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Marvin Minsky
|Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky in 2008
|Marvin Lee Minsky
August 9, 1927
New York City, United States
|Cognitive science
|Alma mater
|Phillips Academy
Harvard University
Princeton University
|Theory of Neural-Analog Reinforcement Systems and Its Application to the Brain Model Problem (1954)
|Doctoral advisor
|Albert W. Tucker[1][2]
|Doctoral students
|Manuel Blum
Daniel Bobrow
Eugene Charniak
David Dalrymple
Carl Hewitt
Scott Fahlman
Danny Hillis
Benjamin Kuipers
David Levitt
Joel Moses
Bertram Raphael
Gerald Jay Sussman
Ivan Sutherland
Patrick Winston[1]
|Known for
|Artificial intelligence[3]
Confocal microscope[4]
Useless machine[5]
Triadex Muse[citation needed]
Transhumanism[citation needed]
Perceptrons (book)[6]
Society of Mind[7]
The Emotion Machine[8]
|David Waltz
|Notable awards
|Turing Award (1969)
Japan Prize (1990)
IJCAI Award for Research Excellence (1991)
Benjamin Franklin Medal (2001)
Marvin Lee Minsky (born August 9, 1927) is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy.[6][7][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Marvin Lee Minsky was born in New York City to an eye surgeon and a Jewish activist,[18] where he attended The Fieldston School and the Bronx High School of Science. He later attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He served in the US Navy from 1944 to 1945. He holds a BA in Mathematics from Harvard (1950) and a PhD in mathematics from Princeton (1954).[19][20] He has been on the MIT faculty since 1958. In 1959[21] he and John McCarthy founded what is now known as the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He is currently the Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and Professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
Isaac Asimov described Minsky as one of only two people he would admit were more intelligent than he was, the other being Carl Sagan.[22]
Minsky's inventions include the first head-mounted graphical display (1963) and the confocal microscope[4][23] (1957, a predecessor to today's widely used confocal laser scanning microscope). He developed, with Seymour Papert, the first Logo "turtle". Minsky also built, in 1951, the first randomly wired neural network learning machine, SNARC.
Minsky wrote the book Perceptrons (with Seymour Papert), which became the foundational work in the analysis of artificial neural networks. This book is the center of a controversy in the history of AI, as some claim it to have had great importance in driving research away from neural networks in the 1970s, and contributing to the so-called AI winter.[citation needed] He also founded several other famous AI models. His book "A framework for representing knowledge" created a new paradigm in programming. While his "Perceptrons" is now more a historical than practical book, the theory of frames is in wide use.[24] Minsky has also written on the possibility that extraterrestrial life may think like humans, permitting communication.[25] He was an adviser[26] on the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey and is referred to in the movie and book:
Probably no one would ever know this; it did not matter. In the 1980s, Minsky and Good had shown how neural networks could be generated automatically—self replicated—in accordance with any arbitrary learning program. Artificial brains could be grown by a process strikingly analogous to the development of a human brain. In any given case, the precise details would never be known, and even if they were, they would be millions of times too complex for human understanding.—Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey[27]
In the early 1970s at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, Minsky and Seymour Papert started developing what came to be called The Society of Mind theory. The theory attempts to explain how what we call intelligence could be a product of the interaction of non-intelligent parts. Minsky says that the biggest source of ideas about the theory came from his work in trying to create a machine that uses a robotic arm, a video camera, and a computer to build with children's blocks. In 1986, Minsky published The Society of Mind, a comprehensive book on the theory which, unlike most of his previously published work, was written for a general audience.
In November 2006, Minsky published The Emotion Machine, a book that critiques many popular theories of how human minds work and suggests alternative theories, often replacing simple ideas with more complex ones. Recent drafts of the book are freely available from his webpage.[28]
Awards and affiliations[edit]
Minsky won the Turing Award in 1969, the Japan Prize in 1990, the IJCAI Award for Research Excellence in 1991, and the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute in 2001.[29] In 2006, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Computer History Museum. In 2011, Minsky was inducted into IEEE Intelligent Systems' AI's Hall of Fame for the "significant contributions to the field of AI and intelligent systems".[30][31] In 2014, Minsky won the Dan David Prize in the field of "Artificial Intelligence, the Digital Mind".[32] He was also awarded with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the information and communication technologies category [33]
Marvin Minsky is affiliated with the following organizations:
- United States National Academy of Engineering
- United States National Academy of Sciences
- Extropy Institute's Council of Advisors[34]
- Alcor Life Extension Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board[35]
- kynamatrix Research Network's Board of Directors[36]
Minsky is a critic of the Loebner Prize.[37][38]
Personal life[edit]
Minsky is an actor in an artificial intelligence koan (attributed to his student, Danny Hillis) from the Jargon file:
In the days when Sussman was a novice, Minsky once came to him as he sat hacking at the PDP-6.
"What are you doing?" asked Minsky.
"I am training a randomly wired neural net to play Tic-tac-toe," Sussman replied.
"Why is the net wired randomly?" asked Minsky.
"I do not want it to have any preconceptions of how to play," Sussman said.
Minsky then shut his eyes.
"Why do you close your eyes?" Sussman asked his teacher.
"So that the room will be empty."
At that moment, Sussman was enlightened.[39]
Minsky is an atheist.[40]
- ^ a b Marvin Lee Minsky at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Marvin Lee Minsky at the AI Genealogy Project.
- ^ Minsky, M. (1961). "Steps toward Artificial Intelligence". Proceedings of the IRE 49: 8–1. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1961.287775.
- ^ a b Minsky, M. (1988). "Memoir on inventing the confocal scanning microscope". Scanning 10 (4): 128–138. doi:10.1002/sca.4950100403.
- ^ Pesta, A (12 March 2014). "Looking for Something Useful to Do With Your Time? Don't Try This". WSJ. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ a b Papert, Seymour; Minsky, Marvin Lee (1988). Perceptrons: an introduction to computational geometry. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-63111-3.
- ^ a b Minsky, Marvin Lee (1986). The society of mind. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-60740-5. The first comprehensive description of the Society of Mind theory of intellectual structure and development. See also The Society of Mind (CD-ROM version), Voyager, 1996.
- ^ Minsky, Marvin Lee (2007). The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-7664-7.
- ^ List of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server
- ^ List of publications from Microsoft Academic Search
- ^ Minsky, Marvin Lee (1967). Computation: Finite and Infinite Machines (Automatic Computation). Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-165563-9.
- ^ Semantic Information Processing, MIT Press, 1968. This collection had a strong influence on modern computational linguistics. ISBN 0262516853
- ^ Minsky, Marvin Lee (1985). Robotics. New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-19414-5. Edited collection of essays about robotics, with Introduction and Postscript by Minsky
- ^ Artificial Intelligence, with Seymour Papert, Univ. of Oregon Press, 1972. Out of print.
- ^ Communication with Alien Intelligence, 1985
- ^ Minsky, Marvin Lee; Harrison, Harry (1993). The turing option. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-36496-7. Science fiction thriller about the construction of a superintelligent robot in the year 2023.
- ^ Marvin Minsky's publications in Google Scholar
- ^ Science in the contemporary world: an encyclopedia ISBN 1851095241
- ^ Minsky, Marvin Lee (1954). Theory of Neural-Analog Reinforcement Systems and Its Application to the Brain Model Problem (PhD thesis). Princeton University.
