It usually works fine until you move your device. Often disconnects if you touch it and falls off if you move your device.
The issue with pretty much all thunderbolt 1 and 2 apple connectors that I used including display cables.
I think it is greatly overpriced considering this problem.
Wanted to connect up an old 2005 Canon DV camcorder to my MacBook Air 2017 - and yes it works!
I needed a FireWire 400 to 800 adapter (found on internet) and there are a few bugs with the clips getting muddled up by year/month.
The trick is to have the right version of iMovie - I have version '09 (version 8.0.6) since this is my 3rd MacBook and I have always imported the disk and not reinstalled the various Apple components unless required.
So I buy a brand new (2017) top of the line 27" iMac (this is my 3rd iMac) and it doesn't have a connection for my Firewire RAID external hard drive. So I order a Thunderbolt to Firewire (Apple) adapter from B&H Photo. Guess what, it won't work with my new iMac because the adapter is Thunderbolt 2 and the new iMac has Thunderbolt 3 connections. I think Apple needs to clearly state in the description of this adapter that it is only for Thunderbolt 2 and will not work with current iMacs. My RAID drive also has eSATA so I am ordering an adapter cable to connect to the USB-3 ports. Let's hope that works. Be prepared that when you buy that new Mac, you are going to be spending a lot of additional money on adapter cables or replacing your peripherals.
I have a number of Firewire devices used with my older Macs. A recent upgrade to a 2017 27" iMac left me without Firewire, so I have successfully attached the Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to my new iMac, and to that, the Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter adapter. I an pleased to report it all works. I have checked three different Firewire external drives with my system, two of which are powered over Firewire and they all work. I attached my old Canon MiniDV camcorder, fired up iMovie, and it also works. The camcorder was daisy chained off of one of the external drives (WD My Book Studio).
I've not tried this with a MacBook, so your results may vary.
I got this adapter to import mini-DV tape footage from my Canon Optura Pi camcorder into my Mac (running 10.13.3). With this adapter, both iMovie 10 (current) and iMovie 9 (2011) could import the footage, but iMovie 10 could not import the sound. Using iMovie 9, I made a movie, and then had trouble making a DVD with iDVD (from 2012); iDVD only found the themes one time, and kept crashing or freezing and having to be "Forced to Quit." Conclusion: The adapter worked, but iMovie 10 couldn't bring in the audio. Unless you want to try 3rd party software, this adapter may not help much for turning mini-DV footage into movies on DVD.
Cable works fine, it's just not a stand alone cable.
Not that elegant, any very expensive.
Worked out pretty well for me!
Was this useful? Worked out pretty well for me!
Using some legacy FW 400 sound gear - have to buy an adapter for the adapter.
I bought this adapter (and the Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter) to connect my 2009 MacBook Pro (using the firewire port) and my new 2016 MacBook Pro (w/o TouchBar). I started the older MacBook in target mode, and then ran the Migration Assistant on the new MacBook. Everything went OK, and was much faster than WiFi. I have an older firewire hard drive, and that works fine through the adapter.
I can't comment on the longevity of the adapter.
My adapter perfectly accommodated my 9-drive external FW800 daisy chain to my Thunderbolt-equipped Macbook Pro. After a little over 2 years of light use---estimated at about 3 hours per day for the year--- the external drives along the daisy chain started having connectivity and random unmounting of volumes issues. I finally swapped a fresh Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter into the line, and all issues disappeared. Buy one, and then buy a spare.
Was this useful? Works fine---but not forever!
Purchased the adapter to support moving data from a Canon HDV-20 video camera to my Macbook Pro. I run a FW 400 to FW 800 cable to this adapter. Works as designed and intended.
I'm using this adapter to connect a 4 drive array to my 2014 Mini. Works exactly like it should. Have been using 24/7 for 2 weeks without issue.
I have two older LaCie FW external HD's. Bought new 21.5 Retina display iMac running Sierra. This adapter works perfectly and the performance is even faster than straight FW connection to the old iMac.
I wonder if some folks are trying to use this adapter for something it was not designed to do.
I am using it to connect a NewerTech GMax Mini to my new Mac Mini 3.0Ghz//16/2T Fusion. Works very well.
It doesn't work with medium format digital cameras. When shooting tethered, the camera stop working with an "communication error" message. On top of it, the adapter quickly becomes hot. In a nutshell: Useless, and possibly dangerous for the integrity of the equipment.
Many pro photographers are coming back to Windows, no wonder.
Recently upgraded to a late 2015 5k 27" iMac from an early 2009 iMac. I have 3 FW 800 drives and they all are detected and work fine with this adapter. My drives are Drobo Gen 2 (powered), Western Digital My Book Studio (powered) and a Western Digital My Passport Studio (in chain).
I was concerned given all the mixed reviews so I hope this may help others with a similar configuration.
Works terrific! Eliminates needing the Ethernet port on your MacBook!
Although having a port on your machine is more ideal, this nifty gadget does exactly as it's meant for. It's very portable with my other adapters and such that I take on the go. I feel an ethernet plug is one of those essential ports that should be part of the machine, but because they don't build them into the machines anymore, this is the next best thing. I find that this works fantastic to use for an ethernet connection using my Thunderbolt port of my MB Pro. I currently have a MacBook Pro Late 2013 Retina model. It has never failed me yet. Not sure about the other reviewer problems mentioned, but my use has been minimal, and has been for general use of modem/router & printer setups... or basically when direct connection is required for an initial setup and/or bluetooth setup, etc. I can connect to my device via ethernet just fine without getting errors or other problems. It was a great investment for me!
Was this useful? Works terrific! Eliminates needing the Ethernet port on your MacBook!
I have an expensive Firewire (FW) 800 external drive that I have been using for the last few years. Rock solid and fast. Got new iMac 21.5" for office. Thought I could use this FW drive with new Thunderbolt port using this $29 adapter but no luck. Checked drive on two other FW 800 systems and the drive is perfect. Just to make absolute sure, I reformatted drive then tried again. No luck. Specifically, drive displays on desktop just fine (as any external drive does) but you are unable to transfer files to or from drive. Just a spinning beach ball. Also can't eject drive. Even "Force Eject" doesn't work. You have to unplug power to drive to get it off desktop. Too bad. Bought a seagate USB 3.0 drive and it is a little faster than FW 800.
Was this useful? I so wanted it to work . . .
I can't speak to the issue some have had with devices that require bus power. But, for my particular need, it does the trick.
I use an old MiniDV camcorder whose tape drive has become unreliable. The camera has a 4-conductor FireWire 400 output, so I decided to try using it as a direct camera input for iMovie. I purchased a FireWire 400 cable (4-conductor at one end and 8-conductor at the other) and patched that through a FireWire 400-to-800 adaptor plug to connect to a MacBook.
This worked, but my newer MacBook Air has no FireWire. This Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter—effectively the third adapter in my Franken-cable—successfully connects my camcorder to my MacBook Air. Interestingly, the camera will not work properly with the current iMovie, but functions just fine with iMovie 9.09 (thankfully available as a free download, and still compatible with El Capitan).


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This year's activation consisted of a; 35' school bus, which was split into two "fields" one for each team, two handcrafted 8' TV stands in the shape of wooden pencils, which played client created content, as well as a free-hanging fabric halo. In true Social Booth fashion though, this was no ordinary school bus! We created custom windows with:
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Q: How to align all the rows in a console menu? I've tried writing this kind of menu in c#:
Put a vehicle in the garage ----------------------------> 1
Display Licenses of cars in garage ---------------------> 2
Change a vehicle status --------------------------------> 3
Fill tires to maximum ----------------------------------> 4
Refuel a vehicle ---------------------------------------> 5
Recharge a vehicle -------------------------------------> 6
Show data of a vehicle ---------------------------------> 7
Exit ---------------------------------------------------> 0

The only problem I have, is that I am getting all sorts of values, which are not permanent like here in this menu and so this the result of the print I get in practice:
Put a vehicle in the garage ---------------------------> 1
Display Licenses of cars in garage ----------------------------> 2
Change a vehicle status ---------------------------> 3
Fill tires to maximum ---------------------------> 4
Refuel a vehicle---------------------------> 5
Recharge a vehicle ----------------------------> 6
Show data of a vehicle ---------------------------> 7
Exit ---------------------------> 0

and well, I want it all aligned pretty like at the top of my example.
Do anyone have suggestion how so I do it?

