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Noticed I can't seem to upload. When I had it publish changes, it didn't say that there was any problem, however it doesn't show up on the website. I thought it was a browser caching problem but when I check all that and it still wasn't show the new stuff I uploaded I check the 'set up host' stuff. It goes through all its checks but then when it tries to see the temp file it uploaded it say it has
"• Received the error message: Server returned status code 404FailedFailed
• Received the error message: (null)"
I checked with my host and they tested it for a day with no failures. I too check with FETCH and I see a gazillion temp files and can log in fine. The only thing I can think is that Sandvox is unhappy for some reason.
Can you give me any insight into this problem? Has anyone else had problems?
All Sandvox is doing is trying to see if it can reach the temp file that it uploaded at the URL that your settings indicate. It's just the same as if you had typed http://tlynnetolles.netfirms.com/Temp_E … 19C35.html into a browser. For that, I get a 404. If you log into your webhost, do you see that .html file in where you expect the "document root" to be?
It's like that your document root setting is incorrect. I would check this. If still having problems, please contact Karelia Support with your connection information and a temporary password and we'll try to see if we can spot the trouble.
This is a "Netfirms" problem, I have checked it.
A correct DOCUMENT ROOT, FTP address, password ... all. At Netfirms.com you cannot publish within Sandvox. You need to manually upload all your files and folders (via FTP) to the Netfirms server(s).
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Why would this be? Do you have a URL or contact at Netfirms I could follow up with?
Why would this be? Do you have a URL or contact at Netfirms I could follow up with?
Hey Terrence,
I have (I suppose 10 years now) a subdomain (for testing CGI) at Netfirms.
This is the URL and on de main home page I have added an image (my FTP client is Transmit) and a download link so you can download the ZIP file with the temp.......html file (created by Sandvox).
On the image you can see the very long path, which start with mnt.
I did a normal test in Sandvox to publish a simple site. The above is the result.
However, I did not try to make the path much smaller in Sandvox. Sometimes a full path is not necessary at all. It depends the server.
Take a look and download the ZIP file ... another day I will remove both. If you need to contact me, the contact form is working on that "testing" web site.
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what it needs to succeed is a solution built entirely for it, not some cookie- cutter product.
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I see your site, thank you. But I don't understand why you can't publish to Netfirms. Are you not able to FTP or SFTP to the document root folder? If you can't do that, how does anyone use Netfirms (Sandvox or not)?
I don't have a 'site' at Netfirms, just a subdomain for testing and because I saw this topic I thought ... well let's give it a try. It won't publish a Sandvox site. But also won't setup the host correctly.
Sandvox Message:
You have chosen to publish your website on a remote host.
You have not fully specified and tested your connection information. You will need to fill in the connection information and verify that you can connect to your host before this website can be published.
We suggest you read the troubleshooting section of our help, using the help button on this window.
Of course I can use FTP and login with my user name and password and upload the files manually. I can't give you an answer if Sandvox users use Netfirms and how they do it ... probably they upload their site using FTP, thus manually.
I was just curious, because I have a subdomain at Netfirms. But hardly use it.
Sandvox will add a temp.html file on the server (but don't remove it) and uses the full path, in my case:
/mnt/w0205/d12/s18/b02b2dc1/www/Temp_13FBC74473F24B23B0B2.html ... so I needed to delete it manually using FTP.
I hope this helps!
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I also use Netfirms and have terrible problems with publishing to their host.
After contacting Netfirms technical support and getting a techie that knew what he was doing, and making sure the host tested ok (took a while because Sandvox is pretty specific), and publishing twice, I gave up.
Each time, Sandvox would publish to the appropriate folder, but its what it does within the correct folder that threw the techie and I off. I can see the home page and the last (blog) page, but the other two middle pages are scattered in various places (incorrectly) in the folder(s).
So links to the other pages are broken, I keep getting 404 errors, or that I am accessing a prohibited page. Its like Sandvox goes to the correct folder, but when there, it 'throws up' all over the place and considers its job done, leaving a mess that cannot be cleaned up. I have to empty the target folder on the host and start over, only to have the very same thing done again.
VERY frustrating when I have been working for a few days on this, getting everything done right and just have to scrap it. This problem seems consistent each time.
I have Lion and the very latest Sandvox version.
Any assistance would be welcome, as I am trying to avoid going to WordPress.
Unfortunately, we're not that familiar with Netfirms. If you would be willing to contact Karelia Support and provide a login and temporary password that we could experiment with, that would be very helpful. Publishing for us really just uploads to a single directory and any sub-directories that need to be created from there. Uploading is done to the document root on the host server or to a sub-folder under the document root, if specified.
The only thing I could think that might be happening -- and I've never actually seen this before -- is that somehow the commands to either create sub-folders on the server or change the working upload directory to those sub-folders are failing and Sandvox is just loading everything into the same directory.
If you have a set up that you wouldn't mind working with us on, please contact Karelia Support and ask that the case be assigned to me.
Has anyone else had problems?
I get this same error message. I have from day 1 of Sandvox 2. But since I only needed to upload, I figured it wouldn't be a problem.
It hasn't been for me, though my husband has had problems with his version on the same host. (His problem is detailed in the RSS feed post earlier tonight.)
The host is Dreamhost.
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I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
(No. Really!)
Not sure. I would recommend contacting Karelia Support, if you're willing to supply us with a temporary password we'll try to track it down. (I suspect something in the connection settings dealing with document root are not quite right.)
It sounds like the same - or a similar - problem that I'm having. Files created by another web editor will not return errors when uploaded to the same place that I upload my Sandvox files, and they will work, unlike those created by Sandvox.
When I publish my Sandvox-created site to my desktop and run it from my own computer, it works just fine but when I upload it to my host, it keeps trying to load an RSS feed rather than the index.html file. Tech support for my host tells me that Sandvox is creating an HTML file that is actually an XML file, and that the browser is seeing it as an RSS feed, which doesn't make any sense to me unless it's being changed somehow during the upload, since the index.html file works fine locally.
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I assure it's not. Some thing is going on with upload settings and/or with the server configuration. I've followed up from our Case system with additional thoughts.
