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Take the I-95 N ramp toward I-76/PA-291/Philadelphia/New Jersey. Merge onto Penrose Ave/PA-291 E via EXIT 13 toward I-76 W/Valley Forge. Turn left onto S 26th St/PA-291 E. S 26th St/PA-291 E becomes I-76 W. Take the US-13/US-30 W/Girard Ave exit, EXIT 342, toward Phila Zoo. Turn slight right onto US-13/N 34th St/US-30. Turn left onto W Girard Ave/US-30. Make a U-turn onto W Girard Ave/US-30. 3400 W GIRARD AVE is on the right.
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Shares of International Business Machines (IBM) are down $16.80, or 8%, at $190.35, after the company last night missed Q1 revenue and earnings expectations, and said some deals had failed to close in the quarter.
IBM reiterated a forecast, however, for at least $16.70 per share in profit this year.
Today, the Street is focusing not just on software sales, which were hit by the deal slippage, but also weaker-than-expected results in IBM's hardware business. As I mentioned this morning, the poor results have led to speculation IBM may sell its business of server computers that use Intel's (INTC) "x86″ architecture chips, something that China's Lenovo (0992HK) appeared to reinforce with public comments overnight. Lenovo, you'll recall, bought IBM's PC business back in 2005.
While everyone is trimming estimates today, bulls have mostly stuck with their price targets on the stock, arguing the company is still "well-positioned" and that the most valuable parts of its server business will return to health:
Ed Maguire, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets: Reiterates an Outperform rating on the shares, and a $225 price target. Maguire cuts his estimate for this year to $104 billion in revenue and $16.77 per share from a prior $107.2 billion and $16.82. Hardware the main problem child; taking it out to the shed?
There are several moving parts in hardware, with product lines in transition or
underperforming. Mainframe grew 8% but was a big part of slipped deals;
x86 declined 3% while Power Systems declined 31%. CRN reported IBM is in
talks to sell the x86 business to Lenovo (we estimate roughly a $4.8bn
business), while the company anticipates a rebound from new low-priced
Power Linux systems. We suspect accelerating adoption of cloud computing is
at the very least creating some delays as customers assess options [...] we
wouldn't be surprised if IBM divested hardware lines. Lapses in execution
accelerate 2Q workforce rebalancing, but the strong pipeline and improving margin profile keep us comfortable with 2013 EPS guidance."
Shaw Wu, Sterne Agee: Reiterates a Buy rating and a $230 price target, while cutting his 2013 estimate to $103.6 billion in revenue and $16.75 per share in profit from a prior $106.1 billion and $16.85 per share. "However, we are not overly concerned as issues appear shortterm in nature and results are decent in light of bigger shortfalls at ORCL INFY and FFIV. IBM's remains our top pick as we believe it is well-positioned with the industry's most resilient business model and will benefit from a high-end server refresh cycle.
Mark Moskowitz, J.P. Morgan: Reiterates a Neutral rating and cuts his price target to $196 from $198. He cut his 2013 view to $103.58 billion in revenue and $16.46 per share in profit from a prior $105.3 billion and $16.61 per share. "The signs of renewed activity in IBM's services backlog and signings are encouraging, but we need to see a string of quarters exhibiting improvements before having confidence to narrow the gap in our C2013 EPS estimate versus IBM's outlook. Meanwhile, we are concerned that the software and mainframe disappointments are more than IBMspecific. Both platforms relate to big-ticket items, and the customers are usually deep pocketed. As a result, we think that the recent challenges could indicate that broader
IT spending conditions have yet to begin a rebound in earnest, which is why we
prefer to have more cautious operating estimates. We appreciate that IBM is moving swiftly to cut costs, but we think that this initiative speaks to the revenue headwinds being more than just IBM having some execution issues. IBM expects software and mainframe to bounce back in 2Q, but its POWER and System X servers, as well as storage, are expected to remain weak."
Maynard Um, Wells Fargo: Reiterates a Market Weight rating and a $200 to $215 "valuation range," while cutting his estimate for this year to $$104.92 billion and $15.59 per share from a prior $106.66 billion and $15.60 per share. "While pruning from low-margin services business, workforce rebalancing and a lower tax rate occurred largely as we anticipated, we underestimated the pressures on rev, which more than offset the improved margins [...] Management indicated high confidence that deals that slipped would close and drive strength in Q2. Despite this, management indicated that it will now take the bulk of its workforce rebalancing for the year in Q2, which, to us, possibly signals some uncertainty ahead [...] Hardware sales were weak
across the board with yr/yr declines in all product categories except System z,
which increased 7% yr/yr, but was below expectations (mgmt. noted $100-$150 rev impact from System z alone due to push-outs). System p was down 32% due to product transition, System x was down 9% likely macro related and Storage was down 13% yr/yr.

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This Able Veteran http://www.thisableveteran.org/ is an organization that we've supported for the last 2 years. It puts veterans together with a dog that can help them cope with the world after military service.
Last night we atteneded a graduation service for 6 veterans and their dogs. There were over 300 in the audience to witness this event. All 6 of these veterans were USMC, 5 from recent wars and 1 from Vietnam.
It was one of the most moving ceremonies that I've witnessed.
Training each dog cost over $25,000.00, all from donations of folks who want to in some small way, pay back these veterans for their service and let them know we care.
