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Quick rundown on the latest mobile IT news for Wednesday, 3/5 including: new spectrum licensing paradigms become more common to help out shortage, PayPal's lead in the lackluster mobile wallet market, the reign of tablets as the main reason for the success of smart connected devices in the U.K., CommScope as top wireless DAS gear vendor and the growth of the TD-LTE RAN market.
Quick takes on the latest mobile IT news for Monday, 1/27 including: Apple's possible adoption of mobile payments, a recent boost in Microsoft's Surface sales, CPG brands' use of mobile marketing to reach customers, semiconductor growth due to wearables and IoT devices and Sprint's new course of action in job cuts.
Google is expanding its Wallet mobile commerce platform to archrival Apple's iOS days after eliminating a requirement that compatible devices must contain a Near Field Communications chip with a secure element. iOS does not support NFC-based technologies.
I'd like to confess that I've been thinking about the future of Near Field Communications-enabled mobile commerce and I've come to the realization that I have no idea where it's heading. A series of recent developments have hopelessly muddied the waters, at least in the short term.
Google is extending its Wallet mobile commerce platform to all smartphones running Android 2.3 and higher, eliminating a requirement that compatible devices must contain a Near Field Communications chip with a secure element.
Google is retooling its Wallet mobile commerce platform, halting support for gift and loyalty cards.
North American consumers are on pace to spend $44 billion on in-store mobile wallet transactions in 2017, up from just $500 million in 2012, according to a new forecast issued by research firm Berg Insight.
Near-field communications technology has failed to gain traction for mobile payments, Gartner noted, forecasting that NFC will account for only 5 percent of the mobile payment transaction value in 2017.
It's been roughly nine months since more than a dozen leading U.S. retailers including Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Sears and 7-Eleven first banded together to create Merchant Customer Exchange, a nationwide mobile commerce network designed to support smartphone-enabled purchases, consumer offers and mobile marketing promotions. The MCX initiative remains a work in progress, but here's what we know.
Sprint Nextel prepaid brand Boost Mobile launched an Android-based mobile wallet service powered by Wipit that will let consumers load cash to their wallet, pay their bills, top-up their account, transfer funds and send money to other countries. In addition, customers will get a reloadable Visa prepaid card that is linked to their mobile wallet account.
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Thank you for the feel good story about the individual who received a check from the city after his impounded car was improperly sold ("City pays man for car it improperly sold" Feb. 28). It warmed my heart to see the large front page picture of the smiling two-time convicted drunk driver who was vindicated. Great job. Craig […]
Story misplaced praise to man who got check from city
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God's message in Bible not easy to understand
02/08/14 at 7:01am by Letters Editor | Comments
I was dismayed to read about the confrontational "us vs. them" mentality recently portrayed in the debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham at Kentucky's Creation Museum. I view science and religion as intricately entwined, with one supporting the other throughout history. This includes so many examples: natural wonders, the development of a child, and […]
Desire to better your life must come from within
02/03/14 at 7:30am by Letters Editor | Comments
Regarding "Income inequality is on the rise" (Jan. 30): I have mentored quite a few disadvantaged teenagers and young adults in my career as a teacher, author and private tutor. What I've learned in my experiences is that there are three categories of circumstances that serve as basis for the disadvantaged to be in the […]
Lawson story illustrates virtues of hope, humility
12/30/13 at 7:19am by Letters Editor | Comments
I read with much pleasure the guest column so eloquently written by Kenny Lawson, the washed-up and drug addicted Cincinnati defense lawyer we read about some years ago ("There is hope for those who are addicted to drugs" Dec. 27). As a former teacher of inner-city high school students, I learned that Lawson was greatly […]
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09/16/13 at 12:00pm by Letters Editor | Comments
The political yard signs are popping up all over, but these are limited in what they can say about a candidate. Local candidates have a hard time connecting with voters, and we end up having to vote for someone we don't know much about. To help us get to know the people behind the signs, […]
'Bored' youth are an embarrassment to country
08/22/13 at 4:50pm by Letters Editor | Comments
We now learn that in Oklahoma, a college student visiting from Australia has lost his life from a group of "bored" young American men. Remember a recent similar situation in the Cincinnati area? Given the state of our nation, the country can ill-afford such behavior from its citizens. There are plenty of ways to make […]
Thanks to the young men who saved 11 puppies
08/02/13 at 9:13am by Letters Editor | Comments
This is a story that needs to be told about two young men who heard the cries for help from the trash compactor. The two young men went to investigate and found 11 puppies in the trash compactor. They tried to save them but due to the heat – 98 degrees on that day – […]
Job-search difficulties aren't result of laziness
07/09/13 at 7:21am by Letters Editor | Comments
Regarding the letter "Key facts missing in job-hunt story," (July 5): I am 61 years old and have worked in the chemical industry for over 45 years as a chemist, quality and research manager and award-winning salesperson. Since college, I have taken several classes offered by professional organizations in electroplating and surface finishing, paint formulation, […]
No freedom in 'Workplace Freedom Amendment'
06/06/13 at 12:00pm by Letters Editor | Comments
Watch out, "Right to Work" has come to Ohio. In a coordinated effort, Ron Maag from Lebanon is attacking public sector unions, and Kristina Roegner from Hudson is attacking private sector unions. Their bills make union dues optional in a union shop. It's called "right to work" or in this case "workplace freedom." Currently, no-one […]
P&G missed a great negotiating opportunity
04/25/13 at 8:29am by Letters Editor | Comments
Procter & Gamble did indeed decide to delay payment to their suppliers for up to 70 days. It appeared to be a cash flow decision. However, the purchasing staff at P&G missed a great negotiation tool called short term payment. Short term payment can be used to secure price reductions from their service and material […]
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The début release by Grolsch Film Works and VICE Films brings together an immersive trilogy by Harmony Korine, Alexsei Fedorchenko and Jan Kwiecinski. The three filmmakers have created three unique stories that offer up their vision of this higher plane of existence, the Fourth Dimension. Each filmmaker takes his character on a journey that changes the way they see the world and themselves. And each filmmaker will offer a different perspective on what the Fourth Dimension is.
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WHITINGHAM The injuries a Readsboro woman suffered in a crash Tuesday could easily have been fatal if she had not been wearing a seat belt, according to Sgt. Mike Sorenson of the Vermont State Police.
