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Vote for Mwave's Star of the Week for the 2nd Week of February
Another Monday has snuck up on us, which means it's time to select the next Mwave Star of the Week!
It's all about the actors this week, so check out the nominees below and vote!
Brown Eyed Girls' Gain
Brown Eyed Girls' Gain is one busy star these days as she promotes a new movie and kicks into high gear for her solo comeback.
Gain will take to the big screen alongside Ha Ji Won and Kang Yea Won in action flick The Huntresses, which is set to premiere on January 29.
'Running Man' cast to head to Australia
The cast of "Running Man" will be headed to Australia for their next overseas destination!
SEE ALSO: [Drama Review] Emergency Couple Episode 4
PD Jo Hyo Jin told Star News on February 5, "We plan to leave to Australia for filming, but we have yet to plan a solid time. We"re currently discussing it. The tourism center in Australia previously invited us, and we thought we should have a new background for the show."
"Running Man" has already featured overseas specials in Thailand, Macau, and Vietnam, but the upcoming special will be the first outside of Asia.
"Running Man" Is Off to Australia with Rain and Kim Woo Bin!
The cast of SBS's "Running Man" (Yoo Jae Suk, Haha, Kim Jong Gook, Gary, Ji Suk Jin, Lee Kwang Soo) appeared at Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of February 22, on their way out to Australia for a special episode. Song Ji Hyo, the only female member of the cast, will be flying out separately on February 23, due to her busy drama schedule for "Emergency Couple." The guests for the Australia special will be Rain and Kim Woo Bin, who also departed with the cast on February 22. Lee Jong Suk, originally supposed to guest appear on the show with Rain and Kim Woo Bin, will unfortunately not be participating, as he has not fully recovered from the swine flu.
Exclusive BTS Photos Released for 'Emergency Couple'
CJ E&M released a set of behind the scene photos for Emergency Couple.
The photos show leading actress Song Ji Hyo reading her scripts, lead actor Choi Jin Hyuk leaning in to discuss the scripts with his co-star and more.
tvN's Emergency Couple is a romantic comedy drama that depicts the story of a divorced couple who run into each other for the second spark of romance in an emergency room. Song Ji Hyo is acting as the divorcee Oh Jin Hee who faces her ex-husband Chang Min, acted by Choi Jin Hyuk.
Which male / female actor do you want a date with on White Day?
It"s March 14, which means… that it"s White Day! Mostly celebrated in Asia, White Day is a holiday very similar to Valentine"s Day. The only difference is that women give the men presents on Valentine"s Day and men return the favor with their own gifts one month later on White Day.
SEE ALSO: Kim Soo Hyun gives an update on his life since his drama + Angelababy reveals her thoughts on him
This can be just a fun holiday in which you give your friends chocolates or it can be a more serious and romantic holiday if you have a significant other. If you don"t, hey, that"s fine – no need to wallow in loneliness by stuffing self-bought chocolates at home with a chick flick on because you get the next month. On April 14, the single men and ladies gather and celebrate by eating black bean noodles (jjajangmyun) on Black Day. Maybe you"ll meet someone then?
'Emergency Couple' is Sold to Nine Countries
tvN's Emergency Couple has been crossing the borders with its popularity.
Emergency Couple starring Song Ji Hyo and Choi Jin Hyuk as a once-divorced-couple who meet again as medical interns at an emergency room is a romantic comedy. The 17th episode of the drama recorded its highest viewership rating of 5.9%, ranking number one among all the dramas that air at the same time. The drama announced that it will be extending by one episode.
The drama has been carrying on the popularity beyond the borders. Even before airing the last episode, it has been sold to America, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia. The drama is currently being discussed for purchase in six more countries around Southeast Asia, Europe and South America.
Suzy hurts her ankle during Beijing concert + JYP assures fans she's all right
miss A"s Suzy hurt her ankle during the group"s Asia Tour stop in Beijing, but she stood on stage even while she bled!
She fell while she was going on stage, shocking all her fans. Photos of her ankle and arm showing her injury were uploaded almost immediately onto Weibo, but Suzy kept a bright smile and sang through all her songs without even acknowledging her injury.
SEE ALSO: [Drama Review] "Emergency Couple" – Episode 21 (Final Episode)
Song Ji Hyo Is the Rising Star of Hallyu in China
After charming the audience with her humble personality and skillful acting, actress Song Ji Hyo has become one of the hottest Hallyu stars in Chinese-speaking countries.
It all begun with "Running Man." Together with Yoo Jae Suk, Kim Jong Kook, Haha, and other male members, Song Ji Hyo has entertained the viewers through a number of hilarious episodes. The cast members have travelled around Asia to greet their local fans, and the responses have been particularly hot in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
'Running Man' Cast Gives Fans A Taste Of Variety TV During Fan Meeting In Malaysia
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No event or fan meeting captures the excitement of the Halyu (Korean wave) fans quite like Running Man. With a concept of "sports variety", where the Running Man members and their guests race against time while competing each other in order to complete a mission-make it a unique point to drawn-in fans to stay in front of their television for one hour of the show.
Therefore, the "Race Start Season 2 in Malaysia Running Man Fan meeting", which brought five of the members to Kuala Lumpur for the first time, was one for the calendar. There were star performances, non-stop laughing, fun games sessions and energetic finishes. Here, we"ll recap the fan meeting from beginning-when almost 2500 fans cheered for the members as they kick off the show, held on November 1st.
'America's Next Top Model' Contestants Read Lines With K-Drama Stars
The current season of "America"s Next Top Model" features appearances by k-pop stars Jay Park, BTOB, and girl group 2NE1, and most recently two k-drama stars.
The episodes based in Korea were also shot in popular k-drama locations such as the W Seoul Walkerhill hotel and Dongdaeumun Plaze. The W Seoul Walkerhill hotel room that all the contestants stayed in was featured in "Cheomdamdong Alice," in a scene between actresses So E Hyun and Moon Geun Young. Donegdaemun Plaza has been featured in several dramas, including "You Who Came From The Stars." It"s the scene where Jun Ji Hyun has her action scene accident. Dongdaemun Plaza was also featured in "Fated To Love You," in the scene where Jang Nara has her car accident.
Singapore Loves Running Man! And the Running Man cast loves Singapore right back!
Running Man Race Start Season 2 in Singapore! Even if you're a non-fan, you might know that the Running Man members were in town over the weekend. After all, not only was the fan meeting, Running Man Race Start Season 2, reported in the media, the fan meeting itself was also trending on Saturday night!
Running Man is a South Korean variety show that airs every Sunday on SBS. Since its first airing on 11 July 2010, it has seen many guests, from super idols, heavy-weight actors and actresses to athletes on national teams, appearing on the show, many of them are fans themselves. Running Man holds a very special spot in many fans' hearts. The superbly creative games week after week, the camaraderie when the Running Man members play against the invited guests and the betrayal when everyone gets all competitive, making very compelling and addictive draw for the fans.
