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Global Economy Not In Strong Recovery, Due To Stagnant Hiring In US, Trade Misreporting In China, And Market Levels After Inflation Adjustment
Stronger-than-expected economic reports and record-setting market levels got a big "hurrah" from investors in the past week. But some experts believe there's some irrational exuberance happening and bullishness could do with a reality check. A number of analyses are saying that the global recovery is actually faltering.
"Signs that global growth was picking up early this year have faded during the spring," Andrew Kenningham, senior global economist with Capital Economics, said. He points to a variety of factors contributing to activity slowing down around the world, and three additional reports back him up.
Production Is Not Producing
Global production indicators suggest that growth accelerated in the first quarter when compared with the weak end to 2012. However, growth in the U.S. and China was lower than expected. Overall GDP declined further in February, according to Kenningham.
Fewer Orders In Order
Business indicators also dropped for the U.S. and China during April. The manufacturing index dropped to its lowest level so far this year and the services PMI dropped more sharply to its lowest level in 10 months, according to Kenningham. Furthermore, forward-looking new orders and new export orders indices both declined in April relative to March, dipping down close to the break-even 50-mark.
Consumer Drag
Consumer indicators confirm that retail sales in advanced economies are stagnant. Consumer confidence remained low in the U.S. and euro-zone in April. In Japan, however, confidence has risen, reflecting optimism that "Abenomics" will kick-start the economy (3). But it is no higher than it was during 2004-07, when actual consumption growth remained fairly low. Global new-car sales were roughly unchanged in March from a year previously (6) as strong growth in China was offset by falling sales elsewhere.
China Is Exaggerating Its Trade
The global volume of world trade is sluggish, rising by less than 2 percent during the latest three-month period compared to the same stretch in the previous year.
"This is substantially slower than the average growth rate recorded before the global financial crisis," said Kenningham. "Moreover, there was a small fall in the new export orders component of the global manufacturing PMI last month."
One example is in China, where trade stimulus efforts by Chinese authorities have been less effective than expected. Chinese authorities reported stronger than expected imports and exports, yet Noruma, an Asian-based investment bank and financial services group, said the reason is because traders are overcharging recipients in Hong Kong in order to avoid strict regulations that the mainland imposes to control the influx of cash.
"We believe exports to destinations like Hong Kong, a major financial hub, are likely being over-invoiced in an attempt to circumvent capital controls and bring foreign capital into China," said Nomura's Zhiwei Zhang.
Zhang's analysis says the growth in trade doesn't indicate recovery, instead it reflects the continuing inflow of money at a spiked level during April. China's Foreign Exchange department responded by cracking down on the practice of misreporting in the trade sector, reinforcing Zhang's view that the trade growth has been artificially high in 2013 because firms overreported the value of their exports.
Hiring Is Either Down Or Stagnant
Aggregate figures can mask big regional differences, says Kenningham. The employment component of the PMIs indicates that the labor market remains weakest in the euro zone yet when evaluated separately it becomes clear that there is a stark difference between German and French labor markets.
While the U.S. employment level is at a stronger level than the euro zone's, the fiscal squeeze is slowing the U.S. economy, Kenningham says. Employment numbers that the U.S. government released May 7 show that, despite layoffs and voluntary quitting being down, actual hiring remains virtually stagnant.
David R. Rosenberg, chief economist for Toronto money management firm Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc., said the numbers in this week's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary from the Labor Department are the "exact opposite" of what one would expect given the previous week's nonfarm payroll report and the upward revisions that went along with it.
Rosenberg noted that job openings fell 55,000 in March and have fallen now in three of the past four months. Further, new hires tumbled 192,000 in March, offsetting almost all of the increases of January and February. "For all the talk of how the U.S. economy is hanging in, the reality is that conditions remain extremely sluggish," said Rosenberg.
Stocks Aren't Doing That Great
Kenningham says inflation has dropped recently in the major advanced economies, which can impact markets unexpectedly. A report by Yale University finance professor Robert Shiller says that in inflation-adjusted terms, the S&P 500 hit its all-time high in early 2000, at the top of the Internet bubble. So if measured in today's dollars, the S&P would have passed the 2000 mark prior to when the bubble burst, not today. It would need to climb another 24 percent from where it stands today to truly break a record.


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In solo exhibition, Stamford artist brings cohesion to fragmented world
It might be hard to observe through the fog of never-ending conflict and cold-hearted capitalism, but Robert Wilson sees the age of individualism fading into the past.
"What the future holds is a universal collectivism of all people," said Wilson, a Stamford artist. "Our attention is going to turn towards friendships with other people."
It is a prophecy that filters through his art, a collection of colorful, abstract paintings that portray man-made objects and human emotions.
"I try to find profound imagery that's subterranean, something deep that we can all share as human beings," Wilson said, adding, "I want to produce an art that people can all understand and appreciate."
Art lovers will have the chance to experience Wilson's work when the artist presents a solo exhibition of his paintings on Friday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery in Stamford. The exhibition is on view through March 18.
Inspired by the abstract expressionist movement of the mid-20th century, Wilson uses noir de vine oil crayons, graphite pencils and oil bar paints to create thick black shapes and scribbles with specks of bold, primary colors that flicker across the canvas.
While Wilson is concerned with cohesion, his work reflects a world in flux -- the lines and shapes dance with Pollock-esque spontaneity, creating the effect of a large mass that is still in the process of materializing.
"The world is getting fragmented before it can come together in meaningful cohesive wholes," Wilson said.
Another integral part of Wilson's philosophy is aesthetic frugality. In a statement on his website, Wilson explained, "There are too many images in most paintings. Background, foreground, images, colors, lines, forms, etc. Gently remove everything unnecessary until what is left is art." And that's exactly what he does. Rather than layer his work in embellishments, Wilson takes simple forms and "instills them with new grace."
A lifelong painter who has exhibited at the Francine Seders Gallery and the Metropolis Gallery of Seattle, Wilson was recruited by Alvarez after walking in off the street in October 2010. Alvarez compared Wilson's work to the Spanish master Joan Miro, who is known for his unique place between surrealism and abstract expressionism.
"Robert's work speaks of individuality in a very strong narrative," said Alvarez, a Colombian-American painter born in Greenwich. "They move you, and shake you. That's the kind of work that ends up in galleries and in the hands of high end collectors."
In fact, Wilson has one fan who owns a great deal of his work -- his son, "The Office" star Rainn Wilson, keeps many of his father's works in his home. Last December, Rainn Wilson tweeted in support of "Curiously Free," a group show at the FLA Gallery in which his father participated. Wilson added that there is a good chance his son will stop by for the opening of his show.
"We've had a mutually encouraging relationship," Wilson said of his son. "I would love to have him there."
A native of Chicago who later moved to Seattle, Wilson began painting seriously at the age of 15, and he never looked back. Aside from art, Wilson has written books on executive training and management and started his own business consulting firm, Top Shops International. He moved to Stamford in 2003.
Though Wilson admits the world can be a dreary, disconnected place, there are forces working to change it for the better. Ultimately, this is what he hopes to express in his art.
"Some people are out there busy destroying forms they see, figuratively speaking," Wilson said and "Others are trying to put things together for people everywhere."
