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Henrico's Top Teachers – Shahidah Jackson
By Tom Lappas, Citizen Editor (Photo by Wayne Miller for the Henrico Citizen) 02/16/12
Shahidah Jackson's smile has been brightening Wilder Middle School since the school opened its doors for the first time in 1998.
Jackson is a physical education teacher at the school, but her influence extends well beyond gymnasium walls and playing fields, according to those who know her.
"She is always willing to help every student and teacher with any problems or needs that may arise," a colleague wrote in a nomination letter. "Any time you walk by this teacher, she finds a way to put a smile on your face."
Jackson fills her days with school-related activities that extend well beyond class hours.
As a cheerleading coach during nearly her entire tenure at Wilder, she has worked with students after school and has helped provide an outlet for some who might have chosen the wrong path otherwise.
"During tryouts, she makes a point to have someone on her team that some would consider 'troublesome' in school, and to keep this student on the right path throughout the school year," a nominator wrote. "I feel that is tremendous dedication to the students, for many teachers try to avoid these students in our school. But Mrs. Jackson always finds the good in all of the students at Wilder.
"She tries to provide her cheerleaders with as many opportunities as possible by going out of her way to take these students to competitions and to provide team bonding times, even if it means opening the doors to her home."
Jackson co-founded the school's C.L.A.S.S.Y. organization (Creating Ladylike Attitudes for Sophistication and Success) for teenage girls. The club provides mentoring and life skills for its participants and is designed to develop strong citizens in and out of the classroom, while showing participants how they can have a positive impact on the community.
"At this level with students, all they need is someone that will show them attention and keep them motivated, grounded and give them encouragement to stay focused," Jackson says. "So each year, I challenge myself to help out as many students as possible. I feel rewarded each day when I enter the building and I am greeted with hugs and smiles. [It feels great] to know that the students feel that I genuinely care and love each one of them, and I get the same in return."
Jackson also is a frequent volunteer at other school events and serves as a sponsor for other clubs at Wilder as well.
In addition to her broad range of involvement at the school, colleagues also describe Jackson as an active volunteer away from school in the Eastern Henrico community.
"Everyone knows this teacher for her generosity, caring and relentless unselfish attitude," one wrote. "Any time a student, teacher, or administration needs something, she never fails and is always there wherever needed."
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week: May 22, 2017
This week, Crime Stoppers needs your help to find the suspects vandalizing Dominion Energy equipment in Varina.
On Feb. 6 and May 3, someone shot at equipment belonging to Dominion Energy. Both incidents occurred near Kingsland Road between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. The equipment was damaged, causing a major inconvenience to customers who lost power and posing a safety hazard to people nearby. > Read more.
On Feb. 6 and May 3, someone shot at equipment belonging to Dominion Energy. Both incidents occurred near Kingsland Road between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. The equipment was damaged, causing a major inconvenience to customers who lost power and posing a safety hazard to people nearby. > Read more.
A place to excel
By Tom Lappas, Citizen Editor General News
It's no surprise when a business deal begins to take shape during a golf outing.
Perhaps less common is the business deal that percolates during a youth football practice. But such was the case for Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson.
During a visit to former Varina High School football star Michael Robinson's football camp, Nelson was discussing with Robinson his excitement for the new Varina Library, whose opening last June was at that time forthcoming.
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Perhaps less common is the business deal that percolates during a youth football practice. But such was the case for Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson.
During a visit to former Varina High School football star Michael Robinson's football camp, Nelson was discussing with Robinson his excitement for the new Varina Library, whose opening last June was at that time forthcoming.
> Read more.
Business in brief
Citizen Staff Reports 05/22/2017 BusinessBusiness in Brief
Long & Foster Real Estate recently named Amy Enoch as the new manager of its Tuckahoe office. Enoch brings more than 15 years of real estate expertise to her new position, and she most recently led Long & Foster's Village of Midlothian office. Enoch has served in both sales and management positions during her tenure at Long & Foster. Prior to her real estate career, Enoch worked in information technology and hospitality. She is a graduate of Radford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, English and history. Enoch has also received the designation of Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI) from the National Association of Realtors, and this showcases her expertise in the fundamentals of real estate. > Read more.
Henrico recognized as a 2017 'Playful City USA' community
Citizen Staff Reports 05/21/2017 Features
A national nonprofit organization, KaBOOM!, has selected Henrico County as a 2017 Playful City USA community. The organization encourages communities to bring fun and balanced activities to children every day.
Henrico's selection is joined by the city of Richmond, town of Ashland, as well as the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent and Powhatan. All of the localities make up the first region completely recognized through Playful City USA. > Read more.
Gallagher Foundation serves more than 14,000 teens in first year
Citizen Staff Reports 05/21/2017 FeaturesNon-Profits
In its first year, The Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation reached 14,000 teens through its programs from Spring 2016 to date. The foundation is dedicated to spreading positivity and erasing stigmas by educating and creating awareness on depression, anxiety and stress among teens. CKG delivers programs at schools, community events and its West End office.
"Students are in need of the information in the workshops, whether they know it or not, and they aren't getting it anywhere else," said Beth Curry, Director of Health and Wellness at The Steward School. > Read more.
Gallagher Foundation serves more than 14,000 teens in first year
Illegal voting in Virginia? Yes. Massive? Doubtful.
Tuckahoe meeting May 24 to address opioid crisis
32 Wegman's Short Pump employees receive college tuition scholarships
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Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.
Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.
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Beverage Industry Microfiltration covers the engineering basics of microfiltration and presents a detailed understanding of the filtration media, filter formats, and equipment. The proper operation and monitoring of filtration processes are fully covered. Specific applications and industry examples are given for the primary beverage microfiltration markets, including the beer, wine, bottled water, spirits, dairy, soft drinks, sports drinks, and juice industries. This book can serve as a general learning tool; troubleshooting reference; filtration process optimization guide; means for selecting the proper filtration media/format; design and sizing guide for filtration equipment; and as a reference for new applications. Unlike any previous book on microfiltration, Beverage Industry Microfiltration is completely geared towards the beverage industry and its unique challenges.
About the AuthorNathan Starbard is Millipore Corporation's manager for the North American beverage market. In this position he works with customers in the bottled water, wine, beer, soft drink, and spirits industries to expand their understanding of filtration technology, develop new applications within industry, as well as perform troubleshooting and optimization of beverage filtration processes. He was previously the lead engineer for food and beverage applications within North America. Prior to Millipore, Nathan held positions at E. & J. Gallo Winery including serving in Process Engineering/R&D where responsibilities included filtration related applications within wine, spirits, and grape juice manufacturing, and as a Technical Production Manager responsible for the world's largest single site beverage microfiltration department. Nathan holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
IntroductionPrinciples of FiltrationBeverage ContaminantsPlugging Component AnalysisFCA CFR 21 GuidelinesCartridge Filters System OperationCommon Cartridge Failure ModesSheet and Lenticular Filters Filtration MediaSheet FiltersLenticular FiltersManufacturers and DistributorsBag FiltersSystem OperationBag Filter Manufacturers and DistributorsCrossflow (Tangential Flow Filtration) SystemsCrossflow SystemsCrossflow Formats and MediaSystem OperationFiltration System Selection and DesignDetermining the Filtration Stage(s)Determining the Format of FiltrationSystem SizingAuxiliary Equipment Design and SelectionParallel Filter SkidsCIP DesignSystem Manufacturers and SuppliersGeneral Industry Filtration ProcessesBottle WashingFacilities WaterSteamMicrofiltration in the LabGas FiltrationVent FiltrationSIP Solutions and ChemicalsWine IndustryClarificationPrefiltrationGas and Air FiltrationSpecialty ApplicationsProcess Testing: Filterability (Fining) IndexMiscellaneous ConsiderationsBeer IndustryClarification and Trap FiltrationPrefiltrationFinal FiltrationCO2 FiltrationSpecialty ApplicationsMiscellaneous ConsiderationsBottled Water IndustryClarificationPrefiltrationFinal FiltrationCryptosporidium and Giardia ControlOzonationSpecialty ProductsProcess Testing: Silt Density Index (SDI)RO and Distilled WaterBottled Water Industry StandardsSpirits IndustriesParticle FiltrationMicrobial FiltrationEmerging ProductsMiscellaneous ConsiderationsDairy IndustryMicrofiltration for Increased Shelf LifeMicrofiltration in Conjunction with UF and ROSpecialty ApplicationsDairy Tank Vent Filtration Soft and Sports Drinks IndustriesSoft DrinksSports Drinks
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Flavor, Neutraceutical, and Niche ApplicationsFlavoringsReady-to-Drink Teas and Coffee BeveragesSucrose and Liquid Sugar or Sugar Substitute FiltrationVinegarPeppermint and Spearmint OilsSeafood Broths and JuicesHoneyOlive OilAppendix Glossary Index
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From Botswana to Thailand, from Peru to Bosnia, the missionary work of the Catholic Church stretches from pole to pole, encompassing every part of the globe. Jozef Cardinal Tomko, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 to 2001 under the late Pope John Paul II, shares his account of the many missionary journeys he made around the world. Often accompanying the Pope, Cardinal Tomko saw firsthand how the Church is dealing with the particular challenges of various cultures around the world. He gives witness to the flowering of faith as well as the hardships that many Catholics face in other countries. The encyclopedic knowledge of countries and peoples that the Cardinal possesses will enrich the reader's understanding of the world today, and show that the Roman Catholic Church is truly "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic."
