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by Susan Dutca
While many people can recall their college days as being "the best days" of their lives, college is never stress-free. From completing last-minute papers, to studying for midterms and finals or dealing with a stressful breakup, students are expected to balance many social, academic and extracurricular responsibilities. For some, there are many positive lessons to be learned from the college experience, but the 2014 National Survey of College Counseling Centers reports a drastic increase in college students with severe psychological problems. Colleges now have trouble keeping up with the demand for mental health services. Up to 83 percent of colleges may deny treatment for students who possess problems beyond the capabilities of the staff. To tackle the issue, Drexel University has taken initiative in reaching out to struggling students by installing mental-health kiosks on campus.
Drexel University, the first U.S. college to install a "mental health kiosk," uses a high-tech, polarized device similar to a tablet computer and is stationed in the highly-populated Student Recreation Center. Using touch-screen technology, students, faculty/professional staff and even members of the general public are able to stop and "Get a Check-up from the Neck-up." The program goes through a series of questions that assesses individuals' state of mind and feelings, generates a "suggested result" and provides referral information based on the respondent's answers. It screens for six potential issues: depression, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder, alcohol use, eating disorder, and anxiety. When it comes professional training, The Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors reports that 58.5 percent of colleges offer insufficient formal or informal training. With this new technology, Drexel's Associate Dean in the Office of Counseling and Health hopes that high-risk students will be better assisted.
Funded by a $5,000 grant through the Thomas Scattergood Behavior Health Foundation in Philadelphia, the mental health kiosk is the second debuted in Philadelphia. Do you think this would be effective in tackling issues of increased mental health issues amongst college students? Also, do you have the requisite patience and empathy to help those suffering from mental or other disorders? If you have a passion for helping people, check out scholarships for Psychology or Social Work such as the Health Careers Scholarship and find free money to fund your college dreams.
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by Susan Dutca
With summer quickly coming to an end, Scholarships.com is keeping you well-equipped with the top ten, hottest scholarships to bring in the new school year. What better way to enjoy the last weeks of summer than to win free college money? With scholarships available for all ages and across a variety of subjects, we've compiled top dollar scholarship opportunities for you - all you have to do is apply! Explore some of our back to school scholarships below:
Beat the Odds Scholarship
Deadline: September 14, 2015
Are you an Oregon public high school student who has succeeded academically despite hardships? Do you plan to continue your education by enrolling in a two or four-year college program? If education has made a difference in your life, Stand for Children Leadership Center wants to hear from you! Sponsored by Stand for Children Oregon, Beat the Odds Scholarships Award & Fundraising awards three $2,500 renewable scholarships for up to four years provided the recipient maintains a 3.0 GPA or better, remains a full time student, and funding is available.
Recipients agree to share their story at the Beat the Odds award events and participate in all related publicity, including the creation of a short, inspirational video about their lives and accomplishments.
For more information and to apply, please visit Beat the Odds Scholarship.
U.S. Bank Financial Genius Scholarship
Deadline: September 17, 2015
U.S. Bank knows paying for college can be challenging, especially with the cost of college tuition increasing and student financial aid resources decreasing. Navigating financial concepts can be tough, but the Financial Genius online financial education courses are available to provide you with every tool possible to build financial success. In addition to a chance to win one of five $1,000 scholarships, you have an opportunity to win a $5,000 scholarship by completing the eight education modules in our U.S. Bank Financial Genius online financial education program.
To be eligible for the Financial Genius Scholarship, in addition to the entry criteria, entrants must also complete all eight Financial Genius education modules.
For more information and to apply, please visit U.S. Bank Financial Genius Scholarships.
Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship
Deadline: September 30, 2015
The Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship is a full tuition and housing college scholarship for golf caddies that is renewable for up to four years. Each year, more than 800 deserving caddies across the country attend college on a four-year scholarship from the Evans Scholars Foundation. Selected applicants must have a strong caddie record, excellent grades, outstanding character and demonstrated financial need.
For more information and to apply, please visit Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship.
Don't Text and Drive Scholarship
Deadline: September 30, 2015
According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving makes drivers 23 times more likely to get into a "safety-critical event." The purpose of this scholarship is to help you understand the risks of texting while driving.
High school through college graduates are eligible to apply. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident. An application and brief, 140-character response about texting while driving is required. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full length 500-1,000 word essay.
For more information and to apply, please visit Don't Text and Drive Scholarship.
The "Tell a Friend Scholarship" Sweepstakes
Deadline: Available every three months - September 30, 2015
As a Scholarships.com member, you have free access to a customized scholarship search, detailed financial aid information, an organized college search, standardized test study guides and more. So if you like what you see, simply spread the word about Scholarships.com to your friends through our "Tell A Friend" Scholarship and you will have a chance to win money for college - $1,000 for you and $500 for one of your friends. Just enter your email and password on our website to obtain a personalized referral link. Then take that link and blog it, tweet it, email it, or Facebook it and for every one of your friends who creates a profile on our site by clicking your link, you will be entered to win a $1,000 award. There's no limit as to how many people you can send your link to and if you win, one of your friends will be chosen at random to win $500.
For more information and to apply, please visit The "Tell a Friend Scholarship" Sweepstakes.
$1,000 College JumpStart Scholarship
Deadline: October 17, 2015
The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition that recognizes students who are committed to using education to better their life and that of their family and/or community.
Applicants must be 10th-12th graders, college students and non-traditional students. The main requirement is that you are committed to going to school and can express your goals for getting a higher education. Applicants must write a 250 word personal statement that answers one of four questions, which will be judged based on content and not writing style.
For more information and to apply, please visit $1,000 College JumpStart Scholarship.
Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship
Deadline: October 31, 2015
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation supports more than 1,400 college students each year, with annual scholarships of $3.4 million through two nationally recognized programs on behalf of the Coca-Cola System. Scholarship recipients excel academically and in service to others. Most Coca-Cola Scholars share a passion for social justice and many have overcome tremendous challenges to pursue their dreams.
To enter, you must be a current high school or home-schooled) senior attending school in the United States and anticipating completion of your high school diploma at the time of application. Applicants must be planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution and carry a minimum 3.00 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school. No essays or additional materials are required.
For more information and to apply, please visit Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship.
Megan Meier Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: November 6, 2015
The Megan Meier Foundation is seeking high school seniors that have made a positive impact regarding issues of bullying and cyberbullying in their own school and community. The hope is to honor students that, like the Foundation, aim to promote awareness, education and positive change in response to the issues surrounding bullying and cyberbullying.
Applicants must be currently enrolled as a full time student, possess senior status, and maintain a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA. To enter, you must write a 1-2 page essay describing how your accomplishments relate to the mission of the Megan Meier Foundation and how you have proactively helped to lessen all forms of bullying within your school community.
For further information and to apply, please visit Megan Meier Memorial Scholarship.
Resolve to Evolve Scholarship
Deadline: December 1, 2015
The Resolve to Evolve Scholarship is about more than just making resolutions - it's about creating change and furthering our evolution as individuals and a society. We must resolve to proactively and progressively confront challenges, however daunting. The "R2E" essay scholarship is an opportunity to move beyond finger-pointing and offer constructive criticism and workable solutions for problems facing an administration or an organization.
