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Amanda Palmer And Steve Albini On 'Piracy': It Only Helps Musicians
from the spread-the-music deptOkay, here's a bit of a two-fer. With all of the attention that Amanda Palmer has been getting for her massively successful Kickstarter campaign, we had some commenters here questioning whether or not she would freak out if people then shared her music. Thankfully, in her latest update about the project she answers that and many other questions from some folks who are still a little confused about what's going on. But, for this post, let's focus on the simple question of "piracy" -- since it's one that comes up often enough around here:
i think music should be shared. all the time. by everybody. i think it's pure insanity to make music filesharing illegal.This actually reminded me that, a few weeks earlier, famed music producer Steve Albini did an AMA on Reddit, in which he was asked a similar question, to which he responded:
and with that said, i have, for years, encouraged my fans to burn, download and share all of my music with each other and with strangers.
and i will never stop doing that. all that sharing eventually comes back to me in all forms of income and goodwill.
I reject the term "piracy." It's people listening to music and sharing it with other people, and it's good for musicians because it widens the audience for music. The record industry doesn't like trading music because they see it as lost sales, but that's nonsense. Sales have declined because physical discs are no longer the distribution medium for mass-appeal pop music, and expecting people to treat files as physical objects to be inventoried and bought individually is absurd.Considering that Amanda actually linked to Albini's fantabulous rant about what happens when you sign a major label deal from many years ago (nearly two decades) in her previous blog post about where all the money is going, it doesn't surprise me to find out that she's still on the same wavelength as Albini today.
The downtrend in sales has hurt the recording business, obviously, but not us specifically because we never relied on the mainstream record industry for our clientele. Bands are always going to want to record themselves, and there will always be a market among serious music fans for well-made record albums. I'll point to the success of the Chicago label Numero Group as an example.
There won't ever be a mass-market record industry again, and that's fine with me because that industry didn't operate for the benefit of the musicians or the audience, the only classes of people I care about.
Free distribution of music has created a huge growth in the audience for live music performance, where most bands spend most of their time and energy anyway. Ticket prices have risen to the point that even club-level touring bands can earn a middle-class income if they keep their shit together, and every band now has access to a world-wide audience at no cost of acquisition. That's fantastic.
Additionally, places poorly-served by the old-school record business (small or isolate towns, third-world and non-english-speaking countries) now have access to everything instead of a small sampling of music controlled by a hidebound local industry. When my band toured Eastern Europe a couple of years ago we had full houses despite having sold literally no records in most of those countries. Thank you internets.
The key point that both Palmer and Albini recognize is that it's not about the "sharing" or "piracy" or whatever you want to call it. It's about what you do with it. Both recognize that if you play your cards right, things can be absolutely fantastic for musicians these days, because not only can they have more control over their own destinies by taking charge of their careers, the biggest challenge is obscurity not piracy. And, in fact, file sharing (not "piracy" if it's supported by the artists themselves) can help alleviate that problem, help them build up larger audiences around the globe -- at no cost -- and then do something with that fanbase later.
I keep seeing critics complain that Amanda's Kickstarter campaign only is useful to someone like Amanda because she "had a big fanbase" already. That ignores (completely) how she built up that fanbase. And part of that is making sure as many people as possible could and did hear her music. In that context, fighting against "piracy" seems to be fighting against an artist's own best interests...
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August 6, 2005
visit paris early summer 2005: travelog-1
I know it was in the middle of May that I set for Europe. And it was in the early June that I came back. AND now it is already August - I can't believe it has taken me a whole two months to do this: do posts about my two-week trip to Europe.
As there are a whole lot of pictures that I wanted to share, for this travelog I decided to throw them into flickr, hoping that this would help make it easier for me to organize the images for sharing, and for viewers to look through a relatively large number of pictures quickly. So here you will find some of the pictures from my trip - to begin with, ones from Paris which was my first destination of the journey. Ones from Italy, London, and once again Paris will follow shortly.
A quick look: highlights of my two-day stay in Paris include:
- Visit to Montmartre's Basilique du Sacré Coeur and views of the town from the top
- Lunch at Boulangépicier, which was memorable in three regards; a good veggie sandwich and a delicious bowl of pistachio-cherry riz au lait (rice pudding), obviously; I got a few words from a shop stuff for takinphotographshs at the cafe, which apparently I was not supposed to (so I stopped); and I actually worked a bit after lunch - yes, I had to bring my work with me (wasn't I on vacation?)
- Macarons from Ladurée - my first proper macarons in France. This was my most sought-for destination to get macarons from besides Pierre Herme whose macarons I can get in Tokyo. There I bought seven (!) mini macarons, of which my favorites were pistachio and lime-basil ones.
- Going inside the Eglise Saint Eustache. I had been to the area numerous times before, but somehow I had never thought of looking inside the building. It wasn't until after I got back from Paris last year that I leaned that the church has one of the most notable pipe organ, and pipe organs are definitely what I adore the most as a musical instrument. I vowed to go back and check inside, and the time finally came...
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please tell us more about poujauran. i was in paris in march, and poujauran was one of my destinations, but they were closed for vacation or something. i was very upset.
Posted by dexygus
- 3:54 PM, August 05, 2005
oh! it looks like you had a wonderful time, despite having to work. the lime basil mini macaroons sound heavenly--is lime basil a type of basil or was it lime and basil together?
while i wholly understand why shopkeepers don't want people to take photographs in their shops, i disapprove of this and i try to take as many covert photos in photography-free shops as i can. more and more places are banning it in los angeles--is it a common thing in tokyo?
Posted by santos.
- 3:57 PM, August 05, 2005
Looks fabulous!
I am so jealous :)
Posted by clare eats
- 4:36 PM, August 05, 2005
I wished if the staff at Boulangépicier let you took more pictures.(i don't know what they thinked?) any way i hope you had a nice meal
Posted by Latifa
- 9:23 PM, August 05, 2005
Hi Chika,
Wonderful pictures. I had no idea that you couldn't take pictures in shops. I guess I've never been stopped before, except in a Home Depot when I was taking pictures of the plants. =)
Posted by Reid
- 4:13 AM, August 07, 2005
Absolutely gorgeous photos! I have a long-distance love affair with Laduree... their fluffy-light rose macaroons romp through my dreams. I'm curious to know how you compare them to the Hermes macroons? I've never been to Hermes. Thanks for sharing your memories and your snapshots!
Posted by Jennifer
- 9:40 AM, August 09, 2005
We got stopped taking pictures inside Sacre Couer, but that was because there was a service going on. I had no idea that picture taking isn't allowed in cafes! Great blog!
Posted by rho
- 7:02 PM, August 09, 2005
Lovely diary of your trip- photos and all. Don't worry about not writing the post sooner - this is just your trip back to Paris - at least in your mind - and this one was free.
Posted by Ruth
- 10:52 AM, August 10, 2005
Wow...this was my first time reading your blog. I found it impressive and very informative!
Posted by Samuel
- 5:12 AM, August 15, 2005
best macaron at la duree in order are: pistachio, rose, lemon, chocolate
next time try religieuse au cassis
Posted by vox populi
- 2:19 PM, August 17, 2005
Hi there,
As to the phot-taking ban at Boulangépicier, another guest seemed to have casually asked them why (in French, obviously) but I could not get what the guy answered. Elsewhere I don't think I get stopped from taking photos very often when it comes to cafe/restaurant, althouh I know one good cakeshop/cafe in Tokyo that clearly tells you not to take pictures.
Posted by chika
- 12:12 AM, August 30, 2005

