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The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2), and the 17th-largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which include Molokai, Lānai, and unpopulated Kahoolawe. In 2020, Maui had a population of 168,307, the third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind Oahu and Hawaii Island. Kahului is the largest census-designated place (CDP) on the island, with a population of 26,337 , and the island's commercial and financial hub. Wailuku is the seat of Maui County and is the third-largest CDP . Other significant places include Kīhei (including Wailea and Makena in the Kihei Town CDP, the island's second-most-populated CDP), Lāhainā (including Kāanapali and Kapalua in the Lāhainā Town CDP), Makawao, Pukalani, Pāia, Kula, Haikū, and Hāna.

Etymology
Native Hawaiian tradition gives the origin of the island's name in the legend of Hawaiiloa, the navigator credited with discovering the Hawaiian Islands. According to it, Hawaiiloa named the island after his son, who in turn was named for the demigod Māui. Maui's previous name was Ihikapalaumaewa. The Island of Maui is also called the "Valley Isle" for the large isthmus separating its northwestern and southeastern volcanic masses.

Geology and topography

Maui's diverse landscapes are the result of a unique combination of geology, topography, and climate. Each volcanic cone in the chain of the Hawaiian Islands is built of dark, iron-rich/quartz-poor rocks, which poured out of thousands of vents as highly fluid lava throughout millions of years. Several of the volcanoes were close enough to each other that lava flows on their flanks overlapped one another, merging into a single island. Maui is such a "volcanic doublet," formed from two shield volcanoes that overlapped one another to form an isthmus between them.

The older, western volcano has been eroded considerably and is cut by numerous drainages, forming the peaks of the West Maui Mountains (in Hawaiian, Mauna Kahalawai). Puu Kukui is the highest of the peaks at . The larger, younger volcano to the east, Haleakalā, rises to more than  above sea level, and measures  from seafloor to summit.

The eastern flanks of both volcanoes are cut by deeply incised valleys and steep-sided ravines that run downslope to the rocky, windswept shoreline. The valley-like Isthmus of Maui that separates the two volcanic masses was formed by sandy erosional deposits.

Maui's last eruption (originating in Haleakalā's Southwest Rift Zone) occurred around 1790; two of the resulting lava flows are located (1) at Cape Kīnau between Āhihi Bay and La Perouse Bay on the southwest shore of East Maui, and (2) at Makaluapuna Point on Honokahua Bay on the northwest shore of West Maui. Considered to be dormant by volcanologists, Haleakalā is certainly capable of further eruptions.

Maui is part of a much larger unit, Maui Nui, that includes the islands of Lānai, Kahoolawe, Molokai, and the now submerged Penguin Bank. During periods of reduced sea level, including as recently as 200,000 years ago, they are joined as a single island due to the shallowness of the channels between them.

Climate

The climate of the Hawaiian Islands is characterized by a two-season year, tropical and uniform temperatures everywhere (except at high elevations), marked geographic differences in rainfall, high relative humidity, extensive cloud formations (except on the driest coasts and at high elevations), and dominant trade-wind flow (especially at elevations below a few thousand feet). Maui itself has a wide range of climatic conditions and weather patterns that are influenced by several different factors in the physical environment:

Half of Maui is situated within  of the island's coastline. This, and the extreme insularity of the Hawaiian Islands account for the strong marine influence on Maui's climate.
Gross weather patterns are typically determined by elevation and orientation towards the Trade winds (prevailing air flow comes from the northeast).
Maui's rugged, irregular topography produces marked variations in conditions. Air swept inland on the Trade winds is shunted one way or another by the mountains, valleys, and vast open slopes. This complex three-dimensional flow of air results in striking variations in wind speed, cloud formation, and rainfall.

Maui displays a unique and diverse set of climatic conditions, each of which is specific to a loosely defined sub-region of the island. These sub-regions are defined by major physiographic features (such as mountains and valleys) and by location on the windward or leeward side of the island.

Subregions
Windward lowlands – Below  on north-to-northeast sides of an island. Roughly perpendicular to the direction of prevailing trade winds. Moderately rainy; frequent trade wind-induced showers. Skies are often cloudy to partly cloudy. Air temperatures are more uniform (and mild) than those of other regions.
Leeward lowlands – Daytime temperatures are a little higher and nighttime temperatures are lower than in windward locations. Dry weather is prevalent, except for sporadic showers that drift over the mountains to windward and during short-duration storms.
Interior lowlands – Intermediate conditions, often sharing characteristics of other lowland sub-regions. Occasionally experience intense local afternoon showers from well-developed clouds that formed due to local daytime heating.
Leeward side high-altitude mountain slopes with high rainfall – Extensive cloud cover and rainfall all year long. Mild temperatures are prevalent, but humidity is higher than in any other sub-region.
Leeward side lower mountain slopes – Rainfall is higher than on the adjacent leeward lowlands but much less than at similar altitudes on the windward side; however, maximum rainfall usually occurs leeward of the crests of lower mountains. Temperatures are higher than on the rainy slopes of the windward sides of mountains; cloud cover is almost as extensive.
High mountains – Above about  on Haleakalā, rainfall decreases rapidly with elevation. Relative humidity may be ten percent or less. The lowest temperatures in the state are experienced in this region: air temperatures below freezing are common.

Rainfall

Showers are very common; while some of these are very heavy, the vast majority are light and brief. Even the heaviest rain showers are seldom accompanied by thunder and lightning. Throughout the lowlands in summer an overwhelming dominance of trade winds produces a drier season. At one extreme, the annual rainfall averages  to  or less in leeward coastal areas, such as the shoreline from Maalaea Bay to Kaupo, and near the summit of Haleakalā. At the other extreme, the annual average rainfall exceeds  along the lower windward slopes of Haleakalā, particularly along the Hāna Highway. Big Bog, a spot on the edge of Haleakala National Park overlooking Hana at about  elevation had an estimated mean annual rainfall of  over the 30-year period of 1978 to 2007. If the islands of the State of Hawaii did not exist, the average annual rainfall on the same patch of water would be about . Instead, the mountainous topography of Maui and the other islands induce an actual average of about .

 Daily variations

In the lowlands, rainfall is most likely to occur throughout the year during the night or morning hours, and least likely in mid-afternoon. The most pronounced daily variations in rainfall occur during the summer because most summer rainfall consists of trade winds showers that most often occur at night. Winter rainfall in the lowlands is the result of storm activity, which is as likely to occur in the daytime as at night. Rainfall variability is far greater during the winter when occasional storms contribute appreciably to rainfall totals. With such wide swings in rainfall, there are inevitably occasional droughts, sometimes causing economic losses. These occur when winter rains fail to produce sufficient significant rainstorms, impacting normally dry areas outside the trade winds that depend on them the most. The winter of 2011-2012 produced extreme drought on the leeward sides of Moloka'i, Maui, and the Island of Hawaii.

Microclimates

The blend of warm tropical sunshine, varying humidity, ocean breezes and trade winds, and varying elevations create a variety of microclimates. Although the Island of Maui is small, it can feel quite different in each district resulting in a unique selection of micro-climates that are typical to each of its distinctive locations: Central Maui; leeward South Maui, and West Maui; windward North Shore and East Maui; and Upcountry Maui.

Although Maui's daytime temperatures average between  and  year round, evening temperatures are about  cooler in the more humid windward areas, about  cooler in the dryer leeward areas, and cooler yet in higher elevations.

Central Maui consists primarily of Kahului and Wailuku. Kahului is the center of the island and tends to keep steady, high temperatures throughout the year. The micro-climate in Kahului can be at times muggy, but it usually feels relatively dry and is often very breezy. The Wailuku area is set closer to the West Maui Mountain range. Here, more rainfall will be found throughout the year and higher humidity levels.

Leeward side includes South Maui (Kihei, Wailea, and Makena) and West Maui (Lahaina, Kaanapali, and Kapalua). These areas are typically drier, with higher daytime temperatures (up to ), and the least amount of rainfall. (An exception is the high-altitude, unpopulated West Maui summit, which boasts up to  of rainfall per year on its north and east side.)

Windward side includes the North Shore (Paia and Haiku) and East Maui (Keanae, Hana, and Kipahulu). Located in the prevailing, northeast trade winds, these areas have heavier rainfall levels, which increase considerably at higher elevations.

Upcountry Maui (Makawao, Pukalani, and Kula) at the  to  levels, provides mild heat ( and low ) during the day and cool evenings. The higher the elevation, the cooler the evenings. During Maui's winter, Upper Kula can be as cold as  in the early morning hours, and the Haleakala summit can dip below freezing.

An exception to the normal pattern is the occasional winter "Kona storms" which bring rainfall to the South and West areas accompanied by high southwesterly winds (opposite of the prevailing trade wind direction).

Natural history
Maui is a leading whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands due to humpback whales wintering in the sheltered Auau Channel between the islands of Maui county. The whales migrate approximately  from Alaskan waters each autumn and spend the winter months mating and birthing in the warm waters off Maui, with most leaving by the end of April. The whales are typically sighted in pods: small groups of several adults, or groups of a mother, her calf, and a few suitors. Humpbacks are an endangered species protected by U.S. federal and Hawaii state law. There are estimated to be about 22,000 humpbacks in the North Pacific. Although Maui's Humpback face many dangers, due to pollution, high-speed commercial vessels, and military sonar testing, their numbers have increased rapidly in recent years, estimated at 7% growth per year.

