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A mixed bag of home building signals hope for 2013
It may still be too soon to declare an economic rebound, but recent construction data may point toward a housing sector comeback led by high-end, new home building in Jackson County.
Last year, 126 residential building permits were issued in Jackson County — up 20 percent from 2011. It still falls far short when compared to the pre-recession building boom, however. In 2007, 446 building permits were issued.
"It's definitely still down from 2006 and 2007," said Tony Elders, Jackson County land development administrator. "But I do believe that we have bottomed out, so to speak, and now we're starting back up."
Even the first month of 2013, typically a slow time of year for building projects, started out strong.
Jackson County was one of the few western counties, along with Buncombe and Henderson, to see an increase in residential building permits and also one of the few counties to see such a large uptick. Building permits were down compared to the previous year in both Haywood and Macon counties.
What may be even more telling is the type of homes getting building permits in Jackson County last year. According to the data, more than a quarter of those receiving permits were high-end homes. Moreover, the average permit fee collected per home was higher in 2012, an indicator that the homes being approved are larger and more expensive.
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Several houses, valued at more than $1 million, were permitted in the Cashiers area last fall. Elders added that there are several subdivision-scale projects in the making as well.
In 2007, about 230 subdivision projects were underway in the county — ranging in size between 10 and 10,000 lots. About 150 of those projects were foreclosed upon, put on hold or abandon when the bubble burst, but now, about half are seeing activity, either with lots being sold or homes being building.
Elders said that may be a good sign. Entering the recession high-end homes were the first to trail off, and now could be an early harbinger of a turnaround.
"To me, it's a telling factor that people who have money seem to be comfortable turning it loose," Elders said. "They seem to have a keener eye on the economy."
In addition to residential construction, the county also issued four more commercial permits than it did the prior year, an increase of 22 percent. Permits for renovations or remodeling were also up. Elders said it has made for a busier time at the permitting office.
"Our phones are ringing constantly," Elders said. "And 18 months ago that wasn't the case."
But the story in Jackson County isn't the same story unfolding for its neighbors. In Macon County, building permits were down by 10 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. The dollar value of the homes being permitted were also lower.
Reggie Holland, owner of Holland Construction in Franklin and the president of the Macon County Homebuilders Association, said commercial building and home renovations are keeping him afloat now.
"In 2010, the wheels came off the wagon," Holland said. "And, right now, it appears we're bouncing around the bottom."
Last year, in Macon County, the total dollar value of all new homes seeking permits was $22 million — compared to $140 million in 2006. That's an 84 percent decline in the new residential construction market. Holland said he had to cutback on hired help, and work is harder to come by.
Although the situation may seem dismal, Holland said it is logical that most people aren't building new homes. The large inventory of existing homes on the market being sold at bargain prices is putting new home construction at a disadvantage.
Furthermore, because of the still-dropping home values, it is possible to build a new home and by the time it's finished, have its appraised value be less than the raw cost of construction. That makes finding financing for a new home difficult, Holland said.
However, as the inventory of existing homes is sold off and prices go up, Holland expects the residential construction market to return.
"Once inventory gets down to where it's picked over and used up, it's going to make prices go up, which will make it easier to build a new home," Holland said.
A 10 percent nationwide increase in housing prices last year was a positive sign, Holland said.
Like Macon, Haywood County saw building permits stagnate last year, but by a slighter 3 percent.
"Everyone is still kind of scraping by," said Mark Bondurant, president of the Haywood County Homebuilders Association and president of Rare Earth Builders. "I'll hear about a house here and there, but most guys are still waiting for things to cut lose, and they haven't yet."
Bondurant already has one job for a new home lined up in the spring — which is one more than he's had for that time of year in a while.
Prior to 2009, Bondurant ran two crews and jumped from one project to the next, building several new homes a year. The one new home he has lined up this spring is a positive sign, but not enough to declare an economic rebound.
Up until 2010, Haywood County was neck and neck with Jackson County for the number of residential building permits. But in 2012, Haywood County had about 70 percent of the home construction Jackson had.
Haywood County doesn't have the same concentration of high-end second homes as Jackson. Haywood saw a paltry five building permits for luxury homes compared to 34 in Jackson County.
Instead, mid-sized houses between 1,200 square feet and 2,800 square feet, built for local residents rather then seasonal visitors, have dominated the market in Haywood, according to Bruce Crawford, director of inspections for Haywood County.
"Jackson County has always tended to have higher-end homes," Crawford said. "I have heard that particular type of high-end construction is coming back quicker."
Haywood County saw more permits for remodeling and renovations compared to Jackson County.
While Bondurant specialized in energy efficient homes that sell from between $250,000 and $500,000, most of his work has been remodeling jobs recently, especially in Buncombe County. But he hopes when the market does come back, prospective homeowners will have a greater interest in his niche of the environmentally friendly houses, which Bondurant said will resale better than the competition.
"My sense is that the green homes are going to hold their value a lot better," Bondurant said. "And the trend is that every home will be greener."
Residential building permits in 2012 vs 2011
Buncombe: 613, up 19.5 percent
Haywood: 92, down 3.4 percent
Henderson: 238, up 16.1 percent
Jackson: 126, up 15.2 percent
Macon: 69, down 10.4 percent
Madison: 42, down 10.6 percent
McDowell: 84, down 13.4 percent
Polk: 46, up 15 percent
Rutherford: 102, up 25.9 percent
Transylvania: 73, up 17.7 percent


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|Food Photography Challenge 2 - A vegetable photographed raw and cooked, side by side in a collage.
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|Food Photography Challenge 2 - A vegetable photographed raw and cooked, side by side in a collage.
Biscuits! I would never have thought of that as an "after" veggie shot. How creative! I grow scallions in my garden in the summer and always have too many. I'll have to remember this recipe!ReplyDelete
What beautiful photographs - you are doing so well! And those biscuits look amazing and would be perfect with a nice warming bowl of soup! I'm definitely going to give these a go! : )ReplyDelete
Both photos are amazing. I love the roots and dirt clinging to the scallions. The biscuits are also gorgeous on a photography AND savory level. Fantastic idea to use the pepper jack, in my book.
Honestly, I think the push for everyone to get their photos accepted on those food porn sites have done photography a disservice. I think the middle picture of the scallions with radishes (?) behind them is stunning. If it was cropped it would be much less so.
