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I just came across this article by Michael Brick in Esquire magazine. The basic premise is that adult men who play with Lego are not real men or even real adults. There is a possibility that Mr. Brick is being ironic when he says things like "Why are you playing with Legos, sir?" but I'm just going to assume that he is being a pretentious ass looking for angry page views.
Why does an adult having a collection of Lego sets that they build make them any less of an adult? Building giant Lego dioramas isn't really that much different than putting together model railroads or building airplane models. In fact, if a grown up wants to play with action figures and make Pew Pew laser noises, I say "Have a great time!"
I for one am a huge fan of Lego. I enjoy building with my children, but I also enjoy it as an adult. I also like action figures and collected them before I got married and had children. I played D&D after I graduated from high school. I still read comic books. I do all this while voting, paying my bills and working a full time job, like an adult.
Disparaging people's hobbies as childish because they don't fit into your definition of what adults should enjoy is shameless. It is even more shameless if you are doing it solely for the purpose of riling people up to get page views.
Also, it's time to grow up and trim those sideburns, Mr. Brick. Get an adult haircut!
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LeAnn Rimes holds hands with her hubby Eddie Cibrian as they leave Whole Foods Market on Thursday (April 25) in Toronto, Canada.
The 30-year-old entertainer and 39-year-old actor spent their morning taking a spin class at The Yorkville Club.
"Thanks to all my amazing UK fans this morning for waking up and buying tickets to the shows that went on sale. See you in September!!" LeAnn tweeted the day before.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state to ban a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight.
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Sunday that he had signed SB1172 by Democratic Senator Ted Lieu of Torrance. Lieu says the law will prevent children from being psychologically abused.
Effective Jan. 1, the state will prohibit what is known as reparative or conversion therapy for minors.
Brown says the therapies "have no basis in science or medicine and they will now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery."
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McCoy encourages graduates to be generous
PLAINVIEW - Sharing advice with the newest class of graduates at Wayland Baptist University, McCoy's Building Supply Centers CEO Brian McCoy urged service above all.
"Pursue your goals with a passion, but don't forget the people God has put around you and give to them generously," McCoy said. "Let's commit to put people first, as Jesus demonstrated so many times."
Giving examples of a Christmas poinsettia sent to a family since college days and special phone calls on employees' birthdays and anniversary of hiring dates, McCoy said finding ways to show appreciation and care for people dear to him is far more important than his work. He urged graduates to emulate that pattern.
"To give to others in God's economy means not to give when everything else is done but as a priority," McCoy said. "I have learned that it is often the small things that impact people in large ways.
"Be a person who gives, a person who gives first. Be a person who gives to people who can give you nothing in return."
Joell Beagle, a graduate from Alamogordo, N.M., served as the senior class speaker, and other graduates participated in the ceremony by leading prayers or reading scripture.
Around 65 students received diplomas during the afternoon ceremony. Two students - Daniel Wigner of Lubbock and Stacy Mueller of Albuquerque, N.M. - were honored as highest ranking graduates, both completing their education with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Mueller is the daughter of Gary and Eva Mueller and earned a Bachelor of Music degree in music education. She has been in the International Choir for four years and was a member of Te Deum, Spirit, Wayland Singing Women, Student Alumni Council and Kappa Delta Pi. She received the vocal music education achievement award.
Wigner, the son of Kenneth and Linda Wigner, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and English. He has been employed as the periodical circulation assistant for the Mabee Learning Resources Center during his last year and will remain in that position while working on a master's degree.
Receiving diplomas during the ceremony were the following students, listed by degree and with majors:
Master of Arts in Management: Scott LeRoy Earle, Sr. of San Antonio, human resource management major; Shawn Komorn of Adkins, human resources management; Geri Robinson-McBean of San Antonio, human resource management. Master of Arts in Religion: James Cook of Whitney, traditional track. Master of Business Administration: Temeika LaShawn Rickenbacker of San Antonio, general business; Heather Wiley Smith of Plainview, human resource management; Kristi Castillo Solis of San Antonio, management. Master of Education: Brenda Russell of Plainview, educational administration; Ritchie Don Thornton of Plainview, educational administration; and Michael D. Wiley of Plainview, reading. Master of Science: Aimee Michelle Fondy Teeple of Floydada, multidisciplinary studies.
Bachelor of Arts: Melissa Ann Almsted of Lubbock, English; Brandon Derrick Campanella of Artesia, N.M., theatre and English; Jason Douglas Daniels of Dumas, religion composite; Patricia Aurora Garza of Hale Center, psychology; Donna Marie Gleason of Edgewood, N.M., mass communications; Alfred Marquez Gomez of Hale Center, mass communications; Kira Ingle of Joplin, Mo., mass communications; Cinthya N. Leija of Idalou, Spanish; Billie Jo Martinez of Plainview, psychology; Jessica M. Ogden of Slaton, art; JoAnn Rey of Plainview, criminal justice and psychology; Ryan R. Ritchey of Beaumont, art; Catherine Rodriguez of Plainview, language arts and social studies; Toddrick Dion Simmons of Littlefield, psychology; Andrew Sims of Amarillo, English; Sandy Suzann Tucker of Olton, music; and Daniel Everett Wigner of Lubbock, religion and English.
Bachelor of Business Administration: Jeremy Joe Berry of Comfort, management/marketing; Kyle Scott Cummings of Lubbock, management/marketing; Melissa Lynn Gregg of Plainview, accounting; Emilianna Reid Hart of Honolulu, Hawaii, management information systems; James Ryan Jenkins of Elkhart, Kan., business administration; Matthew Bryan Jones of Fort Worth, management/marketing; and Juan Luis Roman of Arlington, international management.
Bachelor of Music: Michelle Yvonne Apodaca of Albuquerque, N.M., music education; Paul Timothy Harkey of Plainview, church music; Julie Ann McCarthick of Lovington, N.M., music education; Stacy Christine Mueller of Albuquerque, music education; Justin M. Ogden of Plainview, music education.
Bachelor of Science : Mark W. Higginbotham of Humble, mathematics; Amy Michelle Hinojosa of Plainview, biology; Joni C. Mayhew of Plainview, psychology; Leah Esda Nichols of Monahans, psychology; LaTasha Shanta Roberson of Irving, psychology; Angela Watson of Plainview, biology and chemistry; Lori J. Wilkins of Plainview, psychology; Krysta Lynne Williams of Lorenzo, biology; and Duane Steven Youngberg of Phoenix, Ariz., mathematics.
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies: Joell Mary Beagle of Alamogordo, N.M., elementary education; Lauren Elaine Carroll of Childress, elementary education; Joi Nicole Stanley Jenkins of Canyon, mathematics; Rachelle Martinez of Plainview, early childhood education; Kelly D. Neie of Lubbock, elementary education; and Gina D. Wilson of Hobbs, N.M., elementary education.
