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Wheatland High School hosted the Butte View League Track and Field Championships last Friday, where several Gridley athletes had huge success at both the varsity and JV levels. The top two finishers in each event qualified for the NSCIF Division II Championships that will take place today at Wheatland's John Sohrakoff Jr. Field. Ryan King led the pack of Bulldogs with a victory in the varsity boys' 800m with a time of 2:13:54* and finished in second place in the 1600m at 4:57.67*. Joaquin Johnson had two second place finishes in both the 110m hurdles (19.06) and 300m hurdles (47.21). Johnson, Chad Brown, King, and Tom Hunter placed second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:53.83. Tyler Abrego won the high jump with a leap of 5-2. Averie Roberts took first place in both the varsity girls' 1600m and the 3200m. Roberts' times of 5:34.01 (1600m) and 12:13.00 (3200m) surpassed not only her season best mark, but they marked new career bests as well as the top times for both events in the NSCIF Division II. Brennah Payne followed Roberts in both events, taking second in the 3200m (13:01.00) and third in the 1600m (5:49.85). Marisela Cardenas won the shot put with a distance of 40-11.5 and placed second in the discus with a throw of 101-00. Ashtyn MacFarlane won the 100m hurdles (18.09) and placed third in the long jump (13-10.25), while Alexa Garcia had a second place finish in the triple jump (29-08). For the JV boys, Taylor Miskin won the 110m hurdles (16.43)* and the 300m hurdles (43.04), while Keysean Johnson finished right behind Miskin in second place for both events (110m hurdles – 17.24; 300m hurdles – 46.41). Miskin placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 37-03. Keysean Johnson teamed with Angel Santana, Tanner Ramsey, and Jonah Derder to win the 4x100m relay with a time of 46.66. Derder placed second in the high jump with a leap of 5-00, while Santana had third place finishes in the 100m (11.83) and the 200m (24.12)*. Benjamin Sanner had a second place finish in the 800m (2:15.84)* and the 1600m (4:55.69)*. Sanner, Derder, Santana, and Carlos Ruiz placed third in the 4x400m relay (3:52.15). Jose Vasquez placed second in the shot put at 37-04.5*. Elizabeth Osbourn won the JV girls' 400m with a time of 1:07.80 and the triple jump at 30-01.50*, while Jamie Burr took first in the 100m hurdles (17.83) and the 300m hurdles (56.45). Burr, Lauren Solis, Osbourn, and Katie Paredes made up the winning 4x400m relay team with a time of 4:53.28. Solis won the long jump at 14-11.50 and placed second in the 200m at 28.66, while Burr also finished third in the long jump at 14-01.25. Paredes won the high jump at 4-02, while Solis and Esmeralda Ramos tied for second at 4-0, marking a new PR for Ramos. Marin Spears took first in the shot put with a throw of 32-05* and second in the discus at 99-03*. Joanna Sanchez finished second in the 100m hurdles, and Sarah Compton had third place finishes in the 1600m (7:32.25) and the 3200m (17:11.61). * denotes new personal best.
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Our Acorn Caps are California grown and ready to be used for use as gnome hats, as pretend food in your child's play kitchen, as boulders for your child's truck to move, as, as, as anything your imagination can come up with! You will receive about 20 acorn caps in a variety of sizes.
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Review by Sara of Saras-toy-box.blogspot.com: "Who would have thought that a handful of acorn caps would be a great treasure? But, when I saw these Acorn Caps ($1.00), I remembered how much I miss oak trees. Our maples are breathtakingly gorgeous, but oak trees are fun. Even if you live somewhere without oak trees, your children shouldn't miss out of acorns".
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Not For Rental
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Posted: Jul 9th 2013
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The Not For Rental exhibition is currently showing at 71a Gallery in London, showcasing around 300 awesome film-based pieces of work, all to be auctioned off for charity. Each piece is inspired by a film - but nowhere can it say what film it is they're referencing. The brainchild of best mates and designers Timba Smits and "Flash" Gordon Shaw, all money is going towards Art Against Knives and Macmillan Cancer Support.
They've got some truly incredible artists involved in this project, and the exhibition is only showing till Saturday 13th July - so quick, if you're in the area (or even if you're not) you should head on down!


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STOCKTON - Police responding to a disturbance call shortly after midnight Thursday arrested a man who spat at an officer and made threats toward the officer and his family, authorities said.
Officers determined that Joseph Torres, 24, had vandalized a car and stolen a stereo out of another vehicle, police said. As he was being taken to jail, the man spat at the officer and made threats against him.
Torres was arrested on suspicion of vandalism, auto burglary, possession of stolen property, battery on an officer, threatening an officer and public intoxication, police said.
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) " The latest on the mass movement of asylum-seekers and others seeking refuge in Europe. All times local:
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) " Queen Elizabeth II opened the Commonwealth summit Friday on the Mediterranean island of Malta " a meeting that this year will focus on climate change and the threat of extremist violence.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) " The latest developments regarding the war in Syria. All times local.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) " Poland will not extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski to the U.S. in an almost 40-year-old case after prosecutors declined to challenge a court ruling against it.
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) " Malian special forces have arrested two men over last week's attack on a luxury hotel in the capital that killed 19 people, according to a statement distributed Friday morning.
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WASHINGTON (AP) " Donald Trump is denying he mocked a reporter with a disability in a South Carolina speech, despite appearing to imitate mannerisms of the "poor guy" and make fun of him.
Intoning the names of 130 dead, a subdued France paid homage Friday to those killed two weeks ago in the attacks that gripped Paris in fear and mourning.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) " The latest on Pope Francis' first trip to Africa. (All times local.)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Federal officials say a business is recalling a vegetable mix believed to be the source of E.coli in Costco chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in seven states.
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VA moves to process oldest disability claims first
Published: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 1:03 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 19, 2013 at 1:03 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans waiting more than a year for a decision on their disability claims are moving to the front of the line, under a new program announced Friday.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is responding to criticism about the soaring number of claims that have been pending for longer than 125 days. The VA said that of the nearly 900,000 claims pending in the system, some 250,000 are from veterans who have been waiting at least a year for a decision.
Veterans receive disability compensation for injuries and illness incurred or aggravated during their active military service. The amount of the compensation is based on a rating assigned by the VA.
Allison Hickey, the VA undersecretary who oversees the Veterans Benefits Administration, says provisional decisions will be made based on the evidence currently in the veteran's file. In some cases, medical exams will be required, and those will be expedited.
Veterans whose claims are granted would get compensation immediately. Veterans whose claims are denied will have a year to submit more information, and if the decision is reversed, benefits will be paid retroactively back to when the claim was first submitted.
