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- Financial Analysts: No Relief in Sight
NEW YORK — Inflation and lingering economic sluggishness are likely to continue to confound the industry well into next year, according to a panel of seven industry analysts at SN's 16th annual Analysts Roundtable here.
"If the economy doesn't improve, the consumer will be in worse shape next year, and rationality may not prevail the way it has so far this year," John Heinbockel, managing director for Guggenheim Partners, New York, said. "I'm much more concerned about what happens when the clock turns to 2012."
Scott Mushkin, managing director for Jefferies & Co., New York, also said conditions could get worse. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I believe we're looking at packaged food inflation of probably 5% to 8% in the back half of the year, [so] the second half of 2011 may end up being very challenging, [and] there's fear about 2012.
"Every gauge we look at indicates the unemployment rate is probably heading higher, and that does not bode well for the back half of the year. It means there will be more trading down, and this rational environment could easily break down."
Consumers are continuing to suffer and to experience more uncertainty, Andrew Wolf, managing director for BB&T Capital Markets, Richmond, Va., pointed out. "To be in the middle of a recovery and have the middle class buying less is a new thing for our economy, and that has really hurt the industry," he said.
Problems created by the weak economy will take a long time to resolve, Chuck Cerankosky, managing director for Northcoast Research, Cleveland, said.
"You're hearing more and more food companies saying they are trying to get gross margin dollars even. They're not even talking about getting back the margin. And the retailers are threatening CPGs with private label.
"There's a lot of worry about passing costs along to a customer who isn't necessarily going to take it. It will require time, especially with employment numbers going in the wrong direction."
Even private label is becoming less of a safety valve for most chains, Gary Giblen, managing director for Aegis Capital, New York, said. "The increase in the pace of private-label mix is slowing, and if the chains don't have that safety valve, then [problems resulting from the weakened economy] become more serious concerns for them."
Things could get worse if the market becomes less rational, the analysts said, though they disagreed on who might upend the status quo.
"It might be Wal-Mart — whose price spreads have been narrowing — that ends the rational environment," Mushkin said. "Wal-Mart's consumable volumes are now negative, and if it tries to turn volumes higher through price investments, it's potentially a big problem."
Meredith Adler, managing director for Barclays Capital, New York, suggested Wal-Mart Stores might not have to do anything to change the dynamic "because if a certain number of people hit a budget constraint and decide to go somewhere else, then Wal-Mart can pass the current inflation through and still be the low-price leader by maintaining the same spread it had before. It can be the one place, by default, that many people can afford."
Mark Wiltamuth, executive director for Morgan Stanley, New York, offered a similar opinion, noting Wal-Mart is more likely to "drag its feet passing through inflation and let inflation do the dirty work on widening the pricing gap. Wal-Mart is going to let the grocers push up inflation while it holds prices as much as it can. It's not going to be a sexy way to open up the gap, but I think that's what it's going to do."
Heinbockel suggested it may not be a national player who takes the lead on more aggressive pricing. "It could be painful locally if someone like Wegmans wants to get more aggressive, or Publix wants to do it — and if you happen to be in those markets, you're in trouble," he said.
The analysts agreed that Kroger Co. is best positioned among the major conventional chains to withstand the industry's competitive pressures, "[with] one of the best models in consumables retailing right now," Heinbockel said. "Its 4% or 5% comp and its price position mean it can afford to invest selectively in price and simultaneously expand EBIT margin — the best of all worlds."
But for companies whose sales are already declining, the next couple of years could be particularly problematic, they pointed out.
"Both Safeway and Supervalu are losing market share right now, and it's those two, which are trying to play catch-up, that are at greater risk," Wiltamuth said. "Both were late to the party when it came to cutting prices, and it's hard to really stimulate and bring that customer back. Now, with an inflating environment, it's even harder to reposition your relative price in the marketplace."
For Minneapolis-based Supervalu, one of its biggest assets, Adler said, is its "phenomenally convenient locations."
Supervalu also has a lot of low-hanging fruit, she added. "There are so many things that were done poorly that it has the option to fix, and it may not have to make radical changes to its pricing to show some improvement, even if it's only less sales deterioration."
For Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway, inflation is particularly galling, Wolf pointed out, because it lowered thousands of prices in 2010 and is unlikely to go even lower. "Nobody is doing well if they aren't focused on value. I think Safeway [is] positioned halfway there, [but] does it have the patience and the forbearance and determination to change?"
Wiltamuth said he doubts Safeway will change its pricing. "Safeway has laid its stake down, betting on differentiation and higher-quality remodels, and it has made the decision that it will not go below the competition on price. It almost feels like the Safeway strategy needs some upward plane to the economy for the lifestyle remodel strategy to work because I don't think [it] is willing to cut the price and chase other strategies at this point."
