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Arch Digest Show 2007: Duc Duc
High end nursery war advances. At the Architectural Digest Home Design Show last Friday, we got to check out new stuff from the only nursery furniture company in attendance (that we saw): Duc Duc...
Leaping off from their cool rockers and cribs shown last year, Duc Duc is getting bigger with complete room sets for children, including new desks. Watch out, David Netto!
Bed, dresser, desk and chair complete each line, while a huge dining table transforms for full on kid time art sessions. None of these items are yet online.
All pieces are pitched as Green and Sustainable, with 100% sustainable hardwoods used, along with Hazardous Air Pollutant Free Lacquer Paints.
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babygeared.com has the large family table online priced at $8500.00. that doesnt include the benches or accessories such as the booster seat or high chair. but it really is lovely.
duc duc's stuff is terrific looking but actually getting the furniture into your home is challenging. lead time is long long long and customer service is not great unless you shout to be heard and call them a lot, and still they weren't that accomodating. we invested in a rocker and armoire for our newborn and waited 5 months for the rocker to arrive. we're still waiting on the armoire (6 + months), as they delivered the wrong one the first time around. The company has a lot of pretentious claims (see website) for a group of people who can't get their act together. though the furniture is beautiful and well made, i was not impressed.
Like gogirl, we too have and a *BAD* experience with ducduc. We ordered a dresser in August, and were told 12 weeks to delivery into our house. Our baby arrived in December, and the dresser was no where to be found having not been delivered and no word on the status. Call after call after the first, second, third and fourth missed delivery dates we were told "it'll definitely be there in 3-4 more weeks." After each missed revised delivery date, we called and spoke to the national sales manager. All they offered was a lousy 10% discount after the third missed delivery date. After the last missed delivery date, they finally shipped the dresser one week past their delivery estimate. The shipping from Conneticuit to Washington DC took 3 weeks. We were promised 2-3 days delivery to our house given the 4 month delay in manufacture past the original delivery estimate. After 3 weeks to do an 8 hour drive, the dresser arrived damaged from shipping and broken due to the drawer slides not being installed correctly in the factory.
So it's been 7 months, and we saw a glimpse of what a dresser might look like in our 3 month-old's room. I'm guessing from their past track record, we'll see the next dresser delivery attempt around September sometime.
And everyone we spoke to at ducduc just had a "it's not our problem" attitude. The canned answer seems to be "it'll be there in 3-4 more weeks" no matter what the real situation might be.
Their stuff looks great, and the green claims are nice, but if they can't deliver in 7 months something they say will be ready in 3 months, all that styling isn't worth a damn.
First off, thanks Apt. Therapy for the write-up!
We appreciate it. And are fans of Apt. Therapy here at the duc.
Secondly we hear you loud and clear!
Last summer we opened our very own plant and at the same time our orders increased dramatically and quite simply we got behind. All of our designs are custom, hand made pieces and this takes time.
Now less than 6 months after we opened our factory we are working to expand our facility so our lead times will be lower.
We sincerely apologize for the delays and any inconveniences this may have caused our customers.
yes, lj i totally agree. i was basically blown off until i went down to their showroom to find out what the hell was going on - the last thing you want to be doing when you just had a baby! and the apologies they offered seemed flimsy and stock (see above). they didn't offer any kind of discount, compensation, not even a word from any of the company's principles. they could not have cared less -- fobbing me off on the nicest, sweetest assistant in the company. i've now been waiting 2 additional months for my armoire, and i still don't know when it will arrive. having a baby is a special time, and when i think about how aggravated i have been trying to obtain this overpriced furniture, it makes me feel like a total sucker. david, if you really care about your company's reputation, perhaps following up yourself on current outstanding orders would be a start.
Gogirl, I'd stay on them and call your way through the phone menu until you reach someone. That's how I finally connected with the COO who seems to have poked the hornets nest enough to get some action and response for me, if being told 4 more weeks and we'll up the discount to 15% is action. And we had to ask for each of these discounts, none were forth coming from the company in light of the horrible situation they've put us in. There's a whole writeup of my ordeal on the daddy types blog, if you care to hear the whole story and latest updates.
I would have my credit card company do a charge-back on this order and give my business to somebody else!
From my experience with Duc Duc they are very pretentious and snobbish, customer service is absolutely horrible!
I would NEVER ever even look at duc duc furniture again, as so many other people I ordered it and 4 months later after a 4 month wait and still NOTHING and they never call back. It has been the worst experience EVER. I would not recommend it to my worst enemy.
I have a retail store and I can write a book on all the things that went wrong with all my orders with them. I had clients that waited 10-14 weeks and then were told that it would be another 14 weeks, and then 2 more weeks and then it would come in broken or the paint smelled. They NEVER call me back, never help me be able to help clients by giving them lenders. i have had the store for 5 years and have never worked with such a BAD company. Its one thing when things are running late or you have "issues" with Plant but a whole other to be honsest with people and try to help them and just maybe if its not to much TO CALL PEOPLE BACK.
And by the way if you can't keep up with your orders WHY AND WHEN do you have time to make new stuff?????
i guess you all would call me lucky - my ducduc order came off without a hitch. i love the changing table and crib i bought, and the wait time was only about six weeks. it sounds like maybe they're having some issues because of a new plant (perhaps i bought when they had some other manufacturing arrangement?), but in my opinion, the products are worth the wait... good quality, styling, and functionality. my babe's nursery is lookin' sweet!
As ducduc is one of the only companies to produce their amazing line of products in the U.S by trained artisans, I must congratulate them for the end result. Their leadtime may have been a bit longer than anticipated but was compensated by their craftmanship and their extremly hospitable customer service. I willbe happy to place orders over and over again.
Christina, you sound like a Duc Duc sales person trying to cover up... This doesn't really count.
You should be spending your time helping customers and not blogging...
Could not agree with Erica anymore :) I as MANY people out there has had a bad experience with DUC DUC. Ordered and was told 3-4 months 8 months later got it and the it smelled sooooooo bad. We aired the room out for 2 weeks and still smelled. We ended up returning it and getting a set from Oeuf. Oeuf came in 1 week and I just love it. Never mind the price difference. Christina and Victoria are so clearly from Duc Duc just trying to save a lost cause.
Well, I am definitely NOT a salesperson and I did have a good experience. First we got a PJ dresser which we loved! Then the playtable and two chairs and finally a crib. We got them all at different times and had no problems other than a slightly longer wait time than companies. Our kids love their table and chairs and we love how it makes a mundane playroom look cooler.
I'm disappointed to hear others had problems, but it's definitely not the only duc duc experience out there. Hopefully they're figuring it out over there.
Duc Duc is really out of control, I have had so many issues with them that the sight of thier stuff makes me ILL. TRUST me there are soooo many other cool kids lines out there you do not want to deal with DUc Duc. I waited so long and it was like pulling teeth to get any type of call back form them. I ended up getting my money back and also going with oeuf, which I just love. My friend ordered their $6000 Dylan collection and it came with the holes in the wrong place. There really is just NO reason that that should have happeded. Its a $6000 not an IKEA set. If anyone is brave enough to order thier stuff Good LUCK
Wow - I guess I'm one of the lucky one's too! My changing table and crib arrived over the last two weeks and we are thrilled!! We did order a few month earlier from the norm as I heard they had a longer lead time but it's well worth the wait. It's the most beautifully crafted furniture in our home. I'm sorry to hear these people have been left frustrated when I'm so happy. I guess we just have to chalk it up to a small business's growing pains. I hope they can figure it out so more people and enjoy this wonderful product. Thanks DucDuc!!!
