Set Up Your Own VPN

Set Up Your Own VPN, Without the Expensive Software

By Eric Geier

If you want secure access to your network when away from the office, you can setup a Virtual Private Network (VPN ). You can connect via the Internet and securely access your shared files and resources. You don't have to buy an expensive VPN server if don't have a lot of users. Windows actually provides VPN server and client functionality.

In this tutorial, we'll set up the Windows 7 or Vista VPN server and connect with Windows XP, Vista, or 7. Now let's get started!

Avoiding IP conflicts

Since VPN connections link networks together, you must be careful with the subnet and IP addressing so there aren't any conflicts. On the network hosting the VPN server, you should use an uncommon default IP for the router, such as 192.168.50.1. If you have multiple offices, assign each to a different uncommon IP/subnet, such as 192.168.51.1, 192.168.52.1, and so on.

Create an incoming VPN connection in Windows

To configure the Windows VPN server, you do what is described by Microsoft as "creating an incoming connection." This will be the server or host of the VPN. Among other things, you'll specify the users you want to be able to connect. Follow these steps to create an incoming connection:

1. Right-click the network icon in the system tray and select Open Network and Sharing Center.
2. Click on Manage network connections (Windows Vista) or Change adapter settings (Windows 7).
3. Press the Alt key to show the File Menu and click File > New Incoming connection… .
4. Select who you'd like to give VPN access to and/or create custom accounts by clicking on Add someone. See Figure 2 for an example. When you're done, click on Next.
5. Select Through the Internet, as Figure 3 shows, and click Next.
6. Such as shown in Figure 4, select the protocols you want to enable for this connection. You'll likely want to select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), so remote users receive an IP address and can access the Internet and/or network. Plus if you want the remote user(s) to access file and/or printer shares, select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. When you're done, click Allow access.
7. On the next window, click Close.

Now you need to access the properties of the newly created incoming network connection and define the IP address range for VPN clients:

1. On the Network Connections window, double-click Incoming Connections.
2. Select the Networking tab and double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
3. Select Specify IP addresses and then enter a starting and ending address that's within range of your local subnet but not conflicting with the DHCP range. For example, if your router's IP is 192.168.50.1, you might enter 192.168.50.50 to 192.168.50.59 as shown in Figure 5, which would support 10 clients. If you want clients to be able to assign themselves an IP, select that option.
4. Click OK on both dialog boxes to save the changes.

Configure any third-party firewalls

Windows will automatically allow the VPN connections through Windows Firewall when you configure the incoming connection on the host PC. However, if you have a third-party firewall installed on the host PC, you need to make sure the VPN traffic is allowed. You may have to manually enter the port numbers 47 and 1723.

Configure your IP address, dynamic DNS, and router

To enable VPN connections to the host PC from the Internet, you must configure your router to forward them to the Windows PC that's accepting the incoming connections. You specify the host PC by entering its local IP address. Therefore, before you setup the port forward, you should ensure the IP address won't change.

Start by logging into to the Web-based control panel of the router. Then go to the Network or DHCP settings and see if you can reserve the IP address for the PC so it always gets the same one. This may be called DHCP reservation or Static DHCP. Some routers don't have this feature. In this case, you'll need to manually assign the PC a static IP in the TCP/IP settings of the network connection in Windows.

Once you have figured out the IP address, find the virtual server or port forwarding settings in the router's web-based control panel. Then create an entry forwarding port 1723 to the local IP address of the PC, such as Figure 6 shows. Don't forget to save the changes!

If your Internet connection uses a dynamic IP address, rather than a static one, you should signup and configure a dynamic DNS service. This is because when you configure the remote clients, you have to input the Internet IP address of where the host PC is located. This will be a problem if the IP changes. However, you can sign up for a free service, such as from No-IP, and input your account details into the router so it will update the hostname with your IP. Then you'll have a hostname (such as yourname.no-ip.org) to input into remote clients, which will always point to the current Internet IP address of your host PC.

Now everything on the server side should be configured and ready to go. Next you need to setup the clients.

