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I apologize. There are many others who can write with far more knowledge and expertise about this topic. I write out of deep gratitude from within the limits of my situation.
On July 1, the Very Rev. Peter Gillquist fell asleep in the Lord. His story, along with that of many others, is part of a modern transformation of the Orthodox Church, an awakening to the work of evangelism for the Church that carried the gospel to the Roman Empire and beyond, and witnessed the conversion of ancient kingdoms across the face of the globe. It was also a Church that, battered by persecution, dominated by hostile states and limited by state policy, had largely seen its role as the care of its own with evangelism left in the hands neighboring, colonial powers. In America, Orthodoxy was a Church of immigrants, often held in disdain by the surrounding Western European-based ethnic groups. It was viewed as "exotic," but "backwards," and ill-suited to the needs of a modern world.
Stories abound in the English-speaking world of those who inquired of Orthodoxy only to be turned away. Met. Kallistos Ware relates how his first approaches to the Orthodox faith were rebuffed. He was told to remain an Anglican. With persistence he was told that he could become Orthodox, but should not expect to become a priest. The late Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas, came to the Orthodox Church at age 16 with his sister. They attended Holy Trinity Church in Dallas for weeks before anyone spoke to them. Vladyka said that he was 21 before he ever heard a service in English.
The language barrier was difficult for many. Following his conversion in 1958, Met. Kallistos authored one of the first books in English to give a comprehensive introduction to the Orthodox Church. It was published in 1963. The first all-English language parish in the United States (according to my sources) was founded in the 1955's in Tarzana, CA. It was a novel idea.
My first explorations of Orthodoxy came during my college years in the mid-70's. In 1981 I lunched with a Greek Orthodox priest who told me that I was "better off staying where I was." It felt positively ecumenical.
It was not an ecumenical gesture. The priest had no doubt of the nature of Orthodoxy (as the true faith). He simply had no sense that the treasure given to him was meant to be shared. History had divided Christians, and they were best left where they were.
Fr. Peter Gillquist, an extremely gifted writer, speaker and evangelist, was part of a group of evangelical Christians who had begun to explore Orthodox thought and life. In true protestant fashion, the group formed a series of Churches (the Evangelical Orthodox Church). But in true Orthodox fashion, they began to pursue reception into true, canonical Orthodoxy. He related that story in his book, Becoming Orthodox. In 1987, 17 parishes with 2,000 members were led into the faith under the omophor of the Patriarch of Antioch. Though the group would initially have its own unique life and character, by 1995 they were fully assimilated into the life and liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church.
Their reception was greeted in a variety of ways by the Orthodox. Some worried that they would bring corrupt practices and ideas into the Church (in practice, those parishes proved to be more "traditional" than many ethnic Churches). Others worried that their reception itself had violated canons (their clergy were ordained as priests as a group rather than individually – unusual but not unprecedented).
But their journey into Orthodoxy was part of a transformation for Orthodoxy in the Western world. There were many factors that came together in the last quarter of the 20th century that opened the path of conversion. No one thing can be singled out. However, the evangelical commitment of Fr. Peter and others (including figures such as Archbishop Dmitri and Met. Kallistos) coincided with this transformation. Perhaps all of these came at a "tipping point," as we say today. Recent statistical studies show that in the Greek Archdiocese of America, 29 percent of its members are converts (from Protestant or Catholic) with 12 percent of its clergy being convert. In the Orthodox Church of America (the jurisdiction in which I serve), over half of the clergy and the laity are converts (this does not include the significant number of young clergy who are the children of converts).
Together these converts have brought a wealth of energy and insight. Publishing of material on the Orthodox faith, geared towards the non-Orthodox, has undergone an "explosion" in the last generation. The internet, though very uneven in its content and accuracy, echoes with this same energy.
According to a 2010 demographic study, more than half of OCA clergy and laity converted from Protestant or Roman Catholic churches. In GOA churches, 29 percent of lay persons are converts to Orthodox Christianity and 12 percent of clergy are converts. Doubtless, such an influx of converts has had an impact on Orthodoxy. From all indications, however, the impact has not been to make Orthodox parishes more protestant or Roman Catholic. Converts are often eager to be less like their former associations. At the same time that this influx of converts has entered North American Orthodoxy, monasticism has rapidly expanded. For much of the 20th century, there were three to four Orthodox monastic communities in America – yielding a Church largely devoid of monastic experience. Today there are over 80 monastic communities. Though most are small, they are a growing part of the life of many American parishes. Orthodoxy in America is not becoming less traditional, but more so.
My family and I were received into the Church in 1998. My two oldest daughters are married to Orthodox priests, and a significant number of my extended family has entered the faith. What was relatively easy for me was made possible by many others. Fr. Peter was an untiring evangelist, nurturing individuals in very isolated places. He took time for everyone. He lived in the best missionary manner. May his memory be eternal!
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Memory eternal!
Thanks for writing and sharing this testimony to the work Fr. Peter and others. I'd venture to say that many evangelical converts who are in the Church today and that have come in within the last 20 yrs have been influenced, even if unknowingly, by the work of Fr. Peter. If not influenced, we've least walked on a path made more walkable by others.
His book, and the EOC were important stepping stones in my journey into the Orthodox Church. Glory to God. May his memory be eternal!
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The 'nationalistic' churches have been a problem in the diaspora for some time.
Saintly Elders from outside the traditional Greek, Russian, Rumanian etc countries will hopefully start springing forth (they have already started) so that this positive change will come about the way it should.
Oddly enough, Hesychasm and Martyrdom are the driving forces behind true evangelism…
Monastic growth, in fact, is the most reliable indication that the Church is truly gaining ground according to Elder Aimilianos of Simpos Petras.
Elder Sophrony also mentions that even a single person who truly comes to know God personally , rather than to know about God as an object of knowledge, is far more significant (for the whole world and for the spreading of the Church) than thousands being converted – this is based on St Isaac the Syrian.
Elder Sophrony is quite right (as usual).
