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Arts and Crafts
Welcome to the new exciting programme of quality Art and Craft Courses available at ACRES for 2014/15. Our varied and inspirational programme is designed for students of all abilities, developed to provide a relaxing environment so you can really discover the joy of the creative process. Many of our tutors are practicing artists and therefore are able to bring that depth of experience and knowledge to their teaching.
Courses this year vary in length from single day weekend workshops to 30 week courses that run over 3 terms. Many of our courses continue into the spring and summer terms, subject to student demand.
In the brochure we state what level the course is aimed at, e.g. all abilities, beginners, or improvers. We run courses for all abilities where our tutors can vary the projects to suit the level of experience. Beginners courses are for students with no prior knowledge or who may have done art in the past but feel very rusty. Improvers are students who have completed a year in our beginners course and are now ready to move onto the next level, or for new students who may have had recent subject experience at another organisation.
New this year are the Kiln Fused Glass Jewellry and the Silver Clay Jewellery courses, where you can create unique jewellery using different techniques. Also new this year is the Calligraphy for Beginners course where you will learn how to write using the miniscule alphabet and make artistic patterns. Life Drawing is another new course where you can draw from a life model. The new and exciting Pop-Up Shops course is for those who want to set up a shop at a market or perhaps a show, for a short period of time to sell goods they have made or bought. New in Wadhurst this year is the Upholstery for Beginners course.
If you need further information on what course would suit you please contact us on 01825 761820. Alternatively you can click on the Course Search button to find out more details and to download a course information sheet which provides useful details and information.
Art and Craft Courses on offer this year
Kiln Fused Glass Jewellery and Silver Clay jewellery
Soft Furnishing and Upholstery
Digital Photography for Beginners (SLR Cameras)
Digital Photography for Intermediate (SLR Cameras)
This course is for anyone with an interest in art, culture and history. Students will study a different work of art each week, considering its history, the history of the artist, the historical background and the impact of the work both now and at the time it was created.
Art Workshops this year are offered as all abilities courses. Beginner students will, in the first term, work through a structured, but flexible programme, which will take you through the basics of image making with a variety of mediums. You will learn about the importance of line, mark, tone, form and colour while working on creative projects. The second and third terms will focus on consolidating the skills learnt in the first term through extended projects. Improvers and Advanced students will be encouraged to experiment further still with a greater focus on personalised projects and using their workbooks for research, ideas and playing with mediums and techniques.
Kiln Fused Glass Jewellery and Silver Clay JewelleryNEW
Learn the art of Kiln Fused Glass Jewellery. Design and create unique cabochons for earrings and pendants. Learn and develop different techniques that are used in this craft and understand where specialised glass effects can be added to your pieces.
Create your own personalised pendant with 99% silver clay as a keepsake that will be everlasting in this new Silver Clay Jewellery course.
This course will enable students to design and construct unique decorative and functional ceramic wares using hand-building methods and the pottery wheels.The college provides a specialist studio with a kiln and 3 potters' wheels. Improvers will be guided by the tutor to embark on extended longer projects with a greater emphasis on workbooks for design and research.
This new course will give you an introduction to the art of Calligraphy where you will begin to write letters with double pencils to emulate the broad edged pen and then move onto using a dip style pen to make patterns and to start to write the Foundation Hand miniscule alphabet.
This popular craft is offered at two different levels: beginners and all abilities. On the beginners course, basic stitches and techniques will be covered through completion of a variety of small projects. The all abilities course is for those with little or some experience of crochet and will revisit and improve the basics making items such as flowers and toys.
Dressmaking for beginners and improvers
This is a fun creative course for students who have very little or no knowledge of sewing either by hand or with a sewing machine, and for students who have completed the beginners course or who have some knowledge of dressmaking. Enthusiasm is essential. Students will complete a simple or complex garment according to experience each term with plenty of tutor guidance and support.
These popular classes are for beginners or improvers or those that want to focusing on the 'creative' side of digital photography from how to use the all-important manual settings to create unique creative images to be proud of. New courses include Portraiture and Wedding photography combined with Photoshop Elements to enable you to take Photographs and then enhance them.
Digital Photography for Beginners (SLR Cameras)
This is a course aimed at those students who own a Digital SLR camera but have little or no knowledge of how to get the best from it. The course aims to improve confidence and skill and to help the student understand how to make these complex modern cameras work for them.
Digital Photography for Intermediate (SLR Cameras)
This is a course which provides a continuation into the subject for those students who own a quality DSLR camera but who are unsure how to get the best from it creatively. You will explore some of the creative possibilities offered by these cameras and build on existing photographic knowledge.
Learn how to create beautiful wedding photographs in this course. You will learn all about style and the unmissable shots and how you can give your images an exciting look.
These courses aim to give you the opportunity to explore the basics of Adobe Photoshop Elements and to develop a basic understanding of the post production of photography and digital imaging.
These courses continue to be popular and we have added Portraiture and Wedding Photography classes with Photoshop Elements to enable you to take your photos and then enhance them.
This course will give students an opportunity to explore the basics of Adobe Photoshop Elements and is aimed at individuals wishing to develop a basic understanding of the post production of photography and imaging. It is for students who wish to be able to successfully use a variety of tools and techniques to manipulate their images for personal use.
This will teach you how to capture your own home movies or video footage onto the computer and edit it into a film which can be exported as a computer file or to a disc as a DVD.
This will teach you how to capture your own home movies or video footage onto the computer and edit it into a film which can be exported as a computer file or to a disc as a DVD.
All floristry courses will allow students to learn about the care and conditioning of flowers and foliage, the basics of colour, form, texture and balance, as well as floristry techniques and mechanics. Courses are themed around the different seasons and are offered in Crowborough and Uckfield.
Life Drawing NEW
For complete beginners and those with experience, join this NEW short course to explore drawing and painting of the human figure. The course will guide you through the basics of the classic art of life drawing, whilst allowing those with experience to develop their skills.
Pop-Up Workshops NEW
Pop-up shops are used to open a short term retail business and can be a very effective business model to start a new business and test the market or move into a new market. On this course we show you how to achieve it.
This course introduces students to a range of printmaking techniques to produce their own, unique, hand finished or edition prints on paper. You will learn the process of lino printing, monotyping, relief and block printing. See our Website Gallery for examples of the prints that you could create. New for this year is our Printmaking Saturday workshop at Uckfield Community College for those students who are unable to attend classes during the week.
In the first part of the course, students will receive an introduction to sculpture using a variety of materials to create your own 3 dimensional forms. As you move into the second term you will be encouraged to work on longer individualised projects in your preferred medium. You will be using materials such as clay, plaster, cardboard and wire construction. This is a hands on course which will enable you to experience how you move from a partly formed idea or design on paper to a sculptural fine art form.
We are pleased to offer 3 workshops in sewing this year for students who are unable to access our longer courses. Our workshops are intensive 1 or 2 days creating presents for Christmas, or learning how to make your own cushions designed around your own interiors, or simply learn basics sewing skills so you can embark in the future on a range of sewing projects.. Please see our course information sheets for further details of each workshop.
Soft Furnishing and Upholstery Workshops
Our tutor will enable each student to transform their furniture using both modern and traditional methods. On some Upholstery courses the tutor also provides a Soft Furnishing course where students are taught how to make curtains, blinds, lampshades and cushion covers. The tutor is also able to teach the skills and techniques to create cane and rush seating.
This popular course is where students will learn the skills and traditional techniques in stained glass, resulting in the creation of an individually designed leaded panel and a sun catcher using the copper foiling techniques.
This course is for the complete beginner, who has not undertaken classes in Upholstery before, who wishes to learn and develop their creative skills and discover how the craft of upholstery can become a fascinating hobby. The course will cover the basic principles of upholstery and result in the successful completion of the re upholstery of a piece of furniture.
