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Cmentarz żydowski w Myśliborzu – kirkut powstał na początku XIX wieku. Mieścił się przy obecnej ul. Strzeleckiej. Po 1945 nekropolia została zlikwidowana. Obecnie na miejscu kirkutu stoi budynek mieszkalny.

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He who succeeds is a king; he who is defeated is a bandit.
An astonishing success rate of more than 99 percent.
Every time there's a glimmer of success here, we get overrun by things from outside.
Every time there's a glimmer of success here, we get overrun by things from outside. I find myself spending too much time talking about nothing. Let's just do our thing. Where was everybody last week? They weren't here. There's no reason for anybody extra to be here this week. Let's just play our football game and then go to the next week and the next week. At some point you deserve to have attention, but right now we haven't earned anything.
I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that aren't true.
I think the natural foods industry has been a tremendous success as a cottage industry, and I think the larger players now are needing to take it to the next level and get the economies of scale that are due to major mainstream companies.
I like to be considered part of the success of this team, but I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, the reason. When you have good players, and you give them a chance to do something, they're going to perform. That's what these guys have done.
I've told them, it's their team. Warren has shown signs of being a major factor. He had success when the teams weren't big, strong and physical. If he's going to have a great senior year, he needs to get his legs stronger, become more physical and make a commitment in the weight room. And he probably needs to get in the gym and take extra jump shots to be a consistent pick-and-pop guy.
Of course, I cannot say what real success we had. The Russians have not told us. Still I imagined that I alone had caused the Russian attack to fail. Perhaps the official account of the Russian War Office will give me details after the war.
No other place except Angelina County can do a rodeo like this and get it done with this much success. Let's make sure this year's is bigger and better than all others.
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting -- in the trying, not the triumph, Success is a personal standard -- reaching for the highest that is in us -- becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Success will come with everybody doing what they have to do on the field. I think behind the scenes the office is doing a good job promoting the team. As long as we win, the support will come.
Nobody ever said that the only thing that determines success is salary, is payroll. Certainly, the A's have demonstrated that. [But] as long as you have a wild-card system, it's possible for a number of teams to be in it.
Michael's another one that will be a key to our success.
Making the playoffs last year is a huge part of our success this season. We played very well the second half of the season and managed to get in as the fourth-place team. I think that was really the beginning.
He probably came back in the best condition of any of our guys. He had some success last year and wanted to build on that. He's matured. He likes the offensive stuff we do. And defensively we give him some freedom to show his athletic ability.
You realize with all the success he's having, he's still the same person. In his phone book, he probably could call any superstar in the world and hang out with him at any given moment. But he still doesn't comb his hair and he still just chills and hangs out.
When you compete and put that out there, it's going to breed some success.
We're meeting demand where it lays. [The summer session] is actually oversubscribed, which is a success story in terms of the progress we've made since our first year in 1977. We just want enough students for them to have a good experience.
We know all about what they have done and the amount of success they have been able to achieve. It is truly one of the top programs in the nation. They flew someone in on a private plane to watch us play Mineral Area. That should tell you they have a big-time program.
We had a great year. It was a great success.
We have 10 guys contributing to our success. We aren't just playing 10 guys; 10 guys are contributing. We rotate guys in spots. No.1, we have fresh people when we do that. No. 2, they are all just really working hard and deserve a chance to play.
We have had a lot of success. A little of this and a little of that, and we could have been undefeated. But that's the way it goes.
We are delighted with Ford's success in 2005. Although the industry as a whole is growing, trading conditions are still extremely competitive with greater variety of models now on offer.
We are thrilled with the success of this year's show.
Torrey Pines is a great program, and we've been fortunate to have success against them. Today it was just a case of two good baseball teams battling it out. We got some timely hits and some outstanding pitching when we needed it. I thought we put forth a pretty good effort today.
To follow, without halt, one aim: that's the secret of success.
This is an unquestionable retreat. It is a grand success for the young and an impressive victory for the unity of the unions.
They prefer brands that are perceived as hip and popular but not too commercial. One of our keys to success will be connecting with consumers on their terms using their technology.
This is a mark of success for Chief Stilwell as well as for the City of Jemison for its support of the advancement of law enforcement management principles.
There is a vast difference between success at twenty-five and success at sixty. At sixty, nobody envies you. Instead, everybody rejoices generously, sincerely, in your good fortune.
The success of the first two releases confirms that SAW is a franchise that will continue to have legs for a very long time. The movies combine action, suspense and gore while taking us into the mind of one of the most memorable madmen in horror movie history. While the success at the box office gave SAW II momentum for its home video release, we also ensured that it stood out at retail with unique packaging and an extensive marketing and promotional campaign. With the Valentine's Day opening, we were able to pull out all the stops on a unique overall marketing program that gave the release great visibility leading up to street date.
The incredible success of the tour and the enthusiastic response to the new CD [A Beautiful Lie] has been nothing short of phenomenal. We look forward to continuing this amazing journey.
Abba's last tour was a success but awful for me.
[One of the team�s keys to success this season is its overall speed and depth.] We are really happy with the team�s overall speed in every position, ... I think we are a lot faster then we were last year. That will help.
I am a jealous person, I jelous at other people's successes. My jealousy is not to bring down those who are successful, but to improve myself in any way I can, so that I too can be successful.
thinking will only take you as far as you've begun.
The greatest people only had to take the initial step, after that they just believed and did what they do best.
I'm almost formed. Let my yield roll forth, so i can bloom fully.
no great men came by others names, it was in their name they were remarked in good grades.
There is no limit to how many times you can reach success.
When name changes to fame is called success.
The success story of a successful man is a success recipé for potential successors.
Even though there's need for a mental picture of the future you want to be featured in,you can't achieve success just by knowing your dreams.Live the dream!
Whether life would be a bed of roses or a bed of thorns, is a function of how connected we are to the source of life; God.
History is on the side of those who have learnt their lessons!
You should want to see others do well, even if your situation is not the best.
To resolve, make or change anything to abuse the power and with the use of force, the result will not be the fruitful and the history will endorse the shame. Using the mind and the heart, is the best option to meet the success and receive appreciation for a wonderful remembrance.
If you decide to take the step towards any subject as your needs and requirements, avoiding others concerns, don't expect that the result will be as your expectations and targets.
The true mysteries of the past and future are are hidden in the present. Now is the time to heal the past and uncover the future.
The beauty of mistakes is that they are shadows that cover true success, because success without pain is like passion in pleasure, easily broken.
There is not any system that can prevail its objectives in the face of the ugly mentality of the people. All systems fail before people correct themselves first.
The majority is the effective, and powerful law, in a constructive way or in a destructive way on this planet.
There's a great relationship between life and the Word. One who understands the meaning of that relationship, probably he becomes a great man.
The foolish ones, you cannot make them wise, first, they do not listen to you if they do, they do not understand, secondly, if they understand, but they do not care that what all you say to them. They stand firm on their foolishness.
If a woman claims to be equal to a man and stands, is not anymore a woman, and lose her entity and credibility. A woman is more worthy than a man.
To be famous or popular can become everyone without any significant work, but to become the genuine notable is not the easiest task. The notability is important and counted in the academic world, not the popularity, but that both together make you a unique figure.
Weaks are my viewless vision, suffering my most vision.
Success to me means leaving more people with happy faces and smiling hearts than when I approached them.


It's good to let your kids make some tough decisions about money.
I was drawn to Beth Kobliner's new book, "Make Your Kid a Money Genius" (Simon & Schuster), not because I want my kids to be money geniuses, per se, but because I want them to be money realists — and the reality is they'd bleed me dry if I let them.
Nary a car ride, grocery run, Target stop, walk to Walgreens goes by without an impassioned plea for more stuff to keep their other stuff company. Kobliner's book, filled with research and anecdotes that apply to kids of all ages, is a lifeline.
Delayed gratification is a lost art. "The basic concept of waiting is lost on kids now," Kobliner told me. "It's not their fault. We used to wait for 'Wizard of Oz' to come on TV once a year. We used to wait for a letter to arrive. We used to wait for people to write us back. There's very little kids are used to waiting for now."
Our job is to get them more used to it — by not buying them everything they want every time they want it and by showing them how waiting pays off.
"You can set up a jar in the kitchen where you put money aside for the next time they want something," Kobliner said. "When they ask for money for a snack after school, you can say, 'Instead of spending a dollar on a snack, let's eat a snack at home and put that money in the jar.'"
Lying is lazy. "Although it might seem harmless to tell a young child, 'I don't have any money with me, so I can't buy you that bag of gummy bears,' it's better to say something like, 'No, I don't think we need to spend money on that now. Besides, the dentist told us to avoid chewy sweets,'" Kobliner writes.
Better to attach your values to your spending and teach your kids to do the same. Plus, surveys show kids don't believe the can't-afford-it line anyway.
"If you swipe your credit card a few minutes later after pleading poverty, you'll be busted," she writes. "Once you get caught in a lie, your child will always wonder if you can be trusted. Bite the bullet at the point of purchase now, and it won't bite you in the backside later."
Don't whine about work. "How you feel about your own work — and how you talk about it in front of your kid — affects how she views work in general," Kobliner writes. "If you enjoy your job, say so. Even if you don't love your job, you can probably say that you love having one. It's important to relay the idea that a job is something to take pride in."
Talk about your charitable giving. Letting your child see you volunteer time or donate money isn't enough to turn him into a giver, according to researchers who tracked charitable behaviors of 900 kids over the course of a year. "Those whose parents talked to them about giving were more likely to contribute to a cause than kids whose parents donated money but didn't discuss why it was important," Kobliner writes. "Don't worry that you'll appear to be bragging about your good deeds. Instead, you can explain what cause you're contributing to, the way that money will help specifically and how that donation fits into your budget."
Leave some tough decisions to your kids. Kobliner writes about a dad who remembered the pain of being teased about his discount-store sneakers as a kid and wanted his 11-year-old son to avoid the same fate. "At the same time, he didn't want his son to get the message that it was important to have the most expensive things in order to belong."
His solution? "He decided to give his boy a gift card to a sporting goods store and allow him to decide whether to spend the entire amount on the pair of sneakers he wanted or get a midpriced pair, leaving enough to also buy a basketball," Kobliner writes. "In the end, his son opted for the less expensive shoes."
An early, lasting lesson in budgeting and priorities.


