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It's called "Slow-Sellout". A business buzz term meaning the smoke and mirrors surrounding a believable scheme to slowly dissolve a business for the sake of another. What happens is you call it "Coopetition" or something hokey like that and really what you're doing is more corporate espionage and insider trading. The GOOD thing is that the US Postal Service is a Government Service provided for ALL PEOPLE, regulated, and controlled. It's not a profiteering enterprise like UPS FedEx or Toothless Freds Private Mailstop. I wonder how many people aren't smart enough to see through the smoke?
I do not want anyone but a United States mail-person putting anything in my mail box!!!
You ask a "yes/no" question about such an obviously complicated subject?
Yes, some things good about these arrangements and some not. The last mile and the air transport are good things, but the bad things are should be discontinued or changed.
For instance, we pick up on collection routes at UPS stores. This should stop. They "sell" very little of our services. They only promote UPS service and when a customer still request our service, they have to pay a premium mark up over and above the actual postage costs. Should be illegal. We spend more time and money making this collection stop then we ever get in actual postage revenue from UPS stores. We should just pick up when we deliver their mail each day and that's it, no late day collection pick up for them. If we audited a blue collection box for revenue/volume picked up on a collection run, we would have the box removed if it had the volume level we get out of a UPS store. That same standard should be applied to them.
Also, those return packages (parcel return select? or something like that) that we pick up for all the other couriers should either be ended or we should charge five times what we currently get paid per package. I believe it's one dollar per package picked up. We pick up these packages at delivery points and collection points and we get a whole dollar for each one. UPS, FedEx, and the others are making a killing off this deal. They should be more than happy to pay five bucks per package for what they're saving in travel and labor costs. Also, we only get a dollar per package regardless of size. Some of these return packages take up half the cargo area in an LLV and then the carrier has to work around the stupid thing while trying to deliver their route. They must think we are real suckers to be taking part in this deal.
Happy Holiday to all.
I am curious about one thing. When the postal service, and my district in particular, keeps screaming about how broke they are, why are still allowed to continue money-wasting practices?
I extend a welcome to OIGs to come into my plant, MLS P&DC. When you visit, ask for copies of every PS form 1723 that has been filed for bargaining unit employees over the last 3 years. Last year's 1723s for tour 3 MLS employees alone fills to capacity a 3 inch binder in the MDO's office. There are some people who for months have been paid an extra $500 a month because they are on 1723s changing them from one tour to another, or different days off, etc.
Additionally, the San Diego district has adopted a new holiday pecking order, in violation of all official contracts and LMOUs, by which they will pay people out of schedule pay so that they can force people in on their holiday, rather than bring volunteers or force non volunteers in on their day off. This has been happening since July 2009, grievances are filed and awaiting arbitration. Labor Relations has indicated that while they are willing to pay the grievants hundreds of dollars for dozens of these violations, yet they are NOT willing to cease and desist from doing the same thing next holiday. The problem continues even to this MLK day, and the financial liability is a running tab.
Meanwhile, the district is paying thousands and thousands of dollars, with the full knowledge that they will have to also pay out in grievance settlements to the people that should have been scheduled to work in the first place. This is unprofessional and irresponsible. Any management team outside of a government bureaucracy who managed their people and resources like this would be fired before the the company failed. But here, they have monthly themed potlucks behind closed doors, pat each other on the backs, and then wonder why VOE scores are tanking.
Is there no one in the OIG who is willing to take on such utter waste of money? I understand it is the USPS, they have the right to manage their people subject to the rules, laws, contracts, etc (which they are not doing) But if money is the big issue nationwide in this Agency, would it not behoove the company to do a little house cleaning to see where opportunities are to stop some of the leaks that have sprung up in this sinking ship? Just asking. If you have questions about this issue, I welcome you to call the local APWU union and speak with the president or VP about it.
Thank you for reading this suggestion.
Thge only problem is: Many customers have started thinking they can drop any UPS package at the Post Office, because they see the UPS man delivering evry day. Many PMs are too nice to say no to the customers, so we end up holding UPS packages and giving them to UPS for free. That is not a good idea.
USPS Should be going to the retailers and getting both ends the business.after all USPS is the only carrier that goes to every household every day...
Yes, get the business from start to finish. FedEx & UPS are using the P.O.
I'm tired of making purchases online and getting products handled by these guys.
They talk our monopoly of the first class mail? What do you think signing a contract with UPS to exclusively ship by them at a reduced rate whether it be 2 parcels or a 100~
They receive 85 -90% of the revenue's and the P.O. get the chump change to deliver there product to were it's "Not Profitable" for them! Plus probably any damage claims I presume also???
RAISE the rates for this!
I see nothing in these comments about how the cooperation between the USPS and UPS affects the consumer. I will have a package delivered today, Saturday, by the USPS that was shipped UPS. UPS doesn't deliver on Saturdays. I get my package two days sooner than if I had to wait for UPS to deliver it on Monday. I like it.
Cooperation is a good thing not only in the postal service but in everything that we do. It makes things easier for everyone. This is something that we must all have.
I've been on USPS.com for 45 minutes and CANNOT find a method/address to report PHISHING ! ! ! !
So HOW ( in the HELL ) does one report PHISHING w/full header info ? ? ?


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By Eileen Goltz, CuisinebyEileen.com, Modified from epicurean.com
You should make this the night before you want to serve it. This will be a hit with raisin bread lovers!
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
Powder Sugar (optional)
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 x 13 pan. In a saucepan combine the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Stir constantly while heating so that the butter melts and the brown sugar combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
In a bowl mix together the eggs, half and half, vanilla and kosher brandy or orange juice concentrate and salt. Whisk to combine.
Arrange bread slices in one layer in baking dish, squeezing them slightly to fit. Pour 1/2 the mixture over the bread. Place the remaining bread into the pan and then pour the remaining egg mixture over the top.
Sprinkle the chopped nuts over the top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before cooking. Bake, uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is golden. Serve with maple syrup or sliced strawberries and powdered sugar.
