpaper and work your way up to nr.600. After this I worked my way up to nr.1200 sandpaper. This can easily be done in 2 or 3 steps (nr.600, nr.1000, nr.1200). It's best to sand it wet. After the 1200 I started with the polishing paste. I used my drill for that (picture will follow later) but this also is quite easy to do by hand with any polishing paste. Car polish will do the trick. And tradaaaa (the other one is also done by now ):
Enrico Dini dreamt of buildings, construction and impossible shapes. He was particularly inspired by Gaudi's architecture and loved his fantastic(in every sense) work. He became a Civil engineer and later branched out into making machines. All the while dreaming of those impossible shapes.
Traditional building methods tend to reel in dreamers outlandish dreams though. Building with concrete and brick require scaffolding and a lot of manpower. This creates constraints. These constraints limit the way in which buildings can be constructed and limit the shapes and forms that architects can use. Rather than accept these constraints as a given Enrico set out to completely remove them. In 2004 he invented and patented a full scale 3D printing method that used epoxy to bind sand. Enrico could now 3D print buildings.
As Shapeways community members who have experimented with resin molds know, epoxy resin can stick to virtually anything. This lead to high maintenance costs for the machines as well as inefficiencies when they were used. Enrico went back to the drawing board to invent anew. In 2007 he got a new patent for a system using an inorganic binding material and any old sand to 3D print buildings. The new process had low maintenance costs and was easier to use. Now Enrico can 3D print buildings, cost effectively.
He is now working on further improving the accuracy and will 3D print a full sized roundabout sculpture in Pisa Italy. The rendering below shows you the scale, once it has been installed. This is no pie in the sky stuff, it is happening now. The picture at the top of the post is of a quarter scale model of the actual 3D print of the roundabout.
Affable Enrico told me that his "small team is sitting on a huge opportunity." I would tend to agree. Their D_shape technology makes it possible to 3D print 6 by 6 by 1m parts. These parts could either be shipped to the construction site or the entire building could be 3D printed on location. The parts made by D_shape resemble 'sandstone.' They are comparable in strength to reinforced concrete and the ingredients are the binding material and any type of sand. D_Shape's materials cost more than regular concrete but much less manpower is needed for construction. No scaffolding needs to be constructed so overall building cost should be lower than traditional building methods.
The system works with a rigging that is suspended over the buildable part(you can see it at the top of the first image). The system deposits the sand and then the inorganic binding ink. No water is necessary. Because the two components meet outside the nozzle, the machine does not clog up and can keep up its accuracy of 25 DPI. Enrico and D_Shape are currently talking to lots of construction & engineering companies and architects about their technology.
The technology would seem to be especially interesting for these architects. With D-Shape they could make previously impossible forms and indeed approach a building not as a place where planes intersect but much more organically. As with regular 3D printing methods a lot of forms can only be made in this way. I for one would love to work in a Moebius strip office building.
One thing that I personally found very compelling about the technology is that it does not use cement. The production of cement creates a lot of CO2. The D-Shape process has the possibility to be much more environmentally friendly because the build material does not need to be made by heating limestone and so would create much less carbon dioxide. Since the build material is just sand plus the inorganic binder it could be much better for the planet too.
What is next for D_Shape? One group of people that Enrico is talking to is the group responsible for the still ongoing construction of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Perhaps the engineer that was so inspired by Gaudi could help finish his work using 3D printing.
The Milk analogy
Milk is a huge business. A typical US consumer consumes 178 pounds of milk products a year and drinks 21 gallons of the milk. In 2007 in the US alone the dairy industry had revenues of $99,700,000,000. There are approximately 34,000 supermarkets in the US & 13,000 small grocery stores. In addition there are many other retail outlets that sell milk. Many of these milk retailers are well located and have long opening hours, while others compete on price. It is therefore easy to get milk in the United States.
There is however a huge business opportunity here. I will give you this business idea, completely free of charge and even get you started with the marketing of it. This business idea will turn the dairy industry and milk consumption on its head as well as revolutionize food retailing and have a lasting impact on society. Riches and fame await for the person that is lucky enough to read this and able to capitalize on this idea.
