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It was a frigid winter, and the Manhattan loft was cold — very cold. Something was wrong with the gas line and there was no heat. In a corner, surrounding the bed, sheets had been hung from cords to form a de facto tent with a small electric heater running inside. But the oddities didn't end there: when I talked to the woman who lived in the loft about her work, she made me take the battery out of my cell phone and stash the device in her refrigerator. People who have dated in New York City for any length of time believe that they've seen everything — this was something new.
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Samuel Donkoh had just turned ten when he began to slip away. His brother Martin, two years his senior, first realized something was wrong during a game of soccer with a group of kids from the neighborhood. One minute Samuel was fine, dribbling the ball, and the next he was doubled over in spasms of laughter, as if reacting to a joke nobody else had heard. His teammates, baffled by the bizarre display, chuckled along with him, a response Samuel took for mockery. He grew threatening and belligerent, and Martin was forced to drag him home.
The final two contestants of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, held just outside Washington last May, had gone head-to-head for ten rounds. Nihar Janga, a toothy eleven-year-old with a bowl cut and the vocal pitch of a cartoon character, delighted the audience by breaking with custom: instead of asking the official pronouncer for definitions, he provided them himself. Taoiseach: "Is this an Irish prime minister?" (Yes.) Biniou: "Is this a Breton bagpipe?" (Right again.) His opponent, Jairam Hathwar, a stoic thirteen-year-old, had been favored to win, in large part because his older brother, Sriram, had won in 2014.
Mrs. B's Baby Village Day Care was on a frontage road between a mattress wholesaler and a knife outlet. There were six or so babies as regulars and another one or two on weekends when their parents were passing through looking for work. They wouldn't find work, of course, all the security positions were full, the timber and ore had all been taken under the active-stewardship program, and the closest new start-up industry was the geothermal field hundreds of miles away. Mrs. B didn't even bother to write those babies' names down in her book. It was fifteen dollars a day and they had to be in reasonable health. Even so the occasional mischievous illness would arise and empty the place out.
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"It is an interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game to play at a large gathering of one's acquaintances: to speculate who in a showdown would go Nazi. By now, I think I know. I have gone through the experience many times—in Germany, in Austria, and in France. I have come to know the types: the born Nazis, the Nazis whom democracy itself has created, the certain-to-be fellow-travelers. And I also know those who never, under any conceivable circumstances, would become Nazis."


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Put Sackboy in pole position with our guide to the exclusive LittleBigPlanet Karting demo.
Take to the track with Sackboy in the LittleBigPlanet Karting demo for PlayStation 3, available to download from PlayStation Store. Master all four levels with our indispensable guide.
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The first level gives Sackboy time to practise his skills behind the wheel. Pick your controls and familiarise yourself with the drifting style of your kart and its weapons. Applying drift around corners gives you a controlled slide and fills up your boost meter. Weapons let you attack other racers and defend yourself from their assaults with some clever timing. Mastering these skills is vital, and this track provides the chance to practise without the distraction of other racers.
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The next level is a three-lap race to the finish. To win, it is important to conquer the drift ability, making sure to charge your boost for some all-important speed bursts. As you make your way around the track, look out for the shortcut located at the bottom of the course, which saves you valuable seconds. However, be aware that the shortest route isn't always the fastest. Collecting weapons and boosts is also key to a successful race, so don't be afraid to go wide on a bend to grab an item.
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Filled with weapons and traps, the third level is a battle arena. Pitting you against seven other computer controlled characters, use any weapons you can to destroy the other drivers. Drive in a speedy, unpredictable style to make it harder for your enemies to lock on to you, and constantly keep an eye out for weapons. While blowing up other players can earn you a point, that same weapon can also keep you alive, so dominate this level by thinking about your defence as much as your attack.
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The final level puts you in control of a fire-breathing dinosaur, chasing trucks around a maze. Racing against the timer, you have to destroy 40 trucks and you'll need a good strategy to back you up. Crushing a truck adds extra time to the clock, so be sure to keep a constant rate of dino-destruction going to prevent the level coming to a premature end.
Pay attention to the on-screen arrows which show where all your targets are located. Use these to chase down packs of nearby trucks and herd them into corners. Providing you always go after larger groups, you will usually get to the trucks before the time expires, and quickly rack up the required score.
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Commune Hotels to Convert Miami Beach Apartments to Boutique Hotel
John Pritzker's Geolo Capital and partners have purchased a Miami Beach apartment complex with plans to convert it into a boutique hotel operated by Mr. Pritzker's Commune Hotels & Resorts.
The Geolo-led group last month paid $100 million to purchase the Crown at Miami Beach apartment complex from Atlantic Pacific Cos., the apartment and condominium company controlled by Miami's Cohen family.
The buyers intend to spend an additional $67 million recasting the property by late 2014 into a 388-room Roosevelt hotel modeled after Los Angeles's Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, which Commune manages.
The project is the largest for Commune since Mr. Pritzker, son of Hyatt Hotels founder Jay Pritzker, formed Commune in 2011 by merging boutique hotelier Joie de Vivre Hospitality with luxury hotelier Thompson Hotels. He and Commune co-Chairman Jason Pomeranc intend for the Miami Beach project to establish Roosevelt as a brand for converting historic buildings into boutique hotels.
The Crown is the third such historic property that Commune has marked for conversion into a hotel. In Chicago, Commune is redeveloping the Chicago Athletic Association building into a 260-room hotel. In Manhattan, it is doing the same at 5 Beekman St. Overall, Commune owns or manages 50 hotels.
"I think Miami Beach represents a seminal moment for us," Mr. Pritzker said. "This was a very big deal, a very big hotel–and it is expensive to fix. I think that is going to be one of our calling cards."
Commune hasn't yet decided on the design or amenities of the Roosevelt Miami Beach. The hotel will include two restaurants and a poolside bar, Mr. Pomeranc said. Commune has hired Miami-based Kobe Karp Architects & Interior Design Inc. and designer Martin Brudnizki to work on the conversion. The company envisions average nightly rates at the hotel in the high $300s.
Messrs. Pritzker and Pomeranc plan for the Miami Beach Roosevelt to reflect its Hollywood counterpart, known as the home of the early Academy Awards in the 1920s and for its location across the street from Grauman's Chinese Theatre. One of Commune's predecessors, Thompson, has managed the Hollywood hotel since 2003, establishing it as a trendy, lifestyle hotel with a library bar, a game-room bar with two vintage bowling lanes and a formal restaurant. It garners average nightly rates in the mid to high $200s.
The Miami Beach property operated from 1940 to 2004 as a hotel. The Cohen family, which owns and manages roughly 20,000 apartments and condominiums, bought a 50% stake in the property in the 1950s. The family converted the hotel in 2006 into a 174-unit apartment complex but later decided the time was ripe to sell the property to a hotelier. Eastdil Secured represented the Cohens in last month's sale.
"We did see moderate increases in our rent growth as the economy repaired itself," said Howard Cohen, president of Atlantic Pacific. "But we were acutely aware of the small window of opportunity for investors' appetite for Miami Beach luxury hotels."
Geolo's partners in buying the Miami Beach property are GreenOak Real Estate LP, Downtown Properties Holdings and CCL Holdings Ltd.
Hotels in trendy Miami Beach have thrived in the past two years as the area has established itself as a location for lifestyle hotels second only to New York City. Lifestyle hotels are loosely defined as stylish hotels designed to reflect the tastes of their neighborhoods while eschewing the standardization of giant brands like Marriott International They tend to offer lively bars and restaurants and hip décor.
Average hotel occupancy in Miami Beach in the first 11 months of 2012 was 75.5%, up 6.5 percentage points from the same period two years earlier, according to Smith Travel Research. In the same span, average nightly rates in Miami Beach increased 15% to $189.72
Fueling Miami Beach hotels' growth is the area's reputation as one of the top leisure destinations in the U.S. and as a hotspot for South Americans, mainly Brazilians. Messrs. Pritzker and Pomeranc said the Roosevelt Miami Beach eventually will serve as a template for expanding the brand into South America.