Great photos this month. I love the scallions fresh out of the ground, dirt and all. The biscuits look delicious.ReplyDelete
gorgeous photos and i'd love to try the cilantro addition!ReplyDelete
Love the dirt on the scallions and those biscuits look YUMMY! Definitely copying down this recipe. Nicely done!ReplyDelete
Isn't it funny how blogging changes things!? My kid soften asked me if I've photographed something yet or if something in the fridge is fair game to eat because they know it could be meant to be used as a prop first! Great job with your challenge!ReplyDelete
Love those gorgeous scallions straight from the garden! Just gorgeous images & super inspirational.ReplyDelete
I'm coming over Kim when all your dance production trips are done. And I want a big bowl of soup and these pepper jack scallion biscuits!! They look SOOOO yummy! You did an amazing job my friend.. so glad your in our group.. have a wonderful week! xoxoReplyDelete
What's not to love about biscuits with pepper jack, cilantro and scallions?!
Love it!
Beets were one of the veggies I played with you-you'll have to peek on the blog next week to see how those turned out ;)
I love how the perfect veg for you arrived serendipitously!
Your images are FAB Kim! Love your choices and subsequent recipe. I never would have thought of biscuits and they look so good!!!! Awesome job and blog post. :)ReplyDelete
Yesterday when I was anxiously going through the circle on my phone while I was out at an appointment, I feel fairly certain the people in line in front of me turned out to check me out because I audibly gasped when I saw your image!!!
The dirt just MAKES it. And that is a sentence I never imagined would come out of my mouth.
I love the composition and lighting of both images. Those biscuits look incredible!!! Cannot WAIT to try them out! You rocked this challenge out and your hilarious telling of the story was wonderful as well!
Kim- I am loving this project of yours. Both photos look ahhhmazing. And those biscuits are calling to my heart. I use to love the ones at Red Lobster and yours look like a modern, fun version. Hope to see you soon. :)ReplyDelete
I love the just out of the garden shot! So awesome. The biscuits look good too!ReplyDelete
Oh I love these biscuits. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Kim, I so admire you taking on this photography group. What amazing shots. I'm like you and do it all on the kitchen table and it's always in a hurry so can just imagine you here. What amazing shots you've taken. Impressive work. Love the biscuits but the scallions are definitely a hit as well.ReplyDelete
beautiful photos! and i want to eat a biscuit right now :)ReplyDelete
I am so in awe at tour photography, I wish i could come even close! Looks wonderful and the biscuits sound great, too.ReplyDelete
Very impressive photographs. I love those scallions straight from the garden. Your biscuits are also a hit they look perfect.ReplyDelete
So cool that you've joined that group. And I like the cooked version very much!ReplyDelete
Dang those look yummy!ReplyDelete
Your photos are beautiful. It is very cool that you joined a group. I am sure it will help with all of your photography practice and study. Your recipe sounds delicious.ReplyDelete
I love the close up of the scallion bunch. It's wonderful. I say you did a beautiful job on your photography challenge this month. And the biscuits sound nummy too.ReplyDelete

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I agree, very reminiscent of pumpkin spice, love the styling doll :)ReplyDelete
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J Brand is my favorite denim brand (10 pairs in my closet, actually), so I couldn't recommend a better pick. If you really are looking for something different, I've also heard that Current/Elliott make great colored denim.ReplyDelete
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I love the pumpkin spiciness of these pants too! The color is so warm and very versatile! Love!!ReplyDelete
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HOMEGROWN Life: It's Cold Out There for a Farmsteader
If you're one of those people who dreams of being a farmer, building your own house, living off the land, being the envy of free people the world over, feeding your community with wild edibles . . .
This post might be for you.
I am a farm kid who grew up and went off to college like the system says you should. I worked as an activist and writer for many years. I gardened a lot. I started my own business and worked on launching several others. All the while, I constantly dreamed of returning to the home place to build my own sustainable farmstead. I know many people have the same lunacy. After about one and a half years of trying to put this dream in action with a minimal budget, here are some things I've learned.
1.) Building a house takes more time than you think it would. We started construction around the first of July, six months ago. We've hired help for some things, done a lot of the work ourselves, and got a lot of help from friends and family. Still, we're a long ways from having a finished house.
2.) Living in an unfinished cabin-type house is hard on families. We don't have full electricity yet. We have unfinished walls. We have one water outlet. We heat the place (and our water) with a wood stove. We have a bucket with a toilet seat on top for a stool.
3.) Concrete floors might sound simple, but they're cold. We have a 5-inch-thick slab floor, and it's always cold now that winter has settled in.
4.) When you're heating with wood as your sole source of fuel, you burn a lot of wood. We burn approximately one cord of wood per month. Luckily, we live in the woods and there are a lot of smallish and downed trees around the farm that makes cutting and harvesting pretty simple. But still, it's a lot of work. And handling all of that wood takes time and can be pretty messy.
5.) It's pretty cold. So with the aforementioned conditions in place, when it's 20 degrees outside all day and into the teens at night, we can keep it between 50 and 60 degrees in the house. That's fine with some people. It's not fine with others. And it can easily dip into the mid-40s in the morning before I get the stove fully cranked again.
Now, I don't say all of this to be depressing or anything. I am definitely enjoying my time here building my own place. There are benefits to living this way, in closer track with the seasons and practicing daily chores. But it's not for everybody. It's not easy. And it's definitely something to consider before jumping headlong into your own adventure of homesteading.
The whole point is not to romanticize this kind of life. Know what you're getting yourself into. And consider that every project could take three times as long as you plan and cost twice as much. Not always, of course, but it happens.
So I raise my glass to the lengthening of the day. It's a new year out there in the world: 2013. What will it bring? Your guess is as good as mine. My advice is to bundle up, wear lots of layers, drink plenty of water, and express yourself clearly and artistically without being a big fat jerk. Maybe not a resolution per se, but a meditation.
Talk later. There's wood to split, water to carry, and seed trays to fill.
Bryce Oates is a farmer, father, writer, and rural economic development entrepreneur. He works with his family to raise organic vegetables, beef, lamb, chickens, goats and manage the bottomland forest woodlot in Western Missouri. He has helped to launch numerous social enterprises, including a sustainable wood processing cooperative, a dairy goat cheese processing facility, and a conservation-based land management company that incentivizes carbon sequestration in forests and grasslands. Bryce currently co-owns the Root Cellar Grocery in Downtown Columbia, Missouri, a local food store that operates a weekly produce subscription program called the Missouri Bounty Box. Bryce, along with 135 other farmers, sells his produce through this program.
4 Responses to "HOMEGROWN Life: It's Cold Out There for a Farmsteader"
FarmChix Says:
January 24th, 2013 at 7:21 pm
You are so right. I own a tiny farm with a house and heat and water and there is still ALWAYS a lot to be done. The animals come first, my partner and I second.
This life is not for everyone and many people know that. Others? Not so much.
I hope those who want to farmstead have "ears to hear."
Thanks for the post-counting my blessing!!
Jan Says:
January 25th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Bails of hay under foundation and as insulation keep floors warmer. We live on a farm in NH where it is very cold right now. Our home is old and we burn a lot of wood to offset the cost of fuel oil. right now the fuel oil turns gel-like as it is so cold. Good luck and keep warm.
