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Apples and oranges come to mind. If you sit down and clearly define what you want and need for a set of tools to manage your site(s), then you will have a basis for comparison.
Didnt know about this blogware, and from what I can read on the Feature pages, it looks pretty good and seems to have a lot in common with WP. One thing I'd like to know, just being curious, is how it compares with WP on a MySQL and CPU matter. One thing it seems totally owned at by WP is the community though, which is IMO part of the important features of a blogware.
I wrote an article about that new blogthingy :-)
As it is in German, i'll give you a quick summary:
Without having it tried out and only looking at their feature list including the rest of their website, i conclude, that it is not worth to migrate from wordpress to blog:cms. They do not offer a single (important) thing that is not yet possible with wordpress, except for WYSIWYG-editing (would be simple to add via htmlarea or via the live preview plugin) and multi-blog-support (which is not an issue if you can afford copying your wordpress-folder over and over and use different database-prefixes).
The only thing that bugs me is, that blog:cms seems to have a better plugin-support (not with plugins but support for plugins i mean). I base all my hope on the upcoming wordpress 1.3 release to deliver a better "api" :-)
If I am missing an important point why blog:cms should be better than wordpress, please correct me...
*sigh* *big heavy sigh* Are we *really* going to have this discussion - which will degrade into an arguement given time - AGAIN?
Awr? I didn't realize there was something called BLOG:CMS when I wrote that last comment, I thought Anon was lokking for opinions on using a blog for CMS.....
Well, I do not think the developers want to help people migrate from other tools.
So BLOG:CMS has 50x more functionality than WP ... ok, where? Maybe out of the box, but in the end?
As a sidenote: this literarymoose wrote something for blog:cms? And Radek is referencing him in his "r-i-p wordpress"-posting, right? And i thought literarymoose is against open source in every way ... whatever ... from the comments on your blog it looks like the author is also not very community-friendly ... but again, these are only my first impressions of him ...
well, he did not like me posting questions i had about the tool on that forum. and well he considered asking questions scrEEming. I still am not sure since when asking questions because scrEEming in czech language.
What I felt is that he was afraid so many questions about that tool in the forum will get a new user afraid...
OMG, so many questions. This thing would be tough to use. Because even though he claims to have 16000 blogs. There are hardly 1000 posts on the forums. :)
Blog:CMS seems to be largely based on Nucleus. I saw it yesterday (referenced by someone on another blog) (of course), and the first thing that caught my attention about the demo was the fact that there even was /nucleus/ in the URL. Funny. Of course, anyone can fork of any Open Source project, but I don't see much of an improvement over Nucleus.
I'll stick with WP for now, thank you very much =]
That support forum thread and post on your blog is pretty intense, but remember everyone gets a short thread sometimes. I feel spoiled by these forums now too. :)
well. the good thing about WP is that Wiki is so much developed that to search for something I do not have to go through a bible. It is a blog tool that promised to work out of the box and it did not. So, am i expected to read the entire FAQs just to get the thing working?
Even Linux do not require me buying a manual and read it. I got it working with the help of support forums and no one told me to go buy Linux for dummies and labelled me a troll.
Yeah, I'd like to echo how lucky we are that there are lots of patient experienced Wp users out there who will help willingly and that the devs are also so willing to help and enjoy what they are doing so much.
No comment :(
I installed it to try it on a new blog I'm testing. I couldn't get past the skin switcher thing. See?
In my opinion the ego on the creator is unbelievable to me. Yes, thank you for making the program and now get over yourself about it. The people on the forums here at least try to help and aren't rude to everyone when they don't get their ring kissed! I have a real problem with some of the things on the forum that were said to others hoping to get help as well as some things in the install files and conversion files. Amazing.
I have uninstalled that program and put WP in place of it. I had WP installed and wanted to see what the other one was all about. Luckily I hadn't posted anything to the blog as it's a test blog, so no harm done.
Seems to me that the creator is young or just very excitable. Doesn't explain things very clearly in the install either. If I didn't know how to install WP I would have been lost installing this.
Just my opinions, don't hang me out to dry! I really love WP and everyone here knows it. ;) Y'all are great with the help if you know the answers.
Sometimes I am given to wondering whether the forums aren't polite and nice due to the lack of one-big-doc.
Not an excuse for not having that one-big-doc, just a thought.
For one, we don't see many RTFMs around here. :)
The only thing I see in BLOG:CMS that interests me directly is the integration of a forum. Did I read correctly that comments are actualy made in the PunBB forum and not in a typical comments system?
That is impressive. But that developer guy is an assclown. I am not sure it is worth dealing with his crap to use his product.
Thank God. I am not the only one who thinks he was being unbelievably unreasonable and well jackass.
Sushubh, you aren't the only one and I'm glad you are over here on these forums! :) Are you still using BLOG:CMS? I thought it was cute, if all you want to do is pull it out of the box and blog. But, I'm not like that. I want it to look the way I want without getting a headache or feel like I'm pulling teeth!
Sushubh, you definitely aren't alone, that guy was an idiot.
Reading that forum post was enough for me to not be interested.
He seems only to want praise and worship for a product he put out thinking was perfect.. and does not want anyone to point out any flaws.
Besides I am happy with what I have created and setup using WP(and I haven't even upgraded to 1.2). I don't feel like tossing away the hours I've spent on it to use some new program with an admin that doesn't appear too helpful
Oh come on... this guy did *spend 1000 hours on it* (I'm surprised he hasn't changed it to 1002 or sth) And he's doing it all for free man.... when he could be charging $5000 a client.
And oh my!! It has the best default looking template. What else do u want.... and look at the hardwork he has put in... The install package has gone from 3mb from 1mb in nucleus. 350kb of documentations!!
That's bigger then the whole WP installation. So many goodies for you...
all by some egoistical fool -_-"
(on the default template, curious ones should have a look at Dotclear, a French blogware engine (don't know if it's available in english) : installation wicked easy as WP, and default templates really clean and pretty) (have a look at http://hisyh.xaleo.fr/ or http://www.zuckonline.com/dotclear/index.php, default templates used there)
Hey people. TG just discovered why WP's default template is not that good looking. Because we just do not want all the WP Blogs to look alike! Matt is smart... :D
Similar cases of hidden agendas can be seen from the fact that there is no email notification on this forum. So we have little option but to bounce back to the forums again and again and again :)
Sushubh, check out what happened to your post
"Because Open Source is not about Favors"
Good lord. People are taking things way too seriously. I hope Sushubh.net isn't next! Yeesh!
Is that why the support forum was going so slow earlier this morning?
duh, people here knew abt my hacked site before i did :(
yesterday developer of renamed CMS Gnucles into "his" Blog:CMS (95% of original Gnucleus with add-ons of other people) did make DoS attack on my site and site of my friend with dirty comments, he did it after writing criticism from my side and my friend
opinion about if you want to choose CMS with that kind of developer (who attack other sites where is critic about him/BlogCMS) is on you
What are you talking about, Gnucles and Gnucleus? I think you have Gnutella on your mind. Or, perhaps you just got a Gmail account! You meant to say Nucleus CMS, right?
So, the referenced developer didn't write anything on his own? I thought he spent over 1,000 hours on Blog:CMS. BTW, did he ever get Blog:CMS to include multiple categories and subcategories for posts like he promised he would?
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The man who made nationwide headlines when it was revealed he had 132-lb. scrotum has died at the age of 49. Wesley Warren Jr. went into the hospital last year weighing 552 lbs. and after having his testicle removed, he was 200 lbs. lighter, according to Huffington Post in an updated article March 16.
He came out of the hospital after that surgery feeling better. He said that an injury to his right testicle in 2008 first enlarged his scrotum. When he woke up the day after he was injured his scrotum was the size of a "honeydew melon." He also said that "My personal hell was just beginning."
Each month Warren's scrotum gained about three pounds. Without health insurance, medical help was limited. When he became famous for his "freakish bulge" things fell into place, like an appearance on Dr. Oz which helped him raise money for the surgery he needed.
His sex organ was so big that he had to wear an upside down hoodie as pants. The hood was used as a sling for his scrotum. He was on Howard Stern and a few other shows when people started to criticize the man saying he was more interested in fame than he was getting the surgery to fix his problem.
During the last year of his life, Warren's roommate reported that he had two heart attacks. He also said that he had diabetes. His roommate did not believe that the scrotum surgery had anything to do with his death. His official cause of death was not announced as of yet.

