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Best Mushroom Growing Kits for Beginners and Experts
June 16, 2020 April 21, 2020 by The Mushroom Guy
There are mushrooms available for sale in grocery stores, farmers' markets, and online. There are mushrooms growing wild available for picking. And it's possible to grow mushrooms at home, either as a hobby or at a commercial scale. So where do mushroom kits fit into this wide range of options?
Mushroom kits[i] are a good way for absolute beginners to grow mushrooms at home. Most of the work has already been done—for some, the user only has to open up the kit, add water, and wait. Others are a little more involved, but all kits come with instructions and do not require any expertise or specialized equipment.
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Why Grow Mushrooms?
There are many reasons to use mushroom kits. Surprisingly, getting mushrooms isn't always one of those reasons—the user will get mushrooms (assuming the directions are followed correctly and it's a quality kit), but for commonly-sold varieties such as white buttons, buying mushrooms at the grocery store is far cheaper and more reliable. The advantage of a kit is getting to enjoy watching the mushrooms develop. The kits make good educational projects for children, and they're also a good way to try out mushroom growing before investing serious time and money in the hobby.
But there are varieties of mushrooms that are difficult or even impossible to find in stores because they are not popular enough yet or because they don't keep well or transport well. Mushroom lovers might have no access to these species besides growing them at home—and of course, home-grown mushrooms are absolutely fresh.
Which Types of Mushrooms Come in Grow Kits?
Most of the more popular edible mushrooms are available in grow kits, but picking a kit is not quite as simple as choosing which mushroom one wants to eat. Fungi vary a lot in terms of how well their needs can be met by a simple kit, how quickly they can fruit, and how much they can produce for how long. Buyers should take care to choose a species that has the growth habits, as well as the taste, that the grower likes.
It's worth remembering that even high-quality kits[ii] sometimes take longer to fruit than the instructions suggest, or otherwise don't quite come out as indicated. While not actually necessary, it does help to have at least some familiarity with mushroom cultivation so as to be able to tell the difference between normal variation and actual problems (such as the unlikely, but possible, contamination by a different type of fungus).
Oyster Mushrooms
"Oyster mushroom" could actually refer to any of a large group of closely-related edible species. Most areas have at least one native oyster, but cultivation brings together a choice of species from all over the world. They are all gilled mushrooms with soft, pliant flesh (though the stems can be slightly chewy) that eat dead wood. Most are whitish or gray, or white and gray, but some are brilliant blue, yellow, or pink. Flavor, shape, texture, and size all vary with species, though most share a definite family resemblance. Many contain potentially medicinal substances, though whether it's possible to get a medically significant dose by eating the mushrooms is a little unclear. The amount and proportion of these substances also vary between species—oyster mushrooms are not interchangeable.
Popular oyster kits include the Back to the Roots Organic Mushroom Farm and the Large Oyster Mushroom Kit by Root Mushroom Farm, both of which include attractive display boxes to hold the kits while growing, and both of which require little other than regular watering. Unfortunately, the product descriptions don't say which oyster species these grow. The Pink Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit by Forest Origins does indeed grow pink oysters, one of the more difficult varieties to find in stores. If you want Golden Oyster Mushrooms, I would go with the Root Mushroom Farm Kit for Golden Oysters. The Oyster Mushroom Growing Kit from the Imaginary Farmer—Premium Edition produces phoenix oysters. It's a little different than most kits in that the growth medium does not come inoculated. The buyer must order spawn separately and then mix the kit materials, the spawn, some coffee grounds, and water. The advantage is there is no danger of the mycelium dying before the kit can be used, as can happen when ready-to-grow kits sit on the shelf for too long.
Oyster kits can fruit in as little as a week after being hydrated, and some can produce two, three, or even four flushes.
Shiitake are brownish, gilled mushrooms that grow on dead wood and are famed for their delicate, rich flavor. Their stems have an interesting texture that can be shredded rather like some meats.
The Shiitake Mushroom Kit—Grow Edible Mushrooms by Fungi Perfecti is reportedly extremely reliable and can flush several times over three or four months, up to several pounds of mushrooms total. Some people may find it easier to grow Shiitake Mushrooms outdoors on hardwood logs with spawn and plug/dowels.
Morels are a group of species that share a curious structure; they don't have gills. Instead, the outer surface of the cap is deeply pitted, rather like honeycomb, and the spores are released from inside the pits. Size and color vary, depending on species, but morels are famed for their flavor—places where morels grow wild are often closely-guarded secrets. Several other groups of mushrooms (the false morels, the early morels, and, to a lesser extent, some of the stinkhorns) resemble morels but are of debatable safety as table fare.
Morels can't be cultivated in a simple block indoors, so standard ready-to-grow kits aren't an option. The Morel Habitat Kit—Backyard Morel Mushroom Growing Kit instead contains spawn and careful instructions for starting an outdoor garden. The garden may take several months to begin fruiting, and success depends on climate to some extent, but the kit is a good way to gain access to one of the choicest species out there.
Lion's Mane Mushrooms
Lion's Mane Mushrooms are almost as fun to look at as they are to eat; fans of Star Trek will notice these mushrooms bear a striking resemblance to tribbles (except for being white or whitish) as they have long fur! Fortunately, the "fur" is soft and not hair-like in the mouth at all. The mushroom has a curiously fishy taste that somewhat suggests crab or lobster. "Lion's mane" is sometimes also used to refer to any of several other furry, edible mushrooms, all closely related.
The Lion's Mane Mushroom Kit by the Michigan Mushroom Company Is a simple, no-frills kit. The flushes are not huge but are very reliable.
Maitakes
The Maitake is also called the hen-of-the-woods, a name easily confused with that of the not-otherwise-similar chicken-of-the-woods and the only slightly similar rooster-of-the-woods. Best to call it maitake! The fruiting body takes the form of a large rosette of pale gray leaf-like structures with tiny pores, rather than gills, on the undersides. In the wild it grows on tree stumps and the bases of dead trees. It is reported to have strong medicinal powers and is popular for both its health benefits and its taste.