Fr. Stephen, thanks so much for this post! I was fortunate to see a posting on Facebook from a friend referring to Fr. Peter's family update website through their church community last week and have been keeping up with this amazing time. I have never met Fr. Peter, but I have the pleasure of knowing and attending church with Fr. Gordon Walker, his friend, and one of the priests ordained with him. God has been so good to us through these amazing followers of Christ. I thank God and thank them — and I thank you, Fr. Stephen — for your service, your dedication to following Christ and reaching out a hand to help us along the Way.
This verse is on my heart when I think of Fr. Peter, Fr. Gordon and all the dedicated men and their wives who know that Our Lord is truly the Lover of Mankind and share this knowledge with others, thank you!
2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
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Quite lovely remarks, and so true! I strongly feel that Fr. Peter was a huge influence to many of us converts, and we owe him a great debt of gratitude! Memory Eternal, Fr. Peter. May his soul dwell with the righteous!
My second daughter's husband is the son of Fr. Gregory Rogers who was also ordained with Fr. Walker and Fr. Peter, and was part of the original EOC that came under the Patriarch of Antioch. My son-in-law, Fr. Philip Rogers is an outstanding young priest, and was in seminary with Fr. Peter's son, Fr. Peter-Jon Gillquist. (They were in school with a number of other convert-offspring as well). It is in the fervency, depth and maturity that I see in the Orthodoxy of these young men and women that I find my greatest joy. To give to your children something you searched for through the better part of a lifetime, and to find that they love it as well or better, is a very rare thing in our modern world. I have been deeply blessed in my life, without merit.
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Memory Eternal, Father Peter
Fr Peter's books from long ago were helpful to me as a young Christian. And his later books have led me to an investigation of Orthodoxy. Your blogs continue to create a hunger in me. I would love to be able to attend an Orthodox church. Maybe someday. Your blog is food for my soul. Blessings.
Fr. Stephen –
As an Evangelical Protestant I can tell you that you are quite right with this statement:
"Converts are often eager to be less like their former associations."
The appeal of Orthodoxy to me is that IS different from Evangelicalism. From my perspective Evangelicalism has lost some important aspects of Christianity, and when I look at Orthodoxy I see these aspects alive and well. Because of this I would want to JOIN the Orthodox Church, not transform it into something incomplete.
Also adding to this appeal is how friendly my experiences have been with the Orthodox (granted these have been few and limited to online interactions). I had heard of a group of Evangelicals that ended up joining the Orthodox. but I had no idea that they were part of such a huge transformation of the Orthodox Church that has led to this friendliness.
The Orthodox have a lot to offer the west, and the west has a lot to offer the Orthodox. Marrying the two will take more people like Fr. Peter. I pray that God will raise up more leaders like him.
God bless.
My journey to Orthodoxy has been through the Evangelical Orthodox(EOC) communion of churches. Though it came about years after Fr. Peter and the 17 parishes were received into the Antiochian Church. There were a small number of EOC parishes that did not enter the canonical church at that time as their leaders did not think their parishes were ready for such a move. They continued on as an Evangelical Orthodox parish and also continued to share what they were discovering with hungry souls. I was part of a group that discovered Eastern Christianity from one of these parishes and as we grew in knowledge, we recognized our need to fully enter into the canonical Church. We are now St. Timothy Orthodox Church (OCA) in Toccoa, GA. Thank you Fr. Peter for your faithfulness in seeking the One holy catholic and apostolic church that I may follow in your footsteps.
Well said
Fr Ted,
You're so modest! You yourself have been an untiring force of evangelism and welcome for so many. May your tribe increase!
Thank you for this! Thanks to Fr. Peter, Met. Kallistos & SO many others, my entry into Orthodoxy was also much easier. Also, thanks to their works & writings, my witness of Orthodoxy to the non-Orthodox, while never easy, is much easier.
Memory eternal, Fr. Peter!
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This week Orthodoxy lost a great convert-priest-man that ended up influencing unknown numbers, including myself, in his love for God & the Orthodox Faith.
Memory eternal, Fr. Peter!
There are three who have opened the hearts of many in the English speaking world: Fr. Peter; Met. Kallistos; and Fr. Seraphim Rose.
Thank you, Father! Great testimony, story, even great statistics!
Startling to me that you have noted the influx of converts into the OCA and GOA, but not into ROCOR, which has its fair share – the parish to which I belong is 1/2 to 2/3 convert, headed by a convert priest (whose family also consists of converts, including his brother, who is also a priest). One of the shining lights of ROCOR in New England was a convert, together with three of his six children (and three were born Orlthodox) – his oldest son, now of blessed memory, was the head of the Jerusalem mission before his death, and his oldest daughter, a matushka, is a well-known writer, speaker, and overall apologist for the Orthodox Faith. Then there's Bishop George of Mayfield, PA, a convert, and Abbot Tryphon of All-Merciful Savior Monastery on Vashon Island in Washington, also a convert – and these are just the people known to me personally.
Anyway, memory eternal to Father Peter, whose search for the Truth blew open "America's best-kept secret"!
Mrs. Mutton, I was pulling up examples from the statistics. I think conversions have been spread across the face of Orthodoxy in the US. It has been particularly strong in the OCA, but they are everywhere.
Thank you for this article! As one of the children of those that made a conscious choice to convert to Orthodoxy via the EOC, I look at it this way: Because of the guidance and perseverance of men such as Fr. Peter, my two parents became orthodox, their three children became orthodox, and so far seven of their grandchildren have become part of the first generation of truly American "cradle" orthodox. And this same scenario has been multiplied thousands of times. Glory to God!
Memory eternal!
As a cradle Orthodox from a traditionally Orthodox country, I have to say that the testimony of many who have converted to Orthodoxy, buying the field into which the treasure of the heavenly kingdom is hidden, has strengthened the faith of many. There must be something to our faith if people of all countries, nations, and religions make such efforts to acquire the fullness of it. It makes you aware of the great value of our treasure and also aware of the great danger of losing it by ignorance and carelessness.
