NWS **THE OFFCIAL IA RECORD LENGTH THREAD** STARTED BY THE IA OLD MAN!!

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales at U.S. retailers rose in May and the number of workers filing new applications for jobless benefits fell for a fourth straight week last week, according to official data on Thursday that suggested the recession was abating.

The Commerce Department said total retail sales rose 0.5 percent, the first advance in three months, lifted by strong gasoline and building material receipts. Sales fell 0.2 percent in April.

A separate report from the Labor Department showed the number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid fell 24,000 to 601,000 in the week ended June 6, the lowest since January 24.

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Has anyone actually bought a GM car in the last 10 years???

GM pulls the plug on the 2010 hybrid Malibu after slow sales of last year's model leave dealers with plenty of inventory. Dealers have been underwhelmed with the car, which they say offers only marginally better fuel economy at a price premium.
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GM pulls the plug on the 2010 hybrid Malibu after slow sales of last year's model leave dealers with plenty of inventory. Dealers have been underwhelmed with the car, which they say offers only marginally better fuel economy at a price premium. Post your comment!

Emails show Fed strong-armed BofA

A day before Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis is due on Capitol Hill, emails detail the pressure the Fed put on BofA to complete its merger with Merrill Lynch.

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) -- Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis heads to Capitol Hill on Thursday, and he's likely to be grilled by lawmakers about the government's role in ensuring that the bank complete its controversial merger with Merrill Lynch.

According to emails released Wednesday that pull back the curtain on heated negotiations, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had suggested to another Fed official that "management is gone," if BofA managers tried to flee the deal and later on needed further government assistance.


Why does this not surprise me at all??

Leaving for PA in a little under 5 hours. Be back Monday!

^My roommate is going to PA also today and my other roommate is flying there tomorrow. Both IA members. be like one long distance circle jerk


-Ant.

wadup fam?

Microsoft Hardware has a great set of products that work very well with Windows Vista and Windows 7. When Windows 7 hits stores this fall, Microsoft Hardware will release new software that will allow the current line-up of Microsoft Hardware products (mice, keyboards, LifeCams, gaming devices and notebook accessories) to take advantage of new capabilities being introduced with Windows 7 such as the new Windows Taskbar and Device Stage.

Ugh.. this day is dragging/

Avis Budget (CAR) Raised to Equal Weight at Barclays.
Bank of America (BAC) Raised to Outperform at KBW.
Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) Raised to Buy at Merriman Curhan Ford.
Clarient (CLRT) Started as Outperform at Baird.
IHS (IHS) Started as Buy at Jefferies.
Mastercard (MA) Started as Buy at Piper Jaffray.
Plexus (PLXS) Raised to Outperform at Baird.
Quantum Fuel (QTWW) Started as Overweight at Thomas Weisel.
Schlumberger (SLB) Started as Buy at Societe Generale.

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sure the fuck is... LOL

OMG is it over yet???

BTW, 1500 here I come.

DriVaH would you hit 2000 already damn boy! ;)

Introduction to Server Consolidation in Windows Server 2008

Lesson Introduction
An important usage scenario of Hyper-V is server consolidation. Using server consolidation, you can consolidate multiple workloads on under-utilized servers. This provides you many benefits such as reduction in the number of servers and reduced costs. However, when performing consolidation, you may encounter issues such as application incompatibility. Using virtualization along with consolidation helps you overcome many issues related with consolidating applications and services.

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Explain the concept of server consolidation.
Describe benefits of server consolidation.
Describe issues with centralizing applications on consolidated servers.
Describe how server consolidation optimizes hardware resources

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OMG is it over yet???

BTW, 1500 here I come.

DriVaH would you hit 2000 already damn boy! ;)

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LOL... i have lost that posting feeling...

u fagg0ts scroll up!

-Ant.

what is for lunch PSI?

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u fagg0ts scroll up!

-Ant.

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what you talking about ANT?

Quiznos!!!

sounds good.... i think i might do the same...