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Apple Bloody Splatter Cocktail
This is a variation on Todd Thrasher's "Dexter"-inspired cocktail, this time with a fresh apple base. For the apple juice base, use unfiltered apple juice or cider from the refrigerated section of the store.
Note: the cocktail is spattered with a rhubarb syrup. I bought mine in a specialty store, but the syrup is easy to make at home if so desired.) Drip the syrup along the rim of the glass for a bloody effect suitable for Halloween. You can also drizzle with pomegranate molasses if preferred.
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- 2 ounces unfiltered apple juice or apple cider
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed juice from 1 orange
- 1 ounce bourbon
- 1/2 ounce Averna
- 1 egg white
- Garnish: Rhubarb syrup or pomegranate molasses (see notes)
Combine apple juice, orange juice, bourbon, Averna and egg white in shaker and shake vigorously without ice for 10 seconds to emulsify egg white.
Add ice and shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain into serving glass. Drizzle with rhubarb syrup and serve.


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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Mary Francis Daning of Goose Creek passed away on Oct. 23, 2012 after visiting with her loving family and friends. She was 97.
Born in Mahanoy City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry William and Leona Seader Martin. She moved to Goose Creek in 1999 with her late husband of 63 years, Sofronio Daning. She was an independent woman, raising three sons while her husband served as a Merchant Marine.
Mrs. Daning was the treasurer and committee woman of the Republican Party in Villas, New Jersey for many years. Since moving to Goose Creek she was active in the Lower Berkeley County Senior Center. She crocheted lap quilts for Hospice and Senior Services. Mary was a devout Catholic.
She will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her.
She is survived by her three sons, Daniel (Sunmi) of Las Vegas, NV, Thomas of San Diego, CA and Joseph (Brenda) of Goose Creek; grandchildren Michael Daning (Marina), Timothy Daning(Arlette), Thomas Jr. (Robin), and Maria Ciro (Vincent); great-grandchildren, Madison and Dylan Daning, Carolyn, Jonathan and Emmanuel Daning, Emily Grace and Matthew Daning, and Dominic and Genero Ciro; her cousin, Anna Grabowski; and a niece, Nancy Protack (John) of Millsboro, Delaware.
Services were held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Oct. 27 with the Mass of Christian Burial following a visitation. Graveside services will be private at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Immaculate Conception Building Fund, 510 Saint James Avenue, Goose Creek, SC 29445.
Condolences can be sent to www.mcalistersmith.com.
Arrangements by McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Goose Creek Chapel.
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After shooting the rapids of downtown's Friday night to get to the Sundresses' affair (in which I played the part of the kayak), it was my fervent hope that the skies would clear and remain free of precipitation for MidPoint's final slate of shows on Saturday. It certainly looked good at 7:30 p.m. as I sat in the car going over my schedule before hitting the sidewalk. Who knew then that the metaphorical storm clouds generated by Cadillac Ranch would be bigger than the literal batch that Mother Nature whipped up for us midway to the end of MidPoint?
So you've just moved into your nice new home. You've unloaded the boxes, unpacked most of your stuff and are just starting to settle into your residence.
Right now is the perfect time to walk through a checklist of ways to save money on your home. Starting on these things as early as possible will allow you to start saving money sooner rather than later.
acquaintance of the family, who asked to remain unnamed, described Ramundo as a
gentle, bright and mild-mannered young man with good social skills.
Ramundo formerly
worked up the street at Bruegger's Bagels, where current CityBeat arts & culture editor Jac Kern worked with him from
2007-2008. "I always knew him to be a kind, gentle person," she says, recalling
his fondness for discussing politics and attentive listening skills.
to Kern, Ramundo was in a car accident years before that left him with
debilitating vision and hearing problems. He had also been diagnosed with
bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, both of which he'd been
prescribed medications for.
But nobody,
it seemed, suspected he'd be the type of person to be involved in a deadly
police shootout. The Cincinnati Police Department today held a press conference
on the incident, during which Cincinnati Police Interim Chief Paul Humphries described
the actions of the five officers involved in the shootout as by-the-book, even
What Humphries
accounts began as an argument between Ramundo his mother at their home on
Thrall Avenue, a few blocks from Arlin's, which escalated shortly after Ramundo
refused to go to his doctor's appointment, according to a 911 call made by a
health care representative from the medical facility where Ramundo's
appointment was scheduled. According to the health care representative, Ramundo's
mother called her looking for help, explaining he'd become belligerent
following her requests to go to his appointment. She said he had been willfully
not taking his psychiatric medications, although it's unclear for how long.
In the 911
call, the health care representative says Peggy told her Ramundo had begun
threatening her, saying that if she called the cops, there would be a
"bloodbath." She saw him take off up Ludlow Avenue and said on the phone call
she believed he was carrying his registered gun, a Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol,
and guessed he might be on his way to his go-to hangout spot.
Officers Jayne Snelling and William Springer followed the mother's tip and found him sitting on the back patio at Arlin's.
An Arlin's
bartender named Jocelyn was working that day and recalls Ramundo coming in
somewhat agitated. "He was asking about his glasses," she says. "He seemed
frustrated about losing them, and he had me call another bartender to see if
they were here somewhere. After that, he asked for a glass of water, walked
outside and that was that."
continued: "I'm in total shock. He was just a sweet kid," she said, although
she couldn't remember seeing him in the bar for about three months prior.
In total, five
CPD officers were dispatched to the scene, two of whom have had past positive
experiences with Ramundo, including Officer Snelling and Officer Bryan Gabel,
who later fired the shots that killed him.
The physical struggle began after peace-making efforts failed, Humphries says. Officers reported they saw Ramundo reaching toward his waistband, where he held his pistol.
Gabel was the first to make physical contact with Ramundo, trying to "control his arm," according to Humphries. That led the other officers to become involved in a scuffle that shortly thereafter prompted Officer Kelly Jackson to deploy a five-second Taser sting to Ramundo's back, which they say sent Ramundo to the ground.
Jackson again deployed her Taser onto Ramundo's back, which, according to Humphries, had little to no effect after the initial five-second deploy. On a third attempt, the Taser failed to work, according to Humphries, at which point Jackson signaled another officer to deploy another Taser.
attempted to do so, but mistakenly Tased another officer in the struggle, who
was on top of Ramundo's back. Gabel allegedly saw Ramundo raise his gun, when he fired his first and
shot. Officer Reginald Lane had taken the Tased officer's spot on top of
Ramundo, attempting to subdue him and retrieve his gun. That's when
Humphries says all five officers saw him trying to bring the gun up
again, this time aimed toward the officers.
Gabel fired two shots into Ramundo's lower left back. He died in the hospital three hours later.
says Ramundo was also carrying two magazines, mace and a folding knife.
His mother, the acquaintance says, is an outspoken advocate on mental health issues, particularly Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), on which she's published a book. Peggy "always spoke preciously" of Jeremy, the acquaintance notes.
Bipolar disorder, when untreated, can cause those affected to experience "mood episodes," which, in severe cases, sometimes result in impulsive, violent behavior. An estimated 2.3 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder.
Never one to mince words or hold back his opinions, Gore Vidal says he regrets voting for President Barack Obama last year and calls Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, "the stupidest man in the country" in a wide-ranging interview with The Times of London.
