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This is probably a small step in the right direction when it comes to helping more female gamers come out of their hidey-holes and reveal their faces in the public more often. I heard a few women expressing their dislike for attending these cons because booth babes turn them off. A woman selling products based on sexual appeal is ESPECIALLY irritating to other females who are standing in the crowd...yes I've seen the kind of looks that women in the crowd give booth babes, it's ice cold and pure evil :P
I saw some statistic claim 42% of gamers are female but to all the conventions I have been to, even a BLIND person would be able to tell that nowhere near 42% of the crowd is female. More like 10-15%, that too a good chunk of them simply tagging along with their male partners/friends. Given the sample sizes I have seen, it's fair to say either that statistic was garbage or most of the females gamers living nearby just don't feel like coming.
However I would be equally supportive of hunky oiled-up males showing up to these cons. Booth babes tend to attract the male crowd, so perhaps booth-hunks will attract the female crowd? In theory maybe, in practice I reckon booth-hunks will only kill all potential sales of the product :P
I figure if you are going to let in cosplayers you should hold them to the same standard as you would hold the companies with their employees.
What say a female employee is working on a new capcom Street Fighter game or such, and wants to dress as one of the more risqué characters (of her own free will)? Is she a boothbabe now because she is dressed sexily while promoting her game? or is she just a cosplayer at the expo?
So I will applaud them if they dont have a double standard and disallow any kind of sexyness, or just laugh at how stupid they are if they say its ok for X person to dress in sexy costume but not Y person.
Though to be fair, going through their facebook page, only one or two costumes had any amount of skin on display.
I'm confused by the confusion in the article. One group is hired models advertising a product, one group is fans having fun.
I vaguely recall some controversy when a company paid a cosplayer to advertise their game at a PAX some time back, which admittedly brings up some grey-ish areas.
But "what's the difference between a 'booth babe' and a cosplayer"? Really?
There is a very firm difference between booth babes and cosplayers. Booth babes are the ones posing alongside the game boxes, attempting to promote or sell the game - basically they are getting PAID to be there, that is the most obvious difference I can think of.
Meanwhile cosplayers don't get PAID to cosplay (BlizzCon seriously makes me wonder sometimes though), cosplayers aren't standing alongside game booths and not trying to sell/promote the game, they're just there in kind of a "Look at meeee, I'm a game character! Put hundreds of hours of lot of work into this costume, you people damn well appreciate it!".
Regarding what you said about a female game developer...I say allow her. It's literally her game, she was part of the creative process, she's a developer who needs all the funding/etc she can get, she's allowed to promote it.
But booth babes are nothing more than pin-up dolls for the sake of promoting the product while having no actual relation to the product (no offense to any anybody here who happens to be a booth babe <3), like those motorbike babes.
I don't mind cosplayers but using a woman,s body to sell a product is insulting to both women and men. Especially when it's not a beauty product or clothing.
I;m glad they have made this decision.
So to clarify: It's okay to allow people who flash skin and pimp products because they want to, but not okay to allow people who flash skin and pimp products because they want to get paid?
What about a woman like this, who cosplays as part of her career? Is it okay to let her in? What if Square Enix is footing her expenses?
There's a slight difference between "reason given", and "actual motivation". While I strongly suspect both sentiments are in play, it is much easier justifiable to ban booth babes "to protect the kids".
Not exactly a troublesome problem there: she is not cosplaying in a professional capacity, and therefor is definitely not a booth babe.
Booth Babes: Good Riddence to 'em
That means their going to have to actully market their product, and not the tits in someones face
Cosplayers: thats a bit fucked up though, someone coming in a costume (sexy or not) is their hobby, their not marketing or promoting anything.
Sorry, you think the fact that the QR code positioning encourages and rewarding people taking photos of girls asses is a good thing?
imm seriously thinking that gender wars was right what the future is concerned. with all this gender themed back and forth whining...
I'm pretty sure the "booth-babes" are there voluntarily and that they get a good deal of easy money for what they do. hell if I could earn money by standing next to a random stall in my speed-o (which I don't have... or day I......) all do I'd probably take the job.
So I want to hear what the "boothbabes" think! if there are any on this site.
If you want to help exploited woman (and men for that matter) how about looking at the real issues first and leaving the unimportant crap for what it is.
I don't think that those two things have to be mutually exclusive. Why not hire some booth babes for the sake of their attractiveness and also hire other staff that really is into the game and can answer various detailed questions, so every visitor could decide which one to approach. Just because there are pretty girls around who may not know anything about gaming, does not mean you are somehow forced to any interaction with them. I would understand an opposing reaction to this policy of hiring booth babes, if there was any actual damage resulting to the expo. Yet everyone who thinks this is a cheap and shallow way of marketing can just pass them by, rather than complaining about their sheer existence.
Was the "Euro"gamer Expo held in the states or Australia?
A pretty crude way of putting it, but sure.
I'm really not seeing what's so difficult here.
Okay, now this is more difficult, albeit mainly because I really don't know what that woman's deal is. Is she getting paid by companies to bring attention to their product with her body?
Then yeah, sure, that's a booth babe.
Good move on the part of Eurogamer. If they can't sort it out themselves, ban it.
I also don't get how the writer of that article could confuse cosplayers and boothbabes. Cosplayers choose voluntarily to look however they do. Boothbabes are paid to show off tits and arses, like strippers except the 'clothes' stay on. The two are very, very different.
Yeah, because dressing up like a whore for money is a legit career path that will really get a person somewhere....
As for calling it religious censorship. You should have a taste of actual religious oppression. After that you'd know better than to confuse the removal of strippers to appease sad wankers, with religious oppression.
Andy how can we question this after we agreed all pretty much agreed about the state of fail that is E3 ?
yes it's maybe over judicious use of the word "we"...you always have the option to sue i suppose :P
but aren't you just playing devils advocate for the sake of it here ?
you sound like my mother -.-
"Booth Babes" are not cosplayers and you know it.
"Booth Babes" are an idea from the mind of a marketing man and their presence has nothing to do with games or fandom and everything to do with the simplistic mantra that "sex sells" and puerile assumption about who the audience for games is.
an assumption that in this day and age simply shouldn't be made.
it's a gaming expo it doesn't need to be like a hooters field trip.
well that's not us -.-
hooters is for hooters. gaming expos ARE FOR GAMES (and "all the family").
the only T&A i wanna see at one are animated ones and they better be more than just T&A for the sake of T&A.
I'm just shocked that it's in europe and not the united states. I thought you guys were supposed to be all sexually free and we're the repressed ones.
I see all the comments about the difference in them, but aesthetically, there is virtually no difference. It's just stupid that this is even a thing. One sexed up person is not different than another.
