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Rob Vander Zee Shows Work at KSU School of Art Downtown GalleryPosted Jan. 17, 2013
Kent State University School of Art Galleries will present a collection of work by Virginia-based artist Rob Vander Zee Thurs., Jan. 17 through Fri., Feb. 15 in the Downtown Gallery. The Downtown Gallery will hold an opening reception, free and open to the public, Thurs.,Jan. 17, 5 to 7 p.m.
The Downtown Gallery is located at 141 E.Main St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. Free parking is available behind the Gallery.
Vander Zee creates his images by layering oil glazes. The layers build depth and create a glow about the paintings, as light bounces off of the various levels. His work is inspired by the cultures and natural environments he has experienced through his travels: He cites Italy, the Galapagos Islands and the Ecuadorian rainforests as sources for his recent series "Sacred Earth" and "Visions of Paradise."
Vander Zee has worked and shown his work internationally. His past exhibitions include contributions to Europe's Centennial Celebration of the Arts in Vilnius, Lithuania and a solo show at the Saginaw Museum of Art in Saginaw, Mich. He also lived in residence at the Casades Artes of the Itchimbia Cultural Institute of Ecuador and displayed his work at the national gallery. He was also involved in visiting artist programs in Signaghi, Republic of Georgia and Tallinn, Estonia.
In 2005, Vander Zee opened the Vander Zee Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. The following year, he started the Vander Zee School of Painting, where he currently mentors a group of 40 painting students.
The Downtown Gallery's hours of operation are Wed. through Fri. 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 330-676-1549 or visit http://galleries.kent.edu.
The Vander Zee Gallery is located on South Lee Street in Old Town Alexandria, VA. For more information on Rob Vander Zee,visit robvanderzee.com.
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Illegal immigration is a decades-old problem. With an estimated 11.5 million illegal immigrants living, and in many cases working, in the U.S. the question remains: What do we do with them? And how do we stop more people from coming? Lax enforcement potentially leads to more illegal immigrants competing with U.S. citizens for jobs and some social services, without necessarily paying income taxes. But a too-tight policy could mean farmers and others in industries that rely on the cheaper labor of illegal immigrants are left begging for workers, passing higher costs on to consumers or going out of business altogether.
Where they stand:
President Barack Obama has pushed for the DREAM Act, a path to citizenship for many young illegal immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. Efforts to pass the bill have repeatedly failed, most notably in 2010 when it stalled in a Democratic-led Senate after failing to win the 60 votes it needed to proceed to a full vote. Five Democrats voted against the measure. In June, Obama announced a plan to delay deportations for many illegal immigrants who would have benefited from the DREAM Act for up to two years and let them get work permits.
Mitt Romney has said that as president he would veto the DREAM Act should it ever cross his desk. He told The Denver Post that he would honor work permits for those immigrants who benefit from Obamas new policy and promised to put a comprehensive immigration plan into place before those permits expire. He favors completing a towering steel fence along the Mexican border, in addition to the 650 miles already constructed, and opposes letting illegal immigrant students pay in-state tuition at state universities.
Why it matters:
Illegal immigration has slowed in recent years, with the Border Patrol recently recording the fewest arrests in almost 40 years. But many people worry that the Mexican border, the most popular crossing point for newly arriving illegal immigrants, still isnt secure more than a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
In the last several years, the government has spent billions building a fence, doubling the number of Border Patrol agents and adding a slew of high-tech gadgets to stop the flow of illegal immigrants. The numbers tell a compelling story: In the last budget year, the Border Patrol arrested about 327,000 people at the Mexican border. In 2006, agents made more than 1 million such arrests.
Obamas administration also deported a record number of people last year, nearly 400,000. The government has been shifting its focus to finding and deporting criminal immigrants and those who otherwise pose a threat to security.
Theres room for debate about what has led to the steep drop in arrests; its quite clear the struggling economy has made it less attractive to enter the U.S. Still, Republicans insist any illegal crossings are too many. And theres broad agreement that the border should be more secure.
As for illegal immigrants already in the country, theres no easy answer about what to do.
In 1986, under President Ronald Reagan, Congress approved an amnesty that granted millions of immigrants legal status while also changing the law to make it illegal to hire illegal immigrants.
Hiring has continued in many sectors, notably farming. And some lawmakers worry that agriculture would sink if there were an aggressive effort to verify that all farmworkers could legally work in the U.S. Various overhauls of immigration policy have been proposed since the early 2000s. But the debate often boils down to Republicans wanting the border secure before anything else, and Democrats pushing for that security and for a path to legalization at once. The result has been a legislative stalemate.
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Ludvic December 31, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Hi Tony – we met in London – I'm a friend of author Kenyon Gibson – and we're working together now in the US to make hemp legal – see his petition at http://www.minawear.com/about-us/ –
we'd be glad to support any action you have to make it legal in SA! Let's all make 2013 a great year for hemp all over the world!
galemc February 12, 2012 at 7:16 am
I see you have combind aal your areas of expertise to achive this. Love Wolf & Wolf prefab timber homes. I am really interested in building a house in Scarborough that will combine hemp products with timber and recycled materials to create a housing concept/example that the man in the street could build.