Major revolutions in retailing and consumer behavior typically often when distribution problems are solved in inventive ways. Milk distribution in the US seems to be an efficient affair with high barriers to entry that depend on scale and scope. That is until you apply real insight and inventiveness to the problem. To be "at arms length" at all times to the customer is the dream of any distributor and retailer in any industry. You can do this for the dairy industry by implementing this simple idea:
put a cow in every home.
Consumers like milk and respond very well to "freshness", wholesome, healthy and immediacy. A cow in every home will allow these consumers to consume milk in the most healthy, fresh and immediate form. Furthermore, in the long run they will be able to drink this much fresher much healthier much more available milk at lower cost than store bought milk. The environmental benefits would be self evident. A cow could in addition to being a milk dispensing device also function as a household pet. The cuteness and docility of cows will drive widespread adoption.
Your distribution channel will focus directly on the consumer and allow for high margins by cutting out the middle man. Furthermore by supplying the inputs for the cow such as hay and "superfood for your cow" you have a potential high margin secondary revenue stream similar to Proctor & Gamble's razorblades model. If you act quickly the "aftermarket" in cow accessories such as pens, toys and grooming equipment could be yours also.
Some of the skeptics will invariably see problems with this idea. They will say things like:
"81% of the united States is urbanized. In a city home there simply will not be any room for a cow. In suburban homes there might in some case be room but it will be difficult. Cows also produce a lot of waste, they stink and specialized training will be needed to care for them. It also takes a lot of work to take care of cows.The market will soon be saturated with other firms offering cows for sale even if it does work."
I will quickly repudiate any and all objections from these naysayers.
The genius of this plan is to create: mini-cows. Through genetic engineering you can create low cost, small footprint, low waste, low maintenance cows. This proprietary technology is patentable and will create barriers to entry. No one will be able to sell your excellent breed of cow at the same price point and with the same low footprint. The prime mover advantage in this industry will be enormous and while others struggle to catch up and genetically engineer similar cows you will be free to conquer and own the market.
As for the branding and marketing I have some suggestions. I would not go for the Holstein breed of cattle. Although iconic I would not consider this a wise choice. The black and white patterning will tend to breed tired visual and marketing as well as limit your brand. Tucows and Gateway (remember when they both were cool?) both have copyrights in the tech arena with the typical black & white patterning. A lot of dairy firms already use similar patterning in their respective fields. Instead I would suggest going for a Jerrsey, Brown Swiss Cow or Guernsey breed. These are all good milk producers, docile, smaller than Holsteins and have a distinctive look. This will make for easier patent and intellectual property development and protection. By taking a distinctive breed you can also dominate and define the "category" of the in home milk producers more easily.
As for the consumer marketing itself it would be simple. Focus on cuteness, utility and originality. I would also advocate for a social media viral marketing campaign.
Take the photograph below, tastefully insert your brand and URL somewhere and submit a link to the image on your site to services such as Reddit and Digg and you should be golden.
Please remember to attribute it to Law_keven correctly and realize it is a Share Alike Creative Commons license.
As you will have gathered this post is not about milk at all but about desktop 3D printers.
Fist some background for you, 3D printing in a nutshell:
A 3D printer today costs from $10,000-$900,000. When I use the term 3D printing I mean it in the broad sense as explained here. 3D printers are typically the size of coke machines. An experienced 3D modeler has to make a 3D file that is watertight, 2-manifold and with the normals pointing in the right direction. This 3D file has to be checked and often repaired. Then the machine software takes this file and calculates how the machine will make it. The support structures and orientation of the part have to be calculated also. Next, layer by layer material is built up into the resulting object. There is a manual process for removing support material (the brown stuff in the picture right) and many processes require additional steps such as curing or hardening in some way. The printer requires a skilled & experienced operator to be run efficiently.
Some machines can work in an office environment but the removing of support material is often not suited for an office. Other machines produce a lot of dust or work with toxic materials and I would not want them within a city block of my home. Price of the machines depend on build volume, build speed and the types of materials they can work with. These materials also vary widely in price. There is no clear "best" 3D printing technology or material, it all depends on the use case.