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Education: Gale Williams Adams of Plainview, human services; Rubi Fierro of Plainview, business administration; Lori Beth Francis of Adrian, occupational education; Consuelo Lopez Galvan of Plainview, occupational education; Jesus Garcia of Plainview, occupational education; Carlos J. Griggs of Columbus, Ga., occupational education; Tameshea Michelle Hawkins of Lubbock, occupational education; Sara Elizabeth Huggins of Lubbock, religion; Darla Woodson Newland of Plainview, occupational education; Charlotte Sjogren of Plainview, occupational education; and Janice Hughes Talley of Plainview, business administration.
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Berkeley, CA: Tempura-Fried Burgers at Sumo Grub
Sumo Grub
2235 Milvia Street, Berkeley CA 94704 (map); 510-396-3967; facebook.com/sumogrub
Cooking Method: Deep-fried
Short Order: The burger gets lost beneath the breading, but fried food is tasty. Avoid the dried out griddled burger.
Want Fries with That? Waffle fries are a snooze, but get the deep-fried mac and cheese, maybe even in place of the burger
Price: burger, $4; tempura mac and cheese, $3.95; fries/rings, $2.25
Jason Sum, the chef/owner at Sumo Grub, says that his current motto is, "Live free or die frying." Though a few non-fried items appear on the restaurant's menu, the majority of the grub at Sumo Grub gets breaded in house-made panko and tempura-fried. That includes pizza (full details over at Slice), sausages, a menagerie of candy bars, and, of course, a burger. It's a balls-out approach to cookery that has earned the restaurant plenty of notice, including an upcoming slot on Outrageous Foods.
Sum has embraced the stuntman appeal of his food with a sense of humor. The restaurant's logo features a cartoon sumo wrestler proffering a hot dog and what looks to be a plate of pasta. Customers can earn their way onto the "Wall of Fame" by eating their way through one of four massive challenge meals in under 15 minutes—though, at last check, there were only two eaters that had claimed fame, while 19 others had been pasted to the "Wall of Shame." And if all that fried food isn't entertaining enough, Sum recently installed a karaoke machine, so you will soon be able to hear bad versions of "Achy Breaky Heart" while you clog your own.
So about that deep-fried burger. Though Sumo Grub advertises its technique as tempura-style, my Sumo burger arrived not with the pale, light, and airy breading I have come to associate with Japanese food, but instead with a crunchy, golden shell. This is not to say that Sum and his staff don't know their way around a fryer—if the breading arrived denser than I had envisioned, the crisp crust was free of grease and certainly tasty, as properly fried foods tend to be.
Finding the burger within this crunchy nugget was another matter. The quarter-pound of Angus beef hardly factored into the final equation. In fact, not much about this burger—besides the friedness—really registered. I'd have gladly taken my panko-crusted patty off the bun, tossed the fixings, and eaten it like finger food. I'd certainly keep the Sumo Sauce which came slathered on top of my fried patty, though. Sumo Grub's creamy, barely-green condiment of choice veers to the sweeter end of things, but its combination of Thai basil and chili is pretty addictive, and certainly a winning complement to fried foods.
The lack of beefy punch in Sumo Grub's burger appears to be as much the result of the patty itself as the frying process. I ordered a plain old griddled patty along with my fried burger so I could give the meat an honest tasting. Sum says he started out using hand-formed patties in the restaurant, but these fell apart or didn't cook evenly in the fryer, so he switched to using the pre-pressed kind to guarantee perfect uniformity. In the griddled version, the result was a thin round of dried out meat that could have passed just as easily for a coaster on which to set your drink as a hamburger patty.
The pale and mealy slice of tomato on my burger didn't much help matters, and if I'd known that Sumo Grub used cheese sauce rather than a proper slice, I'd have left that off my order as well. A generous helping of the Sumo Sauce and some griddled onions improved things, but couldn't fully remedy the situation. I was tempted to lick the toppings off my burger and leave the beef behind.
Just as I'd recommend skipping the griddled burger at Sumo Grub, go without the uninspired waffle fries. Instead, get the deep-fried mac and cheese. More so than any of the fried creations I tried at Sumo Grub, the flavor of the creamy Kraft-like center actually stood out against the shell of breading. And the panko crust meant that the best part of baked mac and cheese—those crisp edges from the top of the casserole dish—completely enveloped Sumo Grub's version. I'd have passed on both of my burgers for a few more of these.
To fully understand Sumo Grub's odd little place in the culinary landscape, it helps to know that the restaurant sits directly across the street from Berkeley High School. Sum estimates that he gets 400 students through the tiny restaurant on weekdays. I'd guess that a 16-year-old boy can put away quite a few deep-fried burgers, though Sum says that the kids tend to opt for the chili-cheese fries, or maybe a quick dessert of fried Oreos. Without the benefit of a growth spurt to fuel my own eating, I admit to feeling just a bit wobbly as I left Sumo Grub. Time to get my cholesterol checked.
Update (3/27/11): As commenters have pointed out, the burger isn't tempura-ed as much as katsu-ed. Tempura batter generally doesn't use panko.
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As foreshadowed last week, this month's round of Microsoft patches focuses on critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, .NET and Silverlight.
The IE patch covers eight vulnerabilities that reach all the way up to remote code execution from malicious web pages, and has to be applied to all supported versions from IE6 to IE9. Microsoft's Jerry Bryant says in the accompanying video that "we are not aware of any attempts to exploit these issues".
Silverlight and the .NET framework are also vulnerable to remote code-execution from a malicious page – for client systems, via Silverlight or an XAML-capable browser. "Further the issue may allow for code execution on IIS Web servers, if an attacker can upload ASP.NET applications," Bryant says in the video.
There are two "deployment priority two" patches. One, covering Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, addresses a privilege-escalation issue, the other plugs a remote code execution hole in kernel-mode drivers.
Lower down on the priority list are patches for three remote code execution vulnerabilities in Active Accessibility, Media Center and Forefront UAG respectively, and a patch for a denial-of-service vulnerability in Host Integration Server.
The Media Center and Active Accessibility vulnerabilities both require users to be persuaded to open legitimate files that reside in the same directory as a specially crafted DLL file, while the Forefront UAG would depend on persuading users to visit a crafted URL.
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It's so good to know I'm not crazy for hiring a cleaning lady twice a month. I am willing to make cuts in other areas of my life to have this....otherwise, I would probably go crazy.
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"I would never have time for that!"
Anyone who has spent a little too much time running her mouth about her frugal accomplishments has heard that line. And it can be a bit insulting. After all, why is everyone else so busy and important, while I apparently am the only person around who has time to clip coupons and shop for loss leaders at grocery stores?
Then I realized that usually, when we say we don't have time to do something, what we mean is we don't WANT TO allocate any time to that particular activity.