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lazyreader October 17, 2011 at 3:52 pm
Wood and paper are made from trees, so we grow trees to make paper, just like we grow potatoes to make french fries. The demand for fries does not "deplete" potato stock, it just forces us to grow more. Just like the demand for lumber and cellulose based fibers fuels the growth of tree planting. Hemp depletes the soil to such an extent that it can only be cultivated for two years on the same land. While it has benefits, trees are more valuable ecologically. Hemp is only valuable in terms of price due to it's regulation, if it were deregulated, prices of the material would be far lower.
Jordi_Hans September 23, 2011 at 8:42 am
It is a great idea I am an Industrial Designer.. I have been study the hemp material for quite few years and have aplicated in different projects i have done Just can say it is an amazing Material with so many good properties… now im studing it for an option to Design a new Caravan. using hemp as main material maybe with coconut fiber… If you can give me some advise will be very helpfull and nice.. thanks for the information. .. My email is email@example.com.. Have a great day..
benedictJ85 August 4, 2011 at 4:06 am
Well done this is a abundant resource we must use to sustain our life.any programmes in JHB please let me know.
debi51 August 4, 2011 at 2:40 am
This is very impressive. Congratulations, and I hope you can get some government support and financial backing to be able to build these homes all around the world. It would definitely help slow down our forest destruction if we could use hemp instead of timber. Plus, I imagine it would make housing a lot more affordable. However, due to the size of the timber industry and related industries, combined with their financial influence within our governments, I'm not sure how successful you will be. As with all hemp and cannabis products, which we know could change our lives for the better, there are larger and more powerful companies that stand to lose billions of dollars if hemp and cannabis products were to become legal. It's all about who has the most money and the biggest influence over governments and politicians unfortunitly. Good luck and I wish you all the best. I'd definitely build a hemp house if they were available. The mind boggles over how many jobs could be created with this, plus the flow on benefits to many struggling communities. But, as I stated, you're up against an almighty Giant within the multinational timber industry who, I believe would never allow your product to come onto the market.
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Sad news from Mumbai, Aamir's father Tahir Hussain has passed away.
Added November 8, 2009:
He's playing a ventriloquist in the next Tata-Sky ad! Here's the IndiaFM news story.
Added October 22, 2009:
Please excuse my having fallen behind by a lot on updates to this section. Please also see #4 here:
1. Video: Aamir on Eid (IndiaFM)
2. Picture Gallery: Aamir hosts Diwali bash (IndiaTimes)
3. Video: Aamir walks the ramp for Salman's 'Being Human' fashion show. (IndiaFM)
4. 3 Idiots Umbrella post added at this link. Also available via icon in sidebar.
Added August 5, 2009:
Here's a cool piece featuring snippets from an interview with Aamir's cousin Nuzhat (Imran's mom). An excerpt: As a brother, Nuzhat says, "Aamir never tries imposing his views on you. He accepts whatever decisions I have taken in life." Nuzhat though has one wish for her brother. "He is terribly vulnerable with people he is close to. I hope he remains like that," she ends.
Added July 18, 2009:
Aamir joined Hillary Clinton at a Teach India event at St. Xaviers College in Mumbai. This Times Of India article (also the picture source) has more. The Teach India initiative asks volunteers to donate two hours a week to teaching poor children. Aamir is a Teach India ambassador, hence his presence. Visit this page at the Bollywood Food Club for much more, including links to pictures and NDTV video from the event! Thank you Sita-ji!
Added July 17, 2009:
This Aamir and Katrina Kaif picture, published recently in Filmfare magazine (thank you Filmi Girl for the scan), has been discussed a lot for the last week and a half. They're posing as Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rahman did for this poster of Pyaasa (1957).
Here's what Aamir had to say (at his blog) about it:
"The photo of Katrina and me is for a coffee table book on romance in Indian Cinema. Its got nothing to do with a film on Guru Dutt."
a. I want that table book! and
b. It would have been nice if it were for a movie! I'd vote for Kajol to play Waheeda, but Katrina and Aamir are looking great here too. Aamir's been asked about a Guru Dutt biopic in the past, and while he hasn't said no, he has always maintained that he has yet to read a final script on any such project. This could get interesting.
Added July 5, 2009:
a. From the Times of India, Aamir on sports he enjoys: Badminton is like ballet dancing: Aamir
b. A new Coca-Cola ad starring Aamir: Watch it at this YouTube link
c. A new and fun Samsung Metro ad, at this YouTube link
d. I'd missed sharing this Tata-Sky ad when I'd shared this earlier. Both star Aamir opposite Gul Panag.
e. Four new Tata Sky ads; good enough, but the one with Gul and especially the one as a Sardar (see 10 April 2009 update below) were way better: Late night sports | Loo film | Side mirror | Kids' exams and cartoons
f. And here's some word on Raakh, of which I have heard very little out there. This Times of India news story says it all, no need to put on more hurt :( I wonder when it'll release on DVD...
Added June 14, 2009:
Celebrating Lagaan Week this week, marking the eighth anniversary of the film. More here.
Added May 25, 2009:
Here's the trailer for Raakh (1989), releasing on DVD (and select screens) in a little over two weeks:
Added May 19, 2009:
Raakh (1989) is finally releasing on DVD! It's the only Aamir movie I haven't seen. More here. This is really exciting!