Maui is home to a large rainforest on the northeastern flanks of Haleakalā, which serves as the drainage basin for the rest of the island. The extremely difficult terrain has prevented the exploitation of much of the forest.

Agricultural and coastal industrial land use has hurt much of Maui's coastal regions. Many of Maui's extraordinary coral reefs have been damaged by pollution, run-off, and tourism, although finding sea turtles, dolphins, and Hawaii's celebrated tropical fish, is still common. Leeward Maui used to boast a vibrant dry 'cloud forest' as well but this was destroyed by human activities over the last three hundred years.

Wildlife

The birdlife of Maui lacks the high concentration of endemic birdlife found in some other Hawaiian islands. As recently as 200,000 years ago it was linked to the neighboring islands of Molokai, Lanai, and Kaho'olawe in a large island called Maui Nui, thus reducing the chance of species endemic to any single one of these. Although Molokai does have several endemic species of birds, some extinct and some not, in modern times Maui, Lanai, and Kaho'olawe have not had much endemic birdlife. In ancient times during and after the period in which Maui was part of Maui Nui, Maui boasted a species of moa-nalo (which was also found on Molokai, Lanai, and Kaho'olawe), a species of harrier (the Wood harrier, shared with Molokai), an undescribed sea eagle (Maui only), and three species of ground-dwelling flightless ibis (Apteribis sp.), plus a host of other species. Today, the most notable non-extinct endemics of Maui are probably the 'Akohekohe (Palmeria dolei) and the Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys), also known as Kiwikiu, both of which are critically endangered and only found in an alpine forest on the windward slopes of Haleakala. Conservation efforts have looked at how to mitigate female parrotbill mortality since this has been identified as a key driving factor driving the decline in population. The parrotbill has a notable lack of resistance to mosquito-born diseases, so only forests above 1500 meters of elevation provide refuge for most parrotbills. The habitat is in the process of being restored on leeward east Maui as of 2018.
As Maui's population continues to grow, the previously undeveloped areas of the island that provided a refuge for the wildlife are decreasing in size as they are becoming more developed. This is proving to be a risk for the endangered species of the island. Both flora and fauna habitats need to be protected for the sake of the numerous endangered species that live there. More than 250 species of native flora are federally listed as endangered or threatened. Birds found on other islands as well as Maui include the I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea], 'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea), as well as the Nene (Branta sandvicensis, the state bird of Hawaii), Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai), and a number of others. The Winter months provide a great opportunity for whale watching, as thousands of humpback whales migrate annually and pass by the island.

History

Polynesians from Tahiti were the original people to populate Maui. The Tahitians introduced the kapu system, a strict social order that affected all aspects of life and became the core of Hawaiʻian culture. Modern Hawaiʻian history began in the mid-18th century. Kamehameha I, king of the island of Hawaiʻi, invaded Maui in 1790 and fought the inconclusive Battle of Kepaniwai, but returned to Hawaiʻi to battle a rival, finally subduing Maui a few years later.

On November 26, 1778, explorer James Cook became the first European to see Maui. Cook never set foot on the island because he was unable to find a suitable landing. The first European to visit Maui was the French admiral Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, who landed on the shores of what is now known as La Perouse Bay on May 29, 1786. More Europeans followed: traders, whalers, loggers (e.g., of sandalwood) and missionaries. The latter began to arrive from New England in 1823, settling in Lahaina, which at that time was the capital. They clothed the natives, banned them from dancing hula, and greatly altered the culture. The missionaries taught reading and writing, created the 12-letter Hawaiian alphabet, started a printing press in Lahaina, and began writing the islands' history, which until then was transmitted orally. Ironically, the missionaries both altered and preserved the native culture. The religious work altered the culture while the literacy efforts preserved native history and language. Missionaries started the first school in Lahaina, which still exists today: Lahainaluna Mission School, which opened in 1831.

At the height of the whaling era (1843–1860), Lahaina was a major center. In one season over 400 ships visited with up to 100 anchored at one time in Lāhainā Roads. Ships tended to stay for weeks rather than days, fostering extended drinking and the rise of prostitution, against which the missionaries vainly battled. Whaling declined steeply at the end of the 19th century as petroleum replaced whale oil.

Kamehameha's descendants reigned until 1872. They were followed by rulers from another ancient family of chiefs, including Queen Liliʻuokalani, deposed in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii by American business interests. One year later, the Republic of Hawaii was founded. The island was annexed by the United States in 1898 and made a territory in 1900. Hawaiʻi became the 50th U.S. state in 1959.

In 1937, Vibora Luviminda trade union conducted the last strike action of an ethnic nature in the Hawaiʻian Islands against four Maui sugarcane plantations, demanding higher wages and the dismissal of five foremen. Manuel Fagel and nine other strike leaders were arrested, and charged with kidnapping a worker. Fagel spent four months in jail while the strike continued. Eventually, Vibora Luviminda made its point and the workers won a 15% increase in wages after 85 days on strike, but there was no written contract signed.

Maui was centrally involved in the Pacific Theater of World War II as a staging center, training base, and rest and relaxation site. At the peak in 1943–1944, more than 100,000 soldiers were there. The main base of the 4th Marine Division was in Haiku. Beaches were used to practice landings and train in marine demolition and sabotage.

Modern development

The island experienced rapid population growth through 2007, with Kīhei one of the most rapidly growing towns in the United States (see chart, below). The island attracted many retirees, adding service providers for them to the rapidly increasing number of tourists. Population growth produced strains, including traffic congestion, housing unaffordability, and issues of access to water.

Most recent years have brought droughts, resulting in the Īao aquifer being drawn at possibly unsustainable rates above 18 million U.S. gallons (68,000 m3) per day. Recent estimates indicate that the total potential supply of potable water on Maui is around 476 million U.S. gallons (1,800,000 m3) per day,  virtually all of which runs off into the ocean.

Water for sugar cultivation comes mostly from the streams of East Maui, routed through a network of tunnels and ditches hand dug by Chinese laborers in the 19th century. In 2006, the town of Paia successfully petitioned the county against mixing in treated water from wells known to be contaminated with both 1,2-dibromoethane and 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane from former pineapple cultivation in the area (Environment Hawaii, 1996). Agricultural companies have been released from all future liability for these chemicals (County of Maui, 1999). In 2009, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and others successfully argued in court that sugar companies should reduce the amount of water they take from four streams.

In 1974, Emil Tedeschi of the Napa Valley winegrower family of Calistoga, California, established the first Hawaiian commercial winery, the Tedeschi Winery at Ulupalakua Ranch.

In the 2000s, controversies over whether to continue rapid real-estate development, vacation rentals in which homeowners rent their homes to visitors, and Hawaii Superferry preoccupied residents. In 2003, Corey Ryder of the Earth Foundation gave a presentation regarding the unique situation on Maui, "Hazard mitigation, safety & security", before the Maui County Council. In 2009, the county approved a 1,000-unit development in South Maui in the teeth of the financial crisis. Vacation rentals are now strictly limited, with greater enforcement than previously. Hawaii Superferry, which offered transport between Maui and Oahu, ceased operations in May 2009, ended by a court decision that required environmental studies from which Governor Linda Lingle had exempted the operator.

In 2016, Maui residents convinced officials to switch to organic pesticides for highway applications after they found out that label requirements for glyphosate formulations were not being followed.

Economy

The major industry in Maui is tourism. Other large sectors include retail, health care, business services, and government. Maui also has a significant presence in agriculture and information technology.

The unemployment rate reached a low of 1.7% in December 2006, rising to 9% in March 2009 before falling back to 4.6% by the end of 2013 and to 2.1% in January, 2018.

Agriculture
Maui's primary agriculture products are corn and other seeds, fruits, cattle, and vegetables. Specific products include coffee, macadamia nuts, papaya, flowers and fresh pineapple. Historically, Maui's primary products were sugar and pineapple. Maui Land & Pineapple Company and Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company (HC&S, a subsidiary of Alexander and Baldwin Company) dominated agricultural activity. In 2016, sugar production ended. Haliimaile Pineapple Co. grows pineapple on former Maui Land & Pineapple Co. land.

In November 2014, a Maui County referendum enacted a moratorium on genetically engineered crops. Shortly thereafter Monsanto and other agribusinesses obtained a court injunction suspending the moratorium.

Information technology
Most technology organizations that are located on the island populate the Maui Research & Technology Park which is located on the coast of Maui. This region takes up 400 acres of Kihei which is home to many information technology organizations and companies such as the Maui High-Performance Computing Center, Maui Research and Technology Center, and Maui Brewing Company. The Park includes areas designated for research, such as offices, labs, and data centers. The Maui Research & Technology Park was opened in 1991 to create a mixed-use community, though only a portion of the area is dedicated to this mixed-use community. The mixed-use community was updated in the Master Plan in 2016.

The Maui High Performance Computing Center at the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory in Kīhei is a United States Air Force research laboratory center that is managed by the University of Hawaii. It provides more than 10 million hours of computing time per year to the research, science, and military communities.

Another promoter of high technology on the island is the Maui Research and Technology Center, also located in Kihei. It is a program of the High Technology Development Corporation, an agency of the State of Hawaii, whose focus is to facilitate the growth of Hawaii's commercial high-technology sector.