A: You need to calculate the number of dashes to use per line. Try something like this.
using System;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string[] menuPrompts = {
            "Put a vehicle in the garage",
            "Display Licenses of cars in garage",
            "Change a vehicle status",
            "Fill tires to maximum",
            "Refuel a vehicle",
            "Recharge a vehicle",
            "Show data of a vehicle",
            "Exit"
        };
        int maxLength = 56;
        for (int i = 0; i < menuPrompts.Length; i++)
        {
            string prompt = menuPrompts[i];
            int n = maxLength - (prompt.Length + 1);
            string pad = new String('-', n);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}> {2}", prompt, pad, i + 1);
        }
    }
}

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Begrudgingly, I bring you a list
I, too, am participating in this most shameful activity
Dec 23, 2019 • 18 min read
Lists are dumb, no one likes them, who cares what you think anyway guy, blah blah blah.
Unlike previous years, in part because of this whole "medical crisis" thing, I didn't participate in either the year-end or decade-end list-making for websites I contribute to. I had more or less vowed not to, because it's all pretty boring and, if you know me, you probably know what I like. But after spending a lot of time in hospitals and waiting rooms and airports and cars and all these other places where I have nothing to do but stare into the void that is my phone, I decided that maybe I should just go ahead and do it for the sake of putting some good energy out into the world after a few months that haven't afforded me much of that.
I figured I'd put together a list of things—unranked—that have really moved me during the course of this decade. I'll probably drop in a bunch of other stuff at the bottom, but I'm just going to work chronologically and we'll see what this ends up looking like. This list is also just going to be records I enjoyed that I have something to say about. There are plenty of albums that I've either already talked about enough, or simply have nothing more to offer than, "Yeah, that was pretty good," and there's not much point in doing that.
I'd also like to note that I've been writing about myself a lot these past few months and that's really weird. I hope that, in 2020, I'll be able to do a little more writing that isn't focused solely on myself. But, with the decade ending and that being a big symbolic thing, I might as well indulge in that practice one more time.
Grown Ups, More Songs (2010)
As much as I may love it—and occasionally hate it—I'm endlessly proud of The Region, that little slice of Northwest Indiana that might as well be an extension of Chicago. It's full of steel mills and boarded-up buildings, and a punk scene that's in constant flux. While I haven't lived there in a decade, it will always be part of me. It will always be my home.
The first time I saw Grown Ups play I didn't know who they were. It was a Monday night and there was a show at Cisa Studios, a short-lived all-ages space that was shutdown after, rumor has it, a bunch of skinheads jumped a guy and knocked all the teeth out of his mouth. On this particular evening, the bands were Like Bats, Erfert, Grown Ups, and Daylight (who became Superheaven a few years later). Cisa was a pretty big room, and while my memory may be slightly off, I remember someone saying that six people paid to get into the show. Given the fact that there weren't even enough people to fill in the front of the stage, that's probably right.
The bassist of Like Bats, Kyle, came up to talk to me and asked if I'd heard Grown Ups yet. I'd heard the name, but I hadn't actually heard them. I'll never forget what he said: "It's like Blink-182 playing American Football songs. And kind of like Latterman, too." I was sold. And once they played, I was all in. Oh, and a fun little aside, Kyle would end up joining Grown Ups a couple years later and playing on their final EP. Funny how things work out, huh?
I bought their EP, Songs, that night, and to say that I was obsessed with it would be an understatement. I listened to that tape endlessly until it got stoled out my car, and I saw Grown Ups every chance I got. More often than not, the shows were sparsely attended. But, slowly, the rooms started to fill up more and more. By the time they released their only album, the brilliantly titled More Songs, the release show was basically a festival, and the turnout mimicked that.
Despite its shoddy production—Matt Allison really was out of his element here—More Songs reminds me of what it felt like to be a hopeful Region Rat, the kind that needed something, anything, to attach himself too. More Songs was that record. It's a record that, for all its flaws, was the best of all the emo albums released during this era. I remember reviewing it for a blog and then naming it my album of the year, and I still stand by that. It was everything I needed back then, and now, on days when I long for home, it's what I put on to take me right back there.
Long live The Region. Long live Grown Ups.
Snowing, I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted (2010)
Snowing's Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit isn't only a perfect album title, but one of the most potent EPs released in the first-wave of the emo revival. I remember when the band finally released their full-length, I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted, that the reaction was lukewarm, but I never understood that. Sure, I think the record sounds kind of flat, but that just made me love it even more. There's an ugly intimacy to Snowing that always spoke to me, as John's lyrics were so brutally confrontational you almost had to laugh just to break up the awkwardness of hearing them. In "Could Be Better Forever," the album's closing track, he offers up some of his best lines, one of which I think about with an alarming regularity: "My dad died / Like his dad died / And I know some day I'll die / But I'm alive." He says that last part, "But I'm alive," in a way that's dripping with jealousy and just a dash of appreciation, and it's one of the most startling things I've ever heard on an emo record. Snowing made blunt music but packaged it in a way that was still frenetic and fun, and that's a pretty hard thing to pull off.
Everyone Everywhere, Everyone Everywhere (2010)
Wow, another emo record, who would have thought. Well, you know what, it's just as great as the other ones I'm including so shut up. Everyone Everywhere may not be the first band people bring up when they talk about this era of emo, but they deserve to be. Their songwriting was airtight, the production of Everyone Everywhere was crisp but not overproduced, and the lyrics were never the least bit overwrought. If you can listen to "Tiny Planet" and not immediately want to hear the rest of this record, then you're a person I just can't relate to.
Algernon Cadwallader, Parrot Flies (2011)
Similar to that Snowing album, when the second Algernon record came out, I remember people being kind of down on it. But, to me, it felt like the moment they finally transcended their influences. Some Kind Of Cadwallader is good, but Parrot Flies is great. The fact they open the record with a six-minute track that's mostly a repetitive jam is a bold move, and that's merely the start of the creative leaps they take here. Pitchfork said liking Parrot Flies more than Some Kind Of Cadwallader is "the contrarian's choice," and while I get what you're saying Ian, I could not possibly disagree more.
Hop Along, Get Disowned (2012)
If I'm being totally honest with you, I think that Hop Along's last album, Bark Your Head Off, Dog, might be their best one. That record was a real slow burn for me, but my god that thing is packed full of hooks that totally slipped past me those first few listens. It's easily their most underrated record, and it's the one I reach for most now. But in 2012, Get Disowned changed my entire world. I listened to this thing daily for a few months, and seeing them during this time period felt truly revelatory (you can see a sweat-soaked, baby version of me in this [also, look at the lineup for this fucking show]). There's not much that can be said about Hop Along that hasn't already been repeated a few dozen times, so I'll just finish by saying that if you asked me what the best song released this decade was, I'd say "Tibetan Pop Stars." It's perfect.
Pile, Dripping (2012)
The fact that Pile released five albums, several singles (put together on the Odds & Ends collection), and a live record, all in this decade feels like a goddamn joke. Depending on the day, any of them could be my favorite release of theirs, but as I went to type this out, my pick became clear—it has to be Dripping. I have the old guy on the album cover tattooed on my arm, and I think that really says it all.
I remember something that Ben from C.H.E.W. said about touring with Pile earlier this year, and I think about it whenever Pile is brought up in conversation. He said watching Pile play "Baby Boy" every night was like watching people react to Nirvana playing "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Dismiss it as hyperbole if you want, but I think there's truth in that. Every time I see Pile, the crowd grows a little larger, the response from the audience becomes a little more intense, and the band always sounds better. Some people say Pile's records don't do their live show justice, but I think Dripping captures who they are as a band. It's dirty and gross, and it sounds like it was recorded in a sweatbox practice space because that's all they could afford. It's desperate and reactionary, a completely authentic representation of the people who made it and the circumstances they were in at that moment in time. Sure, it'd be nice to hear Pile get in a room with a big budget and big producer, but that's antithetical to what this band is about. Their imperfections are part of them, just like the rest of us. Only, unlike everyone else, Pile aren't afraid to put those things on display for the world to see.
Julien Baker, Sprained Ankle (2015)
I've written about Julien Baker a lot since Sprained Ankle came out, and the fact I still have something to say about this record is honestly shocking to me. But I still remember where I was the first time I heard these songs and how raw and intense it all felt. I listened to this album endlessly, because it was something that came into my life at the exact right moment. I can't say that I've played it in a year or two, as hearing those songs just brings all those feelings right back to the surface, but I love knowing that it's there for me when I need it. But, unlike everything else on this list, I hope I don't feel the need to play it for a very long time.
Jeff Rosenstock, WORRY. (2016)
The fact I didn't include Bomb The Music Industry's Vacation on this list is a testament to the strength of WORRY. There's a lot to love here, be it the infectious pop songs up top or the pile-up of tracks on the B-side that rush into one another and gleefully dart between genres, but at its core, WORRY. is just an honest representation of what it's felt like to exist this past decade. There's anger and pain and sadness, but a little bit of joy poking through all of it, reminding you that there's got to be something good in the midst of all this chaos. Though "Wave Goodnight To Me" is about gentrification, I can't help but think of how the line, "They're pushing you out in the name of progress / Selling your memories to the tourists," is endlessly applicable to the modern world. Everything from our faces to our data is now collected and available for whoever wants it, everything about us now monetizable, and there's no sign of that stopping. That idea can feel very defeating and bleak, but when I listen to WORRY., I actually feel like that can be overcome. Maybe that's naive, but it's nice to have something that makes me believe in the possibility of a better world for a minute.
John K. Samson, Winter Wheat (2016)
In 2017, I quit my job. That wouldn't normally be such a huge deal, but it was my dream job, and, for a multitude of reasons, I was totally burned out. I'd always wanted to be the music editor at a publication, and for a little while, that's what I got to do. But I started to hate it, and when a different offer came up, I decided to take it. That job proved to be a good bit of snake oil so, before long, I started freelancing full-time. In less than six months, everything about my life had changed, and I immediately felt the effects of it mentally.
One of the biggest lies people of my generation have been told is that if you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life. Pure. Fucking. Bullshit. I loved what I did, but I got paid next to nothing, worked 14-hours a day, and had nothing to show for it aside from a surly disposition and loads of stress. What was even worse than all that, the job made me start hating music, the thing I'd cared about as long as I could remember.