Any positive comment about ducduc on this site is most likely bogus, and written by one of their staff members. The only first hand accounts I've heard of this company are complete horror stories. Someone needs to put a stop to this sorry excuse for a furniture company. I reccommend everyone goto the Better Business Bureau with their complaints(www.bbb.org)
ugly furniture, and even worse customer service
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We were very disheartened to see that just anyone can slander a person or business on the internet leaving no recourse and that such activity can tarnish what has been a good reputation for 7 years with thousands of satisfied customers.


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AS to the last question, I also found that the systems processor plays a HUGE part in your FPS. I was actually surprised at how much.
Somebody with a decent graphics card that upgrades their processor to a really good process can see a really good FPS increase.
So...WoW relies both on the graphics card as well as the processor. Having a great team makes WoW great, having 1 of the two be great will still have good results, just not as good.
Blizzard has a fantastic history for making games work well even on older hardware (at time of release). I can vouch for the processor bearing more of the load (for the graphics) than some other games that shift more of that load to the GPU. I can run at perfectly reasonable fps with the settings way up, and my PC is 5 years old with a mediocre video card by today's standards (Radeon X1600) and really powerful albeit single-core processor (HT P4 Extreme 3.8ghz ), only 2GB RAM in it. I do choose to turn the graphic detail down for a performance gain, but it's perfectly playable on high (not max).
SmokeTheBear said...
It's also worth noting that 2GB of RAM is likely going to leave you with adequate performance everywhere except Dalaran. I'd recommend going with the maximum you can afford, and watching your system resources in real-time while you're playing so that when frames start dropping you can see why. Every single person in my guild who was running with 2GB or under of RAM didn't notice any problems until they hit Dalaran, at which time the game became virtually unplayable. Having experienced the same phenomenon in old-school AV on my old powerbook, I recognized the RAM slowdown (RAM delays look different than, for example, processor or video card overload) and tossed another couple gigs in my box, and recommended the same for the members of my guild. Everyone's problems were solved.
It looks like Dalaran uses about 3-3.5GB of RAM, on my box. Your mileage may vary based on time of day, server population, etc., but I'd say 2GB is the bare minimum for maintaining a playable game.
Blake Grant said...
I run WoW on a MacBook Pro (the 9600 GT version) in Windows XP and it does run ok, though not as good as I was hoping. With graphics all the way up except shadows at 1680x1050 I get around 15-30 fps in Dalaran. 25 man Ulduar can get as low as 8 if I don't drop a lot of settings, so I tend to play with everything on lowest (still at 1680x1050 - the native resolution of the monitor I have connected to it) except spell detail at half and projected textures on (otherwise I can't see some important effects) and get around 15-20 most of the time in a raid.
My girlfriend just bought a Sony Vaio with mostly lower specs (slower CPU, lower rated graphics chip, but more RAM), running at 1920x1080 with everything at full except shadows and it destroys my framerate (she rarely dips below 30). I'm not sure why :/
SaintStryfe said...
I run WoW on Mac OS X, with a Core Duo iMac with 2 gigs of RAM and I get good performance, overall: 30-40 FPS almost all the time. While raiding I sometimes drop to 25. I keep most of my settings down. The only place that's really bad is Dalaran, where I can dip to 15 during peak times. Play with your graphics settings for best performance.
I recently tested WoW on my brother's 9400m Mac Mini and was pleased with the performance- though his unwillingness to give me much time led me to only run around Ironforge for a bit though. He also only has 1 gig of RAM. Stacked with 4 gigs (which I believe is the Mini's top RAM now), i could see it being very nice.
Personally, if I were you, I would hold off buying a desktop Mac for a short while. I think the Core i7 will be debuting end of summer. But the lappies were just refreshed at WWDC, and I think they're fantastic. I got my hands on one to inspect and they're rock solid machines, good graphics, Firewire, and the battery is incredible. I couldn't run WoW on it but if it runs as good as every other Mac with the similar graphics, you should be fine.
But general rules apply: As much RAM as you can afford, buy with stock RAM and buy it after market. It's easy to install in a Laptop and you'll pay a lot less then Apple's preinstalled. You also will get the system faster.
i've been running wow on a macbook (not pro) for about a year now and with all the settings down all the way i can raid and do whatever. dalaran can be bad at times, with my fps going down as far as 7 or 8 fps. kinda sucks but the rest of the gameplay is just fine...i don't really miss the decreased settings as long as i get to play.
I'll vouch for being able to play on abysmal systems. When I started in BC, I started on a laptop with 512 megs of RAM, 64 of which was dedicated to video (leaving me with 440ish), a 1.6 GHz processor and some other slower features. I had about 8 fps in the field, 14 in an instance (which was part of the reason I loved them so much), and about .25 in Shatt.
Wrath came out and conveniently coincided with my laptop's power supply burning out (literally), and I upgraded to a whopping 512 RAM with a 32(? 64? I'm still not sure about it) MB video card and a 1.8ish processor. Everything was at least four years old and it runs wrath (though I still manage a whopping .25 or less fps in dalaran. Hearthing and flying in will almost always disconnect me if I'm not careful. Same applies for the Argent Tournament). So yeah, chances are: you can run WoW. It won't be perfect, but it's possible.
Turtlehead said...
SaintStryfe said,
"Personally, if I were you, I would hold off buying a desktop Mac for a short while. I think the Core i7 will be debuting end of summer."
We'll see. Apple has never offered a Mac option with a real gaming configuration that I can remember, at any price point. They may keep using the non-consumer Intel chips high end and wait for the new lower end i7 revs before they shift on low and middle. The current i7 chips are absolute monster performers. Intel hit that one out of the park and into one in another city.
On second thought, they are (effectively) eight core chips and they're perfectly suited to A/V work, so Apple may shift sooner than later. It'd also give them a new chance to gouge on RAM prices, re:
"buy with stock RAM and buy it after market."
If you buy extra RAM from Apple you might as well dump a sack of cash in the oven while sticking a fork in an electrical socket. The markup is dizzying.


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Chowing down at Chinatown Food Street
Singapore may be famous for its street food, but in this sterile city-state only one place remains where you can literally dine on the street. After dark, busy Smith Street is blocked off from traffic to become Chinatown Food Street, where you can feast on fried noodles and Tiger Beer beneath the red lanterns.
While most of Singapore's street-chefs have been corralled into hawker centres, on Chinatown Food Street they still work their culinary magic from stalls set up right on the footpath. First, settle in to one of the tables on the street then get in line at one of the food stalls to order and collect your meal.
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A simple dinner amid the sights and sounds of Smith Street has been a Chinatown must-do for more than 10 years, but the Singapore Tourism Board has big plans for a make-over. While it would be nice if Chinatown Food Street got some upgrades like its own bathrooms, it would be a shame to see this taste of Singapore's past become over-commercialised.
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# Hidayahon 15 May 2012 at 5:16 pm
Actually, you can dine directly on the street at Lau Pa Sat too. And Arab Street.