Kathleen Quinn, 40, of Readsboro, was instead treated and released for contusions, scratches and general soreness at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Sorenson said in a press release.
Quinn was driving a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee south on Route 100 at 40 to 45 mph on Tuesday around 6:20 p.m. when she drove over an area of the road that had iced over following a light snow earlier in the day.
According to police, Quinn lost control of the Jeep, which left the west side of the road, struck a large tree, then struck a small tree, which broke and came down on top of the Jeep. Sorenson said the Jeep, came to rest after it struck a large rock adjacent to a stream that runs parallel to Route 100.
In this instance, the use of seat belts and airbags prevented serious injury to (Quinn). Had she not been seat-belted, she very likely would have sustained severe or even fatal injuries given the dynamics of the crash, Sorenson said.
Quinn was not given a ticket or a citation.
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Each year, the Auxiliary creates a show-stopping, handmade quilt for the popular Quilt Raffle Fundraiser. The quilt will be displayed starting mid-May in the Oswald Visitor Center. $2.00 raffle tickets can be purchased at the Oswald Visitor Center. The raffle will be held at 2 p.m. in the Oswald Visitor Center on the Saturday of the Fall Harvest Sale in September.Check back for more details or call 612-625-9865.
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Take a break and enjoy food, music and arts in SoCal
School is back in for some and summer is wrapping up so why not make the most of one of the last weekends of it. There are a lot of fun things going on this weekend. All of the below are on Saturday, August 17th.
5 p.m. HUNTINGTON BEACH – The inaugural Ribs, Pigs and Watermelons Beer Festival and Pro Barbecue Competition will continue. The three-day event will include a kids barbecue eating competition, a watermelon seed spitting contest and live entertainment. Chapped Cheeks will perform. 30753 La Pata Road.
6:30 p.m. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – Take a road trip! Mission San Juan Capistrano will continue its "Music Under the Stars" summer concert series with Rod Stewart tribute artist, Atlantic Crossing. 26801 Ortega Highway.
7 p.m. SANTA MONICA – The Photographic Arts Council of Los Angeles will present "Collector's Favorites," an exhibition of nearly 60 photographs on loan from the private collections of council members. Featured photographers include Max Yavno, Minor White, Gary Winogrand and Graciela Iturbide. dnj Gallery at Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., Suite J1.
7 p.m. LOS ANGELES – The Da Camera Society and American Contemporary Ballet will conclude this season's "Music+Dance: L.A." with live chamber music and original contemporary ballets. ACB DanceSpace, 5900 Wilshire Blvd.


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Juggle Files on Android Device with Ghost Commander
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Using an Android device without a decent file manager is like eating soup with a fork. Fortunately, there are several excellent file managers available on the Android Market: from the simple OI File Manager to the more advanced File Expert. And if you prefer the efficiency of a two-pane file manager, then Ghost Commander is right up your alley.
If you are familiar with two-pane managers like Midnight Commander or Krusader, you'll feel at home with Ghost Commander. Its interface makes it supremely easy to work with files, and numeric shortcuts allow you to perform common operations with a single key press. Ghost Commander provides access to local and removable storage right out of the box. The app can also handle FTP servers, which makes it a pretty decent FTP client. Install the SMB plugin, and you can access remote Samba shares, too. To speed up access to often-used directories, you can mark them as favorites.
Ghost Commander comes into its own on Android-based tablets, where the two-pane interface works particularly well. And if you use your Android device with a keyboard, then Ghost Commander's numeric shortcuts come in particularly handy.comments powered by Disqus
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Springing into Summer at Phong Nha
Ben Mitchell
Phong Nha-Ke Bang is at its most beautiful during the months of April, May and June, as Spring transitions into Summer. The rice paddies and jungle-covered mountains are lush with life; the clouds of butterflies thick enough to hide a water buffalo.
As a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is famous for its stunning Karst Mountains. It is the purest Limestone Massive on the planet and is host to the world's Largest Cave (Hang Son Doong). Tours around the Park visiting Paradise Cave, 8 lady Cave, Hwy 20 war martyrs memorial temple, Nouc Moc Spring and the Dark Cave can be arranged providing a great overview of the park with historical and scientific information, cave exploring and kayaking, amongst other activities.
Son Tra: Don't Monkey Around With A National Treasure
Dr Ulrike Streicher
Visitors to Vietnam often come to experience romanticized landscapes of jungle and rice paddy fields, as well as its beaches, cultural activities, historical monuments and buzzing city streetscapes. There are innumerable ways of enjoying Vietnam's scenery and for most tourists an experience in 'nature' is usually viewed from the window of a bus, train or some other form of transportation. Or nature is simply the scenic backdrop in an outdoor activity. When I refer to nature, I associate it with an undisturbed piece of habitat.
You may ask, in a country of 82 million people, it is possible to find such a thing? It's not easy, but yes, such places can and do exist. One such place, although it is as endangered as the species that live within its reserve, is the Son Tra Peninsula; often also referred to as Monkey Mountain.
Omar's Namaste Hoi An: Indian food fit for royalty
Charlie Reed
My recent lunch at the new Omar's Namaste Hoi An was fit for a queen. It was my first visit, and owner/team leader Abhay Singh Chauhan invited me to a tasting of some of the restaurant's stand-out dishes.
Four curries, two different types of the naan bread, onion bhaji and kheer rice pudding! (Did I mention this queen was eating alone that day? Needless to say, Chauhan was kind enough to give me a royal take-away bag, too. )
The food was amazing. And, as it turns out, it really was a meal fit for a queen. Inspired by the imperial kitchens of the Mughal Empire of Northern India, the Mughlai and Awadhi dishes served at Namaste are a point of pride for the restaurant.
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Travelling can take a toll on your body. The long flight to Vietnam (not to mention the return trip!) The all day excursions. The motorbike madness.
Sometimes you're so busy having fun, finding the time to relax can be elusive. Help soothe the travel-weary body with any or all of these five basic yoga postures, recommended by Hoi An Yoga teacher Stephanie Driver.
Lie on your tummy with your legs side by side. Place both elbows and forearms on the floor below your shoulders.
