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Directed by: Harvey Glazer
Release date: 2008
Contains spoilers
Also known as "Lady is a Vamp" and "Twice Shy", this aired on Sky 3 under the title Bitten and is essentially a vehicle for Jason Mewes who plays paramedic Jack. Now, a confession here – I really rate Jason Mewes, I find he has a real talent at timing an absolutely inappropriate and yet hilariously funny profanity. The movie itself has some holes and issues but its strength lies within making the most out of Mewes innate abilities.
It all begins with Jack and his partner Roger (Richard Fitzpatrick) out on a job and Jack trying to talk down a patient complaining about bugs in his brains. Unfortunately Roger had left Jack to deal with him whilst he went to the toilet – Roger has irritable bowl syndrome and this leads to a source of running gags and the character's anal obsession. Jack's mind is clearly not on the job and this has much to do with the fact that he has been dumped by his girlfriend Sherry (Jordan Madley) – leaving him for her yoga instructor and demanding her stuff back, including the frame of her picture.
Jack lives in a not particularly nice neighbourhood. There are drug pushers, addict prostitutes and he has an on-running battle with his landlady Mrs Lee (Grace Armas) – she'll get her rent when he gets his plumber. Coming home from working the graveyard shift, despondent at ever meeting another girl, he sees a mysterious woman (Erica Cox) covered in blood near his door. She has a bite wound but refuses to go to the hospital. He takes her in.
Of course, the next night at work, Roger thinks he is mad, by the time Jack gets home his apartment will be cleared out. When he gets home, however, she is waiting and tells him her name is Danica. Jack goes to sleep but awakes to find her shivering and shaking. He tries to give her an aspirin but she vomits it back immediately. He calls Roger who, having checked her neck and seen two tiny track marks, declares she is a junky going through withdrawal. Jack decides he'll watch her anyway.
He is leaving for work when Sherry turns up, demanding her stuff. He blows her off but she has a key and enters his home when he leaves. Danica confronts her and her eyes flash blue. When Jack returns from work he finds Sherry dead on the floor. He asks Danica what she did and, despite the gore and the body they start to get it on – until Danica bites him. He looks and she has fangs.
Pulling her over to the window he exposes her arm to the sun and it starts to steam. She runs into another room and when he approaches her we see that the burn is rather nasty. Despite the fangs, the burning in sunlight and the body of his ex, Jack seems rather smitten – one of the under-currents of the story is bad relationship choices – and he admits that, for killing Sherry, he doesn't know whether to phone the cops or buy her flowers.
This was one of the film's issues, his reactions seem all over the place. Perhaps there is some obsessive need to be loved, later he confesses that he is scared someone will take her away from him, but it doesn't necessarily feel natural – especially given his profession. On the other hand it leads to the black comedy, which is what the film is all about. He cleans the mess, that is Sherry, up and the comedy comes to the fore as, whilst bubble wrapping her, we hear a "tidy up your mess" song that appears to be straight out of Barney & Friends.
By the next night Danica is ill once more, the hunger is like a fire in her stomach she says. Jack tries a few methods to deal with this. The first being the old staple of providing a cat… which he has to catch first. We don't see the feed, simply hear it, which perhaps is as well as the shock value of such a scene has diminished since Count Yorga, Vampire. We see the aftermath of throwing it up, animals are clearly no good.
He then tries a blood pack, which he steals from work (the act of which will tweak his co-workers' radars). She cannot drink that either – it is cold and dead. Then he offers her his arm – but it isn't enough. Finally he succumbs and entices a drug dealer in – whom she feeds from. However the feed is violent but also clearly, for Danica, sexual – something that doesn't impress Jack. When they go to put the body with Sherry's (in a foot locker) Sherry revives, attacks and they have to stake her.
However, it is the enticement of an innocent back to his appartment that finally turns Jack from Danica. Danica and Jack cannot have sex as the bite and sex are clearly connected. Instead she brings home a woman called Maya (Amy Lynn Grover) for a threesome – so she can bite Maya if it becomes too much! How does one break up with a girl when she is a vampire?
I mentioned that there were some issues and a couple of them are within the lore the film introduces. Early in the relationship Danica bites Jack at least twice and he doesn't turn. Does the person have to be killed or, given that Danica wasn't, near death to turn? The film doesn't explain. There is also the exponential aspect of bite and turn lore – though we assume most victims are left for the sun. This is the second issue, however. We see Danica, Maya and Jack in bed and the sun moves across the room to give a sense of time elapsing… right over, a strangely not burning, Danica.
For those looking for a complex over-arching story, you won't find one but that isn't what the film is about. The film is a black comedy and relies heavily on Mewes' delivery to provide it. He doesn't let us down. Erica Cox is sultry, mysterious and dangerous as Danica but the real revelation was Richard Fitzpatrick. He and Mewes worked well together and the banter was wonderfully natural. Fitzpatrick has a great sense of timing and some cracking lines. "That f*cking bitch has fangs and she's angrier than my first f*cking wife." ranks as one of the best 'it's a vampire' revelation moments in a movie.
