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Digital Dissonance26 Oct, 2006 By: Jessica Wolf
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — While the major studios have loosened their iron grip on movie content for alternative distribution mediums of late, mass adoption remains stymied for several reasons.
Executives from Movielink, CinemaNow, BitTorrent, Akimbo and Movibeam at the Digital Hollywood conference discussed the pitfalls facing the video-on-demand market.
"Consumers will tell you that most [Internet-based VOD] services are some combination of too hard, too restrictive, too expensive, or the video is too low quality," said Jeff Goldman, CEO of Akimbo.
Anyone selling video content over the internet, especially high-profile feature films, has to tackle all these issues and solve at least one in order to jump-start adoption, he said.
Of the four aforementioned roadblocks, there is some debate on which is the most prohibitive. Quality and download speeds are important and improving all the time. Still, many people seem content to spend vast amounts of time downloading questionable pirated content, so those two factors may be less problematic for determined digital movie watchers, said Brian Taptich, VP of business development for P2P technology service and Internet video provider BitTorrent.
Pricing is definitely a big issue, panelists said. Studios don't want to tick off their big retail accounts with download prices much lower than DVD, but consumers expect some kind of savings because of the limited uses of a digital file and lengthy downloading time.
However, if all things were equal, panelists agreed they think consumers would be willing to pay a DVD price for a movie download.
But all things are not equal when it comes to digital rights management, the usage restrictions studios put on their content and the proliferation of closed networks, such as Apple's iTunes, which have DRM schemes that are incompatible with non-proprietary systems.
Still, big players such as Apple and Amazon getting into the business will have a positive effect on studios attitudes toward DRM, panelists said.
"The iTunes deal alone has the potential to break through some of these issues," said Carl Crabill, VP of sales and marketing for MovieBeam, which delivers VOD movies to homes via a set-top box. "It's going to take the Apples and the Amazons to do it, and in truth, they need to do the heavy lifting here."
Crabill said there are two things that always seem to drive this market: "greed and paranoia."
"Studios have a huge retail channel that they are not going to mess with, and I wouldn't either," Taptich said. "When the Wal-Marts and Best Buys get into it, things are going to get looser."
Bruce Eisen, president of CinemaNow, downplayed the potential competitive advantage big box retailers might have over established players should they enter the market.
Wal-Mart's near 40% of the DVD sales market came from loss-leader pricing designed to attract shoppers to the store and keep them there spending money. A Wal-Mart Video Web site would not have the same effect, he said.
Meanwhile, in-store downloading kiosks, which Wal-Mart is rumored to be mulling, are "fraught with peril," Eisen said.
Even all Apple's downloading success to date doesn't mean that the company has the market cornered either, said Mary Coller Albert, chief marketing officer for Movielink, which has been in the movie-downloading business almost as long as six-year-old competitor CinemaNow.
"Even if they get all the studios, there are people who don't want to own a Mac or an iPod, who want content differently," she said.
It's in the studios best interest to make sure there are plenty of paths to content outside traditional retail, Goldman said. Wal-Mart headquarters is already wielding more power than anyone is wholly comfortable with, he said.
At an earlier panel, Fritz Attaway, EVP and Washington General Counsel for the Motion Picture Association, said the studios are more interested than ever in using DRM tools to provide more access to content.
The problem is, a vast majority of creative content out there today is not coming from the studio level, said Michael Petricone, SVP of government affairs for the Consumer Electronics Association. Hollywood studios are backing legislation that would hold even those kinds of content creators to very restrictive digital rights management.
What's good for the most expensive Hollywood studio-level content will not necessarily be good for the increasingly democratized and Internet-based creative community at large, he said.
Indeed, digital movie purveyors on the panel said the profit margins in the digital-download sphere are not going to come from the high-end feature film content, but from niche content and new, exciting kinds of video from all over the spectrum.


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In my new role as BizTalk support engineer, I'm just picking up the easier problems to avoid drowning too early. One of the first requests was information about upgrading BizTalk Server 2006 (which I'll call "R1" for convenience) to BizTalk Server 2006 R2. I thought I would share my findings in case others are looking at the same upgrade with apprehension.
First you need to see how R2 fits into the scheme of things:
From the roadmap we can see that R1 is "where we were" and R2 is "where we are now" so the upgrade will bring your BizTalk systems up to date. Note that BizTalk Server 2009 - once known as "R3" - is "where we are going" so you need to factor in the option to wait until next year and upgrading straight form R1 to R3. As BizTalk Server 2009 is still in beta, I won't discuss that upgrade path further.
Upgrading to R2 is similar to applying a service pack and a feature pack - various hotfixes will be applied and extra functionality added. A full list of new features can be found here:
New Features in BizTalk Server 2006 R2
To prepare for the upgrade, you can download the documentation in advance from this download page:
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Installation and Upgrade Guides
and specifically the "Upgrading to BizTalk Server 2006 R2 from BizTalk Server 2006" document. From here are the supported upgrade scenarios:
BizTalk Server 2006 Editions
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Evaluation Edition
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Branch Edition
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Developer Edition
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Standard Edition
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Enterprise Edition
Note - for upgrading from one edition to another, only the path to Enterprise Edition is fully tested and supported by Microsoft.
Note - there is no edition downgrade path (for example, from Enterprise to Standard)
The document's Overview lists the upgrade process:
Ensures that the software prerequisites are met
Upgrades prerequisite components included in the CAB file
Ensures that no BizTalk Server services are running
Upgrades Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO)
Upgrades the BizTalk Server databases
Uninstalls BizTalk Server 2006
All BizTalk Server 2006 file and registry entries are removed.
