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DairyBusiness Update: May 14, 2014Print
Dairy Margin Protection Program is on Schedule
The main dairy provision from the new farm bill is the Margin Protection Program and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reassured producers last week that implementation is on schedule.
"I'm confident we will be ready to go by September 1st," he told farm broadcasters in Washington, D.C. "This is part of what we'll be doing this spring and summer – getting the educational information out to producers so they can make an evaluation and determination about precisely what's in their best interest."
The Margin Protection Program will be a new safety net program that will provide dairy producers with indemnity payments when actual dairy margins are below the margin coverage levels the producer chooses on an annual basis. The goal is to protect farm equity by guarding against destructively low margins, not to guarantee a profit to individual producers.
"Right now we are looking at a pretty healthy dairy market and milk market," Vilsack reported. "We know that changes and we are very cognizant of the responsibility we have to get this thing set up and set up right, and getting information to producers as quickly as we can."
The farm bill requires the Margin Protection Program to be established no later than September 1, 2014. In the interim, producers have access to the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program so that there is still some protection if high milk prices suddenly and precipitously drop.
As for the new program, "We have to do it right and that's why Congress basically gave us two tranches of $3 million each," he said. One tranche goes for outreach to help get information to producers during this spring and summer. Another tranche will go to a handful of universities who will create the decision making tools for producers.
"That second tranche is complicated because, depending upon how you set the model up, it could favor one commodity or one type of item more," Vilsack said. "So you have to be real careful that you have sort of a neutral model so that people can make the best possible decision."
That's why USDA is taking a little time to make sure they get it right. Once implemented, all dairy operations will be eligible to participate in the program. Producers will be able to select margin protection coverage at 50 cent increments beginning at $4 per cwt. Premiums will be fixed for 5 years.
Vilsack is hopeful the educational materials will be available in the coming months to give dairy producers time to really think about it because it is obviously an important set of decisions they have to make.
Butter Traders Anticipate a Downfall in Butter Prices
Northeast butter production is mixed at plants, dependent upon cream volumes necessary to fulfill contractual butter orders, according to USDA's Dairy Market News (DMN). Returns on cream sales to other Class products remain favorable. Churning is active in some channels more so than others, as those manufacturers plan production schedules around 82% unsalted butter for export.
Domestic purchases are fair with most orders placed for immediate needs, as buyers speculate an easing of prices in the near future. Inventories are tight, but adequate for near term contractual commitments. The market tone is firm.
Cheese Output & Inventories Increasing With Milk Supply
Northeast cheese plants are seeing substantial milk intakes, according to Dairy Market News, which is prompting extended production schedules in some cases, with additional cheese volumes clearing to inventories. Declines in domestic cheese demand are prevailing as spring courses at many educational institutions prepare to end. With the easing in purchases, manufacturers look to manage inventory levels. Interest from export markets remains active.
Lagging NDPSR Prices Dropping Except Butter
The latest Agricultural Marketing Service's National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR), released this afternoon shows the U.S. average block Cheddar cheese price at $2.2125/lb., down 3.4¢ from the week before, while the barrels averaged $2.2299, down 2.6¢. Butter jumped 8.5¢, to $1.9894/lb. Nonfat dry milk averaged $1.8987/lb., down 4.9¢, and dry whey averaged 67.17¢/lb., down 0.3¢. These prices are used in determining Federal order Class milk prices.
California Powder Drops 9 Cents
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced its latest surveyed nonfat dry milk prices yesterday at $1.8386/lb. for the week ending May 9, on sales of 15.42 million lbs. The price was down from $1.9277/lb. the week before, on sales of 16 million lbs.
Raw Milk is an Ongoing "Hazard"
That's according to Food Safety News. Last week, the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention sent a letter to state and territorial public health officials with information and resources on the risks of consuming raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products.
Raw milk is a recognized source of severe infections from pathogens such as E. coli O157, Campylobacter and Salmonella, but pasteurization prevents infections.
"Adherence to good hygienic practices during milking can reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of milk contamination," states the May 9 letter signed by Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director of CDC's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases. "Pasteurization is the only way to ensure that fluid milk products do not contain harmful bacteria."
It's not just CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommending that all animal milk be pasteurized. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Practitioners, the American Veterinary Medical Association and the National Association of Public Health Veterinarians agree.
Pasteurization of milk became routine in the U.S. starting in the 1920s and was widespread by 1950. Transporting raw milk across state lines to sell directly to consumers is prohibited today, but it is available within many states.
"CDC data shows that the rate of raw milk-associated outbreaks is 2.2 times higher in states in which the sale of raw milk is legal compared with states where sale of raw milk is illegal," reads Tauxe's letter.
According to the CDC National Outbreak Reporting System, between 2007 and 2012, there were 81 outbreaks of infections due to consumption of raw milk, resulting in 979 illnesses. In addition, 59 percent of the outbreaks involved at least one person under the age of five.
Most infections were caused by Campylobacter, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or Salmonella bacteria, which come from cattle that appear healthy. Severe, long-term consequences of these infections include hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can result in kidney failure, and Guillan-Barré syndrome, which can result in paralysis.
"To protect the health of the public, state regulators should continue to support pasteurization and consider further restricting or prohibiting the sale and distribution of raw milk and other unpasteurized dairy products in their states," Tauxe wrote.
Click here to read the full letter and see the list of resources for consumers, public health officials and health care providers.
National Jersey Youth Scholarship Applications Due July 1
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 is the deadline to submit applications for seven scholarships administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. These awards provide financial support to Jersey youth enrolled in colleges or universities or, in some cases, gaining hands-on experience in the development and management of Registered Jersey™ cattle. Applicants must be a Junior or Lifetime member of the association upon submitting their application. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) is required to apply for these scholarships. Copies of the applicant's high school and college transcripts must be submitted.
A Russell–Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded. Undergraduate students who have completed at least one-half of coursework credit hours required for a degree in dairy science, animal science (dairy emphasis), large animal veterinary practice, dairy production or manufacturing, or dairy product marketing, and graduate students in those program areas are eligible to apply.