"Cardinal Tomko has given us a gift in this book that can help us appreciate the Church's response today to the mission given her by Christ two thousand years ago. He deserves our gratitude too for what he has done for the missionary well being of the Church over the years that he was Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. This book is an invitation to share in his generous missionary spirit and, like him, to do great things for the Lord."-Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago
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A man arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a U.S. Forest Service officer – among other violent crimes – pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Monday, according to officials.
Humboldt County Assistant District Attorney Kelly Neel said Silverio Parro Snider Sanchez pleaded not guilty to charges of evading an officer and causing injury, assault with a deadly weapon and attempted, willful, deliberate, premeditated murder.
"The next court date is May 12 for an intervention hearing at 3 p.m. in Department 4," Neel said. "This is a hearing where the attorneys advise the court whether the matter is ready to proceed to preliminary hearing or not. The next date is May 15 for the preliminary hearing."
Ben McLaughlin was appointed counsel for Sanchez, and Zachary Curtis is the prosecutor.
Authorities arrested Sanchez, 22, on May 1 in Eureka, ending a manhunt involving a dozen local, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Sanchez was wanted for allegedly hitting Forest Service Officer Bobby Phillips with his car while fleeing from officers on State Route 36 near Dinsmore on March 15. He was also wanted on suspicion of rape, kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, vandalism, drugs and battery.
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Hotdog Hill Sanctuary is a small home-based dog rescue in Prince George County, Virginia
Contact us at kim.hotdoghill.hunter@gmail
The Adoption ProcessProspective adopters must be over the age of 21 and must show proof of home ownership or landlord approval.
All prospective adopters must fill-out an adoption application. You can
download an application* or request an adoption application via email, as an attachment. (* You will be prompted to Open or Save this Microsoft Word document file)
Once you have submitted your application and your references have been checked, one of our volunteers will contact you by phone. We will ask you some questions about yourself (like where you live, if you have children or other pets, etc.). We will arrange a convenient time for one of our home checkers to visit your home. This visit is not an inspection. We're really not interested in the wallpaper in your hallway or whether or not the laundry basket is full. We visit purely to ensure that your home is a safe environment for one of our dogs. We are not looking for luxurious homes, but we are looking for safe, loving homes.
If at any time during the interview or application process you become discouraged for whatever reason, please let us know. We try our best to process all adoptions as smoothly as possible.
About Donations
Hotdog Hill Sanctuary does not receive assistance from any state, city, county, or any other organization. We are fully funded through (and dependent upon) donations and volunteer help. If you are interested in adopting a pet from us, a donation will be requested to help reimburse expenses incurred. If
Donations are solely used for the welfare of our pets. This includes basic and special needs' health care provided by qualified veterinarians and animal specialists, pet food, pet supplies, and transport expenses.
John Henry (left) and Charlie (right) were both adopted by the same kind family. These are pictures of them in their new forever home!


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Is there a law pertaining to dogs riding in the car? We are big and like to take turns sitting in the front seat.
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here in pa there is a law stating that a dog has to be fastened somehow in the backseat but i don't think the cops here will pull you over just for that.
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Not as far as I know, but I do know that in my area dogs cannot be in the back of pickup trucks unless securly tied.
Gray Dawn Treader answered on 3/8/08. Helpful? / 0
There are no nationwide laws in regards to how dogs must be transported in a car or truck, but most states and/or counties have their own laws.
In many states, it's specifically illegal to have a dog loose or tethered in the bed of a pickup truck, and to transport dogs (crated or loose) in the back of a trailer or other towed vehicle (like a camper, for example).
Most states don't have laws in regards to how your dogs should be transported inside a car. However, having two large dogs loose in the car, especially if they "like to take turns" getting into the front seat poses a huge danger in a moving vehicle - not to mention that unrestrained dogs turn into dog-shaped missiles if you get into an accident.
The safest way to transport your dog in the car is to either crate them, have a wire partition between the 'cargo' area and the passenger area, or to invest in quality doggy seatbelts that will restrain them on the back seat. Loose is almost never a good idea.
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Central London Apartment
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גודל65 מטר רבוע
Floor No.0
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|Northdown Street, N1 9BP London, בריטניה
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It is 60sq/m and can sleep up to 6 people. It has a newly fitted main bathroom (January 2016) which has a bath tub and shower along with an en-suite bathroom with another shower (to the master bedroom) with a 4ft6 wide double bed in the master bedroom and 4ft wide bed in the 2nd bedroom which leads onto the small patio which has a bistro table and 2 chairs.
We have a sofa bed which accommodates 2 people. It has a fully equipped designer kitchen with all mod-cons along with having a dish washing machine (NB there is no washer / dryer machine - there is a self-service along with a service wash laundry facility around the corner. It has a large open plan kitchen / dining room with a dishwasher / TV/DVD and has a sofa bed which can accommodate 2 people.
NB The bedding for the sofa bed (IF REQUIRED) along with the one hair dryer is stored in one of the bedroom wardrobes.
The apartment comes with linen towels and bedding: the price includes the outgoing cleaning on departure and laundry costs. The Wi-Fi, central heating, electricity and water costs are included within this price.
כללי הביתNo smoking.
No pets.
No parties.
NB Cleaning Fee (50£) is by week and not by journey
NB Extra days are on average between 175£ and 185£
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We stayed for 1 week at this location.
Positive aspects were:
- cleanness of the apartment
- good quality of beds
- close to city center, underground and supermarket
- quiet street.
Negative aspects were:
- "bed bench combination" in the living room is a nightmare. During day time you cannot sit on it, during night time you cannot sleep on it. Very poor quality. The owner could have spend some money on this.
- although everything is quite new, the general impression is the owner saved a lot of money on furniture, dish washer, utensils, ...
- move the 2 furniture in the basement to the living room
- parking cost are high, I parked at http://stratfordintl.co.uk/getting-here/cars (UK pounds 25/week); 30 minutes travel to appartment.
- I took into consideration the price (+- Euro 2500/week).
The apartament is great. It is very close to St Pancras Station and King Cross Station. We didn't have any problem. If I went back to London I will stay there again.
Good quality for the price. The mattresses were only a bit small. Everything was also very clean and the service was really good. When we had a question, they reacted quick and solved the problem.
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
We had a nice stay in this apartment. It is very central. Would recommend it for sure.
The apartment was nice. The beds were comfortable and we enjoyed our stay. However we gad some trouble withthe heating, but Debbie came to assist us and get the temerature up.
Debbie was nice and helpful, she stayed in contact with us from beginning to end. She provided all materials and resources in the apartment and it was a nice space and convenient given its key location near King's Cross. Thanks for your help, it made our stay in London fun and pleasant!
