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Jannie du Plessis acknowledged fatigue has gripped the squad after the longest season in history but refused to accept that it would debilitate the Springboks' forwards.
Where they've drawn the energy from for two tour victories in an season that has seen the bulk of the heavies play nearly every match they could is beyond me. The draconian schedule has had serious implications when you look at the injury crisis the Springboks are enduring but the men left standing have somehow managed to rouse themselves in a bid to achieve their goal of an unbeaten tour.
The heavies have been very impressive in patches on attack and, when pinned in their half against Ireland and Scotland, were industrious, brutal and unrelenting on defence. England, however, will be the sternest challenge of them in this regard, and their drive will be fuelled by their media and respected former players and coaches calling for an almighty effort from their forwards
Du Plessis was acutely aware of the magnitude of the challenge that awaits, but while not denying the impact of fatigue, he called mental strength to be the defining characteristic of the Springboks.
'England were always going to be a very tough game three weeks into the tour, especially after they've had a fortnight of rugby under their belt to settle. But it doesn't matter that we're three weeks in. In fact, therein lies the challenge, to be able to lift ourselves to play well,' he said.
'It is going to be massively physical, it'll be trench warfare. We'd be fools to expect anything else. But the mind can overcome anything. We've got 80 minutes before we achieve our goal. If that's not enough motivation to get up for this one, at the home of rugby, then I don't know what would be.'
With a number of world class forwards injured or unavailable, there were concerns that that area of the Springboks' armoury would be vulnerable. However, they have discovered a measure of synergy that has seen them dominate for many of their Tests this season, including against the formidable All Blacks eight in Dunedin. They achieved an appreciable level of synergy on attack in periods this tour and responded well when asked to guard their tryline, with the likes of Du Plessis, Eben Etzebeth, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen and Willem Alberts prominent in blunting their opponents' attacking ambition.
'The young guys and those with less experience matured quickly, and have really played well this season,' Du Plessis said. 'The more this pack has played together the better we've become. There's a sense of trust among the boys, which is important to success. And there's a deep feeling of unity. The combined effort here has definitely proven to be greater than the sum of its parts.'
Du Plessis charmed the English media with his quirky manner and flowery descriptions of even the most technical aspects of the game. He knows he has a crucial role to play in general and set play on Saturday, but he earned a good laugh when asked for his thoughts on Adriaan Strauss's intercept try against Scotland on Saturday.
'I would love to do that, it would be number one on my list of things to accomplish,' he said. 'But there's no chance I'll decelerate before the tryline like Adriaan, I'll probably pick up speed and do a somersault. I do try to do stuff like [interceptions] but I'm probably not good enough. But if I get the chance, I'll make the most of it in my celebration.'
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21 Nov 2012, 14:51 pmDragon Rest needed.
21 Nov 2012, 14:53 pmHM is right when he says our Boks need to be centrally contracted if we are to become the nr1 ranked team on the planet.
21 Nov 2012, 14:55 pmThis guy has been a revelation….
21 Nov 2012, 15:15 pmNot his or his brother's biggest fan, but mostly due to their dofkop thuggery and penalty count than playing ability.
He has played well this year, and alone does concede less mindless penalties -
21 Nov 2012, 18:13 pmDie Doktor het gepraat!
21 Nov 2012, 18:14 pm@bokfan1-5: Dokter
21 Nov 2012, 21:36 pmBig game Bokka!! Junnie is one such player Definitely in need of a brake hope he does not get injured.
21 Nov 2012, 23:34 pmOh please no more bull about fatigue and not talking about it. When you tell someone notto think about a carrot, thats teh first thing they think about. Rather think about energy, ambition, achievement, building a reputation as hardasses that give nothing away, ever.
22 Nov 2012, 00:53 amAs much as everyone seems to be having a go at HM, you have to give him some credit with what he has achieved this year with a VERY inexperienced forward pack.
International rugby is very different to S15 and he has given a very good indication that he is well on his way to building a world beating forward pack like he did with the Bulls. We have at times dominated every forward pack in the world even the settled and experience AB's. I'm excited to see what happens in the next 2 years with the return of some experience and the growth of the youngsters.
That being said, HM seriously needs to get up to speed with the backline and ASAP. I have no idea where he gets the idea that Ricardo Loubscher is good enough to coach an international backline. He played for the boks 4 times and wasn't even good.
