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We are a team of project developers and researchers working within the School of Forest Sciences of the University of Eastern Finland in areas related to bioenergy, societal aspects of forests, and forestry education. While the core group is currently formed by Dr. Sari Pitkänen, Dr. Javier Arevalo, Dr. Yohama Puentes, and Dr. Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen, we collaborate (across disciplines and institutions) with researchers across the School of Forest Sciences, other units of the University of Eastern Finland, as well as our numerous international partners. For more information please click in the link Who we are.
Current projects related to bioenergy are:
- BIODEV: Building Biocarbon and Rural Development in West Africa (2013-2016 project coordinated by the World Agroforestry Center)
- Developing Bioenergy Governance (2011-2014 project led by Prof, Jarmo Kortelainen and funded under the Call for Innovative Research of the University of Eastern Finland)
- Contested Bioenergy Governance (2012‐2015 project led by Prof, Jarmo Kortelainen and funded by the Academy of Finland)
- Coordinating the project Hajautetut biojalostamot./ Decentralized biorefineries 2011-2014 (link in Solecris)
Current projects related to forestry education are:
- Strengthening Forestry Education in Kenya (2013-2015 HEI-ICI project funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
- Supporting Kenyan Forestry Education through North-South Mobility (2014-2015 NSS project funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
- Improving Forestry Education in Venezuela (2013-2015 HEI-ICI project funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
- Support for Vocational Training in Sustainable Forestry (2013-2015 EU/Tempus project coordinated by University of Lleida)
Past projects include:
- Baltic Landscapes in change: - innovative approaches towards sustainable forested landscapes (2012 - 2014), EU project from Baltic Sea Region Program 2007 - 2013
- Improving Forestry Education in Kenya (2011-2012) HEI-ICI project funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
- Development of education and networking of the University of the Andes (2009)
- Inter-institutional cooperation on improving forestry education in Kenya (2009)
- Coordinating the project METSÄENERGIA/Forest energy 2008-2010 (link in Solecris)
- Development of vocational continuing education in the Russian forest sector 2002 - 2004
- Co-Secretariat of the International Partnership for Forestry Education (IPFE)
- Focal point of the European Academic Network for Forest Sciences SILVA Network
- Participation in the Institute for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (LYY)
- Participation in the Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UNIPID)
Other involvements
- Board member in UniPID (Finnish University Partnership for International Development) since 2009
- Participation in the Bioenergy Corridor Research Blog
- Planning, coordinating and organizing a two year vocational education training "Current environmental law" (University of Joensuu, Adult Education) in 2003 - 2008
- FTP Education Group, Chair in 2009 - 2012
A selection of our recent publications can be seen below. For a complete list, please click in the link Publications
Arevalo, J. Ochieng, R., Mola-Yudego, B. & Gritten, D. 2014. Understanding bioenergy conflicts: case of a jatropha project in Kenya's Tana Delta. Land Use Policy, 41, 138-148. DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.05.002 Available here
Arevalo, J., Halder, P., Kortelainen, J. & Mola-Yudego, B. 2014. Bioenergy: from local conflicts to global governance. OGEL Journal (in press) Advance copy here
- Arevalo, J., Pitkänen, S. & Kirongo, B. 2014. Developing forestry curricula: experiences from a Kenyan-Finnish project. International Forestry Review, 16 (1) 78-86(9) Available here, HEI-ICI Kenya project
Halder, P., Arevalo, J., Tahvanainen, L. & Pelkonen, P. 2014. Challenges and opportunities associated with the development of forest-based bioenergy sector in India: Results from an expert survey. Challenges 5(1), 100-111 Available here
- Arevalo, J., Mola-Yudego, B., Pelkonen, P., & Qu, M. 2012. Students' views on forestry education: a cross-national comparison across three universities in Brazil, China and Finland. Forest Policy and Economics 25, 123-131 Available here
- Leskinen, P., Kähkönen, T., Lähtinen, K., Pasanen, K., Pitkänen, S., Sironen, S., Myllyviita, T., Sikanen, L. & Asikainen, A. 2012. Moniulotteinen kestävyyden arviointikehikko puuenergian tuotannolle. Suomen ympäristö 9/2012
- Qu, M., Pelkonen, P., Tahvanainen, L, Arevalo, J, & Gritten, D. 2012. Experts' assessment on the development of wood framed houses in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 31, 100-105 Available here
- Sikanen, L. and Pitkänen S. (eds). 2011. Joensuu Forestry Networking Week 2011 - Forests and Energy, Final Report. www.forestenergy.org. Forest Energy Observer
- Arevalo, J., Pitkänen, S., Gritten, D. & Tahvanainen, L. 2010. Market-relevant competencies for professional foresters in European graduate education. International Forestry Review 12 (3) 200-208 Available here, IPFE


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Whether it's camping, hiking, running or going to the park, many people love to spend time outdoors. For some, however, their fears keep them inside. They feel trapped and maybe embarrassed at the fact that they are fearful of insects. Many people have entomophobia, as it is a real and persistent phobia that must not be ignored.
Entomophobia is the excessive and persistent fear of insects. Although most insects are not harmful to humans and pose no threat, those who suffer with this phobia experience extreme anxiety at the mere thought or sight of an insect. To avoid them, they may always be cleaning rooms, floors, doors and windows. Entomophobia includes the fear of mites, spiders and insects.
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Like many phobias, entomophobia is most likely caused by a traumatic incident in childhood. Most insects are not harmful to people, but many people are still fearful of them. If your parents are fearful of insects, then it is possible that you may adapt to the fear as well. Being stung by a bee may also contribute to the phobia or if you or someone you know is allergic to bees. Having an allergy to bees may lead to a traumatic event particularly because you may undergo a traumatic allergic reaction, which may result in a fear of bees or insects.
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If you or someone you know suffers from entomophobia, seek help so that you may live a more relaxed and stress-free life. You can overcome entomophobia and the biggest step is getting help with learning to cope and eliminate the fear of insects.
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- A fun set of characters and situations
- The final two episodes handle the melodrama very well
- The English voice cast is very good (for this era)
- If you're not into romance in your anime, then keep away
- Some of the characters may drive viewers up the wall
- Fans of the manga may not like the changes for the OAV
|Keiichi makes a great first impression.