Astrophysics
Maui is an important center for advanced astronomical research. The Haleakala Observatory was Hawaii's first astronomical research and development facility, operating at the Maui Space Surveillance Site (MSSS) electro-optical facility. "At the 10,023-foot summit of the long-dormant volcano Haleakala, operational satellite tracking facilities are co-located with a research and development facility providing superb data acquisition and communication support. The high elevation, dry climate, and freedom from light pollution offer virtually year-round observation of satellites, missiles, man-made orbital debris, and astronomical objects."

Sports

Snorkeling

Snorkeling is one of the most popular activities on Maui, with over 30 beaches and bays to snorkel at around the island. Maui's trade winds tend to come in from the northeast, making the most popular places to snorkel on the south and west shores of Maui. Having many mountains on Maui helps with the trade winds not being able to reach the beaches located on the south and west of the island, making the ocean water very clear.

Windsurfing
Maui is a well-known destination for windsurfing. Kanaha Beach Park is a very well-known windsurfing spot and may have stand-up paddle boarders or surfers if there are waves and no wind. Windsurfing has evolved on Maui since the early 1980s when it was recognized as an ideal location to test equipment and publicize the sport.

Surfing
One of the most popular sports in Hawaii. Ho'okipa Beach Park is one of Maui's most famous surfing and windsurfing spots. Other famous or frequently surfed areas include Slaughterhouse Beach, Honolua Bay, Pe'ahi (Jaws), and Fleming Beach. The north side of Maui absorbs the most swell during the winter season and the south and west in the summertime. Due to island blocking, summer south swells tend to be weak and rare.

Kitesurfing
One of the newest sports on Maui is kitesurfing, particularly at Kanaha Beach Park.

Tourism

The big tourist spots in Maui include the Hāna Highway, Haleakalā National Park, Iao Valley, and Lahaina.

The Hāna Highway runs along the east coast of Maui, curving around mountains and passing by black sand beaches and waterfalls. Haleakalā National Park is home to Haleakalā, a dormant volcano. Snorkeling can be done at almost any beach along the Maui coast. Surfing and windsurfing are also popular in Maui.

The main tourist areas are West Maui (Kāanapali, Lahaina, Nāpili-Honokōwai, Kahana, Napili, Kapalua) and South Maui (Kīhei, Wailea-Mākena). The main port of call for cruise ships is located in Kahului. There are also smaller ports located at Lahaina Harbor (located in Lahaina) and Maalaea Harbor (located between Lahaina and Kihei). Lahaina is one of the main attractions on the island with an entire street of shops and restaurants which leads to a wharf where many set out for a sunset cruise or whale watching journey. Known locally as Lahainatown, it has a long and diverse history from its Hawaiian population beginnings to the arrival of travelers and settlers and its use as a significant whaling port.

Maui County welcomed 2,207,826 tourists in 2004 rising to 2,639,929 in 2007 with total tourist expenditures north of US$3.5 billion for the Island of Maui alone. While the island of Oahu is most popular with Japanese tourists, the Island of Maui appeals to visitors mostly from the U.S. mainland and Canada: in 2005, there were 2,003,492 domestic arrivals on the island, compared to 260,184 international arrivals.

While winning many travel industry awards as Best Island In The World in recent years concerns have been raised by locals and environmentalists about the overdevelopment of Maui. Visitors are being urged to be conscious of reducing their environmental footprint while exploring the island. A number of activist groups, including Save Makena have gone as far as taking the government to court to protect the rights of local citizens.

Throughout 2008 Maui suffered a major loss in tourism compounded by the spring bankruptcies of Aloha Airlines and ATA Airlines. The pullout in May of the second of three Norwegian Cruise Line ships also hurt. Pacific Business News reported a $166 million loss in revenue for Maui tourism businesses.

Transportation

The Maui Bus is a county-funded program that provides transportation around the island for nominal fares.

Airports

Three airports provide air service to Maui:
Hana Airport provides regional service to eastern Maui
Kahului Airport in central Maui is an international airport and the island's busiest
Kapalua Airport provides regional service to western Maui

Healthcare
There are two hospitals on the island of Maui. The first, Maui Memorial Medical Center, is the only acute care hospital in Maui County. It is centrally located in the town of Wailuku approximately 4 miles from Kahului Airport. The second, Kula Hospital, is a critical access hospital located on the southern half of the island in the rural town of Kula. Kula Hospital, along with Lanai Community Hospital (which is located in Maui County but on the neighboring island of Lanai), are affiliates of Maui Memorial Medical Center. All three hospitals are open 24/7 for emergency access. Although not technically a hospital or emergency room, Hana Health Clinic (or Hana Medical Center), located in the remote town of Hana on the southeastern side of the island, works in cooperation with American Medical Response and Maui Memorial Medical Center to stabilize and transport patients with emergent medical conditions. It too is open 24/7 for urgent care and emergency access.

International relations

Maui is twinned with:
 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
 Arequipa, Perú
 Quezon City, Philippines, since 6 March 1970

Notable people

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings for Maui

References

External links

Official site of Maui County

High resolution Moku/Ahupua'a map

Islands of Hawaii
Maui County, Hawaii


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ADT-1 Owners Can Sideload The Android 5.0 OTA (LPX13D), Here's What It Changes
Cody Toombs
11:27am PDT Oct 18, 2014
2 Changes
2.0.0.1 Home Screen
2.0.0.2 Play Store
2.0.0.3 Movies
2.0.0.4 Play Games
2.0.0.5 Settings Screen
2.0.0.6 Individual Settings
If you've spent any time in Google's ecosystem of hardware and software, you're no stranger to impatiently waiting to receive a firmware update. Hey, we've all been there. While we know the ADT-1 is set to receive an OTA to Android 5.0, it seems Google is still holding back a full rollout despite the very small number of units in circulation. If you don't feel like waiting for your number to come up, it's possible to sideload the update manually onto your ADT-1 and take advantage of everything it has to offer.
Manually updating the ADT-1 is a lot like sideloading any official update, but there are a couple of details that aren't exactly intuitive. Here are the steps:
Download the update zip from Google (link).
Boot your ADT-1 into Recovery mode. This can be done in two different ways:
Hold down the button on the back while powering on the ADT-1. This will load up the bootloader. Now short-press the button until you've selected the Recovery kernel option, then long-press the button to activate it.
Or, enable adb debugging on the ADT-1 through developer options and run this command from a terminal: 'adb reboot recovery'
Once you're in Recovery mode, you'll see the Android maintenance logo. Long-press the button for a couple of seconds to reveal the recovery menu.
Short-press the button until you've selected the option to apply an update from ADB. Long-press to select it.
Enter this command from a terminal: adb sideload 92b93576d67d8e41850996813de09757666c347a.signed-molly-LPX13D-from-LPW39.92b93576.zip
Wait for the update to finish. It takes a few minutes.
Right out of the gate, this update fixes the virtually self-destructive heat issues that every ADT-1 user has experienced. The set-top box now idles at a degree or two above room temperature instead of nearly melting its plastic enclosure. This is reason enough to upgrade right away.
There aren't a lot of particularly shocking changes to the interface – it's mostly the same stuff you've already seen with a few tweaks here and there. Most of the screenshots are organized with the older version on the left and the new version on the right.
The icon for Notifications has been removed, and with it seemingly any way to get notifications on Android TV. Perhaps they are redirected to a phone or tablet, or maybe the icon only reappears when there's something to look at. The cards have also lost the sharp corners in favor of slightly rounded edges.
Left: old, Right: new
Very little has changed in the Play Store visually except that the cards are ever so slightly smaller, allowing a little more content to fit on the screen. At the bottom, there are two new options to control how long purchases can be made after they've been authorized by the account owner and a setting for maturity level.
Left: New Icons, Center: Payment Authorization Timeout, Right: Maturity Level
Movies went through basically the same visual tweaks as the Play Store, but that's about it.
The Games app seems to have only changed in one way: the block of player info has been removed from the top left side of the screen. That information now resides in a card on the far left of the list. Google also added the Inbox for handling multiplayer matches, gifts, and quests; but it seems to be inaccessible, perhaps because I don't have anything in there.
Left: player card, Right: new Games Inbox
The tiles and icons have undergone a few minor tweaks, making everything a tiny bit brighter, bolder, and more colorful – but only barely. The screen looks nicer than before, but it's still a drab settings screen.
Strangely, the settings for Ethernet and Display have vanished. This means we've also lost the options for overscan calibration and setting a live wallpaper (not that there were any available to use). Without the Display section, Daydream has been promoted to the main row of settings. There have also been a few items at the end of the top row that have moved into the About screen, but we'll get to that in a bit.
Left: old Display screen, Right: new Settings screen with Daydream
Individual Settings
Security has been renamed to "Security & Restrictions," and gained a toggle for Restricted Profile.
The About screen now displays the device serial number and offers settings for any ads that can be displayed. The System Update tool has also been moved to this screen from the main settings.
There may be some more changes I missed, but this isn't a particularly major update. A resolution to the overheating issue is easily the most important item on the list, and it's a compelling reason to install the update manually if Google hasn't already released it to your own ADT-1. That's all we have right now, but keep your eyes open for some potential teardowns.
Thanks, Dave!
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Q: Akka TCP client: How can I send a message over TCP using akka actor I want to send textual messages over TCP. Pretty easy. I want to do so with akka. I read this article about akka IO:
http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/snapshot/scala/io-tcp.html
The article present a simple implementation of a TCP client, but it's not clear to me how I would use this client.