Please get someone like David Campese or someone that has shown they have the technical knowledge and skill to take our backline play to the next level.
22 Nov 2012, 05:07 amReally Vrede?
"… in an season …"
Gaan vra jou skoolgeld terug boet, hulle het jou verneuk!
22 Nov 2012, 05:53 ammistakes happen. chill, man.
22 Nov 2012, 06:36 amVrede gets more critisised than HM. I hope he is having a jol on tour.
22 Nov 2012, 08:55 amLooking at this cycnically it could be seen as an advance excuse. I think Meyer made an error in not playing some second stringers against the Scotties and give the best a rest for the Poms who will come out firing, particularly after having been man shamed by the cunning Oz. But he can't really seem to coach his first stringers that convincingly so the second set may have been diabolically poor.
22 Nov 2012, 10:12 amSo, why aren't the All Blacks just as tired?
22 Nov 2012, 10:26 amOur forward pack has been very impressive this year..I think due to the younger guys taking the oppertunity of the "senior players" not available for selection.Out back though is a different story… Granted it has been a long season , but these guys are professionals that eat , breath and S**t rugby. Suck it up and give 110% all the time , cause there is another player waiting to take your position in a heartbeat and is willing to die in the Springbok jersey..
22 Nov 2012, 10:27 amLook, I applaud the fact that he feels mental strength can overcome 'anything' but it's just not true, unfortunately. Fatigue leads to depletion of cognitive capacity & impaired body balance, which is a problem in very technical aspects such as scrummaging, where a lowered self-awareness could lead to excessive penalties etc. The SAID principle means these guys will perform at incredible levels even when they're tired, but there's no question in the last 30 minutes it will have an effect. If you're playing against guys who are fresher, you'll always be at a disadvantage. It's gong to come down to good management by the coach on the day
22 Nov 2012, 10:28 am@TheTackler-14: Who says they aren't?
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Eddie Jones has likened the ELVs to T20 cricket, stating the new rules are a ploy by Australian rugby to cheapen the game.
Jones had earlier remarked that the laws had been "picked out of a cornflakes packet," and yesterday speaking at the launch of the English Premiership, he further slammed the ELVs.
"The important thing is to improve rugby. To judge the ELVs you have to ask 'have they made the game better?'. Better does not necessarily mean more entertaining. If you want entertainment, you watch Twenty20 cricket. We don't want rugby to be Twenty20 cricket.
"That has to be the judgment line. These changes have been made with a view to entertainment, not to improving rugby," said the director of rugby at Saracens.
Jones noted that Australia, who were the fore-runners for proposing the laws, had different intentions than other countries.
"The pressure on rugby in Australia is to win fans. They're competing directly against Aussie rules, rugby league and football. All three are simple motion games where the ball is always in play. To compete the Super 14 has become a quick-tap motion game. The ball is in play a lot but that doesn't create a better game, it creates entertainment – to the detriment of rugby," he said.
He intimated that different versions of rugby could be the way to go in future to suit different audiences.
"Now there's Test match cricket and Twenty20 cricket but we need to keep Test match rugby. Around the world most people want to watch Test rugby. There are pockets around the world who want to see Twenty20 cricket so let's make Twenty12 rugby.
"We could have 12 players, 20 minutes each way with no scrums or line-outs. As the game becomes more professional another form of the game could develop. Sevens hasn't been a success as entertainment. It might do well in Hong Kong and Wellington, but not around the world. You might find another form of the game springs up eventually," he said.
Jones cited the standard of the World Cup last year – which was played under the old rules – and how popular this made the game.
"Just have a look at what the World Cup has done in Europe. Rugby in France is so big now – they had four club games with 80,000 crowds last season. Rugby in France is going through the roof because the World Cup was so successful," he said.
"Watch Bath against Wasps in January – it was one of the best games I've ever seen. There were unbelievable skills levels on show. It had everything. If a game is played well and refereed well then there is nothing wrong with it. If you play the game well then it becomes a spectacle.
"If you try to make it a spectacle first and foremost, then you get a simplistic version."
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28 Aug 2008, 12:20 pm#98 flanka: Howzit Guys trying to catch up.
What was shocking about Butch on Sat.