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001. Above photo is from yesterday with Victoria, being the lazy bum I've turned into of recent days I forgot to charge my camera so theres hardly any photos from when we were together and none from today! The jeans weren't what I was wearing, I was just trying them on! Was so nice seeing her and we had a good laugh, and obvz look round the shops. I tried desperately to fit into a size 6 dress in River Island because it was faulty and had 75% off but it simply wouldn't go over my wide chest! Not that I'm a size 6 in the first place, but my inner bargainista was determind to try! Was such a shame as it was so lovely, tempted to buy it full price though!
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003. I bought a Urban Decay Naked palette the other day from a tip off via Amy then persuasion via Nicola, not that I needed my arm twisted that much! It hasn't come yet but I'm so excited about getting it. Its something I've wanted for ages but kept putting it off when it came back into stock! I got mine from HQ Hair but I think they are sold out already! They sell like goldust, so if you see one anywhere I'd snap it up!
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If we already didn't see him as a gem-of-a-guy, now Robert Pattinson has agreed to walk the red carpet with Kristen Stewart, proving he's not only a class act, but he's incredibly compassionate and forgiving as well.
Of course, some are already seeing a hidden motive behind his decision to make nice and act like things are hunky-dory with Kristen. One source says, "It's a purely business decision. He's keen to make sure fans and Hollywood see he can be professional when it comes to Kristen."
And that may be true, but you have to admit, it takes some serious self control and discipline to not only walk the red carpet next to the person who broke your heart -- but also to smile for the cameras and act like everything's water under the bridge.
And regardless of why Rob has decided to let bygones be bygones and share the red carpet with Kristen, it's definitely a genius move on his part as far as maintaining his loyal fan base goes. Everyone has been so supportive of him ever since the news of Kristen's cheating broke, and he handled the scandal with such amazing class and dignity.
By being willing to walk the red carpet with her despite everything that happened, he's showing that he isn't the type to hold a grudge, and he also isn't big on publicly embarrassing someone who meant the world to him. This honorable gesture is only going to make fans fall more in love with him, because he's obviously proving that maintaining his character is a whole lot more important than stroking his bruised ego. He deserves a major pat on the back instead of criticism for this selfless move, and honestly, he should receive some heartfelt thanks from Kristen too.
Do you think Rob will hurt himself more by calling a truce with Kristen on the red carpet?
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This is really, really, really impressive. The folks at Disney Research Zurich have just unveiled what they call a "new physical face cloning method" that allows them to fabricate an artificial human face (for use with an animatronics model) at mind-blowing levels of detail. The modeling methods are incredibly precise, the fabrication process painstakingly exact. Details as fine as individual wrinkles are modeled from a living, breathing human being and mapped onto unnervingly convincing synthetic skin. The final result is one of the most convincing robotic clones we've ever seen; if advances like this are any indication, the days of uncanny valley-dom could well be nearing their end.
Science, Space & Robots expounds on the team's novel modeling methods:
To deliver realistic performances, animatronic characters, like those in the Hall of Presidents attraction at Walt Disney World, must produce a vast range of facial expressions, each having different deformations and wrinkles. Manually designing the shape and material properties of a single skin that is able to achieve all of these targets is a complex and challenging task. The Zürich researchers have invented a computational method for automatically designing synthetic skin to match real individuals. The process starts by scanning 3D facial expressions from a human subject. Then, a novel optimization scheme determines the shape of the synthetic skin as well as control parameters for the robotic head that provide the best match to the human subject.
"Creating such figures," write the Walt Disney "imagineers" responsible for the novel face cloning method in an article describing their process, "is a difficult and labor-intensive process requiring manual work of skilled animators, material designers, and mechanical engineers." But as the video up top demonstrates, the end result is fantastic.
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The actual size of a Mellotron!
The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard. The heart of the instrument is a bank of parallel linear[1] magnetic audio tapes, which have approximately eight seconds of playing time each. Playback heads underneath each key enable the playing of pre-recorded sounds.
The earlier MKI and MKII models contained two side-by-side keyboards: The right keyboard accessed 18 "lead/instrument" sounds such as strings, flutes, and brass; The left keyboard played pre-recorded musical rhythm tracks in various styles.
Throughout the 1970s, the Mellotron had a major impact on rock music, particularly the 35 note (G-F) model M400. The M400 version was released in 1970 and sold over 1800 units, becoming a trademark sound of the era's progressive bands. The earlier 1960's MK II units were made for the home and the characteristics of the instrument attracted a number of celebrities. Among the early Mellotron owners were Princess Margaret, Peter Sellers, King Hussein of Jordan and according to Wiki Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Mellotrons were normally pre-loaded with string instrument and orchestral sounds, although the model 400's tape bank could be removed with relative ease by the owner and loaded with banks containing different sounds including percussion loops, sound effects, or synthesizer-generated sounds, to generate polyphonic electronically generated sounds in the days before polyphonic synthesizers.
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Information about the 1961 skating team members who died is located at Find-A-Grave and Wikipedia. If you watch the Winter Olympics this week and happen to catch the figure skaters, please think of those who died in the crash.
* I decided to include information found on the internet about Tenley Albright. So many accomplishments. How could I not admire her?
"Tenley Albright began skating at eight in Massachusetts, after seeing Gretchen Merrill perform at an ice show. Soon after she committed to rigorous training, encouraged by her coach Maribel Vinson Owen, Albright contracted polio (poliomyelitis) in September 1946. She used her ice skating to regain strength after the attack, and in early 1947, she won her first major competition. By age 13, she had won her first national title, the U.S. Ladies Novice championship.
Albright was not expected to win a berth on the 1952 Olympic figure skating team, but she did -- and then won the silver medal at Oslo, the highest rank for an American woman skater since 1924. A month after the Olympics she won her first of five consecutive U.S. national championships.
In 1953, Tenley Albright not only won the "triple crown" (U.S., North American, and World titles) but also entered Radcliffe College as a premed student. In 1956, in the first Olympics televised around the world, she won the gold medal despite a serious injury to her ankle and competition from Carol Heiss. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating.
Albright retired from competition in 1957. She graduated from Radcliffe that year, despite taking time off for her skating practice, and she entered Harvard Medical School, one of only 6 women out of 130 in her class. Albright became a surgeon, joining her father's practice in Boston. She retired from medicine in the 1990s."


