Referenced by AP_Win32StatusBar::AP_Win32StatusBar(), XAP_UnixDialog_FileOpenSaveAs::previewPicture(), and XAP_DiskStringSet::setValue().
Implemented in XAP_BuiltinStringSet, and AP_BuiltinStringSet.
Referenced by AD_Document::_adjustHistoryOnSave(), XAP_Win32Dialog_FileOpenSaveAs::_buildFilterList(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_constructGnomeModifyButtons(), XAP_UnixDialog_PluginManager::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_HTMLOptions::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_SplitCells::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_PageSetup::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_New::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_MergeCells::_constructWindow(), AP_Dialog_Styles::_createCharPreviewFromGC(), AP_Dialog_Styles::_createParaPreviewFromGC(), AP_TopRuler::_displayStatusMessage(), AP_LeftRuler::_displayStatusMessage(), AP_Win32Dialog_Lists::_fillFoldingList(), AP_Win32Dialog_Lists::_fillStyleList(), AP_Win32Dialog_Lists::_fillTypeList(), XAP_Dialog_ListDocuments::_getHeading(), XAP_Dialog_ListDocuments::_getOKButtonText(), XAP_Dialog_ListDocuments::_getTitle(), XAP_Win32Dialog_FileOpenSaveAs::_initPreviewDlg(), pt_PieceTable::_loadBuiltinStyles(), AP_Win32Dialog_Styles::_onCommand(), AP_Win32Dialog_Goto::_onCommand(), AP_Win32Dialog_Styles::_onDrawButton(), XAP_Win32Dialog_Zoom::_onInitDialog(), XAP_Win32Dialog_PluginManager::_onInitDialog(), XAP_Win32Dialog_Language::_onInitDialog(), XAP_Win32Dialog_Image::_onInitDialog(), XAP_Win32Dialog_FontChooser::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_ToggleCase::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Tab::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Stylist::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Styles::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_SplitCells::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Spell::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Replace::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Paragraph::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_PageSetup_Page::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_PageSetup_Sheet::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_PageNumbers::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Options_General::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Options_Sheet::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_New::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_MetaData_Permissions::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_MetaData_Summary::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_MetaData_General::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_MergeCells::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_MailMerge::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Lists::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_ListRevisions::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_InsertTable::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_InsertHyperlink::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_InsertBookmark::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Insert_DateTime::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_HdrFtr::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_FormatTOC_Layout::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_FormatTOC_General::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_FormatTOC_Sheet::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_FormatTable::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_FormatFrame::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_FormatFootnotes::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Field::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_EpubExportOptions::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Columns::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Break::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Border_Shading::_onInitDialog(), AP_Win32Dialog_Annotation::_onInitDialog(), AP_Dialog_Styles::_populateAbiPreview(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_populateModify(), XAP_Win32Dialog_FileOpenSaveAs::_previewPicture(), XAP_UnixDialog_PluginManager::_refresh(), EV_Win32Toolbar::_refreshItem(), AP_Dialog_Goto::_setupJumpTargets(), AP_Win32Dialog_Spell::_showMisspelledWord(), AbiMathView_addToMenus(), fp_FieldPageReferenceRun::calculateValue(), AP_UnixDialog_MarkRevisions::constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_ListRevisions::constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_FontChooser::constructWindowContents(), AP_Dialog_WordCount::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_SplitCells::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_MergeCells::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_Latex::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_FormatTable::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_FormatFrame::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_Border_Shading::ConstructWindowName(), SpellChecker::couldNotLoadDictionary(), XAP_Frame::createMessageBox(), XAP_Win32PropertyPage::createPage(), AP_UnixApp::doWindowlessArgs(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::event_basedOn(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::event_followedBy(), XAP_Win32Dialog_PluginManager::event_Load(), XAP_CocoaDialog_PluginManager::event_Load, AP_Win32Dialog_Styles::eventStyleType(), XAP_Dialog_History::getButtonLabel(), XAP_Dialog_DocComparison::getButtonLabel(), AP_Dialog_ListRevisions::getColumn1Label(), AP_Dialog_ListRevisions::getColumn2Label(), AP_Dialog_ListRevisions::getColumn3Label(), AP_Dialog_MarkRevisions::getComment2Label(), XAP_Dialog_DocComparison::getFrame1Label(), XAP_Dialog_DocComparison::getFrame2Label(), XAP_Dialog_History::getHeaderLabel(), AP_Dialog_ListRevisions::getLabel1(), XAP_Dialog_History::getListHeader(), XAP_Dialog_History::getListTitle(), XAP_Dialog_History::getListValue(), AP_Dialog_ListRevisions::getNthItemText(), AP_Dialog_MarkRevisions::getRadio1Label(), AP_Dialog_MarkRevisions::getRadio2Label(), XAP_Dialog_DocComparison::getResultLabel(), XAP_Dialog_DocComparison::getResultValue(), AP_Dialog_MarkRevisions::getTitle(), AP_Dialog_ListRevisions::getTitle(), XAP_DiskStringSet::getValue(), getValue(), AP_DiskStringSet::getValue(), getValueUTF8(), XAP_Dialog_History::getWindowLabel(), XAP_Dialog_DocComparison::getWindowLabel(), AP_Win32App::initialize(), AP_UnixApp::initialize(), AP_QtApp::initialize(), AP_CocoaApp::initialize(), AP_Win32Dialog_Options_Document::isAutoSaveInRange(), XAP_Win32DialogBase::localizeControlText(), XAP_Win32DialogBase::localizeDialogTitle(), XAP_Frame::makeBackupName(), AP_Win32Toolbar_ZoomCombo::populate(), AP_UnixToolbar_ZoomCombo::populate(), AP_QtToolbar_ZoomCombo::populate(), AP_CocoaToolbar_ZoomCombo::populate(), fl_DocListener::populateStrux(), XAP_UnixDialog_Print::PrintPage(), XAP_Win32PropertySheet::runModal(), XAP_Win32Dialog_FileOpenSaveAs::runModal(), XAP_Win32Dialog_About::runModal(), XAP_UnixDialog_ClipArt::runModal(), AP_Win32Dialog_Options::runModal(), XAP_Win32PropertySheet::runModeless(), s_actuallyPrint(), pt_PieceTable::s_getUnlocalisedStyleName(), s_LoadingCursorCallback(), s_PrintHookProc(), s_StartStopLoadingCursor(), AD_Document::setAutoRevisioning(), XAP_Dialog_MessageBox::setMessage(), XAP_Dialog_MessageBox::setSecondaryMessage(), AD_Document::showHistory(), PD_Document::updateStatus(), UT_Encoding::UT_Encoding(), UT_Language_updateLanguageNames(), XAP_FrameImpl::viewAutoUpdater(), and XAP_CocoaToolPalette::windowDidLoad.
References getValue(), m_encoding, UT_convert_cd(), UT_iconv_close(), UT_iconv_isValid(), UT_iconv_open(), and UT_return_val_if_fail.
Referenced by _0(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_constructFormatList(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_constructGnomeModifyButtons(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_constructModifyDialog(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_constructModifyDialogContents(), XAP_UnixDialog_Zoom::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_WindowMore::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_Password::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_Insert_Symbol::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_Image::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_HTMLOptions::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_History::_constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_Encoding::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_ToggleCase::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Tab::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Stylist::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Spell::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_RDFQuery::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_RDFEditor::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Paragraph::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_PageSetup::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_PageNumbers::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Options::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_MetaData::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_MailMerge::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Lists::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_InsertXMLID::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_InsertTable::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_InsertHyperlink::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_InsertBookmark::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Insert_DateTime::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_HdrFtr::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_FormatTOC::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_FormatTable::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_FormatFootnotes::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Field::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_EpubExportOptions::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Columns::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Break::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Border_Shading::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Background::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_Annotation::_constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_ToggleCase::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_SplitCells::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_Paragraph::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_MergeCells::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_Lists::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_InsertXMLID::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_InsertHyperlink::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_InsertBookmark::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_Columns::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_Background::_constructWindowContents(), AP_UnixDialog_FormatTOC::_createLevelItems(), AP_Dialog_Paragraph::_createPreviewFromGC(), fp_ForcedPageBreakRun::_draw(), fp_ForcedColumnBreakRun::_draw(), s_WML_Listener::_emitTOC(), AP_UnixDialog_Stylist::_fillTree(), AP_Dialog_Options::_getUnitMenuContent(), s_DocBook_Listener::_handleTOC(), XAP_CocoaDialog_FileOpenSaveAs::_makeSavePanel, AP_UnixDialog_Styles::_populateModify(), XAP_UnixDialog_DocComparison::_populateWindowData(), XAP_UnixDialog_FileOpenSaveAs::_run_gtk_main(), AP_UnixDialog_Lists::_setRadioButtonLabels(), XAP_FrameImpl::_updateTitle(), AP_UnixDialog_Spell::_updateWindow(), AbiGOComponent_Create(), addToStore(), AP_Dialog_FormatTOC::AP_Dialog_FormatTOC(), AP_Preview_Paragraph::AP_Preview_Paragraph(), ap_sbf_InsertMode::ap_sbf_InsertMode(), ap_sbf_PageInfo::ap_sbf_PageInfo(), Stylist_tree::buildStyles(), XAP_UnixDialog_Language::constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_FontChooser::constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_DocComparison::constructWindow(), AP_UnixDialog_MarkRevisions::constructWindow(), XAP_UnixDialog_FontChooser::constructWindowContents(), XAP_Dialog_Insert_Symbol::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_Replace::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_Modeless::ConstructWindowName(), AP_Dialog_Goto::ConstructWindowName(), Defun(), Defun1(), Defun_EV_GetToolbarItemState_Fn(), AP_UnixDialog_Options::event_ChooseTransparentColor(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::event_DeleteClicked(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::event_ListClicked(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::event_Modify_OK(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::event_ModifyClicked(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::event_styleType(), AP_Dialog_RDFQuery::executeQuery(), fill_store(), AP_Dialog_FormatTOC::fillTOCPropsFromDoc(), fl_TOCLayout::getDefaultHeading(), XAP_Dialog_Language::getDocDefaultLangCheckboxLabel(), XAP_Dialog_Language::getDocDefaultLangDescription(), getStylesheetName(), XAP_Toolbar_Factory::getToolbarNames(), localizeButton(), localizeButtonMarkup(), localizeButtonUnderline(), LocalizeControl(), AP_Dialog_WordCount::localizeDialog(), LocalizedString(), localizeLabel(), localizeLabelMarkup(), localizeLabelUnderline(), localizeMenuItem(), AP_UnixDialog_Styles::new_styleName(), XAP_UnixDialog_FileOpenSaveAs::previewPicture(), PD_RDFDialogsGTK::runInsertReferenceDialog(), XAP_UnixDialog_MessageBox::runModal(), XAP_UnixDialog_FileOpenSaveAs::runModal(), XAP_UnixDialog_ClipArt::runModal(), XAP_QtDialog_FileOpenSaveAs::runModal(), XAP_CocoaDialog_WindowMore::runModal(), XAP_CocoaDialog_FileOpenSaveAs::runModal, PD_RDFDialogsGTK::runSemanticStylesheetsDialog(), s_doPrint(), pt_PieceTable::s_getLocalisedStyleName(), sAddHelpButton(), AbiCollabSessionManager::setDocumentHandles(), XAP_Dialog_Language::setDocumentLanguage(), AP_UnixDialog_Goto::setupAnnotationList(), AP_RDFSemanticItemGTKInjected< AP_RDFContact >::showEditorWindow(), AP_Dialog_RDFEditor::statusIsTripleCount(), EV_UnixToolbar::synthesize(), EV_QtToolbar::synthesize(), XAP_CocoaDlg_Insert_SymbolController::windowDidLoad, and AP_CocoaDialog_OptionsController::windowDidLoad.
Referenced by getEncoding(), and getValue().
Referenced by getLanguageName(), XAP_DiskStringSet::setLanguage(), XAP_StringSet(), and ~XAP_StringSet().