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Bridgepoint Systems introduces Green Balance Prespray. Bearing the CRI Seal of Approval, GB Prespray can handle even the dirtiest traffic lanes, the company said. Formulated based upon the EPA's DfE program and other green solution formulating guidelines, GB Prespray is solvent-free, rapidly biodegradable, and uses renewable surfactants. The mildly alkaline formula is safe for wool and synthetic fibers, and is economical with a dilution rate of 1:32.


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Black Diamond FreeWire Quickdraw Carabiner
The Black Diamond FreeWire Quickdraw is the perfect choice for the value-conscious sport climber: it won't break upon being stressed, but it also won't break your wallet upon being purchased (which, I suppose, is still a kind of stress). It features two wiregate Quicksilver carabiners connected by a durable 18mm nylon dogbone and can function properly in all sorts of undertakings.
FEATURES of the Black Diamond FreeWire Quickdraw Carabiner
- Quicksilver wiregates on top and bottom
- Dual wiregates eliminate any chance of gate flutter
- Equipped with a 18 mm nylon dogbone with Straitjacket
SPECIFICATIONS of the Black Diamond FreeWire Quickdraw Carabiner
- Weight: 3.5 oz / 100 g
- Length: 12 cm
- Width: 18 mm
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I have been rock climbing for about a year and have always had a problem coming down from a lead climb. My upper body sucks and its hard for me to tie off from the top. These long quickdraws are great for me so I don't have to pull myself up way close to the chains. I can finally take it easy on my arms and not wear myself out. They also make me feel so much safer. The way the draws are hooked lock the rope in better just in case of slip.
First and foremost this draw is a fantastic price and great quality. Not the lightest draw but the gates are great and the dogbone is heavy duty. You can't ask for more: Price, quality and practicality. BD has another winner!
I bought these to use with my hammock and to connect my tent and sleeping bag to my FStop Tilopa backpack. They work great for both of these purposes. I've been using them for around 6 months and they show little to no wear. Well made and works great for what I'm using them for.
If you are looking for a cheap and decent quickdraw, these are for you. I have 7 of them and they all are strong and sturdy. I don't have any issues clipping in/out and I would trust my life with these puppies...
I've use lighter and higher prices draws, but these ones are my favorite draws to use. They are strong and durable. IMHO. The wire gate makes it slightly easier for me to get the rope through, but that could be just me. Because I don't do big long trips or multi-pitches often I found these to be a good draw that doesn't weigh me down. I would recommend them to anyone, with the only draw back being their are light but not the lightest out there. That's never really been and issue for me though.
The FreeWire quickdraws are one of the lowest cost quickdraws available, and are a great versatile option for starting out with sport climbing. Dual wiregates are a great benefit for reducing weight, and eliminating gate flutter.Pros/cons:Heavy (100 g for the 12 cm dogbone, 103 g for the 18 cm), however still comparatively light to some of the other options out there (Petzl, DMM, etc).Rubber sleeve at the lower carabiner prevents rotation of the carabiner in the nylon dogbone.The darker dogbone is a plus - these draws take a lot of climbing to show their use as a result.
These are the cheapest carabiners you will probably be able to find, save for possible some CAMP USA draws. Though these are cheaper there is no apparent sacrifice in quality. They clip in very smoothly, and function like more expensive quickdraws. The wire gates are really easy to handle as well. They are light enough, and more than sufficient for most sport climbing. There really is no serious disadvantage to these quickdraws, especially at the price range.
This was my first set of quickdraws, and they have worked great. They are a little heavier than other types, but also these are as cheap as they come. They will catch you either way, so I would definitely recommend these to anyone interested! Good luck and happy climbing!
I have thought about only climbing free solo to save money on gear but I would never get any good before I died. Instead, I will pay for quality when needed and snag good buys when they are available. These quickdraws fall into the good buy category. Sure you can get lighter beaners with smoother mechanics but not at this price point.
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Woke up just before falling asleep because I forgot to post this photo of the Archit Euthis horns I made for windy! They're hand-sculpted with Sculpey Ultralight (I prefer this over Model Magic hands down) and painted with acrylic paints. The paint job took six hours because YELLOW PAINT SUCKS (or at least I can't find a craft brand with the right color AND consistency). As usual, there is not a single photo I can take that will do the horns justice like in person, and I took about a dozen…. -_-;; The two you see are the best, and I continue to suck at photography.
I shipped them earlier today—I hope windy likes how they turned out!
Wow, chick! These look amazing!
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Westminster has been declared the winner of the MaxPreps Cup, a national all-sports trophy for the most successful athletic program in any classification for the 2012-13 academic year.
Westminster completed the most dominant sports year in Georgia history with 11 state championship and four runner-up finishes. The previous record, of nine, was held by Marist (2008-09).
See list of state championships by school in Georgia.
St. Pius was third nationally. The Lions won Class AAA titles in boys and girls soccer, boys track and field, boys and girls cross country and girls basketball.
Marist finished ninth nationally with state titles in Cross Country (Boys), Cross Country (Girls), Golf (Boys), Soccer (Girls), Tennis (Girls), Track and Field (Boys), Track and Field (Girls).
Westminster won the Class AA championships in boys golf, boys soccer, boys track and field, boys tennis, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls track and field and girls tennis. Westminster also won championships in combined classification sports (AAAAA-A) in girls lacrosse, girls swimming and boys lacrosse.
Westminster was especially dominant in the spring this year, winning nine of a possible 11 state titles. The previous record for spring state titles had been five.
August 6th, 2013
9:25 am
Congratulations. Georgia continues to shine!
August 6th, 2013
9:34 am
Awesome job by all these fine programs!
August 6th, 2013
9:40 am
Nice work, War Eagles!
August 6th, 2013
9:53 am
Congrats to all 3! Leadership, drive, determination to be the best!
August 6th, 2013
12:00 pm
Now you just had to go and do it, didn't you MaxPrep…whoever you are. Or are you just one person, Max Prep? Anyway, you've just called all the yahoos out from under their rocks to start caterwauling again about private schools. Never, ever, ever could you convince that crowd that W'minster, SPX, and the Big M are successful on merit, that they win with young people who want to come to their schools, who appluy and are accepted to their schools, and succeed because they come from stable homes w/ parents who are their primary role models and then they are challenged, disciplined, and coached up at their respective school. Just to use football as an example, can anybody think of a better coaching three than Gerry Romberg at W'minster, Alan Chadwick at Marist, and Paul Standard at St. Pius?
August 6th, 2013
1:19 pm
Some sense: Don't blame MaxPreps. You're the one who turned the blog in that direction.
Nobody has ever said that Westminster or St. Pius or Marist or any schools aren't outstanding in what they do. What people have said is that they should be compared to each other, not to public schools of the same size. With all the advantages that they have, of course they are superior in athletics to same-sized public schools. But the real measure of their excellence is how they do against other private schools of the same size. Put Westminster and Marist and SPX and GAC and Lovett and Woodward in one league, and let's so raises the most banners then.
August 6th, 2013
1:30 pm
"With all the advantages that they have…"
What advantages? Help us out.
