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Spacestar Sonysat Updated Channel List 11/20/2009

rajuB4U — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:21 GMT

UPDATED CHANNEL LIST SONYSAT 11/20/2009

DN
**** Channels (435):
100 HOME
101 DNFYI
104 SRI
105 USA
106 TVLND
107 CMDY
108 LIFE
109 LMN
110 FOOD
111 DIY
112 HGTV
113 FLN
114 E!
115 STYLE
116 GAME
117 TVGN
118 A&E
119 BIO
120 HIST
121 HISTI
122 SYFY
123 SRI
124 BET
127 OXYGN
128 WE
129 BRAVO
130 AMC
131 IFC
132 TCM
133 FOXMO
134 SHNBC
135 BBCA
136 FX
137 QVC
138 TNT
139 TBS
140 ESPN
141 ESPNU
142 ESNWS
143 ESPCL
144 ESPN2
145 ESPNA
147 ESPNA
148 ESPNU
149 FSC
150 SPEED
151 VS.
152 CBS C
153 OTDCH
154 NFL
155 NFLRZ
156 FUEL
157 OVATN
158 FUSE
159 SITV
160 MTV
161 MTV2
162 VH1
163 VH1CL
166 CMT
167 GAC
168 SPIKE
169 NKJR
170 NICK
171 NICKW
172 DISE
173 DISW
174 DISXD
175 BOOM
176 TOON
177 TOONW
178 NICKT
179 DKIDS
180 ABCFM
181 TNCK
182 DISC
183 TLC
184 APL
185 HLMRK
186 NTGEO
187 HMC
188 SOAP
189 DHLTH
190 RLTY
191 G4
192 ID
193 SCI
194 GREEN
195 MIL
196 CURNT
197 DOC
198 SLTH
199 CHILR
200 CNN
202 HLN
203 BITV
204 TRU
205 FXNWS
206 FOXB
207 CNBCW
208 CNBC
209 MSNBC
210 CSPAN
211 CSPN2
212 EARTH
213 NASA
214 TWC
215 TRV
216 ION
217 IONW
218 MERC
219 ALIVE
220 DISH
221 LSHOP
222 HSN
223 SRN
224 SHOP
225 C&T
226 GEMTV
227 JTV
228 SHNBC
229 GEMS
230 ICTV
231 RFDTV
234 WPIX New York, NY
238 WWOR Secaucus, NJ
239 WGN
240 INFO
259 INSP
260 TBN
261 EWTN
262 ANGEL
263 DYSTR
264 KTV
265 CCTV9
266 ANGL2
267 CTN
270 UNVSN
271 FTRAE
273 GLVSN
298 ONPPV
299 REELZ
300 HBO-E
301 HBO2E
302 HBOSG
303 HBO-W
304 HBO2W
305 HBOFM
307 HBOCY
309 HBOLT
310 MAX-E
311 MAX-W
312 MOMAX
313 ACMAX
314 5-MAX
318 SHO-E
319 SHO-W
320 SHOTO
321 SHOCS
322 SHOEX
327 TMC-E
328 TMCXE
329 TMC-W
330 TMCXW
332 SUND
333 FLIX
340 ENCOR
341 ENCRW
342 EWSTN
343 EACTN
344 EMYST
345 EDRAM
346 ELOVE
347 EWAM
350 STARZ
351 STRZW
352 SEDGE
353 SCINE
354 STZC
355 SBLCK
356 SK&FM
400 TENIS
401 GOLF
402 NBATV
403 NHLN
404 HRTV
405 TVGAM
412 MSG
413 MSG+
444 ALT
445 ALT
446 ALT
447 ALT
448 ALT
449 ALT
450 ALT
451 ALT
452 ALT
453 ALT
454 SPORT
467 ORDER
468 ORDER
469 ORDER
470 ORDER
480 ALOCK
487 PLBYE
488 PLBY
489 PLBY
490 ASHOW
492 REAL
493 FRESH
494 JUICY
495 RKTV
496 HUSLR
498 XTSY
499 ASHOW
500 ONPPV
560 NBATV
563 NBA
564 NBA
565 NBA
566 NBA
567 NBA
568 NBA
569 NBA
570 NBA
571 NBA
572 NBA
574 IMAGN
575 SAB
580 INFO
601 ARTSP
625 NHLN
628 NHL
632 NHL
633 NHL
634 NHL
635 NHL
636 NHL
637 NHL
638 NHL
639 NHL
659 DUBSP
663 ARYMK
674 INDMU
678 INDUS
716 STAR+
744 PTV
745 GEOTV
746 ARYDI
747 ARYNW
748 DAWN
750 EKSHY
752 EURCH
755 BVISN
758 ART
759 ARTMV
760 LBC
761 ALJAZ
762 ESC-1
763 NILE
764 FUTUR
765 DUBAI
766 MBC
768 ABUDA
769 DREAM
770 NBN
772 ALARA
774 NEWTV
787 ZEETV
788 TVASA
789 SET
790 ZCINE
791 B4U
793 SETMX
794 AAJTK
797 SHARA
798 SAMAY
804 NTV
805 RTV
806 CHNLI
808 B4UMU
813 HT
818 ATN
825 AZTCA
827 UNVSN
828 UNVSW
829 DNFYI
830 FTRAE
833 GLVSN
834 PSNES
835 TMNDO
836 TMDOW
837 LATIN
838 MUN2
839 TELAM
840 TVEI
841 TVCOL
842 UTLSM
843 HITN
844 DOMIN
845 DSCE
846 V-ME
847 DISXD
848 CBBIS
854 ESPND
855 FSESP
857 SUR
858 TFMLA
859 CNNES
862 PELIC
863 PCLAS
865 CINEL
867 BDMAX
868 TLHIT
870 HTV
872 TR3S
873 BOOM
874 SITV
877 FSC
878 FX
880 BRAVO
882 ION
883 DISH
884 CCTVE
886 NTGEO
887 APL
888 DKIDS
889 WE
890 AMC
894 IFC
900 EURNS
901 EURNS
902 GEONW
903 AAGTV
904 TVONE
988 DISH6
4264 HDTHR
4483 HDTHR
4919 HDTHR
5333 HDTHR
5500 HDTHR
5710 TEST
5765 OTST2
5771 IAD2
5774 IAD5
5775 IAD6
5777 IAD8
5778 IAD9
5842 INFO9
5847 INFO9
5924 SD5
5925 SD6
5926 SD7
5927 SD8
5989 INFO9
7083 WPXE Kenosha, WI
7113 WYPX Amsterdam, NY
7217 WTPXD
7273 WGPX Burlington, NC
7298 WPXV Norfolk, VA
7326 WLPX Charleston, WV
7389 WHPX New London, CT
7632 WSPX Syracuse, NY
7777 WPXQ Block Island, RI
8038 WPXD Ann Arbor, MI
8061 WPXH Gadsden, AL
8100 WABC New York, NY
8101 WCBS New York, NY
8102 WNBC New York, NY
8103 WNYW New York, NY
8104 WPIX New York, NY
8105 WWOR Secaucus, NJ
8106 WNET Newark, NJ
8107 WLNY Riverhead, NY
8108 WXTV Paterson, NJ
8109 WNJU Linden, NJ
8110 WFTY Smithtown, NY
8112 WLIW Garden City, NY
8113 WNJB New Brunswick, NJ
8115 WMBC Newton, NJ
8116 WRNN Kingston, NY
8117 WFME West Milford, NJ
8118 WNYN
8119 WSAH Bridgeport, CT
8120 WPXN New York, NY
8167 WPPX Wilmington, DE
8193 WEPX Greenville, NC
8287 WOPX Melbourne, FL
8438 KPXE Kansas City, MO
8467 WIPX Bloomington, IN
8482 KPXL Uvalde, TX
8524 WVPX Akron, OH
8562 WNPX Cookeville, TN
8584 KPXM St.cloud, MN
8722 WZPX Battle Creek, MI
8762 WRPX Rocky Mount, NC
8787 WBPX Boston, MA
9060 WPXC Brunswick, GA
9134 WPXJ Batavia, NY
9213 WUPX Morehead, KY
9252 WQPX Scranton, PA
9287 WPXR Roanoke, VA
9320 WPXK Jellico, TN
9408 STARF
9409 TBN
9410 LINK
9411 NAUHS
9412 UCTV
9413 ALMA
9414 V-ME
9415 FSTV
9417 EWTN
9421 HDTHR
9464 ORDER
9530 ONPPV
9532 INFO
9575 VERIA
9601 BTV
9602 BTV
9611 BTV
9612 BTV
9645 LATIN
9646 ASCC
9647 MERC
9648 SRI
9649 SRN
9850 KBS
9900 D500
9901 D129
9902 D61.5
9903 D118
9905 D121
9945 DVRDN
9946 DVRVR