Lawmakers approved of the plan to focus on the oldest claims first, but Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine emphasized that it doesn't resolve the systemic problems that the VA faces because it relies on paper files. The VA is rolling out a new computer system designed to improve efficiency, but not all regional offices will have that system until the end of the year.
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CPSC's chairman and commissioners and the director of CPSC's Office of Education, Global Outreach and Small Business Ombudsman welcome participants to the agency's first Safety Academy.
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CPSC staff meets with window covering manufacturers to discuss window covering safety.
CPSC Commissioner Joseph P. Mohorovic speaks at the DRI Product Liability Conference in New Orleans on February 4, 2016.
Chairman Elliot F. Kaye, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Mark Loretta, Joe Torre, Dr. Gary Green and Lisa Fernandez talk about brain safety.
CPSC Chairman Elliot F. Kaye announces a 10 firm hoverboard recall.
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The Oak Ridge Community Band is inviting the public to its annual Christmas Sing-Along Concert which will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike. There is no admission fee, and refreshments will be provided at the conclusion of the program.
The band's Christmas performance is an excellent opportunity for weary shoppers to get together with family and friends and enjoy the beautiful music of the Christmas holidays. A special part of this concert program is handing out Christmas song books to the audience and giving everyone the chance to sing a number of Christmas carols accompanied by the band.
Directed by Dale Pendley and assistant conductor Lisa Michaels, the Community Band will also play several holiday pieces including Alfred Reed's arrangement of J.S. Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze," Percy Grainger's "The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol," and two Leroy Anderson songs — "Sleigh Ride" and "A Christmas Festival" featuring a medley of holiday tunes.
The Oak Ridge Community Band has approximately 75 members and meets every Thursday evening for rehearsals at the First Baptist Church. Interested area musicians are welcome to join the band and can call (865) 483-3044 or visit the band's website at www.orcb.org for more information.
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No more 4 letter words with 3 letter kerning technique.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2011
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Great article on Kerning via www.creativepro.com. I stumbled across some images on designspiration that were referencing kerning and it brought me to this easy to understand technique by Ilene Strizver who clearly is a keen kerner:
"The goal of kerning is to create even color, texture, and balance between all characters. All character pairs should theoretically have the same negative space between them. But analyzing the spacing of many characters and/or several words at once can be overwhelming without a strategy.
That's where the three-letter technique serves you well.
The technique goes like this:
When looking at a headline, start from the beginning and isolate three letters at a time, either by blocking them off with your hand, two pieces of blank paper, or, as you become adept at it, just mentally.
If you're looking at a computer screen, enlarge the type as much as necessary to get a more accurate representation of the actual outline of the characters as well as the space between them. Just make sure you can still see the entire word. Look at the volume of negative space between each pair of letters and determine if they're relatively even. If the negative spaces are noticeably different, you might need to open or close one or both letter pairs slightly. But, before you make any changes, use the three-letter technique for the entire word or several words to get a feel for the rhythm, flow, and balance of the headline. The optimum overall spacing depends on the typeface (serif, sans, and overall design characteristics) and on the intended size of the actual type.
Once you get a sense of the overall rhythm of the spacing, begin to open or close some of the worst spacing with your software's kerning feature. Then step back, take a look, and go through the process again, adjusting as much as necessary to create even typographic color. Print out the type often during this process for a more accurate representation."
Figure 1 'Style'. This word, commonly seen in headlines and ads, is a tough one to space properly. By isolating three characters at a time, it becomes easier to see the unbalanced negative spaces, which can then be adjusted for more even overall spacing, as see in the bottom example.
Figure 2 'HEAVENLY'. All cap settings, especially those with diagonal letterforms such as A, V and Y, are often poorly spaced. The three-letter technique makes it easier to find the offending combinations, which can then be opened or closed for a better overall result.
Note that certain character pairs, such as Ty and rk, always have a lot of negative space between them. Don't over-tighten them, and don't use them as a guide for the rest of the character combinations.
Read the full article on creativepro.com where Illene has some other great gems of advice on kerning and typograpy.
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NY college crew team finds giant floating 'head'
Published: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1:33 p.m.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Anyone lose a giant head made of Styrofoam and fiberglass?
That's what officials at an upstate New York college are asking after the men's crew team found the unusual object floating in the Hudson River.
Officials at Marist College in Poughkeepsie say the team was practicing earlier this week when the coach spotted a large object floating near the river's west bank. He hooked a rope to it and towed it to the team's dock on the east bank.
The object turned out to be a 7-foot-tall replica of a man's head made with Styrofoam and fiberglass. The head has the appearance of a Greek or Roman-style statue.
College officials believe it's a theater prop, but so far no one has come forward to claim the giant head.
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Yellow Medicine East Athletic Director Tim Knapper entered Monday evening's YME school board meeting looking for direction concerning a proposal made by Renville County West to cooperatively pair football programs, but found that direction difficult to come by.
Early excitement over the possibility of pairing programs seems to have waned since an ad hoc committee, tasked with reviewing RCW's proposal, was formed and met last week.
The committee, chosen by Knapper, is made up of ardent YME athletic supporters, YME coaches, school board members and parents. Late last week that committee met, reviewed RCW's proposal (which has not yet been made public, but will be prior to the YME school board taking any action on the issue) and discussed YME's possible counter offer.
Reactions from that meeting, as recounted by Knapper and YME school board chairman Grant Velde at Monday's meeting, were mixed at best.
"It was an interesting meeting that's for sure and I can't say it exactly went as I had envisioned it," said Knapper pacifying his statement. "First, the conversation was one that was all over the place, from 'who will coach?' to what will our programs and school look like five years down the road if we do this, or don't do this?"
Said Knapper, "I was surprised by how many on the committee were against the pairing, or were against making any concessions."
Yet Velde's reaction to the meeting and the feelings of those involved was more positive. Velde detailed how he talked to several involved with the meeting after it broke up and said that while, during the meeting, those individuals seemed to be firmly against the possible co-op, they were more balanced in their own personal views and may have been playing devils advocate during the meeting to better vet the proposal.
Tempering the earlier excitement over the possible football co-op (which was generated largely through what has been generally thought as a successful first season for the Quad County wrestling program [a co-op between YME, RCW and MACCRAY for wrestling]) is the possibility that the pairing might still result in an RCW/YME co-op having to move up to class AAA.
That was the snag the last time a possible pairing was broached. New Minnesota State High School League rules seemed to clear that road block, but there still is a risk.
Knapper explained that if the schools did pair, they would automatically move into class AAA, they would then have to submit an appeal to the MSHSL to remain in class AA. And it would be that appeal that would determine the new pairings classification. Previously, Knapper had said, "If we don't qualify to stay in Class 2A, it doesn't seem that anybody would. Pairing is much more intriguing this year as opposed to last". But at Monday's meeting, apparently after receiving mixed signals from the MSHSL his willingness to predict an outcome was more measured.