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*The constructor takes an InetSocketAddress and an ActorRef. InetSocketAddress make sense (I assume this is the of the destination) but what's the ActorRef? this is my first time using akka, but from what I understand, ActorRef is the reference of another actor. Since my TCP client is an actor, and I expect this TCP actor to communicate with a TCP server, not with another actor, why would I give it an actor ref?

*what's the props function in the companion object for?

*once instantiated, how would I use this actor to send TCP messages? Should I just send it a message with the data I want to send in the form of a ByteString?
4.
what's the connection / difference between
case Received(data) =>
    listener ! data

and
case data: ByteString =>
    connection ! Write(data)

A: Answering your questions:

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*The constructor class Client(remote: InetSocketAddress, listener: ActorRef) extends Actor takes a listener which is a reference to an actor that is using this Client to communicate with remote server. Listener will send and receive messages through this Client. Since Client is an actor you will communicate with it solely by sending messages. The same applies to the Client when it communicates with connection/remote - it will send and receive messages on your behalf and forward them to the listener you provided.

*props function in a companion object of an actor class is usually used as a helper function for constructing an actor. It's needed if your actor takes constructor arguments and you have to take care not to close over mutable state. Remember you can't use new operator to create actors, you have to call Props.

*Your Client actor will receive messages of type ByteString as in case data: ByteString => once connected to the remote. It will write that data to the TCP connection - effectively sending a message. Whenever it receives a response from remote of type Received as in case Received(data) => it will forward it to your listener actor.

*See 3. Client actor receives messages from your listener and from connection and forwards them accordingly. It does not check however where they came from. So whenever it receives ByteString it will send it to connection/remote, and whenever it receives Received it will send bytes to listener. You need to make sure your listener can receive these messages if you want to have 2 way communication.

To summarize here is how 2-way communication looks like.
Send ByteString to remote:
MyActor -> ByteString -> Client -> Write(ByteString) -> connection/remote
Receive ByteString from remote (server talks to client):
connection/remote -> Received(ByteString) -> Client -> ByteString -> MyActor
where '->' is a message send.

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Spiritual Ecology
"… the universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects." Thomas Berry, Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as a Sacred Community, 2006, p.17.
SOURCES BY AND ON THOMAS BERRY'S LIFE AND WORK AND RELATED MATTERS
Berry, Thomas, 1988, The Dream of the Earth, San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.
1999, The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future, New York, NY: Bell Tower.
2006, Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community, Mary Evelyn Tucker, ed., San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.
2009, The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-First Century, Mary Evelyn Tucker, ed., New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
2009, The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earthm Mahwah, NJ: Orbis Books.
2011, Thomas Berry, http://www.thomasberry.org.
2012, Thomas Berry and the Earth Community. http://www.earth-community.org/.
Berry, Thomas, and Thomas Clarke, 1991, Befriending the Earth: A Theology of Reconciliation Between Humans and the Earth, Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications.
Bentz-Letts, Rev. Alan, 2013, "Our Need for a New Sacred Story: Thomas Berry, Spiritual Autism, Saving the Planet," available from Dr. Bentz-Letts (Alanbentzletts@aol.com).
Eaton, Heather, ed., 2014, The Intellectual Journey of Thomas Berry: Imagining the Earth Community, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
Forum on Religion and Ecology, 2012, Forum on Religion and Ecology, New Haven, CT: Yale University, http://fore.research.yale.edu.
Fox, Matthew, 1999 (Summer), "A Profile of Thomas Berry, Scholar and Lover of Earth," EarthLight Magazine #34, http://www.earthlight.org/mfoxontberry.html.
Heffern, Rich, 2001 (August 10), "Thomas Berry," National Catholic Reporter, http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives/081001/081001a.htm.
2009 (June 1), Thomas Berry 101: Some Key Ideas from the Work of Thomas Berry, National Catholic Reporter, http://ncronline.org/news/ecology/thomas-berry-101.
Laszlo, Ervin, and Allan Combs, eds., 2011, Thomas Berry, Dreamer of the Earth: The Spiritual Ecology of the Founder of Environmentalism, Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions.
Ostrow, Marty, 2001, Thomas Berry Speaks: Two video talks with Thomas Berry, Cambridge, MA: Fine Cuts Productions, LLC (DVD27 minutes).
Raymond, June, ed., 2010, Meditations with Thomas Berry with additional material by Brian Swimme. London, UK: GreenSpirit.
Revkin, Andrew C., 2009 (June 3), "Thomas Berry, Writer and Lecturer With a Mission for Mankind, Dies at 94, New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/us/04berry.html.
Stetson, Nancy, and Penny Morell, 2002, Thomas Berry: The Great Story (The Life and Work of the Famous Eco-Theologian), Oley, PA: Bullfrog Films (DVD, 49 minutes), http://www.bullfrogfilms.com.
Swimme, Brian, and Thomas Berry, 1992, The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era: A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos, San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins.
Swimme, Brian, and Mary Evelyn Tucker, 2011a, Journey of the Universe: The Epic Story of Cosmic, Earth and Human Transformation. Mill Valley, CA: Northcutt Productions (DVD, 58 minutes), http://www.JourneyoftheUniverse.org.
2011b, Journey of the Universe: The Epic Story of Cosmic, Earth and Human Transformation, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, http://www.JourneyoftheUniverse.org.
Tobin, Carolyn, 2012, Recovering a Sense of the Sacred: Conversations with Thomas Berry, Whitsett, NC: Timberlake Earth Sanctuary.
Tucker, Mary Evelyn, 2011, Journey of the Universe: An Epic Cosmic, Earth, and Human Transformation, Educational Series (Conversations with Leading Scientists, Environmentalists, Historians, and Educators Toward a Flourishing Earth Community), (DVD, 20 episodes at 30 minutes each), http://www.JourneyoftheUniverse.org.
Tucker, Mary Evelyn, "Biography of Thomas Berry," http://www.thomasberry.org/Biography/tucker-bio.html
Tucker, Mary Evelyn, and John Grim, eds., 2014, Thomas Berry: Selected Writings on the Earth Community, Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books. [Editors include not only an Introduction to the book, but also to each of the 12 chapters, taken together a wonderful overview of Berry's life and thought. Here is one among many profound insights from Berry: "All human institutions, professions, programs, and activities must now be judged primarily by the extent to which they inhibit, ignore, or foster a mutually enhancing human-Earth relationship (p. 165)].
Also YouTube has various films by Berry, Swimme, and Tucker.
http://beholdnature.org/
Goergen, Fr. Donald, 2014, "A Retreat with Teilhard de Chardin," https://www.nowyouknowmedia.com/a-retreat-with-teilhard-de-chardin.html
Timberlake Earth Sanctuary, Whitsett, NC
http://www.timberlakeearthsanctuary.com/
Manson, Jaime, 2014 (July 16), "The evolution of Ilia Delio," The National Catholic Reporter
http://ncronline.org/blogs/grace-margins/evolution-ilia-delio
Interview with Thomas Berry by Jane Blewett in which they discuss Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's philosophy. Berry discusses Teilhard's three great contributions: (1) he told the story of the universe in an integral manner with four phases "Galactic, Earth, Life, Human," (2) he identified the human as a dimension of the Universe from the beginning, and (3) he moved the essential Christian issue from the Redemption to the Creation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKEBQe4c7n0
For a summary of the video and discussion questions see:
http://www.thomasberry.org/Biography/Teilhard_in_the_Age_of_Ecology–Summary_Notes.pdf


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'Celebrating the sun that shines on us and the Son that saves us'
Categories: Feature, Other
We are thrilled to announce that the solar array on our Gift of Peace property in Northeast Washington is complete and is generating energy!
Heeding the Holy Father's call to care for the Earth, as outlined in the encyclical Laudato Si, the array – the largest in the District — provides a unique opportunity to support one of the seven principles of social justice: work for God's creation.
Working with partners at Catholic Energies, a project of Catholic Climate Covenant; IGS Solar; and Solar Energy Services, we broke ground on the project last summer and hosted a blessing ceremony with Archbishop Wilton Gregory and Mayor Muriel Bowser in October.
"We are proud to be one of the first to implement the pope's strong moral teaching and excited to be part of an effort throughout the church to be more conscious of our stewardship of God's multiple blessings," Msgr. John Enzler said at the blessing. "I'm particularly proud that Catholic Charities is taking a proactive step in making solar a part of our commitment to responding to the environmental needs of our society, not just for today, but for generations to come."
The array features more than 5,000 of the highest quality panels and sits on a five-acre lot. When fully operational, the project will produce 2.7 million kilowatt-hours a year — enough energy to power nearly 700 homes. Incredibly, it will account for an estimated 2.5 percent, or one-fortieth, of all the renewable energy produced in Washington. The array will offset nearly 100 percent of Catholic Charities' conventional electricity, allowing us to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs each year. These savings will be redirected to support our programs throughout the D.C. area. To ensure the array benefits as many people in need as possible, any surplus energy will be donated to Solar for All, a program that provides energy to low-income residents.
"It's not simply political, social or economic action we're taking," said Archbishop Gregory in his blessing. "We're praising God today in prayer… for the gift of the sun that shines on us, and more importantly, the Son that saves us."
As an added benefit, the project will include a pollinator field with more than 650,000 flowering plants. The field, which is expected to be in full bloom in the spring, will not only provide aesthetic beauty to the project, but it will be a flourishing habitat for bees, butterflies, and other pollinating species. These fields provide the unique opportunity to increase pollinator populations, which have declined significantly in recent years with some species even facing extinction.
The site will also feature about 100 newly planted native, evergreen, and deciduous trees along the perimeter of the array, which will provide optimum screening and reduced shading of the panels.
"The pope has been very direct in telling us what to do," said Mayor Bowser at the blessing ceremony. "The pope has been clear to us to focus on three key words: honesty, courage, and responsibility. I think all of those things are embodied in this project."
The project has already become a model for churches, generating inquiries from dioceses across the country that are considering emulating our efforts to create a sustainable path forward for their communities.
"We at Catholic Charities have been stewards of this community for nearly 90 years," said Father John. "And now we want to be stewards of the environment so that we can continue to serve those in need for the next 90."