I have the same problem with hosting and the same error message "URL may be misconfigured". I was very lucky with a chap from Hostgator who spent so much time helping me to get a website up. We ended up going through 2 FTP clients, both Cyberduck and Filezilla. Had issues where Sandvox is not happy with the script. I even tried another host. Now looking like I might have to use another website creation program which I loathe as I really love the ease of Sandvox.
Apparently sandbox tries to save the public_html file in a different lace to where it should. Have even created different one page only sites to try and get up and running but didn't like it.
I thought it was only me until the technician at the other end was watching the files upload as I was doing this. Is this purely a host specific problem?
Hey, I fiddled around and got the site up and running. Like others, it has dropped out oa few photos, but now I know I am heading in the right direction.
I would guess that it is host setup issue, not a host issue.. There are others that use that host.
I am glad that you were able to get the site uploaded.
If you are not able to get the last couple images worked out you can always use the link above to contact support.
ahhh, One should always pay attention properly. I discovered in the inspector, the tick box for display on menu. Doesn't always propagate itself. That is why some pages/photos loaded and some didn't. So my advice to others is check the setup first. Amazing what you miss when working on these sites late at night.
Having mastered the art, I am so happy with Sandvox. I am sure there is more that I can do and will only contact you if I cannot find the link. Learning is so hard...
thank you
Glad that you were able to get it worked out.. And that you are happy with Sandvox :)
I am having exactly the same problem when trying to upload on ipage.com. Sandvox seems unable to download the test file.
They have tested it at ipage and everything worked fine. Was told that this must be an issue with Sandvox.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It should be setup as ..
This should be your domain name,
ftp. followed by your domain name,
Upload Method:
FTP on port 21
Your iPage username and Password
Document Root:
Thanks so much for your advice. It seems to work now.
I am having exactly the same problem when trying to upload on ipage.com. Sandvox seems unable to download the test file.
They have tested it at ipage and everything worked fine. Was told that this must be an issue with Sandvox.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am also facing the uploading problem with iPage. Whenever, I try to upload a file the previously uploaded file is getting overwrited and after the upload the new content is not shown on the page.
I also have spent several hours on phone with ipage and am unable to
upload from sandvox
Anyone been able to make a successful upload there?
Any help would be appreciated
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Alaina Marie Beaton (born October 1, 1985), better known by her stage name Porcelain Black, is an American industrial pop singer-songwriter. At eighteen, she embarked on her music career as a solo act under the name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records. However, Black and Virgin could not agree on the music she would record. The music she recorded was posted to her Myspace account, "rockcitynosebleed", where she gained millions of hits. After three years of trying to get out of the contract, she signed with RedOne's Universal Republic imprint late in 2009 and began working on her debut album. In 2012, she appeared on Best Ink, where the name of her debut album was confirmed as Mannequin Factory.
Her discography includes multiple music video appearances, ranging from Jack White's "Freedom at 21" to Travie McCoy's "We'll Be Alright". As an author, she is credited on songs performed by One Direction, Orianthi, The Used, and Mexican pop singer, Belinda. As a solo act, she has released two singles, "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" and "Naughty Naughty", the first featuring guest vocals from Lil Wayne. Both songs charted on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. After the release of her first single, Lil Wayne invited her on the second half of his I Am Music Tour as an opening act. She made her first televised appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "This is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like". Musically, she fuses industrial themes with pop music conventions such as electronic synths and a heavy reliance upon hooks. She is best known for her guttural vocals and two-toned hair. She considers her music the "love child" of Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears, although her image and sound has drawn comparisons to Lady Gaga, Joan Jett, and Courtney Love. The Huffington Post and The Advocate dubbed her a gay icon, for her attention to style and the rebellious overtones of her music.
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Early life and career beginningsedit:
Black grew up in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Her father was a hairstylist. He owned a hair salon and brought her along to fashion shows and photoshoots. Her parents separated when she was 6 years old. After her mother remarried, they settled in Rochester where she attended high school. Having lived in less affluent areas prior to the move, Black found that she did not fit in with her privileged classmates, becoming an outcast. When Black was fifteen, she discovered that her biological father had cancer. This affected her so much that she was expelled from school in three months for fighting. Two months later, she was expelled from another school. He died when she was 16. Black had taken part in national competitive dancing, taking jazz, hip-hop, tap, and ballet lessons, since young and at one point was training to perform on Broadway. She also considered becoming a backup dancer. After being expelled from her last school, Black ran away from home. She started begging, doing drugs and drinking while crashing at friends' houses at night. After going on tour with Armor for Sleep, she returned to Detroit and stopped taking drugs.
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While on a road trip in New York, Black was approached by her first manager who told her to look for him in Los Angeles when she turned 18. Eighteen months later, Black moved to Los Angeles, found her manager and was signed to Virgin Records two weeks later. Recording under the pseudonym Porcelain and the Tramps, Black worked with Tommy Henriksen and John Lowery in London while at Virgin. However, she and the label could not agree on the music she made. Virgin wanted Black to record pop music in the vein of Avril Lavigne, despite already knowing what kind of music she made when signing her. She also faced skepticism from her collaborators who questioned her desire to mix industrial rock sounds with dance pop. Black began posting the songs she recorded on Myspace, gaining upwards of 10 million views in a matter of months. Black co-wrote and sang backup vocals for the song "Lunacy Fringe" by The Used. She was approached by Courtney Love on MySpace to provide backing vocals for a solo album she was working on. She also featured on a song by the Street Drum Corps's "Action!". "How Do You Love Someone?", co-penned by Black around the time she left Virgin was cut by Ashley Tisdale for her second album, Guilty Pleasure. Black was initially reluctant to give the song away, but relented and later got to record the song for her own album with production from RedOne.