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Aarhus V, eller Aarhus Vest, er en bydel i det vestlige Aarhus bestående af Hasle med blandt andet følgende kvarterer og områder - Bispehaven, Herredsvang, Fuglebakken, Frydenlund og Møllevangen.

Herredsvang
Herredsvang er et boligområde i det yderste af postnummer 8210, lokaliseret på kanten mellem land og by. Området er gennemskåret af Herredsvej. På den ene side af Herredsvej ligger der boligblokke opført i 1976-81.
På den anden side af Herredsvej ligger Trillegården, som er et område med 483 boliger, fordelt på
etagebyggeri, rækkehuse, gårdhavehuse og et ungdomsbolighus.
Områdets centrale samlingspunkt er Kappelvænget, hvor man finder dagligvarebutikker, Hasle bibliotek, Kulturhus Herredsvang og Helligåndskirken.
Der bor omkring 5000 i Herredsvang, hvor 50% er fra et andet land end Danmark. I alt er der i Herredsvang 69 nationaliteter.

Herredsvang har fået sit navn i 1989. I 1988 var der et samarbejde mellem AAB afd. 37 og Statsbo afd. 9 om at lave børnefestival med mere. De to afdelingsformænd, Lily Laursen (STATSBO Afd. 9) og Ellen Madsen (AAB afd. 37) syntes det ville være rart med et fællesråd for hele den almene bebyggelse i området. De indkaldte derfor de øvrige 7 afdelinger i området for at lave et Fællesråd. Dette fællesråd kaldtes "Fællesmødet" (det skulle fortælle at man mødtes om noget fælles). Fællesmødet fik, året efter, arrangeret en slags workshop på et seminar en weekend på et hotel på Djursland. På dette seminar fik man rystet både Fagbos, Vesterbos, Ringgårdens, Aabs og Statsbos afdelinger i området sammen om et videre samarbejde der skulle munde ud i at bygge et aktivitetshus i stjerneform, "Stjernehuset". For at blive synlige som en enkelt enhed foreslog Ellen Madsen at man fik et navn der betegnede hele området. Det skulle være fordi man på den måde stod stærkere overfor Aarhus Kommune. Det var der enighed om var en god idé. Hun foreslog selv navnet Herredsvang. Herred, fordi Herredsvej lå som en linje midt gennem området. Vang, udsprang fra floskelen "Danmark dejligst vang og vænge" S'et stod for samling af området.

En delegation med Finn Poulsen (Vesterbo afd. 13), Ellen Madsen (AAB,37), Kurt Vinding Jensen (AAB 35), og Lily Laursen (Statsbo afd. 9) fik foretræde for borgmesteren. Og efter besøget på borgmesterkontoret havde man tilladelsen til at kalde området Herredsvang. Det tog dog ca. 2 år inden Aarhus Kommune selv huskede hvad det var, som nu var blevet til Herredsvang.
I den forbindelse tog "Fællesmødet" navneforandring til Herredsvang Fællesråd.

Møllevangen

Møllevangen ligger op til Botanisk Have og Storcenter Nord og er primært et beboelseskvarter, med 4 etagers røde og gule lejlighedskomplekser. Her er dog også rækkehuse og større villakvarterer, som f.eks. Fuglebakken i den sydlige ende ved Viborgvej. Møllevangen omfatter også kvarterene Charlottehøj og Finnebyen. Der er to kirker, en skole og et plejecenter for ældre i Møllevangen.

Charlottehøj
Charlottehøj omfatter flere typer beboelsesejendomme - herunder det røde Højhus Charlottehøj -, sportsfaciliteter til fodbold og atletik samt et stort område med kolonihaver.

Finnebyen
For at afhjælpe bolignøden lige efter 2. verdenskrig, indkøbte kommunen 122 træhuse fra Finland og opførte Finnebyen. Kvarteret står her endnu med sine farvestrålende træhuse og er på vej mod en fredning.

Fuglebakken
Villakvarter i den sydlige ende af Møllevangen. Her ligger også to kollegier (Tandlægekollegiet og 4. Maj Kollegiet) og Handelshøjskolen har sit hovedsæde her på hjørnet af Ringgaden og Viborgvej.

Frydenlund
Frydenlund er, Heredsvang, Fuglebakken og Ringgården(Møllevang) slået sammen.

Hasle

Hasle udgør med sine 21.700 indbyggere den største del af Aarhus V og er delt op i Hasle Vest og Gamle Hasle.

Hasle Vest ligger vest for hovedvejen Viborgvej. Området var udviklet i 1954 og bygget i 1960erne. Noget af området består af parcelhuse, mens den nordlige del består af området Bispehaven, som er et socialt boligkompleks af karakteristiske høje betonblokke. Med omkring 70% er størstedelen af Bispehavens indbyggere indvandrere eller har anden etnisk baggrund. Bispehaven er en af Aarhus velkendte "ghettoer".

Gamle Hasle ligger øst for Viborgvej og består mest af parcelhuse.

Kriminalitet

En del af Aarhus V er lidt mere end almindeligt belastet område med mere kriminalitet end mange andre aarhusianske bydele. Det meste af Aarhus V. er nu ved at være fri for den åbenlyse kriminalitet ud over det der almindeligvis forefindes andre steder. Bydelen har i perioder været hærget af brande, blandt andet tilbage i februar 2008, hvor brande hærgede hele Vestbyen.

Musik og litteratur
Aarhus V er velrepræsenteret gennem dansk hiphop, da flere store musikere stammer fra eller har boet i Aarhus V. Blandt andet L.O.C., U$O og Marc Johnson, skaberne af gruppen B.A.N.G.E.R.S., som satte det vestlige Aarhus på danmarkskortet.
Andre grupper og rappere som Haven Morgan med Ham Den Lange og Kajser A eller rapperen Marwan stammer fra Aarhus V. Aarhus V  er også hjemstedet for rapgruppen 8210 (postnummeret), som stillede op i X Factor-liveshowene i 2010 efterfulgt af en anden rapgruppe der gjorde det bedre, TMT. TMT-drengene kom i semifinalen. TMT står for Too Much Trouble. Pudsigt navn for det er modsætningen der kendetegner gruppen.

Yahya Hassan debutdigtsamling fra 2013 handler om en hård opvækst i Aarhus V, og ansås af en anmelder for det første poetiske værk på perkerdansk.

Referencer

Kilder
 http://:www.aarhusvest.dk

Eksterne kilder

Bydele i Aarhus


At this year's 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' Halloween costume contest, there was a working zipline and some impressively tall costumes that towered above the rest.
NEW YORK CITY -- Every year the audience of Live with Kelly and Ryan brings their A-game to the show's Halloween costume contest.
This year's entries were no exception.
Contestants often spend weeks or even months on their costumes. The pop culture references were current (like the shredded Banksy artwork), throwback (like Rosey the robot from the Jetsons) and everywhere in between.
Some weren't references at all: One man said his funky disco-themed costume came to him in a dream.
Sandy Kenyon reports on the 2018 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' Halloween costume contest.
Check out some of the most impressive and inventive costumes in the gallery below and videos above.
The Live with Kelly and Ryan Halloween "Reboooot" special included plenty of throwback costumes for the hosts as well.
Check out highlights on their YouTube channel.


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Commentary 13th July 2011
REFORM IS GOOD IF IT RESTORES FORCE LEVELS
COMMENTARY SPECIAL
Opinion Odin's Eye
The changes in UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) management proposed by the Defence Reform Review are welcome if they achieve fielding of more front line warships, and quickly, while allowing the leadership of the Royal Navy to deploy the mix of capabilities that suits the proper defence of the United Kingdom and its interests world-wide. However, if the effect is to allow politicians who show no inkling of understanding maritime defence, to impose insane further cuts in the critical mass of the frigate and destroyer force, slash away the amphibious warfare capability or discard 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines entirely, then the so-called reforms will be a travesty. Furthermore, if the decision to allow only the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) to sit on the Defence Board – and not the three service chiefs, too – results in the kind of partisan behaviour displayed by some recent incumbents of that post, to steam-roller through procurement programmes or reforms that favour the service of that particular CDS, then, again, it will be a gigantic error.
That the Secretary of State for Defence was excluded from the Defence Board was a serious flaw in the system, especially when he, or she, is responsible to the electorate for the proper stewardship of defence. A means for the individual service chiefs to educate the relevant Secretary of State in the particular capabilities of their branch of the armed forces, and the vital role played by each, is essential, and will be more urgent than ever following the reforms. The sort of 'military advice' so often cited by politicians as being responsible for the disgraceful decision to discard the UK's current strike carrier capability was a prime example of so-called objective judgment by senior officers being no more than a Trojan horse to serve one single service. History will judge the Prime Minister to have been conned, and his refusal to admit he made a gigantic error in the face of clear combat lessons offered by Libya is not befitting of the UK's leader. Conflating the need for defence reform – to cure the epic mismanagement of procurement – with ensuring the right capabilities on the front line today, undermines national security rather than reinforcing it. It's no good talking about 'Force 2020', if there is no 'Force 2011 – 2019' fit for purpose. The criticism by the UK's political leaders of service chiefs for speaking up on behalf of their over-stretched forces is also lacking in grace and wisdom. What is needed in government circles is a willingness among ministers to actually listen to the men and women charged with running the military. We do not include Dr Fox in this, but there are politicians and so-called experts who seem determined to keep their ears closed to advice. They appear uninterested in treating the subject of defence seriously. They are the bulls in the MoD china shop, not the defence chiefs. Mr Cameron and Dr Fox need to rein in those loose cannons before they start insulting top officers by accusing them of risking lives by expressing concerns in public that it seemed government was not interested in hearing in private. Such is fanatical 'soft power' ideology of the Con-Dems who have often seemed arrogantly dismissive of anyone who does not suit their political needs. No doubt the Prime Minister would listen if the service chiefs used their prerogatives to see him in private but he shouldn't really go around telling off men who risked their lives in the Cold War and other conflicts like he is an arrogant Head Prefect and they are naughty fifth formers.
Nor should Dr Fox claim the service chiefs are guilty of loose lips. That is far from the case – it takes a lot to loosen the stiff upper lip of admirals who have faced down the Argentinean missile threat or taken on the Soviets in risky encounters under the sea. Their experiences are full of wisdom the politicians should draw on, not turn off.
The frigate HMS Somerset showing the flag in home waters. Photo: Nigel Andrews.
A silhouette graphic of a Type 22 (Batch 3) frigate, a type of warship unwisely discarded under the current government's Strategic Defence and Security Review. Image: Dennis Andrews. Photo: Nigel Andrews.
STOP PRESS! UK HARRIERS NOT SOLD TO USA…
The changes in UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) management proposed ...
SIDNEY POITIER'S POWERFUL COLD WAR WARNING