To enter, you must write an essay of no more than 5,000 words addressing one of two questions, as well as writing a 1,200 character response that addresses why attending college is important. Applicants must be between the ages 13 and 19. The applicant who submits the overall best essay will receive a $2,000 scholarship. One (1) winner will also be selected from each grade level (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) and will receive a $1,000 scholarship each.
All applicants must be registered members of Scholarships.com in order to qualify. If you have not already registered, please go to the Scholarships.com home page and register now.
For further information and to apply, please visit Resolve to Evolve Scholarship.
The Paradigm Challenge
Deadline: May 1, 2016
The Paradigm Challenge is an annual competition that inspires youth innovation to address important social issues. The first annual Challenge aims to generate new ideas to prevent injuries and fatalities from home fires – America's #1 disaster threat. All ideas are welcome, including posters, videos, inventions, messages, community events, websites, mobile apps, or anything else that will help save lives.
For more information and to apply, please visit The Paradigm Challenge.
And remember, there's no need to rely on expensive student loan options to pay for your college education. For more information on finding free scholarship money for college, conduct a Scholarships.com free college scholarship search today, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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Redefining Mental Illness
Aug 30, 2015
College can be a stressful time, suddenly full of both student and adult responsibilities. However, for some students, it can become more than just stress - potentially a larger issue like depression. If students cannot or will not seek help, the consequences can be severe. Therefore, students need to prioritize their happiness in college, since mental health is just as important as physical health.
The following tips are some ways to keep you from going down that dangerous road:
And don't forget, you should pay for your college education with as much free money as possible! Find as many scholarships and grants as you can before turning to student loans. Visit the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search today where you'll get matched with countless scholarships and grants for which you qualify, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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by Susan Dutca
In the midst of Wednesday's tragic shooting and killing of WDBJ7 journalist Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward by alleged gunman and former WDBJ-TV reporter Vester Lee Flanagan, Parker's alma mater, James Madison University is accepting donations for the Alison Parker Memorial Scholarship. Similarly, Patrick Henry Community College, where Parker received her associate's degree, is accepting donations for their Alison Bailey Parker Memorial Scholarship. There is an identical scholarship being created for Ward, who graduated from Virginia Tech in 2011.
The two young journalists were shot and killed on-air early Wednesday morning as Flanagan recorded the shooting from a gunman POV and posted it to Twitter and Facebook before being chased by police on Interstate 66. Flanagan had crashed the vehicle and suffered from self-inflicted wounds. He later died at a nearby hospital. Flanagan had faxed a 23-page manifesto/suicide note to ABC News, detailing his plans to respond to the racism of the Charleston church shooting. He also cited his own grievances; he claims being attacked by black men and white females, being discriminated against for being a gay, black man, suffering racial and sexual harassment and being bullied at work. A former reporter at WDBJ7, it was reported that Flanagan posed a hostile threat and disturbance to co-workers. This according to internal memos from WDBJ7 news Chief Dan Dennison, who cited Flanagan's "aggressive" behavior towards colleagues. Consequently, Flanagan was fired and it was recommended he seek medical attention. In his manifesto, the gunman had referred to himself as a "human powder keg" that was "waiting to go BOOM!"
Following the tragedy, scholarships are being created to memorialize the two WDBJ7 journalists by their respective schools. Those who wish to inquire about and/or support these scholarships may do so by contacting the schools directly:
Hopefully, these scholarships will not only provide opportunity for future students of these institutions, but also preserve the memory of those who were so brutally and senselessly slain.
Going to college doesn't have to break the bank or saddle you with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. Check out the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search where you'll discover you qualify for hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships in just a few minutes, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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by Susan Dutca
Students are notorious for avoiding summer reading lists – whether they'd rather spend time outdoors or simply find the list dull, many walk into the first day of class without having read the book title. However, incoming freshmen at Duke University are boycotting and refusing to read Alison Bechdel's family tragicomic Fun Home - they claim that the "pornographic" graphic novel conflicts with their Christian morals.
Bechdel's memoir recounts her traumatic childhood with a closeted and occasionally-abusive father, as well as her own coming out of the closet experience. A strong portion of the novel has sexual themes and nudity, which allegedly discomforted some Duke freshmen. In particular, Brian Grasso had posted in the Class of 2019 Facebook page that he refused to read the novel "because of the graphic visual depictions of sexuality," and further added, "I feel as if I would have to compromise my personal Christian moral beliefs to read it." Grasso was not the only student disturbed by the novel – freshman Jeffrey Wubbenhorst added, "the nature of 'Fun Home' means that content that I might have consented to read in print now violates my conscience due to its pornographic nature." Other students objected claiming it allows "you to open your mind to a new perspective and examine a way of life and thinking with which you are unfamiliar."
Many liberal arts colleges and universities include the 2006 novel in their curriculum, as scholars and professors believe it 'is a unique and moving book that transcends genres and explores issues that students are likely to confront." This was the educational goal for Duke University's Common Experience Summer Reading Program. Although Fun Home has won five Tony awards and was turned into a Tony-winning Broadway musical, has sold over a quarter-million copies and was lauded by Time Magazine as the best book of 2006, college students are still encouraged to voice their own opinions. So are the students really overreacting when they refuse to read a book that goes against their beliefs? Or should all students be forced to read a book that, although may make them uncomfortable, can give insight to a different wave of thinking and life?
Do you have what it takes to write the next highly-controversial novel? If you have a passion for literature or creative writing, there are many scholarships out there that honor writing talent, so explore the scholarship options to see how you can fund your college education by conducting a quick and easy free scholarship search today.
And remember, there's no need to rely on expensive student loan options to pay for your college education. For more information on finding free scholarship money for college, conduct a Scholarships.com free college scholarship search today, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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The Text Book Game
Aug 24, 2015
You're starting college, excited to be embarking on the next big adventure, and…is that flimsy textbook really $500? For many students, the prospect of obtaining the course booklist on the typical college allowance may seem daunting at first. However, the following tips on how to be smart when buying textbooks can help you save a lot of tears and money.
And don't forget, you should pay for your college education with as much free money as possible! Find as many scholarships and grants as you can before turning to student loans. Visit the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search today where you'll get matched with countless scholarships and grants for which you qualify, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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High Stakes Testing
Aug 24, 2015
Chances are if you're on scholarships.com, you probably care about boosting your application to scholarships or colleges. The standardized test can be a huge plus for good test takers or a major stressor for others. Here are some general guidelines to help you make your testing plan and decisions easier.
You are not a test score. Always remember that.
Going to college doesn't have to break the bank or saddle you with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. Check out the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search where you'll discover you qualify for hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships in just a few minutes, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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Facebook Privacy Breach Exposed by Harvard Student
Aug 20, 2015
by Susan Dutca
Thought you had adequate privacy on Facebook? Think again. Though there are various privacy settings offered by the social networking website, Harvard University student Aran Khanna, who was scheduled to intern at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters in Palo Alto, California, found a major privacy glitch in the Messenger app. As a public service, Khanna created Marauder's Map from his dormitory – an app that used existing data to show the danger in unintentionally sharing data. After a Facebook HR representative had contacted and told him to deactivate the app, as well as avoid talking to the press, Khanna complied and in turn, had his scheduled summer internship rescinded.