Mannequin Factory: 2009-presentedit:
Main article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannequin_Factory
Through a mutual A&R friend, producer RedOne heard about Black and was interested in meeting her. RedOne asked to meet Black in his studio in November 2009, which led to them writing her debut single "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" the next day. RedOne helped Black get out of her contract with Virgin Records and signed her to his Universal Republic imprint, 2101 Records. RedOne also introduced her to a new manager, Derrick "EI" Lawrence, who also manages Lil Wayne. Wayne invited her to join him on his I Am Music Tour after meeting her. She changed her name to Porcelain Black because it caused confusion to people who thought Porcelain and the Tramps was a band. Her stage name came from her childhood nickname, Porcelain, which was due to an extensive collection of porcelain dolls given to her by her aunt. Her aunt thought that the dolls resembled her in appearance, with strawberry blond hair and pale skin. She adopted Black in her name because she felt that it represented the opposite of "fragile" Porcelain. She made plans to revisit the Porcelain and the Tramps project in the future. The songs "King of the World" and "I'm Your Favorite Drug" were remastered for her debut album. Black co-wrote "Lolita" for Mexican pop singer Belinda, being credited on it under her real name of Alaina Beaton. She also made appearances in the music videos for Travie McCoy's "We'll Be Alright",Swizz Beatz's "Rock 'N' Roll" and Jeffree Star's "Get Away With Murder" in 2010. Black had a cameo role in Rock of Ages with RedOne's help, playing the lead singer of a 1980s hair-metal band. Black sang one of the sole original songs for the film, "Rock Angels". "Rock Angels" was written by Adam Anders and Desmond Child. Along with RedOne, Black composed "Save You Tonight", the closing song for One Direction's debut album, Up All Night.
Black appeared on Oxygen's Best Ink, where the title of her debut album was confirmed to be Mannequin Factory. Despite numerous setbacks and rescheduled releases, the album is slated for a Spring 2013 release. Initially, RedOne was said to have produced and co-wrote all but one of the tracks with her. However, Black later recorded songs with other producers after the album's release date was pushed back. She made her television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman on July 21, 2011. After "This is What Rock and Roll Looks Like", "Naughty Naughty", the second single from her album, was released at the end of 2011. "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" was a modest hit on Billboard 's Dance Club chart while the second single peaked at number 6 on the chart. Black featured in the song "DNA" for rapper Rye Rye's debut album, Go! Pop! Bang!.
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Black's voice has been described as raspy, death growls often appearing in her music. In an interview with The Advocate, Black revealed that she has always had this talent and that it is something she has never practiced. RedOne, the producer who discovered her and signed her to his label, says that Black's voice and attitude reminded him of Joan Jett. He concluded that "she can scream and do things with her voice that nobody can do. She is uncompromising in pursuing her own creative vision. She's taking everything that's old and making it futuristic and bringing rock and roll back in her own way." Black styled her musical genre "horror-pop". It has been described as the love child between Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears, a fusion of dance-pop and darker industrial themes. Black cites that Spears inspires her deep love for choreography, while Manson inspires the sound and attitude of her lyrics and performance style.
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Critics have noted that her sound is more pop than rock, but Black is militant at her rock and roll image, saying "...I know I'm rock n roll." Genre-wise, her sound has bene called "industrial pop", a fusion of pop and industrial metal. Her flashy and irreverent image has been compared to the work of many other artists. Often, comparisons are drawn between her and Lady Gaga, but she has also been compared to Joan Jett,Courtney Love, and Nicki Minaj. Black's two-tone hairstyle and fashion is inspired by both Manson and Spears as well, along with her desire to develop a persona in which a stable duality between "good" and "bad" exists. The former has gained her comparisons to the cartoon character Cruella de Vil. Black disavows the association as completely unfounded, specifically saying, "She's a expletive cartoon. Are you serious?" Black calls her stans "trainwrecks", alluding to the tattoo on the inside of her middle finger. Malcom Harris, writing for The Huffington Post, discovered Porcelain Black on the cover of UnSound and reacted to her image:
I discovered two things about Porcelain Black well worth noting. The first was that Porcelain Black's personal style is similarly as outrageous as Lady Gaga or Niki Minaj sic -- to the untrained eye that is. However, further research quickly reveals that there seems to be a naturalness and authenticity to her style, music and performance. Personally, I've always found there to be a slight disconnect from the way GaGa and young Ms. Minaj adorn themselves and the music they write, record and perform. But I think the number one thing that sets Porcelain Black's style apart from the other two pop-stars is there is something straight out of the gate that is aspirational about her style, especially to her growing fan base. I can already envision hordes of young girls (and my fellow gays) dying their hair to resemble Porcelain's as well as lining up to snap up H&M and Topshop inspired collections to get her vintage-goth-rock frocks and looks.
Following trends in music where women experiment with bisexuality, Black said she was an "equal opportunist". Thematically, her music has been said to resonate with LGBT and adolescence, gaining her notoriety as a gay icon. On this subject, Black has said:
"Since a lot of my music is about women's empowerment, I know a lot of strong women relate to it...Me and all the gay boys that worked at my dad's hair salon got along quite nicely. I was exposed to all kinds of people and learned at a young age that people's differences are what make them beautiful. It's what makes the world go round. If we weren't different, the world would be boring."
Popjustice writer Peter Robinson said Porcelain Black was one of pop music's most confusingly styled artists, attributing the shift from her edgier, rock-inspired look to one resembling Jennifer Lopez as an attempt by her team to make her image more marketable. Despite the appraisal, he critiqued her song "Rich Boi" as being influenced by rock icons, Def Leppard and Steve Miller Band.
Her biological father's love for rock music by Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and Jimi Hendrix also influences her. She has also listed Nine Inch Nails and its frontman, Trent Reznor, Björk, Fiona Apple,Aaliyah,Skinny Puppy, AC/DC, Hole and Oasis as musical influences, citing the albums (What's the Story) Morning Glory? and Live Through This as the most influential to her current sound. The first concert she attended was an AC/DC concert with her father. Recalling the experience, she told Revolver, "...I was like, when I grow up, this is what I want to do!"
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In April 2012, she married model Bradley Soileau, who has appeared with singer Lana Del Rey in the music videos for "Blue Jeans" and "Born to Die".
