If you are running a analog only (dial up) credit card terminal on a Voip system, your transactions are not in the guidelines of PCI compliance.
Dial up ONLY terminals do not encrypt transaction data being sent for authorization/settlement. When a dial terminal sends transaction data over Voip, full credit card track data is sent in the clear over the internet.
Not only is this not PCI compliant, but users will start to experience authorizations issues and settlement issues with their terminals.
Any merchants switching to Voip should consider upgrading to an IP based terminal or long-range wireless terminal to become PCI Compliant.
There are lots of merchants either switching to or thinking about switching to Voip. Before you do, read this. You can get Voip for your business BUT you still need a TRUE ANALOG phone line to process your credit card transactions. I head up technical services for a credit card processor. We have gone through this about 12 times with a few of our merchants. I have been in contact with the major companies that make the credit card terminals, (Verifone, Lipman, Hypercom, Ingenico) They have all confirmed that transactions will fail on Voip systems. As you know, Voip drops packets of data all the time. They are so small that when you are talking on the phone, you don't notice it. With credit card transactions, if 1 packet of data is dropped, the transaction will eith fail, or you'll get a rejected batch. You can not configure a terminal to work like a computer, they don't have the technology built in them. So, whatever anyone tells you...Make sure you still reserve 1 TRUE analog line for your credit card processing. Please e-mail me with any questions. You may not be a merchant of mine, but I can still help.
I would also look into Credit Card Processing by Switch. for your Voip. They have great customer service and good rates.


Music Monday, 10/3: Maria Usbeck, Ana Tijoux, Cibelle, and Devendra Banhart.
This week's Music Monday further explores Latinx musicians for Latinx Heritage Month. Ecuadorian-turned-Brooklynite indie-rocker Maria Usbeck, French-Chilean artist Ana Tijoux, Brazillian "tropical punk" Cibelle and Texas-born Venezuelan tropicalia folkster Devendra Banhart all headline this week's playlist, where they're joined by other brilliant artists. This playlist delves deeper into folk, indie and rock bands and artists with Latinx backgrounds.
Maria Usbeck's latest solo work, Amparo, is a reflection of her childhood in South America. Usbeck left her home country by herself at the age of 17 in order to move to the U.S., where she became the lead singer of new-wave band Selebrities. After singing in English for five years with Selebrities, she realized it was "time to let the mother tongue speak," so she created a solo Spanish-language album.
Amparo was written and recorded across the span of three years in Ecuador, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Barcelona, Lisbon, Easter Island, Costa Rica, the south of Florida, L.A. and her home in Brooklyn. Usbeck's childhood was filled with sounds of salsa, merengue, bachata and Andean music, and tinges of that are heard throughout the album.
Ana Tijoux was born in France to Chilean political refugees during Pinochet's dictatorship. She rose to fame in Latin America as MC of hip-hop group Makiza in the late '90s. Tijoux takes on political topics like indigenous issues, motherhood, feminism, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and many others.
While much of her work is hip-hop, she recently covered "Luchin" by Victor Jara, a political folk singer who was tortured and killed by Pinochet's henchmen during the coup. The murder solidified Jara as a martyr for the resistance and a potent symbol of the struggle for human rights and justice. Tijoux pays her respect in the form of this beautiful tribute to Jara and her beloved home.
Cibelle is known for stitching together a patchwork of sounds to create her own signature "tropical punk." The Brazilian artist has worked with folks like Devendra Banhart, Cocorosie, Gilberto Gil and Tunng, among many others. Along with her own beautiful originals, she is well-known for interpretations of popular songs, like her incredible cover of Tom Waits' "Green Grass," from her first album way back in 1999.
Indie-folk darling Devendra Banhart is back with a new album this year, Ape In Pink Marble. The Venezuelan-American musician was a poster boy for the freak folk/psych-folk revival that hit hardest between 2005 and 2010 with artists like Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective, Juana Molina and Sufjan Stevens.
Upon realizing that he would never sound like his heroes Mick Jagger, Axl Rose, and Kurt Cobain, the singer crafted a more "feminine" sound and approach to singing. Banhart is memorable for whimsical tunes like "Long-haired Child" and his Charles Manson-esque beard and sound. Along with music, Banhart is also a visual artist and occasional poet. His work has been shown in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. Over the years, his sound has become a bit more mature and subdued but no less powerful.
Next week is the last installment of Music Monday's Latinx Heritage Month feature. Come back for a super grooveable playlist of reggaeton, hip-hop and more! We want to see this beautiful month-long celebration out with a proper dance party!


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It was a dark and stormy night. The city was Mumbai, the time 1am.
My husband and I had been out with friends, and as they dropped us back to our seaside apartment in Colaba (where we lived for nine months) we'd invited them to step out of the idling taxi to catch a glimpse of the fishing slum we lived next to.
As our friends shook their heads in disbelief at the rubbish-strewn "beach" and the shanty homes teetering along it, a flurried movement in a crumpled fishing net near our feet caught my eye. A rat, surely. But as I peered through the rain haze, I saw the fuzzy ball for what it really was. A miniscule, ginger-striped kitten, tangled in the net and without the strength to pull itself out.
"Please don't pick it up!" my cat-allergic husband pleaded as I took a step towards it. "You'll get a disease!" my sensible friend yelped as I took another. Alas, their pleas fell on deaf ears and within seconds the kitten was in my arms. I was aware that he could give me worms (which he did) or rabies (which he didn't, thank shiva). But I simply didn't care, because it was love at first pat.
Within minutes, he was inside our apartment. Within days – days filled with force-feeding, anti-worming medication and flea-baths – the tiny bag of bones was walking and mewing and looking like he just might make it. Within a week, and despite my promise that we'd give him to the cat rescue service as soon as he was well, Hindi had become our adopted baby.
We may have saved Hindi's life, but he made ours in Mumbai.
Watching him chase Mumbai's humungous cawing crows on our balcony provided hours of belly laughs when we needed them most. Taking him for visits to the homeopathic vet who lived in the building next to ours (who, incidentally, I once heard prescribing St John's wort to a dog who'd been vomiting for three days), educated us on the plight of the millions of unloved critters wandering Mumbai's streets. And when Mumbai's social injustice, its maddening bureaucracy or its deafening chaos reduced us to tears, a squeeze of Hindi somehow made everything ok again.
Like all epic love stories, this one had to come to an end. For family reasons we had to leave our Indian home earlier than expected and, having discovered that sending Hindi to Australia would mean putting him through six months in quarantine, we decided to say goodbye.
Thank goodness for that photo we'd taken, just for a laugh, of Hindi with a bindi on when he was still at his most minute. My hubby turned it into an "adopt me" poster, which ended up going a bit viral throughout the media company he worked for and eventually got picked up by a lovely Indian family.
Six months after our arrival back in Australia, the Ranjis still send us photos of Hindi every couple of months. But as much as we miss our Indian stray, we no longer mind that he's still in the country we fell for, completely and utterly.
Because the best gift Hindi gave us throughout our time in magical India, was an excuse to go back.


