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5.18pm: Shares drifted lower as local data showed that while business conditions and sentiment improved again in June, consumer confidence continued to soften in the wake of federal budget cuts announced in May.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index declined 0.2 per cent to 5510.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries Index eased 0.1 per cent to 5498.5 points on Tuesday, as BHP Billiton and the big four banks all receded.
Local shares dipped 0.3 per cent when the session opened after taking a weak lead from offshore. Wall St drifted lower on Monday night as, in the absence of any major news out of the United States, a weaker than expected industrial production report in Germany pulled European markets lower. Major markets around Asia were lower in the afternoon session.
5.07pm: The Australian dollar jumped after business confidence data showed an unexpected improvement, and analysts tipped the currency could receive a boost from Japan's moves to unleash its $1.3 billion pension vault on global markets.
A National Australia Bank business survey found business confidence bumped up one point in June, despite the federal government's tough May budget and weak consumer confidence.
The Aussie dollar jumped just shy of US94¢ immediately after the release of the data, and hovered just beneath for most of the day. In the afternoon session on Tuesday it was trading at US93.85¢.
Business confidence has been steadily rising since January, with conditions improving for all industries. The construction sector surged and service industries remained the best performer. Manufacturing and wholesale were weakest.
5.04pm: As Indonesians head to the polls on Wednesday, market strategists are tipping a much-needed boon for the nation's sharemarket if presidential hopeful Jakarta governor Joko Widodo is elected.
The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) was trading 1 per cent higher on Tuesday afternoon. It has lifted 3.3 per cent since July 1, buoyed by foreign investors flocking to the market as exit polls tip an increasing chance that Jakarta governor Mr Widodo will win the vote.
Over the past year, Indonesia was the worst-performing equity market in Asia, while India delivered the strongest returns. But the JCI has risen 16 per cent since January 1 as Mr Widodo, considered by most economists as the more market-friendly candidate, has risen in popularity with voters.
But opinion polls released in the past week suggest Mr Widodo and main rival Prabowo Subianto, who last week won the endorsement of incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, are now neck-and-neck. Polls earlier in the year gave Mr Widodo a substantial lead.
4.28pm: The country's largest infrastructure manager, IFM Investors, will seek to boost investment by Japanese pension funds in Australia as part of talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's delegation in Canberra on Tuesday.
IFM chief executive Brett Himbury says the funds management giant wants to tap the shift among Japanese pension funds to globalise their asset allocation and expand into infrastructure.
"We are looking to entice Japanese capital out of the country as they seek to diversify the portfolios of their massive pension fund system, which is the second biggest in the world," Mr Himbury, who oversees the firm's $52 billion in assets under management, says.
4.18pm: The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 8 points or 0.15 per cent, posting its second consecutive decline.
3.58pm: Cardinal George Pell is expected to announce a restructure of the Vatican bank that will see the scandal plagued institution spin off its investment activities and focus on payment services for the Roman Catholic Church, according to reports.
Vatican sources said Cardinal Pell - who was appointed earlier this year to one of the Vatican's most senior roles, Prefect for the Economy of the Holy See - will announce the changes on Wednesday.
Cardinal Pell is responsible for management and reform of the Vatican's sprawling administration and finances, reporting directly to the Pope Francis.
3.55pm: Fresh from his Mediterranean break, James Packer was almost the same colour as the dark maroon tie he wore to Parliament House on Tuesday to hear an address from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
His attendance was no accident.
Mr Packer will be following the Australian and Japanese prime ministers to Perth on Wednesday where Tony Abbott will be hosting Mr Abe at the billionaire's Perth casino.
Just before Christmas, Mr Packer's Asian casino venture, Melco Crown, pledged to spend $10 million on "cultural projects" in Japan in partnership with Tokyo's University of the Arts.
"Melco really wants to do something to help contribute to cultural development in Japan," a spokeswoman for the company had said.
Mr Abe has introduced legislation to lift the country's ban on casinos as part of a planned build-up to Tokyo hosting the 2020 Olympics, and Mr Packer's casino group is one of many operators aggressively lobbying for access.
3.48pm: You don't have to enjoy baseball to appreciate this column from Billy Beane at the Wall Street Journal.
He explains the data revolution that will change the way we play and watch sports.
"Technology will transform the social fabric of sport," says Beane.
3.25pm: Over at The Australian Financial Review, Jonathan Shapiro has profiled new hedge fund Auscap Asset Management. Here's why you should take notice:
"It's the sort of performance any new hedge fund manager would kill for. Since Auscap Asset Management opened its doors on December 3, 2012, it has climbed 74 per cent since inception and more than 45 per cent in the year ended June 30.
But the odds weren't in the favour of Matt Parker and Tim Carleton when they founded Auscap after Goldman Sachs's Sydney proprietary trading unit closed in 2011.
Globally, Goldman prop-desk alumni have had a mixed record going out on their own.
But for 38-year-old Parker and Carleton, 33, the transition from investing capital for the bank to running their own fund has been relatively seamless."
3.21pm: Poker machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure has successfully raised $375 million from fund managers to fund the $1.4 billion acquisition of American rival Video Gaming Technologies.
The Sydney-based company on Tuesday said that the share placement was oversubscribed at a price of $5.26 a share. The pokies maker will also conduct a share purchase plan for retail investors, and Ainsworth family shareholders, which will be capped at $60 million.
3.19pm: Shares in Sydney biotechnology company Pharmaxis have plunged more than 20 per cent in a few hours after the company revealed that a $US20 million ($21 million) payment was at risk.
The payment is from financier NovaQuest Capital Management, who have alleged Pharmaxis has breached its funding deal.
The news could be the killer blow for the embattled drug developer, which is still reeling from a regulatory knockback last year that sent its main drug Bronchitol back to the laboratory bench for further clinical trials.
Investors fled the Sydney-based biotechnology company on Tuesday, with shares down 21 per cent or 1.6¢, to 6.1¢ at 11:34am AEDT. The plunge takes Pharmaxis's fall over the past 12 months to 58 per cent.
3.02pm: RBC Capital markets has upgraded Aurizon Holdings to outperform from sector perform declaring that it is on the path to becoming a world class rail company.
Price target: $5.50 a share.
"A comparison with the speed of Canadian Pacific's similar transition is a timely reminder of the inherent upside," the broker says, referring to peer Canadian Pacific. "Extrapolating AZJ's revenue line using CP's forecast operating metrics, AZJ's implied PE multiples fall by 20 per cent-30 per cent."
2.38pm: Morgan Stanley has upgraded its industry view on the building materials sector to attractive, along with recommendation upgrades for Boral and CSR (up strongly today).
It is a bit less concerned about headwinds and deems that house prices and house construction numbers have stabilised.
2.17pm: Citigroup has posed four key questions around ANZ Banking Group's Asia strategy, asserting that it is yet to reward investors.
"1. Can ANZ convert superior Asian GDP growth into share price performance and EPS growth?"
"2. Can ANZ achieve a 16% group ROE target if APEA is growing its relative contribution?"
"3. Can ANZ sustain its "high 60s" dividend payout ratio and achieve its "APEA@25%" target?"
"4. Will ANZ fall foul of the growth in Asian trade finance?"
Citigroup also warns that if ANZ is to meet its target for 25 per cent of group earnings from Asia, "it will require significantly more capital".
1.46pm: Here's a snapshot of how the All Ords are going today.
1.43pm: Banks could lose sole responsibility for setting the gold price benchmark under new rules proposed by the industry.
Other parties such as miners and refiners may enter the London gold fix, which has been controlled by banks for almost a century but has come under scrutiny following allegations that the system is open to manipulation.
At a summit held by the World Gold Council (WGC) on Monday, regulators, banks and investors convened to discuss options for the fix, the gold price benchmark that influences trading in the precious metal.
The fix is currently decided twice a day by four banks – HSBC, Barclays, Scotiabank and Societe Generale – who reach a consensus based on submissions from each party.
1.36pm: What's in store for investors in the next six months?
Macolm Wood from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has come up with a list of six catalysts that could send the sharemarket higher.
The local sharemarket is up almost 9 per cent from its 2014 low in February, but just 3 per cent for the year.
Over the past six months investors have spent a lot of time worrying about cold weather in the US, earnings, what the Federal Reserve will do, China, valuations, consumer sentiment after the budget, interest rates and the Australian dollar.
Of course it's important to examine the issues that have the worrywarts on alert, but what if something good happens?
