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The Banquet
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A banquet in China is an extravagant and complicated affair. The setting is always magnificent, the food is abundant and spectacular, and the length is long. You can never do a banquet in a hurry. Most business in China is conducted over a banquet even though the business itself may never be discussed. Like a skillful game of strategy, it is about prestige, honour, giving face, alliance and securing favour. In most cases, the actual food has little to do with the purpose of the banquet. In fact, a banquet is not about the food at all. The first strategy is in the seating arrangement. The most honoured guest (either by age or rank) is always seated facing the door (from an old tradition, so that a guest could not be ambushed or surprised from an enemy approaching through the door), so where you are seated will instantly indicate the purpose of the banquet and your role of importance.
The food will always be spectacular. It is not uncommon to be offered 20 (or more) elaborate and expensive dishes. The expense of the meal will also indicate prestige and honour. You will be expected to try everything. Never ask what it is (this would be impolite) but always appear to be impressed. Don't pile too many things on your plate.
The serving of fruit signifies that the banquet is ending. Be prepared for a long night and always wait until the host announces the end of the banquet before leaving the table. Pay a compliment by demonstrating just how full you are, "I am so full, I couldn't eat another thing."
Relationship is the real purpose of any banquet.
There are many purposes for a banquet. It may be a time for your hosts or another guest to check out your character, your acceptance of the culture, to call in a favour, or just to express how much they like you, or how successful the business will be. As relaxed as the night appears, don't be too relaxed. Joke, have fun, eat too much, drink too much and enjoy, but never underestimate the importance of such a strategic event.
If the banquet goes well, don't be surprised if you are then taken for a massage (foot or body). This is probably one of the most important signals that the banquet has gone well.
Some tips to survive a banquet.
1. Be comfortable (it's going to be a long night)
2. Drink alot of water or tea.
3. Make sure you toast everyone. Don't leave anyone out.
4. Don't ask to take any leftovers home. (it would insult the host and look as if you didn't eat enough).
5. Only eat one type food at a time. Never piling things on your plate.
6. Don't eat everything on the plates. Leave some on the plates.
7. Pace yourself. Don't eat too much in the first servings.
8. Learn to eat with chopsticks. Don't ask for a spoon, fork or knife.
9. Be prepared for smoke. There will always be cigarettes offered. (of course you can decline the offer to smoke, but be aware that everyone else around you will be smoking so be prepared for red eyes and smoky-smelling clothes and hair).
10. Accept everything that is offered.
11. Don't be too quick to hand out business cards. Only do so if others do this first. A banquet is not the place to appear to do business.
12. Take lots of photos. It is a way to give face, but will also help you remember who was who later on.
13. Don't schedule anything too early the next morning.


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By Dilwann | 27
Why would anyone need to buy a $400 bottle of wine? Being a cheap ass myself I found a delicious tasting one for about $4. And sure, I get paying as much as $80 for wine... but 400? That's just a waste of money. Remember, a higher price doesn't always means better taste.
HeyHeyFishFillet | 34
Now the only logical thing to do is to grab a straw and try to salvage as much of it he can, right?
Superstitious | 6
That stuff doesn't grow on trees
evan_7899 | 28
Actually, it does. Wine is made from grapes. Grapes grow on trees. Mystery Solved.
the_zero_article | 15
Umm no.
whatafuckup | 14
Sue the company
Rainhawk94 | 27
It really sounded better in your head, didn't it
Cadillac4427 | 8
No dear, just no.
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If by smashing you mean the pic in which you are showing your boobs then yes it is smashing indeed.
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By Dilwann | 27
Why would anyone need to buy a $400 bottle of wine? Being a cheap ass myself I found a delicious tasting one for about $4. And sure, I get paying as much as $80 for wine... but 400? That's just a waste of money. Remember, a higher price doesn't always means better taste.
I thought this kinda thing...but then I thought what if it was at work, for rich clients or something? Unlikely as it's not mentioned but that'd be a double FML.
DocBastard | 38
Dilwann, perhaps your cheap palate can't differentiate between a cheap wine and an excellent one, but I guarantee that a wine connoisseur, someone willing to pay $400 for a bottle, can. I also don't think it's your position to say what is or isn't a waste of money.
