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First look: The new, $11,000-a-night cruise ship suite that's bigger than a house
Gene Sloan
For the record, I'm the kind of guy who rarely spends over $10,000 a night for a cabin on a cruise ship. And by rarely, I mean never.
Shave a couple zeros off that number, and you're getting closer to my idea of a reasonable per-night charge.
Apparently, not everyone is like me. The new Regent Suite on luxury line Regent Seven Seas Cruises' just-unveiled Seven Seas Splendor, which Regent executives showed off to U.S. media for the first time on Sunday, already is booked solid through November at $11,000 a night for two.
Yes, you read that right: $11,000 a night.
The living room in the Regent Suite on the new Seven Seas Splendor. (Photo courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
Given that many Seven Seas Splendor sailings run 10 to 16 nights, we're talking about a total spend here of $110,000 to $176,000 in many cases.
What do you get for that kind of money? For starters, a suite that is very, very big.
The dining area of the Regent Suite has a table for six. (Photo courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
The sprawling complex measures 4,443 square feet — nearly twice the size of the average American home.
For those of you keeping track, that makes the suite more than three times the size of the much-ballyhooed, two-deck-high Ultimate Family Suite that Royal Caribbean recently put atop Symphony of the Seas, the world's biggest cruise ship. It's also way bigger than the giant Sky Suites that Princess Cruises just unveiled on its new Sky Princess.
As I saw during Sunday's preview, the Regent Suite features two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, a separate dining area and what is perhaps the most spectacular balcony at sea.
"It's unique," Regent president and CEO Jason Montague said of the suite when I asked him where he thinks it falls among the list of top suites at sea. "There's nothing like it, not just in the cruise industry but the overall [travel] industry."
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That's a big boast. But, having seen quite a few super-suites in my 20-plus years of travel writing, I can say that Montague may have a point.
As Montague noted, there aren't any super suites on land where you can get a sweeping view of a different iconic destination — Monaco, Portofino, Venice — every few days.
"Look at that view behind you," Montague said, pointing to floor-to-ceiling windows framing a vast expanse of island-dotted water (the suite unveiling was taking place during a short sneak-peek sailing for travel agents from Miami to the Bahamas). "You're going to wake up [to a view of] a different port almost every day."
The Regent Suite on Seven Seas Splendor has more than 1,000 square feet of balcony space with a private whirlpool and lounge chairs facing the ocean. (Photo courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
Located at the very top of the ship, the Regent Suite really does have one of the best views at sea. Even the captain of the vessel, three decks below on the bridge, doesn't get quite the line of sight that a Regent Suite guest can get through its seemingly endless glass walls.
The bridge also doesn't have such luxury touches as a Steinway grand piano, designer furniture and an art collection worth thousands of dollars.
Cruise suite connoisseurs will tell you the footprint of the Regent Suite is similar to the footprint of a suite of the same name on Regent's 3-year-old Seven Seas Explorer. Until now, that suite has widely been considered the be-all and end-all of suites at sea. But some of the new Regent Suite's features are even more extravagant.
Among the craziest things that I saw: A bed with a handmade mattress that Regent executives claim cost more than $200,000. I didn't see the receipt, so I can't confirm it really was that pricey. But, given the way they described its making, I'm taking their word for it.
The hand-made mattress in the Regent Suite on Seven Seas Splendor cost more than $200,000. (Photo courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Splendor)
Regent says the bed was handcrafted by four artisans at the renowned Hästens workshop in Köping, Sweden. It's made with horsetail hair, layered in with flax, and cotton and wool batting. The frame, I was told, was made of pinewood. That last part seems a little Plebeian to me, given the cost of the bed. No rare black walnut or 1,000-year-old redwood?
Pine frame or not, the bed is quite comfortable. I know this because, when nobody else was looking, I sneaked a dive right on top of it.
Before you chastise me, know that I did fluff the comforter back up and straightened out the top sheet.
There's only one way to test how comfortable the most expensive mattress at sea actually is, right? (Photo by Gene Sloan/The Points Guy)
The super-pricey bed is within the Regent Suite's master bedroom area, which is the centerpiece of the complex. In addition to a main bedroom and adjacent lounge space, there's a massive master bathroom that doubles as a personal spa, complete with its own sauna and steam room. It's big enough that it also can be used as a personal spa treatment room.
To that end, the Regent Suite — get this — comes with its very own spa therapist on call. Unlimited spa treatments are included in the cost of the suite.
The master bathroom in the Regent Suite is bigger than many standard cruise ship cabins. (Photo courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
Need we even mention that the suite comes with its own private butler?
The master bath also has a walk-in shower so big that we suspect a couple of the other writers at Sunday's event got lost inside and are still there. Notably, the shower has a floor-to-ceiling glass wall overlooking the ocean. You can also enjoy the view from two heated relaxation loungers.
Two heated loungers are among the spa features in the master bathroom of the Regent Suite. (Photo by Gene Sloan/The Points Guy)
Still, the best view of the ocean from the Regent Suite is from its forward-facing, glass-enclosed solarium (which comes with a fully stocked bar).
That is, unless you walk out on the adjacent wraparound balcony. You can watch the sunset on the balcony from a custom Treesse minipool spa. Just don't forget to grab an always-on-hand, complimentary bottle of Veuve Clicquot first.
The solarium in the Regent Suite has floor-to-ceiling windows with views over the ship's bow. (Photo courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises)
If, like me, you're still a little blown away by the fact that anyone is shelling out $11,000 a night for a room on a cruise ship, one other thing to remember is the Regent Suite comes with a lot of extras.
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In addition to unlimited spa treatments, perks of staying in the complex that come at no extra cost (well, after the initial five- or six-digit payment for the sailing) include first-class domestic flights to reach the ship. Those staying in the suite also get a personal car, driver and guide in every port. They have a concierge on call before they sail to help them plan their trip and, of course, the dedicated butler to help make arrangements once they're onboard.
The butler isn't just any butler, mind you, but the head butler for the entire vessel.
Built at a shipyard in Ancona, Italy, Seven Seas Splendor was christened on Friday in Miami by American model and actress Christie Brinkley. It will sail from Miami with paying passengers for the first time on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Seven Seas Splendor will spend the next couple months sailing out of Miami, San Diego and New York City before moving to Europe for the spring, summer and fall. European itineraries will include voyages to the French Riviera, Greek Islands, Iberian Peninsula and United Kingdom.
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Featured image courtesy of Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Gene Sloan has written about cruising for more than 25 years and for many years oversaw USA TODAY's award-winning cruise site, USA TODAY Cruises. He's sailed on more than 150 ships.