This is worthwhile for the irreverent black comedy. It is a film about relationships draining the life out of you and effecting all aspects of your life, so is cynical on all sorts of levels, and it has a dour view of society. It made great use of Mewes and I, for one, particularly enjoyed it. Just don't expect something of epic story proportion. 6.5 out of 10.
Incidentally, do watch this through the credits as there are outtakes throughout and then, at the very end, a coda to the story.
The imdb page is here.
Monday, October 27, 2008
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Hansel and Gretel were two little children. They were left by their father in the woods because of their stepmother's evil plan. In the wood, Hansel and Gretel found a house made out of candies. An old woman opened the door for them and asked them to come in. Later they found out that the old woman was a wicked witch, who then put Hansel into jail and forced Gretel to be a slave. But the witch didn't know how smart the siblings were: they tricked the witch, burnt her, brought all her treasures to home, and then lived happily ever after. Oops, although both share the same leading roles, unfortunately "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" is far less exhilarating than the aforementioned fanciful fairy tale and, of course, not addressed to under-aged viewers.
"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" still has a little bit similar plot, except that after burning the witch, they are growing up and becoming witch hunters. Hansel (played by Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (played by Gemma Arterton) are so well-known for their achievement in tracking and killing witches all over the world. After helping the wrongly-accused Mina (played by Pihla Viitala), they were hired by a local mayor to find the witch who has kidnapped some kids in that place. But, after they know that it's Muriel the witch (played by Famke Janssen) who did it, a long hidden secret of their past is revealed as Muriel has a gathering with many black witches on the Blood Moon.
Spinned-off from the popular fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" is a movie that will destruct our childhood memories because, in fact, it is bloody, gore, somewhat disgusting, and filled with mature content. Just don't bring your kids or younger siblings to watch it. And, although I don't expect much for this kind of movie, I can say that this is an interesting flick. Just for being an easy entertainment, "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" did it well. It has an interesting story, some giggles all over the place, breath-taking action scenes, and cool special effect. It's just enough to be a movie you can spend on the weekend with your couples or friends. For me, maybe it's an unnecessary rip-off of fairy tale because, regardless of the similar topic and the two legendary leading roles, it could just be made out from a fresh idea. Beside it will be more sensational, there's no point of resurrecting this old children story into a brand-new adaptation. For example, "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" is not supported with a good description of its setting: it just laid itself back to the fairy tale. I don't even get the idea of where the two siblings live (we just know that it's some place around this world where witches and magic are still powerful) or the explanation about all the magical stuffs, and finally what we can enjoy is what the story serve, without any further questions. Still, this action-fantasy movie is stuck on the same old thing: the unnecessary flavor of drama, and, well, there are many cliches and plot holes all around. But, finally, putting them aside will give you a more exciting experience in (and the only option you can take for) enjoying this movie. There is a good development of the narrative aspect of this movie and some not-mainstream surprises in the ending may bring you a smile.
We can clearly see that the chemistry that Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton built is a chemistry of a brother and sister, not a man and his lover. I don't know why, but I think Renner is a little bit too old for portraying Hansel. Haha. I mean, being paired with Gemma Arterton, they seem having a significant gap of age that makes Hansel looks much older than his younger sister. Arterton was, phew, hot in her leather outfit and she looks very bad-ass here. But there is something awkward with her character: Gretel looks somewhat weaker as Muriel executes her evil plan. Again, there is no clear explanation of why it seems so hard for Hansel and Gretel, despite of their reputation, to kill Muriel. There is nothing that makes Muriel particularly different from any other previous witches they killed, and it makes me see Muriel as an unreasonably tough enemy. Famke Janssen didn't do much because she uses an extreme makeup (or face-painting?) for most of the duration and she wasn't even terrifying, while Thomas Mann (playing Benjamin) is a good character addition to bring laugh (and silliness) that could cheer up the atmosphere.
With only an 88-minute duration, "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" feels a little bit rushy and shallow. Don't expect too much: just sit back and enjoy yourself being fooled. Finally, if you wanna see a simple entertainment on this weekend, "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" could be a good choice of movie you can try Watching it in 2D is actually enough, but there are parts in the movie which is best served in 3D—maybe you like to see blood and flesh pop out of the big screen? :)
▲ A good, easy entertainment
▼ An unnecessary rip-off of popular tale, no clear description of setting, ambiguous characterization
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I am no longer sure what the hell I am. I was raised in a household with a very devoted Catholic mother and a father who would go to Mass and piously beat his breast during Mass, as he was taught to do as a child. Then, at night, he came into my room and fucking molested me. He was a fucking sick asshole and still is. He refuses to die although he was born in 1937; if that sounds cold-hearted, let me tell you that my father regularly abused me in ALL ways (the least of it was physical, but it still happened), belittled me, and basically let me know that I was a worthless piece of shit. Sexual abuse in and of itself is very scarring. No more be said.
