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- Disconnect any external devices (including external webcams) and for notebook computers, remove the computer from any docking station (if connected).
- Use the System Configuration Utility to determine if a Startup or System Services item is causing the issue.
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- Perform format and recovery procedure to restore the complete system.
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Logo Wedge Flip Flops is rated out of 5 by 8.
Rated 1 out of 5 by mcs89 from painful shoe! I am a shoe connoisseur. I am always in high heels so naturally you would assume that wedge flip flops are easy and comfy. WRONG. do not buy these you will be disappointed, 5 min of walking and I am I extreme pain, logos rubbed off and strap creates blisters. horrible disappointment ! I want my money back
Date published: 2013-08-08
Rated 2 out of 5 by MsAdriAnne from WEDGE SANDALS Small med and large???? I wear a 6.5 and here I go again having to return they run so big. I now can't get them in the store I have to pay to have them shipped back!
Date published: 2013-07-14
Rated 2 out of 5 by BebeExtremeFanatic from Not Sure! I bought these in white and they do look great on but it isn't exactly the most comfortable flip flop. I have them in a size Small and I wear size 6 shoes but they do run a bit large. Unfortunately there was never an xs in this shoe, so if you wear a 5 or a 6; don't bother because they'll float on you, otherwise; you'll be fine. As a previous reviewer stated, my experience was similar in that the logo is starting to peel off.
Date published: 2013-07-08
Rated 1 out of 5 by ouch from never again! This is the worse Flip Flop ever!! I was in so much pain after just few hours wearing it. The bottom rubber logo started to peel. Expensive too!
Date published: 2013-06-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by Luciana from Comfort- High Heel Flip Flops I always worry about weight and confort. These high heel flip flops are perfect, they are very light and they feel so soft on my toes. I was so happy to try them on and get that soft feeling around my toes and they are very nice on the foot. The color is perfect pink - its not to dark and not to pink and the logo is silver. I love them I am a size 8 and I got them in Med, I also bought them in Black and got the White ones too aswell.
Date published: 2013-04-26
Rated 2 out of 5 by Sunlove from Dont buy I ordered these in black as well as the same exact pair on sale in black without the logo on the sole. The pair without logo on sole are much more comfortable and I paid less. These are not comfortable and I can already feel like one of the straps are going to snap. Go plain if you want the height, don't get these....after a few days the logos has already rubbed off on my sole of my foot.
Date published: 2013-04-18
Rated 3 out of 5 by ANGELINMTOWN from THEY HURT DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT BECAUSE THE TWO RUBBER STRAPS ON THE SANDALS HURTS VERY BADLY. I HAVE THEM IN WHITE AND THE COLOR GOES WITH THE SEASON.
Date published: 2013-04-15
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The classes available are all the perfect amount of time - not too much learning crammed in all at once, but long enough to receive a fulfilling lesson in whichever subject you're taking. I've taken one, two, and three day a week classes, and I don't have a preference because they're all equally as rewarding and generally easy to keep up with.
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I rate Columbia-Greene CC a 10 out of 0-10 (10 being best)! It is a small school and all the teachers know their students by name and really take the time to know you. Have had the great opportunities of working there and also playing on their basketball and baseball teams-great support by staff!Read More
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Jean Ralston, 93 - April 25, 2007
Jean Ralston, 93, of Stockton, CA, formerly of Cozad and Brady, died Friday evening, March 9, 2007, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Stockton.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at Blase Memorial Chapel at Gothenburg with the Rev. Randy Dilts officiating.
Services were held on March 21 at the Chapel of the Palms Funeral Home in Stockton. Interment was at the Gothenburg Cemetery.
Ralston was born on Jan. 7, 1914, at Brady, to Samuel (Dupree) and Jessie Johnston Ralston.
She grew up in Cozad and graduated from Cozad High School.
Ralston was a career educator and began teaching in 1935 at a country school in Nebraska, later teaching in Colorado and Prescott, AZ, before moving to Stockton in 1952.
She worked for Stockton Unified as a teacher, a reading specialist and then a principal. She continued to work on special projects for the district and volunteered at local schools after retiring at age 62.
?Ralston was a 48-year member of Chapter NH, P.E.O.
?She was preceded in death by: her parents, Samuel and Jessie; a brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Ralston; several cousins including Hugh Ralston and Arch Trimble, both of Gothenburg.
Survivors include many friends and several cousins including Wally Trimble of Gothenburg.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blase strauser.com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg.
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Three-time Olympian and 18-time national masters cycling champion John
Howard has created the ultimate cycling guide for serious riders,
triathletes, and masters athletes. Whether you are 18 or 88, Mastering
Cycling will help you trim seconds off your time, train more
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John Howard has a remarkable resume as a professional cyclist,
endurance athlete, and coach. He spent 10 years on the U.S. national
cycling team and raced in three Olympic Games. In 1971 he won first
place in the Pan-Am Games road race—America's only gold medal ever in
that event. He has won other major road races, including the Tour de
L'Estra, the Tour of Newfoundland, and the Tour of Baja. An American
pioneer on the European racing circuit, he won a stage and finished
third overall in the Tour of Ireland in 1973. John was a cofounder of
the coast-to-coast Race Across America (RAAM) and finished second in the
inaugural race. In 1987, he set the 24-hour cycling distance record of
539 miles. In 1989, he was inducted into the U.S. Cycling Hall of Fame.
Howard's achievements don't end with traditional bike racing. In 1985 he
set the bicycle speed record of 152.2 mph, riding behind a custom-built
land rocket on the Bonneville Salt Flats. He won the Hawaii Ironman
Triathlon in 1981. In 2000 he set the 24-hour canoeing record of 104.6
miles. He has been named a masters cycling national champion an
unprecedented 18 times. He now runs one of cycling's best-regarded
coaching clinics, the John Howard School of Champions. By his
estimation, John has ridden more than 1/2 million miles during his
"Mastering Cycling imparts much knowledge and many
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Are You Ready To Join The Evolution Of Affiliate Marketing?
Last December, while speaking at an affiliate convention in LA, I had the opportunity to share a panel with Dush Ramachandran, the vice president of sales, marketing, and business development for ClickBank. We talked about some of the challenges facing his organization. One of those challenges is the fact that after years of success, many affiliates lose their excitement for ClickBank, often feeling that they need to "graduate" to more challenging platforms.
I did not get started as an affiliate marketer by promoting information products on Clickbank, but I'm pretty sure the vast majority of affiliates got started this way. Clickbank accepts almost anybody, and their system is the simplest and most straight forward there is. When you notice that many of the "guru" affiliates who are teaching everyone how to get rich online often promote Clickbank products, you can see how so many people become Clickbank affiliates.
The more experience and success you get, the more sophisticated your marketing becomes. Your need for more powerful tools, more intelligence data, and more control grows as your business grows.
While sophisticated affiliate networks like MediaTrust, NeverBlue, and Clickbooth all provide advanced tools that can help you run very complex campaigns, their barrier to entry is very high. CPA networks won't accept you unless you are a proven and ethical marketer. They don't have time for newbies. I believe CPA networks are where most experienced affiliates go once they learn the ropes on sites like ClickBank and Commission Junction.
But there is a new alternative for experienced affiliates. I was lucky enough to be invited to see it in person, and I can confidently say it is the next step in the evolution of affiliate marketing. It is the new and highly innovative network known as TrendRevenue.
The People Behind Trend Revenue Are The Reason It Is So Unique And Exciting!
I worked with many TrendRevenue members back in my glorious pharmacy days. We made a LOT of money, money we didn't even think it was possible to make (I talked about it in more detail in this interview). In fact, back in the day, they flew me and my beautiful wife to Maui for a week with all expenses paid just to convince me to drop my current affiliate relationship and work with them. They did a great job persuading me, and I am really glad I made the switch.
I managed to get top rankings in Google not only for hot pharmaceutical products, but also for other industries like mortgages, and life insurance. They all paid decently, but only the pharmacy marketing made a huge amount of money. Now that I think about it, the real reason for this is blatantly obvious. Read more


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Thank you very much Ah Mat Gebu for the Kreativ Blogger Award. Did not try any new recipes these few days, so post a quick snap of my lunch - red bean rice balls. I was thinking to prepare something new for this award but I am not feeling 100% yet. Had allergic reactions two days ago after eaten something I should not be eating at a dinner, then followed by cold and sore throat. Anyway, help yourself with the rice balls first before they are gone!
This one I soaked the red bean overnight, the rice tinted with red colour... looks nicer.


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Romney connects welfare to Obama's 'base'
About two weeks ago, Mitt Romney suggested attack ads rejected by "the various fact-checkers" shouldn't be on the air. Last week, confronted with evidence that the various fact-checkers consider his welfare smear against President Obama to be an obvious lie, Romney changed his mind – if there's scrutiny that points to his dishonesty, the scrutiny must be biased.
In an interview yesterday with USA Today, Romney's defense of the indefensible took another turn.
Romney defends the welfare ads as accurate, accusing Obama of offering state waivers as a political calculation designed to "shore up his base" for the election.
