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Catalog Structure in StyleVision
When StyleVision starts, it loads a file called RootCatalog.xml (structure shown in listing below), which contains a list of catalog files that will be looked up. You can modify this file and enter as many catalog files to look up as you like, each of which is referenced in a nextCatalog element. These catalog files are looked up and the URIs in them are resolved according to their mappings.
Listing of RootCatalog.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<catalog xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:entity:xmlns:xml:catalog"
xsi:schemaLocation="urn:oasis:names:tc:entity:xmlns:xml:catalog Catalog.xsd">
<nextCatalog catalog="%PersonalFolder%/Altova/%AppAndVersionName%/CustomCatalog.xml"/>
<!-- Include all catalogs under common schemas folder on the first directory level -->
<nextCatalog spy:recurseFrom="%CommonSchemasFolder%" catalog="catalog.xml" spy:depth="1"/>
<nextCatalog spy:recurseFrom="%ApplicationWritableDataFolder%/pkgs/.cache" catalog="remapping.xml" spy:depth="0"/>
<nextCatalog catalog="CoreCatalog.xml"/>
The listing above references a custom catalog (named CustomCatalog.xml) and a set of catalogs that locate commonly used schemas (such as W3C XML Schemas and the SVG schema).
•CustomCatalog.xml is located in your Personal Folder (located via the variable %PersonalFolder%). It is a skeleton file in which you can create your own mappings. You can add mappings to CustomCatalog.xml for any schema you require that is not addressed by the catalog files in the Common Schemas Folder. Do this by using the supported elements of the OASIS catalog mechanism (see next section).
•The Common Schemas Folder (located via the variable %CommonSchemasFolder%) contains a set of commonly used schemas. Inside each of these schema folders is a catalog.xml file that maps public and/or system identifiers to URIs that point to locally saved copies of the respective schemas.
•Schemas related to XBRL and various XBRL taxonomies are large and are installed locally on demand with the help of Altova's Taxonomy Manager. Individual schemas and taxonomies are mapped in the catalog remapping.xml, which is located in the pkgs/.cache subfolder of the Program Data Folder (located via the variable %ApplicationWritableDatFolder%). Please do not edit this file; the smallest error could seriously compromise large sets of references.
•CoreCatalog.xml is located in the StyleVision application folder, and is used to locate schemas and stylesheets used by StyleVision-specific processes, such as StyleVision Power Stylesheets which are stylesheets used to generate Altova's Authentic View of XML documents.
Location variables
The variables that are used in RootCatalog.xml (listing above) have the following values:
Personal folder of the current user, for example C:\Users\<name>\Documents
Location of catalog files and schemas
Note the locations of the various catalog files.
•RootCatalog.xml and CoreCatalog.xml are in the StyleVision application folder.
•CustomCatalog.xml is located in your MyDocuments\Altova\StyleVision folder.
•The catalog.xml files are each in a specific schema folder, these schema folders being inside the Common Schemas Folder.


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Don't think I'm not aware of what's taking place on the other side of this computer screen. I sense your doubting thoughts; I see your mocking smile. But trust me: he's just a foster dog. And for the record, it's not like we go out looking for these animals. It's been like this for as long as I can remember. Call it a Lindsley thing: we don't find stray animals. They find us.
Like Lady, who ran out in front of the family car on Halloween night 2008. Or Rocky the boxer, who wandered into our front yard as my younger son and I were walking home from preschool. Or Bandit the dog who we inherited from an animal rescue - in 1999. Or Sydney our cat, who camped out one spring morning in a box in my front yard many years ago. I thought I was breaking the cycle when I talked my then-girlfriend into taking the cat. Which she did. And then I married that girlfriend. So I got the cat back. Darn thing found me twice.
And yes, I'm aware that still having these animals in our possession does not exactly support my "foster pet" claim. I'll grant you that. But I'm telling you, it's different this time. Thor - as the animal shelter in Virginia took to calling him - will seriously be a foster dog, no question about it. He will have a permanent happy home, but it won't be with us.
I will say, though, that Thor took this "finding a sucker" thing to a whole new level. Apparently "running in front of the car" or "wandering into the front yard" is so five years ago. Who would've thought that a pup, mere weeks old, would be that social-media savvy. That's where Thor found us - on Facebook. Apparently he used his indelible puppy cuteness to wield control over a Facebook acquaintance of my wife's, compelling her to post his picture in her timeline with the explanation: At the Patrick County Animal Shelter. Needs a good home.
The pup's face bore a striking resemblance to a Golden Retriever my wife lost a few years ago; a beloved companion she acquired fresh out of law school. My wife may not be practicing law anymore, but she still knows how to win an argument. Actually, she knows how to win an argument without actually having the argument, which is a brilliant skill. The way she started talking with me about the whole thing, it was as if the decision had been agreed to in a previous conversation, and I'd just completely forgotten about it. Maybe that was it. Or maybe I just didn't care to put up a fight.
He bites like crazy, the animal shelter told her. That's why no one wants to adopt him. Apparently both the shelter and potential owners had missed the memo about young pups biting things. But that's okay. My wife hails from a long line of dog whisperers and would break Thor from his gnawing ways. You know, so his next and permanent owner wouldn't have to deal with the bloody aftermath. Because Thor would be just a foster dog, mind you.
And so there I was, driving up to Stuart, VA to pick Thor up on Monday afternoon, so he'd be there when the rest of the family got home from school. Was I excited? Sure I was. This would be the luckiest dog in the world, along with those other lucky foster pets of ours, Rocky and Bandit and Lady and Sydney. The vet handed him to me with a bag full of medicine and a paper about his neutering surgery the week prior; I handed them the homemade chocolate chip cookies my wife made them. On the car trip home I was pleased to learn first-hand that Thor's bodily functions worked properly, even if it meant driving the majority of the trip with the windows rolled down on a January day and a bottle of hand sanitizer within reach.
Thor hit the North Carolina ground running, quite literally, thanks to two energetic boys who were totally excited to play with their new puppy they wouldn't be keeping permanently. He did his biting thing, but he wasn't nearly the beast he'd been made out to be. His presence was met with tremendous intrigue and more than a hint of jealousy from the other foster dogs permanently residing at the Lindsley Inn. Especially Rocky, the "top dog" who is used to having the house interior all to himself. We'll have to work on that. Anyway, when Thor finally crawled into his crate for the night, he barely made it all the way inside before collapsing from exhaustion. It was a good day for the little fella. These pets know what they're doing when they pick us Lindsleys.
If you're interested in adopting Thor, get in line. My wife already has a list of folks who've expressed interest, and she's going to be picky. Which she should be, because Thor is an awesome dog. If we didn't have three already, we'd probably keep him for ourselves. But we won't be doing that, you understand. He's a great dog, but he's just a foster dog. Seriously, that's all he is.
UPDATE 2.13.2013 - As of this afternoon, Thor is with his new adopted family. They're from Winston-Salem - three kids ages 4-12, and a Golden Retriever named Jake. You can read all about it HERE. Thanks to Regina Edwards and the fine folks at Surry Animal Rescue for connecting us with some great people.

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By Victor Reklaitis, MarketWatch
Are you scratching your head over the cryptocurrencies craze?
A few players in the growing industry around digital currencies are trying to help, as bitcoin (COINDESK:BTCUSD) keeps setting records.
They were asked to sound off on what people are getting wrong, while taking part in a "Making Sense of the Crypto Frenzy" panel discussion on Nov. 15 at the Finance Magnates London Summit 2017.
