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Linux is the best tool I have found for facilitating the expansion of Internet and Intranet systems throughout the company, Stocks & Stocks I.T., that employs me.
Upon arriving in South Africa from Australia, my first task was to develop and implement a system which would allow general Internet users to obtain accurate, real-time hotel room availability details from the company's chain of hotels and game resorts. This is a list of what I had to work with:
WAN spanning South Africa
System protected by firewall
TCP/IP as the primary protocol
Motorola routers
The immediate problems to deal with were:
Each hotel/resort used Novell Netware 3.12 running only IPX/SPX.
Each hotel/resort room database was approximately 300KB in size.
Each hotel/resort was linked using a 64KB line (at best).
Everyone was running around with Windows in their mind.
The first prototype system I set up was a central Linux web server as follows:
Pentium 133 64MB RAM, S3-Trio 64 with 4MB RAM, ADI 17-inch monitor (Microscan), 1.2GB EIDE HDD, 8x CD-ROM, 3Com 3C509b NIC (network interface card), Ergo keyboard/mouse (Microsoft)
Linux Slackware 1.2.13, NSCA HTTPd v1.10
The reason for having 64MB RAM, a 17-inch monitor and other "niceties" was so this system could also be used for web development of any home pages/Intranet pages.
At each of the hotels the only system available to me was Windows 95 on which I used a scheduling system to send the room database to the central web server every morning at about 6AM. The Windows 95 machines were also being used to act as a bridge between Novell and TCP/IP. This gave the Internet user statistics on room availability that could be up to 24 hours old. The room databases were in DBase-IV format, for which I wrote a C application to search and return statistics given desired room and date details.
The system seemed fine for a while, until the Windows 95 machines mysteriously started to shut down, lock up, etc. for no apparent reason. It was also about this time that the "higher management" decided that the ability to obtain "real-time" room availability statistics was a priority.
I felt real-time statistics would be an impossibility with the current setup, as it meant sending 300KB of data to the central Linux server over a 64KB line in less time than it takes for the average person to get bored and move on to another web page.
For the current prototype, the whole process was turned upside down. While still retaining the central web server, I replaced the Windows 95 machines with small, highly effective Linux machines (2.0.29). These Linux machines now process availability requests locally via a secure shell from the central web server.
In order to provide a backup, I left the existing Windows 95 system on each machine and used FIPS (First Interactive Partitioning System) to create a new partition on which I installed Linux. Details of the "remote" machines are as follows:
Pentium 100 (Generic Clone), 8MB RAM, 800MB HDD, 3Com 3C509b NIC (no monitor, no keyboard, no mouse)
Linux 2.0.29 (Slackware), Secure Shell (ssh), ncpfs (network file system that supports the NCP protocol used by Novell)
ncpfs is used to mount a Novell Netware volume containing the room availability database to a local directory at boot time. It should be stressed that without ncpfs, there is no way this project would have gotten into the "real-time" phase successfully.
The process of checking room availability for hotels is now as follows (Local = central web server, Remote = Linux system at required hotel):
Local: Get room/date details (HTML POST form).
Local: CGI application processes POST data and executes.
Local: Use ssh to log in to the appropriate remote Linux machine.
Remote: Search database located on Novell Netware server.
Remote: Exit search with 0 = Success, 1 = Failure.
Local: ssh returns the result of the search through its exit value.
Local: CGI application generates an HTML file with the correct response, depending on the database search result.
This whole process has been timed to take less than 10 seconds which I believe is an acceptable figure (given that there is a great deal of existing traffic on the lines). Something worth noting is that using ssh in order to remotely execute processes greatly improved operations. ssh offers public key encryption for all transactions and is effectively easier to setup than rsh.
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i was pulled on stage and he sang to me best time of my life ever!!!!!!! i was close to the stage waiting before the show started and he came on and after a couple songs a lady came over to me and said " hi, would you like to go on stage with cody?" so of course i said yes and i went through back stage and saw greyson chance on the way..and i like peed myself when i stepped on stage i couldnt stop smiling and i started crying!!! TIP: IF YOU DO GET PICKED TO GO ON STAGE THEN BRING YOUR CAMERA BEACUSE I BROUGHT MINE AND ASKED IF HE COULD GET A PIC AND THEN TOOK ONE OF ME AND HIM!

