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Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 28, 2012, 10:25:10 AM »
Thank you Farmer, for suggesting to me a perspective that I had not considered. I will take the link to the service manual down now. If anyone wants a copy, just google it and download it like I did. FYI there are at least two available for download versions that I know of. The one I used is a free version. We are also using a $10 version, which is also available online, which we purchased, but I did not offer a link for you to download. Both versions are easy to find.
I feel kind of bad about offering to all of you what I did here, now. Especially the service manual thing. So
is a free copy of one of my images, for you to print.
Finally, here is my "Epson 7900 from the inside - out"
: I am not an Epson service technician. This thread on Luminous Landscape is not intended to be a platform for me to teach anyone anything. Like I said at the beginning of this, I am just an enthusiast - offering to you all something which I desperately needed for myself, two months ago. I would LOVE to have found a thread like this back then. So I offer it to you all now.
My statement that the dampers need replacing every year was a quote from a service manual which we are using. I have no idea if it is accurate. In fact I have no idea if this Epson 7900 clog journey that me and my genius buddy have undertaken will even be successful. We both are reserving the "push it off a cliff into the ocean" option as a viable plan - B.
Any of my postings here are intended, quite simply, to share accounts of our unique experience diving into the Epson 7900 ourselves, rather than calling a service tech. I apologize if they come off as my advising anyone. That's not my intent, or qualification.
Last Edit: January 29, 2012, 12:40:00 AM by Go394
Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 28, 2012, 10:33:08 AM »
Ernst, there is only ONE wiper blade on the Epson 7900
Mark D Segal
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January 28, 2012, 10:33:20 AM »
Eric, congrats on a truly impressive photograph. Thanks for sharing it.
There is, perhaps a somewhat personal - so don't feel compelled to answer - question I would like to put here - not out of idle curiosity but because it may be useful for Epson to know this and better understand at least one other dimension of the "service environment" they are providing or not providing as the case may be. Did you decide to go the self-directed route because the cost of a servicing from Epson was just going to be too expensive, or regardless of cost - too hard to access logistically, or are you doing it out of curiosity to learn how much of the innards of this machine you can master and fix as sort of a hobby for personal satisfaction?
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Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 28, 2012, 10:35:58 AM »
For anyone who is curious, here is how you remove your head:
and here is what your print head looks like if your wiper blade is compromised:
Pretty disgusting. I will post tonight about how we cleaned our head. Amazing results
Eric Gulbransen
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 28, 2012, 10:38:17 AM »
Mark, sorry I am having a family emergency so can't reply properly until tonight. More later I promise.
Mark D Segal
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
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January 28, 2012, 10:39:14 AM »
Sure, and sorry to hear that. Hope it works out well for all concerned.
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January 28, 2012, 01:41:47 PM »
Quote from: Farmer on January 28, 2012, 01:15:43 AM
It's worth noting that, apart from the service manual being proprietary IP belonging to Epson (its publication without their permission being a breach of copyright - it still amazes me how many photographers think this is OK - I'd love for them to send me free copies of their images to print...) it's also not designed for public release or consumption, so you can imagine that additional material is provided to those persons authorised to do the work and use the manuals that puts much of it into perspective. You also don't know if you have most up to date version being pirated and placed on the net.
As per my previous comments on this subject, this is a note directed at those who put these things (from all vendors, of all sorts of products) on the web and not people who simply go Googling and come across them (such as Eric).
Eric's done an admirable job, but whereas he states 1 year for the dampers someone else states 2 years. I'd suggest that recommendations are exactly that and usage patterns and other things come into it beyond what a restricted service manual might suggest.
In the early 70ies my father bought an Pioneer Receiver SX-1500TD. It came with a circuit layout, a complete part list and everything. The information was so complete you could have built the thing yourself with that information. Man, what did I learn from this documentation.
Today you get nothing. If you call a company and tell them the problem of your machine they usually know exactly what the problem is, but won't tell you. They send you technicians who sometimes are less skilled than yourself and cost $ 150-250 for the hour plus traveling. And they even don't tell the service technicians that there is a frequent problem because they are afraid they tell that the client. That is very poor. What can you do? And then they claim copyright for the service manual. Bravo!
I've dealt with enough stuff like this in my life. I'm fascinated by this thread. It has more suspense than a book by Chandler.
@ Eric. I hope everything turns out well with your emergency.
Ken Doo
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January 28, 2012, 02:49:45 PM »
Quote from: jsch on January 28, 2012, 01:41:47 PM
....What can you do? And then they claim copyright for the service manual. Bravo!