We are running a Willow Workshop where students will learn the techniques and skills to create individualised sculptures for an interior or an outside space, with plenty of support and guidance from our specialist tutor.
On the beginners course, students will learn how to produce a series of basic joints while completing a simple wooden tray. Aspects of design and planning will feature in order to create good quality items.
Saturday Courses and One Day Courses - if you find attending in the evening difficult, why not enrol on our Weekend or One Day Workshops which run throughout selected weekends and days of the year. Courses this year include:
Get Hooked on Crochet
Kiln Fused Glass Jewellery
Photoshop Elements for Beginners Workshop
Pop-Up Workshop
Stained Glass Sun Catcher Workshop
Willow Sculpture for the Garden
Willow Sculpture for the Garden - Animals, Birds and Figures
Floral Creativity - Winter Wonders
Digital Photography Workshop for Beginners (SLR cameras)
Digital Photography Workshop for Improvers (SLR cameras)
Introduction to Portrait Photography
Introduction to Wedding Photography
Photoshop Elements for Beginners Workshop


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Eleven Doubles, Eleven Strikeouts
Indianapolis Indians 10, Louisville Bats 1
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Eleven was a lucky number at Louisville Slugger Field tonight, as the Indians stomped on the Bats, and out-hit them 16 – 5. The Tribe batters posted 11 doubles, the most in a game since the Indians moved to Victory Field. The Tribe pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts, with starter Brad Lincoln (photo) taking care of 8 of those. Lincoln earned his 7th win for the Indians this season, going 7 innings and allowing just one run on 3 hits and a walk.
The lone run Lincoln allowed scored in the 2nd inning on two of the hits he allowed. C Devin Mesoraco and RF Jeremy Hermida began the inning with back-to-back line drive singles. 1B Daniel Dorn grounded out to first, which moved both Mesoraco and Hermida into scoring position. 2B Chris Valaika brought in Mesoraco with a sacrifice fly.
Mesoraco singled again in the 4th inning, but was forced out at second on Hermida's grounder to short. CF Dave Sappelt walked to lead off the 6th inning, but he was erased when SS Paul Janish bounced into a 6-4-3 double play (SS Jordy Mercer to 2B Corey Wimberly to 1B Matt Hague). Lincoln retired the side in all of the odd innings: the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th. He struck out 2 batters in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings.
Late Inning Rallies Defeat Tribe
Louisville Batts 5, Indianapolis Indians 2
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The Indianapolis Indians and Louisville Bats played 6.5 scoreless innings at Louisville Slugger Field, before each team scored in its last two at-bats. The Bats' first rally was sparked by their winning pitcher Daryl Thompson, and the second rally, in the bottom of the 8th, was aided by 3 Indians' errors. The Tribe was not able to catch up, and the Bats took the first game of this 4-game away-and-home series.
Justin Wilson (photo) made the start for the Indians, coming off a tough start last Saturday in Toledo. He got through the first two innings rather quickly, allowing just one hit, a double by Bats' 1B Todd Frazier in the 2nd. Wilson worked his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the 3rd. 3B Michael Griffin reached base when his Tribe counterpart 3B Pedro Alvarez bobbled his grounder for an error. After two outs, 2B Chris Valaika grounded to short, where SS Jordy Mercer also had trouble with bobbles on the scoop. Valaika reached base ahead of Mercer's throw, and the play was ruled a single. LF Yonder Alonso walked to load the bases. Wilson bore down and got C Devin Mesoraco to fly out to RF Anthony Norman, to escape the inning without a run scoring.
Wilson worked around a single by Frazier in the 4th inning, then got into another jam in the 5th. He walked the opposing pitcher Thompson, and hit Valaika with a pitch. With two outs, Mesoraco hit a screaming liner right back at Wilson. The ball hit Wilson's glove and dropped, but Wilson was so surprised that it took him a moment to realize that the ball had been stopped and had not sailed into the outfield. Then he looked up, thinking that maybe the ball was still in the air, then finally looked down — and still took a moment to realize that the ball was at his feet. Mesoraco was safe on first, and the bases were loaded, but Wilson had kept the ball from going into the outfield and allowing at least 2 runs to score. He ended the inning with a ground out by RF Jeremy Hermida, leaving the bases full of Bats for the second time in the game.
That was all for Wilson, on a hot and humid night. He had thrown 97 pitches (57 strikes), and thrown 5 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and 2 walks, with 5 strikeouts. Wilson was relieved by former Bat (just a couple of weeks ago) Steven Jackson, who retired his old teammates in order in the 6th.
Wimberly, Watts, Brown, And Bowker Spark Tribe Outburst
Corey Wimberly congratulates John Bowker on his 2-run homer in the 4th inning.
Indianapolis Indians 10, Toledo Mud Hens 4
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It was a good night for hitting, at least for the Indians, tonight at Victory Field. The Tribe posted 13 hits, 10 more than they allowed the Mud Hens, as they easily defeated Toledo to even up this 5-game series at 2 games each. The Indians had scored only one run in each of their last two games, but tonight, all but one member of the Indians' line-up scored at least one run, and all but two had at least one hit. SS Jordy Mercer (photo), who did not have a hit, scored one run. CF Anthony Norman, who had neither a hit nor a run scored, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. 2B Corey Wimberly and DH Dusty Brown each smacked 3 hits, while LF John Bowker and C Kris Watts had 2 hits each.
The Tribe scored in each of the first 5 innings:
In the 1st — Wimberly led off with a double down the left field line, which landed about a foot inside the foul line and continued down to the left field corner. Toledo LF Timo Perez had to fight the sun a bit, and had a little trouble tracking it down, so Wimberly made it into second base easily. Mercer was hit in the back as he ducked away from the first pitch from Toledo starter LJ Gagnier. A ground out to first by Bowker pushed Wimberly to third and Mercer to second. Then rehabbing Pedro Alvarez, who played third base today, snuck a single between the Mud Hens' first- and second-basemen and into right field, scoring both Wimberly and Mercer for a 2-0 lead. Two fly outs ended the inning.
In the 2nd — RF Miles Durham led off with a blast into the right-center field gap, past the diving Toledo CF (and former Indy Indian) Jeff Salazar. Once the ball got past Salazar's desperate reach, it bounced to the wall, and Durham had all the time in the world to motor around and into third base standing. Brown ran the count full, fouled off five more pitches, then doubled down the left field line to almost the same spot as Wimberly hit in the 1st inning. That brought in Durham to boost the lead to 3-0. Norman bounced back to the mound, where Gagnier whirled and caught Brown in between second and third bases. Brown dodged back and forth long enough so that Norman could reach second base before he was tagged out. Norman reached as far as third on Wimberly's ground out, but a strikeout ended the inning.
In the 3rd — With one out, Alvarez worked a walk, as ball four bounced about two feet in front of the plate. 1B Matt Hague hit the Indians' third double down the left field line, just barely fair, which ducked under the bullpen bench so that Time Perez had to dig it out. Alvarez was running "carefully" on his pretty-much-healed-up quad (photo), but manager Dean Treanor did not want to take any chances, so he held Alvarez at third. Watts followed with a single lined into center field, picking up his first two AAA level RBI, as both Alvarez and Hague scored. Durham hit a sharp bouncer toward third base, which bounced off former Indy Indian 3B Argenis Diaz's glove and into left field. It was a 2-base error, putting Durham on second base and moving Watts to third. Brown's long fly ball into right field became a sacrifice fly, bringing in Watts from third, as the throw in from Hens' RF Ben Guez was way wide of the plate. Indians up, 6-0.
Bowker's Clutch RBI Gives Indians Extra-Inning Win
Indianapolis Indians 4, Toledo Mud Hens 3
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After 5 scoreless innings with a tie score, the Indians pushed across a run in the top of the 12th, then held on for the win over the Mud Hens at Fifth-Third Field in Toledo, Ohio.