- ^ Hillis, Danny; John McCarthy; Tom M. Mitchell; Erik T. Mueller; Doug Riecken; Aaron Sloman; Patrick Henry Winston (2007). "In Honor of Marvin Minsky's Contributions on his 80th Birthday". AI Magazine (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) 28 (4): 103–110. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Horgan, John (November 1993). "Profile: Marvin L. Minsky: The Mastermind of Artificial Intelligence". Scientific American 269 (5): 14–15. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1193-35.
- ^ Isaac Asimov (1980). In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954-1978. Doubleday/Avon. p. 217,302. ISBN 0-380-53025-2.
- ^ The patent for Minsky's Microscopy Apparatus was applied for in 1957, and subsequently granted US Patent Number 3,013,467 in 1961. According to his published biography on the MIT Media Lab webpage, "In 1956, when a Junior Fellow at Harvard, Minsky invented and built the first Confocal Scanning Microscope, an optical instrument with unprecedented resolution and image quality".
- ^ Unknown (1975). "Minsky's frame system theory". Proceedings of the 1975 workshop on Theoretical issues in natural language processing - TINLAP '75. pp. 104–116. doi:10.3115/980190.980222.
- ^ Minsky, Marvin (April 1985). "Communication with Alien Intelligence". BYTE. p. 127. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ For more, see this interview, https://mitpress.mit.edu/e-books/Hal/chap2/two3.html
- ^ Clarke, Arthur C.: "2001: A Space Odyssey"
- ^ Marvin Minsky's Home Page
- ^ Marvin Minsky - The Franklin Institute Awards - Laureate Database. Franklin Institute. Retrieved on March 25, 2008.
- ^ "AI's Hall of Fame". IEEE Intelligent Systems (IEEE Computer Society) 26 (4): 5–15. 2011. doi:10.1109/MIS.2011.64.
- ^ "IEEE Computer Society Magazine Honors Artificial Intelligence Leaders". DigitalJournal.com. August 24, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011. Press release source: PRWeb (Vocus).
- ^ "Dan David prize 2014 winners". May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "MIT artificial intelligence, robotics pioneer feted: Award celebrates Minsky's career". BostonGlobe.com. August 24, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ Extropy Institute Directors & Advisors
- ^ Alcor: Scientific Advisory Board
- ^ Minsky joins kynamatrix board of directors
- ^ Minsky -thread.html
- ^ Salon.com Technology | Artificial stupidity
- ^ http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/koans.html#id3141241
- ^ Leon M. Lederman, Judith A. Scheppler (2001). "Marvin Minsky: Mind Maker". Portraits of Great American Scientists. Prometheus Books. p. 74. ISBN 9781573929325. "Another area where he "goes against the flow" is in his spiritual beliefs. As far as religion is concerned, he's a confirmed atheist. "I think it [religion] is a contagious mental disease. . . . The brain has a need to believe it knows a reason for things."
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marvin Minsky.
|Wikiquote has quotations related to: Marvin Minsky
- Oral history interview with Marvin Minsky at Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Minsky describes artificial intelligence (AI) research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Topics include: the work of John McCarthy; changes in the MIT research laboratories with the advent of Project MAC; research in the areas of expert systems, graphics, word processing, and time-sharing; variations in the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) attitude toward AI.
- Oral history interview with Terry Winograd at Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Winograd describes his work in computer science, linguistics, and artificial intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), discussing the work of Marvin Minsky and others.
- Scientist on the Set: An Interview with Marvin Minsky
- Marvin Minsky Playlist Appearance on WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler radio show November 26, 2003
- Consciousness Is A Big Suitcase: A talk with Marvin Minsky
- Video of Minsky speaking at the International Conference on Complex Systems, hosted by the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI)
- "The Emotion Universe": Video with Marvin Minsky
- Marvin Minsky's thoughts on the Fermi Paradox at the Transvisions 2007 conference
- "Health, population and the human mind": Marvin Minsky talk at the TED conference
- "The Society of Mind" on MIT OpenCourseWare
- Marvin Minsky tells his life story at Web of Stories (video)
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Pianist put away pacesetter Assateague in upper stretch and scurried home two lengths in front for her second graded win of the year in the $200,000 Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT) oct. 12 at Belmont Park.
Trainer Chad Brown, enjoying remarkable success with his grass runners in recent months, sends out a strong pair in Samitar and Pianist for the $200,000 Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park Oct. 12.
Phillips Racing Partnership's homebred La Cloche, a half sister to Winter Memories, came flying with a tremendous late kick to win the $150,000 Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Belmont Park Oct. 13.
While Ruthenia and Laughing are co-highweights in the $150,000 Athenia Stakes at Belmont Park, they do not figure to hook up until late in the 1 1/16-mile turf race for females because of their different running styles.
Phipps Stable's homebred Boisterous never stopped charging and finally overtook Sleepless Knight in the final 40 yards to win the $100,000 Knickerbocker Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a half-length Oct. 15 at Belmont Park.
As good as she has been during her current five-race winning streak, Romacaca will need to step it up a bit to keep her string alive in the $200,000 Ballston Spa Stakes (gr. IIT) on the Saratoga turf Aug. 27.
Bettors should have a bonanza with Gulfstream Park's $100,000 Marshua's River Stakes (gr. IIIT) Jan. 9 after 14 older fillies and mares were entered for the 1 1/16-mile turf event.
Overflow fields of 12 and four also-eligibles were each drawn for the Tropical Turf and My Charmer Handicaps, both $100,000 grade III turf events Dec. 4 at Calder Casino and Race Course.
The third start of 2010 could be the charm for Godolphin's Sara Louise, who will attempt to win Aqueduct's $150,000 Top Flight Handicap (gr. II) Nov. 26 for the second straight year.
Our Khrysty wore down favored Funny Moon in the final yards to score the $100,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap (gr. III) by a nose Oct. 30 at Belmont Park.
Eye of Taurus picked up her second consecutive stakes victory by virtue of her easy triumph in the $100,000 Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 16 at Belmont Park.
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Mar 21 2013: By TED's initially proposed criteria for rejecting these controversial talks, Einstein would have been pulled from the site for many of his scientific theories merely because they challenged what was commonly accepted. It seems they had a lot of hate mail about then and the lawyers got involved and brand protection took priority over free and/or theoretical thinking.
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Mar 22 2013: I don't think anyone could argue with that. It wasn't my intention to suggest that the scientific merit, scope or importance of their works are comparable, but rather to illustrate that even a great mind like Einstein may have been denied... say... a report published in a distinguished journal had the same reasoning been used in relation to the academic status quo in his time.
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Mar 22 2013: The difference here is that Einstein's peers could prove him wrong or right with empirical evidence and math. Einstein was challenged as a matter of fact. The very reason his Theory of Relativity is a household name (at least here in Nerdville) is because of a famous experiment in 1919 that proved it. It was headline news. How would we prove, or even test Hancock's assertions?
Now if we consider his ideas from a strictly non-scientific viewpoint, well then there could be room for discourse about spirituality in human culture. I believe that's an important conversation to have actually.
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November 12, 2013 By: Tomek Kondrat
One of the main objectives of newly released Android 4.4 was to make the system available for older devices with limited RAM. A few days ago, we mentioned that KitKat was successfully ported to Motorola Defy and few other legacy devices. Now, it's time to present another project for a phone that originally shipped with Android 2.2 Froyo in early 2011. That device is HTC Incredible S, which recently received an unofficial CyanogenMod 11 port by XDA Senior Member szezso.