Very true regarding manuals and schematics with products in the past.
But I don't think I've seen a manufacturer yell copyright protection regarding service manuals yet.
(Perhaps they don't want to draw more attention to why some consumers are scrambling for the service manual in the first place...)
I think its more cost-cutting and profit incentives that instruction manuals are often scant. I'm surprised that my Epson 9900 came with a decent manual with faux leather case, like getting a new Lexus automobile.
Most simply provide a pdf file-----what a pita to print. But to be sure, a nice recommended Service Manual ala Epson would be nice to include. Hell, all the automobile manufacturers including Lexus on down know to include recommended service intervals....
Knock on wood (no problems with my 9900), but I do find the thread fascinating and
. And to that end, I don't have an issue with looking at a service manual,
for services/maintenance that these flagship printers don't need
Perhaps it would be a nice idea to offer some sort of service schedule, similar to automobiles, short of a full-blown what-the-hell-do-I-do call for an Epson Tech
pay for my kid's college tuition.
Many thanks, Eric.
Last Edit: January 28, 2012, 02:52:34 PM by kdphotography
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January 28, 2012, 03:39:25 PM »
I've been searching for this repair manual online and not getting what you've obviously found. Could you please email me at
- yes it's so frustrating using this printer! Thanks and looking forward to more posts.
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January 28, 2012, 03:45:46 PM »
Eric - firstly, sorry to hear that you have an emergency with which to deal - I hope that everything is OK and works out to be all good.
I wanted to reiterate that my comments were not directed at you. You have, though, responded with such grace and consideration that we should all take a leaf from your book.
Yes, that head has real problems and it's easy to see now why you would have issues.
Also, that is a lovely photograph! I particularly like the two silhouettes under the main arch - a man and a woman it seems to be? Just enough to add a bonus bit of interest :-)
Phil Brown
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January 28, 2012, 04:48:18 PM »
Great info! As this is a model I was considering when my Z3100 bites the dust it's certainly good to know what can happen and be done. Thank you!
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January 28, 2012, 04:59:57 PM »
Bryan, what's your experience been with the Z3100? Happy? Any idea how the print quality compares with an Epson x900?
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January 28, 2012, 05:03:43 PM »
Not to derail but I'm still very happy with print quality, couldn't ask for more. It has operational quirks and limitations though that new units don't like the paper loading and such. Big problem with the belt (see my replacement and teardown thread/video). Problem with failing hard drives and very expensive parts. But I LOVE the output.
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Re: Epson 7900 from the inside - out
Reply #33 on:
January 29, 2012, 12:54:19 AM »
Eric....thank you very much for your info on this printer. I am looking forward to your results. I am having very similar problems. TO FARMER !!!! thank you very much for making life much harder for many of us.... I do not believe this manual has a copyright. Besides what many of us have payed for these printers ...plus the money for all the ink waisted cleaning.....the many hours waisted with very poor tech support I think we at least deserve access to the service manual. If you have not had problems consider yourself lucky.....but please don`t make life harder for many of us that have been jerked around by Epson. Once again thank you Eric for exploring this and I`m looking forward to your results.
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January 29, 2012, 01:02:49 AM »
Quote from: Peter Le on January 29, 2012, 12:54:19 AM
I do not believe this manual has a copyright
But all YOUR photos and IP do, right?
Phil Brown
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Reply #35 on:
January 29, 2012, 01:31:28 AM »
I had my printer serviced four times before the my 7900 actually worked. One of the points the service man made was that the wiper needed to be cleaned every 6 to 9 months. The wiper is a single piece of rubber (small piece) that is used to clean the print head. The wiper ends up with dried ink on it after prolonged use and there is nothing that cleans the wiper. It is a rubber squeegee for cleaning the print head. The Service Man let me rotate the gears that controlled both the capping station and the wiper assembly.
This is what needs to be done to clean the wiper. You will need both the "Pro 7900 and 9900 field repair guide" and the Epson Stylus Pro 7900/9900 Service Manual.
1) The right side skins must come off in order to clean the wiper. Service Manual page 179 steps 1 -5.
2) The print head must be uncapped. This was done manually by "Rotate the White Gear counter clockwise to unlock the Carriage" page 390 field repair guide. The print head is then pushed to left out of the way.
3) The Wiper blade is made accessible by "Rotate the flusing Box/Wiper Blade Motor until the Wiper Blade is exposed" page 189 field repair guide. The Wiping assembly will rotate down and eventually the rubber blade will rotate towards the front of the printer.