With two outs in the top of the 12th, 2B/3B Brian Friday worked a walk. LF John Bowker (photo) lashed a double into the right-center field alley, over the head of Toledo RF Ben Guez, and off the wall. Friday was off and running with the pitch, and he rounded third and headed for the plate as Guez chased down the ball. He crossed the plate well ahead of the throw, scoring the go-ahead run for the Indians.
The Mud Hens jumped right on Tribe starter Justin Wilson in the bottom of the 1st inning. Lead-off batter DH Will Rhymes with a single, and LF Timo Perez doubled, putting runners on the corners. Rhymes scored on an RBI single into right field by rehabbing 2B Carlos Guillen, and Perez came in on an RBI single by 1B Ryan Strieby, for a 2-0 lead. Strieby stole second base and 3B Danny Worth walked. Wilson got out of the inning when he struck out RF Scott Thorman, and C Kris Watts fired down to third base, throwing out Strieby trying to steal third. SS Cale Iorg added a run in the 2nd inning on a solo homer, giving the Mud Hens a 3-0 lead.
Wilson went on to pitch 4 more innings, scattering 3 more singles (by Rhymes, Iorg, and Strieby) and two walks (Guillen and Strieby), but he did not allow another run. He threw 91 pitches, with 52 strikes.
9th Inning Rally Defeats Tribe
Syracuse Chiefs 5, Indianapolis Indians 4
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The Indians were one out away from a win at Alliance Bank Park in Syracuse, NY tonight, but a two-out rally led to a walk-off for the Chiefs.
The Tribe went into the bottom of the 9th with a 4-3 lead, and Justin Thomas (photo) in from the bullpen. Thomas got two quick outs, with a ground out and a strikeout. Then he gave up a soft looper into center field by Syracuse 2B Steve Lombardozzi. 3B Matt Antonelli singled on a grounder up the middle, moving Lombardozzi to second base. Thomas was relieved by Jose Ascanio, so that the righty Ascanio could face the right-handed RF Jesus Valdez. Valdez lifted a fly ball into the right-center gap. Tribe RF Andrew Lambo gave chase, and after a long run he made a desperate dive — but could not come up with the ball. The ball got past him, and turned into a 2-RBI double, scoring Lombardozzi with the tying run and Antonelli with the winning run.
Rudy Owens made the start for the Tribe. He had missed his last turn for a start, due to a bruise on his hand, suffered when a come-backer hit him while on the mound. Owens worked around a fielding error by SS Pedro Ciriaco and a walk to Jesus Valdez in the 1st inning, escaping the jam with the help of a timely around-the-horn double play, 3B Andy Marte to 2B Brian Friday to 1B Matt Hague. With one out in the 2nd inning, LF Jeff Frazier and Indiana University product SS Seth Bynum hit back-to-back doubles. Frazier scored to put the Chiefs onto the scoreboard. After a fly out, Syracuse starter JD Martin singled through to left field, and Bynum raced around from second base. But LF John Bowker's throw to C Kris Watts was on target, and Watts tagged out Bynum at the plate for the third out of the inning. Syracuse manager Randy Knorr argued the call at the plate, but only got himself ejected by plate umpire Chad Whitson for his efforts.


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Jay-Z and Beyonce Introduce Their Baby Pictures to the World. On Tumblr.
Whether or not this is part of Tumblr's new "original content" plan or not, it sure is a boon to the social networking site: Beyonce and Jay-Z just debuted the much sought-after first pictures of their child, Blue Ivy Carter, to the world on Tumblr. Read More


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August 26, 2010 -
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Copyright Decision Expands Access to Encrypted, Copyrighted Material
A network of fair-use advocates, including several MacArthur grantees, successfully petitioned the U.S. Copyright Office to grant more access to copyrighted and encrypted DVD content. Read More
February 9, 2010 -
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Documentary Examines Regional Air Carriers
MacArthur grantees the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University and PBS' Frontline broadcast their first co-production, "Flying Cheap," a documentary about the working conditions at regional air carriers.
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On 1/20/08, Roy Bamford <email@example.com> wrote: > > Daniel, > > If you research the time line you will find posts on -nfp that indicate > that the foundation problem was being raised within Gentoo before > drobbins infamous blog post. > > As some/all of the assets that were supposed to transfer to the > foundation were still owned by drobbins, its likely (this is > speculation on my part) that someone was talking to him about > completing the transfer. It follows that he knew what was going on with > respect to resolving the gentoo foundation issue *before* he made his > blog post. > > That backs up what Steve Long is saying. > > Incidently, the Foundation is a peculiarly USA legal device. So its > important in the USA only. Its existence (or not) only changes the way > Gentoos assets are owned. It does not affect the way the technical part > of Gentoo operates. Indeed, as a part of his leaving Gentoo, drobbins > set up the council and foundation as separate bodies. Its a bit of a > mystery why he needs control of both bodies to resolve what is purely a > foundation issue. > > - -- Roy, Thank you for these details. However, I think there is a need for a clarification, especially coming from my side. I wasn't targeting with what I said the legal status of the Foundation, and not even D. Robbins who is the central character of this story. It's too bad that some people jump into a fight position but maybe this is understandable too, given the conditions. I was refering to the fact that, judging by what I saw happening especially on the forums these days, there may be some real feeling of unsatisfaction into the community, or at least into a part of it. Maybe we are looking into a wrong direction. The paperwork "drama" might not be the most important issue here, even though it may be the one that triggered all the thing. Looking at what the users posted, some of them seem to be disappointed by the technical matters they encountered over years, and some other by the social climate into the community and they way it evolved. Now I find it unlikely that this feeling was caused entirely by a blog post, or at least not to that extent. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I am. Regards, Daniel -- firstname.lastname@example.com mailing list
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Dr JohnGray trained in the UK and was a General Practitoner in the London area initially in a group practice and for ten years until 2010 as a single handed practitioner. His interests were in family medicine with special interest in dermatology and latterly trichology. His interest in hair encompass the holistic management of hair disorders paricularly the cosmetic aspects of hair care and grooming. In addition , the origin of and role of human hair in modern society remains an abiding fascination. Having published several books on hair diseases he was elected as a member of the European and North American Hair Research Societies and the European Academy of Dermatology. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Trichologists and a foundig member of the Oxford Hair Foundation. In 2010 he moved to Durban ,South Africa where he has long professional ties. Publications include The World of Hair - Macmillan Human Hair DIversity - Blackwell The World of Hair Colour -Thomsom A Pocket Book of Hair & Scalp Disorders - Blackwell Dandruff: aetiology, pathophysiology & treatment - Blackwell |
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• The communication style of Brazilian locals is usually relaxed and fairly informal.
• In a work-related environment, it is not acceptable to wear jeans. • If you do not know the marital state or academic qualification of the person to whom you are speaking, refer to them by the same title that they used to addressed you (that is, if they called you Mr or Ms, use the same gender-appropriate title to refer to them). • Hand business contacts your business card when you are introduced to them. • If you are going to Brazil on business, have a batch of business cards printed in English with Portuguese on the back. Then, present these cards to locals with the Portuguese side facing up. • Corporate meetings are almost always preceded by plenty of small talk, as Brazilians tend to deal with those in whom they trust (and, therefore, know to some degree). • Brazilians are not generally confrontational, so take a calm, friendly approach when dealing with them in business. For more information, please view: http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Brazil.html and http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/brazil-country-profile.html |


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We are in the midst of planning my daughters June 2010 wedding. She will be married in the ballroom of a hotel and the reception will follow in the indoor garden pavillion of the hotel. Her wedding party is quite large, 17, and would require a stacked traditional head table. She attended a wedding yesterday and the topic of discussion was that the tradtional head table was out of date. I know she will not go for a sweetheart table, not wanting to be isolated like that. Any suggestions?