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Fu eletto assessore nel consiglio di Taree, prima di diventare deputato nell'Assemblea Legislativa del Nuovo Galles del Sud nel periodo tra il 1901 ed il 1904. Nel 1906 si candidò alle elezioni federali per l'elettorato di Cowper con il Partito Protezionista, e sconfisse Henry Lee del Partito Anti-Socialista. Nel 1909 divenne membro del Partito Liberale del Commonwealth, a seguito della fusione tra i protezionisti e gli anti-socialisti, e nel 1917 entrò a far parte del partito successore a quello liberale, il Partito Nazionalista. Nel 1919 fu sconfitto da colui che sarebbe poi diventato primo ministro, Earle Page, e dopo essersi ritirato dalla politica morì nel 1934.

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Aircraft delivery delays have forced Aer Lingus to postpone the start date for its new Dublin to Montreal service to summer 2020, the airline has said.
The service, due to have been operated with new Airbus A321LR 'neo' aircraft, was set for take off from August 8.
Delays have also resulted in the "temporary reduction in frequency" of four transatlantic routes during July of this year.
The routes are Dublin to Philadelphia, Dublin to Minneapolis-St Paul, Dublin to Hartford, Connecticut and Shannon to JFK.
Passengers booked to fly on the affected routes are being notified and given options for re-routing on alternative services, Aer Lingus says.
Under EU Regulations, airline passengers whose flights are cancelled are entitled to a full refund or rebooking onto alternative routes.
The airline has apologised for the inconvenience caused.
Aer Lingus, which was acquired by IAG in 2015, has been expanding its transatlantic services at pace in recent years, with new routes now operating to Seattle, Miami and Philadelphia among other additions.
To date, much of its transatlantic growth has been based on wide-body Airbus A330s, but it expected to take delivery of four Airbus A321LRs this year.
Those aircraft have now been delayed, a spokesperson told the Irish Independent.
"We are still expecting the first two aircraft to be ready for commercial operation in late summer, with the other two scheduled to arrive later in 2019."
"As there is no equivalent aircraft to the A321LR neo in the market at the moment, leasing in an aircraft on a short-term basis was not deemed suitable," the spokesperson added.
Aer Lingus would not say whether it will seek compensation or redress from Airbus, deeming the agreement "commercially sensitive".
Last week, Aer Lingus announced an operating profit of €305m for 2018 - a record performance up almost 14pc over the previous year.
It has also unveiled a new look logo and livery.


