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Another rant from he that don't know what hes talking about
I have said this over 9000 times
"Sod this hardcore nonsense and just enjoy playing games"
Hello, if you see the sales of the last hardcore games on the Wii are totaly dissapointed. I want to focus in this issue and try to explain what really happen here and what the third-parties can do to change this situation definitely.
From a hardcore gamer view there are couple of issues that must be fixed.
First checking the sales of: The Conduit, HODverKill and Mad World you can see all surpassed the 300,000 copies worldwide. This is the first bar to make profitable a game. The sales of the Wii market are low and due the economic crisis are even more slow, but this not mean that can't be sucessfull in the long term. From 500,000 to 800,000 is medium sucessfull and starting from 1,000.000 copies worldwide is complete sucessfull (for a Wii game due to low development cost). Generaly we focus on the US sales to track if the game has sucess, but talking about the Wii this is a wrong way. We need to focus on the worldwide sales, becose the Wii's market is very different from the xbox360/ps3 market and the third-party developers are accustomed to these results (if a xbox360 game sells 2 million copies in the first week, then they expect the same for a Wii hardcore game).
This is a erroneous assumption, they need to know well the Wii's market, how the Wii owners (hardcore&casual) react. I think there's a huge amount of hardcore gamers on the Wii, the problem is they're unbelievers and they need to prove if the game has enogh quality to make a purchase, for example the ports that are sucessfully are ports that gain sucess in other consoles and the Wii owners know that, this means they're completely sure the title has quality like Guitar Hero and Rock Band for example.
There's a mentality pushing by the press that all the Wii games suck, are shovelware and only the first-party games matters, but if one investigate the Wii's catalogue you will find great harcore games from the third-party. We need to support them, becose if you don't the third-parties lose interest in the console and deliver their AAA titles to other consoles. We need to send a clear message to the third-parties: "We support your games, but you need to improve to make authentic AAA titles on the Wii"
Next, I will continue. But I want your opinion...
What do you think?
What are we doing to change this Vicious Cycle?
We are hardcore gamers and we want more, much more hardcore mature AAA titles on the Wii
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Another rant from he that don't know what hes talking about
I have said this over 9000 times
"Sod this hardcore nonsense and just enjoy playing games"
Spoiler Alert!@TNightsOfGaming - My inane prattle
I for one have a completely different definition on hardcore games. It's not so much about mature games, but their difficulty. I really hate when I get a new Zelda or Mario game and I beat it in less than a day. I could care less if there is blood and guts, but the sad fact is that today developers are aiming towards the less skilled. This is not a problem for it brings in a lot more profit, but I feel that they should still appeal to the hardcore gamers. An easy way to accomplish this would be to simply add a difficulty setting.
Well, you need to think from a gamer perspective than only for a business perspective and adapt a smart strategy to gain profit over the Wii market. How to convince the 60 millions Wii owners to date, to buy your game?First you need a quality game and show these quality features to the gamer, take for example Murumasa, this game has low publicity but Ignition promoted well the game's quality features. This means the game publicity is very important but even more important are the quality features and how you show that to the public. You can set a smart marketing strategy to lower the cost and attract the costumers. You can team along other brands to promote your product and offer special promotions (bundle your product with accessories or special edition versions), all tactics matters.
Third-parties must lauch recognized franchises in others consoles but with far better controls, focusing to do a better game and avoid the risk or experiments on the console.
The game pre-order tactics are helpful to rise the sales combined with special promotions, again in a smart form.
That's about the marketing side, but what about the game features?
The quality means your game offer great value in graphics, gameplay and replayability; that's really matters to the gamer's buying options. The developers try to make original games but they lose the way at the end, the result a poor implemented game. Is better to focus in your best, try to do the winner formula; try to do a game as close the xbox360/ps3 versions but taking total advantage of the motion controls, this game result at the end in a far better game than these versions. And of course sell better than these versions. That's innovation in terms of motion controls fully implemented, that's is what all Wii owners wanted since the Wii launch in 2006, for example Dead Space: Extraction is supposedly an original game, but this isn't the Viceral Games best. If they focus their best and deliver a game like the original third-person Dead Space with fully motion controls implementation, the game sales would be far better.
The graphics, only a few third-party developers push the Wii's graphics to the limits, the others stay with the standard development. This is a wrong strategy, there are high quality graphics engines around that support the Wii development and I don't see any Wii game that uses them, each third-party developer needs to create his own engine or license a engine to push the Wii hardware. This is helpfull, because its reduce the cost and improve the game's quality, if they used this at the start, we would never see these poor looking games with low quality than the Game Cube games and the enormus amount of shovelware.
Thankfully Capcom shows us how to do the things, they will port the MT Framework for Wii and the same sould do the others developers adapting their engines on the Wii following the Capcom strategy.
They need to take advantage of all the Wii's features that Nintendo offers (motion+, Wiispeak, Wi-fi, SDcard DLC, etc..), there are a few games that use all these features, this must to be a standard. Another issue that I see is the mayority of the games look opaque (don't look sharp and clear), I think that is because the standard development without specific engines (using filters to improve the images), for example Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2008 used the xbox360 development kit to be ported directly to the Wii. This resulting in a very sharp, brighter and clear game different from others opaque Wii games like the ps2 games. Resident EvilC developers Cavia discovered that the xbox360 developer kit uses some special filters to improve the images and using these filters over Wii games make the graphics looks far better. That means there's a issue in the Wii development kit that doesn't allow the developers to improve the graphics better than the standard games, they need to use other tools to make gorgeous graphics. For example COD:WAW looks good by the detailed textures but overall looks opaque, if Treyarch share their programing experience with the developers of Cabela's Big Game Hunter, they will find the way to make far better graphics in the next COD:MW for Wii.... Take note third-party developers.
