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DISABLED Dudley people can take advantage of an extra £263,000 of Government money for adaptations to their homes.
Residents can apply for a means-tested grant from the boroughwide allocation to fund aids including stairlifts, ramps and level access showers.
In addition to the Government funding, Dudley Council's cabinet will next week consider a capital programme bid to add £350,000 to the project from the adult social care resources.
Councillor Khurshid Ahmed, cabinet member for housing, said: "Disabled facilities grants are very important as they allow borough residents to retain their independence when they have a disability.
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Visit precisionmaui "dot com" for more info! Located on a beautiful white sand beach on the South end of Lahaina Town. The Surf & Sand Villa offers a wonderful combination of quality, comfort, and historic charm for your Maui vacation. This tastefully rebuilt 3 bedroom 2 bath home opens to breathtaking oceanfront vistas from every room. The solid teak wood furniture and quality tropical decor enhance its Island style ambiance. Watch the flaming Maui sunsets from your lanai, take a dip in the reef protected waters, test your skills in the world class waves on the outer reefs or teach the kids to surf inshore. With the Lahaina Harbor just a half a block away, your positioned to easily enjoy all the ocean activities from para-sailing to sport fishing, scuba diving to submarine rides. Ready for some action Lahaina's enchanting restaurants, shops, and historical landmarks are a short stroll down Front Street. The Lahaina Surf & Sand Villa is that sunny beachfront fun filled Maui home of your dreams.
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Despite the recommendation to increase intake of essential omega 3 fatty acid, American's consumption remains low.
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Waterfront- Ocean access, no fixed bridges.
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"I don't think your average voter perceived that marriage in Minnesota has a problem," he was quoted by MinnPost as saying.
Thompson went on, according to the report: "When people wake up and read the paper and they see deficit, deficit, deficit, deficit, and then the one person comes out of the woodwork to say there's a surplus, it looks like you're being disingenuous, especially when it's self-serving.
"I've been looking hard for four weeks for a silver lining, but I'm not seeing one," he said.
Thompson, a former political radio host, also offered his prediction for what's to come now that the DFL controls both houses of the Minnesota legislature as well as the governor's mansion.
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Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem College volleyball team is preparing for a trip to the Great South Athletic Conference Tournament this weekend hosted by Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. The quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on November 5th, and the championship is on the 6th. Salem will play LaGrange College in the quarterfinals. The Spirits are the four seed and LaGrange is the five seed. Salem defeated LaGrange 3-2 in five sets when the two teams met at Piedmont on October 16th.
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Catty? Yes. But also common. The cultural forces that drive us to torture ourselves over our bodies influence our friendships as well. A national survey published in the journal Sex Roles indicates that about half of all American women are dissatisfied with their weight, up from 30 percent in 1985. "We're taught from an early age to monitor our looks, and we estimate our worth by judging where we are compared to others," says Gianine Rosenblum, Ph.D., a psychologist who specializes in body-image research and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. "So, of course body-image issues intrude upon women's friendships. There's commiseration and camaraderie, and often a competitive element."
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I take it as a given that professionalizing the humanitarian / aid sector is a good thing. Obviously there are many in the world who disagree with me on this.
I would like to know what the arguments against professionalizing the humanitarian sector are. I can guess at some, but I'd like to be more certain. If you know or if you're against professionalizing the humanitarian sector, please enlighten me in the thread below.
Also, if there are organizations, projects, initiatives... against professionalizing, please paste those links below, too.
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I'm going to answer your question with a question, but at least you'll have company ranting into the void! :)
My question is: are we limiting ourselves by structuring this conversation around 'professionalizing' in the same sense as doctors and lawyers (for example) are professionalized?
The humanitarian/aid sector is made up of a diverse group of professionals from a variety of fields. We're engineers and health care workers and project managers and IT specialists (etc etc) who are all both professionals in their specific area and humanitarian/aid workers.
So, I'm not sure that professionalizing humanitarian/aid work *in general* will actually achieve what we hope it will achieve (ie. broader recognition that not just anyone can do this kind of work, and regulation to ensure that the people who are doing it are properly qualified).
This isn't an argument against professionalization per se, because I think achieving the above goals are necessary and would make aid/development work significantly more efficient and effective. But I'm thinking that maybe we need to look outside the box of what professionalization traditionally means, and come up with a more creative approach that encompasses the diversity of expertise that's so fundamental (and, in many ways, unique!) to this sector.
Not that I am against professionalization overall since I think it would be bring in more standards and thus accountability, but I would ask how professionalization could also include and even be driven by viewpoints coming out of the Global South?