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Embracer Group acquires critically acclaimed Tarsier Studios
Embracer Group today acquired Tarsier Studios. The purchase price is SEK 88 million in cash and SEK 11 million in newly issued Embracer B-shares, plus a conditional earn-out, payable over 10-years to certain sellers who will remain with Tarsier. The acquisition includes the development studio, all employees and Intellectual Property rights.
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Embracer Group AB (publ) publishes Interim Report Q2, July-September 2019: OPERATIONAL EBIT INCREASED 133% TO SEK 241 MILLION
SECOND QUARTER, JULY–SEPTEMBER 2019 (COMPARED TO JULY–SEPTEMBER 2018)
Net sales were SEK 1,259.7 million (1,272.7). Net sales of the Games business area increased 117% to SEK 816.0 million (376.0), whereas the Partner Publishing/Film business area decreased 51% to SEK 443.6 million (896.6) due to the absence of larger releases to match those in the same period last year. Last year's Partner Publishing revenues included two titles that account for more than the difference to this year's revenue.
EBITDA increased 95% to SEK 418.1 million (214.8), corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 33%.
Operational EBIT rose 133% to SEK 240.7 million (103.4) corresponding to an Operational EBIT margin of 19%.
The increase in EBITDA and Operational EBIT is mainly attributed to the sales growth in the Games business area.
Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 284.8 million (–740.1).
Earnings per share was SEK 0.21 (0.25).
Adjusted earnings per share was SEK 0.65 (0.28).
All figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period of the previous year.
Invitation to Embracer Group's Q2 presentation
Embracer Group hereby invites you to a presentation in connection with the publishing of the second quarterly report for the financial year, July-Sep 2019. The report will be published the same morning, well before the market opens.
Renaming to Embracer Group and share split to take effect at Nasdaq First North Growth Market
As of tomorrow, October 2, 2019, the THQ Nordic-share will be traded under the new name Embracer Group (EMBRAC). The renaming of the listed share will take effect as it has now been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office. The board of directors has also today resolved that the record date shall be on October 8, 2019 for the share split resolved on by the annual general meeting September 17, 2019.
Announcement from THQ Nordic's annual general meeting
The annual general meeting 2019 ("AGM") of THQ Nordic AB ("THQ Nordic" or the "Company") was held today on 17 September 2019 in Karlstad and the following resolutions were passed by the meeting.
Invitation: THQ Nordic to become Embracer Group, presents update on organization, operations and future prospects
THQ Nordic AB's upcoming Annual General Meeting on 17 September 2019 will, among other things, resolve on adopting the new name Embracer Group AB. You are hereby invited to a webcast as part of the AGM. At the webcast, the usual presentation will be supplemented by an in-depth look at the company's new name, brand platform and visual identity as well as an update on the future Embracer Group's organization, business operations and future prospects.
THQ Nordic publishes Annual Report 2018/19
THQ Nordic AB (publ) today publishes its Annual Report for the extended financial year 2018/19. The Annual Report is enclosed this press release and is also available for downloading on: www.thqnordic-investors.com/en/financial-reports
THQ Nordic completes the acquisition of Milestone
THQ Nordic AB's indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Koch Media GmbH has today entered into an agreement to acquire Milestone s.r.l., which was announced earlier today through a press release, for a upfront purchase price equivalent to 44.9 MEUR on a cash and debt free basis. All conditions for the transaction have now been fulfilled and the transaction is thereby completed.
Notice of annual general meeting in THQ Nordic AB
The shareholders of THQ Nordic AB, reg. no. 556582-6558, (the "Company") are hereby invited to the annual general meeting on Tuesday 17 September 2019 at 15.00 CET at Elite Stadshotellet, Kungsgatan 22 in Karlstad. The doors to the meeting will open at 14.30 CET.
THQ Nordic becomes Embracer Group to clarify group structure and strategy
THQ Nordic AB today presents the Board of Directors' proposal to change the name of the parent company THQ Nordic AB (publ) to Embracer Group AB (publ). The strategic rationale behind the proposal is to clarify the group structure and strategy with the Parent Company as a holding company.
THQ Nordic acquires Goodbye Kansas Game Invest
THQ Nordic AB has acquired Goodbye Kansas Game Invest AB ("GKGI") through its wholly owned subsidiary THQ Nordic Lager 1 AB. The favourable purchase price of SEK 42.4m on a cash and debt free basis is notably below the capital invested by GKGI in its platform and the portfolio companies. Through the acquisition THQ Nordic strengthens its platform for minority investments in promising development studios.
THQ Nordic acquires Gunfire Games – the studio behind the Darksiders series
THQ Nordic AB's ("THQ Nordic") wholly owned subsidiary THQ Nordic GmbH has entered into an agreement to acquire Gunfire Games, LLC ("Gunfire") in Austin, Texas. Gunfire is the developer behind the critically acclaimed game series Darksiders®, Chronos® and From Other Suns® and is a long-term developing partner of THQ Nordic. Through the acquisition THQ Nordic adds a strong team of RPG experts and award-winning VR developers with an existing intellectual property (IP) portfolio and an exciting new game pipeline.
The acquisition includes the development studio that includes a team of 63 creative and technical game developers and all IP rights. The purchase price will not be disclosed. THQ Nordic expects to recoup its investment over the course of 3-4 years as current development projects are released.
THQ Nordic acquires Milestone s.r.l.
THQ Nordic AB's indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Koch Media GmbH has today entered into an agreement to acquire Milan-based Milestone s.r.l., a leading racing games developer and publisher behind successful game series such as MotoGP, MXGP, RIDE and Monster Energy Supercross. The upfront purchase price is equivalent to 44.9 MEUR on a cash and debt free basis, plus additional earn-out considerations subject to fulfilment of agreed future profitability target. THQ Nordic estimates Milestone to have net revenues in the range of 27.5-32.25 MEUR, EBITDA of 15.5-18.0 MEUR and Operating EBIT of 10.75-12.5 MEUR in its next financial year ending June 2020.
THQ Nordic AB (publ) publishes Interim Report Q1, April-June 2019: OPERATIONAL EBIT INCREASED 193% to SEK 204 MILLION
FIRST QUARTER, APRIL–JUNE 2019
(Compared to April–June 2018)
> Net sales increased 36% to SEK 1,142.0 million (837.4).
> EBITDA improved 88% to SEK 389.5 million (206.9), corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 34%.
> Operational EBIT rose 193% to SEK 204.0 million (69.7) corresponding to an Operational EBIT margin of 18%.
> Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 441.3 million (164.5).
> Earnings per share was SEK 0.52 (0.42).
> Adjusted earnings per share was SEK 1.53 (0.58).
CEO COMMENTS: OPERATIONAL EBIT INCREASED 193% TO SEK 204 MILLION
We started our financial year 2019-2020 with another stable growth quarter. Net sales increased 36% to SEK 1,142 million, driven by strong back catalog sales. Operational EBIT grew 193% to SEK 204 million, raising the Operational EBIT margin to 18% from 8%. The improved margin was driven by digital sales – which collectively rose to an average TTM of 58% across our three Games business areas. We generated SEK 441 million in cash flow from operations during the quarter and had close to SEK 3.2 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of the quarter.
Invitation to THQ Nordic's Q1 presentation
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Koch Media Holding GmbH divests part of holding in THQ Nordic AB (publ)
Klemens Kundratitz has notified THQ Nordic AB (publ) that Koch Media Holding GmbH has sold 611,989 shares in THQ Nordic AB (publ) in a block trade to a group of institutional investors. Koch Media Holding GmbH was previously the parent company of the Koch Media Group and is owned by Franz Koch, Founder and Klemens Kundratitz, CEO and co-Founder of the Koch Media Group.
THQ Nordic publishes Extended Financial Year Report 2018-2019 and Q5: Operational EBIT increased 217% to SEK 396 million in the quarter
JANUARY–MARCH 2019
(Compared to January–March 2018)
Net sales increased 158% to SEK 1,630.5 m (632.9).
EBITDA increased 174% to SEK 618.6 m (225.9), corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 38%.
Operational EBIT increased 217% to SEK 395.9 m (124.9) corresponding to an Operational EBIT margin of 24%.
Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 777.2 m (699.8).
JANUARY 2018–MARCH 2019, 15 MONTHS
(Compared to full year 2017)
Net sales increased to SEK 5,754.1 m (507.5).
EBITDA increased to SEK 1,592.6 m (272.6), corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 28%.
Operational EBIT increased to SEK 897.1 m (202.3) corresponding to an Operational EBIT margin of 16%.
Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 1,356.4 m (179.1).
As of 31 March 2019, cash and cash equivalents were SEK 2,929.1 m. Available cash including credit facilities was SEK 4,521.1 m.
THQ Nordic acquires legendary game studio Piranha Bytes
THQ Nordic AB (publ) is today announcing the acquisition of the assets belonging to the group of companies doing business as Piranha Bytes ("Piranha"). Piranha is the developer behind the critically acclaimed game series Gothic ®, Risen® and ELEX® and is a long-term developing partner to THQ Nordic. Through the acquisition THQ Nordic adds a strong portfolio of existing intellectual properties (IPs) and an exciting new game pipeline.
The acquisition includes the development studio and all IP rights. The parties have agreed upon not disclosing the purchase price. However, the purchase price equals c. three years of what management's estimated royalty payments to Piranha for upcoming titles would have been, if the acquisition had not occurred.
Invitation to a presentation of THQ Nordic's Q5 and full-year report
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THQ Nordic's subsidiary Koch Media receives statement of objections from European Commission
Koch Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of THQ Nordic AB (publ), has today received a statement of objections from the European Commission, which has also been publicly announced[1]. The proceedings origin back to business performed prior to 2015.