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I didn't find much comfort with the Lutherans although I desperately wanted some. I ended up moving back to my home state and joining an Episcopalian church about five years ago.
I cannot tell you conclusively that I am an "ex-Christian". So maybe I have no right to write on your site. What I am is sickened by religion. Sickened by the hypocrisy, the outright lies, the closeted people who join a church that condemns them (which surely they must know, yet it is obvious that gay men see the church as a way to get power society may deny them), the sickness in so much of religion. I go to the Episcopal Mass now and feel no consolation, just prayers shoved down my throat and a sense that if I have to beg God for forgiveness one more time, I am going to scream.
I have a deep respect for the Native Americans who are the real Americans in this country (this is all, of course, my opinion). I read once a story about a man who said that he did not practice shame or guilt. Shame and guilt is built into the Catholic religion. Its excesses and abuses are now legion with the pedophile scandal, which has gone on for centuries, no doubt. Its hypocrisy seems clear, and I find it more like a cult now than anything else, although a part of me can still find comfort in its ritual. I grew up with it and it is still a part of me, but it has been tainted by my past.
I believe religion makes people feel that they are bad, that it fills them with terrors about going to an imaginary hell, that it is a tool to control. Nothing I say is new or revelatory. I am just sad that a Jesus I still believe in has been given the shaft. I do not believe that Christ needs my praise. I believe He is my friend. I believe that religion distorts the truth and hurts people. It certainly hurt me.
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Thursday, 1 October 2009
"Tradition is not a business model."
Why do Architects listen to photographers?
There's no punch-line. The question is almost as random as it appears on the surface. And still, I have more blog and Twitter interaction from Architects than anyone else non-photographic.
And I'm not the only one. A Foto Magazine publisher that I was talking to last week said that he also learned from and exchanged ideas with Architects. The more we talked, the more I realised how incredibly short sighted and narrow minded I am. Me, who preaches to other photographers to think of new ways to understand what we do and how we might make it relevant.
I listened to Cory Doctorow when he described how Science-Fiction writers would take great pride in the fact that their work would build on the work of their mentor's. Far from being covetous of his product, he actively works with other writers and sees this 'passing of a flame' as paying homage to the people that he in turn learned from and continues to be inspired by.
I thought of this, but in a different way when reading an article over on TechCrunch (thanks to @popsciguy from where this title originates). The full Journalism Internet Manifesto is here, I was reading it through my Photographer's eyes for what was relevant to me and perceiving photography as a small cog within the giant amorphous mass that is Journalism in it's broader sense. I was thinking - yes "16. Quality remains the most important quality." is relevant , practitioners that strive to produce original high quality work will always be in demand.... and then it occurred to me that I was again missing the point.
At the core of journalism is the idea that once garnered, information possessed by the journalist must be coveted and hidden. It's value is it's exclusivity. We've got something that we have to share but in traditional business models the only way to consistently realise the material benefit is to sell it exclusively.
This can't be the most efficient way of getting our work seen or heard. Assuming that sharing was the journalist's original intent, then this method must be at odds, in fact I struggle to think of a more effective way of limiting the people that are able to share in the work.
The upshot are practitioners who historically are frightened of admitting their work is informed by others and consequently terrified that others will steal their ideas. The 2.0 discipline equivalent of an inter-webular stillbirth.
Similarly both Music as a Practice and Music as an Industry have elements of this in common with photography and journalism- I suppose all art has elements in common. The most important one being that they drawer people together with something that transcends the material body of the the artifact. To illustrate this I often feel it my obligation to point out how much great Art artifacts have in common with the best Jokes.
The science of the Joke is a dark one and whomsoever works it out first probably won't be that funny. A bit like the Joker in Batman. But clearly, humour transcends the Joke itself and drawers people together in an involuntary response, Art and 'the sublime' do the same. And the more democratic the humour, or perhaps another way of putting that might be ; the more access-able the humour, then the more people will be drawn together and the louder they'll laugh.
So, ahem, I think it's fair to say that we've established categorically, the effects of Photography, Journalism, Music and Jokes are the same, in that they transcend the material body of the artifact and bring people together in a moment or on a subject.
This being the case, then what's the difference between reading a joke alone and hearing it amongst friends? I guess it's similar to listening to music alone as opposed to going to a concert? Or singing in the bath as opposed to singing as part of a choir? Perhaps in journalism it's the difference between having information that you keep to yourself or being part of a political movement.
Would it be fair then to say that as more people experience something alone, so the value of that experience increases when it becomes part of a larger whole?
Might this be a way of looking at the increasing numbers of people attending live music events as being directly related to the increase in 'freely' download-able music ?
Might it also apply to a piece of fine-art. Lets say Da Vinci's Mona Lisa? A painting that has been reproduced countless times. Would it be fair to say that the original artifact had been devalued as a consequence?
Well what if we take the opposite point of view ? What if that picture remained seen by only a few people along with everything else that Da Vinci produced? Would these unseen artifacts be worth more because no one had heard of him or seen his work ?
No, of course not.