Create outgoing VPN connections in Windows

Now that you have the server setup, you need to configure the computers which you want to connect from, called the VPN clients. Here's how to in Windows Vista and 7:

1. Right-click the network icon in the system tray and select Open Network and Sharing Center.
2. Click Set up a connection or network (Windows Vista) or Set up a new connection or network (Windows 7, as shown in Figure 7).
3. On the wizard, select Connect to a workplace, and click Next.
4. Select Use my internet connection (VPN).
5. Type the Internet IP address or hostname into the Internet address and enter something for the Destination name. See Figure 8 for an example. You'll probably want to keep the other options disabled. Click Next to continue.
6. Enter a User name and password that was selected when you created the incoming VPN connection, and click Next to try to connect. It will attempt to connect using the following protocols: SSTP, PPTP, and then L2TP.
7. Once connected, click Close.

Windows may by default assign the connection as a Public Network, limiting sharing functionality. Therefore you probably want to change this. If you aren't prompted to do so, open the Network and Sharing Center and click Customize (Windows Vista) or the Public network link under the connection name (Windows 7). Then on the popup window, select Work Network.

Here's how to create and outgoing VPN connection in Windows XP:

1. Open the Network Connections window and click Create a new connection.
2. Select Connect to the network at my workplace, and click Next.
3. Select Virtual Private Network connection, and click Next.
4. Enter a name for the connection, and click Next.
5. Select Do not dial the initial connection, and click Next.
6. Type the Internet IP address or hostname, and click Next.
7. Click Finish.

Limiting VPN traffic

By default, all the Internet traffic on the VPN client will pass through the VPN rather than the local Internet they are connected to. This is great if they are using a public connection, like a port in a hotel or Wi-Fi hotspot, since it keeps their browsing private. However, if they are on a trusted network, like at their home or remote office, this just might be wasting bandwidth. To limit the traffic that passes through the VPN connection:

1. On the Network Connections window, right-click the VPN connection and select Properties.
2. Select the Network tab and double-click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
3. Click the Advanced button and uncheck Use default gateway on remote network (see Figure 9).
4. Click OK on the dialog boxes to save changes.

Now the VPN client will use the local Internet connection when browsing websites. It will only use the VPN connection when a server or IP address isn't reachable via the Internet, such as when accessing shares on the VPN host network.

Connecting to the VPN

In Windows XP, you can connect and disconnect by opening the Network Connections window and right-clicking the VPN connection. In Windows Vista, you can click the network icon in the system tray, click Connect to, and then select the connection. In Windows 7, click the network icon in the system tray and select the VPN connection.

After you connect, you should be able to access the shared resources on the VPN host network. Keep in mind; you may have to manually access shares (e.g. ip_address_of_computer or file://computer_name/) rather than browsing in My Network Places or Network.

Knowledge Is Power Quotes

Knowledge is Power

Learning for the Sake of Learning

Very few people know what they want to major in, let alone what they want their career to be, when they start college. In your first few semesters you’ll likely have the opportunity to take a bunch of introductory classes and you’ll enjoy some of them more than others. During this time you might also feel pressure to declare a major or find your academic passion while simultaneously maintaining good grades.  While you might feel uncertain about what path to take it may also seem like everyone else around you has it all figured out. It’s normal to feel this way, and in reality many students are unsure about what they want to spend their time learning or majoring in.

All of this uncertainty is actually okay. Young people go to college to set themselves up for future success but the college experience is also an opportunity to learn things about yourself and the world around you along the way. Learning what you’re good at, what you enjoy, where your skills are lacking and what you dislike, underlies much of your educational journey. Understanding your strengths and weaknesses is a skill that will help you throughout life.

And remember that a lot of college education is about learning to think, analyze and integrate new information and ideas. In fact, if you ask many adults who attended liberal arts colleges what about their college experience had most influence on them (aside from maybe the friends they made) they will likely tell you it was learning to think and write well. So learning to learn is a really important component of the experience no matter what career you ultimately pursue.

What about your grades? How are you supposed to try out different courses that you aren’t well-versed in and feel confident that you can maintain good grades? Well, unless you know you want to go into a cut throat career that requires impeccable grades, your grades ultimately don’t matter as much as it might seem like they do when you are in the middle of it. The more you learn for the sake of learning, rather than doing it for the credits or the grades, the more you will probably get out of the experience Studying  only to get a grade might actually undermine the process of real learning and get in the way of getting the most knowledge and enjoyment out of your courses.

After college, you’ll probably forget many of the details of the course content you took or the grades you received. But learning to think and learning to learn while on the path to getting the degree will be much more impactful and important in your life.