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As a result of U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been limited in its ability to pursue prosecution of polluters of some U.S. waterways, according to a report from the New York Times issued today.
The Clean Water Act of 1972 was intended to stop major polluters from dumping into waterways. Such dumping could impact drinking water and wildlife. The Clean Water Act states that enforcement is limited to the "discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters of the U.S." The key to the uncertainty is what defines "navigable waters."
In their informative article, Charles Duhigg and Janet Roberts reported an analysis of the ongoing impact of these uncertainties in the Clean Water Act.
For decades, the term was broadly interpreted to include many large wetlands and streams, and bodies of water that were fully located in a single state.
But two U.S. Supreme Court decisions limited the interpretation of navigable waters. One case pertained to water in the Chicago region. In the case of Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. United States Army Corps of Engineers in 2001, the court ruled that intrastate waters (bodies of water that are entirely within one state) did not fall under the definition of "navigable waters" and therefore was out of the jurisdiction of the U.S. EPA. Another Supreme Court case in 2006 also limited the power of the federal government to pursue prosecution of polluters because of the uncertainy about "navigable waters."
What does this mean in real life? Pollutants released into the environment and into water ways can impact wildlife and drinking water resources. According to New York Times report, more than 200 oil spill cases have been delayed since 2008, and more than 1,500 major pollution investigations have been discontinued in the last four years. One example is a case in Alabama, where a court decision convicting and fining a pipe manufacturer for dumping oil, lead, zinc, and other chemicals into a large creek was overturned, citing the Supreme Court decisions. That case eventually settled, and the company paid a lesser fine and was placed on probation.
What can be done to change it? Some EPA officials argue that the U.S. EPA chief Lisa P. Jackson could issue regulations that would clarify jursidiction of the Clean Water Act, according to the New York Times article. Some legislators are helping bring a bill through Congress that would limit the impact of the Court decisions. The bill was approved by a Senate committee but has not yet been introduced in the House.
Who is fighting such changes and clarification? A broad coalition of groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Association of Home Builders, and other industry groups are fighting the legislation. The Times article quoted one member of the Waters Advocacy Coalition as saying, "The game plan is to emphasize the scary possiblities." The group alerts farmers and small business owners that every puddle and creek would be regulated under the new legislation.
Definitely read the article. There are more details and insights on this issue, including more examples of specific cases that have been affected by these uncertainties in the Clean Water Act. The opposing viewpoint is articulated by several different representative of coalition groups. There is also additional information and graphics on trends in water pollution over time. This New York Times article is part of a series of articles called "Toxic Waters: A series about the worsening pollution in America's water and regulators' responses."
For more info: More data on numbers of U.S. EPA violations by major permit holders as compared to EPA enforcement actions; Clean Water Act; Clean Water Restoration Act; U.S. EPA Office of Water; Waters Advocacy Coalition.
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February 13, 2014
Driehaus $30,000 Matching Grant = $60,000 in Assistance
On Jan. 22, we received the $30,000 in matching funds from the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust.
Thanks to the generosity of the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust, and all of your matching donations, we are able to share with you how $60,000 was distributed to help the poverty stricken.
We are so grateful for the continued support of Richard Driehaus and all the positive changes Richard has made for our fellow creations. A big thank you to Richard, the Driehaus Family, the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust and everyone that helped to make this matching grant a wonderful success.
This is how all of us helped:
Rent/Shelter = $21,203.53
Three families that became homeless were provided emergency shelter in motels last month. These are families you see at the grocery store, at school, at church. You will not know they are suffering the stress and humiliation of homelessness by looking at them. We have lifted their burden of shame and gave them back their dignity. Your donations, matched by Richard's, have paid many, many overdue rents. Single parents and children, senior couples and those suffering from devastating illness have been kept in their homes and apartments.
Utilities = $11,678.07
Electricity = $6,007.82 • Gas = $5,670.25
This time we filled propane tanks for two senior citizens that could not afford the recent drastic price increase. These forgotten elderly were on the verge of living without heat and fuel for cooking. Our extreme winter weather has caused some the highest utility bills in years, and if they are not paid by April, they will be disconnected.
Our helping hand has removed the burden of huge utility bills and stress of impending disconnections. We have allowed warmth for those that were trying to be very conservative by leaving their heat at the bare minimum to keep their pipes from freezing, just because they knew they would never be able to pay the high utility bill when it arrived.
Food = $3,433.82
Your donations, matched by the Richard H. Driehaus $30,00 matching grant, provided emergency food assistance with gift cards. Food will continue to be in short supply for those who cannot afford it. The recent reduction in food assistance will hit our fellow Americans hard. Our food pantries struggle to keep up with the demand for food. Our food gift cards and emergency food deliveries are a welcome relief for many living with hunger.
Transportation = $20,734.58
Transportation assistance is one of the top requests we receive. There are very few programs in our area that provide this assistance. Transportation is vital in our area as we lack public transportation, our weather is not suitable for bicycles year round and most areas you need a car to reach jobs and health care. Our fellow Americans' lives are changed by this assistance. Our fellow creations are able to keep their much needed jobs. Children and seniors can obtain health care.
Toiletries = $750.00
Toilet paper, diapers, shampoo, soap, deodorant are all necessary to maintain personal hygiene. Toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss are all necessary for dental hygiene, especially if you do not have any extra funds to see a dentist. Personal appearance is important in maintaining your employment.
Household necessities = $700.00
Do you consider towels, sheets, blankets, pillows, cleaning supplies ... a luxury? All these items are considered household necessities. Many live without these items we take for granted. Most towels, blankets, sheets and pillows I see are very worn until we provide new blankets, pillows and sheets. So many families were in dire need of laundry detergent, dish soap, sponges and toilet bowl cleaner.
Dental assistance = $1,500.00 and donated time
A simple thank you for your donations is not enough when you see the relief of pain we have provided for our fellow creations. The wonderful oral surgeons, doctors and dentists that have helped us by providing their time and excellent care with our dental assistance to the poverty stricken, need a round of applause. God bless our gracious dentists who donated their time and skills to make a huge difference in the lives of those living in pain. Thank you to Lake Geneva Oral Surgeons, Braden Dental Center, Thomas J. Schuetz, DDS, Richard Driehaus and all of you for making this dental assistance possible.
Grand total = $60,000.00
Every penny you donated, along with the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust $30,000 matching funds, went to assist the poverty stricken.
My dear readers and friends, what we do together is so special. Helping our fellow creations, our caring and sharing, doing our good works, is life changing for those we help. God Bless all of you for making our The Time Is Now to Help so special. Together we will continue to remove the many pains of poverty including, hunger, loneliness, fear and homelessness.
Health and happiness,
God bless everyone,
Fox Charities New Year $25,000 Matching Grant
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The Time Is Now to Help is a federally recognized 501(c)3 charitable organization licensed in the states of Wisconsin and Illinois. You will receive a tax deductible, itemized thank you receipt showing how your donation provided assistance for the poverty stricken.
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Night of Love Wine Dinner Sunday, Feb. 23, at Geneva National Clubhouse. Presented by local chefs from the American Culinary Federation Geneva Lakes Chapter benefiting The Time Is Now To Help and ACF-GLC Education and Programs. $60.00 per person or table of ten $500 (Before February 15, 2014) 5-Course Dinner with Wine Pairings.
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I'm at the Hartford train station waiting for my 87-year-old father to arrive. He's flown from California to New York City and then taken the train up to meet me in Connecticut. When he steps onto the platform, he's already waving and calling out "Hello!" like a man on parade. His overcoat is buttoned up to his chin against the cold; a bright yellow scarf is tied around his neck, and a red beret set at a jaunty angle on his head. He's so full of color and vigor and life that when I hug him, I burst into tears.
"Oh," my father says, stroking my back. "Tell your old man all about it."
Even though he knows, I wail, "Mom's sick, I'm getting divorced, and my life's a failure!"
My dad nods. "Well," he says with a shrug. "These things happen," as if a plate has broken and not a family. Then he says, "You'll be all right. I should know."
Walking through the parking lot toward my car, my father puffs and pants from the emphysema he ignores. I'm sniffling and feeling sorry for myself. This is a difficult period—my second marriage ending at the same time I'm placing my mother in a nursing home because Alzheimer's disease has made it impossible for her to live on her own. I've just sold her house and begun to pack up her belongings. On top of that, for the past seven years I've been working in my husband's furniture-restoration business; the divorce means I'm out of a job, too. And we have an eight-year-old son. Divorce was hard enough the first time, when I didn't have a child. Now I realize that this is breaking someone else's heart as well.
So I've called my father, and he's flown here to help me. Over the weekend, we journey to my mother's soon-to-be-emptied house to inventory and appraise her art collection. My father is an art critic and historian; he knows the value of her paintings better than anyone else. Mostly, though, I'm scared. I don't know how I'm going to manage, and right now, despite being well into my forties, I want a parent, someone to lean on when nearly everything central to my life is shattering.
There's only one problem with this plan: Stability is not my father's forte.
Before she was sick, my mother used to say wryly, "Your father has a gift for starting over."
My mother was my father's first wife. They were married for 17 years and came up together in the New York art world when, in the 1960s, he was the curator of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. After they divorced, my father moved to California and remarried four times. Though she had her share of boyfriends, my mother never remarried. She clung to the hope that they'd end up back together. Between each of his marriages—and often during them—my parents would briefly reunite. But the same problem recurred. My father was flagrantly unfaithful. Still, my parents remained close and even worked together on a few projects over the years.
Inside my mother's house, my father pats the dining room table as if it were an old friend. He wanders around, hands behind his back, smiling and nodding at my mother's paintings. Picking up the small Renaissance drawing of the Madonna and child by Carracci, my father says with a glint in his eye, "I gave this to your mother when she was pregnant. Don't sell it; give it to me. Oh, wouldn't it be nice to have it again."
This is my father. A guy with a special knack for getting what he wants.
"Are you crazy?" I say. "Mom told me to keep the Carracci. It's a mother and child. Besides, you took what you wanted when you left. What would you do with it?"
"She's so beautiful," he says, eyeing the Madonna as if she were a fair damsel escaping his advances.
Over the next few hours, we measure and photograph each painting. I'm astonished at my father's energy. At nearly 90, he's still working and very active: finishing a book, writing a catalog for a show in South Korea and next month going to Italy with his current wife so he can see Venice one last time. He's like an old battleship that just keeps cresting—so dynamic and resilient. Usually his list of accomplishments makes me happy, but today, because my mother is sick and my marriage is ending, because my life is in shambles, I resent him.
Even though my parents split up more than 40 years ago, I demand, "Why did you have to leave?" Thinking, If my father hadn't left, I wouldn't be burdened with the responsibility of my mother now. And maybe I would know more about staying married than getting divorced. To have failed twice at wedlock is to come smack up against my own restless nature—a predisposition I'm more than a little afraid I've inherited from my father.
"I wasn't any good at family life," my father admits. He's standing in front of the Karel Appel portrait of my mother that she sat for in 1963, not long before the divorce. The story behind the portrait is that at first Appel painted my mother to look as elegant and refined as a Modigliani. But at the last moment he said, "It's not right. Come back tomorrow." When she next saw the painting, he'd replaced the graceful woman in the picture with a wild, windblown and uncontained image. My mother was heartbroken and for years hid the painting in a closet. Then one day she pulled it out and realized that, like Dorian Gray in reverse, she'd aged into her portrait. That's when she proudly hung it on the wall.
My father smiles at my mother's intense gaze, the pout of her red lips, the black-and-blue zigzag crown of her hair. "That's certainly worth something," he notes. Then he adds, "She was an original. She was interesting. I made a big mistake. I should have stayed."
I've never heard him admit this before, and even though it's her painting he's addressing, my heart aches to think of the wreckage they made of their happiness. It makes me doubt my choice to leave the father of my child. Though in truth, mine was not a successful marriage, and the decision to end it not entirely my own.
"I don't know if I can do this," I tell him. Meaning divorce, dissolving my mother's house at the same time as my own, finding a new place to live, raising a son and walking into a future that I can't see.
I'm not sure how much of this my father understands. He's been a capricious role model, far more connected to artifacts than to family. But he must hear the regret and confusion in my voice, because he strokes my hair to comfort me. "Do you know what I realize?" he asks, as if an idea has just occurred to him. "The best part of my life happened in the middle. Look at you—you have that ahead of you!"
But from where I am, in the center of this hurricane of loss, it doesn't feel as if there's anything in front of me except more sadness.
The next morning we drive to the nursing home to see my mother. My father's hat is no longer sitting lightly on his head; it's pulled down over his forehead. He's worried. As a man who is better at beginnings than endings, he's never been comfortable visiting people who are sick or near death. My usually chatty father looks out the window and speaks only once, to ask me to stop so he can buy her some flowers.
Walking through the nursing home, he's visibly shaken. It must not be easy for this lover of women to see so many of them wrinkled and slumped over in wheelchairs so far that their heads nearly rest in their laps. Out in front of him, my father carries his bouquet of yellow lilies like a flag, and I think, What a gentleman!
We find my mother in her room, sitting in her embroidered armchair, staring out the window. I've done my best to make it familiar for her, bringing in a few of her early-American antiques and family photographs. I wanted to hang some of her paintings on the walls, but I was warned that they might be stolen.
Today my mother's hair is parted down the middle and pushed behind her ears. Hardly gray at 80, she looks young, as if Alzheimer's, in smoothing out the pathways of memory, has erased age, too. She no longer resembles that wild, untamed woman in her portrait but instead what I imagine the first version of the painting must have looked like, before Appel caught her on the brink of her divorce, gazing out at her own uncertain future.
Two turquoise stones set in silver dangle from her ears, and when my mother turns to greet us, my father's face lights up with a big, goofy grin. For a long moment my parents stare at each other. Then my father blinks in disbelief, and I know he sees the vacant, passive look in my mother's eyes. It's clear she doesn't know him anymore and is no longer waiting for his return.
I've watched her memory fade, stage by stage, but this lack of recognition is such a surprise that I sink onto her bed. I want to tell her, "Look who I've brought to see you!" But why disturb and confuse her for my sake? Her yearning for him is over. And that's when I realize that I'm the only one left clinging to the ghost ship of their relationship.
Like my mother, I always wished that my father would stop chasing so many things—the women, the renown, the adventures. I wanted stability and permanence. But that's just not what he's good at. What he does know how to do is embrace change and greet life with exuberance. My mother knew this and loved him despite his restlessness. Together they modeled a connection through friendship and their mutual passion for art that, regardless of divorce, endured a lifetime. And watching them together now, I realize with a clarity I can only call grace that starting over begins with acceptance.
Though my father's smile fades, he rallies. He's come such a long way: all the way across his life for one final meeting. Doffing his beret, he bows and in a sweeping gesture presents my mother with her flowers. She bends her head and smells the lilies. "You're a nice man," she says. Then she reaches out a long hand, the one that had once worn his ring, and offers him the only other chair in the room.
My father sits down.
"I'm Peter," he says, extending his own hand toward hers.
Gabrielle Selz's memoir on growing up in the art world is forthcoming from W.W. Norton.
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Chapter 3772-1 General Provisions
(A) Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, the words and terms defined in section 3772.01 of the Revised Code are used in agency 3772 of the Administrative Code as defined in that statute.
(B) The following words and terms, when used in agency 3772 of the Administrative Code, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Application" means the total written materials, including the instructions, forms, and other documents issued by the commission, comprising the applicant's request for a license.
(2) "Casino operator" means "casino operator" and "management company" as those terms are defined in section 3772.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Chairperson" means the chairperson of the commission.
(4) "Conduct" means to back, promote, organize, manage, carry on, sponsor, or prepare for the operation of casino gaming at a casino facility.
(5) "Control" means the power and ability to exercise authority over, or to direct the management and policies of, another person.
(6) "Indirect interest" means any interest in any other person that is deemed to be held by the holder, not through the holder's actual holdings in the person, but through the holder's holdings in any other person.
(7) "Individual" means any natural person.
(8) "Internal control system" means the administrative and accounting controls designed and utilized by a casino operator or management company for the purpose of exercising control over the casino.
(9) "License" means the complete and approved written document issued by the commission that indicates that an applicant has been chosen for licensure and has met all of the requirements set forth in Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and this chapter.
(10) "Licensee" means any person who is licensed under the provisions of Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code.
(11) "Provisional license" means a written document issued by the commission that indicates that an applicant for a key employee or gaming employee license has been chosen for temporary licensure in accordance with the requirements and conditions set forth in Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code and this chapter.
(12) "Provisional license period" means any of the following, whichever is the shortest length of time:
(a) The period of time between the issuance of a provisional license and the issuance of a license or the issuance of a notice of intent to deny a license;
(b) Three months from the date of issuance if the commission does not renew the provisional license; or
(c) Six months from the date of issuance if the commission, at its discretion, renews the provisional license.
(13) "Publicly traded company" means a corporation or other legal entity, except a natural person, that:
(a) Has one or more classes of security registered pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ( 15 U.S.C. 781 ), or has executed a registration rights statement for registration at a future date; or
(b) Is required to file reports under section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78 o(d) ); or
(c) Has one or more classes of securities traded in any open market in any foreign jurisdiction or regulated pursuant to a statute of any foreign jurisdiction that the commission determines to be substantially similar to either or both of the aforementioned federal statutes.
(14) "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked in a casino game at a casino facility.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/03/2013 and 12/21/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 3772.03
Rule Amplifies: R.C. 3772.01
Prior Effective Dates: 10/12/2011
(A) The rules set forth in this chapter are promulgated pursuant to Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code.
(B) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the integrity of casino gaming conducted in the state of Ohio.
(C) The commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters within the scope of its authority under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/12/2016
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3772.03
Rule Amplifies: Chapter 3772.
The commission may, under procedures established in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt, amend or repeal such rules as it deems necessary and proper for the successful and efficient regulation of casino gaming under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/12/2016
Promulgated Under: Section 119.03
Statutory Authority: Section 3772.03
Rule Amplifies: Chapter 3772.
(A) The commission may, in its sole and absolute discretion, waive or grant a variance from the provisions of this chapter upon a licensee's or applicants written request, if the commission determines that the waiver or variance is in the best interests of the public.
(B) In granting any variance authorized by this rule, the commission may impose certain conditions and restrictions with which the licensee or applicant must comply to accept and use the variance. Failure to meet the conditions or restrictions contained in the variance will immediately render the variance void, and the licensee or applicant may be subject to discipline in the same manner as if the variance had never been issued.
(C) An applicant whose original application for licensure has been denied or whose license has been revoked may not reapply for a period of three years from the date of denial or revocation. The commission may grant a waiver for reapplication if the applicant can demonstrate that the reason the original application was denied or license was revoked no longer exists or bars suitability for licensure.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/12/2016
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3772.03
Rule Amplifies: 3772.03
Prior Effective Dates: 10/12/2011
(A) The provisions of this chapter shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted principles of statutory construction, including those set forth in this chapter.
(B) In the interpretation of any provisions of this chapter, any ambiguity shall be resolved in favor of the interpretation that would provide:
(1) The greater assurance of integrity in either the operation or regulation of casino gaming; or
(2) Heightened public confidence in the regulation or regulatory processes relating to casino gaming.
(C) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be so construed as to limit the powers and duties of the commission as provided in Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code or to conflict with any provision of Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code or of any other applicable statute.
(D) If any provision of this chapter is held invalid, that holding shall not be construed to invalidate any of the other provisions of the chapter.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/12/2016
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3772.03(D)(27), 3772.033(M)
Rule Amplifies: 3772.
(A) The commission shall issue a license under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code, for not more than three years, if the applicant has demonstrated their suitability for licensure by clear and convincing evidence and all other requirements under that chapter and the rules promulgated thereunder have been satisfied.
(B) No license issued under Chapter 3772. of the Revised Code or any administrative rule promulgated thereunder establishes a minimum educational or experiential requirement for licensure.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/01/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3772.03, 3772.033, 5903.03
Rule Amplifies: 5903.03


