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An analysis of the dying finance, real-estate and auto industries, and what to do if you're in the center of a perfect storm
By Kevin Fogarty
As a hedge-fund manager at Bear Stearns in the summer of 2007, Ron Dadina didn't worry too much about the wave of bad investments and economic turmoil he saw engulfing the groups that handled banking and real-estate securities investments.
He worked in emerging markets, an area of the company that was strong and growing. Bear Stearns, one of the most solid pillars of Wall Street, might tremble, but it wouldn't fall; emerging markets and other segments would just have to work harder to make up the difference.
By February 2008, the investment bank's partners were openly wondering whether it had the money to back up its trades; its stock price dropped more than 20 percent in two weeks. In March, J.P. Morgan Chase stepped in with the support of the Federal Reserve, buying the investment bank for less than 10 percent of its peak value to keep Bear Sterns from collapsing altogether.
By June Dadina was among a throng of top-quality financial-services executives looking for work, and he's an object lesson about how an industry that had been so strong could have come apart so quickly.
The slump forced Dadina and thousands of others – in financial services, auto, real-estate and other industries whose collapse has been only slightly less dramatic – to wonder not only whether they'll ever get work again, but whether they should abandon the industries they've worked in for so long.
It's traumatic to realize either that your industry is dying or that there is no longer room for you in it, said Roy Cohen, master career coach at the Five O'Clock Club in Manhattan and an executive career counselor for more than 25 years.
Plan C
Realizing that either your industry or your company could go away should be part of every savvy executive's career-contingency planning, Cohen said. No matter how well a career is progressing, there should always be a Plan B in the works – whether that means preparing to shift into a new job role or relocating so you can do the same job in a different place or different industry.
"It's not true for those of us of a certain age, but it's becoming the norm that people are planning for this ahead of time," Cohen said. "They're teaching it in business school that you have to be prepared with a Plan B and sometimes a Plan C."
It's not that difficult to identify a market that's either collapsing completely or narrowing so much that your running room is restricted or eliminated, according to Tyler Banks, a SalesLadder member who was laid off in September from an international commercial real-estate sales company, but recently landed a job as vice president, private client services at a risk and i nsurance s ervices firm.
"You have to trust your gut instinct on when the situation is really bad," Banks said. Economies rise and fall, but when people within the company started telling him to look for opportunities not only outside the company but outside the industry, it rang some alarm bells.
"Every conference you go to here, people are saying, 'Get your razor blades out, it's going to get really rough,' " Banks said. "I thought about whether to weather it out, but I have a wife and two children dependent on me. I can't afford that."
Banks did ride it out until his layoff but aimed all his job-seeking efforts away from real estate.
Very few people are that prepared. Even in the face of incontrovertible evidence, it's hard for many people to believe they'll have to leave a niche in which they've become comfortable, said Cheryl Palmer, a certified executive career coach and president of CalltoCareer.com.
It doesn't pay to panic and try to change careers at the first economic downturn, but you do have to keep an eye on the economic news about your industry and on the unemployment and hiring-trend figures published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to figure out whether it's worth focusing your search in your existing industry, or if you need to look elsewhere, Palmer said. There are always signs that your industry is becoming a bad place to find a job and you shouldn't let the news catch you off guard, she said.
Identify transferable skills
Even if you can't quite throw in the towel and admit you're not going to work in a favorite industry again, you can still spend some time looking at new possibilities, Dadina said.
"I tell everyone to look under every rock," he said. The key to making such a search work without wasting time is to figure out where your skills and experience could most easily translate.
Doing so means actually knowing objectively what your core skills are – which many people don't – and whether they're transferrable to the industry you're eyeing, Palmer said. There is a difference between a profession and an industry. Accountants work in every industry; glassblowers don't. Figure out which you are and which of your skills can apply elsewhere, she said.
"My core would be strong analytical skills and understanding emerging markets," Dadina said. "It takes time to come up with that knowledge. In the six months I was out of work, I had this summary, a few lines describing the core skills I brought to the table. I used to change it almost every day; eventually I came up with the ones that were really accurate. When you do that, you have to stick to it."
Dadina ultimately found work in a lower-profile but more personally rewarding role at Minlam Asset Management LLC. -- an investment company that handles microfinance deals in emerging markets. Microfinance outfits make loans or investments of relatively small amounts of money in needy organizations or growing companies in developing countries.
"I'm working in deals that are $5 million, not $200 million or $500 million, but I'm using the same skill set of knowing emerging markets and being able to take a deal from beginning to end," Dadina said.
Banks boiled his skills down to sales and sales management and used TheLadders' resume-critique service to help present those skills most effectively.
"Every organization is struggling with how it can turn around programs, so they're looking for people who can have an impact right away," Banks said. "They're not looking for a six-month ramp-up."
Banks and Dadina are good examples of how to take a set of skills and apply them within the same broad area, but in a far different way or even a different geographic area. It's a demonstration that failing to prepare for your industry's collapse years ago doesn't mean you'll never work again, said Cohen, of the Five O'Clock Club.
"If you were an accountant in the auto industry in Detroit, there's a good chance you can be an accountant in Ames, Iowa, or in Los Angeles," Cohen said. "If you're an accountant in the auto industry, there's nothing to say you can't be one in a different industry."
In finance, for example, there's a tremendous demand for what Cohen calls "forensic accounting." After any great crisis, there will be a lot of work for those who can pick up the pieces and help the rest of the economy get on with things, he said.
Banks elaborated, "I looked at three areas that do well during economic downturns: government, health care and insurance. Governments aren't doing well right now, and health care didn't interest me that much. When I looked at insurance, it was very similar in some ways to real estate, and I'd had to work with insurance companies a lot on real estate deals, so there was a level of familiarity there."
Even during good economic times, 10 percent to 15 percent of job seekers are trying to change industries, not just get a better job, according to reports from outplacement giant DBM. In financial services, that number is as high as 40 percent. The number of IT people trying to switch to a different specialty, on the other hand, is only 9 percent, according to a report from AeA, an IT-industry trade association.
Crossing over
Changing to a new industry isn't easy, nor is changing to a different role in your own industry, said Robert Hawthorne, president of search firm Hawthorne Research. You have to be objective about your industry's chances for recovery and for your chances of recovering with it, he said.
Then look at yourself, said Michael Neece, chief strategy officer of PongoResume resume-writing service. Do your skills translate, and can you make the case that your skills add value to a new task?
Hiring managers often prefere to hire a candidate with lesser credentials but more time in a particular industry, said Neece. You can try to get ahead of the issue by breaking down your experience into common threads that transfer across industries and explain them in terms of the results you were able to deliver in your previous industry.
Dadina said fully half of the hiring managers he talked to were leery about having someone from a different industry. However, the other half had enough imagination to see how his skills could be applied to new roles.