They're valuable because they're well known. As more people value them, so the perceived worth of the original artifact increases respectively.Likewise as awareness of the original is disseminated, so the likelihood of someone able to afford this now escalating price coming into contact with this knowledge also increases.
Excellent, we've clearly illustrated why Architects listen to photographers, and who could dispute it? But where does that leave new business practices and models for the lens-based practitioners formally known as Photographers?
Perhaps, it's seeing partners where previously we'd looked for patrons. Perhaps, it's seeking to exploit the very things that in prior business models we might have perceived as exploiting us.
Maybe, the answer is understanding what we can learn, not only from Architects, but from any and all seemingly unrelated disciplines which are just like us, trying to navigate their way through a world widely webbed.
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The publisher, which reported weaker-than-expected results on Wednesday, said it planned to invest C$10 million ($7.43 million) in its Star Touch tablet edition in 2016 after spending slightly less than that in the fourth quarter. It expects the venture to break even in 2017.
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Revenue fell 8.4 percent to C$213.7 million.
Torstar stock was down 1 percent at C$1.94 at midday. It had been above C$7 in early 2015.
The company said national print advertising dropped 28 percent, while advertising across its Metroland community media operations fell 5.8 percent.
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I told my wife this morning, I don't think I was created as a person that can stand still in awe. I said I could see myself looking right into Jesus's eyes, saying, "Ok, straighten this world out now," then telling him it's time for my hug from Him.
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Uruguay's anthem is probably my favourite – it's got a tune as rambunctious as the Marseillaise, but with all the blood replaced by a joy for life. I think that's why everyone in the clip below's smiling. Although, yes, that might also be because my filming was so incompetent!
I made this recently while in Montevideo researching the lives of the men who wrote the anthem – one of whom also happened to write a poem called Apology for the Penis, which I thoroughly recommend you look up.
My book includes the full story of the anthem. It's surprisingly tragic, apart from the Apology for the Penis bit, obviously. It's out next month. Pre-order it now! Please. I need to eat!


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The government's sprawling foreign bribery sweep into the pharmaceutical industry was built, in a large part, on information Pfizer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson provided about their competitors, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal Monday.
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Deminor International intends to sue turbine maker Vestas on behalf of disgruntled investors.
Vestas says the claim is based on an existing lawsuit filed by Deminor against Vestas in the U.S. on behalf of Commerzbank International Portfolio Management, who claims the turbine maker issued false information regarding its revenue and earnings.
The claim includes past and present board members Bent Erik Carlsen, Jorgen Huno Rasmussen, Jorn Ankær Thomsen, Torsten Erik Rasmussen, Hakan Eriksson, Kurt Anker Nielsen, Freddy Frandsen, Ola Rollen, Ditlev Engel and Henrik Nørremark, its former chief financial officer. Norremark is now under investigation for engaging in unauthorized dealings with two companies based in India.
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Suit Challenges Zoning Denial For Mosque
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4 steps to your perfect Korean sheet mask experience may seem unattainable knowing a typical Korean regimen is up to 10 steps and more. If you're looking to get a taste of the Korean beauty experience without committing to the usual longer regimen, then what better place to start than the quintessential sheet mask. Made of cotton, silk or paper, these are a Korean beauty staple that deliver a whole lot of goodness to your skin in a short period of time. If you've never used one before, you could be wondering how they work and where they fit into your routine.Looking to get a taste of #Kbeauty experience, what better place to start than sheet masks Click To Tweet
You already know or heard that Korean beauty routines are complicated, multi-step affairs and they can be, however the point really is to choose products at each step that address different needs. Let's take a look at these steps to your perfect Korean sheet mask experience. My go-to sheet mask process that is really quick, simple and delivers results.
Steps To Your Perfect Korean Sheet Mask Experience
Step 1: Cleanse
The typical Korean routine starts with a two part cleansing process. A first cleanser with an oil or cream based cleanser to melt away makeup and a follow up with a foaming cleanser to remove the last remnants and leave your skin super soft and clean. Some popular Korean first cleansers include Banila co. clean it zero purity, Skinfood Brown Sugar cleansing oil and the face shop rice water bright cleansing light oil already reviewed on this blog. Foaming cleanser favorites for me include Innisfree superfood blueberry low ph cleanser and Sulwhasoo snowise EX cleansing foam.
Step 2: Essence
After cleansing, You should immediately apply an essence which is a thin solution that contains high powered ingredients such as hyaluronic acid or fermented products like galactomyces which are popular in Korea and excellent for brightening the complexion and evening out skin tone. Splash some into your palms and then pat the essence onto your face. It might feel like it's just water but trust me it's starting to work its magic. Essences I use currently include su:m37 secret programming essence and O hui The First Essence. You can also check out the review of Benton snail bee high content essence on this blog.
