The draconian laws passed against drugs in the Eighties and Nineties had many unintended consequences. Most of all, against the sellers of LSD since the carrier weight, especially sugar cubes, caused completely unfair sentences against mainly non-violent offenders who got caught up at concerts. Finally, some good news.
Timothy Tyler had no history of violence when a judge’s decision to include the weight of the paper that held the LSD he sold pushed the amount over 10 grams, leading to a mandatory minimum life sentence in prison.
The offense was Tyler’s third, including two prior drug convictions that each led to probation.
”He was a kid. He was following the Grateful Dead. I’m not condoning it, but it was a pretty harmless lifestyle Timothy was leading,” Julie Stewart, the president and founder of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, told Business Insider in 2013.
“It always seemed really absurd to me that this non-violent guy who was 24 years old, that the government could write off his life. Bingo. You’re gone,” she said.
Tyler’s new sentence will end on Aug. 30, 2018, and requires enrollment in residential drug treatment. The assignment to residential drug treatment is a bit puzzling, as LSD is by its nature not physically addictive. The drug stops working if a person takes it for several days in a row.
Maybe, finally, this wrong will be righted in other cases as well. There have been too many people stuck in cages for nonviolent crimes that only involve the two people that are engaging in a behavior that only affects the lives of the two people that buy and sell something they both agree on and is considered by many to be a sacrament. This boils down to a personal freedom issue and the government shouldn't have any involvement in what I decide to put in my body. If the government really wanted to help, they would end prohibition after the "grand experiment" failed in the early 20th century. Now if Obama will just stop the Feds from raiding legal dispensaries.
Not so long ago, a Noida-based start-up Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd had announced the cheapest 3G ‘Made in India’ smartphone at a shocking price of Rs. 251 (less than $4), which took everyone by surprise considering the price it was sold at. If this was not enough, an unknown Jodhpur-based company known as ChampOne Communications has listed a Rs. 501 (less than $8) smartphone called ChampOne C1 on its website, with opening registrations for the first flash scheduled for September 2.
According to the company, the smartphone originally comes priced at Rs. 7,999 (around $120). However, in order to buy the smartphone for Rs. 501, you need to participate in a flash sale on ChampOne’s website. One needs to go to the www.champ1india.com, fill the given form to register for the flash sale, and you will get a unique code that should be used on the day of the flash sale.
Talking about the specifications of the smartphone, the ChampOne C1 features a 5-inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280×720. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and supports dual-SIM. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6735 quad-core processor and has a 2500mAh battery packed inside. It comes with 2GB RAM and offers 16GB of inbuilt storage with support for microSD expandability. On the camera front, it includes an 8-megapixel back camera with LED flash, and a 5-megapixel front snapper. The device also gets a fingerprint scanner at the back. Its connectivity options include 4G LTE with support for all Indian bands. It will be made available in White, Silver, and Gold colour options.
If we look at the specifications, the device seems to be quite average. However, looks like the company is trying this marketing gimmick to draw attention. After the listing went viral on Monday, the company updated its website to say “only existing customers are eligible for flash sale.” Both the website and the offer look rather shady, and the registration button is also inactive. Further, the company has put out a disclaimer citing “payment gateway” difficulties, and says that “you would not be able to register for the application for next 24 hours”. However, it says that the smartphone will be sold through the ‘Cash On Delivery Option.’ Considering all these fishy details, we recommend you not to buy this smartphone.
The first year I went as a VIP. It was the second year of the festival when the Beastie Boys had to drop out. The next year I was there as a photographer. The year after, a journalist and photographer.
My first year. The lineup from that year. I remember being blown away by TV on the Radio and Band of Horses. I loved Modest Mouse but the show was kind of weak. The Avett Brothers did really well that year. Apparently, I had a really good time at MIA and Tenacious D. I don't remember. Also, Pearl Jam put on a hell of a show.
My second year I was with the founder of our band of misfits, Sammy Martin. I was the official photographer but I did some writing too. I have some great pictures of Furthur and MMJ and Al Green. I also saw Empire of the Sun and got some great pics of them. Actually, I got great pictures of almost everyone. Unfortunately I was a new photographer and didn't put a watermark on my pics so they've been a lot of places and I haven't seen a dime. That's besides the point, though.