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SAN FRANCISCO — California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules.
The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment that overruled the court's decision in May that legalized gay marriage.
All three cases claim the measure abridges the civil rights of a vulnerable minority group. They argue that voters alone did not have the authority to enact such a significant constitutional change.
As is its custom when it takes up cases, the court elaborated little. However, the justices did say they want to address what effect, if any, a ruling upholding the amendment would have on the estimated 18,000 same-sex marriages that were sanctioned in California before Election Day.
Gay rights groups and local governments petitioning to overturn the ban were joined by the measure's sponsors and Attorney General Jerry Brown in urging the Supreme Court to consider whether Proposition 8 passes legal muster.
The initiative's opponents had also asked the court to grant a stay of the measure, which would have allowed gay marriages to begin again while the justices considered the cases. The court denied that request.
The justices directed Brown and lawyers for the Yes on 8 campaign to submit arguments by Dec. 19 on why the ballot initiative should not be nullified. It said lawyers for the plaintiffs, who include same-sex couples who did not wed before the election, must respond before Jan. 5.
Oral arguments could be scheduled as early as March, according to court spokeswoman Lynn Holton.
"This is welcome news. The matter of Proposition 8 should be resolved thoughtfully and without delay," Brown said in a statement.
Both opponents and supporters of Proposition 8 expressed confidence Wednesday that their arguments would prevail. But they also agreed that the cases present the court's seven justices — six of whom voted to review the challenges — with complex questions that have few precedents in state case law.
Although more than two dozen states have similar amendments, some of which have survived similar lawsuits, none were approved by voters in a place where gay marriage already was legal.
Neither were any approved in a state where the high court had put sexual orientation in the same protected legal class as race and religion, which the California Supreme Court did when it rendered its 4-3 decision that made same-sex marriage legal in May.
Opponents of the ban argue that voters improperly abrogated the judiciary's authority by stripping same-sex couples of the right to wed after the high court earlier ruled it was discriminatory to prohibit gay men and lesbians from marrying.
"If given effect, Proposition 8 would work a dramatic, substantive change to our Constitution's 'underlying principles' of individual equality on a scale and scope never previously condoned by this court," lawyers for the same-sex couples stated in their petition.
The measure represents such a sweeping change that it constitutes a constitutional revision as opposed to an amendment, the documents say. The distinction would have required the ban's backers to obtain approval from two-thirds of both houses of the California Legislature before submitting it to voters.
Over the past century, the California Supreme Court has heard nine cases challenging legislative acts or ballot initiatives as improper revisions. The court eventually invalidated three of the measures, according to the gay rights group Lambda Legal.
Andrew Pugno, legal counsel for the Yes on 8 campaign, said he doubts the court will buy the revision argument in the case of the gay marriage ban because the plaintiffs would have to prove the measure alters the state's basic governmental framework.
Joel Franklin, a constitutional law professor at Monterey College of Law, said that even though the court rejected similar procedural arguments when it upheld amendments reinstating the death penalty and limiting property taxes, those cases do not represent as much of a fundamental change as Proposition 8.
"Those amendments applied universally to all Californians," Franklin said. "This is a situation where you are removing rights from a particular group of citizens, a class of individuals the court has said is entitled to constitutional protection. That is a structural change."
The trio of cases the court accepted were filed by six same-sex couples who have not yet wed, a Los Angeles lesbian couple who were among the first to tie the knot on June 16 and 11 cities and counties, led by the city of San Francisco.


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NEW YORK (CNN) -- After arguing with her husband, Liza Murphy walked out of their home in Emerson, New Jersey, leaving behind her purse, her cigarettes, her cell phone and her three children, her husband told police. There has been no sign of her since August 19, 2007.
Liza Murphy has been missing from her home in Emerson, New Jersey, since August 19, 2007.
Murphy's friends and family reported her missing the next day.
"In my heart, I fear the worst, that my daughter is gone," said her mother, Sophia Stellatos.
Police searched extensively for Murphy, especially around a reservoir not far from her home, but they found nothing. Cadaver dogs caught her scent near the George Washington Bridge, but the trail went cold, police told the family.
Deepening the mystery, her husband, Joe Murphy, tried to take his own life a few days after his wife disappeared by walking into oncoming traffic and throwing himself in front of a fire truck, police say.
He was hospitalized and recovered from his injuries, but police say he hired a lawyer and is no longer cooperating with investigators.
His lawyer said Murphy, an Irish immigrant, has nothing to hide from the authorities. He said his client has no criminal record and no history of violence. Attorney Joseph Rem added that there was no physical violence in the marriage.
According to her family, Liza Murphy, 42, was not the type of person to take off on her own without letting her family know. Watch an update »
"She would never leave her three children behind voluntarily," her mother insisted.
"What doesn't make sense is Liza leaving her house without her purse, cell phone, wallet, keys or cigarettes," she added. "She was a heavy smoker, and if she took off after a fight for a walk to cool off, she definitely wouldn't leave without her cigarettes!"
Liza Murphy and her husband were having marital problems, her family said. Stellatos described Joe Murphy as possessive of his wife, never allowing her to go out with her friends. She said he was even jealous if she spent time with her parents.
Rem pointed out that his client has not been named as a suspect or a person of interest in the case. He said police have not asked to speak to his client recently.
Liza Murphy's children are 15, 13 and 10 years old now. Joe Murphy has full custody of them, and the Stellatoses have not seen their grandchildren since shortly before their daughter disappeared.
Murphy and her children had spent the week before her disappearance visiting with her parents, who live about 125 miles away. They returned the Friday before Murphy's disappearance.
Police say both the Murphy home and their vehicles have been processed for forensics, but they found no evidence of foul play or struggle.
Liza Murphy had been suffering from depression and was on medication for fibromyalgia, a painful condition that affects the muscles and soft tissues. Police say she may have been accosted after she left home, still stewing over the argument.
The police seek the public's help in this case. Anyone with information leading to the whereabouts of Liza Murphy or the arrest of the person responsible for her disappearance is asked to call the Emerson Police Department's tip line at 201-262-2800.
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Connect the Acoustimass module to the music center with the audio input cable provided with your system.
Setting up your system
Connecting the Acoustimass® module to the music center
- Insert the small black 8-pin plug (flat side facing up) into the jack marked SPEAKER ZONE 1 located on the back of the music center
- Insert the right-angle 8-pin plug into the AUDIO INPUT jack on the Acoustimass module
- Extend the audio input cable as much as possible, since it includes an antenna for the remote control
Connecting the Jewel Cube® speakers to the Acoustimass® module
- Insert the keyed connector into the jack on the rear of each speaker. Orient the small knob up and insert the plug fully into the jack. This keyed connector only fits one way into the jack, which ensures proper polarity (+ to + and - to -) connections
- Insert the other ends of the speaker cables into the corresponding left and right jacks on the Acoustimass module. Speaker cables have green connectors at one end, with L (left) and R (right) molded into the connectors
Connecting to power
- Plug the power cord into the AC POWER jack on the Acoustimass module, and to a power outlet
- Plug the power supply into the AC POWER jack on the music center, and to a power outlet