Step 3: Sheet mask
Now it's sheet mask time! Rip open that packet, unfold the mask and smooth it over your face. Inevitably, there will be a bit that doesn't seem to fit right, for me it's usually around the nose or upper lip. Just roll with it. If there is extra essence in the packet pat it onto your neck/décolletage. Give it a good 20 minutes on your face. Feel free to recline with a cup of tea or even a cheeky glass of wine.
When you're done just peel it off and throw it away. You don't need to wash your face, let the essence soak in. Sometimes it may feel a little tacky but that's okay, it's all part of the process. There are a myriad of sheet masks to choose from that address different skin types/concerns. I like the innisfree "It's real" squeeze masks and the Skinfood "beauty in a food mask" range.
Step 4: Moisturiser
Although your skin is probably already feeling pretty juicy from all that mask goodness, you definitely need your final layer of moisturizer to lock it all in. What you use will depend on your skin type. Once you've slathered that on, we're done and it is time to admire your glowing and plumped up skin in the mirror. I like the innisfree green tea seed range of products, the 'fresh' ones are good for oily skin, the 'balancing' are good for combination skin and for normal to dry skin the original green tea seed cream will do the trick. A go-to Korean sheet mask process that is really quick, simple and delivers results. Click To Tweet
The thing I love about Korean products is that not only are they well researched great formulations, they are very affordable and generally come with free samples of other products. This means you can try different things until you find what's right for you. For more Korean products already mentioned on this blog, check here. Enjoy!
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It is a known secret that older devices often get sidelined while the newer ones receive regular updates from third-party developers. Droid users are lucky that their newer handsets boast solid rooting methods, which also work fine on their predecessors such as Motorola Droid X, Droid 2, Droid 2 Global and Droid X2, besides all of their variants.
The universal exploit for Droid devices has reportedly been unearthed by a Rootzwiki member - phifc, and the instructions have been posted by XDA forum member - bhigham. The download posted on the XDA official thread is in the form of a Live CD.
As XDA Developers notes, users are required to download the ISO file, burn it onto a CD and then boot through it. Now users can put their phones into bootloader, flash the exploit and get their device rooted.
The exploit is found to work on several Droid devices. As Bhigham notes: "This CD is for the D2,R2D2, D2G, and DX on Android version 2.3.4, and the DX2 on 2.3.5."
Here is a step-by-step guide to root your Droid device on Windows and Linux in simple steps.
- The Root procedure is expected to work on the following Droid devices: Motorola Droid X, Droid 2, Droid 2 Global and Droid X2, besides all of their variants.
- IBTimes UK advises users to backup important apps, data and settings before proceeding with the rooting procedure.
- The instructions provided in this guide are for reference purpose only and do not cover any warranty claims involving device damage or issues arising out of using this procedure. Users are advised to proceed at their own risk.
How to Root Droid Device on Windows Using phifc Method
- Install Motorola driversand RDS Lite, if they are not already installed.
- Download RootDroid2update.7z. Extract the downloaded zip file to the desktop or a desired folder, Run RootDroid2.bat and follow the onscreen instructions.
- Finally, you'll have to flash the phone using the exploit.
How to Root your Droid Device on Linux Using phifc Method
- As prerequisites you will need adb and sbf_flash for this method
- Download the RootDroid2update file, and extract it to a desired location.
- Using adb, enter the shell command "adb shell ln -s /data/local.prop /data/preinstall_md5/magic.md5"
- Flash using sbf file in download, and wait until the phone fully reboots.
- Reboot again.
- "adb shell" should now be rooted and you can install the root utils from the zip.
How to Root any Droid Device with Bhigam's Live CD
- Just burn the ISO file, which can be downloaded here: Droid 2 621 EzSBF with root option
- Boot from CD and follow the onscreen instructions.
NOTE: It can flash to the stock 621 update for those that want the stock Gingerbread image, then it gives you the option to root if you like.
- You can also create a bootable USB stick with the iso using http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
Detailed Instructions to Use the Live CD
Step 1: Enable USB debugging on the phone.
Step 2: Boot the computer off of this CD
Step 3: Connect the phone to computer (make sure the phone is powered on)
Step 4: Start the root process by selecting option 1
Step 5: When you are prompted to place the phone in bootloader, power off the phone, and put it in bootloader mode by holding the up arrow key of the phone and powering it on.
Step 6: When in bootloader and the phone connected to computer, press enter on the computer to proceed. Now, a preinstall image will be flashed to the phone, providing the exploit that will root the phone.
Step 7: Once the flashing process is complete, the phone should reboot. If it hangs when booting: unplug phone, remove battery, replace battery and power it back on. When powered on, hook up USB cable again, and the process should continue (it will immediately reboot again)
Step 8: After the phone reboots, ADB should be rooted. So, it will copy the necessary files to the phone, and reboot the phone again. According to developer Morlok8k, cache should be wiped to avoid bootloop problems, so the phone will reboot into Recovery.
Step 9: You must now press both volume buttons to enter recovery, where you should wipe cache partition and reboot.
If you follow the steps correctly your Droid phone should now be rooted.