The build is still in its early stages, but quite a lot seems to work. Currently broken are the camera, GPS, button rotation, and SD Card mounting, but hopefully these will soon be fixed. The developer also announced that 3D hardware acceleration is fixed, so the Incredible S should perform smoothly. Not bad for a legacy device.
The newest build can be found in the ROM thread. If you are the owner of HTC Incredible S, try it and find out if VivoKat is indeed sweet.
[Thanks to Sandeep_Jagtap for heads up and GermainZ for Andy Incredible]
August 31, 2012 By: David Watt
Over the last few months, we've reported on a large number of devices across the forums receiving unofficial updates to Jelly Bean. One such report was the HTC Desire S receiving a number of Jelly Bean custom ROMs.
The Desire S's big brother, the HTC Incredible S, has now also received a Jelly Bean custom ROM, thanks to XDA Recognized Developer nikhil007mmus. Nik_JellyBean_Evolution is a port from Blindbean, one of the aforementioned Desire S Jelly Bean custom ROMs. The ROM is based on the latest Android 4.1.1 iteration, and uses the CyanogenMod 10 kernel.
There are only a couple of minor known issues with the ROM. The inbuilt tethering app doesn't work, but can be replaced with a 3rd party equivalent, the front facing camera force closes, and there are intermittent issues with video recording. Given that this device originally shipped with Froyo, having only these three minor bugs is an impressive effort by the developers.
If you want some Jelly Bean sweetness on your Incredible S, head on over to the ROM thread.
Update: It seems as if XDA Recognized Developer nikhil007mmus wasn't content with creating "just" one Jelly Bean ROM for the Incredible S. Rather, he has created two! You can find the second in the other ROM thread.
July 19, 2012 By: Former Writer
Not too long ago, we brought you news that allowed HTC EVO 4G LTE users to customize their bootloaders. The process was pretty cool, allowing users to make their bootloader look however they want—including making it look unhacked. After the initial project was released, users clamored for this to be made available to more devices. The requests were heard and responded to. Now, the plugin has been made available to make the bootloader customizer for a number of HTC devices.
The process for a developer to port this is not hard. XDA Recognized Contributor regaw_leinad, who developed the application and plugin, takes a time out from the stags (yes, that's really him) to explain how:
it's basically all written, they just need to fill in the values for their hboot, and embed the hboot.img into the exe. I already have a placeholder for the hboot.img and android-info.txt so a drag and drop over them should keep it embedded.
Regaw_leinad is also creating the application for the supported devices, but wanted to release the plugin first so users had a chance to get it sooner. The current list of supported HTC devices include:
While the list is quite large, one must keep in mind that not all of these devices have S-Off, and users must have S-Off in order to actually use this application. To get started, visit the original thread.
June 14, 2012 By: Former Writer
Sometimes, obtaining root can be a difficult process. As many devices have one-click methods or otherwise easy to follow instructions, others still must do it the old fashioned way. This is especially true for HTC phones obtaining S-Off. In some cases, it has become required to literally brick your device to get it downgraded to obtain S-Off. With the instructions getting more convoluted all the time, it's very helpful and efficient when someone takes the time to put it all in one place.
HTC Incredible S users now have such a place. XDA Senior Member FallenSuisydal has posted an all-in-one root and S-Off thread that will correctly guide users all the way from stock to rooted.
As is expected when multiple processes are combined into a single thread, the whole process will take some times. Users must first figure out which part they need to start with. From there, it's simply following the steps. As stated, the process is a little long and users can expect to follow anywhere from 22 to 33—a few taking up to 10 minutes to complete—to obtain full root and S-Off so patience is definitely a prerequisite. Aside from that, the process isn't overly complicated so users looking to get their Incredible S fully unlocked shouldn't have too much trouble.
For the full instructions, check out the original thread.
June 10, 2012 By: Former Writer
What is better than getting one ported ROM with the latest version of Android and HTC Sense? How about getting two, as the HTC Incredible S has received very recently. The ports have quite a few similarities. Both feature Android 4.0.3 and HTC Sense 4. Additionally, both are based off RUUs from the HTC One V. So users will get, more or less, the same basic UI experience with these ports.
The ports do have a number of differences, though. The first, created by XDA Senior Member htc-phones is based off of the 1.56.401.2 RUU whereas the second, by XDA Recognized Developer nikhil007mmus is based off the slightly newer 1.57.709.1. package As such, both ROMs have a different list of things that work, and both have different requirements for installation.
Htc-phones's version requires that users be running the Black Rose HBoot, otherwise the ROM will not boot. Additionally, htc-phones has proclaimed that everything works, although the ROM is still in the testing phase, so the full functionality list hasn't been ironed out yet.
Nikhil007mmus's version is very similar, but the list of things not working is complete, and includes native WiFi hotspot, problems with the HTC camera app at 8 MP, and keypad backlight. Luckily, the camera does take pictures at 5mp, and with the temporary fix available for the keypad back lights, that really only leaves the WiFi Hotspot as the only problem. Both ROMs seem pretty stable, and either could be used as a daily driver.
For more information, users can hit up the htc-phones thread or the nikhil007mmus thread for a taste of Sense 4 goodness.
May 23, 2012 By: FallenWriter
One of the most common questions here at XDA over the past several months has been, "When will my HTC device receive Ice Cream Sandwich?" Now, thanks to a tip from XDA Senior Member neoofoox we have our answer.
Although we previously mentioned the devices confirmed to get ICS from HTC's blog back in March, it was only recently that HTC finally confirmed their timeline for this year's releases. According to HTC:
What is the overall timeline of Android 4.0 updates?
The majority of devices will receive upgrades in June and July 2012 and we expect to finish upgrades in August 2012 for all announced devices.
When will my device get the Android 4.0 upgrade?
The target timeline for announced devices is below. Because of partner and network testing, and approval processes for device updates, it can take up to 45 days for all carriers and countries to get the update after a rollout has begun.
DROID Incredible 2 by HTC To be determined (by the end of August) HTC Amaze 4G May-June HTC Desire S June-July HTC Desire HD July-August HTC EVO 3D June-July HTC EVO 4G+ May-June HTC EVO Design 4G June-July HTC Incredible S June-July HTC Sensation March-June HTC Sensation 4G March-June HTC Sensation XE March-June HTC Sensation XL April-Jun HTC Rezound June-July HTC Rhyme June-July HTC Thunderbolt July-August HTC Velocity 4G March-June HTC Vivid March-June
Please note these dates are targets and may shift due to testing and approvals.
For a detailed look at when your specific device will be getting a taste of frosty Android goodness and several other questions answered, head on over the official page and salivate over your upcoming good fortune.
March 14, 2012 By: Will Verduzco
The billion dollar question right now in the Android world is whether or not your device will receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. As they so humorously put it:
Few innovations have improved upon ice cream as much putting it between two cookies and making a sandwich. Which is why we all want Ice Cream Sandwich! Ok, that's not the real reason, but we're all excited about Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, coming to HTC.
While there is constant speculation as to which devices will be added to the ICS list, not very many firm answers are to be found. Luckily, HTC has just released a public statement as to which devices are slated to receive Google's latest tasty treat.
Timing is the next important question. HTC has spoken up on this issue as well, stating that the updates for the Sensation and Sensation XE would begin in the coming weeks, with the Sensation 4G andSensation following thereafter. However, the schedule still remains unclear for the other devices slated to receive the OS update.
As for timing, we're in the early stages of rolling out Android 4.0 for the HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE and upgrades will be more widely available in the next few weeks. The update for the HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Sensation XL will follow. Please note, once we start pushing out updates it will take time for all carriers in each country to get the update. We are working closely with our carrier partners to nail down update schedules for our other smartphones and will have more to share very soon.