Exactly, i just fell in love with you... on a platonic level
I don't see the problem here quite frankly. I'm sure by now everyone has seen the picture of the "stereotypical gamer" taking a picture on his phone of the two very attractive booth babes. I think that catering to gamers as if they have never seen a woman, much less had sex with one is ridiculous.
My take on this is rather simple: If a company makes a solid product, how about they market the PRODUCT itself. If the product is good enough for me to consider buying on its own merit, then adding an attractive woman won't make me want to buy it any more or any less. Whereas if it is a crappy product, then all I will remember about the product is, "Man, that product SUCKED! But at least there was a pretty lady there to ease my pain." In no way would it sway me to buy said product.
Now don't get me wrong here, I have no problem at all with people dressing up as characters from a product on their OWN INITITATIVE(added for emphasis) because that shows their fanhood. But paying attractive women(or men for that matter) to draw people in seems pretty shallow to me and expresses the lack of faith in the product the company may have.
All of that being said....ladies if you keep dressing up in sexy cosplay costumes, I will smile and be happy.
That's a load, Andy, and you know it. One group is there because they want to show off their costumes, and the work that went into them, and their dedication to their favorite franchises. One group is there because some marketing genius realized that sex sells. Entirely different.
I don't have an opinion on booth models or the idea using them. Banning them just seems puritanical and childish.
PAX has long had a policy against booth babes and its show floor is better for it. Glad to see other shows finally getting on board.
Sexuality is not for children (same goes for heavy violence, but parents don't give a shit about THAT). They had their own section, leaving people a choice. There's nothing wrong with people enjoying the sight of the gender of their choice dressed provocatively so long as it has its own area.
If gamers don't want that aspect of the sales pitch, they don't have to go in and have companies decide for themselves to end the practice.
Uhhh, the only difference is one gets paid for it, both are doing it because they want to. Their clothes staying on is the OPPOSITE of stripper, so they aren't like stripper. That's how the nanny state gets its power though.
Only by your standards.
It doesn't matter what day and age we are in, until every man on the planet has absolutely no thoughts of sex ever again, sex sells will always be true. (Edit: Almost forgot, same thing applies to women too in the thought department.)
Again, advertising. What does expo stand for?
Why would they do such a thing? Advertising.
I don't know what image you intended to post since it didn't show up, but I'm betting it had something to do with the point that you are saying that companies assume that all gamers like to look at attractive girls.
Now the problem with your argument is that you are looking at the gamer demographic as one single entity, and also that you think that companies are doing the same. They aren't, which is why the sex styled advertising isn't the only advertising companies use.
Who are you talking about? Considering you have no qualifiers, you appear to think that all gamers think like you.
It's not idiotic marking; it is smart marketing. I don't buy games just for that point that an attractive girl will be in it(doesn't matter if she is a ditzy stereo type or a strong woman), but it will get me more interested in games I'm already interested in. But of course there are the gamers that occasionally buy a game just for that(it isn't wrong; it is just something they like). Everybody has a guilty pleasure, doesn't matter if it is mundane, exotic, or "taboo".
Yes expos are for games. But again, what is one of the things expos are for? Advertising.
Now the Eurogames Expo said that as a short-term measure, they asked the companies to move their booths and/or booth babes to the 18+ section.
As far as that label is concerned, that is where all the worries and/or complaining should have stopped. It is an 18+ section, that means adult, and what is a part of being an adult, sex. It's not like they didn't have clothes on. So what if they wore skimpy clothes. Boo-hoo!
Oh, did the thought of QR codes on girls shorts or maybe printed on there skin near their butts offend some people? Boo-hoo!
If Eurogamer doesn't want such advertising, then they can just not have an 18+ section(and watch a good chunk of the patronage they get disappear).
The only fault on the companies is that they didn't originally have these girls prancing around just in the 18+ section.
And again, boo-hoo! So, some people were offended.....and the world keeps turning. The Eurogamer Expo will lose more business/attendees from the banning of booth babes than from people that were offended.
People can be offended by such things, but I say so what, I don't care.
So what if a game has T&A for the sake of it? If a game designer wants that in their game, then that is there choice, and they get the rating to match the content.
I'm all for games having strong and independent women that are there for more than just looks, but I don't all games to just have that, because that would be boring. Just as it is unrealistic that all girls in games are dependent weaklings that need to be saved or wooed, it is also unrealistic to have it where all girls in games are strong and independent.
Because realistically, it doesn't matter how much education there is out there about how all people with some work can be strong and take care of themselves, there will always be people that will not become that.
A woman who gets paid to put on a costume is being exploited by the patriarchy.
A woman who chooses to put on a costume for fun suffers from internalized misogyny.
So who is a man being exploited by when they get paid to put on costumes that appeal to the sexual fantasies of women?
Because that happens as well, maybe not with gaming as much, but with other products.
Yes because women that like dressing up in costume suffer from some big bad thing. --sarcasm--
You know, it couldn't be because she actually finds if fun....could it?
Oh no, she couldn't be doing it for fun or that she likes the character she is dressing up as. She has to secretly hate her sex or herself.
Ugh, seriously, there are too many people that look at these matters like they are some absolute black and white subject.
well done for noticing.
now tell the marketing men and explain to them why using sexual advertising via "babes" at a show that is open to all and no doubt hopes to attract as many as possible including women, familys and children is dumb.
when you pander to a stereotype it reinforces it.
reinforcing the stereotype that gamers are all single men that want to ogle scantily dressed women harms the gaming industries growth and wider public acceptance as does actually having the women there at all because vast swathes of people who now play video games find that kind of thing inappropriate in an arena they have entered TO LOOK AT NEW VIDEO GAMES AND NOT IN PURSUIT OF SEMI NAKED WOMEN.
it's simply not needed and it most definitely is not "smart".
and its not "just me".
E3 got slated on this very site by articles saying the exact same thing: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/firstperson/9741-Lets-Stop-Pretending-E3-Is-A-Professional-Event
But you're not answering the question. Is it okay for her to attend as an independent cosplayer with the intent of promoting and advancing her own career and business?
So many of you guys want to paint this as a simple, black-and-white issue, and yet what you're really trying to do is set the terms under which people can and cannot flash cleavage at game shows. How do you argue that that's not a completely arbitrary distinction?
Some people clearly don't understand.
Apparently, most folks think the only thing at stake here is whether or not you find the booth babes appealing.
"I'm not sexist, so I'm okay with this."
Some people touched on the glaring breech of rights and how these are not children but adults making a decision. Not many people here considering the civil rights and controversy in that...
"First they came for the booth babes, but I wasn't a booth babe, so I didn't speak up." etc
its a business enterprise in a privately owned venue : they can place any restrictions on the exhibitors they want.