It is often overlooked that, as a Bordelais grape, Bordeaux is an excellent source of Sauvignon Blanc in any of its guises. This is a wine that keeps freshness and balance at its heart and makes some of the more modern sauvignon blancs from the new world look overblown in comparison.
The generous apple, peach and orange peelfruit benefits from a whiff of lemon balm and palate takes on a green applecrunch. It is a dry, crisp and zesty white wine that has plenty of fruit on offer. It is a good everyday quaffer. Serve it with some fresh seafood, some grilled fish or soft white cheese like ripened brie and you will see smiles all round.


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Q: Why won't WinRT MediaElement.SetSource do what it should? Very simple.  When using MediaElement this code works:
TestMedia.Source = new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/Test.mp4");
TestMedia.MediaFailed += TestMedia_MediaFailed;
TestMedia.AutoPlay = true;

This code does not:
StorageFile fileToTest = await StorageFile.GetFileFromApplicationUriAsync(new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/Test.mp4"));
var stream = await fileToTest.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.Read);
TestMedia.SetSource(stream, fileToTest.ContentType);
TestMedia.MediaFailed += TestMedia_MediaFailed;
TestMedia.AutoPlay = true;

No delegate methods are ever called and no exceptions are ever thrown (I know I am not assigning them here, but even if I do it doesn't matter).  It is simply blank.  Why won't SetSource work in place of Source?  The reason I ask is that I am trying to implement simple obfuscation of movie files so that someone using our app will at least have to put some effort into stealing the copyrighted content.  That requires altering the stream in memory before passing it onto the MediaElement
EDIT One more piece of relevant information is that the status changed callback on the Media Element gets called once in the second version (the status is immediately "Closed").

A: According to this link the problem is TestMedia.AutoPlay = true; just after SetSource. It seems there should be some delay between these two methods.


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TIR 36: How Doc Gibbs Prescribed Perfect Percussion for Funk-Jazz Masters
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs (back, second from left) launched his four-decade jazz-funk career as percussionist for Grover Washington Jr.'s 1970s band Locksmith, shown here with their own album from 1980.
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Featured in this 2-part series: Jazz-funk percussionist Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, who for more than 40 years has added to the rhythm, groove and soul of dozens of albums and hundreds of performances with several topline acts. Those artists include Grover Washington Jr., George Benson, Bob James, Earl Klugh, Rodney Franklin, Breakwater, Pieces of a Dream, Al Jarreau, Kirk Whalum, George Howard, Erykah Badu and Anita Baker. He released his solo album, Servin' It Up! Hot!, in 2002.
In 1997, Gibbs began a 10-year run as the musical director for Emeril Live! — the popular cooking show on cable-TV's Food Network. He is also an elected member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Recording Artists and Sciences, Philadelphia chapter. Gibbs has also performed drum workshops for children with Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania and the Strings for Schools organizations.
Here he reflects on several of the amazing talents he collaborated with throughout his landmark career and music-making in general, especially percussion.
NOTE: Gibbs passed away in September 2021.
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The Austrian Striker Who Could Bolster West Ham's Attack
David Moyes has worked wonders at West Ham United this season. The Hammers are currently sitting fifth in the Premier League and will no doubt have eyes on playing European football next term.
What's more West Ham have managed to succeed this term even though they've little strength in depth in the forward line.
You have got to imagine that Moyes will want to recruit a recognised striker this summer, as well as trying to tie Jesse Lingard down to a permanent deal.
Back in early December 2020, I stated that West Ham Utd would be a perfect destination for Lingard and boy did I get that one right as the attacking midfielder has managed to produce some superb performances, recently winning his place back in Gareth Southgate's England squad.
That got me thinking about who The Hammers could go for to strengthen their options up-front.
One name that I believe would excite West Ham fans would be VFB Stuttgart frontman Saša Kalajdžić.
The Austrian international has enjoyed his debut year in the Bundesliga. He has bagged thirteen goals in twenty-four appearances for his side.
Kalajdžić stands at over 6ft5 tall and he has been compared to former England hitman Peter Crouch due to his stature (Bundesliga.com).
Obviously given his height, you'd expect him to be dangerous in the air and while that's true and he can grab goals with his head, that's not the be all and end all to his game.
The lanky hitman is also very dangerous when the ball lands at his feet. He is skilful enough to beat challengers and keep hold of the ball. The twenty-three year old can drop deep and link-up play and build attacks.
The Austrian doesn't seem to get easily flustered and that's also evident when he gets into the opposition's penalty area.
Kalajdžić's impressive performances at Stuttgart have earned him call-ups for his national team. His international manager Franco Foda and he clearly likes what he has seen of the frontman:
"I've been thinking about him for a long time, but then he was unlucky with an injury,"
"Most recently he showed what quality he has at VfB Stuttgart."
Franco Foda Via Archyde
West Ham enjoyed fellow Austrian Marko Arnautovic leading the line a few years back. I think Saša shares a lot of attributes with his countryman but importantly I believe he has the potential to be a better all-round forward, especially when it comes to hitting the back of the net.
According to Goal.com the striker has issued a come and get me plea to Liverpool. That shows confidence and I'm sure big European sides will be monitoring his situation but his next step could be better served by joining someone like West Ham, who are progressing in the right direction, and continue to play regularly in a different league.
I think Saša Kalajdžić has the potential to become a top class striker. West Ham United need to bring in a new focal point to their attack and should definitely be scouring Europe for a hitman with such potential!
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Let me tell you a story about a troubleshooting incident I encountered a few weeks ago.
The other day I was trying to use the Microsoft Terminal Services Client (mstsc.exe) to remotely connect to a PC in Los Angeles, California but for some inexplicable reason I couldn't connect.
Well that's not entirely true; the client actually crashed on connect.
The Remote Desktop connection has stopped working.
The error is pretty lame if you ask me. Here's the thing: it's already obvious that the Remote Desktop connection stopped working because the client was completely locked up. Therefore, why does Microsoft need to rub it in my face by telling me what is already undeniably true?
So yes, I was perturbed. I tried immediately connecting again (just to see if the error would go away) but I got the same result.
Rebooting didn't fix anything so I asked a friend to attempt to connect to the same remote computer. Guess what? He didn't have any issues. He connected fine and looked at me like I was stupid.
So there was something on my computer that was causing the Remote Desktop application to quit unceremoniously.
When I looked in the event logs I could see mstsc.exe was the faulting application name. But I already knew that.
There was also something in there about vorbis.acm.
How odd… what is that?
Vorbis… vorbis… where have I heard that before? Isn't that an audio codec or something?
I started Googling around and noticed that vorbis, sometimes called Ogg Vorbis, is an open source audio coding format. But it wasn't obvious to me what an audio codec and the Remote Desktop Client had in common.
I perused the General tab… nope nothing here.
Oh wait.. what is this?
Remote audio… configure remote audio settings?
Ah, maybe there's something in here I need to disable?
When I clicked in the Remote audio playback settings I noticed Play on this computer was selected.
Since I don't care about the audio at the destination playing back on my local computer, I selected Do not play and attempted to reconnect.
That fixed it! I connected without any issues and the Remote Desktop client stopped crashing.
If you're having a similar issue try poking around in the Remote Desktop settings to see what you can disable. I know some people were able to fix the Remote Desktop client problem by disabling Printers under Local devices and resources.
You might be able to to solve the problem by backing up the cached bitmapped images of previous remote sessions.
Basically, if you repeatedly connect to the same computers that have the same desktop setups, the terminal service client will save a cached copy locally on your system so you don't have to keep downloading it from the remote computer.
You could rename the .bmc files to .bmc.old and then retry your terminal services connection efforts.
I have to be real with you though: I haven't tested this bmc thing so I can't tell you any expected outcomes!
Please let me know what worked for you.
Yes, I have the same problem and your solution works for me ! Thank you very much !!
Fonzie.. seeing his thought process as he walked through the problem can help others follow a similar process for related, but different issues. You're one guy, so you're in no position to speak for everyone else.
Filter out the sh*t next time you write a comment.
It's a year ago, but jeeze…….stfu. It's a short article, and there's nothing wrong with his style. FU Fonz, from the future.
Ran into this problem today, this fixed it. Sort of strange, it was working until today.
Even i am facing this same issue. Have tried all the options mentioned above, but still getting same error. Any suggestions.
Disabling sound didn't work for me but disabling local print did the trick.
Here is already value are set 0 at enabled location. Where I change the value at default or Enabled location?
Good Morning. Thank you for your reply. I have used PGina and when i removed it then it's worked fine.
Had the same issue. Your post solved it. Greatly appreciated!
i should add… this worked for windows 10 as well.
%USERPROFILE%AppDataLocalMicrosoftTerminal Server ClientCachebcache64.bmc did the trick. It took me 3 weeks to use the correct search keywords in google to find that easy solution on your site.
Hoorrrraaay! Next beer is on me. Thanks a f**king lot!
Yay! Deleting that .bmc file in %USERPROFILE%AppDataLocalMicrosoftTerminal Server ClientCache didn't work but deleting the other 3 Cache files in that dir fixed the crash for me that just randomly started happening today.
Go to your local hard drive then find the username you are looking for then also you need to enable hidden folders. do this by going to "View" on windows 10 . Then you will see AppData and from there it should be simple. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Steps seems to be too technical. Instead, tools like R-HUB remote support servers, gosupportnow, logmein etc. are user friendly and easier to use.
nailed it, mark another one up for audio redirection bork'd on windows 10. RDP audio redirection from a windows 7 target works great on the iOS app for iPad but not mstsc.exe in windows 10 destkop. welcome to 2015 and mobile/web 1st. i guess i do use the iOS app more but really?!?!
Renaming the cached files worked for me. Thank you.
Thank you for the "Do Not Play Audio" tip. That was the answer for me!!!!
disabling printers works for me. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the workaround, works like a charm for me!
OMG! Thanks! This was bothering me for several months. You just made my day.
Disabling printer sharing worked for me, thank you so much!
I believe the key to solving this issue specific to each case is looking in the event viewer. Look at not just the "Faulting application name" but also the "Faulting module name." For me the faulting module was "dlxcrjdm.dll" which is an old Dell Printer Driver dll that I am guessing isn't compatible with Windows 10 (which I just upgraded to). Anyway, after uninstalling the Dell printer, my problem was resolved. This type of approach may also solve the issue for those looking to use printers or audio as a local resource in the remote environment.
To run event viewer, just hit the Start button and start typing in "Event Viewer." You should be able to see in the "Summary of Administrative Events" any Errors (under "Event Type") in the last hour and then find the one related to your issue. After you do find the "Faulting module name", I suggest googling it to find out what it is and go from there.
Victor makes a good point – definitely check the event viewer. sdrdp5.dll was the cuplrit for us. Simple fix.
I had the same issue and none of the above fixes helped so I simply created a new user and that fixed my problem.
Amazing. I've been trying to fix during several months and it worked out (the audio off option) and this was in Windows 10, so I wrote to let you know that it also works in W10. Thanks a lot!!
I'm on Windows 10 and this worked for me – disabled audio. Thank you!!!!
I am not computer literate so how do I disable autologin and how do I find registry value as the other steps did not correct the problem?
Audio setting worked for me. Thanks bro.
Excellent that worked perfectly. Thanks for working out the problem and sharing the solution.
It is solution for my problem – thank you.
This. It fix my wifi log in windows explorer crash problem. Thank you!
tried literally everything else, only this worked! Thanks!!!
Great Solution! I deleted the CSR software and Remote is running again. I have had other problems with that software, should have dumped it months ago. Thanks, Nick!
If the crash happens in ntdll.dll (as was in my case), the chances are high it is related to the mentioned BLEtokenCredentialProvider.dll (just renaming it is enough to avoid crashes).
The real cause of the crash can be tracked down by analyzing the dump file like mstsc.exe.6804.dmp (for Windows 7 they are accumulated in ?:UsersXXXXAppDataLocalCrashDumps by default).
THANK YOU! It solved my problem too!
I didn't have that Vorbis error but I just went on a limb and tried disabling audio. Worked immediately! Thank you!
To test if the problem really was about the Vorbis codec, I opened a Media Player on the remote computer. As soon as I played a file, the Remote Desktop crashed. I set the Audio to Do Not Play, and it fixed for me.
Googling tells me that Vorbis.acm is not compatible with 64-bit mtsc.exe version.
In the Windows Application event log I found it was a newly installed HP printer on the network causing my RemoteApp RDP session to crash within seconds of starting. I disable Printers as a shared resource.
Didn't work with disabling the audio, but it worked by disabling the printer. Thank you so much for such a simple solution to an annoying new problem!
Disabling printer share worked for me! Thank you.
Brilliant, this worked for me on Win 10 Pro, thanks so much.
This post pointed me in right direction.
Found out user was using old printer driver that was responsible for crashing RDP connection.
Win7 driver working on Win10 – compatible but not best solution!
After upgrading the driver, printer share was back to normal.
Thank you for this post! I had same problem, and it was fixed after I disabled the printers!
Wanted to chime in as i was having the same issues, i had "Faulting module name: ntdll.dll" in my event log.
After disabling UAC, no more crashes!
I've had continuous disconnection problems with Remote Desktop from a Win10 to a Win7 machine, where the connection dropped every time I used windows explorer on the host machine.
I turned remote audio playback to 'do not play' and I also disabled 'Printers' under local devices and resources. No more disconnecting now!
Works like a charm on Windows 10, thanks.
Thank you! I had to turn off printers and clipboard too (not sure which did the trick).
You saved my life with audio config!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Note: I'm referring to deleting the cache files. NOT the audio.


