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The Biloxi, Mississippi Gulf Coast area is a great place to go to get married, with all the casinos, buffets, entertainment, and clean beaches for a memorable simple wedding experience!
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The beach extends along HWY 90 and with a simple drive along the coast you'll see several parking areas where you can walk onto the sand and have your ceremony.
Beach Wedding Locations…
Biloxi-Gulfport-Long Beach: The beach stretches west of the Beau Rivage for several miles to Gulfport, Mississippi and sometimes it is best to wait until you get down here, drive up and down the beach on Hwy 90, and simply pick out a good public area. I don't mind not knowing the exact location until just before the start time, either.
Watch my Biloxi Beach Video Tour.
*Camellia Street –There is a good large area of beach across from the Treasure Bay casino and Waffle House intersection with a red light (there is a small motel and a seafood restaurant at that intersection, too). From the road you will see an empty parking lot where Camellia Street and Highway 90 meet, and next to that parking lot on the beach side is Sea Breeze Condominiums. It is not a very crowded area and it has become a favorite. You can view some photos of those spot at our Gallery – Biloxi, MS page.
*Treasure Bay – Across the street from the Treasure Bay casino is a beach with a group of palms that is easy to park and a short walking distance. This beach is about directly below the Treasure Bay sign.
The Loop – There is walking bridge called "The Loop" and it goes out across the water and leads over to a beach area that connects with the Lighthouse Pier. It is an ideal spot if you want to walk out from your room at the Beau and exchange vows over the water.
Lighthouse Pier – The Biloxi Lighthouse Pier is on the west side of the Beau Rivage. There is parking there, too.
De Buys Rd – There is also a nice beach spot with several palm trees, beyond the mall, close to Gulfport at a street light intersection at De Buys Rd. They have parking across the street from the beach with easy crossing at the lights.
Cowan Rd – There is a gazebo at this intersection of Beach Blvd and Cowan Rd in Gulfport.
Courthouse Rd – There is plenty of parking and restrooms at this Gulfport location.
*Long Beach – Just west of Gulfport, Long Beach offers a large parking lot with restrooms, a pier, and a picnic shelter. There are several nice beach access areas West of HWY 49 in Gulfport toward Long Beach, and they are usually never crowded.
(*my favorite spots)
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ASOG works to promote legislative reforms through research and thought leadership
As part of its mission to support institutions building in the public sector, ASOG faculty and experts recently provided inputs to help advance evidence-based legislative and local governance reforms. Dr. Ronald U. Mendoza, Dr. Antonio G.M. La Viña, and Non-Resident Research Fellows Atty. Michael Henry LL. Yusingco and Dr. Clarissa C. David were invited by the Senate to testify on the evidence associated with key legislative reforms.
Charter change, federalism and development
Dr. Ronald U. Mendoza on a potential Constituent Assembly:
"The present situation, however, of a potential Con-Ass can be assessed in three words: conflict of interest. To fundamentally overhaul our democracy, the concentration of economic and political power, the very same features that produce the many governance and economic failures that drove us to today's discussion, will need to be reformed."
Dr. Antonio G.M. La Viña on whether to proceed with Con-Ass or Con-Con:
"To change the Constitution and to do it right, you must actually follow the right procedure that is acceptable to the people [and] that makes the people participate as extensively as possible. And in that sense, a Constitutional Convention is always superior over other forms."
Fake news and democracy
At the hearing on fake news organized by the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, legislators examined options on how to stop the spread of fake news, and they tried to determine whether legislation is the proper remedy. The hearing tackled three (3) issues namely: extent of responsibility and accountability of bloggers and journalists in spreading misinformation; effect of online platforms like Facebook in shaping public opinion and facilitating the spread of misinformation; and accountability of government for the use or misuse of resources in spreading disinformation or suppressing the truth.
ASOG non-resident research fellow, Dr Clarissa David, a prolific researcher in the area of public communications and social media, shared her views on how to stop misinformation and disinformation. She noted the important role of government, academia and civil society, arguing that citizens need to be given the means to sort through vast amounts of information to be able to discern better.