In the midst of that, John K. Samson, frontman of The Weakerthans, released Winter Wheat. At first, I didn't love it. But, as I struggled with what it meant to tie my identity and self-worth to a job, then left that job for an even shittier one, the record's message began to sink in. Songs like "Select All Delete" and "Postdoc Blues" explore what it means to exist in a world where we're constantly available, shuffling from meeting to meeting and board room to board room with nothing to show for it aside from an ever-growing list of tasks that we execute in silence, alone. We talk to people five feet away from us over Slack and complain when they make a noise. We've been sold the illusion of freedom and told we must give ourselves to a company fully, for only then will we be complete. Everyone we know is having the best time ever on Instagram, and you're at home alone, exhausted, feeling guilty about everything you've said "no" to this week.
It was a cycle that was hard to break out of for me, but I'm glad I went through it. At the very least, I found a rallying cry for when I get too tied up in these meaningless, theoretical pursuits: Select all, delete.
Touché Amoré, Stage Four (2016)
It's weird to write about records your friends made, but that's what I'm going to try to do here.
I think every Touché Amoré release has been great, but the experience of hearing Stage Four that first time will always stick with me. For those unaware, the record is about Jeremy's mother dying of cancer and the grieving process that followed. There's a song on the record called "Eight Seconds" about Touché Amoré playing Fest in Gainesville and then Jeremy walking off stage and learning his mom had passed away. I was at that show, and the day prior, in the Orlando airport, after exchanging emails a few times, I'd met Jeremy for the first time.
Similarly, when I heard Stage Four, I was sitting in an Airbnb in Brooklyn with my mom as she slept in the other room. Years prior, my mom had been diagnosed with cancer and beat it. She'd never been to New York City before and always wanted to go, so, with a clean bill of health, we decided it was finally time to make that happen. Earlier that day, we'd done a ton of sightseeing, taking ferries past the Statue of Liberty and going to the top of the Empire State Building, along with a bunch of other things that were totally exhausting. And as I sat in that Airbnb, and the closing song "Skyscraper" began to play, it became clear this was a song about Jeremy taking his mom to New York City to see all the things she'd always wanted to see before she passed on.
I sat there in awestruck silence, focused solely on the strange, cosmic synchronicity of it all. I'd already liked Stage Four, but this moment ensured that it'd always mean something to me, something that would sound totally trite if said aloud to people. I fired off an email to Jeremy, one that was probably too long and personal, thanking him for the album, and explaining where I was when I heard it. In many ways, I've felt too close to this album to ever write about it, and this may be the only time I ever do. But I'm thankful for the people in this band and the art they produce. I always will be.
Oranssi Pazuzu, Värähtelijä (2016)
Finland's Oranssi Pazuzu have been honing their craft for years, and their most recent album Värähtelijä, saw them finally nail that mix of black metal, kraut-rock, and psych-rock. Like the rest of post-metal's elite, the songs are long and lumbering, but there's an openness to the material that's really refreshing. Listening on headphones, you aren't beat over the head with distorted ugliness, but instead sucked into an orb that's spacious and disorienting, like a drug trip that's always just on the verge of turning bad. Getting to see this band play on their first U.S. tour a little while back was a testament to their no-nonsense approach. There were no stage costumes or gimmicks, just a few Finnish dudes ripping through song after song without a break. It was punishing and primal, but progressive in a way that feels indicative of why metal has been so deeply engaging this decade.
C.H.E.W., Feeding Frenzy (2018)
C.H.E.W. is everything I want in a hardcore band. They self-describe as being Crass played by early-'80s west coast punks, and that's totally spot-on, so I won't try to improve upon it. But what I will say is that every release of theirs has been better than the last, and their live show is truly impressive. In many ways, C.H.E.W. feels like the antidote to many of Chicago hardcore's less attractive qualities. Unlike a lot of bands that I'd slot under the demo-core moniker, C.H.E.W. isn't afraid to step outside of the prescribed boundaries the scene has set, allowing for their music—and their approach to their band—to be openly ambitious. They don't turn their noses up at playing big shows, much less playing on bills with bands outside their genre, and it's that willingness to explore new territories that typifies Feeding Frenzy. Every member has a distinct personality, and they all bleed into these songs, allowing C.H.E.W. to create something that's unlike any of their peers. I hope they never stop.
YOB, Our Raw Heart (2018)
I've written about my journey with YOB before, but I still have more to say about them. Having seen them play a couple times over the past few months, I've been struck by the band's joyous humanism, the kind that's present on the records, but is downright transcendent live. I feel lucky to have gotten into this band now, at a time when I needed it most. Our Raw Heart went from a record that left me cold to one of my most played albums just a year later, and I couldn't be happier about that fact. Few doom bands make the quiet parts of their songs just as captivating as the big, loud moments, but YOB does that better than most anyone, and "Beauty In Falling Leaves" is perhaps their most masterful display of that. As I leave behind the chaos, I'll be happy to have these songs guiding me forward.
Mindforce, Excalibur (2018)
2018 was a stacked year for hardcore releases, but aside from maybe Turnstile's Time & Space (haters be damned), Excalibur is probably the most fun record of the whole bunch. These songs are huge, taking Iron Maiden-esque, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal riffs and putting them into the classic framework of '90s hardcore. This could easily be a mess in lesser hands, but man, this scratches an itch in a way few things do. Mindforce really walk a tightrope here, and they pull it off better than almost anyone else. When Jay screams "I FEEL THE FIRE" during that first break in "Excalibur," it's a moment of pure unification that, even when I'm listening to the record at home, will get me to throw my hands up right along with him.
Death Fortress, Reign Of The Unending (2018)
While I could see someone who doesn't like metal putting on an Oranssi Pazuzu record and finding things to like about it, that's definitely not going to happen with Death Fortress. Off a recommendation from my friend Jim, I checked out this band and immediately became obsessed, tracking down every release of theirs I could. This is top-tier black metal (or maybe blackened death metal but who gives a shit), the kind that never relents and sounds like there's a war being waged inside your skull.
What strikes me about Death Fortress is how they essentially keep making the same record, but they do it a little better each go-round. These New Jersey weirdos have put out an album each of the last three years, and with Reign Of The Unending quietly being unleashed at the end of 2018, I'm hoping that they'll do something similar this year. Reign Of The Unending is perhaps their most melodic and catchy release yet, and while that often means a band has lost their bite, Death Fortress never, ever let up. If you want to feel like you're riding across a barren wasteland into battle while also having your skin ripped off by a very large, angry demon, you should listen to Death Fortress.
Laura Stevenson, The Big Freeze (2019)
Laura Stevenson has not put out a bad album this decade, but, to me, The Big Freeze is the best of all of them. There are moments on this record that, from the very first time I heard them, all the way up to now, still choke me up. "Hawks," the album's shortest song, is the one that hits me hardest, as it's a simple little love song that's also about memory loss. After watching my grandmother succumb to Alzheimer's, the thought of no longer being able to retain who you are or what you love is a deeply terrifying thought to me, and the way Laura expresses it here really nails it. The Big Freeze is a perfect record from a person who already has a few of them in her catalog, and it's one I truly can't recommend enough.
Mannequin Pussy, Patience (2019)
When I first heard "Drunk II," the first single from Mannequin Pussy's third album Patience, my initial reaction was, "Fuck. Not them too." Over the past few years, I've watched many bands with genuinely interesting sounds and perspectives pivot toward pop music. That's all well and good, because pop music can be great, but also, the pop-pivot has become an incredibly trite move, and the critical narrative about pop music being high art is no different. While I have enjoyed plenty of pop records as much as the next person, the need to defend literally the most popular version of something has never made much sense to me, much less how people can see moving toward that style as some kind of brave, artistic decision.
But for all my misbegotten worries, Patience proves a band can write these gigantic hooks without sacrificing their personality. "Drunk II," if not for all the swears, could easily be a radio hit—and if the band's name wasn't Mannequin Pussy, I guess. But alongside it are some of the their most subtle, nuanced songs, and a couple with heavy, driving riffs that could have been pulled straight from a Torche record. At a brisk 10-tracks, Patience is an album that required exactly that from me. The older I get, the more I want those kinds of albums, the kind that don't simply follow some accepted pathway forward and are willing to take actual risks. I wish that was the kind of thing people got excited about.
Blood Incantation, Hidden History Of The Human Race (2019)
For years, I never liked death metal. I tried Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation as a kid and thought it was boring garbage (and I still do). It'd take a few years for me to find things that actually connected, like Morbid Angel and Gorguts, bands that seemed to take a sideways approach to the sound while still writing some truly ignorant riffs, too. The first time I heard Blood Incantation, they were the opener on a show and, within minutes, I already knew I was going to run to their merch table and buy everything they had as soon as their set finished. I did exactly that.
Hidden History Of The Human Race, the band's second album, is probably the biggest metal release this year. I've called it Sunbather for death metal, not because it's some big crossover thing, but because people I know who wouldn't listen to any other death metal band have found something to like here. I took the train to Joliet just to see them play the songs from this album live because, aside from a couple shows, they're using 2020 to focus on their other band, Spectral Voice, instead. Regardless of all the hype and handwringing about this record, the fact remains that Blood Incantation are the best of all the old-school death metal bands currently going. And much like C.H.E.W., they aren't afraid to take whatever opportunity that comes their way, even if it means purists are going to be all salty about it.
In 2019, this is the record I felt most excited about and listened to the most. I fucking bought Blood Incantation sweatpants and a long-sleeve at the show in Joliet, effectively making it so I can walk around in Blood Incantation pajamas. There's no other band I've ever done that for. Hidden History Of The Human Race explains why.
Here are some other records that I feel strongly about but either wrote about too many times before or just didn't have much to say about. They are still worth your time: The Armed, Only Love; Bell Witch, Mirror Reaper; Bone Sickness, Theater Of Morbidity; Candy, Good To Feel; Cerebral Rot, Odious Descent Into Decay; Classics Of Love, Classics Of Love; City Hunter, Deep Blood; Kevin Devine, Bubblegum; Drug Church, Cheer; Fiddlehead, Springtime & Blind; Full Of Hell, Trumpeting Ecstasy; Grouper, The Man Who Died In His Boat; Hard Girls, A Thousand Surfaces; Immortal Bird, Thrive On Neglect; Joan Of Arc, Life Like; Krallice, Ygg Huur; Krill, Lucky Leaves; LVL UP, Return To Love; Meat Wave, Meat Wave; Melkbelly, Nothing Valley; The Menzingers, On The Impossible Past; mewithoutYou, [Untitled]; Joanna Newsom, Have One On Me; Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, DROOL; Panopticon, Roads To The North; PUP, The Dream Is Over; Radiator Hospital, Something Wild; Regional Justice Center, World Of Inconvenience; The Repos, Poser; Restraining Order, This World Is Too Much; Sensual World, Feeling Wild; The Sidekicks, Runners In The Nerved World; Slaughter Beach, Dog, Birdie; Slow Mass, On Watch; Sumac, Love In Shadow; Thou, Heathen; Turnstile, Time & Space; Yeesh, Confirmation Bias.