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Ninja is the sport launched by the global phenomenon of Ninja Warrior TV shows. Popular shows in the series include American Ninja Warrior, Australian Ninja Warrior and Sasuke.
In ninja, competitors compete as individuals or teams to run across an obstacle course in the fastest time possible. Courses range in length between 25m and 200m and include four or more ninja-style obstacles. If a competitor falls off the course, usually from failing an obstacle, the timer is stopped and their run ends.
The Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA) is the official global league for ninja competitions, as recognised by NZOSA and World Obstacle.
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Learn more about the relationship between ninja racing and obstacle obstacle racing. Just like athletics, obstacle sports are made up of a number of events, and these range in distance, intensity and strength - there is something for everyone in obstacle sports.
We are continually growing and building out the Ninja community in New Zealand. Connect with us if you're interested in being involved, would like to share your skills in helping with our mission, or if you simply want to keep informed about what's happening!
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The two-hour video below shows the first event in the 2022 Ninja World Cup Series hosted in the Philippines. World Cup races are head-to-head speed competitions held on a 100m course with 10 to 12 obstacles. The World Cup series ends with the Ninja World Cup Finals and culminates in the Ninja World Championships.
Watch athletes from youth all the way to the plus-50 age group perform on the world stage. Many people are intimidated by the athletes flying through the air on popular TV shows such as Ninja Warrior, however, Obstacle Sports are for everyone!
Visit World Obstacle for details on the current Ninja Championship events.
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Anthony Bourdain at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, September 2013.
CNN today confirmed that Anthony Bourdain has died, and reported the cause of death as suicide. Bourdain, a chef, author and storyteller who was a massive television personality, was 61.
According to Brian Stelter, senior media correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN programme Reliable Sources, Bourdain was in France working on an episode of his award-winning CNN series Parts Unknown.
Bourdain's close friend and French chef Eric Ripert reportedly found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.
In 1999, Bourdain wrote a New Yorker article, "Don't Eat Before Reading This", that became a bestselling book in 2000, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures In The Culinary Underbelly. The book set him on a path to international stardom.
First he hosted A Cook's Tour on the Food Network, then moved to Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations on the Travel Channel. No Reservations was a breakout hit, earning two Emmys and over a dozen nominations.
In 2013, Bourdain joined a cable television network best known for breaking news and headlines. He quickly became one of the principal faces of CNN. Season 11 of Parts Unknown premiered in May 2018.
The Smithsonian once called Bourdain "the original rock star" of the culinary world, "the Elvis of bad boy chefs". In 2013, Peabody Award judges honoured Bourdain and Parts Unknown for "expanding our palates and horizons in equal measure".
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We picked up the trophy for the best HR and payroll project team for our work delivering a robust new system that'll not only help us to grow but will also make life easier for all of us.
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Navigating the fungal polyketide chemical space: From genes to molecules
Heng Chooi, Y. Tang
School of Molecular Sciences
The iterative type I polyketide synthases (IPKSs) are central to the biosynthesis of an enormously diverse array of natural products in fungi. These natural products, known as polyketides, exhibit a wide range of biological activities and include clinically important drugs as well as undesirable toxins. The PKSs synthesize these structurally diverse polyketides via a series of decarboxylative condensations of malonyl-CoA extender units and β-keto modifications in a highly programmed manner. Significant progress has been made over the past few years in understanding the biosynthetic mechanism and programming of fungal PKSs. The continuously expanding fungal genome sequence data have sparked genome-directed discoveries of new fungal PKSs and associated products. The increasing number of fungal PKSs that have been linked to their products along with in-depth biochemical and structural characterizations of these large enzymes have remarkably improved our knowledge on the molecular basis for polyketide structural diversity in fungi. This Perspective highlights the recent advances and examines how the newly expanded paradigm has contributed to our ability to link fungal PKS genes to chemical structures and vice versa. The knowledge will help us navigate through the logarithmically expanding seas of genomic information for polyketide compound discovery and provided opportunities to reprogram these megasynthases to generate new chemical entities. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
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Life: A Critical User's Manual
By Didier Fassin · Published 2018
Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, has authored Life: A Critical User's Manual (Polity Press, 2018), which asks "How can we think of life in its dual expression—matter and experience, the living and the lived?" Using research conducted on three continents and engaging in critical dialogue with Wittgenstein, Benjamin, and Foucault, Fassin attempts to conceive of the biological and biographical together and thus reconcile naturalist and humanist approaches by developing three concepts: forms of life, ethics of life, and politics of life.
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Q: Django admin search_fields FieldError couldn't find anywhere answer to my question, and I'm trying to solve it for almost 2h right now. I have 3 models. Let's say A, B and C:
class A(models.Model):
    product = models.ForeignKey(B, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

class B(models.Model):
    product = models.ForeignKey(C, on_delete=models.CASCADE)

class C(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=200)

And I want to search in my django admin by C.name in A model. How can I make it work properly? Here is my admin class:
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Right now im getting error:
Related Field got invalid lookup: icontains

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Dobble – Review and Giveaway
July 27, 2013 By In The Playroom in Competitions, Toy Reviews 111 Comments Tags: addictive card games, award winning toys and games, card games, dobble, esdevium games, family fun, family games, quick witted games
Dobble is an award winning card game from Esdevium games, or I should say it is five games as it is 5 in 1! I first saw Dobble at the Evolution Christmas in July event at the start of the month, and I loved how small and compact it is compared to most games. To fit 5 games into a hand-sized tin is brilliant and I can see this coming in really handy when travelling and needing something to entertain the kids while away.
I was really keen to try this out with Mr Z. Although it is labelled 6+, I felt quite confident that he would be okay with it at 5 years old, and he was. He managed to grasp the idea quite quickly. All 5 versions of the game involve spotting the matching pictures on the cards as fast as you can and naming the matching picture out loud – then either taking the card of getting rid of the card depending on the version you are playing. For the moment we stuck to the towering inferno game play which is one of the more simple versions, where you want to collect the most cards.
Mr Z and I both really enjoyed playing this. It really sharpens up your powers of quick observation and it can be quite addictive – he keeps asking to play it again and again! It is one of those simple yet brilliant concepts which just works really well.
There is quite a good variety in the pictures and symbols on the cards, which is great with younger players as it helps to expand their vocabulary. The size of each pictures varies from card to card so it is not as easy as it may sound!
Have a look if you can spot the matching pictures among these cards!
How quickly can you spot them??
I really like that this is a game which can be enjoyed by both adults and children. You can have up to 8 players, so as the other kids get older then it is something that we would all join in and play together as a family.
You can also now play Dobble on your phone as there is an app version available from the Apple App Store, which I will definitely be having a look out for!
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Inspired to somehow enter the wine industry he had become enamored with, he jumped into his 1960 Rambler and headed to Napa. He checked into the Motel 6 and used the yellow pages hanging from the pay phone in the lobby to cold call wineries looking for employment.
And it was there the legend began.
Garagistes – (gar-uh-zhē-stuh) n, Fr. – A term originally used in the Bordeaux region of France to denigrate renegade small-lot wine makers, sometimes working in their garage, who refused to follow the "rules." Now a full-fledged movement responsible for making some of the best wine in the world. Syn: Rule-breakers, pioneers, renegades, mavericks, driven by passion.
"A superb choice for frugal consumers..."
"…Tony Cartlidge deserves accolades from consumers who are fed up with overpriced wines."
"This winery knows how to make popular, high quality wines that sell for a song."
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Like a classic muscle car, Cabernet Sauvignon's sleek lines belie its power and endurance. Sure this bold dark beauty is racy. But though it is quick to accelerate, it downshifts into a smooth finish. Revved up and ready to go now, you can trust that a little age won't slow it down. True high performance.
Merlot is like that ol' pick-up truck of mine. Dependable. A real worker. Just jump in and start it up. It never lets me down. Oh sure it might not be fancy. But I can't tell you how many times I'm glad I have it. And my friends are glad I have it too. It just makes my life easier. And isn't that what it's all about?