Hunter Hayes is one of the fastest growing, most unstoppable forces rising in Country music. At just 20 years old, he recently released his debut self-titled studio album featuring the hit single "Storm Warning." In less than a year of truly being a part of the Nashville music scene he has found himself on tour with superstar acts Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts and he will be taking the main stage at the CMA Music Festival next month in one of their nightly concerts in front of 70,000+ in attendance.
CityBeat spoke with Hayes by phone recently and discussed his uniquely introspective writing and recording process as well as his passion for the fans that come out to each of his shows. Hunter will be performing at Bogart's Friday night. It's a great opportunity to see an act that could be headlining stadiums and arenas very soon.
CityBeat: What made you decide to play all of the instruments and parts on your debut album? Do you plan to do this again on the next album?
Hunter Hayes: There is this part of my brain that I got from my Dad that is really technical, that loves technology, I guess, like fixing stuff — not fixing stuff as much as messing with it. I think that became an outlet for me. The more time I spent making music and writing the more I loved the technical side of it.
One Christmas, I asked for a 8-Track recorder and I got it and I didn't come out of my room for like three years after that. I literally learned more instruments and spent all my time on this machine making demos and I just started building my own recordings. I didn't know for sure but I felt inside that was the only way these songs were going to become completed and it became a way of working.
I continue to write during that process. When I moved to Nashville, I started songwriting and every time I would write a song with somebody I'd go home that night and I'd start working up a demo. It just became a way I love to work and now is the only way I know how to work. I have sat in a studio across the looking glass with some of the most phenomenal musicians in Nashville and I sit there and I am a very shy guy, naturally. I am naturally very reclusive so when I get nervous around songwriters, I am very intimidated and I don't share my thoughts a lot like I probably should. I kind of defer to someone else. So we decided to do the record this way because they knew I was comfortable working that way and there is something cool that happens when you start recording the song playing all the instruments. It is a very minute thing but you will notice the consistency in the emotion.
And by no means do I consider myself a professional player of any of the instruments I played on the record but I guess I was fluent enough to get where my mind wanted these songs to go with what I wanted to hear for these songs. I was able to translate it from the same heart I wrote the songs.
CB: What is your favorite song you have ever written and why?
HH: Oh God … to put it in perspective for you, we had 70 songs I wrote specifically for this record that we were considering. So, it is nearly impossible to pick a favorite.
I have to say I was really fortunate because I had a big say in what songs went on this record. I actually picked all but one. This one song on the record, it is not that I don't love it, but it is so out of character for me, I was worried about putting it on the record because I didn't want people to get the wrong idea, because it is a very bitter song.
I chose the songs on this record carefully but emotionally. I am definitely attached to every single one of them on this record. I could say that I love everything — "Wanted" "Love Makes Me" "Somebody's Heartbreak" and "Storm Warning." I was very adamant about having a song like "Faith," I wanted "Cry With You" on the record. I'm close to all the songs on the record.
I think my favorite song I have ever written is probably the one I wrote yesterday and that is always the case. Any time I write a new song, I am jazzed about it for like 24 hours and then I am over it and want to write another one.
CB: That makes sense. How does it feel to be one of the main acts at LP Field at CMA Festival this year?
HH: It's unbelievable. Last year, I was stoked to just play on a stage in front of the Bridgestone Arena. It was a great turnout and everybody knew my name, which was amazing. I had just wrapped up six weeks on the radio tour. The song had literally just started playing on the radio and there were already tons of people singing along to "Storm Warning" that day and that blew my mind. It was a time lapse thing. I started my radio tour with this big full band showcase in Louisiana. And we initiated it with this full band big showcase for all the industry to come down and make a day out of it.
Then I went out by myself on this radio tour. I would go to these stations. I would literally bring a little mobile studio and I would build "Storm Warning" for them, and they would get their own version of "Storm Warning" by the end of the day. We did that for six weeks straight. I went home only one day, for Mother's Day. It was just this crazy schedule.
Fast forward six weeks ahead, I come back to Nashville to play my second ever full-band gig with the band and we were playing to a crowd that was singing along to almost every song. It was really impressive and it was just mind-boggling. It is amazing what a year can do.
I am grateful that they considered me for this spot on LP Field. I have sat in the audience to watch shows there many times so it is really cool to be a part of it this time on the other side.
CB: I have seen your show several times. One of the things that always strikes me when you play is that the girls love you. Have you had any crazy fan experiences?
HH: No, not really. I will say we have a lot of fans that we see many times, a lot of repeat fans, which always makes me feel good. When someone sees a show and wants to see another one, that makes me feel like I am doing something right.
It is so funny, they will come up during the autograph signings and say "I promise you I am not stalking you." I am like "I don't mind! I am honored that you have taken the time to come to more than one show." There is this one girl who has driven thousands of miles and she is always almost apologetic about it, and you don't even know how much that makes my day. When I see her car in the parking lot and I know she is coming, that makes me feel like I am doing something right. It literally gives me a feeling I can't describe to you.
We have a lot of fans that are doing that. We have a lot of them who have met at our shows and have become best friends and they go everywhere together now. I just feel this unity at our shows, especially the "Most Wanted" shows, the headlining shows I get to do. They are smaller venues right now and they are growing. Tonight we are doing like 1,000 seats or something like that, but it is amazing this close feeling I feel with everyone in the room. I get to chit-chat with them during the show and goof off with them and it is fun. It is a blast. I am glad to say I have fans.
Today I was zooming around the Internet trying to figure out what to write my blog about. I decided to visit the CityBeat Staff Blogs, which you are reading now, to try and vote again for my own blog. I really needed to bring my stars back up to five after seeing a dismal 2.5 standing for the ER Finale (MAYBE IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE POSTED IT ON TIME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RELEVANT). When I went to click the button for five more big stars I noticed that I couldn't rate the blogs for a second time. After clicking the stars a little message pops up that says, "You already vote."
Is there any end to the Saw franchise? The simple answer is no — not as long as torture-porn-loving teenagers and twentysomethings flock to each new, uncommonly brutal installment.
When I decided to go to the University of Oregon for graduate school in 2005 I was like, "Those hippies are going to be bummed when I remind them of the UC basketball team beating down the No. 5 Ducks in 2002." (There were also feelings of, "Goddang UC givin' me an English degree that ain't worth nuthin'…")
But before I could even get out there and wear my Jason Maxiell jersey on Oregon's lovely campus (those dudes have about 1,284 bike racks, for reals), Bob Huggins had been let go and my confidence in UC's 2007 National Championship plans (the pending recruiting class was going to be ridiculous) were shattered. Even worse, this scary guy named Ivan Johnson backed out of his commitment to UC, and guess what school he went to? Freakin Oregon.
Motley Crue's infamous bassist Nikki Sixx took up photography in 1989 as a way to help have an outlet to stay clean from his well publicized drug and alcohol abuse. His new book, This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens Of Nikki Sixx, came out this week as a showcase of his photography and personal stories from the past few years.
There are plenty of restaurants downtown, but for the World Choir Games, the city has set up a Market Garden at the corner of Fifth and Race streets to provide additional options that are fast and affordable. It's a great "Taste of Cincinnati" opportunity — without the crowds and long lines.