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Alright, so I know this isn't *technically* YA, but there are two very good reasons I have for reviewing this: 1) the story of Jumanji is actually based on a children's book from the 80s and 2) it's about teenagers of different social groups forced to work together, like you see in a lot of YA. So I thought it appropriate.
Oh, and also #90sNostalgia. I grew up watching the original movie and while I absolutely love Robin Williams, it gave me the heebie-jeebies.
When four high schoolers of different social groups are sent to detention, they soon find something to keep their interest: an old gaming console with some weird game called Jumanji. But as they begin playing, they literally get sucked into the games as their avatars. And it quickly becomes clear that they aren't just playing a game–they're playing for their lives. To beat the game and return home, they'll have to work together, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years before, and learn a little about themselves.
Oh my gosh, this was hysterical. The story starts off a lot like The Breakfast Club with four very different students stuck together in detention. There's Spencer the nerd, Fridge the jock, Bethany the Instagram-obsessed preppy girl, and Martha the argumentative nonconformist. This part was pretty angsty, but also had funny moments.
But the real fun begins once they get stuck in Jumanji. Let's keep in mind that of the four teenagers, two are boys and two are girls. In the game, one of the girls has a male avatar. I don't want to ruin it by saying more, but that was by far the funniest thing of the entire movie. I was rolling.
The acting on the parts of our four leads (Black, Hart, Johnson, and Gillan) was really great because really, they're playing teenagers stuck in different bodies. And it was really funny while still feeling like lost teenagers. Each and every one of them had moments to shine and it was fantastic.
There's even a surprise actor in the movie and I'm certainly not spoiling that. Suffice it to say I may have squealed a bit when I saw who it was.
The plot of the game is pretty typical of a 90s video game. Pass the levels, beat the game. That sometimes seemed cheesy. But factor it in with the character development and what these teenagers were going through and it was pretty good. The simplicity of the game, while often cliche, allowed the characters to shine because we didn't have to think too hard about what they were being asked to do. We could focus on their arguments with each other or the way they seemed to be growing as people. I really appreciated that. I also appreciated the structure of pairing the teens with the avatars that were least like themselves to give them something to struggle with.
I will say for those who are hoping it's similar to the original Jumanji, it's not. Not really. Sure, they get sucked into the game and have to fight to survive, but this doesn't have anywhere near the same danger level as the previous movie. This is a hilarious (and sometimes a little raunchy) comedy movie about teens getting sucked into a game. It is nothing like the suspense and terror I felt as a kid watching a town get overrun by exotic animals, a mad hunter willing to kill people, a floor turning into quicksand, or a boy turned into a monkey. This movie isn't really scary at all.
But I enjoyed the heck out of this movie. I love laugh-after-laugh comedies and that's what this was. I enjoy witty banter between characters and seeing character development. I got all of that. Sure, it's not the same as the 90s version, but did I expect it to be? No. Nothing's going to match Robin Williams, and I'm glad they didn't really try.
This is how Jumanji evolved for our lives. It didn't just become a video game; it became a comedy too.
Great review -I haven't read or seen the original Jumanji story but really enjoyed the new movie!