KainMoogle | 21
The waste of money was when it smashed
boating_guy | 33
Everybody has their vice of choice they're willing to splurge on. For some, it's wine. Just because it's a "$400 bottle of alcohol" doesn't mean it needs to be frowned upon. Also, when it comes wine and expensive drinks, people care about more than just the alcohol in a beverage, such as craftsmanship and prestige of the drink. I happen to have had a few tastes of bottles of wine worth several hundred dollars in my time, and I can certainly say they are astoundingly delicious. Worth the money? That's up to the individual. Only he absurdly rich would spend money on alcohol like that for the purpose of having an alcohol to consume.
oj101 | 33
As with everything these days, the price is based on 5% substance and 95% marketing.
DocBastard, you're right in saying that it's not my place to tell others what can be considered a waste of money. I seem to remember though that there is not a significant difference between experts and laymen when it comes to wine tastings (or beer, not certain). I've tried looking up some articles to back up that hypothesis, but didn't find anything with the right topic. boating_guy, not everyone is willing to splurge on anything (taking myself as subjective example). It is also not because it's alcohol that I frown upon this example, just the immense amount of money paid for it. This also implies that I don't care about the alcohol in a beverage, but certainly do acknowledge one drinks for the taste. This is also why I mentioned the very cheap wine that tasted delicious. I'm also not denying that expensive wine can be delicious. I'm just saying that one could get one with a great taste for far less money as well, in which case spending a lot of money seems like a waste. I can't argue with the 'for the prestige' part though. A lot of people want to seem successful, even though they're not necessarily. I personally find prestige to be of lesser value than the practical use of objects, but that's just my opinion.
glabberfasted | 16
I'm sure you have SOMETHING you splurge or spend lots of money on, though. I think everyone does, and it's their business, and their business alone, what they choose to do so on. Personally, I think it's completely ridiculous that people spend $200+ on video games, but I wouldn't dare tell them that, because it's their money. I would rather put my money into my cars.
Well, I told you, I'm a cheap ass. The only thing I spend a lot of money on is plane tickets to go see my long-distance boyfriend... but again, that's a practical use. I still buy my tickets as cheap as possible. I would challenge you to make me see my 'object of splurging' but I think that would take some time.
OK look. Splurging is a matter of preference and perspective. Some people have the money to buy $250 entrees at a restaurant let's say, other's barely have enough for Chilis. It doesn't make either the better or the worse. I know a guy who has the money for a Ferrari yet still drives a Toyota Camry. It's just based on people's tastes. If you've noticed, everyone is guilty of splurging. I guarantee you spend more per day now than you did 5 years ago. It just goes with the territory. If you get a great job that pays double let's say, you wouldn't be against spending 50% more on yourself each day. I don't really see what the argument is here though. It's like telling people what position is best in sex. It's just based on preference and what they like...
I would say there's a strong semantic difference between 'spending more' and 'splurging', but then again, I'm not a native English speaker. I interpret 'splurging' as spending an amount of money on something that other people generally would see as extreme. And I don't consider this conversation as an argument in the bad sense of the word, more like a debate.
Everything can be considered extreme. There are people who would question the purchase of a coffee per day as extreme, not in the sense of drinking it but that it's $40 too much over the course of a paycheck. I dunno, I see splurging as spending lots of money. You can splurge on what you enjoy, but for the most part it requires extra money.
That's why I mentioned it being seen as extreme 'generally speaking'. I doubt most people would think a coffee a day is extreme. I'm thinking more in the direction of the stereotype of women that go shopping once every (few) day(s) and own 50 handbags and 80 pairs of shoes. But I do see your point.
Dthsapprntc | 23
I always thought splurging meant to spend money on something you want thay you normally wouldn't spend money on. For example, I hardly ever drink soda, so when I on occation buy a $1.50 bottle of coke I think of that as splurging. Or if I decide to go out to eat instead of cooking at home, even if it is somewhere cheap, I think of that as splurging. That's my two cents, feel free to ignore.
oj101 | 33
#4 - I guess it's all relative as people value different things differently. 10 years ago, I lived in a pretty poor part of the UK where I remember that I couldn't even get a £2 magazine if I asked for one --- then my parents struck it rich and we are pretty wealthy nowadays in Australia. For me, I have no problem with spending $150 on a steak, $350 hoodies (GANT/Crew) or $2,500 on a MacBook Pro etc but I would never dream of spending more than $10 on a t-shirt, $2 for pens or even 30 cents for a carrier bag at the supermarket.