All configuration information and Base EDI schemas are preserved.
Installs BizTalk Server 2006 R2
Maps the BizTalk Server 2006 configuration to the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 configuration
It is important to note that ALL the BizTalk services must be stopped. As you can see, the Biztalk server databases are modified which will prevent any pre-R2 servers from accessing them. All the BizTalk servers must be upgraded together before the BizTalk applications can be restarted. It is not possible to have a mixed R1/R2 environment. Needless to say, you cannot move BizTalk Server databases from R1 servers to R2 servers and expect it to work - the databases need to be upgraded by BizTalk Server 2006 R2 setup.
Another note is that the upgrade only affects components that are already installed. New components will not be automatically added - you will instead need to run setup again afterwards to modify the R2 installation.
There is also good documentation on MSDN:
Quick Start Guide to Installing and Configuring BizTalk Server 2006
Don't be confused by the title - this is R2 documentation. You can work this out by looking at the contents tree on the left where all versions apart from R1 are listed. Basically all R1 documentation has been replaced with R2 content. I wouldn't call that ideal but at least you have the documentation that comes with the product. Talking of documentation, here are the lastest updates you may wish to download to bring your local content up to date:
What about any known problems? The upgrade document mentioned above has a couple:
EDI/AS2 Status Reporting Will Not Work After an Upgrade if the BAM Tools Are Not Configured
Reinstalling the HIPAA 3.3 Accelerator Requires You to Apply a Package Transform
There are also a few Blog posts that cover people's experiences:
One I've found is to do with renaming the BizTalk group name. If this has been done then the Upgrade will fail. The only workaround is to rename the group back to the default of "BizTalk Group".
Custom applications will need to be thoroughly tested as the .NET Framework may be updated to 3.0 in the upgrade to R2 but only if you choose BizTalk RFID, WCF adapter or WCF administration tools during setup. The Quick Start Guide does shows the contents of the CAB file that is used as a pre-req pack for Windows 2003 Server:
- Office Web Components
- Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1
- Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 3.0 SP7
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (New to R2)
- ADOMD.Net-KB893091-v8.00.0991-x86.EXE
And finally touching on licensing:
Look for "How do customers license an upgrade from BizTalk Server 2006 to BizTalk Server 2006 R2?"
To upgrade from BizTalk Server 2006 to BizTalk Server 2006 R2, you need to acquire Microsoft Software Assurance for BizTalk Server 2006. Acquiring Software Assurance for BizTalk Server 2006 will ensure you receive BizTalk Server 2006 R2 at no additional cost. Otherwise, customers will pay full price for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 if they want to upgrade. Microsoft recommends covering all of your server products with Software Assurance. Customers with coverage enjoy comprehensive technology protection, predictable budgeting, and the ability to upgrade without the need to make additional purchases. In addition, Software Assurance provides additional technical support, training, and tools to help customers deploy and administer their solutions. A detailed overview of Software Assurance benefits can be found at Microsoft Volume Licensing Software Assurance.


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After falling behind in the race for the championship this season, Marseille are looking to boost their squad with several new faces in the close-season.
Diouf has spoken of Marseille's immediate transfer targets and stated that Daniel van Buyten - currently on loan at Manchester City - could be back at Stade Velodrome next season.
''There are several options about Daniel van Buyten,'' Diouf told L'Equipe. ''He could come back and be a contender for a place in the centre of our defence.
''But there are also offers from great European clubs. We have not taken any decisions about him yet.''
Manchester City defender David Sommeil is to return to England, whilst Fulham striker Steve Marlet is wanted on a similar loan deal for next season.
''David Sommeil will go back to Manchester City,'' continued Diouf. ''About Steve Marlet, we are in talks with Fulham about a second loan season.''
Paris Saint Germain captain Frederic Dehu has reportedly agreed a two-year deal with Marseille - in what appears to be the first addition to the ranks.
''Nantes asked for £8 million for Mario Yepes, which is a little too high for us,'' added Diouf. ''Christophe Bouchet (Marseille's chairman) will meet Nantes' chairman in a few days.
''But we are also following other central defenders like Lille's Eric Abidal and Lyon's Patrick Muller.
''Juan Pablo Sorin is a target for the left side but Argentina play 13 World Cup qualifying matches next season, so that will need considering.''
Diouf also revealed that the club are looking for a forward to play alongside this season's sensation Didier Drogba.
''Lens' Daniel Moreira and Montpellier's Habib Bamogo are interesting players,'' he said.
''About Camel Meriem, our desire is that he'll stay at Marseille. We are looking for an agreement with Bordeaux.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Salthouse and Contemporary Art
Norfolk is full of beautiful churches, many of them in tiny villages. Salthouse Church, though an active, functioning church, hosts a number of art exhibits every year, of which the annual Salthouse modern art exhibition is the best known, at least in Norfolk. The theme of the exhibit, which, this year, was curated by Sarah Cannell, was of work by artists crossing the boundaries of art and craft. The curator said of it in the catalogue; 'This year's show...has provided an opportunity for artists and craftspeople to work side by side to create a contemporary art exhibition. Traditional materials or techniques have been fused with new ideas and approaches to create objects and artworks that question the art/craft relationship'. Sadly, there are no pictures yet on the site, but there will be in the next few weeks, so worth bookmarking it to return.
