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|23 Jan 2010
No audio on TV recordings
Windows 7 WMC on a Sony Vaio -
I am suddenly not gettting audio playback on my TV show recordings on WMC.
If I go to WMC "settings" and change the audio from "better" to "good", then the next show will record/playback audio fine, but the show after that recording won't record/playback audio. I have to keep changing these settings to get audio.
If I playback shows recorded a week ago, they all playback fine. No other problems or error messages to report.
Thanks in advance for any comments or fixes -
Michael Lowery
Colorado Springs, CO
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|24 Jan 2010
Fixed this problem, I think
I ran a virus scan, found a couple of minor adwares & removed
Ran sfc/scannow, found no problems.
Ran a registry cleaner, then rebooted.
Records audio with TV shows now for about 12 hours.
Apparently fixed problem, will repost if problem re-occurs.
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|26 Jan 2010
Still Having Problem with no audio recording
After a day, WMC went back to not recording audio on TV shows taped off cable.
If I record manually, by finding a show on the Guide and recording real time, audio records, but if it is set to record overnight, for instance, there is no audio.
Will post any progress.
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|26 Jan 2010
Many publishers and cable providers include DRM that will disable sound on recorded premium TV shows/movies. Check with your provider. Try recording an old show from a non-premium channel and see if it retains it's sound. This would be a good indication of above.
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|27 Jan 2010
No premium channels being recorded
Thanks for the note about the DNR on premium channels, I am not actually subscribing to any premium channels, everything is standard analog cable TV.
No audio no PBS's cyberchase, Fox News, etc.
I wiped my hard drive clean, re-installed windows 7, reinstalled the latest drivers for my Hauppage 1600 Tuner Card, re-setup WMC with no other programs running, first show recorded fine, 2nd show dropped audio.
Will test for another day, then if no change will scrap the new Hauppage card and look for another brand. Will post any fixes found.
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|28 Jan 2010
I am using a Windows 7 WMC TV Tuner from Hauppauge without such issues. Which model are you using?
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|29 Jan 2010
Problem apparently Fixed
I have the HVR 1600.
Since I wiped the hard drive and reinstalled Windows 7 and the 1600 drivers I have not had any further problems. I thought I lost audio on a couple of shows but it was a setup problem with the Windows 7 re-install/ jack configuration.
Used it two days now with no further problems. Fortunately this was a dedicated WMC machine for the household viewing and didn't have a lot of other programs on it.
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|29 Jan 2010
Glad all is well, although you should review why the first install was not successful, for exmaple, a full hard drive, malware, or peek processing issues such as power consumption or overheating. They can be intermittent and could return.
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|04 Feb 2010
Finally found the problem/solution
After experiencing the problem yet again, it turns out that there is a special WMC driver for the Hauppage HVR-1600 and it is the 2nd tab on their "download drivers" section. I installed this, and audio appears normally.
What took forever to find is that if you search "HVR-1600 Driver Download WMC", it takes you to a driver page for their "TV Tuner" software/driver and one assumes that's the Windows 7 driver.
Only by starting at the top of the Hauppage support menu do you get to the driver section listed by tab, where you can find the tab for the WMC driver.
It would be nice to have a warning in the retail box and a warning on all the driver pages about this special WMC driver, if Hauppage is listening, I wasted 7-8 hours on this.
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|04 Feb 2010
Often things get lost in translation and even more often a company is overly familiar with their own products and do not have outside parties review the information presented online or in manuals to determine if it is clear to laymen. I hope they hear your feedback also as I agree they could do a much better job of informing folks. A classic case is when they use footnotes to note what OS's a product is designed for instead of explicity noting known issues with them.
Many companies operate this way on purpose also. It's not deceptive per say as one can 'deduce' a result - but they should just be clearer, i.e., "there are two models of the HVR-1250 and only one is listed as compatible with Windows 7" and it is Model # ?????. You have to dig to figure that out...
..and there are two models of the....and only one has a Windows 7 WMC remote..
I use and think Hauppauge makes very good hardware but clearly they need someone to better head up their information dept...
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I was thinking about this earlier after reading this article
I go to a ton of shows, and one of my con hobbies is to go into an unused panel room and sit there until the scheduled panel appears and they do their thing, in that time a few people do show up and I usually just talk to them about nothing. Sometimes I do get to stay up on the panel if I have some relevance to it or if the panel likes me enough.
But I see this everywhere at conventions, all the time. The Slut shaming, rumor milling, making fun of people who cosplay out of their body types, gender, skin color, even height! Cosplay does not have to be perfect. Its not about how much time you put into your costume, or even how much money you spent on it. It used to be about how much you loved the series, or the comics, and flaunting off your fandom! But now I look to the cosplay/congoer community and its rampant, because they all believe, that there is no consequence to being an ass.
So I was thinking about contacting Conventions about hosting a half hour panel on the subject, or even just doing my normal con hobby. Half of the time no one bothers me in the empty panel rooms, as long as I am pg-13 and not breaking things or messing with the set ups. Even if I cant do that maybe just sitting down and talking to people. Maybe just talking out loud someone will hear it and some how agree.
This is something, that as a community, we need to fix before someone kills themselves over it. We dont need someone going to a con to have fun, and leaving feeling like shit about their body and how much they got made fun of. We go to conventions to have fun, talk to other people about how much we love something to the point that we are willing to pour our hearts and souls out into scraps of fabric, or spend a stupid amount of money to have someone make something for you. There is this Elitist feeling to the cosplay crowd that needs to stop.
But then again.
I am just crazy.