The other issue, the most games on the Wii are fall short; only 8 or 10 hours long. This is a shame because the Wii uses the same DVD-ROM disk as the xbox360 and support dual-layer DVDs too, only SSBB is a dual-layer DVD. Why you don't use them, also you can deliver a Wii game with two disk instead of one, with this you can archive 15 or 16 hours of gameplay and this must be the standard if you want to offer great game value. The Wi-fi connection, the only game that archive 32 gamers online multiplayer is MOH2 three years ago and I don't see any game that almost match that, the nintendo server infraestructure is weak, but you can deliver a dedicated server infraestructure for your games like EA does. In general you need to use all the Wii features to not minimize the Wii games in front of the other console versions and to lose interest. The DLC, why you don't offer DLC for retailer Wii games; is a Nintendo's restriction or you simply don't want to support that. Because the Wii support SD-cards upto 32GB, enough to store 3 or 4GBs of DLC; I'm have a 16GB SDHC card waiting for DLC like the COD:WAW map-packs, TR:Underworld new levels, The Conduit, expansions, new caracters, patches, etc; you're losing your money if you don't take this advantage. I hope in the next Wii games you start to do that...
Next, I will talk about the Nintendo's passive and conservative attitude>>
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"I'm going to open up a seafood restaurant that would be what I would like to eat if I were going out," Pierce says. "A fun, boisterous place with cool seafood dishes that are delicious and accessible."
Pierce might have the wind at his back. He first attracted fans for his seafood creations at Southeast Portland's fleeting Fin. At Roe, the secretive seafood restaurant behind Wafu, his creative use of high-end seafood ingredients have proved popular enough that the chef is considering adding a fourth day of service (read our Roe review). There's also the history -- Pierce is a fifth-generation Pacific Northwest restaurateur.
"I have boat-loads of decor from when my family owned the River Queen," Pierce says, referring to the since-closed Willamette River-side restaurant housed inside a decommissioned ferry, "old compasses, temperature gauges, that kind of thing. We're going to mix that in with old family photos from the coast, people sunbathing at Seaside or fishing from the docks."
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The transition, starting around the end of the month, won't take more than a week. A construction crew will add an oyster-shucking station to Wafu's cocktail bar. The Japanese movie posters and the projector beaming old Godzilla movies onto a front wall will come down. Fresh paint and new mirrors will go up. Wafu will be a memory.
The news might come as a surprise for fans of Wafu's roasted crab hand rolls, miso-creamed kale or roasted pork shoulder ramen. The restaurant usually seems busy, if not quite the wild success of the neighboring Whiskey Soda Lounge. But even though the restaurant is making money, Pierce is adamant that it better reflect his interests.
"My roots are seafood," Pierce says. "It's what I do best. I don't struggle with it. Wafu's had a great run, but with the success that we've had at Roe, I want that in the front as well."
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Contractors are performing a smoke test to detect the source of air leaks in the heating system of the new Kitsap County Administration Building this week. working toward an early May occupancy.
Were moving along, said Facilities, Parks and Recreation Director Mark Mauren. The heating system problem has put us behind a bit. But these systems are new, and there isnt a lot of experience with them.
The system forces warm air through a hollow floor and out of carefully spaced vents. However, the system has developed several leaks, allowing air to escape in places that do not heat the building.
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BRIDGETON — Cumberland County Freeholder Director Lou Magazzu characterized as "unacceptable" the situation at the Cumberland Area Transit System (CATS), in which six buses are suffering from numerous issues including faulty air conditioning systems.
Several CATS drivers and United Auto Workers Local 2327 President Fran Smith brought the issue of broken air conditioning units on buses to officials during a special meeting of the county freeholder board Thursday.
Magazzu directed Cumberland County Office on Aging and the Disabled Director Dale Finch, now approximately two weeks into the job, to meet with CATS officials as well as with drivers and union representative in order to resolve the issue.
"This is something that has been going on for some time, during 90-degree weather, where it can reach over 100 degrees in the bus where seniors and the disabled are riding," said Smith, addressing the freeholders. "Those windows on the bus cannot open, and the bus drivers have an obligation, through their license, not to drive if they think the bus is a dangerous environment.
"If any of the drivers are fired because of this, we will fight it."
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Finch at that time said the very first call he received as director was regarding the faulty air conditioning systems.
"The issue has come to my attention, and I have met with the (CATS) director," said Finch on Thursday. "The mechanic has assured us that the repairs can be expedited. Either that, or we can use small vehicles, with some changes to the schedule."
CATS Project Director Theresa Van Sant has stated the CATS buses run anywhere between eight to 10 hours per day. She added a delay in repairing the six buses stemmed from issues in rotating vehicles out of the fleet, as well as an in-house mechanic that had taken time off.
"The problems are being addressed," she said earlier this month.
"There are six buses with issues, and not all of them have the air conditioning problem.
"Some have air conditioning working in the front, but not the back (and vice versa). But it is getting fixed."
There are a total of 39 vehicles in the CATS fleet.
One of the drivers who addressed the freeholder board Thursday stated her regular bus has been receiving repairs at Quality Lincoln Mercury, in Millville, for the past six months. Her replacement bus has a faulty air conditioning system, as well as other problems.
Said the driver, "I have a bus that, when I'm at a red light, I have to put in neutral to keep it running."
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There aren't a lot of upbeat stories involving the Bridgeton High School baseball team.
This is one.
It probably wouldn't make a baseball movie on par with "Bull Durham," but it's a story with drama, twists and feel-good moments. But Jason Davis, the kid who was called "Crash" for most of his four years with the Bulldogs just like Kevin Costner's character in the film, hasn't seen it anyway.
