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JSF2 + Primefaces3 + EJB3 & JPA2 Integration Project
Software developer Eren Avşaroğulları recently wrote an interesting blog posting about integrating JSF2, PrimeFaces3, Spring3 and Hibernate and a similar version without Spring.
In this blog posting I would like to present a third variant where EJB3 is used instead of Spring. Additionally, in true open source spirit I also present several code changes that hopefully improve the original code a little (some are taken from the comments on Eren's article). What I did not do is add features or change the structure. This is as much as possible kept the same so the implementations remain comparable.
I'll adhere to the same steps as the Spring blog uses.
Used Technologies:
Java EE 6 (JBoss AS 7.1.1, or Glassfish 3.1.2, or TomEE, or …)
PrimeFaces 3.1.1
Instead of a maven project, I created a dynamic web project in Eclipse:
Automatically created by JPA (see below)
Most libraries (JSF, EJB, JPA, Bean Validation, etc) are already part of Java EE 6 and put on the class-path by an Eclipse Java EE 6 Runtime Server (I used the one from JBoss tools). I downloaded PrimeFaces and H2 separately and put it in WEB-INF/lib (for Glassfish, H2 needs to be put in [GLASSFISH_HOME/lib]). If you do use Maven, I guess this would be in pom.xml:
<dependencies> <!-- Java EE 6 dependency --> <dependency> <groupId>javax</groupId> <artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId> <version>6.0</version> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> <!-- Primefaces dependency --> <dependency> <groupId>org.primefaces</groupId> <artifactId>primefaces</artifactId> <version>3.1.1</version> </dependency> </dependencies>
The model is in the core the same as Eren's original. Following the advice from Clean Code, I removed the comments since they basically said the same thing that the code was already saying. I also removed the @Column annotations, since all the names already exactly corresponded to the target table. The nullable and unique attributes are only used for schema generation, which wasn't used in the original. For the @Id annotation, nullable and unique is already implied (it's a PK) and for the other columns an annotation that's actually processed at run-rime is much more convenient. I choose to use @Size here, which implies not null and at the same time makes specifying this same constraint in the view later on redundant.
For the toString method I made a small improvement using StringBuilder instead of the unnecessarily synchronized StringBuffer and the builder pattern.
package com.example.model; import javax.persistence.Entity; import javax.persistence.Id; import javax.persistence.Table; import javax.validation.constraints.Size; /** * * This entity represents the human user. * * @since 12 Apr 2012 * @version 1.0.0 * */ @Entity public class User { private int id; private String name; private String surname; @Id public int getId() { return id; } public void setId(int id) { this.id = id; } @Size(min = 5) public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } @Size(min = 5) public String getSurname() { return surname; } public void setSurname(String surname) { this.surname = surname; } @Override public String toString() { return new StringBuilder() .append("id : ").append(getId()) .append(", name : ").append(getName()) .append(", surname : ").append(getSurname()) .toString(); } }
I made some bigger changes here. In Eren's version there's a managed bean that backs both the index and success views. I think it's a better practice to split those up into one bean per page, adhering to the rule that a backing bean should back one page only. The names of the beans were thus changed to reflect the page they're backing, instead of having some service like name. There's also no need to explicitly specify the bean's name in the annotation. There's a default, which is good enough here.
I also made the beans @ViewScoped, since there's no need to do any re-creation of data after postbacks (e.g. when validation of user entered data fails) and in case of the list page (success.xhtml) to reload the data from the DB every time the table is sorted or paged (which isn't used in this example btw).
A more severe issue was that the original code used the scatter/gather anti-pattern. Here, the properties of the user were scattered into properties of the backing bean and upon saving gathered again in the model object. In JSF there is no need for this. A backing bean can directly return the model object and UI components can directly bind to those properties.
Navigation rules were also done away with in favor of implicit navigation. Navigation rules may have their place, but often you're better off using the simpler implicit navigation, and I think this is one of those cases. I also removed the explicit navigation to a general error page. This can already be handled application wide by Java EE's error-page mechanism. Therefor I just let the exception propagate. If a specific message would have to be shown on screen via a faces message for specific exceptions from the EJB bean, a try/catch would of course still be the best mechanism.
The smallest, but main point of this entire variant of Eren's version, is that an EJB bean is injected instead of a Spring bean.
Finally, here too I removed comments that didn't told us anything that the code wasn't already telling.
index.xhtml backing:
package com.example.backing; import javax.ejb.EJB; import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean; import javax.faces.bean.ViewScoped; import com.example.dao.UserDAO; import com.example.model.User; /** * * This backing bean backs index.xhtml, which allows adding a new User. * * @since 12 Apr 2012 * @version 1.0.0 * */ @ViewScoped @ManagedBean public class IndexBacking { private User user = new User(); @EJB private UserDAO userDAO; /** * Adds a user to persistent storage * * @return String - navigation to the success page */ public String addUser() { userDAO.add(user); return "success?faces-redirect=true"; } /** * Resets the user data back to the initial values. * */ public void reset() { user = new User(); } public User getUser() { return user; } }
success.xhtml backing:
package com.example.backing; import java.util.List; import javax.annotation.PostConstruct; import javax.ejb.EJB; import javax.faces.bean.ManagedBean; import javax.faces.bean.ViewScoped; import com.example.dao.UserDAO; import com.example.model.User; /** * * This backing bean backs success.xhtml, which shows a list of all users. * * @since 12 Apr 2012 * @version 1.0.0 * */ @ViewScoped @ManagedBean public class SuccessBacking { private List<User> users; @EJB private UserDAO userDAO; @PostConstruct public void init() { users = userDAO.getAll(); } public List<User> getUsers() { return users; } }
STEP 6: CREATE IUserDAO INTERFACE
I took over most of the DAO interface, but made some small changes again.
For starters, I don't think the interface should mention that it's an interface, so I removed the I from the name. Continuing with naming, the DAO is already about entity User so I simplified the method names by removing this term from them.
In Eren's code the methods all had the public access modifier, but for interfaces this is already the default and can thus be safely removed. Finally, there was again comment that said the same as the code was saying, so I removed that too.
package com.example.dao; import java.util.List; import com.example.model.User; /** * * Interface for DAOs that know how to perform persistence operations for User entities. * * @since 12 Apr 2012 * @version 1.0.0 * */ public interface UserDAO { void add(User user); void update(User user); void delete(User user); User getById(int id); List<User> getAll(); }
STEP 7: CREATE UserDAO CLASS
The main meat of this variant of the example application is a DAO implemented with EJB instead of Spring. Since the implementation class uses a specific technology, I named this after the technology. Since both JPA and EJB are used, one possible name could have been EjbJpaUserDAO, but feeling this was a bit over-the-top I settled for JpaUserDAO instead.
