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High-Pressure Lube System Solves Deep-Draw Challenge
This is a story of true cooperation and teamwork among several suppliers, leading to a successful outcome for a uniquely challenging metalforming application. The task: Engineer a process to deep-draw compressor shells in a mechanical press, while avoiding the need for secondary operations. The customer: Bettcher Manufacturing LLC, Reynosa, Mexico, deep-draw specialists serving primarily the HVAC market. The plant operates hydraulic and mechanical presses rated to 900 tons.
Says James: "We opted to have a transfer die designed and built to run the jobs. And, after reviewing the size of the parts and depth of the draws, we knew the job would take every ounce of capacity from our largest mechanical press, a 900-ton straightside."
One Heavy-Duty Lube
To run the job in a mechanical press, James and his team also knew that the lubricant and lubricant-application system would hold the keys to the success of the project. And with part volumes of around 1 million per year for one of Bettcher's primary customers, failure was not an option. The customer had given James and his team six months to move the job from development through to production.
"To run the shells on our big-bed mechanical press (a Bliss 900-ton straightside)," says James, "we knew we had to use the most viscous lube we could find." The lubricant of choice is a 2000-SUS viscosity heavy oil delivered straight from a 30-gal. reservoir at the press. To provide a system to move the oil from the reservoir to several nozzles stationed in the die, Bettcher turned to Pax Products, which developed a custom lubricant-delivery system built from stock components.
Spraying the lubricant directly inside the die ensures placement of the lube exactly where it's needed, when it's needed, says James. And, using the Pax airless-spray system, there's no concern with atomization and mist. The lube adheres well to the workpiece material and to the tooling, ultimately minimizing lubricant consumption compared to alternative methods.
A Special Die, with a Special Tool Coating
James describes the seven-station transfer die, designed and built for drawing the compressor shells by Walker Tool & Die, Grand Rapids, MI. "We're drawing in the second and third die stations (the first station is an idle)," says James. "Then we flatten and trim the flange, wipe the flange down and pierce holes in subsequent stations. The two draw stations and flanging stations are most critical, where we absolutely must have dependable, repeatable lubricant application."
Walker built the 24,000-lb. die in two sections, married at the press using subplates and a Dutchman connection. All of the die's electrical, air and lube lines interconnect so that only one line for each service connects to the press control.
Working in concert with the lube is a special PVD tool coating provided to Walker by Richter Precision, which applied its newest-generation coating, called Titankote C2SL+S, to components at critical die stations. As described by Richter, the coating process uses ion implantation to impart titanium atoms into the surface of the tools, followed by the deposition of hundreds of alternating layers of AlTiN and CrN. Then, a dry-film lubricant (molybdenum-tungsten-disulfide) is applied and embedded into the surface of the PVD coating, for a final coating thickness as great as 10 microns.
Fully Pressurized Lube System
To consistently and reliably deliver lubricant to the die and onto the workpiece, Walker integrated a Pax fully pressurized delivery system featuring the firm's new high-pressure piston nozzles. These nozzles, according to Pax sales and marketing manager Pat Ontrop, can apply the lubricant at an increased pressure without the need for a larger pump or increased air pressure.
"The nozzles can easily be retrofitted into existing Pax prepressurized systems if needed, to spray thicker lubricants," adds Ontrop.
Lubricant is prepressurized from the reservoir tank at the press to individual, distribution piston pumps mounted in the die. Each pump feeds a nozzle attached to the bottom of the upper die; a digital timer controls nozzle cycling and a filter-regulator-lubricator unit provides regulated, lubricated air to the pumps. The lubrication system is connected to the press control to trigger a press shutdown should the lubricant reservoir run low.
For the retrofit, Bettcher had to specify larger-diameter lubricant-delivery lines than are typically used, and also locate the distribution pumps particularly close to the tooling. "Twenty-foot lines wouldn't suffice here," says Ontrop. "For these high-pressure systems, to move more viscous lubricants we typically would keep line length to 8 ft. or less. Here the lines are 4 to 5 ft. long."
While Walker originally planned for three nozzles per draw station, it found that four per station were needed to obtain adequate coverage in the draw stations; two nozzles suffice in the flanging operation. The system can cycle each line as quickly as 300 cycles/ min., and with each cycle can apply as much as 0.2 oz. of lubricant per line.
The Bliss press has an 18-in. stroke; the die, which consumes nearly every cubic inch of available press space, measures 140 in. long by 38 in. wide, and stands 4 ft. tall. "With the high viscosity of the lube, combined with the limited space available in the die, we could not obtain a wide enough spray pattern with three nozzles to cover the area," says Walker Tool & Die project manager Jim Rickner. Hence the additions of a fourth nozzle in each of the two draw stations.
Spraying in Tight Space
The tight confines of the press not only posed a challenge to designing and installing the lube system, but also impacted the development of the transfer system (engineered and built by Linear Transfer Systems). A concern during transfer-system development was the limited space—a mere 5⁄8 in. of clearance from the top of the part to the top of the die in the press—in which to lift and transfer the deep-drawn parts.
To optimize the transfer cycle and maximize cycle time, Bettcher opted to have the press rewired and programmed (by Enprotech Mechanical Services) to operate in the single-cycle demand mode. Here, the press stops momentarily at the top of each stroke to allow enough time for the transfer system to index.
|Upper shells (left) are drawn from 0.155-in.-thick steel with draw height ranging from 6.5 to 8.5 in.; bottom shells are of 0.215-in. steel, with a 7-in. draw height.
Gripping the blanks—17.25- to 18.5-in. dia., and weighing as much as 14 lb.—laden with a thick, slippery coating challenged Linear Transfer, Walker and Bettcher to develop a solution to keep the system running at its rated speed of 8 to 9 strokes/min. and 20-in. pitch
"The parts are heavy and slippery," says James. "At one point during tryout we could actually push the parts out of the grippers. Linear Transfer was able to upgrade the tooling—shovel-style and friction grippers—with soft-rubber end effectors to alleviate the problem, and now they're working on a third-generation of magnetic tooling for us."
