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Z-Trip and Prefuse 73 both managed to become big names in musical subgenres that encourage anonymity. Z-Trip's limited-edition mix Uneasy Listening, Volume 1 made him a legend of the mash-up game, quickly becoming a sought-after collectible. Meanwhile, the moody electronic soundscapes of cult hero Prefuse 73 straddle the line between hip-hop and electronic music. Having conquered their respective subgenres, both artists set out to win a larger crossover audience with their latest opuses. It doesn't seem entirely coincidental that the title of Z-Trip's major-label debut, Shifting Gears, echoes "Changing Lanes," Kanye West's song about making the risky but lucrative transition from behind-the-scenes beatsmith to spotlight-hogging recording artist. Z-Trip isn't likely to follow West to the top of the charts, but the extremely likeable Shifting Gears shows off the party-rocking skills that have made him a top live DJ.
Shifting away from the surreal juxtapositions of his mash-up work, Z-Trip takes it back to the old school with a cohesive set of collaborations radiating a feel-good, Ronald Reagan-era party vibe. Nostalgia is the name of the game here, whether for the sound and spirit of rap's golden past, or the lovingly fetishized trappings of childhood. And Z-Trip has rounded up a formidable lineup of old-timers (Prince Whipper Whip, Grandmaster Caz) and contemporary cats (Soup of Jurassic 5, Murs, Busdriver, Supernatural) to fulfill his vision. "If you can't relate to this song, you're taking this shit too serious. It's hip-hop, man. It's fucking fun," Murs blusters at the beginning of "Breakfast Club," a song dedicated to the simple pleasures of watching Saturday morning cartoons with a big bowl of sugary cereal. Shifting Gears grows a little dreary toward the end, but its infectious early high spirits show that Z-Trip has taken Murs' words to heart, crafting a giddy throwback that's serious about having a good time.
Where Z-Trip's commercial ambitions take him back to the past, Prefuse 73's lead boldly into the future. "Hide Ya Face"the monster first single off Surrounded By Silenceoffers the perfect combination of visceral hip-hop boom-bap and delicate electronic bleep-bloop, as special guests Ghostface and El-P rampage like Godzilla stomping the Tokyo skyline all over a pitch-perfect Prefuse 73 beat. The disc's standout track proves misleading, however, as for the most part, Surrounded By Silence pushes hip-hop to the sidelines in favor of Prefuse's moody sonic topiary. Distinctive rappers like Aesop Rock and GZA still manage to make their presence indelibly felt, but most of the disc's singers simply float away into the ether like beneficiaries of some strange sonic rapture. Surrounded By Silence is never less than pleasant, but with the exception of "Hide Ya Face," it's seldom more than that either. In the end, the album feels like the answer to the seldom-asked question "If hipster androids with good taste were to own and operate a coffee shop with a vague international sensibility, what kind of music would play there?"


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Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins has been challenged by a senior local party figure for his comments in Parliament linking some British Muslims to sexual grooming.
In an address to the House of Commons last week, Mr Hopkins said the British Pakistani Muslim community had to confront the fact that a small minority of its men were abusing white children.
He also criticised the custom of seeking brides from Pakistan, suggesting this was motivated by a wish to have "subservient" women in the household.
But earlier this week he was challenged by Zafar Ali, chairman of the Keighley central branch of the Keighley and Ilkley Conservative Association.
Mr Ali, a former Conservative district councillor, said: "Islam is a global religion and draws its congregation from around the world.
"To taint Islam by association with paedophile gangs and child abusers is completely wrong and Kris Hopkins should come forward within the Islamic community and apologise for this misguided generalisation.
"I do not and cannot stand by and condone abuse in any form, particularly one which robs a child of all innocence.
"But Mr Hopkins has, unfortunately, taken away from this most important debate on how we address child sexual exploitation by muddying the waters with a number of other issues that add little to the subject of the debate."
Mosque leaders in Bradford have accused Mr Hopkins of overstepping his remit.