Your first point:
On children: They said they had a 18+ section. So that point is moot, because it would be the parents own damn fault for letting the kids go in that section.
On women: Really, so what?
I'm offended by people wearing big fuzzy bunny costumes, but you wouldn't see me raising a stink at a store that had one there for the little kids that like such things.
I would have the same mentality with a game that was aimed at women and had suggestively outfitted guys at the booth. If the company is doing it to attract those types of people to buy their product, more power to them.
Short of doing anything illegal, if I ran a company that sold some-kind or multiple products, I would do anything to get more people to buy my product. I would be looking to make as much money as possible. Of course I would way the amount of people I turned away with the advertising, but seriously, the number of people those companies offended are a whole lot less then the number of people they attracted.
On your second point:
Stereotypes: The reason stereotypes are a big problem or even seen as a big problem is because people make such big stinks over them. Those booth babes are choosing to do what they do, they want to make money. If a girl wants to use her looks as an asset to make money, we should be standing there saying she can't.
That article says nothing to me, because I for one think that people have no business dictating how a company can and can't advertise with legal tactics.
There is way too much pushing towards controlling people and their messages and actions these days, probably more then ever before. Things will be better with more freedom, not less.
the 18+ section was separated off from the main show and the women were moved there until they covered up.
a private company running an event in a private arena can make any restrictions on who gets in it wants.
i know: i used to run raves and man the door.
so quit using the "freedom" argument.
or better still try it out when a bouncer stops you getting in a club...
Normally I'd probably say to let them do whatever the hell they want, but really, I just can't. I always feel insulted when companies think that they can spark my interest in their product by flashing some tits in my face, after all we are just stupid fat neckbeards in our mother's basements that will never touch a vagina in our lives.
Of course I'm in the category of your second quotation marked line, but I also agree with that last point you made at the end.
I also am looking at it from a the freedom of a company aspect as well. My play on it would be, "First they came for the booth babe advertising style, but since my company doesn't use that style of advertising, I didn't speak up."
What's next? Companies aren't allowed to attract kids to cereal with cartoon characters, because some adults don't like that the company is pandering to kids to get them to like a cereal that said adults like.
do you have ANY idea what a false equivalence is ?
these are events open to the general public which are there to show VIDEO GAMES hoping to attract as large an audience as possible as is gaming itself in general.
its an entertainment industry that appeals to everyone.
there are no "booth babes" at film festivals.
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No problem. Karol contacted me by email. I have responded on the reports page. Thx. [[User:Graysky|Graysky]] 18:21, 14 April 2012 (EDT)
No problem. Karol contacted me by email. I have responded on the reports page. Thx. [[User:Graysky|Graysky]] 18:21, 14 April 2012 (EDT)
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Beginners' Guide update
Hi. You accidentally removed most of the content on the Beginners' Guide/Installation with these changes so I rolled it back. I was going to replace the old section on the page with yours, but I realized that the core install CD will still have to use the old rc.conf syntax before being updated. I kept your replacement section at Talk:Beginners' Guide/Installation for now (where we can figure out what to do). Not sure what a proper solution is, since the netinstall will have the new syntax (I think). thestinger 01:09, 4 July 2011 (EDT)
- Hey. Was no accident. Good point about the ISO not reflecting the changes though. On the other hand, as soon as the user updates the system, these new changes will be affecting the system. Perhaps best to leave the new info in the guide with a note about a first update?
- Please discuss that at Talk:Beginners' Guide/Installation. -- Kynikos 05:32, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
- How do you get the date/time stamp on the wiki again?
- You mean the signature, like 'thestinger 01:09, 4 July 2011 (EDT)'? Use '~~~~' (four tildas) -- Karol 17:45, 4 July 2011 (EDT)
Modprobed_db typo
The wiki does care if it's Modprobed_db or Modprobed-db - the latter page does not exist. I noticed this typo in your 'Favorite Wiki Pages to Which I Have Contributed' list. -- Karol 21:04, 31 December 2011 (EST)
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Good eye for detail. Fixed and thanks -- Graysky 08:24, 1 January 2012 (EST)
Command prompts
Hey, I've just undone this edit since it breaks style consistency: I think that we must make such choices globally, and not arbitrarily having some code with prompts and some other without. The current style guidelines mention the use of prompts, so this problem should be discussed in Help talk:Style first, agreed? :) -- Kynikos 12:14, 22 January 2012 (EST)
Re: Command prompts
Cool with me. I'll consider a discussion at style guidelines -- Graysky 12:25, 22 January 2012 (EST)
Edit summary
It's me again :) I appreciate what you're doing on the wiki, but, as you're one of the most active contributors, I'd like to ask you to use the Summary field in editor pages, just above the Save page button, to explain the what and why of your edits, since there are users like me who patrol the recent changes, and it's much more difficult and time consuming to check an unexplained edit than an explained one. See also Help:Style#Edit summary. Thank you for collaborating and for contributing! -- Kynikos 05:05, 10 February 2012 (EST)
EDIT: Well, you can make an exception for Linux-ck, since you're practically the only maintainer of the article. -- Kynikos 05:07, 10 February 2012 (EST)
You got it. Thank you for all the time that you put into making the wiki consistent :).-- Graysky 05:22, 10 February 2012 (EST)
Explanation request :)
...I know I'm annoying :) but can you answer ArchWiki:Reports#btrfs stable? and ArchWiki:Reports#/usr/lib/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf? Thanks -- Kynikos 17:26, 14 April 2012 (EDT)
No problem. Karol contacted me by email. I have responded on the reports page. Thx. Graysky 18:21, 14 April 2012 (EDT)
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You added 'vo' to the list of video output drivers, but according to my mplayer, vo isn't a driver:
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- My bad. FixedGraysky 19:22, 22 April 2012 (EDT)
- I don't know - you've changed it to 'vx'. I've never heard of vx before, but I have heard of xv (even though it isn't in my list). Anyhow, this is in the section about enabling VDPAU, and I don't see how adding xv helps with that, when the line already ends with a comma. Is vx in the Nvidia documentation somewhere? Smarthound 19:30, 22 April 2012 (EDT)


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Parents need to know that The Watch is a raunchy sci-fi comedy about four suburban guys (including Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill) who end up taking on an alien invasion. There's some blood and gore, as well as sci-fi shootouts. Expect lots of sexual content, including nudity (toplessness), an orgy scene, implied mutual masturbation, and rampant sexual innuendo. Language is equally strong and constant, with "f--k" and "s--t" both used frequently. Characters drink a lot, and some take drugs. Consumerism is also a big issue, as the movie feels like a huge ad for Costco. The movie made the news in February 2012, when its marketing campaign coincided with a fatal shooting in Florida by a real-life neighborhood watch captain. The movie's marketing and title (formerly Neighborhood Watch) were quickly changed.
