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Language learning in Switzerland
German, French and Italian are spoken around of Switzerland; here's a guide to the many language schools in Switzerland, as well as online and computer language courses.
National language schools in Switzerland
The Academia Language School is specialised in customised language training, and located in several big cities across Switzerland. The personal objectives and wishes of students are taken into consideration so that Academia can develop a customised educational concept. The school offers language instruction for children and adults, as well as for beginners and advanced students. German courses include lessons on an individual basis or in small groups in daytime or evening courses.
Locations: Basel, Lucerne, Visp, Lausanne, Sissach, Bern, Biel and Caslano (TI)
Costs: A 14-week intensive course of 10 lessons per week and 5 supervised practice lessons costs around EUR 670 (CHF 825) per month.
Contact: www.academia-schweiz.ch
The language school of Alemania has branches in Zurich, Bern and Lucerne and specialises in teaching German. All courses are of a modular construction and can be combined with each other. The Beginners course takes place every day: twice weekly as an intensive course, twice a week as an evening course and once a week as a Saturday course. This broad selection of possibilities facilitates a flexible learning process by enabling students to swap courses when the need arises. A maximum of 14 students per course affords the maximum learningprice ratio.
Locations: Bern, Lucerne and Zurich
Cost: A 4-week course of 10 hours per week costs EUR 120 per week.
Contact: Badenerstrasse 333, 8003 Zurich
Pilatusstrasse 20, 6003 Lucerne
Mühlemattstrasse 14a, 3007 Berne
Bénédict-Schule Zürich
In the Bénédict-Schule Zürich, French, German and Italian languages are taught. You receive a free consultation and a free trial lesson. An individual target is developed, in conjunction with the school, and tailored to each student's needs. A placement test also makes sure that students are placed in the right group. As well as classes, a CD-ROM is provided so that students can continue their training at home. A course certificate is provided at the end of the course as proof of the qualification.
Locations: Zurich, Bern, Lucerne and St. Gallen
Cost: A 4-week Intensive Italian course costs EUR 460 per week (20 hours of lessons).
Contact: (E): firstname.lastname@example.com | www.benedict.ch
Berlitz Sprachschule
Berlitz is an international language school with more than 470 centres in over 70 countries. In Switzerland, French, German and Italian are taught. Individual and group lessons are available for both adults and children (7 to 17 year olds). Seminars are available for businesses upon request. The Berlitz language school also provided preparation courses for numerous internationally recognised language examinations.
Locations: Basel, Bern, Biel, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne and Zurich
Cost: Upon request
Contact details: www.berlitz.ch
Inlingua language school has more than 300 sites worldwide and 12 schools in Switzerland including in the 5 top cities of Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern and Luasanne. French, German and Italian language courses are available in individual session, semi private groups or larger groups. Diploma and certificate courses are also available. The timetable for individual courses is set according to your daily schedule. The emphasis in the Inlingua language school is on speaking the language and the pace of teaching is dependent on the individual's progress. The semi private groups consist of 2 or 3 students and are an alternative to larger group courses.
Locations: Basel, Bern, Biel, Geneva, Oten, St. Gallen, Thun and Zurich
Cost: The 15 lesson per week German course in Basel costs EUR 495 per week. Lessons are 45 mins each.
Contact: (E): firstname.lastname@example.com | www.inlingua.ch
Flying teaching courses
The school offers flexible language courses: the client determines the location, time, content and frequency of the lessons. Flying Teachers offers you courses in your home, at your workplace, or anywhere you wish. Courses are available in French, German and Italian for individual students as well as groups.
Locations: Berne, Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich
Cost: The prices are dependent on the number of students in a class and the length of the class (45 mins or 60 mins). There is a course calculator on the website to help you work out your individual cost. As an example, a 4-week course with 15 lessons per week (45 mins each) will cost around EUR 1,065 per week.
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com | www.flyingteachers.com
Language schools in Basel
European Organisation of Languages (ELO) have a team of native speaking teachers who teach French, German and English in Basel. ELO has an overall made to measure service, which aims to have personal answers for you language needs. Priority is given to current affairs, ELO is a place where you can exchange dialogue, discover and communicate and which organises outings and activities.
Cost: Available on request
Contact: ELO Basel, Gerbergasse 16, 4001 Basel
061 55 42 150 | email@example.com | www.elo-basel.com
Language schools in Zurich
LSI – Language Studies International
The language school is around five minutes' walk from both the historic town centre and Lake Zurich. Facilities including recently refurbished classrooms, a computer room with free Internet access and a student lounge make LSI Zurich an extremely comfortable environment in which to study German. The school offers a variety of exam courses, including the Zertifikat Deutsch, as well as more general German programmes. The school promises that whichever course you choose, you will find their fully qualified and highly experienced teachers friendly and ready to assist you.
Cost: A standard 20 lesson per week course costs around EUR 365 per week.
Contact: Kreuzstrasse 36, 8008 Zurich, Zurich
+41 (0) 44 251 58 89 | email@example.com | www.lsi.edu
Online and computer language courses
Most companies claim to have the best programme out there to learn languages quickly and retain everything. However, since everyone learns differently, explore the teaching style used by the programme before you buy. Here are a few good language software titles.
- Tell Me More French/German/Italian
- Fluenz French/German/Italian
- Rosetta Stone French/German/Italian
- Berlitz French/German/Italian Premier
- Instant Immersion French/German/Italian
- French/German/Italian Learning Suite
- RocketLanguages
- Living Language Platinum
- Hello-Hello World
- Pimsleur Comprehensive
- Transparent Language
- SmartFrench/German/Italian
Remember: Some of these titles are pretty costly, ranging from EUR 32 all the way to EUR 150.
Useful Websites
Almost anything you can buy can be found on the Internet for free, so don't be afraid to look around.
The BBC actually has a very innovative product that also includes audio files, a very valuable asset when trying to learn a language. Another great resource is Radio Lingua Network (www.radiolingua.com), which offers short audio language tutorials, downloadable as podcasts. Another great resource is www.openculture.com.
You may also want to buy pocket phrasebooks that will help you get around in the day-to-day grind. They won't be great at in-depth grammar usage and explanations but they will definitely have useful phrases. It would also be good to have an electronic translator to carry around just in case – Google Translate is quite a useful free app that will often give you an audio as well as written translation.
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I was participating in an activity organised by Flexilingo German Courses ( www.flexilingo.com ) : they offer quite a special course consisting of online private lessons AND social group activities (offline). I liked the activity (we visited the National Museum and also I went to a conversation meeting), however I am not sure if I should book a full course with them as 395 CHF per month is quite a lot of money for me. Did anyone study with them? Any advise? Danke! :-P
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Rydges Horizons Snowy Mountains
Today Rydges Snowy Mountains is proud to present our Jindabyne Horizons Kitchen Rules… and to add to the fantasy, let's imagine that we have MKR judges, Pete & Manu, pulling up outside…
Ding Dong.
It's the doorbell. No time for panic because preparation is complete. Our Executive Chef, Kyle Shadlow, and his team are ready for the challenge!
With the heavily sponsored car parked, the dapper diners straighten their matching suits, say 'bonjour' and 'g'day' to their waitress, Steph, who smiles and shows them to their table to dine from our al fresco menu.
Curiously Pete and Manu sit on the same side of the table. Cosy indeed, but lousy for conversation. That's okay, however, these chaps are used to dining without talking – they have developed a secret code where raised eyebrows and quirky grins speak volumes.
Steph moves the cutlery to accommodate the seating arrangement and entrées are served…
Pete has ordered the Vegetarian Tasting Plate (Filled Mushroom, Stuffed Bell Pepper & Kakiage Fritter). He winks at Manu, suggesting that a vegetarian entrée is so 2014. He is grinning like a Cheshire cat so he must be pleased with the presentation.
Manu returns the wink. He has ordered the Mixed Tasting Plate (Harrisa King Prawn, Seared Scallop & Peking Duck Pancake) because French men are brought up to believe that any dish vegetarian is for wimps. He is also grinning like a chat de Cheshire donc il doit être satisfait de la présentation…
Both judges eat. Slowly. In silence. With their mouths closed, as their mothers taught them.