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This is my first attempt at a First Generation Pokemon team so constructive criticism would be great! I am making this team to just play with friends from my school, and the rules are that no legendary Pokemon are allowed. Please don't mind my awful descriptions, because I honestly don't know much about the metagame. Exeggutor -Sleep Powder -Explosion -Psychic -Stun Spore I decided on Exeggutor mainly because of it's typing and it's ability to put things to sleep that Gengar couldn't with the much more accurate Sleep Powder. It's typing allows me to wall Rhydon/Golem. Stun Spore helps me shut down quick sweepers that I think would threaten the rest of my team. And explosion is pretty obvious. Snorlax -Body Slam -Surf -Self Destruct -Earthquake Use Body Slam for the stab and chance of Paralysis. Surf to deal with ground types along with Self Destruct to go out with a bang or quickly get rid of walls that I think will threaten my team. Earthquake for Gengar switch ins. Golem -Body Slam -Earthquake -Rockslide -Explosion I chose Golem mainly for his resistances of Normal and Electric type moves enabling me to switch in at the right time and hit hard with any of the moves listed with his massive attack. Starmie -Blizzard -Thunderbolt -Recover -Thunder Wave My main special sweeper outspeeding just about everything and able to take out most walls bar Chansey while being able to heal itself with Recover. I chose Blizzard over Surf to be able to hurt Exeggutor. Chansey -Softboiled -Ice Beam -Thunderbolt -Sing Recommended by zarator. My main special wall who's goal is to simply wall every special move that comes my way. Prediction here seems pretty easy, just switching in on something obvious such as a Gengar, Alakazam, Starmie allowing me to sleep whatever comes my way or predict one of their ground types coming in to take an Ice Beam. Tauros -Body Slam -Hyper Beam -Earthquake -Blizzard I hope to have enough Pokemon weakened and paralyzed by Body Slam, Thunder Wave and Stun Spore by the late-game so that I can sucessfully sweep with Tauros.
I think your current team relies a bit too much on Exeggutor. For example: Gengar can come in on Snorlax all day (since Surf won't hurt it at all) and then you have to switch Exeggutor into it, maybe even facing an Explosion. As you said, you would use Exeggutor also against Starmie (which incidentally outspeeds your whole team), which exposes him to the risk of getting harassed by Blizzard. And Alakazam, if it gets a Special fall on the switch, can really put the hurt on you too. The only silver lining is that Starmie has really no safe switch ins (maybe he can try to come in on Golem's Rock Slide or Body Slam every once in a while, and sometimes on Lapras), and Alakazam can only come in on Gengar and maybe Lapras if he predicts well. However, there are several scenarios which could seriously hamper you. For example, Chansey can come in on Exeggutor all day and wall everything bar Explosion. From there, he can either 1) Ice Beam Exeggutor or Golem switch ins 2) throw a Thunder Wave trying to catch one of your sweepers on the switch (even paralyzing Exeggutor will cause opposing Golem/Rhydon to outspeed and potentially finish you). Sure, you can blow up Chansey, but then what? They lost a Chansey, whose only job against you was to switch into Exeggutor and Gengar (who can be dealt with by Alakazam/Exeggutor). Meanwhile, you lost your only true Alakazam/Golem/Rhydon/Gengar/Starmie counter and also a good safe-ish switch in for Tauros. And don't kid yourself: most teams carry at least 3 of them all time. So, what to do? First of all, I strongly suggest you to replace Surf on Snorlax with Earthquake. It will still dent hard Golem/Rhydon while not giving Gengar a free switch in which can force you to potentially lose Exeggutor. Next, put Blizzard on Tauros instead of Thunder, it gives you more coverage. Finally, you should really try hard to find a place on your team for Alakazam or Chansey, aka a Special wall, otherwise once you lose Exeggutor you're doomed. As of now, Lapras does not seem to serve a real purpose for the team (which seems to be centered around the Normal-typed offense of Tauros and Snorlax). I'd replace him, since replacing the other members leave yourself exposed to something else anyway (Gengar leaves you without a good lead, Golem opens you to Jolteon and Zapdos, Exeggutor is your most important wall so no, and replacing Snorlax or Tauros would probably slow down the entire team reducing the overall offensive potential) My 2 cents. Good Luck with the team.