A most eminent Bishop -and researcher- (Nicholaos Hatzinikolaou of Mesogaia), once remarked that, he rarely, if ever, saw people who were deeply interested in finding God leave Orthodoxy (the ones who did it, did it for other reasons). On the other hand, he discovered that people from other denominations who had a sincere interest in finding the "invaluable pearl", would almost always end up Orthodox in the end.
I thought of passing on what I found quite telling…
I am sorry but the article did not mention it. Who are you?
I am Fr. Stephen Freeman, Rector of St. Anne Orthodox Church (OCA) in Oak Ridge, TN.
P.S. I know change is inevitable, but I miss your picture being at the top. There are a bazillion Orthodox icons on the web, but only one Fr. Stephen Freeman. Please consider posting another Fr.Stephen-added photo when next it's time to pick a new header. Readers are fed Orthodoxy on this site, but it comes through you. (grin)
Actually, I'm just playing with stuff for a header. The whole site is shortly going to be redone. The icons on the header are a photo of the "header" over the royal doors of the altar in my parish. They (and the whole iconostas) were painted by Dmitri Shkolnik, last year. I'm thinking a lot about the new design and am eager for the work to go forward. Very soon. Request noted. Of course, my picture is changing a lot. I've hit a stage in life where my age is at last becoming more visible after a decade and a half of holding steady. But old is not bad in Orthodoxy.
All well said and true. I'm not that much younger than you, and I already forgot about your impending website upgrade. I'll hold my peace and wait to see what wonders unfold.
And yes, your aging features will only lend more credibility to your stature as the "old man" in the Desert Fathers stories. (wink!)
I never met Fr. Peter, but I have certainly met many of those influenced by him in his God given mission. I became Orthodox at this past Pascha, after a lifetime of searching and following many paths. My becoming Orthodox was at one of the convert parishes.
May Almighty God grant him memory eternal!
I prefer the new look to the old. Just my two cents.
Should I shave?
Now you're just having sport with him. (grin) I'm betting you use Steve Robinson's blog to keep up your sense of humor. A great place to do it. Your shaving comment reminded me of his Monkabee magazine covers.
Beards are important for distinguishing Orthodox priests from Catholic priests.
Interesting fact: The last pope to sport a beard was Julius II (aka the Warrior Pope), who occupied the Seat of Peter from 1503 to 1513.
Several years ago I posted an article whose accompanying picture had myself and two priest friends in conversation with the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Someone commented, complaining about the lack and shortness of beards on the other priests, citing canon law. I responded with a question of who had granted him permission to read the canons and judge the beards of priests. Among the sillier things that go on are the urban Orthodox legends about length of beards and the like. Steve Robinson's blogs are wonderfully entertaining.
Without a doubt, beards are the primary obstacle standing between east-west reconciliation.
I agree. Beardless popes are beyond the pale. It's hard to take a man seriously who doesn't have a beard.
Bah. We Latins prefer our monks bald and our prelates smooth-cheeked.
And thus it is "uncovered" that the philoque was just a front for the true cause of division, a truly hairy issue. (wink)
Fr. Peter's entry into the Orthodox Church along with 2000 members of the EOC in 1987 was the result of hard work, timing, and the hand of God. And this was also helped along by both the support of Met. PHILIP of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese and members of the Antiochian community.
Yes, 1987 was a pivotal point for Orthodoxy in America, but it remains to be seen how Orthodoxy will fit long term within broader communities here in this country. And the best bet is a merging and blending of Orthodoxy with faithful from varied backgrounds – both convert and cradle of whatever ethnicity worshiping together as Americans. We have much to offer each other.
Fr. Peter and the EOC set the Orthodox Church here in America on a path that would have happened inevitably with or without them. But now it is without Fr. Peter that Orthodox Christians will continue his legacy of building a stronger Church in this country. And I pray this will happen by communities working together for a unified American Orthodox Church and avoid adding another label of ethnicity . . . Convert.
Yes. The label (especially when it is used pejoratively) will soon enough pass into the blend (I think). I am very sanguine, even confident, of a single Orthodox jurisdiction in America (and sooner rather than later). Some of this has to do with the international scene. Things are very different in the 2010's than they were in the 1980's. The landscape of Orthodoxy has shifted more than at any time since 1917 or so. The forces that originated and perpetuated jurisdictions are slipping away while an awakened Orthodoxy is becoming much more present in the world. Divided jurisdictions in Western Europe are disastrous at a time when the growing secularism of that Continent is challenging Christianity as never before. There are deep motivations to heal the matter and move forward. The same is increasingly true here. The sad disappearance of Orthodox populations in the Middle East (ever so silently in our American media) is a warning that the constructs of the 20th century's disarray are deeply dysfunctional in the present world. I think this is not lost on world Orthodoxy. If Damascus can disappear (and it can very soon), Constantinople should not take its own position for granted. If the EU watches the quiet disappearance of Christians from Palestine, they'll watch quietly anywhere else as well. Greece has almost no sway in the EU, I would imagine.
All that is to say that I think we'll be seeing movement towards unified Orthodoxy in America sooner rather than later. It will retain its ethnic flavors, but will, I hope, be known as American Orthodoxy (or maybe just "Orthodox" since that says it all).
Oh, PJ. There were reasons why St. Onuphrios would not allowed "smooth cheeked" boys to enter his monastery. The requirement for beards in the canons was to avoid a "boyish" appearance and some of the associations that went along with that in the ancient world. You might want to recant your "smooth-cheecked prelates."
Ah, the filioque — like the magician's woman of her day, steps out, Higgs boson like, from her box — quite whole! Amen!
Becoming Orthodox was the first book I read after my husband blew my mind by taking me to the Antiochian Church he had "discovered". It help me realize it wasn't a cult! Thanks to Fr. Peter for providing such a great explanation of Eastern Orthodoxy to this southern girl, and to the other dedicated men who searched with him for the New Testament church all those years ago, including our own Fr. Gordon Walker. Now Orthodox for 15 years, I join the Church in prayers for Fr. Peter. Memory eternal!