This is a quote in need of some follow-up. Obviously, there's the shameless, transparent lie itself, in which Romney continues to falsely accuse the president of weakening the work requirement in welfare law – a racially-charged accusation that has literally no basis in reality.
But this new twist is arguably even more loaded – Romney is not only standing by his smear, he's now saying Obama weakened the work requirement to "shore up his base."
Even if we put aside the blatant dishonesty, think about the underlying argument here: Romney is saying the president's political base wants welfare checks without work requirements.
Between this and Romney's birther "humor," the racial subtexts of Romney's attacks are getting increasingly more difficult to ignore – a point Chris Matthews forcefully reminded Reince Priebus of this morning.


text: Page ContentLinda A. Lang Businesswoman/Community Advocate/PhilanthropistSan Diego State UniversityA celebrated leader among America's CEOs, Linda A. Lang, '91, is not only a successful corporate trailblazer, she is an extraordinary community advocate and loyal alumna of San Diego State University's College of Business Administration.Ms. Lang has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for Jack in the Box Inc. since October 2005, a period during which the company has more than tripled franchise revenues and seen the opening of more than 900 new Jack in the Box and Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurants. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Ms. Lang joined Jack in the Box Inc. as an accounts payable supervisor in 1984. Determined to take an active role in shaping the company's future, Ms. Lang completed an MBA at San Diego State in 1991, and thereafter held a succession of officer-level positions, leading to her appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2003.Ms. Lang also serves the San Diego community, both personally and through The Jack in the Box Foundation. She is a board member of the foundation, which supports many nonprofits and provides emergency relief assistance to Jack in the Box employees impacted by natural or personal disasters. Alongside Maria Shriver, then first lady of California, Ms. Lang launched Operation Bigs at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. With continued funding from The Jack in the Box Foundation, Operation Bigs provides one-to-one mentoring to children from military families with parents deployed overseas.Ms. Lang's service and professional success have been recognized with numerous awards, including: Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County's "Person of the Year"; induction into Junior Achievement's San Diego Business Hall of Fame; Hispanic Business' Women of the Year Elite 20; Nation's Restaurant News' Golden Chain Award; and the SDSU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.A committed advocate for higher education, Ms. Lang was a trustee for the California State University and currently serves on SDSU's College of Business Administration board. She and her husband, Tom, hosted an event in their home to raise funds for the SDSU Joan and Art Barron Veterans Center, and matched each dollar raised. They have also made a significant gift to SDSU's Lavin Entrepreneurship Center.In recognition of her intellect, fortitude, ethical standards and sense of civic responsibility, the California State University Board of Trustees and San Diego State University are proud to confer upon Linda A. Lang the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Police in western Colorado say a man stole a Missouri woman's pet monkey that she was trying to sell.
Grand Junction police say the man pepper-sprayed the woman and fled with the carrier holding the monkey on Monday. The Daily Sentinel reports (http://goo.gl/NnmkVL ) that the woman traveled to Grand Junction to meet with the potential buyer in the parking lot of a local hotel.
The monkey, a black cap Capuchin, is illegal to have in Colorado. Police and wildlife officials say they don't anticipate charges against the woman.
Police are looking for a man they say is 5 feet 5 inches tall and between 35 to 40 years old. They say he was wearing glasses and has a thin build and a short beard.
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Nine school-aged children in Howard County in West Texas were diagnosed with pertussis in November, prompting the Texas Department of State Health Services to caution parents, students and others in the area to take steps to protect against the potentially deadly disease.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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4-H'ers chosen to attend National 4-H Congress
Four Dawson County 4-H'ers will be among the Nebraska 4-H delegation to the 2009 National 4-H Youth Congress, Nov. 27-Dec. 1, in Atlanta, GA.
Those attending from Dawson County are Cicely Batie, Lexington; Kristi Block, Cozad; Marcela Lopez, Lexington; and Madi McKeone, Lexington.National 4-H Congress is the flagship event of the 4-H program. For more than 80 years, youth from the United States and its territories have participated in this youth leadership development conference. It is designed to address the needs and issues of youth while helping to develop capable, competent and caring citizens. T-his year's congress theme is "Accept The Challenge."
All of the Dawson County representatives were selected based on their 4-H projects and achieve-ments, community service, citizenship and leadership activities, said Andrea Nisley, UN-L Extension educator in Dawson County.
A 4-H member earns the right to attend National 4-H Congress through a series of competi-tions, starting at the county level, progressing through the state level, she said.
The delegates will represent the following curriculum areas: Cicely Batie—Leadership & Citizenship; Kristi Block—Consumer & Family Science; Marcela Lopez—Consumer & Family Science; and Madi McKeone—Healthy Lifestyles.
They will spend four days attending workshops, seminars, recognition events and educational tours related to the various 4-H programs and current social issues. The congress provides youth, ages 14-19, a quality educational and cross-cultural experience that exceeds what any state independently provides.
Nebraska's 4-H program is conducted through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extens-ion, a division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resourc-es; county governments; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The congress is conducted by a national committee of Cooperative Extension staff.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Patriots owner Robert Kraft waited in the Ralph Wilson Stadium tunnel to welcome back the regular NFL officials, who returned from a lockout after reaching a new eight-year agreement with the NFL.
After shaking hands with most of the members of referee John Parry's crew, Kraft stuck around for Tom Brady to congratulate the quarterback as the two laughed and chatted on their way to the locker room.
Just like that, all seems well in New England (2-2) once again.
Brady shook off a sloppy first half to direct six consecutive touchdown drives in 52-28 rout of the Buffalo Bills (2-2) on Sunday. And whatever concerns the Patriots had after two consecutive losses — and coach Bill Belichick getting fined $50,000 for losing his cool with the replacement officials following a 31-30 loss at Baltimore — suddenly seem like distant memories.
"It was pretty personal," Brady said, when asked what he and Kraft discussed.
So might have been this game.
At a time when the Patriots' supremacy was being questioned, and the team was in jeopardy of losing three straight for the first time in 10 years, Brady and Co. rallied from a 14-point deficit with a remarkably efficient and dominating second half.
"We were down whatever it was, 21-7, on the road, our backs against the wall, and I thought we showed a lot of heart," Brady said. "That's what this team is made of. We're going to battle until the end."
Brady finished 22 of 36 for 340 yards and three touchdowns, Stevan Ridley scored two TDs rushing, and the Patriots defense did the rest by forcing six turnovers and getting three sacks.
Just don't try to convince the Patriots that they made it look easy in beating a familiar AFC East patsy.
"It's not as easy as it looks," tight end Rob Gronkowski said. "Overall, everyone just came together, chemistry, and worked hard, and things went rolling from the third quarter on."
Gronkowski's 28-yard touchdown catch on the first play of the fourth quarter made it 28-21 to put the Patriots up for good. And it came during a span of 12:41 in which New England scored 35 unanswered points.
The Patriots had two receivers break 100 yards, Gronkowski (104) and Wes Welker (129), and two running backs do the same Ridley (106) and Brandon Bolden (137).
"We just played and executed better," Belichick said. "It's no magic."
Magic no. Familiar, yes.
Fans of the ever-bumbling Bills — a team that's gone 12 straight seasons without a playoff berth and dropped to 4-22 against division foes since 2008 — have seen this outcome many times before in dropping to 1-17 in their past 18 meetings against New England, and 2-22 since the 2000 season
The Bills have now been outscored by a combined 204-116 in their last five games against the Patriots, and that includes a 34-31 win at Buffalo last season.
And the lopsided result was no different despite Buffalo committing more than $120 million in contracts to sign defensive ends Mario Williams and Mark Anderson in free agency this offseason.
"Ugly, not good," Williams said, referring to the Bills run defense.
Then again, their pass defense wasn't much better after managing just one sack.
"Something's up," Williams added. "We've definitely got to come in to the room, have a reality check and see what's going on."
Defensive tackle Kyle Williams had an even more blunt response, by saying: "The only reaction I have is, that was pathetic in the second half."
After Ryan Fitzpatrick hit Donald Jones for a 68-yard touchdown pass to put Buffalo up 21-7, the Bills collapsed.
Brady responded with an eight-play, 80-yard drive by hitting Danny Woodhead for a 17-yard touchdown, and then tied the game on a 4-yard run. By the time it was over, the Patriots produced 580 yards, the fourth-most in team history, and the second-most ever allowed by Buffalo.
Bills coach Chan Gailey was embarrassed.
"I don't like to play like that, and I don't like to think that's who we are," Gailey said. "But that's who we were today. You can't sugarcoat it."
The news gets even worse as Buffalo enters a stretch in which it will play four of its next five on the road.
Starting left tackle Cordy Glenn and starting right guard Kraig Urbik both hurt their right ankles and did not return. Gailey said both could miss games.
NOTES: Bills RBs Fred Jackson (sprained knee) and C.J. Spiller (left shoulder) split time in the backfield while coming back from injuries. ... The 52 points allowed by Buffalo were the most since a 56-10 loss to New England on Nov. 18, 2007. ... Fitzpatrick finished 22 of 39 for 350 yards and four scores — including two to Scott Chandler — and four interceptions. ...The win was the 194th of Belichick's career, moving him into eighth place on the NFL list, one ahead of Chuck Knox.