falon142012 | 22
Ambient, that's what I call the "human mentality." I don't know if it has an actual name, but I talk to my husband about it all the time. When you make more money, you want to spend more money. And I hate that about humans, myself included. For example, you live in a decent apartment and drive a decent car. You get a pay increase, let's say double what you were making, and now you want a NICE apartment and a NICE car. That's all fine and dandy, but the next pay increase or better job and you want even more. When in all reality, the way I see it, if you would stick to the decent apartment and decent car for maybe a period of ten more years, you would save your extra money and then maybe you'd have enough to buy a house! But people just don't work like that. A rare few do. My in-laws, as an example of the human mentality, started off pretty broke. And every time they got better jobs or pay raises, they'd move into something better, get a better car, or two, and be content for a while. Now they own their own house, but it's isn't that nice of a house, and like 10 super nice cars. They EACH make 6 figures a year, and they do have the right to spend it how they want. And I'm not bashing them, just using them as an example to say, maybe if they had put off the expensive cars for a few years, and going out so much, they'd be able to build their own super nice house by now. But they take cruises every year and constantly blow money on nights out, yet then complain that there's no money for groceries. It's important to always keep a sense of your priorities as you move up in life. If I had that much money, I'd damn sure be saving for the nicest house I've ever seen, so that my kids can always have something to come home to. And if that meant driving my decent car for a few more years, so be it. Human mentality can be terrible.
Totally agree with you. It's sad too. My friend gets asked all the time why he doesn't turn his car up a notch. How he has wealth yet "shows" he doesn't. It's really none of their business. But then the question pops up. Is that 'human mentality" more to our nature, or to the acceptance to society? The "norm" that more wealth means higher spending.
FrankHotpants | 30
If you have the money to do so then it may not sound so silly. That's like wondering why people don't all drive the same car, they all get you where you need to go right?
DocBastard and Dilwann - As you couldn't find one, here's an article that collates different studies, all that found that there was very little, or no, actual difference between expensive and cheap wine. I don't really like wine myself so I'm afraid I can't contribute my own opinion but I thought it was interesting.
Hmm, either I forgot the link or I guess you're not allowed links in comments. Google 'expensive wine is a waste of money, experts say'.
alaarch | 7
There was a study conducted on wine connoisseurs where they gave them wine and told them it was expensive, to which the critics described it positively, and then gave them wine and told them it was cheap, to which the critics described it (incredibly) negatively. In reality, it was the same bottle of (cheapish) wine. I'd never be able to spend that much on wine, but whatever floats your boat I guess. OP Just remember, you're paying for the name/age/etc of the wine, not the taste necessarily. This applies to most things that are extremely expensive.
gc327072 | 29
Need? Humans only NEED clothes, a warm straw hut, a bit of attention, and a few scoops of porridge. I don't get people like you: Why do you NEED a $200 leather coat? Why do you NEED a $400 bottle of wine? Why do you NEED a car that goes 0-60 in X seconds? Why do you NEED that video game? These aren't things that anyone NEEDS, these are things people WANT. If someone wants to buy an item with the money they earned, who are you to question their taste? God forbid someone have different things they like to spend their money on.
fluffywaspluka | 7
#39 Totally agree, steak is always worth money. Apple, not so much.
iknowiwantyou | 13
Nah I'm guessing he's just more of an amateur. OP next time stick to wine that's more along the lines of foral douro.
By thenewgirl29 | 20
If you have 400 dollars to spend on a bottle of wine, or someone who would give you a gift like that, your life doesn't seem too bad.
yoyo84_fml | 4
Fair enough
By cheshirecat13242 | 32
I bet a $3 corkscrew would've prevented this FML from being born..
False_Stupidity | 41
This prompts the deep philosophical question... Are FML's born or created?
