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while the chip will no doubt boast intel's world class media performance, it unfortunately carries the old power consumption profile of the pentium 4-m, consuming up to 70 watts when operating at 3.06ghz. that's certainly a bit much for a consumer electronics device.
nevertheless, the application (hd-dvd) may justify the means for many media geeks. i'm not one to enter the blue-ray vs. hd-dvd debate, but hopefully a high-definition standard will be defined and catalyze the market to a new standard of dvd.
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user comments 88 comment(s)
|wtf… (10:04am est thu apr 20 2006)
what were they thinking? wouldn't an arm have been better? – by majortom
|hd-dvd??? (10:13am est thu apr 20 2006)
hd-dvd is dead.
the war between bluray and hd-dvd was over months ago.
pathetic and sad on so many levels…
"boast intel's world class media performance,"
70 watts!!!
ibm and cell is leaving intel in the dust.
– by andrew
|pretty funny (10:13am est thu apr 20 2006)
saw the first toshiba hd-dvd player up and running at best buy. our best buy does indeed sell 1080p tv's but our good ole best buy is so smart that they hooked the hd-dvd up to a 720p tv. none the less it did look fantastic but would of loved to see it playing on the 62 inch 1080p sony they had. – by asdf
|psp2 will be better (10:14am est thu apr 20 2006)
for sure, w00t yeah baby!!! – by psp pimp
|hmmm . . . (10:14am est thu apr 20 2006)
that is a strange move by toshiba. cost was a factor for them, but their has to be another reason the chose the pentium 4-m. maybe their notebook division had something to do with the design of their hd-dvd player? – by the tick
|the tick (10:18am est thu apr 20 2006)
could be something to do with microsoft backing hd-dvd? this thing is essentially an htpc, would it surprise anyone to find it's running an embedded version of windows? it wouldn't surprise me.
– by highlandcynic
|ouch ouch ouch (10:38am est thu apr 20 2006)
netbust over amd.. – by lol
|re: asdf (10:39am est thu apr 20 2006)
apparently it wouldn't matter… – by 7enigma
|7enigma (10:54am est thu apr 20 2006)
apparently being the key word.
what i found missing from that guy's article was an analysis of whether a next gen game console can, or will, drive hdtvs at 720p or 1080i (or in the case of ps3 1080p). if my boring dell pc here at work can be blasting away at my 19-inch lcd in glorious 32-bit color and 1280×1024 resolution at 72hz, then i don't see what's so remarkable about trying to pump 1080i or 1080p resolutions out of a next gen console with the graphics hardware that they have.
following that thought, i don't see how any hd-dvd or bluray player will be unable to provide real 1080i or 1080p reproduction on the screen. i do understand from the comments in the linked article that transmission standards do not necessarily allow for 1080p (or real 1080i). but a direct connect player is not transmitting an hdtv signal it is driving a monitor directly.
if hdtv is such a huge con, one has to wonder why no one noticed before.
|um (11:03am est thu apr 20 2006)
whats wrong with 70 watts? its not like you are going to be running it 24 hours a day, and your not going to notice a difference in your electric bill, i guess that extra couple dollars may break some people, if thats the case you have no business buying an hd-dvd player in the first play – by …
|re: um (11:23am est thu apr 20 2006)
the problem with 70w isn't power its heat. the p4-m puts off lots of heat. i work with ibm laptops that use p4-m's and we use them as hand warmers in the winter because they put off so much heat. – by coldhands
|bb not so stupid (11:34am est thu apr 20 2006)
let's see if you'll let me post now.
you can follow the standards from the japanese muse from 1979 to europes hd-mac and pal50 from 1986. if your 8-vsb-qam up converter ($200-$350) converts to 480i, that's all you get. edtv using dvb (480i) is about the best you get. – by tech
|re:coolhands (11:45am est thu apr 20 2006)
i couldn't care less about how much heat it puts off, as long as the thing operates properly it doesn't matter. – by …
|why does this need a 3.06 p4m? (12:03pm est thu apr 20 2006)
this is a device that will soon sell for 50$ (see dvd players). why would they need something so powerful as a pentium4? is that much processing power really necessary to watch movies? if no…i don't expect to see a handheld hd-dvd player for about 40 years. – by distempered
|well (12:06pm est thu apr 20 2006)
i wouldn't say it will soon sell for 50 bucks, maybe a couple years down the road – by lol
|re: lol (12:20pm est thu apr 20 2006)
no amd vs. intel discussion here please. this is a product where high performance clearly doesn't matter that much. seriously, do you have any clue what chip is in your current dvd player? do you care? toshiba probably got a good deal on these p4m's because intel has some spare capacity right now so it works out for both companies. – by corpgeek
|yeah exactly (12:23pm est thu apr 20 2006)
i can't stand the trolls on this forum that make everything a vs. debate – by …
|re: .. (12:26pm est thu apr 20 2006)
you might change your mind when you want to use the player on your deck in july…
and it dies.
re: corpgeek
that's exactly why toshiba got 'em: intel can't get rid of them because they're too hot for that 'm'. they're not really mobile. but very geeky, none the less. – by seljo myeri
|well (12:36pm est thu apr 20 2006)
if it dies i'll take it back to the damn store, really nothing to worry about in my opinion, they are not going to put something on the market that is prone to dying and if they did it would be recalled or fixed pretty quickly, thats just not smart business, give people some credit.
– by …
|re: … (12:42pm est thu apr 20 2006)
then this will never see the market, because it's just too hot. – by seljo myeri
|re: .. (12:45pm est thu apr 20 2006)
ever hear of xbox360? it still has problems, if you can find one. – by seljo myeri
|blue ray can't die (12:46pm est thu apr 20 2006)
it's not even going to come in to existence. no one is going to support blue ray just like no one is going to support umd, just like no one is going to support any technology innovation where sony refuses to let anyone else use it in the industry without having to fork over money to sony. that's their problem. hd-dvd will flurish as the industry standard and sony will be the only one's supporting blue ray… and then all the sony boys will cry foul because their beloved sony went down just like their umd, like their kits, like their psp, and ultimately, like the ps3. – by wtf?!?!?!1
|re: selijo myeri (12:48pm est thu apr 20 2006)
it is already on the market the best buys that received them sold out shortly after putting them on the shelves….
the xbox had some issues on launch and they fixed them, as i said if the hd has any problems it will be fixed. – by …
|re: wtf (12:51pm est thu apr 20 2006)
excelant point! another analogy would be x86 arcitecture vs. powerpc and others. x86 was technically inferrior, but because of backwards compatibility, x86 won buyer's $. now, i'm not saying blu-ray players won't be able to play old dvd's, but if sony tries to take a pound of flesh to license the tech, manufaturers will opt for the cheaper option. so will consumers, if given the choice, i think. – by seljo myeri
|re wtf (12:57pm est thu apr 20 2006)
if blu-ray didn't already have a large number of hardware and content companies behind it, you might just have a point.
but it does, and you don't.
– by you're all idiots
|well (12:58pm est thu apr 20 2006)
correct me if i'm wrong but i am under the understanding that blue-ray will not be able to play older dvds. – by ……
|re: … (1:00pm est thu apr 20 2006)
the problems is, this heat issue can't be fixed. it's a design flaw of the cpu used. the only thing that fixes it is a different cpu.
good article. i didn't realize this was actually released. thought it was more prototype kinda thing. still too hot imo. surely there's some other chip out there with the muscle and low power. some other company will release one eventually. untill then, why not just build your own htpc w/ dvr and hd-dvd player? this is basically a small pc anyway, without the functionallity that it could easily provide. add dvr ability, then i might think about this gadget.
from what i understand about xbox360, hey had some bad ram, so that was fixed by replacing it with good ram. – by seljo myeri
|went to best biy's web site (1:03pm est thu apr 20 2006)
does thing look like an old 1982 vcr, or what?
