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What you need to know when you sell your club.
With national chains taking over more of the club industry, the landscape of the fitness business is changing drastically. More small club owners are selling their businesses. But small club owners often don't have the experience they need to get the most they can out of their club when they decide to sell.
Charley Swayne has been through several club sales. The former owner of Valley View Fitness Center in La Crosse, WI, Swayne has had years of experience helping friends sell their fitness clubs.
According to Swayne, the more you know before you sell, the better off you'll be. Here's what he has learned about exiting club ownership.
Ensure you can show trends for the last few years. You must have a solid and consistent business record for the past few years, something that will make your business more attractive to a buyer. You may want to pay for a certified financial statement. These statements can cost between $10,000 and $15,000, but certified financial statements can make a buyer more comfortable about the purchase because the statements will show that your revenues have been increasing consistently while your expenses have been increasing at a slower rate.
"It shows you know how to control your expenses," says Swayne.
Eliminate all hidden liability. Take care of any liabilities so that the new owner doesn't find out a year later that you pulled one over on them and come back and sue you.
Sell the entire entity. Sell the assets and the liabilities. Even though you may think you've cleared up every liability issue there is, you may not know about something that happened a few years earlier that could come back to haunt the club after you've left. If the incident happened on your watch, you'll be liable for it unless you've sold the liability to the new owner.
Decide whether you want to sell to another individual or to a national chain. In the same vein, you have to know whether you are selling to someone from outside the industry or someone with a lot of experience in the industry. Chain clubs generally have someone in charge of buying clubs, and that person is well versed in this art. An individual or group of individuals buying a club could be novices or could have a few years of experience in the business, but chances are they are not as savvy as the chain buyer. Knowing who your potential buyer is will help you in the following areas:
In a sale to someone with little to no experience with health clubs, you may want to use an appraiser unfamiliar with fitness clubs. Typically, these appraisers will appraise clubs higher than appraisers familiar with the business, Swayne says. However, if you are selling to someone with knowledge of the industry — a chain or individual — you will need to get the club appraised by someone with club appraisal experience.
Use a broker if you want to sell to someone outside the industry. They can help you find a buyer looking for an investment opportunity. If you want to sell to someone inside the industry, you don't need a broker, Swayne says. Just advertise in trade publications.
Get what you can from a chain. Chains are sophisticated in their buying, which generally puts the individual gym owner who's selling at a disadvantage.
"The only way you'll get a good price from a chain is if two chains are trying to bid for you," Swayne says. For that reason, if one chain expresses interest, don't be hesitant to stir interest from another chain.
Chains also may try some creative payment options with the individual owner, but Swayne says not to take it.
"With a chain, get cash and get out. Don't take their stock or payment in five years," says Swayne. "[The chains] can get the money if they want to."
Be ready to do a "rent-to-own" plan. Individual buyers seldom have the money to buy your club outright. That means you may have to set up a lease/purchase agreement in which you maintain a landlord role over the club. The new owner pays you a set amount each month until they've paid off the full amount of the purchase. At any time, the new owner can pay off the remaining balance. However, if the new owner misses a payment, you have the right to take the club away and sell it to another entity.
Hire a good attorney. Before you sell your club to anybody, find an attorney who is an experienced buy/sell attorney.
"You can't go cheap here," says Swayne. "Find someone who's done this, done a hundred of them."
Stay away from handshake deals. "If you are lucky enough to find an honest person on the other side of the table, things can be done quickly on a handshake," Swayne says, but he cautions that handshake deals are extremely risky.
Find a buyer who fits your mold. Individuals who sell clubs often remain in the community, and people in that community will associate the club with the former owner. Through the years of ownership, the members and employees of the club often become friends of the owner. Therefore, the owner usually doesn't want to turn the business over to someone that won't run the business in a manner consistent with the seller's values and standards. "It's the most important thing I do when I sit down with my friends and they want to buy or sell a club," Swayne says. "I try to do a personality and integrity profile on both…I've seen deals fall apart because of that."
It doesn't take a lot of cash to show your members appreciation.
You probably never tire of hearing members tell you how your club changed their lives. How the exercise program you started them on helped them lose weight or helped strengthen their back so they could lift their grandchildren again. Feels good, doesn't it?
Well, it may be time to return the favor and tell your members how appreciative you are that out of all the clubs in the city they chose yours.
Membership appreciation "is not something that we talk about in the industry," says Laurie Cingle, executive director at Mercy HealthPlex in Fairfield, OH. "We focus on sales and programs. I've never really talked to people about what they do for appreciation."
However, club owners can do a host of actions to show that they appreciate members' loyalty.
Start with a thank you
Clubs have a hard time getting people started after they join. New members to the 29 locations owned by Sport & Health Clubs in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area receive a thank you note, a follow-up phone call and a discount coupon or other freebies after completing a fitness assessment and orientation, says Michael Meehan, senior vice president and director of operations at Sport & Health Clubs. The special attention to new members is a way to get them into the club after joining and to get them comfortable with the club that they'll keep coming back.
Show them that you know them. Sport & Health Clubs is updating its computer system so that it will e-mail a birthday card to each member.
Some clubs post photos of charter members and new members on their bulletin boards. Sport & Health Clubs also post letters from members on their bulletin boards.
Make them stars
If you're running a TV or radio ad, you'll find no better "stars" for the spots than your own members. Sport & Health Clubs use real member photos in their marketing pieces and real member voices and stories on promotional radio ads.
Participation in the commercials increases club loyalty of the participants because they feel like they are part of the company, Meehan says.
His club also mails out quarterly newsletters to members and the community. Each issue includes at least one feature about a member.
Offer incentives
Offering value-added points for long-term members is a way to reward members. Meehan's clubs offer value-added points that translate into discounts for massage services, tanning, pro shop items, locker rental fees, upgrades for spouses and more. In addition, the club offers member discounts on programs offered to the public.
Give them freebies
Everyone loves getting something for free. Giving away T-shirts and gym bags are big winners, says Meehan. "They like something that says 'I belong' so T-shirts are good."
The company gives away gym bags at certain events. Those bags become more important later because it shows their longevity with the club, says Meehan.
Invite members to participate in focus groups to discuss improvements to the facility and its programs. Most clubs might not consider this as member appreciation, but it does show members that you value their opinions.
Host health fairs and open houses
While the main purpose for these events may be to attract new members, it also is a perfect opportunity to show members that you care about them. Sport & Health Clubs holds one of these events about every two months and members can get free screenings for cholesterol, osteoporosis and high blood pressure.
Throw a shindig
A party for members can be one way to show appreciation. Cingle has thrown parties at clubs she's worked at in the past.
"They worked well," she says. "Members were happy, and we got lots of leads and met interesting people."
Every December, Cingle puts on a Jingle Bell Aerobics, Jog and Pancake Breakfast that's free to members. Parents can do the 5K run or participate in aerobics and then come back to the auditorium — where Santa Claus has been entertaining the children — to eat some pancakes.
Of course, showing appreciation with discounts, gifts and parties won't inspire loyalty if a club doesn't also provide good staff, equipment and programs that offer what members want and need. However, it can't hurt to show a little appreciation to those members who keep coming back to your club.