Parts Making an Untimely Exit
Retrofitting the Bliss press for this job, which has been running since July 2011 and consumes 60 percent of the press's capacity, says James, also required some unique die engineering by Walker. First, since the press had typically run coil-fed progressive dies, a full feed line resides on one end. Now, a blank feeder (a Linear Transfer unit) resides on the opposite end of the press. To avoid having to move out the coil line when blank feeding the deep-draw job, to enable efficient removal of the finished parts Walker had to engineer the die to allow the parts to exit from the front of the press rather than through the window."We had to cut the corner off of the die," says Walker Tool & Die engineering manager Mark Sytsma, "to allow the parts to exit in front of the post. We then integrated a conveyor to index the parts back toward the center of the press so that an operator can handle them." MF
See also: Bliss Press USA, Linear Transfer Automation Inc., Pax Products, Inc., Richter Precision Inc., Bettcher Manufacturing LLC
Related Enterprise Zones: Automation, Lubrication, Presses, Tool & Die


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President Barack Obama repeated his call for regime change in Syria, but stressed he does not want to see Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced by another despot.
"What I am confident about is ultimately what the people of Syria are looking for is not replacing oppression with a new form of oppression," Obama said Friday during a joint press conference with Jordan King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan.
"What they're looking for is replacing oppression with freedom and opportunity and democracy and the capacity to live together and build together, and that's what we have to begin planning for now, understanding that it is going to be difficult," he added.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois transportation officials say they're gearing up for busy roadways this Memorial Day weekend and have a plan to reduce congestion.
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Thursday that non-emergency roadwork will be suspended to improve traffic flow at the unofficial start of summer.
Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider says the move helps ensure safety with the increase of motorists expected on the roads.
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My sister-in-law just sent me this article that she first saw in the print version of The Toronto Star. She sent it because it mentions the blog, the book, and my Dear Oprah post (woo!), but I'm actually posting it because, holy cow, it's really good.
Well, mostly. I think the "vanity sizing" detour is crap, since the underlying belief there is once again that fat people don't know they're fat. The numbers on the tags stay the same, so they'll never realize their asses are getting bigger! Which totally makes sense, if you think about it. I mean, I know that once petite clothes became more widely available, and I could just put on a new pair of pants without having to hem them, I started looking in the mirror and thinking I must be about 5'8″.
That aside, check this out:
A U.S. survey tracking substantial weight loss found that individuals had to do the equivalent of 40 kilometres of walking every week just to maintain any weight loss.
"That's a pretty big commitment," says [University of Guelph obesity researcher Paula] Brauer. "We really underestimated how much it takes to lose substantial weight and keep it off.
"The big thing, really, is not the food," she says.
"It's the degree of physical activity that people have to do to keep the weight off. Most obese people are not overeating," Brauer stresses.
And then the article ends with quotes from the Dear Oprah post — instead of with the usual quote from an obesity researcher saying, "Well, that's all well and good, but fat people still need to lose weight for their health." Awesome. Thank you, Diana Zlomislic!
ETA: Do I really still need to tell you people not to read comments on newspaper articles about fat? Sanity Watchers warnings always apply!


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You know about the F-22 Raptor, the newish cutting-edge fighter being continually developed, right? Perhaps to celebrate that they've figured out how to keep the planes from suffocating pilots, today was the first time a missile has been launched at supersonic speeds.
That's an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, and since the whole plane's going faster than sound, that missile's going faster than fast. This is a big step for the development of the aircraft, and is just pretty fun to watch in an animated GIF.
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The whole process can happen in seconds, and cause an infection that can last for days, weeks, or even longer.
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So what does a thorough hand washing involve? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following steps:
Drugstore shelves are full of trendy antibacterial soaps, but studies have shown that these antibacterial products are no better at washing away dirt and germs than regular soap. Some infectious disease experts have even suggested that by using antibacterial soaps, you may actually kill off normal bacteria and increase the chances that resistant bacteria may grow.
The best solution is to wash your child's hands with warm water and ordinary soap that does not contain antibacterial substances (eg, triclosan). Regular use of soap and water is better than using waterless (and often alcohol-based) soaps, gels, rinses, and hand rubs when your child's hands are visibly dirty (and with children, there usually is dirt on the hands!). However, when there is no sink available (eg, the car), hand rubs can be a useful alternative.
Keep in mind that although 10 to 15 seconds of hand washing sounds like an instant, it is much longer than you think. Time yourself the next time you wash your hands. Watch your child while she's washing her hands to make sure she's developing good hygiene behaviors. Pick a song that lasts for 15 seconds and sing it while you wash. Encourage your child to wash her hands not only at home, but also at school, at friends' homes, and everywhere else. It's an important habit for her to get into, and hopefully one that's hard to break!


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(Photo taken from a thread on Beaufoy Institute on Urban 75 here)
Lurking about SE11 has learned that a "community" bid to purchase the Beaufoy Institute on Black Prince Road from Lambeth Council for £2.7 million has failed. The Heart of Kennington Ltd represented the coming together of a number of local organisations, The School of Communication Arts, Lady Margaret Hall Settlement, South Bank Mosaics, Stark Investments Limited and two other potential arts based schools learned on Monday that their bid had not been successful. Since the bidding process was largely anonymous, the winner has not yet been announced and the local community are beginning to ask questions.
At a Kennington Oval Vauxhall forum AGM meeting on 7th June, David Toothill, (Southbank Mosaics) introduced Marc Lewis who runs the School of Communication Arts and he introduced the bid to all present. You can see various community messages of support recorded and videoed, and the Heart of Kennington Ltd were the only people who appeared before the local community to discuss their bid. Local councillors were present at the meeting, but perhaps felt that another company's bid would be more beneficial for Kennington and Vauxhall. Or, more likely, it was felt that somebody else's bid would put more cash on the table. Is a much-loved community building being sacrificed for short-term financial gain for the Council, as it rapidly attempts to shed its assets? Or, does the would-be purchaser have plans for the local common good of which nobody is aware?
The School of Communication Arts, we were informed at the meeting, are a not-for-profit social enterprise organisation funded by the advertising industry, preparing young people for a career in the creative sector. Whilst a private enterprise, a large percentage of their students are backed by grants and scholarships. The school is currently based in Worgan Street in the Methodist Church hall, but is Vauxhall based with roots in Graphite Square.
The Heart of Kennignton partnership were hoping to take the building at the back of the Beaufoy and build 250 student rooms, in clusters of six and make it the only dedicated art student accommodation in London, where students and artists could work together. The accommodation was intended to fund the rest of the enterprise. Once the main 1907 Beaufoy Institute had been brought back to Grade 2 standard, it would have been gifted to the Lady Margaret Hall Settlement. LMHS would have guaranteed a place for the London School of Communication arts in the building so that the school (about 50 students) was ensured a lasting legacy in the area. LMHS would then have helped choose two similar schools in areas pertaining to the arts eg. design, photography, acting, journalism to bring three creative schools under one roof. Space was to have been ensured for other partners such as the Southbank Mosaic project and it was envisaged that the partnership would provide creative arts services for the community.