However, Mr Hopkins said he was disappointed to learn of Mr Ali's comments.
He said: "If Mr Ali had taken the time and trouble to read a full transcript of my speech, which very few of my critics appear to have done, he would have seen that I was not making sweeping generalisations about anybody.
"I stressed the reality that 'the vast majority of child abusers in this country are white.' I said that 'not all British Pakistani men are abusing white kids,' but I added 'There is a minority, though.' "I did use the term 'Muslim' elsewhere in my remarks but this was not in any way meant as an attack on Islam, which anyone who reads my speech will appreciate."

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Municipalities collaborate on domestic violence prevention
Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014 06:00 am
In an effort to tackle domestic violence, service providers across the region will be meeting this week to discuss their role in preventing abuse in their communities.
On Feb. 13 and 14, Sturgeon County Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), in collaboration with Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc and Strathcona County FCSS, will be working with Calgary-based organization Shift to host three planning sessions on the prevention of spousal and family abuse.
The sessions will also invite municipal leaders, other service providers, such as the RCMP, and community members to discuss common experiences and how they can work together, said Marg Clark, coordinator with FCSS Sturgeon County.
�We have invited municipal council to come out and hear a little bit from Shift about best practices and what some opportunities are doing from a governance perspective in promoting prevention of family violence,� she said. �And the next day we are bringing in service providers and they�ll talk about it from their own regions and what are some local plans that we can start working on.�
Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence was created at the University of Calgary�s Brenda Stafford Foundation. The project works to develop and support the implementation of long-term prevention strategies against domestic violence in Alberta. It wants to reduce domestic abuse by intervening before any violence can occur in the first place by including service providers, policy makers and community members in the decision-making process, said Clark.
It�s not the first time the regional FCSS organizations worked together. Previous events included the Men as Allies event in November, a session that had invited a group of men identified as positive influences and role models in their communities to discuss what role they can play in the prevention of family violence.
Participants will return for a session on Thursday to review what they learnt, said Clark.
�We also had a regional meeting where we talked about sharing what is happening in our communities,� she said. �And that there is opportunity � if we all worked together � maybe we have collectively a better impact on the issue as opposed to working individually.�
There is great value in being able to collaborate as it not only creates a common focus but an exchange of ideas on how to best tackle domestic violence, said Doreen Slessor with St. Albert Stop Abuse in Family (SAIF).
Slessor will attend Friday�s session but said her organization has worked with FCSS and other victim services in Sturgeon County for many years. They already implemented prevention programs and counselling services in schools and often collaborate on specific cases, she said.
She added that there is great value in bringing municipal politicians and counsellors to the table as they are the ones who drive policy development and apply resources.
�They help with policing, with victim services, funding for some of the supports around programming and education,� she said. �The better that we can collaborate and not work in silos, the better it is for clients.�


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iPod Nano and iPod Touch Receive Small Updatesby Andrew Cunningham on 10/4/2011 1:45 PM EST
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ltcommanderdata - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkSomeone needs to tear down or go through the software on these "new" iPod Touch to see if Apple at least up the RAM to 512MB like the A4 in the iPhone 4. Apple never releases RAM specs for their devices so I wouldn't have expected an announcement whether they made the change or not. 512MB would go a long way to improving the usability of the iPod Touch even if it didn't get the A5. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkI doubt it, if all they mentioned was a price drop the internals are probably the same. Would be nice though. Reply
CharonPDX - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkWhat with all the demos of how much better gaming is on the iPhone 4S, combined with the very game-centric marketing of the iPod Touch... Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkYeah, that's a bummer. With the A5 the Touch would be about half as powerful as the PS Vita in both CPU and GPU, with the A4 its not even close. Since they advertise the gaming aspect heavily that's a big letdown. But I suppose they want as many sales as possible to go to the iPhone instead. Reply
ImSpartacus - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkWhy is the phrase "Good Enough" capitalized? Did I miss a joke or something? Reply
icrf - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkStandard cliche, one of those defined things without being defined. Kind of like doing something The Right Way or releasing something Real Soon Now. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkAnother year without an update, poor guy. There's a lot they could have done with it, Toshiba is replacing the 160GB drives in the Classic with 240GB ones, and they could have elongated the screen like the Zune 120, or added wifi sync or bluetooth, but nope, none of the above.