– by seljo myeri
|re:seljo myeri (1:05pm est thu apr 20 2006)
i understand the over heating issue in a pc or laptop, i can't imagine having overheating in an hd-dvd player, all its doing is playing a dvd, doesn't take much of the cpu to do that. its not going to be pushing it anywhere near the amount that a pc or laptop pushes the cpu – by …
|yeah (1:07pm est thu apr 20 2006)
i'll wait until it drops in price and there is a sure winner. although 500 bucks isn't bad. it is definately a little bulky. – by …
|you are corrected (1:18pm est thu apr 20 2006)
bd-dvd players can play older dvds and cds. – by yawn
|process power (1:26pm est thu apr 20 2006)
distempered i would say say that it does require that much processing power, trying 1080p or even 720p videos on my 2.6ghz pc with pretty decent other components runs shockingly bad. – by rusty
|one of those wow moments (1:28pm est thu apr 20 2006)
i remember a couple of months ago watching a streamed star trek generation episode at 1024×768 at 300mbs on my monitor with the 4m mobo graphics. i've never seen anything close to that before, even with native 720p projectors. the color depth is so deep you'd think it was 3d. i've seen everything bb, cc … have to offer and this was way different. it was like there were little actors walking around and i was watching them through a clear glass window. when i can buy something like that for under $10,000 (cheapest 1080p projectors), i'll buy it. – by tech
| (2:05pm est thu apr 20 2006)
x86 is cheap and every man, woman, child and there dog can program it. they have basically taken a cut down pc and just called it a dvd player. – by
|turn up the heat (2:37pm est thu apr 20 2006)
we all know that p-4's are heat proned, i dont want to ever hear about it again or i ll shut off your cell phone. – by -telecom guy
|welcome to software based products (3:35pm est thu apr 20 2006)
with all the debates about drm and features, going with a purely software based approach is best. the high performance cpu (although power hungry and hot) has enough bandwidth to handle changes without loss in performance.
when the hd-dvd standard becomes firm and volumes ramp-up, that's when an asic will replace the cpu (and bring the power down by an order of magnitude).
i think toshiba made excellent choices on their initial hardware. – by chipace
|reality check (4:25pm est thu apr 20 2006)
let see here. the hd-dvd is out! this is the one of millions that will follow. hd-dvd movies are already being produced as we speak for the consumer market.
the future is now.
blue ray, just like the delaystation 3, is an illusion. hd-dvd was scheduled release late last year and it finally came out now. with br, totally retoothing manufacturing plants, getting totally different architecture and support, even if br was scheduled to be released next month, the expected delays will push it back years. add to the fact that br is scheduled to be released sometime within the next two years, reality checkes and "unexpected things" happen, br will come out possibly 3 years from now…
read it right, reality will make br out three years from now…
don't know about you, but i'm getting one now and enjoying the future. – by wtf?!?!?11
|re: chipace (4:49pm est thu apr 20 2006)
high-bandwidth digital content protection
"most hdtv monitors/televisions manufactured before 2003 and 2004, and even some manufactured at later dates, are useless for watching hdtv."
|why do i get the feeling (4:50pm est thu apr 20 2006)
…that if blu ray weren't a sony product, that is not connected to the ps3, and if hddvd wern't connected to microsoft's console, there wouldn't be the large support for blu ray that there is now. after all if hddvd players can support 3 hour movies in 1080p because of h264 and sell for much cheaper than the respective blu ray players (which seem to be using an older mpeg2 variant codec, at least at start and won't hold any more play time per disk despite capacity)…which would you as a consumer choose.
i think most would pick hd dvd. – by joe consumer
|… more rant (5:00pm est thu apr 20 2006)
"we have two bad pieces of news for you.
the first is that almost all monitors sold up until now won�t be capable of displaying hd movies.
the second is that graphic cards suffer from the same problem.
the origin of this mess is a new indispensable norm called hdcp."
"the entire image process will have to be certified for the movie to be read:
the reader, blu-ray or hd-dvd,
the graphic card, if the media is read,
and the display, crt, lcd, plasma or projector."
"the communication schema is the following: the os copp driver verifies with the graphic card bios to check if it is legitimate. the card then goes to the monitor ksv, a unique 40 bit key, which will authorize the reading and displaying of the media after comparison with a data base provided by the hdcp consortium."
"being hdcp also implies the utilization of a numeric interface. only dvi and hdmi inputs/outputs can claim this certification. the presence of a numeric interface doesn�t necessarily imply hdcp compatibility. this is the reason for today�s major problem with monitors and current graphic cards, which will never be hdcp."
… – by tech
|joe cons (5:03pm est thu apr 20 2006)
i would choose the most superior product on the market. the product with the most support and longer life span. the product with cell technology.
sony = teh win – by fatsonyfanboy
|re: tech (5:08pm est thu apr 20 2006)
you have demontrated you proficency with cut-n-paste… now what is your comment?
– by chipace
|re: wtf (5:16pm est thu apr 20 2006)
ps-3 was delayed until fall '06, but blu-ray movies and players are scheduled to hit the stores within a month or two.
the first shipment of hd players was 10,000 – 15,000 units. with 3 movies available for them. a few more are coming out "real soon".
hardly a huge, screamin', unbeatable head start.
i wish i knew you so i could make a big fat bet with you on that 3 year comment. my prediction is that in 3 years, hd-dvd will be on the clearance racks with all the other crap people don't want.
– by you're all idiots
|… i'll paste some more (5:17pm est thu apr 20 2006)
"the pal secam current resolution is 720 x 576 pixels, for 4/3 and 16/9. if the transmitter emits interlaced frames, half frames, the resolution is 576i as compared to 576p for progressive and full frames. in 576p 415 kpixels are displayed simultaneously as compared to 207 kpixels in 576i.
the ntsc (the us) displays more images per seconds, 30 instead of 25, but with a lower resolution 538 x 480 pixels in 4/3, 720 x 480 in 16/9. 480p movies display at most 346 kpixels."
the great hdcp fiasco
"just because the gpu itself supports hdcp doesn�t mean that the graphics card can output dvi/hdcp. there needs to be additional support at the board level, which includes licensing the hdcp decoding keys from the digital content protection, llc."
|i really like blue-ray (5:24pm est thu apr 20 2006)
but i think hd-dvd will win this one out. sony is bo lone ni….
now, all they have to do is put a root kit embedded to each raydisc (as a requirement for selling the media). – by sony=microsoft
|…. pasting a little more (5:31pm est thu apr 20 2006)
"an ati representative said: �people will not be able to turn on hdcp through a software patch since the hdcp keys need to be present during the manufacturing. we are rolling out hdcp through oems at this time but we have not finalized our retail plans yet.�"
"well, what about nvidia? they were actually very direct: �the boards themselves must be designed with an extra chip when the board is manufactured. the extra chip stores a crypto key, and you cannot retrofit an existing board after the board is produced.�"
"hdcp is the brain-child of intel, and now belongs to a spin-off company, digital content protection, llc. they�re the ones who profit off all of the licensing fees. it's half a cent per item. if you compare that to licensing fees for hdmi, you'll see that while both have the same $15,000 annual fee, hdmi licensing is 4 cents/per unit (if you use the maximum discount)."
"the world simply isn�t ready for high-definition video playback such as hd-dvd or blu-ray. the solution to this problem isn�t technical. it�s political."
my suggestion is that if you get the oppertunity compare the true resolutions. you may find that when you compare, your eye can't tell the difference (ie well recorded tape sounds is good, cd sound is much worse (under 128b), but many people say that it sounds better). – by tech
|re: chipace (5:35pm est thu apr 20 2006)
for under $20,000, 480i is the best you can get at this time. – by tech
|re: tech (6:34pm est thu apr 20 2006)
actually, the toshiba can output 1080i, though not 1080p. and warner apparently aren't enforcing analog downgrading through the component outputs (at least on their first few hddvd releases.)
"first, great news for those who do not currently own an hdtv set with hdmi inputs — warner has elected not to enforce ict, the controversial "down-res" copy protection scheme built into the hd-dvd spec, that allows a content provider to downgrade the quality of an hd dvd disc to standard dvd quality via the component outs. so that means you can watch all the studios initial hd-dvd offerings in full 1080i without hdmi — at least for now, until warner decides to implement ict (which it has publicly stated it intends to do). also note that component connectors are not capable of delivering full 1080p, however, so if you eventually want to upgrade your home theater to the full 1080p experience, you will still have to buy a new set down the road."
