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Media players are evolving to offer ever more functionality, nicer interfaces and extra features, while supporting every video, audio and picture format under the sun. D-Link's Boxee Box is the most recent example, offering a remote which doubles as a full Qwerty keyboard. Other interesting candidates include the Asus O!Play HD2, which offers USB 3.0, and the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex, which takes plug-in 2.5in drives. However, for all these talents, there haven't been any recent candidates that offered TV tuners. Enter A.C.Ryan's Playon!DVR HD.
In fact, the last media player we looked at to feature a tuner was also an A.C.Ryan unit: the Playon! DVR TV back in 2009. It was a versatile box for its time, but without support for some of the more popular video containers such as MKV or MOV it failed to truly impress. Now the Dutch company is looking to rectify this with its new Playon!DVR HD, which features dual digital (DVB-T) tuners, network connectivity and NAS functionality, internal storage with recording and time-shift, and should play back any media you'd care to throw at it, including RMVB, FLV and of course MKV. Is it enough to stay ahead of the competition?
The Playon!DVR HD arrives with a generous accessories bundle. You get a reasonably comprehensive manual, two composite cables, a component cable, a USB cable (for hooking the unit up to a computer) and a high-quality, braided HDMI 1.3 cable with gold-plated connectors. There's a small TV antenna (of limited use for most), the power cable and brick, and of course a remote control. A Wi-Fi N dongle also came with our review unit but this is an optional, £20 extra.
Getting to the player itself, unfortunately A.C.Ryan has used the same rather sizeable chassis it employed for the original Playon!HD. We weren't expecting something as small as the Playon!HD Mini, but with dimensions of 230 x 165 x 60mm and weighing in at no less than 1.8kg, it's the heaviest media player around, even if the Boxee has a more awkward shape. But at least this is excusable considering the Playon!DVR offers more hardware features than any other non-PC-based media player we've yet looked at.
It's also a very well-built and quite stylish unit. Its chassis, back and base are made from metal, while the upper shell is constructed from three pieces of very solid matte black plastic fitted smoothly together. Only the clear black front section is scratch and fingerprint-prone, though it does look great if kept in good condition.
We're glad that A.C.Ryan has brought back physical controls on the unit, as the Playon!HD lacked these. This means you can still control most of the Playon!DVR HD's functions if you should happen to not have the remote to hand, and the discrete buttons offer great, positive feedback. A completely new feature is a blue-LED text readout, which is easy to read and gives you frequently-useful information.
Unfortunately, the remote is identical to that found with the Playon!HD, meaning that while it's solid and lies nicely in the hand, its buttons aren't exactly well-spaced and their layout isn't completely intuitive. Still, overall it's usable.
Dear Ardjuna,
As this point does not seem to be mentioned anywhere in the review, I keep on asking myself if any of these devices is using an RF remote rather than a "line of sight" infrared one.
Most of these devices have no need to be accesible to the user and could (should?) happily be sharing the cupboard with the rest of the audiovisual equipment.
Any opinion on this?
Nice to see an appropriate price for a wifi dongle, rather than the big brands (i.e. sony's 70 quid dongle).
I'll need to check now if they do dvb-c....a small chance as holland uses cable a bit too.
Dear Kerwood,
Yep, nearly every set top box and media player on the market still uses IR, which also allows the use of excellent AIO remotes rather than the frequently-average included models. RF is a more expensive option.
As to accessibility, in the majority of cases it would need to be in order to plug in memory cards/sticks and external drives.
That's my two cents :)
generally for dvb-c to be useful they'd also need to add support for CI+ CAMs to support the smartcards and encryption used by cable companies.
Agree with the reviewer about the dvb-t tuners not being HD - pretty misleading too when the product has HD in the name - I forsee lots of returns and a swift drop in price.
Regarding the HD aspect of the unit - The Playon website specification states "Supports both MPEG2 & newer MPEG4 H.264 DVB-T broadcast". Does this mean Freeview HD ?
@Steve 12 - Freeview HD uses DVB-T2
I think the confusion arises from the difference between Codec and Resolution. It is, of course, perfectly possible to use H.264 at standard definition. It's a very efficient codec that compresses video really, really well. This is an advantage for high bit-rate HD video, but also handy for shrinking SD signals too.
But in short:
DVB-T = Freeview SD
DVB-T2 = Freeview HD
Thank you, your comment is really helpful for someone like me and has given me plenty of research to do to catch all you techies up :)
More than welcome Steve - that's what we're here for.
A couple of extra tips:
1) The "HD" name of this product refers to its ability to play back HD content from USB / hard drive, sadly not the TV tuner part of it (as discussed)
2) Make sure you use the Freeview HD postcode checker, as it isn't available in some areas: http://www.freeview.co.uk/HD
3) Naturally there is an element of "future proofing" as Freeview HD is here to stay, but when deciding whether to buy this model or another, consider two things:
a) am I likely to want to upgrade (for whatever reason) in 6 months or a year or two years etc? If so then maybe this purchase doesn't have to tick all the boxes
b) assuming you can receive Freeview HD, is there actually content you want to watch?
