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Stay tuned here. I will post something in this group once I know my schedule. Also, anyone can PM me their number and we can do a lot by text.
By the way Tony, what level player are you?
I'm in! Going next Wednesday & Thursday.
Yep i'll be there 11th - 18th
Daniel, you're going to love it - bring sunscreen you Brit.
Are you bringing your racquet? What level player are you? M
I will be there the 17th and 18th. Would like to attend an evening session the 11th - 15th. I am only a 40 minute drive away so would love to meet up with other "opolis" members for tennis or drinks/dinner after matches. Keep me posted! Had a great time with Tim and Steve the other day but the weather was crazy! Colder than usual with high winds. Not the norm....
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Hi, I just downloaded Sencha animator 1.3 trial version. I want to start with the basic boat animation. When I select my object in the object tree, I double click to insert keyframe, I just have one keyframe created and I should have two as said in the documentation.
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First picture of Taylor and Harry together
The first picture of rumored new couple Taylor Swift and Harry Styes has emerged. It was taken backstage at London's Radio 1 Teen Awards on Sunday October 7, a concert which featured performances from both popstars. BBC Radio 1 DJ Aled Jones has revealed that there was "some serious flirting going on" between the pair at the event.
Styles and Swift arranged to have an intimate dinner at the Luton Hoo Hotel after the awards ceremony. However, when a columnist from The Sun newspaper received a tip about the reservation, the meal was suddenly cancelled.
When One Direction were asked about the rumored dinner during an Irish chat show appearance, Louis Tomlinson suggested that Harry "take this one". However, Styles insisted that he "didn't get asked" to dinner.
Later that month, Styles named Swift as one of his celebrity crushes, telling Seventeen: "She honestly couldn't be a sweeter person. She's genuinely nice and extremely talented, and she deserves everything she has."
Styles also admitted to Cosmopolitan that he was dating someone: "There's someone I like. If you're shown in the papers with other girls when you really like someone else, that's difficult. But still, I think it's important if you're thinking about starting a relationship to do it away from the spotlight. I thought I [had a type] but this girl I like isn't my 'type'. It's more about the person. How they act, their body language, if they can laugh at themselves. I find ambition really attractive too - if someone's good at something they love doing. I want someone who is driven."
In November, the couple were photographed wearing the same necklace and were seen holding hands in Los Angeles.
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Fable. I like how you think. I'll be getting it sometime soon.
Wow, I have not played Fable in years. Never got to play The Lost Chapters either.
Let me know your thoughts on SC when you get it. I can't speak for everyone else on here but I know we've talked a little "old school" in video games before so it'd be nice to hear what others have to say about it.
Toejam and Earl 2?
Go for it!
Okay Silent Hill 3 is 100% complete. Well not maybe 100% but I'm not going through nine levels of extreme mode, what are you nuts?I'm kind of on a survival horror kick lately and I have three games I haven't played yet. Haunting Ground, Rule of Rose, and Fatal Frame 2. Which one should I start?
I got suddenly and inexplicably addicted to Dead Space. I'm on level six in impossible mode without buying any leveled up suits yet, savin' up for the one you get in level seven. Hooo I need more ammo...
I got suddenly and inexplicably addicted to Dead Space. I'm on level six in impossible mode without buying any leveled up suits yet, savin' up for the one you get in level seven. Hooo I need more ammo...
Recently finished the latest Mass Effect DLC and Shadow Complex. Next on the list is Fable 2.As promised. Well it's a very nice game, I went through it in a rush after I got it. Finished it at 100% in 2 play sessions so I guess that speaks for itself. It is really a Super Metroid clone though, they weren't kidding. Same mechanics, same power ups, same level design... It's like a fan mod with a HD skin. Story is decent but nothing special (haven't read the book it's tied to). Bad guys are barely disguised futuristic nazis, but that's Ok I guess. As far as complaints go, I found the triple jump completely useless. You can already go everywhere with the double jump and the hook. I also found it stupid to gain the same abilities when collecting items and gaining levels. Why do I care to get Unlimited FOAM when I've already got it through collecting the Ammo Packs?Haven't done the Proving Grounds yet, but I don't expect it to take long. I played the game in Hardcore and finished at lvl 32, which makes me wish I'd played in Insane so I could have got the Max level achievement easily. Not sure I'll try to get the Minimalist achievement, at least not right away. But it could prove a fun challenge in a few months when the game won't be fresh in my mind anymore.
I did proving grounds and while some of them were fun little puzzles it doesn't really take too long to finish it all.
Overall, I'd say it was more enjoyable than lacking but that could be the Super Metroid clone speaking to me. Glad someone else gave it a shot.
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Yeah, I did them all myself earlier today. Fun stuff but doesn't take more than an hour to do everything (and you should see some of my scores ).
Same here, I'd definitely recommend the game, but I can't shake the feeling that if they hadn't said it was an homage to Super Metroid right from the start, people would have called it a rip-off. I guess it's just that I wish they had deviated a little more from the Super Metroid mold.
Pfff, it's coming out in November here. I can't wait. But I probably shouldn't complain too much, at least it's not March 2010 anymore...
I ran through them rather quickly but I'll definitely go back and try for some nice scores. A friendly challenge is always fun!
I can completely understand. At least they didn't use that "Metroidvania" term they love to throw around so much lately.
I'm not sure if they are offering it there but the pre order bonus double-sided poster is quite amazing. Same as Japan's bonus if I'm not mistaken.
I'm waiting until I can get my hands on a 3rd one before I can bring myself to crack it open. [Yes, I have problems and I pre-ordered 2]
The new Wolfenstein is great! I bought it on a whim (mainly after Basterds I'm in the mood to kill Nazis) and it paid off. For an easy FPS this game is really fun and violent. I'd reccomend renting because I beat the whole thing in one night. Now I'll return that an grab Dead Space!
Dead Space is definitely worth a purchase.
Yea I got Deadspace and the new Spyro game ( for nostaglia). Can't wait to start deadspace tonight. Is it really scary?
Yea I got Deadspace and the new Spyro game ( for nostaglia). Can't wait to start deadspace tonight. Is it really scary?


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Behind the Art with Mike Ennen
Mike Ennen "in the office…"
How'd you get into art in the first place?
I took lot of classes in high school and my mom would take me to lots of art shows after seeing my interest in it, and really it just sort of developed even further from there.
How many graphics have you done in wakeboarding?
It started with around ten boards with Liquid Force and then a soft good line as well, and now I have done the 6 ballistic boards with Slingshot.
2012 Slingshot Ballistic boards with custom Artwork by Mike.
What and Who inspires you artistically?
I'm extremely inspired by my surroundings, the environment, and the landscapes. As far as artists Jamie Lynn is a huge inspiration, and then there is a local Bellingham artist named Louise Zimmerman who is about 90 years old and still doing some insane printmaking.
Have you ever met Jamie Lynn (pro snowboarder / artist)?
Yeah I have. I have always looked up to him for his snowboarding and his artwork and over the years we have become friends. He's a rad guy and his work is super inspiring.
What's your process of creating a graphic?