I visited the exhibition last week, but returned to Salthouse yesterday to attend a workshop given by Making Marks. Workshops for the community are a feature of this particular exhibition, and they are of consistently high quality, to judge by the comments of other participants who had attended more than one workshop. This one was no exception; more about the workshop tomorrow (though I did write about the first of them in the blog,a textile workshop with Jan Miller, around about the 10th July)
The gravestones pictured here were incorporated into a piece by Juliet Arnott, described in the catalogue as 'a large woven installation that intertwines with the shroud of trees which enclose the ruins of the medieval chapel'. For me, it was the most atmospheric of the pieces shown this year, having, as it did, a real sympathy for its environment, and a sense of both enclosure and openness. That sounds odd, but really, that is how it felt...as I stood in it, I felt both hidden by the weaving and the trees, and yet very aware of the installation's openness to the sky and the environment around it. I understand that the installation will remain after the closure of the exhibit, and that the willow used in its construction might potentially take root and grow. Wonderful, to make growing, living art from the remains of the past. Truly magical work.
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I'm going to Salthouse tomorrow - I'm really looking forward to it.
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Thats NaNoWriMo, better known as National Novel Writing Month. This little project encourages writers around the world to put together a novel during the month of November. Thats a goal of 50,000 words in 30 days or 1,666 words each day. The result will be a draft of a novel, albeit as short one by most standards. Over 300 thousand people took part in NaNoWriMo 2013.
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Swansea have now also completed the double over Newcastle this season, having beaten them 2-1 away at St. James' Park as well. It will be tough to take for Pardew who will rue the lack of concentration in the last five minutes which allowed Moore to score a scrappy goal in the Newcastle penalty box. Their poor away form continues and they must now turn their attentions to the second-leg of their Europa League tie against Anzhi Makhachkala - which is also, incidentally, away from home.
The second period was slightly better than the first with a few more chances, although it was still largely a stalemate as both defences held firm. The Swans are now firmly in seventh place and just five points behind Everton above them. Newcastle meanwhile slip to 15th, just six points above the relegation zone, with manager Alan Pardew having plenty to ponder on the long trip home.
That's it here at the Liberty Stadium, as a solitary goal from Luke Moore late on earns Laudrup's side a hard-earned three points against Newcastle. The win sees them reach the magic fourty-point mark in the season with ten games to play.
FT: Swansea 1-0 Newcastle.
90' + 2'Routledge wins a free-kick with only seconds remaining, and that looks like it's be it for Pardew's travelling team.
90'SubstitutionCheikh Tiote Shola Ameobi
90'SubstitutionJonas Gutierrez Sylvain Marveaux
90'Three minutes of stoppage time are shown on the board by the fourth official. This could be a well-fought victory for Swansea if they can hold on.
89'Double subsitution here for Newcastle as Tiote and Gutierrez are coming off, although it's perhaps too little too late for Pardew's men. Marveaux and Shola Ameobi are the two players brought onto the field.
88'SubstitutionPablo Hernández Dwight Tiendalli
88'There are only two minutes of regular time remaining here but Swansea are still pushing for another goal. Routledge chases after a nothing ball from Williams and wins a throw-in for his team in the final third.
87'Swansea subsitution again here as Hernandez makes way for Tiendalli. The Spanish winger has been one of the Swans' better players today.
85'Goal L. Moore
GOAL! Swansea take the lead! The home side continued to put pressure on the Newcastle defence and a ball into the box somehow finds subsitute Luke Moore, who's instinctive reaction is to put the ball into the back of the net.
84'Michu tries a long-range effort on goal but sees his short blocked, but Swansea still have the ball.
81'Tensions are flying again here at the Liberty with Sissoko and Williams squaring up to each other. There appears to be very little in it though.
80'Sissoko is looking like Newcastle's most dangerous player at the moment as he runs at the Swansea defence and takes a short at the Swansea goal. His effort goal wide.
78'Instantly the change from Laudrup has an impact. Hernandez and Ki link up in the final third and the South Korean has his effort on goal tipped wide for a corner. Fantastic ball through from Hernandez.
76'SubstitutionLeon Britton L. Moore
76'Swansea make their second substitution of the match, bringing Luke Moore on for Leon Britton. Michu has dropped into a deeper midfield role as they look to try and reclaim some of their lost possession.
75'Another penalty appeal here for Newcastle but Sissoko seemed to make contact with the Swansea defender rather than the other way around. The referee again waves play on.
74'Santon makes a storming run through the middle of midfield and seems to be brought down, only for the referee to wave play on. Positive play from the full-back.
73'Newcastle are starting to have a real go at Swansea now. Tiote makes a run down the left-hand side and his cross picks out Debuchy who is again waiting on the edge of the box. He sees his effort whistle past the post - almost identical to his earlier effort.
72'Sissoko picks up the all in midfield, turns and forces Vorm into a great save from a long range effort. He struck that ball with real venom and wins his side a corner. It comes to nothing, however.
71'The Elliot back-pass fascination continues with Debuchy this time the player the sell him short, causing all sorts of havos. It is dealt with once again.
70'Cabaye is jeered by the home fans after his right-swinging corner swerves out of play before a Newcastle player can evev make contact with it. He's been real hit and miss so far this game.
68'Steven Taylor heads the ball out for a corner after a dangerous ball is put into the box. Nothing comes from it, though. Have the feeling Swansea need to play through the middle more.
65'Off the bar! Cabaye strikes from distance and his effort is pushed onto the bar from Vorm. That's the closest Newcastle have come so far this afternoon, and boy, did we wait a long time.
