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Bluehost How-To : Got vbulletin installed…..1 more big big problem though

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:37:07 GMT

clipped by: hostingwebcoupon
clipper's remarks: If you click the bulletin link, it brings up my forum perfect.How do I make the forum my actual home page when you type in my addy?

Clip Source: www.hostingcoupons.org

Bluehost How-To : Got vbulletin installed…..1 more big big problem though

This is a bluehost question posted by thesackshack on 17 July 2008

Tags: bluehost, host, blue hosts, review, vbulletin, though

Biotech Buzz Kills

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:14:59 GMT

clipped by: Matthew Herper
clipper's remarks: Adam Feuerstein over at TheStreet.com always has smart things to say about biotech stocks. In his column today, he makes both Onyxx, which has a big-selling cancer drug, and Exelixis, which is testing cancer drugs, sound very risky.

With the markets a mess, it's hard to see how the extremely risky world of cash-hungry biotechs is going to appeal to investors.

Clip Source: www.thestreet.com

Onyx started the year at $55, so the performance of the stock is even worse than Kent describes.

Here's what's happening: Nexavar is a very good cancer drug, but most of the sales growth in liver cancer (and to a much lesser extent, kidney cancer) is coming from Europe and Asia. That's a problem because Onyx doesn't seem to have very good visibility into those markets, especially Asia.

Clip Source: www.thestreet.com

Exelixis closed trading Thursday at $3.62. That $1 billion market cap has been whittled down to under $400 million.

Clip Source: www.thestreet.com

Exelixis turned out to be an expensive stock with an early-stage pipeline. The company has a voracious and never-ending appetite for cash. And that pile of promising cancer drugs in the portfolio, far from being a "cushion from failure," has actually been a hindrance to intelligent clinical development.

Exelixis has too many drugs in the hopper, to the point that nothing is getting done quickly enough.

10 Simple Ways to Stop Global Warming

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:03:09 GMT

clipped by: mylodon
clipper's remarks: A U.N. climate change report details the possible effects of global warming -- food shortages, more hurricanes, more wildfires, coastal flooding and more. We don't need to wait for governments to find a solution for this problem: each individual can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things. Find out what steps you can take to help save the environment.

Clip Source: www.infospreads.com

10 Simple Ways to Stop Global Warming

Global Warming 101

A U.N. climate change report details the possible effects of global warming -- food shortages, more hurricanes, more wildfires, coastal flooding and more. We don't need to wait for governments to find a solution for this problem: each individual can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things. Find out what steps you can take to help save the environment.

The good news is we don't have to wait for technical solutions to reduce the impact of these big offenders. Solutions exist now to allow us to reduce our dependence on power plants and use cleaner transportation options. We just have to start using them. Here are 10 simple ways to do your part to start making a difference now. By saving energy, you’ll also save money.

According to the EPA, a typical U.S. household generates 45,000 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions each year.

Tags: global warming 101, global warming tips, ways to stop global warming, stop global warming, global warming consequences

He asked voters to check his record

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:33:44 GMT

clipped by: deb2012
clipper's remarks: Energy voting record

Clip Source: www.americanprogressaction.org

McCain Receives "0" on League of Conservation Voters 2007 Scorecard.

McCain Accepted $291,658 from Big Oil in 2007.

McCain Missed Opportunity To End Big Oil Tax Breaks to Invest in Clean Energy.

Gas Tax Holiday Would Hike Oil Prices.

The problem is that lowering gasoline prices at the pump would encourage more consumption. So in the long run, it would push prices up

McCain Is Officially Inducted into the Petroleum Club.

McCain Voted To Drill Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Crucial Showdown.

McCain Opposes Renewable Electricity.

renewable electricity standard would require utilities to generate a certain portion of their electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources. Twenty six states, including Arizona, have such requirements. In 2002 and 2005, there were votes in the Senate to require utilities nationwide to generate 10 percent or 20 percent of their electricity from renewable energy resources. Sen. McCain voted against renewable electricity every time.

Tags: energy, alternative energy, politics

Depth and life, of oceans

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:31:59 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'Deepest ever' living fish filmed

A UK-Japan team found the 17-strong shoal at depths of 7.7km (4.8 miles) in the Japan Trench in the Pacific - and captured the deep sea animals on film.