When someone says "professionalization" to me, I assume they mean Western standards because usually that is in fact what they mean. Thus, to the tune of Friere's Pedagogy of the Oppressed, how would professionalization not marginalize local knowledge? Would it make it more difficult for local community members to come on board to do development work?
In my view there is technical expertise (e.g. health, agriculture, forestry, micro-financing, emergency response) and there is change expertise. The latter is about expertise that builds ownership, supports people and organisations to grow and to pursue their own agendas, facilitates collaboration for social change. This type of expertise is what distiguishes aid professionals. There are not many places where you can develop this expertise in a structured way. The Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD) has made a start with a learning package. It's a bit woody, and focusses mostly on using tools and resources rather than developing the person (behaviour and skills of change facilitators), but ok gotta start somewhere. More about balancing change and technical expertise in the freely downloadable book Capacity Development in Practice.
Thanks, those are helpful resources, Lucia. And good point about aid professionals and change expertise.
That brings up another thought. Perhaps there are many kinds of expertise that are not as culturally influenced, like biological sciences, etc. - although the existence of Western and Eastern medicine still points to the role of culture. However, change would obviously be in the other category as heavily and necessarily influenced by culture. An example might be how the Japanese contributed uniquely to the field of organizational management (perhaps because of their cultural differences to the West). Thus, how different perspectives/cultures are incorporated into a continuously developing field will be interesting to see.
I guess it all depends on what "professionalizing" means. To explain that rather cryptic notion in a bit more detail:
The big difference (for me anyway) between the humanitarian sector and (say) the investment banking sector is that the underlying reasons for giving aid are (or should be) moral ones. "Good aid" therefore has to incorporate some aspect of passion, conviction of doing the right thing and idealistic thought. All stuff that you won't necessarily find in an advertisement for the Deutsche Bank.
Now, I would argue that these character traits are partly a contradiction to complete professionalism - if it is understood in an economic theory sense of the word. If you care for a cause, if you want to keep on innovating to attain some idealistic goal, than there will be screwups.
It should also not be forgotten that aid is about the people receiving it. And if we really mean it when we say we want to include stakeholders, than of course we must invite "amateurs" into every stage of the process of developing aid programs and realizing them. Again, this is a definite source of screwups.
So to bring this rambling to an end, it boils down to this:
Accepting (and even nurturing) a certain amount of non-professionalism will probably lead to some bad decisions being made and some money being wasted. But professionalizing at all costs will undermine the very reasons aid is given and is will probably result in even bigger problems.
Maybe the professionalism is in learning from the screw-ups, so that overall the situation gradually improves.
I think it might help if you clarified a bit what you mean by "professionalizing the aid sector". I'm always a bit irked by this debate because it seems to imply that we are not already professionals! In addition, we already have all kinds of professional standards for humanitarian work (Sphere, HAP, etc) - so shouldn't we instead focus our efforts on making sure that the people we hire are well qualified for the job, the work we do is good quality, and most importantly of all, the people we are trying to reach receive assistance that is appropriate to their needs, and in a dignified and safe way???
I agree with Samantha where the technical fields are concerned. We obviously can't substitute the qualifications of health professionals, social workers, engineers etc. for generic "humanitarian studies" degrees - nor would these Western degrees be a reasonable requirement with aid professionals coming from all over the world.
Also, while it makes sense for non-technical aid workers - programme managers etc - to acquire a more specific set of skills and knowledge through higher education, wouldn't requiring the kind of degrees that are currently being talked about lead to a sort of global humanitarian elite? I.e. people who could afford a University degree in the universities that are leading the drive to professionalize aid work.
So I am a bit confused as to the debate on how to "professionalize" what I see as being an already professional sector overall... What kind of things are we talking about? An annual need to renew your certification in the Sphere standards? More investment in pre-deployment training? More organisational willingness to send people on courses to improve their technical skills?
Maybe that is a topic for a new thread!
So, to sort of respond to a number of comments in this thread in one shot...
The general reasons why I think professionalizing the aid sector is a good idea:
1) Can improve the quality of aid. To me this is obviously needed. I'm not aware of anyone arguing that the quality of aid has to improve. The arguments tend to be around what improved quality looks like, and how to achieve it. I'm not blind to the pitfalls of relying solely on professionalizing to achieve aid quality, but I do see it as a non-negotiable early step.
2) Can improve the consistency of aid. Right now aid quality is all over the map. Even within organizations. Save or CARE or World Vision might rock in one country, but totally SUCK in another. In fact, not "might" - this is the case with every INGO that I have any specific knowlege of in the field...