FAMILY FANTASTIC SUMMER PACKAGE at SUNRISE HOI AN BEACH RESORT
It's almost Summer. Waking up in the morning to the soft sounds of gentle waves and taking a walk on the white sand of one of the most beautiful beaches in the world are no longer your dream vacation. This Summer, don't miss the opportunity to have fun for the whole family by staying at Sunrise Hoi An Beach Resort which boasts 222 spacious rooms, suites and beachfront villas.
The FAMILY FANTASTIC SUMMER PACKAGE includes 2 nights stay in a luxury deluxe garden room, 01 set lunch/dinner for 2 adults, free swimming class for children, 2 way airport shuttle bus transfer...The special rate starts from VND 6.815.000 ++
International Custom Jeweller 'Original Chain of Life' Opens Showroom in Hoi An
Catherine Besch
The Danish jewellery brand, Original Chain of Life, has been making their unique pieces of jewellery for the past 3 years in Hoi An, mainly for the Danish and international market. At the end of November, they opened the doors of their showroom to Hoi An visitors, making their jewellery available to the local scene.
From their beautiful new location in the heart of the historic old town, customers can check out the work of famous Danish designer, Erik Sørensen Live Hoi An recently interviewed founding partner, Brian Petersen, about the brand's unique line of jewellery and the opening of the new shop.
The Sirens of Cham Islands
Charlie Reed
The Cham Islands rise from the sea about 18 kilometers off the coast of Hoi An, an uncharted world on the horizon begging to be explored.
The cluster of rocky, forested islands elicits an air of mystery from the beaches of Hoi An. What's it like out there? Who lives there? How do you get there?
Largely undeveloped, the main island Hon Loa – the only inhabited of the eight islets – has but 3,000 residents, a few family run homestays, limited electricity, a smattering of motorbikes and no cars. One road connects the island's two main villages, Bai Lang and Bai Huong.
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: Time To Face Them, Ame
I used to go by the moniker 'Ameless in Asia'; the same title I gave to my much-neglected blog. I thought it a witty play on words – my name is Amy but I prefer my friends call me by the monosyllabic 'Ame'– and I have been living in Asia for over 14 years, during which I have feigned aloofness about this fact.
Hence the notion of being 'aimless' (but spelled Ameless) is another joke, because those who know me, know that while I am many things, aimless is not one of them.
It takes a fair bit of self-assuredness (or damned right doggedness) to start a publication in any part of the world, let alone a country that is not your own. But that's what Ameless did.
Going Local: How Vietnamese Are You?
Amy Morison
There comes a point when every foreigner living abroad realizes they've gone truly local. Especially in scenarios when a person of 'Western' origin goes 'East'. The differences between culture and lifestyle are significant.
Not that the populations of the 'East' or 'West' are by any means homogeneous, but there are some shared cultural features within Asia that those who have been in the region long enough have definitely adopted. Such as removing your shoes before entering a home. Or having the expert ability to use that hosed faucet next to the toilet (known colloquially as the "bum gun") without squirting water all over your clothes and floor.


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In each episode of Unbound, we hear stories from two different authors on a theme. Today's episode is about crime and punishment. In our first story, a woman survives an unthinkable crime, but she doesn't get a happily-ever-after ending in Roxane Gay's "Things I Know About Fairy Tales." Then, we'll travel to the wilds of Western Kentucky to learn how you can punish a man for his crimes after he's dead. Two men in search of a body pack a camera, a violin, and a case of beer and head out on the open water in Alex Taylor's "The Name of the Nearest River."
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Roxane Gay's novel, An Untamed State, will be published by Grove/Atlantic in 2014 and her essay collection, Bad Feminist, will be published by Harper Perennial, also in 2014. She is the author of Ayiti (Artistically Declined Press, 2011), co-editor of PANK, essays editor for The Rumpus, and contributing editor for Bluestem. Her writing has appeared in The Best American Short Stories 2012, Oxford American, The Wall Street Journal, The Indiana Review, and countless others. She also runs Tiny Hardcore Press. All the while, she is an assistant professor at Eastern Illinois University.
Alex Taylor is the author of The Name of the Nearest River, which won the Linda Bruckheimer prize in Kentucky Literature from Sarabande Books. from Rosine, Kentucky. He has worked as a day laborer on tobacco farms, as a car detailer at a used automotive lot, as a sorghum peddler, at various fast food chains, as a tender of suburban lawns, and at a cigarette lighter factory. He holds an MFA from The University of Mississippi, and his stories have appeared in Carolina Quarterly,American Short Fiction, The Greensboro Review and elsewhere.
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Life on the other side. Egypt. Where it all happened and is STILL happening. :)
November 24, 2012
I am moving this blog to, or rather joining it with, my other blog alterperschophere.tumblr.com because I am sick of having two blogs and also, .Perspective. is basically me talking about my life and stuff anyway. And it's prettier, with a better name. So, if you want, follow that one and see ya there!!
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October 28, 2012
4 Months…
It's been 4 months since I posted anything or maybe longer, I don't even know. I don't have internet in my apartment and can't post from my BlackBerry. So I will TRY to summarize everything up to today. And let me tell you, a LOT has happened. Soooo, according to whatever I posted last, I think I's just gotten engaged. I am now fully married and gasp gasp gasp, 14 and a half weeks pregnant! That would be 3 months and nearly 2 weeks pregnant. Have fun with your judging party if that's what you want to do. I don't care even a little bit. :D I'm happy and you suck. First things first. I don't know if I mentioned that I had an engagement party and then a henna tattoo party that lasted until the next day. I had my wedding on Tuesday May 28th, 2012. It was awesome. My sister says it was the best wedding she ever went to. Of course, she's also prejudiced. I wore a blue and white sparkly ball gown with petticoats and all, makeup, and a sort of updo (how do you do an updo on short hair, you ask? You make it all stick to your head, I answer. With gel.) My theme was blue, turquoise, white and silver. Everything was gorgeous. True to form, I was not nervous until I passed the men and stepped through the door to the women's section of the conference hall where the wedding was held. Then I tripped, was caught by my friend, and was shaking so hard I was nearly seizing. I was led back to a little balcony off the hall where I was petted and calmed and had makeup put on my person. Then I was led out to the sound of the Arab wedding call, nasheeds, and confetti being deliberately thrown down my bodice. Pictures were taken, congratulations were given, and I was complimented and advised to within an inch of my life. Then the duff (the Islamic version of the drum) was played and we danced and my Arab friends did the call thing, and we made a dance train. Then we ate little finger foods my mother and friends made. I was made to sit and not allowed to do anything. Then my mom had to read a poem because I made a bet with her that if I danced in front of everyone, she would write and read one. Everyone cried and it was awkward. Then the Imam, a friend of my stepfather's, gave a talk that the women couldn't here and I guess he asked my husband some stuff and had him sign the contract, which was then sent in to me, and then all of a sudden it was done and I was married! My husband whisked me off in a taxi and we drove to the top of a mountain where we could see the entire city and he made the driver get out and we sat in the car and played 20 Questions. I felt very comfortable with him and it was very nice. Around 1 AM he went back to the village he lived in at the time so he could finish moving our things, after dropping me off home and about a week later we, my mother and family all, moved to Alexandria where I went to live with my husband. I've been going to Arabic classes and I really like my life, my routine. I don't like Egypt, but alhamdulillah I get to learn Arabic better than I ever did before. My mom says I'm grown because I am finally married and I have my first baby on the way lolol. Make dua for me and my family.