Added May 5, 2009:
Aamir was in Berlin a couple of days ago, and I'd like to say a big thank you to lizii24 for sharing these videos from the TZP screening there! Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4
Added May 2, 2009:
And following the previous update, here are a couple of interviews with Aamir at or around the polling station in Bandra, Mumbai. Video 1 | Video 2.
Added April 30, 2009:
Here is a news story which discusses Aamir casting his vote in the ongoing national elections in India, although he doesn't endorse a candidate as it says he does. How difficult is fact-based journalism, ye Indian media? This interview to Live India in which he discusses his ideal candidate speaks to his philosophy on leadership. The lesson: Stay away from those who 1) try to buy votes; and 2) segment communities based on religion and caste. He's compared the leadership style to the Divide and Rule mantra of the British Raj, which immediately brings to mind a few of his films. :)
Added April 27, 2009:
My friend Katherine has a wonderful guest post on Rang De Basanti (2006) at this link.
Added April 22, 2009:
Here are Aamir's new Coca-Cola commercials: One and Two. Here's a related news story, which also involves Lyricist Prasoon Joshi. Also see the making of the Tata-Sky commercial shared in the April 10 update.
Added April 10, 2009:
Here's a fantastic Tata-Sky commercial. Thoughts?
Added April 7, 2009:
Here's video of Aamir and Shah Rukh at the press conference on the revenue sharing dispute between producers and distributors, including keynotes by both actors. The intro to the event in the first one by the news anchor is hilarious, but there's nothing hilarious about why they were there. Check them out. And please say a big thank you to SkorpionChik06: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4.
Added April 6, 2009:
Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan are to hold a joint press conference to address a multiplex strike.
The Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) DVD review was added here.
Added April 3, 2009:
Watch all the commercials mentioned in the April 1 update at this YouTube link.
Added April 1, 2009:
Reuters India has an interesting piece at this link, involving Aamir and his production house involved in filming three commercials encouraging individuals to vote in the upcoming elections. "We are not endorsing any political party, we are only asking voters to make an informed choice," he said. Here's the CNN-IBN related story.
The story also mentions Imran Khan, who was also in the news recently for saying he's a big SRK fan! Way to go, dude. Let's hope you say it enough times for the people to *finally* get the point.
Added March 29, 2009:
Watch the Aamir interview on CNN Talk Asia (mentioned in the March 25 update below) at these links: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3. Thank you SkorpionChik!
More on the Tata-Sky commercial (see March 21 update) in this video.
A sequel to Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) is in the works! Nice!
Added March 25, 2009:
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) reviewed here.
Here's the commercial for the Aamir Khan interview on CNN's Talk Asia this week. Here's the CNN.com page on the episode, and a brief CNN.com video of the interview. And according to this article, the interview will air on Saturday, March 28, at 1000 hrs and 2000 hrs Indian Standard Time.
Added March 22, 2009:
From this World Wildlife Fund-India link (here's the global Earth Hour website):
Actor & Filmmaker Aamir Khan joins Earth Hour 2009, as the face of the campaign in India "Climate Change is undoubtedly and regrettably, the biggest immediate long-term environmental challenge we face. A failure to come to sound policy outcomes on climate change will not only have a negative environmental impact but also social and economic consequences for all of us. Stand up and join us in the fight against climate change. Support Earth Hour."
Added March 21, 2009:
Interview with Aamir: Part 1 | Part 2. Fun and fact-based, hear it from him. He's playing a lead role in wife Kiran Rao's directorial debut Dhobhi Ghaat! Woo hoo! The other leads are Prateik Babbar and two (yet to be disclosed) actresses.
Aamir Khan Productions (AKP) update: The next AKP film, after Imran Khan starrer Delhi Belly, is a film based in Bhopal and focusing on the gas tragedy. Here's some related gossip, which also notes Lagaaniite Raghuvir Yadav stars in the lead.
The new Tata-Sky commercial look: Very, very, interesting. The previous one (commercial video included) was quite interesting too. Thank you Pitu for sharing the link.
Ghajini to be re-released in April: Here's the news story. Don't think it'll make its way outside India. The re-release of Jaane Tu after the inclusion of a popular song did not make its way here. Thank you Darshit for the update.
On his 44th birthday: Video 1 | Video 2. An interesting take on birthdays, and a great take on politics and the democratic process. A note on his 3 Idiots diet, and tips on staying young. Some of the questions asked are hilarious, and the clips worth watching for them alone! Thank you SkorpionChik for the videos.
Happy birthday Hindustan Ka Hero, and Ghajini DVD release
The frame is from Rangeela (1995). Happy birthday Aamir Khan! This March 14, let's confer upon you the title of Hindustan Ka Hero. There are few who understand their audience as well as you do, sir, and somehow, I don't think we need more than 21 years of consistency in the sustenance of excellence to appreciate all you've contributed to a medium we love.