By karlcolt45 | 18
with a sponge, a funnel, and a couple of empty beer bottles, you can save your 400 dollar wine along with a teeny shred of your dignity
RedPillSucks | 30
How does being on your knees sponging glass shards filled wine off the floor help your dignity?
karlcolt45 | 18
get yourself a nice 80 dollar straw and hit it
Today, while shopping for Black Friday, I got in line, hoping to get an Xbox One. I spent so long mistakenly standing in line for the bathroom that the store had sold out by the time I realized my mistake. FML
By nitemastr15 - / Saturday 28 November 2015 00:18 / United States - Fort Worth
Today, I found a ticket on my motorcycle for not parking in a designated spot. The space I had parked my bike in was occupied by a large van. Some asshole had moved my bike. FML
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Fremont, city, seat (1856) of Dodge county, eastern Nebraska, U.S., near the Platte River, about 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Omaha. Pawnee, Oto, and Omaha Indians were early inhabitants. Established by homesteaders from Illinois on the old Mormon Trail in 1856, it was named for explorer John C. Frémont, Republican candidate for president in that year. The arrival of the Union Pacific Railroad (1866) stimulated its development as a trade centre for farmers and cattlemen. Its agriculture-based economy (including corn [maize], soybeans, cattle, and hogs) is augmented by light manufacturing (notably hydraulics), meatpacking, and retail catalog services. Midland Lutheran College, founded (as Midland College) in Atchison, Kansas (1887), was moved to Fremont in 1919; it merged with Luther Junior College and adopted its present name in 1962. An annual festival (July) commemorating Frémont features a rodeo, American Civil War reenactment, and other attractions. Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area is nearby. Inc. 1859. Pop. (2000) 25,174; (2010) 26,397.
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From a normal stream of waste batteries the OBS 600 can sort all cylindrical batteries up to D size and all 9V batteries, usually 75 to 80 per cent of the stream. Other batteries need to be removed in a pre-sorting process. In the base version the OBS 600 sorts batteries into four different chemistries: Alkaline, Nickel Metal Hydride, Nickel Cadmium and Primary Lithium. Fractions can also be added for other chemistries as Zinc Carbon, Lithium Thyonil Chloride and Lithium ion (cylindrical). The purity rate in the large fractions (>2.5% of entire volume) is normally at least 97 per cent. Alkaline has normally a purity over 99 per cent.
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I so love these blokes and lovelovelove their 'little' holiday getaway in Muskoka, ON. I hope you can source recordings or be able to watch it. I also love seeing the boys put their hands to sanding, cutting, painting and working machinery.
Since this blog is also my way of documenting homes and things that inspire me, I have to include their beautiful log cabin renovation in Muskoka. Now this post I've truly enjoyed putting together although it took quite a while.
Has to be noted that it is far easier to put something that looks cohesive and beautiful when you are able to empty the house and start from scratch, rather than what most of us have to face with, that is… dealing with one piece of furniture and/or aspect of the room/house at a time. And then wait to save up for the next, which may take months/years!
(I've listed the photos below by episodes and included my comments as well as the lessons learnt in each.)
Episode 1: Buying the log cabin
Lesson learnt: What's the worst thing you can do when you're looking at a house? Already pre-buying it in your mind.
Makes it such an emotional decision. But then again, when you are looking for "dream" houses, don't you need to be a tad emotional? Do you emotionally pre-buy when you look at houses for sale? I sooo do. Which is why buying houses at auction
Episode 2: Guest bedroom
Lesson learnt: Minimise the different flooring throughout the space.
Yes I've always thought that multi flooring cuts and slices the space so much. One unified flooring gives the illusion (or adds) of vastness. Also gives the kitchen its own beauty and space as well as giving the logs their presence too. The result isn't overwhelming.
Lesson learnt: In a space where you are wanting to retain the wooden walls, going for a painted finish in the kitchen minimises the effect of "too much wood".
One thing I had to laugh and nod vigorously was when Colin & Justin exclaimed in disgust at the "hellish net curtain" covering the vistas out to the glorious lake and trees.
Myself, I HATE net/lace curtains. The first thing I did when we moved into this current rental was take down ALL the lace/net curtains which were hanging in every window. Our views were fortunate enough to be extremely private with glorious views of the Australian bush.
I love how most things were chartered away for resale, junk shops, bedding and soft furnishings sent to a dog-and-cat home and some furniture sold on eBay or their local Craigslist.
In this room, Justin and Colin sanded the boards on the wall and floorboards to apply a grey tone varnish to the walls and darker stain on the floors. (Tip: when sanding the floors, do a good job, otherwise the varnish won't go on uniformly.)
They painted a soft grey over the dated granny wallpaper. "Painting the walls just plain just gives you the perfect backdrop. So you put a kind of older piece in front of it and stand back and actually see it for what it is," advises Colin.
(Yes. They've gone back to using greys for their own living spaces. I think these two boys turned me onto 50 Shades of Grey (paint) single handedly.)
Read their article in the Huffington Post.
