Have an Android phone or tablet that you want to transfer files and movies to and from your Mac with? Maybe you got a new Kindle Fire that is freshly rooted, and you're looking to move some of your own movies and pictures to it? No sweat, there are some really easy ways to do this, one of which is Google's free Android File Transfer app, which is compatible with almost every Android smartphone or tablet out there.
By far the simplest solution for Mac users to move files between Android devices and any sort of Mac, Android File Transfer (AFT) works very similarly to a standard FTP program, without the login, and it provides a simple interface for accessing and modifying items on the Android device, making it a virtual no brainer to use.
Creating new folders with AFT is just a matter of clicking the little folder icon with a plus on it, and you can use the arrow keys to move forward and backward. Renaming files is the same as native OS X, just click into any file/folder and hover with the mouse cursor until it becomes changeable. The app has full drag & drop support, so you can copy things from just about anywhere in the Finder, or even transfer them from apps that also support drag and drop.
After it has been used and setup once, subsequent connections between the Android to the Mac will cause the app to automatically launch, you can adjust that in the settings though if you would rather it not auto-launch. This app does the job with ease, and the only real limit is a 4GB file size limitation for transfers, that is due to Androids file system which uses FAT32 for it's storage portion. A huge benefit to the FAT32 file system in use is that it can be accessed from Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux, without any modifications, giving access to files from just about any computer imaginable.
Do note that if you're using this app for image and photo management, there are better ways of moving pictures from an Android smartphone to a Mac, and the best way is to basically treat it like a camera as described here because it will give you thumbnails of each image and the entire importation process is handled for you.
Android File Transfer says "No Android device found", now what?
Everything should now work as intended.
If that doesn't work and you still see the error message, it usually just indicates that the app isn't compatible with the device you're trying to use it with, which means it's not even necessary with that specific Android device. Instead, it can be mounted as if it was a disk drive like any other USB storage device, allowing you easy access to files through Finder without the need for the Android File Transfer app at all, something which is increasingly common with devices from certain manufacturers like HTC, and with smartphones that have storage expansion options.
If you opted out of the iOS route, AFT and WinAmp for OS X will make your Android & Mac life easier, since you can move files and documents around easily, and even sync your iTunes collection to the Android device with WinAmp. Don't forget you can also easily sync the important stuff like Calendars, Notes, and Mail between Macs and Android smartphones too, a process which is also quite simple to configure. Happy Androiding!
Shouldn't this work without rooting the Fire? It's Android after all?
Don't know why, but it doesn't work. I've tried other similar apps like AirDroid and AirMore. They are fine. Did I do something wrong?
Android File Transfer works perfectly to transfer files from a Mac and Android, there is no other option that works as well or that is not some weird app. If you know of a better one, let us know because I use AFT.
For samsung galaxy s2 user only.Try this… After installing the android file transfer software. Then go to phone settings>wireless and network>more>USB utilities> then press " connect storage to pc", then connect the USB cable to pc or Mac. Then click the USB mass storage. Wait for a sec, then your hard drive phone will appear on screen.
perfect. After looking for two days, this finally solved my issue.
Hahah this is a hilarious stick figure. I tried it out and really had a good laugh after. Seriously, my kids will surely love to try this Draw A Stickman figure too. Thanks for sharing!
does not work anymore with OSX 10.8 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I've been trying to find a way to transfer my files from my Android and MBP. I have a Galaxy Nexus and I will have to connect MTP.
Is there a more RELIABLE source?!?!
Seriously. This sux big time!
Picasa cannot import photos? There's no FUSION support for the Android filesystem?
I have to use a cranky tool to move files to and from my Android phone?
Android guys, think it over again pls!
Wow, seems I have another option for wireless file transfer! I used to employ Web PC to do the job for me.
So, would rooting my Android phone make this file transfer business easier?
But, i ever see problem when launched Android Transfer File on my MacBook Pro.
Anda now, i use Wi-FI and ShareIt App to transfer all my files from Android device to MacBook Pro and iPhone.


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LAPD involved in 5 shootings this week in crime-ridden city
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers were involved in another two shootings Friday, raising the number of officer-involved shootings in the department this week to five, according to a KTLA.
Man with a hatchet and hammer
A man armed with a hammer and what investigators describe as a small hatchet was wounded in the first, which occurred around 3:50 p.m. in the Westlake district, said L.A. police Detective Meghan Aguilar.
Officers began pursuing the man on foot in the area of Wilshire Boulevard and Bonnie Brae after a woman reported being concerned about his actions. They followed him for several blocks, shouting commands in an effort to detain him, police said.
After attempting to use less-lethal means to take the man into custody, at least one officer opened fire on Bonnie Brae, between Sixth Street and Wilshire Boulevard.
Officials are still investigating what prompted the use of lethal force. The shooting was captured on body-worn camera, and detectives are also looking for any surveillance or cellphone footage that may exist, Aguilar said.
The man was struck and taken to a hospital, where he was undergoing treatment Friday night, authorities said.
A hammer and small hatchet were recovered at the scene, KTLA reported.
Today around 3:50 PM a Rampart Sergeant was flagged down in the area Bonnie Brae St. & Wilshire Blvd. The woman who flagged him down she was concerned about a male Hispanic who was armed with a hammer and an ax.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) March 20, 2021
On Bonnie Brae between 6th St & Wilshire Blvd. an Officer Involved Shooting occurred. The man was struck & transported to a local hospital where he is receiving medical treatment. No officers were injured.
The second police shooting Friday occurred after a man who officers were chasing exited his vehicle with a gun in El Sereno, according to Bruce Borihanh, a public information officer for the department.
Officers on patrol had tried to pull over the man's vehicle for an equipment violation at about 7 p.m. in the area of Ithaca Avenue and Haven Street. As they approached the car, it backed up toward them and sped away, Borihanh said.
A short pursuit ensued, during which the suspect crashed into a home on the 5400 block of Hollister Avenue, police said.
As the officers approached the suspect, he reportedly exited his vehicle with a handgun. That prompted police to open fire, Borihanh said.
The suspect was struck and taken to a hospital, where Borihanh said he was last listed in stable condition.
Officials say a gun was recovered at the scene.
Shootings earlier in the week
In one of the other police shootings this week, also in El Sereno, an off-duty lieutenant fired his handgun at a moving car after allegedly seeing its occupants carry out a drive-by shooting. One man was wounded in the drive-by shooting, but it was unclear if the lieutenant's bullets struck anyone, the Los Angeles Times reported.
LAPD's other two shootings this week both occurred on Tuesday.
During a barricade situation at a University Park home where a man reportedly had been firing a rifle into the air, the suspect was shot and killed and a SWAT officer was shot in the face, Law Officer reported. The officer in that shooting is expected to survive.
And later Tuesday, officers wounded a man who had allegedly attacked his roommate with a knife. Officials had said the suspect was in serious condition.
Fallen officer's sister speaks out
Earlier this week, Anahi Diaz, the sister of murdered LAPD Officer Juan Diaz, blasted the policies of L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón. She said "it's really scary to be living in the city of L.A. right now."
She argued that safety is being "thrown away" in Los Angeles, Law Officer reported.
"Crime has gone through the roof right now and it's scary," Diaz said, adding that Gascón is "playing with people's lives."
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Police: Man fatally shot supervisor, wounded ex-coworker
Jeremy Spicer, 31, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, had worked at Winners Freight in Burr Ridge, Illinois, for about a week when he entered the office on Tuesday afternoon and shot his boss.
Mar 24 2022 | 2 min read
BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — A truck driver about to lose his job over a dispute about pay and property fatally shot his supervisor and wounded a former co-worker at another company in suburban Chicago before he took his own life as officers were closing in on him, police said.
At a news conference Wednesday, Burr Ridge Police Deputy Chief Marc Loftus said Jeremy Spicer, 31, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, had worked at Winners Freight for about a week when he entered the office on Tuesday afternoon and shot his boss, Nicola Misovic, 30.
Misovic was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Loftus said that Spicer then left the building and went to another company where he was previously employed, Force Logistics, and shot a 31-year-old woman he had once worked with there. The woman whose name was not released was taken to a hospital, where she underwent surgery for a leg wound, police said.
Spicer then went to a third company where he once worked, but left after he was told the owner he had asked to see was not there, Loftus said.
He then walked about a mile to another business, and was asked to leave after he spent about 20 minutes in a restroom, according to authorities. Someone in that building called the police. The first officer to arrive saw Spicer sitting outside and took cover after noticing Spicer's handgun. A short time later he heard Spicer shoot himself, Loftus said.
Police declined to talk about a motive but Loftus said that Spicer had just delivered one load for the company, got into a disagreement over a second load and was told he would be let go from his job.
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Dr. Buzz Aldrin and Governor Gary Herbert Dinner
A dinner was arranged at the Grand America Hotel with Dr. Buzz Aldrin Governor Gary Herbert, Jeanette Herbert, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch and his Chief of Staff Rob Porter (current White House Staff Secratary), U.S. Senator Jake Garn and his wife Kathleen Garn, ABC 4 Utah General Manager Richard Doutre Jones, Four Star General Robert Oaks and his wife Gloria Oaks, Buzz Aldrin and his mission director Christina Korp, Dan Farr, Stephanie Breur Farr, Bryan Brandenburg, Jamie Brandenburg, Ronald L Fox who arranged everything. John Farr took this photo and many others. Our guest Dr. Buzz Aldrin was impressed with Utah's hospitality, from beginning to end.
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Headspace Group is to expand its UK footprint with a new space in Belfast – its fifth location and first foray across the Irish Sea.
The boutique operator will occupy the space as part of a deal led by sister company BESpoke, BE Offices' managed workspace division, to acquire and develop customised space for a global advisory firm. The space is located within Adelaide Exchange in central Belfast and is currently undergoing a 14-week refurbishment.
The Northern Ireland acquisition expands the Headspace portfolio to five locations which also include London's Farringdon and Marylebone, Manchester and, soon to open, Birmingham, with more to come before the end of the year.
The new space will be developed as a hub for Belfast's tech, media and creative communities, equipped to a high specification and with a dedicated on-site team responsible for curating social and business events for members, ranging from panel discussions and workshops to yoga and social events. The boutique operator counts an array of businesses – from freelancers and startups to tech unicorns and PLCs – amongst its membership base.
Headspace Group was acquired by flexible workspace provider BE Offices in 2017 and has announced its intention to expand the Headspace brand to as many as 20 spaces in coming years.