64'Newcastle have finally found a foot in this game now. After an initial period of dominance from Swansea in the first 45 we're looking far more even.
62'Another shaky moment for Elliot in goal who is forced to kick the ball out of play after a sloppy back-pass from M'Biwa.
61'SubstitutionNathan Dyer Ki Sung-Yueng
61'Garry Monk is throwing his hands up in the air as a Swansea corner just hits him on his side. If only that fell to Michu, we may very well have just seen the first goal in this game. Surely there's one coming along shortly?
59'Indeed, it is Dyer who is coming off in place of the central midfielder. The home fans give him a standing ovation - more due to his display in last weekends cup final than todays.
58'It's looks like there's going to be a substitution for Swansea here as Ki Sung-Yueng makes his way over to the touchline. Nathan Dyer is looking like the man to make way.
57'Great play from Newcastle! Cabaye plays a wonderful ball into Sissoko's run who drags the ball back for Gouffran on the edge of the box. He should be hitting the target there but he puts too much back-lift into his attempt and sees it whistle over the bar.
54'Elliot is calming things down at the back for Newcastle by holding onto the ball. He lumps the ball up field and the ball eventually finds it's way to Cisse, but he puts too much power into the shot and blasts it over the bar.
51'Newcastle have two good chances on goal with attempts from Gouffran and Sissoko - Williams blocking the latters attempt.
49'Swansea are on the attack again but they lose the ball in the final third allowing Gouffran to start another counter attack. The ball falls to Debuchy on the edge of the box but he drags his low shot just wide of the post.
47'Great chance for Swansea! Angel Rangel has hit effort saved by Elliot who then stops a second attempt and tips it out for a corner. Nothing comes from it.
46'The second half has begun with Cisse giving us the first chance to moot over. Unfortunately his effort is scooped well over the goal from distance.
The first goal will be vital in this clash with the game so tight. Swansea have the best record in the league at picking up points when taking the lead first, winning every game where they have opening the scoring first, bar one - their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at the start of January.
It is worth noting there was a few words exchanged by both sets of players as they made their way through the tunnel. Nothing came of it, but it appears from both that small incident and the few rash challenges from both sides in the first half will set the tone for the second 45: another fiesty half but with not enough chances in the final third.
Newcastle look most dangerous with Gouffran on the ball, although his delivery so far has failed to produce any meaningful chances for Cisse up top on his own. Debuchy has also found some room on the right hand side, although Pardew needs to bring Sissoko more into the game as he has been quiet for his recent high standards.
The best chances in this game so far have fell to Swansea, and surprisingly, both of their defenders! Williams had his acrobatic effort from a free-kick cleared off the line by Steven Taylor, whilst Garry Monk was guilty of missing a header from just outside the six-yard box.
HT Swansea 0-0 Newcastle. That's the first half between Swansea and Newcastle done as the players make their way down the tunnel. It's not been a great game to watch so far after an initial fast-paced opening 20 minutes.
45'There's only one minute of added time here at the Liberty, which is surprising given the nature of the play.
43'Newcastle are again forced into putting the ball out of play, this time for a corner. The ball is whipped in by De Guzman but his cross couldn't beat Cisse on the near post.
41'Tiote was going nowhere there. He tries to dribble the ball out of danger as he walks towards his own goal but concedes a throw-in to Nathan Dyer.
40'There's further uproar, this time from a tackle from Cisse on Ben Davies. Poor Craig Pawson is having to deal with a lot of drama so far on his debut.
39'Tiote is making a few late challenges today as Swansea's midfield men play their usual short passes around the centre circle. He needs to be careful not to pick up a further card.
37'Yellow Card Yohan Cabaye
37'Garry Monk has a great chance to score from a Swansea free-kick, but his header goes way over the bar when he should have at least worked the keeper. Probably the best chance of the game so far.
36'Another bad tackle this time from Cabaye on Dyer which earns him a yellow card. The winger's screams can be heard from the stands.
34'Yellow Card Cheikh Tiote
34'Tiote is given the privilege of becoming the first player booked by matchday referee Pawson. It's his first game managing in the Premier League. That's probably the first real bit of drama in a while in what has been a fairly dull game so far.
33'Alan Pardew is furious! Ben Davies looks to go heavily in on Gutierrez as he misses the ball completley. Referee Craig Pawson gives the young left-back a talking to.
32'Great quick feet from Debuchy but he can't get his cross into the box.
31'Cabaye's corner is headed away from Monk and de Guzman looks to start a counter attack but gives the ball away.
30'Gouffran attakcs Rangel again down the left-hand side and his cross into the box produces another corner for Newcastle. He is looking their main threat by far.
28'Ashley Williams appears to have injured himself after tackling Sissoko. He's holding his knee but looks okay to carry on. Cabaye is readying himself to take the resulting free-kick but his effort on goal is an easy take for Vorm.
26'Cabaye tries an audacious ball into the path of Cisse's run, but is just over-hit. Much better from the French midfielder, though.
25'Dyer gives away a needless free-kick which is taken by Cabaye. His delivery is wasted and runs straight out for a goal-kick. Poor play, as set-pieces could be key for them today.
24'Newcastle have a great chance to put the ball into the box but Debucy's cross is blocked by Williams. Corner to Newcastle is cleared.
23'The game has slowed down a little in the past five minutes, which is good news for Newcastle as the hectic start didn't seem to suit them. They're finding much more of the ball now.
21'All of Newcastle's attacks have come through the left-hand side so far, but they haven't yet tested Vorm in the Swansea goal.