With respect to the JPA code being used, I took advantage of typed queries, where the original code used untyped queries with casts and raw collection types. For the getAll query I used a named query in a separate XML file, instead of embedding JPQL inline. To keep the example short, embedding JPQL would certainly be preferable, but I feel JPQL is best at home in its own file.
package com.example.dao.jpa; import java.util.List; import javax.ejb.Stateless; import javax.persistence.EntityManager; import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext; import com.example.dao.UserDAO; import com.example.model.User; @Stateless public class JpaUserDAO implements UserDAO { @PersistenceContext private EntityManager entityManager; @Override public void add(User user) { entityManager.persist(user); } @Override public void update(User user) { entityManager.merge(user); } @Override public void delete(User user) { entityManager.remove( entityManager.contains(user) ? user : entityManager.merge(user) ); } @Override public User getById(int id) { return entityManager.find(User.class, id); } @Override public List<User> getAll() { return entityManager.createNamedQuery("User.getAll", User.class) .getResultList(); } }
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <entity-mappings version="2.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/orm" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/orm http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/orm_2_0.xsd"> <named-query name="User.getAll"> <query> SELECT _user FROM User _user </query> </named-query> </entity-mappings>
STEP 8: CREATE IUserService INTERFACE
STEP 9: CREATE UserService CLASS
Here I made the opposite decision as I made for the separate JPQL file and decided to skip the service. As in Eren's example the service doesn't add any code and just wraps the DAO, I felt it wasn't necessary here. Normally having a separate service layer, where services aggregate multiple DAOs and perform additional tasks other than just plain persistence (like e.g. validation) is a good thing of course.
STEP 10: CREATE applicationContext.xml
The file applicationContext.xml is a Spring specific artifact and thus doesn't appear in this Java EE example. Nevertheless, some elements have Java EE equivalents and need to be created as well.
The first three entries in Eren's applicationContext.xml concern the declaration and injection of Spring beans. In Java EE this is done via annotations and doesn't need to be declared in an XML file.
We do need a datasource though. In case of JBoss AS, the simplest thing for an example would be to use the default datasource (which points to an internal embedded database), but to stay closer to Erin's example we'll define a datasource ourselves. And this brings us to a sore point in Java EE.
In the traditional Java EE philosophy, a datasource is akin to an environment variable. It's defined completely outside the application and the application only refers to it by name and expects nothing more than the javax.sql.(XA)DataSource interface.
This is all fine and well for decoupling and giving AS implementations the opportunity to introduce fancy optimizations, but it necessarily means a Java EE application has to be packaged with unresolved dependencies. Eventually someone has to resolve those, which means a traditional Java EE application needs to be accompanied by some kind of document intended to be read and interpreted by humans, who will then need to create all those dependencies in the local environment. If a new version of the application is shipped, some kind of document needs to be checked for changes, and someone has to apply those changes to the local environment.
Obviously some people are a big fan of this approach, but it's not suited for everyone. Recognizing this, Java EE 6 introduced an alternative where the datasource is defined inside an application (just like Spring does). For this an annotation can be used (which might be suited for development/testing), an entry in web.xml (web apps) or an entry in application.xml (EAR apps).
Unfortunately, at the moment this approach hasn't been fully adopted yet. JBoss for instance is apparently a big fan of the traditional approach and it seems that it has only grudgingly implemented the standard embedded datasource definition. It didn't really worked at all in JBoss AS 6, and still doesn't work completely in the latest JBoss AS 7 (it only works when transactions are turned off) and only seems to be recommended for testing and development. It's also not really clear where the necessary JDBC driver has to be located. The spec is silent about this. As it turns out, Glassfish required the driver to be in glassfish/lib, while JBoss AS 7 allows the driver to be in WEB-INF/lib.
Despite the not entirely optimal situation, I'll use the standard Java EE 6 datasource definition for this example. For serious production work the reader is advised to look into the implementation specific ways to do the same.
Finally, the Spring applicationContext.xml defines the SessionFactory, which directly corresponds to a Persistence Unit in Java EE. This is defined in META-INF/persistence.xml. Note that schema creation is not standardized in JPA, so it contains properties for both Hibernate, EclipseLink and OpenJPA to autogenerate the SQL schema. If you create the schema yourself, you obviously don't need those.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <persistence version="2.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_2_0.xsd"> <persistence-unit name="example"> <jta-data-source>java:app/MyApp/myDS</jta-data-source> <mapping-file>META-INF/jpql/User.xml</mapping-file> <properties> <!-- Hibernate --> <property name="hibernate.dialect" value="org.hibernate.dialect.HSQLDialect" /> <property name="hibernate.show_sql" value="true" /> <property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="create-drop" /> <!-- EclipseLink --> <property name="eclipselink.ddl-generation" value="create-tables" /> <property name="eclipselink.ddl-generation.output-mode" value="database" /> <!-- OpenJPA --> <property name="openjpa.jdbc.SynchronizeMappings" value="buildSchema(ForeignKeys=true)"/> </properties> </persistence-unit> </persistence>
STEP 11: CREATE faces-config.xml
In JSF faces-config.xml is optional, and since in Java EE all other elements are by default integrated with it and we didn't used explicit navigation rules, I could leave it out.
STEP 12 : CREATE web.xml
In Java EE, web.xml is optional too if you're happy with all the defaults. In this case I wanted to set an explicit welcome- and error page, as well remap the FacesServlet from it's default of .jsf to .xhtml. Furthermore in a web application this is the place where the above discussed datasource definition needs to be placed.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <web-app version="3.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_3_0.xsd" > <display-name>jsf_ejb_jpa</display-name> <welcome-file-list> <welcome-file>index.xhtml</welcome-file> </welcome-file-list> <error-page> <error-code>500</error-code> <location>/error.xhtml</location> </error-page> <servlet> <description>The JSF Servlet</description> <servlet-name>facesServlet</servlet-name> <servlet-class>javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet</servlet-class> <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> </servlet> <servlet-mapping> <servlet-name>facesServlet</servlet-name> <url-pattern>*.xhtml</url-pattern> </servlet-mapping> <!-- Following param only needed for MyFaces (TomEE, etc) --> <context-param> <param-name>org.apache.myfaces.SERIALIZE_STATE_IN_SESSION</param-name> <param-value>false</param-value> </context-param> <data-source> <name>java:app/MyApp/myDS</name> <class-name>org.h2.jdbcx.JdbcDataSource</class-name> <url>jdbc:h2:~/mydb;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1</url> <user>sa</user> <password>sa</password> <!--For JBoss AS 7.1.1 must be false. For JBoss AS 7.1.2/7.1.3 (EAP 6.0.0/6.0.1) must be true --> <transactional>false</transactional> <max-pool-size>10</max-pool-size> <min-pool-size>5</min-pool-size> <max-statements>0</max-statements> </data-source> </web-app>
STEP 13: CREATE index.xhtml
I made a few small changes here. Instead of the table tag I used the somewhat higher level panelGrid. I also removed the explicit Integer converter, and since the minimal length constraint is already on the model now (and JSF is capable of reading that) the validateLength validator wasn't needed either.