Now for those who are not familiar with anime genres, there is a whole set of shows that revolve around the "magical girlfriend". Sometimes she's from space, or a witch, or maybe just appearing out of a VHS tape like the creepy ghost in Ringu, but cuter and with less death. Anyway, this genre usually revolves around a hapless and hopeless young man who meets the "magical girlfriend" and falls for her. Of course all kinds of wacky, magical things happen. There's usually a love triangle or rectangle in there, or maybe it turns into a harem show (were a bunch of magical girls show up and fall for the protagonist). Oh My Goddess falls neatly into this genre, and is probably one of the most popular behind Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura featuring everyone's favorite space demon/babe Lum.
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|Belldandy makes a startling discovery. I love
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|Urd: once described as being a few fries short
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Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms Dies at 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, a Capitol Hill icon who devoted 30 years in the Senate to championing conservative causes, died Friday morning. He was 86.
The Jesse Helms Center posted a brief statement on its Web site saying Helms died at 1:15 a.m. in Raleigh, N.C., on the Fourth of July.
"He was very comfortable," said former chief of staff Jimmy Broughton, who added that Helms died of natural causes.
The five-term Republican senator from North Carolina formerly chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and used his clout to rail against Communism, liberalism and big government.
Known by some as "Senator No" for his opposition to Democratic measures, Helms was a polarizing figure for his positions on social issues.
He was a proponent of school prayer and an opponent of abortion rights and gay rights groups. In the Senate, he forced roll-call votes that required Democrats to take sensitive positions on topics such as flag burning and school busing.
No matter his positions, colleagues said he always was a gentleman.
"Senator Jesse Helms was a tireless advocate for the people of North Carolina, a stalwart defender of limited government and free enterprise, a fearless defender of a culture of life and an unwavering champion of those struggling for liberty," President Bush said in a statement. "Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a passionate defender of what he called the Miracle of America. So it is fitting that this great patriot left us on the Fourth of July."
"Today we lost a senator whose stature in Congress had few equals," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement. "Senator Jesse Helms was a leading voice and courageous champion for the many causes he believed in."
Funeral services are planned for Tuesday at Helms' longtime church in Raleigh.
North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole, who succeeded Helms, said, "I knew I could never replace him, but I continue to strive each day to provide the dedicated constituent service he provided the people of our state for 30 years."
"He's just a good, honest, decent man," former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole told FOX News. "Now his philosophy would drive some people up a tree."
Helms had a habit of blocking nominations and frequently clashed with former President Bill Clinton. In the '90s he blocked all of Clinton's judicial nominations from North Carolina for eight years.
But he also worked with some Democratic leaders, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Albright once said of Helms, he "was the kindest, most infuriating, politest, most aggravating and nicest politician I had to deal with in the United States Senate."
As he aged, Helms was slowed by a variety of illnesses, including a bone disorder, prostate cancer and heart problems, and he made his way through the Capitol on a motorized scooter as his career neared an end.
In April 2006 his family announced that he had been moved into a convalescent center after being diagnosed with vascular dementia, in which repeated minor strokes damage the brain.
His opposition to Communism defined his foreign policy views. He took a dim view of many arms control treaties, opposed Fidel Castro at every turn and supported the contras in Nicaragua as well as the right-wing government of El Salvador. He opposed the Panama Canal treaties that President Jimmy Carter pushed through a reluctant Senate in 1977.
Helms first became known to North Carolina voters as a newspaper and television commentator. Building a reputation through media, he won election to the Senate in 1972 and decided not to run for a sixth term in 2002.
Helms never lost a race for the Senate, but he never won one by much, either, a reflection of his divisive political profile in his native state.
He won the 1972 election after switching parties and defeated then-Gov. Jim Hunt in an epic battle in 1984 in what was then the costliest Senate race on record.
He defeated black former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt in 1990 and 1996 in racially tinged campaigns. In the first race, a Helms commercial showed a white fist crumbling up a job application, these words underneath: "You needed that job ... but they had to give it to a minority."
"The tension that he creates, the fear he creates in people, is how he's won campaigns," Gantt said several years later.
Helms also played a role in national GOP politics — supporting Ronald Reagan in 1976 in a presidential primary challenge to then-President Ford. Reagan's candidacy was near collapse when it came time for the North Carolina primary. Helms was in charge of the effort, and Reagan won a startling upset that resurrected his challenge.
Helms and his wife, Dorothy, had two daughters and a son. They adopted the boy in 1962 after the child, 9 years old and suffering from cerebral palsy, said in a newspaper article that he wanted parents.
FOX News' Major Garrett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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A Silent Voice / Koe no Katachi
Review by: John Fragglepuss Evans
Genre: Drama, School, Bullying, Regret
First Released: September 2016, 130-minute film
Summary: Shouya Ishida is an elementary-age schoolboy with a boredom that he cures by bullying others. He has friends that join in, but he is the ringleader of rude in his circle. Shouya cannot help himself when Shoko Nishimiya, a new girl that happens to be deaf, transfers to his class. Shoko integrates with the class but annoys Shouya, simply because she is different than what he is used to. He bullies her endlessly until her mother complains to the school. She ends up transferring out of the school, Shouya is shunned by his class because of how poorly he treated her, and life is never the same. Shouya begins a journey of redemption for his past mistakes and Shoko must live in a world that seems to be constantly against her, even though she is doing as best she can to make the world a better place.
A Silent Voice is a solid film from start to finish. It does not pull any punches with its storytelling, from the portrayal of bullying to the hopelessness felt when someone has suicidal thoughts. Shouya is an imperfect person that makes mistakes as a kid and must work hard to erase those mistakes. His path to redemption feels real in how it does not come easy. The people he wronged are not quick to forgive and he feels regret the whole way for what he's done. Shoko is an amazing character dealt a difficult hand in life. She always does her best to maintain a positive attitude in a world that seems against her, but even she breaks down from time to time. It is a great portrayal of the character. Besides that, the animation is top notch, from the characters to the backgrounds. The soundtrack is amazing and adds so much to the film. The song that accompanies the ending is perfection in that scene.
You might enjoy this if: You are ready to be emotionally drained by a powerful story of loneliness, regret, and forgiveness.
You might not like it if: You are emotionally drained as it is and need something lighter, maybe a comedy for a quick pick-me-up.