August 6th, 2013
2:07 pm
This might be a good time to link to the AJC's discussion of all the public school transfers that will impact the football season; I don't see any of these elite private schools listed: http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-high-school-sports/2013/08/06/norcross-boyd-bush-among-transfers-to-watch-in-2013/
August 6th, 2013
2:24 pm
For the record, Westminster, Lovett and GAC are all in the same region in Class AA and compete against each other for region and state championships. St. Pius X and Woodward Academy are also in the same region in Class AAA and compete against each other for region and state championships. So these schools are already competing against similar private schools AND public schools for state championships. Marist is the only private school in Class AAAA, but considering that its enrollment is equivalent to a AA school, the fact that they're willing to compete two levels up from their enrollment somewhat levels the playing field in AAAA.
August 6th, 2013
2:34 pm
Those folk don't have to worry about gas money for work or much less getting to and from practice. The good life for sure.
August 6th, 2013
3:30 pm
Nice job, but there is ONE large reason Westminster cleaned up in all the "club" sports- Blessed Trinity was moved to 3A this past season. Keep them in 2A and the titles get divided, and Westminster has just another average year.
August 6th, 2013
3:57 pm
@gocats — Other than tennis, where would the mighty BT have made a difference (Westminster did not win volleyball in 2012, so BT's state championship there would not have changed anything)? In 2011-12, when they were together in 2A, BT won a single state championship (in girls tennis) and Westminster won 5. Does not seem like there was much "dividing" going on there!
August 6th, 2013
6:59 pm
boys soccer, boys tennis, girls soccer, girls tennis – all probably won by BT had they stayed in 2A
August 7th, 2013
4:41 am
Ace, I don't worry too much about gas money to work, true – but I live in a tiny house and drive cheap old cars. Like a lot of folks at SPX, I made my kids education the first priority financially – way ahead of cable tv, cars, vacations and lots of other material stuff.
August 7th, 2013
6:42 pm
Hamilton, your exactly right. I am not rich, we live on a strict budget, we drive Honda Accords, we don't have a vacation home, our kids work, and my wife works. Our kids education is our top priority. By the way, they just happen to be great athletes (they got it from me).
August 7th, 2013
7:50 pm
Go Cats!!! Congrats! One of the top academic schools in the country.
Westminster dominates BT in those sports "gocats"
To each BT student…Thank you for applying to Westminster. Good luck in your continued search.
August 7th, 2013
7:57 pm
Ace – you are right about one thing – it is the "good life for sure". I couldn't imagine a better school situation for my kids.
August 7th, 2013
9:52 pm
Seriously. Congrats to all the schools. It is a credit to the dedication of the schools, kids and parents.


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Obamacare and Generic Pharmaceuticals
By Daniel Jennings - August 9, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, PRGO, TEVA
Will generic pharmaceutical makers like Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE: TEVA) and Perrigo (NYSE: PRGO) continue to be a value play after Obamacare kicks in next year?
That's a fair question to ask because some of these companies seem to be on shaky ground now. Revenues and free cash flow have been falling without Obamacare.
Teva saw its revenues fall by 8% in the fourth quarter of 2012 and a pretty more »
This Deal Could Shake Up the Generic Drug Business
By Mike Thiessen - August 8, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, ELN, PRGO
Many market-watchers are scratching their heads about the pharmaceutical industry's latest blockbuster deal. Although it had been expected to make such a move for some time, Perrigo Company (NYSE: PRGO) is not regarded as the "ideal" buyer for Dublin-based Elan (NYSE: ELN). Both firms operate as generic drug-makers, but the synergies between the two are not immediately obvious.
Moreover, Elan is coming off of a long, painful battle to more »
A Closer Look at Pfizer's Three-Way Split
By Leo Sun - August 7, 2013 | Tickers: ABT, ACT, MRK, PFE, TEVA
Last week, pharma giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) announced that it was planning to split the company into three businesses -- a move that had been long anticipated by analysts and investors alike. Although this move streamlines the company's core businesses' financials, does it change anything for investors?
Prelude to a spin-off
In its first business segment led by Geno Germano, Pfizer intends to group immunology and metabolic treatments together with more »
Is This Acquisition a Game Changer?
By Awais Iqbal - August 5, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, ELN, PRGO
A patented drug is a cash cow for drug manufacturers. There are two ways to have a patented cash generating drug on a pharmaceutical company's pipeline. Either conduct research and organically develop the medicine, or acquire a company with a strong pipeline. The latter option is what Perrigo (NYSE: PRGO) recently opted for by acquiring Elan (NYSE: ELN). Additionally, Perrigo looks forward to increasing its international presence with this more »
Should Companies Use Acquisitions and Financial Engineering to Reduce Corporate Taxes?
By Leo Sun - August 2, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, AAPL, ELN, PRGO, WCRX
Perrigo (NYSE: PRGO), an American company best known for selling generic medication, baby formula and nutritional supplements, recently acquired Irish drugmaker in Elan (NYSE: ELN) for $8.6 billion in an unexpected deal that initially left investors puzzled. After all, what would Perrigo gain by acquiring Elan, a biotech primarily focused on experimental treatments for neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases? The answer was simple - lower tax rates.
A big buy for more »
Conquer the Generic Drug Market With Taro
By Jaiyant Cavale - July 31, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, TARO, TEVA
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE: TARO) hardly gets the attention it deserves. The Israel-based generic-pharmaceutical manufacturer supplies in Israel, the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland and in a few other countries. The company was listed on New York Stock Exchange Euronext in March 2012 and is currently one of the best pharmaceutical companies to invest in. In this article, I shall profile this relatively unknown company and discuss why more »
How Acquisitions Mean Growth for These Generic Drug Makers
By Madhukar Dubey - July 22, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, MYL, WCRX
The global generic drug industry will reach $169 billion in 2014 with a compounded annual growth rate of 15% over five years. The patent expiration of branded drugs opens the door for generic versions, fueling the growth of the generic drug industry. Additionally, the companies in this industry are adopting strategies to maintain growth momentum and investor confidence, including focusing on emerging markets and acquisitions.
This article analyzes three companies more »
Generics Set to Soar
By Marshall Hargrave - July 22, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, HSP, MYL, TEVA
IMS Health pegs the worldwide generic drug market at an impressive $240 billion, which should only grow over the long-term as a large number of branded drugs lose patent protection -- pushing the total generic drug market to over $420 billion in 2016.
Other key factors driving generic market growth will be a rapidly aging population and the healthcare reform in he U.S., which will give more people access to more »
Can Fish Oil Help This Drug Giant Regain its Mojo?
By Robert Hanley - July 15, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, AZN, OMTH
AstraZeneca's (NYSE: AZN) financial results have been on a downward spiral lately, as patent expirations have led to sharp declines in sales of its leading drugs. In 2012, the company lost $4.5 billion of sales due to exclusivity expirations in various regions, a portion of which was attributable to its top-selling Crestor cholesterol drug. In response, management went outside the company to try to protect its cardiovascular franchise more »
Value Investor Francis Chou's Top Picks
By Meena Krishnamsetty - July 15, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, DELL, RFP, SHLD
Francis Chou, of Chou Associates Management, was recognized by Morningstar with the Fund Manager of the Decade award in 2004. We track his quarterly 13F filings alongside those of hundreds of hedge funds and other notable investors as part of our work developing investment strategies (for example, we've found that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds outperform the S&P 500 by an average of 18 more »
Is This Large Pharma Acquisition Worth Its Price?