"I've seen bits and pieces, I think I've seen it," said Davis, a 2014 graduate of Bridgeton. "Crash was given to me by some players my freshman year. At first they called me Jason Bourne or other things with Jason, I just thought they were picking on me. I was cocky, I didn't listen to them. I would dive for balls a lot and miss, and that's when they called me Crash.
"I didn't like it a lot, but then coach started calling me Crash so I guess I started to like it."
"I don't think he knew the origin of it, and we had to teach it," Bulldogs coach Mike Valella said. "I think that's about the only baseball movie we didn't show because of the rating."
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Standing just 5-foot-5, he was destined to be a base-stealing run-scorer. He began his career 1-for-41 as a freshman, but kept improving and by his senior year posted a .291 average and .494 on-base average as a leadoff hitter, and led the team in extra-base hits, walks and runs in addition to going 27-for-27 in stolen bases.
"He was overmatched his first year, first two years, but improved into an all-conference caliber player," Valella said. "He was always on base it seemed like. As a freshman he stood out for his height, or lack of it. He also stood out because he caught the ball. He has a little pop in his bat, he had eight extra-base hits which led our team. He's got a sneaky bat, he doesn't look imposing but he can square up a ball."
"I hit an inside-the-park home run in my last year of Little League, (but) there might have been a couple of errors in there," said Davis with a laugh. "A couple of times it dropped before the fence, they said it's close. I don't really pay attention, once I hit it I just run."
Davis' accomplishments came on a team that went just 8-90 in his four seasons, including 1-23 this spring. That win came in the next-to-last game of the year at home, at Alden Field, and the finale was played there two days later against St. Joe's-Hammonton. That game seemed destined to end in a shortened 10-run mercy-rule decision, as had 15 previous games in 2014.
The Bulldogs trailed 12-1 going to the bottom of the fifth inning, and Davis singled in what everyone assumed was his final varsity at-bat. He received his recognition from the fans, but they scored three times to keep the game going … just long enough for the Wildcats to add six runs in the top of the sixth. Davis was due up fourth in the Bridgeton half of the inning, and was on-deck with two outs.
"The guy up before me was a JV guy (Kameron Thomas) who just came in," Davis recalled. "The first pitch hit the umpire, and there was a meeting on the mound. That gave me a chance to get (the pitcher's) attention, and I pointed my bat and said, me and you, I want you. I wanted him to walk the guy so I could get up to bat again. He looked at me and gave me a nod.
"Next pitch (Thomas) hits a dribbler to second base, and he (reached on) an error."
So up stepped Davis for what would definitely be his final high-school at-bat, and all Valella could think about was how he didn't want Davis to make the final out of the year. The first pitch was a fastball, and the little outfielder didn't get cheated on the swing.
"I was in the coach's box and he hit it, it was a line drive but it had some elevation," said Valella. "I lost it over the visor of my helmet and I saw the left fielder just going back, back.... I said, this is going out. The smile on his face rounding the bases was great."
"The first pitch, I swung and hit it over the fence," Davis said. "I took off sprinting, but I looked at it and it just went over the fence. It was the most improbable thing that happened. I looked over and saw my coaches screaming. I couldn't have asked for a better moment."
Davis was mobbed at home plate by his teammates, who actually picked him up and carried him back to the dugout. It left the team with plenty to celebrate after despite an 18-6 defeat.
"I felt loved, I felt important … it felt like we won inside," said Davis. "I had a little speech at the end of the game to the coaches, I told them how much I appreciated them and how the other kids should listen to them. They can teach you a lot of life lessons."
"For the kids it was like we won the World Series," Valella said. "I know how much he's overcome, he's dealt with a lot on and off the field. I told the guys after the game you get out of the game what you put into it, and Jason put in so much hard work despite everything he went through as a young boy, and at that time all is right with the world.
"It doesn't happen to every deserving ballplayer, but it was great that it happened to him. He won't forget that the rest of his life, and I don't think the rest of the kids will either. It was almost like it was meant to be."
That's true in more ways than one, because according to Davis the game was originally scheduled for the day before but was postponed due to rain. The extra day enabled his birth mother, Connie Williams, to arrive from North Carolina to see him play for the first time.
Davis was put into foster care when he was four years old, and was adopted along with older brother Cody to join Michael Davis' family in Cedarville just a few years later. While Jason regretted that his adoptive father wasn't there for his home run, having his birth mother present offered something unique.
"I had no contact (with her) until my sophomore or junior year of high school," Jason said. "We were acquainted, but I didn't know her that well. I was kind of nervous, excited and upset, my adoptive dad didn't want to come to the game because she was going to be there and he felt she should have that moment.
"Me and my mom did go to dinner after the game. It made an actual first memory with her, and it's a nice memory."
The memories continued after the season was over. Assistant coach Jeffrey Meeks retrieved the home run ball, and Bridgeton High School art teacher Liz O'Brien decorated it so it could be presented to Davis at the school's all-sports banquet June 17. He also received the team's Most Dedicated Award.
That won't change any time soon, as Davis is planning to attend Cumberland County College and try out for the baseball team that reached the NJCAA World Series title game. That would certainly provide another amazing twist in the story for "Crash," but the home run is the Hollywood ending that every program – maybe every kid – deserves at least once.
"It's such a great story, and I get chills every time I tell it," said Valella. "We've never made the playoffs in my 12 years, it was the coolest moment we've had on the field in 12 years. You could probably count those moments on one or two hands. I don't know what could top it, it was pretty impressive. It's one of those stories that only happens in baseball."