The project might never now come to fruition. The community and all involved would probably do well to wait for further details to be announced, but at present, nobody has publicly identified the successful bidder (or even whether they exist). I will say one thing. If this is the way that the co-operative Council intend to work, with utter lack of consultation and reception of community views, its methods are not to be favoured. Lambeth residents would do well to advise residents in other areas not to advocate the Co-operative Council vision. It may just be that the Council have chosen a bid partner with whom to develop something that will benefit locals, but they have shown complete disregard for involving the local community in a frenzied last-minute sales process.
See Vauxhall Society's article on the Battle of the Beauyfoy here.


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Prior to joining the digital team, Erin covered the 2010 and 2012 elections as a producer for MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" while traveling to debate and primary sites around the country. She covered the 2008 presidential election for PBS "NewsHour."
Erin graduated cum laude from Georgetown University, where she is a founding member of the Pearl Project, a student-faculty investigation that identified all 27 men involved in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi, Pakistan. Erin concluded the investigation in 2010 as a reporting fellow with the Center for Public Integrity and shared the findings on national broadcast media. She continued reporting on intelligence and terror networks as an Assistant Editor of Washingtonian magazine, where she also covered Capitol Hill and Washington nightlife.


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Ron Holbrook's Landscape Designs
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Landscape architect Ron Holbrook transformed this downtown Toronto backyard with an all-weather seating area, sectional sofas surrounding an outdoor fireplace and wood shutters to keep the elements out. Quality finishes like Brazilian ipe wood, smooth Corian and Algonquin limestone lend a contemporary and timeless style to the dining area (right).
Watch a tour this backyard in our Online TV segment.
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A symmetrical pool layout evokes resort style.
Landscape architect Ron Holbrook designed this Toronto backyard. Built on a slope, the tiered terrace steps down to an infinity-edge pool, drawing the eye to the water and trees.
Watch a tour of this backyard in our Online TV segment.
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In the same backyard, a mechanical building for the pool blends into the surrounding landscapes. The plantings were done in a checkerboard to complement the yard's geometric lines.
Neat hedges lend an English feel.
This new home exquisitely embodies age-old principles of symmetry and proportion, and the yard is no exception. Landscape architect Ron Holbrook chose a pretty parterre made of boxwood and yew hedging, pea-gravel pathways and a limestone fountain to bring a formal look to the backyard.
See more of Ron Holbrook's landscaping projects in our photo gallery.
A sunken area offers up a different look at every turn.
Formal paving and hedging balance a virtual forest of trees and drifts of euonymus and cedar in this leafy backyard. A painted bench blends into the greenery, offering a quiet spot to enjoy the outdoors.
A raised stone terrace makes for easy entertaining.
In this urban yard, Holbrook divided the space into three "rooms": a deck for barbecuing (closest to the house, not shown), a terrace for dining and green space for gardening and playing.
Two large oak trees dictated the symmetrical design of this backyard.
Landscape architect Ron Holbrook wanted classic architectural details to define this Toronto yard. Two pavilions draw the eye outward from the house. A gravel area with bistro table is a casual spot to snack after a swim, with comfortable lounge chairs flanking each side of the pool. In the foreground, an upper terrace offers a more formal dining area for entertaining.
See more of Holbrook's landscaping projects in our photo gallery.
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Tidy landscaping complements classic lines.
European architectural and garden features — French doors with working shutters, cornice mouldings and a casual pea-gravel patio — are key to this home's quintessential country manor style.
Large, old trees provide shade for new shrubs.
A pea-gravel terrace designed by Ron Holbrook is a charming addition to the backyard of the 2011 Princess Margaret showhome.
See more from the showhome in our photo gallery and watch Lynda Reeves tour the space.
See more of Ron Holbrook's landscaping projects in our photo gallery.
Cosy wicker chairs invite guests to linger outdoors.
The spacious back deck of the 2010 Princess Margaret showhome is accessible from the great room and kitchen, through a pair of classic French doors. The large wood table from Crate & Barrel is expandable to accommodate numerous guests.
See more of the 2010 Princess Margaret Showhome in our photo gallery. Also, watch a tour of this backyard in this video.
See more of Ron Holbrook's landscaping projects in our photo gallery.
Grey slate tiles make the pool water look deep blue.
The neoclassical façade of fashion designers Joe Mimran and Kimberley Newport-Mimran's house — designed by architect Gordon Ridgely with landscaping by Ron Holbrook — is elegantly clad in Indiana limestone. The terrace uses the same material for a seamless look.
See more photos of the Joe Fresh Style and Pink Tartan designers' house in our gallery and in the September 2008 issue.
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Grilled Sweet Potato & Jicama
My dad used to grill sweet potatoes and serve them with a simple vinaigrette. I've tweaked his recipe over the years to give this special side a little Southern twist.
Total TimePrep: 40 min. Grill: 5 min.
Makes16 servings
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, seeded
- 1 medium jicama, peeled and julienned
- Place sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 20-25 minutes or until almost tender. Drain; cool slightly.
- Place 1/2 cup oil, lime juice, cilantro, honey, vinegar, garlic and chipotle in a blender; cover and process until blended. Transfer to a small bowl; add jicama and toss to coat.
- Peel and slice sweet potatoes; brush with remaining oil. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side or until slices have grill marks and are tender.
- Arrange potatoes on a serving platter. With a slotted spoon, top with jicama. Drizzle salad with remaining dressing.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Athletics announced today that its new digital channel is now officially live on The Ivy League® Digital Network at www.ivyleaguedigitalnetwork.com/harvard.
League-wide, the network will carry 23 live events over the opening Sept. 6-8 weekend.
Powered by NeuLion, Harvard Athletics is a part of the Ivy League's completely redesigned, nine-channel digital network that includes an easy-to-navigate interface, a League-wide network schedule and new interactive features, such as simultaneous four-game viewing, full DVR controls and social media integration. These new features enhance the viewing experience for the expanded range of events and other content offerings, all of which are available on computer, mobile and tablet devices all without the use of an app.
Packages for the Harvard Athletics channel are $89.95 for 12 months, $39.95 for four months, $10.95 for one month and $9.95 for a single day and include multi-camera HD coverage of all available home and select away games in football, men's and women's basketball and men's and women's ice hockey. Every available Ivy League contest in those sports will be shown on the network.
Selected live events, including men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey, women's volleyball and men's water polo are also slated to be featured in the channel this fall). In addition to coverage of Ivy League championship events, live coverage of other winter and spring sports will be announced at a later date. Many of these events, along with additional premium content not available anywhere else, will be available for on-demand viewing at any time.