The Maitake Mushroom Garden Patch by Fungi Perfecti is a ready-to-grow kit that anyone can use. It does need to be misted twice a day, so it does require some attention. The first flush may take up to a month to appear.
Portabellos, Criminis, and White Buttons
Portabellos are large, brown mushrooms that can be grilled like steaks. Criminis are small, brown mushrooms with a dense texture and a rich yet mild flavor. White buttons are what most Americans mean when they talk about eating mushrooms—it's what goes on a standard mushroom pizza.
It may surprise some readers to learn that these are all the same species. A crimini becomes a portabello if it isn't harvested early, and a white button is simply a cultivar of a crimini. The story goes that when the DuPont family hired Italian stone masons to build their mansions, the masons brought their wives and the wives brought little portable mushroom gardens to supply their own kitchens—they were growing criminis, and soon developed white buttons to suit the American palate. To this day, 80% of America's crop of this species is grown in northern Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, not far from the great estates of the various DuPonts.
The White Button Mushroom Growing Kit by Willow Mountain Mushrooms is a simple way to grow this species. The first flush should come at around two weeks and the kits will flush several times. The kits cost more than the same mushrooms would at a grocery store, but watching mushrooms grow is fun, and freshness does matter; absolutely fresh portabellos are almost silver in color.
Enokitakes
Enokitakes, also known as enoki mushrooms, are known for their their pale color and very long, thin shape, though the mushrooms are neither when they grow wild; the unusual shape is caused by restricting sunlight and air as the mushrooms grow.
The Enokitake Mushroom Garden Patch by Fungi Perfecti is a great way to get this otherwise hard-to-find delicacy. The kit is a little unusual; it grows best inside the fridge!
Other Mushrooms
It's possible to buy "magic mushroom" grow kits—that is, kits for growing hallucinogenic mushrooms[iii]. Of course, there is the minor caveat that the kits are illegal to use in virtually every jurisdiction everywhere. The reason the kits themselves are available is that in many jurisdictions there is no law against possessing the spores or mycelium of hallucinogenic mushroom species—only possession of the fruiting bodies is a crime. So a company can produce and sell the kits legally, provided they never allow their fungi to fruit. It's only the customer who bears the risk of prosecution. It's also only the customer who bears any risk at all—there is no way to hold a company accountable for a poor or dangerous product if using the product was illegal in the first place.
[i] Grey, S. (2019). Mushroom Growing Kits
[ii] The Best Mushroom Growing Kits. Mushroom Appreciation.
[iii] Grey, S. (2019). Mushroom Growing Kits
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I look at my paintings for a very long time before letting them out of my studio. I like to get on the treadmill and look around at all of my paintings while I exercise. I try to stare them down to make them reveal their weaknesses. If they reveal weaknesses, they get repainted.
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One problem with the Thursday Club records is that the women always used their husband's names. Mrs. Charles Pate. Mrs. N.A. Maynard. Mrs. S.J. Evans. Those are the names of some of the early presidents. It would be nice to know more about these ladies.
The founder, Mrs. Jesse Knight, was the club's third president. She was born Elizabeth Lily Knight in 1845, the daughter of John Pleasant Lilly and Amanda Hardin in Gentryville, Mo. She was the second of 10 children. Elizabeth was 16 years old when the Civil War started. As a result, she had little formal education, but became a school teacher after the war.
While teaching at a country school, she met future husband, Jesse Knight, another country teacher, at a spelling bee. It was love at first sight.
The Knights moved around the Midwest, eventually to a farm in Alanthus Grove, Mo. The family consisted of their four surviving and one adopted child.
Seeking new vistas, in 1886 the Knights traveled by covered wagon to Pasadena. At that time, Pasadena was not yet a city. It was not yet a town. Pasadena had dirt roads. Pasadena had no sidewalks. There was one dry-goods store and only two grocery stores.
A few months later, the real estate market crashed and there was high unemployment. All hope of business opportunities in Pasadena vanished.
Jesse Knight had a solution. It was his idea to move to the wilds of La Cañada. Elizabeth initially objected, but soon relented. The Knights bought a 100-acre tract, formerly known as the Haskell Ranch. The year was 1887.
One nearby rancher was Will D. Gould, a Vermont-born lawyer and a Michigan grad who had moved to Los Angeles to practice law.
One day, streets would be named after the Knights, the Goulds and the Haskells, but in 1887, the valley had a one-room school house, which unfortunately caught on fire in 1893. A 14-year-old named Lem Veilex would be tried as an adult for burning down the school. Although the jury was unable to reach a verdict and the case was dismissed, no one has ever named any streets after the Veilex family.
More people began to move west.
The late local historian June Dougherty wrote that the decade between 1910 and 1920 was a period of growth in the La Cañada valley. The town of Montrose, connected by a streetcar line to downtown Los Angeles, was founded in 1913. At that point, La Cañada began to evolve from a ranching community into a rural town.
In 1917, the club began its support of the military during World War I. Two locals joined the Army. One was Pvt Willard Griswold Barnum, the son of Cortez and Alice Barnum, who was reported to have died at Fort Oglethorne, Ga. in 1918, apparently from the great influenza epidemic. The second, Sgt. Howard O. McMullin, also was reported to have died at camp.
After the war, the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, finally was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on Aug. 19, 1920. In 1920, the Thursday Club began its support of local charities. By 1923, the Thursday Club had paid for the installation of street lights on Foothill Boulevard. A scholarship fund was created in 1927.
Elizabeth Knight's great idea for a club took hold. Today, as set forth at www.lacanadathursdayclub.org, the Thursday Club is a dynamic community organization whose membership includes nearly 250 women in La Cañada and its surrounding areas. Program teas and luncheons are held monthly, scholarships are awarded annually. The organization offers many other activities and philanthropic and service-oriented opportunities for its membership.
And this is its centennial year.