[Recap] "Running Man Race Start Season 2 in Singapore" – A Night of Pure Fun
After last year's successful sold-out fan meeting in Singapore, five of the "Running Man" casts, Ji Suk Jin, Kim Jong Kook, Song Ji Hyo, Lee Kwang Soo and Haha returned on November 29 for yet another successful fan meeting at The Star Performing Arts Centre. With Singapore being the final stop for the Race Start Season 2 tour, the 5″ "Running Man"" members gave their best during the nearly 2.5 hour long show. Last year, they were dressed up as casts from Boys Over Flower. This year, they came back with a hilarious cover of "My Destiny" from the popular series, "My Love From The Star." Never mind that most of them sang out of tune, fans were simply overjoyed to see their favorite stars back on the little red dot (an epithet for Singapore).The members gave a brief introduction of themselves before the Q&A segment where each member was being interviewed by the night's host, Danny Yeo. Among the trio betrayers (Ji Suk Jin, Lee Kwang Soo, and Haha), Ji Suk Jin was asked to pick only one if he has to. He diplomatically replied that though he can't trust any of them, all three of them are still one. However, when both Lee Kwang Soo and Haha were immediately asked the same, both lived up to the name of a betrayer when Lee Kwang Soo answered that his choice is Haha, while Haha's choice is Ji Suk Jin. Suk Jin was then asked the same question again, this time, he picked Yoon Jae Suk who couldn't be at the fan meeting. Haha was asked what his strength is in "Running Man". He thinks that being the betrayer is not his, but Lee Kwang Soo's strength. He replied that he is good at making Kim Jong Kook the bad guy by being out of the game early. Instead of working together, the betrayers betray each other. Song Ji Hyo was asked about her secret to winning Kim Jong Kook. To the delight of Monday Couple fans, she was quick to give credit to Gary for helping her win over Kim Jong Kook in the recent alien episode, and thanked Gary saying "Oppa, gomawo yo", meaning "Brother, thank you." Fans were not convinced when Kim Jong Kook voiced out that he isn't the strongest nor the scariest member in the show. He thinks that Lee Kwang Soo is in fact very strong while he is weak. He also thinks that when the Monday Couple is together, they make a very strong team.With Kim Jong Kook's strong command of English, Lee Kwang Soo had the fans burst out laughing when he honestly declared that he couldn't understand Kim Jong Kook's replies and preferred him to speak in Korean. Lee Kwang Soo was once again being teased and asked about being the "Asia Prince" and was asked if he is living up to the name. With the house chanting his name, he shyly gave credit to the rest of the casts for his "Asia Prince" title. The game segments followed, giving fans the chance to be up close and personal with the members. These lucky winners took home signed posters and polaroid pictures with their idols. Three games were selected through a Monopoly-like game board. The first game saw fans being split into two teams for a relay game which included moving beans with chopsticks, doing 50 sit-ups, playing Ddakji, popping a balloon, and playing Jegichagi. It was puzzling that Song Ji Hyo was tasked to do 50 sit-ups with fans instead of strong man Kim Jong Kook. However, after doing more than 60 sit ups between the 2 fan teams, she showed fans that she certainly deserves to be called Ace.Before Game 2, the dice rolled on the Monopoly Game Board and Ji Seok Jin has to do a penalty of Pepero with a selected fan. The "lucky fan" turned out to be a 14-year-old boy. The remaining members were quick to comfort the poor boy who sportingly completed the penalty with Ji Suk Jin.For Game 2, the members had to piggyback a fan to a bar with hanging onion rings for them to bite and be piggybacked to the starting line. A "Running Man" game is only complete with some form of cheating. Betrayer Lee Kwang Soo was quick to ensure that Kim Jong Kook could not win the game and indirectly helped Song Ji Hyo emerge as the winner. It was a two-team game again for Game 3 in a charade relay. Team A was flashed pictures of sports while pictures of animals were shown for Team B who won the game.A "mini-concert" was up next. Prior to the fan meet, I had never heard Ji Suk Jin sing. But I was impressed with his rendition of "Just The Way You Are." Lee Kwang Soo has some trouble hitting the high notes in "Bogoshipda." But with an armful of roses, he showed his sincerity by coming down the stage to be closer to fans. He didn't forget fans on higher level and attempted throwing the roses up. Unfortunately, his mission failed. Song Ji Hyo sang "Emergency Couple's" theme song, "Scent of A Flower," followed by Leessang's "Turned Off The TV." Though Gary was not present, wearing a Gary face mask, Haha and Kim Jong Kook joined Song Ji Hyo on stage for an entertaining performance.Ji Suk Jin and Lee Kwang Soo brought the house down with their "Troublemaker" and was easily the highlight of the night. Ji Suk Jin looked slimmer in the outfit, while Lee Kwang Soo was simply comedic. At the end of the song, instead of earning a good lip to lip kiss, Suk Jin received a tight slap from Lee Kwang Soo! Kim Jong Kook endured a flu to show his best and serenaded his fans with "One Man," plus the upbeat English number, "Sunday Morning." Next up, Haha was joined by Skull in a medley of "Story of a Little Kid," "You Are My Fate," and "Rosa." Haha also sang "From Fool to Fool." All the members then regrouped on stage for "Twist King."Unknown to the casts, a surprise segment was planned by fans. While the casts got ready for a photo with the audiences, lights suddenly went off, fans turned on their light sticks and mobile phones and sang "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," followed by shouting "Gomawo, Saranghae" (meaning Thank You, I Love You). A lovely cake was then presented to the cast and Song Ji Hyo couldn't hold back her tears any longer. The night ended with all five of them doing Kim Jong Kook's classic "You're Lovable," Skull and Haha's "Busan Vacance," and 2PM's "Hands Up." These three numbers had the audience all hyped up. But the night came to a final end with Turbo's "December." Unwillingly, the casts finally bid farewell and good bye to their fans. For more of the "Running Man," continue to catch new episodes of the show which premiere in Singapore on Fridays at 11.45 p.m. first and exclusively on ONE. Repeats air on the following Friday at 7.40 p.m., as well as on Saturdays and Sundays at 11.15 p.m. This article is contributed by ds dreamer. Special thanks to ONE for inviting Soompi to cover the fan meeting. Photo credit : ONE
'You Who Came From The Stars' Leads The Kdramastars Poll
The Kdramastars poll has officially started. That means you can now vote for your favorite drama, actor and actress of 2014.
The poll officially started on Dec. 14 and will run through the 27th. Here are the preliminary results:
"You Who Came From The Stars" is in the lead with 29.46 percent of the vote. The drama, which starred Kim Soo Hyun as a 400-year-old alien and Jun Ji Hyun as the Hallyu star he was destined to love, was a hit throughout Asia, generating average ratings of over 24 percent.
Choi Jin Hyuk Delivers Lunar New Year Greetings On Taiwan's 'Idols Of Asia'
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On February 13, Choi Jin Hyuk made a grand entrance as one of the artists who is participating in MTV Taiwan"s Lunar New Year superstar marathon. Fans gathered outside as part of the program "Idols of Asia" which generally features pop idols from Taiwan, Korean, and Japan.
The inclusion of the K-Drama star on "Idols of Asia" is an unique occurrence which attests to his increased fame through "The Heirs," "Emergency Couple," and "Fated to Love You." "The Heirs" helped to generate more interest in the Chinese market and his appearance in "Fated to Love You" opposite Jang Na Ra provided more fans within in the region.
Song Ji Hyo Ended Her Relationship With CjeS Entertainment And Announced Break Up With CEO
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On July 10, Star News published an article announcing that actress and variety star Song Ji Hyo would no longer be represented by CjeS Entertainment. The report included the detail that Song was no longer dating Baek Chang Joo, the CEO of CjeS, with whom she had maintained a relationship since 2012.
"After four years of managing Song Ji Hyo, we will no longer be working with her," said a representative for CjeS Entertainment. "Also, the CEO and Song Ji Hyo have continued a manager-actor relationship, after breaking up two years ago."