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B&Bs, Inns, & Great Camps
Adirondack Historic Sites
Adirondack Wedding
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Birding Hikes
Fire Tower Hikes & Challenge
Scenic Hikes
Waterfall Hikes & Challenge
Public Beaches
Piseco - Arietta
Wells, Hope, and Benson
Adirondack Moose Festival
Black Fly Challenge
Adirondack Boreal Birding Festival
Do you know Blue Mountain Lake's electric legacy?
Thomas Edison's Historic Ties to the Adirondacks...
Adirondack Facts
The Adirondacks are filled with interesting facts - like did you know that there are over 2,000 miles of hiking trails in the Adirondack Park?
Or did you know that the Adirondacks are the origin of the American vacation? Indeed they are! According to Smithsonian Magazine, during the second half of the 19th century, the affluent population of New York City began to "vacate" the hot and muggy city for a summer retreat in the cool lakeside resorts of the Adirondacks. As a result, the term and tradition of the summer vacation began. By 1875 over 200 hotels were built in the Adirondacks and the number only climbed as we reached the turn of the century.
And another fun bit of trivia - do you know where the first hotel was located that had an electric light in every guest room? Again, this answer is the Adirondacks! Blue Mountain Lake to be more precise.
The Prospect House, Blue Mountain Lake
Of the many hotels built during the later half of the nineteenth century, one stood out as an engineering marvel: the Prospect House in the Hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake, New York.
In 1880, construction began on one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in the Adirondack Park. When Fredrick Durant's remarkable structure, the Prospect House, opened in 1882 on the shores of Blue Mountain Lake it was magnificent! It stood 4 and a half stories high, had 300 guest rooms and featured amenities such as a restaurant, bowling alley, barber shop, billiard room, shooting gallery, telegraph office, library, physicians office and pharmacy. It even had a resident orchestra which performed twice a day to the 500 plus visitors the Prospect House could accommodate at one time.
The First Hotel in the World with Electricity in Every Room
The massive size and extravagant amenities were not the only major feat that was accomplished during the construction of the Prospect House. Its engineering accomplishments alone have left the Prospect House with the legacy of being ahead of its time.
Thomas Edison was a frequent visitor to the area and became the head electrician for the Prospect House. He successfully made the Prospect House the first hotel in the world to have an electric light in every guest room. The electricity was powered by two steam-driven, "Z" Dynamo Generators. In addition, the hotel also had hydraulic steam elevators, electric bells, steam heat and a two story outhouse with "modern bath and toilets." Ads placed in 1899 for the hotel stated "no expense is spared."
The place was frequently visited by some of New York City's wealthiest, including the Vanderbilts, Macys, Tiffanys, Huntingtons, Colegates, Roosevelts and the list goes one.
Unfortunately, the financial panic of 1893 and a breakout of Typhoid Fever lead to the demise of the glorious Adirondack resort. It closed its doors for good in 1903 and was later torn down in 1915.
The Prospect House Today
Today, the Prospect House continues to live on for the legacy it left behind. A road in the Hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake is named in honor of Thomas Edison and the engineering feat he accomplished in this remote wilderness area.
The Adirondack Museum
A mile north on NYS Route 30, the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake holds many treasures and historical images that help tell the story of the infamous Prospect House.
An "Easternlake" style light fixture from the Prospect House is on display in the Adirondack Museum's "The Log Hotel: Hotels, Camps and Adirondack Clubs" building.
Artifacts from the Prospect House's recreation amenities - Adirondack Museum Display.
Blue Mountain Lake Boat Livery
For a different perspective of the Prospect House, take a scenic boat tour with Captain "Crabby Bob" at the Blue Mountain Lake Boat Livery. The historic tour aboard an antique wooden boat covers the rich history of the Prospect House and the many tales its era brought with it. The Blue Mountain Lake Boat Livery operates annually from Memorial Day through Columbus Day.
Prospect Point Cottages
The beautiful point where the Prospect House once stood continues to welcome guests. The land is now home to the Prospect Point Cottages which, like its predecessor, has lights in every guest room (but today that is typically a given).
The property is graced with a peaceful cluster of cottages which provides guests with a year-round opportunity to escape to the tranquil shores of Blue Mountain Lake. Each private cabin has its own picnic area complete with a campfire, grill and picnic table and in the summer a private beach gives guests access to the refreshing lake water. (Take a virtual tour of Blue Mountain Lake and see for yourself why it continues to attract guest after all these years.)
Unlike the Prospect House, Prospect Point Cottages is open year round. In the winter months the cabins are a warm and inviting resting place after a day of cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and ice fishing.
Michelle Clement
Michelle is the Director of Marketing for the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism. Born and raised in the Adirondacks, she has a love for adventure. From skiing in the winter to paddling, hiking and swimming in the summer, if she can find a way...
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Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House (March 31, 1865)
Author: Harry Searles, Past Present & Future	and Mike Mangus, The Ohio State University	Published: April 14, 2011 Updated: February 22, 2013
The Battle of Dinwiddie Court House took place in Dinwiddie County, Virginia on March 31, 1865, the Appomattox Campaign.
On March 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States. Upon his arrival in Washington, Grant drafted a plan to get the various Union armies in the field to act in concert to strike the Confederacy from several directions. Grant would travel with Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac in pursuit of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in the Richmond, Virginia area; Major General William T. Sherman would march three Federal armies south from Chattanooga, Tennessee to capture Atlanta, Georgia; and Major General Franz Sigel would invade western Virginia's Shenandoah Valley to cut off supplies to Lee's army and to prevent any Confederate attempts to attack Meade's flank.
The Union Army of the Potomac relentlessly engaged the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia throughout the spring of 1864. By June, Grant forced Lee to retreat to the Richmond-Petersburg area. Thereafter, both armies entrenched, and a stalemate ensued for the next ten months. During that period, Grant probed Lee's defenses but to no avail. Despite being well entrenched, the Confederate situation grew progressively worse as supplies dwindled. By the spring of 1865, Lee knew that, when the weather allowed, his army must escape the Union stranglehold or be starved into submission.
On March 25, 1865, Lee made one final attempt to break the Siege of Petersburg by ordering forces commanded by Major General John B. Gordon to attack Fort Stedman, a Union fortification in the siege lines surrounding Petersburg. Gordon's pre-dawn attack was successful initially, but blistering Union counterattacks forced the Rebels back inside their lines.
Grant's spring offensive, the Appomattox Campaign, began in late March 1865 when General Philip Sheridan's troops south of Petersburg moved west toward Dinwiddie Court House. Sherman's orders were to threaten or to capture Boydton Plank Road and the South Side Railroad, which connected to Petersburg from the southwest. Grant intended cut off supplies coming into Petersburg and to prevent Lee from using the two arteries as avenues of escape from Petersburg.
On March 29, the first battle of the offensive occurred when Major General G.K. Warren's 5th Corps engaged several Confederate brigades commanded by Major General Bushrod Johnson at Lewis's Farm. After a brief but sharp firefight, the Federals gained control of the Boydton Plank Road and forced the Rebels to retreat to their entrenchments along White Oak Road.
On March 29 and 30, heavy rains hampered Sheridan's advance to Dinwiddie Court House. Lee used the reprieve to his advantage, shifting Major General W.H. Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry divisions and Major General George Pickett's infantry division to the crossroads of Five Forks, a few miles north of Dinwiddie Court House. On the morning of March 31, the rains stopped. Eager to halt Sheridan before he could concentrate his forces, Pickett decided to attack. Leaving a cavalry detachment to protect Five Forks, Pickett ordered Fitzhugh Lee's cavalry to move south and hit Sheridan's left flank. Pickett's infantry followed closely behind to support the assault.
Lee's cavalry encountered advance units of Sheridan's force at approximately 11 a.m. near rain-swollen Chamberlain Run. Heavy skirmishing took place until Pickett's infantry arrived, and the Rebels forced their way cross the creek around 2 p.m. The combined Confederate force then split the Federals, driving some to the east and others to the south. Sheridan realized that he was in a "critical situation," but he was able to reorganize his soldiers just north of Dinwiddie Court House and stem the Rebel advance. When reinforcements began arriving, Pickett realized that he could not continue the assault, and he withdrew to Five Forks. Lee considered Five Forks to be a strategically vital crossroads because it provided access to the Southside Railroad. Thus, he ordered Pickett to "Hold Five Forks at all hazards. Protect road to Ford's Depot and prevent Union forces from striking the Southside Railroad." Lee's order set the stage for the Battle of Five Forks the next day.
Pickett's battle plan at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House was sound. Although he suffered more casualties (about 760 killed, wounded, and captured/missing) than Sheridan (about 354 killed, wounded, and captured/missing), he succeeded in halting the Federal advance, albeit temporarily. As with so many other battles in the Civil War, the Confederates were undone at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House by the Union's superior weaponry and manpower.
Among the Ohio units that participated in the battle of Dinwiddie Court House were:
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Q: extract only a specific folder Contents from a zipped archive to a given directory This is very close to the SO How to extract only a specific folder from a zipped archive to a given directory?  I need something close but I always get the folder with the contents, not it's contents only  This is what was suggested:
 #note $2 is passed in and would be == "magefoler"
 unzip /srv/file.zip "$2-master/*" -d /srv/www/mage/