[Source: phifc/Rootzwiki and bhigam/XDA Developers]


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Editor's note: The writer is a resident of Kittery, Maine, and works at the Ioka, a 91-year-old-movie and performing arts theater in Exeter, where the projectors, the popcorn maker, and most everything else is over 50 years old. When they break, he fixes them.
Editor's note: The writer is a resident of Kittery, Maine, and works at the Ioka, a 91-year-old-movie and performing arts theater in Exeter, where the projectors, the popcorn maker, and most everything else is over 50 years old. When they break, he fixes them.
Houses get more and more bloated with appliances every year, and it seems to me the more things you own, the more those things are going to break. Take a walk around on trash pickup day in any town or city in the country, and it's common to see appliances set out to the curb without a second thought.
Although a fall from 5 feet may not be a regular occurrence, given enough time it will happen and products these days seem ill prepared. It's not just the falls they aren't prepared for; it's also the general wear and tear. Average lifespan expectancy for many household appliances by some estimates has fallen to just three to five years. To coin a phrase, they don't make things like they used to.
When I asked Edward Semmelroth, who fixes antique stoves for a living, to compare appliances now to those made in the past, he said, "It's like comparing apples and oranges. Older appliances life spans are measured in decades, not months. The very fact that I have stoves that have worked for 50 to 70 years without problems says a lot."
Mark Steiner, director of the Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, thinks the question of product quality isn't so black and white.
"Our market-driven economy tends to reinforce the throw-it-away and get-a-new-one culture." But, Steiner continued, "in general, I'd say reliability has improved."
In the 1980s and '90s, many American corporations, feeling they were losing ground to the Japanese, adopted practices, like TQM and Six Sigma, emphasizing quality control above all else. However, quality control does not a good product make. Although, as a whole, initial reliability and energy efficiency have improved, things like durability and serviceability seem to have fallen off the map entirely. "Quality means different things to different people,'' Steiner said, adding, "We could probably make things last forever if we spent more time actually thinking about it."
But that begs the question — is that what people want? With all this emphasis on consumer satisfaction, it seems that if most people wanted products to be more durable, then they'd get just that.
We are used to upgrading our computers, our TVs and our iPods every few years. Why not replace our appliances, too?
So maybe people hope their products break or least they don't complain about it when it happens. It may be worse than that. "I believe that many people tend to dispose of products prematurely," Steiner said.
And what does this mean for the environment? It would be one thing if our throw-away products were actually designed to be thrown away, but they aren't. Only a small percentage of products are designed with a recyclability or end-of-life strategy in mind.
As consumers, it's our responsibility to insist on better products. It's not enough for a product to look good — it has to be built to last. That may mean paying a little more up-front, but if the product lasts longer, who knows, you may even save money.
Consumers can demand product longevity by refusing to purchase products with short life spans; unfortunately, until companies start printing lifespan expectancies on their products, there is no sure way to tell a good product from a bad one just by looking at it. For now, consumers trying to make informed decisions before purchasing a product have to do a lot of research. A good place to start is online at sites like consumerreports.org and epinions.com, where you'll find the opinions of product testers and regular consumers alike.
Don't forget these sites after you use them either; make sure you remember to post your own opinion once you've finally settled on something. Love it or hate it, tell the world. The more the dialogue of product durability is heard, the more likely things are to change.


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Having been brought up and educated in the Borders, Ian lived and worked in Aberdeen, Dundee and Lancashire prior to relocating back to Scotland and moving to Blairgowrie in 2005. He retired in 2014 following a successful career spanning 49 years.
Ian originally trained as a textile dyer and worked in that industry until the early eighties. He then undertook a number of middle and senior management roles in businesses producing and supplying furnishing fabrics, animal health products and medical devices before joining Scottish Enterprise in 2009 when he specialised in advising and supporting a wide range of manufacturing businesses, including those engaged in food and drink, engineering, energy, agriculture, construction etc. Ian joined the board of GrowBiz in December 2015 where he enjoys working alongside like-minded people dedicated to the support of local entrepreneurs and their businesses.


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Dealing with Reelkandi.tv and its employees was the most disagreeable business experience I have ever had to endure to, almost eclipsing the bad business practices perpetrated by web hosting company Bluefur. Bluefur's employees told outright lies to obtain more money from a webmaster. Reelkandit.tv employed the use of static to fleece. Reelkandi and its employees actually believed that the silent treatment would work on a publisher of their Reelkandi.tv video player. They believed that publishers would "get the hint" about the money they were owed and eventually stop contacting them for it. They believed that few, if any, had the resources to sue them for the money they were owed. They were correct on the last part. Smaller webmasters do not have the capital to retain a lawyer or the funds to bankroll litigation.
I was one of those Reelkandi.tv video player publishers.
I wasn't the only one though.
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Other Claims against Reelkandi.tv
This Reelkandi.tv video player publisher review and other published articles about Reelkandi.tv have brought the disgruntled out of the wood-work. These people asked not to be mentioned by name but what I can tell you is that they consist of two alleged former Reelkandi.tv video player publishers and one alleged former employee of Reelkandi.tv. The two publishers still believe they might obtain the funds they are owed from Reelkandi, hence their desire not to be identified or to have their words printed.