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html" xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui"> <h:head> <title>Welcome to the JSF EJB JPA example project</title> </h:head> <h:body> <h:form> <h:panelGrid columns="3"> <h:outputLabel for="id" value="Id : " /> <p:inputText id="id" value="#{indexBacking.user.id}"> <p:ajax event="blur" update="idMsg" /> </p:inputText> <p:message id="idMsg" for="id" display="icon" /> <h:outputLabel for="name" value="Name : " /> <p:inputText id="name" value="#{indexBacking.user.name}"> <p:ajax event="blur" update="nameMsg" /> </p:inputText> <p:message id="nameMsg" for="name" display="icon" /> <h:outputLabel for="surname" value="Surname : " /> <p:inputText id="surname" value="#{indexBacking.user.surname}"> <p:ajax event="blur" update="surnameMsg" /> </p:inputText> <p:message id="surnameMsg" for="surname" display="icon" /> </h:panelGrid> <p:commandButton id="addUser" value="Add" action="#{indexBacking.addUser}" ajax="false" /> <p:commandButton id="reset" value="Reset" action="#{indexBacking.reset}" ajax="false" /> </h:form> </h:body> </html>
STEP 14: CREATE success.xhtml
Again a few changes here. For starters h:outputText wasn't needed (and if it was needed could be collapsed). I placed the EL expression directly on the Facelet. Also, a PrimeFaces column has a headerText attribute, which is less verbose than a Facet, so I used that.
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html" xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui"> <h:head> <title>List of all users</title> </h:head> <h:body> USERs: <h:form> <p:dataTable id="users" var="user" value="#{successBacking.users}" style="width: 10%"> <p:column headerText="ID"> #{user.id} </p:column> <p:column headerText="Name"> #{user.name} </p:column> <p:column headerText="Surname"> #{user.surname} </p:column> </p:dataTable> </h:form> </h:body> </html>
STEP 15: CREATE error.xhtml
On Eren's version of this page a form was placed, but this isn't needed for simple text output so I removed it. I also removed the h:outputText tag again and changed the text shown, since it's really about any error and not just about transaction errors.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"> <h:head> <title>Application error</title> </h:head> <h:body> Error has occurred! </h:body> </html>
After the JSF_EJB_JPA project is deployed to a Java EE 6 implementation (JBoss AS, Glassfish, etc), the index page can be opened via the following URL: http://localhost:8080/jsf_ejb_jpa
That's it! Thanks again to Eren Avşaroğulları for his inspiring series of articles and I hope my contribution is useful to someone.
April 17, 2012 at 12:54 pm
is it correct that you called DAO from Managed Bean and ommited BO even it is a call this broke 3 Layer Disign Patern
April 18, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Oussema, I'm not entirely sure what you mean with "omitted BO". Do you mean I omitted the Business Object? This one actually is still there, it's the User class.
What I omitted is the service. I'm a big fan of layering, and as I explained a service is important when it contains additional business logic and calls out to multiple DAOs and/or other services. Also, a not necessarily entirely friendly (remote) client would of course get a service and not directly the DAO.
In this specific case (CRUD), the service was fully wrapping the DAO and adding nothing. That's why I felt it could be left out in this particular case. Another consideration is that in JPA the EntityManager is already a kind of DAO. Not exactly maybe, but close to some. So close, that those same people feel that in JPA an explicit DAO is also not needed.
I do feel a DAO is needed/convenient, but the DAO in this code example is thus already more akin to a service than to a DAO in the traditional sense.
Specifically, the 3 layers are there. The first layer is the UI (presentation), which has the Facelet and the backing bean, the second tier is the DAO, and the third tier is the actual database, which is H2 in my example.
July 18, 2012 at 1:25 pm
you are greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat many thanks 🙂
September 17, 2012 at 9:14 am
JSF makes java web programming easier. Is there a way to use EJB with Tomcat?
September 20, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Yes, EJB can be added to Tomcat. One example is OpenEJB.
But it's easier to download TomEE. That's Tomcat, but with OpenEJB and JSF (MyFaces) already added.
January 16, 2013 at 9:11 pm
hi, can you please CRUD function too i only see create option, no delete, no update
April 22, 2013 at 2:54 pm
Thanks for the inspiring tutorial 🙂 Would anyone provide a link to the source code please ?
Much appreciated-
June 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm
Yes. We appreciate so much if you publish a sourcecode.
Thanks. I need make a test..
September 11, 2014 at 8:33 pm
Great Example! Thanks a lot.
But I had to change the persistence.xml from jta-data-source to:java:app/MyApp/myDS
Any idea why?
Also the definition of the Query in the User.xml didn't work at me. I changed the call in JpaUserDAO to:
public List getAll() {
Query query = entityManager.createQuery("SELECT e FROM User e");
List li = query.getResultList();
return li;After this i could remove in persistence.xml:
And I removed the file User.xml.I deployed on ToomEE 1.7 using MySql 5
September 11, 2014 at 8:35 pm
Sorry: I changed the persistence.xml to
instead of jta-data-source-
September 11, 2014 at 8:36 pm
Now i Understood: I mustent write xml syntax:
September 11, 2014 at 10:04 pm
Now I found out how to use the jta-data-source:
If I configure in persistence.xml:<jta-data-source>java:app/MyApp/myDS</non-jta-data-source>
I also have to change the datasource configuration in the web.xml to:
</data-source>Remains the question: Why you did not experience the same?
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Home: Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Owner: Tom Benson Head Coach: Sean Payton Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael Jr. Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams Special Teams Coach: Greg McMahon Schedule: Thursday, September 9: Vs. Minnesota Vikings Monday, September 20: Vs. San Francisco 49ers Sunday, September 26: Vs. Atlanta Falcons Sunday, October 3: Vs. Carolina Panthers Sunday, October 10: @ Arizona Cardinals Sunday, October 17: @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, October 24: Vs. Cleveland Browns Sunday, October 31: Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, November 7: @ Carolina Panthers BYE WEEK Sunday, November 21: Vs. Seattle Seahawks Thursday, November 25: @ Dallas Cowboys Sunday, December 5: @ Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, December 12: Vs. St. Louis Rams Sunday, December 19: @ Baltimore Ravens Monday, December 27: @ Atlanta Falcons Sunday, January 2: Vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Be sure to check out my series by breaking down the Saints' season game-by-game: Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part I Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part II Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part III Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part IV Projected Offensive Starters Left Tackle: Jermon Bushrod Left Guard: Carl Nicks Center: Jonathan Goodwin Right Guard: Jahri Evans Right Tackle: Jonathan Stinchcomb Wide Receiver 1: Marques Colston Wide Receiver 2: Devery Henderson Tight End: Jeremy Shockey Fullback: Heath Evans Running Back: Reggie Bush Quarterback: Drew Brees Projected Defensive Starters (Base 4-3 Defense) Left Defensive End: Alex Brown Left Defensive Tackle: Sedrick Ellis Right Defensive Tackle: Remi Ayodele Right Defensive End: Will Smith Weakside Linebacker: Jonathan Casillas Middle Linebacker: Jonathan Vilma Strongside Linebacker: Scott Shanle Left Cornerback: Jabari Greer Strong Safety: Roman Harper Free Safety: Darren Sharper (Malcolm Jenkins if Sharper isn't back from injury) Right Cornerback: Tracy Porter Projected Special Teams Starters Kicker (FG and KO): Garrett Hartley Punter: Thomas Morstead Long Snapper: Jason Kyle Holder: Thomas Morstead Kickoff Returner: Courtney Roby Punt Returner: Reggie Bush Key Offseason Pick-Ups Thanks to winning the Super Bowl, the saints were very limited to free agent signings. They had to wait until late July or until they lost one of their own in order to sign another. When they did sign some though, they were good ones. Defensive ends Alex Brown and Jimmy Wilkerson are big improvements over Grant at the end position opposite long-time Saint Will Smith. Running back Ladell Betts and linebacker Clint Ingram were both signed with known injuries but are expected to add significant playing ability to both the offense and defense. read more Last edited by Halo; 08-30-2010 at 01:16 PM.. |
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October 28, 2012 1:14:22 AM
The Columbus High School football team is down to a one-game season.