The National Gallery of Art commissioned Guidekick to produce a mobile location-based experience for their visitors based on the core engine which I had developed for them. Since the NGA wanted to make major changes to the way data is published and used by the app, Guidekick asked me to take on development duties.
Whereas most of our location-based apps for museums and galleries were based on Guidekick's in-house content management system, Quipu, the NGA wanted to use their own web-based API to provide all of the data for the app. This was a major departure from all our other apps as Quipu exported content to a zip which could then be downloaded by the app. Thus, once the download had taken place, content no longer needed to be streamed and the app would function in offline mode if the user did not have an internet connection. The NGA's own CMS was entirely online and they insisted that we not cache any data beyond that necessary to make the app function.
My first task was to create an abstract version of all of our content model classes and then begin developing a new subclass for the NGA's new API. The second task was to create an abstract version of all of the content management classes and then begin developing a new subclass which was specifically for streaming content. Due to this, it was necessary to change a lot of the UI (view) classes in order to behave correctly even when data it would normally have had immediately could not be used until it had been received from the API. These tasks were particularly challenging because there was no way to keep the app fully functional while all of this was in progress. So while I could test certain small sections of the code in isolation, I was not able to have an overview of the state of the app.
Once the core of the app had been revamped, and the app was broadly functional again, I began work on switching over to the IIIF API to implement images, thumbnails, etc and SoundCloud to implement the audio functionality. The NGA API had thousands of points of interest, many of which were not on view or were not intended to be displayed in the app so I had to develop a cache system to ensure that we could only look for POIs which had changed and not re-stream the same content over and over.
The on-site, location-based aspects of the project were also challenging, as neither the team or I were close enough to be able to test on-site at the NGA. I implemented a fake location system which simulated paths over all of the floors of both NGA buildings and made all of the location-based functionality rely on this fake data. This allowed me to reproduce some very obscure and unpredictable location scenarios which did not behave as expected and for me to fix those.
The final step was to implement detailed analytics for all of the app's functionality. The app went live on March 27th 2019.