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Intuition. Collaboration. Creation. These are the most fundamental aspects of her job according to renowned Executive Producer Esther Dere. This British native has a natural curiosity about things, people, and the world, which comes out in her work. She is always working to tell impactful stories, whether documentaries or dramatic tales, and focuses on generating content that is both captivating and beautiful.
Throughout her esteemed career, Dere has shown the world her outstanding ability to generate a stunning cinematic masterpiece. This is evident in many projects she has been a part of, from the acclaimed TV movie Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. to the new Netflix Original Grass is Greener.
"To be a successful producer, you need to be prepared to put in the hours, be a team player, know that you'll need to be flexible, creative and be able to talk to all sorts of people in all sorts of situations," said Dere.
Dere's initial rise to fame came from working on countless popular television series, including Breaking Pointe, The Taste, Married at First Sight, and many more. A highlight for the executive producer, however, came when she worked on the hit show Undercover Boss.
Undercover Boss is a two-time Emmy Award-winning reality series that follows high-level executives as they slip anonymously into the rank-and-file of their own organizations. Dere was Supervising Producer and nominated for an Emmy in 2016 for her work on this much-admired series. She was responsible for producing the bosses of the episode and crafting and shaping the narrative of the relevant episodes.
"In a world saturated with a lot of content, Undercover Boss is one of the very few reality shows out there that not only entertains but genuinely helps people and aims to drive change. The show really did affect change in some companies and rewarded deserving employees. Sometimes people need a little help to change and it's nice to sometimes come in and be that help," she said.
Skeptics believe Undercover Boss is faked, but according to Dere, the level of production that goes into a show like that to keep the ruse and the identity of the boss undercover is unbelievable. It's a production within a production. Dere's job was to work with the boss and involved everything from picking the best job scenarios that still have the best television optics, to casting, to doing on camera interviews with the boss, to dealing with the logistics of a large moving team across so many locations/states.
The emotional journey of the boss is crucial to a show like Undercover Boss, so aside from the logistics and the mechanics, Dere's job on the show was also very intuitive, learning how to tap into the psyche of that boss at every stage, to know what they were thinking at every stage and to encourage them to be open and to be vulnerable, a difficult task when dealing with type-A CEOs who are used to being in control. She was vital to the show's continued success.
"It was great being part of a show that already had a successful history but where I was still able to come in and add a little of my own personality and flair. It was also great to see the genuine reactions of the staff with the big reveal and when they were rewarded. A lot of tears were shed on that show," said Dere.
Undercover Boss premiered on CBS in 2010, where it has run for nine seasons, soon to have its tenth season in the fall. It has been nominated for seven Emmys amongst the two it has taken home, and Dere feels proud to have been honored on the most prestigious international stage for television. However, that was a secondary reward for the producer.
"The ratings and Emmy nomination and all the other recognition is nice of course, but the best feeling is knowing when you have genuinely helped or been part of the thing that has changed someone's life for the better. That is what Undercover Boss gave me," she concluded.
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Naomi Campbell Takes the Runway in Wolf-Head Coatdress at Schiaparelli's Haute Couture Show
The supermodel took to the runway for the brand's spring 2023 show in Paris.
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Naomi Campbell walks the runway during the Schiaparelli haute couture spring 2023 on Jan. 23, 2023. Getty Images
Naomi Campbell walked Schiaparelli's spring 2023 haute couture show during Paris Couture Week on Jan. 23, wearing a literal animal-inspired ensemble.
To support Schiaparelli and their creative director Daniel Roseberry, the legendary supermodel took to the brand's runway wearing an ankle-length faux-fur coatdress with a wolf head attachment at the shoulder. The look was completed with gold-toe heels.
Naomi wasn't the only supermodel on the runway whose outfit took animal inspiration literally. Fellow supermodel Irina Shayk walked the runway in a black dress with a lion's head shawl.
A custom version of the dress was seen in the front row, worn by Kylie Jenner. Jenner's custom look featured a ruched version of the black dress and the lion's head shawl, which according to Jenner's Instagram post, was handcrafted from manmade materials.
One of the other major statements from Schiaparelli's runway show was Doja Cat's head-to-toe red look, which featured her body bedazzled in 30,000 Swarovski crystals. Doja Cat worked with makeup artist Pat McGrath for four hours and 58 minutes to create the look.
Campbell's appearance on Schiaparelli's runway for Paris Couture Week comes after she was spotted at several runway shows during Paris Men's Fashion Week supporting her designer friends. Notably, Campbell donned a gray statement coat for the Dior Homme show in support of the brand's creative director Kim Jones.
Paris Haute Couture Week takes place from Monday to Thursday. The event showcases the latest couture collections from brands, ranging from Chanel to newcomers like Robert Wun.
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Cooper Receives Kent Federation Meritorious Award | Chatham-Kent Agriculture Development | We Grow For the World!
Kim Cooper, currently Chatham-Kent's Agriculture Specialist, has been given the Kent Federation of Agriculture's Meritorious Award at their recent annual meeting. Cooper, a graduate of the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology has been involved in the agriculture sector during his entire working career with much of that time specializing in export sales of food grade soybean.
Cooper is also heavily involved in ministerial duties, most recently being the minister at Dover Centre Church.
He also writes a weekly column on the topic of agriculture for the Chatham Daily News.
The Federation of Agriculture Award Committee spokesperson said Chatham-Kent is very fortunate to have an agricultural advocate such as Kim Cooper right here in our back yard.
Also receiving awards were Harry Lawson and Louis Roesch, the Ed Campbell Memorial Award and Ian VanArkel was the recipient of the Gord Woods Scholarship for 2013.