You look into the closet into a sea of heels, flats, and pumps. You find plenty of choices for work or a dressy night out. When it's time to relax, go for a walk or hang with the girls, and make sure to choose footwear that matches the occasion. Here are a few casual styles to accessorize your relaxed wardrobe and stay comfortable all day.
Known for their canvas body and braided rope soles and heels, espadrilles come in a variety of styles including flats and platform wedges. Espadrilles can complement not only stylish jeans or a beautiful dress but also business casual work attire, like capris and mini-skirts. You can wear this versatile footwear almost anywhere whether it's to work or happy hour.
If you're headed outside for a walk or a hike, wear footwear made with strong material and rugged soles. You don't have to wear heavy, lace-up work boots that are hard to get on and off. While they may be rugged, they can cause blisters and keep your feet too warm. Try a pair of comfortable slip-on shoes for a change. Pick a lighter shoe in a neutral color that matches your favorite shorts and jeans. Make sure to choose a shoe with durable treads to help keep you safe while you're hiking over uneven ground. At the end of the day, slip-ons are a perfect match for your favorite jeans or khakis when you want to grab a drink or a bite at the local pub.
Always keep a pair or two of traditional standbys like comfy leather or canvas sneakers. Keds have been around since about 1892 with good reason. You can't beat the feel of sneakers that fit your feet just right. Lace up and go for a long stroll or a few laps around the mall during a shopping spree. To ensure a perfect fit, make sure you have a little room between your big toe and the front of the sneaker and that there is no slipping in the heel to avoid blisters.
Sandals come in many styles and heel heights. These shoes can compliment almost any piece you'll find in your wardrobe. Open, minimalist styles like sandals are perfect for warm summer days and nights. Pack waterproof sandals for a day at the beach or wear dressy leather platforms for lunch or dinner with friends.
It's not a shoe and not quite a bootie. A shootie is a little shorter than a boot but taller than a flat or a sneaker. Shooties are hybrid footwear that is usually ankle-high with a bit of a heel. Leather and suede designs make shooties ideal for casual dresses, skirts, and jeans. If you are standing or walking around all day, try a low-heeled shootie to be more comfortable.
Give yourself options when you can relax and spend the day or the weekend in your casual clothes. Fill your shoe rack with versatile casual shoes to match every outfit and activity.
I honestly wasn't too convinced until I gifted them to my wife and now they never come off!


The Friends of the Bronxville Pubic Library invite you to a discussion with Gemma Clark and Andrea Montalbano.
Gemma Clarke, author of SOCCERWOMEN: The Icons, Rebels, Stars, and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game (April 2019), in conversation with Andrea Montalbano, the voice and author of the Soccer Sisters series and herself a high school soccer star, who went on to co-captain the women's team at Harvard.
Books available for purchase at Womrath Bookshop.