Yield: serves 10 – 12
Recipes: Dairy Dishes, Casserol, Raisin Bread, Kosher

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I just love it when someone claims to have followed a recipe "perfectly" except they did things differently in three ways, and then gives the recipe a poor rating-(don't you?) For those who aren't aware, a stick of Crisco is equal to 1 cup, so if you don't have the sticks, just measure out a cup and you're fine.
Not sure what happened, but my batch didn't turn out anything like the positive reviews I'm reading. I probably overcooked them, since they're a little harder than I expected, but it was very hard to tell when I should pull them. Even the dough is "set" so I wasn't sure what I was looking for. I also had the issue that others had, with the powdered sugar turning into gluey sugar, even though I followed the recipe as written. Mine also didn't expand at all in the oven, although I'm not sure whether they're supposed to. After the first sheet, I pressed the cookies down a little on the baking pan, otherwise they came out just as spherical as when I put them in. Overall, the flavor's not bad, but the texture and specificity in the directions needed improvement.
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Crunchy outside, gooey, chocolatey inside. Very good for chocolate lovers. Important to remember 1 stick of Crisco is 1 c. as opposed to 1 stick of margarine being 1/2 c. - perhaps this is why others thought they were too sticky or too dry. Made exactly as written except that I used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa and they were just right. Don't skip the rolling in granulated sugar step. It makes the powdered sugar not soak into the cookies while baking and gives the snow capped look!
Delicious, super easy cookies. I substituted a stick of butter for the Crisco, and had no problems. They look just like the main picture! I also substituted butterscotch chips for the chocolate chips (since they were on sale) for delicious results. They are difficult to tell when they're done, but you can touch the tops with a fork - once they don't jiggle or move, they're done. For the curious: I know Crisco measures 1 stick = 1 cup, and butter is 1 stick = 1/2 cup, but for whatever reason, 1 stick of butter worked just fine.
Delicious! I followed the recipe just as written and they came out perfectly. I divided my dough into thirds, working with just one portion at a time, keeping the others in the refrigerator. Can't wait for my husband to try one- he's the one who thinks if it's not chocolate, it can't be good! I'm predicting these will be on his favorites list.
Wow! What a delightful cookie! It's VERY chocolatey and VERY rich, but we like that around here. :) The outside is slightly crispy, but when you bite in, you encounter a soft, tasty cookie. Only change I made was to substitute the shortening for butter.
My neighbor brought these to a Christmas party last night and I asked for the recipe. She pointed me here to allrecipes. These are wonderful cookies and the thing that made her's even better was that she added crushed peppermint to the center as soon as they came out of the oven. Fantastic!
These turned really good, except not as pretty as the picture above. Thanks to the person that put in their rating about the one stick of crisco = one cup. I would've had no idea what one stick of crisco was, since ours only come in bricks. 4 stars. Only because of the recipe not being specific enough and causing me slight stress... haha
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Calories: 137
Calories from Fat: 59
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NOTE: An individual must use his/her own discretion during an active shooter event as to whether he/she chooses to run to safety or remain in place. However, best practices for an active shooter event are listed below.
The potential for a school shooting exists on every campus throughout the United States. Although the possession of firearms on or around the campus is prohibited, previous local and national shootings dictate the importance and need for a response plan. In the event you observe an individual with any type of weapon on the campus, immediately contact Public Safety at ext. 2222 or (619) 260-2222.
Develop a Survival Mindset
- Awareness and Preparation: Take time to understand your surroundings and environment before an emergency occurs. Ask yourself, "What if?" questions and develop a plan.
In an Active Shooter Emergency
Make a decision, trusting your instincts, to take action to protect yourself to survive the situation. You generally will have three options:
- Get away: Can you safely escape?
- Hide: Is there a good place to hide?
- Confront: Will you take out the shooter?
Getting Out
- If you can and you deem it safe, get out and get to a safe place.
- You will have to rely partially on instinct.
- Leave belongings behind, but take your cell phone if it is handy.
Hiding in a Safe Place
- Find a hidden location.
- Find protection behind furniture if possible.
- Find a room that locks if you can.
- If possible, close and lock the outside door to the room. Blockade the door with furniture or other heavy objects.
- Close the blinds, turn off the lights, remain quiet, silence cell phones, spread out away from other individuals, and move behind available cover. Stay on the floor, away from doors or windows, and do not peek out to see what may be happening.
- Make a plan with others in the room about what you will do if the shooter enters.
- Make a total commitment to action and act as a team with others.
- Do whatever is necessary to survive the situation.
- If possible and safe to do so, report the location of the assailant.
If Outside When a Shooting Occurs
- Drop to the ground immediately, face down as flat as possible. If within 15-20 feet of a safe place or cover, duck and run to it.
- Move or crawl away from gunfire, trying to utilize any obstructions between you and the gunfire. Remember that many objects of cover may conceal you from sight, but may not be bulletproof.
- When you reach a place of relative safety, stay down and do not move. Do not peek or raise your head in an effort to see what may be happening.
- Wait and listen for directions from Public Safety and/law enforcement personnel.
If Suspect is in Close Proximity
- An individual must use his/her own discretion about when he or she must engage a shooter for survival.
- Generally, one can lie motionless and pretend to be unconscious or confront the individual.
- Make a plan as to how you will survive the situation.
- Make a total commitment to action and act as a team with others if possible.
- Do whatever is necessary to survive the situation.
Help Out
- Warn others.
- Help others escape.
- Keep others away from the danger area.
- Help the injured.
- Help others stay calm
Calling for Help
- If safe to do so, call the appropriate authorities. Do not assume that someone else has reported the incident.
- On Campus: call the Department of Public Safety at (619) 260-2222.
- Be persistent; phones may be jammed.
- Calmly identify yourself and your exact location. Remain calm and answer the dispatcher's questions. The dispatcher is trained to obtain the necessary and required information for an appropriate emergency response.
- If safe to do so, stop and take time to get a good description of the criminal. Note height, weight, sex, race, approximate age, clothing, method and direction of travel, and his/her name, if known. If the suspect is entering a vehicle, note the license plate number, make and model, color, and outstanding characteristics. All of this takes only a few seconds and is of the utmost help to the responding officers.