Very centrally located. Very good infrastructure. Nice and british.
Nice flat with easy access to public transport. Perfect organisation and communication with and from Debbie - we enjoyed our stay. Next time we go to London we will definetly re-book this flat
We had a great trip ! great location !
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Discussion in 'The Coffee Shop ~ Chit Chat' started by ProzacKid, Nov 4, 2009.
I'm from all over, currently in New Mexico.
Greater Dallas, Texas area here. Born and raised.
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Back and forth between Seattle, WA and Portland, OR.
From the Land of OZ.......:glasses:
Longview, WA
Born and raised in Foresthill CA (just west of Lake Tahoe), now living in San Diego
Boise --> Spokane --> Seattle --> bunch of places --> Seattle --> Dallas
Tunkhannock, PA.. North East PA, 20 minutes north of Wilkes-Barre, and 20 minutes west of Scranton...
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For almost 30 years, EarthShare has supported nearly 600 of America's most respected environmental and conservation organizations through the original crowdfunding – workplace giving. Today EarthShare is a strategic advisor and programmatic partner to the business sector, executing dynamic engagement and philanthropy programs focused on creating the tangible impact needed to ensure a flourishing future.
EarthShare is America's oldest and largest environmental and conservation federation. Throughout its history, EarthShare has built bridges between causes and business by offering effective ways to understand and support critical environmental programs. Thanks to its supporters and partners, EarthShare has raised more than $300 million for programs that care for our air, land, water, wildlife and health -- in our communities, across the U.S. and around the world.
Each year EarthShare connects hundreds of thousands of individuals with its member organizations through EarthShare @ Work, an employee engagement and philanthropy program offered at hundreds of public and private sector workplaces across the country.
EarthShare offers its programs throughout the United States, and its benefiting membership works locally, nationally and internationally to protect public health and air, land, water and wildlife.
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The EarthShare network (www.earthshare.org) delivered $11.5 million in funding to America's most respected and responsible environmental and conservation charities in 2012. The nationwide EarthShare network currently supports the work of more than 500 state-based, national and international U.S. charities, and partners with them through the EarthShare@Work program. EarthShare@Work engages tens of thousands of workplace donors each year in philanthropic activities supporting programs that protect public health and our air, land, water and wildlife. EarthShare's overhead remains one of the lowest in its industry and 100% of designated gifts go directly to its benefiting member charities. Unlike other organizations, EarthShare also shares out all undesignated general funds with its membership as well.
In 2012 EarthShare won a bid to manage the world's largest workplace giving campaign, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) of the National Capital area, which in 2014 raised more than $49 million from the federal and military workforce to benefit thousands of nonprofit causes across the country. In 2012 EarthShare also won workplace campaign fiscal management contracts for the CFC for New York City; the State of Georgia campaign; and the cities of Austin, TX and Raleigh, NC. EarthShare also expanded its geographical reach and increased its ability to raise critical regional funding by launching new state Chapters, including EarthShare Mid-Atlantic, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
EarthShare has earned the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance Seal for six consecutive years, an achievement attained by less than 5 percent of the charities rated.
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EarthShare @Work is a complete toolkit for building a more engaged workforce, increasing a company's visibility as a socially responsible business, and creating a healthier, more sustainable future. EarthShare @Work helps employers create real impact and build meaningful engagement through employee giving and volunteerism.
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EarthShare & its nationwide network has raised more than $300 million for nonprofit organizations that fight to protect our air, land, water, wildlife and public health.
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Prior to that, Ms. Deoudes led Corporate Relations and Special Events at National Wildlife Federation (NWF), an EarthShare member organization. There she created strategic alliances with private sector partners through events and activities aimed at making outdoor play a priority and encouraging the next generation of environmental stewards. Ms. Deoudes led the Corporate Relations, Special Events and the Be Out There initiative. Prior to joining NWF, Deoudes was part of the national campaign team at Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, developing corporate partnerships and consulting with chapter staff on special events. She started her career working in the D.C. market at March of Dimes and National Kidney Foundation.
Ms. Deoudes succeeds EarthShare's interim CEO, Deb Furry, who will resume her role on the EarthShare national board of directors.
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James revealed the first photo of himself portraying ex-gay activist Michael Glatze on August 11. Since then, he's been posting pics of his new 'do on Instagram. Do you love this new look?
James Franco is channeling former gay activist Michael Glatze in a new movie, and for the role, he's undergone a dramatic makeover! See pics of his new blonde hair below!
James Franco Is Blonde — Makeover For 'Michael' Movie Role
James revealed his new look on Instagram. In the first photo on August 11, James posted his blonde look with the caption: "That Late 90s bleached look."
In another, he posted a picture of him looking pensive, writing: "He thinks: "I wish I was Ryan Gosling, but I'm just me, oh well.""
On August 13, he posted another photo, saying: "Let's Party! Blondes have more fun!! But do you respect me?????"
In a more recent photo on August 13, James is back to his curly brown hair — it's either an old pic or he's completed filming his "blonde" scenes.
More On The Movie
The movie Michael will follow the life of Michael Glatze. He was the founder of Young Gay America magazine, but then renounced homosexuality after becoming a Christian pastor and married a woman.
James plays the lead, with Zachary Quinto as his ex-boyfriend. Emma Roberts will play Michael's girlfriend.
Gus Van Sant is producing the film and it is being shot in New York City.
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in starting anything new at this point, so he just decides to go home.
Eddie never checks anything into the main trunk. He only checks stuff into his private branch, and then merges changes into the trunk. His care and attention to detail are admirable, but he's spending far more time using his source control tool than working on his code.
Let's not even think about what the kids would be like if Eddie and Nelly were to get married.
Once you established the proper level of comfort with the branching features of your source control tool, the next question is how to use those features effectively.
One popular methodology for SCM is often called "code promotion." The basic idea here is that your code moves through three stages, "dev" (stuff that is in active development), "test" (stuff that is being tested) and "prod" (stuff that is ready for production release):
- As code gets written by programmers, it is placed in the dev tree. This tree is "basically unstable". Programmers are only allowed to check code into dev.
- When the programmers decide they are done with the code, they "promote" it from dev to test. Programmers are not allowed to check code directly into the test tree. The only way to get code into test is to promote it. By promoting code to test, the programmers are handing the code over to the QA team for testing.
- When the testers decide the code meets their standards, they promote it from test to prod. Code can only be part of a release when it has been promoted to prod.
For a variety of reasons, I personally don't like working this way, but there's nothing wrong with it. Lots of people use this code promotion model effectively, especially in larger companies where the roles of programmer and tester are very clearly separated.
I understand that PVCS has specific feature support for "promotion groups," although I've never used this product personally. With other source control tools, the code promotion model can be easily implemented using three branches, one for dev, one for test, and one for prod. The Merge Branches feature is used to promote code from one level to the next.
Eric's Preferred Branching Practice
Best Practice: Keep a "basically unstable" trunk
Do your active development in the trunk, the stability of which increases as you approach release. After you ship, create a maintenance branch and always keep it very stable.
Here at SourceGear our main development tree is called the "trunk." In our repository it is rooted at $/trunk and it contains all the source code and documentation for our entire product.
Most new code is checked into the trunk. In general, our developers try to never "break the tree." Anyone who checks in code which causes the trunk builds to fail will be the recipient of heaping helpings of trash talk and teasing until he gets it fixed. The trunk should always build, and as much as possible, the resulting build should always work.
Nonetheless, the trunk is the place where active development of new features is happening. The trunk could be described as "basically unstable," a philosophy of branching which is explained in Essential CVS , a fine book on CVS by O'Reilly. In our situation, the stability of the trunk build fluctuates over the months during our development cycle.
During the early and middle parts of a development cycle, the trunk is often not very stable at all. As we approach alpha, beta and final release, things settle down and the trunk gets more and more stable. Not long


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I can set up a Linux desktop from bare metal to working customized desktop in about an hour. I can set up several dozens Linux desktops for an SMB (small to medium sized business) in a day. I can't, however, roll out several hundred or thousands Linux desktops without a lot of help, time and work. Now, thanks to a partnership between Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, and IBM, there's a way to roll out corporate Linux desktops almost as fast as you can plug them into the network.