The scientists have been using remote-operated landers designed to withstand immense pressures to comb the world's deepest depths for marine life.

No-one has ever seen fish alive at these depths before

"There are three problems: the first is food supply, which is very remote and has to come from 8km (5 miles) above.

"There is very high pressure - they have to have all sorts of physiological modifications, mainly at the molecular level.

And the third problem is that these deep trenches are in effect small islands in the wide abyss and there is a question of whether these trenches are big enough to support thriving endemic populations

Because the fish live in complete darkness, they use vibration receptors on their snouts to navigate the ocean depths and to locate food.

Tags: ocean, marine biology

Big Jerk is a Big Jerk

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:25:48 GMT

clipped by: Jenhahaha
clipper's remarks: Remind me never to join a homeowners' association!

Clip Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

KENNEWICK — Burke Jensen moved to Kennewick about a year ago, bought a nice house in the country south of the city and began to settle into a new job at Energy Northwest.

Then came the call five months ago to serve his country in Kuwait.

So Jensen, who says he is an involuntarily mobilized reservist, headed off, leaving behind a pregnant wife, a young son and a 2.5-acre lot with not a spot of landscaping.

Now, Lt. Jensen is being told to get an irrigation system and landscaping on his property as soon as possible or face legal action from the Oak Hill Country Estates Homeowners' Association.

"I really don't give a [expletive] where he is or what his problem is," said Chick Edwards, owner and developer of the 47-lot subdivision at the south end of Oak Street in Kennewick.

"It doesn't matter to me," said Edwards, who insists Jensen has violated terms of the homeowners-association covenants requiring that landscaping be completed within one year after an occupancy permit is issued for a home.

Tags: homeowners associations

Budgeting Time?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:34:55 GMT

clipped by: Maureen Farrell
clipper's remarks: Times' "Your Money" Ron Lieber suggests we skip the dreaded "B" word and try out a free web site to sort expenses. A good idea for small businesses owners and everyone. Why not take control over the things we can control like discretionary spending? Most small business owners fund at least some of the business with personal savings. Might be time to keep an even closer eye on the personal budget.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

“Most people don’t know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas,” said Aaron Patzer, the founder and chief executive of Mint, a Web site that collects your financial data and helps you sort it out. “There are big discretionary categories like restaurants, entertainment and shopping that you have a lot of control over, and it’s pretty easy to dial them back.”

So I began on Mint by entering just three user names and passwords for American Express, Capital One and Chase. That allowed the site to grab all of my transactions on the five credit cards I have with those companies and put them on a single list.

Then came the verdict. According to the pie chart that Mint created, over the last three months, my family of three spent $2,254 eating out (including lunches at work for two adults), $3 more than we spent on groceries.

"Maverick" McCain Supports Pork-Stuffed Bailout Bill

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:35:10 GMT

clipped by: blueridge
clipper's remarks: McCain just contradicted his entire "reform" message. He had opportunity to lead the way, against Big Interest. But instead he supported it, under the plea of "necessity" of course.

There was a radio talk show that did an excellent job on this today, but it was new to me and I could not find it on the web. The former republican (a conservative or libertarian host), complete with soundbites, ripped McCain to shreds, called him "an idiot". He could have won the election (and saved Main Street) by voting against it, and proved that he is against pork bills, against Big Interests, and a "maverick" for "reform", but did not!
(If anyone knows the radio talk show and heard it, please post it in a comment. It was the best commentary on this anywhere).

Clip Source: washingtontimes.com

EDITORIAL: Pork, bailouts and McCain

Getting senators to vote to force their taxpaying constituents to purchase $700 billion worth of "toxic" assets that the private sector wouldn't touch is not an easy thing to do. So, the Senate Democratic and Republican leadership came up with a plan to bribe taxpayers into forking over the $700 billion by giving $100 billion worth of pork, mandates and tax breaks to favored constituencies.

Both Barack Obama and John McCain voted for the bailout Wednesday night. That's not a big deal for Mr. Obama. He is a Democrat who supports earmarks — in this case, it just happens to be corporate welfare.