- Although you are not expected to know all of the answers, answer them to the best of your ability. Even though you may think the questioning is wasting valuable time, the information you provide will enable Public Safety dispatchers to dispatch officers and other emergency personnel safely and effectively.
During your call to Public Safety, you will be asked questions, such as:
- What exactly is happening and how do you know? Is it still happening?
- Where is the suspect now? What was his/her last known direction of travel?
- Are there any wounded and how many?
- What is the specific location of occurrence?
- What types of weapons were used? Describe the weapon/s or other dangerous object/s if possible, and any visible ammunition:
- Rifle
- Shotgun
- Handgun: revolver or automatic
- Ammunition: Describe type, amount and type of container (metal box, cardboard box, backpack pockets and others)
- Knife or other dangerous weapons
- Explosive device: Give specific description
- Were any shots fired? Describe the sound and the number of shots fired.
- Do you know who the suspect/s is? If yes, identify them and provide any background knowledge you may have.
When Law Enforcement Arrives
- When law enforcement reaches you, do not run at them or make sudden movements.
- The priority of the first responders will be to identify the shooter. Law enforcement will need to ensure that you are not the shooter.
- Do not scream, yell, point, or wave your arms.
- Do not hold anything in your hands that could be mistaken for a weapon (including cell phones).
- Be quiet and compliant.
- Show the officers your empty hands and follow their instructions.
- Give the number of shooters.
- Give the location and physical description of the shooter.
- Give the number and types of weapons.
- When it is safe to do so, you will be given instructions as to how to safely exit your location.
In the Event There are Hostages
Call Public Safety and be prepared to give the following information:
- Identify hostage location in building or area
- Number of assailants, if known
- Number of hostages, if known
- Identity of assailants, if known
- Any description of assailants and weapons
- Any demands made by the assailant/s
- If you are at a distance, move away from the location to a safer area.
- If you can do so safely, evacuate area to a safer location.
- If possible provide the above information to a Public Safety or Law Enforcement officer once you are in a secure location.


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A two-vehicle car crash along a slushy Lanham-Severn Road in Glenn Dale claimed the life of two and injured two others, but Prince George's officials said the county is otherwise weathering Monday's snowfall relatively well and urging residents to use caution on roads.
Around 8 a.m. in the 10000 block of Lanham-Severn Road, a red Honda traveling west struck an oncoming silver Audi in the eastbound lane, Prince George's police said.
Both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries but the two passengers in the Honda died, said Officer First Class Nicole Hubbard, a county police spokeswoman. One passenger died at the scene while the other was taken to a hospital and died a short time later, Hubbard said.
All occupants were trapped in their vehicles when emergency medical personnel arrived and had to be extricated from the vehicles, said Mark Brady, a county fire/EMS spokesman.
Brady said the weather — portions of the county received up to three inches of snowfall — may have played a role in the crash.
"There was still heavy snow [at the time of the accident]," Brady said. "Some parts of the road were snow-covered and others were wet, and those factors may have contributed to the crash."
Hubbard said the cause of the crash has not been determined.
"Obviously, there's snow and weather conditions, but it's too early in the investigation to say 100 percent that snow is a causing factor," Hubbard said.
The crash occurred near several auto body and mechanic businesses, some of which had shop owners there who were first to witness the wreckage.
"One man was hanging out of a broken window, and it looked like he had expired," said Nazir Ali, 63, who said he heard the crash and ran to help. "The guy in the silver car was waving out of his window saying, 'Help, help, help.' I held his hand just to comfort him a little bit."
Ron McGraw, who works at Brevard & Son Auto Service, said he heard a loud bang and called 911.
"No one was moving when we got there. ... I just felt helpless because I couldn't do nothing. I didn't want to move anybody. It's just a helpless feeling. The guys were literally hanging out of the car," McGraw said.
Brady said that the Glenn Dale crash was the only major incident despite what he described as an increased call volume.
"The two-hour delays in schools certainly helped," Brady said. "Most roadways appear clear now, and even some secondary roads. There are still some slick spots, so everyone should exercise caution on the roads."


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Challenge Evolution With Legitimate Questions – Not With Semantics
In Tennessee, a bill dubbed the "monkey bill" is on its way to becoming law – if Tennessee Governor, Bill Haslam (a Republican) signs it when it reaches his desk. The bill is meant to allow "challenges" and "questions" to current evolutionary teaching. Its supporters hope it will do more to undermine evolution and persuade people to embrace alternatives like creationism and intelligent design (which for the most part are one in the same). The bill's detractors worry that it is nothing more than a backdoor for religion to enter the public schools.
Evolution, and more to the point, biological evolution – which is defined as a change in the allele (genes) frequently over time – is a fact. (The "theory" part of evolution does more to confuse those who don't understand it. For those that do understand evolution, and still deny it – like Answers In Genesis – "theory", and its meaning, is stretched and warped into something altogether sinister.) And while there is debate within the scientific community with regards to individual ideas and constructs about evolution – science and scientists are not in disagreement in accepting evolution, the incredible mounds of evidence and documentation that exist, as being fact.
There ought not be any fear or worry when someone questions the reliability of the evidence for evolution. That ought to be welcomed as an opportunity to explain evolution and why evolution is real. But when anti-evolutionists pontificate about the "complexity" of organisms, and use that as reason enough to reject evolution and postulate intelligent design, that is nothing more than semantics. And what is going to happen to those students who do challenge evolution as fact because they have been brought up to reject it for creationism/intelligent design, who are presented with the facts, the evidence, the documentation, and still reject evolution? How will that be handled?
The assertion by creationists is that evolution cannot be fact because of the "complexity", and because of the perceived "design" element within nature. They also use words such as "accident", "mistakes", "randomness", and ask, "How can evolution be fact if everything is a result of an "accident", if everything, including humans, is the result of "random" occurrences and "mistakes"? And then they smile and exclaim, "a-ha!" Well, none of that disproves evolution, and certainly does not overturn the evidence for evolution. What it proves as that evolution can in fact assemble chemical reactions into "complexity" and beauty against however many perceived odds.