Wal-Mart may be struggling a bit as it copes with two years' worth of negative comp sales, the analysts said. "Wal-Mart exerts enormous pressures on the industry — and there is enormous pressure on Wal-Mart as well," Mushkin said.
Wal-Mart may be caught "between a rock and a hard place," he added. "If it invests in price, it will really hurt earnings and the company may not get enough incremental sales to justify the lower prices — and if it doesn't invest, it looks like it will continue to bleed share."
The company may also be losing some of its strong price reputation, Wiltamuth said, pointing to a survey he did of 1,100 Wal-Mart shoppers that indicated only one in four viewed its prices as significantly lower than those of grocery stores.
According to Wolf, "Wal-Mart has not been happy seeing its low-end customers going to dollar stores, [so it] is reloading on consumables inventories and [putting] dollar items all over the place."
Adler said supermarkets can continue to blunt Wal-Mart's effectiveness with strong promotional prices. "Everyday low price cannot match an advertised price — not unless you want to absolutely destroy earnings," she said.
"Wal-Mart is stuck in a box — a very small box — and it's made of iron, which makes it hard to get out."
Wiltamuth said he doesn't see much relief for Wal-Mart. With sales of consumables more dependent on low-income shoppers, "Wal-Mart is going to have a hard time turning that part of the store around, and the consumables are going to have their own problems, given the inflation issue," he said.


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Perhaps the most striking characteristic of the Afghan letters is the incorporation of artwork. Drawing on a centuries-long tradition of manuscript illumination and floral painting, Radio Azadi listeners adapt these traditional art forms to their correspondence. Many of the letters also feature elaborate calligraphy and poetry. Calligraphic art has been a dominant visual art form in the Islamic world and is appreciated by the literate and illiterate alike. Poetry, too, has long flourished as a cultural tradition and passion in Afghanistan, and Radio Azadi receives many letters in verse. Read more about A Continuing Tradition »
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Like radio listeners everywhere in the world, Radio Azadi listeners ask that the station broadcast appeals for assistance or action on the part of the government. The format of the letters of request follows a traditional set pattern. Initially God is invoked, followed by salutations to the recipients of the letters. In addition to the substance of the letter, a poem or a story is inserted into the text. The use of poetry, often composed by a famous poet, and the relating of humorous and instructive stories or jokes is part of the Afghan cultural tradition that requires that even a letter about mundane matters should show the writer's knowledge as well as good manners. Read more about Requests for Action & Assistance »
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During the thirty years of conflict and social disruption in Afghanistan, one generation has come of age and another is following close behind. The question of providing employment is crucial to Afghanistan in order for its citizens to achieve a more abundant life. Many letters sent to Radio Azadi question how people can earn a living, how jobs will be created, and how the resources of the country will be developed for the betterment of the nation. Read more about The Question of Employment »
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Today in Afghanistan, more than 5.7 million students—both boys and girls—attend school, and the Ministry of Education is working with foreign partners to implement a five-year National Education Strategic Plan. The abundance of fan mail from this new generation of literate, school-age children is one of the most encouraging signs for the future of Afghanistan. Some letters request that officials look into problems at school; others offer information that they have recently learned in school. These young people are all looking to the future and wish to acquire an education in order to better their circumstances. Read more about Voices of the Future »
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In the rapidly changing Afghanistan, people are increasingly turning to new technologies—email, cell phones, and the Internet—to make their voices heard. Radio Azadi receives hundreds of such messages each day with music requests, political comments, and other messages. With the increasing frequency of email communication, the 15,000 letters, mostly handwritten, in the Radio Azadi Collection provide a window into the present world of the average citizen of Afghanistan in a manner that may eventually disappear. Read more about Crossing the Technology Frontier »
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In recent years the United States has developed a deep interest in Afghanistan; members of Congress and other government officials have visited Afghanistan, Radio Azadi, and the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty headquarters in Prague. As mementos of their visits, many public officials have been given illuminated letters that were sent to Radio Azadi. The letters on display in this section are on loan from Senator Benjamin L. Cardin, Senator Thad Cochran, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Joseph Lieberman, Representative Ed Royce, and Senator John Thune. Read more about Letters Given to Representatives, Senators & Other U.S. Government Officials »
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CLINTON, S.C. The Georgia Southern men's golf team stands four strokes out of first place heading into the final round of the Southern Conference Men's Golf Championships. The Eagles shot a 292 (+4) for the second round of competition Monday (April 20) at the Country Club of South Carolina, a par 72, 7,062-yard course. After shooting even par in the second round, Drew Lethem remains in first place on the individual leaderboard, holding a two stroke advantage over a group of four players in second place.
After a first round revision, Georgia Southern entered the second round with a one stroke advantage in first place. The team played steady on the front nine but struggled on the final nine holes in the windy conditions. "We were playing good and solid," said head coach Larry Mays. "The last five holes, we shot 5-over and Chattanooga played them 1-under. That was the difference in the day. We didn't finish strong."