I've been thinking of ways to add links to news, interviews, and updates on Aamir on an ongoing basis. There's plenty out there that I've resisted sharing for fear of boring those of you who aren't Aamir fans. So here's what's going to happen. This post will evolve into the Aamir corner (okay, the Aamir-worship corner ;) of this blog. It will be updated often (I hope at least fortnightly) with links to mostly fact-based sources of information*. A link to the post will be made available in the sidebar by the end of next week. The post will also be available at www.HindustanKaHero.com (I know it sounds more like a game show, but still). Added 3/13, 2120 PT: Here are a couple items to start with:
- From here (great take on power): "My relationship with my audience cannot be defined by a number, it cannot be changed no matter what anybody says, and that relationship is proved on a Friday when my films release."
- Here is a must-read to better understand Aamir's points of view on power, being number one, and his run at the box office.
In other news, the Ghajini (2008) DVD released earlier in the week. On a not entirely unrelated note, here are a couple minutes from Aamir's guest lecture** at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad last month***. A big thank you to my good friend Dr. KB (that's not his real name) for sharing. Discussions here include the role of the test audience, and perceptions of a scene from the 2008 Christmas day release.
And finally, thank you Filmfare Magazine for featuring this blog in the 4 March 2009 issue. Fittingly, it has the ever-lovely Katrina Kaif on the cover! Below is the section on page 120. Here's the next page. Here's the post featured. There's no other film I'd rather be associated with, if only as a fan :)
* I'll try not to succumb to the allures of an Aamir v. SRK debate. That'll be too easy :P
** In other news, I realized a few days ago that I might just have attended the wrong business school and in the wrong country****.
*** I hope the students were required to read The Spirit of Lagaan by Satyajit Bhatkal. It's a Project Management classic which discusses the supply chain of Lagaan, and the numerous touch points being referred to in this lecture at IIMA. More importantly, for those of us external to the film industry, it's a magnificent eye-opener.
**** That's not true, of course. :)


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How-To: Downgrade iPhone OS 4 to iPhone 3.1.3
Today we are going to cover how to successfully downgrade the iPhone from OS 4 beta (iPhone 4.0) back to iPhone 3.1.3. If you're a small developer who installed the iPhone OS 4 beta then realized you had to troubleshoot problems for an existing app under 3.1, it can sometimes come down to this or having to quickly go shopping for a second iPhone or iPod touch. Luckily, downgrading can be done pretty easily a majority of the time, even though things sometimes go downhill, like DFU loops, errors, etc.. We will cover these scenarios right now and hopefully get a lot of people where they need to be. I'll show you two ways to downgrade, through XCode (Mac only) and through iTunes (Mac and PC).
And as always, if you are even a little scared you may mess up your phone during this process, stop right now. What you do to your phone is always on you. These guides are there for your convenience, but we hold no responsibility for any bricked iDevices of any kind.
If that didn't scare the pants off of you, hit the jump for screenshots, a written walk-through, and a video!
First of all, we need to differentiate between firmware and a baseband as a lot of people seem to get those confused. Firmware is the actual software your phone is running, which in most cases can be downgraded easily. A baseband however can NOT be downgraded as easy. This is part of what makes a phone unlockable (when the baseband is cracked).
Currently, iPhone firmware 3.1.3 and above can not be unlocked as the baseband version changed. So if you are trying to downgrade in order to get your unlock back, don't bother with this process. Your baseband will currently remain at the 4.0 baseband. Even when you downgrade successfully, your baseband will remain the same, ruining your chances at having your unlock back.
What I'm getting at here is, do not downgrade in hopes of getting an unlock back. If you've installed 3.1.3 and higher, there is no unlock released. The only way you can unlock 3.1.3 is to have an older bootrom that was not upgraded (meaning you upgraded to 3.1.3 from a custom firmware ipsw, not the official 3.1.3).
XCode Downgrade
The easiest way to downgrade is going to be to go through XCode on a Mac. If you're just going through XCode, simply choose 3.1.3 from your available firmwares, and voila, your phone will restore. If you are a licensed dev, you should have no problem going this route. No errors, nothing. You will not need the packages listed above (at least you shouldn't). Open XCode and go to Organizer...
Then choose 3.1.3...
If you do get stuck in a DFU loop or get an error, jump down to the iTunes directions and continue from there (typically error 1015 or a DFU loop, which is where you need iRecovery - covered below and in video). I did not include an XCode walkthrough in the video as it's extremely simple and painless if done correctly.
iTunes Downgrade (Mac and PC)
Even though I am covering a PC downgrade, you should NEVER ever install a beta OS through a PC. That is not the way they were meant to be installed. Betas should NEVER be installed through iTunes, always through XCode on a Mac. Especially with 4.0. The file system changed and iTunes will install the old way, creating crashes and all kinds of other nastiness. Even though I am giving instructions for PC downgrade, I have no way to test them, if there are issues, please let me know so I can correct them.
Alright, now on to what you'll need to have beforehand -
Here is what you need to download to your computer (to your desktop is easiest):
- libusb (Mac Versions, PC Package including iRecovery)
- Faster iRecovery (Mac Version
- iPhone firmware 3.1.3 (All versions, make sure you download the correct one for your phone model)
After you have downloaded the files above, install libusb and iRecovery (PC, you don't install iRecovery, you run it through command prompt). Then plug in your iPhone. Open iTunes and hold down alt/option and click restore (ctrl click on a PC). Now navigate to where you saved your firmware like below (I have a folder on my desktop called iPhone firmwares).