Is there anything out there that could help stocks in the second half of this year?
Wood is advising clients to be overweight shares, both here and offshore, but underweight bonds, the safe haven asset class.
In no particular order he cites the possibility of the US economy firing on all cylinders without the support of the Fed, further signs of stabilisation in China, the Reserve Bank of Australia cutting interest rates, more liquidity support from both Japan and the European Central Bank, a stronger US dollar and signs of an upswing in business confidence."
12.46pm:Elders chief executive Mark Allison has confirmed that a number of interested parties have been looking at the company, but says no formal offer has been put to the board and he is focused on day-to-day operations rather than any potential sale.
12.04pm: The Australian dollar bounced on the stronger than expected outcome from the NAB business survey.
Here's some analysis from ANZ:
"The NAB measure of business conditions was surprisingly strong in June, recording a solid rise with strength in trading conditions and profitability offsetting a modest weakening in the employment component... Business confidence improved in June and has remained resilient, despite the sharp falls recorded in consumer confidence in response to the federal budget. In part, this likely reflects that many of measures flagged in the budget directly impacted households."
11.52am:National Australia Bank sees faster global growth in its forecast for 2015 and 2016 to 3.7 per cent on the back of the US recovery and a pick-up in long-time under-performing economies India and the euro-zone. This year's forecast is for growth of 3.2 per cent.
Its Australia forecasts are unchanged so it still expects GDP growth of 3.3 per cent for 2014-15 and 3 per cent for 2015-16.
"On rates our judgment is that the risks of a further easing has risen but so far hasn't satisfied the high hurdle necessary to get the RBA to do anything about it," NAB says. No change in rates before a hike in late 2015.
11.38am: It appears that shareholders of Expedia in the United States are not exactly jubilant following its acquisition of Wotif.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch over in the US has characterised Wotif's revenue growth and hotel bookings as "not inspiring" and notes some investors would have preferred Expedia bought back its own shares with the capital. The purchase price also "seems rich given Wotif's sluggish growth profile".
Nonetheless, BAML takes a favourable view on the exposure to Asia that Wotif brings.
"The success or failure on this acquisition will likely be dependent on Expedia's ability to grow the brand, and drive additional bookings at Expedia/Hotels.com with additional hotel supply," the broker says.
11.17am: Professional investors are no longer bracing for further volatility in emerging markets - many are hoping for it.
The prospect of tapering by the world's biggest central bank is likely to create more opportunities to buy into high-growth parts of areas such as China and India, according to a growing number of investment experts.
"Asia remains a value asset and while an end to volatility-supressing central bank policy will take some absorbing, fundamentals have improved significantly over the past three quarters," said Asia Pacific investment bank CIMB analyst Jason Todd said in a note to investors. He added that he expects Asian equities to return a combined 19 per cent in the 2014 financial year.
11.15am: G8 Education has added 19 centres to its growing portfolio in a $25.7 million deal that takes its total childcare places to just under 30,000.
The Gold Coast-based business said the acquisition, announced on Tuesday, was valued at 3.9-times earnings before interest and tax in the 12 months following settlement.
Shares in the $1.4 billion company have increased in value by 91 per cent in the past year. The stock closed at $4.60 on Monday.
11.02am: Barclays has stuck to its guns on Fortescue Metals Group, staying overweight. Make up your own mind but here's the thinking behind the recommendation:
"Lower iron ore prices (and consequently a lower share price) would increase the risk/reward for FMG," the broker says.
Barclays points to the following "under-appreciated" factors which could help the share price:
Currency: "a [5 cent] change in the $A/$US rate would impact NPV by 13 per cent, on our estimates";
Shipping costs: "a 200-point change in the BDI could change NPV by 7 per cent";
State royalties: "a reduction in royalty costs could cushion the impact of pricing by 6 per cent";
Grades: The grade discount has overshot and "now appear due for a small reversal"
And here's the only line that matters: "On the balance sheet, we do not see much risk unless iron ore remains at $US85/t or less for five years out to 2019."
10.44am: Should Flight Centre investors be nervous about the takeover of Wotif by Expedia?
Deutsche Bank analysis says that because Wotif is in the accommodation business it is not really encroaching on Flight Centre's core offering of well, flights. DB has a buy on Flight Centre.
The broker was not overly concerned by the weak May departures numbers released on Monday as a result of the timing of Easter, saying: "We expect June departure data will be stronger before weakening for a few months to reflect the softness in bookings driven by weaker sentiment stemming from the budget."
As you can see, Flight Centre shares had a rough day yesterday on seemingly a double-blow.
10:11am: The S&P/ASX 200 Index has opened a fraction lower, down less than 0.1 of a per cent.
10:08am: Morgan Stanley has upgraded Alumina to overweight, making it probably the most bullish broker in the market. It is a rare "double upgrade" - shooting from underweight straight to the top recommendation with an emphasis on a recovery in the alumina price.
Critically 2015 - 2018 alumina price estimates have been upgraded by as much as 18 per cent because of supply issues for bauxite.
MS sees a robust net cash position from this financial year onwards.
10.00am: Morgan Stanley has run the numbers on the Commonwealth Bank financial planning scandal. Here's some findings:
MS thinks the financial impact is "modest".
"We see some risk that reputational damage leads to more modest wealth management revenue growth. However, this division accounts for just around 9 per cent of operating earnings, so our EPS view would be lowered by only around 0.5 per cent if we halved our revenue growth forecast," the broker says.
The broker sources media reports for a compensation figure of around $250 million which is equivalent to 5 basis points of tier one capital or 0.1 per cent of the bank's market value.
MS is more worried about a sector re-rating than the financial planning scandal.
"We don't expect CBA's financial planning problems, in isolation, will have a lasting impact on the share price. We see macro weakness and more onerous regulatory requirements as the primary sources of de-rating risk."
9.49am: Here's one for our loyal reader who requested some info on the most important commodity for the Australian economy.
The iron ore price closed at $US95.90 a tonne on Monday, down 0.62 per cent.
9.35am: The Australian dollar is higher after the greenback lost some of its strength.
At 07.00am AEST on Tuesday, the local currency was trading at 93.73 US cents, up from 93.57 cents on Monday.
The US dollar has been on a high since non-farm payrolls came in much stronger than expected last week.
But the greenback drifted lower overnight, lending support to the Aussie dollar.
"With no new news flow and fatigued investors, who are now waiting for more definitive signs that something will happen on the central bank front, there was a lot of drift overnight," National Australia Bank senior currency strategist Emma Lawson said.
9.15am: Discount variety retailer The Reject Shop has appointed a former beer and grocery industry executive, Ross Sudano, as chief executive, filling the void left by the departure of Chris Bryce last month.
9.02am: Some highlights from The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column:
Pacific Equity Partners among fresh eyes looking at Elders
Boart running out of options as lenders close in
UK's SkillSoft enters race for SAI Global's compliance
9.01am: Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has threatened to target industry super funds if the Senate behaves as expected and throws out regulations watering down protection for consumers of financial advice.
Senator Cormann said he had ''no plan B'' and without the regulations the previous Labor government's Future of Financial Advice laws would stand as written.
Defeat seems all but certain after mining magnate Clive Palmer on Monday said his Palmer United Party, which shares the balance of power in the Senate, would vote against the Abbott government's ''ill-considered'' regulations ''where advisers can act in their own interests or not in the best interests of their client''.
9.00am: Local stocks are set to open little changed ahead of the latest business and consumer confidence reports.
• SPI futures up 2 points to 5476
• AUD at 93.73 US cents
• On Wall St, S&P 500 -0.4pc, Dow -0.3pc, Nasdaq -0.8pc
• In Europe, Euro Stoxx 50 -1.2%, FTSE -0.6%, CAC -1.4%, DAX -1%
• Spot gold down 78 US cents to $US1319.77 an ounce
• Brent oil down 61 US cents to $US110.03 per barrel
What's on today
Australia: ANZ Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence index; NAB June business confidence conditions;
UK: May industrial production;
US: May consumer credit.
Stocks to watch
Boart Longyear looks unlikely to pull out of its downward spiral as a strategic review aimed at refinancing or selling the world's largest drilling company appears to have ground to a halt, according to The Australian Financial Review's Street Talk column.
Deutsche Bank cut its rating on ResMed from "buy" to "hold" and has a $52 a share price target on the stock.
Baillieu Holst has a "sell" recommendation on Santos and dropped its target price from $12.70 a share to $12.40 a share.
This blog is not intended as investment advice.
BusinessDay with wires
The Australian Financial Review