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Men's Track & Field Comes Up Seven Points Shy of Heptagonal Title
COMPLETE RESULTS l DAY 1 RECAP
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (5/11/14) – It was another battle between Princeton and Cornell for the Ivy League Heptathlon title, but this season it was the Big Red that came out on top, winning by less than seven points, 149-142.33.
With Princeton holding a slim 7.66 edge over Cornell after 18 events, the meet came down to four events: the high jump, discus, 4x400 and decathlon.
It was there that Cornell would get the win, picking up 36.33 points in those events, while Princeton earned 22.
Starting off the day was a win by senior Damon McLean in the triple jump. He won his third consecutive outdoor Heps triple jump title with a jump of 15.77 (51-9) on his second attempt. He reached 14.76, 15.77, 15.68, 15.48 and 15.73 on his five countable jumps. Junior Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi was third at 15.27 (50-1.25) as the pair claimed 16 points in the event.
Another 10 points came in the shot put. Freshman Chris Cook launched to 17.67 (57-11.75) on his final throw to jump from seventh to second. Junior Scott Rushton was fourth at 17.50 (57-5) on his third attempt and his only legal throw, fouling on five other throws.
The 4x100 was a tight race between Princeton and Cornell from start to finish. It was a nudge at the finish line by Bruno Hortelano-Roig over Tom Hopkins to give Cornell the win, 40.42 to 40.68. Sophomore Dre Nelson led off, with sophomore John Hill and junior Daniel McCord making up the middle two legs. It marked the best time the 4x100 ran this season and fourth straight season getting runner-up in the event.
Through nine events Princeton moved from third to second with 60.33 points, with Harvard second with 76 and Cornell with 49.66.
Senior George Galasso fell in the water pit but had a great recovery to finish in fifth in the steeplechase with a PR of 9:04.91.
It was a photo finish for third place in the 1500, but it was freshman William Paulson who came out on top with a 0.002 second edge over Yale's James Shirvell as both timed a 3:48.55. Senior Michael Williams battled and earned a fifth-place finish at 3:49.56.
A second-place finish by Greg Caldwell in the 110-meter hurdles combined with the eight points from the 1500 pushed Princeton into first place over Harvard. Caldwell cruised across the line at 14.29.
Sophomore John Hill won the 100 dash at 10.66. He entered the meet with the league's best time at 10.63 and proved it was no fluke as he brings home Princeton's first 100 dash win since Vincent Smith in 1989. Hill was fourth a year ago.
In the 400 hurdles, freshman Greg Leeper claimed fifth place with a 53.14.
After 15 events, Cornell had pushed to the front with 100.66 points, with Princeton second with 98.33.
Princeton got 12 points in the 200 with Hopkins second and McCord fourth. Hopkins ran 21.36, just 0.06 seconds out of first place, while McCord clocked a 21.63.
Cornell however got 12 in the event as well, and after 16 events led Princeton 112.66 to 110.33.
Senior Chris Bendtsen won the 5k at 14:28.71 with a great kick on the final turn as he blew by the leaders for the win. Junior Matt McDonald just missed a scoring spot taking seventh.
Those 10 points pushed Princeton into first place with 120.3 points, as Cornell didn't earn any points in the 5k.
In the 4x800 neither Princeton nor Cornell earned points as they went 7-8.
The meet came down to four events: the high jump, discus, 4x400 and decathlon. Cornell picked up 36.33 points in those events, while Princeton earned 22.
Princeton was second to Cornell in the 4x400. It was Hopkins that brought Princeton from fourth place to second on the anchor. Along with McCord, Leeper and freshman Bryant Switzer, the relay clocked 3:11.81.
Junior Stephen Soerens captured second-place in the decathlon with 7,291 points. He won the shot put and 1500 and was second in the long jump, high jump and javelin. Sophomore Bryan Oslin was sixth with 6,325 points. The pair earned the Tigers nine points, but the Big Red got 10.
Cornell got 10.33 points in the high jump and six in the discus while Princeton got four in the high jump and one in the discus.
Senior Omar Jarrett placed fourth in the high jump clearing 2.10 on his first attempt. He couldn't clear the next height 2.13 on his three attempts and settled for four points.
Freshman Chris Cook earned the team a discus point with a sixth-place finish with a throw of 52.00 (170-07).
Harvard was third with 109 points, followed by Penn fourth with 82, Dartmouth fifth with 66.66, Columbia sixth with 61, Brown seventh with 52 and Yale eighth with 20.