Great post, very informative! I made some changes according to what you said. But do you think Alakazam would be more fit on my team than Chansey? Thanks!
Selfdestruct on Snorlax, over Surf I'd go with Night Shade Gengar over MD, but you decide. SP on Egg. You can't guarantee Gengar puts something to sleep especially if it's the lead. Without Starmie/Alakazam staying Chansey vs Chansey doesn't really make much sense, so i'd recommend Blizzard over IB, since for your team is much better to hit Tauros/Snorlax hard. -Tbolt +Counter if you like. Sing in Chansey if you don't want to lose MD Egg (you don't need it though). Foregoing either Gengar or Golem (Gengar I'd say) in favour of Starmie will make your team better overall. I you don't like the idea of Chansey, Jolteon can make a decent alternative, but harder to use. Alakazam? No. It doesn't really make much sense without Chansey.
Thanks for appreciating my rate^^ The team looks good now, here are my observations: Exeggutor: looks good, you don't need Mega Drain anyway since you have Stun Spore for Starmie, Psychic for Golem/Rhydon, and you won't recover a lot anyway Snorlax: consider Hyper Beam over Surf (dunno how much Earthquake deals to Golem/Rhydon, but your team should have no trouble with them to begin with), otherwise looks good. Hell, considering that in gen I Hyper Beam deals more damage than Selfdestruct, you could even replace the latter with the former, unless you're paranoid of the possible recharge turn. Golem: looks perfect (don't hear the people who prefer Rhydon, Explosion is just too good^^) Starmie: again, good choice. I generally prefer him to Alakazam for the superior physical defense and the more varied offense. A good Para user too, if that's the route you're taking (which you should since you use Tauros) Chansey: well, I recommended it, so who am I to disapprove?^^ On a more serious note, I disagree on swapping IB with Blizzard. The power gain is not exceptional and, most importantly, not needed on Chansey. If you predict Tauros switching in, you should Thunder Wave him anyway - once it's paralyzed, whether you hit him with Ice Beam or Blizzard means little. Conversely, using Ice Beam gives you better chances against stall wars with opposing Alakazam and Chansey. Moreover, since Chansey switches in a lot, it's easy to deplete the PPs of Blizzard on wrong predictions and whatnot. Once Chansey finishes Blizzard/Ice Beam PPs, it's a completely free Golem/Rhydon switch in, and you don't want that. Stick with Ice Beam. Tauros: looks good. Last thing, I agree with Crystal on the fact that Chansey is better than Alakazam on this team. The things you'll need to switch Chansey/(Alakazam) into generally pack Thunderwave (Alakazam and Starmie come to mind), and only Chansey can function even if paralyzed (just remember that, if that is the case, Golem/Rhydon outspeed you)
If you only use one Sleeper, you might not want to lead with it, in case something happens to it (often Sleep). You could lead with Starmie and fit Psychic in there for Gengar.
Thank you everyone! I made some changes based on what you guys have said. Also Self Destruct has a base power of 130 in R/B/Y and Hyper Beam has a base power of 150 unless my sources are incorrect. The reason why I keep on leaving surf is because the Snorlax I have at the moment has surf and he is around level 90 with decent DVs so I'd rather not have to train a new Snorlax.
Well, technically, SD is listed at 130 BP, but it has the added effect of halving the opponent's defense when you use it. So it's effectively 260 BP.
I'm not sure what you mean by DVs, but Pokemon in RBY can max out all of their stats. There aren't any EVs, just stat XP, which is counted separately for every stat. No need to train a Pokemon in a specific stat here. Also, and this is just my thought on the matter, I really don't see a reason to worry too much about Gengar. Yes, your only Psychic is Exeggutor, but you have three Earthquakes available. Remember that Levitate doesn't exist yet.
DVs are the RBY and GSC equivalent of IVs zarator: I think you should review your advice or actually play the game before posting it... suggesting Chansey will switch in to face Exeggutor and actually be a threat in that position is faulty, since Explosion instantly gets rid of Chansey, which is something he should look for, he has Starmie (or I think Lapras beforehand?) to sweep after Chansey is gone.
