However, lately, I swapped my Micro-SD card with a friend’s in order to check some pictures, and upon booting the phone, it crashed all my third-party applications. Every single one! Replacing my micro-SD into the phone and rebooting did not solve the problem. I received notifications upon notifications informing me of a FORCE-CLOSE.

The error messages spoke of a PERMISSIONS error, and were something like this (each was a different permission error):

android.permission.INTERNET
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
android.permission.SLEEP

The first thing I tried was to fix_permissions through the phone’s Terminal application. This is achieved by simply:

su
fix_permissions

However, this did not fix the problem. I then tried re-flashing my ROM from the recovery menu (without doing a wipe). That, too, did not work.

Finally, I learned that the permissions were “missing” from the “/data/system/packages.xml” file (which can only be seen through the Root Explorer app)

“The fix_permissions script tries to correct the UNIX permissions and ownership (uid, gid, mode) of files and directories. [...] the problem was with the Android security permissions granted to applications. These look like “android.permission.INTERNET”, “android.permission.WAKE_LOCK” and are a completely different kettle of fish, despite both being called “permissions”.” [quote from Matt Zimmerman]

I then followed what he suggested – a method to silently batch install a bunch of apps! Turns out there is a package-manager command that allows you to do exactly this!

Follow these steps, which worked for me perfectly:

1. Connect your phone to your computer using the data cable.
2. Go to Start –> Run. Type in CMD and press enter.
3. In the command-prompt, navigate to the TOOLS folder where your Android SDK is installed (example, C:\android_sdk\tools). If you don’t have it, follow these steps to install the Android SDK.
4. Here, type:

   adb shell
   cd /data/app
   for app in *.apk; do pm install -r $app; done

5. The applications in the /data/app folder should automatically start batch installing now, one by one. Each app will take about 5 seconds to install.

IMPORTANT:

Those who have the Cyanogenmod ROM and APPS2SD should actually repeat STEP 4 and try these steps (because the APK files can be located elsewhere):

Instead of: cd /data/app
do this:    cd /sd-ext/app
and also:   cd /sd-ext/app-private
and also:   cd /data/app-private

and for good measure, try reinstalling the system apps as well:

cd /system/app

You should get a few failures if you try reinstalling the system apps (because they are currently running), but the others will reinstall just fine.

Now just reboot your phone and all the apps should be reinstalled and working just fine!

BRAZIL versus CHILE, the match is ON !!

02 min : Chile gets first corner. Brazilians are on the defensive. Interesting start!
05 min : Brazil’s Fabiano makes a first attempt at goal. Great chance, shot went wide.
08 min : Brazil makes a great attempt at goal, beautifully struck. The goalie made a great save!! Brazil now taking its third corner.
13 min: Chile gets a nice pass through, attempts to chip the ball over the goalie, but no dice. This game is fast-paced!
15 min: Ramirez takes a distant shot, on target, at the Chilean goal, but the goalie is earning his keep today.
17 min: There are bees in the stadium! Bees! arrrrghhh! BZZZZZZ!!

18 min: Chile is pressing back, finally gets the ball to the Brazilian side for a throw in, after a lengthy period of defending. Shot at goal goes wide.
22 min: Both teams are pursuing a goal aggressively. Looks like they have energizer batteries in their legs. Interesting fact, Chile is ranked second in South America, Brazil first! Can Brazil hold on to its title?
27 min: A very near penalty against Chile! Lucio goes down, but referee says no, instead points towards the corner. Close call!
28 min: Referee and I share the same hairstyle – none.
30 min: Vidal goes down outside the Brazilian penalty box. Kaka gets a yellow card, Chile gets a threatening free kick.. blocked.
34 min: Yuan finds the net from a corner kick. Terrific header, dips just below the top bar! Brazil leads 1-0.
36 min: Brazil makes a clean break towards goal, but Fabiano tries a fancy hell kick and screws up the opportunity.
37 min: Fabiano redeems himself! Stay onside for a pass from Kaka, dodges the goalie with some superb footwork, and pops it into the back of the net! Brazil 2-0 !!
39 min: Chile makes another attempt but shot goes wide. Chile, denied a goal. 5 minutes to half-time. Brazilian fans exultant!
42 min: Interesting fact, Brazil has only lost 14 games out of the 95 it has played at the World Cup. Make that 96 if they win this one.
45 min: Chile trying desperately to get at least one goal before half-time, but Brazil thwarting every opportunity.
46 min: Half time! The Chilean coach does NOT look pleased. Brazilian coach, on the other hand, looks like he just got laid. :P