Pete's left eyebrow arches like a sprayed caterpillar. He is obviously very impressed. Either that or he has wind. Manu's brow furrows and he nods sagely. He's also impressed. Either that or he has detected that Pete has wind.
The mains are served.
Pete has gone for the Shank & Shiraz, a slow cooked Lamb Shank in a rich tomato sauce on mashed potato served with a glass of Shiraz. Being Australian, and after five MKR series of drinking water with the meals, he grasps at an excuse for a glass of red.
Manu has ordered the Ginger Tofu Stir Fry with Asian Greens, Soba Noodles and a Ponzu sauce. He is well pleased with his multicultural selection although he is not sure of the accurate translation of 'Ponzu'. Is it an elaborate money-laundering scheme, an ancient Inca civilization or the name of that weird little cartoon penguin?
They again eat in silence, leaving not a skerrick on the plate. In fact, the plates are so clean they nearly sport that little animated sparkly thing that goes 'ding'. Cheshire cats indeed!
Time for dessert.
Pete had one eye on the Baked Cinnamon, Pear & Cranberry Tart with Mascarpone and the other on the Lemon Myrtle Pannacotta with a Citrus Ginger Syrup. So did Manu. They share their desserts, each trying to get the bigger portion like two seagulls fighting over a chip. It is not pretty.
Pete and Manu's eyes meet. The moment must be seized. They nod, give a simultaneous wry smile, spring to their feet, rip open their shirts and do a lap of the table, performing an overactive impression of flappy birds.
"Perfection!" Pete announces, climbing onto his chair. "Oui! Parfekshon!" Manu agrees. "Ten out of ten!" shouts Pete. Manu agrees, "Oui! Dix out of dix!!!"
Well! Were Kyle, Steph and the team surprised at the judges' reaction?! Not at all. Apparently it happens all the time…
For the full al fresco dining menu at Rydges Horizons Snowy Mountains, click here.

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Laurence D. Cohen, a prolific writer who had become Hartford's latter-day Mark Twain, has died.
His curmudgeonly 'The Artful Strategist' column appeared weekly on the editorial page of the Hartford Business Journal since 2007. He also wrote a variety of commentary that appeared in outlets as varied as the general circulation Hartford Courant and Bankers and Tradesman, a Boston-based trade weekly.
He and his wife, Jan, had moved from Glastonbury to Sanibel Island, Fla., in 2010 and had moved off the island to avoid Tropical Storm Issac when Cohen, 64, suffered a massive heart attack Monday.
He was born in Chicago and moved to Hartford in 1971 after graduating from Bradley University. He began his career in journalism at the Hartford Courant. During 40 years in Connecticut, he was a newspaper reporter, editor, and columnist for several publications. He also was a speechwriter and worked in public relations at the Hartford Insurance Group and United Technologies. He was an adjunct instructor for 33 years in Connecticut, including at the University of Hartford, University of Connecticut, Central Connecticut State University, and Albertus Magnus College.
From his Sanibel base, Cohen continued to write columns and was looking forward to presiding over the fall convention of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, a group which had elected him president. He also was working on material for the upcoming 20th anniversary and Lifetime Achievement award sections for the Hartford Business Journal.
He had been president of Public Relations Society of America, Central Connecticut chapter; president of Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists and a board member of Mark Twain House in Hartford, American Red Cross in Hartford and Community Solutions Inc. in Windsor.
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If there are any colors that summer really showcases, it's green and yellow. Once the trees have lost their blossoms, but before the grass dries up, greens and yellows dominate summer landscapes – as they do this wedding inspiration board.
Mood: relaxed summer charm
Palette: shades of green, yellows
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Top row from left: tree ceremony photo by BB Photography, bouquet by Livia Cetti for In Style, bride and groom via Always a Blogsmaid
Row 2: cake from Martha Stewart Weddings, table photo by Liz Banfield via Style Court, invitation from The Lettered Olive, boutonniere from Brides
Row 3: bouquet from The Knot, photo by Heather Forsythe, ivy via {frolic!}, photo by Adi Nevo
Row 4: invitation by Alee & Press, limeade photo by Lisa Lefkowitz, cookie favors from Martha Stewart Weddings, arrangement by Ariella Chezar
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FREEPORT (WIFR) -- Jason Veer died June 22nd, 2012 after being struck by a car while riding his motorcycle.
On Saturday, friends and family spent the day riding in the 22 year-old's honor.
The day began at Logan's Bar and Grill in Freeport as registration was open leading up to the ride.
All proceeds of the event were to benefit Daylain, Jason's four year-old son, and his college fund.
"It's really helped me a lot get through all of this because coming up on a year it's been kind of keeping my mind away from what has happened," said Jason's mother Donna Veer.
Following the ride, the group gathered at the Moose Lodge where they enjoyed food, silent auctions, a bake sale, a 50/50 raffle and live music.
"It's kind of hard, but I'm glad," said Jason's friend and organizer of the ride, Kyla Sherrer. "I didn't expect all of these people, but I'm glad everybody decided to come out and pay tribute to him and go on this ride."


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The bottle of Rowdy BBQ "sass" on the table is a good indication that Rowdy Cowgirl BBQ has plenty of spunk to spare. At this Wallingford barbecue...
The bottle of Rowdy BBQ "sass" on the table is a good indication that Rowdy Cowgirl BBQ has plenty of spunk to spare.
At this Wallingford barbecue joint, a patron saint of ranch women gazes down from behind the cash register, orange flowers are tucked into yellow cans and a roll of paper towels on every table invites diners to make a mess. Service is lightning fast, with food arriving in black baskets lined with checkerboard paper within minutes of ordering.
With a menu featuring classic smoked meats and a brownie called a "redhead," Rowdy Cowgirl's kitchen tries to live up to the pitch-perfect atmosphere, though with mixed success.
Barbecue favorites — featuring grass-fed, hormone-free beef and free-range chicken — are reasonably priced from $6.95 to $8.95. The "Whole Hog" includes two sides. Order "Cowgirl Up!" and get a drink and dessert for an extra $1.50.
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3620 Stone Way N., Seattle; 206-954-1100; www.rowdycowgirl.com
Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays.
Drinks: Soft drinks, house-made iced tea, lemonade.
Credit cards: MC, V, AE.
Access: No obstacles.
Rating: Recommended.
Other variations include the BBQ Sundae ($5.95), which layers pulled pork, beef brisket or portobello mushrooms with coleslaw and barbecue beans in a cup; and a pulled-portobello sandwich ($7.95), served with roasted red peppers, that can be dished up with a side of vegetarian baked beans.
Those who love barbecue more for the sides than the main course should dig into the sweet-and-smoky baked beans; a toothsome succotash that includes edamame and black beans; a straightforward coleslaw; and, of course, corn bread.
But the kitchen's execution can be uneven. The pulled-pork sandwich had a lovely, soft bun, and the meat was tender and savory. But a generous helping of ribs was tough and difficult to cut apart with a plastic knife. Other flavor combinations, like salty capers in the potato salad and sweet-and-spicy Southern greens, were too dominant to really appeal.
Rowdy Cowgirl has the prices and spunky attitude down pat. Now if only the kitchen would follow suit.
Pulled Pork Sandwich: This sandwich is a simple yet effective combination of soft, toasted bun, tender strands of pork and tangy sauce. A side of cornbread was sweet but slightly dry, while the barbecue baked beans were smoky and flavorful. A filling lunch or dinner, especially with the sides.
Pork Ribs: A rib dinner includes a generous slab of pork with a spicy, savory rub. But the meat, instead of being tender, was tough and could have used more seasoning. A side of coleslaw had a simple, refreshing dressing, and the succotash came with edamame, black beans, red pepper and red onions mixed with a lime-cilantro sauce — a nice contrast that tasted even better with the rub seasoning mixed in.
Pulled Pork Sandwich: $7.95
Pork Ribs: $8.95
Lemonade: $1.00
Tax: $1.68
Total: $19.58
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I'm kinda iffy. One of my best friends will be dj'ing...if any of you were Babes in Toyland fans, I'll introduce you. But I don't know anyone going on this ride, and don't really know much more about it. If someone else* were going, it sounds kind of fun.