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- Posted by sweet_pea10 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 2, 09 at 13:20
A traditional head table with everyone in the wedding party sitting at it is not totally out of date, but it is no longer the norm when the wedding party is large, like your daughter's. When the wedding party is so large, there are alternatives other than having a sweetheart table. For instance, only the maid of honor and best man might sit with the couple. The remaining members of the wedding party would sit at nearby tables where they can be close to the couple but not isolated from the other guests. Another alternative is to have the parents sit with the couple and allow the entire wedding party to sit together. Your guests won't care what you do, so do what works for the dynamics of the wedding party (number with spouses they might want to sit with, etc.) and what will fit in the available space. |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Sun, Aug 2, 09 at 13:52
We did a Royal Table in 2005. It accommodated the bride and groom and the bridesmaids and groomsmen and their spouses/SOs. The best man was the groom's father, but he sat with his wife at their table with their good friends. While Sweetheart Tables were common then, we did not want to isolate the bride and groom from their special friends, some of whom had flown in from across the country and they had not seen in awhile. DD said she had so much fun because of the arrangement. And it really worked well with our seating plan for the whole reception. I highly recommend a Royal Table. |
I don't remember the last time I went to a wedding with a traditional (people only on one side) head table, maybe in 1998 or so? We used a regular round table and seated everyone with their spouse or date. Most wedding parties would require more than one round table, and that's fine. The wedding party seems happier being seated with their spouses (especially when someone's spouse or date doesn't know anyone else there). |
- Posted by western_pa_luann (My Page) on Tue, Aug 4, 09 at 17:28
Head tables are still the norm here... but large wedding parties like your daughter's are not. |
I almost never see any kind of head table or even sweetheart table in our community, but it may be an ethnic difference, with less focus on attendants and more on family. Once the reception starts, the attendants are just like any other guests and do not sit at any special table, just with whomever they would be seated with anyway (e.g., cousins with cousins, school friends together, etc.), with their SOs. The bridal couple sit with their close family at a regular, perhaps a little extra large, table, usually centrally located. "Close family" can mean parents and siblings and grandparents, but if that's too many or if there are uncomfortable divorces or something, people do any variation that works. If I were an attendant, I would prefer this way, to sit with my own friends or relatives, or at least someone the hosts thought I would mix well with, rather than the groom's college roommate and the bride's niece, with whom I may have nothing in common other than our dress. I don't especially like eating on a dais, either. But if the hosts wanted it that way, I wouldn't mind. Anyway, as you can see from these posts, there are all kinds of ways to do seating at your reception. So don't worry about what is or isn't "out of date" or what others do, and just do whatever will work the best for your group. Have fun! |
- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Mon, Aug 17, 09 at 14:36
I need to clarify. The Royal Table setting was using both sides of a very long table. There were lots of people to chat with and celebrate with, and everyone had a wonderful time. If by head table, you mean using only one side of the table, I don't like that set up. You can talk to the person on one or the other side of you only, and group conversation does not work. |
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"ProFit It's about changing people's lives for the better. It's about making grandma able to pick up her grandkids and play on the floor with them. It's about the person who just lost 100 lb. and is getting their life back. That's where the heart of ProFit stands. That's what's important."
"My primary objective", says Hamid, "besides turning more and more people on to a healthier, more peaceful lifestyle that continually challenges them to grow, is to teach a system of exercise that fully integrates the body, mind, and spirit".
A fitness routine based on aesthetics feeds your ego, not your spirit. By increasing your ego, you actually become more vulnerable, more susceptible to the everyday occurrences that are out of your control. By feeding your ego, you ignore what you truly need in order to create something your ego desires. Consequently, you end up working against yourself and your goal of health, and you actually create more imbalance.
Boot Camp (Our Boot Camp Pro-Fit) is directed at creating the highest level of energy, vitality and freedom. The only way to do this is to work with yourself, not against yourself. By working hard sensitively, we create an environment that's healing and that honors each individual, an environment that respects our boundaries and works within him or her. In this way, we create an atmosphere conducive to natural expansion and growth. We're not interested in pushing past our edge to get to a place where we've been brainwashed into thinking we need to be in order to have happiness!
The hardest part of the practice of our boot camp can be honoring our bodies and what they need in this moment. Too often we find ourselves slipping back into our old habits of goal orientation, self-criticism and re-activeness, which are the root of so much imbalance, disharmony, misery, and so forth. Goal orientation, which sometimes is expressed as "I'll be happy when," leads you away from the here and now. Looking outside yourself for happiness doesn't work. If you're not happy now, you won't be happy for long no matter where you go. Why? Because happiness, or wholeness, has to come from within. And wholeness comes with acceptance of Right Now! There will always be another place to go, so there is no such thing as getting there. As far as your potential for happiness is concerned, "You are there." Self-criticism leads us to feelings of inadequacy, insecurity, worthlessness, and low self-esteem, as well as the criticism of others, which keeps us at each other's throat.
Please understand, our boot camp by its very nature is challenging. for example In order to have balance one needs to expose the imbalance and move toward balance. Sometimes it's not easy to see and deal with our imbalances so things get challenging. As humans we tend to have the greatest opportunities for growth in the challenges we encounter. So please experience these challenges positively.
It's time to open, strengthen and awaken!
Our class is not a contest between you or anyone you may be practicing with. It isn't even a contest between you and yourself. Forget about how loose and strong you used to be way back when. Give up any aspirations of how loose and strong you hope to be one day. Just be where you are! Make that o.k. when we get to our yoga part (as much as I like to call all our practice is yoga) Doing yoga correctly means not trying to get anywhere, but being where you are as fully as possible. You'll benefit from class by your effort regardless of how far or deep you get. As long as you are feeling it and you are breathing calmly, you're practicing correctly.
Please don't push too hard. These poses should hurt good, not bad. There has to be a sweetness to every pose. Nothing should ever be excruciating.
Occasionally or maybe more so you may notice yourself getting frustrated, judgmental, critical and reactive.
Use this safe environment to start working on these old habit patterns.
We are all quite attached to our bodies so it is very natural for a lot of things to arise. Please know that calmness and self acceptance are at the very root of balance and health. Without this a fitness regime is very superficial. Without this we are building our whole house on a shaky foundation.
Whenever you catch yourself pushing too hard, realize you may not be accepting where you're at, and let it go! Whenever you catch yourself being self judgmental or critical realize you are really lacking nothing and it's actually the judgments and criticism that's keeping you down. Let it go! Whenever you catch yourself being reactive, let it go! Get calm, even if it means backing off.
Welcome to meditation in motion.
Pro-Fit Boot Camp is a Yoga philosophy based Boot Camp, The Foundation of the practice is YOU nothing else.
What is CrossFit?
CrossFit, Inc. is a fitness company founded by Greg Glassman with Lauren Glassman in 2000. CrossFit's exercise program is practiced by members of approximately 6,100 affiliated gyms, most of which are located in the United States, and by individuals who complete daily workouts posted on the company's website or workouts prescribed by a coach at a local affiliate.
CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program designed to help people gain a broad and general fitness. CrossFit is a trademark of CrossFit Inc.
CrossFit advocates a mix of aerobic exercise, gymnastics (body weight exercises), and Olympic weight lifting. CrossFit describes its strength and conditioning program as "constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement with the stated goal of improving fitness, which it defines as "work capacity across broad time and modal domains."[8] Workouts are typically short—30 minutes or less—and intense, demanding all-out physical exertion. They combine movements such as sprinting, rowing, jumping rope, climbing rope, flipping tires, weightlifting, carrying heavy objects, and many bodyweight exercises; equipment used includes barbells, dumbbells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, kettlebells, medicine balls, and boxes for box jumps. These elements are mixed in numerous combinations to form prescribed "Workouts of the Day" or "WODs". Hour-long classes at affiliated gyms, or "boxes", typically include a warm-up, a skill development segment, the high-intensity WOD, and a period of individual or group stretching. Performance on each WOD is often scored and/or ranked to encourage competition and to track individual progress. Some affiliates offer additional classes, such as Olympic weightlifting, which are not centered around a WOD. The aim of CrossFit is to physically prepare people for whatever life might throw at them.