BEV Channels(266):
10 SRCDV
11 SRC-O*
14 TFODV
15 VRKDV
16 CAN-Z*
17 S+DV
18 CAN-H*
19 AATDV
20 OM1DV
23 APTN*
24 APTNN*
28 FOOD*
29 FTVDV
30 BRVDV
31 STRDV
32 DISDV
48 TAC
50 DVEPG
51 CBCDV
53 CTVDV
55 GLBDV
57 CTYDV
61 MCTV*
64 CBC-A
65 VISON
68 GLSDV
70 CTMDV
73 SPRDV
74 PBSDV
79 ONEDV
80 WEA*
81 MET*
83 HGTDV
84 HSTDV
85 TTEDV
86 TTWDV
87 TTFDV
88 COMDV
89 DVCOM
90 SPCDV
91 TRPDV
99 VU!99*
100 SRC-A
101 TVA-R
104 V-SGN
105 TVASA
106 V-SBR
107 TVASH
108 SRCSH
109 V-QBC
110 TVA-Q
111 SRC-Q
112 SRC-M
114 V-MTL
115 TVA-M
118 SRC-W
120 SRC-V
121 TVA-O
122 VU-F
123 RDS
124 RIS
125 SRC-O
126 RDI
127 LCN
128 ARGNT
129 CAN-D
130 METEO
131 CAN-Z
132 SERIE
133 CAN-H
134 EVASI
135 CAN-V
136 MYSTR
137 TFO
138 TELEQ
139 TOONF
140 VRAK
141 MSQPL
142 MUSMX
143 ARTV
145 TV5
147 VU-F 1
148 ANQ
149 CPACF
152 CAN-S
153 PRISE
154 IDMTV
159 VU-F*
160 VUFR
175 VUF15
180 SE
181 SE2
182 SE3
183 SE4
184 ALRT
185 CNPOP
187 ADR
198 INFO 1
199 NTV
200 CBC-A
202 A-ATL
204 GLB-H
205 CTV-M
206 CBC-M
207 CJNT
208 CBC-O
210 CBC-T
211 GLB-T
212 CTV-T
221 MCTV
229 ONHD
232 INFO 2
234 GLB-M
236 GLB-S
240 GLB-E
242 CBCNA
259 CFJC
261 VISON
269 APTN
280 NBC-E
281 ABC-E
282 CBS-E
283 FOX-E
284 PBS-E
294 PEACH
295 WGN
296 WSBK
297 CW11
298 KTLA
300 M
301 MFEST
302 M-XS
303 M-FUN
304 MPIX
305 MRPIX
306 HBO1
307 HBO2
313 MCI
326 SUPR1
327 SUPR2
328 SUPR3
329 SUPR4
330 IFC
331 MVOLA
332 DUSK
333 DRVIN
334 ACTN
335 DIVA
336 DOCU
388 FIGHT
389 WLDTV
400 TSN
404 GOLTV
405 SNETO
406 SNETE
407 SNETP
408 SNETW
409 ESPNC
410 SCORE
411 OLN
412 FOXSP
413 CBSCS
414 PPVU
415 RAPTR
416 GOLF
417 SPEED
419 WFN
423 NHL-I
424 NHLVU
448 NFL-N
481 VUPPV
500 CNN
502 CBCNW
503 CP24
504 BNN
505 WEA
508 HLN
509 CNBC
510 BBCWN
512 CPAC
514 ISSUE
515 TECH
521 TLC
522 HIST
523 CIVIL
524 GEO
525 ANIML
526 VIVA
527 TRAVL
528 COURT
529 BOOK
549 PHDIS
554 TOONE
555 TOONW
556 FMLY
557 FAM-W
558 BBC-K
559 D-KDS
570 MUCH
571 MMM
576 BET
577 MTV2
578 PUNCH
579 BPM
580 VIBE
600 HGTV
601 SLICE
603 FOOD
604 HLTH
605 FTV
606 ONE
607 FINEL
608 COSMO
609 OUTTV
615 A&E
616 SHO-E
617 SHO-W
618 TROP
619 TROPW
620 BRAVO
621 STAR
622 BIO
625 CMDY
626 CMDYW
627 SPACE
628 SPIKE
629 MENTV
630 MTIME
635 BBC-C
636 DEJA
637 TVLND
638 MSTRY
639 GSN
641 BOLD
651 CTS
652 MIRCL
672 INFO 3
698 GOLSP
699 TLNE
700 TELAT
740 ALERT
741 LOCK
745 SEXTV
749 VENUS
780 PLBOY
781 AOV
791 LOCK*
9749 VENUSV
9780 PLBOYV
9812 PTMOB
9831 SPRT1
9832 SPRT2
9833 SPRT3
9860 NEWL1
9861 FAMI1
9862 LIFS1
9863 LIFS2
9864 VARI1
9865 VARI2
9866 VARI3
9867 MORMV
9874 VUMAG
9875 BTVM
9918 AOVM-S
9931 GGENG
9932 GGFR