IBM pulls this trick up by using the old thin-client approach. Instead of having a full-out desktop on every desk, users have computers that pick up their desktop applications using Virtual Bridges' VERDE (Virtual Enterprise Remote Desktop Environment) virtualization software.
Even old Linux hands may not recognize the Virtual Bridges name, but they will know its products. Virtual Bridges is the company behind Win4Lin, one of the first and best of the Windows on Linux virtualization programs.
VERDE, however, is pure Linux software stack. Here's how it all comes together. On your PCs, you'll install Ubuntu 8.04 with Firefox and all of its usual packaged programs. This is a vanilla installation so it can quickly be dropped on multiple systems. On top of that, you'll also put VERDE. Then, using VERDE and your network, your users pick up the office desktop image.
This desktop is made up of three main applications: the Lotus Notes client, the Sametime IM client and the OpenOffice-based Symphony office suite. These, in turn, are supported by IBM server and middleware programs on a variety of different platforms.
The point of this offering is two fold. One is, of course, to push the Linux desktop over the Windows desktop. But, there's also another purely pragmatic reason for this bundle: It's cheap.
Inna Kuznetsova, director of IBM Linux Strategy, said that it's a "solution to keep IT costs down." With the software stack, system administrators can let end users sign up from any corporate-networked PC and access their desktop applications. This can also work over the Internet with VPN (virtual private networks). Kuznetsova added, "As your desktop machine supports certain protocols, you can access and use it. It's all being stored on the server, so all the upgrades and updates can be performed on the server simultaneously by the system administrator." Centralized management, just as much as using the low-cost, secure Ubuntu Linux for the desktop, also cuts down costs.
How cheap is it? You can buy the package, starting at $49 per seat for a 1,000-seat deployment from IBM Global Services or IBM resellers. There are, of course, other volume discounts. As Kuznetsova observed, ""We are certainly cheaper than migrating to Office 2007 on Vista."
You can say that again. Although, I confess, I can't imagine even the most hard-core Windows CIO recommending that any business switch to Vista. Even Microsoft has given up on pushing Vista to businesses.
More to the point, and leaving Linux vs. Windows out of it, if you need to cut IT costs on the desktop, the Canonical/IBM/Virtual Bridges stack demands you at least consider it. It's affordable, it should work extremely well, and it has serious top companies behind it. In an insane economy, this desktop software stack is a really sane choice.


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Arsene Wenger will cause himself a fresh headache if he signs a new senior first-team goalkeeper.
Arsenal boss Wenger has put a goalkeeper to challenge current No.1 Wojciech Szczesny (above) on his long list of January targets .
Liverpool's Pepe Reina, Wigan's Ali Al-Habsi and Stoke's Asmir Begovic are among the keepers Arsenal have discussed.
But all three of those players would expect regular first-team football, and that could be a problem for Szczesny.
They would also want to be paid more than the £40,000-a-week Szczesny earns. Reina pockets £100,000-a-week at Liverpool.
Szczesny has no fear of healthy competition, but the 22-year-old Pole has no interest in sharing the goalkeeping duties, like David de Gea and Anders Lindegaard have done at Manchester United.
Wary of further disruption in his squad, Wenger may instead opt to just bring in experienced cover.
Wenger has tried to sign Stoke deputy Thomas Sorensen in the past and could sound him out again.
Szczesny is likely to seek talks over a pay rise at the end of the season – and would question his future if Reina, Al-Habsi or Begovic are signed.
Meanwhile, Jack Wilshere is close to signing a new contract and hopes to captain the side one day.


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The Rockettes have two new numbers, thanks to their bold choreographer. Finally, a reason for locals to care about Christmas.
Thu Nov 15 2007
View a photo gallery of the Rockettes
Thirty-six Rockettes are neatly arranged into the two levels of a double-decker tour bus that glides under the Tiffany snowflake, rolls into a wintry Central Park and then loops around to Times Square. There, the women hop off and peel away white-velvet cinched coats to reveal flirty halter dresses. Split into green and red halves, they form patterns that show off saucy shoulders and legs before reuniting for the number's kicky finale, complete with fireworks.Consider, of course, that this is all happening on a stage.
Yet despite the high-tech wizardry of New York at Christmas—prepared for the 75th anniversary of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular—one thing is clear: What makes this sparkly addition come alive aren't the special effects, or the big bus, but the scrupulous, adorably sassy choreography that culminates in one of the most explosive, quintessential-Rockette numbers ever created. For that, thank Linda Haberman.
"I wanted to do a New York number because the Rockettes are such a New York symbol," the choreographer says after a recent rehearsal. "I'm always trying to push the dancing." For her second season as the director of the Christmas Spectacular, Haberman has not only overhauled the entire show (including the dreaded Nativity scene), she's also accomplished something even more momentous: Her Rockettes don't just stand around like eye candy. They dance.
"We started planning the 75th anniversary two years ago," writes Jay Marciano, president of Madison Square Garden Entertainment, in an e-mail. "We felt it was time to bring in someone with a new perspective to direct and choreograph.…It's Linda's artistic vision that will set the stage for the next 75 years."
Because the choreography in NYAC— pronounced "ny-ack" backstage—is so involved, rehearsals were moved from Radio City to the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in order to accommodate both full casts of Rockettes (80 dancers in all, including swings) at once. Two studios—nearly matching the width and depth of Radio City's vast stage—were constructed. At one rehearsal, Haberman put the casts—arranged as if sitting in two buses—through their paces as the dancers engaged in a rapid-fire medley of picture snapping, synchronized arm waves and seated Rockette kicks. "We're almost parked," the choreographer assured her troops.
"This section could be worse," dryly added Karen Keeler, one of Haberman's assistant choreographers, scanning the room for any body part out of alignment. "Let me say that." After the dancers mastered much of the quick, detailed movement, Haberman—as fit as any of her dancers in a black striped sweater, tights and character heels—offered advice in her usual succinct way: "It's a ton of repetition. When it gets fast, stay in your little world. Stay calm."
View a photo gallery of the Rockettes
Having mastered Haberman's choreography at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle (top), the Rockettes take it to Radio City for tech rehearsals (bottom).
Haberman began working on NYAC in April; two months later, she set up a workshop with 24 Rockettes, which allowed her to see the rough picture onstage, complete with a life-size bus. "When we first started learning the travel section, we were sitting on little chairs and cubes pretending we were on the upper deck of the bus," Keeler recalls. "When we actually got on it, we had to make adjustments—how your arms could move in and out of the railing and dealing with the stairs and the windows."
With Haberman in charge, the lost art of precision dance suddenly has a shot at rebirth. After studying at the School of American Ballet, she became entranced with Broadway and specifically Bob Fosse—her choreography, without sacrificing any of the Rockettes' finely honed attack, recalls his humor, feminine power and sexiness. With the show's other new number, Let Christmas Shine, Haberman transports precision dance to a sophisticated place. In one moment, a single Rockette appears, and then the rest gradually fill in the space, moving more lyrically than usual as the music builds, until all 36 are present—proving that their strength is as a group.
Because of Haberman, the Rockettes now offer some of the finest dancing to be found in New York—certainly surpassing what's on Broadway. "Someone will come up to me at a ballet class and ask, 'You're a Rockette? I hear they're doing really great things now,' " Keeler says. "Before, you'd get this reaction like, 'Oh.' " She laughs. "Now I think of the Rockettes as a dance company. We're not a troupe or a group or a team. We are a company and we work like one."When the curtain finally comes down, Haberman will project stars from the Nativity over the entire theater. "I want the audience to feel like it's encompassed by the whole universe," she says. "And then my singers come back out and do this version of 'Joy to the World' that's going to make you want to stand up and clap your hands. They lead us to the curtain, which rises." She hesitates, and her face blossoms into a victorious smile. "I'm going to do real curtain calls. I understand it's never been done."