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If you've got nothing going tonight, might I recommend some friends to you? Hey Marseilles are field-testing their new drummer tonight in support of Laff Hole, one of Seattle's best comedy bets. Hosted by the People's Republic of Komedy, it's sure to be a night of beautiful music and belly laughs.
Blue Notes & Upcoming Shows
From pop to blues, funk to bop, Tyson Lynn measures the familiar, the unusual, and the up and comers in the Seattle music scene.


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I have Skylanders Spyro's adventure for wii and want to buy Sklylanders Giants for xbox 360. Will my wii portal work with my xbox 360? Not sure if I need to buy the giants starter pack for xbox or if I am okay with the giants portal owners pack for xbox.
I would not believe so, why else would there be different starter packs for each console?
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No, it is not compatible. It is just made for the XBOX 360.
The Wii console is compatible with the PC and the Nintendo.
Unfortunately the Xbox 360 starter pack portal is the only one that will work. The PS3 and Wii versions are the same portal though, so those can be swapped.
The wireless portal for the Wii does not work with the XBox 360, I just found out too late that my money was wasted buying the portal owners pack thinking it would be compatible :.(
why would they have certain starter packs for each game system if they were interchangable? come on
Actually some portals ARE interchangeable I am currently using a 3DS portal on my PS3, but I will be buying the starter pack for Giants as I do not own a 360 portal and would hate risk buying the portal owners pack and neither of my current portals work with my 360.
I guess I stand corrected as it seems most portals use USB to connect to the consoles.
The Xbox 360 version uses a USB cable while the others (PS3, Wii, etc) do not. The 360 version can only work on the 360.
Xbox Originals don't have Achievements, why?
I am sort of wondering about this too. Is the Xbox360 Skylander portal wired and uses a USB connection? Or is it maybe wireless? If USB wired, the Wii portal we have for Skylanders GIANT is USB wired too and was thinking they are interchangeable.
I know the characters are interchangeable amongst them all so I am also hoping the only difference between all of these packs was really just the actual game software. All the hardware (portals & figures) is interchageable.
The difference is in the Xbox 360 portal's internals. The PS3 and Wii/Wii U are the exact same portal. The 3DS, while smaller and wireless, does come with a separate USB cord which can be used with the PS3 and Wii's too. Just something about the 360 required Activision to construct our model differently. All portals are compatible with the PC and can be used with Skylander Universe.
Be prepared, the upcoming Skylanders Swap Force comes with an all new portal.


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continued He is also "cautiously optimistic" the town's Moody's A1 bond rating will remain steady. The rating is considered to be the top tier of an upper-medium grade rating, holding low credit risk.
Early budget forecast
Koetzle said the town is working on nailing down tentative 2013 budget numbers, looking far off towards a November adoption.
The fund balance at the end of last year had $3 million in cash, Koetzle said, with appropriated funds for this year's budget using $815,000. Debt service payments accounted for another $53,000 from the reserve. Also, state retirement requires prepayment during the first quarter, using another $227,000 that is later replenished.
After all obligations the town had $1.9 million in its fund balance at the end of last year. This year's fund balance is estimated at $2.2 million, but after trended obligations would result in $1.1 million cash, according to Koetzle.
"If we continue the trend of backing off hopefully it is going to be less, but we've got an $815,000 hole that we are going to have to fill in one way or another," Koetzle said. "We've got some challenges coming ahead of us."
The board reduced fund balance usage in the 2011 budget by $200,000, or 15 percent, and the adopted 2012 budget reduced usage by $351,000, or 32 percent. Koetzle said replenishing the fund balance has only become more difficult, too. Weaning off of a "reliance" on the fund balance, Koetzle said, is important to maintaining fund reserves.
"We are going to continue to try to lower that to under our goal of half-a-million dollars over the next two years," he said. "I think that will help keep our bond rating strong as well."
Koetzle said he plans to start below the state mandated tax cap in his initial budget proposal.
"I believe we will always approach it as a general rule to stay under the tax cap," he said.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Frick celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 27, 2013, in Mount Pleasant at the home of their son, Christopher J. Frick.
Joseph Frick and the former Ms. Francesca M. Ceribelli were married in St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, New York City, N.Y., on April 27, 1963.
Helping celebrate the anniversary were their four children Cynthia A. Rust and her husband, Terry C. Rust and their three children, Tyler, Alexandra and Hailey of Nashville, Tenn.; Jennifer L. Kammerer and her husband, Eric J. Kammerer and their four children, Riley, Emily, Abigail and Elizabeth, of Charlotte, N.C.; Mrs. Francesca M. Champion and her husband, J. Craig Champion and their two children, Maria and Joseph also of Charlotte, N.C.; and Christopher Frick.
Mr. and Mrs. Frick are retired from Princeton Medical Group, a surgical instrument import and distribution business which they established in 1990.
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We've just found some of the records for this release in the warehouse with some slight sleeve damage. Grab a bargain at a crazy low price and snap these up. They are all in perfect working order
The first of two simultaneously released Logistics EPs - This one features the Album's title track "Reality Checkpoint" as well as the massive epic "Slow Motion" the dancefloor workout of "Daybreak Sequence" and the electro futurism of "Cocoon". Logistics once again proves that he's a man for all seasons. Like the Luke Skywalker of d&b, Matt Gresham continues to flirt with both sides of the force, bringing us beats that are as emotive and elegant as they are urban and tough.


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Swiss Canton Makes E-Government Solution Open Source
The Swiss canton Zug has put a collaboration solution called iZug under GPL licensing.
The iZug solution includes a Web-based content management system, task and schedule maintenance and workplace solutions for internal and external coworkers. By its own reports, the canton has deployed the software for 1,500 canton workers and 400 external users.
The solution works with Microsoft Office and OpenOffice alike and is based on Plone. The specially formed PloneGov.ch association takes care of the maintenance and development of 22 modules. Association president Hanna Muralt Müller comments: "The Zug canton is promoting the innovative capabilities of the community with the release of the software. The modules can be used by members of other associations. PloneGov.ch is coordinating and ensuring its care and further development."
The solution is under a version of GPL of the Swiss IT Conference (SIK) that adheres to Swiss code. Downloads are available from the 4teamwork Plone service provider out of Berne. An online demo (registration required) of the software is also available from 4teamwork.
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Labelling and Tracking of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Preclinical Studies and Large Animal Models of Degenerative Diseases
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Martin Vaegler, Jan K. Maerz, Bastian Amend, Luis Arenas da Silva, Julia G. Mannheim, Kerstin Fuchs, Susanne Will, Karl D. Sievert, Arnulf Stenzl, Melanie L. Hart and Wilhelm K. Aicher
KFO273, Department of Urology, UKT, University of Tuebingen, Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 15, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
Success of stem cell therapies were reported in different medical disciplines, including haematology, rheumatology, orthopaedic surgery, traumatology, and others. Currently, more than 4000 clinical trials using stem cells have been completed or are underway, among which 378 investigated or are at present investigating mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). The majority of clinical trials using stem- or progenitor- cells, including hematopoietic stem cells and MSCs, target the immune system. However, therapies based on MSCs are increasingly implemented to treat symptoms in which failure of the resident stem cells in situ, or malfunction of tissues or structures are not associated with immune cells or inflammation, but instead are associated with mechanical or metabolic stress, ageing, developmental or acquired malformations, and other causes. To proceed further in the development of stem cell therapies as a safe and effective treatment for surgical and other medical specialities, the behaviour of MSCs implanted in preclinical models and their impact on the site of application need to be explored in detail. Depending on the pre-clinical model employed, tracking of labelled stem cells in live animals makes an enormous difference for exploration of the mechanisms and kinetics involved in MSC-mediated tissue regeneration. Here we review (pre-)clinically applicable key methods to label human MSCs for short and long-term observations in small and large animal models.