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Explanation: this affirmation that "a computer is so fast it runs an infinite loop in X seconds" is actually true. Integers overflow, if you increase the largest positive number you get a negative number. But of course, this program uses 32-bit integers, it would take four billion times longer running in 64 bits.


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It is extremly rare for me to have anyone to help throw marks for my pup, She has been introduced to gunner thrown marks with dead birds, and bumpers both and done well ! BUT I want to continue improving her on gunner thrown marks, and not continue to have all her marks come from the side of her !
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All this has prompted me to rewatch my Trek theatrical movies again.
So far I've only played TMP but really enjoyed it to my surprise. I usually like the films from WOK on down the line more, but I hadn't seen TMP in a long time and actually stayed on the edge of my seat. VGER was Voyager-6! Who'd have guessed that? A very small cast and the bulk of the money spent on the special effects and sets, the movie still plays very well when it comes to the characters and acting. That was always one of Star Trek's strengths. Plus I'm just a fan of William Shatner!


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Oh, I thought it was going to be a bigger thing, a multi-day event.
I am about to post the press release details for the next episode, and went to grab a photo, but even though they have 10 of 'em, none are terribly compelling as static images (except one which is just silly-looking, so I'm not using it). I hope that's not indicative of the episode's quality, I've never seen press images less compelling but the description sounds good.


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Gilead makes an impact on every stage of the continuum of care, from the laboratory, to the clinic, to access to medicines in all corners of the world. We asked our employees what that means to them.
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One of the great joys of working at Gilead is that all day I'm talking to some of the most brilliant minds, from scientists, to lawyers, to marketing people. And we're all focused on one thing. We're focused on the patients, and how the patient is going to be impacted by our work.
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I wanted to work at Gilead, not only because I lost my mother when I was young, but because I wanted to eliminate one life-threatening disease from this world.
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Gilead's commitment to oncology I think really is... it's is very similar to what it was in virology.
And the organization is committed to doing the same thing by building on science foundation blocks, and applying what our knowledge and expertise are to solve the problem.
Molly Walker:
My mom has CLL, and it's really important to me to-to be -- that Gilead is working on CLL, as a therapeutic area. And, it's great for me to be able to learn about the disease and, you know, talk to my mom about it. And my mom is so proud.
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I'm from West African descent. I've been to Ghana a couple of times and I've seen first-hand how HIV has affected lives there. We've been a market leader for many, many years. And to be able to be part of that success story is really what drove me here.
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reef tank nitrate level
Ok I'm confussed here. Last week when I tested my water parameters I had a reading of .25ppm for my nitrate level. Today I was getting to a water change and as I was waiting for my r/o water to warm up I did my usual tests. The nitrate reading this week is 0.00ppms. How does the nitrate level go down on it's own? I have some coral and a cleaner shrimp in the tank. The skimmer is not running in my sump at this time(due to no stock in the tank). Is it the coral?Warning; Bulldog Pleco guarding my Sons tank now..
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Welcome to the "sweet spot"
One of the differences between fresh water and salt water is that in salt water set-ups with live rock and/or some substrate, you will develop nitrate eating bacteria. They are not the best at removing nitrates, but they do. They are typically the last bacteria to develop as they are the slowest growing bacteria. This nitrate eating bacteria combined with your algae is likely removing all the nitrate.
I would suggest you start stocking your tank soon and keep the cycle goingIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
"Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo
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The sweet spot. I like that.
As a matter of fact I did buy a fire dartfish and a yellow tailed damsel today. The yellow tail was not my choice as I know Damsels are territorial. My wife liked the colours and I couldn't say no after all she has put up with during this set-up.
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|Warmwater flyfishing Bass, pike and even muskies in your backyard
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|Dble Haul
Well, I just heard in passing that the two gentlemen involved in catching this fish will not be pursuing the world record. They apparently don't want the pressure and scrutiny.
Given the circumstances surrounding this catch, I can't say that I'm surprised.
|Wee Hooker is right...unfortunatly... it has to be certified at a weigh in OR your scale has to be pre certified by the IGFA.... no one can touch your tackle, line or rod as you play and land the fish.... photo;s are accepted..but then the real check begins... and it has to Landed by you...nets are allowed....then you need to fill out paper work at a certified tackle shop.... if it's fly or even spinning it has to been submitted into a weight class.. that is... the test on the mono you caught it on.... There are world records of smaller fish caught on heavey pound test and then there are even bigger fish caught on lesser pound test... the key to the world records recognized by the IGFA is the pound test of the line in each catagorie... which also has to be submitted so they can test your line to make sure... in the fly catagorie... you need to submitt a specified length of tippet to be machine tested, etc....If you boat scale is not certified or you don't go to a certification location...no world record...My understanding is that fouled hooked will not be applicable.
I never knew that a foul hooked fish could be counted as a world record. Personally, I'm kind of split on whether this fish should count. Foul hooking versus snagging is a very grey area since all you have to say which happened is the word of the angler. There's no way to prove which it was. In this case, the reputation of the angler tends to make me believe that it was a valid foul hook, but where do you draw the line? What anglers can you trust to tell the truth? For such a major record as this, I'm sure the IGFA is going to consider this very, very carefully.
|Wee Hooker
No way the fish will get recognized without a certified weigh in. I'll give the guy credit for releasing it though. Unfortunatly every yahoo in 4 states will converge on that lake for the rest of teh season. That fish won't get lucky a 3rd time with that kind of $ and fame at stake.