Radio City Christmas Spectacular runs through Dec 30 at Radio City Music Hall.


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Mercy Johnson has arrived in the United States after the long and tiring journey crossing over the Atlantic, more especially for a pregnant woman who is inching ever closer to the due date.
As everyone in Nollywood, fans and friends alike wish her the best of the time she stays, all the late stage preparations and anxieties that often comes along with the fragile situation, Mercy sneaked out a few pics we are sharing with you today.
Heya! Is it a boy or girl? lol
NB: Apologies for the blurred images. We hope to get you higher resolution ones soon when the become available.


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Thanks in advance to anyone who may be able to help out with this issue. Sorry it's so long.
I have a Gateway desktop PC with 2 HDD's installed. The Master is a 200GB running WinXP Media Ctr. Edition, the Slave is a 20GB running WinXP Pro. Until just recently, both installations were working fine, but I partitioned the 200GB drive and created a new partition on it (120GB). It seemed like all went well until I tried to reboot just after the resizing operation of the WinXP MCE partion and I got an error message that the hal.dll file was missing. I did some quick research online and found that my boot.ini file may have been corrupted. I ran Windows recovery console and fixed the boot.ini issue. Now, when I try to boot to WinXP MCE, Windows will get to the desktop and I see the information bubble in the lower RH corner appear over the adding new hardware icon and it seems as if windows is trying to reinstall drivers, then the system just freezes. I have tried numerous things to correct this, but I suspect the WinXP MCE installation is too screwed up to fix due to it being unstable in the first place for various reasons and the fact that I tried to repartition the drive. I may just do a complete system restore on this drive using the Gateway Recovery Manager, but that is a project for another time.
In the mean time, I can boot to the Slave drive (the Windows Boot Loader gives me 2 choices: 1:Windows XP Professional or 2:Windows XP Media Center Edition) and WinXP Pro runs without a hitch if I select it here.
What I'd like to do for now is just remove the 200GB drive and setup the 20GB drive as the Master. So I gave it a try by disconnecting the 200GB drive power and IDE connectors and moved the IDE connector to the 20GB drive. Both drive jumpers are set to "Cable Select" and the cable is clearly marked which connector is which. If I try to boot in this configuration, I get the error message:
Boot Failure
Reboot and select proper boot device
or insert boot media in selected boot device
Press any key when ready
I have tried setting the BIOS to boot to the proper drive. No dice. I know Windows works on the 20GB drive.
I think I have to either run the BOOTCFG utility or run FIXMBR with the 20GB drive connected as the ONLY drive and as the Master, but I can't afford to screw this one up as I rely on this PC on a daily basis.
If I reconnect the 200GB drive as Master and the 20GB drive as Slave, WinXP Pro (on the 20GB drive) starts and runs perfect.
What should I do?


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New pension scheme, National pension scheme, National pension system or whatever name you call it with is all the same. New pension scheme is a defined contribution scheme started by Government of India for the central government employees excepting the Armed forces with effect from 01 January '2004; gradually state governments also adopted this system. Defined contribution means that unlike the old pension system, here the employee and employer (government) will make a defined contribution/deposit in the scheme (which is 10% of basic+DA) and at the time of retirement the pension/annuity can be purchased with the accumulated corpus in this account.
With Effect from 1st may'2009, NPS is available to all citizens of India who can contribute on voluntary basis.
NPS is a good but not so popular product. As it is a government's initiative, the snail pace of its popularity is quite obvious.
Basic Features of New Pension scheme
- NPS is regulated by PFRDA. As SEBI is for Stock markets and Corporates, RBI is for banking, IRDA is for Insurance companies…the same way PFRDA (Pension Funds Regulatory and Development Authority) is for NPS. So don't confuse this with another insurance company's product.
- It is Open to All citizens of India in the age bracket of 18 – 60 years.
- Minimum contribution required is Rs 6000/- annually, with no limit on number of transactions (there are charges per Transaction).
- Minimum Transactions amount required is Rs 500/- .
- As this is strictly a pension product, so subscriber compulsorily has to Purchase life annuity with some specified restrictions/flexibility.
- It is very lost cost product. With a fund management charge of just 0.0009%, this product is perhaps world's lowest cost pension scheme.
- Investment can be made in different Asset classes through 6 fund managers.
Working mechanism of new pension Scheme
It is very simple. It requires regular yearly/monthly/quarterly contribution from the subscriber and on maturity subscriber has to transfer the specified minimum corpus to any IRDA regulated Life insurance company to Purchase Life Annuity and balance can be withdrawn in Lump sum.
There are some new rules announced on NPS withdrawals. Click here to read
Types of Accounts in New pension Scheme
TIER 1 – This is the First account that subscriber has to opt for. Withdrawal in this account is permitted as per the above chart.
TIER 2 – This account can be opened only after TIER 1 account. Anytime withdrawal is permitted through this account. You may also transfer the funds from TIER 2 a/c to TIER 1 but not the other way round.
Investment style and Asset allocation in New pension scheme
Pension Portfolio Fund Managers
Right now there are 6 fund managers appointed under "All Citizens account" category. Subscriber can chose any of these for his investments. He's also free to switch the funds from one fund manager to other without any extra charge.
- ICICI Prudential Pension Fund Management Company Limited
- IDFC Pension Fund Management Company Limited
- Kotak Mahindra Pension Fund Limited
- Reliance Capital Pension Fund Limited
- SBI Pension Funds Limited
- UTI Retirement Solutions Limited
Please note that the term of these fund managers are going to be over in October'12 and then they will be Re appointed by PFRDA as per the new criteria laid.
Understanding ECG
Every portfolio fund manager has to manage the money in 3 separate accounts having separate asset profile. Here E stands for Equity, C stands for Corporate Bonds and G stands for Government securities.
Asset Allocation
There are 2 choices available for subscribers.
Active choice – Investors are free to allocate there money the way they want among ECG, but not more than 50% in E Asset class.
Auto choice – Here the money will be transferred in a Lifecycle fund which has a predefined portfolio composition as per the age.
Taxation aspects in New Pension scheme
Taxation aspect is very interesting to understand and if used properly it will help in decent reduction in tax payment.
This is covered under Section 80CCD of income tax act, which says
Deduction in respect of contribution made by individual in the previous year to his account under a notified pension scheme, is allowed in computation of his total income –
a) In the case of employee 10% of his salary in the previous year.
b) In any other case 10% of his Gross Total Income in the Previous Year.
It is further clarified that the aggregate limit of deduction under this section along with Section 80C, 80CCC shall not in any case exceed Rs 1 lakh.
Where the central government or any other employer makes any contribution to the account of employee for the pension scheme, the assesse shall also be allowed a deduction in the computation of his total income of the whole of the amount contributed by the central government or any other employer, provided it does not increase 10% of his salary (basic +DA)
Any contribution made by subscriber in NPS a/c in a financial year will be eligible for tax benefits up to Rs 1 lakh u/s 80CCD, subject to overall Limit of Section 80C.
Further as per Section 80CCD (2) of income tax act says W.E.F 1st Apr, 2012 up to 10% of the salary (basic and dearness allowance) of employers Contribution can be deducted as 'Business Expense' from their Profit & Loss Account.
Thus from now onwards if you can negotiate with your employer on salary break up or increment at the time of appraisal, you may include NPS contribution by employer in your total CTC. This will help you in significant reduction in tax payment. You can make use of this change from your Retirement planning purpose.
W.e.f April 2015, there's new section added in IT act 80CCD(1b). Now you can save tax over and above section 80C limit, by investing maximum of Rs 50000 in New pension scheme account.
Pros and Cons of New Pension scheme
- Low cost structure has definitely made it a product to consider.
- Additional Tax saving u/s 80CCD (2) on employer's contribution is another attractive option.
- Flexibility on part of investors on asset selection and choice of 6 fund managers with good track record.
- This account is completely portable. Unlike other products like PPF/EPF where you have to get the account transferred the time you change your job to some other place, this account is accessible everywhere in country with the same account number.