Herb Ohta, Jr., Keoki Kahumoku, and Chino Montero: West Coast Tour (with a stop in Arizona)!
Herb Ohta, Jr.s new album!
Three highly acclaimed, award-winning musicians from Hawaiʻi will be touring the western U.S. next month: Herb Ohta, Jr., Keoki Kahumoku, and Chino Montero. Between them they have won numerous Grammy® Awards, Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards (Hawaiʻi's Grammy®), and Hawaiʻi Music Awards, and both Herb and Chino will be up for additional Nā Hōkū Awards this year for their latest albums: Herb's "Pure ʻUkulele" and Chino's "Made in Hawaiʻi".
A fifth generation slack-key guitarist, Keoki Kahumoku - son of acclaimed slack key guitarist George Kahumoku, Jr. - also plays 'ukulele and teaches. With deep roots in Hawai'i, he shares his passion for Hawaiian music and culture through performances and lessons, both in Hawai'i and on the mainland, as well as at his annual Kahumoku 'Ohana Music and Lifestyle Workshop on the Big Island of Hawai'i. His non-profit Center for Hawaiian Music Studies provides music instruction and cultural opportunities to local youth. Keoki captures the hearts of his audience with his storytelling, wit, and easy manner wherever he performs. Like his dad, Keoki's performance is as much about his relaxed, engaging "talk story" as it is about his wide Hawaiian repertoire. George Jr. has said that his son "has a passion for Hawaiian music in all its forms." This passion is evident as Keoki continues to teach and share Hawai'i's music and culture.
Although a humble person who prefers to let his music speak for itself, Chino Montero has long been recognized by fans and fellow musicians as a musical tour de force. He is well-known for his beautiful vocals and masterful guitar work as a founding member of the bands Palolo and Manoa Madness, as a member of Amy Hanaialiʻi's band, and for his contributions to recordings by many of Hawaii's top artists. He has performed in many countries world-wide; opened for Carlos Santana at venues across Germany; played the House of Blues in Chicago and Dallas; performed with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra; and played at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China. In the liner notes for his recently released solo album "Made in Hawaiʻi," DJ Pratt of the hugely-popular band Kalapana writes: "Explosively wired guitarist Chino Montero shows his extraordinary talents through his multiple styles of Jazz, Blues, Country, Rock, and Hawaiian Slack Key. Chet Atkins comes to mind when listening to Chino's melodic guitar licks along with his fast machine gun type style with the grace of the Hawaiian Slack Key. His falsetto is truly his trade mark stemming from his Hawaiian roots, along with his remarkable guitar playing, which blends into a symphony "Made In Hawaii."
Masterful ʻukulele, slack key guitar, falsetto, and story-telling – with hula by Christina Kamailelauliʻi Wong. If this tour is coming to your town - or anywhere close - be sure to get tickets soon!
In Santa Clara; Are there advanced ticket sales, or just sales at the door?


There's a renegade rhododendron in full bloom again in the mountains.
I say "renegade" because it seems so out of place, growing at 1,800 feet elevation in the Cascades alongside I-90. If you look at the north side of westbound exit 42 for Tinkham Road, you'll see it right now.
I've long suspected somebody planted it there for reasons unknown. After all, the Pacific Rhododendron – Washington's state flower – is sensitive to cold and thrives best in the mild Northwest lowlands. My Sunset Garden Book taught me that years ago.
Rhodies like acidic, well-drained soil; lots of moisture; and filtered sun. The I-90 rhodie is covered in snow much of the winter and faces due south in full sunlight.
But perhaps the I-90 rhodie is a hardy variety. Outside of the Northwest, rhodies thrive in high places like the Himalayas, where rhododendron forests soar nearly 100 feet high.
I've hiked and backpacked all over the Cascades but don't recall seeing rhodies above the snow line. Perhaps I've overlooked them. Are there any hikers out there who've seen rhodies up high? Please chime in!
That's really cool! We had a large rhodie growing at the corner of our house as I was growing up (my dad still owns the house) and I always thought it was pretty. Ours had a tree-like build whereas most that I see are overgrown and bushlike. I never considered that there could be forests full of primarily rhodies, so now I'm looking at some great pictures online of the Himalayan varieties. Thanks for the good read!


Hello Everyone! I'm in Cebu City right now to facilitate an on-ground event and some digital promotions in relation to the Sinulog Festival. I'm fortunate to be working as a campaigns specialist in a telecommunications company where I get to be sent to different places to implement below the line activities such as events, merchandising and other promotions.
It's the most awaited time of the year for Cebu City, the Sinulog Festival. Of all the many times that I've been here, this is my first experience of the Sinulog Festival. I'm blessed for having the opportunity to travel for free!
Fllights were all fully booked for the Economy Class. Hence, there was no choice but to upgrade my seat to Business Class. It's my first Business Class seat experience in PAL and it was indeed a memorable one.
Imagine being seated next to the owner of the classy Elizabeth Mall of Cebu City and seated close to celebrities like Marian Rivera, Dennis Trillo, Rafael Rosel and Raymond Gutierrez, whom I think have shows here in Cebu City for the Sinulog Festival too. I was too shy to ask for a picture with them, I was starstruck.
I will be busy here in the next four days. I might not be able to update my blog as regularly as I want it. So please do check my Instagram account or my Twitter for updates of my exciting stay here in the Queen City!
Hope you are all having a great day too! Tell me what excites you today?
Wow, I envy you!!! :-D Yeah I see you on Instagram every day. LOL Enjoy yourself and take care!
That's so nice to experience. I'm sure you will be enjoying the trip a lot. Have fun!
I have a secret, I timidly tried to ask for an actress I was with in business class to have a picture with her, she shrugged her shoulder, didn't look at me and walked fast. I was shocked because I didn't believe in blind items about her being a B*tch in real life. But there I've witnessed it, experienced it myself. She was consisted with that attitude all the way through the exit of the airport. GRABE!!!!
Traveling in style! Business class! Lucky you. Enjoy the festivities!
Have fun in Cebu, Louise!
wow! you're lucky to have such work as it give you the opportunity to travel and get a chance to see some celebrities.. enjoy your trip and keep safe!!
Yes I feel blessed. :) Thanks sis Rosemarie!
I did enjoy Cintamuni, thanks dear!
Lucky you, witnessing Sinulog as it happens. I wish me and the whole family can watch it next time.
I hope you really enjoy the festival. This is one of my dreams, to attend several festivals here in our country.
Yup, FESTIVALS. It's more fun in the Philippines indeed!
That's my dream too! :) THanks Cym!


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Sea World India Masterplan, Maharashtra:
a grand cloister landscape provides a portal to the different park experiences
Masterplanning, tourism and leisure
Maharashtra Tourism Development Company
Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India
The masterplan for Sea World, an aquatic exhibition park including oceanarium, research and conference facilities is located in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India.
At the heart of the masterplan, designed in conjunction with International Design Group and David Lazenby Design, is the Grand Cloister Landscape a pivotal new park structure which also supports the administrative offices and support facilities for the entire park.
The design for this large landscape serves as a counterpoint to the more flamboyant and noisy characters of the Konkan Village to the east, the themed water park experience to the north and the zoomorphic forms of the Oceanarium that is set immediately to the west on the forested escarpment facing the Indian Ocean.
The Grand Cloister landscape is organised as a clear rectangular form measuring 182 meters by 108 meters and provides space and opportunities for a variety of external events, including exhibitions, presentations and festivals.
It is surrounded by a wide undulating canal system with bridge links to the other parts of the park, which also create dramatic thresholds, heightening the sense of anticipation among visitors as they pass from one distinctly different park experience to another.
The design of the entrance landscape is inspired by the traditional Indian temples, like those at Ratnagiri, Tiruvannamalai and Madhurai. These magnificent stone ornate entrance towers 'Gopuram' are echoed in eight contemporary laterite 'pylons' of varying height of up to 30 meters, which also act as support for large tensioned Teflon canopies.
At the pylon basis entrances with lifts and stairs give access to the office and reception spaces below. The two larger pylons, at the centre of the plan, provide public access to the viewing galleries above providing a panorama of the park below and the dramatic landscapes and ocean beyond.
These laterite structures are configured as ventilation stacks and oriented to the prevailing wind to create a venturi effect drawing cool air across the water surface at the lower levels, through the office spaces and up through the towers, which increases passive cooling of the administrative areas below.
Sea World Masterplan
a grand cloister landscape
Projects: Mumbai
Projects: Chester Zoo Entrance and Education Centre
Projects: Gorilla Kingdom London Zoo
Projects: Sea World India Oceanarium, Sindhudurg

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Straight Outta Howick. now living in Maroubra. bedroom banger these days but I used to Dj at Superclubs such as The Royal Hotel Bondi Beach and also the Bondi RSL. thats a joke those places are shitholes.
Career highlight was that time I was the warmup Dj for Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley on their combined world tour that everyone seems to have forgotten about . I like Reggae. plus other stuff.


