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House Investigating FDA-EthicAd Link
The House Energy and Commerce committee last week launched an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration's use of the non-profit EthicAd to develop its website for educating prescription drug consumers about direct-to-consumer advertising. Most of the professionals behind EthicAd, including executive director Michael Shaw of Shaw Science Partners, are involved in product marketing consulting for the pharmaceutical industry. "According to the Shaw Science Partners Web site, the company has worked on the launch of more than 30 drugs, including Procrit, whose DTC advertisements have been investigated by this Committee, and Rezulin, a drug that was removed from the market for safety problems," said the letter to the FDA from chairman John Dingell (D-MI) and Bart Stupak (D-MI). The committee also sent an information request to EthicAd, which shares the same address with Shaw Science Partners in Atlanta. The letters requested the FDA and EthicAd turn over all documents about the relationship between the FDA, EthicAd, and the pharmaceutical industry.
NIH Clamps Down on Emory after Nemeroff Scandal
The National Institutes of Health last week demanded Atlanta's Emory University provide "institutional assurance of compliance" with agency conflict-of-interest disclosure rules for every NIH grant it receives, the Wall Street Journal reported last week. NIH also stopped payments on a $9.3 million study of psychiatric medications at Emory after Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) revealed that lead researcher Charles Nemeroff had failed to tell Emory about receiving millions of dollars in drug industry payments while simultaneously running the government study. Universities that administer government grants are supposed to enforce the NIH's conflict-of-interest rules, but a recent Government Accountability Office study revealed that few universities take the obligation seriously and NIH does not monitor compliance.
In the wake of the NIH crackdown, Emory announced that Nemeroff will step down as principal investigator or co-investigator on all NIH grants to Emory. He also resigned as chair of the university's psychiatry department. "Failure to follow NIH standards on conflict of interest is very serious and NIH will take all appropriate action to ensure compliance," a spokesman for the agency said. NIH will soon release its congressionally-mandated guideline for how universities should disclose and police conflicts of interest among their NIH grant recipients.
NIH Panel on Hepatitis B Avoids Conflicts
A National Institutes of Health panel that will meet next week to recommend best treatment options for hepatitis B has no scientists with ties to industry, the conference coordinator confirmed. NIH's Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR)-almost unique among federal agencies-has a strict policy against including clinicians with conflicts of interest on its consensus panels. Moreover, the panel members will remain anonymous until the day of the conference so there is no opportunity for them to be lobbied, said Jennifer Croswell, the NIH coordinator of the conference. The meeting, which kicks off today, will release an assessment on Wednesday morning of what "we know and what we need to learn to effectively manage hepatitis B across diverse patient groups."
In evaluating members for the committee, OMAR deliberately avoids clinicians and scientists who have done work on the therapies being evaluated. They "don't want experts" with conflicts, Croswell explained. Rather, the agency looks for people with the skills necessary to evaluate evidence and then gives them briefing materials several months in advance so they can get up to speed on technical issues that may come up. Most of the speakers at the three-day event will have ties to the pharmaceutical industry, since firms have run most of the research into the various treatment options.
EPA Met with Industry Prior to Final Lead Rule
Industry lobbyists met with EPA officials prior to the agency's offering its new ambient air standard for lead, a known neurotoxin whose effects are especially harmful to children, OMB Watch reported. The new standard released last week lowered the allowable limit, but not as far as some environmentalists would like. The final ruling, made under court order, reduces the allowable lead level to 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter of air (µg/m3), one-tenth the longstanding 1.5 µg/m3 standard that had been harshly criticized by the agency's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. The new limit is near the upper end of the range that CASAC called for: 0.02 to 0.2 µg/m3.
After the CASAC report, lobbyists for industrial battery recyclers met with officials from the EPA, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and other officials. That meeting took place in early October, according to Grist, the online environmental magazine. Also at the meeting was a representative of the Gradient Corporation, who distributed a slide show that said the scientific basis for the tightened standard was uncertain. Gradient is a consulting firm that has worked with numerous industries to downplay the health risks associated with exposures to bisphenol-A, tobacco, and other products.
Flawed Analysis Dictates Murrelet Move
The Fish and Wildlife Service agreed last week to review a petition seeking to remove the endangered status of a bird species that lives in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, the journal Science reported. The agency's longstanding listing of the marbled murrelet as endangered was based on surveys showing that birds living in coastal forests of the Northwest coast are genetically distinct from those living in Canada. But an agency review in 2004 reached an opposite conclusion after Interior political appointee Julie MacDonald intervened and changed the recommendations of agency scientists, according to the Center for Biological Diversity's Noah Greenwald. The American Forest Resource Council, a timber industry lobbying group, wrote the petition that prompted the current review.
Odds and Ends
The House Oversight Committee has accused the Bush Administration of abusing executive privilege by refusing to release documents relating to the Environmental Protection Agency's rulings on ozone pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.... A week after it was revealed that an institute directed by the chairman of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee reviewing bisphenol-A took money from a deregulatory zealot, the FDA asked for public help in identifying what medical devices, drugs and other products contain BPA, the Wall Street Journal reported.... The EPA announced that a National Academy of Sciences panel will review its draft report on perchlorate, which the Washington Post has reported "will not set a drinking-water safety standard for perchlorate, a component of rocket fuel that has been linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women, newborns and young children across the nation".... Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) demanded that the non-profit Cardiovascular Research Foundation provide information about its financial relationships with device manufacturers and drug producers, the New York Times reported. The senators sent a similar letter to Columbia University, which has an affiliation with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.... A new Government Accountability Office report on indoor mold found clear evidence of some adverse health effects and at least 15 areas where the science is inadequate. While three government agencies are investigating some of those areas, the research is not coordinated and advice by consumer agencies is inconsistent, the report noted…. Doctors, patients, and medical consumers could use a good course on health statistics, noted authors of an article in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
Cheers and Jeers
The Oct. 14 issue of Integrity in Science Watch incorrectly reported that a new EPA rule on hazardous waste was praised by the American Chemical Society. The ACS' Chemical and Engineering News reported that the move "had been sought by the chemical industry for more than a decade," but took no stand on the issue. We regret the error.


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- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1-1/2 cups Crispix
- 1-1/2 cups Cherrios
- 1-1/2 cups animal crackers
- 1-1/2 cups honey bear-shaped crackers
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- In a saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, heat the butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until butter is melted; stir until blended. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add butter mixture and toss to coat.
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"Perfectly sweet and salty. It goes fast in this house and my nieces and nephew don't know that there's "healthy cereal" in it and you can change the Cheerios flavors (chocolate/apple cinnamon) to switch it up."
"a very mildly flavored snack mix. great for young kids."
"I am Culinary Arts teacher in High School and we made this for a first grade class that we were working with. Not only did the first graders love it, my students loved it. At Halloween we added candy corn to it and sold bags to raise money for our competition!"
"Made this for a car trip last summer. Left out the pretzels cause he wasn't quite 2. Will definitely make it with the pretzels now. He loved it and I enjoyed it as well."
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PHILLIP BRYAN YARBROUGH turned 2 year old January 7. His parents are Chris and Ashley Yarbrough of Lexington. Grandparents are Hughlin and Toni Johnson and Paul and Sandy Yarbrough, all of Lexington. Great-grandparents are Loal and Brenda Johnson and Ed and Gail Yarbrough, all of Lexington. Phillip's sister is Bethany Yarbrough, 5. His mother is the former Ashley Johnson.
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The following is continued from our feature story, Zombies. Nuclear War. Earthquake. Pandemic. Click here for part 1.