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Got a call from the breeder after the ultrasound today. Sounds like 9, possibly 10 pups. Surely one is bound to end up a black male?!? I'll keep my fingers crossed, but hopefully my first hunting partner is on the way!
I am familiar with a number of the dogs in the pedigree and it includes high powered excellent marking dogs, Soupy, Maggie May, Sally South Paw, Ramblin Man, Kate to name a few. Scan Nick in Time was one of the top producing bitches and the Maggie Soupy litter was a top notch breeding.
I would have to disagree with Roseberry, I have seen pedigrees far worse than this produce some pretty fine field trial dogs.
The litter is reasonably priced, health is guaranteed, and you like the breeder. You can go crazy chasing pedigrees and I know of $4 000+ litters that have produced duds. If you are happy, have fun with your new pup and its chances are as good as any of ours of being a good retriever - field or hunt.
my point about giving the breeding(or any other) a 1 to produce an fc was just that if given the chance, i can personally pull a dud from a litter full of future great dogs
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Honestly, I think it is likely that the litter is more capable of producing a FC caliber dog than I am. I know I'm new to this, but it can't be often that a trainer is able to train his first pup to a FC? I really look forward to training my pup an helping him develop his skills, but the truth is that I'm probably going to be the one learning the most between the two of us. Lol


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Discriminating horror-movie fans rejoice: Tomas Alfredson's Låt den rätte komma in, with a script from his novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, is a remarkable vampire film, as raw and frightening as it is tender and intelligent.
It's deep winter in a blue-collar suburb of Stockholm, and 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) suffers from both his parents' divorce and the merciless bullying at school. This quiet and lonely lad needs to "let the right one in," and that's the dark-haired, Gypsy-like waif who moves in next door. The two fall for each other, but Eli (Lina Leandersson) is often sad and distracted. She has an awful secret: when it's her feeding time, their poignant puppy love must be interrupted and scorched in blood.
The episodes of violence, when Eli pounces, are expertly achieved, and ghoulish and scary. But these are balanced by Alfredson's gently poetic vision of pubescent romance. Who would have predicted that the finest horror picture in years, reminiscent of Val Lewton classics of 1940s Hollywood, would come from Sweden?
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Our Government is being unusually heavy-handed and decisive in dealing with the media and the detainees, but it's pleasing to see that the situation, as unique as it is, hasn't compromised freedom of speech and press, and everything else we stand for as a nation and society.
Personally, I'd have thought arresting protestors and journalists and avoiding any public or governmental oversight of the way they're handling things (by, say, allowing the media to actually talk to asylum seekers who might wish to be spoken to instead of forcing kids to throw notes at reporters) would've raised some hackles. But hey, freedom of assembly doesn't matter much, and freedom of speech probably doesn't apply to people who don't speak english anyway.
It's nice to see that "detainees" and "illegal immigrants" are still the unprejudicial and politically correct terms for "asylum seekers", in general too. I guess we should be glad that they're not "potential terrorists" anymore.
Who was going to decide who we let into the country, again? Australians, or John and Pauline?
Of course, none of you care in the slightest about this. Oh well. Advogato's gone to hell anyway.
ObHack: Ever wondered if your Debian mirror was trojaning the .debs it feeds you, with plans to create a country-wide network of Debian machines that would, when the time is right, assume control and take over the world? I know I have. And now I can tell for sure! Everytime I do an "apt-get update", I just run apt-check-sigs and validate my downloaded Packages files against the dists/woody/Release and Release.gpg files, and I at least no it's not my mirror that's giving me trojans. If you want to do likewise, you probably also want the key used to sign the aforementioned Release file.
Of course, if its not my Debian mirror giving me trojans, who can it be? Surely it's not that cute girl down the street.
(Ha! Boring local political commentary, and whining about girls! How much more Advogato can you get? How much more Advogato could want??)


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Im looking to sale 2 phantom 4 controllers that are like new. I am looking for $400.00 for both as a set or $230.00 individually plus shipping. I will also throw in all filters shown in picture...
I would bring the file that does not have the "2" in it. so the second file from the left.
Screen Shot 2017-04-04 At 1.52.38 PM by Sjgk06 posted Apr 4, 2017 at 2:00 PM Here is a screen shot from me downloading the .BIN file and I would drag that to the SD card.
Well at least you did it properly. Pretty impressive. Always look on the bright side...there doesn't appear to be one in this case unless a newer model.
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Never watched him, except on ESPN, just like I have never listened much to any talk radio. But the media are giving him credit for reviving MSNBC, which has to be a feather in anyone's cap. While I didn't agree with what was reported to have been said by him, I admire his "I don't care if you fire me attitude", the world would be better off if more followed that philosophy.
The part I also like in the pressers was that Brokaw & Brian were unhappy with his partisanship, LMAO - the look on Brian's face when R's win is a sight to behold, non partisan my a#*.
But he'll turn up somewhere & the libs will have a spokesperson to their liking.
BTW, dback, I also see in the pressers that one of the three partisan's he donated to was that moderate AZ congresscritter that is going to TX for rehab. Now why would KO donate to a moderate?????????????
I would also note that I believe him more credible than the babes roaming the sidelines masquerading as reporters.
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Posted 04 October 2012 - 10:52 AM
This is mostly a "just wondering why" question and not a I'm having a problem with the program" question. While I was working on the journaling on my layout, I clicked on the the font list menu (don't know the technical term lol). As I scrolled down this list I noticed that some fonts show a "sample" of what it will look like. Then some of them show what looks like Chinese writing and perhaps Arabic? Is this normal? I've never notice it before but I've only had cs6 for a little while. I knew that it should samples but the other was a surprise to me.
Posted 04 October 2012 - 11:39 AM
Yup - it's normal. I have them too. Don't ask me what they are used for, maybe one of our more tech savvy Scrap Girls can tell us. But they do come installed on MACs (not sure about PC's). If I had to guess why, I would guess that they're needed for part of the Operating System.
So I'm not sure I've been real helpful, other then telling you that its normal!
So I'm not sure I've been real helpful, other then telling you that its normal!
Posted 04 October 2012 - 11:48 AM
PSE 9 and 11 have them too and I'm on a PC.
Posted 04 October 2012 - 12:58 PM
Might you have an oriental font package on your computer? I have one (except I know I downloaded it) because I got tired of all the little boxes when I got email from my international students.
Posted 04 October 2012 - 03:02 PM
I've never downloaded Chinese or Arabic fonts but my computer has them. I think it's actually part of Adobe since the application can be installed in many languages. Just a guess though.
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Posted 04 October 2012 - 03:38 PM
There are a lot of fonts that come with your software. Adobe has a set, Office has a set. There is a way to turn of the display of those fonts in W7, but it didn't keep them from showing when I choose fonts in PS.
My Gallery I scrap with Photoshop CS6.
Posted 04 October 2012 - 05:02 PM
I figured it was something that came with cs6. It's not a big deal I was just wondering and making sure I didn't hit some obscure button that added them in. Thanks for letting me know it's normal....
Posted 04 October 2012 - 07:09 PM
I have those too and haven't been able to figure out how to get rid of them - I think I have about 15 of them and I doubt that i will ever use them. Wish I could be of more help.
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AT-ST at TRU at 72nd & Dodge.
There were approximately 6 on the shelf.
I didn't spot any new figures, but post a reply if they appear (the truck isn't completely unloaded).
AT-ST at TRU at 72nd & Dodge.
There were approximately 6 on the shelf.
I didn't spot any new figures, but post a reply if they appear (the truck isn't completely unloaded).
I'll check tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully they are still there and I hope they put out some new figures. I'll post here if anything new is in. Come on TRU please have something since you NEVER do.