4) A foam swab dampened with warm water was used to clean the wiper. Do not use q-tips because lint can be left behind. I bought 50 foam swabs from the following source - Swab-its 74-4501-50 for $14 dollars.
When taking off the right side skins the LCD Display must be removed by detaching a ribbon cable with an edge connector on it. If the cable is not plugged in correctly I was told that power and ground would be shorted and several circuit boards could be fried.
The items that were replaced on my printer: capping station, ink selector(damper), and print head.
Last Edit: January 29, 2012, 01:33:59 AM by Jstar
Eric Gulbransen
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January 29, 2012, 02:56:23 AM »
Thank you for your support guys. You don't even know me.
Last night my buddy Steve and I (no he is not my invisible friend), removed our clogged Epson 7900 print head. It was very exciting. Up until that point the only obvious problems we found were the torn, gooey, worn out and cockeyed wiper blade. Yes the capping station looked a little messy but I never got the feeling the capping station was the cause of our clogs. More it was the result of them. The Damper Assembly we decided to change because the manual recommended it - not because it looked like it needed it. Neither of us expected new dampers to make any measurable difference. But the head we both knew would reveal everything. The head would make our journey, or break it. We had to remove it. We had to inspect it. After all this build-up, how could we not..?
As you can see from the image a few posts up, it looked pretty nasty. Obvious, definite connection between the condition of the face of our head and the condition of our wiper blade. As sloppy as the wiper blade was, is as sloppy as our head was.
I had all these visions of taking microscopic macro shots of the face of our head, blowing them and searching for visible clogs. I doubted we'd be able to see them, but I was ready to try every trick in the book in order to do so. Much to my surprise though all we needed to do in order to see them was turn the head over - there they were. PK clog was clear as day. YW clog cluster right out there in the open. These pics were taken of the head exactly as it sat ready to print - no external wiping, cleaning - it wasn't touched.
If you want to look closer, click
In my opinion the cleanings actually added to our problems. With the wiper blade compromised the cleanings just ended up spreading more crap over the head. When we got to it our wiper blade was not just wet with ink, it was coated with
of ink. The surface area of the rubber wiper which touches the head was dry, but just past those areas the ink began to build up - first just wet, then wet but thicker, then kind of gummy, then simply crusty. I am pretty confident this is what CAUSED our clogs, not what failed to clear them. Think about it - microscopic holes just dying to be clogged, critically sealed over a capping station while not in use, routinely flushed with expensive ink to help keep them clear of any ink build-up - then smothered with a butter knife covered with chunky peanut butter.
No brainer, this is a critical, weak link in our Epson 7900 routine maintenance chain.
Cleaning an Epson 7900 print head:
For a week now Steve and I have lost sleep plotting a safe course through the hazards of manually cleaning a 7900 print head. All you ever read about is how delicate these things are. But what you don't read about is why they are delicate, or how they actually work. Pardon me while I trip over my tongue trying to explain something I do not understand. These heads are far more than a series of nozzles lined up in rows. They're actually not "nozzles" at all. At least not like we know nozzles in the garden hose world. Instead the 7900 print head nozzle technology is built around a fascinating phenomenon called "Piezoelectricity". This is pretty high-tech tiny world type stuff but in monkey language the concept is rather simple - tiny crystals which change their shape when electrically charged. Your Epson charges the line leading to "nozzle" 18b, it flexes and ink squirts out of your print head. Do that fourteen million times in a row over a slice of Gloss Baryta and you and I end up staring into 80 square inches of the final resting place of more technology than we will ever fully understand or appreciate.
So yea, now that you think about it, an Epson 7900 print head is not something you want clean with a shovel. The solution we came up with is something I think is working remarkably well. We suspended the head, face down, JUST over the surface of a mixture of cleaning solution mixed with distilled water. Due to the mysterious characteristics of yet another physical phenomenon, called "Surface Tension", we actually did NOT have to submerge the face of the head into the solution. Instead hovering the face ever so close to the surface of the solution caused the area of the solution just below the head face, to rise up from itself and cling to the head. It was kind of magical actually, but even more amazing is what happened next. The solution instantly began to suck ink from the head. It was oddly beautiful actually. I wish I filmed it. Instead I took a few photos. We left the head hovering there last night. After today's drama I came home tonight to completely black solution under the head. I lifted the head to inspect it. It looks immaculate - virgin.
Been one hellofaday I'm off to bed. More tomorow.