And you know what? That is perfectly reasonable. After all, we all have to balance our lives: Most of us need time for earning income, time for managing our households and other responsibilities, and time for R&R. Taking on a new money-saving activity usually means pushing something else out, or becoming more efficient.
But if you're here at Wise Bread, you're probably looking for ways to cut down on your financial outflow. So here's my tip for getting started: Don't clip coupons if you don't have time for it. Find ways to save that you will make time for, because you don't hate doing them. Find something that suits your personality and your situation, and you're much more likely to fit it in somehow.
I "shop aggressively" because I am by nature an opportunity seeker. I love finding things of value that not everyone knows about -- whether it's a thrift store sweater or a free-after-coupons bottle of laundry detergent. I have managed to find a few hours in my busy week to clip and print out coupons, and study grocery flyers, not just because I'm thinking about how much money I will save but because it's kind of fun for me. Yes, I'm a little freaky-deaky that way.
On the other hand, I hate doing housework. So when I hear suggestions to save money by hanging out my laundry, I sigh and feel overwhelmed. And here's a convention that might surprise you: I have a cleaning lady who comes twice a month. She saves me about two hours of heavy cleaning a week. So you might say that I could quit clipping coupons, spend the amount I pay the cleaning lady on groceries, and spend the time saved to scrub my own dang bathtub. But I don't WANT to. Much like skimping on groceries makes a friend of mine feel deprived (she recovered from an eating disorder so it's a sensitive area), heavy cleaning makes me feel like a drone and makes me resent my husband for doing less than me. Strategically grocery shopping, on the other hand, makes me feel clever and like I'm winning a game and doing well by my family.
Below are other examples of how you can find frugal moves that fit your personality. Once you enjoy one frugal change, you'll probably be ready to a frugal change that you at least don't hate. For example, even though I don't really love cooking, I've gotten myself to make more and more things homemade. Who knows, maybe if I get far enough down the frugal road, I'll be able to cajole myself into setting up that clothesline.
- If you're an environmentalist: Instead of thinking about groceries, you'll get more internal rewards from driving less, replacing paper towels with rags, using cloth diapers and, yes, hanging out laundry.
- If you're crafty: There are so many great suggestions on this site for making gifts, things for your home and personal care products for very little money. Reading these tips makes me feel lightheaded, but for you, they might be just the encouragement you need.
- If you get a charge from doing things independently, look for ready-made things you could make or grow yourself. Raise those chickens, or for a less radical move, make milk into yogurt. Make your own bread. This option is especially good if you have small children at home and you want to give them a little crunchy granola "how things are made" experience. A good book with recipes for such homemade products is Ruth Yaron's "Super Baby Food." (That's an affiliate link.)
- If you detest all of the above, but your home budget is still not balanced, you might be better off taking some spare time to increase your income. Depending on your situation, that might mean overtime hours, consulting on the side, or a little work from home tutoring or doing call center work.
- If you truly cannot spare any extra time on a recurring basis, but you need to save money, focus on what you can change about your life that won't take extra time. Consider taking a half day to examine and overhaul how you run your household and to plan. You will probably find that changing a few things -- like switching service providers or refinancing a loan -- will save you money without any outlay of time beyond that first planning day. You may even find that some moves will save both time and money -- such as making a plan to simplify your life by cutting out excess shopping, or getting rid of a costly hobby that had become more obligation than fun.
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I cook a lot, I garden a lot and I try to be frugal in general. So yeah, I get that, "I'd never have time for that" response on a fairly regular basis.
Then I came across this fantastic comeback in Nigella Lawson's, Nigella Express cookbook:
"I don't wish to sound unsympathetic. Obviously, the fact that I am writing a book expressly concerned, as it were, with good food that can be pulled together quickly, establishes, I hope, my bona fides in this regard, but I have to own up to some degree of impatience. The thing is, whenever people, perhaps showing a slightly patronizing amusement at how often I cook (and maybe it's that which irks), claim that they themselves never have the time to cook, it makes me feel uncharacteristically aggressive. What I want to point out is that they are hardly using the time they save by not cooking writing War and Peace."
Kate, I love the quote! I find the "I don't have time" attitude really annoys me in some of the comments on Wisebread articles -- but my sore spot is the environment. Seriously - are our lives so busy that we can't manage to recycle a phone book or put yoghurt or berries in reusable snack size containers ourselves?
My answer is no. It's not a lack of time, it's sheer laziness. I don't think we should skimp when it comes to things that affect the environment.
I like your do-it-yourself suggestions and certainly understand we don't all want to turn our lives into full time arts-and-crafts/menial labor...I'm a big fan of division of labor, but doing some things for yourself is a big part of life. For children, it can be a great character builder, so losing some time to inefficiencies or replacing other things you want to do might be worthwhile.
Seeing that you can use your mind to do things on your own, and that we make conservative resource allocation decisions is a great thing for children. Personally, I really like your bread baking advice!
I abhor emptying the dishwasher. I have no idea why but I hate it. So I wear a tiara when I do it. For some reason, it makes the act just a little more bearable.
I'm queen of the repurpose. I keep a lot of things around that my friends laugh at me for not throwing away. Until, that is, they see those objects reincorporated into something else that's fun/fabulous/awesome. Most of the people I know look to me to be the "what's a cheap and creative solution for...." guru.
I would rather clip a thousand coupons than scrub a tub. I also have a cleaning lady (bless her) who comes twice a month to do the hard core cleaning. This is an absolute must for me if I am going to be a working mom.
I solved the "I hate to empty the dishwasher" problem by never filling it. I live alone and wash all dishes by hand now, and let them dry on the counter. (I also don't cook, so, yes, fewer dishes overall.) When I need a coffee mug or a plate, I grab a clean one from the dish drain and viola. Never needs to be put away. Plus, I save all that electricity and hot water.
And I thought I was the only one who wore a tiara during housework! Ha ha -- it sits on my piggy bank, while I'm not wearing it.


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The one issue most important to Canadians is being ignored.
Health care affects every Canadian, yet only NDP leader Jack Layton has brought it up. Green Party leader Elizabeth May's Pharmacare solution is barely being discussed. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff did a cringe-worthy photo op. And did Conservative leader Stephen Harper say anything at those carefully orchestrated rallies of his? He must've said something, and I missed it, right?
We face a crisis both in dollars and competency. Health care is being denied because medicare won't fund expensive drugs or fund drugs in one province but not another. The Multiple Sclerosis story revealed the crisis in funding of innovative research and exposed the unbelievable petulance of neurologists who think their patients ought to obey, not seek out new treatments or direct their own care, and not return for help if they have had surgery abroad.
Health care teams try to force their opinions on well-informed patients, or parents of children, instead of encouraging participatory medicine. This wastes dollars fighting patients instead of providing good care.