Columbus must win its regular-season finale at Grenada on Friday night to reach the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A North State playoffs. Columbus saw its margin for error in the playoff chase eliminated with a 16-7 loss to No. 5 Olive Branch in a Class 6A, Region 1 game Friday night at Falcon Field.
"If we win, we are in," Columbus senior defensive back Jimmy Cockrell said. "If we lose, we go home. It is simple as that. We just have to get on the bus, go to Grenada, and do whatever it takes to get a win."
Last season, Columbus finished in a three-way tie for the final two playoff spots in Region 1. Despite winning four region games, the Falcons were the odd man out in the tiebreaker. This season, no such tiebreaker will be needed. Columbus must win to earn the school's first playoff berth since 2005.
"This one hurts, but it won't hurt for very long," Columbus senior linebacker Martavious McKinney said. "You could count this one in the moral victory category. We again proved we can play with anybody in the state. But none of that matters if we don't win next Friday. That is the whole season, and we have to be ready to be at our best."
Columbus junior quarterback Trace Lee knows how far the Falcons have come. Olive Branch worked over Columbus last season in a 43-14 victory.
"I think this is the year of the Falcons," Lee said. "Last year, we were down 40-something to nothing to this team. Tonight, we showed how much we have grown up. I think we are ready to make the playoffs and show we are all about. We have a big group of seniors and this will be a major disappointment if we don't get in. We don't want to let the seniors or our fans down. We will be ready to play in a must-win game."
Columbus fell to 6-4 and 3-3 in the region, while Olive Branch improved to 9-1 and 5-1. The Conquistadors locked up a first-round playoff game at home with the victory.
Columbus coach Tony Stanford said he is proud of the strides the Falcons have made. Even in defeat, Stanford knows the good traction currently associated with his program.
"We played with the big three (South Panola, Southaven, and Olive Branch) this year," Stanford said. "We are getting better. We are close to the point where we can beat these teams. In the past, these schools came in here and expected 50-0 wins. Those days are gone. Each team in the region knows they will have to come in here and really compete to get past us."
The Falcons lost in similar fashion to each of the power three. South Panola used a 99-yard touchdown pass and blocked punt for a 21-14 victory. Southaven scored 10 points in the final 28 seconds of the first half of a 17-7 victory. Olive Branch led 9-7 before perfectly executing a hook and lateral on third-and-21 for a 60-yard touchdown pass with 2 minutes, 9 seconds remaining.
"We had never beaten Olive Branch," Cockrell said. "That is why this was such a huge game for us. We took away the run. We took away the pass. They needed a trick play to get us."
Again, the Falcons turned in a brilliant defensive performance. Columbus made it 12 straight quarters in region play without allowing a touchdown before Olive Branch struck for two in the final quarter.
Offensively, Columbus is still a work in progress.
"The trick play didn't win the game for them or lose the game for us," Lee said. "It comes down to executing on offense. We can't have the defense play a 3-0 half and not do our part. We have tremendous confidence in the defense and in the coaches to give us a great game plan. Now, we have to do more with our chances."
It has become a common theme for Columbus. The Falcons have scored two touchdowns in four region games and one touchdown in two others.
"We don't have any home run hitters (on offense)," Stanford said. "I think the day will come when we have them. Our offense has to plug away at 80-yard drives and there is no big-play threat. It makes for a very difficult situation. We have a quarterback who throws the ball well, but we are average (on offense) in a lot of areas."
Olive Branch built the 3-0 halftime lead on a 36-yard first-quarter field goal by Zack Wier.
Columbus managed 26 yards of total offense in the first half but put together a threat to start the second half. The Falcons ran the first 14 plays before turning the ball over on downs at the Olive Branch 31-yard line.
Olive Branch quarterback Sam Craft was held in check for three quarters. Finally, Craft broke free for a 35-yard scoring run with 5:27 left. The Conquistadors only needed a 39-yard drive after stopping Columbus 1 yard shy of the first down on a fake punt attempt.
Down 9-0, the Falcons moved 80 yards on seven plays. Lee hit Cockrell five times on the drive before calling his number on a 1-yard dive play on third down with 3:13 left.
"That was the best drive we have had in quite some time," Stanford said. "It is a credit to how far we have come. Last year, we would have packed up after Olive Branch scored."
The Falcons failed to get the onside kick. Columbus then burned two timeouts and appeared to be moving Olive Branch into punting territory until Craft hit Lorenzen Burton, who hit Chris Owens on the game-clinching hook and lateral.
"If we play with these guys, we can play with anybody," McKinney said. "Give it to them on the trick play. They got us because we weren't ready for that. We were ready the rest of the night."
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Here I paired it with some gold jewelry and classic semi-neutrals: a navy blue ruffled shell + an olive skirt (while I was at it, I wanted to show another example of wearing "normal" clothes during pregnancy - here's me in the olive skirt both later in the pregnancy and earlier when I wasn't technically "showing" yet):
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Here I paired it with some gold jewelry and classic semi-neutrals: a navy blue ruffled shell + an olive skirt (while I was at it, I wanted to show another example of wearing "normal" clothes during pregnancy - here's me in the olive skirt both later in the pregnancy and earlier when I wasn't technically "showing" yet):
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Love it both ways! I get my jewelry from vintage stores, or small boutiques, but I also make my own;)
Aesthetic LoungeI agree with Mimi, I love it both ways! Your striped cardi is fantastic - can go with everything!
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http://www.twentyyork.com/2011/06/i-am-fashion-are-you.htmlThough I'm loath to buy investment pieces in clothing or handbags--an instinct that I'm trying to change--for some reason, I have no problem dropping $50 or even $100 on a beautiful piece of jewelry made from sterling silver and semi-precious gems. For statement pieces, self-made or cheapo is still the way to go--but for the classic everyday pieces, like my stainless steel and diamond Citizen watch (that the salesperson called a "dress watch"), I want to wear only silver against my skin. Or gold, but I'm not a huge fan of yellow. I love the color of copper, but sadly, my skin does not.
ReplyDeleteI have a khaki skirt that is a similar style to your olive skirt that I was planning on retiring, but seeing it on you makes me think I should keep it!
It's ironic that although I make can make jewelry, I am seriously lacking in the necklace and bracelet department! I have bought some necklaces from H&M years ago. Somehow, back then, I perceived H&M jewelry as better quality than Forever21...maybe back when H&M was a novelty to me. Now they're both equivalent in my opinion! I just hate the way rusty/tarnished jewelry smells! >_<cute! my sister has that same cardi from their sale :) my mom is having a bit of an obsession with making necklaces and such, so i get everything from her right now!