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You know, I have been horribly deep within the Convention community around Texas this year, in fact I think I may attend more than 20 shows this year. This weekend will be my 19th. I work for a company that goes to conventions as guests and we do Panels, haunted houses, activities, really whatever the con wants, and beyond that my girlfriend is a Vendor, she has taken me to quite a few shows this year on her own dollar just to spend time with me and also because boxes are heavy.
I do cosplay Jervis Tetch from batman, otherwise known as the Madhatter, as most of my group does batman or DC Villains. I think really the best part of that whole thing is that no one really see's me as Jervis Tetch. They see Alice in Wonderland, Not a mind controlling, tea drugging, hypnotic wielding freak, who has an unnatural obsession with Louis Carrol's books. No, I am The Hatter in all my hatterness. Nothing scarey about me, But bright colors in nature means DANGER! Right? My boss and I talked about it for a while (He does the Joker) and he explained that he wants people to be scared of him while he is the Joker, because the Joker is honestly a frightening individual. After that I realized that I had to start getting darker with my Hatter. Jervis Tetch has been recently put into the latest batman game, Arkham City, where it is pointed out that he is a serial killer of women who bear a striking resemblance to Alice, whom the Hatter claims are living incarnations of… well Alice. So my plan is…I am going to start to carry an bloodied blue dress around or even a body bag with Alice in it.. Normally I have a teapot or a few teacups on my hand. (My Con Curse is that my damned teacup's atleast one always breaks. so I have to go get a new one every con. I have been to 18 so far this year. Think about that.) But I have to think along the lines of a darker character so people will maybe draw the connections or even ask questions as to why.
Maybe I will even answer them without babbling on about Tea and Rabbits and Alice…Oh Poor WICKED Sweet Alice…
I was originally going to talk about how I hate seeing so much hate and general jerkiness in the cosplay community, but I realize now that's pointless, once enough people start doing something there is inevitably going to be that one jerk who is just a jerk because they can. The best we can do as congoers is simply ignore them and blah blah blah.
Now I shall resume my hatter talk.
I plan on doing other cosplay's, sure. But Jervis…He is mine. I am Jervis.
Maybe its just that I have gotten so attached, and put so much time into not just Jervis, but the whole idea of the Madhatter? Its a panic in my head. Teapuns, tea parties, hats and cats and bats, Rhymes and chimes. Limes too.
I just tried to take a picture with my phone to show my buddy how my cat has become completely enamored with the new mirror on the back of my bedroom door, and instead I seemed to have inadvertently caught a glimpse of his inner demon.
I just fucking died.
No, I just laughed so hard that I made sounds that I did not know I could make.
Fuck you mirror demon.
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One of the girls in my pathfinders group.
Whenever she talks.
This is all I hear.
Its getting pretty bad, and its only been a day of playing with her.
I think I will attempt to make a blog post now.
Lately my ex and I have been playing "Pathfinders" with her group, and its my first real experience with gaming like that. Its kinda neat. I just spent a few hours making a Rouge character all by myself. Its kinda a pain to understand most of the character sheet on my own but hey. If I messed up on something someone will tell me tomorrow, so not such a big problem.
Its nice to see my ex again and be civil. So that's a nifty bonus to this whole thing, as well as now I don't have to completely talk out of my ass whenever one of my D&D-ish friends starts going off about something his DM did or whatnot.
Yay friends.
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Please. Photoshop this rabbit into Space Marine Armor.
For the love of the God Emperor make it happen.
Someone just used my art on an album cover WITHOUT my permission
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What's your favourite feature?
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Serious comments / suggestions please.
According to our browsing stats we have many Apple users (about 15% or 105k visitors)...I guess few are using Aperture then? Or is the subject not exciting enough to get involved in?
We will be reviewing Aperture 3 and it would be good to get your feedback so far. Also any aspects you want us to focus on in the review. Comparisons with other software etc.
Most mags focus on Photoshop. We want to be a little more widely focused.
Or perhaps they're genuinely interested in whether their customers feel they're heading in the right direction with Aperture? Just a thought.
Edit: Just saw your update, Pete. I'm an Aperture user, and as it happens I'm also looking to move away from Photoshop. I've upgraded to Aperture 3, so will certainly pass on any observations I come up with, good or bad.
I went to our local Apple store to see if Aperture was worth the upgrade for me, I asked for a demo from one of their creative team who was very helpful then the fun began.
In total the application crashed three times when using brushes once when converting to B&W
beach ball of death appeared twice at that point I decided it was not for me. The assistant did explain that it was all new to him.
I had a look on the apple discussions board and found he is not alone with problems with aperture 3.
It's a shame as when it worked ok it seemed to be very good.
Apple should use Iphoto as an entry level program and allow aperture to go head to head with Photoshop.
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OK Fair comment.
But it is unusual for Apple to ask for feedback in this way, they normally point in their own direction i.e. website / forums.
Quote: Do you think this could replace the need for Photoshop for minor image editing?
Definitely but only if you have a suitable Mac computer & OS, that is why products such as Adobe's Elements & Lightroom are arguably more popular because they are cross platform.
As for ePHOTOzine's review of products the obvious comparison would be with Lightroom 3 but that is only currently in a " not feature rich / optimized" Beta release.
It may be unusual - I wouldn't like to say for sure, although I can't recall an example of them doing this - but unusual or not, they obviously feel that it's something they want/need in this case.
The question of cross-platform availability (or the lack of it) is certainly valid, although I would argue that it's a minor point. It's software written exclusively for the Mac, therefore the fact that it's not available for Windows or Linux isn't a demerit since the target market already have Macs (or are intending to buy a Mac). It has no bearing on whether or not Aperture 3 could be seen as a Photoshop replacement for those users.