Last Edit: January 29, 2012, 12:47:35 PM by Go394
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January 29, 2012, 03:10:41 AM »
Let's hope for some great prints once the head is back in (and if I may suggest, take extreme care when placing it back in to ensure position is correct and that you don't press too hard on any of the assembly).
Phil Brown
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January 29, 2012, 05:05:30 AM »
Quote from: Peter Le on January 29, 2012, 12:54:19 AM
I do not believe this manual has a copyright. Besides what many of us have payed for these printers
What I recall of the availability of Epson Service Manuals is that with each new generation wide formats it became more difficult to get one. It must have been with the 9800 that I was told a SM had a key that could help to find the service man who made it available. At that time the spare part purchase in the US became more difficult too. Copyrights would fit that scheme. It is not that long ago that Lexmark abused the DMCA to protect cartridge chip policies:
An advice to Eric; open up that machine but be careful with your sources.
met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
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January 29, 2012, 05:50:23 AM »
Quote from: Go394 on January 29, 2012, 02:56:23 AM
Last night my buddy Steve and I (no he is not my invisible friend), removed our clogged Epson 7900 print head. It was very exciting. Up until that point the only obvious problems we found were the torn, gooey, worn out and cockeyed wiper blade. Yes the capping station looked a little messy but I never got the feeling the capping station was the cause of our clogs. More it was the result of them. The Damper Assembly we decided to change because the manual recommended it - not because it looked like it needed it. Neither of us expected new dampers to make any measurable difference. But the head we both knew would reveal everything. The head would make our journey, or break it. We had to remove it. We had to inspect it. After all this build-up, how could we not..?
The new dampers will make a difference, the sieves will capture ink pigment particle agglomerations due to the volume printed or ink aging with little volume printed. Having that printer open is enough reason to replace them. You might clean the old unit with an ultrasonic cleaner and keep it as a spare part but usually the membranes (PET I guess) age too and harden.
I see there is nothing wrong with the way you analyse its problems. One wiper blade that has to run over the length of all the ink channels and then get rid of the scraped ink/dirt on yet another surface. It will not be the volume of prints that corresponds with the wiper's wear but the age and the times it is used in cleaning actions including the one just before a print. The wiper blade is not that simple, it can be a sandwich of a fabric with different elastomer surfaces on back and front. Has to withstand glycols and other mild solvents + paper coating particles and paper lint. There will be a huge difference in wear between printing on the rougher art papers and RC photo papers. Polyurethane could have been used as it has most of the properties for the task. The Epson 10000-10600 had 3 wiper blades for the 3 head - 6 ink channel assembly. Many users praised its reliability. The HP Z3100-Z3200 have 12 wiper blades for the six 2-ink-channel separate heads.
Be careful with electrostatic charges while working on the printer and head. Your head cleaning method is nice, avoid too drastic methods later on when not all works as expected. I think your head and damper system now has a lot of air included that has to be removed by an initial fill or otherwise. A vacuum applied on the waste ink tubes running from the capping station was what I sometimes used when it really was difficult, closing other ink channels when one channel showed print issues so that channel was sucked more. That already falls in the more drastic methods category though.
I have to clean my Z3200 capping station, a green head shows banding while it still gets an OK from the sensors. Have done too little maintenance last year.
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By June Hersh, The Kosher Carnivore , St. Martin's Press
Rich and lean, not a bad combination. It also applies to ground turkey, making this a natural choice for chili. The seasoning blend provides the punch, with a great array of mild to hot spices. Cumin embodies the essence of chili while the kickier spices like cayenne and chipotle provide the heat.
Chili Seasoning Blend:
For the Chili:
In a small bowl, combine the chili seasonings, reserve. Heat the oil in a large skillet, cook and stir the onions and peppers over medium heat, until soft, about 10 minutes. Turn the heat to medium–high and add the ground turkey and garlic. Sear the meat until it is no longer pink, breaking up any large pieces with the back of a wooden spoon. When the meat is cooked through, about 10 minutes, pour off most of the fat and add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, chipotle chilies and adobo sauce. Stir in the chili seasoning blend and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes. Add the beans, cover and cook until the flavors have developed about 30 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Yield: About 8 servings
*From KosherEye: The following brands are kosher certified: Roland, Star K and Embasa, OU. Fresh chipotle chilies and a dash (or two) of hot sauce can be substituted.
Side Note Homemade guacamole or salsa make terrific toppings for the chili.