For example, I have both FreeSat HD and Freeview HD at home. However, certainly for the latter, there's actually only BBC One HD (recently launched), BBC HD, ITV HD and 4HD. Essentially the original four terrestrial channels, not the much wider selection we're used to on Freeview. This also falls miles short of Sky HD, which has all the sports and all the movies and many other channels like Discovery in HD too.
My advice to people is simple: if you need to buy now, and you aren't buying again for ages, see if you can swing Freeview HD. If you can wait, prices will come down, and if you can't wait but aren't bothered about the limited HD coverage thus far, buy now and upgrade later.
For some, the mere fact that BBC will show Formula One in HD this year is enough of a reason :D
Seeing as this has a wifi N dongle (for some extra ££), would that mean I could have my computer in one room, and stream HD video to this device in another room? Or does it allow you to share files to the devices internal drive to watch once transferred?
@Kenwood - The Popcornhour C-200 I have has an RF remote... but to be honest I use a Logitech Harmony 900 RF remote (~£200) that transmits over RF to the emitter in the cabinet which re-broadcasts the IR codes.
Hence I use the IR remote add-on for the Popcornhour instead of the RF!
I love the idea of this, and I'm itching to get rid of the WD Live as I can't stream any HD content to it owing to the networking limitations. The only bit of information I was looking for wasn't included in the review...
Does this unit have a full gB Ehternet chipset (Not like the alleged gB Ethernet in the WD Live Hub - which it is not). And more importantly can the processor handle smooth playback of networked streamed, high bandwidth, HD content?
@Steve12: Freeview-HD in the UK uses DVB-T2, which is basically a higher-bandwidth version of DVB-T. DVB-T can certainly carry HD video, but a lot less of it compared to DVB-T2. The USB tuner dongle supplied with this PlayOn is DVB-T only. Most of continental Europe are still on DVB_T, but as more and more HD video is added, they'll eventually run out of bandwidth and will have to upgrade to DVB-T2 or later.
In an ideal world, AC Ryan would spec a USB DVB-T2 tuner dongle so it could just be a case of plugging in a new dongle... but don't hold your breath :-)
Either/or, as far as I'm aware.
Nope, it is included in the review by omission: "an Ethernet port". If it had 1000Gb, I would have said Gigabit Ethernet ;) However, I've added extra clarification.
So unfortunately, the answer to your question is 'no'.
As to the CPU, if you're referring to the media player's processor, then yes: in most cases, if it has enough power to handle it played locally, it has enough power to handle it streamed.
Thanks Ardjuna...the old 'included by omission' point! :)
I have found the WD Live and Hub incapable of playing streamed 1080p BluRay .MKV HD content over any type network set up I tried. Wireless N dongle or over ethernet, but all are very capable of playing locally.
Originally I was under the impression that all media players were incapable of playing high bit-rate 1080p .MKV BR files over the network because they lacked a GbE connection, but of course, in theory at least, 10/100 should be enough to carry play this type of content. ( http://community.wdc.com/t5... )
Now, if I am understanding the technical limitations of all currently available media players, and I have read a lot of forums - none of them are powerful enough (cpu wise) to smoothly play back 1080p .MKV files over a streamed network; wired or wireless. Some have success with compressed 720p HD files but not with 1080p.
Does the GbE need it's own seperate CPU controller in order to be able to stream this (pretty standard) high bit-rate HD content? I wonder why the main CPU can decode and stream this from a hardrive or thumbdrive without issues yet no one can stream 1080p content over a network yet? Or am I missing something?
All I want is a gadget that I can stream my collection of 1080p .MKV files to, from an external PC, wired or wirelessly :(
@lifethroughalens: XBMC running on an Acer Revo 3600 (Intel Atom + Nvidia Ion box) - does the job fine for me and puts the UIs of most of these Popcorn Hour type things to shame. I got my Revo 3600 plus an extra 2G of RAM from ebuyer for 150 quid. It can play the 25 Mbit/s "killa" birds scene from Planet Earth fine from my Samba NAS over HomePlug, but the 40 Mbit/s version stutters (it plays fine if I connect both NAS and Revo directly to a gigabit switch but SWMBO is not happy having ethernet cables lying around the place.)
XBMCFreak is a good XBMC liveCD to install, has sabnzbd and transmission clients all ready to go (for downloading all those Linux distros, naturally.)
Android and iPhone apps to control the thing add to the ease of use.
@AC Ryan Mikael:
Thanks Mikael for confirming that.
So there you have it, confirmation 'from the horse's mouth', so to speak :)
Mind you, Xamph's suggestion is also good, and you can get an external USB TV tuner.
"but SWMBO is not happy having ethernet cables lying around the place"
Have you considered a Gigabit Homeplug as a solution?
Forgot to mention, All Hail SWMBO.
Thanks for the replies Xamph and Mikael - much appreciated.
I must admit that I am very, hugely, massively sceptical of ever being able to achieve anything approaching anything near 40Mbs (let alone 90Mbs!). Through experience with an Xtreamer and a WD Live and Live Hub on Ethernet cable & wireless N, I have never got even near to even 20Mbs. In this review of the WD Live hub, in several tests the reviewers couldn't ever surpass 12Mbs.