"I had no experience in micro-financing. The founders of the company I'm working with now knew all about microfinance. That's not why they were interested in me," Dadina said. "It was that past experience that they thought could have some added value and could translate well – my knowledge of emerging markets and ability to analyze a potential investment opportunity and run with a deal from start to finish."
Microfinance is a far different world from the global hedge funds he used to work in, and the pay is far lower, too, but there is potential upside, he said.
"I still have many friends who are still stuck up about working an investment banking job or about the pay," Dadina said. "I tell them two things: You have to leave no stone unturned in looking for an opportunity. I used to come across dozens of job opportunities outside of finance every day and think, 'Is there any way for me to apply my finance skills to that?'
"The other thing is that you have to get outside your shell of pay and your situation," he said. "The world is changing, and you have to move beyond that. You can still find a place with some upside to it."
"It's not only the economic picture," said Cohen, of the Five O'Clock Club. "You have to evaluate what you do well, what you like to do, your family situation and where you want to live. You should plan ahead of time, but really you have to do anything you can to keep from being in a position where something's going on and you're not in the driver's seat."
Kevin Fogarty is a general assignment reporter for TheLadders.

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Tina began her career in education in Milwaukee, WI where she received her bachelor's degree and taught elementary school in the Milwaukee Public School District for three years. She took a year off from teaching to contribute a year of service as an AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer from 1993-94, working right here at JEP with Weemes Elementary and Foshay Learning Centers, developing literacy intervention programs for struggling students. After her VISTA service, she returned to Milwaukee to continue teaching for two more years. In 1997, when President Clinton introduced the America Reads initiative, she was invited back to JEP as a full-time staff member to direct the newly created USC Readers program. Since her return to JEP thirteen years ago, she has had two children, received her Master's Degree in Education with specialization in Literacy and Learning, and has been promoted to Associate Director of JEP with focus on Administration and Educational Outreach. While directorship of USC ReadersPLUS has been put in the hands of talented graduate students for the past few years, she still consider the program to be "her baby" and remains deeply involved in guiding staff, providing on-going support, and pursuing additional funding.


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ABERDEEN — They are scorers, rebounders, defenders, record holders and winners.
The Class B girls' all-state team as chosen by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association and the South Dakota Sportswriters Association announced today is a who's who of elite players.
The decorated group includes a top-five all-time leading scorer, and a host of school record holders.
Summit twin sisters, Logan and Presley O'Farrell, headline the first team. The 6-foot senior guards guided the Eagles to state championships their sophomore and junior seasons. They were also members of Summit's state title team as eighth graders in 2009. Logan was a first-teamer last season, while Presley was a second-teamer.
The Augustana College recruits helped Summit go 93-8 the last four seasons. The O'Farrells are the daughters of former Summit standout Lori Wohlleber, who is one of the top scorers in South Dakota girls' basketball history with 2,490 points.
Logan averaged 16.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season. She finished her career with 1,219 points, 624 rebounds, 361 assists and 357 steals.
"Logan became the vocal leader of our team and was the one that set the tone for us each game," Summit coach Mark Amdahl said. "Logan knows the fundamentals of the game which allows her to score from a lot of positions."
Presley's statistics were almost identical to her sister's. Presley averaged 13.2 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest this season. She finished her career with 951 points, 519 rebounds, 411 assists and 329 steals.
"Presley's athleticism allows her to finish around the rim on dribble drives as good as anyone I have coached," Amdahl said. "She's scrappy on defense and causes a lot of turnovers."
Other first-teamers include seniors Kieran O'Malley of Centerville, Taylor Trohkimoinen of Newell and Shauni Schwartz of Herreid-Selby Area.
It is O'Malley's third straight season being named to the first team.
The high scoring guard led Class B in scoring this season with an average of 31 points a game. She also registered 5.5 rebounds per game and dished out three assists per game. The 5-foot-7 guard is the school record holder for points (2,599), assists (406), steals (328) and three-pointers (265). Her point total is fifth on the all-time South Dakota girls' basketball scoring list. The Mount Marty College signee guided the Tornadoes to a 19-4 record this season.
"Kieran O'Malley is truly an amazing player," Centerville coach Logan Diede said. "She has put countless hours in the gym over the years and it definitely shows every time she steps foot on the basketball court. She has made a huge impact on the girls' basketball program here at Centerville and has been a great role model for younger girls to look up to."
Trohkimoinen was also a first-team selection last season and was a second-teamer as a sophomore. The 6-foot point guard had a brilliant career for the Irrigators. She finished with 1,651 career points, which is third most in school history. The Black Hills State recruit is the school record holder in rebounds (763), assists (541), steals (441) and blocks (162). The versatile Trohkimoinen tallied 20.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.7 blocks and 4.6 steals this season.
"Some of Taylor's biggest attributes are that she always got the open person the ball while getting her shots when they showed up," Newell coach Scott Wince said. "A great passer and has great range on her jump shot. Being six foot and a point guard, she caused lots of mismatches which allowed her to get to the rim."
Schwartz was a third-team selection last year. She guided the Wolverines to a 21-2 record this season. The 5-foot-10 Schwartz recorded 17.4 points, nine rebounds, 3.9 blocks, 3.5 steals and 2.6 assists this season. The University of Mary recruit racked up career totals of 1,434 points, 794 rebounds, 306 steals, 286 blocks and 206 assists. She helped her teams go 75-14 the last four seasons.
"Shauni is a good inside defender and shot blocker," said Herreid-Selby Area coach Dean Schwartz, Shauni's father. "She is also a team player and understands the game is a team sport and believes in her teammates. She has been fortunate to play with a great bunch of girls during her high school career."
Logan O'Farrell, senior, Summit (16.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.5 apg).
Kieran O'Malley, senior, Centerville (31 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3 apg).
Taylor Trohkimoinen, senior, Newell (20.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 6.2 apg).
Presley O'Farrell, senior, Summit (13.2 ppg, 7 rpg, 3.5 apg).
Shauni Schwartz, senior, Herreid-Selby Area (17.4 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.5 apg).
Shelby Selland, junior, Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (17 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.7 apg).
Miranda Ristau, junior, Warner (14.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.3 apg).
Rachel Rogers, senior, Warner (15.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.2 apg).
Chesney Nagel, junior, Avon (20.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.0 apg).
Haley Froelich, senior, Lemmon (18.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.8 apg).
Cassidy Graham, junior, Hanson (14.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.5 apg).
Kristie Mettler, senior, Timber Lake (17.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.0 apg).
BreeAna Olson, senior, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland (20 ppg, 7 rpg, 4 apg).
Ashley Rozell, sophomore, Warner, (13.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.0 apg).
Darbi Gustafson, sophomore, Ethan (15 ppg, 10 rpg, 2 apg).
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I would like to re-install the software. What are the steps to completely de-install the product.
I would like to re-install the software. What are the steps to completely de-install the product.
./install.sh -uOriginally Posted by wayne
I have done full uninstall a couple of times with the -u switch as listed in the docs. Seems to remove all user info is there a way to reinstall zimbra without destroy all the user info?