Moreover - and speaking to Breanna's point - while I want to believe that aid is a profession, am a believer in HAP and ALNAP and Sphere, and all of that, my repeated direct observation is that the industry is saturated with "players" of all stripes and colors with varying degrees of commitment to these standards, and in fact not even necessarily acknowledging them at all. For every transitional camp in Port-au-Prince where Oxfam applied the practices in the Good Enough Guide to the letter, there were five church groups a few camps away, not just blowing off any kind of standards, but reveling in the fact that they were blowing off the standards, while still describing themselves as 'humanitarians' and their work as 'aid work.'
Maybe what I'm after here is a set of standards and definitions, sufficiently inclusive and exclusive for identifying what's humanitarian work and what's not (thinking out loud). It's a bit of a representation issue. And while some might accuse me of just being "elitist" (I'm used to it), I think it's more than just representation - there are practical issues also associated with when, for example, CNN's coverage of "aid" and "the relief effort" in a particular country is based on their coverage of a narrow or inappropriately focused swath of the so-called "aid community." Obviously I could go on......
The reasons that most people I talk to give when pushing back on the notion of professionalizing the aid sector are:
1) The practice of aid should be open to anyone, not restricted. This is essentially a "good intentions..." argument, which I reject out of hand. However, it represents a very prevalent perspective in the general population. "Who gave the UN and the NGOs the right to say who can help and who can't?" is a question that frequently comes back.
2) It will mean that business as usual has to change, it will be expensive, it will mean that certain old-timers may wake up one day to discover that they're not qualified to practice. It will mean that some entrenched practices - sending undergrads to practice on the poor, for example - will have to change. I reject this argument as well. If practices need to change, they need to change. Period.
3) How in the world will we ever regulate, enforce (add your preferred verb here) it? Basically the argument here is that it's just too difficult.
Howdy J. et al.
I think the depressing thing is your point #3. How will it be DONE, much less enforced?
Take day-care as an analogy... it is pretty easy to pick out a crappy daycare full of jackasses and pretty soon it will be shut down or go out of business. Is aid work different or less transparent, than a day-care? Or do the consumers (donors) just care less or care less deepy (lazy) so it is easier for jackass aid-work to be portrayed as good? Seems there are two factors (1) it is harder to visit an aid project than a day-care. (2) it is harder to tell what is "good" and "bad" aid (esp. if you are an uniformed, read lazy, donor).
It's not that simple, I know. pbbbt.
Also, I admit I am an elitist too - but a depressed one on this topic.
1) The practice of aid should be open to anyone, not restricted.
2) It will mean that business as usual has to change...
3) How in the world will we ever regulate, enforce (add your preferred verb here) it?
I mean, if the goal is to do it better, and more consistently, why not just hire more consistent people? I mean you have to take a massive pay-cut and live in war-torn countries without [insert amenities] And I wonder if any good people who should be doing aid... don't want the aid lifestyle? Or that those who want it, don't have the cultural competency to "get it? (right now anyway) Or they don't have the experience...
Certification gets at the "hard skills" but I've seen folks with some pretty solid hard skills, get into an intercultural work setting and flip out. (heck, I would guess that this is why NGO compounds and expat communities exist -- to give people a place to flip out, and find a mental break.) But what about the soft skills? Who will certify those?
"I think the opportunity to practice aid should be open - if you suck at it, then shape up or ship out."
This is more or less the system that exists now, no? Anyone who wants can start an NGO, go 'be an aid worker', and all of that. And an honor system of shape up/ship out (although in 20 years I cannot recall a single instance of an aid worker or NGO declaring themselves incompetent and shipping out...).
You're spot on - hiring (and retaining) the right people, in my opinion, is 90% or more of this battle. I'd certification (warts an all) as one way of making easier the task of narrowing who the 'right people' are.
And of course you're also right that certification, by itself, a) doesn't guarantee ability, and b) cannot cover a pretty wide swath of so-called 'soft' skills, as you mention.
Not sure where/how this fits, but it's been my observation that in the moment of confronting an aid workers who's running amuck, we typically latch onto whichever one they don't have as the one that's most lacking in the industry... So the guy who's been living in rural Cambodia for 15 years, speaks the language fluently, is to the point of being uncomfortable around other expats, and all of that... needs technical capacity (certification). While the woman with all of the certs, who can spout all the data, recite all of the studies and theories and acronyms, but somehow offends every local person with whom she comes into contact... lacks the soft skills.
In my personal opinion, one needs to have both (hard and soft skills). It's just that the soft skills are just as important, but much harder to train for. Whereas by comparison the hard skills are low-hanging fruit.
If they aren't having the self awareness to know when they might not be in the best field (or that the program isn't worth it)... then perhaps that is a key point...