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The Thing About Today – February 24
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February 24th is the fifty-fifth day of the year. It is Flag Day in Mexico.
In the United States, it is "celebrated" as National Tortilla Chip Day.
Historical items of note:
In 1582, with the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar.
In 1711, Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel premiered in London. It was the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
In 1786, Wilhelm Grimm was born. A German anthropologist, author, and academic, he was the younger of the Brothers Grimm.
In 1803, the Supreme Court of the United States established the principle of judicial review through the Marbury v. Madison decision.
In 1822, The first Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, was inaugurated.
In 1831, The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was proclaimed. It was the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act. The Choctaws in Mississippi ceded land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
In 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He was later acquitted in the Senate.
In 1885, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was born. He was one of the few United States fleet admirals and was the leading naval authority on submarines.
In 1920, Nancy Astor became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. She was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
In 1921, actor Abe Vigoda was born.
In 1947, actor and director Edward James Olmos was born.
In 1954, Sid Meier was born. He was the game designer who created the Civilization series.
In 1955, Steve Jobs was born. He co-founded both Apple Inc. and Pixar.
In 1980, the United States Olympic hockey team completed the "Miracle on Ice" by defeating Finland to win the gold medal.
February 24th is a wacky day with respect to calendars.
For superstitious reasons, when the Romans began to insert time into their calendar to align with the solar year, they decided not to place their extra month of Mercedonius after February but instead within it. That's right, they put a whole month inside another one.
February 24th, which is known in the Roman calendar as "the sixth day before the Kalends [the root of calendar, meaning the first of the month] of March", was replaced by the first day Mercedonius since it followed Terminalia, the festival of the Roman god of boundaries. After the end of Mercedonius, the rest of the days of February were observed and the new year began with the first day of March.
This process was complicated, to say the least. In fact, the overlaid religious festivals of February were so complicated that Julius Caesar chose not to change it at all during his 46 BC calendar reform. The extra day of his system's leap years was the same as the old system, but he decided to ignore it. Instead, the sixth day before the Kalends of March was made to last for 48 hours and all the other days kept their original names.
When the extra hours were finally separated into two separate days, the leap day was still taken to be the one following the February 23rd Terminalia. Somewhere along the line, February 29th became the official Leap Day, but the Terminalia custom still exists in places around the world.
Confused yet? I know that I am. Thanks, Julius Caesar.
The Thing About Today is an effort to look at each day of 2020 with respect to its historical context.
Mercedonius, The Thing About Today