Cell labelling, magnet resonance imaging (MRI), mesenchymal stromal cell / mesenchymal stem cell (MSC), positron emission tomography (PET).
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DARKDark, darkness, deep, cave-like hacker dark, dark, and more darken darkness in WEAKERTHAN Linux 6 than you have ever seen! I mean, Laurel Caverns can't even come close. This Linux is so dark and flat that it will keep your eyes glued to the beautiful screen while hacking the planet.
I got some feedback about how the darker themes in WT6 where preferred. I want Weakerthan Linux 6 to be your preferred penetration testing ISO over any other. I want WT6 to be slim, sleek, fast, and sexy. I have minimal-ized and flattened images and themes to keep them tiny. So, please, pretty please keep emailing me the comments and suggestions! Or just post them here! Thank you all for the feedback so far!
Chrome Tools
I have fully tested and added/removed more tools for web application penetration testing into Google Chrome. In fact, I have also added some experimental hacking features and even dark themes for not only web pages (I mean ALL web pages will be dark like you see in the Wikipedia.org screenshot above), but even a dark theme to the developer tools! You can easily dsiable this if it is not working correctly by hitting this button in the browser bar:
I also fixed the issue about downloading files to the /root/Downloads directory by simply making the /home/weaknet/Downloads file a symbolic link to it and made it writable by the user "weaknet". This allows me to run Chrome a s a non-root user in the /root directory transparently. If you'd like to see some great videos on web penetration testing using Google Chrome in WEAKERTHAN Linux 6, please check out the YouTube playlist I made for the Capture the Flag challenge (2) offered by InfosecInstitute.com
Application OptimizationsI have optimized almost all GUI applications to use the sexy Ubuntu font. I honestly have to say, that after all the years that I used Ubuntu, the only things that truly were memorable about it was Googling for error strings and the sexy font. So, in WT6 I have taken all of the Googling guesswork and troubleshooting out for you, and added the only thing that Ubuntu could make right; the font. I have darkened editors, debuggers, and even as you see above - Wireshark. So yeah, I have squashed a boat-load of (behind the scenes) bugs since the last release candidate!
I have also added all of your suggestions for tools and added a few of my own as well. So take some time to browse through the Fluxbox menu that I made to check them out! I added G0tmi1k's Metasploit Payload Creator application. Also the Penetration Tester's Framework is now installed by default, and the configuration is set to install the tools into /pwnt/ptf/tools/ so you can easily install any tools that you need using that tool!
ARTI am an artist. I have been since I was a child. In fact, I was just hired to illustrate a book! So, these updates will become less... #beastmode in nature. At least for a month or two. Which, now that I am thinking of it, also pushes the enrollment date back for WeakNet Academy. Sorry, I couldn't turn the offer down. Anyways, please check out the different Fluxbox themes that I made and the wallpaper selection as well.
DOWNLOADHere are the links to download the newest ISO. I will be removing the old ISOs from the local 80211.ninja repository to replace them with this.
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What a Difference a Week Makes!!
Here we are, one week past our Big Book Sort, and our Haiti Book Sale is over. The "snow"day (and a half!!) didn't seem to affect our fundraising efforts!! You can visit the Falmouth Rotary Club site, where they are also keeping an eye on Mullen-Hall School HERE.
Students, teachers and many volunteers helped to sort, organize, label, restock, sell and clean up books on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday afternoon, and Friday. Each day we were amazed at the totals. Remember, these books were being sold for 25 and 50 cents EACH!!! The generosity of everyone we came in contact with was amazing…
Though there is no "official" total, yet – we know that we've raised enough to fund TWO ShelterBoxes!!! That's over $2,000.00!!! I wish that everyone could have heard the excited, PROUD, screams coming from kids in the Family Pod. We all have lots to celebrate!!!
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Teplice quickly regained first place in the Gambrinus Liga thanks to a 1-0 victory at home to Bohemians 1905.
Michal Smejkal's 78th-minute winner was enough to restore their one-point advantage over Jablonec, who were 2-1 winners at home to Slovan Liberec yesterday.
Ceske Budejovice dropped to the bottom of the league after a goalless draw at home to Slovacko, with Bohemians Prague the side leapfrogging them after they beat Pribram 1-0 with Pavel Machacek's 35th-minute goal.
The win took Bohemians within one point of Kladno, who won 2-1 at Sigma Olomouc with Antonin Holub's 48th-minute goal making the decision.
Third-placed Banik Ostrava are away to champions Slavia Prague tomorrow while their city rivals Sparta travel to Brno.


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Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel as School Children
Gym Class Heroes ľ As Cruel as School Children
Record Label: Decaydance / Fueled By Ramen
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Iĺve mentioned on a few of my reviews that I used to be heavily into plenty of bands on Fueled By Ramen Records from the early to mid-00s, like Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Cobra Starship, The Cab, as well as a few others. However, the one band I could never get into was hip-hop/pop-rock band Gym Class Heroes. My theory is that itĺs just because I was never into hip-hop/rap music, but ironically, Iĺm getting into a lot more now, so I definitely wouldnĺt mind getting into this band at all. I did know a few songs by them such as ôCupidĺs Chokehold,ö but mainly because that features Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump and I adore that man to pieces. Thatĺs not the point, though. This song I knew very well, so I figured that the album As Cruel as School Children is the album I should start with, and I managed to find a copy of it at my local FYE for $5, so I was quite pleased. Was I pleased with actually listening to the record? Yes, and no. I have very mixed feelings on this record for a couple of reasons. The thing that really kills this record for me isnĺt the mixture of hip-hop and pop-rock, because thatĺs fantastic and works very well, but itĺs mainly the lyrics. Frontman Travis ôTravieö McCoy isnĺt the best lyricist of all time, and his lyrics are either very enjoyable or awful. There are a few songs on this record that have terrible lyrics, but very solid instrumentation, and thatĺs why I keep going back to them. The most interesting thing about this record, though, is the whole entire theme of it, really. Well, not through the lyrics, but the album title. The album title is about school, and ironically, so is the band name. Whatĺs interesting, too, is that the titles of the songs are placed in school periods, and even include interludes that are ôlunch,ö and ôyearbook club.ö I was actually apart in yearbook club in high school, but thatĺs another story for another day. I actually enjoy the whole ôschoolö theme, running through that record, but it is rather odd, nonetheless. Well, with that being said, letĺs go back to school for about 48 minutes, and take a listen to As Cruel as School Children, shall we?