Behind the Counter Have your butcher grind white meat turkey. Alternate cuts ground beef (+$) ground bison (+$) or ground chicken (-$).
Optional Garnish Non-dairy sour cream.
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SarathW wrote:Q1:Will the lay Stream-winner eat after midday?
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Verse 11: Scrupulous Integrity
Another special quality of a Stream-winner is transparent honesty and scrupulous integrity. Although they are not yet free from greed, hatred, and delusion, Stream-winners are completely free from immorality. A monk who is a Stream-winner may sometimes fall into offences due to heedlessness, but when reminded that such an action is an offence against a training rule laid down by the Buddha, or realising this by himself on reflection, he does not conceal it, but makes amends in the prescribed way. One who wishes to attain Stream-winning should be equally scrupulous, seeing fear in the slightest fault.
For example: to eat after midday is an offence for a bhikkhu. Each mouthful taken is an offence to be confessed (pācittiya). If he thinks it is before midday when it is not, it is still an offence. If it is before midday, but he thinks it is after midday, or he is doubtful, it is an offence of wrong-doing (dukkata). A Stream-winner would not take a single morsel of food if he thought it was after midday, as to do so would be shameless. Due to unmindfulness he might do so, but afterwards he would confess his offence. Stream-winners have a keen desire to follow the training rules and readily confess their offences if they do fall into any — they are not disobedient.
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- Bob Dohse
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The creation of more "civic journalism" web sites to facilitate the spreading of news and dialog of the news.
When "news" is democratically empowered, all citizens have the ability to share what they think is news.
The free market can then like it or reject it. But is is always AVAILABLE, because no single sector can control the spread of democratically empowered news distribution.
What if we created web sites specifically for that purpose ... and many of them?
Would we then have created the mechanism to democratically empower news distribution and, consequently, bypassed selective distribution?
Is that not the ultimate CROWDSOURCING of the news?
Share YOUR ideas about crowdsourced news ... and YOUR favorite site, if you have one.
May 16 2013: bob I'll have to think about the Shirky idea. It's conceivable to me that not as many people want to do journalism as want to do cat photos, journalism is little more "intellectual," takes more time and effort. But I'm not sure, Shirky's idea is a new one for me. If your convo doesn't close, or you can hit "edit" and add more time, I'll get back to you with whatever I come up with.
May 17 2013: Done. :-)May 13 2013: In a certain way, Bob, I think the news is already crowdsourced, I have a rather broad idea of the "news," I think the conversation you have around the breakfast table is news, I think what goes on in my backyard is news, I think what I see when I look up in the sky is news, even if these things never make it to a TV or radio or newspaper. However, TV, radio, and newspapers are somewhat crowdsourced, for example letters to the editor in a newspaper get crowdsourced, or what about talk radio where the public is constantly calling in and offering comments and questions? I myself often email different media outlets with things I hear about that I think might make interesting news, for example I just went to a dance performance by a lady who teaches dance in our local public schools, and I emailed a description of the performance & my thoughts about it to a show I know of on the radio that does public affairs and might be interested. Almost all media outlets have a "contact us" method on their websites. I think all the forums on the web constitute a kind of news, people sharing what is happening with them and what is going on around them.
But you probably do have a new, somewhat good idea. However, how are people working 40-hour-a-week jobs going to then go out and do journalism on their own time? Also, the news on your site will still get edited and censored, someone will run the website, or if you allow all content & it gets offensive, the website hosting company themselves will be concerned.
My question for you is, what constitutes "news," why is one story news, and another is just a story we tell our friends or family.
May 13 2013: Greg,
Thanks for adding your thoughts to the conversation.
I agree with your definition of "news". If I was a big dance advocate, then your post on the dance performance would be more news worthy to me than another subject (perhaps ... a ethnic protest in a far off land or a traffic accident in a place I'll never visit).
I think "news" is relative to the thing in which someones has an interest. I suppose there are some things in which people SHOULD be interested, but that's my determination based on my definition of what is "important". Connecting uninterested people to "news" is a different problem that nobody has yet solved very well.
I, myself, approach the concept as "news sharing" rather than strictly "news" (as if "news" was a clearly defined entity with a universally shared definition), so I'm in complete agreement with your approach.
I think that the ultimate of "crowdsourced news" would be MANY sites with their own specific focus or style, and then a mechanism for more easily selecting what comes to our daily attention.
And I can't think of a better way to start than by fanning the flames of development ... and hoping for some type of "public domain software" that facilitates more "Open Source News".
Did I answer your question or just wander around the subject?