Yet the red-door and blue-door politicians are pretty much ignoring this issue simmering in the public's hearts. And so people on Twitter yawn at our election while the public complains in private rather than protests loudly.
I would never want U.S.-style medicine here — I've experienced its special hell twice before — but the current Canadian way rewards the idiots as much as the geniuses. It fragments medical records, allows specialists to work in isolation, and discourages communication between doctors — a real problem when you have a complex illness or injury.
The wait-times guarantee has benefited knees at the expense of shoulders and bowel disease. Imagine having to go to the washroom at least 12 to 30 times a day (and not to pee, by the way) and waiting months and months for surgery because funding for your condition has been cut back so as to fund knee surgeries? And I bet you thought funding had increased so as to increase overall care? Nope.
Hospital administrations grow fat in office space and dollars as nurses (aka beds) are cut back and medical services reduced. No matter what, they know the provinces will feed their appetites because there are no monetary repercussions if patients die or suffer for lack of medical care.
Meanwhile, Canadians abhor even the mention of the word "private" in relation to our health care system and politicians fear saying that word out loud, although it's long past time we debated it.
The only way to increase access for all — poor, middle class, and very sick included — and, at the same time, improve the quality of care we receive is to increase the number of providers, including those dreaded private clinics.
Who cares whether the clinic I go to is privately or publicly operated, when I don't pay? Private clinics allow everyone to approach and receive timely care, regardless of income (because, you know, medicare still pays). Yet they — not the tax-sucking, publicly operated hospitals — are painted the bad guys.
Our election a yawn-fest? Only because the red door and blue door don't want to awaken the masses. Maybe if Canadians weren't so comfortable, they'd get over their fear of speaking up, of protesting in the streets, of writing their local candidates, the leaders, and favourite newspapers demanding to know what the parties are going to do to reform health care in Canada.
Shireen Jeejeebhoy is the author of "Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story, " a biography on a Canadian medical pioneer, and is currently working on two novels. She blogs at pario.blogspot.com. Her website is jeejeebhoy.ca.


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TNA issued the following press release today:
TNA IMPACT WRESTLING returns to the United Kingdom in January/February 2014 with shows in Glasgow (Jan 30), Manchester (Jan 31), London (Feb 1) and Birmingham (Feb 2). UK Fans - don't miss your chance to experience IMPACT WRESTLING LIVE! Get the complete tour and ticketing info!
• Fans cans experience TNA live from just £22.50, plus booking fee
• Live events coming to Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham
• TNA President Dixie Carter to launch UK Tour with special fan events (info below)
The Glasgow event will see TNA IMPACT WRESTLING become the first ever company to put on a wrestling show at the gorgeous new Hydro arena.
Fans can be part of the action, and experience the UK's most popular wrestling company live, from just £22.50, plus booking fee. Tickets are available via the TNA UK Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tnawrestlinguk, www.gigsandtours.com/tour/tna-wrestling, www.ticketmaster.co.uk or direct from the tour venues. Full details of the UK events are:
Thursday 30 January 2014
Glasgow Hydro
0844 811 0051
Friday 31 January 2014
Manchester Arena
0844 847 8000
Saturday 01 February 2014
London Wembley Arena
0844 815 0815
Sunday 02 February 2014
Birmingham NIA
0844 338 8000
TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is broadcast on Challenge in the UK and Ireland every Sunday night at 9pm, as well as on Spike TV in the USA and more than 120 other countries.
The TNA UK Tour launch also includes an exclusive competition with Challenge, where one lucky fan can win a trip for two to Boston to experience TNA Slammiversary live. More details on the fan events and competition can be found at www.challenge.co.uk/wrestling.


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At the Republic Report, Lee Fang details how the Koch Industries petrochemical empire is involved in the boom in natural gas hydrofracturing. The right-wing Koch brothers have developed a vertical empire designed to extract wealth from every point in the hydrocarbon lifecycle. A small fraction of their profits is funneled into corrupting our political system, in order to prevent government from protecting society against the costs of the waste products.
The October 2011 issue of Discovery, the in-house Koch Industries newsletter, explains how the Koch Industries empire is profiting from the "really exciting" fracking boom:
– 1. Koch Pipeline is partnering with NuStar Energy to develop a dormant pipeline from Pettus, TX to refineries in Corpus Christi. The pipeline will transport natural gas from fracking sites in southern Texas. Koch Pipeline is a Koch Industries subsidiary.
– 2. Flint Hills Resources recently purchased a small craft pier and wharf in Ingleside, TX to store shipments of natural gas from fracking operations in the Eagle Ford shale formation. Flint Hills Resources is a Koch Industries subsidiary.
– 3. Koch Supply & Trading, a Koch Industries company that deals with commodity trading and financial products, is "already trading Eagle Ford crude" to help supply Koch companies and other customers, according to a Koch Industries newsletter.
– 4. Koch Chemical Technology Group is designing a processing facility near Yoakum, TX to help process natural gas fracked in southern Texas. Koch Chemical is a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
– 5. John Zink, a Koch Industries company, is providing flares for a natural gas processing plant in Helena to service the fracking industry.
– 6. Georgia Pacific produces resins used for chemicals used to prop open micro-fractures, an important process for fracking to occur. GP is a Koch Industries subsidiary.
– 7. Koch Fertilizer, a Koch Industries company, has tapped into increased natural gas production from fracking to develop fertilizer.
From Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney to the Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation and Americans for Prosperity, the Koch political network has been furiously attempting to block any oversight or regulation of the pollution and risks associated with fracking, no matter the danger to the American public.


text: Chris Sharon is the proud owner and builder of this immaculate CB750F. Based in Seattle, he is also a member of a vintage motorcycle club called the Knuckle Busters. "The love of old bikes and working on them brings us all together. We're a fairly new club but we are coming on strong" Chris tells us. "This 1975 CB750F was my first complete frame up with every nut, bolt, and what not completely restored or replaced. The basis for my bike was that old hot rod look". To get a few extra ponies, the heads were ported and polished, 849cc big bore with stage three cam and chrome 4 into 1 exhaust. The frame was powder coated in flat black paint with hand laid pin stripes. Chris also created a simple but effective custom seat pan using the stock rear cowl. Some of the other specs include: nitrogen reservoir rear shocks and progressive springs up front, drilled disc's and Dyna ignition and coils. "This set up pulls like a train and I've since had to retool the seat to keep me from sliding back too far" he says. Chris loves this bike so much that he has built another stunning CB750 which we will feature soon.


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SNY: reports from Mets mini camp
SNY, the TV home of the Mets, will have reports from Port St. Lucie starting at 10 p.m. as the three day event wraps up day one.
Bisons.com will have new video features online this week to help give you a sense of how certain players fit in via New York and/or Buffalo, in some cases.