28 Aug 2008, 12:28 pm#101 Sh Sh Shark:
His tacticaal kicking, his attacking the gain line, his distribution…… -
28 Aug 2008, 12:29 pmTeam or ego – Bok coach must choose
Mike Greenaway
August 28 2008 at 09:54AMGiven the nuclear fallout following the Springboks' recent defeats, we can safely conclude that something in the team's set-up has got to give this weekend, and next week the team will emerge the better for it.
If ever there was powder keg about to explode it is the Springbok camp where on centre stage is a passionate but misguided coach who doggedly refuses to concede that he has got it wrong; you have players who are privately seething and on the point of rebellion; you have fuming former players pointing out the error of the coach's ways in the media; and we have the brains trust of the Rugby World Cup triumph, Jake White and Eddie Jones, breaking their silence and expressing their disappointment at the needless destruction of their team.
You can bet, too, that there has been earnest discussion in the boardrooms of the sponsors, in particular Sasol, who have been the best benefactors the Springboks have ever had and as reward have become the butt of the inevitable e-mail humour that does the round after emotional defeats (the letters of Sasol on the Springbok jersey have been rearranged to say Assol).
Disillusioned rugby fans who have sworn themselves off the team would do well to join the rest of us in observing just what transpires when the drama is played out at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday afternoon.
Will De Villiers finally give in and allow his team to play a game that makes sense, and is not "nonsense", as Jones eloquently put it? Will we have the same tripe that we saw in Durban and Cape Town?
If so, then the coach simply has to go, for we will not only have incontrovertible evidence that he is out of his depth but also proof that he is not willing to learn from his mistakes. While De Villiers himself has said that "Rome was not built in a day", it should be pointed out that it was reduced to rubble very quickly.
It is sad but interesting to hear some fans expressing the hope that their team lose to the Wallabies this week, because three home defeats on consecutive weekends would bring the matter to a head; there hopefully would then be a changing of the guard and the Boks could move forward once more.
A scrambled win over the injury-hit Wallabies would buy the coach time and paper over the cracks.
Fans who saw the stone-faced Boks board their bus at the Absa Stadium last Saturday night will know these guys are fed up with being led on a wild goose chase.
It has been reported that Victor Matfield was given three different game plans by the three coaches in the set-up. No wonder he looks as if he is on the point of throttling somebody and how he must be cursing Brad Thorne for injuring John Smit.
Smit, you see, is the one character who could have kept it all together. Smit could have smiled at the "nonsense" and then taken the team on to the field and said: "Right, guys, this is how we are really going to play."
Again, maybe it is not a bad thing that Smit is not there because in his absence the problems in the camp have been swiftly exposed to the public.
Jake White, who until this week has refused to comment on his successor, has said that he does not understand why the forwards are no longer doing what they are supposed to do.
"There are too many forwards standing around in the backline," he said. "They try to do half of what we did, and half of their own thing. Half of everything leaves you with nothing," White said.
"Schalk Burger was, until recently, the best player in the world. Now he is replaced during a match by Luke Watson. I don't understand that."
Jones has been much more scathing.
"The Springboks will get worse if they continue in this way," he said. "No one in world rugby is playing the way their coach is talking about; not successfully anyway.
"Everyone has discipline, policies and a procedure in their game. The way he is talking is nonsense. You can't just play an expansive, wide game."
"The hard thing for Peter is that he has never coached professionally and this is one of the most difficult teams to coach. He has to change his philosophy because it doesn't suit these players.
"Peter's big test now is to learn. If he learns, he can turn it around. But if he continues to be stubborn, he won't last long because his tactics won't work."
And in that sentence lies the rub. If De Villiers refuses to budge on his game plan, sacrificing the Springboks on the altar of his ego, then he must go.
This article was originally published on page 26 of The Mercury on August 28, 2008
28 Aug 2008, 12:33 pm#101 Sh Sh Shark: everything
28 Aug 2008, 12:34 pm#101 Sh Sh Shark: his tactical kicking is probably whats lacking most and FDP being injected into the side didnt seem to help
28 Aug 2008, 12:35 pmHmmm,i dont think it was just an Ozzie idea for Elvs,could be wrong.
Question though,alot of people on here dont like it but what happened if SA was at the top of the tri nations and winning all there games playing Elvs,i am sure some would change there mind about the rules.