Sonicview I-Hub Status Message 11/20/2009

rajuB4U — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:01:49 GMT

c/p

Quote:

The Sonicview iHub Team is working to fix new problems as needed changes became increasingly evident since the launch of the new solution. The new files released today fix some bugs but does not address freezing. Do Not Play around with the Wiznet Application. Servers are expected to be Occasionally DOWN during additional adjustment and testing periods. We hope that the progress made in the past week will be enhanced by additional improvements, easier installations, and stable viewing with little to no freezing.

Don't Change anything with Wiznet!!

Pacquiao-Cotto does 1.25 million pay-per-view

rajuB4U — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:48:38 GMT

Pacquiao-Cotto does 1.25 million pay-per-view

Updated: Nov 20, 2009 12:32 PM

By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Boxing Writer

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The fight not only made the top 10 of best-selling pay-per-view boxing events, but beat the 1.05 million figure notched by Mayweather for his September comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg said Friday the fight grossed $70 million, with 650,000 buys coming from cable television homes and 600,000 from satellite television viewers. It was helped by a record 110,000 buys from Puerto Rico, Cotto's home.
The biggest PPV fight was in 2007 - Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya, which was sold to 2.4 million homes.

Satellite : Merger Results in Formation of DirectTV Sports Networks

rajuB4U — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:53 GMT

Merger Results in Formation of DirectTV Sports Networks Written by Press Room F
riday, 20 November 2009 08:45

DIRECTV has completed a transaction involving the combination of DIRECTV Group and Liberty Entertainment,　Inc. (LEI), a company split-off from Liberty Media Corporation that included in part the Seattle-based Liberty Sports Group. As a result of the merger, Liberty Sports Group has been re-branded DIRECTV Sports Networks, a controlled subsidiary of DIRECTV that is comprised of three regional sports networks, which include FSN Northwest, FSN Pittsburgh and FSN Rocky Mountain (and sub-region FSN Utah). The three networks combined reach more than 8.5 million viewers across 17 states and own exclusive programming and distribution partnerships with more than 25 teams and conferences.

DIRECTV Sports Networks will continue to be led by President & CEO Mark Shuken with the existing strategies and structure for the executive team and regional operations. At this time the networks� brand will continue as FSN and the existing programming, team partnerships and distribution agreements remain in tact. Shuken will report to Eric Shanks, Executive Vice President of DIRECTV Entertainment.
"It is a tremendous opportunity for our company to become a part of the DIRECTV family, a business that obviously values the popularity and passion of sports television and endeavors to constantly improve the viewer experience," said Shuken. "Through our efforts to build integrated, long-term team partnerships and innovative sports content we have positioned ourselves to take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by DIRECTV and will strive through creativity and innovation to provide significant asset value to the company."

how to use the pvr on a nfusion solaris

lindaray — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:11:44 GMT

I just purchased a solaris and the owners manual does not tell you how to use the pvr. I would like to find a tutorial on installing and useing the pvr

news Officials investigating one lot of flu vaccine due to allergy concerns

renegade9999 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:20 GMT

Officials investigating one lot of flu vaccine due to allergy concerns

19/11/2009 8:02:00 PM
Steve Lambert, THE CANADIAN PRESS
The provinces are being asked to hold back a batch of swine flu vaccine that appears to be causing higher rates of severe allergic reactions.

The vaccine's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, has asked governments to stop using vaccine doses from one particular lot shipment (A80CA007A) issued in late October while the company and federal health officials investigate.

"GSK is taking this cautionary action because the Public Health Agency of Canada has received a higher than expected number of reports of anaphylaxis in this lot number compared to other lots," the company said in a written statement Thursday.

Manitoba health officials say they have noticed severe allergic reactions from that lot at a rate of one in 20,000, compared with the standard reaction rate of one in 100,000.

"We received this vaccine some time ago, as did all other provinces, and we have used almost all of this vaccine already," Dr. Joel Kettner, Manitoba's chief medical officer of health said.

"We are being cautious and following the advice ... to hold onto the remaining stock until we get further information."

The Alberta government was also holding back the vaccine, although it had not seen a jump in reactions.

"We reviewed our own data and we didn't have any of that experience here ... so at this point, we're just following the instructions from the company and the public health agency," said chief medical health officer Andre Corriveau.

"We hadn't seen any severe allergic reactions from that lot ourselves ... there were cases in B.C. and Quebec, I believe."

Ontario's health ministry said it had received 1,500 doses from the lot. None had been administered and officials were shelving them until the investigation is complete.

Because most of the vaccine in question has already been used, the decision to withhold what's left is not expected to have an impact on overall supplies.

Kettner urged people not to be alarmed. Any severe reactions from the lot have been short-lived and have not led to long-term health troubles, he said.

"The ongoing question for people considering getting vaccinated is comparing the potential benefit of the vaccine ... with the risk, which remains very low from our observations," he said.

"Our advice, based on information in Manitoba and from other provinces, is unchanged."