Messages: Despite a lot of iffy behavior, the movie does have messages about teamwork and learning to communicate. Characters also show courage in the face of danger.
Role models: Evan is a responsible, brave member of his community, but he's also uptight and insecure. Happily, he learns to overcome some of these problems by trusting others.
Violence: A few human characters are slaughtered in an alien attack. Viewers see huge blood spatters, body parts, and mutilated corpses. There's lots of shooting -- both guns and extraterrestrial laser cannons -- though aliens take most of the hits (they ooze green blood). Also some hand-to-hand fighting (with injuries) and lots of arguing.
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Language: Language is strong and constant, with multiple uses of "f--k," "s--t," "p---y," "c--t," "ass," "a--hole," "c--k," "d--k," "c--ksucker," "goddamn," "hell," "damn," "prick," "vagina," "jizz," "hymen," "balls," and "jackass," plus uses of "oh my God," "Jesus," and "Jesus Christ" (as exclamations). There's some 1980s-era "gangster rap" on the soundtrack that also has strong language (including "motherf--ker").
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27 June 2014, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today met with Denis Sassou Ngesso, President of the Republic of Congo, during the African Union summit in Malabo.
The President congratulated the Director-General for the prompt implementation of the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund, which was established during the Africa Regional Conference in Brazzaville in April 2012.
"In the last two years the fund was established, six projects were signed in Tunis during the FAO Regional Conference for Africa, and 26 countries signed as beneficiaries during the African Union Summit," Graziano da Silva said.
Sassou Ngesso commended FAO for its valuable input in building solidarity among African countries.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - David Patten was unconscious, lying on the cold Ralph Wilson Stadium turf, his head out of bounds, the rest of his body inbounds. The ball was beneath his legs after safety Keion Carpenter had blasted him following a 13-yard reception from Tom Brady.
It was 9-9 in overtime in a divisional game that meant everything to the Patriots, and much less to the Bills, but Buffalo jerseys came flying out of nowhere toward the loose ball, and Nate Clements grabbed it.
It appeared Patten had fumbled after making a catch at the Buffalo 41. Patten was unconscious for approximately 10 seconds, and when he finally came to, the officials were running around, and the Bills were claiming they'd recovered a fumble.
When the replay official reviewed the play, he invoked Rule 3, Section 20, Article 2, Paragraph C of the rule book.
Referee Mike Carey said, "On the play, there is a reception by the receiver. He fumbled. The ball was loose in the field of play and while in contact with the receiver's calf, his head hit out of bounds. By rule, that's a loose ball. If a loose ball touches anything that is out of bounds, it is itself out of bounds and it would be in possession of the receiver."
The Patriots retained possession, and went on to an amazing 12-9 win on Adam Vinatieri's 23-yard field goal, his fourth of the game. The kick was set up by a 38-yard Antowain Smith run on which he bounced off three would-be tacklers and broke into the clear.
The Patriots improved to 9-5 with their fourth straight win, setting the stage for their showdown with the Dolphins, with first place in the AFC East on the line, Saturday at Foxboro Stadium.
But nobody was ready to speak about the Dolphins.
"I'll think about them Tuesday," said linebacker Bryan Cox. "We're going to enjoy this one right now."
And there were sighs of relief. After all, four of the Patriots' last five games against the Bills have gone to overtime.
"We know how fortunate we are to come out of here with a win," said Smith, who for the second time this season buried his former team with a long run in the last minutes of the game. "It was just one of those things. I got stopped in a pile of people, kept my legs moving, and bounced away. You never give up. I hadn't contributed like I wanted the entire game. The Bills are a tough team defensively and they've shown that in two games. To win this, we're so happy."
The victory - and the favorable call by the officials - made the Patriots look more and more like a team of destiny.
"I really don't know what the ruling was," said coach Bill Belichick. "Mike came over to explain it and I couldn't even hear him. We were trying to get the rest of the plays in at that point."
Bills coach Gregg Williams called it a "tough call." He added, "I was told that the ball was fumbled and the ball was in contact with the team that last possessed it. So they ruled out of bounds by contact. I have never seen a play like that."
Patten said, "In training camp when the officials came to visit us for their yearly review of rules, they showed us a similar play."
The Bills won the toss at the start of OT, and began driving, but Otis Smith broke up a third-and-2 pass intended for Eric Moulds, forcing a punt. The Patriots set up shop at the 20, and Brady completed a 13-yard pass to J.R. Redmond, and an 8-yarder to Troy Brown. A couple of Antowain Smith runs went for 5 yards, then Brady hit Patten on the right sideline. He caught it and took a jarring hit from Carpenter before Clements pounced.
After they made their ruling - the officials have discretion over replays in OT - Smith broke from a pack on the next play and rambled 38 yards to the 3. After a 2-yard loss by Brady positioned the ball in the middle of the field, Vinatieri, who had been 5 for 12 on field goal attempts in Buffalo, made his fourth of the day to win it.
Defensively, the Patriots were very good, allowing no touchdowns and only three third-down conversions in 15 attempts. It also forced two fumbles and an interception.
Mike Vrabel had eight tackles and three defensed passes. The Patriots used Roman Phifer and Tedy Bruschi in their 4-3 scheme and left Ted Johnson and Cox on the bench most of the game. While Otis Smith missed an interception early in the game, he defensed two crucial passes and made six tackles.
Lawyer Milloy had an interception of an Alex Van Pelt pass on the same third-quarter series in which Ty Law fell back on his head and neck. Law suffered a mild concussion and left the game. Milloy's pick came on a pass intended for tight end Jay Riemersma at the Patriots 8. It was a huge play, as the Bills had driven from their 20.
The Patriots' offense was another story.
Brady had one of his worst games, completing 19 of 35 passes for 237 yards and no touchdown passes for the third consecutive game.
He was sacked five times, twice by rookie defensive end Aaron Schobel, who got the best of New England rookie left tackle Matt Light.
Vinatieri booted a 40-yard field goal with 4:02 remaining in the first quarter to give the Patriots a 3-0 lead. Because there was no precipitation, unusual for this time of year in Buffalo, it was thought the teams might put some points up. Far from it.
The Patriots added another 3 on Vinatieri's 32-yard kick with 53 seconds remaining in the first half - the big play on that drive a 40-yard sideline pass from Brady to Patten to the Bills 18. Brady took a couple of shots at the end zone, but the Bills defensed them well.