"warner has not skimped on its first hd-dvd releases. 'last samurai,' like warner's other two initial hd-dvd offerings ('million dollar baby' and 'phantom of the opera') showcases the movie by encoding it at 1080p — meaning you're going to get every last pixel of the hd format's absolute maximum 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. hooked up properly to a hdtv that can accept an 1080p input, and you're getting a professional-grade image that can only be bettered by today's multi-million dollar digital cinema formats (which would be pretty useless for the screen sizes in the majority of home theaters anyway).
now, the bad news. there are very few hd display devices on the market today that can accept a 1080p input (we're using one of them, the hp pavilion 65″ dlp rptv, as the centerpiece of our reference system), but then toshiba's two first-gen hd-dvd players (the hd-a1 and its slightly snazzier cousin, the hd-xa1) can only output 1080i anyway. that means the performance you can get today out of these first hd-dvd discs is a slight notch down from full 1080p, but rest assured, it can still deliver one hell of a picture, and is certainly a major leap forward in image quality over even the best standard dvd image."
it's an interesting review and gives some interesting "current state of hd" information, which is useful considering how quickly they are changing all the associated "standards". – by blaine
|wha?? (6:58pm est thu apr 20 2006)
your dell is doing 1280×1024 (1,310,720pixels [5:4 ratio wtf? why can't lcds just fit in?]) in what? excel? supports hardware c&l i hope! in fact, since the tv standard is going wide thats actually 1920×1080(2,073,600pixels, hmm i'm no mathmatician wait yes i am, thats more pixels than your "gloriuos 19inch dell lcd"[720p is 1280×720 in 16:9]) regardless of whether it has a game with fancy specular, normal, hdr and what not happening to those pixels 2 megapixels in motion is remarkable, for lack of a better word. – by opposite of highland
|thanks tech (7:44pm est thu apr 20 2006)
i haven't been keeping up recently (tired of waiting 2 years ago) although i occasionally go to computer stores and ask stupid questions. i am always amused at the "answers" i get from otherwise knowledgeble people, most people are under the impression that computers "should" be able to play hdtv if you can just find the right software, very sad.
hollywood is still under the impression that hdcp is unbreakable not just robust. instead of putting their efforts into devleoping the next-gen hd (high bitrate/4k?/stereo?) and selling old stock to the new markets (tape, laserdisk, dvd, 20mbps-hd-media, hd+, etc.) their misguided paranoia delays their revenue stream years, even decades. setting hardware compliance so high dosen't just anger consumers but converts them into an entire culture of dmca violators. effectively creating tens of millions of consumer felons. – by ziptone
|re: blaine (8:10pm est thu apr 20 2006)
so true. too many people don't read specs anymore.
"hooked up properly to a hdtv" is the most important line in the quote. just like with pc bottlenecks, it's a least common denominator issue, right down to the cable.
how are you planning to pass hd media through a non-hdmi or dvi without the utilization of a numeric interface?
i noticed that pc world got their toshiba hd-dvd to review 2 days ago, but they give no output or up conversion specs. crutchfield says hd is only passed through the hdmi output. with component video you'll only get 480i.
"sure, regular dvds look good on an hdtv, but dvds can't deliver true high-definition video, even if you're using an "upconverting" dvd player."
"the hd-a1 can also improve the look of all your dvds by upconverting the video signal to better match your hdtv's high-resolution screen."
dvds are 480.
the reason all the tvs at bb, cc … look the same is that they are all producing 480i. it's not that 1080i or p are not possible, it just that a $1000 hd-dvd player, $500 up converter and $3000 tv is not going to produce it, but will produce 480i.
pc worlds review said it takes over 30 sec.s for it to boot and then it takes over another 30 sec.s to start reading the disc. is this true on your toshiba? – by tech
|hollywood greed (11:55pm est thu apr 20 2006)
all this copy protection does is add cost, delay introduction of equipment, and piss off consumers. toshiba all ready has the first laptop with a hd-dvd drive. how long do you think it will be untill the standard is cracked and people are ripping hd-dvds? by the time the computer drives are common in the market place the cracking software will be there. hollywood will still make billions. it just chaps their cheeks that they can't get every cent. boot leg hd-dvd will be common very soon and all the greed in holly york won't stop it. – by sulu
|blue ray can die (12:41am est fri apr 21 2006)
and i think they will. being late to market has killed many a superior technologies.
if hd=dvd is entrenched there won't be any race as blue-ray will be a ps2 rhing and that's it… – by observation
|seljo myeri (12:50am est fri apr 21 2006)
yeah, like you are an expert in anything. stfu.
– by hodar
|pretty surprising (1:22am est fri apr 21 2006)
i would've thought that they'd go with a "dedicated" processor, not a general purpose thing like the p4-m.
i'm actually surprised that a p4-m will be able to decode hd-dvd. i mean, a desktop pc with a p4 prescott at 3.8 can just barely decode h.394 or whatever it is, without the help of a capable video card.
also, why not p-m? – by liquidcrystaldisplay
|not smart. (1:25am est fri apr 21 2006)
i call it a asic get one! – by evan brom.
|blu-ray will win (1:25am est fri apr 21 2006)
the capacity is higher.
the features are the same.
all sony ps3's will ship with it by default.
we will be stocking both.
there is much more consumer interest in blu-ray though…
email@example.com – by earl
|re: tech 2 (2:12am est fri apr 21 2006)
"how are you planning to pass hd media through a non-hdmi or dvi without the utilization of a numeric interface?"
actually, i don't have the toshiba hd-dvd player, i was just linking to a review which stated that the first warner hd-dvds aren't coded to prevent hd through the analog component, so apparently you can use the component connection to get 1080i through the analog connection to do just that. at least until warner revokes that right on later hd-dvd disc pressings.
however, i do have a toshiba dvd/hard drive recorder with upconverting, and on that unit they are very picky about what they will output to while upconverting (which is stupid, as it is just upconverting anyway, not true hd.) it will work with my lcd tv because it has an hdmi port with the required hdcp. if i try to output it to a regular computer monitor through an hdmi to dvi converter it will only output standard definition, as expected.
that recorder is fairly slow on startup (about 15 seconds), so a 30 second startup on the toshiba hd player wouldn't shock me, though it is depressing. i also find the toshiba picture soft compared to my pioneer, so i'm curious to see what the toshiba hd looks like.
i'm not in a hurry to buy hd-dvd or bluray, though, as i don't like the "remote self destruct" that is allowed in the drm, and all the other "features" of both formats' drm.
i also already have too many dead-end competing formats in my collection (beta, sacd, dvd-audio) much as i love sacd's quality, sony seems to have killed it with horrible pricing and marketing, so i am waiting to see if they kill bluray the same way before i buy in this time. – by blaine
|re: tech 3 (2:28am est fri apr 21 2006)
"the reason all the tvs at bb, cc … look the same is that they are all producing 480i. it's not that 1080i or p are not possible, it just that a $1000 hd-dvd player, $500 up converter and $3000 tv is not going to produce it, but will produce 480i."
sorry, i forgot to comment on this comment.
are you saying that you can't see a difference in a hd feed on a hdtv versus a standard definition feed on an sdtv? the early demos i saw of hd six years ago looked pretty bad, but even the compressed cable hd channels are pretty easily distinguishable from standard definition these days. even in my local best buy. you must have a really bad store in your neighbourhood.
i'm assuming a well mastered hd-dvd would be quite a bt better than a live real-time hd feed, but i'll have to see one first.
but after the sacd experience, i'm still not sure it will be "better enough" to make everyone upgrade from dvd, like the difference from vhs to dvd. especially if they make it a huge pain with drm. i'm thinking hd-dvd could end up a niche "high-end" format like the laserdisc, while the masses stick to dvd. dvd disc versus tape was a pretty easy sell, but dvd disc versus higher quality dvd disc might not be enough in a world that seems to be happy to settle for mp3 and wmv. – by blaine
|shut up already u stink >> (3:18am est fri apr 21 2006)
((>.., – by //a: ////www.