Georgia Southern, with a two round total 570 (-6), stands four back of first place Chattanooga which shot a 1-under 287 on the day, and two strokes ahead of third place Furman. Western Carolina fell to a fourth place standing after a third round 5-over 293, while Elon rounds out the top five at 592 (+16).
Senior Lethem continues to lead the Eagles after a level-par second round 72. The Camdenton, Missouri native was 1-under heading to hole 4 where a bogey put him even. Back-to-back birdies on eight and nine put Lethem at 2-under turning to the back nine where three bogeys and a birdie on 12 put him at 2-over and even for the day. Combined with a first round 66, Lethem's two-day total of 138 (-6) puts the Eagle atop the standings.
Lethem leads Chattanooga's Derek Rende, Furman's Matt Brome, Western Carolina's Tanner Briele and UNCG's Will Bowman, who are all tied for second at 4-under, by two strokes. Bowman shot the lowest round of the day at 68 propelled by a front nine 5-under par 31.
Sophomore Logan Blondell jumped from a tie for ninth place to a three-way tie for sixth after a second round 2-under par 70, shaving off one stroke from his opening round 71, giving the Eagle a 141 (-3) total. Blondell combined a 2-under front half with an even back nine for a 2-under par tally, marking the only below-par round by an Eagle in round two. The Lakeland, Fla. native scattered four birdies, two on each half, with two bogeys to card his sub-par round.
"Logan played solid today and Drew hung in there leading the individuals," stated Mays.
After a below-par opening round, junior Spencer Fulford (Rocky Mount, N.C.) recorded a 4-over par 76 in the second round for a two-day total 146 (+2), placing him in a tie for 14th place with Michael Saari of Davidson. The Eagle shot three bogeys and one birdie on both the front and back nine for his 76.
In an eight-way tie after day two, senior Ryan LeFevre jumped two spots on the leaderboard to stand in 16th place. LeFevre (Boca Raton, Fla.) carded an even front nine after opening with a birdie on hole one, but consecutive bogeys on 15 and 16 put him at two-over for the day.
Sophomore Joe Monte slipped on the leaderboard after round two, posting a 77. Monte stands in a tie for 24th going in to the final round after an opening round 1-under 71.
"Tomorrow we just have to go out and play well. We put ourselves in striking distance, but we have to play a good round if we want to win. Chattanooga's not going to hand it to us, we have to play well."
The final round of competition begins Tuesday at 8 a.m. Georgia Southern tees off on hole No.1 at 8:40 a.m. and will be paired with Chattanooga and Furman.
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TEAM (Round 2)
1. Chattanooga 279-287 566 (-10)
2. Georgia Southern 278-292 570 (-6)
3. Furman 286-286 572 (-4)
4. Western Carolina 286-293 579 (+3)
5. Elon 295-297 592 (+16)
6. Wofford 306-287 593 (+17)
7. UNC Greensboro 293-301 594 (+18)
8. Davidson 299-296 595 (+19)
9. College of Charleston 292-303 596 (+20)
10. Samford 302-302 604 (+28)
11. Appalachian State 300-311 611 (+35)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (Round 2)
1. Drew Lethem 66-72 138
T6. Logan Blondell 71-70 141
T14. Spencer Fulford 70-76 -- 146
T16. Ryan LeFevre 73-74 -- 147
T24. Joe Monte 71-77 -- 148
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Larry Fuller Trio: Easy Walker (2003)
If I were a musician blessed with talent and the motivation required to fully develop it, then I would be faced with an infinite number of choices upon entering the recording studio. Able to play almost anything, what would I choose? Luckily, being in a group with Ray Brown, Jeff Hamilton and Larry Fuller would simplify matters considerably. I would be required to play bebop and blues, and swing my butt off in the process.
Such a scenario is fun to dream about, but Easy Walker, pianist Larry Fuller's first CD as a leader, is the real deal. Recorded in '98 with Brown and Hamilton, it features ten tunes, including two Fuller originals ("In Like Flynn" and "Candy's Blues") that showcase the Seattle-area pianist's incredible facility and uncanny sense of swing.
Larry Fuller was the last pianist to play with Ray Brown, and it's easy to imagine this recording as his fond farewell to the late, great bassist. Many of the arrangements are vintage Ray, and a few of the composers, including Billy Taylor and Milt Jackson, were his friends and contemporaries. However, farewell or not, the fact is that no one enjoyed working with Ray Brown more than Larry, who told me in 2000, "It's a dream to play with Ray." You can hear it in the music.
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This review first appeared in All About Jazz: Seattle .