The Analytical Thinker

Analytical Thinkers are reserved, quiet persons. They like to get to the bottom of things - curiosity is one of their strongest motives. They want to know what holds the world together deep down inside. They do not really need much more to be happy because they are modest persons. Many mathematicians, philosophers and scientists belong to this type.

Analytical Thinkers loathe contradictions and illogicalness; with their sharp intellect, they quickly and comprehensively grasp patterns, principles and structures. They are particularly interested in the fundamental nature of things and theoretical findings; for them, it is not necessarily a question of translating these into practical acts or in sharing their considerations with others. Analytical Thinkers like to work alone; their ability to concentrate is more marked than that of all other personality types. They are open for and interested in new information.

Analytical Thinkers have little interest in everyday concerns - they are always a little like an “absent-minded professor” whose home and workplace are chaotic and who only concerns himself with banalities such as bodily needs when it becomes absolutely unavoidable. The acknowledgement of their work by others does not play a great role for them; in general, they are quite independent of social relationships and very self-reliant.

Analytical Thinkers therefore often give others the impression that they are arrogant or snobby - especially because they do not hesitate to speak their mind with their often harsh (even if justified) criticism and their imperturbable self-confidence. Incompetent contemporaries do not have it easy with them. But whoever succeeds in winning their respect and interest has a witty and very intelligent person to talk to. A partner who amazes one with his excellent powers of observation and his very dry humor.
It takes some time before Analytical Thinkers make friends, but then they are mostly friends for life. They only need very few people around them. Their most important ability is to be a match for them and thus give them inspiration. Constant social obligations quickly get on their nerves; they need a lot of time alone and often withdraw from others. Their partner must respect this and understand that this is not due to the lack of affection. Once they have decided in favor of a person, Analytical Thinkers are loyal and reliable partners. However, one cannot expect romance and effusive expressions of feelings from them and they will definitely forget their wedding anniversary. But they are always up to a night spent with stimulating discussions and a good glass of wine!

More at https://www.ipersonic.com/type/AT.html

Take a moment "just" for yourself

 Take a moment and close your eye, now think of all the rules that you follow. Think of all the customary traditions you follow and the beliefs you follow. Think of all the thiongs you don't like doing but feel pressured to do. Even think of the "good morning's" you may say that you really feel nothing about and just release...

 With your eyes closed, count each of your breaths to 10 and then begin again.

 Imagine yourself with no reason to do what you feel compelled to do. There are no reasons to follow rules here, this is your space.
*Counting your breaths will create a breathing and thinking rhythm.
 If you'd like, hum your favorite tune, imagine your favorite scene, there are no critics here.
 Picture what you'd really like to do in life and mentally do it, immerse yourself in the warmth it creates.

 When you learn to do this effectively you'll return often.

Peace, "Niko J"

I was asked my opinion about Christianity

 I'll have to condense this as I have things to do and the topic has no variables to the "devout".

 I believe you are among the most confused groups of people that walk the planet and here's why > 

 First off, my Lutheran grade school and my Catholic high school plus its preachers, teachers, priests and pastors taught me that "God is Everything". Ok

 Is He an orange, yes - is He dog poop, no - Is He you, yes - Is He Islam, no - Is He your "x", no - Is He Trump, no - Is He porn, no - Is He love, yes - is He hate, no, on and on and on until I get a headache!

 Basically, He's whatever the speaker of Christianity favors and He's not what the speaker dislikes or can't fathom

 Ok

 What is the correct book to see the true God?

 Answer: Depending on how one distinguishes a different Bible version from a revision of an existing Bible version, there are as many as 50 different English versions of the Bible. The question then arises: Is there really a need for so many different English versions of the Bible? The answer is, of course, no, there is no need for 50 different English versions of the Bible. This is especially true considering that there are hundreds of languages into which the entire Bible has not yet been translated. At the same time, there is nothing wrong with there being multiple versions of the Bible in a language. In fact, multiple versions of the Bible can actually be an aid in understanding the message of the Bible.

https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-versions.html

 Wholly shit, I'm sorry I asked.

 Why is it that I had never seen Christians and the Jewish community unit and hold hands before ISIS? Don't answer, screw it.

 If the Bible is the correct book then why has it gone through so many revisions?

 Are we the only living beings in the universe?