I am looking forward to one day living in the country, but in and home already completed. Take care and stay warm
Bryce is right on! I encourage anyone who is considering this to read my book, Get Your Pitchfork On. I talk about all these things, and also the social aspect to rural living.


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Django, the N-Word, and How We Talk About Race in 2013Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
2013 is going to be incredible, if for no other reason than because this will undoubtedly be the year the cultural discourse shifts from simple discussions of "race" or "racism" to the majestic land of "how we talk about and react to race in mixed settings." While ideas of a "post-racial" society are but a single cute step below thinking the world was going to end on December 21 on the "awwww, that's cute" scale, what we are in 2013 is post–"race and things typically associated with a single race existing only within that racial silo." Finally.
As 2012 came to a close, a few things in the media's racial-discourse sphere took place that hinted the cup was set to runneth over. In December, we had a black sports commentator call a black quarterback essentially "not black enough," and the result was supporters of all races coming to the defense of the Third Griffin, telling this black commentator that he had no right to define what was black. And then, to top it off, he was reprimanded by his superiors, many of whom are white. Bonkers. In the past, passing judgment on a matter like this, whether against or in favor, could really only come from other esteemed blacks, because who else had the right to comment on what was "black" and what was not? That, as was made evident, is no longer the case.
Another example, one that has existed for years: white writers critiquing hip-hop. In a December 20 album review in Spin, writer Jordan Sargent gave young, misguided, controversial Chicago rapper Chief Keef's album Finally Rich an above-average review. Upon reading the review, journalist Brian Miller, known in some circles as "B.Dot" of the hip-hop site Rap Radar, took to Twitter to air out his feelings about what he saw as Sargent's (a white guy's) take on hip-hop culture (a culture that he very much sees as in line with being black).
While this dispute, which didn't really make much noise beyond Twitter that day, is nothing compared to the statements made by Parker on national television, I still haven't been able to shake it, because it's such a clear sign of the new problems we'll encounter as we continue to exist in each other's formerly clearly demarcated worlds. The confrontation of racial issues in an increasingly mixed society. The idea of ownership. Possessive pronouns. And declarations of who gets to dictate the rules, who is allowed to play, and who is stuck watching from the sidelines. Who's right? Personally, I think the Chief Keef story is easier to digest if you don't see a part of him when you look in the mirror, but at the same time, I think B.Dot has as much ownership over hip-hop and who gets a seat at the critics' table as Rob Parker does in dictating who gets a seat at the black table. But that's not what matters. What's important is that these conversations, once conducted behind closed doors, are now being pushed to the forefront, and it's getting harder for anyone to pretend that they don't exist.
A third example, perhaps the most mainstream, and also from the final month of 2012, centers on the movie Django Unchained. After almost two weeks of hearing and reading things about the film, as well as turning down offers to see it because of the company I'd be keeping and the projected demographics of the theater (I've watched Roots in an all-white classroom before; not trying to go back to that dark, lonely place), I stepped into the film last night to witness it. Going into Django, outside of the slave-revenge theme, I knew of four controversial facts about the film.
One, Quentin Tarantino directed a movie about slavery. A white guy tackling the still very sensitive issue of that one time when whites brought Africans over to America and enslaved them for hundreds of years. Obviously, there is a backlash to him doing this, with some thinking perhaps a black director would be more equipped (or at least have more of a "right"). This isn't new (Steven Spielberg adapting Alice Walker's The Color Purple wasn't without criticism), but still, to many, from many races, it seems in bad taste — or, if nothing else, insensitive. And to others, also from a slew of races, it's fantastic.
Two, and seemingly very much tied to the first fact, is that director Spike Lee is vehemently against Django, not based on what he saw in the film, but on the premise that it was even made. The catch, however, is that he refuses to see it, telling Vibe that he "can't speak on it 'cause I'm not gonna see it. I'm not seeing it. All I'm going to say is that it's disrespectful to my ancestors, to see that film," as well as tweeting:
My third point of controversy going into Django: the loose use of the big boy N-word by all of the white co-stars, especially delivered from the mouths of actors you know well, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Don Johnson. While this is of course the word that would have been used by the characters they're portraying, by many accounts it's still startling to hear it repeated, at such a high clip, knowing that at the end of the day it's still Leo and Don.
And finally, there's the controversial act of seeing the film in mixed company in a theater, an act that produces something Gawker writer Cord Jefferson refers to as "the Django Moment."
My personal Django Moment came when an Australian slaver, played by Tarantino himself, haphazardly threw a bag full of dynamite into a cage of captive blacks before mocking their very real fear that they might be exploded to nothingness. A white man behind me let out a quick trumpet blast of a guffaw, and then fell silent. My face got hot, and my nephew, who was sitting at my right, shifted uncomfortably in his seat. Throughout the film, I'd laughed along with everyone in the theater as a lynch mob of bumbling rednecks planned to slaughter the "fancypants nigger" Django, and when the villainous house slave Stephen, played pitch perfectly by Samuel L. Jackson, limped dumbly around his master's plantation, kowtowing to every absurd demand with an acerbic and foulmouthed loyalty. But for whatever reason, the dynamite in the slave cage was a bridge too far for me. What the fuck is he laughing at? I thought, and just like that, the theater went from a place of communal revelry to a battleground.
While not the same, because it's much more complex, this "Django Moment" is an evolutionary advancement to my own personal "Jay-Z Moment," in which the decision has to be made, going into one of his shows, of how to attack the N-word. While most certainly not just tied to Mr. Carter, the overall sentiment of "I'm not black, but I want to say the N-word at this concert, because the rapper onstage is practically begging me to say it along with him" has long been something to note among his ever growing, ever more mainstream fan base. What's happening in Django is simply taking that premise to the next, more intense level.
Race conversations, especially those that default to black-white issues, usually come back to the famous N-word, whether it's Jay/Kanye/"Paris"-related or, more recently, in a new jam: rapper Trinidad James's "All Gold Everything," in which he has an ad lib ("n—- n—- n—-") that to some is kind of incredible (for better or worse, the word just rolls off the tongue effortlessly) and to others is a blatant misuse of a word that will most certainly fall into the ever-excited hands of those who are dying to say the word behind closed doors and, ever increasingly, in public.