Edit: I think it's more of a SS crowd... I've seen the messenger crawl... Could be a little on the rowdy side.


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University Profile
The mission of Asbury University, as a Christian Liberal Arts University in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, is to equip men and women, through a commitment to academic excellence and spiritual vitality, for a lifetime of learning, leadership and service to the professions, society, the family and the Church, thereby preparing them to engage their cultures and advance the cause of Christ around the world.
Asbury University is an independent liberal arts University, providing undergraduate and graduate programs guided by the classical tradition of orthodox Christian thought. Central to this endeavor is a clear affirmation of the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as God's infallible and authoritative word, and particularly its teaching that the world was created by God and that persons are created in the image of God. On this foundation, we seek to provide an excellent integrated educational experience that appreciates truth in all areas of life and develops whole persons for achievement and service. Whether preparing students for further advanced degree study or for professional employment, the educational programs of the University reflect a liberal arts character.
The University believes in the humanizing value of broad exposure to the Western cultural heritage, the "great tradition" as both a classical body of knowledge and a dynamic conversation on the great ideas and values that have shaped this civilization. In robust interaction with Christian faith and practice, this educational approach develops students' natural God-given potentials as rational, moral, spiritual, social, and physical beings. The University seeks to expand students' horizons outward to understand the history and value of other peoples and cultures, and prepares them for involvement in a complex and changing global reality.
University life is shaped by the Wesleyan understanding of sin, grace, and the possibility of full salvation for Christ-like living. Asbury University embraces the equality, dignity, and worth of all persons and endeavors to be a campus community that reflects both the unity and diversity of the body of Christ. Asbury University fosters in students a commitment to Jesus Christ as personal Savior and to holiness of heart and life. The University sends them forth to transformatively engage the cultures in which they are called to live out their allegiance to the Kingdom of God and to participate in the cause of world redemption.
Asbury University is a Christian liberal arts University which stands in the long succession of Christian orthodoxy. Although no official denominational emphasis exists at Asbury University and all may participate fully in the spiritual life of the campus, the institution maintains its commitment to an evangelical Wesleyan-Armenian perspective and requires all who affiliate with the University community to live within the guidelines of this commitment. Those basic beliefs to which Asbury University is dedicated are stated as follows:
We believe:
1. That the Scriptures of both the Old and New Testaments constitute the divinely inspired Word of God, that they are inerrant in the original writings, and that they are the final authority for truth and life.
2. That all truth is a unity since it originates in God, and that God imparts it to man through His revelation in Jesus Christ, in the Scriptures, and in nature.
3. That there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
4. That Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
5. That Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that His atonement is for the whole human race, and that whosoever repents and believes through faith in Him is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin.
6. That man was created in the image of God, that man fell into sin through disobedience and "so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned" (Romans 5:12), that all human beings are born with a bent toward sinning, and in the case of those who reach moral responsibility, become sinners in need of conversion.
7. That entire sanctification is that act of divine grace, through the baptism with the Holy Spirit, by which the heart is cleansed from all sin and filled with the pure love of God. This is a definite cleansing work of grace in the heart of a believer subsequent to conversion, resulting from full consecration and faith in the cleansing merit of the blood of Jesus Christ.
8. That the Holy Spirit bears witness both to the new birth and to entire sanctification enables the Christian to live a godly life, to grow in the graces of the Spirit, and to walk blamelessly in His holy commandments.
9. That the church is the body of Christ, and that all who are united by faith to Him are its members and love one another out of pure hearts.
10. That the crucified body of the Lord was resurrected, that He ascended into heaven, and that His return will be personal and is imminent.
11. That there will be a bodily resurrection, of the just to everlasting blessedness, and of the unjust to everlasting punishment.
The institution maintains its historic Christian commitment and resists the public practice or propagation of beliefs alien to its Wesleyan Christian orthodoxy. It welcomes students though who have not come to that faith but are respectful of the institution, its mission, and its commitment.
In keeping with our rich Wesleyan-Holiness foundation and commitment, Asbury University believes firmly in the inherent equality of all persons before God, irrespective of race, gender, age, or socioeconomic reality. This equality includes salvation, full membership, participation, and leadership in Church and society (including pulpit ministry), reception & exercise of spiritual gifts, and pursuit of vocational call. Therefore, Asbury University is committed to encouraging all persons to explore, discover, and express their vocational call in obedience to God and for His glory.
Five Biblical concepts, promoted by John Wesley and his followers, guide our mission.
1. The Nature of the Truth: We believe that all Truth is God's Truth, liberating us to pursue knowledge in any and every legitimate discipline of learning.
2. The Authority of Scripture: In pursuing Truth, we are anchored to the authority of the Bible employing reason, experience, and tradition to develop a Christian world view that unites academic excellence and spiritual vitality.
3. The Nature of Humanity: We believe that men and women are distinct beings created by God, endowed with a free will, and dependent upon God's undeserved mercy to exercise the freedom to choose and change responsibly.
4. The Importance of Purity: We believe that the Christian's deepest need is for a purity of heart and a freedom from the power of sin, which we describe as entire sanctification, in order to live pleasing to God. Sanctification is a definite cleansing experience by the Holy Spirit subsequent to conversion, and a life-long process of cleansing by the Holy Spirit gradually conforming the believer into the image of Christ. It is a process encompassing both purity and maturity.
5. The Call to Service: We believe that the primary motivation for seeking Truth is to live lives of meaningful, sacrificial service contributing to God's redemptive purposes for creation and society.
Asbury University was founded in 1890 as the fulfillment of a pledge the Reverend John Wesley Hughes, a Methodist evangelist, had made as a student at Vanderbilt University a decade earlier. He chose Wilmore as the school's location because it was situated within his evangelistic preaching circuit and because the townspeople had shown a willingness to support the financing of the initial physical plant.
Originally named Kentucky Holiness College, the school was renamed Asbury College to honor the founder of American Methodism, Bishop Francis Asbury. He was directly responsible for the organization of Bethel Academy in the 1790's. The first of its kind west of the Allegheny Mountains, Bethel Academy was a pioneering Methodist school, located on the banks of the Kentucky River, approximately four miles south of the present Asbury University campus.
On March 5, 2010, Asbury College was renamed to Asbury University, to reflect the institution's growth and further planned expansion in its master's level programs and international markets.
Asbury opened its doors for instruction in September 1890, stating in its Bulletin that, "While we give prominence to the religious, we give equal prominence to thorough mental training; thus giving liberal culture of mind and soul." Since 1893 the University has graduated more than 16,500 men and women, among whom are University presidents, denominational leaders, business executives, medical doctors, lawyers, school administrators, and professors. A host of pastors, missionaries, evangelists, and other full-time Christian workers are also among the alumni, who have placed the Asbury imprint around the world.
Asbury University is an independent institution, held in trust by a self-perpetuating board of trustees. It is evangelical in its religious commitment, bound by its by-laws to those doctrinal standards established by John Wesley and his immediate successors. The University is not supported by any denomination nor does it receive government funds. Admission is open to any qualified student meeting its standards for matriculation.
Since its inception Asbury University has been led by sixteen presidents. Their names and dates of service are listed below.
John Wesley Hughes, Ph.B., D.D. (1890-1905)
Francis Florien Fitch, A.M., S.T.B. (1905)
Benjamin Franklin Haynes, D.D. (1905-1908)
Newton Wray, D.D. (1908-1909)
Aaron Sherman Watkins, D.D., Ph.D., LL.D. (1909-1910)
Henry Clay Morrison, D.D., LL.D. (1910-1925)
Lewis Robeson Akers, B.A., M.A., D.D., LL.D. (1925-1933)
Henry Clay Morrison, D.D., LL.D. (1933-1940)
Zachary Taylor Johnson, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., LL.D., D.D. (1940-1966)
Karl Kenneth Wilson, B.A., B.D., Th.M., Ph.D. (1966-1967)
Cornelius R Hager, B.A., B.D., M.A., LL.D. (1967-1968)
Dennis Franklin Kinlaw, B.A., B.D., M.A., Ph.D. (1968-1981)
Cornelius R Hager, B.A., B.D., M.A., LL.D. (1981-1983)
John Newell Oswalt, B.A., B.D., Th.M., M.A., Ph.D. (1983-1986)
Dennis Franklin Kinlaw, B.A., B.D., M.A., Ph.D. (1986-1991)
Edwin Gene Blue, B.A., M.S., Ed.D. (1991-1992)
Cornelius R Hager, B.A., B.D., M.A., LL.D. (1992-1993)
David John Gyertson, B.A., Ph.D. (1993-2000)
Paul Alexander Rader, B.A., B.D., Th.M., D.Miss. (2000-2006)
William Clark Crothers, B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D. (2006-2007)
Sandra Cowley Gray, B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., (2007- )
Asbury University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, and master degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Asbury University.