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March 29th, 2011Recipes, Malaysian Recipes, Recipes, Nyonya Recipes, Recipes36 CommentsMy two-month vacation here in Penang, Malaysia is coming to an end. Before I leave, I wanted to share a very delicious recipe with you (a specialty of my second sister who is an excellent cook )—Curry Fish Head. For sure, I am going to miss this dish when I return to the United States because some of the key ingredients such as bunga kantan is not available. Furthermore, it's impossible to find very fresh fish head to prepare this dish…
This Curry Fish Head recipe is essentially a Nyonya ikan tumis recipe, but made with Garoupa fish head so I would call this a Nyonya Curry Fish Head as there is no curry powder and curry leaf used. Regardless, it's a mean pot of curry and goes very well with steamed white rice, and this is just one example of the type of dishes we eat in Malaysia. Please take note that this recipe is in metric measurement for easy reference. Enjoy!
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My mouth is watering looking at your picture…must have curry fish head tonight!!
1how come your are using laksa leaves to cook curry i/o of curry leaves?
just curious2Hmm…this is mouth-watering indeed! Yummy!It's very similar to my mom's version.
4Wow, 2 months already?! Time flies! Looks so delicious!
5Hi, what is Garoupa fish ?? Will we be able to find it in the states here ?? I live in Southern California, Orange County to be exact. If not, what other fish should I substitute it with ?
Thank you.6You can substitute with red snapper or any other big fish head but not white pomfret. I cooked barracuda head curry before and everyone loved it. While the name is fish head curry it doesn't have to be all fish head. You can add in chunks of fish/skate meat as well.
Be bold and experiment.
Thank you, thank you, thank you and your sis for the recipe, Bee.
7I know i will love that dish. I am from eastern part of India and we eat fish head and tail .. and everything :D Hubby darling will not eat that for sure :( may be i will make in small quantity just for me :P
8You can add barracuda fish meat (or any other pieces of big fish meat or even ray fish meat if you want) so both you and your husband can enjoy the curry.
That just looks unbelievable, especially with the small flowers on top. When I can get access to a kitchen, I'll be making some curry fish head!
9Just looking at the photo makes me salivate! I miss fish head curry!
10yum yum. love those bunga kantan and laksa leaves.
11My mum would love this. She loves fish curry of any kind!
12Fantastic looking curry!
16I love fish head curry casserole. It's my favorite dish to order at Malaysian restaurants. I have no idea how to make it. And depending on my dining companions – I often can't order it. :) Thanks for sharing, I'm looking forward to trying this recipe.
17I thought your vacation will be for 6 mths? I miss curry fish head – any style! I usually get my fix whenever I am in Singapore. Just love rice soaked in curry fish head gravy!
18Hm… from the reddish colour of the gravy, it looks more like asam pedas rather than a curry.
19You are so right that the fish head is one of the best parts of the fish (and my favorite are the cheeks!)…This curry looks so delicious! Asian cuisine really rocks, and you are such a good ambassador of it :)
20Hi BY, I was scrolling my back posts and I thought of you. I have not been surfing blogs much so I decided to check you out. Hahaha, lo and behold! my favourite curry. BY, you are amazing. Do keep in touch. I didn't know you came home. Wanna home-stay with me the next time you're in KL? Maybe we can have a cook out!
21In West Bengal they cook a wonderful Fishhead Dal called Macher Muro Dal.
22Love your website! I have had the pleasure of visiting Malaysia twice. Eating was such a joy. I wrote about my experiences in trying to find good local food that wasn't made for the Western palate. I was staying at the Hotel Impiana and the concierge sent me to the wrong place:
I figured out what I needed to do after that!
Keep up the great work!
Eva23Looks delicious… thanks for the authentic recipe (not the "easy" one).
24fish head curry is looking so colorful and adding laska leaves will definitely bring out the flavours
fantastic25I can practically taste this – looks spicy and flavorful!
26WOW, this looks so delicious! I wish I could eat more Malaysian food, I've had a few samples at my friends house, but I love the spicy-ness of everything.
27Love fish head curry even though I don't know how to eat it like most Asians! I only eat the cheeks and meaty areas. There was a wonderful beach cafe that served this at Betu Ferranghi, we HAD to order every time. We ate there nearly every day, the BEST! Maybe I'll make with just fish.
28Actually your recipe is Masak Asam Pedas not Fish Head Curry…
29Hi Bee, looks as good as any Curry Fish Head you can get in Penang. I'm curious now if they sell good Curry Fish Head at Malaysian restaurants in the US.
32I tried this for my lunch today. It's really very yummy! Thanks a lot for sharing such a great recipe.
33This curry looks very much like a red fish curry we make in Kerala (south Indian state), which is also eaten with white/brown rice. But the recipe is quite different. The Kerala fish curry uses red chili powder, garlic, ginger, shallots, curry leaves, mustard seeds, coconut oil and sun dried and smoked gamboge. Will be blogging about it soon.
34Finding fresh fish heads is not a problem for me. I can walk out in the back yard and just catch them. Now the bunga kantan is a different story.
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China's service sector grew at the weakest pace in ten months in June, the latest survey by Markit Economics showed Wednesday.
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My copy came in the mail via my wonderful father, who, after congratulating me, said, "try as I might the poetry is too high for me." Aww. I can't wait to give him a big squeeze when I go home for the winter.
There are lots of people in the anthology that I know and am excited to see and lots of people I don't know and am excited to discover. I don't know that the book is available in the States, but it would be nice if it were.
I've been sending work out again, post-MFA (which is how I now define my life), and have been lucky to get accepted here and there. Structo Magazine recently included a poem of mine in their ninth issue. I also have a poem in the most recent issue of The New England Review, which is available in print and online. Later in the year, I'll have three poems in The Iowa Review, and next spring, I have a poem in Blackbird. » Read the rest of this entry «


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This article describes the biogas activities in Asia by highlighting the success stories of China, India, and Nepal. Further, the article describes the scaling up of the Asia Biogas Programme. Vietnam is highlighted and the National Biogas and Manure Programme in Nepal is described, as well as the Biodigester Support Programme in Cambodia. Further, the article continues with CDM as a financing instrument.