As I left the theater after Django, it was interesting to see how diverse the crowd was, and, based on the conversations being had in the lobby, how they were all impacted in some way, whether it was by the violence or the language or the fact that it was simply a really good movie. I left the theaters feeling oddly proud of Tarantino for making such a thought-provoking film, while feeling the exact opposite way about Spike Lee for not giving Django a chance. I was slightly shocked at how numb I became to Leo's use of the N-word, to the point that I almost started to marvel at the bravado with which he uttered it. As for my "Django Moment," yes, there was the horrible foreign couple behind me that thought everything was hilarious, but mine came from a more unexpected place: the laughter that filled the room when Samuel L. Jackson and Jamie Foxx would say the N-word — less like we imagine blacks would have in the 1800s, and more like they were two of the four Kings of Comedy.
Jackson: I count six bullets, n—-.
Foxx: I count two guns, n—-.
Truth be told, most of this laughter came from me. Somehow, maybe because I had imagined so many people would be using the film as a "get out of jail free" card to laugh at the N-word, hearing Jamie and Samuel drop the "-er" and say it the way I imagined they said it when the cameras stopped rolling almost became a relief. Or a troubling return to normalcy. And this somehow brought me joy? Yes, yes it did. And just like that, in one sitting, I had gone from laughing only in my head to quietly chuckling to becoming uncomfortable by the guffaws coming from certain pockets of the theater to becoming the loudest one in the theater, all in the name of the N-word. What the hell was going on?
Being uncomfortable. False ownership of terms. False ownership of cultures. Troubled histories. Finger-pointing. Segregation in an integrated world (or is it integration in a segregated world?). All of these things contributed to the myriad emotions I felt in that theater. But these were just my emotions. There were hundreds of people in that theater alone, and hundreds of thousands more have already viewed the movie. Everyone's seeing Django. That's what makes it an important work, beyond the quality, because we're all having to deal with it, together.
Right before Django's release, film critic Jake Hamilton interviewed Samuel L. Jackson, and actually asked him about the controversy surrounding the "N-word." Firing back, Samuel takes a potentially awkward question and flips it on Hamilton, producing a moment that sheds light on what's going on in our culture better than I could ever explain (skip to 13:56).
Hamilton: There's been a lot of controversy surrounding the usage of, uh, the N-word, in this movie.
Jackson: No? Nobody? None … the word would be?
Hamilton: [Whispered.] I don't want to say it.
Jackson: Why not?
Hamilton: I don't like to say it.
Jackson: Have you ever said it?
Hamilton: No, sir.
Jackson: Try it.
Hamilton: I don't like to say it.
Jackson: [SAMUEL JACKSON SCREAM] TRY IT.
Hamilton: Really? Seriously?
Jackson: We're not going to have this conversation unless you say it.
Jackson: Wanna move on to another question?
Hamilton: OK. Awesome.
Jackson: [Laughs.]
Hamilton: I don't like — I don't want to say it.
Jackson: Oh, come on.
Hamilton: Will you say it?
Jackson: No, fuck no. It's not the same thing.
Hamilton: Why do you want me to —
Jackson: They're gonna bleep it when you say it on the show. SAY IT.
Hamilton: I, I can't say it. If I say it, this question won't make air.
Jackson: OK, forget it.
Hamilton: I'll skip it. Sorry, guys. It was a good question.
Jackson: No it wasn't.
Hamilton: It was a great question.
Jackson: It wasn't a great question if you can't say the word.
Such is the case with these things: these discussions, these dares, these laughs, these hesitations, these tiffs, these struggles — they aren't new. They're just being carried out differently, and more publicly, and with fear of fewer repercussions. And in the world we live in today, where access to various modes of public expression is becoming increasingly accessible, the walls around "talking about race" are rapidly crumbling. Finally. And, just as a heads-up, if this makes you uncomfortable, if the idea of potentially offending someone is your greatest fear, or if you're content to discuss it like a simpleton, then 2013 might not be your year.
This, my friends, is the new apocalypse. Buckle up.
Filed Under: Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson
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It now appears that Greece will once again be bailed out of its financial morass. A year ago at this time, the world was roiled by the prospect of Greece defaulting on its considerable debts, and only the reluctant decision of the leading members of the European Union – Germany most prominently among them – led to more than $100 billion in loans extended to the Greek government.
Now, after a year of austerity measures that make Washington's debt discussions look like a debate over whether to order the magnum of Crystal or the 1985 Lafitte, the Greek government once again is in danger of defaulting. And once again, reluctant Germans (who had sworn not to extend one more euro to the profligate Greeks) have agreed that providing more capital to a starved Athens is better than the prospects of a default.
Still, the unanswered question is how can Greece service its debts (let alone repay them) when austerity measures are increasing unemployment, pressuring growth, and creating a vicious circle of more cost cutting, lower growth, flirting with defaults, new bailouts, and then demand for further budget cuts? The answer for now: tourism.
[time-link title="(Read TIME's article, The 2% Economy, about how little the U.S. is growing this year)" url-http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2075364,00.html]
Greece depends on tourism for somewhere between 15% and 20% of its overall GDP of nearly $350 billion, and its impact is probably greater than that when you add in spending in stores and restaurants in Athens and other tourist destinations. That income is essential to the ability of Greece to repay its debts. And the Greek government knows it.
So, in line with the tens of billions in additional loans and guarantees now being negotiated, the Greek government has pulled out all of the proverbial stops to encourage tourism, including reducing sales tax and airport fees for landing. The push has been especially intense in Germany, where resentment of Greece is running rather high.
The irony, of course, is that more German tourism in Greece is primarily good for Germany. German banks are exposed to the tune of anywhere from $30 billion to $50 billion of Greek government debt, and they will be hurt by any default. So more German tourists in the Aegean, sunbathing on the beaches of Mykonos, ordering an extra shot of ouzo, and dancing the discos of Rhodes, means more ability of Greece to repay those German banks. And it's a lot more fun for the Germans to pay for these pleasures so that Greece can repay German banks than if the German government simply raised taxes at home in order to offset the losses that its banks might incur.
[time-link title="(Read about how Greece is still hurting a year after the European bailout)" url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2070941,00.html]
France has by some estimates even more exposure to Greece, with as much as $80 billion, and the same principle of more French tourism in Greece applies – though French public opinion is less stringently anti-Greek than German public opinion is. And so more French tourists on Crete or Santorini are also a national Greek priority this summer.
As for Americans, the United States suffers the collateral effects of Greek debt worries in the form of weaker equity markets (banks have to raise more capital, and equities often bear the first brunt) and more anxious credit markets. So Americans could do their part to aid the financial system by planning that long-delayed trip to the Greek isles this summer. Of course, with their own 9% unemployment (and closer to 15% real unemployment) such a trip may seem beyond impractical. Of course, the U.S. government could underwrite such trips, in the name of shoring up the credit system. And it would be a whole lot more enjoyable to many Americans then the more anodyne and dull Federal Reserve "quantitative easing" programs.