Maybe we have to be more diplomatic, delicate, and direct about our colleagues and compatriots. (Of course we must be careful that we're not going all expose-gangbusters and demonstrating a deep lack of soft skills and schadenfreude while deciding that we are in charge of keeping aid work safe for the good people as defined my me and my people... )
I think that the hard skills can be taught at a traditional international development graduate program... And besides, most of the hard skills will be vastly different and get likely turned on their ear anyway once you hit the field. and the UN might use XYZ to manage its projects and HRI will use WTF to do the same.
As for the soft skills... you do need them... and most of that is a self awareness piece.
But then I went to a Grad program that taught both hard and soft skills... and sometimes "training for soft skills" looks and feels a lot like group therapy. To most hardened "hard skill havers" talking about your feelings (aka: learning to listen and give appropriate feedback to others talk about their feelings and learning how to think about that in a development context while giving your classmates the opportunity to think the same) doesn't seem useful -- because there is no hard metric for excellence.


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Last week's ranking: 8
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Last week's ranking: 10
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Redskins RB Roy Helu (4, 105)
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Dolphins C Mike Pouncey (1, 15)
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p.1 #1
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In a nutshell, I am going to take a sledge hammer to my Epson R2400. I'm serious. I do nothing but waste my time every time I go to make a print. Enough!
My question is this: What would be a good or better replacement printer for doing color work. I do a lot of Photoshop and Illustrator printing and I need a printer that will give me results as good as I was getting with the R2400. The R2400 was spot-on when it printed and I would like to be able to replicate that quality.
I would like to stay away from Epson printers if another brand will give me comparable quality.
Any and all comments are most welcome.
Jan 30, 2013 at 08:31 PM
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If you don't need roll paper the 3880 would be a wise choice. The print quality would probably be better than the R2400, it comes with full 80ml carts, and it is amazingly maintanace-free. I haven't had a clog in 3 years on the original ink set. I never agitate the carts and I go long periods of time between printing. I haven't done a nozzle check in over a year. It's an amazing printer that's not much bigger than a 13x19 printer.
Jan 30, 2013 at 09:04 PM
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p.1 #3
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you may want to also look at the Epson R3000 or the new Canon Pixma-Pro's (or even the 9500 MKII)
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:06 PM
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p.1 #4
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@Sal Baker
Thanks for your comments.
At one time I was a big fan of Epson printer's, but all of that has changed because of the issues I've had with the R2400. At the moment, I am looking hard at the Canon PIXMA PRO-1 and the PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II.
Quite seriously, if you've never owned a R2400 and experienced the problems it is plagued with, then you are very fortunate. But I am no longer willing to give Epson the benefit of the doubt. I've been burned once and that's enough for me. I'm not trying to be a jerk about it, but I just can't see giving Epson any more of my money.
I may change my mind in a day or two, but I doudt it. I sincerely appreciate your input.
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:09 PM
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p.1 #5
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You must have been reading my mind because I am in fact looking at the PIXMA PRO-1.
Thanks for the input. I appreciate it very much.
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:10 PM
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p.1 #6
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just make sure to take the cost of the ink into account. from what I understand, the ink for the PRO series is $$$$
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:44 PM
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p.1 #7
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Ah, you just hit anotherf 'EPSON R2400' nerve.
About a year ago, I thought I had an issue with 'old and expired' Epson ink. So, based on this belief, I tossed out about $350 of unused ink cartridges. I purchased another $300 dollars worth of 'fresh unexpired' ink and got the same results, so I do understand the cost of printer ink. I don't want to think of all the $$ this printer has cost me not to mention the utter frustration I've experienced in the process.
I did read a review about the relative cost of the ink cartridges for the Pro-1, but if I can print and not wanna kill someone in so doing, then I will be more than happy to spent $$ on the ink cartridges. If I remember correctly, these cartridges are about $35 a pop. So for 10 cartridges, it is going to add up in a hurry.
I just ordered the Pro-1 and I'm already feeling better.
Thanks for pointing out the cost of the ink cartridges.
Jan 30, 2013 at 10:58 PM
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I understand your concern about Epson clogging and ink waste issues. All of my previous Epsons needed regular head cleanings which depleted the small carts faster than I could replace them. For some reason the 3880 is different. It's well regarded around the world for being a clog-free machine.
If my 3 year old 3880 died I would have no problem buying another one. Unfortunately I need/ want to print larger, and for that I'm past thinking about buying a wide format Epson. Canon pro printers have user replaceable, affordable heads, automatically agitate the pigment cartridges, and defer clogs with redundant nozzles that eventually can be replaced easily. In the 17-inch category nothing beats the 3880 IMO, but for everything else Canon would be my next printer of choice.