Khanna explored the Facebook Messenger issue, just as it had been by the CNET in 2012, so this was no new discovery. Rather, he claims his code was able to simply "read data that was already on your screen and display it on a map." Facebook officials claimed this violated user agreement by extracting data from the site. In reality, Khanna had used the data from his own personal messages, not data exclusive to employees. Facebook issued a statement shortly thereafter, addressing the Messenger app update. Facebook spokesman Matt Steinfeld claimed, "you have full control over when and how you share your location information." Furthermore, Facebook claims they had been working on the update "for a few months" before Khanna's post and that "this isn't the sort of thing that can happen in a week." Khanna never made it to his first day interning at Facebook and expressed his sentiments in his article for TIME Magazine and an academic paper in the Harvard Journal Technology Science. Khanna was offered and accepted another internship at a tech start-up in Silicon Valley and claims he uses the entire event as a learning experience.
Do you have the same computer skills and passion for technology as Khanna? Want to be the next tech genius? Find how you can qualify for computer science scholarships and other technology-based awards if you have aspirations to land prestigious internships and admission to your dream college by conducting a free scholarship search today.
And don't forget, you should pay for your college education with as much free money as possible! Find as many scholarships and grants as you can before turning to student loans. Visit the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search today where you'll get matched with countless scholarships and grants for which you qualify, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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Armed and Dangerous in Academia?
Aug 18, 2015
by Susan Dutca
Despite mass-campus shootings such as Virginia Tech that have the public questioning the safety of college campuses, the U.S. Department found that 93 percent of violence against students occurs off-campus. Currently, approximately 4,400 colleges and universities prohibit carrying firearms. However, states such as Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin allow concealed guns at some level. Pro-gun movement is rapidly increasing, as evident with the push of the Senate Bill 68 and Florida House Bill 4001, which would permit loaded and concealed arms on campus at Florida State University. Republican Greg Steube and Florida State Senator Greg Evers believe the mere absence of prohibition would lessen gun violence. Additionaly, "a gun-free campus creates a sanctuary campus and safe haven for rapists and criminals," Steube explained in an interview. Supporters of the legislation believe it upholds the Second Amendment, which grants the right to bear arms, especially for protection purposes. So far the Florida League of Women Voters has opposed the bill and plans to do so again.
Not everyone feels so safe with the prospect of students being cocked and loaded. The majority of university presidents and campus law enforcement oppose the bill which would put the now-safe environments on high-alert. Anti-gun activists of the Florida League of Women Voters have been firm in their stand on gun control since 1990. Especially in college environments where there are drugs and alcohol present, guns further threaten the well-being of students and increase risk of injury or even, fatality. Other potential issues include: decrease in academic focus, accidental firings, dormitory theft, student suicide, distinguishing armed civilians from assailants, and so forth. If successfully passed, Florida will be the ninth state to implement such legislation, as early as fall of 2016.
Do you believe concealed guns should be permitted on college campuses? Would you feel safer knowing your peers are armed? Furthermore, if you have a passion for gun laws or criminal justice, as well as other fields of study, conduct a free scholarship search to see how your can fund your college education, today.
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Mom's Famous Spaghetti
Aug 17, 2015
It seems like to get into college these days students have to be involved in nearly everything: sports, debate team, internships, nonprofit volunteering, honor societies, part time jobs…the list of potential activities goes on. But how do you describe yourself adequately without breaking the cardinal rule of the college essay: Do Not Regurgitate Your Resume? Here's a little metaphor to help break it down.
Imagine that all the different pieces of you are embodied in ingredients to your favorite meal. Your volunteering is the pasta, your creativity is the tomato, your leadership is the salt, that time you lost the championship game is the garlic…and so on. Now imagine that your college essay is the recipe and it has to tell the admissions officer, the cook, how to make your Mom's famous spaghetti.
To make her sauce it is important to have the right proportions: how many tomatoes, how much salt and how much garlic? A list of ingredients is nothing without the amounts and neither is your application. Did you spend a year on a research project? Have you volunteered since you were in elementary school? Look to the length of your involvement for signs of character growth, project manifestation, and endurance.
Once you put the ingredients in the pot, you have to heat them up. You have to stir it to just the right temperature so that the scent fills the air around you. The circumstances of your involvement are important too. Did you finish the race despite all odds? Did you try something new? How did it change you? In what way did you interact with your environment to accomplish something?
Then there's the secret ingredient, the one that Mom's grandmother's grandmother whispered in her ear years ago. It's the ingredient that lets the sauce linger on your taste buds just a second longer so you can savor the taste. In your essay, it's what creates the perfect picture of you. For me, it was sharing my biggest hopes and dreams, for you it might be describing the way your hands shook when you held the trophy, or the feeling of your first paycheck. It is something unchangeable, something only cultivated by a true connection between the reader and the writer.
Going to college doesn't have to break the bank or saddle you with tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. Check out the Scholarships.com free college scholarship search where you'll discover you qualify for hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships in just a few minutes, then apply and win! It's that easy!
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(Using Debootstrap)
This is an advanced guide for installing Ubuntu to an Xbox360. I am assuming you already have Linux experience and understand the fundamentals. Anybody who is willing to write a guide for beginners can feel free to reference any information from this guide.
• Xbox360 with a kernel version of 4532 or 4548. (If your kernel version is lower then 4532, you will need to update using HD_DVD_10-2006.zip.)
• Hitachi 360 DVD Drive with modified firmware (Samsung does not work!)
• Patched King Kong disk with the new King Kong Shader exploit for XeLL.
• Cpasjuste's Gentoo Beta Live CD found here http://downloads.sou...on-beta.tar.bz2
You must use the above version, because the first one lacks the tools needed.
• Internet Connection (High Speed is preferred, since you will be downloading the install packages from the internet.)
• Microsoft VGA cable for the 360 is also recommended, since it can be difficult to see what you are doing on a TV.
• USB Keyboard/mouse.
• Made a backup your retail xbox360 drive. (This is very important; not doing so will make it impossible to save 360 content to the drive again!)
Backing up your Xbox360 Retail Hard Drive WARNING:
Before even considering formatting your retail Xbox 360 Hard Drive for Linux, you must take a backup of either the whole drive or just the key sector to be able to use it again for saved games and other 360 content. This can be done with disk tools such as WinHex. If you're unsure on how to do this, do not continue!
Installing Ubuntu Linux using Cpasjuste's Gentoo Beta Live CD:
This guide is assuming that you have already patched and burned a King Kong ISO and have the new beta live CD booting your 360 into Gentoo. If you are not this far yet, then please refer to other guides to accomplish this. You will have to login as root before starting or put sudo at the beginning of each command, same goes for the rest of the guide.
At this point you should be in Gentoo Linux. DHCP should have setup your network connection. To check type ping www.google.com into the terminal you should get a response if your network connection is up and running. If not follow these steps to manually configure your network connection:
Replace 192.168.0.2 with the IP address that you want to set.
Replace 192.168.0.1 with the gateway address that you want to set.
nameserver 192.168.9.1
Replace 192.168.0.1 with the nameserver address that you want to set.
Now test your connection again, ping www.google.com you should now get a response, if you don't get a response double check your settings.
Setting up the Hard Drive:
This will bring up a graphical fdisk program.