Dr. Clarissa C. David on next steps to address misinformation and disinformation:
"The long-term solution is really media literacy and news literacy programs, and teaching people that verifying truthful information [and] giving them the tools to do that is important. That said, I don't think it should be done solely by government. I think it should be a collective effort of the formal education system, by CSOs and NGOs, and the media themselves to really inoculate the public from potential effects of disinformation or misinformation."
Regulating political dynasties and building a more inclusive democracy
ASOG also provided evidence-based inputs at a recent hearing on anti-dynasty legislation organized jointly by the Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation and the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes.
Drawing on published and ongoing research by AIM and Ateneo de Manila researchers, Dr Ron Mendoza noted how banning political dynasties may not necessarily be politically feasible, given that almost 80% of Congress is dynastic. He argued that it might be useful to distinguish dynasties according to their context and behavior, noting that the evidence suggests fat dynasties are the ones worsening poverty particularly in the countryside.
Recently, Dr Edsel Beja, Dr Victor Venida, Dr Ronald Mendoza and David Yap published several key papers on political dynasties, including articles in the Philippines Political Science Journal, the Oxford Development Studies Journal and an edited volume with a group of international experts working on political economy, titled Building Inclusive Democracies in ASEAN (published by Anvil Press in 2015).
Drawing on these studies as well as ongoing work by the Ateneo Policy Center, Dr Mendoza noted that it is probably more pragmatic to focus on dynasty regulation—to limit the rise of fat dynasties (sabay-sabay tumatakbo at nanunungkulan) and give more leeway to thin dynasties (sunod-sunod tumatakbo). He also noted that this is ideally packaged with other reforms like political party reforms and anti-turncoatism; and that these together are critically important pre-conditions for the success of decentralization and perhaps even federalism.
Without these reforms, Mendoza warned, it is difficult to imagine that any new form of government like federalism would be executed well and produce the desired development that its advocates aspire for.
Dr. Ronald U. Mendoza on effect of political dynasties to democracy:
"We are slowly becoming less democratic over time particularly in the poorest areas in the country, and if we do not stop this, the democracy will slowly die… In parts of our country, we go through the motions of elections, but this is not a democratic space anymore. It is totally dominated by political clans and only another political clan can take them down.
We are speaking for the young people. We are speaking for those provinces who can no longer speak for themselves, because they are captured by these political clans [fat political dynasties]."

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Today I got something pretty cool in the mail, "Revenge Of The Electric Car." It is the sequel to the 2006 documentary, "Who Killed The Electric Car?" Revenge Of The Electric Car follows the 4 men who have essentially led the resurgence of the electric car. Famed car executive, Bob Lutz; Co-Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk; A man who builds his own electric cars, Greg 'Gadget' Abbott; and CEO and President of Nissan and Renault, Carlos Ghosn. Each has made a different contribution to developing, designing, and building electric cars. I watched some of the movie today and found it interesting, but won't give too many details. You will have to wait for my review!
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Chevy Cruze on display at Inner Harbor
Not only was there a Chevy Volt on display at the Inner Harbor there was also a Chevy Cruze. Not quite as exciting as a Volt, but I took pictures anyway. By the way GM, if you read this, putting a Chevy Cruze in Baltimore's Inner Harbor is not going to convince me to buy one. If you did not take bailout money and built good cars… then I might consider it.


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2014 marks Complete Runner's 30th year in business, serving Flint area runners, walkers, and fitness fanatics. When Complete Runner opened its doors in 1985:
- Ronald Reagan was President
- Back to the Future and Rocky IV were popular films
- Microsoft released Windows 1.0
- Postage was $0.22, and
- A Gallon of gas was $1.09
Source: The People History
In 1985 running was growing in popularity, with 3,903 people participating in the Crim race. Other interesting facts about running at that time were:
- Wicking material was not yet invented
- Runners had to cut their socks if they wanted them short, since nobody made No Show socks
- When it got colder out people ran outside in thermal long johns as tights weren't out
- Some of the most popular shoes in 1985 were Adidas, Puma, Nike, and Tiger
We now have innovations such as wicking materials, even organic wicking materials like Bamboo and SmartWool, as well as heat generating Breath Thermo by Mizuno, and running GPS watches. We could go on and on, but a whole bunch has changed in the past thirty years.