The report concludes that it is most unfortunate that the reference to projects that replace nonrenewable biomass has been removed from the small-scale CDM methodologies. It is of hope that alternative methods for calculating emission reductions for small-scale project activities that propose the switch from non-renewable to renewable biomass will become available soon.
This document presents basic information about biogas technology in the form of Biogas Digest Volume 4. The document contains 19 sections on different countries and regions. They are respectively:
• Biogas technology in Bangladesh
• Biogas technology in Belize
• Biogas technology in Bolivia (region Chochabamba)
• Biogas technology in Burundi
• Biogas technology in China (Sichuan)
• Biogas technology in Columbia
• Biogas technology in India
• Biogas technology in Orissa (India)
• Biogas technology in Sangli (India)
• Biogas technology in the Ivory Coast (region of Korhogo)
• Biogas technology in Jamaica
• Biogas technology on Java (province of Central Java)
• Biogas technology in Kenya
• Biogas technology in Morocco (region of Souss-Massa)
• Biogas technology in Nepal
• Biogas technology in Tanzania
• Biogas technology in Thailand
• Biogas technology in Tunisia (Sejenane, El Kef)
• Biogas technology in Vietnam
The overall objective of a domestic biogas programme is the dissemination of domestic biodigesters as an indigenous, sustainable energy source through the development of a commercial, market oriented biodigester sector. Revenue from carbon trading is sought to achieve this objective, because the technology reduces GHG emissions. This project design document form, describes the small-scale project activities of the CDM Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha in 2009.The purpose of this Biogas CDM Project activity is to set up 18,000 biogas plants (digesters) of 2 m3 capacity each for single households in 5 Taluks of Chickballapur District1 by the Coolie Sangha, and in this way replace Kerosene and Non-Renewable Biomass with biogas for cooking and hot water heating. These biogas units will be installed in a phased manner of 6,000 units per year for a period of 3 years. There are a lot of benefits for the families as described in the report.
It provides a technical description with an estimated reduction of emissions over the chosen crediting period, application of baseline and monitoring methodology including baseline development, project boundary, and a description of how the anthropogenic emissions of GHG by sources are reduced below those that would have occurred in the absence of the registered small-scale CDM project activity. The report focuses on different barriers and emission reductions. The application of a monitoring methodology, description of the monitoring plan, activity/crediting period, environmental impacts, and stakeholders' comments are also described.
The overall objective of a domestic biogas programme is the dissemination of domestic biodigesters as an indigenous, sustainable energy source through the development of a commercial, market oriented biodigester sector. Revenue from carbon trading is sought to achieve this objective, because the technology reduces GHG emissions. This project design document form, describes the small-scale project activities of the CDM Project of Kolar Biogas Project in 2008.
The purpose of this Biogas CDM Project activity is providing biogas units to households in rural areas of Kolar District in Karnataka State in India. The project encompasses 10,000 households in all five Taluks in Kolar District – Srinivaspur, Kolar, Mulbagal, Malur, and Bangarapet. In each of the 10,000 households covered by the proposed project a family size biogas unit will be installed. The biogas unit will be of either 2m3 or 3m3 capacity depending on the number and type of cattle owned by the household and the number of people in the household.
It provides a technical description with an estimated reduction of emissions over the chosen crediting period, application of baseline and monitoring methodology including baseline development, project boundary, and a description of how the anthropogenic emissions of GHG by sources are reduced below those that would have occurred in the absence of the registered small-scale CDM project activity. The report also focuses on ex-ante calculation of emission reductions. The application of a monitoring methodology, description of the monitoring plan, activity/crediting period, environmental impacts, and stakeholders' comments are also described.
This study evaluates the progress of the National Project on Biogas Development (NPBD) in India by taking into account the regular modification of the implementation strategy by the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) in order to improve the programme.
One of the main study findings (desk study, household survey) with regards to the top-down implementation approach suggested by MNES, was the substandard quality of construction and materials, overlooking of the eligibility and sustainability criteria, double counting and over reporting of achievements and a problem in fixing accountability for failure /non-functionality. In terms of physical performance, it has become evident that the actual achievement was much lower than what has been reported by MNES. In general, NPBD has not had significant impact as only 7% of the households were found to be using biogas, often as a supplementary source of fuel. Various reasons for this underachievement have been formulated and presented in the report (e.g. easy availability of other fuels, non-availability of cattle, etc.).
From these and other findings it has become clear that the potential of the NPBD has not been at all realized, and major technology developments were needed. Further, expanding non-domestic use of biogas in areas where commercial fuels were being used, and bringing a larger proportion of households in the programme were deemed as essential requirements in realizing the potential ofbiogas use. A comprehensive analysis of these and other causes of the problem, as well as recommendations for improvement can be found in the report.
This report analyzes the financial side of the Domestic Biogas Programme (DBP) in India by reviewing the financial instruments applied in the programme (based on various published reports and information from involved institutions).
A SWOT analysis evaluated the different aspects of the instruments and recommendations on improvement were provided respectively. Subsidy provided by the National Biogas and Manure Development Programme (NBMMP) played an important role in motivating prospective farmers. Institutional financing was another financial instrument applied, where the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) supported the biogas programme. Other institutions providing financial support included Local Bodies, International NGOs, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Climate Exchange and the International Development Bank. The study has estimated that the percentage of subsidy received appears to be too low to attract more farmers. Further, the institutional financing was more popular among farmers due to the increase in the cost of plants and the increasing need to borrow. The carbon rebate has also increased in popularity, due to the projects undertaken by CDM and Chicago Climate Exchange NGO.
Key recommendations based on the SWOT analysis of individual financial products included the need to bring the investment subsidy to a level that decreased the payback period to less than 3 years, the need for more carbon rebate projects and more international support involvement. The rationale behind each recommendation, as well as additional detailed recommendations can be found in the report.
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation was invited by the Steering Committee of the Energy for All Partnership initiated by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to lead a Working Group on Domestic Biogas in 15 Asian countries with the objective to construct 1 million units before 2015/2016. With more than 4 million biogas units installed in India, the need arose to partner with dedicated, professional organisations in India engaged in knowledge brokerage on domestic biogas and implementation of innovative biogas programmes. In this respect, a mission was undertaken to India in April 2010 on which this document provides a brief report.