Do you not want to remove the zimbra user from /etc/passwd, or the users created in the zimbra system?Originally Posted by rmvg
If the latter, you can't really de-install the software completely without removing the ldap db, and the message store.
It is, however, possible to re-run the installer, which will allow you to reconfigure the system (and will remove and re-install the rpms).
Thanks reinstall that is all i needed to know.
wait a minute did i read that last post right can i reinstall without blowing away already created users. Not the zimbra user.
To do this, run the install script - it will offer you the chance to upgrade (a misnomer, since you're installing the same version) - this will remove and re-install the packages.Originally Posted by rmvg
This may not do what you want, though, since it re-uses the same configuration data (my previous post was incorrect). The installation/configuration process is something we're currently looking at - we'd like to make the configuration stuff more friendly, and reproducible (so you can reconfig the system any time).
(Any installation features you'd like to see - please post them!)
What are you trying to accomplish with the reinstall? Perhaps there's a less intrusive method.
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To help folks get started with the XNA Game Studio Express check out the "Dream - Build - Play" competition - grab a (free) copy of XNA Studio and check out this site for more info...
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MIX07 :: April 30 — May 2nd, The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas
MIX is Microsoft's conference for Web designers, developers and decision-makers who make their living at the forefront of the consumer Web. Join the conversation with Microsoft and others on how to harness the latest technologies, unlock new revenue opportunities, reduce development costs and improve customer experience. MIX is for cutting-edge Web professionals designing and building next-generation experiences.
Registration is now open, and if you sign up before March 15 2007 there is a 15% discount. You could even get there for FREE - Check out the IE7 AddOn Content (but be quick!)
Following on from it's debut in 2006, MIX will continue to explore how to build more interactive and responsive experiences that take full advantage of the capabilities of the Web. MIX will also be an opportunity to dive deeper into Microsoft's Web technology offerings and discover ways to create more dynamic customer connections that take user experience to the next level.
If you're serious about developing for the future (be it Ajax, Rich Internet Applications or just delivering compelling content) is there anywhere you'd rather be?
A recent survey showed that 27% of respondents (the biggest slice) believed "Online Video / Internet TV" would be the dominant tech meme for 2007 (browser based apps came in at 22%, Mobile Web at 15%. Rich Internet Apps - WPF/E for instance - came in lower but IMO that represents the time it's going to take for people to get to grips with what that technology can deliver).
It's certainly something that's been a long time coming. The huge success of YouTube, Google Video, AOL Video and of course Soapbox proves that there is a huge appetite for non-studio produced content (and certainly a huge pool of people keen to produce that content).
Projects like the forthcoming Venice Project (from the creators of Skype), the Democracy video player/sharing platform, Tioti, tVadio and a number of other independent peer to peer video (P2PTV) distribution mechanisms are promising to deliver the best of that content (both user generated and studio produced) in an efficient, high quality, free/low-cost manner. However with some of those the legality of some of the content is questionable. With others the breadth of available content is also going to be a limiting factor. For many users the sheer bandwidth requirements are also going to be an issue if users are on capped or shaped plans that limit their consumption (or have heavy financial penalties for high usage)
The production companies themselves are not standing idly by while this happens. In the UK the BBC are about to launch iMP - a p2p application which allows users to watch shows up to 7 days after they've aired, and Channel4 have a similar service. NineMSN in Australia is offering a Catch-up TV service (download, not p2p) and in the US networks are making episodes of popular shows available via the iTunes store (wonder what that will do for syndication of the lists of CSI:, Lost, 24 and Battlestar Galactica?) though as it's mostly targeting the video capable iPods that quality isn't as good as HDTV yet. ClickStar and RealNetworks are both heavy-weight players in this space. Even Netflix (the DVD home delivery pioneers) are looking at electronic delivery as an option.
In conjunction with various networks Microsoft are making TV episodes and movies available (in SD and HD quality) for both Xbox and Media Center Edition users for download and rental.
So what does this mean for consumers?
Well, in the short term I think lots of confusion. Different services will offer access to different slices of content and you may well end up having to subscribe to three of four different providers to get the mix of Sci-Fi Movies, first-run TV drama and home-made bizarre juggling accident videos. Like the iTunes music store and PlaysForSure there will be incompatible DRM solutions, different restrictions on viewing, archiving and sharing and platforms supported.
During 2007 I think we'll see a whole bunch of new start-ups offering "the" best solution but it's going to take most of the year to work the kinks out, get a decent momentum (and convince the mainstream producers that it's a viable proposition) and let the dust of acquisitions settle.
Meantime the advertisers will be looking at new ways to monetise the content!
By now you should be familiar with Spotlight in Media Center, and it's ability to delivery radio, games, TV episodes and movies right to your media center PC ... and from there to your big screen TV when you want it.
You're didn't know about Spotlight? Well find a Windows PC with Media Center Edition and check out what's on offer in your region. In Aus the answer was "not much" but here in the US the choice is pretty amazing.
Well, the Xbox team didn't want to feel left out. Sure they can act as an extender to a Media Center, but there are some folks who've got one and not the other. For the Xbox only crowd there are now movies and TV episodes available for download and rental in the Marketplace.
The price of the new Xbox offerings are really good (especially considering you can select HD, or choose SD for a discount) and the range has stuff for me, my wife and my daughter (actually we're all fans of Avatar - the last Airbender)
They both use different purchase models and rules - Spotlight links to a number of alternative third party providers, whereas the Xbox Marketplace uses Microsoft Points (a familiar currency for Zune users as well)
Now in an ideal world the content on both Spotlight and the Xbox Marketplace would be common, content could be selected on the Media Center and viewed on the Xbox, Content could be bought or rented or kept on a subscription basis and shared between MCE, Xbox and Zune... but like the disconnect between Zune and PlaysForSure they're different (and as yet pretty much unknown) markets so time will tell what's a practical direction for these to go.
The Xbox service seems to be doing really well so far... getting good reports from users.
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Unlike other scripting languages (JScript of VBScript) it executes at or near the speed of C# and C++, making use of the performance that comes through strong typing. Unlike many statically-typed languages it also supports many dynamic language techniques, such as property discovery and reflection where needed. F# includes extensions for working across languages and for object-oriented programming, and it works seamlessly with other .NET programming languages and tools.
F# is a programming language that provides the much sought-after combination of type safety, performance and scripting, with all the advantages of running on a high-quality, well-supported modern runtime system: .NET.
Unlike other scripting languages (JScript of VBScript) it executes at or near the speed of C# and C++, making use of the performance that comes through strong typing. Unlike many statically-typed languages it also supports many dynamic language techniques, such as property discovery and reflection where needed. F# includes extensions for working across languages and for object-oriented programming, and it works seamlessly with other .NET programming languages and tools.
Now I don't pretend to understand most of that (although by the second read it started to make sense!) it's a pretty cool language that you can develop using Visual Studio (even the free Express version).