FWIW, I once cuaght what I thought would be a state record LMB on a 2 wt. Didn't care about pins and hated the thought of killing her so I released it. Never regretted it but I'm not sure I could have been so noble if it was 25#+ and worth a cool Million
|Dble Haul
Well, as of right now, this is just a story.
But I hope that it's true in that he was concerned for the fish's welfare and released it quickly. Keeping that fish, even if foul hooked, could have netted him a lot of money.
|Dble Haul
|After this story, you may not find room for your kayak out on that lake.
Great story, all the better for the fish having been released.
Electric motors only, hmmm, sounds like a kayak friendly location, maybe next time I'm in the San Diego area ......
|Dble Haul
Potential world record largemouth caught
Well, it was foul-hooked, weighed on a non-certified scale, and released, but here's the story......it looks like the fish is definitely big enough to break the current record, but it's a question of whether or not it will be recognized.
World-record bass boated in California
Largemouth tips scale to 25.1 pounds, then is released back into Dixon Lake
By Brett Pauly
ESPNOutdoors.com senior editor March 20, 2006
Well, what do you expect when you notify the media that you boated a potential world-record bass?
That was the story at the home of Mac Weakley, who early Monday caught a largemouth on tiny Dixon Lake in southern California that he and his long-time fishing partners Mike Winn and Jed Dickerson weighed out at 25.1 pounds on a hand-held digital scale.
If that weight stands up it would shatter what is considered to be the granddaddy of angling records the 22¼-pound largemouth bass taken in 1932 at Georgia's Montgomery Lake by George Washington Perry.
"I feel good, awesome, in fact," said Weakley, 32, of Carlsbad, Calif, who used a white jig with a skirt and rattle on 15-pound line to boat the brute. "I'm just stoked to see a fish that big."
Claimed by many to be a mark that could never be eclipsed, the largemouth-bass record has become the thing of legends. It's the Joe DiMaggio 56-game hitting streak of the angling world.
"It's simply because there are people who are out there who didn't think a bass can grow to more than 22.25 pounds," said James Hall, editor of Bassmaster magazine. "It's because of how elusive the record has been for so many years."
Fortunately for the naysayers, the fish was documented by two anglers with impressive resumes Weakley and Dickerson each already are officially recognized for boating top-15 bass of all-time at Dixon Lake and they claim to have witnesses, photo evidence of the catch and video documentation of Monday's behemoth on the scale.
"There is no smoke and mirrors," Hall said.
Dickerson believes the 25.1-pounder is the exact same fish that vaulted him to the No. 4 spot on The Bassmaster Top 25 list when he caught her May 31, 2003, at Dixon Lake a 70-acre impoundment in San Diego County. He knows this because she has the same distinguishing black dot under her right gill plate. Back then she weighed 21.7 pounds.
"It's the same fish I caught three years ago," said Dickerson, 33, a casino-industry employee from Oceanside, Calif. "I knew this was a world record before we even weighed it. It's the biggest, most ferocious bass in that lake, guaranteed."
But, like any good fishing story, this one comes with several sidebars. There's the fact that the fish was foul-hooked. That it wasn't weighed on a certified scale. And, ultimately, that it was released.
All of which will no doubt conspire to make Monday's catch much more difficult to be recognized as a world record.
Weakley and Dickerson, who fish Dixon Lake as often as five days a week, said they decided to release the spawning fish because they were under the impression it wouldn't qualify as a record because it was foul-hooked.
Jed Dickerson claims the 21.7-pound he caught in 2003 (above) at California's Dixon Lake is the same 25.1-pounder taken today by his angling parter Mac Weakley.Only later did they discover that may not be the case.
"It may still qualify," Hall said. "The IGFA (International Game Fish Association, the most-recognized keeper of angling records) has a pretty vague rule about foul-hooking, which states you cannot intentionally foul-hook a fish."
Weakley now plans to submit his catch for verification by the IGFA, along with photos, video and the scale.
"We didn't know" about the foul-hooking specifics, he said. "Now we are learning other things about it. If you accidentally foul-hook a fish and you instinctively set the hook, apparently it counts."
We'll certainly learn more about it, also, in the coming weeks as the world-record application is processed.
"It's way too early; this one is really up in the air," Hall said. "Ideally it would have been caught in the mouth and ideally it would not have been released and ideally it would have been weighed on a certified scale.
"Ultimately, however, the fact that he boated a 25-pound largemouth needs to be recognized."
As for the catch itself, Dickerson explained that it was raining and dark early Monday when the anglers came across the bedding bass in 12 feet of water. A male often much smaller than a female in the world of spawning bass also was on the bed, and it made several stabs at the jig. The fishermen couldn't tell whether the male or female was hitting the jig when Weakley set the hook at about 6:40 a.m.
The fish surged to deeper water, then raced toward a nearby dock where, Weakley said, three people, including the dock attendant for the city-owned facility in Escondido, Calif., witnessed the action. There Dickerson missed netting the fish on his initial attempt. By this time it was quite apparent that it was the female at line's end, and one extremely large specimen. It again finned to deeper water, and the pursuers followed in their electric-powered rental boat (all that is permitted for use at this 80-foot-deep reservoir).