- Taxation on withdrawal at maturity is the biggest disadvantage in choosing this product. However as per budget 2016 , FM has allowed 40% of withdrawal on maturity as tax free. ( Read: NPS withdrawal rules)
- Data on performance of fund managers and respective schemes is not readily available.
- Restriction on equity Investment to 50% may be unacceptable to some.
- Not so flexible in pre closure or prematurity withdrawal.
Should you invest in New pension Scheme?
The low cost structure and now the tax exemption on employer's contribution have made this product a very attractive one. Otherwise all other features can be brought in the portfolio through other products with proper investment planning.
Tax at maturity a big drawback in this. But still, I feel that if one is a disciplined investor and has done proper Retirement planning then he may include some portion of his investments into this. Yes, if government makes the withdrawal at maturity tax-free, New pension scheme will become a must buy option.


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From the Artist
- Tell us a bit about this design and what is the message or meaning you're trying to convey.
- You've got the TOUCH! You've got the 1.21 Gigawatts of POW-EEEEER! YEAH!
- Who are you?
- My name is Nathan Davis. You viewed my artwork. Prepare to buy.
- Any shout outs?
- DARE! Dare to beliiieeeeve y-ooouuuu can survive!...


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She doesn't really. You're not invited. Neither am I. But that's how she intends to spend the day.
No, the laws haven't changed to make this a legal ceremony, and she isn't coming out as a huge Twihard. This is actually a piece of performance art intended to be part of her graduate thesis on how media shapes people's ideals of the perfect relationship.
Adkins, 24 and a student at the University of Las Vegas finds herself intrigued with how books, films, and television tell us the story of what to look for in a mate. Funnily enough, when the story was picked up by the UK Metro, they entirely missed the point that this was a tongue in cheek piece of her thesis.
Lauren, best of luck with your thesis! Oh, and if you don't mind, I'm going to wish you sparkles on that special day when you marry your cardboard vampire.]]>
In fact, I knew precisely where I had seen it before.
That's right, it's a very slightly reworked version of the wedding gown Austin used as the big finale of his collection for Project Runway All Stars season 1!
Clever lad! I always said he was one of the most resourceful and imaginative designers ever to grace the Project Runway stage. He may have ended up the bridesmaid twice now, but his career was the first one of all the designers ever to appear on that show not to be captioned with the fact he was a reality show contestant.
And yes, when I saw this gown I said straight off the bat that he could sell the look like pancakes. Here's hoping he does!]]>
I had – blessedly – never heard of Natalie Nunn before she showed up on Bridezillas. For two weeks now she's been screaming on my television about how she shouldn't have to pay for her wedding because she's rich and famous and has people pay her to show up at parties… and there's another week with the actual wedding to go.
She also, apparently, doesn't have a clue what a wedding reception is.
She's actually not the worst person on the show this season. It's true. There was the woman on the Bridezillas staff who threw her dog (and real soulmate!) into the wedding cake because she was honked off that her groom had bought a birthday cake from a grocery store bakery section, scraped off the Happy Birthday, and written an apology on it.
Yeah, tell me that wasn't scripted… which only makes it worse.
But this article really isn't about Bridezillas or trying to figure out who was the worst of the worst of the season. It's about the thing that makes so many of these women entirely lose their minds (well, in the actual spontaneous moments of the show) and make other brides and grooms all over the world lose their collective marbles whilst planning their weddings: stress.
Yes, planning your wedding can definitely be a stressful thing. You're dealing with the intersection of available funds, cultural expectations, personal preferences, complicated relationships, and a major life-changing event all rolled into one big ball of people crooning that this is the single most important and happiest day of your entire life.
In other words, everyone is giving you heartburn as they gleefully inform you it's all downhill from here, baby.
It's no wonder that some people wind up gibbering in a corner. But I'm guessing you'd rather not be one of them.
The whys of reducing bridal stress are easy enough. You want to enjoy your wedding because it is a once in a lifetime event. Even if you do have another wedding at some point, trust me it will be a different unique experience. You'd probably rather not cause major rifts with friends and family members on both sides that will be difficult to repair. And of course you'd probably rather not look back at this special time and remember it as six months of constant tears and screaming.
The hows are harder, but still very much doable for most of us.
1: Know how you plan, and plan that way. Whether you're the sort who does best with ages to plan and a finger in every pie, or the sort who prefers to spontaneously say 'let's do it next week, you take care of all the details' or even the sort to want a little of each approach, plan in the way that makes you feel the most comfortable. Only you can tell for sure whether going all DIY or hiring a planner or delegating half the tasks to people you trust is the best approach for you. Listen to your gut if you've never planned a major event before.
If you choose an approach that stresses you out, then you're just asking for unnecessary stress, which is what you're trying to avoid.
2: Start with the basics and add what you want. It's easy to start off with unrealistic dreams for a wedding you can never afford, and might not actually want if you got it. Or you may find your idea of a pretty wedding and your intended's concept are very, very different things. But if you start out with what's absolutely necessary (happy couple, marriage license, officiant, base number of witnesses, space to hold wedding in) and build from there, you'll find some of the unrealistic ideas you may have had before dissipate. It will be easier to keep to your budget, and easier to keep your head.
Sometimes it's better to let go of an old dream. It frees you to find a new one that might just make you happier.
3: Keep an open mind and open ears when others have suggestions. It's easy for wedding planning sessions to turn ugly when everyone wants to talk and nobody wants to listen. So listen. Listen carefully. That way, even if you decide something someone thinks would make the wedding perfect would be a disaster in reality, they know you've listened. You can't agree to everything. You wouldn't want to even if you could. But in a lot of cases, people just want to know you actually heard what they were trying to say.
And who knows? Someone might come up with a really great idea you wouldn't have thought of on your own.
4: Take good care of yourself. Self care is often the first thing to go on the back burner in potentially stressful situations. We eat erratically, sleep too little, bury our heads in the thing that's stressing us until our eyes are crossed and our brains dribble out our ears and whine that we need to keep going… and then wonder at the lousy decisions we make in that state that just frustrate us more than ever. So when things start overwhelming you, take a break. Do your best to get three decent meals a day and enough sleep every night.
Not only do you make better decisions on a full stomach and a rested brain, you'll also look and feel healthier on your wedding day. That means you'll be able to party longer and enjoy it more.
5: Put things in perspective. You know that old saw about the happiest day of your life? Have a good laugh at it and throw it on the garbage heap. There are few 'helpful' phrases that have caused more woe and anguish over the years. You will have happier days, and more important days, if you live long enough. And that's a damn good thing, too. Imagine getting married at twenty-five and never having a better day even if you live to be a hundred! What a wretched thought!
Yes, your wedding day is very important. Done thoughtfully, it will probably rank among your top ten best days ever. If you're supremely lucky, it will be one of the top five. It's even possible that you'll look back from your fiftieth anniversary and say it was one of the top three days in your life. Just don't put all that baggage on it before it even happens. That's a one-way ticket to Angstville.
6: Make time for other things in your life. If you don't have time for your job and your wedding and a personal life, then you need to change something. Here's a hint: don't quit your job or dump all your friends. Take a quick inventory and either change your wedding planning strategy, extend the timeframe, or scale back your plans until you can breathe without thinking about tulle for at least a few hours here and there. It may be time to call in a professional, or it may be time to come up with a more efficient way of making decisions. Whatever it is, leave yourself time to go to the movies, work out at the gym, read a book that has nothing to do with weddings, play with your pet, take that evening class you find so compelling, whatever makes you feel connected with your life.
A lot of brides talk about feeling like they fell off the face of the earth when the wedding was over. That's a sure sign of a bride who let the wedding take over her entire life. If you've got a life the whole time, it won't be so hard to get back into the workaday world, and you'll be better able to relax about your wedding.
7: Do your best in the last few days before the wedding to find your quiet spot. I'm not talking about a physical place to go. No, I'm talking about a place of inner tranquility that you find when you forget about words like 'perfect' and 'happily ever after' and just let what will be… be. Choose someone you trust absolutely to take care of any last minute snafus. Remind yourself that the universe has a perverse sense of humor, and resolve to laugh at whatever jokes it may throw at you.