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13:16 I had the pleasure of singinging at another church on Sunday. Maxwell Chaerera (pictured with me at Antelope Park after church on Sunday) picked me up and brought me back. He is the Director of Work Related Learning at the uni. And a lovely guy. I know they will do great things for the project. He has a huge heart and it's an honour for me to be considered by him as a friend.
14:03 We had a visitor this morning. It's a very young grey crane. Mum and dad have migrated for the winter and this poor orphan has taken to the staff and wanders about the place quite the thing doing as he pleases.
15:18 Showing a couple of the Gweru Rotary Club members around the new orphanage.
13:39 This is Question and I showing Mr Ehmasuzzaman around the orphanage garden at Antelope Park. He is the managing director of Bata the shoe manufacturer. They are the biggest employers in the area but have had to scale back massively on their workforce. He was very happy by what he saw and I think he will do his best to do something to help us. Bata have s big flails responsibility programme involving schools.
09:17 This is Duncan one of our drivers at Antelope Park. A lovely guy. When we go into town on a Saturday morning I enjoy giving him a treat of s doughnut and soft drink at the Dutch Oven where I get my lovely filtered coffee. It's the only place where you can get a decent cuppa coffee anywhere.
09:15 Paid a visit to the Poly clinic to see my friends on the staff there. This pic shows them buying clothes from a travelling sales lady.
16:41 Proudly wearing my golf shirt with a Stay Connected logo for champions for children. I designed it myself and wanted something that volunteers who stay connected to the programme could order and wear. I wanted something very simple that might make friends ask questions and that they could feel comfortable wearing anywhere because it does not scream charity. The design is embroidered onto the golf shirt.
08:22 Two of our lions were out on their usual morning walk with volunteers the other day. They took down a wildebeest. This was the second time in a couple of weeks that lions out on a walk managed to kill sizeable prey. Last time it was s zebra. We were standing on the ground just 3 metres away from them watching and I took several pics and videos. The attached is just one. I reckon there are not many places if anywhere you would have the opportunity to be standing on the ground so close to lions during a kill. I felt very privileged.
12:57 We started at the new drop in centre on Tuesday at the Trinity Presbyterian Church. There is not the same freedom there but it is way cheaper than the old drop in. Instead of around $550 it is only $200. This is the volunteers serving up the lunch. The child is Ruvarshe. This means Child Of God. She is the latest addition to kids on the street. Her mother is just 16. She was born 2 weeks ago.
20:57 I went to a Rotary function last Friday and we exchanged club flags. This pic is me receiving the Gweru Rotary Flag. I have left them to think about the idea of twinning to raise funds for our project and they were very receptive to the idea.
15:39 I'm still working on my idea for the next project and have an important meeting today. It should have been yesterday but Dr Monks the CEO of ALERT was busy. Echo ( one of our male lions) was being given a vasectomy operation. The procedure took a lot longer than expected as he took longer to sedate after being darted than expected. The picture show Echo after darting (see dart in picture in his hind quarters) I did not have time to stay for to see the operation as I had been invited to a rotary function in town and had to get ready for that. I still have a passion for the wildlife but in here to work in community and that always has to take second place.
14:04 I walked passed the Presbyterian church on Wednesday when I had a thought and decided to pop in to see if they could rent us some space for a drop in centre. I met the evangelist there and after a lengthy conversation he showed us some facilities that were available. The pictures show the space they could rent to us. I gave him our budget and he then told me it would have to go before the minister and the board. I then showed Happiness the place . It's much better than where we currently are and much cheaper at $280 per month including bills. Currently we pay $500 per month and it's a small compound. Because it's just an outside space with a couple of offices and a kitchen it is really not suitable for the kids especially in the cold winter.
10:01 Went to the clinic on Monday. I only went to see the staff who I have got to know well from many previous visits helping out there. The staff are truly dedicated. Sipiphele (not in uniform in picture) is the environmental officer in Gweru and has her office at the clinic. She is expected to use her own mobile phone and car to get around. She has not been paid since September last year but like everyone here still manages to smile. Rosy in the other picture is a dedicated member of the nursing staff. The nurses also have been really struggling because they have not been getting proper pay for months.
06:39 Had this brown recluse spider on my bed the other night (Picture courtesy of wiki). It is nicknamed the violin spider. Can be very nasty as it rots the flesh around the bite. Heard one horrific story about one person here who got one bite recently on her private parts. I'll not go into detail here. Managed to catch it and dump it outside. Sooo glad it wasn't in my bed!!
12:11 This is Brendan. He is 14 months old. Born on the street to a young lady who lives on the street. She comes to the Drop In Centre for food every day. Champions For Children. Champions For Children support the work the work that is being done here to help the destitute and vulnerable on the streets of Gweru. Things are much harder now with the economy far worse than before. Please tick like if you can join And donate just a little each month to help people like Brendan I'll message you with details.
13:52 The two engineers from Engineers without borders completed yesterday the solar panel installation at the orphanage. This was provided by the Norwegian Group. It will make such a huge difference to life for the kids.
12:06 Arranged a meeting with the Principle of Gweru Polytechnic a college in Gweru(pictured with Question and myself) We were successful in agreeing the basis of an MOU which will be mutually signed and they will assist if we can raise funding for teaching car maintenance, welding as well as clothes making to the kids. Facilities at the college will be made available during college holidays where they will be able to use existing equipment and facilities.
11:46 It's hard to believe that a week has gone past without me updating my blog. The Internet has been really bad here this past few days. As the first picture shows I have been busy organising the murder mystery we are having on 23rd April to raise money for the orphanage.
15:20 Earlier in the week we went to look at the orphanage garden. It is great to see just how that is really flourishing. I ate my first ever peanuts freshly picked and they tasted just amazing.
13:08 I was at the rotary club in Gweru on Monday. Trying to encourage them to come on board with my work here. If they do then there is a good chance my club in Scotland will also get involved. I went to the Drop in Centre (see street kids in pic) on Tuesday and then had a meeting with The Director of Work Related Learning at Midlands State University. It was a very good meeting indeed and we look forward to interns joining us soon. A really cold front has come our way and the temps have plummeted but set to rise again next week.
05:47 On the road to Bulawayo on Friday Question and I came across this boy lying on the highway. We thought at first he was dead. He had felt dizzy and dropped from exhaustion. He had no water,food and just the clothes he stood in. We put him in the back of the vehicle (Question took these pics) He was a 19 year old boy from Kariba. He had walked for 24 hours in the blazing heat of day and all night with no food or water. He narrated his story that he had been deported from Botswana where he had been working and the department of immigration gave him a lift up to Bulawayo and he was trying to walk nearly 800km to his home in Kariba when he felt dizzy and collapsed. He could hardly walk and Question had to assist him into our car. In Bulawayo We paid for his bus fare and food to Kariba. He was all smiles when he waved goodbye to us on the comfort of the bus we had found for him.
16:05 Question and I stayed in the Matopas overnight at a fantastic lodge called Matobo Hills Lodge. Pictures shows where we stayed. Service was of s very high standard. The location was truly stunning great views of the rocky outcrops and surrounding area. The lodge is actually perched high up on one of these outcrops.
13:01 On Friday I went with Question for a couple of days to Matopas. This is in the heart of Ndebele land. It is where Question comes from. We specifically wanted to see a project there called the Ebenezer trust. It's s Christian organisation that teaches kids how to farm. There are 80 students who are there. I met someone who was here at Antelope Park and told me about it. I wanted to see how it worked and we left there very impressed. It's a residential course lasting 2 years with options at stages for students to leave if they wish. It's for young adults 18 to 23. Very very impressive. The picture shows students in the dining hall at lunch.
16:13 Earlier this week I spent time with local school children who were being presented with their certificates for completing ALERT's conservation modules. About 80 children were brought to Antelope Park and prior to their presentation they enjoyed our activities here. Visiting the elephants. Pony rides and a game drive to see our animals. A great day was had by all. It was hot .. Very hot!
11:07 Easter Sunday and boy was it a scorcher. It felt like 30degrees. Today our Easter Bunny was driven in one of our horse drawn carriages to meet the guests and their children who were spending the weekend here. The kids of course loved the Easter egg hunt and Yvonne played the bunny beautifully.
13:22 The garden looks amaizing. I've deliberately spelt that word wrongly. This pic I took today is Maize the staple food of most people here. They are now making some profit from the garden which was came into being because of our Swedish Champions who made sure that water would never be a problem by installing a drop system fed by water pumped 4.5 kilometres from the local river. A quarter of the total population are having to be fed by International food aid and people are dying. Cattle are dying by the thousands. The rains have come but to late for the harvest. Our kids are safe and not going hungry.
12:46 Today I went to see Dr Msipa. He is the former Midlands Governor and one of the "Friends of the Orphanage" something we put in place at the beginning. This was part of our plan to create a local support network and these friends are people with influence that can help in times of crises. He has been a great help recently and without his help recently things would have been bad for the orphanage. He has published his book and gave me a signed copy.
12:13 Went to the drop in centre yesterday for the street children. They come for their lunch and I was thrilled to see they are adhering to my request and paying for their lunch by bringing a couple of empty plastic bottles. They have been mounting and we will soon have enough to build with. This pic shows our volunteers helping them with their English.
13:03 Spent this morning going to a Saturday market held in a church down the road from here. Went to a coffee shop where I met really interesting guy called Vincent. He was really interested in what I was doing in Zim. As we chatted he told me if his interests in music and theatre. After hearing about my murder mystery writing he phoned a professional actor friend. He is going to contact me about the possibility of them staging a performance of one of my murders in a restaurant here. I said a portion of profits for the orphanage in Zimbabwe . All afternoon been enjoying the sun all day by the pool. The guy I met is in the photo.
19:19 She then succeeded in getting a job at a bank in London before returning to live and work in Africa. "My family were always saying we are so poor. Everyone has a switch she said that just has to be flicked." am sure there are many such stories of people who just "flick a switch". " We can do anything if we choose to." She said. You could say that she was lucky that her grandmother had a cow to sell and you would be right. However her grandmother gave up something she had in order to make sure that her granddaughter could create a better life for herself. Although she did not tell me I am sure her grandmother must have seen the switch waiting to be flicked. We can all complain about being victims of our circumstances but this story certainly demonstrates courage and fortitude.
15:54 A conversation I had with the owner of this Backpackers led to Beth Uriel where I visited this morning.. This is the name of a residential establishment that caters for the needs of older children who have been in care. It's a transitional place where they are supported during their adjustment to the outside world. It was a very informative meeting. I spent the rest of the day in the company of the Paul Hooper Executive Director of another organisation called Homestead who operate a residential programme for street children. They have had an amazing success rate reducing the centre of Capetown's population of street kids population from 350 down to 7. I learned so much about his methods which, although unorthodox,made real sense to me. The street kids here are often referred to as cockroaches by people but "inside every cockroach there is a child", he told me. He showed me their amazing facility in a place called Khayelitsha which is close by a district known as Cape Flats.
17:25 I know the picture looks a mess but boy did it taste delicious. I cooked this 450 gram of steak last night and had it with home made coleslaw and toms. It was amazing!! This morning I had a meeting with Greg Bows the MD of African Impact a sister company of Antelope Park. Looking at ways forward with Champions For Children and The Happy Africa Foundation which is another sister organisation. Tomorrow I have organised meetings with a children's safe house and another children's organisation here in Capetown. I plan very little before coming here leaving room for God to put opportunities in front of me and I'd never thought I would be meeting up with these guys but we have a street kid problem in Gweru. Just this morning I was told about them and I hear they are successful in tackling such issues.Tonight is the pizza night at the Green Elephant but I will be sticking to the low carb eating that I do and again having sirloin steak. Temp dropped to 23 here and folks saying it's cold!!