Aperture and Lightroom were first launched at roughly the same time as each other, and as far as I'm aware they only truly compete with each other. Again, that competition only applies to the Mac platform - on Windows, Lightroom has the market to itself. It's hardly surprising that Lightroom vastly outsells Aperture given that Aperture is not available for Windows, but as I understand it, Lightroom on the Mac also significantly outsells Aperture. My guess is that this is why Apple has taken the step of asking for user feedback at this point. It's important for them to find the best way for them to compete with Adobe on this. Maybe it's adding more Photoshop-like tools. Maybe it's finding something that customers want that neither Lightroom nor Aperture currently offers. Are there particular problems with Aperture that put it at a disadvantage to Lightroom? These and other questions will definitely be of interest to Apple in deciding the way forward for the product.
The good news for Aperture users, I suggest, is that Apple seem determined not to just sit back and let Adobe run away with the market.
I was surprised to find that Acrobat Pro Extended was only for PCs!
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I'm an Aperture user, and as it happens I'm also looking to move away from Photoshop. I've upgraded to Aperture 3, so will certainly pass on any observations I come up with, good or bad.
Also Aperture user , But yet to upgrade to 3... so very interested in the fed back on the upgrade,
( been using since july, since purchasing the i mac & Snow leopard OS X, etc ),
Found the brushes & retouch a superb feature.. So any improvement an advanced feature's welcomed . and find it's basically all needed if doing pure photography..
But if looking to be more creative through Digital Art Technic's or need of layer 's etc.. Then l run (( well learning )) Cs4.
Two combined work well .. but as an apple user would of been better if aperture had the same features and programme abilities as Cs 4 for that creative level .
have loaded a trial version of Apeture 3; i think that Lightroom may have a bit of catching up to do here, there are a number of features that are really easy to use, brushes are good and the ability to do a lot of manipulation with the raw file is a key move - avoiding the work in photoshop.
my issues are the longer time to process images (when compared to LR) - and yes i have 4GB RAM on an Imac Intel Core Duo; and perhaps my own reluctance to change from the LR/PS workflow which I am no accustomed to. I would not switch to Apeture, and lose the benefits of Photoshop, Adobe will catch up and get my vote.
I note that Apple increased price of Apeture 3 (compared to 2), does this reflect their image of prestige/top end of market?
Be interested to see features on LR3
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|Isaiah Taylor
Wow, I mean...the summer and lack of strong releases for the Wii shouldn't be a surprise, but an 86% drop in sales? I hate to stereotype, but it does seem that the kind of household that would buy Tiger Woods on the Wii would be the same kind of family that would read the occasional US Weekly.
|Jason Schwenn
Well, a good part of this has to be the simple fact that they barely marketed the game, at least compared to say last year's edition, obviously due to the scandal. It barely seems like the game even came out..
|Bart Stewart
The last paragraph is probably the most important: retail numbers appear down generally as the video games business becomes more hit-driven and as retail statistics are increasingly less reflective of reality by failing to account for digital distribution sales (including online game subscriptions).
But even that apparent slump can't explain an 86% drop in sales for one game. If that's not because of the revelation that he's been a serial philanderer, either directly through people not wanting to reward bad behavior or indirectly through lack of advertising, then what's a more plausible explanation and what information supports that theory?
Finally, who is surprised that a Rock Band title focused on Green Day didn't sell all that well? If EA/Harmonix want a hit, clearly the Right Thing to do would be to release Weird Al Yankovic: Rock Band. I'd buy that, and I don't even own a Wii....
|Lo Pan
@Bart, only Duran Duran Rock Band can ensure a huge payday! :-)
|Christopher Totten
They'd have to add an accordion controller for that...which opens up possibilities for a They Might Be Giants version so sign me up!
I think it would be interesting to compare these results against other years as well, not just the year that the shiny new motion-plus enabled/included version premiered. I can see the scandal hurting sales with certain family oriented consumers though...
If only they had made the version of Tiger Woods '11 shown on South Park last year...
|DanielThomas MacInnes
I think the game industry is missing a crucial lesson about tiger Woods '11. The Nintendo Wii audience - the Expanded Audience - operates under a different set of values than traditional, "hardcore" gamers. They are a far more skeptical crowd, particularly when it comes to yearly sequels. Hardcore gamers have been conditioned over many years to accept sequels and franchise titles, even when this year's game is 95% identical to last year's version. This is most pronounced in EA's sports games.
Simply put, the Wii audience is very hostile to sequels and franchise games. This is doubly so for sequels that are seemingly identical to the original. Consider EA's Boom Blox, or Ubisoft's Shawn White Snowboarding, or Namco's We Cheer. Each was a hit game at retail. The publishers responded quickly with sequels that were nearly identical...and these sequels failed miserably. They tanked.
One critical question to ask with any sequel on store shelves: How is this different from the earlier game? Is this distinction immediately clear? Can I tell the difference?
More questions to ask: Is this sequel justified? Just because a title becomes a hit, you are not guaranteed an audience. The audience must demand a sequel. The market dictates the product; but the video game industry often works in the opposite direction. This may be successful with the core fans, but not the Expanded Audience. These are not the ones who will be camping outside Best Buy at midnight to buy your latest game.
One final question: What is the price? This is critical. I see Tiger Woods '11 on the shelves for $50. Last year's game, Tiger Woods '10, is now being sold for $20-$30. Why, exactly, should I buy the newer version? Am I really getting double the content in the newer game? I look at the game boxes and, honestly, cannot tell the difference. I think this year's Tiger Woods has mini golf. But was this feature demanded by the audience? Does the market demand this feature? Or is this merely an extra...Malibu Stacey with a new hat?