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Girls missing. Churches torched. Hundreds killed. Nigeria is in the grip of an almost unimaginable tragedy.
Rev. Samuel Dali, President of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, has said, "We want the Church worldwide to recognise that this is not just our problem. It is the problem of the whole body of Christ... Dozens of our churches have already been completely razed down and many pastors killed while others have fled along with their members. If the situation does not stop, there is a real danger of eliminating churches in north-eastern Nigeria."
As the wave of violence shows no sign of abating and Islamist militant group Boko Haram acts with impunity, Nigerian bishops have decided that enough is enough. They are calling on Christians at home and around the world to pray for the church in Nigeria.
Pray For the Nigerian Elections
Elections were due to begin on 14 February, but have been delayed until 28 March. Many Christians are concerned about these elections, both because of continuing Boko Haram violence, and because of the violence against them following previous elections. In 2011, some Muslim youths from northern states were angry when Goodluck Jonathan, a southern Christian, was elected as president, fearing marginalisation from his government. They killed 1,000 people, and 74,000 people were displaced.
This year, the presidential election is between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, a Muslim. Members of the National Assembly and State Governors will also be elected.
Please pray
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Kai Ryssdal: Raj Rajaratnam's going to jail. He'll spend 11 years behind bars for his role in one of the biggest insider trading cases there's ever been.
Rajaratnam used to run a hedge fund called Galleon. We wondered this morning, as we thought about how to cover this story, what people were saying about it. People specifically in the world of finance, and down at Zucotti Park at Occupy Wall Street.
Here's the tape -- I'll let you figure out who's who.
Alan Brower: I think it's about time they started imposing these tougher sentences, because it's something that destroys the credibility of the stock market and that's very, very damaging to the country.
Robert JacksonL: I hope justice is served. When it comes to jailtime, I mean, if this is a money thing and he's a real greedy guy, and he's just storing money and not thinking about anything else, then I think he's already suffering. And if he has a good heart and he didn't deserve that, then may his sentence feel shorter than it is, and may he come out with a bolder heart and make a difference in the world, you know?
That last guy was Robert Jackson. We found him in Zuccotti Park this morning; he's been there for a week Occupying Wall Street. Before him, securities lawyer Alan Brower; we talked to him in Midtown Manhattan.
Right now, we're going to talk to our New York bureau chief Heidi Moore about the sentence and whether it's going to make any real difference. Hey Heidi.
Heidi Moore: Hey Kai.
Ryssdal: So you heard the tape: I mean, Wall Street wants its reputation back; the Occupy Wall Streeters, you know, 'he's got guilt in his heart.' What does this really mean for anything really?
Moore: The most important part about this case is that Raj Rajaratnam is not actually the biggest insider trader -- he's just the biggest one we've caught. So when the judge was sentencing him, he made a comment about the virus that's infecting our business culture, this virus of dishonesty. And this case is important because what Raj did went deep. He wasn't just some upstart -- he was a person at the top of the food chain. And this kind of behavior may be how he got there. You know, he's not the only one who has done insider trading. In fact, it's rampant on Wall Street. And so people are really worried: Is the game rigged? And this case has become a centerpoint of that concern about Wall Street.
Ryssdal: Do you believe, then, that this will stop anybody from doing the same thing? Does it un-rig the game?
Moore: It doesn't un-rig it, but what it does is make it harder for people to be as bold as they might have been in doing this kind of thing. The thing that put Raj away was wiretaps, and ever since his case came to light, people have been far more careful on Wall Street about what they say on the phone, over email. They make sure that it's just not as obvious that they're flouting the law or challenging it. And so you have that deterring effect, but we just know it's human nature -- insider trading is as old as the markets themselves. So it won't stop, but hopefully, some people might be discouraged.
Ryssdal: Does it let the powers the be -- the establishment, if you will -- say to the Occupy Wall Streeters and people who are dissatisfied with a lot of what's happening, can they now say, 'Look, we're trying! We got Raj'?
Moore: Yeah, absolutely. This is a huge victory for them. It an enormous case; this is one of the most powerful people on Wall Street who got caught doing this. And the fact that he got caught, the fact that he's being put away, is a significant sign that yeah, there are eyes on the Street. You can't just commit crimes and expect to get away with it.
Ryssdal: But by the same token -- scratching the surface, right?
Moore: That's right. I mean, basically we need a whole U.S. Attorney's office times a million to catch all the guys who do this.
Ryssdal: Heidi Moore in New York. Thanks Heidi.
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Senior Kevin Jones was the recipient of the teams MVP award for the 2011-12 season, handed out at the teams banquet on Thursday night.
Jones, a senior from Mount Vernon, N.Y., averaged 19.9 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. He became just the third player in Big East conference history to have led the league in both scoring and rebounding in the same season.
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- All-Big East 1st team 2012 season
- 5th in scoring (1,822 points) for Mountaineer career
- 4th in rebounding (1,048 rebounds) for Mountaineer career
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I spent the better part of last week doing ink swabs, but to be honest I've been a little frustrated with certain colors not turning up accurately in either scans or pictures. My friend and fellow Technoscribe Sam is a photographer and quite technically savvy, and he's been entertaining my quest for accurate ink scans! What I aim to do is go beyond simply scanning and posting ink swabs....that's easy to do. What I want to do is post ACCURATE ink swabs that actually reflect the true colors of the ink! It's most certainly easier said than done.
In an hour-long conversation with Sam about 'profiling' my devices, I think I have a game plan about how to make swabs as accurately represented as possible. The main problem that we all face with trying to view accurate colors on a computer is that every device that is used in the process has different physical properties that are not in sync. My scanner has its properties, my computer monitor has different properties, and your computer monitor has different properties. Even if we set the same brightness and color contrast, the physical makeup of the devices will show colors slightly different. It's not necessarily something that would be noticeable 98% of the time, but when we're 'pushing the boundaries' of color management like with ink swabs, the difference can be severe. The key to getting all of the physical devices to be in sync is with something called profiling.
Profiling is basically setting all of the physical devices to one standard so you know the colors you're seeing are actually what they are intended to be! Photographers do this with 18% grey cards and setting their white balance. If using a scanner, then you scan a lab-tested standardized color card and a computer program interprets exactly how the scanner 'views' colors. The program then tells you what settings to adjust in your photo editing program to adjust the scanner's reading to reflect the 'true' colors. Monitors are different, they require physical devices to be profiled, and that's about all I understand about that so far!
Now I'm really pushing the limits of my understanding of color management, which is a topic upon which most professional photographers likely overlook! But here's a simple example of the differences in color profiles. Here's a picture of my Caran d'Ache ink swabs as I scanned them in:
Now here's the exact same picture but converted to an RGB profile:
You may notice a subtle difference between the two pics, especially with the Blue Sky and Saffron. That's no surprise, yellows, oranges, and blue are more affected by color profiling. Though this difference is subtle (and this is a very conservative example), it can make or break the difference between an ink you'll love and an ink you'll hate! Proper coloration as I see it is important enough for me to investigate further. It's a topic well outside my area of expertise, though, so I'm going to take my time to figure it all out. If you know about color management and scanner/monitor profiling, please, help! ;)