Greece continues to highlight the connectivity of the global financial system, with bankers and government engaged in pretzel-like contortions to shift capital from A to B in order for it to flow back to its point of origin. That creates some odd incentives, including the need to spend more and work less by vacationing in Greece in order to prevent the plight of the Greeks from triggering another wave of global panic.


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Around the age of 9, I visited Yellowstone National Park for the first time. Being so young, I honestly didn't know what to expect. The abundance of wildlife, the towering mountains, and the overall beauty left me awestruck. There was only one spot I found rather disappointing—Old Faithful. I expected to see an extraordinary display in size or power. We had seen a few other geysers erupt before seeing Old Faithful, so my expectations ran high.
Instead of being wowed by this landmark, I was rather disappointed. I missed out on the truly impressive qualities because I was looking for all the wrong qualities. Old Faithful is one of the few geysers with eruptions of a somewhat predictable nature. According to the Yellowstone Park website, "The famous geyser currently erupts around 20 times a day and can be predicted with a 90 percent confidence rate within a 10-minute variation." I had misguided expectations, and as a result, I missed out on the true wonder of Old Faithful.
Do we do the same to God?
We often expect Him to give us earthly comfort and ease, then rage at Him when things don't go our way. Our expectations are earthly rather than eternal. Everything we crave in this world will eventually lose its shine. We might make a great name for ourselves, only to be forgotten in a few generations. We might work diligently to acquire wealth, only to lose it all when our nation crumbles or another generation squanders it away. What is earthly will pass away; what is eternal retains its value.
Watch this: How do you trust God when life isn't fair?
In the New Testament period, the Israelites hoped for a Messiah who would cast aside the yoke of Rome and restore Israel to her former earthly glory. They expected a fighter like King David and a prosperity greater than Solomon's. They expected someone and something who would strengthen their nation's position in the world.
Jesus was not what they expected.
What they wanted was earthly, but what Jesus offered was eternal.
The Pharisees and Saducees didn't recognize Jesus as the Messiah, but as a threat to their power. Jesus' disciples often missed the point of His kingdom. John and James wanted to sit at His left and right hand. Peter drew a sword in the garden, ready to do battle. When Jesus allowed Himself to be captured, they all scattered in doubt and disappointment.
Following the resurrection, the gospel of Luke records this encounter with the risen Savior:
Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days? … Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.
~ Luke 24.18-21, ESV (emphasis mine)
When Jesus allowed Himself to be beaten, mocked and brutally killed, the disciples were thrown into utter confusion. Instead of seeing Jesus rise triumphantly to power, they watched Him walk willingly into a humiliating death. They had hoped he would redeem earthly Israel, and they were disappointed.
The account goes on:
Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning,and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see."
And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?"And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
~ Luke 24.21-27, ESV
What do we expect from God? Why do we expect it?
Do our expectations line up with what He teaches in His Word?
If we don't see those expectations fulfilled in this life, what impact will that have on our faith?
Will we stick with God through prosperity and suffering, trusting in His perfect plans?
Here is what God promises—what we should expect—if we are in Christ:
- Salvation from eternal death and suffering (1 Thessalonians 5.9, Hebrews 5.9)
- Peace that passes understanding (Philippians 4.6-9)
- Grace (Titus 3.4-8)
- The Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38-39, Eph. 1.13-14)
- Joy Inexpressible (1 Peter 1.7-9)
- Eternal Life (1 John 2.25, John 3.16, Galatians 6.8)
- A Kingdom that Cannot Be Shaken (Hebrews 12.28)
**Some of these links should put you into the context of their verses.**
These promises are repeated frequently throughout scripture. Please take a moment to click the links and read these passages. We need to cling to these promises for they are our gifts from God.
What God does not promise:
- Earthly Wealth
- Earthly Health
- Earthly Prosperity
- Earthly Comfort
- Easy Relationships
- Constant Happiness
- Total Earthly Success
If God had promised all these earthly things, why did the disciples and early Christians not receive them? Why have countless Christians endured hardships for the gospel? Why are Christians tortured or ridiculed for proclaiming Christ? Why do we still suffer if God promised prosperity in this life?
Does God give us everything we need? Yes—and often more!
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.
~ 1 Peter 1.3-4, ESV
Does He sometimes deprive us or allow us to suffer in order to strengthen or perfect us? Yes.
We don't always comprehend the ways or the whys of God because His mind is so much greater than our own.
Sometimes our suffering is caused by our poor choices or lack of motivation. Sometimes we destroy our own successes. But most often, we suffer because 1) we are not omnipotent, and 2) we live in a fallen world. The Promised Land for us isn't here on earth, it is with the Lord in heaven. This world is merely a wilderness journey, and we should be moving in an upward direction.
Don't place your expectations in a deteriorating world; place your expectations in something greater.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
~ 2 Corinthians 4.16-18, ESV
Now read this: The day I found meaning in life
This post originally appeared on Elihu's Corner and was republished with permission.
Elihu Anderson is a surviving California native currently thriving in West Texas. When she isn't writing for Elihu's Corner, she is teaching, researching, walking, and book-worming with a cup of chai. Visit Elihu at elihuscorner.com


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Adapazari – Tepeoren Yenileme Line is a 380kV overhead line with a length of 88km from Adapazari, Sakarya, Turkey, to Tepeoren Yenileme, Istanbul, Turkey.
The project, which is currently under construction, is expected to be commissioned in 2021.
Adapazari – Tepeoren Yenileme Line is an overhead line that will be operated by Turkiye Elektrik Iletim. The line will carry alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.
Approximately $14m was financed by the authorities to undertake the construction works of the project.
The development of the Adapazari – Tepeoren Yenileme Line project has been approved by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority.
Adapazari – Tepeoren Yenileme Line project development status
The construction works on the Adapazari – Tepeoren Yenileme Line project were commenced in 2016 and commissioning is expected in 2021.
About Turkiye Elektrik Iletim
Turkiye Elektrik Iletim (Turkiye) is a state owned power transmission company engaged in the business of transmitting electricity through its power plants in Turkey. It operates transmission facilities and carries out the planning of load dispatch and operation services. Turkiye is also a member of CIGRE Turkish National Committee, Turkish National Committee of Word Energy Council, Turkish Electricity Industry Association, Turkish Public Enterprises Association and Turkish Wind Energy Association. Turkiye operates in Turkey. Turkiye is headquartered in Bahcelievler, Turkey.
All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData's Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.


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See You Next Tuesday
New Paintings by Courtney Johnson
November 4 – November 27, 2011
@Park Life, SF
Wonderful paintings from SF based Courtney Johnson who recently got her MFA from CCA in '11.
Love her paintings.
Hamishi flew into San Francisco via Melbourne, Australia to do some install work for the group show 11.11.11 opening Friday, Nov 11th @FFDG.