There are more areas to explore, but I'll keep this brief for now. The main selling point on the Nintendo Wii are the motion controls. That's what the Expanded Audience demands. Wii Sports and Wii Play promised a new world of motion control games. New experiences were promised, new ideas, and new games that would be accessible in the way the classic '80s arcade games were.
Tiger Woods '10 was a hit because of its Wii Motion Plus controls, which promised to deliver what Wii Sports hinted at. The precision and depth of the controls, and the ability to translate real-world skills into the game, produced a truly great experience and was rewarded by the market. And these values are also being played out in Ubisoft's Just Dance, which has become the first third-party Wii title to truly challenge Nintendo's supremacy.
In wrapping this up, these are the challenge that EA and all publishers on Wii must address. Tiger Woods '11 fails to address these issues. This is why the game has failed.
|Andrew Swain
I just think that the kind of audience who are buying the Wii version are the exact same audience who are not willing to buy Madden, NHL and NBA year after year. Families with a budget.
Think from their perspective, just looking at the box, can you REALLY tell a difference over last years version? Especially since last years came with motion plus.
The hardcore audience who buy it year after year will most likely buy it on 360 or ps3 for precise controls, online capabilities, and a better looking product overall.
Plus, if any of the Wii games I bought were an example, nearly everything I have bought on Wii that was not made or published by Nintendo was a huge disappointment ( with the exception of perhaps MLB power pros, No More Heroes and Trauma Center.) If someone who barely even touched last years copy, why would they even consider this years?
Not at least until it drops in price.
This just sounds like throwing excuses for a marketing mistake.
As for skate 3, I had been asking all of my friends who enjoyed the series what they thought of it. They all had the same response. They were tired of skate, with skate 2 or even just number 1 being enough. I found skate to be very tiring and while the experience was interesting, fun and different, it would not be something I would want to start over.
Rock Band, the same deal as skate. Nobody seems to care anymore. They have had enough of the same game. Personally, I don't even want to look at another Rock Band/Guitar Hero again. I also hate Green Day and I'm sure other people do too. With the variety on the online store now, is it really a surprise that people don't want an entire game dedicated to a single band? Plus people have been hearing about how cool Rock Band 3 will be. Why buy Green Day now, when I can buy the super cool Rock Band 3 soon with a full guitar and keyboard?
|DanielThomas MacInnes
"Not at least until it drops in price."
This needs to be shouted from the rooftops. This economy is a wreck and there's not enough money to go around. $50 is a premium price to pay for a video game, and for most titles (read: third party Wii), it's far too much.
Publishers should realize that most of our money will be going to Nintendo - Super Mario Bros, Wii Fit, and Mario Kart will continue to dominate, while Wii Party and Donkey Kong Country will become monster hits. There are too many $50 games that would be far better served at $30.
|Jamie Mann
An 86% drop is pretty impressive - though as per the article I think the explanation is probably a combination of Motion Plus distorting last year's sales figures, combined with the general damage which has been done to the Tiger Woods brand: with all of his other high-visibility media campaigns (advertising, tv appearances, etc) having juddered to a halt, the game doesn't have any free publicity to ride on.
Regarding Skate 3 - I'm not convinced that the Wii audience hates sequels per se: instead, I'd be inclined to suggest that the casual market tends to stick with the "good enough" philosophy: if a new game doesn't offer something significantly different (or a gimmick to give the appearance of change), they'll stick with what they've got. Nintendo's own sales seem to follow this trend, too: their bestsellers all involve hardware (Wii Sports/Wii, Wii Play/Wiimote, Mario Kart/plastic wheel, Wii Fit/Wii Fit board, Wii Sports Resort/Motion Plus, Link's Crossbow Training/crossbow) or are the first appearance of the IP on the Wii (SMB, Smash Bros, Mario/Sonic, Zelda, etc).
Then there's Green Day Rock Band: a game which features songs from only one band - and the majority of which are album fillers, so will only be known by dedicated GD fans. Throw in the backdrop of a recession and the fact that the music-game genre has been heavily saturated, and I doubt that even MTV/Harmonix are surprised at the results...
|Adam Flutie
Analysts are missing the boat if they think Tiger is the blame of the problem. Yearly sequels and the uselessness of having 3 of the same type of game are the problem. About every 3 or more years (usually a console cycle) I'll pick up the latest edition.
I'm about due for another baseball game. I haven't bought one since 2006... The only time I have bought back to back years of a sports title was MVP 2005 and MVP 2006... why? one was completely different as it used NCAA in 2006.
Back to Golf. I bought TW '09. The only reason I bought it was it went well with my cur gen system. I rented the Wii editions, found Motion control still disgusting... I'm still waiting for next gen to care about golf again.
|Ian Uniacke
I'm a big fan of Tiger 10. The reason I didn't buy Tiger 11 was that reviews said it's exactly the same game with minor tweaks. I'm not going to spend full price on that game...and I was really looking forward to it. In fact even after the reviews part of me still wanted to buy it because I loved last years so much, but I can't justify it. It has absolutely nothing to do With Tiger Woods, what a copout. You can't just shovel up the same game and expect me to buy it again. This was the exact same reason I didn't buy the second Shaun White game, but I am interested in Shaun White skateboarding because it's an original experience. Once developers realise this they will see more sales, imho.