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Liv Tyler surprised Long Island residents with a social visit when the actress took a break from filming HBO's newest drama, "The Leftovers," according to Newsday on Tuesday.
Cast and crew of "The Leftovers," premiering on HBO in June, were busy filming in the Long Island village of Malverne on Friday. The new drama based upon the bestselling novel by Tom Perrotta, who serves as co-producer, stars Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman and Liv Tyler. Pete Maraia, 59, a resident of Wicks Lane, located around the block from production, stopped by the set and came across Liv as she exited her makeup trailer. The 36-year-old actress graciously paused for a photo, and then Maraia invited Steven Tyler's daughter to his home, "stop by, we'll be here all night."
Maraia has been a resident of Malverne for 33 years and his house is an open social spot for neighbors. At around 9:30 pm, Pete's daughter Donna called to her father and said, "dad, she's here.' Liv Tyler and a male crewmember entered the Long Island home to greet family and about 20 friends of the Maraias. Newsday reported Liv stayed approximately two hours as she sat on a stool around the family's kitchen island, chatting, laughing, answering questions, posing for photos and noshing on chips, cheese, crackers and watermelon.
Pam Maraia, 58, Pete's wife noted Liv was just as interested in the folks gathered as they were by her. Tyler asked them questions and jotted down funny and moving remarks on a napkin while she took photos of the guests. The "Armageddon" actress told neighbor Myra Jawdoszyn that when she arrived in the small Long Island village and witnessed the kids playing baseball on the field, "it looked like a movie set or something out of a storybook."
Justin Theroux who plays Kevin Garvey, father of two and chief of police in a small New York suburb, also posed for photographs with the Malverne residents during filming on Friday. However, Theroux passed on an invite to the Maraia's get-together, due to dinner plans in the city.
As midnight approached a crewmember fetched Tyler because she had one more scene to film and a photo shoot in the morning. Guests suggest Liv didn't want to leave as she hugged and kissed her new friends goodbye. They exchanged contact information, and before the actress left, she whispered in Pete's ear, "You know, my real name isn't Tyler." She was of course invited to next year's holiday bash.
Liv Tyler's newest venture follows Kevin Garvey after two percent of the world's population mysteriously disappears and "The Leftovers" try to find a sense of normalcy. HBO's newest drama premieres June 29 at 10pm.
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UCI BMX Worlds opens with seven Amercian golds on day one
Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 30, 2008) - The UCI BMX World Championships kicked-off in Taiyuan, China on May 29th with several impressive American performances in the amateur "Challenge Class" division. Out of 20 total American competitors in the under -14 age divisions, the United States had 13 riders finish in the final eight with seven of those amateur athletes earning gold medals in the World Challenge.
The first day of competition in the four-day long event warmed up with the five to 14-year-old boys and girls hitting the track in Taiyuan. The U.S. swept the five-six, seven, eight and nine-year-old boys' age divisions. Wyatt Bell (Berthoud, Colo.) took the win in the youngest age group, while Ethan Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) earned his second world gold at the age of seven. Quentin Crowley (Greensboro, N.C.) and Tyler Fuller (Henderson, Nev.) took home world titles in the eight and nine-year old divisions respectively. Brock Heffron (Chandler, Ariz.) repeated that feat in the 11-year-old age bracket as did 12-year-old Alden Volle (Penryn, Calif.). The lone American girl to win a world title on the day was Shayona Glynn (Norco, Calif.) in the 13-year-old age division.
The competition continues Friday with challenge class competitors from age 15 to 30+ contesting for a world title. Saturday's "main event" will feature the world's best junior and elite men and women fighting it out for the title of World Champion. All non-Olympic discipline "Cruiser Class" races will take place on Sunday for both the Challenge and Championship classes.
For more information visit the event's official webpage, here.
UCI BMX World Championships/Challenge
May 28-June 2, 2008
Taiyuan, China
Wyatt Bell (Berthoud, Colo.) 5-6 Boys 1st place
Ethan Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) 7 Boys 1st place
Quentin Crowley (Greensboro, N.C.) 8 Boys 1st place
Tyler Fuller (Henderson, Nev.) 9 Boys 1st place
Michael Gonzales (Watsonville, Calif.) 9 Boys 8th place
Brock Heffron (Chandler, Ariz.) 11 Boys 1st place
Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo.) 11 Boys 2nd place
Nicolas Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) 11 Boys 6th place
Ethan Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) 7 Boys 1st place
Quentin Crowley (Greensboro, N.C.) 8 Boys 1st place
Tyler Fuller (Henderson, Nev.) 9 Boys 1st place
Michael Gonzales (Watsonville, Calif.) 9 Boys 8th place
Brock Heffron (Chandler, Ariz.) 11 Boys 1st place
Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo.) 11 Boys 2nd place
Nicolas Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) 11 Boys 6th place
Alden Volle (Penryn, Calif.) 12 Boys 1st place
Preston Woods (Miami, Fla.) 12 Boys 2nd place
Shayona Glynn (Norco, Calif.) 13 Girls 1st place
Tiffany Bontorno (Georgetown, Mass.) 14 Girls 3rd place
Preston Woods (Miami, Fla.) 12 Boys 2nd place
Shayona Glynn (Norco, Calif.) 13 Girls 1st place
Tiffany Bontorno (Georgetown, Mass.) 14 Girls 3rd place
Kody Wong (Bradenton, Fla.) 14 Boys 8th place
To view photos from the event, click here.
*Photos courtesy Jerry Landrum/bmxmania.com.
About USA Cycling
Recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States, including road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross. As a membership-based organization and sanctioning body, USA Cycling consists of 64,000+ members, including 57,000 competitive cyclists, 1,500 coaches, 4,000 student-athletes, 2,200 officials, 350 professional cyclists, and 200 certified mechanics. USA Cycling also sanctions 2,500 competitive and non-competitive organized cycling events throughout the United States annually, as well as 1,800 clubs and teams. Associations of USA Cycling include the United States Cycling Federation (road, track & cyclo-cross), the National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), the BMX Association, the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the United States Professional Racing Organization. USA Cycling is also responsible for the identification, development, support and promotion of American cyclists through various athletic initiatives and programs including the USA Cycling National Development Team, the USA Cycling Women's National Team, the USA Cycling Junior Development Team, Talent Identification and Regional Development Camps, domestic and international race calendars, direct athlete funding and support programs, and educational camps and seminars. USA Cycling also fields and supports U.S. National Teams for various international events, including the Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American Games, Continental Championship and World Cups across all levels and disciplines of competitive cycling. USA cycling further supports grass roots and locally-based initiatives through its 32 Local Associations and comprehensive network of licensed and certified coaches and officials. Additionally, USA Cycling conducts National Championship events for amateur and professional cyclists, awarding more than 600 national titles annually to men and women in junior, U23, masters, elite, professional and paralympic categories throughout the various disciplines of competitive cycling. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit www.usacycling.org. For media-related or general inquiries, please contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867 or email@example.com.
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Vehicle Pursuit Ends in Collision with Light Pole
Posted on 04/28/2013 7:35 pm
- Concord Avenue and North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware
Date of Occurrence:
- Sunday, April 28, 2013, approximately 1:45 a.m.
Juvenile male, 16, Wilmington, Delaware
- Disregarding a Police Officer's Signal
- Possession of Marijuana
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- Criminal Mischief Over $1000
- Reckless Driving
- Speeding
- Resisting Arrest
- Failure to Report a Collision to Police Agency
- Driving Without a Valid License
- Failure to Stop at a Red Light (4 counts)
- Failure to Stop at a Stop Sign (4 counts)
A vehicle pursuit in the early hours of Sunday morning ended with a collision between the suspect vehicle and a light pole in the area of Concord Avenue and North Market Street.
Early Sunday morning at approximately 1:40 a.m. Officers Antonio Tiberi and Matthew Rosaio observed a blue Hyundai Elantra disregard a stop sign at Bowers and East 23rd Streets.
The vehicle fled from the officers through the city's North Side committing multiple traffic violations. At the intersection of Concord Avenue and North Market Street the suspect vehicle collided with a light pole, severing it from its base.
The operator, a 16 year old male, fled on foot, but was apprehended by the officers in the 2100 block of North Market Street. Officers then located approximately four grams of marijuana in the defendant's pocket.
The defendant was treated at Wilmington Hospital for minor injuries sustained during the crash. He was later arraigned at JP Court #20 and released to his parent after posting a $1,025 unsecured bond.