|dvd will outlive hd-dvd and bd (3:36am est fri apr 21 2006)
i am self employed making a good living installing home theater, computer networks/softare/hardware, offering solutions for anything consumer electronics related. by far, in nearly all of the homes i go into (95% +), people have their dvd player hooked up by regular composite video, and they would have it hooked up by coax rf if their dvd players had it. even when the person has a nice new hdtv with progressive component or hdmi inputs, they have it hooked up by composite. they are good people, it's just that most don't want to learn about how video works. they aren't even getting the best picture available from dvds, i don't think they are going to rush to buy any hd format. 95% of people, if they bought a high def player (hd-dvd or blu-ray), would get it home, hook it up by composite, sit back and enjoy what they think is an hd picture. it just doesn't occur to the average person that the type of connection directly affects the kind of picture quality, they just assume that as long as it's connected, it works perfectly. some get the idea that a more expensive "gold cable" is better, but then they buy and use a $20 gold plated composite cable, yikes ! some people comment on that great high definiton picture they get on their new hdtv, even though they aren't getting any source in hd, they are just seeing the same old ntsc channels on their new set. so, both new hd formats will exist but only a minority of consumers (15-20%) who are tech types will get them and connect them properly to get the full benefit. there will be a lot of confusion at the retail market with the rollou of hd-dvd $ blu-ray, from salespeople who don't quite know enough to really be helpful, to those who buy an hd-dvd and find it won't play in their dvd player. nearly everyone reading these posts is a tech type and likes having the knowledge, but most people are too busy doing other things in their life to learn what's necessary to get the most out of hd. i think that dvd will be the mass market format for the next ten years, by then, something better than hd-dvd or blu-ray will begin to take hold. – by ron the cable guy
|re: coldhands (6:14am est fri apr 21 2006)
"the problem with 70w isn't power its heat. the p4-m puts off lots of heat. i work with ibm laptops that use p4-m's and we use them as hand warmers in the winter because they put off so much heat. – by coldhands"
sit on one of your hands for roughly 10 minutes until it becomes numb. now when it's warm (still numb and you can't feel it) put some lube and jerk yourself off. now since you can't feel your hand, all your dick feels is another hand jerking it off. now… doesn't that feel better and warmer :) – by warm hand and dick
|opposite of highland (9:50am est fri apr 21 2006)
the stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me. 1080p is simply a resolution and color depth. hardware capable of pushing 60 frames per second to that resolution and color depth is available today to more or less anyone buying a standard pc. that was the point. my dell here at the office is resolution capped because of the screen, but it does run above the 720p standard, quite easily, and it's an older pc running intel's crappy on board video.
good grief. i laugh my ass off every time someone comes on here and opines about how 1080p is impossible because of the bandwidth or whatever. it's almost as bad as microsoft fud trying to suggest that no game can be done in 1080p resolution. the crazy thing is that there are pc games right now capable of running at that resolution on hardware that's a year or two old!
oh it's sounds so clever to blather on about how many mhz are needed or how many mb/second of bandwidth are needed or whatever other stellar revelation it is now. there is a pure and simple fact.
1080p is approximately 2mega-pixels a frame. at 32bits per pixel thats approximately 8mb per frame for a raw image. 60 of those a second is only 480mb per second. that is well within the bandwidth of any modern cpu or gpu and the associated bus designs.
have any of you read the benchmarks and reviews of modern gpus? they are typically challenged with running games at 1600×1200 resolution (which comes out at 1,920,000 pixels, just a smidge under 1080p). the point, mr opposite, was that on really average pc hardware that's about 18 months old it's not beyond the capability of the hardware to push the number of pixels and frames needed to hit 720p, and for more modern hardware, or hardware specifically designed for the job, pumping out 1080p resolutions is not a major issue. remember that for playback of hd-dvd or blu-ray the system is not doing a hell of a lot of additional procesing beyond running the codec needed to decode and display the content.
games in 1080p would certainly be more taxing, but by no means impossible.
– by highlandcynic
|hd unimpressive. (9:53am est fri apr 21 2006)
critics unimpressed with hd dvd
consumer electronics writers have begun to weigh in on the new hd dvd players distributed by toshiba this week, and most are unimpressed. several cite an intolerably long boot-up period, a confusing menu system, and incompatible sound. but nearly all express disappointment in the picture. on smaller sets, the writers agree, the difference between hd dvd and a conventional dvd is virtually undetectable. "bottom line is that hd dvd is great, but will you notice?" asks ben drawbaugh on hdbeat.com. writing in the los angeles times david colker remarked that on larger screens he could detect a subtle difference. he added: "i tested my perceptions by switching between the two formats. i asked a colleague to close his eyes while i chose a version, then had him open them and guess: dvd or hd dvd? he got it right only about 75% of the time. so, yes, it's better. but don't expect the dramatic leap in quality that came with the transition from vhs to dvds in the 1990s."
from imdb – by
|ro ron the cable guy (12:30pm est fri apr 21 2006)
people don't read specs anymore.
by: so true, and that's because they are only viewing 480i. i went to svhs using a svga cable and edtv, so when i switched to dvd i got nothing but a different media (that degrades faster).
highlandcynic: when you say that you are getting 720p, what is your source? dvd is 480. let me give you an example you can try on your pc. set your screen area to 1280 x 1024. go to a wallpaper site
when you see 720p, you'll know it, the difference is huge.
|tech (12:28am est sat apr 22 2006)
i am not claiming a dvd player can produce resolution that's not there. i was simply stating tht the hardware necessary to put the pixels on the screen fast enough is there. decoding the data stream from the disc and displaying it is a relatively modest workload for a modern cpu, even at hd resolutions.
i am not in any way claiming that a dell pc can somehow up-convert and magically interpolate the picture data to produce detail missing from the original format.
one thing i do urge anyone interested in high def to do is get a decent dvd player and component video cable to hook it up with. if your display can manage 480p and your dvd can too, you will fell well rewarded by the picture quality.
watching dvds on a 19-inch lcd isn't in the same league as a big screen tv or movie screen, but the picture quality, sharpness, color depth and vibrancy are utterly different from the washed out crap that a standard tv can do. as someone discussed earlier most folks still use rf hookups for dvd playback. argh! anything but that!
if any are still in down, this list starts with the least desireable type of connection for a standard dvd player.
rf – grainy and prone to interference. looks washed out and blurry.
composite video (the rca leads), better. brighter, better contrast and color, but still a little fuzzy.
s-video, good. ok now we are talking, this is the business. well it's better than those old compocite video leads.
component video. best. ok, more cables, more spaghetti, but hey look at that picture. bright, sharp and rock steady (well, depending on your screen). this is the way to go with a standard tv.
pc playback looks even better, but when you're limited to 19 or 17-inch flat panels you long for a bigger screen.
i've seen the effect you're describing tech, i think it's the better color depth as well, if you have a *good* screen with great contrast and color saturation it will look spectacular, especially in a darkened room.
|something wrong (1:49pm est sat apr 22 2006)
pentium 4-m were the mobile line of pentium 4 until mid 2003. they maxed at 2.6ghz. at that point they used a mobile pentium 4 (pentium 4 with speedstep) and that went till 3.06ghz. so is the hddvd player using pentium 4-m or mobile pentium 4 – by confused
|sony doesn't = blu-ray (7:48pm est sun apr 23 2006)
what i don't understand is the general misconception that sony is blu-ray. sure, they're one of the co-developers of the technology but so is matsushita (panasonic), hitachi, mitsubishi, apple, hp, lg, pioneer, samsung, dell tdk, and over one hundred more companies. if anyhing, it's those tied to hd-dvd that's being bullish about their technology, namely toshiba and nec. hd-dvd is cheaper in the short run but not as impressive specs-wise as blu-ray. storage and bit-rate are potentially superior in blu-ray tech vs. hd-dvd. – by hooper
|highlandcynic (9:07am est mon apr 24 2006)
"1080p is approximately 2mega-pixels a frame. at 32bits per pixel thats approximately 8mb per frame for a raw image. 60 of those a second is only 480mb per second. that is well within the bandwidth of any modern cpu or gpu and the associated bus designs."
the problem still lies within some of the hardware. 480mb/s is well within the bandwidth of cpus and gpus, but not within the bandwidth of standard ide133, sataii, or even u320. that type of bandwidth is well beyond that of most, if not all, mechanical disks. on a computer, the only practical solution is to move all that data to ram or use some magical compression method.
|comp tech (9:14am est mon apr 24 2006)
your computer is only as fast as your slowest component. – by …
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the high performance demand for hd-dvd playback is the processing overhead to decode mpeg-4, vc-1 material at hd resolutions. these codecs require some serious horsepower to run good frame rates, and the addition of relatively high resolutions of hd just worsens matters. this kind of operation will choke nearly any computer you can buy today, and even runs the highest-end computer very hard. if it were mpeg-2, the demands would be substantially less.
so the irony of all this is the very push for supporting advanced codecs (mpeg-4/vc-1) is what created the necessity for such uber hardware requirements for hd-dvd. unfortunately, br players will have to follow suit with similar obstacles to ensure vc-1 compatibility (a mini-cell processor at the heart of such player may ease the horsepower predicament, ultimately).
i am curious about the pentium 4-m/mobile pentium 4 designation, as well. also wonder why toshiba didn't opt for the latest dual-core p3 hybrids from intel. this reaks of politically motivated hardware choice, as well. – by mr. hanky
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Many non-governmental organizations have been in the forefront in advocating for civil, human and migrants' rights. The organizations target the people who have fallen victims of discrimination acts such as racial profiling. The victims are educated about their rights and the legal recourse to pursue.
Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights under Law
The organization is a non-partisan and non-profit group which was formed in 1963 as requested by former USA President John F. Kennedy. The organization is involved in advocating for civil rights aimed at eradicating racial discrimination. Read more: Jim Larkin | Twitter
The primary goal of the committee is to fight for equal opportunities for minority groups. The committee campaigns against the elements that bring racial discrimination and economic disparity. The Lawyers' Committee focuses on representing African Americans to obtain justice for racial discrimination acts. The other groups that are represented by the committee are racial and ethnic minorities who are usually faced with economic disparity.
Lacey & Larkin Frontera Fund
The group was started by Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin to provide financial support to the organizations which are advocating for human rights of the immigrants. Michael Lacey and Jim Larking decided to use $3.75 million from the settlement after the arrest by the sheriff to fund the organizations.
The two reporters who are the co-founders of Phoenix New Times were arrested after publishing a story revolving around the sheriff. Michael Lacey and Jim Larking had earlier fought for the implementation of first amendment rights. Therefore, they sued the county and won the case. They were given $3.75 million as resettlement amount, and they have been using the fund to support the groups that fight for the human rights of the immigrants.
The Advocates for Human Rights
The organization is actively involved in advocating for human rights across the globe. Their operations are available locally, regionally and globally. The organization obtains support from volunteers and partners to improve the standards of human rights.
The reinforcement of the law is what the organization strives for so that the victims of human right injustices are represented well. The group has assisted children, women, and immigrants to obtain human rights for more than 30 years.
ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
The organization protects the civil and human rights of the immigrants. The group achieves its objectives by employing advocacy, outreach and litigation programs. The Supreme and District courts aids in implementing the litigation programs. The primary focus of the group is to ensure that the immigrants obtain human rights.
Mike and Jim who are the main executive members in the organization ensure that the immigrants get equal justice as stipulated by the law. They challenge the legality of laws which tend to prevent the immigrants from accessing the justice in the court of law.
The fight for the civil, human and the immigrants requires the collaborations of many non-profit organizations. Lots funds are also needed to achieve the objectives. Michael Lacey and Jim Larking are examples of individuals who have supported financially the groups that fight the rights of immigrants.
Learn more about Jim Larkin: http://www.laceyandlarkinfronterafund.org/

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Range hood wiring diagrams generally include information about the necessary voltage for the unit, which components require electrical wiring, and the colors of the wires that lead in and away from those components. Wiring diagrams for specific models vary by brand.
One example of a range hood wiring diagram details the electrical components of the Broan model number 113023. This wiring diagram, available as of October 2015 on the Sears Parts Direct website, details four areas of the range hood electrical system. The household power source of 120 volts and 60 hertz of alternating current is transmitted into the hood via three wires, colored black, white and green. The first two of these wires are the in and out of the flow of electricity, while the green is attached as a ground wire. These three wires move into the rough-in kit wiring box, passing through into the fan system. There, each wire connects with a similarly colored wire from the blower motor. Past the fan system, the three wires attach to the lights, light controls, motor speed controls and thermostat.
Although wiring diagrams illustrate range hood electrical connections, the website Ask The Electrician cautions against do-it-yourself wiring of this nature. The site rates this application skill level as intermediate to advanced, indicating that a licensed electrician or contractor familiar with building codes should handle these tasks.


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When the National Basketball Association signed a new six-year, $4.6 billion TV-rights deal with Walt Disney Co. and AOL Time Warner, the bulk of the league's games went to Disney's ESPN and AOL's TNT.
Now both networks are positioning themselves as the NBA's home-TNT is heading into its 19th season of coverage, ESPN its first in 19 years-and both have new ad campaigns to tout the games.
In ESPN's case, home is the literal theme of the campaign as the network's anchors and NBA stars are shown living under one roof and muddling through various family situations. The campaign is from Wieden & Kennedy, New York.
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"We haven't had the league [since 1983] and we just wanted to communicate that ... it's back on ESPN," said Lee Ann Daly, senior VP-marketing, ESPN.
TNT's in-house campaign relies on its experience with the league and its star power. Former NBA standout Charles Barkley and Emmy Award-winning anchor Ernie Johnson will co-host a live talk show, "Listen Up!," prior to TNT's Thursday night weekly doubleheaders. Former NBA star Kenny Smith completes the trio on TNT's coverage.
"We think our talent is a clear point of differentiation ... from anybody else carrying the NBA," said Jeff Gregor, senior VP-sports marketing and programming, TNT. "Our message is that we want to create and feed this new franchise for TNT, that it's the only place to watch the NBA on Thursday nights."
Indeed, the league will only have a maximum of three games scheduled on Thursdays, with one game as a backup for TNT in case another game is postponed. TNT will televise 52 games in the 2002-03 season, which begins Oct. 29. ESPN and ESPN2 will air 76 games.
Ed Erhardt, president-ESPN/ABC Sports customer marketing and sales, said ESPN is 70% sold out for the season. "The marketplace is in full swing," Mr. Erhardt said. "We're in negotiations with most of the major players in the various categories." A spokesman for TNT said his network was about 75% sold for the season.
The NBA has renewed its sponsorships with America Online, American Express Corp., Coca-Cola Co.'s Sprite and PepsiCo's Gatorade. Nike and Reebok are back, and the league added Lego, MBNA America Bank and Adidas. Several more deals are pending.
But TNT and ESPN won't be the only place to see NBA games. Disney's ABC will air 14 regular-season games and the NBA Finals. NBA TV, a joint venture between the league and AOL Time Warner available on digital cable, In Demand and DirecTV, will air games four nights a week beginning in February. The league itself will continue its in-house ad campaign from last season, "Love It Live." The first new spot will appear next week. Also, General Electric Corp.'s Telemundo will air 15 weekly Saturday games in Spanish, also beginning in February. It is the first time one of the major U.S. sports leagues has signed a deal to have its games broadcast in Spanish.
But with the bulk of games on cable, will the NBA fall off the radar screen, or does cable level the playing field? The NBA would like to reverse a precipitous ratings decline. Since its peak rating of 18.7 and a 33 share for the 1998 NBA Finals, viewership has dropped to a 10.2 rating and 19 share for this past June's championship series. Ratings for the NBA All-Star Game have also declined, going from a high of 14.3/22 in 1993 to a 5.1/8 share this past February.
"When you're talking about falling off the radar, that's mostly with the press," said Steve Stermberg, senior VP-director of audience analysis for Magna Global USA. "The core audience is going to watch NBA on cable. ... You're fragmenting the audience, but you're not necessarily having people spend less time watching the NBA."


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The Supreme Court addressed a matter of vital concern for many parents in the state of Texas—whether payments other than to a child-support registry will count toward discharging a court-ordered child-support obligation. The Court held that on the facts of this case, in a child-support enforcement proceeding, payments made directly to a child's school, rather than to the court-ordered registry, will count in the determination of arrearages. This critical family law issue yielded four separate opinions—the majority, a concurrence, and two dissents. What follows will focus on the key takeaways from the majority ruling. But there will be much discussion of all the opinions among the family law bar.
Ochsner v. Ochsner
Supreme Court of Texas, No. 14-0638 (June 24, 2016)
Justice Willett (Opinion): Justice Guzman (Concurring); Justice Johnson (Dissent); Justice Boyd (Dissent)
The parties' divorce decree ordered Father to pay for his daughter's private school, at first directly to the school and then, if she changed schools, to the child-support registry. When his daughter changed schools, however, Father continued to make the payments directly to the new school, and in fact paid $20,000 more than what the decree ordered. Ten years later, Mother sued to enforce payment of the amounts not paid through the registry.