Create your Linux swap partition:
Select New > Primary > 1024 > Select Beginning
Create your Linux install partition (you have to arrow down to free space first):
Select New > Primary > Let it use the rest of the free space and just press enter
Now you should have two partitions, sda2 should have the largest portion of space and sda1 should be around 1 gig to be used for swap space, if this is correct then arrow over to write, press enter and type yes. Then quit
Once that is done you need to format the install partition with:
Then setup your swap partition with:
sync; sync; sync
swapon /dev/sda1
Install Ubuntu to the Xbox360:
Now that your drives are formatted and partitioned, it is time to mount the install partition and make a directory to get started from:
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/ubuntu
cd /mnt/ubuntu
mkdir work
cd work
Get the Debootstrap tools:
Extract debootstrap:
cd –
zcat < /mnt/ubuntu/work/data.tar.gz | tar xv
Change folder paths by typing:
export PATH=$PATH:/mnt/ubuntu/usr/sbin
Run debootstrap:
For the fastest installation, use a mirror closest to you. Mirrors are listed at
Downloading the basic installation can take an hour or so.
Configure the Base System:
Once the download is complete change root to your new Ubuntu file system:
Create a custom fstab:
You will need to add these entry's to your fstab:
/dev/sda1 none swap sw 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sys /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
Configure Networking:
You will now need to configure your network, below is an example. Make sure to use the settings for your network. (If you do not set a loopback as shown in the example, gnome will fail to boot correctly)
auto lo
# To use dhcp:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
#To use static:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.45
network 192.168.0.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1
Edit resolv.conf to insert your nameserver, below is an example. Make sure to use the settings for your network
search hsd1.mn.comcast.net.
nameserver 192.168.0.1
nameserver 192.168.0.2
domain WORKGROUP
Now reboot the Xbox 360.
Booting into Ubuntu from the Hard Drive:
Since you are no longer using the live cd, you will need to burn this ISO that includes a kernel that will boot from the Hard Drive.
Boot this cd just as you booted the live cd. You should now be in Ubuntu Linux.
Adding users, groups, setting root password, and hostname:
Set a root password:
Create a user for yourself:
Create an admin group:
Add yourself to the admin group:
Add your username to sudoers:
your_username ALL=(ALL) ALL
Set a host name:
Installing Ubuntu Desktop (Gnome):
Make sure your logged in as root and type:
This also can take up to and hour or so. When it's almost finished you will get a resolution setup screen, select 1280x768 as the default resolution with space bar, and deselect the rest. The setup will continue for ten or so more minutes.
Configuring X:
Next you will need to download the xenon Xorg driver.
wget http://mydedibox.homelinux.com/ubuntu-install/xenonfb_drv.so
Then run the visual Xorg configuration:
Setup as follows:
1. Attempt to autodetect video hardware? > No
2. X Server Driver: Xenonfb
3. Generic Video Card > Enter
4. Video card's bus identifier: Press enter for default
5. Amount of memory: Press enter for default
6. Use kernel framebuffer device interface? > Yes
7. Autodetect keyboard layout? > Yes
8. Keyboard layout: us
That's if you're in the united states, if your not then fill in your default layout.
9. XKB rule set to use: xorg
10. Keyboard model: choose your rule set based on the options
11. Keyboard variant: leave blank if you're in the U.S.
12. Keyboard options: Leave as default
13. Mouse Protocol: ImPS/2
14. Emulate a 3 button mouse? > Your choice
15. Xorg server modules: Default
16. Write default Files section to configuration file? > Yes
17. Attempt monitor detection? > Yes
18. Use generic monitor if it doesn't detect it.
19. Video modes to be used by the X server: 1280x768
20. Method for selecting the monitor characteristics: Medium
21. Monitors best video mode: Choose what's best for your monitor.
22. Write monitor sync ranges to the configuration file? > Yes
23. Desired default color depth in bits: 24
Now reboot and you will be greeted by ubuntu with Gnome the next time you load the XeLL boot cd.
Have fun!!
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Cpasjuste for all the help.
Tmbinc for all the great tools, drivers, and patches.
Gentoo and Ubuntu developers for the great distro's.
Where to find more info on Linux for Xbox 360:
Free60 is a project towards porting GNU/Linux, BSD, Darwin and related open-source operating systems to the Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console.
Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox360 (and probably some more) are registered trademarks by
Microsoft Corp. No affiliation between the Free60 Project and Microsoft Corp.
exists or is implied. All other trademarks and copyrights are
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Mostly i just started to drag the GDT off topic with my complaining about Mule's spear, so I figured I should start a thread.
Seeing a replay, yes it was a hit from behind but he clearly survived. But Mule once again with the cheapshot.
To me spearing is one of the dirtier plays in hockey. If someone on the blues had done this to the Wings, would it still be not that big of a deal?
I'm guessing with the 5 minute PP and getting tossed for the game, he won't get a suspension, but given the NHL's track record who knows.


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Our carefully selected hotels in Salzburg cater to every budget, taste and holiday type.
Whatever your budget, taste or holiday type, our hotels in Salzburg will provide the perfect base for your unforgettable Austria break. Carefully selected with you in mind – choose 3, 4 or 5 star accommodation that ticks all of your boxes.
Crowne Plaza Salzburg makes a grand impression with its 19th century façade and marble lobby. It enjoys a great location, near to the old city and serves Austrian dishes in its centuries-old beer cellar or garden courtyard. The award-winning, 5 star Sacher Salzburg is a luxury hotel, with plenty of facilities that include riverside restaurants and a full service spa.
The hills are alive with The Original Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg. Enjoy a day trip visiting the breathtaking landscapes and locations where the famous musical, the Sound of Music, was filmed. Your English-speaking guide not only shows you the highlights of the film, but also the historical and architectural landmarks of the city, as well as a part of the picturesque lake district.
Visit Kehlsteinhaus, better known as Hitler's retreat, the Eagles Nest, on this day trip to Bavaria. Journey through spectacular scenery along the Konigsee River Valley and the Bavarian Alps, before arriving at Obersalzberg. Pass the hunting castle, Hellbrunn, cross the Austrian-Bavarian border and continue through the fairy tale scenery. Once your tour reaches Obersalzberg, the elevator will take you to Eagle's Nest - where the highlight of your journey begins.
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McKinney Police seek help with nine suspicious fires over two months
Update at 7 p.m.: Deputy Chief Kim Malolepszy said McKinney police believe it's the same group, possibly juveniles, setting the fires. No injuries have been reported.
A detached garage has been destroyed, and one car was totaled, she said. Also burned were another car, a pile of leaves, a pile of firewood and a flag and flagpole in someone's yard. The fires have been randomly set. Three were on Waddill Street, two on Blue Ridge Street. Two of the fires were started using road flares and alcohol, similar to a Molotov cocktail, she said.
"It appears to be escalating," Malolepszy said.
Original: McKinney Police are asking for the public's help with an investigation into nine suspicious fires involving homes and cars during the past two months.
Arson is suspected. The fires have been randomly set. Two of them were started using road flares, according to police.
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I am writing today concerning my frustrations with the Veterans Administration. My 88-year-old father is a World War II veteran. He has dementia and is currently in an assisted living facility. My father's care costs more than $5,000 each month. We applied for VA Aid and Attendance benefits more than three -and-a-half years ago and still have not received any benefits to date. Repeated calls to all levels of VA Administration have yielded no results. The common answer is that his application is still "in process."
Three-and-a-half years seems like a long time to process any application. It seems to me to be a blatant attempt to not provide this veteran the benefits to which he is entitled. If, for instance, my father was entitled to $2,000 per month, and the VA hasn't paid in three-and-a-half years, they are saving roughly $80,000 by delaying an application. I consulted an elder law attorney over a year ago and, in less than 15 minutes, he calculated the benefits to which my father was entitled.
