Seems to me that if they invite people to join and then reject someone, they should at least explain why that person was rejected. Knowing what I know about this program I am not the least bit surprised to hear about this issue. Serious question, not trying to be hurtful in the least: I am curious, why did you want this so much that your feelings would be hurt so badly upon being rejected? I would really like to hear your response to this question. The rest of this post is mainly just my ranting. :-) Many people think this program is a farce. The MG's around here are called "those plant snobs" by all the "lesser" people for the snooty, critical attitudes they have towards other gardeners. They have their own exclusive club and the only way in is to become a MG and be recommended by a current member. What a childish joke. I remember having a club like that - when I was 8 freaking years old. Heck, I would not be a bit surprised if they even have a secret password to get in to the clubhouse. I know some folks who never graduated high school who have more intuitive gardening skill, general plant knowledge, and gardening experience in their callused arthritic pinky fingers than some of the MGs I know. I do not know about you, but I would rather hang around those folks any day to discuss gardening topics, versus hanging around with a bunch of self-absorbed MGs. And I do not want anyone telling me about the volunteer work that all the MGs do. I, and many other people I know, volunteer time and offer assistance and advice to new gardeners, and give away lots of starter plants and extra produce from our vegetable gardens every year. We do this out of the kindness of our hearts and because we enjoy doing it and feel good about it. The MGs "volunteer" because the program requires it, and they do projects that are highly visible and they make sure they get the credit or a writeup in the local paper. Pathetic. Do you realize you could be paying up to $575 ($275 for the class fee plus $300 potential fine) for that MG adventure if you drop out of the internship before fulfilling the educational and volunteering requirements? See if there is a local plant or growers club you can join that relates more specifically to your interests. Or bury yourself in horticultural research and learn about those same topics that are discussed in the MG education program. You can do it all yourself by using free online source material. You do not need to be part of some exclusive group or program to do these things. So the MG program rejected you? In my opinion they did you a favor. You can do all kinds of horticultural and gardening related volunteer work on your own, you do not need that organization to tell you what to do. And when you do some of that volunteering you will not only feel rightfully proud of what you are doing but you will meet decent, friendly people and will undoubtedly make some wonderful friendships as a result. Isn't that kinda the point? Best regards, -Tom

You really have two questions here. The second is the easiest, there are a number of free PDF creation programs out there. I use PrimoPDF and it works fine. As for your data, you can create reports in Access. I haven't used Access 2007 but it's not the most complicated thing to do although it's probably not as intuitive (or perhaps familiar) as Word. The other option is to create a mail merge in Word using the Access database as the data source. Pull out the information you want and order as you please.

Thank you Sstava. Lucikly and surprisingly, the Miele delivery team had the same PC update laptop that Miele Service has. After installing my new T9802 dryer, they hooked up the PC & programmed my Extended Cool Down and Set the Residual Moisture levels to More Dry. Very impressed. In the past, Miele deliveries were done by "grease monkeys". Love this new Miele Concerige System, adn 5 year warranty included. My beloved Miele just keeps getting better! ;)

If each name is in a different row of a table, try this... Put the mouse in the cell below where you want to add a name Click TABLE from the menu bar Click INSERT from the pop-up menu- there should be a little arrow pointing to the side and another pop-up window will appear. Choose ADD ROW ABOVE (or something to that effect). Let me know how this works for you!