P.S We are having barbeque lamb today!
Eid Mubarak!!
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April 21, 2012
Welll….I'll start with this weekend since I'm just dying to get it out. What I did this weekend issss…. I got engaged. I DIIIIID!!! I got engaged yesterday to be precise. I can't even believe it yet and my mom is refusing to believe it. He is French. He is tallllllll. He is white. hahaahaha. I don't even know what to do with myself now. It's so weird to hear myself even think that I have a fiance. Insha'Allah we are trying to do the knot tying in a month or so. We're not totally sure yet. My Grandmother might come. TO EGYPT!!! But masha'Allah, I find this particularly amazing because it was maybe a week after I put the post about Surah Sharh and the brother that was helping us with this called and said he had someone. So we agreed to meet him. And HE was supposed to meet someone else, an Egyptian girl. But he told the guy who was helping us that his heart was more inclined to meet me. This was such a first for me. One, I've never considered a Frenchman. Two, men usually prefer either white women or arabs, I have learned this through experience, especially the white men and the arabs. So, after we met and blah and blah, I actually felt comfortable enough to show my face in this first meeting. Afterwards, the guy helping us tells me and my mom that he (my fiance, omg what even) said he didn't even want to sit with the Egyptian girl anymore. Just take a minute here to imagine my face. And this man fits ALL (so far that I have seen) of my requirements. He's white (that sounds bad I know, but this is why I have nothing against the men who prefer white), he has a job and seems responsible (yesterday, after we got engaged, because we'd gone down to see the place I'd live if I marry him, he paid for our ride home without us asking or anything), he's more knowledgeable about Islam than I am, he even lives where I can study for myself and learn a whole lot more even if it IS a village, and one that wasn't even on my list he speaks only Arabic and French!! So I can learn the two languages that I love the most, insha'Allah. He doesn't speak English, but I speak Arabic so that's okay. Insha'Allah this all works out and I marry him. I like him a lot so far and he seems to genuinely like me as well. Insha'Allah we will see. Make lots and lots of dua (prayer) for me. No prayers to Jesus please.
In other, less important, news: Me and the bestfriend are no longer even regular friends. Long story short, she left me for a younger girl. She couldn't take that I didn't like this five year younger, extremely rude to me, spiteful girl. So, she decided it was better to be her friend than mine. I am not even messed about it. They deserve each other if she can as easily break a friendship as the other can spout insults. I don't even need it.
We are also getting prepared for the annual school Carnival. Hence the blankness of my blog. I am too busy to really open my computer, unless it's to send a message to the parents of my students.
Pray for me, for everything!!
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So. A lot of hard and undesirable things have been happening in my life lately. The divorce has been, as expected, hard. I have to help my mom pay for stuff more than I did before. Everything seems to be costing more and more as of late. We just got our electric bill and it was a ridiculous amount that I will not post here because my mom would kill me and say it's telling her personal business. Of course, she'd be right. We are most likely going to be moving. I am interested in a guy who most likely does not even care that I exist. Work is stressing me out. And, last but not least, me and the girl I called bestfriend, are actually no longer friends at all. All of this is very hard for me. Hey, what can I say? I'm not married yet and don't have any kids. I heard in a lecture somewhere once, that the Quran is like a letter to us from God. This is true. Because when we pray for guidance, when we send our prayers up, all we really have to do is read the Quran and we are sure to find something in there related to what we need. One of my favorite Surahs is Surat Ash-Sharh. The verses go like this: 1) Have We not opened your chest for you (O Muhammad)? 2) And removed from you your burden. 3) Which weighed down your back? 4) And have We not raised high your fame? 5) Verily, along with every hardship there is ease. 6) Verily, along with every hardship there is ease. 7) So when you have finished, devote yourself to Allah's worship. 8) And to your Lord turn all intentions and hopes. Now, my favorite ayats are 5 and 6. And I read this Surah whenever I am going through a hardship. Whatever the hardship might be. It helps to remind me that it WILL be okay. Because Allah says it will. It reminds me that it doesn't matter WHEN it'll be okay, but that it is guaranteed that it will be. And that manages to be enough for me. Also, in the Tafseer (the explanation) of this Surah, the scholars say that because it says that after every hardship there is an ease twice, it means that for every one hardship, there are two eases. So no hardship can overcome two eases. And this comforts me whenever I need it. A personal experience of the Quran acting as sort of guide book. I am very thankful that I have it in my life.