"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun."
I was at TRU today at 12:30 pm. No At-ST at all. And as I have stated in many threads TRU SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you think that they might actually order enough for people. NO. But I guess that's ok because I guess instead I could get a new N'SYNC Doll or some cr*ppy stuffed animal. I swear if it wasn't for the fact that the AT-ST is only exclusive to them, then I wouldn't walk in there. By the way, I'll be going around tomorrow to different stores to see if the Preview figures will be getting put out anywhere. If I find any, I'll post it.
"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun."
I just missed you SithDroid. I got to TRU at about 12:00 p.m. There were no sign of any for me either. I was at both TRU in Omaha today and I saw nothing. I haven't had any luck on finding any of the preview figures early either. I am going shopping again tomorrow and I too will post if I am lucky enough to find anything, but I doubt that I will find anything. Our stores don't seem to be putting anything out at all. I am a little worried that the AT-ST will be difficult to find around here.
I agree. I wonder sometimes if there is a huge scalping issue in this town.
"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun."
TRU must have gotten another shipment because their were about 5 AT-ST w/ speeder bikes on the shelf at noon.
I didn't see any new figures.
I finally got one. Thanks for the info. They were still there when I got there at 3:45. However when I was looking at them a man in his 50's came by and grabbed three of them and took off. Now I know for sure there is a scalping issue in our city. I wanted to say to him, "hey leave some for other people who need them." I only got one instead of two for right now because space is a main concern for me and also I don't have $60 bucks right now to spend on them. The AT-ST is pretty cool looking, however I never realzied how tiny it is. I would love to see one that is actually to scale. Oh well. Some day when I get my own house I will build my own to scale AT-ST.
"Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun."
I got to TRU at 4:30 and they were all gone. This following rant has nothing to do with SithDroid or force, because I really appreciate their help and the fellow collectors like me who are out to get these items. I have come to realize that there are other people from Omaha on these boards that are reading our posts about where to find things and they are the ones that are going out and snagging all of the good items. This upsets me very much. As the three of us try to help each other out and let each other know where we saw things and at what time we saw them, there are others from our city on these forums that are reeping the benefits of our hunting for new toys and in return they are not telling us about what they find and where they find it. They are only on this site to benefit themselves and they are not helping other collectors like myself, SithDroid, and force. Because of these people, I am now very unsure whether I will continue to post my findings on these forums because it seems like we are not gaining any ground at all here. I am still missing the AT-ST from TRU, the four AOTC preview figures, the Jedi Starfighter, and the three figures from the Bo Shek wave. Like I stated above, this post had nothing to do with SithDroid or force. It is something that I observed of others.
Now, when I was reading Sithdroid's reply about some dude that grabbed 3 AT-ST exclusives, I immediately though the worst, greedy scalper. However, as I gave it a moment another idea settled in. Maybe the guy was just grabbing one for himself and two friends. Now that doesn't bother me!
Now let me put myself under the spotlight. Obviously, I posted the "NE Spotted At-St" thread after I drove to TRU and bought one At-St for myself. I though that I would let other collectors and MORE IMPORTANTLY!...children have a chance to get an At-St for themselves. Realizing the chances of that were thin at best.
Trying to be a person who practices what he preaches, I only picked up one At-St today, because in my eyes it was another shipment and I put the time in by going back on another day.
So, this is what I propose:
SSG is a good thing, but IF others are taking information from the site to exploit it for their own gain and don't contribute back (ie. as scalpers) we'll have to just take better care to look out for those who are deserving.
For instance, within reason, I would've been happy to pick up an extra At-St for a fellow collector. So here's the good news Rogue Leader, I have an extra At-St with your name on it. And would be happy to trade it to you for an item that I'm looking for or what I paid. Just let me know if you're interested.
I thought the exact same thing when I saw that old man grab three of them. I thought, hey maybe he saw that force posted something about it. I know exactly how you feel because the Zutton wave that was there last week was sold out by the time I got there. So I still don't have those two. Plus I am missing the same things that you are Rogue Leader. I still need the 4 preview figures, the Bo Shek wave, and the Jedi Starfighter. I don't think any of them have been found anywhere around here at all. I tried checking last Saturday which was supposed to be the release date for the preview figures, and nothing. I tell you it usually takes me about 3 hours of my time drving from store to store to see if they have anything. I'm beginning to think that it would be a lot less time consuming, plus less gas getting used, if I just ordered them online. It would be so much easier, so unless I happen to run into them within the next month, then that is what I'm going to do. The AOTC will be easy to find because everyone will have them, so hopefully I can get the rest of the POTJ stuff I need.
Rogue Leader and force. I suggest that if we find something then just do a pm (private message) to one another. That way all these people will not use what we know in order to get what they want. Hey, if you don't want to help, then we're not going to tell you what we know.
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But only after "socio-economic parity" has been achieved.....
Many commentators seem to believe that the Tea Party represents a net minus for the GOP because of the split between them and the existing establishment. This criticism seems oddly familiar to me. Many people predicted that the drawn out fight between Hillary and Obama would be the death of the Democrats in 2008. As it turned out, that extended fight kept them in the news for months and built up the ground networks that helped Obama carry the day in states that normally be out of reach for a Democrat. Take Indiana, where Obama carried the state by ~28k votes. Does that happen without the ground operation built for the primary and the name recognition/publicity gained from it? Impossible to say, but I think it's clear that the intra-party squabbling was a net positive for the Democrats in the end.
It seems likely to me that the Tea Party will have the same impact on the GOP. They may well prove to be a net minus in selected races (Delaware) but the enthusiasm they've generated and the new people they've brought into the political process will more than balance that out come November.
Worked the NYS primary election today. We had higher turnout for this mid-term primary than I've ever seen -- more than we did for the Presidential Primary in 2008. I'm only one poll worker in a single district but I've never seen this kind of enthusiasm for a primary before. We had 44% turnout for our GOP voters and 30% for the Democrats.
Paladino looks to have crushed Rick Lazio. I called this race at 10pm -- Paladino ran up a much higher margin (93% in Erie and Niagara counties, all districts reporting) with his base than Lazio did with his (60-65% in Suffolk and Nassau counties, 60% of districts reporting) . Paladino beat Lazio in some downstate counties (Dutchess and Orange) that should have been more familiar with Lazio. He looks to have edged him out with 50-55% of the vote in most other upstate counties, though we'll have to wait for tomorrow for the final numbers.
With this kind of turn out for a primary I'm betting that November is going to be huge. It wouldn't surprise me if we beat our numbers for 2008 -- we had a 60% turnout that year.
Well, I got my Droid-X. Imagine my surprise when my $550 phone failed to properly communicate with my employer's Exchange server. Turns out the Droid-X has some software glitches relating to Exchange. Push e-mail will not work at all with Exchange 2003 and only works intermittently with 2007 and 2010. Polling e-mail may work but there are also issues with the notification system. Your phone might download messages off Exchange but fail to notify you about them until some time has passed.
Motorola is providing a free license for a third party app called TouchDown to anyone who writes in and complains about this issue. This app normally goes for $20. It is without a doubt the best mobile Exchange client that I've ever seen. It offers features above and beyond the stock Motorola application. I would encourage anybody who needs to use Exchange to get this application -- even if you aren't dealing with the push e-mail/notification bugs. It would be worth paying for, IMHO. Getting it for free because Motorola couldn't run their Exchange application past QA before launching the Droid-X is an added bonus.
They didn't teach me this in my concealed carry class! Only in America......
The only reason I haven't yet gotten a smartphone is because of Verizon's nickel and diming. I primarily want one for the usual smartphone functionality but I'd also like the ability to tether for some lightweight usage. Not looking to use tethering as a replacement for my home internet connection or even for web surfing. My desire is to be able to ssh and/or rdp into the office when I'm in the field. It seems kind of absurd that I should have to pay $30/mo extra for the ability to do something I could easily accomplish with a POTS line and modem. It's also absurd that Verizon expects you to pay more for the privilege of talking to an Exchange server. I guess the data packets from Exchange weigh more than the packets from a pop3 server or some such.