Asbury University is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students.
Asbury University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Asbury University is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), now changing to the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).The Asbury University School of Education is accredited by the State of Kentucky through the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB). Any programs offered are subject to any changes made by the EPSB.
The Asbury University Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, Commission on Accreditation.
State Authorization
KY: Asbury University is licensed by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to offer the A.A., A.S., B.A., B.S., M.A., M.A.T., M.B.A., M.S.W., and Ed.S. degrees.
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 573-1555, Fax: (502) 573-1535
Memberships include the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities, Christian University Consortium, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Kentucky Independent University Foundation, National Athletic Intercollegiate Association, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, National Christian University Athletic Association, Southeastern Library Network, Inc., The University Board, Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, and National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Professional Organizations
University chapters of organizations related to various professional groups: Kentucky Education Association – Student Program, Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), Sigma Zeta (physical sciences), Phi Beta Lambda (business), Phi Alpha Theta (history), Pi Kappa Delta (speech), the Music Educators National Conference, the Student Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Society of Collegiate Journalists, and the Student Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (SNATS).
Thousands of people have walked the paths of the beautiful Asbury University campus, graced with Georgian‑colonial architecture, set on 65 acres of gently rolling hills of the Kentucky bluegrass. The total University property, including the campus, covers more than 700 acres. At the entrance to the campus is a semi‑circle drive which borders a tree-shaded area, dotted in the spring and summer with park benches. Go to asbury.edu/about-us/university-profile/facilities to learn about campus facilities.


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The first poster for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Fruitvale Station" has been unveiled. TWC's indie drama has already proven to be a festival darling, as the film will screen in Cannes' Un Certain Regard sidebar, before the film hits theaters July 12.Read More »
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Young people doing bad things seems to be a theme at the movies in 2013. During the spring we saw what happens when kids get rowdy, in "21 & Over" and Harmony Korine's cautionary tale of the American Dream, "Spring Breakers." The teen trouble will continue this summer as Sofia Coppola drops "The Bli...Read More »
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A handful of reviews are in for "The Great Gatsby," which opens in just a few days on May 10 and kicks off the Cannes Film Festival on May 15. Pushed back six months from its original December release, Baz Luhrmann's glimmering 3D adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel has garnered as m...Read More »
"The Great Gatsby" is a guilty pleasure, a swirling, audacious piece of cinema --in 3-D!--that could prove a crowdpleaser for young audiences. Set during the Roaring Twenties, the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel has been a fave of high school and college kids for decades. It plays young, partly be...Read More »
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Le Pacte is one of France's oldest and finest producer, distributor and international sales agent founded by Jean Lebadie who has been producing since 1989. In Cannes their documentary, The Last of the Unjust, by Claude Lanzmann (Shoah) will show as a Cannes Film Festival Official Selection, Out of...Read More »
To prep you for Steven Soderbergh's upcoming biopic, "Behind the Candelabra," HBO just released a fantastic 12-minute short movie about the making of the feature. More than getting into the nitty-gritty of the production, these clips cover much of Liberace's biography, psychology, exuberance, and ch...Read More »
Director/Executive Producer David B. Rich's "Actor?" boasts itself as the first ever "ani-mentary," a feature film documentary almost entirely animated. Featuring interviews with Ed Asner, Doris Roberts, Robert Loggia, Alan Thicke, Dee Wallace, and many others, the film provides an in-depth discussi...Read More »


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School meals in Slovenia...
by janjad
At the start, let me say that I come from a small country in Europe called Slovenia.I have been watching Jamie's shows for quite some time. However, interest increased when I saw the first episode of the show Jamie's food revolution. By the Shows in England, I was not shocked, I remain speechless , when the program moved to the US. I always wondered how it was possible that there are so many overweight people, if this is the land where" dreams come true, where anything is possible".Now I know that's not true.
I have a ten year old son.He is watching the show with me. When he saw the episode how nuggets are made, he told me that he will no longer eat them. Since then, we go to McDonalds very rarely, perhaps once a month. And even then he doesn't eat nuggets but a burger. This is progress.
But now I have to say something about nutrition in our schools. I as a parent have access to the school menu, which is on the school website. There is a menu for the whole month.
But I can say that the cooks cook good food, and that is no fast food.
On this menu, is not even one day with a pizza or a hamburger. For lunch, children can choose from two menus. They have breakfast (for example, corn bread, turkey ham and tea), morning snack ( brown bread, tuna with vegetables, tea, dried fruit), lunch (for example: a clear soup with noodles, steak in mushroom sauce or meatballs-cereal with mushroom sauce, homemade rolls or buckwheat porridge, selection of salads with yogurt dressing), afternoon snack (graham bread, vegetablespread, fruits).
And such food, our children receive across the country from kindergarten to the end of primary school.
So I was very shocked when I saw what kids eat in schools in the U.S. or in other countries.
I see now that I live in a country where it is important, despite the crisis, that the children are healthy and benefit of good healthy food.
I saw that they are usually looking for excuses, that healthy food that is cooked by standard procedures is more expensive than fast food. For us, it is not. There are still many children who have free snacks and lunches. And it does not affect the selection of food that they get to eat.
I am very glad that there is someone who cares for the children of the world. I hope that the food revolution will spread to several countries and that even more people will be aware that it is very important what you eat.
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The first look into ESP's new ESP USA factory, located in North Hollywood, CA. See how our new ESP USA models are built by hand by our experienced luthiers. Music by KXM, featuring George Lynch. More info on ESP USA: http://www.espguitars.com/products?categories=esp-usa-series-guitars
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It's awesome to see how these incredible guitars are made, the unbelievable attention to detail. The beautiful end product. It's just amazing. ESP definitely the kings.
Cool video. I've been waiting to see something like that from ESP. Now I want to save for a ESP USA model.
I'm going to save up for the USA Eclipse or Horizon, but I'm not digging the pickup choices. Looks like they're marketing them for classic rock or something.


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Kobe Bryant's "big-boy pants" comment about Pau Gasol was funny enough when he said it the first time.
Rockets radio announcer Craig Ackerman, after Houston beat the Lakers 107-105 on Tuesday night, took it to the next level.
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Metta World Peace misses a potential game-tying jumper. Antawn Jamison's putback falls short. Cue Ackerman: "The Lakers have just pooped their big boy pants."
For the record, Bryant expanded on the comments in reference to Gasol, who is struggling through knee tendinitis, trade rumors and a less-than-ideal fit in Mike D'Antoni's system.
"I love Pau like a brother," Bryant told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Tuesday. "I really do. I want him to dominate like I know he can."
Gasol missed the game because of his knee issues. When he is playing, he's getting more work on the perimeter because of Dwight Howard's presence—and that's not his forte.
"I want him to dig in and be determined, not discouraged," Bryant said. "We should go to him more on the post because he can dominate from there as he has to the tune of two rings. I'm sure we will adjust and figure out a balance when he comes back healthy."
The loss to Houston sent LA to 8-10 on the season.


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When I try and save a file to my workspace documents folder and I am offline I get an error that there is no connection to the server - I know that as I am offline but I expected the saved file to be cached and sync with workspace when next online.
There seems to be 2 option to workaround this
1. Save to local "My Documents" and copy it to Workspace when online - I want to avoid this as I want to teach users to save to Workspace at all times.
2. "net stop sens" I dont know why issuing this command works but it does.