Two scholarships of $1,750 each will be presented. Students who will begin a program of study at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2014 may apply for the William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship. Students who have completed at least one year of study toward their degree are eligible for the V. L. Peterson Scholarship.
In addition, three scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $1,500. The Paul Jackson Memorial Scholarship is for continuing college students in any degree program area. The Cedarcrest Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student seeking a degree in large animal veterinary practice, dairy production, dairy manufacturing, or dairy product marketing. The Bob Toole Jersey Youth Award can be used for educational expenses or a well-defined practical experience related to breeding, developing and showing Registered Jerseys.
The Reuben R. Cowles Jersey Youth Award will be presented to a resident of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Applicants must be at least high school graduates, but not older than 36 years of age as of January 1, 2014. Applicants must state whether the award money will be used for to support their education or to fund a trip to the All American Jersey Show and Sale, the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings or other Jersey educational activities. The value of this award is variable.
Applications are posted on the USJersey website at http://bit.ly/1iD5jir
Mielke Market Daily
(A daily wrap-up of dairy markets and the things affecting them, from DairyBusiness Update associate editor Lee Mielke)
After yesterday's loud drop in cheese prices, you could have heard a pin drop this morning. Nothing happened so there was no change in prices. The blocks remain at $1.9975/lb., after dropping 4.75¢ yesterday on a trade. The barrels held at $1.96/lb., after losing 6¢ yesterday on a trade.
Butter reversed gears this morning after inching up 0.75¢ yesterday on a trade, and gave up 1.5¢, slipping to $2.16/lb., the first decline since April 16. Four cars traded hands today, 2 at $2.1750/lb., 1at $2.17/lb., and 1 at $2.16/lb.
Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk was unchanged for the 3rd consecutive session, holding at $1.78/lb. One carload was sold at that price and 2 offers at that price were left on the board.
Today's Market Closing Prices
Butter: Down 1.5¢, to $2.16/lb.
Cheddar blocks: Unchanged, at $1.9975/lb.
Cheddar barrels: Unchanged, at $1.96/lb.
Grade A nonfat dry milk: Unchanged, at $1.78/lb.
Class III milk: May $22.64, -1¢; Jun. $20.94, +24¢; Jly $20.25, +8¢; Aug. $20.10, +5¢; & Sept. $20.00, -4¢. Based on today's CME settlements, the Third Quarter 2014 average now stands at $20.12, +3¢ from Tuesday. The 2nd half average is now at $19.64, +1¢ from Tuesday.
Looking ahead:
The Agriculture Department issues its monthly Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook Thursday. That's it for the week as to USDA reports we regularly monitor.
Thursday on DairyLine:
The U.S. is in a massive trade deal with the European Union. National Milk's Chris Galen updates us on the latest.
Dr. Tom Earleywine, from Land O' Lakes Animal Milk Products, provides his monthly "We Care for Calves" segment.
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- Release Date: Nov 3, 2004
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The controls are flawless, the weapons are diverse, and the production values are some of the highest in the industry. [Dec 2004, p.106]
Luscious looking levels that are bigger than ever, a wonderful range of new and old weapons, a multitude of gameplay styles, vehicles, freefalling, 2D retro action and a fully online multiplayer mode where you get to use those wonderful weapons against friends and strangers alike.
No game is perfect, but I'll be damned if Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal isn't close as can be. There's something in here for everyone to enjoy, and at a mere $40 pricepoint, it's worth every penny.
After a long and successful history, Insomniac Games has finally created its masterpiece, a tour de force that is the zenith of a trio of titles that I feel should be held up in action/platforming history alongside the original "Super Mario Bros." trilogy on the NES. [Nov 2004, p.150]
UYA's multiplayer experience is excellent. The level of polish is surprisingly high, which is evident in everything from specific gameplay details (the grappling beam's ease of use is superb, for example) to the extensive number of options that can be tweaked.
The online multiplayer would be worth the purchase by itself. It's a perfect hybrid between platforming and first-person deathmatch -- in fact, you have the option to play both the single-player and multiplayer using a first-person view -- and works perfectly online.
The online game play is just as smooth and fast-moving as the offline versions, and the wacky variety of weapons -- turn your enemy into a sheep! -- makes it a heap of fun.
The multiplayer is just the gravy on the best open-faced turkey sandwich of a game I've played in a long time. This is perfection.
Friendly enough for the first-time platform player, deep enough for platform veterans, and funny as hell...It's a brilliant game. [Dec 2004, p.126]
One of the best character-action-platform games ever made - right alongside "Mario 64." [Feb 2005, p.9]
Up Your Arsenal may be the best game on the PlayStation 2. This is "Mario 64" level quality folks. If you own a PS2 and don't play this game, I'll come to your house personally with a Sheepinator and remove you from the gaming gene pool.
You've got virtual movie sets to demolish, ships to fly, buggies to battle in, turrets to command, inventively integrated puzzles. [Dec 2004, p.68]
Possibly the best PS2 game to date...No other title that has come out or is coming out this year for any system will match the good-natured fun Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal gives you.
Up Your Arsenal has capitalized on what has made the series so beloved: incredible action, outrageous weapons, endearing and humorous characters, beautiful visuals, and everything in between that has made the series stand out in a crowded genre.
The sheer amount of fun you'll have when playing against seven other people in the ten different maps and various gameplay modes here is almost immeasurable -- it's that damn good. But what impresses me most about Up Your Arsenal is the fact that the single-player adventure didn't suffer in the least.
Absolutely a must-have title. It is one of the best games of the year. The gameplay is highly addictive and the cut scenes are hilarious- especially Captain Qwark's hand-drawn battle plans.
Excellent work has also been done with the voice acting of the characters. It is as if they hand picked the voices first and then made the looks of the characters to reflect the voices because the voices are well trimmed to the personality of the character they resemble.
The dialogue in Up Your Arsenal is as funny as ever, with some scenes that might have you rolling on the floor. The scene with Ratchet imitating pop star Courtney Gears is absolutely hilarious.