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What are the minimum hardware / driver requirements for running a Monogame 3.x game, on each of the various Operating Systems?
For the upcoming MonoGame SDL2 version; https://github.com/flibitijibibo/MonoGame
The SDL2 version is currently not slated to replace the Linux, Mac & GL solutions but when i asked the Dev he replied with "I hope so." I also asked him about shader versions;
As MonoGame runs on XP i'd assume that the D3D shader model requirement would be 3.0 (i.e. DirectX 9.0c). I feel it is also safe to assume then that the current MonoGame ports require GL 2.1 without ARB extensions. Which my laptop must lack.
My laptop for reference is running with an Intel Celeron processor with Mobile Intel® GMA 4500M for graphics (Which i believe has OpenGL 2.0/2.1) and that is currently on Linux(Before I changed it to running Linux I was running windows 7 and the WindowsGL solution would work perfectly fine).
This article on Gamasutra also provides more information on software requirements;
I asked the question over on the Monogame forums, this is the list that came from that:
Okay I'll start the wiki.
Supported Platforms
iOS, Android, Windows (both OpenGL and DirectX), Mac OS X, Linux, Windows 8 Store, Windows Phone 8, PlayStation Mobile, and the OUYA console.
References: http://www.monogame.net/
References: https://github.com/mono/MonoGame/wiki/Tutorials:prerequisites https://monogame.codeplex.com/discussions/438421
Platform Specific Requirements
Reference: Project files https://github.com/mono/MonoGame/tree/develop/MonoGame.Framework
Content Processing
The following are the system requirements for building content for all MonoGame target platforms:
At this time MonoGame does not include an independent implementation of the XNA content pipeline. We depend on Microsoft's XNA content pipeline implementation and Visual Studio 2010 on Windows to build content for all MonoGame platforms.
Reference: https://github.com/mono/MonoGame/wiki/MonoGame-Content-Processing
Windows Vista:
Windows 7:
Windows 8:
However, that being said, it really depends on how memory intensive your game is. If it's a game with a lot of models, sprites etc. then you're going to need more RAM. A normal game needs about 2-4 GB of RAM, with a decent processor and a 64-bit OS.