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It's called Dead Week -- a time on university campuses when no unannounced tests or assignments are given, so students can prepare for finals and, for some, graduation. It is also quite possibly the most stressful time of the year for students.
Concerns over grades, projects due, job hunting, finances, and a wide range of other issues can boil over in these last days of the semester, according to mental health experts.
Christy Perez, a mental health counselor in Pittsburg State University's Bryant Student Health Center, said the end of the semester does increase some students' stress levels. She said talking about those stresses can be helpful.
"For anyone experiencing fear and feelings of being overwhelmed, it is important to talk about those concerns and fears," Perez said. "Maybe that's with a peer or maybe it is with a counselor. Do not continue to bury the feelings."
Perez said that it sometimes helps just to know that others are feeling the same things.
"Many students here at PSU are dealing with the same issues, fears, and concerns," Perez said, so it is important to remember they are not alone."
J.T. Knoll, PSU prevention and wellness coordinator, said the importance of developing healthy ways to manage stress is one of the core messages that groups like Gorillas In Your Midst, an award-winning peer health education group at PSU, weaves into their communication with students throughout the year and throughout each student's college career.
"Stress is part of life and a well-rounded college education should include learning first how to minimize stress and then how to deal with the stress that inevitably occurs," Knoll said.
Links on PSU's Prevention and Wellness page take students to extensive lists of tips for managing stress that range from visualization techniques and body relaxation exercises to advice on communication and when to seek professional help.
Although both Perez and Knoll say it is never too late to seek out help in coping with stress, they both say prevention is the much more desirable approach.
"Unfortunately, some students wait too long into the semester to get the help they need for a variety of issues including medical concerns or mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety," Perez said. "This is one of reasons that Carrie Farrington, APRN on the medical side, and I try to do outreach early in Freshman Experience courses. We want students to know what resources are available for them and to encourage them to not wait until it is too late to seek help."
Knoll and Gorillas In Your Midst also present to students in the Freshman Experience classes. They conduct informational activities throughout the year, set up displays on the Oval and in the student center and produce table tents for the dining hall.
"Some of the advice is deceptively simple," Knoll said. "Eating a healthy diet, exercise and taking time for thought and reflection really are building blocks for a healthy and successful college career. It is important for students away from home for the first time to lay that foundation for success early on, but even those who haven't can benefit."
In the student center, Knoll said, students can find refuge and a place to decompress in the "Relaxation Room.
"There are five chairs that provide massage to aid in stress reduction," Knoll said. "And the use of cell phones, laptops and other electronic devices is prohibited."
Perez added that students feeling overwhelmed right now have a strong team of professionals on campus who are ready to give them a hand or sympathetic ear.
"We have great counseling services, medical services and career services on this campus who are here to help students as they work toward meeting their goal of graduation," Perez said. "All a student needs to do is make the call."
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How do I figure out what I'm supposed to do?
Many people have written to us with questions about their personal missions and how to gain guidance and clarity in understanding what they are here to do. The answer to that question is typically inside you - someone else isn't going to be able to tell you what you are here to do, because only you know that! However, knowing that you have a mission, and truly consciously being aware of what your mission is are two different things.
There's a technique that I use and that I have sent to some of the people who have written me (yes, I answer your emails - unless you give me a bad email address). The feedback I have gotten on this tells me that it's very helpful for a lot of people. I would like to provide it to you. This technique will be familiar to some readers who have long familiarity with energy work. It did not originate with me. I don't think any one person can claim to 'own' this technique - so I provide it to everyone to use as they see fit.
First, centre yourself. To do this, find a comfortable, quiet place where you will not be interrupted for a period of time. You'll want to sit or lie down - this will be difficult to do standing up at least until you get more practiced at it. Get comfortable. Focus on yourself, on your body, and on aligning all the little stray bits of your energy and yourself that get scattered all around you as you go about your every day business. I imagine myself as composed of multiple silhouettes with a red dot in the centre - sometimes there'll be one or two flying all over the place - and I pull them back into myself and line up the dots until they all click together. Another person I know envisions herself as tangled yarn which she re-winds up into a neat ball at her core. However you do it is up to you, and whether or not you are centered depends on whether or not you feel centered.
Centering is important because it is the foundation upon which you build all other energy work. If you are centered, you are harder for outside forces to interfere with. This is because you have a distinct feeling of Self/Not Self, and outsiders cannot impose something upon your Self and make you think that it's part of you. This kind of trickery is often used by dark-oriented beings. Centering is thus essential for learning and actively using discernment.
The next thing you should do is ground yourself. You can ground without centering, but as I said, centering is vital to your strength and stability in energy work. Grounding builds on that. To ground, visualize your energy extending like a root from you into Mother Earth, and linking with her. This is a two-way conduit; if you are hit with more energy than you can take, it will go through the grounding link and dissipate harmlessly in Mother Earth. If you are drained, you can call upon her strength. And if you call the Light to you, you call it to Mother Earth and thus help with raising her consciousness too! You can ground from wherever you are - it doesn't matter if you're sitting in the grass or 30,000 feet up in a plane. As long as you are within the atmosphere, you are within reach of Mother Earth. Many of us like to be touching stone or ground when we do this, but it isn't necessary.
Calling the Light
Once you are centered and grounded, call upon the Light. Envision a beam of light flowing from up above you in through the crown of your head, down through you body, pooling between your hands, and surrounding you totally. Bask in the Light if you like and call it to you. Bringing in the Light like this is a powerful form of protection. Dark entities find it very difficult to be near you when you are calling in the Light. This means that when you are making your requests, it will be received by the Light rather than intercepted.
While you are centered, grounded, and in the Light, it is a good time to make any requests or ask for any help that you need. Your intent and the strength of your desire is what matters here. Also, don't expect an answer right away, and try not to anticipate what the answer will feel or look like. The universe often surprises us, and when we try to force it to act in the way we expect, it usually refuses. What you can and should do is ask that the answer come to you in a form that is undeniable and understandable to you. It doesn't need to be something that would convince a jury in a court of law, only something meaningful to you.
So make your request, and then let the energy go. Get up and go do something else and try not to dwell on whatever it is you've asked about or for. Let that energy go do its work. Don't expect a timeframe and try to clear yourself of expectations, but do expect an answer.
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Additionally, if you have contact with spirit entities, it is entirely within your right to ask them, point blank, if they are of the Light and are there to serve your best interests. Ask each three times. An entity that IS will answer you unambiguously and without taking offense. Anything that gets evasive or gives you answers like "of course I am, don't ask me again" and doesn't give you a clear, unambiguous answer three times - be suspicious. Those that serve the Light know what's at stake here, and usually understand how difficult it is for those of us incarnated in the 3D to operate and discern and will not take offense to this. Those who are trying to deceive you will typically get falsely affronted or try to divert you.
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Jennifer: You are not a nobody. You are a powerful, infinite, eternal being who is merely having an experience here at this time. You would not exist if the universe/God/etc. didn't see an extremely important need for you being here. If you continue to research sites such as the one you referenced, eventually you will learn this for yourself, and your whole perspective will change. In5D is a great site. I frequently check their "news" section as it's updated throughout the day. Lots of good videos and articles posted there as well.