Is option 2 the official method of being able to save new files to the workspace when offline?
Thanks for the feedback.
I understand your are using SharePoint Workspace synchronized with SharePoint site
to be able to 'upload' file when offline with Workspace:
* check on the systray if you have an icon like an orange circle 'Microsoft Office Upload Center' and open it
>> if not, on the start menu type 'upload center' and launch it
* click on the "Pause upload' button
this will put on hold all your upload, even online
Hi fryrpc,
Does the reply above answer your questions?
Kylin Yang.
No this does not. It looks like the only way to create new files whilst offline is to stop the SENS service.
Hi Fryrpc,
To sotp the SENS service is a good way to do so.
Please refer to the link: blogs.msdn.com/.../sharepoint-fixed-issues-when-stopped-sens-service.aspx
I want to let you know that you can synchronize the files to Microsoft SharePoint Workspace manually.
For example, I synchronized my "Shared Documents" of my SharePoint Online to my Microsoft SharePoint Workspace, then I signned off Workspace. I added some new files to "Shared Documents", after a few day, when I logged in my Workspace, after a while, I found the new files I added can not be synchronized to Workspace automatically.
I open my team site which I synchronized to the Workspace, click "Shared Documents", then under "Sync" label of the top screen, click "Sycn Status", I find the screenshot below:
That is to say, you need the "Credentials" after Workspace offline for a long time.
So, I click "Sync" button at the screen below, a screen pop up to let me input my credentials, after I input my Microsoft Online Services ID and Password, the new files added later can synchronize to my Workspace with no issue now.
I hope this can help you .
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There are two sides of tracking consignment goods: From the perspective of the Consignor, the person who is placing goods into someone else's possession for them to sell, and from the perspective of the Consignee, the person who is selling goods that belong to someone else. In this article we'll talk about how to use QuickBooks if you are the Consignee.
As the consignee you have goods that you are selling on the behalf of someone else. For this discussion, let's assume that you get to keep 25% of the sales revenue on consignment items as commission.
To start, we'll create two accounts in the Chart of Accounts. Create an Other Current Liability account called "Consignment sales – liability."
Create an Income account called "Commission Income."
Next, we'll create several items in the item list. Create a new one-sided Service item, "Reduce Liability for Commission" and link it to the "Consignment sales – liability" account. The rate is a percentage, not in dollars and cents. Give it a rate of -25% (negative 25%), which is the commission rate for our example.
Create a second one-sided Service item, "Commission Income" and link it to the "Commission Income" account. Its rate is also not in dollars and cents. It is 25% (i.e. positive 25%).
Create an Inventory Part item called "Held on Consignment" linked to your regular Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory accounts, as well as using the new "Consignment sales – liability" account for the Income account.
You will create a subitem of the "Held on Consignment" item for all items that you bring in from vendors for you to sell on their behalf. Each of these items is linked to the same accounts as the main consignment item.
Now create a Group item for each Consignment item that you might sell on the consignor's behalf.
You will create a Vendor record for each consignor that you are selling items for. The consignor sells these items to you for $0 each so that you can enter the total on a bill for $0 as shown below. That way you know exactly how many of the consignor's goods you have on consignment.
When you sell the consignor's goods, enter the invoice as usual but use the group items created for each consignment item. Remember, the items in the group will not appear on the printed invoice. That way, the commission is calculated behind the scenes.
The customer sees this invoice without the group's individual lines appearing:
Here are the debits and credits behind the scenes for this invoice:
Therefore, upon selling the group item, the quantity on hand of the consignment item goes down, and the income goes into the Consignment sales liability account. The Consignment sales liability account is reduced by the 25% commission you earned, and that goes into the Commission income account.
This method updates the liability to the consignor vendor upon each and every sale of a consignment item. It also updates the commission income earned immediately. The amount showing as the Commission sales liability ($100 sales less the $25 commission) shows accurately on the Balance Sheet:
Now you will write a check to the consignor for the net amount of the sales after deducting the commission you've earned:
And the amount of commission earned shows accurately on the Profit & Loss:
The Sales by Item Summary report will be correct, and you can filter it for consignment items only, remove COGS columns and memorize it:
The Inventory Stock Status by Item report will also be correct.
This is an excerpt from The Sleeter Group's QuickBooks Consultant's Reference Guide. This book has over 500 pages of tricks and workarounds for difficult client situations.
The original material was created for the QuickBooks Consultant's Reference Guide (CRG) with the help of Esther Friedberg Karp of CompuBooks Business Services. See the CRG for more details, such as how to deal with the issue from the standpoint of the Consignor.


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January 18, 2011 5:41 AM
The Insider
If by some far-fetched, highly improbable chance you missed a day of reading New Wave, you may be unaware that the uptown campus has been buzzing about Disney star Miley Cyrus' new movie, So Undercover.
Movie trucks, extras and prop crews came to campus on Saturday (Jan. 15) and Sunday (Jan. 16) to shoot scenes on the Gibson Quad, inside Richardson Memorial Hall and in the parking area behind Tilton Memorial Hall. Cyrus reportedly was on set.
When the movie started filming late last year in locations around New Orleans, our announcement of an on-campus casting call opened the door for many of our students to get face time on the silver screen. Tricia Travis, a senior who was cast as a sorority girl, was in a scene that put her next to Cyrus.
"Our part was brief, but we had to do it about 30 times, so the cameras could get different angles," says Travis. "We had to laugh out loud as we walked out of the sorority house and ignore Miley's 'hello' as we passed by. I think the scene was showing her nervousness as she entered the house for the first time."
Travis says her costume included shorts, a pink sorority shirt and flip flops — despite the shoot occurring in December. A photo featured in New Wave gives us a clue that the movie takes place during warmer months.
While I personally haven't read the So Undercover script, I hear that Cyrus' character is hired by the FBI to go undercover as a sorority girl at a Louisiana university. My sources say that our campus won't be identified as Tulane University in the movie. But viewers familiar with Tulane will recognize it on screen.
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Parks & Recreation
The Pueblo West Metropolitan District (PWMD) created the Parks and Recreation Department in 1972. The District currently offers the community a wide variety of programs ranging from youth and adult sports, to educational classes for all ages. Some of the more popular classes offered are Dance Express, Karate, swim lessons, Preschool Pals, tennis, golf, and Zumba!
Vision Statement
Pueblo West will be known as a healthy, friendly and vibrant community that has an abundance of attractive, high quality outdoor and indoor recreational and leisure time amenities and programs for residents of all ages, interests and abilities.
Mission Statement
The Pueblo West Parks and Recreation Department's mission is to provide a high quality and sustainable parks, trails, open space and recreation system for the residents of Pueblo West.
Listed below are five goals that the department has set for itself in regard to continuing needs and interests of our residents.
Goal #1 - Provide a wide range of recreational and leisure time opportunities for all residents of Pueblo West.
Goal #2 - Equitably distribute and conveniently locate parks, recreational facilities and throughout Pueblo West.
Goal #3 - Provide a safe, enjoyable and comprehensive multi-purpose trail system through Pueblo West.
Goal #4 - Develop and maintain parks, trails, recreational facilities and open lands at a high level of quality that is appropriate for the location, the type of use and nature of the facility.
Goal #5 - Develop and maintain parks, trails, and recreational facilities in an environmentally sensitive manner.


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Casual and laidback, Knysna's bustling food emporium claims that it's "not exactly a restaurant, not exactly a bar, definitely not a deli... well, not exactly a deli... it's an eating place, a drinking place and definitely a meeting place". Well, it's a good place to be if you enjoy fresh seafood and fancy a bit of shopping. 34 South is also "a gift shop, a clothing emporium, a food store, a fish monger and a bakery, too. And the finest wine shop this side of the grape curtain!"
Start with a platter of freshly shucked wild coastal oysters still tasting of salt and sea. Tuck into calamari (tubes, heads and steaks) and mussels (in and out the shell) done in many ways - in vinaigrette, masala, with peri-peri or with wine and garlic. The herring comes six ways, the fish pates four and the mezze too many ways to mention.