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Jaime King is pregnant!
The Hart of Dixie star, 34, and husband Kyle Newman are expecting their first child later this year, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
King worked as a model before jumping to the big screen for roles in Pearl Harbor, Bulletproof Monk, Sin City and My Bloody Valentine 3D.
She currently plays Lemon Breeland on the CW hit, which was recently picked up for a third season.
King married the filmmaker, 37, in November 2007 at Greystone Park and Manor, the site of their first date.
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Ex-Minnesota Postal Worker Accused of Stealing Cash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minnesota postal worker faces a federal indictment for allegedly stealing cash and gift cards from the U.S. mail.
Twenty-seven-year-old Bobbi Ouradnik of Hinckley was indicted June 11 on one count of theft of mail by a postal employee.
The indictment was unsealed after Ouradnik made her initial court appearance last Friday.
The indictment alleges that from July 2011 through July 3, 2012, Ouradnik stole currency and gift cards from letters and envelopes. She was working as a rural carrier for the Harris Post Office at the time.
Online court records do not list a defense attorney. A home phone number for Ouradnik could not be found.


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Love is in the air at Z Ocean Hotel
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and this year The Front Porch Café is setting the mood to make your night special.
From 6:00-10:00 p.m. this Thursday, February 14, the Front Porch Café is offering a complimentary glass of champagne to diners, introducing a special heart-shaped cake dessert, and hosting live music by Fabian Alexander as well as photography for those sharing the special night.
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Room 77
Room 77 can help you book the hotel room with the best view. Using some pretty smart algorithms Room 77 is able to show you the view from different hotel rooms using images captured from Google Earth.
Using Room 77 you can check out the views from rooms in hotels in a number of US cities and in London. To show you the view Room 77 calculates the latitude, longitude, altitude and orientation of the room and shows you the view as seen in Google Earth. User submitted photos are also shown where available.
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Founding Dean Has Grand Plans for USD School of Engineering
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USD Magazine -- For as long as he can remember, Chell Roberts, PhD, has been a big fan of numbers. While classmates were scaling jungle gyms and playing dodgeball at recess, a 10-year old Roberts would sequester himself in the library, poring over advanced algebra and calculus books in an attempt to understand all those strange symbols that were, for some unknown reason, so appealing.
"You know, I can't put my finger on why, but I was really interested in math as a kid," he recalls, smiling. "I'd sit with these advanced mathematics books and pretend I could read them; understand the language they were speaking. I thought it was so cool."
With more than 40 years of experience as an accomplished educator and administrator in the field of engineering, it's clear he still does. What's also clear is that he couldn't be more thrilled about the opportunity to chart the course of USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering as its founding dean. (Full Story)


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Earlier, we analyzed the PS4′s memory bandwidth and compared it to the PS3. Sony's use of GDDR5 is a bold move, given the price tag. But it could very well give it a leg up in this latest generation of the console war.
Anyway, the PS4 looks dev friendly with the amount of RAM, I can't wait till E3
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It will be difficult to match the RAM Sony has without Microsoft going all out and getting 16GB of DDR3 RAM, at 68-107 GB/s they've got a long way to go to match Sony's 176 GB/s. Hopefully the next Xbox won't get dorked, because it may mean Sony's console gets limited anyway, as Microsoft will be sure to include in its contracts that games can't look substantially better on other platforms other than its own.
hopefully the RAM will significantly reduce load times in games
What if MS puts faster EDRAM like on xbox, 256GB/s bandwith in combination with lower latency ddr3?
their is no point to that if the GPU/CPU are not designed to take advantage of that.
the 8G of DDR5 on the PS4 were thought to be overkill until the CPU/GPU details revealed that they would be put to use.
@ Delboy, they already are rumored to be using 32mb of EDRAM, however even then it won't get around the bandwidth limitation completely, as you will still be bottlenecked by the fact that you can only fit 32mb's of data into that high speed EDRAM, and even with it's bandwidth combined with the DDR3's bandwidth you still won't even come as high as PS4's GDDR5 bandwidth is. The combined bandwidth of the DDR3 and EDRAM on "Durango" should be ignored anyway, as it represents an absolute best case scenario and will never be realized in real world usage.
As for GDDR5's latency, gaming isn't harmed as much by memory latency (which is why modern GPU's use GDDR5) as other types of computing are, so it won't make much difference. In gaming, bandwidth, not latency, is king.
@ sobekflakmonkey Do you think Sony is better? They are all, as you say, cunts. Its not about Sony vs MS. People have to realise its us vs them. They want to rip us off our money, they lie, they mislead us and manipulate. We have to show them ALL a finger.
microsoft now can easily make same specs as PS4... and that wouldn't hurt anyone in the end, and ports would be fast, easy and good looking!!
720 is rumoured to have 100Gb bandwith RAM.
ps4 has 174GB ?
WiiU has at least 200GB due to the huge amount of eDRAM,Nintendo really did go for a memory intensive design,40MB eDRAM on the MCM,plus some SRAM and couple this with main RAM wow prob around 220GB.
@falcon79 N4G should add an: no idea what their talking about bubble, just for you
Does anyone know anything about PC architecture? GDDR5 is vastly different from DDR3/4. DDR you can use for more than just graphics hence the G in GDDR. Graphics memory is cheap. You can get a sub 100 dollar video card with enough GDDR. Different mechanics. sony has allocated ALL their ram for graphics so ai and multi-tasking wont be as good as traditional ram. It would be like taking the ram out of pretty much any video card out and using that as your ram. Why does anyone think that AMD is powerful? Am I the only one who doesn't buy into the bs? I mean even a second gen core i5 2500k would run circles around an AMD 8 core clocked at 1.6 ghz. I may be skipping next gen if MS follows the same suit. Laptop components that will already be out before the system launches?! No thanks! Besides the 7970m was already being used in MACS over a year ago! You call that next gen? Don't buy into their bs. Want nextgen? Build a gaming pc or get one of your buddies to do it for you. Sheesh!!!!
Exactly, this is being way over hyped, especially the GDDR5 memory. You can only do so much with it until it gets bottlenecked by the weak CPU and possibly GPU as well.
Lets wait for ms to confirm the specs, not long before sonys announcement it was reported that ps4 will have 4gb ram and than we found out about 8.
I hope ms at least matches what Sony is offering ram wise
From neogaf and beyon3d forums,they stay it is easier for Sony to add more ram than it is for Ms to make any architectural changes,other than ram.
MS probably keep specs slightly lower but also keep the price cheaper than the ps4.
I doubt they gonna have the same memory as ps4.
I also doubt they gonna cost more than the ps4.
Durango will be equal or cheaper than ps4. Probably $50-$100 cheaper.
Same strategy as the xbox360.
I don't think it's gonna matter if ps4 is priced $50 more just look at this gen $600 bucks yet still outsold the xbox360 even with a year ahead start and a higher price for ps3 at launch
As long as gamers see value in the machine they don't mind spending a little extra
Maybe this is why Sony hasn't shown the box and after ms conference they can make more changes if needed but that's just a guess
I wouldn't be so sure if it'll be cheaper. They invested quite a bit in that chip . We'll see if it can deliver. I think it's more expensive to design/build than PS4 straight forward approach. The RAM is cheaper, yes. And, you can only reach the 170GB/sec with operations where you have two source reads from both DDR and ESRAM which basically doubles the data path; and only if you don't write the result back. But this will be a very rare case. DDR latency is lower...
Let's not forget that we are talking about memory here, the real question here should be .." does it or will it matter whether or not MS adds memory to the console for what they want to do with the nextxbox".
8gbs of ddr3 is suffient in most rigs with specs that are close to what the nextbox should be. Will it really matter if ms added more ram for what MS plan on doing with their next console? I personally doubt it. Numbers on paper maybe different then how the console will actually preform. Is 8gb of ddr3 suffient or would more ram just be over kill?
It's to late now for ddr5 unless they planed that from the start, and unless the o/s supports more then 8gb ddr3 there is no changing now anyway. Unless MS delay their next console , they maybe stuck with what they have.
Can someone with more knowledge inform me on why desktop computers do not have gddr5 memories and ps4 does.If it's so important to have GDDR5 ram why don't pc hardware makers make the same type of ram for the pc too?
Because it's not important. GPU's have it. The rest doesn't need it.
All the figures so far have been developer's kits not retail you bunch of glory hunters,the 8GB is the dev-kits ie 4GB retail double WiiU,so 4GB in retail means 2GB for games,2GB OS not once in any statement have they said the retail ps4's will have 8GB's ???? it's why they had 1.5GB for Killzone normally they woul get 2GB going off 8GB devkits,WiiU devkits have 4GB's,half this for retail.
But take in mind that even with retail getting half it still equates to devs being able to build games on the dev-kit specs and just compress it all down to retail that's what they do'i guarantee you ps4 games will get made with 8GB and compressed down to 2GB,WiiU games will get built with 4GB and compressed down to 1GB,it's how it works,although Nintendo could allow 1.5GB in the future either way their wont be a big difference in scale from ps4 exclusives to say WiiU exclusives due to this ?