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Christian Dior Spring 2012: Daytime Skirts and Elegant Dresses
Probably the most anticipated show of Paris Fashion Week this season was the Christian Dior Spring Summer 2012 presentation, and most importantly, it was a huge success. As many of you die-hard Dior fans (okay, I admit it – I'm one of you guys) and fashion conscious women may recall, last Christian Dior show was nothing short of a complete disappointment. Famous designer Bill Gaytten, who had worked under John Galliano for years, took over the line after John was fired, and produced a collection which astounded the minds of fashionistas with its incoherent and inconsistent nature. On the other hand, this haute couture line didn't suffer the same curse. The line was beautifully elegant. Eye-catching sheer gowns closed the show. The line was made up of a mix of casual daytime shirts and skirts, along with dresses that looked as light as air. The one and only question left is: Exactly who will be permanently taking over for J.G.? Marc Jacobs? I keep my fingers crossed that this rumor is true.
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love the nude hues in this dior collection!! xo Lisa
So nice post;)
I like the looks you posted, but still not sure I like the collection as a whole. It's not easy having to follow in the foosteps of Galliano.
beautiful and elegant. not a lot of screaming OHMYGOD moments, but beautiful nonetheless!
Love the looks. Well, most of them. Thanks for sharing.
Hey there..I die for coat in 3rd photo down…super chic!! you are on my blogroll girl!
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"Something my father remembered the composer John Cage saying to him during the 1950's often came to his mind: "When you start working, everybody is in your studio – the past, your friends, enemies, the art world, and above all, your own ideas – all are there. But as you continue, they start leaving one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you're lucky, even you leave."
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It's common to have multiple undereye woes (discoloration, puffiness, wrinkling...need we go on?), but it's rare to find an eye cream that tackles them all at once. The newest formulas claim to do just that. Here, dermatologist Heidi A. Waldorf and Allure test and report on the effectiveness of five new multitaskers.
Waldorf's Take: Aside from the antioxidant power, "the peptides that this contains can aid in restoring collagen."
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Starrett 505P-7 7" ProSite Miter Saw Protractor
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Welcome to the University of Alabama Department of Geological Sciences web site. I hope that you will find this site informative and easy to use.
Our site provides both academic and nonacademic information about west central Alabama and the University of Alabama. Included are brief descriptions of the historical, geographical, and geological diversity of Alabama and the city of Tuscaloosa. This diversity provides an excellent setting for the University. Information about the University and the department of Geological Sciences outlines the rich traditions, excellent facilities, academic depth, and diverse research interests of faculty, staff, and students.
I hope you will agree that our department has much to offer the public, researchers, and prospective students. I invite you to browse our web site and visit the Department if you are in the Tuscaloosa area. I will be happy to show you our facilities and introduce you to our faculty and students. If I can provide any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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We love Temperley. We love everything they do, from their stunningly bejeweled gowns to their luxurious accessories. But the fact that they charge $395 for a scarf puts them soundly in fashion-daydream territory. This Alice by Temperley Design Wonderland Charm Necklace ($158), however, won't send our budgets down the rabbit hole.
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Girl bedding sets full size offers more space than conventional twin or twin xl size beds, providing ample room as your daughter grows, so they are often a wise investment - why buy a new bed every few years, when you can make an investment in a bed that will last for a decade. Fashion forward girls full size bedding means that your daughters room will always be the latest craze and all-the-rage. We offer a large selection of both childrens, kids bed sets from leading fashion designers such a Teen Vogue for your fashionista, or Roxy for your active sporty surf-girl, Lacoste features cutting-edge urban styles with Euro-flair, while Waverly and Laura Ashley feature classic English and French country styles with rich blossoming verdant flower patterned prints - we have so many choices - she can change her mind every month - and she probably will. Creating the perfect space for your daughter doesn't end with full size girls bedding, combine matching girls full size bedding and with coordinating bedroom decor like cotton bed linens, dust ruffles, decorator pillows, rugs, drapes, curtains and even matching bath sets. Full beds (also known as double beds in England and Canada) are the ideal solutions for a taller girls bedroom, they offer a little space than a twin bed, but are still practical for a childs bedroom. Consider a trundle bed that sits beneath the full bed - a great idea for those pajama party sleepovers. Full size beds measure 54" wide by 75" in length, when selecting girls full size bedding, the sizes of sheets, comforters, quilts, duvets and bedspreads will vary by designer but most will fit a standard full sized girls bed. For a bedroom right out of Vogue or Cosmo but with out the designer price tag, consider our sale and clearance full size bedding for girls bed, will allow you to decorateyour daughters room and still send her to college.


