How to Plan a Wedding in 30 Days

June is almost here! As everyone knows, June is the biggest wedding month of the year. If you are just getting engaged or deciding to get married quickly, can you plan and schedule a wedding in 30 days?

Apparently you can. So says Candace Morehouse in an article for Associated Content.

Some of the tips from the article include:

1. Pick and confirm a venue BEFORE confirming a date. Makes sense.
2. Contract with nearby hotels for out of town guests.
3. Buy your tux and gown asap.
4. Pick reliable friends for the bridaly party.
5. Keep things simple overall and pick one thing to splurge on.
6. Rely on family and ask for help.

Scheduling Mix Up for South African Cricket Team

A scheduling mix up at the cricket grounds in London last week, left the South African cricket team with no place to practise as they ramped up for the start of the ICC World Twenty 20 tournament.

"We had a scheduled training at Southgate and when we rocked up there it wasn't scheduled in their books so we had to make our way from Southgate to Lord's to train," said captain Graeme Smith.

The ICC World Twenty20 tournament schedule is here!

Tips for Scheduling a Wedding Date

Chick flick, Bride Wars, starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway opened last month. Hathaway and Hudson play best friends who are feuding because they have planned their weddings on the same date. Per Eloise Parker for the Daily News, selecting a wedding date "can be just as cut-throat" as depicted in the movie. After all there are only so many Saturdays in June and October, prime wedding planning months. Parker's article shares some tips for scheduling a wedding date:

- Remember that the hot venues are scheduled at least a year in advance. Start event planning early.
- Saturdays in June and October are big wedding days. Be flexible.
- Unique dates are typically the first to go. Example 09.09.09, Valentine's Day, July 4th and Halloween all fall on Saturdays in 2009.
- Friday nights and Sundays are cheaper than Saturdays.
- January is the best month for savings.
- Consider a waiting list if a prime venue is not available and you are flexible.
- If your heart is set on a specific date, consider flexibility with time of day.

Once you set your wedding date, The Calendar Planner is one inexpensive way to keep you on task as you move towards the big date.

Photo - Courtesy of NY Daily News

2009 World Series of Poker Schedule Features $40,000 No Limit Event

Poker News Daily reports that the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule was unveiled by Harrah’s on January 26th. Participants at the 2009 WSOP will be able to partake in a $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament, the second richest tournament on this year’s slate of events. A total of 57 bracelet events will make up the festivities, up two from 2008. One major change involved the elimination of all five rebuy tournaments that were held last year.

The 2009 WSOP lineup is the 40th anniversary and promises viewers who watch the action unfold on ESPN a much wider assortment of poker tournaments.

The final table of the Main Event will once again be scheduled for November beginning on November 7th for three days. The finale, featuring the November Nine may air on ESPN on Tuesday, November 10th after the event concludes from the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. No official television schedule has been announced.

Football Scheduling Problems Tackled at School Board Session

01/16/2009
DuBOIS - Some changes may be on the horizon for the DuBois Area School District's football program. Athletic Director Pam Murdock told the school board at Thursday's work session about the scheduling problem over the last 12 years.

She said the issues with the District 9 scheduling began when Clearfield refused to renew its four-year contract for football. "At that time, the league took a stance and said if you don't play DuBois we might not play you in other sports," Murdock said. "To make a long story short, after some board meetings and people talking to Clearfield, within a month we had a letter stating they would play DuBois again. That lasted one year."

In 2006, Clearfield withdrew from the league, which left five teams to play against one another. Many roadblocks were enountered when trying to find different configurations of teams to make a schedule.

"In 2006, Bradford, Brookville, DuBois, St. Marys and Punxsutawney . . . realized we were in trouble as a league. Only having five teams, that would only give us each four games a year," Murdock said. "That left us having to find six games to fill in."
Clearfield had been accepted into the Mountain Athletic Conference. Brookville and Punxsy were accepted into another league, leaving the District 9 league with two teams. Bradford participated with District 10 for the first time this year.
When DuBois applied to the MAC, it was accepted and rejected within a 48-hour period due to a misunderstanding. DuBois was accepted to the MAC was given a schedule of five games for 2008-09.