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we laughed and played in the grass, leaves dry and crunchy under our toes. The air calm and peaceful, gently dancing though our hair.
We felt the tight embrace of Mother earth wrap around us, warm and nurturing to our bones, as we said goodbye to the last day's summer.
I can hardly contain my excitement for fall!
I was seriously just about to post something just like this lol. We also said goodbye to summer yesterday :) P.s. Love that pic!
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The Hillsdale High School Foundation serves as the school's primary fundraising entity. Its mission is to serve each and every student by providing financial support for Hillsdale High School's Small Learning Communities and other academic programs that uphold the school's cornerstones of equity, personalization, rigor and shared decision making.
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The role of HHSF is to raise funds. It does not make decisions regarding expenditures — those decisions are made by the school's SLC Council which meets each summer to establish needs and priorities. The primary goal is always the sustenance of SLCs—smaller classes, staffing, and advisory. Other goals further the school's values: equity, personalization and rigor.
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The Surrey Cricket Foundation are pleased to be able to confirm dates and arrangements for booking 2019's Club Forums – a chance for the Foundation team to get out into the county to provide development updates and meet our clubs.
Taking place in February and March 2019, the evenings will look toward one of our biggest ever summers of cricket with the World Cup and Ashes on our doorstep as well as the defences of the Championship and Kia Super League. We'll be discussing what this all means for the game as well as answering any questions you may have on cricket within the county.
As with previous Club Forums, we would like to see as many clubs represented as possible across the two dates and encourage clubs to send up to two representatives to a date that is convenient for them.
There is a small charge for attending the forums, but all those attending will receive two tickets to a Royal London One-Day Cup game for the 2019 season and a Surrey branded gift as well.
At the Club Forums we will be joined by a small marketplace and refreshments from 19:00.
If you have any specific questions about the evenings please contact Simon Hards via email.
Surrey Cricket Foundation and I look forward to seeing you there!