If the single CPU is having to cope with both playback and transfer, then there's no way these speeds could ever be achieved outside of lab conditions. Indeed the internet is littered with people with similar issues on all sorts or media players. I have a BT Homehub V2 'N' modem / router connected to a series of 200Mbs homeplugs on good home wiring with very little signal degredation. A desktop running WD Caviar Black 7,200 drives & I can stream standard DVD quality MKV's no problem, but anything greater and it's begins to stutter.
If the A.C.Ryan Playon!DVR HD really does claim to have the hardware to be able to decode & stream at 40Mbs RAW HD.MKV 1080p file over a good network - then i'm willing to give it a go. Thanks :)
Just to say, Xamph - I am reluctant to buy a whole desktop PC just to try to stream 1080p films. The cheapest I can find the 3610 is £228 with 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD. Just seems like such a palaver when this tiny £70 WD Live box does everything I need and is infinately easier to use and move. I just want a similar product that can step up to the mark with much higher bit rate files.
@David Geraghty:
Though we haven't tested the unit with that specific format, as it's listed in its file support (you can find it on page 2) it should be able to play it with no problems, and in Full HD too. As far as playback is concerned, meanwhile, it makes no difference to the unit whether the file is on local or attached storage. Hope that answers your questions.
@Ardjuna - indeed, all hail SWMBO! If only she wasn't so picky, I mean, ONE ethernet cable and it's like the end of the world... :-)
Alas the wiring in our apartment sucks, our "200 Mbit/s" Homeplug only manages around 44 Mbit/s max (seems to vary for no good reason between 30 and 44 Mbit/s.)
@lifethroughalens - that's a shame they've gotten so expensive, the R3600 with 1GB RAM was only 129 quid last year, and even though it's a single-core and only 1 GB, it's plenty good enough running XBMC, which provides a far better (skinnable) UI than any of these boxes (I used to have a Popcorn Hour.)
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Is there any units available as my sister lives in uk and would most certainly by it on that side for me
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Why is the money drying up? That question confronts China as it experiences its 11th consecutive month of falling foreign direct investment. Overseas investment in China in October fell 0.2 percent from a year earlier, to $8.31 billion. The 10 months through October showed a steeper drop, down 3.5 percent to $91.7 billion. Last year, China drew a total of $116 billion, setting a new record.
One obvious factor is the shaky global economy. With companies around the world facing still-fragile growth prospects, pumping money abroad has become a less-attractive choice. It's no surprise that hardest-hit Europe, still struggling to get out from under its debt crisis, pulled back the most in China: Investment from the European Union was down 5 percent year-to-date, to $5.24 billion.
Investment from Japan also slowed in October. It grew 10.9 percent, to $6.08 billion, in the first 10 months of the year, but that was much slower than the 17 percent growth recorded through September, when an ongoing island dispute set off violent anti-Japan protests across China. Demonstrators targeted Japanese businesses, and vandalism was reported against Toyota, Honda (7267:JP), and Panasonic (6752:JP). (Investment from the U.S., by contrast, increased 5.3 percent, to $2.7 billion.)
Toyota's supplier of headlights, Koito Manufacturing (7276:JP), has suspended a plan to triple its output in China. And wiring-harness maker Sumitomo Electric Industries (5802:JP) and Toyo Tire & Rubber (5105:JP) are each rethinking plans to expand in China because Japanese car sales there fell after the protests. The manufacturers are instead planning to expand in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Cambodia. Nissan (7201:JP) has said it will carefully consider any future expansion.
"This year, the international economic situation is grim and complex and there are many uncertain factors," said Commerce Ministry spokesman Shen Danyang at a press conference to announce the latest data on Nov. 20. Meanwhile, China's overseas investment in manufacturing and other non-financial operations grew 25.8 percent, to $52.8 billion, in the first 10 months, Shen said.
China's slowdown is one reason it has become a less-attractive investment target; the economy is expected to grow by 7.7 percent this year, its slowest pace in 13 years. Overcapacity in industries that include steel, cement, coal, aluminum, textiles, and machinery is squeezing profit margins. As of Sept. 30, total accounts receivable—money owed for products already delivered—for industrial companies reached 8 trillion yuan ($1.3 trillion), up 16.5 percent from September 2011. And credit is tight, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.
All this is denting confidence. According to a recent government survey of business sentiment among Chinese entrepreneurs, 47.3 percent say the economic climate is bad or very bad, up from 24.8 percent last year. Top worries include "a lack of overseas demand, excess capacity, and financing difficulties," reported the official China Daily on Nov. 20.
A further big issue for manufacturers is rising labor costs, which are making China-based production less competitive. China has set a goal of at least 13 percent growth in average minimum wages from 2011 to 2015, a target it has been exceeding. Cambodian workers are paid around $90 a month for a 60-hour workweek, while Chinese workers get from $336 a month, in less-developed Jiangxi province, to $552 a month, in Shenzhen, for a 48-hour workweek. (Chinese factory workers still earn less than a tenth of the average $34 per hour earned by their U.S. counterparts, according to consultancy Gavekal.)
"Some companies are choosing to locate new export-oriented manufacturing capacity in other countries, reflecting the rapid wage growth in China," points out Louis Kuijs, Hong Kong-based chief China economist at Royal Bank of Scotland. "Globally, in a climate of economic weakness and financial fragility, many companies have been reluctant to venture abroad and invest."