Gong Hyo Jin
Name: 공효진 / Gong Hyo Jin (Kong Hyo Jin)
Nickname: Olive
Profession: Actress and model
Birthdate: 1980-Apr-04
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 172cm
Weight: 46kg
Star sign: Aries
Blood type: A
Family: Younger brother
Talent agency: SidusHQ
Education: John Paul College, Sejong University
Hobbies: Computers, swimming and tennis
TV Shows
Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (TvN, 2011) Cameo
The Greatest Love (MBC, 2011)
Pasta (MBC, 2010)
Thank You (MBC, 2007)
Hello My Teacher (SBS, 2005)
Sang Doo, Let's Go To School (KBS, 2003)
Snowman (MBC, 2003)
Ruler of Your Own World (MBC, 2002)
Wonderful Days (SBS, 2002)
Drama City 'Love Without Hope' 사랑하라 희망없이 (KBS, 2001)
My Funky Family 가문의 영광 (MBC, 1999)
Ha Ji Won
Name: 하지원 / Ha Ji Won
Real name: 전해림 / Jeon Hae Rim
Profession: Actress and singer
Birthdate: 1979-Jun-28
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 168cm
Weight: 46kg
Star sign: Cancer
Blood type: A
Family: Younger brother/actor Jun Tae Soo
Talent agency: Wellmade STARM
Education: Dan Gook University
TV Shows
The King 2hearts (MBC, 2012)
Secret Garden (SBS, 2010)
Hwang Jin Yi (KBS2, 2006)
What Happened in Bali (SBS, 2004)
Damo (MBC, 2003)
Days in the Sun (KBS2, 2002)
Life is Beautiful (KBS2, 2001)
Secret (MBC, 2000)
School 2 (KBS1, 1999)
Tears of the Dragon (KBS1, 1996)
Han Chae Young
Name: 한채영 / Han Chae-young (Han Chae-yeong)
Date of birth: September 13, 1980
Height: 172cm
Weight: 47kg
Blood type: A
Profession: Actress, Model
TV Series
A Man Called God (MBC, 2010)
Boys Before Flowers (KBS2, 2009)
Exhibition of Fireworks (MBC, 2006)
My Girl (SBS, 2005) cameo
Only You (SBS, 2005)
Delightful Girl Choon Hyang (KBS2, 2005)
Beijing My Love (KBS2, 2004)
Affection (SBS, 2002)
Father and Sons (SBS, 2001)
Autumn Tale (KBS2, 2000)
Bi ( Rain)
Name: 비 / Bi (Rain)
Real name: 정지훈 / Jung Ji Hoon (Jeong Ji Hun)
Also known as: Rain (West) / Pi (Japan)
Nickname: Dog (Collie)
Profession: Actor, singer, model and dancer
Birthdate: 1982-Jun-25
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 184cm
Weight: 75kg
Star sign: Cancer
Blood type: O+
Family: Father and younger sister Hanna
Talent agency: J. Tune Entertainment, William Morris (U.S.)
Education: Kyung Hee University (Post Modern Music Department)
Languages: Korean, Mandarin, and English
Skill: Dance
Debut: In May 13, 2002 as a singer with his first album Bad Guy / 나쁜 남자
Bi created his own company under the name J. Tune Entertainment in 2007.
Jang Geun Suk (Jang Keun Suk)
Name: 장근석 / Jang Geun Suk (Jang Keun Suk)
Profession: Actor, Singer, Model
Birthdate: 1987-Aug-04
Height: 182cm
Weight: 63 kg
Star sign: Leo
Blood Type: A
Education: Bangsan High
Hobby: Listening to music, cooking, target shooting
TV Series
Love Rain (KBS2, 2012)
Mary Stayed Out All Night (KBS2, 2010)
You're Beautiful (SBS, 2009)
Beethoven Virus (MBC, 2008)
Hong Gil Dong (KBS2, 2008)
Hwang Jin Yi (KBS2, 2006)
Alien Sam (2006)
Lovers in Prague (SBS, 2005)
Nonstop 4 (MBC, 2003)
Daemang (SBS, 2002)
Orange(SBS, 2002)


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Judah's Descendants: The Royal Family—2
Samuel 3:2–5; 5:5, 13–16
1 These were David's sons who were born to him while he was in Hebron: His first son was Amnon, ⌊born⌋ to Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second was Daniel, ⌊born⌋ to Abigail from Carmel. 2 The third was Absalom, ⌊born⌋ to Maacah (the daughter of King Talmai) from Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. 3 The fifth was Shephatiah, ⌊born⌋ to Abital. The sixth was Ithream, ⌊born⌋ to David's wife Eglah. 4 Six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. He ruled for 33 years in Jerusalem.
5 These ⌊children⌋ were born to David in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon (the mother of these four was Ammiel's daughter Bathshua) and 6 Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet (nine ⌊by other wives⌋). 9 All of these were David's sons. Besides these, there were the sons of the concubines.#A concubine is considered a wife except she has fewer rights under the law. Tamar was their sister.
10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam's son was Abijah. Abijah's son was Asa. Asa's son was Jehoshaphat. 11 Jehoshaphat's son was Joram. Joram's son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah's son was Joash. 12 Joash's son was Amaziah. Amaziah's son was Azariah. Azariah's son was Jotham. 13 Jotham's son was Ahaz. Ahaz's son was Hezekiah. Hezekiah's son was Manasseh. 14 Manasseh's son was Amon. Amon's son was Josiah. 15 Josiah's firstborn son was Johanan, the second was Jehoiakim, the third was Zedekiah, and the fourth was Shallum. 16 Jehoiakim's son was Jeconiah, whose son was Zedekiah.
17 The descendants of the prisoner Jeconiah were his son Shealtiel, 18 then Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 Pedaiah's sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel's sons were Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister. 20 There were also five other sons: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed. 21 Hananiah's sons were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah's son was Rephaiah.#Some Hebrew manuscripts, Greek, Latin; other Hebrew manuscripts "and Jeshiah, the sons of Rephaiah." Rephaiah's son was Arnan. Arnan's son was Obadiah. Obadiah's son was Shecaniah.#Greek, Latin; Masoretic Text "the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah."22 Shecaniah's son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah's six sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat. 23 Neariah's three sons were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam. 24 Elioenai's seven sons were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.
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Taylor Momsen Yells 'Gettin Married to the Devil' In New Single
Taylor Momsen and her band are living up to their name: The Pretty Reckless – though even that's a tame way of describing their new single's deal with the devil.
In the "Going to Hell" lyric video, The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen screams during a Catholic confession reenactment, "The devil's in me, father, he's inside of everything I do," and repeatedly gasps, "Gettin' heavy with the devil, you can hear the wedding bells." She later clarifies (just in case you didn't get it), "Gettin' married to the devil, you can hear the wedding bells." The American hard rock band released the music video to advertise their new album due early 2014.
Raised Catholic, former Gossip Girls' star Momsen introduces her confession song, moaning "Don't bless me father for I have sinned" (a mockery of the traditional Catholic confession where a sinner asks of the priest: "Bless me father, for I have sinned").
Amidst the imagery of coffins, skulls, and a faceless collared priest, Momsen bashes penance, yelling that after she confessed, "he [the priest] said/ for the lines that I take/ I'm going to hell/ for the love that I make/ I'm going to hell."
As a response, Perez Hilton praised The Pretty Reckless for the, "exceptionally clear message they're all Going To Hell" – or, in other words, the "seriously sinful sneak peak" – saying "we LOVE it!"
The Hilton article couldn't get enough of the 20-year-old Momsen, adding, "Since Tay-Tay was just spotted topless on a poster announcing their tour, we're hoping the actual vid for this jam is full of seXXX and skin to continue the trend! Ha!"
At least someone's excited.
It's not
the first time she's stripped down either. According
to MRC President Brent Bozell, Momsen "represents everything that's wrong
with pop culture today," from cracking jokes like having sex with a priest and dubbing
her vibrator a best friend to claiming she set her dog's testicles on fire to
protest men.