Utah Shelter Systems' Paul Seyfried ships survival shelters to preppers nationwide. Photo by Adam Finkle.
Rumors are flying that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will buy up (or seize) all private emergency food stocks. Several booths are offering get-rich opportunities to buy and sell gold, silver and jewels. "There is an influence from the political side. A high percentage of people here are fearful of total economic collapse," Moon says. (Ironically, several vendors represent multi-level marketing plans that depend on an optimistic future to enrich participants.)
Not surprisingly, Utah's Constitutional Party is prominent at the exposition. For sale on the tables, alongside Shelf Stable Recipe Book and Cooking with Powdered Milk are titles such as Promises of the Constitution and Awakening to Our Awful Situation and popular treatises on the threat of one-world government. Neither the Utah Democratic Party nor Sierra Club rented tables.
Jerry "The Cob" Cobb, an instructor for St. George-based onPoint Tactical survival school, has one of the more cohesive explanations for the impending breakdown of society: a civil war between America's conservatives and its progressive-dominated government. Obama and his supporters are not about to let democracy play out, he says.
"Liberals will do whatever it takes to hang on to power. It's a basic principle of survival," Cobb says. "It would be the same if conservatives were in power. People will do anything to survive."
onPoint trains civilians in urban escape, survival and "exiting the grid." "If an event comes—it could be anything—everyone will want to get out of the cities," Cobb says. In this desperate dog-eat-dog scenario, onPoint's training departs from most disaster plans. "FEMA's 72-hour kits help you hold it together in the Superdome," Cobb says. "We teach: Don't go to the Superdome—you will die there. The veneer of civilization is thin. When people are hungry, they will do anything. "
Instead, for $800, onPoint will put you through three days of training in the arts of defense, evasion, disguise, lock-picking and hot-wiring vehicles. You'll leave with a lock-pick kit complete with bobby pins.
When it's pointed out that the skills onPoint offers could be used for nefarious purposes, Cobb solemnly explains, "We emphasize that if you take these measures, you have to live with yourself. If you take someone's car, you may have taken their only means of escape."
Cobb agrees with the signs around the hall announcing this gathering is likely the "last" Utah preparedness expo—a reference to the unrest around the globe, congressional paralysis and what some call the Barackalypse. "My paranoid side says the government doesn't like these expos," says Cobb. "They like people to be passive."
It's important to point out that every prepper—whether they own a food freeze-drier or are building a bunker—emphasizes: "I'm not a conspiracy nut." Amid this boom is the Utah Division of Emergency Management, trying to carry out its charge to prepare for major disaster. "People need to be aware. We know Utah is at risk for wildfire, flood and earthquake," says Utah DEM spokesman Joe Dougherty. "We know help will come, but we don't know how long it will be before it arrives."
The division works closely with prepper businesses, particularly Emergency Essentials, which co-sponsored the 2013 Great Utah ShakeOut earthquake-awareness drill. "We have a really good relationship with a lot of these companies. They have been beneficial to get our message out," Dougherty says.
But to many survival experts, the DEM is at best hapless and its guidance may even be harmful in the case of a complete societal meltdown.
"We know there are what we would call extreme preppers out there—who have taken it to another level," Dougherty says. "We're trying to reach a common denominator." The UDEM would be delighted if every Utahn wrote out an emergency plan and pulled together a 72-hour emergency kit.
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One of the counterintuitive aspects of the prepper movement is that everyone—vendors and buyers—seem upbeat about this business of apocalypse. Despite the horrific scenarios they predict of inferno, pestilence, destruction, dismemberment, death—not to mention subsisting on really awful food–no one, not even The Cob, seems particularly downbeat. Sometimes, it even seems they are looking forward to using all their training and equipment.
Tim Pedersen, of Emergency Essentials laughs when asked if he has a career based on destruction, darkness and the ultimate of bummers.
"We are an education business," he says. "Peace of mind comes from information and the darkness shrinks as the light comes in."
Burying yourself alive
If you know anything at all about apocalyptic preppers, you know the ultimate "bug-out" plan is pinned on retreat to the boonies where an underground shelter, stocked with several months worth of food, diesel fuel, guns, ammunition and a few board games, awaits.
Connoisseurs of bomb shelters go to Utah Shelter Systems in Salt Lake for the "Cadillac" of bunkers that the company has been building and shipping nationwide since 1986. And demand for the tubular shelters that range in price from $50,000 to $120,000 is bigger than ever.
"After 9/11, I had no life," says Utah Shelter Systems President Paul Seyfried, who has his own shelter hidden in central Utah. On a sunny day, a crane is loading one of the company's 12-foot diameter, 50-foot-long corrugated steel citadels on a flat-bed truck bound for Tennessee. There workers will finish it out, installing granite countertops to match its suburban interior décor, then several months worth of food, water and medical supplies will be stored beneath the floor hatches. In a separate bunker 50 feet away a diesel generator will be buried with ample fuel to power the main shelter in style. "They won't even hear the generators running," Seyfried says.
More importantly, the shelter is also fitted with Swiss-made, state-of-the-art blast valves, which will automatically seal during a nuclear shockwave, and air-scrubbers to remove toxins. USS is the North American distributor for installation of the Swiss-made equipment. The shelter entrance is protected by a steel blast door designed by USS to withstand the heat and pressure at the center of a nuclear blast—not to mention the pounding of hunger-maddened humans.
Seyfried says people who are not preparing for a major disaster—he personally leans toward a nuclear attack or a rogue nation's electromagnetic pulse strike that would disrupt most electronic devices—are "living in denial of technical reality."
"I'm not a conspiracy theorist," Seyfried says. "I'm only doing everything the U.S. Government is doing in pre-positioning stocks of water, food and medical supplies. Except I'm doing it for my family."
He scoffs at expecting government help in a catastrophe. "When it's least expected, you're elected," he quips.
"I don't lie awake and worry about what might happen. I can feed my family for many years without having to go to a store," Seyfried says. "The skeptics have to be right every day—I only have to be right once. I sleep good."
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This is an interesting story. Several good schools after her. Some depth in the front court certainly couldn't hurt!
Would love to sign her.
ISU hosting Swedish prospect for visit | Ames Tribune
More post players are always good.
If its anything like the most recent recruit that came last week. She signed on the spot. Lets hope this recruit does the same!!!
Interesting. From her stats page, she led the European u18 league in scoring with over 20 ppg. U18 European Championship Women 2012 | FIBA Europe
She also appears to take threes, though don't know if that is her game, or a factor that is European style ball.
Half-Court Press: Paulina Hersler | FIBA Europe
Originally Posted by swiacyfan
If its anything like the most recent recruit that came last week. She signed on the spot. Lets hope this recruit does the same!!!
She may not sign on the spot because the article said she is visiting several other schools on this trip.
She would definitely have opportunities here right away, so that should be a draw for her if she has the motivation to play and get better.
In the European article, she says that she is a versatile player, which could be a great complement to Hallie, either backing her up or giving us a one-two punch with two athletic forwards.
She also says she likes to read and understand the game -- no one better to play for than Fennelly in that regard!
However, she does acknowledge having a tough time playing defense on smaller players, so she would need to work on that.
What would be a perfect weekend for you if money was not a problem?
Then I would bring my best friends to a warm place in Europe for relaxing, shopping and just have some fun.
That sounds like Iowa in the spring!
Originally Posted by cydney
However, she does acknowledge having a tough time playing defense on smaller players, so she would need to work on that.