@falcon: Are you stupid? Sony stood up on stage and listed off the specs. Why would they bother telling Devs about dev kits many studios already have? If that's not enough, from the official PS4 page on us.playstation.com:
Not to mention that time and time again the comment has came up that the WiiU is underpowered by its own controller. Even running the WiiU requires roughly half it's own RAM. That's the cost of having a tablet controller with nothing in it, something MS and Sony wont have the same problems with since Kinect, Vita, and other accessories already have their own processors and what not.
PS4 & "Durango" won't be stuck in the same box as the WiiU or even close to it, this much is already clear.
Why does everyone tout ram as if it's miraculously make or break the console. 8gbs is complete overkill in lieu of the other specs in the PS4 and Microsoft could stick with 4gbs and there wouldn't be any negligible differences... More ram is always good though just to argue with myself but it would be even more redundant if the new consoles make use of Tessellated LOD which is by far the best features the new consoles should be capable of.
TBH I don't see gaming devs getting complete access of 8GB RAM. I bet at least 1/4 of that is reserved for something other than main gaming.
I would sympathize with your feelings if at the start of this generation there wasn't the same scrutiny towards the PS3's ram vs the unified one in the 360.
So yes we should simply wait for MS to announce the next Xbox, but those websites need hits so you can't definitely throw that concept out the door right now.
So my advice to you is to sit back and enjoy show.
Wouldn't the same be true for the Rumored Durango? Proportionally the advantages/disadvantages would be the exact same if you reserved 1/4 of the memory from both system.
It's because the PS4 is rumored to have more RAM than the next Xbox. Therefore, RAM is suddenly the most important detail of the new consoles. Of course, any technical aspect in which the next Xbox beats the PS4 will be dismissed as unimportant and meaningless.
The PS4 was never rumored to have more RAM. Most expected the PS4 to have only 4, but the faster RAM. Now both have the same, but 8GB GDDR5 were quite unexpected.
@ cupid
The PS3 was horrid piece of equipment... that's not me talking, that's multiple devs and even Gabe Newell humself. Mentioning that, it is impressive what the first parties have squeezed out of it and with no doubt in my mind it's obvious that it would've had more potential had they gone with that unified architecture instead of splitting up every little thing up. PS4 is making that up big time but their gloating about the amount of ram while the rest of the specs hardly give a rise. I'm pretty sure Microsoft will respond with 8gbs come E3 or something but their specs are almost identical give or take a few things.
Just a little insight... I know things always change but as it stands right now I can max a game out on my PC without even touching 4.5gbs out of my 8gbs, BF3 64player included. I bet a majority of the ram being used in the consoles will go towards social aspects tied into the OS... it's a waiting game to know for sure though.
" I bet a majority of the ram being used in the consoles will go towards social aspects tied into the OS... it's a waiting game to know for sure though."
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but what load of nonsense son you're spouting son... THE MAJORITY of 8GBs of RAM on a console will be used by the OS? Meanwhile your games maxed out on your PC barely uses half of your 8GBs you say?
Meanwhile in reality land....The PS4 comes equipped with a secondary Processor for Social Aspect such as streaming and download and stuff, as STATE BY SONY.......
essentially it would ensure that you could run multiple applications at the same time...maybe even multiple games.
but for it to dramatically affect graphics and/or gameplay? c'mon..
RAM won't even figure much if the Next Xbox has a considerably slower GPU as has been stated.
Your right with S3TC u can essentially turn 1GB TO 4/6GB SO WHO CARES.
I'm with the author of the article. I'm a little bit confused as to how the RAM cache within the GDDR3 RAM just gets to add the two speeds together to produce 170gb/s.
This implies dedicated pipelines for both the cache and main RAM with the ability for the GPU to accept data from both concurrently. Generally the cache just gets data from the main memory in an effort to allow commonly used data to have faster access times. Which means that data in cache is just duplicated from main ram. I don't know that both the cache and main ram's speeds can just be added together, that isn't really how caches are used in computers.
Even if they had dedicated pipelines for each you still couldn't just add the numbers together, there would be some considerable overhead for the GPU to manage.
Oh well, it's a rumor anyway, so it's all conjecture.
That's a pure theoretical value under the assumption you load two sources with 68GB + 100GB/s - which simple uses the amount of data as a multiplier (say, you move 2x 64bit floats which means you can transfer 128bit with 68+100 = ~170GB). For the bean counters. And yes, those two memory channels run independent. MoveEngines can move data into ESRAM while GPU moves them within ESRAM - for this to work one source must be DDR the other ESRAM - and I would think you store it in a register??
But, it's BS math, because even if true, you can't do anything with the 100GB transfer until your 68GB transfer is ready - which "theoretically" drops this to 2x68 = ~140GB. Splitting hair here.
Well, true is, to move the same amount of data in GDDR you need to serialize those 2 values, but still, it is 176GB/s to move the exact same amount of data.
It's an incorrect calculation, considering the RAM cache is only 32 Megabytes big. Once those megabytes are transferred to the processor, the RAMs bandwidth is again limited by DDR3 as it's attempting to fill the 32 Megabytes up again.
The cache is more likely to be used for small but performance critical operations, as well as AA in games. Adding the bandwidth of the two memory chips together however is absolutely meaningless.
Sony has omitted that they may be using 2 types of ram. On the rumored leaked PS4 dev kit specs, they have 2 types of memory listed. 10gb of XDR2 (which is used for high end graphic cards and networking) and 10gb of GDDR5. Granted the amount of GDDR5 was reduced to 8gb, I bet they are still using XDR2 but not sure how much since they omitted that part.
It would be completely stupid of Sony to just focus of Graphics RAM and not have any computation RAM. There is another ram source at least from a development stand point.
Shouldn't have to wait too long for the official 720 specs.
microsoft cramming memory in as we speak
A man pictures Bill gates with a pile of memory sticks and an Xbox just shoving them in there as it overflows lol
"microsoft cramming memory in as we speak" That wouldn't be a good thing for Sony.
MS fanboys love that kinect thing...omg...
More like PS4 memory from 4 weeks ago vs PS4 memory boasted at the reveal.
PS4 had 4 gigs of ram a few weeks ago do we really need to hold the unannounced 720 to a different standard?
4 gigs of RAM on PS4 just weeks ago
Now Sony has 8 gigs of RAM boasted at a PS4 reveal without having any console prototypes built LMAO
So lets compare changed PS4 specs against the 720 rumors of our choosing with double standard logic to declare a victor LMAO
GDDR5 VS DDR3 Winner-Sony.
Play B3YOND.
You play GDDR5 for the console? GDDR5 is a good game? Man..
Games very important, not only tech.
games are very important...
Man..ddr5 was a good game (;
How the f*** is this a well said answer to the ligimate concerns the above gamer had?PS3 fanboys are so butthurt that they can't even reply something ontopic?He just says the the rumors turned false about ps4 and it's memory type and know we have a double standard and predict that Microsoft can not change anything because they have a prototype already built?And where did everyone read that Sony had a prototype with 8gb of ram and that the rumours were just plain wrong?Why can't the same happen to the 360 ps3 fanboys?
Games vs no games Winner-Sony.
Free Multiplayer vs paid Multiplayer Winner-Sony
Casual focused vs core gamer focused Winner-Sony
Creative 1st party vs creative kinect focused 1st party Winner-Sony.
Play 4Ever.
I've been saying all along that the two systems would be more or less equal in power. What matters is HOW that power is used and what that power will be focused on.
Wow, 6 disagrees lol. What is so important about your console of choice that you can't bare the thought of another console being equal in power? Seriously people, the differences are going to be negligible but I don't give a damn. All I'm interested in is what these two companies have to offer. You're going to see equally impressive looking games from Microsoft for certain.
If you favour certain franchises then fair enough, but don't hope that one will be significantly more powerful than the other because you'll end up looking a little foolish. And remember (before the react instead of respond) I'm a Sony fan.
Edit: And you're disagreeing with Knight_Crawler too. I don't always agree with him but what he's written below is spot on. Regardless of which machine is the most powerful, 3rd parties will always code to the lowest common denominator anyway.
What will make the difference is how these two companies choose to use that power ... which brings me neatly back to my first point.
Well said, the PS3 CELL was more powerful than what MS had inside the 360 and games like Uncharted, God of War, Killzone and GT5 was proof of the power of the CELL but MS managed to some how sell consoles regardless that the PS3 was more powerful had Blu Rey and free online.
The truth is that while each console can get the most out of exclusives, the real console sellers are 3rd party games which comes to my point that even if the PS4 is 10x more powerful than the 720 3rd party developers will make there games to fit both consoles which means that they have to cater for the lowest spec console and will not use the full power of the PS4.
@gribble I personally don't care if they are equal in power but reading threads on various sites,forums,suggest that the ps4 has a noticeable performance advantage over the 720 as of now.
