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Well done. By far the one Guide in the entire contest that has proven the most beneficial to me. For anyone that hasn't tried Auctionator, I would definitely recommend giving it a shot.
Well done. By far the one Guide in the entire contest that has proven the most beneficial to me. For anyone that hasn't tried Auctionator, I would definitely recommend giving it a shot.
Nice guide, but a bit weak on some of the proffesion tips. let me start off with alchemy, trough the wotlk time i learned that transmute mastery was the way to go, both from own experience and trough gold making blogs, during wotlk the costs of the raw mats for making flasks and pots was more expencive then the cost of pots and flasks you would buy from the auction house, so you where losing gold by crafting. with transmute master this never was a issue. with transmute master these days, i buy volatile life from ah for a price usually around 10g, and sell the transmuted volatile for somewhere around 25-30g. going to the zone that gives the most valued volatile to do the transmute, the random issue is no longer. for example uldum for volatile air. with this, im spending 140, and get around 375 to 450g back.
with blacksmith belt buckle should give a steady income, crafting weapon and armor is a more risky buisness.
gathering proffesions is a steady income, but it cant compete with the crafting proffesions when it comes gold/time spent.
thats all my thoughts really.
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Great guide, I didnt know about the picking on the weak and the Time: Short trick.
Now for monopoly, choose something expensive with very low supply, and be careful with it. The newbie monopolies would be the Wool Cloth and KNothide Leather. I remember when I was 12 years old and I ran DM on my hunter for wool cloth, and then created a monopoly by buying everything.
The problem with making a monopoly is that you start to lose money when people post for 1 copper less than you. The auction house cut will cause you to pay more for something that costs less than yours than you actually make with them when you resell.
never underestimate the ignorance/laziness of your average wow player. i make insane amounts of money by selling random vendor crap at the ah. things that easily sell for 300-1000% profit are blank enchant vellums, jeweler settings, dust of disappearance (insane cash cow), vendor found recepies and other "junk" that people need but never bother to look for. the beauty of these items is you dont need to farm them, just do a few vendor trips and instant profit. however dont get too greedy, post at a steady pace and dont over flood the ah.
also if you are a night owl like myself always check out what the JC daily is as soon as it resets (if you are not a jc your self just ask in trade) and if its one of the dailies that requires 3 cut nightstone, jasper, or blue sapphire instantly go to AH and buy a decent sized lot of those gems. then repost with a 24 hour duration in stacks of 3 each adding about 50-100% on top of what you paid for. those things sell like hotcakes and if by some random chance you end up having some left over dont panic just set em aside for when the daily appears again. in my personal experience as JC the mats required for that particular daily skyrocket in price almost immediately.
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I've been making decent money as a blacksmith selling the Bloodied gear. This is the plated dps starter pvp set. The problem is you can't sell to more buyers than there are on the market, and there aren't many, but on my server I could usually make 500 to 1000g / day.
My strat was to use auctionator to look up all the "bloodied" sales, then figure out which ones were either not present or grossly overpriced. Sometimes bracers, for instance, were selling for 150g. No reason to make them. Other times, they were selling for lowest buyout of 700g. That's insane.
Since there are 8 pieces or so, and they're somewhat expensive to make (on my server, 140 to 200g / piece), they don't get listed a lot, so it was a matter of finding the crazy ones, make a few pieces, and undercut by 20% or so to make it look like a great deal to buyers.
I don't know how 4.2 has changed this, but it might be worthwhile for others to check out.
(I didn't check the other starter pvp items, but I'm assuming they would follow similar market scenarios)
Quick question. When I try to sort by timeleft, It simply goes from having very long on top....to having other auctions with a very long timeleft. I'm using auctionator and tried disabling it, but no change. It does this regardless of how large or small my search is. Anyone else experienced this/know whats causing it?


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Keira Knightley: I Got Drunk for My Fair Lady Audition
"I probably did slur my words," says the actress about landing her first musical role
Singing under the influence helped Keira Knightley ace her audition for the upcoming movie remake of My Fair Lady.
"I probably did slur my words," Knightley told the U.K. edition of Glamour in its September issue about having a drink before her audition to play Eliza Doolittle. "I told [producer Cameron Mackintosh] that would be the only way I could sing in front of everyone."
However, Knightley soon realized that calming her nerves also had its drawbacks. "The problem with doing it is that alcohol dehydrates you, which isn't very helpful for singing. But they said it was alright."
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Scary auditions aside, Knightley, who is dating actor Rupert Friend, told the magazine she has never been happier. "At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I'm having a lovely time."


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The Bank of England held off from further emergency support, despite the threat of a triple-dip recession hanging over the UK economy.
Policymakers remained in "wait and see" mode again this month, holding rates at their record low of 0.5% and maintaining the Bank's quantitative easing (QE) programme at £375 billion.
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O Blessed Trinity,
We thank You for having graced the Church with Pope John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of your Fatherly care, the glory of the cross of Christ, and the splendor of the Holy Spirit, to shine through him.
Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with you.
Grant us, by his intercession, and according to Your will, the graces we implore, hoping that he will soon be numbered among your saints.
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Illini wandering in the land of the lost
By Jeff Mayfield
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[February 06, 2013]
One thing they never covered back in
sports writing school was what to do when your team is lost, when
road trips are disasters or when you can't hold serve on your home
court. However, that is exactly the place the Illinois Fighting
Illini find themselves at the present moment. And I'm surprised that
my computer even let the keystrokes type out Fighting Illini right
about now.
I just thought going into their last game with
the Wisconsin Badgers that they would find a way to snap out of it.
After subjecting myself to that debacle, I once again remembered
that it was personally a lot easier for me to walk away from
coaching the game than most of my friends ever thought possible. The
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it has to be mind-boggling at times.
I mean, take for instance Illinois' current situation. The Illini
have lost six of their last seven, including four in a row at home.
Is it even possible to lose four in a row at home? How do you write
about that? What possible positive spin can you conjure up to even
find any silver lining? I'm really trying here. But as I left the
Assembly Hall early Sunday evening, I was in such a stupor that I
figured I'd probably get hit by a bus... and I was on the sidewalk.
But that's how this season has been going.
What's worse is that those who are even more positive than I am
have no idea where Illinois' next wins are gonna come from. At this
precise moment, I could not help them one iota!
I wonder IF we have a sports psychologist? Is he or she on the
scene? And has anything been discovered or determined? I know the
Illini have the talent to turn this thing around; I just don't know
how we convince our players that now is the time!
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If you handed me the keys to the Illini right now, I wouldn't
know what to do with them. Where would you start? We seem to
struggle with the easiest things. Then when our ballhandling bites
us or we throw yet another pass into the stands, we get that
defeated attitude -- like here we go again ... wash-rinse-repeat --
over and over again!
I'm sorry that I'm not more optimistic, but right now all I can
really tell you is that the Illini are not playing well, and the
culprit is... everybody. We are code blue right now. We need all
hands on deck. We need all for one and one for all.
Will we snap out of it Thursday night when Illinois hosts No. 1
Indiana? OR will the coming-out party happen with one of our
friendly road contests at Minnesota, Northwestern or Michigan?