But not a long one, I expect. I did a quick Kindle conversion and the mobi and epub files came out big. As in 98MB and 66MB big. The problem is likely that the art I put in needs to be shrunk.
I am learning more about the self-publishing process, This will be important when I try to create a Kittygirl book, since that will have lots of pictures in it.
P.S. I just reduced a couple of the art pieces by about 70 percent. That is promising.
P.P.S. The expended Kindle version is up. Feel free to buy and make me 35 cents richer.
I'm selling my EXPANDED Super Bad Hair Day book on Saturday July 14!
I will sell at AuthorFest 2018 (San Mateo Public Library, 12-3pm) and at Fremont Area Writers Group Book Signing (Newpark Mall, 10-11am & 3:30-6pm) this Saturday, July 14.
At AuthorFest 2018, at the San Mateo Public Library (55 West Third Ave, San Mateo, CA), a bunch of local authors will be selling books and doing readings from 12-3pm on Saturday July 14. Come and meet cool SF peninsula authors! And yes, I will PERFORM five minutes of one of my stories! Come and buy my new expanded Super Bad Hair Day CreateSpace book! 140 pages of superhero prose goofy goodness (well, about 6 pages are artwork I paid nice artists to draw at comic book conventions). Download a PDF about the cool AuthorFest 2018 authors!
On the very same day, from 10-6, at the Fremont Area Writers Group Book Signing at Newpark Mall (2086 Newpark Mall, Newark, CA) upstairs around the railing between Macy's and the Food Court, I will also be selling my books in the morning and the afternoon. Yes, I will be driving to San Mateo at about 11:15 and I will be back around 3:30. Meet cool East Bay writers! I will burn gas. But I like these book selling events. Practice for when I become the next Stan Lee.
P.S. I will upload another CreateSpace version to fix a few missing dialog tags in the Intellecta-Rhapsody script chapter. Not a big deal. But I still need to upload this expanded version to Kindle, and that is a big deal, so do not buy the Kindle version yet.
P.P.S. And I will sign my book! Discover the inspiring message I pass on to ALL my buyers!
I have had the Createspace book updated and had 20 copies printed for a couple of writer book sales next weekend. However, I found a tiny glitch on the cover. Barely noticable, but I will fix that. I also need to update the Kindle version to the expanded version. Soon you can order if you wish to.


MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We've likely all done a puzzle at some stage of our life. It's relaxing. Something you can do by yourself or with friends or family. But for others, it's competitive. Teams travel to compete in jigsaw puzzle derby's and contests. The St. Paul Winter Carnival is host to the biggest in the country, where the passion people have for puzzles is palpable.
"When they do the countdown and all the bags open it's so exciting for us to see all the other people who love to do puzzles like us," Leslie Cameron of California said.
The puzzle is kept a secret until the moment teams tear in. Seventy-seven teams of four fill the round tables inside the Landmark Center.
"I didn't know there was this many puzzle fanatics," newcomer Elizabeth White of Texas said.
The goal is to interlock all 500 pieces of the jigsaw puzzle the fastest. Participants traveled from Texas, Massachusetts, Utah and California. And it's all to get their hands on a puzzle in room full of like-minded people.
The reigning champs, Wicker Kittens from Duluth, were back to defend their puzzle perfecting title.
"We have done a lot of practicing this year just to make sure we have the best chance possible," Misty Havens said.
And there's the team looking to make a come-back.
"We have a friendly rivalry going. We've won several years, they've won a few years," Mark Geis said.
The Collectors connected more than a decade ago.
"I was asked to audition," Cynthia Smith said.
Cynthia Smith, Mark Geis and Mike Helland are from the Twin Cities. Fourth teammate John Wittneben is a former State Representative from Iowa.
"I think what really makes our team click is how well we work together there's no competition amongst us," Wittneben said.
Each brings their own skill set to the table.
"I'm a tactile person and I like putting the pieces in and the hand eye coordination," Geis said.
The team develops a strategy during practice puzzling for hours before a competition. There's a method to being fast and precise.
"People usually pick large color areas and work them. One person might do sorting for the team, that's often me," Helland said.
"People ask how do you practice doing jigsaw puzzles you don't really practice it's a skill you have or don't have. What we practice is staying out of each other's way and working together as a team and I think we do pretty well," Smith said.
The fascination with snapping pieces into place began early for these puzzlers.
And it has only grown.
"I think I'm over 10,000 jigsaw puzzles in the house," Wittneben said.
When a piece clicks into place, it offers a sense of accomplishment.
"It's a problem where you know there's a solution. If you just work at it you know you can solve it and when you're done you know you've solved it completely and correctly," Helland said.
The team thrives on competition and comradery.
"I'm going to be in a room with 200 to 300 people that I can say all the stuff that makes sense to them that wouldn't make sense to other people that they would laugh at," Helland said.
During the race to finish its unknown how far along other teams are. The focus is inside the border. When the final few are left to click into place, motivation goes a long way.
The winning team, The Collectors, completed the puzzle in 36 minutes, 52 seconds. Other teams took two hours to finish.
What made the puzzle challenging is what's called a puzzle twist. Images on the box were in different places in the puzzle, some were different colors.
The Winter Carnival competition is so sought after, registration sells out in a few days.
Oh my … the absolute thrill of competition. The winner winds a lollypop too!
And yes – all participants receive a tootsie roll. Everyone wins!


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This is the archive for NEP-DGE, a report on new working papers in the area of Dynamic General Equilibrium. Christian Zimmermann issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
Other reports in NEP-DGE
Büyükkarabacak, Berrak & Mykhaylova, Olena, 2010. "Housing market dynamics and welfare," MPRA Paper 23322, University Library of Munich, Germany.
Paul Levine & Joseph Pearlman & George Perendia & Bo Yang, 2010. "Endogenous Persistence in an Estimated DSGE Model under Imperfect Information," School of Economics Discussion Papers 0310, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
Paul Levine, 2010. "Monetary Policy in an Uncertain World: Probability Models and the Design of Robust Monetary Rules," School of Economics Discussion Papers 0210, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
Nicoletta Batini & Vasco Gabriel & Paul Levine & Joseph Pearlman, 2010. "A Floating versus Managed Exchange Rate Regime in a DSGE Model of India," School of Economics Discussion Papers 0410, School of Economics, University of Surrey.
Jean-Olivier Hairault & François Langot, 2010. "Markups and the Welfare Cost of Business Cycles : A Reappraisal," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00492204, HAL.
Yi Wen, 2010. "Optimal money demand in a heterogeneous-agent cash-in-advance economy," Working Papers 2010-014, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Olivier Coibion & Yuriy Gorodnichenko & Johannes F. Wieland, 2010. "The Optimal Inflation Rate in New Keynesian Models," NBER Working Papers 16093, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Patrick Bolton & Christopher Harris, 2010. "The Dynamics of Optimal Risk Sharing," NBER Working Papers 16094, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
Francesca Rondina, 2010. "The role of model uncertainty and learning in the U.S. postwar policy response to oil prices," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 834.10, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
Fernando Martin & David Andolfatto, 2009. "Money and Capital as Competing Media of Exchange in a News Economy," Discussion Papers dp09-02, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University.
Bichaka Fayissa & Paulos Gutema, 2010. "Dependency Ratio and the Economic Growth Puzzle in Sub-Saharan Africa," Working Papers 201010, Middle Tennessee State University, Department of Economics and Finance.
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Rhodopsin mutations in a Scottish retinitis pigmentosa population, including a novel splice site mutation in intron four.
C Bell,
C A Converse,
H M Hammer,
A Osborne and
N E Haites
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Aberdeen Medical School, Foresterhill.
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the name given to a group of disorders, both clinically and genetically heterogeneous, that primarily affect the photoreceptor function of the eye. Mutations in the genes encoding for rhodopsin, RDS-peripherin, or the beta subunit of the cGMP phosphodiesterase enzyme can be responsible for the phenotype. In this study the rhodopsin gene has been screened for mutations in a panel of RP individuals and five different sequence changes have been detected to date in three dominantly inherited and two unclassified families. One of these, a base substitution in the 3'UTR, has not yet been confirmed as disease specific, while three missense substitutions have previously been reported and are likely to be responsible for the phenotype. The fifth change, a base substitution at the intron 4 acceptor splice site, represents a novel mutation and is assumed to be the causative mutation.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.78.12.933