Memory Eternal Fr. Peter!
And thanks for the photo of Ss. Sergius & Herman Chapel on Spruce Island. My husband and I along with Doug Fadel and Father Mikel Bock built that bell tower and hung those bells. That photo sure brings back wonderful, peaceful memories of our time on St Herman's beloved Spruce Island, AK.
dinoship, I grew up in the GOC. I left because I was seeking God and truly felt that I could not find Him there. I tried hard to make it work, but at the time, I felt as if God was dead in the GOC. I DID find Him in a Baptist church I was invited to, a place where my faith and spiritual life grew by leaps and bounds.
Ten years later, however, my husband and I are praying quite seriously about when it is that God wants us to join the OAC (for many reasons, we know it is not a question of "if"). An Orthodox priest I met told me that the Baptist church led him to Jesus, and Jesus led him to the Orthodox church. My story is only slightly different; my parents brought me to the Orthodox church, but the Baptist church led me to Jesus, and Jesus is now leading me back to the Orthodox church.
Interestingly enough, a few years ago, I visited the church that I grew up in. There was a new priest, one who I would call rather revolutionary for the GOC. He gave the most powerful homily I had ever heard in an Orthodox church. If he had been my priest when I was growing up, I would have never left.
God moves in mysterious ways and has a hidden plan for a good end to all our adventures…
We humans however, easily mistake the agent for the institution (and vice versa). Orthodoxy is the Body of Christ not to be mistaken for anything less (or any representative of it, no matter how holy)
Erica: "…if he had been my priest when I was growing up, I never would have left" Not criticizing you Erica, I understand about finding Jesus first and him leading you either to or back to the Church and I am the last person not to value good priests and good bishops, I am highly blessed by having them. I have also experienced a bad priest which makes it really hard. However, it is up to each of us to develop enough strength to weather the capriciousness of who happens to be the priest or the bishop.
Our longing for Jesus Christ has to be primary. Our longing for communion with Him. Once that longing is established in your heart, I dobut that it will be fulfilled anywhere else. Even with all of the total dysfunction that exists in the Church Jesus is here and taking us to his heart. It is up to us to have a wedding garment.
If we are unable to withstand the dysfunction and grow in joy in the process, it is unlikely that we will be able to withstand the coming presecution. Perhaps, just perhaps, that is why the dysfunction is allowed to exist (not that it has to), as a prepration and a test of our connection to and desire for the love of our Lord.
The monastic virtue of total non-attachment to all men, and all things ("All men are liars" -Psalm 116-11), and total attachment to the only True One and Lord, (and only through Him to all of mankind), is key.
One is often warned not to over-admire and become attached even to holy men, as they are only humans and our soul needs attachment to the Lord. Attachment must not be offered to anyone else.
I find this virtue's relevance constant.
The discernment that comes from it points to the only safe path. This 'freedom' from attachments is needed indeed to withstand the coming persecution, (we have numerous examples of martyrs who displayed formidable non-attachment to their beloved families for the sake of God), to purify our love for our neihbour, ("if you love one more and love another one less, you love none"), to ensure our faith in God remains strong when all crumbles around us…
It does take years to cultivate this with the help of God, but when the "Flood" comes, you will have built an ark – even if it has taken many years to build.
no matter how many times we are reminded of what you said, it is always useful, as we always tend to lapse as long as we live in this body, "Our longing for Jesus Christ has to be primary".
I love these pertinent quotes:"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;" "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sons of men, in whom there is no help."
Haha. I admit I walked right into that one!
dionship, the attribute that has helped me through the years is that my parents instilled in me the virtue of seeking the truth, even if you didn't like it. I forget that sometimes, and I certainly don't make all good decisions nor am without sin (ha!). However, to me always seeking the truth is much the same as non-attachment or at least a beginning to it. It has gotten me through a lot of storms in my life.
To tie it back to Fr. Peter Gilquist: it seems he and his friends followed much the same approach.
Attachment (to something other than God) and following non-truth, both lead to the same eventual disappointment indeed…


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LIVE: Youth Lagoon @ Dan's Silverleaf, Denton
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You know that feeling when you know you've stumbled upon something truly special? That moment when you realize what you've just experienced is something you'll keep with you for the rest of your life? I had one of those moments back in April when I, somewhat haphazardly, came across the work of a 22-year-old Idahoan by the name of Trevor Powers. His music struck a chord with me in a way that few had before – its aching sentimentality and descriptions of a lost childhood were commonplace for me at a time when post-graduate realities had begun to sink in. Yet, at that instant, about halfway through my first listen to "July", all my troubles were mere afterthoughts as my Youth Lagoon concert timer commenced countdown. Nearly seven months and countless plays later, the moment finally arrived.
As I walked into Dan's Silverleaf, one of Denton's finest institutions (and by institution I mean bar), local psych-pop sweethearts Peopleodian had already taken to the stage. I got my hand stamped, politely declined to be added to the Spune mailing list (already on it) and made my way through a surprisingly robust crowd given the day of the week (Tuesday) and conditions (cold). The patrons were a well-dressed and alluring bunch – not surprising given the scene (indie) and location (college town) – who emitted their typical muffled enthusiasm for the opening rounds of entertainment. The venue itself, adorned with a West-Texas pastiche and illuminated by a dimly lit neon effervescence, was an appropriate setting for the night's subsequent events. Despite having an intense cold, all my ailments were rendered insignificant as I became immersed in the venue's delightful accommodations.
That being said, for reasons unbeknownst to me, tables and chairs were set up in front of the stage for the duration of the entire show. So if you weren't one of the fortunate few to snag a spot, you were essentially forced to stand against a wall and deal with constant incoming and outgoing traffic. I get that they were expecting an intimate, somewhat chillwave-ian vibe, but it seemed like an awkward and inefficient use of space. If you're reading this, Dan, please don't do that again. Now back to the good stuff.