I've been told that the Exchange data requirement isn't actually enforced for non-Blackberry devices. Found a few posts on various forums where people claimed to successfully sync with Exchange on the $30 data plan. I've also been told that you can tether Android devices using third party applications such as PDAnet without paying Verizon's additional $30 fee. It's against their TOS but they won't find out about it unless you consume an "excessive" amount of bandwidth. Not real worried about doing that with the occasional ssh/rdp session. Can anyone confirm these two points? If they are indeed true then I'll probably be ordering the Droid-X soon.
New op-ed, titled McChrystal had to go. Will makes some pretty compelling arguments against our strategy in Afghanistan. Some highlights:
It may be said that McChrystal's defect is only a deficit of political acumen. Only? Again, the mission in Afghanistan is much more political than military. Counterinsurgency, as defined by McChrystal's successor, Gen. David Petraeus, and tepidly embraced by Barack Obama for a year or so, does not just involve nation-building, it is nation-building.
This does not require just political acumen; it requires the wisdom of Aristotle, the leadership skills of George Washington and the analytic sophistication of de Tocqueville. But, then, the grinding paradox of nation-building is this: No one with the aptitudes necessary for it would be rash or delusional enough to try it.
The McChrystal debacle comes as America's longest war is entering a surreal stage: The military is charged with a staggeringly complex task, the completion of which -- if completion can even be envisioned -- must involve many years. But when given the task, the military was told to begin bringing it to a close in a matter of 18 months.
It's a pity that we weren't smart enough to avoid this whole mess back in 2001. We ought to have used our own troops (along with the aerial mines that Bush and Rumsfeld refused to approve) at Tora Bora, captured or killed OBL, left the keys to the country by the door on our way out along with a note that said "If you host terrorist organizations again we'll come back and mess you up again." It should never have been our mission to try and spread our system of government or moral values to a region of the world that's effectively living in the Middle Ages.
BTW, I believe that the President handled the McChrystal mess effectively. He clearly had to go. I also think that Petraeus is the best man for the job though I'm in agreement with George Will's assessment of it as a fool's errand. Petraeus was successful in Iraq because the Iraqi people decided that bombing their country back into the Middle Ages was not an effective long term strategy. The Taliban leadership seems to desire such an outcome. It remains to be seen if the American people or our President have the stomach to stay there long enough to find out if the foot soldiers of the Taliban desire the same outcome.
You know what the mainstream media think about guns and our freedom to carry them.
Pierre Thomas of ABC: "When someone gets angry or when they snap, they are going to be able to have access to weapons."
Chris Matthews of MSNBC: "I wonder if in a free society violence is always going to be a part of it if guns are available."
Keith Olbermann, who usually can't be topped for absurdity: "Organizations like the NRA
Of course he's right about the mainstream media. It is exceedingly rare to find someone on one of the major networks with a positive view of civilian firearms ownership. The ABC news show 20/20 went so far as to rig a scenario to demonstrate that concealed carry won't save you -- they pitted a trained firearms instructor against untrained individuals whom had never handled a firearm before. They further rigged the test by telling the "attacker" in advance whom had the concealed weapon out of a room of a dozen or more people. In spite of this stacked deck one of the simulated concealed carriers managed to "wound" him before "dying". Naturally ABC dismissed this result by claiming that the wound would not have been sufficient to stop a shooting rampage. I suppose the staff of 20/20 are also experts in terminal ballistics and the psychology of pain.
In Canada and Britain, both with tough gun-control laws, almost half of all burglaries occur when residents are home. But in the United States, where many households contain guns, only 13 percent of burglaries happen when someone's at home.
This is a statistic that's often overlooked but I think it's very relevant. I would regard home invasions as one of the biggest violations of the person, short of rape, kidnapping or murder. Thankfully they are relatively rare in the United States. I suppose the prospect of dying over that big screen TV is an effective deterrent for most criminals. It's my understanding that in the UK the self-defense laws won't permit you to defend your home if it is broken into while you are present. Of course even if the law permitted you to do so it would rather difficult in a society that requires one to jump through bureaucratic hoops before being able to obtain a single shot rifle or shotgun.
I was somewhat surprised to see Canada included in that figure. I always thought they were a little bit more sensible than the Mother Country. I looked into obtaining a Canadian firearms license so I could legally transport my handgun through Canada when taking trips to Detroit (because really, who wants to go to Detroit unarmed?) and the process didn't seem particularly complicated or burdensome. Perhaps one of my Canadian friends could enlighten me as to Canadian laws regarding self-defense in the home? Are you allowed to defend your home against a home invasion?
Trying to set up an employees Blackberry to connect to Outlook Web Access. Can't manage to make it connect. Call up Verizon Tech Support, get bumped from Level 1 to Level 2 and then to Blackberry. Blackberry bumps me up to Level 2 and then Level 3. Still no explanation for why it won't work. Did receive a "helpful" recommendation to purchase Blackberry Enterprise Server. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense for one user....
From research I've done on my own while on hold it appears that Blackberry doesn't want to play nice with reverse proxy servers. We have such a server between our Exchange box and the internet -- a small Linux box running Squid. This configuration works just fine with every other smart phone we have (Droids, Palms and Windows Mobile) and users who log into OWA from normal web browsers but not with the Blackberry for some reason. Go figure. Naturally the employee in question is a member of management and will be most unhappy if I can't get her stupid crackberry working. I wonder if there is a work around for this or if I'm really going to have to change our network configuration to accommodate this one device?
Just concluded my three hour telephone marathon with no resolution on the issue. I asked my rep at "Level 3" whether or not the reverse proxy server might be the cause and his response was "What's a proxy server?" So much for Level 3 support....
So, I read this interesting piece on Reason today. It started talking about US v. Stevens and had a frightening quote from Solicitor General Elena Kagan: "Whether a given category of speech enjoys First Amendment protection, depends upon a categorical balancing of the value of the speech against its societal costs." In Ms. Kagan's world it's apparently appropriate for Legislators to determine the "value" of speech. Never mind the plain text of the 1st amendment (Congress shall make no law...) or the obvious dangers in applying such a test to free speech. This is scary stuff indeed. Thankfully SCOTUS shot down this argument in an 8 to 1 vote.
I've heard a similar vein from leftists in discussions regarding the 2nd amendment. They point to the "societal cost" of weapons accessibility and use that as an argument for tightening restrictions on firearms ownership. It seems obvious to me that "societal cost" is a vaguely defined term that could be used to restrict all manner of civil rights but they refuse to accept this and continue to argue in favor of further restrictions on liberty. Why restrict such a standard to the 1st and 2nd amendments? What about the societal cost of criminals getting away with their crimes? Wouldn't it better for society to restrict the right to remain silent and right against unreasonable search and seizure? Maybe we should look at double jeopardy too. Doesn't it impose a cost on society to let someone get away with a crime when new evidence later materializes that could have convicted him? Might want to consider the right to a jury trial too. Juries are too easily fooled by slick lawyers and it would probably be better for society if all civil and criminal cases were decided by Judges.
By Jeremy Lott on RCP:
Talk about your inconvenient truth. Five days after Chicago Mayor Richard Daley had held a press conference touting the benefits of the city's handgun ban by brandishing a rifle with a bayonet and -- I swear I am not making this up -- cracking a joke about shoving it up a reporter's bum, an 80-year-old man on the West Side of Chicago traded gunfire with a burglar, killing the intruder.
For advocates of gun control, the optics on this story are just awful. It's nearly impossible to drum up any sympathy for the deceased, Anthony Nelson, who had a long history of drug and weapons convictions and was on probation. He attempted to break into the house, brought a gun with him, and fired twice at the so-far unnamed homeowner.