Jan 31, 2013 at 02:07 AM
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Good luck with your new printer. I can say I had a Epson 2400 for years and it was perfect. Never had a problem and upgraded to the 3800 as I wanted to print larger. I am sure many others have had great experience with Epson and you will find others that would never buy a Canon printer again. Personally, I would not condemn a printer company because I had a problem with one. That would be like someone having a problem with a Nikon or Canon and thinking that all others are worthless.
Jan 31, 2013 at 03:12 AM
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In all the posts above from the OP, I never once found out just what was the source of his frustration, other than he had problems. Just a little curious if there wasn't some sort of user error going on that could have been easily averted. The Epsons are generally very reliable and for several years now have had the best, most consistent printer manufaturer supplied profiles available.
Jan 31, 2013 at 08:41 AM
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At my school we run 3800s hard, students print all day almost every day, and we have had an excellent experience with them overall. They are workhorses. Like any printer there a few known issues out there, for the 3800 you can occasionally get some Platten Gap issues causing the print head to strike the paper and smear ink, a simple height adjustment and it goes away. The point being, most printers will show a few issues with heavy use, and you have to do a little web research sometimes to figure out what hints and tricks will overcome them.
I have had massive paper handling issues with an HP printer that one of my photographers had for a long time, and I have been down on HP as a result, so I understand the bad experience souring you towards Epson. But we have such good luck with them, and the prints look great, so I am an Epson guy now.
Jan 31, 2013 at 09:30 AM
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The R2800 was old technology (basically the same machine as the R1800...that other disaster area!!).
I replaced it with two printers...the Canon Pro9000 for dye based prints and the R2880 for pigment. Both have been excellent.
If you don't need pigment then I would recommend the Canon as the carts are easily refilled with 3rd party ink....like many on here I use German OCP and the cost is a fraction of that of sticking with Canon carts.
Were I to do a lot of pigment printing I would definitely chose the R3880 due to the ink costs. The R2880 produces beautiful prints...but at a price!!
Going back to the R2400.......I ended up using my R1800 with 3rd part dye inks.....it dramatically reduced the clogging and the results were pretty nice. But It still clogged a bit and when the chance of a cheap new Pro9000 came along I dumped it....
Jan 31, 2013 at 10:31 AM
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Having had the HP B9180 for years (now non-working) it was a great printer but as the market seems to favour Epson, paper was always available with profiles for Epson but not for the HP, and there were papers that refused to work with HP pigment ink, but fine with Epson pigment in, go figure...
Reading reviews over the past year my choice today would be the Epson 3880, or the newer 3000 despite its smaller ink tanks.
Oddly, the Canon Pro1 seems to get very few reviews.
Jan 31, 2013 at 01:29 PM
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@Peter Figen
You are correct in that I did not point out the issues that were causing the frustration I was having with the R2400. I was only seeking advice for its replacement. However, here is the background on this printer.
For several months after I purchased the R2400 it was absolutely perfect. It was my first printer photographic printer. At one time I owned a gift card business and it was used to print all of those cards and it never let me down. The colors were vibrant and alive. I was truly amazed at what this printer was capable of. For the record, this was my second 'new' R2400: the first arrived DOA.
Then the banding began. I spent hours on the phone with Epson rep's trying to get this resolved: Clean the heads, Check head alignment ad infinitum. One solution (at that time) was that the Epson Printer Utility while showing ink levels to be more than adequate, was not accurate at all. I would just replace the cart with the least amount of ink and that would usually get me back to printing decently again. That did not always work, but oftentimes it did. Another 'solution' was switching out the Photo Black for the Matte Black. Again, it was a guessing game.
With a bit of luck, those issues could be solved once you had some idea of what to look for. Looking back, the Epson tech's were never quite sure how to resolve those issues. It was info I gleaned from the web that helped the most. However, these issues paled in comparison to the paper sensor or paper roller issue that has plagued this printer for years.
What happens is that when you press the software Print button, the printer ejects the paper out onto the outfeed tray followed by the blinking paper jam light. So you just shut down the printer and try again and again until you either give up or you finally get a print. I have tried to figure out precisely where the paper sensor is to hopefully fix this, but so far my efforts have been in vain. I have tried canned air to clear things that I cannot see. I have also tried another suggestion (from Epson and others) which is spraying the center portion of a watercolor (rough) paper with isopropyl alcohol and running this through the printer several times in an attempt to clear the paper sensor and clean the the roller(s). Looking into the feed assembly you will see very little paper residue so I cannot determine what could be obscuring the paper sensor. The printer is always covered with its original large plastic cover when not in use.