More evidence of big bass at Dixon Lake: Mike Long registered the largest largemouth in two decades when he boated a bubba in late April 2001. But five minutes after it was hooked, it was in the net. To the anglers' great dismay, the fish had been hooked in its side. Soon after that sad discovery and determining that its own weight might hurt the fish in the handling process the bassers decided to release it.
"If I kept pulling it out of the water, I don't know if I would have damaged it. This was so big, we thought we were going to break its neck," Weakley said. "But we were confident in the scale. It is without a doubt the world record, so we let it go."
Hall notes that there is the potential for a lot of cash to be associated with a world-record largemouth bass. It's been fabled by many that such a milestone could be worth $1 million or more to the lucky angler.
"Had they not released the fish alive and I think releasing it is the right thing to do I think they might have made quite a bit of money," Hall said. He surmised that there might be sponsorships from the manufacturers of the gear used to catch the bass and payments for guest appearances with the fish mount on display.
Hall said they still could get a plastic replica mount made, "But I don't know where in the hell they are going to get a mount that large."
Whatever happens, Mac Weakley will no doubt become the poster boy for catch and release and, refreshingly, he's all right with that, even if he doesn't break the record or make a dime.
"Would I be disappointed? Not at all," said Weakley, who is a supervisor at a casino in Oceanside. "I feel I'm very blessed; everything I care about is family and friends. I really don't care about money.
"To tell you the truth, I have a good job and I do all right, and I really don't give a (second thought) about it at all. We're more happy just to see that there is a 25-pound bass still living and in this lake."
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How about we get some real dwarfs this time? Actually, I guess real dwarfs are probably more hobbit sized, while the dwarves of Middle Earth are a bit taller.
Brian Blesed as a Dwarf. If they could slip him a little valium so he's not so loud. He even comes with his own beard. Robbie Coltrane, won't wear prosthetics but is already fat enough and scottish so no need for a fake accent or padding. John Goodman and George Wendt could probably manage it with voice coaching. They'll need an international cast to sell this thing. They should hire someone with an eastern european accent to voice Smaug. deep thick and treacley.
as for Bilbo, with CGI they can have anyone play the part and just have Ian Holm provide dialogue. slap a CGI mask of ian Holm's face over the other guy and poor old Ian wouldn't have to do any action stuff. Or suffer the feet.
As for who directs it doesn't really matter. Jackson is producing and will have a say in the creative process during pre-production and ongoing through the shoot. He's got half of middle earth in storage at Weta so if they use any of that armour and weaponary then they'll have access to the Warg props and the Bag End stuff. providing at least some continuity.
the big question for me is who's writing the script? And will Howard Shore be doing the score?
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McKellen will probably play Gandalf. The Wizard is already old in the story. A little less salt in the hair and some make-up, He's good to go.
We know Sirkis will play Gollum again.
As for who's writing it, or when it gets written, I read that is on hold because of the strike. I'm sure they'll get someone good eventually if they don't already have someone lined up unofficially, ready to work on it as soon as the strike ends.
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Don't know, but there isn't a script written for it, and the producer(s) can't even approach any writers to start on it yet till the strike is over. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...=Entertainment
Maybe if they went the George Lucas way and got non-union people to work on it.
Most of us know how George got sued by the Writers Guild for something like putting the credits at the end of his OTC movies instead of at the beginning.
He filmed the last two SW films in Australia I do believe so he could use non union people ( maybe most but not all non-union?)
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Tang tankmate Suggestions
I am a Malawi Peacock collector slowly studying Tangkanikan cichlids. I have small groups so far: 5 Paracyprichromis, 5 Midnight Dickfeldis, 1 Etermodus at this point. I am interested in adding other Tangkanikan favorites of mine so far. They are: a group of 5 Calvus, 5 Enantiopus Kilesa, 5 Eretmodus Cyanostictus. In the future I am thinking about owning a group of Cyathopharynx foae. Would a group of small Frontosas fit with these? How about smaller Cyprichromis?
Can I get some advice from any of knowledgeable Tanganikan keepers can give me suggestions if all or any of these fish are compatiable.
90 gal. Malawi Peacock and Hap. males
55 gal. Peacock females and smaller unsexed juvies
46 gal. Bow front: Now holding fish for sale - Future undisturbed starter Tang tank
29 gal. Breeding tank
20 gal. long Growout pens
20 gal. long Fry pens
Last edited by VicMalatang; 05-06-2012 at 07:22 PM.
What size tank is this all going into? One thing to keep in mind if coming from Malawi fish, unlike Mbuna and Peacocks/Haps, Tanganyika fish do not benefit from overstocking. They really need their space, otherwise you can have some real blood baths when they get older.
The Enantiopus Kilesa, scratch those. They have to have a species only tank that is all sand with no decoration. Even with those gone your still talking about a big tank. Once I know the size tank we're working with I can help more.
The Paracyp's will probably be fine as a group, but the dickfeldi's will need to be thinned out after you have an established breeding pair if you want to add more fish to the tank. Calvus aren't likely to be any problems with adult fish, but will eat fry.
The C. foae alone will need a much larger tank than 45 gallons, and frontosa are quite likely to eat just about any/all the others when they grow large enough. Those really need at least a 6' tank for a group of adults.