"They tackled me at home plate, they put me on their shoulders," Davis said. "I've seen stuff like that, but this time it was crazy. This shows I can really do anything if I put my mind to it. We don't win a lot, but that ball brought a lot of happiness to our team. That's all I tried to do throughout my four years, I wanted to play my hardest to make it feel like we were winning even though we didn't.
"The four years that I worked to become a better baseball player came together in that moment. The team felt better, Valella loved it, it all came together in that hit. At graduation I wasn't emotional at all, at my last baseball game I cried a lot. It's my main sport, it's what I care about. I never had more fun losing."
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A recent hacking presentation I gave in London for 7Safe demonstrating client side exploits, pivot attacks using Metasploit.
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[…] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Keith Pachulski, Tim. Tim said: Really clean pentest footage. Worth a peek. http://www.commonexploits.com/?p=172 […]
Thanks Daniel. Great video.
Nice work But I have some questions,
1) What is the validity of this type of attacks. Because You are not exploiting any system vulnerability – Software, Anti-virus and even Adobe at some level is patched. now take example of getting contract for External PT And If mail server is included in that then will this kind of test be valid ?
Because by this way all the machines are vulnerable and then it becomes problem while giving patching recommendations.
At one of the client side while doing internal PT I did Password Sniffing and then Pass The Hash Attack. on that client created big issue as It was not some system related vulnerability I was exploiting It was just sniffing.
2) I have tried the same many times while doing internal / external PT the most common problem i have faced is,
> Antivirus detects and block most of the time while uploading the exploit code, Specially Symantec and McAfee. Others are ok it works.
> You have to wait till user clicks open the file and most of the reverse shell doesn't work Perfectly – specially in external PT.
hope to hear soon….
great video, i didn´t noticed that you could use a printer as a station to atack other subnet on the way (pretty cool), i hope that you can continue creating this awesome videos!!!
Great Work ……
Keep it Up
Great demo!
It could be interesting to have a comparable analysis with a broad range of antivirus poducts, just to see where the exploit code "goes under the AV radar" on different AV -products. Because as I see it Anti malware-products is the key point in all this, since all companies are using either Symantec or McAfee which have proven enterprise rollout and detection capabilities, and the example AV-product used in the demo is AVG Free, which is a "home-user" product.
great video, I like people to make videos explaining computer security issues
practical way, by the way, where I can download the tool for the PAN file/s??
I wanted to ask something, since this is a pentest scenario and exploitation is allowed here are my comments:
1. First, you exploited this in order to have a PoC on the weakness machine, in the event you exploit the machine and you did nothing but simply "ipconfig" on the meterpreter shell, is there any impact on the machine?
2. How can you present to the client that the exploitation you did does not do any harm since you only execute "ipconfig"? Was there any services that crashes?
3. If the answer is NO (the machine is not damage since ipconfig is only executed), can the client just patched it and continue using the machine after the pentest?
Thank you for clarifying this point.
What happens if the first victim machine(XP) is shutdown? Since you are pivoting from the victim machine(XP) and its now shutodwn, will all the meterpreter session be cut or only the victim (XP) session?


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Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down on the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo.Lee.Ta. (p1)
I am confounded, confused and very curious. How is it possible that a self-confessed feminist like me could appreciate a novel like Lolita, a book that is confronting and deeply disturbing in its subject matter, yet masterful in its execution? It is a story I have avoided for many years, ever since starting to watch the 1990s movie of the same name. (Why did you agree to act in this film, Jeremy Irons, why?)
So what is all the fuss about? What is Lolita?
For those who haven't, or couldn't, read Lolita, it is a novel about love, obsession and control. Narrated in the first person, it charts the life of one Humbert Humbert, a European-born academic with a sexual predilection for girls (or nymphets, as he refers to them), and his obsessive love of one girl: Lolita.
Humbert H meets and falls 'in love' with Delores Haze, or Lolita (aged 12) after moving into her mother's house as a boarder. So begins his obsession with 'plain Lo'; Humbert believes himself to be in love with Lolita and will do anything to be with her. He even goes so far as to marry her mother, Charlotte, in order to remain under the same roof. During this time, he begins secretly abusing Lolita, fueling his desire and obsession.
Then, an unfortunate accident ensures that Humbert gains complete control over Lolita as her sole surviving 'parent'. He takes Lolita on a journey that leads them from state to state; a journey that was, at the beginning, something that excited to Lolita. Yet it becomes clear that young Lolita (at 12, still a child) is an unwilling participant in this adventure, with her very limited choices forcing her to remain with Humbert. As Humbert famously acknowledges: "You see, she had absolutely nowhere else to go."
That is, until she meets Carol Quilty, a [male] screen writer and film maker with limited morals, who offers her a new, but not really better, existence. This heralds the next stage in Humbert H's story – revenge and his quest to find (and reclaim) his 'Lo'.
Lolita is a novel of rare brilliance. It is part love story, part road story, part fictional memoir. It is also incredibly upsetting, violent and disturbing.
Nabokov's mastery of English language is particularly evident in Lolita, despite English being his second or third language. His word plays are very clever and quiet funny. Humbert's gun is affectionately called Chum. The actual road Humbert drives down to a major plot point is called Grimm. Humbert and Lolita drive through a town, Soda, Pop 1001. Even the characters names have hidden (or not so hidden) meanings, for example Clare Quilty rhymes with guilty; the choice Nabokov makes in spelling Lolita's last name (Haze, not Hayes) leaves us with no doubt about the character of the Haze family.
Nabokov also deftly weaves threads of absurdity throughout the novel, lending a surreal quality to the narrative. This device, along with his word plays, provides at least some relief from the subject matter, making the novel more of a 'story', reminding us that we are inhabiting a fictional place and a fictional mind, no matter how believable Humbert and his narrative seem.