Below are some responses that panelists gave:
• "If you just take a quick look across the news, you will find lots of things about people using bitcoin and these other currencies for illicit means. There's obviously a bit of a problem with that still going on today, but I think it's changing very, very quickly. ... There's a lot of really smart people and a lot of very sophisticated players and institutional people from established industries that are coming into the space to legitimize it. It's happening now. It's happening a lot quicker than I think people realize." — Matthew Miller, COO of Shift Markets
• "One of the biggest things we see is people fail to disconnect the blockchain-technology piece from the actual cryptocurrency. I think it's very important to make that distinction." — Rosario Ingargiola, CEO of OTC Exchange Network
• "I think that people are treating cryptocurrencies as a currency. They're used to the USD (IFUS:DXY) , the euro (XTUP:EURUSD) and other currencies. ... Yes, it can be traded, but the blockchain technology is something that can be used for many, many other areas. It's not just about the currencies. It's a new way of doing finances." — Carolina May, strategic adviser for NewsBTC
Similar comments emphasizing blockchain have been made before, with UBS analysts recently saying it is "likely to have a significant impact in industries ranging from finance to manufacturing, health care and utilities."
Read more: Here's why UBS is bullish on blockchain, but not bitcoin
And see: How blockchain can revolutionize government
Blockchain is the technology that cryptocurrencies run on, and it basically functions as a decentralized ledger used to record and verify transactions.
Don't miss: How to talk to your family about bitcoin over the holidays
This article was first published on Nov. 21, 2017.


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Thursday 3 May 2012
Inquest into the death of Svitlana Tereschenko
This has prompted me to update my criminal sentencing table with cases as they come to my attention where no charges have been pursued against the driver who has collided fatally with a cyclist.
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Further cause for deep concern about the injustice for cyclists, their relatives and friends. Only when all violent deaths and injuries are taken equally seriously, and the outrageous motorists' discount is ended, will there be a real incentive for drivers to take genuine care around VRUs.ReplyDelete
One wonders if and when the concerns raised by the head of Scotland Yard's Road Death Investigation Unit will be finally taken seriously.
As mentioned in the Times on February 13th 2012.
Link for those who missed it:
- Anonymous3 May 2012 at 22:10
This case highlights a great big hole in the protections afforded under current legislation.ReplyDelete
If the very same tipper lorry had killed someone in similar circumstances before leaving the 2012 construction site, then the defense of not seeing the victim because they were in a known blind spot would not offer any where near the same level of protection to the operators against prosecution. The HSE would take the view that the very fact the operators were aware of a blind spot, but had not taken every reasonable precaution to mitigate against it leading to an incident, as indicative of a degree of culpability through negligence.
The anomaly is that once the tipper lorry leaves the construction site and enters the public highway then it is no longer the HSE who are responsible, and the blind spot is now more likely to be seen by the police or CPS as an unavoidable contributory factor to any incident that occurs, and one for which nobody can be held responsible.
What an appallingly perverse judgement. The driver was aware of the blind spot, was aware that he was driving in a busy public space, and yet was having a conversation on his mobile phone and didn't indicate his turn. How much less care could he have taken?ReplyDelete
"the truck driver was in breach of the Highway Code in using his phone and failing to indicate but had not broken the law" - so does this mean that so long as you don't break the law, you can be as careless with other people's lives as you like? Apparently "yes", but only when driving a motor vehicle on a public road...
On your spreadsheet/google doc, would it be possible to add a column and say what the driver was charged with (if anything)? Also maybe a footnote or a link at the bottom of the doc to sentencing guidelines for the various offences.ReplyDelete
I don't understand. Was the statement that the driver was not guilty, even though he wasn't signalling, correct?ReplyDelete
It really is hard to see how it doesn't constitute at least an offence of careless driving to be on one's telephone at such a busy junction while driving a large truck and to be so distracted as not to indicate. There seems to be a paradigm in the mind of many law-enforcement officials that cyclists are going to get killed no matter what, so it's really no-one's fault. It's absurd. While the woman probably should not have positioned herself where she did, it's clearly the driver's responsibility to maneouvre in such a way that he endangers no-one else. He should have been indicating and checking his blind spots.ReplyDelete
- apoplectic4 May 2012 at 18:00
Is this the kind of thing the Netherlands can learn from us about road safety?ReplyDelete
I particularly take exception to the statement in the Standard article:
"I think it's very important that cyclists are constantly reminded of the great danger the vehicles pose - the positions where they are very vulnerable and which they should avoid at all costs."
Yet more pig-ignorant drivel from officials. So it's "cyclists" (people) not "bicycles" (inanimate), against "vehicles" (inanimate) not "drivers" (people). Also I would have said "most vulnerable" - given that most cycling KSIs come from behind a cyclist is always very vulnerable - I can't predict what the next driver bearing down on me will do. I also think "at all costs" is a little unfortunate given that the cyclist paid the ultimate cost. At least the "great danger" is acknowledged, though it seems to be regarded as a permanent state.
And what is the Traffic Commissioner Metropolitan & SE Area's position on this and other fatalities caused by a failing from a vocational licence holder, for which he is the governing agent.ReplyDelete
Should we call for him to automatically suspend a vocational licence if the holder is driving a vehicle that has killed, pending a Police report on the circumstances.
He might also wish to check the record on the required vocational training modules. The last Commissioners' report noted substantial failings in HGV operators and drivers delivering this to target schedules.
Absolutely ridiculous. How can Dr Radcliffe and PC Thorne get away with spouting the tripe at an inquest?ReplyDelete


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Why do I need to read this guide?
Neighbourhood development orders and community right to build orders grant planning permission for specific types of development in a particular area.
This toolkit is for groups and organisations considering the use of a neighbourhood development order and community right to build order and the process involved, as well as good practice.
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From a 200-square-meter lake, you can choose which tilapia you want to eat in El Lago restaurant in the canton of Hojancha, located in the community of La Libertad, just 2 kilometers west and 50 meters north of the Hojancha Technical Professional High School.
The fish can be prepared with garlic, breaded or in a white sauce with mushrooms. Also if you prefer, you can enjoy it in ceviche.
If fish is not your thing, you can enjoy a delicious pork chop with potatoes (¢5,500 or $10.35) or filet mignon (¢6,900 or $13). The menu also features chicken cordon blue served with rice, vegetables and mashed potatoes at a price of ¢4,300 ($8.10) or chicken breast in a white sauce with mushrooms, served with potatoes (¢4,500 or $8.50).
On Saturdays starting at 5 p.m., visitors can enjoy karaoke or marimba music.
El Lago also offers the option of just fishing and taking the raw tilapia with you at a price of ¢3,500 ($6.60) per kilogram.
Phone: 2659-8280 / 7072-9952
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Many people are unsure about the differences between a traditional IRA and a 401(k). Both have accounts that provide tax-deferred growth on the money in the account. Withdrawals from the accounts are taxed at ordinary income tax rates. But IRAs and 401(k)s differ in terms of eligibility, contribution limits and how you can access…Read More
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Let's make one thing clear, a definition: When scientists talk about tea, they mean black, green, white, or oolong teas—all of which are made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Herbal brews, like chamomile and peppermint, are not technically considered tea; they're infusions of other plants with different nutritional characteristics. If you're not sure what kind you're drinking, check the ingredients for the word "tea."
What makes the four tea types different from each other is the way the leaves are prepared and how mature they are, which affects both flavor and nutritional content. Black tea is made from leaves that have been wilted (dried out) and then fully oxidized (meaning that chemicals in the leaves are modified through exposure to air). Green tea's leaves are wilted but not oxidized. Oolong tea is wilted and then only partially oxidized, and white tea is not wilted or oxidized at all.