I'd heard good things about Denton-based Peopleodian, but this was my first opportunity to see them play (or hear their music, for that matter). Their schizophrenic brand of pop at times shaded English electro acts Broadcast and Stereolab, but with a bit of Mars Volta/At the Drive-In's flair for grandiose psychedelia and off-kilter syncopation (which, given the guitarist's not-so-subtle resemblance to Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, is probably not a coincidence). With experience and maturation, the oft-buzzed about quartet are certainly capable of fulfilling their promising talents.
As Young Magic took the stage, the smell of incense began to permeate throughout the tight quarters. If this was any indication (and it was), we were about to be engulfed in a mind-bending hallucinogenic haze. Immediately, the tribal rhythms, droning guitar and fiery chants brought to mind other psych-contemporaries like Prince Rama and Yeasayer, but their music had a restrained sensuality to it – just a hint of R&B in the vocals – that added a subtle sexiness to their flair for the psychotic. An oddly impressive feat.
When the smoke had literally cleared and Young Magic gathered their equipment, a palpable aura of anticipation began to fill the air as somewhere amidst the clanging of bottles and post-adolescent chatter was an astutely eager duo armed with nothing more than two Rhodes keyboards, a few drum pedals and a Fender electric. The aforementioned equipment and two red lamps were the only items accompanying the band on-stage, and the minimalist approach clearly aimed to make the show as intimate as possible. Mission: accomplished.
Trevor Powers and good friend Logan Hyde arrived on stage to rousing applause and opened with album highlight "Cannons". Immediately, the most noticeable difference between Youth Lagoon on record and Youth Lagoon in concert was that the vocals had shifted to the forefront of the mix. On The Year of Hibernation Powers' voice sounds frail, emotionally distraught, and muddied and obscured to the point where it's often difficult to understand the lyrics (although I'm not saying that's a bad thing). In concert, Powers sings with a willful passion, escalating his intensely personal and expressive compositions to unforeseen heights. The impact of his voice was felt throughout every song he played, and as his curly brown hair and denim-adorned torso remained hunched over the keyboard I couldn't help but be affected by what I was witnessing.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's difficult to grasp just how complex the piano chords are on record. Watching Powers play such sophisticated pieces on the piano, and play them so effortlessly, is a thing of sheer beauty. Despite the seemingly simplistic nature of his songs and being typecast as a bedroom-producer, it's clear that he has a rich musical background which he subtly, yet effectively, utilizes. His raw skill and ability to multi-task – playing two keyboards at once, initiating drums via pedals – is evidence of just how uniquely talented Powers really is.
As we've seen all too often throughout the course of music history, it's easy for such a talent to lose sight of what's important. But Trevor Powers the person is just as charming and delightful as the kid we hear on record. There was a moment between songs when he described his Denton experience as nothing short of "beautiful", and how he "had a moment" as he strolled aimlessly through town. While describing this moment, he mentioned how, amid the frenetic on-the-go nature of touring, he had forgotten what the sound of footsteps was like, and how refreshing and life-affirming it was to have been there on that day experiencing what he did. In a way, his experience was not unlike the one I had when I first heard Youth Lagoon – or the experience that followed that fateful night in Denton.
The Year of Hibernation is out now via Fat Possum.
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The SU tennis team has already had an active pre-season. The team started the year with a match against Howard-Payne in Brownwood on September 8. In Brownwood, the Howard-Payne Yellow Jackets overtook both the girls and boys teams by an overall 4-5 score.
The Bucs followed this match with the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor Fall Classic in Temple on September 21 and September 22. The Pirates competed against Schreiner University, the University of Mary- Hardin Baylor, and Temple University. At the tournament, senior Leslie Smith and sophomore Emily Gutzmer represented the Pirates well by taking first in doubles, defeating Whitney Wolz and Amber Long with a solid 8-0 score. The next competition for the team is on September 29 in Abilene where they will play in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Tournament. The pre-season will end in October, at which time the players will be responsible for their own conditioning, until the actual season starts next semester.
The Pirates are coming off an impressive season. Last year, Southwestern had five players receive All-SCAC honors, including sophomore Mary Pennington who was also named to the All-SCAC Tennis Team.
Pennignton posted a 13-7 record both in singles and also as half of a doubles team with Michelle Tompkins. The other Pirates earning recognition were Laura Evanoff, Amy Somerford, Jay Shroff and Sean Kissinger. Of this group only Pennington and Evanoff are returning for the upcoming season. This group also represents the greatest number of players the school has had named to the All-SCAC honors list since 2003, when six players received honors.
The team finished last year with the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Tournament in late April, where they placed fifth with a record of 2-1. At the tournament, the Pirates bounced back from a loss to Rhodes with two victories over Colorado College and Millsaps College. The team ended the season with an overall record of 14-6.
The team this year has several new faces joining the ranks, including a total of 11 freshmen, four on the boy's team and seven on the girl's team. The team has already joined together to become a cohesive unit, and a strong dynamic has emerged both on and off the court.
"The team is really close, and we play well together. We play well on the court as players, and then we hang out off the court as friends," Freshman Charlotte Huskey, who has participated in the past two competitions with the team, said.
The team's practice schedule is intensive, with practices every day of the week, varying for each team. The girl's team practices Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6:30 a.m., and Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the afternoons, where they hone their technique and focus a great deal of effort into improving player physical fitness. "Right now, the team is putting a lot of effort into conditioning, and just making sure our bodies are in top shape. We want our skills to determine the outcome of a match, not inferior conditioning," Huskey said. "Normally, we run an average of five miles a week, if not more. It's a lot of work, but in the end it's incredibly rewarding, and I think it will make such a difference when it comes to winning matches."


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The win is the 16th straight at home for the Razorbacks (2-0), who were 9-0 at home last season in the Southeastern Conference.
Harris scored 15 of his points in the first half for Arkansas, which trailed by as many as nine points early in the game. Qualls scored 12 in the second half, and the sophomore added eight rebounds and five assists.