If you refer to my first post in this thread, at that time his team was: Gengar - Hypnosis/Thunderbolt/Mega Drain/Explosion Snorlax - Hyper Beam/Body Slam/Surf/Selfdestruct Exeggutor - Explosion/Psychic/Mega Drain/Stun Spore Golem - Body Slam/Earthquake/Rock Slide/Explosion Lapras - Confuse Ray/Body Slam/Blizzard/Thunderbolt Tauros - Thunder/Body Slam/Earthquake/Hyper Beam I'll quote myself here: He did not have Starmie at that time, and nothing on his team besides Exeggutor could take full powered assaults from the likes of Alakazam and Starmie. Sure, maybe Snorlax, but that was only a free ticket for Gengar to come in and launch Thunderbolts (or Mega Drain that obvious Golem switch in). The point is, in RBY without recovery you cannot expect ANYTHING to wall up to three mons together (believe me, I HAVE played, and seeing teams with, say, Alakazam, Gengar AND Golem was kinda common - hell, my team had those 3 and Starmie too) and survive to tell the tale. Plus, you say he should seek to kill the opposing Chansey more than the opponent killing his Exeggutor. What did Chansey wall out of his original team? Gengar? After he has used Hypnosis, Alakazam can take everything but Explosion and retaliate with Psychic, same with Exeggutor Lapras? Aside from the fact that Chansey can't switch directly into Lapras in fear of Body Slam and Confuse Ray, Lapras is so slow that it's not easy to simply plow through him with Starmie, Alakazam or even Tauros. And that's it. Not quite the same gain for him as for the opponent, who now has a field day with three of the most deadly special sweepers in the game (Gengar, Alakazam and Starmie), and more often than not he WILL have all them. So, before insinuating that I am inexperienced, try to think more next time.
No, only Selfdestruct and Explosion do halve foe's defense. Hence, HB = 150; SB = 260; Exlosion = 340 Hyper Beam over Surf for Lax, and STAB in Starmie is recommended in offensive teams (aka, no Chansey + Zam). Golem isn't really a good option in this team since being forced to switch-out easily is not what you want. You still have Chansey though, so that you can switch it into Starmie and Egg, Chansey + Golem is basically defense against offense, well and Sing support, since Chansey alone it nearly worthless against Chansey + Alakazam.
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Harvard Professor Seeks 'Adventurous' Human Woman To Birth A Neanderthal Baby (Update)
Take some Neanderthal DNA, mix in some stem cells, add it to a womb--bam, baby Neanderthal.
Update: In an interview with the Boston Herald, George Church says the idea that he was actively seeking someone for the project was a misinterpretation based on his translated Der Spiegel interview. From the Herald: "I'm certainly not advocating it," Church said. "I'm saying, if it is technically possible someday, we need to start talking about it today."
Maybe Neanderthals just get a bad rap. One well-credentialed Harvard scientist, at least, thinks they're more intelligent than they're portrayed, and he's willing test that theory out. He just needs an "adventurous" woman on board as a surrogate for a modern-day Neanderthal.
George Church of Harvard Medical School is a geneticist noted for his work on the Human Genome Project. If Neanderthals were re-introduced to the planet, he says, their way of thinking could be beneficial to Neanderthals and Homo sapiens alike. His plan to create a baby Neanderthal--"neo-Neanderthal," if you will--goes like this. 1) Make artificial Neanderthal DNA from bone samples. 2) Introduce that DNA into stem cells. 3) Put those stem cells into a human embryo, and the DNA will steer it toward becoming a Neanderthal. 4) Put that embryo in a woman and wait for her to give birth.
Church writes in his latest book, Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves, that an "extremely adventurous female human" is still needed, but in an interview with Der Spiegel, he said he believes it's "likely" to happen in his lifetime. From the interview:
If you guessed this might be the tiniest bit controversial, you're right, as The Independent points out. Many countries have banned human cloning--but does this legally qualify as human cloning? Will the neo-Neanderthal be able to survive modern diseases? And if it did, would it be accepted into society? That's not even getting into the ethical concerns of using a surrogate mother in the procedure.
So will Neanderthals make a comeback soon? Hard to say, maybe, but they've been extinct for about 33,000 years now, so they can wait a little longer.
"...Neanderthal cranial capacity is thought to have been as large as that of modern humans, perhaps larger, indicating that their brain size may have been comparable, or larger, as well. In 2008, a group of scientists created a study using three-dimensional computer-assisted reconstructions of Neanderthal infants based on fossils found in Russia and Syria. The study showed Neanderthal and modern human brains were the same size at birth, but by adulthood, the Neanderthal brain was larger than the modern human brain. They were much stronger than modern humans, having particularly strong arms and hands. Males stood 164–168 cm (65–66 in) and females about 152–156 cm (60–61 in) tall...