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It seems that we will finally get more information on Prey 2.
This game looked really promising, hopefully this turns out to be true.
This would be interesting if now Prey 2 is a launch title for the next gen systems. I wonder if they decided to make this its own game & not related to the Prey game. Because maybe it is now called Alien Noire. That part is what I find interesting. Why would the link be under Alien Noire & not Prey 2 unless like I said it is now called some thing else.
I think Alien Noire sounds cool. I still want a 'real' Prey 2 that continues Tommy's story. The Prey 2 we know looks super awesome, but I think it shouldn't recieve the number treatment. Sorta like Super Mario Bros 2 (eeew). It is a spin-off for sure, even though Tommy is included.

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Companies have a problem many people would envy: They can't get rid of cash fast enough.
After a fourth year of higher profit, companies' piles of cash is approaching yet another all-time high. They're on pace to have $1.06 trillion in cash, based on estimates from S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Cash is piling up despite companies' efforts to dispense of it by buying back stock, increasing dividends and investing in capital and equipment. However, they're not being as aggressive as they can afford to be. "Companies are examining different ways to put cash to work," says Charles Crane of Douglass Winthrop Advisors. "But they're still generating buckets of cash."
Cash continues to accumulate despite efforts by companies to reduce it because:
• Capital spending isn't ramping up as much as it could. Companies are being timid investing cash in new equipment to generate growth in the future. Capital spending is up 13% from the fourth quarter of 2011, based on the 45% of companies that have provided data, says Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices. But much of that is replacement spending, not expansion, he says, such as spending by AT&T and Verizon to replace storm-damaged equipment. Some big companies, such as Apple, have actually slashed their capital spending.
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• Dividends are still low relative to earnings. Dividends soared in the fourth quarter by 21%, but companies are still paying out a smaller percentage of their earnings than they have historically. They're paying out just 36% of earnings as dividends, near a low, and well below the 52% of earnings they usually do. Stinginess is due to cash being trapped overseas since it would be taxed if brought back to the U.S. to be paid as a dividend, says Michael Gumport of MG Holdings. "The tax code is causing companies to hoard cash," he says.
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• Buybacks not making a dent. Companies are loading up on their own shares with their cash. Buybacks are up 55% from where they were in the fourth quarter of 2011. But even at that frenetic pace, it's hardly noticeable. The number of shares outstanding is down less than 1% from 2011 as companies create more shares, usually due to option-based pay.
Investors, though, shouldn't complain too much, since it's better for companies to have too much cash than not enough, Crane says. "Balance sheets are in much better shape," he says. "That's not something to criticize."


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TGH Writes: "A soundtrack is what brings the game to life and fills it with memories, it's also what separates an average game from a great game. You won't see any must-play titles having lacklustre soundtracks, it's all integral to the experience.
So, without further ado, here are my top 10 video game soundtracks – and I can promise you that it's not just your generic list of games you see on everybody else's top 10."
I agree with all of these I would also add Metal Gear Rising :)
sorry guys but this is the best one http://www.youtube.com/watc...
God of War series, Alan Wake, Mass Effect series, Bioshock series, Oddworld AO & AE, Castlevania: LoS, Oblivion, Fable 1 & 2, Deus Ex: HR have my favourite OST's.