Wait for your phone to go through the restore process (I would normally of told you to backup before doing any of this, but as 4.0 does not support backups yet, that isn't possible. Hopefully you backed up your data before 4.0 so you can restore from that).
Your phone will not complete the downgrade, it will give you an error like below, that's OK.
Next, open iRecovery. There are 2 versions of iRecovery. One you have to manually enter commands, the other, fast version is a button click. So for Mac users, open the faster iRecovery and click the button. iRecovery will reboot your phone and you "should" be done and able to sync and restore like normal through iTunes (you are done if you have a screen showing "Slide for Emergency", if you still have "Connect to iTunes", skip to the section titled "Still Stuck"). For PCs who need to enter commands into your command prompt, type the commands in this order:
- iRecovery -s
- satenv auto-boot true
- saveenv
- reboot (by holding home and power down until you see Apple logo - about 10 seconds)
If you are still stuck in DFU, continue, if you have "Slide for emergency" (below), you are done, sync like normal. "Connect to iTunes" (below) is bad, so continue on...
Here is what you don't want (but may get)...
Still Stuck
When I decided to downgrade, my phone was stuck in a hopeless loop of DFU fail. I found a way around this with blackra1n.
First, download blackra1n to your computer. Launch it, and click "make it ra1n". Wait about 30 seconds, your screen should be black but not off.
UNPLUG your phone and hard reboot it. When it comes back on, you should now have "Slide for Emergency" and be able to sync like normal. blackra1n will not jailbreak your phone, so if you want a Jailbreak, use Spirit afterwards (see my Spirit Jailbreak for iPhone 3.1.3 walkthrough). But it will get your phone out of DFU mode.
That's it!
Just a side not: Anytime you restore you may have to repeat this process as a clean restore may still fail (at least until 4.0 official drops and you upgrade to that). Forcing your iPhone out of DFU mode can cause restores to act funky, so just save these steps for further reference. You should now be able to backup and sync like normal though.
Questions, problems? Let us know in the comments or in the TiPb Jailbreak Forum!
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How-To: Downgrade iPhone OS 4 to iPhone 3.1.3
Great write up Ally I'm thinking of using my friends mac to install 4.0 on my iPhone.
Dmitry - I've never had that issue before, you downgraded to 3.1.3 correct? When is it giving you the error? Just when you try and sync?
@Geo why would a firmware link be illegal? You can also get the firmware out of a folder in iTunes if you choose. No one is charging for it. It's just a convenience in case you need an older version.
Dimitry... is it possible you backed up before you tried to do the downgrade? When you try to load your backup, choose the next most recent date. Your most recent backup is not going to work BECAUSE it has 4.0 info in it.
@Dimitry and @ViolentA79
I may be wrong on this (I'm not sure what beta 2 and 3 fixed, I downgraded after the first one), but was the backup functionality restored? As far as I knew, 4.0 would not even create a backup, it would just fail as the file system changed. But Dmitry, try as Violent suggests and choose the NEXT most recent backup, see if that fixes it and let us know.
Just to quickly point out, Shift-click is the windows equivalent of the mac's Option-click for selecting the firmware for restoring. Nevertheless, thanks for the nice, concise, yet still thorough article!
Thank you @myownregister for pointing that out. I thought about that and forgot to include it
omg can someone help me! i run the irecover using command prompt (cd C:\\ whatever thingy...) and then when i put "irecovery -s" it says "got usb
no iphone/ipod found" help please! i installed libusb thingy correctly
@krazzytako I am having this same issue. Did you ever get it fixed? Can anyone help?!?
guys.... i did upgrade to OS4 but my 3G is no longer providing internet, i'm using 3Gs, Du network (UAE) and i'm lost coz i'm unable to downgrade my OS to 3.1.3 ....
i contacted Du for this, it seems like they have no idea of the official release of OS4, i can use Wifi very nicely even much better than before in terms of speed, but 3G (logo is there) doesn't provide internet anymore
Great, this article just saved my life after a hellishly frustrating week of vain attempts to rid my 3G of that 4.0 stinkware. Everything works fine again, if only a little slower than before. Kudos for Allyson! NEVER going to blindly trust Apple again with their so-called upgrades...
Just two remarks to the article, for fellow-victims to benefit from.
1. The XCode option does not work if you register as a developer and download XCode only after you have upgraded to 4.0: the only iPhone-firmware a fresh download of XCode will find is 4.0...
2. I found out on the fly that, rather than downloading, installing and running Faster iRecovery instead of plain iRecovery, you should install and run both (in addition to libusb and the 3.1.3 firmware), as in fact faster iRecovery prompts you to do. Omitting to download and run plain iRecovery in addition to Faster iRecovery may keep you in DFU fail.
This didn't work for me at first - but I figured it out. There must be some trick to using the faster iRecovery. I followed the instructions, but kept getting "iRecovery not found" in the terminal window. So I downloaded BOTH versions of iRecovery, then ran the fast iRecovery app - Bingo! Went without a hitch from there.
Sorry - didn't see Marck's reply above - he's absolutely right. Good job, Marck!
I downloaded libsub 10.4 which is what im running... and for some reason it wont install. anyone know why???