First I conceptualizer the imagery. I like to bounce ideas off other people to really get the groove going. After that I sketch it on paper, and then sketch again on a linolium block before the carving begins. It's a slow meticulous process since there are no erasers in carving. Its called reductive print making which means I actually print several times at different stages of the carving process to create different layers of ink and color. It's usually around 30 hours of carving when it's all said and done, and at the end I have several different versions of the print to send off which brands can then translate into graphics.
Several of the prints which have accumulated over the years.
Outside of wakeboarding, who have you worked with?
I've done 4 graphics with Jones snowboards, and then 4 different ski graphics with Faction ski.
How did you score the gig with Jones Snowboards? Are you friends with Jeremy?
Growing up in Bellingham is a lot like growing up in Orlando but its all about snowboarding in B-ham. So a lot of friends are riders or work in the snowboard industry. One day out of the blue I got a phone call from Jeremy Jones. I think I was even watching his section in "Thats it Thats all" when I answered the phone. He said he liked my art and that he wanted to use it in his board line. Last year my art on his Mountain Twin was the best selling board so they kept the same graphic in a different colorway.
Mike's art on the 2010 -11 Jones Snowboards "Mountain Twin."
What's the coolest art show you've been a part of?
The best art show I have been a part of would have to be the Collection art show presented by Scion. It was a traveling show that went from Bellingham WA, Seattle WA, Portland OR, Indianapolis IN, and Chicago IL. It was killer to show my art across the country.
Tell us the story behind your printing press…Didn't Picasso use it or something?
My press wasn't the press that Picasso used, but it sat right next to Picasso's press, which is still pretty awesome!
Mike bonding with his 100 year old printing press.
What can we expect to see next as far as artwork goes?
I definitely want to get out of my comfort zone and try a lot of different printmaking techniques. I also want to push my use of color as well. Don't want to give away to many details, but I'll definitely plan to continue the graphic journey with Slingshot on the Ballistic series over the next few years.
Are any of your prints for sale?
Yes. Everything is for sale haha! On my site at mikeenneart.com , so if you have a favorite board graphic that I've designed hit me up for a print of it!


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The early days of The Alibi, then known as NuCity (before a Chicago publication with a phonetically identical name threatened to rip out all of our editorial teeth), were the types of days that every flash-of-genius writer chortles over when he's being interviewed by Oprah about his sizzling debut novel, or every tech guru recalls as she laughingly characterizes her time spent paying her dues before the Big Brilliant Idea that Changed Technology ForEver. They were days of subsisting on Fred's bagels (since we mostly got paid in "bagel bucks" instead of cash); working (sometimes even crashing) in a hot office box with Department of Health condemnable carpet; and simply assuming, with the nearly impervious certainty of youth, that everything would get better, and that we'd have fun in the meantime.
But since I was a bit older (a UNM grad student) than the whippersnappers (freshly minted University of Wisconsin alumni who'd graduated at age 14 after starting the now-famous Onion and who then bounded over to Albuquerque to launch NuCity), maybe my perviousness was perviouser because a couple of symbolic events shook my sense of admittedly weak professionalism.
One came in the form of the "serious" debut of our politics issue. We'd worked hard on the format and content: local pols running for office had been profiled; corresponding election season events had been catalogued; illustrations had been applied to cleverly embellish the stories. I, as the Managing Editor/Editor, along with our Copy Editor at the time, had the last look through before giving the final approval. Perfect! So proud! So political! So grown up! Too bad about the blaring, mega-point headline that spelled the word "candidate" wrong, as we saw the next day before the issue inexorably hit the stands–a classic minor-major detail. The other folks at the paper who were psychologically healthier than I was just laughed it off, smoked a cigarette, and began laying out the next issue.
The second event actually came before the first one chronologically, but it had bigger ramifications at the time. We were applying for membership in AAN, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and a group of us (Chris Johnson, Dan Scott, Landry? Dabney? O'Leary? Jonesy? Petersen?) had flown over to California with our precious offering–an issue that featured a solid, well-researched story by the inimitable Tim McGivern, illustrated by the swashbuckling Jason Waskey. We actually had to appear before a panel of AAN judges in an American Idol meets the North Korean Ministry of People's Security moment. And we were eviscerated. Bomblets like "juvenile" and "unprofessional" and "unworthy" were tossed about casually by people who were supposed to be cool! They had the word "alternative" in their dang title! Where was the encouragement, the pub invitation, the tender promise of mentorship? AAN was important since, through membership, we could use their big stories in our paper and they could pick up and circulate ours as well. It was the only time, to date, that a professional setback made me cry. One journalist in the judging group did attempt to defend us and spoke to us afterward as well. He was the lone African American on the panel and commended the diversity of our coverage. Chris and Dan lobbed a few choice expletives, laughed, said we'd be fine, and smoked some cigarettes.
They were right. We eventually did make it into AAN, now operating under the expanded 21st identity of Association of Alternative Newsmedia. "Canidates," both in title and in practice, are long forgotten. (Although we did once have an interesting conversation with at-the-time New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, which presaged his perpetual libertarian presence on the national ticket ... but that's another story.) So while most of us, past and present, may not be Oprah dazzlers or tech zillionistas, we probably have better carpet now, and the Alibi still laughs, spits out an expletive here and there, maybe smokes a cigarette when the spouse isn't looking, and publishes onward.


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Cut from his seventh grade team in his first attempt to play organized basketball Hodzic dedicated himself to constant improvement in all phases of the game. Everyday he works on getting better at the sport he loves.
"I was the biggest kid on the court and I was cut the first day," Hodzic said. "I cried for six straight days. Honestly I probably wasn't good enough.
"I played against that coach in an open gym game this past summer. I dunked on him one time and just pointed at him. He could help but laugh."
Friday Hodzic was named the Sporting News Player of the Year in the Atlantic Sun Conference. He was also named A-Sun Player of the Year earlier this month by the Atlantic Sun coaches and sports information directors. He led the Atlantic Sun in scoring with 22.7 points per game and was second in rebounding with 9.1 per game. He has scored in double figures 57 straight games, the longest streak in the nation.
In his final three games of the season he finished with double-doubles with an average of 30 points and 18.3 rebounds. What a difference hard work, discipline and patience can make.
"People thought I had a great year, but there were a lot of games where I was upset with myself. I should have been getting double figures in rebounds in every game.
"I was playing tentative. I was trying to figure out my value. I knew I had a whole other different level to go to and I still think I can go to an even higher level."
As a high school player Hodzic played in the shadows of Eric Gordon, one of the top players in the country who is in his second season with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers.
He averaged 14 points and seven rebounds a game as senior at North Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind. When Lipscomb assistant basketball coach Jay Walton first saw Hodzic in action the first thing he noticed was his 6-foot-9, 249-pound frame. Mid-major schools don't always get the opportunity to sign players with that physical stature.
"When I first saw him I knew he was physically ready to play at the next level," Walton said. "His body was ready for college basketball.
"Once I got to know him the more I realized that he works at it. He was hungry. He was eager to improve. He likes playing basketball. He likes to be in the gym."
Both Walton and Bisons head coach Scott Sanderson knew that Hodzic had talent. But even in their wildest projections they did not expect him to earn dual player of the year awards in his junior season.