Conversely, it is impossible to fault the homeowner. The man who killed Nelson was a veteran of the Korean War. He fired only one shot and got the intruder in the chest. On that morning, the man was protecting not just himself but his wife and a 12-year-old great grandson who was staying over. A son told reporters "My father had no choice. It was him or the other guy."
Rest of the piece can be found here. Let's not forget that our current President hails from the Windy City and doubtless agrees with Mayor Daley on at least some level regarding firearms.
Gotta love the United States. Apparently Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) was jogging and had a coyote go after his dog. He shot it dead with his trusty Ruger LCR. Ruger is now releasing a "Coyote Special" edition to celebrate this event. Only in America.
On a related note, I have some money set aside to buy a new firearm. I'm trying to decide if I want to buy a M1 Garand through the CMP or if I want to buy/build an AR of some sort. I've always wanted to own an M1 and the NRA high-power matches look like a lot of fun. On the other hand nothing annoys the anti-RKBA crowd more than an AR-15 with a few 30 round magazines. That's probably the wrong motivation to have when considering a four digit purchase, but there you go
I'll probably go with the M1, to the disappointment of all my friends with ARs. Hard to pass up owning a piece of history like that.
I have to say that I'm surprised by this. I always figured that Cuomo had political aspirations beyond Governor of NYS. Running for this office makes little sense if he does -- the Governors mansion is where political careers go to die. As Attorney General he has the ability to effect change -- whether that change is positive or not depends on your viewpoint but the ability is there. As Governor he will be held hostage by our corrupt Legislature and entrenched special interests. The electorate of course won't understand this -- all they'll remember is that he went to Albany promising to clean up the place and failed to deliver.
I suppose he could win in a landslide and take a mandate for reform to Albany that the Legislature would be unable to ignore but I rather doubt that will happen. Spitzer won 59 of 62 counties with 69% of the popular vote and still proved unable to change anything in Albany. It's hard to see Cuomo doing better at the ballot box or having the courage to take on the special interests, most of whom favor his party. From a political standpoint I think he's making a huge mistake here. Much better to stay where he is or try to knock off Gillibrand in a primary race.
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Description ADULT MALE Has mainly gray-brown upperparts, the nape finely marked with black and white, and a dull brown crown. Black on face and throat is defined by white and separated from crown by white line above the eye. Breast is lilac-gray, belly appears scaled due to dark feather margins, and flanks are brown with pale streaks. ADULT FEMALE Similar to male, but duller overall and lacks striking head markings. JUVENILE Similar to adult female, but duller still, and more mottled.
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Habitat Locally common in open woodland and scrub (including urban fringes), usually in vicinity of water.
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Can someone explain the stimulus stuff to me.
Can someone explain the stimulus stuff to me.
"The thing I admire about the rat tail is that it takes commitment. It's not like one day you just decide you want one, you have to grow out that bad boy and you have to repeatedly convince the hairdresser to trust you because it's a great idea."
it's that thing where they go to the mint, hit print on the money machine, and send it on out to the "less fortunate". Who, in turn, then send it on back up to Walmart, Dillards, Casinos, etc.
check out the parable of the pool... sorta makes sense. unless you have some. then it makes none. LOL!!!!
"I'm gonna lean up against you, and you lean up against me. That way we don't hafta sleep with our heads in the mud"Forrest Gump, 1994
Aray that is not trickle down....trinkle down is where you don't make a rich guy pay taxes so that he will add on to his factory and make jobs and then his employees go spend it at WalMart, etc. and he builds him a bigger house on his tax savings.
Oh yea I forgot about the declining sales that had his factory under utilized because the worker was paying his taxes.
Don't see a thing wrong with your version of trickle down except the so-called rich pay the majority of taxes brought in to the Govt. 50+% of the working population doesn't pay a dime in Federal taxes. Many also receive a so-called Earned Income Tax credit giving them additional refunds of monies they didn't even pay into the system in the first place. Hmmm, I wonder where those monies came from? How about from the rich that actually pay taxes!!
Weller's Tell It To The Judge MH (Justice)
Weller's Running With The Wind MH (Chase)
JD's In It Again MH (Trouble) 5/1/2009 - 1/3/2012
SHHHHH dont tell anyone!! The other 50% will want thier fair share also!
Weller's Tell It To The Judge MH (Justice)
Weller's Running With The Wind MH (Chase)
JD's In It Again MH (Trouble) 5/1/2009 - 1/3/2012
You keep referring to the low income earners....I'm referring to the middle class....but it appears you want to tax the guy making $8-$10 so Romney can have a bigger tax cut. Why do you want to do this?
A large part of the stimulus was given to the states so they could pay their bills so policemen and fireman would still be on the job and they spent the money and stimulated the economy....see you act as if the stimulus was suppose to made our economy strong...it was filling big holes by design. With the exception of Texas, the rest of the country would have been sh>t out of luck if it had not been for that wellfare. But the way all of you speak, you would have wanted governments across the country to fail....might check and see how much your state got.


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I believe that Mr. Sanchez' remarks are not valid. In fact Rush is pursuing the source and then will pursue legal action.
He has dropped out of the group trying to buy the Rams.
What Rush said on the dates quoted. His "rants". Is the substance fact or fiction?
"July 27 2009: "I do believe" Obama is an "angry black guy"" It is a statement about a specific person. Not racial. Quite probably true based on associations and his book.
"Feb 5, 2007: but a majority of young blacks feel alienated from today's government." Why would that be? The government's been taking care of them their whole lives. " Again quite probably true. So is it racial? If he was talking about blacks, then it is most likely statement of fact. You could probably say the same about the majority of poor young white boys.
"Jan 22, 2009: We are being told that we have to hope he succeeds, that we have to bend over, grab the ankles ..bend over forward, backward....whichever, because his father was black""
I don't know what to say to that one. The reasoning doesn't necessarily make sense. Sounds like one of his ramblings.
Yes, Rush goes off a bit on tangents. But there is generally a lot of truth in what he says about someone/something. He can generally back it up.
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I live in St. Louis and frankly we could use something cause the Rams are stinking it up for quite a while now.
It sounds like the NFLL is quite hypocritical and a bunch of wussies. If they would take a hard a line on so called offensive acts then the league would be in serious need of 1st string players. The list of Jackassery that has been done by players is appalling.
"Communism only works in Heaven, where they don't need it, and in Hell, where they already have it" Ronald Reagan
Rush Limbaugh has the right to say whatever he wants, whether its racist and divisive or not. However, he must also live with the consequences.
The NFL and team owners have the right to sell an interest in a team to who ever they want. They can also deny ownership to someone if they feel it damages the image and reputation of the league or team. Whether you believe Rush is a racist or not, that is how many people perceive him. Wasnt it his comments about Donovan McNabb that got him kicked off of ESPN? If he made half of the racist comments attributed to him, I would consider him a racist.
There are also other racially charged comments attributed to Limbaugh that concerned the NFL, so why would the NFL want him. Some black players have already said they will not play for a team he has ownership in. Some fans have also said they will not attend Rams games if he is an owner. Lets face it, the NFL is all about making money. So, if you were the NFL, who would you side with, the fans and players, or Rush Limbaugh?
For that reason, I'm staying the hell out of this one! I still don't know what all these little names I'm being called are? sicco? rino? I guess I need to watch more Rush or Oprah?? Ain't gonna happen!
God Bless PFC Jamie Harkness. The US Army's newest PFC, but still our neighbor's little girl!
"Communism only works in Heaven, where they don't need it, and in Hell, where they already have it" Ronald Reagan
The NFL who is full of wife beaters, dog killers, murderers, bastered fathers and drug dealers is going to keep Limbaugh out ....... What a JOKE.