The alleged former Reelkandi.tv employee is different. He or she said:
"You´re not the only person to have suffered from the unjust and down right dirty hands of Mr.Andi Super. The entire RK company is a scam. I know, I was their employer for 18 months, and they left me with a 6.5k hole in my bank account."
One of the former Reelkandi.tv publishers felt similarly, having made a deal for longer than I did to host the Reelkandi.tv video player on their website, resulting in being owed even more money than I. I was fortunate. I only tried Reelkandi.tv out for a month. Other publishers were far more trusting and had that trust thrown back in their faces.
Some of those former publishers and employees are suing Reelkandi.tv:
Jon Hawkins, founder of online social network Stage Status, is currently in financial dispute with Theatre 247 Limited.
He claims that he is owed £1,000 for advertising the reelkandi.tv theatre and entertainment news player on his website for several months this year, but Theatre 247 Limited insists the sum is much lower.
Neil Oseman, who has worked for Theatre 247 Limited as a freelance camera operator and editor, says he is owed almost £1,700, plus interest, for work he did more than four years ago for which he has not been paid.
Oseman says a payment plan was arranged with Theatre 247 Limited, but a number of instalments were never paid, which forced him to terminate the contract and request the outstanding sum upfront, which he has still not received.
Another freelance worker, who asked not to be named, claims to be owed around £5,000 for work carried out over a four-month period earlier this year.
Both said they have now taken legal action against Theatre 247 Limited.
Whether these lawsuits get resolved or not, they are still occurring.
Reelkandi.tv's Publisher Management
Reelkandi.tv's publisher management was good during the initial contact phase and during contract negotiations. Reelkandi.tv's publisher management was abysmal and non-existent when payment on the contract was due by Reelkandi for services rendered by one of its publisher. Reelkandi.tv attempted to change the terms of the contract after the first pay period had come and gone then proceeded to ignore payment requests.
Reelkandi.tv's Contract Fulfillment
Reelkandi.tv never fulfilled their end of our contract. Reelkandi.tv never paid for services rendered (hosting and displaying the Reelkandi.tv's video player for one month).
What you should learn from this Reelkandi.tv video player publisher review
1. Avoid the mischief I endured at the hands of Reelkandi.tv by avoiding Reelkandi all together. They will tell you that they will pay you at the end of a agreed upon time period. Do not believe it. They will try to change the terms of the business deal once it is time from them to pay. Remember: The head honcho of publisher management at Reelkandi runs Reelkandi (he is the CEO). The way its employees conduct themselves in a business deal is dictated by this individual. Even if you do not directly deal with the aforementioned employee, do you really want to enter into business deal with one of his clones?
2. Getting the business deal in writing is pointless if you do not have the resources (capital and a attorney) to sue for non-payment. Get paid first. The advertiser needs you more than you need them.
3. Research who you are doing business with. If I had, I would have found the Reelkandi.tv Bad Business Practice Complaints levied against the company and I could have made a more informed business decision. I certainly would have remained steadfast with payment upfront or I would have walked away from the deal all together.
Learning from a Bad Business Deal
Here are a few tips to keep in mind when dealing with a new business contact:
1. Never take the advertiser at his or her word. Money corrupts and people have a tendency to be niggardly when it comes to relinquishing it. Be safe. Get the business contract in writing, signed by both parties (fax it to each other), have it notarized, and filed with an attorney.
2. Do not give trust away. Do no trust someone that has not earned that type of respect from you.
3. Get paid from advertisers before hosting a product for an allotted time period.
If the advertiser wants to see the ad live before sending payment, get the HTML embed code, email the advertiser so they can see the ad live on your website, then ask for payment. If they do not send payment within one day, delete their embed from your website until they do. The advertiser wanting to see the ad live on your website is a reasonable request (if they make that request). It gives both parties the opportunity to see that the ad is displaying and working properly. If a potential advertiser requests to pay after a certain time period has past, beware, unless they are an organization like Google (AdSense).
In Conclusion
This review should have driven home one ultimate fact for a webmaster regarding an advertiser: Get paid first.
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Previous segments of this review:
- Reelkandi Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt: 1
- Reelkandi Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt: 2
- Reelkandi Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt: 3
- Reelkandi Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt: 4
- Reelkandi Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt: 5
Disclaimer: This review is not meant to denigrate, defame, or to assassinate the character of the company in question or its employees. This review is for educational purposes and only represents the facts.


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Thursday, June 14, 2012
The Transgender Umbrella
This question hits kind of close to home for me, because of my own personal experience of coming to understand myself. Originally, my only conceptualization of someone transgender was, essentially, a drag queen. I did not understand that transition was a thing that people do for themselves until I was eighteen, and it causes me to harbor some unhappyness with the lack of trans portrayal in the media. All I knew of was drag queens. If I knew of transsexualism earlier in life, could I have been treated earlier? The question will haunt me forever.