19'Michu is chasing everything today and he again puts pressure on Newcastle goalkeeper Elliot to clear his lines quickly from a Debuchy back-pass.
18'So far this game is looking like it can produce a fair few goals - both teams look capable of being a threat, but Swansea especially.
17'Newcastle counter with Gouffran but his ball into the box just couldn't find Gutierrez and now it's Swansea's turn again.
16'Newcastle are being out-fought here and haven't really settled into the game. Elliot is forced into a wild clearence after Swansea's forwards close him down.
12'Elliot spills a long-range effort from De Guzman. In the resulting corner Swansea fans appeal for a penalty for a handball from Debuchy. You've seen them given.
11'Swansea are on top here and look strong, Newcastle need to settle down and find some rhythm.
8'Great chance for Swansea! A De Guzman free-kick is knocked on by Michu and Williams had a chance for score only to see his effort cleared off the line!
7'A clumsy challenge from Tiote on Dyer draws a free-kick.
6'Angel Rangel and Dyer and linking up nicely on the right hand side, and both flanks are causing Pardew's men problems after an initial steady start from Newcastle.
5'Hernandez skips past Debuchy and puts a dangerous cross into the box. Another ball in from the other side reaches Michu in the box and his header goes wide. Good play from Swansea.
4'Nathan Dyer takes on the Newcastle right-hand side but is forced out of play, much to the cheers of the travelling away support.
2'Sloppy play from Swansea at the back almost creates a chance for Cisse as a Gouffran cross is placed just ahead of him.
1'And we're off!
We're about to kick off here as both managers make their way to the dugouts.
The two sides will walk past the League Cup trophy as they make their way to the pitch - Swansea's first major trophy in their history.
Pardew brings Yanga-Mbiwa in alongside Steven Taylor in Fabricio Coloccini's absence, making his full Premier League debut in the process. Otherwise it's the same team that beat Southampton 4-2 last weekend.
Newcastle: Elliot, Santon, Debuchy, Taylor, Mbiwa; Cabaye (c), Tiote, Sissoko, Gutierrez, Gouffran; Cisse. Subs: Alnwick, Anita, Perch, Haidara, Marveaux, Obertan, Ameobi.
Laudrup drops Ki Sung-Yueng to the bench having started him alongside Ashley Williams in defence during their 5-0 League Cup victory over Bradford last Sunday, bringing in Garry Monk for only his seventh appearance in the league this season.
Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Monk (c), Williams, Davies; Britton, de Guzman, Routledge, Dyer, Hernandez; Michu. Subs: Tremmel, Bartley, Tiendalli, Lamah, Ki, Shechter, Moore.
And the team news is in, starting with the hosts.
I'm Tom Davis and I'll be taking you through all the action on this sunny Saturday of football as the two sides look to climb mid-table.
Good afternoon and welcome to Goal.com's coverage of today's Premier League fixture between Swansea City and Newcastle United at the Liberty Stadium.


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i purchased TES: Skyrim for my laptop but it won't work!
i'm new to this so sorry if it is in the wrong place.
yesterday my disc copy of TES: Skyrim arrived and i installed it on my laptop. it was lae at night when i installed it so i left it till this morning to try out. anyway i loaded it up and the screen was moving but it was fractured and broken. i searched on the internet to find out why and came across this: Can You RUN It | Can I run that game | Game system requirements. it said all was fine except my dedicated video ram was too low. it requires a minimum of 512mb, but my laptop only has 128mb. i was wondering if it was at all possible to increase this via download, installing stuff, or via external plug-ins.
please help!!!!
i'm a bit of a computer noob so if possible could you use small basic words
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System Specs!! Please.
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Packard Bell EasyNote TM
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not sure if thats what you meant
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* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
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Recommended -Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher
Its not going to happen with intel HD graphics
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
Oh dear, laptops aren't meant to run graphically intensive games, your integrated graphics card adds insult to injury unfortunately, if I help someone get a laptop, I tend to go for ones with an AMD or Nvidia graphics card in them rather than an intel, mainly because they are mobile versions of their desktop counterparts and can run games a little better, in short, you're probably better off sending the game back saying that it's faulty and does not run and getting your money back, you can't upgrade the graphics card on the cheap as it would cost about the same as getting a gaming laptop for the parts and labour to fit a new GPU
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so there is no way i am ever going to be able to play it without forking out for a brand new laptop?!
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yes downside of laptops is not much change of hardware can be done, if was a pc you could have brought a graphics card and slotted it in.
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A rising star at her prestigious Seattle law firm, Dana Hill knows all about stress. She pours herself into her work and family with all the energy she has. But her carefully balanced life is about to be turned upside down. First a frightening medical diagnosis forces her to reassess her roles as a lawyer, mother, and wife to a man she suddenly no longer trusts. Then her life is rocked further by the shocking and brutal murder of her twin brother.With a smart, iconoclastic detective named Michael Logan as her only ally, Dana dives into the investigation, relentlessly seeking answers to who killed her brother and why. Logan cannot believe that the murder was anything more than a robbery gone terribly wrong. But when Dana uncovers a priceless handcrafted diamond earring in the debris of her twin's trashed home, the case becomes more sinister. Dana is sure the jewel is the key to her twin's secrets. And Logan becomes convinced it can help stop a string of cold-blooded murders that have followed in the wake of her brother's death.As Dana and Logan chase the faint trail of evidence from Seattle to Maui, they threaten the reputation, career, and future of a powerful man who will stop at nothing to protect what he considers his. But for Dana, for whom time has a special meaning, nothing - not even her own life - is more important than finding the truth. She has moved beyond fear and beyond anyone's attempts at damage control.More
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Perhaps it is because I've listened to several disappointing stories recently, but I very much enjoyed this read. Robert Dugoni has very well honed skills in keeping a story moving and sidestepped the pitfalls of creating unbelievable solutions that so many writers seem to do. Also, even though this is a political/police thriller, Mr. Dugoni has successfully avoided inserting his own political bias into the story, one of my pet peeves is snarky pot shots some writers take at either the right or the left of the political spectrum, thank you for that. I am also likely to look for more books by this narrator, Christopher Lane, his pace was just right with character voicing's that enhanced rather than distracted from the story.