Waitrose is eyeing up Stoke Newington as a possible location for a new store.
The announcement comes just weeks after Hackney Council angered campaigners by giving the go-ahead for a new Sainsbury's store to open in Stoke Newington.
Jane Holgate from pressure group Stokey Local, which fought a widely publicised battle against the Sainsbury's plans, said the group currently had no stance on whether a Waitrose store in the area would be a positive move.
But she added that she expected campaigners would come out against any such scheme.
Ms Holgate said: "We haven't got a view at moment because we have to talk to our members, but I imagine it will be the same as our view on the Sainsbury's.
"Waitrose is one of the big five supermarkets.
"The reasons people had for being opposed to the Sainsbury's plans would be the same as the reasons for being opposed a Waitrose – such as the detrimental effect on small businesses and changes to the character of the area.
Stokey Local is currently working towards fighting for a judicial review that could overturn the council's Sainsbury's decision if judges were to find the Town Hall's decision making process was flawed.
Hackney Council's planning subcommittee chair Vincent Stops has defended the decision, saying it was taken in line with planning regulations.
The plans for the new Sainsbury's development in Wilmer Place – a scheme that will also include the creation of new homes – was put forward by developers Newmark Properties, which maintains the store will bring benefits to Stoke Newington.


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Q: Matlab scatter plot with lowess curve I'm writing a research paper and want to plot something like this from my dataset

Basically it's a Matlab scatter plot with a lowess curve showing the average value at each bin
I've been searching Google for 2 days and couldn't find a solution or a piece of sample code to do that yet
Stack Overflow is now my last resort :)

A: This is the simplest code I can come up with.  This assumes you have your data in x and y vectors.
%adjust bins accordingly, or add a line that calculates them based on range.
bins = -0.5:0.01:0.5;
nBins = length(bins);

for index = 1:(nBins-1)

  binVec = (x >= bins(index) & x < bins(index+1));
  lowess(index) = mean(y(binvec));

end
%note that bins are shifted by one half step.
plot(x,y,'.',bins+0.005,lowess,'--r');

It is possible to vectorize this, but it is not worth it.  At least the way I found would make it unreadable and marginally more efficient, if at all.

A: A rough answer, is, use http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/13352 to do the density scatter plot, and use histc in matlab to generate the lowess curve at an appropriate resolution, and use hold plot on your density plot to draw


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When Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Chicago Democrat, learned about a scheduled performance of the band Confederate Railroad at the Du Quoin State Fair, he ordered the Department of Agriculture to cancel the performance. Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki
Disagreement over Pritzker's decision to cancel Confederate Railroad performance
By Peter Hancock
phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – For nearly a century, the Du Quoin State Fair was known as a showcase for the rural, agrarian culture of southern Illinois, featuring livestock shows, carnival rides, harness racing, auto racing, monster truck shows, demolition derbies and, of course, country music.
This year, however, the annual festival in southern Illinois has become the focus of a statewide controversy involving a clash of political cultures.
The controversy involved a musical act that was booked for this year's fair, a Southern rock band from Georgia called Confederate Railroad, which has been recording and performing in smaller venues and county fairs for more than 30 years.
The musical group was scheduled to perform Aug. 27. But when Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Chicago Democrat, learned about it, he ordered the Department of Agriculture, which is in charge of the fair, to cancel the performance.
At issue was the band's logo, which features a railroad engine adorned with two Confederate flags.
"The Confederate flag is a symbol of the hate, oppression and enslavement of African Americans," Pritzker's communications chief Emily Bittner said in a statement. "It was flown over states that committed treason and started a war — so that they could keep enslaving people. Hundreds of thousands were slaughtered in this fight over whether the nation should allow slavery or end it."
Officials at the fair declined to comment on the controversy, referring questions to the Department of Agriculture.
"While every artist has a right to expression, we believe this decision is in the best interest of serving all the people of our state," said the department's spokeswoman Krista Lisser in a statement.
But Pritzker's decision did not sit well with some southern Illinois lawmakers, including Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, who vented her frustration on Facebook.
"I'm a firm believer in the government censoring as little speech as possible," Bryant posted July 6. "I am a firm believer in First Amendment Rights. But, if these arbitrary 'politically correct' lines are going to be drawn for certain acts, then I would like to know from the administration where this starts and where it stops."
Bryant went on to point out that the Illinois State Fair in Springfield this year will feature the rap artist Snoop Dogg, whose 2017 EP, "Make America Crip Again," features an image on its cover depicting a dead President Donald Trump with an American flag draped over the body.
"If that doesn't offend the average person, I don't know what does," Bryant wrote.
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With the loss of that event, the fair ran into financial challenges and in 1986 it was taken over by the state.
This year's fair is scheduled to run Aug. 23 – Sept. 2.
The Illinois State Fair in Springfield's schedule is Aug. 8 – 18.