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THE 2013 TONY® AWARD-WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA COMES TO THE WASHINGTON PAVILION IN SIOUX FALLS IN JANUARY
Sioux Falls, SD – RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, the 2013 Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of THE KING & I and THE SOUND OF MUSIC, will play the Washington Pavilion for a limited engagement on January 9 and 10, 2019.
Tickets for CINDERELLA are available now and can be purchased at the Washington Pavilion Box Office at 301 S. Main Ave, by calling (605) 367-6000 or at washingtonpavilion.org. Special pricing is available for groups of 15 or more.
With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and romantic Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA combines the story's classic elements – glass slippers, pumpkin, and a beautiful ball along with some surprising twists.
More than just a pretty face with the right shoe size, this Cinderella is a contemporary figure living in a fairytale setting. She is a spirited young woman with savvy and soul who doesn't let her rags or her gowns trip her up in her quest for kindness, compassion and forgiveness. She longs to escape the drudgery of her work at home and instead work to make the world a better place. She not only fights for her own dreams, but forces the prince to open his eyes to the world around him and realize his dreams too.
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA has music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a new book by Douglas Carter Beane and original book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Originally directed by Mark Brokaw and choreographed by Josh Rhodes, the tour is directed by Gina Rattan and choreographed by Lee Wilkins. Music adaptation and arrangements are by David Chase and music supervision is by Greg Anthony Rassen. Orchestrations are by Bill Elliott and are adapted from the original Broadway orchestrations by Danny Troob.
One of Rodgers + Hammerstein's most popular titles, Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was written for television -- debuting in 1957 starring Julie Andrews. In 2013, the show made its long-overdue Broadway debut. Along with CINDERELLA, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's legendary musicals include OKLAHOMA!, CAROUSEL, THE KING AND I, SOUTH PACIFIC and SOUND OF MUSIC.
Mr. Beane's book for Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA blends masterfully with the musical's cherished score with songs including "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible," "Ten Minutes Ago" and "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?"
The creative team includes scenic design by Tony® Award nominee Anna Louizos, costume design by six-time Tony® Award-winner William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony® Award-winner Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony® Award nominee Nevin Steinberg.
The Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA tour is produced by Work Light Productions. CINDERELLA was produced on Broadway by Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman, Stephen Kocis, Edward Walson, Venetian Glass Productions, The Araca Group, Luigi Caiola & Rose Caiola, Roy Furman, Walt Grossman, Peter May/Sanford Robertson, Glass Slipper Productions LLC/Eric Schmidt, Ted Liebowitz/James Spry, Blanket Fort Productions and in association with Center Theatre Group.
For more information please visit www.CinderellaOnBroadway.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/CinderellaTheMusical
Twitter: @CinderellaBway
The Washington Pavilion is the region's home for the arts, entertainment and science. Located in a beautifully renovated historic building in downtown Sioux Falls, it is one of only a few facilities in the world to bring together under one roof the performing arts, visual arts and interactive science. The vast array of high quality programming and educational activities available through the Husby Performing Arts Center, Kirby Science Discovery Center, Visual Arts Center and the Community Learning Center ensures that people of all ages and walks of life can rely upon the Washington Pavilion to inspire, educate, entertain and enrich. There is, indeed, something for everyone here. For information about our programs, please call (605) 367-7397 or, (toll free) at 1-877-Wash Pav or visit our website at www.washingtonpavilion.org.


Many reasons exist for attempting to employ a maid. Some might appear more essential than the others with a people however the outcome remains the same – you'll need a maid. You may have an ill member of the family, or else you just not have the time for you to perform the cleaning yourself. All of these are valid causes of wanting a maid.
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Today is Christmas Porches Tour day!!!
It's the day I get to team up with some amazing bloggers to show you what we've been up to on our porches for the holiday season!
I am so EXCITED! And if I'm being honest, a little bit scared!
This is the only official tour I do for the holiday season and I always want to put my best foot forward. But my best foot might just involve a few blowmolds and I know kitschy vintage pieces aren't everyone's thing. Gasp.
And then I got to thinking (I do that sometimes), that I want to show you how you can use some retro pieces mixed in with your rustic or traditional decor and have something sort of special.
And not in the "Bless her heart" sort of way, but in the "Good golly, she's convinced me to dig grandma's blowmolds out of the basement" sort of way!
At the end of the post you will see links to the other bloggers' porches.
Use your more rustic or traditional decor as the base and then add in a couple fun and funky retro pieces as the accents.
It will probably be easiest to set up the entire porch with the rustic decor first and then add in the retro goodies second. That way your mind isn't going back and forth when trying to see what looks good together. One design era at a time, people.
Flea markets, thrift stores, estate sales, antique malls, Etsy and Facebook Marketplace are all excellent places to find retro Christmas decor.
Add a little bit of whimsy! Retro Christmas decor was fun, bright and a little bit funky and a lot of the time it was plastic. Don't shy away from plastic!
Just go for it! It's easy to second guess yourself when all you see right now on the internet is gray walls and shiplap, but if you want to dive into a little retro Christmas decor, dive in the deep end and don't worry about your beehive hairdo getting wet.
This small blowmold Santa sleigh and reindeer is a fun vintage piece. He's very nostalgic looking.
As are the vintage blowmold candles.
I wasn't 100% sure I was going to put the candles on the porch or not.
I bought them a few years ago and I generally keep them on the back porch at Christmastime, but I thought they would UP the kitschy Christmas factor out front this year.
So I promoted them to the front porch and am so glad I did!
By the way, a tutorial for the porch urns can be found here – Easy Holiday Front Porch Planters (and as the name implies, they really are that EASY to make).
You can't go wrong with a stack of Shiny Brite boxes. Ever.
I joked on Instagram that these only lasted on the porch long enough for me to take photos, because, although everything else is on the porch is there for real, these were here just as "props".
Not going to leave my babies out in the cold, wind and rain!
On the other side of the porch I put the second candle along with a sign I made a few years ago.
I didn't bother to make a tutorial for the porch sign, because it's basically a piece of wood I bought at Home Depot painted with the word NOEL and a wreath hung around the O. Simpler than simple.
I hung fresh greens around the doorway.
It's takes about 20 feet of pine garland to go from one end of the doorway up around and over to the other end of the doorway.
Since the local garden center had 25 foot rolls of garland at a good price, I used the extra 5 feet to drape over the top of my brown wooden cabinet thingie. I first showed this shelf on my fall porch – Simple Fall Porch Decorating On The Cheap.
The HUGE pinecones on top of the cabinet are sugar pinecones. Sort of hard to see in the photos, but they are pretty impressive as far as pinecones go!
I found the deer head silhouette at a local craft sale a few months ago (I link to a similar one in my "Where To Buy Christmas Porch Decor Online" section below) and wired it to a behemoth live winter wreath. It's 36″ wide across and fits perfectly in this space between my door and window.
And then I placed some bundles of live winter greenery (mostly cedar, spruce and holly) in a galvanized tub in front of the porch and in the green wooden box beside the cabinet.
I think I may have put the garden center owner's kid through college with all my greenery. Seeing as how we have at least 7 huge pine trees in our yard, I probably could have gone the natural scavenge-for-yourself route, but I love the variety of greenery at the local mom and pop garden center.
And don't forget I also have an Amazon shop where I list a whole bunch of Christmas goodies!
Now scoot on over and see what everyone else has done to their porches this year!
I look forward to seeing your Christmas porch every year, Pam. This year's porch is vintage perfection. I love every single detail and admired all of it over my morning coffee.
Thank you Paula! If you're missing that glorious red Coleman cooler one morning, you'll know where to find it!
I absolutely love your blowmolds! I have never seen the candle ones with a santa on them. Great find!
Thank you! I found them a few years ago. It was the first time I had seen the Santa variety before!
I saw a whole bunch of them for sale in a booth at the Country Living Fair last year, but the prices were astronomical. I don't think I've ever spent more than $5 for one at a yard sale!
I envy your porch in the kindest way possible. I have a stoop, so I am always dreaming of a day when I will have a porch.
But you have a picket fence!!! A picket fence is almost as fun to decorate, right?
Pam I love seeing your porch for the Holidays. I love all your mix of retro things. Just brings back so many great memories. I love it all so festive and pretty. Have a great new week.
Thank you Kris! I was just checking out your fabulous party! The planning and attention to detail you go to with that is amazing!
I always love your porch decor, Pam…and at Christmas it is always even more special! Love the whimsy! I need to make a NOEL sign!
Thank you Linda. I really do enjoy playing around out there!
You are so sweet! So glad you are part of the porch tour!
Your porch is fun and festive. I love everything about it. You did a great job. I think my favorite thing has to be those black urns.
I love those urns too! And they are plastic! I bought mine at Lowes, but they have the same ones on Amazon. When I bought them I was thinking "Oh, if they last a full year I'll be happy", but it's been 4 years now I think and they are still looking good and haven't lots their color at all!
I love your porch it just screams vintage holiday porches, so pretty.
Pam, your porch is so pretty and fun. I love your porch pots. And all of your charming vintage items are just perfect, especially the green pieces. Love it all.
Thank you! I LOVE making those porch pots. I try to do a different version every year!
Pam, I always love to see how you've decorated your porch each year. You do have the unique gift of displaying vintage items to perfection. I also love how you use natural items, and I really wish I'd added real garland around the front door after seeing yours!
Oh, but your porch is AMAZING as is! I used to have a huge cow collection, so I loved your theme this year!
I was THISCLOSE to buying some retro candlesticks for my porch this year, but the pricetag scared me away. I'm gonna cross my fingers that they'll go on sale, and I can get them for a steal! I love your colorful, kitcshy space exactly because it is unique and creative and not like every other square I see on Instagram! And I just had to laugh about your comment about putting the garden center owner's kid through college. I'm pretty sure there's a pumpkin patch kid getting an Ivy league education thanks to me! And this year, I did splurge on some greens. We should probably plant and grow these things ourselves, but who needs more work, right?
Thanks so much for being a part of the porch tour again this year.
Thank you for inviting me! I look forward to seeing what every is doing on their porches each year!
You KNOW that I love your style, Pam. Always creative with a vintage twist.
Your porch is a perfect welcome for your Christmas visitors.
Thank you Meegan!!! That means the world to me!
Very pretty. I also like the colors of your house the siding and shutters. And I use to have candles like that.
I love the bench/shelves. I'm looking for something like this to put in my kitchen area to display some of my favorite Christmas dishes. After downsizing for retirement I had to give away my large hutch and now have nowhere to put all these favorites. I too like the retro look and have a collection of Napco girls from back in the 50's and 60's.
your rustic and retro takes me back to my childhood. love it! ha. next time go into your yard for your greens and send the money you saved to me….so i can put my own kids through college. 🙂 Happy holidays.
Your front porch is great, Pam!!! I didn't know that is what you call those old 1950's/1960's/1970's plastic light-up yard ornaments… blowmolds. 🙂 Learned something new today! Thank you. <3 I wouldn't leave my Shiny Bright boxes and ornies out, either. Too cute! And i love the brown shelf cabinet out there; it adds a nice touch.
p.s. Didn't you do a cute Santa and reindeer outside last year??? Maybe I am thinking of someone else but seems to me I really like your porch last year, too.
Pam, your porch is holiday perfection! I love it all! It was fun touring with you this week! Pinning!
Really cute, Pam! I love how the brown shelf and greenery ground it all and the bright, retro pieces add the pop! So fun to use all those vintage finds for Christmas, isn't it?
Pam, your porch has been a favorite of mine for years! I just love your vintage finds. I love how you went very neutral and rustic with your greens and let the vintage decor be your pops of color! Vintage perfection!
So fun to see the candles — we had some like that when I was growing up. I love all the natural greenery and the stack of shiny bright boxes is a simple, charming detail.