The next year I went just as a writer and got to see Phish and Warren Haynes. Also, The Black Keys and Arcade Fire played. Arctic Monkeys and MGMT played the mainstage as well. But you know when a real artist that has played a lot of festivals gets on stage. It was that way with Phish and with Muse but the guy who swept me away the most was possibly the most surprising. It was John Fogerty and his band. He is finally playing CCR songs again and from the stage at Woodstock to Golden Gate Park, that same voice rang out and gave me chills. He sounded stronger and more confident than a lot of the newer, bigger acts. His set dwarfed the Black Keys and the Arctic Monkeys. I like both those bands but the difference between them and Fogerty was astounding. MGMT has played Glastonbury and all the big festivals but hearing "Fortunate Son" that beautiful day in Golden Gate Park is still a memory I'll treasure forever.
The point of all this is Facebook took me down memory lane and a lot of it was footage of Outside Lands since I don't take pics of my food and everyday random shit that a lot of people seem to love doing. This year I missed Radiohead again. So, I'm going to see them at the Austin City Limits music festival and Band of Horses and Foals and a lot of other bands are going to be there. I'm just there for one band and Facebook will remind me of that show in five years.
Greg Heffelfinger
Radiohead Live at Outside Lands in 2016
Setlist: 01 - Burn the Witch 02 - Daydreaming 03 - Ful Stop 04 - 2 + 2 = 5 05 - Bodysnatchers 06 - Climbing Up the Walls 07 - Exit Music (for a Film) 08 - Bloom 09 - Lotus Flower 10 - Pyramid Song 11 - Identikit 12 - The Numbers 13 - The Gloaming 14 - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi 15 - Everything in Its Right Place 16 - Idioteque 17 - There There
Encore: 18 - Let Down 19 - Present Tense 20 - Nude 21 - Paranoid Android 22 - Karma Police
Electric Forest would like to add another weekend to the annual festival starting next year.
A report from The Festive Owl claims that Electric Forest will expand to cover two weekends next summer if all goes as planned. It make tons of sense on millions of levels. It routinely sells out almost instantly every year. Plus it is so well organized people have made it a tradition. Nobody would complain if we get more Forest. Time will tell.
Watch Vulpeck's astounding performance from LOCKN' night one and witness the brilliance in the making for yourself.
Ever since I witnessed them at Red Rocks, I was a huge fan. I read on another site that picked on them for repeating a few songs and other personal negative observations. I will put the set up so everyone can judge for themselves. I think they are great. For more reasons but especially because they are young and a 1p.m act, they didn't deserve somebody being negative just because they want to average out the 99.9% of best ever. Music is subjective and everyone has their own opinion but I think they are amazing. I hope you enjoy this band as much as I do.
I would have to contemplate suicide every four years having to constantly write about jackasses. Not just jackasses but jackasses that potentially have the power to control the most advanced military the world has ever seen. Thanks for keeping religion and politics out of our sandbox.
We have the greatest fans ever. And apparently,almost every grammatist on the internet. I kid because I love.
Circles Around the Sun was an amazing set at LOCKN'. Setlist, Videos, The Skinny and Full Audio! This is truly a treat.
The day LOCKN' officially announced the lineup this year was not much of a surprise. There was plenty to be excited about and I had been looking forward to it since the X-FILES leaked the line up. They did leave off the band that almost never was. Neal Casal was approached about being in charge of the music during all five of the "Fare Thee Well" concerts. Well, just like all the music related to that magical event, it was brilliant. It was mesmerizing, oddly familiar at times but it was uniquely brilliant. Needless to say, I was excited when they released a record. This was the first live performance and I hope it's not the last. Written by: Kevin Long Edited by: Greg Heffelfinger
Thanks to Live for Live Music and taper Matt Moricle we get to stream this once in a lifetime event.
With his new band with Sean Lennon, The Claypool/Lennon Delirium, Les has been appearing at festivals around the country Here is one of my favorite Les Claypool quotes.
Don't sleep on the Claypool/Lennon Delirium because they are amazing and with Les's history of playing with different people all the time, who knows how long it will last.
The three upcoming shows at Dick's Sporting Goods Park have always been good shows in a great venue.