What I have read in several places, is that if the rollers do not deliver the paper past the sensor in a pre-set amout of milli-seconds, the printer will eject the paper and cause the paper jam light to begin blinking even though there really is not a paper jam. In short, I have tried every suggestion I have come across to repair this issue and have little to show for my efforts.
This morning I decided to go back over the User's Guide and go through the setup page-by-page, step-by-step. The only reason that I did this was because I planned on selling the printer and wanted to be certain that I had not overlooked anything. I have a conscience and would not knowingly deceive anyone to make a buck.
The reward I got for my efforts was that the paper fed partially into the printer and then the printer began printing onto the platen. This has never happened in the past. Last evening I printed out two test photos (with banding, of course) and both printed quite easily, which surprised me, but at least the printer printed on the paper and not the platen. What happened this morning was new behavior, but again, I never really know how this printer is going to behave. Selling this printer is now out of the question.
I can't even begin to tell you how much time I have spent trying to get this printer to do what it was designed to do. Time to move on to a new printer.
Here are some links on the paper feeding issue that you can peruse if interested:
Epson 2400, never ending problem of feeding @
Epson R2400 keeps ejecting paper @
Prob printing from an Epson R2400 from a MacBookPro @
From Epson on the the paper out issue @
Another paper feed issue @
Thanks for your post.
Jan 31, 2013 at 10:54 PM
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p.1 #15
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I am pleased to know that your R2400 served you as well as it did. Mine did not. Whether my R2400 is a lemon or not I am not certain, but judging from the links that I have provided below (in another post), there are others who have experienced this same problem. So I have to believe that mine is not an isolated incident.
In addition, the Epson rep's that I spent time with on the phone could not resolve the issues I had back at the onset. And, BTW, this is actually my second R2400. The first was DOA, which could have been an omen of what was to come, but hindsight is always 20-20.
As to your comments that am condemning Epson because of my problems with the R2400, let me say this. With all due respect, you are free to characterize my experience in any manner that pleases you. As far as I'm concerned if I were to purchase another Epson I would only be rewarding them for selling me a non-functional printer whose issues their own rep's could not help resolve.
On a similar vein: We recently traded off a new VW Beetle because it was plagued with problems that the VW dealer could not overcome. The VW dealer manager went so far as to tell my wife that she should contact VW to get a refund on all of the money she spent on repairs. She did just that and for her efforts VW sent her a $1K voucher towards the purchase of a new VW. She now drives a Grand Cherokee. Sound familiar?
I truly wish I had had the good fortune with my R2400 that you had with yours. All the time and money I have spent trying to make this printer do what it should have been doing all along has been in vain. I have contacted Epson about this and I do hope to hear back from them, but I am not holding my breath.
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In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord, Kronos, draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos' army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.
Full of humor and heart-pounding action, this latest audiobook promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.
Don't miss the other titles in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
©2008 Rick Riordan; (P)2008 Random House, Inc.
"The best of Percy Jackson series."
The Battle of the Labyrinth is the best of all!
"Offensive accents!"
Yes to Rick Riordan. Stuck with Bernstein if I want to finish listening to the series.
Cliche. Offensive. Uninspired.
Good story, terrible delivery. I've listened to the first four Percy Jackson series and the first one was so dry, with all characters read in the same voice - I found myself wishing Bernstein would vary the character voices. Now that he has I prefer the original dry delivery. His performances of the Asian characters is especially offensive! Why on earth would an Asian character automatically have some idiotic caricature of an accent?
"Riordan is a Great story teller."
I have enjoyed every Rick Riordan book I have read. He has become a masterful writer. I greatly enjoy books that have plot, theme, and just enough reality for my imagination to impose the possibilities of reality. Rick incorporates real places with real written history to make fantastic representations of present possibilities. He is very good. I am also an adult, a parent, and a doctor. I read every day as well as my daughter and we both love his books.
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My kids (11,9, 7) could barely unplug themselves from this series.
"Intricate plot over many books"
If the Harry Potter series is the standard, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series is an admirable try, but still minor league. This 4th book in the series is probably his best; the story plot gets thicker and more intriguing. However, there are chapters that are adventurous but do not add to the developing plot in any way: OK for kids, but less than fulfilling for adults. Overall, a good purchase. I will read/listen to the next book.
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We really enjoyed listening to this series as a family. Interesting story line, good narration.
I wanted to love it, but my heart tells me Annabeth is not an uptalker? It drove me crazy to listen to this strong female character sound so unsure of herself?
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Strong story line and educational for Greek mythology.