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Once was enough. Would recommend it. Good characters. In a way, a bit of a "lite" read. Still I enjoyed it. Some mystery. Some real life events. Some miracles. Some tragedy. HOWEVER do not even think about court rooms, the law, Scott Turow, John Grisham. This book is nothing like their work.
The beginning hooked me. The second visit to the eccentric artist was a bit thrilling. I enjoyed the flow of the book and characters and of course a love story emerges - implausibly but I suppose in real life love shows up in implausible ways.
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Fun and home-based - that's all Livingston LaCroix, 55, wants from a fitness regimen. So the Guelph, Ont., raw-food chef stopped pounding the treadmill after discovering rebounding, an aerobic workout that simulates jogging and gives her boundless energy.
My goal
"To keep the figure I found years ago after dropping 25 pounds in three months on the raw living food diet. I'm 5 feet, 9 inches, I have size 11 feet and I truly am big-boned, but now I'm thin."
My workout
"I got into rebounding four years ago at the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida, attending the Life Change Program, where I learned about raw food.
"Five times a week, I'm on my trampoline; I've built up to 20 minutes. It's great for helping lymphatic drainage, toning core muscles and having fun. I feel like a kid again. I do sideways twists at the waist, heel-to-butt touches and small circular movements with my arms stretched out add resistance. I've got the 39-inch Sundance model for $400 with quality springs, so this isn't a $40 trampoline."
My lifestyle
"I was in a depression and I went through the three-week program and never in my life had I felt so good. I loved the lifestyle so much I became a chef, trained by Alissa Cohen in Boston. My hours per week vary, depending if I am teaching a workshop or working part-time producing food with Divinely Raw.
"I start a typical day with tea with almond milk and stevia [a non-caloric sweetener from South America] and have a 32-ounce green drink. It starts with minimal fruit such as banana or berries, and then I load the blender with handfuls of President's Choice salad mix, kale, celery, cucumber and eight ounces of water, and then purée it - it's an elixir from the gods. I make enough to take for lunch. Dinner is a salad, but the key ingredients along with the field greens are Boston bibb lettuce, hemp hearts, dulse and frozen peas. My dressing is whole garlic cloves pressed deeply into the salad with extra virgin olive oil and lemon."
My motivation
"I have children and I want to grow old with them."
My anthem
"I rebound while watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta and I love old seventies funk."
My challenge
"Finding good, fresh, organic greens to eat in restaurants."
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Fitness trainer and chiropractor Liza Egbogah of The Clinic in Toronto says the risk for rebounders include lateral ankle sprains and injury to knees and feet from overpronation, oversupination or a simple misstep, and that Ms. LaCroix should avoid exercising in socks. "I recommend wearing shoes designed for cross-training that offer a high level of control and stability."
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Regarding Ms. LaCroix's diet, Dr. Egbogah's concerns are the minimal amounts of protein and apparent low caloric intake. "Incorporating a wide variety of raw nuts and seeds will ensure that Livingston consumes sufficient calories and maintains an adequate protein intake. Livingston should also take a multivitamin and calcium supplement, as it is difficult to take in all necessary vitamins and minerals with a restrictive diet."


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Hi Eve community
I am a student who would like to have a 2-in-1 for an affordable price. So I guess I am not the only one who thinks the eve V fits this description. But if I have ever learned something from my laptops, it is that good specs and thin profile aren't a good combination. For laptops you simply buy a cooling pad, they can help keep your laps from burning and make it even possible to place your laptop in a soft surface without burning things down. So it got me thinking, the eve V i7 has great specs, even for a laptop it are great specs. Only thing different is the GPU, I am used to discrete GPU's. But with the great specs, it is a lot thinner than many laptops. So it made me think that the heat production could have an impact on the performance. Since I am planning to use eve V to replace my laptop, it would be troubling that I not only would give up the gpu, but also would need to give up the i7 and 16gb RAM performance.
For the moment my laptop is in repair and I can use a surface pro 3 i7 with 8gb ram. My experience is that even with simply some internet browsing on edge that there are places hot to the touch and the surface pro. Even after only 5 minutes. As comparison, my iPad only gets hot to the touch after half an hour of internet browsing. I did some cinebench r15 testing and the results are:CPU: 260cb but falls down to 252-250cb after a second run. I should note that the surface was already used to check emails, so it was already running hot to the touch.GPU: 22.98 fps that dropped to 19.61 f's
In comparison: a laptop with quad core i7, 8gb ram and a gtx 950m did manage to get 651cb and 90.55 fps.Since there are on the internet some sources of people who managed to increase performance of the surface pro 3 by using a USB fan and pointing it to the upper right corner of the surface pro (where the CPU would be located). I was thinking that maybe the high spec 2-in-1's can use a cooling pad, to get better performance out of it. First thing I will do is get my hands on a USB fan or cooling pad to test out if it does have an influence.