By Sherrie Stone - July 12, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, WCRX
If you are an Actavis (NYSE: ACT) investor, then maybe you've enjoyed the 16% gain since the pharmaceutical company's announced acquisition of Warner Chilcott (NASDAQ: WCRX). Therefore, you might be a little frightened by reports that the FTC is requesting more information regarding the acquisition. Clearly, the FTC could block the deal -- but would this be good or bad for Actavis?
Does The FTC News Have Meaning?
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Will New Competition Be the End of This Rally?
By Sherrie Stone - July 9, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, RB
In the last decade, Reckitt Benckiser (LSE: RB) has seen its market capitalization increase from just $8.25 billion to nearly $35 billion -- a gain of more than 300%! For a non-cyclical company, such gains are very impressive.
So what is it that has created such large gains? Most of the company's segments have only grown at the rate of GDP. In fact, its biopharmaceutical segment is the only more »
Turing the "Risk-On" Switch Off
By Michael Mandala - July 9, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, BAMXF, CAKE
Today's investing environment is one that forces decisions to be made and, consequently, many errors. In so many cases, investors take an emotional approach to their portfolio, resulting in impaired profit-taking or riding the bull to the bear without letting go. Additionally, I've witnessed many astute men and women rely on countless research reports just to buy a stock and stay up all night worrying about it.
My more »
Do Generic Drugs Drastically Alter Market Dynamics?
By Kanak Kanti - July 9, 2013 | Tickers: ABBV, ACT, AMGN
Pharma companies have been paying off generic drug makers so that cheap generic drugs do not enter the market. In a settlement case involving AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to this practice, allowing the FTC to take action against these deals. The judgment is seen as a "significant victory for the consumers and free trade." However, the market remains relatively unaffected.
The case
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Can You Profit From This Pharma Tie-Up
By Robert Hanley - June 27, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, CBM, WCRX
Niche biotech company Warner Chilcott (NASDAQ: WCRX) has been looking for an exit strategy ever since announcing strategic alternatives back in August 2012. The company has strong product lines in women's health and gastroenterology, but it has had trouble finding success in its quest for new blockbuster drugs. Compounding Warner's problems, the generic drugmakers have been nipping away at its market share in key areas, including its osteoporosis more »
Companies With Upcoming Legal Decisions
By Alexander Maxwell - June 21, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, DELL, MNTA, WILN
Filing a lawsuit, and seeing the lawsuit through to fruition can have substantial ramifications for any company. Whether the outcome of the lawsuit is good for the investors in the company, or bad the ramifications for the lawsuit can be enormous.
Momenta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MNTA) is engaged in litigation versus Actavis (NYSE: ACT) and its partner Amphaster. The lawsuit is over a generic version of Lovenox. Originally, Momenta and more »
"Pay-For Delay" Was Fun While It Lasted
By Sherrie Stone - June 18, 2013 | Tickers: ABBV, ACT, PFE
When the FTC and the U.S. Supreme Court start breathing down your neck it's not a pleasant thing, and could become very expensive for certain companies. Yet, not many people are talking about the trouble that generic and brand-name drug makers are finding themselves in.
Uncovering a costly practice
Last year, the FTC uncovered a number of agreements between large pharma and generic drug companies, which it called more »
Warner Chilcott: Should You Buy Joel Greenblatt's Latest Pick?
By Zarr Pacificador - June 13, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, MYL, VRX, WCRX
Searching for potential stock investments can be a daunting task. With so many stocks to choose from – more than 2,300 listed on the NYSE and around 2,800 on Nasdaq – how do you find good ideas?
One way, and the probably the most common way, is the use of stock screens. With information on publicly listed companies increasingly available online, it is easier now to come up with a more »
Is This Hurting Healthcare Company Priced for a Recovery?
By Bob Chandler - June 13, 2013 | Tickers: ACT, HSP, MYL
Nothing interests a value investor more than bad news. Where there's a lack of enthusiasm, there's usually a cheap stock. Hospira (NYSE: HSP), a leading manufacturer of generic specialty injectable drugs and infusion pumps, looked a likely candidate. Since mid-2010, the company has delivered a litany of bad news but instead of a depressed bargain the share's look surprisingly fit.
A chronic case of unsettling news
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Bunavail Looks Promising: If The Cards Are Played Right!
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Since the end of 2011, BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ: BDSI) has traded higher by almost 400%. The excitement surrounding the stock is with its two late-stage products, especially Bunavail for the treatment of opioid dependence.
BioDelivery plans to submit its New Drug Application (NDA) in late summer, meaning a decision should be expected sometime early next year. If approved, Bunavail would compete directly with the blockbuster drug Suboxone; a drug more »
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
Democratic majority Senate invokes 'nuclear option'
For so many years, the threatened change in U.S. Senate Parliamentary rules existed, but it was always, 'They wouldn't dare, lest the opposite political party seize the majority.' It was called the nuclear option, changing the filibuster rules.
Frustrated by Republican blocks of the President's appointments, Senate Dems just did it, in an effort to clear a logjam of Presidential nominees to the judiciary and other posts.
Senate Democrats have made a high-stakes gamble, that the G.O.P. doesn't retake both the Senate and The White House by 2016...
From NATIONAL JOURNAL: "The Senate just changed its Filibuster rules"...
And from The NEW YORK TIMES:
Posted at 3:12pm on November 21, 2013 by Allan Loudell
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Thu, Nov 21, 2013 6:06pm
This proves what I've been saying all along. Harry Reid and his cohorts in the Senate are nothing but a bunch of commie thugs who commit destruction to the Constitution anytime they don't get their way.
Better watch out, Harry. The TEA party is "coming to take you away."
Thu, Nov 21, 2013 8:56pm
Actually Mr. Pizza... they saved the Constitution..Democracy wasn�t ruined today. It was saved. The Constitution is explicit when it states that it allows the Executive to pick his staff and to choose his judicial appointees at will, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Senate has consistently failed to fulfill its obligation to consent, and thereby has put the Constitution in jeopardy. Things can now progress as the founding fathers so desired�.
Thu, Nov 21, 2013 8:58pm
One must remember, everything that is good for the Tea Party, is bad for America at large.
So when Tea Partier says something is bad.... put your money on the bad thing, not on the Tea Partier's alternative....
Thu, Nov 21, 2013 11:35pm
I wish that I could change the rules whenever life wasn't going quite the way I like it. Reminds me of a kid I knew growing up...always changed the rules if he was losing.
Harry changed the rules (and the Republicans have done the same in the past as well); let's see how he feels about the rule change after 2014/2016 elections.
The way this rule change looks to me is that the Legislative branch has effectively given away power to the Executive for short-range goals...Congress is giving away its remaining power/relevance for little in return.
Mike from Delaware
Fri, Nov 22, 2013 8:05am
Let's go deeper.
Here is some info on the history of the filibuster: "Using the filibuster to delay or block legislative action has a long history. The term filibuster -- from a Dutch word meaning "pirate" -- became popular in the 1850s, when it was applied to efforts to hold the Senate floor in order to prevent a vote on a bill."