Easy Petite LooksMimi - Thank you! I wish we had more vintage stores here - I see so many unique pieces that others have found and get rather envious :)
20 York Street - Thanks so much!
Francesca - Thank you for the sweet words! I have definitely gotten bigger all over but the biggest is definitely the tummy :)
Keilexandra - I think I'm your exact opposite :) I will invest in handbags and some clothing but tend not to get "real" jewelry because I mostly like to change that up with the trends. For earrings though (due to sensitivities), I will only wear silver or gold.
LePetiteLemon - Ooh, I want to see your khaki skirt! Will you do an OOTD with it? So far, I've had decent luck with both H&M and F21, though H&M still seems a tad more durable.
Purses and Puppies - LOL, great minds think alike :) So cool that your mom makes your jewelry!
Lisa - I do have a weakness for preppy style - thanks so much! You are too kind!
Cee - F21 definitely is budget friendly and they have such a wide variety of styles. I don't feel bad if I only wear something for one season if it cost less than $10 :)
Annie - Thank you doll! Hehe, I'll continue to do before and afters until I stop fitting in them :D


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Ford sells more full size trucks than any other company, and it has been doing so for a long time. The most popular full size pickup in North America is the F150, and for good reason. Ford has made other models that sold well. The Ford Ranger was quite popular for some time. However, the Ranger is being retired after 2011. Also retiring is the only other light truck made by Ford, the Sport Trac. All trucks under the Ford banner except the F series are being discontinued.
Sport Trac is no more
After the end of October, 2010, Ford won't make another Sport Trac, according to the Courier-Journal. The model is being retired, after performing dismally the last few years. Like just about any vehicle, there is a cult following for it. However, that following just isn't enough to justify continuing to make them. After holding steady at 60,000 units sold from 2000 to 2005, sales have kept dropping. Fewer than 6,000 have sold so far this year. Small trucks are a declining market segment, making up only 2 percent of all auto sales. It will cost Ford more to keep making Sport Trac and Ranger models than it will to emphasize the F150.
Ford cleaning house
Ford, just like GM, is trimming away the fat. The automaker is getting rid of models and brands that aren't selling. Ford is paring down the models the company makes by a lot. According to Automotive News, the company is trimming the lineup to fewer than 30 vehicles. Ford offered as many as 97 as recently as 2006. Ford has sold off underperforming brands such as Aston Martin, Volvo, Land Rover and Jaguar. Also, Ford is closing one of its longest running brands. Earlier this year, the end of Mercury was announced.
Keep it simple
Ford is also actively paring down its current roster. Ford is also redesigning vehicles to share more parts. Take the Fiesta, which has 10 variations offered worldwide. About 65 percent of the parts of that car are shared with other vehicles. Ford believes the turbo V6 in the new F150 will appeal to more people.
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I see you are eating mostly healthy food, that's really good! I like your blog a lot, I think you are really smart, beautiful and friendly :) I find your blog really inspiring!
Have ever tried green smoothies? They are much healthier than juice :)
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I think it's really useful :)- AnonymousMarch 29, 2012 at 6:05 PM
Hey u should make guocomoule dip with avocado, it's delicious and healthy
I put olive oil, diced tomatoes dad of hit sauce lemon juice and eat with warm pita or totlrtolla chip me and my hubby munch on that as a snack
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Zc - AnonymousMarch 29, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Looks delicious! Is that mayo on your sandwich though? You should try vegenaise instead :) its healthier and tastes very similar!
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Love posts like this one! I would be so hapy if you often made videos where you show us some healthy recipes!
It would be great. Also I would be very thankful if you post pictures of what you eat (like today) but more often in your blog. Cause it really helps me to stay on track. For example, today I felt like having junk food , but when i saw your lunch I was inspired to make a green juice instead. So amazing! thanks! - AnonymousApril 2, 2012 at 8:14 AM
can you do a video or blog post with some recipes you do on a weekly basis:)


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When I visited the UK last year, I was quite surprised to find something there. No, not they drive on the opposite side of the road, or that they call elevators "lifts" or that going down a staircase marked "Subway" is not going to lead you to the subway system. I was surprised to see the Canadian food company McCain has a very large presence in jolly olde England, and that the ads they run there are a million times better than the ones they run in their Canuck home turf.
Exhibit A: this 60 second spot by London's Beattie McGuiness Bungay for their Smiles and Wedges potato products. It's not bringing home the Grand Prix, but it tells a charming story about the goodness of their foods, and the beautiful production drives it home.
Compare that with the schlock we get here in the Great White North. Although if anybody can find me the classic Canuck spot where Roberto Alomar says "Dah wah wih Mcay Pawnch", you'll restore my faith in Canadian McCain ads.
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There seems to be debate about sticking to your role vs. filling in gaps where needed. The truth is there is no universal right answer. It's all situational. It can be frustrating to target a person to remove a debuff, only to get an "invalid target" message because someone else did it right as you clicked. This wastes time that you could have spent cleansing someone else, or that they could have spent hitting the target. However, more often than not, the extra help is useful, because it allows everyone to focus on their main job faster. Generally speaking, the good players help out where possible, but only if their main job is well under control, and only if their help is truly necessary. There's a big difference between helping because the help is needed, and trying to do their job for them because you don't trust them to do it right.Also, there are some major distinctions between good players and great players from a raiding standpoint.Good players know how to do their job. Great players know why their job is necessary, and why they do it that way as opposed to the alternative methods.Good players make sure their gear is all enchanted/gemmed. Great players make sure the entire raid is properly enchanted/gemmed (and will suggest cheap/easy ways to get the stuff you need), because those few extra stats could save all 10/25 players a repair bill or two.And most importantly, a good player strives to top their charts. A great player strives to down the boss no matter what.
Duno for me a good player meets these demands (In order from most important to least)...1. Knows their class, Knows what gear is better or how to figure out wich is better2. Pays attention to the fight, Will pick up the slack even it it is someone elses "job" (I.E. Ice blocks in UK or coccoons in Spider Naxx) Without calling the person out.3. Admits to his/her mistakes and doesn't go around calling everyone else out when they make mistakes.4. Isn't a bloated egomanical e-peen stroking moron... Yes A good player doesn't Brag (this also aplys to spamming or just utter stupidity however would fall further down the list). Remeber Actions speak louder than words.5. Either knows the fights or is able to understand them after one or two tries, Some one who even though they are dead with no B-Rez's up doesn't just walk away to get some food. They stay and watch studying the actions of the boss. (I actualy believe that Deadly boss mods (great though it is) has actualy made people lazy and rather #$%^y for this one)6. This one is realy important to the individual and not the group so much (however he/she will preform better if they follow it thats why I included it). That he/she remebers that it is just a game. Remeber people just have fun, it's not life, it shouldn't be stressfull (thats what life is for). Enjoy yourself don't worry about it... So what he has one more epic than you or pulled 200 more DPS, as long as your meeting the requirement for the dungeon it's not as big of a deal. Take this with a grain of salt however, It is always good to try to push yourself but don't stress over it.