All four types are high in polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that seems to protect cells from the DNA damage that can cause cancer and other diseases. It's the polyphenols that have made tea the star of so many studies, as researchers try to figure out whether all that chemical potential translates into real disease-fighting punch. Most research has focused on black tea, which is what about 75% of the world drinks, and green tea, the most commonly consumed variety in China and Japan. Green tea contains an especially high amount of antioxidants—in particular, a type of polyphenol called a catechin, the most active and abundant of which is epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). That's why there are five times more studies on green than black tea each year—and likely why you're always hearing about the power of the green stuff, says Diane L. McKay, PhD, assistant professor of nutrition at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
The true, factual, most promising claims about tea drinking include these perks:
- Cancer prevention: A 2009 review of 51 green tea studies found that sipping three to five cups a day may lower the risks of ovarian, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers, but not breast or other cancers, says lead author Katja Boehm, research fellow at the Center of Integrative Medicine at the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany. As for black tea, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) deems it "possibly effective" for reducing the risk of ovarian cancer, and "possibly ineffective" for lowering the risk of stomach and colorectal cancers.
- Brain benefits: Downing from one to four cups of black or green tea a day has been linked with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease, according to the NIH.
- Strengthen Immune System – Some teas can be excellent sources of vitamin C, especially as they are often served with a citrus wedge! Vitamin C is a powerful nutrient which helps protect against viral and bacterial infections. Vitamin C helps to strengthen the immune system function by supporting the white blood cells function. One cup of unsweetened ice tea with an added lemon wedge can supply the body a very good amount of this powerful antioxidant.
- Heart help: "Drinking tea may be helpful in preventing or delaying certain risk factors of cardiovascular disease, and lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides," says McKay. One Japanese study found that adults who drank five or more cups of green tea per day had a 26% reduction in death from heart attack or stroke compared with those who had one cup or less; the effect was greater in women than in men.
- Possible weight loss help: More research needs to be done on other potential benefits. One small study suggested that the catechins and caffeine in green tea may give dieters a metabolic boost that could amount to burning a few dozen extra calories per day.
All this sounds pretty compelling. So why aren't major health organizations advising us to drink tea like crazy? It's a matter of needing more hard-core evidence.
"There are pearls of real promise here, but they have yet to be strung," Dr. Katz says, "We don't have clinical trials in human patients showing that adding tea to one's routine changes health outcomes for the better."
The vast majority of the research conducted has been observational, meaning scientists can't know if the medical boosts seen in tea drinkers are definitely a result of that habit, or some other factor that makes these people healthier. And many of the studies that have looked at specific compounds in tea have been conducted in labs or on animals, not on people.
"These chemicals act as antioxidants in a test tube, but they may not always do the same in your body," explains Emily Ho, PhD, associate professor in the department of nutrition and exercise science at the School of Biological and Population Health Sciences at Oregon State University. "You have to take these claims with a grain of salt, at least until we have more information."
That said, experts agree that a daily cuppa, or five, won't hurt you, and may well help fight disease. (If you're trying to limit your caffeine intake, go for decaf—it has antioxidants too, though fewer than the caffeinated kind.)
"Tea is probably better than a lot of other beverages," says Lona Sandon, RD, assistant professor in the department of clinical nutrition at UT South-western Medical Center and a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "Just make sure you've got other healthy lifestyle habits—you can't count on tea alone to prevent cancer."
So there you go, my take home message is, drink tea! I would rather see us all drinking unsweetened (or at least sweetened with a stevia product and not sugar!) tea instead of super-sweet carbonated drinks (like my old favorite, Cola) which are sweetened with tons more sugar than any human being needs!
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In the first Konect Webinar presented in partnership with Una Buro and Phil, Zeffy's co-founder François de Kerret discusses ways to deal with event cancellation due to COVID-19 along with some good fundraising tactics for the pandemic. These tips are based off expertise from nonprofits using Zeffy's services.
Adjusting your Charity events to the new COVID-19 normal
Organizing charity events doesn't come without its challenges. However, COVID-19 is a challenge that no organization was able to prepare for. At this point, we know that all events from spring to fall have or may be affected by the pandemic. No matter what you do to adapt your strategy, you need to reach out to your community and keep communication open. Let them know how you will be proceeding for upcoming events. Will they be cancelled, delayed, or is it to be determined? Let them know as soon as possible and respond to any concerns they have.
Choosing the right strategy
Postponing your charity event
Postponing your event is a good option if the event is applicable to any time of year, meaning it doesn't depend on the weather, other events you want to host or any other variable factors.
Maintaining your charity event
Especially if your event is a few months away, you can maintain the date until you have a better idea of what the situation will be on that date. Here are a few tips if you choose to keep the date the same:
- Set a deadline to decide if the event will happen. This way it is clear for you and the rest of your organization that a decision will be made on this day. It will allow you to keep preparing and also give expectations to everyone who depends on the event.
- Communicate with your attendees. Let them know how you are going about the process, what you are planning and how they can adjust.
- Give them the option to be refunded. Participants may not want to attend for various reasons, so you need to be accommodating to cancellations. Be sure to communicate clearly that you are accepting cancellations if you choose to do so.
Our tip: Whether you maintain the event or post-pone it, you can replace the registration with free pre-registration. Right now people don't want to pay when they don't know if the event will happen. It will give your participants flexibility, but also keep the date marked in their calendar.
Canceling your charity event
If you must cancel the event due to COVID-19, there are different options you can choose from to deal with ticket sales:
- Convert the tickets to donations. For example, if cancelling a gala with tickets priced at $200, suggest your guests convert the payment to a donation and provide a tax receipt on the full value.
- Propose credit for a future event. This way you maintain the funding and guests can look forward to a free entrance to your future event.
- Cancel the event and refund the payment.
You may be wondering which option is best for your charity. Find out by reaching out to those who were supposed to attend your event. Call a few key participants to see what they think is best and what they prefer.
In general, 50 % of donors will ask for a refund, especially corporate donors. The bright side is the other half will want to convert their ticket into a donation!
More pandemic-wise strategies for your charity
There is still a lot of great work you can be doing right now, even if your operations have slowed down. You can start implementing creative ways to fundraise virtually or begin planning for the future! Here are some ways you can plan long term.
Interact with your donors
Before you start on your new plan, you'll want to do some research on what you should be doing during this time. Specifically, you want to know how your donors are expecting to interact with your organization right now. To find out, reach out directly to 10-20 of your largest donors. Really take the time to know how they are feeling and reacting to the situation. Your strategy will depend on them, so you need to know before you start planning new fundraising activities. For example, you might find out that your donors have more availability and are eager to participate with your charity online. This will let you know that you can focus on online events.
Start thinking longterm
Your activities may have ground to a halt because you just can't do your usual programming. This could be the time to do that long term planning you've always wanted to do, but never get around to. Look 6 months to 5 years into the future. Where do you want your organization to be? How many lives do you want to have touched? Once you get a good sense of your long term goals. You can develop steps to slowly achieving them. You may want to adjust:
1: Your communications strategy: you might want to focus more time there or start using a new technology that will help improve it.
2: How you're using data: are you analyzing donor behaviour? Or what is really making your events successful? Take the time to see how you can use your data to get better results.
3: Your donation form: Is it the best it could be? Look for improvements you can make such as:
- Embedding it to your website
- Adding clear and precise explanations of why donors should give (using examples with pictures and numbers!)
- Adding a call-to-action
- Thanking the donor
This will prepare you for the next few years, so when things start going again you have that organized, and can focus on getting back up and running.
Our tip: This may also be a great time to work with consulting companies. Look out for some that have more time and are offering discounts for nonprofit organizations.


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5 Games That Are Awesome To Play On A Large Screen Android Tablet
What are you looking for when choosing the right game? Surely, there are a number of games that are interchangeable between your phone and tablet. And yet, playing a game on your tablet implies a bigger commitment. You expect high resolution, fine detail, impressive graphics, higher complexity of plot and an overall big screen awesomeness.
Below are 5 Android tablet games that seem to hit the spot.