The performance claims are not exaggerated. It can be used to churn through huge amounts of data quickly and (possibly even cooler) write XNA based games for the XBox360.
So much to learn, so little time! I'm glad they skipped D# and E# (they did skip them didn't they... I didn't miss something else important?) or I'd never be able to keep up!
Update: looks like I did miss D and E, though I guess I'm ahead of the game as I did use Z back in the days when I wrote code that ran under CICS (I've still got the manuals somewhere I think - probably in the attic along with my Smalltalk and Prolog ones!)
I'm still planning on getting a new Xbox 360 but was wondering if the Wii would be fun, cheap and alternative.
Sounds like it's just plain dangerous....
When we left Australia we'd left the Xbox 360 behind. It was the wrong format and it wasn't actually mine (but thanks to the agency for an extended loan!)
I was planning a Christmas present to me of a new one - just as a media center expander you understand. Nothing to do with the games of course!
Then, I saw this video...
If I hadn't already been planning to buy one... would it have tipped me over the edge?
A while ago I'd found a really cool tool in beta - XNA Studio Express but for various reasons despite having the Xbox there in the living room I never got a chance to play.
The good news is that it's now released and available for anyone who want's to start making games for the Xbox or PC.
Maybe I should try and find some time to sit down with Rhiannon and work out a new game to wow the under 8s! It's been a very long time since I last wrote a game (BBC Model B, 6502 Assembler and Beeb Basic!) and it's pretty amazing to see how the tools and technology has evolved in the intervening lifetime.
Of course, I'll still need some artistic talent but give me time with Expression and I'm sure that'll come ;)
No... apparently it's just the new Vista start-up sound... which you can't turn off!
I'm hoping that if the heated discussions over at the Scobleizer blog is anything to go by the Vista build team will pay some attention and make it optional. I for one don't want to have to listen to a creation by Robert Fripp every time I reboot my Vista machine.
I like to turn off all the sounds on my machine - I use it to listen to music so I don't want "ding dong" all the time, and I often start it up late at night or in meetings where I might not want to annoy those around me. My Vaio has an option to turn off the hardware startup sounds which I'm really glad about.
My Media Centre has all the system sounds turned off (first time it did an automatic upgrade and reboot at 2am before I'd stopped the sounds we had the dog howling at the machine!) because - like the laptop - I want to choose what I listen to.
The arguments for this fixed startup noise are that Macs do it (yet, but it's a single tone, it's not played at full volume and it provides information on system health - which is actually useful), The xbox does it (but I'm not going to take that into a meeting or bedroom) and Sony and Toshiba computers do it (but on my Vaio it's a BIOS option).
The reasons given behind wanting this are to help with the "spiritual journey" (yeah, right. I'm still trying to work out what Steve Ball and the folks from the Audio Video Excellence team mean by that) and a branding exercise (ah, I can agree with that). Sadly I think the spiritual journey I'll go on every time I reboot in order to install a patch or security update (I'll wait on Vistas arrival to decide if it's going to be less dumb than WinXP or OSX and force me to reboot on a fairly regular basis to install service packs).
It's bad enough for me at home, but I hate to think how it'll fare in classrooms, lecture theatres, courtrooms, cube farms and boardrooms. I just hope that at the very least it's 'fixable' with a registry tweak, but better yet a control panel option. If only so Microsoft can claim kudos for having listened to it's customers!
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i want to relay all the mails coming to our zimbra to store locally and forward the mails to apps.
so i tried pointing relay MTA to aspmx.l.google.com
i used both admin ui and command to change
no matter what it still relays to localhost
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This is one of the few times I can remember that patience didn't pay off.
I was flying a mission in the "Tempest Wing" campaign last night, one where me and a wingman had to fly to a Luftwaffe base and take out a Me-262 as he comes in for a landing. Pretty straight forward stuff.
We get near the base, and I see the Me-262, he's at my 2 o'clock low, flying directly across my nose, I believe I was at 2000 ft at the time, at about 220 knots. I figure, what the hell, I'll dive on him and he'll be dead. So, I dove, and I should have known better. I'm really not so good at this kind of shooting, I always wind up shooting too late, which is exactly what happened in this case.
So, I pass him, cut throttle and pull up to my left, and the 262 pulls up and takes off. I gun the engine, hit WEP, and hope for the best, but of course he's pulling away. We were above the clouds, don't recall the height, he continued to pull away and I'm at the edge of a stall, barely keeping my nose up at 60 knots. I resigned myself to not getting this one, so I drop my nose and build some speed. Next thing you know I see tracers go by my canopy, so I snap roll to the left and pull up, the 262 goes by right below me.
I think I might have another chance at him, but again he pulls up and climbs away. I couldn't get the Tempest around in time to get a shot off, the closest I was able to come to him was just over 1000 meters.
So, I'm right back to where I was a minute ago, at stall speed and no way of catching him. Again, I figure it's done and I dive away. The 262 gives chase again, and the meathead misses again. He pulls up in a climbing turn, I do the same.
This time, I'm looking at the clock, and I see that my laundry is done. Damn. I should go take care of that. So, I think to heck with it, I'll just fire at him and maybe I'll get lucky. I point my nose up at him, he's at 1000 meters and moving away, I pull the trigger and just hold it.
Wouldn't you know it, I hit the sucker. Both engines caught fire. I couldn't believe it. I must have used half my ammo, and I certainly didn't think I would actually hit him!
The funny thing is, I fried my engine with that sorte, being a meathead I left the WEP on through most of the dogfight. I made it back over to friendly lines, the engine quit a couple of miles from the base, and I was able to belly land near by.
And, wouldn't you know it, I forgot to record it. ARGH!
As I'm cursing myself for not hitting that damn quick record key, My daughter walks over and says "Daddy, what's wrong? Did you crash?". She says this alot to me.
I think it goes without saying that I need to work on deflection shooting, particularly in a dive. I don't think I'll be able to get that lucky again for a while.


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Many of you are probably well aware of the National Trust – the conservation charity which protects historic places and green spaces in the UK. Their motto is "for ever, for everyone", and their collection of over 25,000 buildings includes 100 museums, 200 mills, 60 pubs, 50 villages, 40 castles, 25 medieval barns, 12 lighthouses and 2 gold mines. But did you know, as an American who loves English culture, you can gain access to all of these properties of the National Trust by becoming a member of The Royal Oak Foundation?
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Earlier this week, it was announced Fox will not name Simon Cowell's replacement until the end of the current American Idol season. Amid plummeting ratings, the departure of the show's most recognizable figure and competition from The X Factor next year, what does it need to do to stay relevant? This week's panel of judges are Press writer Jaclyn Gallucci, editor Brad Pareso and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Nelson.
AI without Simon? I think nine seasons of quoting the man sums that idea up: Rubbish, some ghastly nightmare, karaoke. In truth, AI without Simon is karaoke—imitation of the real thing that pales in comparison.