Given our relative depth at guard, she'd likely be playing 4 on defense, so she would be matching up with taller players in general.
Any further info on this prospect?
Originally Posted by CycloneBob
Any further info on this prospect?
Reading her blogg (yes two g's trademark) I get the sense this is a very worldly lady and not to be too blunt an Amazon.
Blogg: Paulinasintressen - and if you need a translation copy/paste here: Google Translate
Seems serious about bb but Paulina loves to shop. I see her happiest in warm high-end-retail places.
One of her Sweden teammates, Zahui Amanda B., is a 6'-5" redshirt freshman for the Gophers.
Well if game attendance has any bearing UCLA avg 1,991 per game and Florida avg 1,190 per game.
Iowa State avg 9,970 per game in 2013. That is a stark contrast in game time atmosphere.
Originally Posted by StClone
Seems serious about bb but Paulina loves to shop.
Which makes her different than any other teenage female how?
so ucla, florida, or iowa st.... not getting my hopes up.. but would be a great addition to the team
"Which makes her different than any other teenage female how?"
Did you read her blogg? She has shopped in Paris, Thailand, Stockholm and now LA and more. Teenages may love to shop but she's done it it on a global basis.
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The Minutemen will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., to face the Big Red before returning home for games Sunday and Tuesday.
Jan. 8, 2014
Quick Hits: Non-League Game At Northeastern- UMass dropped its lone game of the weekend last Saturday, falling 4-3 at Northeastern in a non-conference matchup.- The Minutemen's newly-formed line of senior Conor Sheary, freshman Steven Iacobellis and senior Branden Gracel provided eight of UMass' nine points on the evening, all-with multi-point efforts in their first night skating together. Iacobellis had played the previous 22 contests on a line with classmate Ray Pigozzi and redshirt-junior Troy Power.- Sheary's three-assist night was his 15th multi-point game of his career and tied career single-game bests in assists and points (both previously set in 2011). He now has 93 points in his three-plus years at UMass, including 60 helpers to crack the top-10 all-time in program history (tied-ninth). He is five behind curent NHL-er Justin Braun (2006-10) for eighth in career helpers.- Gracel logged two goals and an assist to match his single-game personal bests for goals and points, while posting his fourth career multi-goal game and 17th career multi-point game. It was his second multi-goal game of the season (previous came against Michigan State on Oct. 18).- Gracel's second goal of the night came on the power play, his 10th of his career (tied for 17th in UMass history).- Iacobellis notched a goal and an assist for his fifth multi-point game of the season. The freshman is now tied with Gracel for the team lead in goals with nine on the year.- Senior Colin Shea added an assist in the contest, as well, for his third in the past three games. Pereria Nears Pair Of Milestones- Senior Michael Pereira is five points away from his 100th of his career and three away from becoming the sixth 50-goal scorer in program history. - Only four players in UMass history have previously reached both the 100-point and 50-goal milestones in their career.- Pereira currently ranks in the top-15 in UMass history in the following career categories: power-play goals (17, t-4th), goals (47, t-7th), game-winning goals (5, t-11th) and points (95, t-13th).Quick, Pӧck Headed To 2014 Winter Olympics In Sochi- Former UMass hockey standouts goaltender Jonathan Quick (U.S.A.) and defenseman Thomas Pöck (Austria) have been named to the Olympic rosters for their respective nations and will compete at the 2014 Winter Games, Feb. 7-23, in Sochi, Russia.-In addition to Pöck and Quick, who are both making their second Olympic appearances in 2014, UMass hockey's Justin McCarthy and John Lyons played for the United States in the 1924 Chamonix, France Winter Olympics (the first Winter Olympic games).- Quick was a part of the Team USA squad that won Silver in Vancouver, Canada in 2010, but did not see action. - Pöck played for Austria in the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City), the last time Austria had qualified for the Olympics prior to 2014.Yevenko Helps Belarus Win 2013 Arosa Challenge- Junior defenseman Oleg Yevenko was invited to participate in a training camp and international tournament for his native Belarus over the holiday break and traveled to Switzerland where he helped the Belorussian national squad win the 2013 Arosa Challenge.- In the opening game of the four-team tournament, Belarus defeated Slovakia, 2-1 on Dec. 20, and then downed Switzerland, 3-2 in a shootout in the championship game on Dec. 21.Mastalerz, Minutemen, Honored Following Colgate Sweep-After picking up a pair of victories, junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and UMass Athlete of the Week, on Dec.16. The Minutemen were also recognized as the Hockey East Team of the Week after sweeping their road series at Colgate, 2-0 and 3-2.- Mastalerz collected his third Hockey East accolade of the season and fourth Defensive Player of the Week nod from the league in his career. His UMass honor was his second of the season. - In net for both wins over the weekend, including his third career shutout, Mastalerz stopped 58 of the 60 shots he faced in the two games for a .967 save percentage and posted a goals-against average of 1.00. - He made 25 saves in the Saturday 2-0 victory and followed up with 33 on Sunday.Pigozzi Tabbed Rookie Of The Week- Freshman forward Ray Pigozzi was selected as the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week, the league office announced on Dec. 9. Pigozzi earned his first conference honor of his career, the fourth collected by a member of the Minutemen this season.- Pigozzi helped UMass to a weekend split on the road at #13/11 Notre Dame, assisting on four of six goals by the Minutemen against the Fighting Irish. - With a pair of helpers in each contest, the Evanston, Ill., native logged the second and third multi-point games of his rookie campaign.- On Saturday night, Pigozzi set up the game-winning goal on the power play with 2:47 remaining in regulation to help UMass to its first road victory and first win over a ranked opponent this season. Power Added As Captain- UMass hockey redshirt junior forward Troy Power was named a team captain, head coach John Micheletto announced on Nov. 24. Power wore the "C" for the first time in the Minutemen's game at Vermont and joins senior Conor Sheary, who was named a captain prior to the Minutemen's home opener against Michigan State.- "Troy has been a valuable contributor to this team, due in large part to his respect for and love of the game," said Micheletto. "His contributions on the ice and in the locker room have been significant and impactful. This is a well-deserved honor for Troy. He and Conor Sheary give us an outstanding leadership duo that we will lean on as we look to make strides in Hockey East." Hanley Among Top Scoring Defensemen In UMass History- With 72 points in his career, senior defenseman Joel Hanley ranks fourth all-time in UMass history for a UMass blueliner. Two of the three individuals ahead of him on the list, Thomas Pöck and Justin Braun, were both All-Americans for the Minutemen and went on to play in the NHL.- Overall, Hanley is tied for 31st in career scoring with 17 goals and 55 assists. This season currently he is tied for fith on the team in points with 13 (2g, 11a) and ranks tied for eighth in Hockey East in defenseman scoring.- Hanley is tied for the Hockey East lead in power play points, as well, with 10.Block Party- UMass currently has three players inside the top-five in Hockey East in blocked shots, paced by senior Colin Shea's 53 blocks (2nd). Fellow Minutemen blueliners junior Oleg Yevenko and senior Joel Hanley rank third and fifth with 48 and 48, respectively.- Shea blocked a game-high seven shots in UMass' 3-2 win at #13/11 Notre Dame. He surpassed his season total from 2012-13 (46 in 34 games) in just 19 games this year.Haight Superb In Starting Debut- Freshman goaltender Mac Haight was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week and Co-UMass Athlete of the Week on Nov. 18 after two solid starts against #7 Boston College.