Traditional Greek, Spanish and Portuguese themes run through an eclectic menu that highlights Mediterranean flavours - with chicken, ostrich and vegetarian options for diners averse to seafood. With tastebuds still tingling from oysters and bubbly, the mains are sure to tantalise.
Signature dishes tempt with fresh linefish brought in through the Knysna heads, east-coast sole, linefish espetada, Portuguese sardines, jambalaya and seafood paella.
Exuding a tropical ambience, African Peninsula Restaurant refreshes the senses with exotic décor and well-presented dishes served over banana leaf dressed tables and crisp white linens.
For starters try plump mussels in cream white wine sauce followed by 220g grilled lamb chops, cooked to perfection in spiced garlic, herbs and chillies or the grilled line fish of the day, succulently cooked in warming spices served on a bed of fragrant rice in lemon garlic butter.
Round off a perfectly satisfying meal with a decadent tipsy malva pudding desert and silky coffee or cooling don pedro.
African Peninsula is located perfectly along the shores of the Indian Ocean for a relaxing languid lunch or romantic shore break dinner under the star lit sky.
Enjoy tasty food with a difference or light lunches and breakfasts. Alte Feste Restaurant sweeps the palate away with decadent deserts for a little slice of heaven.
From great choice salads to vegetarian meals, Alte Feste caters for the easygoing palate in relaxed informal setting perfect to soothing the day away.
This rustic venue serves delicious food in large portions. The menu focusses mainly on seafood dishes and a special mention is owed to the stuffed calamari tubes that literally melt in your mouth. There are, however, quite a few options available for meat lovers and vegetarians as well. Delectable traditional desserts are served and a predictable but good wine list is on offer. The vibe at Anita's is a must-experience.
With stunning views over Maputo Bay and an open-air sushi bar, Aquarius Sushi Bar is the place to be for enjoyable sushi and seafood delicacies.
Enjoy a wide range of all day snacks alongside sushi such as sandwiches, seafood and salads and cooling fresh fruit juices, shakes and iced-drinks.
An ideal venue for morning coffees and languid family lunches, soothed by sounds of flowing live jazz and an oasis of calm.
Baba-Laria restaurant has a variety of food choices, ranging from prawns, fish, crab curry, calamari, Mozambique chickens, ribs smoked or saucy and steaks. We also try and make most of or food on the premises we have homemade Pir-Piri, burgers, rissois (prawn pies) and we also grow our own salads all organic.
We also have a wonderful herb garden which guests can utilize and is used in most all our dishes. As for desserts and puddings our deserts are also made on the premises ranging from chocolate mousses, pancakes and cheese cake. Our food is of good quality and consistency. Beach cocktail bar has exotic cocktails in coco-nuts, long yard glasses and don't forget our famous Pir-Piri tequila. Let our staff and food make your stay memorable.
Boasting a prime wharf side location offering simple seafood fare, Ballyhoo Bistro embraces a cosy nautical feel complimented by efficient service and outstanding food.
Graced by a beautiful view diners can sit back, relax and enjoy freshly prepared cuisine with a touch of classic elegance.
Try baskets of calamari, pots of mussels or succulent grilled line fish with a salad. Steaks, wraps, burgers and breakfasts wet the appetite, while the eat-as-many-prawns- as-you-like special beacons loyal followers back every time.
Ballyhoo Bistro provided the perfect wharf side setting bursting with simple seafood and beautiful views.
Enjoy famous dishes or a relaxing drink marvelling at the beauty of the handcrafted natural tree bar or unwind in front of the crackling fireplace sipping heart-warming sherry.
Rekindle the summer spirit with cooling cocktails savouring the sun and lapping waters around the Lapa with family and friends or just enjoy simple dining warmed by caramel woods and cooling wrought iron tables and chairs heightened by nautical stripes.
Tantalise the palate with Tiger Prawns sautéed in chilli and garlic oil with onion and peppers, 600gm flame grilled Spare Ribs, medium spiced Chicken Curry, Chicken Tagliatelle with mushroom, tomato and garlic sauce topped with parmesan.
Beach Tree Restaurant flirts casual dining surrounded by a soothing ambience fit for those who just want to kick back, relax and enjoy what the day has to offer.
Beaches Restaurant has an envied position in Yzerfontein, overlooking the 16 Mile Beach. True to its name, Beaches Restaurant's theme consists of brightly coloured umbrellas on the deck, white washed tables and chairs and bright tablecloths.
The menu offers a majority of seafood but some meat and vegetarian dishes are available. The Beaches Basket is great for a snack with samosas, springrolls, fish bites, mussels and calamari.
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Tuesday to Sunday, from 12 pm to 4 pm.
In a picturesque setting with stunning views of Table Bay is Belthazar Restaurant and Wine Bar.Enjoy a decadent but relaxed ambiance in this acclaimed eatery. Choose from a selection of hundreds of the finest wines carefully picked by the talented team. Dine on succulent seafood and meats in delicious dishes prepared with the freshest ingredients.With accolades such as the 'Diners Club Wine List of the Year 2009 - Diamond Award', the 'Best Restaurant Service Award on the V&A Waterfront August 2009/2010' and the 'American Express Fine Dining Selection - Platinum Selection 2009' it's no surprise that this restaurant continues to grow in popularity.Take some time out to experience a superb dining experience at the V & A Waterfront.
Soak up the authentic harbour flavour while enjoying extensive South African fare right on the waters edge of Bertha's Restaurant. Pass the time away in a relaxed, warm and informal setting with picturesque views extending across the yacht harbour and False Bay.
Serving the freshest seafood and using only the finest ingredients, Bertha's Restaurant caters for long lazy lunches and lingering cocktails before being swept away by the romance of the night.
Watch the sunset spill out onto the terrace then pamper your palate with Golden Calamari Strips dressed in a chilli coriander and mango jam before tucking into the catch of the day grilled and served with lemon butter and a choice of rice, salad, mashed potato or chips or seasonal vegetables.
The extensive menu offers platters, meats and poultry, burgers and pastas including vegetarian and salads alongside the most dense and moist Malva pudding smothered with butterscotch sauce and served with cream or ice cream.
Housed on the picturesque water edge fronting the old Town Pier, Bertha's Restaurant will sweep you off into the sunset with delectable food and soul soothing scenery.
This restaurant prides itself on the best seafood in the area. Amazing dishes that do not skimp on quality flies out the kitchen and the menu offers a variety not easily matched. An modern sushi bar is also available. Amazing wines and signature desserts tops off the dining experience.
At the Black Oystercatcher Restaurant, we live by the season.
We serve fresh produce that grows in our own garden as the seasons dictate. As a result, we offer an organic dining experience, set in a relaxed country atmosphere. Here fresh food, complimenting our boutique wines, is prepared to order and enjoyed at leisure. The seasons also determine the mood at this Elim restaurant: the refreshing sea breeze will cool you down in summer, or enjoy our cozy log fires in the winter months.
This unique restaurant is set in The Chapman Hotel in Port Elizabeth. Enjoy your meal inside, or on summer days and evenings, dine alfresco while taking in the beautiful views. Blackbeard's Lookout and Seafood Tavern is also the ideal location for functions. The restaurant is fully licensed and caters for vegetarians and kiddies as well.
The restaurant was named after Blackbeard the Pirate, who was born in Bristol as Edward Teach. In 1718, he was killed by Lieutenant Richard Maynard in a deadly battle.
Besides offering guests amazing seafood dishes, other a la carte options are available, including meat, poultry, vegetarian and Italian dishes.
Blackbeards Restaurant is the oldest restaurant in Port Elizabeth specialising in seafood. This is a family owned restaurant that has sustained its quality and professional service. Apart from the a la carte seafood menu, Blackbeards also offers a variety of meat, poultry, vegetarian and Italian dishes. The restaurant also caters for various functions. A buffet is served on a Sunday. Keep an eye out for the daily specials.
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Monday to Friday: 07:00 - 09:00;
Saturday to Sunday: 07:30 - 10:00.
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Verizon Again Raises Possibility of $100 Billion Vodafone Buy-Out
Published on: 1st Mar 2013
Note -- this news article is more than a year old.