For Mr. Obama, earmarks are par for the course

But voting for earmarks is a massive political problem for Mr. McCain, who has spent months traveling around the country boasting about his opposition to earmarks and pork-barrel spending and vowing to veto such spending. He also said he would shame into change those lawmakers who pass such legislation.

Tags: mccain, financial bailout, pork spending, ear-marks, 2008 election, economy

McCain Puts His Chips on PA, WI, and MN

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:17:37 GMT

clipped by: Wisco
clipper's remarks: The problem with this strategy is that it's insane. Minnesota, for example, is so far from competitive that Politico's swing state map doesn't even list it anymore.

I went to Electoral-Vote.com and got these numbers -- McCain is the lower number in each case:

Minnesota - 54%-43%
Pennsylvania - 50%-43%
Wisconsin - 49%-43%

Maybe PA and WI make sense, but MN? Seriously, I don't see the reasoning.

Clip Source: www.politico.com

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) now must win Pennsylvania, Wisconsin or Minnesota in order to get enough electoral votes to win the presidency, his campaign says.

Those were considered swing states in 2000 and 2004, but George W. Bush lost them both times.

“Our ability to pick off one of those three states is where our fortunes are largely held,” a McCain official said. “These are states where Barack Obama is on the defense.”

McCain has very limited ways to win, with no room for error. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) still has many routes to the White House and so can afford to campaign on a much broader playing field.

McCain figures that winning one of those three big remaining swing states, plus those he considers safe, would put him 10 shy of the 270 electoral votes he needs to win.

“We can dig up an additional 10 electoral votes in Nevada, Colorado and New Hampshire,” the official said.

Tags: news

10 Big Lies Told by McCain

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:39:48 GMT

clipped by: maquser
clipper's remarks: and we're not even talking about the 80's Keating Scandal!

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

John McCain told the Des Moines Register this week that he always tells "100 percent absolute truth," even in campaign ads. There's one big problem with that bold statement: it's just not true.

Tags: lies, republicans, election

Troopergate Witness Flips - Admits To Getting Pressure From Palins

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:43:28 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: Branchflower’s report is due to be released on October 10th. Let the countdown to truth begin.

"Wilkes has a $1.2 million contract with the state to handle workers compensation claims. Her contract with the state was up but her firm was recently given a new contract despite the fact that there were others who provided the state with a lower bid than Wilkes’s firm. One of the other applicants who submitted a lower bid has appealed the decision. Wilkes told Branchflower she believed it was impressed upon her from Palin’s office that she would lose the contract if she did not deny the claim, state officials knowledgeable about her testimony said."

Clip Source: mudflats.wordpress.com

Murlene Wilkes, owner of Harbor Adjusting Services, and holder of a $1.2 million/yr. contract with the State of Alaska to handle workers compensation claims, apparently told a big fat fib. When Branchflower asked her if the governor’s office had ever asked her to deny a workers compensation claim for Palin’s ex-brother-in-law Trooper Mike Wooten (the trooper in “Troopergate”), she said no. Never. Really.

Problem is, that there are actually honest people in the world….and one of them works for Murlene Wilkes at Harbor Investments. This unnamed worker made a little phone call to the tip line that Branchflower set up at the beginning of the investigation. According to the tipster, yes indeed, the governor’s office DID put pressure to deny the claim.

Murlene Wilkes

decided to change her testimony according to a report in The Public Record.

avoiding perjury charges, she has admitted that she was asked to deny the claim - at the direct request of Sarah and Todd Palin.

tar baby

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:30:31 GMT

clipped by: katsteevns
clipper's remarks: Rep.Marcy Kaptur(D) Ohio refered to the bailout bill as a tar baby.

Clip Source: www.answers.com

Dictionary:

tar baby

A situation or problem from which it is virtually impossible to disentangle oneself.

[After “Bre'r Rabbit and the Tar Baby,” an Uncle Remus story by Joel Chandler Harris.]

If a racial epithet is used by accident, does it still give offense? Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney called his state's Big Dig construction project a "tar baby," which originally referred to a sticky situation (from a Brer Rabbit story) but came to assume the additional connotation of a derogatory term for black people. Romney may find his usage of the phrase a tar baby — as did White House spokesman Tony Snow in May — especially if he decides to run for president:

"'The best thing politically would be to stay as far away from that tar baby as I can,' he told a crowd of about 100 supporters in Ames, Iowa."