Terry Collins and Omar Minaya will answer questions, just for you on bisons.com.


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LETTER- Drumming is key communication
I attended the City Council meeting about allowing African drumming on the Downtown Mall again. [July 10: "Drumroll, please: Group exiled until Council acts."] Mayor Dave Norris and present Council members expressed support for the drumming and seemed confident that something would be worked out and that the ordinance stemmed from complaints about amplified guitar music.
What I feel is so important is helping the public understand why there should be an exception for this form of communication, which is what the drumming is. I can understand why we need to avoid a cacophony. But as I suggested to Mayor Norris, if an exception is made, and others whose music may rise above the decibel level want the same consideration, let them apply and let the merits of the request be judged on a case-by-case basis.
One thing that may not be as well known to all is that Whit Whitten has given tirelessly to this community by playing and teaching at schools, rehabilitation facilities, Camp Holiday Trails, workshops for children, almost all of it free. He simply loves to work with children and share his gift of this wonderful infectious sound.
There's a reason Whit Whitten was chosen one of the Charlottesville's distinguished citizens by the Daily Progress last year.
When we were playing the night in question, we had reports from many observers that after going one street away, you couldn't even hear the music over the sounds of the people and life on the Mall.
To not allow him to continue to drum on the Mall as he did for many years would truly be a great loss. And to have this happen just as we are becoming a sister city with Winneba, Ghana, is even harder to understand. As they learn more about our culture, we should be embracing and learning about theirs.
It also helps to develop a sense of community and diversity, and isn't that what the premise of the Downtown Mall is supposed to be about?
Diane Bracuto
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It's amazing the number of people who support government by privilege.
Charlottesville has become the catchall public begging capital of the US. I don't mind if a creative and respectful musician has a cup for donations. After all, they are entertaining and providing a service. The problem is, too many drunks, druggies, and lazy bones are making a business out of sitting there doing nothing and actively pestering the public for cash. I had to laugh recently as one guy displayed a sign: NEED MONEY BUT NOT FOR DRUGS. All the while he puffed on a cig and drank ?? from a paper bag???
Seems these people gathering cash should be required to buy a permit from the city. It is unfair that others running a business must first acquire a permit in order to sell their stuff on the Mall.
I think there already is a law against "aggressive" panhandling. Not sure how they define that.
No problem with a musician who has an instrument case open for people to donate if they wish. Busking is a long tradition. Likewise high school bake sales, Girl Scout cookies, etc.
Would not mind seeing ALL panhandling by these individuals soi referred to banned. Problem is,someone would probably take the city to court saying their rights were infringed upon.
Yep, they may try to take it to court, but in the end, they don't have a leg to stand on, as they harrass and also violate the rights of law abiding citizens visting the the mall.


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When you go into a restaurant, you probably give some thought to whether you're ordering a small, regular or large sandwich.
That makes sense.With widening waistlines across the land, many of us want to make a health-conscious choice. But are we really getting a small portion when we order a small sandwich?
Well, that depends.
University of Michigan marketing professor Aradhna Krishna has studied how labels impact how much we eat. In one experiment, she gave people cookies that were labeled either medium or large, and then measured how much they ate.
The catch? The cookies were identical in size.
What happened? You guessed it. People ate more cookies when they were labeled "medium." Rather than trust what their stomachs were telling them, in other words, people went by the label.
(Listen to the radio piece above for how the same phenomenon affects people who go clothes shopping and seek out smaller sizes.)
"Just because there's a different size label attached to the same actual quantity of food, people eat more. But also, [they] think they've not eaten as much," says Krishna.
Krishna said the psychological principle at work has big ramifications because a 32-ounce soda at McDonald's is called a large soda, but the same drink at Wendy's is called a medium. A small coffee is 10 ounces at Dunkin' Donuts and 12 ounces at Caribou Coffee. When you trust labels, you could end up eating and drinking a lot more than you thought. Check out some visuals over at fastfoodmarketing.org.
Most Americans, moreover, don't realize the "large" soda they order today is about six times as large as the same soda 60 years ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Across the U.S., again what has happened is that food sizes have become larger over time," says Krishna. "So, that same hamburger has become bigger, the french fries have become bigger, and again this is leading to obesity."
Restaurants today can label food and drink as they please. But given the power of labels in shaping behavior, Krishna said that standardizing portion sizes across restaurants could have a bigger impact on public health than New York City's controversial recent ban on all sodas larger than 16 ounces at restaurants and other eateries.
"We're not talking about restrictions in terms of freedom in any way," she said. "All I'm saying is that sizes should be made more uniform, and that will only help the consumer because you'll know what you're getting."
Sticking labels on menus isn't the only way to influence what people eat. As we've reported before, eating off a smaller plate can cause people to overestimate the serving size they've received — and eat less. Drinking beer from a straight glass, rather than a curved one, makes people drink more slowly and better gauge how much they've had to drink.
Krishna said the phenomenon of labels' influencing consumer behavior isn't unique to food. So-called vanity sizing is rampant in the clothing industry. Marketers are relabeling large-size clothes as small to give customers the satisfaction of feeling that they still fit into small-size clothing.
"What used to be a size 8 in the 1950s has become a size 4 in the 1970s and a zero in 2006," Krishna said.
In another study, Krishna and her colleagues found that vanity sizing improved people's body image. Labels shape our experiences in both positive and negative ways.
Referring to different bust sizes among women in Asian countries and in the United States, Krishna argued that people often don't have control over their body size and shouldn't need to feel blame or shame for not conforming to society's ideals. "It's not a question of being lied to," she said. "It's a question of do you want to be lied to."
Americans are growing larger - and we're not talking about height. According to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about two-thirds of all people in this country are either overweight or obese. Doctors are not the only ones responding to this change. NPR's Shankar Vedantam, who joins us regularly to talk about social science research, tells us marketers are responding as well. Hi, Shankar.
SHANKAR VEDANTAM, BYLINE: Hi, Steve.
INSKEEP: Why marketers?
VEDANTAM: Well, as Americans have grown larger, they have become increasingly dissatisfied as customers. So, you know, it used to be that a size six or a size eight would fit you and now you have to get a size 10 or 12.
INSKEEP: And now you're grumpy. You feel unhappy, you feel bad about yourself.
VEDANTAM: Exactly. And the implications aren't just bad for your health, actually the implications are much worse. They're bad for business. And so marketers have come up with a really ingenious solution - it's actually been around for years - they have made the clothes larger but they re-label them as being smaller. And the phenomenon is called vanity sizing. I spoke with this marketing professor at the University of Michigan - her name is Aradhna Krishna - and she tells me it's gotten to a point where these tweaks to the label aren't small anymore, they're really, really dramatic.