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Steve Marcus: Tomorrow Never Knows
Tomorrow Never Knows
Steve Marcus (soprano sax)
Tomorrow Never Knows (Water Music 120)
Steve Marcus (soprano sax), Larry Coryell (guitar),
Mike Nock (piano), Chris Hills (bass), Bob Moses (drums).
Composed by Lennon/McCartney.
Recorded: 1968
Rating: 83/100 (learn more)
The Beatles' 1966 album Revolver fired a psychedelic salvo that reverberated through not only the rock community but certain jazz circles as well. Saxophonist Steve Marcus always had his ears open to rock happenings, and his cover of Revolver's boldest track, "Tomorrow Never Knows," was one of the first jazz-directed explorations of the psychedelic realm. His soprano sax echoes John Lennon's detached and ethereal vocals, while Bob Moses lays out his own adaptation of one of rock's most famous drum beats. Mike Nock's solo is the highlight, stacking fourth chords beneath motive-based improvised lines. While Marcus spirals deep into the Coltrane-esque reaches of outer space, Coryell and Nock broaden the sonic potential of their instruments; Coryell strums heavy open chords, experiments with violent, stabbing feedback and wah and echo pedals, and Nock plucks and pats his piano's strings. Although Hills's gravitational bass pedaling prevents his bandmates from permanently escaping into the cosmos, 11 minutes of his incessant thumping leaves something to be desired.
Reviewer: Matt Leskovic
Tags: 1960s jazz · beatles covers
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After a decade of leading the Bolivar football program, Keith Perry had decided to step down as head football coach.
Perry complied a 37-68 record over the decade and lead the Tigers to four playoff appearances (2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011).
"Yes, he resigned effective immediately as head football coach and we thank Coach Perry for his long service as head coach," Bolivar Principal Jeff Barnes said.
The Tigers are coming off a 3-7 record and the last wining record was 6-5 back in 2010.
The best year for the Bolivar program recently was a 8-4 record in 2007 when they made the Class 3A Quarterfinals.
The Tigers defeated Giles County and Fayette Ware before falling to eventual champion David Lipscomb.
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OLYMPOS (or Olympus) was a mountain in Antolian Phrygia (modern Turkey) and its god of Phrygia. The Phrygian Mount Olympos should not be confused with the Thessalian mountain of the same name Olympos, home of the Olympian gods.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 24 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Apollon also slew Marsyas, the son of Olympos."
Strabo, Geography 20. 3. 14 (trans. Jones) (Greek geographer C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"And when they [the poets] bring Seilenos (Silenus) and Marsyas and Olympos into one and the same connection [with Rhea and Dionysos], and make them the historical inventors of flutes, they again, a second time, connect the Dionysiac and the Phrygian rites; and they often in a confused manner drum on Ida and Olympos as the same mountain. Now there are four peaks of Ida called Olympos, near Antandria; and there is also the Mysian Olympos, which indeed borders on Ida, but is not the same."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 6. 392 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"The countryfolk, the Numina Silvarum [Sylvan Deities], the Fauni [Panes] and brother Satyri and the Nymphae, were all in tears [at the flaying alive of the Satyrus Marsyas], Olympus too, still loved."


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13 Sexy and Sweet Green Valentine's Day Gifts to WOW Your Eco-Sweetie
BY: Yuka Yoneda
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- 13 Valentine's Day Eco GiftsWhen it comes to being eco-friendly, Valentine's Day has got a pretty ugly rep. But going green this February 14th doesn't mean you have to suck all of the fun out of giving gifts to your sweetie! Why not turn this Hallmark holiday into an opportunity to support ethical and eco-conscious businesses with your dollars while simultaneously showing your special someone just how you feel?1
- Sustainable Skivvies for Valentines Day
STEAMY UNMENTIONABLES WORTH MENTIONING
 Who knew that being nice to the environment could look so naughty? From silky eco-garter belts to frilly lace unmentionables, our guide filled with all the sexiest eco-undies has everything your femme fatale wants.
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- Green Jewelry Ideas for Valentines Day
ECO JEWELS FOR YOUR JEWEL

From exquisite precious gems to this more affordable but still captivating heart and key pendant, browse through all of our choicest eco-jewelry picks that will make your lovely lady fall in love with you all over again.

Click here to see more gorgeous green jewelry >
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- Valentine's Day Baby's Breath Heart Wreath
TAKE YOUR BABY'S BREATH AWAY

 This breathtaking heart-shaped wreath made of wisps of organic baby's breath and preserved roses sends all of the right signals with none of the yucky pesticides or overseas shipping.

$54.95 from Organic Bouquet >
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- Recycled Rose Gold Earrings
HEART OF GOLD

 Sure, Tiffany heart studs are nice, but everyone and their mother has a pair. Your little darlin' is one in a million, so wouldn't you rather give her these breathtaking 14k rose gold heart earrings? Every heart is unique since it wasformed from smoking-hot, lava-like molten recycled gold, just like your love was (sort of).

$150.00 from Christine Mighion >

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- PACT Boxer Briefs
PACT'IN HEAT

 Valentine's Day is typically seen as a holiday where women get all the gifts, but it doesn't have to be that way! Girl, step up the game and get your man a pair of these sizzling organic cotton boxer briefs from PACT. Then turn up the thermostat a bit more and ask him to model them for you. ; )

$24.00 from PACT >
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- Venus Lace Nighty
GREEN VENUS

 Nighties are supposed to be gifts for women, but we all know who really reaps the benefits. That being said gents, why not treat your goddess in human form to this soft and sexy organic Venus nighty and treat yourself at the same time?

$66.00 from Perfectly Imperfect >

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- SolaVibe Solar Vibrator
HOT AS THE SUN
 We all know that the Sun is a major energy source, but did you know it could be a major source of your lady love muffin's pleasure too? If your main squeeze wasn't into renewable energy before, the SolaVibe solar-powered vibrator is sure to make her see the light!
$69.95 from Libida >
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- Heart Shaped Whoopie Pies
MAKE SOME WHOOPIE (PIES)

 We all know that the best way to a man (or woman's) heart is through their tummy, and what better vehicle to ride there on than a homemade, fluffy, melt in your mouth whoopie pie?! See the recipe here (just substitute organic and local ingredients to make your pies the sustainable way).9
- Sjaaks Vegan Organic Chocolates
SWEETS FOR YOUR SWEET

 It wouldn't be Valentine's Day without chocolate! These silky and sinful truffles are organic, vegan and sure to fill the object of your desire's mouth with the taste of amore.

$9 from Amazon >
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- Me So Thorny Candle
ME SO THORNY
 What Valentine's night couldn't benefit from a little mood lighting action? These yummy scented candles are hand-poured from 100% soy wax and come in flavors like Get Lei'd (Hawaiian Plumeria), Original Sin (fig leaf) and D-cups (melon). Rarrr.
$15.00 from A Scent of Scandal >
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- Take Erotic Photos of Yourself for Your Sweetie
AUTOEROTICA

If you're sticking to your guns about not buying into the consumerist nature of Valentine's Day (or if you're just short on dough), you can still give your lovah a gift that will have steam blowing out of their ears cartoon-style! Take some erotic but tasteful photos of yourself and send them to your Romeo or Juliet. We guarantee he or she will like them better than anything you could buy at the store!