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If you have installed SP1 for your visual Studio installation, you may find that some project templates are no longer available to you.There is a known issue that was reported during the Beta Phase of VS2005 SP1 but it looks like it was not fixed. I had hoped that the SP1 update would automatically refresh the template cache as part of it's post update clean up. Ho Hum.
Open Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt and type devenv.exe /InstallVSTemplates, and hit Enter. This will create the template cache for you.
Check you actually need to run this, if you cant see ASP.Net Web Application as a project template when the Visual C# nodeis selected then its likely your template cache is screwed.
Make sure Visual Studio is closed before you run the command prompt.
Wait a minute or so after the command prompt shows it's completed (new cursor position), there is still stuff going on in the background.
Thanks to Guru Stop (ASP.NET Guy Blog) for putting up this issue during the SP1 Testing phase.
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Creating virtual switch each time for your lab, might be frustrating. The above will give you some minor steps that you could do to increase the productivity of creation on your end. What you can do is to use windows powershell to create those switch as you want.
In the next article, I will share more on the combination script to use for VM creation as well. Now we will just be focusing on switch creation.


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We often find ourselves looking for a little inspiration.
Here is someone you may or may not be aware of. Lee "Scratch" Perry is a writer, producer, engineer, and recording artist. He is one of the architects of Reggae music and a pioneer of dub. He came to prominence in the late 1960's first as a recording artist, by 1973 he had learned the game enough to build his own studio and record store. His legendary Black Ark Studio was perhaps the first "project" studio that was making real records. His work now encompasses 6 decades. His 1970's and 80's output should be required listening for anyone fascinated with the origins of electronic music. He is a powerfully soulful singer who embodies the word swag. He is a true studio innovator, as one of the first producers to literally play the mixing board and effects as the "final instrument" on a recording. Many of the things Scratch did first we now accept as common place. Much is available online about him…. Check it out.
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This article describes a possible solution for the "app trial period problem (isolated storage)"
This article describes a possible solution for the "app trial period problem (isolated storage)".
A couple of weeks ago, I started and successfully submitted my first WP7 app. I built that app with a trial period of 5 days. I told a friend to download that app to review. Everything worked fine - even the "click to buy" appeared after 5 days. Well, he didn't buy it :-) but uninstalled it. Few days later, I found a bug and I told him to review that again. "Look at that!!!" The trial period was reset!
Well, I found out that if a user uninstalls an app, the isolated storage gets deleted too. So I started Googling for a solution. It took me a whole day but I found something even better than I needed.
Here is what I found: app-license.com provides a webservice based API to register your app together with a trial expiration date and a user id. Now, if the user reinstalls my app, I can make a service call to get the initial trial expiration date. Yeahh! Awesome. But that's not all: I wrote an email to app-license.com because I needed to know more about it. So, I found out that I even can allow my app-users to pay via PayPal. That's exactly what I need. And the fee for that is even cheaper than using Microsoft marketplace. After that, I sign up, rebuild my app and submitted it as an free, non-trial app to AppHub but it didn't get passed through. Microsoft could not test my app because I had 0 days of trial and all they could test was "purchasing". The next step was setting the trial to 3 days and it got passed! After 6 weeks, I had enough downloads and I got paid out... No problems since!
First, register at app-license.com, go to myDashboard and register a new app/feature.
You will get a GUID, user and password under "my apps"
Download the SDK and unzip it.
Add a reference to your main phone project.
Copy the app/featureGuid, the alcUser and alcPassword in the code and you're done.
The method AppLicenseManager.Instance.TryUpdateTrialExirationDate() actually does the whole work. If you look at the source, you'll see that it tries to get the first time trial expiration date. If the date is not available, it will register this feature and store the date. When the trial period for the registered feature is over, the SDK automatically leads the user to the purchase view.
You can then use the AppLicenseManager.DebugSettings however you need to. You even get redirected to a sandbox purchasing site where you can simulate real purchasing.
Set min trial period to 3 days.
Set capabilities (identity, networking) in the manifest.
Ensure that environment is not sandbox.
Double-check my app guid, user and password.
My next app will include two different categories which I'll try to license separately. I'll post it when I get it done.
One more thought: I personally use this SDK for WP7, but since it is webservice based, it should be possible to use it on all other platforms too.
Thanks for writing up your solution.
"Your application must be fully functional when acquired from Windows Phone Marketplace (except for additional data as permitted below), and may not require the user to pay, within the application experience and outside of Windows Phone Marketplace, to activate, unlock, or extend usage of the application..."
first of all, this article seems to be based on a pre-release of the sell-in-app-service.
There's a new, more generic API.
And, if I come back to this article, it is still possible to get your trial expiration date back after a user reinstalls the app when you use this sell-in-app.com service.