Up Your Arsenal, while not radically different than its predecessors with the exception of the new online play, still provides some of the purest, most enjoyable gameplay available on the PlayStation 2.
After spending 20+ hours with this game I have no qualms calling it the best action platformer of 2004. It's just so insanely polished, beautifully designed and amazingly addictive that it's a wonder that it took me this long to review it.
Who would have thought that combining a platform game with an online shooter would have been so much fun?
A fantastic example of what fun games should be like. Never mind that it makes some of the most gorgeous scenes you're likely to find on the PS2, the game itself is so good the eye and ear candy is just extra.
If you were to lock a group of mad scientists in a room and force them to come up with a formula for a diabolically addictive platform game, chances are the result would play a lot like Up Your Arsenal. [Holiday 2004, p.123]
With the addition of an amazing multiplayer feature, what was widely considered the platformer of the year last year, has now easily vaulted itself into game of the year contention.
The best platformer on PS2? Possibly. Fun, beautiful to look at, challenging and rife with glorious detail? You bet your ass it is. An essential purchase. [PSM2]
The music comes more towards the player as a cinematic element rather a primary track and it is similar to some of the more recent James Bond films during the faster paced action scenes.
Just a fantastic game. Needless to say, it's the best in the series, the best platformer on the Playstation 2, and probably the best of this generation.
On its own, the campaign is a bit short (though still excellent), and the multiplayer is a fun diversion but not as deep as a traditional online shooter, but combined, it's one of Sony's top online and offline games.
Really the only problem with Up Your Arsenal is that it doesn't do anything new so much as merely refine the heck out of its past.
However it's all about balance, and Insomniac know how to keep players busy long after the main story has been completed, which is good, as it does feel a little short.
With a sublime mix of a humorous storyline, fantastic weaponry, some pure comedy moments, and some amazingly solid platforming sections, there's very little to criticise in Ratchet and Clank 3.
Although we would have liked to see some more additions to the single player, the developers made up for it with an extremely fun multiplayer experience.
Weapons and flashgun-centric play make this the series' best. [Jan 2007, p.106]
Insomanic did a good job job of having the sometimes simplistic level design completely overshadowed by exciting gameplay and tons of humorous wit.
It would be a tragedy if this wild romp got lost among this year's many blockbusters. The variety is fantastic.
Multiplayer was touted to be the biggest addition to the franchise and it does not disappoint.
I'm going to bite the bullet on this one and say that Up Your Arsenal does not top the standards set by "Going Commando." Don't, I repeat, do not take this as a sign of UYA being a bad game, because by all means, it is not.
The environments are incredibly detailed and show a lot of innovation and imagination. It's not a stretch to believe that this world exists as characters go about their daily business and vehicles fly around in background. The AI is also more realistic and more challenging.
Like the Swiss Army Knife, Up Your Arsenal does it all and even includes a decent online battle mode, as well as a corkscrew and a tiny pair of scissors.
This kind of multiplayer in Sony's family friendly mascot franchise may sound odd, but it's actually a whole lot of fun, and offers the kind of compelling team-based experience that's traditionally not found in console shooters.
Newcomers might want to try the first two outings in the series just to be sure they don't get lost playing the third, but other then that small issue, there's little to complain about.
Despite there being only one major change to the game, and a couple of slightly smaller ones, Ratchet & Clank 3 is still an improvement and genuinely one of the best platforming games on PS2.
While this third adventure is pretty much more of the same, you also get online gameplay that's guaranteed to keep you blasting on well into the future. [Dec 2004, p.98]
On the multiplayer side, Sony's been looking high and low for a release that can stand up to "Halo" -- we never expected it to come from a platformer! In fact, you'll be hard pressed to find a better combination of action, platforming, and multiplayer goodness than this.
The animation is superb, showing detail in the smallest of characters, and the environmental damage modeling is superb! The level design is outstanding.
Fitting a team-based shooter into a platformer might not seem like a great fit at first, but when taken as a total package, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a truly great game.
While the ingenuity level is a bit low, the way everything comes together is great. There are so many fun weapons to use, the control is tight, levels are fun to tromp through, and everything else doesn't hurt.
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Universal acclaim- based on 223 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Mixed: 1 out of 74
Negative: 1 out of 74
Nov 14, 2010The greatest game I've ever played. If you like adventure games or platformers you will forever miss out if you don't play this game. I've played through it 10 times and completed it to 100% 3 times and it never got boring once. Best in the series far and away and that's saying something considering this is one of the premier series in gaming for the last 2 generations.… Full Review »
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text: 2014 Midterms Heat Up Speculation on GOP Race for House Speaker Print article Send a Tip by Jonathan Strong 23 Mar 2014 post a comment Top Republicans are hoping for a happy beginning to the next, 114th Congress, with the GOP taking control of the Senate and forcing President Obama on his heels for the last two years of his term. But in the House, the clouds are already gathering over the first day of the next session, when the chamber votes to elect a Speaker. "My sense at the present time is that the Speaker doesn't have the support of the conference," says South Carolina Republican Rep. Jeff Duncan about John Boehner. Another member of the House privately estimates that 40 Republican lawmakers would vote against Boehner on the floor and says "I've seen a running total." "Believe me, they're not going to go through the national embarrassment -- all of the cameras are on the floor -- they're not going to go through that. A leader will emerge before that happens," the source adds. The discussions behind closed doors, which have picked up dramatically in past months, are still at the early stages, and it's not clear whether Boehner will even come back. There are also still nine months left in 2014 – an eternity in politics. But based on interviews with a broad array of plugged-in Republicans over the last several weeks, it seems unlikely the transition into 2015 will pass through peacefully. "There are conversations being had," Duncan adds. Majority Leader Eric Cantor has turned up the intensity of his outreach to members in preparation for the possibility Boehner retires but is facing new questions from the right about his conservative bona fides. After feuding with Boehner in the first two years after Republicans took control of the House in 2010, Cantor cut it out and began vigorously backing the Speaker at every turn. Now, instead of drawing scrutiny for creating palace intrigue, he's under fire for going along with Boehner's controversial decisions, such as violating the Hastert rule to pass the "clean" debt ceiling increase. "I could go through chapter and verse on multiple times when we ended up having some crappy vote on the floor and it was all Cantor's idea," the member who estimated 40 lawmakers would vote against Boehner says. "Almost every time we've violated the Hastert rule, it's been something that Cantor was pushing. I think he's more scary than Boehner." Cantor's allies say he's conscientious in his support for Boehner because when the two warred in 2011 it undermined the House GOP's strength when going up against President Obama. "What you're seeing from Eric right now is just realism about the bad hand we're dealt. If we can keep our head down in the next eight months and keep pushing on Obamacare and on spending and our solutions, then we get the Senate," says a key Cantor lieutenant. Rory Cooper, a Cantor spokesman, says, "the Speaker of the House is John Boehner, period, and the Majority Leader is proud to call him a friend and have him leading House Republicans." Questions about whether Boehner will return to the next Congress got a lift recently when Breitbart News reported that he purchased a condo in Marco Island, Florida, where he has vacationed with his family for years. Boehner has vowed he is running again, sometimes going to elaborate lengths to underscore the point like hosting a dinner with his top K Street allies where he tried to put the rumors to bed. He's also kept up his brutal travel schedule, appearing at fundraisers all over the country. "Speaker Boehner has said publicly and privately he is running for reelection," said Boehner spokesman Michael Steel. Still, there are plenty of doubts. Most Republicans say that he would definitely leave if Republicans didn't win control of the Senate, although they think he may want to stick around for two years in which the GOP has control of both chambers. Also, a lot of armchair psycho-analyzing is going on about why he seems to have let loose in the past six months, including ripping the powerful conservative "outside groups" and joking to comedian Jay Leno about how GOP infighting may be the worst it's ever been. Boehner's intentions are essentially an unknowable fact. Politicians at his rank tend to be conceal their retirement plans even from their closest friends, and to avoid lame duck status he would need to claim he was staying on even if he didn't intend to. If he decides to stay, that could set up a major showdown on the floor during the Speaker's vote. According to the Congressional Research Service, to be elected Speaker one needs an absolute majority of the members casting a vote for an individual. A few Republicans could vote for anyone else (but not present) to cause a deadlocked vote. In 1923, nine votes were required to elect the Speaker, the most recent time that a deadlock occurred. However, before the floor election, there will be a closed-door GOP conference meeting to elect leaders for the next Congress at the end of 2014. The pressure from top Republicans to "speak now or forever hold your peace" at the closed-door meeting is likely to be intense, perhaps splintering any movement to challenge Boehner on the floor. Boehner allies also scoff at the notion that dozens of members are already prepared to vote against him. If Boehner does decide to leave, it would be extremely difficult for a challenger to keep Cantor from wielding the Speaker's gavel. There are significant advantages built into the leadership office structure. Boehner, Cantor, and Whip Kevin McCarthy all have "member services" directors whose job it is to maintain goodwill with members of the GOP conference. They each maintain a sophisticated record of their standing with every member, making it easier to see the political landscape. Not to mention, the position affords leaders the opportunity to dole many more favors than a rank-and-file member would be able to. Cantor has been keeping up an intense fundraising schedule for years, traveling anywhere and everywhere to help GOP candidates raise cash. In February, for example, he traveled to an extremely rural part of eastern North Carolina for David Rouzer, a GOP candidate taking on Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre. It was his second trip there. Many lawmakers say Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, is the most credible threat to challenge Cantor if Boehner does leave. The two recently clashed over a flood insurance bill, with Cantor partnering with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters to yank the legislation out of Hensarling's committee, enraging many conservatives. Adding insult to injury, one week before Cantor ripped the bill from Hensarling's hands, the Texan had dropped a $1 million donation to the National Republican Congressional Committee. The Cantor lieutenant notes that a sizable bloc of Republicans from regions of the country that have had flood problems were getting restive and out of control, which drove the decision to strike a deal with the Democrats. The pattern of Cantor big footing Hensarling could easily repeat itself on other significant bills that are currently locked in the Financial Services Committee – like reauthorization of the Export-Import bank and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Hensarling has been coy about his intentions. But those who worked with him closely in his last stint in leadership – as GOP conference chair – say he appeared outwardly to hate it. He's also supremely cautious – maybe too much so. Conservatives are also pushing former Republican Study Committee Chair Jim Jordan to give leadership a serious thought, but sources describe the Ohio Republican as having to be "dragged kicking and screaming" into it. Rep. Tom Price of Georgia is also said to be interested. If Cantor is strong enough to prevent even a challenge, that could create pressure on him to help put a strong conservative in one of the lower leadership positions. McCarthy would presumably move up the ladder with Cantor. But one scenario that comes up in discussions is current RSC Chair Steve Scalise or another conservative becoming Whip rather than GOP Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers or chief deputy whip Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL). Sources say Scalise is intrigued by the possibility. Of particular worry for Roskam and McMorris Rodgers would be if Cantor gave his blessing to a conservative for the post in a bid to address the right-wing angst about him.


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Lenovo ideacentre B320 on Windows 7 keeps going into sleep!!!
How silly is that when you buy a new computer state of the arts blabla really cool and then every so many minutes its shuts down into sleep mode with no appeared solution within the normal setting. I do a lot of playing around with photo and video editing and that makes me watch slide shows a lot to check how it is going to look only to find my screen going black over and over again grrrrrr or watching internet tv.....what a crap. Anyway I am a complete know nothing when it comes to computers but your instructions were so easy and clear that even I solved it. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH for your effort to put this online!
Kindest regards.
It is still going to black screen grrrrr. Although the sleep option has turned grey as you said it would after restarting this computer my first try to watch a slideshow was cut short after it went back onto a black screen only after about 15 photo's. What to do next? any suggestions? Thanks.
Even worse it started going into sleep while I was browsing the net as well.
While I was using skype trying to recieve help to solve this problem I let a slideshow run as I did before but no sleep mode was activated. Skype running at the same time obviously kept the computer from going into sleep mode.