The Desktop 3D printing revolution will put small and easy to use versions of these machines in everyone's home. Inspired by this T-shirt however I have begun to doubt that this revolution will be as easy, quick or complete as promised.As I work for Shapeways which is a 3D printing community which is based on giving access to the most expensive machines for the lowest prices through scale I must confess to definitely being biased and perhaps suffering from confirmation bias. I also realize that I am exposing myself to a Thomas Watson type of risk as expressed by this comment to the Singer post
But, with that in mind I do want stimulate discussion on desktop 3D printing and point out that the path to the mainstream will be a bit slower than anticipated. Furthermore, it will not be a case of "laser printers were expensive" now they are cheap, ergo the same will happen with desktop 3D printing. The drivers for the adoption of this technology will be different ones entirely.
Just because a lot of people like a technology, just because it could change anything and everything does not mean it will be implemented successfully. Good ideas do not win just because they are good ideas. The milk analogy, hopefully, illustrates barriers to profitability and implementation for a commercial company attempting to put a desktop printer on every desk, in every home. Even if the obvious technical challenges could be solved, instantly and right now, would mini-cows or desktop printers in every household work?
The reasons why mini-cows would or would not work depend on consumer behavior, consumer perception, the ability and willingness of someone to engage with a particular new technology and the usefulness of this technology to them at any given moment. A device's perceived and actual utility to a person making a decision to buy it, or not.
The $5000 desktop 3D printer does not matter.
Its existence an sich will not magically make a market. If I created a $5000 consumer friendly desktop nuclear reactor tomorrow, would it sell? Regulatory issues aside and imagining that government bodies would certify it as safe. It would be mega high tech and interesting and would be sure to get a lot of techies blood flowing faster. The marketing launch would be immense. I'm sure that there would be people that wanted one. But, would a lot of people buy one? Would you? Why or why not?
To me the price point would not matter at all. The inventiveness and sheer possibility of it would not matter either. Even the fact that the thing would be an incredibly good investment for consumers would not matter. What would kill such an initiative ultimately would be that people are afraid of the word "nuclear."
The technology itself and the possibilities, although endless, would be immaterial.
As for the desktop 3D printer market: The real barriers to adoption by consumers should be similar to the ones expressed in the Singer post and the drivers for adoption would come from the materials and the ability of everyone to design, not the machine itself.
Oh look at that is that a collection 3D printed Stainless Steel and bronze infused Ringpoems? Perhaps we should get around to putting them in boxes?
What do you guys think of the titanium model? I think that Yanying's design is beautiful as well as very illustrative of all the future possibilities in 3D printing.
This jewel measures 2.6 by 2.5 by 4.9cm. It is made of titanium an this coupled with the process makes it rare and expensive. It costs about as much as an entry level MacBook. There is a lot of titanium in the world but very little 3D printed titanium. A lot of jewelery has already been made out of titanium so it should be a viable material. The process should add value since I would assume that rare=good in the jewelry business. I also personally believe that customized jewelery is a huge potential opportunity.
But..do you see yourself buying a 3D printed titanium jewel? Do you see yourself making your wedding ring on Shapeways? Or would you be more likely to buy/make a less expensive jewelery item?
In short: is there are market for high end custom made 3D printed jewelery? And is this market dependent on the material (ie titanium is good because it is a recognized jewelery material) or dependent on the process (ie I've always wanted to make something nice and affordable for my wife)?
oopsclunkthud made a tuned intake for a scooter.
FrankBuss made a nice case and painted it metallic blue.
Lorddarthvik made a Piston Keychain.
In second place is Frankbuss with his Balance Weighing Scale.
In third place is Whystler with his Orrerey. This by the way is a, "full functional model of the 4 terrestrial planets: mercury, venus, earth, and mars. Ideal for planning your next interplanetary voyage on your star-galleon, the planets can be moved to show their orbital placement around the sun."
Once again the contestants really raised the bar for 3D printing and what is possible with 3D printing. The other entrants to the contest were also all excellent and you should definitely check them out. Not a lot of moving 3D printed parts have ever been designed or made apart from basic hinges and things. And here we can see that a community of talented individuals can create wonderful things. We really think that this is the future and hope that through this contest everyone got a glimpse of that future.