May 14 2013: Let's see, Bob. I'm thinking a major reason why you're advocating for more "ordinary people" news sites is you're thinking there are people out there who have something to say, but are somehow shut out of the mainstream media. Am I right? But I'm suspicious of this, I'm tending to think that there are a lot of people who simply don't care that much if they never get to express themselves in a public forum, there may be people who take a newspaper all their lives, read it, but never once send a letter to the editor. And they're happy this way. I'm thinking they may no more contribute to a civic journalism site than they would to a newspaper.
I do tend to be a pessimist when it comes to new ideas, however, so you have to take what I say with a grain of salt.
One place many people get to express themselves is talk radio. I don't know what talk radio is like in your area, but down here by L.A. it's really rich, I would say every week hundreds of different ordinary people get on the air calling in to different talk radio programs, and many of them might be people who would not send a letter to the editor of a newspaper. If you've never called in, it's really fun, I've probably done it over 200 times, mostly local shows, the occasional national show.
I don't think either of us have answered what makes something news. Certain stories most of agree are news, you'll see some of the same stories carried in all the major newspapers. Like the Boston bombing. Is it just some things impact us more, or maybe pull more feelings out of us. Personally I think it's news when Aunt Mathilda goes out and waters her garden, but you probably won't see that in a paper.
May 15 2013: Greg,
I don't think anyone should need to embrace something they don't want to embrace, but people never sending a letter to a newspaper doesn't imply that new models aren't valuable. Many newspapers have started using Facebook as a place for readers to comment, and some of their participating Facebook audience don't write letters to the editor via the traditional channel. Those are two different avenues of communication. Related, but different.
I would say that talk radio is another way of sharing information that is valuable, but also different.
In terms of writing and publishing articles (as in "civic journalism"), I think providing more opportunities allows for more people to take advantage of those opportunities.
Identifying quality ... that is a different issue. A free-market concept of YOU sharing whatever YOU think is worth sharing ... that is probably how the best quality material will bubble up to the top.
But first there would need to be content to examine, which is the root of my idea ... expanding content.
Those who are not interested in that media, obviously, need not participate.May 15 2013: Bob, as I said, I tend to be a hyper-critical person and pessimist, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
I would tend to think that anyone who really wants to be published has already found a way to do it, that's why I think more civic journalism sites might die on the vine. I love the sentiment behind your idea, I'm just worried that in practical terms there won't be enough interest.
However, your point that a civic journalism site could be about one particular field of interest is a good one. For instance, one could start a site that spotlights car news, regular people could contribute news about cars. But we're also back to a question I asked earlier, which is, how are regular people with jobs in some other field going to find the time and energy to do real journalism? Are they, for example, going to fly to Italy to interview manufacturers of certain autos like a professional journalist would? Probably not.
Are you considering starting a civic journalism site, or do you have one going? How is it succeeding?
Speaking for myself, my life is probably busy enough that I'll only make the time to read professional journalists on any given topic, thinking I'll get a higher-quality experience.
May 16 2013: Greg,
I think it is Clay Shirky who frequently uses the LOL Cats as an example ...
There are millions of the modified cat photos (and probably millions of cat videos), and most of them aren't very interesting. Only a small percentage are viewed widely, and an even smaller handful go viral and are enjoyed by millions of people around the world. There is, in fact, a power law distribution relevant to the quality and the views of the LOL Cats photos.
But the underlying truth is that we need the massive quantity of the boring ones to raise the quantity of the most excellent ones. A lesser amount of the lower-quality work leads to a lower quantity of excellence.
The perceived quality of ideas and commentary follow a similar mathematical curve, as do all factors of achievement or attainment. True achievement curves always follow a Pareto distribution. Barabasi identified the reason for that as "preferential attachment".
So ... from that perspective ... to get even more excellence in the exchange of ideas, the answer must include increasing the quantity of the dialogs. And, also, improving the means for individuals to find and share "quality" (as they perceive it).
That's the nature of my idea ... that increased opportunity will generate increased participation, which will increase the probability of excellence being shared.
I do participate in civic journalism, but mostly as a means of testing a hypothesis about creating ad hoc networks based upon set theory applied to a society. The results, so far, indicate that I'm on the right path. But it's too early to know for sure. I don't plan to start a site, but I'm supportive of those entrepreneurs who do.May 19 2013: What exactly is your participation in civic journalism, Bob? What are these results that indicate you're on the right path? Is it something where you're seeing that your idea about more civic journalism is a good one? Then I wonder why you're putting the conversation on TED, are you asking whether we think it's a good idea, or are you more making a "commercial" for something you already know is good?