You have Deans saying that Elvs can be played many ways,there is more diversity to it.But of course some people on here know more than Deans and just thinks its only for a certain type of player.Everybody that plays rugby has to be fit no matter what size you are,Elvs is not for a certain shape or size and that according to Robbie Deans but what does he know right? -
28 Aug 2008, 12:57 pmI like this oke more and more.
28 Aug 2008, 13:01 pm#106 Hurricane: Nothing would happen, because we are the world champions so if we won the tri nations we wouldn't say the ELV's is great because we are the world champions.
The AB's don't really care what rules they play, because they still win. Apart from the Ausies nobody seems to like the ELV's.
28 Aug 2008, 13:32 pmEddie the Turncoat.
Now let me remember – who's paying him his 30 pieces of silver today??
Oh, that's right – an English Rugby Club.
Eddie is nothing, if not flexible!
28 Aug 2008, 13:45 pmThe best argument for the ELV's is the last RWC – Semi's and Final.
****, boring games – with such a negative attitude by all sides. (Not withstanding the final result – which apparently quite a few of you enjoyed .
But – in you heart of hearts – did you actually enjoy the games? Be honest now…. were they the best games of rugby that you've ever seen????
28 Aug 2008, 13:48 pm#109 BillTong: Good for a quote too ….
28 Aug 2008, 13:51 pmIs it not true the IRB has already decided that the ELV`s will be formally excepted from October around the world. If that is the case they are here to stay and teams just have to adapt.
SA rugby struggled with ELV`s and this was evident from the start of the S14 but it improved towards the end of the comp.The same is happening with the boks and i don`t think a different coach would have helped. They will get it right sooner or later and they may even become better with it than other teams.
28 Aug 2008, 15:39 pmFlanka
You like the ELV's don't you. Let me tell you something, there was nothing wrong with rugby, why try and fix what ain't broken. The only economy that can't cope is OZ. Some of the rules don't help the game at all, and how the hell can rugby leage be entertainment, it is so bloody boring!!!!
29 Aug 2008, 02:27 am#76 SyKoPlaya: go change your wet panties. Let me remind you…this is a BLOG.
29 Aug 2008, 05:44 amFlanka – are you sure you're not Skopskiet's brother or cousin or something (or Skop under another name)? You seem to have the same feelings about EJ than Skopskiet about him and JW, and expressing it like he does.
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Release Date: 02/08/2012
Over 300 community minded residents have already shown their keenness to get involved locally by signing up to volunteer through Richmond Council's new local volunteering scheme.
The Volunteering Richmond programme has kicked off its introductory tour of the borough this month with a launch in Richmond Lending Library, followed up with a meet and greet session in the Council's Civic Centre, with many more local events to follow.
Cllr Pamela Fleming, Strategic Cabinet Member for Community Business and Culture said: "Our aim is to make it easy for people to get involved in volunteering at a very local level. Volunteering Richmond will work closely with the voluntary sector to offer people roles that interest them and that are suitable. We have a thriving voluntary sector in the borough and community minded residents which is an excellent mix.
"There are so many different opportunities to get involved in from gardening projects, helping out at events to spending time with senior residents who may just need a friend to talk to – there are many more options depending on the time you have to spare. I would encourage both businesses and local people to get in touch with Volunteering Richmond or attend one of their drop-in sessions to sign up and see how they can help you help others."
Carla Diego-Franceskides of Volunteering Richmond said, "We have been really impressed by the level of interest in Richmond from both businesses and residents for getting involved in volunteering and giving back to the community. There is a really genuine desire to get involved.
"We have over 300 organisations signed up and 120 opportunities available right now. We will be in your area soon so please do come and join in and let us know what kind of volunteering you would like to try. Otherwise you can sign up online or call us to register, we are here to help you find where you fit in the volunteering world."
To get involved in volunteering in Richmond upon Thames go online to: www.volunteeringrichmond.org.uk/
To find out when there is a local event or drop-in session near to you go to: www.volunteeringrichmond.org.uk/events or call Volunteering Richmond on 0300 365 9940.


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The Mars rover Opportunity has set a pretty nice record.
The other day, the rover drove 263 feet, moving its odometer - which has
been ticking along since January 2004 - to 22.220 miles. No bad for a mission that was supposed to
last only 90 days! Really. So who owned the previous NASA driving record?
