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John Great looking pies you've been making. What size are they? I made a batch of this dough last week and used some of it in a decidedly un-N.Y. style of pizza. Specifically, I used a dough ball for a 16" pie in a 12" pan, and another in a 14" pan. then 3 more regular 16" N.Y. style pies, all spread out over a weeks time. I'll be back after I download some photos.
Steve,The cheese pizza you baked in Norma's oven (the last two photos) looks closer to an actual NY style than the other photos in this thread. Is that your assessment and, if so, do you think the oven is responsible or is it the shaping/sizing of the skin? Also, how would you compare that pizza with some of the NY style pizzas that Norma and you have baked in her oven? Maybe you even have a favorite among the many pizzas you and Norma have baked at market or even in your own WFO or home oven. Peter
This weeks dough I upped the hydration to 72%. In my quest to make everything as simple as possible, I followed Reinhart's procedures except for I used cold water...that is the dough is mixed 4 minutes, rests 5 minutes, and is again mixed 3 minutes. I used KABF this week, and after the mix the dough is so gloppy, all I can do is take globs of it and throw it in my refrigerator containers which are on the scale, weighing as I dump. The following dough was in the fridge 39 hours, it was balled (with lightly oiled hands) 6 hours prior to baking, and was taken out of the fridge 1 hour prior to baking. Beautiful dough to work with, easy to open, very light and tender, and not as crisp as earlier experiments....baked in a 550 degree oven...and I'm guessing I could have baked it hotter...but this is where my oven was today.John
Dave, NormaIs there anything funner than experimenting with food.....don't think so. This crust is softer than any I've made so far, and I noticed after I balled it, it loaded up with bubbles super fast....but time will tell, because so far the results of my experiments always get better as the dough ages abit!John
I made the PR NY-style dough last week and was very impressed with it. While I don't think it's really a true NY-style dough, it tasted really great! I followed the recipe to the letter, but I reballed about 12 hours to baking instead of 2. The dough spent 15 hours in the fridge. It was removed from the fridge two hours prior to baking. I baked in a 550 degree oven -- started it on a 16" screen on the middle rack of the oven and finished it on the stone, which is on the bottom rack of the oven.Pros: I loved the texture of the dough -- very tender, but still a nice crumb. The taste was complex -- more so than the Lehmann formula, most likely due to the honey.Cons: It could have been more extensible. It was a little tough to open. But as you can see in the photo below, I was able to stretch it to size -- just not as easily as my Lehmann dough.I think I'd like to modify my Lehmann recipe to incorporate some honey and a little more oil because I really like what that contributed to this dough. Maybe a hybrid between PR's and Lehmann's recipes would be good.Here are some photos:
I think I'd like to modify my Lehmann recipe to incorporate some honey and a little more oil because I really like what that contributed to this dough. Maybe a hybrid between PR's and Lehmann's recipes would be good.
I am having fun watching you guys play with this high oil dough. It reminds me of when I was doing experiments with various oil amounts in a 62% hydration new york style pizza. I made a batch every two days and upped the oil 1 percent each time. By the time I got to 7 percent I stopped because right at that point it seemed as if the oil amount had begun to take away from the texture of what I consider good pizza crust, and was just starting to take it more in the territory of some type of dessert bread. Basically what I found was that with each percentage point I raised the oil, the dough would get more and more tender. I had settled on 6% being about the maximum I would ever recommend. Right at that level I found that it could do wonders for non bromated medium to lower hydration doughs made with high gluten flour that could use a little help in the tenderness department. I also noticed that this amount of oil only seemed necessary if I didn't have a really hot oven around. Higher temps and wetter doughs seemed to need less help from the oil, but wether it was needed or not, it did bring some nice flavor to the crust. Fazzari, I am awaiting your trials, especially as you move into the higher hydration versions, as I never spent much time doing both high hydration dough and high oil amounts in the same pizza. I would imagine there is a point where having 6-7% oil can hold too much of the water in during the bake (probably in the 70's on up for hydration), leaving the pizza with a fully baked, but too wet sort of vibe. Also, I wonder if it could possibly cause the cheese to burn a little too much because of its long bake tolerance once those hydrations and oil amounts get up really high.
Matt,A useful starting point might be the thread at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,1707.msg15310.html#msg15310. But if you use ideas from that thread and become famous, Randy and I will want a royalty or share of your profits . Peter


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This finding has members of the medical profession asking a wide range of questions, and they are excited about the possibilities of new advances that could save lives.
One obvious question is what happens when one copy of the gene is canceled?
Could it be that Down Syndrome is a reaction to the presence of cancer, and the body's own creation of the second set of X chromosomes acts as a protector from those cancers? Thus, when that extra chromosome is removed, could it unleash a vulnerability to cancer?
In the Boston Children's Hospital research, scientists say they believe that while there is "more than one factor at work in cancer suppression," this type of research could lead to followup experiments that could find cures.
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Scientists in the latest study spliced the XIST gene into three copies of chromosome 21, and then inserted a genetic "switch" whereby they could turn on or off the expression of individual genes by use of an antibiotic that worked to dampen the manifestation of the pervasive developmental disabilities of Down Syndrome.
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THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 20, 2013…….A bill that would place new restrictions on investigations by the Florida High School Association passed its first committee Wednesday, reopening a legislative battle from last year about the association's role in policing prep sports.
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"I actually expected our performance to dip this week," said Lipscomb coach Bill Taylor. "For the distance runners in particular this was the first week of quality workouts. They worked very hard with intervals and hills and got nice and sore. So I was surprised we did so well. In perspective of our full season goals, we are in great position and I think these solid early season performances are a prelude to an amazing outdoor track season in a few months."
Steven Lindsey was the top finisher on the day for the men, finishing third in the men's high jump with a leap of 6 feet 4 inches. On the track Ryan Chastain led the way in his first meet of the year, posting a time of 4:24.25 in the mile for a fifth place finish. For the women, Caitlin Anderson also posted a fifth place finish in the women's 3000m with a time of 11:00.24, her fastest ever indoor 3K time.
Jenny Randolph won her heat of the women's 800m with a 2:26.90, a 3 second PR, good for 11th place overall. In her first race of the year Carolyn Latham ran an all time PR of 5:25.93 for the mile, good for 13th place overall and Clint Carter ran a solid early season 800m in 2:01.45 for 11th overall.
"I'm really impressed with the effort and attitude," said Taylor. "We have a long way to go athletically, however we are definitely on the right track. These are both very young teams that need to get more experience. And since we just started quality training and train right through the indoor season, anything we get here is a bonus. That being said, I do expect our performance to improve significantly at the next indoor meet.
"We get two weeks of quality training before that meet, so they should finally reap some benefits from their hard workouts. We still won't be fresh, but we should be better. The enthusiasm on the team is contagious and the fight each athlete is showing lets the rest of the team know we are all in this for each other. These first two meets went as well as I could have expected."
Also of note, Lipscomb Assistant Coach Buford Williams won the long jump competition for the second meet in a row competing unattached with a jump of 7.50m (24 feet 7 inches).