Phish just wrapped a couple of loose and funky shows a LOCKN festival that both had their high points in different ways. The first night, possibly inspired by the onstage , ragged but right, chaos of Ween, had a good show where they seemed to knock some rust off and with a couple of flubbed parts produced a loose show that highlighted the fact they were just four guys who wanted to have a good time and anything is possible,even mistakes, at a Phish show. Gasp! Phish didn't play a song perfectly. What is happening to the world? My life is over.*sarcasm* That "Ghost>Gin" was great Phish. The next show, was to some a festival set that wasn't jammed out that much. What I heard though, was a return to form that didn't have weird song placement and the closing "Tweezer" through "Harry Hood" was amazing, even if all of those songs are jam vehicles by themselves, excepting "No Quarter" but hell, it's "No Quarter" and I love hearing them play that song. So now we are in the enviable position of heading into Dick's on a high note and the band has been playing mostly good shows since hitting the west coast but after LOCKN, Dick's is looking to be a great weekend.
Dick's Sporting Good's Park 2011
Phish began a tradition of "special" shows at Dick's that began with this show. This year they played a show sponsored by the letter "S". There was a set sponsored by the letter,"M" but this whole show Phish devoted to songs with the letter "S".
Phish has been known for their antics over the years. I've seen them retire the chessboard and the year that Fishman didn't wear a mumu but the Dick's tradition of special shows, I feel might be coming to an end. I'm curious when the spelling game is over. After the "FYF" and "Lushington" shows, last year they spelled "Thank You" in an extended, amazing encore. So here is the first of the special shows, nothing was spelled but every song that was played began with an "S". So here is the show, that started it all. Friday,2011, the "S" show.
Set One of Dicks' Sporting Goods 9-2-11
Just like Phish, each run was different. The first year was the "S" show. The next year, they spelled then played "Fuck Your Face" In 2013, they spelled, "Lushington" followed by "Ha Ha Ha" and said "you asked, we delivered" and whether this was because of the Rolling Stone article of Best Phish Song or not, I'm not sure. Last year, it was the, "Thank You" encore show. This year, who knows? At some point I have a feeling the Halloween costume tradition will end although my gut says they just won't play on that day unless they plan on a "costume". I wish there was a Salt Lake City because Vegas is nuts and a lot of people are going to be shut out. What I find curious is this hasn't been Phish's best tour but Dick's tickets are tough to find. The venue is huge but I know of more people trying to get Dick's tickets than were trying to get into the magic of LOCKN. Well, without further speculation on my part, with no more delays, here is the second set of the "S" show.
Watch The Entire Steve Kimock and Friends Show From Ned Fest
Steve Kimock and Friends delivered an inspiring show Friday in Nederland, Colorado. He plays killer versions of "Ice Cream", "Crazy Fingers" and Waiting For A Miracle". The entire show is matched to Soundboard sound. Thanks to Jambase
Videographer evenstev captured the performance and paired it with soundboard audio in the video below:
it is recommended to use Sandisk, Kingstone, or Kingmax, size is recommended that more than 1G.
Step Two:
Formatting SD card (optional).
Step three:
copy a large package path UPDATA.APP to the SD card > dload >UPDATA.APP.
Step four:
Check the root directory of the SD card you dload UPDATA.APP.
Step 5:
SD card into the phone is switched on in the main screen, press the Menu key, the system updates -& SD card upgrade -> confirm -> upgrade, backup data, select the backup data; upgrade.
Step Six:
The upgrade process progress bar shows after the finish of the pending progress bar, the phone automatically restart.
it is recommended to use Sandisk, Kingstone, or Kingmax, size is recommended that more than 1GB.
Step Two:
Formatting SD card (optional).
Step three:
copy a large package path UPDATA.APP to the SD card > dload >UPDATA.APP.
Step four:
Check the root directory of the SD card you dload UPDATA.APP.
Step Four:
Power Off phone, insert the SD card, while pressing the volume up button + volume down key switch button, the phone automatically enters the upgrade mode, and then begin the upgrade in Figure
Step Five: After the progress bar to go full fixed, the phone will automatically restart If you do not manually remove the battery.
it is recommended to use Sandisk, Kingstone, or Kingmax, size is recommended that more than 1G.
Step Two:
Formatting SD card (optional).