The $55 Trillion Dollar Question

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:38:13 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: a University of Maryland law professor and former director of trading and markets at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. "If they couldn't keep passing the risk down the line, those guys would've been stopped in their tracks. The ultimate assurance for issuing all this stuff was, 'It's insured.'"

Second, terror at the potential for a financial Ebola virus radiating out from a failing institution and infecting dozens or hundreds of other companies - all linked to one another by CDS and other instruments - was a major reason that regulators stepped in to bail out Bear Stearns and buy out AIG (AIG, Fortune 500), whose calamitous descent itself was triggered by losses on its CDS contracts (see "Hank's Last Stand").

"The big problem is that here are all these public companies - banks and corporations - and no one really knows what exposure they've got from the CDS contracts," says Frank Partnoy, former Morgan Stanley derivatives salesman.

Clip Source: money.cnn.com

The financial crisis has put a spotlight on the obscure world of credit default swaps - which trade in a vast, unregulated market that most people haven't heard of and even fewer understand. Will this be the next disaster?

(Fortune Magazine) -- As Congress wrestles with another bailout bill to try to contain the financial contagion, there's a potential killer bug out there whose next movement can't be predicted: the Credit Default Swap.

In just over a decade these privately traded derivatives contracts have ballooned from nothing into a $54.6 trillion market. CDS are the fastest-growing major type of financial derivatives. More important, they've played a critical role in the unfolding financial crisis. First, by ostensibly providing "insurance" on risky mortgage bonds, they encouraged and enabled reckless behavior during the housing bubble.

"If CDS had been taken out of play, companies would've said, 'I can't get this [risk] off my books,'" says Michael Greenberger,

Tags: sub-prime borrowers, credit default swaps, unregulated hedge market, credit default "insurance"

The 55 trillion dollar question

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:08:00 GMT

clipped by: deb2012
clipper's remarks: Will credit default swaps be the next disaster?
When you put $10 on black 22, you're pretty sure the casino will pay off if you win. The CDS market offers no such assurance. One reason the market grew so quickly was that hedge funds poured in, sensing easy money. And not just big, well-established hedge funds but a lot of upstarts. So in some cases, giant financial institutions were counting on collecting money from institutions only slightly more solvent than your average minimart. The danger, of course, is that if a hedge fund suddenly has to pay off on a lot of CDS, it will simply go out of business.

Clip Source: money.cnn.com

In just over a decade these privately traded derivatives contracts have ballooned from nothing into a $54.6 trillion market

If CDS had been taken out of play, companies would've said, 'I can't get this [risk] off my books,'

If they couldn't keep passing the risk down the line, those guys would've been stopped in their tracks. The ultimate assurance for issuing all this stuff was, 'It's insured.

two fundamental aspects of the CDS market - that it is unregulated, and that almost nothing is disclosed publicly - may be about to change

The big problem is that here are all these public companies - banks and corporations - and no one really knows what exposure they've got from the CDS contracts

You can guess how Wall Street cowboys responded to the opportunity to make deals that (1) can be struck in a minute, (2) require little or no cash upfront, and (3) can cover anything.

Hedge fund star John Paulson

made $15 billion in 2007

to bet that other investors' subprime mortgage bonds would default

Tags: finance, economy

Nausica: Of the Valley Of the Wind

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:59:42 GMT

clipped by: samtsungcohen

Clip Source: www.epinions.com

6) Nausica: Of The Valley Of The Wind.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Music: Joe Hisaidhi
Languages: English and Japanese
Subtitles: English for hearing impaired and a literal translation English version.
Rating: PG
5.1?: No
Buy or rent? Buy

This is another post-apocalypse movie. We are about 1000 years in the future and mankind is living like they did during the middle ages with a few differences. They have guns and big planes. Oh ya, there is also lots of menacing, and beautifully drawn, insects. A great anime for the whole family. But my biggest complaint is the movie is very predictable and not that original. But what it does do it does beautifully.

There is some violence but it is not graphic (in my opinion). I have no problem letting my children watch this. Both my daughter and son love this movie.