While many of us are still irked at the fact that HTC's first generation Snapdragon devices such as the original HTC Incredible and the legendary Evo 4G are not on the update list, their omission is understandable given that not even the HTC-built Google Nexus One is receiving ICS in official capacity. However, the fact that these devices will be receiving Sense 3.6 rather than Sense 4 is a bit of a bigger blow. However, you can bet that our developer community will have that covered, as they have already begun to do so.
Source: HTC Blog
[Thanks to all who sent in the tip!]
February 24, 2012 By: Former Writer
HBoot in HTC devices is central to the overall development experience, especially if you intend on rooting and unlocking the bootloader your device. However, bootloaders aren't just for unlocking or flashing RUUs to get back to stock. They can actually be useful for a variety of other things. XDA Senior Member dla5244 has released a beta of a custom HBoot version 2.00 named Blackrose, which is available for anyone who's rocking a HTC Incredible S.
In order to get started, your current HBoot must be S-Off. Blackrose is feature packed and includes things that you cannot get in a typical HBoot. The features includes:
Removed oem lock, unlock command(because there is no need to unlock)
*.I will release new BlackRose after Official ICS release(I think hboot will be changed)
Feature – Nexus One BlackRose (Just Reference)
Security OFF
None padlock mark even unlocked
Password protection
Engineering command
BlackRose custom command
Change boot logo
Resize Partition
Select menu by pressing trackball
Switch vibration at boot
CRC32 check function
Prevent overwrite HBOOT by RUU
The installation of the HBoot is pretty easy, simply, plug the phone into a PC with USB Debugging on (charging only) and run the install.bat file. To revert, plug it back in and run the uninstall.bat.
If your Incredible S already is S-Off and you want to give it a shot, you can find all information you need in the original thread. Keep in mind that you are flashing bootloaders, so there is the potential for your phone to get pretty messed up. Proceed with caution.
December 8, 2011 By: Will Verduzco
Up, up, down, down, menu, back, power. Sound familiar? If you've ever used a standard Android recovery, I'm sure it does. Why is it that accessing the recovery partition on a modern, touch-screen device feels a little like entering the Konami code? Thanks to 4EXT Recovery Touch by XDA forum member madmaxx82, this is no longer the case for the HTC Sensation, Desire S, Incredible S / 2, Desire HD / Inspire 4G, and Desire Z /G2.
Making full use of the your touchscreen, EXT4 Recovery Touch allows you to accomplish all the typical Android recovery fare in a touch-friendly manner. Additionally, the recovery is extremely themeable, meaning that you can customize the recovery to your heart's delight. If that's not enough, the recovery even detects and displays your local time. Those concerned about performance needn't worry, as the developer assures us that speed is unhindered due to the asynchronous UI rendering and a low overhead. The feature list, according to the developer:
- includes all of the many features from 4EXT Recovery Classic, see 2nd post
- brand new user interface: "4EXT UI"
- touchscreen only!
- extreme theming capabilities!
- nearly ALL YOU SEE is changeable.
- "worker bar": create your own custom animations, there are (nearly) no limits! Use any shapes/sizes/animations et.c.
- extra low cpu needed for that: absolutely no negative impact on backup/restore speed.
- async UI rendering for optimal performance for the "heavy tasks" like backup/restore
- based upon the extremely, rock solid version 4EXT Recovery Classic v2.2.7 RC5
- with little enhancements: "preserve theme" now works
- Detects your local time zone
- Displays your local time
- Correct time is used for backups you start from within recovery
- .. explore the new interface to see more
Looking to get in on the action? Just head over to the appropriate recovery threads to get started:
[Thanks to Whiskey103 for the heads up!]
December 6, 2011 By: Will Verduzco
As we've stated in the past, one of the highlights of the Android OS is how it allows you to customize almost every aspect to your every whim. Often times, however, you wish to change more than the superficial by delving into the world of radio, bootloader, recovery, and splash screen modification. Assuming you have already achieved S-Off status on your device, XDA forum member danward brings us the perfect tool for your hacking needs.
Assuming you have USB debugging enabled and have the appropriate hboot drivers installed, Android Flasher allows you to flash these previously difficult-to-flash areas in just a couple of clicks. The Windows-based app currently works on the following HTC phones: Desire, Desire Z, Desire HD, EVO 4g, EVO 3D, Desire S, Incredible S, Thunderbolt, and Sensation. In the words of the developer:
This application flashes the specific parts of your device, ie. Bootloader, Recovery, Splash screen, and Radio.
It has taken many hours and much extensive research and testing on multiple devices to make a straightforward, efficient and reliable program to offer you the freedom in device customisation you are otherwise denied.
The app allows you to quickly customise your device in a way that is simple and alot goes on behind the scenes to guarantee you don't get caught with error messages.
The splash screen is the image before the boot animation, (by default the white HTC logo.) With this application you can change it in under a minute.
If you're interested in giving this a shot on your own device, make your way to the application thread. You'll finally be able to (easily) get rid of that annoying HTC splash screen once and for all.
February 23, 2011 By: egzthunder1
When the best just keeps getting better, one can't do anything other than watch in awe as it happens. One of the newly announced devices from HTC, the Incredible S, has had a dumped RUU for a couple of days now. Our devs, in their eternal quest for perfection decided that it would be a fun project trying to port this new dump onto other devices. XDA members myn and incubus26jc, who are largely recognized for their work on the Vogue, Incredible, and EVO were successful in porting this onto the HTC EVO 4G and the HTC Incredible. Needless to say, the ports are far from complete as many things still need work, like 4G, HDMI, camera, and a few other things, in the case of the EVO.
This new RUU comes loaded with a few updated goodies such as HTC Kernel #15, so if you don't mind the non-working parts of the rom, you can take it for a test drive. Keep in mind, that this is in very early development stages, so if you believe that you can be of assistance to the devs, please be sure to leave detailed feedback on the thread to try and improve this port.
This is a port of the HTC Incredible S RUU for the HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Evo 4G.
This is a community driven ROM. It's development is open to any willing contributors at
To become a contributor you will need to send wdfowty a PM asking him.
Also, if you want to branch this off and start your own device port, you are more than welcome to.
We have an IRC channel set up. ##inc-s-base @ irc.freenode.com feel free to join us in there.
This will remain an unthemed ROM. It is far easier to use the built in theming and as time progresses and this becomes a more mature ROM we will look into adding them.
You can find more information in the port thread.
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February 18, 2011 By: egzthunder1
Looks like HTC opened up the flood gates this past week at MWC (Mobile World Congress). They have introduced their upcoming line up, which explains why their performance was not as strong at CES. In any case, since we haven't really had a whole lot coming from HTC lately (aside from the Inspire and the Thunderbolt), we felt that it was in the best interest of our community to try and get us moving with the current. All of these devices are running Android, but the biggest surprise from this line up is HTC's entrance into the Tablet wars. Although, to be fair the HTC was here first with other "large devices" such as the HTC Shift, which even though was considered an UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC), still was close to and resembled the Tablet concept.
If you have any information, dumps, or anything that may help speed up development for any of these, please do not hesitate to share with the rest of the community.
You can visit Wildfire's Home forum here.
You can visit Desire S's Home forum here.
You can visit Incredible S's Home forum here.
You can visit Flyer's Home forum here.
You can visit ChaCha's Home forum here.