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|21 Sep 2011
Check the power options, nearly all new computers are default to go into sleep mode as an energy saver. You can disable these in Start -> Control Panel -> Power Options -> Change when the computer sleeps
|My System Specs
|22 Sep 2011
Already tried that many time over
Thank you for your reply. Your suggestion was the first thing I have done and repeatedly tried over the last few days with no change. I even followed instruction found online on how to disable the sleep mode but I am told that this only disabled the sleep mode choice and not the sleep mode itself.
Please anyone out there who has an idea to solve this annoying problem please feel free to bring forward further suggestions.
Kindest regards.
|My System Specs
|22 Sep 2011
If you have disabled sleep mode from happening and it continues to go into sleep mode, then Lenovo have probably installed software on your PC that will put it into sleep mode regardless of what setting you change. Did your PC come with default software already installed on it??
|My System Specs
|23 Sep 2011
Thank you
Thank you for you reply.
Yes the computer came ready to go with a recovery disc and a VERY small manual...lol
It is a great computer, just love it, but this going into sleep mode drives my patience through the roof. I have bolted the screen up against the wall....just in case....hahaha.
Seriously it would be great if you or anyone else for that matter would be able to help me solve this.
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|23 Sep 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
I think you need to check Lenovo's Energy Management setup, which if I'm not mistaken, takes precedence over Windows Power Management.
My affair with the Lenovo S10: Losing Sleep over Hibernation?
You may get some answers from Lenovo support too.
User guides here:
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|25 Sep 2011
Thank you for your reply. I followed your links but still no change to my computer going onto a black screen whenever It likes to do so. In the Lenovo BIOS setup utility settings I can see : ACPI standby mode [S3 (str) ] but this is grey and not accessable to me. This is as close as I can get so far in trying to make any changes within the Lenovo system so far. No matter what kind of settings I use in Windows, screen keeps going onto black after I have not touch my mouse or screen for a few minutes which happens a lot when I watch slideshows, video, internet TV, TV or read a book on my computer from the Kindle store? So, please someone out there who has come across this problem before feel free to share how you changed it. Thank you. Kindest regards, Bianca.
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|07 Oct 2011
Screen keeps going black!
My new computer screen keeps going onto black. I have a Lenovo since 3 weeks and from the start it keeps going onto a black screen. Now matter what I have tried so far it keeps doing it which is very annoying and makes working on this computer almost impossible. I have posted a treat before within this forum to so far without any success. I came across information which said to go to start type in search: cmd then enter then type in powercfg-a enter and I get the following message:
"powercfg-a! is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
The computer is running windows 7.
I tried all the power setting, changed it many times over. REstarted the computer many times over but no change.
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|09 Oct 2011
Screen goes black
I have a new Lenovo running windows 7 and I have the same problem my screen keeps going black as if I am inactive. editing and watching movies is impossible without having to touch my mouse or the enter button every few minutes. I have already tried all the power setting but it has not made any change so far. Using the computer becomes a very challenging task at the moment testing my patience to the limit. Any idea? I have already tried typing in CMD in the search and then powercfg-a but instead of showing me what is causing the computer to go to sleep I get the message that "powercfg-a" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Would be great if someone out there could help me solve this. Thanks.
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|09 Oct 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
Try typing powercfg -lastwake this will tell what last woke your PC if it has been going to sleep. Note the space between the "g" and the "-".
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Zo - Greek Lunch Spot in Center Plaza
- nsenada Jun 9, 2009 09:55 AM
The new Greek place where Café Latino was originally located opened today. Just had the regular gyro and a spanakopita (I think they gave it to me for free) and it was very good – somewhere quality-wise between Farm Grill and Mediteraneo. The spanakopita was actually one of the better ones I've had – they didn't hold back on the butter (or possibly oil) between the filo layers, making it nice and crispy (no tongue-piercing shrapnel from the pastry). Ingredients all fresh, and the meat was sliced from actual cuts, not the giant cone of meat-colored particle board you see so often.
re: hiddenboston
Where exactly in Center Plaza is this place? Are we talking the Center Plaza building in Government Center?
re: hiddenboston
Just went there today and it was great. Here's their website:
re: nsenada
I had their original gyro today and found that the meat was a bit dried out. It being the only half-decent gyro in the area, it'll have to do but I think Mediterraneo was still better.
re: suslak615
Shouldn't that be the Filo-Buster? ;)
re: Bob Dobalina
Or (as caught on FBI surveillance tape, to Diane Wilkerson's chagrin) the Fill-a-Bra'ster?
Got to Zo today - had the "classic" gyro for $6.75 - it was outstanding!
Loads of fresh sliced pork - as mentioned above, real meat - not the usual gyro-meat-amalgam. More meat than I ever have had on a gyro before - good fresh tomatoes, onions, parsley, yogurt sauce - also kept getting nice bites of fresh dill. Bread fluffy warm very fresh. The meat was too salty I think, but was not dried out at all - unlike what avial noted - hopefully they worked that out - The abundant tomatoes and sauce helped to sort of balance it out. Right now, this is my new favorite lunch spot.
They also offer chicken, and also a tuna pita and a pita with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. Fast line - clean digs. I think all sandwiches are in the 6.75 range.
They have stuffed grape leaves for $3.75 which look to be about 8-9 per pack.
Go now - and tell your friends.
re: Bob Dobalina
I had the chicken gyros last week and found it so juicy. The grilled flatbread held well but my only complaint was the over abundance of the yogurt sauce. This place will definitely be added to my lunchtime rotation.
re: nsenada
I had the chicken - less salty than the pork (no surprise) and mounds of meat - felt like at least a half lb. - I think I preferred it to the pork, but I will just have to keep re-sampling to make sure. ;)
re: cindywho
Just had the chicken, and for the first time, I can say that I actually prefer chicken over pork. Really juicy, and slightly crispy on the outside in a couple spots. I also had a baklava, which was excellent - not gushy from having sat in the syrup for too long, and not overly sweet. Now if only they could get some galaktobouriko (sp? plural?) in there...