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Live-action Mulan will now debut on Disney Plus, but it'll cost a hefty premium
By Stephen Lambrechts
The mega-budget epic will now skip theatrical entirely
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After several months of delays due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Disney's historical epic Mulan will now skip its theatrical release entirely and premiere on the Disney Plus streaming service, as revealed by CEO Bob Chapek in the company's latest earnings call.
Unlike other films which have debuted on the service, such as Lady and the Tramp and Artemis Fowl, the Mouse House will be charging a premium of $29.99 (around £ 23 / AU$42) in order to stream the live-action Mulan.
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"We're looking at 'Mulan' as a one-off, as opposed to saying there's some new business windowing model that we're looking at," said Chapek of the decision. "We find it very interesting to take a premiere offering to consumers at that $29.99 price and learn from it." At present, only US pricing has been confirmed.
Disney's Mulan will reportedly premiere on Disney Plus on September 4, 2020 in every territory in which the service has already launched. Alongside the US, that includes Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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It will be interesting to see how Disney's Mulan performs at this price point, which is roughly $10 more expensive than Universal's Trolls World Tour was when it hit on-demand.
Mulan has a reported budget of $200 million along with additional promotional costs. Thankfully, Disney has amassed a huge number of potential customers on Disney Plus – the earnings call also revealed the streaming service now has 60.5 million subscribers.
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I was the lead architect for the FADS (Food Assistance Delivery System) application which was built to facilitate the eligibility for and the disbursement of food stamps for the people of American Samoa. The system incorporated workflows for client and retailers so all stakeholders could be easily managed through the web interface.
I redesigned ASI's website to provide a more modern and entertaining user experience through the use of parallax scrolling effects and videos.
Update: Moving Media was retired in October 2018.
Moving Media is a social application built to let users do more with their media in the form of creating movies and collages. There are many social sites that have done a great job at collecting static content such as images, videos and audios and I wanted to give people a tool to bring that content to life. So I created Moving Media.
The Ligths On Network is a client facing web application used to monitor client systems, performance and user interaction. The goal is to enhance the connection between Cerner and Cerner Clients, by providing access to operational, clinical, and system usage information while offering best practices to improve system operations, end-user experience and Client satisfaction.
This site was written in Django with an Oracle database. We used Twitter bootstrap's responsive design via CSS media queries to optimize the site's look and feel depending on the screen resolution and device you are using.
Cerner Health Wins was a website we built from scratch to facilitate competitions within corporations and the community. Teams and individuals engage in friendly health-oriented weight loss and steps competitions where users can compete against their peers.
The community weight-loss challenge we conducted for Kansas City included 1,350 teams and 6,936 participants who combined lost a total of over 25,600 pounds!
We used Django with a MongoDB database. We hosted the site on Amazon through Amazon Web Services using Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances. We served up static content via Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3). We send emails through Amazon's Simple Email Service (SES).
Cerner Health is a site used to view, manage and share your personal medical information.
It's written in python using the Django framework using an Oracle database. We use Celery for background tasks and large information processing.
Kansas City Sport and Social Club had and existing site that wasn't functioning properly, was buggy, had many security loop holes, and didn't look very appealing. I was asked to fix all bugs in the system and fix all security issues I could find.
There were also many other fixes to make the end user experience better such as keeping a consistent ordering when displaying items from a database. I recommended redoing the site from scratch, but it wasn't within the scope of the project. So instead, I gave the existing code a much needed facelift.
My next project once the video solution was released was to architect and code a translation dashboard for the translation team. The system exports pages that needed to be translated based on a set of search criteria defined by the end user. It exports the wiki pages as XML documents so I could add any bit of metadata I needed to the files and the translation team only had to focus on translating one XML node, the Wiki content.
Once the pages had been translated the system would then allow the end user to import the translated content back into the wiki. They just point to a folder and the application sifts through the folder structure and imports all the wiki pages in the folder.
This was a stand-alone application written in Java running on Apache Tomcat. It uses FreeMarker templates for the views and Struts2 for the controller.
Once we laid out the Cerner 2.0 vision and selected our social corporate platform, Cerner asked me to develop a video solution on top of it that would be client facing. The first phase was to select a video hosting vendor. We evaluated many vendors based on many different sets of criteria and was finally able to settle on one we thought was right. I led the team which presenting our findings to higher level execs. They agreed with our findings so we moved forward.
Once we had our video vendor selected, I architected and coded the video solution built on top of the companies Social Business Software we chose.
The application was written in Java making service requests to our video vendor. The underlying MVC (model-view-controller) is Java-FreeMarker-Struts2. The application is live in production today and serves video to associates and clients around the globe.
When I first got to Cerner in 2007, I was given the task of trying to find a way to fill the knowledge transfer gap between one of our development teams and our support team. We already had wiki's, but our architects were still be bombarded with questions. So, I pitched the idea to my manager at the time that we could benefit from a video solution where users could generate screencasts showing how to perform certain tasks. Then we could build a framework around the solution for a centralized place to store all the videos. She introduced me to Aaron Blythe who had also mentioned something similar about a year earlier, but no projects ever took off. He and I got together and slowly over time architected and coded Cerner's first video solution as a side project.
We created videos and documents showing end users how to get free screencasting software, create their own videos, and upload the videos to CernerCast for associates to see worldwide.
Once CernerCast had been released and the idea was gaining steam, I brought up the idea of "CernerCast for Clients" in Nov 2008. It led to meetings with people from all different organizations and eventually led me to getting pulled onto a team of about 10-15 from all across the company to figure out the Cerner 2.0 vision (blogs, wikis, forums, videos, etc) to help facilitate mass communication across the company and provide a more efficient way to interact with clients.