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Paul Michael
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Jan 13, 2002 19:01:00
I'm new to Linux and I would love to hear what applications you think are the most important/useful.
Currently I only have
, jdk and some apps from the mandrake cd installed. Care to share what's inside your Linux Box?
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Jan 14, 2002 03:54:00
This really depends on what you plan to use the machine for. I have several Linux machines with different main uses:
1. file server and gateway machine. Runs the "E-smith" distribution (
) with JDK1.3 and Resin web server added for local access, as well as Hylafax, diald and so on for erxternal connectivity.
2. public web host machine (2 of). Runs Red Hat 7 with JDK, Apache, Resin, djbdns, PostgreSQL and a load of custom scripts for user and domain admin.
3. "sidekick" web application
box. Runs Red Hat 7.1 with JDK, Apache, Resin, PostgresSQL, MySQL and a bundle of server-side
tools (Webmacro, Cactus, HTTPUnit,
4. dual-boot Windows/Linux box. Mostly I run Windows 2000, but this box also has my token GUI install (RedHat 7.1 with KDE) in case I find I really need to use some tool which only has an X-Windows interface
5. old test box, currently not connected to anything, even power. SuSE 6.2 with all sorts of accumulated crap.
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Tim Holloway
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Jan 14, 2002 06:41:00
Life is a little different in the Linux world. On the one hand, a stock distro can install packages that would take 20 CDs (and about as many 10's of 1000's of dollars) in the Windows world. Often clicking the "dumb install" button can load you up with compilers for languages you never use, databases, multimedia and text-processing tools, etc, etc, etc. Makes Microsoft's "xyz is a INTEGRAL part of Windows" slogan seem pale by comparison. Except that Linux packages usually don't have the security-risk options turned ON by default.
On the other extreme, you'll often have a "thin" install option that just puts up the OS and its minimal support tools.
As for myself, I usually have a fixed use for the machine in mind and often it's a recycle, so the disk isn't "unlimited", so I do a custom install and pick the particular packages I think I'll need. Since I'm using rpms, any dependencies will get pulled into the list as well. And it's usually much easier to add/remove other items as needed than it is in Windows, mostly because the Windows Registry is both rather baroque these days and more work to keep clean compared to a file structure like /etc. Mostly because the registry is also used for items that would be held outside /etc, but also because more general-purpose programs can be used to manipulate the /etc text files than can manipulate the binary registry structure.
An IDE is no substitute for an Intelligent Developer.
Paul Michael
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Jan 15, 2002 20:33:00
Thanks for replying Frank and Tim!
However my requirements are not that heavy like yours...
I think I just need an IDE for java... and install a DB like MySQL maybe...
If there's also any Graphics software like Adobe Photoshop, HTML Editors like Allaire's Homesite and Audio Players like Winamp that you guys might want to recommend... That would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks again!
Guy Allard
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Jan 15, 2002 22:06:00
Paul - Look for IDE's and links at sun.com, or google for them.
MySQL is
List of (some) Linux apps
Lots of stuff available via STW.
HTH, Guy
Paul Michael
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Jan 16, 2002 21:17:00
Thanks Guy for the links to those sites!
But I find it very difficult to choose the Best Apps among thousands of other downloadable software.
If it's ok with the other Ranchers here, I think it would be better if they post here the kinds of Apps they really use...
Anyway thanks again! I'm checking the links you gave me right now...
Frank Carver
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Jan 17, 2002 02:30:00
Linux "photoshop" is the Gimp (GNU
Manipulation Program) available from
. Apparently it is very popular and a serious contender. For a database I tend to prefer PostgreSQL, although MySQL is also very popular.
I wouldn't know about HTML editing, I generate all my pages by hand or using XML/XSLT. Likewise I have never used a Java IDE or a media player on Linux.
I can't help noticing that you are focussing on GUI desktop applications, and in particular you seem to already be familiar with Windows-hosted tools which already do the job. What is prompting you to move away from these comfortable tools? Although the great majority of the computers I own and use are Linux/Unix based, I still use Windows systems for what they are good at (GUI, desktop applications and multimedia work).
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Jan 20, 2002 20:58:00
Hello again Frank! I just wanted to see how they compare to the Win Apps... And I also want to find out if they're any cheaper.
I don't plan to completely move away from Windows just yet cause I still need it for lots of stuff like syncing my Sony Clie.
However I really find the Linux alternative quite tempting.
Anyway thanks again for your informative reply.
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Oh, you bring tears of joy to Bill Gate's eyes when you say things like "I can't move off Windows because I need it to sync with my Sony Clie". That is one nice thing about the Palm-compatibles - Linux support. For me the other was only having to change batteries every week or 2. I'll do without the nice bright colors in excahnge for that.
As far as Java IDE's go, Borland's got lots of experience, and I've personally never heard anything bad about JBuilder. I've got Sun's Forte CE installed and it's nice feature-wise, although it will eat a sub-GHz CPU alive. The "filesystem" concept is a bit unusual, though, and I've found it difficult to display data in certain contexts in their debugger (though Visual Caf� has been known to be obstinate too!). Mostly, I'm using the JDE mode in Emacs myself.
I was amused to note that the "xmms" player for Linux displayed information that the Windows CD player didn't. I've used it to play CDs and listen to ShoutCast. Don't expect to listen to Windows Media Webcasts, but given a choice I select Real Audio even under Windows. Microsoft is just a little too cozy with those in the audio and video/film industries that want to switch us from "fair use" to "pay for each and every play".
Some people swear that the Gimp blows away anything you'll find for Windows. I can't say, but what little experience I have impressed me.
I edit HTML with Emacs, BTW. On Windows, I use HTML-Kit. The fancier GUI editors tend to lag standards and some of the earlier ones generated HTML that worked in most browsers but violated the technical standard. Dynamic pages like JSPs are pretty hard to work with in a static-layout GUI editing environment anyway. There's also a JSP-savvy editor in Forte.
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Hi Tim! Sorry for the delay in my reply. Anyway just wanted share that I'm giving Linux another shot at my Home PC. I still have my Win PC at the office so the Clie thing won't be much of a problem. Again, I would like to thank you all for your informative posts! I'm trying to download Jbuilder and Gimp right now.
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Sydney - Breakthrough research mapping how insulin works at a molecular level could lead to new diabetes treatments and end daily needle jabs, helping hundreds of millions of suffers, scientists said on Thursday.
A joint US-Australian team said it has been able to lay out for the first time in atomic detail how the insulin hormone binds to the surface of cells, triggering the passage of glucose from the bloodstream to be stored as energy.
Lead researcher Mike Lawrence said the discovery, more than 20 years in the making and using powerful x-ray beams, would unlock new and more effective kinds of diabetes medication.
"Until now we have not been able to see how these molecules interact with cells," said Lawrence, from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
"We can now exploit this knowledge to design new insulin medications with improved properties, which is very exciting."
Lawrence said the team's study, published in the latest edition of Nature, had revealed a "molecular handshake" between the insulin and its receptor on the surface of cells.
"Both insulin and its receptor undergo rearrangement as they interact Ä a piece of insulin folds out and key pieces within the receptor move to engage the insulin hormone," he said of the "unusual" binding method.
Understanding how insulin attaches to cells was key to developing "novel" treatments of diabetes, a chronic condition in which the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the body cannot use it properly.
"The generation of new types of insulin have been limited by our inability to see how insulin docks into its receptor in the body," Lawrence said.