A total of six organisations and one expert were visited by the mission: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) in New Delhi, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), SKG Sangha (Karnataka), and Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA). The report presents the findings per organization and overall findings and recommendations.
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, with the financial support of the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), organised a two-day international workshop on ' the Financing of Domestic Biogas Plants' during the period 23-24 October, 2008. The workshop conducted in Bangkok, Thailand, was attended by 68 participants from 21 different countries in Asia, Africa, Central America and Europe.
The overall objective of the international workshop was to exchange a maximum of information about the use of financial instruments for financing domestic biogas plants among the participants, practitioners, bankers, researchers and policy makers, and to arrive at clear status of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the use of the various financial instruments among the participants.
This brief report summarises the purpose, schedule, presentations and outcome of discussions related to the workshop. The workshop proceeding includes the summary of plenary presentations, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis carried out by the participants on different aspects of financing domestic biogas plants (e.g. investment subsidy and credit).
Further there was a presentation of country papers by participants of China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Additionally, two papers on carbon credit and financing biogas plants were presented. Finally, Country action plans were prepared by respective participants. The evaluation results clearly indicated that the workshop has been highly successful in achieving its objectives.
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, in association with the Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS), organised a two-day international workshop on 'Use of Bio-slurry from Domestic Biogas Plants' during the period 27-28 September, 2006.
The workshop was conducted in Bangkok, Thailand and attended by 51 participants from 13 different countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. The objective was to create an organised platform for experts working in domestic biogas sector in different countries to share best practices on the use of bio-slurry at micro level and to identify potential stimulus as well as barriers to further optimise the use of bioslurry.
This workshop proceeding is intended to transfer the ideas and views of those attending the workshop to a wider audience of bio-slurry practitioners.
It is expected that this proceeding will contribute to the broader ongoing discussions about programmes and activities that will facilitate the inclusion of effective use of bio-slurry in initiatives on promotion and development of biodigester technology in different parts of the globe.
This workshop proceeding includes:
• Summary of country presentations of China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Vietnam on the status of bio-slurry application;
• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis carried out by the participants on the different aspects of use of bio-slurry;
• Country action plans prepared by respective participants on popularising the use of bioslurry as an organic fertiliser.
As much as possible, the issues raised by the participants during different sessions have been presented in their own words.
The fifth meeting of network of experts was organised in Vientiane, Lao PDR, during the period April 3-4, 2008. This meeting of experts followed the internal Biogas/Renewable Energy Team Meeting of SNV Asia Region.
The overall objective of the meeting of the network of experts was to present and discuss possibilities for the improvements of the biogas appliances being used under the frameworks of different biogas programmes. The key question was: what are the major areas of enhancement of appliances to improve their efficiency, and what are the possible methods/mechanisms to do so?
This brief report summarises the purpose, schedule, presentations and outcome of discussions related to the fifth meeting of the SNV external biogas network.
Main activities of the meeting schedule included:
• Field visit to Vientiane Capital
• Presentation by Jeroen van Bruggen on carbon strategies for domestic biogas programmes
• Discussion, meeting and dinner with Lao biogas stakeholders and SNV/Lao PDR.
• Presentation by Dr. A.K. Kurchania, Professor and Head of the Department of Renewable Energy Sources, Udaipur, India, on the results and recommendations of the testing of biogas stoves and lamps by three institutes (Netherlands, China and India).
• Plenary discussion on the results and recommendations of the testing of biogas stoves and lamps by three institutes (Netherlands, China and India).
Group discussions, presentations and plenary discussion on functioning and possible improvement of biogas stove (including tap) and lamp, mixer device, dome gas pipe, main gas valve, water drain, pressure indicator and pipes & fittings.
The objective of this study was to obtain a thorough insight and vision as regards to the past and present activities of biogas sector in India at all levels (Planning and Policy, Infrastructure and Implementation, Financing, Construction, Beneficiaries, R&D etc.).
On the planning, policy and implementation level several actors have been active: the Khadi and Village Industries Commission of India (KVIC), DNES (Now MNES), NPBD (National Project on Biogas Development), Action for Food Production (AFPRO), registered in 1966 as a non-profit NGO,and the Non-Government Voluntary Organisation (NGVOs). On the finance level NABARD provides refinance support to the commercial banks for financing biogas plants and MNES disburses subsidy by means of its state and district nodal agencies at two instalments. The designs and construction levels deals with 6 to 7 models of biogas plants. But the models worth citing are KVIC and Deenbandhu, which are quite popular at the present moment.
Many beneficiaries are attracted to biogas programme because of subsidies. As the programme is target oriented, proper survey is not done to arrive at realistic situation. Many digesters have failed to lack of after-sale-services and also due to the negligence of the users. Until now India has little experience with regard to consumer organisation for biogas promotion.
Concerning R&D, MNES has recognised two centres (Udaipur and Coimbatore) for testing biogas appliances such as burners, lamps and dual-fuel engine. ISI marked burners are compulsorily required to be eligible for subsidies. Finally the study draws lessons from India.
This study presents an overview of lamps and stoves samples testing conducted by three institutes: Chengdu Energy Environment International Cooperation (CEEIC), Chengdu in line with Biogas Appliances Quality Inspection Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, People's Republic of China; Department of Renewable Energy Sources (DRES), College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, India; and Kiwa Gastec
Certification (GASTEC). Stoves samples were obtained from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Lesotho, Nepal, Rwanda and Vietnam and lamps samples from Cambodia, Ethiopia, India and Nepal.
Study findings for both lamps and stoves are provided for each country individually. The general findings of the report indicated that no stove qualified for quality certification under both Chinese and Indian specifications. Further, the stove samples from Bangladesh and Cambodia have only met the minimal thermal efficiency standards. As for the lamps samples, the one from Cambodia performed better at CEEIC and DRES, while the lamp from India showed better luminous efficiency at GASTEC.