Other performances on the day:
Weight Throw:
Kristen Ratzlaff, 7.88m, 21st place
60m Dash:
Sequina Caro, 8.56, 35th place
400m Dash:
Valerie Winkler, 1:03.93, 22nd place
Laura Stewart, 2:31.75, 15th place
Shannon Shoemake, 2:39.98, 23rd place
Meagan Hoar, 2:41.88, 26th place
Louisa Van Batavia, 2:42.80, 29th place
Paloma Floden, 2:48.10, 33rd place
200m Dash:
Sequina Caro, 29.38, 46th place
4x400m Relay:
Team A: Valerie Winkler, Jenny Randolph, Carolyn Latham, Shannon Shoemake, 4:26.76, 10th place
Team B: Meagan Hoar, Laura Stewart, Paloma Floden, Sequina Caro, 4:45.80, 13th place
Weight Throw:
Alex Jerkins, 11.19m, 18th place
Shot Put:
Alex Jerkins, 13.40m, 13th place
60m Dash:
Michael Knox, 7.28, 19th place
Brock Lutes, 7.42, 26th place
Chad Roberts, 7.48, 31st place
Joey Lever, 7.66, 43rd place
Dustin Little, 7.81, 47th place
Nathan Brame, 4:34.10, 19th place
David Wolfe, 4:34.30, 20th place
Jonathan Williams, 4:41.74, 33rd place
Tyler Youngs, 4:42.04, 34th place
Jeff Hoover, 4:45.46, 37th place
Paul Wright, 4:45.77, 38th place
Cormac Carolan-Tolbert, 4:49.08, 44th place
400m Dash:
Andrew Jones, 53.55, 31st place
Jacob Nelson, 55.25, 37th place
Ben Fennell, 55.62, 39th place
Andrew Shankles, 2:04.41, 20th place
Hunter Hethcoat, 2:06.97, 25th place
Aaron Todd, 2:08.70, 29th place
Paul Wright, 2:10.80, 31st place
Jeff Hoover, 2:11.75, 32nd place
Cormac Carolan-Tolbert, 2:13.41, 34th place
Josh Baker, 2:15.58, 37th place
Brock Lutes, 23.54, 24th place
Chad Roberts, 23.91, 31st place
Michael Knox, 23.94, 32nd place
Dustin Little, 24.69, 44th place
Joey Lever, 24.71, 45th place
Trace Carlson, 9:24.91, 16th place
Chad Martin, 9:26.40, 18th place
4x400m Relay:
Team A: Michael Knox, Dustin Little, Brock Lutes, Chad Roberts, 3:29.97, 9th place
Team B: Andrew Jones, Ryan Chastain, Clint Carter, Jacob Nelson, 3:34.93, 11th place
Team C: Ben Fennell, Nathan Brame, Jonathan Williams, Aaron Todd, 3:44.18, 15th place
Team D: Tyler Youngs, David Wolfe, Hunter Hethcoat, Joey Lever, 3:46.36, 16th place
The Lipscomb Men's and Women's Track & Field Teams will next be in action at the TSU Invite in Nashville Jan. 31st at 8 a.m..


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Musical theatre. A story about encounters, big and small.
First performance 26 November 2014
The Göteborg Opera Small Stage
Performed up to and including 12 December. Performed in Swedish.
Watch a film clip from Möten
This piece of newly composed musical theatre, going by the working title Möten [Eng: Encounters], is included in The Göteborg Opera By the Young for the Young project, in which children and teenagers within various age-groups are involved in a production for our smaller stages. In previous seasons, we have staged new works written by and for children and teenagers of various ages with themes such as courage, love and bullying.
This autumn's production involves pupils at some of Västra Götaland's upper secondary special schools taking responsibility for material for scripts and performances. Their works are all about encounters – between lovers, between friends, between people who do not understand one another.
The adolescents will also contribute on stage together with singers and musicians from The Göteborg Opera.
The productions created through By the Young for the Young are about young people's thoughts here and now – depicted using their own descriptions. With the support of The Göteborg Opera artistic staff, these important thoughts are transformed into art. The process of transforming words and emotions into musical theatre is at least as great and enriching an experience for the participants as the actual performances.


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Isaac Gawain Baker
Blaire Hycinthia/Hacinthia Baker
Isaac Gawain- The C and the G sort of run together, Dewayne would have a bit better flow but still nice. So a 7
Isaac- A biblical name with a good feeling and sound. So an 8.
Gawain- Oh my, I haven't heard this since "Between the Lions"! Not that its bad! Uncommon and I could see it being mistaken for a variation of Dewayne. So a 6
Blaire Hycinthia/Hacinthia- Has a nice sound but I couldn't really see it on an adult to well but not awful. So a 7
Blaire- I'll be honest. Personally not a fan of this name. It sounds harsh on the tongue to me. So a 6
Hycinthia/Hacinthia- A unusual nature name but not awful, prefer Hycinthia or Hyacinthia. So a 5
Hope you liked my ratings! I try to be as honest as possible without being mean or rude. I mean no offence what so ever, as I know everyone has different styles and opinions.


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U16s and U18s pick up valuable points as they march toward the playoffs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – With the playoffs right around the corner, the New England Revolution youth teams picked up valuable points this weekend as they played host to PDA at Gillette Stadium on Saturday and the New York Red Bulls on Sunday. Despite the wind, rain, and thunderstorms, the U16s were able to play a strong game and earn a 1-1 tie, while the U18s played hard as well, defeating PDA 2-1, on Saturday. The youth Revs then earned a split with the New York Red Bulls at Gillette on Sunday. The U16s gutted out a 2-1 win and the U18s dropping a tough 1-0 decision.
The Under-16s started the second half down 1-0 after PDA's Brandon Allen scored in the 35th minute of the first half. It was Diego Fagundez (Leominster, Mass.) who tied the game when he was awarded a penalty kick in the 51st minute. Despite the wind and rain, the U16s were able to hold on to the tie score, thanks in part to strong goalkeeping by Ryan Simpson (North Andover, Mass.), who blocked a penalty kick in the final minute of play to ensure a final score of 1-1.
The Under-18s scored first in their match against PDA when Homero Morais (Somerville, Mass.) put a penalty kick past PDA's goalkeeper in the 24th minute. Down by a goal at the start of the second half, PDA's Jeffery Eisenbud scored in the 67th minute to tie the game at 1-1. The U18s secured their victory in the 87th minute when Miguel Castro (Lynn, Mass.) scored on the team's second penalty kick of the afternoon.
The Revolution youth teams were at home again on Sunday, this time facing the New York Red Bulls at Gillette Stadium. The U16s scored twice against New York, defeating the Red Bulls by a final score of 2-1. The U18's played a hard fought, physical game against the Red Bulls, but could not find the back of the net, losing 1-0 to New York.
Sal Castro (Lynn, Mass.) set up Dominik Machado (Attleboro, Mass.) in the 38th minute to give the U16s a 1-0 lead to end the half. New York was quick to tie the game in the 45th minute on a goal by Travis Wantchekon. The game remained tied until Forest Sisk (Sudbury, MA) netted the game winning goal in the 63rd minute.