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AANP comments on Draft Guidance for Industry; Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues; (Document ID FDA-2011-D-0376-0079) (November 2011)
The AANP supports the intent of the NDI to ensure consumer safety. However, in this time of scarce resources, implementation the Guidance has the potential effect of imposing a level of bureaucracy that we believe could hamper FDA's overall enforcement efforts with little return on investment. To that point, AANP suggests the following. Read the AANP's reaction.
Re: 42 CFR Part 425 [CMS–1345–P] RIN 0938–AQ22 Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations (June 2011)
The AANP submitted comments to HHS on the development of Accountable Care Organizations. NDs are not currently eligible for Medicare reimbursement, nor is the Department able to include NDs without Congressional action. However, the AANP takes every opportunity available to educate our policy makers on the power of naturopathic medicine.Read the AANP's reaction.
Response to the National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy (January 2011)
Questions addressed include: What are your suggestions on the Draft Vision, Goals, Strategic Directions, or Recommendations? What evidence-based actions should the federal government take to address the Draft Recommendations? What evidence-based actions should partners (national, state, Tribal, local, and Territorial governments, non-profit, and private) take to address the Draft Recommendations? What measures should be used to monitor progress on implementation of the National Prevention Strategy's Vision, Goals, and Recommendations? Read the AANP's reaction.
Health "Insurance" Reform Becomes Law ... What Now? (March 2010)
The long awaited conclusion for health care reform is here. So just what have we accomplished for the naturopathic profession? For the past several months, industry (meaning pharma, the AMA, and the insurers) spent more than $600,000 a day on lobbying and media to advance their causes. At the end of the day, through an historically complex and previously untried process, a new law has been signed that provides a moral victory for those who believe every American is entitled to health care coverage. Read the AANP's reaction.
McCain/Dorgan Legislation Threatens Access to Supplements (February 2010)
On February 3, 2010, Senators John McCain and Byron Dorgan introduced S. 3002, a bill entitled, The Dietary Supplement Safety Act. The ostensible purpose of the bill is to make dietary supplements "safer," despite the fact that dietary supplements are already hundreds of times safer than either prescription or over-the-counter drugs. Contact your Senators now.
AANP Releases Commentary on NCCAM 2010-2015 Strategic Plan (November 2009)
AANP has issued a technical response to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's (NCCAM) strategic plan for 2010 to 2015. Read the response.
AANP Asks Senate to Include Non-Discrimination in Final Health Care Bill (October 2009)
AANP has asked Senator Baucus to include a clause that would prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage of a class of licensed health care providers. Read the letter. To send a similar message to your Senators, click here.
AANP submits comments on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) study (August 2009)
AANP, in conjunction with the Coalition for Patient Rights, has asked that AHRQ include data about healthcare proviers other than MDs and DOs in a study on patient choice. Read the AANP's comments.
Health Care Reform Update: Progress on Inclusion of Licensed Natural Health Care Providers (June 2009)
AANP learned yesterday that on June 23, health and wellness champion Senator Harkin (D-IA) agreed to submit an amendment for inclusion in the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee health care reform bill. This provision would allow for the inclusion of all licensed health care practitioners to participate in the program offerings currently contained in the bill. Read the full update.
Coalition for Patient's Rights Issues Letter to President Obama (May 2009)
On May 28, 2008, The Coalition for Patient's Rights sent a letter to President Obama about the vital roll that healthcare providers other than doctors of medicine or osteopathy (i.e., MDs or DOs) play in our nation's health care system. These professions were created to fill the gaps in service and to provide other benefits not offered by MDs or DOs, including a higher degree of personalized care, specialty services, greater accessibility and increased affordability. Read the full letter.
Submission to the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (April 2009)
On April 14, 2009, the AANP has made a submission to the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research, recommending that their outcomes and best practices research includes the evaluation of alternative systems of healthcare. Read the full document.
Response to Hearings on Integrative Health Care (March 2009)
The AANP has responded to hearings on Integrative Health Care organized by Senators Harkin and Mikulski. Read the letter.
Wellness Resolution Introduced (February 2009)
On February 24, 2009, Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced a concurrent resolution on wellness, H. Con Res. 58 , co-authored by AANP. The resolution calls for the inclusion of wellness programs in reforms to the health care system. Ask your representative to sign on as a co-sponsor to support our effort.
Congress Completes Compromise on Stimulus Package and Health Care Provisions (January 2009)
The AANP has obtained summaries contained in the final version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the Economic Stimulus Package.Read more and link to the summaries.
Submission to Obama Transition Team (January 2009)
Over the past 60 days AANP has been working diligently to create a formal submission to the Obama Health Care Transition team detailing our recommendation for comprehensive reform. Read the full submission.
Update: Daschle to Lead Health and Human Services
Read AANP's response to the selection of Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to lead HHS.
Election Notes and Opportunities: Nov. 19, 2008
Read an update from Executive Director Karen Howard on healthcare reform efforts currently underway. Click here to submit your thoughts to the Obama Transition team, or click here to congratulate newly elected/reelected Members of Congress. Read the statement.
Election Notes and Opportunities: Nov. 7, 2008
Read a message from AANP Lobbyist Jan Lipsen of Counselors for Management about opportunities for advocacy during the presidential transition. Or click here to congratulate your elected Representatives, educate them on the special role naturopathic doctors can play treating chronic illness, and ask them to support H. Con. Res. 406. Read the full statement.
2008 Election Results - Democracy is clearly not a spectator sport.
Read Executive Director Karen Howard's response to the 2008 Election results and AANP's goals for the 111th Congress and the new administration. View our response.
Concurrent Resolution on Wellness introduced.
On July 31, 2008, Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced a concurrent resolution on wellness, H. Con. Res. 406 , co-authored by AANP. The resolution calls for the inclusion of wellness programs in reforms to the health care system. Please ask your representative to sign on as a co-sponsor to support our effort.
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Passes, School as Lender Program Maintained!
On July 31, 2008, the U.S. House and Senate passed amendments to the Higher Education Act, reauthorizing the act for the next five years and preserving the School as Lender program. Read the full announcement and link to the conference report.
Listen to an interview with AANP President Lise Alschuler
On June 4, AANP president Lise Alschuler was interviewed on WOR Radio 710 HD, on the program WOR Health Talk with Dr. Ronald Hoffman. Lise discussed her book Definitive Guide to Cancer: An Integrated Approach to Prevention, Treatment and Healing, as well as how to use natural therapies to achieve optimum health. Listen to the interview.
Read Our Response to the American Medical Association's Resolution 303
The AMA House of Delegates considered at their June 15, 2008 meeting, Resolution 303 to restrict the use of "Doctor," "Resident," and "Residency" to MDs, DOs and Dentists. The resolution targets the growing number of nurses who are obtaining advanced degrees (including that of Doctor) and specialty training. Intended or not, resolution 303 clearly excludes naturopathic physicians, along with Doctors of Nursing, from using the title of Doctor, even though they receive their degrees from accredited institutions. Read the full statement.