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Georgia Tech announced Wednesday it had "elected to forego" two basketball scholarships for the 2008-2009 season for what it believed would be its failure to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Report standard of 925. Sure enough, the just-released APR showed the Jackets falling to 914 in the reporting year of 2007-2008, down from 931 in 2006-2007.
This comes on the heels of Tech's third losing season over its past four, the possible early loss of Gani Lawal to the NBA and the loss of assistant coach Charlton Young, who became head coach at Georgia Southern. It also follows Hewitt's assertion that "our academics are in the best shape since I've been here."
His point was that any academic issues might have had — in 2007-2008, say — have since been ironed out. In the same March interview, Hewitt noted that six Jackets made the dean's list last semester. He also admitted he "tried to fight the APR hard because I thought it could have an effect on our program."
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(The consensus is that Kansas will be preseason No. 1, which should delight esteemed colleagues Dave O'Brien and Christoph Fuhrmans, if no one else. Me, I've got KU No. 3 behind Bucknell and Bradley, but maybe that's just just me.)
And Fran Fraschilla, yet another ESPN Insider, quibbles with some of Katz's and Gottlieb's Top 25 picks but doesn't raise any objection (requires registration) over Tech's omission. And Gary Parrish of CBSsports.com, writing last month, didn't include Tech in his Top 26 or in his 10 teams to watch.
Speaking of Lawal (well, we were a while ago): NBAdraft.net now has him going No. 23 to Sacramento. (It has Jeff Teague, the Wake Forest guard, going No. 19 to the Hawks.) The same site has Favors going No. 4 overall in the 2010 draft, with Wake's Al-Farouq Aminu, formerly of Norcross High, going No. 6.
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Having watched Game 1 of Round 2, Gregg Doyel of CBSsports.com believes Cleveland will win in "four games, five at the absolute most." And John Schuhmann of NBA.com made a big deal of LeBron James drawing a fast-break charge from Joe Johnson on Tuesday. (And it was a big deal.)
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May 7th, 2009
9:06 am
Hopefully this will not get turned into a childish Tech-UGA academic argument but as a Tech fan, I have to say Congrats to the UGA athletics programs and their success this past year. To have the football team lead the way (ahead of Vanderbilt) is quite and accomplishment. And Jeers to the Jackets basketball team. Is there any more evidence that some new blood is needed?
May 7th, 2009
9:10 am
Just curious where all the tech fans are now? I'm not talking about all Tech fans, just the ones who ALWAYS have some smart-alect remarks on the UGA blogs about UGA players are dumb, or thugs, or some other crap. Interesting that UGA's scores were the highest in the SEC.
May 7th, 2009
9:16 am
The NCAA stuff is far less about academics and far more about transfers, guys going early to the NBA, etc. However, it is still a black eye for GT. Tell me again why Hewitt is still there? Oh, that's right, a $7 MM buy-out, sheesh! If the government can intervene in things like the AIG bonuses as being unfair, how 'bout them intervening and voiding Hewitt's contract as unfair?
May 7th, 2009
9:24 am
Best-case scenario, Gani stays for another year, we win 20 games, and make to the second round of the NCAA's. After that, then what? At least two (probably more) guys will leave – the cupboard will be bare again and the APR will take more hits (graduation rate being the key to the APR).
I'd love to see CPH turn it around, but I just don't see it happening.
With that said, good luck (you're going to need it).
May 7th, 2009
9:25 am
Phewitt is the worse coach in the NCAA men and women sports. Where's the Greyhound?!?
May 7th, 2009
9:35 am
Hewitt's got to go. No more of his bnll5hit about stringent academics holding the team back. No more should he be given a pass on getting and keeping STUDENT-athletes at GA Tech. He and his "program" have embarassed Tech and her fans for long enough.
May 7th, 2009
9:36 am
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May 7th, 2009
9:52 am
Why focus on the negative? How about the fact that 7 of Georgia Tech's teams scored perfect on the NCAA Academic Progress Report.
May 7th, 2009
9:59 am
"Succeeding" at U[sic]GA is as trivial as a characterizing a monomial. First, your "competing" against a U[sic]GA student is orders of magnitude easier than that of a Tech student. Second, it is a well-known fact that U[sic]GA has relaxed its curriculum for athletes (to be fair this is practiced everywhere, including Tech, but with the the Jan Kemps and Jim Harricks of the world, this is incomparable). Three, U[sic]GA has joke programs that allow athletes to slack (e.g. sports management, physical education, etc.), whereas Tech athletes only have management (and perhaps psychology) in which most mgmt students are dual degree students joint with engineering.
And yes, Hewitt HHHHAS to go…
May 7th, 2009
10:03 am
Very simple GT Girl..since Football and Basketball pays for the other sports!
May 7th, 2009
10:28 am
for the Hawks and whatever deficiencies exist, what position and what player (name, please) do you think would be the most-likely selection, givne our draft position and who has declared early?
I squeezed Sekou and he thought PG or a big, but no name (smile). I guess I didn't press hard enough (LOL).
May 7th, 2009
10:29 am
and the excuses begin. I love how all you Tech folks constantly talk about how much "smarter" your football players are than UGA's and how you guys don't just bring in athletes to use your program to get to the next level. hahahahaha! I wouldn't even bring this up, but I have been listening to this nonsense for way too long. I guess you all can get over yourselves now.
Oh, and is just for Saint Simons…
976-957!!!! hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha
May 7th, 2009
10:30 am
Hey ramblinwreck, just tell me, with all your tough academic requirements, combined with your failures as reported on the BB program, just when have any of your 'athletes' been declared academically ineligible?..while they were still students, that is. Point is, you go on about how tough it is and how superior your athletes have to be and you end up with sub-standard performance yet nobody is penalized with suspension. Happened a few years back when it was determined, after the fact, that you had allowed folks to play when they shouldn't have…'my bad', was about all we heard from that (you didn't forfeit any of the GA games, did you?). You backed into the NC in '90 by winning a Citrus Bowl…your hero O'Leary won games but didn't graduate anybody, yet nobody of significance ever lost their eligibility due to academics over there (by the way, has George ever apologized to Tech for that resume fiasco? He sure did to everybody else.). My question is, how come if it's so tough and since you have 'episodes' like this latest one, 'everybody keeps playing'? We already know the answer, your administrators compromise and rationalize in order to win games – gee, what a novel idea – and/or you've got people that do their work for them at critical times. So don't try to lecture us on just how tough you've got it. You're in it for the braggin' rights just like everybody else.
May 7th, 2009
10:39 am
I wrote about this several times this past basketball season. Most ACC teams do well on the APR criteria. Naturally, we do not and it again a reflection on the horrible coach. He cannot coach and he recruits kids that do not belong at Tech. I pray the new school president fires this lousy coach. Naturally Hewitt faults the system versus taking responsibility. Typical Hewitt.
May 7th, 2009
10:46 am
RamblinWreck, are you a fine product of GT's so-called rigorous academics? If so then I am puzzled since you seem to lack a grasp of basic English grammar. Most 5th graders know the difference between "your" and "you're" (btw this is a contraction of "you are"). Once and for all, can you Dawg Haters give up the tired and inaccurate "academic superiority" ruse? Yes GT is a fine academic institution as is UGA. But the football and basketball athletes at GT are given favorable admission requirements just like the athletes on other campuses. So please stop pretending. And yes look at the majors and over 90% of these athletes are management majors, not engineering students. If I am wrong, then please explain the admission and continued eligibility of the likes of Sammy Drummer (illiterate), Tyrone Sorrels (550 SAT score), Stephon Marbury ("I choose Georgia Tech University"), Joe Burns/Smokin' Joe Hamilton/Kelly Campbell/etc (amongst the group of 18 key performers for GT teams that resulted in NCAA sanctions for academic improprieties – funny how this "oversight" impacted the academics of so many key performers). I could go on and on but you get the point.