By: Ian Mansfield
Verizon Communication's Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo has restated the company's long standing desire to buy out Vodafone's 45% stake in their Verizon Wireless joint venture.
Rumours of a buy-out were raised again last month, when the CEO, Lowell McAdam said such a deal was "feasible", although his comments were later downplayed by the company.
"We think we have a way to do this," Mr. Shammo said Monday, referring to a Vodafone deal. He added that "talk is cheap" which has been taken to suggest that there are no active talks taking place at the moment - which fits in with comments from Vodafone in recent months.
The stake could be valued at as much as USD100 billion - or around ten times the recent dividend payments. The Verizon Wireless division also holds low levels of debt, while the dividend payments are helping the two parent companies pay down their own debt piles.
Fitch Ratings recently warned that Vodafone Group's debt ratings are increasingly dependent on dividends from its Verizon Wireless joint venture. The ratings outlook is currently stable.
The formation of Verizon Wireless is the result of a bout of deal making by Vodafone's founding CEO, Chris Gent who won the battle to buy USA based CDMA network, Airtouch Communications in the USA back in January 1999 - beating Bell Atlantic to the prize.
As a result of losing the battle for Airtouch, Bell Atlantic terminated its PrimeCo joint venture with Airtouch, leaving the company with a network that was limited to the Western side of the USA, while Bell retained its Eastern network. Despite this break down in relations, only a few months later, Gent was talking to Bell Atlantic about the creation of a nationwide CDMA network operator, and in late September, the two companies announced the formation of Verizon Wireless.
Vodafone took a 45% stake in the even larger company, while Bell Atlantic, later renamed Verizon Communications took the controlling 55% stake in the mobile network.


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Gingersnaps, whether you're talking about the crisp cookies or the chewy variety, are a classic holiday cookie. Sweet, spicy and oh-so-flavorful, they're a great addition to a holiday plate and go well with a cup of tea when the weather gets cold. The only thing they're missing is some chocolate, so there are some chocoholics that pass up the gingersnaps and opt for ordinary chocolate ... Read More »
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When you're talking about cookies, it is often said that using brown sugar will result in a chewier cookie. This is partially true, as brown sugar does have a higher moisture content than regular sugar and that can help a cookie stay more moist – and therefore, chewier. It is not the only thing that can make a cookie chewy, however, as the amount of ... Read More »
Pizzelles are thin, round waffle-like Italian cookies. They're cooked on a special little griddle that gives them a crisp texture and imprints them with a delicate floral patter. The traditional pizzelle is flavored with anise extract, which gives the cookies a subtle licorice flavor. I flavored mine with vanilla extract. They're beautiful to look at, and very tasty to eat. They're also very versatile little ... Read More »
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As much as I enjoy cookies and milk, I have to admit that I tend to lean towards cookies and coffee. I tend to drink more coffee than milk, although I do put steamed milk into my coffee when I'm making lattes and such, and it's hard to beat the way that hot coffee can soak into a dunked cookie – especially when chocolate chips ... Read More »
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Even though I could inhale raw cookie dough when I was little – and did, if no one was there to keep an eye on me when I was making chocolate chip cookies. I still eat raw cookie dough, raw eggs and all, but the practice is somewhat frowned upon these days. Raw eggs carry a risk for salmonella, and even though the risk is ... Read More »
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Drop cookies, made of dough that is casually shaped into a ball and dropped onto a cookie sheet, are not always the most attention-getting cookies. I think that they're probably the most often made type of cookie, since they are very quick and easy when compared to cut-out cookies, but they don't hold a candle to the cutouts when it comes to presentation. That being ... Read More »
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Magic bars have been around for quite some time, and even though their name alone isn't that descriptive, if you've been to some kind of school bake sale in the past few decades, you've probably seen or eaten them. These chewy bar cookies have a layers of chocolate, nuts and coconut, soaked in sweetened condensed milk, and all stacked on a graham cracker crust. They're ... Read More »
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Brown sugar and butter are the two main components of butterscotch, but for some reason, it is very tricky to really nail down the flavor – if it were easy, most chocolate chip cookies would have a strong butterscotch flavor, not just a hint of brown sugar. These cookies, on the other hand, do have a butterscotch flavor. They have a lot of brown sugar ... Read More »


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Lego is one of the favorite toys of children and although it looks simple, it is spatially efficient and can be transformed into many other things (opening lots of possibilities!!) :) We would like to provide such a flexible and efficient design.
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Can we have a thread that is dedicated to only score updates? I couldn't make the game tonight and my normal score app. on my BB wasn't working. The "official" game thread is full of people ******** about one thing or another. Can we just get some score updates?
If you have text messaging on your phone, you can send a text "Iowa State" to 44636 and they will send you the score anytime you want.
I removed it.
Also, text Google. They will send you a score update as well.
yeah, there are about a billion ways in this day and age to check the scoreboard of a game. I'd be cool to have some sort of CF ISU Gamecast though
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Curtiss King, who says he's been working with Ab-Soul since 2006, continues his work with the Top Dawg Ent. star on the emcee's These Days... album. King, who produced "Tree Of Life" on the project, says he remembers the day he met Soul.
"Back when I was recording music on my grandmother's patio, this dude [Ab-Soul] comes in," Curtiss King says in an interview with HipHopDX. "We working on a song together with a few of the artists from the neighborhood, and the dude just sits there in the chair and everybody else is writing on the pad and he's just kind of sitting out looking into the distance. I'm asking this boy if he writes and he's like, 'Yeah, he's writing,' and then 15 to 20 minutes later, this dude has a verse."
Their recent collaboration, "Tree Of Life," is the second song on the tracklist for These Days... and it sparked Soulo to work on a concept he was thinking about before hearing the beat.
"I sent off that and three other beats via email and he called me the next day," King, who recently released Shut Your Trap with Murs, says. "He was like, 'Yo that "Tree of Life," I was already building up a concept and it's just right on time.' So just good timing on that one was how that one came together."
The tracklist notes that "Tree Of Life" was also produced by DJ Dahi, however King and Dahi did not collaborate on the beat.
"If you listen to the very end of this version, there's a bonus track and DJ Dahi did pretty much what a lot of people, I guess, are considering a verse but it really is just a bonus track at the end," King says.
While he may not have worked on the cut with Dahi, he is still pleased with the end result, he says.
"DJ Dahi is a beast," King explains. "I definitely see the significance of having that bonus track at the end because, like I said, DJ Dahi just went beastly on that one."
Beyond King's praise for Dahi, the producer-emcee also says he is proud of Soul's work on the cut.
"He's gliding," King says. "He's just showing out and I loved it, man. I love anytime I get to work with the kid...So when I heard it, it wasn't what I initially expected, but that's Soul doing Soul and he killed it."
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Riding on the wave of internet and smart telephony, India is witnessing a huge rise in e-learning and smart phone users across age groups. The pie of student community is considerable in this growth trajectory. Every year, millions of students prepare for various competitive exams in India. Also, there is a huge rise in the number of students opting for digital form of exams preparation across streams. Since digital learning is just not economical but also easily accessible and mobile in nature, it has become the preferred mode of learning among students. This has led to a surge in education related web portals such as JagranJosh.com.
As per the data report released by web analytics firm comScore for August 2013, JagranJosh.com has a unique user base of 3.3+ million and is the ranked No. 1 education website in India for the last seven consecutive months.
The footprints of JagranJosh among smart phone users are equally thick. JagranJosh mobile apps (launched in January 2013) have already achieved the download base of more than 500,000 users on Google Play Store and are on the top charts in terms of user ratings and reviews.
The most popular app, Current Affairs - English, has so far been downloaded by more than 200,000 users, while the Current Affairs - Hindi app has a current download base of more than 150,000 users on the Android platform. The Bank Exam app also has a total download base of 50,000+ users, while other apps from JagranJosh's kitty, such as Sarkari Naukri, SSC Exam and MBA Exam, too, have a significant download base of 50,000+ users.