The record begins with ôThe Queen and I,ö and it starts off with an acoustic guitar riff from Disashi Lumumba-Kasango accompanied by a very prominent drumbeat by Matt McGinley. Of course, McCoy takes the mic and shows off his rap skills. In all honesty, heĺs a very enjoyable rapper, but not on this song. The only interesting part about this track is the very intricate acoustic guitar riff because it has a rather Spanish vibe to it, honestly. McCoy also employs the use of singing, too, and well, heĺs not a very good singer. Thatĺs one major criticism I have with this record, because he tries to sing at various points in the record and it just doesnĺt work. My second gripe with this record are McCoyĺs lyrics at various points, too, including this track. The lyrics arenĺt horrendous, but rather mediocre, however. Second track ôShoot Down the Starsö is a bit better. The only thing that kind of bugs me is that it sounds so similar to ôThe Queen and I,ö though; its backbone is an acoustic guitar with a very loud drumbeat. The only thing thatĺs different is the chorus, and McCoy sings on this song, and while itĺs not bad, I still donĺt like his singing a whole lot. Third track ôNew Friend Requestö is a really interesting song, however, because this song is outdated, to be completely frank. It talks about McCoy meeting a girl through MySpace and talking to her online. Well, itĺs not totally outdated because people still talk to each other online, but even so, MySpace is rather irrelevant now, despite owner Justin Timberlake opening it again. Anyway, this songĺs not bad, even if the lyrics are outdated. Moving on, fourth track ôClothes Off!!ö is a highlight for me for one reason ľ Patrick Stump makes an appearance on this track as well as ôCupidĺs Chokehold.ö He sings the chorus on this song, and itĺs great. While the lyrics are a bit awful, the music itself is actually very enjoyable. Thatĺs the main reason I really enjoy this reason because the music itself is fantastic.
Fifth track ôSloppy Live Jingle, Pt. 1ö is another very interesting song, because itĺs not a song at all. Itĺs the first of three interludes, basically, that are ôskits,ö so to speak. Itĺs merely just McCoy reciting a poem about a girl he met at a bar, and there are three parts that show up throughout the record. It doesnĺt do anything for me, but thankfully, itĺs gone just as quick as it started. Sadly, though, the new few tracks are rather forgettable, except for sixth track ôViva La White Girl.ö This song has a very ôgroovyö vibe and I just get a very groovy vibe throughout it. Itĺs great. He also employs his singing here, but itĺs not that bad, surprisingly. The next couple tracks are quite forgettable, but ô7 Weeksö is memorable for one reason ľ The Academy Is vocalist William Beckett sings the chorus. After the rather bland, ôItĺs OK, But Just This Once,ö the next part of the ôSloppy Live Jingleö comes in, and itĺs just McCoy talking more about the girl he met. Itĺs kinda boring, but again, itĺs short, so itĺs forgivable. After that track, the next few songs are rather forgettable, too, sadly. That leads me to something else about this record that Iĺve noticed ľ itĺs a much more ôfunö record than deep or meaningful. While the instrumentation is very solid, the lyrics and the overall vibe of the record arenĺt very introspective. Case in point, twelfth track ôScandalous Scholastics.ö This track is my least favorite on the record for one reason, and itĺs the lyrics. These lyrics are horrendous, because itĺs all about how McCoy is having sexual relations with one of his teachers and itĺs justů Disturbing, really. Itĺs the only song of its kind, thankfully, but itĺs a really awkward and strange song. When 14th track ôCupidĺs Chokeholdö rolls around, however, that song is completely forgotten about; thatĺs my favorite track on the record, hands down. I absolutely love that song, and as I mentioned in the beginning of the review, Patrick Stump also appears on this track, and itĺs just fantastic. This song also samples Supertrampĺs ôBreakfast In America,ö specifically the chorus, but ironically, the song really works with that, though. Trivia fact: Katy Perry appears in the music video, because she was dating McCoy at the time. After this track, the third part of the ôSloppy Live Jingleö ends the record, and itĺs a rather awful way to end a record, frankly. The story wraps up, but itĺs rather weird, and just plain awkward.
Essentially, I have very mixed feelings on this record; on one hand, I love the alternative hip-hop sound, but on the other hand, I donĺt really like the lyrics at all, well, in very rare cases, anyway. McCoyĺs a very solid rapper all throughout, but his singing can be rather grating sometimes. Regardless, this is a very enjoyable record. Gym Class Heroes are a band thatĺs not as popular as they used to be, but they still are relevant, actually, and for good reason.


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By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2000 Defense Secretary William S. Cohen signed deployment orders March 29 to send reconnaissance and armor assets to support operations in Kosovo.
Army Brig. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, Task Force Falcon commander, requested a long-range reconnaissance company be deployed to Kosovo and that armored equipment be sent for a 1st Armored Division company already deployed without armor in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
U.S. and NATO leaders agreed the additional assets would be "prudent augmentations," Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon told reporters Mar. 30. With the approach of spring and an expected increase in activity among Serbs and ethnic Albanians, he said, NATO officials are analyzing whether the Kosovo Force has enough troops to complete its tasks.
"If KFOR recommends more troops to meet the task, then SHAPE would set out a revised statement of requirement of some sort for the troops," he said.
The United States has set a force cap of 7,000 service members for the mission, Bacon noted. Currently, there are 5,900 U.S. troops in Kosovo, 450 in Macedonia and 10 in Greece supporting the mission.
A reconnaissance company from V Corps in Germany to will give Sanchez "more eyes and ears," Bacon said. The company of about 125 soldiers will deploy for about six months to patrol the border area between the U.S. sector and the adjoining Presevo Valley area in Serbia, he said.
Fourteen tanks are slated to link up with a company from 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor, 1st Armored Division, already deployed at Camp Able Sentry in Skopje, FYROM. Bacon said this will allow the unit to continue training with their equipment and provide more force protection. In addition, six Paladin 155 mm artillery pieces are going to soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Division in Skopje.
It will also "serve as a deterrent to any mischief that might take place along the borders of Macedonia," he said. The reconnaissance troops will work in conjunction with additional unmanned aerial vehicles being deployed to the region, he said. If the Hunter and Predator UAVs see activity along the border, these foot soldiers will investigate.


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Talking 'bout next generation…
Recently, we discussed the top ten next-gen only video games headed to PS4 and Xbox One. But there's a lot more cross-gen games coming out, landing on both next and current-gen systems.
Today we'll look at video games slated for release on systems ranging from the Xbox 360 and PS3 to the Wii U, Xbox One, and PS4—and, of course, the PC.
Ground Rules
To qualify for this list, a game must be releasing on at least one current and one next-gen platform. Therefore, it can't be a PC-only release, since PC doesn't fit into the same "generation" cycle that defines consoles. I may do a more PC-focused list down the road (though many of these titles are also coming out on PC.)
These are also all larger projects being published by a major publishing house as opposed to self-published or niche games—I'll follow up with an indie next-gen list in the near future.
All the games on this list are unreleased on any format as of this post's publication, as well, ergo no Skylanders: Swap Force or Madden NFL 25 or any other game already out for current systems.