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February 2, 2007
Google Maps for Windows Mobile Devices
If you have a Windows Mobile smartphone or a Pocket PC, you'll be happy to know that Google Maps application is available for your phone natively. The application should run in Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 2003, and has support for GPS.
Mobile Google Maps also supports BlackBerry, Treo, Helio Drift and Java-enabled mobile phones.
If you have a Windows Mobile device, try it and tell us if you liked it.
73 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2007 at 4:39 PM
This is very slick! It will definately come in handy. I am using it on my Treo 700W and the install was very easy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2007 at 8:41 PM
.. And Apple were so happy to introduce it in their iPhoneReplyDelete
Nothing beat Pocket PC :)
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2007 at 6:13 AM
I downloaded it on my Q the other day - I love it!! Greatest and most convenient program ever! I'm going to use the driving directions feature all the time, and the ability to view satellite maps easily on the Q is very very useful.. Now if only the Q had a GPS!! (The Maps for Mobile supports GPS if the phone has it)ReplyDelete
Was not usable for Germany (I entered e.g. [pizza stuttgart, germany] and it didn't move to Germany). Was also too slow for really smooth use, though that's no fault of Google's, it's just the way the data transfer happens to be slow with my phone.ReplyDelete
I'll wait for iPhone :)
I've had it installed on my Blackberry Pearl for over a month now. It works great, and is much better than the BB Maps application that comes pre-installed. I probably use it 3-4 times a week for directions and finding locations of businesses. The movement is great with the trackball and speed is good over the Cingular EDGE network. Now I an definitely addicted to my crackberry :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2007 at 5:46 AM
if you have connection problems with Google Maps Mobile on your Windows Mobile 5 device, it is possibly the case that the J2ME implementation disregards the proxy setting from the Access Point settings.ReplyDelete
But you can still add the proxy setting manually via the registry.
It didn't work for me (using german O2 wap flatrate) until I changed the proxy settings.
via: http://mobdev.tknerr.de/2007/01/14/solved-o2-wap-flat-patcher-issues-with-windows-mobile-5/
I can't get it to work on my IPAQ 4150. I have downloaded the latest cab file, but I still get a message that the installation was unsuccessful, and to run the setup file again.ReplyDelete
I have installed it to both main memory and sd card.
- AnonymousFebruary 5, 2007 at 10:34 AM
why a seperate client?ReplyDelete
install mozilla minimo, and you got yourself access to all cool mappnig services around, since it actually know how to deal with javascript, okay, its a bit slower than the pocketIE, but that thing can't even handle onclick events.
Oh i remember, IE isn't meant to actually allow you to browse the web, its meant to keep the competition from gaining foothold.
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2007 at 2:22 AM
Is there anyway to get this running with the O2 WAP Flatrate?ReplyDelete
The site chip posted is just for the Java-Application, not for the native one.
- AnonymousMarch 11, 2007 at 9:28 AM
I absolutely love it!! Downloading it was easy as hell! I can't believe I can look up this kind of stuff on my phone. all of my friends are thoroughly impressed!! the photo quality is great on my Sprint Treo 700wx! it searched all over the globe which I love! the features of the map are great. now if I can only figure out how to get my gps to work...??ReplyDelete
Can anyone tell me why Google maps with third party traffic reports doesn't work on a Nokia E62, Blackjack, Blackjack, Treo750 or any device with Windows Mobile5? Try it at http://traffic.tann.net/maps/gmaps/losam.jspReplyDelete
Does the GPS built into the Blackberry 8800 work with the Google maps? Also has anyone tried the Dash, and a bluetooth GPS?ReplyDelete
Thanks. Steve.
I just got a Bluetooth GPS (Route66) to use with my HTC 8125... and I can't get Google Maps to work at all. Searching the net, it looks like I'm not alone. I'd LOVE to see some working, real GPS support. I hate to have to resort to Microsoft Life.ReplyDelete
Ok, after a few hours, I accidentally found the solution to get BT GPS working in Windows Mobile 5.ReplyDelete
In GPS settings, I have the GPS Program port set to GPD1, not COM1. Then in the Hardware Tab, it's set to COM6 (the port I assigned the BT GPS unit in the bluetooth preferences).
I hope this helps other people out. I never saw GPD1 mentioned in my hours of searching.
Thanks for the great app guys!
Has anyone got it to work on Samsung blackjack? I have Medianet and for some reason the GoogleMap program seems to think I don't have network connection confifured. Appreciate if anyone can tell how they got it to work on Samsung Blackjack.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 1, 2007 at 2:49 PM
i am using pocket pc 6700 sys 5. i have the bluetooth on using the holux gpslim236 but the gps in google maps will not work is there a solution.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 12, 2007 at 12:16 PM
I never got google maps to work with the built-in gps in the Q. I ended up buying a $45 sirfStar iii gps device to work with it. You also must use the gpscom utility found at xda developers forum http://tinyurl.com/2r4uhc (shortened) to enable the correct com port settings.ReplyDelete
There is also another program called map4pda @ map4pda.com that has multiple map sources and works well with an external gps device. Still needs the gpscom util to communicate with the external BT gps.
- AnonymousMay 27, 2007 at 10:40 AM
I am not able to install google maps on pocket pc hp6325 it says intallation please run setup file again, it seems this application is not copatible with windows mobile 2003 running on hp 6300 series as i m not the only one who was not able to install it on a hp 6325 i saw many other post on the net which have the same problem..!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2007 at 5:25 AM
Won't work on my HP IPAQ 6365 like many others have experienced on WM 2003 devices ...ReplyDelete
Doesn't install on my H6315. Maybe it's the CPU?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 15, 2007 at 3:11 PM
no its not good bexause for loading a map you need connection to internet every time you move the cursor..this is bad because the internet from the carrier is very slow and expensive and the wifi connection works only in places that you dont need the gps(cafes).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 21, 2007 at 5:32 PM
Works like champ in my Ipaq 6945ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2007 at 1:27 PM
No! It doesn't work on HP Ipaq 63xx. I think it is because there is no Java console. It works on 6515 if launched through the Java console.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 26, 2007 at 12:20 PM
Downloaded Google Maps via GPRS connection on Treo 750, but on running Google Maps said "data connection required" (wininetHttpError [0 12007]) - worked very well on the Treo up to a few weeks ago. Had a good GPRS connection at the time, as evidenced by web browser and audio streaming software. Frustrating!ReplyDelete
Didn't work on my iPAQ 1945. Win Mobile 2003ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2007 at 6:38 AM
I tried to setup several different blue tooth GPS devices in Google Maps on my HTC S620. None of them would work. While even the foggiest applications that I downloaded for my phone connect to the GPS devices, Google Maps keeps telling me: Cannot connect to GPS Hardware.ReplyDelete
So I'm now using Windows Live instead.