-With files from Shannon Montgomery in Calgary and Pat Hewitt in Ontario

New File Added: Sonicview I-Hub 360 Elite_v0223_Nov_19_09

venon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:20 GMT

Downloads: A new file has been added by rajuB4U:

Sonicview I-Hub 360Elite_v0223_Nov_19_09

SV360Elite_v0223_Nov_19_09 SV360Elite_v0223_Nov_19_09
Bugs Fixed

Only works on IHub v1.9

New File Added: Sonicview I-Hub 360 Premiere_0255_Nov_19_09

venon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:57 GMT

Downloads: A new file has been added by rajuB4U:

Sonicview I-Hub 360 Premiere_0255_Nov_19_09

SV360 Premiere_0255_Nov_19_09 SV360 Premiere_0255_Nov_19_09

Few more Bugs Fixed

Only works with IHub v1.9

New File Added: Sonicview I-Hub HD8000_P_19NOV2009_v479_b207

venon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:08:27 GMT

Downloads: A new file has been added by rajuB4U:

Sonicview I-Hub HD8000_P_19NOV2009_v479_b207

HD8000_P_19NOV2009_v479_b207

More bugs Fixed in file

Will Only work in IHub v1.9

Uplink Activity Report - 11/19/2009 5:42pm - 47 changes

robby3333 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:04:36 GMT

Channel Additions:
7503(29) - KHOG [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 20 (NA)(Fayetteville, AR-ABC)
8538(9) - KUSG [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 23 Spotbeam 34 (NA)(St. George, UT-CBS)
218 - VERIA [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 03 ConUS beam (A)
218 - VERIA [MPEG4 SD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 31 ConUS beam (A)
220 - MERC [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 10 ConUS beam (A)
292 - EPIX [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 09 ConUS beam (NA)
292 - EPIX [MPEG4 SD] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 01 ConUS beam (NA)
785 - VKAIR [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 20 ConUS beam (NA)
786 - PEOPL [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 01 ConUS beam (NA)
947(91) - AUD20 [MPEG AUDIO] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 21 ConUS beam (A)
949(97) - MUZK2 [MPEG AUDIO] added to EchoStar8 77W TP 21 ConUS beam (A)
5745 - IAD14 [DATA] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 01 ConUS beam (NA)
5745 - IAD14 [DATA] added to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 11 ConUS beam (NA)
6155 - LTD18 [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar11 110W TP 06 ConUS beam (NA)
6801 - UPSD [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 11 ConUS beam (NA)
6802 - UP2 [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 18 ConUS beam (NA)
6803 - UP3 [MPEG2 SD] added to Anik F3 118.7W TP 21 ConUS beam (NA)
8398(16) - KOSAD [MPEG2 SD] added to EchoStar10 110W TP 12 Spotbeam 27 (NA)
9589 - LTD9 [MPEG4 SD] added to EchoStar3 61.5W TP 25 ConUS beam (NA)

Channel Removals:
5109 - KDNL (A) (H) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 11 ConUS beam(St.louis, MO-ABC)
5110 - KMOV (A) (H) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 11 ConUS beam(St.louis, MO-CBS)
5111 - KSDK (A) (H) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 18 ConUS beam(St.louis, MO-NBC)
5112 - KTVI (A) (H) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 18 ConUS beam(St.louis, MO-FOX)
6457 - KPLR (A) (H) removed from Anik F3 118.7W TP 21 ConUS beam(St.louis, MO-CW)
218 - MERC (A) removed from EchoStar11 110W TP 10 ConUS beam
233 - NOTAX (NA) removed from EchoStar11 110W TP 01 ConUS beam
573 - NBALP (A) (H) removed from EchoStar11 110W TP 06 ConUS beam
573 - NBALP (A) (H) removed from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 25 ConUS beam
9578 - LTD10 (NA) removed from EchoStar11 110W TP 09 ConUS beam

Channel Moves:
125 - ITV2 [MPEG4 SD] moved from EchoStar3 61.5W TP 10 ConUS beam to Nimiq5 72.7W TP 11 ConUS beam (A)
19215 - HUNTT [DATA] moved from EchoStar11 110W TP 09 ConUS beam to EchoStar11 110W TP 14 ConUS beam (A)
19216 - HUNTV [DATA] moved from EchoStar11 110W TP 09 ConUS beam to EchoStar11 110W TP 14 ConUS beam (A)

Channel Package Flag Changes:
5274(38) - WNOL [MPEG4 HD] - Ciel-2 129W TP 10 Spotbeam 50 changed to Available (H)(New Orleans, LA-CW)
125 - ITV2 [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar11 110W TP 01 ConUS beam changed to Available
617 - ZCINE [MPEG2 SD] - EchoStar3 61.5W TP 14 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
703 - FTVTW [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 29 ConUS beam changed to Available (H)
790 - ZCINE [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 27 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
803 - UDAYA [MPEG2 SD] - Anik F3 118.7W TP 17 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
947(91) - AUD20 [MPEG AUDIO] - EchoStar7 119W TP 12 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
949(97) - MUZK2 [MPEG AUDIO] - EchoStar7 119W TP 12 ConUS beam changed package flags (A)
4327 - SPIKE [MPEG4 HD] - Ciel-2 129W TP 07 Spotbeam 1 changed package flags (A)
4391 - SPIKE [MPEG4 HD] - Ciel-2 129W TP 04 Spotbeam 55 changed package flags (A)
6525(19) - WZMQ [MPEG2 SD] - Ciel-2 129W TP 12 Spotbeam 15 changed to Available (H)

Channel Mapdown Changes:
6003 - SIRI EchoStar7 119W TP 04 ConUS beam mapdown of 93 added (A)
6003 - SIRI Nimiq5 72.7W TP 05 ConUS beam mapdown of 93 added (A)
6004 - SIRI EchoStar7 119W TP 21 ConUS beam mapdown of 94 added (A)
6004 - SIRI Nimiq5 72.7W TP 15 ConUS beam mapdown of 94 added (A)

Satellite : SIRIUSly Buying?

robby3333 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:44 GMT

11/19/2009 @ 7:25 PM
Back from the edge of bankruptcy, SIRIUS XM may go on a buying spree. Really. CEO Mel Karmazin told Fox News that the company may be planning more acquisitions � we would guess via a much-rumored fling at Worldspace, the now-post-bankruptcy international sat radio operator. Of course, Sirius is still deeply in debt and its stock remains below the magic $1 mark on NASDAQ (which could force a reverse split) but improved third quarter performance and upped credit ratings are giving the sat radio giant a new lease on life

Satellite : Next Big Pay Day?

robby3333 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:12 GMT

This isn�t consumer TV ... in fact it�s not even consumer (yet) ... but for all of you satellite business operators serving commercial markets it�s a heads up for tomorrow�s opportunities: According to the latest reports from NSR , the next big thing in satellite could be earth observation (EO) capabilities.