That would have been the Lunar Roving Vehicle driven by Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and
Harrison Schmitt. Those two, visiting the moon for three days in December 1972, drove
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Author Archives: Patrick Garratt
Fri, Mar 22, 2013 | 08:05 GMT
Beyond: Two Souls – Cage unveils opus in Paris
Beyond: Two Souls will take David Cage's narrative vision to the next level in October. Patrick Garratt visits Quantic Dream in Paris to go hands-on and see brand new gameplay sections demoed.
Wed, Mar 20, 2013 | 10:08 GMT
Why StarCraft II stands on the precipice of greatness
The release of Heart of the Swarm puts StarCraft II on track to be one of the greatest games ever made. Patrick Garratt luxuriates in what is likely to be a trilogy like no other.
Tue, Mar 19, 2013 | 12:57 GMT
EA and the future: Moore set to replace Riccitiello
EA confirmed last night that John Riccitiello is to step down as CEO at the end of the month, and Ex-Sega and Microsoft boss Peter Moore is the front-runner to replace him.
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 11:57 GMT
Heart of the Swarm: clown-empowering at its best
The second part of the StarCraft II trilogy is out now. Patrick Garratt plays through the opening hours, emerging a level 10, gum-chewing brosef on a mission to burrow for love and honour.
Fri, Mar 08, 2013 | 16:20 GMT
Remember Me and the Aphex Twin connection
Composer Olivier Deriviere drew on Aphex Twin's surreal music when creating Remember Me's soundtrack, resulting in an organic soundscape of glitches and risk. Patrick Garratt reports.
Mon, Mar 04, 2013 | 03:26 GMT
Why iPad is worth buying as a games machine
Is iPad just for light gamers and kids? Patrick Garratt reckons it's for everyone, and if you haven't already you should be seriously considering blasting off to planet iOS.
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 13:18 GMT
Newscast – Why Tomb Raider's worth the money
The Tomb Raider content embargo's up, so we're free to chat Lara. Listen to me talk through Crystal Dynamics' reboot with Brenna and Dave below. You'll also get to hear my kids slamming doors and shouting in the background as it's half-term. Double-win.
Mon, Feb 25, 2013 | 15:10 GMT
PS4: will the next-gen start when Microsoft says it does?
Xbox's next-gen aspirations were dealt a bloody nose by Sony in New York last week: everyone's talking about PlayStation 4. Going first works, says Patrick Garratt, and Microsoft has missed a great opportunity.
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 14:26 GMT
PS4 controller: new details emerge pre-reveal
A VG247 source has seemingly confirmed that the PS4 controller will include a front touch-pad, speaking a week before the console's expected reveal in New York.
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 13:26 GMT
PlayStation 4: why Sony has a place in the next generation
Sony is expected to announce PlayStation 4 in New York next Wednesday. Patrick Garratt explains why Sony has earned its place in living room gaming's future.
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 08:02 GMT
Killzone: Mercenary – the "definitive FPS" control freak
Guerrilla is attempting to make the "definitive FPS" for Vita in Killzone: Mercenary, studio boss Herman Hulst tells Patrick Garratt in Amsterdam. It has every chance of succeeding.
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 01:24 GMT
Remember Me – brand new gameplay videos
Head below for new videos of Dontnod's Remember Me, showing Nilin clambering round Neo-Paris, the game's combat system and some memory remixing. Read our impressions of the opening sequences here. It's out in May for PC, 360 and PS3.
Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 01:15 GMT
Remember Me? You're unlikely to forget it
Remember Me could mark the greatest commitment to solo gaming since Dishonored when it's released in May. Patrick Garratt played the first two levels in Paris last week. New video and images included.
Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 15:24 GMT
Tearaway: how Media Molecule plans to light Vita up
Can Media Molecule rescue Vita with its considerable creative talents? Jack Arnott visits the Guildford studio to see new IP Tearaway, finding something beautiful and unique. There's hope yet.
Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 00:21 GMT
Killzone: Mercenary single-player – from PS3 to Vita
Killzone: Mercenary may be a fresh take on Guerrilla's shooter for Vita, but the PS3 quality of the experience is largely intact. Roll on September, says Patrick Garratt.