"This discovery could conceivably lead to new types of insulin that could be given in ways other than injection, or an insulin that has improved properties or longer activity so that it doesn't need to be taken as often."
Importantly, Lawrence said the discovery could also have ramifications for the treatment of diabetes in developing nations, allowing for the creation of more stable insulins that do not need refrigeration.
It could also have applications in the treatment of cancer and Alzheimer's, with insulin playing a role in both diseases, he added.
"Our finding is a fundamental piece of science that ultimately might play across all three of those very serious diseases," Lawrence told AFP.
The Australian Diabetes Council, a lobby group representing people with the condition, said the development was welcome news.
"While we do not currently have a cure for diabetes, discoveries such as this insulin docking breakthrough give us hope that it is coming ever closer," said council chief Nicola Stokes.
Stokes said one Australian was diagnosed with diabetes every five minutes and its prevalence was growing by eight percent every year, making it the country's fastest-growing chronic disease and biggest health issue.
There are an estimated 347 million diabetes sufferers worldwide and diagnoses are increasing, particularly in developing countries, due to growing levels of obesity and physical inactivity.
It is expected to be the seventh leading cause of death in the world by 2030, with the World Health Organisation projecting total deaths from diabetes will rise by more than 50 percent in the next 10 years.
Complications of diabetes include heart disease, blindness, limb amputation and kidney failure. - Sapa-AFP
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So you've made it through the long, dark night of the soul, and you come out of it an atheist. After soul-searching, prayer, research and reflection, you've shed your old beliefs like the threadbare set of clothes they had become.
That was the easy part.
You may have left religion, but you still have ties to your old church and its community. What do you tell them?
D'Ma at Gullible's Travels tells the story of getting that dreaded call from the old Sunday School teacher, "Why don't you come to Sunday School anymore?" D'Ma manged to get out of the conversation with some tact and grace, but DagoodS at Thoughts from a Sandwich talks about how wearing this becomes.
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"In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate." - Asimov
"Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you." - Ovid
Look at it as though you're watching the game from your living room - with 50,000 like-minded friends
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Above all, be the heroine, not the victim. - Nora Ephron
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Get a ticket that gets you into the bottom bowl of the stadium and trust me, after about 3.5 innings, you'll be able to find a seat anywhere.
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WIXOM, Mich. — Michigan authorities say more than 20 random shootings mostly targeting passing cars have now been reported in a four-county region.
No one's been hurt, and no shootings have occurred since Thursday. But authorities raised the number to 22 on Monday after getting more reports from police in southeastern Michigan.
The incidents appear to be random, but police are investigating them as a pack.
The shootings mostly involve cars near Interstate 96, though authorities have said one occurred while a man was taking out his garbage. In another, a woman said her car's rear window was shattered.
As a precaution Monday, five schools in the town of Wixom kept students inside at recess.
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Dealer Markup of Interest Rates is an Unfair and Deceptive Practice
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act makes unfair and deceptive acts and practices (UDAP) unlawful and empowers and directs the FTC to prevent such acts and practices through rule-making and enforcement. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank") provided clear FTC jurisdiction over most auto dealers, particularly when entering into finance transactions with consumers, while freeing the FTC from the cumbersome procedural requirements that otherwise apply to FTC UDAP rule-makings. In easing these requirements, Congress signaled its intent that the FTC use their rule-making authority to prevent UDAPs by auto dealers.
The Center for Responsible Lending believes that the ability of automobile dealers to add to a consumer's interest rate for compensation when financing a vehicle for a consumer can and should be considered unfair and deceptive. The effects of competition in the market should benefit the consumer, and should be based on true competitive forces instead of perverse incentives. The only effective way to ensure effective competition is to prohibit dealer compensation that varies based on the interest rate or other material terms of the loan other than the principal balance of the loan.
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The Federal Trade Commission has the authority to deem dealer markups of interest rates as an unfair and deceptive practice, according to this comment letter filed by the Center for Responsible Lending.


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So, Coco settled on the Linda Danvers Supergirl costume! That still didn't stop her from having the uncomfortable fanboy interaction. I haven't seen this exact scenario play out but I have seen some weird ones. Gotta any weird cosplay stories? I'd love to hear 'em.
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Black Lantern shirt is a nice touch.
Nice catch!
I worked security for Wrath of Con, twice. I have no idea how I got talked into doing it the second time. At the first one a 350lb, 6-1/2 foot guy with a full beard and wearing a sailor school girl uniform, stared hitting on me.
That's pretty terrifying. Sounds like a Tim Burton movie.
The thing about wearing clothes that are too small for you is that there are a LOT of places for the pepper spray to go.
Man, that guy should have done Volstag, from Thor. If he was actually in shape, Hogan the Grim, or maybe Odin. But Sailor Moon?
Yeah, you've gotta play to your strengths.
lol that is funny stuff
My best story would have to be from this year at Supanova. 2 actually. The first was I ran into a guy cosplayed as a full (Tricycle and all) Billy from Saw. Talked with him about murder, torture and what not for about 10 minutes while I had my Diecast .45 against his head (I went as a Wastelander from Fallout. My own design). The second and my favorite, I found an original Scorpion (MK1) and I had a fight with him in the main dome. We did abide by the 99 second rule and 3 round format but it was fun. Except the weird creepy (And not to sound racist. I am part aboriginal) Black Sailor Scouts. They were just, staring at us. Without a soul…
I have weird feelings about Sir Black Lantern. How could Supergirl really exist? Unless he believe's in the Rocky And Bullwinkle movie formula.
He could just be WAY out of touch.
Ghosts, Aliens, Amazons, Time-Travelers, Robots, Amazons, Telekenetics, and women with Hulk powers really exist. A Supergirl really existing is not as much of a stretch as you might initially think. (Particularly seeing as how the girl who he thinks is Supergirl actually does have superpowers-not a bad guess for a guy who's delusional!)
Very good point. He's one of the more sane ones in the room!
yup, she looks smashing in that and is prolly quite comfortable, even while giving out an eyefull… ah, cons. Don't cosplay meself, as the only character with any kind of body similarity would be hellboy.
On the other hand, at the big dance a few years back, I saw a skeevy guy giving a hard time to a very pretty Poison Ivy…
So I stepped up and said: "and do you think her father would be happy to see a stranger asking such propositioning questions to a young woman?"
'um, are you… her father?'
I just cocked an eyebrow, and looked over my glasses, and boyo retreated as fast as he could through the crowd. He didn't want to find out if I was her father or not…
About that time our young Ivy's friends showed up and I suggested they always travel in pairs, so as to avoid creepy guys… they all giggled once Ivy told them about the skeevy guy. I wasn't in costume, but I am 6′ and shaped like a bear.
Good to hear there are people out there looking out for those dealing with the creeps.
Initiate the con tasers. Yes, it's just a cattle prod with the instensity overloaded with a mini fusion reactor. Nothing else can handle the disruption caused by the neck beards.
I go to Heroes Con all the time and the crowd there is usually pretty cool.
Tase him! Tase him right in his new prototype iPad 6!
Ipad 6?! I want one!
Gotta hit them where it hurts, right in their geeky little hearts.
That definitely got my interest up.
I was trying to fit as many stereotypes in as possible. I think I could've gotten more. :/
Oh, I'm sure there are more out there.
Right in their geeky big wallets. 😉
That does feel like it's the case sometimes.
Just poured through the archive overnight. My favorite strip so far was the group hug, and Poe's comment on it. I got a warm fuzzy off that one. Tripp is now bookmarked.
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A flurry of Dwight Dasher interceptions helps Miami (Ohio) pull away from Middle Tennessee State, 35-21.