Track Listing: 1. Groove Yard, 2. In Like Flynn, 3. Hymne a L' Amour, 4. Ray's Idea 5. Easy Walker, 6. Caravan, 7. Compassion 8. Honey Suckle Rose, 9. Consider, 10. Candy's Blues.
Personnel: Larry Fuller, piano, Ray Brown, bass, Jeff Hamilton, drums.
Record Label: Pony Boy Records
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Several local grocery stores are warning customers of a shortage of spinach, kale and arugula -- because of freezing temperatures in southern California.
Randalls grocery stores began handing out flyers, giving customers a heads up of a possible salad shortage. But places like Wheatsville Food Co-op don't anticipate having the same problem since much of their fresh produce - like kale - is locally grown and distributed.
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Magos Herrera: Mexico Azul (2012)
The sultry contralto cracks through the silence and a relatively new voce is discovered streaking across the skies of North America. This is the dark, sensuous voice of Magos Herrera, an outstanding young vocalist from Mexico. The constraints of singing in that register appear not to hold Herrera back for she often lets her voice soar free of the registers in which she is meant to sing. Her great leaps of gymnastic vocal skill are manifest throughout the woefully short and wickedly brilliant Mexico Azul.
Herrera has a distinctive vocal style. She has perfect pitch and hits quarter tones with electrifying regularity and almost too easily. She modulates her tones with subtle changes in attack and dynamics so that she is often loud and soft when negotiating a particularly difficult and longish passage. Herrera is also an outstanding interpreter of Latin American standards, in this case mostly Mexican music. She is stylishly narrative and with clever changes in vibrato, she highlights changes in emotion. Her sliding deliverysometimes marked with a gust of hot breathcan quickly change the mood of a song and color it with noir tones; where it was once bright and glowing, it now becomes bleak and grayish and dull.
It is near impossible to single out one chart that is better than another, but "Noche Criolla," Tres Palabras" and the aching lament, "Obsesion" are unmatched for their grace, style of delivery and utter memorability. Of course it helps that Herrera is backed by a group of fine musicians, who are masters of understatement and know when to lay back and let a vocalist move forward.
These musicians feed off each other and all offer Herrera a fine vehicle from which she can take off into the azure, to flutter and fly above all else, yet sometimes to sweep down and grace the earth with fabulous narratives of her beloved Mexico. Moremuch moreis awaited form this sublimely talented vocalist.
Track Listing: Luz de Luna; Noche Criolla; Azul; Angelitos Negros; Seguire Mi Viaje; Voz Antigua; Lamento Jarocho; Que Sea Para Mi; Tres Palabras; Obsession; Dos Gardenias.
Personnel: Magos Herrera: voice; Tim Hagans: trumpet; Adam Rogers: acoustic and electric guitars; Luis Perdomo: piano; John Patitucci: bass; Alex Kautz: drums; Rogéirio Boccato: percussion.
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If you tuned into last week's episode of "YouCut," then you may recall that Republicans resorted to underhanded legislative tricks in an attempt to cut much-needed funding from the Temporary Aid to Needy Families program. This cut would have been another break for the rich at the expense of the poor, instead of providing financial support, job training, and child care subsidies to low-income families with children. Fortunately, this measure was defeated. This week, Republicans seek to stall the important business of the House yet again with a new list of proposed cuts. While the so-called "YouCut" program has been touted by Republicans as a partnership with the American people, a more fitting name for the program would be "CutYou" –because it hurts everyday Americans while doing little to cut the federal deficit. What Republicans fail to mention is that the "YouCut" program is inherently selective, and therefore biased. Neither online nor cell phone voters are able to vote to save a program rather than cut it. Furthermore, the "YouCut" program conveniently targets only those who have internet access and cell phones, which disproportionately leaves out both the poor and the elderly. Simply put, "YouCut" undercuts our democracy. The last time I checked, 280,000 votes do not constitute the will of the American people. Republicans seem to think that this online gimmick is an effective substitute for good governance. Let them know this: this chamber will not be fooled, or bullied, by the misguided intentions or misleading rhetoric of a few. Instead of continuing to be the "party of no," Republicans should say "yes" to the American people and help pass the legislation that this nation needs and deserves. |


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I am working in compiling c++ code in linux operating system. I had one module i.e an exe application using few static library/shared library with exe application.
Suppose if somebody change any file(exe application), it get compiled and when you run the exe, it is reflecting during execution.
But when some body make modification in to any file of static library and compile the main Jam file, it is only compiling the file of static library and when you ran the application .ie. its not using the upto date static library. e.g suppose if before changing the code static library,when exe used the static library, it display " hello". But if in code of static library, we changed the code to display "Hello world".the code was getting compiled , but exe application still displaying the "hello". But if we clean the Jamfile and compile the whole application again, only then our changes was reflecting in to main exe application. Why , as soon as user modify the code for static library , changes won't be reflecting in to main exe application that uses that static library, unless we clean and compile the code from scratch. Can anybody tell me , how to solve the said problem?