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Tesla is Recalling 1.1 million Cars in the US due to Faulty Windows
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Tesla power windows could pinch occupants due to improper software.
The power windows could malfunction and pinch someone
The fix will be delivered in an over-the-air update
This is the 14th recall launched by Tesla in 2022
Tesla is having to recall 1.1 million vehicles from all of its product lines in the United States due to a problem with the power windows' object detection software.
The power side windows used in vehicles sold in the US have to be equipped with an obstacle detection function that can prevent some injuries such as pinching fingers between the window and the top of the door.
This is especially important when children are riding in the vehicle since the mechanism is strong enough to cause serious damage to their hands and arms.
Apparently, the software used in some Tesla vehicles could cause the window to behave erratically when detecting an obstacle and fail to reverse the window's movement.
This is true for the 2017 – 2022 Model 3, 2020 – 2021 Model Y, and 2021 – 2022 Model S and Model X, meaning the entire lineup is affected in some years.
Since this is a software problem, Tesla will be able to fix the issue with an over-the-air update, which means that owners will not need to bring their cars to a service center due to this recall.
Owners will begin to be notified on November 15 and the update should be launched to the public by that date since it has already been applied to new cars awaiting delivery.
This is the 14th recall issued by Tesla in 2022. The combined number of vehicles affected by these recalls is close to 3.3 million, which is substantial but still quite far from Ford, whose 52 recalls have impacted 7.4 million vehicles in 2022 alone.
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It has been a while after many Surface RT and Surface 2 owners including me complaining about Windows Update and Windows Store problems after we reset our devices recently. Until now, there is still no official response with the solution from Microsoft yet.
Fortunately, there is a user that find out a direct download link to the Windows RT 8.1 Update 3 update package. I have tried to install it on my Surface RT, however, it ended up with searching for Windows update endlessly. I find out that many users also experience this problem like me. I decided to start from the scratch by resetting my Surface RT once again. And this time, I can do it and the Start menu is back to my Surface RT now.
Under the Microsoft Windows list, make sure you have "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2919355)" in the list.
If you can't find the update in the list, and you stuck at checking for Windows update follow these steps to manually install the "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2919355)".
Download the windows8.1-kb2919355-arm.msu file to your computer.
Install the update package you've downloaded.
Note When your Surface stuck in Checking for Windows update, you will notice that the Service Host: Local System will keep taking around 25% CPU process over time with plenty of memory usages.
Now the tool will detect and fix problems for you, it will take about two minutes to complete.
Download the windows8.1-kb3173424-arm.msu file to your computer.
Make sure your Wi-Fi is turned off.
Download the windows8.1-kb3172614-arm.msu file to your computer.
After you have installed all above packages, now your problems with checking for Windows update loop is fixed. You can now update your Surface directly via Windows Update with no more issues.
Go Settings > Control Panel > Windows Update > Check for updates.
Now you will see more than 200+ updates on your way.
Install all those updates and restart your computer to finish Windows update.
Check "Use the Start menu instead of the Start screen".
Sign out and Sign back in to see changes.
All above steps will fix your problems, and the following information is just for keeping track about this problem so far.
Even the start menu is back, the endless checking for Windows Update and Windows Store problems still persist. And this problem needs to be fixed by Microsoft. You can follow this problem in the Microsoft Community thread for future updates.
Update: an Official Fix is Coming!
According to Barb Bowman, a Microsoft Community moderator, the Surface Support team is aware of the problems and working to push a fix for Surface RT/2 soon.
On 1/23/2017, a community member named Stjinchan found a solution for fixing Windows Update and Store problems with a complete guide here.
After contacting Microsoft, and doing research for at least a few weeks, I found a solution to this major problem.
Step 2: Set up your surface and head to Windows update.
Step 3: Search for updates, after 30m-1h you will see a firmware update, press install without modifying the update list.
Step 4: After the installation got succeeded, and your surface rt restarted go ahead and search again for updates.
Step 5: Again you will see a package of updates, this update includes the Windows RT 8.1 Update 1 update (kb2919355).
Step 6: When you finished installing the updates and your surface rebooted again, go to "installed updates" and check if kb2919355 is installed.
Step 7: If no, try to install the updates again. If yes, start searching for updates again.
Step 8: Once Windows Update is searching for at least 4 hours we came at the point where most of us are stuck.
Step 9: Download kb3173424 from HERE.
Step 10: Download kb3172614 from HERE.
Step 11: Turn off your Wifi, and reboot the surface.
Step 12: Install kb3173424 by opening it.
Step 13: Reboot the surface.
Step 14: Install kb3172614 by opening it.
Step 15: Reboot the surface.
Step 16: Turn on your Wifi, start searching for updates and after 10+/- minutes you will see 180+ updates coming your way :D.
I hope this helps a lot of people, since it was a major problem on the Surface RT.
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That's work for me. Thank Evan!
For me, I had to do a reset but this time I didn't change anything and didn't add my Microsoft Account. Rather I got it going with a local account.
Only then was I able to get the updates installed and even then I had to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter once to fix after the first round of updates. Also, after one of the bigger updates, I was about to check for updates again when I thought I'd just review the update history and I'm glad I did. That last big update was still waiting for a restart even though the machine had restarted to install it. So I did a manual restart and then continued on with Windows Update – always via the control panel.
Flaky stuff for certain, but thought I'd mention the above in case it may help someone.
I can't find the "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2919355)" in installed updates list. And the my Windows Updates also checking forever. What should I do?
It's also happened to me. You may need to reset your tablet one more time. However, this time, make you sure you keep your device plugin and change power setting to prevent your Surface from sleep.
Leave it to download and install all updates until you can find the KB2919355 update in the list. For me, it takes 1 day and 1 night to finish all required update. Hope you get luck with that!
Have this issue and very frustrated as i cant download Drawboard PDF, an essential for my work. I reset my Surface2 a few days ago after experience multiple software issues, only to encounter worse ones now!!!
2 – Then go to Control Panel > Check for Updates. Now you need to let it run until it shows an error message. (It may take up to 1 or 2 hours). However, if you have no luck, it will check for updates endlessly (I don't know why it only works sometimes).
3 – If you saw an error message, now you can go to Store and download your apps. This time, it will work.
Finally found your fix and am happy to say it worked for me on my Surface RT.
That's great to hear that.
This is great! I didn't even realize Surface 2 (RT 8.1) could be updated like this. Love having the Start button! I found this post via a search for answers/help on the Touchscreen fail after updates which was supposed to be fixed with Firmware update in 11/15 — but it's not. For the third time now, I've lost the Touchscreen and I am at my wits end with MS 'support'. Have you had any experience and/or success with this?
Hi, works perfect. Thank you for the hint. I just needed to repair the updare function as Administrator between each downloaded update instead of rebooting.
7.9-11) Download kb3173424 and kb3172614, turn off your Wifi, and reboot the surface.
7.12) Install kb3173424 by opening it.
7.14) Install kb3172614 by opening it.
7.15-16) Reboot the surface, turn on your Wifi, start searching for updates.
Cool! Never thought it was gonna end up here!
After sitting on the phone with MS support for 3 days the dumb people told me it was fully update and i knew it was not…thank you so much you are a life saver bro!!!
Sound great to hear that!
Same here. The answer from Microsoft: pay 29€ for assistance since is no longer unde rguarantee. So… I have a really expensive screen. That's it. I can't install anything. Or update.
2. Select recovery from usb and chose the option erase the partitions.
3. Even when it says select operating system 8.1 , it will rolls back to Windows 8.0.
4. Wait until the instalation its complete and after the setting its done with your Microsoft account you will be able to access to the store.
5. You probably wont have the options to install all the apps on Windows store like Facebook and games but, you will have a better operating Tablet that just a screen .
I hope it Works for yuou and all the ones that have the same problem.
Its a shame and weird thing that you can Access to a limited versión of the store on Windows 8.0 than in an updated versión like Windows 8.1 where it blocks your account for installing apps.
Like an extra observation. You might be tempted on update the versión to Windows 8.1 since you get the message on the store but then again you will receive the store no longer supports that versión of Windows.
I did it and the only two aditional apps that i got after installing games and all were Netflix and Claro video and they didnt even work cause they closed.
Do you still use Microsoft Surface ? Do you still use the operating system Windows RT 8.0 on the tablet? Have you found an alternative to the browser Internet Explorer?
Hi all, If you still stuck in the problem and can't fix the problem. Now I have updated the guide and I think it will help you to fix your problem now.
I have a Surface RT, I tried following this guide, reset to factory settings using image from Microsoft and tried again, same issue.
Update searches forever, I turn off WiFi and install KB3173424 which goes fine, I then restart and try to install kb3172614 but that fails and I cannot go any further with the guide.
First you need to have KB2919355 installed. And if you can't install KB2919355 package, you should keep your Surface update by itself first. Sometimes Windows Update is not stuck in checking for updates, it's just take long time to download and install some updates.
To check whether Windows Update is stuck or not, check your task manager as in section 3 of this article "Fix Windows Update with a Local Windows Update Troubleshooting Tool". If you really think you stuck in Windows Update, fix your Surface with Local Windows Update Troubleshooting tool and try to update your Surface again.
hey, i have a bit of an issue with my surface 2… I've encountered the same bad update completely rendering my surface useless, and I've been searching for a fix for at least a year and a half. Though I admit, before it used to boot all the way to the desktop before going ballistic and restarting and erroring all over the place. I tried searching for fixes last night and I guess i reached your solution a tad too late, cause i made a recovery usb with the files from the RAR Microsoft told me to download for surface 2 but to no result, i told it to reset and erase all my files (the "if you want to recycle blah blah" option). And now I'm stuck again. First of all, it errored during the reset at around 70%-75% about a couple of times, this morning it won't even allow the reset, saying the partition is missing. I think it's important to mention that the recovery from a usb tool has been long gone so I've been stuck with the command prompt, trying to boot some sort of setup file from the usb, which, by the way, doesn't exist. Microsoft support is unreliable with the surface 2, 1 and 1/2 years ago when i last tried fixing it I even got to the point where they asked me to send my old surface and gave me a "fixed" one, but, what do you know, it had the same issue. So, from bad to worse, please, do you have any advice on how to end this cycle of surface torment.
Great Article. Finally am able to update to Windows 8.1 Update 3. I installed the first 2 KB files and Windows update debugging. But it didn't show the Start Menu options. So downloaded and installed the Standalone Windows Update 3 package and it worked fine.
When I bought Surface, I thought I would be able to update Windows as early as Microsoft release it. (Like Android OS for Pixel devices, iOS for Apple devices). But Greatly disappointed!
So I did all the steps and finally got to the Update 3 step when the Surface 2 crashes! I found I was able to get to safe mode by place the Touch cover up, which activated the lock screen, from there going to restart and holding windows icon+i. Startup repair failed, I'm now found a system refresh and if that fails it's back to the beginning. Sad face. But I'll be looking at the Standalone option, after I figure this all out!
Thank you very much for this article. It's been very useful for my Surface RT.
Also, everyone, BE VERY CAREFUL with optional update KB3033055. DO NOT INSTALL IT!!
INSTALLING KB3033055, which is offered in "optional updates", WILL BRICK YOUR SURFACE RT.
The screen will be entirely black, and a small wifi indicator will blink in the lower part of the screen. Also, the mouse cursor appears to be moving, but you won't be able to click anything.
I REPEAT: DO NOT INSTALL KB3033055 ON THE SURFACE RT TABLET!!!
Check out https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfwinrt-surfupdate/surface-rt64-update-kb3033055/6f38b3b1-82ff-4ef0-bcfa-4416c8ccf79f someone has a workaround.