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NORTH COUNTY -- A severe injury crash in the Deer Springs area backed up southbound Interstate 15 for some distance this morning on the inland commute, according to authorities.
The California Highway Patrol reported that two vehicles collided on Deer Springs Road east of North Twin Oaks Valley Road at 6:50 a.m., blocking the northbound lane. At least one person was severely hurt, officers said.
Traffic began backing up onto southbound I-15 at Deer Springs Road. A traffic advisory was issued at 7:49 a.m.


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Letter: Voters should reject legalized gambling
Voters should reject legalized gambling
I have seen a gambling amendment rejected twice in my memory, but of course, easy money is hard to resist. Previous rejections led to allowing Indian casinos, which were to share the loot with state and local governments. This fell apart when Indians withheld payment due to the opening of state racinos. So our governor is back with a euphemistically worded amendment that we are all supposed to give our blessing to.
Of course, no one will mention that casino gambling is the only available way to tax the poor. Gambling is rife with undesirable conduct such as family dissolution, gambling addiction, embezzlement, ad infinitum. Our constitutional gambling prohibition should be strengthened, not weakened.
I would remind fellow gun owners that our governor sucker-punched us with his midnight oil SAFE Act. If you would like to repay him in kind, while doing a favor for our communities, reject this rose-colored, deceivingly worded casino gambling amendment on Election Day, and vote no on Proposition 1.
Stephen V. Chilcott


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What Our Editors Will Be Gifting, Last Minute Edition
"This thing stays in my suitcase. On the beach it's a blanket or sarong. On the slopes it's a scarf. At a questionable hotel, it's a towel. I've also seen it used at home as a throw or tablecloth."
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"Forget ordinary towels. These Tunisia-inspired styles are a step up. With a sophisticated color palette and 100 percent cotton versatility, a fouta works as a throw or even a blanket. It's a beach-house essential."
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"Fouta Lifestyle founder, Pauline Eveillard, on wearing men's fragrances: "'There's something about it that seems very well balanced,' says Pauline Eveillard, founder of the fashion brand Fouta Lifestye, who wears both Chanel's Allure Homme Sport and Hermès's Un Jardin Sur Le Toit."
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"It is important to self-evaluate, and to recognize your strengths and weaknesses in professional and personal realms. You are not required to master all fields, but follow your strengths, while also challenging yourself to always improve."
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"Infinitely multi-purposed, this rectangular cut of cloth is a traveler's best friend, especially when it is as understated and chic as the Tunisian variation known as a fouta."
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text: I installed 2.3.0-rc2 without any errors. Then I tried to access the Administrator group under Security admin. I got a alert box with an error message to big to see on my 13.3" screen. Then I tried to create a new group and got the same alert box. I reloaded and got this this. Is this a bug or something on my machine? Any clues?


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this owl quilt. It only took us 2 1/2 hours...we are good at spending the monies fast! We picked them to coordinate with the one fabric that has the owl print: it's a flannel that will be the backing, but it turns out they also look delicious with the paint colors--bonus!
Now...um...what do we do next?!


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GTA 5: New Artwork Reveals Extra Characters
We saw GTA 5 in action and we've already talked at great length about the GTA 5 gameplay demo, about how it could be the best open world game yet and even a list of facts you didn't know about GTA 5.
But that's still not enough.
So how about six brand new concept images for GTA 5? Though some of them show characters we've already seen – Michael, Franklin and Trevor – they are actually newer versions of these characters.
One also shows Franklin and Michael preparing for a heist of some kind.
Then there's artwork for Jimmy and Tracy, the son and daughter of Michael. It's interesting to see how the artwork has depicted the two, and it also highlights their personalities.
Then there's Lamar – who we saw in Franklin's GTA 5 trailer – as he is stealing a car.
And lastly brand new character known only as Nervous Ron. Resembling a more paranoid version of The Truth, Ron is equipped with a radiowave scanner, presumably listening in to emergency services for coming danger.
Either way, they're all glorious pieces of artwork and well worth perusing.


text: I just bought a mini-display to HDMI converter to connect my iMac to HDTV. The connection works just fine but there's one problem that I discovered. OSX Mavericks provides no option to turn off your Mac display when using external monitor. I first thought there should be a simpler way to do that; but it turns out that there's absolutely no way OSX allows you to do that. I don't know if it's meant to be that way OR Apple's just forgetting this simple yet useful facility. I however found a way to make that happen without using any third-party app. The idea is simple. Connect your external display to your Mac and once you get the desktop to appear on the external display, simply decrease the brightness of your Mac screen to minimum; that the screen goes dark. I've no clue whether this would help save battery on the Mac; but I believe setting the brightness to minimum should be equivalent to turning the display off - because the screen does not have to render the contents on screen. If you know any other mechanism that helps achieve this; please let me know. This issue forms one of the few issues I have with the OSX system. Apple shouldn't call it 'world's most advance OS'. You've gotta let people do what they want and not be a dictator, Apple! If you want a third-party app to do this for you; there's a program called "Shades" https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23370/shades . I have not used it; but I found a few recommendations online. Use it at your own risk. For now, turning the display off is the best way to deal with this problem. Let's wait that OSX engineers will fix this up some day.