Rock Band Wierd Al would be a day one purchase. :D
|Jeremy Reaban
Not all sports games really need yearly updates. Indeed, most are merely just roster updates, which is pretty pointless in many sports (Golf, UFC, Boxing, Bowling)
|Fiore Iantosca
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PCM's Las Vegas Executive to Chair Nevada State Commission
LAS VEGAS, Nev., March 14, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Randolph Watkins, Vice President of Nevada Management at Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM) was appointed Chair of the State of Nevada Commission for Common Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels.
"In the past three years Randy has been involved in the Commission, he has proven to be an excellent leader who brings real-world experience and discernment," said Donny Disbro, Chief Executive Officer of PCM. "He is highly respected by his peers and we are very proud that he is a member of our PCM family."
Watkins most recently served as vice chair. The Commission handles the Nevada Revised Statutes 116, the section of Nevada law that governs homeowner associations. They conduct hearings on alleged violations as well as establish regulations and interpret statutes. All commissioners are appointed by the Nevada governor.
"I'm honored to accept this responsibility and continue to be an active participant in ensuring the integrity of our industry," said Watkins.
In August 2011, PCM opened its Nevada Management office to manage eight master-planned communities in Las Vegas Valley, Henderson and Mesquite. PCM was selected by Pulte Group and homeowner volunteer board members. Disbro brought in Watkins to oversee the transition, which has been very successful.
"PCM is thrilled that we have Randy, one of the most highly regarded executives in the valley leading our operation in Nevada," Disbro said.
About Professional Community Management of California, Inc.:
Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM), an Associa company, specializes in the management of Common Interest Developments of homeowner associations for family oriented master-planned developments, resort-style master-planned communities, active-adult master-planned communities, condominium associations and boutique communities throughout Southern California and Southern Nevada.
With headquarters in Lake Forest, Calif., PCM and its companies employ a staff of more than 1,500 people. PCM has offices in serving all of Southern California and Southern Nevada and is recognized by the Multi Housing Council as one of the county's largest managers of common interest developments. Management services by PCM are backed by state-of-the art Internet technology and comprehensive financial and management systems. For additional information, please contact PCM at 800.369.7260 or at www.pcminternet.com .
About Associa:
Building successful communities for more than 30 years, Associa is North America's largest community association management firm and serves its clients with local knowledge, national resources and comprehensive expertise. Based in Dallas, Associa and its 8,000 employees operate more than 140 branch offices in the United States, Mexico and Canada. To learn more about Associa and its charitable organization, Associa Cares, go to www.associaonline.com and www.associacares.com . Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and watch us on YouTube.
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Apple ogles location-based iPhone ads
Apple has filed for a patent on a location-based interface that can display ads and facilitate purchases over your iPhone or iPod touch while you're out shopping. The patent, "Graphical User Interface with Location-Specific Interface Elements," is designed to generate impulse buying and to ensure that purchases are made at Apple …
Is it just me or does almost every story about Apple filing a patent involve Apple filing patents for things that are already available? Don't they ever get their own ideas? Heck, there is a video somewhere (I think it was shown on El Reg first) of an iPhone in Japan, going into a "mall" and every store popping up location based services, right down to menus and price lists (and being Japan you can use your mobile there to buy stuff in a store)
Sounds like a great reason
to have a Palm Pre
oh great
now we get location based brainwashing ..
It's not you, these patent squatting bottom feeders gave up having ideas years ago. But hey, the Tards will still think it's new, amazing and buy into anything that Jobbie squirts out.
Well can you blame them?
HP had a similar model but seemed to use an official work-type marketing strategy (the iPAQ).
And where is the iPAQ now?
Apple seems to have taken the model, dusted it down, polished it up and more importantly, made it accessible to a wider target audience. Result: iPhone wannabees abound, iPAQ wannabees evaporate?
Finding music
"Or hearing a tune in a coffee shop, and rather than going crazy trying to remember its name, tapping your iPhone and being told the song's name, the artist who's performing it, what album it's from, when it was released, and who that kick-ass bass player is on that particular session."
It's already here. It's called Shazam (www.shazam.com; and available for both the iPhone and G1) and it listens to and analyzes songs, and in about 30 seconds' time will tell you who the artist is, what song it is, what album it's off AND provide a link to the applicable music store (iTunes for the iPhone, Amazon mp3 for the G1). However, the service is only as good as the music store - the bigger the music collection, the better chances you have for identifying those crazy, obscure songs.
What store share?
The article suggests that the (physical) store might get a share of the revenue. Why? If the user is in a record store (??? are there any left) looking at a potential purchase, their phone can beep and say "look it's cheaper / more convenient to by from iTunes" and you just don't make the purchase. Why does the retailer get a cut?
@Nicholas Ettel
Shazam has been around for ages and is not phone specific - just dial 2580 on any mobile phone and it will text back - however, in the 5 or 6 years I've been using it, it has never told me what album the song is from - nor who the kick-ass bass player is.. Somehow I doubt that the apple version mentioned above (which I suspect will be Shazam with a different name) will be able to tell either - sleeve notes are now so complicated when it comes to identifying individual musicians. - nor does that info come up on the ITMS.
Seriously, Shazam is pretty damn clever - the only time it failed me was with a bit of Polish jazz that I needed to identify (I guess there were no Polish jazz fans sitting in the shazam call centre that afternoon!) - and as such Apple would have a job to implement something doing exactly the same without infringing Shazam'z patents.
Docomo's had this out for years now
Localized ads, the only differences is that the ads paid for local services such local wireless services. Without needing the cost of wifi/wap. This seems almost as similar, other companies have tried and failed, but in japan it has worked and is still thriving as the youth rely so much on their mobiles.