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T-SERIES PRO TRAVEL GUITAR
Larrivée has just launched our new and cleverly designed T-40 Mahogany and T-40R Rosewood pro travel guiitar. This six string tenor size guitar has a slightly smaller body than our Parlor and O-Body, featuring a custom 22.8" scale, full 14 frets to the body and built for standard tuning. There is no decreased body depth which gives this cannon lots of room to breathe. This is a real #tonegenerator that will blow away any other guitar in its size. For complete images and specs, click here.
Standard on all Larrivées, T models will feature all solid wood construction, true hand-fit dovetail neck joints for superior fit, finish and tone, and of course, built in America. Tenor models will ship with soft shell travel case and start at $1658 MSRP for Mahogany. Available in all top and back combinations. Contact your dealer for custom order. First run will begin shipping this June.
INLAID WORKS OF ART
In the late 1970's, Larrivée was one of the first to explore the modern day creation of inlaid works on headstocks. Today, Wendy Larrivée continues to create striking works on a canvas quite different from most artists. Have a look at some of her works both current and archived on our Inlay page. For more information on inlays and how to acquire one, contact info@larrivee.com.
Cloepatra, originally created in the late 1970's, is a breathtaking work a beauty. After a 35 year hiatus, she has been recreated and now adorning our headstocks once again. Every inlay Wendy Larrivée creates will always have unique engraving touches, so no two inlays are ever identical. She has been the primary force behind our inlays for nearly four decades. Maybe it's time to consider a masterpiece for your collection. Larrivée Inlays
PRO SHOP GIFT IDEAS!
The Larrivée Authentic Pro Shop has grown over the years and now has a fantastic selection of many branded items. If you are shopping for a friend or family member and not sure what to get, every year we make suggestions and put them in our Gift Ideas section. These are items that any Larrivée player will love. All gift items are returnable after the holidays under our return policy. So no pressure to impress. Coupon Gift Codes are also purchasable in $50 increments simply by contacting info@larrivee.com or by calling our customer service line 805-612-0326. Happy Holidays!
THERE'S A NEW LEGEND IN TOWN
High-gloss Legacy Series!
We took our legendary 40 Series and finished it with our industry leading pure acrylic urethane high-sheen gloss. Then introduced it at an incredible value and called it a 44. For specs and details please see our D-44R on display in our product section.
Available in all body styles
High-Gloss Finish
Solid East Indian Rosewood
Hand built in America
$2774 MSRP ($2548 Mahogany)
If you think you loved the 40, wait until you get a 44 in your hands.
LIMITED EDITION "JCL" TUNERS
All new "JCL" Limited Edition Tuner packages are available now! Swap out your older, standard size tuners with these gorgeous 18:1 "JCL" Black Chrome or Polished Gold sets. Each set comes complete with black, machined aluminum buttons that perform as good as they feel. For the detailists out there, included is a matching end-pin for the complete look. Every tuner set and matching end-pin is packaged in a quality collector box that comes with a personally signed declaration. Only 50 sets of each, Black Chrome and Polished Gold, will be released as Limited Edition packages. Both sets are drop-in replacements for any standard size "Larrivée" or "JCL" branded tuners.
Both Limited and Deluxe packages are offered. Every package will include a set of D'Addario EXP16 12-53's or EXP17 13-56's and a custom Black on Black "JCL" jersey. Deluxe packages will include a luxurious, matching Thalia Capo with a choice of abalone or ebony trim and a complete Bone Setup Kit with compensated saddle, nut, and bridge pins. All orders will ship the week of Sept 17th. Shipping is included in all orders.
DELUXE PACKAGE OFFER IS NOW OVER. Limited sets are still available in BLACK CHROME & POLISHED GOLD.
VANCOUVER EXHIBITION • August 11-12
Coming up fast! The Vancouver International Guitar Festival is just around the corner. Come see Larrivée and other guitar builders, players, collectors and aficionados for two days of live music, master classes, special events, and the opportunity to see, hear and play some of the world's finest handmade stringed instruments.
This year, the Guitar Festival takes place at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre, located in the former Olympic Village on False Creek, a short walk from downtown Vancouver, near parking and public transit.
So if you're in town and looking for something to do, or from out of town looking for a day trip, the VIGF is a great way to spend an interesting day with some cool people and a fascinating craft. Purchase tickets here.
A NEW GENERATION OF TONEWOOD IS HERE!
Our custom Zebrano Series, also known as Zebra wood, is an exotic tropical species found in Central Africa. The tonality of Zebrano is closer to Indian Rosewood while offering notable mids that are found more frequently in Mahogany. For appearance, we prefer to select our Zebrano chocolatey brown and pale straw in color. Larrivée has completed several limited Zebrano runs over the years, each just as successful as the last. We are currently accepting orders for our next limited run of Zebrano customs due for completion this fall. Contact your Larrivée dealer.
• Available in all body styles
• Available in 03 & 40 Series
• Starting at $2148 MSRP
SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS!
Larrivée has once again been chosen by NASA to send guitar to ISS. On February 27th of this year, NASA sent up it's second Larrivée P-01 aboard the Soyuz MS-06 bound for the ISS on Expedition 55. There, it met up with the original P-01 sent on Discovery mission STS-105 in August of 2001. The original Canadian built P-01 has since traveled over 100,000 orbits. That's over 4.2 billion kilometers, or 2.6 billion miles and still going strong.
It was the psyche support team at NASA that first introduced the idea to include musical instruments on board the ISS. They realized that music was fundamental to people and thought it would be beneficial to astronauts on the ISS. It was Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield that made the original Larrivée on board famous when he recorded the first music video made in space. In the above photo, Drew Feustel & Scott Tingle are jamming on both Larrivée's inside the Destiny laboratory module during an educational event with school districts in Aransas Pass, Texas. Rock on boys and girls!
SIGNED P-01 AUCTION
On August 10, 2001 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-105 reached the International Space Station carrying a special piece of cargo - a Larrivée P-01 Parlor Guitar. Legendary Canadian Astronaut and ISS Commander Chris Hadfield played it frequently while on board and used it to record his version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" - the first ever music video shot in space, seen by millions around the world. An official limited edition replica of the historic instrument is now being auctioned off on ebay and has been signed by Chris Hadfield specially for the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's auction.
Have a look at Commander Hadfield's visit to the Larrivée factory back in 2012.
THALIA PRO CAPOS!
Thalia is a totally new capo design and breakthrough in capo technology. Whoever thought that would happen? But it did and they are incredible. They also happen to be made in America. Larrivée is proud to partner up with Thalia and bring you Larrivée's own custom line. Available in chrome or black chrome in Mahogany, Rosewood, and Koa in the Larrivée Authentic Pro Shop now.
Thalia Capo's unique and patented design lets you squeeze the capo with your fretting hand in its natural position on the neck. They have also gone great lengths to design a capo that will not take your guitar out of tune. This is done by providing interchangeable fret pads you can match to the fretboard radius of your instrument. A complete set is included with packaging. This makes it easy to use your Thalia capo with your other acoustics with a different fretboard radius.


Controlling the match from beginning to end takes quickness and confidence. These men's wrestling boots are designed for sure-footed stability as you maintain a superior position.
As a high energy, intense physical sport, wrestling shoes need to be breathable and keep the fighter well ventilated and the shoe does that in abundance with a breathable mesh upper that helps to keep you cool, dry and comfortable in your quest to win the bout. When wrestling the last thing you need is to be distracted by sweat and moisture, so to have that largely eradicated can only enhance your performance in the ring. Also in the upper is a lace up construction to give a tight but secure fit which aids comfort and stability. The reinforced ankle zone improves your balance and coordination as well as offering protection against injuries such as spraining or twisting the ankle when off balance.
While the upper offers breathability and comfort, the midsole provides ample support to help keep you in constant contact with the mat. Having a stable, solid platform will help keep you locked in the right positions to take hits and more importantly, improve your chances of making hits on the opponent.
Remain in contact with the mat thanks to the one piece outsole. The outsole provides optimal grip and sure footing on the mat, and give a full, unrestricted range of motion in each direction so you don't become rooted to the spot and become an easy target for your opponent. Having a flexible outsole helps you to become more mobile and enhances agility to be in the best position, especially in the toughest matches where every possible advantage is crucial.


