diff --git a/src/actors/printer.rs b/src/actors/printer.rs
index c52459f..dfeb220 100644
--- a/src/actors/printer.rs
+++ b/src/actors/printer.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl<T: Clone + Debug + Display + Default + Sync + Send + 'static>
     ) -> Self {
         let m = InboundChannel::new(
             builder.context,
-            actor_name.clone(),
+            actor_name,
             &builder.sender,
             PrinterInboundMessage::Printable(T::default()).inbound_channel(),
         );
diff --git a/src/compute/pipeline.rs b/src/compute/pipeline.rs
index 4a7c321..a0c27b7 100644
--- a/src/compute/pipeline.rs
+++ b/src/compute/pipeline.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub enum CancelRequest {
 impl CancelRequest {
     /// Unique name for cancel request inbound channel. This special inbound channel is not
     /// associated with any actor but with the pipeline itself.
-    pub const CANCEL_REQUEST_INBOUND_CHANNEL: &str = "CANCEL";
+    pub const CANCEL_REQUEST_INBOUND_CHANNEL: &'static str = "CANCEL";
 }
 
 impl InboundMessage for CancelRequest {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bcef9b2..2590893 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -174,24 +174,27 @@
 //! # use hollywood::examples::moving_average::{MovingAverage, MovingAverageProp};
 //! let pipeline = Context::configure(&mut |context| {
 //!     let mut timer = Periodic::new_with_period(context, 1.0);
-//!     let mut moving_average = MovingAverage::new_default_init_state(
+//!     let mut moving_average = MovingAverage::from_prop_and_state(
 //!         context,
 //!         MovingAverageProp {
 //!             alpha: 0.3,
 //!             ..Default::default()
 //!         },
+//!         MovingAverageState::default(),
 //!     );
-//!     let mut time_printer = Printer::<f64>::new_default_init_state(
+//!     let mut time_printer = Printer::<f64>::from_prop_and_state(
 //!         context,
 //!         PrinterProp {
 //!             topic: "time".to_string(),
 //!         },
+//!         PrinterState::default(),
 //!     );
-//!     let mut average_printer = Printer::<f64>::new_default_init_state(
+//!     let mut average_printer = Printer::<f64>::from_prop_and_state(
 //!         context,
 //!         PrinterProp {
 //!             topic: "average".to_string(),
 //!         },
+//!         PrinterState::default(),
 //!     );
 //!     timer
 //!         .outbound