I've spent hours on the phone with Verizon on this and cannot seem toReplyDelete
find a solution.
I'll open google maps and it'll automatically dial into the EVDO
network and connects just fine. It'll show the last place I had open
and It allows me to use it just fine.
After being connected for a short period (between 20 and 40 seconds)
the Loading... bar will just freeze. After a few minutes of sitting
there it finally gives me the dreaded:
"This program requires a data connection... (snip)... Error:
wininetHttpError [0 12019]"
This seems to be a problem with google not communicating with the
phone to "check" if the connection is active, and if it is not to
"restart" the connection.
I've done many soft resets, uninstalls, upgraded from the first
version to version 22.214.171.124.
Everything to no avail. I took the final step of doing a hard reset on
the phone thinking for sure it would fix things. it didn't.
I use google maps on my phone ALL THE TIME, and the live traffic is
especially useful since i live in Los Angeles.
Please help me with this!!!
P.S. I've seen hundreds of posts reporting the same problem on many
different phones/carriers but haven't seen a single solution yet.
XV 6700 - Windows Mobile 5.0 - Google Maps version 18.104.22.168
i ahve one pocket pc form fujitsu siemens pocket loox t830 its with gps i download the program of google maps its working ok but i try to connect with gps tracing option it os taking more tham 1hour time to trace the view after trace the view it will work fine and the speed also okReplyDelete
ahve one pocket pc form fujitsu siemens pocket loox t830 its with gps i download the program of google maps its working ok but i try to connect with gps tracing option it os taking more tham 1hour time to trace the view after trace the view it will work fine and the speed also okReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2007 at 6:38 AM
you need to set up Windows Mobile not to use proxy (by default it "uses" proxy, but does not specify any one and it seems that GMM don't like it much, unlike all other applications)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2007 at 12:52 AM
I am so #$#$@ frustrated, I've been to delorme, ATT, and countless GPS sites, I've installed patches, but GMM still won't work on my BlackJack. I'm bout ready to pitch it all and go back to my Treo 650, at least you don't need a million hacks to get a stupid GPS to work!ReplyDelete
Since long i am trying to have good application for my Windows mobile for google maps, I had once Phone 2 GEarth from youpark for my symbian phone for google maps but this new application looks impressive. Really cool and easy to install !!!ReplyDelete
this has worked on my hp ipaq hw6515 running win mobile 2003 SE, though it can't get data from my inbuilt GPS on com 7 at baud rate of 57600. Any ideas?ReplyDelete
Doesn't work on my S621 on Rogers, Windows Live does, but it is only for the UK and US. No Canada support. IOGear Navigator came with my GPS, that doesn't worl either. Still looking for a app solution.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2007 at 5:10 PM
i got it working on a tmobile dash (HTC) device with a holux 236 slim. Works great. You have to set up a bluetooth com port then go into google maps and go to tracking settings and tell it which com port and baud rate to use. I used a high baud rate and it worked fine.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2007 at 11:57 PM
I have an HP hw6515. I downloaded the latest edition of google maps mobile as a CAB file. It works fine. To get GPS to work I went to "Options" "Track Location Settings" and put in COM7: 9600 baud.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2007 at 10:46 AM
I sure would apreciate a shoutout from DavoMelbourne. I also have a HP 6515 (cingular version) and could use his help getting this properly installed. Thanks Much (email@example.com).ReplyDelete
I think it would be nice if it worked, and even more than that, if google would put forth some effort to support it. I know free is a pretty good price, but free, and doesn't work, is just stupid.ReplyDelete
Dell Axim 3xi, mobile 2003.
"Google Maps was not installed successfully. Please run setup again"
What a dopey error message. If it didn't work, just running the same thing over and over, is a waste of time.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting the results to be different.
Google=Microsoft. stupid
can someone give me some help. I installed the google maps on my O2 Atom life and when I try to open the google maps it attempts to find internet connection rather than using GPS function. Because I'm not connected to the internet it quits on me. Please help.ReplyDelete
You can't use Google Maps without an Internet connection.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 28, 2007 at 1:10 PM
I downloaded the gmap app to my Cingular/HTC 8525 running Window Mobile 5. But I can't get it to work when I am using wi-fi. I get an error saying "This program requires a data connection." How do I get it to recognize wi-fi as a data connection?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 12, 2007 at 12:02 AM
i have a hp ipaq rx1950, installed, tops when i had a data connection, but when there is no dada connection, it asks for lokking for gps satellites... i reckon i need some maps to stay permanently in the memory along with the application. is this possible?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2007 at 1:39 AM
Works great on the Samsung SCH-i760 (without GPS), Installed and runs without a hitch. Love it, use it all of the time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 17, 2007 at 11:49 PM
I can't install it in HP IPAQ 2215 (PPC2003)ReplyDelete
Dear OcellNuri,ReplyDelete
Great scheme using GPD(Com[Number])
I guess it's Uncle Bills Gatesway for BlueTooth on Google maps.
Cheers well done.
Give the man an Oscar maybe a drink of tea.
- AnonymousNovember 29, 2007 at 10:06 AM
Doesn't work on my Blackjack. It says I don't have a data connection but I do have one that I use already. I guess I can hack at it, but then...I don't want to bother with all that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2007 at 2:37 AM
Another cry in the wilderness = my blackjack doesn't work right either (ATT media net too)ReplyDelete
It does find/display locations I enter (using search) but with the flipping "your current location is temporarily unavailable", I miss the menu driven search.
The new feature might be cool - but negative cool points for promising & not delivering...
Brilliant on my Ipaq when I have a wireless connection - but unfortunately it's useless when I don't.ReplyDelete
The ability to save a locality would do it! What about it Mr., Google?
Cheers very well done for now,
H Chris Spreckley,
Manchester, England (Still called that - isn't it?
It is fantastic. The only thing I couldn't figure out how to do is to input some coordinates (e.g.: -29.83569 S, -50.53925 W). Anyone knows if there is a special syntax for coordinates?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 24, 2007 at 11:16 AM
Hi Zé,ReplyDelete
Your syntax was roughly right,
however the arithmetic signs - & + should only be used when carrying out arithmetic sums although Google uses them in it's notation. There is vertually no necessary syntax, see below:
Your coordinates for the location near to I think Santo Antonio, Brazil could be entered as follows:
Lat= Latitude. Lon = Longitude
29.83569S, 50.53925W No space between the Angle and Cardinal points & use a comma immediately after the cardinal point in the Lat & Lon.