The main characters in Lolita are incredibly sophisticated. Lolita, far from being perfect or sexually advanced (or a little seductress), is actually a typical bratty twelve year old: shallow, keen on popular culture, manipulative and a wee bit bit unhygienic. Initially Humbert offers her something exciting – a true love interest, an escape from her mother. She is interested in him, that is clear. Yet I think Nabokov never intended her to be seen as the instigator of the relationship (although some critics and commentators do view Lolita in that way).
The character of Humbert too is intensely complex, written so skillfully that we the reader can almost (only almost) pity him. After all, what a miserable situation he finds himself in: an unwell man, unable to form proper relationships, is perhaps delusional, and clearly believes he can be in love with a child. And yet…for me, I can't have pity for a man that takes advantage of young girls, that knows what is he doing is wrong (at some level) but persists, and persists.
I admit, there are passages in this book that I could not bring myself to read. And yet…I came away really admiring this novel for specific elements, and can see why it is considered a classic. But that makes me conflicted. Can I recommend this one or not? Well, yes, but read it with caution and don't expect to really like it, or feel good about it.
As Margaret Atwood noted:
'We love to watch bad people do awful things in fictions, though we would not like it if they did those things to us in real life. The energy that drives any fictional plot comes from the darker forces…' Source: The New Yorker Book Blog, 16 May 2013 'Would you want to be friends with Humbert Humbert?'
In writing Lolita, Nabokov created something deeply moving that is still relevant and controversial nearly sixty years on.
An aside….
Maybe I'll revisit Lolita for a more detailed analysis someday. But as of next week I am back at work (seeya later maternity leave, it was fun), so not anytime soon.😉 I do hope to keep posting reviews and updates weekly. Thanks everyone for reading! It's been fun.
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- Pam Hogeweide said...
what is non-con?
i lived in hk for nearly seven years. i've done outreach (back in the day) with jackie and her people. i know loads of people who have ministered with or hang out with her. she's been in hk since like the sixties!
the first time i watched someone minister in the power and presence of the holy spirit was Jackie. I was at Hang Fook camp, the name of the community that Jackie and her team had created through St Stephens society. I think it's gone now since the '97 handover. Anyway, after the meeting, which was a Sunday service, some people had gone forward for prayer. She was praying for a man, a very large Indian man, who collapsed. Others could barely catch him so a chair was quickly put under his large girth. He sat there looking completely dazed. Jackie stood over him, her hand hovering above his head. I was sitting on the third row. Service was over so most people were up and about. But I sat there, transfixed by the scene three rows a head of me. No one else seemed even curious. But for me, it was one of the very first tangible displays of the presence of God right in front of my young eyes. At one point Jackie stopped quietly praying in tongues and just looked up. Seeing me sitting there she said, "It's amazing. The Holy Spirit keeps coming in waves on him. It's incredible." She wasn't even touching the guy. And he seemed utterly relaxed, a bit dazed, but relaxed. I had never seen up close the presence of Jesus affect someone this way, this slaying in the Spirit as old school charismatics like to call it.
So because of that moment, and because I know how dedicated Jackie has been to Hong Kong's poorest, whenever her name comes up, my interest piques. I have not heard someone in America bring up her name in years. But i was just in HK this past fall and an old friend of mine has a passion for the poor that he did not have when I left HK over 15 years ago. I asked him, "What happened?" Jackie, he said. It was Jackie. She showed me how to love the poor.
- BobM said...
For anyone - I have posted many of Jackie's messages here: http://ibobs.org/mp3/Disc03/Pullinger/Pullinger.htm
Hello, do you know where jackie is residing now?
- Keith Giles said...
Jackie is still in Hong Kong ministering to the poor, the prostitutes, the drug addicts, etc.
Look her up online.


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MILLVILLE -- City officials announced an economic stimulus program Wednesday at City Hall Commission Chambers called the "Grow Millville Fund."
The program is geared toward helping small companies in Millville obtain special financing in order to expand their businesses.
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Businesses that have a UEZ designation would receive their grants from the city, via UEZ money, as well as the U.S. SBA, whereas all other businesses in Millville would go through the NDC and the U.S. SBA.
The NDC makes all final decisions regarding loan approvals, not the city commission or the mayor, according to officials.
"This is to act as a flexible financing tool to meet the needs of businesses in Millville," said Ayres. "The terms of the loan, as well as the rates would be flexible depending on the business."
However, these loans are not for everyone, according two NDC representatives, Hank Coleman and Charles Giuliano, each out of the organization's New York City office.
The two stated they were "serious" about not handing out loans to businesses that would not be able to pay back.
"What matters to me first is cash flow, then the next step is collateral," said Giuliano, explaining how the NDC decides whether to approve loan applications. "To burden businesses without enough cash flow with this kind of debt wouldn't help anyone, and we'll say no, we're sorry, this isn't the best thing for you to do."
Coleman added the Grow Millville loans are different from the kinds of sub-primes loans that have recently gained attention in the national media because the DNC will not "force loans on those who can't afford them.
"Market rates is about 6.5 to 7 percent, and we go as low as 4 percent, but they aren't for businesses without cash flow," he said. "We like to see companies with a track record or preferably two years, but that's not a deal breaker."
Ayres clarified who the loans are meant to benefit: "Businesses that have cash flow but are not fulfilling their needs due to some transitional period, or to continue payroll or to stretch working capital."
Officials from both the city and the NDC stated the program was not meant to compete or take business away from local banks that would normally give loans to area shops. They added the program would work with banks in providing loans they would otherwise view as "high risk."
"We can refinance loans from banks, and also assist banks with certain loans that are high risk for their standards but not necessarily high risk for us," said Coleman.