Great when the kids showed up in places we have visited as a family!
I like the realness of the characters.
Travel the world in 3 hours or less.
Loved the entire series. Now moving on to Egyptian series while waiting for book 6!
I love to walk and run listening to audiobooks
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I would not only because I am more found of my rendition but Jesse did a great job.
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President Victor Highlighted in CBC MagazineLake Erie College President Michael Victor was featured in the July 29, 2013 issue of the Cleveland Business Connects (CBC) magazine as being a "hands-on" president ever since his inauguration in 2006. He is charged with transforming LEC into a fully co-ed environment and spearheading a movement that doubled population into male and female students.
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Pioneer's volleyball team has a regional match at Washington Township at 7 p.m. tonight in Valparaiso.The Class A No. 7 Panthers (27-9) are facing the Senators (26-8) in regional play for the fifth year in a row. The Panthers are 3-1 in those matches, and they are seeking their third regional title in the last four years. The one loss was two years ago on the road.The Panthers defeated the Senators in three games last year in Royal Center."They have pretty much their whole team back from last year," PHS coach Rod Nies said. "We've got game film on them and they're fairly similar to us. They're heavy on left-side hitters and their two middles are pretty active as well. As far as height they are about the same as we are. They are maybe shorter on the outside but their middles are pretty active and pretty good and are 5-9, 5-10. They're just a good, solid team."Like the Panthers, the Senators swept through their sectional field without dropping a single set. Washington Township defeated Michigan City Marquette in route to winning its title."They beat them quite easily. I told the girls don't overlook them because they're a very good team, especially with disposing of Marquette as easily as they did," Nies said. "We played them in the summer time but they were missing two of their best players."Winamac vs. Whiting to have 8 p.m. startWinamac's sectional semifinal football game against Whiting will have an 8 p.m. EST start Friday night at Roudebush Stadium.Both teams are highly ranked in Class A. The Warriors (10-0) are ranked No. 1 in the coaches' poll and No. 3 in the AP poll. The Oilers are ranked No. 8 in the coaches' poll and No. 7 in the AP poll.Here is the schedule for Friday's P-T area sectional games.7 p.m. — Pioneer at Carroll7 p.m. — Frontier at Caston8 p.m. — Whiting at WinamacPreston ranked 8th in D-III wrestling pollTrine University junior Brandon Preston, a Logansport grad, is ranked No. 8 in the 133-pound weight class in the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Division-III poll this week.Purdue suspends C A.J. HammonsWEST LAFAYETTE (AP) — Purdue center A.J. Hammons was suspended Monday for three games for violating team rules.Hammons will miss two exhibition games and Purdue's regular-season opener Nov. 8 against Northern Kentucky. Coach Matt Painter declined to elaborate on what rules were broken, other than the suspension for the 7-foot, 251-pound Hammons was related to "conduct" and not academics, legal trouble or NCAA rule violations."I think one of these situations is that you learn a lot about the individual because when something like this happens, you let your teammates down but you've also let yourself down," Painter said. "If you have some pride, you know you're not going to let it happen again."Hammons is expected to be a centerpiece in this season's restoration project at Purdue.A year ago, Painter's team finished 16-17 and missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in seven years despite getting a strong freshman seasons from Hammons and point guard Ronnie Johnson. Hammons averaged 10.6 points and 6.0 rebounds, and then showed up in better shape this season.With Hammons out, Painter will give 6-10 redshirt freshman Jay Simpson and 6-9 senior Travis Carroll more playing time. If they take advantage, it could earn them more minutes as the season goes along and create more depth along Purdue's front line.When asked about the adversity of losing Hammons, Painter said "This right here, I think if it happened right in the middle of Big Ten play, I think it would fit that category. But since it's at the beginning of the season, I think we can use it as a positive."


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"But even without starting defenseman David Fischer, who left the team late Monday to tend to his ailing mother in Minnesota, the Blades found a way to overpower the Las Vegas Wranglers, winning 3-1. The victory puts the Everblades on the verge of winning the Kelly Cup championship for the first time in the team's 14-year history. Florida now leads the best-of-seven Kelly Cup Finals 3-1 and can clinch the title tonight [Wednesday] in Game 5 at Germain Arena."
Bolt Prospects reports that the Norfolk Admirals and the Lightning have made three moves today - a signing, a recall, and a promotion of one Charles Landry from the Florida Everblades back to the Admirals. You will never guess who was recalled by the Lightning this afternoon...