Neanderthal man lives in groups of 10 or so, were highly independent, plus without a written language depended up their memories.
It is written by the Sumerians history, the GODS made many versions of humans for the purpose to serve the GODS. Hence they put in our DNA or tweak it so we could communicate better with the GODS, have a high desire to gather more than we need, with an imagination to explorer the world around us. So we gain in some things and lost in our brains other things.
We are still greedy humans and will continue our greed until we consume and over populate the Earth, until our doom. Hopefully towards the end the Annunaki\Gods will swoop in and save us from ourselves.
Neanderthal, might smarter, have a better memory, is known to be highly independent, and stronger in our modern world if given an education, might dominate the current human species, lol.
It did exist 150,000 years largely unchanged, which means it was successful in the environment. We modern humans have only been around a short time.
I hate to rain on the parade... but if you want to go see a live Neanderthal, all you have to do is look in a mirror. All people (excluding Sub-Saharan Africans) have portions of their DNA that are Neanderthal DNA. Virtually everybody has some, with some having a bit more than others. I would expect in some cases the 2 groups lived together, in some cases it was probably more of a rape scenario. Regardless, we are them.
I don't know that I feel that trying to make a Neanderthal baby is in any way ethically correct. I mean... it will be basically a guinea pig, but also a person. I don't think any of us would like to live our lives as scientific guinea pigs from beginning to end. And we're talking about effectively a person here.
How will you ever get to see how a Neanderthal learns and grows without actually interacting with them. By interacting with them, you will invariably change the way they learn and grow. I am also in the belief that by creating another human from the past, you will be playing God. With that comes a host of responsibilities which can not be dealt with by today's mere human race.
Hopefully this is just a thought experiment. If not, this is the kind of amoral aspiration that human cloning laws were meant to prevent. There is no moral difference between a scientist who thinks we should clone humans and the Nazi human experiments of the 1940's. Think about that and discuss.
What if Neanderthals are smarter and better than modern humans, but since the Annunaki\aliens\GODS made the modern humans to serve them and do their work, also taught them how to group, hunt, make weapons and yes dominate and kill the Neanderthals. So when the aliens were helping modern man, they had an unfair advantage against the Neanderthal.
Now you take one Neanderthal and one modern man, raise them the same in our modern world, perhaps the Neanderthal might beat and come out on top in our modern world!
If the Neo neanderthal is born, what if he/she wants to marry and have a baby. Nobody can deny it as he will be a bonafide citizen. Will we allow to raise a new extinct race biologically discarded by natural selection?
He/she may carry gene resistant to HIV and many other genetic disease. His life will remain a guinea pig throughout his life. Or his immune system may not be able to defend himself with all the evolved bacteria and virus of modern world.
Quite an interesting topic. There are certainly pros and cons. Idealistically it would be a great service to revive them. If we humans went extinct, wouldn't it be nice to imagine that someday, an alien species might bring us back?
In this case, it would mean creating a population, not a guinea pig for study. Then it would be their choice regarding what they wish to share with us for study. We would need to grow significantly as a species before considering such things. We still have too many racist tendencies so imagine how some of us would treat a whole new species! On the other hand, it would eventually prepare us for potentially meeting aliens if that is ever to happen in the lifetime of the human population.
I don't agree that they are equivalent morally. It's a difficult ethical subject but ultimately the methods and purpose for such study is what guides the morality. Cloning will happen eventually and it will be used for good and bad. Such is our nature. Someday it may even be necessary!
Humans may have been created by an Ancient super intelligent extraterrestrial species; they seeded galaxies including ours with life. I find nothing wrong with Humans creating their own life, as long as they are responsible and kind...
Unfortunately, early 21st century humanity isn't responsible and kind all of the time. So, perhaps it's wise for us not to clone humans, create artificial intelligence or life in general until we grow up as a species. Having children I suppose is important to ensure the survival of the human species, but we should stop there for the time being.
So, "Playing God"...I don't think we're mature enough for that, yet. And, yes I probably contradicted myself...but I'm a contradictor...