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Spring 2018 Grantees
By Field Foundation | Field News, Grantees
Join us in celebrating our new grantees. On May 16th, the board members and life directors of the Field Foundation met and approved our latest round of grantees in our new grantmaking model Community Empowerment through Justice, Art, and Leadership Investment. This portfolio demonstrates organizations that are lifting new voices, developing community agency, and exploring creative enterprise. We are extremely honored to support this tremendous group of organizations!
3Arts, Inc
Centro Trabajandores Unidos: Immigrant Workers' Project
Chicago Art Department
Free Write Arts & Literacy NFP
Chicago Torture Justice Center
Collaboraction Theatre Company
Free Lunch Academy
Asian American Advancing Justice-Chicago
Latin United Community Housing Association
Arts Alliance Illinois
Latino Union of Chicago
Silk Road Rising
Sisters in Cinema
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Chicago Housing Initiative
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Announcing New Board Member
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LAURIE R. GLENN
lrglenn@thinkincstrategy.com
LISA YUN LEE JOINS FIELD FOUNDATION BOARD
Cultural Activist Brings Unique Talents & Vision
CHICAGO — The Chicago-based Field Foundation proudly announces the appointment of new board member Lisa Yun Lee, a cultural activist and the Executive Director of the National Public Housing Museum.
Lee is a vigorous champion of the arts and a supporter of free and civil discourse, recognizing their power to build and sustain a strong, just society.
Her work and curiosity have given Lee a deep and diversified view of Chicago. From observing the epicenter of its graffiti community on the Southwest Side to co-curating a conference on socially engaged art, Lee understands the crucial importance of seeing the unseen and listening to the unheard.
"We are so honored to have Lisa join our board at this critical juncture in our work," said Angelique Power, President and Member of the Field Foundation Board. "Her energy and ideas have ignited Chicago's art and justice communities in brilliant and profound ways. Lisa will add much to our conversation as we unpack what the meaning of art is in the 21st century and seek to fund the incredible creativity in our city more equitably."
"I'm thrilled to become a member of the Field Foundation Board of Directors," Lee said. "They work in solidarity, partnership, and conversation with the community on issues related to equity and inclusion. And, as significant influencers in the foundation world on community-driven empowerment strategies through justice, art and leadership investment Field is having an incredible impact on some of the most important issues facing our city."
Lee has served as the Director of the UIC School of Art & Art History, where she is an Associate Professor of Art History and Gender and Women's Studies. She was most recently the 2017 Co-Curator of Open Engagement, an arts conference based at the University of Illinois Chicago.
As the previous Director of the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Lee oversaw a renovation of the house, installed a new permanent exhibition, and she reinvigorated public programming at one of our nation's most important historic sites.
Lee was also the co-founder of The Public Square at the Illinois Humanities Council, an organization dedicated to creating spaces for dialogue and dissent and for reinvigorating civil society.
She writes broadly about arts, culture, diversity, and aesthetics and politics, and has written a book entitled Dialectics of the Body: Corporeality in the Philosophy of Theodor Adorno (Routledge, 2004), and also wrote the survey essay for the first comprehensive monograph of Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates (Phaidon, 2015).
"Lisa's dynamic leadership at the intersection of arts and social justice will bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the Field Foundation" said Lyle Logan, Chair of the Field Foundation Board. "The Board will benefit from her many talents, because arts leaders such as Lisa know how to connect the dots between artists and organizers, creative expression and social change."
Lee serves on the boards of the American Alliance of Museums, Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, and 3Arts.
(BA, Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D., Duke University)
About the Field Foundation
Founded in 1940 by Marshall Field III, the Field Foundation is a private, independent foundation that has been dedicated to the promise of Chicago for over 80 years. The Field Foundation aims its grantmaking toward the goal of Community Empowerment through Justice, Art and Leadership Investment. With racial equity at the center of its giving, it directs dollars to critical organizations working to address systemic issues in Chicago and aims to directly benefit some of our city's most divested communities.
For more information, visit the Field Foundation.
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Hood is still good.� Was looking for easiest snow to access since it has been about 4 months off ski gear for me.� There is a short walk to get where they park the snow cats and the skinning can begin.� Turns above 7k were nice, below that fairly grabby (late in the day).� Weather report has snow above 8k tonight and tomm morning.� Will snap some pics if that happens. In pic below you can see the terminus of snow, and to reach that it is a 10 minute walk up from lodge.� I started skinning above the equipment.
Thanks for the report! Might get up there Thur or Fri. BTW--any problems from cat operations etc. with you skinning up Palmer snowfield?
Hey Mike.� Glad you got out.
A fellow TAYer did have an issue.
Maybe I'll see you midday on Thursday.� I need September.
Today I skinned up to top of Palmer to check out the finger of snow on the right...it does link up to area above fine.� Plan on going up to about 9k tomm.� Talked to a couple dudes working there when they were parking snow equipment and everyone was super nice.� Saw an awesome rock slide off the right hand face from middle of the Palmer - think I got some good pics and a short viddy I might post later.� What an awesome day up there on some snow.
I was feeling bad about posting a BC trip report about poaching closed resort turns, but yesterday hiked up to about 9k near the bergshrund? of White river glacier.� Pretty darn suncuppy up there but was neat to see some glacier action up close.� Here is short viddy of first decent turns just above Palmer.....above that wasn't very worthy of a camera running.� Already planning Oct turns there.
Under their special use permit, they cannot stop people from accessing the south-side climbers trail, which parallels the Mile / Palmer liftlines on the east side of the snowfield.� If they're not open for public operations, they can't keep us out.� Mt Hood Meadows tries the same thing every spring.
As much as I hesitate to write anything positive about MHM . . . all they do is just put up a very sensible warning about post-operational dangers.
Otherwise, I've never seen encountered any restrictions or other problems there with skinning up the main part of the ski area post-season to access Heather, Superbowl, and/or the Wy'East Face.
Sorry, impulse...Seriously, I wasn't trying to hijack into a resort restrictions thread...but be smart, be nice, and know the area's use permit restrictions before you go.
White River Glacier is cool, nice pic. Did you hear running water / outbursts?
Buddy and I saw a foot climber almost glissade into those cracks one time. He hit a ridge on the lip of the first and launched over it . He landed on his back and came to a stop further down between a couple of big cracks. People had been yelling and waving their arms. He didn't realize his situation til he came to a stop.
Pretty funny at the time, but could have been ugly.
Well, yes, be sure to park outside the gate.


Patrick is our only May anniversary. Happy anniversary, Patrick!
This month, we celebrate Patrick's fourth anniversary with Escape, two of those with the HRA Product Area Team. What a fantastic addition to the HRA team and, of course, Team Escape! Patrick has been awarded Employee of the Quarter by his fellow Escapees for his helpful and positive attitude. His work at our Beyond Escape User Conference has also won him accolades from our customers.
Join me in wishing Patrick a happy anniversary.