I believe linux follow such pattern:- if linux follow the incremental approach ie. if user modify the source file and if its depend on any other file (e.g static library or dynamic) , then all the dependent stuff get recompiled. But its not vice versa, I mean if user modify static library, it won't be linked to source code unless user recompile the whole application again.
If this is the approach, then I can not make it possible for changed static library to linked with main exe application.
If there is problem in linking , then tell me how to correct the behavior of the application in Jam file?
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Another celebrity has died too soon, this time a Hollywood legend's son. Sylvester Stallone's son, Sage has been found dead. It is allegedly suspected his death was because of a prescription drug overdose.
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The media continually creates buzz around the latest diets, especially when it comes to weight loss. Currently under the spot light at the moment is the Paleo Diet, where one eats more like our ancient ancestors by cutting out processed foods, starch (including grains) and sugar. Then eats a much more natural diet with good sources of fat, protein and veg with some fruit. Continue reading


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When it's finished, the New York Wheel will stand 625 feet above Staten Island, making it the tallest observation wheel in the world. It will depart from the design of other supertall observation wheels in several key ways. The 541-foot Singapore Flyer and the 443-foot London Eye, for example, are held in place by stability cables that run from their spindles to the earth. But to fit the New York Wheel on its narrow site, engineers will give it vertically oriented 320-foot-long legs anchored to the ground. For weatherproofing, engineers moved motion-control hardware from outside to inside the passenger capsules. (This will also make repairs much easier.) Construction of the $250-million project begins on-site next year. If all goes well, in 2016, passengers onboard will experience a 38-minute ride with views of the Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan (and Staten Island, too).
Another thing for movie monsters to destroy in NYC....
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London does not make it look good here. Especially since it's much taller and apperently gray instead of white. It just look like something out of a circus not something that belongs in a modern city like New York. But he, good luck. I'm not paying for this circus show.
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I was hoping to shoot a concert that was being held at UWP last night, but it was cancelled due to rain. A image I shot there last year won a prize in a photo contest, so I was hoping to shoot another concert. Mostly though, I was hoping for more shots for this teamphotoblog challenge.
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Eric Schoenberg began his love affair with the guitar in 1959. He started teaching in the early sixties and before long, became the second-half of a duo with his cousin, Dave Laibman, helping Dave to perform his amazing, ground-breaking arrangement of classical ragtime.
Their album, Contemporary Ragtime Guitar, on Folkways Records, is considered a classic and remains a benchmark for today's fingerstyle players. In the early Seventies, Eric began touring the United States, Europe and Japan, playing his innovative arrangements of the classical rags, traditional folk and Celtic music, the blues, country, and The Beatles, and making a lasting contribution to the fingerstyle repertoire. Considered a world renown luthier and an expert in vintage instruments, his guitar shop in Tiburon, appraises old Martins, Gibsons, Stellas and the like in between running a concert series. Eric Schoenberg Guitars was recently called one of the "10 Best in the U.S." as a place to learn about vintage guitars. We are fortunate to have Eric Schoenberg on the Floating Records Label and hope that you enjoy this new release of the album, Acoustic Guitar. This album is a rare find that was only available on vinyl until now... |
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USB Joystick?
I have a Logitech Wingman Force 3D, a USB joystick with
force feedback. I'm running a 2.4.20-20.9 kernel (Red Hat 9) with USB support
enabled. Is there a way to make USB joysticks work under Linux?
I've done searches on Google and I found a few possible solutions, but
none of them worked for me. I do not care so much for the force feedback
component, but I would like to be able to make the joystick work.
Pierre Rochefort
USB joysticks should work fine under Linux.
To learn how to configure them, see the Linux USB Guide at www.linux-usb.org. If you still have questions
about USB support, you can ask on the linux-usb-users mailing
Greg Kroah-Hartman
According to Johann Deneux's Web page at user.it.uu.se/~johannd/projects/ff/index.shtml, he is developing a
force-feedback driver for Linux.
Complete instructions and
downloadable code are provided on this page, so you can test whether this driver
works with your device. You might find
you need some code compiling and module installation skills, but it
may be worth the learning experience.
You also might want to try the Linux Input Driver (linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/input/hardware.html) or the Linux
joystick driver (atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/joystick), which also states that it supports your device.
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Configuring a New Network Card
I need to configure my third network card on my Red Hat 6 system
to start automatically when the system reboots. How can this be done?