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March 27, 2012
Great Week
So far this week has been exceptionally great. :) Even though me and the best friend are still not actually talking for whatever reason she has, it's been great. My horrible student's mom had a baby so he is not supposed to be coming all this week. We are experiencing the ecstasy of a perfectly disruption-free classroom. It's awesomesauce. Also, even though I am still trying to break the habit, the Crush is also making this a great week. He's been wearing my favorite color and he's just been EVERYWHERE. Even though I'm fighting it, I will not lie and say that it's not totally amazing to not be able to get him out of my sight. But I swear for the past two days, nearly every time I leave my classroom he is outside where I can see him. Today was the best. I saw him eight times. And the last time, he walked RIGHT past me in the hall and then he wasn't walking very fast and I didn't want to pass him so it was like I was following him. His friends yelled something at him and he was laughing and he turned around so suddenly I almost tripped, almost yelled, and almost had a heart attack. We actually made eye contact. It was horrifyingly perfect. I quickly looked up, down, sideways, and AWAY and power walked as fast as I could past. And then I almost tripped over my sister's bag that she had left in the middle of the courtyard. Then he led the salah and I could clearly see him from where I was sitting. My mom swears that he's noticed that I watch him sometimes and she says he shows out. I think this is ludicrousness and total hilarity. He DOES come to my gate on Tuedays, however. He also sometimes speaks in a VERY loud voice and he smiles a lot. She might be right, but I refuse to believe. Aaaaand, this whole post has accidentally been completely dedicated to him, the nuisance. I'm now going to do some math homework.
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The Day of Your(muslim) Wedding
- Bride: OMG why is that centrepiece tilted 0.000004% the wrong way
- Bride: I hope they didn't mess up the food
- Bride: OMG LOOK AT MUMMA AND PUPPA OMG DON'T CRY
- Bride: OMG she's trying to out dress me on MY WEDDING what the Jahannam
- Bride: I didn't even invite you
- Bride: Hate that aunty
- Bride: i can't even eat this crap what the hell my stomach hurts ugh i bet i look ugly in all these pictures
- Bride: Why is he looking at her?! I'm the wife HELLO
- Bride: omg there were supposed to be 256 flowers on the cake but i only counted 255
- Bride: i need some tylenol. and a bed.
- Groom: Gonna get laid tonight, Alhamdulillah
- This just made my life.
This Hadith is so beautiful that it put tears to my eyes.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
"I wish that I could meet my brothers." The Sahaabah asked: "Aren't we your brothers?" He replied: "You are my Companions, but my brothers are those who will believe in me without having seen me."
- Sahih Al-Jaami #7108.
I love this sooo much. SubhanAllah.
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March 12, 2012
I don't think I mentioned that I got a BlackBerry last month, did I?? Well I did. And it's white and it's awesome. I have BBM and I lost the little bit of life that I may have possibly had. My mom says it looks like there's something wrong with me because I always have my nose either in a book or in my phone. I tell her that I'm communicating and she laughs.
ALSO, this Friday, I got my hair done. It was a purely therapeutic thing for me. Also a sort of celebration/rebellion sort of thing. Like I said, therapy. I got it streaked….Red. As in, scarlet, bloody, brilliant red. Something like this, but with infinitely more red:
And this is NOT me. I'm a black girl. And I wouldn't show you my hair anyways. So there. Anyways, I love it a lot. Although some people say that I look like I put fake hair in…Even though it's still short. :D


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8/9/14: Barron's discusses the recent performance of several investments that contain exposure to Russia and consults Eric Fine on the outlook for emerging markets bonds. "Russia is such a big part of the [JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond] index that most investors satisfied themselves with underweight positions. But what if they all decided to go to zero weight after the sanctions?"View article »
7/30/14: Investment News asks investment experts to weigh in on the implications of Argentina's default. According to Eric Fine, "It [Argentina] offers good upside relative to the downside. We want to have exposure." View article »
6/10/14: InvestmentNews filmed on-the-ground interviews with portfolio managers at the Pershing INSITE 2014 conference to learn their ideas on maximizing yield in the current market environment. According to Eric Fine, who recommends considering emerging markets, "If they're [investors] looking to emerging markets for yield, it should be in unconstrained form."View article »
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By: Eric Fine, Portfolio Manager
The Fund's biggest winners were Argentina, Vietnam, and Paraguay, in hard-currency denominated
debt. The Fund's biggest losers were Venezuela, Mexico, and Brazil, also in hard-currency denominated debt.
We continue to prefer hard-currency over local-currency debt and we
have no Russia-/Ukraine-related exposure. We have selective exposure
to duration in steep credit curves of high-rated sovereigns.
Russia-Ukraine geopolitics continued to be unstable in September, with the Russian
macroeconomic backdrop weakening. The ceasefire announced last
month seems uncertain, with reports of fighting in Eastern Ukraine
conflicting with overtures of cooperation and negotiation. Ukraine's
parliamentary elections in late October could put strain on President
Poroshenko's position, and colder weather now brings concerns
about natural gas supplies. We believe a notable – and worrisome
– recent development is that Moscow's official talk
about the former Soviet republics has become more militant. In our
view, Russian sanctions are expected to continue at current levels,
and could have further negative impact on the already weak Russian
economy, especially on Russian companies' and banks' ability to roll
over their debt. Additionally, multiple-uses-of-reserves is a potential
growing risk. As of the end of September, reserves had decreased by
11% for the year. This has been further exacerbated by a ramp up in
recent days. As such, the current upside/downside balance for Russia-
and Ukraine-related assets continues to look unattractive.
The result of our investment process to own hard-currency denominated
debt over local-currency debt has been reinforced by weaker
global growth and lower commodity prices. Although emerging
markets Purchasing Managers Indices remain in expansionary
territory on average, growth indicators have been slowing across both
emerging markets and developed markets economies. Lower growth
across regions would likely drive commodity prices lower. Eurozone data continued to be weak, with German industrial production
posting its sharpest decline since the 2008/2009 crisis (-4.0%
month-on-month in August). This is negative for emerging markets
currencies, but positive for duration. U.S. Treasuries were further
anchored by historically low Japanese Government Bond and
German Bund levels.
During the month we selectively positioned ourselves in high-rated
steep sovereign curves. In high-rated countries such as Mexico, Peru,
Colombia, Israel, and to a lesser extent, the Dominican Republic
and Indonesia, we found potential opportunities to position the Fund
defensively to seek to benefit from steep curves. High ratings mean
they may benefit from U.S. Treasury rallies. Our investment process
drives these conclusions because of attractive pricing for strong fundamentals,
as well as strong signals from our various portfolio tests,
including a test for "vulnerability," which, for example, measures the
impact of short-term external financing pressures.