"I felt like at the time we signed him that he could be one of the best post players in our league," Walton said. "I didn't realize it was going to happen that soon. I didn't know he was going to be a first team all-conference guy as a sophomore. I had no idea he was going to be able to go out and get 20 points every night. That is a credit to him."
Sanderson admits it is often hard to project what a player is going to do in college, especially a post player. As a freshman Hodzic averaged 8.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, good enough to earn All-Freshman team honors in the A-Sun. In his last eight games he averaged 14.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Sanderson would have been pleased if he had continued that pace the rest of his career.
"He has turned out better over the long haul of his career than we anticipated," Sanderson said. "There was no way we would have known when we recruited him that he would turn into this type of player. Very seldom do you get quality big men at our level who play like he does now. A lot of it goes back to his ability and his work ethic.
"He is a very good student too because he works at it. He has some discipline about him both on and off the floor."
Walton knew Hodzic could do more offensively, but again, he never anticipated the level the Bosnian native has taken his game.
"I thought he had a really good strong jump hook," Walton said. "When he got his left shoulder into you he could really score. He had a couple of nice post moves.
"As a freshman he could catch it from eight or 10 feet out and make a post move and score which was really, really rare as a freshman. He has gotten to the point now where he doesn't always need to make a move to score. He works so hard to get it deep and get the angles."
Sanderson still views Hodzic as a work in progress despite of his accolades. He hounded him daily this season to become a better rebounder.
"Early in his career he was not a great listener," Sanderson said. "When he got here he didn't understand angles or positioning in the post. He would get frustrated easily. As time has gone by he has become a better listener which has obviously helped him a lot.
"In the fall semester of his freshman year he played very little. In the spring semester he was averaging 12 points a game. He is always the first one to the gym and the last one to leave."
Finding talented players for mid-major programs is often a perplexing job. Often coaches have to project what a player might be able to do as a college player. That includes not only evaluating physical talent, but trying to determine what is in the player's heart.
"You try to read those things the best you can," Sanderson said. "Sometimes you get them right. Sometimes you don't get them right. Sometimes you get them half right.
"It just depends. Each guy is different. It is hard to project. It is kind of weird trying to pick guys out. There is no way to really know."
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PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Tracking down criminals from the air. You've likely
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pilot is a valley born and raised woman, the only one in the State of
"When people wanted to be astronauts, people wanted to
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And that is what she loves to do, years later.
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About the Samsung PN60E6500
A picture that can light up a room
A picture that can light up a room
TVs in the 60"-or-larger category used to be rare, but they're showing up in more and more living rooms and family rooms. Samsung's PN60E6500 creates vibrant, near life-sized images that can keep a whole roomful of family or friends riveted. The PN60E6500 is ready anytime you decide to pick up some of Samsung's active glasses and start enjoying 3D. But this TV looks so good with 2D material that it might be a while before you get around to 3D.
This web-savvy TV adds another level of fun
When you connect to your broadband Internet service you'll see why Samsung calls this a Smart TV. Built-in web apps let you instantly watch movies streamed from Netflix®, or catch up on TV shows you missed with Hulu Plus. There's tons more to explore, and if your PC is networked you can even search through the video and music you've stored on it using the TV's remote. This set's built-in Wi-Fi® gives you another way to take advantage of your wireless network.
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- 59.9" screen (measured diagonally)
- glossy screen, slim bezel with Brushed-Black finish
- tuner receives over-the-air HDTV broadcasts (antenna required)
- QAM cable TV tuner (subscription required to receive cable channels contact your local service provider for details)
- displays 3D images when you wear Samsung's active 3D glasses (2 pairs of glasses are included)
- 2D-to-3D conversion adds 3D-like depth to non-3D video sources
- 600Hz Subfield HD Motion for clear video motion
- Real Black Pro Panel for high picture contrast and deep black levels
- Internet-ready Smart TV plays Netflix® video and more (broadband service required; subscription required for Netflix service)
- supports up to 5.1-channel audio with streaming movie services like Netflix and Vudu (audio quality depends on your connection speed)
- built-in Wi-Fi® to link to a wireless network
- built-in web browser
- AllShare video and music streaming from a DLNA-compatible Windows® PC
- built-in stereo speakers (10 watts x 2)
- illuminated remote control
- Anynet+ simplifies control of compatible Samsung components via the HDMI connection (HDMI-CEC)
- picture settings memory for each video input
Connections and Dimensions:
- 4 A/V inputs, including:
- 1 component video (selectable component/composite)
- 3 HDMI v1.4
- RF input for antenna/cable signals
- optical digital audio output
- Ethernet port for a high-speed connection to a home network
- 2 USB ports for connecting a camera or thumb drive
- detachable swivel stand (stand "footprint" is 32-1/4"W x 14"D)
- wall-mountable (bracket not included)
- 54-7/8"W x 32-3/4"H x 2-1/4"D (36-3/8"H x 14"D on stand)
- weight: 72.1 lbs. with stand; 65.0 lbs. without stand
- warranty: 1 year parts & labor in-home service or pick-up for service
- Our 60-day money-back guarantee
What's in the box:
Samsung PN60E6500 owner's manual
- 60" Plasma TV
- 5' AC power cord
- Pedestal base
- Pedestal neck
- Wireless remote control (AA59-00559A)
- 2 "AAA" batteries
- 2 Pair of 3D active glasses (SSG-3050GB)
- Two CR2025 3V batteries
- Four M4 x 12mm screws
- Four M4 x 10mm screws
- 2 Ferrite cores
- 2 Cable-ties
- Cleaning cloth
- User Manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Stand Assembly Instructions
- Cable-tie installation instructions
- Ferrite Core installation instructions
- Warning! Important Safety Instructions
- Limited Warranty Sheet
- "Stop/Samsung Support" note
- 3D Active Glasses User's Guide
- Cleaning cloth instructions
- DIRECTV brochure
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Real Black Pro Panel: The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV offers high-performance picture quality with Real Black Pro Panel. An advancement within the panel structure of the plasma TV and a software improvement that depicts blacker blacks, bolder color, higher contrast and exceptional picture quality. This technological improvement provides a more cinematic viewing experience.
Wide Color Enhancer Plus: Wide Color Enhancer Plus allows you to see picture color the way the director originally intended. Witness the entire RGB spectrum brought to life on your screen to bring you exceptionally vibrant, yet natural-looking images faithful to the director's original intent.
600Hz Subfield Motion: The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV features 600Hz Subfield Motion technology with a fast 0.001ms response time that minimizes blurring of fast motion in sports programming and movie content. The 600Hz Subfield Motion technology makes action more life-like and natural looking. Action scenes and sporting events are crisp, clear and picture perfect. 600Hz Subfield Motion flashes a single image up to 600 times a second creating unprecedented picture quality. Contours are crisper and scrolling text sharper; no matter how fast images are moving. Fast action scenes are both clear with rich deep color detail.
Cinema Smooth: Movies are shot at 24 fps (frames per second); Cinema Smooth is a refined playback process of 24p movies from Blu-ray and Satellite TV sources that accurately converts and displays content originally shot on film at 24fps as compared to the 30fps of DVD and Blu-ray disc. This allows for smoother motion scenes when watching sources shot at the standard movie rate of 24fps.