 I use to be asked was I ready for the 2nd coming of the Lord to which I answered, "Where in the hell did he go"?

 Why is there always a white Jesus painting in the churches when he was Jewish?

 I believe in God and I curse him out from time to time, care to tell me I'm going to hell? Whatever happened to being honest?

 There are 10 commandments and if I text you a picture of my private area, there's no sin, not in the commandments.

 Do priests that molest little boys go to hell? What if they beg forgiveness after each event?

 *Remember, God is everything! *Until you disagree with it or dislike it.

 Are Blacks going to heaven?, What about Geechies?

 Are American soldiers doing God's work as they kill in battle?

If there was "nothing" here before God and now there is "sin", God must have brought it with him,. Do you agree?

 My puppy is "supposedly" not going to heaven because he has no soul (Nor my Blackfoot Indian ancestors because they didn't read your book) but you actually think I'd wish to be held hostage in a heaven with you pasty faced hypocrites? My puppy is most likely 10 times more loyal than you, more trusted and honest than you and has never told a lie or cheated in a relationship. (Also, physics dictates there is no tomorrow and therefore there is no time or place for a heaven "after death")

Can you say that?

 *I may have ruffled some feathers but a true Christian's spirit teaches him or her to forgive and forget *It's not that they actually do it but this allows them to take an imaginary "greater stance" than the common man because they are better than the rest.

 *Don't feel left out, "All organized religions are full of shit"!

You're poor in the mind before you're poor in the pockets

9 Things A Wealthy Mind Does That The Poor Mind Does Not

The richest 1% of the world currently control 48% of the world’s wealth. The top 80 wealthiest people in the world control approximately $1.9 trillion, which just so happens to be the amount controlled by 3.5 billion people on the other end of the spectrum. Can you believe that? There are 80 people in this world that collectively share the same amount of money as 3.5 billion people!

many of us would like to believe that each one of these 80 wealthiest people inherited their wealth, in actuality only 11 did. The other 69 have built their immense wealth from very little. Look at Warren Buffett, for example. He grew up as a middle class child, but got addicted to the world of business and investing at a very young age. Today, he is worth $72.3 billion.

Nobody gave him this money. He earned it because he has always took actions like the rich would and avoided the actions of the poor. Since he has so much wealth, should he be required to give his money to the rest of us just because we haven’t become as successful? I don’t think so. Instead, we should all be studying the things the rich do and should be actively doing them ourselves!

1. Believe in the Law of Income

The wealthy mindset believe that they will be paid in direct proportion to the value that they deliver to the marketplace. In other words, if they are integral in forming a product that nearly everyone in the world wants/needs, then they should be compensated accordingly. The inventor of the self-dimming rear-view mirror which is now in almost every car in America. Do you think it would be fair to only pay him $15 an hour for the time he put into this invention? Or, since his product has been an amazing success, perhaps he should receive a portion of the proceeds from each sale?

2. Focus on Opportunities, Not Obstacles

There once was a shoe salesman that found himself in a far-away country, trying to sell shoes to the natives. The only problem was, nobody there wore shoes and the sale was often quite difficult. The salesman soon gave up in frustration and decided to leave the area. On his way out, he met another shoe salesman. “Don’t bother entering this town.” said the first salesman, “These people don’t even wear shoes.” The eyes of the second salesman grew wide, “No one has shoes?? Then I could sell a pair to everyone in town! How fortunate we are to stumble upon an untapped market!”

It’s all a matter of perspective. The people who are not winning often see obstacles and quickly give up, while a wealthy mindset see the the opportunities and enter arenas that many wouldn’t dream of.

3. Associate with Positive, Successful People

Wealthy mindset people know that attitude is everything. If they continually hang out with people that complain about the weather, bad-mouth the government, and speak negatively about the state of the economy, then they will likely start doing the same thing! If, however, these same people start hanging around individuals that continuously talk about success, opportunity, and the positive things in life, chances are that they will see the world from an entirely different perspective!

Instead of the world being a terrible place to live, it suddenly becomes a glowing land of success and opportunity. A great example of this is United States citizens vs. immigrants into the States. Immigrants are 4x more likely to become millionaires than those of us that grew up here. The main reason? We talk about the negatives of living in this nation, while immigrants see it as the land of opportunity. Quite frankly, it is what you make of it.