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For Knapper, he feels pressure to respond to RCW as they've stated they would like to have a decision by the time spring sports start, yet the YME school board seems far from a decision. In the meantime, the board directed Knapper to set another meeting for the ad hoc committee and asked him to investigate whether it would be prudent to have the two committees from YME and RCW meet.
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Category:Tchobanian, Archag/Librettist
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
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|Works by this person are most likely not public domain within the EU and in those countries where the copyright term is life+70 years. They may also be protected by copyright in the USA, unless published before 1923, in which case they are PD there as well. However, this person's works are public domain in Canada (where IMSLP is hosted), and in other countries where the copyright term is life+50 years.
Archag Tchobanian(1872 — 1954)
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The NVIDIA Developer Tools team is proud to announce the final release of NVIDIA® Nsight™ Development Platform, Visual Studio Edition 3.0, an application development platform for heterogeneous systems. This new release officially supports OpenGL frame debugging and profiling, GLSL GPU shader debugging, local single GPU shader debugging, the new Kepler™ GK110 architecture found in Tesla® K20 & GeForce GTX TITAN, and CUDA® 5.0.
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Community Right to Challenge
What is the Community Right to Challenge?
The Community Right to Challenge came into force on 27 June 2012. It allows voluntary and community groups, charities, parish councils or council employees to bid to run a local authority service where they believe they can do so differently and better.
The Community Right to Challenge applies to the majority of services provided by or on behalf of Birmingham City Council. This can be an entire service or part of a service.
If an organisation is interested in running a service they have to submit an expression of interest, or bid, to the Council. The Council has to decide whether to accept, modify or reject it. If the expression of interest is accepted then a normal procurement exercise will take place, those that put forward the expression of interest can take part along with any other interested organisations.
The Social Investment Business has launched the Community Right to Challenge grants programme available to organisations wanting to take up opportunities under this new Right. Locality, a network for community-led organisations, offers advice and support on the Community Right to Challenge and the funding available.
For more detailed information on the Community Right to Challenge please click on the relevant steps of the process outlined below.
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Step 1: The Council specifies a period during which an expression of interest may be submitted.
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*New* Shillington Web Course
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Posted: Nov 16th 2011
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We are delighted to announce that we've launched a new Web Course at Shillington*.
The course has been tailored to suit the needs of graphic designers wanting to complement their existing knowledge of print design with web design and basic coding. We'll build on your existing design skills so you can take full advantage of the exciting opportunities available to those who can design for both print and web.
Over 1 week full-time or 5 weeks part-time you will build a website while learning basic CSS, HTML and Dreamweaver from web-savvy design professionals who understand the requirements of this changing industry. If the idea of coding scares you, don't worry. By the end of the course you'll know your HTML5 from your CSS3 and you'll even be able to construct your own working website from scratch, without needing to become a coding genius.
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Rocket Espresso Machines are in a class of their own, both in aesthetic design as well as being the best in espresso production. Utilizing the industry standard E61 brewhead, you will very rarely pull a better shot than one that cascades out of a Rocket Espresso Machine, with perfect tiger striping, it really is a treat to watch the crema form on the top of these shots. Rocket Espresso Machines are also extremely well built, with durability in mind, meaning you can expect quality shots for years to come.
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Men's Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13 Running Shoes
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Gridulator does exactly what it says on the packet. This online tool is a great little help for creating grids for web design quickly and easily. Its really easy to understand. Simply key in the screen size you are working too, type in the number of columns and it gives you multiple options for column width and gutter size.
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Make your mouth happy this strawberry season
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Iknow I say it every time spring rolls around, but this really is my favorite time of year. Not only does it mean I can pack away my sweaters and flannel sheets, or that I can joyously find myself elbow-deep in garden soil and vegetable seeds, but it also means produce. May means we are about to be bombarded by more fresh, local strawberries than we'll know what to do with. To me, this brings me more joy than babies, puppies, laughter and all that other stuff that is supposed to make people happy.
When I teach cooking classes at Charleston Cooks! in Greenville, I often explain the importance of buying foods that are local and in season, and what to do if you don't have that option.
Strawberries, for example, that are purchased out of season are often commercially grown for better shipping and longer shelf life, and not necessarily for superior flavor. These berries often have half the sugar content of spring strawberries. Therefore, local, in-season berries are often superior, although the season is very short.
So when faced with a need for strawberries in January, don't head for the produce aisle of the grocery store: aim for the frozen foods. Most frozen foods are picked at their peak and frozen right away, giving you the best chance of tasty berries short of building a time machine to return to strawberry season.
Or better yet, instead of buying frozen berries, freeze or preserve them yourself.
Pick or choose strawberries that are firm and evenly colored with fully red tips: since strawberries ripen from the top down, white or green tips indicate unripe fruit. Perfectly ripe strawberries should be very aromatic: As a rule of thumb, if it doesn't smell like a strawberry, it will not taste like a strawberry. Smaller berries are often sweeter and more intensely flavored than their larger counterparts.
Do not wash or rinse berries until ready to eat; prewashing will hasten deterioration. Arrange unwashed berries in a single layer in a shallow, loosely covered container and refrigerate. Eat, use or freeze within two to five days of purchasing for the best flavor.
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1½ cups graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Filling
1½ teaspoons powdered gelatin 1½ cups heavy cream, divided 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup pureed strawberries ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Ganache
8 ounces dark chocolate chips, such as Ghirardelli 60 percent Cacao 1 cup heavy cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together graham cracker crumbs, sugar and butter in a small bowl.
If making one cheesecake, put the crust mixture into a springform pan. Starting from the center of the pan, work the crumbs outward, pressing up the sides. If making smaller, individual cakes, use 4- or 8-ounce ceramic dishes, ramekins or silicone baking cups. Divide mixture evenly into bottoms of dishes. Press to make an even crust while working your way up the sides. Place dishes on a baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until crust is set and light golden brown, about 5 to 10 minutes, depending on size. Cool completely.
Meanwhile, prepare filling. In a small but widemouthed bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over ¼ cup cream. Set aside to allow the gelatin to soften for about 10 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, combine ½ cup of cream and cream cheese. Microwave cheese until it is melted. Stir in strawberry puree and set aside.
Microwave the gelatin/ cream the mixture in 10-second increments until it is just warm to the touch. Stir until gelatin has dissolved, using your fingers to detect any remaining granules. If granules are still felt in the cream, heat for a few more seconds at a time until dissolved, but do not overheat. Stir into the strawberry cream cheese.
Whip the remainder of the heavy cream (¾ cup) until soft peaks hold. Add sour cream, sugar and vanilla extract and whip until smooth and creamy.