I naively figured the hosts of the offical Apple forums would be happy to learn about this great downgrading solution, since there are so many people there complaining about 4.0...
Oops. Big, big mistake.
For your learning & entertainment, here's the response of Apple's Secret Police (Gestapplo), who removed my post instantly and sent me the following message in e-mail.
'Dear Marck (Marck1967),
Recently you made a post to Apple Discussions that discussed inappropriate activities. We have removed your post titled "Re: 3G upgrade to 4.0: how do I downgrade back to 3.x?", which is included for your reference below.
Please take a moment to read your post as well as the Apple Discussions Use Agreement at http://discussions.apple.com/help.jspa. We encourage you to use these forums as a resource, however we insist that you keep your post within the terms of the Use Agreement.
Thank you,
Apple Discussions staff'
Fascinating, eh?
Since they sent this from a no-reply account, I had to conclude that they wanted me to reply in public... So I tried my luck a second time on the forum with the following reply:
'Dear Gestapplo,
Last time I checked, I was the customer who payed several hundred Euros for an expensive device, and Apple was the vendor who killed it with a piece of software it carelessly 'encouraged' me to install - a problem that no Apple-retailer has been able to solve for me, and which has eventually cost me several days of work to solve myself, in addition to the aggravation of weeks without a functioning iPhone.
Did I overlook something here?
No, I don't think so either.
So before infringing upon my 5th amendment rights or whatever else something as basic as freedom of speech is called on your side of the Atlantic, and before arrogantly accusing me of 'inappropriate activities', you would have done a lot better to consider the following.
I have been turned from a devoted fan into a seriously disappointed customer, to put it mildly, by the described experience.
There are tens on this forum, and tens of thousands out there, like me.
In view of our personal experiences, NONE of us gives a rat's *ss what Apple, or you, or whoever else 'insists' regarding the sharing of a method that restores the damage that Apple has inflicted upon us. In fact, Apple's chances of avoiding legal action for damages or, probably more important, keeping its fanbase and customers, are diminishing daily.
It is hence beyond me where you found the nerve for your offensive interference with my attempt to help fellow-customers that Apple left helpless. You certainly don't know the first thing about how to deal with customers, let alone with their communities.
Still, you may want to enlighten us all in answering a question that's not answered in your Use Agreement: how the heck, in your view of the universe, are we supposed to make these forums a useful resource for each-other, if all we are allowed to say here is what Apple, in its apparent incompetence, endorses?
Or, perhaps more to-the-point: when did the likes of Joseph Stalin, Bill Gates and the Pope take over Steve's Job(s)?
Can't wait to see what happens next...
Just wanted to add this to the mix. When I attempted to run blackra1n, I received an error message saying that the ASL.dll was missing
The solution for this is simple, you will need to place the Blackra1n executables in the Apple folder under Common files in Program Files. The folder would be located in the following locations:
32 Bit – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
64 Bit – C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
Once you copy the blackra1n executable to the above folder, create a shortcut for it on the desktop and double-click it to run it as usual.
Read more: How To Fix Missing ASL.dll While Running Blackra1n http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/how-to-fix-missing-asl-dll-while-running-b...
Just successfully downgraded from 4.0.1 to 3.1.3 - the iPhone now works 3 times faster than on OS 4. I could not restore to a backup that was made while I was on OS4, but I easily restored to a backup made before I installed to OS4 (when restoring it gave me a drop down menu allowing me to restore to an earlier point). I also encountered the "connect to itunes" problem, but this was easily solved with the above instructions. GOOD WORK! VERY HELPFUL!
after i downgraded to 3.1.3 my bluetooth isn't working. i have an unlocked version of 3G and it used to connect fine with my car's bluetooth in OS4. After i downgraded it doesn't. now i upgraded back to 4.1.2 but it still doesn't work. And it also won't let me use a SIM with PIN code. Any ideas on how o fix these probs? thanks.
Perfect, looking forward to the upgrade! Great work!


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The Letter From HellOne day a woman named Louise fell asleep in her bed, and dreamed a veryfrightful dream. She dreamed that someone in Hell wrote a letter to her, and it wasto be delivered to her by a messenger. The messenger passed between the lakesof Hell, and found his way to the door that would lead him to the outsideworld.Louise dreamed that the messenger walked to her house, came inside, andgently but firmly woke Louise up. He gave her the message, saying only a friend hadwritten it to her from Hell. Louise, in her dream, with trembling hands tookthe letter and read:My Friend I stand in Judgment now,And feel that you're to blame somehow.On earth, I walked with you day by day,And never did you point the way.You knew the Lord in truth and glory,But never did you tell the story.My knowledge then was very dim;You could have led me safe to Him.Though we lived together on the earth,you never told me of the second birth,and now I stand this day condemned,Because you failed to mention Him.You taught me many things, that's true,I called you "friend" and trusted you,But I learn now that it's too late,You could have kept me from this fate.We walked by day and talked by night,And yet you showed me not the light.You let me live, and love, and die,You knew I'd never live on high.Yes, I called you a "friend" in life,And trusted you through joy and strife.And yet on coming to the end,I cannot, now, call you "My Friend."MarshaAfter reading the letter, Louise awoke. The dream was still so real in hermind and sweat dropped from her body in pools. She swore she could still smellthe acidic stench of brimstone and smoke from her room. As she contemplated themeaning of her dream, she realized that as a Christian,she failed in her duty to "Go out to all the world and preach the Gospel." Asshe thought of that, she promised herself that the next day, she would callMarsha and invite her to church with her.The next morning she called Marsha and this was the conversation:"Bill, Is Marsha there?""Louise, you don't know?""No, Bill, know what?""Marsha was Killed Last Night In A Car Accident. I thought you knew."~ Author Unknown ~
Isa 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: Isa 45:6 That they may know from the rising of the sun,and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace,and create evil: the LORD do all these things
Rom 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Rom 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. Rom 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. Rom 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Anyhow the other morning as I awoke the first thing that came into my head was ET is real!