In addition to the many moral and ethical issues there is a big ugly legal issue; would a genetically pure H. neanderthalensis be a legal person with all human rights there implied? If what we think we know about H. neanderthalensis is true then the common sense answer is yes-however common sense and legality are seldom the same. What if we are wrong about H. neanderthalensis and this child(?) grows up to be a dumb violent brute, does he still get to vote?
Why stop at H. neanderthalensis? Lets bring back H. antecessor, H. erectus, and H. gautengensis. Maybe one of them will be smart enough to do unskilled labor, but genetically different enough to be legally a non-person. Better yet, can they bring back a few H. floresiensis in time for the next hobbit movie?
I have to quote that guy from Jurassic Park: "Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."
What is the result of an experiment going to be? We have animal rights movements. Average Neanderthal guy should have at least the same right as our average dog.
They should rather clone some dinosaurs and have them being a prey instead of wolves or school kids.
Somebody should concider working on a four-assed monkey too!
Hmmm, I wonder if part of the characteristic of a great leader in our world is having more percentage of Neanderthal in their blood. The Gods made humans to serve them. Neanderthals had larger brains are independent in social structure; good characteristics for a leader! The Gods prefer us to be good sheep and not be so curious of the world around us... Interesting.
Current day humans come in so much diversity. To truly understand Neanderthals, I believe we have to bring back several thousand, with all having a DNA varied; they could not be clones.
Of course, once we bring back so many, would that be a good idea?
Modern man is a result of an outside force making us, being that is written the GODS made man. Bringing back Neanderthal man in full force would be such a natural thing to do for mother Earth, I think the GODS and modern man would rebel. And yet bring back Neanderthal Man could in fact be a very correct thing to do...
I have read Neanderthal man also possess a large vocal box, suggesting they had a spoken language too and not a lot of grunting.
I think Neanderthal man would do extremely in our modern world.... yes indeedy!
A strange idea. Look no further then the nearest redhead for evidence of neanderthal interbreeding. (and enhanced immunities we gained from interbreeding) Immunities are typically inherited from the mother. (its the reason that the swine flu "pandemic" was anything but) People have inherited immunities they are unaware of. (otherwise our population would be tiny) Plus cloning humans is unethical, why would you condemn someone to a life thats a quarter of the normal expectancy?
At least the stereotype of mad scientist is alive and well.
It is often said, we modern humans as children do not eat dirt or play with enough dirt to develop our immunities.
And yet Neanderthal man lived close to the environment and given a stable diet, perhaps could live 3 times longer than what is recorded from the archeology record.
These Neanderthals may have an immune system greatly stronger than our own and our appendix, gall bladder and other organs witch are often thought of as currently useless for modern man, might be used in full function for the Neanderthal man.
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Brightwell Aquatics Vitamarin-M - Multivitamin Supplement for all Marine Aquaria 500ml / 17oz
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Full-spectrum vitamin supplement formulated to benefit marine fishes, corals and other invertebrates, and other marine aquarium inhabitants.
Provides a full-complement of vitamins in the same ratios found in the tissues of filter-feeding marine invertebrates, organisms that extract plankton fromthe surrounding water and gain their nutritional benefit, and which are in turn consumed by many reef inhabitants.
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Vitamins are compounds required in minute concentrations for vital metabolic reactions; the amounts of vitamins required for a given species varies. Short-term vitamin deficiencies can typically be tolerated by most organisms, however long-term deficiencies tend to result in abnormalities, poor health, and eventually even death of the specimen. Conversely, if severely overdosed, ingested vitamins can have a negative impact on a specimen by way of toxicity, though the impact is unlikely to be permanent. Decreasing the vitamin dosage typically results in full recovery of the affected specimen. For these reasons, it is recommended that Vitamarin-M be utilized either as a means of delivering vitamins to aquarium inhabitants through food or by direct addition to the water, but not both.
All Brightwell Aquatics liquid water care supplements are made with purified water and high purity materials. We develop formulae for aquaria based on empirical data, using observation and measurement rather than theory. Vitamarin-M does not require refrigeration, however storage in a cool, shaded area will prolong the activity of the vitamins. Refrigeration will maximize the shelf-life of the product.