It is crazy to think that Complete Runner brought Jeff Galloway to Flint to host training classes before the Crim adopted his training methods in the ever-so-popular Crim Training Program.
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The KOLO 8 newsroom has received several complaints from registered Republican voters this morning about today's caucus. While some locations have reported relatively organized conditions, several participants at other locations have reported highly chaotic conditions.
In addition to bumper to bumper traffic getting to some of the Reno caucus locations, some participants said they walked out because of over crowding and no direction by organizers at the sight. Dianna Kenney of Reno said she wanted to caucus for Sen. John McCain.
"I ended up tearing up my invitation, throwing it on the ground and stomping on it in front of one of the people with the caucus," Kenney said.
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Roger Federer and long-time sponsor Credit Suisse are working on a new campaign starring the Swiss tennis superstar.
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After a semifinal at the Australian Open and helping Switzerland to a Davis Cup win over Serbia, Federer will have a few weeks off before returning in Dubai on February 24.
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There's something about a door that suggests security mingled with a smidgen of secrecy. Doors fascinate me. Israel was a great location for beholding intriguing doors. Take a peek in today's post.
"Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:7 & 8 (NLT)
Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door. Emily Dickinson
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. Alexander Graham Bell
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:6 (NIV)
Jesus said, "I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be liberated, will go in and go out, and will find pastures." John 10:9 (Voice)
And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Colossians 4:3 (NIV)
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him…. Revelation 3:20 (NKJV)
Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door. Meister Eckhart
The Garden Tomb – this 'open door' declares, "He is risen!"
Now on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the aromatic spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire. The women were terribly frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has been raised! Luke 24:1-6 (NET)
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Revelation 3:8 (NIV)
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Until God opens the next door, praise him in the hallway![1]
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In addition to trying to learn how the MEG works and how the brain works and how to put the two together, I'm beefing up my data analysis skills with a few MOOCs from Coursera. MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course, and they are all the rage recently. And not for nothing, as they will if not revolutionise university learning, at least help to flip the lecture halls, level the playing field of higher education and help out thousands of PhD students around the world. We were just discussing this with a colleague, how many hours we could have saved as first your PhD students if we had these online courses back then! Filling in all the gaps in stats, basic psychology or whatever it is that you now realise you need but never learned as an undergrad is so easy with these open online courses.
With many of the top universities now providing courses online for free, it is easier than before to learn new things and if needed, get a diploma for passing the courses. I've enrolled in a couple of machine learning courses, as these methods are used in our group to analyse brain data. Also, I've enrolled in a course on networks, as brain connectivity analyses are based on network theory (and I find social network analysis very interesting). Also, I've enrolled on Statistics One, as I feel that even though I've taught the topic myself, it would be interesting to see how someone else teaches it, what kinds of examples they use, how they explain the basic concepts. (I haven't had time to view the Stats One videos at all, but there are some critical voices about how the course has been so far.)
Of course, all these courses are time-sinks if you do them properly. You should set aside 8-10 hours per week to view the lectures, take notes, do the quizzes and especially to do the programming exercises. I've been struggling with the Machine learning assignments but it is getting better. I think the videos by Andrew Ng are good explanations and they give not only the exact mathematical definitions of the various concepts but also give a good intuition of how they work. And so I haven't had any problems with the quizzes, which are mostly multiple choice with some calculations that you need to do yourself. This tells me that I clearly understand what the contents of the course and what it is about.
The programming assignments are more difficult, and I have to admit I would not have managed to do them in this limited time I have without the discussion forum and looking at the attempts of other students and the suggestions that some others gave them. The course honour code forbids sharing your code and copying the code of others, but I think for many it is the only way to get forward, as in the online course the teacher is not there to help you out if you get stuck. And in these assignments, it is easy to get stuck and difficult to get unstuck. The programming assignments are set up so that you only fill in snippets of code into functions that are in turn called by other functions that you are supposed to run to evaluate and test your code. This to me makes things very difficult to debug, as you only do a bit of a bit.