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When I checked e-mail this morning, the first day I am using Poco as my default e-mail program, 226 junk mails came to my in-box and 0 came to the junk folder.
I haven't changed any settings related to junk or to filters. Under tools/filters, for incoming, all mail, it is set to "run junk." It apparently is not working.
I've looked through the forum and haven't found help for this, though there is mention of a "sensitivity bar" which I've not been able to find.
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"Beta30's are taking over the US"
Machines are out in the wild and being put through their paces by our trusted Beta testers! So far, we've smoothly shipped 16 ToolChangers across Europe and the States and the next batch - due to ship early February - will complete our Beta programme. Thus far we've reported no major issues and the only thing we are currently reconsidering is whether side panels should be included as part of the default kit: it seems these panels contribute to the stiffness more than we expected. This, plus a few extra grub screws being needed here and there, are the only issues we're facing at the moment, meaning there is nothing that we can foresee delaying the project.
"Quality and precision of supplied machined parts is top-class"
"After stiffening the printer, the motion system really seems to be perfect!"
Adalinda: The Singing Serpent modeled by @Loubie_3D printed by René Jurack - 37 hours, 25cm tall and 2,807 tool changes! In reference to the Adalinda model printed above, it's worth us pointing out that despite the large number of tool changes they only contribute 5% from our initial time penalty calculations. It's clear that the ToolChanger is much faster than other multi material systems that require lengthy purging and sacrificial printing objects.
So, what happens next?
In order to keep the momentum of the project rolling we are giving our Beta testers until 1st March to provide us with their feedback. All feedback is being recorded, and documents updated as we're going, but that date is the point at which we we will sit down and decide whether or not any re-engineering is required. Taking into consideration the feedback that we have received so far we are feeling confident that any adjustments to the ToolChanger and Motion System will be minimal and we can go full steam ahead with production.
Bearing this in mind, we have been able to do some provisional forecasting and anticipate that we will be in a position to start placing orders for all the parts and gearing up the production line at the end of March. We've been blown away by the amount of interest in the E3D ToolChanger and are responding to this increased demand by hiring more staff and renting another unit on the business park where assembly will take place. The foundations for the first production batch are being laid and we want to thank you all for your ongoing patience with this project: the finish line is near!
Lets get down to the numbers
*Please note these figures are still not set in stone but they are a very good indication of the final prices.
Full Kit: £2,600 (excluding VAT)
1 Motion System
1 ToolChanger Head
4 V6 Bowden Tools
1 Duet Wiring Loom
1 Duet Wi-Fi
1 Duex5
1 300x200 HT Heated Bed
4 Titans (2 Standard & 2 Mirrored, 1.75mm, Bowden Adaptor)
Let's face it, we're as excited as you guys to get these machine into the big wide world and need to stress to you that at this point our main commitment is to those 500+ customers who have paid deposits for their machines. In the future we will sell the ToolChanger Head separately - ToolChanger Head: £150 (excluding VAT) - however this does require a small amount of re-engineering in order to make it easily mountable onto any printer.
Out with the old and in with the new! The new, upgraded ToolChanging plate has more load capacity and more precision
That's enough from us: take a look at what our Beta Tester's have been getting up to
Tony Akens - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEy0ddxRt61cTmJZv_ZvXgg
René Jurack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd941kne_z8&t=2s
Joe - @nemesis.robotics
Nikolai - @nikolai.py
Ezra - @EandEDesign
Keith - @_Tinkerz
Tyler - @TstarkEngineer
Tony - @kraegar
Rich -@RichRap3D
Mike Hackney - https://www.sublimelayers.com/search/label/Tool%20Changer?&max-results=8
Ivor O'Shea Blog - https://ivoroshea.blogspot.com/
Romain Grangier Blog - https://www.facebook.com/additmtl/
ToolChanging 3D printers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/237615240416855/?ref=br_rs
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Has there been any progress on direct drive tool heads? Is there any chance of direct drive tools being ready by the time that pre-order unit start shipping?↓
Hi Josh,
The direct drive heads are based around the upcoming Titan V2 which is currently still in development. We are hoping to release a TV2 Tool at the same time as the general TV2 launch. Unfortunately we don't have fixed timescales but in the mean time Greg has designed a printable tool which uses the Titan Aero and this will be available to download when we launch the ToolChanger. Thanks, E3D↓
Nice one folks. Good to see you're iterating based on feedback. Looking forward to the day i'll be able to get my hands on this kit.↓
Are you planning to sell the tool-changer plates separately as well soon?↓
Hi Chris,
Yes we will be selling the tool-changer plates separately when we launch.
Thanks, E3D↓
Any outlook on developing a larger print bed version of the tool changer motion system? I would be highly interested in a tool changing system for a larger platform (say 500 or 600mm square) where we could take advantage of the tool changing to switch between a normal v6 head for perimeter details and colors, and a super volcano for interior material to decrease print time.↓
Hi Evin,
We don't have any plans to develop a larger print bed atm. It is in fact already possible to have different tools including the Volcano on the current design.
Thanks, E3D↓
Just out of curiosity, will the Titan Aqua be a possibility for the tool changer in the future?↓
Hi Gavin,
Sure, it could be a possibility. However, we don't have any plans to make a Tita Aqua Tool due to reservations that it could be a bit too heavy.
Thanks, E3D↓
Hey E3D, I'm really curious as to what the motion system includes. Will the kits that ship later have a chassis with all the paneling or was that a beta program item. The price makes me think it will.
Nevertheless, I'm excited for more information.
Chris M.↓
Hi Chris,
The frame will include side panels, we are making decisions on these atm so more details to follow!
Thanks, E3D↓
Earlier there were options mentioned for barebones kits sans electronics. Will that still be an option?↓
Hi Kevin,
Absolutely, all items will be sold as separate items.
Thanks, E3D↓
SO that approx price is for a complete working unit ?↓
Hi Mike,
Yes, for this price you would have a complete working machine.
Thanks, E3D↓
Glad to see things are moving along well! The new price was a bit of a shock at first given earlier indications but when you consider this is the full no compromise kit that seems to be performing well in testing then it would be a great addition to our print farm especially for specialist multi material prints. I too was hoping for the Titan 2 direct drive to be ready for my order as we use some flexible's that really need it.↓
Any way to get on the list still?↓
Hi Dave,
Unfortunately not, our Beta programme is coming to an end shortly and we have now shipped all of the Beta machines.
Thanks, Georgia↓
Looking at the video from René Jurack the biggest remaining noise source seem to be the running fans at the device.
Have you tested whether implementing Noctua fans can reduce this remaining noise level a bit?
I heard Prusa has switched some of their fans to this brand due to their noice reduction potential -thus it would be interesting to see whether this makes sense for the Tool Changer as well.
Looking forward to getting my hands on this beauty - and thanks for all your efforts in developing this new concept.↓
Hi Ben,
Noctua don't make a 30x30 fan. Glad you're excited about the project, we're really excited about being so close to the end now! :)
Thanks, Georgia↓
Hi E3D, I'm a little perplexed. Is there any reason why my comment was removed from the comments? I din't think I wrote anything contentious?
Hi Scott,
Having just searched for comments written by yourself I was unable to find anything and just to let you know we never delete peoples comments! Please feel free to leave your message again if it's not too much of an inconvenience.
Thanks, Georgia↓
Thanks Georgia,
My first and second attempt just now to post this reply seemed both to fail again.
Good thing I copied it before hitting the button!
I guess it can be put down to a website glitch then. I've removed my website and changed the email this time... fingers crossed!!
What I essentially wrote last week was my reaction to the latest info on the printer;
My initial reaction was that the cost was significantly higher than what Sanjay initially intimated way back at the start.
But on closer view, this is now a virtually complete printer and not just the basic mechanical unit discussed at the start.
The real value is in what it can achieve with a practical multi-material system with possibilities for more - so to a business like us it's good value!
Since we combine flexibles and rigids in our prints having a direct drive Titan V2 on one of the heads, if not all, would be something we'd be hopeful to get as part of the purchase.
Thanks, Scotty↓
Hi Scott, finally! Apologies for this, sometimes the messages take a while to show. Thanks for your message and for sharing our excitement. Just in case it wasn't clear enough in the blog post, each of the items will be available to purchase as individual items, the price we have given is an indicator of what you'd be paying if you decided to buy everything. The Titan V2 is still in development but we're hoping that we will have a TV2 tool to launch at the same time as general release. We've got a busy few months ahead of us! Thanks, Georgia↓
For the 2,600 is that a complete printer with the tool changer?↓
Hi Chris,
Yes, for that amount you'll have everything.
Thanks, E3D↓
is it possible to order the printer now ?↓
Hi, you sure can. Follow this link to join the queue - https://e3d-online.com/tool-changer-join-the-queue. Bear in mind it there will a few months to wait as we have many backorders to get through.↓


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Black & Veatch was main contractor for project
Her Majesty, The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Philip, officially opened the £120 million ($228,624,129) Milngavie Water Treatment Works in Scotland recently by unveiling a commemorative plaque in the presence of leading dignitaries, including senior leadership from Black & Veatch.
Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, was the main contractor on the project, which provides top-quality drinking water to 700,000 people in the greater Glasgow area. The state-of-the-art facility forms the largest water treatment investment project in Scotland.
To mark the occasion, Scottish Water organized a grand luncheon with guests that included Scottish Water executives and the project team, as well as representatives from Scottish Water, Black & Veatch and other core team partners. Also present were key stakeholders and VIPs, including members of Scottish Parliament, district councillors, the Environment Agency and representatives from a local school who have been following the progress of the scheme for nearly four years.
During her visit, the Queen was introduced to Black & Veatch professionals, including Bruce Ainsworth, executive managing director for Black & Veatch's water business, and Tony Collins, managing director, UK Water Utilities. She was also introduced to several members of the Black & Veatch project team including Project Director Mark Allan, Commercial Manager Ken McGregor and Construction Manager Bryan Mackie.
John Marshall, Black & Veatch project manager, explained the operations of the lamella wash water recovery system, while Hugh Maclennan, Black & Veatch mechanical and electrical manager, had the opportunity to explain the operation of the filter system to the royal party.
Reflecting on the day's events, Ainsworth said, "It was truly an honor to have one of our most high-profile projects be officially opened by the Queen. Black & Veatch is proud to have contributed to this historic scheme, which has resulted in Glasgow getting a new sustainable water supply fit for the 21st century."
The multi-faceted Katrine Water Project includes an ultra-modern treatment works, two covered reservoirs, a pumping station, a system of tunnels and intake structures and a number of other network improvements to complement and significantly extend the overall operation.
The project was delivered about $19 million under budget and ahead of Scottish Water's time schedule.
Commenting on the royal visit, Ronnie Mercer, chairman of Scottish Water, later said, "I thought the team's efforts paid off handsomely, not just for the royal party but for all the other guests. It was a special day for all concerned and Scottish Water and Black & Veatch rose to the occasion."