Read our testimony presented for the Senate Committee Hearing on Cancer
On May 8, 2008, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing entitled Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century. AANP submitted written testimony emphasizing the role of preventative medicine. Read the testimony.


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Ashbrook 68, South Point 53
Bessemer City 78, Community School of Davidson 50 � Michael Meeks (24 points), Ronnie Weber (14 points), Jearrard Wright (13 points) and Jaylen Garvin (12 points) led Bessemer City (6-3, 2-0), which faces Chase on Friday in the Bud Black/Dennis Tate Holiday Classic at Cherryville.
East Lincoln 92, Bandys 53 � Freshman Sage Surratt scored 28 and older brother Chazz Surratt poured in 20 points to lead East Lincoln (6-0, 1-0), which exploded for 56 points in the second half to pull away in an SD7 opener. Jonah Griffith�s 10 points led Bandys (3-5, 0-1). East Lincoln hosts the East Lincoln Winter Jam starting Friday.
Scores not reported by press time:
Forestview at North Gaston; Thomas Jefferson at Lincoln Charter; Lincolnton at West Lincoln; Gaston Day at Christ School
Varsity girls basketball
Ashbrook 63, South Point 47 � Logan Carter (29 points, five assists, five steals), A�liyah Woods (15 points, six rebounds, seven steals) and Sherry Johnson (14 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks, three steals) led Ashbrook (5-5, 3-0), which hosts East Gaston on Jan. 3. The Green Wave is not entering a holiday tournament this season. Chrissy White and Asia Jackson each scored 11 to lead South Point (4-4, 2-1).
North Gaston 64, Forestview 49 � Kendal Cloninger (29 points, 14 rebounds, five steals), Alisha Fisher (19 points, seven rebounds) and Jamie Staley (seven points, 15 rebounds, six steals) led the Wildcats (6-3, 2-1) in the win. Shaiquanda James had 16 points and Nikkyana McCaskill 12 points for Forestview (2-6, 1-2).
Bessemer City 50, Community School of Davidson 46 � Madison Carter (22 points) and Anjala Brewton (11 points) led the Yellow Jackets. Bessemer City (5-4, 2-0) plays Castlewood (Va.) in the holiday tournament.
Lincolnton 41, West Lincoln 35 � Saylor Whiteside�s 26 points (22 in second half) helped rally the Wolves to victory.
Bandys 90, East Lincoln 8 � Sarah Goble scored 17 to lead Bandys, which led 32-2 after the first quarter. Lydia Smith�s three points led East Lincoln (1-5).
Scores not reported by press time:
Stuart Cramer at LNC; Thomas Jefferson at Lincoln Charter; Gaston Day at Christ School
JV boys basketball
Ashbrook 46, South Point 36 � Chris Moore (18 points) and Michael Armstrong (10 points) led the Wave (6-4, 3-0).
Crest 34, Kings Mountain 31 � Zavier Roberts (13 points) paced KM (6-3, 2-3 SMAC) in the loss. The Mountaineers play at R-S Central on Jan. 3.
Bessemer City 50, CS-Davidson 40 � Di�Garyo Hoover (21 points) led Bessemer City (7-2, 1-1) in the win.
JV girls basketball
Kings Mountain 22, Crest 15 � Ka�Miya Pressley led the junior Lady Mountaineers with eight points. Chya Hunter, Tatiana Phillips and Kelsey Farmer led the defense for Kings Mountain (5-1).
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The grand entrance to the High Museum of Art was packed as approximately 900 people gathered on a chilly morning to celebrate the formal inauguration of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices company in Atlanta. Attendees stood around sipping coffee and juice as CEO Dan Forsman gave a moving speech and expressed his excitement over the recent acquisition of Prudential Georgia, which Forsman built to become the largest residential firm in the state. Senator Johnny Isakson sent a personal message of congratulations; Michael Shapiro, the High Museum Director; and John Spiegel, former Woodruff Arts Center Chairman, were on hand as well. –Photos by Kim Link


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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Back to the Roots Mushroom Kit Giveaway
Back in May, I discovered what I was sure were morel mushrooms in my backyard. I spent two days photographing them, researching them, examining them, and asking everyone on the Internet whether they were indeed morels or false morels. In the end, I left the potentially scrumptious mushrooms to rot because I wasn't quite sure.
It got me thinking, though. What if I grew mushrooms in my own backyard? Why not! I've got everything else growing here. Why not mushrooms that I'm not afraid to eat?
I started researching and, coincidentally, Northwest Edible Life posted a giveaway for a Back to the Roots Oyster Mushroom Kit. A what?
Turns out it was a groovy little cardboard box stuffed with recycled Peet's Coffee coffee grounds (Hellllo, ultimate reuse! Love it!) and mushroom spores. All you have to do is soak the plastic bag of grounds and baby mushrooms in water for 24 hours and then mist it twice a day with the provided mister and, ta da! Mushrooms grown in your own property that are safe to eat!
I entered the giveaway all three times and promptly forgot about winning anything. A couple days later, shopping at Whole Foods, I spotted the mushroom kit and tossed it in the cart. I mean, I wasn't winning any giveaways but that looked like a really cool kit!
I get home, check my fav blogs and low and behold, I won it! Now I've got two mushroom kits. Score!
How were they? Very very cool and as easy as can be. The shrooms grew by leaps and bounds. Every morning the kids would ooh and ahh and, frankly, I did too! Plus, are they grew the looked like some sort of really cool modern art structure.
I harvested them about 10 days after I started the whole process. We devoured them shortly after in my favorite mushroom recipe - summer soup - and I promptly soaked them again so we can harvest from the other side. Pizza next time!
Want to have your own groovy mushroom patch in your house? BTTR has offered to give one lucky reader their own kit. There are three ways to win and you can use all three of them:
1) Like BTTR on their Facebook page and leave a comment here letting me know. If you already "like" them, cool. Just leave a comment.
2) Follow BTTR on Twitter and leave a comment here, reporting in.
3) Visit BTTR's website and then leave a comment here indicating something that you learned about mushrooms or their company.
Let the 'shrooms begin!
*BTW, post a photo of your grown mushroom kit on their Facebook page and BTTR will send a sustainability curriculum and donate a kit to an elementary school of your choice!
* All entries must be in by Wednesday, July 27th at midnight. Giveaway winner notified on Friday,
July 29.
* Disclosure: I purchased a kit with my own money and won a kit from another blog. I offered to do a giveaway for their product and reviewed my kit as part of the giveaway. I've not received anything other than the kit I won from BTTR.
46 comments:
- Sara said...
"liked" on FB...Great review! A mushroom kit is one thing that has been on my want-to-try list for quite a long time!
- July 21, 2011 at 2:10 AM
- Sara said...
*followed on twitter, too! Love the idea of reusing coffee grounds.
- July 21, 2011 at 2:12 AM
- Robbie said...
OK I love the fact they reuse coffee grounds with this. And that they donate to schools! This would be great - have wanted to do for a long time.
- July 21, 2011 at 3:21 AM
- Robbie said...
Following on Twitter too.
- July 21, 2011 at 3:24 AM
- Jessie said...