Fri, Feb 01, 2013 | 00:24 GMT
Killzone: Mercenary multiplayer – shorelines and shanking
Killzone: Mercenary is looking to deliver the full FPS experience on Vita, packing six multiplayer maps and three modes. Patrick Garratt gets helghasty deathmatchy.
Thu, Jan 24, 2013 | 15:02 GMT
Young blood: is 40 too old for hack-n-slash?
Patrick Garratt couldn't play Ninja Gaiden 3 and DmC: Devil May Cry made his hands hurt, but he turned down the difficulty before throwing in the towel on twitch gaming for good.
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 | 21:33 GMT
Showtime: PS4 rumoured at 1.84TF, Xbox 720 at 1.23TF
Here we go. VG247 has been told that PlayStation 4 has a 50% raw power advantage over Xbox 720, based on information out of CES.
Wed, Jan 16, 2013 | 21:51 GMT
Blockbuster UK latest retailer to go under
Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, following the collapse of HMV earlier this week.


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The booking via Sykes was very 'user-friendly', done very easily by helpful and friendly staff, and follow up emails quick and efficient.
Mrs Kirby, Tilbury, Essex, April 2013
The ease with which the booking was made. The person I spoke to was friendly and helpful. The booking process was simple.
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We have used Sykes on a number of occasions and have always been happy with the service.
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Please find below a selection of self catering holiday cottages to rent in or near Chesters.
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North Field Farmhouse | Glanton near Alnwick | Northumberland
Former country farmhouse on outskirts of Glanton village. Cosy with woodburner. Good walking and cycling in surrounding area. Alnwick 9 miles.
Bloomfield Cottage | Powburn near Alnwick | Northumberland
Charming end-terraced Northumberland cottage in Powburn village square. Cosy accommodation over one floor, woodburner. Village amenities on doorstep. National Park nearby. Alnwick 9 miles.
Hill View | Powburn near Alnwick | Northumberland
Delightful terraced cottage situated in Powburn village. Warm, comfortable accommodation. Superb base for touring. Alnwick 9 miles.
The Forge | Powburn near Alnwick | Northumberland
Charming end-terraced cottage off village square in Powburn. Cosy accommodation, woodburner. Village amenities on doorstep. Castles & National Park in easy reach. Alnwick 9 miles.
Poppy Cottage | Powburn near Alnwick | Northumberland
Cosy and tastefully decorated, situated in pretty village. This stone built Powburn cottage makes an ideal holiday base for exploring the surrounding area. Alnwick 9 miles.
Sunflower Cottage | Eglingham near Alnwick | Northumberland
Traditional detached stone cottage in pretty Eglingham. Cosy, comfortable accommodation with open fire, AGA and eaves bedrooms. Ideal base for touring the region. Alnwick 7 miles.
Gamekeeper's Cottage | Chillingham near Chatton | Northumberland
A charming, stone-built cottage in the peaceful Northumberland village of Chillingham, 1.5 miles from Chatton. Cosy, comfortable accommodation. Easy access to Heritage Coastline. Alnwick 13 miles.
Gardener's Cottage | Chillingham near Chatton | Northumberland
A cosy, stone-built cottage in Chillingham, 3 miles from Chatton. Peaceful hamlet location, Views over Chillingham Castle grounds. Cheviot Hills 10 miles, Bamburgh Castle 12 miles.
Ford Cottage | Chillingham near Chatton | Northumberland
Stone-built, Grade II listed cottage in hamlet of Chillingham. Sleeps four, two bedrooms, woodburning stove. Ideal for walkers and cyclists. Chatton 1.5 miles.
Ryehill Farm Cottage | Ryehill, Thropton near Rothbury | Northumberland
A wonderful cottage at the base of the Simonside Hills. Cycle routes and walks galore from the doorstep. Woodburner, lovely views, warm and cosy. Thropton 0.75 miles by foot.


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Programming with the XForms Library
In the first two articles of this series, we learned how to install XForms and began building an application (a game theory simulator). In this final article, we spruce up our program and look at a few XForms features that we skipped last month. As always, source code and further information can be found on the home page for this series at http://a42.com/~thor/xforms.