Made it over today for asn early lunch..great pork gyro. The owner , Andy is the former owner of Mediterraneo..so that explains any similarities. I always liked Med and like this place even more. Take the stairs up at 3 Center Plaza and take a hard right..few tables for sit down.
BTW, for fans of Sabrosa, the Mex place around the corner from the original Cafe Med has reopened as Maria's Tacqueria; on the 200 block of Tremont..near Tam's.
Without getting too deeply into Boston politics, both of these business were not treated well during the "renovation" of the Filene's Building.
Hopefully, they'll be able to rebuild...and I'll try to do my part..:)
Thanks for letting me know about this place. Stopped by for lunch today after hitting the farmer's market for some tomatoes to fill a BLT jones. The gyro was indeed very good - chewy pita, tasty real meat, veggies offering taste rather than just a splash of color and blessedly tangy yoghurt sauce that actually tasted like yoghurt sauce rather than the bland gluey glop you get most places, but what blew me away was the spanikopita. Best I've had since Greece. To start with, it was relatively light. Not light as in not enough to it but as a contrast to the often soggy lead bars so many spinach pies seem to be. Moist but not at all soggy or greasy and a nice balance where you know the cheese was in there but as another flavor enhancing the spinach vs chunks screaming salt at you. While the just enough layers of phyllo were still beautifully crispy and flaky at the end of the day. Thanks again, never would have known about this place given where it is without the recommendations here.
3 Center Plaza, Boston, MA
Anyone tried the grape leaves yet? I'm wondering if they get the salt and lemon balance right, which is a very rare thing, they are almost always too lemony and salty. Also curious to know if they put currants in them.
On everyone's recommendation here, I went and grabbed one of Zo's original gyros for lunch today. Pretty good. Not super awesome the way some have implied. (Not today anyway!) Others here have mentioned a place called Mediterraneo, which I haven't tried, but there is another place called Mediterranean Grill at the corner of Franklin and Batterymarch that makes the best gyro I've ever had. (Among other things!)
Is there some reason these folks don't answer their phone (like maybe they were on a vacation break recently)? I've been wanting to try them, but couldn't verify their operating hours, and I hate going to that neighborhood to find a place is closed.
re: MC Slim JB
I ate there yesterday and it was open (and excellent!). Are you sure you have the right number? I have a menu here in my office and interestingly enough it has no phone number. It has a website of www.zoboston.com I believe they are open until 4:00pm daily. Be advised, however, that the later you go, the drier the meat will be be. And I concur with others that the chicken has the most flavor. But I actually think the key to their sandwich is their wonderful warm bread.
re: Gordough
I feel (and most that I've introduced to Zo seem to say the same thing) that it is indeed mostly the bread, with the sauce also being a prime factor.
re: Gordough
Sorry to respond months later: I missed this post. I found out in researching it for my Boston Phoenix review (16 Sept 09) that the phone number is correct, but they don't answer it because they don't do phone orders. You have to order in person to get their food. (Personally, I think that pork gyros sandwich is awesome.)
re: MC Slim JB
have you eaten here lately? worth a trip for that pork pita?
re: opinionatedchef
I don't know that I'd make a special trip just to get it, but as someone who works a few blocks away I can tell you that it's one of the best lunch options around. Given some of the other things you scorch your shorts over you'd probably love it.
re: opinionatedchef
I think a) it's a very tasty gyro sandwich, b) it's notable for not being a prefab minced-meat cone, which differentiates it from 90% of the gyros sold in Greater Boston; and c) it's the only pork gyro I've found in the area, which is far less common than beef/lamb in the States but is the most typical option in Greece.
re: MC Slim JB
thnx much slim. i don't know what is "the area" but another CH has continually raved about Esperia, in brighton, and they have pork gyros. i'm hoping to try it as well as Zo.
re: opinionatedchef
Let's say, "inside 128". Esperia has been on my to-try list for a while, and I didn't even know they had pork gyros!
re: MC Slim JB
i wouldn't be surprised if there were a non-coincidental moment soon when i am walking in as you are walking out.
re: Greekgal
Pork like taco meat? Don't really get that, but where do you recommend instead?
re: Greekgal
I had the pork gyro on Monday and it was not up to the others I've had. The pork was greasy and cut in small scraps. The tzatziki was watery. They can do much better. Must of been an off-day.


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Ponder Continues Progression During OTA #2Posted by on May 30, 2012 – 1:46 pm
Vikings QB Christian Ponder will enter just his second season in 2012 and right now he's going through his first offseason program in the NFL due to the lockout that kept players away from facilities last year. That, combined with the natural disadvantages offenses face this early in the installation process, makes it no surprise that Ponder is finding adversity at times during OTAs.
It happens to every young NFL QB. Facing adversity is not the issue, though. It's how the QB handles that adversity and how the QB bounces back from it that matters most. In that respect, the Vikings are in good shape with Ponder at the helm.
"Today was a good starting point," Ponder said after OTA #1. "A little rusty. I think guys were a little nervous. But a starting point.
"I'm a pretty big self-critic. I'll probably go in and get upset at myself. There were some positives. No turnovers, which is a good thing and something I need to improve upon. Our main goal an offense right now is to get better on first and second down. And I'm going to see a lot of stuff on film that I'm going to get mad at myself, but I need to realize this is a starting point and we have nine more of these (OTAs)."
As of now, the Vikings have eight more OTAs because the team conducted OTA #2 on Wednesday afternoon. Vikings Head Coach Leslie Frazier said Wednesday marked improvement for the entire squad from Tuesday's work, and Ponder acknowledged that he saw improvement from the offense on Wednesday as well.
"I thought today was a lot better than yesterday," Ponder said during his post-practice press conference. "Yesterday was an okay starting point for everybody. The defense kind of got the better of us yesterday, but today I think the offense came back and played a lot better. Overall I think I've progressed a lot the past two days. I think the whole offense has done a lot better."