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Most candidates get 0 points: ran out of time, unable to answer, wrong algorithm, or incomplete/partial solutions (i.e. good start but not enough to pass any unit test yet). We wanted to show the same distribution over our pool of candidates but HackerRank doesn't provide that graph anymore.
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Q: How to display the first two authors in a citation call-out? I am trying to find a way to cite and display in the text both the first and the second co-author of a publication.
Example:
@article{Leech_2011,
    doi = {10.1523/jneurosci.5626-10.2011},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1523%2Fjneurosci.5626-10.2011},
    year = 2011,
    month = {mar},
    publisher = {Society for Neuroscience},
    volume = {31},
    number = {9},
    pages = {3217--3224},
    author = {R. Leech and S. Kamourieh and C. F. Beckmann and D. J. Sharp},
    title = {Fractionating the Default Mode Network: Distinct Contributions of the Ventral and Dorsal Posterior Cingulate Cortex to Cognitive Control},
    journal = {Journal of Neuroscience}
}

If both R. Leech and S. Kamourieh were first joint authors, \citep{Leech_2011} would only display Leech.
How can I solve this?

A: I take it that you employ the natbib citation management package. If that's the case, you could use the package's citation aliasing capabilities -- specifically, the \defcitealias and \citepalias commands -- to create the required form of the citation call-out.

\documentclass{article} % or some other suitable document class
\begin{filecontents}[overwrite]{mybib.bib}
@article{Leech_2011,
    doi = {10.1523/jneurosci.5626-10.2011},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1523%2Fjneurosci.5626-10.2011},
    year = 2011,
    month = mar,
    publisher = {Society for Neuroscience},
    volume = {31},
    number = {9},
    pages = {3217--3224},
    author = {R. Leech and S. Kamourieh and C. F. Beckmann and D. J. Sharp},
    title = {Fractionating the Default Mode Network: Distinct Contributions of the Ventral and Dorsal Posterior Cingulate Cortex to Cognitive Control},
    journal = {Journal of Neuroscience}
}
\end{filecontents}

\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[authoryear,round]{natbib}
\setlength\bibhang{0pt} % optional
\bibliographystyle{abbrvnat} % or some other suitable bib style
\defcitealias{Leech_2011}{Leech, Kamourieh, et al., 2011} % <-- new

\usepackage{xurl} % for easy line breaks in long URL strings
\usepackage[colorlinks,allcolors=blue]{hyperref} % optonal

\begin{document}

\citep{Leech_2011}

\citepalias{Leech_2011} % <-- new

\bibliography{mybib}
\end{document}


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BUS SERVICES TO BE REVIEWED
Transport operator Nexus is to launch a consultation on bus services across Newcastle.
Nexus is reviewing the routes it subsidises - around 10% of the Tyne and Wear network - to see how services can be improved.
Residents will be asked their views in the spring when a roadshow will visit communities to ask people's opinions on proposals.
Focus Editor Eileen Ball explained: "We have been campaigning for improvements to local bus services now for a long time.
"We have told Nexus that we want to see bus services connecting to Throckley Bank Top, West Denton, the city centre and our local hospitals.
"We are pleased Nexus has listened and are reviewing services."
A public consultation event for the Outer West area is being held on May 21 at the Customer Service Centre at West Denton. It is proposed that service changes would commence by April 2011.
To find out more on Nexus' proposals go to www.nexus.org.uk/busstrategy or email bus.strategy@nexus.org.uk.
Newcastle campaigner Ron Beadle added: "I would urge every resident to have their say on the proposals in their area."