Without help from the VA soon my father will have no place to go. Where is the VA in this process? They tell me to apply for welfare to help cover his costs.
If you have had a similar experience with the VA, please contact your congressman or Sen. Jay Rockefeller.
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Bugaboo Cameleon 3 My First Car Viktor & Rolf
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I am really into happy lately.
August 5, 2007
So I Think You Should Dance
Grab the love of your life or the nearest baby or child or your friend or a stuffed animal or whatever and dance away to this happy happy song. You can find the lyrics here. Sing along.
I am really into happy lately.
I am really into happy lately.
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:) So happy you're having such happy feelings lately! May it continue!ReplyDelete
Into happy...love it! :)ReplyDelete
*Smile* it's great to be just "happy" good for you! :)ReplyDelete
All three of us danced to this! Liam's mouth was wide open with joy the whole time. Thanks for starting our day with a happy feelin'!ReplyDelete
What a fun, sweet song!ReplyDelete
That definitely lifts your mood. I just can't believe that someone has such a high singing voice. Too funny!ReplyDelete
I love to dance! And Peanut does too since he's been "dancing" since before he was born. LOLReplyDelete
Now everytime he hears music he rocks back and forth or crawls over to me so I'll pick him up to dance with me. :)
Hold on to that mood and change it to a choice of being!ReplyDelete
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Jennie Garth Reveals Bikini Body in Las Vegas
Jennie Garth celebrated Labor Day weekend at Azure Pool at The Palazzo Las Vegas. Wearing a neon yellow string bikini, the mom to daughters, Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 5, stunned onlookers with her svelte beach body.
Garth – who is casually dating photographer Noah Adams – soaked up the sun as she enjoyed the sounds of DJ MomJeans, also known as Danny Masterson.
"At one point, she stepped into the DJ booth and spoke with Danny and actor Michael Pena about Pena's new movie End of Watch," a source tells PEOPLE.
While lounging poolside with her girlfriends, a male admirer playfully pulled the Jennie Garth: Little Bit Country star into the pool. "Her friends jumped in with her and began splashing the crowd," says a source.
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Saturday, July 6, 2013
Goose Creek Post 166's weekend trip to Myrtle Beach for the Palmetto Invitational was impacted by rain but not before the club got in a pair of games.
Post 166, aiming to sharpen up for the postseason, split those two, defeating Conway 17-7 on Friday and losing to Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10-3 on Saturday.
Post 166 takes a 15-7 record (11-4 League 1) into the regular season finale on Saturday, July 6 at Beaufort before starting the playoffs with a best-of-5 series on Monday, July 8. If they win the first game against Beaufort, they'll meet Hilton Head for the league championship later Saturday.
It's the biggest day of the season for Post 166.
Goose Creek can finish anywhere from first to third in League 1. The first two seeds open the playoffs at home.
"If anything, I kind of want to low key it a little bit and keep them loose and relaxed," Post 166 coach Dave Holt said. "Hopefully, they'll be ramped up enough for it. If you get too ramped up in baseball, though, it's not always a good thing. We'll try to play our best game and see what happens."
The top seed from League I is up in the air between Post 166, Beaufort and Hilton Head. Each team has four losses in league play heading into the final week of the regular season.
"It could come down to a tiebreaker," Holt said.
Moncks Corner is locked in as the fourth seed from League 1 and will play the League 1 winner in the opening playoff series.
Post 166 has six players batting over .300 this summer, led by Cody Smith (.383). Chris Zurcher (.343), Austin Timm (.339), Tyler Rio (.329), Zack Wimmer (.306) and Cody Maw (.304) are also over. 300.
Wimmer leads in homers (5), runs (14) and RBIs (16). Smith has a team-high 10 doubles.
Zach Lavery has a .417 batting average but with only 12 plate appearances he's not qualified for the team batting title.
Post 166's victory in the Myrtle Beach tournament came by mercy rule in five innings.
Wimmer led the offensive assault with a pair of three-run home runs. Timm was among four other Post 166 hitters with at least two hits, including a two-run home run in the first inning.
Christian Sillanpaa, Smith and Zurcher had two hits apiece too. Both of Smith's were doubles.
Maw got the win in relief of Zurcher, tossing the third and fourth innings. Maw gave up two hits and two earned runs, striking out two and walking one.
Zurcher gave up five hits and three earned runs in his two innings. He fanned three batters and walked one.
Rio threw a scoreless fifth inning, giving up a hit and striking out one.
After Timm's two-run homer in the first inning, Sillanpaa had a two-run single in the second inning to make the score 4-0.
Wimmer's first three-run homer highlighted a 9-run third inning for Post 166. His other home run came in the top of the fifth inning.
The game on Saturday was against Alabama's defending state champion and one of the Southeast's better programs. Tuscaloosa Post 34 has won eight state titles since 2003.
Post 34 jumped out to a 5-0 lead against Post 166 starter Wimmer before Timm's three-run homer in the third inning provided the only offense for Post 166.
Tuscaloosa added single runs off Wimmer in the fourth and fifth innings to go up 7-3. Wimmer gave up six hits, struck out seven batters and walked three over five innings.
Tuscaloosa finished out the scoring off reliever Maw in the seventh inning, plating three runs, including two on a home run. Maw surrendered six hits and struck out two.
Post 166 had 10 hits against Post 34's Cody Mills. Mills struck out five batters and walked none over seven innings.
Smith had three hits and a double, while Wimmer had two hits and a double.
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Blow long-lasting bubbles for pets to chase and pop. IncrediBubbles dry in the air, and land on the ground intact, waiting to be attacked by cats and dogs alike! Economical and fantastic fun, Incredibubles are Peanut Butter infused (with no allergens) for dogs and Catnip infused for cats
To Use: Blow the bubbles as high in the air as possible. After a few seconds in the air you can catch and hold them on your hand. Bubbles will remain un-popped on the floor or lawn.
For best results use your hands to wave the bubbles in the air for a moment. The more seconds they float in the air the lighter and more durable they become.
Note: IncrediBubbles work best when the air is warm or dry rather than cold or humid. White residue wipes off easily. Use warm water to remove residue from fabrics.
Review Rating: 4
Country of Origin: China
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Fun, but not impressed
By TenneSue
from Johnson city, TN
About Me New Pet Owner
Comments about Pet Qwerks IncrediBubbles:
I found this a little messy to use, but fun to blow the bubbles out, and they will sit on grass, etc without breaking. I have 4 cats, and no one was really interested in them. I have only used them outside, and, to be honest - I think the great outdoors is more interesting to them than these bubbles..
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Bubbles Last
By Austngal
from Austin, TX
About Me Long-time Pet Owner
My kitty likes to try and chase the bubbles. They float slowly, land on the floor and last a while before they pop. Sometimes they'll land on his nose and it tickles him.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By abzleopard
from Michigan
These bubbles rock! I have 2 cats who do not like catnip and 2 that do. When I get these bubbles out, they all go crazy! This product makes tons of tiny bubbles that float and do not pop until the cats pounce on them. Only drawback is the area needs to be wiped down after use, they leave a residue. Not deep cleaning, just a wet cloth and along the cat's fur too. Definitely worse the little clean up to see how much they love these!
nice idea but doesn't work
By Heidi and Bella
from Florida
The scent was nice but the bubbles did not work at all. I've had other bubbles that worked fine but this liquid was very thin. Small amt. for the price.