2001 ... but then i guess if intel and dell can screw psion on their trademark i guess apple can probably do so once it becomes "generic" enough.
Location based Bittorrent anyone?
Can i store the details for later retrieval when i am perusing the many torrent trackers to allow me to download said items for free (assuming of course that said tunes are free of copyright and legitimate)?
Apple seem to only invent new ways to part us with our money. Can't they just get a patent that says "money extraction system by manipulation of the population via various Media, and by dubious trade practices and hardware lockdowns"?
Shame about the timing
On the same Reg front page there's a link to the story about Craigslist knocking off (if you'll pardon the pun) 95% of erotic listings. What a missed opportunity! "You appear to be in a red-light district...please select from (a) conventional, (b) BDSM, (c)...."
Meanwhile in cafes that don't suck
You ask the folk behind the counter, "what's that you're listening to?" strike up a conversation, flirt, smile, interact and leave with a burned CD and/or a phone number.
Do you think I could patent that?
Great. Just what we need. More ads
I'm sick of getting interrupted by ads. TV is the worst, and is guaranteed to bring on an instant 'grumpy old man' moaning session. I'm just not interested in most advertising. If I need something, I'll do the research, nip to the mouse/shop, in and out, biff boff, over and done.
Oh, the irony, I work for an advertising agency but don't let on I've told you.


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The government has approved ONGC Videsh Ltd and its partner Oil India Ltd acquiring a total of 20 per cent stake in a giant offshore gas field in Mozambique for over $5 billion.
OVL and OIL have been permitted by buy Videocon Group's 10 per cent interest in the Rovuma Area-1 for $2.475 billion. Meanwhile, OVL will acquire US energy major Anadarko Petroleum's 10 per cent stake in the same block for $2.64 billion.
"This acquisition will help us meet our energy needs as gas in the block will be turned into LNG for sale into markets like India," oil minister Veerappa Moily said.


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The Wood Market – Today….Tomorrow – For You and For Me
About a month ago, we received an email from a supplier commenting on the strengthening US dollar and it's affects on the increasing cost of lumber. This is an upward trend that is a double-edged sword for Canada; a country reliant on exports and a robust trading partner with the US.
"The Hardwood Review Weekly has had two recent articles that offer an explanation as to why lumber has been in tight supply and prices have been on an increase. Here is a condensed version covering their basic content:
"Overproduction No Longer Inevitable – Several Reasons Why Supply Won't Overtake Demand Anytime Soon" by Andy Johnson, Editor
Source: Hardwood Review Weekly, November 29, 2013 (Vol. 30, Issue 11)
Source: Hardwood Review Weekly, December 6, 2013 (Vol. 30, Issue 12)
Supply Side Constraints to Increasing Production:
- Fewer sawmills (many grade and tie mills have closed and were dismantled)
- Limited capital availability (credit requirements have tightened considerably for hardwood companies)
- Labour shortage (pool of qualified loggers, sawyers, graders and machine operators is quite low)
- Highly competitive timber/log markets (rapidly rising lumber prices have mills eager to buy as much raw material as they can afford)
Solomon Island Photos
We had the privilege of having some photos sent to us from the Solomon Islands of some locals harvesting a Narra tree. These guys sure are good at what they do, as the photos prove!


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A good friend of mine in the Philippine raises Tilapia and Catfish big time in Northern Luzon. He was a MD in America and bailed out for the tranquil life of raising Tilapia and Catfish in the…Continue
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I am switching over from raising Trout to raising Tilapia and Plecostomus (Plecos). I intend to ship West of the Mississippi by over night FedEX or USPS Express Mail. I intend to sell the Tilapia…Continue
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Hey All,I have a system that I am currently building (pictures attached). A total of 440 gallons of water. A pump that is moving water at approximately 86 gallons per hour at about 7' of head.Two…Continue
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If it's any consolation, I do both (flood and drain and bell siphon). I have heard that it is easier on a pump to run continuously rather than on/off. Saying that, I haven't had any problems with my pumps in either system. The flood and drain has been running two years. The bell siphon, about 6 months.
Many people make their own bell siphons which would make the cost nominal. So if this one quits, that's an option. Lots of DYI stuff on it.
Howdy all,
I have a 200 gal fish tank and 2-60 gal beds. I put bell siphons in the beds, mostly because I liked the idea of siphons over flood and drain. In retrospect I wish I had gone with the straight flood and drain. The bell siphons work great and I really like the whoosh of water and the aeration, but the flood and drain would have been so much cheaper in both the short and long term. Short term as the cost of the drain pipe is hardly anything compared to the cost of building/purchasing a bell siphon. Long term because I could be running my pump 15 min every 2 hours instead of always on. I have aerators in the fish tank so I don't need the extra aeration from the siphons. Those are my thoughts on what I did and what I now think would have been a better way.
Also just to follow up, I am following the University of Hawaii's autosiphon guide (http://www.simplyhydro.com/BIO-10.pdf) and am thinking of going ahead and going with the specs they provide for a 24 cubic foot bed that holds 180 gallons, and potentially adding a second siphon (table at bottom of page 2). Anyways, hope all is well with everyone!
Hey All,
I have a quick question; I am building a new aquaponics system with a friend in his greenhouse. The size and shape of the greenhouse are a constraint we are working with. We have built the bed and it is now time to actually do the aquaponics part!
In any case, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestion as to how to size an auto siphon; what I mean is, I have a 27.56 cubic foot bed (2.59' x 10.64' x 1') that (according to the Google calculator) can hold 206 gallons of water. Is there a way to figure out how many or what size pipes would be good to use to ensure that this is drained adequately?