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Smarter Options
Address the man-made causes
Operation Stack is largely the result of man-made causes such as French industrial action and migrant incursion. These causes of the problem should be addressed before spending so much money on trying to fix the symptoms.
Upgrade A2 / M2 infrastructure
It makes no sense to have a single motorway to both the Channel Tunnel and the Port of Dover. The A2 needs urgently upgrading to be M2 all the way to Dover. This will mran that the bulk of Dover freight can then use the M2, thus distributing the flow of traffic. It will also offer a better alternative route to port, should one motorway be closed for any reason, causing less disruption.
The French have far more major routes to their ports, which is why they never suffer as we do when they have industrial action. Projections for increased freight over the next few years suggest that more investment should be made into improving infrastructure to relieve the overburdened M20.
Smaller lorry parks
£250 million is a huge amount to spend on a facility to be used infrequently. There are plenty of applications for smaller new or extended lorry parking facilities in Kent, also adjacent to motorways. Far more suitable for larger numbers of HGV's on the M20, less than an hour from the tunnel and Dover, is a recently available brownfield site at Aylesford. If regular overnight parking is the issue, then smaller lorry parks spread across the motorway network in the South would be far more effective when both major routes are completed. Smaller facilities will cause less detrimental impact to individual communities.
Use of smart Technology
Haulage companies and cross Channel operators could adopt smarter ways of working together by using the smart technology available today. This would mean that hauliers, cross-channel operators, highways and lorry parks can work effectively together to ensure smooth traffic flow to ports and lorry parks, more efficient booking and loading.
eg instead of lorries gathering on local roads whilst playing off the ferry and tunnel operators for the last minute best deal, tickets should be purchased by app or on line before clogging local routes.
Freight by rail is a far more sustainable method of transporting freight. The UK needs far more investment into this opportunity as a long term measure.


text: Friday, August 03, 2012 New in the Literature: Sitting Balance Scale (Clin Rehabil. 2012 July 26. [Epub ahead of print]) The Sitting Balance Scale is comparable to the Trunk Impairment Scale for measuring sitting balance in older adults who are nonambulatory or have limited mobility, say authors of an article published in Clinical Rehabilitation. The authors conducted this prospective study in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, and home health settings. Participants included 98 patients, with a mean age of 80.5 (SD 7.9) years, who received physical therapy (n = 20 acute care, n = 18 inpatient rehabilitation, n = 30 skilled nursing facility, n = 30 home setting). Nineteen patients were nonambulatory, and 79 had limited functional mobility with Timed Up and Go scores ≥20 seconds. The main measures were the Sitting Balance Scale, Trunk Impairment Scale, Timed Up and Go, length of stay, and setting-specific clinical measures of sitting balance (OASIS-C M1850; MDS G-3b). A moderate association between ambulatory status and sitting balance measures was found (Sitting Balance Scale r = 0.67, Trunk Impairment Scale r = 0.61). Moderate to strong relationships between Sitting Balance Scale, Trunk Impairment Scale, and clinical outcomes varied by setting. Multivariate analysis of variance results revealed differences between ambulators and nonambulators and among diagnostic categories for both instruments. APTA member Mary Thompson, PT, PhD, GCS, is lead author of the article. APTA members Ann Medley, PT, PhD, CEEAA, and Steve Teran, PT, are coauthors. Comments Is there a form that can be used with this measure? Nancy Mullins PT Posted by Nancy Mullins -> @IT^>N on 8/6/2012 1:14 PM Home care needs falls risk assessments validated in community dwellers that are appropriate for non-ambulatory persons who cannot perform other tests such as 5xSTS that meet CMS' criteria for OASIS-C M1910. Perhaps this tool will be explored for that purpose. Also, I'm wondering if authors looked for correlations between Sitting Balance Scale and other OASIS items such as dressing and emergent care for falls-related injury. Posted by Cindy Lane Moore, PT, MPH, DPT on 8/6/2012 1:16 PM Nancy - If you are referring to the specific forms for the Sitting Balance and Trunk Impairment Scale, here is a link to the source article for the Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Sitting Balance Scale: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21574772. The article is not available in full text in Open Door. We've reached out to the authors on this to see if there's more data, but have not yet received a response (which is why there's been a delay in our response - my apologies). For the Trunk Impairment Scale, this appears to be the source article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15137564. The full text article and the assessment form appears in Open Door: The Trunk Impairment Scale: a new tool to measure motor impairment of the trunk after stroke; Verheyden, G; Nieuwboer, A; Mertin, J; Preger, R; Kiekens, C; et al. Clinical Rehabilitation18. 3 (May 2004): 326-34. (www.apta.org/OpenDoor) Thank you for your patience. Posted by APTA Staff on 8/10/2012 11:59 AM Cindy, We thank you for your interest in sitting balance scales for lower functioning individuals. All 3 of us have worked in home care and realized this gap. We only looked at the single balance/transfer OASIS item and not the others but these are good ideas for future research. Nancy, the tool is an appendix in the Physiotherapy Theory and Practice article. You can read the entire article by going to your local library and ordering it through interlibrary loan. If you just need the form, email Ann Medley, the first author of that article (email@example.com). Posted by Mary Thompson, PT, PhD, GCS on 8/10/2012 9:13 PM I am always interested in measures to improve the quality of life for so many individuals. Heidi Harris PT Posted by Heidi Harris -> ?IQZDF on 9/27/2012 1:19 PM Is there an assessment tool to use for a population of developmentally disabled children 10-22 years of age? Especially looking at nonweight bearing balance. Posted by Janet Miller on 7/28/2014 12:58 PM


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I guess I have taken a longer break than I have intended. I have been missing for almost 3 months! Several blogging friends have been asking about me. Thanks for all the concern. I'm perfectly fine!
As for the reasons why I'm missing for this long:
1) At first it's my laziness, I feel that I should take a break from baking and blogging for a while.
2) Then it's Facebook In, Blogging Out. I'm spending more time using FB nowadays.
3) I have been baking some of the old recipes and not worth mentioning again. As for some of the new bakes, they were not really that good to blog about.
4) Lastly the main reason is, now that when I feel my hands itching to bake again, I can't bake as freely as I wish to. My brother has shifted back home cos my mum has to look after his new twin babies. Now that there are 3 more adults and 3 more children staying in my house, my oven and breadmaker have to shift aside to accommodate so many people. I'm still getting used to it, I'm too used to a quieter home actually. Sigh. So I will not be baking anytime soon, unless someone can lend a kitchen to me.
Till then, cya, not so soon. Bye!