What I need to do it to take a zip that has this structure in it
file.zip
 |-magefoler-master/
 |-magefoler-master/app/*tons of files
 |-magefoler-master/skin/*tons of files

and I need to move it to another folder but, I can't move the magefoler, I only want the app and skin folders.  This doesn't mean that it'll always be those two folders, just that any child content, files or folders, in the magefoler is what I need to get out.  What is trying to be avoided is to export all to a folder and then just move it from there.
The end result I'm looking for is from the zip file I output to the /mage folder like this:
/srv/www/mage/
     |--/mage/app/*tons of files
     |--/mage/skin/*tons of files

A: Can you not just unzip to here:
$ unzip /srv/file.zip "$2-master/*" -d /srv/www/

And then move/rename the folder magefoler-master to mage:
$ mv /srv/www/magefoler-master /srv/www/mage

Alternatives?
In researching this exact problem in the past I was only able to find 2 additional methods to doing something like this without having to resort to using the mv.

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*Using FUSE as Gilles suggests here: How can I force unzip / zip not to create a subdirectory when I extract it?

*Using the tool zipnote to move the files within the zip archive, prior to extracting them out.

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Q: CIDR /28 calculation confusion I am trying to learn how to calculate IP addresses from CIDR block.
For example, 10.88.135.144/28 or
10.88.135.10010000/28
From what I understand, that means first 28 bits are associated with network address while the rest 4 bits are host addresses. That would result in following IP range:
10.88.135.10010000 - 10.88.135.10011111
The first IP should be 10.88.135.144 and last IP address should be 10.88.135.159
But according to cidr.xyz. The first IP should be 10.88.135.145 and the last one should be 10.88.135.158.
I really can't figure out why. Can anyone explain the reason for me? Thanks!

A: Generally, the first IP is the network identifier and cannot be assigned to any device.This is used by router or switch on the network.
The last one is the broadcasting IP and cannot be assigned to any device as this IP is used by router or switch on the network to broadcast information.
https://www.quora.com/In-IP-addresses-what-is-meant-by-network-ID-and-host-ID
https://supportforums.cisco.com/t5/wan-routing-and-switching/what-is-broadcast-address/td-p/2494445#messageBodySimpleDisplay_1


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Graphic designer Sascha Lobe and his team are developing a new visual identity for the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin. | Photo (detail): © Sascha Lobe
Graphic designer Sascha Lobe works for global brands and cultural institutions. Adidas and Bauhaus are among his clients. In the interview, he describes how communication design has changed – and which projects he finds particularly exciting.
Mr Lobe, you have worked as a graphic designer for more than two decades, running a communication design studio that lists major brands such as Daimler, Adidas and Hugo Boss among its clients and has delivered projects for eminent art institutions and museums. What changes have you seen in graphic design over the years?
Graphic design today enjoys a great deal of freedom. Many of the constraints of the past are gone. For one thing, the means of production have changed: graphic designers used to need access to very professional equipment and expertise – the services of a typesetter, for instance – whereas today they can do a lot more themselves. Intuitive software makes it possible to edit film clips, integrate music, create customised fonts. Graphic design today is incredibly diverse. You see a lot of minimalism, black-and white, especially in typography. But you also find very stunning visuals, with opulent, vibrant collages. It is a bit like the fashion scene: the big trends and models are gone – individualism sets the tone now.
Graphic designer Sascha Lobe works with his Stuttgart Studio L2M3 team for global brands and world-renowned cultural institutions. He also recently joined the London design studio Pentagram as a partner. He is Professor of Typography at the Offenbach University of Art and Design. | Photo (detail): © Sascha Lobe You have worked for a very wide range of clients and international institutions. Which project did you find the most challenging?
I was – and still am – particularly thrilled by our work for the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin. We were engaged in 2014 to develop a new visual identity – a project where we could easily have got our fingers burned.
Bauhaus is an absolute legend. And like any other legend, everyone has an opinion about it, everyone thinks they know better. How do you sum up the identity of the Bauhaus and convey it without getting historical? How do you communicate what Bauhaus represents – with design ideas from 1919 – to an audience in 2018? We found answering those questions very challenging.
How did you set about it?
We analysed, deconstructed and reconstructed Bauhaus typography and graphic design. For example: we took a font created by the Bauhaus graphic designer Herbert Bayer and smoothed it to make it a bit more functional. Then we studied the design principles of other fonts created at the Bauhaus. We revised and modified them to create what is known as "alternative glyphs" and added more than 500 of them to the font. We thus developed a graphic language that is clearly recognised as Bauhaus – but still has a contemporary feel.
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Bauhaus is a very German design concept. What is currently happening in other parts of the world in terms of graphic design?
Asia is a really exciting place. There has been lots going on in South Korea in recent years. There are strong references to the Swiss Style – a style that was big in the 1950s and '60s. Look and logic in those days were strict, grid-based; clarity and functionality dominated design. The Koreans take that design as a basis and inspiration and blend it with Asian optimism and a dash of anything goes. The result is an exciting style mix that is in turn influencing European design.
Are there new styles also emerging in Europe? In Italy, perhaps, where you were a guest speaker at this year's Torino Graphic Days festival.
No, there are no identifiable local trends. In fact, I would say there is not even a specifically European style. The design coming out of the US is the same as in Europe. The boundaries have become fluid.
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My children make me happy — especially when they're together having fun.
Daisies and baby's breath and buttercups growing by the side of the road make me happy.
Garbage – cups, cans, bottles, bags, etc – thrown out of a car window makes me sad.
The physician patiently listening to my father's time travel narrative from baseball to Africa to Boston, and asking appropriate questions like there was nothing out of the ordinary in his story makes me happy.
People who ask "How's your father doing?" and then walk away before I have a chance to answer make me sad.
My father chuckling and outright laughing at Gary Larson's The Far Side makes me happy.
My father making many mistakes on the crossword puzzle and not recognizing them as mistakes makes me sad.
Wispy clouds in a blue sky make my happy.
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Giving up my job at the pool (so that I can be home all the time) makes me sad.
Jeans that fit make me happy.
A hole in the pocket of my favorite jeans makes me sad.
Having friends from other countries and other cultures makes me happy.
Politics void of compassion make me sad.
A doe peeking her head above the grass to watch me as I walk on the road (and then learning that she recently gave birth to fawn) makes me happy.
Can you find the doe?
Posting something on my blog makes me happy.
Too much busyness makes me sad.
To choose my favorite blog is impossible.
Some of my favorite bloggers aren't writing much at present. I don't mind that because I know that they are busy living life — one recently adopted a child, another recently graduated from college, and a third recently moved across the pond. Those life events are all so much more important than hammering out blog posts — although they could possibly become fodder for posts in the years ahead.
Writers have to live life in order to write about it.
To answer the prompt, (Your Favorite Blogs) I tried to think about something I had recently read that spoke to me — and I thought of Jonathan Rogers.
Jonathan sends out a weekly letter for writers called The Habit.
Still, if I could recommend one place to get good sound writing advice, it would be from Jonathan Rogers. I look forward to The Habit every week.
Number two would be Tweetspeak Poetry. It's not really a blog, but they post a poem each day — and everyone needs a little poetry. I read my daily poem with my morning green smoothie.
Both Jonathan Rogers and Tweetspeak Poetry have courses and workshops for more in-depth writing work. Jonathan has a course starting next week — Writing with Flannery O'Connor. He has two spots left, so sign up now.
I'm not a big fan of pictures of myself — but I like this one because it brings back so many memories of a very happy trip.
And this one, taken last month. We taken my father for his weekly dinner at the Doubleday Cafe on Main Street in Cooperstown. After dinner, the kids were going to walk down to the lake to take some pictures. Laurel grabbed me and said, "Hey, Mary! Take a picture of me and Mom." So she did.
Yes, Laurel is taller than I am.
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Except not everyone needs to go to college.
Below is one of the first pieces I wrote about my mother's dementia. At the time, I had no idea that we would only have her for another five or so years.
Today's prompt is "Where will you be in 5 years." Please excuse me if I don't want to go there.
I think Rod Serling, the creator of The Twilight Zone, must have had some experience with a person suffering from Alzheimer's. Some days, here in Cooperstown, that's all I can think about – The Twilight Zone.
My mother is trapped in a very strange episode of The Twilight Zone. She is time-travelling from decade to decade, and it's difficult to figure out where she is. She thinks she is 25 years old, but her face in the mirror tells another story. It must be frightening. She thinks she has a date to go to a dance, but her date never shows up. An old man claiming to be her husband does.
When she wakes the next day, she's in a new place. Her husband is at work (he's been retired for 11 years, but is at a meeting). The red barn across the street looks just like the barn that was across the street from their house (it is the red barn that is across the street from their house). "Whose car is that in that in the driveway? I need to borrow it," she says, but it's my car and I won't let her.
Two days ago she was very worried about me. I was 6 years old and lost. I'm here with her; I'm not lost; I'm 50. Something doesn't make sense, but she can't figure out what it is. We move on.
The only constant in this Twilight Zone episode is orange marmalade. Orange marmalade is served at every meal – on hot dogs, on sandwiches, you name it. Orange marmalade – I really can't figure it out. But I think I understand now what they're talking about on the Food Channel when they refer to comfort foods. They're talking about orange marmalade.
I think it has always been one of my fears that I will be trapped in The Twilight Zone. It was always such a scary show to me, because there would be that twist at the end – like M. Night Shyamalan had in The Sixth Sense. Reality isn't what we've been led to believe that it is. For my mother, the twist doesn't come at the end; it comes so often that it is dizzying. Another twist and another twist.
I'll have some orange marmalade instead.