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Eric Fine and Fran Rodilosso
Portfolio Manager, Van Eck Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Strategy; Portfolio Manager, Market Vectors Fixed Income ETFs
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Eric Fine
Portfolio Manager, Van Eck Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Strategy
Eric Fine and Natalia Gurushina
Portfolio Manager and Economist, Van Eck Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Investment Team
Eric Fine
Portfolio Manager, Van Eck Unconstrained Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Improvements in economic policies, strong balance sheets and improved creditworthiness of local governments continue to foster a strong case for investment in the emerging markets bonds.
Emerging Market Bonds Defined
"Emerging Markets Hard Currency Bonds" are bonds denominated in foreign currencies that are generally widely accepted around the world (such as the US Dollar, Euro or Yen).
"Emerging Markets Local Currency Bonds" are bonds denominated in the local currency of the issuer.
"Emerging Markets Sovereign Bonds" are bonds issued by national governments of emerging countries in order to finance a country's growth.
"Emerging Markets Quasi Sovereign Bonds" are bonds issued by corporations domiciled in emerging countries that are either 100% government owned or whose debts are 100% government guaranteed.
"Emerging Markets Corporate Bonds" are bonds issued by non-government owned corporations that are domiciled in emerging countries.
Long term, an allocation to emerging markets bonds may provide diversification benefits as emerging markets fixed income tends to be less correlated to developed market fixed income.
Important Disclosure
Unless otherwise stated, portfolio facts and statistics are shown for Class A shares; other classes may have different characteristics.
†NAV: Unless you are eligible for a waiver, the public offering price you pay when you buy Class A shares of the Fund is the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the shares plus an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge varies depending upon the size of your purchase. No sales charge is imposed where Class A or Class C shares are issued to you pursuant to the automatic investment of income dividends or capital gains distribution. It is the responsibility of the financial intermediary to ensure that the investor obtains the proper "breakpoint" discount. Class C, Class I and Class Y do not have an initial sales charge; however, Class C does charge a contingent deferred redemption charge. See the prospectus and summary prospectus for more information.
1Van Eck Associates Corporation (the "Adviser") has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, trading expenses, dividends and interest payments on securities sold short, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 1.25% for Class A, 1.95% for Class C, 0.95% for Class I, and 1.00% for Class Y of the Fund's average daily net assets per year until May 1, 2015. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.
2The J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index-Emerging Markets Global Diversified (GBI-EM) tracks local currency bonds issued by Emerging Markets governments. The index spans over 15 countries. The J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified (EMBI) tracks returns for actively traded external debt instruments in emerging markets, and is also J.P. Morgan's most liquid U.S-dollar emerging markets debt benchmark.
3Average Yield to Worst measures the lowest of either yield-to-maturity or yield-to-call date on every possible call date. Effective duration takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change. Effective maturity is the length of time until a fixed income investment returns its original investment. Distribution Yield is the amount of cash flow paid out and is calculated by dividing the annual income (interest or dividends) by the current price of the security. Averages are market weighted. These statistics do not take into account fees and expenses associated with investments or the Fund.
The views and opinions expressed are those of Van Eck Global. Fund manager commentaries are general in nature and should not be construed as investment advice. Opinions are subject to change with market conditions. Any discussion of specific securities mentioned in the commentaries is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy these securities. Fund holdings will vary.
You can lose money by investing in the Fund. Any investment in the Fund should be part of an overall investment program, not a complete program. The Fund is subject to risks associated with its investments in emerging markets securities. Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities may involve heightened risk due to currency fluctuations, and economic and political risks, which may be enhanced in emerging markets. As the Fund may invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies and some of the income received by the Fund will be in foreign currencies, changes in currency exchange rates may negatively impact the Fund's return. Derivatives may involve certain costs and risks such as liquidity, interest rate, market, credit, management and the risk that a position could not be closed when most advantageous. The Fund may also be subject to credit risk, interest rate risk, sovereign debt risk, tax risk, non-diversification risk and risks associated with non-investment grade securities. Please see the prospectus and summary prospectus for information on these and other risk considerations.
Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. An investor should consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the investment company carefully before investing. Bond and bond funds will decrease in value as interest rates rise. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information. Please read them carefully before investing.
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Football notes for this afternoon:
- Summit Country Day senior RB LaDon Laney Jr. rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns as Summit defeated Williamsburg 28-14 last week. Laney also had five tackles, three assists and an interception.
- Oak Hills coach Kurry Commins was impressed with his offensive line and junior quarterback Liam Sallquist despite a 42-21 loss to La Salle last week. Sallquist was 15 of 23 passing for 114 yards. Sophomore RB Demarco Ruffin had 86 yards and two touchdowns. "We just didn't play well at crucial times on defense," Commins said. "La Salle was the better team and deserved to win."
- Oak Hills plays at Harrison (0-1) Friday night. "Harrison will present a whole set of challenges," Commins said. "They are a good, well-coached, sound football team. It will be a very physical game."
- Moeller (1-0) plays host to Hamilton (1-0) in an intriguing matchup at Lockland Stadium Friday night. "I expect a battle on Friday night," Moeller coach John Rodenberg said. "Hamilton is well coached. Their option attack ranks up there with Colerain and Winton Woods. They have enough athletes to hurt you."
- Moeller will have senior WR Monty Madaris (hamstring) back this week. "Having Monty back provides a weapon and a confidence boost to the offense," Rodenberg said. "They are young but we'll see how much they improve with Monty back in."
- Former Oak Hills offensive line coach Kyle Ralph is now coaching as an assistant at Withrow under head coach Jim Place. Ralph was at Oak Hills for three years and at St. X before that. 'This has been a great experience here at Withrow and I am really enjoying it," Ralph said.
- Taft coach Mike Martin is expected to name a starting quarterback after today's practice for Friday's game against visiting Badin.
- St. X coach Steve Specht said the Bombers need to get better up front offensively in time for this Sunday's game against Pickerington Central at Ohio Stadium. St. X defeated Springfield 30-7 last week. "I thought our defense played fast and our kicking game was solid," Specht said. "We have to improve in all three phases but we are getting better." Senior quarterback Griffin Dolle will only get better, Specht said. "Griffin played well," Specht said. "I graded him out at B -minus and if he makes the three throws that would have been touchdowns he upgrades to an A -minus."
- How about Week 3 in Cincinnati Sept. 9? St. Xavier at Colerain, Trinity (Ky.) at Elder and Winton Woods at Middletown. Great storylines on those games for sure.