Thanks for your time, looking forward to hearing back!
Hey Maureen,
Not a bad suggestion: it would appear that there is already a bell siphon topic here. I will post to that.
Good afternoon Michael, This Is A Lengthy Post
>.. I have looked at your linked site. I like it. It is ambitious and do-able.
>.. I think you could discuss a bit about how you can develop income to the Farm as it grows into a more commercial project. For example, what would you develop the first year, while planting which soil-based plants for sale?
>.. Do you have a clearly defined market at present? How would this market suffer or succeed as YOU grow. For example: say you have a local grocery store and a stall at the local farmer's market as your current outputs. What happens to them as you expand? Can the local store take more of your produce? Have you discussed this with the grocery manager? Can the local FM handle you adding say 3 - 8 more stalls? (to have one stall for several products, and yet diversify across your product line) Do you have the staff to open more stalls? Or would you try to handle say 20 product lines with your current staff at the current stall?
>.. Do you have a sales team identified and capable of sending your crops to various markets beyond local shares and what the FM will sell? Do you have refrigerated transport? The weather gets warm in the summer and crops that are not refrigerated during transport look terrible on arrival and generally won't sell.
>.. On a different aspect, look at your premiums carefully. On the lower end you want most of the money to come to you not go out again in premiums. I would add "choice of 1" and the list. Then later "choice of 2". If that was your intent, that was not how it reads.
>.. Keeping the name plates as "a choice" would be better than having it as an "also." I like the color progress as you go. Perhaps at each level, changing the colors to include 'pearl' [white], 'emerald' [green], 'sapphire' [blue], 'topaz' [yellow], 'ruby' [red], etc. Keeping black, brown for lower values, and 'silver' [chrome] and 'gold' [not plated, surely] as the top ends.
>.. By separating the premiums, you can allow multiple purchases at each level to allow people to buy a nameplate and a mug, if they desire that choice.
>.. For the very lowest premiums I would only offer a coupon for a discount at purchase, The $5 and $10 and maybe the $20 as well. The coupons multiply as a multiple of $5. Example: a $5 offer nets a $1 off coupon [one coupon per product], $10 gets 2 coupons, etc. YOU print only one coupon type [4 year expiration] but can send multiples of these as the value of the donation increases. [Also drives people to get their coupons redeemed.]
>.. Consider giving out the same coupons for the first 3 years of sales [they expire after the 4th year] at your personal outlets. Granted it is a 20% return to the customer, but for the next 4 years it can drive up local sales. Make a place on the back of the coupon for name, snail mail address, and email and do NOT honor them without that data.
>.. Keep a complete list of donors with addresses as you can, in multiple formats [paper, card file, electronic lists and databases. Secure copies of these lists in multiple locations and update as they move.
>.. This is not an exhaustive review, I have little experience with Kickstarter, but I have donated on several occasions.
Hi Michael,
I wish you luck with the Kickstarter campaign. They are tough to succeed with if you don't do a great deal of personal work in getting people to see it and believe in your vision. Kick starter is also all or nothing. If you dint raise the full amount then you do not receive any funds. Indiegogo will give you the funds you raise minus their percentage regardless of how close to your goal you manage to get.
I would get your business plan together if you have not. Show this with all your market research, financial projections, and the investments you have made toward this dream, to the SBA. They have people that will go over your business plan with you and discuss the weaknesses and strengths of your plan.
Then if you are still ready to move forward, put together your pitch. It is usually a one page document describing the whole plan in a nutshell. With this you can approach angel investment groups, potential family investors, etc.
Farms are a tough sell. A lot of risk, and usually tight profit margins. Find your niche markets where there may be potential for a higher profit. Government grants are available through the USDA SBIR program. There are a lot of hoops to jump through. Check with your local SBDC and see what they think. Their services are free and can help you get your business plan together as well as locate financing.
Good afternoon Joe and Jim,
>.. I think Jim's suggestions are excellent.
>.. I drain straight down from tank #1 and it is a 1.5 inch to 1 inch with a 45 degree pipe turn at the end to move the output a bit sideways of where the other two drop into the FT.
>.. The remaining two drop straight down with a 45 degree turn into 3 inch PVC drain pipe straight to the FT with a sweep turn to drop into the FT. The FT end of both 3 inch pipes have press-fit drain screens on the end to provide multiple streams of water into the FT to increase aeration of the FT. [There was no problem with the fish, but I have had the air pumps go out for various reasons and I wanted redundant aeration.]
>.. All three tanks, 45 gallons of water each, empty very quickly, like 5 minutes or so, with plenty of air driven deep into the water. The fish are happy and the growbeds are producing like weeds! BUT this is a relatively mature system 2+ years old, with most of the edible fish harvested leaving just larger carps to feed the cycles.
>.. I started with several goldfish, and was given a bunch of tilapia (now all harvested, thanks Rick) and later some Koi [thanks Phil]. I have kept the carps because they are hardy and grow well in the tanks unheated. I may or may not restock tilapia, but the family is tired of them at present.
How is everyone doing. sorry I have not been around. I have been growing my farm and came to the realization that i don't have the room to do what i need to do. not to mention the property i rent is for sale by the owner limiting what i can do. So i have came to the realization i need to buy land to grow from a small 1/4 acre aria to a full size farm. and as we all know here in the west land is priced very high. So to try and raise the capital i am trying out of the box. I am in my final stages of starting a kickstart project and would like your input. it is not live yet and will have a week to make any changes to it. please view at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oregonaquaponics/1675139527?to... and let me know what issues you see.