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Germany's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved the ICE 4 for operation with the European Train Control System (ETCS) in Germany. With this approval, the passenger service can begin as planned on the Berlin – Munich route, which is equipped with the system. The ICE 4 is scheduled to operate on this line when German train operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) changes its timetable on December 9, 2018.Press Release2018-11-05Siemens Mobility GmbHMunichtradeICE 4 receives ETCS approval in Germany
Germany's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved the ICE 4 for operation with the European Train Control System (ETCS) in Germany. With this approval, the passenger service can begin as planned on the Berlin – Munich route, which is equipped with the system. The ICE 4 is scheduled to operate on this line when German train operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) changes its timetable on December 9, 2018.The ICE 4 trains are equipped with an ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 system for cross-border operation. Approval for the German rail network also includes the route to Basel-Bad, Switzerland. The trains may use the border crossing at Basel for entering Switzerland. Type approval for the trains, including the ETCS system, has already been successfully completed for the Swiss rail network, paving the way for the pending operating certification of the ICE 4 trains in Switzerland.The standardized ETCS system enables the harmonization of the numerous national train control systems in Europe and provides the basis for interoperability between trains and trackside equipment. Since being developed, ETCS has become the global standard. ETCS enables continuous communication between trains and their route. With it, train drivers receive their driving commands – such as the permitted speed, target speed and distance to destination – displayed directly on their cab console and not, as in the past, on signals along the track. All data required for operation is continuously transmitted via the GSM-R digital railway radio system from the Radio Block Center (RBC) to the train and monitored. The exact position and direction of the train are determined by the train's computer and continuously reported to the RBC.Deutsche Bahn has ordered a total of 137 ICE 4 trains. All of the trains will be equipped with ETCS and thus be able to operate not only in Germany but across national borders. Of the 137 ordered trains, one hundred 12- and 13-car trains are intended for use in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The remaining 37 seven-car trains will operate in Germany and Austria.
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Press Release05 November 2018Siemens Mobility GmbHMunich
ICE 4 receives ETCS approval in Germany
Germany's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved the ICE 4 for operation with the European Train Control System (ETCS) in Germany. With this approval, the passenger service can begin as planned on the Berlin – Munich route, which is equipped with the system. The ICE 4 is scheduled to operate on this line when German train operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) changes its timetable on December 9, 2018.
The ICE 4 trains are equipped with an ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 system for cross-border operation. Approval for the German rail network also includes the route to Basel-Bad, Switzerland. The trains may use the border crossing at Basel for entering Switzerland. Type approval for the trains, including the ETCS system, has already been successfully completed for the Swiss rail network, paving the way for the pending operating certification of the ICE 4 trains in Switzerland.
The standardized ETCS system enables the harmonization of the numerous national train control systems in Europe and provides the basis for interoperability between trains and trackside equipment. Since being developed, ETCS has become the global standard. ETCS enables continuous communication between trains and their route. With it, train drivers receive their driving commands – such as the permitted speed, target speed and distance to destination – displayed directly on their cab console and not, as in the past, on signals along the track. All data required for operation is continuously transmitted via the GSM-R digital railway radio system from the Radio Block Center (RBC) to the train and monitored. The exact position and direction of the train are determined by the train's computer and continuously reported to the RBC.
Deutsche Bahn has ordered a total of 137 ICE 4 trains. All of the trains will be equipped with ETCS and thus be able to operate not only in Germany but across national borders. Of the 137 ordered trains, one hundred 12- and 13-car trains are intended for use in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The remaining 37 seven-car trains will operate in Germany and Austria.
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A claim from the UK's City minister that the EU is softening its opposition to giving the country's financial services sector a special Brexit deal has been dismissed in Brussels.
John Glen, a minister in the Treasury, suggested on Monday that the EU had shown a new willingness in recent months to offer a deal to protect the Square Mile when the UK withdraws from the bloc.
Glen added that the transition deal agreed by Britain and the EU last month would allow financial firms to move forward and plan for their future with confidence. He insisted that the UK's high regulatory standards would remain and allow a close relationship between regulators on either side of the English Channel to prosper.
However, EU officials in Brussels said the UK appeared unwilling to accept the reality of their position. The EU has already dismissed the UK government's proposals of mutual recognition of each other's regulations in the financial services sector.
The EU's guidelines on its vision of a future trade deal published last month makes no reference to the financial services sector.
Plans for the sector are only cursorily mentioned in an internal annex to the document that suggests the 27 EU member states could unilaterally improve the equivalence regime it offers non-EU countries. "That's an internal matter, and ambiguous as well," one diplomat involved in drafting the paper said.
An equivalence regime is a one-sided system whereby the bloc grants market access if a foreign country's rules are fully aligned with its own. Such access can also be terminated by Brussels at short notice.
The EU is looking at expanding the number of areas where an equivalence decision could give firms located outside the bloc the ability to operate on the continent. However, the outcome is set to fall short of the status quo and offer none of the security against a policy change in Brussels.
Catherine McGuinness, policy chief for the City of London, the municipal body representing the capital's financial district, warned that the suggestion of mutual recognition of regulations was the "only game in town".
A second diplomat in Brussels involved in the Brexit negotiations told the Guardian: "Everyone knows that that the City of London is going to relocate to New York." However, the UK chancellor, Philip Hammond, gave a bullish assessment of the City's prospects last week, saying a damaging haemorrhage of finance jobs had been halted by the transition agreement.
Mujtaba Rahman, a former Treasury and European Commission official, and now head of Europe for the Eurasia Group risk consultancy, said the City minister was wrong.
Rahman said: "Of course there will be access for the UK financial services sector to the EU's single market after Brexit but it certainly won't be preferential and it will be significantly inferior to the status quo.
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Osteopathy is the practice of applying musculoskeletal manipulation in conjunction with therapeutic procedures to treat various disorders. Osteopathic practitioners use their knowledge of the anatomy and skeletal system to diagnose and provide treatment for a wide range of age and environmental related disorders such as arthritis and occupational/sports injuries.
Osteopaths employ a wide range of techniques and treatments including joint manipulation and soft tissue massage; these treatments will frequently be combined with prescribed exorcises and advice on any relevant lifestyle changes.
Osteopathic techniques can be applied to suit patients of any age group from children and adolescents to the elderly.
All practicing osteopaths must be registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC); the GOsC are the official governing body for osteopaths within the UK.
Osteopathy is sometimes referred to as osteopathic medicine.


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Google Updates Android's Gmail
24th Sep 14:25
Google updated its mobile email client Gmail for the Android operating system, and decoupled it from a smartphone's core functions. The move by Google to independently offer a version of its Gmail software is a big step by the company to wrestle back control from carriers how core functions of the Android OS look and perform.
Most owners of Android-based phones rely on a version of Gmail baked into the phone's OS provided from a wireless carrier. Users rely on the carrier to manage and update that version of Gmail. Now Google has freed Gmail from carriers, meaning Android users will get individual updates straight from Google, bypassing the carrier. This gives both Google and end users more control over managing and updating the Gmail e-mail client on their Android-based phone. .
Android phone owners running Froyo can download the new version of the Gmail app in Android Market starting now.
The new Gmail app features improvements such as sticky message actions, (limited) support for the Priority Inbox feature, simpler message replies, and easier-to-follow conversation threading. The biggest improvement however, is that the app is standalone, and not tied to the core of the Android OS.
There is caveat though to Google's move to detach Gmail, and soon other apps from the core Android OS, and that's because this applies only to current users of version 2.2 Froyo. If your phone is not due to receive the update, then you will be left behind.
Google strategy with Gmail underscores a big step by the company to end the fragmentation problem plaguing the Android OS. Many carriers choose to deploy the Android OS in various ways creating an non-uniform experience. For example, core Android OS functions of a phone may look different on the Motorola Droid X offered by Verizon compared to the Samsung Galaxy S offered by Sprint.
According to Google, over 70 percent of Android users are running outdated versions of the Android OS, and only 30 percent are running version 2.2. That's because most users are at the mercy of wireless carriers and phone manufacturers for their software updates, which are painstakingly slow, and take months to filter down to end users.
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Q: Generalized difference-in-differences without unit specific effects Can I get some help in answering the following task? I figured it is generalized difference-in-differences (DiD) (the task is called "RCT and DiD"), but I don't know how to circumvent the fact that I don't have farm specific data.
Task:
You are interested in the impact of a new fertilizer on the yield of wheat. You have the following data for 753 farms over 7 years:

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*yield: crop yield on farm $i$ in year $t$

*capital: the amount of capital equipment used on farm $i$ in year $t$ in constant 1000 NOK

*labor: the number of farm workers on farm $i$ in year $t$

*rain: annual rainfall on farm $i$ in year $t$ in mm

*new: new fertilizer applied by farm $i$ in year $t$ in 1,000 kg

*size: number of hectares available for planting on farm $i$
Note: You do not have any data on fixed farm attributes like ability of the farm manager or soil quality.
Suppose that the use of the new fertilizer is chosen by municipality leaders and provided to farmers rather than randomly assigned. Nobody uses fertilizer in the first year the data is available and farmers in different municipalities start using fertilizer in different years. How would you go about estimating the causal effect of the new fertilizer now? Which assumptions do you need to make?

A: The deliberate selection of farms by municipality leaders means you're outside the realm of a traditional randomized controlled trial. Selection could be based upon low yield in a previous year, but it could also be directly related to farm- or municipality-specific attributes. In short, a generalized difference-in-differences approach could work in this setting.
Let's see if I can point you in the right direction.

How would you go about estimating the causal effect of the new fertilizer now?

It appears you answered your own question given the tags you selected.
Difference-in-differences is one of the most popular statistical routines for estimating causal effects. This approach allows you to adjust for fixed farm-specific attributes, which appears to be one of your principal concerns. Note that a generalized difference-in-differences estimator is actually a linear two-way fixed effects equation, whereby we regress some outcome on unit (farm) fixed effects, time (year) fixed effects, and a treatment dummy which is just 'turning on' (i.e., switching from 0 to 1) whenever a specific farm $i$ adopts in year $t$, 0 otherwise. The "treatment" in this case is allowed to be administered to different farms in different years.

Which assumptions do you need to make?