Anomaly Two
Anomaly two is an exciting story told through spectacular graphics and expert strategy thrills. Blinding explosions, deserted wastelands and flashes of bright light are your loyal companions in this tower-offence game with multi-player options. So get your tablet ready and play away!
The Sims Free Play
The Sims game series do not need introduction. Just as before, the game is focused on house-building, job hunting and relationships. Why the big screen? Because in Sims' case, the devil is truly in the details, which are humorous, fun and are major entertaining components. This Android game, although free of explosive graphics, is a great choice for a tablet screen.
Dead Trigger 2
Fan of the Walking Dead? Then you can imagine the morbid pleasures of shooting down the undead on the big screen. Dead Trigger 2 is a first person zombie shooter with great graphics, allowing you to fully experience all the bloody slaughter.
Doodle Jump
Doodle Jump is a simple game, where you have to jump from platform to platform and do your best to avoid falling. The uncomplex plot does not make it any less enjoyable or addictive. The game works great on a big screen, as it requires a high level of precision. A big set of various themes is also fun to explore on a bigger scale.
After all the shooting, jumping and creating mayhem, you may want to relax in style. Kami does just that. It's an origami puzzle game, where you have to fold coloured paper into shapes to the calming sounds of Japanese music. It's quite daunting too, as you'll have to do it in the fewest number of moves possible. But overall, Kami encourages a peaceful mind and does so with colourful graphics and soothing soundtracks.
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Women applaud a labor plug for the ERA
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"Women have to stop downgrading themselves," said Illinois state Sen. Lynn Martin, a candidate for John B. Anderson's seat in the US House. Like scores of other speakers addressing the 20,000 women attending the three-day women's career convention here, Senator Martin stressed that even when they have never held a paid job or have been out of the job market for many years, women are highly qualified, thanks to their unpaid work as housewives, mothers, and volunteer workers, Monitor correspondent Jonathan Harsch reports.
Gloria Steinem, the editor of Ms. magazine, told women that "we are just beginning to recognize the degree to which we have been imprisoned and humiliated."
The feminist leader welcomed unprecedented support that came Saturday from a Chicago meeting of top labor leaders. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland called on the Illinois Legislature to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution. In pledging total union support for the ERA campaign, Mr. Kirkland said that "equality should be a constitutional right, rather than a statutory right or a right only guaranteed those protected by a union contract" -- and the auto workers, steelworkers, and mineworkers in Plumbers Hall shouted their approval.
Teamsters general secretary-treasurer Ray Schoessling -- who said he represented the "International Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Teamsters" -- was cheered by the packed house of trade union workers when he said that "no employer has the right to declare that the work of a woman is worth less than that of a man."


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Tile flooring is universally attractive, can be installed just about anywhere, is highly durable and adds value to any home! Floor tiles come in a variety of colors, textures and sheens giving you both durability and a vast number of decorative choices. With tile you can choose from porcelain, ceramic, marble, granite, glass and even metallics to complement your home's decor. It's no wonder that so many people look to tile when considering a new choice in flooring. We offer tile flooring samples delivered free to your door.
What You Should Know About Floor Tile
The benefits of tile flooring include:
Increased Home Value – Today's buyers are seeking value and quality. A tile floor that is installed correctly can add thousands of dollars to the value of your home. Tile flooring conveys durability, longevity and an upscale aesthetic to potential buyers. It is estimated that a quality tile floor can add $2000-$3000 to the selling price of your home.
- Cost Effectiveness – When considering the costs versus its long life span, tile flooring clearly offers the best return on investment of any flooring surface.
- Durability – Thanks to its stain resistance and overall strength, tile is ideally suited for any area of your home, However tile is especially useful for high traffic areas in which wear-resistance is crucial.
- Ease of Repair – If one of your tiles should get broken, fixing tile flooring is far simpler than repairing hardwood or vinyl floors. You can easily remove and replace the broken tile and re-grout the repaired area. Tip: Be sure to buy extra floor tiles of the same lot and shade to have on hand for this purpose.
- Maintenance – By virtue of being surrounded by grout and made of a durable substance, tiles are scratch resistant, stain resistant and impervious to water damage. Ideally, your grout should be cleaned and resealed approximately every 4 years. Other than that, your tile floors simply need a regular cleaning.
With proper installation tile can be placed virtually anywhere – floors, walls, counters, backsplashes and even ceilings. However, tile is most often used for flooring. While all tiles can be used for wall applications, not all tiles are well suited for flooring. Keep this in mind when selecting your floor tiles. Your local Got You Floored representative can help you choose the best flooring materials for your home.
Here's a few important tips to keep in mind when selecting the right tile for your needs:
- Tiles with smooth, glossy, or crackled glaze finishes should only be used in non-floor applications such as walls, counters, etc.
- Tiles that are less than 3/8″ in thickness should only be used on a wall application, or in low-traffic rooms, such as bathrooms.
- Glass tiles, which are suitable for floor use, should also be kept to low traffic areas and should have a textured finish, or be 2″ or smaller in size.
- Ceramic tiles with bright, reflective, glazed surfaces are not ideal for floors as they may pose a slip hazard.
- Highly textured tiles require more effort to clean than those with smoother finishes.
- Exterior tile flooring must be able to withstand freezing conditions and have an absorption rate of 3% or less. These floor tiles also should be dense, have greater impact resistance and increased strength. Your Got You Floored representative can help you select the perfect tile for your outdoor areas.
Fortunately, your choices of tile size, color and glaze are expansive. If you keep these tips in mind and make your selection carefully, you should be happy with your tile flooring for many years. Tile floors are an investment in your home that can be as long-lasting as the house itself.
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Earth Primer is an interactive science book for playful people, allowing them to discover how the Earth works through play. Defying existing genres, Earth Primer combines aspects of science books, toys, simulations and games. It is a new kind of interactive experience that joins the guided quality of a book with open-ended simulation. Its designer, Chaim Gingold, aimed to model a new genre for other designers to borrow from, helping our culture reimagine the possibilities inherent to simulations and interactive books. "A central design premise of the project is that one must become immersed within and fascinated by a subject in order to truly learn and engage with it," writes its creator, Chaim Gingold. "Earth Primer's dynamic, playable and interactive models of Earth share my enthusiasm for earth science in a tangible and fun form. SimCity, analogously, inspires a deep interest in cities and shares its creator's fascination with urban planning. This is what good teachers and museums do: share and inspire a deep love for a topic."
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Alter Ego Band is a non-stop all dance repertoire featuring the best of 70s disco, 80s rock, 90s Pop, and even Lady Gaga.
"They were amazing!!! Exceeded my expectations! They had such great energy and were nice and lots of fun too. They were very easy to work with on the day of the event from the time that they showed up to the time that they left to go to the hotel. Thank you - you guys were great." - Avery Keller, Lake Forest, IL, Private event
Alter Ego is the Ultimate tribute cover band performing music from the Eurhythmics, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Chic, Bee Gees, Spice Girls, Billy Idol, Black Eyed Peas, LMFAO, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, Bon Jovi, ACDC. Alter Ego is a non-stop all dance repertoire featuring the best of 70's disco, 80's rock, 90's Pop, and even Lady Gaga.
Ten band members sing & dance with 95 Dazzling costume changes giving Alter Ego an MTV Video feel to it. When Alter Ego dance band takes the stage it is evident that the party has begun. This group sends an electric charge right into the hearts of the spectators. Their show is designed to interact with the audience and keep them on the dance floor. And for those who don't wish to dance, Alter Ego's show is very visual and entertaining to watch!
Alter Ego travels around the world performing at festivals, corporate and private events. Their high energy performaces elevates your mood! This incredible dance band relentlessly performs from the beginning to the end of the show!
"Best band I heard at the Fest!"