Disclaimer: Our normal recording device crashed at the end of the episode (go figure), so we were forced to use a backup recording of slightly lesser quality. We apologize for the inconsistent sound of this episode.
Solo: A Star Wars Story has finally been released, and we're concluding our conversation on the entire cinematic Star Wars franchise. After a quick appetizer of a discussion on the animated Clone Wars movie from 2008, we go on a deep dive into the current era of Star Wars. From The Force Awakens all the way through the newly-released Solo, we engage in some of the most impassioned debates and disagreements we've ever had. After that, we all propose our own ideas for the unlikely Star Wars Anthologies we want to see, and they might not be what you expect. Enjoy!
Question for you: What's a Star Wars Anthology you would want to see on the big screen? Also, what are your views on the Disney era of Star Wars?
I love the new Star Wars movies. They're not supposed to be for everyone, and that's totally fine. If someone hates them…ok? I guess? Not a big deal to me.
Yeah, it's unfortunate how divisive they are, but given how beloved the franchise is I guess there's only so many people they can please. I love hearing other people's perspectives, just so long as they're not hurtful or generalizing.
I just want an Old Republic movie, is that so much to ask?
I've heard about The Old Republic, but I'm not actually sure what it is. Is it some sort of prequel-trilogy-era story?
It's a series of comics and video games taking place within a span of time about 1000 years or so before the events of A New Hope. The games were pretty popular and known as "Knights of the Old Republic." Right now there's just "The Old Republic," which is an MMO set in that time of the Star Wars universe.
The idea of a more 'primitive' SW story is really fascinating; obviously I haven't played the game but I envision a more distilled or simplistic conflict. It'd be cool to see 'where it all started,' especially given that it takes place centuries before anything we've seen. Thanks for pitching the idea!
When you are an apprentice under a Sith master you have to kill them to graduate up to master. The short film is mainly just a fight but having the whole story of a Sith apprentice would be amazing. Mainly what I want from Star Wars is something new and daring. Get out of the old franchise, kill off all those characters, and bring in all new blood. Take us somewhere we've never seen, change up the timeline, just do something new. It is one of the biggest worlds (galaxies) in cinema and if you include the books, cartoons, games etc… there is an incredible amount of stuff to draw from. I feel like what they are doing with the new trilogy is lazy and completely uninspired, which is a tragedy and completely avoidable.
I really like the idea about the sith-based story, especially given that the rules concerning the sith have always been a bit vague. I would hope that, were this to be produced, the story would take place in the distant past in order to ostensibly establish some sort of fundamental basis for the dark side. The very first sith to ever exist is really intriguing, and could lend some valuable backstory to the SW mythology. It's probably a longshot, but I guess we can only hope. Thanks for pitching the idea!
Anthony's whole thing on Force Awakens "ruining" Star Wars is ridiculous. Most of his arguments are just him upset that they did something with the characters he want, and most of his reasons are pretty weak. It's not the best movie ever and some what he's saying is valid, but not to the extreme he's saying. You still enjoy these characters. The filmmaking is great. Calling it the worst movie ever just comes across as a fanboy whining.
I never said it's the worst movie ever. I consider "Best/worst" and "Favorite/least favorite" to be separate qualifications. TFA is certainly not the worst movie ever made but that's a whole other discussion. It just happens to be my personal least favorite.
As far as my criticism of how Disney "ruined" Star Wars, I try to go about it from a storytelling standpoint and they simply don't give any context. Isn't expecting an audience to accept everything the way it is with no explanation lazy writing?
Of course, no one has to agree with my thoughts about Star Wars. I'm no expert but I do love it a whole lot. I try to be reasonable and logical but also have fun and enjoy the adventure. Maybe I'm too nostalgic but it's hard to deny that a lot of what the original characters do in these new movies is largely surface-level or inconsequential. To me, it's a shame that just because they're old, Disney doesn't think they can be more directly involved.
Anyway, that's all I got but I would love to hear what everyone else thinks. Thanks for listening to the show and joining in the discussion!
Thanks for responding to this, and to be super clear I don't have a problem with anyone who dislikes these movies, and like I said I think some of your points are valid (and we agree on some things for sure). I did get the impression that you considered it the "worst" instead of your least favorite, so I appreciate the clarification because that's definitely a whole other thing.
In regards to your other points, I guess we just disagree and that's fine. I consider the writing in both movies to be pretty strong and the fact that it puts you right in the middle of things without clunky exposition happens to be something I like, because I think Disney got the message from haters of the prequels that overexplaining things makes the story worse. So even if you would say they don't execute that well, I feel like Disney at least deserves credit for trying to fix mistakes of the past. Just my take.
Plus I don't get how you can say that Force Awakens is too much like New Hope but then also say it "forgets" the original movies? I guess I just don't see where you're coming from on Disney "disrespecting" the original trilogy. In some ways, I actually think they were too slavish to the old movies, at least in Force Awakens.
Last Jedi is a whole other thing. I can totally see your issues with Luke, there, and even though it worked for me, I don't expect it to work for everybody. Again, thanks for hearing me out and responding!
I really hated Solo and Rogue One, but I liked Force Awakens and Last Jedi. To be honest, if it's a Star Wars movie, I'm going to have at least some fun watching it. Great two-parter episode, as always.
Thanks so much! Like Anthony said in part 1, the simple fact that it's a SW movie can carry cinematic weight (for better or worse).


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Støvring Højskole var en højskole i Støvring by på kanten af Rebild Bakker og Rold Skov. Skolen eksisterede fra 1886 til 2009. Skolen flyttede til sin placering på Hobrovej i 1925. Skolen rummede en gammel frimenighedskirke, som var indrettet med musiksal til sang, kammermusik og mindre ensembler.

Støvring Højskole tilbød et studiefremmende miljø, hvor elever kan styrke deres kompetencer indenfor musik, skuespilkunst samt indenfor film og kultur & kommunikation.

I februar 2009 blev skolen ændret til en sundheds- og livstilshøjskole. I maj måned samme år bekendtgjorde Undervisningsministeriet at højskolens kursus fra februar og frem ikke længere er tilskudsberettiget. Der tilbydes fortsat undervisning i højskolens lokaler. I sommeren 2009 gik skolen konkurs.

Bygningerne er kommunalt ejet, og der har været planer om at etablere en efterskole i bygningerne. Disse planer blev siden skrinlagt.

Alle bygninger på nær hovedbygningen blev nedrevet i 2013, for at skabe plads til en ny forvaltningsbygning for Rebild Kommune, der opførtes som erstatning for forvaltningsbygningerne i Støvring midtby.

Forstandere

 1978-?: Aage Laumark-Møller
 august 2007- januar 2009: Vagn Egon Jørgensen/Tina Buchholtz

Litteratur
 Aage Laumark-Møller: Støvring Højskole – Himmerlands folkehøjskole 1885-1985: Jubilæumsskrift, 1985.