The trial court gave Father credit for payments made directly to the school. The court of appeals did not, holding that the trial court could not consider payments made by Father that did not comply with the terms of the decree, i.e., that payments be made through the registry.
The Texas Supreme Court, in a decision marked by common sense, deconstructed the meaning of Texas Family Code Chapter §157.263(b-1) by looking to the dictionary meaning of key terms used in this section, and held that in a child-support enforcement action, the trial court may consider evidence of direct payments when confirming child-support arrearages.
- The Supreme Court distinguished enforcement of a child-support order under Texas Family Code Chapter 157 from a proceeding to establish a child-support obligation under Texas Family Code Chapter 154.
- Under Chapter 154, the trial court can determine the amount of the child-support obligation, and specify the manner in which the payments can be made. While payments made pursuant to a wage withholding order must go through the registry per Texas Family Code § 154.004(b), the Court noted there was nothing in that section requiring that voluntary payments must do so.
- There is nothing in Chapter 157 that requires a court to only consider payments made through the registry in determining if there is a child-support arrearage, and if so, in confirming the amount of that arrearage. The trial court has discretion to consider a range of evidence, including direct payments to the other parent or a third party in making those determinations.
- In doing so, the court is not modifying the original child-support obligation, which is prohibited by the Texas Family Code in an enforcement action, but instead making a factual determination of what payments have been made by the parent to discharge that obligation.
- The Court was not abandoning its prior ruling in Williams v. Patton that private agreements between the parties to reduce or eliminate the court-ordered child-support obligation are not enforceable. In this case, the issue was not missed payments, but payments that had been made, albeit not in accordance with the support order. While a court cannot consider an agreement that downgrades the child support obligation, it may consider one that has the opposite effect.
Big picture, this decision could have widespread implications for parents in Texas, as child support is one of the most frequently litigated issues in family law. The Court noted that the dissenting Justices' concern that this decision could encourage gamesmanship and "he said-she said" in enforcement matters; but that concern should not impede the Court in ruling on the meaning of the enforcement statutes. The Supreme Court observed that the trial courts in Texas were up to the task of "ferreting … out" such concerns, as these are factual determinations they make every day.
The Court confined its decision to the facts presented, and made clear it was not holding that tuition payments always qualify as child support. It also cautioned the ruling should not be taken as encouragement to make direct payments outside the registry. The Court recognized that doing that could complicate matters, and create risks regarding proof, because under other circumstances a court could exercise it discretion not to credit such payments in determining the arrearage amount.
In light of the Supreme Court's decision, future child-support enforcement actions in Texas will now be even more fact-intensive for trial courts exercising their discretion whether to credit outside payments against the child support obligation.


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– 2005 Victory Kingpin
Last year, the Kingpin broke onto the scene like a giant wrecking ball. A big, juicy, custom-inspired bike that busted up conventionality with iron-fisted authority. A smooth customer. All wrapped in a demeanor direct from the wrong side of town. For year two, it continues. Only better. At the heart of the Kingpin is the Freedom 92/5. Strong. Fuel-injected and counterbalanced. Built for going distances. The rest of the bike takes its cues from there. Aluminum swingarm with rising-rate linkage rear suspension for a smooth ride. Rubber-mounted handlebar. Deeply contoured seat. And full, vibration-absorbing floorboards. You get an inverted front fork, 6-spoke cast aluminum wheels and fully valanced fenders. This year, you'll find new self-canceling turn signals and new paint schemes. For those who prefer their ride even more decked out, we offer the Kingpin Deluxe. Everything that's good, only more of it. Windshield. Saddlebags. And plenty of touring accessories.
Kingpin features
Freedom 92/5, fuel-injected and counterbalanced.
Aluminum swingarm with rising-rate linkage rear suspension for a smooth ride.
Deeply contoured seat. And full, vibration-absorbing floorboards.
Inverted front fork, 6-spoke cast aluminum wheels and fully valanced fenders.
New self-canceling turn signals and new paint schemes.
Engine 4-stroke/50°/V-twin
Cooling System Air/Oil
Displacement 92 / 1507 cu.in / cc
Bore x Stroke 97 x 102 mm x mm
Compression Ratio 9.2:1
Valve Train SOHC/4 valves per cylinder/self-adjusting cam chains/hydraulic lifters
Fuel System Electronic Fuel Injection with 44mm throttle bodies
Fuel Capacity 4.5/17.0 U.S. gallons
Exhaust Staggered slash-cut dual exhaust with common volume
Oil Capacity 6.0 / 5.7 U.S. quart
Charging System 38 amps max output
Battery 12 volts/18 amp hours
Primary Drive Gear drive with torque compensator
Clutch Wet/multi-plate
Transmission 5-speed constant mesh
Final Drive Reinforced belt
Front Brake 300mm floating rotor with 4-piston caliper
Rear Brake 300mm floating rotor with 2-piston caliper
Length 99.1/2519 in/mm
Wheelbase 65.6/1690 in/mm
Seat Height 26.5/673 in/mm
Ground Clearance 5.8/148 in/mm
Rake/Trail 32.8°/5.44/138 in/mm
Dry Weight 639/290 lbs/kg
GVWR 1154/524 lbs/kg
Front Suspension Conventional telescopic fork
Rear Suspension Single, mono-tube gas/forged and cast aluminum w/ rising-rate linkage/3.9in. (100mm) travel/preload adjustable spring
Front Wheel 18.0 x 3.0in
Rear Wheel 18.0 x 5.0in
Front Tire 130 70-18 Dunlop® Elite II
Rear Tire 180 55-B18 Dunlop® D417
Solid Colors Black, Solar Red, Sonic Blue
Two-Toned Colors Black over Vogue Silver, Pearl White over Vogue Silver, Polaris Anniversary Two-Tone
Multiple Colors Pearl White with Vogue Silver Flames, Black with Tribal Fade Flames


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Biographical Sketch
Dr. Eloise Elliott is a native West Virginian, born and raised in rural Greenbrier County. She received a B.A. in Elementary Education from Concord University in Athens, West Virginia, a M.A. in Physical Education from Salem University in Salem, West Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Elliott was employed at Concord University in the Department of Human Performance, where she served as chair of the department from 1993 to 2004. Prior to joining the ranks of higher education, she taught physical education and kindergarten in Mercer County schools for 13 years. Elliott's work primarily focuses on children's health, specifically physical activity, nutrition and obesity prevention, and on pedagogy and curriculum development. Her interest in educational technology led to the development of Healthy Hearts 4 Kids, and Take Charge! Be Healthy!, both web-based school health instructional modules designed to teach intermediate age children and adolescents about good health practices. Currently, the instructional modules have been used by more than 40,000 students in 47 states.
Nationally, Elliott has served as Chair of the Council of Physical Education for Children (COPEC) of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), co-authored the NASPE Position Paper, A Comprehensive School Physical Activity Plan, served on the National Physical Education Teacher of the Year committee, served as Director of the American Master Teacher Program, and has been involved in various capacities in AAHPERD at the state and national level over the past 25 years. Most recently, Dr. Elliott was appointed to the national President's Council on Fitness, Sport, and Nutrition Science Board.
In West Virginia, Elliott is the Co-Director of the WV CARDIAC Project in the WVU School of Medicine (statewide children's health surveillance and intervention initiative).
Selected professional contributions to her state include past chair of the West Virginia on the Move Board of Directors, co-chair of the physical activity committee of the West Virginia Action for Healthy Kids Team, past president of the West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (WVAHPERD), and serving as a mentor for fellows in the WVDE Health and Physical Education Teacher Leadership Academy.
Elliott has written numerous articles, and made over 150 presentations locally and across the country. She has written two instructor guides for a popular elementary physical education textbook, Children Moving, and authored a textbook chapter on interdisciplinary learning. She is currently co-authoring the 3rd edition of Teaching Children Physical Education. She helped found the popular website, PE Central, and until recently, served as a Senior Advisor to the website. Her leadership in her university, her community, her state, and her professional organizations indicates her desire and ability to bring stakeholders together to "make things happen" for the health of our children.
In 2006, Elliott was recognized as the American Association of Health Education (AAHE)
Health Professional of the Year – Public and Community Health. She has also been honored as the 2011 Scholar Award recipient, the 2004 Health Educator of the Year, and received the 2001 Ray O. Duncan Award for outstanding professional service from the West Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (WVAHPERD).