@Final Jenemba, Thanks. I will start with the 46 gallon tank for 1.5-2 in. fish. When they grow some, I'm thinking of giving the 90 to the Tangs. The Malawis can go a future 120 or 125 tank. No mixing Kilesa? I am truly bummed. Such a cool fish.
@Toddnbecka, Thanks. If I could swing another 125, could I put Kilesa with 5 Cyprichromis Magara and or a few or pair of different color Calvus? I was thinking of selling the fronts once they got 4-5 inches.
How can I save the fry? Would putting clay fish huts around that they can claim territory and watch them close and snap them up a week after breeding, then egg tumbler if not "done"? Better or proper method?
Last edited by VicMalatang; 05-07-2012 at 03:36 PM.
Ok, I have a better idea what we're dealing with now, that's similar in size to my 45 galling tall, same width anyway. Yes, no mixing Kilesa. I was bummed when I found out too. If you really like them there's no reason you cant just give your 46g over to a species only tank. It would be the easiest thing to setup, sand, water, filter, fish lol. They are supposed to be some of the coolest fish to watch. I don't think id mix them even in a huge tank, you wont see their real behavior unless they're alone.
Starting with a small tank and upgrading when the fish grow doesn't really work with Tangs. Even 1.5" fish will still hammer out a territory, I've never seen fish get so belligerent over territory as my tangs.
When I look at the Mbuna tank, they're all really aggressive, but its different. Everyone in swimming around and chasing/flaring/shaking whatever, all the time. That's why overstocking works, nobody can focus for to long s no one gets hurt. The tangs are so different, its like you can cut the tension with a knife in there. Every fish has his home and they all just sit there in their caves/shells giving each other the hairy eyeball just daring one another to come anywhere near their house.
The only exception is the Calvus, he just floats around doing whatever he wants, he doesn't bother anyone and they don't bother him. I think because they know he doesn't want their caves lol. I've never had more than one though so I have no idea how they act to each other. What you could do is start out with an appropriate stock for the 46, and when you move up just add more fish of similar size, the move to the new tank will require new territory building anyway.
I don't have much experience with Cyprichromis type fish because I've never had a tank big enough so I cant be much help there. I've always stuck to rock/shell dwelling fish. Never had Fronts either but everything I have read says they really need a species only tank as well and a big one.
Forget fry if your going to have calvus, calvus are fry hunting machines, that's what they hunt in the wild, its what they evolved to eat. The body shape allows them to get anywhere and they will find the fry before you do lol.
This is all sort of general advice, hope it helps, I can give you more specific stocking help once I know whether your sticking with the 46 or going bigger
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Need help on logging into and using metasploitable.
I've tried searching the entire web for the commands that allow me access inside but i cant find any.
First is this: Metasploitable Login:
Then I use 'msfadmin' as username and password here to get the next line: msfadmin@metasploitable:~$
What next now...
This seems like a noob question, but i just cant get any proper answer to this anywhere..
Could someone please give me a complete tutorial on how to use metasploitable. I have the metasploitable on one VMware workstation and backtrack5 on another VMware workstation.
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Had to resort to eBay for Battle Cat. Still hasn't arrived but I can't wait. This is the BC I've always dreamed of.
Had to resort to eBay for Battle Cat. Still hasn't arrived but I can't wait. This is the BC I've always dreamed of.
Hating aurra sing since 1999.
Just read this on tni:
Mattel has posted a product release schedule through June 2010 for MattyCollector.com.
MOTU Classics: Stratos (re-issue)
MOTU Classics: Moss Man - Flocked Ears
MOTU Classics: Moss Man - Unflocked Ears
(Club Eternia monthly figure)
DCUC Wave 12 Boxed Set (Darkseid)
The Dark Knight Scarecrow
MOTU Classics: Wun-Dar & Map of Eternia
(Club Eternia subscribers only items not available for sale)
MOTU Classics: Hordak (re-issue)
MOTU Classics: Evil-Lyn (Club Eternia monthly figure)
MOTU Ultimate Battle Ground Weapons Pak
Ghostbusters 12" Peter Venkman
The Dark Knight Batman (Night Vision)
MOTC Classics: Mer-Man (re-issue)
MOTU Oversized: Tytus
MOTU Classics: Optikk (Club Eternia monthly figure)
Ghostbusters 6" Walter Peck (with containment unit)
The Dark Knight: Two-Face
MOTU Classics: Faker (re-issue)
MOTU Classics: She-Ra (Club Eternia monthly figure)
DCU JLU Lobo
Ghostbusters 6" Peter Venkman with Slimer
These dates are subject to change.
I just wonder if it's a big deal to either wait for re-issues or try to get the original releases?
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
My eBay Battle Cat came today. He is now the best action figure I own (and that's saying a lot). Long live MOTUC. Here's hoping for Panthor this time next year. (I want Stridor first though cause we all know Panthor is a shoe-in, being the same awsome sculpt as Battle Cat)
Hating aurra sing since 1999.
Just got Hordak , Tri-Klops, and Man-at-Arms in the mail today....so psyched to be catching up on this line.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
Got Trap Jaw today in the mail. He's as awesome as Battle Cat. February 2010 is the month to beat.
Hating aurra sing since 1999.