Packages for the League-wide channel, which features everything the network has to offer, are $119.95 for 12 months, $49.95 for four months and $15.95 for one month.
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Connect with the Harvard Athletics channel on The Ivy League® Digital Network by using the hashtag #IvyDigital on social media or by following Harvard Athletics on Facebook (facebook.com/HarvardCrimsonFan), Twitter (@HarvardCrimson) or Instagram (instagram.com/HarvardAthletics).


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Rep. Christopher Smith and Rep. Peter King speak to the media after a meeting regarding the Sandy aid bill with Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner on Jan. 2, 2013 on Capitol Hill.
"Disgusting ... outrageous ... callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state," fumed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in his protest over the House not voting Tuesday night on an emergency bill for states hit by last October's superstorm Sandy.
Republican House members from New Jersey and New York joined him in an angry chorus – but the rhetoric has obscured a couple of vital facts:
• There are some Federal Emergency Management Agency funds now available even without any congressional action.
• More importantly, relief funds can take months or even years to flow to disaster-hit states. Disaster recovery can be a slow, cumbersome and mind-numbingly complex process. More than seven years after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, officials in Louisiana are still administering FEMA Katrina aid.
A FEMA spokesman said Thursday the Disaster Relief Fund – the main account used to fund disaster recovery – is anticipated to continue without immediate need for funding until the early spring.
Congress votes to expand borrowing authority for Sandy flood claims
And House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., told Congressional Quarterly on Tuesday that FEMA "has plenty of money for the immediate needs through at least February. I'm sure by then we would have passed whatever is necessary to keep them going through the fiscal year."
But there's much more to disaster recovery than FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie criticizes Congress for delaying relief funds for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
On Friday the House and Senate voted to provide $9.7 billion in additional borrowing authority for the National Flood Insurance Program which insures property owners in flood-prone areas. The program collects premiums from the insured, but borrows from the Treasury when premiums are insufficient to pay claims. The funds must be repaid with interest – although the program isn't now in any position to repay.
FEMA notified Congress Wednesday that without congressional approval of additional borrowing authority, funds available to pay, flood insurance claims would be exhausted "sometime around the week of Jan. 7, 2013."
FEMA said that to date nearly 140,000 NFIP claims have been made and $1.7 billion has been paid to those impacted by the storm.
NYC transit system in jeopardy
On the Senate floor Friday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called the $9.7 billion "a small down payment."
He said the House should simply pass the $60 billion Sandy aid bill which the Senate passed Dec. 28.
He said "we're worried" that the House will not pass the Senate measure, but will, in its own version of the bill, provide less than $60 billion or put conditions on the funding.
"The draft (of the House bill) that we have seen contains some major changes from the Senate bill that would make it very difficult" for some federal agencies to spend money on Sandy relief efforts, the New York Democrat said.
House Speaker John Boehner was slammed by even fellow Republicans for his decision to cancel Tuesday's vote on $60 billion in emergency relief for victims of superstorm Sandy. No one was more outspoken than Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., shares his reaction to the situation.
Homeowners in the storm-afflicted areas in New York cannot get a building contractor to sign a contract to do rebuilding, or get a bank to OK a loan "until they know the federal government will be there to reimburse, as it always has in the past," he said.
He added that the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York "will be in real financial jeopardy unless it's assured that it will reimbursed for all the damage that Sandy caused to our railroads and our tunnels and our mass transit system."
The draft of a House bill on Sandy disaster relief includes not only an additional $11.4 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund but $16 billion for the Community Development Fund under the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as Sandy-related funds for agencies ranging from the Drug Enforcement Administration to the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund.
Full Sandy coverage from NBCNews.com
The $150 million for fisheries in Alaska, New Hampshire and elsewhere that had been in last month's Senate Sandy emergency bill were not in the House bill. But the House bill would spend $5 million "for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters resulting from impacts of Hurricane Sandy."
Katrina delays
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, will try to get the money for Alaska fisheries added back to the Sandy bill or to another vehicle.
Arguing for fishery disaster money to be included in the Sandy bill last month, Begich said, "The disasters that are declared for fisheries in this bill have been declared disasters. It is not some pie in the sky, some pork, or we sit around and say: Let's get some money for every state. These are actually declared disasters by the states and our federal government that need to be funded."
Even apart from wrangling over whether some money belongs in a particular disaster bill, history shows that disaster funds can take months or even several years to be appropriated and then to flow to the affected towns, cities and counties.
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Huge piles of debris still line portions of Route 35, the main highway through the shore in Toms River N.J. Friday, Jan. 4, 2012.
Christie may have created a misimpression when he said Wednesday that within 10 days after Katrina struck, Louisiana and other states "had their money in hand."
Katrina hit Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005. President George W. Bush signed two Katrina spending bills totaling $62.3 billion, one signed on Sept. 2, 2005 and the other on Sept. 8, 2005.
But a Congressional Research Service report noted that Congress subsequently passed more Katrina funding in a bill in December of 2005 and then another bill in 2006, two more bills in 2007, two in 2008 and another in 2010 – all as part of other disaster-relief legislation which addressed events from Midwest flooding to California wildfires to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund includes:
• Individual assistance for displaced people, crisis counseling and other aid.
• Public assistance money to help cities and towns pay for removing debris and for rebuilding hospitals, other public buildings, roads and utilities.
• Hazard mitigation funds to lessen the impact of future catastrophes.
Frustration was still running high in Congress on Friday even though the Sandy relief bill passed easily – many thought it was a little too late, with the bulk of aid not up for a vote for two more weeks. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., discusses.
New York still waiting for Irene aid
Member of Congress complain about the time it takes federal relief to arrive. At a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing in early December, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., whose district was devastated by Sandy, said that "FEMA reimbursement is slow and cumbersome. In fact, New York still is waiting for payment for Hurricane Irene (from August of 2011). And I'm sure many of my colleagues have had similar experiences in their states."
Submitting written testimony at that hearing was Kevin Davis, the director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. "As any community recovers from disaster, we are looking for funding for work that is indisputably eligible for federal assistance," Davis said in his testimony. "The fact that we are looking for it more than seven years later is a powerful testament to the inefficiencies within the bureaucracy of disaster assistance delivery."
NBC's Anne Thompson visits a couple hit hard by Hurricane Sandy who vent frustration over insurance, the government and FEMA. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
FEMA's approach, especially in the grants to states and local government for rebuilding, "is focused on a time-consuming, micro-analysis of damaged facilities, door knob-by-door knob, desk-by-desk, ceiling tile-by-ceiling tile." Davis added that the delays are "compounded in a long recovery by the constant turnover of staff and the lack of qualified personnel."