What a fantastic idea! I think my 2 year old and myself would have fun growing mushrooms! It is nice to know that all those coffee grounds are going to good use too!
- July 21, 2011 at 8:09 AM
- Stephanie said...
I liked them on fb.
- July 21, 2011 at 8:15 AM
- Stephanie said...
Visited their website and impressed they are on track to reuse 1 million pounds of coffee grounds.
- July 21, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Lydia said...
I liked on facebook!
- July 21, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- Lydia said...
I visited the BTTR website, and I can't believe how easy it is to grow mushrooms! And I love that the growing medium is 100% recycled. I would love to win and kit, and think my kids would love watching them grow, especially since it only takes 10 days to harvest.
- July 21, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking said...
Oh this is just an awesome idea!! I think it would be so much fun to grow your own mushrooms!!
- July 21, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Following Back to the Roots on Twitter @noteasy2begreen. I love the idea of growing my own mushrooms! I wish I'd been there when you asked about the morels. I have lots of mushroom guides I could have consulted. :-)
- July 21, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Visited the website and learned that they are on track to divert 1 million pounds of coffee grounds from the dump! Awesome way to reuse.
- July 21, 2011 at 11:40 AM
Liked BTTR on FB.
- July 21, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Robj98168 said...
Not an Entry- I already have mushroom kits... But want to say how much I love my BTTR Mushroom Kit... So simple a child co do it. Consider me a big fan of BTTR
- July 21, 2011 at 1:55 PM
"liked" on FB. would love to win. Thanks for the giveaway.
barbara (in Tennessee)
- July 21, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Valerie said...
I "liked" on fb...joined and confirmed for their newsletter and is now following on twitter. I want one!!!! I love fungi :)
- July 21, 2011 at 7:05 PM
I've liked on Facebook.
- July 21, 2011 at 10:12 PM
And I've followed on twitter...
- July 21, 2011 at 10:13 PM
I'm really impressed with their commitment to sustainability, but also to creating local jobs as well. This is the kind of company I can get behind.
- July 21, 2011 at 10:13 PM
- Elizabeth said...
I want to make the tofu-asparagus-mushroom recipe but asparagus is done in my garden and I have an abundance of green beans. So will substitute. I would love to win a kit. I have to rewatch the video at home...my work computer does not have speakers so I couldn't really follow the interview they were giving.
- July 22, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- contessa20 said...
Liked on FB.
- July 24, 2011 at 3:26 AM
- contessa20 said...
Following on Twitter!
- July 24, 2011 at 3:27 AM
- contessa20 said...
Checked out their website. I did not know you could grow mushrooms in used coffee grounds. Very cool.
- July 24, 2011 at 3:31 AM
liked on FB- What an awesome kit!
- July 24, 2011 at 6:50 PM
- Kristin said...
I liked them on FB when NWE had her giveaway!!
- July 25, 2011 at 12:14 AM
- Kristin said...
Visited the site...they are trying to divert over 1 million lbs of coffee grounds from landfills...how awesome!
- July 25, 2011 at 12:15 AM
i've just clicked to follow them on twitter.
- July 25, 2011 at 1:58 AM
and now i've "liked" them on fb.
- July 25, 2011 at 2:00 AM
wow, very cool that they plan to recycle a millions pounds of coffee grounds this year!
- July 25, 2011 at 2:01 AM
- esp said...
I follow them on Twitter and FB...thanks for the great review! I'd love to start with a mushroom kit and then eventually work up to an outdoor mushroom bed...
- July 25, 2011 at 3:56 AM
- Catcoco said...
I like BTTR on Facebook... and I would love to win one of their kits.
- July 25, 2011 at 4:16 AM
- Chris K. said...
Liked on fb, following on Twitter (I'm @mamathrifty), and I think that is cool that they'll give you a replacement bag or donate a kit to a school of your choice for posting a picture of the growing kit on fb. I thought it was also cool that they're on pace to have reused a million lbs of coffee grounds, but several others have already mentioned that. lol
- July 25, 2011 at 7:31 AM
- JessicaH said...
Just clicked "like" on facebook...how cool for teaching kids (and ourselves) about mushrooms and other great growing things!
- July 25, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- Banannawee said...
I liked on FB and just followed on Twitter! I hope I win, I'd love to share the mushroom growing with my cousin!
- July 25, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- Sue D said...
I learned that the kits grow up to 1 1/2 lbs of oyster mushrooms in about 10 days on recycled coffee grounds.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
- July 25, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Liked on comment and following on twitter too!
- July 26, 2011 at 12:41 AM
I liked them on FB! How cool is that that if you post a picture of your mushrooms, you can get another bag to grow more or you can have it donated to a school?!?! AWESOME! I wish more variaties were available! I loveeee mushrooms!!! <3
- July 26, 2011 at 5:17 PM
- Dollwood Farms said...
I liked them on FB (bobbi Doll Dougherty)
- July 27, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Dollwood Farms said...
I follow them on twitter
- July 27, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Dollwood Farms said...
I like that they will donate to schools if you place a picture of your mushrooms on a fb page. And the coffee ground part too. :)
- July 27, 2011 at 1:12 PM
I like bttr on facebook
- July 27, 2011 at 6:22 PM
I like the fact that they are growing their mushrooms in a recycled medium
- July 27, 2011 at 6:26 PM
- Journey11 said...
I think it's neat that they can grow them in a box! I always thought you had to innoculate a stump or something. I hope they'll add some more varieties of mushrooms in the future. That is a really good price on the kit! We hunt oyster mushrooms and some others, but they can be very elusive. It would be nice to just grow some instead. :)
- July 27, 2011 at 8:03 PM
- Cheryl said...
I like BTTR on Facebook (Cheryl HeartnSoulmom).
- July 27, 2011 at 11:47 PM
- Cheryl said...
I follow BTTR on Twitter @HeartnSoulmom.
- July 27, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- Cheryl said...
From the BTTR site, I learned their values motto is:
Hustle. Passion. Family. Universal Happiness
- July 27, 2011 at 11:52 PM


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Hadoop and Condor
One of the major inefficiencies with Hadoop schedulers (Fairshare and Capacity scheduler) is that they are not resource-aware. There has been some work-in-progress in this area, HADOOP-5881. Condor's ClassAds mechanism can be used to match hadoop jobs with machines very elegantly.
Here is one of my recent presentation at the The Israeli Association of Grid Technologies that talks about the synergies between Condor and Hadoop.
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Hello Dhruba,ReplyDelete
first, thanks for publishing your blog. It's a great read for people searching a way getting into Hadoop for huge environments.
A student project I am currently working for is taking a deeper look into Condor and Hadoop. I think we're looking in the same direction as you were in this post. But it's really hard to find anything about it on other blogs/sites.
Do you at Facebook still use Condor to deploy jobs? Or did you solve your problems with Hadoop itself?
Would be great if you could help me out here and maybe gimme some links/status updates. :)
Thanks in advance,
hi martin, we do not use Condor at Facebook.ReplyDelete
Ah ok. Thanks for your quick answer. :)ReplyDelete
I thought you might still use condor, since there was a Condor tag in your "Facebook has the world's largest Hadoop cluster!" post. ;)
Are you using any other applications/frameworks to better match jobs to
certain machines or are you handling all the job-distribution with Hadoop?
we are just using hadoop for job matching and scheduling...ReplyDelete
Is that enough for you? Don't you want any mechanism to better distribute the jobs depending on job-size and machine-size?ReplyDelete
Or are your cluster PCs all pretty much the same level?