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Shelby County once had the reputation as being the "moonshingest" county in the state of Alabama.
June 2, 2017 May 3, 2017 by Donna R Causey
Interesting transcription of a story about Birmingham Moonshining From the Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.– April 9, 1935 by Robert H. Brown, Central Press Writer
Birmingham, Ala., April 8 –(1935)
One of biggest moonshining districts in the nation
I have just come from one of the biggest moonshining districts in the nation, located in a legally dry state which voted only a few weeks ago against repeal.
I went with a big-time bootlegger, one operating in the Birmingham market who has a moonshining plant in the hills. It was noon when we left Birmingham. The bootlegger said we would be back by 3 p.m. It was hard to believe that we could visit the biggest moonshining district in the state and be back in so short a time.
But good roads and fast automobiles have been as big a help to the bootlegging racket as to anybody. We sped over a paved highway at 70 miles an hour, and I understood immediately how the driver had repeatedly successfully evaded officers by clever driving. He simply sat there calmly smoking a cigaret, keeping alert eyes on the road, and sandwiched in and out between cars with an ease born of long experience.
Alabama barn, 1935 by Walker Evans (Library of Congress)
Settlement of 'Shiners
Fifteen or 20 minutes after we left Birmingham we turned off into a dirt road in which he slowed down to 50 miles an hour. Ten miles further on, he turned again into a narrower and rougher road full of corkscrew curves.
I was admiring the little country lane and thinking of the peace and contentment the residents of the section must enjoy as compared to the hustle and bustle and noise of a city, when soon my companion remarked that about half of the houses we saw along the way were occupied by moonshiners.
"They're all mighty nice people though. They mind their own business and never interfere with other people's affairs. Nearly everyone has his own still, or sells liquor, he said.
"Now take that house over there. It isn't much to look at but the people who live there are worth as much money as some of the big shots back in Birmingham. It's run by an old woman who has salted away the dollars. She stands in well with the officers (probably pays them off), has been raided a few times but they've never caught her with anything. She's too slick for them," he added.
We were now entering Shelby County, which in the recent repeal referendum, voted 982 for modification against 1,400.
Old Shelby County Courthouse (Library of Congress)
Most Profitable Crop
This county has a reputation as being the "moonshingest" county in the state of Alabama. Every joke having to do with bootlegging in Alabama has a Shelby County twist. The principal reason is it adjoins Jefferson County (Birmingham), a big market for illicit liquor. Just how much liquor is manufactured in Shelby County no one can estimate, but it is certain its 'shiners are doing a big business.
And "liquid corn," made from cornmeal and sugar, is the most profitable crop these people can grow, it seems.
A half mile more and the driver said:
"Over there in those woods Federal agents wrecked a still yesterday. But there's three more close by they didn't find."
Big Bosses seldom get caught
We came to a farm house, and encountered one of the men who worked for this big-timer. These men who "work" for the big timers usually are the ones who take the "rap" when a still is raided. The big bosses seldom are "caught with the goods."
It's no easy task to operate a big still in the woods because they are hard to hide. Yet these boys are good at it. They have spent most of their lives in the vicinity; they know the little springs of water, the hidden spots in the hills, and a stranger can pass within two hundred yards of a still when it isn't operating and never suspect its presence. Revenue agents must spend weeks scouring a particular spot before it is located. Then they must remain undetected until the men arrive to put it in operation.
A man in his thirties comes from the farm house. My companion introduces me. He laughs, tells jokes and doesn't hesitate to talk of liquor and how business is.
A fair night's business
"I fell off the water wagon last night, Bill," he tells his chief. "Got good and tight but I sold 55 gallons of whisky so I had a good reason," he adds. Evidently, this was a fair night's business.
We were invited into his house where we met his wife and his three children, all boys. She sat calmly smoking a cigaret as we talked. The house was elaborately furnished for a farm house. Many a city housewife could envy her its comforts. A radio was playing softly.
There before the children who varied in age from four to ten, we talked of stills and liquor. The children could not help but hear but didn't seem particularly interested; evidently the conversation was not new to them.
Exporting White Mule
"We've had some big stills around these parts," the shiner said. And to prove it brought some pictures of stills.
Liquor stills in Alabama ca. 1950s (by Photographer Roy Green, Jr. Alabama Department of Archives and History)
Pretend to farm
Time doesn't hang heavily on the moonshiner. He is a busy man because he must hold two jobs. First, he must pretend that he is farming or at least engaged in a legitimate business. If he doesn't the "Law" will get suspicious. But the man I visited had some time for reading — and his reading consisted of detective and western stories.
Automobiles are plentiful in the district. They are fine and fast cars, too. They have to be because their owners never know when, from some cross-road or some hidden spot, an officers' car will dart out after them. They can fix some officers, but not all. And they frequently move out of their immediate territory, for there is an export business in white mule, too, which extends into wet states. Many distillers have had to bring out close to "rot gut" concoctions, in order to compete in the price field in wet state with the illegal product. Word has drifted down here that Tennessee moonshiners are sending a lot of their product even into the East.
Cars purchased often
New cars are purchased often. Many of them are seized and sold for carrying liquor. When a liquor man buys a new car he has to plank down the cash because once he has a reputation as a liquor hauler his automobile credit vanishes. But auto dealers are close-mouthed: the raiders don't get information from them.
We visited three other families, looked over a still in operation, and sped back to town again at 70 miles an hour! The time on the clock as we hit Twentieth Street, Birmingham, was 2:30 p.m. Distance doesn't mean a thing to these men who make their living off a desire on the part of men and women for alcoholic beverages – law or no law.
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This article from 1861 describes what volunteers for service in the Confederacy had to furnish from home
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Jon Harris June 2, 2017
*Moonshiningest
Donna R Causey June 3, 2017
The article was transcribed as written and that was the way the word was spelled in the article.
Walt Sanders June 2, 2017
Still is, but in a different form….meth
Anne Stapleton June 2, 2017
Back in the early part of 1961 my husband and I purchased 5 acres of ground to build a new home on . It was part of a subdiviosion owned by Real Estate developer Emmette Cloud . The section was called Indian Springs . The hilltop property which we had purchased looked down on the Indian Springs School on Cahaba Valley Road in Shelby County. As the ground was being prepared for the foundation of our new home , our contractor showed us one day something that the bulldozer had dug up …while digging the footings for the foundation. It was definitely parts of a still which had been used for making " moonshine" at some point in time. We later were told by locals that the ridge we had bought ha done time build known as " Nat's Knob " , and yes "moonshine" had been made there high on that hilltop well hidden away in the underbrush and dense growth of trees. Whomever had been making it, could see the revenuers coming a long time before they could reach the top of the hill , because there was no roadway at that time.We took pictures of the old still before it was carried away with the rest of the debris.That area of Shelby County obviously had quite a history of "making moonshine " in years past.
Mary Clyne Forbus June 2, 2017
Lots of hills and creeks
James Davis Sr. June 2, 2017
This was a necessity during the Depression Era because with no jobs available, there was no cash for anything. My grandfather, a good Christian man, had to do this. The Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham bought all he would make because they knew he used only copper components and the quality was excellent. My mother told me about helping carry sugar through the woods when she and her sister were young kids.
Anne Turner June 2, 2017
Shelby County may have had the top honor, But Chilton was not far behind. Growing up in Chilton County in the fifties, was an experience of stories rife with moonshiners. Every child in the county knew where the most notorious lived. I long ago left the area, but can entertain people for a long time recounting the most audatious stories.
Ray Zardoust June 2, 2017
Lol still is better than store bought stuff
Jeff Webb June 2, 2017
Shelby County really hasn't changed much
Sherlyn Tate June 3, 2017
My great grandfather lived in Alabaster they all called him Doc- they had to go up to docs to get their medicine lol.
They did what they had to do to feed their families.
Bobby Joe Seales June 4, 2017
Also read what The Birmingham News had to say about Shelby County Alabama in their August 18, 1929 newspaper …. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alshelby/Columbiana3.html
Heather Puckett June 4, 2017
Jessica Leigh Blalock June 5, 2017
Interesting comments, folks. Glad you shared some history.
Barbara Thomas August 28, 2019
read this book" Ain't going back to no cotton patch" it is a story of moonshine in Blount and Cullman co. Fiction of course….good read very funny…Amazon….
Jason Marler August 28, 2019
There's still plenty of Shine in Shelby County.
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Recordings of presentations from last months' UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative Conference (CMRC) have been watched more than 5,000 times, featuring international scientists including Dr Avindra Nath and Prof Jose Montoya.
A brief overview of the conference is included in the draft minutes from the latest meeting of the CMRC's Executive Board. These are now available to read on our CMRC page, and you can find films of the event on Action for M.E.'s YouTube channel. A full report of the conference will be available soon.
the need for a high-level impact report on M.E. in the UK, similar to the Institute of Medicine's report in the US, with input from people with M.E.