But – what if there actually were no "mistakes" within evolution? What if there was not 'randomness", or "accidents" or even "complexity" itself within evolution? Guess what? There's not!
Not in the layman's terminology, anyway. Without getting too technical, everything is, and everything is a result of, chemical reactions, and chemicals bonding to one another, which in turn transform into other things, and so forth and so on. As for "complexity", how we define complexity is not how complexity is defined within the parameters of evolution. In other words – there is no actual "complexity" within evolution, merely a string of events (chemical reactions) over time which, for myriad reasons, change their allele (genes) frequency. What is really all that "complex" about any organism? That we may not understand the "how" part of the inner workings of an organism does not make that organism complex, or complexly constructed. What we see now in any organism is not how it originally looked, even those that have remained unchanged for tens of millions of years.
Evolution, and teaching evolution, ought not try to replace God or religion. And while evolution is a fact, that it is in no way disproves God or makes religion obsolete. And it works to anyone's disadvantage to attempt using evolution as a means in which to push religion aside and push it into that symbolic "ash-heap of history". We know tens of millions of people accept both evolution and God, and accept that God used evolution and worked through evolution. We can neither prove or disprove that God did, because we cannot test for the supernatural and it is a waste of time attempting to debate what we cannot test for. In any event, that is irrelevant. We can test for evolution and what is natural.
When anyone challenges evolution, even in public school, teachers ought to stand up to the challenge and meet it head on. Yes, some people will attempt to use creationism and intelligent design as a backdoor to get religion back into the public schools. If they have to be that sneaky about it, then it means their ideas don't have much, if any, weight, scientific or otherwise, to stand on. Evolution has plenty of weight, plenty of merit, to stand on, regardless of the challenge.
So – who's worried?
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- On the Tennessee Senate's Anti-Evolution Bill, Creationism, and Substantial Ignorance (intentious.com)
- Evidence for and against Evolution. (onefuriousllama.com)
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France coach Philippe Saint-André believes that England are favourites for the Six Nations after their victory over New Zealand.
Les Bleus are many people's tip for the title after four consecutive victories during the November Internationals, but Saint-André was quick to deflect the attention away from his side by acknowledging England's effort against the All Blacks and their three home fixtures.
"We need to be honest - with the performance they put in against New Zealand and three matches at home, England are the favourites," said Saint-André.
"Our target is to do better than last year and I think we are outsiders - French people love to be outsiders so we are happy with that."
Pascal Papé has been chosen to lead the French side with Thierry Dusautoir still returning from injury, with Saint-André praising Papé's relationship with the younger players in the national squad.
"Pascal did a great job in November, winning four consecutive matches, plus Thierry [Dusautoir] was injured until a few weeks ago so it gives him time to focus on himself and to get back his form," added Saint-André.
"With Pascal, what you see is what you get. He gels well with the young players but they also respect him - he has a lot of charisma and the spirit of the team is very important.
"Thierry is a fantastic captain but with a new group of players coming in Pascal did a great job, so I think it's fair to carry on with him.
"Thierry will play this week on Friday so for him as with all the players we will keep out fingers crossed for no more injuries. He's in the squad of 33 and we have three days together from Saturday to Monday and then we will see if he makes the 23."
France have less preparation time than any other side in the tournament, a regulation that Saint-André bemoaned, highlighting the example of England's Elite Player Squad agreement as the best way forward.
"It's frustrating. We need to try to be as focused as possible in the few days that we have - but I think we have fantastic potential. We showed this in November, but for the Six Nations it is like running the 100 metres and starting ten metres behind everybody else," he added.
"Between the league, the Federation and the players - we need to look after our best 33/34 players like England do. Although Bernard Laporte said the same thing and so did Marc Lièvremont, so for the next coach after me perhaps everything will be in place.
"On Monday night we will try and pick the side that we feel are in the best shape physically and mentally. The problem for French rugby is consistency - winning four matches in November was a big achievement - but we start with a tough game against Italy.
"They are a good side and they were unlucky to lose against Australia in November."
With a squad packed full of young talent including Wesley Fofana, Brice Dulin, Jocelino Suta and more, captain Papé believes the new generation can be very successful.
"I hope that this new generation will do well," said Papé.
"They have a lot of spirit and ambition and I'm happy to guide them in the right direction. There's not a lot of difference between the younger players and older guys - we all play our role and I'm not worried about them."
Two familiar faces will be returning to the French squad however in Frédéric Michalak and Matheu Bastareaud, with both players in good form according to Saint-André.
"Frédéric brings a lot of flair but also experience," stated Saint-André.
"He is still a young man and it helped him to have a good pre-season in South Africa, which is something we do not have in France due to 11 months of competition.
"He is playing scrum-half for Toulon but I will pick him at fly-half for France. In the Top 14 you have Jonny Wilkinson, Luke McAlister, Brock James and so on, so you need to find a fly-half.
"Fly-halves are like good French wine - the older you are the better you are. He has slowly matured and just become a Dad and now his rugby is completely different.
"In November he was just happy to be part of the team and play with the guys around him and he did fantastically well. We have Francois Trinh-Duc as well, so we have options, but Frédéric played very well in November.
"Mathieu is in a team with plenty of competition, he has improved his fitness and is starting to play well for Toulon.
"We have a lot of competition at centre with Maxime Mermoz, Wesley Fofana, Florian Fritz and Bastareaud but now he is playing well for his club he deserves to be back in the squad. As for whether Fofana will play wing or centre - he is a good footballer!"
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While many health conditions are complex and influenced by a combination of genetic and non-genetic factors, others follow a much simpler pattern where disruptions (or "mutations") in a single gene can directly cause disease. These diseases are often referred to as Mendelian diseases, named after the monk (Gregor Mendel) who discovered the concept of genes and simple genetic inheritance using experiments in pea plants. At 23andMe, you can learn whether you "carry" certain mutations linked to a number of Mendelian diseases with the Carrier Status reports. But what does it mean to be a carrier?