The Bills caught a third-quarter break when Smith fumbled at the Patriots 30, Raion Hill knocking the ball free and recovering. The Bills got only to the 23 before Shayne Graham kicked a 41-yarder to pull the Bills within 3.
On a drive that lasted 7 minutes 46 minutes and 15 plays, the Bills drove from their 17, and on third and 7 at the Patriots 7, Van Pelt threw to Price in the far left corner of the end zone. It wasn't obvious whether Price got both feet inbounds. The Bills never challenged the play, however.
"With the shots we got, we didn't believe it was conclusive enough to overturn the call," said Williams, whose team kicked another field goal to tie it, 6-6.
The teams exchanged two more fourth-quarter field goals, and then fate, as it has much of this season, shined on the Patriots again.


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After drawing freely on the municipal water supply for decades, Eastleigh Farm is rushing to install a private well under a compromise to solve a billing dispute with the town.
After drawing freely on the municipal water supply for decades, Eastleigh Farm is rushing to install a private well under a compromise to solve a billing dispute with the town.
Selectmen on Tuesday voted to give dairy owner Doug Stephan until Nov. 1 to make the transition. If he fails to meet the deadline, Stephan will have to start paying for using town water, retroactive to July 1.
The decision solves a controversy that pitted passionate supporters of the struggling farm against angry residents who called it unfair that, under a longstanding "gentleman's agreement," Stephan doesn't receive water bills.
Stephan came up with the well idea after Town Manager Robert Halpin last month recommended the town start charging the Edmands Road farm the prevailing rate for the water it uses, to the tune of about $12,000 a year.
Stephan asked for a 1-year moratorium on billing, but selectmen settled on giving him just over three months to get the job done.
"It's doable," Stephan said Wednesday. "The first thing I'm going to do is try to figure out how to pay for it."
He said he may hold a fundraiser to help cover the estimated $12,000-$14,000 cost of putting in the well.
Selectmen Chairman Charlie Sisitsky said Halpin will investigate and report back to selectmen on Aug. 14 on the process for drilling, giving the board an option to reconsider the deadline if permitting is expected to hold the project up.
Sisitsky said the town will not lend any financial help, including in-kind resources, to Stephan.
As selectmen worked out a timetable Tuesday, some audience members called for an immediate end to free water for the farm.
Dennis Paulsen of the Standing Committee on Public Works referenced research he's done on the dispute.
He said it's unfair and doesn't make sense that residents on fixed incomes pay for their water, but Stephan doesn't.
"It seems to me that this is being dragged out even farther," Paulsen said.
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"Admission" — What should be a hilarious, long-overdue pairing of two hugely likable, superstar comedians ends up being a major disappointment. As much film and television work as they do individually, Tina Fey and Paul Rudd surprisingly never have worked together. In theory, her smart, zingy persona should mesh beautifully with his easygoing goofiness — or their shared dynamic should bounce, or snap, or have some sort of life to it. Instead, Paul Weitz's direction of Karen Croner's script is tonally erratic: too fast in spots and too much of a slog in others. It certainly doesn't help that the characters feel like types without much nuance. Even reliable comic veterans like Fey and Rudd can't find much that's new or fresh in these people, and as a result they have zero chemistry with each other. Fey, as a Princeton University admissions officer, is always uptight, precise and emotionally closed-off. Rudd, as the do-gooder founder of an alternative New England high school, is always free-spirited, adventurous and open-minded. Even in the fantasy world of romantic comedies where opposites attract and sparks fly, these two have no business being together. Nat Wolff plays the odd, brilliant student who may be the son Fey's character put up for adoption as a newborn and Lily Tomlin provides the film's few moments of joy as Fey's maverick feminist mother. PG-13 for language and some sexual material. 100 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.
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"The Croods" — Cavemen — they're just like us! — or so "The Croods" seems to be saying with its familiar mix of generational clashes, coming-of-age milestones and generally relatable laughs. The animated adventure features a strong, star-studded cast and dazzles visually in wondrously colorful, vibrant 3-D, but the script doesn't pop off the screen quite so effectively. The simplistic message here is: Trying new things is good. It's a useful notion for kids in the crowd to chew on, but their older companions may be longing for something more substantive. Still, "The Croods" is both brisk and beautiful, and should be sufficiently entertaining for family audiences for whom few such options exist these days. And it might be especially resonant with young female viewers, with a strong, resourceful teenage girl at its center named Eep (voiced by Emma Stone in her usual charming rasp). It's the prehistoric era, and while the rest of Eep's family prefers the comforting safety of hiding fearfully inside a cave, with only sporadic outings for group hunts, she longs to see what's outside those stone walls. Her dad, Grug (Nicolas Cage), is especially protective, neurotically worrying about every possible unknown and urging the same sort of apprehension in everyone else. But everything changes when Eep escapes and meets a guy named Guy (Ryan Reynolds). Catherine Keener and Cloris Leachman co-star. PG for some scary action. 92 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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"The Sapphires" — This Aussie hodgepodge is missing a lot — detailed characters, a unique narrative arc, half-plausible scenes of the Vietnam War — but it's got two uncommon things going for it: warm-hearted charm and Chris O'Dowd. They are not mutually exclusive. O'Dowd, the Irish comedic actor, has no proper business being in this film about four Aboriginal sisters in rural '60s Australia who set out to make it as a pop singing group. But this is the same actor who managed to play a Milwaukee police officer with his natural brogue in "Bridesmaids." His passport, thankfully, has some peculiar powers. Bowled over at a rinky-dink local talent show, he becomes the manager of the singing quartet (Deborah Mailman, Miranda Tapsell, Jessica Mauboy and Shari Sebbens). He shapes them into a Supremes-like foursome and soon they're off to entertain U.S. troops in Vietnam. There's a historical backdrop of Australia's discrimination against its Aboriginal natives, but first-time director Wayne Blair keeps the tone light. When the story moves to Vietnam, its less-than-expert filmmaking and threadbare, inauthentic settings get harder to forgive. But even at its most unpolished and cheesiest, O'Dowd and the film's bright spirit make it a tune hard to resist. PG-13 for sexuality, a scene of war violence, some language, thematic elements and smoking. 99 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup coffee beans, coarsely ground
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
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- 3/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons Kahlúa
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 large egg yolks
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- Buttermilk Doughnuts (click for recipe)
Recipe Preparation
Combine cream, milk, and ground coffee beans in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into mixture; add bean. Bring mixture to simmer. Remove from heat; let steep 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Strain cream mixture into bowl. Return mixture to saucepan. Add chocolate and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in Kahlúa. Whisk sugar and egg yolks in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in 1/3 of chocolate mixture. Whisk in remaining chocolate mixture. Strain custard into another bowl.