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List of Top Fashion Designers Of India
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Fashion Industry of India has gained popularity in world as a fashion centric nation. Earlier, people do not know much about India and Indian Fashion. But now we have seen a boom in Indian Fashion Industry. It is result of Hardwork and Determination of Top Fashion Designers of India. Today, Indian Fashion Designers are well known faces in the International Fashion Industry and it is because of these fashion designers that India is in the list of top countries. The Indian fabric and Indian textile is equally popular and in demand in international markets.
India is now know for its extremely good fabric which has very high demand in the international market and famous for its elegant woman's attire named "Saree".
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In this article, I am going to tell you about top fashion designers of India who have given Indian Fashion respect and fame all over the world. Let us have a look at the faces who have taken Indian Fashion and Indian Fashion Industry at the top most level. These are the best known faces of the International Fashion Industry as well as Top Fashion Designers of India.
Manish Malhotra with Katrina Kaif
Manish Malhotra is one the most successful fashion designers of india. He is best known for his his different style and his ability to envision a 'look' for the character. He is know for desiging costumes for many bollywood actresses in Indian Films like Urmila Mantondkar in Rangeela Shahrukh Khan in Mohabbatein and Imran Khan in I Hate Luv Storys etc. He has done several wedding trousseaus for reputed families. He was also asked to design clothes for Michael Jackson when he visited India for Show. He was so pleased by his work that he asked Manish to design his clothes for show in Munich and also for his children.
WEBSITE– www.manishmalhotra.in
Abu jandi and Sandeep Khosla are two Big Daddy of Fashion World. They are the one who first get chance to display their creations at Harrods. Ever since, the Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla show is a much awaited, though not so frequent event. Though they lack in professional training, they push ethnic fashion to the limits, almost to the dictates of their fancies. No wonder they claim that they do not make garments, they make heirlooms. Their first collaboration a signature collection, which they named, 'Mata Hari'. And with it the birth of India's leading Couture House.
WEBSITE- www.abusandeep.com
WENDELL RODRICKS
Wendell Rodricks is a prominent fashion designer based in the western region of Goa. His work has involved a wide range of fashion—from lecturing on world costume history to fashion journalism and styling for international advertising campaigns. He is openly gay. Wendell Rodricks also interned at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York to learn costume preservation and conservation Rodricks recently designed the packaging of the four new flavours of POLO for Nestle India Ltd.
WEBSITE– www.wendellrodricks.com
JJ VALAYA
JJ VALAYA was born on October 8, 1967 in the state of Rajasthan in India but spent most of his childhood traveling to different parts of the country due to his father's various postings in the Indian Army. He planned to be a chartered accountant. But his passion for beautiful things and fixation for the rich Indian art and culture took him to the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi (NIFT) where he graduated in fashion design in 1991. In 2010, Valaya's collection of ALIKA showcased at several events in Dubai was highly-acclaimed. In 2011, Valaya's Winter/Festive collection at Lakme Fashion Week titled TASVEER received positive reviews. The collection combined Valaya's twin passions: photography and fashion. The collection was inspired by the evolution of photography from black and white to sepia to hand-stained, natural and digitized images. JJ Valaya's innovative and groundbreaking styles assure the majestic era of royal India will continue to reign well into the present.
WEBSITE- www.valaya.com
Tarun Tahiliani with Deepika Padukone on Ramp
Tarun Tahiliani is most popular Indian fashion designer. His is best known to combine traditional aesthetics with modern design. He is graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. He opened first fashion boutique in India, 'Ensemble' in 1987. His own brand label is known as; Ahilian .The designer clothes made by him are sold in Tokyo, New York, London, Hong Kong, Dubai and India.
WEBSITE– www.taruntahiliani.com
RINA DHAKA
Rina Dhaka is India's leading fashion designer and also Winner of Yuv Rattan Award. After college, Rina Dhaka did a training project with Intercraft, and with designer Evan Grandhal. Rina is best known for her theme collections – sheer trousers, crochet, stretch jersey, woollens and spider web motifs. Her area of expertise is western wear and she prides on the fact that her pieces can be worn as separates. Designing, for her, is basically a lot of fun. She loves to give shape to her inner feelings, and she believes in being true to her creativity. She has also opened a studio in Hauz Khas Village for Lycra.
Manish Arora is New Delhi based Indian Fashion Designer. Manish was studying to graduate in Commerce, when he decided to change his career path and applied for the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi. He graduated in 1994 after winning the Best Student Award. In 1997 Manish Arora launched his own label "Manish Arora" and started retailing in India.Later in 2000, Manish participated in the first-ever India Fashion Week held in New Delhi and represented India at the Hong Kong Fashion Week very well. During 2004 he was awarded the Best Women's Prêt Designer at the first ever Indian Fashion Awards' 2004 held in Bombay and MC2 Diffusion Paris started representing the label for the export business. The following year Manish participated in the Miami Fashion Week in May 2005 where he was presented with the designer's choice for Best Collection Award.
WEBSITE– www.manisharora.ws
RITU BERI
Ritu Beri is an International fashion designer from New Delhi. She is the first Asian designer to head the French fashion brand, Scherrer. Ritu Beri did her schooling from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan in New Delhi and went on to study fashion arts at the NIFT, New Delhi. She wrote the Most Expensive Indian Book,Firefly – A Fairytale. The book is priced at Rs 1 Lakh and is published by Ritu herself. Her international clients includes former US President Bill Clinton, Prince Charles, Moulin Rouge, Nicole Kidman, Hollywood actress Andie MacDowell, Supermodel Laetitia Casta, famous Parisian Socialite Mrs. Lagerdere, Langes Swarovski & The Swarovski family, Elizabeth Jagger and Jerry Hall.Her Indian clients are Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukherji, Preity Zinta, Parmeshwar Godrej & Shobha De. In 2012, the designer showcased her ethnic collection at Mumbai fashion week. The collection was inspired by the richness of Indian culture with artistic handwork moulded into contemporary silhouettes. Ritu sells her creations through boutiques in France and Germany and New Delhi.
WEBSITE– www.rituberi.com
Rohit Bal with Deepika Padukone
Rohit Bal is a fashion designer from New Delhi, India. He designs for both men and women. Rohit Bal was born in Kashmir and graduated from St. Stephens College with a degree in history.He also studied at the National Institute of Fashion Technology. He started his career with his brother and later on in 1990, he established his first independent collection. His clients are Uma Thurman, Cindy Crawford, Pamela Anderson, Naomi Campbell and Anna Kournikova. He won the 'Designer of the Year' award at the Indian Fashion Awards in 2006 and also won 'Designer of the Year' at the Kingfisher Fashion Achievement Awards in 2001.He was announced as the Lakme Grand Finale Designer for 2012.He is best known for his use of Lotus and Peacock motifs, and for spectacular construction in his clothing.
WEBSITE- www.rohitbal.com
Ritu Kumar was born November 11, 1944 is famous Indian fashion designer, based in Delhi. She recently awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2013. Ritu holds the status of a revivalist in the Indian fashion industry, which has successfully bridged the gap between traditionalism and modernity. Ritu's outfits have been patronized by style icons such as late Princess Diana and Jemima Khan. She is also co-author of a book "Costumes and Textiles of Royal India" published by Christies in 1999, which chronicles the history of textiles and art design in India.
WEBSITE- www.ritukumar.com
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Market Outlook of 29th May, 2018.
GFS Wealth Creators Suggestion and View on Indices.
Rally extended for the third day; trading near its resistance at 10700; all sectoral indices closed higher except Nifty IT.
Nifty index opened with a gap up and extended its gains towards the 10710. It formed a bullish candle on the daily scale and made higher highs – higher lows for 3rd consecutive session.
As long as it holds above 10620, it may extend its gains towards 107354 and then max to 10800 while supports are seen at 10620 then 10550.
India VIX moved up by 3.28% to 13.05%.
Bank Nifty continued its positive momentum for the 3rd consecutive session and headed towards 26700.
As long as it holds above 26500, it could extend its gain towards 26750 then 27000 while supports are seen at 26250 then 26000.
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I've had a few different blog posts cooking lately and little time to post them. I've got some news to share when I am able, but today is not that day. Besides, it's not a day about me, it's Christmas Eve! The kiddo is dancing around expectant of St. Nick's arrival, my mother will be over later...presents are wrapped and food awaits prepping. All that glee.
And I know that you're probably just as busy. So, I will leave you with this, a blast from Christmas past. This is a bit of flash fiction I wrote last year featuring Cat and Marius from my Etudes in C# series. A little cheer with a stayr's leer. Have at it.
Merry Christmas. Have a good and blessed holiday and know that you are loved.


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Crowded West Bank refugee camp is the most tear-gassed place in the world — Berkeley Law School study
Sheren Khalel
The IDF attacks the area between the 'Azza and Aida refugee camps, Bethlehem, as an ambulance tries to rescue victims. December, 2015. Photo: T Suárez
UC Berkeley School of Law on Thursday released a study that named Aida refugee camp in the occupied West Bank the most tear gassed community in the world. For anyone who has spent time in Aida, the findings are not so surprising.
While refugee camps across the occupied West Bank are inundated with Israeli raids and political violence, Aida is in a special position, as Israel's separation wall hems the northern edge of the camp. Just behind the wall is an Israeli military base with two large gates in the wall that open wide enough for two military jeeps to exit at once. One gate opens into one of the main streets in Bethlehem, right by the main entrance to Aida, while another opens directly into the camp.
Tear gas is Israel's go-to crowd control method, but there need be no crowd or protest in Aida for Israeli forces to shoot gas through its streets, saturating the resident's air.
"Residents have alleged that tear gas utilization by [Israeli forces] is not directly correlated to political tensions, non-violent or violent protests, or stone throwing incidents," states the Berkeley study, which is entitled, "No Safe Space: Health Consequences of Tear Gas Exposure Among Palestine Refugees."
Even if there are indeed protests being led along the streets of the camp, it is impossible to control where the gas goes once released into the air.
As the study found, "Aida camp has the appearance of a densely populated urban slum," with an area of about 17 acres (roughly the size of the White House grounds) and about 6,400 resident living in small apartments.
The study analyzed that on average the numbers translate into a density figure of 90,000 people per square kilometer, "exceeding the figures of even the most densely populated cities in the world," meaning just a bit of tear gas in a small area has a major impact on a disproportionate number of people living in the camp.
What is tear gas?
Tear gas is not actually a gas at all, but rather a solid chemical irritant released like an aerosol.
No Safe Space:
Health Consequences of Tear Gas Exposure Among Palestine Refugees
The study explained that the "gas" is usually made up of synthetic CN (chloracetophenone), CS (2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile) or naturally occurring OC (oleoresin capsicum, also known as pepper spray and made from potent capsaicins inside hot peppers).
The problem is little to no studies have been done on the long term effects of tear gas. Since the substance was created for crowd control, it is also unknown what effects it could have on people and communities that are exposed to it on a weekly or even daily basis, as in Aida.
In addition, newer forms of CS, such as CS1 and CS2 have been "siliconized to increase the half-life and potency of the chemical," the Berkeley study explained. Even less is known about these new strains.
Berkeley was unable to determine what specific chemicals are being utilized inside the gas shot by Israeli forces in recent years.
What we do know is "chemical irritants" were banned for use in war and international conflict by the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention. While civil law enforcement forces are allowed to use them for certain measures "as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes," the forces shooting gas in West Bank refugee camps are nearly always soldiers, not border police forces.
Mass, frequent exposure
In polling for the study, researchers found that 100% of residents surveyed reported being exposed to tear gas in the past year.
Many residents say Aida is used as training grounds for new soldiers on how to use Israel's crowd control techniques.
"Many interviewees remarked early in the interviews that 'this is normal' or 'we are used to this,'" researchers documented. "But as the interviews went on, they noted that while they have gotten accustomed to frequent tear gas exposure, they were deeply concerned about the long term impacts of this exposure."
One woman interviewed in the study told researchers that she was concerned that "if it can hurt this bad within seconds, what does it do over years?" Another man asked, "We don't know if it causes cancer or chronic asthma. I am sure we will die young because of this."
One mother noted she was most concerned for her young children.
"My baby was exposed by the time she was 2 months old," the woman was quoted as saying. "By the time she is my age, what will happen? Her skin is so delicate and her lungs are so small and thin, I'm sure she will suffer bad effects for years."
Of those polled, 55 percent of respondents describe between three and ten tear gas exposures — both indoors and outdoors — in the one month period before the poll was taken.
Over the same period, 84.3 percent of people said they were exposed to the gas while inside their home, 9.4 percent at work, 10.7 percent in school, and 8.5 percent elsewhere, like in a car for instance. Meanwhile 22.5 percent of people polled said that they had been hit directly with a tear gas canister in the past — which has the potential to be a deadly projectile on its own.
More than 75 percent of people polled told researchers they experienced "eye-related complaints" (pain, burning, tearing), skin irritation, pain and respiratory problems that lasted more than 24 hours after the exposure to the gas.
In addition, 20 percent of people reported ongoing symptoms such as "headache, difficulty concentrating, eye irritation, sweating, difficulty breathing, coughing, dizziness and loss of balance were attributed to chronic tear gas exposure."
Researchers reported in the study that "the community's sense of injustice about these attacks was profound, and it has deeply impacted their lives day to day," from students being gassed while in class, studying or trying to sleep, to parents frantically attempting to ensure infants and young children have some sort of protection against the gas.
The study found that "virtually everyone we interviewed or surveyed in Aida reported that they had some medical or psychological symptoms attributed to tear gas."