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Pig lovers get ready for "Porc Out," Bourbon Steak's 3rd annual pig roasthosted on the patio on Sunday, August 19th from 12 – 3pm. Enjoy a whole roasted pig from Leaping Waters Farm, as well as a slew of sides made by Executive Chef Adam Sobel. slow-roasted pork shoulder tacos, assorted pork sausages from Red Apron and crispy Thai style pork ribs, an oyster bar courtesy the War Shore Oyster Company. Check out last year's event on YouTube .
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This was the first fourth of July weekend since 2003 in which I was not roughly three weeks away from racing in Lake Placid. It's been two weeks and I'm tired of my stress fracture and, in a bizarre twist of events, actually want to go for a run, but this weekend at least I was able to look on the bright side of not having to do a whole bunch of crazy workouts, getting up at the crack of dawn to get things done and avoiding tempting treats at parties. That's not to say I'm eating like a pig, either, but I don't feel intense guilt if I eat a brownie for fear that I just added 3 minutes to my Ironman time.
The weekend was spent mostly up at Squam Lake with my mom, my sister, brother-in-law, niece, nephew and brother. Friday night was especially exciting for me because I finally got a new car. I had debated whether or not to get a new car recently and finally it seemed like a good time. I finally had to say goodbye to this:
I bought the car originally after lots of internet research and knowing that I wanted something that was reliable, would last forever, and would get good gas mileage. At the time gas prices had soared... to about $1.49 a gallon. I think at first it cost me like $15 to fill the tank. I had a few cars in mind and I remember I first test drove I think some small Suzuki that felt a lot more like driving in a really small tin can than a car, and a steering wheel that didn't adjust and did not accommodate my extra-long legs.
Next on the list was the typical stuff: Civic, Corolla, Sentra. We went to the Nissan dealer first and I thought it was a good car and certainly a huge step up from the first car I test drove. My mom came with me and she is not known for her patience. "You like it? Okay, let's get it." Wait, what? Shouldn't I try... nah, okay, let's just get it. I'm more of a person who likes to weigh my options and make sure I'm making the absolute right decision. My mom is more like, let's just go ahead and pick the first thing we like. In the end, I don't think it would've made much of a difference. Both of my parents are also terrible negotiators, and I have certainly inherited that. They tell us the price, we just say okay. It scared the crap out of me to be responsible for an entire car and to actually owe what seemed like a huge amount of money, but fortunately I did not have a problem paying it off. In fact, I usually paid more than was due each month just so it would take me less time to pay it off. I repaid a 60 month loan in 30.
Anyway, it did just what I needed it to do. I never had to make what I considered to be major repairs. It never broke down. It didn't have any strange quirks. For some strange reason though, once the car got up there in years my mother hated me driving it. She was convinced it was just going to die on the side of the road even though it had never done that. But then that check engine light got pretty persistent. And accelerating to get on the highway started to become a lot tougher than it used to be. I'm sure that these things could've been fixed, but it had gotten to the point where the money to fix it very well could've been more than the car was even worth anymore. Plus, I was in a unique position of having two cars to trade in, thanks to that ugly, yellow Xterra. No offense to anyone who has one of those, but anyone who knows me can probably tell that driving around in a bright yellow, attention-grabbing car is totally not my style.
I did some research again on small cars and a new Sentra seemed kind of expensive for what it is. I thought about the Civic but that was sort of the same thing as a Sentra. Then I came across this:
Anyway, Saturday we went over to Winnipesaukee for a party at a family friends' house. They have this party every year but this was my first time going. Usually I'm on my bike, or like last year, running a 10K race. So it was kind of nice to just get to go and not worry about workouts or anything. On Sunday we had some family up to the lake for a cookout and set off some fireworks and watched fireworks being set off all around the lake. There were no "official" fireworks, but I swear, the stuff people buy now to set off themselves can be almost just as good. One of the founders of Comcast has a place across the lake and the show they had rivaled that of many small towns. And for once I didn't have to go to bed before the sun went down so I could be up at dawn to run or ride my bike for six hours.
Yesterday was gorgeous weather and a little bit of teaching my brother how to navigate the lake in the boat and how to dock it (which took a few tries) and eventually came back for yet another cookout at a friend's house. I think I'm all partied out for now. The good thing is that being busy all weekend didn't give us, or at least me, much of a chance to think about who wasn't here for the first time.
So now we get a bit of a break before a huge party this weekend to celebrate Nana's 90th birthday. Since her short term memory isn't so good, she gets amazed anytime she realizes her birthday is coming up and can't believe how old she's going to be. Last time I was with her and she realized it she said, "I guess I can't deny I'm an old lady now, can I?" Her birthday is 7/11/21. Lots of lucky numbers. Yes, this is definitely a good year to not be doing Lake Placid. Too much going on. And of course the fact that my foot is definitely still broken.
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What code were you using? I was pricing a 6800 group on Nashbar yesterday, 83966 worked as a coupon code for me.
just reconfirmed, that nashbar code not working on shimano 9000 crankset
I was lucky enough to pick up a brand new pair of Shimano SH-R170L shoes from 6pm.com at the amazing low price of $89.99. Thought I would post up a photo, extremely comfortable shoes with a nice carbon sole. http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...1212D956_1.jpgI
Wow that is cheap!!^^^
I picked up my Vuelta wheels last week when Nashbar had a 20% off single item promotion, which brought the Corsa Lites down to $190 shipped. The current promotion should yield the same results. Pretty good deal for losing more than 1.2 lbs of rotating weight from my stock wheels.
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Any deals on garmin 500s out there? The shops around me only carry the 510.
Right now i am seeing 189-200 usually for the 500.
There is an international seller on ebay (in the UK I think) that sells the 500 + speed sensor for 180 but I don't want to wait haha (and I would rather have the hrm)
Winter gear on sale @ competitive cyclist. One of my wanted jackets (Castelli Espresso Due) is on sale for $149 so I took the plunge.
BTW, that deal has been dead for several weeks. They're now $125. Make a mental note for next January because I doubt you'll see that price before then :)
"$87.87 + $7.95 shipping
In Stock. Sold by Koo Bikes UK"
$55 for the pro bib shorts was the best deal.
If you need shorts $80 is still a good deal for the PROs. I love mine
I just got a PI jersey from a third party seller on Amazon that is located in Israel. Other than taking 2 weeks to arrive the transaction went flawlessly and the price was great too ($70 vs Amazon's price of $110 + tax.)
just picked up some GP4000s on competitivecyclist for $37/per. Pretty good. They have 23c and 25c in stock it seems
Amazon is selling the as a lighting deal today seehttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BNCA0Y/...d_p=1725241842
$239.99(37% off)Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bike Trainer
LBS has a Trek Domane 4.5 2013 for $2199. Is that a good deal? It's $400 off


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After developing software for about 5 years now, I have spent probably atleast 20% and perhaps up to 40% of that time simply making a RDBMS able to save and retrieve complex object graphs. Many times this resulted in less than optimal coding solutions in order to make something easier to do from the database side. This eventually ended after a very significant amount of time spent in learning NHibernate and the session management patterns that are part of it. With NHibernate I was able to finally eschew the large majority of 100% wasted time of writing CRUD for the 1000th time and use forward generation of my database from my domain model.
Yet all of this work still results in a flawed model where my database is merely the best attempt by SQL to imitate my actual object. With document databases this is no longer the case as the object becomes the document itself instead of merely emulating the object through tables and columns.
At this point I'm really starting to question why would I ever need SQL again?
What can really be done substantially better with SQL than a document database?
I know this is somewhat of leading into a apples to oranges comparison especially when you factor in the various types of NoSQL databases having widely different feature-sets but for the sake of this argument base it on the notion of NoSQL databases can inherently query objects correctly and not on the limitations of a key value store. Also leave out the reporting aspect as that should generally be handled in a OLAP database unless your answer includes a specific reason you would not use a OLAP database for it.


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Good evening. I'm not seeing anything huge as we pass the middle of the week. But, you never know what will become important, so let's take a look at what caught my eye so far this week. Even as Mary Bono Mack seeks to legislate on the news, or at least introduces a bill to make people feel better, Apple explains that the "location tracking" | Read More »


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Again, I cant believe that I agree on something with bernie.
I watch F1 for the racing - just let 'um race.
Team orders only at the end of the season.