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Griffin Reinhart received some words of wisdom before touching down at the Calgary International Airport on Monday.
The Edmonton Oil Kings shut-down defenceman, along with 35 other Canadian Hockey League players across the country, are in town for the world junior team selection camp --- a whirlwind of practices and games before the chosen few depart for the 2013 world junior championships in Ufa, Russia.
Having (unsuccessfully) gone through the process last year in Calgary, Reinhart's brother Max, a forward for the Abbotsford Heat, sent him a text message that said it all:
"Don't do what I did and get cut."
Good advice but that could be easier said than done this year considering the high calibre of players --- especially defenceman --- set to hit the ice this week, starting Tuesday morning.
Reinhart is among 12 blueliners and one of four drafted in the top-10 of the 2012 draft. The New York Islanders pick, who went fourth overall, is the highest of the bunch along with Moose Jaw's Morgan Rielly (fifth overall, Toronto), Red Deer defender Mathew Dumba (seventh overall, Minnesota) and Portland's Derrick Pouliot (eighth overall, Pittsburgh).
Only seven defenceman will wear a Canadian jersey --- and, likely, two of those spots will be filled by returning veterans Dougie Hamilton Niagara Ice Dogs and Scott Harrington of the London Knights.
There will be tough decisions made across the board as Canadian head coach Steve Spott, who runs the bench of the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers, and Hockey Canada brass select 13 forwards and three goalies.
The current National Hockey League lockout is also adding to their decision-making process --- but, on the upside, Canada should benefit significantly if the labour impasse continues.
Edmonton Oilers centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was also set to touch down in Calgary Monday along with NHL-calibre forwards and returning world junior veterans Jonathan Huberdeau (Florida Panthers), Mark Scheifele (Winnipeg Jets), Ryan Strome (New York Islanders), and Boone Jenner (Columbus Blue Jackets).
However, many --- including Nugent-Hopkins --- could be summoned on command should the NHL begin during the world junior championship that runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5.
Camp officially begins Tuesday at WinSport with a pair of morning practices (10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.) and an intra-squad game at 7 p.m., followed by games against the CIS all-stars on Wednesday (1:30 p.m.) and Thursday (noon).
The first round of cuts are set for Wednesday with the team (tentatively) being named on Thursday and one final practice Saturday (10:30 a.m.).
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A resolution providing amendments to the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, in accordance with Article 19, Section 19.01, and setting forth a brief description of each amendment to be placed on the ballot.
WHEREAS, Article 19.01 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, provides that the Metropolitan Government shall not adopt a resolution proposing amendments to the Charter more often than twice during the term of office of members of the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, Article 19, Section 19.01, also requires to be set forth in the adoption resolution a brief description of each amendment so worded so as to convey the meaning of said amendment; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Metropolitan Council by adopting this resolution to fulfill these two Charter requirements.
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19.01 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, the proposed amendments to the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, attached hereto, are submitted to the people for approval in the manner provided by Section 19.01 of the Charter.
Section 2. The date prescribed for holding of the referendum election at which the electorate of the Metropolitan Government will vote to ratify or reject the amendments proposed in Section 1 of this Resolution shall be November 7, 2006.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Sponsored by: Michael Craddock, Randy Foster
Amendment No. _______________
Chapter 1 of Article 8 is amended by adding the following new section:
Sec. 8.121. Division of metropolitan audit.
A. There shall be, as an independent agency of the metropolitan government, a division of metropolitan audit, the head of which is designated as the metropolitan auditor. The metropolitan auditor shall be a person:
1. with a well founded reputation in government or public finance and the audit function as may be exhibited by a record of exceptional performance for at least five (5) years as a financial officer of a government or business;
2. who has, through education and experience as an accountant, auditor, CFO, controller or principal accounting officer of a governmental entity or private business an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Governmental Auditing Standards Board standards, financial statements, internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, and the audit functions of a governmental entity.
B. The metropolitan auditor shall be appointed by a majority vote of the council from a list of three (3) persons recommended by the audit committee whom the audit committee deems best qualified and available to fill the position. If the council deems that the persons recommended by the audit committee to serve as metropolitan auditor are not suitable and/or qualified, the council shall reject the names submitted and the audit committee shall recommend three additional persons deemed qualified and available to fill the position. The metropolitan auditor shall serve a term of eight (8) years but shall be subject to removal for cause during the term by a vote of four members of the audit committee. The first term of the metropolitan auditor will end on June 30, 2014, regardless of whether the full eight years has been served. A vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled temporarily with a qualified acting metropolitan auditor by the majority vote of the audit committee. The filling of the vacancy for the remainder of a term and for any new term shall be by the selection of the mayor through the process provided in this section.
C. The metropolitan auditor shall conduct, or cause to be conducted financial, performance and other audit services following Government Auditing Standards established by the United States Government Accountability Office, and the metropolitan auditor shall follow the independence and other professional standards established and published under Government Auditing Standards.
D. The metropolitan auditor shall appoint and remove, subject to the civil service provisions of article 12 of this Charter, all officers and employees of the division.
E. There shall be a metropolitan audit committee which shall be composed of six (6) members, as follows: The vice mayor and the director of finance shall be members by virtue of their official positions. Two (2) members of the metropolitan county council shall be selected by that body from its membership to serve a two (2) year term. One (1) member shall be selected by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce to serve a four (4) year term. One (1) member shall be selected by the Nashville Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants to serve a four (4) year term except that the member first selected shall serve a two year term. Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves. The General Provisions of article 11, chapter 1, of this Charter shall be applicable to the audit committee unless otherwise specified in this section.
F. The audit committee will oversee the annual audit plan and will review and evaluate at least annually the performance of the metropolitan auditor.
G. All audit reports issued by the metropolitan auditor are public documents and shall at all times, during business hours, be open for personal inspection by any citizen of Tennessee.
Amendment No. _______________
This Amendment would create a Metropolitan Government Division of Audit. The head of the division would be designated as the metropolitan auditor and the metropolitan auditor would independently conduct financial, performance, and other audit functions. The metropolitan auditor's work would be overseen by a six (6) member Audit Committee that would also choose and recommend candidates for metropolitan auditor to the Metropolitan Council, oversee an annual audit plan, and evaluate the performance of the metropolitan auditor.
Sponsored by: Michael
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Charter Revision Committee
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If you want to stay ahead of the pack when it comes to your job search, one of the best ways is to follow key recruiter trends.
If you want to stay ahead of the pack when it comes to your job search, one of the best ways is to follow key recruiter trends.
Recruiters have to earn their keep every day and can lose a lot of credibility if they aren't able to find a pool of qualified candidates in a reasonably short period of time.
So, if you are searching for a job out of college or making a career move, understanding how recruiters are harnessing technology can be a big advantage. What better way to find a career opportunity than to be where the recruiters are in the digital world?
Your first step to getting the inside track is to get a copy of "Recruiting Technology Trends — 2013" from Recruiter.com.
Here are five trends from the report I find most instructive to the job searcher:
--The resume is almost dead. I say "almost" because there are still a few who insist that it's the way to evaluate candidates. But it doesn't really tell anyone very much about the candidate — and most of it is marketing hype, anyway. Recruiters want to develop a broader and more significant understanding of a candidate than what is represented on a piece of paper. If the resume was the key to all great hires, we wouldn't need recruiters.
--Job search will become more visual. Just as video content is growing in importance for marketing products and services, so, too, will it impact on the job search process. Recruiters are already using video interviews and videoconferencing to survey a larger pool of applicants in a shorter span of time and cut expenses.
--Greater use of customer relationship management (CRM) tools will enable recruiters to curate a larger portfolio of candidates whom they know, understand and rely on in order to fill positions with the best candidates. Years ago, a top-performing recruiter relied on his or her Rolodex. Now it's Salesforce.com, ACT! or an industry-specific CRM that allows the recruiter to develop and manage a larger volume of candidates. One outcome of this is that you'll find yourself continually competing against a very qualified and competitive group of job candidates.
--Expect an enhanced selection process. In the old days, you might have had a phone interview followed by at most two or three personal interviews. With companies of all sizes wary about the costs associated with hiring the wrong candidates, you'll often find yourself going through a varied and deeper selection process. Your preparation for this kind of selection process will have to get better, too.
--Data analytics will become more important to the recruitment process. In the digital world, there's a lot of data available about you. Unless you have something to hide, you should never fear your digital profile. Software that can analyze the digital footprints you leave around the Web in social media sites, professional networking sites, and anything else digital will help them size you up. Curate your digital profile carefully.
-- David Dirks is the author of "Job Search Marketing: Finding Job Opportunities in Any Economy." You can find more information on his job search strategies at jobsearchmarketing.net and by listening to his podcasts at blogtalkradio.com/jobsearchmarketing.


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Jonathan Taylor Thomas: 'Walking away from Hollywood was the right choice for me'
The youngster shot to fame as Tim Allen's onscreen son on hit TV sitcom Home Improvement in the early 1990s and also starred in a series of films and provided the voice for young Simba in Disney's The Lion King.
However, Thomas decided to quit his acting career in 1998 to focus on his education, and he went on to enrol at the prestigious Harvard University, where he studied history and philosophy. He also spent a year studying abroad at St. Andrew's University in Scotland and graduated from New York's Columbia University in 2010, and the actor, now 31, insists he made the right choice.
He tells People.com, "I'd been going non-stop since I was eight years old. I wanted to go to school, to travel and have a bit of a break. To sit in a big library amongst books and students, that was pretty cool. It was a novel experience for me.
"I never took the fame too seriously. It was a great period in my life, but it doesn't define me. When I think back on the time, I look at it with a wink. I focus on the good moments I had."
Thomas recently reunited with Allen to make a guest appearance on the veteran comedian's new TV show, Last Man Standing, and he's easing himself back into the entertainment industry by writing scripts and drawing inspiration from work by his peers.