Similar Anime: Your Name, Fireworks, The Cat Returns, In This Corner of the World, Whisper of the Heart, 5 Centimeters per Second, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Mirai, Flavors of Youth
Note to the Viewer: A Silent Voice won Best Animation of the Year in the 26th Japan Movie Critics Awards in 2016, among many others.
A Silent Voice – LIT by Kensuke Ushio
(This is one of the powerful songs that I cannot get enough of)
A Silent Voice – Koi wo Shita no wa by Aiko
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Fei of miss A showed her appreciation to her fans through a warm Instagram post.
On July 31, Fei, who recently made her solo debut with "Fantasy," updated her Instagram (@ff0427), writing "First, my solo activities were only possible through the hard work and help of many people. And the words of support from all the fans who came to see me and from the fans who supported me from behind have been a great strength to me. I want to say thank you for all the fans who I met, whom I missed so much. I also realized that I want to continue to work hard and show a good side to all the fans who supported me. Please look forward to me as I continue to improve. You'll stay with me right? Thank you to all the fans who supported me. I love you."
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It's difficult to write a review about Snowden because it's so bland. I don't even know how being this bland is possible for a movie with such a good pedigree. I mean, it's directed by Oliver Stone (Any Given Sunday, Platoon). It has great actors like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Rhys Ifans, Nicholas Cage, and Zachary Quinto. And it's about a public figure who, to this day, is controversial. That should make it fascinating! So why isn't it?
Honestly, I think the biggest reason is the proximity of the actual events to our current time. (Side note: What is with recent events becoming biopics? Did Hollywood run out of sequels and remakes?) But unlike the previous weekend's Sully, which is based around events that happened back in 2009, Snowden is based on events that went public in 2014. Only two years ago. Edward Snowden is still living in Russia, and nothing has come to pass since his NSA whistleblowing. Essentially, there's nothing new to share.
Hell, Edward Snowden's story has already been turned into a film—a documentary called Citizenfour, directed by Laura Poitras (who Melissa Leo portrays in this movie). And that documentary is the film that got the message out to journalists about the NSA and who Edward Snowden is. It makes you wonder why a dramatic retelling of the events is necessary when we can go straight to the source.
Why not wait until there's something new to share? Well, one could argue that Oliver Stone has political motives behind releasing this film during an election year (similar to the timing of Zero Dark Thirty during the 2012 election). After all, Stone's made seemingly controversial political films in years' past (like JFK, Nixon, and W.). And you can definitely get a sense of which party Stone's values and beliefs align with from Snowden's dialogue. But again, there's nothing new to reveal beyond what Snowden himself has already shared or what journalists reported about his findings two years ago.
Unnecessary is the best way to describe this movie simply because it lacks a new angle of the 2014 events. In fact, the movie centers around Snowden (Gordon-Levitt) meeting with Poitras (Leo), Glenn Greenwald (Quinto), and Ewen MacAskill (Tom Wilkinson) to tell them his story as they're working on what later becomes Citizenfour. Sure, it adds the romance between Snowden and girlfriend Lindsay Mills (Woodley). But it seems more like a juggling act of political thriller, biopic drama, and love story than a complex narrative.
Not to mention where Citizenfour showcased the actual Edward Snowden in all of his questionable glory and paranoia, Snowden strips the thrill and "Is He/Isn't He a Hero" argument out of the movie, opting instead to spoonfeed you what Stone believes. My suggestion is that you check out Citizenfour instead.


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As a recurring feature, our team combs the Web and shares some amazing Amazon deals we've turned up. Here's what caught our eye today, April 30.
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Joey MacDonald misses out on shutout but helps Marles edge Stars 2-1
TORONTO - The Toronto Marlies are getting some bodies back in the lineup and the results are starting to follow.
The Marlies gave up a late goal to the visiting Texas Stars, but were able to hang on for a 2-1 win in American Hockey League action on Friday night.
Captain Ben Ondrus got the Marlies' first goal, while Josh Engel added a power-play goal.
Ondrus was playing just his second game after sitting out since late December with a knee injury. His linemate, Ryan Hamilton, also took part in his second game since missing nearly two months with an undisclosed ailment. The two wingers flanked centre Ben Simon to form one very tough, productive checking line for coach Dallas Eakins.
"They play simple and they play hard," said Eakins. "Those are the two things they have to do consistently to be successful and they're a great line to throw out against the other team's top line."
Ondrus said the Marlies' newfound depth has helped him ease back into game shape.
"I felt pretty good," he said. "We've got three or four lines that can all play and it's not putting too much pressure on anybody with absurd amounts of ice time. It's good to have that many guys who can play in every situation and spread out the ice time, it keeps everybody fresh."
Though not overly busy, Toronto goalie Joey MacDonald was sharp when he needed to be, making 21 stops for the win. Once they fell behind by two goals in the second, the Stars turned up the pressure on the Marlies. MacDonald's best save came on a point-blank slapshot from the slot in which he quickly charged out past the top of the crease to cut down the angle.
The Stars didn't get on the board until there was just over four minutes left in the game when Perttu Lindgren fired a slapshot over MacDonald's glove after the Marlies had failed to clear the zone on a couple of chances.
Other than that, the Marlies played Texas - one of the league's top clubs - very tight.
"We had a real strict gameplan and we stuck with it throughout the game," Eakins said. "We knew they were going to get their chances eventually or maybe they would get them early, we weren't sure when they were going to come, but we wanted to make sure we were patient, confident with what we wanted to do and our guys stuck with it all the way through."
MacDonald conceded that it's tough not to start thinking about a goose egg when it's only a handful of minutes away, but ultimately he was just focused on the bottom line for his team.
"Two points is two points, it would have been nice to get the shutout, but a win is a win," he said.
Toronto (22-26-10) has now won the first two contests of a four-game homestand. Texas (31-19-7), meanwhile, lost for the first time in two games and has two dates left on a five-game roadtrip.
The Marlies opened the scoring 8:15 into the game when Simon caused a turnover in the Texas zone and fed the puck to Ondrus, who then wired a hard wrist shot to the back of the net from the top of the circle.