Finally, these are only games with some substantial amount of information available. No guesses like Half-Life 3 or games not releasing until 2015 like Cyberpunk 2077. There's lots of games out there which we know next to nothing about, and have little to go on; these titles, as exciting as they may sound, will have to wait.
And now, without further ado and in no particular order:
Titanfall (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC)
Everything I've seen about this game so far looks and sounds amazing. Parkour meets mech combat meets competitive online shooter. You can jump, double-jump, run across walls and slip into a mech all while trying to beat the Other Guys.
That the game is multiplayer only may be its one drawback.
Granted, when it comes to the biggest shooters out there like Call of Duty and Battlefield, the single-player campaign plays second fiddle, and it makes sense for a studio like Respawn to focus on the core game rather than tacking on an expensive and time-consuming solo romp.
Still, my hope is that the multiplayer is successful enough to warrant a single-player game down the road.
Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: Q2 2014
Bungie is best known for the Halo franchise which, in many ways, helped propel the Xbox brand to what it is today. When Bungie handed over the reigns to 343 Industries and bid adieu to Master Chief, they turned to an entirely new space opera: Destiny.
Destiny is a "shared-world shooter" that blends single-player and MMO into something that's at once both and neither. Set in a far future in the ruins of a once-great civilization, players are tasked with protecting humanity and exploring space. Unlike a typical MMO, there won't be countless throngs of unfamiliar players. Instead, you'll be matched with friends and contextually relevant players. It sounds quite similar to what we're seeing in games like Star Citizen.
"Defend the last safe City on Earth," the game description reads. "Defeat our enemies. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system. Discover all that we have lost. Become legend."
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One
Release Date: Q2 2014
Watch Dogs
Ubisoft's Watch Dogs was planned as a launch title for the next-gen systems, but it's been delayed into Spring 2014. Hopefully that results in a more polished game, even if it is disappointing to see one of this November's most promising titles delayed.
The open-world hacker title casts you as Aiden Pearce, a hacker and former criminal, on a quest for justice and revenge. It's a near-future science fiction game that posits a world of total connectivity, set in the high-tech landscape of Chicago where everyone and everything is linked together through the Central Operating System.
Watch Dogs also features a multiplayer invasion system that sounds a bit reminiscent of Dark Souls. And the game looks gorgeous, though as with any other game yet to be released, we have to take all our promo materials with a grain or two of salt.
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: Q2 2014
Battlefield 4
Another game with extraordinary graphics, Battlefield 4 looks to unseat Call of Duty this year with its massive maps and destructible everything.
Using the Frostbite 3 game engine, DICE has put together a remarkable looking game. Even if you are burnt out on military shooters, there's no denying that this looks like it could be a lot of hectic, explosive fun.
Of course, if you are going to go this route, you may want to consider PC as your platform of choice. While the resolution hasn't been settled on yet, DICE will likely not opt to run the game at full 1080P on Xbox One and PS4. With so much going on, the systems might simply buckle under pressure. Nothing is more important than a smooth frame-rate in games like these.
But on PC, with a really huge budget, you can run the game at 4K resolution—four times the pixels of 1080P. With a really huge budget….
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS4, PC
Release Date: October 29th, 2013
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Ghosts is a new sub-brand in the Call of Duty behemoth. Everyone expected Infinity Ward to go with a new Modern Warfare game, but I'm glad they didn't. Ghosts sounds a lot more interesting.
In Ghosts America is a fallen super-power. Your elite soldiers are no longer members of the dominant military force on the globe. I'm curious to see how this plays out; I've always been a sucker for an under-dog story.
The multiplayer is the lifeblood of the series, of course, and while the changes from one year to the next aren't drastic, there's often just enough tinkering and balancing going on to see a steady improvement with each release.
Like all these games, Ghosts faces a unique challenge when it comes to system proliferation. The multiplayer is so fundamental to the game's longevity, a splintered player base even just across two Xbox platforms poses real challenges.
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: November 5th, 2013
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
The love-hate relationship I have with Assassin's Creed never stops me from being excited about a new entry in Ubisoft's long-running franchise.
Assassin's Creed III introduced some cool stuff like naval warfare and the New World, but it was pretty buggy and the story and main character were boring.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag looks like a much more interesting game. Pirates! More naval warfare! No boring homestead, this time around your base of operations is your pirate ship!
That's all very cool stuff, but I'm still dreading both the modern storyline that punctuates each of these games like an unwelcome house guest, and the combat. There's so much potential in a pirate game of this scope to have amazing sword fights and swashbuckling adventure; I don't doubt the adventure will be here, but the combat in these games has always let me down.
Still, I can't wait to climb to the top of a massive palm tree and dive off into a hay bale. No other game makes climbing and diving so much fun.
Platforms: Wii U, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One
Release Date: October 29th, 2013
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Inquisition looks terrific. Fans of the series and of BioWare's other games like Mass Effect, are divided at this point, with many worried about the studio's recent track record.
I'm taking the eternal optimist's role. The third in the fantasy roleplaying series looks nothing like Dragon Age II and has been in development much longer. Besides, the game is bringing back multiple playable races, the tactical camera and pause-and-play tactical combat, and adding neat stuff like destructible terrain and magic that can manipulate the environment around you.
You play as the head of the Inquisition, and there's a major strategy element to the game as you take over fortresses, send out agents, and try to puzzle out the mystery of a demon invasion.
Like Battlefield 4, Inquisition makes use of the Frostbite 3 engine, and the areas you can explore are vast because of it; one area alone is said to be as big as the entirety of DA:II.
Of course, gamers who feel burned by other BioWare titles should be wary—don't pre-order tends to be my advice—but from where I'm sitting this looks fantastic.
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4
Release Date: Q3 2014
Dying Light
Parkour meets zombies in Dying Light, a cross-gen title developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros.
Yes, I know, zombies are like shooters—they keep coming back and too often they look the same.
Nonetheless, from what I've seen so far Dying Light has real potential. People are calling it a blend of Dead Island and Mirror's Edge.
All I know is that if I were trying to survive the zombie apocalypse, I'd sure as hell like to be able to run on walls and do crazy parkour moves.
The game's title isn't incidental: By day the zombies are somewhat manageable, but at night the zombie horde wakes up, becoming more aggressive, quicker, and deadlier.
Players who pre-order the game will have access to a special multiplayer mode that allows them to play as Night Hunters—fearsome zombies who can then track down and kill other players.
Platforms: PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC
Release Date: TBA 2014
The Evil Within
Developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda, The Evil Within is game director Shinji Mikami's final work. The Resident Evil creator is one of the most accomplished developers in the survival-horror genre, and so far The Evil Within looks like the game many fans of the genre have been waiting for.
You play as Sebastian, a detective who finds himself at the scene of a grisly murder where he's assaulted and then wakes in what appears to be an alternate reality of terror and madness. Seriously, I'm creeped out just watching the trailer and gameplay footage.
Survival horror requires a tremendous level of balance to get right, and all the pieces—scarcity of resources, lighting, sound, etc.—need to be perfectly placed to really achieve the right mix of fear and tension. We won't know whether the game will get it right until we play, but I have high hopes for this one.
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, PC
Release Date: TBA 2014
Wolfenstein: The New Order
The Wolfenstein games were trailblazers, helping define the very concept of a first-person shooter. I remember playing Wolfenstein 3D way-back-when, and probably the only shooter that's had more of an impact on me was id Software's DOOM.