By Border Collie
from San Jose, Ca
My collie used to chase bubble bees. Chasing bubbles are a lot safer and he can actually pop the bubbles as they are non-toxic.
Fun Product!
By Dog Lover
from Meriden, CT
These bubbles are a lot of fun. I couldn't find any flavored ones in any pet stores. They are safe for the dogs to eat and they don't pop when they hit the ground. Very cute idea!
Fun for Kids & Pets
By gocrazynow
from Albuquerque, NM
My daughter had a blast blowing these bubbles for our 8 month old rottweiler. The rottie loved chasing them around the yard. Made for use outside, as is kind of messy. Easy to wipe off of the dog and kid though. Any bubble residue outside was gone by the next day. Will purchase again!
no interest here
By pete the cat owner
from chicago il
The bubbles stuck to both my cat and my furniture. She did not like the sticky substance on her fur at all. There are still bubbles sitting on the carpet from yesterday.
Bubbles everywhere
By LAR33
from Fredericksburg, BA
The bubbles were liked by my cats. However, the bubbles stayed all over the house. When you would break the bubbles, it would leave some sort of plastic film on the furniture and everywhere they landed.
Don't get on your pet
By Frenchie friend
from Boston, MA
The bubbles last a while but if you get them on your pet, they are tough to get out. My Frenchie had gluey spots on his fur for days after playing with them. It's not worth it unless you can keep them off their fur.
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Endless Possibilities is the theme song of the video game Sonic Unleashed. The song was made by Bowling For Soup, the song defines the Endless Possibilities in His World where you can Reach For The Stars but you need to Open Your Heart so you can Live And Learn like I have done because since I'm a Knight Of The Wind because I Am All Of Me and I'll show you What I'm Made Of! The song was remixed when fighting Perfect Dark Gaia. It is an awesome piece of music.
We've all got to start from somewhere and it's right there for me, the possibilities are never ending!
I see it, and now it's all inside of me, Endless Possibilities!
I see it, and now it's all inside of me, Endless Possibilities!
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Carnegie Mellon Wind EnsembleUnder the direction of George Vosburgh and Thomas Thompson, the Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble will perform Febris Ver, a piece by composition faculty member Nancy Galbraith, as well as the wind band standard Holst's First Suite for Military Band.09/30/2012Time: 2:00 pmCarnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Andrew ClementsAndrew Clements wrote the book Frindle, and has more than 9 million copies of his books in print. He'll talk about his new book, About Average -- the story of Jordan, a girl who's determined to be extraordinary.09/30/2012Time: 2:30 pmCarnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Four Hands, Warm HeartMusic for Piano, Four-hands, and Solo Quartet. Internationally acclaimed pianists Laura Ward and Harold Evans, along with soprano Sari Gruber, mezzo-soprano Suzanne duPlantis, tenor Joseph Gaines, and bass Randall Scarlata offer a delightful afternoon of quartets, trios, duets, and solos, including Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes, Bernstein's Arias and Barcarolles, and more.09/30/2012Time: 4:00 pmShadyside Presbyterian Church, 5121 Westminster Pl, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Reminiscences - Tina Faigen, pianoChatham University Guest Artist Series presents pianist Tina Faigen in a retrospective of great music from Caccini to Tchaikovsky, plus the Pittsburgh premiere of "Eight Reminiscences" by Robert Schultz.09/30/2012Time: 7:00 pmLaughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Chamber OrchestraMusic Director Lawrence Loh will conduct this "Sunday Afternoon Baroque" concert of the PYSO Chamber Orchestra. The program includes Handel's Water Music suite, Sicilienne by Faure, and Bach's Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake) for woodwind quintet, and much more. Proceeds benefit restoration of the church's Tiffany windows.09/30/2012Time: 4:00 pmLocation: Calvary United Methodist Church, 954 Beech Ave.,Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Plein Air Mt. LebanonMore than two dozen of the best Plein Air painters from around the country will fan out across Mt. Lebanon as part of the inaugural Plein Air Mt. Lebanon to capture Mt. Lebanon's historic homes, business districts, parks, sunset vistas or other scenes to submit their work for cash prizes in a juried show and for sale to the public.10/02/2012 - 10/07/2012Location: Mt. Lebanon, PAwebsite
University of Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraMusic by Hector Berlioz and Antonin Dvorak, with Olivia Jackson, violin. Free admission.10/03/2012 - 10/13/2012Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Bellefield Hall Auditorium, 315 S. Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Guitar and ViolinGuitarist Petar Jankovic and violinist Sophie Bird present an diverse mix of repertoire including duo and solo pieces.10/03/2012Time: 7:30pmLocation: PNC Recital Hall, Duquesne Universitywebsite
Pittsburgh Foundation Day of GivingWhen you contribute online on Oct. 3rd, The Pittsburgh Foundation will match contributions to each eligible nonprofit with a proportional amount from the Challenge Grant Pool of funds. Follow the website link (at right) for a list of qualified recipients, and to donate.10/03/2012Time: 24 Hours website
The RivalsDirected by Guest Artist Annie Tyson, Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The Rivals explores the complexities of the pursuit of love. A rich young woman, Miss Lydia Languish, insists on marrying a poor man. So what is the wealthy Captain Jack Absolute to do if he wants to win Lydia's heart? Led by the legendary theatrical invention, Mrs. Malaprop, this delightful comedy of manners is filled with outrageous characters and uproarious farcical devices.10/04/2012 - 10/13/2012Location: Chosky Theater, Purnell Center, CMU, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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on December 14, 2012 - 4:37 PM
It's hard enough for adults to comprehend the magnitude of the horror that unfolded Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
But how do you explain such evil to a child?
There's no sense in trying to keep it from children, said Dr. Steven L. Dubovsky, chairman of psychiatry at the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine.
"I would not shield them from it," said Dubovsky, an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder who has done research on the 1999 Columbine shootings and interviewed some of the survivors of that Colorado rampage.
It's inevitable that children will hear about it one way or another, and it's best if they hear about it from their parents first, Dubovsky said.
It's important to first and foremost emphasize that the child is safe and that nobody is going to hurt him or her, he said.
"What you would say is that a person went to [a] school and shot some kids and that was a very bad thing to do," Dubovsky said. "You want to emphasize that it doesn't mean you're in danger."
And it's OK for parents to show they're upset by the events.
"They should see you upset, but not overwhelmed," he said.
Children may ask why the parents weren't there to protect the victims who were killed. "Make sure [your children] know: 'We will protect you,' " he said.
Dubovsky strongly discouraged allowing children to watch TV coverage of the shootings.
"All they will show is how upset and scared everybody is and how traumatized they are," he said. "It won't help. It'll just scare them."
He said parents should also be cognizant that networks may break into regularly scheduled programming with news updates, he said.
Come Monday, he said that if your children seem fearful of going to school, it may be a good idea to take them to school.
"And maybe walk them in," he said. "Make them feel you're there with them."
Later, after the initial shock of the incident has worn off, he said it may be helpful to come up with a safety plan with a child in case something like this should happen.
"Just like you tell your kids: Don't talk to strangers," he said.
Parents should talk to their kids about what they should do, where they should hide and other measures to stay safe.
Dubovsky recommended that teachers bring up the incident at school next week.