I know our loyal LDN readers click on us to get shrewd basketball
insights into matters like this. Unfortunately, I dropped my crystal
ball when I avoided getting hit by the bus.
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doesn't it? Don't the basketball gods owe us big-time? There has to
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Also, as it turns out, due to such additives poultry farms have been leaching out arsenic-contaminated wastes. The advocacy position has not been panicky, but it has been–rightly, I think–that this represents the unnecessary addition of a famed poison to the food supply.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Playing Chicken with Arsenic
by Deborah Blum
If I were to pick an element that just about everyone recognizes as a poison, it would be arsenic (As). As a crumbly compound called "white" arsenic or arsensic trioxide (AsO3) it became so popular as a 19th century homicidal weapon – think Mary Ann Cotton and her 20 or so victims - that it eventually earned the nickname "inheritance powder."
Its murderous qualities have given it a starring role in successful plays or movies (Arsenic and Old Lace), in best-selling stories of murder and betrayal, such as Dorothy Sayer's 1930 crime classic, Strong Poison, or the more recent best seller, A Reliable Wife, with its wonderfully clinical descriptions of chronic poisoning symptoms.
In fact, a person can survive low-level arsenic poisoning for quite some time. But because of the way it damages cells – breaking apart the structures that allow cellular respiration - it turns out to be a quite dangerous carcinogen.* This has been demonstrated, especially, in countries where elemental arsenic permeates rocks at high levels and seeps into ground water. In Bangladesh, for instance, a program of well-drilling begun in the 1970s, literally created an epidemic of arsenic-related cancers.
And yet, for more than 60 years, the federal regulators have approved arsenic additives to poultry feed in the United States, partly to control parasites and partly because they chemically improve the appearance of packaged chicken and turkey parts, pinking them up for consumer approval. Those of us who prefer less obviously toxic material in our chicken buckets – and this includes me – have been advocating that we rethink this policy.
At the time, I wasn't really expecting much to change. But as it turns out, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which makes the arsenic-laced additive roxarsone, has decided to suspend its sales. Why, you wonder, after all this time? It turns out that the industry argument for keeping the compound into chicken feed was that it was a better form of arsenic, not the ever-evil inorganic white arsenic, but a less toxic material rather tidily bound up with carbon (so, in this version, an organic compound) and hydrogen.
In fact, organic arsenic is definitely less hazardous than its inorganic (carbon-free) cousin. But tests now indicate that it may convert to the more lethal inorganic form as chickens and other fowl metabolize the compound. We know this because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stepped up and ran some very nicely controlled tests showing that the bodies of birds that ate roxarsone-loaded food were consistently higher in white arsenic than those that ate feed without the additive.
As a result, Pfizer–or more specifically, its subsidiary, Alpharma, will suspend sales of roxarsone in 30 days while further tests are conducted. You'll notice that no one is acting as if this is a major health emergency–which it isn't. These are tiny levels of arsenic. Still–there's a common sense health issue here–it's always better with a metallic poison like arsenic to keep exposure to a minimum because it tends to stay in the body and could eventually add up to something more troubling.
Also, as it turns out, due to such additives poultry farms have been leaching out arsenic-contaminated wastes. The advocacy position has not been panicky, but it has been–rightly, I think–that this represents the unnecessary addition of a famed poison to the food supply.
Also, as it turns out, due to such additives poultry farms have been leaching out arsenic-contaminated wastes. The advocacy position has not been panicky, but it has been–rightly, I think–that this represents the unnecessary addition of a famed poison to the food supply.
So it's gratifying to see the system work–or at least start to work–toward eliminating this particular additive. The FDA ran the appropriate tests; the pharmaceutical company responded as it should. The New York Times, however, pointed out that it could well be a rare triumph given our current political direction: The roxarsone study is a triumph for agency scientists but one unlikely to be repeated very often. The agency asked for $183 million in additional funds for food safety efforts next year, but House Republicans have instead proposed cutting $87 million.
Not that the House Republicans have ever listened to me, but my vote is for restoring those funds. Not to sound radical here but we need more research to help us navigate the world of industrial chemicals. Not less. And my vote is also that roxarsone stays off the market. Again, not to sound radical, but we need less arsenic in our diets. Not more.
Arsenic is so destructive that, in fact, researchers are considering several different mechanisms for the way it might cause cancer. It may create further destruction by generating reactive oxygen molecules. There's some suggestion that it inhibits DNA repair enzymes. There may be other damaging pathways. All of which reminds us to approach with caution.
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Labels: arsenic, Deborah Blum, Deborah Blum's posts, FDA, Pfizer, poultry farms, Roxarsone
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Nice to see that it's becoming ever safer to be married. I did get a bit worried last year when my wife suggested that we should start raising chicken.. ;-)
- July 6, 2011 at 4:50 AM
- Dr. Gina Simmons said...
Another great post Deborah. I always learn so much from your writing and research. Thank you!
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A review should be an Unbiased one, so its mandatory to discuss some of the drawbacks reflecting the features which Windows 7 Home Premium is lacking in. With only 4 GB (32 Bit) to 16 GB (64 Bit) RAM support, this operating system is not a perfect choice for gamers and some other high memory demanding programs or applications. Missing file encryption system, no XP Mode included, no presentation mode and obviously a big No to control over remote host. Although the features aforesaid are not much worthy to a huge bulk of users, but still they are to be considered before you let a system wear this edition of Windows 7. Home Premium is with something new for kids and that is, in addition to pre-loaded games like Solitaire, FreeCell, Hearts etc a Premium games package also comes as a part of bundled applications. Snipping tool, Windows journal and Sticky Notes are also included in preference to the two basic editions. On a shorter note Home Premium is just enough to cater your digital media, networking, mobility and security needs in a single spot.
Lets discuss something about digital media and devices, improved photos slide shows are there to present your HD images with more glamour. Windows Media Player 12 with is equipped with remote media experience and Dolby digital compatibility, further DVD quality playback is possible, just like Professional and Enterprise edition. Networking features are also upto the mark and Internet connection sharing is even more securer. One can make PC sleep and resume quickly as OS is itself aware of the knock from the sleepy mode. Package comes with a support for multiple drivers that are required to run your machine properly with the device connected through. Hence Windows Home Premium is a perfect match for Computing needs if you are convinced with the features discussed.
Windows 7 Home Premium is bundled with some newly added exciting features and some improvements are are there, which are hardly being noticed in starter or basic versions. Some other striking features of the product are as below.
Windows 7 Home Premium: Salient Features:
Simple in usage.
Full screen previews of applications and programs.
One can peek behind the open prompt boxes.
Quick search options, right on the comfort of start menu.
Enhanced desktop navigation.
Home network can be created securely to share connections.
Inclusion of some new navigation features.
Beautiful pre-loaded themes included.
Optimized for secure and quicker web experience.
Even More.
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License: Free (Trail).
Developers: Microsoft Windows.
System Requirements: 1.2 Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 32 MB Graphics, 10 GB Free Hard Disk Space.