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People spend an estimated 3 billion hours playing on-line games every week(1), which seems a staggering waste of neurological effort.
However, games offer the enticing possibility of shifting part of that energy toward more altruistic causes —helping to cure cancer, for instance, instead of shooting zombies on-line Researchers think that blending human and computer strengths through games —gamification— may be the best way to solve difficult problems(2) while channelling positive attitudes and collaboration, in a real world context. The key is the design of "Games With A Purpose" —GWAP—(3); games where people fill the gaps left by imperfect algorithms as a side effect of playing.
Many tasks are trivial for humans but continue to challenge computer programs, e.g. humans are still better than computers at general pattern recognition, like identifying a face or any other specific object in a photograph. Google Image Labeler was a feature, in the form of a game, of Google Image Search that allowed users to label random images to help improve the quality of Google's image search results. It was on-line from 2006 to 2011.
In a similar vein, your effort to complete a CAPTCHA, may be helping Google to digitize books and newspapers. According to Google, about 200 million CAPTCHA's are solved by humans around the world every day. In aggregate these little puzzles contribute more than 150,000 hours of work each day which help overcome the limitations of optical character recognition.
Most crowd-sourcing initiatives, including GWAP, work by decomposing one massive project into a very large number of simple tasks, which are then distributed among a very large population of participants. This general strategy has been used successfully, for example, to classify the morphologies of uncharted galaxies, to conduct comprehensive ecological censuses, and to organize knowledge around human gene function. However not every possible hard problem is either simple nor easily decomposable. Protein folding is a case in point.
A protein's shape is determined by the precise way its constituent string of amino acids folds up. The three-dimensional structure specifies the function of a protein. Failure to fold into native structure usually produces inactive proteins, but in some instances misfolded proteins have modified or toxic functionality. Therefore, knowing how proteins will fold is key is to design new protein molecules that could help prevent or treat important diseases. Protein folding is fabulously difficult to predict because each protein can potentially adopt an astronomical number of different shapes. In theory, computers can run through every one, but that could take decades. Pure brute force is not yet an affordable solution.
And they are on their way. The Foldit Void Crushers ia a group of Foldit players who had a critical role in the complex achievements described in a paper published in Nature in Oct 2011. The scientific value of the Foldit system was first demonstrated by showing that players could solve specific structure prediction problems. Foldit players could, in many cases, generate better structure predictions than the state-of-the-art structure prediction program.
Foldit then tested the gamer community's proficiency at actually designing protein folding algorithms. Foldit provides players with a script-building interface that they can use to design and execute their own folding 'recipes'. Players working together with recipes have also developed protein-folding algorithms that virtually beat those created by experts.
After Foldit, other games are emerging to address similarly challenging biological problems. One obvious concern is whether new games can continue to build significant player communities as more are released. 300,000 Foldit players may seem like a lot, but Angry Birds has hundreds of millions of active users. Nobody expects science games to climb that high, but the numbers show there's a massive pool of potential players to draw from.
Now it is your turn: Shall you play World of Warcraft or Foldit?


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Motorcyclist dies following 'head on' collision with VW Golf
Emergency services were called to the scene near Kingskettle in Fife at around 4.35pm on Monday.
Fatal crash: Motorcyclist dies following collision with VW Golf. iStock
A motorcyclist has died following a "head on" collision with a car in Fife.
Emergency services were called to the scene near Kingskettle at around 4.35pm on Monday.
A Honda motorbike and a grey Volkswagen Golf were involved in the collision.
The 29-year-old male motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car, a 51-year-old woman, was uninjured.
The road was closed for several hours to allow investigators to conduct enquiries at the scene.
A statement by Police Scotland read: "A man has died following a head on collision in Fife on Monday, 28 November, 2022."
Sergeant Colin Morrison said: "I am appealing for anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident, who has not yet spoken to police, to get in touch.
"Any small piece of information could prove vital in our ongoing enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the collision.
"I would appeal to anyone with dash cam equipment to get in touch as it could hold images which could assist in our investigation.
"Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 2348 of November 28, 2022."