Episode 3: Upstairs bathroom
Bathroom renovations are never easy, but they make it look so easy. First things first. Gut the entire thing.
Then sand the "orange Swedish sauna" out. Thumbs up for that. I really don't like the orange tint to the wood panels. Then they painted it 80% strength white paint (add water). Bath surround covered in marble. Same dark grey tone to the flooring. A vintage table repurposed as a sweet simple vanity sink, dressing and the result? Luxe!
Read the boys' article in the Huffington Post.
Episode 4: Upstairs bedroom
Making two small bedrooms into one large bedroom for Colin & Justin's partners in the cabin. This is the dated before shot, including the vibrating and folding bed that almost ate Colin.
The plan was to knock through the wall the bed is against to open up two rooms, taking advantage of the A-frame roof line.
In this room, they tried different latex paint and water mixes on the wood panelling in this room to achieve a "ghosting" effect. I think they finally settled on a 30-40% paint 60% water mixture. It's nice, keeps it from being too cottagey. Up close (in the recordings), you can see the grain of the wood despite it looking like pure white paint in the photos.
Love the custom linen headboard with the nails. The room feels so utterly luxuriously appointed but throughout this process, they've talked about being budget conscious…
Seating area to read, to relax, to regroup…
Read the boys' article in the Huffington Post.
Episode 5: Downstairs TV den
I learnt (vicariously) how to remove popcorn ceiling. Previously people would scrape it off. Now I know what time wasters that is, when all you need to do is cut the ceiling at the corners and find the tape that connects the two and rip that off and tear the ceiling down! (Note to self: wear mask!)
Putting up a proper wooden French doors, giving the entryway a proper treatment is so classy.
What I found so interesting is that changing the direction of wood panelling and selecting wider planks gives the room such a different feel and elongates the room, making it larger. Of course, getting rid of the orange Swedish feel was also a big big big plus.
The fireplace has gone from dated brick to elegant grey local Muskoka stone. Understated elegance.
Lesson learnt: Using sliding door (they used a barn door) it allows more wall to be used for furniture and requires less floor real estate.
I can't believe what Justin used on the floorboards and walls. #1 who'd thought of it? #2 the aroma! #3 the minimal cost.
INSTANT COFFEE! Watered down in different stages for different rooms, it makes a beautiful soft brown stain. In this room, they used "one 200g jar per half gallon of water produced this soft honey complexion".
What a nice, cozy, simple yet elegant area to enjoy TV, hot chocolate and to entry into the beautiful Muskoka room and Colin & Justin's bedroom.
Read the boys' article in the Huffington Post.
Episode 6: Lakeside dock
Who doesn't want to live on the lake? Who doesn't want a dock from their property right out to the lake? Who doesn't want a private platform on which to sunbathe or kick their legs in the cool, clean, Canadian lake?
Not the dock above, though. A bit rickety, a bit unsafe… A bit grotty. But after some magic by some very able men, the result is so breathtaking!
Yellow, grey and white. Blue lake. Green trees that change into orange and red in the autumn. New dock.
Like Justin pre-cabin, I can't swim. But like Justin post-cabin, I'd be learning quick smart!
Read the boys' article in the Huffington Post.
Muskoka room/sunroom
Read boys' article in Huffington Post.
Colin & Justin's bedroom downstairs
It's entirely masculine but so serene!
I'm really loving that the wall cladding stained with coffee adds the softest ever sheen, but no shine!
Read the boys' article in the Huffington Post.
Downstairs bathroom
You know, most people see the picture above and think, ugly. Colin sees this and sees "bleak chic". And dear me, does he deliver!
Read the boys' article in the Huffington Post.
Read the boys' article at Huffington Post.
Family/living room
Textures, warmth, comfort, luxury, simplicity… all in the same space. I love the thought and detail that has gone into everything with a budget in mind.
Simple glass banister:
Read the boys article at Huffington Post.
All in all, it's a cottage that is so sensitively decorated and renovated. It's warm but serene. It's a space to leave your troubles and work behind. To engage in relationship intimacy and building. To regroup.
(All/most photos sourced from Huffington Post.)