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|PIC1|As the civil war rages on in Sri Lanka, Christian relief groups are doing their best to meet the huge and desperate needs of displaced war refugees in government camps.
The UN estimates about 250,000 people are in need of aid in the north, including more than 160,000 people who escaped from the conflict zone since safe passage was opened last month.
With local and international partners, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) is providing emergency meals and temporary shelters to 15,000 Sri Lankan civilians in camps located in the northwestern and central portions of the country, the group reported Friday.
The food programme will provide new arrivals with two meals a day that meet their nutritional needs until they qualify for food staples from the World Food Programme.
In addition to food, CRWRC partners are providing temporary shelter to displaced families who had been living with multiple families under one tent. With the aid project, one family will receive a 12 feet x 12 feet tent. The project is providing $30,000 worth of temporary shelters.
Also Lutheran World Relief and Gospel for Asia have with the help of local partners delivered aid to displaced Sri Lankans.
Earlier in May, Lutheran World Relief said its partners delivered food packages and clean water to people living in refugee camps. LWR staff reported that living conditions inside the camps are difficult and some children in the camps have been separated from their parents.
"The situation at the camps is distressing with cramped living spaces, short food supplies, and limited water," says K Thampu (Nalee), LWR's acting country programme manager for Sri Lanka. "However the most painful thing for most people is being separated from their families."
Some of the Tamil civilians escaping the conflict area are Christians, noted Barnabas Fund, which supports persecuted Christians. Although Christians make up less than 10 per cent of Sri Lanka's overall population, they comprise 20 per cent of the Tamil population.
Barnabas Fund is working with the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) to launch an appeal to pray and provide aid to these displaced Christians. The groups plan to send food parcels to the camps as well as school packs to help children resume their education in local schools.
Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries are also providing books for the makeshift schools operating in the camps, along with sandals and food. The ministry said many of the displaced civilians had worn out their own sandals while fleeing to the camps.
Sri Lanka for nearly 30 years has been caught up in a civil war between the rebel Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan government. The Tamils Tigers claim the minority Tamils suffer from discrimination from the Sinhalese majority and say they are fighting to create a separate state for their people.
But in recent months, the Sri Lankan government has captured almost all of previously rebel-controlled areas in the north. On Saturday, the military said it had taken control of the island's entire coastline and has cut off the sea escape of Tamil Tiger leaders, essentially trapping them in a tiny area.
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An evening with Sharon Newman
This article is based on notes I took during a presentation at the Dallas Quilt Guild on June 5, 1997.
Nobody taught her to quilt, Sharon Newman professed during her visit to the guild. She had been sewing for years, working on a variety of projects including quilt making. She said she noticed at some point that the square from the package of cheese slices made a good shape to trace around when making patchwork. Nobody told her this was a "template." Later she noticed the cheese-square template worked better than the one a friend had cut from a cigarette carton. After 20 years of making quilts, Sharon said, one day her mother asked her if she had ever seen her grandmother's quilt... looking at this older quilt may have been what interested her in studying the history of fabrics.
In the 1960's quilters worked with less fabric choices than we have today. Sharon says when she first opened her shop she even carried poly-cotton blends because that was what she could buy. Sharon notes that most fabrics only last one printing, and you're not alone when you wish you could find more of a particular print. It's been happening for a century or more. In addition, most fabrics are not called "reproductions" even though that's what they are. For example, the first line of Jinny Beyer prints, she said, were actually reproduced from antique plaids and paisleys. Many fabric prints are not new designs, but older ones that are enlarged or have the background dropped out (to make them easier and cheaper to print). Sharon said she has three fabrics in her collection, from different time periods, that are produced from the same design.
Sharon showed us a 1923 Irish Chain made in Iowa that inspired her to develop her current fabric line. Also from this period was a pair of Basket Lattice quilts, one of which clearly shows two different, probably multi-generational, makers. One end of the quilt is constructed from dark, Victorian-era shirting prints, while the other half is a newer mix of lighter and brighter calicoes. This quilt was probably finished during the Depression. The second quilt is a reproduction that Sharon made using contemporary fabrics with as many color and print matches as she could find.
In talking about the history of fabric and quilts, Sharon says that furnishing styles and fashion dictate the color and fabric choices available for home sewing. These fabrics are reflected in the quilts of the time. Early quilts were, in fact, made from the same fabrics that were used to cover furniture. Chintz, a glazed cotton, was quite popular during various time periods. Later, dressmaking prints became popular. Now, Sharon notes, quilting prints are being used in interior decorating. She cautions in the use of decorating fabric for quilting, since the weight of the fabric can make quite a difference in the wear of the finished quilt if it is mixed with lighter cottons.
At the turn of the century a number of new dyes and improved technologies added to the palette of fabric choices. Synthetic blues replaced indigo, a natural, but difficult color to extract.When talking about the dyes of different periods, Sharon explained that certain color popularities can often date a quilt. Indigo, for example, was most popular in the 1890's, though it was used throughout the preceding century. There is a particular shade of green that was developed in the 1860's -- before that the color was made by overdying blue with yellow, or vice versa. In the middle of the last century greens changed to be less yellowish, and the last quarter of the century is marked by a blue-green that fades to a tan. Mint green arrived on the scene in 1915, as did some shades of yellow. Red and pink became brighter in the 1890's, and an unusual shade of cranberry was used briefly between 1893 and 1895. The Art Nouveau period of the 1920's to 1930's used a lot of pastel solids. In general, red-white-and-blue fabrics were used in quilts during periods of national fervor, such as centennial celebrations and in wartime. Red and green combinations were popular at various times.