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Forty owners and CEOs from some of the most profitable commercial clubs, medical fitness centers and fitness management companies attended the first annual Club Industry CEO Summit on Thursday at the Club Industry 2011 show in Chicago.
During the morning panel session, the attendees discussed a variety of issues with four CEOs from four segments in the industry. The panel, which was moderated by Rick Caro, president of Management Vision, New York, included Mike Sheehan, CEO of Bally Total Fitness, Chicago; Matthew Stevens, CEO of Western Athletic Clubs, San Francisco; Bill McBride of Club One, San Francisco; and Peter Taunton, CEO of Snap Fitness, Chanhassen, MN. The panelists and attendees were able to interact and share thoughts on a variety of topics.
Some of the CEOs in attendance included Carl Liebert of 24 Hour Fitness, San Ramon, CA; Jim Snow of Gold's Gym International, Irving, TX; Robert Brewster of the Alaska Clubs, Anchorage, AK; Steven Schwartz of TCA Holdings, Chicago; Doug Ribley of Akron General, Akron, OH; Tom Rhind of Power Wellness, Addison, IL; Simon Meredith of East Bank Club, Chicago; Jeff Skeen of Titan Fitness, McLean, VA; and Kirk Galiani of Onelife Fitness, Norfolk, VA.
During the lunch, Harry Kraemer, professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and an executive partner of a private equity firm that owns part of LA Fitness, gave a keynote address titled "From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership." Attendees received a free copy of his book.
The afternoon included a financial panel that spoke about the state of the industry from the perspective of equity investors. The panelists were David King of Culpeper Capital, Joe Pellegrini of Robert Baird & Co., Doug Lehrman of Pulse Equity and Hugh Paisley of Credit Suisse. These experts have been part of transactions and operations involving 24 Hour Fitness, Equinox, World Health Clubs/International Fitness Holdings, Extreme Fitness, Life Time Fitness, Gold's Gym, Fitness First, Spectrum Athletic Clubs, Weight Watchers, Nautilus, Stairmaster, Under Armor, Lululemon and many other companies in related industries.
After the CEO Summit, many of the attendees adjourned to a reception at the Club Industry booth on the exhibit hall floor.


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For this week's Fab You Bliss Fashion post I thought, instead of designing an outfit for you, why not pull some of my favorite fashion inspirations from around the blogosphere? So here we go.
How FAB is this outfit above? From a "new" to me Fashion Blogger, Kendi Everyday, this outfit just makes me happy. I'm so in to color these days and now that I don't work in a stuffy office anymore where black is expected, I'd wear this outfit in a heartbeat.
What would a fashion post by me be without a mention of Sea of Shoes? Jane just has it going on, don't you think? I so wish I could rock that hair color.
From What I Wore above, Jessica Quirk's style is so cute. I'd definitely wear any outfit she's posted! I'm lovin' the American color theme!
I'm also really diggin' this outfit pick above by fashion blogger Natalie Off Duty. Yes, it is black and white which I'm trying to get away from…but it's just so cute! Besides, the shirt does have some color which you can see in other images on her blog.
And let's round today's picks out with the last of my favorites but definitely not the least, Sincerely Jules. I just can't get enough of how she combines patterns and styles so effortlessly. And I love wearing sneakers with dresses so this look is one of my all-time faves.
Have a Fab You Bliss day!


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Abstract: The stakeholder approach has become a popular perspective in mainstream management and corporate social responsibility (CSR) literature. However, it remains an open question how real‐life managers actually view their stakeholders and what rationales are used for making judgments about their relative importance. This article will try to answer these questions by examining who managers in multinational corporations (MNCs) consider as their stakeholders and how they value them. It is concluded that managers still tend to hold a rather narrow (managerial) view of the firm and primarily give priority to stakeholder groups which are directly involved in the core transformation system. The conclusions are derived from interviews and surveys of in total 662 managers in four MNCs. The data is collected as part of RESPONSE: a large EU‐ and corporate‐funded initiative on corporate social responsibility (CSR). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7936
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Abstract: The purpose of this article is to develop a model of how managers perceive the responsibilities of business towards society. The article is based on the survey responses of more than 1,000 managers in eight large international firms. It is concluded that the managerial perceptions of societal responsibilities differ in some respects from the mainstream models found in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business ethics literature. The article is an output of RESPONSE: an EUand corporate-funded research project on managerial perceptions of CSR. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7126
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Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan squared off Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of 2012, offering a lively and contentious clash that touched on a variety of domestic and foreign policy issues. Both sides claimed victory afterward, and many public opinion polls showed mixed results.
The VP debate did have one clear loser, though: the environment. Moderator Martha Raddatz of ABC News never asked about environmental issues, and neither candidate had much incentive to broach the subject. Halfway through the 2012 debate season, there still hasn't been a single mention of climate change — despite President Obama's recent assessment that it's "one of the biggest issues of this generation."
While much of the debate centered on Libya, Afghanistan, health care and abortion, it wasn't completely devoid of environmental discussion. Perhaps the most memorable line came from Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate, who accused Biden of overseeing $90 billion in "green pork" as part of the 2009 stimulus bill. Here's the quote:
"Look at just the $90 billion in stimulus. The vice president was in charge of overseeing this. $90 billion in green pork to campaign contributors and special interest groups. There are just at the Department of Energy over 100 criminal investigations that have been launched ..."
The $90 billion statistic was also used in last week's debate by Romney, who implied the DOE loan-guarantee program had invested $90 billion in green energy companies, half of which are now bankrupt. Fact-checkers pounced on that claim, since the DOE actually awarded about $16 billion in loan guarantees to more than 30 clean-energy companies, three of which are now out of business.
Ryan didn't repeat that mistake, referring more broadly to "$90 billion in stimulus," which includes things like weatherization, energy-efficiency upgrades and public transit projects as well as clean-energy loans. But according to the Associated Press' fact checkers, his statement about "green pork" still wasn't entirely accurate:
"Dismissing an entire package of energy stimulus grants and loans as 'green pork' ignores the help that was given to people to make their homes more energy efficient, grants to public entities constructing high speed rail lines and tax credits to manufacturers to install equipment fostering cleaner energy."
The AP acknowledges the "notable failed investments" — Solyndra was the elephant in the room for this part of the debate, even though neither candidate mentioned the company by name — but it warns that "Ryan's claim made it sound like every penny went down the drain." On the contrary, the AP adds, "economists are nearly universal in saying Obama's [stimulus] helped create both public-sector and private-sector jobs, even if they fell short of what sponsors had hoped." The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, for one, estimates the stimulus saved or created 3 million jobs.
While Biden often accused Ryan of bending the truth — sometimes by calling his claims "malarkey," other times by flashing a grin — he didn't bother questioning the veracity of Ryan's green pork comment. Instead, he first pointed out that a yearlong congressional inquiry into Solyndra "found no evidence of cronyism," a response to Ryan's claim that stimulus money went to donors and special interests. Biden then tried to paint Ryan as a hypocrite, noting the Wisconsin congressman has asked the Obama administration for stimulus funds. Here's the exchange:
Biden: "And I love my friend here. I — I'm not allowed to show letters but go on our website, he sent me two letters saying, 'By the way, can you send me some stimulus money for companies here in the state of Wisconsin?' We sent millions of dollars."
Raddatz: "You did ask for stimulus money, correct?"
Ryan: "On two occasions we — we — we advocated for constituents who were applying for grants. That's what we do. We do that for all constituents who are ..."
Biden: "I love that. I love that. This was such a bad program and he writes me a letter saying — writes the Department of Energy a letter saying, 'The reason we need this stimulus, it will create growth and jobs.' His words. And now he's sitting here looking at me."
Ryan actually sent at least four letters to Energy Secretary Steven Chu in late 2009 — see PDF copies here — in which he sought stimulus funds for various energy-conservation efforts in Wisconsin. After acknowledging this during Thursday's debate, however, he then went back on the attack, asking Biden "Was it a good idea to spend taxpayer dollars on electric cars in Finland, or on windmills in China?"
While Fisker electric cars are built in Finland, and some wind-turbine parts do come from China, the Tampa Bay Times' PolitiFact rated Ryan's claim "mostly false":
"In fact, the program that provided loan guarantees for the Fisker cars was not part of the stimulus — and the money went toward engineering and design in the United States. As for the windmills in China, it's true that a small number of windmills and components to build them came from China. But the statement greatly exaggerates China's role in the overall use of stimulus money."
Biden countered that stimulus spending on green jobs was a good idea, arguing that "4 percent of those green jobs ... went under, didn't work. It's a better batting average than investment bankers have." Ryan started to respond, but Raddatz cut off the discussion, asserting that "we've gone over this quite enough."
The two remaining presidential debates will take place Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y., and Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla. For a more in-depth look at Thursday night's VP debate, read the full transcript or watch the video below:
Related political stories on MNN:
- Obama-Romney debate skirts environment
- The Solyndra debacle: One year later
- Obama, Romney answer science questions
- Amazon's 'novel' look at U.S. politics