- Filling in for the injured Steve Mastalerz, Haight made the first two starts of his career and posted a 1.92 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage against the Eagles, who came into the matchups with the No. 1-ranked offense in the nation at 5.00 goals per-game. Haight stopped 51 of the 61 shots he faced over the two contests, including 31 saves in his starting debut.- The following night, he made 26 saves to help lead the Minutemen to a 2-2 tie against the Eagles, including stopping the final 21 shots he faced in the contest with 15 saves in the second period alone. Newcomers Make Immediate Impact- Head coach John Micheletto's first recruiting class has made an immediate impact for the Minutemen as the group of eight newcomers who have seen action thus far this season have accounted for 37 of UMass' 133 points on the year, nearly 30 percent of the squad's scoring. Six of eight UMass newcomers that have seen the ice have at least one point on the year.- Newcomers had nine points (2g 7a) in the two-game sweep of Michigan State, including first career points for freshmen Ray Pigozzi and Brandon Wahlin and sophomore transfer Ben Gallacher's first points as a Minuteman. As a freshman at Ohio State in 2011-12, Gallacher had 11 helpers.- Freshman Steven Iacobellis' play was a bright spot for the Minutemen in the squad's opening weekend of the season. Centering UMass' second line in both contests, Iacobellis scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener at #19 Boston University on Oct. 11. - Three of UMass' six game-winning goals to date have been scored by freshmen (Iacobellis and Pigozzi).-The Minutemen's freshman class is in the top-25 nationally (t-23rd) in scoring with 32 points.Introducing Iacobellis- One of UMass' biggest offensive contributors to date this season has been freshman forward Steven Iacobellis, who currently is tied for the team lead with nine goals and has scored five on the power play, tying a squad best, as well.- Nationally Iacobellis is tied for third among freshmen in goals scored, trailing only Sam Anas of Quinnipiac (13) and Matt Carey of St. Lawrence (13). He is tied for 10th in power-play goals overall.- In Hockey East, Iacobellis ranks tied for ninth in goal scoring, tied for eighth in power play points (8), tied for second in power-play goals and tied for sixth in freshman scoring (15 pts).- Iacobellis' power-play goal from the Oct. 19, 5-2 win over Michigan State was selected as the No. 5 play in the NCAA's Top-5 Plays of the Week.A Balanced Attack- The Minutemen have been extremely balanced in their scoring thus far this as 12 players have combined for the squad's 47 goals with no player having registered more than nine.- Eighteen of the 26 players who have seen the ice over UMass' 23 games have contributed at least one point. Senior Conor Sheary (4g, 13a) leads the squad with 17 points, while freshman Steven Iacobellis (9g, 6a), and Branden Gracel (9g, 6a) follow with 15 points apiece. Four more individuals have at least 10 points each, including redshirt-junior Troy Power (8g, 6a).- Thirteen different players have registered points on the power play, with eight individuals tallying five or more points with the man advantage. Hanley paces the group as 10 of his 13 points on the year have come on the power play.Mastalerz Honored Again- After backstopping the Minutemen to a 1-0-1 weekend of Hockey East action vs. Maine, junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was named Co-Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and Co-UMass Athlete of the Week on Nov 4. Mastalerz earned his second honor of the season from Hockey East.- Mastalerz helped UMass earn its first three Hockey East points of the season, turning aside 64 of 66 shots faced for a .970 save percentage against the Black Bears as the Minutemen recorded a 1-1 tie and a 2-1 win at the Mullins Center on the weekend. - He logged a 0.96 GAA over the two contests and did not allow an even strength goal as both Maine tallies came on the power play, one during a 5-on-3. Mastalerz's 38 saves on Nov. 2 marked a season best and were two shy of his career high. Sensational Night For Second Line- The Minutemen's second line of freshman Ray Pigozzi, freshman Steven Iacobellis and redshirt-junior Troy Power contributed nine of UMass' 13 points in the 5-2 victory over Michigan State on Oct. 19.- Pigozzi (3a), Iacobellis (2g, 1a) and Power (1g, 2a) each totaled three points apiece. - Pigozzi's helpers marked the first three points of his career, while Power's three-point night set a new career single-game high. Iacobellis' tallies were his second and third of the season and included the game-winning goal.Power Play Prowess- UMass is currently fourth in the nation in power-play goals with 23 in 23 games and ranks 22nd in power play percentage at 20.9% (23 for 110).- The Minutemen have scored at least one power-play goal in 14 of 23 contests thus far, registering multiple goals with the man advantage on six occasions, most recently going 2-for-5 (40%) in the second of two games of a weekend sweep on the road at Colgate.- The Minutemen logged their first two wins of the season on the back of a stellar effort from the squad's power play unit, converting five of their 13 opportunities (38.5%) with the man advantage over two games against Michigan State, including a 4-for-8 effort on Oct. 19 vs. the Spartans, which marked the first time since Oct. 8, 2009 vs. RPI that a Minuteman squad had scored four or more power-play goals in a game. - The Minutemen scored all three of their goals in the opening weekend of the season at #19 Boston University and at #1 UMass Lowell on the power play for a 25% (3-for-12) conversion rate.- With at least one power-play goal in 22 of its 34 contests in 2012-13, the Minutemen owned the No. 3-ranked power play in Hockey East last season with a conversion rate of 18.5% (31 for 168), 25th nationally.- UMass finished last season tied for 17th in the nation in power-play goals with 31, ninth in power-play goals per-game (.91).- Last season the Minutemen compiled a streak of nine straight games with at least one power play goal, the longest such streak in the program's Modern Era. Previously UMass had power-play tallies in seven straight contests from Nov.-Dec. 2003. Minutemen Earn Weekly Awards Following Michigan State Sweep- Coming off the squad's weekend sweep of Michigan State, the UMass hockey program collected several weekly awards on Oct 21. Junior goaltender Steve Mastalerz was tabbed the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week and freshman Steven Iacobellis was selected as Co-UMass Athlete of the Week, while the Minutemen were named the Hockey East Team of the Week.- Mastalerz earned his second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade after he posted a pair of victories over Michigan State Oct. 18-19 as UMass swept the Spartans, 3-1 and 5-2. He stopped 31 shots in each contest for a total of 62 saves on the weekend and a .954 save percentage to go along with a 1.50 goals-against average.- Iacobellis saw action in both games of UMass' home opening weekend, posting a three-point night on Saturday in the Minutemen's come-from-behind victory over Michigan State with two goals and one assist, including his second career power-play tally and first career game winner. The freshman saw 17 minutes, 26 seconds of ice time on Saturday and played 16:49 in Friday's contest. Iacobellis won 56.7% of his faceoffs on the weekend, going 17-for-30 in the circle.Sheary Named Captain- Head coach John Micheletto announced on Oct. 18 that Conor Sheary will serve as the team's captain for the 2013-14 campaign. The senior forward has been a fixture in the Minutemen's lineup for the past three-plus seasons, missing just one of a possible 128 games of his career thus far.-Sheary wore the "C" for the first time on Oct. 18 in the squad's home opener vs. Michigan State.Happy Returns- Both redshirt-junior forward Troy Power and sophomore Evan Stack returned to the lineup in the season opener at Boston University on Oct. 11 after both seeing their 2012-13 campaigns cut short due to injury. Power was granted a medical hardship waiver and will have one additional season of eligibility remaining following the 2013-14 campaign.- Seeing his first action since Nov. 30, 2012 vs. Northeastern, Power scored his first of the season on Oct. 12 at #1 UMass Lowell.