Maybe not an hoax in all cases but a genuine illusion.Several years ago I saw an experiment on Discovery Channel.A group of none related tourists payed for some sort of guide tour. It was in the USA possibly at a place that had reported UFO sighting in the past.It was some sort of walk in nature. You know the guide telling what type of tree and bird they just walked past.Then they entered an area with red/white ribbons. Something like a police crimescene.The guide told 'm he knew very little about it. Basically he just knew they should stay on the path marked with the ribbons. And that something crashed that night.All there was to be seen was some wreckage that looked more like a collapsed shed instead of spaceship. There was one or 2 guards standing with their backs to the path. They where unarmed. And didn't move.At the tour continued and the watched some more birds. At the end of the day they where brought to the city by a bus. In the bus some the guide mentioned an UFO in a very vague way. Arrived in the city there the gone their own ways.6 month later they all where interviewed. What was behind the ribbons.The place was swarming with aggressive marines that pointed their M16s at the tourists.There where spaceshuttle like engines. Basically it looked like a huge spaceship has crashed.Others remembers smoking holes in the ground.So all remembered something that never was happened. No indoctrination at all.It was an experiment to test how reliable an eye witness on a crime scene is.No think what happens with your mind if you often listen to an hellfire sermon....
Let just assume Jesus was 3 days in hell. And that from that you can conclude that punishment also lasts 3 days.Then there is another problem.In those 3 days He also had to created hell, make it burn, wake up the dead etc.Simply because if hell was already functional then some dead sinners will already be inthere for say 5000 years.
Therefore I do think the theory that hell is simply a place of corrections fits - it would make the most sense now would'nt it
as i tend to believe in a resurrection on earth not a "spiritiual afterlife", there might be punishment for the wicked on earth, but im not sure how logic that is
if kolasis aionon is a judgement about nation, how long do u think might last the punishment of individuals?somethink came to my mind, the jewish tradition says, human is responsible for its sin beginning at the age of 21, psalm 90,10 says:Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.from 21 to 70 years are 49 yearsthe jubile year is the 50th year:3. Mose 25,10And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.might this a hint to the lenght of the punishment?50 years of severe punishment might be enough for the most wicked man, what do you think about this thought?
I have been having another interesting thought concerning hell. Its just a thought and if some of you feel its got no basis in reality please tell me (in a nice way ).Matthew 12:40 is a passage often used to try and affirm that the hell of ET is in the centre of the earth. Now whilst researching this I found something interesting. In this passage we assume Jesus is the one referred to as the son of man right, but Jesus was dead for 2 nights and was raised on the 3rd day, and the "person/persons" referred to here were in the heart of the earth for 3days and 3nights. Could hell / corrections only last 3 days? Now I think I have seen something like that on these boards before but I could'nt find it now. Please steer me to that thread (if it exists) or tell me what you think.BlessingsDeeDee
http://www.tentmaker.org/forum/index.php?topic=3570.0Is a bit about that. Some seem to feel punishment is short.Martin once wrote something to a similar effect. Something between 1 week and 3 months?He came to that conclusion from combining verses all over the place. But that's all I can remember...Let just assume Jesus was 3 days in hell. And that from that you can conclude that punishment also lasts 3 days.Then there is another problem.In those 3 days He also had to created hell, make it burn, wake up the dead etc.Simply because if hell was already functional then some dead sinners will already be inthere for say 5000 years
i think Jesus was just dead, i think there is nobody in heaven yet and nobody in "hell" yet, or how you take it, all people are in "hell" (scheol) until ressurection, i think punishment seems to be in future in front of the white throne, i think second death is death, a state of no-existence, for me the concordant expositions are the most logic, but i have no idea how long punishments lasts in front of the white throne, and what second death is. Acts 229 Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day; 30 a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne, 31 having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 `This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses; 33 at the right hand then of God having been exalted -- also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father -- he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear; 34 for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand, this verse says that David didnt go up to heaven, so i quess nobody except Jesus is in heaven now, so also nobody is punished yet or has been punished after death in my view.
What the point IS tho and what IS important is the fact that there is NO ETERNAL hellfire or punishments


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Dome Zipper Wool Jacket
Style # 206917
Structured design, motorcycle jacket-inspired zipper detail and bright hue make this bebe wool jacket every glam girl's must-own. Toss it over party dresses for a punch of color.