I totally agree. Trying to replace Simon is not possible, so it shouldn't even be attempted. The only chance AI has of surviving that loss is not by finding someone to take his place, but by finding someone outrageous and entertaining in their own right—most importantly, someone who is actually qualified.
It feels hypothetical to me—like it can't actually happen—but of course it will, and soon. Jaclyn, I agree, the producers have to find someone qualified. The show won't benefit from another Ellen, or Randy, or Paula. But it also has to be someone charismatic, because while Kara is qualified, she can't assume the role of total authority Simon has right now, and which he has had since the very first episode of Idol. Who can? I dunno—but I keep coming back to Adam Lambert as the optimum choice. He's got a great musical vocabulary, he's a proven Idol commodity, he's funny, quick-witted and well-spoken, and as we saw when he acted as a mentor earlier this season, he's not afraid of being critical.
There's a lot of ways the show can go, but I think the better solution than replacing Simon is to restructure the entire panel. And I think that starts with scrapping everyone currently sitting on it. Randy's tenure has never even been (*puts on cardigan, pastel-colored glasses and bizarre neckwear*) "aiiiiite," Kara's been boring since the Bikini Girl feud and Ellen tries too hard to compliment everyone like Paula did, but does nowhere near enough psychotropic drugs to have her appeal.
I'd like to suggest—TV execs take note—America's Got Talent nixed, The Hoff thrown in rehab, Howie Mandel sent back to Bobby's World, Ellen back to daytime TV and Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan (AGT's equivalent of Simon Cowell—accent, brutal honesty, charm and all) moved to the AI stage. Randy, Sharon, Kara, Piers. Bam.
When I read "Bam" I thought you were going to suggest Emeril Lagasse. Then that got me thinking: Look at the critique panels for cooking shows like Top Chef. It's a hodgepodge of people that constantly circulates. One week I saw The Bravery (a band) reviewing grilled Slim Jims. I'm not saying we should get Padma Lakshmi to offer her assessment during '60s week, and maybe for the massive Idol stage a concrete panel is necessary, but with the biggest change to the show happening in a matter of weeks, maybe that's the shake-up it needs.
I like the idea of a total reboot. Frankly, the show is stale as it is, even with Simon. Of course, that presents two significant problems: (1) Idol is a monstrous earner for Fox, and while we might be comfortable suggesting aesthetic risks, to attempt them in reality could lead to viewers feeling disoriented, and thus leaving ("Well, I was tired of devoting two to three nights to Idol anyway…"), which would be tantamount to kamikaze-ing the golden goose. Also, (2) What will Simon's new show, The X Factor, look like? The worst fate for Idol would be to immediately fall in the shadow of it, because that would pretty much cement the perception Idol was all about Simon, which would again lead to viewers fleeing, etc.
Well you've gotta think the minds behind The X Factor are trying to differentiate from Idol, and whatever that ends up manifesting itself as, it's going to be not Idol. I think a huge improvement is hiding in your first point: Idol's frequency. The show is a MASSIVE time sink; if you add up all the hours a season of AI, you're looking at the equivalent of three seasons of any other show. Aside from Two and a Half Men (please don't renew Charlie and spare us all) there isn't a show on TV AI is three times better than.
Yeah, the Idol time slot is getting excessive—and yet they still go over time almost every week, royally pissing off Glee fans who rely on DVR. Pretty soon Gleeks across America are going to organize, and Idol will be the least of our worries.
Well, structurally, it has to be at least two nights a week during the competition portion, right? Performances and results? I mean, if So You Think You Can Dance airs twice a week, you can rest assured Idol will continue to do the same. Unless, of course, ratings fall precipitously, and Fox can reap greater profits airing something else—in which case, anything can happen. But to restructure so substantially between now and January would be to admit defeat, I think, so whatever the new face of Idol looks like, you'll see it two (or three) nights a week in 2011. Whether you'll choose to watch it is another story entirely.


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The isle of Giglio is the second largest island in the Tuscan Archipelago. Situated in the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is about 11 miles west of Mount Argentario. The island is granitic and its ellipsoidal shape is very similar to the isle of Capraia. The morphologic elements of the island are mountainous with the presence of beaches within bays and a diversification in structure between the west and east coast.
The highest relief, 496 meters, is Poggio della Pagana, which provides breathtaking vistas of the incredible landscape of the Tuscan Archipelago. There are some flat areas as well, now significantly cultivated with vineyards: Fontuccia, Pentovaldo, Mortoleto and many others.
As a result of the steep relief, deep incisions have been formed by millennia of runoff water from the winter rains, carving out paths to the sea, descending to the floodplains of granitic rocks smoothed by erosion over thousands of years.
There are also many natural and manmade cisterns and basins, covered or open, used to collect rainwater in the vicinity of cultivated fields, vineyards and shelters for livestock.
Natural springs, some of them of considerable scope, are also used for the water supply of the island's towns. Desalinization plants provide the rest of the water supply and are the exclusive source of water for Giannutri.
Rain is scarce, reaching a peak in the winter months and with a mean value of about 336 mm per year. The almost constant wind is typical of Giglio's island climate.
The original evergreen oak forests were cut down centuries ago to make way for cultivated terraces. Viticulture has always been one of the main agricultural activities on the island. The maritime pine forests are now dense and numerous, but the habitat they provide is inferior to that of the old oak forests.
Geographically, Isola del Giglio is part of the province of Grosseto in the region of Tuscany.


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The 19th annual Philadelphia Film Festival opened on Thursday and plowed through the weekend, kicking off a program loaded with around 107 features, including many favorites from the festival circuit. The crowds went wild for the big titles: Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller "Black Swan" received a standing ovation at its opening night screening, while "Blue Valentine" attracted the same positive buzz it has continually built since its Sundance premiere. In the case of the latter film, there was now an added topic of conversation about the MPAA's controversial decision to bestow the movie with an NC-17 rating.
In the lobby of Philadelphia's Prince Music Theater shortly after the festival's first screening of "Blue Valentine" on Friday, several viewers noted the irony of current box office champ "Jackass 3D" -- where more than one penis gets put on full display -- receiving an R rating, while the alleged source of the MPAA's decision with "Blue Valentine" revolves around a non-explicit sex scene that may or may not constitute rape. In light of that discussion, I found it interesting to revisit the insanely graphic exploitation thriller "A Serbian Film" the following night. Srdjan Spasojevic's insanely vulgar tale of a porn star (Srdjan Todorovic) tricked into participating in a snuff film received one of its first U.S. festival screenings since its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival in May. I still find the outrageous blend of sex and violence (bull viagra?) to make for an wildly amusing, provocatively unsettling blend. Whereas the MPAA would easily kill a movie like this, the festival circuit keeps it alive.