Physical play was the focus of the U18 game, with a total of six yellow cards handed out (three for the Revs, three for New York) and two red cards, both for the U18 Revs. The first ejection came in the 13th minute when Michael Rincon (Malden, Mass.) was thrown out after retaliating against a play by a Red Bulls player. The second red card came when Miguel Castro (Lynn, Mass.) was ejected by officials in the 86th minute of play. Despite being reduced to 10 players for most of the game, the U18s played a strong game against New York, who was able to hold off the attacking Revs and keep the game tied at 0-0. The tie was broken in the 70th minute by New York's David Najem, who scored on a shot from 30 yards out. Try as they might, the U18s could not find a way to score and were defeated 1-0.
Both the U16 and U18 teams remain in first place in the Northeast Division and take to the road next weekend, first facing off against division rivals Empire United on Saturday, and Seacoast United on Sunday.
New England Revolution U15/16 vs. PDA U15/16
May 8, 2010 – Foxborough, MA. (Gillette Stadium)
Scoring Summary:
PDA – Brandon Allen 35
NE – Diego Fagundes (PK) 51
New England Revolution: Ryan Simpson (GK), Christian Sady, Mitchell Taintor, Pablo Espinola, Forest Sisk, Daniel Tchen (Adrian Reifsnyder 41), Jack Hilger (Dominik Machado 62), Diego Fagundez, Devin Devoy (Sam Milbury 51), Cole Denormandie, Felix DeBona
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Diego Fagundes (caution) 55
NE – Sam Milbury (caution) 80
New England Revolution U17/18 vs. PDA U17/18
May 8, 2010 – Foxborough, MA. (Gillette Stadium)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Homero Morais (PK) 24
PDA – Jeffery Eisenbud 67
NE – Miguel Castro (PK) 87
New England Revolution: Chris Foley (GK), Pat Laroache, Daniel Sangster, Kenny Kolbeck, Kyle Gordon, Michael Rincon, Ruben Resendes (Ruben Resendes 90), Miguel Castro, Gustavo Santos (Marlon Ramalho 60), Jonni Ventura (Fabio Junior 73), Homero Morais (Josh Vlasich 63)
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Marlon Ramalho (caution) 77
NE – josh Vlasich (caution) 90
New England Revolution U-15/16 vs. New York Red Bulls U-15/16
May 9, 2010 – Foxborough, MA. (Gillette Stadium)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Dominik Machado (Sal Castro) 38
NY – Travis Wantchekon 45
NE – Forest Sisk (unassisted) 63
New England Revolution: Ryan Simpson (GK), Daniel Chmura, Mitchell Taintor (Christian Sady 50), Pablo Espinola, Adrian Reifsnyder, Sam Milbury, Douglas Silviera (Devin Devoy 63), Sal Castro (Diego Fagundes 54), Dominik Machado (Forest Sisk 41), Alan Florez (Jack Hilger 69), Felix DeBona
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Dominik Machado (caution) 33
NE – Mitchell Taintor (caution) 45
New England Revolution U-17/18 vs. New York Red Bulls U-17/18
May 9, 2010 – Foxborough, MA. (Gillette Stadium)
Scoring Summary:
NY – David Najem 70
New England Revolution: Jose Silva (GK), Dylan Hawkins, Daniel Sangster, Kenny Kolbeck, Kyle Gordon (Marlon Ramalho 80), Michael Rincon, Fabio Junior, Felipe Fagundez, Sawyer Kisken (Jonni Ventura 46), Josh Vlasich, Chris Tsnonis (Enco Lika 62)
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Michael Rincon (ejection) 13
NY - #25 (caution) 30
NE – josh Vlasich (caution) 31
NE – Jonni Ventura (caution) 47
NE – Kenny Kolbeck (caution) 69
NY - #13 (caution) 70
NY - #22 (caution) 75
NE – Miguel Castro (ejection) 86


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Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Posts: 445
Location: Melbourne, FL
Posted: Thu 14 Aug 2008, 20:23
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Wakepup2 Aug 2008 - floppy image for booting from USB
Attached is a new Wakepup2 floppy image, August 2008. It incorporates some additional functions and bug fixes. Included on the image is a readme.txt and pcm_read.txt file that describes the changes and additions.
Thanks to all who offered suggestions and participated in testing.
/// Edited Sept. 30
Note: The latest version of Wakepup2 is dated Sept. 27 and is posted at this address:
I recommend the Sept.27 version and welcome comments on its accuracy and effectiveness.
a3ac6257050ed79cdfba51aff01f0e5b Wakepup2.img
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Posted: Fri 15 Aug 2008, 00:25
Post subject: Re: Wakepup2 Aug 2008
Crash wrote:
Attached is a new Wakepup2 floppy image, August 2008. It incorporates some additional functions and bug fixes. Included on the image is a readme.txt and pcm_read.txt file that describes the changes and additions.
Thanks to all who offered suggestions and participated in testing.
a3ac6257050ed79cdfba51aff01f0e5b Wakepup2.img
Got it Crash. Will try to test it before the weekend's over.
BTW - have you had a look at the following thread lately?
There's an encouraging report of successful booting through pcmcia (if I understand the post correctly) using Puppy 2.14 R(evisted) version 1.01.
Maybe the solution to our pcmcia boot problem is there? Or have you already incorporated it in the new Wakepup2?
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Posted: Mon 18 Aug 2008, 02:13
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My floppy boot experiences
Subject description: Finally got it working after a very long battle
About a year ago I started my quest to install puppy linux on an old laptop. The laptop could only boot from a floppy or hard disk. The HD IDE interface broke so that left me with a diskless laptop. OK, that's not so bad since I still could use a usb flash drive and boot from the floppy drive. However, the floppy drive is a usb external floppy drive. Here is where the trouble starts. As far as I can tell all the boot loaders I have tried fail for one of two reasons including the new one in this thread:
1. The boot loader detects there is a usb driver for the floppy drive already present so it won't load another one. The trouble is the bios floppy usb driver is a minimal driver and does not support anything else.
2. The boot loader loads a new usb driver that takes control of all devices and then can no longer access the floppy drive.
It took a long time to figure out the answer. As it turns out the only way around this problem that I have been able to find is to use a driver called ramfd.sys which loads the floppy image into memory eliminating any further need for the floppy drive during the boot process. This driver and two others were provided by mhairu (from Panasonic I think). The two others are USBASPI.SYS and DI1000DD.SYS. These three drivers have allowed me to finally boot and run puppy from a usb flash drive.
Here's my config.sys
device=USBASPI.SYS /R /v
Here's my autoexec.bat
echo Checking any USB drive for marker file USBFLASH...
for %%x in ( C D E F ) do if exist %%x:\%usrinput%usbflash set drv=%%x:\%usrinput%
if "%drv%"=="" goto failed
LINLD.COM image=%drv%vmlinuz initrd=%drv%initrd.gz cl=@linld\puppy.lin
goto end
type FAILMSG.TXT
As you can see I have simplified the boot process down as much as I could.