As the WVU Ware Distinguished Professor, Elliott focuses her efforts on childhood obesity prevention and physical activity promotion and has been charged with leading service initiatives to improve the health and well-being of the citizens of West Virginia. Over the past five years, Dr. Elliott has provided leadership in developing and disseminating the first WV Physical Activity Plan (wvphysicalactivity.org), in organizing two WV Physical Activity Symposia, in developing and implementing two countywide initiatives to improve physical activity participation and healthy living in children, adolescents, and families (greenbrierchoices.org and mcdowellchoices.org), and in working with overweight children and their families to improve healthy lifestyles, and therefore, health status, of WV families (campnewyou.org and cardiacwv.org). With her expertise in physical education curriculum and pedagogy, she has developed and conducted multiple teacher training workshops throughout the nation. Dr. Elliott's interest in implementing and studying Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAP) has led to the development of Active Academics (activeacademics.org), a nationally recognized web-based teacher resource developed to assist classroom teachers in implementing physical activity in the PreK-8 classroom.
Professional Highlights
- Ware Distinguished Professor in the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences since 2009
- Appointed member of the President's Council on Youth Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition (2015-2018)
- Chair of the Active2015: The WV Physical Activity Plan
- Director of Interventions for the WV Coronary Artery Risk Detection in Appalachian Communities (CARDIAC) Project
- Develops web-delivered instructional modules for school children, and web-delivered teacher resources to provide physical activity opportunities in the elementary classroom
Research Interests
- Physical activity and children
- Childhood obesity
- School-based physical activity interventions
- Physical activity promotion.


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I don't plan on getting married and I don't want to have children, but if my mind changed on either of those fields, I would be happy to be sharing my life with the person I love right now. He makes me feel like I'm not as bad as I think I am. He accepts me for everything that I have been, will be, and will not be. I love him more than anything on this earth. He is my best friend and the nicest man I've ever met.
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I am very diversed and a well organized person. I can mutitask very well im an intellgent person, i graduated with a masters. i am always welling to improve my education.
i like that the job is local and i wont have to relocate my family. The job seems like a real organized organization. It also has a real nice enviroment.
I would be very honored to recieve this job. i think i would adapted to this enviroment very easily. You can reach me on my email: [email protected] or my cell: 704 265 8595


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4 Holiday Vacation Destinations
Christmas time is nearing. Snow is beginning to powder the streets, lights tend to be brightening shop fronts, and Starbucks can sell gingerbread lattes because of the dozen. There is nothing quite like a Christmas in which the just tints we see aside from white, may be the rose within our cheeks in addition to burgundy of your malt wine. Or perhaps is here? What about a sandy brown and ocean blue xmas? Mmmmm… that appears quite good too.
Here are 4 ideal vacation getaways.
1. Villars, Switzerland
For anybody who would like to benefit from the snow this year Villars is an attractive place to go. Located beyond Geneva, Villars is frequented by an accumulation of fashionable Swiss and French, Greeks, Germans and much more. Unlike a number of the mountain villages around Switzerland, France, and Austria, Villars keeps its small, charming atmosphere. The hills never get also crowded, the restaurants never ever impractical to get in, and the shops simple to navigate. There are numerous enjoyable pubs to invest your New many years Eve, plus an ice rink, bowling alley and other amenities.
2. Puerta Vallarta, Mexico
If a tan is what you look for on your own breaks, then Puerta Vallarta could be the location for you. This lovely Mexican city supplies the perfect balance between touristy choices, and genuine Mexican life. Residents have the choice of residing directly on water in which they are able to take pleasure in the coastline, or up on the hills, in which they may be able benefit from the views. The town is filled with expats and musicians and artists, the majority of whom have hidden studios that are typically available to the general public. Filled with a fantastic nightlife, fabulous restaurants, and perfect sunsets each day, it doesn't get a lot better than Puerto Vallarta.
3. Courchevel, France
For serious skiers Courchevel is a wonderful place to get. The combined skiing area of Courchevel area is 1,304 miles of hill, where skiiers have actually 600 kilometres of downhill pistes to select from. There is reallyn't anything a lot better than standing at the top of a beautiful hill, on a pleasant sunshiney day, and looking away at unlimited white dust. At night there clearly was a wide selection of restaurants and bars going and enjoy a glass or two or a hot meal. Ideal spots are the ones underground cave-like restaurants where you sense as you're when you look at the mountain's best-kept secret. Browse Le Piggy's to comprehend why.
4. Seychelles
The Seychelles is an area country spanning 115 countries associated with the Indian Ocean. With turquoise oceans and white sand shores there are few places worldwide that feel similar to Paradise than this. Tourists can enjoy the piquant flavours of Orient and fresh seafood. They can dancing to your beat of Calypso drums, fish, tan, sleep, and swimming. Site visitors regarding the Seychelles come back experiencing calm, renourished, and ready when it comes to new-year.
Where are you going to book your getaway in 2010?
Seychelles Charters is a UK based luxury yacht and fishing charter broker providing charters when you look at the Seychelles. The organization prides it self in supplying its clients with a 'once-in-a-lifetime' cruising and fishing knowledge throughout the world's most useful vacation destination. For lots more on charter Seychelles visit www.seychellescharters.co.uk/


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Female referees important as football's popularity grows: Lodhi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Secretary General Lt.Col (R) Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi said on Tuesday that referees are an important part of the game adding that females becoming referees is great.
"Female referees are vital and as the popularity of women football continues to grow across Pakistan, the demand for match officials is increasing. It can be a very rewarding challenge and encouraging as well and significantly contributes to the development of the game," Lodhi told APP.
He said that in this regard PFF had organised Women Referee Consolidating Course at FIFA House, Ferozpur Road, Lahore that will run until April 15.
"Instructors Salah Uddin Awan and Arif Siddiqui are helping in running the course.
"Women's Football is the fastest growing sport in the country. PFF has created a pathway that will allow female referees to progress through the ranks to International status by only refereeing women's football," Lodhi concluded.
"The course is very relaxed and there is minimal physical activity involved so if you want to keep fit then this may be the course for you. PFF have an excellent support network to help the women achieve their ambitions," added Referee Manager Qazi Asif who controlled Women Matches in the 1990 Asian Games at Beijing as a FIFA Referee.
Laila Zafar, one of the seven participants from Lahore others being Saiqa Waris, Fehmida Ayub, Shazia Ramzan, Sabiha Khalil, Saima Majeed, Bushra Khanam said, "I always try to be the best in what I do and I hope that I can prove this here too."
Rawalpindi's Sehrish Tariq another participant said that she hopes to become the first female referee to supervise the final of the National Women's Championship.


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Belgrade: Serbia`s President has ruled out the use of force in Kosovo following violence in the former Serbian province that left one person dead.
Boris Tadic told a special session of Serbian Parliament on Sunday that Serbia won`t wage another war in Kosovo and will try to settle the ethnic dispute peacefully.
Tadic spoke after nationalist Serb lawmakers lashed out at NATO, EU officials in Kosovo and local ethnic Albanian authorities, blaming them for last week`s violence. It began when Kosovo forces took control of two crossing points with Serbia.
On Sunday, Parliament adopted a resolution calling for a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, and Serbia refused to accept that.
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Compasso d'Oro: Slowd vince la menzione d'Onore
An immense joy for a acknowledgment that for the first time is assigned to service design: Slowd wins the Honorable Mention XXIII Premio Compasso d'Oro ADI (prize awarded every three years).
And 'so after months of hard work comes the most prestigious award in recognition of the design world, perhaps to confirm that our project is not only a new and innovative service for small businesses and young designers, but also a cultural conquest , another indicator of the change in progress.
We are very proud and we want all the designers and craftsmen who have believed in us from the beginning to feel part of this victory, because without their / your confidence we could never find the energy to build this. Thanks to all and in Raise your glasses!
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Hotel at a Glance: Wyndham Atlanta Galleria
Located on the city's north side, Wyndham Atlanta Galleria has recently been renovated from top to bottom, adding modern styling, a spacious new fitness center, and updated rooms to its business-district setting. Close to the Cobb Galleria Centre, one of Atlanta's largest convention centers, and the upscale Cumberland Mall, the hotel is a 15-minute drive away from the heart of downtown Atlanta.