We make a lot of strong assumptions. I will discuss a few, which is by no means exhaustive.
For one thing, you would be making very rigid functional form assumptions. In a setting where treatment is dichotomous, we assume constant treatment effects. The effect of the fertilizer program is immediate and this new jump in trend (level shift) is expected to last for all periods once the dichotomous treatment variable switches on. This assumption is a bit tenuous the longer a treatment is in place. Put simply, we often make the case that once you're treated that you're treated forever. This is not very practical, as we might suspect treatment fades after a couple of years. If so, then treatment isn't really constant across all time periods.
It's important to note how this affects estimation of the causal parameter of interest. Note that the two-way fixed effects estimator is returning a "weighted average" of all the individualistic treatment effects, or the treatment effects in all farm-year observations where the treatment is active. But scholars have shown that some of these weights may be negative due to the differential timing of treatment; some farms receive the fertilizer early; others receive it late. What's driving the odd weighting patterns we observe in practice is the temporal changes in the treatment effects of those farms treated upstream. Andrew Goodman-Bacon (2019) was one of the first to expose all of the "forbidden comparisons" we make in this setting. Once you're comfortable with that, peruse Brantly Callaway's (2022) working paper on all the recent developments in difference-in-differences methods.
Another assumption we make is that treatment assignment in the current period is not related to any feedback received from previous periods. In the context of your study, you'd be ruling out the possibility that the fertilizer policy is not administered on the basis of low yield in previous years. The technical term for this is the "strict exogeneity" assumption. Violations will bias your causal estimate.
To go back to your earlier statement, you shouldn't concern yourself with measuring fixed farm-specific attributes. The farm fixed effects adjust for all time-constant factors specific to your farms. I imagine some of the variables you referenced might change over time, though I can't be sure. Soil quality likely varies during each growing season, but not so much over the years. I suppose annual sampling of the soil during stable climate is more appropriate, but I digress.


the question—is Savannah a food city?
Savannah doesn't have a fleet of food trucks dispensing kimchi quesadillas or Jamaican jerk chicken sandwiches. And, it's true a liquid nitrogen-chilled margarita is hard to come by in this town. But, it is in my opinion that James Beard Awards and Michelin Stars do not a food city make.
It's at many of my favorite places to eat in Savannah I feel that comradery. I feel it shucking oysters with bent butter knives alongside teachers, football players and drifters at Charlie Teeple's on Thursday nights.
I feel it sitting at the bar with a Bell's and an El Jefe at Green Truck Pub. I feel it at Ma Randy's when I'm inhaling a meat 'n' three.
Savannah has The Olde Pink House, Elizabeth on 37th, Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room, The Lady and Sons, etc.
Wylie's Championship Barbecue, Sol, Sisters of the New South, Foxy Loxy Café, Sweet Potatoes, Ele, Café Florie, Gerald's Pig and Shrimp, Sandfly Barbecue—I could go on.
But it's not just about restaurants; it's really about the people.
Like PERC's Philip Brown, who is singlehandedly changing how Savannahians drink coffee, and Kristin Russell, who not only brought a farmer's market to downtown, but also made it accessible.
From the folks selling peaches out of a Ford Ranger in a parking lot on Montgomery Crossroad and Paula Deen's country cookin' empire, to the shrimpers out on Wilmington Island and Claude, Brian and Jimmy at FORM—people here are passionate about food. And let's not forget everyone's cast iron skillet-wielding grandma.
We're a city of good eaters, but also good farmers, bakers, chefs, bartenders, fishers, fry cooks, prep cooks, sommeliers, crabbers, cheese mongers, butchers, pasta makers, cookbook authors, food photographers, baristas and home brewers (just to name a few).
So is Savannah a food city? Hell yes, y'all.
Although Hannah Hayes was born and raised in the Midwest, she is quick to claim her mama's roots in Mississippi and Tennessee to explain her obsessions with cornbread, cast-iron skillets, coconut cake and Dolly Parton. Hannah is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and the Oxford American's first Summit for Ambitious Writers. She earned serious street cred when she took on Anthony Bourdain in print, after he said something mean about her father. A graduate student at SCAD, Hannah really needs to stop reading cookbooks and finish her thesis.


Today on our sister site, the LBBC: Read a short review of our Libro del Mes. This month, we've chosen My Diary from Here to There because of all the immigration reform discussions going on nationally. This is a great book to share with your child if you'd like to talk about the subject of immigrants and immigration.


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Ahly coach Martin Jol backs Hossam Ghaly in Egypt staff row
Mahmoud Elassal , Friday 20 May 2016
Martin Jol believes the Ahly skipper is one of the best African players and a key element for Egypt
Ahly veteran midfielder Hossam Ghaly during the game against Zamalek (photo: Reuters)
Veteran midfielder Ghaly snubbed by Egypt for disciplinary reasons: Reports
New Ahly coach Jol hopes Ghaly forgives him over Tottenham dispute
Ahly coach Martin Jol has voiced his support for team captain Hossam Ghaly, hailing him as one of Africa's best players and saying that he hopes the Egyptian national team staff will resolve their recent disputes with the player.
During a televised interview late on Thursday, Jol spoke about the dismissal of the Ahly skipper from the national team squad.
"Ghaly is one of the best African players, as well as Rami Rabia, Hegazy and all Ahly players in Egypt's national team squad," said the Dutch tactician.
"One of the reasons I accepted Ahly's offer is because of Hossam Ghaly's presence on the team's squad as he is one of the most talented players I have dealt with. I hope he gets the same respect and appreciation he enjoys at Ahly," Jol added.
The 34-year-old Ghaly, who has made 74 appearances with Egypt since making his debut in 2002, is engaged in a row with national team assistant coach Osama Nabih, who supported the player's dismissal from the squad after he insulted some of his teammates during training sessions, according to local media reports.
Ghaly, a skilful schemer who is often lauded for his astute passes and leadership skills is one Ahly's key players.
The club is on course to win their ninth league title in 10 seasons.
"I didn't hear any problems in the national team members, but I hope Ahly players will be part of the team," Jol said.
"I hope also all Ahly and national team players are respected as the club does with them," the Ahly coach concluded.
National team supervisor Hani Abou-Reida is set to hold a meeting on Friday with Pharaohs coach Hector Cuper, his assistant Nabih and Ghaly to settle the matter.
(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)
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I was very torn between reading The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer or reading The Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi. So torn, in fact, I tossed a coin to see which I would read!
Thanks for linking my blog! I'm reading Cress right now and LOVE it. And, funny enough, I just finished Shatter Me last week. It's really good, too! You have a lot of great books ahead of you to enjoy.
I really enjoyed Cinder and Scarlet is shaping up to be even better! Cress looks great too.
Yeah, I liked Scarlet more than Cinder, but all of them are so good! I actually just posted a full review of Shatter Me on my blog today. If you're interested, check it out! I've heard some people either love it or hate it…As you'll see, I loved it, haha 🙂 Enjoy the books!!
This is the next series that I want to jump right into and marathon! Right now I still have to finish the Heroes of Olympus & Shatter Me series.
It's really good (what I have read so far anyway) – I would recommend it!
Thanks! I don't know why I put off reading this series for so long but I am really enjoying it.


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How Well Can you Function Without a Credit Card?
Most of us reach into our wallets to pull out a credit card to buy a plane ticket or a pair of shoes we found online without even thinking about it. But for millions of people without a credit card, each of these purchases isn't as simple. People opt to not have plastic in their wallet for a variety of reasons; some want to operate on a cash-based system, some can't handle the spending temptation and others may not qualify for a credit card due to a poor credit score.
Can I still order online? What about travel?
But in today's society that assumes everyone carries plastic, is it possible to function as a consumer without a credit card? The answer is yes, but you may encounter more hassles, especially with travel reservations and online purchases, than those using a credit card.
You can buy a plane ticket with a debit card with most booking websites or airlines as long as the card has a MasterCard, Visa or Discover logo on the front and is not simply an ATM card. Or you can still buy that ticket at the ticket counter with cold, hard cash. More rental car agencies are now allowing debit card purchases as well, but a hold is placed on your account for the amount of the deposit, and you will not be able to access the cash until the car is returned. Many online purchases can also be made with a debit card or using a PayPal account registered to a bank account instead of a credit card.
Will not having a credit card hurt my credit?
Aside from the hassles, consumers without a credit card can run into financial ramifications. "With a low credit score or no credit record, you can find it hard to get a loan or even auto or home insurance since many states check credit for insurance," says Liz Weston, personal finance expert and author of "Deal with Your Debt."
But what if you don't want or plan to borrow money… ever? Few of us may find ourselves in that position, but for those who do, if they don't establish a good credit report, they will probably have a poor credit score. It's certainly a worthy aspiration to avoid debt entirely, but it's an even better idea to avoid debt and establish a good credit history.
Won't a debit card work just as well?
For many people without a credit card, having a debit card, especially those affiliated with a credit card company, can be a workable solution. However, there are some limitations to the debit card compared to a traditional credit card.
One of the major downsides is a debit card limits your access to funds in case of an emergency. "None of us know what our future will bring, and it's better to have access to credit than to close all of your options. If you lose your job or can't work for medical reasons, then you are most likely not going to be approved for credit at that time," says Weston.
Additionally, credit cards offer you protection against fraud and identity theft. "If you pay by debit card, you don't have a middle man to help you if a merchant doesn't deliver as promised or you are a victim of fraud," says Gregory Go, editor of Wise Bread's credit card guide. Also, with a debit card in the case of fraud, the money has already been taken from your account, and you have to fight to get it put back into your account.
What if I don't have a bank?
People who do not have a bank either by choice or because of poor credit often turn to prepaid or secured cards instead of a debit card. While prepaid cards are the often the only solution, Go says that prepaid cards have much higher fees than traditional cards, including an annual/monthly fee, loading fees and activation fees. "Carefully look at all of the cards to find the one with the lowest fees," Go says. "Unfortunately, the people who can afford the fees the least are often charged the most."
Overall, Weston recommends that most people should have a credit card in their wallet. One of the perks of using a credit card is earning reward points that you can apply to merchandise or travel. While Weston doesn't recommend using rewards as an excuse to spend money you don't have, people without credit card miss out on this opportunity to save money on vacations and purchases.
"However, there is a very small group of the population that cannot responsibly handle credit cards and are going to overspend to the point of not being able to pay," says Weston. "People who fall into this minority may want to consider not having the temptation of a credit card."


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