On March 11th, a 9.0 earthquake shook the Earth near Japan. This was the world's fifth strongest earthquake since 1900, and it moved the island of Hoshnu eight feet east! The ferocity of the quake was such that the Earth shifted on its axis by 6.5 inches. The planet actually spun a bit faster for a moment or two. And then came the tsunami, a 30-foot wave of destruction that hit Japan with seemingly unconcerned force and indiscriminate destruction. Buildings were demolished, a nuclear power plant began its self-immolation, farms were destroyed, cars floated like ping-pong balls in a swimming pool, and people died. At this writing, some 10,000 are confirmed dead, and 17,000 more are unaccounted for. Over 500,000 people are cold, hungry, and homeless.
The question we ask is, Why? Why earthquakes, tornados, monsoons, and forest fires? Are these "natural disasters" purposeless? Are they simply the result of impersonal geological forces and therefore devoid of meaning? Did the earthquake "just happen"? Is a seismic explanation of what took place in Japan the only answer we get? Is the breadth and depth of the human suffering we have witnessed the result of the impersonal forces of nature—or do these calamities have a guiding hand? Is there a God who controls even the shaking of the ground? And if God had something to do with what happened in Japan, what was it?
These are hard questions, and people give many and varied answers. Their thoughts, however, tend to fall into two categories. First are those people who blame the Earth itself. The universe may have been created by God, or it might be the result of accidental evolution, but either way, those who take this track understand the Earth to be on its own. God is not pulling any strings, ordering any events, or changing the course of what we call "nature." As Rabbi Julie Schonfeld said in the aftermath of the tsunami, "I live in a real world of science and technology. We know that these things happen, and we are humbled by them." These things happen….
Others who muse about the why blame the victims: the Earth shook because the people deserved it. Shintaro Ishihara, the governor of Tokyo, said Japanese politics was "tainted with egoism and populism" and caused "tembatsu, or divine punishment." Glenn Beck hinted at the same answer when he said, "Whether you call it Gaia or whether you call it Jesus, there's a message being sent… and that is, Hey, you know that stuff we're doing? Not really working out real well." Hindus and Buddhists give similar versions of this blame-the-victim answer to the question of suffering and natural disaster. The law of karma in Hinduism teaches that we get what we deserve. My sin, committed either in this life or a previous one, must be paid for. My suffering is the consequence of my behavior.
But how do Christians who know the Bible and the God of that Bible understand so-called natural disasters? Ours is a third way. We neither blame the forces of blind chance, nor do we blame the victims. Instead, we understand that God's governance extends even to the trembling of the Earth. When pondering God's role in the earthquake of March 11th, we should therefore be both comforted and stirred.
We should be comforted because the God we worship never goes on vacation. The God we meet in Scripture is a deity who controls everything. His providence and control extend to all things at all times. From God's perspective, there are no "accidents," and everything that we call "nature" is directed by his guiding hand.
The next question in the Catechism asks, "How does the knowledge of God's creation and providence help us?" We can be patient when things go against us, thankful when things go well, and for the future we can have good confidence in our faithful God and Father that nothing will separate us from his love. All creatures are so completely in his hand that without his will they can neither move nor be moved.
Are you gasping for breath? Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish! What can Jesus mean by that? Instead of trying to explain the problem of suffering, Jesus says, "Repent!" Instead of trying to justify how a good God could allow such a thing to happen, Jesus points to the fundamental truth about every human being who has ever lived: we all deserve God's wrath. Every day we live, every meal we eat, every sunset we see, every time we laugh—each of these is a gift of God's kindness. The apostle Paul tells us that this kindness is designed to lead us to repentance (Romans 2:4), but in Luke 13, Jesus tells us that the suffering of others has the same purpose. With just a few words, Jesus points out that God owes us nothing and that our only hope before God is to repent. Our sins have separated us from the unimaginable holiness of God; even our good deeds are as "filthy rags" in his sight (Isaiah 64:6). And Jesus invites us to repent.
Of course, we are to both grieve with those who grieve and give to those who are groaning in Japan. Jesus calls us to weep with those who weep, and the Bible is full of commands to share generously with the poor. Our hearts should break when we see the intensity of the human suffering. We should be praying daily for those who have lost family, friends, and possessions. But here, in Luke 13, Jesus gives a meaning to such political and "natural" disasters that we might not otherwise have thought of. The fall of that tower in Siloam and the murderous violence of Pilate on those offering sacrifices in Jerusalem are wake-up calls for each one of us to come before the living God and say, "Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner." The rabbi is wrong. These "natural disasters" do not "just happen." They happen so that we might repent and cry out for the mercy of God. Repentance is the place God wants us to be.


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THE TOP 10 TAKE-AWAY POINTS FROM DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD SPRING 2013 By Catherine Clinch May 3rd 2013
In this century of the global marketplace, Digital Hollywood is the conference heard round the world. But twice a year, Victor Harwood brings Digital Hollywood back to its point of origin for a four-day love fest of all things digital. What began as a three-ring circus of panels and presentations has evolved into a ten ring circus of fun and wonderment. In the center ring, Day One opens with the VARIETY Entertainment Technology Summit. From there, attendees move through the Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey on a journey along the cutting edge of the digital world. If you weren't there, here's what you missed:
1. It's all about mobile. Phones are getting bigger and tablets are getting smaller. Technology and behavior have created a convergence point where we now expect to access the entire world from a little piece of plastic that fits in our pocket. While much of the content is re-purposed from other media, LIVE entertainment is becoming a major player in mobile. A demonstration of the spin on LIVE consumer generated content was presented in a single visual of two pictures taken from the same angle at the same event just six years apart. During the introduction of a new pope in 2005, a photo from behind the crowd showed one man holding up a smart phone to record the event. However, another photo from the same angle at the introduction of our newest pope in 2013 showed the entire crowd holding up smart phones and tablets to record the event. By the time we elect our next pope, chances are the photo will resemble the 2005 image because everyone will be wearing Google Glass.
2. Gen Z (12-16 years old) is turning into Gen TMI. They may not tell their parents what they're thinking, saying or doing – but they have no problem telling the rest of the world WAY too much about what they Like, Follow, Check-In, Tweet, Reddit, Stumble Upon or post conclusive evidence about on Instagram. Before we know it, privacy issues will be just another plot point in some spy movie…that Gen Z will download (without paying for) on Bit Torrent.
3. Crowd Funding is getting ready to expand – and that may or may not be a good thing. The JOBS Act is still hashing out the details that will enable small businesses to use Crowd Funding to raise capital in the form of investments rather than donations. The problem is that the government has put its primary focus on protecting the "investor." Venture Capital experts believe this will create a nightmare scenario because hundreds (or thousands) of investors at the early stage can make it difficult (if not impossible) to raise subsequent rounds of funding. Attorneys warn that there is a huge potential for litigation from minor investors.
4. There's an App for that! But, it's probably not available for Windows 8. Apple's iOS is still the gold standard for app developers, coders and engineers because Apple tends to be their personal tech choice. Unless they work for Google – in which case, Android comes in a very close second. Windows 8 has a small and underwhelming assortment of apps available (for phone or laptop). But the lack of enthusiasm from app developers has left a hole in the marketplace, creating a perception that Windows 8 users are doomed to a life without apps.
5. Did I mention that it's ALL about mobile? Advertisers are searching for new and exciting ways to lure their customers through a combination of geolocation and MMS. Most speakers referenced the ability to reach shoppers when they are at or near the point of purchase for products and services being advertised. However…
6. …it's really ALL about Gen TMI and the way they consume media. They want to watch what they want to watch when they want to watch it and they'll do it on the largest screen available (which almost always means mobile). If they're watching a series stream on their phone, they'll call it "watching TV" and there's nothing you can do about it.
7. The Water Cooler is dead. Long live The Water Cooler. The networks and studios are still exhausting themselves trying to devise ways to recreate the Camelot that was Brandon Tartikoff's Water Cooler Conversation Theory of Marketing. In the meantime, Second Screen apps have eliminated the need for waiting until the next day to talk about what you watched. These apps have replaced it with the immediacy of instant discussion while you and your friends all watch together from locations scattered across the globe.
8. Those fabulous folks at Adobe® who gave us Photoshop and the entire creative suite of tools have a new goal: "Make Every Screen a TV." The Adobe® Primetime platform combines content publishing with advertising and analytics, thereby eliminating previously complex systems that might have prevented smaller content creators from venturing into this brave new digital world. It's a modular component system that can be designed to suit individual needs of size and scale. Theoretically, it could enable a new wave of independent content networks that could help shape the future of entertainment and informational programming. What will Adobe think of next?
9. That 33rpm Vinyl album may not be your Grampa's Led Zeppelin. Millennials have discovered the fact that analog recordings had a depth of sound that gets lost in the "clarity" of digital downloads. The emerging trend is toward the purchase of turntables and vinyl. Nielsen's 2012 report on the music industry was referenced because it showed that last year's greatest sales category increase was from legacy artists in the catalog that were being rediscovered through exposure to the songs on vinyl. In other words, all of those aging rock stars that show up on Vh1 specials about whatever happened to… may actually be ready for another round on the road. One important point to note – the new turntables are equipped with a USB port so that the songs can be recorded directly from the vinyl onto a digital drive. What goes around…
10. On a purely financial level, the decision to retain a celebrity spokesperson is now considered to be the same as any other media buy. The cost/benefit radio depends on how many followers and fans the talent has in social media. Yet, in the post-Tiger Woods era, the use of talent typically requires a leap of faith. One company retained the endorsement services of a renowned hip hop artist. On the day of the campaign's launch, said hip hop artist was busted in Amsterdam. Ironically, it was decided that this did not pose a damage to the brand because a significant portion of the user base was considered to be in the same category of individuals who might also get busted in Amsterdam.
CATHERINE@CATHERINECLINCH.COM