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Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
This is a favorite where I work. Also my husbands favorite. Can make it lighter using lighter substitutes, But if your going make why not use the fatting stuff and just eat in moderation.
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Level: Easy
Serves: 8
- 1 c. onion
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 can rotel diced tomatoes
- 1 can green Chilies
- 1 package cream cheese
- 3 c. Cooked Chicken
- 1 package flour tortillas
- 2 c. whipping cream
- 2 c. Monterey Jack cheese
- Saute onion in melted butter, until translucent, then add rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, sautee until liquid is absorbed.
- Then add cream cheese, stir until melted. Add chicken and toss to coat.
- Place about 1 Tablespoon of filling into each tortilla, (depending on how full you want, may make more than 8 tortillas). Roll up and place seam side down in a 9x13 baking dish. Pour whipping cream over the top. And then sprinkle cheese over top. Bake in a 350* oven for about 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden brown. Cut into 8 servings and enjoy. Serve with sour cream, guacamole, taco sauce, just any of your favorite condiments. Enjoy!!
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Hello. I did read the informational sticky but didn't get far beyond the initial few responses. I also couldn't find the appropriate search terms for this, apparently.
Okay enough with the preliminaries. I need to know if someone with NPD ever recognizes they have the condition. I have read and heard over and over that individuals with personality disorders do not know they have them. I've even heard that it's a hallmark of personality disorders that the person does not know they have it - crazy people don't know they're crazy and all.
Now I did read some writings of a Sam Vashkin. But I thought it odd a person with NPD would acknowledge it publicly and wondered if he was just an attention whore.
So, basically is it possible for someone with this disorder to know/admit to themselves they have it?
And if so, have there been any studies or research saying so? Is it known to be possible in the pysch world?
Also - if a person does admit this to themselves, is it normal to have a sort of breakdown? Would it cause immense fear that they are delusional and will never achieve their outrageous ambitions?
Okay one more thing - do individuals with NPD ever go through some sort of off period? perhaps supply dries up for a time and/or they have some sort of realization that they're not who they thought and are no longer unique, special, or deserving? Perhaps they come across others with achievements they just can't top and start to panic as the inner vision starts to crumble? Could this lead to a severe depression and despondency for a good while? Or is this impossible for someone with NPD?
What happens to one who goes a long while without adequate supply? could this cause depression and lost sense of self?
Thanks for any help.


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Seniors protest proposed Social Security cuts
Posted October 27, 2011
Raleigh, N.C. — A small but passionate group of protesters picketed the Social Security Administration offices in Raleigh and Durham Thursday, part of a series of nationwide protests over proposed cuts to Social Security benefits.
Members of the so-called super-committee in Congress, which is looking to cut the federal deficit, have called for changing the calculation for annual cost-of-living increases in federal programs as well as the yearly adjustments in income tax brackets.
A decision to base annual cost of living increases on the new calculation would lower Social Security costs by $108 billion over a decade, and the impact on benefits for federal civilian and military pension programs and veterans' benefits would save an additional $23 billion, according to calculations made in February 2010.
Social Security offices picketed over possible cuts
Congressional experts said the list of federal programs that would be affected is extensive, and included Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps and more, but the absence of a written description by either side in the deficit negotiations makes a complete listing impossible.
Seniors protesting at the Social Security officials said they don't want the government to cut their benefits, and they also want benefits for federal workers protected.
"We don't have to go back to pre-Franklin Roosevelt times, when seniors were left to their own devices," said Michael Gravinese, of the American Federation of Government Employees.
The union for government workers helped organize the protest.
"(Social Security) provides a dramatic economic impact in every community across the country," Gravinese said. "Cutting it is not the answer (to the deficit)."


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Jan 01, 1997 | 400 Pages
"Romance with strength, wit, and intelligence. Connie Brockway delivers!"
—New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag
"Connie Brockway is a master at creating sparkling chemistry."
–Laura Kinsale
"[Connie Brockway's] work brims with warmth, wit, sensuality, and intelligence."
–Amanda Quick
"Connie Brockway's powerful characters grab you by the heartstrings and pull you into their world, their hearts, their love!"
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"Connie Brockway's work is an absolute delight!"-
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Rated 4 / 5 stars
Rather nice
Nice and soft for the most part, but the staccato chords are a bit of an eyesore (earsore ? :>), they're quite jarring as a listener and makes it harder to enjoy the otherwise relaxed feel. I think playing them just a tad softer would've lended a lot more class to the track.
The cello is a nice touch and adds some dimension, but it's really low in the mix and sounds rather programmed - the patch/sample sounds decent at times in itself so I'd try record a MIDI performance, including expression data.
Nice playing by the way! Keep it up.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Dude haha
you make me like classic music and thats skills haha downloadid it and just nice man keep this up :D
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
Simple skills~
I love those chords that you hit, you came out with a great job on this one, keep up tour talent. :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Just wow, i wish i had your skill


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Old-school toys dominate at retail
WASHINGTON – There are two requests Don Mahoney, otherwise known as Santa Claus, keeps getting day after day: Barbies and Legos.
"There are a whole bunch of toys out there, but the kids really know what they want," said Mahoney, who has been stationed outside his "North Pole workshop" at St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf, Md. since early November. "The Barbie dolls and the Legos, those are really big."
In a year when one toy has yet to emerge as the must-have of the season, analysts say retailers and consumers are reverting to the basics: cars, dolls, Legos and bicycles. But that may not be enough to save what many expect to be a slow holiday shopping season.
"There are no hot toys this year; there really aren't," said Gerrick Johnson, a toy industry analyst at BMO Capital Markets. "We don't have a Tickle Me Elmo or a Zhu Zhu Pet or a Cabbage Patch Kid – nothing that is approaching phenomenon status."
Instead, decades-old classics are inching their way back to the top of Christmas lists. According to a National Retail Federation survey released Thursday, 25.8 percent of shoppers said Barbies would be their primary purchase for girls. For boys, Legos were the most popular item, with 10.6 percent of customers on board.
There are hints of burgeoning demand for high-tech items. For the first time, iPads were among the most popular gifts for both girls and boys, outpacing the new Big Hugs Elmo, American Girl dolls and Furby. But overall, Hot Wheels and Disney Princesses have kept their stranglehold at the top of the rankings.
"The nostalgia surrounding some of the oldest toys will never go away," said Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation. "A lot of kids are still growing up on traditional toys."
That may not be good news for retailers. Sales of toys have remained flat in recent years during the choppy economic recovery. Last year, toys sales totaled $22 billion in the United States, down from $22.2 billion in 2008, according to data from research firm NPD Group. That trend is expected to continue this year as analysts predict another lackluster holiday shopping season.
"In the 12 years I've been covering toys, we've always had something selling for a premium on eBay," Johnson said, referring to the online auction site. "This is the first time we're not seeing that."
Just 44.3 percent of shoppers said they plan to buy toys this holiday season, down from 45.1 percent last year, according to National Retail Federation data.
"The problem is that what really gets people spending on toys is not necessarily the same old, same old," Johnson said. "It's innovation, compelling new toys – and we don't have a whole lot of that right now."


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|I have always called this problem _Beached Whale._ Stay off the holds around the corner and slap those slopers. The top out is the reason for the name.
By Jesse Ryan
Oct 7, 2003
|Beached whale is to the right of this problem. Instead of sit starting on the arete ala beached whale find the two sidepulls - one is just above and right of the cave crack, the other is the distinct edge in the middle of the face to the left of the start of beached whale - you'll be standing at the start of this. On the top out you use one hold on beached whale, but with your right hand instead of your left. Try it - quite different. Much easier for the tall.