Burton face Coventry at Pirelli stadium in Burton-upon-Trent in the 17th round of the English League One on the 17th of November. Check the forecast and the bet below.
Burton possess the 14th position with 21 gained points in the table after 16 played rounds. Burton lost in the last home match to Peterborough, that's why they will be focused on winning Coventry in the match of today, the hosts will succeed, as Burton have already lost at home this season, having then won Doncaster.
They will keep the tendency of wining at home after a home loss, moreover, Albion are ahead in the personal meetings.
We bet on home or draw at 1.3.
Here you will find the FOOTBALL prediction for the match of Burton & Coventry City of the League One, England. The prediction is prepared by our analytical team and is based on the latest news of the League One, Burton and Coventry City stats and lineups, insider news and our team's expert analysis. We publish our free betting tips and FOOTBALL predictions to help you win more. You can use the information from this Burton - Coventry City match preview for your own purposes. The odds are valid at the moment of publication.


Remember The Carnage When We Were Young?
I'm thinking of writing a story based on being an old-timer. Seems like when I was growing up in SK, there were nasty, bloody wrecks all the time, way more than now. Highway 16, if I remember right, was one lane in each direction with no median. People trying to pass when they couldn't see far enough ahead or didn't have enough room led to some nasty crashes. And there were lots of cross streets. Nelson's Corner, which used to intersect Highway 16 between Sedgwick and Mullenix roads, was one of the worse.
Now, with medians and overpasses and those chain things that are supposed to keep you from going into incoming traffic, it seems you have to be really stupid or really drunk to crack up your car on the highway compared with the old days. It'd be neat to compare the accident and death rates from the different eras if I could get them.
How do you remember those days, say 1960s and 1970s? What would you be interested in reading about?
Fortunately for us, the guy had insurance.
When I worked at Kitsap County Public Works in the 1990's I proposed that we graph accidents before and after road safety improvements to see if our projects were actually improving safety.
It was ridiculous then, and it is ridiculous now. We should be able to accurately chart accident locations, severity and rates and compare them to when improvements were made. We have all the reports on file, after all.
I don't recall the 'old' day roads and highways being places of almost constant slaughter that we read about today.
In fact I can't think of one person I know injured or killed on our roads.
Seems to me – without facts to back it up – that our roads are far more dangerous today than they were in the 1950's, 60's and 1970's.
In the good ol' days, (1950s,1960s, and 1970s) traffic deaths numbered over 1,000 per year in Washington State. Numbers now down to high 500s to low to mid 600s.
Here in Kitsap we experience about 20 fatalities each year. County Commissioners have yet to get it. One county commissioner thinks memorial signs are a distraction to drivers, but no mention of advertising and other sign distractions along our roadways.
If you want traffic stats try Washington State Traffic Safety Commission website. Governor is the Commission's Chair. How's that for knowing where the buck continues to get passed?
Other source for stats is Fatality Reporting System (FARS) sponsored by our National Department of Transportation and available at that Dept's website.
Fatalities now concentrated on rural area roads versus ol' days of urban area roads.
What I'd be interested in reading about is what we are really doing about Target Zero, Washington State's goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by the year 2030?
Are we on track to get 'er done? Or is it another of those !@# #$%^ platitudes, which we've been fed for at least the past twenty years?
Why not get Target Zero done by the year 2020, if not 2010, vice 2030?
Good sites…but if we ranged at 1000 fatalities in the 1950 – 1970 years and dropped to 640 by 2006 we have increased based on the following figures.
Where do we get the stats for Target Zero?
We could easily get there sooner if we're willing to take responsible driving seriously make drivers responsible.
The first time offender should pay dearly for the lapse in judgment. If the sentencing is stiff enough, our driving laws might be taken seriously by that driver and those who follow him/her.
Loss of driving license is a given. If a youth – confiscate the parents car/s.
Begin confiscating vehicles involved in crashes involving alcohol and confiscate every vehicle owned/part owned by the driver or the drivers spouse.
Put the responsibility back on the driver, not our society not the liquor company. Nothing should mar the wake-up call for justice. Commit the crime, do the time -as a start.
So…what is the holdup for making the success of Target Zero a reality for 2010?
Yes, it would be nice to NEVER have any accidents that results in a death or injury, however, this is not realistic. It doesn't matter if the person has been drinking, doing drugs or is stone cold sober, there will always be accidents. A person can have a heart attack driving…or other medical condition. Does this make the situation okay that they caused an accident? No…but, it happens. If this is what you want, then get rid of the vehicles and let's go back to the horse and buggy days, because you are both dreaming. With the cost of gas, maybe that is what we should do.