HDTV Tuner: The TV has built-in over-the-air HDTV (ATSC) and Digital Cable (QAM) tuners, so you don't need a separate set-top box to receive and decode over-the-air HDTV/SDTV or unencrypted Digital Cable signals.
1080p Resolution: The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV displays all inputs at a resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080). The television's HDMI and component video inputs will accept 1080p (24/60Hz), 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i video signals.
- HDMI (v.1.4): The Samsung Plasma TV features three HDMI 1.4 inputs to connect to your Blu-ray/DVD player, Satellite/Cable receiver, or AV receiver. All HDMI inputs support x.v.Color, Deep Color, 3D, and CEC. The HDMI 2 input also supports the ARC function. The HDMI 3 input is MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) compliant. The HDMI 1 input features a 3.5mm audio input for DVI connection (DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable and separate audio cable is required). In addition, any HDMI input can be used to connect a PC to this TV.
- Component Video: The Plasma TV features a single component video input. The TV's component video input can also be used as a composite video input (480i only).
Full HD 3D (via HDMI 1.4): The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV offers Full HD (1080p) 3D capability. Samsung 3D TV utilizes Bluetooth-enabled active shutter glasses (two pair included) for a full 1080p 3D viewing experience when coupled with a 3D source, such as a 3D-ready Blu-ray player or an HD 3D broadcast from satellite or cable providers (connected via HDMI 1.4). The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV automatically adjusts the overall picture to provide an optimal 3D effect. The Samsung 3D TV also offers a unique feature that allows you to intensify your 2D viewing experience by up-converting it to virtual 3D. In addition, you can adjust the overall 3D perspective (+/-5) and overall 3D image depth (1-10). Samsung 3D TV supports Full HD 3D for 1920 x 2205p (24Hz) or 1280 x 1470p (60Hz) video signals; and virtual 3D for 1920 x 1080p (24/30/60Hz), 1920 x 1080i (60Hz), or 1280 x 720p (60hz) video signals. The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV offers various 3D modes to match your 3D viewing needs.
- 2D-3D: Changes a 2D image to 3D; you can adjust the focus and depth of the image to maximize 3D experience.
- Side-by-Side: Displays two images next to each other. Available when the resolution is 720p, 1080i or 1080p.
- Top & Bottom: Displays one image above another. Available when the resolution is 720p, 1080i or 1080p.
- 3D-2D: Displays the image for the left eye only.
- Off: Turns the 3D function off.
Note: 2010 Samsung IR 3D glasses and3D glasses from other manufacturers are not compatible. Some 3D modes may not be available depending on the format of the image source. PIP, Auto Program, and some Picture Adjustment functions will also be disabled in 3D mode.
Included 3D Glasses (2 pair): The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV includes two pair of 3D active glasses with built-in Bluetooth. Samsung's 3D Active Glasses (SSG-3050GB) offer a comfortable fit through its lightweight frame and flexible noise- and ear-pieces. The Samsung 3D Active Glasses are powered by a single CR2025 3V lithium coin-type battery (pre-installed). The battery can last up to 150 hours when powered on. The Samsung's 3D Active Glasses provide a viewing range between 6' and 19.5' from the Samsung 3D-ready TV.
Note: If the 3D glasses move outside of the recommended operating distance, the signal from the TV will be disconnected and the display of the 3D glasses will turn off after several seconds. If you lie on your side while watch TV with 3D glasses, the picture may look dark or may not be visible. When viewing 3D video under fluorescent lighting (50-60Hz), you may notice a small amount of screen flickering.
Screen Sizes: You can choose one of the following screen sizes.
- 16:9: Sets the picture to 16:9 wide mode.
- Zoom 1: Vertically enlarges the size of the picture and allows you to move the enlarged picture using the arrows on the remote.
- Zoom 2: Vertically enlarges the size of the picture more than Zoom 1 and allows you to move the enlarged picture using the arrows on the remote.
- Wide Fit: Proportionally enlarges the picture to fit the entire screen without changing the aspect ratio.
- 4:3: Sets the picture to 4:3 normal mode with pillars on the left and right of the screen.
- Screen Fit: See the full image with no resizing when HDMI (720p/1080i/180p) or Component (1080i/1080p) signals are inputted
Note: Screen Size settings can be stored for each external device you have connected to an input of the TV.
Picture Control: You can make the following adjustments for an optimum picture.
- Picture Modes: Picture Modes apply preset
adjustments to the picture.
- Standard: suitable for a normal environment
- Dynamic: suitable for a bright room
- Movie: suitable for watching movies and games
- Entertain: suitable for watching movies and game
- Manual Picture Settings: The TV has several options for manually adjusting the picture quality.
- Cell Light: sets the individual pixel brightness
- Contrast: adjusts the contrast level of the picture
- Brightness: adjusts the brightness level of the picture
- Sharpness: adjusts the edge definition of the picture
- Color: adjusts the color saturation of the picture
- Tint (G/R): adjusts the color tint of the picture
- Advanced Picture Settings: The TV also offers more advanced picture adjustments for fine tuning.
- Dynamic Contrast: adjusts the screen contrast so that the optimal contrast is provided
- Black Tone: adjusts the black level on the screen to adjust the screen depth
- Flesh Tone: emphasize the pink flesh tone in a picture
- Color Tone: adjusts the overall color tone of the televisions using one of four presets: Cool, Normal, Warm 1, Warm 2
- RGB Only: displays the red, green, and blue colors so you can make fine adjustments to hue and saturation
- Gamma: adjusts the primary color (red, green, blue) intensity
- White Balance: adjusts the color temperature for more natural picture colors
- Motion Lighting: The TV automatically adjusts the brightness of the screen in response to the brightness of the room. In bright light, the screen brightens. In dim light, the screen dims.
Note: You can adjust and store Picture Settings for each external device connected to the TV.
HDMI Black Level: You can select the black level on the screen to adjust the screen depth when you have a component connected via HDMI to the television. You can select either Normal or Low.
Noise Filtration: The Samsung TV provides digital noise and MPEG noise filtration.
- Digital Noise Filter: If the broadcast signal received by your TV is weak, you can activate the Digital Noise Reduction feature to help reduce any static and ghosting that may appear on the screen. You can select Low, Medium, High, Auto, or Off.
- MPEG Noise Filter: This filter reduces MPEG noise of the picture. You can set the MPEG Noise Filter to Low, Medium, High, Auto, or Off.
Film Mode: The TV can be set to automatically sense and process film signals from all sources and adjust the picture from optimum quality. Film mode is supported in TV, AV, Component (480i/1080i), and HDMI (480i/1080i).
Game Mode: When connecting the television to a game console, you can enjoy a more realistic gaming experience when selecting Game Mode.
BD Wise: BD Wise provides the optimal picture quality for Samsung DVD, Blu-ray, and Home Theater products which support BD Wise. When BD Wise is set to On, the TV's picture mode is automatically changed to the optimal resolution.
Anti Burn-In Technology: To reduce the possibility of screen burn-in, this Plasma TV is equipped with screen burn-in prevention technology. Samsung's Anti-burn-in technology uses auto pixel shift and signal pattern processing functions to ensure that no images are burned into the plasma panel. The Time setting allows you to program the time between movement of the picture in minutes.