ARADHNA KRISHNA: Because, in the U.S., there is so much obesity, there is greater need for vanity sizing. What used to be a size eight in the 1950s has become a size four in the '70s and a zero in 2006.
INSKEEP: That's not a tweak, that's a big deal. Why make such a big change?
VEDANTAM: The reason they make a big change is, of course, that it's very effective. Customers seem to be very happy with these clothes. They seem to buy them in greater quantities. The question that I had for Krishna, though, is do customers actually realize that marketers are lying to them?
KRISHNA: It's not a question of being lied to, it's a question of do you want to be lied to?
VEDANTAM: So, this is a really interesting philosophical question, Steve, which is if you want to be lied to, does this still constitute a lie?
INSKEEP: I am trying to sort this through, because if you're buying clothes that remind you that you're heavier than you want to be and it makes you feel bad, marketers are saying, well, it's going to make you less likely to buy clothes, maybe you'll spend less on the wardrobe. If you get the smaller size, suddenly the clothing makes you feel good. But you're saying that people perhaps consciously, or on some level, actually want to lie to themselves. That what this is suggesting?
VEDANTAM: I think that is exactly what this research is suggesting. And it used to be that vanity sizing was primarily for women's clothes. Increasingly now, Krishna tells me it's also for men's clothes. And, of course, it got me thinking about the clothes that I was wearing, so I asked her about it. So, you're saying that the size 36 pants that I think I'm wearing might not be size 36 pants?
KRISHNA: Unfortunately, yes. You actually might be wearing a bigger size and feeling that you're actually a size 36.
INSKEEP: But you're feeling good about yourself right now, aren't you, Shankar? That's important.
VEDANTAM: I am. And in fact, I think that actually my size is probably 28 and my pants were mislabeled as a 36. And it's actually gotten so out of hand because vanity preferences differ across countries. And apparently now, if you're buying women's bras, a bra that might be a size B might get labeled as a size C in some part of Asia. The very same bra could get labeled as a double A in the United States.
INSKEEP: Now, let's figure that out for a moment. People are pretending to wear smaller clothes - or let's put it another way: they're wearing clothes that are labeled differently even though they are larger. Could that actually be bad for people's health, because they're lulling themselves into thinking that they're thin?
VEDANTAM: I think there are some really important health implications here. I think you're exactly right. In fact, Krishna has done a lot of work looking at food labeling as well. So, for example, she conducted an experiment where she had identical cookies, but she labeled some of them as medium size and some of them as large size. And what she found is that people were willing to eat many more cookies when they were labeled medium size. And so what this suggests is that one potential way to address some of the obesity problems we're having is to re-label the food so that it's larger, and that might prompt people to eat a little bit less. The problem here is that in many restaurants, portion sizes are not standardized. A large soda that you could get at McDonald's is the same size as a medium soda at Wendy's. And Krishna thinks it would actually be very helpful if you went to different restaurants and small, medium and large actually meant the same thing everywhere.
INSKEEP: So, you can have some standards. And that's the problem here in the end, isn't it? The reason that people are looking at clothing labels and looking at the labels on food is 'cause you could eat any amount of food, you could probably be reasonably comfortable at a lot of different weights, and you're looking for some kind of cue as to what's appropriate.
VEDANTAM: Exactly. I mean, psychologically I think people believe the label is actually reflecting reality. But what the labels have increasingly become is they have become a psychological phenomenon to tell people how much to eat, what they're wearing and whether to be satisfied.
INSKEEP: NPR's Shankar Vedantam with supersized knowledge. You can follow him on Twitter @HiddenBrain. You can also follow this program @MorningEdition, @NPRGreene, @NPRInskeep. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2018
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Michael Smith 7:00 pm
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Michael Smith @ Barrel & Keg
Feb 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Michael Smith wrote a daily blog poem for 13 years and recently completed his autobiography. He lives on a farm in Silverton with his partner Carol Storke and enjoys publishing books by himself and others. Find us in the back … Continue reading
Portland: Robert Hass reads at Lewis and Clark College 6:00 pm
Portland: Robert Hass reads at Lewis and Clark College @ Lewis and Clark College, Council Chambers
Feb 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Portland, Ore. — Prize-winning poet Robert Hass will give a poetry reading at 6 p.m. on February 6 in Lewis & Clark's Council Chambers. The reading is free and open to the public. Hass's poetry reflects his passion for nature … Continue reading
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Jade Rosina McCutcheon 7:00 pm
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Jade Rosina McCutcheon @ Barrel & Keg
Feb 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jade Rosina McCutcheon holds a Doctorate of Creative Arts and is currently finishing a 2nd PhD in feminist film studies. Her publications include book, Awakening the Performing Body, Embodied Consciousness Performance Technologies, eight chapters in edited, peer reviewed volumes, several … Continue reading
Poets of Oregon's South Coast
Poets of Oregon's South Coast @ North Bend Public Library
Feb 10 all-day
Five poets with history on the South Coast of Oregon will read poetry and answer questions. The Poets are Erik Muller, John Noland, Gary Lark, Barbara Drake and Joy McDowell. The event is from 2-4 pm on February 10, 2018 … Continue reading
Applegate Poets: For the Love of Poetry 2:00 pm
Applegate Poets: For the Love of Poetry @ Applegate Library
Feb 11 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Applegate Poets, including OPA members Joan Peterson, H Ní Aódagaín, and Lisa E Baldwin, read from their own works. A book table featuring Applegate Poets' works will be available. Refreshments provided.Like this:Like Loading...
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Luna Flores 7:00 pm
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Luna Flores @ Barrel & keg
Feb 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Peregrine Literary Series 3:00 pm
Peregrine Literary Series @ Stickmen's Brewery
Feb 18 @ 3:00 pm
Regional authors, Janice Rubin and Leah Stenson, present their latest publications in this family-friendly, accessible venue. Books available for purchase and signing. Hosted by Joan Maiers. Free and open to the public. Donations of canned goods, cash collected for local … Continue reading
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Tim Whitsel and Kelly Terwilliger 7:00 pm
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Tim Whitsel and Kelly Terwilliger @ Barrel & Keg
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
TIM WHITSEL lives on a 100-year floodplain outside Springfield, Oregon. He is passionate about western rivers, gardening, jazz, bicycling, wine and words. For six years Tim directed Windfall, a monthly reading series at the Eugene Public Library. He won first … Continue reading
Silverton 18th Annual Poetry Festival 7:00 pm
Silverton 18th Annual Poetry Festival @ Multiple Venues: Oregon Gardens Gordon House; Silverton Library; Mt. Angel Abbey Library and Bookstore; White Steeple Gallery, Borland Gallery
Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm – Feb 25 @ 4:00 pm
Several readings and discussions featuring Oregon and Washington poets (see website for more info)Like this:Like Loading...