I have been in alot of bad groups.For an example, one time i was doing CoS and guess what, the leader didnt get a tank. So they decide the unholy/blood DK should tank. We wiped on the first pull. So then they decide after a few min to finally replace ME the best dps in the group. So what i learned from the 15min. i was in CoS was this.1)If you decide to be the leader of a group/raid you should know the dungeon/raid and be able to find tanks and healers and then be able to fill all the extra spots with good dps.2)If you do not know how to tank or have tanking gear, PLZ do not try to tank something.3)If you die in a group because you are dps and trying to tank, dont blame the healer or dps.4)If you can heal then i suggest that when the healer dies then plz put some healing spells on your 2nd bar like me are anywhere really beacause you never know what will happen.(im a Spriest and i always keep healing spells on my 2nd bar for an emergency)-Sneakers
Another thing that I have not seen here, is that you should always in first time TRUST new people,As a hunter I have a problem that their are allot of hunters, that sometimes fail horribly.. Main reason here being pet control. This results in the fact that I sometimes have a harder time finding groups, cause I will get replies like "Sorry rather have a shammy then a hunter". Or like the other night when I got a comment "Nice to have a Hunter on board instead of a Huntard". Although this comment is positve it shows, that people then not to trust hunter completly.So one of the main things that also makes a good player is trust, if you dun know a person. I he is a bad one, you will remember his name and simply don't invite him next time.in time you will get a nice feeling for the better persons in the server, and in the end if you have a party with good players you can all lift each other to a new lvl
1) Check boss strats before the raid.2) Read one or two guides for pointers on how to play your class.3) Assault the boss until he files for a restraining order.4) Don't get aggro unless you're sorta tanky and a healer is in trouble.The Reninator's simplified guide to DPS.
Perhaps you didn't know it, but you've misused the term "philosophy", while actually explaining what philosophy really is; a rather ironic twist. It means "love of learning", or "love of wisdom", and you've been using it as "this is how go about doing my business". Arguably, the latter definition is fairly common these days, but my philosophy teacher mentioned this misuse the first day of class; she didn't seem too happy about it either. :)The real meaning however, is best conveyed in your post with this quote:
Naruto sucks.
a good player would know what to do in spontaneous situations
I wouldn't consider myself the best player in the game, or the best Druid in the game either. But I try my hardest to make my guild happy and to help them at all times. I've tried all trees that the Druid has to offer and I really have found my place as a feral-motha "Shut your mouth!". And yes, I did change forms more often than a woman changes clothes, scary thoughts for a guy.I first started out as feral. I loved it. It was absolutely easy to find the right gear as a fighter as we share armor with rogues. Of course we have to supplement some pieces when going into bear form for tanking. And I loved tanking. I loved feeling that kind of "rush" that having people's "lives" hang in the balance at your ability to protect them. And face it, tanking in bear form is awesome, specially with some of the new stuff they implemented. I mean come on, 66% bonus to leather armor protection in bear form. Of course that doesn't really make up for the fact that our armor got nerfed from 400% to the mid 300%. But I digress. I ran every instance as many times as possible so I could learn the lay out how each mini-battle and boss-battle went down so I could inform people who had never gone, and to make sure I could handle any situation that popped up. Being a tank has a lot of responsibility to it.But then my guild's co-leader became a tank, and took over my duty. So I felt useless. I no longer had the feeling of being someone important, even though I'm an officer. All the things I did to learn how to become a proper tank, seemed useless now that we had a "proper" warrior tank. So I went into the restoration tree. It lasted a few weeks, but I still did everything in my ability to learn how to be a good healer. I ran instances as often as I could and found it too easy. Druid healing dots are just too godly. I would sit there, throw up dots on the tank, and sit there for 15-20 seconds while waiting for her to accumulate some kind of damage in order for me to heal her again. But it just wasn't me. I missed being in the thick of the action, having my fingers run across the keys as fast as possible to take down the mobs as quick as I could. And sure, as a restro druid, people's "lives" were in my "hands". If you could call tree-branches hands.So I switched over to being a balance druid. And I have to say, Panzer-kin is right. Just great nuking power to rival that of the German tanks during WW2. I could go into Quel for dailies at 70 and go onto one of the ships or run into the midst of demons, throw out my treants, hit hurricane and starfall and kill everything around me in 3-5 seconds. It was great! I could fell any mob in a matter of seconds. I even knew how many wrath bolts it would take to kill a mob. With the gear I had, 4 wrath bolts was enough to take down a level 71 demon. And I again did everything I could to be a top-notch DPS nuker for instances. And my guild was lacking a proper caster, so I actually felt needed again. It was wonderful.But then I grew to resent being a balance Druid. Having to dish out so much money on drinks and pots, it was ridiculous. Not to mention damn near difficult to get leather spell armor. I was always wearing a mixture of cloth and leather, and that doesn't really help with the reduction of damage. And part of me just wasn't happy being anything other than a feral druid. So I went back. And you know what, I was killing things faster in cat form than I did in moonkin form. Go figure. And I guess I really wanted to go back to feral especially after this latest patch. It actually helps us tank better as our armor is now comparable to what it once was before they reduced it from 400% in bear form.I hope I didn't bore anybody with this. I'm not even sure I made any sense. But I guess my reasoning is, don't try and make yourself into something that you aren't. Find what you're good at, and do everything in your power to make yourself the best at it. Don't worry if someone is better than you, it gives you a chance to learn more about your specific area. And don't stop asking for advice. Because in some ways, we're all noobs/newbs/nubs. Although every time I hear someone being called a nub I think of them as a person with little amputated or physically messed up limbs. And in the end, have fun. Because if you don't have fun, you're wasting $15 bucks a month for nothing.
I believe it stands to reason both halves of the word, that is both definitions, are put in place throughout my article. For if one is not willing to learn, then one is not really devoted to the cause in the first place.Also, I originally hated Naruto (the anime), but I loved the video game Naruto Ultimate Ninja 2. I am currently facing a constant uphill battle in the next fighting installment, Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3, against my brother. When I am tired of getting whooped, I'll probably get the one for PlayStation 3 as I hear it's ground-breaking in terms of 3D cell shading graphics. Recently I saw the first episode of Naruto and have to admit: it isn't that bad. It's much better in Japanese, though.


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Life has been busy and different lately. I probably mentioned I have returned to school, and therefore a big transition is taking place. My children and I are adjusting to some changes and that has taken me away from my hobby. I reward myself with quilting after I have finished my papers and homework assignments. Therefore, I have made some progress on projects.
The last two weeks I have been working on quilting the Evelyn Sloppy string quilt. All of what I have done has been with a walking foot, and last night I finished enough of the quilting so that I was able to put on the binding. I will then go back and work on some simple freemotion in the middle border and in the string blocks.
One of my favorite things about the quilting process is how the quilt looks when it is folded. Strange, right? When a quilt is just basted, it looks bulky while folded. The more quilting is finished, the better the quilt looks folded. When the binding is sewn on and I trim the excess backing and batting from it, it looks awesome! I feel like I have accomplished something. What parts of quilting do you enjoy? Is it a stack of quilt blocks piled up and ready to assemble? Is it a finished top? Is it putting on the binding? Me? Definitely a pretty folded quilt.
I hope to show you the final project in the next week or so. Until then, happy quilting!
Friday, September 16, 2011
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When I relate random things said or done by my kids, pets, library patrons, or strange people I meet, someone always asks me "When are you going to write a book?" The answer is the same for every mom - "In my spare time!"