And as for the general student body, the daughter of one of my best friends is a student at GT ONLY because this life long Georgia fan was denied admission by UGA. It broke her (and her father's) heart but she has moved on and is doing great at GT. She is not the only one.
May 7th, 2009
10:56 am
Voice of Reason, this is Basketball not Football. Shall I explain the difference?
We can start with the shape and size of the ball. Once you get that down, we can move to the amount of players on each teams. Then the rules the NCAA enforces for each sport (that might be a bit over your head though).
But, I'm just glad this will be Phewits last season. He'll resign somewhere in Feb., when it's clear that another ACC losing season is in the books.
The good news is, we'll still sleep walk through another win over the fleabags.
May 7th, 2009
11:10 am
hey "ohreally". I actually was accepted by UGAg and decided to go to Georgia Tech because it is LEAPS AND BOUNDS ahead of UGAy. You know it, the world knows it.
I have one question for you if you want to talk how good UGAy's academics are:
How many points in a three point basket?
May 7th, 2009
11:16 am
There are some things thast need to be done simply because they are the right things to do.
Fireing CPH is the right thing to do. Both factually and Morally.
The man is a millstone around GT's neck.
So GT screwed up with CPH contract. correct the mistake and move on. It "aint" gonna get cheaper with time.
If DRAD cant see this, maybe its time for him to move on.
In addition to that, I bet a good lawyer can find an out in that contract somewhere.
May 7th, 2009
11:20 am
corkylikesbeer…It doesn't matter what sports make money, it's the fact that these students worked hard and deserve recognition. Always pointing out the negative is not the way to go. Give them the credit they deserve.
May 7th, 2009
11:20 am
I don't really see the point of GT signing Favors and then have him leave after one year. Unless, Tech is good enough to make a run at a national championship which, correct me if I'm wrong, I don't think anyone thinks they will be that good. I guess this is an issue related more to college basketball in general rather than Tech specifically but I really don't understand the hype. I also don't understand why Favors would choose to go to Tech when, I assume, he could have gone to UNC or another school that has a legit shot at winning a championship. I guess it's because of playing time, which only shows that Favors is only interested in showcasing his skills for NBA scouts so he can go higher in the draft.
May 7th, 2009
11:22 am
This is not a UGA vs Tech topic. Its clear that Hewitt has failed in all reasonable means of evaluation over the past 5 years.
May 7th, 2009
11:34 am
Look, these kids go to school to play ball period. Most don't even attend classes. It's that way at most institutions nationwide. They generate revenue and hope to play professionally. If that doesn't work out, they vote for Obama and file for govt. assistance.
May 7th, 2009
11:34 am
Just remember, when it comes to academic standards, you can't fall off the floor.
May 7th, 2009
11:37 am
Gt girl, I have to agree. Why always focus on the negative, there are plenty of athletes that do the required work, do it well, and get their degrees to prepare for life after their chosen sport.
I do have to laugh at the "well all Tech athletes are engineering students" as the reason they don't pass. Both Tech & UGA have athlete designated programs as does every single D1 school. Don't for a minute crutch the subject at Tech that the courses are naturally tougher therefore they can't make the grade. It is purely a lack of effort on somebody's part (athlete or caretakers) that leads to this ranking.
Don't worry about Favors sticking around for a soph year. He will be a bright star in a dim galaxy, bid his time and be gone.
May 7th, 2009
11:37 am
Same old same old, Ramblin on, get your head out of uranis!
May 7th, 2009
11:40 am
hey oh really…
a few things_
- anybody who has to preface an arguement by pointing out a typo has no ammunition. talk about petty.
-your collection of tech 'student athletes' while valid comes from a period of almost 30 years. if we did the same for uga, it would amass double that number in less than 5 years. unlike uga, gt can't hide its student athletes in courses like basket weaving, pe, remedial english and courses taught by jim harrick jr.
-any school that has had a professor unethically supply answers to a nationalized test for its pharmacy students should stay out of any debate on scholastics.
-dont you think you should go back to your own blog an hope that uga doesnt exceed their arrest record from last year? yes gt has had is share of arrests however our arrest nummber total in 20 years still doesnt beat 10 in a single year. matter of fact, i am willing to wager a beer that the total arrests under the reverend richt era alone is more than the entire arrest record in gt's last 50 years. sheeeeesh.
go baaaaaaaah to your blog their lil goat. go bahhhhhhhhh k
as far as phew goes…..
anybody still think phew is a fine rep for gt? i dont!
anybody think he is a great recruiter? i dont.
have we had any players graduate in the last 4 years? thank god for mario west.
all we need now is a recruiting violation to complete the trifecta.
here is hoping the braineless at the least put in a clause about academics in phew's contract.
maybe this will be the silver lining in this cloud on our program.
phew needs to man up and resign.
fat chance.
May 7th, 2009
11:42 am
The basketball program is an embarrassment to Georgia Tech. This used to be a program that battled for ACC championships and graduated its players. I think this is what happens when you have an AD that only worries about football and not the whole athletic program.
May 7th, 2009
11:42 am
I know that deep down inside the Cavs KNOW in their hearts that the Atlanta Hawks are a much better TEAM than the Cavs and that the Hawks have vastly superior talent than the Cavs. The Cavs players know it; Mike Brown knows it and I believe the Cavs players are shaking, scared to death, knowing that if the Hawks play up to their potential, the Hawks will blow out the Cavs and end the series in five games. The Cavs players know it, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE HAWKS PLAYERS DONT KNOW IT YET, and that is the reason for me writing this blog to inform the Hawks players that this series is over already, if you believe that, and go out there and blow the Cavs out of the building tonight. All you have to do is go back to the Boston series from last year; watch those tapes if they're available to you, and then replicate that performance and direct it toward the Cavs. I guarantee the Hawks will win this series with the Caviliers. As I said yesterday, the Cavs are a 1-man band with King LaBron. Thats all the Cavs have really. We have players on our team: Big "Al" Horford, Flip Murray (3pt specialist), Captain Joe Johnson (future hall of famer); Josh "Smoove" Smith; Mike Bibby (championship calibre point guard who is proven and battle tested) and of course Starvin Marvin Williams. Folks, what we have are real, developing players who are going to be all-stars real soon. I think the Cavs know they were lucky to win game one at the infamous Q. The Hawks can win four straight and end this series once and for all. Take control of the series tonight, put in Flip Murray (let him flip the switch) and turn out the lights on the Cavs.
May 7th, 2009
11:44 am
how come we can't get any mark price's or even the tall goofy red head that help lead us to the national championship or the jon barry's or the the other barry's- I can't remember the last time i saw a white kid play for hewitt or even sit on the bench- now i hear this- you can't tell me there are not white kids that have good grades or even black kids that have good grades that can play baskeball but- when you are the worst in the acc and you are arguably duke and yourself the epitome of academecs in the acc wonder what's going on??- can we not just incorporate black and white like bobby cremins and coach k does at duke? seems like a necessity to me-
May 7th, 2009
11:48 am
The point is that the APR is based on several factors, graduation rates, transfers, kids leaving early for the pro's, difficulty of the school. GT basketball in recent years has seen the results of transfers, early entry in the draft, and academic issues. I would be willing to bet that with out the kids leaving early GT would easily pass the APR. In the past 2 seasons we have had several kids leave for the NBA and without those the APR would look better. The NCAA needs to take out kids that get drafted to the pros from the APR or at lease give some consideration for this. As long as the NBA is taking kids after their freshman year this will continue to be a problem.