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At What Age Does Family Dollar Hire?
As a leading discount retail chain with stores and distribution centers throughout the country, Family Dollar must constantly hire new workers to ensure the continued availability of products and services. When applying for employment with the discount retailer, job seekers first need to know at what age does Family Dollar hire for available positions. Entry-level candidates may also seek answers to the question, Does Family Dollar hire at 16? While specific qualifications often vary by job title, the extensive retail chain generally maintains standard hiring requirements companywide.
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- Does Family Dollar Hire at 17? No.
- Does Family Dollar Hire at 16? No.
- Does Family Dollar Hire at 15? No.
- Does Family Dollar Hire at 14? No.
Family Dollar prefers to hire workers 18 and older. The retailer also gives stronger hiring consideration to applicants with high school diplomas or the equivalent.
Previous customer service experience obtained in a retail, hotel, or restaurant setting often benefits job seekers, though the chain of variety stores regularly hires entry-level candidates looking to establish a work history for the first time. Flexible schedule availability as well as the results of drug tests and background checks frequently play bigger roles in gaining employment than any prior experience. In fact, applicants completing the drug testing stage of the hiring process usually receive job offers shortly thereafter, as long as the results come back negative.
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Title: DELTA Snapshots: Corridor Lighting, Issue 1
Date: 1996
Author(s): Rita Koltai
Number of Pages: 2 pages
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AbstractThe Connecticut Children's Medical Center wants its lighting to provide visual variety for the hospital's patients and their parents. In addition, the lighting must reinforce the architectural design, focus attention on the hospital's artwork rather than the luminaires, minimize glare, and provide good color rendering. This Snapshot illustrates a clever way to illuminate a hospital corridor using indirect lighting.


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Baahubali is a brand itself which was in the news from last five to six years . Baahubali:The beginning released and rest is history in front of us . Baahubali 2 took it to the next level everywhere . Whether its india , USA or any other it was bigger than Baahubali:The begining in box office numbers . But it is not able to sustain its magic at Chinese box office which is a huge market for hindi movies now a days .
Baahubali 2 which released in china this friday took a good start . It collected better than Dangal and Bajarangi Bhaijaan . But it failed to sustain the box office numbers on monday . The destiny of the film decides on monday . Monday always decides how far a movie will go . Baahubali 2 dropped heavily on monday . The drop was around 60% which is huge if the initial of the movie is also not so great.
Baahubali 2 collected around $1 million on monday which is 60% less than its friday collection . It collected $2.43 million on friday .
Movie now stands at a total collection of $8.3 million after four days . Movie at least need to reach $21-25 million to recover the cost of Chinese distributor which they spend on marketing and other stuff .
The way dropped on weekdays it is difficult to recover the cost for chinese distributor . The movie has great competition with Avengers:Infinity War . Deadpool 2 is on the way to release on 11 May which might take most of the screen if Baahubali 2 further drops.
Baahubali brand got cult status everywhere . But it seems it will get flop status in china .It is a great set back for the makers of the movie also as they were also expecting great revenue from china . It is hard to believe that Baahubali 2 producers will get nothing from chinese box office in their pocket .As chinese distributor only share in percentage of profit .If movie unable to recover its cost on distribution , producer of the film will not get anything .
It will be a nightmare for the producers of the film .
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Here are the day wise box office collection of Baahubali 2 in china –
Friday- $2.43 million
Saturday-$2.90 million
Sunday- $2.28 million
Monday- $1 million
Total- $8.40 million.
Deadpool 2 is releasing on the coming friday which himself is a big brand . It will be tough for Baahubali 2 to compete with these two biggies of Hollywood .
what you think about Baahubali 2 box office performance in china ?
what went wrong for the film in china?
Is Indian big budget film unable to compete with brand like Avengers ?
share your opinion in the comment section.
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- Original funding documents. Either a personal bank statement or letter of funding from your sponsor. The original bank statement should be in your name or be accompanied by an original letter of support from the person whose name is on the statement. If Agnes Scott College is your funding source, it is recommended that you get a letter written on from the office of Financial Aid that details your funding. These documents should be less than one year old.