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Who Might This Be?
Anyone good at bird identification? I would say some sort of finch, except that he is the size of a lovebird, if not bigger (the gaps in the fence are 4 inches high, and he is taking up almost all of that gap, if that helps).
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Looks like a goldfinch. They can be up to 5 inches. However, I can't see its face too well and a goldfinch usually has some black on its face. This one doesn't appear to have any black. So my 2nd guess is an evening grosbeak - up to 8 inches. If it is 7 inches or so, it might be a Flame -colored Tanager. My last guess is a juvenile Altamira Oriole. If you can - try to get a little closer on its face so we can see its beak. :-)
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Sony is gifting PlayStation Plus subscribers with a free digital copy of the original God of War in HD. The PS2 classic is offered up as tribute in celebration of God of War: Ascension's release in March. The free game remains available providing a PS Plus subscription is active, however there are only two weeks to partake of this freebie starting today so grab it - "once it's gone, it's gone." God of War: Ascension is an "immediate prequel" to the original God of War, which is a "riveting, visceral experience that tells the dark past of our hero Kratos." "To celebrate the launch of God of War: Ascension next month, we have managed to secure God of War 1 HD for our PlayStation Plus members to download and keep for as long as you are a member, at no extra cost!" God of War: Ascension releases on PS3 March 12th in the US, 13th in EU and 15th in the UK. |
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With a variety of guests come a variety of tastes, and pleasing everyone, while still creating the effects and memories you most want, can seem daunting. By taking a look at your budget and what time of day you will be having your reception, wedding reception food ideas become a pleasure to consider.
Naturally, budget comes into play. Whether you are working with a tight budget or are able to throw caution to the wind, there are many wonderful choices. Once you determine the time of day for your reception, you will be able to make sound menu selections. The first question, therefore, is will your reception be a morning, afternoon, or evening affair?
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If you have chosen a morning reception you will have the breakfast or brunch option. This is generally a less expensive way to go, as you can serve the traditional morning foods (pastries, bagels, smoked salmon, cheeses, fresh fruit, omelets, pancakes, etc.). Although a morning affair may be more challenging for your traveling guests, it will give you the chance to leave for your honeymoon that day. Additionally, some people really appreciate an early start to the anticipated day, as opposed to having to wait for what may seem like endless hours to begin their celebration.Mid-Day Reception
A mid-day reception will allow you to serve a more laid back, and not too costly, lunch menu. You can serve hot, elegant dishes or simply go with the timeless theme of sandwiches, salads, pasta and fruit. Mid-day receptions will allow for more travel time for guests who have decided not to arrive in town the night before your affair. Additionally, there is a lot of budget flexibility with a lunch menu.Dinner Reception
The dinner reception, traditionally, allows for the most formal celebration. Generally this is the most expensive option. Of course, there are many choices for menu, serving style, and theme. You will need to decide whether you want a buffet, specific food stations, or a traditional sit-down meal. Guests will actually be more prone to dance and party at an evening affair.Tea Reception
If you cannot afford a full meal at your reception, or simply are not inclined to have one, a tea reception is a nice choice. Tea receptions are the most economical choices for wedding receptions, as they can be elegant without demanding costly food choices. With finger sandwiches, candy, cake and some cookies, you are all set to have a simple, yet tasteful reception.Once you have determined the time of day for your meal, you are ready to make menu choices. Do you have a wedding theme that will dictate or suggest specific food types when planning food for your wedding reception? This is not only a fun way to celebrate, but it actually narrows the food options and can make choices more manageable.
It is recommended that you get a quote per head based on several menu options. This will allow you to know up front what the final cost will be and help you to make the best decisions. It is also important to determine whether your wedding facility has a kitchen. Keep in mind that if your caterer needs to bring equipment your costs will rise. Do you want a buffet? There is a widespread belief that buffets are always a less expensive option. However, caterers may have to overestimate the amount of food that will be eaten in order to be fully prepared, and you are the one paying for the excess.
- Allow for more food options.
- Can be less formal than a traditional sit down meal.
- Often have a creative and fun presentation of food.
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- Do not mean that everyone has to get up (older guests, or guests with young children, can still be served at their table, by a waiter).
Wedding reception food ideas can offer an overwhelming number of options for your celebration. However, don't lose sight of the reason for your celebration. Hint: "It's not the food." Your guests will enjoy all of the food you serve, but they are there first and foremost, to celebrate your union and the enchantment of the vows you will share for the rest of your lives.


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pick a card - any card
this morning, however, i was shocked when a customer handed me a fake partner card.
for those of you who might not know, each barista is issued a card that has their name and partner number on it. it has a magnetic strip, just like the gift cards (in fact, partners can use their partner card as a debit card if they so wish) and is supposed to be swiped every time a barista wants to use their partner discount.
most bux used to be pretty lenient when it came to the partner discount: so long as someone rattled off their partner number and their name, they could get their 30% off. of course partners helped their family and friends memorize their number so they too could partake of the discount, which is why bux has cracked down on partner discounts. now policy states that a partner must bring in their company issued partner card, as well as a valid id, if they want their 30% off.
so this morning a customer came in and ordered three drinks, as well as three pastries. when i gave him the total he responded with an "i'm a partner" and handed me his 'partner card'.
"so you have money left on this?" i asked him as i looked over the card for store credit that he'd handed me.
"that's my partner card!" he said in a huffy tone.
for a second i was perplexed, because really i didn't think anyone would be so stupid to think that writing random digits on a card that clearly states 'store credit' would fool a bux barista.
the customer was getting visibly upset with me but again i asked him if there was store credit left on the card.
"i told you already - that's my damn partner card!" he growled.
"really, you're a partner?" i asked incredulously. "what store do you work at?"
"none of your business!" was his mature response.
"well, how many pumps of vanilla syrup go into a venti vanilla bean frappuccino?"
i knew that if he really was a partner he'd know it was a trick question since vanilla bean frappuccinos use powder, and not syrup.
"five." he answered solidly.
"nope." i smirked and again repeated the total for his order.
"you're a bitch!" he spat and snatched his 'partner card' from out of my hands before storming out of my bux.
sadly his scam, bad as it is, will probably fool a barista at a different bux.
barista rant: don't throw a hissy because i wouldn't steam your soy milk to 200 degrees. when i was a newbie barista i once made the mistake of going against policy and attempted to steam milk to that temperature. i ended up with burns on my hand - a painful way to discover why bux puts limits on the temperatures we steam to. don't tell me that the other baristas do it, or that you have a medical condition that necessitates your soy milk to be boiled before you consume it. i will not put myself in harm's way ever again for a customer's whim, so if you need your beverage scalded, i suggest you buy some heavy duty gloves because you'll have to do it yourself!
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- slskenyon said...
That has to be the most transparent of possible scams--I mean, did he really think it would go through? I'm sorry to hear that he may be successful in repeating his performance elsewhere, though. And yes, if anyone wants their milk of any variety that hot, you have to wonder whether he or she will be drinking the completed concoction or throwing it in the lap of someone that person hates.
- Tracy said...
That might just be the DUMBEST scam I've ever heard of!
Your question to determine if he was a real barista made me laugh. It reminded me of those old war movies. "Hey Sarge, if he's a Nazi spy he won't know who won the 1941 World Series."