- Stack was back in the lineup for the first time since Nov. 9, 2012 vs. Providence. The pair of forwards missed a combined 49 games lost to injury in 2012-13. Who's Back- UMass returns 18 total letterwinners from a year ago, 12 forwards, five defensemen and one goaltender. The Minutemen bring back their three leading scorers from 2013-14 in seniors Branden Gracel (34 pts), Conor Sheary (27 pts) and Michael Pereira (26 pts). Among the 18 returnees are 16 juniors and seniors. Three of UMass' five returning defensemen played in 30+ games last season.- In net, Steve Mastalerz played a then-career high 15 games in 2012-13, a total of 850:56 minutes. Upon returning from injury, Mastalerz posted a 2.45 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in the second half of the season and finished the year on a high note, with a 3-0 shutout of Merrimack.What's New - UMass added nine new faces to the roster for 2013-14, four forwards (Steven Iacobellis, Ray Pigozzi, Frank Vatrano, Brandon Wahlin), three defensemen (Brennan Baxandall, Ben Gallacher, Marc Hetnik) and two goaltenders (Mac Haight, Alex Wakaluk).- The group is an experienced bunch and has combined for 1,244 career games in junior hockey. - Three players in the group have won a combined four medals in international competition. Vatrano captured a gold medal with the U.S. National Development Team at the 2011 IIHF World U-18 Championship and took silver at the U-17 championships in 2010. Gallacher was a silver medal winner in the World Junior A Championships for Canada West in 2010 and Pigozzi captured a bronze medal at the World Junior A Challenge in 2011 as a member of Team USA.- Two more players wore letters for their respective junior clubs as Baxandall served as Drumheller's captain in 2012-13 and was an assistant captain in 2011-12 and Hetnik served as captain for the Vernon Vipers in 2012-13.- As a member of the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Wakaluk was MVP of the SJHL and was a finalist for the RBC Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year in 2012-13.- Wahlin finished his junior career as the all-time leading scorer for the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with 109 career points (33 goals, 76 assists) in 115 career regular season games.Career Years In 2012-13- Seven returning Minutemen are coming off years in which they set or matched career highs in either goals, assists or points. - Career highs in goals in 2012-13: Zack LaRue (2), Troy Power (2), Branden Gracel (14), Colin Shea (3)- Career highs in assists in 2012-13: Mike Busillo (2), LaRue (3), Gracel (20), Adam Phillips (7), Shea (10), Anthony Raiola (1)- Career highs in points in 2012-13: LaRue (5), Gracel (24), Shea (13). A Fine Line- The line of Michael Pereira, Branden Gracel and Conor Sheary skated together in 17 games in 2012-13 and combined for 52 points during that span on 24 goals and 28 assists. One of the top point producing line combinations in all of Hockey East last year, all three returned for the 2013-14 season and have skated together in 16 of 23 contests thus far this year.- In those 17 games, the Pereira-Gracel-Sheary line provided 52.2% of the team's goals and 40.9% of the squad's points. Gracel (7g, 11a) and Pereira (10g, 8a) had a team-high 18 points in that stretch, followed by Sheary (7g, 9a).- Gracel is coming off a breakout junior campaign that saw him log a team-best 34 points (14 goals, 20 assists) while also garnering Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star recognition.- The three have missed just 10 games combined in their three-plus seasons of college hockey.Three Years And Counting- It has been over three calendar years since senior Conor Sheary has missed a game for the Minutemen, currently having played in 122 straight contests, including all 36 as a sophomore, all 34 last season and all 23 to date this season.- Not dressing for just one of a possible 128 games of his career thus far, the only contest Sheary missed came on Oct. 30, 2010 at Providence. - Sheary played in his 100th career game on Feb. 23, 2013 vs. Maine.Senior Citizens - UMass' nine-man senior class has appeared in over 880 career games combined with three members of the class (Branden Gracel, Conor Sheary and Colin Shea) having played in all 34 games last season. - As a group, they have logged 166 goals and 281 assists, led by Michael Pereira's 95 career points. Conor Sheary and Branden Gracel follow with 93 and 83 respectively. Pereira is UMass' active career goals (47) and points leader.- Three seniors combined on UMass' final goal of the night for the Minutemen at Maine on Oct. 26 as Pereira scored with assists going to Hanley and Sheary to bring the class' total to 400 career points among the group.- Six seniors have hit the century mark in games played: Sheary (127), Pereira (124), Gracel (123), Joel Hanley (120), Shea (119) and Adam Phillips (113).Vs. Ranked Teams- UMass is 1-7-2 against ranked teams thus far this year, most recently falling to #17 Northeastern on the road, 4-3, on Jan. 4.- The Minutemen opened up last season with five games against ranked foes over its first six contests and went 4-9-2 against ranked teams in 2012-13, including wins over #9 New Hampshire (11/2), #8 Dartmouth (12/31), #2 Boston College (1/18) and #11/9 Boston University (2/1).- UMass was 7-9-1 against ranked teams in 2011-12 with wins over #1 Boston College (11/15), #17 Yale (12/7), #13 Cornell (12/29), #4 Boston College (1/13), #1 Boston University (2/10, at #11 Maine (2/18) and vs. #12 Merrimack (3/2). In 2010-11, the Minutemen posted an 0-16-3 record against ranked teams.- UMass record of 9-8-0 in 2009-10 was the program's best all-time record against ranked foes. UMass had wins over #2 Boston University (10/18), #9 Yale (11/19), #18/17 Vermont (11/24, 1/23), vs. #18 Union (12/29), a pair over #15 UMass Lowell (1/15-16) and a pair of wins at #17 Maine (3/5-6). - All-time, UMass is 65-198-26 against ranked opponents including a 6-4-1 record at neutral sites and a 10-30-5 record against non-conference teams.- UMass posted its fourth-ever win over a #1-ranked team, its first-ever on the road, on Feb. 10, 2012, 3-2 at Boston University. It was the squad's second over a #1 on the season. On Nov. 5, 2011, the Minutemen earned a 4-2 victory over Boston College in the Mullins Center. Previously, UMass had defeated then #1-ranked Boston University, 5-1, on Nov. 14, 2008 - also at the Mullins Center. The first came in 1994-95 with a 4-2 win over #1 Maine on Jan. 28. In the modern era, UMass is 4-14-1 against teams ranked #1.Three Attend Rookie Camps- Three current members of the UMass hockey team attended NHL prospect camps last summer. Senior forward Branden Gracel participated in New York Islanders' mini camp and senior forward Conor Sheary and junior defenseman Oleg Yevenko attended New Jersey Devils' rookie camp.- Gracel was among 26 camp invitees on Long Island and took part in a five-day mini camp loaded with off and on-ice workout sessions. In the Orange vs. Blue Rookie Scrimmage at Nassau Coliseum on July 11, Gracel centered the fourth line for the Orange team.- Sheary and Yevenko opened up Devils rookie camp at AmeriHealth Pavilion on Monday, July 15.- With 7.7 seconds to go in the team's July 18 scrimmage, Yevenko fought 6-5, 215-pound Seth Helgeson.- In the final scrimmage of the week, Sheary scored for the white team at the 8:02 mark of the opening period during a power play portion of the scrimmage.Minutemen In The NHL- Four UMass hockey alumni earned spots on opening night National Hockey League rosters for the start of the 2013-14 season. Former Minutemen Justin Braun (2006-10) and Matt Irwin (2008-10) are in their fourth and second seasons, respectively, with the San Jose Sharks, Jonathan Quick (2005-07) is back with the Los Angeles Kings and Mike Kostka (2004-08) is in his first year with the Chicago Blackhawks. The four, all active in the NHL last season, are among UMass' total of 10 NHL alumni all time.- Conor Allen (2010-13) became the 10th former Minuteman to play in an NHL game when he made his debut with the New York Rangers on Dec. 29 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.