We propose a unified approach for bottom-up hierarchical image segmentation and object candidate generation for recognition, called Multiscale Combinatorial Grouping (MCG). For this purpose, we first develop a fast normalized cuts algorithm. We then propose a high-performance hierarchical segmenter that makes effective use of multiscale information. Finally, we propose a grouping strategy that combines our multiscale regions into highly-accurate object candidates by efficiently exploring their combinatorial space. We conduct extensive experiments on both the BSDS500 and on the PASCAL 2012 segmentation datasets, showing that MCG produces state-of-the-art contours, hierarchical regions, and object candidates.
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In his early years, Tony Chachere learned and loved to cook. His natural talent, imagination and flair for always being the best earned him a reputation as a notable chef. Over time, around Acadiana, he became known as the "Ole Master" of fine Cajun cuisine. His fishing and hunting camp on Bayou Big Alabama, in the Atchafalaya Swamp near Opelousas, was legendary as a gourmet haven where his culinary talents delighted palates from all over the United States, Mexico and Canada. While there with good friends, Tony invariably headed for the kitchen while everyone else headed with their dinner plates to the chow line. His effervescent shout of "tonight, I'm gonna make'em cry!" was always a promise of unsurpassed culinary delicacies soon to be conjured up.
Tony fished and hunted practically every noteworthy lake, bayou and wood in Louisiana. He fished Canadian and Mexican streams, hunted duck, deer, and quail in Texas, white wing doves in Old Mexico, and pheasant and grouse in the Dakotas. Everywhere he went, he enchanted local palates with his Cajun Cooking, at times cooking for as many as 800 people. He also picked up many good recipes along the way.
a salesman for Equitable Life Insurance Society. He made the Millionaires club his first year and every year thereafter. After 13 years he was installed into the Equitable Hall of Fame – the highest honor bestowed upon an agent.
In 1970, at age 65, Tony retired for the second time. He still sold insurance occasionally, but his primary focus was on hunting, fishing and fulfillment of another dream – to write a cookbook of his native cuisine. In 1972, the popularity of his book led to the formation of Tony Chachere's Creole foods to fullfill the demand for his now famous seasoning.
on TV talk and cooking shows throughout the South and as far East as Baltimore. He cooked for several governors of Louisiana, Miss America, and national conventions of the National Restaurant Association and American Culinary Federation. Features about him and his recipes have appeared in the food pages of many newspapers and magazines. His famous seasoning has been used in dozens of other cookbooks, cooking contests, and even in a couple of movies.
In March 1995, he was honored as the first inductee into the Louisiana Chefs Hall of Fame. He died just one week later, three months shy of his 90th birthday.
Tony Chachere will never be forgotten in Cajun Louisiana. He lived a legendary life and will be a legend in years to come. Though he left a lasting impression in the business fields he entered, he will be remembered best as a bon vivant with a rare and wonderful sense of humor, a man who was "at home" with every one who knew him.


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State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) issued the following statement after the Illinois State Board of Education announced the issuing of vouchers for the new tier funding from the evidence-based school funding model:
"I believe this marks the beginning of a new era for how we fund schools. The distribution of these funds is the result of the years of hard work from lawmakers and members of the education community toward creating an adequate and equitable system of distributing funds to schools.
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The United States Energy Association (USEA) seeks a qualified Program Coordinator with an energy and environment background and knowledge of the global energy sector to assist with the execution of two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded international energy partnership programs, the Promoting Domestic and International Consensus on International Fossil Fuel Technologies Programs, which assist the U.S. and international partners to increase sustainable energy production, accelerate deployment of cleaner fossil fuel technologies, and expand energy access through technology transfer.
The Program Coordinator supports the Senior Program Coordinators and Program Directors in the planning, development, and implementation of various meetings, briefings, seminars, conferences, and exchange visits, as assigned by the Program Directors. This includes budgeting, logistical arrangements for workshops and conferences, and escorting delegations within the United States and, on occasion, U.S. delegations abroad. The Program Coordinator also assists the Senior Program Coordinators and Program Directors in developing programming for activities including agenda development, stakeholder outreach, and providing input to work plans. The Program Coordinator is responsible for representing USEA in a professional manner, conducting activities efficiently and effectively, and for evaluating and reporting the results of each activity.
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Assists the Program Directors and Senior Program Coordinators in developing informational and promotional materials for the program website and social media, as well as coordinating the outreach with the communications department.
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Plans and arranges required airline travel, lodging, ground transportation, interpreting and translation services, meeting logistics, travel advances, and travel reimbursements for the implementation of program activities.
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Handles all necessary protocol arrangements for program activities.
Prepares letters, invitations, agendas, reports, presentations and other documents as necessary.
Recommends strategies to be used and reports progress to the Program Director.
Uses the internet and industry publications to collect information on the energy sector and programming and strategies for the region.
Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports and periodic success stories in addition to other articles for USEA and program-specific publications as assigned.
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A park of superlatives is born – Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park (NSCNP)
Joining up the jigsaw – almost half of Namibia under conservation
By Nicolette Jacobi
The Dorob National Park (DNP), while established as a conservation area, is also a park for the people. Visitors to Dorob have a wide choice of adventures, ranging from scenic flights and hot-air ballooning to skydiving, kite surfing and even a dolphin cruise on a catamaran.
The magnitude and extent of the DNP is better understood from an altitude of about 10 000 feet, when flying over it in a Cessna 210, with the high dunes of the Namib Desert lying beneath you to the east and the intense blue of the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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Scenic flights are one of the pillars of the Namibian tourism industry, and Namibia's coastal regions are included in most air-safari flight plans.
Scenic safaris are top-selling tour packages because they provide exhilarating and memorable experiences. One moment you are spellbound by the vast dune seas bordering the coast, the next you are looking at the vast grass plains extending to the mountainous areas of the Khomas Hochland – all in one trip. Fly-in safaris provide both access and adventure.
One of the most popular sightseeing excursions by air is a flight over Sossusvlei.
Departing from the airfield outside Swakopmund, the pilot guides the aircraft over the northern areas of the Namib-Naukluft Park to where the Tsauchab River meanders towards Sossusvlei.
At the famous vlei, deep-orange dune formations await you, as well as the ghost-like Dead Vlei.
After a few fly-bys, the aircraft turns around, this time heading for the coast to view places you are not allowed to enter by car. On the return flight tourists can view seal colonies, flamingos, saltpans and the many shipwrecks along the coast.
Light aircraft are not allowed to fly low over the lagoons, mud flats and areas frequented by big concentrations of birds. This is to ensure that the feeding birds, especially flamingos, are not disturbed.
Other popular scenic safaris that depart from the coast are the ones heading northwards over the Skeleton Coast to the remote areas of the Kunene Region as far as the Kunene River, the north-western boundary of Namibia, to show tourists the beautiful Epupa Falls.
Skydiving Photo ©Paul van Schalkwyk
While possibly not on everyone's to-do list but definitely something to consider, is a tandem skydive. This method of skydiving is especially for the not so brave amongst us.
Skydiving operations in Swakopmund, which started about 30 years ago, have built up a reputation for being high quality and safe.
The two skydiving clubs in Swakopmund offer one-day training courses that will qualify you for a static line jump on the same day. This means you are tied to the aircraft with a special cord that automatically opens your parachute. You can do a shorter course to participate in a tandem jump.
Tandem jumps are offered from the Swakopmund airstrip from about 10 000 feet. This is to introduce skydiving to adventure seekers. In a tandem jump you are strapped to a qualified instructor.
You jump out of the aircraft together, free fall for about 30 seconds, and glide for about five minutes before landing safely at the airfield. Established skydivers are welcome to arrange scheduled jumps at Swakopmund.
Hot-air ballooning
Ballooning Photo ©Ron Swilling
It is not only aircraft flights that guarantee adrenalin rushes.
Over the past few years, hot-air ballooning has become increasingly popular. It is one of the best ways to explore the Namib Desert in the Dorob National Park.
Early mornings – just before sunrise – are the best time to participate in a hot-air balloon flight. This is only possible when there is virtually no wind.
At dawn participants assemble in the desert where the balloon is warmed up with liquid propane, which is gasified and mixed with air before being ignited. The flame is directed into the mouth of the balloon.
The air temperature inside the balloon rises and causes the balloon to go up. Once in the air, the pilot guides the balloon with the wind currents. Except for the occasional roar of the burner, the flight is silent. From the basket you will have excellent photo opportunities to do justice to the beautiful scenery below.
Keep to the rules!
• According to the rules and regulations of the DNP, aircraft, microlights and gliders may overfly the park, providing they are at least 3 000- feet above registered Ramsar Sites and Important Bird Areas – Sandwich Harbour, the Walvis Bay Lagoon, Mile 4, the Cape Cross Lagoon, and the coastal area between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay – and at least 100 feet above everywhere else, and that all Civil Aviation laws and regulations are conformed with.
• Aircraft may land only on registered airfields, unless a forced landing is required in an emergency, in which case the required Civil Aviation procedures must be followed.
When the surf is right
Walvis Bay is one of the fastest-growing towns in Namibia, and the largest on the coast. It is famous not only for its economic activities, but also for its kite-surfing adventures.
The Walvis Bay Lagoon is the perfect place for this relatively new adventure sport. With strong winds tending to blow in the afternoons, it is the perfect setting.
According to a spokesman at the Walvis Bay Kite Surfing Centre, the lagoon is very safe. It has plenty of open water downwind, and lots of shallow water, making it easy to walk back upwind in the beginning phase.
Lessons are offered at this kite-surfing centre to introduce adventure seekers to the sport, taking them through all the steps until they are ready to go solo. The place where training takes place is far upwind of the spot frequented by more advanced kite surfers.
On most days the wind is strong enough to go kite surfing. The wind only really starts blowing in the early afternoon, picking up gradually towards nightfall. You see kite surfers on the lagoon only when the wind direction is south-east or south-west, the predominant directions.
Another adventure at Walvis Bay is kayaking on the lagoon and at Pelican Point. This may not induce the same adrenalin rush as kite surfing, but it brings you very close to nature.
Just imagine playing around with seals or racing with a Heaviside's dolphin, which is endemic to the Namibian and west coast of South Africa.
Two types of kayak tours are offered – one at the Walvis Bay Lagoon and the other around the tip of Pelican Point.
Both tours start early in the morning when the wind is very calm. For the tour at Pelican Point, tourists are taken by vehicle on a 4×4 route to the Point. From there the kayaks go past the lighthouse and around Pelican Point to the seal colonies.
Except for seeing marine life up close, you can also expect to see spectacular birdlife. Thanks to dry bags for cameras, you will be able to capture every moment of this tour.
At Pelican Point you will occasionally see surfers hitting the waves. Surfers describe the wave quality at Pelican Point as consistent and average. The size of the swell starts at less than 1 m and builds up to about 2 m, and the wave-length is very long (between 300 m and 500 m). Surfers, however, should be careful of sharks and rips.
An international surfing site, wannasurf.com, lists 29 spots in Namibia that are suitable for surfing and that have been tested by surfers. One of these spots is Cape Cross, rated 4.5 out of 5, and said to have the favourite wave quality on the Namibian coast, described as world class and very consistent. The normal length of the waves is between 150 and 300 m with a swell size of about 2 m.
Because this spot is situated next to Namibia's biggest seal colony, surfers need to be mindful of the seals. Sharks have also been seen in the waters off Cape Cross.
Another popular adventure sport in the DNP is paragliding. The sand dunes between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund are the best playground for paragliding. The best time to paraglide is between March and May when ground temperatures are not so high. Be prepared to climb the dunes with all your gear. The free flight will hopefully make up for this.
• Hand-powered boats (such as kayaks- and canoes), one-person wind boards, and surfers may access all parts of the marine component of the park except areas specifically excluded by means of signs or public notices (for example aquaculture farms).
• Rules issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources regarding the safety of marine mammals must be adhered to.
• Paragliding is allowed on the western face of the Swakopmund–Walvis Bay dune field, in areas specifically designated for paragliding.
An exciting way to get to know more about Namibia's marine life and even see a dolphin and seal up close is by joining a catamaran cruise in the waters just off the coast of Walvis Bay.
Several companies offer such tours to coastal visitors.
The catamarans and motorised boats usually depart early in the morning due to the tendency of winds to blow in the afternoon. Highlights on such tours include oyster farms, bird islands and Russian fish trawlers.
But it is all about marine life. The dolphins in the bay are now so used to the catamarans operating in their waters that you often see them swimming with the boats. Then there are Cape fur seals, penguins and, from July to November, you might even spot a whale.
• Motorised boats, jet skis or yachts may access the marine component of the park except at the registered Ramsar sites (Sandwich Harbour and the Walvis Bay Lagoon) or any other areas specifically excluded by means of signs or public notices (for example aquaculture farms).
• Rules issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources regarding the safety of marine mammals must be adhered to, as well as rules regarding boat safety and operation issued by the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication.
This article appeared in the Aug/ Sep 2011 edition of Travel News Namibia.