I should also specify: Typically, when I refer in this blog to someone who is 'transgender', I usually mean 'transsexual'. The reason for this is twofold: One, we don't change our sex, we change our gender (making the term transSEXual misleading) and two, it's not about sex(the action) either; which, the term, transsexual tends to make less educated people uneasy and immediately make them think its a fetish. For the remainder of this article, I'm going to use the terms with their 'typical' meanings (to keep everything distinct).
I'm of a pretty firm stance regarding this idea. People who are transsexual are, for all intents and purposes, their target gender. Their brain is wired that way, and as the brain controls personality, who you are as a person, this makes sense as the part which we trust to determine who a person is.
Given the above, you can have a female woman (Cissexual woman) or a male woman (Transsexual woman). In both cases, you're dealing with an individual who is, at the core of their being, a woman.
A crossdresser/transvestite, however, is not. They are happy with their current gender (if they had gender dysphoria, they would be trans, right?) and as such, are cisgender. So therein lies the difference. A transwoman is a woman. A crossdresser is a cisgender man (or woman) dressing as a woman (or man).
In some ways, there's harm caused by us being lumped together under the same umbrella. I'm all for people's right to express themselves however they see fit (drag shows, crossdressing, etc if that's the case) but the problem comes when lawmakers try to put transgender laws on the books, particularly regarding public accommodations such as bathrooms, changing rooms, etc.. Because these groups are under the same umbrella term (when we're really worlds apart) it creates a problem where cisgender men are able to gain access to women's spaces, if this legislation were to pass. The vagueness of the umbrella term is serving to set back transsexual rights and accommodations; and for no real purpose. Transsexuals are NOT like transvestites or crossdressers. At the core of who we are as transsexual women, we are women, and thus deserve access to these spaces. Because we're being kicked off of public protection bills on a regular basis because the term is so broad, it causes some hostility, for sure.
Another common thing I've heard (and often felt myself) is that it creates confusion among uneducated people (which transsexuals are often tasked with correcting, which gets tiresome).
Crossdressers may dress as they like on the weekends, but come Monday its wig off, suit on, and back to work as Joe Shmoe. Drag queens may do performances Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Come Monday, it's dress shirt, tie, and back to the office. But that's not what being Transsexual is. Many uninformed people's first reaction is "UGH, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST KEEP IT TO YOURSELF ON THE WEEKENDS LIKE [so and so]?!" And they miss the point that comparing a TV/CD to a TS is comparing apples to car tires.
I think that's actually where the divide comes. Transsexuals are distinctly different from all others under the transgender umbrella. That's what creates friction. I, as a transsexual woman, do NOT want to be lumped into any category of cis men, no matter what their preferences for dress, sexuality, etc are. We have different issues, different needs, and yet because we're tied to a group of people, people mind you very different from ourselves, we're being denied access to public accommodations.
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5 comments:
- OrangebanJune 14, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Hmm, I'm not totally following you on this idea that we transsexuals change gender rather than sex. You yourself state that our gender is fixed in our minds, we may have a male body but our gender is female. So surely at no point do we change our gender.ReplyDelete
Unless you mean we are changing our gender presentation, which is a totally different thing but maddeningly has the same term attached to it.
Apart from that, very interesting post, I find this is one of the more divisive issues in the trans community. Transsexual people like you who don't want us being lumped with transvestites, transvestites who don't want to be lumped with us, those who want us all just to get along, etc. etc.
I'm not really sure of my opinion on the matter. I think I probably agree with you that transvestite people don't really fit in with transsexuals, though I'm concerned about what would happen to them without us. In the same way we are tied to the LGB community despite not quite fitting in, we're tied to them because they have no-one else to tie themselves to really.
Tricky issue.
And I'll be sure to post if I think of a question by the way.
I word it weird, and I really ought to make a point of it in an actual article and not a comment, butReplyDelete
Sex is immutable.
Gender is immutable - though may be in conflict with sex
Gender expression - often matches sex instead of gender. Often changed to match gender instead of sex.
I think that transsexuals and cross-dressers have two things in common: they're both human beings, and both are subject to mistreatment because of their gender expression.ReplyDelete
On the topic of gender change, I found that to be confusing as well, because presumably a transsexual's gender has always been the same, only at some point they finally make their presentation (clothes and possibly body through surgery) match it. That's why I think sex change is a more accurate term than gender change. I'm curious as to what you mean then that sex is immutable. Do you mean chromosomes? (XY versus XX versus the other variations) Do you mean that even surgery doesn't change sex?
Surgery doesn't change sex, no. Genetics and inborn things like that cannot be altered. A neovagina is not a vagina.ReplyDelete
Though the surgery can be useful for peace of mind, social role, and general well being, the physical aspect changes we make are imperfect facsimiles of the real thing.
So no, sex cannot be changed. Sad but true :(
- AnonymousJune 30, 2012 at 5:06 PM
What about gender queer people?ReplyDelete


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