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If using to fortify food (recommended): Place food in a clean container such as a small bowl or cup and add only enough Vitamarin-M to saturate. Allow at least 5 minutes to elapse before feeding, enabling adequate time for the vitamins to become thoroughly absorbed by the food. Liquid food suspensions may be fortified by adding 1 ml (approximately 8 drops) Vitamarin-M per 10 ml of food suspension; stir to mix and allow 5 minutes to elapse before feeding. Maximum benefit of any liquid food suspension is achieved when the food is target-fed to the intended organisms rather than poured into a stream of water and allowed to disperse randomly throughout the aquarium.
If adding directly to aquarium water: Begin by adding 2 ml (approximately 16 drops) of Vitamarin-M per 20 US-gallons of water weekly for the first four weeks of use; this corresponds to adding approximately 2 drops per 20 US-gallons each day. Then, gradually increase the weekly dosage to 4 ml per 20 US-gallons over the following four weeks and maintain this dosage. [Note: if using Vitamarin-M in conjunction with Brightwell Aquatics Koralle-VM, decrease dosages by 50%.] Starting at a low dosage will not cause any harm to the livestock, and will enable you to notice subtle changes in the appearance of the system that indicate the effectiveness and need for the product.
Caution: Keep out of reach of children. Not for human consumption.
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Vitamin-A Propionate (min): 19.5 IU/oz.; Thiamine (B1) (min): 15.6 mg/oz.; Riboflavin (B2) (min): 15.6 mg/oz.; Niacin (B3) (min): 265.6 mg/oz.; Pantothenic Acid (B5) (min): 39.1 mg/oz.; Pyridoxine (B6) (min): 15.6 mg/oz.; Biotin (B7) (min): 0.8 mcg/oz.; Folic Acid (B9) (min): 2.0 mcg/oz.; Cyanocobalamin (B12) (min): 3.8 mcg/oz.; Ascorbic Acid (C) (min): 359.4 mg/oz.; Cholecalciferol (D) (min): 1,560 IU/oz.; Tocopherol (E) (min): 45.5 IU/oz.; Menadione (K) (min): 0.016 mcg/oz.
Purified water, Ascorbic acid, Niacin, dl-a-tocopherol acetate, Calcium pantothenate, Thiamine hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Cholecalciferol, Vitamin-A propionate, Cyanocobalamin, Folic acid, Biotin, Menadione dimethylpyrimidinol
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What began as a hearing in Syracuse on state funding of consolidation studies turned into a new warning on the future of the state's cities. YNN's Bill Carey was at the session in Syracuse, where a mayor steered the talk away from consolidation and toward the question of whether urban centers can avoid bankruptcy.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It was a routine hearing for the State Assembly. Local leaders testifying on the state effort to encourage local governments to closely study the idea of consolidation. The members of the Assembly looking to see if monies set aside to help fund various studies is doing any good. It's a topic, they say, that clearly needs study.
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Nalchik R2: Aronian sole leader
Levon Aronian very patiently scored his second victory in a row against his fellow country man Vladimir Akopian and is the sole leader of the tournament after two rounds. Peter Svidler also won his game against Vassily Ivanchuk and is sharing 2nd/3rd place with Alexander Grischuk, who drew comfortably with Black against Pavel Eljanov. Video added!
By IM Merijn van Delft
Basically watching these elite chess tournaments on the computer is like watching soccer on TV. One can be watching for over an hour without any goals being scored. Many of us just keep watching, others turn off the TV/computer and rather enjoy playing a game or two themselves. I'm always slightly surprised when people complain about the low entertainment level. I mean, you don't have to watch.
The tournament in Nalchik is no exception. All fourteen participants are heavyweight professionals who just don't crack after been under pressure for many hours. Without the extra-class Topalov/Anand/Carlsen who can mix things up single-handedly, we just may have to be patient. So be ready for a lot of 1.e4 e5 trying to equalize and 1.d4 as the ultimate Anti-Petroff weapon. But of course we are there for you to highlight the occational fireworks.
Peter Svidler scored a nice win over Vassily Ivanchuk, but modestly called it "another lucky game".
Speaking of the Petroff: even for the world's best players it may not be profitable to play the Petroff all the time. On the FIDE site the percentage scored with both colours is now directly monitored for every player. Out of all top ten players Kramnik has the worst score with Black (0% won, 87% drawn, 13% lost). Compare this for example with Anand's Black score (23% won, 66% drawn, 11% lost). In computer chess the Petroff is also not very popular for similar reasons: just reducing oneself to a draw at maximum simply isn't profitable. To put a bit of nuance in this, I would add that it is mainly the mindset of playing for a draw that is doing the harm, since the Petroff itself is a surprisingly active opening (try it yourself!).