Shapeways Community member Bscans(aka Peter van Lievenoogen), makes computers for electric bikes in his spare time. So what is an electric bike?
V-Fiets, makes conversion kits to turn your bicycle into an electric bike. For 439 Euro's you can turn any regular bike into an electric bike that goes 25 KM per hour. It costs 18 cents to recharge the battery and you can travel for 40-60KM with that one charge. You can also alternate between cycling yourself and the electric motor.
This is how the conversion process works, Peter has developed a bicycle computer for these kinds of bikes. The computer keeps track of battery usage, the distance you can travel with the battery, the temperature etc. He used Shapeways to make a prototype of his electric bike computer and will use that to cast the final versions in.
Peter built and programmed the entire thing from the ground up. He still has to make the PCB and then a final production version. His story got us really excited because we want to do a lot more with mechanical parts, housings and home built things that go to final production products.
He is also working on an awesome OLED screen for his EBC. Check out the video of it below.
I think the implications of this are gigantic. Someone can now, in the comfort of his own home create technology that does not exist yet. You can compete with Sony. For most things scale will make their products cheaper but for certain niches you can compete, right now. Today. Hopefully in due time services like Shapeways will be able to bring scale to your doorstep, to your living room.
Our CEO @weijmarshausen gives a talk to kids @USAScienceFest on how 3D printing turns dreams to reality. #SciFest pic.twitter.com/xX9oQU5r5x


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Arizona's law banning Mexican-American studies is constitutional, judge rules
February 25, 2014
A court upheld most provisions of an Arizona state law used to prohibit a controversial Mexican-American Studies curriculum in Tucson on Friday.
The ruling dealt a blow to supporters of the suspended classes, who had hoped the courts would overturn a 2010 law championed by Arizona conservatives determined to shut down the unconventional courses.
"I was really surprised at the decision," Jose Gonzalez, a former teacher of Tucson's suspended Mexican-American Studies classes, told The Huffington Post. "But as a student and teacher of history, I know in civil rights cases like this there's always setbacks."
The experimental Tucson curriculum was offered to students in different forms in some of the local elementary, middle and high schools. It emphasized critical thinking and focused on Mexican-American literature and perspectives. Supporters lauded the program, pointing to increased graduation rates, high student achievement and a state-commissioned independent audit that recommended expanding the classes.
But conservative opponents accused the teachers of encouraging students to adopt left-wing ideas and resent white people, a charge the teachers deny. Aiming squarely at Tucson's Mexican-American Studies program, the Arizona legislature passed HB 2281 — a law banning courses that promote the overthrow of the U.S. government, foster racial resentment, are designed for students of a particular ethnic group or that advocate ethnic solidarity.
Federal Judge Wallace Tashima said the plaintiffs failed to show the law was too vague, broad or discriminatory, or that it violated students' first amendment rights.
The news wasn't all bad for supporters of the suspended classes. Tashima ruled that the section of the law prohibiting courses tailored to serve students of a particular ethnicity was unconstitutional.
Originally filed in October of 2010 on behalf of the program's former teachers, who lost standing because they are public employees, the case is currently brought by former Mexican-American Studies student Nicholas Dominguez and his mother Margarita Dominguez. They will likely appeal the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals within the next 30 days, their lawyer Richard Martinez told The Huffington Post.
"This case is not over," Martinez said. "It's not only important to Arizona, but to the country as a whole that this statute be addressed."
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne began a campaign to eliminate the Mexican-American Studies program from Tucson Unified School District in 2006, when he was serving as the state's Superintendent of Public Education.
Angered that Mexican-American civil rights leader Dolores Huerta had said that "Republicans hate Latinos" in a speech to Tucson students, Horne sent Deputy Superintendent Margaret Dugan, a Latina Republican, to give an alternate view. But the intellectual exercise turned confrontational when students, who said they were not allowed to ask Dugan questions, sealed their mouths with tape and walked out of the assembly room.
"As superintendent of schools, I have visited over 1,000 schools and I've never seen students be disrespectful to a teacher in that way," Horne said in an interview last year.