Your Red Hat release is a bit old; I'd suggest you upgrade it because
you will get many benefits, such as security, stability and more hardware
drivers. Nevertheless, you can try the user-friendly approach by using
the netcfg or netconfig utility (from a root shell) and following
on-screen instructions and options. Alternatively, you can edit the
/etc/modules.conf and the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ethX (where X
is the net card number) files manually. The modules.conf file names each card
and relates that name to the corresponding module (driver) that you
need to have in your system. The ifcfg-ethX file is the actual
configuration file of the card; there is one of these files per network
card. Follow the example of the first file, which must be named
ifcfg-eth0. The Ethernet HOWTO contains more information: www.ibiblio.org/mdw/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.4.
Felipe Barousse Boué
Setting Up Wi-Fi Restricted Mode on SuSE
I successfully installed SuSE 9.0 on my laptop, a
ThinkPad 600E that uses a Netgear MA401 wireless card. SuSE has
detected my card properly, and I have 128-bit encryption enabled and
working. The problem is I need to put the card in restricted mode
manually to be able to communicate with the access point. Every time I
reboot the laptop, I have to su into root and type
iwconfig wlan0 key xxxxxxxx
restricted to make the card work. I configured the card properly using
YaST and included the encryption key, but it always defaults to open
mode. Did I miss something here? How can I make iwconfig default to
restricted mode?
Kevin Lisciotti
Make a copy of the file /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg.template and
edit it to set the
parameters according to your proper setup. Also, take a look at
portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2002/11/wavelan.html, which
offers more
detailed information on this subject.
Felipe Barousse Boué
Red Hat 7.2 and Ethernet Card
I recently installed the Red Hat 7.2 distribution (my first Linux installation) that came with the book Linux Administration for Beginners, which I borrowed from a friend. When I installed Red Hat 7.2, I did not get a network config screen, as was suggested and shown in the book. The installation is supposed to recognize my network or something, but it doesn't. Hence I have been unable to set up my Internet connection, which is key to more resources for learning other than man pages.
I am using a home PC with the following components: Intel 3 500MHz, 256MB of RAM, 20GB WD Caviar IDE and Realtek (also tried it with D-Link card) NIC. I am connected by a cable modem and have no network, although I plan on expanding to two computers soon.
Red Hat 7.2 does not seem to recognize eth0, although there is a constant
connection. I have searched and searched for instructions. Most direct me
to install drivers from floppies for Realtek, which already appear to come
with the distro, but as I said, I am really new to this and have no clue.
I am about to go buy Mandrake or Red Hat 9 to see if either proves to be a
more useful installation.
Without knowing specific error messages or seeing some log
files, it is extremely difficult to guess what is going
on with your system. Is your network card okay? Is it
properly installed? Does it have any conflicts with other
hardware? Instead of buying another Linux
distribution, you probably should buy a new network card,
one that you know is officially supported. Go to hardware.redhat.com/hcl and look for a network card
that fits your budget and your system.
Felipe Barousse Boué
To rule out a hardware problem, try your system with Knoppix
(www.knoppix.net), which lets you run a current Linux
from CD without installing on your hard drive. You can
download and burn Knoppix freely. If the card works under Knoppix,
you'll have more fun and have more time to learn administration
skills if you upgrade to a more current distribution. For your
first Linux distribution, try to select one with which your local user
group, or whatever source of support you use, is familiar.
Don Marti
Reconfiguring Wireless Keys for Different Sites
I use Wi-Fi on my laptop (running Red Hat 6.2) at a number of
different sites, each one with a different set of encryption keys. It's
a hassle to have to edit /etc/pcmcia/config.opts every time. Is there an
easier way to manage my keys?
Andreas Meyer
Jean Tourrilhes maintains an extensive list of wireless
utilities that do things like manage configurations and
monitor signal strength at www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html.
One of the tools listed is waproamd, which automatically
sets up preconfigured WEP keys based on the ESSID of the wireless
network you're on (0pointer.de/lennart/projects/waproamd).
There are also two simpler ways to deal with this issue, as explained
in Felipe's answer and my other answer.
Don Marti
For a poor guy's quick-and-easy way with not much hassle: 1) write a small
shell script in /usr/local/bin for each site. Name each
wireless-sitename or something similar, list the corresponding appropriate iwconfig
and ifconfig commands (including the keys, of course) and set the proper
permissions and ownership. Whenever you get to the site, simply run the
wireless-sitename script and you should be set. This allows individual
turn on/off control of access in each of your preferred network sites.
Felipe Barousse Boué
The way I deal with this kind of thing is to make extra copies of the config file. For example, you can create config.opts.home and config.opts.cafe, then set up an alias or panel button for cafe to do this:
sudo cp /etc/pcmcia/config.opts.cafe \ /etc/pcmcia/config.opts \ && sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia restart
and an alias or panel button for home to do the same thing
with the home version of the file.
Don Marti
Managing Desktop Users and Policies?