ISO Type: Bootable.
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The HP LP2275w is a professional 22in colour monitor, meant for professional users who are serious about colour accuracy. It certainly looks the part, with an excellent stand that allows for pivot, swivel, tilt, and height adjustments. The monitor also has a wide viewing angle that makes it a great choice for games and movies.
The HP LP2275w's screen has a smooth matte finish and is made of an S-PVA panel. This type of panel is much better than the commonly used TN (twisted nematic) panels for colour accuracy and viewing angles.
The HP LP2275w is rather heavy for a 22in monitor, but this adds to its stability. The HP LP2275w comes with one DVI port and one DisplayPort, but lacks HDMI. Given that it is aimed squarely at professionals, we can forgive them for the lack of HDMI.
The video connections are easy to get to on the HP LP2275w. Near them, you'll find two additional USB ports, with two more USB ports on the panel's right side, recessed a couple of inches from the front of the screen.
The native resolution of the HP LP2275w is the former-standard 22in resolution of 1680x1050. (Many 22in screens we now see are at a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1920x1080 resolution.) No native 1080 HD support here, but the display scales HD content nicely down to fit the screen. The HP LP2275w menus are controlled by four, one-inch long buttons on the lower right-hand side of the bezel. The menus are easy to use, and have all the options needed in a professional display.
This HP LP2275w display posted one of the best scores we've seen yet in our tests. The standout feature is the extended colour gamut of 118 percent over the sRGB colour space. We tested this with Gamut Vision, and the monitor performed as claimed, getting almost 100 percent of the wider Adobe RGB colour space.
In our DisplayMate tests, the HP LP2275w scored 127/130, easily topping this test. In the real-world tests it lived up to the theoretical numbers, with an image that was clear and sharp, with deep rich colours.
The black levels were especially nice. After calibrating the HP LP2275w, we measured the brightness at 240 cd/m2, and the contrast ratio at 500:1 (full black to white) and 300:1 (checkerboard). These numbers are on the high side, but the contrast ratios could be better. Thanks to the S-PVA panel, the viewing angles were very large, and we noticed only a very small change in the brightness when viewed from the sides, top, or bottom.
This is an excellent monitor for pro users. It may be overkill for some home users, given that you can buy two good consumer 22-inch monitors for this price, but if you want to enjoy a display that comes closer to image accuracy than a cheap TN type, look out for this HP LP2275w.


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The Central Connecticut men's soccer team is 6-0 in Northeast Conference play following a pair of home wins last weekend, helping them secure the 2013 NEC Regular Season Championship. The NEC honored a pair of Blue Devils for their performances last week as Central went 2-0 with a pair of home victories.
Junior goalkeeper Josef Abele was named the NEC Player of the Week after posting a pair of NEC victories in net this past weekend, allowing only one goal on a penalty kick over 180:00 of soccer as CCSU clinched the regular season conference crown. The goal keeper made 12 saves in the two home wins over Saint Francis U (1-0) and Robert Morris (2-1). Abele made Manny Nobre's 56th minute penalty kick hold up in Friday's win over Saint Francis U, which entered the matchup as the top-ranked team in the NSCAA North Atlantic Poll.
After posting a clean sheet against SFU, Abele held Robert Morris and NEC goals leader Neco Brett off the scoreboard for the first 58 minutes of Sunday's 2-1 victory. Abele saved eight of nine shots on goal in the contest with Brett's 59th minute PK being the lone ball to get past him. Prior to Brett's PK goal, Abele and the Blue Devils had played 375:57 of shutout soccer against conference foes.
Freshman Conor Qualter earned his third NEC Rookie of ther Week Award, helping the Blue Devils to a pair of victories that allowed the team to sew up the NEC regular season title. The freshman's efforts helped CCSU blank Saint Francis. Qualter and the Blue Devils kept NEC opponents off the scoreboard for nearly 376 consecutive minutes before Robert Morris' Neco Brett finally broke through on a penalty kick during Sunday's matinee in New Britain. The PK was the lone goal surrendered by the CCSU defense in the two NEC victories over SFU and RMU.


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- Prepare broiler (on high setting, if applicable). Broil steaks to desired degree of doneness, about 6-9 minutes per side.
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I just name a few that work with Elgon bees today. Pauli Nevala who won gold medal in javelin-throwing in the Olympic games in Japan 1964 is one. Pauli has mentioned to me that his Elgon colonies smelled strongly like of cat pee last autumn. That smell I could sense myself several years ago now when I had Buckfast colonies with a lot of mites in my apiaries. Also others have mentioned they have smelled similar kind of smells from Elgon colonies, especially in autumns. Some of them even called the bee inspector to have the bees checked for American foulbrood, which it wasn't. Of course it's difficult to know if this smell have anything to do with the bees fighting the mite, but it seems anyway the bees might smell like this when they are fighting a mite population that is a little bigger than just small.


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The single biggest challenge in modding a Printrbot for dual extrusion is that the Printrboard simply has no support for it. There are some valiant efforts that use various spare pins and re-use of the bed heater/thermistor for the new extruder, but it's a poor set of trade-offs. While 'standard' is overstating the matter, the Ramps 1.4 board is arguably the most common 3d printer controller with dual extrusion support available. This article intends to document my replacement of the Printrboard with a Ramps 1.4 board for my V1 Printrbot Plus in my quest for dual extrusion.
Part 1 of this series documented my conversion to a Bowden tube system for the Printrbot.
Part 3 documents the special considerations of getting the Printrbot to dual extrude.
Controller Hardware
For any single extruder system, adding a second extruder requires;
- An additional stepper motor driver
- An additional heater circuit for the new hotend
- An additional thermistor (and monitoring circuit,) instrumenting the new hotend
- An Arduino Mega or clone
- A Ramps 1.4 shield that plugs into the top of the Mega
- Mulitple Polulu Stepper Motor Driver boards (in my case 5: X,Y,Z,E0,E1)
I was lusting after LCD control so I also sprung for a clone of the RepRapDiscount Smart Controller which plugs into the Ramps 1.4 shield.
The Printrboard handles all of these capabilities in a single board. The Ramps 1.4 solution is a sizable stack!
Luckily, the two power inputs; 11A and 5A are able to be driven by the 300W ATX power supply that was stock for the Printrbot Plus.
Not all of the connectors are a direct match between the Printrboard and Ramps 1.4. I wanted to be able to go back to the Printrboard if necessary, so I didn't want to change any of the wiring on the Printrbot. This required making up some adapters. Specifically, here are the adapters I made up for the:
- Bed Heater - 2 lengths of 1" 18ga solder tail to male pin header (4 pins; two positive, two negative)
- Extruder 0 Heater - 2 lengths of 1" 18ga solder tail to male pin header (4 pins; positive, no connect, no connect, negative)
- Extruder 1 Heater - 2 lengths of 1" 18ga solder tail to male pin header (2 pins; positive, negative)
- X, Y & Z End Stops - the Ramps connector is two pins and the Printrbot cable has a three pin plug (middle is a no connect). For each I took a section of male pin header two pins wide and bent the pins on one side such that they fit into the 3 pin plug from the end stops. The other side I plugged into some two wide female/female breadboard jumper which plugged into the Ramps 1.4. I'll probably replace these with some female/male jumpers.