I bet if the 2 poverty pimps ..... Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson wanted to buy into a team, they'd be allowed. Do they not say controversial things ???
How about that discrace of a journalist Keith Oberlman ..... would he be allowed to buy in ????? Does he not say controversial things ?????
LIBERAL DOUBLE STANDARDS are at play again ......
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I might be interested in a vintage style boxed BMF with the following dialogue:
LEIA: They're getting closer.
HAN: Oh yeah: watch this!
LEIA: Watch what?!
CHEWIE: [b**** and moan in Shryyywokk]
C-3PO: Might I say that I noticed earlier the hyperdrive motivator has been damaged. It's impossible to go to light speed!
HAN: I think we're in trouble.
FALCON: Failed hyperdrive noise.
HAN: What's this?
LEIA: Would it help if I got out and pushed?
HAN: It might!
LEIA: This bucket of bolts is never going to get us passed that Imperial blockade!
HAN: This baby's still got a few surprises left in her Sweetheart!
FALCON: underbelly laser cannon sounds (used on the re-release of the 1979 mold for POTF2 in 1995)
LEIA: Ready for lightspeed!
LANDO: It's now or never. Punch it Chewie!
FALCON: gurgling sound
LANDO: They told me they fixed it!
LEIA: No light speed?
LANDO: They told me they fixed it! I trusted them!
CHEWIE: [something the auto-censor would block - but said in Shryyywook anyway]
LANDO: All set Princess. We'll contact you when we find that bounty hunter.
LUKE: I'll redezvous with you on Tatooine. Chewie: take care of yourself.
CHEWIE: Grrrrrr-wrrrrr-wrrrrr-uuuggh-wrrrrrr
LANDO: Don't worry Princess. We'll find Han.
LUKE: May the Force be with you.
This Falcon toy would be awesome. I might even have to consider buying another one, but they should have made changeable dialogue chips like the COMMTECHS of 1999 - only better sounding.
A ROTJ vesion could come out later, too.
LANDO: How could they know we were coming? Unless...All fighters pull up. The shield is still operational!
WEDGE: Are you sure? I get no reading!
LANDO: All craft pull up!
ADMIRAL ACKBAR: It's a trap!
LANDO: Split off from the main group and try and take some of those TIE fighters with you. That was too close!
NIEN NUMB: [something unintelligle]
LANDO: Now lock on to that power source. It should be the Death Star's main reactor!
and so forth with dialogue from Ackbar and the other Rebel pilots in the Death Star II space battle sequence, including Wedge over the comm, and Ackbar's famous statement of the obvious: "It's a trap!" Who could not want that?
Maybe even add Han to it from the hanger seen....
HAN: I want you to take her.
LANDO: I'll take good care of her. She won't get a scratch.
HAN: I've got your word now: not a scratch...
LANDO: would you get going you pirate!
HAN: Good luck.
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When President Obama announced his Afghanistan policy a year ago, some conservatives had understandable reservations. Was the president sending enough troops? General Stanley McChrystal had asked, in essence, for 40,000 more troops, but Obama sent only 30,000 or so. Was Obama really committed to "victory"? That was a word he didn't use, just as he didn't talk about "counterinsurgency" or "nation-building." Instead he talked about beginning a drawdown in July 2011. That raised a lot of doubts about his level of commitment.
The past year, culminating in last week's unveiling of the White House "Afpak" review, should have put most of those doubts to rest. President Obama has had repeated chances to downsize and retreat from Afghanistan. That was the option urged on him by many in the Democratic party last June, when the president fired Gen. McChrystal. It was urged on him again before the latest policy review. But Obama has consistently refused to waver, even though it might seem to his political advantage to distance himself from an unpopular war.
The key to the president's behavior may be found, we believe, in a revealing passage from Bob Woodward's latest book, Obama's Wars, which recounts the following exchange between the president and vice president. Biden reportedly told Obama: "If you do what McChrystal wants and adopt his strategy, 'You own this war.' " Obama shot back: "I already own it."
The president was right. And so, on Afghanistan, Obama has become a hawk in dove's plumage. He seems to understand that success in this war is vital to the success of his presidency—and he's acting and talking like it.
On December 16, for instance, the president said, "We will never waver from our goal of disrupting, dismantling, and ultimately defeating al Qaeda." It would have been nice if he had included the Taliban in that sentence. But Obama has made clear he realizes that the only way to keep al Qaeda out of Afghanistan is by neutralizing the Taliban.
During his press conference, Obama also said, rather ludicrously, that much of the recent progress on the ground has been "the result of us having sent a clear signal that we will . . . start reducing American forces next July." Not quite. In reality that deadline has made our troops' jobs harder by emboldening the Taliban and casting doubt about our resolve among the great hordes of Afghan fence-sitters. What has really turbo-charged progress was the decision by Obama to join with other heads of state at the NATO Summit in Lisbon last month in support of a new deadline for "Afghan forces . . . assuming full responsibility for security." The new deadline is the end of 2014 rather than mid-2011. (The summit declaration was also careful to note that this "will not equate to withdrawal of [NATO] troops.") That is a welcome, if unacknowledged, shift on the part of the president.
There is little expectation now of a major troop pullout next summer that would threaten the success of the counterinsurgency campaign General David Petraeus is carrying out. As some of us saw for ourselves on a recent visit, American forces and their international and Afghan allies have already driven the Taliban out of many of their traditional safe havens in Helmand and Kandahar provinces in the south.
But don't take our word for it, or Petraeus's, or the president's. The success of coalition forces is confirmed by the Taliban themselves. A December 16 New York Times article quoted an unnamed midlevel Taliban commander saying that "the government has the upper hand now" around Kandahar, the biggest city in the south. "The people are not happy with us. . . ." the commander went on. "The local people are not willingly cooperating with us. They are not giving us a place to stay or giving us food." In explaining this shift, the Taliban leader stressed the importance of the 2014 deadline, which "has made people change their minds" about whether American troops are on the way out.
What else could Obama be doing? Military leaders would always like to have additional resources so that they can do more and do it faster. But we did not get the sense in our travels across Afghanistan that there is a critical shortage of combat troops—at least not in the areas of the south where Petraeus is putting his main effort. (Regional Command-East remains an economy of force mission, although troops there have done an impressive job of disrupting cells of the insurgent Haqqani network, as well as stopping catastrophic attacks planned for Kabul—an underappreciated achievement.)
In any case, sending additional troops to Afghanistan would not necessarily fix the biggest vulnerabilities of our strategy—corruption and bad governance in Afghanistan, and terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan. U.S. forces are beginning to address the former issue with steps such as barring Watan Risk Management, a firm affiliated with the Karzais, from bidding on American contracts. The issue of sanctuaries is more intractable; attempts by both the Bush and Obama administrations to cajole Pakistan into abandoning its proxies in the Taliban and the Haqqani network have clearly failed. Drone strikes have been more successful, but have been directed primarily at al Qaeda because that is all Islamabad will support. But we can make significant progress in Afghanistan nonetheless. After all, we are doing so now.
The biggest need is for more "enablers," such as heavy-lift helicopters to move troops around this vast and mountainous country. The problem is that the administration has imposed a cap of 98,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan (plus another 3,000 that can be approved by the secretary of defense if the need is dire). So, if extra aviation units are sent, someone else has to leave. But there is little slack in a mission that has been chronically underresourced for years. The administration would do well to relax this cap, in line with the president's promise on Thursday "to give our brave troops and civilians the strategy and resources they need to succeed." The president, moreover, would be well-advised to spend more time explaining and defending the war to the American people.
But on the whole Obama is doing more than most conservatives expected he would—and certainly more than most in his party would like him to do. And Republicans, to their credit, are standing behind him. Far from disavowing this as "Obama's war," John Boehner released a statement last week declaring that "we must remain steadfast in our commitment to the counterinsurgency strategy our commanders on the ground have put in place."