Fold the sour cream mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
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Bring 6 cups of water to a simmer. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep tea bags for 8 minutes. Once brewed, transfer to a pitcher and add remaining water, Triple Sec, tequila and agave syrup (adjust sweetening depending on sweetness of berries).
Place basil leaves and strawberries in a blender and pulse until the berries are crushed. Stir into tea mixture. Refrigerate to chill, or serve over ice.
*Agave syrup or agave nectar is taken from the same plant that is used to make tequila. This nectar is used in sweetening as a substitute of sugar. It can be found in most supermarket baking aisles. To substitute simple syrup for agave nectar, simmer 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar until clear. Cool and use twice the simple syrup: for this recipe, use 1 cup simple syrup instead of ½ cup agave. Use less if desired.
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In a small pan, whisk together grape juice and pectin. Place over medium- high heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute, stirring. Remove from heat and pour into the strawberry mixture. Stir for 3 to 4 minutes, dissolving the sugar and incorporating the pectin.
Ladle into small glass or plastic jars, leaving about a ¾-inch of space from the top of the jar to allow for expansion. Seal and freeze for up to a year. Remove jars as needed and refrigerate for up to a month.
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If you've ever wondered why it's so difficult to ignore peer pressure and why you feel anxiety when expressing a differing opinion from the herd, you might want to blame Ardi and the rest of your human ancestors.
Like most animals on the planet, humans come pre-programmed to notice the behavior of our species and copy it. This has probably helped humanity countless times: avoiding predators, finding the best watering hole, passing on beneficial learned behaviors, etc.
If you disagree, just think about it for a second.
How many times have you walked out of a building and noticed everyone is staring into the sky? For whatever reason, did you feel the need to stand there and stare like everyone else? If only for a few seconds, you felt that you needed to follow along. Right?
Why wouldn't you? You're human, you want to see what's going on like everyone else.
This is because herding behavior is a result of not being in the know in any given situation. If you don't know what's going on, you begin to rely upon those around you who do. After all, there has to be someone out there who does, so why not follow along with him or her? If they screw up, then you can say it was their dumb idea and you're not the only sucker who got fooled. Once again, you're anxiety free since you're back within the safety of the group a second time.
So it's fairly commonplace to witness the old adage "there is safety in numbers" rule most daily of our lives. While this may be a good rule of thumb since crowdsourcing is usually a very efficient and productive way of getting something done with minimal effort, it may not be the best policy when it comes to your finances.
Following the Herd via PBS Your Mind and Your Money
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Behavioral Finance Lessons with Dr. Gregory Berns (best video in my opinion)
Extended Interview with Dr. Gregory Berns
As the first video describes, a large percentage of people will knowingly give the wrong answer in an group Q&A session if the majority of this group has openly stated the incorrect answer. In essence, they just want to follow the herd.
Of course, scientists (psychiatrists) like Dr. Berns have artificially engineered these types of behavioral psychology studies where group members are coached to give the wrong answer to identify how many uncoached members (e.g. the test subjects) will knowingly go along with the group by giving an incorrect answer even when they know their original answer was correct. Had the test subjects been given a silent ballet vote, a voting booth to give their answer in private, or had the option of giving their answer prior to listening to the coached answers, their answers might not have been as heavily influenced by peer pressure and the herd mentality.
In other words, following the herd has the potential to override your common sense, your rational thinking, and maybe even the way you would normally conduct your business.
Now that you know this, how many times can you relate this herding behavior or decentralized decision making to your financial faux pas?
Maybe you bought an investment property in 2005 just because everyone else was doing it? Did you buy stock in oil companies when oil was at $140 per barrel to get in on the emerging market demand? Maybe you bought into the new economy paradigm when tech stocks didn't have to worry about basic fundamental analysis metrics like P/E ratios?
The psychology of bubbles is an incredibly difficult temptation to ignore, so you might want to think twice the next time you follow along with with what the business section of your newspaper is telling you. These days, with so much financial porn trying to sucker you into the "greater fool" investing game, the safest play is probably to avoid those investments altogether.
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Thanks for the video links. They were interesting, but I'm going to have to go against the herd. ;-)
In my opinion the word "iconoclast" is a very poor definition for those aren't afraid to go against the crowd. The word "contrarian" is a better definition.
But, I may be biased in my opinion.
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@ Guzzo,
I think I might have to partially agree with you. The iconoclastic personality trait translates fairly well, but not 100%.
Considering the forum and the audience to which those videos were speaking, I suppose the using the term iconoclast was more appropriate than contrarian.
The destroyers of icons and challengers of authority sounds more impressive than short sellers and black sheep! ;)
So true Matt. The herd instinct has led to many historical disasters of group think origin and the words frequently used to shut down the guy who looks up from the watering hole and senses impending doom before the others are very familiar, like: "alarmist" "heretic" or the ever popular "naysayer," even "rogue."
Well said TJ. I'm kinda partial to blasphemer myself.
You're right Matt, there is safety in numbers.
Couple things, if you bought property at the beginning of 2005, you're doing well and about 10-15% above water, at least here in SF. If you bought at the END of 2005, well, you're probably even since 2005 was a banner year.
Finally, if everybody really did follow the herd to make money, they would have studied hard in High School, got straight A's, attend the best universities, and get the most lucrative job and stop complaining why they have debt problems or why they don't make enough!
Alas, not everybody follows the heard :)
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San Francisco is a scary real estate market. As I posted a few months ago, SF had one of the highest speculative real estate bubbles in terms of home price appreciation versus median income. So in relation to your comment, timing the market can really pay off, or really bite you in the arse.
I guess my brain's wiring is broken. LOL
I am a contrarian by nature, and that definitely saved me from taking a bath when the stock market tanked in 2008.
Nice post, Matt!
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Thanks Len! I'm right there with ya… I've always had a few shorted out wires.
Guess it's helped me see through the fog of "investing BS" more than normal. Would have liked to moved some index funds around a little better, but really glad I sold my investment property in 2005. Probably underwater big time!
Something to keep in mind, to play devil's advocate, is that politicians are more interested in the herd than in us weirdo contrarians looking down at the water hole from the mountains. They therefore design policy to suit them.
E.g. Here in the UK herd overpaid for houses for years and ran up big debts, and they've been bailed out by super-low interest rates and other measures to support home owners.
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I couldn't agree more Monevator! Here in the U.S., we see the same exact same thing where the politicians only care about the majority and go with along with them no matter the cost. After all, that's where the votes are, so why fight the math.
The U.S. got into it's big troubles partially because of governmental tomfoolery by keeping mortgage rates extremely low, and now, we're doing it again to stimulate home purchases and clear the glut of foreclosures. Strange how the same (spiked) Kool-Aid that made us sick is supposed to make us well again.