According to Ayres, the city will determine whether to continue the program after all of the initial loans are allocated.
"We'll see how the $4 million shapes out, and if it's a success, we'll look at renewing it," he said.
For information on how to apply for a Grow Millville loan, contact Pam Upham, loan supervisor for the city, at (856) 293-0721.


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This time of year, football coaches devour all the video they can get, and Cincinnati Winton Woods coach Troy Everhart has watched three tapes of his opponent in tonight's Division II state final, Maple Heights.
Everhart couldn't help notice speedy playmakers Shaq Washington and DeVonte Ransom. But coaches know football is won in the trenches and there was one player who really caught Everhart's eye.
"Number 52," Everhart said, referring to Mustangs senior left tackle and defensive end Dominic Flewellyn. "He's listed at 6-3, 275 pounds and he looks all of it. He's solid.
"He doesn't take plays off. He plays his tail off for a two-way guy. I admire the way he plays. When the quarterback [Washington] wants to make a play, he finds 52 and gets behind
Maple Heights coach Todd Filtz calls Flewellyn "the best lineman in Greater Cleveland." His teammates call him something else.
"He's our rock," senior guard Tim Love said. "He's the rock of the offensive line. He's the centerpiece of the team."
Flewellyn, long known as "Big Dom," didn't play youth football or basketball, but always has had a competitive streak. "He doesn't like to lose," said his mother, Mary Horton. "He wants to
outdo everyone in everything -- in schoolwork, in sports and at home."
A standout basketball center, he averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds last season. In football, he's powerful and quick enough to dominate defensive ends and block linebackers, and he leads the defensive linemen with 88 tackles.
Flewellyn plays all three defensive line positions and has a key role tonight in trying to limit Winton Woods' prolific running game.
"If he's able to stop their running game, we feel we have a good shot," Mustangs' defensive line coach Jake Parsons said.
As dominant as he is on the field, Flewellyn's impact might be greater in the locker room and in the classroom. Teammates and coaches view him as the heart and soul of the Mustangs.
"He's a leader in the classroom. He gets good grades and he has good character," Love said. "He's a communicator. He'll put you in the right place. If you're wrong, he'll tell you, and if you're right, he'll be the first to congratulate you."
Flewellyn carries a 3.8 grade-point average and has offers to play at Air Force, Navy, Bowling Green and Northern Illinois, among others. Big Ten schools are expressing interest in him as a guard/center.
"He's got his head on straight," Filtz said. "He's not going to make bad decisions on or off the field. He respects his elders, his parents and his teachers. He's got a good personality, and he's going to be missed."
Flewellyn is easy-going and talkative most of the time, but doesn't have much to say when the topic is Dominic Flewellyn. He says that his being centered in football and in life comes from his mother.
"I'm balancing football and grades and trying to be the best I can in both," he said. "That's what my mom always tells me, 'Get your education first, and athletics come second.' "


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Not long after Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Sam Smith, R-Jefferson, announced Tuesday that he wasn't running for re-election, the tributes started coming in.
Smith, 58, has served 27 years in the House, and has been in Republican leadership since 2000. A sampling of the statements:
House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny
"Sam Smith has been a true friend, and it has been an honor and pleasure to serve in the House of Representatives with him. We are all proud he is part of our leadership team. The Speaker is a true statesman who is willing and able to bring differing parties together for the best interests of the Commonwealth and the people of Pennsylvania.
"As Speaker of the House, Sam has brought a level of decorum and professionalism to the institution that is indispensable and nothing short of admirable. His ability to remain calm and bipartisan under pressure has earned him immense respect among our colleagues. Speaker Smith has been a tremendous mentor, who having also served in the role of Majority Leader provided extraordinary guidance over the past few years for which I will always be grateful.
"I extend my best wishes for Sam's future happiness and success and know that he will continue to play a significant role in his community after retirement."
House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny
"Sam is making the decision that's right for him, but his departure will leave a hole in our institution. The gentleman from Punxsutawney has had a long run in the House and he led his caucus and the House through a period of great upheaval and change.
"In 2011, he made a smooth transition from partisan leader to Speaker of the House. While Sam never put aside his Republican view of things, he quickly understood that leading the chamber and acting in its best interests means working with all sides and, at a minimum, letting all voices be heard.
"This was true when Sam set aside rigid ideology in the transportation debate last year in order to do what's best for Pennsylvania. That law would not have happened without Sam Smith deciding to work constructively with Democrats to solve a big problem. He has our thanks for that."
Majority Whip Stan Saylor, R-Windsor Township
"With today's announcement that Speaker Smith plans to retire, our Commonwealth is losing one of the finest leaders on public policy it has ever had. Having worked with six different speakers in my career as a state lawmaker, I can say unequivocally that Sam has been the fairest and most even-keeled leader this body has had.
"He took time to really get to know all members on both sides of the aisle, junior and senior alike, and he went to great lengths to ensure all had ample floor time to speak on the issues of importance to them and their constituents. Most importantly in our system of a constitutional republic, he protected the rights of the minority party in allowing lengthy debate, interrogation and remarks on all legislation."
Rep. Becky Corbin, R-East Brandywine
"I have known Speaker Smith not only from my time as a legislator, but also from when I worked as a legislative staff member. he is a very decent and honorable person who has managed to strike an incredible balance between making tough decisions and maintaining a cordial and respectful atmosphere in the House. He will be greatly missed by members from both sides of the aisle."
Noting Smith's hometown, Corbin said, "I wish Speaker Smith would stay and Punxsutawney Phil would retire."