I created the usb flash boot drive by using isobuster to transfer the live boot cd files over to the usb drive (FAT32). I then copied from the floppy disk the empty flashusb file over to the usb drive to "activate" it. Wow this has been quite an adventure!
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Posted: Mon 18 Aug 2008, 02:50
Post subject: Re: My floppy boot experiences
Subject description: Finally got it working after a very long battle
big pc man wrote:
.....As it turns out the only way around this problem that I have been able to find is to use a driver called ramfd.sys which loads the floppy image into memory eliminating any further need for the floppy drive during the boot process. This driver and two others were provided by mhairu (from Panasonic I think). ....
Jeesh! I'm green with envy. Not only have you got your laptop booting from USB, but you managed to get support from Panasonic!
Any chance I could get mhairu's e-mail address from you? I tried on and off for more than a year to get Panasonic's help in getting my CF-25Toughbook's cardbus port going (which would then allow me to use a pcmcia_USB adapter), but all I ever get from them (after sitting on my e-mails or losing them for months) is "it should work".
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Location: Sydney Australia
Posted: Mon 18 Aug 2008, 06:33
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s USBASPI.SYS merely maps USB devices to an ASPI device, additional " " " driver is needed to map the ASPI mass storage to a DOS drive letter. The famous "Motto Hairu" driver includes this important piece, and can be downloaded from:
[Note: If this link doesn't work, start at http://www.driver.novac.co.jp/driver/hd352u/hd352u_drv.html]
UnZip the file to get these files (the latter has an english translation readme file)
DI1000DD.SYS v2.00 from Novac, ASPI Mass Storage Device Driver {reportedly drive needs to be ATA66 or faster) "
* usb_firewire storage dos driver
* USB DOS driver - USBASPI.SYS 2.xx
* USB storage in DOS - USBASPI.SYS
* Accessing USB storage in DOS
* Accessing USB storage in DOS
* Follow up #10959 (USB driver)
* USB 2.0 drivers for DOS
* USB driver for DOS = USBASPI.SYS
* USB mass storage driver for DOS
* USBASPI.SYS - a USB driver for DOS
Motto Hairu" driver 2
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Posts: 445
Location: Melbourne, FL
Posted: Thu 21 Aug 2008, 01:09
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Note for those who like to roll your own that Di1000dd.SYS works on some computers, not on others. The alternative is ASPIDISK.SYS.
Di1000dd.SYS can also be gotten from the original boot2pup disk.
Also, most of the later Puppy boot disks use version 2.20 of USBASPI.SYS, which may not work for all computers. A previous version, 2.06, was included in the original boot2pup disk, and may work if the version 2.20 gives you problems.
big pc man: The RAMFD.SYS program sounds pretty cool. Nice solution.
/// Edited Aug 24
The first link that came up when I did a Google on "RAMFD.SYS" is a good one:
It talks a lot about USBASPI.SYS as well as RAMFD.SYS. It is as much information as you can get in one place, short of reading it in Japanese at the Panasonic web site.
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Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008, 01:27
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If you have time and inclination, there's some possibly useful information brewing at this new thread:
where a potential new user is trying to install Puppy via pcmcia CDROM..
I've suggested in rough outline how he can do it without the CD drive, but I'm sure he'd be better off with you at the helm.
I believe he has XP installed, so it should be fairly easy to do a frugal.
The great part is that we now have two pcmcia testers, and I'd hate to lose one because he can't get Puppy installed.
If I understood his post correctly, he's also managed to cobble together a boot floppy that allowed him to access the pcmcia drive under DOS to install XP. Maybe that would be helpful in the redesign of Wakepup?
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Joined: 01 Aug 2005
Posts: 1689
Location: Michigan, US
Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008, 03:07
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please consider replacing the attached files in the image.
1-menu entry text for 5,6 and 8 were misleading (fixed).
2-options 8 and 0 didn't assign letters to the CD drives (fixed).
3-option 1 was loading both sets of usb drivers and caused a conflict when ASPIDISK.SYS was called (on the machine I'm working on) (fixed). I eliminated one. Picked USBASPI.SYS as default because it seems to support hubs (see *note).
*note: I currently believe hubs don't work with the iomega drivers due to 'e' not loading. it's commented out as it give me shit when I call it. perhaps it's corrupt but I can't find a copy of it to verify.
4-Due to change #3 option 1 and option 2 were exactly the same. So I renamed option 2 and called alternate drivers for USB and IDE CD drives.
5-options 5 and 6 didn't call ASPIDISK.SYS so no letters where getting asigned to mass storage when they were selected only CD drives (fixed).
6-options 3 and 4 are more clear now and call only a tiny set of drivers. more testing required.
1-this is a new file called when option 8 or option 0 are selected from config.sys so that a drive letter can be assigned to CD(s) and a nice little message can be displayed.
1-Added an option for nosmp under the custom option. It might be needed on some older machines with the new kernel smp configuration.
2-Due to the new media selection ability, added some misc messages when drives are being scanned to indicate to the user if a save file is found. Gives them some indication of successes while they wait anxiously.
3-Smiled with glee when I was given the option to select from different media (no fix required).
To Do:
1-PCMCIA: it's time. It's most of what we don't have in this area. We need usb and cd going off PCMCIA via floppy boots ASAP.
2-ZIP: does it even work? Anyone?
3-options 3 and 4 in config.sys need tested. Anyone have this type of HW around?
4-SharkDrives: I had one of these once. Anyone have the DOS drivers around?
Currently the image leaves about 5K of usable space on the disk. Perhaps unzip.exe (50K) should be removed and a decent text editor added? Although unzip could be a handy app, I would wager that a text editor would be the more valuable DOS app to someone stranded with just a wakepup floppy and some type of boot error.
Regarding booting from a PCMCIA CD, "What would one even pass to init to achieve something like that?". We've got pfix=usbcard for those, but what for CDs?
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Posted: Sat 30 Aug 2008, 17:33
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Without having the Wakepup menus in front of my, I find it hard to respond to the questions below, but will give it a shot:
John Doe wrote:
To Do:
1-PCMCIA: it's time. It's most of what we don't have in this area. We need usb and cd going off PCMCIA via floppy boots ASAP.
2-ZIP: does it even work? Anyone?
If you mean bootup support for Parallel ZIP drive, - NO, and after testing many older Wakepups, I've found no evidence that this function ever worked
But the ZIP part is a red herring. The problem is with the parallel port support in Puppy
Can't remember what 3 and 4 are about, but if you're talking about the Backpack parallel port boot option - same story as the PP ZIP
John Doe wrote:
[pe of boot error.
Regarding booting from a PCMCIA CD, "What would one even pass to init to achieve something like that?". We've got pfix=usbcard for those, but what for CDs?
I don't know the answer, but I know that Freedos is able to read the name of the sfs file off the CD, and Wakepup is able to report that it "can't find it Pupxxx.sfs"', if that helps.