In the summer of 1802 the worst Yellow Fever epidemic on record hit Saint-Domingue--making it very difficult to re-impose slavery.
With the massive expedition he assembled, Bonaparte reckoned it would take three months to retake Saint-Domingue.
In 1801 Toussaint Louverture annexed Santo Domingo and promulgated a new constitution without permission from France. First Consul Bonaparte was not amused.
From 1799-1800 Toussaint Louverture and Andre Rigaud fought a civil war for control of Saint-Domingue.


The sporty look becomes more sophisticated and borrows characteristics from the 1950s feminine lines. The trousers "EFFORTLESS" made of cotton sweatshirt fabric have an all-day character! They feature side pockets and side zip fastening.


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Death Stranding Wiki Guide
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Walkthrough (Orders for Sam)
Essential Death Stranding Tips and Tricks
Vehicles Guide - How to Repair, Charge, and Use Reverse Trikes and Trucks
Connection Level Rewards - List of Upgrades and Unlocks for Knot Cities, Facilities, and Preppers
Equipment and Weapons Unlocking Guide
Cosmetic Color Unlock Guide for Vehicles, Backpack, Cap, and Sunglasses
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By Clayton Petras, Brendan Graeber, Diego Nicolás Argüello, +770 more
Death Stranding is an action game created by Kojima Productions. It was first released in 2019 with the Death Stranding Director's Cut released in September 2021. On this page, you'll learn the basic features of the game including an overview of mechanics such as delivering cargo, managing the weight of deliveries, the importance of building structures, and more.
For helpful tips and guides, check out our additional sections by clicking the links below.
Start with our Essential Death Stranding Tips and Tricks
See our How-To Guides for answers to common questions
Head over to the Walkthrough (Orders for Sam) hub for a breakdown of all required story missions
Death Stranding's Synopsis
In Death Stranding, you take on the role of Sam Bridges - a porter for the BRIDGES company. Sam is tasked with the job of delivering cargo to various KNOTs terminals in order to reconnect America after the "Death Stranding" event took place. This cataclysmic event caused a blurring between the lands of the dead and the living, resulting in the emergence of BTs (or Beached Things). These entities make the landscape dangerous and can trigger 'voidouts' leaving it up to trusty porter Sam to deliver essential supplies and get these KNOT terminals back onto The Chiral Network.
Delivery Basics in Death Stranding
Throughout the game, you'll be given Orders for Sam (which are key story missions) and Standard Orders (which are additional but useful delivery missions) at the KNOTs city terminals. Each one requires you to deliver or recover cargo - in the best condition possible.
With each delivery, you need to think carefully about how much cargo you take out with you or are able to pick up. The more you carry, the more difficult movement is for Sam and he will tire. You'll also have to keep shifting the weight from left to right to make sure Sam stays upright. This is why it's important to plan your route.
If you want some more detail on the delivery missions, check out these pages that will take you through each step of the way:
Plan Your Route Before You Depart
Early on in the game, you'll be given the advice to plan your route before setting off. There's rough terrain and bodies of water all across the map, so you'll need to consider what's the best route. The shortest route is not always the safest and could lead to you being caught out by Timefall or damaging your cargo. You can plot a course on your before you head off and tilt the camera to play around with the map and see what difficulties you might encounter.
Organising Cargo
When you take on an order, you will be able to carry a number of items with you. There is a weight limit, and you will want to stay under this limit. Not only this, but you should also distribute your weight. You can do this when you prepare for a mission, by pressing a button to have the weight automatically distributed evenly. You can also decide for yourself where to place cargo such as on Sam's back or his tool rack.
Important Things to Know in Death Stranding
Death Stranding can seem like a complex game when you begin, with lots of things to remember. Here are a few key elements that you'll come across, to help you understand how to approach the game and what you'll be up against.
BB is an essential tool that is connected to Sam. BB will tell you when there are BTs nearby. BB will make use of the Odradek Scanner (this is the scanner you can use to locate packages and to check the terrain for risks) to show you in which direction the BTs are.
BB can get stressed out during deliveries, so make sure you see our guide on How to Soothe and Interact with BB.
Early on in the story, we're told that Sam has DOOMS. This is a condition that allows him to sense the presence of BTs nearby. With the help of BB and the Odradek Scanner, the silhouette of BTs will show up. You'll need to move past them slowly and quietly (by holding your breath) if you enter their territory.
If you feel like taking them on, you can definitely do that too. Further on into the story, you'll be given the equipment to fight BTs. If you want to know more, head over to the How to Kill or Avoid BTs page.
Timefall
Timefall is rain that will damage your cargo if you're not careful. If you encounter timefall (or snow), you need to find shelter to protect your deliveries. Later on in the game, you'll be able to build structures such as Timefall Shelters that will prove helpful.
You can find out more about how to do this on the page below:
How to Stop Timefall Rain and Snow - How to Unlock Timefall Shelters, How do Timefall Shelters Work
As Sam sets out to reconnect America, he is also instructed to get each KNOT terminal back on The Chiral Network. This is a communication tool that each KNOT city uses and every time Sam makes a delivery, he can use his Q-pid necklace to bring the KNOTs terminals back onto the network.
As soon as you unlock the PCC equipment, you'll be able to create structures. These can be seen on the map by other players and can be upgraded by donating materials. Structures range from bridges to Timefall Shelters and even a Cargo Catapult with the new additions to the game introduced in the Director's Cut.
You can find more detail about this feature on the How to Build Structures with the PCC page.
Not only is it important to get your cargo weight balanced, but it's also crucial to make sure you're properly equipped for each delivery. You'll be crossing all sorts of rough terrain, and some hard to reach places on your routes. Ladders and climbing anchors always come in handy. At the start of the game, it's useful to have these with you in case you find yourself taking a tricky route.
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In this blog, we will be showcasing you the tutorial of how you install PatcherPlus so that you can install different tweak on rootlessJB.
How to Download and install Cydia tweaks on iOS 12-12.1.2 with rootlessJB: This installation is just like the ElectraJailbreak which was released last year for different platforms. If in case you don't know then let me remind you that to install tweaks you first need to patch and transfer the tweak manually.
Though the features remain the same for both rootlessJB and Electrajailbreak.
In rootlessJB to install tweaks, you first need to patch its Debian package using PatcherPlus and then transfer it to your Apple device with the help of iFunBox.
This tweak is very easy to install if you know the MAC terminal command. Follow the below steps to install the tweaks. Please read down the below disclaimer before you proceed.
Disclaimer – This tutorial is NOT aimed at novice users and could potentially brick your device forcing you to update it. DO NOT try it unless you are a developer or power user.
How to Download and install Cydia tweaks on iOS 12-12.1.2 with rootlessJB: What follows below is the requirement to download the tweaks on rootlessJB.
Step 1- Open a Finder window on your Mac. Go to Applications > Utilities and launch a Terminal window.
Step 3 Press the ENTER or RETURN key to start the installation. Pressing any other key will abort the operation. The installation should take about a minute or two to complete.
Once the packages are installed you can move onto the next step.
Step 5 Install the latest build of patcherplus for macOS from this link. Unfortunately, patcherplus doesn't support Windows as it relies on Homebrew and dpkg dependency, which are not available for Windows.
Extract the contents of the package, create a new folder on the desktop, and move the patcherplus to the newly created folder on the desktop.
Step 6 Download the Debian file of tweak you want to install on your device. For the sake of this tutorial, I will use Cylinder Cydia tweak that you can download from this link.
Step 7 Go back to the Terminal window, type chmod +x and drag the patcherplus file into this window.
sign .dylib(s) – Must run patcher first!
Step 9 Press 1 on your keyboard. Drag the Cylinder_1.0.6.deb to the "enter deb to patch:" field.
Step 11 Wait for the patcher to patch the Debian package. Once the patching finishes, it will expert a new folder called "Library" containing the tweak files to the desktop.
Now the patching phase is over.
Step 12- Launch iFunBox utility. If you don't have it installed on your Mac or MacBook, you can get it from here.
Step 13- Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and ensure that it's in jailbreak mode.
Step 14- Go to the General Storage section in the sidebar to access your device's filesystem. If the screen is empty, click the Media option present in the bottom bar.
Step 15 Right-click and create a new folder. You can name it anything you want, for example, "RootlessTweaks" or something else. Just make sure it's unique and you are good to go.
Step 16 Now open the Library folder again and drag and drop all the files present therein to the "RootlessTweaks" folder in iFunBox.
Step 17- Open Filza file manager.
You can use Geofilza as a file manager.
Step 19- Copy all the files present in the folders here (Cylinder, MobileSubstrate, PreferenceBundle, and PreferenceLoader) one by one and move them to corresponding directories in the Library folder in /var/containers/Bundle/tweaksupport/.
Step 20- After you have moved all the files to their appropriate locations in the Library folder, find the Cylinder.dylib present in the MobileSubstrate folder. If you are installing some other tweak, you must use its associated dylib file.
Step 21- Press the "i" button present next to it and scroll down until you find the Ownership section.
Step 22- Make sure the Owner and Group values are set as "mobile". If they aren't, scroll down and manually set both these values as "mobile".
Step 23- Now go to the Access Permissions section and select Sticky.
Step 24- Change this value from 0644 (default value) to 0777 (modified value).
Step 25 Restart your Apple device to un-jailbreak it.
Step 26 Re-jailbreak using rootlessJB to have functional tweaks.
Now that's all as of now. If you run into any problem then let me know through comment box.