I thought I'd record my Warhammer Quest related efforts in a log, so here it is! It will be painting minis and dungeon making based so hopefully picked the right forum.
My daughter will soon be old enough to play games with me so what better game to play than WHQ! So my crazy idea is to have a whole WHQ world ready to give her and hopefully she will be as fascinated as I was when I was a kid.
The end game is to have a full 3D dungeon with enough monsters to populate all the monster table levels, fully painted. This is a huge undertaking and obviously this is a time scale of years! I thought keeping a blog would keep motivation high from like minded people, instead of my missus who just thinks I'm nuts!
My first step was to sort through the game and find out what was missing. The game was well used but thankfully mainly intact. Some tokens were missing so I made copies and mounted them on card. Some of the various cards were missing so I printed some off and stuck them to ordinary playing cards and they blend in pretty well.
All the board sections were present, but the adventure book was absent. eBay took care of that.
Minis wise the barbarian was gone, as was the elf. I found an elf mini at a boot sale (cost me 50p), I've no idea where he's originally from (lord of the rings maybe?) but he struck me as Elf-esque so he's the elf now! The barbarian was picked up on eBay. As the heroes will be used in every adventure they were painted up straight away. I'm not a great painter but was happy that these guys were at a decent tabletop standard. By the time I've painted up all the beasties from the lists I should be a painting master and they can be redone ha ha.
Most of the monsters were present, and all of the doors. Some critters were missing, and eBay prices I think are outrageous to replace them. So I am gonna be making do with what I have for these, keeping an eye on eBay if a group comes up cheap (no way am I paying £4 per rat!)The only other gap was a Minotaur, so I bought the chap below, prepainted no less! Will make a good mino champion when the time comes. I got another original WHQ mino for cheap soon after, so that's 3 minos and a champion ticked off.
Finish my dungeon - Made a decent start but some details to go.
Paint up all the monsters from the base game - can play the game with the cards with a fully painted set this way.
Get all the monsters for level one monster table - eBay like crazy ha ha.
if you're aiming to have all painted models for each level that is a very challenging undertaking!
great work on the board sections BTW.
we introduced my son to the game when he was about 9 I think, he loved it.
Yeah i am thinking years of painting to get them all done. A lot of work but hopefully enjoyable. I am hoping that as it's lots of variety and never more than a dozen of each model it will never become laborious. At the moment my shift pattern means I get more time painting than meeting up for game so a lot of painting to do is a worthy challenge.
Thanks for the kind words on the board tiles, will get some closer photos once the details are in.
Glad to hear your son liked the game, I'm really hoping my daughter loves it too. She's already fascinated by the models but the ones I've let her have have promptly been destroyed so she's definitely forbidden from the WHQ box for now ha ha.
Work has been crazy this week so only put a small dent in the painting I've got to do.
All the critters I have are done, and after my previous moaning about the cost of them on eBay I managed to find a bundle for less than £3 that brings me up to full complement all bar two rats so happy days!
I wish I'd painted the spiders a bit more colourfully in hindsight.
Gobbo archers done. More to do once I get onto the monster lists.
Next up are the 3D details for the board when they arrive, then finish the extra critters, goblin spearmen, orc archers and warriors, minotaurs and skaven. Hopefully next week isn't as manic as this one has been and I can get a good chunk done.
Ps apologies for the rubbish photos!
Thanks for sharing. I like your work!
Goblin spearmen done. Will be adding shields as well but they will be done en mass and glued on later.
I really need a new recipe for green skin before I start the orcs. I've been using the advised process from the new blood bowl painting guide, but it looks a bit too day glo for the Orcs methinks.
I also need a light box or something cause the photos make them look worse than they are!
Doors also done. Once my terrain bits have arrived I'll get them painted and the dungeon will be ready to rock.
Next week should be a lot less busy at work so I'm aiming for the orcs, snotlings, and last of the critters to be done.
A good day of painting done. I got the rest of the critters done, and a bit more.
All the skaven clan rats are done, plus their shields. They came out really grimy and dirty so perfect for skaven!
Going to pick up a few more paints before I tackle the orcs and snotlings.
Looking good so far, I look forward to seeing the rest of the models (and have that nagging feeling that I should start painting more of my own WHQ monsters).
Well I used up the last of my allotted hobby hours for the week ha ha! But managed to get enough monsters painted to play the base game now.
Goblin spearmen have had their shileds.
Orc hand weapon guys. Decided to paint up the orcs I bought to round out the level one list along with the big uns before the ones from the box game.
The dungeon details have been despatched so hopefully be here soon. I've got the models for level one monster table now, so it's time to start chewing through those next week. And will get a few games in as well I hope.
So the monster list work begins. I'm tweaking the lists a bit to cut out monsters that are either too expensive or that I can't find models I like, and will sub in ones I do, like various lizard men.
First up are the ogres. This box was a Father's Day gift from my little girl and I really like the models so will be adding the other three ogres in down the line.
The dungeon is also now complete (at least all the original box tiles).
The material used is 5mm foam card. This was easy to work with and scoring it with a knife made pretty good cracks and detail on it. Thickness meant easy storage and that the height difference between corridors and objective rooms was never crazy. Plus the doors fit nicely with it so don't have to be based up and rendered unusable with the card tiles.
I've only ever painted minis before so this was all new to me, some came out better than others but overall i am happy with the effect. I used a cheap acrylic paint set, laying down a black spray undercoat then dry brushing layers on, adding either white or yellow to lighten the tone depending on the room. I tried to keep it like the light source was in the middle from the lantern, or other sources in the objective rooms. Agrellan earthshade was used to strengthen the tiles and details.
Fire chasm room. The lava flow was created with polyfilla smudged down haphazardly, came out ok. The dragon was a kids toy I got for £[sign in to see URL] repainted as a decaying bronze statue (thought it would look rubbish gold like the original tile).
So the fountain turned out to be a wee bit small!
The tiles from the expansions are the obvious next step, then some of my own ideas for tiles I have brewing. I saw on YouTube someone modelling 'points of interest' as wall sections to match various event cards, so obviously I want to make some of those as well ha ha.