Sharon noted that colors like the mid-1800's double pink and the later madder reds are difficult to reproduce now. "When it didn't matter what happened to the person doing the dyeing you got a lot of bright prints." Today, in order to reproduce many of the scrap-bag quilts of the previous century, instead of searching for specific colors, Sharon suggests you "just use a piece of everything from your stash."
The quilt she showed us from the 1960's was made with squares of greens and browns that seem quite reflective of the time. Several of the prints are scraps from earlier years, and the whole thing has an earthy feel to it.
Quilts made during World War I can often be identified from their backings. During the period from 1900 to 1925 fabrics such as flannel, woven gingham, and stripes in soft colors were popular for backings. Also during this period, fabric was cheaply made. The demand for home sewing was so high that printers often left out a number of the details or colors in a print in order to produce more of it faster and less expensively. Sharon notes that the 1930's reproduction fabrics for sale today are of better quality than the originals.
In general, though, the older fabrics are more likely to have more printed detail than newer. In the 1830's shades of brown and red were used that show more colors in each print, as well as greater depth of detail. In current reproductions often only a few colors are used to simplify the process and lower production costs.
In addition to color, quilts can be dated by their size and styling. Quilts from the early 1800's are distinguishable by their central medallions, 8-pointed stars, and all-over appliqué inspired by classical mosaic designs. Houses were often small, and it was customary to keep a trundle bed under the master bed. Since the bed was higher, to accommodate the trundle, the quilts needed to be larger in order to hang properly. Sharon says that quilts of this period are typically 120 to 144 inches across. By 1830 houses were generally larger, and the height of the beds came down, resulting in smaller quilts. The 1860's saw an increased use of paper-folded appliqué patterns, much like the folded paper snowflakes that children make. Quilts of this period also include hearts, especially in baby and wedding quilts, a trend not picked up again until recently. By 1884 the traditional set of block patterns with a border cut from a floral stripe was established. During the 1900's the overall look of quilts changed from dark to light, with the addition of Tulip patterns and scalloped edging.
Sharon discussed preserving old quilts and their inherent values. She suggests that old quilts and tops not be washed or treated until you are certain of the age and condition of the fabric. Find somebody who knows old fabric and get more advice if you are in doubt. If you have just found an old quilt top, depending on the period and condition of the fabric, you may want to consider making it into a finished quilt. "Make blocks into tops and tops into quilts," she says, because families keep quilts longer than blocks or tops. Whether or not the quilt gains or looses value will depend on how it is finished. Sharon feels that many old tops are devalued because we are not doing the right thing when we embroider or machine quilt them. Finally, she says, quilts are dated by when they are finished. If you complete a 100 year old Lone Star top, it becomes a 1997 quilt, and a two-generational one at that.
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It did but the games story was still weak. So I'm not sure if it succeeded as I had to force myself to finish it.
Now back on topic I'm not surprised but I do know there will be a bunch of you cant judge the final product on demos crap again. See I tried the DA2 demo and it proved my suspicions right.
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"Forget about the days
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Forget about the mistakes
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I seen this thread on a Battlestar forum and was wondering what are YOUR current favs? You can tell alot about a person by simply their taste in music... My current favs are Escape the Fate,8) Flyleaf, and James Blunt.:o Whats yours?
I seen this thread on a Battlestar forum and was wondering what are YOUR current favs? You can tell alot about a person by simply their taste in music... My current favs are Escape the Fate,8) Flyleaf, and James Blunt.:o Whats yours?
Right now I've got Jumpin' Jack Flash by Rolling Stones playing.
I got the Scorpions goin. I was just introduced to www.jango.com. It's fun! I am on there as Commander Voltaire or something
the sound track to the republic commando game
besides that i'm not one for music
Rise FM from the Grand Theft Auto III soundtrack. It's one of the techno stations (trance).
The Beatles - White Album
Little Bear - Grandmother's House. LOL My 3-yr-old is watching one of her movies and I can hear the music from here. Actually, I don't tend to listen to music when I sit at the 'puter. When I do listen to music it's normally classical or jazz.
The Cocteau Twins, Four Calendar Cafe...amazing album for DIY'ing to...
I might need to clarify my question...lol not what your listening to this very second but your favorite music in the last 3 months that you find yourself listening to alot. thanks Commander Voltaire for that Jango link that is really cool!!! I just signed up for it! Free and you dont have to give out your life history just to join!! thanks again!!
i've got my "motivational" playlist going right now:
anthrax - cadillac rock box
arch enemy - carry the cross
dethklok - briefcase full of guts
godsmack - serenity
henry rollins - get some go again
joey ramone - what a wonderful world
marilyn manson - use your fist and not your mouth
megadeth - of mice and men
pantera - rise
shadows fall - what drives the weak
dust brothers - this is your life
the motivational title is somewhat sarcastic... the songs all have elements that cross my mind in an average day. some positive, some negative.
The soundtracks to "High School Musical 1 & 2" because my 5 year old daughter is always in the car with me.