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SAAO: the Nutshell History
SAAO's history begins with the founding of the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope in 1820 -- the first scientific institute in sub-Saharan Africa. In the 1970s, the Republic Observatory in Johannesburg and the Radcliffe Observatory in Pretoria were merged with the much older Royal Observatory to form the South African Astronomical Observatory as it is today. Headquarters are located on the grounds of the old Royal Observatory, and the main building (completed in 1828) houses offices, the national library for astronomy, and computer facilities. Historic telescopes can be found in a number of domes on the grounds, and a small museum displays historic scientific instruments.
The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) was established in January 1972 by a joint agreement of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of South Africa and the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) of the United Kingdom. SAAO is now administered as a National Facility under the management of the National Research Foundation (NRF), formerly the Foundation for Research Development (FRD). The National Astronomy Facilities Board meets annually and advises the NRF on the running and further development of the Observatory.
As established in 1972, SAAO combined the facilities of the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope (founded 1820) and the Republic Observatory, Johannesburg (founded 1903 as the Transvaal Observatory). When the Radcliffe Observatory in Pretoria closed in 1974, the CSIR purchased the 1.9-m Radcliffe telescope and moved it to Sutherland as well.
The SAAO functions as a national South African centre for optical and infrared astronomy, carrying out its own research programmes and providing observing facilities for astronomers from many other countries and from within South Africa. The main observing site is in the dry Karoo near the village of Sutherland, at an altitude of 1798 m. The administrative headquarters, main computer facilities, engineering workshops, and library are located in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory on the site of the former Royal Observatory, where many of the historic buildings are still in use. A small museum in the McClean telescope building displays various instruments once used at the Royal Observatory and at SAAO.
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In this epic new Sadler's Wells programme 'See The Music, Hear The Dance', one of the UK's most influential contemporary artists, Thomas Ades, conducts his only London appearance in 2014.
Featuring four dance works - Including two world premieres - set to some of his most celebrated music and played live by one of the world's most distinguished and pioneering ensembles, Britten Sinfonia.
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Phoenix, AZ (PressExposure) May 22, 2009 -- Culled from more than 100 entries in 28 categories, Kartchner Caverns, by Neil Miller, published by The University of Arizona Press took the yearâs top prize and was named Best Book of the 2009 Arizona Book Awards. In an account spanning the twenty-five-year period in which co-discoverers, Randy Tufts and Gary Tenan struggled to protect Kartchner Caverns, Miller weaves together personal interviews, biographical information, political maneuvering, and geological facts. Presented in full color with dazzling photographs showcasing the natural wonder of the caverns, this is an invitation to take in the mysterious, stunning beauty of a cave as if discovering it for the first time.
Another special award of the competition--the Embodying Arizona Awardâgoes to the book that is published by an Arizona publisher, written by an Arizona author, and is directly about Arizona. This year's winner was Grand Canyon: Views Beyond the Beauty by Gary Ladd, published by Grand Canyon Association. This fine work includes more than 100 photographs of different angles of the canyon in addition to dozens of facts and discussions of geology, human history, prehistory, ecology, and weather patterns of one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
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Best Book Kartchner Caverns Neil Miller The University of Arizona Press
Embodying Arizona Grand Canyon: Views Beyond the Beauty Gary Ladd Grand Canyon Association
Art/Music/Photography The Trail of Painted Ponies Karlynn Keyes/Rod Barker The Trail of Painted Ponies, Inc.
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Mystery/Suspense Anteater of Death Betty Webb Poisoned Pen Press
Nature/Environment Images: Jack Dykingaâs Grand Canyon Jack Dykinga/Charles Bowden/Wayne Ranney Arizona Highways
Parenting/Family Issues How to Parent So Children Will Learn Dr. Sylvia Rimm Great Potential Press
Poetry/Literary Criticism A Radiant Curve Luci Tapahonso The University of Arizona Press
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Regional Kartchner Caverns Neil Miller The University of Arizona Press
Religion/Spirituality One God, Many Paths Amy Hirshberg Lederman Wheatmark, Inc.
Science/Environment Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau Ron Blakey/Wayne Ranney Grand Canyon Association
Travel Great Escapes Arizona Teresa Bitler Countryman Press
Best First Book by New Publisher Transformation from Tragedy Thomas R. Winkel/Nicola M. Winkel WordPoint Publishing Group
Best Interior Layout/Design Painting At the Edge of the World Carol Haralson, Designer University of Washington Press
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Blessed by both The Donald and the Pope - who takes top billing will be anyone's guess... .
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Tuesday afternoon news spread like wild fire that actress Tia Mowry would not be returning to BET's hit show, 'The Game'. It didn't take long, However, to receive final confirmation from the actress herself.