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Church of England. Diocese of Algoma -- Periodicals.
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Religious newspapers and periodicals -- Ontario.
Journaux et périodiques religieux -- Ontario.
Issue for Mar. 15, 1897 (new ser. v. 9, no. 3) incorrectly numbered new ser. v. 9, no. 2.
Issue for Dec. 2, 1899 (new ser. v. 11, no. 12) incorrectly numbered new ser. v. 11, no. 11.


We are all born with the gift of learning, which is instinctive and intuitive. A simple action of a baby sucking their thumb in utero is proof of the natural learning process. It does not happen by accident either, as research has discovered that baby in utero is anticipating the thumb entering his mouth so he opens his mouth before he can actually stick his thumb in it. Every moment a baby is in utero time is taken up by growing, developing, learning, and changing. There are numerous things a baby learns in utero, deciding which sounds, smells, and tastes they like without much influence of the outside world. This is naturally continued after you are born until the outside world tells you differently.
I played classical music for both my kids when I was pregnant with them, but it did not make them necessarily love classical music later on in life after they were born. This shows that we are all born with this individuality and of being different and when not tampered with we can decide for ourselves, our likes and dislikes and what is best for us as an individual.
I am always amused as how parents tend to take credit for teaching their kids to walk and talk. No one teaches us these fundamental developments through different stages of our life. Like in Utero they learn at their own pace. What babies do, though, is mimic their surroundings and learn through their six senses with their sixth sense being instinct/intuition.
Humans have a natural curiosity to learn so we develop physiologically, psychologically and intellectually. Learning is a natural side effect of all human activity and is self-initiated and self-motivated. We learn in different ways and develop differently from our peers and at different rates in all areas of our life. So why are we put in a box and forced to learn the same way as everyone else?
Another astounding humorous human condition is, we spend the first two years of our child's life encouraging/waiting for them to walk and talk and the next 16 years of their life confined to a box where you have to shut up! Sit still! And Listen!
Take a few moments to digest this…….
As parents we love unconditionally, trust and make sure our kid's basic needs are met. We create a safe environment for them and mostly keep them protected from harm's way.
What happened to these essentials, unconditional love, trust, basic needs, and security?
Unconditional love is something we stop having when we start having expectations of our children and base their lives on a reward system for 'Good Behaviour'. Yes, I know, you probably going to lash at me for undermining your love for your child, but I challenge you to think deeply about this, about what unconditional love actually means?
What happened to those first few years where we trusted our kids to learn and grow at their own pace? What happened to TRUSTING our kids? Trust stops happening when we start telling them what to do!
Basic needs go beyond just shelter, clothing and food. We have taken away their basic need to just play. We have taken their basic need to explore and have confined them to 45min break for the entire day.
Then we have taken their sense of security away by leaving them with some stranger they do not even know, for most of their waking time very early stages of their life. BTW – This stranger we trust, but goodness forbid if we trust our own kids!
I want you to take a look at these two photos. One is childhood in a modern day school gathering of kids and the other is childhood and child labour in the industrial revolution.
If you see a difference in these two photos then I challenge you to stretch your mind and explore the idea of the similarities of these photos. I can see the difference in their physical attire, but I see no difference from a psychological and soulful (mental) point of view. Children where slaves to the system then, and are still slaves to the system now!!!
Telephones have evolved to cellphones and our mode of transport from the horse and cart has evolved too, possibly be introduced into the market in the near future, the Uber self-driving cars.
So why have we not evolved from schools to learning centres that have all the resources for our kids to self-direct their learning and spend more time free playing? Why haven't we evolved from teachers to facilitators? Why is our schools been run by adults and not adults and the children? Why is democracy not displayed with our kids? Are they not the future of our world? So let me get this, we want a democratic world but will not exercise this democracy with our own kids? Charity begins at home or should I say democracy begins at home!
Let us hop onto those hobbies we/kids have, (DO NOT let go of them). Hobbies are 100% interest driven and generally it takes a back seat because there are more 'important' things, dictated to you, that need to be done, before we can actually sit down to do something we truly enjoy. If you are enjoying something, does it mean you are not learning? Sadly, it is the disease of our society to make you feel guilty about enjoyment.
The good news is we have started revolutionising the way we interact with young people. There are growing numbers of families who have recognised and adopted the life learning philosophy. Many more are considering this way of life. Not only is it practical, it eliminates the consumerism of education and exposes the debt trap you are handed over once you have graduated. These parents are identifying that children have an innate curiosity and intuition to learn without the boundaries implicated on them in traditional school systems. It is also recognised that standardising a child is ludicrous, as no individuals are the same. So sitting in a classroom learning the exact same thing as your peers, who are the exact same ages as you, to produce the exact same results is definitely absurd. Life Learning appreciates that you learn differently from your peers.
So what is Life Learning?
Life learning is an educational method and philosophy that advocates learner-chosen activities as a primary means for learning. In other words, trust your child!
Unschooling, Free Range Learning and other tags.
Life Learning has been a personal journey for my family and me.
We had our minds expanded to levels that we did not even think was possible. We eventually unwound the fear and slowly peeled away the layers of indoctrination and beliefs of we need someone to teach us in order for us to learn. We started enjoying the wonderment of life curing the disease of we are not learning if we are enjoying something. We got to experience the true meaning of living in the NOW! We take a topic that interest us and are able to delve into the depths of it and dissect it to our hearts content until we feel we have absorbed everything about that topic, without having to worry to waste a minute on anything else.
The depth of conversations I have with my own kids, I have never in my entire life have had with any adult, up to date! I rejoice in the uniqueness in each of them and love watching them being who they truly are. By the way, deep and profound conversations about life and all that is, is a natural almost daily or weekly occurrence in my home.
What happens when we bring our kids up with trust and unconditional love?
They get to be WHO YOU REALLY ARE.
They will become independent individuals who know what is best for them.
They will carry this Life Learning Thinking throughout their life as they will know learning is a by-product of ANY activity.
They will begin to discover their own personal potential.
They become passionately involved in what interests them.
They will experience joy and happiness more, as they will be doing more of what they enjoy opposed to being forced to do what they don't enjoy.
The beauty of Life Learning is, it can be adopted at any age from in utero till end of your life's journey.
We live in the digital age of Information with the World Wide Web at our fingertips so it does not make sense for schools anymore. There are many Massive Open Online Courses and a Tuition-Free University, where you can learn just about anything for free.
Alison.com, EDx, Coursera, Youtube, khan academy, Free Code Camp, University of the People, to name a few of these online resources.
Swaraj University in India is a Life Learning University. Their students design their own learning for two years and are helped to be placed in the practical work place to learn and build their own portfolio.
Schools in Finland have done away with homework and exams till kids are well into their teens. Sudbury, Waldorf and Steve Jobs Schools are alternative systems that allow for child-directed activities.
Big Organizations, such as Google and EY, are beginning to change the way they view education. They have started to employ interest driven people rather than someone that has just finished their degree.
This article is just the broader aspect of what Life Learning is. I will be tackling more detailed experiences and topics in future blogpost.