"In the early years of Congress, representatives as well as senators could filibuster. As the House of Representatives grew in numbers, however, revisions to the House rules limited debate. In the smaller Senate, unlimited debate continued on the grounds that any senator should have the right to speak as long as necessary on any issue."
"In 1975, the Senate reduced the number of votes required for cloture from two-thirds to three-fifths, or 60 of the current one hundred senators."......
There is more info on the link below, the rules of the filibuster have changed a couple of times during the history of the U.S., including back in 1917 under Woodrow Wilson.
So my point is, this isn't the first time the rules for filibuster have been altered. The DEMS are taking a risk in doing this, because IF 2014 proves to be a good election year for the G.O.P./TEA party, then the G.O.P. will have this new rule for their benefit, it does work both ways, they've set the precedent with their change yesterday.
Fri, Nov 22, 2013 8:26am
Earl, you are nuts and seem to have fallen out your chair or hit your head on the table...
"Let us see how one feels about the rule change after the 2016 elections..."
That is like the Japanese saying "Ok, you've bombed Tokyo. Gloves are really off now..."
You may be the the only human being in Delaware who is unaware that this Tea Party Congress has used the filibuster more times to block appointments than were EVER used against Clinton and Bush going back to 1992!
You may be the only human being in the United States who is unaware that this Tea Party Congress has used the filibuster more times to block beneficial legislation in its 3 1/2 year session, than anyone else has used going back to 1998....
So for you to say... Oh... beware of 2016... is just, if not even more comical, than the Japanese completely ignoring what they did at Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Singapore, China, Port Moresby, Dutch Harbor... and saying upon our bombing of Tokyo... "Ok, this is war now..."
The Tea Party is the most laughable group of dunces since the creation of Man....
Ha, ha... I just Love it... :) I can't see what their next dumb move is going to be... Their bumbling is actually more entertaining than watching "The Big Bang Theory"... lol.
Fri, Nov 22, 2013 8:28am
If the Republicans had objected to the nominations based on qualifications, they might have a case here, but they didn't. They announced early on that they would approve no one that the president presented to them. They deserve this.
However, as MFD and Earl suggest, if they take back the Senate in 2016, then they are free to change the law back to the current one. Anyone want to bet that they will?
Fri, Nov 22, 2013 12:27pm
My bet is no. And as it has been particularly pointed out time and time again, that many Republicans on committees overseeing the candidates voted for their approval out of committee, then voted against them to uphold every filibuster attempt...
Meaning they had no qualms with the candidate, just with filling the position period....
Hypocrisy at it finest...
Fri, Nov 22, 2013 1:29pm
kavips: As I stated above, both sides are hypocrites...the R's threatened to use this "nuke" option in 05' (but didn't)...waaay back then, Harry Reid ranted against the use of this option.
I would have to say that right now THE biggest hypocrite of them all is our president. If you dare to compare Senator Obama to President Obama... it's like comparing Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hide. If Senator Obama were in office I think this country would be comparing him to JFK, but instead the comparisons are to Carter or worse.
The country has completely forgotten about the "horrible" government shutdown, and MILLIONS are focused on how ACA personally affects their lives for the worse. It's one thing to read about "glitches" on the news, but very different when you get a cancellation in the mail or see how much your rates have gone up for your own household.
So yes, 2014 should be a very good year for Republicans who voted against ACA.
Fri, Nov 22, 2013 3:28pm
In addition to Harry Reid...Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Joseph Biden and Barack Hussein Obama were against the "nuke" option in 2005. Hypocrisy? Um, yes.
Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:32am
Harry Reid is a CRIMINAL!
Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:30am
I would have to disagree with Earl's current political assessment. I can see how he would be misguided. If one associates only with those who think like ones self, then one reinforces ones opinions instead of challenging them....
Earl feels like people don't remember the shutdown... He thinks that people are more concerned about losing their insurance. If one looks at Breitbart and Red State, one can see why he feels that way. They talk of nothing else.
But the rest of America all suffered from feeling embarrassed that one wing of us was so childish, they shut down the government, then capitulated completely, getting absolutely nothing to gain from it.
In other words, all America suffered, not one single person gained. Ironically, just returning to normal was heralded as a victory for the American People, and allowing the return to normal was cast as a blemish to the Tea Party. That stains like child abuse; they will never live that down.
Now lets take the insurance exchange debacle. If you randomly pick 1000 people, 800 of them already have insurance so are unaffected. That leaves 200. Out of those 200, 170 of them were previously uninsured. So getting insurance for the first time, is a bonus to them. We are left now with 30. 30 people out of 1000 who currently buy their own plans on the open market. Of these 30, 8 will save money either through subsidies or through more direct competition. 9 will go through the process and find they are spending relatively the same. Unfortunately for those 13 left, they will have an increase in their premiums. That is 13 out of ... how many? 1000.
Only 13 out of 1000 will have their insurance go up. Of course, with entreaties out to "send us your story" these 13 have a pipeline right up to the top of national media from where it is spewed out like treated water at a sewage treatment plant....
But in the end.. by next November 4th, exactly 345 days away, those 13 will be drown out by the 987 who received no harm from Obamacare.
The problem is not your facts. 13 people will pay more. It is with your getting your facts from only those people who want you to hear one side.
Good luck winning Congress back with 13 people.
Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:54am
I think George W. Bush would say Kavips is using "fuzzy math".
Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:20pm
kavips is correct that I do indeed regularly check out Breitbart and Drudge for news..but spend about the same amount of time on the DailyBeast, DialyKos and HuffPo.
When I say no one is talking about the Govt shutdown and they are instead talking about ObamaCare I mean no one (even most liberal sites) are still talking about the shutdown (yesterday's news)...ObamaCare is THE topic of discussion because ACA is hurting millions of households (even those who supported ACA)
..."Millennials are less trusting of government than Gen Xers and baby boomers had been in their 20s, they were more likely to support both Obama and his health care reform plan. �If Obamacare never gets fixed,� frets Beinart, �it might just sour the single best relationship the Democratic Party has: its love affair with the young.�
Sun, Nov 24, 2013 2:04am
Well, now that you were more clear, I'll give you that point. Our difference of perspective is that when you say "no one" you are implying people who comment publicly, and when I use that term, I was implying society at large....
The shutdown gets referenced a lot on those 3 blogs mentioned by Earl, but usually it is in background. If someone makes a disparaging remark about Ted Cruz, all know it is because of the shutdown, so the shut-down plays prominently even though it would not show up in a word search, the feeling of disgust for the shutdown is still relevant though out the writing, at least on those 3 publications.
And yes, those blogs are huge, comprised of independent authors, and one can find some references to higher premiums. However as would be expected on those 3, there are even more blog posts praising he savings given by Obamacare.
Just like you can't determine global warming by one snowstorm, it is dangerous to use these small events to predict the larger trend. Against those who enthusiastically trumpet every single negative, I have tried to maintain across the breadth of conversation that despite these anomalies popping up here and there, the overall trend is certainly paving a road for Obamacare to take off....
If the numbers were aligned the other way, I wouldn't be so positive...
Sun, Nov 24, 2013 12:25pm
Kavips: Guess what? Ted Cruz is my hero.
But then, you probably already figured that out, right?
Mon, Nov 25, 2013 2:03am
You have my deepest condolences....