- Pixel Shift: This function shifts the pixels of the displayed image every 1-4 minutes to prevent burn-in.
- Scrolling: This function removes after-images on the screen by moving all the pixels on the PDP according to a pattern.
- Side Gray (Dark/Light): When you watch TV with the screen ratio of 4:3, the screen is prevented from any damage by adjusting the white balance on both the extreme left and right sides of the television.
- Auto Protection Time: If the screen remains idle with a still image for a certain period of time (10, 20, 40, 60 minutes) defined by the user, the TV's built-in screen saver is activated to prevent the formation of host images on the screen.
PIP (Picture-in-Picture): You can watch the TV's tuner and one external video source simultaneously. The TV channel will be displayed in a sub-screen which can be moved to each corner of the television's screen. You can switch the audio between the main screen and sub-screen.
|Main Picture
|Sub Picture
|External Input: Component or HDMI
|TV: Antenna input
Note: PIP does not function in the same mode.
Audio Features
SRS TruSurround HD: SRS TruSurround HD is a patented SRS technology that solves the problem of playing 5.1 multichannel content over two speakers. TruSurround delivers a compelling, virtual surround sound experience through any two-speaker playback system, including the internal television speakers. It is fully compatible with all multichannel formats.
SRS TruDialog: This function allows you to increase the intensity of voices over background music or sound effects so that dialog can be heard more clearly.
Sound Modes: You can choose from the following Preset Sound Modes:
- Standard: Selects the normal sound mode.
- Music: Emphasizes music over voices.
- Movie: Provides the best sound for movies.
- Clear Voice: Emphasizes voices over other sounds.
- Amplify: Amplify mode is for people who have difficulty hearing.
Equalizer: You can manually adjusts the TV's built-in 5-band EQ (100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, and 10 kHz) for a more customized sound.
Auto Volume: Auto Volume automatically adjusts the volume of the desired channel, lowering the sound output when the modulation signal is high or raising the sound output when the modulation signal is low. This reduces the difference in volume when changing channels. The Auto Volume feature can be set to Normal, Night or Off.
Audio Delay: The Audio Delay function corrects audio/video mismatch, when watching TV or video, and listening to a digital audio output using an external device such as an AV receiver. You can adjust the audio delay from 0ms to 250 ms.
Digital Audio: The optical digital output terminal will output Dolby Digital (when available) or 2 channel PCM. The digital optical output terminal only sends an audio signal in Dolby Digital when receiving Dolby Digital surround sound from a digital broadcast channel through the tuner on the Plasma TV. The optical digital audio output will only output in 2ch stereo from sources connected to the TV via HDMI, RCA, or USB.
ARC (Audio Return Channel): The Audio Return Channel in HDMI 1.4 enables a TV, via a single HDMI cable, to send audio data "upstream" to an A/V receiver; increasing user flexibility and eliminating the need for any separate S/PDIF audio connection. This feature allows audio to be sent from the television to your A/V receiver through the same HDMI cable already being used to send audio/video to the television. This eliminates the need for extra cables connected to the TV. ARC allows audio from the TV tuner, Network connection, inserted USB device, HDMI inputs, or any analog connected device to be heard through your ARC compatible AV receiver via the television's HDMI ARC input. The audio from the TV's tuner, network connection can pass as Dolby Digital or 2ch PCM. HDMI, USB, and analog connected devices will be output as 2ch PCM only.
Note: Both the television and the receiver must support ARC for this function to work properly. When connecting an A/V receiver that is compatible with Audio Return Channel (ARC), connect it to the TV's HDMI 2 input. If connecting a system that is incompatible Audio Return Channel (ARC), an additional audio connection via Digital Audio Out (Optical) is necessary.
Network/USB Functions
Network Connection (wired/wireless): You can set up the Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV so that it can access your home network and online Samsung Apps through your local area network (LAN) using a wired (RJ-45 Ethernet) or wireless connection (built-in WiFi). You can setup a wired network connection automatically or manually. You can setup the wireless network connection using these four methods; PBC (WPS), Auto Network Search, One Foot, or Manually.
Note: The TV's built-in WiFi supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless LAN networks and WEP (open/shared), WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES) network security.
WiFi Direct: When using WiFi Direct, you can connect directly with other devices without using a wireless router. You'll be able to wirelessly transfer personal content (such as photos & videos) to the Samsung Plasma TV without connecting to your home network. WiFi Direct completely bypasses your WiFi access point/router, so it's easy to set up. Streaming of copy-protected content and other certain formats are not supported.
AllShare/DLNA Certified: The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV's AllShare function, along with its DLNA Certification allow you to watch videos (DIVX/MPEG/H.264/WMV), photos (JPEG/PNG/BMP/MPO)), and listen to music (MP3/WMA/AAC/FLAC/OGG) saved on your Windows PC (or other DLNA Certified media server) through the TV via its Ethernet (LAN) port or built-in WiFi (wireless). This eliminates the need to copy your photo, video, and music files to a separate USB storage device.
Note: Windows PCs with XP and Vista installed require Samsung's PC Share Manager software, which can be downloaded for free at www.samsung.com. Not compatible with older Windows OS versions and Mac.
Samsung Apps: Once you have connected the Samsung TV to your home network, you gain access to Samsung Apps. Samsung Apps lets you download for pay or free-of-charge applications and services to the Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV. You can enjoy a variety of content from various downloaded applications; such as videos, music, photos, games, and news. Samsung Apps has a growing collection of pay and free-of-charge online applications that connect you to some of your favorite online content; such as movies from Netflix or Blockbuster, TV shows from Hulu Plus, videos from YouTube, music from Pandora, and social updates from Facebook or Twitter. Once connected to your home network, you can visit the online Samsung Apps store from the TV's Smart Hub menu and download free Apps or purchase advanced applications. The following App categories are available.
|App Category
Description and Listings
|What's New
|Displays newly registered applications.
|Most Popular
|Display the most popular applications.
|Displays apps that provide video media; such as movies, TV shows, and short length videos. You can access Netflix (5.1ch), Vudu, HuluPlus, Blockbuster On-Demand, Flixter, CinemaNow, YouTube, AOL HD, etc..
|Displays various game app; such as Memory, Sudoku, and Texas Hold'em.
|Displays apps that provide sports content and exercise work outs. You can access MLB, NHL, or College for sports; and Push-Ups, Six-Pack, or Yoga for workouts.
|Includes apps that provide lifestyle media services; such as music (Pandora/vTuner), personal photo management tools (Picasa), and social networking (Facebook/Twitter/Google Talk).
|Includes apps that provide information content; such as news (CNBC/USA Today), weather (accuweather), and maps (Google maps).
|Includes educational apps for kids.
|My Apps
|Displays the application list and your cyber cash balance.
|For questions about Samsung Apps.
Note: Smart Apps require an Internet connection with a speed of 1.5mbps or greater. Some application services may be provided in English only and the content available may vary, depending on your area. Visit Samsung's App Guide for a complete list of available Samsung Apps.
Ticker: The Ticker application provides useful News, Weather, and Stock Market information on-screen.