After a long day making promotional rounds for her new book, 'Oh Baby', Mowry took to twitter to release this statement,
HipHollywood.com also reports actor Pooch Hall, who plays Mowry's husband, Derwin, won't be returning either. We'll have to wait for further confirmation however.
Will be quite interesting to see how successful the show will be if these two depart. Their roles have been essential to the survival of this show. In fact, it's one of the reasons the show was renewed and taken on by the new network.
Not to worry though, Mowry already has so much in store from her book, to reality show with twin sister Tamera Mowry and, perhaps, more projects in the future. She even stopped by 'The Wendy Show' yesterday to discuss all her latest developments.
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05-14-06, 06:28 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: Search between two dates in
I have a data base that tracks UI claims. I want to be able to track claims between creation dates. For instance, i want to be able to enter 01/01/2006 to 01/01/2007 and the report display all claims that were dated between those dates. I have a field that is labeled "due date" that is used to extract this data.
Can anyone tell me step by step how to create a search that does this?
Thanks so much!
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Why not use parameters in the query the report is based on?
eg for the criteria for the due date field something like this
Between [Enter start date] And [Enter end date]
You should then be prompted for the dates.
You could take this a step further and use values from a form for the parameters.
Between Forms![DateForm]!StartDate And Forms![DateForm]!EndDate
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Like norie has stated, a better way would be to utilize two form fields for this sort of thing where as a Start Date and a End Date can be provided perhaps via a popup calendar and then that data provided within a filter or SQL criteria of some sort.
If you're bent on using only one field for this sort of thing then get ready for a little coding. Lets assume.....
- a single Form field will be used for date entry, be it either a single date entry (01/01/2006) or a date range entry (01/01/2006 To 01/01/2007). The name for this Form field is DateEntry.
- There will be NO command button. The ENTER key is used upon the date entry field.
- a filter will be used to display the required data within the current Form.
- The Allow Filters property is set to Yes on the current Records Display Form.
Here is how you might go about it (code not tested):
Through a code window (VBE) for the Form DateEntry field's KeyDown event enter (or copy and paste) the following code:
' Is there anything supplied in the DateEntry Field and ' if so was the ENTER Key pressed... If IsNull(Me.DateEntry) = False And KeyCode = 13 Then ' Yup..I quess there is so let's declare our ' variables. Dim StartDate As String ' To hold the Start Date as a String. Dim EndDate As String ' To hold the End Date as a String. Dim SDate As Date ' To hold the Start Date Dim EDate As Date ' To hold the End Date Dim Strg As String ' To hold the contents of the DateEntry field. Dim CriteriaStrg As String ' To Hold the Filter criteria. Dim L As Integer ' To hold the start location of the word 'To' ' if available in the DateEntry field. ' Fill the Strg variable with the contents of the DateEntry field. Strg = Trim(Me.DateEntry) ' Fill the L variable with the start location of the 'To' word within ' the Strg variable (which now holds the contents of the DaeEntry field) ' if it exists. If it doesn't then L will equal zero (0) which we can ' then assume that only a single date is supplied. Notice that the contents ' of the Strg variable is checked in Uppercase. This is because we wont know ' how the word 'To' will be entered into the DateEntry field by any given ' user and we need a definate condition to compare to. One user might supply ' 'to' and another may supply 'To' and yet another might supply 'TO'. By ' doing it this way it really doesn't matter how the word 'To' is supplied. L = InStr(UCase(Strg), "TO") ' Is there a 'To' word start location... If L > 0 Then ' Yup...So we can naturally assume there is a Start and End date supplied. ' Load up the StartDate variable. ' Notice the 'Trim' function is used. This is used to remove any spaces ' that might be supplied before or after any date. StartDate = Trim(Left$(Strg, L - 1)) ' fill the EndDate variable. EndDate = Trim(Mid$(Strg, L + 2, Len(Strg))) Else ' Nope...So we can have to assume there is only a Start date supplied. ' fill the StartDate variable. StartDate = Trim(Strg) End If ' If the StartDate variable actually contains a date then ' Fill the SDate date variable If StartDate <> "" Then SDate = CDate(StartDate) ' If the EndDate variable actually contains a date then ' Fill the EDate date variable If EndDate <> "" Then EDate = CDate(EndDate) ' Ok...Lets create our Filter criteria based on the data supplied... ' If there is a