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The Greater Shawnee Area Chamber of Commerce recognized business and community leaders with awards during its annual meeting and banquet Tuesday night, which also served as a night of transition for the chamber and its new leadership for 2013.
The Greater Shawnee Area Chamber of Commerce recognized business and community leaders with awards during its annual meeting and banquet Tuesday night, which also served as a night of transition for the chamber and its new leadership for 2013.
Outgoing Chamber Chairwoman Marta Land passed the gavel to 2013 Chairman Tom Keller after an evening of awards.
While Land said she had no speech prepared, she eloquently thanked many for their efforts while she was at the chamber's helm.
"I was honored and privileged to serve the chamber this year," Land said. "I don't feel like I did anything special — all the people who came before me are the ones who did."
Land said she was lucky to earn a 12-month slot and do her part.
"Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be who I am," she said, adding that without the chamber and its support to business, she would have likely quit her own business, House of Flowers, many years ago.
Land presented awards to retiring board members as well as division chairs, and then 21 graduates of Leadership Shawnee were honored before the following annual awards were presented.
• The Business Person of the Year award was announced by Martha Totten, last year's honoree. She presented the awarded to John Goodson, president of Rainmaker Sales, a family business that was named No. 52 in 2007 as one of the nation's fastest growing businesses, Totten said. The company employs 16 people, with Goodson's wife, Linda, working in marketing.
• The Pierre F. Taron Jr. Leadership award, presented by last year's recipient, Michael Affentranger, was awarded to Sarah Weeks.
• The Fleeta Greenwood "Best Kept Secret" Award was presented to Carol Currie and Sherry Claybrook, two members of SPAR — Saving Pets at Risk.
• The Ambassador of the Year award was presented to Butch Victor.
• The Neill and Mary Wiley Outstanding Chamber Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Gretchen Trimble.
• The Agri-Business Person of the Year Award was presented by Tom Mikles, who with his wife Robin were last year's recipients of the award. Honored with the award were Greg and Della Hillerman. Mikles sad the couple started a business with a few nurse cows that has turned into an operation of 150 head of cattle over the past 30 years, plus 600 head of feeder cattle each year.
• Last year's honoree, Tim Barrick, presented the Gordon Richards Sr. Service Award to Richard Finley.
As the evening of recognitions concluded, Land officially passed the chamber gavel to Keller, who said so many involved in the chamber are willing to give of themselves for the betterment of Shawnee.
"All of us are very passionate about what we believe," he said, adding while everyone has ideas on the best direction for Shawnee, they are all connected to each other.
As the chambers begins to address issues in several key areas during 2013, including education and community image, Keller said they all have to give — whether they have to give up some things or give time and energy to others — as they work through this year.
Keller presented Land with an appreciation plate for her service.
Kris Steele served as master of ceremonies during the evening, with the Shawnee Police Department Honor Guard presenting the flag while city of Shawnee employee Cindy Gibson sang the National Anthem.
For additional photographs from the banquet, watch future editions and also look for a photo gallery online.


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Food and Nutrition Degree
With the rising incidence of obesity and the desire to live healthier and longer lives, there is a rising interest in food and nutrition. At the University of North Alabama, we offer a general degree in food and nutrition. There is increasing recognition of the relationship between maintaining a healthy diet and improving health and well being, providing a real opportunity for students in this field. The ideal student will want to understand how food relates to the body, improving health and wellness, and treating disease processes; in other words the relationship between food, nutrients and human health. Further, the student will be interested in techniques in food preparation and preservation, cultural diversity in food preferences and beliefs, and in service of their community. Graduates in the field of Food and Nutrition may embark on careers in:
- Dietary management
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- Other related vocations, we encourage our students to think outside the box and explore all possibilities.
- Food testing to ensure foods are safe for consumption


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There is even somebody who is hacking Wine as we speak.
The Qemu has real problems if you are running SMP kernel. If I remember correctly certain network cards also can create troubles. Check the mailing lists as many problem could be resolved by properly setting parameters. I personally didn't have the nerves to play with it. My conclusion was that Qemu was not usable for me. It looks like you might have come up with the same conclusion
For me it was overkill to begin with. I wanted to run it because I need sometimes to use Flash in order to access my insurance information (I know it is ridiculus). My idea was to install Opera on the top of Windows running in Qemu and use if I have to.
I just learned today from ports@ that Flash 9 actually works on OpenBSD and that after changes in audio Gnash is much, much more stable so that is probably all I need. Java plug-in on the another hand are not distributed as binaries but I built JDK 1.5 once and now I have those idiotic plug-ins on all machines.
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I am surprised that OpenBSD would allow QEMU into their package tree since it can knock out the system.
I used it before on Linux to run windoze, DragonFly, and NetBSD. I never had any problems except performance.
I am still looking for a good virtualization solution so I can avoid wasting a whole box on winbloze.
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If you have qemu lockup, you should file a bug report
I only have experience with running DOS 6.2 under OBSD's qemu. I use it to migrate some Dutch payroll spreadsheets (SuperCalc for DOS) to Open Office.
A quote from OpenBSD developer Marco Peereboom, taken from a thread on the OBSD misc mailing list.
Can't that old toy help you to prevent wasting a complete box to Windows?
You don't need to be a genius to debug a pf.conf firewall ruleset, you just need the guts to run tcpdump
I figure anybody who spent 10 minutes trying it would get the same problem. I have a new install and qemu just doesn't work. If I knew more about diagnosing problems I would certainly help. As it is, I have to get a winbloze guest running.
No, I haven't forgotten about multibooting (see my sig). It's gotten to the point I find winbloze so offensive I refuse to let it take control over any real hardware
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It was a breakfast talk on the global economy on a wintry morning in London. The weather forecast was bad. But a warm and elegant room in a centre for foreign affairs in St James Square London welcomed an elite group of people who try to see further into the future. Apart from me the audience was made up of those with insights through journalism, economics, finance or business into where the world was going.
They wanted to test and deepen their own thoughts by listening to the visiting speaker, a friend of mine, admired in his field, by listening in to his broad and detailed perspective through his role in a global bank.
These were not the political power-brokers of the world's economy but the knowledge-brokers, the ones who informed the decision-makers. They were soft-spoken not speech-makers. They put forward two or three possible theories and explained why one was to be preferred – if you needed to choose. But they knew what they knew and seemed free of the self-interested self-deception and word-play of the politician or the profit-driven motive of the investor. They didn't have to swing public-opinion or get re-elected.
We talked about crisis in a calm, relaxed tone. They had that confident modesty of experts who are fascinated by their subject for its own sake – like a carpenter concentrated on his craft, not by what the table he is making will be sold for. There was an academic air of precision, restraint and courtesy. Everyone knew there was no one explanation or simple solution. Here you could understand that the Chinese had not scuttled the Copenhagen talks for mere selfishness. It was that their over-riding and passionate social goal is the eradication of their own bitter poverty. Nothing would be allowed to hinder that immediate goal, even climate change. So, even at this level, choice is always moral - the conflict of interest between your own family and the needs of others is a dilemma that only wisdom and courage can resolve. If your own child and a stranger's are both crying for food who do you feed first?
The conclusions that this kind of morning discussion eventually led to probably determined the price of the coffee I had with my friend afterwards, as well as where the coffee was imported from and how much the Polish waitress who served us was able to send home to her family. The great lucid abstractions of the experts are not, despite appearances, wholly other-worldly. And the quality of consciousness, the spiritual awakening and personal integrity of such thinkers impact the lives of those to whom the price of a coffee and public transport and the rate of the minimum wage are daily concerns. My friend was speaking about the global shifts following the recession, not about spirituality. But when he spoke about the failure of the global banking system to reform itself after the iniquities of the past few years I thought I could sense a tone and sensitivity that reflected a contemplative experience of truth – not just a statement based on statistics. Maybe it is, after all, these subtler gradations of experienced truth that shape the interpretation of data and that ultimately determine whether the world is a more or less just place after we have done our work in it.
My brief encounter with the wise men and women of global economics set me thinking of the distance between the great and the small. How inflamed and tender seems this painful gulf between Dives and Lazarus that is found in the archaeology of the first human settlements and reflected in the house prices of different parts of any modern city. Then I found myself in a remote parish of rural Queensland newly and briefly green after heavy rains. I was with an extraordinary pastoral Bishop, Brian Heenan, who was greeted warmly as 'Father' by the small congregations we travelled many hundreds of kilometres by car to visit. We baptised four-month old Jonah in a mining town called Capella. Brian and I talked about the Church as we drove.
How remote Vatican squabbles seem to the Christian life of these simple communities. Yet the same gulf, the same endemic and painful injustices exist in the Church. In this respect it is just another part of the world, another global institution. But I also felt – I hoped – when Jonah opened his eyes as the water flowed over his head, that we could witness, albeit intermittently and weakly, to the fact that this ancient gulf between human beings that causes all our worst failures of humanity is bridgeable. Nothing shows this better than Christ, the bridge between rich and poor, the mighty and the unvoiced, the professor and the bulldozer-driver. And the church, really, is only he who is this bridge.
Laurence Freeman OSB
Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto and also Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (www.wccm.org)