4. Willing to Promote Themselves and Their Value

Wealthy mindset people aren’t afraid to tell you what they’re great at. Most of the time, they aren’t embellishing. It’s the truth. People not financially getting ahead might be great at many things, but they always seem to downplay them into nothing (either because they think negatively of salespeople or because they’re not confident in themselves). Therefore, you assume their skills are just that – nothing. If you want to be wealthy, you must learn how to become a salesperson and at the very least, sell yourself.

5. Grow Bigger Than Their Problems

The people who are not financially getting ahead see a problem and they chalk it up to bad luck and quit trying. A wealthy mindset run into problems and might scratch their heads for a while, but they don’t give up. They’ll work and work until they discover a solution to the problem so they can win in the end.

6. Wealthy Mind Think Both, the Think Either Or

Economists came up with the term, “opportunity cost” long ago. Put simply, this means that if you choose one thing, then you are ultimately forgoing something else. In other words, if I have $5 and I buy an $5 ice cream cone, then I am ultimately giving up that pack of gum that I wanted as well.

This is how people who are not financially winning think too. They have a set amount of money and they think that they can either spend it one thing or another, but not both. It sounds logical doesn’t it? But the wealthy mindset focus on how they can get both.

Following along the same lines as the example above, let’s give a wealthy person $5. They too want both ice cream and a $5 pack of gum, but instead of thinking either or, they decide to go for both. To do this, the wealthy mindset would not buy the ice cream or the gum initially, but might instead buy a 24 pack of water for $5. They walk down the road a ways, sell each water bottle to passers-by for 50 cents and earn a total of $12. Now they can enjoy their ice cream, gum, and still have $2 left to spare! The wealthy mindset has a “both” mentality, not “either or”.

7. The Wealthy Mindset Focus on Net Worth, Not Working Income

Financially struggling people often talk in terms of hourly pay, whereas wealthy people know that an hourly income is not nearly as important as someone’s net worth. One can earn quite a lot of money per hour, but if they don’t learn to keep any of it, they will still be broke in the end. The wealthy mindset person knows that a large net worth will net many opportunities and will create more wealth in the future.

8. The Wealthy Mindset Constantly Learns and Grows

Many kids today think that they’ll be able to work just hard enough to earn their degrees, and then they won’t have to pick up another book for the rest of their lives. They might turn this dream into a reality, but they’ll likely “just get by” forever.

The wealthy mindset starve for knowledge because they know that the more they learn, the more likely they are to succeed. The average millionaire reads one non-fiction book a month because they want to grow themselves into the person that they want to be. The average broke person will read nothing and will never change. As I like to say, “the rich constantly learn and grow, and the poor think they already know.”

9. The Wealthly Mindset Doesn’t Mind Taking the Hard Road

The poor often stay poor because they take easy road after easy road, until they find themselves in bum-town. As an example, one person might have the option to work at the local grocery store for $8 an hour and could learn from the very wise businessman that owns the place. But instead, this person decides that making $8 an hour is for chumps and they start dealing marijuana for $200 an hour instead. The hard road could have made them into a successful business person, but they instead chose the easy road and eventually got addicted to drugs and ended up in prison.

The wealthy don’t mind taking the hard road because they have a long-term mindset. The current life might be difficult, but they know their actions today could benefit them tremendously in the future, so they trudge along and keep their eye on the future prize. By staying focused and doing the things the rich do, many of them will become successful and wealthy as well.

African Americans Are Killing Themselves, Don't Blame the White Man

 Many other ethnicities have joined the "Thick" craze and are killing themselves as well. So you've decided to be "Thick", you may wish to consult with your physician as this type of mental thinking leads to the physical "eating".
 You're essentially putting yourself at a higher risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, heart attack, stroke and a ton of other health conditions.

 Do you think these pictures are cute? You may be retarded.

 I got quite a few responses to this post, I wonder why? LOL All I can say is, "To each his or her own", personally I would puke.

Drone attacks are essentially terrorism by joystick

Bernard Hudson is the former director of counterterrorism at the CIA and is a nonresident fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center.

A failed assassination attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday was mounted with explosive-armed drones, according to news reports. Nine days earlier, and on the other side of the world, terrorists claimed to have sent an armed drone to attack the international airport in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. No one was killed in either case, and the circumstances of both remain murky. But a new and dangerous era in non-state-sponsored terrorism clearly has begun, and no one is adequately prepared to counter it.

In Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, government officials said one or more drones detonated explosives above the audience at a nationally televised military event. Several people were injured, though not the president or his wife, Cilia Flores, who was standing next to him onstage. Maduro blamed his political opponents.

In Abu Dhabi, Houthi rebels from Yemen said they had launched a drone attack at the airport. UAE authorities deny the incident occurred, but the greater truth is that it is technically possible — indeed, not difficult at all — for the rebels to have done so. Reinforcing this is the wide belief that the Houthis are being advised by Iran’s special security services, which have shown an impressive capability for such things.

Both of these episodes will encourage other technologically savvy groups and disgruntled individuals to use drones to commit political violence. While news of the events in Venezuela and the UAE was disturbing, the failed attempt in Abu Dhabi is especially worrisome because of the mass casualties that destroying an airliner would cause.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) represent a fresh threat to the traveling public. A concerted effort must be made to confront this threat before lives are lost.

Weaponized drones start with a tactical advantage: Most can fly lower than current technology is capable of readily detecting. Even if they were carrying only a small quantity of explosives, they could bring down a civilian aircraft in flight. Commercial airliners are vulnerable during takeoffs and landings when there is limited time for aircrews to react to unforeseen, and potentially hostile, events.

A simple hobbyist’s drone can down an airplane when joysticked into the airliner’s path. Militarized drones, the kind probably available to groups such as the Houthis, are heavier (but can weigh less than an adult human), and can carry several pounds of explosives at speeds up to 100 miles per hour with a range of 400 miles (about the distance between Washington and Boston). These flying robots can be programmed to maneuver into active airspace and wreak havoc without human guidance.

Airport security, as currently designed, is focused on ways to mitigate threats from people who have access to the facility, such as passengers and staff, and from cargo transiting the grounds. Airports are not designed to guard against purposeful attacks from the sky. More attention to finding ways to monitor low-flying objects such as drones is urgently needed.

One option: Position security drones above airports, looking down with constant vigilance for airborne threats. Another: Eventually require all drones to be connected to local cellular networks so that, at least, hobbyists’ drones can be detected before they collide with commercial jets.

Protecting heads of state from drone attacks will be even more complex, so varied are the leaders’ schedules and public appearances. Not only can preprogrammed drones swoop in from almost any direction, but they can also be used by anyone with the means to buy them. Worse, threats from the sky used to be exclusively the domain of nation-states. That has changed in the past two weeks. Now, a far broader and more elusive menace has emerged and must be addressed.

Weaponized drones are firmly in the hands of non-state actors. No one is safe. Not heads of state. Not the flying public. We cannot afford delay in devising ways to combat this new peril.

Broward schools get security upgrades as new school year nears

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Visitors to Broward County schools: Get ready to be inconvenienced.

On the first day of school next year, there will be only one way to get in during the school day at 135 of Broward’s 230 schools. Although many doors will be open for arrival and dismissal, signs and fences will steer visitors during the day toward a “Welcome Center,” where they will have to show their IDs to enter the school.

They also will have to wear a badge as they travel through the campus.

Visitors will see an abundance of these new safety features when school starts Aug. 15, including new fences, double-doors, cameras and security staff. The school district is spending $26 million to create single points of entry at all its schools, with completion expected on all campuses by early 2019.

Expect many new procedures as well as delays and disruptions, Superintendent Robert Runcie said on Wednesday.

“There is no way we’re going to implement security measures the community expects from us and not inconvenience visitors,” Runcie said.

In addition: “Don’t expect perfection on the first day.”

He said there could be confusion about the new rules and long lines as students and parents figure out new routines. Students also can expect more “Code Red” drills next year, which allow them to practice how to behave in an emergency.

The massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14 spurred a spate of new safety measures in Broward and a national conversation about safeguarding schools.

Among the efforts has been speeding up the completion of “single points of entry” for campus visitors, which rely on fencing and door systems to limit visitors’ access to one entrance. Runcie on Wednesday showed the news media a newly completed single-point system at Miramar High School, which got new gates, a full-time security monitor at the entrance, and cameras that staff can monitor from their mobile devices.

“I’ll be able to see students really clearly with this upgraded system,” said Miramar Principal Maria Formoso, who added she got a large real-time video screen in her office.