- During Allen's call up with the Rangers, there were five former UMass players active in the NHL, tying the highest number in history, set last year during Matt Anderson's stint with the Devils in 2012-13. - In addition, Brad Norton, Greg Mauldin, Thomas Pöck and Casey Wellman round out the list of UMass hockey alumni who have seen time in the NHL, all within the past decade.- Irwin was named the 2012-13 San Jose Sharks' Rookie of the Year after registering 12 points on six goals and six assists over 38 games last season. He also appeared in 11 playoff games for the Sharks and had one assist in postseason competition.UMass Pros Dot The Globe- UMass currently has 23 alumni currently playing professional hockey around the globe in nine different countries: Austria, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switzerland and the United States.- In addition to the four former Minutemen currently playing in the NHL, two more are active in the AHL (Conor Allen and Casey Wellman) and five are currently on ECHL rosters (Rocco Carzo, Marvin Degon, Danny Hobbs, Michael Marcou and T.J. Syner). - Ten alums are currently competing in Europe: Alex Berry (Denmark), Chris Capraro (England), Paul Dainton (Italy), P.J. Fenton (Germany), Mark Matheson (Austria), Greg Mauldin (Switzerland), Thomas Pöck (Austria), Corey Quirk (Denmark), Toni Soderholm (Finland) and Stephen Werner (Germany).- Matt Anderson is in his first year in the KHL, playing with Moscow Spartak. He currently has 20 points (11g, 9a) in 42 games.UMass Inks Six To NLIs- Head coach John Micheletto announced on Nov. 19 that UMass hockey added its first six members of the Class of 2018 during the November early signing period. Defenseman Brandon Egli, forward Dennis Kravchenko, forward Patrick Lee, defenseman Brandon Montour, defenseman Maddison Smiley and forward Dominic Trento have all signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Minutemen next season.- Egli is in his second season with the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCHL) and has been one of the top scoring defensemen for the squad.- As the squad's captain, Kravchenko recently led Team USA to the Gold medal at the World Junior A Championships and had four points (1g, 3a) over four games in the tournament. - Lee and Smiley won a second consecutive AJHL Championship with the Bandits in 2012-13. Lee and Smiley also won the Royal Bank Cup last year, Canada's National Junior A Championship. - Smiley was named the 2012-13 AJHL Playoff MVP and earned the AJHL's Sportsmanship Award, the "Stewy Stewart Trophy". This fall he played for Canada West in the World Junior A Challenge that took home a Bronze medal.- Montour earned First Team GOJHL Midwestern Conference recognition and the Cory Stoyko Memorial Trophy as best defenseman in 2012-13.- Trento was named EJHL Playoffs Most Valuable Player in 2012-13 after leading the Hitmen to the league championship.


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The Fine Arts League will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Otero Museum, 706 W. Third St. in La Junta. Helen Bendzsa of Las Animas will present a program and demonstration on drawing with pastels.
Bendzsa taught art in the Las Animas school system and is now retired. She is president of the Bent County Art Guild. The Guild operates the Old Trail Gallery in Las Animas.
She is a volunteer with Pioneer Historical Society and on the board of the John W. Rawlins Museum. She helps plan and set up shows at the museum. There is currently a doll show with over 200 dolls on display through Oct. 26.
Bendzsa also shows her artwork at the 1st Street Emporium, 112 West First St. in La Junta.
The Fine Arts League invites all interested persons to attend the meeting and demonstration.
When: 5:30 p.m. Thursday
Where: Otero Museum, 706 W. Third St., La Junta
Cost: Free
If you want to draw, bring your supplies (e.g. chalk and paper).
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"Background info about Printing" FAQ
General Questions
In which forum should I ask general printing related questions?
In this OpenPrinting forum: General Discussion. This is the successor of the same named forum previously hosted at openprinting.org.
What is PostScript?
PostScript is a programming language which specializes in placing text and images on paper. It is the most accurate method for laying out text, images and graphics on a page.
Does GNU/Linux use PostScript?
Yes. Traditionally, PostScript is created by most applications by default whenever they are asked to print.
Does MS Windows use PostScript?
Not directly. Windows internally uses a different format for page descriptions of printable documents. To print to PostScript printers, Windows uses a special program to convert documents: it is called a "PostScript printer driver".
Does Apple use PostScript?
Yes. Apple operating systems use PostScript for printing. Apple even experimented with "Display PostScript" on the Macintosh in 1984 in order to draw the user interface elements on screen.
Is PostScript "free"?
The PostScript language is described in an open specification created by Adobe Inc.; it is well defined and free to use by anyone who so desires. Printers that do not understand (standard) PostScript tend to speak one of many different "languages", most of them proprietary and not openly documented at all.
What are the advantages of PostScript?
PostScript is a fullblown programming language. That allows a lot of flexibility. Features can be implemented to do just about anything before sending the job off to the actual printing device. These include: changing fonts, printing 2,4,8, or 16 pages per sheet; "inverting" the colors; clipping, scaling, warping, rotating pages; landscaping/portrait printing; and much more.
What are the disadvantages?
PostScript printers are more expensive than standard consumer printers. Most consumer printers currently do not support PostScript, and very likely never will.
What exactly is a PostScript printer?
A PostScript printer can read and understand valid PostScript code sent to it. By "interpreting" this code, it translates the data into raster images that are put on sheets of paper. PostScript printers ship with builtin PostScript "interpreters" (a.k.a. "Raster Image Processors").
Can all printers print PostScript?
No. However, PostScript in principle is easily converted to whichever printjob format you printer consumes. A "printer driver" is doing this conversion. (In the Unix and the GNU/Linux world we usually call this conversion "filtering", and the program doing so, a "filter".)
Can you name a common printer driver program used on GNU/Linux?
The most famous such program is called "Ghostscript". Ghostscript is unique in that it embeds in itself many different filters (or printer drivers) at once, and can convert PS to many different device specific formats. Hence, Ghostscript can drive many non-PostScript devices, even if most applications only know to produce PostScript for print files.
So how can my non-PostScript printer print PostScript files?
By using an "external" PostScript interpreter, implemented in software, hosted on your workstation or on a print server. This interpreter can automatically run specific filters/drivers as needed. CUPS comes with a builtin PostScript interpreter based on Ghostscript.
Do PostScript printers need filters or drivers?
Yes and No.
"No", not for basic printing. PostScript printers should be able to print PostScript files directly, without any extra filter or driver. (Caveat: older "Level 1" devices may not print "Level 3" PostScript files.)
"Yes", if you want to use advanced print job control (printing on both sides of a sheet; punching the output; make the printer do inline stapling to create a pamphlet job; use a differently colored paper or a letterhead sheet for the first page;...), a "PostScript-to-PostScript" filter needs to add specific job control snippets (PostScript or PJL code) inside the print file, before it goes to the printer.
Do non-PostScript printers need filters or drivers?
Yes, always.
There are various driver families available on GNU/Linux. They all offer drivers to convert PostScript to whatever various printers need.
- CUPS builtin drivers (not yet mentioned, developed by Easy Software Products), available under a Free Software license.
- Ghostscript (mentioned above, developed by artofcode LLC), available under a Free Software license.
- HPIJS/HP Inkjet (not yet mentioned, developed by HP), available under a Free Software license.