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Sat, Mar 23, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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A Shakespeare-lover's thrill: the Falstaff plays!
Together, Henry IV, Part I and Part II tell the spellbinding chronicle of the roguish Prince Hal, who is pulled between the magnetic, funny, and dissolute Falstaff and his dutiful and despondent father, King Henry. Rarely performed, individually or together, these brilliant plays are a bounty of drama and comedy for any Shakespeare-lover. See both!
Henry IV, Part I
By William Shakespeare
February 15 – March 30, 2019
Falstaff: Banish plump Jack, and banish all the world.
Prince: I do; I will.
After he takes the throne from Richard II, Henry IV's reign is bedeviled by rebellion, political intrigue, and the antics of his heir. Young Prince Hal forsakes the burdens of royalty to carouse with rogues and fools led by his mentor and friend, the riotous Jack Falstaff. Hal's maturity and mettle soon will be tested. To secure his own future, he must face his cousin, Henry Hotspur, at the pivotal Battle at Shrewsbury. The play shines as Shakespeare explores the father-son relationship.
Henry IV, Part II
By William Shakespeare
March 15 – April 7, 2019
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown."
As King Henry IV nears death, warring among the nobility continues: The defeated rebels regroup, aligned now with Northumberland against the crown. Prince Hal's friend, the aging tavern-brawler Falstaff, is up to his unscrupulous tricks and scene-stealing humor. Hal avoids responsibility for a time but cannot put off the inevitable as his father fades. Through Hal's journey to the throne, Shakespeare invites us to explore themes of family, duty, leadership, succession, and legacy. Click here for tickets to Part II.
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Hoping for a wet winter
Christian County, Kentucky, like most of the state, is still in desperate need of rain. All of Kentucky is experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought. Our county is in the extreme drought category, about 12 inches below normal in rainfall at present.
A recent headline in the Kentucky New Era summarizes the sad story of the harvest: "Corn yields down 50 percent, tobacco down 30 percent, soybeans devastated."
A cold front is bringing us a shower tonight, and we're thankful for it. I hope it rains all night. Some farmers have sowed their winter wheat, and this little shower should help it germinate.
I imagine the firefighters are as thankful for rain as the farmers are. Our volunteer fire departments have had a hard summer of field and forest fires.
A recent article in the Kentucky New Era described the toll that constant fire-fighting has taken on the equipment of the volunteer fire departments. Most of them use older equipment that requires ongoing repair, even in the best of times.
Our burn ban in Christian County had been lifted after we received a little rain, but now has been re-imposed. In fact, there's a burn ban across the entire state.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has set up a website and hotline for farmers who are buying or selling hay. I've met several big loads of hay on our little highway recently, apparently going to a farm in our area.
There is a bit of good news about the weather. We're supposed to have a "La Niña winter," and in Kentucky, that typically means a wet, mild winter.


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I just returned from one of those weekends where I turned off the laptop, jumped into the car, got to the coastline, hiked a few miles, explored tide pools for hours on end, and joyfully sat staring off into the horizon with the benefit of refilling the sanity meter. I came back home relaxed (and a little more tan). But now I find myself today staring outside longingly, wishing I was back "there" instead of stuck inside "here", a situation common for anyone who works behind a keyboard all day, post vacation/weekend...
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The phrase to use when you want to tell someone to shut up and that they're full of shit at the same time.
Person 1: I'm so exhausted from working so hard on my homework!
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During the annual alumni awards event, new alumni honor society members are inducted into the Pitt Public Health Omicron Chapter of Delta Omega.
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Anyone that is familiar with Scott Harrison's work will really appreciate his newly released comic. Knobby's Private Victory, penned under Harrison's pseudonym "B.S. Welt" is soon to be an instant classic, and at $6.00 dollars it's a steal for any collector of WELT paraphernalia. Read on to see a brief preview of the comic strip…
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Other than the occasional feeling of being homesick, Amber Curtis of Bucklin said the Kansas
Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) program was without a doubt worth it.
Other than the occasional feeling of being homesick, Amber Curtis of Bucklin said the Kansas
Academy of Mathematics and Science (KAMS) program was without a doubt worth it.
For the past five years, The KAMS program has selected high school students from all over
Kansas who are getting ready to enter their junior year and has offered them the opportunity to
excel academically.
Through the program, the selected students are immersed in the college life. They have the
opportunity to live on campus and be a part of activities and clubs at the Fort Hays University
(FHSU) campus as they complete their junior and senior years while simultaneously accruing
college credits.
However, being an early college student doesn't come without hard work and its fair share of
challenges, as Amber can attest. But like her, the average student who takes an interest in the
program is looking to be academically challenged and the program will do just that.
"My first year in the program, being away from home was new and I did get homesick a little bit,"
Amber said. "It was definitely challenging for me, but I really enjoyed my classes like chemistry
and English comp. Teachers really made me enjoy writing. While my first year wasn't terribly
hard, it wasn't necessarily easy. I've never studied so hard in my life."
Amber said her second year in the program was more difficult, challenging her more — her
Physics class more specifically — but the social aspects of college life became easier.
"The second year, I met a lot more students," She said. "I started to get more involved, I
learned about time management and how to study better."
But like any high school student, transitioning from being a high school student to a college
student can be difficult. Making the transition early, as Amber did, was especially tough when
she had to leave behind friends and her love of sports.
"One of the things that hit me hard was, in high school, I was in sports constantly," She said. "I
didn't have time to do sports as a high school student in a college setting, and as far as the
friends, I learned that the friends that matter and care about you will make time to talk to you."
Amber said that while giving up activities was hard, the experience was definitely worth it. "I
have all these college credits out of the way and I made a lot of new friends."
Upon graduating high school and the KAMS program earlier this year, Amber who had her mind
set on attending Kansas State University, returned to FHSU as a student, a decision the KAMS
influenced. She said while there she really enjoyed the physics and chemistry programs, the
staff, and the new friendships she had formed. She has also picked up sports again; Amber is
currently on the FHSU track team.
KAMS information tour of state
According to a press release from FHSU, a letter from KAMS Director Ron Keller recently went
out to all Kansas high school sophomores, inviting them to attend one of seven informational
sessions scheduled for October, November and December.
Students who complete KAMS receive a diploma from their high school and receive a minimum
of 68 hours of college credit from FHSU. Tuition, fees and books for 68 credit hours at KAMS
are free for students attending a Kansas public high school.
"I believe this program is something that spurs [student] interest in education well beyond a
bachelor's degree. We've had a lot of students earning fellowship and internships at major
universities because of the hours they took, they're going to have dual degrees. They are highly
motivated individuals." Keller said.
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European shares rallied to post their biggest one-day jump in 10 weeks on Thursday, after the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) both gave guidance for the first time on the path for future monetary policy.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 Index provisionally closed up 2.4 percent at 1,178.42 (its biggest rise since April), after both central banks kept benchmark rates unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent, but indicated that monetary policy would continue to be accommodative.
The Bank of England said that if bond yields rose that would weigh on its outlook for growth and suggested that fears among investors of a tightening in policy were not warranted.
ECB President Mario Draghi also provided forward guidance on the future of monetary policy. Draghi explicitly pledged to keep key interest rates at current levels or lower for "an extended period of time." The decision was supported unanimously by the ECB.
Both sterling and euro fell sharply against the dollar.
(Read More: BoE Holds Fire as Carney Reign Begins)
U.S. markets were shut for the Independence Day public holiday, but U.S.stock futures climbed sharply following the news from the ECB and BoE, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointing to a gain of 184 points, while the S&P 500 futures indicated a 15 point increase.
Meanwhile, the Portuguese PSI 20 closed 3.7 percent higher on Thursday, after closing down 5.2 percent on Wednesday, due to growing political uncertainty. Wednesday's drop followed the resignation of two key ministers from the nation's coalition government.
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Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Thursday there was no reason why the government should fall after the government resignations. The country banned short-selling of three bank stocks, Dow Jones reported, as political parties met to try to defuse the crisis.
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Egypt's EGX index closed up 7.3 percent on Thursday after Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the army, causing widespread celebrations in cities of Cairo and Alexandria.