My idea for a cooling pad would be something that can hold the eve V upright (translation: it acts as a stand), something that can protect the corners of the eve V (a drop on a corner is the most dangerous drop for a tablet, smartphone or laptop). To save space, the fans should be placed close to the eve V, so that would mean using static pressure optimized fans for best results.
Important factors:- location of CPU and other components which heats up easily- location of ports, since we don't want the cooling pad interfering with the docks. For example on this surface pro 3 almost every corner is usable for protection except 1 where the 3.5mm aux is. But there can be solutions for this. Also it should not interfere with the speakers.- how much thickness can be added without it looking ridiculous.- if the integrated stand of the eve V interferes with cooling. If it does with the idea that when used heavily the stand would be open, it can lessen the effect of the cooling pad.- design: I think everybody would agree that we don't want an ugly ventilator pad.
What are the thoughts of the community? Of course it may seem ridiculous, but for me it would be useful, since I plan on using it for not only my studies, but also for rendering videos for my YouTube channel. For those who would say that the integrated GPU wouldn't be food enough: from the money I get from selling my laptop once I have the eve V, I would look to buy an eGPU with thunderbolt, to enhance the performance. If there are people with suggestions, they are always welcome! Once I have my eve V, I will make a cooling pad myself, if there is interest in it I will post the progress on my YouTube channel so that you can get inspired. Since I am fairly new to eve v project, I don't know everything yet, so don't mind to point out if I missed something (such as the intern cooling capabilities of eve V).
Greetings,Brecht Schatteman
Hi Brecht! Great post you got going on here!
We have actually talked about this idea within our team. Its not necessarily a bad idea!
The thing here to ask IMO is: is it a problem to have the device run hotter if you're doing something that is typically done on a table (like rendering videos) - I mean, you are not rendering videos while using it as a tablet, right?
This would mean after the CPU heavy task such as rendering or gaming is stopped, the device starts running cooler.
We're also engineering a solution currently that users could up their CPUs TDP to 7W instead of the typical 4.5W but I can't confirm yet whether it will work.
This gives you a nice boost, but simultaneously makes it run hotter (basically the higher watts you have, the more heat you generate and more battery you consume).
We were just recently able to confirm that V works with Thunderbolt 3 eGFX solutions, so upping the graphical oomph of the device should be no problem.
Which system have you previously used and how much of the systems capacity was being used for the tasks you described?
When video editing it would be used as a laptop. It would work easier, since I prefer to use a mouse and not the mousepad. since I am just starting up the channel, I have only tested what I currently have at hand. My laptop is an asus Asus N551JX-CN098H. It has a quad core i7, 16 gb ram and a gtx950m with 4gb dedicated memory. This is an overkill for video editing, but I also use it for some gaming (the toughest game I play is forza horizon 3 on low settings, which is about the highest the laptop can reach). The other device I tested it on is this surface pro 3 i7 8gb RAM which isn't sufficient for comfortably edit video's. It is possible to edit video's on it, but sometimes the sound or the video lags or run asynchrone. It would be great that the CPU could be boosted, I'm not sure if it is necessary but my bet is it would help. I have read about the thunderbolt eGFX is working, it seems promising that the eve V can be just as a kind of desktop (take this with a grain of salt) like the surface pro can. If the eGPU would be necessary for video editing, I guess I would work with an external monitor as well, but I'm not sure about it. The cost would get pretty high, since a decent eGPU casing can easily reach 400€ without a GPU. But it is something that I keep in mind.
Also, the cooling pad I am thinking of would also acts as a stand, thinking about the hinging point on the bottom and not in the middle of the eve V. This because I have seen several times people with a surface pro who use the integrated stand on the tables in our auditoria, and than the stand can get close to the edge of the table, and I have seen a surface pro getting damages that way. If you hing form the bottom, it can prevent this problem. But ofcourse, this would make it more a laptop than a 2-in-1 system, but for use during class it doesn't matter, and for use to render it also wouldn't matter, since using it as a tablet seems less useful for editing IMO. Also, the corner protection I was thinking of is also inspired by seeing people getting their surface pro damaged by stupid accidents. And knowing myself, I would also be in such situations. I have an ipad air1 and I use a tech21 cover for it, and that does a great job at preventing damage, otherwise the ipad would long be gone.
So maybe it can best be described as a cooling and protective casing than. But for the most part it is intended for the laptop like usage (with possibly keyboard disconnected to have the screen at ergonomic eye height and the keyboard at ergonomic typing height). Maybe it could be interesting that there also would be a wall or table fixed swinging arm fixture for it, so that it can be easily replaced without interfering with the cooling pad and such. If I have time I will make some 3D rendering about mij idea. But for that I wil have to study the eve v design a bit more, to avoid covering up essential ports.
Thanks for answering!
@Mike I was thinking maybe after eGPU or while we are at it we could check out if there is a possibility for liquid cooling back case for V. It would be quite innovative too.
I have one MVP idea already
We 3d print a plastic frame. Fix 2 aluminium frames inside. Add water inside and seal the frame. Put it into freezer and see if performance improves That kind of case could work actually
Wouldn't the water freeze and expand, damaging the frame? But lets say its just a cold liquid, wouldnt it just heat up pretty quickly and then have no positive effect anymore?