(For those unaware, the Cincinnati Cyclones are an ECHL dual-affiliate of the Panthers and Predators)
With the Norfolk Admirals returning to play tonight in AHL action after their week long break, Jaroslav Janus has been called up from the ECHL Florida Everblades. This is all happening, of course, with thanks to Mike Smith's knee-injury that he suffered during practice before last Monday's home game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Cedrick Desjardins had been promoted from Norfolk simply to get some NHL exposure, and now finds himself backing up Dan Ellis in Tampa Bay.
From ECHL.com: A five-time team captain and seven-time assistant captain, Skalde was a member of championship teams in Oshawa (OHL, 1990) and Orlando (IHL, 2001). During his professional career, he scored 308 goals with 513 assists for 821 points. He was named the Utah Grizzles "Community Man of the Year" while playing there in 2004. Cycwords has also been on the story of late, so check in with them as well.
Bolts GM Steve Yzerman via NHL.com: "The Everblades and their management have demonstrated a strong commitment to success by guiding their team to the playoffs in each of their 12 seasons in existence. That is exactly the type of winning environment we feel our players should develop in. Couple that with their proximity to Tampa and there really isn't a better option for us." In the end, having the Panthers walk away from Estero is not that devastating a blow. How many players were assigned there last season...three?
Once again the Bolts have a ECHL affiliate... The agreement is a one-year deal.
Didn't see this happening, but the Elmira Jackals are now the ECHL affiliate for the Anaheim Ducks and Syracuse Crunch. Their two-year affiliation with the Ottawa and Binghamton Senators has expired, but apparently they're working to expand it--meaning that the Jackals could have two affiliates, and a stacked team.
From Kevin Oklobzija of the Democrat and Chronicle: Weber, a native of Lockport (NY), guided the Cincinnati Cyclones to the ECHL's Kelly Cup championship in 2008 and 2010. They reached the conference finals in his other two seasons. His teams went 177-92-19. ...and: The Panthers also are expected to add a goalie coach and a strength and conditioning coach. The old management team in Florida eliminated that combined position before last season.
From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Harvey Fialkov: The Panthers are severing ties with their ECHL affilitate, the Florida Everblades and will add a new affiliate by the "end of next week,'' according to (assistant general manager Mike) Santos. Santos also said he expects to name a coach at AHL Rochester this weekend. That came out of nowhere, though it probably should not have. Getting fed up sharing a minor league club - and fighting for prospect ice time - with an Everblades organization owned by the division-rival Hurricanes. Still, the geography of the partnership was second to none... UPDATE: 'Blades beat writer Woody Womack has been on this for the better part of a month, stating: The Everblades have been mentioned in rumors suggesting the team could be in talks with to add either New York Rangers or the Anaheim Ducks as a second NHL affiliate.
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Perfect location for us, we have 2 pups less than one yr old. Very clean, sleeping was great! Golf awesome! Both pools very nice! Centrally located to go to ballpark in Hagerstown, Amtrak was there for our 25 year old daughter, we visited Harpers Ferry so awesome! Our favorite part of this cottage was the screened in porch even screened underneath the floor! Fishing was 8 miles away at a lovely lake. Good walking neighborhoods. Hiking - we miss it very much! From the get go Greg was very helpful, kept in touch several weeks in advance and checked in via email while we were there. Was very kind to us all the way. Yes we would definitely come back! We cooked often, kitchen very well stocked. Masterbath had 2 seats in the shower. The bed in the master just outrageously comfortable for me with a down cover. Just lovely, tastefully decorated, perfect instructions for everything.
Weekend Getaway
Had a wonderful time. Accomodated 3 families with ease (13 total). The house has lots of charm and character. Great rocks right up the road to climb around. The kids loved feeding the horses carrots and apples. Great time making smores around the outdoor firepit and playing horeshoes. Great books and games for all to enjoy. Couldn't get all the jets to work on jacuzzi but still great looking up at the stars. Went for a bluegrass festival that we didn't fully attend because we were all completely content staying back at the "ranch". Made good use of the two grills available. We all will defnitley come back.
Great stay at Treetop
We rented this property via Berkeley Springs Cottage Rental for Christmas and had a wonderful stay. The cabin was spotlessly clean, there was a bundle of wood waiting next to the fireplace, and the views from the chalet windows of the woods were fantastic. Wifi was extremely fast and while we didn't really watch TV, the house had about every cable channel imaginable available, including HBO, Showtime, etc. Prospective renters should note that the master bedroom is in the loft and it is open to the great room below, but that wasn't really a problem for us. The other 2 bedrooms are on the main floor and are closed off to the rest of the space. Kitchen could use some updated utensils and pans, but I was able to cook 2 really great dinners with what was there. Overall it was a great stay and we would definitely return!


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