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Protests in Belfast regarding the new rule on limiting the flying of the Union Jack over Belfast's City Hall incited a sixth night of violence in East Belfast on Tuesday. The flag, however, was raised for the first time this year on Wednesday to honor the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's 31st birthday.
Protests began in Belfast last month when the government opted to place a limit on the amount of days the Union Jack could be flown over Belfast's City Hall, knocking it down from year-round to only 17 days. Wednesday was the first day this year that the flag was hoisted above City Hall, and will be taken down later this evening.
BBC reports that the PSNI said in a statement that officers were attacked with petrol bombs, fireworks, bricks and golf balls on the Newtownards Road, before a crowd of about 150 protesters moved into Templemore Avenue on Tuesday night.
The statement also said that "from helicopter footage it became clear that individuals had forcibly entered a building owned by East Belfast Community Development Agency" and vandalized the facility.
Chief Superintendent Alan McCrum said on Wednesday, "Last night we saw a number of people on the streets who were intent on engaging in violence.
"They showed no regard for the local community and forcibly entered a premises that is being developed as a multi-purpose community site."
He added: "Police are committed to bringing those who engage in criminal activity before the courts. Since last Thursday alone, 32 people have been arrested on a range of public disorder offences."
Since the Union Jack protests began on December 3, 107 people have been arrested due to violence during protests or riots, and 82 of those people have been charged. Further, 66 police officers have been injured.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson said: "Consensus politics has to be the way forward and I think what is happening in Belfast is damaging."
"It has set us back and is a reminder of the dark days of the past. We need to find a better way of dealing with these issues at local government level."
As the protests and riots continue in Belfast, the scheduled protest for Dublin for this Saturday has since been postponed. The Dublin protest that was to be held outside of Leinster House under the organization of Willie Frazer has been pushed back citing a lack of time to organize.
Pastor Barry Halliday of Families Acting for Innocent Relatives (Fair), who has been assisting Willie Frazer in the organization of the demonstration, told The Journal on Wednesday that: "Dublin wasn't going to work out, it was all a rush job, and it was going to achieve nothing only trouble for the gardaí. The feeling was we need to show a bit of courtesy to the police of our nearest neighbor."
"The gardáí have been very helpful, I spoke to the chief superintendent in charge of the operation and he was very helpful."


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TSTC mobile wind training unit put to work
UpWind Solutions had the Texas State Technical College mobile unit on site as part of their ongoing employee training. According to service area manager for UpWind Solutions, Bryan Gregory, training must be done annually and new employees go through a four day course. A representative of Tech Safety Lines (TSL) and a representative of TSTC were on hand to assist with the training. Joe Don Dutton, a contract worker for TSL and Dallas firefighter and Glen Bedgood from TSTC helped with the rescue training. According to Bedgood, UpWind is the second company to use the mobile training unit. The unit was acquired through a Texas Workforce Commission Grant in September. Four local wind companies were on the grant, with TSTC; UpWind being one of those companies. The mobile unit was first used by Altezza and has been to a couple of shows in Austin. "The Texas Workforce Commission is trying to ensure that we have a competent workforce," Bedgood said. "This is one of the tools that they are using."