I initially attempted to make a breakout board, but the motor cables weren't happy with additional connectors and cable lengths, so I ended up plugging everything (except what's noted above,) directly into the Ramps 1.4. The Ramps 1.4 kit I bought included a fan, so I printed a mount for it. That or some heat sinks on the stepper drivers makes a lot of good sense.
There are numerous cases for the Ramps 1.4 and/or the SmartLCD on Thingiverse. I used minimal ones to make it easier to get at plugs and current pots while tuning.
A lucky accident occurred when I snapped off one of the legs of the fan mount. Since you have to remove the Ramps sheild to screw/unscrew this, and it's common to want to take the fan on and off to get at the current control pots, I added a short section of clear plastic tube to the stub of the legs (I went ahead and broke off the other two as well.) This allows me to pull the fan off and put it back with the system 'hot.'
The real work is in getting the firmware to work. I had managed to avoid messing with the firmware on my Printrbot. Ramps left me no choice. There are numerous firmware releases, I chose Marlin, primarily for its LCD support. There are lots of other good reasons, but it also turns out that configuring and reloading firmware is cheeze-whiz. It's nothing more than modifying and uploading an Arduino program. I'm not going to go too deeply into how to do that, but I will say that it's a worthwhile effort, IMHO, for enthusiasts to undertake. There is a lot of interesting stuff in the firmware to tune your bot.
The Marlin source, available at https://github.com/ErikZalm/Marlin, consists of a large number of files. The ones that will need attention are Configuration.h and Pins.h.
At this point, the choices will diverge depending on exactly what you may have purchased. I purchased a Ramps 1.4 kit from eBay that had the Arduino Mega, Ramps Shield, Pololu drivers, SmartLCD controller and a bunch of other stuff like a fan, some endstops and some cables. There are dozens of combinations of these components offered. I purchased mine from isecsv110 and was very satisfied. The components turned out to be the Geeetech.com sub-variant of the SmartLCD. This equates to the RepRapDiscount Smart Controller for purposes of configuration in Marlin.
Here are links to copies of the Configuration.h and Pins.h I ended up with. 80% of my struggles involved getting the LCD and selection switch to work happily, the rest of the configuration was actually straightforward. This copy of the Pins file had all the non useful pin definitions removed during troubleshooting
Here is a WinMerge comparison highlighting the changes I made to Configuration.h.
I am still a bit befuddled by the lack of an ability to designate independent values for the Steps/mm setting per extruder. Only one value can be set. Given the variance I've encountered just between different colors of filament, let alone different materials, different sizes, etc. I find this very surprising. I have a question up on the Marlin firmware issues forum, but as of this writing, it, like every other version of this question I found on the internet, is unanswered. Many other values are also shared, but I found this to be the most surprising. Especially since support for E0 and E1 are noted numerous other places in the code. Nevertheless, when I measured the calibration between my 3mm, stock Wade's with a .35 tip and a Bowden driven 1.75mm with a .5mm tip, the required values were almost close enough to work well with a shared Steps/mm, so perhaps my fear is ungrounded.
I like having the boards external, others may not want this. I don't know how well this would all fit inside the Printrbot. I'm confident that the SD card daughter-board (a mini-shield on the Ramps 1.4 board or part of the LCD control unit,) would not fit at all. Also, given the cooling needs, the interior of the Printrbot, alongside the three motors, would likely be too hot without some kind of forced cooling.
There is a lot for me to learn about the subtleties of the firmware. Things like PID values of the extruders and jerk values for the steppers offer promising tuning options.


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I love this image of a Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft just one second from landing on the very hard soil of the tundra near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. A perfect peaceful still moment—the calm before the rocking rumpus.
The Soyuz TMA-03M brought Expedition 31's Commander Oleg Kononenko, and Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers back to Earth on Sunday.
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A few years ago, a good friend of mine took the time to plant a wonderful small garden in his back yard. He lay down a row of squash and zucchini and was looking forward to what it would yield. The plants grew nice and lush. He watered and fertilized as required. Then they began to bud, marking the beginning of the lovely vegetables. Everything was going according to plan. My friend was disappointed a few weeks later when the plants never produced any vegetables. He scratched his head thinking about what he might have forgotten to do. As he went down his checklist, it never once occurred to him that the solution to his dilemma was as simple as four letters. B E E S!
Later, another friend of his at work told him that more than likely what had
happened was a lack of our buzzing friends who are responsible for
pollinating our plants. Quite simply, when the vegetable plants budded,
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Anyone who has lived in Florida for a considerable amount of time has driven by an orange grove. The white stacks of wooden crates in the middle of the grove? Those are bee hives. They ensure the trees will produce oranges next fall. Amazing, isn't it?
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Running 11.10, with up-to-date Flash (126.96.36.199, which the Flash site agrees is the up-to-date version). Every Youtube video reports a blank screen with the words, "Invalid parameters":
I've tried fiddling with the player "hardware acceleration" setting, and that has no effect. Similarly, I've clicked and un-clicked and re-clicked the "storage" options in the global settings thing, also to no effect.
I haven't seen this in any google searches (though there are other problems described involved the "Invalid parameters" message) which makes me think it's a recent phenomenon.
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How do you reach black men who do not identify as gay, but engage in sex with men and also have sexual relationships with women? Researchers looking for an answer formed a small-group multisession intervention that lowered risk behaviors among a cohort of 437 black men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), according to the results of a study published in the journal AIDS and reported by the International AIDS Society.
The 437 men recruited for the study were randomized into an either Men of African American Legacy Empowering Self (MAALES), a multisession, small-group intervention, or into the control group, a single one-on-one HIV risk-reduction session. More than half of the participants in the study reported a monthly income less than $1,000, and about half were HIV positive at the beginning of the study.
The MAALES intervention nearly halved the number of condomless sex acts with all women and female partners, and though MAALES did reduce the number of male intercourse partners, it did not do so any more significantly than the control intervention.
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March 30, 2018
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Many VTE patients live in fear of the next event
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Think about breast cancer surveillance for transgender patients
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Robocalls increase diabetic retinopathy screenings in low-income patients
Declining androgen levels correlated with increased frailty
March 27, 2018
Opinions clash over private equity's effect on dermatology
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Clinical pattern may help distinguish pediatric NMN from subungal melanoma
FDA approves IL-23 antagonist for plaque psoriasis
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Transporting stroke patients directly to thrombectomy boosts outcomes
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Peanut is most prevalent culprit in anaphylaxis PICU admits
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CIRCI guidelines explained
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Single screening for Lynch syndrome beats sequential tests in CRC
Survival worse with alcohol-related HCC, compared with other types
Oral SGLT-2 inhibitor reduced liver fat in diabetics with NAFLD
Always get culture in symptomatic children with neurogenic bladder
QI initiative reduces antibiotic use in chorioamnionitis-exposed newborns
Are higher rifampin doses for pulmonary TB more effective?