Then go and have the best time you can at your own party.
After all that hard work, you deserve it!]]>
1: If a bridesmaid calls two days before the wedding to drop out of the wedding party because she has just broken her foot and will be unable to walk… it's because she hates the bride and is determined to sabotage the wedding.
2: If a guest chokes on inedible cake bling… it's their own damn fault for failing to imagine that you would put inedible real rhinestones on your otherwise edible cake. And that includes the small children attending the affair.
3: People will insist on blowing things out of proportion… like that time you nearly ran them down with your car.
4: If you audition for a show, are tapped to appear on said show, and sign a contract to have your entire life filmed in order to ridicule you on national television, it's mean of them to hold you to your contract when you decide it isn't all that fun anymore… like when they won't stop asking you about the time you nearly ran down the cameraman with your car.
Oh, and bonus lesson #5 which I think I could have guessed going in:
Never ever honk off your tattoo artist in the middle of getting a new tattoo.
Compared to all those other things, that's just stupid.]]>
Yeah, not many couples do the Grimm's version. Can't imagine why. It only involves the bride's stepsisters losing hunks of their feet, after all. It's not like that one ended in dozens of dead bodies. For Grimm, it's positively Disneyesque.
But I digress.
What's the point of all of this? Well, next month Disney is hauling Cinderella back out of the vault for release on Blu-ray. At the same time, there will be bridal tie-ins from both Alfred Angelo and DSW. Alfred Angelo will release a limited line of blue wedding gowns inspired by the blue ballgown Cinderella wears in the film. Here's a sketch of one of them that I found at Bride's.com:
As for DSW, they'll come out with a line of shoes based on the theme, too.]]>
Well, if you happen to be in Washington, DC and anywhere in the vicinity of the Corcoran Gallery of Art on August 11 between the hours of 10am and 3pm, you can join in the discussion in a piece of performance art entitled Save the Date by Kathryn Cornelius.
For the piece, Cornelius will don a wedding gown and veil. Once every hour she will 'marry' someone and then immediately 'divorce' them. She intends to marry both women and men through the day. Her hope is that this will spur attendees to consider their own feelings and beliefs about weddings and marriage.
The performance is part of the Corcoran's Take it to the Bridge performance art series, which, in turn, is part of Free Summer Saturdays at the Corcoran.
I don't know about all of you, but this is a performance piece I would be curious to see.]]>
I don't ever want to see him look like this:
You may now resume your regularly scheduled wedding planning.]]>
Again, I like it. It's real couples having real weddings, without a lot of the staged nightmares of Bridezillas and similar shows, let alone their histrionics.
But I did have a bit of a thought about the episode aired last night. See the lady second from the right? That's Jessica. She won the episode. I'm down with that, because I did feel she had the nicest wedding of the lot.
Still, I have this one niggling concern. You see, Jessica is a professional wedding planner. Not only was she allowed to participate in the show, her fellow contestants were not informed of this fact. She only revealed the truth as the winner's limo was pulling up with her husband in it.
The thing is, I can't think of another episode of either version of the show that has featured anyone who used a wedding planner, let alone was one. And I know that simply being in a profession isn't proof positive that someone is good at it. After all, there was at least one professional wedding planner featured on Bridezillas who not only needed subtitles because she mumbled so horribly nobody could understand her, but seemed to have no clue at all how a wedding is organized.
All the same, it could be perceived as an unfair advantage. I kind of perceived it that way, and I know how little it takes to set up shop as a wedding planner.
What do you think? Should Jessica have been allowed to play the game? Should she have had to reveal her professional status before her wedding was rated? Am I being over sensitive about something that's all in good fun?
Tell me what you think!]]>
On sunday night, TLC will bring us the latest in their string of bridal reality programming, My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding.
Based on the UK hit version of the story, MBFAGW will feature real brides and real families among the American Gypsy and Traveller communities. It's a window into a world most of us would never see, otherwise.
In some ways, it's a throwback to a world that a lot more people lived in not too long ago where a woman's wedding really was the One Special Day she had to shine for the world. It's a world where girls are left ignorant about the facts of life, kept from dating, taught mostly to cook, clean, and take care of children, and then married very, very young. And then she will mostly cook, clean, have and tend children, and plan huge weddings for her daughters. The gender roles are strict and unforgiving for both men and women.
But the weddings are certainly colorful, if nothing else. Oh, and if you go over to Huffpo right now, you can read an interview with Sondra Celli, bridal designer to American Gypsies, whose work is featured on the show.
Will I watch the show? At least an episode or two. But I don't think I'll take to the road. I'm a Gorger, and happy that way.]]>
When Abigail Kirk and Andy Weeks were kicking around ideas about their February 5 wedding, it was important to him that they share a last name, and she said she really didn't want to use his. They were already planning a Twilight Breaking Dawn wedding because Abigail is a Twihard, so Andy suggested they just change both their last names to Cullen.
And so it was that Abigail wore Alfred Angelo's commercial version of the gown Bella wore in the film, they used the Breaking Dawn soundtrack throughout their wedding… and then the took the surname of the vampire clan in the books and movies.
What do I think of it? Well, if you're going to use a theme, I think it's best to use one that both of you are really into. Andy hasn't read the Twilight books. Still, if one partner wishes to indulge the other in something that's meaningful to him or her, I've got no beef. And I do think it's entirely up to the couple in question to decide the whose name to use issue for themselves using their own criteria. I'm down with couples changing their name to one that doesn't come from either side, if that's what works for them. So long as they aren't trying to defraud anyone or evade the long arm of the law with their choice, I think it's between them and the deity of their choice.
It's a big old world and a free country, and I wish them well. And that's about all the opinion I'm going to admit to having… but no power on earth can make me read those books or watch those movies.
Also? There are worse names to change to. I'm a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, and that one leaves open the option of changing your surname to 'the Bloody.'
At least Cullen is a name.]]>


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Similar to many American workers over the past 15 years, MLS players might be the only American athletes feeling the pinch of globalization. The Wall Street Journal's headline this week basically sums up the problem with an article previewing the upcoming SuperDraft as "The Most Meaningless Draft in Sports."
The SuperDraft is limping along like a dog on three legs. It used to be the premiere event in the American soccer world. With piggy-backing the event with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America conference, it was an opportunity for the industry to get together and advance the entire operation. The draft used to be 6 rounds with similar traditions to other, more well known, American college drafts. MLS draft picks would get their team scarf, shake the commissioner's hand, and have a day to remember.
This week's draft was only two rounds with the remaining drafts being done, by conference call, in the coming weeks.
Soccer is becoming more of a known commodity here in the states. While the MLS hasn't seen a marked improvement in overall attendance America, more and more, is starting to watch the world game. Just turn on ESPN on Saturday mornings (around 7:30) and you're likely to see a Premiereship Game.
To boost attendance, MLS teams are signing aging European talent the likes of David Beckham, Robbie Keene, and Thierry Henry…possibly Alessandro Del Piero not far behind (Although aging Henry clearly showed some top shelf quality with his return to Arsenal this week). These guys take up rosters spots. Spots that young, up-and-coming American talent could be occupying.
The Generation Addidas program isn't helping the draft either. MLS Team Academies are signing players as young as 11 and 12 and doing everything they can to have them bypass the traditional system so they can start grooming them full time.
Listen, I think it's a good thing. The American soccer culture is starting to mirror the industry average seen around the world. The result is we're producing much better quality on a more consistent basis. In the not to distant future, America will gain an increasing slice of the global pie known as international soccer. We'll export more quality players, gain more fans, get more people watching and I'm sure somebody will make a boatload of money in the process.
Personally I'd love to see some more top American quality in European leagues. I'm sure the European teams would too. With top American quality comes a top American consumer market. Networks buying the broadcast rights for games etc. Not to mention the U.S. National team making deeper runs in the World Cup every year. The Premiereship in particular has been one of the more forward thinking leagues in the world (along with the NBA and NFL) with thinking global. British teams have been burning the midnight oil trying to expand in to Asia. Even going so far as to make a strategic effort to develop and sign Asian talent.