29º 50' 08"S, 50º 32' 21"W
Easterly Calculations are +
NortherlyCaculations are +
WesterlyCalculations are –
Southeerly Calcul 'ns are –
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I downloaded Google maps on my HTC touch and it disrupts incoming and outgoing text messages. It delays incoming messages for hours or days. Once I uninstalled Google maps, the problem was fixed. This has happened multiple times, so I do not think it is a server issue.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2008 at 4:28 AM
Google Maps does not work on Samsung SPH i700 with Windows Mobile 2003 / WM 2003 / PPC 2003 installed :(
Message: "Google Maps was not installed successfully. Please run setup again".
With Best Regards!
- AnonymousApril 7, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Cingular/ATT ships thier phones with the GPS disabled...Google "Unlock -your phone model- GPS" and you'll find the appropriate fix for your phone.ReplyDelete
Once I found mine it worked great on my BlackJack II.
- AnonymousApril 15, 2008 at 10:43 AM
I just tried it with my Pharos 535e with built in GPS. It works really great. Not a single hitch. Everyone in my family was blown away by it.ReplyDelete
I have installed Google Maps on my SPV M1000 but am getting an error message when I try to use the application which states "Cannot find 'GoogleMaps'(or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and all the required libraries are available."ReplyDelete
Could some please tell me what I am doing wrong =)
Best Regards, Ewan
- AnonymousJune 26, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Newer versions of google maps do not appear to work on moble 2003. Try an older version 2.0---ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2008 at 5:49 AM
someone has tried google maps on Samsung I780? i'm not able to make the gps working.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 18, 2008 at 12:08 AM
last time i can use google map on my ipaq 4150 until i hard reset recently. i cant remember how to get it done again. All i could remember is that i opened the cab files through Desktop pc and rename a few files. GMM_Launcher.dll, Cache-GLM.dat, googlemaps.exe and copy them to root folder.ReplyDelete
I love the app. I hate the memory it takes. When asked if I want to install it to the storage card or main memory, it completely ignores my efforts to tell it to install on the storage card.ReplyDelete
I figure this is a bug! With the cached maps, it tends to fill up the main storage of my phone, and make it crash.
Have been trying Google Maps 188.8.131.52 on my pocket PC (dell axim X3) and no joy.ReplyDelete
I'm getting "cannot find 'googlemaps' or one of its components.....".
I have NETCF installed.
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2008 at 12:44 PM
the blogger, your X3 runs WM2003. If you could be arsed to read through the posts above, dating back months, you would already know that GMM does not run on WM2003. If you had an attention span longer than a gnat's, you'd probably have a job, and the money to buy a recent PDA that runs GMM with GPS perfectly.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 3, 2008 at 7:41 AM
I have just got myself a new HTC Touch Pro with Windows Mobile 6.1.... Google Maps is something that i rely on everyweek as I travel...ReplyDelete
It's not supported :(
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2008 at 6:28 AM
Hi there,ReplyDelete
I recently install Google Maps on my HTC Artemis 1100 device and it works great. The only thing I was wondering about: It is not able to use the "Windows managed" GPS settings. I had to manually configure the Port and the baud rate in Google Maps options.
I'd like to test the "show traffic", but it is greyed out. Has anybody working this option ? Does it need some extra hardware ?
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2009 at 9:01 AM
I have a hp ipaq 612 with google maps installed. When I tried to use the gps function, it will try to initialize but fail. It says it cannot find a receiver but my phone has a built in receiver. Does anyone know how to configure the phone to work? Thanks in advance =)
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2009 at 12:05 AM
dell axim x3i tells me that "GoogleMaps_compressed.CAB is not a valid CE setup file"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 5, 2009 at 6:22 AM
Very impressive on the couple of iPAQs I've used with it when home in uk & stateside for work (great for finding my way around San Fran last year).ReplyDelete
Apart from watching the bills, is there an easy way to know how much use is made of GPRS bandwitdth for its data/screen downloads ? ie. typical data volume per screen ? I now use on my own mobile and need to watch the costs !!
- AnonymousMay 29, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Cannot get google maps mobile to find "my Location" on the motorola Q9m. I set my phone to GPS on and it still could not work.ReplyDelete
Maybe GoogleMaps is not compatible with Windows Mobile 2003se now?ReplyDelete
I have an HTC Touch and cannot get the GPS to work at all. My provder Telus, has a Navigator program an until I order it, I think it somehow has blocked it. Anyone else use Telus and have a solution?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2009 at 2:31 PM
Anonymous said on September 5, 2008 12:44 PM PDT:
the blogger, your X3 runs WM2003. If you could be arsed to read through the posts above, dating back months, you would already know that GMM does not run on WM2003. If you had an attention span longer than a gnat's, you'd probably have a job, and the money to buy a recent PDA that runs GMM with GPS perfectly"
What an obnoxious asshole you are, the guy was asking a simple question and you attack him. How do you know he doesn't work anyway.
After your extremely informative post, thought you may be interested to know. It does run on WM2003 actually, and that's from the horses mouth "Google" btw. You just need to install an earlier version thats all. I am running it on my Ipaq 5550 and it works perfectly.
Ok, now go shove your oversized head back up your arse.
- AnonymousAugust 21, 2009 at 5:00 AM
i have an HTC snap with google pre installed. i can't get it to locate my position with or without GPS function. it always failed to locate gps satellite then come out the windows telling me to look for clear sky view with no obstruction. Man... the sky is whats left between me & the satelliteReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 5, 2009 at 8:10 PM
"does run on WM2003 actually, and that's from the horses mouth "Google" btw. You just need to install an earlier version thats all. I am running it on my Ipaq 5550 and it works perfectly."ReplyDelete
I have a ipaq 5550 and sure would like to know the version you installed and a link to it. Thanks
awesome... im loving it. it is working gr8 with my ASUS p320. google lattitude is wonderful. thnq alex...ReplyDelete


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Kim Dotcom just posted an image of a helicopter chasing his car. Is that the New Zealand police? The FBI in a rented helicopter? The press? A playful friend? He hasn't shared any more details, but it's pretty amazing, in a Ray Liotta's Goodfellas kind of way.
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Bio::TreeIO::NewickParser - newick string parser
# From newick.pm
use base qw(Bio::TreeIO Bio::TreeIO::NewickParser);
# in the next_tree method...
This module correctly parses the Newick and NHX formats, sending calls to the BioPerl TreeEventHandler when appropriate in order to build and populate the node objects.
Module which implements a newick string parser as a finite state machine which enables it to parse the full Newick specification.
Taken largely from the Ensembl Compara file with the same name (Bio::EnsEMBL::Compara::Graph::NewickParser), this module adapts the parser to work with BioPerl's event handler-based parsing scheme.
This module is used by nhx.pm and newick.pm, and is NOT called directly. Instead, both of those parsing modules extend this module in order to gain access to the main parsing method.
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.
firstname.lastname@example.com - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.
Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
To install BioPerl, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm BioPerl
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell
install BioPerl
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.


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