Kilde

Eksterne henvisninger
 Støvring Højskole ved at lukke
 Velvilje til salg af Støvring Højskole

Nedlagte folkehøjskoler i Danmark
Højskole
Etableret i 1886
Ophørt i 2009
Bygninger, konstruktioner og anlæg i Rebild Kommune


Akbar Ahmed, HuffPost US .
But Bellaoui doesn't let reactions like these bother her, rather the opposite. She thrives in confronting the status quo, isn't afraid to face the controversial head-on and "was raised not to mince words." Her goal is to change the narrative about Muslims with humor and emotion rather than hostility and fear. She's channeling the negativity and the outsider identity she embraces each day to make people reassess their opinions of what it means to be a Muslim ― especially a Muslim woman ― by amplifying our commonalities as humans. She fights misconceptions about Muslim women through music, and she uses her approachability as a Dane to educate non-Muslim Danes about a faith they often misunderstand because they're too afraid to ask questions.
To understand her somewhat counterintuitive approach though, you have to look back at her journey to Islam and the experiences that shaped her worldview.
So she started to look for a new sense of belonging ― one she would eventually find in Islam. Her exposure began in part from the growing number of refugees coming into Denmark at the time and her days as a chef working with Muslims. But she didn't really know she wanted to convert until she was in Morocco.
Accustomed to waking up early for her job, she arose just as dawn was breaking her first morning in the country.
The call to prayer reverberated from a mosque about 100 meters away. It was the first time she'd heard it.
"And in that moment, I said to myself, 'one day, I will be Muslim,'" Bellaoui said of her experience hearing the call to prayer for the first time in Morocco.
After her conversion, her family reluctantly accepted her new identity because, as her mother would say, "since the time she was born, Annette always knew what she wanted and could never be swayed by anyone." But even now, almost 20 years after her conversion, they still give her a hard time. Her mother asks "why [she covers her] pretty hair." And her brother teases her for wearing the headscarf, too.
The hijab is crucial to her new identity, and Bellaoui isn't willing to abandon that connection to faith even if it means having to learn to cope with uncomfortable situations.
Those roots also make her more approachable to those who may otherwise not seek to educate themselves about Muslims.
That nuance also applies to how her Danish Muslim identity is received in general. Sometimes it's a "win-win" on both sides, she said.
When this happens on the Danish side, oftentimes, the negative actions and rhetoric of violent extremists tend to dominate the conversation, Bellaoui said, so people think the worst.
"We have allowed a small minority ... to speak for all of us. ... the guys with the long beards and the ones that like to cut people's heads off," she said of the terrorist stereotype.
As a woman wearing a headscarf, she often feels talked down to and isn't always regarded with respect.
Yet that makes her want to fight the stereotypes even more.
Bellaoui's goal is to change the narrative about Muslims with humor and emotion rather than hostility and fear.
It's been tough, but Bellaoui has seen her music change the narrative.
She recalls one moment when a young British-Pakistani singer named Sarah moved the audience to tears.
"She was singing a Bosnian song in a small town … And I'm willing to take a bet that nobody in the audience understood a word of the song. But, quite a few of them, they were actually listening with tears rolling down their faces because the show is so beautiful and so full of feeling," she said.
For Bellaoui, this moment solidified her belief that music builds bonds much deeper and more meaningful than the walls created by false perceptions in media or by terrorists. She even had Palestinian Muslim and Jewish girls sing of peace together when the situation was heating up in Gaza. When the girls got cold feet, Bellaoui roused them, saying: "This is the time when you really have to stand up together and show what you're made of. ... Address the audience directly and say: 'This is what we do, and this is why we do it.'" That concert struck a chord with hundreds.
These little things are important for her, the things that make people feel a little bit more connected and a lot more human. And for someone who has often felt like she's between worlds, these actions make all the difference.
This piece is part of a series on Western Muslim converts releasing throughout the month of Ramadan. The people profiled appear in the documentary film "Journey into Europe" and will be featured in the forthcoming book Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity.