Time to HIV rebound in infants off ART linked to birth health
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Arm teachers with mental health providers
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March 21, 2018
Emerging data help inform immunotherapy for urothelial cancer
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March 07, 2018
Prostate cancer survival similar with EBRT/brachytherapy or surgery, analysts claim
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Federal budget grants $1.8 billion to Alzheimer's and dementia research
ciTBI uncommon in minor head injuries with isolated vomiting
Frankincense extract may reduce disease activity in relapsing-remitting MS
Office-based screen predicts dementia in Parkinson's disease
March 25, 2018
Dexcom G6 gets FDA nod
Siponimod trial 'first' to show delayed disability in secondary progressive MS
FDA approves new option in Hodgkin lymphoma treatment
March 20, 2018
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Study finds low risk for jaw osteonecrosis with denosumab for postmenopausal osteoporosis
September 10, 2017
NIH releases COPD National Action Plan
May 23, 2017
Oxygen therapy no advantage in stable COPD with moderate desaturation
October 26, 2016
FDA expands indication for blinatumomab in treating ALL
Protocol helped identify hospitalized children at risk for VTE
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TB in 2017: Good news and bad news
RSV immunoprophylaxis in premature infants doesn't prevent later asthma
Bacteria seen as potential lupus triggers
Cancer groups offer guidance on musculoskeletal adverse events related to checkpoint inhibitors
Rheumatologists push back on feds' association health plan proposal
March 23, 2018
Is kratom the answer to the opioid crisis?
The Right Choice? Mixed feelings about a recent informed consent court decision
Transgender trauma patients: What surgeons need to know
Sling revisions: pain as indication linked with SUI recurrence
FDA updates breast implant–associated lymphoma cases, risk
Oncologist-led BRCA mutation testing and counseling may reduce wait times for women with ovarian cancer
Waning vaccine immunity linked to pertussis resurgence
HDAC inhibition may boost immune therapy efficacy in breast cancer
Esperion Announces FDA Approval of the NEXLIZET™ (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) Tablet, an Oral, Once-Daily, Non-Statin LDL-Cholesterol Lowering Medicine
February 26, 2020
ERYTECH to Present at Cowen and Company 40th Annual Health Care Conference
Amgen, Cytokinetics and Servier Announce Continuation of GALACTIC-HF Following Planned Interim Analysis
Cytokinetics Announces Publication Relating to Design of GALACTIC-HF, a Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Patients With Heart Failure
February 06, 2020
Dermavant Appoints Chris Chapman as Chief Commercial Officer
January 22, 2020
Dermavant Enters into Exclusive License Agreement with JT for Development and Commercialization of Tapinarof in Japan
January 15, 2020
Global Pharmaceutical Waste Management Market is Expected to Reach USD 1.98 Billion by 2025 : Fior Markets
February 13, 2020
Three-step program increases patient activation and engagement in hospital fall prevention efforts
February 25, 2020
Air Methods Announces In-Network Agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming
February 20, 2020
The global medical headwalls market is expected to reach US$ 1,318.68 Mn in 2027 from US$ 826.80 Mn in 2018
Global Home Infusion Therapy Market: Size, Share & Trends (2020-2027)
MannKind Presents Novel Scientific Data at 13th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2020)
Galectin Therapeutics Appoints Seasoned Biopharmaceutical Executive Pol F. Boudes, M.D. as Chief Medical Officer
In Vitro Fertilization Market will Reach USD 36.39 Billion by 2026: Increasing Cases of Infertility Among Men to Positively Influence Growth, says Fortune Business Insights™
Allakos Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
Colorectal Cancer Screening Market – Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2020 – 2025)
PAVmed Subsidiary Lucid Diagnostics Partners with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to Evaluate Barrett's Esophagus (BE) Progression Biomarkers Using EsoCheck™
Adaptive Biotechnologies Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results
Cell-free Protein Expression Market – Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2019 – 2024)
Novavax Advances Development of Novel COVID-19 Vaccine
Translate Bio Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for MRT5005 for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
Jacksonville University Names New Dean of Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences
Survey Finds Louisiana Residents Optimistic on Improving Individual Health; Struggle with Daily Routine, and Experience Cultural Obstacles
Solace Behavioral Health Clinic Hosts Grand Opening to Introduce Newly Offered FDA-Cleared Helmet to Treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
CHF Solutions receives 510(k) clearance for Aquadex SmartFlow™ system in Pediatric Patients Weighing 20kg or More
Apellis Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 40th Annual Cowen Health Care Conference
Retrophin Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results
February 24, 2020
$107B+ In-Vitro Diagnostics Market Outlook, 2020-2027 – Increasing Adoption and Popularity of Automation in Clinical Laboratories
February 21, 2020
LIDDS completes a direct share issue raising SEK 8.0 million
SELLAS Announces Positive Follow-Up Phase 1/2 Clinical Data for Galinpepimut-S (GPS) in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Cue Biopharma to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences in March 2020
Mesoblast Reports Financial Results and Corporate Highlights for First Half Ended December 31, 2019
OPKO Health Reports 2019 Fourth Quarter Business Highlights and Financial Results
Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Developments
Kiniksa Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Financial Results and Highlights Recent Pipeline Activity
American College of Rheumatology Releases First Guideline to Address Reproductive Health for Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
United Rheumatology Expands Leadership Staff
February 19, 2020
Seven Medical Societies Join the ACR to Oppose Insurer Policy Limiting Access to In-Office Treatments
February 11, 2020
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In a somewhat ambiguous self-penned 2011 press release , Spencer Krug either called time on Sunset Rubdown or maybe just let people know that he'd personally be going under the name Moonface from now on. 'Moonface is not a band, just plain half-old me, in any solo or collaborative projects I'm involved in from now until whenever,' quoth he.
The bad news for folks hoping for a new Sunset Rubdown album anytime soon is that With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery's ungainly title really does suggest Krug is in earnest about only now releasing under the Moonface moniker. A team up with Finnish post-rockers Siinai (who wrote the bulk of the music, with Krug adding vocals, lyrics and some keyboards), it has almost nothing in common with Moonface's pointedly solo two previous releases, the excellent Dreamland EP and the slightly all over the shop album Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped.
It's also been billed as Moonface's debut album, which is immensely confusing (his PR suggested to me that the 40-minute Organ Music… was now being viewed as more of an EP), but I suppose whereas the old Krug would have simply decreed the Siinai hook up to be a new band called Duck Fighter or something, now everything has to be Moonface. Maybe the next album will be the debut as well.
Aaaaaanyway, as alluded to earlier, With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery is an about turn from the explicitly solo approach of the first couple of Moonface projects, wherein Krug played everything himself, with a restricted musical palette and autistically literal titles (as well as Organ Music…, the sole song on Dreamland was called 'Marimba & Shit Drums'). Here Krug made his contributions in response to Siinai, an approach that serves to both liberate him from the rigorous aesthetic ghettoes he'd previously confined Moonface to, and also make for a harder, harsher record than the nerdy indie synth fare that's been the bread and butter of most of his other projects.