Bobby Portis added 14 points for the Razorbacks, who were 27 of 53 (50.9 percent) from the field.
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An uncomfortable bicycle seat inspired a Tampa Bay area man start a new company that has received national and worldwide recognition.
"Actually we got started when I was out bike riding, and I was uncomfortable and I came up with a design for a new seat," Steve Toll said.
Years ago his own discomfort on the bike sparked him to design something that was more comfortable to ride on and the Adamo bike seat was born. It's the brainchild of Steve Toll who founded the family business ISM. ISM stands for Ideal Saddle Modification.
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More proof they've caught on, at the last year's Republican National Convention the Tampa Police Department purchased 200 bike saddles for their bike unit. Steve Toll used to be a TPD officer and his partner for a while was the now Chief Jane Castor.
Between their warehouse in Lutz and another one in the United Kingdom, ISM sends out about 100,000 bike saddles per year. More seats are being designed to make the rides a lot more comfortable.
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Agency's decision expands access to Medtronic's Activa Therapy to thousands more Americans
MINNEAPOLIS -- February 6, 2003 - In a move that will expand access nationwide to a breakthrough treatment for advanced stages of Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today established a national Medicare coverage policy for Activa Therapy, or brain stimulation, from Medtronic, Inc. When the new policy is fully implemented, every Medicare beneficiary who needs or stands to benefit from brain stimulation will be covered.
Activa Therapy uses Medtronic's "brain pacemaker" technology to control the disabling symptoms of the two most common neurological movement disorders. Most private insurers already cover the treatment, and more are expected to follow suit in the wake of CMS's decision to provide national Medicare coverage.
Combined, Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor affect 2.5 million Americans. CMS (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration, or HCFA) is the government agency that administers the healthcare programs covering an estimated 75 million Americans. Activa Therapy has become the treatment of choice for Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor when medication alone fails to provide adequate benefit or consistently causes intolerable side effects, according to Dr. Roy Bakay, director of functional and restorative neurosurgery at the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (CINN), and professor and vice chairman of neurological surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago.
A pioneer in the treatment of neurological movement disorders and an advocate of expanding coverage for proven applications of brain stimulation, Dr. Bakay summarized the significance of the CMS decision: "No matter where they live, people on Medicare with Parkinson's or tremor will have equal access to Activa Therapy. No longer will some patients be denied this emerging standard of care because of coverage issues." "For now," he said, "in the absence of a cure, brain stimulation represents the best option for many people whose lives have become severely compromised by these devastating disorders. Importantly, it keeps patients' options open for the future while providing symptom relief now." Added Scott Ward, president of Medtronic's Neurological and Diabetes business: "The agency's decision marks another milestone in the development of this proven treatment for people in advanced stages of Parkinson's or Essential Tremor. With national coverage for brain stimulation, Medicare beneficiaries everywhere nationwide will have clear access to Activa Therapy."
Activa Therapy works by stimulating deep brain structures that influence motor control -- effectively blocking abnormal brain signals that cause disabling symptoms. The treatment can be adjusted noninvasively by a clinician with a special programmer, and its effects can be reversed by turning off the stimulation or removing the device. Similar in size to a cardiac pacemaker and implanted near the collarbone, a medical device generically called a neurostimulator, or "brain pacemaker," generates precisely controlled electrical pulses that are delivered to the brain through electrodes attached to a thin wire. Studies show that Activa Therapy can dramatically improve mobility and movement control in properly selected patients. According to an article published in the Sept. 27, 2001 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, brain stimulation "is associated with significant improvement in motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease whose condition cannot be improved with medical therapy." The article presents data collected in Medtronic's global multicenter clinical trials, which led to the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration's approval for brain stimulation as a treatment for Parkinson's in January.
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The total cost of Activa Therapy ranges on average from $25,000 to $30,000 per side for the device and the associated physician and hospital fees, which vary. Most private payors, and imminently Medicare, cover the vast majority of the cost.
Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor are the two most common neurological movement disorders. Parkinson's disease afflicts approximately 1 million Americans; Essential Tremor, about 1.5 million. Tremor is a common symptom of both conditions, but Parkinson's also causes rigidity, slowness of movement and poor balance. Both can lead to significant disability and loss of independence.
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Fort Bliss, TX (KDBC) — Fort Bliss is hosting a graduation ceremony for 646 soldiers who will receive diplomas from the U.S Army Sergeants Academy.
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The Chief of Staff of the Army, General Raymond R. Odierno, will serve as keynote speaker for the graduation of Class 63.
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Something is up with Jadeveon Clowney.
The guy's a stud, the best defensive end in the country and the possible No. 1 overall pick in next year's NFL draft.
Heading into the season he bragged that opposing players were scared of him and set a goal of 20 sacks and had the Heisman Trophy practically handed to him.
Now, Clowney doesn't seem to want to play. It looks like he's saving himself for the NFL.
He sat out of South Carolina's win over Kentucky on Saturday, telling the coaches before kickoff that his ribs were hurting. This latest malady came after he's already complained of a bad shoulder and a tummy ailment this year. Bone spurs in his right foot are certainly causing him pain.
At times, Clowney has looked looked like the terror he was in his first two seasons. But he's also played like he's going through the motions and seemed frustrated that opponents have game-planned for him by either double- or triple-teaming him, or running to the opposite side.
His year of the sack has turned into a season of sulk. Clowney has 12 tackles and two sacks in four games.
Coach Steve Spurrier seems confused by Clowney's antics.
In August, he talked about having a "communication problem" with Clowney and other players when they weren't at a practice.
And on Saturday, Spurrier said none of the coaches knew he wouldn't be able to play until just before kickoff, although it was reported that Clowney didn't practice last Thursday.
Here's what Spurrier said to the media on Tuesday:
"It's not a one-man game. It's a team sport. Jadeveon is playing hard, he's playing well, I think he's played very hard. Got two guys blocking him about all the time."
Here's what Spurrier said after Saturday's game:
"If (Clowney) wants to play, we'll welcome him to come play for the team if he wants to. If he doesn't want to play, he doesn't have to."