Yeah thats an MVP
i know this is an ugly bulge off the side of the Magnificent Vbut is there any way something like this would work??
and also instead of throwing it in the freezer it wouldn't be too hard to make a plastic case like you want and mount a radiator either the side of the case vertically, or horizontally across the top or bottom and have it just cooling the liquid to keep the back of the eve cool. so instead of going through tubes and a water block it would just be a loop of cooling the liquid in the reservoir by either snaking tubes through the back of the case or just cooling the reservoir liquid.. but it would require more power.. i will sketch something out and post it in a little bit
Well I don't have any experience with those vacuum coolers. I do have experience with laptop cooling pads, hence my idea to use a fan based cooling pad. Maybe such vacuum cooling thing can work great, I will do my research on them. if I would rely on them, than I would only need som protective casing for preventing damage. I would not want to rely on some pre frozen liquid cooling, once it is molten, it would only act as an isolating factor I guess. And if you plan to use it on the move, it can be molten even before use. But it can be some great idea for short term immediate action when overheating (a fan takes time to cool it of, the ice will cool it instantly). But a liquid cooling system like that form a pc can be a great idea for a fixed workstation where the extra bulk doesn't matter. But than I will have to do my research on liquid cooling in a pc. Since I am only recently a backer, my eve V won't be here before summer, so plenty of time to do my research. Would sound great to have a liquid cooled tablet
And after some research I can state that such vacuum fan cooling won't work since the eve V won't have vents. If I am well aware it will just be a solid aluminium back that also would be used to spread and dissipate the heat. So the only option would be something that would cool the back. So that would make me think a cooling pad with fans or a cooling pad with a liquid cooling circuit.
I've been doing a bit of research on them as well. For me, I'd actually want it to be adjustable and something you could use on your lap. I would be using it for Photoshop doing large scale paintings and some 3D modelling. So ideally not too bulky. The Freezer pac version would not work for me as I do not always have access to a freezer. (only while at home)
It works wether there are vents or not. The air inside the V will naturally heat up and thereby not cool the aluminium down from the inside. By sucking this hot air with these "vacuum fans" fresh air will enter through other ports or other small openings, thus providing cool air from the inside which will then absorb some heat before being sucked out again.This may not be a perfect cooling solution but it will help just as much on the V as on other laptops, meaning only a little bit.
That being said the V is a 2in1 with a fanless design, it will simply never perform as well as a higher powered cpu with a decent cooling solution. Any extra cooling will help, yes, but it isn't designed for heavy workloads and it just doesn't really make sense to build a big cooling solution using thermal paste and radiators or something in that direction for this kind of device.
@ToiletSheep : The systems I have seen all rely on fan vents. They use a usb port for power, not to suck out air. I don't think the eve V will have ports that would be adequate to attempt such a vacuum usb fan. And I do understand that this device is not built for high end stuff, but the cooling solution is just meant to get a bit more out of the potential. It is not really meant to use the most expensive fans and such high end materials.
@mlivesey : Ofcourse a mobile solution would be great, so you can use it kind of like a laptop. Question: do you find mainstream cooling pads for pc's to bulky? My first thought also was a mobile solution, and such a mobile solution that could click in a sway arm thing like they use for monitors. I am going to download google sketchup and during the week I will try to make a simple concept rendering of what I am thinking of for a mobile solution, so that you can get a better idea of what I'm thinking of. Downside of my mobile solution is that it would be kind of like a laptop, which would seem a bit ridiculous to have a 2-in-1 system in a laptop like cooling pad, but the idea is to have the back dedicated to cooling fans and backrest for the eve V and the underside would be used as powerbank for the eve V or your other devices such as smartphones etc or external powersource for the cooling fans. To make it more flexible, the bottom part and back part should be separable and the backpart should be able to run on a usb from the eve v. And the eve V should be easily removable for if you want to use it as a tablet without cooling pad.
Now that I am thinking about it, maybe I could make a prototype for my brothers surface pro. It is hard to explain the concept when it is a mental picture.
I've never actually used a cooling pad so have no idea what I'm talking about!
A quick question for the developers: what are the dimensions of the eve V? Are they the same as the surface pro? For the moment I didn't find them, so I will base my sketches on the surface pro 4.
@mlivesey It can easily ad a cm or 2-3, but I reckon 1,5 cm would be sufficient since it doesn't need an angle as many of those cooling pads have.
the dimensions are listed in the indiegogo site I think
Hmm right, they do attach them to vents, sorry ... but in theory any place that reaches the air inside the device should be possible to suck out some air about the size: 295.9 x 205.3 x 8.9
Well, i dont know if the upper body is in metal for dissipation but if it is we can stick a masse passive cooling sytem to the back then ....
@Konstantinos i was wondering if you have any hint of how warm the V will get.It's one thing for the materials inside, but for the mobility and feeling in your hands it should be less than 40°C tops i'd guess.
There is almost no air inside Eve V... Everything's so tight that the performance improvement from such thing would be negligible. And if the cooling solution is done properly (which we hope it is), there won't be any need to cool it from inside. The vast majority of the heat will be transfered to the body, so it's a matter of cooling the body (from outside).
Even if you manage to suck some air out, it needs to go in somewhere, too. You will need a VERY powerful pump to make it significant, because the airflow will be absolutely terrible.
Well it is barely significant on most devices. I think in most cases were talking 2 or 3 degrees maybe I expect that unless you go all in an external cooling solution will give you a minor temperature decline in exchange for an unwieldy (even just an external usb fan looks stupid in my opinion ...) or bulky experience. And going all in with a huge cooling setup won't be more beautiful


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