- Quiet but close to: Attractions such as the CNN Center and the Buckhead Entertainment District
- Hot tip: The hotel has a complimentary shuttle that takes guests to sites within a 5-mile radius.
- Chattahoochee Grill offers lavish breakfast buffets with made-to-order omelets—along with lunch and dinner—in a casual setting.
- Splash into the indoor-outdoor pool, which has a spacious sun deck.
- Polished marble floors gleam in the lobby, complemented by dark leather furniture.
Atlanta: Urban Parks and Renowned Aquarium in Capital of the South
Named 1 of 50 Places of a Lifetime by National Geographic, Atlanta lies near the Chattahoochee River in Georgia's northwest region known for its famed trees: magnolias, pines, and dogwoods. Despite a metropolitan population of more than five million and what is considered the world's busiest airport by passenger count, Atlanta seems to always offer a relaxing escape. Stroll through the 185 acres of botanical gardens, hiking trails, and oaks at Piedmont Park, or study one of the country's largest Civil War exhibitions at the Atlanta History Center.
Anchored by historical Peachtree Street, the city's midtown area boasts a thriving arts-and-culture scene. Opened in 1929, the Fox Theatre features imposing Egyptian architecture and a custom-made organ with a network of 3,622 pipes. Tours take place on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The High Museum of Art spotlights more than 12,000 pieces of contemporary and folk art, ranging from Renaissance paintings to photographs from the civil-rights era. Kids might better enjoy the Georgia Aquarium, located downtown at Centennial Olympic Park. Considered the world's largest aquarium with more than 8 million gallons of fresh and marine water and more than 100,000 animals, the aquarium is home to beluga whales, lionfish, whale sharks, bottlenose dolphins, and more.


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We cant control the illness. We can control the guns!
We can control the guns!
NYTimes op-ed by Nicholas Kulish
The large magazine weapons used by Cho in the Virginia Tech massacre are not used for hunting. They are not used for target shooting. Their only use is by drug lords and nutcases like Cho to kill people. He should not have been sold the guns or ammunition. Our handgun laws are full of holes, underfunded and poorly enforced. Horrific incidents like the one at Virginia Tech aren't even the main problem. People die every day in our cities in drug wars, robberies, car jackings, child gun accidents, suicides drive-by shootings as a result of our legislators' failure to pass and enforce effective handgun control laws.
Before the rage, years of troubling silence
Students recount desparate minutes inside Norris Hall
Cho Video Confession
Love his point about how we once separated us and guns from the crazies .
As an aside, Rock no longer projects that intense urban persona—I'm thinking of his latest movie with the French woman.
I think you'll like this . . .
Always remember that the true weapon is found between your ears if you're willing to do what is necessary to survive any encourter with those who wish to do you or yours harm. A tool is just a tool, whether it is a baseball bat or a gun [although guns do make really, really fine survival tools.]
What do you know about the subject? Obviously NOTHING!
One of the guns he used is currently my competition piece (you know...sanctioned events w/refs and the whole 9 yards). The other is very much a target shooting firearm, and plinkers/target shooters is the market the manufacturer targets.
Shut your mouth if you dont know what the hell your talking about.


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Grandma's Current Pound Cake
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 12Categories:
Rinse Currents in hot water, drain and dry on a towel.
Cream butter until fluffy, add sugar and spice and cream thoroughly. Beat egg yolks until thick and creamy; add to butter mixture and blend well. Add one half of the flour and mix until smooth; add remainder of flour and mix until smooth again. Mix in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 2 paper lined loaf pans (9"x4"x2.5") and bake at 350F for 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick in center.
Flora's Hideout
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Product Description
This ankle length wedding dress will make you feel all adorable with the strapless detail and the fully appliqued bodice topped with pretty pearl beads. It has a peach cummerbund that cinches the waist and a flaring skirt which is appliqued on the upper part and sewn with floral cutouts. Convenient and elegant, perfect for reception and outdoor wedding.


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Rights of Access
Treetop Quest adventure course access is opened to any person in good health and without any mental problems with height and any other health problems (heart problems, back, neck and/or spinal problems, psychological disorders…) which may be risky or dangerous. This activity is NOT recommended for mothers-to-be. The activity is prohibited to any person who is and/or is assumed to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs and/or any abusive substances that can alter alertness, physical capacity and/or slow down reflexes.
Upon payment, a general admission ticket gives access to all courses as according to the size and age of the participant for a limited duration of 2½ hours.
This payment can be made at the front desk onsite by credit card, check, or cash, and through online secured payment facility available on www.TreetopQuest.com
All participants and non-participating visitors can have access to the premises on condition that they must agree to comply with any applicable provision of these Rules and Regulations that are listed on our website, at the front desk onsite, or by phone.
Rights of Exclusion
Treetop Quest Gwinnett reserves the right to exclude or dismiss without any refund of fee, any person whose conduct is believed to be harmful to him/herself or other visitors and/or any person not complying with all present rules. Treetop Quest Gwinnett cannot assume responsibility for non-compliance from safety rules or the disregarding of the current established rules and regulations.
Individual Reservation:
For late comers of more than ½ hour, Treetop Quest will not guaranty availability of equipment. Participants arriving late will have to wait for the next available time slot. Otherwise no refunds will be accorded.
Any changes to existing reservation must be done at least 72 hours prior to the due date. Changes made in less than 72 hours will not be entitled to any refund.
According to availabilities, Treetop Quest will do its best to reschedule your date and time for your treetop adventure. If no date is set up, no reimbursement will be done.
Cancellation by the client:
In the event cancellation occurs while the park is in operation, no refund will be made.
Modification or cancellation by Treetop Quest:
Treetop Quest reserves the right to cancel any reservation in case of dangerous weather conditions or emergency maintenance of any of the Activities resulting to a date and/or time change.
If Treetop Quest is required to conceits course of activity before the client could start his/her treetop adventure, a re-scheduling to another date will be sent to the client.
If the service is cancelled after the client was equipped or has started the briefing session, the client will be entitled to a rain check ticket valid during regular hours of operations, for the rest of the season.
Conditions for Online booking
The Internet user selects the time and day of his visit, and settles the required full amount by credit card via the secured online payment facility. The user will then receive a receipt that will serve as proof of payment when he/she arrives to the Adventure Course. Upon receipt of a payment, Treetop Quest allots the number of Personal Protective Equipment required on the chosen date and time.
No other mail will be sent to the purchaser as the receipt serves as confirmation to a reservation.
Conditions for Group reservations
A quote will be established and e-mailed to the client for all group reservation requests. The total amount of the activity is calculated based on the estimated volume of participants due to arrive on a selected date.
In order to reserve, the client signs the reservation form and have it returned to Treetop Quest either by e-mail or by fax.
Upon receipt of the duly signed reservation form, Treetop Quest will place an option as according to the stated below:
– Reservation made D-90 days: Option secured for 20 days
– Reservation made between D-89 and D-30: Option secured for 15 days
– Reservation made between D-29 and D-15 days: Option secured for days
– Reservation of less than D-14 days: Option secured for 3 days
The client will have the time allowance as specified above to send a 50% deposit of the total amount by check. Upon receipt of the check, the reservation will be firm and final.
If the client opts to return the reservation form by mail, it must be accompanied by a 50% deposit check of the total amount.
Privacy Policy:
Any personal information given by the client will be solely for the use of Treetop Quest and will not be shared with any other establishement.
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Discussion in 'Current Events' started by pimentoLoaf, Feb 20, 2003.
I still am rather depressed about this whole event. Couldn't they have JUST bought the part of Connectix that they state was what they wanted, rather than the mac unit too?
giving MS the key to running their OS on the mac is a good thing.
To them, they get another sale of windows for every copy of virtual PC sold. To us, we'd get a more optimised verison of VPC. Unless they get the Internet Explorer people onto it, in which case, they might aswell just can it instead of ruining it and still offering it to us
I agree that this is most likely a good thing, with the heat Microsoft has been feeling in regards to their current business tactics, I doubt that they bought out Connectix just to discontinue support for VPC. We will likely see a faster more capable version of VPC coming out soon.
heh, just goes to show that they write crappy code. they had to go out and buy someone elses software to do the same exact thing that Classic does for OS X. Except its considerably less difficult being that the NT family share alot more stuff.