Here's what Spurrier said Sunday:
'Hopefully, with treatment and so forth, he will be well enough to play this coming week, but we will see. It's not a big story. He was in pain, couldn't play. We will see if he's going to be in pain and not play or not in pain and can play this week."
And on Clowney's commitment:
"You'll have to ask him about that. I can't speak for Jadeveon."
His effort has been speaking for itself.
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Unless Clowney hurt his ribs on the busride to the stadium the coaches and trainers would have already known about it. Looks to me like someone has been whispering in his ear and giving really bad advice.
As to what Spurrier said about play or don't play, who do you think he was talking to? The NFL is who. Perhaps giving Clowney a wake up call at the same time.
He isn't drafted yet and the scouts don't care about yesterday, they care about what you are likely to do tomorrow. No team is going to pay him top dollar to play when the whim strikes him and getting a rep for putting self over team will make him toxic in the draft.
Look at it this way, if Clowney was applying for a job in the NFL (and he is) what kind of recommendation would his last boss give him?
Clowney is blowing it big time.
October 10th, 2013
11:31 am
"Maybe you morans should have waited to the Spurrier news conference was over today………
Please STFU about these kids you know nothing about!!"
Who are you? His mama? Do you know any more about Clowney than the rest of us?
October 9th, 2013
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STFU, …."morans"?….wtf is a moran? Maybe you should simmer a bit before you blow an o-ring! I also don't give a good gd what Spurrier says..never have/never will! Has Clown-shoes been injured? Maybe, but who isn't?! Football ain't patti-cake, son! It happens! What I'm saying, is that I think he's cruising the rest of the season, no doubt! I really don't care if you agree with me or not…you "moran"!


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Yogurt Cup Crafts
Mystery Cup Game
Remember the walnut shell memory game? Try this same concept using yogurt cups. Collect three identical cups and invert them on a tabletop. Place a small object under one and then start rearranging the positions of the cups, sliding them on the table. See if children can guess which cup has the object underneath. Continue playing the game allowing all the members of the family to take turns.
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A yogurt cup makes a cute little windsock to be placed outdoors or inside a breezy window. Have the kids cut out the bottom of yogurt cups and staple colorful ribbons to the bottom edge. The sides of the cup can be decorated as the children wish. Punch four holes equally spaced along the top edge of each cup. Lace a piece of yarn through each hole and knot tightly. Bring up all four lengths of yarn together and knot them at the top to make a hanger. Suspend these cups in a windy spot and watch the colorful windsocks fly in the air.
Circle Painting
Young or old, children will enjoy making circle print collages with yogurt cups. Pour a small amount of poster paint into a shallow container, such as a sturdy paper plate. Have the kids dip the rims of the cups into the paint and then press them onto paper to make circle prints. Use both top and bottom rims for a variation of size. Use different color paints, mixing, matching and comparing new colors made. Dip and print; continue making this circle collage covering the entire page. Enhance this print art with glitter or sparkling salt.
Ring-Toss Game
Kids bored? Need a quick game for fun? Cut out the center sections from yogurt cup lids. Use them to play a ring-toss game by turning a stool upside down on the floor and having the children try to toss the rings over the legs. Keep score—who can get the most rings on a spindle?
Noise Makers
Make some noise and explore the sense of sound at the same time. Yogurt cups are a source of easy-to-make sound shakers. Make sure each container has a lid. Fill the containers one-quarter to one-half full with dry beans, rice, pebbles, sand, beads, coins, etc. Seal the tops with a bead of heavy glue. Invite the kids to decorate these shakers. Materials such as magazine cutouts, colored papers, wrapping paper, stickers and more can be glued on. Enhance with markers if desired. Shake, shake, shake and compare the sounds made by the different materials.
To turn this a game, make pairs of the same noisemakers. Place these on a table and mix the cups around. Ask the children to shake each container and find the matches by listening to the differences in sound.
Humming Cups
Yogurt containers are perfect for making these unique, homemade instruments that will have your children singing and dancing.
Cut the bottoms out of the cups. Let the kids cover the tops of the cups with waxed paper and secure the paper with the rubber bands. Show them how to touch their lips to the paper and hum a tune. Together observe how the paper vibrates, causing a humming sound. Sing a song while the children play their instruments, or turn on the radio and "play" along with the music.
Yogurt Cup Pin Cushion
Do you want a cute gift to make from a yogurt cup? Any mom, grandmother, or aunt would love this creative work of art made by you and your child (an older child could do this craft alone, too).
Cut a piece of fabric three inches larger than the circumference of the yogurt cup rim. Sew a running stitch one-half inch from the edge of the fabric or show your older child how to do this. Gently gather the thread and pull to make this fabric into a "cushion" shape. Stuff the inside of the cushion with fiberfill until firm. Apply glue just inside the rim of the cup and place the cushion inside.
To decorate the outside, choose fabric, paper, or decorated adhesive paper. Glue in place and invite your child to enhance the cup as desired. Allow to dry and place a few brightly colored sewing pins into the pincushion before delivering this gift.
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Q: On the way to school this morning, my 8-year-old son asked me out of nowhere, "Mom, what does it feel like to not have diabetes?" I couldn't help myself, I started to cry. I finally told him it just feels like when you don't feel low or high... I don't know if that was an okay answer, and I am so upset with myself for crying in front of him. How should I have answered?
A: First of all, your role as a primary caregiver to a child with type 1 diabetes comes with no shortage of responsibility. It's normal to feel emotional when you hear questions like this -- and really, there's no need to beat yourself up for your reaction. This probably won't be the last question you hear on the subject, but rest assured, there are plenty of ways to feel more prepared the next time you hear, "Mommy, can I ask you something?"