The study also discusses the main problems encountered with the stoves and the lamps, where some of the stoves problems include low heat flow (Bangladesh) and no air-intake (Cambodia & Bangladesh). Lamp problems included improper design (Ethiopia), small mud head (Nepal), etc. Based on the study findings specific recommendations were designed and presented in the report. For stoves, the most critical issue was the need for standardization of parts. Lamps recommendations included the necessary increase of burning area, increase in heat flow to improve thermal efficiency, etc.
This document presents a Project Design Document form (GS-VER-PDD) version 4 for India. This template of the PDD is applicable for micro-, small-, and large scale projects. The project activity is called Hassan Composite Vermicompost Biogas Project. The project has acquired financial aid to construct 516 plants on the basis of the VER market. The emission reductions form the vermicompost units are not being taken into account in the project activity. The purpose is to provide a 2m3 fixed dome (Deenbandu model) biogas plant and a vermicomposting unit to 516 families in the villages of Arakalgudu Taluk, Hassan District, Kamatake state, India. The families were selected from the total number of families in the district and interviewed if there is enough livestock available. The project will contribute to sustainable development of India in many ways described in the report. The methodology is indicative programme, baseline, and monitoring methodology for Small Scale Biodigester Voluntary Gold Standard, with the pre-project scenario with supressed demand chosen as the baseline scenario. This report contains the following chapters:
1) General description project activity
2) Application of a baseline methodology
3) Duration of the project activity/ crediting period
4) Application of a monitoring methodology and plan
5) Estimation of GHG emissions by sources
6) Environmental impacts
7) Stakeholders' comments
Information on how to complete the PDD and how to obtain Gold Standard registration can be found in the project developer's manual available on the Gold Standard website.
This validation report is written by DNV to validate the CDM project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha in India with regard to the relevant requirements of the Gold Standard for Gold Standard VER project activities, as well as criteria for consistent project operations, monitoring and reporting.
The validation consisted of the following three phases: desk interview of the project design documents, follow up interviews with project stakeholders, the resolution of outstanding issues and the issuance of the final validation report and opinion. These have provided DNV with sufficient evidence to determine the fulfillment of stated criteria.
DNV states that the project correctly applies the approved small scale methodologies, AMS-I.E version 01"Switch from Non – renewable biomass for the thermal applications by the user" and AMS-I.C version 13 "Thermal energy for with or without electricity".
The total emission reductions from the project are estimated to be on the average 42 855 t CO2/year over the selected 7 year renewable crediting period. The emission reduction forecast has been checked, and it is deemed likely that the stated amount will be achieved given that the underlying assumptions do not change.
In summary, it is DNV's opinion that the "Biogas CDM Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha" in India, as described in the PDD version 6 dated 27 August 2009, meets all relevant UNFCCC requirements for the CDM and correctly applies the baseline and monitoring methodology AMS-I.E version 01 and AMS-I.C version 13. DNV thus requests the registration of the project as a CDM project.


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Friday, 21 September 2012
The Marriage Between Myself and God
It's 3:05am. Why I'm starting a blog at this time of night I have no idea. Maybe I should introduce myself?My name's Catriona -- Catt for short. I'm 20, from Scotland, love God, love people. I play guitar, write reviews, go to uni, make and produce radio and love my friends.So I guess what brought me here was me being bored and discouraged one night. You know when you have symptoms of being ill but you don't know what it is so you Google it? Nobody? Just me? Okay so I googled how to be a single Christian; sue me! I just got out of a 5 month relationship with one of my friends, and it was a good 5 months but it made me realize exactly what I don't want and want in a man. Key word being man.I think over the last few months I've been thinking about marriage a lot more than a normal 20 year old girl should, most likely because I think possibly nearly ten people I know have gotten married or engaged! A good few of them younger than I. What is a girl to do? At first I thought there was something I wasn't doing right. Had I not prayed hard enough? I didn't worship long enough? Was there something wrong with who I was? Could I change how I looked, would that attract 'The One'? It actually got me really down, I couldn't look myself in the eye because I thought I was a failure of a women for not doing what God wanted me to do. I thought if I tried harder I would find him. All I found was comparisons and disappointment.My best friend just got engaged to the man of her dreams. At 17. You can imagine how I reacted. I was so happy for her! But -- yes there is that but -- I just burst into tears because I thought it would have been me. How selfish.I've always said that God is my only love and that He and I had a closeness I didn't have with anyone else. How could I live by that, breathe by that if it wasn't true. I used to look at flying birds and sunsets and be able to feel God all around me. I used to see him in the smallest things. I understand that sounds so lame and sappy but bear with me here! The point I was making was I used to feel God all around me so vividly and only on the night I broke up with my ex of 5 months did I suddenly get a rush of God. That feeling is one I've felt so many times. On my knees, my heart racing, bent over because I'm unsure if I'm going to survive this. I suddenly and powerfully felt His arms around me. His spirit was suddenly struck alive inside me. It had been too long, I was overwhelmed by Him.That Sunday in church I think I was just overwhelmed by God and how much He loved me. I strayed from Him but by Grace I'm covered and by Grace I'm set free! I sat and cried through most of church. I couldn't understand how in 5 months I grew so far from Him. I had lost all hope of doing what I wanted to do because people weren't recognizing it and putting me on stage for all to see. Again selfish I know. I'm working on it. During the altar call I began to sing out simple words I felt important to me and an older gentleman next to me turned to me at the end of the service and said he enjoyed sitting next to me because of my singing. It was exactly what I needed to hear! I hadn't made an impact on someone in a long time! To do it without noticing is what I aim for.So now my next steps are getting back that peace with God that in HIS timing my life will be and is perfect, having his presence around me all of the time, writing songs of worship again and not being obsessed with 'The One' culture Christians have in our generation. It's like if you're single and over 18 you should be dating the one and getting married by 20. It doesn't work! It's a lot of pressure and I don't like it! I want to pass uni, become a Lecturer, have a car, have a flat, you know I want to live on my own again, I want to feel free in Christ to do what I want.I want my marriage between God and I to be perfect before I start thinking about a marriage on Earth.Who's with me?