I heard the Mossman sold out within 5 minutes of noon!!!
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
This morning's sale was ridiculous yet again. I am a subscriber, so I'm already getting the mass produced ear version of Moss Man. I logged in to get the "other ear" version, along with Stratos (which I missed the first time around) and the DCUC case. I had all 3 in my cart and was checking out. In the process of running my credit card, the "other ear" version sold out and I was instructed to remove it from the cart. In order to do that, you have to go back 2 screens and re-check out. I feared that this process to consume time and cause yet another of the items ALREADY in my cart to sell out. Miraculously, I had some success, getting Stratos and the DCUC set, and fate saved me from spending an extra $20+ for ears.
Once again, though, Digital River and Mattel need to fix their system. When something is put into a shopping cart, it should imply that item is available.
Rogue Squadron-19 Golds, Battle For Naboo-18 Platinums, Rogue Leader-15 Golds/15 Aces, Rebel Strike-19 Single Golds/19 Single Aces
James Boba Fettfield & Lord Malakite's Video Game Collection
I'm glad I didn't want Moss Man and didn't have to participate in this morning's debacle.
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Walker's sculpture Florence Nightingale is included in the exhibition.


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Pianist Brendel to address 'Character in Music'
Posted November 4, 2009; 03:10 p.m.
Renowned pianist Alfred Brendel will speak on "Character in Music" and perform musical examples to accompany his talk at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. All tickets have been distributed for this event, but there will be a wait line at Richardson and unclaimed tickets will be made available for free on a first-come, first-served basis.
Born in 1931 in Wiesenberg, Moravia, now part of the Czech Republic, Brendel is known as one of the great modern musicians. Considering himself largely self-taught, Brendel launched his career in 1949 when he won the Busoni Piano Competition in Italy. He is one of only three pianists named an honorary member of the Vienna Philharmonic and has performed with almost every major orchestra and conductor in the world. Brendel is well known for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Bach, Haydn, Brahms, Liszt and Schoenberg. His final concert before retiring as a performer took place in December 2008 with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Currently, Brendel is touring North America to lecture and lead residencies at universities and conservatories. His books include "Alfred Brendel on Music" and two volumes of poetry.
The talk is sponsored by the Spencer Trask Fund of the University Public Lecture Series, the Lewis Center for the Arts, the departments of music and German, and Princeton University Concerts.


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Journal Journal: Microsoft taught white people how to dance! 1
Amazing. Kinect taught a white guy how to dance. Very impressive.
http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/presskits/xbox/liveEvent.aspx go to 11:48
Amazing. Kinect taught a white guy how to dance. Very impressive.
http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/presskits/xbox/liveEvent.aspx go to 11:48
I have never met a single person who is normal. I have never met a single person who was raised in a normal family. Yet I have met many people who insist, often to such a degree that it causes them a great deal of anxiety and stress, that everyone else, with them being the sole exception, is a normal person who was raised in a normal household.
I am not worried, dismayed, or upset by people who are crazy. We are all crazy. What I can't stand is people who insist on always holding themselves up to some idealized abstraction that they call normal.
Where I am from, being of mixed race is normal. Never going to church is normal. Recycling is normal. In the house I grew up in, worrying if there would be enough money to pay the bills next month was normal. A happy joyous Christmas was normal. My father getting up at 6:30am to fry me a steak for breakfast was normal.
Not knowing if my father was going to live tomorrow.
Not knowing who my birth mother is.
Cursing her every day for forcing me to live with the consequences and end effects of her behavior?
Knowing I have a loving family to go home to, no matter how psychologically messed up or near death they may be on any given day?
The things we take for granted, the things we, personally, in our hearts, believe to be universal truths that are beyond any doubt, make up what we consider to be normal.
To live a happier life, do not take for granted any of the positives blessings that you have received in life, no matter how few they may be. Be thankful, truly grateful to the world, for all the good that has come your way. Look at everything good in your life that you take for granted, all the positives that you assume are normal, and love them with all your heart. That which you assume is normal are things many others cannot take for granted. Food on the table. A safe bed to sleep in at night. A shoulder to cry on. A place to run away to when your home has become too crazy. Whatever it is in your life, love it and hold it dear.
Come to the understanding that everything wrong, everything negative in life that you take for granted, does not have to be that way. If you are unloved, do not assume that is normal. Do not take it for granted that no one will ever love you. If you saw your parents addicted to drugs, do not assume that you too must become a drug addict. If you saw your father beat your mother, do not assume that you must beat your wife or be beaten by your husband.
The beautiful thing about normal, is that it can, it does, everyday, change meaning. We define it. You and I define it for ourselves, and for the world as a whole.
Do not strive for normal. Strive for joy. Strive for happiness. Strive for a better future, for yourself, and for all of us. Make that the new normal.
About time, i hope his only justification is "someone needed to do it."
Edit: Looks like he wasn't just shooting abortion protesters
indicating what the purpose of the code in the file is, piss me off.
That is all.
(Seriously, NONE of these files have ANY indication of what they are. They are named OK I guess, but it still is annoying not ever being 100% sure of what some code's purpose in life is...)
I am taking this Programming Competitions Preparations class. The problems are all horribly unrealistic and not represenative of Software Engineering at all, but then again, they are not really meant to be.