We use the fair-share scheduler in hadoop. That uses memory and cpu loads to determine which machine to schedule on. But obviously, it can be improved.ReplyDelete


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November 30, 2012
Having won its first 11 games this season, the Lewis & Clark women's basketball team has moved up to fifth in the nation in the D3hoops.com Women's Top-25 Week Five poll.
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1. The Hardball Times article. Chris Jaffe sends out periodic emails with interesting factoids about the Padres. One of his recent posts was on the 10,000 anniversary of the 1984 NLCS Game 4, affectionately known as 'The Steve Garvey Game'. Worth the read if you have the time.
2. Remaining off-season acquisitions not involving a re-signing:
- Reds traded their farm system to get Mat Latos. Evaluation: GOOD. Like the acquisitions of Yonder Alonso and Yasmani Grandal, Brad Boxberger should be a horse out of the bullpen shortly, and if Edison Volquez can recapture his 2008 form what a steal he'd be.
- Signed Carlos Quentin for $7M. Evaluation: LIKELY GOOD. Quentin's power to left will play at Petco. His defense is somewhat questionable, and will likely limit him to LF, meaning Kyle Blanks and Jesus Guzman just got bumped.
- Signed Huston Street for
3 yrs/$22M1yr/$7.5M. Evaluation: MEH PLUS. Street replaces the departed Heath Bell. I thought he was ancient but he's only 27 (turns 28 in August); it just SEEMS like he's been around forever. Street will not make anyone pine for Bell - he is a capable closer, having racked up 84 saves the last 3 years with Colorado - however I'd have preferred they spend that kind of money on another hitter vice a closer. UPDATE: Colorado is paying $500K of his salary this year and paid the $500K buyout of his option year for next year.
Here's the list - RHP Anthony Bass, Brad Brach, Andrew Cashner, Ernesto Frieri, Erik Hamren, Nick Vincent; LHP Jose De Paula, Cory Luebke, Juan Oramas, Josh Spence; IF Everth Cabrera, James Darnell, Logan Forsythe, Guzman, Andy Parrino, Edinson Rincon and Jeudy Valdes; OF Blanks, Rymer Liriano, and Blake Tekotte.
I can't believe we have Guzman for the league minimum.
4. As spring training progresses (and as expected) the Padres are reassigning players in camp to other parts of their system. On 12 March they optioned Tekotte to AAA Tucson; Oramas, De Paula, Hamren, and Rincon to AA San Antonio; and Liriano to A Lake Elsinore. They also moved Robbie Erlin and Jason Hagerty to minor league camp. Last Friday Spence and Vincent were optioned to Tucson as well.
Spence's option was surprising, although none of the other moves were. Spence threw 29 2/3 innings last year out of the 'pen, posting a 132 ERA+. He was spectacular after coming up and did taper off as the season progressed, but proved himself a usable part of the bullpen. His option-ing bodes well for Joe Thatcher's recovery from injury and readiness to start the season on the major league roster.
I thought Bud Black would break camp with two LOOGYs. With Spence getting sent down that's not going to happen.
5. Then there's Carlos Quentin's knee surgery, but I hope to discuss that as its own post tomorrow.
No game today; Pads will play 2 split-squad contests tomorrow.
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You looked around, talked to friends or acquaintances for recommendations, and found your real estate agent. You should do the same to locate your Appraiser and Home Inspector. It's really not that hard or time consuming. You can usually find the right one in a matter of an hour or so of research and phone calls.
No matter how honest a real estate agent or broker is, few of them want to see a potential sale go south because of a low appraisal value or a home inspection report full of listed defects. One of the ways is for an agent to recommend an appraiser that will almost guarantee the sale price or a home inspector that isn't very picky or does a very quick inspection. There are many, many good appraisers and home inspectors out there. However, for those that have an "in" with an agent that recommends them, they may be more than reluctant to give a bad report. No one wants to shoot the goose that lays the golden egg so to speak. An appraiser or inspector will feel a bit of loyalty towards that agent that recommended them, and may not have your interests fully in mind.
One of the ways to avoid this apparent conflict of interest is to find one on your own. There are many sources to locate a good appraiser or inspector. You can start by looking up 3 or more and calling and talking to them. Several sources include the internet, phone book, friends, etc. If you ask your agent for some, make sure it's a long list and not just a hand picked few.
Have a list of questions handy. Ask about their experience, national or local professional affiliations, etc. Ask for references and/or copies of their work. Find one you feel comfortable with and that you feel you can trust. It's hard to determine over the phone someone to trust, but if you do your homework and ask the right questions it will greatly increase your odds.
Another issue will be timing. Don't wait until the last minute to try to find someone. That will reduce your chances of finding the right person, and you'll end up hiring the first one that can just meet your schedule.
Try not to shop for the lowest bidder! This is probably one of the largest and longest investments you will ever make so this isn't the time to become thrifty. Find someone in the middle of the road. Those that are low end of the spectrum tend to be either part-timers or very inexperienced. Those on the high end tend to be the more experienced inspectors or appraisers that don't really want your work unless you are willing to pay through the nose for it and can meet their schedule.
Finding a home inspector or appraiser on your own will help to avoid any conflict of interest with your agent and will almost guarantee that you will have someone working in your own best interest.
Here are a few sources to locate a qualified home inspector.
In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Home Inspector Directory [HTTP://wisconsin-home-inspectors.com]
National sites
NACHI Home Inspector Directory


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This firmware is for O+ 360, I have already tried and tested this firmware.
Update: I updated the download link because it was incomplete. Sorry for the inconvenience.
All pictures below are just an example.
Update: I updated the download link because it was incomplete. Sorry for the inconvenience.
1. Bootloop
2. Damaged System UI
3. TP Upgrade only
4. Dead phone but it is detected in computer
5. Remove Gmail Account / Password / Pattern Lock (Alternative Way)
6. Privacy Protection Password Lock up
7. Monkey Virus/Malware
Firmware Here -->O+ 360 Part 1
Firmware Here -->O+ 360 Part 2
Firmware Here -->O+ 360 Part 3
Firmware Here -->O+ 360 Part 4
VCOM Driver -->VCOM Manual
Alternative Driver --> AutoInstaller
SPFlashTool - Latest Version
Alternative Driver --> AutoInstaller
SPFlashTool - Latest Version
"Use WinRar or 7zip to extract the firmware"
"Extract the files to your desired folder"
"If you encounter error in flashtool, use different version of it."
"Uncheck download manager in Datafilehost"
"Extract the files to your desired folder"
"If you encounter error in flashtool, use different version of it."
"Uncheck download manager in Datafilehost"
"I suggest to use 32bit Windows OS for compatibility of the driver"
"You can also use 64bit version, just disable driver signing or driver signature before installing the driver."