Toronto completely carried the play in the first period, outshooting the Stars 18-5. However, the Marlies weren't able to beat goalie Richard Bachman again until a second-period power play. Brett Festerling spotted Engel at the opposite end of the high slot and sent a crisp pass over that Engel corralled, then whipped past Bachman.
Kyle Calder also drew an assist on the play, extending his point streak to six games.
Notes: Andre Deveaux returned to Toronto's lineup after serving a three-game suspension for throwing a roll of tape at a fan versus the Manitoba Moose. . . The Marlies re-assigned forward Stefano Giliati to the Reading Royals, their ECHL affiliate. They also released forward Ashton Rome from his tryout contract.


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Challenge Update: I MADE IT!!! 60 days down. ZERO clothes purchased and holy guacamole, it was hard. Throughout this process I realized that I shop mindlessly. Walk into a store, find something, buy it, repeat. I never stopped to take stock of what I actually need to add to my wardrobe. The result – an average clothing collection with some cute pieces sprinkled in. Talking to my roommate during a late night chat, I asked "Wouldn't it be nice to open your closet and love everything in it?" The question actually stopped me in my tracks. Who says I can't love everything in my closet? I buy the clothes!
This challenge has not only changed my view on how I shop, but what I shop for. My new rule, I must LOVE it to spend my hard earned money on it. It has also made me start to take inventory of the items I already have. I gave myself a pass to buy a new outfit for my birthday, but as it turns out, I had a perfectly good jumpsuit in my closet that I hadn't worn!
After I finished the challenge, I didn't have this urge to run out and get my fix. Actually the opposite happened. I managed to go another 30 days and still counting! Well, that is almost entirely true. I saw a dress online, fell in love, slept on it, finally ordered after I dreamed about me frolicking around in said dress, received it and although it was beautiful, it didn't fit quiet right. The old me would have kept it until I lost a couple pounds and it would be perfect, but the new me didn't want anything hanging in my closet that I didn't feel comfortable in, so I returned it.
Your vice may not be shopping. Maybe it is frequent happy hours, eating healthier or that you watch too much TV and want to use that time to accomplish something else. Whatever your goal is, here are some ways I've found to complete a self-made challenge:
- Set a clear goal. Keep it simple.
- Print something out that gives you a visual reminder of the challenge. I choose to print out a countdown and tape it to my bathroom mirror. Each night I marked one more day off that way I could see the progress.
- Give yourself a reward that directly relates to the challenge. For example, if you are doing a food challenge, go to a nice restaurant when you finish.
With the money I have saved, I enrolled in a French class, bought my tour of Scotland AND have almost completely paid off my credit cards. What will you accomplish in 90 days?


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I hosted a games night at our church this past week, and thought it would be fun to make some game themed cookies as part of the refreshments. I had originally thought of making square cookies and piping letters on each of them, like Scrabble tiles. But then I thought that dominoes might be easier, and require less for a full set!
I made a basic sugar cookie recipe, and used a wooden ruler to measure equal rectangle shapes, and used a pizza wheel to cut them out. It was super easy, and they were all perfectly uniform. I was going to use mini m&ms for the dots on each cookie, so I did a test cookie with m&ms on it before baking, and was glad I did because the m&ms cracked from the heat of the oven and didn't look very good. After that, I used the end of a chopstick to mark where all the dots would go, then baked the cookies, and made a small amount of royal icing to stick on the m&ms once the cookies were cooled.
It only took a very small dot of royal icing to attach each m&m, and it was easy to fit them into all the pre-marked dots. They were pretty simple to make, eye-catching, tasty, and a big hit at the games night; a winning combination all around!


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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Slams 'Big Bully' PHILIP ANSELMO Over 'White Power' GestureJanuary 29, 2016
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has released a video message criticizing Philip Anselmo for the apparent "white power" gesture the ex-PANTERA singer made onstage after his appearance at Dimebash last week.
Anselmo performed the PANTERA classic "Walk" at the January 22 event at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood, California in honor of his late bandmate "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. As he left the stage, he made a Nazi-style salute. He appeared to say "white power" as he made the gesture, but he later claimed he was referring to drinking white wine as part of an "inside joke."
Flynn, who performed at Dimebash alongside Anselmo and a number of other notable musicians, has uploaded an eleven-minute video response to the incident in which he called Anselmo a "big bully" and described Philip's actions as "fucking wrong."
A BLABBERMOUTH.NET transcript of Flynn's entire video message — which can be seen below — follows.
"And there you have it. The final words of 'Dimebash 2016': 'White Power'. Which was apparently just a joke, because they were drinking white wine backstage. [Laughs] Get it? White wine, white power. 'We were listening to 'White Christmas backstage, so I decided to throw out 'White Power.'' [Laughs]
"I was there, and I can tell you for a fact that there was not a Chardonnay or a Pinot Grigio in sight backstage. In fact, the only thing that you were drinking, Phil Anselmo, was Beck's — German beer. Maybe that's where the joke came from, huh? Get it? German beer. White power. Fucking hysterical stuff there.
"First of all, I would like to applaud Chris R, the courageous YouTuber who put up the inflammatory actions up on YouTube after originally editing them out when he put up his initial version of 'Walk' on YouTube.
"I can understand why you edited it out, Chris R, because, really, it was almost too much to believe, wasn't it? That this shouldn't somehow be seen. Thankfully, you decided to do the right thing and you put it up, knowing full well that you were going to get the wrath of the metal community. And you have. Over a thousand comments on your YouTube page. Five hundred comments on Blabbermouth. They shut down the comments page. Same with MetalSucks, who wrote a very poignant statement about not letting Phil Anselmo off the hook anymore.
[Editor's note: For the record, the BLABBERMOUTH.NET comments section for the article in question was never shut down.]
"And, you know, the crazy thing is that out of all the things that are being said, the majority of people are just, like, 'Oh, give him a bro. Here comes the PC police now and social-justice team.' And, 'You all just need to thicken your skin and stop being such pussies when somebody screams out 'white power' and 'sieg heils.'' 'Liberal this' [and] 'liberal that.'
"Only in the metal community is something like this so, so brushed off. If this was Chad from NICKELBACK, if this was Justin Bieber, if this was Tom Brady, if this was Lars fucking Ulrich, heads would roll. Holy shit! The goddamn shitstorm that would fly around if Lars Ulrich screamed 'White Power' from the stage. Or, shit, maybe he'd get a bunch of supporters: 'Good for you, dude! White pride!' And all the same silly arguments: 'Why is it okay for a black man to say, 'black pride,' but it's not okay for a white man to say 'white pride'?'