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Čarovniki s trga Waverly (v izvirniku Wizards of Waverly Place) je ameriški komični film, filmska upodobitev Disney Channelove televizijske serije Čarovniki s trga Waverly. Snemali so ga v San Juanu, Puerto Rico med februarjem in marcem 2009, premierno pa se je predvajal 28. avgusta 2009 na kanalu Disney Channel v Združenih državah Amerike. Premiero si je ogledalo 13,4 milijonov gledalcev, s čimer si je prislužilo naslov drugega najbolje ogledanega filma na Disney Channelu, prehitel ga je le film Srednješolski muzikal 2. Bil je tudi najbolje gledani televizijski film leta 2009. Film je v glavnem prejel pozitivne ocene s strani filmskih kritikov. Spletna stran Rotten Tomatoes s filmskimi kritiki je filmu dodelila 62% pozitivnih ocen, s povprečno oceno 7,2/10.

Film je bil leta 2010 nagrajen z Emmyjem za »najboljši otroški program«. Film je režiral Lev L. Spiro, na Disney Channelu v Združenem kraljestvu in na Irskem pa se je prvič predvajal 23. oktobra 2009 na prireditvi Wiz-Tober 2009. Posneli bodo tudi nadaljevanje filma, ki je trenutno v produkciji, kdo ga bo režiral in napisal ter kdaj bo film sam izšel pa še ni znano. Film bo nosil naslov Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film (Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 2) in bo prilagojen prvemu filmu. To bo bil drugi film v franšizi.

V filmu se pojavijo vsi glavni liki z izjemo Harper, ki je zaigrala le manjšo vlogo. DVD s filmom je izšel 15. decembra 2009 kot dodatna verzija. Film ni izšel na Blu-rayju kot ostali Disney Channelovi filmi, kot na primer Srednješolski muzikal 2, Camp Rock, The Cheetah Girls: One World in Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. Film se vrti okoli Alex in njene družine, ki odidejo na počitnice na Karibe. Režiserji filma pravijo, da film Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film ni niti malo podoben seriji, saj je, na primer, serija v glavnem snemana na odru, film pa na prostem v živo. Na nekaterih lokacijah snemanja je bilo večkrat vetrovno, kot se pokaže na dodatnih prizorih iz filma Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film v DCOM-u.

Izbrisane scene iz filma so bile prikazane na DVD-ju Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film - Dodatni prizori. Disney Channel je izdal tudi film z izbrisanimi scenami, naslovljen kot Backstage Wizardry. Film je šele šesti izdani Disney Channelov film, ki je temeljil na televizijski seriji, pred tem pa so izdali tudi filme Jett Jackson: The Movie, Pri Stevenstovih: Film, Kim Possible: Čas za akcijo, Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama in Penny na počitnicah. Prihajajoči Disney Channelovi filmi, ki temeljijo na seriji, so Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension in Fabulous in Srečno, Charlie: Film. Film se je na Disney Channelu prvič predvajal med sezono 2 in sezono 3 serije, natančneje med epizodami »Retest« in »Franken Girl«.

Zgodba
Družina Russo med tem, ko je Alex (Selena Gomez) pri svoji najboljši prijateljici Harper Finkle (Jennifer Stone), načrtuje počitnice na Karibih. Alex pa se odloči, da pokuka v Justinove (David Henrie) zasebne stvari, vendar nahrbtnik napade Alex, saj je Justin Alexino radovednost predvidel. Ko njun oče, Jerry (David DeLuise) pride k njima, da bi jima pomagal, po nesreči spregovori o prepovedani knjigi urokov, ter Justinu dovoli, da si jo sposodi, Alex pa mu jo ukrade, ko nihče ne gleda. Alex želi oditi na zabavo s Harper, vendar ji njena mama, Theresa (Maria Canals Barrera), to prepove, saj je posebej nezanesljiva, kadar se druži s Harper. Ko njeni starši odidejo ven, njenih bratov pa ni na spregled, Alex izreče urok s pomočjo knjige prepovedanih urokov, da lahko odide na zabavo s Harper. Na žalost urok ne uspe in Alex zalotijo starši. Zaradi tega je Alex prisiljena, da odide na počitnice na Karibe s starši, palice pa morajo Justin, Alex in njun brat Max (Jake T. Austin) pustiti doma. Na poti spoznajo čarovnika (Steve Valentine) (ki je svoje magične sposobnosti izgubil v boju z bratom) po imenu Archie, ki želi svoje dekle Giselle iz papige spremeniti nazaj v človeka, pri čemur pa mora najti »kamen sanj«, ki lahko obrne vsak urok ali izpolne vsako željo.

Kasneje, po tem ko Alex na svoji mami uporabi urok, da ji dovoli, da se druži s prijatelji, jo starši kaznujejo in ji prepovejo čaranje. Po pogovoru s Thereso si Alex zaželi, da se njeni starši ne bi nikoli srečali; na žalost v rokah drži knjigo z uroki in čarovniško palico, zato se želja uresniči. Rezultat želje je, da se Jerry in Theresa ne poznata in se niti ne spominjata svojih otrok, Justina, Alex in Maxa.