A solar flood light is a great way to create the perfect outdoor lighting for your home. These photovoltaic lights will give you the chance to emit enough light to light up your yard and do so without having you shell out a fortune to do so. While many people will use them as a way to accent their yard, others will use them as a security measure.
From homes to businesses, the solar flood light can be the perfect crime deterrent. The reason is that the amount of light will provide enough light in a particular area to make it impossible for a criminal to go unseen. In fact, more and more companies are using these lights in parking lots and other dark areas around their businesses to help to reduce the likelihood of crime.
Another great factor about the solar flood light is the fact that they aren't as expensive as they used to be. Instead, you will find that thanks to new technology with LED lights in them, you can pick them up at a fraction of the cost.
The only thing you need to be sure of is that the photovoltaic cells are in direct sunlight to help them charge the unit with the power of the sun. In many cases, the panels are easily adjustable to help ensure that you can arrange them to get direct sunlight, no matter where you place them.
For those looking to promote a greener business or home, these are the perfect first steps to take. Not only are they better for the environment, but the reduction in electricity will also help to reduce your monthly electricity bill at the same time. This makes it the perfect choice for you when you are considering all the different choices you will have for exterior lighting.
Remember, you can rely on a these lights no matter what time of day it is. They will turn on at dusk and you can keep them on until dawn with a full charge. While the local access to direct sunlight daily can vary, most of these units will still illuminate your yard for almost an entire night as long as you can get four to six hours of sunlight over the course of the day.
At times when less power is available, the light may just appear dimmer and run for a shorter period of time. Before you invest in these lights, check out lights that can be charged with only partial or limited sunlight.


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Arifin bin Asgali is a Malaysian politician who has been the State Assistant Minister. He served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sekong from May 2018 until September 2020. He is a member of the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN).

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Rampell: Don't blame feds for hurting small business
More often, it's state and local bureaucrats who get all up in your business if you're starting a business.
Rampell: Don't blame feds for hurting small business More often, it's state and local bureaucrats who get all up in your business if you're starting a business. Check out this story on jsonline.com: http://on.jsonl.in/2buSglr
Catherine Rampell, Washington Post Published 10:49 a.m. CT Aug. 26, 2016 | Updated 6:47 p.m. CT Aug. 26, 2016
It's often state and local bureaucrats who get all up in your business if you're starting a business.
Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), at left, talks with Primus Aerospace owner and president Randy Brodsky, as machinist Roy Blatt works on metal at right, during a tour of the Primus Aerospace plant, in Lakewood, Colo., on Tuesday. The tour was followed by a roundtable and discussion with local small business owners, hosted by Primus Aerospace.(Photo: Brennan Linsley, Associated Press)
Every four years, presidential candidates pledge to destroy the evil federal bureaucracy wreaking havoc on our small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Abolish the Environmental Protection Agency! Level the Labor Department! Eliminate Education, kill Commerce and eradicate Energy!
It's true that the Obama administration has greatly expanded federal rulemaking. But if you talk with entrepreneurs, you'll learn that — with the major exception of our criminally convoluted tax system -- the most burdensome barriers to their efforts often don't originate with the feds.
They are, instead, constructed at the state and local levels.
Think about it. States and municipalities handle most occupational licensing, now required for a quarter of U.S. workers.
Depending on the state, a person may need to attend months of expensive training and fork over hundreds of dollars in fees to work as a hair-braider, auctioneer, florist or interior decorator, allegedly in order to safeguard public health. One study found that the average occupational license requires $209 in fees, one exam, and about nine months of education and training.
States and municipalities also regulate business licensing, registration, permitting and hiring. Those trying to start new businesses may have to register with five agencies to legally hire an employee. Even before that, they may need to visit a dozen different state, county and town websites -- of varying levels of functionality — to open their doors.
Start-up founders will encounter state, county and city red tape when they deal with zoning laws, or various insurance requirements (although for health insurance, of course, the feds have set many of the ground rules). They may have to navigate complex state and local systems to figure out how big their sign can be and where it can be placed.
Some costly start-up requirements are even more peculiar.
In New York, for example, new LLCs have to publish notices about their existence in both a daily and a weekly newspaper for six consecutive weeks, in publications officially designated by the county clerk. That may be a nice boon for struggling local papers, but it can add thousands of dollars to the cost of launching an enterprise.
No wonder the World Bank ranks the United States 49th in ease of starting a business.
All these requirements, mind you, apply to companies that launch and operate in a single jurisdiction. Heaven forbid they want to do business in multiple counties or states, which will have different and sometimes contradictory licensing and permitting requirements, or sales tax systems using different taxonomies for goods and services.
In other words: The feds may be a convenient punching bag — especially for politicians running for federal office — but it's more often the state and local bureaucrats who will get all up in your business if you're starting a business.
All of which is to say that I'm delighted Hillary Clinton is interested in encouraging states and cities to reduce the regulatory burdens on small businesses and start-ups.
Among a set of policies released this week, Clinton proposed offering federal funds to states and localities that are "willing to make starting a business cheaper and easier and meaningfully streamline unnecessary licensing programs." The funding could be used in part to offset states' lost licensing revenue, which currently totals billions of dollars.
She also promises to work with states to standardize licensing requirements, so that credentials can be transferred from one place to another, and to provide technical assistance to help states determine which regulations actually serve the public good.
Admittedly, it's hard to tell whether these ideas would change much. The Obama administration's splashy "Startup in a Day" initiative, in which nearly 100 cities signed a pledge to, within a year, create a way for entrepreneurs to launch a business in a single day, seems to have fizzled. More than a year later, a Small Business Administration spokesman said that not a single city had made good on this pledge.
Powerful industry groups and other organizations also have a vested interest in preserving barriers to entry, which is one reason so few occupations ever get de-licensed.
Finally, establishing consistent principles about which regulations protect public safety, and which merely protect turf, is challenging. Probably it's a good thing for doctors to be licensed, for restaurants to have sanitation requirements and for commercial drivers to have liability insurance. Your mileage may vary.
But still, I'm glad to see more non-national "job-killing regulations" getting some national airtime. This red tape keeps too many entrepreneurs in the red and on the sidelines.
Catherine Rampell's email address is crampell@washpost.com. Follow her on Twitter, @crampell.
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Huawei says half of its smartphones could be foldable by 2021
Joe Minihane - 02 April 2019 Last updated: 01 April 2019
CEO reveals ambitious plans for futuristic handsets.
Half of Huawei's smartphones could come with foldable screens by 2021, with the Chinese tech giant looking to build on the forthcoming release of its Mate X.
The company's CEO, Richard Yu, made the bold claim following the launch of his firm's new P30 smartphone.
Asked about Huawei's plans for folding phones, Yu said, "I think that on a flagship level in two years, half of our devices could be foldable."
The Huawei Mate X was revealed during February's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, just weeks after Samsung's Galaxy Fold. It features a main 8–inch tablet screen that can be folded into a 6.6–inch smartphone.
Due to go on sale in June, it costs a massive €2,229 SIM-free. Yu, however, believes that prices will tumble as such handsets become more prevalent.
Apple foldable iPhone teased in new renders
"As times fly, the costs will reduce, I think in two years foldable phones will have a similar price to current flagship phones."
Yu also revealed that Huawei had plans for a smaller foldable phone, including one that could be closed down into something half the size of the new P30.
While Yu's predictions are bold, the success of foldable smartphones hinges on the success of his company's Mate X and the Galaxy Fold.
Both are set to be released in limited numbers, meaning it will be hard to gauge demand. However, with the likes of LG and Xiaomi priming their own folding phones for release, there's a strong chance the market will offer plentiful options by the end of 2019.
It's not yet clear if Apple plans to offer a foldable iPhone. If it does so, any such device would not materialise until 2021 at the earliest.
GSM Arena
Watch this video of the Xiaomi Mi Fold folding phone
The Chinese smartphone maker teases its upcoming foldable.
Huawei P30 and P30 Pro: everything you need to know
This could very well be the best cameraphone on the market.
EE will be the exclusive UK network for the Samsung Galaxy Fold
Ahead of the launch on 3rd May.
Sky Mobile 5G goes live
Nokia 2720 flips into view
WhatsApp to stop working on some iPhones and Android smartphones
Joe Minihane
02 April 2019 Last updated: 01 April 2019
And it's free for Sky VIP customers.
The latest flip phone is available now.
Older mobile operating systems won't be supported.
iPhone XR users on O2 hit with network issues
Customers can't make calls or get online.
Samsung announces S10 Lite
New smartphones are on their way.