Also, its a bummer the Touch won't be getting the new SoC, Anandtech's own graphics benchmarks show the A4 is quite long in the tooth compared with current SoC's, and if they want the Touch to compete with dedicated handheld consoles then the performance isn't even close to the Vita's quad A9 processor + quadSGX 543 graphics.
I was somewhat excited by the prospect of a 4+ inch iPhone, having used Android phones that large it feels cramped going back to iPhones. Too bad. Reply
MadMan007 - Wednesday, October 05, 2011 - linkAs the only remaining 'mainstream' high capacity player, and one of the only few decent brand ones available at all, they really ought to update the classic. 250GB 1.8" drives have been available for a while. Although it might seem excessive, it would hold nearly my whole music collection in lossless format, or for normaly people a lot of high bitrate music and video.
Too bad they didn't decide to offer a 160GB and a 250GB.
Also, they really should have upgraded the capacity of the Touch, 25nm flash has been available for long enough. Reply


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Gas prices continue to be flat at the start of December and experts say it's likely prices will remain relatively flat until the New Year.
"Although gas prices are forecast to remain relatively stable throughout the month, if a plan is announced to resolve the nation's debt issues, we could see gas prices inch back up," said Jessica Brady, AAA spokeswoman.
"Gas prices are still about 10 cents higher than year-ago levels,'' she said.
The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.39, 4 cents less than last week. Florida's average of $3.37 dropped 2 cents from last week.
In Gainesville, prices ranged from $3.25 to $3.69, with an average of $3.41, according to the website GasBuddy.com.
History has shown once Dec. 31 arrives, the market tends to rally on economic optimism for the New Year, she said. The rally usually causes both oil and gas prices to increase at the start of January.
A barrel of oil closed Friday at $88.91 on the New York Mercantile Exchange—63 cents more than the week prior.
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DETROIT - A judge ordered the 84-year-old owner of Detroit's Ambassador Bridge to jail Thursday for failing to meet court-ordered deadlines on a construction project.
"It is ordered that Manuel "Matty" Moroun and Dan Stamper shall be imprisoned in the Wayne County Jail until the Detroit International Bridge Company complies with the Feb. 1, 2010, order of this court," Wayne County Judge Prentis Edwards said.
On Thursday evening, the Court of Appeals denied Moroun's and Stamper's motion for release from jail pending an appeal. The court said the men cannot be released pending an appeal from a civil contempt ruling.
The DIBC released this statement in response to the Court of Appeals' denial:
We are disappointed the court denied the emergency motion for the release of Matty Moroun and Dan Stamper. We are confident the court will agree that the men have been unfairly jailed and that our appeal with be successful. Everyone should be accorded due process of law and have the opportunity to respond to clearly stated charges, and that was not the case with Judge Edwards decision.
In court, Moroun was flanked by attorneys who argued their client should not be put in jail because he had resigned and no longer had any authority. They also pointed out Moroun's ailing health.
The attorney's claim Moroun's not really the bridge's owner. They say a Moroun trust has a minority stake in a holding company that owns the bridge. But state officials say Moroun clearly is in charge. Stamper was the president of the company. An appeal has already been filed.
After an hour of arguments, a somber Moroun was removed from the courtroom and taken to the Wayne County Jail.
In response, the DIBC has released the following statement:
"Without a trial, without a jury, with no notice stating the reasons for them to appear, a judge viciously lashed out at Matty Moroun and Dan Stamper today and ordered a penalty outside the bounds of a civil case that was excessive, unwarranted and outrageous. This is the same judge that refused repeated requests for site visits to actually see construction on the Gateway Project. This entire legal process has clearly become a personal vendetta by the judge against these individuals."