"Well, for one, in case you need a little brush-up on history, white men aren't oppressed by black people here in America. Black people have had a long history not just of slavery, but of a national, state-wise, city-wide, county-wide, neighborhood-wide level of oppression.
"I can tell you, seeing it myself, living in Northern California, I bought my second house, which I've since had to short-sell and now rent, but when I bought my second house, right there on the contract from a house that was built in the 1950s, it said, 'No Negroes shall live in this house or this neighborhood.' This is in a city called Pleasant Hill. [Laughs] But I guess back in the '50s, it wasn't so pleasant if you were a black man or a black woman. And that's the difference.
"You know, I'm not gonna go into the history of racism and black people getting sold by Africans, by their own… But I'm talking about in our lifetime — forty, fifty years now.
"No white person has been oppressed by black people. Quite the contrary. And it's not okay to scream out 'white power' and then brush it off as a fucking joke about white wine, especially when there was none.
"You know, the fact of the matter is, I was there at Dimebash [and] had a great time. [I] jammed with Dave Grohl, hung out with Zakk Wylde, Robert Trujillo, Dave Lombardo… It was a great vibe. And upon going backstage, I bumped into Phil and decided to strike up a short conversation as we were gonna play a couple of PANTERA songs together — I having toured with PANTERA back in 1997… twice. Within thirty seconds of sitting down and talking to him, his drunk ass decided to let me know in no uncertain terms that he hated the 'n*gger' era of MACHINE HEAD, referring to our third album, 'The Burning Red'. He hated every second of it. Hated it with a passion. The stupid look. [Laughs] I just laughed… in his face. I laughed in his face. I went, 'You are gonna sit there and judge me for the way I looked back in the day? For the music I was making back in the day?' Pot… meet… kettle.
"You know, the thing that's amazing about this is that we're all scared to say anything. Chris R was scared to put that video up. I am scared to put this video out. Because we all sit there and look at ourselves, and it reminds us of every time we've ever said the word 'n*gger.' And I have said the word 'n*gger' before. I was jumped by fifteen black guys. I was angry for a while. But, you know, that was in my twenties, and at some point along this journey of life, you change.
"You know, this has opened up a huge discussion within the band as to whether I should even respond to this or not. And the reason I feel so strongly about responding is 'cause I had to stand on fucking stage with you [referring to Anselmo]. And granted, I wasn't on that stage anymore when you said all that stupid shit. No, I was only on stage when we were playing 'A New Level' and you were 'sieg heiling' after [the words in the song's chorus] 'and power' — like you've done forever now. Like you've done forever now. And nobody calls you on it. No bands call you on it.
"I've talked to people on so many tours: 'Yeah, Anselmo is up there 'sieg heiling' and mouthing the words 'white power.'' 'Why don't you call him on it?' 'Oh, 'cause I love PANTERA, man. And who wants to start shit with him?' Exactly. Who wants to start shit with you?
"You're a big bully. A big, scary dude. But… enough's enough. Enough's enough.
"Now, I haven't felt connected to the metal community for quite some time now. I don't get it. I don't get how this kind of shit is tolerated. I don't get how this shit is even blown off as acceptable, brushed off as acceptable.
"You know, do I think we should go and lynch Phil Anselmo and fucking call for his head? No. You're more than welcome to say all of that shit. You live in America. Freedom of speech. You're free to say 'white power' and 'sieg heil' all you want. But that freedom of speech doesn't allow you freedom from the criticism of that speech. Because that shit's wrong. It's fucking wrong. And for somebody to sit there and go, 'Oh, if you were offended by this… blah blah blah.' If you weren't offended by that, fuck you. Fuck you! Fuck you!
"There's no place for that in metal. And if there is a place for that in metal, count me out.
"Goodbye, Phil Anselmo. I'll never be playing another PANTERA song again as long as I live. And to the metal community that backs this bullshit, see you later. Count me out. I want no part of this anymore."
Commenting on a YouTube video of the incident, Anselmo, posting under the username of his label Housecore Records, said: "Ok folks, I'll own this one, but dammit, I was joking, and the inside joke of the night was because we were drinking fucking white wine, hahaha — of all fucking things.
"Some of y'all need to thicken up your skin. There's plenty of fuckers to pick on with a more realistic agenda. I fucking love everyone, I fucking loathe everyone, and that's that. No apologies from me."
Proceeds from the Dimebash event will go to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.


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Skyfall and the Deconstruction of James Bond
This is the 23rd essay in a 23-part series about the James Bond cinemas. I encourage everyone to read the other essays, comment and join in on the conversation about not only the films themselves, but cinematic trends, political and other external influences on the series' tone and direction.
Of [In]human #Bond_age_ #23: Skyfall and the Deconstruction of James Bond
Charles Darwin once said, "It's not the strongest or the most intelligent who survive but those who can best manage change." Malleability permits longevity. In order to survive, a species… or character must adapt.
I've discussed James Bond, Batman and Sherlock Holmes at some length as legendary protagonists that have endured multiple iterations over the course of generations. Born of literary roots, all would go on to experience sustained success in print, film and/or television. Bond, Batman and Sherlock share a tremendous amount of DNA but nothing more strongly perhaps than their persistent pop-culture relevance.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle blessed his Sherlock character with rich character flaws such as serial pomposity, drug addiction and a latent distrust of women. These are timeless traits that have allowed Sherlock Holmes to be a pompous but typically affable wiseass. These flaws make him human and relatable. Though he will always be the smartest man in the room, stoic and calculating, he succumbs to fear and insecurity like anyone else. Perhaps as a result, Sherlock Holmes' feats of mental dexterity connect with broad audiences whether smugly played by Basil Rathbone or smugly played by Johnny Lee Miller.
The character of Batman, however, is built of symbols and a backstory. The Batman logo, the batsuit, the bat signal, the Batmobile. The actor playing Batman is often obscured behind costumes and custom vehicles. In Tim Burton's Batman (1989), Michael Keaton spends 22% of the entire film (not just Bruce Wayne/Batman screentime) inside the batsuit/Batmobile/Batwing. The average for all subsequent Batman films hovers just shy of 20%. The question of character for Batman then revolves around his much rehashed origin story of childhood trauma and recovery. Bruce Wayne is Batman because he witnessed the murder of his parents. Batman longs to rid Gotham of the criminal elements that orphaned him at the age of eight.