Place six 3/4-cup custard cups or ramekins in roasting pan. Divide chocolate mixture among cups. Fill roasting pan with enough hot water to come halfway up sides of cups. Cover pan with foil and bake until custards are set, about 45 minutes. Remove custards from water. Cool, then cover and refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Serve each custard with 1 buttermilk doughnut.


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FREDERICK D. FRED" KELLOGG, " 91, of Davison, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at home.
Fred was born in Flint, on July 5, 1922, the eldest son of the late Vesper and Mildred Kellogg. He lived his adult life in Davison, graduating from Davison High School. Fred attended General Motors Institute. He entered the military in 1943 and proudly served in the Tenth Mountain Division in the Mediterranean Theater, Rome, Arno and Northern Apennines Campaigns. Fred married Sophie Guerra of Las Cruces, NM, who was a loving and wonderful wife. He was employed at Buick Motor Division as a Supervisor of Plant #28, for 18 years. Fred became self-employed in the retail food sector for 25 years, retiring in 1986. He wintered in The Villages of Lady Lake, FL.
Fred is survived by his dear wife of more than 69 years, Sophie; and a very special family. Daughters, Barbara (Guy) Zehnder of Switzerland, Peggy Masters of Davison, Pamela Baird, Denise (Scott) McConnelee of Davison; son, Patrick (Carolynn) Kellogg of Traverse City; seven grandchildren, Laura Koon, Stacy (Tom) Bossi, Scottie (Christine) McConnelee, Troy (Natalie) and Melody Kellogg, Ashley Baird; nine great-grandchildren, Emily, Ellery, Sophia, Tommy, Olivia, Liam, Holly, Eric, Christian; sisters, Millie (Louie) Kosbar and Betty (Ted) Dipzinski; brothers, Henry (Doris) Kellogg and Rollo Kellogg.
He was preceded in death by his beloved granddaughter, Heather (Masters) Brems in November 17, 2005 and never forgotten; sisters, Anna Rutter and Ethel Pyles.
A special thanks to Kenneth Hershberger, who loved Fred and was beyond helpful and deeply appreciated by all the family. Fredís wishes: SPEND LOTS OF TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Allen Funeral Home, 9136 Davison Rd., Davison, with Chaplain Hank Messing officiating. Interment will be in Great Lakes National Cemetery, with Military Honors. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Please share your thoughts with the family at www.allenfuneralhomeinc.com.
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On his latest album, Dark Days + Canapés, poet, singer and rapper Obaro Ejimiwe, alias Ghostpoet, sings about modern dating, loneliness and other gloomy topics, underpinning his melancholy tones with minimalist beats. The 35-year-old British artist let Lufthansa Magazin take a peek inside his bag at Hamburg Airport
The German singer with the Transylvanian roots has been producing one hit song after another for more than 40 years. No one has released more No. 1 albums in Germany than Peter Maffay, 68. This February and March, he is touring the country with his new album MTV Unplugged. He let Lufthansa Magazin take a peek inside his case(s) at Leipzig Airport
Bruce Gilden is a New Yorker through and through – and rose to fame as a photographer of people on the streets of the U.S. metropolis. For his FACE series, he created disconcerting portraits of people for whom life is a daily struggle. A conversation about the beauty of normality, violence on the street and real problems with his father
The punk of the literature scene's The Road to Wellville and The Tortilla Curtain are on the syllabus in many U.S. schools. His latest book, The Terranauts, is about eight scientists trapped in an ecosphere. Lufthansa Magazin took a look at the 68-year-old's luggage at Zurich Airport
Heston Blumenthal is regarded as the pioneer of molecular cuisine. His five restaurants boast a total of six Michelin stars. The British chef doesn't see himself as an artist in the kitchen, even his manager puts it dryly but definitively: "Heston doesn't cook." No, Blumenthal is busy doing other things of a perhaps more elevated nature
Illustrator Christoph Niemann is a man with a charming breed of very clever humor. He sketches for newspapers and magazines in Europe and the United States, he develops delightful apps for children and adults – and never takes himself too seriously. High time to pay a visit to his studio in Berlin
The streets are his gallery: French artist JR covers walls and streets with huge photographs, bringing to prominence the faces of people who would otherwise remain invisible. The man in the hat has one overall goal: He wants to change the world. Our reporter met up with him in New York City


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Jack S. Futterman - Oral History
Part I- Early Life
Family Background
Q: So, how have you been?
Okay for an old guy. I have aches and pains, my hip is still out of whack.
Q: Well, you look good.
That's what everybody tells me. I don't know whether it's a curse or not. But people say, "I never thought you are 84 years old." They didn't believe me a lot of times, and I'll say: "yeah."
Q: Well, that's a compliment.
Well, it is in a way.
Q: Good genes if nothing else, I guess.
I don't know about that. When I was in college, I thought: "Well, I'm not going to be long-lived because the rule of thumb that existed then for longevity was take your grandparents' lives as an indicator. My grandfather on my mother's side must have been dead at about 40. I don't know how he had as large a family as he did on the other side in Poland. I knew my grandmother. She came over to this country and she lived with an aunt of mine. She seemed very old to me when I was a kid. She wore a wig. It was the custom in those days for Jewish immigrants from the lower economic strata, from the working classes, to wear wigs as they got older--although we never regarded ourselves poor. So that and also her lack of the English language made me think of her as very old. Her appearance was old, too. My grandfather, my grandmother's husband, I don't know much about him. Probably when I thought she was very old, she was in her 70's. My father's father died before he was born. His mother died before he was a year old. So not much longevity on my father's side and certainly not a hell of a lot on my mother's side. Her father died young and her mother was in her 70's. Today we would regard this to be nothing remarkable. Talk about genes, I'm not sure that my genes are all that great.
Q: Maybe it's luck.
Futterman's Education During The Depression
Q: Jack, how did you come to work for SSA?
How did I come to work for SSA?
I was one of the few people in the 30's, relatively few people, who wasn't hurting all that much. My family felt the pinch, but not all that much. We were a large family. There was somebody working, more of them were working than were not working. And as long as anybody was working in a family, providing in some way, the family could get along. My father was just a working man, an independent sort of guy. He didn't speak the language very well, but he managed to find work. He had a family, and he was devoted to his family.
I was the first one in the family to go to college. I was, as I say, not hurting. But I couldn't go to college without some income. Obviously in the 30's, given my family situation, there wasn't money for that kind of thing. But my family gave me the go- ahead and said, "If you can work it out, go ahead," and I went to college. I graduated in 1933 with a Bachelor of Science and I wanted to be a teacher and so I took another year and got a Masters degree in education.