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- Schedule an appointment for your visa interview. You should contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad where you will be renewing your non-immigrant visa to schedule an appointment.
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"Mississippi Blues trail curriculum launched today," Clarion Ledger, May 6, 2013
new Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum launched online today will bring
the state's native arts and culture to the classroom by exploring
Mississippi history through a Blues Trail lens.
The free
18-lesson curriculum, with an interactive, multi-media resource page,
was launched by the Mississippi Arts Commission Monday. With three
lessons for each of six core areas — music, meaning, cotton,
transportation, civil rights and media — the curriculum is available at
Jakob Schiller, "Civil War Lovers Can't Leave the Past Behind at Awkward Reenactments," Wired, May 30, 2013
Some of our favorite photographers are ones that bring a fresh eye to a stale topic, which is what Anderson Scott has done with Civil War re-enactors — a favorite subject among photographers. In his recent photo book Whistling Dixie, Scott delves into the American South with a dirty aesthetic and an eye for the strange.
But just like his photos defy our expectations, the events themselves actually caught him by surprise. Scott, a lawyer in Atlanta, was raised in the South, but years spent documenting the Civil War reenactment scene revealed a group of staunch Confederate supporters among the history buffs and hobbyists.>>>
Stefanos Chen, "The Brandon Plantation is scheduled for auction in June," (photo essay) Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2012
Brandon Plantation, a national historic landmark, dates in part to the
17th century, according to the National Park Service. The main house,
pictured here, an English Palladian-style home, was built around 1765 in
the Burrowsville area of Virginia, according to Park Service documents.
It has been with the Daniel family, a prominent political family, since
1926, when the patriarch and future state senator, Robert Williams
Daniel, bought the agricultural estate. The property measures roughly
4,500 acres, and is still used today for farming and timber.>>>
"Slave Cabin Set to Become Centerpiece of New Smithsonian Museum," Smithsonian, May 13, 2013
Point of Pines Plantation on Edisto Island, South Carolina, had more than 170 slaves before the Civil War working in the fields to pick Sea Island cotton. Not much evidence of the slaves' daily toil exists now, though, except for a couple one-story, dilapidated cabins–the last physical reminders of the brutal and degrading living conditions of the enslaved, as well as an emblem of the strength and endurance of the nearly four million Americans living in bondage by the time of the war.
Today, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) announced the acquisition of one of these 19th-century cabins, which was donated by the Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society last month after they received it from the plantation's current owners. The cabin will travel to its new home at the Smithsonian to preserve the story it stands for.>>>
Alexandra Starr, "Contested State 'Finding Florida,' by T. D. Allman," NYT, April 26, 2013
Anyone who has commuted to a Fort Lauderdale beach will be familiar with the journey T. D. Allman describes in "Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State."Because drawbridges that lead to the ocean's edge are raised to allow large boats up the inland waterways, highway passengers are almost invariably subjected to long waits. This imposition — and the fact that the people behind steering wheels don't protest — drives Allman to distraction. "Not one person demands to know: Why is it that the people with boats take precedence over us?" he writes.>>>
Friday, May 31, 2013
Southern History Roundup
Labels: Blues, Confederacy, Florida, Roundup, Slavery, Southern History
2 comments:
- Lisa Clark Diller said...
Thanks for sharing these--our history is so fraught with mixed emotions. And not just here in the South. But the tourist aspect of history really does leave me with some bittersweet tastes in my mouth. And it is all Civil War re-enactment all the time, here in Chattanooga right now. So thanks for sharing the ways others are dealing with some of these "awkward moments" in the representation of our history.
- June 3, 2013 at 9:50 AM
- Randall said...
I was thinking about the "frought" part as I was putting this together. Southern history does get political, or contentious, just by virtue of the topics and themes.
- June 3, 2013 at 10:42 AM
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The Peace Learning Centre is looking for an experienced teacher to teach kindergarten. The students are Rohingya refugees who are striving to learn their ABCs and 123s. We would like a Malaysia-qualified teacher who can teach Bahasa Malay, English, basic math, coloring, singing, drawing, how play with respect, and how to learn. The philosophy is one of loving discipline. No corporal punishment. The teacher will help craft curriculum and standards.