He noted that in one case the state tangled with FEMA over damage to Charity Hospital in New Orleans. The dispute finally went to an arbitration process created under the 2009 Recovery Act and the state was awarded $475 million to replace the hospital. Construction began on a new facility in February of 2012.
Where Gov. Christie will be five years from now is anyone's guess -- but based on Louisiana's experience, it seems quite possible that some Sandy funds will still be being administered in his state in 2018.


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Cave Story+ coming to 3DS eShop in the next month
Nicalis' Tyrone Rodriguez has said Cave Story+ will be heading to 3DS eShop within the next month or so. Rodriguez told Destructoid would be separate from Cave Story 3D and not an update, meaning past purchasers of 3D will have to purchase +. He further teased upcoming updates for the Steam version, noting: "How do […]
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New Cave Story 3D screenshots
It's been a long time coming, but Cave Story 3D is nearly ready to be released on the Nintendo 3DS. Now, Sudio Pixel and NIS are releasing a new batch of screenshots to tide us over.
Cave Story 3D delayed until November in North America
Cave Story 3D has been on a rough ride this year, having already experience a couple delays. Now it's been pushed back again to November in North America, with no word on how that affects Europe's release.
Quick Quotes: Nicalis on 2D sprites in Cave Story 3D
"When we started on the project back in December, I really wanted to find a way to make 2D characters also work in 3D space. Being a Cave Story fan myself, I thought other fans would probably appreciate it too. Anyway, we've spent a lot of time testing and making sure it works right, but […]
Cave Story 3D coming to Europe this summer
NIS America has announced it's to bring over Cave Story 3D to Europe this summer for 3DS. An exact date wasn't confirmed, though. It comes as a US release date was announced yesterday as June 28. The platformer launched on PC back in 2004 before making its way to WiiWare and DSiWare, the latter version […]
Cave Story 3D given June release date
Cave Story's WiiWare edition may have taken its sweet time on the launch pad, but the little-platformer-that-could's 3DS conversion seems to be making up for that in a big way. Speaking with Siliconera, NIS America pegged the game with a June 28 release date. Pretty snappy, seeing as Cave Story 3D was only announced a […]


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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Matt Cain pitches well, Giants win anyway
Colorado tomorrow. GO GIANTS!
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Nice, sloppy, scary, spectacular victory! Too bad Guillen is guaranteed a start for the next week in RF over Ross. August is almost over and although I'm hella scared of college starting soon, the Giants may play better. Oh well. Best wishes for all of us. Go Giants!
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One thing is for certain, this is a team that could never be accused of complacency. Lots of hot and cold, lots of nailbiters. First great pitching but no hitting, then an offensive juggernaut with shaky pitching. The team's bipolar.
If anyone cares, the Grizzlies dropped 4 out of five to the R Cats and have fallen into 2nd in the standings. In keeping with my irrational interest in former Giants, one of the games featured a pitching matchup between Waldis Joaquin and Brett Tomko, which also satisfied my appetite for funny names.
Rohlinger has a hot bat. Runzler pitched the 8th yesterday and got the L.
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Here is a Google maps link to the workshop location. The Research Park building has a blue roof. The roads around the Laboratory have changed since this image was made. This document (pdf) explains how to reach the Research Park now. Access is now only possible from south-bound Diamond Drive, so do not pass through the row of security booths. Note that if you drive up the Truck Route (East Jemez Road) you will have to cross the Omega Bridge, make a U-turn and then come back across the bridge to obtain access.
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I received a press release the other day about some of the new words added to the dictionary (Noah Webster must be rolling over in his grave) and for some reason I wondered if the term Stepford Wives was already included.
The Urban Dictionary describes the term as 1.).. servile, compliant, submissive, spineless wife who happily does her husband's bidding and serves his every whim dutifully. 2). ...a wife who is a cookie cutter and bland in appearance and behavior. Subscribes to a popular look and dares not deviate...
I feel relatively certain I could fill Yankee Stadium with the many I have met in the past.
Barbie never looked this perfect
The actual term comes from Ira Levin's chilling novel of the same name based on a fictional town known as Stepford, Connecticut where the men replaced their wives as Barbie Doll robots, serving their every whim and absent of any thought in their pretty heads. It was later turned into an equally chilling film starring Katherine Ross in l975 (a role which almost went to Diane Keaton) and a not so wonderful yet star-studded remake in 2004 with Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.
Walken and Close in the remake....
Patrick O'Neal and Nanette Newman in the original
Katherine Ross and a Clairol Three Way Lighted Makeup Mirror -- an innovation in the seventies
While remakes seldom top the original, the interiors designed by Jack De Govia and Debra Schutt of the well ordered and well appointed Connecticut house were pitch perfect. (Schutt also recreated a different kind of antiseptic suburbia in Revolutionary Road as well as the tony Upper East Side penthouse in A Perfect Murder). Many of the scenes were shot in Darien, New Canaan and Norwalk as well as New York City.
The designers opted for a Martha Stewart/Architectural Digest world of perfection. "People in Stepford are living at the height of stylish luxury and they make no apologies for their lifestyle," notes De Govia. "No one questions whether they deserve the opulence. They simply have it and intend to take full advantage of it."
Interiors were shot at Kaufman Studios. Schutt used high end appliances and furnishings for the kitchen and great room above. Florist Christopher Barrett was brought in for the arrangements as seen below.
If you haven't seen it already, be sure to check out the original first! Better still, read the book. You can find it here on Amazon.
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Spektrum has certainly brought a number of innovative features to RC'ers over the years. From the original DSM add-on module systems that freed people from frequency control and interference to the DX3 which introduced us to the first all-in-one Spektrum radio system. Spektrum has taken another leap forward in recent years with advancements like ModelMatch, DSM2 and Marine Technology. The time has come to bring these advanced features to the entry level crowd, all while mixing in a 20-model memory, computerized operation, exponential rates and much more. The result is the amazing DX3C which has features that far surpass its competition.The DX3XC may be classed as a beginner or entry-level radio but don't be fooled - there's a lot going on inside its case. Featuring a sharp and easy-to-read LCD display, scrolling selector operation, 20-model memory and integrated SD Card Slot just to name a few, the DX3C could be a contender for radio of the year- it's that good. Spektrum's Surface Radio Project Manager Blake Good paid us a visit to share some of the outstanding features this radio brings to the table.