Recall that all of us have two copies of each chromosome — one from mom and one from dad — and, therefore, have two copies of each gene. If both copies of a gene turn out to be impaired and that gene is important for health or development, disease results. Sometimes, having just one working copy of a gene is OK — in this case, people are usually perfectly healthy, and simply "carry" an impaired copy of the gene. If two carriers start a family, however, each child has a 25% chance of inheriting two impaired copies and being affected with the disease. (See sidebar below for more information about inheritance patterns for Mendelian diseases.)
23andMe's Carrier Status reports identify whether you carry any of a set of mutations for each of 24 different genetic diseases*. Most of the time, your results will show "Variant Absent" — and this is a good thing! It means you do not carry any of the genetic variants that 23andMe tests for that disease.
You might also see a few of your results listed as "Variant Present," meaning you are a carrier for a variant tested by 23andMe for that disease. Don't worry — this is not always uncommon. For example, one out of 29 people with European ancestry in the United States carries a variant linked to cystic fibrosis (the numbers are one out of 46, one out of 64, and one out of 90 for Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans, respectively). Carrier status information can, however, be useful for those planning to have children.
Like the Disease Risk reports, each Carrier Status report has background information about the disease in the "How It Works" tab and more details about the variants tested in the "Technical Report" tab, both located under the title of the report. Instead of the Odds Calculator, however, the section under "Your Genetic Data" contains a table with your carrier status results for that disease (click to enlarge images).
|My results for Canavan disease
|My results for cystic fibrosis
Most of the reports will have tables similar to the one on the left for Canavan Disease: you either have no copies of any genetic variants tested that are associated with Canavan Disease, one copy, or multiple copies (and therefore have Canavan Disease). Other diseases are slightly more complicated in that some genetic variants might not result in the same severity of disease. In the case of Cystic Fibrosis, shown on the right, there are some genetic variants that do not always cause disease, and some that cause more severe disease than others. One variant in particular is well-known to cause "classic" cystic fibrosis in people with two copies of it.
Types of Mendelian diseases
- Autosomal recessive – The gene involved resides on one of the 22 non-sex chromosomes (known as "autosomes). Two mutations impairing the gene (one on each copy of the chromosome) are required to cause the disease. Examples are cystic fibrosis, Tay-Sachs disease, and sickle cell anemia. Sometimes, carriers may have a mild form of the disease, with or without overt symptoms; this is the case with sickle cell anemia.
- Autosomal dominant – The gene involved resides on one of the 22 non-sex chromosomes. One mutation impairing the gene may be sufficient to cause disease. Examples are familial hypercholesterolemia and Marfan syndrome.
- X-linked recessive – The gene involved resides on the X chromosome. Two mutations impairing the gene (one on each copy of the chromosome) are required to cause the disease in women. Because men only have one copy of the X chromosome, one mutation is sufficient to cause the disease in men. X-linked recessive diseases are more common in men than in women for this reason. A well-known example is hemophilia.
X-linked dominant, Y-linked, and mitochondrial diseases also exist but they are fewer and more rare.
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a publicly available catalog of Mendelian disease information.
One special case in the Carrier Status category is Hemochromatosis, a disease that results from mutations in a gene that regulates iron absorption in the body. This is a fairly common genetic disease and many people with European ancestry will be carriers of one of the two mutations that 23andMe tests. It turns out that of those who have two copies of a disease-associated variant, few (30% of men and about 1% of women) will actually develop iron overload, the primary symptom of the disease.
Note that while the Carrier Status reports do tell you if you have two copies of a disease-associated variant, it is very rare for someone to receive that result for most of the diseases due to their extreme rarity. (In these cases, it is even more unlikely for someone to be surprised by such a result, since you would almost certainly already know that you have the disease.) The main function of these reports, therefore, is to inform you of your status as a carrier or non-carrier for the genetic variants tested.
For some populations, this information is especially useful. People with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry have a higher chance of carrying genetic variants associated with certain diseases, including Tay-Sachs and Canavan disease. Sickle cell anemia is more common in those with African ancestry. And cystic fibrosis is one of the more common genetic diseases in populations with European ancestry. If you do turn out to be a carrier for something, you can learn more about which variant you carry in the Technical Report.
23andMe encourages people who are concerned about these diseases or considering starting a family to discuss their results with a genetic counselor. 23andMe collaborates with Informed Medical Decisions, Inc., to give customers direct access to independent, board-certified genetic counselors that have been specifically trained in 23andMe's reports.
Next post: Red pill, or blue pill? Learn about your likely reactions to certain drugs and medications with 23andMe's Drug Response reports – When One Size Doesn't Fit All.
More Health at 23andMe posts:
Health at 23andMe: What Can You Learn?
Navigating Your Health Results
Anatomy of a 4-Star Disease Risk Report
When One Size Doesn't Fit All – (the genetics of Drug Response)
For a refresher course on genetics or help navigating the service, visit Genetics 101 on our website, or see our Frequently Asked Questions.
Check out our companion series, Ancestry at 23andMe, and other articles in 23andMe How-To.
* Based on current offerings. Note that a few of the diseases included in the Carrier Status category are not strictly recessive (Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Familial Hypercholesterolemia Type B, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (MYBPC3 25bp-deletion), Torsion Dystonia, and BRCA Cancer Mutations); in these cases, having one copy of a mutation may be associated with increased risk for the disease or related conditions.


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Now blogging at Scribbling.netOctober 25th, 2013
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It's the New Year and for me that means a new show: starting tomorrow, January 8th, I'm the newest co-host of All About Android alongside Jason Howell and Ron Richards. AAA is "your weekly source for the latest news, hardware, and apps for the Android faithful." I should admit upfront: I'm an Android unfaithful.
I started using Android 1.6 on the G1 in 2008, and since then I've owned every Nexus device except for the 4 and the 10. I released an Android app in January of 2011, and I still love firing up Eclipse to stretch my Java muscles and add a new feature or fix a bug. I've suffered through Honeycomb, the Logitech Revue, the Motorola Xoom, the Droid, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the Nexus Q. I'm holding out (very cautious) hope for Project Glass.
Few events leave such a big mark on your personal timeline that they split your life story into two parts: before and after. This year, the birth of my daughter Etta did just that.