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Flying Destinations: Chicago Executive Airport
See why Chicago is the perfect destination for food and flying enthusiasts.
Chicago Shoreline
When flying into Chicago Executive Airport, make sure to allow some time to take in the city shoreline. (Photo courtesy of Steve DiLullo, amileofrunway.blogspot.com)
Chicago Skyline
The John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) frame the majestic Chicago skyline. (Photo courtesy of Steve DiLullo, amileofrunway.blogspot.com)
**Keep a lookout for Navy Pier, one of Chicago's frequented landmarks.
** (Photo courtesy of Steve DiLullo, amileofrunway.blogspot.com)
**When approaching from the South, Ryan Field will be off your left wing.
The friendly confines of historic Wrigley Field are easily identifiable from the air. (Photo courtesy of Steve DiLullo, amileofrunway.blogspot.com)
Bahai Temple
Also easily spottable is the glistening white Bahai Temple. (Photo courtesy of Steve DiLullo, [amileofrunway.blogspot.com](Steve DiLullo, http://amileofrunway.blogspot.com/))
If you land with an appetite, head to Lou Malnati's Pizzeria. Lou's has been specializing in Chicago-style deep dish pizza for more than 40 years.
What makes Lou Malnati's special? Even with 33 locations, the family-owned labor of love doesn't skimp on quality ingredients and stays true to Grandpa Malnati's original recipe.
What makes a Chicago-style pie special? This knife n'fork deep dish monstrosity actually is more delicate than it seems. It has a rather thin crust that encompasses the bottom and the sides. The "backwards" filling of mozzarella, vegetables, meat and a chunky, spicy tomato sauce is extremely flavorful but can be a gut buster.
Bob Chinn's Crab House
A few minutes directly north of the airport, straight up Milwaukee Avenue, is Bob Chinn's Crab House.
Bob Chinn's
Look up the phrase "Chicago Culinary Institution" and the first hit should be Bob Chinn's.
Long Grove Confectionery Company
Not full yet? Take a factory tour of the Long Grove Confectionery Company ($2.00) for one last indulgence before heading home.
Long Grove concentrates on both the macro and micro scale.
Enter the factory and you'll gaze on a chocolate Statue of Liberty, a 500-pound chocolate Santa Claus and chocolate reproductions of Monet and Seurat paintings.
Among the company's decadent choices are salted caramels, English toffees and hand-colored chocolate bon bons.
Talk about heavenly and delicious.
For more on flying to Chicago Executive Airport and enjoying the sites and tastes, read our latest Fly & Dine feature.


The latest smart phones can work more efficiently if they are unlocked and rooted to remove bloatware/software.
*I DO NOT RECOMMEND using the ATT s4 active i537 on NON ATT unlocked networks because it is a lot of work…. You have to install the new networks ROM to get a good signal and standard features like wifi calling and tethering. Even after installing the right rom, you may still have to reprogram receiver signals. I have yet to find a TMobi ROM that works and fixes the following problems!!!
1.) I want to install the WIFI Calling app feature from TMobile (the apk found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807199 DOES NOT work. It reports "wifi calling has stopped" errors. Advice?
2.) When I try to turn on My tethering option… it gives me "mobile data not available or invalid SIM errors"? I have tried to turn it on when I get a 4g signal BUT it still says same thing.
3.) My signal is crap while roaming. How can I improve the signal? I have checked the APN and it is using fast.t-mobile.com It is reported that only updating the firmware will fix this problem. By updating the firmware I trigger knox, I lose the ability to control my SD card files and who knows what other problems I would be inviting…. I added TMobi HSPA bands but then my roaming data completely stopped and I have yet to reverse whatever caused me to lose my roaming data.
*I AM CURRENTLY researching how to use SAFESTRAP, ROM ToolBox, and how to install the T-Mobile ROM which is said to fix all of the above mentioned problems!!!
THE FREE UNLOCK ANSWER: Go to FreeUnlocks.com and complete an offer you pay be planning on doing anyway. I chose a basic $9.99 deposit to TrialPay Games. Then make a youtube video like I have here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5L794lOWDk&feature=share&list=UURrkUsEgUtzlPecHfSNBzqQ and you will get $10 back!!! My code came in over night and after a few clarifications on their support FAQ, I got the ATT s4 Active unlocked successfully and am using it on TMobile now! They never gave me my $10 back because they wanted my YouTube video sound to be better then I had time to edit it but the unlock service still worked fine and was worth $10. I researched for a month on the best methods to unlock my SAMSUNG Galaxy S4 Active from ATT in order to use it on TMobile or any SIM card I choose at any moment. The government is trying to make it harder for people who use untraceable phones for malice by passing laws which also prevent common citizens from basic phone freedoms. Unfortunately this now forces everyone to pay manufacturer's and service providers for unlock codes or database access. The newest phones are being loaded with operating system versions that prevent users from simply accessing the developer control module in order to unlock. Older phones are easily unlocked through accessing the devloper module via the dialer keypad.
View tons of guides on this method by doing a simple search on StartPage.com.
The DEV control panel is factory locked on most new models. To unlock it, you go to SETTING>MORE and then simply tap DEV OPTIONS six times and then it become accessible! If everyone stops supporting this trend, the laws will change and all devices will once again be released in unlocked mode. In order to do this I am publishing this blog all over the net and hope you will share it on your social media.
ROOTING the latest Galaxy S4 Active: Why ROOT an unlocked ATT Galaxy S4 Active? Increasing your battery life by minimizing the hidden CPU use of the OEM jellybean kernel is the main reason to root the new S4. FOR ME, I don't like using the fancy features that drain my battery so it's not worth the effort to root as of yet. I have not tested my data transfer rates in a TMobile zone while traveling in the midwest as of yet and there is a good chance I may be rooting later on in order to harness both ATT and TMobile towers for maximum transfer speeds but not as of right now. Other then tower data signals being uncooperative, I discovered a big reason to ROOT…… MY tethering hotspot feature reports and invalid simm due to ATT/Tmobile crossing so I recently rooted using the following method….. But for others…. let me know your reasons for rooting please?
1. Enable "Unknown sources" on the phone to allow installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store by navigating to Settings >> Security.
2. The activeroot file works only on Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (AT&T) SGH-I537. Verify the model number of the Galaxy S4 Active by navigating to Settings >> About Phone.
Step 1: Download the activeroot file (ar.apk) directly from your device.
Step 2: Run the ar.apk file on your device. It should give you a message telling you that you have root.
Step 3: Visit the Google Play Store and install SuperSU.
Note: You MUST download and use SuperSU to manage superuser permissions, nothing else. Only SuperSU currently can circumvent Samsung's "root blocker" in the kernel.
Step 4: Once the installation process is completed, open the SuperSU app and update binaries.
Step 5 (optional): Donate. Credit goes to geohot for his great work.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (AT&T) SGH-I537 running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware is now rooted successfully. You can now install any app that requires root permission. Verify the root status of the device by downloading Root Checker app from Google Play Store.
Thank's to all fellas at XDA who first tried out this rooting technique. This method was originally posted via XDA-Developers original thread.
*NOW that your phone is unlocked and unrooted you need to remove problem causers like the knox file and ATT updates.
UPDATE SuperSu Binaries? *I'm waiting for help on what this means exactly because if we just installed it than it should already be updated but I see several threads talking about doing this for some unknown reason. NOT sure yet IF I should move this to "SYSTEM APPs"?
-Open apn b&r and click ok on the ics error check. Then hit menu and disable ics check. Then hit the back button [not home but back] Now open apn b&r and backup all your apns. Now go to your apn settings and copy on a piece of paper your apn settings. Now re open apn b&r and delete all apns. [Not your backup] Now go back to your apn settings and re enter your tmobile apn.
1. Disable Wi-Fi, mobile data, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, etc. if you are not using.
2. Turn the Power Saving Mode on.
3. Adjust screen brightness to a low level, and reduce your screen timeout duration.
1) Settings => Connections and tap Wi-Fi. Then tap Menu; advanced; and make sure Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep is set to Always.
3. If the home button lags, you have to double press the Home Button to launch S Voice, then press the Menu key and choose Settings to uncheck Open Via the Home Key.
Hold down the MIC button on the Samsung keyboard to open the pop up keyboard option which allows you to relocate and shrink the size by 15% or Invisible Keyboard – costs $3 but it is the only keyboard app I have found that allows you to decrease to 2 lines of keys in order to max your screen viewing.