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HAYWARD, Calif., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANTH) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 33 million shares of its common stock, offered at a price of $1.00 per share. The Company estimates that the gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by Anthera, will be $33 million. The offering is expected to close on or about July 24, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, Anthera has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 4.95 million shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes.
Piper Jaffray & Co. and Leerink Swann LLC are acting as joint book-running managers in the offering. Canaccord Genuity is acting as lead manager in the offering. Summer Street Research Partners is acting as co-manager in the offering.
The securities described above are being offered by the Company pursuant to a shelf registration statement previously filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). A final prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the final prospectus supplement relating to these securities, when available, may be obtained from Piper Jaffray & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 800 Nicollet Mall, J12S03, Minneapolis, MN 55402 or by telephone at 800-747-3924 or by email at [email protected], or from Leerink Swann LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 or by telephone at 800-808-7525 or by email at [email protected]
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Anthera Pharmaceuticals
Anthera Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
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Two years ago, I heard about a therapist in Hawaii who cured a complete ward of criminally insane patients--without ever seeing any of them. The psychologist would study an inmate's chart and then look within himself to see how he created that person's illness. As he improved himself, the patient improved. When I first heard this story, I thought it was an urban legend. How could anyone heal anyone else by healing himself? How could even the best self-improvement master cure the criminally insane? It didn't make any sense. It wasn't logical, so I dismissed the story. However, I heard it again a year later. I heard that the therapist had used a Hawaiian healing process called ho 'oponopono. I had never heard of it, yet I couldn't let it leave my mind. If the story was at all true, I had to know more. I had always understood "total responsibility" to mean that I am responsible for what I think and do. Beyond that, it's out of my hands. I think that most people think of total responsibility that way. We're responsible for what we do, not what anyone else does. The Hawaiian therapist who healed those mentally ill people would teach me an advanced new perspective about total responsibility. His name is Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. We probably spent an hour talking on our first phone call. I asked him to tell me the complete story of his work as a therapist. He explained that he worked at Hawaii State Hospital for four years. That ward where they kept the criminally insane was dangerous. Psychologists quit on a monthly basis. The staff called in sick a lot or simply quit. People would walk through that ward with their backs against the wall, afraid of being attacked by patients. It was not a pleasant place to live, work, or visit. Dr. Len told me that he never saw patients. He agreed to have an office and to review their files. While he looked at those files, he would work on himself. As he worked on himself, patients began to heal. "After a few months, patients that had to be shackled were being allowed to walk freely," he told me. "Others who had to be heavily medicated were getting off their medications. And those who had no chance of ever being released were being freed." I was in awe. "Not only that," he went on, "but the staff began to enjoy coming to work. Absenteeism and turnover disappeared. We ended up with more staff than we needed because patients were being released, and all the staff was showing up to work. Today, that ward is closed." This is where I had to ask the million dollar question: "What were you doing within yourself that caused those people to change?" "I was simply healing the part of me that created them," he said. I didn't understand. Dr. Len explained that total responsibility for your life means that everything in your life - simply because it is in your life--is your responsibility. In a literal sense the entire world is your creation. Whew. This is tough to swallow. Being responsible for what I say or do is one thing. Being responsible for what everyone in my life says or does is quite another. Yet, the truth is this: if you take complete responsibility for your life, then everything you see, hear, taste, touch, or in any way experience is your responsibility because it is in your life. This means that terrorist activity, the president, the economy--anything you experience and don't like--is up for you to heal. They don't exist, in a manner of speaking, except as projections from inside you. The problem isn't with them, it's with you, and to change them, you have to change you. I know this is tough to grasp, let alone accept or actually live. Blame is far easier than total responsibility, but as I spoke with Dr. Len, I began to realize that healing for him and in ho 'oponopono means loving yourself. If you want to improve your life, you have to heal your life. If you want to cure anyone--even a mentally ill criminal--you do it by healing you. I asked Dr. Len how he went about healing himself. What was he doing, exactly, when he looked at those patients' files? "I just kept saying, 'I'm sorry' and 'I love you' over and over again," he explained. That's it? That's it. Turns out that loving yourself is the greatest way to improve yourself, and as you improve yourself, your improve your world. Let me give you a quick example of how this works: one day, someone sent me an email that upset me. In the past I would have handled it by working on my emotional hot buttons or by trying to reason with the person who sent the nasty message. This time, I decided to try Dr. Len's method. I kept silently saying, "I'm sorry" and "I love you," I didn't say it to anyone in particular. I was simply evoking the spirit of love to heal within me what was creating the outer circumstance. Within an hour I got an e-mail from the same person. He apologized for his previous message. Keep in mind that I didn't take any outward action to get that apology. I didn't even write him back. Yet, by saying "I love you," I somehow healed within me what was creating him. I later attended a ho 'oponopono workshop run by Dr. Len. He's now 70 years old, considered a grandfatherly shaman, and is somewhat reclusive. He praised my book, The Attractor Factor. He told me that as I improve myself, my book's vibration will raise, and everyone will feel it when they read it. In short, as I improve, my readers will improve. "What about the books that are already sold and out there?" I asked. "They aren't out there," he explained, once again blowing my mind with his mystic wisdom. "They are still in you." In short, there is no out there. It would take a whole book to explain this advanced technique with the depth it deserves. Suffice it to say that whenever you want to improve anything in your life, there's only one place to look: inside you. "When you look, do it with love."
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Shotgun shells (shotshells) use a slug or shot as the projectile(s).
- A slug is a solid projectile, usually of lead, used for hunting big game with a shotgun.
- Shot are multiple pellets fired through a shotgun barrel. Shot size is adaptable to the game being hunted. This type of projectile is used typically to hunt game birds and small game animals.
The shotshells must match exactly the gauge and shell length specified by the manufacturer. This information usually is found on the barrel of the shotgun. Shotguns may be chambered for 2½-inch, 2¾-inch, 3-inch, or 3½-inch shells. This refers to the length of the shell after it has been fired.


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New Gear: Sonar X3, iLoud, Mopho SE, More
Sonar X3 Producer
DAW (Windows)
$499 street
Highlights Professional-quality DAW with 64-bit audio engine and unlimited track and bus count • 23 virtual instruments • ProChannel Tape Emulator • pitch correction, spectrum analysis, and audio-to-MIDI conversion • includes plug-ins from Melodyne, XLN Audio, Nomad Factory, and AAS • Gobbler integration • YouTube export functionality
Target Market Composers, producers, and musicians who create music and sound for picture
Analysis Cakewalk's top-of -theline digital audio workstation offers an uncompromising set of features that can handle every type of production.