Slayer- Seasons in the abyss
My music taste is very broad... haha... I'll listen to almost anything. Some of my favorite bands/artists are
Lamb of God
Killswitch Engage
Dimmu Borgir
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
Howard Shore
In Flames
I like that Flobots song - No Handlebars haha
any World Music really... I love listening to music of other cultures
medieval music is awesome
Billy Joel
Video Game music
Ok honestly I could go on forever... haha, lets just say I like a lot of things :P
now Black Flag
Um... well I don't know if I can call it a favorite at this point, but I have been listening to the new Disturbed album all week; "Indestructable." It's not bad.
My list:
Bullet for my valentine
I listen to Godsmack all the time, for years now!
and Soilwork
those are my fav's
Bruce Faulconer. He was the music artist who wrote and composed the English version of Dragon Ball Z.
I think his music is Genius!
BOW WOW WOW- I want Candy
WINGER - Seventeen
Love those late 80's early 90's
Bountyone good pick, Slayer- Seasons in the abyss is a true classic!!
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
White Room - Cream
Pain - ??
Fake it - Seether
Kashmir - Led Zep
just to name a few. Although I can't get Rainbow In The Dark out of my head.
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gym class heroes
Just blasted MC Chris - Fett's Vett
and now bumping some classic Prince - Baby I'm A Star.
As for favorites? I usually listen to The Crystal Method! I love those guys. I also like Eminem, and when the mood hits, Queen of the Damed Soundtrack is always a great go to!
Not a fan of country music, but that doesn't mean I don't have a couple of songs. I have a 'dance' remix of John Denver's Thank God I'm a Country Boy and the Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down To Georgia.
I wondered how long it would take before someone said MC Chris.. Imagine if that song was on the major radio stations... its so funny every time I play that song for someone for the 1st time..


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Leeds attack victim 'could not speak'
Jurors in the trial of Leeds United footballers Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer have heard how their alleged victim was unable to speak after being attacked.
Ambulance technician Andrew Finn told the trial at Hull Crown Court that there was blood around the student's head and blood trapped in his airway.
Mr Woodgate, 21, of Middlesbrough, Mr Bowyer, 24, of Leeds, and Paul Clifford and Neale Caveney, both 22 and from Middlesbrough, all deny causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Mr Najeib, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
The men also deny affray.
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Mr Najeib suffered a broken nose, fractured leg and a bite mark to his cheek in the attack in January last year.
Paramedics were was called to the scene just after 0050 GMT and directed to Mill Hill by two men outside the Majestyk nightclub in City Square, Leeds.
"He was conscious but was unable to respond to any questions," he said.
"He had a head injury and I could hear blood in his airway. He was moaning but not moving greatly."
Mr Najeib was put on a spinal board to prevent any potential damage to his back.
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Mr Finn said he was directed to the scene by a tall man, aged about 21 or 22, and a shorter one aged about 20.
"The taller gentleman was excitable and the smaller was quieter but more eager to tell me what had happened," he told the court on Thursday.
Mr Finn later identified the taller of the two men as former Leeds United reserve team striker Tony Hackworth.
He said Mr Hackworth's shirt was open to the navel, but he was not sure if it had been ripped or was simply unbuttoned.
He added that Mr Hackworth had said there had been a fight between some Asian and white youths and that he had tried to help.
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EHR incentives and PQRS can work together
I have written before about the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the advantages of the registry-based or electronic health record (EHR)-based reporting options. Though the incentive payment for successful reporting in 2012 will be only .5% of your total allowed charges for covered Medicare Part B services provided during the reporting period, there are other reasons to report.
First, those of you who are participating in the Medicare EHR incentive program may be able to satisfy the core requirements for reporting clinical quality measures (CQMs) through Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting System – Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Pilot. Beginning in 2012, eligible professionals may satisfy the meaningful use objective to report the 44 CQMs to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in two ways:
1. Using the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs' web-based Registration and Attestation System, or
2. Participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System – Medicare EHR Incentive Pilot, which utilizes the 2012 Physician Quality Reporting System EHR Measure Specifications.
By submitting specific Physician Quality Reporting EHR Measures through the pilot, participants can focus on the same sample of beneficiaries for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program and for the Physician Quality Reporting System for the 2012 program year. Eligible professionals participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System – Medicare EHR Incentive Pilot are still required to report the other meaningful use objectives through the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Registration and Attestation System.
Second, beginning in 2013, failure to successfully report PQRS measures will result in an adjustment (penalty) of -1.5 percent on all Medicare payments in 2015.
Third, even those without a qualified EHR system can successfully participate in the PQRS program without the hassles of the claims-based reporting that has proven quite burdensome and unsuccessful for many practices. The registry-based option allows for successful reporting with selection of a measures group for which you will report on 30 Medicare patients using an online registry program such as the AAFP PQRIwizard.
You can find more information on the PQRS program and the
EHR-based and registry-based reporting options on the CMS PQRS Alternative Reporting Mechanisms page.