--Bonnie Russell
"THANK YOU for an awesome show! We really appreciated you coming out. You guys ROCK! "
--Jennifer Kreminski White
"I think you are the best"
--Helen Veldman
"Awesome performance everyone! Keep up the great work! Can't wait to see you again."
--Matthew Longtin
Sweet Dreams - Eurhythmics
Video Killed Radio Star - The Buggles
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Holiday - Madonna
Fresh - Kool And The Gang
Good Times - Chic
Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill Gang
Le Freak - Chic
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Play That Funky Music - K.C.
Ladies Night - Kool And The Gang
Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
Bad Girl - Donna Summer
You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gee's
Disco Inferno - The Trampps
Lady Marmalade - Moulin Rouge
Free Your Mind - EN Vogue
Wanna Be - Spice Girls
Girl You Know It's True - Mili Vanilli
Everybody - Backstreet Boys
It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
Venus - Bananarama
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Working My Way Back To You - The Spinners
Stop In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
Can't Help Myself - Four Tops
Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
Baby Love - The Supremes
Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins
Aint No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
Kiss - Prince
Billie Jean - Micheal Jackson
Like A Virgin - Madonna
Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough - M. Jackson
California Gurlz - Katy Perry
Party Rock - LMFAO
Just Dance - Lady Gaga
Pokerface - Lady Gaga
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Born This Way - Lady Gaga
Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
Mickey - Toni Basil
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
You Shook Me All Night Long - ACDC
I Was Made For Loving You - KISS
You Give Love A Bad Name - BON Jovi
Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns And Roses


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A Postcard from Fort Augustus, Loch Ness
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Your photos really do look like postcards, it looks like you had perfect weather!ReplyDelete
I remember reading a post about the iPhone 6 vs DSLR, have you changed your camera recently by any chance as your photos are looking extra amazing!
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Thanks Ami - no I don't have a new camera - I just actually edit them a bit now! LOLDelete
It's such a gorgeous place, the whole of the Highlands are heavenly and you clearly had the best weather ever because your glorious technicolour images showcase the halcyon holiday days of summer perfectly.ReplyDelete
Amazing photos. I love going on boat rides on canals and waiting for the water when needing to go over. Looks absolutely beautiful.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8 August 2016 at 21:38
Amazing photos! I'm from Scotland but I've never visited here. Definitely need to now. What a beautiful family you have!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! This is just truly amazing - your photos are totally stunning! H xReplyDelete
It is beautiful, I can imagine a completely different way of life here that would be a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of England!ReplyDelete
Love that place, hired a boat a couple of times and cruised the Caledonian Canal from Inverness to Fort William and back, a fantastic way to spend a week, the kids absolutely loved it, there's so much to see in the area we keep going back.ReplyDelete
I'd love you to Tweet your thoughts about this post (@nefamilyfun) or leave a comment over on my Facebook page (fb.com/NeFamilyFun) - Sam x


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Marlis Apartments
Privacy policy
The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Therefore we process your data exclusively on the basis of the legal regulations (GDPR, TKG 2003). In this privacy policy we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing within our website.
This privacy policy is for this website www.marlis-ischgl.at and served by Marlis Apartments, Family Siegele, Oberer Pielweg 2, 6562 Mathon / Ischgl, Austria (info@~@marlis-ischgl.at) and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs about the data protection concerning reservation data and guest card.
Used data
We use the following data when you contract with us:
Master data: first and last name, full address, all contact information (e.g. e-mail address, telephone number), information about the nature and content of our contractual relationship.
Other personal data that you or third parties make available to us, with your consent or otherwise permissible, when the contract is initiated, during the contractual relationship (for example, to issue a guest card) or to fulfill legal obligations:
Date of birth or age, marital status, gender, profession, identity card details, bank details, subscription or representation authorization, contractual commitment, notice / cancellation deadlines or other personal information that you yourself have given us.
Data processors
The protection of your data is important to us. Even if we use a data processor (e.g. company Feratel – Gästeverzeichnis nach § 19 MeldeV), we make sure that the data processing takes place within the European Union.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.
Access data / server log files
We follow a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The logged data is used for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimization of the offer. However, the provider reserves the right to retrospectively review the log data if, on the basis of concrete evidence, the legitimate suspicion of unlawful use exists.
Integration of services and contents of third parties
It may happen that content from third parties, such as videos, maps or graphics from other websites are incorporated within this website. This always presupposes that the providers of this content (hereinafter referred to as "third party provider") perceive the IP address of the users. Because without the IP address, they could not send the content to the browser of each user. The IP address is therefore required for the presentation of this content. We endeavor to use only content whose respective providers use the IP address solely for the delivery of the content. However, we do not have any influence on this if the third party providers store the IP address e.g. for statistical purposes. As far as we know, we will inform users about it.
Contents of the Paznaun – Ischgl Tourism Association
This website uses content from the websites of the Paznaun – Ischgl Tourism Association, which are integrated on this website. Such content includes, for example, pages of informative content or widgets (e.g., weather widget). This content is integrated into this website within an iFrame (own window within a website) and/or as infolink via a lightbox (such as Webcam, Wetter). All these contents of the Paznaun – Ischgl Tourism Association are integrated with SSL encryption. Information on data protection regarding this content can be found here.
Contact & Communication
If you contact us via inquiry form, telephone or e-mail, your given data will be stored for six months in order to process the request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
SSL encryption
This site uses an SSL encryption for security reasons and for the protection of the transmission of confidential content, such as the enquiries, which you send to us as a website-user. An encrypted connection can be identified when the browser address bar changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the appearance of the lock symbol in browser bar. When the SSL encryption is activated the data that you send us cannot be read by third parties.
Cookies may be stored to your computer's hard drive by external vendors when this website uses referral programs, sponsored links or adverts. Such cookies are used for conversion and referral tracking and typically expire after 30 days, though some may take longer. No personal information is stored, saved or collected.
Cookies are small files saved to the user's computer's hard drive that track, save and store information about the user's interactions and usage of the website. This allows the website, through its server to provide the users with a tailored experience within this website.
Users are advised that if they wish to deny the use and saving of cookies from this website on to their computers hard drive they should take necessary steps within their web browsers security settings to block all cookies from this website and its external serving vendors.
You can manage many online-ad-cookies from companies on the American website aboutads.info or the EU website youronlinechoices.com.
Booking form of the Paznaun – Ischgl Tourism Association
For the correct handling of online bookings, this website uses the booking form of the Paznaun – Ischgl Tourism Association (Dorfstr. 43, 6561 Ischgl, Austria, www.ischgl.com). This booking form is integrated into this website using SSL encryption via an iFrame (own window within this website). Further information on the data processing and data protection of this booking form can be found here.
Use of OpenStreetMap (OSM)
This website uses the Leaflet API to integrate OpenStreetMap (an alternative to Google Maps) into this website. For the correct representation it is technically necessary to make requests to other servers. Through these requests it would be possible, in principle, that information about your use of this website (including your IP address) is transmitted to other servers and stored there. The other servers are limited to openstreetmap.org (map layers), wien.gv.at (satellite imagery from basemap.at) and unpkg.com (leaflet files) after analysis by the developer tools.
The use of OpenStreetMap is in the interests of enhancing our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR.
More information about OpenStreetMap can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.de. More information about the used API Leaflet can be found at http://www.leafletjs.com. Information about basemap.at can be found under https://www.basemap.at.
1. Reservation Data
1.1. Reporting Requirement
Pursuant to the Austrian Reporting Law you are required to provide us with the data specified in § 5 and § 10 of the Reporting Law. This relates to the following data: Name, date of birth, gender, nationality, country of origin, address plus postal code and - for international guests - type, number, issue location and issuing authority of a travel document, and also the date of arrival and departure.