Well by this time it was very evident that the much-sought job of teacher in the school systems of New York was not available--and it was prized in those days. Not just because it was one of the highest paying teaching positions, not just because one had tenure, which meant job security in those insecure times, but it was a school system that had a very good reputation nationally. It was one of the best public school systems in the country. And positions were highly sought after. So it was no wonder that in 1933 and in 1934, when I was ready to assume a teaching position, there weren't many available. They had stopped giving teaching examinations, which were very difficult in New York, in 1931 or 1932. The reason for it was that they already had a list of people who had passed the examination. The list was, as I recall, a hundred thousand long. These were for positions in the school system. And they had stopped giving the tests for the position and there was just no chance of getting in.
Furthermore, it was made even more difficult, because in New York there was a requirement that one pass an oral examination. The written exam was difficult enough. People found it very difficult to pass this examination, especially if they were out of school for some time. I don't remember how many hours it was, but it took many hours. And then that only opened up the door for you to take the oral examination, which was far more difficult for New Yorkers to pass. The reason was that they would use the weaknesses of a New Yorker's speech against him. And a fellow by the name of Larry DeWitt, if he wanted to get a teaching job in those days and his only experience was in a 10-child school house in Montana, on one of the peaks where people can get to, and he made $600 a year, he would have the teaching experience that would qualify him in the first place. And his speech, unmixed with the "New Yorkisms," would make him super-qualified. They went by the quaint (but valid) notion, which has long been discarded, that children are quick to imitate speech, good or bad, and that it was important not only that the teacher be able to deal with substance, but also to use the English language orally in a way that was excellent. Today most of our TV commentators, the guys that dish out the news features, would fail the test. And the writers would fail the tests, in that they don't write grammatically.
So I was now ready to entertain some idea about other employment, which I hadn't given any thought to. The reason I had gotten to college, and I wasn't hurting financially, was that my brother owned a small business making clinical thermometers--which is a skilled job. They were manufactured by hand and it involved blowing glass and things like that, which I had learned to do. I had learned that while I was growing up. My brother's business never did very well, except during World War II he had done a little bit well. He was 10 years older than I was, he was born in 1902 and during World War I he was working. When I was a child, I remember that one could get working papers at age 14. He worked in the clinical thermometer business and he eventually acquired the business. The owner decided, "You can have the business, I can't pay you." And he had to wait to World War II before he made some money on it. In between he made a kind of a living. I learned how to make thermometers and my arrangement was he'd pay me when he could, and when he couldn't my work would go into stock.
Futterman's First Job in the Federal Government
I was in contact with some of the people in those years who had gone down to Washington. One fellow in particular by the name of Max Bergchad, who became an important staff member at the Railroad Retirement Board, about 1935. Max was writing me and telling me how thrilling it was to work with Murray Latimer. Max was an outstanding student, he was a mathematician, as I was, but he was a better one. He made mathematics his career.
So here was Max, for whom I couldn't get a job--I had some contacts in department stores, etc., and I tried to get him a job but couldn't. Max was Phi Beta Kappa, and he was magna cum laude, and a personable young fellow. And, I couldn't get him a receiving clerk's job, during the depths of the Depression. Max takes an examination, and we're thinking in terms of a statistical clerk, things like that, and he gets a job. And he's writing me these interesting things. He was obviously not working at some clerical level, he was working as some kind of an assistant to Murray Latimer. And that seemed kind of interesting to me, so I said "I'll go down for a few weeks and take a look at it," contemplating that I wouldn't be there very long. So I went down there, and I reported as a statistical clerk to the accounting operations division--or whatever the name was at that time.
Q: How did you get hired?
I took the Civil Service examination at a Post Office, for the job of Statistical Clerk, and I passed it and then I waited. I had a call from the FBI. I mean I had a communication from the FBI to be a Finger-Print Examiner. A lot of people from Social Security, that later on I got to know, had worked at the FBI. But I wasn't interested, I can't recall the reasons. But I probably was not entranced by the idea of working for a police agency.
But Social Security appealed to me, and this gets to the intangibles of what was Social Security's role, and the organization, the kind of people that went there. The interesting point is I was an idealist of sorts, I still am. I felt very strongly, "Why not the best, why not strive to get the best?" And Social Security was identified in my mind in those days, as it was in all of my working years I'd have to say, as an agency that did good for people. They did good for society. They did good for the nation. In fact, they were indispensable. And there were a lot of people who became Social Security employees who had that same attitude. We came from all over the country.
I have to say here, maybe your research hasn't uncovered it, but in those days the Civil Service jobs were highly sought. They were apportioned by State, so that there was a quota for each State. Obviously, the poor souls who came from Virginia and Maryland, and Baltimore especially, being so close to Washington, which were far over their apportionment, found it difficult to get permanent civil service positions. The best they could do was to get temporary employment for six months and then hope their jobs would be renewed for another six months. They had learned that in Washington, if you hold on long enough, you might be blanketed-in. Not all of them were, often times, most times, it didn't happen that way. Generally, blanketing in did not take place because the normal need for employees in that particular organization was not continuous. But at Social Security it was, and eventually those poor souls that came in from the District, Maryland and Virginia, who had temporary status, finally became permanent civil service employees like everybody else, but that took a while.


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Rodger Wasson, president of the California Strawberry Commission, testified recently before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research about the critical use exemption (CUE) process for methyl bromide and the importance of this fumigant.
He conveyed the industry's dedication to producing an affordable, bountiful crop while growing in a manner that protects the earth's resources. The presentation also focused on the commission's work with the parties of the Montreal Protocol on the CUE Process, which gives industries with a critical need the ability to apply for use of methyl bromide after its phase-out.
In remarks to the committee, a description of the strawberry industry's 14-year transition to alternate fumigants was provided. This transition enabled 35 percent of the state's strawberry acreage to be fumigated with alternatives in 2004. Despite this success, many growers continue to face numerous challenges when transitioning to alternate fumigants, including a significant increase in production costs, limits in availability of alternatives and difficulty when applying alternative fumigants on severely sloped fields.
Grower challenges
The commission's testimony also centered on the challenges faced by the California strawberry growers and the great care they take in providing a safe, nutritious crop with the tools currently available.
"There are serious regulatory, technical and economic challenges that prevent many growers from using currently available alternatives," said Wasson. "It is for these growers that we continue to fund research into alternatives and are testifying about the industry's need for the continued availability of methyl bromide."
The commission's testimony commended the U.S. EPA and international parties who oversee the CUE process while offering suggestions to make the Critical Use Exemption Process more efficient. Certain aspects of the process need to be changed to allow for the continued availability of methyl bromide while the industry develops safer, more suitable alternatives.
Switching to an emissions-based management strategy rather than usage reduction would protect the ozone layer by reducing emissions while allowing growers to continue to use methyl bromide until suitable alternatives are found.