Detroit International Bridge Co. was declared in contempt of court in November for failing to finish work on the Gateway Project -- which links the U.S.-Canada span with two Detroit interstates.
"We take no pleasure in these folks going to jail," said Gregory Johnson of the Michigan Department of Transportation. "We take no pleasure in that. All we want, and all we've ever wanted, is for the contract to be fulfilled so we can complete our project and move forward."
The DIBC was also ordered to pay MDOT's legal fees.
The construction in the area of southwest Detroit has angered many residents who say their homes have been rattled by the loud noises and congestion of the traffic that has to be diverted.
The Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition released this statement:
"Today our community members are grateful to Judge Prentice Edwards for carrying justice. For so long residents' voices had been silenced and impacts on our community ignored by the Bridge Company as it has maneuvered to keep the Gateway project from being completed. This is a win for the people. This is not about people going to jail, it's about bringing a solution to get trucks off of our neighborhood streets, as the Gateway development was intended to do. Our whole community in Southwest Detroit has been suffering due to the delays in completing the Gateway and indecision on a new bridge. We've had to wait for years to see this border project completed, and while we've waited, asthma rates at Southwestern High School have gone up because trucks have been re-routed past the school, and our safety, quality of life, and property values have continued to decline. We can't afford further delays and need a complete solution for our border that includes a swift decision on the New International Trade Crossing, which would directly connect our U.S. and Canadian freeways. We need a solution that would be good for truck drivers, Michigan businesses, and our community.
This struggle brings attention to the impacts that development projects like Gateway have on communities, and the need to protect people's health and livelihoods, like any other community would expect."
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Liriano turns in solid five-inning outing as Bucs recover from miscues
PITTSBURGH -- Clint Hurdle called pinch-hitting "one of the toughest acts in baseball" and also referenced it as a "no-lose" situation, because there is so much stacked against the player who picks up a bat cold off the bench.
On Friday, a Pirates' pinch-hitter ensured there would be no losing of their first game of the second half. Pinch-hitter Travis Snider's RBI double in the eighth inning was the difference as the Bucs overcame three errors and two unearned runs to down the Rockies, 4-2, Friday night at PNC Park.
With no outs and runners on the corners, Snider lined a 2-2 slider from right-hander Matt Belisle to right field. The ball snuck under the glove of Carlos Gonzalez and scored Neil Walker, who led off the frame with a single.
"Man on third, less than two, just anything to score a run," Snider said. "I was a little late on the fastball early in the count. I got a breaking ball over the plate and put a good swing on it."
The knock gave Snider his 12th pinch-hit this season, tying him for the most in the Majors. The outfielder credited his other benchmates and their in-game routine for success off the pine.
"We're not just hanging out eating sunflower seeds. Sometimes we go do something," Snider joked.
But a pinch-hitter still has to perform when his name is called.
"At the end of the day, that man has to get in the box and find a way to get something done," Hurdle said. "And [Snider] did tonight. With two strikes."
Before Snider put the Bucs ahead, they tied the game on a frightening moment in the seventh inning. Starling Marte took a 93-mph fastball from Adam Ottavino off the helmet with the bases loaded. Marte stayed on the ground for a few moments, was evaluated and stayed in the game until the ninth inning when Snider replaced him in left field.
Hurdle said they "dodged a bullet" in reference to Marte and said Snider was used defensively as a precaution.
Friday was by no means Pittsburgh's crispest defensive performance of the season.
The Pirates committed three errors on the night, two of which resulted in runs. But a late offensive surge and solid pitching -- including three hitless innings from starter Francisco Liriano after a dicey initial pair -- got the Pirates their 50th win, and kept them 3 1/2 games behind Milwaukee in the competitive National League Central.