Ex) A 30 year mortgage dipped into the 4.875% range just last week. The lowest national average in 38 years! I wouldn't be surprised to see a 15 year mortgage at 4.0% within a few weeks.
Too bad weirdo contrarians like us don't have the power to dis-invent things… I'd have to dis-invent politics.
I read a Wall Street saying in college, I believe in a popular book called "A Random Walk Down Wall Street", that said "Better to be wrong WITH the herd than to be right standing alone".
While I think that verse applies to all of life, it seems to explain behavior in the financial markets, including booms and busts. Few people will sell at the top, just as few will buy at the bottom. Buy low/sell high is so simple a concept, but so difficult in the execution, all because of the emotion (fear and greed).
We'd be richer for overcoming this affliction before playing the market.
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@ Kevin,
That's a great quote, and just as great explanation for why many of the market experts and mutual fund managers can't outperform the Plain Jane index funds.
As for overcoming the fear and greed affliction…
I'm guessing that's why the psychiatrist in the videos mentioned he invests primarily in index funds because he doesn't trust another human being to ignore their emotions or manage their fear sufficiently to beat the market over the long term.
How many people do things just because they heard it or read it somewhere? Unfortunately, it's taken as the best way to do things just because someone told you. People don't spend the time to research and dig a little deeper to determine if it's best for them. The herd mentality plays into everyone being in the same situation. Unfortunately with finances none of our situations are exactly the same, especially when hopes, dreams and emotions come into play.
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Great post! Thinking outside of the box and NOT with the herd is part of investment success. Group think has caused many issues in our society (not just finance).
Our brains, while to help with previous generations, makes us hardwired to fail with investing.
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Absolutely. Reminds me of that old phrase…
If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you do it jump to?
I like to think of it like sheep sitting on a hill "talking" about how the grass is always greener on the neighboring hill.
If you know the sheep (or sheeple) are always looking for something new, why not buy what they want before they know they need/want it when it's cheap, outdated, looks like crap, etc.
As long as you know the sheep will be back in force, it's just matter of time before you can sell at or near the top.
It's weird, but the more I trade the more I want to be a value investor!
If you are a value investor, you trade less, not more. ;-)
IMHO, other than indexing, value investing is the only way to go.
But I agree with what you mean.
Absolutely. Value trading is about spotting the buy on the dips bargains when no one on the planet — other than a few savvy value investors (or vulture investors) want to swoop in and pick up a sweet deal.
I would go against the herd because I believe that persons need to made their own decisions. Yes sometimes one will go with the herd and be successful but that would be like 5/10. Thanks for a wonderful article.
No problem, thank you for commenting and your kind words.
Your comment reminded me of a quote I read recently…
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. — Chinese Proverb
Can't find better advice that that!
Disagree, if we all follow along what others have been doing, we woudn't have techonology breakthru…we will be still living in jungle.
Oh I agree, there is a subset of people who are the iconoclastic personalities. They compose a very small percentage of the population. They innovate, become history book legends… Einstein, Tesla, Ford, Gates, etc.


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Ubuntu makes printing reasonably easy and straightforward. This brief article is for those who need a specific and encouraging step-by-step guide. I hope that this article will not only ensure that you print with ease, but that you have every reason to enjoy a productive GNU/Linux desktop.
Before you begin the installation steps below, connect your printer/s. You need to do this prior to turning your system on. This helps to ensure Ubuntu recognizes how the printer is connected to the system, and it allows Ubuntu to identify the specific printer port.
Please don't be dismayed if you plug in your printer and it's not immediately recognized. I assure you that Ubuntu recognizes the printer. However, you will first need to configure the printer as an available device so other programs can use it.
The Ubuntu Printing Configuration Tool is used to accomplish this. For my example I will use an HP Deskjet printer connected to the Ubuntu system via a USB cable. However, these steps will also apply to printers that connect via a direct or Parallel cable.
STEP 1. Starting Ubuntu's printer tool
From your Ubuntu main menu, select System, then choose Administration. Under the Administration menu, you will find an icon labeled Printing. Select this tool and within several seconds the Printer Configuration Tool will open.
STEP 2. Configuring a printer connection
Now, double click on the New Printer icon. This will bring up the Add a Printer wizard.
Notice that in my example, two printers are detected. However, I only have one HP Deskjet connected to this computer. Worry not! This sometimes happens, depending on the printer and the USB settings. If you see a second detected printer, ignore it and simply highlight the first that best describes your printer.
Now press the Forward button to complete the process.
STEP 3. Choosing a printer driver
In this second window, you need to click on the Manufacturer option and choose the one that fits your printer. In my case, I use an HP printer. From the Model list, be sure to select the exact model you have.
Don't worry if your printer model isn't there. I offer some more details below in the Troubleshooting section.
In nearly every case, Ubuntu comes ready with a driver to support your selected model. This is specified in the box beside Driver. For my example, I use the driver named hpijs, which is the suggested driver for this printer.
You can also click the Install Driver button, if you have a CD from the manufacturer and wish to add a new driver. But, this is rarely helpful, since the latest Ubuntu comes prepackaged with nearly every driver that already exists for GNU/Linux. However, it does offer the option for future upgrades and updates to your existing drivers.
When you're ready, press the Apply button. After several seconds your new printer will appear in the Printing Configuration Tool window.
STEP 4. Testing the printer
Highlight your new printer icon and press the right mouse button.
Now choose the Properties option.
This takes you to your specific printer's properties control. The properties control allows you to not only print a test page, but also to make changes to your printer paper, resolution, color options and ink usage.
For now, press the Print a Test Page button. In a minute you will see a page print out that includes the Ubuntu logo and eight color bars. If this worked, you can press the Close button.
Congratulations! Your printer is now ready for use with any application.
No test page
There may be a few reasons why your test page didn't print out.
First, with some printers the test page takes a lot longer than you might expect it to. Give the test print a good minute of time.
Second, sometimes the failure comes because you connected the printer after the Ubuntu system was started. You may wish to right click on the Printer icon again and choose remove. Then, leaving your printer connected, you can reboot your Ubuntu system and try the steps again.
Finally, failure to print a test page may have to do with cables not being properly plugged in or a problem with the driver you have selected. If everything seems to be connected correctly, try choosing a different, but similar driver and see if it allows a test print. For example, I can choose the HP LaserJet driver instead of the HP LaserJet 1100A.
No recognized driver
If you review the list of printer drivers and do not find your particular printer, nor one that is closely related, you may have to try a Generic driver. In the list of drivers, when you click the Manufacturer option, you will find Generic. By choosing this, you access a short list of generic printer drivers that may help resolve your issue.