Problems are solved in a two hour period in a team, typically of 3-5 students.
Well, my team realized that today's problem could be easily solved if we plotted points on a grid.
Hmm, lets see now. The largest a coordinate can be is 40,000. Ok simple, declare a 40,000 X 40,000 array of booleans.
Oh, too large for the stack, ok, declare it on the heap.
Umm, hey why is this taking so long.
Wait, what is 40k * 40k again? Oh crap.
Just for laughs, open up Task Manager and hit "Run", watch the VM usage go up to 1.90GB. Hey, look, I can see principles from my Operating Systems class in action! Awesome!
Hey, wait, did Windows just swap everything out to disk? Wow, everything is taking awhile to get back in order.
So, who here can quickly implement a sparse matrix?
To be fair, such stupidities only occure because there is a hard time limit. Normally I would never hard code in an array of anything near that size. Indeed, I do not know of any students here who would ever hard code in an array and say "That should be enough".
Every time the debugger jumps in on a break point, focus has changed! Doh!
A simple implementation of tags!
I'd link to it, but it is on a non-routable box, I should have it up on a routable machine tomorrow[1].
Using Ruby this time. I now have a distain for Ruby, mostly because finding resources about it online is almost impossible.
I didn't use, just straight eruby (most often implemented as mod_ruby) with the CGI module used to get form data.
Oh, how Ruby handles file upload in forms is the most immensely stupid thing I have seen in awhile, and a damn good argument AGAINST dynamic typing. The type returned DEPENDS on the size of the data that was uploaded.
Data set is populated from CuteOverload.
[1] I was about to paste in the local host address when the duh factor hit me.
Ever had to find your way around a huge college campus? How about ever been late for a class or meeting on a regular?
AJAX to the rescue!
WWU Route Finder is a proof of concept of an AJAX map using Canvas and Python. Click two buildings, and the Python back end, accessed using XMLHTTPRequest of course, shows you the shortest path between your start and destination.
Paypal just took over a week to send a payment.
Mailing a check takes less time.
Isn't Paypal supposed to be almost instant? Is that not the very PURPOSE of Paypal?
Oh, in other news, I saw the most awesome digital camera on eBay (Not what I used Paypal for though
3 megapixel (plastic lens, probably resolves to 1.2 if your lucky
512k of memory built in.
Will not fix?
in fact,
does not suck.
Oh well, it DOES suck, just not in the way I previously thought. The UI was beat with the ugly stick, but the darn thing is FLEXIBLE.
Bleh. Why should I expect flexibility from MS anyway?
Of course a 3 element array, in debug, gets displayed as follows by VS:
*Goes off looking for whatever idiot implemented this*
Real debuggers let me customize how my data is displayed damnit! I wouldn't have used a small array of test values if I wasn't expecting for, you know, A GOOD LOOKING OUTPUT.
Is this really the only debug window in VS? I have never needed to analyze anything more complicated than simple arrays in VS before....
DDD, I grok you now, come back!
edit: Oh crap, the VS debugger does not even highlight in red the array element that has been changed when the array is expanded out.
I want to show the array row by row in debug.
Does MS's debugger support this for the nifty arrays? NO
Why not?
Someone forgot to implement it.
This, naturally enough, is the problem with syntactic sugar. It has to be sweet all the way through, or else you reach a sour center. Non-orthogonality may seem nice at the outset, but it almost always bites ya in the butt later on.
C# again. Being able to go b[i,j], while being horrible for readability, sure is nice.
As an side, I *KNOW* for sure that my code is never-ever-ever going to be touched again, so I am using mathematicians notation, which involves all one letter variable names, which normally hate. ^_^
For all you whiners and complainers, this is a how to of how to SHUTUP and start fixing things.
Amongst the Circle, a good number of us have mod points at any one point in time. If we uniformly post links to idiots who are wrong, we can spread the word: Stupidity is NOT rewarded.
In closing, I would like to say that
Yesterday, I saw a user who's signature line was "Be a patriot, shoot a republican."
That line would get a user banned from ANY other form on the web. I have been banned from forums for saying far less incendiary things than that! On
Don't leave, fix it. You see stupidity, slap it around a bit. Noobs always come, don't let them overrun the place, just slap them around a bit until they get the idea of how to behave.
It sucks.
Desk jobs suck.
I hate studying because studying involves sitting down. Study sessions that involve getting up and moving are a lot more fun.
Beanbags make life better because at least I can pretend I am not sitting down...
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Put a Southwestern spin on a turkey dinner with cornbread stuffing mix and green chiles.
Look for the cornbread stuffing mix in bags near the other packages of stuffing at the grocery store.
Cut down on prep time by using frozen chopped onions and bell peppers. Look for them in vegetable section of the freezer case.
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Emperor Jargo has submitted avatars based on South Park. There are 2 sets (about 200 different ones), one from Icon IceHouse and the others are from Emperor Jargo himself. Check them out! Just go to your User CP then Edition Options then Change Avatar. You may have to select the set from the Category option.
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In 2007, a new recreational boating safety strategy was introduced - a five-year plan. The product of an advisory forum comprising, among others, boating organisations, the ACC, the Coastguard and harbour masters, it was not a radical document. The registration of boats, as in Australia, was, for example, rejected. By and large, the strategy has worked. For much of the past five years, the number of fatalities has dropped even as the number of boats has increased.