Similarly, The Guest.exe on Wakepup locates the PP ZIP drive, identifies it as a ZIP100, designates it Drive W:, and reports that there's an installation of Puppy on the disk, after which Wakepup looks everywhere else for something to boot, and fails.
"PCMCIA CD", like PP "ZIP" and PP "Backpack", are confusing tags. Once the pcmcia issue is solved, drivers/modules for the controller are a separate issue.
The main value in enabling pcmcia_scsi, like pcmcia_usb, is that it will allow one to daisychain a variety of devices that couldn't otherwise be run off a laptop. This may make it worth finding/compiling such drivers for Puppy. At present there's a pcmcia_scsi module that works under kernel 2.6.18. But I don't know if it would run under later kernels. There doesn't seem to be any support for parallel port drives, ZIP or Backpack, in Puppy.
But there are other, non scsi CD controllers for pcmcia.And it hardly seems worth a major effort to get these working, since you can read and transfer information much more easily from the pcmcia slot using a simple Compact Flash pcmcia adapter that requires no modules at all and can hold several Gigabyte of data.
The value of enabling parallel boot support is that every older PC has a parallel port, and there are probably millions of parallel port ZIP drives and disks out there that are still in good working condition. And Zip100 disks are still sold.
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Location: Melbourne, FL
Posted: Tue 02 Sep 2008, 21:55
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John Doe:
All your changes are for the better. I will edit the readme file to reflect them and re-post a new image. It takes me a while, maybe a week or two. In the mean time, perhaps others may want to offer more suggestions.
A few thoughts:
I notice you commented out the "aspiehci.sys" driver. That's probably just as well. I'm not sure if it is defective, but USBASPI.SYS should work instead of it anyway. I believe that I got aspiehci.sys to work on one single computer that wouldn't boot any other way, but that was long ago and my memory may be bad, not to mention whether the test setup was correct at the time. At any rate, I did a cursory search for aspiehci.sys at web sites that worked for me last year, but the links are now a dead end. So I don't have any good copies to compare it to. I see two different versions referenced, one 49K and one 52K, but that doesn't mean much.
One of the first things I do when I put Wakepup on a floppy is to add a text editor. A good candidate is the one that was on Wakepup 1.1. Between edit.exe and edit.hlp, it is about 90K. I usually get rid of the NTFS directory to make room for it, but that is a whole story in itself. Between getting rid of that and getting rid of aspiehci.sys, there would be enough room.
"Unzip.exe" is used to unzip the aspi.zip SCSI drivers to the RAM DISK, so it needs to stay if the extensive SCSI support is to be continued. I checked out the size of the SCSI archive, and it wouldn't fit otherwise.
At this point Wakepup is getting pretty full, and we probably have to think about what to selectively get rid of before adding anything more. Even the readme files are starting to hog up space, although I like things like this to be self-documenting.
In my opinion, ZIP, Parallel Port, USB, PCMCIA, PATA, SATA, and SCSI should all be able to be supported, but additions will need to be made to the Kernel for that to happen. I think the more legacy drivers in the Kernel the better, but I am not the poor guy stuck with researching and adding them. It is easier for me to say than it would be to do.
In truth, Wakepup support should be driven by the direction that Puppy goes. And Puppy should go where the community wants it to go. I see that type of discussion happening elsewhere on the forum, so I'll just stay tuned.
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Location: Melbourne, FL
Posted: Sun 07 Sep 2008, 10:56
Post subject: Sept 2008 version
Attached is a Wakepup2 floppy image incorporating the changes discussed above.
I made a slight change to TODOS.BAT, making option 9 skip the execution of SHSUCDX.
ed3984f9208a3c8d55b8cbecd0d673b2 Wakepup2.img
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Location: UK
Posted: Sun 07 Sep 2008, 16:06
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Thanks for updating wakepup.
Suggestion: support for SATA cd drives please. The previous version, booting from a USB floppy, doesn't seem to find the cd drive on my newer pc.
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Posted: Sun 07 Sep 2008, 19:56
Post subject: Re: Sept 2008 version
Crash wrote:
Attached is a Wakepup2 floppy image incorporating the changes discussed above. ...
Have just tested the new Wakepup2 floppy on my CF-25.
I had the following devices with bootable Puppy files attached:
1. Parallel Port Zip
2. pcmcia_scsi CD-ROM with LiveCD
3. parallel port CDROM (Backpack) with LiveCD
4. Compact Flash card in pcmcia slot
Since my machine has no USB port, I couldn't check that boot capability. But for the above I'm sorry to report that, instead of making progress, we're going backwards.
1. the parallel port zip performance is unchanged, aspi ppm drivers report "no adapter", guest.exe finds the drive and assigns letter "W:",
Puppy files are detected on W:\ and C:\, when W: is selected, the boot process continues, save files are presented for bootup, and when "0" or anything else is selected, the process grinds to a halt with the same old error message:
pup_400.sfs not found. Dropping out to initial-ramdisk console...
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
2. the worst regression is with the pcmcia_scsi. Previously Freedos loaded aspi4dos (IIRC) successfully and detected the pcmcia scsi host adapter, reported its name, scsi ID, LUN, and the process continued to the same point of failure as in the PP ZIP drive above.
Now, although I chose to load all drivers, none were installed, and no scsi devices were detected. So this aspect of the new Wakepup is a complete wipeout.
3. the parallel port Backpack performance is also absolutely zilch. I wonder whether the corrupted BPCD drivers got back into the image, because the drive isn't even recognized in Freedos now (IIRC, it was previously)
4. the Compact Flash card also went undetected, despite my choosing to load all available drivers and try all listed peripherals. Not really surprising, since the new Wakepup doesn't seem to be able to recognize pcmcia at all.
I had high hopes of this option, since we were previously able to read the CD on the pcmcia_scsi chain. And by substituting a pcmcia CF card adapter for the pcmcia_scsi host adapter, we eliminate the need to support the scsi controller. So this is the biggest disappointment of all.
After running all these tests, some of them several times, I booted from the hard drive with the CF card and the pcmcia_scsi drive attached to make sure that these devices were properly attached and working. Both the CF card and the LiveCD in the scsi drive mounted without problems in Puppy 3.01 Retro.
I couldn't run this test on the parallel port drives because Puppy 3.01 Retro doesn't support either of them (neither does Puppy 4.0).
That's all folks. I wish I hadn't overwritten my previous Wakepup2 floppy.
PS. it's also maddening to have to boot up Windows to write the floppy image because Puppy doesn't have Rawrite available.
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Posted: Sun 07 Sep 2008, 20:59
Post subject: Re: Sept 2008 version
otropogo wrote:
PS. it's also maddening to have to boot up Windows to write the floppy image because Puppy doesn't have Rawrite available.
like this:
dd if=wakepup2.img of=/dev/fd0
double check that the value of 'of' device is correct or you can wipe out an incorrect disk.
more to come latter. I've been working on some things. I think I can get you going better. the PPZip drive will take a custom initrd.gz (the drivers aren't in there) but it will be worth it to get the logic out of the way.