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What if some red-blooded filmmaker had brought real passion and style to the adaptation of Suzanne Collins' megahit "The Hunger Games"? Then this hero's journey -- starring a distaff warrior, for a change! -- might have taken fire and captured our imaginations, signifying something beyond an industry jackpot. What we've got instead is a glossy entertainment sufficiently bland and sanitized that it will offend no one. Director Gary Ross ("Pleasantville," "Seabiscuit") slavishly illustrates Collins' YA novel (she co-wrote the screenplay), turning the "pages" with such single-minded rapidity it's like cinematic speed-reading. ADD auds won't mind that there's no time to get to know anybody, or watch a relationship unfold, or ride the dramatic rise and swell of a compelling narrative.
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And Collins' tale does possess a terrible urgency and intensity, largely because we live through it from the POV of a tough, compassionate teenager, wonderfully named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence). Ages ago, the 12 Districts of her North America (now called Panem) mounted a rebellion, cruelly put down by the Capitol. Now, to commemorate that war and caution the oppressed citizenry against new uprisings, a boy and a girl, age 12-18, are chosen from each District every year to participate in the gladiatorial Hunger Games. These children, called Tributes, are forced to kill one another off in elaborately designed arenas until only one remains, every bloody, dehumanizing moment televised for the pleasure of Panem's decadent-to-the-max populace. This year, Katniss, a topnotch bow hunter from District 12, volunteers as Tribute when her little sister's name is drawn. She's teamed with Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), a baker's son with few fighting skills and a whole lotta puppy-love.
Katniss' POV drives "Games." The camera watches her watching a good deal of the time -- when it's not careening around like a lunatic grasshopper. Her considering, mostly stoic, gaze anchors us in a tour-bus story that rarely stops rolling, from coal town to glittering metropolis to the arena's green woods. There's no doubt that Jennifer Lawrence rewards attention; her face has the clarity of a gutsy young angel. She's gracefully athletic, stunning in flaming finery. But the constant close-ups begin to verge on metronomic. Blame it on Panem's ubiquitous cameras; maybe their hungry eyes make Katniss go blank. Still, we yearn for the fierce immediacy Lawrence brought to "Winter's Bone."
If Katniss' grave countenance is touchstone, other characters are like pop-up billboards along the amusement park ride. Homeboy Gale (Liam Hemsworth) gets one scene to shorthand character and connection to Katniss. Past Hunger Games winner Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) does drunk to a repugnant fare-thee-well -- no backstory for his alcoholism -- then gets sober overnight to mentor the District 12 team. As Cinna, Katniss' Panem stylist, Lenny Kravitz is instantly our girl's BFF. Elizabeth Banks' Effie Trinket, lobotomized Games hostess, exists only as a clown face, layers deep in outré cosmetics. Panem itself flashes by -- Roman and Third Reich architectural excess -- and multiple crowd scenes telegraph decadence through silly, over-the-top couture and coiffures, a staple of popcorn sci-fi. (Some reviewers see hints in Panem's Games of contemporary reality shows, our own "bread and circuses" competitions, but there's no real satirical bite here, despite Stanley Tucci's expert turn as a blue-haired show-biz vampire.)
Because the movie is so compressed and accelerated, nothing lasts long enough to touch -- or wound -- us deeply. Despite the novel's lean, mean subject matter, real risk rarely makes itself felt in Ross' pretty, well-fed fiction. Aiming for a PG-13 rating, to ensure access for kid fans, meant whitewashing how dark a tale this really is, full of grinding poverty and starvation in the Districts and the brutal, meaningless death of hapless children staged as entertainment. Happily, Donald Sutherland, as Panem's president, provides a splash of cold acid; silky with menace, he resists euphemism.
Ross' camera pans through Katniss' coal-mining district, serving up depressing snapshots (à la Dorothea Lange) of wretched life in Panem's Appalachia. But when we hook up with Katniss, out in lush green woods hunting a deer with bow and arrow, she looks like a glowing advert for Nature magazine. Point is, after those fleeting hardscrabble images, no further sign of want or hunger shows up in "The Hunger Games." Similarly, carnage in the arena is shot by a camera that's insanely unmoored, whipping here and there, ginning up inchoate kinesis, blurring the violence so thoroughly it might as well not have happened. This is a movie about bad things that does not wish to see, or show, those bad things.
Suffering requires duration, especially in the Hunger Games arena. The novel had the luxury of time: time for a terrible search for water, for night terrors, for awful wounds that blur the mind with pain, for grief and camaraderie. Peeta's potential demise isn't a matter of minutes, prettily resolved in a cozy cave. It's dirty and desperate, and when those parachutes bearing meds or food float down, courtesy of Panem sponsors, they're last-minute, unforeseen gifts from god -- not just handy airlifted snacks. What happens in the arena gives Katniss screaming nightmares for the rest of her life; in this "Hunger Games," partly because ugliness has been largely suppressed, fear of maiming or death is muted. Even the climactic heart-stopping horror that concludes the games has been cleaned up for easy consumption.
As one who devoured the book with what-happens-next? breathlessness, I dreamed of a movie to match -- or even exceed -- the novel's pleasures. But that would have required an artist in her own right -- say a Kathryn Bigelow -- gifted with the cojones to see the story new, as vivid as the color of blood, as beautiful as a mockingjay's song.
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The first peice of news this week comes from the spicy and sweet Sick Luv. They have a new record out and you can get it online for only $10!!! Just head to the PayPal button on their profile in order to buy the 19 track disc. Trust me…it's fucking AWESOME !
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Speaking of women that are oh so hot…the gals over at Kitten Koffin Zombies have started taking pre-orders for their retro inspired 2009 calendar. I've seen it..and I'm not sure what else can be said that already has been mentioned…but these girls are SMOKIN' fine, so go check it out !
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In other news, we've lost a great talent and it is indeed a very sad day for anyone that new him. The person that I'm talking about is Eric Laufer from the Two Timin' Four. He was 25 years old when he was struck fatally that evening in a motor cycle incident. The motorcycle crashed to the frontage road below the expressway.Eric was a great singer and will be missed by many.
Here's what I found on a local Texas news site about the incident:
A North Austin motorcycle collision on U.S. Hwy. 183 killed the rider and left his motorcycle on the frontage road — a mile away from where his body was found.
Police say Eric Laufer, 25, died at the scene. Laufer was the lead vocalist for Two Timin' Four, an Austin music band. The motorcycle was traveling northbound at the time of the crash. It happened around 4 a.m. Thursday, just east of Burnet Road on U.S. 183. Investigators are now looking for the vehicle they say struck the motorcycle and then left the scene. The victim was wearing a helmet and other protective gear.
if ANYONE saw anything or knows anything at all please contact the police. WE need to get this person and prosecute them for killing someone.
There will be something organized in Austin to honor Erics legacy within the coming weeks so if anyone is interested in helping out write an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Also if anyone is interested in donating anything to help Erics family with expenses there will be a paypal account set up today, also if you would like to send flowers or attend the funeral it will be in Buffalo, NY, this monday. I will do my best to keep everyone up to date as what the situation is with all of that.
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Moving on into more lighthearted territory, we have an exclusive interview with Vic Victor of the Koffin Kats at the following link:
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Heres a fun way to start the tour!
So were running into a snag.