Offense: The RedHawks were rarely a thing of beauty tonight, punting six times, turning the ball over twice, and failing to score seven times in eight possessions over the second and third quarters. But as they've done all year, they didn't need a lot of flashiness to get the job done. Bruising back Thomas Merriweather ran for 101 yards on 27 carries with a pair of short-yardage touchdowns behind a line that mostly got the better of their MTSU counterparts; quarterback Austin Boucher tossed two picks but hit a consistent 22-of-36 for 8 yards an attempt and two scores; three different RedHawk receivers finished with at least 4 receptions and 60 yards.
Sure, they did some things wrong. But they did far more things right, and on a night when the Blue Raiders couldn't get out of their own way, that was plenty. Grade: B+
Defense: Miami struggled in the first half with Dasher's speed and elusiveness, but as soon as they figured out how to keep him in the pocket, the game was over; his four second-half picks were the decisive factor, with the Blue Raiders 4-of-13 showing on third-down conversions a close second. Giving up 6.6 yards a carry isn't good, but when your defense collects five turnovers and holds their opponent scoreless over the final seven possessions of a two-score game, one flaw's not going to ruin the whole performance. Grade: B+
Coaching: Miami seemed like a prime candidate to mail in their bowl performance, losing head coach Mike Haywood, coming off the high of the MAC championship, taking the long trip to Mobile (Ala.) to play one of the postseason's most lightly-regarded bowl games. But interim head coach Lance Guidry and the rest of the Miami staff had the RedHawks plenty ready to play. Grade: A
Offense: The Blue Raider offense wasn't a total disaster; it put up a respectable 371 yards, averaged the aformentioned 6.6 yards per carry, and made enough big plays to keep MTSU in the game for three quarters. But five turnovers are about four too many, and over their final 13 possessions, none lasted longer than five plays. If you're giving the opponent back the ball that often -- either by punt or turnover -- they're going to outscore you eventually.
Also, those Dasher picks? Those weren't batted balls or great defensive plays; they were horrendous throws that handed Miami possession on a silver platter. Grade: D
Defense: It's hard to put too much blame on a Blue Raider defense that kept being put in such difficult situations by the offense, and that kept Miami off the board for so much of the middle of the game. But at the same time, giving up more than 400 total yards and three touchdown drives of 70 yards or more to a team as low-fi as Miami isn't something to crow about. Merriweather, Boucher, and the other RedHawk skill position players are solid performers, but they're also just not the kind of explosive athletes that tend to keep defensive coordinators up at night. It's not hard to think MTSU could have done better. Grade: C+
Coaching: The Blue Raiders played hard, no question about that. And it's not entirely the coaches' fault that Dasher was so intent on throwing the ball to the other team. But at some point, maybe Rick Stockstill and Co. should have done more to rein their quarterback in; with 14 interceptions on the season in only eight games coming in, it's not like they didn't know he had a penchant for being loose with the ball. Grade: C
FINAL GRADE: The GoDaddy.com Bowl was diverting enough. It had a lot of big and exciting plays, it stayed competitive through nearly 55 minutes, and there was a sideline interview with Danica Patrick in which she compared the atmosphere to the Indy 500. (The IRL folks are so happy for you on your move on to NASCAR, no doubt, Danica.) But there was no escaping the overwhelming feeling that this was, truly, a matchup between a 6-6 Sun Belt also-ran and the MAC team the Vegas bookies had still installed as a small underdog to them, being played in a city whose tourism commercial (featuring unflattering shots of a shipyard and a flotilla of tacky candy-colored faux-antebellum dresses) only emphasized that this was most assuredly the bowl season's equivalent of off-off-Broadway. It's hard to get too excited when the stakes seemed this low. Grade: C+
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Los Angeles • The results of Friday's afternoon session at the NCAA Gymnastics Championships assured the Super Six would have a strong SEC flavor as top-ranked Florida, No. 4 Georgia and No. 7 LSU all advanced.
The Gators won the session with a 197.775, followed by LSU (197.325), Georgia (197.15), Minnesota (196.375), Illinois (195.7) and Stanford (194.7).
Florida coach Rhonda Faehn likened the results to the 2009 season when five of the six teams in the Super Six were from the SEC. The exception was Utah, which finished third.
"No doubt the competition we see week in and week out in the SEC has helped prepare all the athletes and coaches for this situation," she said. "Starting with all the dual meets and to the SEC Championships, we're fortunate we're in a conference that provides that experience."
This is the second year in a row the Gators have been the top seed. They finished second to Alabama last season.
Getting to the Super Six was new ground for the current gymnasts on the LSU and Georgia teams since neither team has qualified for the finals since that 2009 competition.
Georgia, in particular, has had some rough seasons since coach Suzanne Yoculan retired following the program's championship in 2009. UGA failed to qualify for the NCAAs in 2010, placed ninth in 2011, and finished a disappointing 11th in 2012.
The Gym Dogs are back under new coach Danna Durante, who replaced Jay Clark, who resigned last May.
Interestingly, Clark is now an assistant for LSU.
No celebration
A huge point of contention during the coaches pre-event meeting on Thursday was the so-called "celebration rule." Gymnasts are not supposed to celebrate until they are off the podium. If they do, they will be deducted a tenth of a point.
The rule, which was voted into place by the NCAA Gymnastics Committee before the season started, was expected to influence the vault the most since gymnasts are accustomed to running back down the runway to their teammates.
Most coaches who participated in Thursday's meeting disliked the rule, saying it took away from the fun of competition.
To make sure there weren't any deductions, many coaches had an assistant at the end of the vault who made sure the gymnasts stepped down from the podium before celebrating.
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Utah had one of the largest fan followings at the meet with more than 200 from Salt Lake City making the trip to Los Angeles. The Utes led the nation by averaging 14,349 fans this year.


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A statistical simulation model for field testing of non-target organisms in environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants
Article first published online: 14 MAR 2014
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1019
© 2014 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Ecology and Evolution
Volume 4, Issue 8, pages 1267–1283, April 2014
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AllianceBernstein: Looking Attractive at Current Levels [View article]
Book value doesn't speak to the company's earnings potential, but AB's chairs and computers, etc. are an important part of its valuation. I'd much rather buy an asset manager for the price of its assets than based on AUM (as should be the case).Sep 15, 2010. 07:42 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Time to Jump on Applied Materials [View article]
AMAT has been working to increase commercial efficiency by getting their cost per watt down. That's significant.
Like the article says, PV manufacturing hasn't been a particularly strong segment in the last couple of years. It's the forward growth prospects that are compelling.Jun 28, 2010. 12:02 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Why Becton Dickinson Finally Makes Our Buy List [View article]Jan 20, 2010. 05:38 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Time to Buy into Berkshire Hathaway? [View article]
When liquidity causes B shares to get a slight premium, arbitrageurs can buy BRK.A and convert them to BRK.B to get the premium. At market speed, this happens almost instantaneously -- but it doesn't mean that BRK.B prices are being held down... instead, BRK.A prices are rising to meet them.
That's effectively the same as a premium for BRK.B owners because it means that A shares are playing catch-up to their prices.Jan 15, 2010. 12:13 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Time to Buy into Berkshire Hathaway? [View article]
In the past, shares have kept that ratio in tact because not trading at that fixed rate would have represented a discount or premium for one class of shares -- something that makes no sense normally. But when one of the most famous companies in the world joins the other 99% of stocks from a liquidity perspective, I suspect that we'll start to see small premiums or discounts to class A shares.
With much of the liquidity in the B shares, I wouldn't be surprised if the A shares were playing catch up (much like ETF arbitrage among institutional investors).