I have worked at several businesses that could use the power
of Linux on the desktop, but so far I have been reluctant to
suggest it. It's not that I don't think it's a superior product
or that the relative cost savings are significant. It has to
do with the fact that these organizations are not likely to
want to replace conventional computers with dumb terminals
or low-powered network computers tied to a mainframe or
server. Tied into this is the issue of administering 20
machines, 100 machines or 2,000 machines.
I have not found anything so far that lets me sit down and
look at a domain tree of users and administer polices and
profiles. My ignorance may be blatantly clear at this point. I
am a Linux user at home, but I am a Windows administrator and
like the apparent ease of managing a Windows network.
Can you point me in the right direction
on this? Maybe I don't understand the vision or current mindset
of the community on system administration.
Aaron Sharp
Undoubtedly and disregarding the used technologies, you are talking about
a complex network configuration. Many issues come up: user
management, password management, directories, e-mail addresses, IP numbers,
shared resources and security. Many system administration tools
and efforts exist in the Free Software/Open Source community to deal with
these issues. One of them that I have used several times is Webmin,
www.webmin.com. Webmin is a powerful and extensible systems
management tool; it even allows clustering and remote systems management.
Felipe Barousse Boué
A flexible way to manage user information is with LDAP.
Craig Swanson and Matt Lung covered a unified system for shared
address books, unified login and shared file storage in the
December 2002 issue of Linux Journal (/article/6266).
If you like the Webmin interface, you can use Webmin to manage
an LDAP database.
Don Marti
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EVANSVILLE, Indiana - The University of Northern Iowa women's soccer team dropped their contest with the Evansville Purple Aces on Saturday afternoon, 2-0.
Kayla Smith opened the scoring for Evansville in the 54th minute when Tatiana Pagan found Smith ahead of the UNI defense. Smith capitalized on the opportunity from five yards out, burying the shot in the back of the net. The Purple Aces added an insurance goal in the 75th minute when Stephanie Thompson beat the UNI keeper for the score.
Senior Melissa Hagan led the offensive attack on the afternoon for the Panthers, firing one of her four shots on goal. Junior Allie Brees tallied one shot and sophomore Caitlyn Fuller chipped in with one shot that was pushed wide right.
Junior goalkeeper Erin Zaideman tallied four saves and allowed two goals to the Purple Aces in the match.
Evansville outshot the Panthers 11 to six, including a mark of six to one in shots on goal. UNI held the advantage in corner kicks, six to three.
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Pawlenty again on veep short list
WASHINGTON – In his abbreviated bid for the Republican presidential nomination, former governor Tim Pawlenty was widely viewed as the leading anti-Romney candidate by political experts who saw former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as the frontrunner.
These days, with Romney having a firm lock on the nomination, pundits describe Pawlenty as a top anti-Palin prospect for vice president, a knock on the former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin, chosen by Sen. John McCain of Arizona to run alongside him in his 2008 presidential race against Democrat Barack Obama.
The Palin aura became an albatross for the McCain campaign, and political experts speculate that Romney is keenly aware of the danger in choosing an attention-getter as he deliberates over who to select as a running mate for his race to deny Obama a second term.
By most accounts, Pawlenty, 51, is one of three Republicans on Romney's short list of prospective running mates. The other two are Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
If do no harm is the overriding principle, experts say, then Romney can do no better than picking Pawlenty.
"Perfectly presentable," is the way University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato described Pawlenty. "He's qualified. He's served two terms as governor. He's been vetted. He's an evangelical, so evangelicals will like him. He's a midwesterner. He's a blue-collar guy."
In Pawlenty, Romney would be tapping "an un-Palin." Sabato said.
There is some irony in the fact Pawlenty was on McCain's short list four years ago, only to be passed over for Palin in a decision that stunned the political world. Now, pundits are noting the contrasts between Palin and Pawlenty in pointing to one of the plus factors for the former Minneota governor.
"I think the Palin pick certainly hangs over Romney," said Joel Goldstein, an expert on the vice presidency at St. Louis University.
Goldstein said Palin lacked political gravitas, and Romney would be unlikely to pick political neophytes like first-term Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida or Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. Since 1976, Goldstein said, every vice presidential pick has had an average of 14 years experience in high public office.
"Palin was more of an anomaly," Goldstein said. "It was kind of a like a Hail Mary type of move."
Traditionally, vice presidential candidates have been chosen based largely on what they can bring to the ticket. It could be regional appeal — the ability to deliver a state. It could be an ideological factor — the ability to draw support from a particular wing of the party. Or it could be experience in an area where the party nominee is weak — such as foreign affairs.
In modern presidential politics, compatibility also has become a critical criterion. Pundits say Pawlenty and Romney seem to get along well and make a good team. They note Pawlenty has served ably as Romney's surrogate in his role as a national campaign co-chairman.