- 6th Floor blog said...
ahh the things people will do for a discount. I'd wondered about that, because I overheard a partner giving his numbers for a discount, and thought to myself "If i just memorize that number, what's stopping me from getting a discount?" I never did it and have since forgotten the numbers, but I guess they were getting too much of that. Better cards and ID then them decided not to give partners discounts anymore.
- Gardenwife said...
I work for Bou, but love your blog. Fortunately, I really like 99% of our customers and I love my job.
When I worked retail, we wouldn't give back the card...trying to help other partner stores avoid the same scam. [of course, we just stood back...wouldn't fight the customer for it.]
As for boiling soy, I seem to remember that 212 is the boiling point of water...so would 200 even be hot enough for that idiot?! - 12:17 PM
- Johnny Yen said...
Working in the restaurant business, we get to see all kinds of scam attempts. One memorable one, in a restaurant I worked at a long time ago, was a lady who would complain mightily about her meal every time, thus getting it comped, night after night. And of course, since we "fed the bears," she kept coming back, a brood of grandchildren in tow. Since it was a huge place, a different manager dealt with her each night, but the servers started seeing her pattern.
One night, she ordered an appetizer the restaurant had-- it was vegetables tempura, in which you chose which vegetables you wanted. They ate most of it, and then the meal, and then complained about the appetizer (they'd ordered broccoli tempura). I told a manager up front what had been going on, and so when she asked the woman what was wrong with it, the lady replied "There was no broccoli in it." This of course was preposterous-- had they breaded and fried air? The manager told her that she would comp the appetizer, but that she had to pay for the rest of the meal, and that they were on to what she had been doing.
We never saw her there again. - 12:17 PM
- Meghan said...
Bravo on your quick thinking with the frappuccino test!
One of my co-workers got scammed the other day with the old 'confuse the cashier' trick (paying with one bill, then changing their mind quickly several times so the employee can't keep track of the money). Scammers make me so angry because honest, legit people are the ones who eat the cost, both employees and customers. In my experience, coworkers who got scammed didn't suffer repercussions, but it's possible they could lose their job. It would look extremely suspicious for a brand-new employee's drawer to be $100 short. It's sad that scamming is so easy; most employees will be caught off-guard, allowing the scammer it get away with their scheme. - 1:28 PM
- Meghan said...
Also, it never occurred to me how dangerous it could be to steam milk to that temperature. Personally, I've never had a customer who requested a temp above 180, but now that I think about it I can just picture the milk easily bubbling up and burning a hand. Sorry you had to learn the lesson the hard way, but hopefully your story will prevent it from happening to other baristas.
- Manuel said...
Used to have two customers who ordered large vanilla lattes and both had to be extra hot. I mean you would have to remake them if they werent burning hot. So I would just make em as normal and then nuke them in the microwave in a bowl then back into the cups. Never complained again, and never got burnt agai.
- Glassmeow said...
...amazing what some folks will try! Good quick thinking, Brat! btw - I've tagged you. Over at The KatBox. Can Baristas be tagged?
- Beth said...
I'm gonna get index cards and print PARTNER on them, in the hopes that this brilliant scam hasn't made its way east.
- Sharpie said...
Glad you saw through the scam!
- mellowlee said...
What a dick 'ead!!
As for the 200 degrees thing, I've never understood people who want their drinks a specific temperature. Divas! geeesh - 8:15 PM
What a dummy! Hey, how can I get one of those partner cards? ;-)
- Ben said...
Fortunately I really haven't had to deal with many scams like that in my new store. Hell, I was never around for things like that at my OLD store, either.
The closest thing I guess I've had to deal with recently is a pair of panhandlers who like to roam our neighborhood. A college student bought them both sandwiches. When she left, they turned around and asked for the money back. Knowing that this would go against the spirit of the gift, I told them it would only be in store credit. They left. - 12:57 PM
- me said...
well if i wear a crown i can be queen of england, right? - 12:19 AM
- The Empress said...
Not a comment about this particular post, but I love your blog. And my ~kids~ love Sbux. My 14 month old knows a Sbux cup on sight and has a preference for the Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Go figure. ANyhow, keep up the good work! I think of this blog every time I visit my local Sbux (inside the local SuperTarget).
- Eric said...
Brat, oh Brat
Whither art thou at?
Thine posts devine
For work's wasting time
Regailing tales of coffee sublime
snap snap snap snap - 1:28 PM
ditto eric...
it seems like brat has taken a break!! *sigh*
entertain us brat! give me an excuse to take a pause from work... - 7:25 PM
- Little Miss Manuel said...
Naughty boys. They need their legs slapped.
Love your blog, and check for updates everyday. Are you on vacation? Have stupid people abandoned Bux? Hope all is well and you're brewing up more stories for us faithful! Thanks
Shannon - 6:51 AM
- inspectorguy said...
We are really missing you here.
brat! we miss you!
update update update UPDATE! :)
- Manuel said...
Never waited this long for a cafine hit!
- barista brat said...
sorry guys!!!!
new post is up and i hope to be more frequent with the entries. - 3:50 PM
Wooooooooooooooooow. Thats amazing. Yesterday i was handed fake DEBIT CARD!!! Whats the point of THAT! Hahahahaha. This woman handed me a card with a bank logo, no visa logo, no little shiny sticker thing, the sequence of numbers was not spaced and looked like 23450000006666743 AND it expired on 12/49....HAHAHAHAHAHA. People are so ridiculous. You gotta love/hate our patrons. Also today through the drive though two custumers yelled and screamed at each other from different vehicles and would let me take their order... its nice to rant isnt it.
- Whitney said...
Hmm, have they sped up the giving out of partner cards? I was at bux for 5 months and I never got one. So 4+ months of only being able to go to your own store for discount would suck.


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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme sponsored by The Story Siren. It's a way for bloggers to share what books they've received for review, borrowed from the library, or bought from the store.
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And the Kingsholm winger cannot wait to get back into the action following yet more injury heartache on England's summer tour to Australia, where he was ruled out of action with a badly bruised left leg.
But he will return to action at Stradey Park, desperate to get some rugby in his legs as time ticks down to the start of the Guinness Premiership season.
Head coach Dean Ryan has yet to finalise his line-up but it is expected that Simpson-Daniel will be joined in the starting XV by centre Anthony Allen, locks Jonathan Pendlebury and Adam Eustace, props Patrice Collazo and Christian Califano, Willie Walker and Ludovic Mercier.
"Some of the guys have been back in pre-season training for 10 weeks and last week could not wait to get back onto the paddock and get a bit of a puff on - I know exactly how they feel," Simpson-Daniel said.
"It will be great to get back out there and get some miles in the tank. All the boys look ultra-fit, are raring to go and want to progress from the game last week.
"There is plenty of time for us to find form and the right combinations - it is a very long season - but we obviously want to take more from this match than the first one and continue to build on the foundations which to me look very, very strong.
"My leg feels fine and I just cannot wait to get that Gloucester shirt on again."
It is expected that Gloucester's line-up will again see new combinations and faces as Ryan moulds his squad together. Ryan Lamb will not be considered for selection because of an ankle injury.