SECOND HALF is starting. Hornets everywhere!
Shots are 9-7 Brazil, 4-1 on target. 8-6 fouls for Chile, 6-2 corners for Brazil, 51 percent possession for Brazil.

49 min: Chile trying very hard to get one in. Brazil defense holding strong.
51 min: Brazil gets a chance to make it 3-1, but Kaka overshoots the cross.
54 min: Brazil earns a corner – but unable to do anything with it.
59 min: Chile tries hard to find a gap in the Brazilian defense. No luck!
60 min: Robinho takes a beautiful unselfish pass from Ramirez and dips it into the top half of the goal. Brazil 3-0! This game is over already. :P
63 min: Chile have a free kick outside the Brazilian D-area. Hits it straight at the wall, ball goes for a corner.
64 min: A quick free kick taken, and an amazing pass through the Brazilian defense, evading three players, but the striker couldn’t control the ball.
66 min: Valdivia takes a strong shot at goal for Chile, but can’t keep the ball down.
68 min: Neither side is tiring. Kaka takes a mighty shot, but it flies over the cuckoo’s nest.
71 min: Ramirez gets his second yellow of the tournament, making him miss the next game! He’s not very happy.
73 min: At the quarter-finals stage, all yellow cards are nullified. Slate is wiped clean.
74 min: Robinho makes a great run, but the angle is too sharp for him to squee the ball in past the keeper. Goes for a corner, Chile clears the ball.
76 min: Suarez makes an awesome turn with the ball near the post, evading Lucio, but the goalie stays alert and punches out the ball.
78 min: Suazo with a great little spinning dip, hits the top of the crossbar. Good effort.
80 min: Kaka is replaced by Kleberson in a tactical substitution. He’s played a great game so far.
84 min: Robinho is replaced by Gilberto.
88 min: Brazilian fans are dancing and cheering. There will probably not be much injury time, maybe a minute. Chile has no chance for a comeback.
90 min: Brazil is on the attack still, but Ramirez shoots it a mile wide. Explains why he doesn’t have children. :P
90+ min: Injury time is here! And by injury, I mean the injured pride of the Chileans.
Final Whistle!! Game is over. Brazil 3-0. Chile is out of the world cup.

Final Tally
————–
Brazil – Chile
shots on target : 6 – 2
shots off target : 11 – 7
possession (%) : 51 – 49
corner kicks : 8 – 6
offsides : 1 – 1
fouls : 15 – 17
yellow cards : 2 – 3
red cards : 0 – 0

Downtown Toronto was turned into a fortress for a few days. The government had allocated CDN $1 billion for security for the two summits [G8 and G20]. An estimated 19,000 police officers were called from across Canada for security reasons, and they used shields, clubs, tear gas and pepper spray to push back the protesters. The violence broke out blocks away from where Barack Obama and other world leaders were meeting and staying.

It’s sad to see the real message of the protest overshadowed by violence. The anti-G20 protest has a clear reason that many can relate to, however, the method in which this drama played out demeans the thousands of people who showed up to make their voices heard. The images from the event demean the peaceful intentions and goals of the non-violent protesters. Sadly, the media always loves violence and drama, and it is what they are concentrating on.

Photographer Ryan Dury has some good pictures of the demonstrations on his website. Click here to see them.

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Well, if so, here is the perfect website for you. Livescore is a website that auto-refreshes itself every few seconds with up-to-date happenings of every world cup match. Fouls, Corners, Free-kicks, Substitutions, etc are all covered on this website by the minute. So if you can’t watch the video itself, this is the next best thing.

The link to the website: http://www.livescore.com