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Two more bits of casting news this evening. Here they are in brief:
- Yancy Butler, who appeared as Angie D'Amico in Kick-Ass, is set to return in the same role for the Jeff Wadlow-directed sequel.
- Jonathan Daniel Brown (Project X) is set to join the cast of the horror comedy Milo, also starring Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs and Peter Stormare.
Hit the jump for details on both projects.
First up, Heat Vision reports that Butler will return as the mother of Chris D'Amico (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), better known as Red Mist. The film is beefing up its cast ahead of the planned Toronto shoot this September. The sequel will also shoot in New York. Mintz-Plasse will also return, along with Chloe Moretz and Aaron Johnson reprising their previous roles. New additions include Donald Faison as Doctor Gravity and John Leguizamo as Red Mist's bodyguard. Be sure to read up on our recent interview with Mintz-Plasse here and check out the new poster for Kick-Ass 2 here.
Heat Vision also reports that Brown will join Milo, a picture that centers on a man who discovers he has a demon living in his intestines. Marino stars as the afflicted individual who gives the demon permission to come out during therapy and names it Milo. He attempts to take back control of his life and prevent the demon from controlling him. Brown will star as Marino's character's intern. The picture, produced by Jay and Mark Duplass, will be directed by first-timer Jacob Vaughn. Vaughn and Benjamin Hayes wrote the script.


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Trolls do have a certain entertainment value, though.
Not to mention troll booths, troll bridges, troll house cookies and Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Trolls."
"What is the difference between a Texas Aggie and a bucket of mud"?
"The bucket".
Yes - it really was THAT bad - but she enjoys it.
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I never take offense at Aggie jokes...
For instance, did you hear about the Aggie coyote?
He chewed off three legs and he was still caught in the trap!
Q: How many Aggies does it take to eat an Armadillo?
A: Two. One to eat and one to watch for traffic.
Dale A. Brueggemann
כִּי עֶזְרָא הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־תּוֹרַת יְהוָה וְלַעֲשֹׂת וּלְלַמֵּד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט (Ezra 7:10)
Actually, armadillo meat ain't all that bad! -
My brother-in-law is a builder/developer. One day over at one of his spec homes he and a friend were standing in the great room talking. Every twenty or thiry seconds he would walk over to one of the windows and yell, "Green side up. Green side up."
This went on for a few minutes when his friend finally asked him, "Why do you keep walking over to the window and yelling, 'Green side up. Green side up?'"
He replied, "Because I've got a crew of Aggies laying down sod out there."
Hilarious Aggie jokes so far.
I didn't get these at first. They grew on me over the course of the semester.
There's one I can't remember too well, but the jist is - which costs more, an ounce of Harvard Graduate Brains or an ounce of Aggie Graduate Brains? An ounce of Aggie Graduate Brains. Why? Do you know how many Aggie graduates it takes to get an ounce of brains!?
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The first time you ever setup and synced your iOS device with iTunes it asked you if you would like to send diagnostic information to Apple anonymously. If you're like me, you probably said no. If you said yes, then iTunes would collect any crash reports it found during syncing, send them to Apple, and they would get forwarded to the appropriate application developer. So far we haven't received any crash reports this way. If you want to have them sent automatically here is what you need to do:
- Connect your device in iTunes.
- In the iTunes window, under the devices section of the sidebar you should see your device. If you Control-click (right-click) on your device a contextual menu will display.
- Choose the "Reset Warnings" option.
- Sync your device.
When you sync you should now see the following dialog.
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If you choose OK, then iTunes will automatically forward all crash reports on your device to Apple which will sent them to the appropriate application developers including us.
2. Send them to us manually.
If you don't want to have iTunes do this for you, you can still send them to us manually. Rather than post these files on the forums, we would prefer that you email them to us at support AT accordancebible DOT com
First you need to navigate to the folder where iTunes copied any crash reports. This depends on what platform you are using.
- Mac OS X: ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/<DEVICE_NAME>
- Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<USERNAME>\Application Data\Apple Computer\Logs\CrashReporter\MobileDevice\<DEVICE_NAME>
- Windows Vista or 7: C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Logs\CrashReporter\MobileDevice\<DEVICE_NAME>
<USERNAME> is the user's login name for the computer. <DEVICE_NAME> is the name of the iPod touch or iPhone, for example, "Scott's iPhone".
We are only interested in .crash files. The crash report's file name will begin with "iAccord" and contain date/time information. In addition, <DEVICE_NAME> will appear at the end of the file name, before the extension. Here's an example of an iAccord crash filename off of my personal iPhone:
In your email, please describe as best you can what you were doing when the crash occurred.
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Here's good news for all of us buying compact fluorescent light bulbs to save energy. At least five area hardware stores are taking burned-out CFLs back for recycling.
Here's good news for all of us buying compact fluorescent light bulbs to save energy. At least five area hardware stores are taking burned-out CFLs back for recycling.
They are the Ace Hardwares in Rockton Centre; the Zanocco store on North Alpine and Bob's on 20th Street in Rockford; Belvidere Ace; and Basler's Hardware in Oregon.
Compact fluorescent lamps operate at lower temperatures than incandescent light bulbs, use 75 percent less energy and last up to 10 times longer.
But they also contain trace amounts of mercury. For that reason, it's best not to send them to a landfill.
I know some folks have refused to buy CFLs because of the mercury. Veolia Environmental Services says the highest source of mercury pollution comes from burning fossil fuels such as coal to produce electricity. Veolia quotes the Environmental Protection Agency as saying a power plant will emit 10 milligrams of mercury to run an incandescent bulb, compared with 2.4 milligrams tor the CFL.
So, if we recycle the bulbs, we'll reduce mercury pollution all the way around.
A greener holiday
The Nature Conservancy, noting that the Christmas season inspires us to waste energy, pollute and add millions of tons of trash to landfills, has suggestions for eco-friendly holidays. I'll bet we can all find at least one way to give a gift to Mother Earth:
Ask your family to think of ways to make the holiday "greener." See startoneconversation.org for ideas.
Shop at markets that stock organic produce.
Don't buy more than you need. About a third of food purchased during the holidays is wasted.
Walk more, drive less.
Give gift certificates, tickets to an event, a pass to state or national parks, or offers to help a friend clean a closet instead of gifts that need wrapping and end up on garage sale tables.
Organize holiday errands to minimize use of gasoline. Ride a bus if possible.
If you get a real tree, recycle it. This is easy to do in Rockford; watch the paper for drop-off sites.
Decorate with cinnamon sticks, pine cones, popcorn and cranberries instead of buying plastic.
If you're buying lights, look for LEDs, light-emitting diodes. They're a bit pricier, but they save energy.
Instead of buying wrapping paper, use the artwork your kids create, or newspapers.
Instead of buying gift tags, cut up last year's Christmas cards and use them.
For more, log on to nature.org.
Geri Nikolai writes about home and garden for the Register Star. Contact her at 815-987-1337 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The announcement of a possible ban of growing operations sent ripples of fear through the medical marijuana industry in La Plata County. But the scare has passed, county commissioners learned Tuesday.
I will no longer be recommending a ban, said County Attorney Sheryl Rogers.
A May 15 commission meeting slated to discuss the proposed ban will be canceled, officials said. New licensing regulations are slated to take effect July 1 and development of land-use regulations for the industry will move forward as originally planned.
Rogers apologized for the concern the potential ban announcement caused in recent weeks as her staff sought to understand the implications of a letter from the countys insurance carriers, Colorado Counties Casualty and Property Pool and OneBeacon Insurance, indicating the countys medical marijuana regulatory activities may not be covered under their liability insurance policies.
The letter cited as a reason for its coverage decision conflicts between state and federal law, which classifies marijuana as an illegal drug.
Awaiting the insurance companys response to a request from local officials for a legal opinion from the firms, the county opted to make public the possibility of a ban against medical marijuana growing and production operations in the unincorporated areas of the county.
I know this created some anxiety for some businesses in town, Rogers said, later adding, I dont think it would have been fair to let them know at the 11th hour.
Commissioners and Interim County Manager Joanne Spina agreed.
(Announcing the situation) was the right thing to do, Spina said.
The ban would have halted all commercial growing and production operations in the unincorporated areas of the county and forced local dispensaries to seek their products elsewhere. It also would have shelved months of trail-blazing work by county officials to develop a set of land-use and licensing regulations that might be emulated in other cities and states.
Though Rogers said the countys insurance companies failed to provide her the official legal opinion she requested, County Technical Services Inc., a nonprofit organization owned by member counties in Colorado and an arm of county government that administers risk-sharing insurance pools, released a memo April 18 indicating Colorado Counties Casualty and Property Pools legal review determined medical marijuana regulatory-related claims against the county would be handled like any other claim.
They have informed me they feel confident coverage exists, Rogers said.
The county still faces some risks in regulating the industry, Rogers added, but the risks now have reached an acceptable range.
The county also can limit some of its risks by adjusting the proposed regulations to include requirements for operator indemnification and release forms, she said.
Local businesses that would have been affected by the ban helped her office in recent weeks as they explored a vast number of possible solutions to the insurance problem, Rogers said.
Many suggestions were accepted and some were, or will be, implemented as they move forward in the coming weeks to amend and finalize the countys regulations, she said.
Hopefully, were over what appeared to be a substantial roadblock, Rogers said.