If you've been following things reasonably closely, you probably remember the general outline for constructing an XForms-based application:
Include forms.h to access the XForms routines
Call fl_initialize() as soon as possible
Set up your graphical interface by creating forms
Assign actions to relevant objects by setting callbacks
Show one or more forms
Turn control over to fl_do_forms()
Last month, we followed this procedure to get our basic game theory simulator up and running. While that gave us the basic windows we needed to be able to control and observe the underlying simulation, there were a number of shortcomings. We had no way to save the settings of any particular run of a game, no pull-down menus and no pixmaps to make our program look somewhat professional. The new version of the simulator (called xgtsim2) adds all of these elements and includes a few other bells and whistles that we discuss throughout this article.
The basic approach, however, has not changed. If you could follow last month's source code, you should have no difficulty understanding xgtsim2, even though it is a larger piece of software. The core of the program is the same, since all we have done is add a few more features. Extra features make a program useful, and one of XForms's great strengths is in providing straightforward methods for enhancing a program's usability.
You can find the source code for xgtsim2 in Listing 1 on the home page, but it will save you a lot of time if you download it from the web site. Saved as an ASCII file with the name xgtsim.c, it compiles with the command:
gcc -lX11 -lforms -lm xgtsim.c -o xgtsim
From within the X Window System, you should be able to run the program by entering ./xgtsim2 in whichever directory you compiled it in. The running program should look something like Figure 1.
Figure 1. Screen Shot of xgtsim2
As noted near the top of the source code, everything that has been added to xgtsim2 since last month's program (i.e., the original xgtsim) is marked by the string *NEW*. This should make it a little easier to find the segments of code we discuss below.
The first thing to notice when xgtsim2 runs is that the starting window (main_window) is a little larger than it was last month, and it now includes three pull-down menus (File, Settings and Help). Adding these menus with XForms is quite straightforward. If you look at the code for the create_forms() function, you'll see we have added an FL_UP_BOX to hold the menu items, then call fl_add_menu() three times. The inclusion of the FL_UP_BOX isn't strictly required, but it does make our menu area stand out from the rest of the main window.
In the first of the fl_add_menu() calls, we create the file menu. Note that this involves only a single FL_OBJECT, with the menu entries (e.g., About, Load, etc.) being assigned to this object with the use of the fl_addto_menu() function. That is, we need to assign only a single callback for the entire menu, which we do by telling XForms we want the function file_menu_routines() to be called whenever any entry in our File menu is selected by the user.
A little earlier in the source code, we can see that file_menu_routines() uses a call to fl_get_menu() to figure out which of the four possible entries was actually selected. It then calls the appropriate function. If, for example, the user selects About from the File menu, XForms knows it must execute the code included in file_menu_routines, because that's the function we have assigned with the callback. In calling this function, it passes the file menu object to the routine, so the call to fl_get_menu() returns a 1 (since About is menu item 1).
We use a very similar structure for the Settings and Help menus, creating a function to handle the callback for each (settings_menu_routines() and help_menu_routines()). With just a few lines of code, we have added a fairly complete menu system to the program. XForms does most of the hard work here, such as actually drawing the menus when the user clicks on them, highlighting the entries and so on. This leaves us free to focus on the underlying flow of the program.
One common element of menu design we have not implemented is the use of keyboard shortcuts. XForms allows for these accelerators via the fl_set_object_shortcut() function, as well as offering mechanisms to grey out menu entries under certain conditions, change the visual look of the menus and so on. More information about these routines can be found in the XForms documentation (see Resources).
Other additions to create_forms() are calls to fl_set_object_resize() and fl_set_object_gravity(). The easiest way to see what these do is to run the original xgtsim and resize the main window with the mouse pointer. If you do this, you'll notice that the buttons always grow at the same rate as the overall window; make the window really big, and the buttons become enormous. It is not very attractive, so we want to use the gravity and resize parameters to improve this behavior.
Almost all graphical elements in XForms have a default resize setting that causes them to grow in direct proportion to the window in which they were created. We change this behaviour in create_forms() by calling fl_set_object_resize(). This function takes two parameters: the object to which it applies and a setting value, which can be FL_RESIZE_NONE, FL_RESIZE_X, FL_RESIZE_Y or FL_RESIZE_BOTH. For the FL_UP_BOX that holds the pull-down menus, we use the FL_RESIZE_X option, since we want the menu bar to always be the width of the screen but maintain a constant height. Similarly, we use FL_RESIZE_NONE for the buttons so that they remain the same size no matter how the window is changed.