Bond, like Batman, also boasts a collection of iconic, albeit inconsistent, suits and gadgetry at his disposal, the Aston Martin, the Walther PPK and general Q Branch gizmos. None prove nearly as identifiable as the assorted bat menagerie. Bond's style and weaponry changes with the times… and with guaranteed promotional dollars. That EON has financed Bond independently made the franchise more reliant upon branding and promotion to pay the bills. Tomorrow Never Dies, in fact, became the first film in history to be completely financed through sponsored product placement and promotion. (more…)


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A true labor of love, Lauren and David took this seventies contemporary down to the studs and created a modern haven for their own family from 2012-2015. Warm, relaxed and natural, the inspiration for this house came from the beautiful land just outside its doors. The home was featured in Domino Magazine's Spring 2014 issue.
Builder: CarrMichael Construction


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Taken at Low Hauxley near Amble, Northumberland, an ancient forrest is reviled by the sea dating back around 5000 years, the time of the Bronze age. I find this kind of stuff fascinating. Its amazing to think that ancient man once walked and hunted between these very trees before they were claimed by the shifting sands and now the sea. The connection with modern man here is a discarded lobster pot almost stuck between two places in time. Evidence that man still hunts for food as he did way back then.
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Mattel Toy Store in Fort Worth {Save Money}
The holidays are upon us. Catalogs are rolling in and kids will soon be starting their wish lists for Santa.
But don't fret, Mama. I've discovered a little secret for saving bundles of money on toys.
It's the Mattel Toy Store. Although is is not an outlet store, they offer incredible deals, coupons, and specials and they let you combine and stack so your savings is just like outlet store pricing.
Mattel Toy Store
The Mattel Toy Store is located at 501 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76106. They are located in a warehouse area but they are open to the public. Their hours are Tuesday – Saturday from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. For more information, please call 817-302-3360 or visit the Mattel Toy Store Fort Worth website. Be sure to also follow Mattel on Facebook.
I was a little bit leary of what to expect in this store. Would it be a really small selection of items that they just wanted to move because they were from last year or scratch and dent toys? Boy was I surprised to find a large toy store with lots of selection of current toys in perfect condition.
Holiday Toys
There were rows and rows of toys that my boy and girl loved. Hot Wheels, Green Lantern, Batman, Barbie, Disney Princess, Polly Pocket, Fisher Price Loving Family, and so much more. There were some great deals in the store.
When you go be sure to check out the Green Tag aisle. Everything on this aisle has a green price tag on it and you will pay 50% of that price. These items are in fine condition but the box is a little damaged or a corner is bent. The toys were all good, just the packing was a little roughed up. These will be great for those presents that Santa just leaves under the tree unwrapped!
But the Mattel Toy Store doesn't just carry toys for kids. They also carry lots of great baby gear and equipment.
Save Money
I'm still overwhelmed with how much money I saved. There are Mattel Toy Store coupons that you can print out on the website. These are some really good deals. I asked a sweet lady who works there about other ways to save and I learned that my husband happens to work for one of the Mattel Toy Store Corporate Partners so we saved additional money with that discount.
But they also have surprise deals that may not be mentioned on their website like the scratch off ticket I got when I went to check out.
Sign your child up for the Mattel Toy Store Birthday Club and they will receive a special birthday card and birthday certificate redeemable for a $5.00 coupon.
Want to save even more money? Just fill out the Mattel Toy Store Membership Application. Bring it to the store next time you go and you'll get an additional 10% off your purchases.
There are so many ways to save money at the Mattel Toy Store that it just makes sense to stop by there to get your holiday toy shopping done.


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This event is hosted by Women Wonder Writers and Inlandia Institute, both 501 (c) 3 organizations. It's a spoken word event that will increase public awareness and prevention of sexual assault.
When: April 4, 2019 from 5 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Riverside Library, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA


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Unconditional love is a fallacy among human beings. It's an ideal we strive for but it almost always remains short of attainable. It's a perfection we cannot achieve.
Because human beings are imperfect.
Even parents don't love unconditionally, as much as they profess to do. We know that from stories of abuse and murder. Not everyone is fit to be a mother or father simply due to their ability to procreate. We don't like to admit that fact. Still, it remains a fact. Unfortunately.
Because human beings are imperfect.
We have conditions of 'if' and 'when'. Sometimes we place these conditions on ourselves. Other times the conditions are placed on us by others. As much as people say they love and treat all their children the same, it's a lie. We are all individuals and our differences necessitate that we love and be loved differently.
Not everyone is athletic. Some will never be athletic. We need to be loved for who and what we are, not what we are not. We cannot be remade, shaped into something foreign to our nature.
Loving them the same means closing your heart to love, filling it completely, keeping it small, like the Grinch. You can't divide your love into equal parts as if it's a sandwich to share. It is not a solid object. It has no boundaries. There's always more to give. Playing favorites and asking "Why can't you be more like __________?" lead to hurt and resentment. Sibling rivalry: love as a competitive sport.
Because human beings are imperfect.
Speed dating, online dating. They have elevated conditional love to an olympic sport. Likes (fill in the blank). Must be (fill in the blank). Must have (fill in the blank). A life reduced to a glimpse of a photo or face and a few keywords. More time and effort is put into job interviews than selecting — and dismissing — a date. Six-pack abs and bikini bodies don't last forever.
Because human beings are imperfect.
Flashy diamond rings and ridiculously expensive wedding receptions are not measures of love, but trophies touted by those who view love as a competitive sport. Money doesn't really buy love. It buys 'things'. 'Things' don't provide hugs, kisses, smiles, encouragement, emotional support, nor do they ensure a lasting marriage. Love makes your heart dance. Can you say the same for a car, jewelry, a house, fancy clothes, a 'state of the art' kitchen?
Every person wants love. Every person needs love. Every person is capable and deserving of love regardless of checklists or the size of your wallet.
As human beings, we aren't truly capable of unconditional love.