Liriano gave up his lone run of the game in the second inning but wasn't hit hard in the frame -- the only ball to leave the infield was a bloop single by Charlie Culberson. Shortstop Jordy Mercer mishandled two grounders in the inning, the first resulting in an error, the second a blown chance at a double play. Third baseman Pedro Alvarez also was late to field a bunt by Colorado starter Jorge De La Rosa, who was credited with a single.
Alvarez did get charged with an error in the sixth inning, committing his Major League leading 20th throwing gaffe, which ended up turning into the Rockies' second run.
"You do the best you can do," Hurdle said of trying to get re-acclimated defensively after the All-Star break. "You work out [Thursday] night, you get after things, you get balls and prepare the best you can and play. We got that one behind us, and hopefully it will improve from here."
Before the mishaps on the field, it looked as if Liriano was going to allow a run or more across the plate on his own doing. Just four batters into the game, Liriano loaded the bases on an infield single and two walks. The lefty even threw three straight balls to Nolan Arenado, before getting him to ground into an inning-ending double play.
"I kept throwing the fastball in until I got it," Liriano said. "We got a double play, it was a great feeling right there."
In his second start since a month-long DL stint (strained left oblique), Liriano settled in after the first two innings and ended with eight strikeouts, three hits and three walks in five innings.
"I was trying to overthrow everything," Liriano said of his early troubles. "I started to come down a little bit, but sometimes you know what you're doing wrong and can't help it. But I settled down and executed pitches and let the guys behind me make plays."
Stephen Pianovich is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Jim Brickman continues to wow audience members year after year with his intimate and beloved holiday tour. Performing live in one spectacular concert, Jim Brickman: ON A WINTER'S NIGHT will play the Aronoff Center's Procter & Gamble Hall on Sunday, December 30th at 2:00 pm.
Ticket are on sale now at www.CincinnatiArts.org, 513-621-ARTS [2787], and the Aronoff Center Ticket Office. Prices are $75.00, $45.00, $42.50, and $38.50 (additional ticketing fees may apply; prices subject to change). For Group sales (10 or more) please call 513-977-4157.
The best-selling piano artist and his special guests will delight audiences with classic and contemporary holiday music, fan favorites, and songs from Jim Brickman's latest CD, BELIEVE. Dazzling solo piano, vibrant vocals, warmth, and humor make this an ideal winter season celebration.
Jim Brickman has revolutionized solo piano with his pop-style instrumentals and star-studded vocal collaborations. With over seven million records sold, Jim's signature songwriting style, original music, and unique performances have also brought him six Gold and Platinum selling albums, 30 charted adult radio hits, Grammy® nominations in 2003 & 2009, two SESAC "Songwriter of the Year" awards, a Canadian Country Music Award, and a Gospel Music Association Dove Award.
His best-known compositions include the chart-toppers "Valentine," "The Gift," "Love of My Life," "Simple Things," and "Peace." In January 2012, Jim commanded the top three spots on the Top 10 of Billboard's New Age chart for his albums LOVE, ROMANZA and ALL IS CALM. His albums feature collaborations with such noted vocalists as Martina McBride, Gerald Levert, Lady Antebellum, Matt Giraud, Michael W. Smith, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert, Collin Raye, Michael Bolton, Sara Evans, Donny Osmond, and Olivia Newton-John.
A native of Cleveland, Jim began playing piano at the age of five and studied music at the prestigious Cleveland Institute of Music. He founded his own advertising music company in 1980, writing commercial jingles for such advertisers as McDonald's, Pontiac, and Kellogg's.
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KNOXVILLE (Nov. 13, 2013) – Knox County Chief of Staff Dean Rice was named the 2013 Communication Studies Alumnus of the Year at the University of Tennessee's annual College of Communication and Information awards and scholarship donor appreciation banquet on Nov. 8. CCI Alumni of the Year awards are presented to college alumni who have made notable contributions to the field of communication and information.
A 1994 graduate of the college, Rice currently serves as chief of staff to Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett.