The final product of his efforts was House Bill 2281, which then-State Sen. John Huppenthal (R) helped pilot through the Arizona legislature. Huppenthal, who succeeded Horne as state superintendent of schools, then found Tucson out of compliance with the new law and ordered the district to shut Mexican-American Studies down or lose 10 percent of its annual funding — some $14 million over the fiscal year. In January of 2012, the school board complied, voting 4 to 1 to discontinue the classes.
The decision drew national attention as administrators plucked Latino literature that once belonged to the curriculum from classrooms, explicitly banning seven titles from instruction.
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This is what I'm often referring to when I talk about backlash and suppression of education in the United States. There is literally legislation that bans teaching the history of colonization and civil rights movements in various states-states like Arizona, in which 43% of the population are "minorities"…30% of Arizona is Hispanic/Latin@.
That's not actually a coincidence. :|
This is systematic, institutional disenfranchisement in action.
You know, as much as I love RobStar and DickBabs, I absolutely hate it when shippers pit these two ladies against each other. Or when someone hates the character simply because they're the S.O. of the rival ship.
I mean, come on, these two are badasses all on their own and I just ajsdhjskadh please no
Solution? Let's all ship KorBabs, yes? (Also, I've always been a fan of this pairing and I'm pretty sad that there's only like 8 fanfics on Ao3)
Powerhouse RedhEADS FOR THE WIN, WOOP
At first I thought they were going to make fun of him and I was about to get angry but then Wonder Woman was like "yeah, my outfit is pretty awesome."
That's pretty fucking cool!
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Request for solo-dono sorry its not all that pairingy I just had this idea while thinking of what to do for u and went with it haha ^^
This is probably why Damian isn't Dicks sidekick anymore xD
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Escabeche (Es-ka-vay-chay) is one of my favorite recipes for many reasons. For years my husband talked about this little old vecina named "Lupita" from back in El Salvador who passed away a long time ago. She was best friends with Suegra and was like a second mother to my husband. Well, it was Lupita who used to make Escabeche for my husband and apparently, Suegra has never been able to replicate it to my husband's liking.
One day I decided to give it a try and when my husband tasted it he said, "That's it! This is just like Lupita's!" (I've never seen him so excited about vegetables.) And so, I like to make this because it makes my husband happy, (y Suegra un poquita celosa.)
Escabeche a la Lupita
1 small head of cauliflower – washed and broken into bite-size pieces
1 medium onion – sliced into half rings (I like red onions for the color, but any kind is fine.)
3-4 cups long green beans (fresh or frozen)
3-4 large carrots – washed, peeled and sliced into bite-size circles
2-3 tablespoons fresh garlic (minced)
1 cup water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
a few tablespoons of oil (I use canola)
2 crushed bay leaves
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
1. Heat the tablespoons of oil in a large pan. Add the carrot and garlic, stir for few minutes.
2. Add the onion, cauliflower and green beans. Stir for a few minutes.
3. Add the cup of water to the pan of vegetables. Also add the crushed bay leaves, oregano, apple cider vinegar, (and sugar if using.)
4. Cover and lower heat. Allow to cook for a few more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator and serve cold the next day. It's good both ways, (it's actually better the second day because the vegetables become more "pickled".)
* Note: If you look "Escabeche" up on the internet, you will find that it refers to a dish of marinated fish. Obviously, this recipe has no fish, and my husband insists that to him, "Escabeche" is a marinated vegetable dish only. The definition may be different depending on country and region.
Posted on September 22, 2010, in el macho, food/drink, recipes, Salvadoreños, suegra and tagged recipe. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
It does sound tasty…like something I'd try. I don't like to eat most fish and glad you put your note at the bottom, because I totally thought that this was a fish dish! At least I'm not going crazy…yet! haha!
great! I have a mountain of fresh garden green beans and cauliflower is on sale this week.