We are confident that our troops, notwithstanding the numerous obstacles in their path, can rout the Taliban—provided that they have support on the home front. Judging by Obama's and Boehner's statements, that support is there. The public at large remains skeptical but, as we saw in Iraq, their views can turn around if they see progress on the ground. And progress is starting to materialize.
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I believe that a realist embodies the best of both pessimist and optimist and applies the strengths to the real world. If you want to really know me add that I am a realist to the fact that I am a Gen X (look back at the post on Generations), a True Authentic Leader, a first-born, and my sign is Gemini.
I not only think outside the box, I live outside the box. The lines many not be your friends every day. You can fit a square peg in a round hole and a round peg in a square hole. You may have to apply some pressure.
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Thread: Converting to a Cichlid tank
Converting to a Cichlid tank
Current setup is a 35gal with HOB AC filter, and a Fluval 205. Mediumly planted with mix of black sand and planting substrate.
Now I have a handful of Rasboras and 3 or so guppies and a single dwarf gaurami. As that tank itch has come up.. here is what I'd like to do.
I'm interested in getting some Cichlids..
Here are just a few I am thinking of.. Loving the bright colors.
Those are the few that I'm like toying with. Love Parrot fish. Also love angels. think the silver dollars are gorgeous and the Badis is just cool looking. Just trying to figure out a route to go... Would like to up my fishkeeping experiance here... move on from the run of the mill easy/peasy fish.
Any ideas guys?30g:: Planted: 1 SAE, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, 5 Guppies, 3 Platys, 1 zebra danio, 9 Rasboras
2.5g: 1 Male Betta
First, a 35 is too small for yellow Lab's, parrots, angels, or silver dollars. All of those fish will also eat live plants, particularly the silver dollars. Badis aren't cichlids, and are troublesome in that they seldom accept anything but live food. You may get lucky and get them to eat frozen, but forget flakes or pellets.
You'd be much better off with dwarf species like Apisto's or kribensis, particularly in a planted tank.
I see that you are looking for color - I'm the same way :o) But you don't want to house fish that will not be compatible or you'll have nothing but heart ache.
Angels and Blood parrots are south american cichlids and could live together but in a much larger tank. They would not do well with the Africans you have listed.
Blood parrots are much happier in family units so 3 would be the absolute minimum to keep and the 35 is too small for them.
Silver Dollars get very large and are very skittish fish. Again, too large for a 35 gal.
In a tank that size you could have 1 angel and perhaps a small school of tetras - large enough that the angel won't eat them when he is fully grown.
Dwarf chiclids may be another option ... as some one has already said
I'm sure others will have suggestions for you as well. Good luck and don't hesitate to run more option by us.
Last edited by fishmommie; 12-17-2012 at 10:01 PM.30 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
15 g FW planted:2 male guppies, neons, pygmy corys, clown pleco, 4 types of shrimp, assassin snails
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As was pointed out above there are alot of dwarf chiclids you good use. Just remember that even though they are generaly more peaceful than their larger cousins the are still chiclids as far as territory and feeling crowded.Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
OXFORD – Neither the leading scorer nor the leading rebounder in the Southeastern Conference made the coaches' all-conference first teams when the league's basketball honors were announced Tuesday.
Flamboyant Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson – on Monday named the top player in Mississippi – settled in as the SEC's leading scorer early in the season and remained at the top for the rest of the ride.
He goes into the SEC tournament averaging 19.7 points a game, leading the league in 3-point field goals, free throw shooting and ranking sixth in 3-point percentage.
Ole Miss forward Murphy Holloway – early on mentioned as a player of the year candidate by Rebels coach Andy Kennedy – led the SEC with 9.6 rebounds a game. Those numbers slipped in conference play to 8.6 a game, still third in the statistical rankings.
Ole Miss was also represented by senior forward Reggie Buckner, second in the league in blocked shots at 2.7 per game, who made the all-defensive team.
Mississippi State was represented by Gavin Ware and Craig Sword, both making the all-freshman team.
The first team includes 10 players.
It does not include the conference's leading scorer for the first time since LSU's Ronald Dupree failed to make first team in 2001.
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Henderson and Holloway both reacted to their first-team absence on Twitter, each expressing support for the other.
Henderson took issue with the selection of LSU sophomore Johnny O'Bryant ahead of Holloway.
"Johnny O'Bryant over Murphy Holloway? You have got to be kidding!!!! JOB can't even hold Murph's jock strap," wrote Henderson in all capital letters.
Holloway said he thought Henderson's non-traditional personality was reflected in his lack of first-team votes.
"Coaches hated on Marshall in the votes for the All-SEC team, because he beat u (you) and talked trash at the same time," Holloway wrote.
Ware led MSU with 6.4 rebounds a game, 12th in the conference.
Sword ranked 10th in the league in steals at 1.6 per game.
MSU (9-21, 4-14 SEC) rose from the cellar in the final week of the regular season and will open SEC tournament play tonight at 6:30 against South Carolina (14-17, 4-14).
Ole Miss (23-8, 12-6) received a double-bye and will play its first tournament game Friday night at 9 against either Auburn, Texas A&M or Missouri.


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When it comes to the market risks in 2013, investors are focused on the big three: China, Europe and the U.S. But there's a lot more that could go wrong–or right–next year, according to a report from Deutsche Bank's FX strategistsreleased today.
Of course, these are "outliers" and unlikely to happen. But with the risks to the big three so well documented, it pays to think about the little things that could create big problems–or rewards.
Let's focus on the negative first.
The Emerging Market Bond Bubble Pops: Everyone loves emerging-market bonds. Deutsche Bank's strategists writethat foreign investors have "buil[t] up their positions in EM local debt markets to new record levels," spurred on by the demand for yield," rates cuts by emerging-market central banks and the stronger emerging-market balance sheets. The only problem: Some say that emerging market bonds are in a bubble. If prices rise more than investors expect–watch out. It could cause a mass selloff that would be extremely painful for investors who are counting on funds like the Market Vectors EM Local Currency Bond (EMLC) exchange-traded fun, which has returned 15% this year, to produce another double-digit gain–or any gain at all.
Markets Decide to Take Climate Change Seriously: So far, markets have ignored the risks of climate change–but that could change, especially if the drought in the U.S., Russia and Brazil continue. If nothing else, volatility could rise.
China and the U.S. Duke It Out in the South China Seas: What could wrong? Plenty, the strategists say:
An increasingly assertive China, the US foreign policy pivot towards Asia, an ocean bed of potentially vast mineral reserves surrounded by fast-growing resource-hungry nations, disputed maritime boundaries, and fishing boats with tendencies to stray, all make for a combustible situation in the South China Sea.
Malaysia's Government Loses Election: Elections must be called during the first half of 2013 and the power of the opposition has been growing. No one actually expects it to win, but if it does, expect Malaysian stocks to take a hit–especially government-run companies. The iShares MSCI Malaysia Index ETF (EWM)
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President Shirley M. Tilghman covered topics ranging from the University's fundraising campaign and the new Campus Plan to efforts to address high-risk drinking among students during her annual "town hall" meeting Monday, Feb. 11.
Below and bottom left: Following a brief presentation, Tilghman answered questions from the audience.
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President Shirley M. Tilghman discussed her travels on behalf of the University along with matters that are never far from her thoughts during a "town hall" meeting Monday, Feb. 11, in the School of Architecture's Betts Auditorium.
The annual event represented this month's Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. One of the fundamental reasons the CPUC was created in 1970 was to provide a direct means of communication on a regular basis between the president of the University and members of the Princeton community.
"This is an opportunity for me to talk to members of the community about some things that are currently on my mind and then to give everyone an opportunity to ask questions about things that are going on in the University," Tilghman said.