May 7th, 2009
12:06 pm
This is not about Tech and Georgia. It is about a proud academic history at Georgia Tech, and athletic programs that are held to the same standard as other students. It is a coach's duty to his student athletes to have their first focus be academic achievement. The Tech basketball program has been on a downhill slide for 5 years, this is just another example of a coach doesn't seem to care if the kids win, on the court, or in school. We need a coach that does.
May 7th, 2009
12:10 pm
Mark – I think that Garrett is probably a little more mobile than Stonehenge, but can I have the right to change my mind later?
Speaking of which, has Stonehenge signed yet or is he still a FA?
May 7th, 2009
12:12 pm
Stonehenge was very important in the movie Halloween 3 The Season of the Witch.
May 7th, 2009
12:14 pm
Have to say, equating Brave's left fielders with Spinal Tap's drummers is one of those things that's "funny 'cause its true."
Also, mts315, players transferring or leaving early do not negatively affect a school's rating as long as he or she leaves in good academic standing. Of course, if they leave in a state of less than good academic standing, it hurts a school's rating. And I don't want to hear GT fans say their players face more stringent academic standards, particulary given that Tech has football players designing outhouses.
May 7th, 2009
12:14 pm
gtfan: it's "argument", not "arguement", dumb@ss. And unlike you nerds, i don't waste my time on a Maggot blog. However, this article is also about my Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Braves, in case you didn't notice.
Number 1 in academics in the SEC in football, tied for #1 nationally for top 25 teams last year. Looks like my Dawgs have been hunkering down in the library!
May 7th, 2009
12:15 pm
Wreckmaniac is the only person on here that has it right. This is NOT a UGA/GT issue. It's difficult to compare the athlete's majors at the schools because one is primarily an engineering school and the other is primarily a liberal arts school. UGA grads don't work for NASA or the Harris Corporation, just like Tech grads don't write in the Boston Globe or New York Times or become executives of companies. Apples and Oranges.
I'm a huge UGA fan and even I realize that Hewitt should resign and try to be an assistant coach in the NBA; where academics are not part of the equation. UGA fans are used to these types of basketball coaches. (See: Jim Harrick) Because he is definitely not including them in his coaching formula at Tech. What kind of quote is that, "our academics are in the best shape since I've been here?" Then this comes out! He's gotta go and soon.
May 7th, 2009
12:30 pm
mutt fans should not even comment on this. They know why or should know.
May 7th, 2009
12:32 pm
like i said big al….
all the trash i tossed your way about uga and that is the best you could come up with?
my grandmother always told me that if somebody makes a claim and you are silent than you must agree. the truth hurts doesnt it!
btw, me thinks your wife calls you 'little' al. maybe that is why she 'titters' when she mentions your name. next time i see her ill ask. dumb@ass!
45-42 tiarb
May 7th, 2009
12:43 pm
thanx for the info. I like VCU PG Eric Maynor as well. If not him, then Villanova's Scotty Reynolds.
May 7th, 2009
12:54 pm
Clean up on aisle 4, get back to work you worthless piece of trash!
May 7th, 2009
12:56 pm
"We can start with the shape and size of the ball. Once you get that down, we can move to the amount of players on each teams. Then the rules the NCAA enforces for each sport (that might be a bit over your head though). "
I guess you must be one of the professors teaching your basketball team. How is that whole shape of the ball thing going with those bunch of geniuses?
I know, throw Harrick Jr. out there, but remember you had O'Liar!
May 7th, 2009
12:57 pm
Yes, most GT athletes are managment majors, but at the #22 business school in the country. UGAy's? 55. The APR is completely flawed because of this. There's just no comparing the two institutions based solely on passing kids through. Go back and check entrance SAT scores- it puts every single athlete on an even playing field. #1? Oh yeah, that was GT football (of public universities). And to Beauski, saying GT grads don't become company execs is about the most retarded statement I've ever heard. Walmart's pretty big, right?
May 7th, 2009
12:58 pm
Congrats on the report card from the NCAA! All you arrogant GT people are running for cover and making excuses as to why this could happen at such an outstanding Technical college. LMAO!
May 7th, 2009
1:00 pm
GT fan, real petty. The point is that that your basketball players are not making the grade. This is a fact!!!! Two scholarships were taken away. Second fact is that I know or knew of several football players that went to Georgia Tech and they would not have gotten in either GT or UGA without being football players. This is common at UGA, GT, UF or any other school that cares about its sports programs. Yes GT has a topflight engineering program so be proud. However, mathematics and physics are not the only signs of intelligence so get over the fact the UGA and other schools that offer a more rounded curriculum can also boast of some of the brightest minds in our country.
BTW, UGA may have had a lousy basketball coach at least he had the integrity to ensure they went to class.


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A permanent sign will make many convert
The earth has never seen its like. It will appear suddenly, as if out of nowhere, or right out of Heaven itself. It will arrive in such a way that people will not have words to say what it is. It will appear on the ground, it can be seen and photographed, but it cannot be touched. Today already a webcam is constantly filming the spot where it is going to be.
According to the visionaries, some day a permanent sign will appear on the site of the first apparition. Beautiful and indestructible, the sign will lead to many conversions. According to Marija, there will also be healings. (1)
But first and foremost it will make many more people believe.
"Naturally, it will be clear to everyone that it is not something constructed and erected. Nobody will be able to say that it was brought and placed in that particular spot by, let us say, someone from Medjugorje", Mirjana told Catholic author/journalist Michael H. Brown in 2002. (2)
A massive grace and chance to believe
The Permanent Sign is the third secret known by the Medjugorje seers. It is the only secret of which it is known that all the visionaries know about it. At least four of them also know when the sign will appear. (2)
Because the first two secrets have been unfolded and belong to the past by the time of The Permanent Sign, the sign will be perceived and experienced by people in the light of the two first secrets – or at least in the light of the first of which Mirjana said that "it will shake people up" and "make people see themselves in a new light." (3)
The Permanent Sign is likely to change more hearts because it was preceded by the first and second secrets. And, according to the visionaries, changing hearts is what the sign is all about. Most of all, they say, the sign will be given for those who do not believe:
"The third secret is about a sign that she will leave here, on the Mountain of the Apparitions. This sign will remain forever. It is given above all for those people who are still far away from God. The Madonna wishes to give these people who will see the sign a chance to believe in God", Vicka told Radio Maria in January 2008. (4)
An early interview with Mirjana backs up Vicka's statement.
"They will understand the sign as a place where they can convert. They will go to the mountain and pray and they will be forgiven", Mirjana prophecied in 1983. (5)
"When The Permanent Sign comes, people will come here from all over the world in even larger numbers. Many more will believe", Jakov has said. (2)
A test of the hearts
However, according to the visionaries, there wil also be people who see the sign and still don't believe – or who will not receive the impulse to convert that many other people will receive from seeing the sign:
"I want to say about those people who will see it and not believe, the Madonna leaves everyone free to believe or not, but those are ones whose hearts are too closed. It's the same thing as the Madonna said to us, 'If one wants to go to Heaven, he will go to Heaven. If one wants to go to hell, he will go to hell.' Those people who are far away from God and do not want to believe, they will not believe in the sign. For those who do not know God, but have good intentions and a desire to love, they will be benefited by the sign. But I think that those who do everything against God, they will run away from the sign. They will not believe", Vicka said in 2008. (4)
25 years earlier, during her interviews with Fr. Janko Bubalo, a more youthful and slightly less diplomatic Vicka had said a lot of the same, though in a more immediate way:
Fr. Janko: "Do you know exactly what the sign will be?"