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Me, a grown man, enjoying a cake pop
North Park treats for graduation, wedding, Easter
Ian Anderson 9:30 a.m., Sept. 24
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Collins taught freshman composition and continued to work in the computer lab while pursuing his master's degree. "Then I decided I didn't want to write anymore. I had philosophical reasons for not wanting to add to the mass of analytical writing involved with literature. I started taking incompletes, getting F's. Just dropping out. I wasn't teaching anymore. The Web position opened up. I started working here full-time just about the time my marriage was falling apart in 1997. I'm pretty happy. Workwise."
Collins said he hasn't yet sorted out what happened in his marriage. "I was unhappy, and I didn't know it. I wasn't being honest with myself. I always thought of myself as a very self-evaluative person. I met my wife and we fell in love and we got married. It was a wonderful relationship. I kept telling myself it was a wonderful relationship right up until the point where I said, 'I want to be anywhere but here.' I fell in love with somebody else.
"It was almost like I woke up one morning and said, 'Oh my God. Who am I?' My wife was saying things like, 'Where are you going to get a job?' And I was thinking, 'I'm happy where we are right now. I know we're not saving any money. And we're not close to buying a house. But this is a wonderful life.' When we started out, we were hippies. By the time we broke up, she wasn't a hippie anymore, and I still was. She's not a bad woman. She's a great person. I just don't think she was the right person for me."
How would Collins's life have changed had he been born a woman? "I think that my concept of myself might have been more limited if I'd been born a woman. What I was capable of, what was possible for me. My mom's a nurse. She wanted to be a doctor. My sister is also a nurse.
"I think high school would have been very different," Collins said. "My perception of what girls and boys did in high school was that the boys chased and the girls were chased. As a shy boy, I didn't do a very good job of chasing. But as a shy girl, I could have gone out there and not had to be the aggressive one."
According to Collins, his life path during college depended on which class and instructor he was taking. "After I took my first logic class at Palomar," Collins explained, "I took a knowledge and reality class. You question your universe, your values, things like that. That instructor was very instrumental in the way I started thinking about myself. I like to tell people that at that point, I was no longer my parents' child. I became my own person.
"Philosophically, I would have been the same person as a woman if I had taken the same classes that I did as a man. The way I rebelled as a man was that I withdrew from society. I said, 'This is not the society that I find valuable. People are motivated by money.' In order to deconstruct society as a woman, I think I might have been more likely to take over. I would have been even more of a feminist. I would have been even more politically active. I might have gotten a degree to prove to the world that I could.
"I still think I would have gotten my degree in literature. Teaching is very close to my heart. I think I would have been a teacher. Which would have been ironic as a revolutionary woman to take the accepted woman's professional role as a teacher."
Collins paused to consider his marriage again. "I might not have married as a woman," he said. "It's hard for me to imagine a relationship that's not with another woman. Also, I think I would have been much more interested in maintaining my autonomy."
During his marriage, Collins and his wife didn't have any children. "In fact, I can't have any. I'm fixed," he explained. "When I was 22, for our anniversary, we decided I would have a vasectomy. My wife had been on birth control since she was about 13, and she was 23. We said, 'These chemicals [in birth control pills] are not good for you, so we'd like to look into some other form of birth control.' Surgery for a man is much less traumatic than it is for a woman. And I'm mostly still happy with that decision. If I'd been a woman, I probably would not have gotten fixed. Physiologically, the surgery is so much more traumatic for a woman."
Unlike David Robitzek, Collins admits to wishing he weren't a man. "Actually, a lot," he said. "I think that women are really fascinating. If I were a woman, I don't know if I would be heterosexual. I don't know if I would want to hang around with men because most men are jerks."
Collins finished his interview by imagining he would trade places with the writer Gertrude Stein. "I think Gertrude Stein is probably the coolest woman I know of," he said. "She lived her own life according to her own rules. She was an amazing writer, just an amazing brain."
Building Fences
From San Marcos, I traveled south. On an upper floor of a downtown high-rise, I sat across from another man in another corner office. Although his name appears etched in the wide glass doors that lead into the law firm he heads, "Mike" preferred to remain anonymous. We looked out across San Diego Bay to Point Loma and the sea before he began to talk.
"I'm a trial lawyer," Mike said. "Our practice is almost exclusively business litigation. I don't do any personal injury or malpractice." Somewhere in his 50s, Mike had the muscular build and weathered face of an aging athlete. On the afternoon we spoke, winter shadows crept across the room and played across Mike's face as he shifted or waved his hands or drew pictures in the air.