Don't give up the full amounts allowed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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Hot Water Boiler Components and Controls | Combustion Control - This photo shows the boiler cabinet open exposing controls and basic components of the boiler. The module on the left is the ignition control module which controls the sequence of operation for ignition and burner controls of the boiler. When the boiler is enabled to run usually by a thermostat or controls the ignition control module begins the process of firing the burners. The process typically begins by having the ignition module check the safety circuit to ensure all safeties are normal and not in alarm. This includes energizing the inducer or forced draft fan motor and any limit switches and a flow switch to ensure the boiler has water flow.
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The inducer or forced draft fan motor causes some pressure switches to close proving that combustion air is available and that the combustion gases will be exhausted when the burners fire. After the safety circuit has been proven to be okay the ignition control opens the gas valve while simultaneously activating the spark ignition to ignite the gas now being supplied to the burner(s). Once the burners ignite the fire is proven, usually by a state of the art flame sensor, the ignition control module de-energizes the spark ignition. As the water heats up it is sense by an aquastat or temperature sensor. When the temperature of the water reaches the set point of main boiler controller the ignition control closes the gas valve and the main burners shut down. The inducer or forced draft fan motor continues to run for period of time so that all the combustion gases in the system are purged up the boiler flue or boiler stack.
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The House again saw only a handful of bills during our third week, but that situation won't last long, since the committees have begun to pump out a steady stream of new legislation. Our main work was getting out the "little budget," as the bill to adjust the current, fiscal year 2013 budget is called. This bill makes adjustments to reflect the actual rate at which revenue is coming in, and is also used to alter priorities on some programs. Revenue is off very slightly from projections (by less than 1 percent), so that part of the adjustment was ...
Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States and Canada had a long tradition known as potlatch. Hosts would invite other tribal members and family to a grand celebration that marked milestones such as births and marriages. Typical activities included singing, dancing and eating, not unlike festive occasions we celebrate in our own lives.
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. I will get some cards from my children and grandchildren. And I will give them cards, but that's about it. I don't expect fancy flowers and candy from my husband and he doesn't expect presents from me. That doesn't mean we aren't happy with each other; we are. It just means we are happy without the presents.
Are you sitting down? I had a meeting with House Speaker David Ralston last week at the Capitol. Got your breath yet? There's more. It was a good meeting.
A senior Defense Department official said the ban on women in combat should be lifted because the military's goal is "to provide a level, gender-neutral playing field." I'd like to think the goal of the military should be to have the toughest, meanest fighting force possible. But let's look at "gender-neutral playing field."
Last week was bad - or so it seemed then. Work days were jam-packed with stressful moments, evenings were too short, nights were sleepless, and I could never catch my balance or my breath. Even finding time to write a column was a chore.
She's single and lives in a small town where, she said, "Everybody knows everybody." She won't do the bar scene, and there aren't many other options for meeting single men where she lives. What she'd like is a serious long-term relationship and she doesn't rule out marriage. So what's a woman to do?
It seems the Republican Party news is getting worse. This past fall, we suffered the defeat of our nominee for president. Based on the economic conditions, Republicans should have won. Many Republican pundits tagged Mitt Romney as the winner days before the election, talked about a possible landslide and were flabbergasted when he lost.
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In 1975, Lang was appointed director-principal of the Lincoln High School Renewal Project. In 1976, under Lang's administration and the court order for desegregation, construction began on the new Lincoln Humanities and
Lang was a noted author in elementary education and black history. He compiled an exhibit for the 1966 State Fair of Texas called The Negro in American History and wrote the Epigrams of Reverend Jesse Jackson's Push for Excellence in Education just before his death.
He also was a member of numerous civic and professional organizations including chairman of Operation PUSH, Phi Delta Kappa, Dallas School Administrators Association, Urban League of Greater Dallas, and the South Dallas County Cub Scout Pow-Wow in the '70s. Lang served as a member of Texas Gov. Bill Clements' Non-Partisan State Advisory Council and the Dallas Tri-Racial Committee.
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Some strange things happen in this world – and after everything seemed to be cut and died and Loic Remy would become a Liverpool player after he had agreed terms with the Reds – news is that he has failed his medical.
Loic Remy – will Newcastle try to sign the player?
So where does that leave Remy – and where does that leave Newcastle?
He is still a QPR player, and we suppose if he can get a bigger wage at QPR he will stay there – and the news earlier in the summer was that he wanted to play in London – but that was before Arsenal couldn't agree terms with the player.
It is being reported by Sky Sports that Liverpool have pulled out of the transfer, due to their concerns about his medical – but other than that we have no idea what it could be.
When he moved to Marseilles for €15M in August of 2010, there was some concern over a heart condition he had, but he eventually passed his medical at Marseilles, the last club he played for before he signed on at QPR about 18 months ago.
Arsenal could not agree a wage package with the player and the news at Liverpool was that he had to lower his wage demands for the Red to agree a deal.
But it does seem he is after big money – as he was when he decided to join QPR and was willing to play in front of crowds of 17,000 18 months ago, when he could have joined Newcastle, who play in front of massive 52,000 crowds at St. James' Park.
And the French manager Didier Deschamps didn't think the move to QPR was a good one for the striker and his International career.
We will have to wait and see what happens – but as we understand – Newcastle's very decent wage offer is still on the table – but how much we would have to pay QPR for him is another matter – with some reports stating it could mean a £15M transfer fee.
Loic Remy sullied his name among a number of Newcastle fans, when he seemed to not want to play too much for the side towards the end of the season, to save himself for the World Cup in Brazil.