The program (arranged by executive director J. Andrew Greenblatt with the newly upgraded programming team of artistic director Michael Lerman, IFC Films's Ryan Werner and Magnolia Pictures's Tom Quinn) contained its fair share of genre entries, a decision that audiences seemed to embrace. Only a few walkouts were noticeable at Saturday's "Serbian Film" screening, and I was personally happy for the opportunity to see Lee Jung-beom's Korean action-drama "The Man from Nowhere," which had its under-the-radar U.S. premiere at Fantastic Fest last month. Since it was a late addition to the program, the attendance at "Nowhere" was sparse, but not invisible. The movie, which made top dollar at the Korean box office over the summer, stars Won Bin as a soft-spoken avenger set on rescuing the young daughter of his next door neighbor. Lee directs action with an eye for clarity of motion, at one point allowing his camera to follow Won in a fluid shot as he crashes through a window and lands on the ground several feet below. Beat that, "Bourne" movies.
With selections like "Man from Nowhere," the festival provided one of many opportunities for Philadelphia's sizable culture-savvy audiences to catch up on international cinema that rarely makes it beyond limited theatrical release. Other notable offerings include Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio's lovely Mexican visual poem "Alamar," Chris Morris's British terrorist satire "Four Lions," and Michael Rowe's low key sex drama "Leap Year," which apparently inspired more walkouts than "A Serbian Film." (They probably belonged at the gently moving documentary "Marwencol" instead.)
Beyond emphasizing international titles, the festival also championed local filmmakers with its "Greater Filmadelphia" section. It's hard to imagine a lightweight comedy like "The Best and the Brightest," in which Bonnie Somerville and Neil Patrick Harris play a young New York couple frantically trying to get their daughter into a competitive private kindergarten, gaining much notice at a high profile festival. But Philly residents welcomed the movie at its world premiere with open arms, as they did for the family drama "Lebanon P.A." -- even though its SXSW premiere meant that, like "A Serbian Film," it was old news on the festival circuit. Philly made it new again.
The festival still operates in the shadow of a 2008 breach between the Philadelphia Film Society and TLA Entertainment, which created a competing festival called CineFest in April. (The 2010 installment was canceled due to fundraising problems, but TLA also hosts a gay and lesbian festival in the summer.) Nevertheless, with the Philadelphia Film Festival continuing at eight venues through October 24, audiences have plenty of opportunities to see a wide variety of independent film without leaving town. The dynamics may have changed, but the hunger for new movies almost rivals the local obsession with cheesesteak. Almost.


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Jennifer Lopez and boyfriend Casper Smart arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today (February 19), and the couple hung out on their hotel balcony along with Jennifer's manager Benny Medina while waving to fans and taking pictures.
Beer company Brahma is promoting Lopez while hair care company Pantene is hosting Fergie. Neither will actually parade in the all-night-long event, but they're expected to watch and perhaps wave from the posh VIP seats at the Sambadrome as 13 samba schools pull out all the stops in a fierce, sweaty competition before tens of thousands live and many more watching on television.
In a TV spot airing nationwide, JLo is thrilled to be invited by Brahma to "sapucar" in Rio. In the spot, filmed in Los Angeles, Ms. Lopez is at home tossing aside invitations from Britain's royal family and other dignataries. She pounces on a box containing a bright-red Brahma T-shirt and yells "I was invited!" She immediately starts taking samba lessons and learning Portuguese. Cut to Brazil, where Zeca Pagadinho, a well-known samba songwriter and Carnival personality, is at the beach drinking Brahma surrounded by people already in a Carnival mood. He calls Ms. Lopez to see if she's coming to join them in Brahma's box. "I'm in, Pagadinho!" she shouts. Much singing and dancing ensues.
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How to Take In a Blouse
Elaine Terrell
Alterations Expert
Elaine Terrell is the owner of Elaine Terrell's Dressmaking and Alterations and has been a staple in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 18 years. As a boutique tailor, Elaine is an expert in dressmaking, pattern making and custom work. Her specialties include reconstructing vintage wedding gowns and altering Armani clothing, creating a perfect body fit for her clients. Elaine also shares her knowledge by offering personal lessons on sewing and alterations.
How to Take In a Blouse
Dressmaker Elaine Terrell demonstrates how to take in the size of a blouse.
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Elaine Terrell: Hi, I am Elaine Terrell, owner of Elaine Terrell's Dressmaking and Alterations. I am going to show you now how to take in the size of a blouse. This happens to be a sleeveless shirt and again I have marked where I want to take it in with pins. So what I am going to do is turn this inside out and again, I am going to lay it use by sleeve board. I am going to lay this side seam right down flat on my board and I am going to press it flat, like this. That makes it easy to sew. Then I am going to take my marker and again I am going to just make little marks. This is a water soluble marker, marks comes out with water. Mark where my pins are. Then I am going to remove these pins. Again, it's nice and flat and I am going to put them in going horizontally down the line where my new seam is going to be and this is the new seam. We are going to start up at the top, take it in here and end up basically pin those close to the bottom probably as we can get.
Alright, again I am going to put it in the machine. A little ways up from my last mark because I am going to blend the seams really like connecting the dots. You want to make sure that your fabric underneath where you are sewing so you don't catch anything in there and again up here at the top, I am going to blend the new seam end with the old one. Take it out. We are going to clip the threads. Remove the pins. Now we have stitched that seam right along the marker and the only thing that needs to be done is to remove these marks with a wet Q-tip is what I used and then press the seam flat and then you have taken in the size of a blouse and the next thing I am going to show you is take in the center back seam on a pair of pants.
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you are very good at what you do. i myself own my own store, and your videos have helped very much. Thank you. ~Shauni
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you are very good at what you do. i myself own my own store, and your videos have helped very much. Thank you. ~Shauni
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Absolutely beautiful:) You are such a wonderful teacher! I love how detailed and patient you are. I have tried learning to sew from my family so many times and they go too quickly and it never looks right. You include every step and explain it so easily. I wish I was in your area to take your dress classes. Keep up the great work!!!! Also, you should try out for project runway. They need a nice, calm person on there:) Have a great day, Ty Orlando, FL


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BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado - Team Breck and Breck Pro athlete Emilia Wint finished Saturday's women's freeski slopestyle semifinal head and shoulders above her competition.
Today, she'll head into the final leading the pack with an 87.5, a score pulled from her first run on Saturday morning.
She's among five other women who made the final event - Anna Segal (Australia) had an 82.5, Kaya Turski (Canada) landed an 81.75, Dara Howell (Canada) scored an 81, Yuki Tsubota (Canada) had an 80.25 and Park City's Ashley Battersby scored a 77.5 in Saturday's slopestyle action.
Keri Herman, another Breckenridge athlete, didn't stick either run on Saturday and put herself in last place among the semifinal contenders. She nearly stomped her second run before landing on the knuckle on the money jump at the bottom. Clearly disappointed, Herman admitted that her feet hurt after the fall and that the snow slowed her down unpredictably.
Snow falling throughout the day on Saturday affected skiers differently, slowing the speed between jumps and forcing skiers to adjust their waxes to find the right combination.