- Middletown junior QB Jalin Marshall named a five-star recruit in the 2013 class by Scout.com Tuesday.
- Middletown coach Troy Everhart told the Middletown Journal the 32-31 win over Huber Heights Wayne last week at Welcome Stadium was "a regiona-final, semistate atmosphere. That could very well be the setting for Week 13."
- Everhart told the Middletown Journal that the Middies offense will get even better later in the season. "I've always said wait for the first frost on the pumpkin with this offense," he told the publication. When that happens, you better know how to stop us."
- UC associate head coach and former Colerain head coach Kerry Coombs attended Sunday's game against Cocoa (Fla.). "Loved every minute of it," he said.
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Praise be to yumetabibito's honorable name on high for her amazing help, etc etc. In which Willard Huntington Wright and Erika Furudo hate each others' guts and wish that the other would get hit by a train and die or something.
Erika to Will
"Mystery is a battle of the intellect. Knowing that, don't you think it's rather naïve of you to grasp for rules?"
"Van Dine is outdated, you know? A younger person will leave you in the dust."
"I've heard the recent rumors about you. Like that you're a moron who wants fairness in mystery. Heehee."
Will to Erika
"Why do you dismiss the heart? Even you should possess one."
"Your reasoning has no heart. I won't acknowledge crap like that as reasoning!"
"Don't neglect the heart. You can't speak of mystery."
Partner Dialogue:
Erika: "T, to dare not only to touch my prey, but even finish them off!"
Will: "Because you're too inefficient. All I'm doing is taking things over from you."
Will: "Why do I have to work with you? …it's giving me a splitting headache."
Erika: "It's likely an innocent plan to show an outdated man like you the cutting edge of reasoning, wouldn't you say?"
Will: "…your reasoning makes me want to vomit. This is your version of mystery?"
Erika: "You have a problem? Even though you yourself specialized in that sort of reasoning in the past!"
Will: "I'm not associating with you. …this is only the witch's farce."
Erika: "Then isn't it better for you to head on home? …if you can, of course."
Erika: "<Good.> I thought you might be a bit more of a soft-hearted man, but it seems you can pull it off."
Will: "I don't want praise that comes from you. Moving on. Next."
Erika: "What do you think, Lord Wright? This much reasoning is possible for Furudo Erika."
Will: "How many people have been hurt by that reasoning? Figure that out, and you'll get full marks."
Erika Defeats Will:
Will: "I acknowledge that I lost. …but it was shitty, boring reasoning."
Erika: "The interesting part isn't the reasoning. It's the pathetic truths that are exposed!"
Erika: "Whydunnit?! How idiotic! Motive is unnecessary in true reasoning!"
Will: "Incidents happen because of the heart. …you can't neglect the heart…"
Erika: "Mystery has advanced. I do have pity for you, but you're outdated!"
Will: "…seems so. Since when did mystery becomes this boring?"
Will Defeats Erika:
Will: "I don't take it easy on intellectual rapists like you."
Erika: "<Good!> Words of the highest praise! What do you think?! One more match!"
Erika: "Whydunnit is unneeded in mystery! History proves it!"
Will: "In that case, take this fight as proof. You can't neglect the heart in mystery."
Will: "Then, this decides it. Your cold-blooded reasoning is no mystery."
Erika: "M, my reasoning… h, how dare you defile it…!! B, bastard……."
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Work in progress on a job in Coverack on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall.
The far side of the garden (with stonework/Cornish Hedge) was landscaped and planted this Spring. The near side will be done this coming winter and I'll plant in the following spring. The larch shed was built by woodsman Will Gillchrist and has replaced the day-glo B&Q version that once dominated the bottom of the garden - it's green roof was sown this spring with a coastal wild flower mix. All of the stonework was done by Mark Harris, a real master craftsman who has spent his life working with rock, both below and above ground.
During the preparations for landscaping we unearthed an ancient sewage manhole cover, right on the edge of the garden where we needed to build the Cornish Hedge (earth filled stone wall). Mark managed to bridge the gap using a technique more commonly seen on Cornish road sides where a hedge or wall runs over a storm culvert. It's a shame we couldn't match the other built in benches, but I was really impressed with the solution - the top of the hedge is still filled with earth and has been planted.
The hedge acts as a visual and ecological buffer zone from garden to surrounding landscape. It has been planted with a screening hedge at one end, but for the most part is sown with the same coastal mix of wildflowers as the shed roof. Gaps in the sides of the walls have been sown with Primrose, Erigeron, Sea Campion and Californian Poppy. The success of this and the rest of the garden will rely on sympathetic management by the gardener Martin Pascoes. He works in domestic gardens, but has also worked on local nature reserves. He will need to keep a gardeners eye out for thuggish natives, whilst being sensitive to the shifting nature of plant communities, encouraging a balance between the ornamental and the local.
The location of this house and garden is so beautiful and particular that I felt that any design for the garden must have a strong sense of the vernacular and a respect for the landscape. It's early days yet, but with the help of the wealth of knowledge and talent of local tradespeople it's achievable. I have no idea how any landscape designer could work without these alliances, or without an ongoing relationship with the site, but apparently they do.


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You might have heard that the apocalypse is scheduled for Friday.
December 21, 2012 marks the end of a "Long Count" cycle in the Mayan calendar, an event which occurs once every 5,125 years. Although Mesoamerican scholars agree that Dec. 21 is simply the end of one Long Count and the beginning of another, people around the world anticipate the date with emotions ranging from indifference to hysteria.
Locally, it seems few people expect the world to end later this week, but a growing number of people are preparing for a range of disasters.
Fueled by apocalyptic movies, television shows and the news media, an entire subculture of "preppers" has emerged over the past couple years. While some of these preppers dedicate their lives to preparing for the worst, most simply see prepping as an enjoyable side hobby.
Jack Simons owns and operates the Springs Road Gun Club in Hickory. Although he thinks nothing unusual will happen on Friday, he said "there's always the possibility of other disasters" at some point in the future.
Simons said solar flares predicted for 2013 are a cause of concern for many people. Weather-related incidents in the United States, from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to Hurricane Sandy, have led many of his customers to consider how they would survive if the municipal services on which they rely were interrupted.
How would you survive if you were without electricity for a week? What about water and groceries? Preppers answer these questions by gathering specific supplies and by honing their survival skills.