A year ago I would have said that our long journey to pregnancy made me more than ready for parenthood. What a fool. It would have been impossible to prepare for the intensity of our love for her, as well as the complete upending of our priorities, home, schedule, and identity. It's only been three months, but it's already difficult to remember exactly what we did with ourselves before her dimples and coos, the 4am feedings and afternoon naps, the diapers and bottles and cuddle sessions.
Etta alone made 2012 my best year yet, but behind her there are a few things I want to remember about the past 12 months.
This article originally published in issue 2 of The Magazine.
Choosing a sperm donor is a little bit like setting up an Xbox avatar. You begin by deciding on the ethnicity, hair color, and eye color of the fellow whose sperm you'd like to combine with your egg to make your baby. Then you enter that criteria into a sperm-bank search engine, which returns a list of matching anonymous males who passed rigorous genetic tests and filled out detailed questionnaires. Finally, you pore through each donor profile, considering things like his height, weight, build, SAT scores, family medical history, sexual orientation, whether or not he has moles, the shape of his nose and mouth, and in some cases, his baby photo or voice sample.
Our sperm bank has a web-based form to search their database. As a developer, when I use tools like this, I can't help but think about the coders behind it. Did the people who wrote this HTML really consider their end-users? Did they visualize the lesbians, the single women, the aspiring parents who had everything lined up except viable sperm? Did they imagine the tension, the hope, the bizarre feeling of picking out the genetic material to make your baby online, the same way you'd shop for computer parts?
My life just got its biggest upgrade yet. My daughter, Etta Rebecca Bailey, was born on September 18th. She is named after five of the most extraordinary women who have ever lived: her Aunt Loretta, Nonna Loretta, Grandma Becky, Great Granny Marcella Etta, and of course, the wonderful Etta James. After a harrowing early delivery and a week in the NICU, Moms and baby arrived home happy and healthy. In just eight weeks, Etta has already grown so much. In between naps, we're just trying to keep up with her.
I don't plan to turn this site into a mommy blog (not that there's anything wrong with that!). But my girl is already making me smarter and more thoughtful as a developer and commentator, and I do hope to write about that. Thanks to her, everything I do—from changing a diaper to planning an app release—has a new gravity to it, because it will affect and reflect on her. I'm still figuring out what that all means, but so far raising her has been the most joyful and exhausting undertaking of my life.
More blogging to come, especially once we're sleeping through the night.
Just uploaded an extensive update to Todo.txt for Android to the Google Play Store! Todo.txt for Android now archives completed tasks, supports swipe-to-complete, has smarter Dropbox sync, and looks great on the Nexus 7.
Now that the app can archive tasks to done.txt, it's officially feature-complete, version 1.0. You can use it completely independent of the command line interface or any other desktop app or text editor.
Get it in the Google Play Store now:
Here's what's new and different in this version. Todo.txt for Android now:
I'm deeply grateful to the tireless contributors who make Todo.txt go, especially the people who created this release: Chuck and Florian for adding smarter syncing and done.txt support, John for creating higher density artwork, Alex for the French translation, and to all the typo-fixers and question-askers and release candidate-testers.
Read more about Todo.txt's philosophy, check out the app, and let us know what you think.
The 'Busy' Trap
July 9th, 2012
The NY Times' Tim Kreider's defense of idleness:
Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as disfiguring as rickets. The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration — it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.
Reminded me of my all-time favorite essay on idleness, Quitting the Paint Factory.
At ThinkUp, we've produced a lot of developer documentation on how to write great PHP code, the kind of code that's worthy of acceptance into the project. But if I were to suggest a general list of PHP best practices, I could not have done a better job than Josh Lockhart's PHP (The Right Way). It's a strong collection of generic guidelines and resources, and I'm pleased to see that it describes a lot of what we do at ThinkUp.
PHP is deeply flawed, but it remains the leading "gateway" language for new web developers. Coding Horror's Jeff Atwood wants this to change. He argues that veteran developers should start actively working to end the PHP singularity. The first step, he says, is to stop using it in new projects—something even seasoned developers like Marco Arment have difficulty doing.
I applaud Atwood for kicking off an ambitious cultural shift in the web development world. Good programmers should use great tools, ideally, from the beginning. But, this is a battle I didn't choose to fight quite this way.
PHP is not the best tool to use, but I chose it for ThinkUp for two reasons. First, when you're building a webapp that users run on their servers, PHP is the only reasonable choice, because LAMP is the most widely available web server stack out there. Second, one of ThinkUp's community goals is to bring new coders into open source. PHP is the language of new web developers, so using it in ThinkUp attracts that talent pool.
Staunch anti-PHPers could say that's just perpetuating the problem of encouraging new programmers to start with bad tools. I see it as an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, approach. Even in PHP, it is possible to teach new coders best practices like object-oriented programming, test-driven development, design patterns, documentation-driven development, and the importance of consistent code style. If amateur web developers want to level up to pro, a good place to start is in a language they already know.
Cross-posted to the ThinkUp blog.
On our third episode of In Beta, Kevin and I discussed webapps that require you to enter your username and password to accounts that can move your money around or purchase items—namely, Mint.com and App Annie. My concern, with App Annie in particular, was that while the app promises to only use your account to read app sales data, in theory it could use your username and password to go on a shopping spree in the iTunes and/or Play Store.
Listener Steve wrote in to suggest creating secondary developer accounts to use with App Annie that don't have purchasing power. Duh! If you log into iTunes Connect, click on "Manage Users" to invite a new user and grant it access to your app's financial information. Similarly, in the Play Store Developer Console, you can also invite a read-financial-data-only account for use with App Annie. These accounts cannot purchase anything, they can only see the financial reports for your apps. Thanks to Steve for pointing this out. I hope that App Annie makes this suggestion more blatantly in its interface to assuage developer fears about sharing sensitive account credentials going forward.
It bugs me when technologists automatically blame subpar creative work on "design by committee." Individuals can make mediocre stuff just as easily as groups can make mediocre stuff. The effectiveness of a group doing creative work depends on whether or not there's a clear vision and strong leadership. Just because it's a group doesn't mean it's more likely to fail.
Of course, the word "committee" in "design by committee" implies that there is not a clear vision and strong leadership. When you have a group of people with those things, it's not a committee, it's a team.