"It's not great for today, but in the scheme of things, it's good for the season," she said.
Still, Herman looks forward to the upcoming season.
"This season's going to be awesome," she said. "I'm so excited."
Meanwhile, Wint is psyched to be entering the finals so far ahead of her competition. The game isn't over yet, but she's feeling confident.
"I'm competing at my home mountain. I'm sleeping in my own bed. It couldn't be a better situation," Wint said. In her second run, she attempted a 900 but didn't stick it. It's something she wants to accomplish today.
"I'll bring it to my feet tomorrow," she said Saturday.
The men's freeski slopestyle semifinal format included a whopping 31 skiers ready to get rowdy on the slopes with each rider allowed two runs on the course with only the best score counting.
Despite heavy snowfall throughout the duration of the competition, every skiers was able to give it their all and pull off tricks of high technicality.
After the first round of the 31 skiers, it was Tom Wallisch leading the pack. However, the second round brought on a whole slew of different tricks and runs that eventually bumped Wallisch down to the No. 5 spot.
At the end of semis it was James Woods, aka Woodsy, that stomped the best run that earned him a score of 94.5 and the top spot heading into today's final. Woodsy delivered a switch frontside switch-up pretzel 270 on the flat-down rail, disaster lipslide 270 to switch on the down-flat-down rail, switch left corked 720 method, switch right 1080, switch on switch-up blind 270 on the iON cannon, a left double 1080 and a switch right double 1260.
"Qualifying first for Dew Tour is quite special. I am very happy with myself. I came here today with a job to do; that job was to get into finals, and I did that. It is definitely not a win, yet, but it is something I can be very happy with," Woods said.
Nick Goepper and Andreas Hatveit rounded out the top three with a 93.63 and 93.5, respectively.


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WEST CHESTER – A change of clothing might have kept Michael Christo Stuckey out of state prison.
Stuckey, 21, of Oxford was sentenced to One-and-a-half to seven years in state prison on the charge of attempted robbery stemming from an incident in Oxford in which he tried to hold up a Dollar General Store with a handgun, but was spooked when the checkout clerk said she would have to get her manager to give him the money he sought.
The attempted robbery was captured on a security video monitor in the store, and police were able to determine that the gunman was wearing dark blue jeans, a burgundy hooded sweatshirt, and white sneakers with white trim. His face was obscured by a bandana.
The day following the robbery, an Oxford police officer stopped Stuckey on Fifth Street in the borough, a few blocks from the store. The officer noticed that Stuckey was wearing the same clothes as the man in the video.
When Stuckey was questioned about the incident, he admitted his guilt, according to an arrest affidavit filed in the case by Oxford Sgt. Thomas McFadden.
Stuckey pleaded guilty on Friday before Senior Judge Ronald Nagle, and was sentenced as part of a plea agreement worked out between Assistant District Attorney Mackenzie Smith, who prosecuted the case, and defense attorney Bruce Laverty of Downingtown, representing Stuckey.
The robbery attempt occurred about 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the Dollar General Store on North Third Street in the borough.


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Editors Jennifer Wright and Ashley Cardiff have spent all morning arguing this: is it possible to have a right answer for a Fuck, Marry, Kill involving Marlon Brando, Paul Newman and Clint Eastwood. If you are unfamiliar with the game Fuck, Marry, Kill (and yet inexplicably reading a website currently), it's simple: you must choose among the three names given who to fuck, who to marry, and who to kill. Let the games begin. More
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ZF-10864: Zend_Mail with SMTP Authentication
Hi All, I'm using Zend_Mail with SMTP authentication. while running that application it returns an error.(i.e, Application Error.). If I use the same code without SMTP authentication, its working fine. What i need to do...
Could you supply code to reproduce your issue, currently there is not enough info to know if this is a support request, or an actual bug with the framework.
If this is a support request, then this issue should be closed, and the question directed to either the fw-general mailing list, of #zftalk on IRC.
Assigned component and the mantainer.
I am using the Zend Framework with Magento 22.214.171.124.
The standard getMail function in Magento doesn't support SMTP so I have replaced with the code below. It was working in the past, but now I am getting an exception.
I need to use SMTP as the mail server is another machine.
Code below:
public function getMail() { if (is_null($this->_mail)) { $my_smtp_host = Mage::getStoreConfig('system/smtp/host'); $my_smtp_port = Mage::getStoreConfig('system/smtp/port');
$config = array( //'ssl' => 'ssl', //optional 'port' => $my_smtp_port, //optional - default 25 'auth' => 'login', 'username' => 'xxx', 'password' => 'xxx' );
$transport = new Zend_Mail_Transport_Smtp('xxx', $config); Zend_Mail::setDefaultTransport($transport); $this->_mail = new Zend_Mail('utf-8'); } return $this->_mail; }
Stack trace below:
2010-12-13T15:07:24+00:00 ERR (3): exception 'Zend_Mail_Protocol_Exception' with message 'Operation not permitted' in /usr/home/xxx/domains/xxx.co.uk/public_html/lib/Zend/Mail/Protocol/Abstract.php:254 Stack trace:


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Chaco Golden Knee (Grammostola pulchripes, formerly known as Grammostola aureostriata)
Chaco golden knee (Grammostola pulchripes, formerly known as Grammostola aureostriata) is a terrestrial tarantula that is native to tropical regions of South America.
Characteristics and Behavior
This tarantula is one of the largest, the most docile and the most popular tarantula species. It grows about 8.5 inches, while its entire body is covered with long light-colored hairs. It is distinguished for gold stripes on its legs, in the first place at the knees which is why it is called "golden knee". Its calm and docile nature makes it a popular spider pet, while its attractive appearance makes it a great display tarantula. It is also a great species for the beginners.
Like other terrestrial tarantulas, Chaco golden knee spends most of the time on the ground but young tarantulas like to burrow deep. It is not poisonous, however, its bite is very painful. So, do not try to touch it if it raises its front legs in a threatening defensive position because it signals that it feels threatened or that it is not in the "mood".
Chaco golden knee is an opportunistic feeder and will eat whatever it can catch. In captivity, it should be provided a varied diet. The diet is very similar to that of Chilean rose tarantula (Grammostola rosea) but Chaco golden knee needs more food. Give your tarantula live foods such as cockroaches, crickets, grasshoppers, moths, meat worms, etc. but do not feed it every day. One time to two times a week is more than enough. It is best to offer food at night because like other tarantulas, Chaco golden knee is nocturnal. All uneaten dead food should be removed in the morning. In addition to offering a varied diet, you should make sure that your pet has an unlimited access to clean water.
Like other terrestrial tarantulas, Chaco golden knee is primarily interested in the length and width rather than height of the enclosure. For that reason you should provide your pet as longest and widest tank as possible (minimum floor space for tarantulas should be at least 2 times their leg span). The height is not important. In fact, it is better if the tank is not too high because tarantulas like to explore their environment and may injure themselves in case if they fall high from the ground.