Unfortunately, you need to know some specific technical details regarding your printer to make such Generic drivers work. For instance, most black and white laser printers manufactured after 2000 support the PCL4 or PCL5. If I know that my particular laser printer supports PCL4, I can choose this generic driver and try a test print.
But please wait! I recommend that you don't just try out various options, since picking the wrong driver ends up forcing countless pages to print with garbage. Usually, the only solution then is to pull the plug on the printer! Instead, do some homework. Find out about your specific printer's capabilities. If you find that it does indeed support a specific PCL or PostScript, then try the applicable generic driver.
In almost every case, this will resolve your problem and get even the most recalcitrant printer to work with Ubuntu. On rare occasions, nothing will work; and this is because the manufacturer refuses to supply any type of GNU/Linux driver for their printer line.
Using two printers
If you have more than one printer connected to your Ubuntu system at the same time, you may run into an issue. The first printer may cause the second to be identified on the wrong connection (port). The reason has to do with Ubuntu deciding that both devices exist on the same port. Notice the example in figure 6 with the red circle around the incorrect port setting.
This results in one of the two printers failing to install properly. To resolve the issue you need to highlight the second printer, then choose the Use Another Printer option (circled green) and force the port setting manually.
In my example situation, the HP 1100 (residing on the Port #1) caused the second printer, HP 540C, which requires a USB port, not to be recognized. I highlighted the second printer and forced the proper port setting to read: USB Printer #1 (HP Deskjet 845C)
Unidentified printer
If during the initial configuration your printer isn't recognized as attached, you will need to force configure the connection manually.
Click on the Printer Port option (circled green in figure 7) and specify the type of printer connection you have. In most cases a printer that is connected to your system via a USB cable will use USB #1. Sometimes your USB printer may show up on other USB ports. This will only happen if you already have various USB devices connected to your Ubuntu system.
If your printer is instead connected directly through a Parallel cable, it will use Parallel Port #1. If you have a Canon printer, choose the Parallel Port #1 specifically labeled with (Canon). Likewise, if you are using an Epson printer, try first to connect with Parallel Port #1 (Epson).
Improve printouts
If you desire to print photos or high resolution graphics, you need to make changes in your configuration tool to allow for special options.
From your Ubuntu printing tool, highlight the printer icon and press the right mouse button.
Now choose the Properties option.
Click on the Paper tab to specify paper size for your photographs.
Even more important to good print quality, you need to make adjustments under the advanced settings. Click on the Advanced tab to change the resolution and print quality as well as the print mode, which adjusts color settings.
Once you finish making adjustments to your printer settings, press the Close button and try printing from your favorite application. You should now notice a positive difference in image quality and colors.
You are now ready to print with any of the many applications included with Ubuntu. More importantly, you now have every detail necessary to enhance your printouts or add new printers. You also have some key tips for troubleshooting hardware compatibility issues, should they ever arise.
The best part is that you can now ensure Ubuntu becomes a regular part of your daily computer work.
Printing under Ubuntu 6.06
I don't see this menu option(s), and what if my printer is not supported (epson c45) ?
Printing with Ubuntu
HP printers support Linux
Printing under Ubuntu 6.0.6, running from the CD as a "LiveCD"
Followed the above. In step 2 of 2, it sees my printer on the parallel port, and identifies the needed driver, but when I continued to the next step 3 (there is no "Apply" function in ver 6.0.6, and there is an additional step 3) it failed to install the printer.
Then I went to a Linux help site and downloaded the HP720c driver, and in step 2, I did the "Install Driver" and navigated to the driver, and I received an error message saying that I did not have permissions to write the driver to the path where it was to be installed.
no manufacturer
when i install my printer, i found out that there is no selection found in the manufacturer's box so thus with model, my printer is epson lx 300+II which compatible with ibm proprinter II
Printing on Ubuntu with an LX 300+
Hi! I just installed Ubuntu 6.10 on a Celeron with an Epson LX-300+ printer. I used Parallel Port (Epson) and selected the 9-pin series printer driver. Worked well! Now I'm printing fine!
Hope this helps!
Printer from my Unbuntu 6.06 , how to share
How do I share out from my Ubuntu 6.06 to another PC with Sled10 (novel suse)
Canon GDI usb printer
I have a Canon MPC600F. Its a windows GDI printer :(
I am able to print to it from Linux (Ubuntu 6.06) when it was connected to a windows pc via ethernet using the Canon s800 drivers. when I connect it directly to Linux pc usb, lsusb show its being detected. How can I get usb port to show up in the 'Add a printer' dialog. I'd like to see if I can use the GDI driver to print to it. Also I dont see and usb related file/directory under /dev
Printing with Ubuntu
I have found that printing with Ubuntu and most linux distros is a huge problem. The first problem is that it is no use telling people not to worry that their printer will be recognised and then not explaining how to configure it , or at least not pointing out that the following steps are the configuration, which will not work in my experience on at least 50% of the machines you try it on. Thats all just local machine work, wait till they ask you to do it on a virtual server.
Here is the answer, fist check that your computer is built from A class parts, no dodgy cheap ram either, connect a HP printer to it USB if possible. Get round to your nearest PC World or equivalent, no shadey back street shops, and buy a copy of a program called Windows XP Professional and install it, the printer will be recognised no problem, it will print immediately. Download all the updates make sure the firewall is activated, and then install a wireless router, connect the router to the computer using the ethernet connection on the motherboard of your computer or install an ethernet card. Then download and install a program called OpenOffice, its free and works really well, it opens Word and Excel files as well. If you want a backup program get Acronis True Image,full backup once a month and incrementals every night.
Hey fred_scotland
You made a good point in your comment, MAKE SURE THE FIREWALL IS ACTIVATED. Since you're using winblows you're machine will crawl to a halt due to spyware, viruses, a bunch of other crap that we linux user's rarely ever have to worry about. also, if you could simply google 'ubuntu printer setup', you can read from all the threads that tell you how to setup a printer with linux. and setting up my printer to print from a winxp box over samba was a piece of cake and I am a newbie. been on linux for only about 3 months, if you know how to read than you'll do fine. there are plenty of forums of people who have already suffered so that people like you and I don't have to. ps, the only reason I still have winxp is because my gf won't take the time to learn linux!!! come back to linux and be patient and you'll be on your way!
Amen friend! Been on Ubuntu
Amen friend! Been on Ubuntu Feisty for only a few weeks and in spite of the fact that the majority of the learning curve is still in front of me, I am glad to finally be rid of Microsoft. There is life after Windows! M
Today I had to use my
Today I had to use my windows because I don't know how to make g++ compile for wxApps, my school work, and I needed mingw. Half the time I was updating a firewall, or waiting on firefox, it runs slower on windows, or I was telling my computer to not restart because it had an update. Point is working on linux is just more productive. If windows required less babysitting I would use it. When I need to get work done half of that should not be maintaining a computer.