The California Strawberry Commission supports and represents the California strawberry industry with programs in research, education, marketing and issues management. The commission represents an industry of approximately 600 growers, shippers and processors.


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HP has unleashed upon the world a new, cheap way to provide a professional copy shop print job without the dizzying level of technical prowess involved with other units; enter the HP Designjet Z5200 PostScript. A printer that is capable of competing with the local Kinko's, a printer that is entirely intuitive with a profound ease of use is one thing. But to price the unit retail from http://www.hp.com at $5,495 is to launch an attack against the printing industry. In 2011, where value and quality of product are held high above all other standards, HP is trying their absolute hardest to appeal to the weary consumer's sensibilities. It looks like we're taking the bait.
First off, this is not a printer you will be using to run off quick copies of your C.V. or to zip off a quick recipe from Mario Batali. The unit is physically expansive and fairly handsome. At 69.7 x 27.2 x 41.2 inches, weighing 189 lbs. the Z5200 is going to require a lot of desk space. Actually, that's a joke; the Z5200 comes with its own rolling stand which is a tremendous convenience when dealing with a printer of this magnitude. The unit is rear loading, which may seem in theory to be more of an issue than in actuality. If you lock one side of the rolling stand, the unit can operate on a pivot perfectly. This means storage uptight, against a wall is still possible as well having access to changing media.
Out of the box the Z5200 comes with printheads, ink cartridges (noted as introductory), 44-inch rolling stand, 44-inch spindle, a sample media roll and a power cord as well as the software needed to run the unit. There are also a few gratuitous programs included with the start-up software that include HP Designjet Excel Accounting Report, and Serif PosterDesigner Pro (free trial). With the included software you will be able to get a feeling for your new unit, but it becomes fairly obvious that you will not be relying solely on what comes with the printer. The unit is compatible with Adobe PostScript 3, Adobe PDF, TIFF, JPEG, CALS, G4, HP PCL 3 GUI, and HP-GL/2. With a dedicated file-processing memory of 32 GB, as well as a standard 160 GB hard drive the Z5200 has some seriously impressive under-the-hood specs.
The Designjet Z5200 comes with standards such as sheet feed, roll feed, and automatic cutter which operates on all media types aside from canvas. As for compatible media types the list seems never ending with photographic, proofing, fine art printing material, self-adhesive, banner and sign, bond and coated, backlit, and fabric/textile. 11 to 44-inch rolls or up to E-size sheets are handled with ease by the unit dealing also with a thickness of up to 31.5 mil by paper path.
Print technology on the Z5200 consists of HP thermal inkjets as well as HP color layering technology regarding resolution. This unit is capable of a color resolution up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi from 600 x 600 with maximum detail selected, the same goes for print resolution regarding non-color jobs. The ink types are standard HP Photo Inks, requiring 8 cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light gray, light magenta, matte black, photo black). The maximum length of a media roll, being application dependent, is 300 ft. As with any printer made in the new millennium the connectivity is focused around Ethernet, USB, or an EIO Jetdirect accessory slot.
The print speeds are found in the following table appropriated from HP's spec sheet online.
|Mechanical print time, US D color image, Best mode, glossy
|5.1 min/page
|Mechanical print time, US D color image, Normal mode, glossy
|3.4 min/page
|Mechanical print time, US D color image, Draft mode, coated
|1.4 min/page
|Mechanical print time, US D color image, Normal mode, coated
|2.6 min/page
|Mechanical print time, US D color line drawing, Draft mode, plain
|42 sec/page
|Mechanical print time, US D b&w line drawing, Draft mode, plain
|42 sec/page
|US D color line drawings/hr, Draft mode, plain
|42.1 D prints per hour
|Mechanical print time, US D b&w line drawing, Draft mode, plain
|42.1 D prints per hour
The above specifications, hardware, and software combine in perfect harmony within the Designjet Z5200 to create what is arguably the most professional large-format application printer that is paired with the simplicity of a plug & play office printer. This unit sets precedence galore. The competitive price can be compared with massive office tower printers, and albeit a rather specialized device, the Z5200 is too cool to be brushed off as pertaining to a niche industry. Harness this unit's power to create massive posters of your favorite musicians or full wall spreads of nature scenes, the choice is yours. Just know that at 41 m^2 per hour, you will not be waiting long for your Miles Davis print-out.
Not for a second am I trying to convince the average consumer to purchase this unit. If you have to think about it for longer than 4.5 seconds, the Z5200 is not for you. It is aimed at small copy shops or burgeoning start-ups, ambitious in their dreams and scale of jobs. As an entry-level unit, there is none easier or cheaper than the HP Designjet Z5200 PostScript and the investment will yield gross cash crops in a small matter of time. HP thought of everything, in what is clearly an effort to appeal to the beginner or novice printperson. With an embedded Spectrophometer, it will be nearly impossible to waste precious media on trial and error testing.
The HP Designjet Z5200 Postscript will quickly become the premier work horse in your print shop operation. And for good reason, with remarkable high speed printing capabilities, and rolling stand, you'll find it difficult to conjure up a job the unit cannot accomplish in a timely fashion. The intuitive design, ease of use and value are unparalleled in other competitively priced units and that is apparent from the first boot-up.


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Teen pleads guilty to violent pawn shop robbery
Teen pleads guilty to violent pawn shop robbery
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa —
An 18-year-old pleaded guilty to robbery charges stemming from a violent pawn shop holdup in November.
A Pottawattamie County judge sentenced Dequan White to 22 years in prison for robbing Brown Loans in Council Bluffs.
White was charged with first-degree theft and carrying weapons. The judge said he must serve 70 percent of the 10-year robbery sentence.
Prosecutors said White and two other teens, Alex Provencher and James Smith, forced a clerk to the ground and stole 10 guns from the shop.
-- Mug shots: See who got arrested
Provencher and Smith are both scheduled to plead guilty in the next two weeks.
Chief Deputy County Attorney John Jacobmeier said the teens sold some of the guns but are not stating where they are.


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First off, apologies for the state of the forum in recent months, I have only recently had time to address many of the hangovers from the migration. I have taken some time over the last couple of days to fix many aspects of both the forum and the server configuration so that the forum can be more stable over all. The big change should be that page load times now take ~0.5 seconds rather 2.5 minutes.
Today I have also taken steps towards tackling our perennial bot problem. One of those steps was to prune several thousand users. If someone you know contacts you to complain that their account has been deactivated then please let me know and I can address the issue.
Apologies again for the lack of action up till now, it is my intention to actively tackle any more issues so that we can return the forum to the useful and fun place it used to be!


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