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Perl Script to Backup MySQL DatabasesWritten by BinnyVA on June 19, 2008 – 11:13 pm -
So far, we covered backing up files locally and over a network. Now let let see how to backup databases(only mysql supported – yet).
The script uses 'mysqldump' command to backup the data. That means that the backups are in the SQL dump format. The dumps of all the databases that are backed up are compressed and stored in the destination folder. They will be named in this format – YYYY-MM-DD.tar.gz.
Configuration File
This script reads a configuration file named 'dbbackup.config' and backups all the databases specified in that file to another location in the same system. This configuration file must be in the same folder as the perl script. The configuration file format is given below…
# Unwanted_DB - commented - will not be backedup
The Perl Script
# Backups all the databases specified in the dbbackup.config file
$backup_folder = '/var/Backup/Special/Databases'; #EDIT THIS LINE
use File::Basename;
my $config_file = dirname($0) . "/dbbackup.config";
my @databases = removeComments(getFileContents($config_file));
chdir($backup_folder) or die("Cannot go to folder '$backup_folder'");
my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) = localtime(time);
$year += 1900;
#Zero padding
$mday = '0'.$mday if ($mday<10);
$mon = '0'.$mon if ($mon<10);
my $folder = "$year-$mon-$mday";
mkdir($folder) or die("Cannot create a folder called '$folder'");
foreach my $database (@databases) {
next if ($database eq '');
my $table = '';
if(index($database,' ')+1) { #Get just 1 table in the database - if there is a ' '(space) in the db name
my @parts = split(' ',$database);
$database = $parts[0];
$table = $parts[1];
print "Backing up $database ... ";
my $file = $database;
$file .= '_' . $table if($table ne '');
$file .= ".sql";
`mysqldump -u root $database $table > $folder/$file`;
print "Done\n";
print "Compressing the folder ... ";
`tar -czf $folder.tar.gz $folder/`;
print "Done\nRemoving Folder ... ";
`rm -rf $folder`;
print "Done\n\n";
sub getFileContents {
my $file = shift;
open (FILE,$file) || die("Can't open '$file': $!");
my @lines=<FILE>;
return @lines;
sub removeComments {
my @lines = @_;
@cleaned = grep(!/^\s*#/, @lines); #Remove Comments
@cleaned = grep(!/^\s*$/, @cleaned); #Remove Empty lines
return @cleaned;
If you need, you can set this script as a cron job – this will make sure that you don't have to worry about the backup.
Tags: backup, database, mysql, perl, script
Posted in Programming, Scripting, Shell Scripts | 17 Comments »
Script to Backup Files Over a Network Using RsyncWritten by BinnyVA on June 4, 2008 – 9:47 pm -
This script will backup the specified files to another computer on your network. You can also use this to send your files to a remote server. This script compliments the last Rsync Backup script. Its possible to combine both the script together, I prefer to keep them separate.
The Setup
For this to work, you need to have a password-less login system over ssh. You should configure the remote system to accept your credentials by giving your public key to the remote server. If you are not sure how to do that, just leave a comment and I'll make a post on how to set it up.
The configuration file is the same format as the one used in the last Rsync script. But in this case, the file name will be '
The Code
#The folder on the remote system that must be used to store the data
$backup_folder = '/home/neo/Backup'; #Final '/' must NOT be there.
# The user for whom we have set up the key based login
$backup_user = 'neo';
# The IP address/domain name of the remote system.
$backup_server = '192.168.0.30';
use File::Basename;
my $config_file = dirname($0) . "/rsyncnetworkbackup.config";
my @all_locations = removeComments(getFileContents($config_file));
foreach my $folder_locations (@all_locations) {
my($folder,$backup_location) = split(/\s+/,$folder_locations);
print "Backing up $folder to $backup_location ... ";
`rsync -avze ssh $folder $backup_user\@$backup_server:\"$backup_folder/$backup_location\"`;
print "Done\n";
sub getFileContents {
my $file = shift;
my @lines;
open (FILE,$file) || die("Can't open '$file': $!");
return @lines;
sub removeComments {
my @lines = @_;
@cleaned = grep(!/^\s*#/, @lines); #Remove Comments
@cleaned = grep(!/^\s*$/, @cleaned); #Remove Empty lines
return @cleaned;
Tags: backup, network, perl, remote, rsync, script
Posted in Networking, Scripting, Shell Scripts | 9 Comments »
Shell Script to Backup Files Locally Using RsyncWritten by BinnyVA on May 9, 2008 – 11:39 pm -
All programmers have their own customized backup solutions. I have six. Yes, six! Five to backup files and one to backup database tables. And I am not counting version control or other backup systems built into the tools I use. Anyway, in the first post of the shell scripts series, let me introduce you to my Rsync based local backup solution.
Configuration File
This script reads a configuration file named 'rsyncbackup.config' and backups all the folders specified in that file to another location in the same system. This configuration file must be in the same folder as the perl script. The configuration file format is given below…
#Notes - do NOT include the last '/' at the end of the source folders
#################### Web files ####################
# My Sites
#Folder to backup #Folder to which it should be backuped to
/var/www/html/Sites Htdocs/
/var/www/html/Projects Htdocs/
If there is just one column in a line, that folder will be backuped to "
<backup folder>/<folder name>". Let say that my backup destination folder is '
/var/Backup/Rsync'. So the first line, '
~/Scripts' will copy the contents of '
~/Scripts' to '
If a line in the configuration file has two columns, then an extra folder will be created with the name provided in the second column. For example, the line '
/var/www/html/Sites Htdocs/' will create a backup of '
/var/www/html/Sites' in '
And if you have not guessed it already, all lines that begin in a # are comments and will be ignored.
The Script
There is the perl script that automates the rsync calls…
$backup_folder = '/var/Backup/Rsync'; #Final '/' must NOT be there.
use File::Basename;
my $config_file = dirname($0) . "/rsyncbackup.config";
my @all_locations = removeComments(getFileContents($config_file));
chdir($backup_folder) or die("Cannot go to folder '$backup_folder'");
foreach my $folder_locations (@all_locations) {
my($folder,$backup_location) = split(/\s+/,$folder_locations);
print "Backing up $folder to $backup_location ... ";
`rsync -a $folder $backup_folder/$backup_location`;
print "Done\n";
sub getFileContents {
my $file = shift;
my @lines;
if(!open (FILE,$file)) {
die("Can't open '$file': $!");
} else {
return @lines;
sub removeComments {
my @lines = @_;
@cleaned = grep(!/^\s*#/, @lines); #Remove Comments
@cleaned = grep(!/^\s*$/, @cleaned); #Remove Empty lines
return @cleaned;
Execute this script using the command 'perl RsyncBackup.pl'. In my system I have created an alias 'bk' for this script. I recommend that you make a similar alias if you take backups regularly(extremely recommended).
Backing up is done using rsync – so its faster than a simple 'cp' as only the modified and new files are copied.
Tags: automate, backup, perl, rsync, script, shell
Posted in Programming, Scripting, Shell Scripts | 4 Comments »
Shell Script Language – Use Perl, Not BashWritten by BinnyVA on May 2, 2008 – 11:40 pm -
To me, a shell script is a script that automates repetitive tasks. But that is not the 'official' definition. Wikipedia has this definition…
A shell script is a script written for the shell, or command line interpreter, of an operating system.
I use a definition that defines the purpose of the script – while the others prefer a definition that defines the technology used. I am not going to claim that my definition is better than the other definition – that's pointless. Besides, even I think that the 'other' definition is the right one. But I will try to show you the advantages of my approach.
The Purpose
I like to automate things(in other words, I'm lazy). So I have a nice little collection of custom shell scripts. But there is a huge barrier to writing shell scripts – the language used. Traditionally shell scripts are written in a language provided by the shell – like bash or tcsh. That is the problem – these languages are Bad – with a capital 'B'.
The Problem
To people who are accustomed to decent languages, these shell languages will seem clunky – or even evil. But since most shell scripts are small, most people don't mind the torture.
In bash, the control flow commands seem to be thrown in as a after thought rather than something that's built into the language. If you don't believe me, compare the 'if' loop of bash and Perl.
This code checks wether the variable '$value' has the value 0 – if so it prints the message 'No Value'
if [ $value -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "No Value"
The same code in Perl…
if($value == 0) {
print "No Value";
Of course, Perl experts will go for
if(!$value) or even
unless($value) – but that's not the point. See how better the code looks in Perl. Yeah, even I am surprised to hear those words – Perl is considered by many to be an 'ugly' language. But when compared to shell languages, Perl is a gem(sorry about the pun – couldn't resist).
The Solution
The solution is simple – don't use a shell language to write your shell scripts – use a high level scripting language like Perl. Or Python, Ruby, PHP, Tcl or even JavaScript.
I still use bash to write shell scripts – but if the shell script has an if condition(other than a simple argument check), I use a higher language – usually Perl.
Advantages of using a Shell Language
- Its supported in even the tinest linux distros – even in embedded systems.
- Its the method preferred by the majority – I hope this will change soon.
- Command calls look more natural in a shell language.
Advantages of using a High Level Language
- Better Code
- Easy to maintain
- Faster development
- Libraries provide a lot of functionality
- Easier to port to different platforms.
So why am I telling you all this? Two reasons…
One, the next time you are going to write a shell script, I want you to choose a high level language rather than using bash.
The second reason is that now that my series on Linux MP3 Players are over, I am going to take a small break from desktop posts and write on more 'linuxy' topics. And one of those topic is Shell Scripting. So in the future posts, I am going to share some of my shell scripts with you. So when I publish a Perl script and call it a shell script, I don't want you to get confused .
Update: This article is translated to Serbo-Croatian language.
Tags: bash, Opinion, perl, Programming, script, shell
Posted in Command Line, Programming, Scripting | 42 Comments »