You can't really ever replace that sense of nostalgia, and Bethesda isn't really trying to with Wolfenstein: The New Order. Instead, we get a re-imagining of the Nazi threat, including mechanized soldiers. I love a good alternative history, and The New Order tells the story of a Nazi-won World War II and the desperate counter-offensive.
Of course, you still play as William "B.J." Blazkowicz, and the game is refreshingly single-player only. I enjoy multiplayer games as much as the next guy, but it still warms my heart to know that those of us who generally prefer solo play have a place in the industry.
Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3
Release Date: TBA 2014
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain began life as two distinct games, one being developed by the (fictional) Moby Dick Studios. Game director Hideo Kojima was playing a prank that just about everybody saw through to one degree or another. I was in attendance at GDC 2013 when Kojima 'came out' from behind his bandaged mask and revealed the game.
Antics aside, I love this weird franchise though I'm hardly a font of knowledge when it comes to all the bizarre characters and intertwining story-lines. But I love the stealth-action mix and the crazy, over-the-top plots, and the games' sense of humor. Hell, I love the sound effects—that familiar alarm sound when you're spotted. The sound of your comrade shouting "Snake! Snake!" I suppose it's just a part of game culture now that's embedded itself on my brain, but I can't wait to play this one. Also: horseback riding!
Now if only we could get a PC version, we'd be in business.
Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4
Release Date: TBA (2014 likely)
Last, and hopefully not least, we have Thief. As far as reboots go, we've seen plenty recently and they've largely been hit and miss. I'm hoping Thief will be a hit, of course, but it's difficult not to make comparisons to Dishonored, Bethesda's own stealth and assassination game set in a decidedly similar world to Thief.
Then again, this game is supposed to be designed much more around stealth rather than the choose-your-own-play-style Dishonored. You're not an assassin, after all, you're a burglar, and stealth is what you do best.
If Eidos Montreal and Square Enix can pull off a really challenging, immersive stealth game—a reboot, in other words, that pays real homage to the source material—I'll be delighted. As it stands, after watching gameplay and listening to the developers, I can't quite make up my mind. I'm hopeful, but I'm not going to go so far as to actually pin my hopes to anything just yet.
Platforms: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC
Release Date: February 2013
Be sure to check out my first list which looks at games not available on current systems: The Top 10 Next-Gen Video Games.
If I missed something, shout it out in the comments. These lists are never exhaustive or definitive. I'll also take a look at what the Wii U has on offer in the coming months and into 2014, so if any Nintendo titles have you excited, let me know about them.


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3 green onions, trimmed of half of the green tops, finely chopped
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2 ripe red bell peppers
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Gov. Granholm cares so much for Michigan she sprinted out the door like Big John did. She should stick to her day job on a bad cable tv show and comment more on the politics where she actually lives.....California....they have plenty of problems there.
maybe you have a hard time reading my first sentence....safety belts....that is a choice I make for myself....so actually it fits the logic quite well.....the second part was more humor, that somehow the government reducing safety, no matter if a choice is involved or not is rediculous. We all pay for other peoples bad choices with our increased insurance rates.....and I should not have to pay for your pea brained choice
I am sure Gov. Snyder will help repeal the safety belt law, that should help. Then he can get on to repealing child safety seats too!
You should check out Lansings LBA.....its working very well. These are public bodies and yes they are not all good, only as good as the people who serve on the board and staff. Just like Flints City Council neglected their finances and now they have an Emergency Manager. BUT there are good boards and public bodies as well and the Lansing LBA has been quite successful. I would say that Kent County has much higher caliber elected officials and employees than Flint. So it can be both ways, but it depends on the quality of elected officials and employees......and in Kent County we are way better off the Gennessee County and Flint.
It's obvious many of the people posting on here have no idea how a Land Bank works......this article is probably the first time they have heard of it. It is a wonderful tool to help stabilize neighborhoods before it's too late. By having the Land bank aquire and fix up the properties, they help maintain hoem values in the area, which not only makes the neighborhood look better, but by helping maintain values, it directly benefits homewoners in the neighborhood too so they are less likely to end up "under water" on their own homes. This program is designed for owner occupied too, so you eliminate slum lords or investors that buy the property and sit on it for years as the neighborhood further decays. People can complain all they want, but it is the crony private banks that got us in this mess (by lobbying for less government regulations). I would bet any one of you wouldn't care who bought and fixed up a home if you lived next door to a vacant foreclosed house.
I would like to see that too Dave. I think it's important to make the move now, take the pain, so that for the very long term finances are stable. I think it is disingenuous of the unions to say that the move is cost prohibitive. As a nation, a people, we need to stop just thinking about today and ourselves, but what is best for the future. I feel that too many care about getting all they can of something and paying as little for it, even if that means the future is left behind.
The only reason it "seems" cost prohibitive is because traditional pensions are funded like social security. The actual money allocated for each employee now goes stright out to existing retirees. So by "switching now" schools/state would still have to fund the traditional defined benefit plans while then also making the defined contributions to the newer employees. The defined contribution plans are pay as you go with no long term liability. Making the switch would cost more now and until the "golden" defined benefit pensioners pass away. But when they do, if the switch is made, there will not be anymore long term liabilities because teh defined contribution pensioned would ahve already been funded.
GRCC could also look to expand their "out of district" service areas and build on their successes like the Lakeshore Campus in Ottawa County in Holland. If they can expand there footprint and services to underserved areas like Allegan and Newaygo County, they could bring back more money to fix the main campus and also help serve those underserved areas.
The City of Detroit and the MML should start a petition to add statutory revenue sharing to the ballot so they can stop the State from taking money away then being critical of finances. they should stop whining about it to the def legislature who couldn't care less anyways.....get it on the ballot, campaign and if its approved in the State Constitution it will be a huge blow to lawmakers in Lansing, because locals don't have to care about them as much......because the people would have just done their budget job for them!
One reason for increased attacks/biting is probably related to one of the reasons why we have increasing youth crimes.......owners/parents do not take care of their responsibilities whether it be pets or kids. People have kids and buy pets and ignore them and let them roam....when there is little parenting/attention given you get these kinds of things happening.
I am actually glad to hear Rep. Huizenga say there was little he could do because of the deficit issues in Washington. I am also always amazed that farmers, who tend to be conservative, and oppose "government welfare programs for the poor, etc..." will say this: "If there is help out there, we'd be glad to take it," said Klein........gladly they do.
The game idea would be neat if it could happen....but there is no venue that can handle the size of that type of event. Perhaps a pre-season game would work?
On the secession talk, I feel that is just plan ignorant. Thousands of lower penninsula Michiganders pump millions of dollars into the U.P. economy. Many of us have cabins in the U.P. and help support their local governments and schools through paying the property taxes on these second home even though we are not their enought to use any of those services. beyond that the money we spend at all the local shops/stores, etc.... I am irritated to hear grumblings from the U.P. when us "trolls" spend plenty to keep them going. I enjoy the U.P. and appreciate its character and its people. I am irriated when I hear this secession talk..... I would love to see the MEDC or one of our publicly funded Michigan Universities do an analysis of our interconnectivity.....since much of the anymosity id driven by emotions instead of facts.