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Post subject: Re: Sept 2008 version
John Doe wrote:
otropogo wrote:
PS. it's also maddening to have to boot up Windows to write the floppy image because Puppy doesn't have Rawrite available.
like this:
dd if=wakepup2.img of=/dev/fd0
double check that the value of 'of' device is correct or you can wipe out an incorrect disk.
Got to love that command line... What's needed is a command lookup app in the gui, so that when you type in "rawrite" or ".img", it gives you the command and its syntax, preferably in some human language.
Text doesn't take up a lot of space. I think even Puppy could afford the room for something like that.
John Doe wrote:
.. the PPZip drive will take a custom initrd.gz (the drivers aren't in there) but it will be worth it to get the logic out of the way.
Oh, oh, I'm getting sucked in again. What about the pcmcia problem? Marching backwards is bad for troop morale.
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Simeone: Courtois cheap regardless of price
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone says Thibaut Courtois would be "cheap" no matter what price it would take to tie up a permanent deal.
The Belgium international is currently enjoying his third consecutive year on loan at the Liga high-flyers from Premier League title contenders Chelsea.
Courtois left Genk to sign a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge in July 2011, but he has been unable to usurp Petr Cech as the club's first-choice goalkeeper.
Chelsea are understood to be keen on retaining the 21-year-old's services, though rumours have suggested he could move for a fee in the region of €26million.
And Simeone believes the youngster would represent value no matter the cost.
"For me anything we pay for Courtois is cheap," he said.
"He's a young guy with a huge future and is on track to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world.
"Signing a goalkeeper of his calibre would be a big step. It won't be easy. It depends on what Courtois wants.
"We know what the club needs to do but it's not up to us, he's not our player."


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We wrote a live blog of the U.S. stock market on Tuesday. You can read a wrap of pre-market actions here and after the open, a compact rundown of the stock market in Market Snapshot.
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- 9:36 am
- Retreat from records
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Good morning.
Stocks are heading lower in the opening minutes, with the S&P 500 and Dow industrials both pulling back from their record closes yesterday.
Dow -0.3%
Nasdaq -0.4%
Russell -0.6%
- 9:41 am
- Wynn fares worst in S&P 500
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Casino operator Wynn Resorts /quotes/zigman/88601/delayed /quotes/nls/wynn WYNN is leading the way lower for the S&P 500, last down nearly 4%.
The problem today for casino companies could be Macau reporting disappointing gaming revenue for the month of May.
Our Dow Jones colleagues at Barron's have a story about it here.
Photo credit: Bloomberg
- 9:49 am
- Monster, Allegheny also big losers
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Monster Beverage /quotes/zigman/8035590/delayed /quotes/nls/mnst MNST and Allegheny Technologies /quotes/zigman/251511/delayed /quotes/nls/ati ATI are two other big losers in the S&P 500 today, last down 2.5% and 3%, respectively.
This morning BMO Capital backed its outperform rating and its $77 price target for Monster, but that isn't helping the energy drinks maker.
- 10:06 am
- Factory orders beat
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Today's report on April factory orders came out a few minutes ago and slightly beat expectations, with orders up 0.7% vs. forecasts for 0.6%.
Stocks had been lifting up from their session lows before the report, and they've continued to improve since it came out.
Dow -0.1%
Nasdaq +0.1%
Russell 2000 flat
- 10:09 am
- Apple aids Nasdaq
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The Nasdaq is outperforming at last check — and bucking the day's negative trend.
Apple /quotes/zigman/68270/delayed /quotes/nls/aapl AAPL is providing a lift.
MarketWatch's Ben Pimentel is tracking Apple's action:
"Shares of Apple rallied early Tuesday, a day after the iPhone maker unveiled new initiatives at its developer conference in San Francisco. Apple rose 1.4% to $637.12, after Susquehanna analyst Chris Caso raised his price target to $725 from $650 who said the company's software announcements are 'mostly evolutionary changes that continue to strengthen the Apple ecosystem.'"
Read more about tech stocks here.
Photo credit: Bloomberg
- 10:22 am
- GM sales up 13%
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Beyond the data on factory orders, reports on May auto sales are also getting attention today.
GM's sales rose 13%, while Ford's increased by 3%.
GM's /quotes/zigman/1466682/delayed /quotes/nls/gm GM stock was last up 0.1%, while Ford /quotes/zigman/264304/delayed /quotes/nls/f F gained 1.2%.
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- 10:28 am
- Factory orders: Constructive
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Economists polled by MarketWatch expected a gain in April factory orders of 0.6%, but other forecasts were for 0.5%, so the 0.7% rise is a clear beat if you had the latter estimate of 0.5% in mind.
"Factory Orders came in stronger-than-expected at +0.7% MoM in April vs. +0.5% forecast and +1.5% March," writes Ian Lyngen of CRT Capital Group in emailed comments this morning.
The report is "positive for Q1 GDP revisions which will put Q2 growth on solid footing — although core orders were down in April," he adds.
"Overall, a constructive release for growth."
- 10:40 am
- Quicksilver crushed
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Wow, Quicksilver /quotes/zigman/239314/delayed /quotes/nls/zqk ZQK has been almost cut in half today after its quarterly release.
The stock is down a whopping 44%.
The designer and distributor of clothing, footwear and accessories posted a wider-than-expected loss, reports MarketWatch's Andria Cheng.
- 10:47 am
- Nasdaq back in red
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After trading flat to slightly positive, the Nasdaq has slumped back into the red in the last few minutes.
Apple is still up about 1% and providing a lift to the Nasdaq, but that's not enough to keep it in the green at this point.
Dow -0.3%
Nasdaq -0.2%
Russell 2000 -0.5%
- 11:04 am
- Rob Stein: Bad news is not horrible and good news is not great
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Rob Stein, CEO of Astor Investment Management, says that stocks and long-term bonds are most likely priced where they should be.
"The economy is growing very slowly, but still growing. The fact that the economy contracted in the first quarter does not matter at this point because it is not the beginning of the recession, as there is enough evidence of a snap-back in the second quarter.
The 10-year yield at 2.5% is not surprising given that the inflation is at 1%, unemployment in 6s and stalled growth in the first quarter.
In fact, we fear slipping into deflationary environment more than inflation rising."
- 11:17 am
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
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Technology to help with aging in place. And two suitors continue to woo Hillshire. MarketWatch's Ann Cates reports.
- 11:31 am
- Hulbert: Be ready for a June swoon
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Marketwatch's Mark Hulbert says a June swoon in the stock market seems likely because investor sentiment has sunk over the past month. Photo: Getty Images.
- 11:51 am
- Treasuries fall
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Treasury prices fell for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, sending benchmark yields to their highest in over a week, as interest rates continued to retrace a sharp drop, writes Ben Eisen.
The 10-year note yield, which rises as prices fall, was up 3.5 basis points on the day at 2.568%. That puts the benchmark yield on track to rise 13 basis points over the most recent four sessions.