Object gravity is a related concept and determines how objects should be oriented to the window in which they are drawn. Using the example of the menu bar again, we don't want the menu to drift down at all, even if the user resizes the window to be very large. The function fl_set_object_gravity() requires a parameter for the relevant object and two subsequent values, which dictate orientation behaviour. The first of these determines which direction the upper-left-hand corner of the object should move as the underlying window is altered. The second sets the behaviour of the lower-right corner. Since we always want the Help menu to appear on the right edge of the menu bar (and stay at the top of the window), we use the following form of the function:
fl_set_object_gravity(obj, FL_NorthEast, FL_NorthEast)
Conversely, we want the File menu to stay to the left, so we replace both occurrences of FL_NorthEast with FL_NorthWest in that call. With a little thought on the programmer's part, XForms makes it quite easy to have windows that resize in attractive ways. This can add a significant amount of polish to any graphical application and make it usable in a wide variety of circumstances.
To dress up our program a little, we have inserted a pixmap in the About window. The actual pixmap data is stored in a variable called xgtsim_logo which is included at the end of the source code. We then need two calls to create the object that holds the pixmap and assign our data to it:
obj = fl_add_pixmap(FL_NORMAL_PIXMAP, 13, 13, 70, 55,"") fl_set_pixmap_data(obj, xgtsim_logo)
We declare how much space we need for the pixmap image in the fl_add_pixmap() call, but it is the second function which actually assigns the data. Since this pixmap is just for decoration, we don't need to declare any callbacks. To use pixmaps as buttons (in the same way that programs like Netscape do), you'll want to have a look at the fl_add_pixmapbutton() function in the XForms documentation.
The fact that the logo is not particularly artistic should not be taken as a shortcoming of XForms. I am reasonably competent at hacking out C code but, even when equipped with The GIMP, I'm no Picasso.
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L. Richard Fischer '70 Establishes $125,000 Endowed Scholarship Fund |
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Rick Fischer '70 recently made a generous gift of $125,000 to create an endowed scholarship fund. The scholarship will help support a student who attended the University of San Francisco and who, after one year at UC Hastings, has placed in the top 10 percent of his or her class. "Scholarships play a vital role in helping to alleviate our students' financial burden," says Dean Frank H. Wu. "We are most grateful to Rick for his vision and generosity." Fischer, who is a partner in Morrison Foerster's Washington, D.C., office, specializes in retail financial services, privacy, and data security. "I found joy in the study of the law at UC Hastings and a successful practice as a result of that education," says Fischer, who served on the editorial board of the Hastings Law Journal. "I am pleased to be able to create the scholarship fund to give others a similar educational opportunity." For more information about creating an endowed scholarship, please contact Laura Jackson at 415.565.4621 or firstname.lastname@example.com |
Since its founding in 1878, UC Hastings has benefited from the generosity of alumni and friends.Gifts make a critical difference and enhance the quality of the Hastings experience for today's students.
Alumni hosts sponsor and promote a wide variety of activities to strengthen ties between Hastings students, alumni and the school. The UC Hastings 2013 Honors Gala on Friday October 11, 2013 at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco! The UC Hastings 2013 Reunion celebration on Saturday, October 12th at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco! Your classmates want to hear from you! Submit a class note to update others about the personal and professional developments in your life. The law school's Alumni Mentor Program pairs law students with alumni. Read more about being a mentor. The Office of Admissions encourages alumni to serve as welcome ambassadors by reaching out to newly admitted students. Career & Professional Development Share your employment experience with current students as they look for summer and permanent positions. Participate in your class reunion! Moot Court is required of all first-year law students as a part of the legal writing and research class. Negotiation and Mediation Team Help the Hastings Student Negotiation and Mediation teams by coaching practice sessions and helping them prepare for competition. The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies provides legal expertise and resources to attorneys representing women asylum seekers who are fleeing gender-related harm. |


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Bay Path College's scholarship program is composed of a variety of College scholarships that are funded by tuition revenue, endowment earnings, and gifts. Additionally, many scholarships and grants are provided through the financial commitments of Bay Path College's alumni and friends.
You will automatically be considered for one of Bay Path's merit scholarships when you apply for admission.


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