Don't worry, remeber the PS3 specs when it was released, oh the Xbox 360 is doomed, blah blah blah...I am sure Microsoft will have a system just as powerful, it is only logical that itwi willl be. Remember this is not Sega or Nintendo we are talking about here, you are talking about a 800 lbs guerilla that can outright buy Sony if they wanted to. So what if Sony uses a faster ram,it is only part of the equation to a console..
I will no doubt await Microsoft' s reveal of its next console and get my daily comedy fix from PS fanboys hilarious comments in the meantime
but GribbleGrunger is correct. I'm thinking they are going to be really close. PS4 is going a have a slight lead in memory and GPU Clock speed. What it's going to come down to, is software people. This is where Sony shines. Sony 1st and 2nd party share information. One studio takes an advancement another studio has made and improves on it.
But people need to be weary of Microsoft. They have shown that they can spot killer IPs. They usually try to lock the developers in with a trilogy contract(Bungie, Epic). I kind of like that approach because it guarantees that's the IP will remain exclusive to your console no matter the market.
watch 720 do the opposite and show a prototype build but no specs cause it wont match Sony's LMAO
Sony showed the specs in the first reveal. New consoles dont do that usually. Sony threw specs and games out at us, the stuff that matters.
greenpowerz I don't know why you bother. You simply point something out using common sense and get a ridiculous amount of disagrees for it. This is a joke site overrun by a bunch of immature and irrational haters. It's ironic that they call themselves gamers.
Deary me, you just can't pipe down can you. I'll be watching your posts very closely once MS unveil. The amount of twisting and turning you're going to be doing will be a sight to behold.
"unless Microsoft has radically upgraded its graphics and memory configuration for Durango in the last nine months (an engineering nightmare unlikely to happen - it can't really add more chips as Sony has done)"
There are many many reports out there, confirmed by devs to be accurate, that the rumored Durango specs are accurate. No one's saying MS can't upgrade, they can but they will absolutely not launch in 2013, and even the first half of 2014. Their system is specifically built around a machine with 8 gig ddr3, with ESRam and the move engines there to try and compensate for the lackluster bandwidth ddr3 sports.
so many feels on this thread... they never thought that sony would give developers the goods, now they're on damage control.
don't know why they should behave that way since everyone is now on a leveled playing field. Competition makes things better for everyone.
Folks should be aware that the spexs from VGLeaks are from an early durango dev kit and havent been finalised. the Orbis specs have been finalised.
Its not even the amount of RAM its the type of ram that the ps4 is using that gives it the advantage ddr5 is diff. From rumored ddr3 Durango ram
I have seen rumors detailing the XBox 720 having 16 GB of RAM and double GTX 680 cards, not so bad tbh
He made that up, so he won't be able to provide that link. I'm sure most people on N4G would know of a Durango 16GB rumor if it was legitimate.
Even if he could provide a link, dual GTX 680s would make for an intresting $1200-1500 console.


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Dave D'Onofrio's Sox Beat: Easy game, isn't it?DAVE D'ONOFRIO
April 24. 2014 11:45PM
BOSTON -- Things worked the way they were supposed to for the Red Sox on Wednesday night. Sparked by a leadoff triple, they scored early. They tacked on a couple more runs to give themselves a cushion. They took advantage of errors and got four hits with runners in scoring position. They didn't hurt themselves defensively. They played with a lead. And, most of all, they got star-caliber starting pitching.
Put all those ingredients together and it's a winning recipe on most nights — even without needing Yankee pitcher Michael Pineda to be ejected, then suspended 10 games Thursday, for using pine tar.
"We've kind of struggled to get some runs early in the game," said Mike Napoli, who had three hits in support of John Lackey's masterpiece on the mound. "It's nice to get a couple of runs early to take the pressure off our pitcher, and John did a hell of a job. It was a good game overall."
It was so good it almost seemed easy. And for a night it might've been. But, now 23 games in, Red Sox fans know full well that easy hasn't been the norm this season.
Going into Thursday's rubber game with the rival Yanks, the Sox had scored just four first-inning runs. Their leadoff men were batting .183. Only 20.4 percent of their plate appearances, and just 10 of their first 80 runs, had come while batting with a lead. They remained one of baseball's least-efficient teams defensively. And there were lingering questions about what level of offensive and defensive contributions they can expect going forward from pretty much every position except first and second base.
But Lackey's performance offered a pertinent reminder: If the pitching is there, everything tends to be OK.
The Red Sox had been reminded of that in the opposite way the two days prior, when Clay Buchholz allowed six runs without getting out of the third, then when Jon Lester allowed 15 baserunners over 4 2/3 innings, and both games resulted in defeat. Jake Peavy wasn't particularly good in his last outing, either, while Felix Doubront has battled bouts of inconsistency thus far.
So has Lackey — but in racking up 11 strikeouts without a walk over eight excellent innings, he delivered the type of effort that can cover up for a lot of other shortcomings. To expect it consistently isn't realistic, as there's a reason manager John Farrell said it was "arguably (Lackey's) best in a Red Sox uniform," though Boston doesn't need its starter to be of that caliber every night. They just need their starters to be consistently competitive. And, more or less, pitch to the level of their capabilities.
When they do, the results are there for the Red Sox. Entering Thursday game, Boston's pitching staff had a 1.94 earned run average and a .906 rate of walks and hits per inning pitched in its wins. Conversely, the ERA soared to 7.20, and the WHIP spiked by a full baserunner — to 1.920 — in losses.
Given that the bullpen has generally been pretty good regardless of the circumstances, those numbers are largely a reflection on a starting staff that was tagged with nine of the Sox' first 12 losses. When they've struggled, it's been a struggle for the team. But when they've been good, it's been much less of a concern that the club ranked 11th among AL teams in runs, 12th in on-base plus slugging and 13th in batting average entering Thursday.
It's rarely looked easy, of course. But when the Sox starters have done their job, it has at least been easier.
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AFTER Pineda was busted, much was made about whether baseball should just legalize pine tar for pitchers, given most accept that hurlers use something on their hand to improve their grip. The argument is that if it's happening anyway, just allow it and remove the potential for controversy.
However, that approach overlooks the idea that baseball clearly believes there's a point at which the pine tar (or whatever) gives pitchers an unfair advantage over hitters. Being forced to hide it at least limits the amount they can use, and though baseball could theoretically set an actual limit in the rules to regulate the amount, it'd be up to the discretion of the umpires to enforce those limits — and that wouldn't be good.
So leave it the way it is. Leave it as an unwritten understanding among those on the field that when done discreetly it's fair. But when done in a blatant way that mocks the rule, and potentially unbalances the playing field, there are enforced consequences. Anything else is overregulation.
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SHANE VICTORINO made his season debut Thursday, the right fielder coming off the disabled list to bat second — and Farrell said he's likely to stay there, behind Dustin Pedroia, in the interest of stability. Third baseman Will Middlebrooks could be activated today, with the team still deciding whether to demote Jonathan Herrera or Brock Holt.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Red Sox for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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No. 77,675
1. K.S.A. 22-3433 is construed and applied.
2. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 60-460(dd) is construed and applied.
3. A witness will be disqualified if he or she is incapable of understanding the duty to tell the truth.
4. The admission of evidence rests in the trial court's discretion.
5. Under K.S.A. 22-3433, a particularized finding of trauma to the child victim witness must be made by the trial court.
6. A child victim's statements and actions involving the use of anatomical dolls are hearsay.
7. Where both K.S.A. 22-3433 and K.S.A. 60-460(dd) apply, as they do under the facts of the present case, K.S.A. 60-460(dd) takes precedence and controls the proceedings.
Appeal from Labette District Court; JACK L. LIVELY, judge. Opinion filed December 31, 1998. Reversed and remanded for a new trial.
Craig Durham, assistant appellate defender, and Steven R. Zinn, deputy appellate defender, for appellant.
Scott C. Rask, assistant county attorney, Robert Forer, county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.
Before BRAZIL, C.J., ELLIOTT and MARQUARDT, JJ.
ELLIOTT, J.: Michael E. Correll appeals his conviction of indecent liberties with a child.
We reverse and remand.
This case received extensive publicity in Parsons. In fact, during voir dire, 10 of the 12 persons selected as jurors stated they had read about the case, including accounts which revealed that appellant had taken and failed a lie detector test.
Over objection, the trial court admitted the videotaped interview of H.C., the victim, who was 4 years old at the time of the videotaping. In doing so, the trial court relied on K.S.A. 22-3433.
In arguing the trial court erred in admitting the taped interview of H.C., appellant contends the trial court erred in finding H.C. was "available" to testify; the trial court failed to make the requisite finding that H.C. would be traumatized by testifying in person; and the statute violates his right to confrontation. The admission of evidence rests in the trial court's discretion. State v. Warden, 257 Kan. 94, Syl. ¶ 5, 891 P.2d 1074 (1995).