One moment that illustrated Ponder's progression so far during OTAs came about midway through Wednesday's practice during 7-on-7 work. On the first play of the period, Ponder lofted a pass deep down the left sideline for WR Devin Aromashodu, but CB Chris Cook made an exceptional play on the ball and grabbed the INT. On the next play, Ponder dropped back and rifled a pass into the center of the field to hit WR Stephen Burton between two defenders. The pass was perfectly timed and was the proper read. As Ponder jogged back to the huddle, Vikings Offensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave barked "Way to bounce right back!"
Later in the 7-on-7 drill, Ponder found Burton once more on a perfectly-placed intermediate pass among three defenders to the right side and he finished the drill by finding a speedy Jerome Simpson running a deep crossing route.
There is still work to be done for Ponder and the Vikings offense, and they will be the first to acknowledge that. But given Ponder's football acumen and attitude, that work will be done quickly and it will be done well.
Tags: Bill Musgrave, Christian Ponder, Jerome Simpson, OTAs, Stephen Burton
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Antoine Winfield, WR Bryan Walters Impress During OTA #1; Other ObservationsPosted by on May 29, 2012 – 1:39 pm
The Vikings held their first Organized Team Activity (OTA) of the 2012 offseason program on Tuesday, working for roughly 90 minutes on the outdoor practice fields at Winter Park under mostly cloudy skies and windy conditions. The energy level is ramped up around the facility as the team begins Phase 3 of the offseason program.
Now is not the time to put much stock into depth charts and tracking which players are working with the first-stringers and which players are working with the second-stringers. Coaches experiment with several different combinations for a variety of reasons at this point in the offseason, so we'll let others worry about all of those projections.
There were plenty of other observations to make, however. Here are a few notes I scribbled out while watching Tuesday's practice…
– One of the first players to stand out in my eyes was CB Antoine Winfield. It was great to see him back on the field after he played in just 5 games last season. Winfield showed no signs of being slowed now, though, as he looked spry during individual drills and very sound during team offense vs. team defense. Winfield had a bounce in his step around the facility before and after practice, and it's clear he still has explosion in his legs while on the field.
– QB Christian Ponder was sharp early in practice, displaying accuracy and command during the individual and group installation periods. He spread the ball around to several receivers, encountered no QB-center exchange issues with C John Sullivan and even found WR Jerome Simpson on a deep pass. After working through some issues midway through practice, Ponder bounced back nicely at the end of the 7-on-7 drill to cap a solid first practice.
– Speaking of Simpson, it's a treat to watch him chase down a deep pass. There are times when the QB takes a short drop and launches a pass downfield that looks to be grossly overthrown. But Simpson usually finds a way to track the ball down and make a play on it. You can see that Ponder already has trust in Simpson's ability to make plays downfield, and that trust and play-making potential will only grow the more they practice together.
– Click here to check out a photo gallery from OTA #1.
– A group of collegiate officials were at Tuesday's practice and will be officiating OTAs for the Vikings.
– My sense is LB Erin Henderson is poised for a breakout season. He now has one year as a full-time starter under his belt and I think he'll only improve with another offseason of work at Winter Park before his second year as a full-time starter. Henderson is a player who seems to be around the ball a lot, and I'm hopeful he'll make the improvement from a player who is around the ball a lot, to a player who makes big plays around the ball frequently.
– The Vikings WR position will be a fun one to watch this offseason, training camp and preseason. There are currently 11 WRs on the roster, and I'm guessing there will be some tough cuts later this summer. Bryan Walters, acquired by the Vikings earlier this offseason, impressed me on Tuesday. At 6-0, 190-pounds, Walters is a diminutive receiver with sure hands and crisp route-running abilities. As well as he could perform at WR, I'm also curious to see if he'll be in the punt return rotation because that would increase his stock. He'll be a player to watch this summer as the team prepares for the 2012 season. Walters is a 2-year veteran out of Cornell.
– There has never been a doubt in my mind that RB Toby Gerhart could shoulder the load full-time for an NFL team, and after seeing him on Tuesday that continues to be the case. Whether he has to do just that with the Vikings remains to be seen, but if he is charged with that responsibility the Vikings will still be in good shape. Gerhart looks very fit, and I can say with certainty that I would not like to be the one trying to break down and tackle him as he runs downhill.
– Another spot that is sure to see good competition this offseason for a starting position is DT next to Kevin Williams. Williams has been missing a solid, consistent running mate since the other half of the Williams Wall – Pat Williams – was no longer with the team. Time will tell which players the coaches tab to compete for that spot, but I don't think there will be a shortage of candidates. Vikings GM Rick Spielman and his scouting staff have done a nice job of acquiring players to try and fill that gap. Both Letroy Guion and Fred Evans were brought back and could be candidates. And from the looks of it, several others, including 7th-round pick Trevor Guyton (6-3, 280 pounds), Tydreke Powell (6-3, 325) and Terrell Resonno (6-3, 305) will be in the mix. I left DTs Chase Baker and Christian Ballard off that list only because I could see them playing at Kevin Williams' spot in a reserve role, but the Vikings coaching staff could certainly ask either of them to step into the competition as well.
Quick Hitters
– WR Devin Aromashodu was hot during 7-on-7 drills and was a favorite target of young QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
— RB Jordan Todman, preparing for his 2nd season out of Connecticut and acquired by the Vikings late last year after spending much of his rookie season with San Diego, is impressively fast. He burst through a hole during team offense vs. team defense drills today and his explosion was remarkable.
— I saw LB Larry Dean around the ball a lot on Tuesday.
— Rookie LB Corey Paredes made one of the best defensive plays on Tuesday, nabbing a Joe Webb pass out of thin air and returning it for a TD.
Tags: Antoine Winfield, Bryan Walters, Christian Ponder, Corey Paredes, Devin Aromashodu, Erin Henderson, Jerome Simpson, Jordan Todman, Kevin Williams, Larry Dean, OTAs, Toby Gerhart
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Fan Email: Is Jabar Gaffney A Good Fit For Vikings?Posted by on May 3, 2012 – 6:30 am
Whenever a recognizable name becomes available, whether it is via trade rumors or free agency – the first thing that comes to mind for many fans and football observers is, "Is he a good fit here?" And so, with the Washington Redskins releasing WR Jabar Gaffney earlier this week, I've received several emails from fans asking if the Vikings would be a good match for his services.