Today that�s mostly a government kind of app ... but for tomorrow, NSR lists insurance, real estate and tourism among the likely users. The firm estimates that more than 180 new earth observation satellites will be launched in the next decade with the commercial EO data marketing doubling to $2.2 billion in 2018 while EO value added services reach $2.3 billion in 2018.

A case in point for the EO growth argument: Iridium Communications is already touting its next-gen satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT, as a potential big winner in the EO arena. The new system of 66 low-earth orbiting cross-linked satellites is slated for launch between 2014 and 2016.�

Satellite : A DIRECTV Take-Over?

robby3333 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:53:18 GMT

The ink is hardly dry on the new CEO's contract and the stock isn�t due to spin out until year end, but chatter about a DIRECTV merger/take-over is already rampant. Liberty Media�s Dr. John Malone (who is currently the guy with the biggest stake) has fueled the speculation, declining to rule out a possible AT&T or Verizon takeover in an interview with Bloomberg.

DIRECTV already offers pay TV packages in concert with both AT&T and Verizon and, said Malone, �Our relationship will continue to broaden and intensify. It may lead to some more ownership-oriented relationship, or it may not.�

In addition, incoming CEO Michael White is widely seen as a place holder, preparing the company for sale within the next few years. Add that to the planned merger between DIRECTV and Malone�s Liberty Entertainment (minus Starz) and the path to a potential takeover is greatly simplified.

Counting with Pictures

gusto — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:27:37 GMT

This is a very simple game. All you have to do is post a picture with a number that follows the previous number!!! Remember that the number must appear in the picture as a numeric number like 1, 2, 3, 4.... Now enjoy the game everyone!

Picture must appear as Image (IMG)PIC LINK(/IMG) replace the () with []

.OK. Here is # 1

disq switch or 22mhz switch?

wellhung — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:32 GMT

what is the diff and can they be used interchangabely?

FTA newbie help

pauldlctech35 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:55:24 GMT

:baffled: Could someone please recommend what receiver I should get. I have been out of this for a while because of a divorce lost most everything.
I only have an old orasat and can't find anything on it. What is the best receiver to buy to get started again?
Thanks for the help!!

10 and 119

wellhung — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:13:56 GMT

when i blind scan 119 it saves and i can see. but when i do 110 the system locks up. keeps saying trying to save but never gets out of this mode. any ideas?

Maze Game

DimeCFH — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:45:13 GMT

Go check out this maze game. It is alot of fun. Just make sure that your speaker volume is up high, cause there is some hilarious sound effects that happen after a few rounds. Good luck, and let me know how far you make it through.

hxxp://www.maniacworld.com/maze_game.htm

news Christmas letters service over

robby3333 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:49:23 GMT

US Postal Service has been accused of Scrooge-like behaviour after it imposed strict rules on a 55-year-old Father Christmas letters service over fears that paedophiles might gain access to the young correspondents.

Since 1954, the Operation Santa programme, which is centred in the small Alaskan town of North Pole, has been forwarding about 150,000 letters a year addressed to �Santa Claus, North Pole�.
Replies written by volunteers around the US and bearing the North Pole postmark, come signed by one of Santa�s elves. However, concerns were raised last year when a worker at a sorting centre in Maryland recognised an Operation Santa volunteer in the state as a registered sex offender.
The individual was sacked before he could answer a child�s letter, but the episode prompted the Postal Service to tighten up the rules, which already required �elves� to show identification.
The service now prohibits volunteers from having access to children�s full names and addresses. They will be replaced by codes that match computerised addresses known only to the post office.
Operation Santa will still operate but letters to Santa at the North Pole will no longer be forwarded to the Alaskan town. People in North Pole, where lampposts look like candy canes and streets have names such as Kriss Kringle Drive, are furious.
Doug Isaacson, the town�s mayor, compared postal chiefs to the Grinch, the Dr Seuss character who tried to �steal� Christmas. �It�s Grinch-like that the Postal Service never informed the elves before the fact,� he said. �They�ve been working on this for how long?�
A spokesman for the service in Anchorage said: �It�s always been a good programme, but we�re in different times and concerned for the privacy of the information.�

SCORECARD: Nov 19

rwilli1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:48:08 GMT

SCORECARD: Nov 19

Thu Nov 19, 1:54 AM

By The Canadian Press

Here are the sports results from Wednesday:

NHL

Edmonton 6 Colorado 4

Philadelphia 3 Los Angeles 2

Florida 6 Buffalo 2

Dallas 3 Detroit 1

Phoenix 3 Minnesota 2

NBA

Utah 104 Toronto 91

Atlanta 105 Miami 90

New York 110 Indiana 103

Orlando 108 Oklahoma City 94

Washington 108 Cleveland 91

Philadelphia 86 Charlotte 84

Boston 109 Golden State 95

Milwaukee 99 New Jersey 85

Memphis 106 L.A. Clippers 91

Houston 97 Minnesota 84

Dallas 99 San Antonio 94 (OT)

Portland 87 Detroit 81

Hockey

QMJHL 3 Russia 3

OHL

Brampton 5 Guelph 2

Kingston 3 Miss 2 (OT)

Saginaw 7 Owen Sound 5

Barrie 6 Peterborough 2

SS Marie 7 Sudbury 0

Ottawa 3 Belleville 2 (Shootout)

WHL

Brandon 5 Sw Current 4

Calgary 2 Moose Jaw 1 (OT)

Chilliwack 6 Vancouver 1

Everett 4 Kamloops 3 (Shootout)