Other than the NFL, I think the state of American soccer will be the most exciting sport to keep an eye on over the next 10-15 years. We're starting to build our domestic system in a meaningful way. It won't happen overnight and along the way there will be hiccups – like the increasing SuperDraft irrelevance.
But we'll get there and when we do, ESPN will be there to help us watch.
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Friday, May 28, 1999 Published at 13:31 GMT 14:31 UK
LVF denies Nelson murder
Rosemary Nelson had represented several prominent republicans
A spokesman for the Loyalist Volunteer Force has issued an outright denial of claims the group was involved in the murder of a prominent solicitor.
She spoke after a BBC Ulster report said security reports showed the LVF, which is officially on ceasefire, had taken part.
The breakaway Red Hand Defenders claimed responsibility for Rosemary Nelson's murder.
Pastor Kenny McClinton, who has been acting as a link between the LVF and the decommissioning body, said later on Friday: "The ruling Army Council of the LVF are very angry that they have been blamed.
The LVF was among the last paramilitary group to declare a ceasefire, after its leader was shot dead inside the Maze Prison by republicans.
But is the only one to have handed any weapons to the international decommissioning commission.
Opponents dismissed this as a token gesture, but Pastor McClinton said more guns would follow.
"I was speaking with the commission this week and we are trying to bring about phase two of decommissioning.
"That is what makes the claims from alleged security sources all the more ludicrous, while some of us are working our backsides off to get the disarmament of these people, sources are blaming them for everything but the murder of Cock Robin."
Dr Mowlam said she would keep the security situation in Northern Ireland under review.
"But recent attacks not least that on Rosemary Nelson are cause for the very gravest concern.
"I am monitoring the situation closely and should I judge it right to act, using the powers available to me I shall not hesitate to do so."
The senior English police officer heading the murder investigation into the booby trap bomb placed under Mrs Nelson's car outside her home in Lurgan, County Armagh in March refused to confirm or deny the reported LVF involvement.
But Dr Mowlam expressed extreme concern over continuing violence in Northern Ireland by groups of any name.
"Since the beginning of May there have been some 20 such incidents, as well as 15 paramilitary assaults," she said.
"Both republican and loyalist groupings have been responsible, with the majority allegedly being carried out by loyalists.
"These attack must stop."
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In 2014-15 the 10 most deprived local authorities in England will lose six times more than the 10 least deprived local authorities compared with 2010-11. While deprived areas such as Liverpool, Hackney, Blackpool and Middlesbrough lose most, the prime minister's own local authority, West Oxfordshire, one of the wealthiest, is actually seeing its spending power increase, as are other wealthy council areas. The Tories claim this shift in funding is aimed at reducing "dependence", but the truth is that it is often the areas with the highest demand for services that have the least capacity to raise income through business rates or council tax. Labour will end the bias against our poorest areas by reviewing the funding formula to ensure that the funding we have is distributed more fairly.
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We will take the process of devolving power from Whitehall much further.
Labour's Total Place programme has stalled under this government. The current Whole Place scheme is too limited in scope, but the potential is clear. Pilot projects focused on health and social care, and families with complex needs, in high-cost areas show how services can be combined and transformed to produce significant savings and improve outcomes. Greater Manchester estimates, following pilot work, that they could achieve £270m net savings over five years, while Essex forecasts a saving of £414m over six years. That's why we must be radical in breaking down the barriers to integrated working, including ending Whitehall's silo mentality.
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LOS ANGELES -- Alex Rodriguez didn't join the pregame parade of New York Yankees greeting Joe Torre during batting practice. He communicated through his bat, hitting a home run that won the game against his former manager.
CC Sabathia won his fifth consecutive start with eight sharp innings and New York beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night in the opener of only their second regular-season series.
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It was Torre's first time facing the Yankees since leaving as manager in 2007 after leading the franchise to four World Series championships. It was like old home week for Torre, who shared embraces with current manager Joe Girardi and several players, but not Rodriguez, who stretched 15 feet from Torre with his back to him.
"I didn't see him, but I'm sure we'll get a chance to meet up," Rodriguez said after the game.
Rodriguez was not favorably portrayed in Torre's 2009 book The Yankee Years and earlier in the week declined to talk about him when asked.
Asked if he was upset about what was said in the book, Rodriguez said, "No, I'm focusing on what we have to do here. I'm sure we'll get an opportunity to talk at some point. We're going to be here for three days. There's no rush."
Then again, it may be up to Torre to make the first move.
"I don't really have anything to say," Rodriguez said. "If he wants to talk, I'm more than welcome to talk to him. Sure, I'll say hello, but I didn't get a chance to say hello to Donnie [Mattingly] and Manny [Ramirez] and my other good friends over there. But we're not done yet. We leave Sunday."
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Rodriguez did credit Torre for being a "good teacher of hitting."
Torre insisted he didn't feel dissed that Rodriguez seemingly blew him off as he held court on the Yankees side of the batting cage.
"He was busy stretching and talking to other people, so that's not what I call disrespect," Torre said. "If we had come close enough, I'm certain that we would have shook hands. I wasn't there solely for him to come over. There were coaches and players on that side and I was just going over to say hello to them."
The AL East-leading Yankees won their third in a row while sending the Dodgers to their 10th loss in 13 games, a slide that has plunged them from first to third in the NL West. Los Angeles remains on pace for its worst season in 15 years of interleague play, dropping to 3-10 with two games left against the Yankees.
Sabathia (9-3) yielded four hits and one run, struck out seven and walked three. The defense helped him out, turning double plays in the third and fifth innings.
"Fastball command was probably really erratic all night, but I was able to work through it," he said. "Just trying to put together solid innings, especially with the May I had, not winning a game. It just feels good to help the team win."
Mariano Rivera struck out the side in the ninth to earn his 17th save in 18 chances, striking out Ramirez, Matt Kemp and James Loney. Loney complained to umpire Phil Cuzzi and was ejected as the game ended.
"I don't complain to umpires, but that was I thought close to embarrassing for making those types of calls," Torre said. "I can tell you from personal experience that Mariano doesn't need any help. I thought that Phil Cuzzi called a couple of pitches that were terrible. I don't think James had a shot."
Vicente Padilla (1-2) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings, struck out seven and walked one in his second start since going on the disabled list April 23 with an inflamed nerve in his pitching arm.
The last time these teams met in the regular season, the Dodgers took two of three at home in 2004. Most of their history has come in the World Series, with New York winning eight of the 11 meetings.
Rodriguez connected for the 10th time, sending the first pitch from Padilla into the left-field pavilion for his 593rd career homer.
"We have all kind of guys carrying us at this point, but when we get A-Rod back, we seemed to take off," Sabathia said. "It looks like he's heading that way."
The Dodgers scored on Ramirez's single in the first.
New York tied it in the second on a single by Jorge Posada that scored Rodriguez, who doubled to lead off the inning.
Then things got interesting.
Padilla hit Robinson Cano in the right hip leading off the fourth. Sabathia then plunked Padilla in the left leg one inning later, and gestured with his glove at the Dodgers pitcher as he made his way to first, with Posada walking alongside Padilla while staying between him and Sabathia. Sabathia made a pickoff throw to first.
"I'm a grown man. If somebody has something to say, say it to me," Sabathia said. "I was just waiting. He was looking at me. I'm just standing there. I wasn't pointing at him."
Padilla has a history with New York's Mark Teixeira dating to last year when he twice threw at his former teammate on the Texas Rangers. Nothing transpired between them this time.
- Torre and Girardi both carried their lineup cards to the plate before the game.
- The Yankees are 10-6 in interleague play this season.
- The Dodgers recalled RHP Jon Link from Triple-A Albuquerque and designated RHP Charlie Haeger for assignment.
- The announced crowd of 56,000 was the Dodgers' third sellout this season.
- Pau Gasol of the two-time NBA champion Lakers threw out the first pitch and bassist Flea and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer of Red Hot Chili Peppers played the national anthem.