Thank you


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The New England Patriots are entering Sunday's AFC title against the Baltimore Ravens as the clear favorites. Following are the reasons why the reigning AFC Champions the New England Patriots will again will last postseasons' against the Baltimore Ravens:
Tom Brady
The New England Patriots' Tom Brady is a clear favorite of the remaining four quarterback in the playoffs. Although the Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco rolled in hot with a victory over the AFC top seed Denver Broncos, his famous 'Flacco Fling' was a result of poor defensive showing by the Broncos, rather than a solid proof of Flacco's talents.
Tom Brady boasts a league best 17-6 playoffs record and a winning percentage of .739. The 13-year pro Tom Brady is just one win away from his sixth Super Bowl game and fourth championship win. Additionally apart from the rivalry, he's especially aching for this win after missing his past two Super Bowl appearances.
Rematch of regular season loss
You'd probably think the Baltimore Ravens have the revenge angle covered after losing last year's AFC title game to a close 23-20 and having an overall 2-7 record against the New England Patriots.
But the New England Patriots don't take even a regular season loss lightly after the Baltimore Ravens defeated them 31-30 in Week 3. The New England Patriots let a clear 30-21 lead slip entering the fourth quarter after the Baltimore Ravens rallied to win. Moreover, there's still controversy over the game winning field goal by Baltimore Ravens' kicker Justin Tucker, after he kicked the ball over the right goalpost and the replacement referees ruled it good.
Track record
Historically, when the New England Patriots reach as far as the AFC title game, they rarely lose. The New England Patriots are 7-1 in AFC Championship Games. Their only loss occurred in 2007 at the hands of the Peyton Manning led Indianapolis Colts while playing on road.
But this time the New England Patriots play at Gillette Stadium where they have a 4-0 record at home. Although the New England Patriots won over the Baltimore Ravens by a small margin last postseason, they've defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars20-6 (1997), Indianapolis Colts 24-1 (2004) and San Diego chargers 21-12 (2008) at home. Additionally the odd makers have placed the New England Patriots 9 points favorites against the Baltimore Ravens.
Better Defense
They ranked 25th in the league in terms of overall defense and were 29th against the pass, with a sound ninth against the run during the season.
But the New England Patriots defense came back stronger in the second half of the regular season, especially with improvement in the backfield. The poor coverage by the New England Patriots' secondary was key to the Baltimore Ravens' fourth quarter rally in Week 3 as Joe Flacco amassed 382 yards and three touchdowns.
Since, the New England Patriots have bolstered their defense by moving Devin McCourty from cornerback to safety, with Steve Gregory starting as the other safety after replacing Patrick Chung. Alfonzo Dennard has also been shifted to right cornerback, while the New England Patriots also acquired Aqib Talib, who excels in one-on-one coverage, in a trade early November with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Reasons why Patriots will beat Ravens again
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By Vicki Saporta (National Abortion Federation) at RH Reality Check:
In late February, California Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) introduced a bill in the state Senate that would allow nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and nurse midwives (CNMs) to provide first trimester aspiration abortion care. Although the bill had support from leading medical groups in the state, and was even co-sponsored by the heads of both legislative houses, Sen. Kehoe withdrew the bill Friday because it lacked enough votes to pass a key legislative committee.
NPs, CNMs, and PAs — collectively referred to as advanced practice clinicians (APCs) — play an increasingly important role in the delivery of a range of health care services in the United States, and are competent providers of prenatal and postpartum care; family planning services; and gynecological care. In some parts of California—especially rural areas — women may see an APC for the rest of their health care, but are forced to travel outside their communities in order to obtain the abortion care they need. This legislation would have allowed women to obtain safe, early abortion care in their communities, from their current health care providers.
Abortion is well within the scope of practice of APCs and it's unfortunate that some California Senators missed this point.
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UConn Huskies quarterback Johnny McEntee shows off his accuracy with some passing trick shots.
Miss Bird's Eye View yesterday? Here's that letter!
Yesterday in the 3:00 hour of Bird's Eye View, listeners had a spirited discussion concerning a letter written by a University of Connecticut booster, demanding that his donation of $3 million dollars be returned because he wasn't consulted concerning the hiring of UCONN football coach Paul Pasqualoni.


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The most sought-after trio in the world, the Grammy®-nominated Eroica Trio thrills audiences with flawless technical virtuosity, irresistible enthusiasm and sensual elegance. Whether playing the great standards of the piano trio repertoire or daring contemporary works, the three young women who make up this celebrated ensemble electrify the concert stage with their passionate performances.
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"I really am living the dream and returning to the UK, whatever the reaction, really tops its off. It has been a whirlwind year or so really but I can't think of a better way to top it off than with this tour and getting to wrestle for TNA in front of my hometown crowd. It might be a cliché but it really is a dream come true, I have wanted to be a wrestler for so long and now being able to do it, is just amazing."
- Rockstar Spud talks about being on Impact Wrestling in England
While his character is said to be from the Sudan, the guy that portrayed Abdullah the Butcher was actually from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
With rumors swirling that he could be the next person released by TNA, Garett Bischoff is unintentionally adding a little more fuel to the fire. The former Aces and Eights member is working an independent wrestling show this upcoming weekend in Texas.
TNA recently updated their official roster page with the additions of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards, but the company opted not to remove Garett Bischoff from there just yet. That means that management has decided to hold off on his rumored release.
Another name on the chopping block in TNA right now is Garett Bischoff, who has not really done much in the company since management decided to split up the Aces and Eights stable. His father, Eric Bischoff, recently scaled back on his duties within TNA.