It is important to keep in mind that Chaco golden knee likes to burrow and for that reason you should provide your pet a deep substrate and some rocks, logs and similar items to provide a retreat as well as to mimic its natural habitat. Chaco golden knee prefers temperatures between 72 °F and 86 °F which is why no additional heating is required. Like other tropical spider species, they like humidity which should be about 70% but you can easily create the right humidity levels by misting with a spray bottle. Other than that, Chaco golden knee does not require any special care which makes it a great pet for the first-time tarantula owners.


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Always getting Tidy Network pop up ads when you surfing online? And even your browsers has been corrupted by Tidy Network program? Learn more from this post to figure out what is Tidy Network and how to remove it completely.
What is Tidy Network?
The Tidy Network program is classified as an adware which is can be added to your browsers and causes many annoying problems. Tidy Network usually comes into users computer bundled with free application downloaded from internet. When they install these programs they may also agree to install Tidy Network.
Screenshot of Tidy Network below:
Once Tidy Network installed, you will see tons of advertisements appearing on your computer when you browsing the Internet. Mostly Tidy Network shows you coupon ads when you surfing on shopping websites such as eBay, Amazon, Walmart and.
What is more, Tidy Network can gather your personal information for online marketing. Tidy Network is a potentially unwanted program, you should remove it from your computer as soon as possible before more damage occurs.
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Tidy Network Adware Removal Guide
Log on to your computer as an Administrator who has the right to add or remove software.
Click Start Menu->Control Panel (Uninstall a Program for Window 7)-> Double-click Add/Remove Programs (Programs and Features for Windows 7)
Scroll down to find Tidy Network related programs. Click Uninstall or Remove and then Next to uninstall these programs.
Use the instructions below to automatically remove malware associated with Tidy Network. Anvi Smart Defender Anti-Malware software will automatically detect malware and remove malicious files once located.
Anvi Smart Defender Anti-Malware Software safe and direct download link: www.anvisoft.com/software/asd/
1. Install the free or paid version of Anvi Smart Defender Anti-Malware software.
2. Once Anvi Smart Defender is installed, open the program. If you are using the free version of Anvi Smart Defender you will be prompted to update the database, please do so. If you are using an existing version of Anvi Smart Defender on your computer, make sure you update the software by navigating to Settings > Update tab.
3. On the second tab labeled "Scan" select the perform full scan option and click the Scan button to perform a full system scan. Anvi Smart Defender will automatically detect malware in your computer.
4. Once the scan is over, Anvi Smart Defender will display the scan results. Click on Removebutton to completely remove the detected results.
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To block Tidy Network pop up ads from Internet browsers, you can take all advantages of this ads blocking tool- Anvi AD Blocker, which is created to filter malicious websites, phishing websites, pop up ads/flash as well as other websites that you don't want.
To block the TidyNetwork.com from your web browser, you can just add this tidynetwork.com to the blacklist of Anvi AD Blocker by clicking More-> Settings->under the blacklist tab, click the Add URL button->Enter tidynetwork.com in the appeared window->click Add button to add the url and close the add url window-> click Apply on the settings menu to make it and click X to close the window and save the change.
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Remove Tidy Network from Internet Explorer
1. Click Tools and select Manage add-ons.
2. On the Toolbars and Extensions tab search for the Tidy Network add-on and remove it if located.
Remove Tidy Network from Google Chrome
1. Click on the Customize icon (wrench or 3 bar icon) next to the address bar and navigate to Tools > Extensions.
2. Locate the Tidy Network extension and remove it by clicking the trashcan icon next to them.
3. Follow any Uninstall instructions.
If this extension is managed and cannot be removed or disabled, click here to learn-How to Remove a Managed Google Chrome extension.
Remove Tidy Network from Mozilla Firefox
1. Type Ctrl+Shift+A.
2. On the Extensions and Plugin search for the Tidy Network add-on and remove it.
To remove the invalid registry entries as well as any leftovers, including cache, cookies and junk files, of this pop up virus, please download and install the system cleaner tool Cloud System booster by clicking below download link.
Cloud System Booster download link: www.anvisoft.com/software/csb/
After this program been downloaded and installed, please click the Boost button on the main screen to run a full scan. Once the scan completes, there will come out a result screen, click clean button there to remove these junk files, malicious registry entries, etc to make sure the computer system is clean. (You may also click the numbers to view detailed results.)
step 6
Perform a system restore to an automatic restore point created by Window's each week and during system updates. A system restore can be used to remove new installments of unwanted software.
System Restores can be used to remove entire installments without harming your computer or removing any data including documents, images, and videos.
Tips to Prevent Adware Pop ups and Other Malware of All Sorts
It is necessary to mention that the above referred Anvi Ad blocker is powerful to provide real-time solution to adware pop up issues and other online surfing risks such as malicious urls or phishing websites. So you can just keep it onto your computer for convenient yet effective use. (By the way, it is worthy to mention that this Anvi AD Blocker is integrated for free use in the antimalware Anvi Smart Defender pro version now. Get Anvi AD Blocker for free by upgrading Anvi Smart Defender protection here and now.)
The antimalware Anvi Smart Defender can provide you a extra layer of computer protection from multiple malware infections including latest pc threats.
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FBI Violent Crimes/Gang Safe Streets Task Force Makes Arrest for May 11, 2009 Regions Bank Robbery
|FBI Birmingham May 12, 2009
BIRMINGHAM—Acting Special Agent in Charge (A/SAC) Charles E. Regan announced today that the FBI's Violent Crimes/Gang Safe Streets Task Force arrested Harvey Stuart Dickson, 53, without incident at approximately 6:50 p.m. on May 11, 2009, on state charges relating to the robbery of the Regions Bank located at 475 Green Springs Avenue, Homewood, Alabama. Dickson was arrested at the Comfort Inn, Fairfield, Alabama and was transported to the Homewood, Alabama jail. A toy gun was located at the time of arrest. A/SAC Regan expressed his thanks for the invaluable assistance of the Homewood Police Department in this investigation and subsequent arrest.


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WTB 1-2 Auto. Honda, Mitsubishi, Acura, or Mazda's
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I'm looking for two daily driver's; either Honda, Mitsubishi, Acura, Mazda, or one really great one
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i got a mint Del Sol SI, blue slamed on white slips with G.A.B suspension completely stock D16Z6 Auto, power steering and AC piping im asking 3k firm
i have a mint 96 HX coupe si clone.AUTO Its fully Lips also has mud flaps, 00 front and rear, si tail lights, fogs, jdm armrest, Arp extened lugs in the front( changing the rears to Gsr then it will have extened lug 2)..car is mint on the inside everytthing is stock..has 123xxx,A/c, P/s,Pw everything works just fine.text for pics and price 5618270357
02-08-2010, 11:58 PM #4Feedback Score 0
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