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Spa set to be F1 2014's fastest yet
GARY ANDERSON and EDD STRAW analyse practice and explain why F1's most challenging track could allow the 2014 cars to eclipse their predecessors
By Edd Straw,	Gary Anderson
Published on Friday August 22nd 2014
Formula 1's August break wasn't expected to transform the competitive order. But the Belgian Grand Prix was seen as an opportunity for some of the Mercedes-powered support cast, Williams in particular, to have a chance to spring a surprise.
But with Mercedes comfortably ahead during Friday practice, three quarters of a second faster than the nearest challenger, it was a surprise to see Fernando Alonso's Ferrari as the best of the rest in third place on a day when there were a few shocks on the timesheets.
The big surprise was arguably Williams, which was over a second off the pace on headline speed, and around seven tenths of a second off on long-run pace. With Ferrari and Red Bull showing signs of promise, it suggests the battle for best of the rest could be more interesting than some anticipated.
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Why did the photos shrink?!? Another technical glitch perhaps?
I will try to have my bitter-half bake this next year when the mariposas from our tree are a plenty.
Keep those recipes and photos coming, MM.
I alredy sent a text msg to my broter-in-law to check out MVH's budbud kabog in Salcedo. I hope to be able to buy and taste them in November.
I loved fresh plum but don't know how to make any fancy dishes. Maybe you can share some of that?
I make crumbles quite often. Apple crumbles, anyway. Sometimes peach. I will try plum next time.
I like humble homey desserts like this, something that does not call for multiple components requiring meticulous assembly into tottering towers that colapse as soon as you dislodge a wrong element. Richard Sax's Classic Home Desserts is my mother lode.
Glad the misunderstanding has been quickly smoothed over although enjoyed the fleeting disturbance. There is an area close to Mount Samat where the ground that does not give you a thud when you stump your feet but rather a resonant echo. The place is called Kabog-kabog, different from what we call bats which is kabag-kabag.
yummy. . . I always do peach crumble at home using canned peaches, very easy to make. . . canned peaches were on sale at hi-top supermarket the past months, 40 pesos per can. . . thats why I always purchase, the brand is JemJ and for me it's far better than the pricey del monte which has very fragile peach halves. . .
same as booey, i always seem to get tasteless plums, i've given up on them for the moment. but the ones in your photos look absolutely scrumtious! a mango-strawberry crumble might be good, too. i like to serve warm apple crumble with good vanilla ice cream.
Yum! I love crumbles, crisps, cobblers. Call it what you want, the combination of fruit and the oat and/or sugar crunch topping is delicious. I wish I could reach into the screen and get a spoonful of your plum crumble!
I love plum crumble. Yum!!! I didn't know you can get plums in Manila nowadays.
This is interesting, just last weekend I made Berry Crumbles. A friend from California gave me some punnets of different berries, it was delish. What I did was I lined the dish with crumbles then poured the lemonized fruits then topped with more crumbles.Then served with vanilla ice cream…yummy!!Parang pie na! hehehe My niece's loved it.
I like plums and I'm delighted finding it at the Rustan's supermarket for a cheaper price than at the Salcedo market but I never tried cooking with plums. I have to try this and probably plum tart too! Thanks for giving me an idea how to enjoy plums!


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The photoshoot titled Rainbow Dreams by Ann Mikitiuk is full of happy contradictions. It juxtaposes the warmth of vibrant fashion designs with the hard and cold aesthetic of an industrial backdrop. As though reigning in the fanciful fashion with this urban truth, the photoshoot is nevertheless mesmerizing in its striking beauty.
The multi-talented photographer styled the photoshoot as well. Starring model Eliza Borowiak, Rainbow Dreams by Ann Mikitiuk is as much an experimentation of scale as it is of color. Rainbows are often seen stretching their multi-hued forms across entire cities and thus inspire awe, a feeling which this series endeavors to capture and portray. Beautiful to behold, it exclusively features the designs of Fanfaronada. The looks were perfected by makeup artist Anna Maria Dziemidzik and hairstylist Radek Smarz.