Ravi, I agree with you that Berkshire is undervalued right now. I think that the financial pundits are discounting the BNI acquisition too much. But I also think that market minutiae are the catalyst that makes buying now a prudent move.Jan 15, 2010. 10:24 AM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Some Notes About Observed Market Activity [View instapost]Dec 9, 2009. 12:13 PM | 1 Like |Link to Comment
Wholesale Power: A Smart Alternative to Regulated Utilities [View article]Dec 2, 2009. 12:11 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Why The Market's Set to Move Lower For the Rest of the Month [View article]
In the longer term, the uptrend is still holding strong (see the chart above).Nov 20, 2009. 04:49 PM | 5 Likes |Link to Comment
Wholesale Power: A Smart Alternative to Regulated Utilities [View article]
Yes, NRG is highly leveraged. That's par for the course in the power generation industry, and at present the company's debt service is relatively secure through 2010.
NRG's book value less intangibles and goodwill is around $17 per share, but that assumes that the company's power generation assets are only worth book. Like the article mentions, though, that's unlikely the case. I'd estimate that with a more realistic valuation on those properties, we're looking at $39.70 per share with those same intangibles discounted.
Morningstar's Travis Miller puts NRG's sum-of-the-parts valuation at closer to $50 per share.
Because the company is such a strong buyout candidate, that real-world valuation carries a lot more weight than it would otherwise.
Not sure about the ConocoPhilips reference...Nov 11, 2009. 02:14 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Those Calling for the Death of Value Investing Are Wrong [View article]
The point is that value investing has been misapplied over the last decade; now some are saying that value investing is deal as a result. That's just not true.Apr 8, 2009. 05:30 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Staying Away from These 15 Dividend Decreasers [View article]
David, I do agree with most of what you say, but the fact remains that whether or not attentive investors should have pared these positions, lots of people still own the stocks on this list (for a myriad of reasons). There are still lots of stocks out there that have decent payouts, but not these guys.
Oh, and thanks for the link to your article... it's a great read!
mdpath - Good catch. Thanks.
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"And AFTER that it could go either way.
You're entitled to your opinion but if you would deal with reality and and do some real research you would see that the future of the stock market over the next two decades is all but set in stone."
Fred, this is a technical piece; it takes a look at short-term trends (notice that we're looking at a 6 month chart) to take a look at where the market will be in weeks and months, not years.
If you think that it's out of the question to see a 20% swing in the next few months after the market jumped 23% in the last three weeks, that's your opinion, but it's one that I have some trouble resolving to.
The fact of the matter is that we're looking at a different kind of market; that's both scary and exciting. My subscribers - some of whom have been in the market since the 1960s - are saying the same thing. Still, it's an exciting market because there are myriad opportunities to make smart investments right now. Our track record is proof of that.
The fact is that the market has been irrationally exuberant for a long time doesn't mean that everything's ready to change now. To quote John Maynard Keynes, "...the market's ability to stay irrational often outlasts our ability to stay liquid."
Investor sentiment and economic fundamentals are changing on a daily basis, and right now, and that's going to dictate where the market goes much more directly than the P/E ratio of the S&P 500.
Maybe that'd be a good topic for a future article. Stay tuned.
Apr 5, 2009. 12:34 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
Exactly... but that is a big IF. If you want to take the technical trade, wait to see what happens after SPY hits that thick red resistance line. Until then, it could go either way (see the "bounces").
Apr 3, 2009. 01:10 PM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
schlumpf - You're right... it's the fact that everyone is long now that should make SA investors nervous. As great as March was, the chart in the article shows that we're still in an unquestionable downtrend.
If stocks break out above the trendline, we'll likely see the short-term uptrend continue in a sustained way, but from a technical perspective I think that the 200-day moving average (currently around 1000 for the S&P) is going to pose a serious ceiling for stock prices.
Apr 3, 2009. 11:35 AM | 2 Likes |Link to Comment
14 Dividend Increasers That Deserve a Second Look [View article]
"Surprised? Well, in the past month dividend-payers on the S&P have underperformed non-payers by 4.71%; they've underperformed by 12.76% since January."Apr 3, 2009. 10:52 AM | 0 Likes |Link to Comment
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We've written quite a bit about the concept of ecological footprints, but this graph, from the Footprint Network, pretty handily sums up the whole situation.
As they say:
The Earth's biologically productive area is approximately 11.2 billion hectares, or 1.8 global hectares per person in 2002 (assuming that no capacity is set aside for wild species). Global hectares are hectares of biologically productive area with world-average productivity. This standardised measurement unit, or 'ecological currency,' makes comparisons of demand and supply possible across the world.
In 2002, humanity's demand on the biosphere, its global Ecological Footprint, was 13.7 billion global hectares, or 2.2 global hectares per person. Thus in 2002, humanity's Ecological Footprint exceeded global biocapacity by 0.4 global hectares per person, or 23 percent. This finding indicates that the human economy is in ecological overshoot: the planet's ecological stocks are being depleted faster than nature can regenerate them. This means that we are eroding the future supply of ecological resources and operating at the risk of environmental collapse.
It's not happy news, but tools like ecological footprinting are giving us understanding of the basic funamentals of our planetary situation, and insight into the big picture is, itself, a tool.
But from that graph it looks as if our footprint is actually leveling off. That could be viewed as good news considering that within the same period:
1) Our global population has nearly doubled
2) Industrialized society has spread to many parts of the developing world
3) That slightly more than half of the world's population has migrated to cities.
I view this graph as a challenge. Can we continue to reduce planetary footprint while at the same time allowing standards of living to rise in the developing world?
I think the doubling of the population is reflected by the biocapacity trend falling from 3.5 to 1.7 hectares/person in the same period
In response to the comment above, I think that developing countries (where speed is of the essence), it's nearly impossible. I wrote about a graph I saw on developing vs. industrialized countries and their respective footprints, and found: that every single country's ecological footprint invariably rises as the standards of living do.
I think it's people's quest for more stuff. For a group of people to live sustainably will not offset enough resources that people consume. Education doesn't seem to be the answer, so I'm actually leaning towards making people's choices for them - government regulation for power sources, city regulation with really small garbage cans, etc. It's unfortunate, but I think it needs to happen.


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"This year, we are going to concentrate our efforts on more of the pedestrian safety, bicyclists safety. I think it's great timing for us to be able to do that with the injuries that have occurred over the summer. We had a few pedestrian crashes in and around the schools last year. And we just want to make sure that we get that message out to the kids and the parents dropping their kids off," Sioux Falls Police Lt. Troy Lubbers said.
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An independent dog might appreciate the solitude of a doghouse, though this should never be its permanent home, according to Mychelle Blake, director of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
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A cool drink and sunshine is about all we need to relax in a backyard, but our four-legged friends require a bit more. "Your dog is a full-time family member who is ideally inside when you're inside, and outside when you're outside," says Trish McMillan Loeher, director of applied research and behavior for the ASPCA. Keeping your outdoor space free of physical dangers and emotional stressors will keep everyone happy.
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Loeher says that a 6-foot wooden privacy fence works well for most dogs, since it obscures the view of temptations, such as the neighbor's cat, and protects them from other potentially harmful animals. The clear view provided by electric fences can cause shy or reactive dogs to become overstimulated - plus, the shocks from electric fences can make dogs afraid of the yard. Steer clear of tie-outs, trolleys and chains, since these can tangle dangerously and cause some dogs severe stress.
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Producing electricity from wood waste is an idea that may some day become a reality at a yet-to-be-built $100 million plant outside La Grande.
Two questions remain: "When?" and "Where's the money coming from?"