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Romania becomes first country in Europe to formally close schools until September
Emerging Europe Staff
Romania has become the first country in Europe to formally announce that schools and kindergartens, as well as universities, will remain closed until the beginning of the new academic year, in September. Online classes, which resumed on April 27 after the Easter break, will continue until June 12.
"There is a major risk that children will bring the coronavirus to school, or take the virus home," said the country's president, Klaus Iohannis.
Following an announcement last week that Romania would begin to relax lockdown restrictions on May 15, it had been expected that schools would resume classes shortly after that date.
However, Mr Iohannis said that after discussions between the education and health ministries, as well as groups representing parents and pupils, it had been decided that ending the school year – scheduled anyway for June 12 – was the most sensible approach.
"We looked at what happened in the one region of France where schools were briefly reopened," said Mr Iohannis. "Unfortunately, the results were not encouraging. Hundreds of children were tested positive, and tens of teachers ended up in intensive care."
There will, however, be exceptions made for children in years VIII and XII, who will attend school from June 2-12 in order to prepare for high school entrance and baccalaureate exams respectively. Even in these exceptional cases, however, class sizes will be limited to just 10 pupils.
The news that schools will not reopen has led many in Romania to question whether or not lockdown restrictions will be eased as previously announced, on May 15. Mr Iohannis was not encouraging. "You have all seen the latest figures," he said, referring to the number of new, confirmed cases of Covid-19, "more than 400 yesterday, more than 300 today. We can unfortunately in no way talk about a slowing down of the rate of infection."
Mr Iohannis did, however, announce a slight easing in restrictions for the over-65s, who had previously been allowed to leave their homes only between the hours of 11am and 1pm.
"We have recognised that this was not a long enough period of time," said the president. "As such, pensioners will now be allowed to go about their necessary business from 7am to 11am, and again from 7pm to 10pm."
At the weekend, Romania's media watchdog, ANCOM, ordered internet service providers to block access to an extremist news portal, ortodoxinfo.ro, which falsely claimed last week that Romania was preparing to kill the over-65s in concentration camps.
As of 4pm on April 27, Romania had 11,339 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 619 deaths – the highest number in the emerging Europe region.
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William Edward Leuchtenburg (* 28. September 1922 in New York City) ist ein amerikanischer Historiker.

Er studierte an der Cornell University und promovierte an der Columbia University.
Dort lehrte er nach kurzer Tätigkeit am Smith College, der New York University sowie der Harvard University für dreißig Jahre und hatte den DeWitt-Clinton-Lehrstuhl inne. Leuchtenburg war von 1982 an für zehn Jahre bis zu seiner Emeritierung William-Rand-Kenan-Jr.-Professor der University of North Carolina.

Seine Themengebiete sind zum einen die Geschichte der amerikanischen Präsidenten, im Besonderen hat er zu Franklin Delano Roosevelt publiziert, sowie zum anderen die Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeitsgeschichte.

Er ist Mitglied bei der Organization of American Historians und der Society of American Historians (SAH). 1964 zeichnete ihn letztere für sein Buch "Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932–1940" mit dem Francis Parkman Prize aus. Mit diesem gewann er zudem den Bancroft Prize der Columbia University. 1977 wurde er zum Mitglied der American Academy of Arts and Sciences gewählt.

Leuchtenburg war von 1978 bis 1981 der Präsident der SAH. Im Term 1985/1986 war er Präsident der Organization of American Historians. 1991 wurde er für zwölf Monate der Präsident der American Historical Association (AHA).

Es wurde ihm die Ehre zuteil, die Zitate Roosevelts für das Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. auszuwählen.

2007 wurde ihm der North Carolina Award, die höchste Auszeichnung des Staates North Carolina für Zivilisten, im Bereich der Literatur verliehen. 2008 erhielt er von der SAH den neuvergebenen Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. Award for Distinguished Writing in American History of Enduring Public Significance.

Leuchtenburg ist seit 1984 mit Jean Anne verheiratet und hat drei Kinder. Er lebt in Chapel Hill.

Neben seiner universitären Lehr- und Forschungstätigkeit war Leuchtenburg auch ein aktiver Teilnehmer am politischen Geschehen, so demonstrierte er 1965 gemeinsam mit Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma. Außerdem analysierte er für die NBC den Ausgang von Präsidentschaftswahlen und kommentierte für verschiedene Sender die Inauguration von US-Präsidenten.
Leuchtenburg hielt Vorträge im Kapitol, im Supreme Court sowie im Französischen Senat. Leuchtenburg hielt 1977 beim Silbernen Thronjubiläum von Elisabeth II. die Eröffnungsrede.

Werk (Auswahl)
 Flood Control Politics – The Connecticut River Valley Problem, 1927–1950. Cambridge 1953.
 Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932–1940. New York 1963.
 The Perils of Prosperity, 1914–32. Chicago 1964.
 A Troubled Feast – American Society Since 1945. Boston 1973.
 Britain and the United States - Four Views to Mark the Silver Jubilee. London 1979. ISBN 0-435-32527-2
 In the Shadow of FDR – From Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan. Ithaca, NY u. a. 1983. ISBN 0-8014-1387-7
 The 1984 Election in Historical Perspective. Waco, Tex. 1986. ISBN 0-918954-45-2
 The Supreme Court Reborn – The Constitutional Revolution in the Age of Roosevelt. New York u. a. 1995. ISBN 0-19-508613-9
 The FDR years – On Roosevelt and His Legacy. New York 1995. ISBN 0-231-08298-3
 The White House Looks South – Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson. Baton Rouge 2005. ISBN 0-8071-3079-6
 In the Shadow of FDR – From Harry Truman to Barack Obama. 4., überarbeitete Auflage, Ithaca, NY u. a. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8014-4855-3
 Herbert Hoover. New York 2009. ISBN 978-0-8050-6958-7

Weblinks

 Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg celebrates 100th Birthday! history.unc.edu