- 60% nylon, 40% polyester
- Center back to hem: 19" (48 cm)
- Sleeve length: 28" (71 cm)
- Dry clean
- Imported
Rated 2 out of 5�by 1 reviewer.
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Thanks guys! I'll have to try these. I tried Winstep, even bought a license, and it had an option to include the system tray in it's workshelf or launch window. It seemed to work but I stopped using it because over time my available RAM kept getting less and less.
Sorry to hijack the thread in a different direction... back to the original programming already in progress.


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If anything can be considered a driving force in ecology, it is the weather. The following questions are representative of several I've received in the last month.
Q: Much of the southeastern United States has had more rainfall this summer than normal, and weather reports for the Southwest, Midwest and Northeast blab on about how hot it is or how much flooding there is. Considering that a year ago we were talking about the extended drought everywhere, what exactly is "normal"?
Has the record-breaking spring and summer rainfall in many parts of the South had any negative impacts on wildlife – either plants, animals or both? Are the reports of greater numbers of snakes, alligators and mosquitoes real?
A: "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." That's as true now as it was at the turn of the 20th century when Charles Dudley Warner (or possibly Mark Twain) first said it. Weather in most parts of the world is notorious for being unpredictable, and people (including weather forecasters) are going to talk about what they consider unusual.
Twain (or maybe Warner) also said, "Climate is what we expect; weather is what we get."
Thus, "normal" weather for a region or a season changes slightly each year. Actually, having weather that was the same as last year is unusual. The average temperatures, rainfall, wind speeds, etc. all vary from year to year. This natural phenomenon of fluctuating annual weather patterns is one reason climate change models are so difficult for some people to comprehend.
Native wildlife can adjust and adapt to whatever natural weather conditions occur. Extended periods of rain, drought, cold or heat, which vary independent of each other from year to year, are quite natural. No matter what the prevailing weather is over several weeks or months, even from one year to the next, some species will be winners and some will be losers. That has been the natural pattern of species survival for millions of years. The species that are here today had ancestors that successfully weathered the variability and extremes in temperature and rainfall of the region they lived in. That's one of the wonders of evolution.
Much of the Southeast began experiencing an overabundance of rain starting in early summer, but such weather is in no way unprecedented. Therefore, although a few individual organisms may perish, virtually all species of plants and animals – native, invasive or exotic – will persist. A species may be extirpated locally or even over a wide region due to extreme weather. But except in the very rarest of situations, the species itself will continue to exist somewhere. The problems created by various man-made environmental impacts are much greater and have a far more lasting effect than those caused by any natural regional weather conditions.
Some species become more apparent when unseasonably cloudy, rainy and cooler weather occurs during a southern summer. For example, summer breeding frogs might well be more active during such conditions, which can lead to greater activity by animals that eat frogs and tadpoles. Snakes in particular are more likely to be seen on quests for food. Meanwhile, mosquitoes become more abundant during rainy periods in summer. The upside is that insect-eating bats and dragonflies, as well as fish that eat the aquatic larvae, will prosper because of an increased food supply.
The growth of certain grasses and shrubs can also be stimulated by wetter conditions, which in turn might lead to an increase in herbivores such as deer or rabbits. Or various rodents such as rats and mice may become more obvious in areas where they might not usually be seen. Again, more food for certain snakes. And alligators, in areas where they occur naturally, are more likely to be encountered because they tend to move overland during humid weather.
Natural fluctuations in weather are, well, natural. And barring human-caused environmental complications, native species will adjust to such variations, just as their ancestors did before them.
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Whit Gibbons is an ecologist and environmental educator with the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
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Originally published on Mon March 4, 2013 1:02 pm
The housing market is recovering in much of the country, not so much in Idaho. Home prices dropped by 46 percent in the Boise area during the financial crises. Forty-six percent. Today's business bottom line takes us to the home of a family that rode out the crash and are still waiting for better times. Here's Molly Messick of Boise State Public Radio.
Originally published on Sat August 11, 2012 2:38 pm
In the West, in Idaho's arid, high desert, the drought has a mixed effect. There's a big divide between farmers with deep wells and irrigation and those without.
Hans Hayden is a rare find: a talkative farmer. He likes to explain things. But when it comes to the wheat he planted this spring, there's not much to say. This field needed rain. It didn't get it.
"At this point in time, it kind of looks like a desert," he says.
Cutbacks in airline routes affect more than disgruntled passengers — it may hinder a city's opportunity to turn around economically. Business owners say, as one of the most remote U.S. cities, Boise can't afford to lose flights.
Originally published on Sat March 10, 2012 1:49 pm
In the last few years, more than 4,000 refugees have found their way to a far-flung spot: Idaho. Most of the state's incoming refugees come to Boise. For years, the city's strong economy, good-quality affordable housing and supportive community created an especially favorable environment for refugee resettlement. The recession has shifted that picture.
Originally published on Mon February 6, 2012 1:11 pm
StateImpact Idaho's Molly Messick reports on two people coping with the lingering effects of an economic downturn.
Before the recession, Idaho had one of the fastest growing economies in the country. But last year, its jobless rate peaked at nearly 10 percent. That number has begun to creep downward – but many workers in the state are still struggling to replace the jobs they've lost.