Vicka: "Exactly!"
Fr. Janko: "Do you know when the Virgin will make it evident to the rest of us?"
Vicka: "I know that also."
Janko: "And why is the Virgin leaving the sign here?"
Vicka: "Why to show the people that she is here among us…I'll just say this: whoever does not believe without a sign will not believe with a sign. And, I'll tell you this too: woe to him who delays his conversion, waiting for the sign. I once told you that many would come, and perhaps, even kneel before the sign, but will, nonetheless, not believe. Be happy that you are not among them!" (6)
In saying so in late 1983, Vicka merely paraphrased a message that the Virgin Mary had given that same year at springtime:
"Hasten your conversion. Do not await the sign which has been announced for those who do not believe; it will be too late. You who believe, be converted and deepen your faith." (Spring 1983; exact date unknown)
What does 'too late' mean?
In early 2008 Fr. Livio Fanzaga of Radio Maria asked Vicka to explain what the Virgin meant in saying "too late":
Vicka: "The Madonna did not explain why it will be too late and I did not ask, She only said that we are now living in a time of grace."
Fr. Livio: "So, it is important to convert before the sign is made manifest?"
Vicka: "Every day the Madonna calls us to conversion, to the conversion of our hearts, you understand? And 27 and a half years later the Madonna is still among us and our hearts are still too closed, too distant. I don't know. I don't know what it could be, but 'too late' seems right."
While the sign is first of all for unbelievers, it also serves another purpose, Vicka explained that day on Radio Maria. The conversation went on:
Fr. Livio: "So, this is a time of grace. This is the time of conversion. The Madonna said, 'Don't wait for the sign in order to convert yourselves.' So why leave a sign like some last extreme help: is it in order to move the Church to recognize the apparitions as authentic?"
Vicka: "Yes, certainly it will be for the Church, so that they will have no doubt that the Madonna had been among us, and it is also for those who are still far away from God. So the Madonna is thinking about both groups of people, and then it is up to us how to be ready to respond to her call through the sign.", Vicka said. (4)
Forerunner of the sign appeared in 1981
As to what the sign will be, only one clue has been given: On October 28th 1981, four months into the apparitions, priests an nuns were among the hundreds of people to see a mysterious fire burning for just about 15 minutes on the Hill of Apparitions. (7, 8 ) By the time the hill was barred by armed Yugoslavian police forces. When they went to investigate, they found no trace left of the fire.
That same evening the visionaries asked the Virgin Mary to explain what had happened:
"The fire, seen by the faithful, was of a supernatural character. It is one of the signs, a forerunner of the great sign." (October 28th 1981)
And so, to come full circle, Vicka gets the last word. Her 1983 interview with Fr. Janko Bubalo is also valuable for Vicka's spontaneous answers to Fr. Janko's basic questions about the nature of the sign:
Fr. Janko: "Tell me where the Virgin will give that sign."
Vicka: "On Podbrdo. At the site of the first apparitions."
Fr. Janko: "Will the sign be in the Heavens or on earth?"
Vicka: "On earth."
Fr. Janko: "Will it appear spontaneously, or will it gradually appear?"
Vicka: "Spontaneously."
Fr. Janko: "Will everyone be able to see it?"
Vicka: "Whoever comes here will."
Fr. Janko: "Will the sign be temporary, or will it be permanent?"
Vicka: "Permanent."
Fr. Janko: "Will the sign be able to be destroyed by anyone?"
Vicka: "By no one."
Fr. Janko: "You think that or…"
Vicka: "The Virgin said so." (6)
Nothing is known about the fourth, fifth and sixth secret, the middle sequence of the 10 secrets. A bit different with the later secrets. Presumably, too, to take place within the lifetimes of at least some of the visionaries, they concern a time when the world will encounter God's justice – in addition to His mercy, love and forgiveness which constitute the message and the inner contents of the initial secrets.
(1) Michael H. Brown: "When Will The Permanent Sign Foreseen In Medjugorje Occur?", the news service Spirit Daily 2002
(2) Michael H. Brown: "What Will The 'Great Sign' At Medjugorje Be?", Spirit Daily 2002
(3) Mirjana Dragicevic interviewed by Fr. Petar Ljubicic on October 26th 1985, quoted here from Spirit Daily
(4) Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic interviewed by Fr. Livio Fanzaga on Radio Maria on January 2nd 2008
(5) Fr. Robert Faricy and Sr. Lucy Rooney: "Medjugorje Journal – Mary Speaks To The World", Franciscan Herald Press 1987
(6) Fr. Janko Bubalo: "A Thousand Encounters with the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje", Friends of Medjugorje Chicago 1987
(7) Fr. Svetozar Kraljevic: "The Apparitions of Our Lady at Medjugorje", third English edition, Informativni Centar "Mir" Medjugorje 2010
(8) Randall Sullivan: "The Miracle Detective", Grove Press 2004


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Certain events only happen in Lebanon.
Case in point:
Yesterday, the ministry of interior authorized a local company to shut down a major bridge connecting Beirut to a big suburb, for the sake of running a fashion runway show, causing hours and hours of logged traffic jams.
So while people were in their cars wasting precious hours stuck in traffic, I was home concocting this dish.
Why quince? Truth is we got so many quince from the orchard I had to do something besides quince compote and quince paste!
This lentil dish is new age. I admit it. However, even my octogenarian parents liked it and nobody can accuse them of being anything other than conservative folks, especially when it comes to food.
Eat it as a dip or with a spoon, warm or at room temperature.
- 1 cup of red lentils
- 2 cups of water
- Spices: a dash of cinnamon, paprika, white pepper, cumin, cayenne and sumac
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup of quince compote or jam or jelly (I probably added a whole cup)
- 2 onions, sliced in rings
- olive oil, as needed
- juice of half a lemon OR, more sumac
NOTE: The quince can be replaced with sweet potatoes and one or two tablespoons of molasses or honey.
- In a large saucepan, place the red lentils and two cups of water; bring to a boil and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the lentils are cooked and soft. Meanwhile, heat some olive oil and fry the onions till they get crispy and caramelized.
- Add the spices to the lentils and half the caramelized onions and cook for another 20 minutes.
- When the lentils take the consistency of a porridge, add the cut up pieces of quince and a squeeze of lemon juice.
- Serve with the caramelized onions on top, either in a large plate or as a dip with toasted baguette slices or pita triangles.
- 2 pounds of quince
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
- Scrub the quince to get rid of their little fuzzy covering.
- Peel the quince and core; place the peels and core in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add 4 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar. Bring to a boil, add the lemon juice and simmer for about 20 minutes until the mixture turns syrupy. It will release a heady fragrance. Discard the peels and place the quince in the syrup, adding more water in order for the fruit to be almost (but not quite) covered in water.
- Simmer the quince for 30 minutes or longer, until the color of the fruit turns to garnet from yellow, and the water turns syrupy. Cool. Serve as a jam or with a muhallabiyeh or similar milk pudding.


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