CrossFit, Inc. licenses the CrossFit name to gyms for an annual fee and certifies trainers. Besides the standard two-day"Level 1 Trainer Course"specialty seminars include gymnastics, Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, strongman, running and endurance, rowing, kettlebells, mobility and recovery, CrossFit Kids, CrossFit Football (developed by former NFL player John Welbourn), self-defense and striking. Other specialized adaptations include programs for pregnant women, seniors, and military special operations candidates. Affiliates develop their own programming, pricing, and instructional methods. Many athletes and trainers see themselves as part of a contrarian, insurgent movement that questions conventional fitness wisdom; besides performing prescribed workouts, they follow CrossFit's nutrition recommendations (adopting a paleo and/or zone diet and favor minimalist footwear.
CrossFit makes use of a virtual community Internet model. The company says this de-centralized approach shares some common features with open source software projects and allows best practices to emerge from a variety of approaches, a contention that is disputed by some subject matter experts, competitors, and former affiliates.
he "CrossFit Games" have been held every summer since 2007. Participation and sponsorship have grown rapidly; the prize money awarded to each first-place male and female increased from $500 at the inaugural Games to $250,000 in 2011-2013. Winning the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games now nets $275,000. Athletes at the Games compete in workouts they learn about only hours beforehand, sometimes including surprise elements that are not part of the typical CrossFit regimen; past examples include a rough-water swim and a softball throw. The Games are styled as a venue for determining the "Fittest on Earth," where competitors should be "ready for anything."
In 2011, the Games adopted an online format for the sectional event, facilitating participation by athletes worldwide. During the "CrossFit Open", a new workout is released each week. Athletes have several days to complete the workout and submit their scores online, with either a video or validation by a CrossFit affiliate. The top CrossFit Open performers in each region advance to the regional events, held over the following two months. As of 2013 there are 17 regional divisions, including 12 in North America (North West, Canada West, Canada East, North Central, Central East, North East, Mid Atlantic, South East, South Central, South West, Southern California, and Northern California), and five in the rest of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Australia). The top athletes (up to 3 of each gender) from each region are eligible to compete in the CrossFit Games.
The Games include divisions for individuals of each gender, and for a number of Masters age groups: 40-44 (new in 2013), 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60+, as well as for co-ed teams comprising 3 men and 3 women. Masters competitors qualify for the Games based on performance in the CrossFit Open—there are no Masters regional events.
Ties are broken by the best individual event by the competitor, followed by second best, etc. until the tie is broken. This was needed to declare Craig Howard the winner in the Men's 50-54 division in 2013
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As we always say, our goal is to help you make your life better, and making your life better involves a balance between performance, health, and longevity.
We've learned a lot over the years about the best ways of accomplishing this. We've been around for a long time. As many of you know, we were the first fitness place in port moody and tri-city and one of the first in the world with this method of fitness.
Here is one major trend we've noticed over and over again:
A person comes to us with fitness goals. He signs up for personal training and makes quick gains. He graduates to classes and starts coming two, three, or four days a week, all the while his fitness gains continue quickly.
His fitness, his career, his relationship, his confidence – HIS LIFE – improves. Overall, he becomes almost addicted to the workouts, addicted to the post-workout high he feels.
Two or three more years go by and the novelty – the initial excitement – starts to fade ever so slightly.
We've learned that this is because group classes are designed to capture a wide audience. Workouts can be scaled to meet anyone's level, and they're often programmed in a way to give the majority of students what they want most – a metabolic hit. The truth is, metabolic conditioning is great for business, which is why so many fitness place affiliates are based on met con workouts.
But after four or five years of doing group classes, some people just don't want to do more time. And physically they start to plateau. They just need some small changes in their routine.
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We used to try to fight against this feeling. We would keep encouraging everyone to come 4 days a week, hitting group classes week after week.
We realize now that the ideal fitness facility isn't necessarily 5 group classes a week, especially when you're doing high intensity training. For the first year – maybe even two years – this is do-able, but ultimately fighting this is like fighting human nature.
THIS is the concept behind our Specialty Programs.
Many of you might not even be aware that other programs exist outside of the regular group classes that are included in your base monthly membership.
We offer a number of different outlets for everyone, especially for people who have been around for a while. Some are seasonal, other are ongoing.
We're starting to realize that the ideal fitness facility involves going to two or three classes per week with some more or less intense, specific strength/weakness/skill work on the side.
So if you're one of those people who likes to come five or six days a week, we suggest you add a specialty program to your regular group classes – for the sake of your performance, your longevity and your healthy and happiness!
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Courtesy Peter Rabbit FarmsHarvesters cut romaine lettuce for Coachella, Calif.-based Peter Rabbit Farms Jan. 7.The end of the holidays and the recovery of lettuce and other items from early December freezes left grower-shippers yearning for increased demand on desert vegetable crops.
"A lot of activities go on and vegetables aren't always part of the menu," said Mark McBride, salesman at Salinas, Calif.-based Coastline Produce. "That's expected during the holidays. Now we're hoping that since they didn't eat enough vegetables, they're going to start kicking into gear, lose a few pounds and eat healthy again."
But exceptionally cold winter weather in the Midwest and on the East Coast also created doubts that shoppers will crowd the produce aisle anytime soon.
"When we get mild conditions on the West Coast it pushes those cold fronts over top of us and into the Midwest and East," said Sammy Duda, vice president at Duda Farm Fresh Foods. "We have warmer than normal conditions creating better than normal supplies while demand is slack, so it's a tough combination."
Cauliflower remains a strong market for growers, but due more to acreage trends than shifting weather.
"Today cauliflower is $17 and we're desperately looking for customers on all the rest of the items," Duda said Jan. 7. "Cauliflower is unique among the normal lineup over the last 12 to 15 months. I suspect the acres have been cut back so much that more times than not, there's not enough supply to meet the demand."
Most cartons of film-wrapped white 12s cauliflower shipped for $15.65 to $17.35 on Jan. 6 out of Arizona, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, up from $13.50 to $14.65 a year ago.
Broccoli – another cruciferous crop – is a comparative letdown for growers, but some would not be surprised to see a bump in price soon.
"We're thinking the market on broccoli will perk up a little more before it's done," McBride said. "We're going to be getting into a bit of a light spot in the desert. The middle part of January could be a little dicey for supply." That would be a lingering consequence of Thanksgiving rains and the cold that quickly followed.
Broccoli in 20-pound loose crown cut shipped from Arizona for $9.56 to $10.61 Jan. 6, according to the USDA — much better for buyers than the $20 to $23 they paid a year ago, when icing hit that crop. In California, crown cut is shipping for $8.50 to $11.50 out of the Imperial and Coachella valleys.


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Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. I was just sitting here thinking about the little things that irritate me...and no, Max, I am not talking about you. And yes, I know it is a good thing if I value by tennis shoes…I get it. Anyway…one of the things that is very irritating is the plastic that protects the microwave foods. I don't eat a lot of them, but I do indulge them at times. Most instructions require you at some point to pull the plastic covering back so you can stir the contents, replace the plastic and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. I don't know about you, but that plastic has a life of its own. I pull it up and it wants to fold on to its self and then it will not come apart without a lot of effort, sometimes requiring both hands while at the same time trying to avoid the hot food that you are trying to recover. Wonder if they could get some Velcro strips on those dinners? The other thing that is starting to get on my nerves are bananas. Yes, bananas. I buy a bunch on the weekend…I get the green ones of course…but for some reason, even before the week is out, they have soften and turned dark and ugly. Now I like bananas that are firm and look like a banana, not something that looks like someone took a ball bat to them. So I end up throwing most of the bananas away and buying fresh ones. Yes, I understand I should eat them faster, but one banana a day is my limit. I guess I could try freezing them, but not so sure my teeth would thank me. LOL
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Government surveyors came to Ole's farm in the fall and asked if they could do some surveying. Ole agreed, and Lena even served them a nice meal at noon time. The next spring, the two surveyors stopped by and told Ole, "Because you were so kind to us, we wanted to give you this bad news in person instead of by letter." Ole replied, "What's the bad news?" The surveyors stated, "Well, after our work here, we discovered your farm is not in Minnesota but is actually in Wisconsin." Ole looked at Lena and said, "That's the best news I have heard in a long time. I just told Lena this morning that I don't think I can take another winter in Minnesota."