Portland 4 Kelowna 2

Pr Albert 3 Lethbridge 0

news Canada�s richest getting richer

robby3333 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:47:19 GMT

OTTAWA � It takes money to make money � especially in a recession, according to the Canadian Business�s 2009 list of the richest Canadians, which shows that the rich kept getting richer despite the economic downturn that has cost 400,000 Canadians their jobs in the past year.
The five wealthiest Canadians in 2008 topped the list again in 2009.
The Thomson family of Toronto, of Thomson Reuters and Woodbridge Co. Ltd., retained a solid hold on the title of richest Canadians with a combined wealth of $21.99-billion.
However, there was some jockeying for other positions: Toronto�s Rogers family, of Rogers Communications, slipped a spot to No. 5, with a combined wealth of $4.7-billion, while Vancouver�s Jimmy Pattison, worth $5.07-billion, jumped from No. 5 to No. 4.
Galen Weston, of George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Cos. Ltd., remained Canada�s third-richest person at $6.47-billion. James and John Irving, of New Brunswick�s Irving Oil Ltd., at $7.28-billion, stayed in second place.
The Thomsons actually managed to grow their wealth by 19% despite the recession, which was particularly harmful to media interests. But in terms of rate of wealth increase, the Thomsons have nothing on Ivanhoe mining executive Robert Friedland, whose bank account grew by 217% to $1.59-billion, according to the magazine, and who jumped from 61st spot on the top 100 to 32nd in the past year.
Goldcorp founder Rob McEwan returned to the list after dropping off last year, as his money pool grew 134% deeper, to $568-million, landing him in 89th spot.
Canadian Business, a magazine founded in 1928, says it goes through proxy statements, insider trading reports and other sources to estimate the worth of rich Canadians.
There are two more billionaires in Canada than there were last year � 55, up from 53 � and the total net worth of Canada�s richest grew to $172.7-billion in 2009 from $165.1-billion in 2008, the second-highest total in the 11 years that the magazine has been compiling its list. The highest was $176.9-billion in 2007.
It wasn�t all sunshine, of course: Lee Ka Lau, of ATI Technologies � at $472 million � is richer this year than he was last, but last year�s 99th place finisher didn�t earn enough to stay on the list. Likewise, Bill Comrie of the Brick Group�s Income Fund fell off the list after the treasure in his chest dropped to $415-million.
Ontario is the province of choice of moneyed Canadians �3 9 of the 100 richest live there, compared with 18 in Quebec, 12 in B.C., 11 in Alberta, four in Nova Scotia, and two each in Manitoba and New Brunswick. Twelve live outside the country.
Top 5 richest Canadians in 2009:

1. Thomson family $21.99-billion
2. James Arthur and John Irving $7.28-billion
3. Galen Weston $6.47-billion
4. Jimmy Pattison $5.07-billion
5. Rogers Family $4.7-billion

South African runner Semenya will keep gold medal, tests will be kept private

rwilli1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:44:20 GMT

South African runner Semenya will keep gold medal, tests will be kept private

Thu Nov 19, 2:09 PM

By Donna Bryson, The Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-metre gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.

However, the question of whether she remains eligible to compete as a woman remains uncertain.

The ministry also said in a statement that the International Association of Athletics Federations has agreed to allow the 18-year-old Semenya to keep her prize money.

"Because Caster has been found to be innocent ... she will then retain her gold medal," the ministry said.

On Wednesday, the IAAF said the gender tests performed on Semenya had not been completed. The track and field governing body had been expected to announce its findings Friday.

On Thursday, the IAAF said it was sticking by its statement and could not confirm the South African ministry statements.

"Whatever scientific tests were conducted legally within the IAAF regulations will be treated as a confidential matter between patient and doctor," the sports ministry said. "As such there will be no public announcement of what the panel of scientists has found. We urge all South Africans and other people to respect this professional ethical and moral way of doing things."

Before the 800 final in Berlin, the IAAF said it had ordered gender tests because of Semenya's muscular build and rapid improvement in times. The case caused outrage in South Africa, and the IAAF was accused of violating her privacy. South African track officials were accused of failing to protect her.

Australian newspapers said in September that Semenya has male and female sexual organs, but the IAAF has refused to confirm or deny those reports.

After Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene admitted he lied about gender tests being conducted on Semenya in South Africa before the worlds, South African Olympic committee officials suspended him and the rest of the track body's 12-member board.

The Olympic committee appointed one of its members, Ray Mali, as ASA's administrator. When Mali moved into the track body's Johannesburg offices this week, one suspended ASA official had to be escorted from the premises by police.

The sports ministry said Thursday it had asked the IAAF to apologize for its role, and had received this response: "It is deeply regrettable that information of a confidential nature entered the public domain."

The IAAF also told the sports ministry it was not the source of leaks about the case.

Baseball still faces tough economy: commissioner

rwilli1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:41:12 GMT

Baseball still faces tough economy: commissioner

Thu Nov 19, 3:11 PM

By Ben Klayman

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Major League Baseball still faces an uncertain U.S. economy that led to lower attendance and financial losses at some clubs this year, the commissioner of the U.S. sports league said on Thursday.

"I've said this all year and I'll say it again, we're living in the most difficult economic environment since the Great Depression," Bud Selig said to reporters at a meeting of owners in a hotel here.

"We don't live in a bubble," he said, acknowledging that some clubs he would not identify lost money this season.

The league's regular-season attendance fell 6.6 percent to 73.4 million in its recently completed season as consumers dialed back spending in the weak economy. The teams with the biggest declines were in markets that suffered from high unemployment, including Detroit, Cincinnati, San Diego, Oakland and the Florida Marlins in Miami.

Over the past year, most sports have been hurt as corporate backers also cut spending on tickets and sponsorships.

Selig did not say where league revenue would finish compared with last year's $6.5 billion, saying some areas of the business were down and others were flat. Helping baseball was the January launch of its TV channel, MLB Network.

However, a source familiar with league finances, who asked not to be identified, said revenue would likely finish about flat.

Selig said it was too early to say what demand was like for next year's tickets, but said his concerns about the economy have not eased.

"I haven't talked to an economist yet ... who would tell me why I shouldn't be as concerned," he said when asked to compare his feelings with last year at this time.

When asked about the sales process of the Texas Rangers, Selig said he is awaiting bids, which are due on Friday. He declined to discuss whether baseball would support owner Tom Hicks reconstituting his ownership group to maintain control of the team.

Three groups are interested in buying the team and analysts expect bids in the range of $500 million to $550 million.