- 12:13 pm
- Something about large and small companies
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Since March 4, Largest 50 stocks by mkt cap up 4.1%, rest of the Russell 3000: -4.9%. Nifty 50 http://t.co/wlMg23Np4l pic.twitter.com/if4mX9Hy4u
— Charlie Bilello, CMT (@MktOutperform) June 3, 2014
- 12:19 pm
- Krispy Kreme has a meltdown and other big movers
- by Sue Chang
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts /quotes/zigman/258030/delayed /quotes/nls/kkd KKD had a meltdown after it cut its fiscal year outlook while Hillshire Brands /quotes/zigman/10406668/delayed /quotes/nls/hsh HSH surged 9% after Pilgrim's Pride /quotes/zigman/13509380/delayed /quotes/nls/ppc PPC raised its offer for the company to outbid Tyson Foods /quotes/zigman/244186/delayed /quotes/nls/tsn TSN .
Check out Movers & Shakers for a snapshot of big stock action.
- 12:42 pm
- Growth in living space outpaces growth in price
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Two pieces of interesting news today for would-be homebuyers: 1) home-price growth slowed to a 14-month low and 2) the size of new homes is expanding.
Home prices rose 2.1% in April but that was the slowest in over a year. Meanwhile, median floor area of new single-family homes sold in the U.S. last year rose 4% to almost 2,500 square feet. In 2011, the median floor area was 1,700 square feet.
Home-builder stocks were mostly higher with PulteGroup /quotes/zigman/129784/delayed /quotes/nls/phm PHM adding 0.5% and Lennar /quotes/zigman/232035/delayed /quotes/nls/len LEN edging up 0.2%.
- 1:10 pm
- Bitcoin used for securities fraud
- by Sue Chang
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The Securities Exchange Commission is charging Erik Voorhees with offering shares in two bitcoin-related websites without proper registration. Voorhees allegedly published prospectuses and asked investors to buy shares in the two websites, SatoshiDICE and FeedZeBirds, with bitcoin which netted him more than $15,000.
- 1:35 pm
- Market update
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Stocks have moved off their session lows but still in negative territory.
S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -5 points
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -22 points
Nasdaq /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP -1 point
- 1:52 pm
- "You have to buy the dips," says analyst
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Jordan Waxman, managing director at HighTower HSW Advisors says there's no other choice, with other asset classes "unattractive at this point." He sees markets grinding slowly higher through the summer.
- 2:17 pm
- Winning sectors
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While broader markets are generally lower, there a few bright spots: home builders, retailers, utilities and energy sector stocks are trading higher.
SPDR S&P Homebuilder ETF +0.1%
SPDR S&P Retail ETF +0.3%
S&P 500 Utilities sector +0.4%
S&P 500 Energy sector +0.4%
- 2:22 pm
- Apple rallies on upgrade to price target
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Shares in Apple Inc are up 1.4% after Susquehanna analyst Chris Caso raised his price target to $725 from $650 who said the company's software announcements are "mostly evolutionary changes that continue to strengthen the Apple ecosystem."
The company unveiled new initiatives at its developer conference in San Francisco on Monday. Also read: Apple rolls out a more combative CEO
- 2:40 pm
- Bonds and stocks debate
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial in a research note said stock and bond markets agree.
Stocks have been moving higher lately, seemingly suggesting that growth is improving; yet at the same time bond yields have been moving lower, implying growth prospects are deteriorating. The big debate between which of these two multi-trillion dollar markets is right has been raging among investors. But the truth is that there is no debate here — at least not yet.
Kleintop illustrates it with the chart above:
Over the five years since the recession ended in June 2009, modest declines in bond yields in the range of 0 – 50 bps commonly occurred along with modest gains of 0 – 10% for stocks. The consistency with the current behavior of these markets is evident — the pace of appreciation in the S&P 500 Index has slowed this year to about 4% in concert with the modest decline in bond yields.
- 3:02 pm
- On Nasdaq
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Shares continue to hold their own, with the Nasdaq Composite stubbornly ceding ground by embarking on a sideways drift over the past few days. This after being a winner in seven of the previous nine sessions, writes Kevin Marder, columnist and co-founder of MarketWatch.
For more, read: Low-volume Nasdaq rally is not a lone.
- 3:20 pm
- Oil settles higher
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Oil futures settled slightly higher on Tuesday, rebounding from their lowest settlement level in two weeks with traders finding little reason to make any big moves ahead of weekly data on petroleum supplies, write Myra Saefond and Victor Reklaitis.
Analysts at Commerzbank Commodity Research said "downside risks are increasing," citing rising Iraqi oil exports, as well as a jump in speculative long positions.
"Extreme positioning often marks a turning point in terms of price performance," the Commerzbank analysts said in a note Tuesday.
- 3:46 pm
- Before the closing bell
- by Anora Mahmudova
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With about 15 minutes before the market close, stocks are still in the red.
The S&P 500 is doing its best to finish with gains or flat – it's off less than a point.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 17 points, Nasdaq off 3 points.
- 3:54 pm
- Fed officials growing wary of market complacency
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Federal Reserve officials, looking out at mostly calm financial markets, are starting to wonder whether tranquility itself is something to worry about, writes WSJ's Jon Hilsenrath.
So far this year the U.S. economy has suffered a brief economic contraction, the Fed has begun winding down a major bond-purchase program meant to spur growth, the Obama administration has clashed with Russia over its annexation of Crimea, China's economy has slowed and the Middle East has become a cauldron of civil strife.
Yet, looking at Wall Street stock and bond trader screens, the world looks like a model of stability.
Today's trading on Wall Street was very tight the S&P 500 traded in 5 point range throughout the day.
- 4:02 pm
- The close!
- by Victor Reklaitis
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U.S. stocks close lower, pulling back from records
S&P 500, Nasdaq both fall less than 0.1%
Dow industrials drop just over 0.1%
- 4:13 pm
- 3-day win streaks end
- by Victor Reklaitis
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After an entire trading day, the U.S. stock market ended just about where it started, with the three main indexes edging slightly lower.
For the S&P 500 and Dow, Tuesday's dip meant the end of three-day winning streaks.
In after-hours action, Ascena Retail /quotes/zigman/2380068/delayed /quotes/nls/asna ASNA is losing ground after its quarterly earnings report.
Read more about late movers in today's After Hours column, which will be available shortly here.
That's a wrap for today's live blog. Thanks for checking it out.


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So lets be honest about this. Did ANYONE expect to wake up on February 25th and find the Jets in first place in their division? If you were one of those folks then congrats to the eternal optimist in you. I for one never expected a nosedive like the one Washington has performed but here we are. So now what does GM Kevin Cheveldayoff do Monday?
The Jets, as it turns out, have been constructed exactly the way you want, from the backend out. Some thanks needs to be sent to the old Atlanta regime and Rick Dudley for some of the incredible pieces that have been put in place. Andrej Pavelec has done everything asked of him and more. He is still young and controllable from a contract point of view. The defense boasts THREE building block D men. That is the kind of scenario that could deliver a championship in the future. I would bet that every team in the NHL has called the Jets at least once to ask about available D men. Hopefully any conversation about Dustin Byfuglien, Toby Enstrom, and Zach Bogosian was very short. Add in Mark Stuart and you have four players that when healthy can win you a hockey game. Crazy
There have been hundreds of stories this season about the Jets and their lack of scoring and the numbers bear that out. They are very streaky and at the moment are streaking in the right direction. They do have one commodity that the entire NHL is looking for – power forwards. Andrew Ladd, Blake Wheeler, and Evander Kane are a nightmare for opposing teams. They all have speed, strength, and puck smarts that drive teams crazy on the fore-check. All three are corner stone players.