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Ageless Authors, is a nationwide publishing project exclusively for writers age 65 and older, and invites your members to participate in our 2017 writing contest now underway. The emphasis last year was on form, perfecting essays, short stories and poetry. … Continue reading
Poetry in Motion: VCWC Annual Poetry Contest
Poetry in Motion: VCWC Annual Poetry Contest @ Ventura County Writers Club annual poetry contest
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Parliament, legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Over the centuries it has become more than a legislative body; it is the sovereign power of Great Britain, whereas the monarch remains sovereign in name only. Parliament consists, technically, of the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords, but the word in common usage refers to the members of the two houses or, more specifically to Commons alone. The great power of the House of Commons lies, historically, in its control of government finances. The powers of the House of Lords have been negligible since 1911. Parliament is housed in Westminster Palace.
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Structure
- History
- Bibliography
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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In an effort to increase the chance of survival for our citizens and visitors that experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Algona EMS has launched an initiative to train as many citizens as possible in Hands-Only CPR.
Anybody can be a hero. If you see someone collapse, it is vital to their survival that you act immediately. The American Heart Association has set simple guidelines that save lives.
The video below shows how easy it is to provide lifesaving care:
Hands-Only CPR
If you are interested in having members of Algona EMS provide a brief training session in Hands-Only CPR at your workplace or organizational meeting, please contact Gary Merrill at (515) 295-7513.


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For those of you who are interested in getting S-OFF your HTC smartphones, you can now use Firewater to do so.
This will work on most HTC smartphones with Qualcomm chip. I was able to use this method to get S-OFF on bunch of my HTC phones including AT&T One X (One XL), HTC Evo 4G LTE, and HTC One M7/M8.
Why S-OFF?
S-OFF on older devices like AT&T One X allows user to flash custom ROMs normally without having to use a computer to flash kernel (boot image) via fastboot.
On newer HTC devices like HTC One M7 or M8, you do NOT NEED S-OFF as custom ROMs will install normally but by having S-OFF, you will be able to install bootloaders/radios. This can be useful in cases where you need to upgrade the bootloader on newer Android OS versions so you don't have to unroot your phone back to stock firmware.
I usually do NOT promote S-OFF especially on newer HTC phones as they are dangerous but I found that Firewater method is very safe to do and does not cause hard bricks like I have seen with other S-OFF methods.
To use Firewater, first you will need a rooted HTC smartphone. (You can refer to our How to Root Android! page)
Once you have a rooted HTC smartphone, you are ready to go. In this example, I am using CM11 ROM but you can use any custom ROM or stock ROM.
Step 1. Enable developer options on your phone by going to Settings->About phone and hitting the "Build Number" about 5 times until it says, "You have enabled development settings".
Step 2. Hit the back button once and you shall see a new Settings menu called "Developer options". Go into it and enable "Android debugging" or "Android ADB Debugging".
This will enable your Android ADB interface.
Step 3. Next connect a micro-USB cable from your HTC phone to your computer.
Step 4. Download fastboot.zip and firewater.
Unzip fastboot.zip and you should get a folder called "fastboot" in your Downloads directory. Copy the firewater file also into this folder like shown below:
Download firewater – Web Archive Download Here Also
Step 5. If you are using Mac or Linux, you don't need drivers, skip to Step 6. If using Windows, open up Device Manager and make sure you see either "My HTC" or "Android ADB Interface".
If you don't see it, you don't have HTC drivers installed, download and install HTC drivers.
Step 6. Open a command prompt for Windows and terminal for Mac or Linux.
Then type:
For Windows:
cd Downloads
cd fastboot
adb reboot
For Mac:
cd Downloads
cd fastboot
chmod 755 *
./adb-mac reboot
For Linux/Ubuntu:
cd Downloads
cd fastboot
chmod 755 *
sudo ./adb-linux reboot
If you get an error like I did that the device is offline, then go to your HTC phone and make sure you hit "OK" when "Allow USB debugging" window pops up.
You can type "adb devices" to check that your device is being recognized. For Mac, use "./adb-mac devices" and for Linux/Ubuntu, use "sudo ./adb-linux devices".
Step 7. Next type:
Then type:
For Windows:
adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
For Mac:
./adb-mac wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
For Linux/Ubuntu:
sudo ./adb-linux wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
Step 8. Next type:
Then type:
For Windows:
adb shell
For Mac:
./adb-mac shell
For Linux/Ubuntu:
sudo ./adb-linux shell
Then type: (For all Windows, Mac, and Linux)
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
If you get permission denied error, you may have to set Root access under "Developer options" to "Apps and ADB". (This is what you have to do on CM11 ROM but not regular Sense ROMs.) Then repeat Step 8.
Step 9. One everything done correctly, Firewater program will run, type "Yes".
After a minute or two, your HTC phone should now have S-OFF. If for some reason the program terminates early and your phone hangs, just hold down Power button to reboot your phone and try the process again from Step 8. *Note – On my HTC Evo 4G LTE, I had to run Firewater twice but it worked the second time.
Step 10. To verify you have S-OFF, you can reboot into the bootloader. Power off your HTC phone. Then hold down Volume Down and Power buttons together for about 5 seconds until you see the bootloader menu.
YEY! You have S-OFF, congratulations!
66 Responses
I keep getting "-bash: ./adb-mac no such directory or file exists"
Had to change directory (cd) to where adb is located and everything seems to be running ok.
Except firewater could not help achieve s-off for my device.
hey i want to convert my htc one m8 into google play edition.
is it possible to flash GPE rom with S-ON?
as i am unable to Gain S-off by both firewater as well as by sunshine method.
Please help
I got this message
whelp, this sucks, firewater can not work on your device
no amount of reflashing, retrying, or ruuing will fix…
if we are able to fix this issue, it will be announced
bye bye…..sorry it didn't work out.
hi max. loved your tutorial..got my HTC LTE root. tried Liquidsmooth, i ruined my phone. erase the internal data. thanks to Meanbean it is up running. the phone still unlock and rooted has supersu installed, but i don't whyTWRP keeps asking to install supersu, flashed but never work…
second, s-off didn't for me. the phone reboot after 2 min wait… it still s-on.
pls advice….
Hi, I have an issue with my htc one x where it does not go pass the boot screen. I've tried everything and when I put it in recovery mode and install a rom and reboot it, it does the same thing. Then at another point I was told there was no OS on it. Could you help me in solving this problem please?
atnt htc one x
couldn't achieve s-off
firmware version :5.18
what should i do?
So far I've been through 2 bottles with no success. Try again it after reboot it says. Then 5 bottles, reboot then 6 bottles. this is with HBOOT 1.57 on HTC One M7_wls
I'm going reboot again.
Why is it so difficult to go S-off?
Thanks man… i was stuck for 3 days to complete but finally one of your advice make to complete.Thanks alot man… im very happy now…
Will this work with the HTC desire 510 to get root access?