Citizens_rights: I echo your comments. I did not attend GVSU, but knew people who have and there does seem to be abuse and intimidation going on in Ottawa County. Perhaps the Judicial Tenure Commission might also look into broader forms of abuse of constitutional rights and intimidation in the Ottawa County Court system.....either that or it woukld make a good mlive or target 8 investigation.
Bill Taxpayer....let me inform you again because you can't distinguish between two things.
1) The campaign, i.e. printed materials and get out the vote, etc... was funded by donors to the tune of $121,000 ....you are correct this is not taxpayer money....BUT
2) The cost that GRCC has to reimburse local governments who did not have anything on the ballot the other day (thus the reason they printed ballots, pay people to operate polls, etc...) is $250,000. This is wasteful taxpayer dollars.
I have posted two links below to help your unfortunate "misunderstanding." The first is in regards to the "donations" for the "campaign" and the second is for the "actual" cost that has to be paid to local units of government for holding the election. Hopefully this will help you:
Shauner....actually you didn't get my point oh wise one. I was merely pointing out his contradiction, something Ender does frequently. Just so I can be clear....here is the quote again so perhaps YOU can comprehend:"We have never not had a Plan B quite frankly, and so we'll be talking to our board about some of our best thinking about some strategies to raise revenue to address some pretty significant deferred maintenance needs we have on campus," said GRCC President Steven Ender. Ok....are you ready....my point is he says he has a plan b......but then says they will be talking to the board and thinking of some strategies. If he had a plan b, he would need to think and strategize, he would merely execute. So there is no plan b.....do you understand now? Perhaps you should take your own advice.....and PAY ATTENTION, LOL
Excellent point (regarding the basketball and football teams in the Big Ten Championship games)....now I will predict by the end of the day there will be 1,000 Walmart Wolverines trying to put down your comment or bash this kid.
I think the first order of Business to repair the campus and the college is to part ways with President Ender......his statement says it all:
"We have never not had a Plan B quite frankly, and so we'll be talking to our board about some of our best thinking about some strategies to raise revenue to address some pretty significant deferred maintenance needs we have on campus," said GRCC President Steven Ender.
What kind of Board of Trustees hires a guy who is not capable of a plan B? Seriously? That lack of direction and planning alone illustrates why the public should not have voted for the millage (beyond all my previous points/facts).
GRCC should have never bought/rennovated the old Davenport campus a few years back to the tune of $15 million if their Main Building was in such bad condition. Even if they needed the space and it was a nice opportunity. You have to evaluate your resources and make decisions. If the Main Building was/is that bad I would have said, "even though the Davenport campus is for sale, we need to fix the leaking roof, broken windows, etc... in our main building"
The strategy repair GRCC's buildings should be followed in this order:
1) Fire Ender
2) Stop blowing $250,000 a pop on elections when you can have them at times (like November) for free, and use that each year as part of funding the #3 below.
3) Create a facilities Master Plan
4) Fund raise. I know GRCC has/does do some fundraising, but not like GVSU or WMU, MSU, CMU, etc... GRCC has a lot of people that attended at some point that are very successful now.....in sports, business, etc... Many other schools are successful in taping these types of people to give back to where they got their start. GRCC clearly has not implemented this type of strategy.
5)look for ways to make additional revenue, i.e. parking ramp agreements with Spectrum, etc... to bring in some money that can be used for facilities.
6)Use some of your skilled trade programs to actually fix your own facilities! The last time I was in Ford Fieldhouse (two years ago) I melted. I could not believe that GRCC has skilled trades like HVAC, etc....and they don't use hands on training for students to benefit the College too.....what a win win it would be to have students install air conditioning coolers.....and pay for the coolers by donation or from training grant dollars through Michigan Works! or something. Fix the roof, windows, etc... with skilled trade students too.....better to train them in real world scenarios that also benefit the college than just lab or books....or raising their tuition.
There's much more......but we all can't do Ender's job for him.
1) GRCC should not spend $250,000 to reimburse local units for elections they would have not otherwise had to have, thus wasting the $250,000 of GRCC taxpayer money--if they had teh election in November it would not have cost anything
2) Excuse that GRCC needed to have the election in May was their fear that the Bond market might have higher interest rates for borrowing if they waited until November was a lie---interest rates for bonds in any literature one picks up say they will be low for some time to come.
3)GRCC should be budgeting for renovating buildings through a capital improvment plan that phases improvments in over time, not let the building crumble because GRCC can't plan, then come to the voters to pay for fixing nearly all buildings at once. If they used the $250,000 they just wasted alone compiled with an additional appropriation of $500,000 to $750,000 a year and put that into their buildings they could fix buildings one at a time
4)trying for the "homerun" for many buildings when the reality the real problem seems to be with the main building (the one they used in their literature). If they had gone for a very short term millage just for the really bad buildings it might have passed (I may have voted for that)
5) Selecting the May election is known for the lowest voter turnout, which is why schoold and GRCC typically pick them.....so they can avoid the voice of teh highest election for voter turnout which will be the November Presidential Election. I see Pres. Ender is somehow trying to claim that low voter turnout hurt his campaign.....again.....the lies and arrogance.......anybody who follows elections and knows campaign strategy knows this proposal would have gone down worse than the Titanic if he had chosen do choose the November election. Why do you think he was willing to spend $250,000 for a May election.....because he knew that would be his best shot and he was willing to bet the money on it.
6) Their literature that they are keeping operating costs down because they have a five year wage freeze..... so what.....GRCC employees are paid more than GVSU....which is an actual University. Maybe they should work on dialing back the inflated wages for a Community College and fix the AC unit and windows.
I could go on......but the media should have mentioned these things better instead of letting GRCC officials dictate the truth.....the medias questions were weak....and when the media would ask a question that had some merits, there was never any follow up.....just an "ok, gee jolly....thanks for the response." One example would be when the Press asked Pres. Ender, "why he had to have the election in May and spend the $250,000 in funds to do so"....Pres. Ender replied, "because we are afraid the bond interest rates may go up." The Press took him at his word. A real journalist would have done research and followed with something like, "well we have asked lenders and checked with the Fed and they say interest rates will be extremely low for the next few years." That would have helped expose the GRCC lies....or at least one of them.
He has a helipad at his house in Ada....that's pretty close too
I blame our lazy voters for not coming out to vote AND I blame GRCC for taking advantage of the fact that this is the lowest voter turnout election date.


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"It's an exciting time for our company," said Ajoy Joshi, CEO of Spirit Pharmaceuticals. "South Carolina offers us an excellent business climate, a talented workforce and the infrastructure we need to be successful."
Gov. Nikki Haley called the decision a big win for South Carolina, especially since it's in one the state's more rural areas.
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Since 2011, South Carolina has recruited more than 2,000 jobs and more than $400 million in capital investment in the life sciences industry, which includes secondary sectors such as medical and health IT.
"The life sciences industry continues to grow in South Carolina, and today's announcement by Spirit Pharmaceuticals is another sign of that," Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt said. "Additionally, this investment creates jobs that will have an impact throughout Clarendon County and help keep Summerton and the surrounding communities sustainable."
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