The school district budgeted $26 million for the single-entry-point systems, an effort that started about two years ago. The plan was expedited because of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas.

The shooter at Stoneman Douglas arrived near the end of the school day, bypassing security. The school district, aware that arrival and dismissal times are vulnerable to intruders, said the presence of school resource officers and the requirement that students wear ID badges will improve safety during these times when lots of people are coming and going.

“I feel very confident about these measures we are taking,” School Board member Patti Good said. “It’s going to become our new normal. Collectively, I hope they make a difference.”

The district also plans to use metal detectors at Stoneman Douglas, but Runcie said details, including who will monitor them, have not yet been worked out.

A retired Secret Service agent has been hired to review what role school administrators and security staff played on the day of the shooting at Stoneman Douglas.

The retired agent, Steve Wexler, will review the actions of school employees during the massacre in which a shooter killed 17 people, school district officials say. The review will go further to include which procedures and circumstances may have affected the tragedy, Runcie said.

“We’re looking at the entire school so we can get some lessons learned and look at what we need to change at that school and any other school,” Runcie said.

"ReWalk", allowing paraplegics to walk again, Awesome

http://rewalk.com/

The "Status Quo"

 I reference the "status quo" often and I admit, I don't think much of them yet they are needed. The herd needs the feed, herders need the herd, the kings need the herders and the gods need the kings. The relationships are all symbiotic.

 There are women that buy the ugliest dresses on the planet but they purchase these dresses with no adherence to fashion and or peer pressure, I respect that. There are men that wear a toupee and they know everyone knows it's not their hair yet they don't care, I respect that as well. There are individuals that walk away from it all and live off the grid with no cell phones, no craptops, very little contact with the masses. etc. and I respect you the most.

 Whether I respect you or not doesn't matter as long as you can live with what you are my opinion is irrelevant.
Me? I do what I do and say what I say as I damn well please because I don't need anyone. My dad / sperm donor once told me, "No man is an island".  (Was that original pops? RIP) I may not be an island yet I live on yachts in the physical world and in my mental world and can visit the masses as I please.

 If you're a follower and you're happy, be a follower. If you're a leader I'll tread lightly because I am not easily led.
 At the end of the day we are "all" just monkey's attempting to gather "what we consider" to be the ripest bananas.

"I know one thing; that I know nothing" or I know that all I know is that I do not know anything", Socratic paradox,

118 Mile March from Charlottesville to DC

 Some things are simply stupid and that's why you have Trump as president.

 There are a group of whites that want to march, chant, dance some bullshit in DC, so fucking what, let them. There's an opposition group of individuals that want to "peaceably" meet them to express their views, once again stupid!

 Here's where we separate morons "and educated" people from enlightened people. The morons and the educated will show up to show and voice their opinions while "enlightened" individuals will go anywhere but there!

 For some you may have to dig deep into your mental wallet and when you do you may arrive at an Accomb's Law type of question > "What if no opposition showed up"? That's right, go fishing, to the mall, play with your children, etc. and simply let them march, demonstrate or whatever bullshit they do.
 I can guarantee you that within 3 years there would be no more marches, your showing up perpetuates the problem.

 Did you have enough in your mental wallet to grasp that?

*I don't blog to make friends, I blog to share a "non-staus quo point" of view.

Are you smacking God, Allah, Buddha, Jehovah in the face?

 I often hear people say that "He, she, it completes me". Is this your "true" sentiment or said figuratively? For this to be said from the heart suggests that your deity of choice created you "incomplete".

You need a license to drive, to fish & to have a dog BUT (You may be retarded)

You do not need a license to have children. How fucking stupid is this? I can count 100 people non-stop that shouldn't have children, they are children themselves.

My opinion jumps right into "inalienable rights". Has anyone considered the inalienable rights of the child? A pill head, crack head, drunk, HIV+, irresponsible, plain stupid, broke, homeless, lives in their mother's basement playing video games individual should be allowed to breed? If you can answer yes to this you are retarded!

 In order to have a child a couple should have to pass an "easy" test for a license.

 - How often should a child eat?

 - How much water should a child drink per day?

 - How long should a child be left in a car?

 - As a parent are you always correct?

 - At what temperature is a child running a fever?

 Many of the individuals "attempting" to read this post have failed miserably already.

Yes I use the word "retarded" I am not politically correct. To place the word "correct with political" is a mental conundrum within itself.