diff --git a/res/layout/headlines_row.xml b/res/layout/headlines_row.xml
index 668fcd24..e586a7f3 100644
--- a/res/layout/headlines_row.xml
+++ b/res/layout/headlines_row.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
-    android:padding="3dip" android:id="@+id/headlines_row" android:orientation="horizontal">
+    android:padding="3dip" android:id="@+id/headlines_row" android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_height="match_parent">
     <CheckBox android:paddingLeft="6dip" android:paddingRight="6dip"  android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/selected"></CheckBox>
         <LinearLayout android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/linearLayout1" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent">
-            <TextView android:id="@+id/title" android:textSize="16sp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="{Title...}" android:layout_width="match_parent"></TextView>
-            <TextView android:id="@+id/excerpt" android:textSize="13sp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textColor="#909090" android:text="{Content excerpt...}" android:layout_width="match_parent"></TextView>
+            <TextView android:id="@+id/title" android:textSize="16sp" android:text="{Title...}" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"></TextView>
+            <TextView android:id="@+id/excerpt" android:textSize="13sp" android:textColor="#909090" android:text="{Content excerpt...}" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"></TextView>
         </LinearLayout>
                    
 </LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/FeedsFragment.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/FeedsFragment.java
index 1ce60a6e..34c85187 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/FeedsFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/FeedsFragment.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class FeedsFragment extends Fragment implements OnItemClickListener {
 		DatabaseHelper helper = new DatabaseHelper(getActivity());
 		
 		m_db = helper.getReadableDatabase();		
-		m_cursor = m_db.query("feeds_unread", null, "unread > 0", null, null, null, "unread DESC");
+		m_cursor = m_db.query("feeds_unread", null, "unread > 0", null, null, null, "title");
 		
 		m_adapter = new FeedsListAdapter(getActivity(), R.layout.feeds_row, m_cursor,
 				new String[] { "title", "unread" }, new int[] { R.id.title, R.id.unread_counter }, 0);
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
index 86502f48..331854fb 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 								String excerpt = Jsoup.parse(article.content).text(); 
 								
 								if (excerpt.length() > 250) {
-									excerpt = excerpt.substring(250) + "...";
+									excerpt = excerpt.substring(0, 250) + "...";
 								}
 								
 								if (c.getCount() != 0) {