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Members of the United States women's soccer team, winners of a fourth Women's World Cup, pose with the trophy by their plane after arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport, Monday, July 8, 2019, in Newark, N.J. Julie Ertz holds the trophy, Megan Rapinoe, front right, gestures, and Alex Morgan, back left, also gestures. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The United States' 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in Sunday's FIFA Women's World Cup final averaged nearly 15.6 million U.S. viewers on English- and Spanish-language television.
It was the most-viewed match this season, but a decrease from the 2015 final.
The match averaged 14.27 million viewers on Fox, according to the network and Nielsen, and peaked at 19.6 million. It was a 22 percent increase over last year's FIFA World Cup men's final between France and Croatia, which averaged 11.44 million.
The audience was down 43.8 percent from the 2015 final between the U.S. and Japan, which averaged 25.4 million viewers. That match though was played in Canada and started at 7 p.m. Eastern, compared to Sunday's in France, which kicked off at 11 a.m. Eastern.
The Telemundo broadcast averaged 1.3 million and peaked at 2 million as the match concluded.
The match averaged 589,000 viewers online — 289,000 on Fox apps and 300,000 on NBC and Telemundo apps — which makes it the most-streamed Women's World Cup match ever.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup final between the U.S. and Mexico averaged 2.9 million on Fox Sports 1, making it the most-viewed non-World Cup match in the network's five-year history.
The Copa America final between Brazil and Peru averaged 3.1 viewers on Telemundo. The ESPN-plus streaming service had the English-language rights but the network did not divulge figures.
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Beyond the fireworks, Fourth of July brings wonderful memories of childhood. One of my favorite side dishes included grilled corn on the cob.
Today, some of our gringo friends look in bewilderment when they see us eat corn on the cob with all of the Mexican-style fixings. We roll the ears in melted butter, then spread a good dollop of mayonnaise and sprinkle with cotija cheese, chili powder and served with a lime wedge. Street vendors throughout East Los Angeles appear to have a full buffet table of condiments just for the sweet elote.
This year we wanted to turn this traditional way of eating corn into a more healthy option. Using Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise and butter was our first step. But, we still needed the heat. Many of the chile powders are pre-mixed with salt. Loads of salt. So, we decided to blend a chipotle pepper with the yogurt. Turned out creamy with just enough heat to satisfy our taste buds.
Combine ingredients in a food processor until well incorporated. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes prior to serving.
Wishing everyone a fun and safe 4th of July!


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Q: Get user from URL segment with Django I have a web application which will return a user id based on the first segment of the url, much like Twitter:
http://www.myapplication.com/user-name-goes-here/
It can go deeper too, like so:
http://www.myapplication.com/user-name-goes-here/news/article_1/
In order to break the site down, I am using the following URL routing technique:
(r'^(?P<slug>\w+)/', include('myapp.sites.urls')),

This will then further route the user to the correct page, but as it stands I am having to query the database in every view in order to obtain the user_id based on the first url segment. I was hoping to somehow automate this so I don't have to bloat my views with the same code each time... my solution was to create some middleware which checks the url segment and returns a 404 if its not found:
    from django.http import Http404

class DomainMiddleware(object):
    def process_request(self, request):
        from myapp.sites.models import Sites

        dname = request.path.split('/')[1]
        if not dname:
            return
        try:
            d = Sites.objects.get(domain__exact=dname)
        except Sites.DoesNotExist:
            raise Http404

        return

This works, but it's trying to parse EVERY request, even those to images, favicons etc.
My question is thus; Is there a way to run this query on every page load without clogging up my views with extra code? If middleware is the solution, how can I modify my code so that it doesn't include EVERY request, only those to successfully routed URLs?
Hope someone can help!

A: The Django server shouldn't be processing requests for static content URLs - certainly not in production anyway, where you'd have a different web server running to handle that, so this shouldn't be an issue there.
But if you say you'd like this to run for only sucessfully routed URLs, maybe you'd be better of using process_view rather than process_request in your middleware?  http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/middleware/#process-view
process_view works at view level rather than request level, and provides a view_func argument which you can check so that your code doesn't run when it's the django.views.static.serve view used for serving static media during development.
Whatever happens you should defs be caching that database call if it's going to be used on every view.

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At the Auto Show in Los Angeles 2017 premiere of the seven-seat version of the crossover Lexus RX 4. The extended version received the letter L.
Front Lexus RX L is no different from the source, but the feed has a number of unobtrusive changes. In particular, the specialists of the Japanese brand adjusted the position of the rear window, making it more vertical, and on the bumper installed other decorative lining.
In the base, the seven-seat RX L got a second-row sofa divided into sections, but as an option the SU-SUV can be ordered with separate captain's seats – in this case the car will be six-seater.
As for the gallery, the seats here are located slightly lower than the seats of the second row. This solution allowed us to find a bit of free space for the rear passengers, which are offered air conditioning and coasters.
Note that the second row can be moved slightly forward with a special lever, thereby facilitating the landing on the gallery. To increase the luggage compartment, the seats of the third row can be folded to the floor by pressing a special button.
Due to the rear overhang increased by 110 mm, the overall length of the new Lexus RX L is 5 000 mm, while the wheelbase has not changed and is the previous 2 790 mm. The luggage compartment volume in the seven-seat configuration is only 176 liters, with a folded third row – 652 liters (under the curtain only 432), and if you fold the backs of the middle row, then the compartment size will be already 1,656 liters versus 1,594 on the standard "er-X".
As power units for this modification, two engines are available. The basic version of the RX 350L is equipped with a 3.5-liter petrol V6, which works in tandem with an eight-speed automatic, developing 294 hp. and 357 Nm. The drive can be front, or full.
The more expensive hybrid version of the RX 450hL is driven by the same "six", combined with a pair of traction electric motors, one of which autonomously drives the rear axle. The total output of such an installation is 313 forces.
The basic equipment of the seven-seat SUV included the non-contact opening of the fifth door (for this purpose it is enough to bring a hand to the brand logo) and the side curtain airbags installed on all three rows, while in many markets the Lexus Safety System is also included in the base.
It should be noted that the hybrid version of the Lexus RX Long is equipped with a better gasoline colleague. In particular, here the default audio system with 12 speakers (originally 9), navigation, front seats with heating and ventilation, as well as heated steering.
As options, 835-watt premium audio system Mark Levinson with 15 speakers, a panoramic roof with electric drive, a modern multimedia with a 12.3-inch screen are offered. All buyers of RX L will also receive free access to Enform Safety Connect and Enform Service Connect services for the first 10 years of ownership of the machine.