Yet drunken boaties, such as the one reported in today's Herald on Sunday, confirm the safety message is still being ignored by some. As does last year's spike in the number of power boating-related drownings.
The strategy's major thrust is safety awareness campaigns focusing on skipper education. These are designed to address the failure to wear a lifejacket in boats under 6m in length, the inability to communicate distress, the effects of bad sea conditions, and the overuse of alcohol.
To tackle some of these more aggressively, the forum also sought law changes introducing mandatory alcohol limits, compulsory communication gear, and requiring small-boat skippers to decide when it is safe to take a lifejacket off, rather than when it is necessary to put one on, as now.
That all sounds sensible. But the Government has not acted. Perhaps it has been lulled into complacency. Maybe it foresees difficulties with an alcohol limit which, realistically, would come into play only if there were an accident. In any event, the strategy was envisaged as being a guide for boaties only for "the next five-plus years". If that wording is deliberately vague, it is clear the forum anticipated it would be revisited about this time.
As it is, boaties have to contend with far fewer regulations than their counterparts in most comparable countries. That situation can be justified only as long as fatalities are decreasing and boaties act sensibly. But evidence of drunkenness, a lax approach to lifejackets and last year's jump in fatalities should attract the interest of Parliament. If so, the advisory forum's proposed law changes must be a first port of call.
Either way, everyone should play their part in keeping our waters safe. Don't let that drunk family member get behind the wheel. Don't allow the family boat to go out without a communication device. And let's all encourage the responsible use of lifejackets.


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The city has hired Mitt Tidwell as utilities director. It is the third major department heard position to be filled since Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin started in September.
Tidwell, who is currently the utilities director for the City of Daytona Beach, will begin work Feb. 25.
Tidwell will oversee efforts to get a long-delayed and troubled $12.5 million lift station construction project back on track.
The new Lift Station 87 is being built in Lukewood Park at the southeastern corner of U.S. 41 and Osprey Avenue to replace Lift Station 7 at 935 Pomelo Avenue, close to Hudson Bayou.
"I am excited to be a part of the Sarasota Utilities Department as we continue to improve the infrastructure and daily operations to provide the best possible service to our customers, while protecting the environment," Tidwell said in a city press release.
Tidwell has more than 20 years of experience working in the field of water and wastewater utilities, including serving in utilities management positions for the City of Dallas and the City of Austin, Texas. He also has private sector experience.
This is the third major department head position Barwin has filled since starting work as City Manager. Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino joined the City of Sarasota three weeks ago and Finance Director John Lege will begin work next month. Mr. Barwin soon will announce a replacement for Human Resources Kurt Hoverter who is retiring at the end of the month.


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By Sam Mamudi
The Federal Reserve has approved proposed capital payouts by Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC), but gave "conditional" approval for Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan & Chase (JPM), who need to resubmit their plans later in the year.
From the Fed's announcement:
The Federal Reserve did not object to the capital plans for American Express Company; Bank of America Corporation; The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation; Capital One Financial Corporation; Citigroup, Inc.; Fifth Third Bancorp; KeyCorp; Morgan Stanley; The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.; Regions Financial Corporation; State Street Corporation; SunTrust Banks, Inc.; U.S. Bancorp; and Wells Fargo & Company.
The Federal Reserve did not object to the capital plans for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and JP Morgan Chase & Co., but required the two institutions to submit new capital plans by the end of the third quarter to address weaknesses in their capital planning processes. The Federal Reserve objected to the capital plans of Ally Financial, Inc., and BB&T Corporation.
Here's WSJ's take on what happened with Goldman and JPMorgan:
While both banks would likely be able to withstand a sharp economic downturn with adequate capital cusions, a senior Fed official said there were concerns about the banks' ability to adequately estimate losses in the face of a severe economic event.
The Fed didn't explicitly reject the two banks' plans to distribute capital, but both are required to resubmit their plans to the central bank later this year. A failure to fix the problems identified by the Fed could result in an objection, the official said…
In the case of Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, a senior Fed official said most of the issues identified by regulators had been privately discussed with the banks in the past. The official said bank executives shouldn't be surprised by the concerns raised by the central bank.
Overall, the results show that some of the most well-known Wall Street firms would maintain capital cushions close to the Fed's minimum 5% capital threshold under their proposed capital plans. The Tier 1 common ratio, measuring high-quality capital as a share of risk-weighted assets, was 5.3% for Goldman Sachs and 5.6% for both J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley.
Goldman's stock is off about 1.8% in after market action, while JPMorgan's shares are down close to 1%. Citi's stock is up 1%, while Bank of America's shares have risen more than 3%.
In the wake of the Fed's announcement, JPMorgan announced its plan:
- The Firm is authorized to repurchase an additional $6 billion of common equity between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.
- The Board of Directors intends to declare the first quarter common stock dividend of $0.30 per share.
- The Board of Directors intends to increase the Firm's quarterly common stock dividend to $0.38 per share, effective second quarter of 2013.
If the Fed does reject JPMorgan's resubmitted plan, these payouts will be put on hold.
Meanwhile, Bank of America was quick to announce $10.5 billion in buybacks:
Bank of America today announced that the company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of common stock and the redemption of approximately $5.5 billion in preferred stock.