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Swift 2 is the latest iteration of Apple's native programming language for iOS devices. If you're an aspiring iOS application developer who is looking to build apps for the App Store, you'll need to use Swift. The language boasts a vast wealth of SDKs and APIs to create applications that span from mobile to games, home automation, and its own wearable products such as the Apple Watch, meaning the sky is the limit for imaginative app developers.
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- Work with Tableviews to display a series of data objects in a stylish and user friendly way
- Find out how to navigate around your application and pass data from one controller to another
- Perfect your application with app icons and a launch screen
Getting Started
- The Course Overview
- Installing Xcode
- Registering with Apple
Exploring The Development Environment
- Creating the DreamSeekr Project
- Exploring Xcode 7
- Projects and Targets
Playing With The User Interface
- Visualizing the User Interface in Storyboards
- Auto Layout Explained
- Designing for Different Sizes
- Working with Images and Assets
Building User Interaction And Model-View-Controller
- Creating Your Model for Your Requirements
- View Lifecycle
- Hooking Up User Interaction in Your View Controller
- Working with Keyboards – Notifications and Delegate Methods
- Implementing UIImagePickerController
- Creating a Tableview
- Creating a Tableview Cell
- Loading Data into Your Tableview
- Working with Tableview Interactions
Working With Multiple View Controllers
- Embedding Your View Controllers within UINavigationController
- Navigating Around with Segues
- Passing Objects from One View Controller to Another
Completing The Project
- Adding App Icons
- Working with the DreamSeekr Launch Screen
JPaul Napier is an iOS and Android developer working at one of the largest television networks in Australia. His development background covers over a decade working through a wide area of the development stack. Though his passion lies in all things mobile and in working to encourage great project structure, code cleanliness, and the development processes.
He holds a degree in Russian and Business Studies from the University of Leeds, and his background includes sales, iOS, tvOS and Android development, as well as business analysis and social network engineering. In his spare time, he likes to create novel ideas on both iOS and Android platforms and runs an education channel on YouTube.com/MadApper to help users pick up the basics of Swift programming.
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Bishop Sandy Millar of London will be speaking at Truro (10520 Main Street, Fairfax, VA) on "How to be filled with the Holy Spirit," on Friday, October 26 (6:30 p.m.) as part of the special Alpha Conference. This Friday night event is free and open to all.
If you have never heard Sandy Millar speak (especially on this topic), I wholeheartedly encourage you that if you are able to come, that you do come. Bishop Millar, while very well known in England (he's the former vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton in London), he may not be as well known on this side of the pond. This is a great opportunity not only to hear his teaching, but also to go deeper in your relationship with God. How are we filled with the Holy Spirit? Come and find out. All are welcome.
The weekend events continue through Saturday and you can still register for the entire Alpha Conference by calling Truro Church at 703-273-1300. But the Friday night event is open to all.
On Sunday, October 28, Tory Baucum will be officially installed by Bishop Martyn Minns (former rector of Truro) at 11:15 a.m. in the Main Church. Bishop Sandy Millar will be preaching. All are welcome to attend! Clergy stole color will be white. A Celebration Reception will follow at 1:00 p.m.
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Dear Tory,
I rejoice greatly over your appointment as Rector of Truro Church.
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Two weeks ago I was preaching at Holy Trinity Brompton in London and again I could see what a blessing the Alpha Course is for the whole Church. May the Spirit of the Lord anoint you to bring the good news to everybody.
P. Raniero Cantalamessa
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Your prayers for this very special weekend are greatly appreciated!


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We know there are teams/departments out there thinking creatively and adjusting planning and instruction. Please share ideas and questions here!
Questions/Ideas for Saving Paper
Let's use this as a forum for sharing ideas about how to cut our paper use even more. Per Dr. B's email: "We have more technology available than any school except KIS. This should allow us to cut copies. At the current rate we will increase the number of copies for this school year with 2 less teachers and 30ish less kids."