"Teachers should bring it up," he said.
They should ask: "What have you heard? How are you feeling?"
Then, they should talk about the things that are being done to protect the children in school, such as keeping doors locked and other security measures.
Teachers should let children know that there's nothing wrong with feeling scared and that the students can come to them to talk about their fears.
He also suggested drills specifically designed for such an attack.
"One thing we learned [from Columbine and other similar mass killings] is there are bad people in the world who come in all shapes and sizes," he said. "There are bad people. The rest of us have to do our best to protect ourselves … and our children."
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It's a little late to be worrying about the spilled milk, don't you think? Perhaps we ought to focus on not spilling any more of it.
With just a week left in this year's regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, one of the most pressing issues on the table involves Wheeling Island Hotel-Racetrack-Casino.
You probably know the story: Casino officials said table gambling has become a losing proposition for them, because of competition from Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Unless they get substantial relief from the $2.5 million fee they must pay the state each year to operate table gambling, they'll probably shut it down on Wheeling Island, casino officials say.
A bill initially introduced by state Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, would grant the requested break.
Now, the measure is far from ideal. After it left Kessler's hands, the amendments process wreaked havoc on the bill. Some senators have serious concerns about the version finally approved.
But the bottom line is that it appears the bill will do what Wheeling Island casino officials want - providing the House of Delegates approves it.
There may be the rub, as they say. Approval in the House is far from certain, both because of concerns about this specific bill and about legalized gambling in general. As Delegate Erikka Storch, R-Ohio, put it, "there are many people ... who just oppose the whole idea of gambling."
Well, yes. Count me among that crowd. I don't particularly like legalized gambling, and what I've written for many, many years proves that.
But here's the catch: West Virginia is as hooked on legalized gambling as any addict. We can't do without it.
In its several forms, legalized gambling pumps about $536 million a year into the state budget. Another $44 million goes to municipalities and counties. Cutting that out of the budget without massive - possibly impossible - cuts in government services would require a tax increase averaging about $320 for every man, woman and child in the state.
We're hooked, firmly.
Even as amended, the Kessler bill has a very important redeeming feature. It provides $1 million in license fee relief for each of the state's racetrack/casinos - but only for one year. Next year at this time, anyone with a better idea will be able to suggest it.
But for now, the bill really needs to pass. It's not just the more than 100 jobs linked to table gambling at Wheeling Island. It's not just the cut of the table gambling "take" received by local and state governments.
According to the state Lottery Commission, which oversees legalized gambling in West Virginia, that agency's "sales" during the fiscal year that ended last June 30 totalled $1.45 billion (state and local governments get to keep only a portion of that). Only $78 million of that total was from table gambling (this was before the new casino at Charles Town hit its stride).
So table gambling isn't a particularly lucrative business for the state. Why worry about it?
If you will think back, you may recall the gambling interests, in pushing for table gambling, said they needed it not necessarily as a profit center, but to make casinos more attractive in general to the gambling public. The real money is in video gambling machines at the racetracks.
So if we allow table gambling at Wheeling Island to go down the toilet, it could mean the track will have even more trouble competing against casinos in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Does the term "death spiral" mean anything to you?
I'll take a back seat to no one in my dislike for legalized gambling. The $100 million or so siphoned off from it to support the horse and dog racing industries is a particular gripe, but it's another story.
Still, we're hooked on it. It was a bad bet in the beginning - but our chips are on the table now and the roulette wheel is spinning. For now, the House needs to approve the Kessler bill.


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A proposed $100 million building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus hit a roadblock Tuesday when Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz and three other community leaders objected to tax breaks for what they called a "glorified medical office" unworthy of taxpayer help.
But advocates and tenants of the proposed building say the medical office, research and clinical facility is crucial for the Medical Campus, including construction of a new children's hospital and University at Buffalo medical school.
"It's a critical piece to the growth here and what we're trying to do," said Matthew K. Enstice, president and CEO of Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Inc., the umbrella entity created in 2001. "I'm surprised by the criticism. … It seems like a no-brainer."
The $4.24 million in tax breaks for the facility are not dead, as the Erie County Industrial Development Agency delayed a vote Tuesday until next month after failing to garner the necessary support to pass the resolution. But Poloncarz and three other board members criticized the plan, saying the development and growth of the Medical Campus should serve as enough of a draw and an incentive to ensure that such projects happen, anyway.
"We have invested millions of dollars on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus under the premise that private developers will invest their money and we don't have to," Poloncarz said.
The delay caught many at the meeting by surprise, especially the project's developer, Paul Ciminelli. After the meeting, a visibly angry Ciminelli denounced the delay and the criticism.
"Clearly, the county executive has to get a better understanding of what's going to happen in the building," he said. "Anyone who thinks that this is just another doctor's office is not understanding what this is all about."
The developer's project – called Conventus, which is Latin for "coming together" – calls for construction of a 287,000-square-foot, six-story medical office building that would be physically linked to the planned new pediatric hospital and UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Construction alone would cost $82 million, and Ciminelli already has spent $10 million on environmental cleanup.
Most of the building would be devoted to clinical, practical and research space, with key tenants including Kaleida Health and the UB medical practice known as UBMD occupying four floors. Both are nonprofits that would not pay taxes if they built a facility on their own, ECIDA officials noted.
Plans are also in the works for a medical research collaboration on the upper two floors between UB and Elma-based aerospace company Moog, which also has a medical devices division.
"It's not like we're going to go out and lease to Cellino & Barnes or something," said Ciminelli Executive Vice President Dennis M. Penman. "It's for medical research."
The first floor would include retail space to support the Medical Campus, such as a First Niagara Bank branch, a pharmacy and limited food service, while the building also would have two levels of below-ground parking for 332 vehicles. About 100 new jobs would be created, but more than 1,100 jobs would simply move from elsewhere.
At the ECIDA meeting, Poloncarz was joined in opposition by World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara President Christopher Johnston, Amherst Supervisor Barry A. Weinstein and Buffalo Urban League President Brenda W. McDuffie.
Poloncarz described the project as another example of local industrial development agencies "moving pieces of the chessboard around" because the jobs already exist elsewhere in the county and are being moved downtown. He and others argued that doctors' offices are not eligible for incentives under county policy, while research and back-office would be.
"This is a good project," Weinstein said. "I hope it gets built, but I am opposed to giving tax incentives to medical offices."
Frank B. Mesiah, president of the Buffalo branch of the NAACP, abstained because of inadequate information, after criticizing the lack of assurance of jobs and opportunities for residents of surrounding neighborhoods and even the city overall. As a result, supporters mustered only nine votes in favor, one short of what was needed to approve the incentives.
Advocates defended the project, citing opportunities for research collaboration and noting that it fits with the regional economic-development focus on health care. "It's going to have a major impact," said Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown. "This will also provide greater access to people in the City of Buffalo that are medically underserved. … Without these incentives, we put this project at risk."
Officials for Kaleida said the Ciminelli building is essential for the new children's hospital, as Women & Children's is moving from its longtime Bryant Street location in Elmwood Village to the downtown Medical Campus.
"This building is the linchpin for bringing Women & Children's downtown and for linking it with the other projects on the Medical Campus," said Michael P. Hughes, spokesman for Kaleida Health, whose umbrella includes the children's hospital. "It's not a typical office project."
Groundbreaking for the new hospital, to be renamed John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, is expected in the spring, with completion in early 2016.