Billionaire sports tycoon Hicks is working to satisfy creditors who in April declared his sports group, which also owns the Dallas Stars National Hockey League team, in default on $525 million in loans. Hicks separately owns half of the English Premier League's Liverpool soccer club.

(Reporting by Ben Klayman, editing by Matthew Lewis)

Toronto FC appoint Radosavljevic as coach

rwilli1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:38:28 GMT

Toronto FC appoint Radosavljevic as coach

2 hours, 26 minutes ago

TORONTO (Reuters) - Former Everton midfielder Predrag 'Preki' Radosavljevic has been appointed head coach of Toronto FC, the Major League Soccer team said in a statement on Thursday.

Radosavljevic, who coached Los Angeles-based Chivas USA to three consecutive playoff appearances, takes over from Chris Cummins. He is Toronto's fourth head coach in as many seasons.

Toronto FC has been one of MLS's most successful franchises off the field but the team have never had a winning season or qualified for the playoffs.

The 46-year-old Preki, 2007 MLS coach of the year, also enjoyed a successful career on the pitch becoming the only player to twice claim the MLS most valuable player honor.

The Belgrade-born ex-Red Star midfielder signed for Everton in 1992, playing 53 times for the Premier League club before leaving for Portsmouth. He joined Kansas City Wizards in 1996 and played at the 1998 World Cup for the United States.

(Writing by Steve Keating in Toronto; editing by Ken Ferris)

Source: Williams to take plea deal in shooting case, will face prison

rwilli1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:35:39 GMT

Source: Williams to take plea deal in shooting case, will face prison

Thu Nov 19, 2:58 PM

By Beth Defalco, The Associated Press

Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has agreed to a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 2002, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Williams, who retired in 2000 after playing nine seasons in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, was to face a retrial in January on a reckless manslaughter count.

The person, who was not authorized to speak about the case, told the AP on condition of anonymity that Williams is to plead guilty Friday to aggravated assault. Because a gun was used in the crime, Williams must serve at least 18 months in prison, the person said.

Several messages left for defence lawyer Joseph Hayden were not returned Thursday. The state attorney general's office, which has taken over the case, declined to comment on any aspect of the case because of a gag order.

Christofi's sister, Andrea Adams, said Thursday she was told by prosecutors this week to be ready to go to court Friday because a plea deal was possible. They offered no specific information on the deal, she said.

Adams has mixed feelings about a prison term of three years or less.

"I would like to see him do jail time," she said. "I don't know if that's enough time."

The plea deal would resolve all charges in a case that dragged out for nearly eight years.

Witnesses testified that Williams was showing off a shotgun in his bedroom in February 2002 when he snapped the weapon shut and it fired one shot that struck driver Costas Christofi in the chest, killing him. They also testified that Williams initially placed the gun in the dead man's hands and instructed those present to lie about what happened.

The defence has maintained the shooting was an accident and that Williams panicked afterward.

During his trial, the jury deadlocked on the reckless manslaughter count, acquitted Williams of aggravated manslaughter and convicted him of covering up the shooting. He was never sentenced for the coverup counts, pending the outcome of the retrial, and has remained free on bail.

The Star-Ledger of Newark was the first to report that a deal had been reached.

Williams had been offered pleas that would have called for him to serve less prison time, the person told the AP.

One of earlier offers, the person said, came just before a hearing last month on whether a racial slur used by a detective and other conduct by the county prosecutor's office should result in dismissal of the reckless manslaughter count and the coverup convictions. State Superior Court Judge Edward Coleman later rejected the defence's claim that, had they known about the slur, they would have changed their trial strategy.

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Court backs America's Cup in Valencia in February

rwilli1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:53 GMT

Court backs America's Cup in Valencia in February

46 minutes ago

MADRID (AFP) - A New York court Thursday backed the staging of the next America's Cup in the Spanish port of Valencia in February, but doubt still remains over the venue for the duel between defender Alinghi and US challenger Oracle.

The Supreme Court of the State of New York reached its decision after experts advised that the event can be "safely managed" at the site in mid-winter, when weather conditions can be unpredictable, according to a copy of the ruling.

Both Alinghi and Oracle have stated they are ready to hold their best-of-three multihull showdown in February in Valencia, where the Swiss team won the last edition of yachting's most prestigious event in 2007.

However, it was still uncertain whether the 33rd America's Cup can go ahead there as planned, or will instead take place in the Gulf emirate of Ras al-Khaimah.

Ras al-Khaimah was Alinghi's original choice for the event, but the New York court declared the venue invalid, a decision which Alinghi has appealed.

"It's Valencia in February unless the separate appeal over Ras al-Khaimah is successful," an Oracle spokesman told AFP.

The court Thursday also ruled in Oracle's favour on a number of technical issues.

"This is a victory for fair rules and common sense," Tom Ehman, spokesman for Oracle representative, the Golden Gate Yacht Club, said in a statement.

Alinghi said in a brief statement that the court "has brought a degree more certainty to the 33rd America's Cup today."

Alinghi and Oracle, owned respectively by Swiss biotech billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli and American computer billionaire Larry Ellison, have been locked in a legal battle over the event for more than two years.

Oracle first launched a legal challenge that accused Alinghi, which as defending champion is charged with organising the next event, of bending the rules to give it an unfair advantage.

The New York Supreme Court ruled in April that the Cup should be settled by a one-on-one multihull duel between the two sides next February instead of the traditional fully-fledged regatta with several teams.

But the two have remained in dispute over the venue.

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Negotiations close to beginning for potential Pacquiao-Mayweather fight

rwilli1 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:26:28 GMT

Negotiations close to beginning for potential Pacquiao-Mayweather fight

2 hours, 7 minutes ago

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK - Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is ready to begin negotiations for a megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The only problem is that Arum isn't sure whom to negotiate with.

Mayweather has been represented in his past few fights by Golden Boy Promotions. Arum said Thursday that Golden Boy boss Richard Schaefer told him Mayweather is a free agent.

Top Rank represents Pacquiao, the Filipino star who stopped welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in a brutally dazzling display Saturday night in Las Vegas. The company represented Mayweather early in his career, but their relationship has become strained.

Pacquiao-Mayweather looms as the one of the most anticipated fights in decades if it comes together.

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Sonicview I-Hub System Down periodically 11/19/2009

rajuB4U — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:09:45 GMT

c/p
System may be down periodically as new changes are initiated and tested on server. We recommend users power down until status change to clear the way for the team to make needed adjustments.