Dogs are. Their hearts are pure. They have no conditions.
They love you no matter where you live, what you look like (especially in the morning), what kind of car you have, how much or little money, your political views, religious or ethnic background or how many Facebook friends you have.
Their love doesn't change as they get older. They still want to sit in your lap when they're sixteen, no matter what size they are. If you're truly lucky, they like to lay on top of you resting their heads on your heart. They love you even on days you're too tired to play with them. They won't walk away if you're not feeling well or having a bad day. People will. Dogs however will come to you, lean on you, nudge you, lay on you to let you know you still have them, they love you and they'll stay by your side. They won't get tired of you, get mad, criticize, complain about dinner, move out or divorce you.
They have no need of gifts. You are a gift to them. Every day. You have given them a home and your heart. Their joy from that is enough for them. You rock their world. Always. No competition.
Dogs are unconditional love.
Because human beings are imperfect.


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Read an Excerpt from the Space Opera CHAMPIONS OF THE THIRD PLANET by Christopher Leone
We have a treat for readers today — an excerpt from a book that is part of the Nerdist Space Opera Contest being hosted by InkShares, where you get to pick the next great space opera.
This excerpt comes from Champions of the Third Planet by Christopher Leone, which is described thusly:
A story about five kids who must band together to fight alien monsters on a far-away planet in order to save Earth.
Milo stood at the crest of the hill in the woods, gasping for breath, staring down at the giant black orb that hadn't been there yesterday.
The Orb was big – the size of a pickup truck at least, although the bottom third was buried in the earth as if the Orb had plunged from the sky and smashed into the wet ground at the bottom of this gully. It was a deep, solid black, with no reflections that Milo could see. And the air around it was strangely quiet, as if the Orb was sucking the sound out of the air. So it was a really weird thing to be sitting in the woods behind the Otisville Middle School.
This wasn't here yesterday, Milo thought. The idea spun around his mind like a brick in a washing machine. This wasn't here yesterday, THIS WASN'T HERE YESTERDAY. Milo knew the Orb hadn't been here yesterday because he had taken this exact shortcut home from school, even though his mom told him to not to. The route ran through some undeveloped woods between the Middle School and Milo's house, which Milo's mom seemed to think was dangerous for some reason. He wasn't sure what she was afraid of exactly – teenagers? deranged maniacs? – but the woods were empty as far as he could tell. What he had discovered was that the woods were an excellent escape route when other kids were chasing you. Which is why he knew with absolute certainty that there had definitely not been a giant black orb here yesterday.
Milo listened. He didn't hear anyone coming through the woods behind him – that was good. Then, before he even realized he was doing it, Milo found himself skidding down the slope towards the Orb, kicking up dust and gravel. It sounded shockingly loud to his ears. He was vaguely aware, as he moved, that a bunch of things on his body hurt. His abdomen ached and the side of his face was throbbing from where he'd gotten punched and the knuckles of his right hand felt swollen and sore from trying to fight back. It would probably all hurt a lot more later, but right now all he could think about was the Orb.
Milo reached the bottom of the gully and, cautiously, stepped closer to the Orb. Down here it loomed much larger. There were no seams in it at all, no scratches, no hint of age or damage or decay. It was so black it was hard to look at, like an optical illusion. One second it felt like you were looking at a giant black ball and the next it felt like you were looking into a deep, bottomless pit. The closer Milo got to it, the quieter everything became, until he could hear his own heartbeat in his ears, and yet he felt as though the Orb thrummed with energy. Something about it just felt deeply wrong.
Even weirder, Milo could see around the edge of the Orb there was a peculiar halo, which shimmered like heat coming off a summer road. It had a strange magnifying effect, making the trees behind it look thicker at the base. Fascinated, Milo inched even closer, and he might have kept going until he bumped his nose into it, but just then a crow swooped down and surprised him by shrieking "CAW!" It was almost like a warning from nature itself – Beware the Orb! – except that it wasn't. It was just dumb luck that this bird decided to land on top of the Orb at that moment.
But as the crow landed, a weird thing happened: it landed in slow motion. Milo felt like he was going crazy for a second. But no – as the crow got closer to the Orb's surface it flew more and more slowly, even as it seemed to grow bigger from the orb's magnification effect. Milo could see the graceful sweep of the crow's wings as they flapped to and fro at about one-tenth the speed. Slowly, the crow's feet unfurled and extended as it prepared to land. It reminded Milo of nature shows he watched on the Discovery Channel where they showed an alligator bite a deer in ultra-slow motion – except here he was watching it in real life.
At last, the crow landed and seemed to freeze into position, like a statue. Milo could feel his heart racing in his chest. Was the crow frozen solid? Or was time so slow for the crow now that it would be another decade before it flew off again?
Milo picked up a pebble and, experimentally, tossed the pebble into the air and caught it again. No slow motion here. Milo looked at the pebble in his palm and wondered for just a moment what exactly the hell he was doing. Then he chucked the pebble at the crow.
It was an unusually good throw for Milo. In fact, it was too good – it looked like the pebble was going to nail the crow in the head, and for a split second Milo felt bad. But just as the pebble reached the magnified aura around the Orb…it slowed down. For a moment Milo thought it looked like a tiny asteroid, spinning in space. Almost imperceptibly, the crow tilted its head so that its black eye locked onto the incoming pebble. Then, in slow motion, the crow reared back, coiling up its body like a spring. The bird seemed to grow exponentially as its wings unfolded. The crow lifted itself up off the surface of the Orb, even as Milo's pebble spun towards it, creeping along through the air inch by inch. As the crow rose it began to move faster and faster, finally popping back into normal speed as it escaped the orb's aura and flew up, up, and disappeared over the tree canopy, cawing in annoyance. Meanwhile Milo's pebble floated dreamlike through the space where the crow's head had been a minute before.
This was now, officially, the weirdest thing Milo had ever seen.
Previously, the weirdest thing Milo had ever seen was on a school field trip down to the city, where from the bus he had watched a homeless man pull a rotten banana from a garbage can and bite into it, skin and all. The brownish-yellow pulp had splurted out the back end of the banana and oozed down the man's hand, and every kid on the bus, including Milo, all went "EWWWWW!" at the same time. But the banana incident now seemed downright ordinary compared to the sudden black Orb.