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Intro: Jay-Z & [Cam'Ron]
Turn the motherfuckin' music up
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Welcome to the Empire State
Home of the World Trade
Birthplace of Michael Jordan
Home of Biggie Smalls
Roc-A-Fella headquaters
Ladies and gentlemen, Killa Cam, Young Hov is definitely in the building
Brooklyn, Harlem World
Welcome to New York City, welcome to New York City
Stand the fuck up
[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
I'm a B.K. brawler, Marcy projects hallway loiterer
Pure coke copper, get your order up
I bring 'em to Baltimore in the Ford Explorer
It's gonna cost you more if I gotta get 'em to Florida
Rucker game attender; with the Bent parked
On the sidewalk with the temp plates on the fender
I ain't hard to find you catch me front and center
At the Knick game, big chain in all my splendor
Next to Spike if you pan left to right
I own Madison Square, catch me at the fight
But damn once again if you pan left at the ice
It be the man that write checks with the hand that don't write
I go off the head when I'm rambling on the mic
And I go off the feds when I'm scrambling at night
And it was often said I brought hammers to the fight
But we from New York City, right Cam? (Ya damn right)
Bienvenue à New York!
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The Diffuse InfraRed Background Experiment (DIRBE) on the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite produced an all-sky map at 10 different infrared wavelengths. The primary purpose of the maps was to determine the Cosmic InfraRed Background (CIRB) radiation. The CIRB is the sum total of the redshifted and reprocessed short wavelength radiation from the era of galaxy formation, and hence contains vital information about the history of galactic evolution. Unfortunately one of the main foregrounds to the CIRB in the near infrared (1-5 microns) is the flux from stars within our own galaxy which the large DIRBE beam (0.7 deg.) could not resolve out. The optimal observational window for the CIRB in the near-IR is at 3.5 microns since that is the wavelength region where the other main foreground, the zodiacal dust emission, is the least. The area of interest for this project was a region near the North Galactic Pole which had the least intensity at 3.5 microns after the removal of the zodiacal light. This dark spot was 2x2 degrees making it very difficult to mosaic at 3.5 microns using the available arrays. Thus the field was mosaiced at 2.2 microns, then the bright stars were selected and re-imaged at 2.2 and 3.5 microns. The resulting total intensity of the bright stars was combined with a model for the contribution from dimmer stars and subtracted from the zodi-subtracted DIRBE map. The resultant intensity for the CIRB at 2.2 microns is: 11.9 +/- 4.7 kJy/sr or 16.2 +/- 6.4 nW/m2/sr, and at 3.5 microns is: 10.8 +/- 3.5 kJy/sr or 9.3 +/- 3 nW/m2/sr.
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If you've ever wanted to see an artist's interpretation of famous TV locations, look no further than Tim Doyle's new works for Spoke Art Gallery. Called "Unreal Estate," it's places that we all know and love, even though they only exist in our pop culture memory. As Doyle says, "'Some of us have been going to these places for decades - some of these places were taken from us, way too soon."
From the famous cafe where Seinfeld and his friends would converse about "nothing," to the bar where Homer would drown away his sorrows, these illustrations will not only provide fond memories of your favorite shows, they'll also make you feel as though you're looking at a piece of pop culture history.
"Last June, after the opening reception to the Quentin versus Coen show in San Francisco, the founder of Spoke Art, Ken Harman, invited me to have a solo show at his gallery later that year," said the Austin, Texas-based artist. "I was immediately flattered - and then the fear set in. If it's just me, not only was I looking at months of work in secret- but the success or failure of the Gallery that month was up to my ability to create and be clever.
"I initially was going to do a very diverse show with a bunch of unconnected works, essentially throwing the visual parts of my brain up on the wall and hoping people liked what they saw. But after talking to Ken for a while, he seized on a couple of ideas I had and did what a good gallery owner should do - focus his artist. This is the show that came of that."
You can see these prints and more at Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco starting February 2nd through February 23rd. Here's a sneak peek at what you can expect.
The Simpsons - Moe's Tavern (Glow in the Dark)
Arrested Development - Bluth's Original Frozen Banana Stand
The Simpsons - Kwik-E-Mart
The Simpsons - Springfield
King of the Hill - Strickland Propane
The Sopranos - Satriale's Pork Store
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Seinfeld - Monk's Cafe


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Teens arrested for Kortedala attack
Seven teenage boys have been apprehended in connection to the brutal attack of a 61-year-old man in Kortedala on March 18. The youngest of the boys is only 14 years old.
On Wednesday the police visited a number of addresses in Gothenburg. Seven youths aged 14-16 years were picked up and taken to the police station on Skånegatan.
So far, four of the boys have been arrested suspected of attempted murder, according P4 Göteborg.
The 61-year-old was subjected to a severe beating on the Kortedala Torg (plaza) on March 18. It took place in the middle of the day and the area was full of people at the time. It is believed the man thought the boys had teased his dog and that he was attacked after approaching the group, writes Göteborgs-Posten.
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Well then… we didn't see this coming, did we?
In an unforeseen twist that could thrust the Los Angeles Lakers straight back into title contention, two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash has successfully negotiated a sign-and-trade deal from the Phoenix Suns to the Lakers that will team him up with Kobe Bryant, according to sources with knowledge of the deal.
Sources told ESPN.com that Nash, with the New York Knicks also pressing hard to complete a similar sign-and-trade deal, was swayed to join the Lakers after a determined push from Bryant and because the move keeps him in the title hunt and allows him to stay in close proximity to his three children in Phoenix.
Nash will receive a three-year deal in excess of $25 million, sources said, because the Suns ultimately agreed to sign-and-trade him to the Lakers, who can absorb Nash via the trade exception they created by dealing Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks in December.
The Suns will receive 2013 and 2015 first-round picks and 2013 and 2014 second-round picks from the Lakers, according to the Arizona Republic.
