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Start Remote X Windows Application

Suppose we have 2 Linux machines. One (mongo) is in front you and another (kiwi) is on upstair. You want to start some X Windows Applications on kiwi but don't want to go upstair. What you can do is start xterm on mongo. mongo > xhost +kiwi mongo > ssh -X username@kiwi Once you are ssh-ed in kiwi, run the X Windows Applications, for example, evolution, or mozilla. The graphic interface will pop up on mongo instead. kiwi > mozilla When all done, exit from kiwi ssh session, and remove the remote host if not needed anymore mongo > xhost -kiwi If not ssh, you also need set DISPLAY on kiwi. For example, if you are using bash, kiwi > export DISPLAY=mongo:0 One related topic, you can use /usr/X11R6/bin/X -query the.unies.server

Eat in Singapore 食在新加坡

Singapore has a large variety of food selections from all over the world. There are tons of food courts around the country, in shopping mall, in HDB community, in everywhere. The foods include Chinese wok fried dishes and rice, noodle, Indian curry and bread, Hainan chicken rice, Malay style Laksa, Fu Jian noodle, Hong Kong roasted duck, Vegetarian, Japanese, Korean food, and so on. The price is cheap, ranged between 2 to 5 SG dollars. People are enjoying eat out in food courts. Why cook anyway, in such a hot country. One problem is you can not get plenty green vegetables. There are also lots of restaurants. Thai, Chinese, Indian, Malay, Western. I really enjoy the Crystal Jade Restaurant’s handmade noodles. Since I am live in NTU, there are several good Chinese restaurants around – Mayflower in NTU, Yun Nan Garden in IMM, and Crystal Jade in Jurong Point. Western food, you can find the famous chain restaurant from US, Australia , Europe . Name a few, Tony Roma’s Steak (at

Microsoft Ready to Rock events in Singapore

http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/events/readytorock/default.mspx I heard about this event on google news when Microsoft launched its forever waiting SQL 2005. The Singapore events are hold at Suntec Expo. I was so suprised to see people are so passionate about this event when I arrived the site. Many other famous IT companies are there to accompany, HP, Intel, AMD, Sun, Dell...People are lining up for free gadgets, filling forms. It is a successful events just by looking at the participants enthusiasm.

LV Handbag's Story in US, China and Singapore

When I was at Southern California , I saw many women, especially 40 years old Chinese women, carrying a brown colored handbag. Personally I think the handbag looks dull. I was wondering what kind of brand it is. It is LV (Louis Vuitton) and very expensive. In Singapore , the LV seems even more popular. This summer I had a chance to go back China Shenzhen. There is a supermarket nearby Shenzhen Railway Station. Many foreigners actually come to buy world famous brand merchandise. Of course, they know the stuffs here are cheap and fake. I went there. Rolex, Tommy, Ralph Lauren, LV , you name it. Just for fun, I bought one LV handbag for about SG$40. I think everyone can tell it is not an authentic one because the leather looks so rough, and on one side, LV logo is even upside down. The handbag is served as my daughter’s diaper bag. Last weekend, I went to Orchard road. It is the main street in Singapore city with all the famous shopping malls. There is a LV store.

Toxic slick reaches Harbin

Harbin, one of the largest city in northeastern China, relies its drinking water supply mainly from Songhua River. It is the first time in history, the whole city cuts off its water supply system for several days because of pollution. HARBIN, China (Reuters) - A toxic slick of polluted river water reached the outskirts of one of China's biggest cities on Thursday after an explosion at a petrochemical plant nearly two weeks ago. China said the blast had caused "major pollution," spilling benzene compounds into the Songhua River from which Harbin, capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang and home to nine million people, draws its drinking water.

Nguyen Tuong Van to be hanged

Melbourne man Nguyen Tuong Van, 25, was caught at Changi airport in Singapore in 2002 smuggling 396 grams of heroin strapped to his body and in his hand luggage. He agreed to smuggle the drugs to pay off a large debt owed by his twin brother Khoa. Letter sent to Kim Nguyen Ministry of Home Affairs Changi Prison Complex. Dear Madam, 1. This is to inform you that the death sentence passed on Nguyen Tuong Van will be carried out on 2 Dec 2005. 2. We will arrange for additional visits from 29 Nov till 1 Dec 2005. Approved visitors may register for their visits between 8.30am and 9.30am and between 12.30pm and 1.30pm at the Prison Link Centre, Changi (990 Upper Changi Road North Singapore 506968). 3. You are requested to make the necessary funeral arrangements for him, however if you are unable to do so the state will assist in cremating the body. Please do not hesitate to contact our officers in charge if you have any queries. Yours Faithfully Chiam Jia Fong Superintendent Institution A1,

陕西民间的剪纸艺术.

太漂亮了, 禁不住贴一下.