1.2. Guest Registry
Owing to our legal obligation arising from § 19 of the Reporting Law-Implementation Order, we shall maintain this data in a Guest Registry and save it for a period of 7 (seven) years, unless it is needed for a longer period of time for other purposes which are named in this Data Protection Statement.
The Guest Registry shall be maintained by us in electronic format, and for this purpose we shall transfer the data to an IT services provider. The data shall thus be saved locally. No transmittal into a third country shall occur.
1.3. Transmittal of Data
The data categories of "arrival" and "departure," linked with the country of origin, shall be transmitted to the community where the hospitality company is located, in accordance with § 6 of the Tourism Statistical Order. Also, aggregate data regarding the total number of overnight stays and total number of persons obligated to pay the room tax shall be provided to the Tourism Association of Paznaun - Ischgl, where we are members, and/or to the community. This shall be handled on the basis of § 19 of the Tyrol Accommodation Law.
1.4. Legal Basis for Data Processing
Data processing pursuant to the above Sections 1.1 to 1.3 shall be based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c of the DSGVO.
1.5. Additional Data Transmittal to the TVB/Municipality
In addition, we shall provide your postal code and year of birth (in a pseudonymized and/or anonymized form) to our municipality and to our TVB for statistical purposes in order to prepare and evaluate the origin and age statistics by the Tourism Association (TVB). This transmittal is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e (transmittal in the public interest) and lit. f (predominate lawful interest) DSGVO. However, you may file an opposition at any time for reasons relating to your particular situation (Art. 21 para. 1 DSGVO).
2. Guest Card
2.1. General Information
You are entitled to obtain a guest card. The guest card grants the owner benefits and/or services at various companies in the region (e.g. reduced admission fees). The guest card is valid for the period of your visit.
2.2. Issuance of the Guest Card
The guest card will be issued and validated by the accommodation provider solely at your request. It will be issued according to the Guest Card system employed by the TVB and/or by the accommodation company, either in the form of
- an electronically generated guest card,
- a Guest Card issued on your cell phone or
- a copy of your reservation slip.
2.3. Processed Personal Data
The following personal data, obtained from the reservation data (see Section 1 above) will be processed both for the electronically generated, and also for the cell phone-provided Guest Card: First and last name, date of birth, country of origin/postal code and the date of arrival and departure. If the Guest Card is issued in the form of the "reservation slip," then it will contain the information required by § 5 in connection with § 9 of the Reservations Law (see Section 1.1 "Reservation Data"). In this case, no electronic processing will be performed relating to the Guest Card.
When using the Guest Card, the following additional personal data will be processed: Data relating to the frequency of use of the particular card, service requested, reservations, transaction logging, reference to the reservation data and accommodation company.
This data is required firstly to verify your identity and secondly to verify the validity of the Guest Card for the particular service requests, and if necessary, to allow invoicing of the benefits between the service providers, the TVB and any accommodation companies involved.
2.4. Legal Basis for Data Processing
Processing of the data for purposes of the Guest Card shall proceed pursuant to your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a DSGVO).
Your consent can be withdrawn at any time by giving oral or written instructions to the accommodation provider at the email address info@~@marlis-ischgl.at.
2.5. Operation of the Guest Card System
The Guest Card System is operated by the local tourism association (TVB). In addition, local accommodation operators and local companies (service providers) are involved. The data that is processed for the Guest Card will be deleted after 48 (forty eight) months, unless additional retention is necessary for other lawful purposes (e.g. reporting requirements).
2.6. Receivers of the Data
Data processed for purposes of the Guest Card will be provided to the local Tourist Association for invoicing to the service providers and/or accommodation operators.
The individual service providers who provide beneficial services based on the Guest Card, likewise will receive the data, provided you have used the Guest Card services provided by these companies.
To claim the benefits, you must present the particular Guest Card on which the data is recorded, and thus disclose the data to the service provider. The company will then check whether the card is (still) valid, usually by reading the bar code on the Guest Card and by transmitting the bar code data to our IT services provider. At this time personal data will be transmitted to the company, in particular also your identity data (to verify your identity and date of birth).
If the Guest Card has been issued in the form of a reservation slip, then its validity will be checked based on the copy of the reservation slip.
Other processing of your data
Basically, we only process those data which is absolutely necessary for the conclusion of the contract or for the fulfillment of the contract. If you have also given us the appropriate consent, we will process your data in such a way that we will provide you with information about our services until further notice. In doing so, we use the following communication channels, if you have given us this: Phone, Email, SMS, Post or Social Media Channels.
Data deletion
Your personal data will be deleted if they are no longer necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose for which they were stored - usually after 7 (seven) years - or if the storage becomes inadmissible for legal reasons.
Instead of a deletion, anonymization of the data can be made, which means that any personal reference is irretrievably removed.
The following rights can be asserted with regard to the processing of your data:
Right of information
You have the right to know from us whether and to what extent we process your
data. Contact / Responsible: Marlis Apartments, Family Siegele, Oberer Pielweg 2, 6562 Mathon / Ischgl, Austria, Phone: +43 5444 200 83, E-Mail: info@~@marlis-ischgl.at
Your rights
In principle, you have the rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction, data portability, revocation and opposition. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or if your data protection claims have otherwise been violated in a way, you can complain to the supervisory authority. In Austria, this is the data protection authority. Austrian Data Protection Authority
Wickenburggasse 8
1080 Vienna
0043 1 52 152-0
Right to complain
If, in your opinion, the processing of your personal data violates Austrian or European data protection law, please contact us to clarify any questions. Of course you have the right to complain to the Austrian Data Protection Authority or to a supervisory authority within the EU.
Confirmation of identity
To protect your rights and your privacy, we are entitled to request proof of identity in case of doubt.
Overuse of rights
If you claim that one of these rights is manifestly unfounded or particularly frequent, we are entitled to demand a reasonable processing fee or refuse to process the application.
Compulsory participation
Within the scope of obligations to cooperate we are obliged to provide data according to the legal regulations (for example BAO, registration form, ZPO, StPO, ...) on request.
This privacy policy applies from 25 May 2018 and supersedes the existing privacy policy.
You can contact us under the following contact details:
Marlis Apartments
Family Siegele, Oberer Pielweg 2, 6562 Mathon / Ischgl, Austria
Phone: +43 5444 200 83
E-Mail: info@~@marlis-ischgl.at


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After writing an oral history of Clueless's famous "suck and blow" scene for Vulture, former Washington Post columnist Jen Chaney decided to write a book on the classic '90s teen movie. Released earlier this month in celebration of the film's 20th anniversary, As If! reveals how close Dave Chappelle came to being cast and "keepin' it real" as Murray and how much the movie owes to Jane Austen.
Chaney will be talking about the book this Saturday at Politics & Prose in Dupont Circle; you can also catch her at a screening of the film on July 16 at the AFI Silver Theatre and at the Newseum on July 25. Here's a sneak peek of what Chaney learned in her reporting.
It seems like "Clueless" has aged really well. Why is it so enduring?
The basic narrative structure comes from a story [Emma, by Jane Austen] that is a classic, so there's a certain timelessness about it. Then there are definitely things that really root it to the '90s: references to Mentos commercials and Marky Mark that gives it that element of nostalgia. But you watch the movie now and you see Cher and Dionne on their phones while standing next to each other, or Cher and her dad and Josh all answering their phones at the same time. In 1995, that was kind of a hilarious joke; a very small percentage of Americans had cell phones at that point. And now that's completely what our culture is like. So I think [writer and director] Amy Heckerling was able, probably by happy accident, to predict the way we conduct ourselves 20 years later. Even the way that Cher picks out her outfits at the beginning of the movie using her computer—that seemed completely insane in 1995, but now there are fashion apps that allow you to do exactly what she's doing.
Do you think there's something about teen movies in general—Clueless, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mean Girls—that make people obsessive?