As planned, the pediatric outpatient surgery center in the new children's hospital would use space in Conventus, which would act as the "front door" of the surgery center. The second and third floors of the Conventus building would connect to the pediatric hospital, which will connect to Buffalo General Medical Center.
The idea is that the Ciminelli building, with its convenient location at Main and High streets, would be where patients and families check in, receive outpatient care and make a transition to the main hospital for surgery or overnight stays, if needed, Hughes said.
"The opposition is surprising and a bit troublesome when you consider the importance of the Women & Children's Hospital piece. It's a big initiative for us," Hughes said. "Hopefully with time and more education, people will see the unique nature of the project."
UBMD is the practice plan that includes about 500 physicians who are also professors at UB who teach doctors-in-training and perform research.
Its plans for the Ciminelli building include space for doctors now based at Women & Children's, as well as space for dozens of new physician-researchers UB intends to recruit in the next few years, said Renee A. Filip, chief operating officer.
However, there is a larger goal than new space, she said. UB plans to relocate the medical school from its South Campus to the Medical Campus starting this fall, in a project estimated at $375 million. The move presents UB with a chance to bring more physician-teachers to a central location. "It's an opportunity for the doctors to be in the middle of the medical hub where they can see patients and teach medicine. It's about more than bricks and mortar. It's about having a connectivity between buildings and organizations. It's about an investment in intellectual capacity downtown," Filip said.
ECIDA Chairman John J. LaFalce moved to table the proposal for the $4.24 million in tax breaks until the next meeting in March, allowing more time for Ciminelli officials to address the concerns of critics. The package includes $3.5 million in sales tax breaks and $740,000 in mortgage tax relief, but no city or county property tax cuts.
"I'm absolutely shocked … that a $100 million private-sector investment had its back turned to it," Penman said. "It sends the wrong message to Albany with $1 billion committed."
The Medical Campus has seen major construction in recent years, with the Gates Vascular Institute, UB's Clinical and Translational Research Center and Kaleida's nursing home, HighPointe on Michigan.
In addition, UB is building a new Educational Opportunity Center, which will connect with UB's Downtown Gateway building, formerly known as the M. Wile Building, and Roswell Park Cancer Institute is preparing to build an 11-story Clinical Sciences Center at the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street, abutting the cancer center's main building.
There are now about 12,000 people working on the Medical Campus. By 2016, officials expect employment to grow to 17,000.
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A "totally revamped" experience will greet an estimated 40,000 attendees to the second annual SnowGlobe music festival, which begins this weekend.
Last year's event was praised by business owners for bringing a boost to the South Shore economy, but drew plenty of criticism from residents rattled by the event's volume.
SnowGlobe runs from Dec. 29-31, with music lasting from 3-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and from 4 p.m. Monday to 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. The concert takes place at the playfields near Lake Tahoe Community College.
Event organizers have taken several steps to help decrease reverberations to surrounding neighborhoods. Under the event's agreement with the city, organizers could face fines if the volume exceeds 95 decibels at the boundary of the playfields for a sustained period of more than 10 minutes.
The main stage will face the direction opposite from last year to direct sound toward less inhabited areas; speakers at the event's three stages will face toward the center of the festival grounds and the event's subwoofers will be placed on the ground rather than being suspended in the air, SnowGlobe founder Chad Donnelly said.
The concert will also get an assist from Mother Nature. Recent snowfall will create a barrier to decrease how far sound will travel, Donnelly said.
"We know that the snow will provide a buffer," he said.
Concert-goers themselves will be wise to buffer themselves from the elements, as the weather for this year's festival won't be quite as mild as the inaugural undertaking.
Highs are expected to be in the mid-30s with lows in the teens and 20s during the festival. Donnelly recommended waterproof shoes, as well wearing clothes that will keep heads and hands dry and warm, saying dressing appropriately is "paramount" to having a good experience.
Although the festival tilts heavily toward electronic dance music, Donnelly said organizers make an effort to bring in an eclectic mix of artists, with many artists new to the this year's festival - and some returners.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa, dance music superstar Deadmau5 and electro-funk duo Chromeo headline Saturday, Sunday and Monday, respectively, with dozens of acts filing out the undercard.
New to the festival this year will be a big air competition, which will be part of larger efforts to integrate Lake Tahoe's ski and snowboard scene into the event, Donnelly said.
"That could be one of the coolest things," Donnelly said of the switch from a rail jam to the big air competition.
A silent disco, where participants cavort after donning headphones playing the same music, has also been added to this year's slate of attractions.
The 40,000 people expected to attend this year's festival over three days is up about 7,500 people from last year, as is the expected economic impact, Donnelly said.
He estimated last year's event generated about $5 million in direct spending at the South Shore. The number should be upward of $6 million this year, Donnelly said.


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MINERVA - A Minerva man was arrested Tuesday morning following an incident Monday evening at the high school.
Minerva Police Chief Bob First said Kevin L. Wingert, 51, was at the school Monday night, where he was seen attempting to gain access at several doors. He eventually got into the auxiliary gymnasium, a separate building adjacent to the high school. There, a student heard Wingert say, "No more Minerva High School." No direct threat was made, and no weapons were involved.
It was unclear if the auxiliary gym door was locked, as athletic practices were going on inside at the time.
Minerva Local Superintendent Joe Chaddock said it was unclear if Wingert was making a threat, or saying that he was not allowed at the school. Wingert previously had been asked by school officials and police to stay away after causing concern at an athletic event.
"He was asked to stay away because of pending legal matters," First said. "Anytime they have anybody come around the school, you get a little nervous these days."
First said his department had extra officers working Tuesday, especially around the schools.
"We probably will tomorrow too," he said.
Wingert, of Stafford Street, was picked up by Minerva police officers shortly after 9 a.m. without incident and transported to Stark County Jail, where he is being held on a $50,000 bond. According to First, Wingert was arrested for the comments he made and charged with inducing panic and criminal trespassing, a felony charge because it was at a school.
Wingert was found guilty in December of a concealed weapons charge regarding an incident in August at the Spread Eagle Tavern in Hanoverton. The weapon was confiscated by Columbiana County sheriff's deputies.
First also said that about four months ago, Wingert was involved in an automobile accident outside of town and several propane tanks were found in his trunk, also causing some concern.
"We've been watching him closely," First said. "We tried to get him help. At one point we were able to check his property and search his house, and we didn't find anything unusual."
Chaddock was in the school parking lot on Monday when Wingert showed up. "I got out of my car and called police," he said.
Chaddock said there also were a couple staff members there for an athletic practice. He stayed with Wingert until police arrived and asked him to leave.
"There are just some things there that make us uneasy having him around," Chaddock said. "As soon as I had some solid information, I met with staff this morning, and we put out an all-call to parents to let them know what was going on."
Chaddock said that somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of students were called off school because of rumors surrounding the incident. He said about 20 percent were absent, but the school has had 10 to 15 percent out recently because of illness. He also said that excused absences were given to students who missed school because of the incident.
"I have four kids in the district, and all mine were at school today," Chaddock said. "I felt we had it under control. I felt the police did a nice job and were handling it.
"The major concern was that he had some history. It's a sad situation - from what we know, he's lost all the people he had to help care for him over the last couple years."
First said that only the high school was involved. The district's middle school and elementary, which share a campus but are separate buildings, were not visited or mentioned by Wingert.