Alex, Max in Justin poskušajo Jerryju izmakniti knjigo urokov, ki jo nosi v žepu, vendar jih zaloti. Jerry ima še vedno svoje čarobne moči, saj se jim ni odrekel, da bi se poročil s Thereso. Jerry je bolj brezskrben in nekoliko manj odgovoren pri uporabi magije. Justin ga »hipotehnično« vpraša, kaj bi se zgodilo, če si čarovnik zaželi, da se njegovi starši ne bi srečali. Jerry razloži, da bi čarovnik postopoma pozabil svojo preteklost, nato pa popolnoma izginil. Pravi, da bi se moral zgoditi čudež, da bi čarovnik katastrofo lahko popravil, nato pa Justin omeni »kamen sanj« (La Piedra de los Sueños), za katerega Jerry meni, da bi lahko deloval.

Po Jerryjevem svetovanju se Alex in Justin odpravita iskati »kamen sanj«, pri čemer ju vodi Archie. Med tem Max ostane v hotelu, da starše odvrača od tega, da bi spoznavali nove ljudi. Tekom dneva Max izgubi spomin.

Ko Alex in Justin spoznata, da obstaja možnost, da ne najdeta kamna in izgineta, se drug drugemu opravičita za težave, ki sta si jih povzročila. Med potjo se Justin in Alex soočita z mnogimi ovirami, kot je na primer pot čez širok kanjon, živi pesek in hoja po ozki polici. Ko spozna, da je nekaj narobe, Max prosi Jerryja, da mu pomaga poiskati Alex in Justina, s čimer se Jerry po nekaj prepričevanjih tudi strinja. Pridruži se jima tudi Theresa, ki meni, da iščeta zaklad, kasneje pa se izkaže za zelo koristno, saj je edina izmed trojice, ki zna govoriti špansko.

Sčasoma Alex in Justin najdeta »kamen sanj«, vendar jima ga ukrade Giselle. Otroci svojo zgodbo povedo Theresi in Jerryju, vendar jim Theresa ne verjame, saj meni, da nikoli ne bi mogla pozabiti lastnih otrok. Med tem, ko poskušajo ugotoviti, kako bi spremenili urok brez »kamna sanj«, Jerry omeni, da bi jim morda lahko uspelo obrniti urok, če bi bil eden izmed otrok popoln čarovnik. Med pripravljanjem na čarovniško tekmovanje, Max dokončno izgubi spomin. Theresa se ga nekoliko spomni in spozna, da so otroci govorili resnico. Ko ugotovita, da morajo reagirati hitro, se Alex in Justin pripeljeta na starodavno bojišče, kjer bo potekalo tekmovanje. Jerry pojasni, da jima je v boju dovoljeno uporabiti le štiri osnovne elemente in sicer zrak, ogenj, zemljo in vodo. Zmagovalec boja bo postal popoln popoln čarovnik. V boju zmaga Alex.

Ker želi urok obrniti, se za pomoč zateče k Justinu, ki pa je že izgubil svoj spomin (čemur sicer nasprotuje dejstvo, da je starejši od Alex). V redkem trenutku ljubezni in sočutja, Alex moleduje Justina, naj je ne zapusti in ga opomni, da je njen starejši brat. Justin ji verjame in ji želi pomagati, vendar ji ne more, in pristane na istem mestu kot Max. Obupana, Alex poskuša obrniti urok, Jerry pa ji pove, da je lahko že prepozno.

Med tem Theresa prispe nazaj v hotel, kjer opazi, da se je Giselle že spremenila nazaj v človeka, »kamen sanj« pa nosi okrog vratu kot ogrlico. Archie uredi, da Theresa dobi kamen, Giselle pa se spremeni nazaj v papigo. Theresa si nato zaželi, da bi bila tam, kjer so Jerry, Justin in Alex. Ko prispe k njim, kamen da Alex. Jerry Alex pove, da si lahko zaželi, da bi dobila brata nazaj in še vedno obdržala svoje čarobne zmožnosti. Namesto tega si Alex zaželi, da bi bilo vse enako, kot prej; čas se zavrti nazaj in Alex se spet prepira s Thereso. Prepir pa Alex takoj ustavi, se opraviči in sprejme svojo kazen. Jerry in Theresa se ne spomnita ničesar, kar se je zgodilo, Alex, Max in Justin pa se. Otroci in starša se zbližajo in skupaj preživijo počitnice.

Igralska zasedba in liki
 Selena Gomez kot Alex Russo, srednji otrok in poznana tudi kot upornica družine Russo. Pogosto zaide v težave zaradi uporabe magije in je prva osumljenka, če se okoli družine zgodi kar koli nenavadnega, povezanega z magijo. V srednji šoli ji ne gre najbolje, tako kot pri učnih urah čaranja in zato, ker se premalo trudi in ne zato, ker ni bistra. Njena ulična pamet, triki, zmožnost hitrega laganja in podobno, so vedno razlog, zaradi katerega jo njena družina osumi laganja. Kljub temu, da se pri učnih urah čaranja nikoli ni preveč trudila, zmaga na čarovniškem tekmovanju proti Justinu v filmu Čarovniki s trga Waverly.
 David Henrie kot Justin Russo, najstarejši in najpametnejši otrok v družini Russo. Vedno se osredotoči na svoje šolsko delo, kot tudi na učne ure čaranja in je boljši čarovnik kot njegova brat in sestra. Justin je zelo samozavesten glede tega, da bo zmagal na čarovniškem tekmovanju, vendar za razliko od svoje sestre Alex, nima toliko pameti in zavajajočih sposobnosti (nekoč je svoje dekle in njeno družino prijavil uradu za lov na pošasti). V tretji sezoni konča z učnimi urami čaranja in postane lovec na pošasti, kar je del njegovega neodvisnega študija. Verjame, da mu je usojeno, da bo postal čarovnik v družini zaradi svojih čarovniških sposobnosti in magičnih študij. Kakorkoli že, Justin izgubi svoje sposobnosti čaranja v filmu Čarovniki s trga Waverly, ko ga na čarovniškem tekmovanju premaga Alex.
 Jake T. Austin kot Max Russo, najmlajši otrok v družini. Med tem ko je Justin pameten zato, ker se veliko uči in posveti vsemu, kar dela, Alex pa je ulično pametna, se Max ne odlikuje v nobeni izmed teh kategorij. Pogosto v prostem času počne zelo čudne reči (čarovniške in nečarovniške), kot na primer sprehaja pse s svojim nečarovniškim prijateljem, da bi zaslužil za »skodelice na verigi.« Kot Alex pogosto uporabi magijo tako, da ne doseže tistega, kar je želel, vendar ne tako resno in težavno, kot njegova sestra. V šoli mu ne gre preveč dobro, tako kot pri učnih urah čaranja. Ni preveč pameten, kljub temu pa je v epizodi »Wizard for Day«, ko Alex Jerryju podari Merlinov klobuk za rojstnodnevno presenečenje, da bi bil lahko za en dan spet čarovnik, omenjeno, da ima matematiko zaključeno -3, na kar se Alex odzove z: »Počakaj, -3? Kako si lahko boljši od mene?« Ima čarobnega mentorja imenovanega Mentor. V filmu Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film se z Alex in Justinom ne pomeri v tekmovanju, saj je zaradi Alexine želje izginil.
 Maria Canals Barrera' kot Theresa Russo je mama Alex, Justina in Maxa, ki nima čarobnih moči. Čaranja ne mara preveč, vendar ima zelo rada svojo družino. Ima mehiške korenine.
 David DeLuise kot Jaredd Vincent »Jerry« Russo je oče in učitelj Alex, Justina in Maxa. Bil je zmagovalec tekmovanja, vendar je svoje čarobne moči daroval za to, da bi se lahko poročil s Thereso, ki je navaden človek. V veliko epizodah se vidi, da si želi, da bi bil še vedno čarovnik.
 Jennifer Stone kot Harper Finkle je Alexina najboljša prijateljica. Za čaranje je izvedela v epizodi Harper Knows. Alexino uporabljanje magije jo zelo straši. Ko je pod pritiskom ali ko Alex naredi kaj slabega in ona za to (iz)ve, vedno uporabi izgovor, kot je Se vidimo pri športu!. Je zelo zaljubljena v Justina, vendar ga preboli, ko Justin začne hoditi z Juliet. V epizodi Wizards and Vampires vs. Zombies se zaljubi v Zekea, Justinovega najboljšega prijatelja. Nosi zelo čudne obleke, ki jih oblikuje in izdela sama, obleke, ki jih nosi, pa so po navadi povezane s hrano. V tretji sezoni se preseli k družini Russo. V prvi sezoni nosi priimek »Evans« in v novelizacijah. V filmu se pojavi le v manjšem cameo prizoru.
 Steve Valentine kot Archie je vešč, vendar nesrečen in zajedliv iluzionist ter ustvarjalec, ki služi kot komična folija in drugi antagonist filma. Imel je magične sposobnosti dokler ga ni v čarovniškem tekmovanju premagal njegov brat. On in Giselle konstantno zahajata v težave z lokalno avtoriteto in skušata prepričati Russove, da iščeta »kamen sanj«, vendar s tem ne preslepita Theresse in Jerryja. Kakorkoli že, po časovnem paradoksu, ki ga povzroči Alex, da ne bi uničila celotne družine, morata Alex in Justin poiskati ta predmet. Med tem filmom Archie služi kot Gisellein asistent, saj je zaljubljen vanjo in ima željo po tem, da bi našel »kamen sanj.« Kot se pokaže v filmu, se Archie počuti slabo, kakorkoli že, nazadnje »kamen sanj« vzame Giselle in ga preda Theressi - takrat izrazi željo, da bi se razšel z Giselle.
 Jennifer Alden kot Giselle je ženska čarovnica in glavna antagonistka filma. Zaradi neznanega razloga se je spremenila v papigo in zaradi tega je prisiljena iskati »kamen sanj«, pri čemur pa manipulira z Archiejem in Russovimi. Ko Russovi najdejo »kamen sanj«, jim ga Giselle ukrade, da bi se spremenila nazaj v človeka. Čez film se Archie ne zaveda njene okrutnosti ter podleže vsem psihičnim in čustvenim zlorabam, dokler se ne zave, da ga je samo izrabljala. Na njeno nesrečo ji Archie ukrade »kamen sanj«, zaradi česar se spremeni nazaj v papigo. Do konca filma ostaja skrivnost, zakaj se je najprej spremenila v papigo, vendar gledalci lahko domnevajo, da je bila to kazen za zlorabljanje njenih magičnih moči.
 Xavier Torres kot Javier je eden izmed direktorjev aktivnosti, v katerega se je zaljubila Alex.
 Johnathan Dwayne kot direktor aktivnosti
 Jazmín Caratini kot Bartender
 Marise Alvarez kot Greeter
 Bettina Mercado kot ženska v vasi #1
 Veraalba Santa kot ženska v vasi #2
 Gabriela Alejandra Rosario kot dekle v vasi
 Ruby kot Giselle papiga (nedokončano)