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Corey Heim optimistic for ARCA Menards Series debut on the dirt
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.: Following a much-needed two-week break for the ARCA Menards Series, racing resumes this Sunday from the famed Illinois State Fairgrounds and for Chad Bryant Racing rookie Corey Heim, he sees the Allen Crowe 100 as another opportunity to showcase his potential.
Heim heads to Springfield on the heels of a career-best fourth-place finish at the tricky 2.5-mile triangle of Pocono (Pa.) Raceway and while the 1.0-mile dirt track of the Illinois State Fairgrounds will offer its own sense of awkwardness for Heim, he's determined to execute and capture his seventh straight top-10 finish.
"Unfortunately, I don't know have any knowledge on dirt or what to expect with an ARCA car," Heim said.
"With that being said, I'm going into Springfield and even DuQuoin not knowing what to expect, but I feel like it's going to be a ton of fun.
"It's a pretty short day, so hopefully I can get things figured out in practice and qualifying and then make some good moves during the race."
No matter what happens at Springfield, the track time will be critical for the 17-year-old Heim.
On Labor Day weekend, he'll make a return trip to the dirt at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds, another 1.0-mile dirt track with similar characteristics to Springfield.
For Heim, Springfield will be a test but a test he hopes to master.
"I'm going to be leaning on Chad (Bryant, team owner) and Paul (Andrews, crew chief) to help me with any mistakes early so I can be on game for the race. We'll just go and see what happens.
"I think I can take what I learn from Springfield and build on it in DuQuoin. My goal is to run up front in these ARCA Menards Series races, even at these dirt tracks where the racing will be completely foreign to me.
"I only have four more races with Chad Bryant Racing and my goal is to get a win in any or all of them. I have my goals set high, but I think my Chad Bryant Racing team will give me competitive race cars as usual, that I can compete for wins with."
For more on Corey Heim, please like him on Facebook (Corey Heim Racing) and follow him on Instagram (@corey.heim) and Twitter (@coreyheim3).
For more on Chad Bryant Racing, please like them on Facebook (Chad Bryant Racing) and follow them on Twitter (@ChadBryantRace). Also, visit the new ChadBryantRacing.com.
The Allen Crowe 100 presented by Lucas Oil (100 laps | 100 miles) is the 16th of 20 races on the 2019 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards schedule. Practice begins Sun., Aug. 18 with an hour practice session planned from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. General Tire pole qualifying is set for shortly thereafter at 11:00 a.m. The race is set to take the green flag shortly after 1:40 p.m. The event will be televised live on MAVTV. ARCARacing.com will also stream live timing and scoring throughout the day's festivities. All times are local (Central).
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For a fifth consecutive December, a heartbroken Noel returns to New York City to work the night shift at a sidewalk Christmas tree lot. Devoid of any holiday spirit, he struggles to stay awake during the long, chilly nights in his trailer, while the daytime traffic keeps him from getting any real rest. As he slowly spirals into despair, he comes to the aid of a mysterious young woman in the park. Her warming presence, matched with some colorful customers, help rescue him from self-destruction.
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I have been trying to write this post ever since Friday…every time I sit down to write I get sidetracked, or interrupted or something furry falls and then starts limping…that would be Lucy. And then another furry face starts crying because she wants us all together and some of us are upstairs and some of us are downstairs and she wants to round us up into one room…preferably my big cozy bedroom. And that would be Roxie.
And ultimately this is what they want…us up there with them…in my big comfy pink and white ticking chair that is only theirs and theirs alone! It's covered with a blanket because they have a kitty heating pad underneath the blanket…no cold kitty toes in this house! Lucy did have a trip to the vet on Saturday for cold laser on her limp…which is due to arthritis. She is scheduled for more laser next week!
OMG…read this in hours…literally! I don't think I have ever read a book with a more devious hateful creepy psychopathic narrator than Paul. This book was so good! This author is brilliant! She literally became the voice of the worst man character ever! I loved this book!
Now I am going to start this one…hopefully it will be more relaxing?
We are freezing here! The only time I am truly warm is when I am tucked into my flannel sheets. Last night Lucy and Roxie tucked themselves into our flannel sheets, too. Den spends quite a bit of his time looking at the pipes in the basement. Boys have carved out a hockey rink on the pond and it seems to keep getting colder and colder. My body just wants soup…hot soothing soup…and hot soothing peppermint tea! Yes!
This was to be my Friday post…but…it still is…sort of.
Back tomorrow with book stuff!
In the mean time…stay warm!
There's Blustery…And Then There Is Really Really Blustery…We Have Both!
I know how Den feels I let a couple of faucets drip water so my pipes would not freeze. Also kept the heat up at night instead of having it lower. Finally today for the first time in 15 days we are above freezing.
I think after the snow we are supposed to get today we are going to get a bit warmer, too! Freezing pipes would be a nightmare!
Now I must move Best Day Ever up on my list…It is languishing on Pippa, and it is crying to be read.
Cold days are hard, and I feel guilty that our cold is much milder…but then we have really HOT summers, so I guess the milder days are the pay-off for the heat.
Those fur kids are certainly full of antics, aren't they? I love that pink and white chair. I used to have an orange chenille chair that was great for reading. I lost it in the divorce…LOL.
Enjoy your books! Stay warm.
Oh no…a chenille chair would be awesome. Yes…do bump up Best Day…you won't regret it and it's a fast book to read! My furry girls are always up to something…No matter their age!
We are so over the cold down here and, thankfully, it's going to warm up this week. I have a new appreciation for people who live north of us after last week. Stay warm!
I think I have Best Day Ever and will try to move it up the TBR.
I have had Best Day forever but it's a fast one…just because you can not stop reading it.
Stay warm, Patty! We finally made it to FL and it's even colder than normal down here. This has been a crazy winter. Your books sound good!
I envy you that Florida sun! Have fun!
Oh those kitties have it good! I hope to read Death Below Stairs, I imagine it will be good. Your previous one just might creep me out too much!
I love Death Below Stairs…the cook is a superb character!
My beloved little Otter Pup is beginning to have more and more episodes of upset stomach. This used to happen to her once a year if we were out all day, etc. When we are out, she doesn't eat until we get home but now that she is older, when she does this her stomach acids go haywire and cause her to feel ill. Last night again, we were up with her over her rumbling tummy. Today, she is fine. So I can relate to the needs of our furry family members.
So sad…isn't there a tummy soother you can give her? Even yogurt? Poor baby!
Pumpkin seems to work for a little while. She was good last night and this morning it was pouring rain so after she got up with me she went back to bed. She just seems to have more and more of these episodes but there is nothing wrong with her!
What does the vet say? We give Lucy a quarter teaspoon of some white powder stuff every other day for tummy issues! It comes in a purple bottle…our vet told us to do it and it helps!
It's even been colder than usual in Florida. I have Best Day Ever on my tbr list at the library.
I'm sorry you're so cold. What technology there is today for pets. I hope the laser helps her arthritis.
It really does…she came home no longer limping!


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Veřejná funkce je vykonávána ve veřejném zájmu. V českém právu se jí rozumí funkce, která je vymezena funkčním nebo časovým obdobím a která je obsazována na základě přímé nebo nepřímé volby, případně jmenováním. Pouze malá část veřejných funkcí je vykonávána přímo v pracovním poměru, naprostá většina je vykonávána zároveň vedle něj. V takovém případě však zaměstnanci náleží po nezbytně nutnou dobu výkonu veřejné funkce (např. člena obecního zastupitelstva nebo přísedícího u soudu) neplacené pracovní volno, nelze mu v tomto období dát výpověď a po návratu má být zařazen na své původní místo.

Zákoník práce za výkon veřejné funkce v ustanovení § 201 pouze příkladmo uvádí výkon funkce poslance, senátora, člena obecního nebo krajského zastupitelstva nebo výkon funkce přísedícího. Dále jím je výkon funkce soudce obecného soudu nebo Ústavního soudu a veřejného ochránce práv. Ve veřejné funkci jsou i členové různých rad, např. Ústavu pro studium totalitních režimů, České televize, Českého rozhlasu nebo Rady pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání.

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