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The festival of colours is often the perfect garb for sexual predators, bullies and sociopaths to come out in the open and indulge in acts that would otherwise be termed illegal.
Shamvabee C, a school teacher from Kolkata, was barely ten years old when Holi became a nightmare for her. It was on the day of the festival that year when she was pinned to the ground by some boys while another a boy repeatedly attacked her with buckets of magenta-tinged water.
"It was a boy from my tuition. He enjoyed bullying me in public, made fun of my weight and bad results. He used Holi as a passive-aggressive method to settle scores," Shamvabee told News18.
"I was not given a chance to throw any colours at him. He had accomplices to help him pin me. I had none to help. That was my last Holi."
Hers is one of the many horror stories that together make up one of the darkest aspects of the festival of colours. For many, Holi is synonymous with hooliganism, groping and physical assault.
Nothing but a compendium of horrible words and memories.
Shamvabee said that even after she herself stopped participating in the festivities, the festival continued to cause her pain. "It's not just a menace for women. I grew up with a gay best friend. Every year, I watched him get humiliated on Holi," she said. Boys in the neighbourhood would make it a point to parade him around and be mean to him. "I could never stand it. But I was helpless," she said. After all, what could she do? Such behaviour is socially accepted on Holi.
The festival of colours is often the perfect garb for sexual predators, bullies and sociopaths to come out in the open and indulge in acts that would otherwise be termed illegal. Those who do not want to participate are instantly tagged as 'bores' or 'spoilt-sports' who cannot get with the spirit of a festival.
But for survivors like Shamvabee, the festival brings fresh trauma every year. Many have no option but to silently boycott the festivities and stick to the safety of shuttered windows and bolted doors.
"Isolation can be empowering. I stopped playing Holi when I was 15 because I was molested by a relative inside my own house. It happened in broad daylight, no one noticed. When I cried, my mother asked me to not act out and not disrespect my elders," Ananya (name changed) told News18. She ran away to her room and feigned a stomach ache for the rest of the day to keep away from the celebrations.
Today, Ananya is the mother of a young boy and hopes to be a better parent to her son. Her family does not know to this day why she suddenly developed an aversion to Holi, a festival she had always enjoyed previously. "It is what we teach the kids. If adults are out encouraging their kids to throw balloons from balconies at strangers because it's okay on Holi, what do we expect these kids to grow up to be?" she wondered.
So what do these people who boycott Holi do on the day of the festival? For Utsarjana Mutsuddi, a research assistant, it's just like any other day. "I catch up on some reading, do house chores. It's like any other day off."
Utsarjana too has not played Holi ever since she was aggressively egged on the neck by some revellers during her undergraduate degree. Though the whole world, including her friends, party on the day, Utsarjana now stays indoors.
"The culture of hooliganism and manufactured consent that is so ingrained in the festivities is a huge turn-off. It feels good to shut all of that out and celebrate one day, but to celebrate at the cost of personal space is not something I support, "she said.
The setting sun on Thursday will bring an end to yet another Holi. Many more stories such as Shamvabee's, Ananya's and Utsarjana's will be written to remain untold. The doors and shutters will be opened up and the anxiety and fear would reluctantly be allowed to filter out, only to be welcomed back the next year. With a splash of colour on the side.


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Jobs in the Arts»
How to Become a College Art Professor
by Chiara Sakuwa
Some art professors teach college students multiple mediums of art.
1 Career in Art Education Requirements
2 Pursue an Art Gallery Career
3 Become a Professor of the Fine Arts
4 The Average Salary of Art Careers in the United States for Teachers
A college professor of visual arts instructs undergraduate or graduate students in various mediums, including studio art, photography, graphic design and animation. College art professors help their students develop their artistic techniques and give insight on how to market and build their creative professions. To become an art professor, you must hold the appropriate education in visual arts or fine arts, as well as verifiable experience in professional studio art, graphic design, photography or other art-related occupations.
Obtain the appropriate visual or fine arts education. Most art professorships require at least a minimum of a master's in fine arts with a concentration in a certain medium like graphic design. Although not necessary, a doctoral degree would increase your competitiveness in gaining an art professorship -- especially a tenured one. Most college art professors must also have at least several years of professional artist experience in the medium they wish to teach. Professional experience includes, but is not limited to, studio painting, graphic arts, special effects design and photography.
Apply for the art professor position at the college or university of your choice. You can find art professorship openings online on the college's website or posted on college, library or community center bulletin boards. Complete and submit your application package online or in person at the appropriate campus offices. For most college art professor applications, you will also need to submit a cover letter and personal teaching philosophy statement. You will also need to provide three letters from academic and professional references. You will also need to send in a portfolio containing both samples of your work and your students' work.
Before you begin your career as a college art professor, you will also need a teaching certification from the state you will be teaching in. You can enroll in a teacher certification course through your employing university or through an accredited external or online course. Teacher certification course durations vary depending on your state, but most span from several weeks to two months.
As with college professors in general, the art professor career path is a generally secure and lucrative occupation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary of college professors, regardless of subject matter, is $62,050. Art professorships offer a unique balance of teaching career stability and creative artistic pursuit. College art professorships also add authoritative credibility to an artist's profession, making it easier to publish, promote and sell creative works.
2016 Salary Information for Postsecondary Teachers
Postsecondary teachers earned a median annual salary of $78,050 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the low end, postsecondary teachers earned a 25th percentile salary of $54,710, meaning 75 percent earned more than this amount. The 75th percentile salary is $114,710, meaning 25 percent earn more. In 2016, 1,314,500 people were employed in the U.S. as postsecondary teachers.
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Chiara Sakuwa has been a writer since 2005. Her work has appeared in publications such as the "Liberty Champion" newspaper and "The New World Encyclopedia" project. She is also the author of the novel "The Lady Leathernecks." She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences from Campbell University and a Master of Criminal Justice from Boston University.
Sakuwa, Chiara. "How to Become a College Art Professor." Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/become-college-art-professor-23850.html. Accessed 20 January 2020.
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