Web Browser (powered by Google): You can access the internet using the TV's Web Brower application (powered by Google). You can search by URL address or keywords. The player will archive your web browser history by Date, Name, or Frequency. You can also save "Favorite" web pages and create a "Home" page. The Web Browser can be accessed from the Smart Hub menu. The Web Browser is maximized to fill TV screen.
Note: The Web Browser is not compatible with Java applications. The playback of Flash videos is not supported. E-commerce, for purchasing products online is not supported. ActiveX is not supported.
Skype Ready: Samsung's free Skype app on the Samsung Plasma TV lets you make video calls from the comfort of your living room. Using the TV's remote control, you can create free Skype accounts, log into existing accounts, and navigate via a simple Skype interface made for the big screen. You can make free Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls to friends and family, wherever they are in the world from the Samsung TV (separate Samsung TV Skype camera required, sold separately).
Firmware/Software Updates: The television's Software Upgrade menu allows you to upgrade the TV's software & firmware for performance improvements & additional services. You can upgrade in four ways; USB, Internet, Alternative Software, or Standby Mode. The tested television contained firmware version 001007.5, and needed an immediate update of firmware version 001016 (as of 7/24/2012).Visit the Sams60-inch Plasma 6500 series | Samsung PN60E6500FFXZA - Plasma TVsung Download Center for the latest Firmware/Software updates.
Dual USB Ports: The television is equipped with two USB (type-A) ports. One of the USB ports can accept a USB mass-storage-class device (5V/0.5A), while the other USB port will accept a USB hard-disk-drive (5V/1A). Either USB port lets you view photo and movie files, as well as listen to audio files saved on a compatible USB device. Files must be formatted in FAT16/32 or NTFS. The TV can recognize up to 1,000 files in each folder.
- Video Playback: The TV supports the following video file types; DIVX (1920x1080), MPEG (1920x1080), Motion JPEG (640x480), H.264 (1920x1080), or WMV (1920x1080). Movie files are displayed in a folder and title list in either date or alphabetical order. The TV offers Play, Pause, Search, and Resume playback functions for compatible video files stored on a compatible USB device.
- Still Image Playback: The TV supports the following still image file types; JPEG (15360x8460), PNG (1920x1080), BMP (1920x1080, or MPO (15360x8650). Still image files can be viewed as a slide show with background music or as a thumbnail view (up to 15 images). Still images can also viewed full-screen and zoomed or rotated.
- Audio Playback: The TV supports music files supports the following music file types; MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, and OGG. Music files are displayed in a folder and track list, and can be sorted by Artist, Album, or Genre. Music files can be repeated or shuffled in a selected folder.
Keyboard & Mouse Compatible: The Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV will support either a USB or Bluetooth enabled keyboard and mouse (both sold separately).
Convenience Features
5-Way Joy Stick: The television is equipped with a 5-way "joy stick" like button on the bottom right side of the TV that lets you control the TV without the remote control.
Smart Hub: Once you have connected the Samsung E6500 series Plasma TV to your home network, you can start using Samsung's Smart Hub interactive menu system. With Smart Hub, you can stream audio/video content from select Internet sites, access various pay or free-of-charge applications, and view them on the television. Application content includes news, sports, weather forecasts, stock market quotes, maps, photos, and games; plus a recommendation engine which suggests movies you might like from your video-on-demand services. The Smart Hub menu also gives you access to the television's off-air tuner, external inputs, and network connected media devices. The Smart Hub offers the following on-screen menu functions.
- TV Screen: You can view the current input source screen while viewing the Smart Hub Menu.
- Search: Provides an integrated search for your video providers and connected All Share devices.
- Your Video: Provides recommendations for on-line movies based on your tastes. Once you have selected a movie from the recommendation list, you can select which VOD (video-on-demand) provider to use.
- Samsung Apps: You can download various for pay or free-of-charge application services.
- Recommended Apps: The Samsung Smart Hub menu features a recommendation engine which suggests Samsung Apps you might like from the online Samsung App Store.
- Channels: The Smart Hub provides various options to
select the channels you watch most.
- Favorites: The Favorites feature lets you arrange and display favorite channels in up to five groups. Each group is independent of the other groups and can contain the same channels as other groups, different channels, or a combination of both.
- Recently Viewed: Shows the most recently viewed channels.
- Mostly Viewed: Shows the most frequently viewed channels.
- Schedule Manager: Using this function, you can set the TV to display a desired channel automatically on a day and at a time of your choice. The Schedule Manager can be set to repeat only once, everyday, Mon-Fri, Mon-Sat, or Sat-Sun.
- Sources: From the Smart Hub menu you can switch source inputs (TV, HDMI, AV, Component).
- Family Story: Effortless way to access family content. Provides access to family photos, messages, and events.
- Fitness: Provides a gateway to the Unified Self-Care Service. Presents fitness videos from various content partners with feedback on calories burned after every workout.
- Kids: Kids service gives kids an easy and safe way to enjoy their favorite content.
Note: Smart Hub requires an Internet connection with a speed of 1.5mbps or greater. You must setup a user name and password. Some application services may be provided in English only and the content available may vary, depending on your area.
Input Source Names: You can assign a pre-programmed name to each of the inputs. When input naming is completed, you will no longer have to remember which component is connected to each input when selecting a source to watch. Source names include VCR, DVD, Cable STB, Satellite STB, PVR STB, AV Receiver, Game, Camcorder, PC, TV, DVI PC, DVI Device, IPTV, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, and Digital Media Adapter.
Close Captions (CC): The Samsung Plasma TV provides Analog Closed Captions and Digital Closed Captions. The Digital CC offers customizable text, font, and size. The Closed Captions feature does work in Component, HDMI, or PC modes.
Program Rating Lock: The Program Rating Lock feature automatically locks out programs that are deemed inappropriate for children. You can block TV program based on their ratings and Movies based on their MPAA rating, so you have more control over what your children watch. The Program Rating Lock function is protected by a 4-digit PIN.
ECO Settings: The Samsung Plasma TV provides ECO settings to reduce the TV's power consumption and cut-down on energy costs.
- Eco Sensor: Samsung's unique Eco light sensor measures the intensity of the room's light and automatically calibrates the brightness of the image on the screen. In a sun-filled environment, the screen gets brighter and in dim surroundings, the intensity is reduced. This feature optimizes the viewing experience while also saving you energy.
- Energy Saver: This feature adjust the brightness of the TV in order to reduce power consumption. When watching TV at night, set the Energy Saver feature to High to reduce eye fatigue as well as power consumption. You can set this feature to High, Medium, Low, or Picture Off (sound remains on).
- No Signal Standby: The TV will automatically switch to standby mode, if no picture is being received for a predetermined set amount of time (15, 30, or 60 minutes).
- Auto Power Off: The TV will be automatically turn off after 4 hours of being left idle to prevent overheating.
Self Diagnosis: The Samsung Plasma TV provides a Self Diagnosis menu which allows you to check the television for picture, sound, and signal problems.
- Picture Test: Use to check for picture problems. If the problem appears in the test picture, select "Yes" and follow the directions on the screen.