- Gutenprint (not yet mentioned, evolved from Gimp-Print, developed by a small community of people with sophisticated color printing needs), available under a Free Software license.
How do I know if I have a PostScript printer?
If you did not explicitly seek out PostScript printing as a feature, it is likely you don't have it. (If in doubt, send a small PostScript testfile {such as /usr/share/cups/data/testprint.ps} to the printer: if it doesn't print at all, or if it prints only some pages of ASCII characters, it is not one.)
How can I identify a suitable printer driver for my model?
Here is a list of models by manufacturer: printer list on openprinting.org (or, if you need the exact URL on your printout of this page: http://www.openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi). Each model entry on this list also names the driver(s) recommended or useful for that device.
What does PPD stand for?
PPD is short for PostScript Printer Description. A PPD is just a text file which exactly describes (in a well-defined format) all supported features of a printer and contains the exact code that needs to be injected into the printjobs to invoke each desired feature.
How do PPDs work?
Print software programs can read PPDs, and know how to display the supported features in the printer driver's user interface shown on screen. If the user makes specific choices (like duplex, stapling), the program will know what specific code to inject into the printjob and how to work with the print device. (Note: As an example, the exact code to print a job as "duplex" {i.e. both sides of a sheet} may be different from one model to the next.)
What features does a PPD list?
A PPD describes all capabilities of a PostScript printer. This includes available fonts (built into the printer), duplexing capabilities, media sizes handled, non-printable margins for each media size, available resolutions, installed and so on.
Can I use any vendor PPD that describes my PostScript model?
Usually yes. Two points to take care off:
- Using one that is labelled "for Apple operating systems" may not work on GNU/Linux!
- Many vendors still do not label their PPDs for Linux suitability; however those suitable for "MS Windows NT" usually work just fine for us (GNU/Linux with CUPS).
Where do I get a PPD file?
PPD files are available from many places:
- openprinting.org
- Manufacturer websites
- Driver disks
Most current Linux distributions ship a big selection of PPDs already on their installation media too.
Can I use any PPD file for my printer?
The PPD should be made for your printer model, or for one similar to yours.
I've heard that CUPS does use PPDs also for non-PostScript devices. Is that true?
Yes. Since CUPS acts as a PostScript interpreter for all supported non-PostScript models, it is natural to use PPDs (and their well-defined file format) to control all aspects of a printing device. CUPS extended the original PPD specification created by Adobe in that it adds information about which specific filter to use for the target device that converts PostScript to printer-specific raster, or otherwise, data. (The filter information is contained in the PPD in a way that does not disturb other PPD consuming programs.)
The PPD is missing a feature. Can I edit it by hand?
In principle, yes. But if you are not a PPD expert, we do not advice you to do so. Programs are very sensitive to the structure and exact syntax of the PPD file; making manual changes can cause reading the file to fail.
If you want to edit it anyway (quite a few people have done so successfully), make a backup first. Know where to look for the PPD file format specification.
This name alone sounds scary; what is it?
Ghostscript is a software that interprets the PostScript (instruction) files. Ghostscript is able to translate these instructions (which mostly describe how the visual appearance of pages should show images, text and graphics) into other "printer languages".
What does it do?
Ghostscript converts PostScript files into raster "pictures" or commands that your non-PostScript printer can understand. The PostScript language is described in an open specification created by Adobe Inc.; it is well defined and free to use by anyone who desires. Printers that do not understand (standard) PostScript tend to speak many different "languages", many of them proprietary, and not openly documented at all.
How many different languages are there?
Many. Virtually each one of the major vendors has developed his own printing language. Some manufacturers support not only their own language, but also that of one or more of the competitors.
What are some of the other printer languages that vendors have invented?
For a nearly exhaustive list, look at the website of Undocumented Printing. The most commonly known ones are:
- ESC/P (Epson)
- RPCS (Ricoh)
This is very complicated!
If you want to understand every aspect of printing and print file conversions, yes. In practice, however, most current Linux distributions nowadays do a good job to support printing for many different models, and automatically configure the printing software with little user input.
Many people never need to know more than the name of their printer to setup their printing during install time.
However, there are still more than enough cases where this process does not work as desired (especially with printing hardware that is not supported for Linux by their vendors). We are working hard to make improve that user experience even more.
Direct printing vs. Spooling
What is direct printing?
Sending print files directly to the printer, without buffering or filtering. The printer stores the information in its own memory while printing out the file.
What are the disadvantages of direct printing?
Most printers usually can take and process only one print job at a time. In multi-user environments with shared printers, allowing every user to access each printer directly very frequently leads to "clashes" (the same is true even for a single user printing multiple jobs in short intervals).
In the best case, users have to wait for a previous job to be completed by the printer. Until this is done, his current "directly printing" job is waiting and blocking his other intended actions even to the point of freezing his current user interface.
What is spooling?
Spooling is said to mean "Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On Line", and is simply a way to create a queue of tasks for a device, such as a printer. Spooling lets all users and applications hand-off print jobs very quickly to a special program (or the operating system) designated to handle this function. This program first buffers (or caches) the jobfile (usually on a special directory on the harddisk) and then handles all communication with the printer. It waits patiently for the printer to finish with any existing task, while it "queues up" the jobs in the order received, until the printer is free again and able to accept the next job. After handing a printjob off to the "spooler" program, the user's interface is immediately ready for the user's next task, thereby keeping him or her from further waiting. Spooling tasks can be a big benefit to personal productivity.
Are there different spooling software applications?
A few years ago it was different....., but nowadays most GNU/Linux distributions have been standardizing on the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) which comes with a builtin spooler. However, should you want to use a different spooling software, openprinting.org (luckily) has documented the most important ones.
How does printing work with a spooler? Do I need to know any specifics?
No. Not unless your job is to troubleshoot a printing problem.
Generally, the spooler uses various helper programs to accomplish his jobs (filters, backends). The sequence is this:
- Your program passes a print job (in most cases a PostScript file) to the spooler (in most cases to CUPS) once you have selected the printer (in case you have a choice of several).
- The spooler determines if the job needs any filtering. If so, it runs the filters on the job as required. (If the file was not PostScript, the first filter invoked may be one that converts the input into PostScript in the first place.)
- Finally, the spooler contacts the print device and sends the file off (either PostScript "as-is", or PostScript stuffed with specific job control codes according to your preverences, or even converted to a different-from-PostScript printer format), as soon as is ready to be received.
Sophisticated installations may involve user authentications, print quota, job prioritizations and more. All this is handled by the spooler and does not need any specific user attention, once your printers are correctly installed.
Whom should I contact for suggestions with this FAQ?
If you are sure about any correction or addition you may want to make, feel free to edit this Wiki directly. If you want to discuss it first, write to Kurt Pfeifle (kpfeifle AT danka DOT de).


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I use purslane as a hot weather green in mixed salads. When July heat turns leaf lettuce limp and bitter, purslane leaves and stems offer mild lemony tang and a crunch. Used raw, purslane combines well with other ingredients of midsummer salads like cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, onions and lightly steamed beans or carrots. Dr. Artemis Simopoulos, a leading advocate of the nutritional benefits of purslane, compares fresh purslane to watercress and enjoys it in cucumber salads.
Dr. Simopoulos also told me that she boils purslane like spinach and cooks it in omelets. Cooked purslane, though, is a bit mucilaginous. And as purslane approaches the flowering stage, the stems become very like okra. This thickening quality is welcomed in lamb-lentil-purslane soup, a signature dish in southeastern Turkey. This summer I plan to stir-fry purslane with other vegetables and chicken.