That is all I have that is bothering me right now…sure I will think of more later. LOL As always be good, play safe and remember to try and see the humor in life's little irritations.
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Drunk driving is of course a common charge that can happen to almost anyone. But there are also uncommon variations that can occur. One of these is the types of motor vehicles to which a state's DUI or DWI law applies. Depending on how a state's law is worded, drunk driving law can apply to other types of vehicles besides cars, trucks and motorcycles. It can also include such vehicles as lawn mowers or golf carts.
Connecticut and other states determine these definitions of drunk driving for themselves. It is a matter of state law. To be sure, there are federal crimes, but drunk driving is not one of them.
An example of a peculiar type of driving under the influence charge occurred recently in Virginia. Authorities there charged a passenger with DUI after a single-car accident. According to the charges, a 23-year-old passenger who was riding in the back seat reached in front and grabbed the steering wheel.
A prosecutor handling the case admitted that is an unusual one. But he asserted that the charges were within the law. As he sees it, if someone is intoxicated and takes control of the wheel, that action qualifies as DUI - even if the control was fleeting.
In Virginia, at least, there is precedent for such a charge. Ten years ago, an appeals court there upheld a drunk driving conviction against an intoxicated passenger who grabbed the wheel and caused a crash.
In the current case, the 23-year-old passenger also faces charges for driving on a suspended license. The young woman's license was suspended in November 2011 after a first-offense DUI conviction.
Source: "Back-seat passenger charged with DUI in Bedford County," The Roanoke Times, Neil Harvey, 2-20-13
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Run by a local Czech/Slovak fraternal organization, this hundred-year-old beer garden and hall serves food and beverages year-round in its indoor and outdoor facilities. Inside, there's a full bar and seating area popular during cold-weather months. Outside, the large beer garden is flanked by trees, with seating at tables and benches, and a stage for bands. The menu consists mainly of Central and Eastern European fare like goulash, schnitzel, and potato pancakes. There is a rotating selection of beers, lagers and ales, domestic and imported mainly from Czech Republic or Germany (like Spaten Oktoberfest).
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This week 43 LPGA Legends will tee it up on The Legends Tour, the official senior Tour of the LPGA, in the ISPS Legends Tour Open Championship being held at Innisbrook, a Salamander Golf & Spa Resort, on November 19 – 21, 2010. Sherri Steinhauer claimed the victory last year with a three-under 141 but will not be able to compete and try and defend her title.
Speaking about the tournament, LPGA great Jan Stephenson said, "The Tour is a great experience on two levels. Of course, it's so nice to be given the opportunity to visit with friends from my LPGA Tour days. But it's also so exciting to be able to compete and play great golf on great courses in front of generations of fans. The LTOC is truly a terrific event featuring so many great legends of the game."
The tournament field also boasts five LPGA and World Golf Hall of Famers: Amy Alcott, Pat Bradley, Joanne Carner, Beth Daniel and Patty Sheehan. LPGA superstars Meg Mallon, Michele Redman and Lorie Kane, all of whom are Legends Tour "rookies" this season, will also join the tournament field. LPGA Teacher of the Year Cindy Miller, who snagged a top ten finish at last year's LTOC, and Aussie Jan Stephenson, who ranks number one on the Legends career money list, will also tee it up for this year's major championship. A full field will be released by November 5th.
The Island Course at Innisbrook will once again play host to this 36-hole, stroke play tournament. A challenging course, the Island Course was designed by Larry Packard and is a favorite of Innisbrook members and competitors. The course was recently renovated as part of a resort transformation by owner Sheila C. Johnson.
Tournament Patron, Dr. Haruhisa Handa, serves as Chairman of the International Sports Promotion Society and is a well known supporter of the arts internationally. As such, The Marcia P. Hoffman Institute for the Performing Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall will once again be the charity of choice for the LTOC. All proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to the Hoffman Institute. Additionally, LTOC evening events will feature performances from three Ruth Eckerd Hall ensembles, the Kid's Choir, the Women's Choir and the Jazz Ensemble.
Advance tickets are now available for $10 through Ruth Eckerd Hall. Event tickets can also be purchased at the gate for $15. There is no charge for Friday's Pro-Am, but spectators are welcome to make a donation to the Hoffman Institute at the entrance gate. Children 17 and under and military gain free entrance every day.
For more information about the Legends Tour Open Championship, visit www.legendstouropen.com. For more information about Innisbrook, a Salamander Golf and Spa Resort, visit www.innisbrookgolfresort.com or call (727) 942-2000.
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Winter Garden, FL - Jan 18, 2008 - Balsys Technology Group and Systems Store have relocated to larger spaces to accommodate their growth in systems integration and product distribution. Larry Lamoray, CEO of the Balsys Companies, says that move is a reaction to increased demand for the company's studio and RF integration services, as these activities require considerable space and utilities to be performed efficiently.
The space has increased the size of its wood shop to accommodate the demand. In addition, SystemsStore.com is extending beyond its Internet-based business and opening a walk-in store to serve the technical contractors market in Central Florida.
Balsys Technology Group is a systems integration company based in the Orlando area that provides studio and RF services on a nationwide basis to the radio broadcast industry.
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The Mustangs gave up losses in none of the 14 bouts inside the home of the Trojans in the 40-22 loss.
The meet opened with Soddy picking up a 19-7 major decision at 120 pounds. The Trojans followed up with wins at 106, 120, 126, 138, 145, 152, 170 and 285.
Walker Valley's Austin Gregory and Ric Kennet got the only pins for the Mustangs. Gregory earned six points at 132 pounds and Kennett closed the deal at 195. Drake Haney won a 14-3 major decision at 113 while Billy Raulston won a 3-0 decision at 182 and Xzayvier Beckingham wrestled to an 8-1 victory at 220.
The Trojans picked up a big win at 145 with Tucker Russo battling Walker Valley's Tyrus Hamrick. The pair fought to a regulation tie before Russo got the win on overtime.
Walker Valley coach Al Morris said afterward he expected nothing but a battle from the Trojans, and now has something to use as a measuring stick for the Mustangs who he said will improve over the long season.


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12 So the people went away to eat and drink at a festive meal, to share gifts of food, and to celebrate with great joy because they had heard God's words and understood them. | 12 Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them. |
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Biblical Theology: The History of Theology from Adam to Christ
Book by John Owen
Lovers of theology, and particularly of the Puritans, will welcome this English translation of John Owen's Latin writings. The major portion of this volume is a history of theology from Adam to Christ. Owen characterizes evangelical theology as a gift … Learn More
Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free
Book by F.F. Bruce
F.F. Bruce is widely regarded as one of the finest evangelical New Testament scholars of the twentieth century. Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free is Bruce's analysis of the life and thought of the apostle Paul. This important book … Learn More
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
Book by Mark Dever
Any church can be healthier and glorify God better in all that it is and does. Pastor Mark Dever suggests nine marks have grown rare in today's churches and that distinguish a healthy, biblical church from its less-healthy sisters—marks like … Learn More
The Hunger for Significance
Book by R.C. Sproul
"The rigorous pursuit of our day," writes the author, "is the search for dignity and personal worth… The search for dignity is a titanic struggle, an epic adventure,prodded by a pain that will not go away. Modern man has an … Learn More
Three Views on Creation and Evolution
Book by Various Authors
Three views on creation and evolution are presented in this popular format whereby the contributors provide their own articles and respond to those of their peers. View representatives: Young Earth Creationism: Paul Nelson and John Mark Reynolds Progressive ("Old Earth") … Learn More
When Shall These Things Be?