Vince Blalock, Jeff Williams and Darren Sweet all work at Springs Road Gun Club and share an interest in prepping.
All three men have put together "bug-out bags" which would allow them to leave home in an emergency and survive for about three days with only the contents of the bag.
A basic bug-out bag includes a medical supply kit, food, and items for protection from the elements. A modest bag costs about $50 to put together, but the cost can range up to thousands of dollars depending on the items a prepper selects for his or her bag.
Blalock said the most important pieces in a bug-out bag are the items that will help keep you warm and dry. He said a person trying to survive in the wilderness faces a greater risk of becoming a victim of the elements than a victim of a malicious person or animal.
His bug-out bag includes a torch lighter with extra fuel and a collapsible mylar tent. He said "redneck stuff," including duct tape and zip ties, is handy to a person living off the land. Duct tape rolled into a cylinder can provide a better flame than a candle and zip ties are perfect for fixing broken tent poles or making spears.
Williams said that when he gives information to novice preppers, "the main thing that I ask people is, 'What would you not do to feed your family?'" He says invariably people answer that there is nothing they would not do to protect their loved ones. "If you go back to primal instincts, you'll do whatever you have to do," he said.
Williams keeps his bug-out bag ready and his gun magazines loaded. "I don't let it take over my life to where I sell everything and just buy prepping stuff, but I feel like I'm pretty well set," he said. "I'm a firefighter/EMT. I don't want to hurt anyone for any reason. All I want to do is help people, but if it came down to it and I had to protect my friends and family, I would."
Williams stressed that he can use all of his prepping supplies whether a disaster occurs or not. He uses his bug-out bag and its contents when he goes camping, hiking or canoeing. "A lot of people take this to an extreme, in my opinion. What I've got, if I don't end up ever needing it (in an emergency), it's fine . . . All of it is useful stuff," he said.
Sweet said that he, Blalock and Williams are different from the people who allow prepping to take over their lives.
"There's nothing wrong with being prepared, as long as you're not obsessed," he said. People who live in hurricane zones and keep bottled water and canned food on hand during hurricane season are technically preppers, whether they know it or not. Prepping is "really not as outlandish as people make it," he said. "It just gets blown out of proportion" when the impression most people have of prepping comes from extreme preppers shown on television.
Blalock, Williams and Sweet agree that one of the best ways to start prepping is to talk with other preppers and to learn from them.
One organization dedicated to spreading information about prepping is the American Preppers Network. Tom Martin founded the network in 2008 and oversees it from his home in Idaho. American Preppers started as a collection of blogs, and eventually the members of the network's online forums started planning local meetings for people interested in prepping.
Martin said about 100 groups have formed by now. They meet in nearly every state across the country to network and share information on survival training and sustainable living. American Preppers has groups that meet in Asheville, High Point and Raleigh.
Martin became interested in prepping while working as a commercial truck driver. During the financial crisis, he said he saw the vulnerability of America's supply chains firsthand. With much of Americans' food and household goods delivered by truck, any disruption in cross-country travel would lead to shortages.
Martin decided that "it would be good to help people get prepared for anything . . . Everybody has something to teach somebody else," he said. He is proud of the work the network does to educate people, and he is happy that the community he created online has evolved into an organization which helps people meet and learn from one another in person.
He said he and most of the network's members do not buy into the Mayan doomsday scenarios, but instead prepare for catastrophic weather and civil unrest.
One Hickory man who has had December 21, 2012 marked on his calendar for a long time is Andy Farr. He is not a prepper and he does not think the world is going to end on Friday, but he and some of his friends made a plan 15 or 20 years ago to spend the evening of the 21st camping together.
Over the years, more and more people have been invited, and Farr said he expects several dozen people will spend the last night of the Mayan calendar under the stars in the Shining Rock Wilderness, a part of the Pisgah National Forest.
If everything goes according to plan and the world keeps spinning, Farr said he will wake up on Saturday morning in darkness and drive toward the sunrise back to Hickory.
Prepping anyone?
Here's what you might need if you need to survive for several days on your own. The list is provided by American Preppers Network:
--Long sleeve base layer shirt
--Short sleeve base layer shirt
--Change of underwear
--Hat or Watch cap
--Buff, Scarf or Shemag
--Shell jacket (Waterproof and wind proof)
--Warm long sleeve shirt
--Heavy duty pants
--Poncho, Rain Clothing or Bivanorak
--Hiking boots
--2 pair of extra socks
--Watch with button compass on the wrist band
--Sleeping bag, Sleeping bag liners helps to extend the lifetime of your sleeping bag
--Sleeping mattress, Hammock
--Tarp, Tent, Bivanorak, Fjellduk or Bivi-bagLight
--Flashlight or/and Headlamp (LED)
--Extra batteries (Lithium)
--Matches in waterproof container
--Fire steel
Survival knives
--Fixed blade knife
--Back up knife: compact fixed blade knife, multi-tool or Swiss Army Knife
Pocket survival kit
--Fire steel
--Snare wire
--Wire saw
--Sewing kit
--Button compass
--Safety pins
--Compact LED lamp
--Compact knife or razor blade
--Fishing kit
--Water Purification Tablets
--Anti diarrhea tablets
--Condom or Alok SakWater
--One or Two Water bottles (Nalgene or SIGG)
--Water bladder for your backpack; Camelback, Nalgene or similar system.
--Water purification tablets
--Water purification filter
--Freeze dried food or Meals Ready to Eat (MRE:s) minimum 6 meals for 72 hours
Flapjack, beef jerky, trail mix or other snacks
--Tea, coffee, sugar and powdered milk
--Salt and Pepper--Stove: Multi Fuel Stove, Kelly Kettle, Trangia, Ebsit or Jetboil
--Fuel for your stove
--Cooking vessels
--Spork (Or Knife, Fork and Spoon)
--Steel wool, mop and washing up liquid (I recommend Fairy)
--P-38 Can opener
--Waterproof container for map
--Cash or Gold/Silver
--Roll of toilet paper (in waterproof bag)
--Toothbrush, Toothpaste and Dental Floss
--Hand disinfection
--Insect repellant
--Sun block or Skin care lotion
--550 Paracord
--First aid kit
--Blister kit
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