That is why tech support was invented
GNU/Linux doesn't have most of the problems MS Windows does but you are still going to encounter situations like this if you venture into more advanced territories like vitalization.
My suggestion is get a tech who can help and stop complaining. There are plenty of people who make house calls. You can find better support for newbies at www.ThinkPenguin.com. They'll find you someone locally if they can't help you over the phone. It's a commercial service so you get real support. The one thing I like about them is if you buy hardware from them it'll work and it'll work well into the future without fuss. They get free software. It isn't just about development.
Anyway. If you do get any hardware you'll see it's really easy to do the simple things like plugging in a printer as it is all right there for you. They document everything very clearly with pictures of USB ports, screen shots, and all that jazz. They do a better job than Apple or Microsoft in that regard. The stuff they sell just works, but if you are one of those people who can't figure out how to plug in a USB device the documentation exists.
Don´t see the option USB#1,#2... etc
Sorry but when i was configure a manual port USB for a PHOTOSMART c3810, in the menu dont appear the option USB.
My apologizes, my english sucks!!!
I've gotten the same issue,
I've gotten the same issue, the ports labeled USB #1 etc.. don't show up. I get something called LPT #1 instead, can I use that? If I figure it out, I'll be sure to post my solution.
(I'm trying to install a HP Deskjet F4100)
Click the up/down arrows
Click the up/down arrows next to LPT #1 and on my machine it showed my Epson printer plus a cannon printer that I do not have.
I have successfully installed the driver for a network (Windows) printer(Samsung ML-2010) on my Ubuntu laptop. The printer shows up in the Printer box, but when I print to it, the print jobs just go in a queue with a status "Job-stopped". How do I start these jobs printing?
I too have this problem, with an epson d88, on ubuntu 6.06, everything is installed and I can print go photo images, but when it comes to text I get a job stopped message, has anyone any Ideas, as I cannnot find a setting to change.
I don't have alot of time right now and this is exactly what I needed. Thanks a bunch.
Printing on a Canon Pixma ip1000
I've installed 6.10 and am trying to use my Canon Pixma ip1000 with it.
I'm able to add the printer i.e the printer is recognized and I've used the suggested driver also for it.
However when I print the test page what happens is that the printer light blinks but the test page is not printed. The job makes it to the print queue. The printer as such works since I have no problems from my Windows XP system.
Any suggestions?
have you checked the paper
have you checked the paper size?
Could be the old Letter/A4 difference that is causing the problem.
Printing on a Canon Pixma
I had the same problem, with my ip 1600. If your printer is not on the manufacterer list when you add a printer, it probably means ubuntu has no driver for that printer.
The only solution i found is to install turboprint for linux but if you install the free version you will have to print at lowest quality or it will print their logo on your page too.
Laserjet 1018 doesn't print
I have installed the Laserjet1018 on Ubuntu Dapper, but it doesn't print. I have tried the troubleshooting-tips, but it still doesn't work.
printing ubuntu
I have an Epson stylus color 600 and went to the process to add a printer, choose a drive. All appeared to work; the printer was recognized but when I tried to print the test page it printed a few random characters in the upper left corner of a page and then moved on to the next page doing the same thing page after page. Thus I don't seem to be able to print. Any suggestions about what to do next.
Epson Stylus Color 600
Hi All,
I, like William am having the same problem- multi garbage pages. I'm able to print a test, but when I try to print from gimp it goes wacko. I can't pause, delete, all i can do is shut down the box by hand........what to do, what to do?
HP PSC-1410 doesn't print
I recently got a HP printer and wanted to use it with my Dapper 6.06 installation. All went fine, except it does not print!
/var/log/cups/error_log says:
E [22/Jan/2007:12:57:20 +0100] [Job 4] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!
E [22/Jan/2007:12:57:26 +0100] PID 16137 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip) stopped with status 3!
What can I do?
Hey man , I've got the same
Hey man ,
I've got the same problem with my LaserJet 2100 trying to print on Ubuntu . Status is always Stopped: job-stopped and the error.log looks exactly the same.
Did you find a solution to make the printer sun? I'd appreciate it if you could share.
Ready: No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!; me too
Ready: No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!
error with page pro 1350W that works fine when connected via USB (error occurs when running through USrobotics unit with a server capability)
prior to this had ran terminal with information from http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/2138
to get rid of /backend/http failed error
printing thru detdirect IP address printers
How do I configure Ubuntu to see and connect to a printer on a wireless network?
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MP360 Printer on UBUNTU
I have installed a CANON MP360 on UBUNTU 6.06, and it works fine if I print to it from a connected Windows XP machine. The problem occurs when I try to print anything from the Ubuntu computer, regardless of whether I set the page size to A4, everything from Open Office documents to prints of web pages print in a shrunken format that takes up about half the normal size. Any ideas anyone ? I am using the MultiPass2500 printer driver.
Canon MP 360
I have the same problem - printing from my mac results in an image 25% of the original - have you found a solution?
Install SAMSUNG ML-2510 in Ubuntu Dapper
I tried to install Samsung ML-2510 by following some instructions found from a few websites. In GNOME, it didn't work at all. Samsung unified drivers supplied with its CD is useless. After downloading its current driver at samsung site, it also failed.
It worked out of the box when I switched to KDE using its wizard.
it works
i don't understand what problems others face. Yet from these simple instructions, i was able to have my HP office jet 4200 work with no problem at all. Just follow instruction and if you encounter any step you don't understand, i suggest you make sure you DO understand before continuing.
What about the command line?
this guide does not even mention the command line!
ANYONE can set their printer up on Ubuntu -- its so easy that you dont even need instructions.
What newcomers wont know however is how to print from the command line.
Doesn't print; foomatic error
I added a Lexmark X1185 printer; the closest match listed in the setup wizard appeared to be the Lexmark X125(?).
When I print, there is the usual "How do you want to print?" box, and then a progress status bar, and then the status bar goes away, with the following in /var/log/cups/error_log:
E [27/Apr/2007:19:17:45 -0400] PID 11256 (/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip) stopped with status 1!
What can I do? Is there a driver I need to download? Is the Lexmark 1185 supported?
Lexmark printers some excellent Ubuntu support tips...
Greetings, I had written this article long enough ago that since then the Ubuntu Forums have done some outstanding documenting on the subject.