Book by Keith Mathison
Recently, a small group of vocal enthusiasts has claimed that all of biblical prophecy including the final resurrection and last judgment was completely fulfilled in the first century. The supporters of this idea have caused some to abandon the historic, … Learn More
The King Without a Shadow
In The King Without a Shadow, Dr. R.C. Sproul tells of a king who hears of another King — one so great He casts no shadow. The first king embarks on a search for the Great King, a search that … Learn More
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The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms
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The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. Although drawn up by the 1646 Westminster Assembly largely of the Church of England, it became, and remains the 'subordinate standard' of doctrine in … Learn More
An Unexpected Journey
Book by W. Robert Godfrey
A well-known speaker and historian reveals how he came to believe that Reformed Christianity is the fullness of biblical religion in its best form. W. Robert Godfrey has written this personal story of how he came to Reformed Christianity to … Learn More
Assured By God: Living in the Fullness of God's Grace
Book by Burk Parsons
All Christians have asked themselves the question: "Am I really saved?" This new book, edited by Burk Parsons, editor of Tabletalk, cuts through the confusion over the assurance of our salvation and shows how professing believers can be certain they … Learn More
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The Rational Biblical Theology of Jonathan Edwards (Volume I)
Book by Various Authors
In this three-volume set, Dr. John H. Gerstner provides a systematic theology of the writings and sermons of Jonathan Edwards. Edwards, a minister in Northampton, Mass. during the eighteenth century, was one of the forerunners of the age of Protestant … Learn More
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The Truth of the Cross
Book by R.C. Sproul
In this book, Dr. R.C. Sproul surveys the great work accomplished by Jesus Christ through His crucifixion — the redemption of God's people. Dr. Sproul considers the atonement from numerous angles and shows conclusively that the cross was absolutely necessary … Learn More
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Book by Sinclair Ferguson
Jesus Christ taught his disciples to call God 'Our Father', and to live as members of his family. Although simple enough for every Christian to understand this is also so profound that its implications take a lifetime and more to … Learn More


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In Depth with Francis Rose features daily interviews with top government executives and contractors. Listen live from 4 to 7 p.m. or download his archived interviews below.
Wednesday federal headlines - October 29, 2014
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today's news, an Army two-star general and 11 of his staff are in isolation at a base in Italy, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson orders beefed up security at certain federal buildings and the Obama administration is scrambling to show it's in charge of the Ebola response.
Kathy Conrad, acting Associate Administrator, GSA OCSIT
Customer service initiatives are popping up all across government. Many them are based in customer service work the General Services Administration does in the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies. Kathy Conrad is acting Associate Administrator at GSA's OCSIT, and was at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she explained how she'll take home lessons learned and put them to work at her agency.
Jason Miller, executive editor, Federal News Radio
The Defense Department is requiring senior officials review major acquisitions before they receive approval to move into the technology development phase, commonly known as Milestone A. This change is part of the rigor of the Better Buying Power initiative. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, Federal News Radio's Jason Miller discussed the current and future impact of BBP.
Rob Burton, partner, Venable
The list of business grievances against the contracting company USIS is growing. The Government Accountability Offices says a five-year, nearly $200 million contract it has with the Homeland Security Department wasn't properly awarded. GAO cites in its decision a recent service history of contracting turbulence as grounds for further review, which includes thousands of incomplete background checks and a massive data breach that affected the Office of Personnel Management. Rob Burton is a partner at Venable law firm. He's also former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, he weighed the chances that debarment is in USIS's future.
Janet Kopenhaver, Washington representative, Federally Employed Women
Midterm elections are exactly one week away. But no matter what happens to the political power balance in the legislative branch, it'll be hard for the next group to do much less for federal employees than the 113th Congress did. Janet Kopenhaver is Washington representative of Federally Employed Women. FEW gives out legislative score cards for each session of Congresss. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, Janet said the most recent scores were hard to decide.
Beth Cobert, Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget
Cross agency priorities get much of the focus so far in the President's Management Agenda for the rest of President Barack Obama's second term. But the PMA officially has four major components. Beth Cobert, the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, laid out the four components in a keynote speech at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg Virginia last night. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she explained why she'll push hard on the agenda for the rest of the administration.
Tuesday federal headlines - October 28, 2014
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today's news, cost-cutting at the Postal Service leads to slower mail delivery, military services are giving employees travel cards to pay for all of their moving expenses and FDA gives an emergency go-ahead for two new Ebola tests.
Bill Dougan, President, National Federation of Federal Employees
Employee engagement at agencies across the federal government is either consistently great, consistently not-so-great, or consistently inconsistent. This year's Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows agencies that have historically at the top are still at the top, while the agencies at the bottom are still at the bottom (when it comes to employee satisfaction). The ones in the middle are all over the place. Bill Dougan is president of the National Federation of Federal Employees. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, he analyzed this year's survey results.
Chris Mihm, Managing Director for Strategic Issues, GAO
Five out of five federal agencies fall short in meeting the customer service improvements Congress said it wanted to see four years ago. The Government Accountability Office looked at selected quintet of agencies to see if they have all the key elements necessary for high-quality customer service. GAO says all five are missing at least one critical piece of that puzzle. Chris Mihm is Managing Director for Strategic Issues at GAO. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, he broke down what each agency needs to improve their customer service scores.
Jeff Neal, Senior Vice President, ICF International
A gap of mistrust is forming between senior managers and their employees across the federal government. The results of the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey show federal employees are taking an increasingly dim view of the senior leaders in their agencies. Jeff Neal is Senior Vice President of ICF International, and former Chief Human Capital Officer of the Homeland Security Department. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, he said federal agencies are treading on a dangerous path right now regarding workplace standards.
John Wrobel and Devon Rust, Aberdeen Proving Ground
Reaching the Army's Net Zero Water goals is a little easier for Aberdeen Proving Ground. It finds a way to recycle water from a previously contaminated stream on base, and reuse it to heat some of its buildings. APG says it will save about $400,000 a year in water costs, and $64 million by the end of the 23-year contract. John Wrobel is the acting chief and Devon Rust is the installation energy manager for the Directorate of Public Works at Aberdeen Proving Ground. On In Depth with Francis Rose, they explained how the project is saving them money and energy.
Mikey Dickerson, Administrator, US Digital Service
The new U.S. Digital Service is working with agencies across government to triage IT problems and get programs back on track. The infrastructure for the Service came out of the lessons learned from fixing the problems with HealthCare.gov. Mikey Dickerson is Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service. On In Depth with Francis Rose -- and in his first interview since he took over -- he explained the mission of the Service, and why industry shouldn't worry about the Service trying to cut in on its business.
Col. David Chapman, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
The doors are now open for the last of three new buildings at the Defense Language Insititute Foreign Language Center. That's just one of the recent changes at the world-class language training institute in Monterrey, California. It also has a new commandant, as of this past May. On In Depth with guest host Jared Serbu, Col. David Chapman talked about what's new at DLI at at the Presidio of Monterrey.
Monday federal headlines - October 27, 2014
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today's news, U.S. military operations cease in the volatile southwestern region of Afghanistan, a new public website will help federal agencies with Ebola relief efforts and military services are giving employees travel cards to pay for all of their moving expenses
Federal News Countdown: Privacy concerns, government reform
Dan Mintz, president and executive director of Advanced Mobility Academic Research Center, and Jenny Mattingley, director of government affairs, Shaw, Bransford and Roth, counted down the top federal stories of the week with Francis Rose.