"Dean is very deserving of this honor," said Mayor Burchett. "Knox County has benefitted greatly from his broad experience in both communications and government, and I am proud to have him as part of my administration."
Rice has over 16 years of experience in the political and government sectors in South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington, D.C.
Other CCI alumni receiving awards at the banquet:
- 2013 Donald G. Hileman Alumni Award: Charles Tombras ('64), president and CEO, Tombras Group advertising agency
- Advertising Alumnus of the Year: Kevin Kirksey ('98), senior director, North America brand communication and digital, Nike
- Information Sciences Alumna of the Year: Sha Li Zhang ('88), dean of libraries and professor, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
- Journalism and Electronic Media Alumnus of the Year: Dean Littleton ('92), vice president and general manager, WATE-TV
- Public Relations Alumna of the Year: Mary Beth West ('94), principal, Mary Beth West Consulting
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Windows 8 Improves Native Support for ISO, VHD Filesby Andrew Cunningham on 8/30/2011 3:30 PM EST
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ant1pathy - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkI hear you there. The more native functionality for these things that are baked in, the less I have to hunt for other programs to do what I need.
And I like the ribbon. And I love the rate of change we're seeing in the computer and mobile space. The future is awesome. Reply
nglessner - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkYou (and I) might like it, but I'm pretty sure it was this kind of thing that got Microsoft in trouble with anti-trust suits.
Don't get me wrong, I do like features like this... another one (if you're listening microsoft) would be something similar to notepad++. Just improve the original notepad to have some similar features. I can't tell you how many times I log into a server and am frustrated by the lack of a quality text editor. Reply
jordanclock - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkNo, the thing that got Microsoft into anti-trust lawsuits was offering discounts to resellers for NOT carrying competing products. Reply
dagamer34 - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkAt this point, simply including useful features in Windows isn't grounds for anti-trust and frankly some features need be included in the core OS. I appreciate 3rd party developers for all theyve done, but none of their plugins go through the same level of testing a Microsoft product does.
Besides, I wait for the day anti-virus companies sue Microsoft because Windoes is secure enough, you don't really need an AV program installed (if you lock down Windows 8 such that only App Store apps can run, that day might be sooner than you think). Reply
slyck - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkI don't think you know Microsoft very well. Reply
SmCaudata - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkI'm pretty sure that Apple has paved the way for MS to include whatever they want without feat. With a mac I can print to PDF by default, play music, make movies, video chat, browse the internet, check email, etc.... These are all products that MS makes, but don't come baked in. I really hope MS puts in some of these programs that come with OSx by default. If Apple can do it without fear why can't they? Reply
quiksilvr - Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - linkBecause Microsoft is dominant in the market. You don't go after the little guys, you go after the big guys because the losing team bribed others to do so...I mean, what? Reply
genzai - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkIt is often in the comments (and rightfully so) of articles written about new versions of Mac OS exacerbating that a feature that has long been in windows is finally in OS X. This is one good opportunity to say "finally, as OS X has had this feature forever". I always loved how easy it was to work with ISO files and (DMG) disk images in Mac OS. I hope it works just as well in win8.
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JNo - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - link"None of this is ground-breaking technology, but I like to keep my OSes as clean as possible, and I always appreciate it when new Windows features obviate the need for third-party plugins."
Good stuff - I concur! Reply
sigmatau - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkI think it's awesome. Just think of how crazy it is to pay for anti-virus. Many companies charge $40-50 a year for their survice. This ends up costing you more than the OS after a few years. That's just crazy to me. Utilites like win-rar and such should also be like $5 instead of $30. Reply
SmCaudata - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkSecurity essentials if free and works well enough for me. Not only that, it is much less CPU and RAM consuming than 3rd party bloatware that you get with AV packages now. Reply
sigmatau - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkI have been helping a lot of people with computer issues and having to re-image computers that have been infested with viruses instead of cleaning them and leaving them half damaged. I have used many boot-disk making programs. I prefer to use a thumb drive and found that most programs don't work on all computers. Many boot-disk creating programs would work on newer computer but would fail on older ones and would be unreadable.