- Sound Test: Use the built-in melody sound to check for sound problems. If the problem occurs during the test, select "Yes" and follow the directions on the screen.
- Signal Test: An HD digital channel's reception quality is either perfect or the channels are unavailable. Adjust your antenna to increase signal strength.
On/Off Timer: The three On/Off timers allow you to program the television to turn itself on and off by selecting a specific on time and a specific off time. An On/off timer can be set to repeat only once, everyday, Mon-Fri, Mon-Sat, or Sat-Sun. You can also choose the On Timer's content (TV, USB, or Antenna) and volume. The on and off timers work independently of one another.
Sleep Timer: The sleep timer switches the television off after a specified amount of time. The sleep timer can be set to 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, or 180 minutes.
E-Manual: The television only comes with a brief User Manual. A complete instruction manual is built-in into the TV and can be viewed on-screen. Open the e-Manual to learn how to use the TV's many features.
Remote Control
Wireless Remote: The supplied remote control is designed to only operate the Samsung Plasma television only. You can use the remote control up to a distance of about 23' from TV with a direct line of sight. The remote's buttons are backlit and will light up with a press of a button. This remote control has Braille points on the Power, Channel, and Volume buttons for the visually impaired.
Anynet+: Take all your remotes and condense them into one simplified solution. With Samsung's Anynet+ you'll enjoy one-touch control for all your HDMI-connected compatible devices like your Samsung TV, Blu-ray Disc player, AV Receiver and Home Theater. Anynet+ is a function that enables you to control all connected Samsung devices that support Anynet+ with the Samsung television's remote control. The Anynet+ system can be used only with Samsung devices that support the Anynet+ features. The Anynet+ feature must be turned on in the menu to function.
Mounting Options
Pedestal Stand: The TV is shipped with the pedestal stand unattached. The pedestal stand attaches to the television using the supplied hardware. The pedestal stand allows the TV to swivel left to right +/- 10°. The television weighs 72.1 lbs with the stand.
Wall Mounting: The TV has four threaded inserts on the back for use with an optional wall-mount bracket. The spacing of the mounting holes is 600mm (h) x 400mm (v) in accordance with the industry standards set by the Video Electronics Standards Association. The threaded inserts require M8 (8mm) machine screws (not supplied). The television weighs 65.0 lbs without the stand.
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Jerry Moran has never been a big risk-taker. Known as a cautious, state-oriented legislator, the 59-year-old Republican senator from Kansas has been dogged by a reputation for indecisiveness over the years.
So when Moran volunteered to lead his party's fight to take control of the U.S. Senate next year, his eagerness to tackle such a high-profile, high-pressure job ran against type.
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Now, in his new role as the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Moran has stepped into the spotlight to make an uncharacteristic gamble: If the GOP can pick up six seats to regain the Senate majority for the first time since 2007, he'll get credit for the victory. If Republicans fall short, he'll take the brunt of the blame.
"I think it's risky for anybody," said Jennifer Duffy, a senior editor of The Cook Political Report in Washington. "I think it's a hard, hard thing to do, and there are a lot of people who hope they figure it out after two cycles of losses."
In 2010 and 2012, Republicans lost opportunities to gain Senate seats because of weak or poorly vetted candidates who'd won primaries by positioning themselves to the right of their competitors but couldn't attract enough votes to win in the general election. More than once, impolitic remarks contributed to a candidate's downfall, as when Todd Akin's infamous comment about "legitimate rape" cost him the race against underdog incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.
Moran said the party – and his committee – had learned from its mistakes.
"There is something that happens when you don't win elections, and that is that you figure out how to win them the next time," Moran said.
More Senate Democrats are up for re-election or are retiring in 2014, giving Republicans a competitive edge that November.
As senatorial committee chairman, Moran has the tricky task of navigating between a very conservative primary electorate and a party that desperately wants to win control of the Senate. That means he must recruit and fund candidates who have broad enough appeal to win statewide races without alienating his party's activist base, which scorns any interference by Washington in local politics.
"We don't intend to be that heavy hand that would be resented by some," Moran said.
"Most Republicans would dislike being told who they're for, and would particularly dislike being told who they're for by somebody from Washington, D.C.," he said. "So that's not the way we operate. But to sit down and have a dialogue, to bring people together, to have them discuss what needs to happen in their state, to be helpful in getting Republicans elected, that's very important."
There are groups within the party that see things differently or have different priorities on certain issues, Moran said. But those divisions take a back seat to the big-picture goal of electing more Republicans to the Senate, he said.
"I think there's been a growing maturity to this process, in which there's a greater consensus or a greater desire to come together and nominate good candidates who are electable," he added.
Reaching consensus in a divided party isn't always possible, however.
Already, some of Moran's candidate endorsements are at odds with conservative groups such as the Club for Growth and the Senate Conservatives Fund, which have rejected the Senate candidacies of U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito in West Virginia and former Gov. Mike Rounds in South Dakota, complaining that the two politicians are "too liberal." Rounds and Capito face conservative challengers.
On Tuesday, former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz complicated what would have been an uncontested primary in Wyoming by announcing that she'd run for the Republican nomination against incumbent Sen. Michael Enzi.
Moran said his committee would back Enzi.
"I have had no conversation with Ms. Cheney, but I would say . . . our primary responsibility is to make certain that Republican incumbents are re-elected," he said.
"This has to be a really hard thing for Moran because he doesn't really want to piss off Cheney. Who does?" said Duffy, of The Cook Political Report. "On the other hand, he has an incumbent to protect."
Sal Russo, a co-founder and the chief strategist of the Tea Party Express in Sacramento, Calif., said Moran was walking a fine line between pragmatism and meddling in the natural selection process of local politics.
"You want to encourage good candidates. . . . You certainly do want to do that, and I think we should do that, but you want to be really careful not to get caught up in that Washington mentality that we know best," Russo said. "Primaries know better."
When Ronald Reagan ran for president in 1980, nobody in Washington thought that was a good idea, Russo said.
"He didn't fit the model of what they thought they were looking for," he said. "Just because you have a model doesn't mean it works. These primaries and the battles in the states generally work out and the stronger and better candidate emerges, and you're better off letting that happen."
Regardless of the outcome of the primaries, anyone who receives the financial support of the Senate campaign committee must agree to be mentored by a current senator and attend candidate "boot camp," where he or she will learn the latest political strategies and interview techniques, Moran said.
"In my own experience, I had to run for the House several times successfully, but a Senate race is different from a House race, so we have a number of House members who are and may be candidates," Moran said. "We also have a number of folks who've never run for elective office and are or may be candidates, and we want to make sure they have the necessary training and skill sets to be great candidates."
Boot camps most likely will include sessions on how to talk about sensitive topics that have tripped up some Republicans in the past, such as abortion and rape.
"It wouldn't be just singled out to one issue, but candidates need to give thought to what their positions are, how they communicate that, what they say, what kind of questions reporters, interviewers may ask them," Moran said. " . . . But clearly we've seen examples of where how people talk about certain issues have been damaging to their campaigns."
Moran said he wasn't worried that this stint as a leader for the Republican establishment's political machine would damage his conservative "Kansas common sense" reputation back home.