At eight years old, children are naturally curious about their world and their place in it, especially when it comes to what makes them different from others in their age group or family. If your son was diagnosed with type 1 at a young age, he might simply be wondering what it physically feels like to not have diabetes. After all, he may have no memory of it being any other way. If you think this was the motivation, the answer you gave was likely the kind of response he was after. On the other hand, when children are diagnosed at an age when they do remember what life was like before having type 1, these kinds of questions may mask frustration or even serve as a way to express mourning or grieving. You may need to ask some follow-up questions to pinpoint what kind of information your son wants.
We know so much more now than we did in previous decades about successfully managing type 1, but it still doesn't change the fact that living with diabetes is not always easy. And this likely means some tough questions for both of you. So, how to make sure you have a decent response at the ready? Your diabetes care team is always there for specific advice for your child, and if you haven't already, get in touch with other parents in the type 1 community -- in person or online -- to share strategies for getting through these unexpected moments. When you have questions about your child's questions, other moms and dads can be a great sounding board.
--Elizabeth Platt is the mom of a 5-year-old with type 1 diabetes and coauthor of a new book for parents of children with diabetes.
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Is capitalism sustainable?
Bono stated in his TED2013 talk that the numbers show that we can eradicate all poverty worldwide by 2030. While I really hope that is true, it begs the question: Is capitalism sustainable? Is it possible to have a rich and middle class without a poor class? The sad reality of capitalism is that if there is an exponentially small number of people with exponentially large wealth, there has to be an exponentially long tail of much poorer people who are each contributing to that wealth. Not that we necessarily need an exponentially small number of people with exponentially large wealth, but would the world keep running without capitalistic incentives that increase the separation between rich and poor? Can we eradicate all poverty without the rich sharing their riches? What happens to civilization when nobody is willing to work in the factories and orchards, or build roads?
(Please don't take this question the wrong way! Personally I wish that nobody had to work menial jobs. I just don't understand how we can eradicate poverty when so many jobs will always translate into low-paid labor.)
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Mar 16 2013: I like Iceland's answer to that question.because it actually visited that question as a nation and decided that sustainability, thrievability included so much more than capitalism and expressed that in a beuatiful, eloquent crowd sourced constituion.
Our U.S. Constiutution is actually capitalist and colonilaist..it is a far cry from the eloquently humanitarian and egalitarian vision of the declaration of independence. Jefferson actually visited that when he became president and decided that the ship f state would eventually tack towards what was expressed in the dxelaration of independence and to some extent that has happened.
By its very definition and workings capitalism eventually includes a 1% who have all the wealth and power and disenfranchised 99% . It is only that false hope that everyone has an equal shot at wealth and advancement that allows it to perpetuate. Now the 99% get that. With no riots upheaval or war the 99% are already leading us away from capitalism towards an economic and social vision that is not only sustainable but hopefully thriveable..
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Review of the Year - August 06
August began with a late friendly win over Aberdeen, and ended with Everton's first league win at Tottenham in 20 years.
In between was sandwiched a Howard Kendall testimonial, a home win over Watford and a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.
After Tim Cahill and Victor Anichebe had rescued the win at Aberdeen, the Toffees slipped to a 1-0 reverse at the hands of Athletic Bilbao.
But the result was largely insignificant as fans and club officials paid tribute to the most succesful manager in the club's history.
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Federal government in car loan business
The government may be able to do for the car industry what it has tried to do for housing
The federal government is highly active in getting banks to reset loans for people by improving the terms of their monthly payments.
The Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan has had mixed success, but it has helped keep tens of thousands of people in their homes.
The Administration's entire home foreclosure program is a $75 billion multi-purpose plan designed to help as many as 9 million borrowers suffering from falling home prices and unaffordable monthly payments.
That's an expensive program to help what may be a modest number of people with their mortgages.
The government tried to make a related effort to help the auto industry. "Cash for clunkers" did not change people's car payments. It did give them financial incentives to buy more fuel-efficient cars, and those incentives were large enough to bring down the total cost of owning a new vehicle considerably.
AutoNation (AN) chief executive Mike Jackson, who runs the largest publicly-traded car dealer chain in the country, said he does not expect to see improvement of any magnitude in U.S. vehicle sales until 2011.
This year, the American market will only support sales of about 10 million cars and light trucks. That level is so low it nearly put GM and Chrysler out of business. Jackson believes the industry faces at least one more hard year because of unemployment and the lack of credit.
"They simply don't have the money to lend," he said, according to the Associated Press. "So, of course, they make the standards unreasonably tough and unreasonably difficult, because they just want to say no. They don't want to say yes."
And, it is really that simple. Many people who could normally afford a car and still have a job cannot get a car because they cannot get a loan.
The federal government has the opportunity to help the car industry and the hundreds of businesses that supply it and the tens of thousands of people that they employ by doing just one simple thing: Guarantee the car payments of people who are credit worthy by most reasonable standards.
The guarantees can be made through the normal banking system or the lending arms of the car companies. The government would probably be taking a very modest risk if the car buyers are screened through the typical lending process.
A South Korean car company, Hyundai, allows people who lose their jobs or become disabled to turn their cars back to the dealer within a year of purchase.
The American government is not making an offer like Hyundai's but if it wants to get the car business back in gear it is going to have to come up with some reasonable plan to help creditworthy buyers buy cars.
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Good evening. I just installed Ubuntu 12.04 using a USB, but right after the install, after restarting the machine, I get a message asking me to insert a bootable drive. My boot settings in Bios have the hard drive first, then DVD, then USB stick, and I have two systems installed, Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. I suspected the hard drive got somehow disconnected internally, so I checked but everything was in place. I used the live USB to start Ubuntu, and I could see the hard drive and mount whatever partition I wanted. The one that contains the recently installed Ubuntu, looks the same. (It hasn't been deleted or anything). I'm not sure if this is a hardware problem or a loader(grub) problem, because the hard drive is visible. Only it isn't seen by the BIOS. My only means of internet connection is a USB modem, which doesn't work when I'm using the live USB, so I have can't download anything from the internet, in case someone asks. I also reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04, to no avail. This is my second problem with this laptop, and Ubuntu, and it's not even a week old. I hope this one gets solved. Thank you.
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