Prior to admitting the videotaped testimony of a child victim less than 13 years old, the trial court must find the recording was made prior to trial and that
"(1) . . . the time, content and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of reliability;
"(2) no attorney for any party is present when the statement is made;
"(3) the recording is both visual and aural and is recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means;
"(4) the recording equipment is capable of making an accurate recording, the operator of the equipment is competent and the recording is accurate and has not been altered;
"(5) the statement is not made in response to questioning calculated to lead the child to make a particular statement or is clearly shown to be the child's statement and not made solely as a result of a leading or suggestive question;
"(6) every voice on the recording is identified;
"(7) the person conducting the interview of the child in the recording is present at the proceeding and is available to testify or be cross-examined by any party;
"(8) each party to the proceeding is afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is offered into evidence, and a copy of the written transcripts provided to the parties; and
"(9) the child is available to testify."
In the present case, the trial court found that all requirements of K.S.A. 22-3433 had been met. A witness is not disqualified due to age; a witness, no matter how young, is presumed competent to testify. See K.S.A. 60-407. The burden of establishing incompetency rests with the challenger. State v. Colwell, 246 Kan. 382, 388, 790 P.2d 430 (1990). A witness will be disqualified if he or she is incapable of understanding the duty to tell the truth. 246 Kan. at 388.
In her taped interview, H.C. stated she did not know the difference between real and pretend. Further, when shown a red shirt and asked what color it was, H.C. said, "red." When asked, "If I told you [the shirt] was blue would I be telling you the truth?" H.C. responded, "It's blue." She was then asked, "If I told you it was blue would I be telling you the truth?" H.C. indicated yes. Even after the SRS caseworker explained to H.C. what truth was, H.C. had little concept of truth, the passage of time, or the concept of pretend.
At the close of the first day of trial, appellant continued to argue the taped interview was inadmissible. The trial court agreed to hold an in camera hearing and interview H.C. the following day. When asked if she knew the difference between telling the truth and pretending, H.C. replied, "Don't know what pretend are." The trial court found H.C. understood the duty to tell the truth.
It appears the trial court ignored the direct testimony of the State's key witness. Jim Agler, the SRS caseworker who conducted the videotaped interview, testified at trial. On redirect examination, the State asked Agler about H.C.'s attention span and her inability to discern between a blue shirt and a red shirt during the taped interview. The State asked the following question:
"Q. . . . In your opinion--you were at the interview--when she [H.C.] was talking about when she didn't understand pretend and when she got red and blue confused, was that at a point in time when she had lost her attention span?
"A. I really, at the time, didn't feel that she did. In fact, what I thought she didn't understand was not pretend, but she didn't understand the concept of truth."
H.C.'s testimony and that of Jim Agler established that H.C. was not able to discern the truth. The trial court abused its discretion in finding H.C. was "available" as a witness.
Individualized finding of trauma to child victim
In State v. Eaton, 244 Kan. 370, Syl. ¶ 4, 769 P.2d 1157 (1987), the court held that to satisfy the core right to confrontation, a trial court must make an individualized finding that in-court, face-to-face testimony by the child victim would so traumatize the child as to render the child unavailable or would prevent the child from reasonably communicating. Under Eaton, the State has the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the child would be so traumatized as to be unavailable. 244 Kan. 370, Syl. ¶ 5. The Eaton court also ruled that a trial court cannot simply rely on the "legislatively imposed presumption of trauma" which underlies K.S.A. 22-3433. 244 Kan. at 378.
State v. Chisholm, 250 Kan. 153, 825 P.2d 147 (1992), involved the admission of a child victim's testimony under K.S.A. 22-3434. Chisholm abandons the Eaton test and, instead, requires that the trial court (1) hear evidence and determine the use of a one-way closed circuit in court television procedure is necessary to protect the welfare of the particular child witness; (2) find the child witness would be traumatized not by the courtroom generally, but by the presence of the defendant; and (3) find the emotional distress suffered by the child witness in the presence of the defendant is more than de minimis. Chisholm, 250 Kan. 153, Syl. ¶ 5.
Chisholm concerns itself with a one-way closed circuit TV procedure as opposed to the videotaped testimony of a child victim as contemplated by K.S.A. 22-3433 and as involved in the present case. In any event, Chisholm also requires a particularized finding of trauma.
Further, State v. Lamb, 14 Kan. App. 2d 664, 798 P.2d 506, rev. denied 247 Kan. 706 (1990), does not apply under the facts of the present case. Here, there was no finding of trauma to the child, and the trial court did not interview H.C. until after the trial had already started. The State presented no evidence (in its motion or at trial) to prove H.C. would be traumatized by testifying. To the contrary, the record reveals that when H.C. encountered appellant in the judge's chambers, she spoke to him and then sat in his lap. Unlike the child victim in Lamb, H.C. did not testify; the trial court did not observe her prior to trial; and there is no evidence--clear and convincing or otherwise--that she would have been traumatized by testifying.
The trial court erred in failing to make a particularized finding that H.C. would have been traumatized by testifying. Since H.C.'s testimony was central to the State's case, we are unable to state the error was harmless.
K.S.A. 60-460(dd)
While not raised by the parties, an analysis of K.S.A. 60-460(dd) is necessary since we are reversing and remanding. It is necessary because under the facts of this case, the admission of the videotaped testimony was subject to the statute and because there is a serious conflict between K.S.A. 22-3433 and K.S.A. 60-460(dd).
Under K.S.A. 60-460(dd): A statement made by a child to prove a crime is admissible in a criminal proceeding if:
"(1) The child is alleged to be the victim of the crime or offense; and
"(2) the trial judge finds, after a hearing on the matter, that the child is disqualified or unavailable as a witness, the statement is apparently reliable and the child was not induced to make the statement falsely by use of threats or promises."
If the statement is admitted, the trial court is required to give a cautionary instruction to the jury that it is for the jury to determine the statement's weight and credit. K.S.A. 60-460(dd).
In order to be admissible under K.S.A. 60-460(dd), the trial court must hold a hearing to determine if the child is disqualified or unavailable as a witness; if the child is found to be "unavailable", the trial court must find the child's statement is reliable and that the child was not induced to make the statement falsely. State v. Kuone, 243 Kan. 218, 220, 757 P.2d 289 (1988).
K.S.A. 60-460(dd) is applicable to the present case because our Supreme Court has held that a child victim's statements and actions involving the use of anatomical dolls are hearsay. State v. Bratt, 250 Kan. 264, 274, 824 P.2d 983 (1992). Accordingly, while videotaped testimony of a child victim may be generally admissible under K.S.A. 22-3433, where the testimony involves the use of anatomical dolls, that testimony is also subject to the requirements of K.S.A. 60-460(dd). See Bratt, 250 Kan. at 273; Hutchcraft v. Roberts, 809 F. Supp. 846, 851 (D. Kan. 1992).
In the present case, the trial court made no finding that H.C. was unavailable as a witness; it made no finding that the statement was reliable; it held no hearing as required by K.S.A. 60-460(dd); and it gave no cautionary instruction.
This case demonstrates the inherent conflict between K.S.A. 22-3433 and K.S.A. 60-460(dd). Not only do the statutes conflict generally, they conflict directly and specifically in any case in which a child's videotaped testimony is admitted pursuant to K.S.A. 22-3433 where that testimony includes the use of anatomical dolls. How can a witness be both available and yet unavailable? How can a court be required to hold a hearing, yet not be required to hold a hearing? How can a court be required to give a cautionary instruction and yet not be required to give one? How can a finding that a child will be traumatized by testifying support a finding of both availability and unavailability? The only commonalities between the two statutes is that the child's testimony be reliable.
The conflict between the two statutes must eventually be addressed by our Supreme Court and/or the legislature. Meanwhile, we hold that where both statutes apply, as they do under the facts of the present case, K.S.A. 60-460(dd) takes precedence and controls the proceedings.
Appellant also claims the prosecutor's improper remarks during direct and cross-examination and closing argument prejudiced him and denied him a fair trial and claims the trial court erred in denying his motions for mistrial and for a new trial. We briefly discuss this issue since we are reversing and remanding for a new trial.
On direct examination of SRS caseworker Agler, the prosecutor made reference to the fact that appellant had previously been investigated by SRS. Appellant objected, and the trial court overruled the objection. On cross-examination of appellant, the prosecutor asked, "Now, sir, this is not the first time that you were investigated for allegedly abusing [H.C.], is it?" The trial judge sustained appellant's objection and admonished the jury.
During closing arguments, the prosecutor stated that
"[w]hat happened is that he molested this girl, not just once, but I think the evidence is clear a number of times or, otherwise, how did [H.C.] acquire this knowledge? We have not charged him with ten or twenty or thirty counts. . . . We're asking that you just find that it happened once and convict him of just one count."
The trial court sustained appellant's objection but did not admonish the jury.
In State v. Foster, 259 Kan. 198, 207, 910 P.2d 848 (1996), the prosecutor alluded to the fact defendant may have committed similar crimes when he asked the defendant, "Has [sic] there been other times . . . [that] something like this has happened?" Our Supreme Court held the statement suggested to the jury that the defendant may have committed similar crimes and went on to declare it failed to "understand why a seasoned prosecutor would risk reversal by injecting such remarks during trial. Such comments are not now, nor have they ever been, sanctioned by this court." Foster, 259 Kan. at 208.
The parties should take guidance from Foster when retrying the present case on remand.