When Clueless came out, I was just out of college. For me, it was John Hughes movies—Ferris Bueller, The Breakfast Club—that came out at a really formative time. There was a point where I could pretty much recite The Breakfast Club from beginning to end because I watched it so frequently. I think there were a lot of people who would come home from school everyday and watch Clueless. And when you repeatedly watch something, especially at that time of your life, as strange as it sounds, the experience of actually going to school and living your own life sort of becomes intertwined with it–with the experience of watching these other people in high school in those movies. They sort of embed themselves in your subconscious, so when you watch The Breakfast Club or Clueless it takes you back to that time a little bit.
From a Hollywood perspective, how important was Clueless in showing that you could adapt an Austen novel into a blockbuster?
There were a ton of Jane Austen adaptations happening in that time period, but with the exception of Clueless, all of them were pretty traditional. At least in mainstream pop culture, there really hadn't been a modern take on Jane Austen. Now, 20 years later, that kind of thing has been done a million times. I think Amy Heckerling was kind of at the forefront of using Austen as a foundation for a contemporary story.
But there were many people who had no idea it was based on Emma and still have no idea it was based on Emma. The studio didn't really play that up. It wasn't something they necessarily saw as a selling point. Also, they were really going after the teenage market, and saying "Hey, it's Jane Austen!" wasn't necessarily going to play with 14- and 15-year-olds who watched MTV.
Even Paul Rudd said he was standing on set one day when one of the producers said "Isn't it great this is based on Emma?" and he just said "Yeah." He was like, "I had no idea it was based on Emma."
The first part of your book delves into the casting process, talking about how future stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie were considered for the movie. Was it surprising to see how different the cast could have been?
It was mind-blowing. Dave Chappelle—he never auditioned, but Amy had seen him in Men in Tights and thought he was really funny and talked to [director] Mel Brooks about him. She had coffee or a bite to eat with him and decided he's probably a little too edgy for what we want Murray [Dionne's boyfriend, played by future Scrubs star Donald Faison] to do. I would love to see a cut of Clueless with Chappelle in it. Even though Donald Faison is great, it would be hilarious to watch that. But Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead? Zach Braff? Jeremy Renner? Obviously they've gone on to do other things with their careers, but it's kind of funny that they were all involved in that conversation.
How has the process of making a movie changed? Would Clueless's production be very different if Amy Heckerling tried to make the movie today?
My impression was that both producer Scott Rudin–and even more so the studio–let Amy do whatever she wanted to do and fulfill her vision. Sherry Lansing, the head of Paramount at the time, didn't even have notes for Amy after she saw the movie: She just said, "This is great." I think that sort of thing is much rarer now. Often, studios are trying to micromanage, more so now than they would have 20 years ago. It's harder for someone to do a movie like this and really see it all the way through the way they envisioned it, and that's something Amy was able to do. I'm not sure she would have as easy of a time doing it today as she did then.


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Samoa - More than 1 000 people gathered at Apia Park Stadium on Thursday afternoon to attend a national memorial service in Samoa for victims of last week's devastating tsunami.
After three trucks draped in tapa cloth and fine mats carried the caskets into the stadium, officers carried each casket covered in lace from the trucks and laid them out on a row.
The name of every person who died was read out during the service with a wreath laid for each of them.
The death toll of last week's tsunamis stood at 184, including 143 in Samoa, 32 in American Samoa and nine in Tonga. Six people in Samoa were still missing.
Thursday was declared one of national mourning and most businesses were closed. The country had a half-day national holiday.
Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi gave the eulogy at the service which took place at 3pm on Thursday local time.
Eleven bodies were buried at a special site at the Tafaigata Cemetery following the service in the capital.


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Backseat drivers plague procurement
Top defense acquisition managers on likened the procurement process in the armed services to a dysfunctionally piloted bus with dozens of backseat drivers — and did so in front of some of those drivers.
"Each seat on the bus is equipped with its own steering wheel and brakes, but no accelerator," Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Heidi Shyu said during an April 22 hearing before the Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee.
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You can "kill" a great photo if that photo has a cluttered and intrusive background.
You have to remember that the art of photography is to make the subject of the shot the "hero" and then having identified the hero work out what you have to do to find the correct techniques to give the subject pride of place.
Take a look at the photo with the article this week. It is of a field of sunflowers, but the photographer just wanted one sunflower. This required the photographer being able to have one sunflower in focus and all the others out of focus. This we call using Depth of Field (DOF).
Depth of Field is merely the area between the foreground and the background in any photograph which has acceptable "sharpness". To isolate your subject in a snapshot you should try and get the sharpness to begin just before your subject and end just behind the subject, your "hero".
Now when selecting the point you focus on (with a portrait you should focus on the eyes) the Depth of Field will stretch in distance one third forward and two thirds back. It is this distance which is in your control and is done by manipulation of the aperture you shoot at. It's the old "f stop" numbers again.
Most cameras will allow you to select between f 22 and f 2.8. For some weird reason (which can be explained by optical physics) the larger the number, the smaller the hole or aperture, the light comes through and conversely, the smaller the number, the larger the hole. More simply stated, starting at f 22 (small hole), the aperture progressively gets larger as you come down to f 2.8. Each "click" as you rotate the lens barrel represents one "f stop" and you will come down from f 22 to f 16, to f 11, f 8, f 5.6, f 4 and finally f2.8.
Now it is the size of the aperture that governs Depth of Field. Around f 22, the smallest aperture hole, there is great depth of field, while at f 2.8 the largest aperture hole, there is very shallow Depth of Field. Memorize f 22 equals maximum DOF, while f 2.8 equals minimum DOF and you are now set to manipulate your photographs any way you want.
When you want to take a portrait, focus on the eyes and set a wide aperture – generally around f 4 is satisfactory. You will get a Depth of Field, with a standard lens, and shooting about 2 meters from the subject, which will extend from around 200 mm in front to 400 mm behind. Anything further away will be gloriously out of focus, isolating your portrait subject from any distracting background, just like the photograph this week.
Conversely, if you want to shoot a landscape, you should focus on a point one third in towards the furthest away section of the photograph and set the aperture to the smallest hole possible, which for most cameras will be around f 22. Again, made simple – if the furthest point is 1000 meters away, then focus on a point about 300 meters away. With the one third forward and two thirds back rule, you will get a good DOF from the foreground, right the way through to 1000 meters in the distance. Simple, isn't it, after you understand the basic principles of the optical laws.
If you have an "Aperture" mode in your camera it is even easier. Select the aperture mode first, then select the f stop to give you shallow DOF or deep DOF depending upon what you want, and the camera will adjust the shutter speed to suit. Distracting backgrounds are now a thing of the past!


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All the Beautiful people
I have C-C-Courage and it's sparkles
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Colocation Market Benefitting Greatly from Hyperscale Operator Clients
RENO, NV, June 10, 2020
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that hyperscale operators are the fastest growing customer category for colocation providers. For both wholesale and retail colocation, first quarter revenue from hyperscale customers grew more rapidly than revenues from other service provider customers and from enterprises. While the overall colocation market grew by 7% in Q1 compared with 2019, revenues from hyperscale operators grew by 22% in the wholesale segment of the market and by 9% in the retail segment. Other types of service provider were the next fastest growing customer category, followed by enterprise customers. Enterprise spending on wholesale colocation was relatively flat in Q1, while enterprise spending on retail colocation did continue to grow steadily. Synergy data shows that the total colocation market grew to $9.5 billion in Q1. Growth was strongest in the APAC region, followed by EMEA and North America. Among the 20 largest country markets, the highest growth rates were achieved in China, South Korea, Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and India. The analysis of colocation spend by customer category is an extension of Synergy's in-depth quarterly tracking of the colocation market. Hyperscale operators comprise the world's major cloud and internet service firms, including the largest operators in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, search, social networking and e-commerce. The other service provider category includes telcos, non-hyperscale cloud providers and internet service firms, hosting/outsourcing companies and content & digital media service providers. The enterprise category includes all other industry verticals plus government and the public sector.