Turning to the games played in round two, we have to conclude that Aronian makes a superior impression. Akopian chose the Meraner/Chebanenko hybrid line and possibly inspired by the recent game Gelfand-Miroshnichenko, Austrian League 2009, Aronian went for the 6.c5 clamp and got a useful space advantage. After 94 moves of torture Black had to acknowledge defeat. Careful analyses of this game may reveal many fine points, but simply playing through the game also leaves a very pleasant impression (as long as you look at it from the white side).
One of the very few players who always looks good playing the Chebanenko Slav is Sergey Karjakin. Rustam Kasimdzhanov played the currently fashionable 5.a4 e6 6.g3 followed by quick exchange of queens, but with the novelty 9...Bd7! Karjakin may have found the right antidote and comfortably equalized. [After the game Kasimdzhanov was complimenting his opponent for his excellent preparation -PD]
Svidler recently said in an interview that he is a much better player than he has recently shown and I'm sure he was eager to prove that when he played 13.g4 against Ivanchuk. In a way it reminds of Mamedyarov in the first round who also seemed to deny reality and wanted to win at all costs. We all know how that ended, and the same could have happened to Svidler. Ivanchuk did everything right, countering in the centre and opening the long diagonal. It all took too much time though, and in severe timetrouble he lost the game in a few moves. Of course the winner is always right and Svidler does deserve praise for his risky approach and entertaining chess. Have a look at our detailed analyses.
Grischuk is another hot candidate for tournament victory. Against Eljanov he deviated with 11...a5 from the high-profile game Anand-Aronian, Linares 2009 and then uncorked the pretty equalizer 15...c5!. The most spectacular variations remained under the surface, for example check out the variation starting with 16.Bxb5. Of course it's a 28-move draw, but from a pure chess point of view very nicely done.
The game between Gata Kamsky and Etienne Bacrot shows why the Marshall Attack is slowly losing its magic. It is no longer an attack, it's an ending a pawn down. It takes an Aronian (or indeed a Bacrot) to draw that ending, especially since Volokitin has been working on the white case. In this case Black was even two pawns down in the ending and it looked like Kamsky had real winning chances. More analyses is needed to confirm that.
Peter Leko versus Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was a Sicilian Rauzer in which White never got a real advantage. When studying the line myself I thought 11.Be2 Be7 12.Bf3 was the right way to start as White. After the exchange of queens White got some mild pressure with the thematical 16.Bh5, but backed up by the opposite coloured bishops Black never really worried. After 26.d5 it was clear that the point was going to be split. [Mamedyarov thought Kb1 couldn't be critical. - PD]
After yesterday's painful loss Boris Gelfand chose a modest approach in the opening with White today against Evgeny Alekseev. After White refrained from pawn exchanges in the centre, Black did the swapping himself, thereby transforming the position to a typical middlegame structure with hanging pawns that is usually balanced. After some tactical action followed by mutual positional exchange sacrifices a dead drawn ending remained.
A video of the second round will be added later today!
pipe down Thomas ...you haven't a clue.
You must be a Mammyderov and Topalov fan, you idiot.
Maybe Aronian's _opening_ choice was inspired by Gelfand-Miroshnichenko - that game turned out to be much shorter and never reached the ending ... .
But while watching live, the eventual knight endgame reminded me a lot of Anand-Wang Yue, Amber rapid last round. On closer inspection, there are of course some differences: in particular, Anand could answer 24. - bc5: [in their game] with 25.dc5: - that exchange occurred later on and white had before played the 'prophylactic' 15.f4 to make e6-e5 less attractive for black.
Maybe, maybe even in yesterday's game Akopian should have tried to get e6-e5 in sooner or later, one way or another - but I couldn't tell when, where and how (it certainly looks risky to activate white's bishop on b2 while it's still a middlegame).
Indeed I do not have a clue .... how Mamedyarov and Topalov are related to my post. On the other hand, at least my suggestion that Akopian should have played e6-e5 at some stage was "independently made" by GM Shipov :) (I read his comments on the game after writing my comment).
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