We need not address other issues raised by appellant.
Reversed and remanded for a new trial.


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Roger Brown's On Baseball: Fisher Cats' Ryan Schimpf turning on the powerBY ROGER BROWN
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 11. 2013 10:22PM
ALTHOUGH he's 5-foot-9 and weighs 180 pounds, Ryan Schimpf has become a powerful man.
The proof? Look at Schimpf's home run totals. Entering Tuesday's night's game against Akron, Schimpf, a 25-year-old infielder with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, was tied for second among Eastern League players with 13 home runs.
Schimpf seemed to discover his power last year, when he hit 22 home runs in a season split between Single-A Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire. He hit 21 home runs in his three previous professional seasons.
"I really can't explain it," Schimpf said. "It's not that I'm going up there trying to do it. I'm really just trying to go up there, get a good pitch and cut loose on it.
"I have a few homers right now, but it's not what I'm trying to do every time up there. I'm just trying to get a good pitch and stay up the middle. Fortunately I've just put a couple of good swings on balls and they got out of the ballpark."
Binghamton's Cesar Puello also had 13 home runs entering Tuesday night's action. Altoona's Andrew Lambo led the league with 14.
The 12 home runs Schimpf hit in April and May established a franchise record for most home runs in the first two months of the season. He hit six in each month.
Schimpf, who played college baseball at LSU, has played both second base and third base for New Hampshire this season. His power seems to be contagious, since 14 of the 19 runs the Fisher Cats have scored in June have come on home runs.
Where he's lacking is batting average. Schimpf is a career .256 hitter in five minor league seasons, but is batting .218 in 59 games this season.
"I really don't want to think about numbers," he said. "I don't set goals on a number of home runs or what I want my average to be. I just need to put together good at bats and hit line drives up the middle."
CATCHING ON: Catcher A.J. Jimenez joined Fisher Cats on Tuesday. He was promoted from Dunedin after catcher Sean Ochinko was sent to Triple-A Buffalo. Jimenez was on New Hampshire's opening-day roster last year, but his season ended when he had Tommy John surgery in May. MLB.com ranks Jimenez No. 11 among Blue Jays prospects.
Jimenez led the Eastern League by throwing out 55 percent of would-be base stealers last season before his injury. Toronto selected him in the ninth round of the 2008 draft.
WHAT RELIEF: Reliever Randy Boone pitched a scoreless inning in New Hampshire's 6-2 victory over Erie on Saturday, which extended his scoreless streak to 11 innings. Since returning from the disabled list on May 23 Boone has allowed one run in 13 innings (0.69 ERA).
The Fisher Cats have also received some strong relief efforts from Chorye Spoone, who has surrendered one run in 12 innings during his last six appearances.
HIT MAN: New Hampshire outfielder Kevin Pillar entered Tuesday night's game leading the Eastern League in hits with 84. He was tied for sixth in the league with a .315 batting average.
Pillar set an NCAA Division II record with a 54-game hitting streak in 2011, when he played for Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Pillar also began the night as the league leader in at bats (267) and games played (63).
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As the U.S. economy slumped in 2001, the ink industry suffered through a difficult year. As is the case whenever there is a prolonged economic downturn, companies look for ways to reduce costs.
As companies look to cut their budgets, new capital expenditures often are among the first items that are analyzed closely to see how necessary the improvements are, and whether purchases can be delayed.
Essentially, that was the situation milling manufacturers faced in 2001, as their customers in ink and other industries looked long and hard at funding capital improvements. While mill manufacturers say that the early returns from 2002 look promising, only time will tell if the economy is headed toward recovery. Meanwhile, mill manufacturers are continuing to develop new systems that increase productivity and ease of use.
Economic Impact on Capital EquipmentMost mill manufacturers believe that the U.S. economy's weakness impacted equipment purchases.
"There has been an economic impact on our day-to-day business, and I think you will find this true for most capital equipment suppliers," said George J. Murphy, national sales manager, Hockmeyer Equipment Corp. "We have been supplying the chemical industry for more than 60 years and have seen this before. We all need to make adjustments in our daily business to get through it. We also see this as an opportunity to take a look at our business and the products we offer and fine-tune our focus, and we will come out the other side a better and stronger company."
"Major capital expansions were down in the ink industry in 2002," said Dave Peterson, vice president of Eiger Machinery. "The level of inquiries was very good last year, but many projects were put on hold, especially after Sept. 11. Some projects have been put back into the budget for 2002."
"The economy has been a mixed bag, depending upon your focus," said Leo McWilliams, technical consultant for CB Mills. "The companies working on emerging technologies are going like gangbusters, with the biggest growth in the ink jet and textile markets."
"For Netzsch, we have not seen a reduction in interest in machinery," said Harry Way, manager of R&D, grinding and dispersion division at Netzsch. "It's quite the contrary. Mainly, we see that when there is a slowdown in production it means an opportunity for our customers to upgrade their existing equipment or replace outdated machinery. What we have seen from the larger producers is consolidation in their manufacturing sites with expansion of those sites. This means new, larger machines and control systems."
Milling companies report that their prospects appear to be improving during the first quarter of 2002. In some cases, retrofitting is an option.
"In the ink industry, we have seen more specific and steady growth through 2001 and in this first quarter," Mr. Murphy said. "We credit this to the acceptance and success of the Hockmeyer Immersion Mill, the HM and HCP series."
"Business has been pretty consistent," said Stewart Rissley, eastern regional sales manager for Morehouse-Cowles, which offers mills, mixers, dispersers and let-down tanks. "We have quite a few leads from companies looking to increase productivity over three-roll mills, and our Zinger horizontal mill has been successful because of its high consistent energy."
"Draiswerke has had a successful year for supplying mills into the ink market despite the obvious economic recession," said Jeff Pawar, sales engineer at Draiswerke. "A large part of our success is due to the recent technological advances in our high performance media mills that have allowed our customers to achieve higher quality products."
"It's been a mild recession, and we're seeing signs of activity as inquiries are picking up," said John Sneeringer, technical director at Premier Mill. "Our testing lab is very busy now. Capital equipment is still under scrutiny, but companies are doing research toward capital improvements. Meanwhile, we're helping our customers retrofit some of our recent design changes onto older machines, which significantly helps increase productivity."
"Netzsch is experiencing more new purchases versus retrofitting of equipment, especially in the constantly growing ink industry," Mr. Way said. "Considering the cost to retrofit both controls and changing to newer mill technology, the cost is about the same. In other words, why retrofit older mill technology with new control systems when the real productivity boost comes from improved milling technology, data acquisition and automation?
"However, in the past five years, Netzsch recognizes that in some cases sales for refurbished or replacement machines is also significantly increasing," Mr. Way continued. "To meet all of our customers' needs and demands, Netzsch takes a great interest in retrofitting used or outdated machinery to the same specifications as new equipment. Our customers know that we offer quality rebuilt machines as an interesting option for smaller companies or start-up ventures."
Changes in Mills Over the YearsCraig Tompkins, Sun Chemical Ink's (GPI) vice president of manufacturing and engineering, has been with Sun since 1979. Over the years, he has seen the technology and the use of mills change dramatically, particularly on the liquid ink side.
"If you go back 20 years, paste and liquid ink mills were pretty similar," Mr. Tompkins said. "Advancements have been made, particularly on the liquid side, with recirculating mills and theory about particle size. The level of dispersion and throughput are so much greater today. Back then, ink making was an art, and the operator defined the parameters. Today, there's a lot more science involved in the milling and grinding process."
"There are better controls with some of the mills we're using," said Dr. Suresh Mani, technical director, liquid inks for Flint Ink. "There are better horizontal mills, which is an improvement from the old days when they used vertical mills for fluid inks. As a result, gloss and strength properties have improved."
"If you go back 20 years, I don't think we've seen quite the improvements in mills on the paste ink side," said Diane Parisi, technical director, paste ink for Flint Ink.
Mills are only as good as the raw materials and the operators who run the machines. Decades ago, milling was done more by intuition rather than by hard numbers. As the need for consistency has become more prevalent, new technologies have been developed.
"We certainly hope ink making is becoming more of a science," Ms. Parisi said. "Quality control is done up front and operators are trained to a much higher degree. Still, it doesn't matter how good the mill is if you don't add the right raw materials."
Deciding what mill to buy isn't simply a matter of picking out a piece of machinery. The new mill has to fit within the entire manufacturing operation.
"We look at it as a piece of a system," Mr. Tompkins said. "We don't evaluate anything on a straight mill basis. We evaluate the entire process to see what gives the best quality and throughput, and the degree of automation has to be factored in to make sure the mill works with the rest of the process."
Trends in Mills, MediaImproving productivity and repeatability are always priorities for ink manufacturers, and milling companies are working to achieve those goals.
"Customers are looking for greater productivity," said Mr. Sneeringer. "Getting the most quality per pound per hour from the smallest possible machine is especially important during recessions."
"Ink companies are looking for mills that have repeatability and reliability and easy operation for product processing with supplying a quality product with good color development and tight particle size distributions depending on the end use," said Mr. Murphy.