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Coronavirus government response
Military families share Memorial Day with nation mourning coronavirus losses
The president ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor coronavirus victims.
ByLauren Lantry
Vikki and Mark Pier try to visit Arlington National Cemetery as often as they can. Due to the coronavirus, they won't be able to visit this year on Memorial Day.
Courtesy Vikki Pier
On this Memorial Day, despite the spread of the coronavirus across the country, much of the Pier family – sons, daughters, and even a few grandkids – will gather in the front yard of Vikki and Mark Pier's home in North Carolina.
Each will take a red balloon, fill it with helium, and write a message on the outside with a marker. Some will say "we love you," others "we miss you."
"But mainly, 'I can't wait to see you again,'" Vikki Pier said she'll write on hers. Then, Noah Pier's family will let the balloons go and watch them float away.
Lance Cpl. Noah Pier was killed in action in Afghanistan on Feb. 16, 2010. It was the 25-year-old Marine's second deployment. Monday marks the 10th Memorial Day that his parents, Vikki and Mark Pier, have celebrated and honored their eldest son, and grieved his loss.
Some years, they make it to Arlington National Cemetery, to sit with their son, but this year they decided to stay home.
"There's no way we would not celebrate it -- (that) we would not honor him -- even with this COVID," Vikki Pier told ABC News.
While the whole family cannot gather as they have in previous years, they will all be taking time to remember.
Noah, she said, was a tall, loud young man, known for drinking coffee and learning to cook so he could always eat well -- pumpkin pie, cheese cake and lasagna were some of his favorites. He always rooted for the underdog, loved music and sang with all his heart.
"You could never catch him without a smile on his face," Mark Pier said. "He was a joy to raise."
He was, they said, a proud Marine.
Lance Corporal Noah Pier was killed in action on February 16, 2010 in Afghanistan. He left behind two parents and nine siblings and received a purple heart for his service.
"He did believe in the fight for freedom," Vikki Pier said of her son, who was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart. "And he believed that it was vital to keep those that would harm us off our soil. So even though he went to Afghanistan, he believed he was protecting us here at home."
For many, Memorial Day means a time for barbecues with family and friends, the end of a school year and the unofficial beginning of summer. According to some polls, only about half of Americans know the holiday's true meaning. Many mistakenly believe it commemorates all veterans.
MORE: How to stay safe outside: Tips from an infectious disease physician
But Memorial Day, of course, honors the men and women who sacrificed their lives.
More than 645,000 Americans have been killed in conflicts since WWI -- a sacrifice that "cost a lot of families everything," as Vikki Pier put it.
This year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Memorial Day will be different.
Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novel coronavirus with the full ABC News team, including the latest news, context and analysis.
"While we may not be able to gather together in the manner in which we are accustomed, we will still ensure those who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of our country are appropriately honored and remembered on Memorial Day," Jeff Reinbold, superintendent of National Mall and Memorial Parks, said in a statement.
Parades across the nation have been canceled, wreath-laying ceremonies at the war memorials on the National Mall will be streamed virtually and the National Memorial Day Concert will be live-streamed.
Arlington National Cemetery, where Vikki Pier says her "heart is," will be closed to the public but remains open for families with passes.
All 142 VA national cemeteries will be open for visitation throughout the weekend, but there will be no public events and no traditional placement and retrieval of gravesite flags.
MORE: National parks prepare to enforce social distancing on crowded Memorial Day weekend
There will be no Poppy Wall of Honor installation on the Mall. The United Services Automobile Association, which serves millions of military families, has created a website in its place, offering a digital tribute.
"What we find in this current environment is that Americans are heroic people," USAA senior vice president and retired Navy Vice Adm. John Bird told ABC News, saying Americans have a tradition of heroism. "They are willing to sacrifice. They are willing to step in harm's way. I am certainly inspired by the nurses, the doctors, the first responders. And I think the world of them. On the other hand, I know Memorial Day is dedicated to those who died in combat."
Krista Meinert was planning to visit Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to honor her son, Jacob, who also was killed in action in Afghanistan, on Jan. 10, 2010. For the last nine years, she has made the trip all the way from Wisconsin.
But now, because of the coronavirus, she decided to stay home.
Lance Corporal Jacob Meinert and his proud mother Krista.
Courtesy Krista Meinert
"This year, being that it is his 10-year anniversary, I wanted it to be grand," Meinert told ABC News.
But the coronavirus dashed those hopes. Now, she's at home -- Jacob's childhood home -- along with all his belongings.
"I think that I was most afraid of was being stuck in these four walls with my own thoughts by myself," said Meinert. "And that was the scariest thing."
Because of the coronavirus, Meinert said she was finally forced to confront the boxes, bins and containers that came back from Afghanistan all those years ago, filled with his clothes and other personal items.
"There's no way I can put it into words -- to open these boxes again and feel like you can still smell the smells," she said.
This is where she needed to be, she said, for that 10th anniversary of his death: at home, remembering who he was when he was alive.
Before Lance Corporal Jacob Meinert left for Afghanistan, he sent a camera as a gift to his little brother. This picture is on it, and it reads "I love you and I will miss you all!!"
From a young age, she said Jacob knew he wanted to be in the military.
In grade school he played with small, plastic soldiers and by high school he had collected World War II and Vietnam books. He had even studied the strategy behind chess. He defended kids who were bullied on the playground. She said he was the kid who could be friends with anyone. He had a Ricky Ricardo-type of laugh, his smile was crooked and he always had a glow in his eyes any time he told a story.
"He had this vision for himself and he fulfilled it," Meinert said, "He even told me, 'Mom, I'm going to come home with a Purple Heart.' And he did."
Lance Cpl. Jacob "Slim" Meiner, killed at just 20 years old, was awarded his Purple Heart, posthumously.
He was the leader who brought his troops hot chocolate on cold nights in Afghanistan, she said, and the Marine whose grave is still visited 10 years later by those who served with him.
MORE: Faces of the coronavirus pandemic: Remembering those who died
This year the country grieves the nearly 100,000 people who have died from the coronavirus -- President Donald Trump ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor those victims through the holiday. The families of the military fallen know that feeling all too well.
"I would ask each and every one of us Americans to be thankful that we've had other Americans who could do this," Bird, the retired vice admiral, said. "Just take a moment, just a brief moment on Monday, Memorial Day, to remember those great Americans."
What to know about coronavirus:
How it started and how to protect yourself: coronavirus explained
What to do if you have symptoms: coronavirus symptoms
Tracking the spread in the US and Worldwide: coronavirus map


PLAY MUSIC ON THE PORCH DAY 2016!!!
Look at that kids! Hot off the press, the "Play Music on the Porch Day" print!!!
Play Music On The Porch Day 2016 is right around the corner! August 27th to be exact!!!
just grab the noise maker of your choice and make some music!
Both prints are in the shop, so join the party!
Pick up your favorite print and get out on that porch!!!


we all have those stressful night, where we just want to sleep for hours and hours and hours. and sometimes, i can't sleep. a year ago i discovered the stress relief line in bath and body works. i was looking for a pillow mist and my mom suggested we look into bath and body works, and there were. ever since then, i have been spraying these on my pillows every night.
these are amazing if you can't sleep, or keep waking up throughout the night. i really and truly recommend this product because it is beyond amazing. i use this, like i said, every night. no joke.
thank you for reading, i know it's short, but i hope you enjoyed it. all the love.