If you are unmarried, do you struggle with the fact that you haven't been married yet? Do you tend to focus on searching for a husband or wife before searching for a deeper relationship with God? How can those who are single stay focused on God and have hope that God's timing is perfect?
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The place no one knows of and no one cares about. A small town in North Carolina located right in the middle of everything. 5 minutes from Winston-Salem and 10 minutes from Greensboro. A place where you can find the incredibly rich and the incredibly poor all in the same place and only 2 minutes away from each other. Where local high school students have nothing better to do than go to Dennys then to Walmart at 3 A.M. The only place with a shit hole 3 Dollar Cinema that shows anything but good movies. The only place where the cops do stop in old parking lots or go behind old buildings to share a dozen dounuts or smoke the weed they confiscated from the 6th grade girl whos carring her baby down the side walk to closest chink mart. The only place where the two rival high schools compete in everything from sports to who has the most STDs, the most gays and lesbians, and right down to who has the most teachers in prision for sleeping with students. A place that is quickly becoming the largest cluster fuck in the nation. Lets go get some 5th grade girls pregnant in Kernersville.
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Kernersville is where all the Mexicans go after leaving Mexico -You live in Kernersville...How many kids do you have ma'am?
-I have Pedro, Felix, Humberto, Roberto, Carlos, Jorge, Carlos jr., Mario, Felipe, Manuel, Halfrida, and Nada. |
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Also known as K-ville, K*Vegas, or Bumfuck, U.S.A., Kernersville provides the perfect setting for you to feel isolated yet claustrophobic at the same time…ultimately leading to a higher rate of suicide in teens than most small towns. Home to such bands as Beloved and Down On Luck, Kernersville has a surprising amount of musical talent within its limits. Other than that Kernersville has been described as the black hole of the universe. Being as it is thirty minutes away from civilization in three directions, I like to think of Kernersville as being the center of the new Bermuda Triangle. You go in…you don't come back out. If you don't get out when it's time for you to go to college, you will never leave and thus you will doom yourself to a life of boring mediocrity as well as increase the number of people in the city who are related to each other. Remember, don't talk bad about Billy-Bob Jr. because he's cousins with half the town. And yes it's true, the only thing to do at night is race shopping carts in the Wal-Mart parking lot then try to outrun the little security guard when they come up and tell you to stop. On top of everything else, the saddest statement about Kernersville is this. Whenever newcomers visit our town we show them three things: (1) Korner's Folly, the big dilapidated building the town's founders lived in; (2) The new stoplight intersection, months of backed up traffic just so a light could turn red and make getting to school or work even harder... more...
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This is a small town that you have probably never heard about, right smack in the middle of everything. more...
12.1 square miles of BORING. It's overpopulated, of course, with over 1,400 people per square mile. we've got a fair share of everything here in "k-ville", including those beaner girls that have 10 kids and obviously have never heard of birth control. oh wait, they just can't afford it. and the hoodrats who clear the shelves of the only walmart in town of kool-aid. and the asians, of course. you can find them in the nice suburbs, the ones with the small pastel houses and lots of gardens. but mainly, those white people make up 84% of the population. There's nothing to do here in this stupid town. you can go to the skating ring on friday nights, where you will find the local scene kids and lesbians, the gangsters that always find a way to get thrown out, and the occaisonal group of overweight middle school nerds. or you can go to the cheepass $3 dollar theatre that never seems to get movies out on time, or at all. the scene kid population here is over flowing. you can find them at the walmart in the middle of the night clearing the shelves of eyeliner and black hairdye, they all look the same. most people are poor here, but get enough to survive. about 22% of people here are under the poverty line, those people being old farts and teens. people think it's cool to have there name on the quality mart sign on there birthday, and the number of skanks that dress in holl... |
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A place you've probably never heard of, Kernersville is an overly populated state in North Carolina. It's near Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Kernersville is the place where most people are accepted and two schools will fight over anything. It's where 21 and 22 year olds will meet up with their 13-16 year old girlfriend's at Skateworld or the Fourth of July park for a booty call. Kernersville is commonly known as "K-Vegas". Some main places are WalMart, the cheap ass movie theater, the Fourth of July park, and Skateworld. In Kernersville you're likely to see many vampires, emos, goths, country people, and old people just looking for a kid to fuss at. Kernersville is the place where kids will lose their virginity and then claim that their pregnant 3 days later. Honestly, it's probably got more drama than most other cities in North Carolina. Almost everyone in Kernersville knows each other, so when someone knows something about you...EVERYONE will know. Don't talk shit about one person because they'll get all of their friends to kick your ass! I actually don't recommend coming here unless you want to be bored to death and practically trampled by people twice your age. Kernersville sucks. Enough said.
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A city that nobody has ever heard of, unless you live there or near there. Has some of the most beautifullest and biggest houses, and the beat-down crappy houses. Kernersville Middle school absolutely SUCKS, but everybody knows everyone in it. Coolest places; Skateworld, Movie theater, 4th of July Park, and Wal-Mart. Alot of people diss Kernersville, its not that much of a small town if you actually lived there. If your white, ALOT of the Mexicans will call you "that white kid". Unless you actually live in Kernersville don't talk shit about it?! No, we don't live in some huge city, its where we live... Half of the people who live in Kernersville wish they lived somewhere else, but when they actually sit down and think about it, they would never leave because they know pretty much all of the town. Kernersville isn't the smallest, because the population is defniatly not 500. Never go anywhere at 5-6 (everbodys getting of work around than). Some of the people actually LIKE country music, but were not a bunch of Hillbillys, and we listen to other stuff. So everybody thats talking crap about Kernersville..... STFU & SMH
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A small town in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. With a population 22,309, don't be fooled. This town is fucking boring. The only attractions are that old house on Main Street, the bowling alley, a roller rink, the out of date movie theatre, and Wal-Mart. The school system is shitty, and way behind the semi advanced learners of Guilford County. There are hardly any white people, because they all hate the overwhelming amount of asshole Mexicans that moved in, so they left. The entire town only has one 4-way intersection. Kernersville, North Carolina. Now changing its name to Little Mexicoville!