I've asked a tiny number of people if they would do civic journalism if given the chance. My brother said no, he couldn't justify taking time from his work and family. My mother said no, although did not state the reasons, and ditto my sister. All three said there are already numerous sites doing this sort of thing, my sister mentioned the Drudge Report, my brother mentioned computer sites where people can post new developments that they know about in the computer field. I'll go on asking people. The lack of comments from people other than me on this TED topic might suggest that there isn't much interest in the TED audience, but they might be different than society as a whole.
You might be right, if there was more mediocre journalism there might be more outstanding journalism. But how do you envision a civic journalism site, because if the whole site is mediocre journalism by non-pros, is anyone going to read it, and then noone will watch the commercials, and the site will fail because advertisers won't want to advertise on it. Perhaps if you mixed the mediocre journalism with other things, like....well, on a music site with mediocre amateur journalism you could also have professional-grade music videos, the videos might draw the audience and then they'd stay to read some of the journalism?
Bob Dohse
May 25 2013: I think I already answered most of those questions.
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My guess is that some people would read even mediocre material for the same reason they attend their child's school play ... because of a personal connection or a personal interest that need not make sense to others.
The point made by Shirky is not that material is necessarily good. People pay attention to what is important to themselves. Good material has the benefit of being valuable to a wider audience, but even mediocre material has value.
The old comedian joke revolved around a baby that was "so ugly only the mother could love it". Disregarding the argument that ugliness is a subjective value of questionable worth, one should not forget that the mother always was portrayed as loving the baby.
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From age 3-5, kids' personalities develop all kinds of new features. For example, they're becoming more comfortable with expressing themselves with words, says Kirby Deater-Deckard, PhD, psychology professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and author of Parenting Stress.
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1. Remember that your child is unique. "Children differ in remarkable ways from each other in their budding personalities," Deater-Deckard tells WebMD. That includes siblings. Ultimately, "healthy personality development is fostered by parenting that is sensitive and responsive to the individual strengths and needs of the child."
2. Encourage play. It's a huge influence on a child's development. Giving kids time to play is key to helping your child's personality blossom, says pediatrician Tanya R. Altmann, MD, author of Mommy Calls: Dr. Tanya Answers Parents' Top 101 Questions About Babies and Toddlers.
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5. Realize it's nature and nurture. Don't chalk up your child's personality to just their nature or how you nurture them: Both matter, says Deater-Deckard, and work "together to create the diversity of children's (and adults!) personalities."
6. Let your child be himself or herself, not an image of you. Maybe you're very outgoing, focused, quiet, or shy. You may want your child to be like that, too. But it's much more important that they be themselves, and make friends and meet the world in their own way.
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You can let preschooler be themselves and still encourage them to try things that don't exactly fit their emerging personalities.
"People change," says Deater-Deckard, and the parts of us that make up our personality do "have some flexibility."
Deater-Deckard suggests that instead of trying to change your child's personality, focus on giving the child experiences "that may support growth in new directions."
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I vividly remember my uncle making fun of the dolphins for trying to have a "meaner looking" dolphin. (he's a bears fan) I thought it was weird, and preferred the old one, I think more than anything, I preferred the product on the field that the old one represented. But now that I'm older I actually like the current one, because I've been cheering for the team wearing it for years. I also think it's time for a change, and going backwards is not the solution. so a new logo I'm sure will have mixed public reaction at first and people will learn to deal with it, it's not like we have any control, and, from seeing some of the members mock-ups, it's a good thing we don't.


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Courses Taught Basic Counseling Skills and Techniques Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Foundations of Mental Health Group Counseling Assessment in Counseling Counseling Challenges in Ministry Practicum and Internship Seminars Foundations of Play Therapy Membership in Professional Societies American Counseling Association (ACA) Association of Play Therapists (APT), Registered Supervisor Designation Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society Research Dr. Davis directs the Missions Matters Lab, focusing on research opportunities in the areas of missionary care, missionary resilience, and third culture kids. Currently, Dr. Davis has interest in research involving the life cycle of single missionaries, the prevalence of eating disorders among missionary kids (MKs), grief and loss among third culture kids, and vicarious trauma models as applied to the experience of cross-cultural workers. 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Mitchell followed the band over a decade, filming footage that spans from their early musical steps here in Nashville to the worldwide arena-filling status they enjoy now.