Installing Driver with AutoInstaller
First try the Alternative Driver, which is the AutoInstaller. Just open the install.exe then it will automatically install the driver. To fully check if the driver is correctly installed in your computer.
Follow these steps:
- Turn off your phone (always powered off is a must)
- Press and hold volume up or down, or you can simple press the two button.
- Insert your USB cable without releasing the VOLUME button(s).
- In your computer, it must detect your phone and it will install the MTK Preloader or Mediatek USB VCOM driver.
- Repeat 1 to 4 if it does not detect your phone.
- If MTK Preloader/Mediatek USB VCOM Driver is installed you are good to go in flashing your phone ^_^
Reference Video using Driver Auto Installer (watch in HD)
Installing Manually using VCOM Driver
When installing it manually your phone must be turned off, then connect it to your computer/laptop while pressing VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN. This will detect and look for the driver.
1. This is the first time that you will connect your phone and it will search for the correct driver.
2. Check include this location ... ... and click on browse. Look for USB VCOM Driver and Click on 2K_XP_COM folder if you are using Windows XP or Win7 for Windows 7 and then press OK when you are done picking the right folder for the driver.
3. If the driver is successfully installed MediaTek DA USB VCOM will appear in the New Hardware Wizard.
Video Installing VCOM Driver (please watch in HD)
"Your Phone must be turned off when you are ready to connect and flash your phone"Flashing
1. Launch FlashTool (flash_tool.exe)
2. In Flashtool, Click on Scatter-Loading, and load your scatter file. (see example below)
Reference Video Using FlashTool version 5.xxx (watch in HD)
3. After you load the file, FILL CUSTPACK, MOBILE_INFO, and other file if only available in the firmware. Ignore if not available. UNCHECK PRELOADER only (Never flash preloader), If you cannot proceed in flashing without PRELOADER include PRELOADER. Proceed at your own risk, press Press Download to Flash your Phone.
4. After you press Download Follow these steps
Some workarounds:
- Turn off your phone (always powered off is a must)
- Press and HOLD volume UP or Down or you can simply press it simultaneously
- Insert your USB cable without releasing the VOLUME button(s).
- Keep on repeating until Flashtool detected your phone.
"Hard reset your phone after flashing"
Some workarounds:
If you encounter PMT_Changed error here is what you do:
In Latest version of Flashtool
- PMT_CHANGED error occur when firmware is not compatible with your phone. Sometimes your phone has a different board version. You should check it too, if your firmware is compatible with your phone.
- Try Firmware upgrade
- Try different version of flashtool
- Try to set Format All + Download
- Or try Manual Format first then Download.
If you encounter Privacy Protection Password:
- Open flash_tool.exe
- Load the scatter file
- Goto Format Tab
- Click on Format except bootloader
- Press Play/Start Icon
- Then remove battery
- Insert the battery again
- Insert the USB cable (you should hear a beep on your computer, and it should proceed in formatting.)
- After done formatting proceed in Flashing.
- Goto Download tab (I assume that you loaded the scatter file already)
- Uncheck PRELOADER (this is very important)
- Press Download
- Then remove battery
- Insert Battery again
- Insert the USB cable (you should hear a beep on your computer, and it should proceed in flashing or downloading the firmware in your phone.)
- Power ON the phone after flashing.
- Restore your IMEI.
For Invalid IMEI (Does not work in MT6571 SoC):
- Root your phone via vRoot/iRoot/Kingoroot or your preferred method in rooting you device. Your phone must be rooted first.
- Download MTKDroidsTool version 2.4.8 and version 2.5.3
- Enable your USB debugging in Developer Option (you also need this in rooting your phone via PC)
- Okay in your PC -- Open MTKDroidstool version 2.4.8 (Mtkdroidstool.exe) first. Make sure that you connected your phone already.
- Still in Mtkdroidstool -- Click ROOT
- In your phone -- A pop up dialogue will appear, just grant or allow it.
- In your PC -- If root shell is granted/allowed, Click in IMEI/NVRAM tab. If it is grayed out this is the time when you open the MTKDroidsTool version 2.5.3.
- Enter your original IMEI
- Click Replace
- Reboot your phone
FOR DAMAGED BASEBAND or UNKNOWN BASEBAND (Your phone must be rooted first)
1. Make sure you have MTKDROIDSTOOL version 2.4.8 or version 2.5.3 (you can search it in google)
2. In MTKDroidstool (I assume you launch the tool) -- Click in Root.
3. In your device -- After you press Root, you need to authorize it. A pop up message will appear. Click Allow/Authorize depends on your root application.
4. In MTKDroidsTool -- Click in IMEI/NVRAM, then click in RESTORE.
5. Then look for the folder where you extracted the NVRAM files.
6. Check if the Baseband is fixed. And if the IMEI is fully restored.
7. If Baseband is still Unknown and IMEI is invalid. Then you need to hard reset first your phone.
8. After hard reset your baseband should be fixed already. (base on my experience)
9. If your baseband is fixed sometimes the IMEI is still invalid. So you need to restore the IMEI.
10. To restore IMEI follow Step 1-4, but you should not restore. You should fill the IMEI then click REPLACE. Then reboot your phone. VOILA! I hope the phone is fully working :)
I hope this tutorial help you. Please drop a comment if something is not clear to you.
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A Truckie's Retirement
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On May 30, 2010, the National Lampoon's Wagon Queen Family Truckster departed Austin, Texas to begin an expedition around the United States…and part of Canada. Years of labor from the great Gary Schneider resurrected this iconic vehicle that symbolizes America, family vacations and a quest for happiness. Three months later, after fulfilling its duty as HomeAway.com's mascot and goodwill ambassador, the Truckster officially broke down in a Target parking lot, but back inside Austin's City Limits! After traveling through 2 countries, 36 states and 13,475 miles, the Truckster came to its final resting place on August 25, 2010, symbolizing the end of HomeAway's Great American Road Trip. Along the way, we gave out almost 10,000 coozies and postcards, 5,000 beach balls and 4,000 frisbees.
The three Truckies, John, Steph and sometimes Adam, stayed in 36 of HomeAway.com's vacation homes in 35 different cities throughout the United States and Canada. Within these homes, 27 loads of laundry were spin cycled and 215 meals (including oatmeals of every style) were consumed. Since we had plenty of time for cooking, Steph and I invented a new fish taco recipe that we may enter into the county fair next year. We kept a nice balance of trying new cuisine in different cities and preparing our own meals—a wonderful advantage of staying in a vacation home.
Since we earned the credibility to call ourselves professional travelers and bloggers, we got the chance to meet and spend some time with others in a similar position. In Virginia Beach and Washington D.C we met up with Mara Gorman, in Boston we spent two days with Kim Mance and in Seattle, Jennifer Miner hopped aboard for a few days. We also had run-ins with Keith Savage, Jessica from WhyGo Italy, Michelle Duffy and Kim and Jason just to name a few.
At no point was our metallic pea green compromised and all of our wood paneling stayed perfectly in tact. That's fancy talk for, "The Truckster was never scratched!" I know what you're thinking, "John, there had to have been at least ONE time when you were close to hitting something." Well, it was pretty close when a mammoth cow was crossing the road at midnight, in the rain, on a blind turn. And then there were the times when the luggage flew off the roof on the way to…well let's just say the luggage flew off the roof a couple times and nobody was hurt.