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Serenity: March 6, 2011
On a battlefield covered with an endless sea of dead soldiers, Sergeant Mal Reynolds and his men react when gigantic medships arrive at the scene to rescue for the few who survived the horrific conflict. Six years later, Mal is the captain of his own transport vessel, a small, bug-like ship called the Serenity. His crew consists of Jayne, a wary mercenary; Zoe, who fought alongside Mal in the horrific battle; Wash, the ship's unassuming pilot and Zoe's husband; and Kaylee, the ship's sexy mechanic.
As a suited-up Mal, Zoe and Jayne set about melting a hole in the hull of an abandoned spaceship, in hopes of accessing its valuable cargo, Wash's voice sounds on their headsets, alerting them to the sudden appearance of an Alliance cruiser. Mal instructs Wash to shut down the ship, hoping the cruiser will fail to spot them. But when the captain of the Alliance vessel orders a heat sweep, Mal, Zoe and Jayne quickly make their way back to the Serenity with some crates from the derelict ship in tow.
Once they're on board, Wash powers up the engines and zooms off into space. But before the captain of the Alliance ship can pursue, he and his crew receive a distress call from a large personnel carrier. The captain gives orders to head toward the carrier so a rescue mission can get underway…unaware that he's really responding to a signal from a small satellite the Serenity crew placed in orbit around a nearby moon just in case of trouble.
With the Serenity out of harm's way, Mal opens the crates taken from the derelict spacecraft. Inside are bars that resemble gold. Mal looks at them closely and decides they must be abandoned before the crew encounters another Alliance patrol. He also decides that the crew's best move is to head for the planet Persephone and pick up some tourists, making the crew look more respectable before they head for their ultimate destination, a planet called Boros.
When the ship touches down on Persephone, Mal, Zoe and Jayne pay a man named Badger a visit, with the intention of selling him the cargo taken from the wrecked ship. But Badger intercepted a bulletin detailing the Serenity's encounter with the Alliance cruiser. As a result, Badger is certain a government stamp exists on every molecule of the crated booty and refuses to buy it. Mal and his crew make their way back to the Serenity, where several travelers-Inara, a prostitute; Book, a shepherd; Dobson, a henpecked man on his way to visit his wife's sister; and Simon, a doctor who has with him a mysterious dark blue box-have purchased fares to Boros. Once they are on board, the Serenity lifts off and the passengers and crew begin their journey to Boros.
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Attendance at a determined number of convocation programs each semester is a requirement for all Alice Lloyd College full-time students. Convocation events are usually scheduled on Tuesdays, with a few occurring on Thursdays, either at 1 PM or in the evening. A schedule of the events will be made available to all students, and it is important that students familiarize themselves with the convocation dress code, which can be found in the Student Handbook and on this website. Most convocation events last one hour, but some, generally those that occur in the evening, can run longer. Students attending a convocation event are expected to remain for the entire duration of the program in order to receive proper credit. Convocations are held in the auditorium of the Estelle Campbell Center for the Arts (also called the Campbell Arts Center or CAC) unless otherwise indicated. If a convocation is cancelled or rescheduled, students will receive prompt notification.
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The Caney Convocation Series is an integral part of the College's academic program and offers students an opportunity to enrich their classroom experience through lectures, art exhibits, religious seminars, and fine arts performances. Throughout each semester special convocations will be required of all students, such as opening convocations (i.e., the first convocation of each semester), Honor's Day, Student Work Awards Day, and other events featuring special guest speakers. The purpose of the opening convocation is to bring the entire academic community together to reaffirm the objectives of Alice Lloyd College. Students will be notified in advance of required convocations/special events. Failure to attend any required convocation will result in two additional required events for the following semester.
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Manatee County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested an East County man accused of giving drugs and alcohol to underage girls and having sexual relations with them.
Derrick Faircloth, of the 7100 block of 84th Street Court East, was charged with sexual battery, two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation, two counts of introduction of obscene material to a minor and three counts of delivering a controlled substance to a minor.
In early June, detectives received information that Faircloth, 38, was providing minor females with alcohol and Xanax and having sexual relations with them. A subsequent investigation led to three victims, ages 14, 16 and 17. The investigation revealed that Faircloth has a history of having high school-age girls at his house for parties and providing alcohol to them. Faircloth met the girls through his 20-year-old son, the report said.
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