Still, you rarely hear about great design by team. The myth of the lone genius, the brilliant solo auteur, persists. Lone geniuses do exist, but they're very, very rare. Even Steve Jobs had Woz and Ive.
I don't work well in groups. I work pretty well solo. I'm at my absolute best in a pair. When facing down a difficult problem, I'm likely to be my most open-minded, persistent, and creative riffing and building and even competing with the right person. In a strong pair—preferably a planner/explorer or mentor/mentee matchup—magic can happen.
I'm tired of hearing about lone geniuses and design by committee. Let's recognize more brilliant collaborations.
IFTTT Recipe for Todo.txt
June 25th, 2012
Nick Barrett's handy If This Then That recipe adds an item to the todo.txt file in your Dropbox via GChat. Clever.
Brett Slatkin on Owning Your Content · In this video interview, Brett Slatkin, Googler and co-creator of PubSubHubbub, talks briefly about his vision of decentralized sharing, where users publish on their own web site and push that content to each other without relying solely on a service like Twitter or Facebook. Looks like he's walking the talk, too. Slatkin appears to publish everything to his own site and re-post it out on social networks (here's his Twitter, Tumblr, and Google+). I'd love to know what his publishing process looks like. The key to popularizing this practice is dead-simple user experience. ∞ June 24th, 2012
The Woman in the Facebook Frat House
June 23rd, 2012
Early Facebook employee, Katherine Losse:
More interesting than the fact that the photo was taken and posted on Facebook is that it didn't occur to anyone in the office that there was anything wrong with it, or that it revealed something unattractive about the culture of Facebook. As Mark wrote on his business card with boyish hubris, "I'm CEO, bitch." The image of me in the bearskin was saying that power wasn't something to be questioned; it was something to collect and brandish.
Owning Your Own Words – Is It Important?
June 19th, 2012
Paul Ford:
I don't presume my work is important, but it is important to me. There is so much latent value in our own personal databases of words, links, ideas, emails, likes, photos, IMs, tweets, posts, titles, subtitles—so many connections to be made and so much data to be explored; How many companies have been talking in rapturous tones about their analytics upside, the fact that they can make those connections and resell them? That would work at the micro-level too, for individuals. But it's incredibly difficult to explore my historical self using the disaggregated services out there today. The web in 2012 is still more like Jenga than LEGOs.
Exciting news! I'm starting a new tech podcast with my pal Kevin Purdy next week. It's called In Beta, and the first episode airs live on Tuesday.
Here's the official show description:
In Beta is a talk show about the ever-changing state of web-based and open source software. We examine how "ship first, fix later" affects our tools and culture, with an emphasis on mobile, social, and web apps.
Pre-subscribe in your favorite podcatcher to get the first episode magically delivered to your device of choice when it's ready. Or, you can listen to the unedited, figuring-it-all-out-as-we-go live stream this coming Tuesday at 10am Pacific on 5by5.tv. Can't wait!


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Kanvas Keepsakes
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Competitive pricing with big box stores
February 06, 2013, 04:07:10 PM »
Hey all quick question. I have a photographer buddy of mine asking me for my pricing on photo prints on photo paper. I have BC's Gloss Photo Paper roll right now and did some research to try to come up with a good competitive price list. I was getting my prices from this site:
Well, a 16x20 on glossy photo paper base price is about $17.00
I went online to my local big box Sams and Costco photo site to compare with them and they sell 16x20 prints for $5.00!! And ready for pickup in one hour! How in the world can I compete with that? What would be my reasoning for charging up in the $10-15 range while those stores have the same print at $5!
Any advice would be helpful. Thank you all
bill t.
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Re: Competitive pricing with big box stores
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February 06, 2013, 04:12:17 PM »
You're barking up the wrong tree.
Re: Competitive pricing with big box stores
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February 06, 2013, 04:16:38 PM »
You're using expensive pigmented ink, they're not. You're using expensive(ish) paper, they're not.
How do you compete with the big box store? You don't! Carve out a niche of your own. You have to force people to buy images from you that only you have access to. Hey you like that particular shot buddy... well you can only buy it from me. Leave the print on demand market to those that are already in it. Any yahoo can print a photo these days. But you want to sell images as fine art prints that you have and I don't.
Your fine art images will last a lifetime. The quick prints from big box stores will be lucky to survive a couple of years.
You have to market yourself to a different crowd or you will never make money printing.
Again, do NOT compete with the $5 prints. The wear and tear on your 8300 is worth more than that!! Force clients to purchase images only available through you.
When you figure out that you want clients and not customers is when you'll know what you have to do to make it in this field.
**EDIT** And yes, I was once in your position with a big printer trying to figure out how to make money. I figured it out and now have 6 LF printers.
Last Edit: February 06, 2013, 04:19:06 PM by Ken Babcock
Kanvas Keepsakes
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Re: Competitive pricing with big box stores
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February 06, 2013, 04:20:47 PM »
Bill T, I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
Ken, the thing is I'm not a photographer. I don't sell images. I print for photographers. Right now I'm focusing on only canvas. I want to expand my business and offer other services such as printing photo's for photographers. My client has the image. He took it. So I don't really have that "but it from me" option. Thanks Ken for the reply. Got some good info on why they should come to me instead of use big box stores.
Mark D Segal
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Re: Competitive pricing with big box stores
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February 06, 2013, 04:23:19 PM »
My understanding is that the OP is trying to sell a service to other photographers, not his own photographs. The previous replies are correct that it's pointless trying to compete with big box stores ON THEIR TERMS. If you are offering a printing service, you need to be offering more: (i) custom service - you'll put time and effort into meeting the client's specific needs - for which they pay; (ii) high quality materials for which you can point to certification of quality and longevity. Those are really the only two factors that could differentiate a small service provider from the mass market. There are quite a few print service bureaux doing business in this manner and succeeding.
Mark D Segal (formerly MarkDS)
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Re: Competitive pricing with big box stores
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February 06, 2013, 04:30:36 PM »
When Bill said "barking up the wrong tree" he essentially meant what I said in fewer words.