I used Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool and it has worked on everything. Even computers that came with 256-512 MB of memory. I have yet to have it not be compatible with anything. I will say it is extremely simple and doesn't provide any options, but IT WORKS! And it's free. Reply
SmCaudata - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkRight, but you have to seek it out and download it. Having it seamlessly work as part of the OS is much better. But I too have used that program and found it to work really well. Also, being able to work with the ISO without having to use a thumb drive is a nice feature to have around. Reply
naikrovek - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkVHD support is already in Windows 7, I use it every day. One can use Disk Manager to create a .vhd, then "attach" it (it's not called 'mounting' in W7) with the same tool.
One can even boot to a VHD with Windows 7, and I'm not talking virtual machines. You can create a VHD, and set it up in the boot configuration, then install another copy of Windows 7 onto it. It's like dual booting, but rather than having two OSs on one or two drives/partitions, the VHD OS lives in a single file that can easily be backed up.
It's not a huge deal, but someone might read this and think it's not already included. It is. Reply
repoman27 - Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - linkYou need Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise to boot from VHD though, and I don't think you can at all from an ISO.
The VHD features of Windows 7, or what remains of them, are pretty buried on the Home Premium and Business editions. Most of the clients I deal with are not terribly familiar with how to launch the Disk Management snap-in to the MMC or how to work with VHDs once they get there. Support should be much more transparent and universal, and not arbitrarily crippled. For instance, double clicking on a VHD or ISO should attach it or at least offer to do so. Reply
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Monarch Hornet Pro: "SFF" meets PCI Express, DDR2by Evan Lieb on 7/31/2004 12:05 AM EST
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MichelMerlin - Monday, August 02, 2004 - linkWhat I like in this SFF is its size and according ability to receive more changes than the Shuttle models, for instance big silent GC cooling systems.
However the article (excellent otherwise) should tell IMO if the system, as delivered, is silent enough during regular activities (excluding leading edge games but including some ordinary games)
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Bonesdad - Saturday, July 31, 2004 - linkWho is the little guy inside the case? Does he make the wheels go round? Reply
bupkus - Saturday, July 31, 2004 - linkI like the hybrid approach between the traditional microATX and SFF as it should allow mainboard options unavailable with the SFF.
Unfortunately, they only allow the microATX PS which usually comes with a much lower wattage.
Just a broader comment here:
With so much being put on the mainboard I would think fewer people really need all those PCI slots. I for one don't see my ever needing an ATX mainboard when the microATX boards provide all the slots I will need. Smart move by Monarch. I'll be looking for when the prices come down. Reply
Spacecomber - Saturday, July 31, 2004 - linkOops, I guess you can't edit these notes. I meant to say 10,000 rpm "drives" not fans.
While I'm at it, did you notice that this chassis has a removable motherboard tray? Reply
skunkbuster - Saturday, July 31, 2004 - linkto me it just looks kind of generic. i wish they spent some time 'revamping' the exterrior..
can't really compare to a shuttle in that aspect.. Reply
Spacecomber - Saturday, July 31, 2004 - linkLooks like this motherboard requires a custom I/O shield, which Intel didn't supply?
Yeah, I know, I'm being pretty picky.
Thanks for bring these barebones to my attention.
By the way, how did the system hold up with temperatures after running some programs that would heat up the processor, video card, and hard drives? Some idle vs load temp comparisons would have been interesting. If I followed the case description properly, there are two 40mm fans in the back and an 80 mm intake fan in the front (and the P/S, of course) for cooling this system. Do the dual 10,000 rpm fans have enough room to breath? I couldn't quite picture where they are in the case from the photos.
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Zepper - Saturday, July 31, 2004 - linkMonarch is a sharp company - just wanted to be the first to post a comment.
. Well written article! this type of system is not my cup of tea but monarch has plenty of others to ease that plastic out of your wallet...