At the end of each day, we had the good fortune of coming home to one of HomeAway's vacation houses and always having enough room to disappear from each other if we needed our own space (the inside of the Truckster is only about 10 square feet). We also woke up every morning and could make breakfast and coffee in the kitchen, which Steph and I could NOT do without. Any time her clothes stunk, I would direct her to the laundry room in our house, and whenever I was annoying her (I have a tendency to ramble) she could go watch TV, play some Wii or hang out in one of our many backyard pools.
We were never very far from downtown in major cities we stayed in so we always had fun going out at night. A short cab ride to popular nightspots is all you need to kickoff an evening out in any random city! Not to mention, if we had friends in town there was always enough room to house them.
What I may miss the most is telling people I drive the Family Truckster when I'm asked about my job. Or maybe it will be waking up in one city and falling asleep in another. Perhaps it will be the Truckster itself, that pea green, 18-foot box of joy! Whatever it is, I know I could probably win a Pulitzer Prize for my "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" essay!


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What I need is to enable the Network Manager apple in order to use the "VPN Connection" section of the GUI.
When I don't have an ethernet cable connected and I connect through a modem the Network Manager applet doesn't enables itself, it is like if don't recognizes the ppp0 interface. My question is: there is a way to force the Network Manager GUI indicator to make it "alive"/"up"/"enabled" in order to use the "VPN Connections"section?
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Junior Greer Bratschie of Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids HS) and freshman Jenna Grasmeyer of Hudsonville (Unity Christian HS) have been named to the All-MIAA first team.
Bratschie is a first-team honoree for the second consecutive year. Grasmeyer is also being honored as the MIAA's freshman of the year.
Receiving All-MIAA second team honors are sophomore Mari Schoolmaster of Portage (Portage Central HS) and junior Jessica Maier of Grandville (Jenison HS).
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After working for some of the most renowned brands in the eyewear (Oliver Peoples, Mykita, Mazzucchelli…) and fashion (Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Thakoon…) industries, Adam Mendelsohn, Dave Barton and Kara Mendelsohn decided to join their talent, expertise and hard work to create KBL. Very current and urbanite designs, inspired by their homecity: New York.
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Year End Mania is the Key's survey of the things below the surface that made 2013 awesome. In this installment, contributing writer Brian Wilensky talks about great shows he didn't see.
Those of you that work in the service industry, like me, know what it's like to work nights and weekends; missing the shows, parties and nights out with your friends that work business hours. I raise my glass to you, as we share the same suffering because the rent isn't free. Here are my Top 5 Shows I Wish I Saw in 2013.
1. Clinic / Grooms / The Cobbs at Johnny Brenda's, 9/17/2013
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SYCAMORE – A week after she was acquitted of reckless homicide, Patricia Schmidt apologized to the families of the 21-year-olds killed in the February 2011 crash in a letter to the Daily Chronicle.
Schmidt, 49, of Sycamore, said she prayed daily for Tim Getzelman and Lexi Weber, who died after Schmidt's truck blew a red light at Route 23 and Peace Road and smashed into the Pontiac Grand Am that Getzelman was driving. She said her defense attorney instructed her not to talk with the couple's families.
"Starting the evening of Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, I cried for the two young people who died in the accident, whose names I did not yet know," Schmidt wrote. "I asked my attorney repeatedly if I could talk to someone in the young people's families. Each time I was told: 'absolutely not!'
"Please understand that in all my years, I have never had anything even close to this happen."
Getzelman's and Weber's families acknowledged her letter, including her promise not to drive again, and said they would continue working to change state laws on driving with a seizure disorder.
Tamara Getzelman, Tim's mother, and Dawn Weber, Lexi's mother, prepared a written statement together Friday.
"We will continue to honor our children's memory by changing the laws," the families' statement read. "Perhaps when the time is appropriate, Patricia Schmidt will agree to testify in support of the 'Tim & Lexi Law,' thus making all families safer in the state of Illinois."
Trial testimony revealed that Schmidt likely had a seizure just before the crash. Andrew Ta, a board-certified neurologist at Midwest Neurology in DeKalb, diagnosed her with a seizure condition in April 2007 and was comfortable with her driving, a factor DeKalb County Judge Robbin Stuckert said factored heavily in her not guilty verdict after a trial that spanned months.
Most states require those with seizure conditions to have a seizure-free period before they are allowed to drive, and some also require doctors to report epilepsy conditions. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, Illinois does neither.
In her letter, Schmidt said she had started many letters to the families during the three years the criminal case was pending, but never sent them.
"I know the pain of losing dear friends, friends' children and my own parents, but I can't imagine the anguish of losing a child you have loved and raised," Schmidt wrote. "When you saw me sitting silently at the courthouse, it was not because I did not want to come apologize to you, but because of my attorney's instruction. I tried to stay calm and pay attention, but I felt I was being cold and rude, not the way I was raised to behave."
She acknowledged that Tim Getzelman, a Sycamore High School graduate, and Lexi Weber, a Kaneland High School graduate, had promising futures.
Weber wanted to become a teacher and supported Feed'em Soup, a nonprofit organization that has a children's section called Lexi's Corner in her honor. Getzelman had earned his basic EMT license and was hired as an intern by the Sycamore Fire Department in September 2008.
For the Weber and Getzelman families, though, the public apology rang hollow. They said Schmidt still wasn't taking personal responsibility for her actions by citing her attorney.
"It has taken 1,146 days for Patricia Schmidt to issue an apology for causing the deaths of our children," the families' statement read. "From the evening of Feb. 21, 2011, never once has she reached out to our families to express her sympathy or remorse. Instead, she chose to issue a public apology, thus drawing attention to herself."
Defense attorney Matthew Haiduk, who has offices in Crystal Lake and Geneva, said attorneys commonly advise their clients not to talk with victims' families or apologize because prosecutors could use their words against them. Prosecutors could say an apology is a sign that one knows they are guilty.
"If you're sorry about something, it's because you know you caused harm," Haiduk said. "... The reality is that most of the time they are horribly remorseful, but strategically it's a bad idea to say anything."


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Fuzzy, Cuddly Swine Flu: The Next Big Holiday Toy?
What's fuzzy, pink, and just plain cuddly? The Influenza A H1N1 virus, of course… or at least, the stuffed toy crafted in the pathogen's likeness. You can get your very own swine flu toy made by GIANTmicrobes online or, if you happen to be in the neighborhood, at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta.
The stuffed toy has been designed to represent a "cuddlier" version of an H1N1 microbe, complete with a pig-like nose and eyes… [doll company GIANTmicrobes] describes its toys as "great learning tools, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humour." Each purchase comes with an information leaflet with details of the relevant infection.
If a stuffed replica of just one pathogen isn't enough for you, don't despair: The company makes a variety of other dolls, from the snakelike Ebola virus to the bean-shaped, Black Death-causing Yersinia pestis bacteria.
There's something strange about asking for smallpox or the swine flu as a gift…but that won't stop this blogger, whose birthday is (ahem) coming up next week.
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