On the other hand, experts doubt Pawlenty can deliver Minnesota, a state that has not gone for a Republican presidential candidate since 1972. And he lacks the sparkle of some of the other Republicans mentioned as veep possibilities.
"I don't think people are going to do cartwheels" if Romney settles on Pawlenty, Sabato said. "He doesn't excite the base."
Still, Pawlenty's low-key demeanor could be just what Romney is looking for in a running mate, said Larry Jacobs, an expert on presidential politics at the University of Minnesota.
"I don't think Romney wants a vice president who's going to be creating a lot of drama and acting out," Jacobs said. "What I'm seeing is a much greater focus on personal compatibility."
The office of vice president has become much more prominent in modern times, Jacobs said, "and you need someone competent." He said Pawlenty has the experience to fit into the larger role.
In a recent blogpost, former congressman Mark Kennedy cited five reasons why Romney should choose Pawlenty as his presidential sidekick: he's a team player; he is conservative enough without alienating the middle; he has exhibited fiscal restraint; he has swing-state appeal; and he has blue-collar credentials.
Kennedy said Pawlenty, a hockey-loving ex-governor who grew up in gritty South Saint Paul, would provide counterbalance to Romney, whom the Obama camp has portrayed as out of touch with average Americans because of his wealth.
"The blue-collar credentials could be most important," Kennedy said, "because campaigns on one level are about issues and on another level are about life stories."
Charles Cook of the Cook Political Report agreed Pawlenty's story could play well for the Romney ticket.
"The Pawlenty life story — growing up in the shadows of the meat packing district, first (in his family) to go to college — it's not Horatio Alger, but it's a hell of a lot closer…than Rob Portman or Mitt Romney's, which is sort of riches to riches," Cook said.
Cook also said all indications are Pawlenty and Portman are the two leading contenders for the No. 2 slot.
"I'm told that Romney really likes Portman a lot —really likes him," Cook said. "But he really, really likes Pawlenty (and) just on a personal level (is) a little more comfortable with Pawlenty. I think it's just going to be an agonizing decision for him between those two."
The role of vice president has evolved substantially since 1932 when John Nance Garner described the office as "not worth a warm bucket of spit" after he was elected the nation's 32nd vice president.
The transformation beyond serving as a Senate vote tiebreaker began with Richard Nixon, Goldstein said, but it was Walter Mondale who cast a new mold. Goldstein said the Minnesotan was the first vice president to have an office at the White House and attend weekly lunches with the president.
Under Obama, Vice President Biden has given the office an even higher profile, Goldstein said. He pointed to Biden's stewardship over the economic stimulus plan, leadership of a task force on the middle class and involvement in major policy decisions and legislation.
"It's become a pretty robust, significant part of government," Goldstein said of the vice presidency.
All of Romney's short-list candidates have strengths and weaknesses, and Goldstein said the former Massachusetts governor has to weigh the plusses and minuses in reaching a final decision.
One of the questions hovering over the selection process, Goldstein said, is what does the choice say about the nominee.
"One of Romney's problems is he's seen as sort of an elitist who doesn't understand the way most of us live," Goldstein said. "Pawlenty comes from a blue-collar background."
On the negative side, Goldstein said one of the major weaknesses for Romney is a lack of national security credentials, and Pawlenty doesn't help in that regard.
Goldstein also points to another trend that bodes against a Romney-Pawlenty ticket.
"Ever since 1952, outsiders have always chosen insiders as running mates," Goldstein said. "George W. Bush picked Dick Cheney. Clinton picked Gore. So from that standpoint, a Romney-Pawlenty ticket would be somewhat of an anomaly."
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Colonel David Mason's Fairfax Stars AAU basketball team defeated Team Clutch from New Jersey recently, 42-38, to win the (14U) American Youth Basketball Association National Championship. In what was billed as a battle of giants for the championship game held in Chantilly Va., Mason's Stars team raised their defensive intensity and held Team Clutch to 35 points below their tournament average. The Stars' completed the tournament with an undefeated, 7-0 record. Three of Mason's players were voted to the all-tournament team and one was voted tournament MVP.
Mason, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, is a Sampson County native and the son of E.R. and Clementine Mason.
The Fairfax Stars team is based out of Northern Virginia and is composed of 13 highly talented and skilled basketball players from that area. The team, in its first year together, competed in 10 tournaments during the 2012 AAU season. The Stars won three tournaments to include the national championship, placed second in three others and twice finished third.
Mason's team will continue competing together at the 15(U) level during next AAU season and will play in tournaments held in N.C. The future is bright for this group of talented basketball players.


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Above are two General Lee Dodge Chargers from the TV show Dukes of Hazard.
The first is a restored survivor from the show that sold for $27.5k by RM Auctions. The second? Not so much. It's one of hundreds of perfectly fine Chargers destroyed on the set. Poor cars.
Source: rmauctions.com


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