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Don't know. didn't watch the debate, and since I heard it lasted about 2 hours, I'm not inclined to listen to it on youtube or Bill Nye's site. All I can say is to quote the old saying, "You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar". I'm more of an in-your-face kind of person when it comes to debating theism and creationism, but Bill Nye has always been a mild-mannered man. Now, Hitchens, man he was in-your-face, and I liked it. Hitch was the man ! R.I.P., Hitch.
I miss Hitch also. I like in-you-face responses best, but perhaps some people will respond better to a more mild argument. Perhaps we need all kinds.
I'm not so much down with being "mean" as I am with:
As for Bill Nye, I didn't watch the debate, but for what I've seen of the highlights, he did brilliantly, and when you consider that there are christian sites on the internet that opined that Nye WON the debate, I'd say that's testimony enough to his performance.
I'd heard on MSNBC, when Lawrence O'Donnel was interviewing Bill Nye, that Bill had won the debate.
They're not exactly debates, they seem a little staged, as if the two have a truce of some kind.
I too love Hitchens, but keep in mind the audience for these "debates" is families. A lot of kids might want to see The Science Guy, as well as see their religion defended. It's best to think of this as Religious Debate for Beginners or something.
So I'm glad there's the kinder, gentler version. I tend to cringe when I see atheists acting out (understandably and justifiably) with anger- it just makes religious people think we're all gothic satanist punks. It makes the whole issue seem so black and white: Atheists = angry; religious = peaceful.
It's pretty cool to consider all the different forms that the "New Atheists" take: There's Dawkins the evolution expert; Nye the science guy/friend to kids; Hitchens the bloodthirsty rebel/political expert; Harris the neurologist.....
I've noticed Lawrence Krauss is a bit more in-your-face when debating. He also uses (and credits) much of Christopher Hitchens points, ideas, and examples. I have been watching a few of his debates and he definitely is not afraid to offend someone and put them in their place. Not Hitchens but a more aggressive debater if your looking for that.
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The Central Connecticut football team dropped to 0-2 on the season after a double overtime 51-44 loss on the road at #19/23 Lehigh on Saturday afternoon. Junior running back Rob Hollomon rushed for three touchdowns, but the Mountain Hawks overcame a 20-point deficit in the second half to win their season-opener.
Sophomore Nick SanGiacomo got the start at quarterback for the Blue Devils and finished the game 20-for-32 for 225 yards and three touchdowns while throwing one interception.
Hollomon finished the game with 160 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. He carried the ball 35 times. Teammate Darius Lee had carried 17 times for 80 yards as Central Connecticut rushed for 258 yards in the game.
Central let a 20-point second half lead slip away as the Mountain Hawks put together three scoring drives that lasted less than a minute to tie the game at 37-37 with under four minutes to play in the game. The Mountain Hawks had a chance to take the lead but missed the extra-point.
The Blue Devils got the ball back on offense, but a 40-yard field goal attempt from junior Steven Calitri went wide in the final seconds and the two teams went to overtime.
In overtime, the Blue Devils scored first on a touchdown pass to junior Tyrell Holmes from SanGiacomo. Lehigh scored on their first play of overtime, and then again on their next possession to take a 51-44 lead. The Blue Devils could not score on their second possession and the Mountain Hawks held on for their first victory of the season.
Central led 21-10 at halftime, but Lehigh scored quickly to open the second half and make it 21-17. The Blue Devils would score the next 16 points, but an extra-point on the second touchdown of the half was blocked. Calitri kicked his first field goal of the game to make it 37-17 in favor of the visitors.
But the field goal would be the final points of regulation for CCSU, as Lehigh scored 20 unanswered to send it to overtime. They scored 27 second half points in the win, and an additional 14 in the two overtime periods.
Central was solid on offense all day long, posting 483 total yards and 44 points. Junior Scott Benzing had 73 yards receiving and a touchdown. Hollomon added 69 receiving yards to his 160 on the grounds. Senior Denzell Jones had three receptions, including a touchdown, and Holmes adding a scoring catch.
Defensively, the Blue Devils forced a pair of turnovers as freshman Jevon Elmore and sophomore Elijah Yopp each had an interception in the game. Yopp's came off a deflection from junior teammate Josh Alaeze. Freshman Austin Wezenski led the way with seven tackles, including five solo. Sophomore Josh Celerin added six stops, as did sophomore C.J. Morrison and junior David Rose. Yopp also had a sack.
Hollomon had 24 return yards in the game giving him 253 all-purpose in the game. It was the second time in his career that he has rushed for three touchdowns in a game.
SanGiacomo's three touchdown passes match his career-high, which he set last season against Sacred Heart.
The 44 points are the most points ever scored in a loss for the Blue Devils.
The Blue Devils will host Holy Cross (0-2) in their home-opener next Saturday nigh at 6 p.m. at Arute Field in New Britain. Fans can buy tickets online by visiting www.CCSUTickets.com.


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Well, of course. You'd have to "find" the unfabricated right here and right now. No surprise there. How to find it seems to be the difficult question. However, as Tiltbillings is indicating, making "the unfabricated" into a "thing" to be "found" is probably missing the point.DarwidHalim wrote: If you cannot find the unfabricated right now and right here, where else can you find the unfabricated?


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The truth is, the database is the computer world's best-kept secret that everyone really knows about. Everyone knows about them because everyone uses them from the little database you use to keep track of addresses and phone numbers on your computer to huge databases that banks use to house the financial information of millions of people. However, nobody talks about databases because they're so darned complicated to set up and use; quite frankly, nobody but the geeks who design and build them really know how they work!How does this apply to you? Well, being a normal human being (translation: not a computer geek), you probably have work to do. In fact, you may have lots of work piled up precariously around your office. Someone, possibly your boss (or, if you work at home, your Significant Other), suggested that a database may help you get more organized, eliminate the piles, and generally make the safety inspector happy. Good advice, except for the fact that you, like most other people, don't know thing-one about setting up a database. And you have this program called Access 2002 on your computer that's supposed to do all that for you.But how do you get started with Access 2002 and have it set up the kind of database you need? Well, you've come to the right place.Written in plain, understandable English (try to find that in your typical software manual), Access 2002 For Dummies shows you how to make sense of that whole complicated database thing without boring you silly or turning you into a world-class computer geek. Here are just a few of the topics you'll find covered in Access 2002 For Dummies: Touring the basic functions of Access 2002 Designing and building a database without tearing out what's left of your hair Building data relationships, keys, and indexes Making your data presentable Searching: Find, filter, and sort Posing queries and creating calculations Running reports and creating charts Feeding your data to a Web site Top Ten lists on timesaving techniques, surviving database crises, and tips from those computer geeks to make your database life easier So no matter what you want to use your database for whether it's to store inventory information, to feed information dynamically to a Web site, or simply to track your business contacts (so you can get rid of that drawer full of business cards) you can find all the information you need in Access 2002 For Dummies.


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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
A fear of freedom?
It is almost a cliché to say that Western civilization was created by the Greeks. Our government, law, art, music, architecture, literature, drama, historiography, science, and mathematics are largely Greek inventions. The sublime refinement and sophistication of the Parthenon have been widely taken as reflecting qualities of the Athenians citizens who built the temple and adorned it with sculptures.
No doubt something remarkable happened in the Greek world of the 6th to 3rd centuries B.C.E., with its epicenter first at Athens, then at Alexandria. But Connelly reminds us of the lingering hold of the mythological past on the Greek psyche.
In his book The Greeks and the Irrational, the scholar E. R. Dodds was thinking of Greek culture when he wrote: "Despite its lack of political freedom, the society of the third century B.C. was in many ways the nearest approach to an 'open' society that the world had yet seen, and nearer than any that would be seen again until modern times." It was a society confident of its powers, says Dodds. Aristotle had asked his fellow citizens to recognize a divine spark within themselves: the intellect. Men and women who exercise reason can live like gods, he said. For Zeno, the human intellect was not merely akin to God, it is God, a portion of the divine substance. Temples are superfluous, Zeno said; God's true temple is the human intellect.
But the seeds of irrationality were also there, embedded in popular culture, or perhaps embedded in human nature. Soon enough supernaturalism returned. Astrology and magical healing replaced astronomy and medicine. Cults flourished, rationalists were scapegoated, and the scientific culture perfected at Alexandria began to decline. The old dualisms -- mind and matter, gods and mortals, soul and body -- which the rationalists had striven to overcome, reasserted themselves with fresh vigor.
Dodds calls it "the return of the irrational," and speaks of a "fear of freedom -- the unconscious flight from the heavy burden of individual choice which an open society lays upon its members." Connelly might be inclined to say that the irrational never went away, and that for all their innovative gifts, the Greeks never learned to stand on their own without the support of the gods, clinging to the foundational myths that exalted them above "the others."
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.