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- Bonterra Organic Wine
ADD SOME LUBRICATION
 If your sweetpea is an oenophile, they will adore you even more when you give them a bottle of luscious organic wine. The reds have a buttery taste that will rev up your special night together, and the best part is that you canenjoy your gift to them just as much as they do!
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Despite the abundant employment reports and labor statistics that point toward the idleness of the largest emerging workforce, millennials are working, they just work differently and often never stop working. Of course judging millennials based on federal unemployment numbers merely represents a small segment of the age group-in fact most of which are not even seeking employment. Really, that is the point that other generations find bothersome or simply don't understand. There is a perception that millennials don't work. At least visibly hard enough it seems by opting not to participate in the rat race, commuting long distances, working in a cubicle or small office on the 46th floor until 9pm. To the GenX'ers and Baby Boomers, there is no motivation, direction or no practicality in millennials career paths. The previous generations have been classically trained to "climb the ladder", but millennials-they are busy building an elevator to the top.
The majority of the employers and employees now comfortably take full advantage of our ability to constantly work and consistently be in communication utilizing smartphones, tablets and other technological tools in our virtual briefcases. Since millennials have had technology in their hands since birth, working with these tools is almost second nature and subsequently millennials are incredibly efficient with new technology. Working with each other and being socially connected while working is also an emerging critical element that is desirous of millennials. This necessity is evident in the popularity of the "coffice" concept or collaborative work-spaces that have sprung up and spread around San Diego County (and nationally).
In San Diego the largest growth sectors in business include the bio-medical, biotech, healthcare, and technology industries where co-working and collaborative work-space is an essential element in working with both local and global partners and investors. The corporate real estate industry has caught on to this trend which initially was in response to the real estate crash and a logical way to diversify the use of empty office space, opening the regular office hour doors to networking groups and even classes.
The San Diego Co-Working Alliance has created a network of collaborative and co-working spaces throughout the county listing more than 20 locations catering to start-ups (including incubators and accelerators) in technology and biotech as well as welcoming all entrepreneurs, the most common "job title" for today's millennials.
Being an entrepreneur has never been better suited to a specific generation; millennials tend to take risks and only want to work doing something that has purpose. Many speculate this philosophy arose from the previous generations displaying a burned out attitude toward their job or career often discovering they have earned little security (with no long term employment guarantees or retirement benefits) prompting millennials to be the generation that makes a difference, that does what they love and doesn't accept less. It may be risky, but so far its working for thousands of college graduates. The philosophy is simple, if you can't get a job (with the company you want), make a job doing what you are good at and that involves purpose.
Unfortunately the side effect of the grandiose career launch for millennials has been echoed by employers as possessing entitlement right out of the hiring gate. Employment managers have reported the most important working conditions require (in order of importance), high pay (75%), flexible working schedules (61%), annual promotions and ample vacation time. Careerbuilder provided the results of this survey tallied from employment managers which could also mean that "entitlement" actually means time management is a higher priority than it has ever been at work, long term employment is not even mentioned in the survey.
When you look back at the annual lists of Best Places to Work over the last five years companies like Google, SAS, Intuit, REI and Zappos have consistently been praised for the priority placed on the employees and their overall wellness which in turn promoted productivity. Companies that chose to invest in their employees directly versus through traditional management attract more talent and are able to retain quality employees, adding profiting by putting back the human in HR.
In fact developing these more modern utilitarian corporate office spaces from older industrial or stiffly corporate cubicle environments has become a secure investment for the corporate real estate market recently. Recently San Diego developers like Denis Cruzan have begun grand plans like his Carlsbad redevelopment of the old Floral Trade Center into what will be called "Make" and has been described as a "concourse of big and small companies focused on interaction throughout the over 150,000 square foot warehouse building on Avenida Encinas which has been vacant since April. Having an onsite gym, meals on demand, free Wi-Fi throughout are now becoming standard, like eco-friendly lighting and energy, but with funky roll-up type doors (such as "Make" will have), and graffiti walls, karaoke breaks, ping pong tournaments and of course hack-athons, work and play can be integrated for an inspired and progressive office environment.
The co-working collaborative and virtual workplace environments are not just being utilized by the millennial generation, especially in San Diego where individuals with established companies, esteemed attorneys, financial managers and other traditional professional fields find using this type of space makes more sense and gives them an opportunity to grow and network that other corporate office space does not provide. These types of offices are both impressive in the traditional visual corporate sense, but they do not require the exorbitant costs normally required because the space and services are prorated based on need and use, ideal for a fluctuating or independent schedule (besides ping pong is appropriate for all generations and professions).
Millennials are bold risk takers who are welcomed into a changing traditionalist work environment and told to fit into the mold, but they never will and that is why many end up forging their own path by becoming entrepreneurs or searching for the "right job". Having high standards (not entitlement) is not something that should be condemned in the business world, but embraced and put to work. Today Fortune published a recent discussion with attorney and author Lauren Stiller Rikleen which emphasizes the need of "corporate America to adapt to millennials" not the other way around. It's obvious that the way we work, the location and hours have all changed dramatically in the last decade, but the workspace itself has been slow to respond in evolving, at least until now. Proof is in the progress, despite negative reports about millennials not going to work, millennials are working, but having some fun and living life while doing it. Who's working smarter now?


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The way you stand, walk and sit all make a big impression.
Good posture makes you appear taller and slimmer and you will seem more confident and positive.
Hold your head high, keep your back straight and pull your shoulders back. Tread lightly (no clumping, thundering footsteps), and don't drag your feet or shuffle.
How you sit is also very important. Women should keep their knees together when seated (preferably with their ankles crossed). Men should avoid sitting with their legs excessively wide apart, and should never tap their feet or repeatedly jiggle their leg up and down.


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What is energy medicine?
The term 'energy medicine' might mean different things to different audiences. Energy medicine can be categorized into two broad divisions:
- Verifiable/measurable energy
Veritable or verifiable energy refers to a type of energy that can be measured with current 21st century technology and encompasses sound, visible and infrared light, and lasers. All of these are used in medicine in the form of music therapy and medical tuning forks, light therapy for psoriasis, and lasers for surgery.
- Putative energy
Putative refers to something that is generally accepted to be so, but may or may not be verifiable by scientific method. Angels are an example of a putative concept. Most people think they exist, but there is no scientific method to prove the existence of angelic beings.
For the purposes of this article, energy medicine refers to putative energy used for medical or spiritual healing.
Energetic medicines have been practiced around the world for millennia. They include many forms of shamanic healing, pranic healing, medical qigong, and acupuncture to name just a few of these disciplines, all of which have practitioners here in Austin, Texas.
In most forms of energy healing the practitioner uses her or his body as a conduit of energy, also called qi, prana, mana, or spirit. The healer then focuses the flow of qi into specific locations in and on the client in order to open places where the energy is not flowing properly or to balance areas of deficient or excess flow.
How does energy medicine work?
Human bodies are mechanical marvels, which set themselves to the task of self-healing all day, every day. The vast majority of the time bodies perform this task without need of much more than nutrition, water, and rest. These become the basic building and rebuilding blocks with which they grow and heal. This is why it is of vital importance to eat well, stay hydrated, and get regular sleep.
But there is more to the body than tangible bits and pieces. To understand how energy medicine benefits the body and promotes self-healing, one must be aware that the solid world is not solid at all. Solidity, as it turns out, is nothing but a product of human perspective.
Humans, indeed all things, are composed of vast, seemingly empty space. If human beings were small enough to stand on the nucleus of one of the billions of atoms that make up this universe, the view would consist of vast distances of space between the nucleus and the closest electron, which orbits it. This is similar to the space between planets and stars. What holds the electrons and nucleus together? The answer is Qi, Prana, life force, the Universal Energy Field.
Qi flows through all things in a pattern. When the flow in a human body is too weak, too strong, or blocked conditions are created in the body, which are conducive to pain, unrest, tightness, disease, and injury. The natural flow of energy can be damaged by the body's response to strong emotions, climate conditions, pathogens, and lifestyle choices. This is where the energetic medicine healer enters the picture.
An energetic healer uses qi, prana, etc. to correct the blockages, deficiencies, and excesses that occur, restoring conditions that are conducive to self-healing. Many energetic healers also employ the assistance of herbs, dietary recommendations, essential oils, stones, and movement therapies to assist and continue the healing process.
To experience energy medicine in Austin, including medical qigong, Reiki, acupuncture, and esoteric acupuncture, contact Whole Human PLLC to schedule a complimentary consultation and/or appointment. Whole Human is owned and operated by Cat Calhoun, L.Ac., certified Usui Reiki Master, and certified Esoteric Acupuncture healer. Additionally, you can visit WholeHuman on Facebook.