We know there are teams/departments out there thinking creatively and adjusting planning and instruction. Please share ideas and questions here!
Paula Breen
11/11/2009 10:17:41 pm
I get so frustrated with students that lose their copies and ask for another, especially since I know we are trying to limit how many we make. Tomorrow, I am going to have all of my students who lost their project sheets copy it down by hand. It will take some time, but it should save me making extra copies and hopefully encourage those students to be more responsible. Just a thought...
Bernard Waugh
11/11/2009 10:19:55 pm
Admittedly, this challenge would be infinitly easier with 1 to 1 computer student ratio... however, I tried to approach this at the beginning of the year by challenging myself to not copy anything. Then if I could not figure out any way to get around it, I copied. I am sure I will find myself doing a little more copying now, but it was a good way to really figure out what did and did not work in my class.
Sara Newell
11/11/2009 10:29:45 pm
I have tried to only copy vocabulary homework and tests. With tests I have made class copies and had them write their answers on a lined sheet of paper. Also, when we put things in their daybook we have worked a lot on making them take notes instead of giving them notes with blanks to fill in. It was a struggle for them at first, but now they are rocking it out.
Anna Watson
11/11/2009 10:47:35 pm
One thing I have been doing for students that seems to help when I need to give student's a hard copy of something is trying to shrink two copies onto one piece of paper. This way, I only end up making half as many copies and then the students can have the questions (or whatever) right in front of them.
Carrie Johnson
11/11/2009 10:58:54 pm
I have decided to purge my files and only copy items that I feel are essential to me teaching the text. I try to make all worksheets class copies (30) and have students copy on paper. I am also using my textbooks more praticing math skills and review questions placing all answers in their notebooks. CPS and I didn't get along last week but I hope to get it figured out and start using it more in class to save on notebook paper even more.
11/12/2009 11:08:15 pm
One good thing I see coming out of this is that teachers are finding ways for students to be the ones to construct their own notes/study materials. A student-drawn organizer or student-created notes in their own words are more likely to result in student understanding and remembering. There are many different ways for students to organize your content. Let me know if you need some fresh ideas!
Leslie Fitzpatrick
11/13/2009 02:35:24 am
Similar to Anna, I make EVERYTHING a double sided half sheet. If it's one sheet I cut it in half and put the bottom on the back.
Regina Parker
11/17/2009 08:44:14 pm
There are some copies I cannot get around making, since my students do not have textbooks, but it has occurred to me that I can make class sets of these instead of making a copy for every student. I'll also try to have the students copy into their daybooks more, even though it is slower.
Lou Mueller
11/17/2009 09:13:23 pm
I have transfered all tests (reading assessments) to tag board and hand out plastics to go with them. The students use via-a-vis markers to code and use test stratagies. The students now enter their answers via CPS. The only issue is cleaning off the plastic but I find that Eagle Talons are a great way not to get your hands dirty.
Anita Parker
11/17/2009 10:30:16 pm
I plan to go back to class sets of tests which will save lots of copies, but my concern is that by doing that, my students will forget their strategies when it comes to EOG's.
11/18/2009 02:37:54 am
I shared in the curriculum meeting that I use mimio to give students a set of questions to direct their reading. This definitely slows students down. There are alos challenges because of the pace of some readers. I use the target notes that Cara shared with us last year and I use four square to help students chunk information. It is a task to get students that are not motivated to do much of anything to get them to write more. I am trying by making class sets when possible, shrinking material to get it on one page or less. I am concerned that it will come back to haunt me in May because they will not have anything concrete to go to when it ocmes to assesments. I am eager to try alternative assessments but Ineed more insight on how to do this.
Danah Hughes
11/18/2009 10:34:07 pm
Coming from an EC stand perspective…
Dan McDermott
11/29/2009 08:03:31 pm
What is the process for administering a CPS activity to students that missed the original activity?
11/30/2009 10:27:10 am
Dan - Check the CPS blog (the previous post), but I will send you the answer that Beth provided when this was asked at the planning meetings. I think it's basically to re-engage the lesson and then manually merge the grade into the original column on the gradebook.
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