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For most of this week, we have opined on the tragedy at Newtown, Conn.
We started with a plea for folks to make decisions based on rational thought and data rather than emotion.
Next, we discussed realities of our current gun culture and then need to consider unintended consequences, such as a black market, as well as doing a �rational risk assessment� to determine true danger.
Thursday we talked about the role of religion in our society, a heightened issue in the wake of this tragedy.
Today, we conclude with ideas on what to do.
We opened the series asking people to resist the urge to �do something� and instead �do something � that makes the situation better.�
We have some thoughts. Let�s get right to it.
On guns, we propose a �clear and present danger� standard. Now, we know that gun rights folks will say �NO guns present a clear and present danger� and that anti-gun activists will say �ALL guns present a clear and present danger.�
But the balance here is between individual liberty and public safety. There is simply no way that �standard� guns � most handguns, shotguns, and non-automatic rifles � are going to be classified as presenting a �clear and present danger� � mainly because they don�t, but also because, as we asserted earlier this week, criminalizing ownership of standard-issue guns would create a black market far more dangerous than ownership of the guns themselves.
On the other hand, there are limits to liberty � when owning something truly does present a clear and present danger to other residents. It is legal to own sparklers, but not nuclear weapons. Somewhere in between society determines that owning an explosives device is too inherently dangerous.
Where that line should be is a matter of individual opinion, but that doesn�t mean we shouldn�t aim to find it. And to find it means we are trying to eliminate the existence of the most dangerous weapons while respecting the rights of the millions who have and will continue to own and use guns responsibly.
We would urge caution, however. That �line� should be moved deliberately, cautiously and thoughtfully. Overreaching will not only diminish liberty, but will threaten to create new, illegal markets for guns � and we�ve seen how prohibition of products and services works in this country � not well.
On faith, we urge pastors across the nation to eschew theocratic tendencies and instead focus on using their great religious institutions to spread the Good News, however they define it. Those on the right who are passionate about moral issues such as abortion and marriage; and those on the left who focus on economic justice � instead of using the coercive power of government to achieve those ends, we urge the use of persuasion, proselytizing and prayer to advance those agendas.
But what we really want to talk about today is discourse and the way we interact with each other.
The world is a place where there appears to be an expectation that every problem can be solved. It�s a place where emotion carries the day, not logic and reason and contemplation and deliberation.
We are horrified about the demons that cause troubled souls to commit unspeakable crimes, yet we so cavalierly demonize large segments of the population � �gun nuts,� �commie pacifists,� �right-wing wackos,� �left-wing pinkos.�
And, often, this happens in the name of religion! Oh, we are all so eager to cast ourselves as doing God�s will and cast those who disagree with us as out-of-touch modern-day Pharisees.
If God was a frequent texter, he would simply type: smh.
It�s funny that our society has moved to a more �non-competitive� model in our schools and recreation � putting less of an emphasis on winning and more on respecting others� feelings, etc. We will save the question of whether or not that is a good thing for another day.
But what�s so odd is that �winning� seems to have become the most important thing when it comes to discourse on political and social issues of the day. It�s as if there is a reservoir of seething emotion just ready to be tapped and when something happens to affirm a world view, we can hardly wait to wag an angry finger at the world and say �See, you idiots! I was right!�
Of course, in a much more perverted and violent way, that�s exactly what mass murderers are saying to society.
Which brings us to our chief recommendations of �what to do� about Newtown and the other violent killings we have seen in recent times.
And the suggestions are these:
Care more. Love more. Be respectful.
If you are sickened by gun violence, get to know a gun owner. Don�t talk about the issues, just listen to their views on why owning a gun is important.
If you are sickened by the separation of church and state, get to know a Christian who supports that view. Don�t talk, just listen to their views.
In fact, listening more should be added to the list.
Also, think more. Not just about what you don�t like and what illicit and emotional reaction. Think about solutions. Think multiple steps down the road of causes and effects. What might be the unintended consequences of actions you are proposing?
Learn more. Have a global philosophy of life, not just issue-by-issue, spur-of-the-moment positions, as if you are a compulsive shopper at a department store. You want to help the poor? How much are you willing to seize, coercively, from your neighbor, in the form of taxes, to achieve that end. And how do the principles of your faith support not just the ends of helping, but the means of obtaining the resources.
Want to ban gay marriage? If you are going to use the democratic process to achieve that end, what of your own moral positions are you willing to submit to majority vote?
Care more. Love more. Be respectful.
�The NRA doesn�t care if children die.� Really?
�Gay people are going to hell.� Really?
�Nancy Pelosi is the devil.� �Newt Gingrich is the devil.� �Republicans are evil.� �Democrats are evil.�
How can we wag our fingers at the makers of video games when our REAL language is every bit as toxic and destructive as the PRETEND violence in their games?
Here�s the truth: There is no gun law; no law regulating video games; no law regarding mental health � there is no government action that will come close to eliminating these types of tragedies. The best we can hope for is to make it a tad more difficult for these events to be carried out.
What will make the most difference is an individual commitment to respect, love and caring. To looking out for the least of these without demonizing others in the process.
What will change our world will be imperceptible steps of kindness and concern by individual people, trying to make their community, country and world a better place.
Margaret Mead said: �Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.�
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Ohio judge orders man to hold 'I AM A BULLY!' sign
A judge has ordered a man convicted of harassing a neighbor and her disabled children to stand on a street corner with a sign that says he is a bully.
Municipal Court Judge Gayle Williams-Byers ordered 62-year-old Edmond Aviv to hold the sign for five hours Sunday. The sign reads: "I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in."
The judge also said the sign's letters must be large enough for the average person to see from 25 feet away.
Aviv pleaded no contest in February to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct and was sentenced last month, according to court records.
Aviv has feuded with his neighbor, Sandra Prugh, for the past 15 years. The most recent case stems from Aviv being annoyed at the smell coming from Prugh's dryer vent when she did laundry, according to court records. In retaliation, Aviv hooked up kerosene to a fan, which blew the smell onto Pugh's property, the records said.
Prugh has two adult adopted children with developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy and epilepsy; a husband with dementia; and a paralyzed son, the Plain Dealer of Cleveland reported.
Prugh said in a letter to the court that Aviv had called her an ethnic slur while she was holding her adopted black children, spit on her several times, regularly threw dog feces on her son's car windshield and once smeared feces on the family's wheelchair ramp.
"I am very concerned for the safety of our family," Prugh wrote in a letter to the court for Aviv's sentencing. She told the newspaper she just wants to live in peace.
The judge also ordered Aviv to serve 15 days in jail and undergo anger management classes and counseling. He also had to submit a court-ordered apology letter to Prugh.
"I want to express my sincere apology for acting irrationally towards your house and the safety of your children," Aviv wrote. "I understand my actions could have caused harm but at that time I was not really thinking about it."
Aviv's attorney, Scott Fierman, didn't immediately return a message left at his office Saturday.


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hey, I'm brand new to the forum!!! I just became a bigger Jim Carrey fan this year! What made me become a fan? I think it was because of The Majestic.. I just now seen it this year, and then I went to the book store, and I seen his biography and I bought it, and learned a little bit about him, and became a bigger fan.. ever since I read the book, I started collecting his movies.. and now I'm gonna be posting on this forum!
I've been to this website before though, just never posted yet so...
hello everyone!
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Jim's look
I wouldn't say he looks like Peter from Family Guy, but you know with the beard he does kind of look like Hudson from Disney's Gargoyles.
I don't know. I thought he was fat at that galla, but he really wasn't. I think the beard made him look that way. Maybe he packed on a few pounds but I really think it was just the beard. He defintely wasn't fat at the train tour launch though.
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