The answer to the first question, according to the mastermind behind the proposed Baum Industrial Park facility, Mark D. Rappaport of Oregon City, is "2 to 2 1/2 years away."
The financing, while beginning to fall into place, apparently is the bigger question of the two and certainly the determining factor. Rappaport is pursuing several sources but has not said how much money he has raised to date.
"The financing is progressing," he said late last week.
"In this controlled, volatile market, financing is a little slower than I have anticipated. But it's not a question of if I will get it but of when the funding arrives. The due diligence process is taking longer than I had expected."
He has talked with representatives of U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about taking advantage of a provision in the recently enacted federal farm bill, which could provide up to a 30 percent grant for such projects.
"There is language in the farm bill providing money. It's been approved by Congress, but the money has not yet been appropriated," Rappaport said.
While those monies are competitively sought, the law nationally calls for $320 million total through 2007 for such projects. Several criteria under the farm bill appear to fit the Rappaport project.
There are state tax incentives available, too, he said.
Still unanswered is the question of the gap between the price the plant could pay for raw materials and what suppliers must charge to make it feasible for them.
Rappaport said on an earlier visit to
La Grande he wants to pay forest managers $10 to $20 a ton for wood waste delivered to his plant. The managers and suppliers are saying it would take $30 a ton to be profitable to them.
The state Office of Energy is now doing a biomass resource assessment focusing on Union, Baker and Wallowa counties, said John G. White of that office. It should reveal the cost estimate for supplying forest biomass to such a plant, but the assessment won't be ready until next summer, White said.
A long-term source of raw materials must be close enough to the plant to be economically feasible to the supplier, and backers need to be assured that the energy can be produced over a long enough period to get a meaningful payback on their investment.
Today, neither of these two situations exists, according to a report prepared for the Office of Energy.
It will take time to bring the whole project to fruition, Rappaport said.
Of immediacy is the need to build out the infrastructure at the site.
"We're trying to get water and sewer systems in, roads into the site to provide access to the site for the forest materials that will be brought in," Rappaport said.
He said he was attending to such details as making sure fire hydrants were in the correct places.
Rappaport founded Sustainable Energy Development Inc., in 1997 as the foundation of the La Grande operation after he served for eight years as managing general partner of a bioenergy company in the southern Oregon town of White City.
He said he understands there are materials in the forest that need harvesting and that those capable of providing him with the wood wastes are anxious to do so.
A state study said "thousands of acres on the national forests of Eastern Oregon urgently need forest health treatment."
The same study points out the lengthy consultation process and the likelihood of various appeals on any proposals for forest health plans which could delay removal of materials.
"I know the sooner we start, the happier (the suppliers) will be," Rappaport said. "I've met with a lot of individuals and companies who are interested in contracting for that work."
He said he did not have any specific "finalized" contracts with people who would gather materials from the forest. Nor does he have a contract to sell the electricity to Bonneville Power Administration.
Developing a timeline for construction of the plant would have little meaning now, he said.
"We can't implement anything until we know more about the financing."
He has completed a surface water management plan and is getting some answers the fire department needs, he said. The water issue goes back to Union County for approval, he said.
"When we actually break ground depends a lot on the weather, when we can bid the job, construction costs."
He said it would take 18 months to build the plant once everything falls into place.
"It will be at least 2 to 2 1/2 years before we are operational. We should be able to do the (electric generating) power plant inside two years but it could be three years before the full plant is operational."
He was referring to the ability to produce ethanol as a byproduct of the electricity generation.
"We will have to do some verification in the ethanol process. We have to verify our engineering and scientific calculations. We hope to utilize a lot of new technologies that were not available when we started working on this. I plan to set up a pilot plant in Portland for those tests. That will happen in the next six to 12 months," Rappaport said.
He said last week he is still negotiating for a building for the pilot plant.
He said there has been no change in the number of people expected to be involved in making the local plant work.
Counting those both in the woods gathering the raw materials, doing trucking and cleaning of materials, and those working in the plant, there will be 200 people involved, he said.
While getting a plant going is a slow process, Rappaport said he is not disappointed in the pace of the development.
"Although I've spent a long time on this project, I'm satisfied with the way things are going. I think the dominoes are falling in my direction; the stars are aligned right for me."


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Limited editions of things like this usually aren't sold in stores because there aren't enough to stock so many retailers. I think it's fair to say that it'll be online only, possibly turning up in one or two nice record stores in cities like NYC and London.
My guess is around $75 USD, maybe as much as $90. New vinyl records themselves usually cost around $25-30 alone, PLUS this will have a CD and a very nice book. Pop-up things are much more delicate and hard to produce, so I think you can wager that the book alone would cost $30+ in itself if it were to be sold separately. I'm unclear as to whether the "exclusive content" mentioned will be part of the book or put into the package separately.
Previous limited-edition things like this that I've bought or considered buying from other artists (Radiohead, Julian Casablancas etc) have cost around $80, and I think this will be about the same. Just because it sounds like it comes from the band's own brain doesn't mean EMI will let them market it for whatever they want--they're going to want to make a profit off of it considering they're hurting and it's uncertain whether or not they'll have the Coldplay cash cow in the future to keep them afloat. It would be lovely if they could get a compromise price down to about $50, but I have a feeling it'll be more like $70-80.
Oh it comes with all that shit? thought it was just a fancy cover.
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I've seen other limited edition albums with a whole bunch of things added on - they easily come to $100 plus if not more - case in point - Maroon 5's last album, Lady Gaga's last album - were $130 - I'm thinking Coldplay's will be at least $100 easy if EMI is involved, and if they're comparing market forces for other bands - Coldplay is one of the biggest bands out there in the world today so expect the price to be up there accordingly esp with the cost of the pop up book being high already as a previous poster had mentioned.
Can't wait for it, though, will be ordering it as soon as possible.
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^Oh wow, I guess I haven't bought a limited edition box set thing in awhile. ~$130? I guess someone like Gaga could get away with that. My worry is that Coldplay can too, but I guess my thought is that the band will probably want to keep prices low and EMI will want to keep prices high, so they'll meet somewhere in the middle (meaning more than $50 but less than $100).
Because I'm a sadsack, I'll buy it no matter what. I missed out on a limited edition deluxe set like this from one of my favorite artists in the past few years, and now it's my life's mission to find one on eBay etc, so I don't want to repeat that experience
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Because I'm a sadsack, I'll buy it no matter what.
Yup. Me too.
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Its near imposible to not fall in love with a Brent."


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Texarkana, Ark., man missing, Silver Alert issued
A Texarkana, Ark., man is missing and a Silver Alert has been issued in hopes of finding him.
James Metcalf Rucker, 77, suffers from depression, is diabetic, deaf, walks with a limp and has red splotches covering both hands and arms. He left his medication at home, according to information on Arkansas' Missing Senior Adult Network Website.
He has been missing since Friday, according to the Website.
Rucker's last known to be at 405 E. 51st Street near the Greyhound Bus Station .
He is 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighs about 186 pounds. He has hazel eyes and is balding.
Officials believe Rucker is trying to get to an unknown location in Hot Springs, Ark., and may be traveling by Greyhound Bus.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Texarkana, Ark., Police Department at 903-798-3135.
Published: 08/06/2014
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Glycan arrays for functional glycomics
Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
Genome Biology 2002, 3:reviews1034-reviews1034.4 doi:10.1186/gb-2002-3-12-reviews1034Published: 27 November 2002
Interactions between carbohydrates and proteins mediate intracellular traffic, cell adhesion, cell recognition and immune system function. Two recent papers describe how arrays of oligosaccharide and polysaccharide molecules can be used to investigate these interactions more fully.
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