IK Multimedia
Bluetooth-enabled stereo
speaker system
Highlights Biamped, 4-driver array • 40W RMS rating • 1/4" mono iRig input runs instrumentand mic-level signals to your connected iDevice for processing • stereo 1/8" line-level input • powered by a rechargeable battery or DC charger • built-in DSP
Target Market Singers and instrumentalists who want a portable audio playback system
Analysis An extremely versatile design that not only offers wired or wireless playback, but serves as an interface between you and the apps on y our mobile device.
Dave Smith Instruments
Mopho SE
Analog monosynth
$949 street
Highlights 44-note semiweighted keyboard with velocity sensitivity and Aftertouch • two oscillators, each with a sub-oscillator • 2- and 4-pole lowpass filter (with resonance in 4-pole mode) • MIDI and USB I/O • expandable using DSI Poly Chain functionality • gated step sequencer • arpeggiator • internal feedback path
Target Market musicians looking for the Mopho sound but with an integrated keyboard
Analysis For people who don't like using a generic MIDI keyboard to play a synth module, there's the Mopho SE.
PVM 44 and PVM 50
Dynamic microphones
$89.99 street each
Highlights The PVM 44's pattern has a cardioid; the PVM 50 is supercardioid • a Neodymium magnet in each capsule • transformer on the output • frequency response for each is 50Hz to 16kHz • includes mic clip and hard-shell case
Target Market Performing vocalists, studio and live-sound engineers
Analysis Designed for use onstage and in the studio, these rugged mics are affordably priced and can handle a variety of recording and sound reinforcement duties.
Analog monosynth
Highlights Sub-oscillator • external audio input • step sequencer • envelope-controlled waveshaping • Brute Factor internal feedback path • Ultrasaw and Overtone controls • CV output • analog gate I/O • synchronizable LFO • MIDI and USB ports
Target Market Musicians who want an analog synth offering front-panel controls and real keys while retaining a small footprint
Analysis An inexpensive monophonic instrument with flexible modulation routing and a Steiner-Parker multimode filter that provides vintage tone without sounding like an ARP, Moog, or Oberheim.
Mercury Recording
Equipment Company
G810 Rack
Powered rack for 500 Series modules
Highlights Powers 10 500 Series modules or 8 modules with the company's G8 module in slots 9 and 10 • Chain switch for adjacent modules • Link switch for modules that support linking • power-regulation circuit for each slot • steel and aluminum chassis • XLR I/O and DB25 connector • rackmountable • low-noise, external, linear power supply
Target Market Musicians with personal studios; professional engineers
Analysis A rack that was designed to provide enough power to support any configuration of modules.
Waves Audio
Tape saturation plug-in
$249 Native; $375 SoundGrid
Highlights Developed in association with Abbey Road Studios, it models the characteristics of the historically important and sonically desirable Studer J37 analog 1", 4-track tape machine • includes models of three oxide tape formulas • delay effect with filter controls • parameters for Tape Speed, Bias, Wow, and Flutter
Target Market Engineers and musicians
Analysis This is as close as you'll get to time travel when you want to add classic British tape timbres to your tracks.
Native Instruments
Maschine Studio
Groove production studio
Highlights Full-featured USB pad and DAW controller • Two highres color displays • Edit module with jog wheel • Level section • monitors four input sources • Maschine 2.0 software includes new audio engine, updated mixer, 5 drum-synth plug-ins, and sidechaining abilities
Target Market Beat makers and DJs looking for a state-of-the-art production environment
Analysis Combining a major software update with pro-level features in hardware makes this a powerful workstation for composing as well as performing.
Scribble Media
I Dream of Wires: Hardcore Edition
Documentary DVD
$30 (DVD), $35 (Blu-ray)
Highlights The 4-hour cut of a documentary examining the remarkably crazy history of modular synthesis—from Moog and Buchla to its presentday renaissance • dozens of interviews with influential musicians and instrument designers, including plenty of footage from inside their personal studios
Target Market Fans and creators of electronic music
analysis Far more than just gear porn, this film provides an in-depth look at the historical context within which these wonderful instruments were designed and used. Essential.
Moog Music
Line of analog effects pedals
$149–$209 each
Highlights Five pedals to choose from: drive, boost, tremolo, delay, and ring modulation •1/4" inputs and outputs • true bypass • 1/4" expression pedal/CV input • powered by 9V battery or AC adapter • cast aluminum enclosures • smaller than Moogerfooger • accepts line- and instrument-level signals
Target Market guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, and other instrumentalists
Analysis An inexpensive way to add the Moog sound to your rig without taking up much space on your pedalboard.
Make Music
Finale 2014
Notation software
$600 ($350 academic/ house-of-worship price)
Highlights A new file format that ensures forward and backward compatibility • redesigned audio engine • new virtual instruments from Garritan • updated icons • snapable palettes and pinch zoom for Mac OS • percussion scoring and playback features
Target Market Composers, arrangers, and performers who want maximum flexibility when creating musical scores
Analysis A full-featured notation program that continues to improve with the addition of features that make scoring quicker and easier than ever.
Microphone X
USB mic
$299 street
Highlights Cardioid condenser microphone • built-in analog effects include optical compressor and Aphex Aural Exciter and Big Bottom (with level controls) • input gain control • headphone output with level control
Target Market Podcasts, personal studios, and any application that benefits from direct-to-computer connectivity
Analysis A channel strip is useful for processing vocals before the signal hits the A/D converter; the Microphone X has these features onboard.


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This article only covers Final Cut Pro X 10.0.0 – 10.0.9, and will not be updated.
When you update from Final Cut Pro 10.0.9 to Final Cut Pro X 10.1 – 10.2.3, your projects and events are updated. These updated files can't be used with earlier versions of Final Cut Pro X. You can create a backup of the currently installed version of the Final Cut Pro X application, your projects, and your events before you update in case you need them later.
You should complete any active projects before updating to a new version of Final Cut Pro X.
Back up the Final Cut Pro X app
When you update Final Cut Pro X, the latest version replaces the current version you have installed. Before updating to Final Cut Pro X 10.1 – 10.2.3 or later, you can save a copy of the currently installed version as a backup using these steps:
- Create a new folder in the Applications folder. Rename this folder using the name and version of the app you're backing up (for example, "Final Cut Pro X 10.0.9"). To check the version of Final Cut Pro X you have, open it and choose Final Cut Pro > About Final Cut Pro.
- Select Final Cut Pro X in the Applications folder. Then choose File > Compress to create a compressed copy of the app. It might take a few minutes to finish compressing.
- Move the "Final Cut Pro.zip" file into the folder you created in step 1.