If you don't have your own images to sell then you need to continue doing what you're doing - sell fine art images. The problem is that many photographers are now buying large printers and printing their own. But you need to try and gain some of the market. Offer services others don't. Offer high quality canvases (or paper) that you can't get at Sam's Club. Images that are clear, crisp and spot on color-wise each and every time.
Learn tricks of the trade, like the cracking problem I helped you with a few weeks ago when you were out of canvas but had to deliver the prints and they were cracking. That comes with experience only.
Like I said, you want to look for clients and not customers. It takes time to build a clientele but if you're good enough and have a passion for what you do, you'll get there.
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Thank you, Mark and Ken. Im feeling much better now pricing my prints accordingly.
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You've got to be the best damned post-processor/printer in the state. You need to forge working relationships with high end photographers such as well known portrait and commercial guys, and they've got to feel you will bend over backwards to provide first class service at all times, and that you can save their butts when they mess up. Or you've got to appeal to some niche market like artists needing giclee prints, to whom Costco prints are foaming-mouthed horrors.
The big boxes are using those prints as a price leader to get people into the store. You could never win against them for the huge majority of folks who can't tell the difference between a 1 hour photo and a fine art print, and wouldn't care to try.
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No problem. Don't be afraid to walk away from jobs that want to underpay. I do it all the time. If you become known as the cheap printing guy you can forget ever printing to make a profit. All the cheap ones I've known over the years get a bad rep fast and go under quickly. The power of the Internet and the reputation you gain (good or bad) is unbelievable.
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This is also an issue in the retouching profession, of which I am a card carrying member. Do not attempt to compete against the low cost vendors (in my case, it's Indians over the internet). Focus on the high end, and give them superior service. If that doesn't work, well, find another business.
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The thing is to not offer "the same" print, offer a better print! Some people won't notice or care about the difference, nothing you can do about that. Those that do are will hopefully be your customers.
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Bill T, I'm not sure I understand what you mean.
Ken, the thing is I'm not a photographer. I don't sell images. I print for photographers. Right now I'm focusing on only canvas. I want to expand my business and offer other services such as printing photo's for photographers. My client has the image. He took it. So I don't really have that "but it from me" option. Thanks Ken for the reply. Got some good info on why they should come to me instead of use big box stores.
As others have said, it is unwise to piggy back the competition. YOu must differentiate.
I was a retailer in a previous life (owned my own store although it was not photography) and competed head on with big box. Or more accurately, I didn't.
Your problem (as was mine when I had the store) is that certain services and products sold in retail are the SAME. A box of Tide is a box of Tide. It does the same thing no matter where you buy it - but Walmart may sell it at a loss for $2 a box - and this is the actual wholesale cost of a small Mom and Pop.
So, back to photography, if your service is printing photographs and their service is printing photographs - who do you think will win if the only thing you can claim is "friendly service" (I am not a fan of Walmart).
People who pay for these kinds of prints don't want to be overwhelmed with techno-crap. They don't care how big your printer is, or how many profiles it has (they view their best shots under flourscent lights as proofs - what more can I say :0-). They may visit you to check you out, but if the service is basically the same, you will waste time.
n my view, you need to do what they cannot - and not even attempt to attract their customer base. Its like trying to move a mountain.
I'm not in the business of printing - and don't want to be. But as a consumer, and a person who would consider purchasing the service, I would not pay you to do what I can get done in a pharmacy or big box.
HOwever, recently, I have been working to get a collection together. I am considering trying to exhibit my work (hopefully next year) and I have been pricing printers who will do perfect quality prints on paper, or mounted on board, or on canvas. And frames.
I called around recently (I'm in Ontario Canada) and the pricing for a 20x30 print on paper is around $50.00 - about the same for a simple frame - which means I'm at $100 a print before travel, set up, booth rental, tent, and my time.
Its pricey - but if my current printer bites the dust (smile) - I would consider it.
Art exhibitions are happening (usually in the summer) and get last years' catalogue of artists and mail them. How many of the exhibitors actually have their own printer - I have no idea. It may be another dead end - but that's all I got.
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Here's part of the reason you can never win.
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Quite amazing indeed. So does this technology open the market to new service providers allowing them to compete head to head in the mass market, or does it further push profitability into the custom high-end? I can see it perhaps doing both.
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Unless they had other printers, the user would be in trouble if a client wanted decent black and white (1 black ink only), matte paper, or a print over 12 inces wide.
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The specs on the D series says they can produce the best color gamut yet with only 6 inks.
So much for 9 & 11 color inksets.
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The D series is being marketed to studio photographers that print automated batches of nothing but small prints and 8x10s similar to what the 1 hour photo labs did with rolls of developed film.Need 50 proofs or 4 x 6s etc no need to send off the files and wait for them to be returned printed.
Not meant for 1 and 2 print orders in a store
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Not for the 30x20 fine art paper market either even though there's ICC profiles supplied.
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My own experience (for what its' worth) as a retailer is the market segments every 10 years - so if giclee canvas has been out that long - its price point has been eroded to the point it is not likely profitable - or it is fast approaching that mark.
This would seem to be where "glossy 8x10" market has gone, you can now get your prints done while you shop for groceries and buy beer.
However, those pigs of printers are expensive and would require a much higher ROI.
So, I think its what others have said, if you are the innovator and set new standards - you can charge (almost) whatever you want, assuming the product is good and in demand.
Here in Ontario Walmart did change the retail landscape, but we still have Mom and Pop's in niche markets - and on printers, the larger printing houses I have found which have sharper price points and better deals are still too far away to justify the back and forth driving for the low volume of prints I do.
Its the reason I have this large format printer - while it doesn't justify itself financially, its convenient and I've accepted the loss as part of learning.
However, when my printer coughs its last cookie (ie when the print heads go), I will not buy another, but instead purchase a smaller desktop printer to do proofs, and then farm out those I want to keep or sell to a printing shop who does quality work and is reliable.
So, I think while giclee on canvas may become the new "lost leader" - if the market of printers grows, and shops set up closer to my home (within 30 km) - I expect it will create a new channel and those that can make the transition will do well.
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