Speaking with Spinner.com, Mitchell offered some insight into how the Followills' familial relationship has played out throughout.
"They're just like any other family in many ways," he said. "You couple that with some people that are like none others on planet earth. They're almost like a football team. They work really hard. They want to win, and they want to be a great band and they all push each other and that's not a pretty process sometimes. Plus, they're brothers, so a brother can say anything they want to another brother and a cousin's just as bad. You throw that in there and it's just like an explosion."
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The St. Marys Little League Baseball Major League all-stars stayed alive in the District 10 South Division Tournament with a 15-1, four-inning victory over the Ridgway All-Stars Saturday afternoon at Memorial Park.
St. Marys will travel to Fox Township this evening for a 6 p.m. game against the Fox Township squad. Fox defeated Brockway by a 7-5 score on Saturday.
The St. Marys squad pounded out 13 hits in Saturday's contest to two by the Ridgway team. St. Marys was led by Ryan Heary with a home run, double and a single. Gabe Kraus had a home run and a double. Logan Hoffman had a double, with Brendon Rolley and Hayden Tettis both with two singles. Tim Wehler, Nate Beimel and Ryan Bressler all singled.
For Ridgway, Josh Thorwart doubled and Jordan Laughner singled.
Gabe Kraus started on the mound for St. Marys and worked two innings, giving up one hit and striking out six. Tim Wehler worked two innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Brandon Cherry started on the mound for Ridgway, giving up eight hits, walking two and striking out two. Max Cowan worked one inning, giving up two hits, walking two and striking out one. Andy Breier worked two innings, giving up three hits, walking three and striking out two.
As a result of the coin toss, St. Marys was the visiting team on the scoreboard.
In the top half of the first, Tim Wehler reached on a bunt single. Rolley and Heary followed with singles. Kraus doubled, scoring Wehler and Rolley. A single by Tettis scored Heary. Tettis stole second. With two outs, Bressler singled to score Kraus. A double steal by Bressler and Tettis resulted in Tettis stealing home as St. Marys took the 5-0 lead. Laughner led off with a single in the home half of the inning. Kraus struck out the next three batters.
Rolley led off the second with a walk. Heary followed with a two-run home run to center field. Kraus followed with a solo shot to left field. Tettis singled and stole his way around the bases to score. Nate Beimel walked and stole second. Hoffman was hit by a pitch. Both Beimel and Hoffman moved up a base on a passed ball. Beimel scored on an infield out, while Hoffman was able to score on a passed ball as St. Marys led 12-0. In the home half of the second inning, Kraus struck out the side.
Kraus led off the third with a walk. Special pinch runner Austin Sadosky moved to second on a passed ball. Tettis was hit by a pitch. Nate Beimel singled to load the bases. Sadosky was out attempting to score on a passed ball. With two outs, Ryan Newton walked to load the bases. Alec Wehler walked to score Tettis. Tim Wehler reached base on an error, allowing Nate Beimel to score as St. Marys opened a 14-0 lead. Ridgway scored a run in the home half of the inning when Josh Thorwart led off with a double. He moved to third on an infield out and scored on an infield out, making the score 14-1.
Heary led off the top of the fourth with a double. With two outs, Nate Beimel walked. A double by Hofffman scored Heary as St. Marys led 15-1. Ridgway went down in order in the home half of the fourth as St. Marys advanced with the 15-1 victory.
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Tim Wehler 3-2-1, Brendon Rolley 2-2-2, Austin Sadosky 1-0-0, Ryan Heary 4-3-3, Gabe Kraus 3-2-2, Hayden Tettis 3-3-2, Nate Beimel 2-2-1, Logan Hoffman 3-1-1, Ryan Bressler 2-0-1, Ryan Newton 1-0-0, Tim Beimel 1-0--0, Alec Wehler 0-0-0. Totals 25-15-13.
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Jordan Laughner 2-0-1, Daunte Allegretto 2-0-0, Andy Breier 2-0-0, Max Cowan 2-0-0, Brandon Cherry 2-0-0, Joel Tutton 1-0-0, Wade Steis 1-0-0, Josh Thorwart 1-1-1, Bailey Schatz 1-0-0. Totals 14-1-2.
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A vicious hate crime at an elite New England college thrusts the new dean of students into the investigation. When charged with maintaining order on campus, she is forced to examine her own feelings about race. Based on the critically acclaimed play, "Spinning into Butter" is a compelling movie that examines the emotional fallout of prejudice within the cloistered walls of academia.
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