It appears the answer is no.
As they do with every player who becomes available, the Vikings will likely discuss Gaffney's availability and evaluate whether or not he's a good fit here. It appears Gaffney has plenty of gas left in the tank. He may be 31 years old, but he's coming off a season in which he recorded career highs in receptions (68) and receiving yards (947), and tied a career high with 5 TDs.
But I'm just not sure he's a good fit here. The Vikings signed 4-year veteran Jerome Simpson last week, they have veterans Devin Aromashodu, Percy Harvin and Michael Jenkins set to return, and they selected two WRs in the 4th round of last weekend's draft (Greg Childs and Jarius Wright). That's not to say any of those receivers are superior to Gaffney – they may be, they may not – but it does yield the conclusion that Minnesota may not be a great fit for Gaffney.
The other factor to keep in mind is that for a team and a player to join forces, there must be mutual interest. This is something many fans didn't consider with regard to the Asante Samuel situation. Yes, the Atlanta Falcons acquired his services for a moderate price from the Philadelphia Eagles, but not every team had the same opportunity as Atlanta. Samuel identified Atlanta has a desirable destination, and he was therefore willing to talk turkey with them in terms of restructuring his contract.
Gaffney will now be in a similar situation. There will be a demand for his services, so Gaffney will choose his next team among multiple options. The smart money should be on the New England Patriots, the team for which he played from 2006-08, especially after ESPN's Josina Anderson tweeted this. While there is a deep crop of WRs in New England, Gaffney will likely begin his next stint with the Patriots as one of the preferred pass-catchers given his familiarity with the organization and Tom Brady from his first stint with the team, as well as his familiarity with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels after their time together with the Denver Broncos from 2009-10.
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This is by and far one of the coolest things Moog has put out in a while. I love their analogue stuff, but the Animoog is of this century, not trapped at the height of technology 30 years ago. I almost picked one of these up, but ended up upgrading another synth instead...I mean, it has keys and everything (and 3x the cost). The Theramin part is awesome, but for most of us it will be a toy that sits on a shelf most of the time. if they only made the Animoog into a standard case, maybe with a ribbon controller in addition to the keys? Would have been no arguing in my mind about the decision.
Ever since I tried on two seperate occasions to build a theremin, failing each time, the lure of just buying one has slowly grown. This only burgeons it further...
I should sell my old theramin ... I haven't touched it in years!
That's what I love about Animoog. It looks physical, but there would be almost no way to recreate it in a physical form and keep it affordable. The closest thing I can think of would be like a very long kaossilator for the "key bed" (with an embedded custom-made screen underneath to show the key spacing), and an iPad-like-thing for the main screen. Once you add in all the knobs, it would probably cost as much as most houses.
They took the iPad's essential trade-off (a highly responsive multitouch surface AT&T he expense of any physical buttons) and just ran with it.
And now I also need 300 bucks. Excuse me while I rummage around my basement for something to eBay.
I think a ribbon above the keys would work. It would just default to the scale for the ribbon, but the keys would be chromatic. Could PROBABLY do this with a one color LCD. The knobs? This is what Moog is known for!
I've seen a few projects that do this...this is one that I like:
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Nothing wrong with using both kinds of tools. What they got right 30 years ago need not go to waste. Sometimes I want to poke at a screen but at least as often I like knobs, sliders and keys.
And I have both. However, my softsynths sound almost identical to the hardware ones except for people that are looking for it...and once you put the synth in a mix, there is absolutely nothing that is going to tell someone else if it is hardware or software.
OK but in the ~30 years I've been producing music, no one has ever asked me what tools I used to make a track except some other musician/producers.
That is kinda my point! The listeners don't care, the snobs do!
Then again, my recent ex is a classical player and she is on her annual summer tour. Its funny how she plays a half million dollar instrument, and yet in almost all blind tests, even musicians generally prefer the newer cheaper instruments to the 200 year old ones. However, once you show them the instrument and ask about it, they will be convinced that it is the best one and they can't play without it.
How do you get to talking about snobs here?
I get to talking about snobs because I made a comment about 30 year old technology that you were defending. I had SPECIFICALLY said that I would like Animoog in a device that had hardware -- which one would expect to have knobs as well -- and you made a comment that was going another direction. One could logically conclude you wanted something different than just knobs and hardware and would be on the side of the analog stuff -- or else you wouldn't have been disagreeing with me, but agreeing with me.
So that's how I got to snobs.
All I said was I like to use both. LIke sometimes I'll do a bassline with Animoog or some other soft synth, sometimes with something like the Korg Volca Bass and sometimes with my Fender Jazz. If I feel really daring I might use more than one in the same track
I've wanted to play with the Volcas. They seem like fun toys. Cheap and fun are the two things I love. Do these have CV in or out on them?
That said, I wish I would have bought a J-bass as opposed the the p-bass...the precision is nice, but I've grown to want the jazz sound. If I had one, I'd probably want the other.
My wife has said to prepare for divorce if I begin playing a theramin.
You'll have to get a Martenot then, eh?
So far I have the Volca Bass & Beats and I wouldn't call either a toy as both are incredibly expressive. Check out some of the youtube videos to see what I mean. Out of the box, they don't have MIDI OUT or CV but there is an active mod community, see here for extensive mods to the Beats and search on other CV or MIDI mods.
In my youth I played a p-bass, then for a while an Ibanez with active pickups but since I came to really understand bass as part of the rhythm section, I've stuck with the j-bass with flat wound strings. I still have the Ibanez but it is just gathering dust these days.
You don't suppose knowing the exalted and expensive provenance of an instrument might influence how a musician plays it? A Stradivarius might not sound better in a double-blind ABX test performed by a robotic bow, but a human musician will almost certainly approach it very differently than a $200 junior varsity band special from Guitar Center.
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