"We still have a schedule for next year," Murdock said. "Unfortunately, we just met in December and then in January and now we have a two-game schedule. We probably looked at no less than 10 to 12 different schedules."
This lack of games in 2009 is caused by discontent among the majority of its members.
Murdock said 10 teams will leave the MAC in 2009 to re-form what was previously known as "The Big Eight," which may include one or two more teams.
"Since that time, I have spoken to District 10 representatives again. Four years ago, we had discussed the possibility of going to District 10," Murdock said. "When we left we had more ties with District 6, but unfortunately that is not going to work for us."

Murdock said District 10 has seen very receptive and can offer a seven-game schedule for the varsity team, as well as a junior varsity football schedule. It will not be able to provide a junior high schedule, but the school plays in an intercounty league with Hollidaysburg, State College and Altoona.

A letter will be sent to District 10 from the district saying DuBois is interested in joining the league. The district will meet in February to review the letter and make a decision. If DuBois is approved to join District 10, this would take effect in 2010.

"Travel wise, it is not going to be that much different because we are going to Lewistown, Chestnut Ridge, Pittsburgh, Erie, Bellefonte. If you look at the travel time and the teams in District 10, there may be a slight increase in transportation, but I don't think it is going to be that drastic," Murdock said. "At this time we don't know which region we would be put in with." Murdock said the change of district would affect football only.

Final Inauguration Schedule for President Elect Obama

The Presidential Inaugural Committee has outlined a preliminary schedule of official inaugural events that underscores our commitment to holding an inaugural that is open, accessible, and brings us all together in a spirit of unity.

The inaugural celebration will begin in the city where our democracy was born and the promise of our country was realized.

Saturday, January 17th, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama holds an event in Philadelphia, then boards a train bound for Washington DC. He picks up Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his family in Wilmington, DE, and then makes a stop for another event in Baltimore, MD, before arriving in Washington, D.C.

Sunday, January 18th
President-elect Barack Obama will kick off the schedule of official inaugural activities in Washington, D.C., with a welcome event on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon. The event will be free and open to the public.

Monday, January 19th - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden and their families, joined by Americans in communities all across the country, will participate in activities dedicated to serving others in communities across the Washington, D.C. area. That night there will be a youth concert at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C. The concert will be free, but tickets are required.

Tuesday, January 20th - Inauguration Day
The President-elect and Vice President-elect and their families will participate in the traditional inaugural ceremonies and events. For the first time ever, the length of the National Mall will be open to those wishing to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Festivities will commence at 10 a.m. on the west front of the U.S. Capitol and will include participants:

United States Marine Band
San Francisco Boys Chorus
San Francisco Girls Chorus
Call to Order: Senator Dianne Feinstein
Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
Musical Selection: Aretha Franklin
Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will be sworn into office by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, the Honorable John Paul Stevens
Musical Selection: John Williams, composer/arranger with Itzhak Perlman, (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet)
President-elect Barack H. Obama will take the Oath of Office, using President Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible, administered by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.
Inaugural Address
Poem: Elizabeth Alexander
Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters”

Farewell Ceremony for President George Bush:
After President Obama gives his Inaugural Address, he will escort outgoing President George W. Bush to a departure ceremony before attending a luncheon in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

56th Inaugural Parade
Down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House with groups traveling from all over the country to participate.

Official Inauguration Balls
Presidential Inaugural Committee will host ten official Inaugural Balls. More details about the Inaugural Balls will be released at a later date.

Wednesday, January 21st
The newly-inaugurated President and Vice President of the United States will participate in a prayer service.

Attention Soccer Fans - Official Match Schedule for World Cup 2010

With anticipation growing ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, the official Match Schedule has been released.

Games will be scheduled and played in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Tshwane/Pretoria between 11 June and 11 July 2010.

Download a 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Match Schedule here on the official website of the 2010 World Cup scheduled to take place in South Africa.

Scheduling Presidential Inauguration Events in Washington DC

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is busy scheduling events for the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009 in Washington DC.

An entire week of festivities are being planned including:

- Presidential Swearing in Ceremony
- Inaugural Address
- Inaugural Parade
- Inaugural Balls and Galas

The theme for the 2009 presidential inauguration will be "A New Birth of Freedom," intended to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
The following resources can help schedule your trip to Washington DC for President Obama's inaugutation:
-About.com Presidential Inauguration 2009
-Southwest Airlines Schedules Additional Flights for Obama's inauguration
-Route and Schedule Information on Inauguration for Washington DC
-10 Things You Need to Know About Scheduling a Trip to President-Elect Obama’s Inauguration