Certainly stuff like the brooding album highlight 'Faraway Lightning' sound nothing like Krug has been involved with before, its coldly exotic peals of synth and measured, menacing floor toms distinctly reminiscent of Closer-era Joy Division. Likewise 'I'm Not the Phoenix Yet' is wonderfully abrasive, constructed of little more than ascending howls of feedback and what sounds like somebody beating the shit out of a wood block. Not everything Sinnai toss Krug fits together all that well with everything else on the record – the first four songs practically sound like they were made by different bands – but the fact it's not the smooth ride of Dragonslayer or the overly placid Organ Music counts in the favour of a jaggedly atmospheric record that flushes out some of its co-creator's more familiar mannerisms.
Trying to square the songs with each other also presents Krug the musician with a challenge that he rises to with some very natty keyboard work. 'Yesterday's Fire' might sounds like it was half-heartedly scuffed up in production after it turned out sounding too much like SunRub, but its ravey outro and segue into the lo-fi electro sweep of 'Shitty City' is a thing of drizzly wonder.
So it's a good record, settling down a little (but not too much) after its mercurial first half into a gothy, grandiose, new wave indebted thing that breathes a good measure of dark vitality into the Moonface project.
That all accepted, the idea that stepping outside of your comfort zone is always a great idea is a patently untrue cliché. As a musician, Krug would seem to gel well with Siinai (I am lazily crediting him with the lion's share of the keyboard work here, which probably is totally unfair to the Finns, but whatever it is he's doing works with whatever it is they're doing). As a singer I'm not so sure: his cerebral croak is certainly an interesting contrast to its abrasive surrounds and there are some moments when it all falls together, as in his harsh, urgent delivery on 'Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips' ("…make you look like Stevie Nicks"). But in writing reactively to Siinai the rich poetry and earworm melodies of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade are somewhat lost in the dissonance, while a more commanding voice would perhaps better stand up to the music.
All in all, With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery has the air of a project to it rather than a vital artistic pursuit. But projects are often worthwhile, and certainly this is an engaging collection that offers exposure for Siinai and a kick up the arse for Moonface. Why we can't just have another Sunset Rubdown record I am not sure, but it's Spencer Krug's prerogative to do whatever he pleases, and as unexpected career diversions go, this is a good 'un.
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Feds yank $20M in Medicare funding to Riverview Psychiatric Center
State vows appeal, says decision threatens Mainers' access to psychiatric services
The head of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday harshly criticized a federal agency's decision to yank $20 million in funding to the Riverview Psychiatric Center.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notified DHHS on Wednesday that it was ending funding effective immediately. The $20 million represents half of the state psychiatric hospital's annual budget.
"It means, though effective today, we are closed to new civilian admission. It is going to create serious challenges for the entire mental health system when Riverview is not able to care for individuals in their inpatient psychiatric facility," said DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew.
CMS threatened to cut off funding to the hospital following two surveys, conducted in March and May of this year. Federal inspectors concluded the hospital was not complying with federal regulations. Specifically, they were concerned about insufficient security, overcrowding and the use of Tasers and handcuffs on unruly patients.
"The decision made by the CMS to terminate (funding) simply does not pass the straight-face test," Mayhew said. "This inappropriate and unwarranted action jeopardizes access to vital psychiatric services for no reason."
Mayhew said she is "confident" the state will win its appeal.
During a special session of the Legislature last August, lawmakers enacted a bill to address overcrowding at the hospital. The measure moved two dozen beds from the facility and expanded the mental health unit at the Maine State Prison.


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Undeniable: Mat Kearney, An Emerging Rock Star
- 2007 26 Jun
Driving across Indianapolis through rainy late afternoon puddles, on the Tuesday of Holy Week, just prior to Easter, it wasn't a huge surprise to hear Mat Kearney's "Undeniable" playing on the radio.
In the days after I'd accepted this writing assignment, his music just seemed to show up everywhere. If it wasn't "Undeniable," it was "Nothing Left to Lose." If it wasn't pop radio, it was reruns of Grey's Anatomy. Indeed, this guy does seem pretty undeniable.
If hearing an artist's song hyped on mainstream pop radio while you're on the way to meet up isn't proof that he's an emerging rock star about to break out in a big way, the fact that people in the sushi bar next door to the theater where he's playing later recognize him—from the back—definitely is.
Whether it's the warm, folksy sing-along quality of his songs, the everyman sensitivity, the smart spoken-word storytelling that shows up as leaven occasionally, or something more visceral but less specific, in the vague sense of yearning for meaning given expression in his lyrics, Mat Kearney's music connects. With lots and lots of people.
After a hearty dinner of eel, tuna and yellowtail, Kearney performs his heart out, earnestly singing every song on his major label debut, Nothing Left to Lose (Aware/Columbia/Inpop), to a sold-out crowd at The Vogue, Indy's classic live music theater.
Kearney is headlining the "VH1 You Oughta Know Tour," after successful runs opening for Sheryl Crow and John Mayer. On this night he shares the stage with two other newcomers: English pop/rockers The Feeling and the Delta-blues vibe of Rocco Deluca & The Burden. But it's pretty obvious that it's Kearney's TV soundtrack successes that have brought out most of the fans. Especially the woman wearing the "I ™ McSteamy" T-shirt who bought one of everything at the merch table with Mat's name on it.
"To a kid from Oregon by way of California/All of this is more than I've ever known"
Earlier, the 28-year-old singer/songwriter—whose acoustic pop song craft has been compared to the likes of Mayer and Coldplay and his occasional import of rap to Beck (except the narratives make sense)—explains his journey from a skater kid/graffiti artist to his current life as a rising pop star between bites of seafood delicacies and packed rice.
"I'm a product of the Northwest," admits the Eugene, Oregon-native, as the song says. It took eight years, he admits, but—when condensed—it sounds like the mythic tale of a classic overnight sensation. "I dropped out of college; I was going to school in Chico, California. That's where I fell in love with writing in a real way. I was an English major and a soccer player. So I took that fateful trip to help a buddy drive across [the] country to Nashville. It was supposed to be a month, but we got busy recording and making demos, and by the end of the summer, I was getting all these offers [from recording companies]. So, I didn't expect to move there and start a career, but it worked out that way."
Growing up in a Christian home, where his mother was a pastor, Kearney is careful to explain he didn't live in a setting that fostered a Christ vs. culture mentality. "My folks were really encouraging in music appreciation, and they were incredibly encouraging of creativity in writing and literature. All of my strong memories as a child involve music. On Sundays, to get us out of bed and get us going in the morning, my Dad would blast a Paul Simon record or Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody.'
"My parents met in Hawaii. They were these hippies who got engaged two weeks after they met and married six weeks later. During that Jesus movement thing (in the '70s), that's when faith became a real important part of their lives. They went to this really early, emerging church in Eugene, where a lot of those types were showing up. So I grew up in that non-denominational Jesus movement environment, where faith was very much a part of that other world. Eugene was very different than, say, the Bible Belt. It was more holistic . . . I never waded through a theology where you have to separate from the things you like in the world, compartmentalizing my love for rock & roll, and my love for God or my love for women. It was OK to experience the Spirit of God in all of that, which, I think, is how it was supposed to be."