Were doing a run with our brothers The Doomsdayers http://www. myspace. com/thedoomsdayers and we have no luck finding gigs in cities like PHILLY, WILMINGTON DE, SCRANTON? Sure!!
We are booked for Brooklyn on 9/23 and Asbury Park on 9/26. Basically we are looking for clubs or promoters to book us for ANYPLACE that is in the region but not too close to the already posted shows. Like and hour away at least.
We need to fill 9/24 9/25 & 9/27
IF YOU ARE A CLUB OR PROMOTER OR A GOOD SHOW HOOKUP PLEASE EMAIL OUR BOOKING DUDE MIKE at email@example.com
We prefer ALL AGES gigs but at this point well take what we can get!
Yeah.. we want to play ATLANTA AND SAN FRANCISCO ! Yeah we want to play MEMPHIS! We want to play a lot of places but its a pain in the dick finding someplace to book us! So heres a list of more dates we could use some help with!
9/30 Charleston SC w/ The Doomsdayers
10/5 Gainesville FL
10/6 – 10/9 Atlanta? Memphis? anywhere in that region
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Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! We hope to see you soon as we are all revved toget back out on the road!
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Sep 6
Ambrosia w/ Boneyard Brawlers
Joliet, Illinois
Sep 7
Rock It Club
Bluefield, West Virginia
Sep 8
The Triple
Richmond, Virginia
Sep 11
Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 12
Don Pedro's w/ The Arkhams
Brooklyn, New York
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Northeast Psychobilly showdown @ Amity Lanes
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Sep 14
Burlington, Vermont
Sep 16
Club Hell
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Asbury Lanes
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Sep 19
El Bar
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Roses Cantina w/ Soul Reapin' 3 & The Chasers
Groton, Connecticut
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Providence, Rhode Island
Sep 24
Smiling Moose w/ Four Barrel Ghost Pittsburg,Pennsylvania
Sep 26
Spitfire Saloon
Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 27
Trumbullplex w/ Al and the Black Cats, Graveside Manner Detroit, Michigan
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Basement 414 w/ Mosquito Bandito
Lansing, Michigan
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Please help Devil Sits Shotgun welcome their brand new bass player Charlie ! There isn't a solid piece of info on the guy, but if DSS accepts him, then he's a damn good fella'.
Shoot em' a message here:
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Speaking of new bass players…post-alterna-punks, Soda X, featuring ex-Horrorpops go-go Kamilla Vanilla, have located and implemented a second guitar player. Here is what was said about their new player, ACE !
After several months of searching, we're happy to announce that we've found the missing piece to the SODA X puzzle.
Our new second guitarist is Ace Von Johnson. Many of you will already be familiar with Ace for his guitar work with bands such as US Bombs, Duane Peters' Gunfight and the Generators.
His unique style has already made a great fit with Soda X and we're looking forward to getting to work on some new songs with Ace to show you why we're so excited to have him joining us!
Please stop by our page and show him some LOVE!!!!
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while your on their page, be sure to check out their blog section to read some interviews with the band.
TONIGHT in Long Beach, CA (Saturday 9-6-2008) there will be a rockin' show featuring the femme fatale punk rock betties in Civet, The Far Away Boys, Chapel Of Theives, and my mutha fuckin' brotha with a mutha luvaz… The Drop Dead Beats !
The show will be at Alex's Bar out in long beach. 7 bucks is the cover and the fun starts at 9PM.
band pages are below:
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By now I'm pretty sure that everyone knows about the Video Nasties / Limit Club….Nasty Club tour that's been going on. Well, there's been broken down rigs and the such that's been preventing this tour from going down, and now here's the worst of it, right from Mr. Nick Feratu's mouth:
There was a car accident involving the tour vehicles that both bands were touring in. The vehicles are in really rough shape and are now in the shop getting repaired. As a result, we had to cancel our appearance in Anaheim last Sunday and we will not be able to make it to the Santa Cruz show at Coaster's Bowling Alley and the San Francisco show at Fat City. We're going to try our damnedest to make the Las Vegas show. We'll keep everyone updated.
Everyone seems to be in okay shape. There are some aching backs and sore bones, but I think we'll live.
We are truly sorry for not being able to make it to the shows in Anaheim, San Francisco and Santa Cruz. We hate canceling shows (especially road shows!) and we know how much work it is for everyone – bands, venues, promoters and FANS to get a really good show together. So we apologize for wasting everyone's time. We are sorry for this unfortunate turn of events, but we promise we will come back again. We will bounce back even stronger.
See you guys again soon!
Nick Feratu
Can you please go give these guys some love and make sure they are ok ?
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Now available at www.RockabillyMagazine.com is issue #43 !
In this issue the rockin' guys and gals have interviews with The Red Elvises, Bob Wootton, Thee Merry Widows, Gin Palace Jesters, PIN UP Bridget Blonde, CD REVIEWS, and more!
Subscribe by September 10th to get it as your first issue or buy the issue alone for $5!
Backroad Bastards are back and playing at the Sidebar in Baltimore Sat. Sept. 20th and are in need of filling 2 spots at the show.
If your band is interested please contact us A.S.A.P.
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PICKLED PUNKS have just announced that you can NOW order a copy of their 6 song ep CD directly through their myspace page. Get your self a copy of something truly rare that your friends will not have! They will ONLY accept mail orders at this time (money orders or well hidden cash). The cost is only $8 postage and handling paid! Send orders to:
Destin Pledger
1601 Faro Dr #1401
Austin, TX 78741
**make money orders out to "Destin Pledger"
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…and happy birthday to my favorite minin' man…DONNY ! he's turning 32 I think…give him some love.
The Psycho DeVilles East Coast Tour Starts Next Week. They will be spreading mayhem from Roanoke to NYC !!!
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Roanoke, Virginia
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YNOT Bar – American Psychobilly night – charity show more info TBA
Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 12 2008 9:00P
El Bar w/ 50's High Teens (Japan) & Three Bad Jacks Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 13 2008 1:00P
@ Conduit – Retro Betty's Cherry Poppin Benefit – w/ Three Bad Jacks
Trenton, New Jersey
Sep 13 2008 9:00P
Hank's Saloon
Brooklyn, New York
Sep 14 2008 7:00P
Smash Daddy's – w/ Three Bad Jacks, The Deadneks
Perry Hall, Maryland
Sep 17 2008 9:00P
Fortune Cookie
New York, New York
Sep 18 2008 9:00P
York, Pennsylvania
Sep 19 2008 9:00P
The Coyote (Howler's Coyote Cafe)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sep 20 2008 8:00P
Roc Bar – w/ My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 26 2008 9:00P
The Earl / Viva Las Vegas in Atlanta! w/ The Hot Rods, Viva Las Vegas Orchestra
East Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 11 2008 1:00P
Hot Rods and Hillbillies
Fairmount, Georgia
Oct 12 2008 12:00P
West Coast Bike Rally
Bradenton, Florida
Oct 25 2008 12:00P
Twisted Throttle Choppers w/ Rebel Son!
Snellville, Georgia
Nov 1 2008
Dec 6 2008 8:00P
Ravari Room – "Rockabilly Riot" w/ Rumble Club Columbus, Ohio
Jan 17 2009
World of Wheels
Atlanta, Ga
Jan 18 2009
World of Wheels
Atlanta, Ga
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