Start Date and the 'To' word is there but there is no End Date then... If StartDate <> "" And L > 0 And EndDate = "" Then ' Get the claim date located in the last entered record of the Claims table. Dim LastClaimDate As Date LastClaimDate = CDate(DLast("[yourTableClaimDate]", "[yourClaimsTableName]")) ' Set the filter criteria to pull up claim records range base on the supplied ' Start Date and the Last claim entered into table. CriteriaStrg = "[yourTableClaimDate] = #" & SDate & "# AND #" & LastClaimDate & "#" ' If there is just a single date and the word 'To' was not supplied then ElseIf StartDate <> "" And L = 0 Then ' Set the Filter criteria to pull up claim records that contain the supplied date. CriteriaStrg = "[yourTableClaimDate] = #" & SDate & "#" ' If there is no Start Date but the 'To' word IS supplied and the End Date is also ' supplied then... ElseIf StartDate = "" And EDate <> "" And L > 0 Then ' Get the claim date located in the First entered record of the Claims table. Dim FirstClaimDate As Date FirstClaimDate = CDate(DFirst("[yourTableClaimDate]", "[yourClaimsTableName]")) ' Set the filter criteria to pull up claim records range base on the supplied ' first claim entered into table and the End Date. CriteriaStrg = "[yourTableClaimDate] BETWEEN #" & FirstClaimDate & "# AND #" & EDate & "#" ' If Both the Start Date and the End Date are supplied (seperated by the 'To' ' word) then... ElseIf StartDate <> "" And EndDate <> "" Then ' Set the filter criteria to pull up claim records range base on the supplied ' Start Date and the End Date. CriteriaStrg = "[yourTableClaimDate] BETWEEN #" & SDate & "# AND #" & EDate & "#" Else ' If nothing is supplied then set the criteria to show ALL claims ' within the claims table. CriteriaStrg = "" End If ' Fill the Form Filter Me.Filter = CriteriaStrg ' Fire the Filter. If CriteriaStrg <> "" Then Me.FilterOn = True Else Me.FilterOn = False End If
The code looks rather intimidating but it's just a lot of commenting that makes it so.
The whole idea is this. You supply the date range within a single form field and pull up the Claims records ranging between those dates using the Forms Filter property. Here are the different types entries you can make to view claim records:
View All Records which contain this date:
View Records that fall on and between 01/01/2005 to 03/12/2006:
01/01/2005 To 03/12/2006
View All Records which range between the supplied date and the Last record entered into table:
01/01/2006 To
View All Records which range between the first record entered into table and the date supplied:
To 03/11/2006
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The Forensic Identification Services Section (FISS) is comprised of four sworn police officers (one sergeant and three constables).
The scope of duties performed by the forensic specialists in Delta are varied and numerous and at times fall outside of the normal duties of an identification section. While some identification sections might see this as a detriment, the specialists in Delta see the myriad of duties as an opportunity to contribute skills and services to the members of the Department that would normally not be available.
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I'm just finally recovering from my long weekend, which has enabled me to share with you all that today is officially my HUNDREDTH POST! Crazy, right? I started this blog last fall, sort of fell away from it, then buckled down and really started regularly posting in January.
When I started, I pretty much had no particular goal. I had gotten obsessed with several bloggers (as you can see by my ever expanding blog roll) through weardrobe, and then one day decided I wanted to give blogging a shot. My degree is in journalism so I figured it would be a good writing exercise for me, if nothing else, and I'd potentially get feedback from others about my style.
Having completed 100 posts, I think I may be in love with this blogging business. I'm obviously not in this for fortune or fame, but I feel like blogging has helped me grow fashion-wise as well as socially. In my real day-to-day life, I'm generally wary of strangers (ok, perhaps the correct term is terrified) and it takes a while for someone to draw me out to the point where I'm comfortable speaking my mind. But connecting with strangers through this blog has definitely translated into me being more outgoing in the real world. What about you guys? Has blogging changed your personality for the better?
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I've worn it twice, but it is still in excellent condition. I've been wanting to do some sort of giveaway for a while, but couldn't really decide what would really be nice enough. I love this dress, but it is a little bit shorter than I would like, so I'm hoping one of you will be able to give it a new home. I have yet to measure the dimensions of it, but I'm typically a true size 6 and it fits me perfectly, hitting just above the knee.
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