Step three:
copy a large package path UPDATA.APP to the SD card > dload >UPDATA.APP.
Step four:
Check the root directory of the SD card you dload UPDATA.APP.
Step 5:
SD card into the phone is switched on in the main screen, press the Menu key, the system updates -& SD card upgrade -> confirm -> upgrade, backup data, select the backup data; upgrade.
Step Six:
The upgrade process progress bar shows after the finish of the pending progress bar, the phone automatically restart.
it is recommended to use Sandisk, Kingstone, or Kingmax, size is recommended that more than 1GB.
Step Two:
Formatting SD card (optional).
Step three:
copy a large package path UPDATA.APP to the SD card > dload >UPDATA.APP.
Step four:
Check the root directory of the SD card you dload UPDATA.APP.
Step Four:
Power Off phone, insert the SD card, while pressing the volume up button + volume down key switch button, the phone automatically enters the upgrade mode, and then begin the upgrade in Figure
Step Five: After the progress bar to go full fixed, the phone will automatically restart If you do not manually remove the battery.
Tutorial On How To Unlock Tecno Camon C9 Bootloader
We all know how difficult it is to root the android 6.0 marshmallow operating system, it has got to an extent that we ha ve termed it impossible for now.
But today i will share you how to unlock tecno camon c9 bootloader
Now before i begin i would like to tell the reason for this tutorial, the reason is not really far fetched, we are unlocking the bootloader just so we can root the tecno camon C9
Detailed steps to unlock Tecno Camon C9 bootloader-first, before we begin, we have to enable USB debugging on Our Tecno Camon C9 smartphone, to enable USB debugging mode, go to settings>>click on about>>continuously tap on the build number continuously for five (5) times to enable debugging mode.
-next go back to settings>>click on developer option and enable OEM unlocking.
-after which launch your ADB and run the command provided in red below and press "enter".
code; adb devices
-the work of the provided code is to make sure if the ADB detected your device.
-now input and run the command provided below so as to boot your Tecno Camon C9 into fastboot.
code; adb reboot-bootloader
-after which your device will boot into "fastboot mode" after which your screen will go black and you "fastboot" will be written on it.
-after which type the following command below and press "enter"
code; fastboot oem unlock
- after which the code above will prompt your device asking you to confirm the "bootloader unlock"press the volume up button for yes.
-wait till you get a success message, after which input and run the code below to boot your Tecno Camon C9 into system mode, system mode{ normal working device mode.}
Guide to Bypass Samsung Account On All Samsung Galaxy 5.1.1 After Perform Hard Reset. Bypass Samsung Account On All Samsung Galaxy 5.1.1
Samsung account removal tool guide below...
They stuck on the screen which user must enter their user and password, like shown below. It may be considered an abnormal factory reset or hard reset has been made by user on Samsung Galaxy device, and this caused your device is locked. So you must enter Samsung Account that you have already signed in on your Samsung galaxy device to confirm that it belongs to you. If now you need an information on how to remove or bypass it, you can follow this guide to Bypass Samsung Account On All Samsung Galaxy 5.1.1 After Perform Hard Reset.
Needed tools. You must download a small apllication (*.apk) this called samsung bypass .apk. Here USB OTG. or Sidesyc
Guide to Bypass Samsung Account On All Samsung Galaxy 5.1.1 After Perform Hard Reset.
Make sure you have download apk from link above. Then copy apk file to USB OTG and put the file outside the folder. Connect your phone to Wi-Fi Follow all step on startup guide Samsung Galaxy Fill all form show on your screen, until you see this screen.
Bypass Samsung Account On All Samsung Galaxy 5.1.1 After Perform Hard Reset
On this screen, you must input your Samsung Account.
If you forgotten your Samsung Account, you can follow this guide.
Insert your OTG USB to your smartphone.
Then on Step number 6, tap back.
Bypass Samsung Account On All Samsung Galaxy
Once your OTG USB ready on your smartphone, you will see your *.apk file appear on screen.
bypass samsung
Now, tap samsung bypass google verify.apk, and you will see a warning that install blocked.
install blocked - bypass samsung account
Then you can tap Settings.
Scroll down all menu on this screen, untill you find Unknow Sources menu.
Now, enable this menu, and OK
Then your screen will bring back to Development Settings,