This will help the rooting process
It says it's patched by HTC
Patched meaning?
C:\fastboot>adb shell
shell@m7cdug:/ $ su
please help me ..
when i'm in cmd ….i got this message …
C:\fastboot>adb shell
shell@m7cdug:/ $ su
I can't get the S-OFF for my HTC One M7.
it has the hboot 1.57 and the OS : 22.214.171.124.
Perhaps Firewater can't do it for the OS starting with 6. ?
Best Regards
do you have firewater can you plz share
the firewater is not running, but all the steps was followed correctly, i used CM11 ROM Snapshot M10 on your AT&T One X thanks
I tried step 8 three times,and there is nothing happen.Why?
could you plz share firewater
firewater is not available to dwnld can any1 plz share it..
plz share firewater file
Rumrunner replace firewater
good luck
when I type adb shell i received:
"C:\fastboot>adb shell
/system/bin/sh: /system/etc/mkshrc[24]: resize: not found"
and firewater not run 🙁
Any tips?
Can i flash stock rom without s off ? My phone htc desire 816 hboot 3.19
Hello, i`m stuck on step 8, when i write the codes it gives me this message:
shell@android:/ # chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
shell@android:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater
/data/local/tmp/firewater[2]: syntax error: '(' unexpected
1|shell@android:/ #
I don`t understand wher is the syntax error and it won`t let me continue with the next step.
Pleas help me, and sorry for the bad english =)
you have fire water plz send it over
HI Any body have firewater , on link its says its discontinue
plz send me uidevelopertesteratgmaildotcom
I need please the Firewater send me please to: sagadesurdai@gmail
Someone share file direct link here or upload on some where and put download link here.
The firewater file is not available on there is something like this :
((firewater is officially discontinued))
Hola he seguido los pasos varias veces y esto es lo que hace. Hago todo hasta el ultimo paso indicado en el tutorial y cuando debería aparecer "yes", no lo hace y solo aparece esa ultima linea de comando. esto que agregue es sacado de mi propia aplicación para mostrarte. que puedo hacer?
C:\built original de htc\adb>adb devices
List of devices attached
FA49JSR04677 device
C:\built original de htc\adb>adb reboot
C:\built original de htc\adb>adb devices
List of devices attached
FA49JSR04677 device
C:\built original de htc\adb>adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
2496 KB/s (4522136 bytes in 1.769s)
C:\built original de htc\adb>adb shell
root@htc_a11chl:/ # su
root@htc_a11chl:/ # chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@htc_a11chl:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@htc_a11chl:/ #
hi ,when im finishing the step number 8 it sends me ¨error:only position independent executables are supported¨ can you help me please?
im doin it on a htc one m8
This procedure is not working for my HTC one X, which is not evita but endeavoru… Can you please help me out s-off my phone..
C:\Users\tarun_000\Downloads\fastboot>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
HT23LW101204 offline
C:\Users\tarun_000\Downloads\fastboot>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT23LW101204 device
C:\Users\tarun_000\Downloads\fastboot>adb reboot
C:\Users\tarun_000\Downloads\fastboot>adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/l
1264 KB/s (4522136 bytes in 3.492s)
C:\Users\tarun_000\Downloads\fastboot>adb shell
←7←[r←[999;999H←[6nshell@endeavoru:/ $ su
←7←[r←[999;999H←[6nroot@endeavoru:/ # chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@endeavoru:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@endeavoru:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater
sh: /data/local/tmp/firewater: not found
127|root@endeavoru:/ #
dont work on htc desire 510
help me
i stopped @ /data/local/tmp/firewater
nothing happen….. firewater not running 🙁
I got the same thing. Help Max.
Got any solution for this??
after i enter they type hmm why you are here help me please
I have this problem. error only position independent executables (pie) are supported
despues de 2 años tengo esa bronca only position independen execut pie are supportes mi pregunta es si pudo solucionarlo y como de antemano gracias
i have the same problem
firewater not working, why bro??
I can't seem to get past the same as /data/local/tmp/firewater when trying to execute the file. I got it to say that "permission was denied' for a few times while trying to execute, haven't been able to since.. I've followed the steps, but placed firewater into my platform-tools folder instead for easier access. Ran the push, shell, su, and execution but nothing happens.. I'm really trying to get Write-Read fixed on my HTC Desire 610 so I can at least fix the Mobile Hotspot problem from AT&T.. so any help would really be appreciated..
Anyone know if this works on HTC One M9?
i tried above all.
but i could not push firewater to data/local/tmp with command.
i copy it manually at same path data/local/tmp
now adb shell
chmod 755 data/local/tmp/firewater
and then
/data/local/tmp/firewater and press enter.
but nothing happened.
C:fastboot>adb shell
root@m7wls:/ # su
root@m7wls:/ # chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@m7wls:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@m7wls:/ #
That was my result as well sir. Did you succeed at all?
no dear still not solved.
firewater not working at my device.
i think we should try sunshine but it is paid app. 25$
siiiiigghhhhh….*ffs* someone said that a new kernel is needed, any recommendations? (links?)
htc m8
Greven85, try to restore a backup of android 4.4 … via TWRP, then get s-off, and then restore the backup of your current system
so firewater will work with hboot 1.61 on some old android 4.4 custom ROM ?
C:UsersEwanmi O GatphohDownloadsfastboot>adb reboot
C:UsersEwanmi O GatphohDownloadsfastboot>adb wait-for-device push firewater /data/local/tmp
4270 KB/s (4519496 bytes in 1.033s)
C:UsersEwanmi O GatphohDownloadsfastboot>adb shell
shell@htc_m8:/ $ su
1|shell@htc_m8:/ $ su
1|shell@htc_m8:/ $ chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
shell@htc_m8:/ $ su
root@htc_m8:/ # chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@htc_m8:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater
error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.
1|root@htc_m8:/ #
anyone please help me how to solve this…..
Does it work on a HTC desire 510?
I also have this problem. error only position independent executables (pie) are supported
i can't find a firewater flie pls help me
maybe a link ;)?
hello im not shure i need a custom room in my HTC Desire 510 to get the soff?
in my pc stop here "C:\adb>adb shell
shell@htc_a11ul8x26:/ $ su
root@htc_a11ul8x26:/ # chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@htc_a11ul8x26:/ # /data/local/tmp/firewater
root@htc_a11ul8x26:/ #" pleas helpme
anyone can fix that problem error: only position independent executables (PIE) are supported.
hola tengo el mismo problema con un htc desire 626 luego del paso 8 me sale .. solo se admiten los ejecutables independientes de posición (PIE)… segun lei en otro articulo q eso pasa con las versiones de android 5 a posteriores y q se debe modificar algun archivo pero no se cual alguien sabe..? se los agradezco de antemano
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