The use of ceramic media has grown, particularly in water-based applications. "A lot of water-based applications use ceramic media, as the use of ceramic in water prevents corrosion and lasts longer," Dr. Mani said.
Still, ceramic media has its own problems, as breakage does occur over time. "You need to be proactive on the life of the media you are using," said Tim Kissell, Flint Ink's director of corporate engineering. "There's decay as the media is consumed."
"People are looking to get as much as they can from a smaller mill," Mr. Sneeringer said. "People are starting to use the new higher quality, higher density ceramic media, which can have a major impact on productivity."
"Many ink companies are looking for technology increases that will make milling easier," Mr. Peterson said. "There has been a push toward smaller media, which offers more contact points. Ceramic media are becoming denser, which transfers the mill's energy to the product better, and denser beads have the added advantage of not degrading as quickly."
DiagnosticsBetter diagnostics is an area that ink makers would like to see improved. "We need to be able to measure dispersion quality," said Anand Sharangpani, senior processing engineer for Flint Ink. "If you control all the milling conditions and raw materials, you narrow the particle range."
"We need a way to predict or measure the efficiency of the mill," said Mr. Kissell.
"What we need to do is build quality into our product by default, rather than by inspection later," said Duane Ness, director of manufacturing services for Flint Ink.
Milling companies are working to fill those needs with systems that can measure a variety of production aspects.
"There's a lot of interest in linking computers to mills and mixers to monitor power usage," Mr. Peterson said. "Our mills monitor temperature, pressure, amperage, product flow, cooling water temperature and flow."
"We are adding the Premier Navigator, a process monitoring and control package, to a high percentage of our customers' mills," Mr. Sneeringer said. "It is tied into an on-board computer that can manage the mill's functions and provide data recording, collection and output. All of the mill's functions can be monitored, which helps increase productivity and eliminate operator error."
"Better diagnostics are of interest, specifically with a lot of companies going for ISO certification," Mr. Murphy said. "We offer our HM and HAP Immersion Mills with our APCII control system. The PLC-based Auto Process II control center enables the operator to run the machine on autopilot or manual control. APCII allows process temperature and grind time limits to be set on a case-by-case basis. In the automatic mode, it monitors batch temperature and regulates the mill to control heat. A warning horn sounds if product temperature exceeds the operators lower limit set point. If left unanswered, the control will shut down the mill at the upper limit set point."
"We see more customers taking advantage of the process controls available for safety and automation," said Mr. Way. "We see more customers installing instrumentation that monitors process conditions like temperature, pressure and power draw of a bead mill, and feeding this information to a PLC allows constant adjustments to the processing condition like flow rate and rotor speed to maintain safe continuous operation at the maximum efficiency of the machine. The costs and reliability of these systems have improved over the past few years. Netzsch engineering has made this technology available as a very low cost alternative on all of their beads mills with our Voyager control system."
Better diagnostics do come at a cost. "Data acquisition is a standard feature," said Mr. Way. "Automation becomes more expensive because you need the programs and hardware to automatically monitor grinding energy, temperature and product flow. It's a few thousand on the price of the mill, but the benefits outweigh the costs."
Ultimately, ink and milling companies will need to work together to develop systems that include essential diagnostics.
"We look at the complete system, including premixing and dispersion areas," said Dr. Mani. "We're always looking for easier cleaning and diagnostics inside the mill. Ultimately, we need a systems approach and better partnerships."
New Products for 2002Mill manufacturers are working hard to develop new mills
As part of its systems approach, Netzsch is planning on introducing a new inline mixer this spring. Another recent development, its Inka NKM Mill, is designed for UV offset and other applications.
"The Inka Mill optimizes cooling of the mill, because UV inks need to be kept below 120°F, and the agitation system delivers a maximum bead flow pattern to prevent hydraulic packing," Mr. Way said. "We have recently introduced the Inka mill, cooled rotor for our proven Zeta Disc Milling system, Turbomill for certain inks, and a new screen system for using < 200 micron beads for ink jet manufacturing. Netzsch is also preparing to introduce this spring an all new Inline Mixer. This machine will provide ideal dispersion results once fine dispersed powders are wetted in the new Inline Mixer."
Eiger Machinery has developed a modified version of its Alpha horizontal mill, which is ideal for fluid inks and can be modified for paste inks.
"We have produced a new version of our Alpha production horizontal mill, which handles the smaller, denser media and provides the cooling necessary to do efficient milling," Mr. Peterson said. "The Alpha mill also has new media separator technology to handle low or high viscosity products with minimum pressure."
Draiswerke has designed a pair of new mills, the Advantis and Cosmo Perl Mills.
"The Advantis and the Cosmo Perl Mills have significantly improved cooling capabilities and grinding efficiencies," said Mr. Pawar. "In the Cosmo, the grinding chamber internal pins have been removed, creating a tight shear grinding zone with the highest energy to volume ratio (14 KW/L) for maximum grinding capability. In the Advantis, the inner stator has been constructed from silicon carbide as opposed to stainless steel. Because the silicon carbide has much higher heat transfer coefficient, ink manufacturers will have better control of their process temperature. The increased flow rate capability promotes faster grinding times, anywhere from 20 to 30 percent."
Ink jet is also growing in numerous applications. CB Mills is working to develop mills that will achieve the particle size reduction needed for printheads. CB Mills has developed its new ECM Poly high-efficiency mill primarily for use in fluid and ink jet inks, a high-production 8-liter mill that has a unique accelerator and screen design, and is designed to perform better than conventional 20-liter mills.
"The ECM Poly high-efficiency mill is unique in that it's not a disk or pin mill," said Dave Pagor, sales manager for CB Mills. "The advantage is that the mill accelerates the media much more efficiently, and it is designed to deliver maximum specific energy input, reducing milling time."
Premier Mill's QMAX series emphasizes increased productivity.
"Premier Mill's QMAX series is a new line of mills that increases the maximum shear level in the grinding chamber, and is designed for high flow recirculation," Mr. Sneeringer said. "As grinding requirements become finer, many people are looking for higher flow recirculation, which leads to very fine particle sizes. The QMAX series features smaller chambers with more horsepower and increased cooling capacity, which ultimately increases productivity per unit of volume. We can do more with a 10-liter chamber now than we used to be able to do with a 35- or 40-liter chamber a few years ago."
Morehouse-Cowles' Zinger utilizes a rotor configuration.
"The Zinger mill has a unique configuration," Mr. Rissley said. "Conventional disk mills use a disk that relies on viscosity of the product to accelerate the media, which is inefficient and creates heat, which affects the media's wear. The Zinger has a rotor configuration that mechanically moves the product. As a result, there's less wear on the media and the mill's internal parts."
Hockmeyer's Immersion Mill is designed for efficiency. "The Hockmeyer Immersion Mill is the most efficient and versatile mill offered on the market today," Mr. Murphy said. "The Hockmeyer Immersion Mill is available to operate in batch sizes from 750 milliliters to 5300 liters. Its proven design will outperform all other media milling systems – horizontal, vertical or basket type – by a range of 30 percent to 300 percent. The basic machine consists of a highly polished, water-cooled, submersible basket with side and bottom screens and upper and lower draft tubes. Within the basket is a rotating hub with pegs and a removable (HEC Patent) counter-peg assembly. Top and bottom pumping impellers work together to enhance the flow of the dispersion through the bead field in the basket.
"With the Hockmeyer Immersion Mill, rapid mixing and milling of raw materials are completed simultaneously in one tank engaged for the entire cycle," Mr. Murphy said. "It may lead to a reduction of raw material costs by an average of 5 percent, and has highly efficient use of small quantities of media as small as 0.25 mm and as large as 2 mm."
ConclusionGone are the days when choosing mills was a matter of simply picking a machine for an operator to run. Now, miills are required to achieve much greater accuracy and productivity, and are part of the entire manufacturing process.
For mill manufacturers and their customers in the ink industry, it has become ever more important to work together to create systems that will meet these increasing needs. In essence, milling and ink manufacturers must develop partnerships to create equipment that will meet present and future needs, and thus ensure success in the coming years.


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Release Date: September 4, 2012
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
Returning by popular demand, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, stars of the Emmy-nominated Whose Line Is It Anyway? have teamed up to present an evening of hilarious improvised comedy. Expect an ample amount of pure improvisation as Colin and Brad create hilarious and original scenes -- just like a live version of Whose Line.
Throughout the evening, the show becomes truly interactive as audience members are called on stage to participate in the fun. In "Moving Bodies," two audience members must move Mochrie and Sherwood as puppets to act out the scene. In "Sound FX," audience members provide the sound effects for the skit. "One Word Expert" has the two performers answering questions from the audience, alternating one word at a time. By engaging the audience this way, Colin and Brad aren't able to use prefabricated routines since they don't know what the audience members will do or say.
No two performances are ever the same. Their high-profile presentations have played to sold-out venues all over the country
Tickets for Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group are $40 and $32. Tickets are available at the Center Box Office (Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and all Ticketmaster locations including ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets, call 1-800-745-3000; in Canada, call 416-870-8000. For more information, call 716-645-2787.


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