"Hyperscale operators continue to grow their revenues at double-digit rates and to maintain capex spend at $30 billion per quarter, the majority of which is targeted at their data center infrastructure," said John Dinsdale, a Chief Analyst at Synergy Research Group. "As part of that they rely on colocation providers to lease out both large wholesale facilities and capacity at smaller edge locations. Hyperscale operators continue to become an ever-more important source of business for leading colocation companies such as Equinix, Digital Realty, NTT, CyrusOne, QTS and GDS. This market has remained mostly unaffected by COVID-19."
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(AUDIO) Decatur commission candidates talk annexation, greenspace at forumFile Photo courtesy of Dena Mellick
By Dena Mellick, Associate editor
Seven Decatur City Commission candidates took the stage at a forum Monday evening at the Decatur Public Library.
The forum topics focused on issues currently affecting downtown Decatur like development, annexation, greenspace, and the upcoming GO bond referendum.
The forum was hosted by Downtown Decatur Neighbors (DDN). The group describes itself as encompassing downtown condos, apartments, and single family homes. Its main goal "is to ensure that quality of life issues, specifically those of relevance to downtown residents, are identified and addressed as our city continues to undergo rapid change and development," according to the website.
Candidates were asked to give opening statements introducing themselves, and then they spent the rest of the time answering questions presented by DDN president George Dusenbury, before giving closing statements.
First question off the bat: the DDN wanted to know how candidates felt about creating a master plan for downtown Decatur as more condos, apartments, and other developments come in. All of the candidates were in favor of creating a master plan that included greenspace and looked toward the future of the city.
The seven candidates were also asked whether they would be voting on the $75 million school bond referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot. All said they would vote yes, though they had different ideas about spending the money.
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But the consensus ended when the topic of annexation came up.
"I definitely believe we need to consider situations of how we or should we annex," Valencia Monique Breedlove, Candidate for District 1 Post (B) said.
"Annexation – in my opinion a lot's going to be determined once the cityhood vote happens in November," said Commissioner Scott Drake, who is running again for District 1 Post (B). "Annexation when we were working on it last year, we saw the pros and cons of it. There were a lot more pros that we found that were valuable than negatives. …I'm not afraid of building our brand and making our city a little bigger."
"I'm against it," said James M. Johnson, Candidate for District 2 Post (B). "Annexation is a crutch. It's a way not to plan. When you have this rolling process, it's basically saying I don't want to make a decision now."
"Annexation is a process," said Tony Powers, At Large Candidate. "Yes we talk about it. We like to hear that we have opportunities for annexation. Unfortunately, we only drive a small portion of that. There's a much bigger piece that is also controlled by the state legislature and until we have a strong voice that can champion that cause, we can plan for annexation, but it's driven by a much higher level."
Eric Tumperi, District 1 Post (B) Candidate, said more cooperation is needed with the school system in order to annex carefully and not create an influx of new students overnight.
And John P. Ridley, At Large Candidate, said that annexation is a solution to expanding the tax base in the city.
Brian Smith, District 2 (B) Candidate, had to leave early for a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, so he was not present to answer the question. However, in a candidate Q&A with Decaturish, he said of the city and school system working together, "Our City and school system will keep growing, and now is the time to address that growth in a coordinated way."
Gentrification and creating affordable housing was another question put to the candidates.
"We need to buy in from everyone who says yes, we want affordable housing," said Powers. "The way to attack that is to make sure our neighbors are comfortable with what that means. Diversity is not just something we talk about."
Breedlove spoke from personal experience, noting that when she moved to Decatur, she moved into an apartment. "I would love to be able to afford something in the city of Decatur," Breedlove said. "At this point, I can't. But I would love to make sure that we get at the table, talk about it, and come up with a plan."
Tumperi said planning for future growth and annexation will both play a part.
"If we do annexation right and don't bomb the school system in the process, we'll acquire residential housing not like the high-priced housing in Decatur. We'll bring in new communities to the neighborhood," Tumperi said.
"We are not going to solve diversity issue until we deal with the core issue that our financial structure can't sustain the existing situation," Ridley said. "We've got to make some changes. That will help us deal with things like diversity and the tax burden."
The forum wasn't all serious. During closing statements, candidate Johnson elicited laughs with an observation about the other candidates who had been listing their work and time in the city. After Powers finished his statement, talking about his previous experience in the city, Johnson spoke.
"I have to react to something Tony just said. One of the reasons I decided to do this was because I've lived here for nine years, and I get the sense that city politics is run by the same 10 people. … the planning committee, the board of something appeals. You see a couple of leadership/neighborhood groups," Johnson said.
The audience started to laugh.
"Brian Smith, my opponent, that is what he hyped –'I've done all those things, I've checked the boxes, now it's my time,' and that's bullshit," Johnson said. "I have as much influence here as anybody else, and you guys do too! I probably don't have a great shot at winning, but I've got some ideas."
At this point, the audience erupted.
"Maybe next time you guys will say, you know what, 'I haven't sat on the planning committee, I haven't sat on the board of zoning appeals, I've got some ideas, and maybe I need to run!' And I hope you do that because it's fun," Johnson said, ending his statement.
Dusenbury cautioned him that there were children in the audience and tried to calm the crowd down.
Commissioner Drake, who was supposed to give his closing statement, quipped, "How do you follow that?"
Listen: Here is the full audio from the Oct. 12 forum.
Though the municipal elections are set for November 3, early voting began this week. Monday's forum is one of several on the calendar. Here are the remaining Decatur forums:
– Winnona Park Neighborhood Forum, Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. at Winnona Park Elementary School, 510 Avery St, Decatur, GA 30030
– Oakhurst Presbyterian Forum, Sunday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Oakhurst Presbyterian, located at 118 Second Ave NE, Decatur, GA 30030
– Decatur Heights Neighborhood Association Forum, Sunday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the sanctuary of The Church at Decatur Heights. The church is located at 735 Sycamore Dr., Decatur, GA.
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Most fancy restaurants and hotels offer steel-cut oatmeal. But, last time I checked, steel is not that hard a substance. On the absolute hardness scale, it rates an 80 or 90 as compared to 1600 for a diamond. Until I can feel diamond dust in my bowels, there's good money to be made in oatmeal.


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Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!
When we do morning chores, one of the things we do first is open up the hatch on the chicken coop, then jump back, quickly, because they are coming out, and coming out fast!
No matter how cold, these Icelandic chickens are out and about! I was speaking with a few other local farmers last night at the Hannah Grimes annual supper, many of whom had chickens that were refusing to go out in the snow and cold, and very few of their girls were laying. I'm so proud of these girls!
Too bad I'm at the weird stage of too many eggs for just us, but not enough to sell. After having to buy eggs at the store a month ago, I am so grateful for the eggs, though. I paid extra for the "cage-free, organic, buzz-word-feel-good" eggs at Hannaford for $4.50 a dozen, and they were awful compared to what my girls lay. I still had some of them left last week, because I would rather not eat eggs than eat those store-bought ones, and I finally cooked them up and fed them to the pigs the other day. They ate them, anyway.
My girls lay a medium cream-colored egg. I wonder how much I should sell them for?
Frank and I are considering making a trip to Iceland to get more eggs to hatch. We should sell some of the resulting roosters to local farmers, to get some of those genes into other flocks, both Icelandic and not. These chickens are used to short-daylight, and we had heard that they kept laying through the winter. Nice to see that it is the case! I love it when the hype turns out to be true.