 Produkcija
 Igralska zasedba
V filmu je igrala celotna igralska zasedba iz Disney Channelove televizijske serije Čarovniki s trga Waverly. Vlogo Alex Russo je dobila Selena Gomez kot prvi glavni lik iz filma. Vlogo Justina Russa je dobil David Henrie kot drugi glavni lik iz filma. Maxa Russa, tretji lik iz filma, je upodobil Jake T. Austin. Čez film je Max začel pozabljati različne reči. Harper Finkle je zaigrala Jennifer Stone, kljub temu pa je bila njena vloga le manjša, z drugimi besedami, cameo vloga. Harper se pojavi na začetku filma. Nazadnje se pojavi v Alexini sobi, v sceni, kjer je Alex nesrečna zaradi počitnic na Karibih. Vlogo Therese Russo, matere Alex, Maxa in Justina so dodelili Marii Canals-Barreri. Lik Jerryja Russa, očeta Alex, Maxa in Justina je upodobil David DeLuise. Ostali igralci in igralke, ki so se pojavili v filmu, so Steve Valentine, ki je zaigral Archieja, Jennifer Alden v vlogi Giselle in Xavier Enrique Torres, ki je upodobil Javierja.

 Snemanje
Film Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film so primarno snemali v San Juanu, Puerto Rico med februarjem in marcem 2009. V verziji filma, imenovani Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film - Različica Kaj je kaj je prikazala, kje so snemali film in več. Na poti v Puerto Rico se je prikazal obraz Selene Gomez, ki je bil videti zelo razočaran, ker ni zaigrala v eni izmed pomembnejših scen filma. Med snemanjem je režiser Lev L. Spiro našel pajka v jami, kjer je bil skrit »kamen sanj«, povedali pa so tudi, da so bili netopirji v jami resnični in da sta morala biti Selena Gomez in David Henrie zelo previdna, da jih ne bi prebudila. Scena na železniški postaji, kjer se pokaže vlak iz perona, je bila snemana v Torontu, kljub temu, da se serija dogaja v New Yorku.

 Promocija
Selena Gomez je posnela pesem »Magic« za promocijo filma, ki je bila vključena tudi v soundtracke za film in za televizijsko serijo. Epizoda »Wizards vs. Vampires« se je na Disney Channelu predvajala 8. avgusta 2009, na kanalu Family Channel pa 24. avgusta 2009. Verzija »Kaj je kaj« je na Disney Channelu izšla 24. oktobra 2009.

 Dodatki DCOM
Dodatki DCOM so izšli na Disney Channelu že pred filmom. Pokazali so prizore za kamero, ki niso vključeni v film in intervjuje z ustvarjalci filma in igralsko zasedbo. Štiri verzije DCOM-a so se prvič predvajale na Disney Channelu. DCOM-jevi dodatki so bili poznani tudi pod imenom Disney Channelovi originalni filmski dodatki.

 Izid
Film se je prvič predvajal na Disney Channelu kot Disney Channelov originalni film 28. avgusta leta 2009 z 11,4 milijoni gledalci tiste noči, s čimer je postal eden izmed najuspešnejših Disney Channelovih filmov. Film se je v Veliki Britaniji in na Irskem premierno predvajal 23. oktobra leta 2009 kot del prireditve Wiz-Tober. V Španiji se je film prvič predvajal 11. oktobra 2009 kot del prireditve Magoctubre 2009 v Španiji.

 Kritični sprejem
Film je v glavnem prejel pozitivne ocene s strani filmskih kritikov. Spletna stran filmskih kritikov, Rotten Tomatoes, je filmu dodelila 62% pozitivnih ocen s 2693 ocenami in povprečno oceno 7,2/10.

 Ocene
Film je prejel 13,6 milijonov gledalcev na noč njegove premiere, s čimer je postal najbolje gledani televizijski film leta 2009 in Disney Channelov drugi najbolje gledani film na premierno noč, takoj za filmom Srednješolski muzikal 2. Na drugo noč od izida filma si je film ogledalo 5,8 milijonov gledalcev. V naslednjem tednu, na tretjo noč, si je film ogledalo 4,3 milijonov gledalcev, na četrto noč pa 4,7 milijonov gledalcev. Ko se je film prvič predvajal v Veliki Britaniji kot del prireditve Wiz-Tober, si ga je ogledalo 1,04 milijonov gledalcev, s čimer je postal sedmi največkrat gledani film tistega tedna in drugi najbolje gledani film na kanalu Disney Channel UK.

 Različica Kaj je kaj
Različica Kaj je kaj je izšla 24. oktobra 2009 na Disney Channelu, kot del maratona Čarovniki s trga Waverly. Različica Kaj je kaj vsebuje informacije za sceno.

 Glasba

V intervjuju za Disney Channelovo reklamo, Disney 365, je Selena Gomez govorila o interperacijah pesmi iz soundtracka, kjer je dejala: »'Disappear' je bolj romantična pesem. V glavnem govori o dekletu, ki ji je všeč nek fant in ne želi, da izgine, pesem 'Magical' pa govori o uroku, izvedenem nad fantom, in ta pesem, 'Magic', enostavno spada v film Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film.« Kljub temu, da je za epizodo serije posnela pesem »Make it Happen,« se ta ne pojavi na albumu, razlog pa ni znan. Album vključuje pesmi, ki jih je navdihnila serija in film Čarovniki s trga Waverly.
»Magic« od Selene Gomez je digitalno izšla preko trgovine iTunes Store. Pesem je izšla 21. julija 2009 na radiju Radio Disney iTunes Pass. Pesem »Magic« se je prvič predvajala na radiju Radio Disney, videospot zanjo pa na kanalu Disney Channel 24. julija tistega leta. Videospot pesmi prikazuje Seleno Gomez med petjem na mikrofon s svetlim in razposajenim ozadjem, vključena pa je bila tudi v odlomke iz filma Čarovniki s trga Waverly. Pesem »Magic« se je najprej uvrstila na enainšestdeseto mesto glasbene lestvice Billboard Hot 100, saj si jo je naložilo 42.000 poslušalcev.

 Seznam pesmi

 Izid na DVD-ju
DVD s filmom je izšel v Združenih državah Amerike in Kanadi kot Disney DVD 15. decembra 2009 v razširjeni izdaji. Film je bil izdan tudi v francoščini, španščini in angleščini s podnapisi v enakih jezikih. Film je na DVD-ju izšel tudi v Avstraliji 15. decembra 2009, v Nemčiji in Franciji pa 2. decembra 2009. V Združenem kraljestvu pa je na DVD-ju izšel 22. februarja 2010. Film ni izšel na Blu-rayju.

 Nagrade in nominacije

 Trženje
Prvi napovednik za film je izšel na Disney Channelu 17. junija 2009. Napovednik s celotno dolžino je izšel 26. junija 2009 med premiero enega izmed Disney Channelovih filmov Selene Gomez, Princess Protection Program.

 Izbrisane scene
Izbrisane scene iz filma so izšle na DVD-ju Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film - Dodatna verzija. Kanal Disney Channel je prikazal izbirsane scene na prireditvi pod naslovom Backstage Wizardry. Scena se osredotoči na Alex, Justina in Maxa, ki poskušajo svoje starše uročiti tako, da bi se spoznala, vendar jim urok ne uspe najbolje; Theresine obleke se pojavijo na Jerryju in Jerryjeve na Theresi. Ostale scene so bile posnete v bazenu z morskim psom. V še eni izbrisani sceni Justin in Alex svoja starša spremenita v majhna otroka.

 Linija igrač in novel
Serija Čarovniki s trga Waverly in film Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film je izdal tudi linijo igrač in novel, ki temeljijo na njiju.

 Otroška novela
Otroška novela iz filma je izšla v vseh ameriških trgovinah. Na voljo je bila v supermarketih, papirnicah, trgovinah s knjigami in preko spleta, na spletnih straneh »Amazon.com«, »Ebay.com« in več.

 Linija lutk
Izdali so lutko Alex Russo je bila prodajana v trgovinah blizu vseh občin v Ameriki. Vključevala je tudi manjšo čarovniško palico, ki se jo lahko odstrani in se z njo spremeni barvo oblačil lutke. Za otroke, ki se s tem igrajo, so izdali tudi palico v velikosti palice, ki so jo uporabljali v seriji.

 Nadaljevanje
3. junija 2010 so potrdili, da je drugi del filma Čarovniki s trga Waverly v produkciji. Trenutno je film poznan pod naslovom Čarovniki s trga Waverly: Film 2''. Disney je začetek produkcije oznanil 2. junija 2010. Poznano je, da se je že začela pre-produkcija filma. Potrjeno je bilo tudi, da bo v njem igrala Selena Gomez. Zaenkrat je znano tudi to, da bo scenarij za film napisal Dan Berendsen.

Izid

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Literatura

Zunanje povezave

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