Warring:Major Security issue with ihub

MORPHEUS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:26:41 GMT

Warring:Major Security issue with ihub
C/P
hi all,

I going to address major security issue with opening ports in your router, using DMZ and disabling firewall.

First you need to do one of the above to get your ihub working correctly.

Now, the new architecture design by SV is setting ihub to be in Mixed mode, in wiznet when you scan for your ihub under Operation Mode, you will see that it's in Mixed.

what that mean's, mixed mod means ihub can act as server and as client, in other words it can accept incoming connection and initiate connection request.

the second design decision made is that ihub initiate one connection request to the server, then the server capture the ip address and port number send by the ihub, then calls back to the ihub and connect to it, from their they can request all the data need it for control word(current channel, sat, etc..).

The risk:
if somebody knows your ip address and the default port for ihub (1920 or 80) , he can connect to the ihub remotely and control it, uploading bad data or as simple as initiating DOS attack, with an expert hacker, he can gain access to your network.

Your ISP can easily determine witch user is using ihub by doing port scan on their network.

Proof of concept:
find port checker on the net like Open Port Check Tool-Test Port Forwarding on Your Router
and enter your ip address (not the local one, your external ip address)
and in the port enter 1920 or 80 (get the port number from wiznet next to local IP) , you will see Port 1920 is open on message and the connection made successfully.

Temporary fix:
1-use port 80, port 80 is standard port and it can be used for web hosting
2- use ssh tunneling to secure your ip and hide your ihub from you ISP.

PS.

as I am going to post this message SV released new bin, and they went back to the old design where ihub sending data to server and the server instate of the server connecting to the ihub, we are back to square one?? the security issue still exits. I think after they read this post they will release new bin for ihub it self.

Brazil appears on target for 6th WCup triumph

MORPHEUS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:59:55 GMT

Brazil appears on target for 6th WCup triumph
By ROBERT MILLWARD, AP Football Writer 55 minutes ago

LONDON (AP)�While football�s romantics may wish for a long-awaited first for Spain or a historic African victory on South African turf, the 2010 World Cup looks like being a sixth triumph for Brazil. Coach Dunga may have alienated some fans with pragmatic rather than typically Brazilian flamboyant play, but next year�s championship should end with another success for the World Cup�s most successful team.

The last six teams sneaked into the competition through the back door of the playoffs on Wednesday and the fact that France and Uruguay made it means that all seven winners will be in the field of 32 going into next month�s draw in Cape Town. The level of expectation will grow day by day until the teams arrive in South Africa next June for the biggest event of the world�s most popular sport.

England under Fabio Capello has its strongest hopes yet of a first win since 1966, Argentina hopes the Diego Maradona magic will rub off on its talented but underachieving players and two-time European champion Netherlands is out to show it finally has the ability to win a world title. While a mouthwatering final appears to be five-time winner Brazil against European champion Spain�the joint 9-2 favorites with British-based bookmakers William Hill�World Cups frequently throw up surprises.

Remember North Korea knocking out star-studded Italy in 1966, Cameroon beating defending champion Argentina in 1990, Senegal�s victory over 1998 champion France?
In the past three decades only one host�France in 1998�has won the title and that run doesn�t look like changing. South Africa, whose team has been in disarray after poor results over the past few years, is considered to be among the outsiders. But the talented Ivory Coast, which has the likes of Premier League stars Didier Drogba and Kolo Toure and in its lineup, is the leading contender to win on African soil.

For the likes of Brazil and Spain, anything less than the final will be considered a failure.
Under coach Dunga, often criticized for a lack of imagination and adventure, Brazil now has strength throughout the team and is far more than just a jumble of attacking superstars. Although Ronaldinho is struggling to get back into the team, Dunga has the likes of Kaka, Luis Fabiano and Robinho to unlock defenses and provide the goals in front of hard working midfielders and solid, reliable defenders.

Spain has its best squad ever with standout goalkeepers and experienced and hugely talented stars such as Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres and David Villa all playing on the save wavelength. Michael Ballack remains the solid core of Germany�s lineup as it chases its fourth World Cup title but first since 1990. But the team lacks guile while the Dutch, twice runners up, will hope to shrug off its brittle form in major championships and rely on forwards Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben to bring home the title for the first time.

Under disciplinarian Capello, England won nine of its 10 qualifiers and has a solid look and probably its best chance for decades. Although he has the experience and talent of David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and John Terry, however, Capello has a goalkeeper weakness while Rio Ferdinand�s fitness is now suspected.
With Maradona unable to transfer his greatness as a player to the bench, Argentina looked in danger of failing to qualify and only just made it.

Maradona, should he keep the coach�s job going into the finals, now has to get the best out of undoubted talents such as Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero to make an impact in South Africa. With its squad still filled with aging stars, Italy will struggle to hold on to the title and become the first back-to-back winner since Brazil in 1962.

The flip side of that is that Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo all know how to win to World Cup and that means the Italians can�t be discounted. Declining under Coach Raymond Domenech, France needed a blatant handball by Thierry Henry against Ireland to make it through the playoffs while Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz seems unable to get the best out of stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco and Ricardo Carvalho.

The United States have revived under coach Bob Bradley and, after reaching the final of the Confederations Cup in South Africa in June, will target the quarterfinals as a measure of its improvement. The Americans reached that stage in 2002, have reliable goalkeepers, dependable defenders and talented forwards in Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey.

Australia hopes to justify moving to the Asian Confederation and underline its status as an emerging force in world football while Japan needs to make the second round to show it is a breeding ground for talented players. The same applies to African nations Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana who will also measure success as reaching the knockout phase.

South Korea is back to try and emulate its semifinal appearance of 2002, when it was a co-host with Japan, and the North Koreans, among the 500-1 outsiders, might be dreaming of embarrassing the Italians the same way as in England in 1966.
Greece has made it for only the second time but, still with veteran coach Otto Rehhagel in charge, hopes to produce the same surprising success as when it won the 2004 European championship.

Mexico, Chile and Uruguay aren�t likely to get past the first round while, for New Zealand, Honduras, Slovenia, Slovakia and Algeria, simply being at the World Cup is a measure of success and anything they can achieve at the finals will be a bonus.