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Previously on Orphan Black, the clones found out they were being experimented on, Olivier started getting all up in Paul's business, and Cosima played flirtatious games with Delphine.
We begin with Cosima and Sarah having a skype check-in about their monitors. Sarah advises Cosima, again, to stay away from Delphine, reminding her of what happened when Allison flipped. Allison, by the way, is with Donnie at a couples retreat to try to recover from the trauma of Craft Room Torture.
Cosima assures her that it will be fine because she has the upper hand, what with all the inside knowledge, but Sarah would still rather her stick to her science thing. She has yet to learn that Cosima is not exactly the rule-follower you might expect a smartypants grad student to be.
Meanwhile, at the precinct, the detectives (one of which is Bo's mom, so we know SHE can't be trusted) have figured out that the dead body parts and the angel of darkness are genetically identical. Of course, since they don't have Castle on their team, they skip the clone theory and jump to evidence tampering.
Sarah and Felix follow Paul to a club called Neolution, and Felix goes in since he's far less likely to be recognized than the very subject of their experiments. A woman who seems like she's in charge shows Felix around the club and explains that Neolution is a sort of self-directed evolution through body modification. I don't know about you, but I've seen Repo! The Genetic Opera, and I'm almost positive this Neolution business is a terrible idea.
Across town, in some creepy locale, a sketchy man has brought Helena back to life. He asks her why she didn't kill Sarah and she says that she felt a connection, that she was different. Her master, Tomas, disagrees. He tells her that she is the original, and that she must find "it," bleed it, and kill it. He hands her a razor, which she immediately takes to her back, adding another scar to the lot. What's with that? Self-flagellation of a religious extremists? Regular masochism? Is she trying to cut holes for wings? Or is she just crazy?
I'm still not sure exactly how, but Maggie Chen's death has something to do with this revenge plot.
In a back room of the club, Olivier is interrogating Paul, because he has just found out that someone is offing their subjects, and he wants to make sure Paul didn't know anything. Afterwards, Felix follows Paul out back, but luckily Sarah stepped in before Paul snapped Felix's pretty little neck. Paul tells Sarah to meet him back at the apartment — alone. There, Sarah tells him that she knows that 9 genetic identicals exist, because Beth had the information on them, but says that she has only met Allison. Which I think was smart; the less he knows, the better. Paul tells her that Olivier isn't the one killing them off, and that he actually told Paul to protect her, no matter what.
Proving he's oh-so-good at protecting her, he almost immediately lets her go alone to Mrs. S's. Not that there's a point to trying to get Sarah to do anything she doesn't want to, but he gave her his keys. And sure enough, she doesn't even make it to the car before Helena appears, looking crazy as ever, and asks Sarah to lunch.


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Oh, a guard! Hmmm, it seems we should give him an answer? On official business?
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Late of the Pier
Biography by Jason Lymangrover
Based in Castle Donington and formed by 16- and 17-year-olds in 2004, Late of the Pier are an indie electro band unique to their scene and one that is incredibly difficult to pinpoint. Complex but utterly danceable, with songs laced with dirty bass, synths, and video game SFX, the most common reference point is the Klaxons, but comparisons have been made to artists all over the genre map, from Prince to Frank Zappa to the Human League. In complete D.I.Y. fashion, the four-piece started making bedroom recordings and released its 14-track Zarcorp Demo as a free Internet download. In a limited pressing of 500 copies, Way Out Records released the band's first 12", Space and the Woods, in March of 2007. Six months later, Moshi Moshi released 500 copies of the group's second single, Bathroom Gurgle. After setting up their own label, Zarcorp, Late of the Pier made plans to release their third 12", The Bears Are Coming, independently. Another single followed in 2008, a double A-side titled Space and the Woods/Focker, and the band gained some momentum opening up for the Kaiser Chiefs on a U.K. tour before its debut album, Fantasy Black Channel, was officially released by Astralwerks in July of 2008.


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Ricotta Cheese Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe
Moist chocolate chip muffins loaded with chocolate morsels in every bite. What a perfect way to start you morning if chocolate is your weakness. Also great as an afternoon snack.
These originally started with whole wheat flour, but after a few attempts at these I got the best results using self-rising cake flour. The taste and texture was exactly what I expect from a muffin. Next time I may try to do a blend of white whole wheat flour and cake flour to see how they come out. Until then I didn't want to keep you waiting!
If you are watching your sugar intake, I'm sure these would work great with a Splenda blend.
2 cups self rising cake flour (Presto)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light
3/4 cup sugar
3 large egg whites
8 oz fat free ricotta cheese
1/2 tbsp vanilla
9 tbsp mini semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels
Preheat oven to 375°.
Mix flour and baking soda. Mix and cream butter and sugar. Beat egg whites and add to butter/sugar mixture. Mix in ricotta cheese, then flour mixture and vanilla. Fold in chocolate chips and spoon into lined muffin tins about 3/4 filled.
Bake at 375° for 15-16 minutes and let cool.
Makes 12 muffins.
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