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Hochschullehrer (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
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What Was Mark Twain's First Published Book?
Contributor Updated July 12, 2018
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Mark Twain is a celebrated American author known for his humor and storytelling ability. Twain's most famous novel is "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but his first published book was a collection of short stories called "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Cavalerous County, and Other Sketches."
Beginning of Twain's Career
Mark Twain got his start as a young man publishing articles and cartoons to a newspaper, The Hannibal Journal, while living in Missouri with his family. Twain wrote many of the short fiction pieces that would later appear in his first book on a trip west with his brother Orion. He continued to work as a journalist after arriving in Virginia City, Nevada.
First Published Book
Twain's first book was a collection of stories he had previously published in various newspapers and periodicals. In addition to the title story, the collection contained 26 other comical tales, including "Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man," "Curing a Cold," "Lucretia Smith's Soldier," "Among the Spirits," "Brief Biographical Sketch of George Washington" and "Advice for Good Little Girls." While the entire collection enjoyed great popularity, the title story was a clear favorite among U.S. readers and it continues to rank among Twain's most beloved pieces.
Title Story
Originally, the title story was called "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" and was first published in The New York Saturday Press on November 18, 1865. In the story, the narrator is sent by a friend to speak to Simon Wheeler, whom he finds in a tavern. The original publication of the story is framed as a letter to this friend. Wheeler tells the narrator the story of Jim Smiley and his legendary betting exploits. Twain heard the story while living in Calaveras from Ben Coon, a fellow patron at the Angel's Camp Hotel bar. The story was so successful among readers and critics alike, it was republished annually for the next 10 years.
Literary Significance
Twain's first story collection celebrates the "tall tale," a form that was a testament to the ethos of the American west in Twain's time. Tall tales were often humorous and involved exaggerated accounts of the teller's exploits. In many of his sketches, Twain used satirical irony to comment on the nation's politics. For instance, the narrator of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog" is mocking Simon Wheeler to some degree. Coming from the East, the narrator views Wheeler as an ignorant drunk from the West, not sophisticated or educated. He fails to see that Wheeler is actually playing a joke on him by telling the story. The characters and plot line of the story were common to other Southwestern folktales.
Dedication and Inscription
In a show of wit, Twain dedicated his first book to "John Smith: Whom I have known in divers and sundry places about the world, and whose many and manifold virtues did always command my esteem." Twain went on to write, "It is said that the man to whom a volume is dedicated, always buys a copy. If this prove true in the present instance, a princely affluence is about to burst upon THE AUTHOR."
Calaveras County Fair
Calaverous County, California holds a traditional county fair featuring a "Jumping Frog Jubilee" in honor of Twain's famous story from his first book. The event celebrates the gold rush era of the West whose sensibilities Twain artfully captured in his story of the jumping frog.
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THE state's peak agricultural body is calling on the state and federal governments to expand its recent natural disaster declaration as floods continue to wash over NSW. NSW Farmers is calling for the existing declaration, which came into affect from November 9, to be made after widespread rain inundated areas across the state's North West and Central West regions. Recent floods prompted a natural disaster declaration in the Tenterfield, Forbes, Bathurst, Lachlan Shire, Moree Plains, Blue Mountains and Cowra local government areas. However, floods in shires in the state's North West such as Gunnedah are yet to be declared a natural disaster, prompting the call out from NSW Farmers. If the floods were deemed to be a natural disaster, it would unlock a number of financial support measures from the government which could be taken up by affected landholders. READ MORE: NSW Farmers grains committee chairman Justin Everitt said potential support measures would be crucial to growers across the state, who are reporting that the floods have completely covered their crops, forcing their attention to turn from saving the harvest to minimising the damage to their properties. "We've had several heavy falls now and there's no doubt crops will be downgraded and we'll see significant losses," Mr Everitt said. "Part of farming is dealing with nature, but it is cruel for our growers to watch these amazing crops - this potential income after so many years of drought - drowned before they could be harvested. "We urgently need a range of measures to help people start to clean up and get on with their lives." This financial year alone, the NSW Government has declared six major weather events natural disasters including the recent tornado that ripped through Armidale in the state's Northern Tablelands and recent severe weather events from November 9 in Tenterfield, Forbes, Bathurst, Lachlan Shire, Moree Plains Blue Mountains and Cowra local government areas. Support measures coming from a natural disaster declaration include government grants, concessional loans and additional support for local councils to repair flood-damaged roads. Rabobank has thrown its support behind affected landholders by announcing a raft of support measures such as deferral of scheduled loan payments, waiver of break costs on early redemption of farm management deposits, waiver of fees on loan increases necessary for rebuilding operations and waiving fees for equipment finance contract variations. "The key affected agricultural areas at the moment are located around Dubbo, Forbes and Moree, with the main impact for now largely a reduction in grain grades," said Rabobank group executive of country banking Australia Marcel van Doremaele. "The damage, particularly for farmland near the Lachlan River around Forbes, could be significant, while some other areas will also be impacted by a wet harvest, with a corresponding reduction in grain grades and therefore expected returns." Mr Marcel van Doremaele said impacted Rabobank clients could reach out on 1800 025 484. The floods come as the Bureau of Meteorology forecast a La Nina weather system, which is predicted to bring a wetter than average summer to the eastern sates with an increased risk of tropical cyclones, heavy rainfall and widespread flooding. More rain and possible flooding conditions are predicted by the BOM for the remainder of the week prompting fresh flood warnings for already impacted areas.
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NSW Farmers call on the government to declare recent floods a natural disaster
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Flooding across the Gunnedah region as captured from the air by Jono Middlebrook, Middlebrook Air.
THE state's peak agricultural body is calling on the state and federal governments to expand its recent natural disaster declaration as floods continue to wash over NSW.
NSW Farmers is calling for the existing declaration, which came into affect from November 9, to be made after widespread rain inundated areas across the state's North West and Central West regions.
Recent floods prompted a natural disaster declaration in the Tenterfield, Forbes, Bathurst, Lachlan Shire, Moree Plains, Blue Mountains and Cowra local government areas.
However, floods in shires in the state's North West such as Gunnedah are yet to be declared a natural disaster, prompting the call out from NSW Farmers.
If the floods were deemed to be a natural disaster, it would unlock a number of financial support measures from the government which could be taken up by affected landholders.
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NSW Farmers grains committee chairman Justin Everitt said potential support measures would be crucial to growers across the state, who are reporting that the floods have completely covered their crops, forcing their attention to turn from saving the harvest to minimising the damage to their properties.
"We've had several heavy falls now and there's no doubt crops will be downgraded and we'll see significant losses," Mr Everitt said.
"Part of farming is dealing with nature, but it is cruel for our growers to watch these amazing crops - this potential income after so many years of drought - drowned before they could be harvested.
"We urgently need a range of measures to help people start to clean up and get on with their lives."
This financial year alone, the NSW Government has declared six major weather events natural disasters including the recent tornado that ripped through Armidale in the state's Northern Tablelands and recent severe weather events from November 9 in Tenterfield, Forbes, Bathurst, Lachlan Shire, Moree Plains Blue Mountains and Cowra local government areas.
Support measures coming from a natural disaster declaration include government grants, concessional loans and additional support for local councils to repair flood-damaged roads.
Rabobank has thrown its support behind affected landholders by announcing a raft of support measures such as deferral of scheduled loan payments, waiver of break costs on early redemption of farm management deposits, waiver of fees on loan increases necessary for rebuilding operations and waiving fees for equipment finance contract variations.
"The key affected agricultural areas at the moment are located around Dubbo, Forbes and Moree, with the main impact for now largely a reduction in grain grades," said Rabobank group executive of country banking Australia Marcel van Doremaele.
"The damage, particularly for farmland near the Lachlan River around Forbes, could be significant, while some other areas will also be impacted by a wet harvest, with a corresponding reduction in grain grades and therefore expected returns."
Mr Marcel van Doremaele said impacted Rabobank clients could reach out on 1800 025 484.
The floods come as the Bureau of Meteorology forecast a La Nina weather system, which is predicted to bring a wetter than average summer to the eastern sates with an increased risk of tropical cyclones, heavy rainfall and widespread flooding.
More rain and possible flooding conditions are predicted by the BOM for the remainder of the week prompting fresh flood warnings for already impacted areas.
This story NSW floods prompt peak body's calls for natural disaster declaration first appeared on The Land.


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module DataAggregation::Index::Controls
  module Update
    module Entity
      module AddReference
        def self.example
          Started.example
        end

        module Initiated
          def self.example(i=nil)
            entity = DataAggregation::Index::Update::Entity.new
            entity.extend DataAggregation::Index::Update::Entity::AddReference
            entity.entity_id = ID::Entity.example
            entity.related_entity_id = ID::RelatedEntity.example i
            entity.related_entity_category = StreamName::RelatedEntity::Category.example
            entity
          end
        end

        module Started
          def self.example(i=nil)
            entity = Initiated.example
            entity.list_position = Position::EventList.example
            entity.started = true
            entity
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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