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Currency substitution and the new divisia monetary aggregates : the U. S. case
The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which the behavior of aggregate money holdings is influenced by foreign exchange considerations, an influence that has been labeled as currency substitution. Knowledge of the extent to which monies of different countries can substitute for each other is important for the design and implementation of monetary policy. However, existing empirical analyses of currency substitutions rest on official estimates of money holdings which imply an infinite elasticity of substitution between different monetary assets. Analyses of economic monetary aggregates do not impose the assumption of infinite elasticity of substitution, but no foreign exchange considerations are allowed. This paper combines both approaches into a unified explanation of money demand behavior.
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- McKinnon, Ronald I, 1982. "Currency Substitution and Instability in the World Dollar Standard," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 72(3), pages 320-333, June.
- Bordo, Michael D & Choudhri, Ehsan U, 1982.
"Currency Substitution and the Demand for Money: Some Evidence for Canada,"
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Blackwell Publishing, vol. 14(1), pages 48-57, February.
- Michael D. Bordo & Ehsan U. Choudhri, 1980. "Currency Substitution and the Semand for Money: Some Evidence for Canada," UCLA Economics Working Papers 190, UCLA Department of Economics.
- Michael J. Hamburger, 1966. "The Demand for Money by Households, Money Substitutes, and Monetary Policy," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 74, pages 600-600.
- Blejer, Mario I., 1981. "The dispersion of relative commodity prices under very rapid inflation," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 9(3), pages 347-356, December.
- Benjamin M. Friedman, 1985. "Portfolio Choice and the Debt-to-Income Relationship," NBER Working Papers 1545, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Benjamin M. Friedman, 1978. "Crowding Out or Crowding In? Economic Consequences of Financing Government Deficits," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 9(3), pages 593-641.
- Dooley, Michael & Isard, Peter, 1982. "A portfolio-balance rational-expectations model of the dollar-mark exchange rate," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(3-4), pages 257-276, May.
- Jared Enzler & Lewis Johnson & John Paulus, 1976. "Some Problems of Money Demand," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 7(1), pages 261-282.
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- Karen H. Johnson, 1982. "The demand for Swiss monetary assets," International Finance Discussion Papers 210, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Betty C. Daniel & Harold O. Fried, 1983. "Currency Substitution, Postal Strikes, and Canadian Money Demand," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 16(4), pages 612-624, November.
- Ewis, Nabil A & Fisher, Douglas, 1984. "The Translog Utility Function and the Demand for Money in the United States," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 16(1), pages 34-52, February.
- Feige, Edgar L & Pearce, Douglas K, 1977. "The Substitutability of Money and Near-Monies: A Survey of the Time-Series Evidence," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 15(2), pages 439-469, June.
- Barnett, William A & Offenbacher, Edward K & Spindt, Paul A, 1984. "The New Divisia Monetary Aggregates," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 92(6), pages 1049-1085, December.
- Dornbusch, Rudiger & Fischer, Stanley, 1980. "Exchange Rates and the Current Account," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 70(5), pages 960-971, December.
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Arkansas highway employee killed in accident
Authorities say an Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department employee was killed when the work vehicle in which he was riding was struck from behind and overturned.
According to an Arkansas State Police report, 68-year-old Vaughn Pierson of Mountain Home died and his colleague, Gary Hester, was injured in the crash Wednesday near Cornerstone.
The Batesville Daily Guard reports that Hester was driving west on Arkansas Highway 88 at a low speed while painting lane markings on the highway. The work vehicle was hit from behind by another westbound vehicle, causing the work vehicle to overturn.
The other vehicle's occupants, Roderick Gaston and Brittney Tillmon, were taken to a Pine Bluff hospital for treatment.
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1) n. from Latin for caput, meaning "head," the basic assets of a business (particularly corporations or partnerships) or of an individual, including actual funds, equipment and property as distinguished from stock in trade, inventory, payroll, maintenance and services. 2) adj. related to the basic assets or activities of a business or individual, such as capital account, capital assets, capital expenditure, and capital gain or loss. 3) n. an amount of money a person owns, as in "how much capital do you have to put into this investment?" as distinguished from the amount which must be financed.


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Album Rating: 2.0Pink Flag it aint.
if u think alcest is doomgaze, u probably wouldnt dig
care to explain what that even means?
haha I was just referencing the p4k review for this
also yes you should check this out if you're into shoegaze that isn't mbv
haha ok, I was left a bit dumbfounded by that comment ^^. maybe I will, maybe I will..
Album Rating: 3.5This is Randy Blythe's favourite album apparently.
wtv the fuck that means...
Album Rating: 4.0what
Digging: Alcian Blue - Translucent
wasnt he guilty of killing someone or am i mistaken
Album Rating: 4.0ha ha
Album Rating: 3.5yup that's him. was in the news saying it's his fav.
great stuff
Album Rating: 4.0Loving this so far
Album Rating: 4.5bent nail is my favorite I change my mind
Digging: Geotic - Abysma
Album Rating: 4.0Somersault and Dig man
Album Rating: 4.5@rhyme
he stabbed some dude in a fight. he didn't die but he served two years anyway
Album Rating: 4.5LOL i'm talking about the frontman of this band
Album Rating: 4.5I got confused and thought rhyme was talking about the frontman of this band and not randy
Album Rating: 4.5http://noisey.vice.com/blog/interview-about-nothing-philly-shoegaze-band
tbh i was making a joke about how ironic it was for someone accused of manslaughter saying an album called guilty of everything was his favourite album atm
Album Rating: 4.5great interview though. he talks about the music him and his mom used to listen to. I love when artists talk about what bands they like. idk why It's cool to find out what other people listen to
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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The VTOL hung in the grey sky a few feet above the surface of the roof. Jet engines whined, spraying sheets of rain into the air. The plane's stealth-plated body was painted in equally jagged gray and black urban camouflage. The VTOL faded from view as LCD active camouflage panels reactivated. The silence was the only way to tell it's absence.
Eighteen armored figures ran through the pouring rain at the all clear signal, moving fast and low with their weapons raised, kicking up water. The soldiers spread out over the roof, taking cover behind HVAC equipment and access doors. They moved with a practiced precision and total comm silence that indicated that this was a well rehearsed operation.
On the horizon, the city's greenish lights and blocky black buildings faded into an indistinct patchwork occasionally lit up by flashes of lightning. Some sections of the city were entirely black; their silhouettes only made visible by the occasional lightning. Even further out, barely visible through the clouds, there was a thin strip of black ocean dotted with offshore mining platforms.
It's pretty damn quiet for a war-zone...
The Setting:
The Gregorian year is 7024, and the great powers of the galaxy have their hands at each other's throats. Humanity and 11 other major species have formed one of the largest military alliances in the galaxy's known history, the Coalition. But the borders aren't the only place wars are fought, and within the Coalition, different groups have conflicting agendas and ideas, and people will always fight and die for these causes, be they patriots, opportunists, or madmen.
Welcome to VI's operations division. Corporate special forces. 5th Aegesian company. You are part of a band of well paid, well trained soldiers who can expect to find themselves providing VIP security at a conference one month, and then find themselves in the middle of a high-intensity war-zone the next. You do everything: intelligence, investigation, wet-work, training, security, and active duty service alongside Coalition forces. Anything. Naturally, this makes for a rather eclectic band of people, but you all fight for the company, and really VI isn't so bad. They treat their employees like family, and so what if they off a few people here and there; the AOC and most other corps aren't any better...
This is a fairly hard SF setting with magical and paranormal elements (not D&D magic, mind. As such it's not impossible for you to be a magic user or a psychic though it is highly unlikely to have more than one even in an SF unit, and additional Rping responsibility falls o n you in either case). There are also almost no transhumanist or potentially transhumanist technology (i.e. no AI, no advanced bioengineering of sentients, no cybernetics, and no self replicating or construction nanomachines). It is an offense to the gods, but more to the point it is punishable by summary execution without trial.