You can move the folder containing the zip file to your preferred location for storing your backup. For example, you could copy it to an external backup drive.
Back up your Final Cut Pro X projects and events
To help protect your media, you should back up to a storage device or partition different from the one where you store the media files used with Final Cut Pro.
When backing up your Final Cut Pro X projects and events, be sure to place copies of them inside a new backup folder. This prevents Final Cut Pro X from updating and opening your backup projects and events.
Follow these steps to back up projects and events from Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.9 and earlier:
- Connect an external storage device large enough to hold your project and media files. Make sure the device appears in the Finder.
- In Final Cut Pro X, Control-click your project in the project Library and choose Duplicate project.
- In the window that appears, type a name for the new (duplicate) project and choose your external storage device.
- Select an option to specify what is duplicated:
- Duplicate Project Only: This duplicates files that are specific to the project you selected. You may want to select this option if you use the same clips in multiple projects and plan to back up your events separately (perhaps in your backup copy of your entire project Library and events). This option does not duplicate event media.
- Duplicate Project and Referenced Events: This duplicates the project and any events referred to by the project. Selecting this option includes all of the media in the referenced events. This is a good option to select if you want to have the unused media available to use later.
- Duplicate Project + Used Clips: This duplicates the project and clips used in the project. When you select this option, you can choose whether to copy all clips and their media or just multicam and compound clips without the associated media. The first method creates a backup copy of your project with all of its media. The second method backs up the project and creates independent versions of multicam and compound clips that won't be changed when you update the original versions in your project.
- All used clips: This duplicates the project and copies all clips and media used in the project to a new event. When you select this option, provide a name for the new event that is created. Selecting this option duplicates the entire original media file for any clip used in the project, not just the portion that appears in the Timeline. If files used in the project were imported as reference files (aliases pointing to media files stored outside the Final Cut events folder), the reference files are copied, not the original media files.
- Multicam and compound clips only: This duplicates the project and creates new parent clips for multicam or compound clips in the project. This means that the backup versions of the multicam and compound clips are not linked to the original parent versions and will not be updated when the original parent versions change. This option allows you to save a version of a project and prevent accidental changes to multicam or compound clips in that version. This option does not duplicate media and therefore makes a more compact backup file set that saves storage space. You can provide a name for a new event to hold the multicam or compound clips, or you can choose an existing event from the event pop-up menu. For more information about multicam and compound clips, see Compound clips overview and Multicam editing overview.
The "Multicam and compound clips only" option is available only if your project contains multicam or compound clips.
- If you want to include render files, select the option to Include Render Files.
- Click OK.
Final Cut Pro X duplicates the project using the option you selected. Each project is saved with an incremented name (for example, "Bill's movie1"), and appears in the location you set. In most situations, viewing your backup projects and events is as simple as connecting your storage device to Final Cut Pro and locating your backup project or event in the project Library. For more information about locating or viewing your project, see Common media management issues.
When you import media into Final Cut Pro X 10.0.9 or earlier, you have the option to "Copy files to Final Cut events folder". Selecting this option duplicates the source media files on your drive. If you import files with this option deselected, Final Cut Pro X creates reference files (file aliases) that point to the source media files without copying them. When you back up events and projects that use these files, Final Cut Pro X copies the reference files only (not the source media files). If you want to replace the reference files with the actual source media files after you back up your project or event, select the events and choose File > Organize event files.


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CARSON, Calif. – In first place for most of the 2010 MLS season, the Los Angeles Galaxy needed one more result to ensure they received their just reward for an otherwise fine season.
The team did just that as the Galaxy battled back to beat FC Dallas 2-1 at The Home Depot Center to claim the Supporters' Shield.
Atiba Harris gave FC Dallas a lead in the 22nd minute, but the Galaxy fought back. Landon Donovan won a ball in the corner of the penalty area from FC Dallas' Jackson Gonçalves and set David Beckham up from long range as Beckham buried his shot from 22 yards out.
"[Jackson] was a little nonchalant letting the ball go, and I wanted to at least put him under pressure," Donovan said. "When I won the ball, my first thought was to play it across the goal, but there was nothing there. David was calling for it and it was a fantastic finish by him."
Juninho then scored the game-winner less than one minute into the second half.
"We had to earn it [Sunday]," said Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena. "We had to come from behind, we had to play an excellent team in a tough, demanding game. We needed this game."
The win gives the Galaxy their first Supporters' Shield since the 2002 season, when the club won their first MLS Cup title.
Now, the players can enter the match and the postseason as favorites to walk away with the MLS Cup title, a mission they kick off against the Seattle Sounders at the aptly named Qwest Field on Oct. 31.
[inline_node:321692]"I feel we're the team to beat," Galaxy defender Sean Franklin said. "We've been first the whole season. … [We weren't] consistently good, but neither was everybody else in the league. I know everyone wants to beat us and it's going to be a fight when we go into Seattle on Sunday."
The Galaxy had a couple of chances to win the Shield before Sunday's match, but things did not go their way.
First, LA failed to clinch the league's best record against Colorado on Oct. 16, when they lost 3-1 after going up early. Then, the Rapids could have done the Galaxy a favor by beating Real Salt Lake on Saturday.
For a moment, it looked as if Colorado would come up big for LA. Leading 2-0 late in the game, RSL seemed doomed. In fact, Arena was already making plans while the Rapids held their lead.
"I probably had a number of calls and plans completed or that I began making around the 88th, 89th, 90th minute," Arena said. "I'll be the first to admit it. I contacted a couple of players who were going to play and some who were not."
Instead, the Rapids gave up two late goals and finished the game tied 2-2, forcing the Galaxy to at least get a draw on Sunday in order to claim the Supporters' Shield.
Arena, though, was not counting on Colorado to take care of business for the Galaxy.
"What we did today were the things we had planned all along," Arena said. "We felt it was a one-in-100 chance that today's game wouldn't matter."
In fact, Beckham said, it was a good thing that Real Salt Lake overcame their deficit.
"In a way, I'm glad the result went the way it did because if we would have come into the game with it already wrapped up, then we wouldn't have had the performance," said the midfielder. "But we needed the performance like this.
"Last week [against Colorado] was disappointing. Everyone was looking at our character after that game, so it was important that we had a game [Sunday's]."
Having fought back and winning the way they did gives the team a boost of confidence moving forward, Arena said.
"We haven't been in a game where we've been forced to win, forced to show up and play hard and fight and scrap for everything we could get, and we did it," he said. "That's the kind of game that should give our team and our players a lot of confidence as we go into what is going to be a real difficult playoff series against Seattle.