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Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity is profoundly important in diverse communities such as New York – especially when it comes to issues of faith. Ensuring positive interfaith relations on institutional and interpersonal levels can result in a more positive, charitable community for all. In this series of blog posts, Catholic Charities explores the many dimensions of interfaith relations and the ways in which social services organizations can take a leadership role in this area.
By Richard Bertin
While we might traditionally associate February with Black History Month, Valentine's Day, and the honoring of past presidents, religious traditions are also central to this time of year. On Feb 3, many Muslims celebrated Mawlid-al-Nabi, the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, while during the middle of the month Catholics began the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday.
We all know how important it is to learn about the past and celebrate the diverse cultural groups that contribute to our community – which of course includes religion. Never before have people worldwide been more connected to each other as they are today and yet there is still a pressing need for different cultures to understand each other, particularly in the politically polarizing realm of religion.
This past month, a partnership between Catholic Charities and the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) took action on this very issue.
After the success of the Archdiocesan-wide Feeding Our Neighbors campaign, which collected enough food and funds to supply 575,000 meals to replenish local food pantries, 2,500 lbs of that bounty were donated to the Muslim Women's Institute Community Food Pantry at in the Bronx.
Thanks to the support of the GHR Foundation and ICNY, Catholic Charities has formed interfaith partnerships with Muslim food pantries that are also suffering from food shortages and decline in public funding. By joining together to reach a common goal of helping neighbors in need – despite cultural and religious differences – more food is available to all New Yorkers.
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- Only 20% of the world's Muslim population lives in the Middle East. (60% are found in Asia)
- Calling a person or group "Islamic" is inaccurate. To describe someone who follows Islam, it is better to use the term "Muslim." The word "Islamic" is an adjective used to describe objects or ideas that connect to ideals of Islam, such as "Islamic art."
- China has more Muslims than Syria. (One-fifth of the world's Muslim population lives in countries where Islam is not the religious majority.
- "Arab" is not a racial or religious classification; it's an ethnic classification. (There are 22 Arab nations)
- 63% of Arab Americans are Christian. (24% are Muslim)
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City Creek is finally open. Are you sick of hearing about it yet?
Utahns have responded to their new downtown in massive hordes–last Saturday, the human throng was shoulder to shoulder, milling around the fountains and buskers, checking out everything from Hugo Boss to GNC.
And searching for something to eat. As my friend Ted Scheffler pointed out in his City Weekly column, in terms of City Creek dining, there's not a lot of there, there. Blue Lemon is the only locally owned sit-down restaurant. Cheesecake Factory with its mysteriously granted liquor license, is nothing new in SLC. Tejas de Brazil is, but we do have other churrascarias. So the food court, and its adjoining play area, is swarming with families, swarming like a blacktop road in Mormon cricket season. Taste of Red Iguana is serving food every 90 seconds, says Iguana co-owner Bill Coker.
As long as you're downtown, and parked, why not leave the City Creek fortress for a few minutes and check out some of downtown SLC's other places to eat? Martine, Copper Onion, Plum Alley, Zy, Bambara, Beer Hive, Naked Fish, Takashi, Ruth's Chris...
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the clay pot tofu,
the char sil bao, steamed and fried,
the siu mai... Jordan Wong isn't doing the traditional Sunday trolley dim sum, but offers it as a small plate alternative at lunch and dinner. Smart, I think. Check it out.
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Transient Enhancement With Explosions
Article By: Frank Bry
Transient enhancement plug-ins are wonderful tools to have in a sound designer's arsenal. They can be used to soften a sound or to make it balls to the wall, hard hitting intense. Explosion sounds really benefit from this type of process. If you have recorded explosions, you may already have discovered that live is much better than tape, or should I say "BWAV file." The human body feels the concussion wave from a powerful blast as well as hearing it. The sound still feels massive even when wearing hearing protection . In the video you will see the snow lift off the ground a little bit, and it's especially noticeable in slow motion. When you load the raw sound files into your DAW to listen to them they seem a little limp (no pun intended). So, bring on the transient enhancement!
Recording Explosions
This leads me to the next area of this article which is recording the sounds. This article will serve a dual purpose in a way. I was going to write a separate article comparing the new Rycote ORTF mount for one of my Sennheiser MKH-8040ST microphone sets and a standard XY mount for my other MKH-8040ST. At the end of the article, I will get into this more. (Note: this article is not a product review even though it might sound like it at times. I will just share my thoughts with you on each plug-in used in this demonstration.)
The sounds I recorded for this demonstration were done in my front yard here on the ranch on a very cold day; it was just under 20°F with very little wind. I hauled my gear out the door and set up in my driveway which is currently surrounded by tall snow banks. I used two SD-702 recorders synced together and set them up 25 meters away from the explosive targets. I would shoot from this position with a .22 caliber rifle. The microphones were about half way between me and the doomed snow bank. Explosions in a snowy, winter environment are actually perfect candidates for this kind of transient process because most of the initial intense mid and high frequency energy is instantly absorbed by the soft blanket of powder snow. This makes the sound more like deep pop. Even with all the natural sound absorption there is still a great deal of sound during the first few hundred milliseconds – we just need to bring it out.
The Sennheiser MKH-8040 microphones record way beyond 20k, and they also record a fair amount of sub-sonic information too. To see how much and at what frequencies this very low end energy is, I turn to Waves H-EQ. This plug-in has nothing to do with transient enhancement, but it does effect how the transient plug-in reacts to the explosion especially when pitched down. I love this plug-in since I can see what's going on with level and frequency at the same time and adjust accordingly with the various EQ emulations and parameters. As you can see in the H-EQ screenshot, there is quite a bit of sub-sonic energy between 10 and 20Hz. I added a slight roll-off at 16Hz and a slight bump in the upper range. There is also a decent spike at 100Hz, but I will leave that alone because when the explosion is pitched down an octave it becomes 50Hz and that might work in our favor.
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KathyChung, Thursday October 11, 2012 - 2:55pm
With just one week until SiWC, it's time for our annual ride share blog!
Like our annual room share blog, this one's all about the comments. Looking for someone to share a ride from the airport or the ferry terminal? Post in the comments. Want to carpool from other parts of YVR? Post that, too.
It's helpful to say whether you are looking to share a cab, be a carpool driver or be a carpool passenger as well as where you'll be coming from (airport, ferry, area of town) and what day and approximate time. Please be smart about your safety. Don't post your address or flight number or other specifics here. We provide this comment trail for your convenience by popular request, but we don't know many of the people who post and we do not get involved in this process. Carpool arrangements are made at your own risk.
See you in a week!
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Carpool from Mission/Maple Ridge/Abbotsford
Looking for a ride to the conference on Friday morning and back on Sunday. Females only.
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Taxi share from Vancouver Int'l for Weds 17th
Anyone else arriving on Wednesday the 17th for Thursday master classes? I'll be landing at YVR around 2:30, if anyone wants to split a cab and cut the costs.
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I will be driving to the Surrey International Writer's Conference on Thursday afternoon.I have my own car. Would anyone like to carpool and share the costs?
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Susan-Rose: drive back to Victoria
Hi Susan-Rose, I am also heading to Victoria after the conference, if it works to carpool to the ferry. Maybe we can connect at the conference or over email.


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Things to see and do - Oud-Loosdrecht
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Matthews Snell
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Height: 6-2 Weight: 219 lbs.
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High School: Carle Place
College: Ohio St. (school history) (Snell college stats)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 4th round (49th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 45 (1851st overall since 1950)
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