She began by focusing on the University's comprehensive fundraising campaign that was kicked off in November to raise $1.75 billion over the next five years. She said funds are being raised in a wide variety of areas that are designed for two purposes: to strengthen aspects of the University that are already part of Princeton's fabric, such as financial aid for undergraduate and graduate students; and to respond to new fields and changes in academic disciplines that are underrepresented so that, for example, Princeton sustains its historic position of leadership in the natural sciences with its new neuroscience institute. She also highlighted the initiative to expand offerings in the arts to meet student demand.
Tilghman said that these and other programs are on her list of topics as she travels to meet with alumni and donors. She said she had just returned from a trip to the West Coast and soon would be leaving for Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong.
One member of the audience asked Tilghman what she heard when she was on the road.
Tilghman said a perennial question these days is: How can the University justify a $1.75 billion campaign given the size or the growth of the endowment over the last five or six years? She said she usually breaks the issue down into two questions.
"The first is: Why should you give to Princeton?" she said. "My answer is that generations of Princetonians who came before you gave generously to provide you with the quality of education you received. The cost of educating a graduate student or an undergraduate student far exceeds the full cost. The gap is made up by income from the endowment. So a previous generation paid for your education. Now it's your turn to do the same for the next generation."
Tilghman also mentioned that Princeton is in the business of producing "public goods."
"It's wrong to think the University is providing private goods to the lucky few who attend. We provide public goods," she said, citing examples such as social mobility and ideas and innovation that help the country as a whole thrive.
Tilghman's second question is: Why give to a University that appears so well off?
"The answer is because the resources in our endowment are not 100 percent restricted, but a very significant fraction are restricted to the items for which the gifts were dedicated," she said. "We don't have the flexibility to move the resources where we want."
Turning to another topic, Tilghman discussed the 10-year Campus Plan that recently was highlighted in a 24-page brochure mailed to many members of the University community and posted online. The comprehensive strategy to guide development through 2016 and beyond was produced over the last two years following thorough analysis of the 380-acre campus by a team of experts and significant involvement by stakeholders.
"You'll see that it's a very ambitious campus plan," Tilghman said, "which is designed to strengthen very specific areas of the campus, one of them being the arts and transit neighborhood, another being what we're thinking of broadly as the science district and [another with] enhancements to the School of Engineering so that we can begin to realize some plans for that school, the most important of which is our ability to address climate change and alternative energy."
Tilghman also mentioned additional elements of the Campus Plan, including enhancing the quality of the landscaping, recommitting resources to sustainability, improving pathways and vistas, addressing parking and transportation, and focusing on housing.
"I hope all of you will look at what's available on the Web and provide us with feedback," she said. "You will see a very tight connection between the plan and the campaign."
The final item Tilghman covered was the Alcohol Coalition that was formed in November to take a comprehensive look at issues related to high-risk alcohol use among undergraduates.
"We have been, for many years, concerned about students who engage in high-risk drinking," she said. "My concern about this went up many degrees of magnitude last year when I sat in the intensive care unit with the parents of a freshman who was lying on a bed hooked up to dozens of monitors and learned that the chance of this young person's survival was 50-50."
"There is a small, but finite number of students who are risking their lives through high-risk drinking," Tilghman added. "We just need to continue to think about things we can do."
She encouraged faculty, staff and especially students to participate in activities the Alcohol Coalition has planned to gather ideas and information, including three workshops planned in February.
"Please help us think about this issue," she said.


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Unfortunately the Baikal is to often overlooked...they may not have the fit and finish of the big names but their built like a tank. If your on a budget, it's what I'd recommend. I've had mine for 3 seasons...shoots good and no jams, it's easier to clean than any other semi/auto of any type that I've ever used(including military guns)...The big brands may look nicer, be lighter, a few may even patten better...But none beat it in rugged reliability(some may match it) and nothing come close in bang for your buck...mine was $358 new, and that includes the $40 my local gun shop tacked on to order it. Sure I'd love to have a Benelli or a Beretta...but i feel I get more birds putting the extra $1000 into my decoys, dog, etc than spending $1300 on a gun....
Well I went with the Beretta A400 Xtreme.
How's this for a break-in?
50 Shells of Winchester AA #7 ½, - 2 ¾ DR.EQ.
100 Shells Win. Universal #7 ½, - 3 DR.EQ. (Cheapest/Dirtiest Walmart Shells)
Ended with;
Rem. Gun Club Target Loads
25 Shells - #8's, 3 DR.EQ.,
25 Shells - #9's, 2 ¾ DR.EQ.
I'll admit, that I was indeed doubtful that a 3 ½ Mag. Waterfowl type Auto-Loader would be able to cycle the lightest loads reliably or without a malfunction. I was just waiting to see a FTE with the 2 ¾ DR. EQ #9 Loads. However instead, I just saw clay after clay shatter as the Rem. Gun Club boxes were ate up with ease.
I started the journey of purchasing a new Auto-Loading Shotgun before the 2011 Duck Season. Since then I've fired almost every single shotgun produced in recent years and some extensively with exception to the new A5.
It's been an awesome researching adventure and I'm glad I waited and took my time.
Thanks for all those who voted and posted.
I am late to this thread but you did good! You took your time looked at a lot of guns. Had I come to this thread earlier I would have suggested an Extrema 2, the previous model. Mine will cycle anything, I shoot a lot of clays and reload a 12 ga 3/4oz lead target load that run about 1250 fps, my Extrema spits them out all day long, and can go to 3 1/2 inch anytime I feel the need. But I almost never feel the need for 3 1/2, I just love my gun. Unlike the other A400 models, the Extreme has the same gas system as the Extrema 2. The other A400 models use the 391 valve system with the forearm recoil spring. You can get an Extrema 2 for around $1000, but you went whole hog and got not only the new model but that new optifade camo. I hear it is like Harry Potter's cloak-will make you invisible(LOL).
A cleaning hint-get some Militec-1 oil, get your gun completely clean and coat everything including the mag tube with this stuff. Then go out and heat it up shooting. This stuff will bond into the metal with the heat. It will also fog into the trigger group. Then clean it again but only use the Militec as a cleaner, do not use gunscrubber or any strong solvent as it will strip away that bonded film. You will see the mag tube looking horribly dirty but it will literally wipe away with a paper towel. Get into the valve on the barrel and get the Militec down in those little holes. This stuff will not bake on the metal, in fact once I had shot clays which leaves a fair amount of residue in the valve, but without cleaning I went duck hunting. Those high power shells of duck loads blew everything out and the valve was very clean since the Militec kept the stuff from drying on the metal.
Go to Brownells and get a "Port cleaning brush" There are 2 sizes get the smaller one. These are for cleaning ported barrels, but it is the perfect size for scrubbing the two gas ports that are in the top of the valve going into the barrel. Keep those clean. The only place I really use solvent anymore is the barrel, need a solvent to get it really clean. once in a while I will put a bronze brush on a cleaning rod and use a drill to really scrub the bore. Everyplace else is cleaned with the Militec, including the grooves in the receiver where the bolt rides.
I have had Beretta for years and now have 2 Extrema 2s-got a great deal on a lightly used one, so my backup gun is identical to my main gun. If you have ay questions on these guns feel free to PM me and I will try to help you out.
Good choice,
Nate B
Nate Baxter, DVM
Lebanon, OH
Thanks Nate. I'm a fan of Frog Lube and considered using it on the Xtreme but after these 200 shells I took it apart and everything wiped clean like it was polished. As if it already had a coating.
I think the Xtrema is a little different with the gas components too. I saw a nice comparison slide show here;
Is that what you were talking about?
Eitherway I read somewhere that the Xtreme was coated with something on the internals and I'm looking into that now. Like I said, everything wiped clean like it was polished. There wasn't a single baked on powder on anything so it would seem there is something on there.
I picked this gun up for exactly $1650 and not a penny more. Had to put $500 down to order. It arrived in less than a week and I brought the remaining $1150 and walked out in less than 12 minutes.