Tom Shoop, Editor in Chief, Government Executive Magazine
The federal agency at the head of the response to Ebola is suffering a crisis of confidence. Only 37 percent of the public is confident in the response by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a CBS News poll that was conducted before the announcement of a case in New York City. Tom Shoop is Editor in Chief at Government Executive Magazine. He outlined recent missteps by the CDC in a recent article. On In Depth with Francis Rose, Shoop said that the agency needs to create a culture of accountability.
Kathryn Medina, APCO Worldwide
The results of the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey show fewer than half of federal employees think their senior leaders maintain high levels of honesty and integrity. It's just one of the pieces of bad news in the new survey results that were released Oct. 24. Kathryn Medina of APCO Worldwide is former executive director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council at the Office of Personnel Management. She told Francis Rose on In Depth that the only surprise is that the bad news isn't worse.
Emily Kopp, Reporter, Federal News Radio
Bad news from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey could be a lot worse. Federal employees' opinions of senior management falls to a five-year low, according to the results from the Office of Personnel Management. Positive responses for 32 of 77 questions are down this year, mostly by about a percentage point. Federal News Radio Reporter Emily Kopp tells In Depth with Francis Rose what most federal employees are saying.
Jared Serbu, DoD Reporter, Federal News Radio
DoD published its first-ever joint doctrine for military operations in cyberspace a year and a half ago. But the document was secret -- until this week. The Pentagon has now released a declassified version. Much of it is a retread of what DoD officials have already said in public, but there are a handful of eyebrow-raisers too. Federal News Radio DoD Reporter Jared Serbu writes about it in this week's edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook.
Friday federal headlines - October 24, 2014
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today's news, the Office of Special Counsel says the Army engaged in gender-identity discrimination, the Postal Service gets the go-ahead to test grocery delivery and a surveillance technology the Army uses in Afghanistan could soon provide an eye in the sky over the Mexican border.


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Firefox and Mozilla search plug-ins for SharpToolbox
I have created Mozilla-Search plug-ins for SharpToolbox.
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Demo TV
In case you need some entertainement for the week-end, you can watch great demos. All this online, without downloading EXEs or installation, just with Winamp.
You can turn to http://www.scene.org for more downloads, or even internet TV: Yodel broadcasts 24/7 demos from then and now at: http://184.108.40.206:8000/;stream.nsv (winamp)
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Associating string values to items in code
In a comment to my previous post about advanced enums, Chris Martin provided code for a custom attribute as a solution.
In fact I use something similar to associate string values to class or class members. See my StringValueAttribute class.
This works the same as Chris' implementation, and allows things like:enum Colors
}Color color = Colors.Red;
Console.Write(StringValueAttribute.GetValue(color));Too bad we can associate only scalar types, as strings or integers, and not objects...
C# feature request for Anders
Hello Anders,
Could you add to C# support for things like this?
enum Colors {Red, Green, Blue};
string[Colors] htmlColors = new string[] {"#FF000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF"};This is something we have in Delphi (you remember Delphi, don't you?) that I miss in C#. I don't think it would be difficult to add to the compiler. But if we don't have it yet, maybe there is a problem somewhere?
Of course, we can find more examples where this syntax would help, and not only with strings.
If we go a bit further, we can even imagine something like this:enum Colors<string> {Red = "#FF0000", Green = "#00FF00", Blue = "#0000FF"};
Let me know what you think,
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Patcher: easy assembly patching
This is an idea I had some time ago. I think this picture speaks by itself:
The idea is about a tool that would allow easily patching code (remove, add, update).
Typical scenario: you have this DLL (assembly) you'd like to modify to add some tracing code, but you don't want to (or can't) go back to the source code.
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The following picture tells most of the idea:
The idea is about a tool that would allow easily patching code (remove, add, update).
Typical scenario: you have this DLL (assembly) you'd like to modify to add some tracing code, but you don't want to (or can't) go back to the source code.
Compared to Aspect-Oriented Programming, with such a tool you can write code directly in the assembly without having to create an aspect and specify weaving parameters or creating a new project or source files. The tool displays the decompiled code, then you can update the code. The new code gets compiled and inserted in the assembly in place of the old one.
Technically, two things are needed:
- a CLR decompiler; many IL readers exist today such as the one integrated in .NET Reflector.
- a CLR assembly instrumentation tool such as RAIL.
I think this tool should not be very difficult to create, given that everything required is available.
The tool could be an add-in to .NET Reflector. You can get more inspiration from this presentation by Lutz Roeder.
Update: this tool could also support refactoring (eg. rename a method throughout a set of assemblies).
Tabbed MDI and Grid controls for Windows Forms
Here are some solutions I found for Tabbed MDI (à la Visual Studio .NET). If you don't know what I'm talking about, just click on the links, you'll immediately understand!
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.9 is out.
- Extension Manager
- Theme Manager
- Data Migration/Import
- New Visual Theme
- Better Bookmarks
- Better Search
- Smaller Download
- Online Help
lock potential hazards
As a follow-up to my previous post about the Singleton design pattern potential hazard, I think it is useful to point out another potential hazard in multithreading scenarios.
Some solutions for the implementation of the Singleton design pattern are using a construct such as the following:
lock (typeof(MyType))
}This is not a good idea as it can cause problems, as the .NET Framework SDK documentation explains:
In multithreading scenarios, do not lock Type objects in order to synchronize access to static (Shared in Visual Basic) data. Other code, over which you have no control, might also lock your class type. This might result in a deadlock. Intead, synchronize access to static data by locking a private static (Shared in Visual Basic) object.
The bad news is that this is the help for the Type class, and not for the lock keyword. The help for the lock keyword (here and there) does not talk about this.
Links about Domain-Specific Languages (DSL)
In case you need something to read this week-end (I'd like to find some time for that), here are some interesting weblogs, articles and web sites about Domain-Specific Languages (DSL).
Domain-specific languages are programming languages that are dedicated to specific application domains. They are less comprehensive that general-purpose languages like C or Java, but much more expressive in their domain. As a result, they have properties that are crucial for the software industry:
- Productivity: programming, maintenance and evolution are much easier (in some cases, development time can be ten times faster); re-use is systematized.
- Verification: it becomes possible or much easier to automate formal proofs of critical properties of the software: security, safety, real time, etc..
Design Patterns potential hazards
As Object Oriented Programming fans, you all know Design Patterns and rely on them for your designs.
This post by Chris Johnson about a potential hazard with the Singleton pattern is a good reminder that Design Patterns are not magical recipes. They can be sources of problems like any other piece of code if not implemented carefully.
In the comments, people linked to interesting articles about the correct implementation of the Singleton pattern in C#:
- Implementing the Singleton Pattern in C#
- Exploring the Singleton Design Pattern by Mark Townsend in MSDN
Better check your implementations accordingly...
As Mark Townsend says in his article: Design patterns are very useful software design concepts that allow teams to focus on delivering the very best type of applications, whatever they may be. The key is to make proper and effective use of design patterns.
How many development tools for .NET?
Guess how many development tools for .NET, libraries and add-ins, I can list?
That's right, more than five hundred tools!
You can find them all in the SharpToolbox, which has become such a huge listing. This is not just a flat list, but a complete directory with categories, description, links and search function.
And it all started with a small list on this weblog in March last year...By the way, if you have experience with some of the tools listed at http://SharpToolbox.com you'd like to communicate, please contact me.
I'd like to conduct small interviews to help people understand how the tools can help them for the development of their applications. I think we need some case studies and best practices to know how to design applications, and what the best tools are for a given context.
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Most useful .NET FAQs and code samples
Every now and then I find myself looking for the same most valuable resources online, such as FAQs and code samples. Maybe it's time to list them all in one place:
- Mike Woodring's .NET Sample Page
- George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ (not only Windows Forms!)
- Ingo Rammer's (thinktecture) .NET Remoting FAQ
- Jeff Key's .NET Stuff
What did I forget?