The Jets cannot afford at this point to ignore asset management; at the same time they cannot turn their back on the opportunity to host a playoff series. That is the kind of experience that will spring board this program to the next level. This is the time of year that GM's earn their money and Cheveldayoff and his team have to walk a tight rope. Here are the challenges he faces in the short term:
1.) Ensure they remain competitive for the stretch drive
2.) He has eight unrestricted free agents. Who stays and who goes?
3.) What pieces do they add and at what cost, if any?
I don't see the Jets adding anyone at this point because they can't trade any draft picks. The program is not ready for that scenario. At most they will trade a prospect that maybe they feel is expendable of is not progressing at the rate they want. There is not really much available on the market right now that the Jets need.
Pending Free Agents
The market for UFA players on July first is shaping up to be the worst in 15-20 years. There will be very few impact players available and with the expiring CBA makes it worse. If I were Cheveldayoff I would be making some contract extensions this weekend. As far as the UFA players are concerned, I would do the following:
Chris Mason – Keep him and try to sign him in the summer if the term is right. He has no value on the trade market and you need a backup. Also if you move him you upset the apple cart in St John's, which is not too smart.
Johnny Oduya – Trade him yesterday! Seriously, he has been the worst regular player all year from game 1 on. Makes too much money and can easily be replaced in house. Can probably garner a 2nd round pick.
Randy Jones – Has no value on the trade market and can plug a hole when needed. Renegotiate in July after the frenzy has ended.
Mark Flood – The reason he is still in the NHL is simple, the Jets know they would lose him on waivers. I would try to sign him to an affordable extension right now. He may test the market though as this is the best time in his career to do so.
Jim Slater – This along with Tanner Glass is going to be tough. When you find a third line that you can play in any situation you win games. When the crowd chants your lines nickname you are special. Teams get into cap trouble when they overpay the bottom six forwards. I would be trying to sign him today. Nothing more than a 1.5 million dollar cap hit though
Tanner Glass – see above. The only difference is centers that can win face-offs have slightly more value. 1.25 million cap hit.
Tim Stapleton – He has been very useful, especially lately on the power play. He makes the least amount on the team and is probably the easiest to replace. You can afford to wait on him to sign later and I would keep him around for the playoff push.
Kyle Wellwood – This is the hardest decision. Wellwood has been a very valuable player for this team in a top 6 role all season. If you look at his recent history he has bounced around a fair bit so I believe he would be thrilled to sign a 3-year deal. The problem is that if you believe Mark Scheifele is going be ready next year to do want to commit to Wellwood? I would, and I would be talking contract now. Internal competition is the best way to improve your team.
Expect a few press releases from the Jets in the next couple of days, but don't expect many trades. I think you will see Cheveldayoff hold a press conference saying that he didn't want to mess with the chemistry in the room. They can't let these players walk away for nothing though so something has to give. I believe what you see is primarily what you are going to have for the rest of the season.


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1. My son wants me to go guarantor for his car loan. I am struggling financially, but he assured me that the dealer would not offer the loan if he believed my son would not be able to repay the loan?
Be very careful! You should not at all assume that the dealer necessarily believes your son can repay the loan. Under the Consumer Credit Code you must have a copy of the credit contract. Take these documents to a professional adviser (e.g. qualified lawyer).
2. What is the Consumer Credit Code and how does it protect me?
This is a national code that is applicable in each State. Despite what its title suggests, it is not a code of conduct but legislation that is enforceable in certain situations where credit is offered. Any non-business credit transactions are governed by the Code. Credit providers such as banks, building societies, credit unions, finance companies and businesses, have to tell you what your rights and obligations are in any credit arrangement, including interest rates, fees, and commissions.
3. My uncle loaned me money to be repaid over five years. Since he is charging me interest, I assume it is covered by the Consumer Credit Code?
No, it is not, because your uncle's business is not to provide credit – it is a personal loan.
4. My bank account went into debit – is that credit under the Consumer Credit Code?
No, that sort of situation is specifically excluded under the Consumer Credit Code.
5. Can I pull out of my obligation to be a guarantor?
In some circumstances the Consumer Credit Code allows a guarantor to withdraw from the contract as guarantor. This can take place before the credit has been provided, or if there is a material difference between the contract and pre-contract statements or the offered contract. Get legal advice.
6. Can the interest rate in my credit contract be changed?
It can be changed if the contract allows for it. It would be worth getting professional advice to determine if the change is valid.
7. We were not really honest in our credit application, and the credit company found this out, but they have not given us the notice under the Consumer Credit Code to repay the loan. Is that right?
They may in fact be entitled to take this action because you were fraudulent. Get legal advice immediately.
8. I bought a car on credit, regulated by the Consumer Credit Code. I lost my job and can't keep up the payments. Should I do anything before they repossess?
Repossession can take place under the Consumer Credit Code following the expiry of the appropriate notice period. It would be a good idea to get the car valued, and to take photos/video to document its condition. This is because the credit provider will make a determination of the value of the car following repossession.
9. My son entered into a contract regulated by the Consumer Credit Code, but I think he was conned into it and had little idea of what was going on. What can he do?
He should get legal advice – in some States he may be able to get free advice from a Consumer Credit Legal Service. It is sometimes possible to get a contract declared unjust by a court if there was an unequal bargaining power at the time it was entered into.
10. How carefully should I read the credit contract before I sign it?
VERY CAREFULLY! If you don't understand it, or it is not properly explained, get professional advice. Better safe than sorry.


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"Eroding Evolution," a new article in the July/August 2008 issue of Church and State, addresses the recently enacted "Science Education Act" in Louisiana, which threatens to open the door for creationism and scientifically unwarranted critiques of evolution to be taught in public school science classes.
"A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash" -- a story on the front page of The New York Times (August 24, 2008) -- examines the creationism/evolution controversy as it plays out in the classroom of David Campbell, a biology teacher in Orange Park, Florida.
NCSE Supporter Francisco Ayala was interviewed about evolution and creationism for the August 2008 issue of HHMI Bulletin (pages 38-39), published by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Responding to a question about whether the controversy ended with the decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover,
Explore the Grand Canyon with Scott and Gish! Seats are now available for NCSE's next excursion to the Grand Canyon -- as featured in The New York Times (October 6, 2005). From July 3 to 10, 2009, NCSE will again explore the wonders of creation and evolution on a Grand Canyon river run conducted by NCSE's Genie Scott and Alan ("Gish") Gishlick.
As part of its efforts to encourage and support members of the clergy who acknowledge the scientific importance of evolution, the Clergy Letter Project is now asking rabbis to sign its open letter concerning religion and science.
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