"I miss very few opportunities each week of spending time listening to Kansans," he said. "And I want to make certain – it's not just this NRSC job – I think Washington, D.C., is a place that can change you and have you think about things the way people in Washington, D.C., think – I want to make certain that doesn't happen to me. It hasn't happened to me."


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Combine the
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qemu packages into a single package.
- Name: Glauber Costa
- Email: FIXME
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 11
- Last updated: 2009-03-25
- Percentage of completion: 100%
Detailed Description
The QEMU package provides a processor and system emulator which enables users to launch guest virtual machines not only under the same hardware platform as the host machine, but also dramatically different hardware platforms. For example, QEMU can be used to run a PPC guest on a x86 host. QEMU dynamically translates the machine code of the guest architecture into the machine code of the host architecture.
KVM provides kernel support for running guests of the same architecture as the host. Guests run directly on the hardware with out any translation needed by the host, allowing much higher levels of performance to be attained. QEMU can now use the KVM kernel support for higher performance virtualization.
Currently, there is both a
qemu package and
kvm package. The
kvm package's source is a fork of the QEMU source, but KVM regularily re-bases to the latest QEMU source and merging of KVM support into the QEMU code base is actively under-way. The medium term plan is for the KVM fork of QEMU to go away.
In anticipation of this, the package maintainers feel it would be a good idea to merge the packages now. This would be done as follows:
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qemupackage would be built using the
- The
qemusource package would provide a sub-package for each target -
- There would be a
qemu-commonpackage for BIOS binaries, documentation etc.
- The
kvmpackage would be obsoleted by
qemumeta-package would be provided which requires all the different target sub-packages.
Benefit to Fedora
A single package is far more maintainable than multiple packages. Any bug fixes or security errata would involve much less work.
This change will have to be made eventually once the merge happens upstream. Doing the package merge now means we reap the benefits earlier.
No changes are required outside of the changes to the two packages in question.
Comps needs updating to pull in
qemu-kvm, or maybe even the
qemu meta-package.
kvm package needs to be blocked from rawhide.
kvm bugzilla product's rawhide version needs removing. Bugs need migrating.
How To Test
Users willing to test this feature should proceed no differently from any kvm or qemu upgrade. Pick your guests (and user applications, in case of qemu), and make sure they still work under the new package.
User Experience
No user experience change is expected. People should be able to run guests in the very same way they did before.
There hasn't been a QEMU release in over a year (0.9.1).
Clearly it would be preferable if there was a new QEMU upstream release upon which a KVM release would be based.
kvm codebase has had essentially no testing of the non-native targets. No doubt dragons be lurking there, but these issues will have to be resolved as part of the upstream QEMU merge anyway. We expect to be able to resolve any of these issues upstream without significant delay.
Contingency Plan
No real contingency is required. If the change can't made in time for release, the status quo will remain.
Regressions may be introduced versus the current QEMU 0.9.1 release, but we don't consider that rolling back to a previous release will be an option. QEMU upstream is very active, so we expect any unanticipated regressions would be resolved quickly. This situation isn't really impacted by the merge.
Release Notes
Fedora 11 includes a merge of the
qemu and
kvm RPMs. The merging of the two codebases continues upstream, but the Fedora package maintainers have chosen to merge the packages in order reduce the maintainership burden and provide better support.


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CallNote Dials Up Clean, Easy Skype Recordings
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CallNote is available for Macs from Kanda Software in both free and premium (US$19.99) versions. Recording phone calls has always been a gray area of the law. That's because there are both state and federal wiretapping laws that govern the practice.
Federal law allows a conversation to be recorded if one party consents to it. Some states use that rule, too, but others require the consent of everyone on the call.
Nevertheless, those uncertainties haven't deterred people from recording phone calls or kept Radio Shack from making analog devices to enable those recordings. Remember suction cup microphones? How about those little black boxes with modular inputs?
Not only could those devices be annoying to operate -- suction cup mics losing their suction, and conversations entering the black box sometimes disappeared -- but their audio quality could be wildly inconsistent.
We're not talking broadcast quality here. We're talking intelligibility.
Ah, the glory of digital recording. With Microsoft's Skype and a nifty little program called CallNote, the uncertainties of analog phone recording can be put in the dustbin of obsolete tech.
Easy Installation
CallNote, made by Kanda Software, comes in two editions. The free version records phone calls made through Skype. There's also a premium version for US$19.95 that records video calls and Skype chats.
CallNote is easy to setup. You should launch Skype before you run CallNote. Otherwise, the call recorder will tell you that it can't find Skype and put a crimp in your setup.
After installing CallNote, when you go to the call recording section of the program for the first time, it will try to connect to Skype.
Skype will then issue a warning to you: Do you want CallNote to access Skype? Approve access and you're good to go.
When you make a voice call with Skype, you can record it with CallNote either manually or automatically.
Auto Recording
Manual recording requires that you keep CallNote open on your desktop. As your call is connecting in Skype, you need to click on the CallNote window, then click on record.
You can also configure CallNote to record a call as soon as it starts in Skype. That method removes a lot of the rigamarole involved in recording the calls manually.
Also from the recording window, you can choose to have CallNote automatically notify call participants that the call is being recorded.
In addition, there are options for recording chat messages and video calls in the recording window. Those options are disabled in the free version of CallNote.
Recorded calls are stored in the CallNote library. They appear in a table format. Columns are Date and Time, Participants, Duration, Edit, Play, Snaps and Forward.
Add A Note
The Date and Time column can be sorted in ascending or descending order with the click of an arrow.
When your cursor hovers over the icon in the Participants column, a bubble will appear displaying information about the participants in the call, while the length of the call is displayed in the Duration column.
Clicking the Edit icon in a recording entry pops up a window containing information about the call. In the window you can change the name of the recording and give it a subject.
You can also add notes about the call. Date, time, participant and duration information are automatically recorded in the note field.
Text in notes can be styled with a number of tools. Tools on the style bar include bold, italic, underline and strikethrough; subscript and superscripts; font, font size and color; paragraph styles; highlight text; remove formatting; bullet and number lists; indent and outdent paragraphs; and align text -- left, right, centered and justified.
You can play the recording from the note, as well as from the Play column in the library entry. When you choose to play the recording, CallNote sends it to iTunes. That can be annoying if you'd rather not have phone call recordings saved with your music.
Evernote and Dropbox Support
Photos captured from video sessions will be noted in the Snaps column.
CallNote also gives you a nice array of places where you forward your recordings without leaving the program.
You can send them to Facebook or YouTube, stash them in DropBox or attach them to an email. You can also send them to Evernote.
Evernote is a popular notebook program. One reason it's so popular is you can use it on almost any platform -- desktop, laptop or mobile -- which makes it easy to share information among applications on those platforms.
That means a phone call recorded on a MacBook can be pulled into a Windows machine and archived later in Amazon Cloud. Recordings are MP3 files, so they can be played on any device as well.
After recording a phone call, you may want to transcribe it. NCH Software makes an excellent free program called ExpressScribe that fits the bill perfectly. The MP3 recordings of your phone call can be simply dragged into the app for transcription.
With Skype and CallNote, the bad old days of recording analog phone calls will become a distant memory -- one you'll be glad to forget.