One question I have off the top is… will Rob Sarver gift wrap Nash before sending him to the Lakers?
The Suns are a joke of a franchise run by one of the worst owners in all of sports. Rob Sarver's decisions are always motivated by money and never about winning. He's one of the guys that damn near cost us an NBA season with the lockout.
I just wrote about this deal on Crossover Chronicles. Here's part of my take:
The move fixes a gaping hole in the Lakers lineup. They now have a point guard who can find Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol in their comfort zones while also providing space for Kobe Bryant with his shooting. The Lakers also have a second leader on the team who will have Kobe Bryant's respect.
There is, though, a risk involved. Nash is 38 years old. And while he keeps himself in phenomenal shape and spirit, the human body can only take so much. There is a risk that Nash's body and skills will decline. There is also the matter of matching up against the West's elite. Does Nash make a Lakers-Thunder series more even?
The move helps the Lakers a lot. There's no doubt about that. We'll have to see what they've got planned for the rest of the summer, though, because I still don't think this deal helps them get past Oklahoma City. Nash is a lot like Kevin Garnett: Great, a huge key to winning, but not what he used to be.
If the Lakers lose Nash to injury, it would be pretty devastating to their chances. And at 38, that's a lot more possible than it was when he was 28.
Still, the Lakers made a move that keeps them in "contender" status. They're holding on just like the Celtics are: By banking on aging stars and experience with a few younger guys, including one young star capable of great things. I guess this is how it should be. The NBA's old guards, its two most successful franchises, matching styles and fighting to keep that championship window open just enough to maybe face each other one more time before each team is completely made over.


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Three members of the top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team were honored with weekly awards from the Big Ten Conference on Monday.
No. 1 Nebraska rallies in game three, defeats No. 3 Minnesota in five-game classic at Devaney Center
The Nebraska volleyball team proved worthy of its No. 1 ranking on Sunday, using a complete team effort to take down No. 3 Minnesota, 3-2, in front of 8,363 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Keith Zimmer directs Nebraska Athletics' Life Skills and Enrichment program, as well as the N Club, which is hosting a Weekend of Champions Reunion to honor and celebrate the 1986, 1996 and 2006
The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team put together one of its most dominant performances of the season in a 25-21, 25-22, 25-15 sweep of No. 4 Wisconsin before a season-high crowd of 8,476 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Friday night.
The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team returns home this week for the "Weekend of Champions" celebration, as the Huskers host No. 4 Wisconsin on Friday at 8 p.m., and No. 3 Minnesota on Sunday at 1 p.m.
At Monday's press conference to promote an NCAA Final Four-Like weekend Friday night and Sunday afternoon, John Cook � and the media that covers his powerhouse volleyball program � must have had an
Nebraska senior outside hitter Kadie Rolfzen was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, the conference office announced.
The second-ranked Nebraska volleyball team completed a successful road trip with a 25-16, 25-14, 25-17 sweep at Maryland Sunday afternoon at the XFINITY Center Pavilion.
The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team avenged its only loss of the season, 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 27-25) at No. 19 Ohio State in front of 2,608 fans at St. John Arena Friday night.
Nebraska senior outside hitter Kadie Rolfzen was selected as one of 30 candidates for the NCAA women's volleyball 2016 Senior CLASS Award Thursday.
The second-ranked Nebraska volleyball team will look to avenge its only loss of the season when it travels to face No. 19 Ohio State on Friday at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.


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1707 - The octagon to round barrel went out and the 46" barrel was "specified". The dog-lock was also losing favor.
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When the Rangers acquired Rick Nash last summer, there were dreams of a Stanley Cup dancing through fans' heads.
With the Blueshirts falling just short of playing for the Cup last season after losing to the Devils int the Eastern Conference Finals, Nash could put them over the top. So could another year of experience for a roster with youth on the blue line and young forwards like Derek Stepan and Carl Hagelin.
The shortened season might actually benefit the Rangers -- the majority of the roster is intact, which means they'll be familiar with John Tortorella's system right from the start of camp.
There's also the possibility it will take some Rangers some time to get into game shape when the puck drops. Could it cost them a higher seed in the Eastern Conference standings? Is about a week for camp too small? Or will the workouts held by players be enough to help? Remember, Tortorella told The Post's Larry Brooks last October he was concerned about older players who haven't been involved in games for months.
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Support for equal partnership entitlements for same-sex couples in the US continues to rise, according to a new poll by Reuters.
It comes as the US Supreme Court prepares to decide whether the federal government may deny benefits to same-sex married couples that it allows for heterosexual couples.
According to Reuters/Ipsos polling of 2,886 Americans, 55% of those surveyed said married same-sex couples should be able to qualify for social security survivor payments and other benefits provided to married heterosexual couples.
A more extensive Reuters/Ipsos poll of 24,455 people between 1 Jan and 14 March found only a quarter of Americans opposed same-sex marriages or civil unions.
The greatest support was in the north-east region of the US, with 69% of adults supporting same-sex marriages or civil unions. However, support fell to 57% in the southern states.
A recent ABC News poll found that 58% of Americans now support the legalisation of same-sex marriage, while 36% oppose it.
Currently, nine US states and the District of Columbia permit same-sex marriages. Eight other states allow civil unions or domestic partnerships.
In oral arguments next week, the US Supreme Court will address for the first time a possible right to same-sex marriage.
The issue for the nine justices on the first day is the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, the 2008 voter referendum that declared marriage a right only for a man and woman.
Earlier this month, President Obama said he believed banning gay couples from marrying went against the spirit of the US Constitution.
Thomson Reuters, which runs the Reuters news agency, said it supported efforts to legalise equal marriage in the UK, and around the world, in a statement last month.