Milo took a step back. He wondered what happened if he got close to the radius of the Orb and his own time was slowed down. He was scared to find out…and yet, he was surprised to find he was also a tiny bit curious.
Then, from behind him, Milo heard a branch snap. He whirled around. Now he could hear footsteps in dry leaves, then voices. Milo couldn't make out what they were saying, but he had a pretty good guess.
The 3 Cobras were coming.
They sounded angry. Milo was suddenly fully aware of every place on his face and body where he'd been hit, throbbing in protest. Telling him to run.
Milo felt a cold nervousness rise up from his guts – a fight or flight response. He knew he should make a run for it – if he hurried he might still be able to slip out of the woods and make for home. Of course, they would be waiting for him again tomorrow – but Milo couldn't worry about that right now.
No, the strange thing was, Milo suddenly realized he didn't want them to find the Orb. He didn't know where this thought came from – it wasn't like the Orb was his. But Milo was positive that the Orb wasn't just weird, but important somehow. He didn't want anyone else – especially the 3 Cobras – to find it.
Well, enjoy that thought while the Cobras beat you to a pulp, another part of his brain piped up. It was true – Milo only had a few seconds before the Cobras would come into view. He realized instantly that stopping in the gully had been a mistake. He was exposed down here. If he didn't run away this instant it would be too late – they would beat the living daylights out of him. Milo felt his heart beating thickly in the back of his throat. There was no more time to think about it. He could hear them coming over the rise. Milo had to run or fight.
I wish there was someplace I could hide, Milo thought.
And the Orb opened.
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Board games sure do love the end of the world. Also wizards, but that's not relevant right now (note to self: write comic about wizards). Interestingly, board games also love planning/building/settling/developing/designing. So why there isn't a board game where you have to plan for catastrophe in the city/town you are mayor/planner of is beyond me. A game where you have to, say, build your city's defences against floods, and balance this with more 'popular' spending decisions and other political concerns would be great. If you spend too much you won't get re-elected because you can't afford tax cuts, but if you don't spend enough, the cost of damages, financially and politically will ensure you don't get re-elected. In other news, being a politician probably sucks.
You know what else sucks? Having to link one paragraph to the next. I find that hard. Which has nothing to do with the fact that we didn't get a lot of board gaming done this week. None, in fact, meaning Dead of Winter is still the most recent game we've played. This is why the apocalypse is still on our minds. That and an actual conversation about the sad realities of climate change, which, believe me, is a LOT less fun than playing Dead of Winter.
So back to board games: We'll be playing some more Dead of Winter this week. We're still only a couple of games in, and have yet to play any of the longer scenarios. Now that our group knows the basics we'll be tackling some of those, and it's something we're really looking forward to. It's a new games night for us, with a new-ish group, and we're still getting into a routine. Once we have a routine established, we will be cracking into a Risk: Legacy campaign. This is something we are both incredibly excited about. I love the idea of a true campaign in a board game, maybe more than any other idea in board games. For this reason I refuse to commit until we do have a solid routine and trustworthy regulars in our group. People who I know can be counted on to turn up and play the campaign through to the finish. I figure Risk: Legacy is pretty much a one shot deal, and if it is spoiled for us, there may be blood spilt. Actually, I'll probably just cry. Either way, the board is getting liquid damaged, and nobody wants that.
Right, time to google wizards.


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Not exactly what I had expected.
zushiba -
My Problem
My girlfriends macbook starting having issues connecting to the wireless router. The airport finally lost it's ability to turn on at all. So I had to replace the airport card.
My Fix
It all went pretty smoothly until I opened the anti-static bag with the new MacBook Core 2 Duo 802.11 Airport Extreme Card.
My Advice
Upon opening the anti-static bag with the new airport card in it I noticed something.
The new card had 3 little antenna slots for the antenna cables where as the old one only had 2.
I was baffled as to why there was a 3rd antenna port and how to connect it up with the 2 I had available.
I checked online again to make sure I got the recommended hardware from iFixit's Airport repair page for the proper macbook model, I triple checked the model to make sure I was looking at the right one.
I googled a solution and found a few people having the same problem I had but no one had a solution so I was left with trial and error.
The new MacBook Core 2 Duo 802.11n Airport card had 3 antenna ports and I had 2 antenna to connect to it.
Each port was labeled 0, 1 and 2. So I decided to plug the open macbook into the wall and do some trial and error. I plugged in 0,2 at first and that actually worked for a few minutes until it no longer connected and then refused to turn on.
I connected 1,2 and that failed completly. No connection what-so-ever.
I then connected 0,1 and success! The Macbook booted up, connected to one of our wifi networks, I turned the airport off and back on and connected to another network just fine. I rebooted once more just to be sure and it still worked so I closed it up.
TL;DR For those of you using the new Airport card with 3 antenna ports in an old 2 antenna cable system, the ports you want are 0 and 1.


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Nokia may be the World's biggest cell-phone maker, but its performance in smartphones has been largely disappointing, especially in the post-iPhone era. Apple's device is so jealousy inducing it seems to have prompted a lawsuit.
The suit centers on ten patents issued in Delaware, in the U.S., not in Nokia's European stomping ground. At its core is an argument that Apple has violated these patents for devices that connect wirelessly to LANs or 3G networks and stream data, or coded speech over them. There's also a claim about security and encryption built into Apple devices.
The absolute target is the iPhone, which Nokia's VP for Legal and IP, Ilkka Rahnasto, alleges is getting "a free ride on the back of Nokia's innovation." That's a somewhat arrogant and inflammatory statement, since it's easy to argue that Nokia's seen the cash register ping open after Apple's recent financial wins, and that it's bringing this case so late (the violations date back to 2007), because it's been unable to ride on the back of Apple's success with the touchscreen smartphones it's tried to launch since then.
It's also unclear if Apple is the only company Nokia's going to target with such a lawsuit, since smartphones by many other manufacturers almost certainly use similar tech–though some of them may have reached patent licensing deals with Nokia, unlike Apple. We can expect neither company to comment on the case now it's been filed, as per usual, but look for lots of legal shenanigans like counter-suits filed by Apple about Nokia's actions and its patents, out-of-court settlements and censored documents. That's how Psystar's and Google's cases against Apple have played out, in any case.
[Via Reuters]


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