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Toronto·SURESH DOSS
Tacos 101 brings back-to-basics Mexican food to downtown Toronto
In the heart of downtown Toronto there is a microcosm of great food just steps from Yonge-Dundas Square.
Tacos 101 is located at 101 Dundas St. E
Suresh Doss · CBC News · Posted: Jul 05, 2018 7:45 AM ET | Last Updated: July 5, 2018
Tacos 101 serves five kinds of tacos in downtown Toronto at the corner of Dundas and Church streets. (Suresh Doss)
There is a microcosm of great food just steps from Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto.
The bustling intersection of Dundas and Church streets, dubbed the Church-Yonge corridor or garden district, is a memorable area to eat in.
It's hard to believe that all this exists one city block east of one of the busiest public squares in the city. As you leave the bustling junction of towering billboards, Dundas Street East quickly morphs to a quieter place. It is a hodgepodge street that is slowly undergoing a transition.
Old school watering holes are making way to a handful of entrepreneurs running food establishments. I live in the area; the intersection is my regular circuit of where I like to go for a quick bite or to satisfy a craving.
Suresh Doss
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When Tacos 101 opened two-and-a-half years ago, I quickly fell in love with the owners' no-fuss approach to Mexican street food.
Back then Toronto was taco obsessed, most places opted for overly complicated fusion variations that looked great on Instagram but didn't deliver on taste.
Tacos 101 went against the grain. In their tiny shack chef Julio Campos pulled memories from his Mexican childhood to present a limited menu of five great tacos. The menu hasn't changed since the place opened.
Tacos 101 is a traditional Mexican taqueria located near Church and Dundas Streets. 0:59
"We are trying to be an authentic Mexican taqueria. We offer what you can find on the streets of Mexico," Campos said.
Campos was born in Morelos, but grew up in Puerto Vallarta, and comes from a family of street food vendors. His aunt had a taco stand and his mother operated one in Puerto Vallarta by a bus station.
"I draw from these inspirations for my little taco stand. Everything on the menu has a personal story."
Julio Campos is the chef behind Taco 101's menu. (Suresh Doss)
After working in the hotel industry for a number of years, he moved to Canada in 2000.
"I originally came here to study English, but I fell in love with the country and decided to stay here and continue being a chef."
Following a number of stints as a chef across the province, Campos and his partner Jeff Sato found a small space on Dundas Street East near Ryerson University that would be perfect for their taqueria.
"I love this area because it's downtown but doesn't feel very crazy. Ryerson is close by. We have a very local following."
The crowds formed quickly and not just because tacos are popular, but because Campos was doing something unique.
"It's the Al Pastor. People love the Al Pastor tacos," Campos said as he prepared stacks of marinated pork shoulder on a large vertical spit.
Tacos 101 uses a vertical spit to slow-cook its pork shoulder for their signature Al Pastor taco. (Suresh Doss)
The Al Pastor is the signature taco at Tacos 101. The roots of the classic central Mexican taco goes back a century to Lebanese immigrants that introduced Mexico to the idea of spit grilled roasted meats commonly found in shawarma.
Slabs of pork shoulder are marinated overnight, stacked on a vertical spit and then slowly cooked until the outside forms a crisp crust. Campos has been perfecting his for nearly a decade with a combination of family recipes and online research.
Among some secret ingredients: his marinade is made up of a slew of Mexican peppers, vinegar, onions, garlic and achiote paste. When the meat is ready, Campos slices it off the split like you've seen at shawarma joints, on to corn tortillas.
"We keep it very simple. A few toppings, some pineapple. That's it."
The Al Pastor taco is the signature dish at Tacos 101. (Suresh Doss)
Also popular is the cactus taco.
"The nopal taco is a big hit with vegetarians and vegans," he described.
Campos thinly slices Mexican cacti and boils them until tender. They're served with refried beans, cheese and pico de gallo. The tacos have an addictive pickled bean flavour and taste even better when you layer them with the house hot sauce.
"The hot sauces are very popular here. We have three that we make, and they go from mild to very hot."
You'll spot a few bottles of bright orange hot sauce. Use it sparingly.
Campos creates chunky hot sauces, but they can be nuclear hot. Try the orange sauce with the fish taco, the soft lumps of cod and sweet mango salsa tone down the heat.
Over the last decade, I have watched the corridor evolve at a snail's pace compared to other parts of the city.
There have been many nights where I've enjoyed a late night meal street side feeling the thunderous boom of bass in a distance, wondering when the wave of gentrification would take over the area. It was inevitable, these small shops were occupying crucial real estate space.
The nopal taco includes cactus, refried beans, pico de gallo, cheese and salsa verde. (Suresh Doss)
Campos has been watching the condo developments go up, along with his neighbouring restaurateurs, but he says it hasn't made finding a new space easier.
Sato has been busy scouring surrounding areas for a new home for Tacos 101. He's close to finding a new home in another area, but wishes to stay in the garden district.
"It's bad news for us. We really like this area and our customers, but it's becoming hard to be a small entrepreneur in this city with rising rent costs. We are desperately looking for a new place in this area," Sato said.
Tacos 101, Ethiopiques, Afghanina and the other restaurants will start to shut their doors in a month, and a 52-storey mixed-use project will start construction later this summer at the south east corner of Dundas and Church.
In the meantime, I recommend you head over for some truly memorable Mexican street food.
Tacos 101 is located on Dundas Street East at Church Street. (Suresh Doss)
Suresh Doss is a Toronto-based food writer. He joins CBC Radio's Metro Morning as a weekly food columnist. Currently, Doss is the print editor for Foodism Toronto magazine and regularly contributes to Toronto Life, the Globe and Mail and Eater National. Doss regularly runs food tours throughout the GTA, aimed at highlighting its multicultural pockets.


Hank Bull was born in 1949 in Calgary and grew up in Ontario. After visiting Expo '67 in Montreal, Bull spent eight months in Europe, visiting museums and participating in the counterculture. Following which he returned to Toronto and enrolled in the New School of Art, to study drawing under Robert Markle and photography under Nobuo Kubota. In 1973, the artist moved to Vancouver to join the artist-run centre, Western Front, becoming involved in performative art practice, radio, shadow theatre, video, publishing and curating. In 1980-81 he spent a year researching contemporary art practices in Asia, Africa and Europe. Bull has since produced numerous projects with artists from around the world. In 1999 he co-founded Centre A, the Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. An exhibition survey, "Hank Bull: Connexion," toured to five cities across Canada in 2015-17. His work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, MOMA, New York, the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia and in numerous private collections. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and fellow artist, Carey Schaefer.


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