Early on, Kearney and friends flirted with writing, he says, inspired by the usual stuff. "We'd write these things, and then read them to a girl to try and impress her. . . . That's where the writing thing started. We had this whole middle school beat-poet vibe going. Songwriting was a glove that just fit. I was a kid with a 2.0 GPA all through high school, but I had a teacher who sat me down with a poem I had written and said, 'You are a writer.' I had been this weird pot-smoking kid, trying to find my way, and she said, "You are talented; you need to do this. And writing songs fit. I had been writing stuff down for years. I knew how to put words together so that it made sense, but putting it to music really brought it all together for me."
Eventually, as Kearney found himself surrounded by a supportive community of Christian friends, his own faith blossomed. It's something that is present, if subtly so, in his songs.
"This is my broken heart/this is my bleeding start/ . . .This is my way back home/This is the narrow door you know that I will walk through/ . . . This is my renaissance/This is my one response/This is the way I say I love you."
Like the classic tale of "pilgrim's progress," Kearney helped move a friend to Music City, and it opened up new possibilities for his life. He has stayed eight years thus far, although, these days, he says with no small amounts of irony, "I don't live in Nashville; I live on a tour bus.
"I moved to Nashville with four songs," he explains. "By the end of the summer, all these independent labels like Gotee Records, had offered me a deal. tobyMac came into our studio, as did a lot of other music business types who just started showing up. We kept getting offered deals to sign to these labels, but I was like, "I've got four songs; I'm not ready to make a record." I waited, and started working, and took my time.
"I started playing songwriter nights at places like 12th & Porter, where you'd find Nickel Creek, Mindy Smith or Duncan Sheik. I'd get up there, and I was just learning how to play these songs. It was at the same time, humbling and really encouraging. I remember once, Mindy Smith was walking up, and she says, 'That was really cool,' and I was like, 'Well, you're Mindy Smith, and you're really cool.'"
Kearney avoided signing to a Christian label because he wasn't making music primarily for the church. "I paid for Bullet myself and recorded it with the same guy I drove across the country with, Robert Marvin (Matt Redman, tobyMac). We licensed it to InPop.
"Growing up in Oregon, I didn't have this genre experience, this industry specific expectation that if it's this one thing, it's not going to be listened to over there. I didn't grow up with music divided into 'Christian' and 'secular.' Music wasn't as categorized. It was either good, or true, or pure, or it wasn't. There are good and bad things about that, I'm sure, but mostly it's good."
Even though he eschews the label "Christian artist" as a marketing tag, Kearney wanted to get his music out there. When "Undeniable" was sent to Christian radio as a download, it became a successful single, which surprised Kearney. "I love my music," he says, "but I didn't know who also would love it." Once released to the mainstream, it caught the ear of music producers for ABC's hit series Grey's Anatomy, and it's been, well, undeniable ever since.
"It's a song about God and people and love—it's about life," he says. "It's totally vertical and all of that at the same time. I wouldn't pin it down and say it's just about a girl; it's definitely about my faith. I wrote 'Undeniable' about this kid. We were hanging out with him, loving on him and encouraging him. We invited him to be a part of the recording session. He was about 13 and going through this crazy time; they were tearing down his school. They were tearing down this old building and building this beautiful school in its place. He was going through these trials, but there's this beauty from ashes story in his life."
Still, there's not a lot of clarity in Kearney's songs of poetic yearning—is it a girl or God for whom he'd "take a bullet"? Which does he mean, when he sings, "I will wait for you"? But Kearney's not sure he needs or wants to say what all these references mean definitively.
"It's a funny thing," he says. "C.S. Lewis said that romantic love is what proved to him that God existed. So I think that sometimes there's a healthy blurring of lines between the love a man feels for a woman and the love that we experience for God. That's why the Song of Solomon exists (in Sacred Writ); it's God's way of showing us His love, by putting people that you love on earth."
"I can't help but wonder, who is this wind at my back/A whisper to walk on, come on from all of that/It's undeniable how brilliant you are/In an unreliable world you shine like a star."
Since Kearney remains friends with folks he's worked with in the past, he admits being cautious describing how he moved from a disc licensed to a Christian label to mainstream distribution through the Sony system. "I'm being coy," he says, "because I did turn down eight record deals from exclusively contemporary Christian music labels, because I didn't feel that was the avenue I wanted to go down. I knew that I wanted to be on a pop label that could put my record on the mainstream airwaves. I felt like I made a record that could connect with a whole lot of people. So I was holding out for something. I knew that I wanted to sign with a label that would put it out to as many people as possible, because I really believed in it."
Ask Kearney where he turns for role models and he speaks of Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and U2—the usual suspects. As the success of his long-lasting "debut" continues, he was offered an opening slot on an arena tour with Kelly Clarkson for the summer [Editor's Note: the tour has since been cancelled], the chance to play the kind of venues this caliber of artist represents. Kearney is excited by the idea of taking songs written in his bedroom to big concert halls where they can be transformed into pop anthems for a generation. I got a glimpse of that, as the largely female audience sang his songs back to him in Indianapolis.
Excitement is building, he suggests, "This whole journey has been a process for me to find out what I'm supposed to be doing. But this is it; this is why I was put on earth."
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Gazpacho Recipe with an Indian Twist for a Hot Summer
My mother fell in love with a young dashing sailor and sailed off into the sunset with him. They even continued to sail together after having kids (I definitely have my sea-legs). But when the kids got old enough for school, my parents made a hard decision.
She settled down on land with the family, while my father continued to sail. My mother expressed her wanderlust through her cooking. Yes she served us traditional Bengali dishes, but we also regularly had more exotic fare pizza, lasagna, spinach cream soup and tiered Western-style wedding cakes(without the wedding). This made us different, and even led to her catering business, until I considered it just a part of life. Actually, I had more important things to worry about...like boys.
But when I came to America and discovered all the different ethnic communities and foods in Houston, tasted the different spices and savored their aromas, I think I finally understood my mother's passion for exploring new foods. I dived in with glee and ate at taquerias and late-night Pho restaurants, dined at Lebanese places with belly-dancing, and enjoyed Greek food and Greek dancing. Much of my college experience was all about exploring, as it should be.
Now as woman, wife, mother in her thirties, I'm all about melding the kitchen of my childhood to the flavors and spices I have adopted in my own kitchen. My mother has a wonderful saying: "Without roots, you can't have branches."
I guess, that's what I'm trying to do, grow myself and my family by caring for the roots and branching out toward new adventures.
Here's my recipe for a Rashda-Style Gazpacho:
The Spanish Gazpacho is one of the most popular cold soups. Traditional recipes include bread as a thickener and while tomatoes are often a key ingredient, they were only added after Spanish explorers had discovered the new world. The soup has Roman and Moorish roots, so in homage I added my own desi/Indian flavors. Don't let the long list of ingredients scare you…this is simple and tasty and perfect for 109-degree West Texas summers! Chock full of produce, the soup is also good for you.