And so the Remy circus continues.
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It's been a long and winding road for the Wilson Lady Ram seniors, who have been on the cusp of the state tournament but came up empty the previous three years. But on Feb. 22 at Mount Tahoma, they could finally begin to dream about state possibilities as they rolled past Bonney Lake 55-35 to claim their first trip to state since 1994.
Bethany Montgomery celebrated her 18th birthday by leading all scorers with 16 points and Tia Briggs chipped in with 12 points for the Rams.
"This is something that I cannot describe right now," said Lady Rams head coach Michelle Birge. "These girls have worked so hard all these years, and to get to the promised land is so incredible. I'm so happy for them."
They advanced to face Mercer Island in the quarterfinals at the Tacoma Dome on Feb. 28 at 10:30 a.m.
The game started slowly, with the Lady Rams unable to get anything established on the offensive end despite their big advantage in athleticism. But Montgomery and Briggs began to find their game in the second quarter along with talented sophomore Kapri Morrow, as Wilson would take a 26-16 lead at the half. The third quarter would be the deciding factor, with Briggs and Morrow dominating the paint and Montgomery finding her shot from long range.
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"I'm in such a state of both shock and euphoria," Briggs said. "We've waited so long for this moment and it finally came. I hope we can do the ultimate and bring home the large trophy…we earned this and I'm so happy for my teammates."
When all the excitement had settled down after the postgame celebration, Montgomery reflected on the game and four years that was. "It's so hard to put into words right now, the wait really makes it worth it now and like Tia, I want the big trophy, too."
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Mr. Eric Cantor, GOP House Leader.....
"Today, we celebrate those who have taken a risk, worked hard, built a business and earned their own success. I am committed to keeping taxes low and reducing red tape to make it easier for Virginia's small business owners to start hiring again, create more jobs and ensure a thriving economy for the future so more people can achieve the American dream."
Yes, you read that correctly. Labor Day is actually a holiday to celebrate business owners. It's not Labor Day, according to Cantor, it's Labor Management Day.
And rightfully so. To hear the mighty boot strappers of the GOP spouting all that rugged-rich-guy individualism, you would swear that if it wasn't for capital....management....business owners, the rest of us would have starved to death long ago.
Probably in the near future, Congress will vote to change the name of the first Monday in September to Labor Management Day as Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney would prefer.
Although tax rates and regulations have very little, if anything, to do with our current high unemployment.....Eric Cantor and his Young Dud buddies in the GOP TeaHouse are glad to take the opportunity of high unemployment to help already-very-wealthy business owners and corporate skimmers to...well....get even richer.
While millions of American working families have lost their jobs, homes, and health care....what better way for Eric Cantor to express his empathy towards those currently without a paycheck than to take the opportunity of a Labor Day holiday to shill for more giveaways to the people who laid those workers off in the first place. And while Eric was at it....I mean, why not cynically slap all workers right in the face by twisting the Labor Day holiday into some bizarro celebration of business?
Businesses in the U.S. are not hiring more workers than they are hiring right now because consumer demand does not justify new hiring or expansion. Government regulations have nothing to do with why consumer demand is lagging. Tax rates have nothing to do with why consumer demand is lagging.
Of course, Eric Cantor knows all that.....and he doesn't give one damn about any of it. Cantor is in the House to do the bidding of the top 1%. The top 1% hold total control of the GOP and a good portion of the Democratic Party as well.
The most cynical political ploy I've ever witnessed (outside of The Dick and his George attacking the non-threatening sovereign nation of Iraq) has been the successful effort by Republicans/conservatives/Teahadists.....to turn a private-sector, financial collapse....created entirely by government deregulation during a period of historically low tax rates.....into a cause to further strip government regulations, to further lower taxes on the very people who caused the disaster in the first place.
It just doesn't get any more cynical, or ballsy, than that. But this is America.....and often, we are very proud of how the stuff our leaders do doesn't make any sense whatsoever. It adds, somehow, to our Exceptionalism.
So, yes, Eric Cantor....we salute you....brave defender of the wealthy few. By all means....introduce a bill in the House. Call it the 2012 Reclaiming-The-Real-Workers Act. In it....reclaim Labor Day for those it rightfully belongs to....Business Owners. Take your country back, Eric....and let it begin by correcting the mistake made over a hundred years ago when Labor Day was declared a national holiday honoring....workers. What were those old communists thinking, huh?
Workers are...as all Fox viewers know....lazy, "takers", who simply suck at the teat of America's rugged individualists. Who in their right mind would want to honor people like that by celebrating a national holiday in the name of their lazy-asses? Certainly no one who considers himself a conservative, that's for sure.
Thank you Eric Cantor, Teahadist House Leader......for stripping away the byzantine web of nonsense woven around a day honoring stupid people who don't dress up each morning to go sit in a climate-controlled office...but instead actually put on work clothes and....gasp....perspire from the physical labor they do. Thank you Republican Party for rightfully blaming our languishing economic conditions on those who had nothing whatsoever to do with the collapse of the economy........job well done.
And for the brilliantly conceived idea that Labor Day is, after all, a holiday to recognize and honor our real workers.....business owners.....I salute you, Eric Cantor. You just can't get any more cynical than that.
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