For an example among many try this:
Hope this helps encourage and get your concern addressed.
no printers detected
I tried two different printers, a Panasonic KXP-7100 and a Cannon BJC-3000, plugged into the USB port. Neither one was dectected at all. My Cannon 670U scanner (USB)is detected but won't start. Could there be something wrong with the USB setup? These devices work fine with win2000 on the same computer.
driver not found (hp deskjet 2360)
I have two pc's. One on Ubuntu and the other on W2K... and I'm trying to share the W2K's USB hp deskjet 2360 from Ubuntu with this method. So It don't work ! The question is :
Is it possible to share via LAN a USB printer on another machine ?
Thanks very easy
Thanks very easy
Very easy to follow. Helped
Very easy to follow. Helped a lot to get the printer setup on Ubuntu 7.0
Kubuntu's easy too. Alt-F2, type in kprinter. Click the wizard button, and from then on it's basically the same thing as what you say.
Andrew Min
Canon MP360 printer driver
The printer part of the MP360 appears to work fine with the driver recommended at the following site. It is not difficult to install either
Cheers and good luck
HP Officejet and Debian
Not strictly ubuntu, but I have had issues printing to an HP Officejet network printer from a debian machine. I configured CUPS, but the print job status was always "JOB STOPPED". After a lot of interweb trawling, I did apt-get install foomatic*, and now it works.
Try it!
Can anyone help,I have an Epson C84 printer connected to my BT home Hub via the hubs usb connection it works great with 4 PCs using windows.I recently installed Ubuntu on one but cannot get it to print at all,Thanks in advance.
Cheers Garry
Using BT HomeHub as a printer server for Ubuntu
You might like to install the Samba share browser smb4k to see if you can see the IP address of the BT HomeHub's Samba Server. Install smb4k by typing the following into a Terminal window:
sudo apt-get install smb4k
When installation has completed, an icon should appear under Applications > Accessories. You can lauch smb4k using that or via the command line in a Terminal window:
I'm running Ubuntu 6.06 on a laptop with a CardBus wireless card networked to a BT HomeHub. I have plugged an HP PSC-2110 multifunction printer into the USB-A port of the BT HomeHub and managed to print to the printer, but it is unreliable: I have to unplug and plug in again the USB cable after each print job otherwise subsequent jobs do not print, so this is not a practical solution. Anyway, this is how I configured Ubuntu 6.06 to print to the printer via the BT HomeHub:
1. System > Administration > Printing
2. Double-click on 'New Printer'
3. Select 'Network Printer' and 'Unix Printer (LPD)'
4. In the 'Host' field enter the IP address of the BT HomeHub Samba Server, which is, by default on my BT HomeHub, 192.168.1.253
5. In the 'Queue' field enter "LPT1" (without the quotes)
6. Click 'Forward'
7. Select the printer Manufacturer and Model (HP and PSC 2110 in my case)
8. In my case the recommended Driver was "hpijs (recommended) - HPLIP 0.9.7 (Suggested)".
9. Click on 'Forward'
10. Enter whatever you want in the 'Name' field (no spaces allowed). I decided to call my printer "PSC-2110-BT-HomeHub" (without the quotes). Enter whatever you want in the 'Description' and 'Location' fields.
11. Click on 'Apply'
12. An icon for the printer should now be visible in the 'Printers' window. Right-click on this and select 'Properties'. Click on 'Print a Test Page' and the printer should print a test page.
Warning: You may find that you can only print the test page, and any other subsequent job you send to the printer does not print. The only solution I have found for this so far is to cancel the print job in Printers and on the printer itself, unplug the USB lead then plug it in again, and then resend the job, which is unsatisfactory. Maybe you'll have more luck.
Using BT homeHub as a printer server for Ubuntu
^Sorry, I missed the "sudo" in my previous post. I should have typed:
sudo apt-get install smb4k
Thanks for the great comment
Printing with HP Deskjet 3930
Just wanted to let you all know that the HP Deskjet 3930 is not in the list (Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 release April 2007), but you can use the HP Deskjet 3920 and it should work fine.
Drivers - troubleshooting on page 2!
For others here who also seem to have same issue with drivers.
I note that page 2 is troubleshooting and includes much information for how to deal with no driver.
I could not find it at first either, then noticed a second full page of info on the article. I wish page 2 was just included in page 1 or made more clear that page 2 had troubleshooting.
Printers - HP and Canon
Basically, HP provide fantastic support for their printers, and it's very easy to get them all up and running.
Canon could not be more different.
Unless your printer is from the ark, there are basically no drivers that alow you any functionality from your shiny new Canon.
Unless, allegedly, you use a utility called 'Turboprint', which is commercial paid-for (paid-for before you know if it works, as well).
So my recommendation to anyone buying a printer, is to buy HP. And if, like me, you happen to have a Canon, then buy a HP. Or continue bouncing files to a Windows machine (or partition), which is so much fun. And efficient.
Canon have really dropped the ball on this, and moreover they don't seem to care one little bit. Just try looking for any support for Linux on their site - none.
You actually have an option to specify Linux as your OS - and then it brings up nothing compatible! It's almost contemptuous.
HP all the way, I'm afraid.
Can't get Hp officejet K60 to print in Feisty
Hi All I have a similar problem to the one mentioned in this thread. I am running Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fox, and my HP Officejet K60 appears to install fine in the print menu, but will not print even a test page. I have tried installing HPOJ as well as the Foomatic software's along with the free version of the Turbo Print utility. Nothing seems to Help Anybody have any suggestions?
Setting up default paper format
Hi all,
I have several printers connected to my Ubuntu 6.06 Station via CUPS.
The printing works fine except that each time I want to print something from an application just launched, I have to set the paper size to A4, otherwise US Letter is selected by default.
How can I set up the default paper format to be A4 ?
NB: When I go to System > Administration > Printers > (select one printer) > Properties > Paper, all the items (Paper size, Paper type, Source, Double sided) show no selectable options. Is this normal?
Thanks in advance for help, cheers.
Printing Stopped
I recently updated to Ubuntu 7.10. I've not had any problems with printing on my HP LaserJet 4 till now. Sometimes it will print, but most times it will not. When I check the status it just says "Stopped." I don't know what to do.
A while back, I bought a new
A while back, I bought a new printer for my business, which designs and sells labels, decals, stickers and more. I helped set up a wireless printer once for a friend and had to get one of my own. I tried the Netgear print server that worked fine with the Netgear router; however, when I switched to the US Robotics router and tried using the print server that is imbedded in it, I could no longer print from the Ubuntu notebook wirelessly. I decided to set it up on my network, which was quite simple, and connected it to another notebook that uses Windows XP Pro.
Although the printer HP Deskjet F2430 was automatically detected upon usb connection to my ubuntu-9.10 desktop, the 3.9.8 version of hplip that came via apt repository did not quite get printing to work. [Ed - spam link removed]
i cannot find a driver for my x1155 listed
when i look under step 2 of 2 and search the printer drivers, i do not see a choice for x1155. any ideas as how to proceed.


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