1 slice of whole wheat bread, crust removed
2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and roughly chopped
2 pounds of ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 large red or green bell pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
½ a small red onion, peeled and sliced
1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated
1 clove of garlic, bruised and peeled
1 cup chicken stock or vegetable broth
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup Sherry Vinegar or Red Wine Vinegar
½ to 1 teaspoon ground cumin (optional)
½ teaspoon Spanish smoked paprika (optional)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Garnishes (optional, but highly recommend at least a few)
• A handful of cilantro or parsley leaves, finely chopped
• ½ a small red onion, peeled and minced
• Green onions, both green and white parts, thinly sliced
• ½ of a yellow bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
• whole yogurt, lightly beaten to drizzle
• ½ a cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely diced
• Additional extra-virgin olive oil to drizzle
1. Place bread in a small bowl and pour enough water to cover. Let it soak for about half an hour. Squeeze the water from it before using.
2. Using a food processor or blender, puree all the ingredients from bread to spices (if using) until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Serve in soup bowls with garnishes on the side. Serves 6.
This post is part of August's #LetsLunch, where a group of food bloggers get together and post a receipe around a different theme. This month's theme is cold entrees.
Here are some other great recipes from fellow #LetsLunch-ers:
Cheryl's Spicy Sichuan Sesame Noodles at A Tiger in the Kitchen.
Charles'Cold Olive Oil Poached Chicken, Potato and Watercress Salad with Buttermilk Tarragon Dressing at The Taste of Oregon.
Danielle's Couscous with Cilantro Pesto & Halloumi at Beyond the Plate
Eleanor's Cold Noodles with Hoisin Pork, Spicy Shrimp and Stir-fried Vegetables at Be A Wok Star.
Emma's Mul Naengmyun at Dreaming of Pots and Pans.
Linda's Gazpacho Rolls at Free Range Cookies.
Lisa's Byron Sprout Salad with Chargrilled Chicken at Monday Morning Cooking Club.
Maria's Croque Monsieur with Cheese Bechamel at Maria's Good Things.
Mai's Strawberry Soup at Cooking in the Fruit Bowl
Rebecca's Rack of Lamb with Mustard and Rosemary at GrongarBlog.
Victor's Seafood Napoleon at The Taste of Oregon.
If you want to join the fun send a tweet with a #Letslunch hashtag! Until next time, enjoy!
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Now this looks delicious! I love being able to drink my soup out of a glass too!ReplyDelete
That looks like a great group of ingredients - and I love the bread base, too. I have a friend in Austin and she is SO tired of those 3 digit days. I'll have to pass this recipe on, it looks like a good way to balance the heat :DReplyDelete
This looks so good! Perfect for a hot summer day. I'm only sad that the weather's begun to turn already in NYC. Ah, well...ReplyDelete
Thanks for visiting y'all! @Cathy, I hope your friend enjoys the gazpacho those 3 digit days can wear you down!ReplyDelete
Rashda this sounds super tasty. What a great summer recipe!ReplyDelete
How delicious. I've always loved gazpacho, and the ginger and cumin add a nice touch. Can I still join #LetsLunch? I love cold dishes this time of year.ReplyDelete


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"Infected Nation", the new video from British thrashers EVILE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England — a notorious studio in which many iconic films, such as "Alien", have been shot. EVILE once again worked with director Dan Fernbach (BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES) of Static Films, whom the band previously worked with on their video for the track "Thrasher".
"Infected Nation"comes off the band's sophomore album, "Infected Nations", which is scheduled for release on September 21 in Europe and September 22 in the U.S. via Earache Records. A DRM-free copy of the "Infected Nation" track is available for download at this location.
The cover art for "Infected Nations" was created by Michael Whelan, famous for his sci-fi artworks along with classic album covers from such bands as SEPULTURA and OBITUARY.
"Infected Nations" track listing:
01. Infected Nation
02. Now Demolition
03. Nosophoros
04. Genocide
05. Plague To End All Plagues
06. Devoid Of Thought
07. Time No More
08. Metamorphosis
09. Hundred Wrathful Deities
EVILE frontman Matt Drake previously stated about the new CD: "When we did [2007's] 'Enter the Grave' two years ago, it was made up of songs we had been playing for a few years and some written in the excitement of actually getting to record an album. We were happy to just be making noise, but since then, we've learnt a few things and we're more interested in making music.
"EVILE fans can expect to hear a more mature offering, an album that concentrates on all aspects of what each member can do; it's a heck of a lot more focused, more satisfying and we're really proud of what we've achieved with it. Russ Russell has helped us to push ourselves to the next level and pull us out of the '80s. The whole retro thing has been cool but we feel it's time for us to leave that behind and stand up for ourselves and show people what we can really do, but fear not, it IS a thrash metal album, it is a 2009 thrash metal album, and we're dying to blow your minds with it."


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In the Country of Brooklyn: Inspiration to the World
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One of every seven people in the United States can trace their family back to Brooklyn, New York—all seventy-one square miles of it; home to millions of people from every corner of the globe over the last 150 years. Now Peter Golenbock, the author of the acclaimed book Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers, returns to Kings County to collect the firsthand stories of the life and times of the people of Brooklyn—and how they changed the world.
The nostalgic myth that is Brooklyn is all about egg creams and stickball, and, of course, the Dodgers. The Dodgers left fifty years ago, but Brooklyn is still here—transformed by waves of suburban flight, new immigrants, urban homesteaders, and gentrification. Deep down, Brooklyn has always been about new ideas—freedom and tolerance paramount among them—that have changed the world, all the way back to Lady Deborah Moody, who escaped religious persecution in both Old and New England, and founded Coney Island and the town of Gravesend in the 1600s.
So why was Jackie Robinson embraced by Brooklynites of all colors, and so despised everywhere else? Why was Brooklyn one of the first urban areas to decay into slums—and one of the first to be reborn? And what was it that made Brooklynites fight for their rights, for their country, for their ideas—sometimes to the detriment of their own well-being? In the Country of Brooklyn, filled with rare photos, is history at its very best—engaging, personal, fascinating—a social history and a history of social justice; an oral history of a land and its people spanning the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; a microcosm of how Americans there faced and defeated discrimination, oppression, and unjust laws, and fought for what was right. And the voices and stories are as amazing as they are varied.
- Daily Worker sportswriter Lester Rodney
- rock and roll DJ "Cousin Brucie" Morrow
- labor leader Henry Foner
- Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa
- journalist and author Pete Hamill
- Black Panther–turned-politician Charles Barron
- Hall of Fame baseball player Monte Irvin
- Spanish Civil War veteran Abe Smorodin
- borough president Marty Markowitz
- real estate developer Joseph Sitt
- jujitsu world champion Robert Crosson
- songwriter Neil Sedaka
- NYPD officer John Mackie
- ACLU president Ira Glasser
- and many others!
It's Brooklyn as we've never seen it before, a place of social activism, political energy, and creative thinking—a place whose vitality has spread around the world for more than 350 years. And a place where you can still get a decent egg cream.
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